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Account of the Life and Works of Shelly Silverstein (546 words, 1 pages)

We all will miss our favorite poet who passed away from a heart attack on May 10, 1999. He will be remembered for generations to come through the joy he will continue to bring to children and adults through his life's work.Shelly Silverstein, most commonly known as Shel Silverstein, was ... Read More

The Life and Works of Edward de Vere (1776 words, 3 pages)

In 1564, a man was born by the name of William Shakespeare. He was born to a poor family, was given little education, and had no interaction with sophisticated society. Thirty-eight plays and over 150 sonnets are not attributed to this ignorant man. Those who believe that Shakespeare was the ... Read More

A Walk of Life in Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country (391 words, 1 pages)

Cry, the Beloved Country A Walk of LifeBy Dane DresslerFeb.-9-2000Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton, stands out from other summer reading. Having read this novel two years ago, I am able to reflect on how many concepts and ideas expressed in this book have changed in meaning. In this ... Read More

The Life and Works of Walter Whitman (1759 words, 3 pages)

Through the history of the United States there have been a countless numbers of poets. With them came an equal number of writing styles. Certainly one of the most unique poets to write life's story through his own view of the world and with the ambition to do it was ... Read More

An Analysis of the Life of Hester Prynne (5422 words, 7 pages)

Chapter 1 Hester Prynne has committed adultery. Two years ago her husband in Europe sent her on ahead to America while he settled some business affairs. Alone in the small town of Boston, Hester has shocked and angered her neighbors by secretly taking a lover and bringing forth a girl ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Nuclear Destruction Potential and the Issues of the Cold War (1816 words, 3 pages)

Near World DestructionNuclear destruction, when those two devastating and frightening words are brought up one thought comes to mind, The Cuban Missile Crisis. This was the closest the world has ever come to being blown apart by the people living on it. In April 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev conceived ... Read More

The Life of Rosaura in The Stolen Party by Lilian Heker (597 words, 2 pages)

Lilian Heker s The Stolen Party is about a nine-year-old girl named Rosaura who goes to a rich girl s party. This takes place at a rich girl s house where her mother works as a maid. Rosaura thinks she is Luciana s friend but at the end finds out ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of Warfare of Franco-Prussian war (2462 words, 5 pages)

Zola s La D b cle, first planned in 1868, was the penultimate chapter in Les Rougon-Macquart. Warfare was something Zola had always meant to give full play in Les Rougon-Macquart, and his 1868 scheme had provided for a novel that will have the military world as its framework an ... Read More

A History of The Cuban Missile Crisis in The Cold War (1593 words, 3 pages)

The Cuban Missile Crisis Conflict between the U.S. and RussiaWhat happened, who caused it, and how it could have been avoidedThe Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. TheUnited States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness and Soviet forces in Cuba ... Read More

An Analysis of the Results and Benefits of the Cold War (1375 words, 3 pages)

A note to my would be readerSince I did not live through the cold war, I think that I can look back with a much more critical eye, and evaluate the cost and benefits of the cold war. Had I lived through the Cuban missile crisis, I probably would have ... Read More

The Life and Contributions of Oscar Romero (573 words, 1 pages)

OSCAR ROMERO was born on August 15, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios, a town east of El Salvador. He was the second of seven children. When he was thirteen he declared a vocation to the priesthood. He went to a seminary in San Miguel and from there Rome. He was ordained ... Read More

The Life in the 1920s: Only Yesterday by Frederick Lewis Allen (1799 words, 3 pages)

Only YesterdayFrederick Lewis Allen's book Only Yesterday is an informal look at life in the 1920's. The book begins with a prelude that details the lives of a young married couple. The book then proceeds to tell the events that occurred during the 1920's beginning with the signing of the ... Read More

A Reflection of Everyday Life in on the Subway by Sharon Olds (823 words, 2 pages)

On The SubwayThe poem that I have chosen to write and analyze is "On The Subway" by Sharon Olds. It was written in 1987 and is in one of Olds three books that she has had published called "The Gold Cell." The other books that Olds has written are "Satan ... Read More

The Mental and Emotional Effects of War on Henry Fleming (761 words, 2 pages)

Red Badge of CourageThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane follows the effects of war on a Union soldier, Henry Fleming, from his dreams of being a soldier, to his actual enlistment, and most interestingly through several battles of the Civil War. Henry Fleming was not happy with his ... Read More

The Hardships of War in the Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (538 words, 1 pages)

Article Review on Red Badge of Courage The book Red Badge of Courage, is about a physical and emotional pain that a solider of the Civil War might of went through. The soldiers pain comes from all of the horrible things associated with war. The main character, Henery Fleming, joins ... Read More

The Life and Literary Contributions of Rainer Maria Rilke (394 words, 1 pages)

Rainer Maria RilkeRose, o pure contradiction, desire to be no one s sleep beneath so many lids. This was Rainer Maria Rilke s self-composed epitaph, written before leukemia took his life on December 29, 1926. The rose was a symbol of love, beauty, and devotion in many of Rilke s ... Read More

The Life of Anne Frank During the Holocaust (1268 words, 2 pages)

On June 12, 1929, at 730 A.M. a baby girl was born in Frankfurt, Germany. No one realized that this infant, who was Jewish, was destined to become one of the worlds most famous victims of World War II. Her name was Anne Frank, and her parents were Edith Frank ... Read More

The Life of Wang Lung (445 words, 1 pages)

Have you ever wondered "who is the farmer they call Wang Lung?" Wang Lung is a poor farmer who begins with one piece of land that he farms each day. As he grow as a character in the novel he goes from poor to rich. In the novel The Good ... Read More

An Essay on the Life of John Humphrey Noyes (1207 words, 6 pages)

Eliot BrownThroughout the history of anthropology it has been a popular viewthat people are largely products of their culture, and not the other wayaround. Yet culture is an exclusively human phenomenon. While it is truethat everyone lives within a cultural context, and that context accountsfor varying degrees of who that ... Read More

The Life of Muhammad (1268 words, 3 pages)

Muhammad His Life based on the Earliest SourcesAcclaimed worldwide as the ultimate resource material on the topic, in the English language, Martin Lings' Life of Muhammad is unmatched by any other book. It is said to be the most definitive biography. First published in 1983, it is based on Arabic ... Read More

Oliver Twist Prepared Me Better in Life (879 words, 1 pages)

During the summer of 1999, I have chosen to read the book, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Reading this book will better prepare me for my upcoming course of global studies because it deals with many of the regions and time periods we will be studying in class. Although this ... Read More

A Typical Day in the Life of an Attorney (490 words, 3 pages)

A day in the life of an attorney. Its said that its the last jobyou'll ever want. (source 1) Over thirty percent of lawyerswho receive their law degrees are not practicing lawregularly ten years after graduation. Attorneys can work upto eighteen hours a day and more than three thousandhours in ... Read More

The Influence of Women and Sex on Stephen’s Life in A Portrait of the Artist (2218 words, 4 pages)

James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man presents an account of the formative years of aspiring author Stephen Dedalus. The very title of the novel suggests that Joyce's focus throughout will be those aspects of the young man's life that are key to his artistic development, ... Read More

The Poor Life Story of Jake in Love in LA by Dagoberto Gilb (734 words, 1 pages)

Poor ol JakeLove in LA a story by Dagoberto Gilb, provides a glimpse of a young mans superficial view of what is important in life. Jake the young man in the story, is so caught up in his dreams, he never takes the time to find out what is important ... Read More

The Life and Unconventional Works of Langston Hughes (657 words, 2 pages)

Poetry in Motion - Langston HughesLangston Hughes was a poet that lived from 1902-1967. He was a very distinguished poet of the Harlem Renaissance, the great out pouring of african-american art. The poetry of Langston Huges is very different, yet it held the reader's attention. As a poet, he defines ... Read More

An Analysis of the Greatest Pain in Life (4056 words, 29 pages)

The Greatest Pain in LifeThe greatest pain in lifeis not to die,but to be ignored.To lose the person you love so muchto another who doesn't care at all.To have someone you care so about so muchthrow a party...and not tell you about it.When your favorite person on earthneglects to invite ... Read More

The Life and Writings of Upton Sinclair (1311 words, 2 pages)

Upton Sinclair was an American writer whose works reflects not only the inside but also the socialists view on things. Upton sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was born into a family which held to its Southern aristocracy in every thing that was done. When Sinclair was ten years ... Read More

A Comparison of World War I and World War II in the History of War (517 words, 1 pages)

The comparison and contrast of World War I (WWI) and World War II (WWII) causes have been for more than fifty years interesting topics of study. In addition, there are many causes of WWI and WWII, some similar and some different. I will discuss two similar and two major difference ... Read More

An Analysis of the Stages of Life Described in the novel The Old Man The Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1298 words, 5 pages)

In life, one will go through a number of stages in life. Infancy, Youth , Adulthood, andOld Age are all key stages. As one grows, they mature through these various stages. When onereaches old age, there is often a lot of doubt surrounding their lives. Serenity, and independenceare often the ... Read More

A Glance at the Life of Thomas Jefferson, the Third President of the United States (1532 words, 3 pages)

Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. His terms lasted from the year 1801 to the year 1809. Jefferson was an American revolutionary leader as well as an influential political philosopher. Jefferson was among a group of the most brilliant Americans that resulted from the Enlightenment ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013