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A Literary Analysis of People’s Witness: The Journalist in Modern Politics (764 words, 1 pages)

Reporting on the reportersPeople's Witness The Journalist in Modern PoliticsFred IglisYale University Press 18.95, pp427It will come as a gratifying surprise to most of its current practitioners that the history of journalism is, according to Fred Inglis, professor of cultural studies at the University of Sheffield, 'a thriving and productive ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Bad Sex Guide Who’s Sorry Now (1251 words, 2 pages)

The bad sex guide Who's Sorry Now? Howard Jacobson 326pp, Jonathan Cape Who'd be a man, a woman or a child in a novel by Howard Jacobson? I didn't notice any animals getting it in the neck (apart from an off-stage cat), but that must surely be an oversight, because ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Who’s Sorry Now (675 words, 1 pages)

Take my wife...Who's Sorry Now?Howard JacobsonCape 16.99, pp325The perils and pitfalls of lunching at length in Soho are many, but for Marvin Kreitman and Charlie Merriweather, a Montecello-fuelled marathon that spills over into supper - their last, in many ways - and ends in St Thomas's AE, some 14 hours ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Quest for the Victorian Footballer Who Made Burma Play the Empire’s Game by Andrew Marshall (735 words, 1 pages)

All ball, no trousers The Trouser People The Quest for the Victorian Footballer Who Made Burma Play the Empire's Game Andrew Marshall 320pp, Viking It must have been a boon for Burma's ruling junta when world events diverted attention from their tortured country. Since September 11 the western press has ... Read More

The Quest for the Victorian Footballer Who Made Burma Play the Empire’s Game (812 words, 1 pages)

When the Empire was caught with its trousers downThe Trouser People The quest for the Victorian footballer who made Burma play the Empire's gameAndrew MarshallViking 14.99, pp320The English and their sport. In the nineteenth century, things were relatively simple. The English would invent a game and a second son as ... Read More

A Comparison of Uncle Tungsten’s Awakenings and the Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (849 words, 1 pages)

Chemical awakenings Uncle Tungsten Memories of a Chemical Boyhood Oliver Sacks 336pp, Picador Uncle Tungsten was the relative with the lightbulb factory and a penchant for spectacular chemistry. He poured neat caustic soda into a beaker, followed by equally lethal hydrochloric acid. Once the furious hissing and frothing had subsided, ... Read More

Abortion – Why People Do It and What Are the Side Effects (853 words, 1 pages)

ABORTIONThis topic has always been a concern between the people and the government. There are approximately 1.6 million abortions. Abortion means Induced termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or fetus that is incapable of survival. I think that basically, people can do whatever they want to do, as ... Read More

Brief Review of the Books The Boy Who Lost His Face, Fake, Across the Nightingale Floor, In the Middle of the Night, Memory, Strange Boy, and Life on the Line (934 words, 1 pages)

Falling pants and other worries'Her green eyes were looking right at him. "You want my phone number?" "I guess," he said. He stretched again. As he raised his arms, the drawstring on his trackpants became untied and his pants fell down. In one motion, he turned, pulled up his pants ... Read More

An Analysis of the Strange Story of Two Scotsmen in the Book, The Man Who Walks by Alan Warner (2834 words, 3 pages)

Girls' secrets, men's mythsAll over Dublin, there are crocodiles of Catholic schoolgirls - teenagers in bottle green blazers and badges, their bare legs pale above bottle green socks. There are gangs of them in Boots, jamming the cosmetics aisle, and more loitering outside, shouting and screaming and lighting Silk Cuts. ... Read More

An Introduction to J. B. Pinker, the First Literary Agent Who Represented Wilde, Conrad, Wells and James (757 words, 1 pages)

Kings of the jungleIn the ecosystem of publishing, the literary agent is a comparatively new phenomenon. Printers, booksellers, editors and publishers all can trace their roots to Caxton. Agents, by contrast, are seen as interlopers, half man, half beast, whose place at the water-hole has, historically, not been greeted with ... Read More

A Criticism of Fierce People by Dirk Wittenborn (528 words, 1 pages)

The sin crowd Fierce People by Dirk Wittenborn 335pp, Bloomsbury If all the American novels with blurbs that compared them to The Great Gatsby were laid end to end, how long would the line stretch? I was wondering this while trying to detach Dirk Wittenborn's book from its PR, which ... Read More

An Introduction to the Issue of Religious Fanaticsm Medling with Abortion; Abortion Is the Right and a Choice of Every Woman and Religious People Have No Logic and Hate Women (2567 words, 12 pages)

AbortionA MATTER OF CHOICE The topic of abortion is one of the most controversial of our times.It has caused countless deaths and several violent confrontations betweenthe two separate parties of opinion. The fight between pro-life andpro-choice supporters has been long and brutal. This is because, despitewhat several people may believe, ... Read More

The Directory Who Is Ultimately Responsible for the Artistic Effectiveness of the Production (1567 words, 3 pages)

Peter Brook Why and How?In modern theater today, the director is ultimately responsible for the artistic effectiveness of the production. He reviews the script and determines how he wants that play to be performed. In his hands rests the future of the play. Lighting, scenery, costumes, and cast all support ... Read More

My Dear Grandpa Who Never Left Me (671 words, 1 pages)

MY DEAR GRANDPA!!A lot of people are very important and special in my life. One of them is my grandpa. I was very small when it was my summer vacation and I went with him on vacation at his place. It was after that and he became my best friend, ... Read More

Reasons on Why People Steal (1445 words, 3 pages)

Why Do Shoplifters Steal...And Why Do So Many Continue To StealEven Atter Getting Caught?Is it need, or is it greed...or is itsomething entirely different that tempts approximately 23 million people to steal from retail stores each year. Except for the drug addicts and hardened professionals who steal for resale and ... Read More

Reasons Why People Considers Euthanasia (531 words, 1 pages)

EuthanasiaA very difficult problem facing our society today is euthanasia, another word for nerdy killing. Thousands of young people are in comas because of accidents, and old people are terminally ill because of incurable diseases. They are all kept alive in artificial ways. They have no chance to recover completely, ... Read More

A Description of the Fathers of Our Country Who Met At the Philadelphia Convention (765 words, 3 pages)

In 1787, the fathers of our country met at the Philadelphia Convention to ratify the documentthat would soon be known as The Constitution of the United States of America. This Constitution was to be the supreme law of the land. Our Constitution was set up in order to form a ... Read More

An Analysis of the People Tendency To Look At Gender (1597 words, 2 pages)

Is It a Boy or a Girl?On the surface, people tend to look at gender as a very defineable yes or no matter and fail to see the variations that exist. Underneath the surface there exists a minority group who experience gender dysphoria unhappiness or discomfort experienced by one whose ... Read More

An Observation on Society’s Being More Concerned with the Regulations in The People Versus Larry Flint (1387 words, 2 pages)

The People vs. Larry FlyntAfter watching the movie The people vs. Larrry Flynt , and observing his characters suggestion that, society should be more concerned with the regulation s of the depiction of violence instead of focusing on obscenity. "If the First Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, then ... Read More

Prejudice in the People of Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (573 words, 1 pages)

Prejudice in MaycombIn the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, prejudice has changed the people of Maycomb. Prejudice is like saying the strong will always destroy the weak. Prejudice has made discrimination to the black people and to the poor people. Also, conflicts happen to certain people in ... Read More

Shame: What Is It and What Causes People to Have It – Examples from the Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (780 words, 1 pages)

What Cause People to Have Shame?What is shame? According to the New International Webster s Pocket Dictionary of the English Language shame means, a painful feeling caused by a sense of guilt, unworthiness, impropriety, etc. Another definition is a person or thing causing disgrace or humiliation. I m going to ... Read More

Different Ways in Which People and Animals Learn (1184 words, 2 pages)

LEARNINGThere are many different kinds of ways that people and animals learn. People can adjust the way they learn to the different situations in which they are learning and what they have to learn. One form of learning is known as conditioning. Conditioning emphasises the relationship between stimuli and responses. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Behavior of Only Child Compared to the Bavior Child Who Has Siblings (867 words, 4 pages)

The Only ChildPopular thinking often gives an unflattering picture of only children, portrayingthem as self - centered, attention seeking, dependent, and temperamental. Despite thesenegative stereo types, smaller families in general, and only child option are growing inpopulation. This essay will determine how and why the only child differs from a ... Read More

Unmarried Teenage Mothers Who Mistreat Their Children Should Be Punished to the Fullest Extent (279 words, 1 pages)

Dear Judges of Criminal CourtsI m writing in concern of unmarried teenage mothers who mistreat their child or cause the death of their newborn. There are alternatives available for the teenage mother so she can avoid bringing a newborn to society. Something must be done to protect the helpless newborns. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Case of Kelly Who Meets the Criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (660 words, 1 pages)

Case Study I KellyKelly has met criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Recurrent. She has no history of any personality disorders or of any medical conditions. Parents have frequent talks about divorce and there is decrease in her school grades. She has suffered from depressed mood being irritable and unstable, ... Read More

An Overview of the Poem Howl by Allen Ginsberg and the Concepts of Treatments for the Mentally Ill People in 20th Century (2925 words, 7 pages)

The Foetid Halls " wards of the madtowns of the East, Pilgrim State's, Rockland's and Greystones foetid halls" -Allen Ginsberg, "Howl" From the 1930's to the 1960's, early attempts to combine the psychiatric goals of restoring mental health with new advances in medical science would produce tragic results for many ... Read More

The Concept of Sovereignty in the Making of the American People (724 words, 2 pages)

The concept of Soveriegnity in the Making of the American Peoplesov Per Peign Pty n. pl. sov Per Peign Pties 1. Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state. 2. Royal rank, authority, or power. 3. Complete independence and self-government. 4. A territory existing as ... Read More

Analysis of the Negative Viewpoint on Lfe of the protagonist Hulga in Good Country People, a Short Story by Flannery O’Connor (1024 words, 4 pages)

Good Country People and Those Who Hate ThemIn Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People," the protagonist Hulga, spends her entireadult life doing her best to deny and rebel against her mother's optimistic attitude. Hulga is a highly educated southern woman who lost her leg in an accident at the age of ... Read More

The Different Ways That People Can Go About Living (910 words, 2 pages)

Places To LiveThroughout our country, there are many different ways people can go about living. The diversity in America is greater than ever. Depending on an individual s lifestyle, there are several different choices one can have when looking for a place to call home. While in the market for ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a Mother Who Gave Me Life by Harwood (947 words, 3 pages)

Poems, although they can be appreciated individually, are better understood if the reader sees them in the context of the poet s other works. One such poem that benefits from being approached in this way is Mother Who Gave Me Life. Mother is one of several poems Harwood wrote about ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013