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The Theme of Nostalgia in At the Fish Houses, a Poem by Elizabeth Bishop (459 words, 1 pages)

English Commentary At the Fish Houses is thought to be a poem Elizabeth Bishop wrote based on a visit to the home of her childhood. Themes that arise in this poem are nostalgia, childhood, nature versus man, knowledge and the unknown, death and time. The theme of nostalgia arises through ... Read More

A Biography of Charles Richard Drew Born in Washington D.C (568 words, 1 pages)

Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3, 1904 in Washington, D.C. He was very athletic as a child. Charles attended Dunbar High School where he won letters in track, baseball, basketball and football. He won the James E. Walker Memorial Medal as outstanding all-around athlete. Charles attended Amherst College ... Read More

An Analysis of the Society in the Works of Charles Dickens (2496 words, 3 pages)

Dickens and Society Crush humanity out of shape once more, under similar hammers, and it will twist itself into the same tortured forms. Sow the same seed of rapacious license and oppression over again, and it will surely yield the same fruit according to its kind (Dickens 362). These prophetic ... Read More

The Fate of the New Poor in the Works of Charles Dickens (635 words, 1 pages)

Charles Dickens lived during a time of great social change in Europe. Having published novels during the late 19th century, the subject of his writing typically focused on class structure, poverty, and treatment of the especially underprivileged. Dickens was particularly interested in the years immediately preceding...and leading up to his ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of David Copperfield, a Novel of Charles Dickens (2008 words, 3 pages)

The character 'David Copperfield' was a boy who grew up without a father and a loving environment. For the first few years of his life he enjoyed his childhood with his helpless mother Clara and his loving maid Peggotty. Along the ages of eight and nine his mother Clara found ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (3250 words, 5 pages)

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution has revolutionized the way humans look at science, religion, and an array of other areas of interest. The theory has yet to significantly impact the area of environmental ethics. To give a brief summary, his theory is dictated by the notion of natural selection, which ... Read More

A Biography and Life Work of Charles Darwin (1790 words, 3 pages)

Darwin Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury England at about the same hour as Abraham Lincoln. He was born to a successful family, his father was a doctor and his grandfather was a famous biologist. Darwin was not a great student and he decided to become ... Read More

An Analysis of Imagery in the Sheriff’s Children by Charles Waddell Chesnutt (563 words, 1 pages)

Waves of Insecurity In "The Sheriff's Children" by Charles Waddell Chesnutt, he uses water imagery to emphasize something strong. What he feels is strong is the effect the war had on the people of Branson County. He feels that since no battle had been actually fought in Branson County, the ... Read More

An Analysis of Charles Foster Kane, a Character in Citizen Kane by Orson Wells (642 words, 1 pages)

Not a hard essay to do. Well-rounded essay on Kane's life. Very well done Charles Foster Kane - Who Was He? The story of Citizen Kane drew many people to the theatres since they wanted to find out who this Kane fellow is or was. It is unarguably one of ... Read More

An Analysis of Hard Times, a Novel by Charles Dickens (361 words, 1 pages)

Charles Dickens' novel, Hard Times, is a story of two struggles--the struggle of fact versus imagination and the struggle between two classes. It takes place in Coketown, and industrial-age English city. The novel is divided into two sections. One deals with the struggle of upper class members of society and ... Read More

An Antiethical Example of Victorian Femininity in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1361 words, 2 pages)

Do Estella and Miss Havisham present an antithetical example of Victorian femininity? OR are these characters and others actually indicative of the feminine plight in the 19th Century English societal setting? "Great Expectations" By Charles Dickens is based around the transformation development of the main character, Pip, from a child ... Read More

A Letter by Charles de Gaulle (448 words, 1 pages)

8 November 1970 My dearest loved ones, My life has been my greatest achievement and has been filled with so many important people. The most important people being my beloved family. With out them there would not be a Charles Andre Marie De Gaulle, they were the glue that held ... Read More

The War Between Charles Darwin and Richard Owen on the Topic of Evolution (3221 words, 9 pages)

Charles Darwin and Richard Owen Wars occur everyday, whether it be pushing and shoving or shooting and bombing. During the 1800's, a different war of conflict took place. This so-called war between Charles Darwin and Richard Owen circled on the topic of evolution. As much as it would liked to ... Read More

The Theme of Identity in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1273 words, 2 pages)

In this literary study, the theme of identity will be examined in a character analysis of Pip in "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. In the novel, Pip is a young man who is the narrator and the main character used to define identity. Pip is a confused character constantly seeking ... Read More

A Review of The Cheating of America by Charles Lewis and Bill Allison (850 words, 2 pages)

What is the purpose of the Tax Code and the Internal Revenue Service? Is it to maintain "equilibrium between the wealthiest and the poorest segments of society" as the authors imply, or to "lay and collect Taxes...to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characterization of Mr. Bucket in Bleak House by Charles Dickens (943 words, 2 pages)

Bleak House The Characterization of Mr. Bucket The characterization of Mr. Bucket is developed throughout the novel Bleak House, beginning with his introduction in chapter XXII. Within Bleak House, Dickens introduced the first detective in English Literature Inspector Bucket. Hired by lawyer Tulkinghorn to inquire into Lady Dedlock's secret past ... Read More

A Personal Account of the Application of Charles A. Garfield’s Techniques of Becoming a Peak Performer on My College Career (327 words, 1 pages)

Becoming a Peak Performer Two techniques for becoming a peak performer as proposed by Charles A. Garfield that I have utilized in my college career are envisioning a mission and being results oriented. Garfields thoughts on envisioning a mission are that peak performers desire more then simply winning the next ... Read More

A Review of Great Expectations, a Novel by Charles Dickens (289 words, 1 pages)

Becuase this is not my job, I decided early on to limit my reviews to one book per author. You can imagine, then, how hard it was to decide WHICH book of Charles Dickens to review. I mean, to choose between A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, and Great ... Read More

An Analysis of Charles Seife’s Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (1185 words, 2 pages)

Zero The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Summary The Book I read was Charles Seifes Zero The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, which is centered around the number zero, but ends up explaining the history and evolution of mathematics as we know it today, the book starts explaining the dawn ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Charles I (624 words, 1 pages)

The End of Charles Today was a day of happiness as well as pity. Former king of England Charles I was executed today after his trial. This day has marked everyone's heart as a day of liberation as well as sadness. The liberation of the people from a king is ... Read More

An Analysis of Pip’s Story in Charles Dickens’s Novel Great Expectations (985 words, 2 pages)

Phillip or Pip as everyone else calls him is an orphan. Pip was sent to live with his sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, who loves to bring Pip up by hand, and her husband Mr. Joe Gargery, who is a blacksmith. While Pip is at the graveyard where his parents are ... Read More

A Fictional Letter About Meeting the Enlightenment Thinkers John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, and Mary Wollstonecraft at a Weekly Parlor (839 words, 2 pages)

To my one and only James, I have been doing well lately, you know the usual, and following these stuck up rich women's orders day in and day out without so much as a thank you. Goodness they're annoying. Mother is doing quite fine and is getting over her illness ... Read More

An Analysis of Elizabeth Bishop’s The Fish (1006 words, 2 pages)

An Analysis of Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish" Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish" is a narrative poem, told in the first person, about the confrontation between an amateur fisher--fishing in a "rented boat" (Bishop 1212 all references to the poem are to this edition)--and a "tremendous" battle-worn fish. A poem that acknowledges ... Read More

An Analysis of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (599 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the novel A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens creates suspense and mystery to try to keep his readers interested. This technique might have worked for 19th century people with nothing better to read, but it doesnt stack up nowadays. You can paint this anyway you want but what ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (487 words, 1 pages)

A Tale of Two Cities has long been one of Charles Dickens' most favored books. This book opens in the year 1775 by contrasting two cities Paris, France and London, England. Throughout this story various characters are "recalled to life", meaning that they have had a new chance at life. ... Read More

Charles Manson: From Having a Tough Childhood to Becoming a Mass Murderer (996 words, 2 pages)

Charles Manson After Vincent Buglioi obtained a conviction against Charles Manson, Manson was quoted as saying to the prosecutor "You beat a man with a whip and he likes the whip." If there is any explanation for why Manson became the monster that he did, it would most likely be ... Read More

Biography of Charles Dickens, English Writer and Social Critic (1122 words, 2 pages)

Charles Dickens was born at Landport, in Portsea, on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the Navy Pay-Office, and was temporarily on duty in the neighborhood when Charles was born. His name was John Dickens. He spent time in prison for debts. But, even when he was ... Read More

Key Points of Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (1793 words, 3 pages)

The World of Great Thinkers Charles Darwin The world of Charles Darwin is a very complex one. Filled with parables and mysteries, this man has captivated the ideas and hearts of nations of people worldwide. I chose to research Darwin because his proposals of evolution have intrigued my mind for ... Read More

Socio-Economic Corruption Mirrored in the Third Man by Carol Reed (856 words, 1 pages)

The Third Man (1949) is a visually stylish thriller, a story of social, economic, and moral corruption in Vienna following World War II. It was produced and directed by Carol Reed, and based upon screenwriter Graham Greene's mystery tale of a love triangle, nightmarish suspense, betrayal, guilt and disillusionment, filmed ... Read More

Negative Outcomes of Headless Clones by Charles Krauthammer (1686 words, 2 pages)

Headless mice and tadpoles are one thing, but creating headless humans are another. Although creating a human mutant and disemboweling it at our pleasure for spare parts may seem immoral to some, I feel many of the advantages can expand, and help us in the end. Some may wonder, "Is ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013