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My Trip into the Confusing Vast Meadows of Cumbria (1457 words, 3 pages)

The sun shone brightly, casting shadows across the vast meadows of Cumbria. Leaves gently fell from the aging trees, gliding effortlessly through the slight breeze of the autumn day. The grass rippled across the fields, creating a wave effect for as far as the eye could see. The path made ... Read More

An Analysis of the Children of Divorced Parents and Children from Single Parent Families (924 words, 2 pages)

Present statisticians estimate that half of all marriages will end with divorce. It is very normal to see a single parent family with a mother or a father in charge around us. It will also open in the air a question to us whether a single parent can be successful ... Read More

An Analysis of Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (666 words, 2 pages)

Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a fully documented account of the annihilation of the American Indian in the late 1800s ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. Brown brings to light a story of torture and atrocity not well known in American history. The fashion in ... Read More

An Analysis of Rober Browning’s Poem ‘My Last Duchess’ (546 words, 1 pages)

In his poem, My Last Duchess, Robert Browning uses the description of a painting as the premise through which he paints his own subtle portrait of the speaker. Through his self-absorbed rambling monologue concerning his former wife, the Duke inadvertently reveals much more about himself than he does (as the ... Read More

A Biography of Brigham Young and His Shift from Methodism to the Mormon Religion (930 words, 2 pages)

Brigham Young was born in 1801 into the poor farming family of John Young and Abigail Howe. He was the ninth of eleven children. His family and he lived together in upstate New York. At the age of sixteen, Young left home to start a career as an itinerant carpenter, ... Read More

Brazil’s Transformation from an Authoritarian Regime to a Presidential Democracy (3070 words, 5 pages)

Brazil's transformation from an authoritarian regime to a presidential democracy was a slow and faltered attempt. From the early suggestions of democratic development, there were both administrations that contributed to democratic growth, as well as administrations that opposed this liberalization. This led to instability in the Brazilian form of democratic ... Read More

An Analysis of Life Lessons in Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya (706 words, 1 pages)

GOOD VS. EVIL Maturity Bless Me Ultima, a book by Rudolfo A. Anaya, is about a young boy named Antonio who comes of age through troubling ordeals throughout the book. He is aided in this journey by a curandera named Ultima, who teaches Tony many life lessons. Anaya uses animals ... Read More

A Review of “A Little Girl Lost from Songs of Experience” (979 words, 2 pages)

A Little GIRL Lost from Songs of Experience is one of Blakes most important poems. Though judging the aesthetic value of a poem is nearly impossible, I would contend that A Little Girl Lost is better than The Little Girl Lost found in Songs of Innocence. Perhaps because A Little ... Read More

Letter From Birmingham Jail (376 words, 1 pages)

Letter From Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr., while serving as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, went to Birmingham to undertake in a nonviolent organization against racial discrimination. While organizing the group with a few of his co-workers they are thrown in jail. Birmingham is one of ... Read More

A Biography of Life of Theorist Jean Jacques Piaget From Switzerland (1129 words, 2 pages)

Jean Jacques Piaget was born in Neuchtel, Switzerland on August 9, 1896. His father, Arthur Piaget was a professor in Medieval Literature. His mother, Rebecca Jackson, was an intelligent woman but Jean found her a little bit neurotic. When he was in his late youth he had a faith crisis. ... Read More

A Biography of Jack London From San Francisco (842 words, 2 pages)

Biography of Jack London Jack London was born in San Francisco. He was deserted by his father, Professor William Henry Chaney, an astrologer, and raised in Oakland by his mother Flora Wellman, a music teacher. London's stepfather John London, was a failed storekeeper. London's youth was marked by poverty. At ... Read More

The Traditional Heroes and Their Virtues During the Anglo-Saxon Period From 449-1066 (801 words, 1 pages)

The Anglo-Saxon period lasted from 449-1066. During this period, much emphasis was placed upon traditional heroes and their virtues. The Anglo-Saxon people admired men of courage and bravery, no matter where he hailed from. In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, the heroic traits of superhuman strength, personal courage or valor, and ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Teacher and Student From Paul Freire’s Perspective (548 words, 1 pages)

Paulo Freire, a Brazilian educator and author of The Banking Concept of Education evaluates the relationship between the teacher and student in the classroom. One specific problem that he points out in the Banking method of education is that students have become containers to be filled by teachers. The more ... Read More

The Sorrows of Charley as Portrayed in the Henry Green’s ‘Excerpts From Back’ (506 words, 1 pages)

In the excerpt from Back by Henry Green, Green tells the sorrows of a young man (Charley) returning from war. Scared from a lover's death and the effects of war on his mental and physical being, the mood of this piece is deplorable. It is expressed in the excerpt that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Relaxing and Peaceful Experience I Enjoy in My Backyard (1030 words, 2 pages)

As I step into my backyard, I am transported into another world. I have learned that the transition between nature and civilization is the difference between calmness and calamity. My backyard is the conduit of this peaceful change. As I enter it, I am no longer in the highly planned ... Read More

The Life and Music Career of Jonathan Sebastian Bach From Germany (2403 words, 6 pages)

April Robinson Dr. Robbins Exposition Report Writing 620015 21 February 2000 Bach Life and Music He was a musical genius with thousands of musical compositions written in his lifetime. He spent his life in Germany, primarily Leipzig, and worked at a school for the city. He is considered to be ... Read More

A Description of an Asian American From Different Perspectives (1514 words, 3 pages)

Who is an Asian American? Who is an Asian American? Asian American can mean different things to different people. At the most basic level, an Asian American is an American who is of Asiatic descent. The term is so broad though that to make further assumptions about an Asian American ... Read More

My Evening out Filled With Alcohol and Blasting Music (1220 words, 3 pages)

As I approached the party I could hear the blasting music all the way from the street. When I reached the back of the house to enter I could distinguish the song that was playing it was "It's good to be King" by Tom Petty. After waiting in a line ... Read More

The Analysis of Hamlet From the Context of Aristotle’s Poetics (893 words, 4 pages)

Hamlet Analyzed in Terms of Aristotle's Poetics Aristotles Poetics is considered the guide to a well written tragedy his methods have been used for centuries. In Aristotles opinion, plot is the most important aspect of the tragedy, all other parts such as character, diction, and thought stem from the plot. ... Read More

The Biblical Story of Goliath and David From Literature Perspective (1050 words, 2 pages)

Bible as Literature Arnold Schwarzenegger A Real Life Samson Heroes have been around since the beginning of time. The first hero that I can think of is David, from the biblical story David and Goliath. Heroes have not really evolved that much since the early days, they are still basically ... Read More

The Disrespect of Women From the Classical Age Through the Medieval Age (1374 words, 2 pages)

Chretein de Troyes, Arthurian Romances From the Classical age through the medieval age, women were greatly disrespected. They did not have any say in anything and were not appreciated. In Classical texts such as The Odyssey, the women were treated as if they were animals. They did not have the ... Read More

A Creative Story from the Perspective of an Arctic Wolf (1041 words, 2 pages)

Artic Wolf The young cub awoke in the early hours of dawn, before his mother. This was not unusual, for the cub was adventuress and loved exploring the lair. As the cubs eyes adjusted, he saw the wall of light at the far end of the lair, since he was ... Read More

A Current Product Analysis of the iPod From Apple Computers (2823 words, 6 pages)

Introduction Apple Computer Inc. designs, develops and markets a line of portable digital music players called iPods. Since launching the product line in the fall of 2001, the company has expanded the iPod product line to include related accessories and services, including the online distribution of third-party music and audio ... Read More

A Story of Apathy Towards My Hunting Spree (584 words, 1 pages)

Apathy Towards Hunting When I was around eleven years old I wanted to go deer hunting more than anything else I could remember. There was one problem my dad would not let me go with out a hunter's safety certification. So that year I enrolled in a class and got ... Read More

The Memorandum From the Business Department of the Apogee Company (725 words, 2 pages)

The following appeared in a memorandum from the business department of the Apogee Company. "When the Apogee Company had all its operations in one location, it was more profitable than it is today. Therefore, the Apogee Company should close down its field offices and conduct all its operations from a ... Read More

An Argument Against Gay Marriages From a Biblical Perspective (274 words, 1 pages)

Against Gay Marriage Gay marriage should not be permitted. Many people often justify their opposition to gay marriage with reference to their religious beliefs. It rejects natural law created by God. The bible says that lesbian and gay parenting is a sin. Homosexual couples can not procreate. Lesbianism and gayness ... Read More

The Expulsion of the Jews From England and Persecution by the Nazi German Regime (718 words, 1 pages)

A common assumption is that the forced conversion reflects the ideas of people "back then". But as I have said before, and will say again, one must be cautious in ascribing beliefs in general to any large group of people in any time. Even in NAZI Germany where anti-semitism was ... Read More

How Jesus Christ Answers Prayers From the Story of Lorraine (647 words, 1 pages)

Lorraine was a pretty girl. Everyone liked her and she always had a smile to go with her big brown eyes. She was a cheerleader at the school she attended and many times she could hear the other girls saying they wished they could be like her. So much confidence, ... Read More

The Shift From the Traditional Dairy Tale Style in Anne Sextons “Cinderella” (680 words, 1 pages)

We've always read or been read fairy tales once in our lives, and how do they always end? Yes, happily ever after. In Anne Sexton's "Cinderella", she shakes up the traditional fairy tale, by adding her own tale. She uses sarcasm to finish the tale, causing the reader's expectation of ... Read More

An Analysis of an Excerpt From the 1929 Play “Journey’s End” (909 words, 2 pages)

These excerpt are taken from the source I have chosen to evaluate, a 1929 play called "Journey's End". It was composed by a British author R.C. Sherriff who joined the war at age eighteen. He served as a captain in the East Surrey regiment from 1914 until the end of ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013