150 The Great Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Africa and Africans in the making of the Atlantic World
Kelvin Fields
Dr. Brackett
Hist. 300
1/20/06
Africa and Africans in the making of the Atlantic World
In John ThorntonÂ’s book; he approaches the question of the first Africans in Africa and how they played a part in....
The Untold story: Is America a Freemasonry Nation?
There is lots of speculation concerning America's religious foundation and nature. Many Christians are of the opinion that United States has its foundation rooted in Christian teachings and practices, and that it right to reclaim it for God's glory. Perhaps the challenging question is whether Americ....
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Beloved by Toni Morrison raises the question whether one can love too much. The main character Sethe is told over and over not to love too much because in the end everything leaves, or is taken away. The novel circles around this question many times whenever the subject of love is approached often d....
Overview of Beowulf
King Hrothgar of Denmark, a descendant of the great king Shield Sheafson, enjoys a prosperous and successful reign. He builds a great mead-hall, called Heorot, where his warriors can gather to drink, receive gifts from their lord, and listen to stories sung by the scops, or bards. But the jubilant n....
'Rising Tide' Chronicles Flow of Changes
John M. Barry's Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America, takes us back 70 years to a society that most of us would hardly recognize. In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded 27,000 square miles from Illinois ....
"Dulce et decorum est" and "An Irish airman forsees his death"
Analysis of two war poemsBy Thomas McGregor 6EI am going to compare the two poems Dulce et decorum est by Wilfred Owen and Channel Firing by Thomas Hardy. The poem by Hardy talks about the great German guns Big Berthas which fired across the channel at the nearest coastal villages, and how the noise....
"In the time of Greatness"
Birth Date. William Shakespeare, surely the world's most performed and admired playwright, was born in April, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, about 100 miles northwest of London. According to the records of Stratford's Holy Trinity Church, he was baptized on April 26. Since it wa....
"The Color of Water"
The book, The Color of Water, by James McBride is about his life and is also a tribute to his white mother. His mother's name is Ruth McBride and she immigrated from Poland with her Jewish family when she was only two years old and she marry a black man from North Carolina. James McBride was born in....
18th Century
Mon, Dec 6, 1999
Rick Brainard - your About.com Guide to:
18th Century History
On War
by General Carl von Clausewitz
Volume I
TRANSLATED BY COLONEL J.J. GRAHAM
{1874 was 1st edition of this translation. 1909 was the London reprinting.}
Chapter 2 END AND MEANS IN WAR
HAVING in the foregoin....
1984 to Modern Society
1984 is about life in a world where no personal freedoms exist. Winston the main character is a man who is not extraordinary in either intelligence or character, but is disgusted with the world he lives in. He works in the Ministry of Truth, a place where history and truth are rewritten to fit the i....
1984: Winston's Downfall
It is possibly the most comforting feeling for a person to gain a relationship with another person that they can trust. In the novel 1984, George Orwell describes Winston Smith as a lost soul in a world of absolute government power and no individualism. Winston believes that he will never succumb to....
2008-2009 Economic crunch overview
The world wide financial crises that started at the end of the year 2007 and continued all the way down to 2009 has caused a lot of chaos and financial losses. The crisis was a result of market degeneration brought about by Collateralized Debt Obligations CDO's. These were just but bonds attached wi....
3D modeling and Sketchup Overview
[Computer Applications in Architecture]
Mohamed Badr
[SKETCHUP OVERVIEW]
[ Building 3D models is tricky enough without having to think like a computer. Instead of making you input coordinates, SketchUp has an advanced guidance system of colors, lines and text hints that help you ke....
50th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll.
1954 has been, quite arbitrarily, chosen as the year Rock 'n' Roll found it's most important voice. Therefore, taking a pragmatic view, 2004 is the 50th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll! And the singer chosen to epitomise the event is the one and only, Elvis Presley 1935-1977. Arguably the most versatil....
A Balanced Economic State
Two main economic systems have been developed since the Industrial Revolution, these are Capitalism and Socialism. Both systems have advantages and disadvantages, this essay will explain these, and also give my proposals for a mixed system for the whole society of the United Kingdom.CapitalismCapita....
A Biography of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
A Biography of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
To the many who admired him, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was, by strong-willed dedication and intellectual perseverance, an assailant of inequality and a guardian of liberty. A herald of “Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism” (Hynes), he pa....
A Brief History of Costa Rica
Human habitation can be traced back more than 10,000 years but it appears Costa Rica was sparsely populated and a relative backwater in the pre-Columbian era. There is little sign of major communities and none of the impressive stone architecture that characterized the more advanced civilizations of....
A comparative investigation into two of the monotheistic world religions –
Introduction
There are many substantial and vital distinctions between Judaism and Christianity; nevertheless there are also many similarities, primarily because Christianity emerged from Judaism. However it is wrong to assume that Christianity as a whole is seen as a natural progression of Judais....
A Comparison of Jazz and Classical Music
Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On ....
A Comparison of the Rhetorical Techniques Applied By both Antigone and MLK
Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Antigone are fighting injustice. Antigone is fighting the unfair edict of the corrupt and prideful king Creon. Mr. King is fighting the racial intolerance of a generation of Americans. Both Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr. defend there actions in the struggle ag....
A Defining Moment for Canada - The Battle for Vimy Ridge
During the development of a county, its nationality is fortified by many important events. These events are the “Defining Moments”. These defining moments are what develop a country in to what it is. Canada is a country that has been shaped by many defining moments, but one of the most important m....
A Farewell to Arms: A look at the structure and style in relationship to a theme
Even though many themes were present in this book, a major theme seemed to
dominate the story. The theme I am referring to is the importance of love and loss in a male-female relationship. These two lovers were so into in each other that they did not need anyone else in their life.
“’WouldnÂ....
A Positive Spin On Procrastination
Imagine you are late to catch your plane home. Suddenly you decide, I don't think I want to fly home today anyway. I am late as usual so I think I am going to catch a later flight and go climb Pike's Peak instead. Therefore, you turn around and walk out of the airport, flag down a taxicab and atte....
“A Stately Pleasure-Dome Decree:”: Coleridge’s Critique of
Few ideas are more known than the obtaining of wealth and power, but in “Kubla Khan”, Coleridge presents the two opposing ideas of materialism and imagination. Coleridge’s poem is one of the best known from the Romantic era, and it sends a simple message through the intricate use of complex rhym....
A Study of the Heroines in A Novel by Willa Cather
Willa Cather's early novel about the West- O Pioneers! (1913). Cather found her most memorable symbols of the heroic and creative spirit of the frontie in women who were immigrants or daughters of immigrants. An exmaniation of the women protagonists in these novels- Alexandra Bergson in O Pioneers!....
A Worn Path
The setting in the Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path" plays a very important role in the make-up of this story. The story is based in the old south several years ago during the cold month of December. The main character is a very old, weak, poor, and tired African American woman. It is unclear ....
A young learner
Every student entering the classroom brings with him or her an established set of skills and characteristic features, which are helpful to establish the learning environment and to acquire other language. (Halliwell 2000: 5) The teacherÂ’s role is to recognize the features and include them in the le....
Abortion
Abortion Is Wrong
Abortion is wrong for reasons beyond God's laws and moral obligation. The greatest anti abortion argument involves the topic of murder. Many people will say that women have a right to choose what goes on in their body. The problem with this frame of mind is that we are not se....
Abraham Maslow and his Hierarchy of Needs
April 2nd, 2006
Abraham Maslow and his Hierarchy of Needs
It is said that in order to accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. It was Abraham MaslowÂ’s beliefs and theories that helped contribute to the great accomplishments in the wo....
Accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt
When President McKinley was assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt, who was only 43 years old became the youngest president in the nationÂ’s history. It was the year 1901 and with him becoming President coincided a new vigor in the Presidency, he led congress and the American Public into a new age of refo....
Achieving Quality Primary Education in Liberia by 2015: Prospects and Challenges.
Education, the bedrock of every sound and developed nation, is a very essential issue that must unequivocally be handled with great care. The possibility of attaining primary education in Liberia by 2015, which is one of the set UN millennium development goals, is exceptionally bright, hopeful, and ....
Achilles
Anyone who has read HomerÂ’s The Iliad knows of the Trojan War. However, the actual Trojan War took place nothing like the one in The Iliad. Historians are not even sure if a Trojan War took place, but most believe that some kind of battle did occur around that time period (1200 B.C.). Historians le....
Act 3, Scene 2, Macbeth and Lady Macbeths Changing Relationship
In Act 3, Scene 2, it is clear that both Lady Macbeth and MacbethÂ’s character noticeably change, along with their relationship towards each other. In this scene, Macbeth seems to act safely in his every move that he makes, as he regrets killing King Duncan in some ways. Lady Macbeth is very unsatis....
Activities and Ecotourism in Belize
Activities and Ecotourism in Belize
For hundreds of years the tropics have held a magical appeal to tourist from all over the world. Central America is one place that has all the magical ingredients that tourists may be looking for. To pinpoint a more exact location in Central America, there is....
Adolescent Drug Use
ItÂ’s true what the older generations have said. Family is important. During the adolescent years, a teenager is going through a lot of chaos with developmental changes, intellectual growth, and the stress of becoming an adult. Some researchers have found that adolescent drug use is less likely if p....
Adolf Hitler and Franklin D. Roosevelt: How They are Similar and Different
After World War One people in America and Germany were experiencing economy downfall and depression. They were in need of leaders to get them though it and lift their spirits and hopes of once again becoming great and powerful countries. There is no doubt that Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hi....
Adrenaline Air Sports
Adrenaline Air Sports was founded in November 1999, by skydiver Billy Cockrell. Cockrell opened the business after discovering his love for the popular sport of skydiving. He opened his business in a highly populated area of Virginia, with a population of nearly one hundred and twenty thousand peopl....
ads
Everyday, consumers are constantly overwhelmed with advertisements from different companies all over the world. You can find ads on the television, in a magazine, and even on billboards in the street. Advertising is a multi-billion dollar business in which companies publicize their products to cons....
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- Literary Critiques through the Decades
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been a source of controversy since its publication in 1884. It was banned from many public libraries on its first appearance for being "trash." Although today it is widely regarded as a—if not the—classic American novel, it still poses problems for some rea....
Advertising Campaign for Toyota Prius In Australia
Integrated Marketing Communications
Toyota Prius; Marketing Communications Plan
Prepared by “Brutal Brutus” For Toyota Australia
Table of Contents:
Ref. No. Topic Of Discussion
Page No.
1.0 Executive Summary 5
2.0 Introduction 5
3.0 P....
Africain Spirituals
It seems almost impossible to state when the first spirituals were created, most speculate that these songs flourished near the end of the 18th century and during the last few decades leading up to the end of legalized slavery in the 1860Â’s. During this long period of active music making, Americans....
African Americans in Eurocentric Societies
America is known as the land of opportunity or a place where one can build something from nothing. It is a collaboration of profound ideas based on equality. These ideas formed the Declaration of Independence, where “all men are created equal”. However this equality was constructed upon European e....
After the storm
If I was to be perfectly honest with you, I didn't understand. I don't think I ever will. But that's ok isn't it? I mean that's as close you'll ever come to understanding some things; by accepting that you won't, and that you should just leave it as it is.
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I don't know what the ....
Aggression of an elite sports performer
Statement of the Problem
Wayne Rooney is a rare footballing talent, being compared to the best in the world and achieving a great deal of success at a young age. However, at an early stage in his career it was clear that there was a major flaw to his game, his aggression. Wayne was just 17 when he ....
Aids in Society
Although the HIV/AIDS epidemic is still in its infancy in parts of the
GMS, it poses a serious health problem with disastrous economic and
social implications.
Thailand alone has 800,000 people with HIV/AIDS; Myanmar, 500,000; and
Cambodia, 250,000. Yunnan Province in the People's Republic....
Air Pollution
Air pollution Introduction With the great concern surrounding the destruction of the earthÂ’s atmosphere due to air pollution, the immediate and direct harm caused to the human body is often over shadowed. While many are aware that our careless use of hazardous chemicals and fossil fuels may leave t....
Akhenaten and the Amarna Period
Question: The Amarna period, encompassing the reign of Akhenaten, the so-called 'heretic king', was a period of great political, artistic and religious change that had a profound effect on the ancient Egyptians. Discuss this effect, while tracing the types of change that occurred, mentioning the rea....
Alaska, The Final Frontier
Alaska, The Final Frontier, The Land of The Midnight Sun, Home to Denali and Mount McKinley, the highest mountain on the continent. The name "Alaska" was used by the Russians to refer only to the peninsula. This name was used by the United States to refer, first to the entire territory, and t....
Albert Speer
Albert Speer was born on March 19, 1905 in Mannheim, Germany. His father persuaded him to take up architecture. In 1923 Speer began his architectural studies at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and by 1927 he graduated as an architect.
During his studies the Nazis were gaining a lot of mome....
Alcohol and Driving
Imagine being in a bar with a few of your good friends. Everyone is drinking and having a good time. Your are going to leave and go home, but you friends won't let you because they know the dangers of driving after having a few drinks. Instead they ca ll a cab to give you a ride home. You would be e....
Alessandro Scarlatti
Composer Paper - Alessandro Scarlatti
"Music is no illusion, but rather a revelation. Its triumphant power lies in the fact that it reveals to us beauties we find in no other sphere; and the apprehension of them is not transitory, but a perpetual reconcilement to life."
~ Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsk....
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great, a patient and often devious man; had never struck without careful planning. The youthful, headstrong Alexander liked to settle problems by immediate action. Making decisions with great speed, he took extraordinary risks; his success was achieved by the amount of sheer force and ....
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great Born Late July 356 BC in Pella, MacedoniaDied June,10 323 BC in The Palace of Nabukodonossor, BabylonAlexandros III Philippou Makedonon, (Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon), King of Macedonia, was born in July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia. He was one of the greatest mil....
Alexander the Great
Alexander III
Alexander III the Great (b. Pella, 356-d. Babylon, June 323 BC), the greatest conqueror in history, changed the map of the world by his achievements. Son of Philip II and Olympias, he was tutored by Aristotle, who introduced him to the Greek letters and philosophy. He was instructed....
Alexander the Great
These stories have to be told because history cannot be understood without them. Here was the great world of men between India and the Adriatic ready for union, ready as it had never been before for a unifying control. Here was the wide order of the Persian Empire with its roads, its posts, its gene....
Alexander The Great
Through out history there have been many important events that effected society in some form or fashion. Such great and catastrophic events such as the fall of rome , the rise of Hitler and the attack on pearl harbor had obvious effects and outcomes on the countries and people in which it involved.....
Alexander the Great and Conquests
Alexander the Great and Conquests
Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedonia born approximately on July 20th in 356 BC. His mother was Olympias, a young princess from Epirus. Alexander was a remarkable person who loved to recite Homeric poetry. At age fourteen his father sent him ....
All Quiet on the Western front
"All Quiet on the Western front"
"All quiet on the Western front", by Erich Maria, provided me with a vivid depiction of the horrors of WW1. It provided with me with insight on the fighting soldiers and how they suffered throughout the war and the great impact that the war had on thes....
Alternative Medicine
More than ever, several people are experimenting with other alternative medications as a cure for their illnesses. In the video it notes that Americans spend 48 billion dollars each year on alternative medicines and 1/3 of that number is spent on such medicines like herbal remedies. However, many ar....
Amadeus
Amadeus is a 1984 movie starring Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, and Elizabeth Berridge. Amadeus is a story about the great composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and is told in a flashback by Antonio Saleiri, who is another composer. Saleiri envies Mozart with a strong passion, and hates that he is not as....
American Dream Paper- The Great Gatsby
The “American Dream” is conceived by most people as the desire for prosperity, strong family life, and success. The question is, is this dream attainable? And if so, are the consequences and suffering along the way equal to the fulfillment of reaching this goal? Or is the strife and loss of friend....
American Revolution
The American Revolution
The American Revolution took place between 1497 and 1789. During this time frame America was created. There were not the continental states and Hawaii and Alaska as we know it today. There were thirteen colonies. It started in 1497 whe....
An Analysis of Central Themes
James Agee was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1909, the son of a postal worker who was killed in an automobile accident. The loss of his father marked James Agee both short term and long term(James Agee p.30). Thirty years later it would form the basis of the novel which is the cornerstone of his f....
An analysis of Socrates' Oedipus Rex
In the fifth century, as philosopher became more prevalent, one extremely well known philosopher named Socrates became prominent. He influenced and taught many other Western Philosophers such as Plato, Xanthippe, Aristotle, and many more. Much of what we currently know about Socrates is derived ....
An Analysis of Sophocles' Antigone
An Analysis of SophoclesÂ’ Antigone
Thesis Statement: In SophoclesÂ’ Antigone, three themes are important: the rule of divine law versus the laws of man, tyranny versus loyalty, and the persecution of women within the patriarchal society of Greco-Roman times as it applies to today.
Within th....
An Unseen Reflection - Dracula and God
"An Unseen Reflection"
Paul Ratliff
Gothic literature exists as a style of fiction that emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate. Dracula, a gothic English novel written in 1897 by Bram Stoker, illustrates a Satanic character through the Count. The Count exists as the protagon....
Analysis of business model of THE KNOT
The founders of The Knot analyzed the market and supported the attractiveness of the wedding industry. The nature of opportunity was that only three magazines were entrenched in this market and they were old fashioned. So, there was an appropriate consumer market niche on which to focus on. Realizi....
Analysis of chapter II in the Great Gatsby
Below is a passage from the second chapter of The Great Gatsby. It is a short introduction about “the valley”, as well as setting the basic tone for Nick’s adventure in meeting Tom Buchanan’s mistress.
The valley of ashes is bounded on one side by a small foul river, and when the drawbridge is ....
Analyze the features of The Caribbean Plantation Economy and Society
Many ask themselves, “What is the Caribbean? What makes up the Caribbean? And how has each island created their identity due to their history?” According to Dr. Hillary Beckles and Verene Shepherd, the Caribbean is a vastly diverse area representing the effects of colonialism, slavery, and the com....
Ancient Egypt and Warfare
ANCIENT EGYPT AND WARFARE
IsnÂ’t it very amazing when you think about the hand to hand fights made during the ancient times while todayÂ’s nations use inconceivable weapons to suppress the enemy. While the countries now threat each other with atom bombs that will take a long distance from one conti....
Ancient Greece
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION The Ancient Greek civilization was located on today’s Greek land, Ionian Islands, Asia Minor, South Italy, and Sicily. It is surrounded by mountains and in the north by water. The Ionian and the Aegean seas, together with natural islands and bays, gave the Greeks the op....
Andersonville (the Movie)
Five hundred men moved silently toward the gates that would shut out life and hope for most of them forever. Quarter of a mile from the railroad we came into a massive palisade with great squared logs standing upright in the ground. Fires blazed up and showed us a section of these and two massive wo....
Andrew Carnegie: Giant of Industry
Andrew Carnegie, the King of Steel, the benevolent employer, the giant of industry, was among the greatest influences of the second industrial revolution. It is sometimes questioned whether Carnegie was the ruthless, sneaky steel tyrant some made him out to be, or the generous, benevolent education ....
animal farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Authors, whilst writing novels, reflect on past events and persons, creating parallels between fiction and reality in the hope of teaching a theme or lesson for readers to learn.
For a society to develop, it must first learn from its mistakes. One flaw many civilis....
animal testing
Animal testing is cruel and inhuman! It is morally wrong to torture animals for our own benefit. Over 3 million animals have been tormented all in the name of research. It has been found that only 5-25% of side effects caused by medicines are accurately predicted. This leads me to wonder what is act....
Anorexia vs. Bulimia
According to Mary Pipher, PhD, In a city of strangers, appearance is the only dimension available for the rapid assessment of others. Thus it becomes incredibly important in defining value (216). Beauty is a defining characteristic for American women (Pipher 216). She later goes on to say that, W....
Ansel Adams, the last American Artist
Ansel Adams, the last American Artist
   Ansel Adams, a name now synonymous with photography and the American frontier. Adams would lead the environmental conservation movment out of vertue of his subject matter. Adams did not set out to lead such a revolution how ever, but it became evident t....
Antigone
Antigone
Antigone was produced in 441B.C. by the Greek play writer Sophocles, who was born in 496 BC at Colonus, near Athens. Unlike his younger contemporary, the often-misunderstood Euripides, Sophocles had the fortune of being revered for his genius during his own lifetime. He lived to the ripe ....
Antigone: Heroine or Fool
Antigone
“Heroine or Fool?”
The rope snaps strait, tightening and straining with the weight of a human underneath. A knife slices into a body and blood pours onto the ground. Antigone hangs from a single rope, HeamonÂ’s body in a bloody heap next to her feet. Both are lifeless, both are d....
Antonio's Admirable Values
One thing that makes people want to be around someone is their values. Antonio, a man whose values are evident in his actions, is a character in the play The Merchant of Venice, written by William Shakespeare. AntonioÂ’s values, which are reflected in his daily life, are truly admirable. When he agr....
AOL Time Warner
2001 AOL Time Warner logo
Company Overview
AOL Time Warner focuses on what it calls "core growth drivers," which are its publication and subscription services, advertising, commerce, and content. The company offers services and products in a collection of businesses ranging f....
Apes and Language: A Review of the Literature
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Apes and Language:
A Review of the Literature
Over the past thirty years, researchers have
demonstrated that the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas,
and orangutans) resemble humans in language abilities
more than had been thought possible. Just how far
that resemblance extends, however, ha....
Apple
Warren Buffet, the great American entrepreneur once said, "Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business." Apple Inc. exemplifies this more than any other company with its wide and innovative product line all across the board. Apple i....
Approaches to American Muslims
Martin Luther wrote, ¡§So while Muhammad enjoys victory, success, dominion and praise from the world (through God¡¦s anger or ordinance), we Christians carry the cross of our Lord, expecting our bliss, not in this life, but in the life to come. The common man, moved by his lower instincts, se....
Araby
James Joyce’s “Araby”
“Araby” demonstrates the autobiographical nature of James Joyce’s work and provides revealing insights into Joyce’s own personality, beliefs, character, and perspectives of society. Reading this story is fascinating, for the author exposes h....
archaeology
ARCHAEOLOGY
Archaeology over the past 200 years has significantly aided in the discovery of ancient history. Through archaeology historians have discovered hidden ancient artifacts and cities, improved our knowledge of the past and made accurate the age of archaeological finds. In this essay, it ....
Archeology Affecting Literature
Archeology Affecting Literature
Since the beginning of time men have wondered about the lives of people who came before. Numerous archeologists have discovered various objects made and used by past civilizations which have supplied us with vital information about our past. Many of those disco....
ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN: THE CITY LIMITS
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ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN: THE CITY LIMITS
The Railway Station and Among the Timothy
Archibald Lampman infuses his poetry with a sense of reality which allows the reader to experience the world from his point of view. Lampman can rightly be defined as a “poet of nature,” not necessarily because....
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Man with Big Muscles and Even Bigger Heart
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Man with Big Muscles and Even Bigger Heart
One of the great bodybuilders once stated, “I felt like Leonardo DaVinci, a sculptor sculpting the body” (Brandon 25). This is how Arnold Schwarzenegger felt about his bodybuilding career. He also had success with movies....
Artemis
ÂArtemis, the Greek goddess of wildlife and fertility, had a very important role in Greek mythology. She did many things to people to protect what she believed in and cared about. Although she was worshipped a very long time ago, she is still very well known today.
The daughter of Leto and Zeus....
Arts upsets, Science reassures
Art Upsets, Science Reassures
Art is what has more than an ordinary significance. Science is the knowledge gained through observation and experiments. Science is reason, art goes beyond reason. Science gives a sense of safety, comforts and relieves. Art agitates, disturbs and upsets minds by crea....
ASEAN and SAARC
ASEAN CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL SECURITY -
LESSONS FOR SAARC
INTRODUCTION
1. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is frequently cited as a shining example of third world co-operation. Established in 1967, its publicly stated primary objectives was to foster intra-ASEAN eco....
Asian Philosophies of Critical Thinking
The research question of this extended essay came across at a very early stage in my life. Having been born and developed from a family with all its members being University instructors and professors, I was often involved in arguments related to the lack of critical thinking in Asian cultures. As I....
Aspirin: A New Look at an Old Drug
Aspirin: A New Look at an Old Drug
by Me
In purses and backpacks, in briefcases and medicine chests the world over, millions of people keep close at hand a drug that has both a long past and a fascinating future. Its past reache....
Assess the View that Globalisation is both Necessary and Inevitable
When assessing the view that globalisation (glob) is both necessary and inevitable it must first be shown what the word itself actually means. A basic definition of glob is that the world is becoming smaller and more interconnected as connections between the various regions grow. However, there ar....
Athletes and Society
Baseball is America's pastime. The sport has vaulted its stars into an immortal status in the minds and hearts of fans. Countless people pack stadiums every warm summer to catch a glimpse of a future hall of famer or to see the next "can't miss" rookie. Baseball is a magical game whose great mome....
Atlantis: Fact or Conjecture?
Very little is known about Atlantis. There have been stories that the Atlanteans had vehicles capable of war and flight and were able to do medical miracles. But the only reliable source we have of this lost continent is from Timaeus and Critias, written by Plato over two thousand years ago.
In P....
Aurthr Miller
Arthur Miller is now regarded as one of the worldÂ’s greatest dramatists. In his plays he explores the struggles of the ordinary man against authority and insurmountable odds. It is his ability to dramatize the attempts to find the balance between the different conflicts of life that is MillerÂ’s fe....
Australopithecus Afarensis
Australopithecus Afarensis (which means southern ape from afar) existed between 3.9 and 3.0 million years ago. The official classification is that Afarensis was a hominid. A hominid is a closely related member of the great ape classification. Hominid use to mean only direct ancestors of man, but n....
Austria
Austria
Austria a small country, with many great features. Its
neighboring countries are, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Czech Republic. Austria is a
landlocked country in the middle of Europe. The capital City of
Austria is Vienna. Aus....
Authorship of Luke
Outline your knowledge and understanding of the authorship of LukeÂ’s Gospel
The author of Luke is widely recognized as the same author of Acts and the two are inextricably linked. There is book between the book of Luke and the book of Acts, which is the Gospel of John. This creates an argument t....
Aztecs
Agriculture has been part of a lot of the great empires around the world. It reaches far back as history goes. Tools for the ease of mankind were not always available but because of its effectiveness this occupation has been implemented over the years. David W. Haines, the author of Cultural Anthrop....
bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21st 1685. Bach was the son of Johann Ambrosius who was a court trumpeter for the Duke of Eisenach and of musicians of the town of Eisenach in Thuringis. For many years members of the Bach family lived throughout Thuringis. Johann Sebastian was taught by hi....
Bad News for Vegans
A male college student with good health thought he should start eating healthier because of the well-known theory that college students turn heavier and degenerate their health during college years. He was also informed by student groups on campus about the anti-earth views of animal consumption and....
Balco - Disturbing and Dangerous
“It’s not even cheating because everyone is doing it now, it has become the norm”. This quote is from the infamous 20/20 interview, in which Mr. Victor Conte unleashed his mind-blowing thoughts about the use and general beliefs about steroids and performance enhancing drugs in sports (20/20 inte....
Baldwin

American writer, noted for his novels on sexual and personal identity, and sharp essays on civil-rights struggle in the United States. Baldwin also wrote three plays, a children's storybook, and a book of short stories. He gained fame with his first novel, GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN (1....
Baruch Spinoza
The task of simply just surviving is for most of us a handful in itself in this life. However, only a few in a life time choose not to be satisfied with only just survival rather they assume the yoke of redefining life for themselves and for others. In philosophy of religion, pantheism is usually in....
Baseball: A mulitnational sport
BASEBALL: A MULTI-NATIONAL SPORT
Baseball is an extremely popular sport in many countries throughout the world. It is AmericaÂ’s favorite pastime and a lot of its current players are from foreign countries; most from Latin America. Baseball has been played in Latin American countries for many ....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sportA brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team tries to sco....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sport A brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team tries to sc....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sport
A brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team tries to....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sport
A brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team t....
Basketball
An out-line of the event or sport
A brief out line of basketball is it is a game played with a pumped round ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. In professional or minor competition basketball is usually played indoors, but it does not need to be. Each team tries to....
Basquait and his manipulation of colour
"Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I see before me, I make more arbitary use of colour to express myself more forcefully ... To express the love of two lovers by the marriage of two complementary colours ... To express the thought of a brow by the radiance of a light tone against a dark ba....
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville seems to be the less interesting war of the United States during the Civil War. The Civil War paved the road to American way of governing and thinking, and yet the actual war nearly ruined the whole country. The War started out as a pursuit for freedom, and ended up a ....
Beauvoir’s “The Second Sex,”
Interpretation Paper #1:
Beauvoir, “The Second Sex”
& Ibsen, “A Doll’s House”:
In Beauvoir’s “The Second Sex,” she sets out a feminist existentialism that carries a major Freudian aspect. An existentialist herself, Beauvoir accepts the principle the existence precedes essence. Mea....
Beer Marketing Audit
Marketing Audit
MKT 551 – Marketing Management
Jacqueline Barnett
August 11, 2004
Executive Summary
Adolph Coors Company is the third – largest brewer in the in the US (after Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing), but Coors is looking to grow by merging with M....
beethoven
Beethoven
For many people, Ludwig Van Beethoven is considered the greatest composer who ever lived
and is the highest level of musical geniuses. His compositions are the expression of one
of the most powerful musical personalities of all time which he exceeded above average in
both areas of Cla....
Beethoven
Beethoven For many people, Ludwig Van Beethoven is considered the greatest composer who ever lived and is the highest level of musical geniuses. His compositions are the expression of one of the most powerful musical personalities of all time which he exceeded above average in both areas of Classica....
Beethoven
Beethoven was born on the 15th/16th December 1770 at Bonn to a family which originated in Flanders. The particle 'van' does not indicate noble birth of any kind, and it was misleading when the composer translated this to the German 'von'. The composer's grandfather arrived at Bonn in 1733 and eviden....
Beethoven: The Greatest Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven was, and remains today, an influential figure in the history of classical music. Perhaps no other composer in history wrote music of such inspiring power and expressiveness. His influence on the last 150 years of music is unequalled. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770. ....
Behind the scenes is important too
Putting on a play requires great team effort. For each actor on stage there are many people backstage whose work is essential to the performance. Without a spirit of cooperation, the theatre company cannot stretch, grow and feel the exhilaration of the stage. Everyone contributes something special. ....
Being a Sales Representative
Ajay Narula
Sales Representative
Can you stand it when youÂ’re away from your family for a long time? If the answer is yes, donÂ’t consider becoming a sales representative. It is one of the toughest careers on the market today and you are almost always traveling. It is also one of the largest ....
Beowulf
King Hrothgar of Denmark, a descendent of the great king Shield Sheafson, enjoys a prosperous and successful reign. He builds a great mead- hall, called Heorot, where his warriors can gather to drink, receive gifts from their lord, and listen to stories sung by the scops, or bards. But the jubilant ....
beowulf
Beowulf is a classic epic here of the early English literature. He shows all the characteristics of an great epic hero of the times. He is has the strength of imaginable power there is no stronger. He shows that he is the bravest of all the great men in the peom.
Beowulf?, whose author is unknown,....
beowulf
“BEOWULF”
Does anyone know the real meaning of an epic hero? When reading about epic heroes, one can say that it can be characterize as many different things. An example of an epic hero is the poem “Beowulf”. Beowulf is consisted an epic h....
Beowulf
Beowulf is the oldest english poem and at the same time the oldest preserved epic poem of the medieval literature. The great masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon literature, was orally passed from generation to generation by North European peoples. The highly artistic, action-filled narrative is replete with....
Beowulf - A Literary Analysis
Literary Analysis: Beowulf
Hero or Heroic Actor
Literary Analysis: Beowulf as a heroic actor
With superhuman strength and tenacity unmatched by any man of his time, Beowulf may appear to some as a primeval super hero that would rival the modern day Superman. However, the distinct difference....
Beyond the Dark River
This story is about a boy name Benjamin and his adventure. In this book there was a great city and a fire destroyed it. The only survivors were mutants that eat people. The mutants god is a librarian. Benjamin is out to find a cure for the people who live in a colony that was not destroyed but the g....
Bias or Unbias?
When watching the news, isn't it expected for them to tell the truth? Of course it is, that's an obvious question that has an obvious answer, but supposing the real question behind this theory is, do they tell the truth? When turning to channel 5 or 7 or when turning the radio dial in the car to li....
Big Foot, Yeti, and Sasquatch, Existent or Nonexistent
Big Foot, Yeti and Sasquatch are all mythical giant apes, not know to be real or fake. The giant animal stands seven to nine feet tall and weighs between 600 and 900 pounds. The United States Big Foot ranges all over throughout the Northwestern part of the US The Yeti is a giant ape thought to dw....
Bill Gates
Bill Gates is the Antichrist Ever since Microsoft was founded, Bill Gates has gained power over the people of the world by winning a monopoly in the computer-software industry. From the assistance Microsoft gave in the development of the personal computer, to the virtual monopoly that Windows 95 now....
Biography of Pele
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, more widely admired by the world as "Pel", was born on October 23, 1940, in a small village in Brasil called Trs Coraes in the Brasilian state of Minas Gerais. He was baptized in the municipal church called Igreja da Sagrada Famlia de Jesus, Maria e Jos. His father, Joo ....
Bioterrorism on the Farm
Introduction
Bioterrorism is defined as an intentional, belligerent attack on a population through biological, chemical, or nuclear means (Weelis, 2000). While the first thought that comes to mind when the word, “bioterrorism” is mentioned, is Anthrax or another disease aimed directly at our hum....
Black Death Plauge
You have just survived something that has overtaken the world around you and you look around in amazement. You see farmers hard at work and you notice the rags they used to wear are replaced by cotton shirts and pants. You walk into the market and see artisans struggling to sell to every buyer yell....
black like me
The book Black Like Me is an amazing book in the way John Howard Griffin writes in the form of a diary but although it is in diary form it is still a story. Griffin creates his narration in a way that it will move and touch the reader and help (in the most efficient way possible) them understand wha....
Black Studies Paper
African's past can be dated back to millions and millions of years. People from every continent is a descendant of the African origin. This essay will explain African's isolation to the rest of the world and some of the famous contributions and some of Africa's contributions to our world. R....
Blackfoot Indians
As the wind blows across the plain, there stands a heard of buffalo on the horizon. Off to the right, on horseback, there stands a hunting party ready and waiting. Bows strung and spear in hand, they wait for the perfect moment to hunt that which keeps them alive. Each in his own multi-colored at....
Blake Songs of Innocence and Experience
Born in London in 1757, William Blake was a uniquely gifted figure whose precocious talents emerged at an early age. As a child he displayed a vivid imagination and was taught mostly at home, with his bible as his main schoolbook. His skills extended to poetry, illustration, painting, and printing. ....
BOeINGS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT STUMBLE
BOeINGÂ’S PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT STUMBLE
- Case Study -
New York, February 2007
1. Comment on BoeingÂ’s overall product development strategy
Boeing wanted for its Sonic Cruiser to be something that market has never seen before. This innovation had supposed to be new not only in BoeingÂ’....
Bolshevik Consolidation of Power
How were the Bolsheviks able to maintain their power in 1924?
The Bolsheviks were able to maintain their power to 1924 by pragmatically applying policies to suit the circumstances they found themselves in. By using
decrees, force, foreign policy, terror and economic policy as required, the Bols....
Book Of Romans
The letter written to the Church at Roman is thought of more as theological discourse written by the apostle Paul who identifies himself as the author. It is more than likely that Paul found himself in the vicinity Corinth for a time, probably in about AD 55 to 57 and from there dictated his lette....
Book Review - Pride & Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a great novel written by Jane Austen. The novel is the most of JaneÂ’s as well as one of the most romantic comedies novels. It was first written under the title First Impressions from 1796-1787 and revised later and was published in 1813 as Pride and Prejudice. The novel descr....
Bowfishing
Not many people know about a sport called bowfishing. When people think of bowfishing, they think that you must lose a lot of arrows because the archer has no way of retrieving his or her arrow after launching it off its rest. This is a very big misconception in a very misunderstood and mysterious s....
Brave New world
English Essay Brave New World.
The rebellion of Bernard, Helmholtz and John the Savage are a result of their respective societyÂ’s relationship with the natural world and its rhythms, and is communicated to us through the language of their respective worlds.
The rebellion of Bernard Marx is th....
Breaking Cultural Barriers
Breaking Cultural Barriers
Pack your bags, hop on a plane, and fly to your destination of choice-simple as that. Thanks to increasing technological advances and world globalization, we truly live in a small world after all. The rapid spread of globalization, the interlocking of peoples and natio....
breaking cultural barriers
Breaking Cultural Barriers
Pack your bags, hop on a plane, and fly to your destination of choice-simple as that. Thanks to increasing technological advances and world globalization, we truly live in a small world after all. The rapid spread of globalization, the interlocking of peoples and natio....
Bridges
Bridging the divide
Bridges appeal to the imagination.
By ‘forging’ a bridge, a connection is created between two areas, where there would normally be virtually no contact. Most bridges make a ‘jump’ across water, in which case the form, size and proportions of the object are determined m....
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