Fighting On Essay Examples

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Dedicated to My Brother Sam (1091 words, 5 pages)

I have been sitting in this lounge chair for over three hours, maybe four. I have been desperately trying to come up with something to write about for my next English assignment, but I cannot concentrate because my brother will not stop blaring his stupid rap music. It shouldnt even ... Read More

Why Marijuanas Should be Legalized (2967 words, 12 pages)

In todays society we rapidly evolve individually and as a whole. We win battles, overcome obstacles and innovate ourselves. We also arent perfect we fall to defeat, give up, and lose ourselves in what we believe is morally correct. These things I am sure of are inevitable in your life ... Read More

Analysis of Romeo and Juliet (681 words, 2 pages)

Blame, it is a strong word. It is the act of putting responsibility on something or someone, sometimes being their fault, others times not. In William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of two rivals fall in love in spite of having to hate each other because ... Read More

An Argument Against War (2415 words, 9 pages)

Throughout the span of 1900-2000 the world has been through two world wars, a Korean war, Vietnam, Gulf war, Serbia-Bosnia war, and also the Russian-Japanese war. World War I and World War II both contributed to 90 million deaths among civilians and soldiers (Where Can I See World War 1, ... Read More

A Comparison of Combating Terror in the Works of Nicholas Kristoff and Jamie Bartlett (774 words, 3 pages)

There has been a phenomenal investment of western societys resources in combating the globalization of Terror and the protection of democracy. The creation of various counter-terror organizations and intelligence has increased drastically through the past 12 years in part due to the resurgence of the extremist organization the Al Qaeda. ... Read More

Comparing Three Poems (2081 words, 6 pages)

Explore the way poets express attitude in a strong and effective way.In this essay I will look at how different poets express attitude and the ways that the use to do so. The first poem is Base Details by Siegfried Sassoon, the second is Those Bastards in their mansions by ... Read More

Analysis of Of Mice and Men (688 words, 2 pages)

Friendship is one in a million. In Mice of Men Lennies lack of intellectual, Georges feelings for him, and the fact that he kills Curleys wife, all lead to his own death. Lennie didnt mean to kill her. How would they know that? He does know what hes done but ... Read More

The National African Conference and Nelson Mandela (637 words, 3 pages)

The apartheid was a period of time in South Africa when non white people were being discriminated politically, legally, and socially. The ANC or National African Congress was a group that wanted to unite the African people and fought for their rights. Nelson Mandela was a leader of the ANC ... Read More

Analysis of Romeo and Juliet (619 words, 2 pages)

Romeo and Juliet is a play about two people who fall in love with eachother and will do anything to be together. In the tragedy of Romeo andJuliet there were many predictive occurrences where the story could haveended in a much different way. Shakespeare had written this play in themedieval ... Read More

Analysis of Romeo and Juliet (764 words, 3 pages)

William Shakespeare once said My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love is as deep the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite. By reading this passage from William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet it is easy to tell that Romeos love for ... Read More

My Experience Working with a Group (2728 words, 11 pages)

Chapter 2Analyze the experience of working with your group to prepare your final presentation in term of the follow classify the role behaviors that were exhibited. Who perform what roles? How? How did the roles affect the work and atmosphere of the group? Do any or hinder the groups task ... Read More

Fighting the Stereotypes Leveled against MMA Sportsmen (1454 words, 5 pages)

My stereotype is a person who trains MMA. Luckily this is starting to become a more accepted thing but society still sees it as a bloodsport and many think it should be illegal. Once people started to find out I train, their attitude changed towards me drastically. I was seen ... Read More

History and Plan for Wal Mart Management (2373 words, 6 pages)

In the late 1940s, when Sam Walton was franchising a Ben Franklins variety store in Newport, Ark., he had a simple but momentous idea. Like any retailer, Walton was always looking for deals from suppliers. Typically, though, a retailer who managed to get a bargain from a wholesaler would leave ... Read More

The Causes and Effects of the Great Depression (2071 words, 8 pages)

Throughout history, people have always been fighting a losing battle against fate. Hunger, sadness, and death were the feelings of desperate people during the early twentieth century. People suffered through the era known as the Great depression. It was considered the most universal financial collapse that arose in 1929 and ... Read More

Analyzing On The Rainy River In The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien (827 words, 2 pages)

On The Rainy River is a chapter taken from the book The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien. In this reading the main character, also Tim OBrien, is faced with a choice. During the summer of 1968 Tim graduates from college and shortly after receives a draft notice in the ... Read More

Children In Crisis: Obesity (799 words, 4 pages)

In America, obesity has claimed its lasting presence in the lives of millions of children and adolescents. Obesity simply put is a problem derived from an imbalance of calories consumed and burned. Body Mass Index or BMI screens children and young adults from the ages of 2 to 19 to ... Read More

Analyzing Suicide and Hope in The Road by Cormac McCarthy (1237 words, 5 pages)

The book, The Road, by Cormac McCarthy centers around the lives of aman and his son, a young boy, as they journey through a world that iswithering slowly. A world where food is growing scarce, humans areforced to conform to cannibalism, the planet itself is dying, and allhope for survival ... Read More

A Fight Within A War: Women In The Military (3135 words, 8 pages)

Women Can FIGHT! The Pentagon has lifted the ban that was passed in 1994 on allowing women to serve in combat roles on January 2013. Before making this announcement there have been multiple series that were long and complex of legal and professional developments according to the Chicago Tribune. After, ... Read More

British in India: the Empire of Problems (1324 words, 4 pages)

India have been ruled by many empires in the last one thousands years. Many empires came to India for wealth, but the British empire first came to India as a guest and then became the king by ruling them. The British empire was the largest empire on earth at its ... Read More

The Evolution of the Air Power during World War II (5887 words, 19 pages)

The evolution of air power in World War II opened many new roles for the combat pilot. As the war progressed, planes appeared fresh off the assembly line equipped with bigger, faster, and, more powerful engines. These new engine technologies allowed for bigger weapons pay loads and airplane maneuverability that ... Read More

Analyzing Coraghessan Boyle’s Short Story Greasy Lake (1268 words, 4 pages)

There are three things that all good short stories need to have in common. First all of the elements in the story must relate to the central idea. Second the situation in the story must be plausible. Thirdly, the story stays fresh. In other words there are new incites while ... Read More

Blaming Fast Food Restaurants For Obesity (520 words, 2 pages)

You may think that obesity is a form of disease, like being addicted to drugs or alcohol, but that is not the case. From, what Ive researched I can prove that fast food restaurants are not to blame for this issue. Even though some people may disagree, in my opinion ... Read More

A Letter to President Obama, Make Declawing Cats Illegal (870 words, 2 pages)

Barack Hussein Obama Jr.1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500I am a college student at Wayne College and plan on becoming an Animal Cruelty Investigator. I am writing you this letter because I have a strong feeling that declawing any cat should be illegal in the US. Declawing cats are ... Read More

We Should End the War in Afghanistan (1411 words, 5 pages)

The war in Afghanistan has become a tragedy. The great debate is whether we should stay or go. We should leave Afghanistan because the cost of war is hurting the U.S., the likelihood of success is quite small, anda U.S. victory will not stop terrorism in Afghanistan or anywhere else.I ... Read More

The Importance of Women on Both Sides of the French Revolution (1762 words, 7 pages)

The French Revolution was a time of exuberance and change however this was not only due to male efforts to overthrow the monarchy. Women played a major role in the Revolution and one woman in particular is considered to be one of the causes of the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette ... Read More

Short Story about a Lost Friend (1259 words, 4 pages)

He wasnt there anymore, not truly. Jonathan just wasnt the same when he got back from war. He still loved watching the occasional Batman or Spiderman movie, and loved hearing Giada Di Laurentiis explain her way to make perfect italian pasta. But still he was quieter. Jon was standing there, ... Read More

American Memory of World War Two (1467 words, 6 pages)

Since the defeat of the Axis powers in 1945, the United States ofAmerica has developed a specific memory of their role in the war thatforever altered modern history. Along with a certain recollection of theactual conflict, an American-specific memory of the Holocaust has alsodeveloped. The general consensus in America is ... Read More

Trafficking of Women and Girls (769 words, 3 pages)

Why is raising awareness about the trafficking of women and girls necessaryThe trafficking of women for the purpose of sexual exploitation takes place on a wide scale as a result of globalized capitalism. Notably from poor countries to more developed countries. The traffickers focus on women because many men hit ... Read More

The Painful Consequences of the Failed War on Drugs (787 words, 3 pages)

From watching the news to listening to personal stories from different people about how much pain and suffering they went through, because of the drug war in Mexico, U.S.A and other places around the world, has been difficult to grasp. The drug war around the world has produced painful consequences ... Read More

The European Imperial Conquest of the Americas (686 words, 3 pages)

The European imperial conquest of the Americas was successful due to their social interactions of initial trusting relationships, leading to easy exploitation, whereas Portugals attempted conquest of china failed because their interaction was abrupt and forceful, which offended the Chinese and caused them to fight back fiercely.The Europeans were easily ... Read More