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Marijuana: Natures Wonder Drug (1233 words, 2 pages)

While there may not be cures for certain human diseases, there is definitely a drug that can be used to ease the pain of many of them, such as arthritis, asthma, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS), depression, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, cancer and many others. This drug is marijuana, also known ... Read More

Kevin Kline in the Movie A Fish Called Wanda (1568 words, 3 pages)

Justin Issa Voice and Movement 12.5.00 Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda The film A Fish Called Wanda is on the AFIs (American Film Institute) Greatest 100 Comedies list. Although this film features talented actors like John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline easily steals the show. Kline ... Read More

A Damaging Letter about a Long Kept Family Secret (1058 words, 2 pages)

It was any normal day. I heard the letters falling in at the usual 10'O clock. I glanced at them all until a brown and tattered envelop caught my sight. The stamp had faded away. I tore it open and found a letter addressed to me saying Dear George There ... Read More

A Biography of John Lennon the English Musician (1685 words, 4 pages)

October 9, 1940 marked the date the remarkable John Lennon was born. John was born and raised in Liverpool, England. Lennon did not have an easy childhood at all, he was left by his father and mother at a young age. Out of true kindness, his Aunt Mimi Smith took ... Read More

A Creative Essay on the Topic of Orpheus (3735 words, 7 pages)

As I watched Orpheus' prone figure in the distance, a thought kept processing in my mind. Why wasn't he with his friends? I hesitated going up to him because of that fight we had a few days ago but he looked so sad and forlorn, I decided to do so ... Read More

The Love and Humor in Act 2 Scene 3 of Twelfth Night Feste (1166 words, 2 pages)

In Act 2 Scene 3 of Twelfth Night Feste enters the scene to have a drink and share some jokes with Sir Toby and Sir Andrew, who are both by this stage very drunk. Sir Toby requests a song from Feste, and this is seconded by Sir Andrew amidst a ... Read More

An Open Letter to Jargaine about Roderick’s Superstitions (320 words, 1 pages)

Dear Chrama, They finally got to me. The wild influences of Rodericks superstitions finally got to me. It was several nights after Madelines entombment, and I was suffering from insomnia and couldnt sleep. All the inanimate objects in the room began to tease and torture me. The raging storm outside ... Read More

Appreciating Life in My Home Sweet Home (502 words, 1 pages)

Home Sweet Home I was about ten years old and full of curiosity and energy. I grabbed my favorite red converse shoes that were so tattered from the many days of playing outside. I tucked my shoes under my arm and ran out the backdoor up the grassy hill toward ... Read More

Freud’s Contributions to the Field of Psychology (1051 words, 2 pages)

Freud really did make some major contributions to the field of psychology. He was the first one to suggest that psychological problems might have their roots in how children were treated. Freud believed that most of our personality is formed by early childhood, much of it so early that we ... Read More

An Report on Four Little Girls by Spike Lee (1183 words, 3 pages)

When documentaries are filmed, produced, and then viewed, the audience is left with more knowledge and awareness than before having watched it. When I watch a National Geographic documentary on exploitation of indigenous peoples, I become aware of their situation and further understand the cruel world around me. Also, my ... Read More

Time to Embrace Greatness, a Glorious Day in the Fall (822 words, 1 pages)

A Glorious Day in the Fall The alarm clock sounds at seven am, Bzzzz, Bzzzz, Bzzzz! I reach out with my left hand to hit the snooze button, but a thought enters my mind, it is game day. Today is the day of my senior homecoming football game. I rise ... Read More

An Essay on Accepting Women into Traditional Male Roles (1789 words, 3 pages)

The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they offered a generous 1000 bet. The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to a patron. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of ... Read More

A Story of an Accident that Made Me Realize My Love Was Gone (742 words, 1 pages)

False Love Part 3 "Is he okay? Where are you right now?" "I'm at the hospital. Oh Heather I don't know, the doctor said he has a few head injuries, they think he might be going into a coma!" I heard her sobbing, I didn't know what to say I ... Read More

The Janet Jackson’s Issue (318 words, 1 pages)

You've heard all about it by now More than 90 million viewers watching the Super Bowl got a flash of Janet Jackson's bare breast after half of her leather bustier was ripped away by her partner Justin Timberlake in the finale of their performance. Officials at CBS issued an apology, ... Read More

An Analysis of Being Rich and Famous and That Affecting the Verdict (582 words, 1 pages)

Does being rich and famous affect verdict? Well in some cases it does affect and in some it does not affect the verdict. Some people would ask "How does it affect?" it could affect the verdict by turning around to the defendant, like instead of the accused the defendant could ... Read More

An Analysis of Celebrities and Their Privacy (342 words, 1 pages)

Celebrities are constantly in the media for their outrageous or strange antics. People such as Robbie Williams, The Cheeky Girls and most Big Brother contestants are well known for their headline grabbing shenanigans. But some stars complain that they do not get the privacy they deserve. Nowadays it doesn't take ... Read More

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Painting Techniques through Light and Shadow (805 words, 2 pages)

Born April 25,1452 Leonardo Da Vinci was born in the small town of Anchiano. His father Piero a successful notary, and his mother Caterina a peasant women. Leonardo has contributed much to our culture artistically and scientifically. As a boy, Leonardo was fascinated with the birds and flowers of nature, ... Read More

Cowboys with Guns during the Wild West (493 words, 1 pages)

Cowboys with Guns during the Wild Wild West In the Old West, guns played an important role in the lives of cowboys. There were various kinds of guns that cowboys used. They fell into two categories hand gun and rifle. The most common handguns were the Derringer and the Colt ... Read More

A Comparative Analysis of the Two Novels The Crucibles and Streetcar Named Desire (505 words, 1 pages)

Both Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire" extract has two characters in each scene. One of them is usually one of the main characters of the stories Mr. Proctor in the Crucible extract and Blanche DuBois from the scene of Streetcar Named Desire. Both of them ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting the Internet to Print (736 words, 2 pages)

Comparing and Contrasting the Internet to Print The differences between the Internet and Print Journalism are clear immediately upon glancing at either of the two. However, to truly understand the differences you must study each carefully. I will briefly explore the differences between Newsweek and it's printed counterpart, and Entrepreneur ... Read More

Palestine and Iran in the Stories “Latifa”, “The Crazy Dervish” And “The Pomegranate Tree: A Mystic Tale” (720 words, 1 pages)

Moishe Similansky's story "Latifa" and Farnoosh Moshiri's story "The Crazy Dervish and the Pomegranate Tree A Mystic Tale" both rely on a knowledge of the historical and religious aspects of Palestine and Iran. The impact of the Iranian Cultural Revolution and the Arab-Jewish conflict affected the lives of the characters ... Read More

A Character Analysis of the Main Character Holden Caulfield (1552 words, 2 pages)

Our main character Holden Caulfield at first appears to be having a conflict with society, but, upon closer examination, we see he is truly only at war with himself. Our story starts with Holden being kicked out of yet another school, this time Pencey Prep, for failing four classes. He ... Read More

The Roots of the Controversial Case of Bush V. Gore in the United States (2010 words, 3 pages)

Decisions are often made in the united states by the U.S. Supreme Court that impact the country greatly. Sometimes the decision of the case is extremely controversial, leaving the Court and the country split. One Such recent case was Bush V. Gore. There were many events and certain criteria behind ... Read More

Boys State (400 words, 1 pages)

My name is Your Name Here, and I have been asked to write an essay on why I would like to go to Boys State this year. Ill start from the beginning this year was the first year that I became truly interested in government and politics. The reason this ... Read More

A Review on Aristophanes’ Play “Lysistrata” (1591 words, 3 pages)

Aristophanes' Lysistrata is read as a play. Based during the Peloponnesian War the plot is that the women will end the war on their own. The women, sick of the endless fighting amongst the country's will make an oath amongst each other that will in essence end the war and ... Read More

A Story of the Ocean Adventure Aboard the Waverunner (765 words, 1 pages)

An Ocean Adventure As I watch, the waves from the shore look fun and almost innocent as they crest and then crash over one another. I can taste the salt in they air and watch little rainbows glisten through the prisms of the oceans spray. The warm ocean water toward ... Read More

An Account of a Child’s Happy Summer Vacation (1429 words, 2 pages)

Growing up as a child, I remember looking forward to every summer vacation, when my family and I would all go to Mexico for a couple of weeks. I remember that my dad would wake us up the day we were leaving at around 5 a.m. and we would all ... Read More

“Black Sox” (485 words, 1 pages)

Ray Kinsella, a baseball fanatic, wandered to New Hampshire to find the novelist, J.D. Salinger, the man the mysterious voice had instructed him to find. Salinger, a retired novelist, did not trust Kinsella, a strange farmer from Iowa who was going to take him to a Red Sox game. Kinsella ... Read More

Will New Copyright Laws Curtail Software and CD Piracy? (946 words, 1 pages)

What is a Copyright? Copyright is a protection that covers published and unpublished literary, scientific and artistic works, whatever the form of expression, provided such works are fixed in a tangible or material form. This means that if you can see it, hear it andor touch it - it may ... Read More

The Definition of an Image and How Particular Image Employs the Elements of Impact (504 words, 1 pages)

What is an image? What composes an image? In the following paragraphs, we are going to talk about the definition of an image and discuss how the particular image chosen employs elements such as composition, colour, camera angles, frames and emotional impact. An image is something we see and something ... Read More