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2008-09 Winner: “The French Lieutenant’s Woman: The Underscore on “Freedom” within Restriction, Fowles’ Bridge between Realities” by Prisca Youn

“The French Lieutenant’s Woman” by Prisca Youn PDF Fiction usually pretends to conform to the reality…But the chief argument…is to show one’s readers what one thinks of the world around one… –John Fowles The vast verdure, the whispering sea, the … Continue reading

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2008-09 Winner: “Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market: Finding the Middle Ground” by Jasmine Yeh

“Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market” by Jasmine Yeh PDF “Lizzie with an open heart, Laura in an absent dream, One content, one sick in part; One warbling for the mere bright day’s delight, One longing for the night.” –Christina Rossetti Since … Continue reading

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2008-09 Winner: “Turning the Intrinsic Screw: Henry James and Human Nature” by Caitlin Harding

“Turning the Intrinsic Screw” by Caitlin Harding PDF In 1943, psychologist Abraham Maslow revealed to the world his theory of human motivation, what he called the “hierarchy of needs.”  The pyramid-shaped hierarchy’s five levels of human desires start with the … Continue reading

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