My Uncles Success Story I interviewed my uncle for self-employed business man. When my uncle was my age he was just like me, he did not know what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. My uncle was voted most likely to screw off after high school. ... Read More
The choices as they were, were either staying with my mom, or moving to my dad's. I weighed my options carefully, thinking of the consequences. As the day drew to a close, I packed my things. I was moving. My mom was devastated, my dad was ecstatic, and I guess ... Read More
ADMIRATION There are many people that I admire, but none more than my father. Despite the many hardships he survived, my father remains a positive influence in my life. During his childhood, my father overcame many obstacles. He has always been supportive of me, and taught me the importance of ... Read More
The worst day of my life was when I lost my thumb it was very painful I was emotionally scared and I cant play video games like normal people. I lost my thumb when I was only a few years old and it hurt a lot. It got taken off ... Read More
"At eleven o'clock this morning came to an end the cruellest and most terrible war that has ever scourged mankind. I hope that we may say that thus, this fateful morning, came to an end all wars." David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945) House of Commons, 11th November 1918 In ... Read More
Definition Essay Wicca Growing up with an Aunt who considered herself a witch wasn't always the easiest thing to deal with. My Aunt has practiced the Craft of Wicca for as long as I can remember. Although my friends and I were always full of questions, my Aunt would always ... Read More
Arthur C Clarke once said "It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God, but to create him." This quote seems to summarize the many aspects of religion in that all the aspects seem to point to one fact Man created "God". Many of the ... Read More
Learning to take life seriously has been an interesting journey for me. My life started out basically as a vacation. I began traveling the United States in the back seat of my moms Buick at the age of four. From surfing the bright windy beaches of southern California, to panning ... Read More
When selecting a camcorder for purchase it is advisable to get your information from more than one source. Choosing the internet as an option is okay but then you have to understand the information being presented to you. I need the direct approach, although the internet has given me some ... Read More
Dear Collin, I'm sure I've told you about my cousin, the one who worked at Microsoft? The one who retired with large land and stock holdings in his thirties? Because he worked there, I've always felt like I would work there too someday, at least I did until I interviewed ... Read More
In Arthur Miller's drama, All My Sons, the characters of Jim Bayliss, Frank Lubey, Chris Keller and George Deever, all have difficulty in accepting the realities of life, and the possibilities of the future. Though all different in nature, they all willing to settle instead of striving for what they ... Read More
Going Home Lori English 101 Descriptive Essay 091103 I sit on the bed looking at the milk white and blue marbled glass blown vase. The fragile glass flowers that are sitting about the rocks bring back the memories of a wonderful trip to Mexico we took with my grandparents when ... Read More
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America We daily quote these words but we rarely take into consideration what its true meaning is. I believe all Americans should pledge their allegiance to our country my reasons are what follows. I shall pledge my allegiance in ... Read More
My Night of Jazz Before I arrived at the Regatta Bar, I had no idea what to expect. To be completely honest, I was a bit hesitant going out on the town to listen to jazz. It's true that we listen to jazz every Monday and Wednesday in class, but ... Read More
1. The museum I visited was The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York. The museum contains works of art from ancient all the way to modern times. 2. The museum was founded or incorporated on April 13, 1870, and began building on 1874 and completed on 1888. The ... Read More
The Morgue It was time to go now. The patient was in desperate need of repair. I had to go to the morgue. It never fails to be the most miserable type of weather when I make the trip. Cloudy, cold and dreary looking all around. So, off I went ... Read More
In this term paper, I will address the disease of drug addiction, a disease that affects the lives of millions of people worldwide. Drug addiction not only destroys those that use the drugs, but also the lives of people close to the addict. I will give you a look at ... Read More
The Dirty South During the times of the Civil Rights Movement the black communities of Birmingham, Alabama suffered severely due to the notorious acts of racism geared towards them simply because they were black. They boldly endured beatings, lynching, bombings, and demeaning treatment from the white community and especially from ... Read More
I cannot bring myself to believe that any of the problems we face in this day and age are the result of the world around us or any other specific factor we may tell ourselves play a role in the development of our shortcomings as far as our society is ... Read More
The organization Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit organization that matches a child facing adversity with a mentor to create a supportive, encouraging, and caring relationship for the child(Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee Organization, n.d.). Children in the program are at-risk due to living in a single ... Read More
Student Success Exploration Paper In Life there are roads and there are choices. The right or left turn you make along the winding path throughout your life is and should be the one that makes you happy. Furthering your education may be your best and only way to make that ... Read More
It is one of the most challenging things to maintain an individual opinion as a member of a group (Lessing 307). In Lessings essay, she stresses that when people are in a group, they tend to give in to the group by changing their thinking and opinions to agree with ... Read More
Have you ever wondered how dreams come about...whether the BFG really existed? That this huge giant would stalk around at night catching dreams to trap them into jars and blowing them into your ears to determine what sort of dreams you would have that night? Well, you will find out ... Read More
My goals for this year are to get good grades, make some new friends, and to become more active. Usually, it is very hard to achieve personal goals, especially if it involves working or some other tedious activity. I wish to get better grades this year than the grades I ... Read More
I had gotten out of jail not ten minutes before I committed another crime. The joint's worth of weed was taped to the inside of my pants leg, small enough not to be noticed when I was patted down upon admittance to the Marion County, Indiana Juvenile Detention Center. I ... Read More
Section I What I Want to Find Out A few days ago I went to the Air force Academy in Colorado Springs. It was fun to be there for only a few days, but I am not sure I want to live there for four years, since there isnt much ... Read More
Mary Leder's novel, My Life In Stalinist Russia is a very interesting tale of a woman who traveled from the United States into the Soviet Union and then back. Leder is very optimistic when she ventured into the communist country. She does a fantastic job of portraying what life is ... Read More
In the upper Penisola, near Big Powderhorn Mountain, one of my friends has a log cabin. It is six-hour drive from Chicago, but he drives there a couple times a month, especially during ski season. A few months ago, my friend invited my roommate and me to spend a weekend. ... Read More
Recently, I had read an article in The New City newspaper entitled, Poverty is really a matter of choice. I found the article to be quite deceptive. Actually, I was dazed at the editors justification concerning that poverty was a matter of choice. Solomon, in his brief anecdotes about his ... Read More
Porphyria's Lover and My Last Duchess Compare the two poems 'Porphyria's Lover' and 'My Last Duchess' by Robert Browning. What do they reveal about attitudes to women and relationships in the nineteenth century? Robert Browning was one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century. In 1842, he published 'Dramatic ... Read More