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An Analysis of the Open Boat by Stephen Crane (472 words, 1 pages)

In his short story, "The Open Boat," Stephen Crane shows us a universe totally unconcerned with the affairs of human kind an indifferent world in which Man has to struggle to survive. The characters in the story come face to face with this indifference and are nearly overcome by Nature's ... Read More

A History of the American Fight for Independence from the British (559 words, 1 pages)

Independence from England was very important to the American patriots. It was very important to them because they have long wanted freedom and liberty. It is said in the Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal and have equal rights. The American patriots have done a lot to ... Read More

An Analysis of The Open Boat by Stephen Crane (2487 words, 3 pages)

In "The Open Boat" Stephen Crane uses repeating themes of character experience, action and imagery to convey feelings of the overbearing vulnerability, and seeming futility, of the successful human race when placed in context and comparison to nature itself. Crane's depiction of four men in a dinghy that "many a ... Read More

A History of Vietnam War and the League for the Independence of Vietnam (1555 words, 3 pages)

Aftermath of the Vietnam War Many events led up to the Vietnam War. The League for the Independence of Vietnam, generally known as the Viet Minh, was organized in 1941 as a nationalistic party seeking Vietnamese independence from France. On September 2, 1945, less than a month after the Japanese ... Read More

An Analysis of the Redundant Array of Independent Disks in the Storage Capacity Possibilities of an Computer (946 words, 2 pages)

RAID This paper is going to provide a brief description of RAID and discuss various aspects of RAID. This will include the various levels of RAID, Hardware RAID, Software RAID, and the advantages and disadvantages associated with utilizing RAID. RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. The ... Read More

The Theme of Trust During Desperate Times in the Film, The Thing by John Carpenter (789 words, 2 pages)

Abstract In John Carpenters The Thing, trust in desperate times is a major theme. The movie is set up like its own experiment, testing the reactions of a crew when an alien moves among its ranks, disguised as one of them. The men, who have been living together and became ... Read More

A History of the Tibetan Struggle for Independence (1155 words, 2 pages)

The Tibetan struggle for independence is illuminated by the flight of the Chinese controlled religious leader. China feels they have the right to persecute and destroy a culture that has survived peacefully for so many years. Unfortunately nobody is currently stopping them from these atrocities, but some shocking actions have ... Read More

Nippenose Valley Observations (597 words, 1 pages)

Nippenose Valley Observations The summit of north White Deer Ridge on route forty four allows for a view of the Nippenose valley below. From this elevation one is able to get a clear look at the sandstone that marks the ridge, as well as the limestone of the valley itself. ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of the Use of Death Penalty (1051 words, 2 pages)

Why The Death Penalty Should Be Used More On April 9, 2001, police in Leitchfield, Kentucky were called to Bratcher's Flea Market to report the discovery of the body of an infant. A septic tank worker had been pumping out the women's outhouse when his vacuum hose became stuck. When ... Read More

A Description of the Neuroscientist William Newsome, Which Happens in the Brain (1121 words, 2 pages)

Vision, says neuroscientist William Newsome, happens in the brain, not the eye (Siegfried 1). Although light enters the body through the eye, the majority of the processing takes place in the brain. A full quarter of the cerebral cortex is devoted to sight (Brownlee 1). Light is received through the ... Read More

An Analysis of the United Nations as an Association of Independent National States (611 words, 1 pages)

The United Nations is an association of independent national states. It is noted as a peacekeeping organization that plays an important role in world relations. Their supreme goal is to end war. It was expected that the great powers would work together to keep the peace. However, the United Nations ... Read More

A Look at the United States Penal System (919 words, 2 pages)

The U.S. Penal System Prison inmates, are some of the most "maladjusted" people in society. Most of the inmates have had too little discipline or too much, come from broken homes, and have no self-esteem. They are very insecure and are at war with themselves as well as with society. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of What Happens When People Write (529 words, 1 pages)

The two works by Hairston and Flower, "What Happens When People Write," explain the respective authors views on the difference between self-expression writing and writing for an audience. In Hairston's exert she concentrates on the main points of explanatory and exploratory styles of writing. Explaining what makes each style appropriate ... Read More

Nora and Her Search for Independence in the Play, A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (1198 words, 2 pages)

The Road To Independence As an individual grows, he or she is molded by the actions of the parents or parental figure that is present in the home. In Henrick Ibsen's play A Doll's House Ibsen created Nora who is a victim of her upbringing and male dominance. What is ... Read More

Moral Issues and the Death Penalty (1449 words, 2 pages)

Every person is born with a right to live his or her life. When someone violates that right, in the end, violates his or her own life. Society needs to have capital punishment. In order to maintain a safe environment for people to live in, we must have a way ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Open Boat by Stephen Crane (458 words, 1 pages)

In his short story, "The Open Boat," Stephen Crane shows us a Universe totally unconcerned with the affairs of humankind it is an indifferent Universe in which Man has to struggle to survive. The characters in the story come face to face with this indifference and are nearly overcome by ... Read More

An Analysis of the Issues of Australian Identity in The Men of the Open Spaces by Will H. Ogilvie (894 words, 2 pages)

THE MEN OF THE OPEN SPACES Identity is a very important part of being Australian it is a feeling of being associated with a national group, defined by a common heritage, which may be based on many attributes, including race, territory, language and history. "The Men of the Open Spaces", ... Read More

An Introduction to the Great Serpent Mound (706 words, 1 pages)

The Great Serpent Mound is located on the east fork of Ohio Brush Creek, in Bratton Township, in the extreme northern portion of Adams County, within sight of the little hamlet of Loudon (Lovett P.O.) and about seven miles from the town of Peebles on the line of the Cincinnati, ... Read More

An Argument Against the Death Penalty in the US (322 words, 1 pages)

The Death Penalty is Wrong A paraphrase of The Death Penalty is a Step Back By Corretta Scott King In Indiana, during 1981, when Steven Judy was put to death, the U.S.A. made another severe mistake by making capital punishment okay to do to our criminals. The fact that he ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Death Penalty as a Common Controversial Social Issue Across the Nation (2188 words, 4 pages)

The death penalty is a very common controversial social issue across our nation. Every time a death penalty case arises, and the time comes for the convict, thousands of people across the nation support the punishment as well as protest the punishment. This issue does not have any proponents of ... Read More

An Analysis of a Death Penalty in the US (987 words, 3 pages)

The Death Penalty a Necessary Evil Life is the most wonderful gift that God gives us. He also gives us the power to do what we wish with that life. We can keep it and guard it, or we can take it away. It follows that murder is the worst ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Death Penalty in the United States of America (648 words, 2 pages)

Death penalty brutalizes us. Every human being deserves the dignity of life. This includes the most brutal of murderers and insane killers. Premeditated, state sanctioned killing is not justifiable under any circumstances. Death penalty in an indication of how little our government values human life. Capital punishment is cruel, both ... Read More

The Only Alternatives to the Death Penalty (982 words, 2 pages)

The problem currently at hand is whether the death sentence is still a viable and ethically correct form of punishment. This is a very significant problem as life is held in such high regard. Human life is valuable, no matter whom the holder is. If it is a crime to ... Read More

A Comparison of the Characters of Pentheus and Dionysus in the Play, The Bacchae by Euripides (1359 words, 2 pages)

In the Bacchae, for whom do you feel more sympathy Pentheus or Dionysus? In the Bacchae, Pentheus and Dionysus have very different characters. They are both very complex characters and they both go through changes that alter the way you see them. At the beginning of the play, we are ... Read More

The members of the Continental Congress who appointed Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence were sharply aware of their place within the English rights tradition, even as they were deliberating a break from the government to which they had vainly appealed to defend those rights. Jefferson himself was ... Read More

An Overview of Pentecost, St.Paul Conversation and the Way Conversion of the Barbarians (910 words, 2 pages)

There are many moments in history which have impacted the Church. Some moments only affected the few involved, while others converted the masses. The significant moments that I chose were the ones that seemed to make the biggest changes in the way the present Church is run. Pentecost, St. Pauls ... Read More

An Overview of the Taiwan Independence Party (427 words, 1 pages)

On 6 October 1996, A new pro-independence political party was formally established in Taiwan. The party was named Nation-building Party (NBP) in Taiwanese, and Taiwan Independence Party (TAIP) in English. Its leaders have declared that building an independent Taiwan nation is the primary goal of the party. For Internet-surfers with ... Read More

A Discussion on the Morality of Death Penalty (928 words, 2 pages)

Is the Death Penalty Right or Wrong? The idea of putting another human to death is hard to completely fathom. The physical mechanics involved in the act of execution are easy to grasp, but the emotions involved in carrying out a death sentence on another person, regardless of how much ... Read More

A Movie Analysis of A League of their Own by Penny Marshall (2655 words, 3 pages)

Of the most amazing things that films can do is that they may be able to influence our way of thought, our way of life, to be overall a better person. For many years the film industry has made movies for entertainment but also for the way society may look ... Read More

Describing the Awakening of My Independence in Life (818 words, 3 pages)

Someone once said, There are those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened. I consider myself one of those rare people who really knows how to make things happen. I have gone from being a follower to being a leader, from being ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013