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Review of Alan Patton’s Cry, the Beloved Country (1867 words, 3 pages)

The book "Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton is a book about agitation and turmoil of both whites and blacks over the white segregation policy called apartheid. The book describes how understanding between whites and blacks can end mutual fear and aggresion, and bring reform and hope to a ... Read More

An Analysis of Bach’s Piece of Music from a Pianist’s and Listener’s Point of View (899 words, 1 pages)

This piece is taken from Book 2 of J.S. Bachs Forty-Eight Preludes and Fugues (also known as The Well-Tempered Clavier). A prelude could take almost any form, the only conditions being that it should be in the same key as the fugue and form a suitable preparation of the listeners ... Read More

An Essay on Jean Piaget’s Contribution to Understanding Child Development (1291 words, 2 pages)

This essay shall examine the contribution of Jean Piaget to our understanding of child development. Until the mid 1900's psychologists had no useful theory for explaining how children's minds change as they age. Psychologists interested in this field either has to study it in relation to behaviourism, which emphasises that ... Read More

My Experiment’s Findings about The Effect of Temperature in an Enzyme’s Action (1027 words, 2 pages)

For my investigation, I plan to examine the effect temperature has on enzyme action involving the biological catalyst- diastase, and its substrate- starch. In lesson, I have conducted a preliminary experiment to give me an idea of what to expect and a chance to conduct the experiment before hand. From ... Read More

Jesus’s Traits Should Be The Inspiration of Children (519 words, 2 pages)

We as a class should consider walking in the footsteps of Jesus towards Courtesy, Respect and Kindness. By doing all three we can create a much more better enviroment for ourselves and influence others to do the same. It will be ultimately to our advantage and will also be the ... Read More

Terrorist Attack on the US and President Bush’s Declaration of War against Terrorism (1884 words, 3 pages)

The Crisis On September 11, 2001 a horrifying event occurred in New York City, New York and in Washington D.C. In New York terrorists hijacked and flew two airplanes into the World Trade Center. World Trade Center 1 was the first building struck, by American Airlines flight 11 at 845am. ... Read More

An Analysis of Michael Crichton’s Success (1909 words, 3 pages)

For almost three decades, Michael Crichton has written novels that appeal to his readers imagination and take a firm hold of their pocketbooks. Crichtons writing stands out as much as his 69 frame. He has become one of the most widely read and bought science fiction authors of the past ... Read More

Cooper Thompson’s A New Vision of Masculinity Discusses the Stereotypical Definition of Masculinity (578 words, 2 pages)

Cooper Thompson, in his article "A new Vision of Masculinity", discusses the stereotypical definition of masculinity. He demonstrates that there are good qualities in both male and female he insists that boys should learn both qualities and combine them properly to from "new masculinity." Thompson opens the article with his ... Read More

The Role of Women and Changes in the Society in Jane Gardam’s Novel Crusoe’s Daughter and Carly Churchill’s Play Top Girls (2444 words, 3 pages)

Contemporary Worlds Two texts were studied, one being Crusoes Daughter a novel written by Jane Gardam set in the early 20th century, and the other Top Girls a play written by Caryl Churchill set in the early 1980s. The novel Crusoe's Daughter is about a young girl named Polly who ... Read More

A Paper on Confucius’s Five Classics (1512 words, 2 pages)

Confucius became famous as a sage, or wise man, of China during the Age of Philosophers. His Five Classics have influenced the civilizations of most of eastern Asia. Confucius was born in the state of Lu when local rulers refused to pay homage to the emperor of a failing Chou ... Read More

A Recount on Dana Harris Porter’s Funeral (5501 words, 8 pages)

Yesterday afternoon--Tuesday, May 16, 1967--was the day of the funeral of Dana Harris Porter, a distinguished Canadian and a Past President of this Club. Since 1958 Dana Porter had been Chief Justice of Ontario. Before that his posts in the provincial government included those of Education Minister, Attorney General, and ... Read More

A Paper on John Bowlby’s Theory of Attachment (1060 words, 2 pages)

The theory of attachment was originally developed by John Bowlby (1907 - 1990). Bowlby was a British psychoanalyst who was attempting to understand the intense distress experienced by infants who had been separated from their parents. Bowlby's first formal statement of the attachment theory, building on concepts from ethology and ... Read More

The Role of Constantine’s Reign in the History of the Christian Church (456 words, 1 pages)

Constantines reign as the roman emperor from 306-337 was very important to the history of the Christian church. Although at this time Christianity had been spread steadily throughout the Roman empire and beyond, it was generally regarded unfavourably by the rulers of Rome who wished to return to the ways ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Themes of Appearance and Reality in D.H. Lawrence’s The Rocking Horse Winner and Willa Cather’s Paul’s Case (969 words, 2 pages)

Mans Inability to Cope with Reality Like many pieces of art, it is difficult to interpret and analyze short stories. The plot and theme in short stories are often undeveloped and not very detailed, therefore the true meaning of the story can easily go unnoticed by the reader. D.H. Lawrences ... Read More

A Short Analysis of Contrasts in Stephen Crane’s Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind (408 words, 1 pages)

Contrast in "Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War Is Kind" In the poem "Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War Is Kind" by Stephen Crane, contrast is used to make a statement about the war. The poem shows the different view points of the war, how different people involved in the ... Read More

A Paper on Technology and Computers in Today’s Jobs (502 words, 1 pages)

Today most jobs use computers. Employees are probably going to use one on the job. A lot of people are being refused jobs because they don't have enough(If any) Computer related experience. We are moving into the technology age whrere most everything is going to be run by computers. Is ... Read More

Review of Tony Horowitz’s Confederates in the Attic and Eddy L. Harris’s South of Haunted Dreams (1472 words, 2 pages)

Impossible To Forget an Open Wound American's obsession with the Civil War has produced well over 60,000 different books. Two road narratives that contain journeys covering nearly the same concepts but by very different authors are Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz and South of Haunted Dreams by Eddy ... Read More

A Paper on Conflict in T. Corghessan Boyle’s Greasy Lake (846 words, 1 pages)

In "Greasy Lake," a short story written by T. Corghessan Boyle, three young men come into conflict while looking for good, clean fun at an old hangout. The men in the story are on a mission, one that they embarked upon by mistake and are now in a battle to ... Read More

Conflict in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (534 words, 2 pages)

Conflict is the struggle which grows out of two opposing forces, whether the forces being man versus man, man verses himself, man verses nature, man versus fate, or man versus society. Good examples of conflict can be found in almost any book. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is full ... Read More

The Use of TV Shows in Advertising as Discussed in Gloria Steinem’s Article Sex, Lies and Advertising (890 words, 2 pages)

CONSUMER APPEAL Advertisers of today have strategically combined commercials and television shows in order to sell products. Gloria Steinem discusses a similar idea in her article, 'Sex, Lies, and Advertising.' She repeatedly demonstrates how advertisements, particularly in magazines, are complementary to the articles around them. In the same manner, so ... Read More

The Effects of Consumer Culture on America’s Economics, Society and Moral (933 words, 2 pages)

Consumer Culture The Twenties was a time of great social change for America. Woman had been given the right to vote, selling alcoholic beverages was illegal, and agrarian people were moving to the cities. While these social changes were taking place, economic change also began to take hold. Increasingly, men ... Read More

Degrees of Isolation in Jamaica Kincaid’s Girl and Katherine Mansfield’s Miss Brill (545 words, 1 pages)

In Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" and Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill", the protagonists experience different yet similar degrees of isolation. In "Girl", the isolation is subtle while in "Miss Brill" the isolated status of the character is extremely obvious. Both types of isolation involve the character's social liferole and stem from those ... Read More

Nora and Mrs. Alving are two main characters in Ibsen's plays. They are similar in some ways, but obviously they are both uniquely diverse. They play many of the same roles in their plays, and are probably the most similar two characters between "Ghosts" and "A Doll's House." Nora is ... Read More

Portrayal of Marriage in Welch Poets Gillian Clarke’s Overheard in County Sligo and Paul Henry’s Lovebirds (1255 words, 3 pages)

The two poems are about love. One portrays a very distant marriage, the other portrays a very committed marriage. Both poems are of Welch relevance. Gillian Clarke and Paul Henry were both born in Wales. I am going to begin with the poem "Overheard in County Sligo." The first line ... Read More

Classic Greek Tragedy as a Plot Base in Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River (476 words, 1 pages)

Many of today's novels, television shows, and movies have plots based on the classic Greek tragedy. Mystic River, a film directed by Clint Eastwood, follows this formula in some respect but it would be note worthy to examine how it differs. Dave Boyle, Jimmy Markum, and Sean Devine are playing ... Read More

The Reflections of Author’s View of Human Behavior in Their Works: Examples from Dorothy Parker’s The Standard of Living and Toni Cade Bambara’s The Lesson (537 words, 1 pages)

An author's view of human behavior is often reflected in their works. The short stories, The Standard of Living by Dorothy Parker and The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara are both examples of works that demonstrate their author's view of lifestyles from the past. Parker's The Standard of Living reflects ... Read More

Comparison of Jack Hogins’s The Concert Stages of Europe and Gabrielle Roy’s To Earn My Living (495 words, 1 pages)

Both Canadian short stories "The Concert Stages of Europe" by Jack Hogins and "To Earn My Living" by Gabrielle Roy are first person narrations recounting significant experiences of the narrators' lives. In "The Concert Stages of Europe," thirteen year old Clay tells us about his disastrous experience at a talent ... Read More

A Comparative Study on Climate, the Environment and the Cost of Living in Florida and New York (468 words, 1 pages)

Florida and New York. Many people realize it is better to live in the south than in the north. For this reason, we need to show how two states, Florida and New York, differ in climate, the environment, and the cost of living. First, we recognize the state of Florida ... Read More

Teaching History through Film: Holocaust in Schindler’s List (885 words, 2 pages)

An Accurate Depiction of History There have been many documentaries and dramatic productions focusing on the Holocaust. The film, Schindlers List is one of the most serious, accurate, and compelling nondocumentary accounts so far. With the vision of unforgettable images, this movie shows the anguish and endless struggle the massacred ... Read More

Reflections of the Past in William Wordsworth’s The World is Too Much With Us and W.B. Yeats’ Among School Children (240 words, 1 pages)

The poem "The World is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth, is similar to the poem "Among School Children" by W.B. Yeats, in many ways but different in many other ways. "The World is Too Much With Us" is a poem that symbolizes negativity. The poem deals with the ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013