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An Argument against the Death Penalty in the US (708 words, 1 pages)

Alone, scared, mournful, and hopeless people on death row feel raw pain, as they wait for their sentences to be carried out. No one, no matter what the crime should suffer the agony of waiting to have their lives taken away. Wheatear it be death by electric shock, by lethal ... Read More

A Story of Death and Evil in the Cursed Crypt (961 words, 2 pages)

Cursed Crypt A stench of death and evil made my insides twist as I walked up the rugged dirt path to the catacombs. I entered the dark, damp cave and to my surprise I found a small room with a spiral staircase in one of the corners. Besides the odd ... Read More

How the Life and Death of John Lennon Contributed to Peace and Love Through Music (962 words, 2 pages)

John Lennon was the Michel Jordan of music. He transformed the way we interpret things and the way things seem to us. He was at the peak of his existence, the high point of his life, when he was shot and killed by an insane man named Mark Chapman. Chapman ... Read More

Fulfilling the American Dream in The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1017 words, 2 pages)

"Death of a Salesman" is centered around one man trying to reach the American dream and taking his family along for the ride. The Loman's lives from beginning to end is a troubling story based on trying to become successful, or at least happy. Throughout their lives they encounter many ... Read More

The Theme of Death in Life and Poetry of Sylvia Plath (842 words, 1 pages)

Death is one of the major themes of Sylvia Plath's poetry. Many of her poems are elaborate explorations of the concept of death. It was also one of her major preoccupations, as can be seen from the documentation of her life. She attempted suicide at various intervals throughout her life. ... Read More

An Analysis of Various Perspectives of Life After Death (2711 words, 4 pages)

Human nature has instilled in people an innate ability to question the interactions between their living forms and the world that encompasses them. This ability to reason has paved roads leading to infinite numbers of arguments concerning the physical and abstract qualities of life. It is inevitable that these roads ... Read More

The Temptation of Death in Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost (1403 words, 2 pages)

STOPPING BY THE WOOD ON THE SNOWY EVENING. Robert Frosts well-known poem, Stopping by The Wood on the Snowy Evening. Frost was born in San Francisco, where he spent his first eleven years. After the death of his father, a journalist, he moved with his mother and sister to Western ... Read More

The Slipping of the American Dream in Miller’s Play Death of a Salesman (1046 words, 2 pages)

Millers book Death of a Salesman is like no other book of the time. Instead of focusing on high, successful parts of life, or focusing on heroes who save the day, Miller chooses to focus on the common man. His book is a reflection of the American Dream slipping through ... Read More

An Argument Against the Death Penalty and the Issues of Human Rights (365 words, 1 pages)

Death penalty is the kind of punishment that the crime or offence's life is executed. Over many years, the issue that whether the Governments all over the world should apply death penalty as the highest punishment still has been debated. Some argue that the capital punishment is one of the ... Read More

An Argument Against Viewing Executions Because of Death Penalty on the Public TV in the United States (3646 words, 6 pages)

Abstract Capital Punishment, also referred to as the Death Penalty, is defined as the execution of criminals by the state for committing crimes regarded as so heinous that it is the only acceptable punishment. The controversy of whether or not Capital Punishment is morally right or wrong is a debate ... Read More

A Discussion on Three Characteristics of Samsara, the Eternal Cycle of Birth, Suffering, Death and Rebirth (1621 words, 2 pages)

Three Characteristics of Samsara Samsara by definition is the eternal cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth. During the Buddha's last lifetime he came to the understanding that Samsara has three characteristics that even the heavens abide by impermanence, suffering, and no-self. It is these three characteristics that keep us ... Read More

An Analysis of “Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death on the Brink of the Millennium” by Carl Sagan (1698 words, 2 pages)

The New Education There is a bed in Seattle which is nestled in North America on the spinning Earth led by the Sun around the Milky Way, a speck of cosmic dust floating in the Universe. On this bed Carl Sagan died of an obscure disease for which there is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Three Characters That Were Responsible for the Deaths in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (528 words, 1 pages)

Romeo and Juliet This essay will prove from my point of view, that three characters with their actions, decisions and timing were most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In my opinion, the character most responsible was Friar Lawrence, for he married Romeo and Juliet without their parents' ... Read More

Violence and Death – the Main Attractions in Roman Culture (671 words, 1 pages)

From the ground up, Rome was built on violence. From the hills in Palatine, to the conquests of the Roman Empire at its height Rome was violent. The Romans reveled in death. Political leaders pitted their own armies against one another as a lifestyle. Violence was not merely a side ... Read More

The Theme of Reputation in Plato’s “The Trial and Death of Socrates” (1236 words, 2 pages)

Most people would agree that one's reputation is extremely important in nearly all social situations. Whether it is making a huge business deal or going on a first date, a person's reputation will always be with them and affect their interactions with others. Socrates, along with society, has put a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Literary Techniques In “Death of a Salesman”, a Tragedy by Arthur Miller (5075 words, 5 pages)

Arthur Miller is one of the most renowned and important American playwrights to ever live. His works include, among others, The Crucible and A View from the Bridge. The plays he has written have been criticized for many things, but have been praised for much more, including his magical development ... Read More

The Theme of Physical Death in The Hurricane, The Story of Actaeon and the Song Thief (580 words, 1 pages)

Within the various works of The Hurricane, The Story of Acteaon, and Thief a common theme emerges of physical death. In The Hurricane Ruben Carter is sentenced to three life sentences where he is denied his rights to physical life and survives by withdrawing himself from the physical world existing ... Read More

Overcoming Fears of Death and War in the Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (668 words, 1 pages)

In The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, Henry Fleming, a recruit with the 304th regiment can be considered a hero. But what exactly is a hero? Well, this is how the American Heritage Dictionary defines hero hero (hr-o) n., pl. heroes. A person noted for feats of courage ... Read More

Resonating Communication in Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman (444 words, 1 pages)

I agree with the author, Neil Postman, on his point in his book Amusing Ourselves to Death, where he states that, Every medium of communication has a resonance (pg 18 Amusing Ourselves to Death.) I agree with this because I feel that every form of communication can portray what someone ... Read More

Arthur Miller’s Repetition Style in Death of a Salesman (822 words, 1 pages)

In the play Death of a Salesman the author Arthur Miller often uses repetition of words, phrases, structual features, and ideas. The reason he does is so is to promote the meaning and tone of the play to the reader. In the following essay I will use three such examples ... Read More

The Death Penalty Should Be Established in All States of the United States (694 words, 1 pages)

In society today there are murders committed everyday. And everyday the people who commit these crimes are found guilty in a court of law and sentenced to like in prison. Some even get chances for parole. What the courts should do is take every murderer, give every one of them ... Read More

Willy Loman of The Death of a Salesman and Oedipus as the Ideal Tragic Models (1580 words, 2 pages)

We here the word 'tragedy' in news articles and daily conversations but what is tragedy? To some people it could be a common man such as Willy Loman, from Death of a Salesman or to others it would be mighty Oedipus, from Oedipus. Who does our society consider in ideal ... Read More

Romans Take Pleasure Watching Death and Gore (1266 words, 2 pages)

In 201 B.C ancient Rome was a warrior state. In addition to being a warrior state, the size of the Roman empire was measured by the suffering, battles, and money that was endured to become a great empire. This proves that it was in the blood of the Romans to ... Read More

The Magical Realism in Of Love and Other Deamons by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (400 words, 1 pages)

Magical Realism In Gabriel Garcia Marquezs, Of Love and Other Deamons, the author uses the technique of magical realism a style of writing which combines realistic situations and events with myth and fantasy. Throughout the novel Garcia Marquez uses very real situations but twists them with intelligent and magical drops ... Read More

An Analysis of Magic Realism and American Moral Realism by Ernest Gaines and Gabriel Garcia Respectively (2949 words, 4 pages)

Magic Realism appeared as a critical term for the arts and it later extended to literature. The term was first used by the German critic Franz Roh in 1925 to characterize a group of Post-Expressionist painters. Franz Roh described it as a form in which our real world re-emerges before ... Read More

The Themes of Love and Death in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (756 words, 1 pages)

The theme of Romeo and Juliet is love and death and there interactions. Their love, no matter how strong, could not evade tragedy. Their families were rivals and even fate was not in favor of their love. Fate plays a big part in the whole love and death perspective. Right ... Read More

A Personal Narrative About Father’s Death (758 words, 1 pages)

Danny, all I had to do was say his name and peoples faces would light up, thats the kind of person my Dad was. He was the life of a party, I could not have asked for a more loving and caring Father. Unfortunately, my time with him was cut ... Read More

The Theme of Life in the Sonnet “Death Be Not Proud” by John Donne and the Poems “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas and “Resume” by Dorothy Parker (831 words, 1 pages)

Life is one a word with many different meanings to many people. This one word is a word that is interpreted many different ways due to ones own opinion. One might look at life as a precious and sacred thing, while another might look at it as a horrible thing. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Ivan Ilych in Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilych” (574 words, 1 pages)

In "The Death of Ivan Ilych," Tolstoy depicts a man who, though lives a successful life, dies regretting the past. Ivan Ilych, a good-natured, social man, lives with the mind set that he must always impress the masses, rather than do what would result in lasting happiness. From childhood to ... Read More

Vladimir Lenin’s Childhood, Revolutionary Activities, Government Formation and Death (472 words, 1 pages)

One of the leaders of the Bolshevik party since its formation in 1903. Led the Soviets to power in October, 1917. Elected to the head of the Soviet government until 1922, when he retired due to ill health. Lenin, born in 1870, was committed to revolutionary struggle from an early ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013