150 What Happe Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Of Mice and Men Essay
Shattered Hopes and Unreachable Dreams
In Steinbecks Of Mice and Men, many characters have dreams that are unfulfilled. George and Lennie have a dream planned out for their future. They want to own their own land and be masters of their own lives. Candy decides that his future depends on Geor....
Gay Parenting (Parenthood for Gay & Lesbian People)
Despite obstacles for gay & lesbian parents most gay and lesbian parents remind us that Love, Commitment, and Sharing are the features that truly define family. My lesbian and gay parenting handbook is the one resource that asks all the right questions and provides the incredi....
DB Cooper - Man of Mystery
Throughout the history of the United States there have been many airplane hijackings, but only one is left unsolved. Casey Mcnerthney writes " In the thirty six years since his jump, the FBI have gained little more hard evidence "(1) The FBI has no clue who this mysterious man who boarde....
1984 by george orwell
Summary of 1984
Chapter One
Winston Smith (the central character in the story) lives in Oceania- a state where in individuals way of living are being watched and seen through telescreens (a television placed in all buildings and homes) by their Inner Party leader called Big Brother. With this....
1984 Essay
In 1984, there are many different themes one can draw from the book. The government, which is referred to as The Party, has been able to establish and maintain a totalitarian society. They use many different tactics to keep the control within the society. They keep the people in need by using t....
1984 Not So Far Off
The year 2002 has finally arrived. This is a time to take a retrospective look at what has happened in the previous year. The same thing happened in 1984. Back then; the people decided if what George Orwell had predicted in his novel had come true. Taking a quick glance, the appearance of the socie....
1984 The Third Sikh Holocaust
1984 The Third Sikh Holocaust
When many of us hear the word Holocaust we think about the killing of Jews during World War II, but no one seems to remember what happen only 23 years ago in Indian. Most of us were young at that time, but this happened during our time. Indian government attacke....
1984's Relevance to current society
The year 2002 has finally arrived. This is a time to take a retrospective look at what has happened in the previous year. The same thing happened in 1984. Back then; the people decided if what George Orwell had predicted in his novel had come true. Taking a quick glance, the appearance of the societ....
7th Heaven
When Brenda Hampton developed the show 7th Heaven she created what most would consider the perfect family. The Camden family has: happily married parents, seven kids, a dog, financial stability and support for one another. The main component of 7th Heaven is all of the children and parents live unde....
9-11 / 911 / Sept 11th - September 11th - Surrounded by Lies, Misconception and Fear
9/11, Surrounded by Lies, Misconception and Fear
Five years have passed since the horrific events of September 11, 2001, now commonly referred to as 9/11. New, important, but not widely spread or talked about, information about our governments actions prior to and following 9/11 continues to sur....
9-11 / 911 Controversy
Your government failed you, and I failed you."- White house advisor Richard Clarke
What makes the citizens of the United States of America turn against their government and start a controversy concerning government involvement in a terrorists attack made agains....
a beautiful mind
A few of John Nash's ideas, developed while he was a graduate student at Princeton from 1948 to 1950, transformed the field of game theory, and led to major developments in economic, political, and biological theories. Nash subsequently turned to other areas of mathematics, where he made enormous co....
A Boy Growing Into Man
As a Child, your parents teach you the different values of life such as how to tell the difference between right and wrong. However, the one thing they fell to teach is how to treat a woman. Most young men learn this from watching their father and mother interact on a daily basis. Occasionally and n....
a boys life
Fathers play an important role in a young man's life. Some fathers encourage their children to excel in life, become successful, and live their life to the fullest. Other fathers can cause harm, not care, and eventually lead their sons to unsuccessful life. A Boys Life by Robert McCammon exemplifi....
A Brush with Aids
It is a very seldom occurrence that somebody is faced with a decision between their own well-being and the well being of the community around them. At times it can be very hard to tell the difference between responsibility and self-interest because the two so deeply contradict each other. According ....
A Changed Woman - Revelation by Flannery OConnor
In Revelation by Flannery OConnor, Mrs. Turpin firmly believes that she is a good church going woman who could not possibly do anything wrong in the eyes of the Lord; however, she learns the hard way that thinking too much of ones self in such a high manner can only lead to trouble. While i....
A commentary on the poem Still Life by Jonathan Galassi
In the poem Still Life by Jonathan Galassi, the persona is on a camping trip with another person. The camping trip takes place near a lake that must have overflowed during long rain showers engrossing barns and trees within its waters. This poem is a detailed recollection of that specific camping tr....
A Comparison of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and A StreetCar Named Desire by Tennessee
As an English assignment we have to compare the conflicts of two books. One of the mandatory books needed for the assignment was A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. The other book was a choice out of five other books, and I picked A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. A major viewpo....
A Literary Analysis
After Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe, William Sydney Porter (known as O Henry) is the most read author in the world and bears the title of master of the short story . He has been called many things. Some people have called him the twentieth-century Balzak. Some have called him the American Maupassa....
A peoples History of the united states by Howard Zinn
A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn balances the scale of writing about the parts of US history thats not often covered in depth. It often focuses on the effects of government policies dealing with the poor, women, and non-whites throughout US history; it also covers state labo....
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Not the least of my problems is that I can hardly even imagine what kind of an experience a genuine, self-authenticating religious experience would be. Without somehow destroying me in the process, how could God reveal himself in a way that would leave no room for doubt? If there were no room for do....
A Reaction Paper on the Movie Rizal (1999)
He was "Asia's first apostle of Nationalism". And I have always admired him; his brilliant mind, his incredible aptitude, his undying love for his fatherland, even his sojourn across the globe. He was just no ordinary man. He is our National Hero. The film began with some words from Rizal, I believe....
A Streetcar Named Desire
The setting of New Orleans is important to the play: The city is one of powerful contrasts: old French architecture and the new rhythms of jazz; a kind of Old World refinement mixed with the grit of poverty and modern life; decay and corruption alongside the regenerative powers of desire and pr....
A Study on the impact of Dams on 18th-19th in New England
Americas landscape of today was shaped by dams and their constructive and destructive forces over the past ten thousand years. Dams in America have been both natural and man made. Beavers were the first to do this; they built dams here in America as long ago as 10,000 years. Before the Europe....
A Tale of Two Cities- A Historical fiction
A Tale of Two Cities is a novel categorized as historical fiction. Historical fiction is a composite material, with a portion of history embedded in a matrix of fiction. A Tale of Two Cities is appropriately titled, as the novel is the story of England and Revolutionary France; as a result it can b....
A tragic experience
English essay
Majority of people develop particular aspirations for their future. I have always been what one would call a highly motivated, over-achiever. I planned a specific outline for my life, boldly in my head. I intended on graduating high school, with honors, and attending Buffalo U....
A War Defined by Irony
A War Defined By Irony
Every war constitutes an irony of situation because its means are so melodramatically disproportionate to its presumed ends (7). Never is this more accurate than in World War I. Paul Fussells book, The Great War and Modern Memory, gives light to innumerable ironies pre....
Abnormal Cell Growth Leading to Cancer
Abnormal Cell Growth Leading to Cancer
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Half of all men and one-third of all women in the U.S. will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Although it is common knowledge that cancer is generally inherited, this paper will further ....
Abortion
Abortion is the question on everyones mind today. Is it right? Should it be legal or illegal? What does having an abortion do to a woman health wise? Is a fetus even considered a human being or just a blob of tissue? All excellent questions. It really comes down to pro-life or pro-choice. I consid....
Abortion
A couple decades ago, when abortion was illegal, thousands of women died because they did not want to bear an infant and attempted to terminate the child's life by themselves or with an unprofessional approach. After 1973's Supreme Court decision, which allowed women to have the choice to abortion, ....
abortion
Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over for the past few years and probably many years to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized? First before we get into the many sides of abortion we must first define abortion. Abortion is the destruction ....
Abortion
Abortion: When is it ok?
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or of a fetus that is incapable of survival (Nelson 1). This definition is very clear cut and concise, but the issue of abortion is quite the opposite. When it comes to such a controversia....
Abortion
Abortion During the past quarter century, abortion has joined race and war as one of the most debatable subject of controversy in the United States. It discusses human interaction where ethics, emotions and law come together. Abortion poses a moral, social and medical dilemma that faces many individ....
Abortion logical arguments
During the last twenty-five years, abortion has been one of the most heated topics being debated in the United States and Canada. The only topics that equal the abortion debate are race and war. Abortion is a discussion of human interaction where ethics, emotions, and law come together. There are pe....
Abortion Unjustified
Abortion Unjustified
An embryo is not a human being. A woman is in control of her own body, and
should therefore, have the right to choose. Abortion is safe if it is legal. Rape victims should be allowed abortions because the pregnancy was not consensual. Complications during pregnancy that a....
Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?
Abortion: Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?
Is abortion right or wrong? Life never seems to have any areas that are in black and white, only gray. Some issues, like abortion, tend to provide us with more gray areas than others. Many people have debated over abortion and have expressed their feelings that i....
abortion... Right or Wrong
Abortion is defined as: "the termination of pregnancy and expulsion of
an embryo or of a fetus that is incapable of survival." However, if only the
debate over the abortion issue was as simple as the definition provided
above. Much like every aspect of human life, a statement is neithe....
Abortoin
Abortion is the ending of pregnancy before birth and is morally wrong. An abortion results in the death of an embryo or a foetus. Abortion destroys the lives of helpless, innocent children and illegal in many countries. By aborting these unborn infants, humans are hurting themselves; they are not al....
About time to give animals their rights, right?
Animal – what comes to your mind when you hear this word? Perhaps something furry, something feathery, something slimy, something with a beak or lots of sharp teeth, - right? I am sure this what comes to almost everyone’s mind when they think “Animal”. However, do you think o....
Above the Horizon
Sasuke gazed over the rice fields, feeling the faint breeze against his face, eyes shut and the green lush grass swaying against legs. The place was beautiful beyond belief, his family had done so well at maintaining the farm. Being from the provinces of the Philippines doesnt give you many opport....
Abuse of a child
i talk back at you,
you hit me.
i ignore you and turn away,
you slap me.
i run away from you,
you lock me up in small spaces.
i get ill,
you throw me across the floor.
i love you for being my father,
you kill me.
i wrote this poem to bring out the feelings of an abused child.
a child ab....
Accounting Paper
Accounting
So what is accounting and why is it so important to big businesses in the 21st century? This discussion will identify the audiences, purposes, and natures of financial statements and managerial reports. These reports will help to better understand how accounting works in t....
Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet
Scene one in act two starts off with Romeo leaving the Masquerade party he went to. After seeing Juliet, Capulet's daughter, he is certain he is in love with her. He sticks around to see if he can get one last glimpse of his love for the night. He climbs the wall that separates the Capulet's house a....
Address Unknown
Address Unknown is a riveting piece. It is hard to determine exactly how to feel as the story unfolds. Using pure emotions can make it difficult to make good decisions and judgments. If you use the ethical theories discussed by MacKinnon, it seems easier to make true ethical judgments.....
Adolf Hitler
At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 a child was born in the small town of Branau, Austria. The name of the child was Adolf Hitler. He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy Adolf attendated church regulary and sang in the local choir. On....
Advertising
Virtual product advertising, in other words, commercials advertising some kind of product are a great way to advertise products during television programming although, they might should be limited. Personally, I would like to see advertisements in a stadium or just appearing in some for....
Advertising- More creativity Less vulgarity
Great are the uses of advertisement, however, Good quality and honest workmanship are the best advertisement.
Even then, creative processes behind some of the most original and effective campaigns of recent years have made the products household names. Case in point being Hutch, Fevicol, Orbit, C....
Affirmative Action
Affirmative action is defined as the intentional inclusion of women and minorities in the workplace due to previous exclusion (Bennett & Hartman, 2007, p. 181). Because of affirmative action and laws like Title VII, the workforce has become more diverse with equal employment opportunities. This pape....
Affirmative Action Argument
In 1999, when I was thirteen, I was given the incredible opportunity to travel to Japan. Although I was raised as a Buddhist, nothing could prepare me for the vast difference in our cultures. Despite Japans westernized society, on more that one occasion, someone would stop me and ask to take ....
african americans in the criminal justice system
Going back to the birth of America, law enforcement has shown more discrimination towards those people of color. In law enforcement the officers are suppose to treat all people no matter what race they might be with respect but that wasn't the case in the days of slavery up through into the lat....
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 ....
Airline Fares and the impact on the economy
Soaring oil prices and a collapse in consumer confidence has left airlines in a worse state than after September 11
Airlines' fuel bill was going up even faster than other oil consumers because refiners had increased their profit margins from $6 a barrel to $40.
That meant that when crude oil was ....
alamo
The Alamo, one of America's most famous landmarks, was actually a mission to convert foreigners into Christians. The Spaniards built it and called it San Antonio de Valero. It was constructed in the northeast part of Mexico called Texas. The mission began to be called the Alamo mission because in Sp....
Alcohol
Drinking has always been a problem for teenagers, particularly for the past few years. Research shows that over 60% of high school seniors drink at least once a week, although the law does not make drinking legal until age 21. In reality, kids are drinking at increasingly younger ages. The questi....
Alcohol
A persons behavior reacts differently to alcohol. Their mood, speech, and actions may become out of the ordinary. I have seen several types of drunks such as the criers, slutty, happy and the fighters. Seeing these types of drunks; is what keeps me from drinking an excessive amount. All four ....
Alfred Hitchcock
Films were a great form of entertainment from their debut in the early 1900s and continued to grow more popular over the years. The film making business hit a growth period in the 1920s. In Hollywood, the assembly line studio system of producing a movie was changed and refined, and the famou....
All But My Life + Night
The Holocaust is one of the most dramatic instances of people behaving inhumanely and treating others with cruelty, yet Gerda chooses to focus on the deep friendships she develops during the war and the acts of kindness she witnesses. Other Holocaust books, such as Night by Elie Wiesel, detail not ....
All Quiet on the Western Front - Symbolism & Characteristics of Paul
All Quiet on the Western Front is the story of a young German soldier, Paul Baumer who tries to survive through the First World War. This Paul Baumer is a very distinguishable character.
Paul is a sympathetic young man. He displayed this after killing the French man in no mans land. He examin....
Alzheimer Activities
Nursing Homes
The elder population is increasing by the minute, especially with the baby boom generation aging. As we get older, people hope that we can stay young forever, and as entertained as we are now, but sometimes that is not the case. People hope that they can still do the same things t....
Alzheimers disease
Alzheimers disease
Alzheimer's disease is a neurological condition that impairs the brain's functioning. The exact cause of Alzheimers disease is not known. Early symptoms of Alzheimers disease are usually memory loss. There are other symptoms that include having problems with learning, a....
America Under Attack
There have been countless tragedies caused by man throughout history. The sinking of the ship Titanic, the two World Wars, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the Oklahoma City bombing were all terrible disasters. However, none of these events have created as much hatred and anger in North America....
Amityville Horror
Houses dont kill people. People kill people. Thats as deep as this 2005 version of The Amityville Horror gets. But then again, I dont know a single person who goes to an American horror movie and expects deep, philosophical entertainment. Studios understand that and anything thats ev....
Amnesty International
What a beautiful world this could be. Thanks to a wonderful organization, there are
many people whose world has become more beautiful. Their lives were saved due to the
efforts of Amnesty International. Amnesty International is a human rights organization
which started as one mans i....
An anlysis of the theme of Illusion and Reality in Othello
An anlysis of the theme of Illusion and Reality in Othello
(Discuss how characters suffer from their inability to perceive the reality situations.)
"Othello" is a play which blends illusions with reality. Another way to say appearance vs. reality is a phrase saying "two-faced." In "Othello", it....
An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution
Randolph B. Campbells book An Empire for Slavery The Peculiar Institution shows how slavery affected antebellum Texas and its future. It shows that without slavery in antebellum Texas, it is likely that Texas would not have flourished the way that it did. It also tells of how the slaves were....
An Inspector Calls
The play An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestly is a play which has a character killed. A girl committed suicide and a family are being questioned about it. The dramatist apportions blame for the death by his use of character and dialogue.
The play is about a rich family, the Birlin....
Anabolic Steroids
Steroids might be the most use drug on the planet. The reason for this is that basically most athletes use them to enhance their muscles. There are two types of Steroids, one being Anabolic Steroids, and the other being Androgenic Steroids. Two different steroids with one basic outcome. Basically....
Analysis of Andres Dubus 'Killings'
One of most difficult things in life to justify is revenge of life. Even in the malicious judicial system, sometimes people have a trying time deciding what truly is justice and whats not. Personal feelings can get tied in, although they shouldnt, and this can blanket ones mind to what the t....
Analysis Of Anita - A Small Family Business
Anitas character, at first, is not given much significance. However, during the course of the play her character rises and she is portrayed as a strong and powerful woman. She can be described as both morally corrupt and emancipated. Her character is the only woman in a position of importance duri....
Analysis of Plot Development in Romeo and Juliet
The story begins with the servants of two households, Samson and Gregory, the Capulet servants, and Abraham and Balthazar, the Montague servants, start a sword fight in a public square in Verona for no real reason or purpose. Prince Escalus heard all the corruption and angrily orders the crowd to th....
analysis of plot development in romeo and juliet
Analysis of Plot Development in Romeo and Juliet
The story begins with the servants of two households, Samson and Gregory, the Capulet servants, and Abraham and Balthazar, the Montague servants, start a sword fight in a public square in Verona for no real reason or purpose. Prince Escalus heard ....
Analysis of Shakespeare's Henry IV (part 1) Impact on comtempory audience, and Hal maturing process
A contemporary audience would have found Henry IV part one relevant because the play about the safety of the kingdom in roughly 1403, would have mirrored what was actually happening at the time the play was written in the late 1590s, for many reasons. A major issue would have been Elizabeth....
Analysis on Kings I've been to the mountaintop.
Not just to have an ordinary speech, but one that grasps people and pulls them in all you need to have is persuasion also known as Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. Ethos refers to the speaker's credibility. There are three important characteristics: character, competence and charisma. Logos is evidence tha....
Ananlysis:Treatment rather than Prison
The prisons of the United States have been overcrowded with people who have committed rape and/or murder, and drunk driving offenders who should be behind bars. People who commit violent crimes or are a violent threat to society should be the majority of inmates housed in our prisons and jails for ....
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....
Angels with Dirty Faces
At first glance, people may say that Angels with Dirty Faces seems just like any ordinary shoot-em-up gangster movies. However, once one delves deeper into the true plot and iconic meanings of the movie, they can see the true ideals that it was trying to portray. The late 1930's were a dark and di....
Animal Cloning
Animal cloning remains to be a challenge for scientists to perfect, and is causing many conflicts and reasons for cloning not to be done.
The definition of an animal clone, as defined by Encyclopedia Britannica is an individual organism that was grown from a single body cell of its paren....
animal farm
The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell was a very
interesting, complex, and informing novel. In the
novel, George Orwell uses farm animals to portray
people of power and the common people during the
Russian Revolution. The novel starts off with
Major explaining to all the animals in the fa....
animal farm - chapter by chapter summary
Animal farm log
Chapter 1
Man is the only animal that consumes without producing
No animal must live in a house, sleep in a bed, wear cloths, drink alcohol, smoke tobacco, touch money or engage in trade
No animal must hurt, kill or rule over another animal
All animals are equal
....
Animal Rights in the Media
This essay will explore the moral and ethical issues raised by human superiority over animals, why we shouldn’t have any superiority, and how this subject is portrayed in a variety of different media. The world today is becoming less aware of the pain and suffering being inflicted on animals. ....
Animal testing
This essay will explore the moral and ethical issues raised by human superiority over animals, why we shouldnt have any superiority, and how this subject is portrayed in a variety of different media. The world today is becoming less aware of the pain and suffering being inflicted on animals. As a re....
Anne Frank Diary
Anne Frank lived with her family in a pleasant house.For Anne and her sister, Margot, their early childhood wasa sucure place inhabited by loving parents, relatives andnurses. However, the Nazis had gained power in some parts ofGermany. The Nazis wanted all Jews to be killed. OttoFrank, Anne's....
Anthrax
Ask someone what they remember from the year 2001 and mostly likely they will speak of the September 11th attacks on the United States. What they probably wont mention are the attacks on the postal service workers and households everywhere. During the months of late September through November 2001....
Antoine Nicolas de Condorcet's Vision
Antoine Nicolas de Condorcet was viewed by his fellow philosophers as being one of the most liberal philosophers of the enlightenment era. His views were radical for the time in which he lived but as we see in the essay that he wrote many of his views are not as far fetched today. In fact a few ha....
anton chekhov
Chekhov is very different from most of the other playwrights throughout history, in that, he did not always aspire to be a writer. It is something he stumbled upon out of necessity. He began writing humorous anecdotes for a local paper as a mean to support his family while putting himself through ....
Application of Marxist Theory of Socialism in Philippine Setting
This integrating paper shows how the Philippines will look like if Marxs theory of socialism is applied in our current situation. It does not suggest, however, that we change our system to socialism. It seeks, rather, to present information and discussion for consideration by those who are interes....
Are Animals Conscious Creatures?
Consciousness! I have been looking and searching in books, articles, newspapers, and many more resources trying to find and understand the meaning of consciousness. In fact, I found many scientists, philosophers and others who explained consciousness from their own point of view and experience. No o....
Assisted Suicide
Assisted suicide or euthanasia is the act of killing ones self intentionally with the assistance of another who provides the knowledge, means, or both. People of the ages forty-five to sixty-four make up the largest percent of assisted suicide cases in the United States. Euthanasia comes from the....
Assumptions about Gender
H.E. Bates and Charlotte Perkins Gilman make specific assumptions about the gender roles of men and women, which become apparent to the audience through their short stories, The Good Corn and Turned. These assumptions; that a womans purpose in life is to have children; that women are not c....
Athiesm
The world is a complicated place. It is so complicated in fact, that people will come up with ridiculous stories just so they can "understand" it. An example: How do birds fly? Well I don't really know let's just say that they hang from an invisible string attached to the sky. We all know that absur....
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....
Atomic Bomb
United States showed neither remorse nor compassion, and wants to achieve its objective of becoming a superpower. The United States had no right for dropping the atomic bomb or any good reasons to justify its cause. No words can explain what happen on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945. A bom....
Attack on World Trade Center
Terrorism is the bug of 21 century. Throughout history it has appeared in many various ways: hijacked planes, ships, trains. But never was terrorism committed in such a terrible way as on Tuesday, September 11 in New York City. This tragedy affected us all.It was nice Tuesday morning. Everybody were....
Australian Aboriginals/ And Government Policies
Dear editor,
I, Bob Marney of St Andrews write to you in relation to the Stolen Generations of the 19th and the 20th century; which I am currently partaking in study on. As a proud Australian, actions carried out by the government and their effects and impacts on the Aboriginal society of the pas....
auto bailout
We all know that times are tough right now, people are losing their jobs left and right, homes are being foreclosed on, cars are being repossessed and some people cannot afford to feed themselves or their families. But the government is trying to do something to help, or at least try to help by givi....
band of brothers
In the first chapter of the book, Currahee, Easy company is training at Camp Toccoa. After the training they are shipped to England. The men meet their captain, Captain Herbert Sobel who is portrayed as an egocentric and brutal commander of E Company. In the second chapter the men participate in ....
Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy
Paper #3: Poetry
The poem Barbie Doll which was written by Marge Piercy in 1973 is very controversial. The speaker of this poem is a third partied person who merely explains to the readers what happened to a little girl who grows up, and gives us insight to what she feels. The girl in the p....
baz lluhrmans and zeferellis romeo and juliet the final scene
The Final Scene - Act 5 Scenes 1 - 3
The two different versions of this scene are quite different at the start but in the end there are more similarities. At the start of both versions, we see Romeo in a in Mantua. We already know of the plan that the friar has made, where Juliet will be put to sle....
Behind Barbed Wire
The book Behind Barbed Wire describes what happened to Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941 was a dark day for all American citizens, but especially for those of Japanese ancestry. The surprise bombing on Pearl Harbor marked the beginning of the worst time the Nisei, Japanese Amer....
Behind the Screen
One of the most important forms of entertainment and communication, Television, has also proved to be one of the worst inventions of modern times. All too often, television is harmful because of the shows it broadcasts, the effect it has on people, and the way it is used in homes. Most Television br....
beloved by Tony Morrison: The Lost of Senses
Have you ever experience something so horrifying and painful that it causes your senses to completely shut down as a protection from further mental damages? The characters in the novel Beloved, written by Tony Morrison, all experienced the same problems as they lived through the terror of slavery. T....
Bi-racial Struggles
From the Chapelle Show to rap singers and of course white supremacist groups, the word nigger or nigga (the slang version) is used so widely around the world. Many times they dont understand the affect or have any regards for anyone that it may offend. In instances such as the Chapelle Show ma....
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 Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang is the theory of what happened at the very beginning of our universe. It was originally developed in the late 1920s by Georges-Henri Lemaitre, a Belgian Catholic priest and astronomer. Discoveries in astronomy and physics have shown that our universe definitely....
Birth Day
Any woman who has ever experienced childbirth, knows the process is emotional. Picture having a healthy pregnancy with no problems and your child is born with problems that could have been found beforehand.
That is what happened to my husband and I with our second child. Our first child wa....
birth of the universe
The birth of the universe is a topic most everybody talks about. My theory for the universe being born is that a long time ago earth was really just about half of what it is today. Then a big meteor hit it and sort of connected itself to it thus forming the huge planet now called earth. The only th....
Black and Blue Novel: A letter to Frannie Benedetto from a friend Lucy
Dear Lucy,
It is Frannie Benedetto, your old friend. I have been wanting to talk to you but I wasn't sure how. As you know I moved away to Florida and I have changed my name to Beth Crenshaw. I can't call you, as I am afraid he will trace the call. I'm sorry for moving away so abruptly but it had ....
Black Holes
Every day we look out upon the night sky, wondering and dreaming of what lies beyond our planet. The universe that we live in is so diverse and unique, and it interests us to learn about all the variance that lies beyond our grasp. Within this marvel of wonders, our universe holds a mystery that is ....
Black Sox Scandal
The Leader Behind the Scandal: Arnold Gandil
The 1919 World Series match up was between Chicago White Sox and the
Cincinnati Reds. Back in 1919 the World Series format was a nine game series, unlike
today the series is seven games. The events of this World Series come along with the
Black ....
Bless me Ultima
Bless Me Ultima Robert Meyer
1/18/07 Per. 3 Ultima took my hand and I felt the power of a whirlwind sweep around me In Rudolfo Anayas Bless Me Ultima, Ultima a curandera, one who cures with herbs magic moves in with Antonio Marez a six....
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday
In the years following the civil rights march, later known as Bloody Sunday, there were many political and social repercussions for the people of Northern Ireland. It is debated that there were more political consequences because of the media attention that forced governments to act....
Blue Jeans, the Ultimate American Icon
Gold was discovered in California in 1849. This resulted in more than eighty thousand Americans rushing to California. The pioneering spirit spread and by 1890, the Wests population reached nearly 17 million. The west became the most racially diverse part of the country. All were in search of a ....
Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison
In Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye Pecola Breedlove is looked down upon by her community. When people look at her they ignore her and no one pays attention to her. Also because Pecola is only 11 years old she doesnt gain the respect of the town that she deserves. She also believes she is ugly ....
Border Crossing - Villains and Victims
Villains and victims are essential characters in Pat Barker's intriguing, disturbing and often gripping tale of the past of a young man impinging on his present life. Border Crossing opens up the whole discomforting and compelling field of inquiry into behaviour, motivation, criminal acts, choice an....
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World presents a portrait of a society which is apparently a perfect world. At first inspection, it seems perfect in many ways: it is care free, problem free and depression free. All aspects of the population are controlled: both as to number, social class, and mental abili....
Brave New World
Brave New World opens in a technically advanced future world. In the beginning of this book, we see theDirector of World Hatcheries lead the new hatchery students on a tour of a Conditioning Center in Londonwhere babies are produced in bottles and pre-sorted to determine which class level they will ....
brief compaision of australian and germanic economy
Australia and Germany each has its own economy that is completely separate from one another. Germany has traditionally been the economic powerhouse of Europe and remains so to this day despite the tensions and difficulties of its political situation over the past century. Australia is traditionally ....
Broken Wings
Book Report
I have been reading a number of books through out the semester in silent reading. The book I chose to discuss however is called Broken Wings by V.C Andrews. The book was published in 2003, and it among Midnight Flight by V.C Andrews, is a continuation of the first novel which....
Bud, Not Buddy book report
Bud, Not Buddy is about an African American boy who lived with his mother for six years and never knew who his father was. His name is Bud, but some people call him Buddy which he doesnt like. This story starts when he is sent to a foster home of the Amoses. The foster home is a family of three; ....
Buddhism and the American Hospice Movement
Buddhism
and the
American Hospice Movement
The fear of death follows from the fear of life.
A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
~ Mark Twain
While I thought that I was learning how to live,
I have been learning how to die.
~Leonardo Da Vinci
The only thing ....
Bush Doctrine
After the tragic attack on September 11, the U.S public, and congress looked to its newly elected leader for an answer to the attack on U.S soil. At this time President Bush was willing to respond in an unprecedented way, and to expand presidential power. The Bush administration turned to some new a....
Call of the Wild
I recently read a really good book. It is called Call of the Wild, by Jack London. It has 104 pages and is a fiction book.The Call of the Wild has a very interesting plot. It is centered around a St. Bernard and Scotch Shepard mix, named Buck. At home, which was a large house called Judge Millers Pl....
Can We Say NO To Recycling
Lately the earth’s capacity to tolerate exploitation and absorb solid wastes disposal has diminished, due to excess trashing. People dispose lots of stuff, and simply do not care. Therefore scientists found out a way to reuse things and that process was called "recycling". This new approach se....
Canada and How it Evolved Since the End of WW2
Canada had begun a new era after World War 2. It was the era of making peace, not
war. The United Nations was born and Canada was one of the fifty nations that took part
in this party. After World War 2, new wars emerged that Canada took part in. A few of
the mission will be discussed. T....
Cancer: When You Think It Couldnt Happen To You
Martha Ann Jones
Professor Stafford
English 101 26
September 24, 2007
When You Think It Couldnt Happen To You
No, I screamed as I was crying and tearing the hospitals towels. My momma was dying after struggling with cancer for some years. She was finally givin....
capital budgeting
Capital Budgeting
Introduction
For listed company, the firm has to meet listing requirement, decision-making has to be reliable and wealth distributes to public shareholders. Decision-making on what to invest, in order to maximize shareholders wealth, is a major concern. Capital budgeting should....
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment
One of the most debated issues in the Criminal Justice System is capital punishment. Some people believe that the death penalty should be prohibited while others believe that the death penalty should be permitted. When this issue comes up it can cause tension between both side....
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN SINGAPORE
ABSTRACT
More than 400 prisoners have been executed in Singapore by hanging since 1991. This makes Singapore the country with the highest execution rate in the world relative to its population size, easily double the execution rate of the country with the next highest execution r....
Capitalistic Government Of US
"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their j....
Car Accident Speech Outline
Specific Purpose: To share my shocking and painful experience with the audience
Thesis Statement: I am very lucky to have survived a horrible accident with a vehicle at the young age of five.
Introduction
I. Being in a car crash seems like a very traumatizing experience.
II. Everything feels li....
Cars and their Relation to Life
Cars and their Relation to Life
The essay topic that will be written here is about cars and other motorized vehicles and how they affect society positively and negatively. Some examples would be that they provide a quicker way of transportation, and on the other hand the amount of noise produ....
Case Analysis of Kota Fibres
Company & Industry Background
Kota Fibres was founded in 1962 and produces nylon fibers used to weave colorful cloths for making saris, a traditional womens dress of India. Kota developed a strong customer base through its use of new technology, domestic raw materials and responsive service and ....
Cassie Bernall
Cassie Bernall, a 17-year-old junior at Columbine High School, was a typical teen having a typical day when a classmate trained a gun on her and asked if she believed in God. She said yes. She died soon after because of her belief. The shooter was Eric Harris, another student of Columbine High. The ....
Catcher in the Rye
I read the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. It is about a sixteen year old named Holden Caulfield. It starts in Pennsylvania and then Holden goes to New York. It takes place during the 1950s over one weekend at the beginning of Christmas vacation. As he is narrating the beginning of the sto....
Catcher in the Rye and I know why the caged bird sings- Compare and contrast
Peoples past sometimes torment them to an extent that affects their present; making them completely connected to the past and not be able to live their present day to the fullest. The past of a person is one of the most important factors for character development. Some people are haunted forever b....
Catcher in the Rye Readers Notes
The Catcher in the Rye
Readers Notes
Chapter 1
-The narrator of this story seems to be some sort of hillbilly or something; not very well brought up. He talks in a rude or poorly-educated manner.
-The narrator says his parents are nice people, but wouldnt want him blabbing about them. T....
Celebrity Advertising
Celebrity Advertising
In todays culture advertising is everywhere. In the morning newspaper, on television, radio, in magazines, at school, at your job, in grocery stores, in public bathroom stalls, on buildings, on buses, embossed in the sand at beaches, even on the green in golf holes....
Censorship in Mass Media
Introduction
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech; or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The First A....
Centuries of Change - Shaw's play "Pygmalion" and "The Statue"
Are women necessarily inferior to men or should they be treated as objects? Are they maybe even considered objects that can be molded by man, the creator's, ideal? Is this an obstacle that women still have to face in today's society? If we are going by what is being portrayed in cine....
change in attitudes towards women by 1920
All of the above factors played a part in the change in attitude towards women. However, some of them were more important than others; Womens work in WWII, Articles and Magazines, and the campaigning of the suffragettes, among many other reasons which were also equally important. But the most impo....
Character analysis of Jay Gatsby
Jay Gatsby:
Loyal, Determined, but Living in the Past
The Great Gatsby (1923) is a book that mysteriously focuses on the life of Jay Gatsby through Nick Carraways eyes. Jay Gatsby is one of the main characters and has many characteristics that develop him into the person he is. He learns and ex....
Charles Manson: Orgins of a Madman
Charles Manson is known as one of the most sinister and evil criminals of all time. He organized the murders that shocked the world and his name still strikes fear intoAmerican hearts. Manson's childhood, personality, and uncanny ability to control peopleled to the creation of a family-like cult an....
Chemical Reactions
Chemical reactions are the heart of chemistry. People have always known that they exist. The Ancient Greeks were the firsts to speculate on the composition of matter. They thought that it was possible that individual particles made up matter. Later, in the Seventeenth Century, a German chemist named....
Chemical Reactions
Chemical Reactions
Chemical reactions are the heart of chemistry. People have always known that they exist. The Ancient Greeks were the firsts to speculate on the composition of matter. They thought that it was possible that individual particles made up matter.
Later, in the Seventeenth Cent....
Chernobyl nuclear power plant
The biggest accident in history took place on April 26, 1986, when an explosion destroyed Number Four Reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It left an area the size of New York State unsafe for humans to occupy and the city of 42,000 people was abandoned for the next 500 years. The a....
Child Abuse
Child abuse is the mistreatment of a child and the children are victims of more than one type of abuse. Those types of abuse are: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Most child abuse happens to children under the age of 18 and the abusers could be anyone from the parents to t....
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