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Subject: Re: paper proposal

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Prof Yun

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Date Posted: 10:04:33 05/06/01 Sun
In reply to: Lisa L 's message, "paper proposal" on 23:20:04 05/05/01 Sat

Sure, POWER is always an interesting topic. You have the beginnings of something, but you have to focus this. To begin: Are you examining this in terms of how language is manipulated to gain power? In terms of gender relations? In terms of institutions and the way power is institutionally constructed? Etc. You need one or two overarching angles that guide your paper. Then you need to flesh out your proposal. What points are you trying to make beyond the observation that there's always a power struggle going on (something we'll all readily agree with). Hope this helps you think some more...

>In many of the works we have read, the concept of
>power is brought up quite often. I would like to do
>my paper on what is consider power and also control is
>an important factor in discussing power. Mostly I
>would like to use the play, Oleanna in which there is
>a constant struggle for power and control between John
>and Carol. I would like to discuss how both of them
>try to exert some kind of power and control over each
>other and also how one can lose power and control
>quite easily in the case of John. I would use one of
>my scenes as a critical analysis of how power is
>exerted in the scene.

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