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The Class System in the Early Twentieth Century London, England in the Play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1158 words, 4 pages)

The play Pygmalion takes place in early twentieth century London,England Capitol of the largest empire in the world at that time. It tellsthe story of a flower girl named Eliza Doolittle and her fleetingtransformation from street girl to a duchess a woman of a high class, andeven nobility. In this ... Read More

The Elements of Naturalism in the Short Story To Build a Fire by Jack London (568 words, 2 pages)

To Build a Fire is a short story by author Jack London, and it relates to some admittedly dark subject matter. In said short story, a man and his dog become lost in the Alaskan wilderness, while they are trying to get back to a gold operation the man does ... Read More

Henry George’s, Jack London’s, and Frank Norris’ Critique of the Oligarchic Concentration of Power in California (334 words, 2 pages)

Henry George, Jack London and Frank Norris protested against the oligarchic concentration of power and wealth in California. In his book Progress and Poverty, George talked about how progress often results in economic depression and turmoil associated with differential benefits to the community. As a result, stratification of classes emerges ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Performance of the Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre, London (1633 words, 5 pages)

The performance that I saw was the Woman in Black. Before I saw the performance, I expected it to be spooky, ghostly. The performance took place at the Fortune Theatre, London on the 1st December 2015.the genre of the performance was Horror and gothic. The playwright was Stephen Mallatratt the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Mental Illnesses in the 2012 Film Silver Linings Playbook (1024 words, 5 pages)

People with mental illnesses have long struggled to assimilate with the rest of society. Historically, the mentally ill have generally been forcibly separated from the healthy-kept out of sight behind the walls of institutions and asylums. As Western medicine progressed, so too did the understanding of human biology and psychology, ... Read More

The First Ancient Olympics and Its Significance Today (642 words, 3 pages)

The Ancient Olympics Religion and Cultural Significance The Ancient Olympics was one of the most important culturalforums of the Greeks and allowed them to display all their achievements andaccomplishments in the full view of Mediterranean civilization. The mostvital and integral part of the Olympics throughout its evolution from itsearliest days ... Read More

An Experiment Revealing the Decay of Beauty Meson at CERN in 2011 and 2012 (356 words, 2 pages)

Analysis of decay of Beauty Meson (B-meson) decay at CERN by physicists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences indicates new limitations of the Standard Model.Recent analysis of data collected by the LHCb experiment in 2011 and 2012 indicates that B mesons decay in a ... Read More

A Reflection on the First Congressional District Battle for the House of Representatives Seat in 2012 (1577 words, 6 pages)

1st Congressional District Race Reaction Paper Part 1 The battle for the House of Representatives seat in the 1stCongressional District on Long Island is as tense this year as it was in2012. The 2012 election resulted in a narrow victory for incumbent DemocratTim Bishop over his Republican challenger Randy Altschuler, ... Read More

An Analysis of the 2012 Movie Lincoln (1377 words, 4 pages)

A compass, I learned when I was surveying, it'll... it'll point you True North from where you're standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and deserts and chasms that you'll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination, you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve ... Read More

The Use of Logos and Rhetorical Devices in President Obama’s Acceptance Speech on November 7th 2012 (1310 words, 4 pages)

On November 7th, 2012, President Obama gave is Presidential Acceptance speech in Chicago, Illinois in front of millions of people, including his campaign supporters. His speech was broadcasted national and globally. Obama, after months and months of hard work, had finally won the election. Most people may think that the ... Read More

The Realities of Crossing the U.S. Border Illegality in the 2012 New York Times Article, Scenes from the Border (1089 words, 4 pages)

Since most of my relatives who live in the U.S. are (legal) immigrants from Vietnam, immigration has always been a topic of interest in my family. The article Scenes from the Border in the January 2012 edition of the New York Times Upfront displays the heartbreaking realities that comes with ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character That Display the Theme of Nature Versus Nurture in the Short Stories To Build a Fire and White Fang by Jack London (819 words, 3 pages)

Analysis of Characters in Regard to Nature vs. NurtureJack Londons short stories To Build A Fire (1908 edition) and White Fang both contain characters that display the theme of nature versus nurture. Based on their actions in the stories, the wolf-dog and Jim Hall would support natural instinct while Judge ... Read More

A Review of Django Unchained, a 2012 American Western Film by Quentin Tarantino (878 words, 3 pages)

Django unchained is a movie story about Django, an African Americanslave who is saved by Dr. Schultz a bounty hunter for the local government.The movie presents a number of themes and messages to the viewer includingslavery, violence, vengeance, and racial discrimination. The plot of themovie and an analysis of the ... Read More

A Group Research on the Olympic Swimming (1456 words, 4 pages)

Group Report on Olympic Swimming TimesBackground InformationFor the group statistics project, our group decided to look at Olympic swimming times from the past three Olympics and what variables affected the times of each swimmer. There are a lot of factors that go into deciding who will win at the Olympics, ... Read More

An Analysis of Mary Robinson’s Inspiring Thoughts in the Poem “London’s Summer Morning” (930 words, 3 pages)

Londons summer morningWhat is inspiration but the force or influence of any entity in compelling an artist to create something. The idea that the poet is inspired by London and its peculiar summer morning is evident from the description of minute details about the dawn of life in this city. ... Read More

A Comparison of the Idea of Lone Man in To Build a Fire by Jack London and Girl Gang in Foxfire by Joyce Carol Oates (1049 words, 3 pages)

Jack Londons To Build a Fire tells the story of a single man versus nature, set in the northern winter tundra of the Yukon. This man is alone in the wild, trying to survive all by himself. Conversely, Joyce Carol Oates Foxfire depicts a girl gang, forming out of necessity ... Read More

The Life and Career of Aliya Mustafina, a Russian Olympic Gymnast (752 words, 3 pages)

In Praise of Aliya MustafinaIn domestic and international competition, Russia has always been renowned for their elite gymnasts. They have produced greats such as Larissa Latynina, who won a total of 18 Olympic medals, and have dominated in competitions such as the 2011 Worlds in Tokyo, placing second in the ... Read More

A Study on the Uses of Rhetoric in the 2012 Arizona Senate Race between Republican Jeff Flake and Democrat Richard Carmona (1525 words, 5 pages)

Carmona vs Flake 2012The purpose of this assignment is to study the uses of rhetoric within the political arena. For my essay in particular I would like to focus in on the 2012 Arizona Senate race between Republican Jeff Flake and Democrat Richard Carmona. In order to map the shape ... Read More

The Notion of White People Saving Other Races in the Movies The Blind Side and Kony 2012 (2719 words, 8 pages)

From the Europeans earliest interactions with anyone outside of Europe to Invisible Childrens Kony 2012 to movies such as The Blind Side, the notion of white people saving other races has been around from nearly the beginning of white human history. The majority of white people tend to believe that ... Read More

An Analysis of the 2012 Paper from The Journal of Information Development by Archie Dick (703 words, 4 pages)

The following discusses a paper from The Journal of Information Development (Volume 28, Number 4, Nov. 2012, pp. 259-260) by Archie L. Dick from the University of PretoriaEstablished Democracies, Internet Censorship and The Social Media Test.This paper showed that the established democracies are not less assailable than authoritarian regimes.AbstractIn the ... Read More

A Critique of To Build a Fire, a Short Story by Jack London (956 words, 3 pages)

The change that Jack London attempts to incite in the world, in his short story To Build a Fire, is the same approach that humankind takes to nature. It is very obvious that London has a certain respect for the power of nature and he wants his readers to understand ... Read More

The Terrorist-Hostage Situation During the 1972 Munich Olympics (2152 words, 6 pages)

It is the 1972 Munich Olympics but why is everyone crowded around their televisions watching a terrorist- hostage situation? Well, Palestinian terrorists from the Black September extremist organization had taken nine members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage, and were holding them for the release of hundreds of prisoners. Why ... Read More

A Comparison of the Strenuous Life by Theodore Roosevelt and to Build a Fire by Jack London (1480 words, 6 pages)

Our America The Abiding Question of Nation and National Identity in American Literature American character is heavily based upon the persona of theadventurer, someone who fearlessly explores the wilderness, the unknown.Theodore Roosevelt says in his 1899 speech, "The Strenuous Life", that,"The men who founded these communities showed practically by their ... Read More

Persuasive Techniques to Create Support and Sponsors for Olympic Wrestling (1163 words, 5 pages)

Unlike many sports which have professional ranks that children aspire to participate in, wrestling has never had a professional circuit. For folkstyle wrestling solely done in the states, the pinnacle of wrestling is collegiate athletics. Those of whom wrestle on the international stage via Freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions have the ... Read More

The 2012 Presidential Election in the United States (768 words, 3 pages)

2012 Presidential ElectionThe 2008 elections were very exciting knowing that a new president had to be elected after Bushs eight year term. Obama clearly won the nations vote and now in the upcoming 2012 election, it will be interesting to see if he still has maintained the vote of the ... Read More

How the 1980 Men’s Olympic Hockey Team Was More Than Just a Team (2428 words, 8 pages)

Miracle How the 1980 Mens Olympic Hockey Team Was More Than Just a TeamDo you believe in miracles? Well twenty college kids pulled off the impossible during the winter Olympics in 1980. They were a light of hope in a time of great disappointment in the United States of America. ... Read More

A Comparison of Elements in London and Their Eyes Were Watching God (1692 words, 6 pages)

Linked to human nature and the pursuit of power, domination and oppression are conveyed as central topics in art. William Blake was a Romantic poet his poem London explicitly illustrates the state of London during industrialization, revealing how oppression marked every facemarks of weakness, marks of woes (lines 3-4). In ... Read More

The Modern Olympic Movement (952 words, 4 pages)

The modern Olympic Movement was shaped by multiple social, economic, and political factors. The modern Olympic movement was influenced socially by the presence of female athletes in the games. A British female Olympian, Sybil Newall, is depicted in a picture of the 1908 Olympics completely covered in clothing that would ... Read More

America Should Have Boycotted the 1936 Olympics (809 words, 3 pages)

Boycotting the 1936 OlympicsIn 1931, the 1936 Summer Olympics were awarded to Berlin. When the games were given to Germany, the Nazis had not yet established control of the government, but by the time of the Olympics the Nazi party had gained control of Germany and passed numerous discriminatory laws. ... Read More

The History of Olympic Games (640 words, 2 pages)

This week we began on our study of the ancient world officially, but not without a tour of our library first! Monmouth College has a vast collection of books, journals, magazine, etc. Some I bet havent seen daylight or the touch of a human hand in years. But within this ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013