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A Personal Observation on the Loss of Work Ethic in the United States (213 words, 1 pages)

In todays society I believe we have lost the traditional work ethic of long ago. Being brought up in a traditional family and around a population mainly comprised of Amish, I have come to understand the work ethic that America has lost. Amish are people who lead a simple religious ... Read More

A Paper on Life and Music of Victor Herbert (1490 words, 2 pages)

Victor Herbert Victor Herbert had always felt music in his blood. He knew he was to be a musician from an early age. Even his grandfather, Samuel Lover, was a musician of sorts. He wrote songs and for part of his life was a traveling performer. When Victor was three ... Read More

The Necessity of Self-Knowledge as Depicted in Robert Warren’s The Patented Gate and the Mean Hamburger (824 words, 1 pages)

Robert Warren once talked about the difficult necessity of self knowledge. What exactly does this mean? What does it mean to know ourselves? And does it really matter if we stay true to ourselves. In the story The Patented Gate and the Mean Hamburger by Robert Warren, Jeff York is ... Read More

Search for Identity in Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (875 words, 2 pages)

Progress Report 2 Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is scattered with symbolism. Especially the first scene, which is widely known as the Battle Royal. This is an important section in the novel, for the reader is introduced to the Invisible Man as someone who is not listened to by most, ... Read More

The Life and Work of the American Journalist and Novelist Stephen Crane (1165 words, 4 pages)

Stephen Crane "Stephen Crane, one of America's foremost journalist and novelist, utilized characters and topics of realism to awaken a sleeping literary piblic of his times." Although he was born more than six years after the end of the American Civil War, Stephen Crane's novel The Red Badge of Courage ... Read More

A Biography of Robert Penn Warren, the American Writer (1012 words, 2 pages)

Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren, born in Guthrie, Kentucky in 1905, was one of the twentieth centurys most eminent American writers. He was a distinguished novelist and poet, literary critic, essayist, short story writer, and coeditor of numerous textbooks. He also a founding editor of The Southern Review, a ... Read More

A Mockery of Pop Culture: An Essay on Simpsons TV Show (1362 words, 2 pages)

Prime-time Animation A mockery of pop culture The Simpsons, which debuted in 1987 on The Tracey Ullman Show, was created by Matt Groening. Groening brought to the drawing board a warped satire on pop culture, which produced ripples in prime-time animation forever. Prime-time animation now contains spoofs on not only ... Read More

Young Goodman Brown – a Symbolic Masterpiece by Nathaniel Hawthorne (687 words, 2 pages)

The Jack of All Trades. "As nearly as could be discerned, the second traveler was about fifty years old, apparently in the same rank of life as Goodman Brown, and bearing a considerable resemblance to him, though perhaps more in expression than features"(Hawthorne 1087). The story "Young Goodman Brown" by ... Read More

Everything You Need to Know About My Family and Way of Life (1128 words, 2 pages)

My heritage is unknown by my family and myself. I have tried to do a genealogy tree and did not get very far. My dad's favorite thing to say is that we are mutts with a little bit of everything in us. I was able to trace our ancestor's back ... Read More

What I Learned from My Grandfather and How He Influenced My Life (661 words, 1 pages)

To the kids, he was the candy man. Every Sunday morning in my fathers church he came with his suit coat pockets filled with sweets and everyone at the service knew it. All of us grandchildren sat next to him, but every kid would stop by at least once to ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of the Ban on the Use of Landmines (849 words, 2 pages)

Landmines A recent report on the ban the production and the use of landmines which appeared in the International Post caught my attention. Credit for the lucidly written report should be given to Ms Kazka, a colleague of mine, who illuminated the pertinent issues involved in the controversy revolving the ... Read More

The History of Islam and its Most Important Characteristics (1401 words, 2 pages)

Islam began in seventh century Arabia. Within a hundred years of its start Islamic rulers controlled an empire larger and more vast than the Roman empire. Within four hundred years Islam was part of the richest culture in the world. Islam, which means submission to God, includes the life and ... Read More

Hidden Messages and Symbolism in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man (997 words, 2 pages)

Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is the epitome of oppression of the black race. It is the story of an educated black man who has been oppressed and dominated by whites all of his life. Within the covers of the book lie themes and episodes which support the idea that the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (2485 words, 5 pages)

Chris Coreypg. 1 I know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1) Setting I - Stamps, Arkansas, in a black ghetto neighborhood where Maya lives with her grandmother and paralyzed uncle - St. Louis, San Francisco, a junkyard, and Southern California A brief incident takes place across the border in Mexico ... Read More

Honor Thy Children: Coping with Loss, Death and Grief (1317 words, 2 pages)

Parents are not meant to bury their children. How can you cope with saying good-bye to not just one of your children but to all your children? When I first heard of Honor Thy Children I thought that is would be a mellow drama filled with boring stories about some ... Read More

A Paper on Life of Marcus Garvey, a Legendary Hero (2528 words, 4 pages)

Marcus Garvey, a legendary hero, was born on August 17, 1887 in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica. He was the youngest child of 11 children. His family was comprised of poor peasants, who only survived because of his mother. Garvey's mother had to supply the family with money by selling cakes ... Read More

A Personal Story about Grandfather (641 words, 1 pages)

My Grandfather There are many people in my family that is special to me. There is one particular person who has really had an impact on my life. My grandfather, Luther James Marshall, was my inspiration. Although he died in March of 2001, he showed me how important life really ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Relationship with Authors Grandfather (888 words, 1 pages)

Grandpa The Hero I Hardly Knew It is often in life that you do not learn how to fully appreciate something until it is gone. This was the case with my grandpa Gordon Preilipp, who passed away on the 26th of March 2001. He looked to be a vivid image ... Read More

Genogram Essay on Religion and Faith (634 words, 1 pages)

Genogram Essay My whole entire family, on both my mom and dads side, consists of Catholics. Yet, not all of them practice their faith as they claim to. I have a pretty average relationship with my family. Starting off on my mom's side, I have a more than awesome relationship ... Read More

Review of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Cronica de un muerte anuciada (1094 words, 2 pages)

Magical Realism Cronica de un muerte anuciada Gabriel Garca Mrquez was born in Aracataca, Columbia en 1927. His parents were poor so they sent him to live with his grandparent, where he heard stories from his grandfather, who was a colonel in the army, and inspired him to write his ... Read More

A Paper on Influences of Gabriel Garcia Marquez (391 words, 1 pages)

Gabriel Garcia Marquezs Influences Gabriel Garca Mrquez, a Colombian-born writer of astonishing skill, is thought by many to be one of the world's greatest living authors and is responsible for awakening interest in Latin American literature with his style of writing. He is considered one of the pioneers of "Magical ... Read More

Powerhouses of Business: William Henry Gates and John Davison Rockefeller (994 words, 2 pages)

Over the years there have been many businesses and businessman. Some have prospered and some have lost everything. But only a select few have ever dominated an entire market and form a true monopoly. The government forbids such businesses but people still strive to achieve such stature. The two true ... Read More

A Study of Differences between Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman (1410 words, 3 pages)

The Differences Between Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, two famous poets from the same period, differed in their lifestyles, subject matter and their style of writing. Even though Emily and Walt had some similarities they were different in many ways. Their lifestyles, subject matter and ... Read More

A Biography of William Matthew Flinders Petrie the Grandson of the First Man to Chart Australia (991 words, 2 pages)

William Matthew Flinders Petrie, born June 3rd 1853 in Charlton, Kent, was the grandson of Captain Matthew Flinders, the first man to chart Australia. Petrie was named after his father William, who was a civil engineer and professional surveyor and his maternal grandfather Matthew, a famous navigator and explorer. Petrie's ... Read More

The Shared Kind-Heartedness of Maxine and Hannah in The Night of the Iguana (420 words, 1 pages)

Maxine and Hannah When you first meet Maxine Faulk and Hannah Jelks in The Night of the Iguana they seem to be complete opposites. Maxine is a carefree hippie, who wears old torn clothe, no shoes, and doesn't give damn what anyone else thinks. When Hannah walks up to the ... Read More

A Paper on Churchill as a War Leader (2680 words, 4 pages)

Churchill as War Leader FIFTY years ago, the Second World War was approaching its crescendo. A million British and Commonwealth and a million American troops were preparing to hurl themselves across the English Channel to storm Hitlers Atlantic Wall and embark upon the noble task of liberating Europe from the ... Read More

A Paper on Child Abuse and the American Society (964 words, 2 pages)

Child abuse is a disgrace to the American Society. It is an act that accomplishes nothing but bad things. It shows how low some people are in our society that they would beat their own children or other people's children. According to the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect ... Read More

A Brief History of the Cherokee Indians (467 words, 1 pages)

The Cherokee Indians first lived in Tennessee. The name Indian first came from Christopher Columbus, who thought that America was part of the Indies, Asia. The first person to come across Indians was Hernando de Soto, in 1540. In wintertime the Indian men wore long sleeved shirts, loose fitting leggings, ... Read More

The Boxcar Children (482 words, 1 pages)

Henry Alden and his little brother, Benny Alden and sisters, Jessie Alden and Violet Alden were Boxcar Children. They used to live alone in a boxcar (it looks like a mobile home) which they found in the woods when their parents died at the time they were very young. After ... Read More

Learning from Elders in The Lesson and in Battle Royal (701 words, 1 pages)

Learning From your Elders Experiences your elders can arouse eye-opening experiences is a view that is greatly expressed in both The Lesson, by Toni Cade Bambera, and Battle Royal, by Ralph Ellison. In The Lesson an economic lesson is learned from Miss Moore, while in Battle Royal, a life lesson ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013