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A Review of Catherine Foley’s “Competent Care for the Dying Instead of Physician -Assisted Suicide” (1496 words, 6 pages)

Kathleen M. Foley, author of Competent Care for the Dying Instead of Physician-Assisted Suicide, believes doctors should develop treatments for the physical and psychological problems of dying patients rather than helping them commit suicide. Available data suggests most physicians do not receive training in the care of dying patients. Dying ... Read More

You feel the blazing desert sun of Corona, New Mexico beating down on your already weary body. All of a sudden it starts to rain. The cool water refreshes you. Out of the corner of your eye you see a saucer shaped flying disc in the distance. You have heard ... Read More

A Review of the Movie “Radio Flyer” (303 words, 1 pages)

The movie Radio Flyer, starring Tom Hanks and Elija Wood, is a wonderfulexample of a film which illustrates family conflict. Radio Flyer is the story of a father,played by Tom Hanks, telling a story about his childhood to his to young sons. Thechildhood of the father was an extremely unpleasant ... Read More

A Review of One of Shakespeare’s Greatest Plays, Hamlet (1675 words, 8 pages)

Hamlet one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, where the young prince of Denmark must uncover the truth about his fathers death. Hamlet a play that tells the story of a young prince who's fatherrecently died. Hamlets uncle Claudius marries his mother the queen and takes the throne. As the play is ... Read More

A Review of the Mac and PC Computers and Their Development (772 words, 2 pages)

Due to the competition between Mac and PC, inventions of computers has been more rapid than at any other period of time. Microsofts Windows has monopolized the entire personal computer industry with their operating system and that goes same for the Mac OS 8.5. Since Mac couldnt attract customers to ... Read More

A Review of Mark Twain’s Novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (1184 words, 2 pages)

In his famed novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain writes a classic American adventure story, complete with moral dilemmas, the theme of an individual against society, and the proverbial journey into maturity. However, the focus of his book is not on the adventure itself, but rather on the ... Read More

The Instances Where the Supreme Court Showed Its Power Under the Cloak of Judicial Review (2024 words, 4 pages)

In 1717, Bishop Hoadly told King George I, "Whoever hath an absolute authority to interpret written or spoken laws it is he who is truly the lawgiver to all intents and purposes and not the person who wrote or spoke them (Pollack, 153)." Early sentiments similar these have blossomed in ... Read More

A Review of The Farce Called Grading by Arthur E. Lean (1888 words, 7 pages)

- Whats your GPA (Grade Point Average)? - Have you taken this course before? What did you get?In his essay The Farce Called "Grading", Arthur E. Lean questions the use of asking these kinds of questions. Grades have become part of our lives as students. People need a grading system ... Read More

A Review of Sara Teasdale’s Poem “There Will Come Soft Rains” (481 words, 3 pages)

There Will Come Soft Rains was written by Sara Teasdale as part of one of her works, Collected Poems. It is a lyrical poem that deals with the subsistence of mankind and nature together. It also deals with the serene beauty and existence of nature itself. Throughout the poem, Sara ... Read More

A Review of the Video “The Bravo Family, Beginning ASL 1-15” (710 words, 3 pages)

Sign language is a method of communication of which I am becoming more andmore familiar. This is in great part to a series of videos I am currently watching entitledThe Bravo Family, Beginning ASL 1-15. I have recently finished watching videos threeand four. I have discovered there are many things ... Read More

A Plot Review of Oedipus the King (1368 words, 2 pages)

Oedipus the King had one of the worst destinies in all of literature. As a young man he learned of his fate to kill his father and marry his mother. Fleeing his family and seeking refuge from his terrible future in a distant state only brought about the actualization of ... Read More

A Review of the Tragic Hero in “Macbeth” (945 words, 4 pages)

Macbeth is the epitome of what the literary world regards a "tragic hero". His admirable qualities are supplanted with greed and hate when he is duped by the three witches.Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches. Yes, it is the first scene from William Shakespeare's Macbeth, a tragic tale of one ... Read More

A Review of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” (1199 words, 5 pages)

As the last of William Shakespeares four great tragedies, Macbeth is a play based more on character than deed. Set in feudal Scotland, the play deftly develops each of the main characters, molding their traits and qualities into an intricate masterpiece surrounding Macbeth, the central character. The play is a ... Read More

A Review of the Story “The Red Badge of Courage” (1743 words, 8 pages)

The Red Badge of Courage is the story of a young man namedHenry Fleming. The novel concerns only two days in his life and he isa boy when the novel begins, a man when the novel ends. He enlists inthe 304th Regiment of New York Volounteers against his mother'swishes, and ... Read More

A Review of Charles Dicken’s Novel “Hard Times” (380 words, 2 pages)

In Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times a conflict between Tom and his father Mr. Gradgrind is caused by childhood devoid of fancy. Tom rebels from such a past by gambling, drinking and other unsavory habits. This fatherson conflict enhances the meaning of the work by showing how an improper upbringing ... Read More

A Review of Charles Darwin’s Book “The Origin of Species” (651 words, 3 pages)

In 1859 when Charles Darwin published his book "The Origin of Species", it caused much controversy between the scientific and religious worlds. It caused many people toquestion their belief in the teaching of the Bible. The strongly held belief that the Bible was the literal truth clashed with the Darwin ... Read More

A Review of Victor Hugo’s Book “Les Miserables” (1200 words, 2 pages)

Throughout peoples lives they will be influenced due to other people and events. In the book Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, Jean is influenced by three different people. The first influence on Jean was by the bishop. Another influence on Jean was Cosette. A third influence on Jean was Javert. ... Read More

A Review of Hays Jackson’s Article “Paper Sons” (660 words, 1 pages)

Have you ever seen anything in your life that just seemed to good to be true? Have you ever saw something at a restaurant menu that looked like "a double dose of all that" but it turned out to be "toe up from the floe up". The point that I ... Read More

A Review of Edith Wharton’s Movie “Ethan Frome” (991 words, 2 pages)

Many novels are being made into films nowadays, resulting in media exposure and perhaps an increased amount of readers for the novel. However, the film seldom shows the true essence of the book, and can result in a misleading view of the novel.In the case of "Ethan Frome", the movie ... Read More

A Review of the Play “Into the Woods” (728 words, 2 pages)

Into the Woods was simply an amazing theatrical performance!The play combined suspense ,excitement, and fascinatingly realistic set design to captivate the audience. Half way through this play I found myself and my classmates thinking Wow! What a play! How could anyone dream up such a crazy idea and turn it ... Read More

A Review of Emily Dickinson’s “Great Awakenings” (1126 words, 7 pages)

Emily Dickinson was raised in a traditional New England home in the mid 1800's. Her father along with the rest of the family had become Christians and she alone decided to rebel against that and reject the Church. She like many of her contemporaries had rejected the traditional views in ... Read More

A Review of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” (569 words, 1 pages)

Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque of the Red Death is an elaborate allegory that combines objects in the story with visual descriptions to give focus to the reader's imagination. In the story, a prince named Properso tries to dodge the Red Death through isolation and seclusion. He hides behind impenetrable ... Read More

A Review of the Stories “The Leap” and The Mother Who Never Was” (682 words, 1 pages)

In the short stories The Leap by Louise Erdrich, and The Mother Who Never Was by Lisa K. Buchanan, both of the main characters undergo a dynamic change. In one story the mothers change is that she is regretting giving away her daughter. In the second story the change would ... Read More

A Plot and Setting Review of Arnold Bennet’s The Average Reader (1379 words, 2 pages)

Modernism is a generic term applied to the beginnings of the "new literature" that came with the twentieth century. In Great Britain, it followed Victorian period, steeped with grandiose subject matter and moralizing, didactic themes and lessons. In 1901 Arnold Bennet published The "Average Reader" and the Recipe for Popularity. ... Read More

A Review of J.D. Salinger’s Novel “The Catcher in the Rye” (783 words, 4 pages)

J.D. Salinger is an American author who wrote thefamous novel "The Catcher in the Rye." It was written in1951, (encyclopedia, Pg. 60). It ranks as a minorclassic. This story is popular among American highschool and college students. Salinger was born in NewYork City in 1919. His full name is Jarome ... Read More

A Review of George Gordon Noel Byron’s Poem “She Walks in Beauty” (956 words, 2 pages)

George Gordon Noel Byron's poem titled, "She Walks in Beauty," plainly put, is a love poem about a beautiful woman and all of her features. The poem follows a basic iambic tetrameter with an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable that allows for a rhythm to be set by ... Read More

A Movie Review of Field of Dream (866 words, 2 pages)

great movie, and is an outstanding form of popular culture. There are many different events that take place throughout this film that show this.Field of Dreams stars Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones. Costner plays a guy named Ray who, one day while working in his corn field, hears a ... Read More

A Review of the Novel “Forrest Gump” (1346 words, 2 pages)

1. Forrest Gump is a novel about a mentally challenged man who overcomes his handicap and explores the world in an adventurous way. Gump has no direction in life he just spends each day discovering more and more about the world, without any plan or schedule to guide him. "...I ... Read More

A Review of Chaim Potok’s “The Chosen” (591 words, 2 pages)

The Chosen, Chaim PotokThe Chosen is about two Jewish boys, one a Orthodox Jew and one a Hasidic Jew, and how different and yet the same their lives are. The orthodox Jew, Reuven, is the main character of the story. He lives with his father and his mother is dead. ... Read More

A Review of the Comedy Movie “Friday” (1376 words, 2 pages)

The movie Friday is a comedy, but it also depicts many important social issues. The story is set in the city of Los Angelos, California, in what could be called a high class ghetto. The main theme of the movie is about a young black man who looses his job ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013