Philip Yale Nicholson Essay Examples

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The Major Reforms in Macedonia Under Philip (1474 words, 3 pages)

The internal reforms that took place under Philip, strengthened Macedonia and enabled him to conquer the Greek states. Philip used the League of Corinth to consolidate and maintain his power through terms of peace.To test the validity of this hypothesis we must look at three things The major reforms in ... Read More

A Comparison of Philip and Alexander, Macedonian Rulers (4330 words, 7 pages)

Alexander the Great lived before Christ, but he was driven by a vision of global unity as modern as today. Alexander is seen in many roles in our culture. The most famous of these is being a great general and conqueror of the world. During his short life, Alexander conquered ... Read More

The Three Phases of Styles in Philip Goldstein’s Career (613 words, 1 pages)

(1913-1980), American painter. Guston had three distinct phases or styles during his artistic career, all of them remarkably successful. After first working as a muralist in a relatively realistic style, he became prominent in the late 1940s and early 1950s as part of the abstract expressionism movement. Beginning in the ... Read More

An Analysis of Defender of the Faith by Philip Roth (1271 words, 5 pages)

Defender of the FaithDefender of the Faith, by Philip Roth, is a short story that exemplifies the nature of Jewishness that is portrayed through the characters of Sergeant Marx and Sheldon Grossbart. Throughout the story, there is a recurring theme revolving around the dilemma Sergeant Marxmust face in his decision ... Read More

This Be the Verse by Philip Larkin, Poems and Works of Art (1303 words, 3 pages)

This Be the Verse by Philip LarkinThey censored you up, your mum and dad.They may not mean to, but they do.They fill you with the faults they hadAnd add some extra, just for you.But they were censoreded up in their turnBy fools in old-style hats and coats,Who half the time ... Read More

An Introduction to the Philip Larkin’s A Study of Reading Habits (680 words, 1 pages)

Philip Larkin's "A Study of Reading Habits," is the ironic difference between slang and formal language. The formal language in the title, implies the poem is about a research paper, possibly about drawing conclusions of people's reading habits. Instead, the poem is the confession of one man whose attitudes toward ... Read More

A Comparison of the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Goodbye Columbus by Philip Roth (1924 words, 3 pages)

Sometimes there are two novels that have the same theme, and sometimes they have the same plot, but in the case of the two novels, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the novel Goodbye Columbus, by Philip Roth they explore the same dynamics of the chase of the ... Read More

The Depiction of the Jewish Family in Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint (1612 words, 3 pages)

Portnoys Complaint was Philip Roths third novel. It was a story about a young mans search for freedom using forbidden sex as his way of escape. This book was found by many readers to be offensive and pornographic because of its protagonists use of obscene language and sex scenes. The ... Read More

The Delusion of Man’s Freedom in the Electric Ant by Philip Dick (437 words, 1 pages)

In the short story The Electric Ant, Philip. K. Dick is expressing his sarcastical opinion of man in society and man's inability to distinguish between the truth and fantasy. Using his main character's life, Garson Poole, the author illustrates teh delusion of mankind's freedom. This delusion is demonstrated by three ... Read More

An Introduction to the Ethnography in the City by Philipe Bourgois and the Barrio (2503 words, 4 pages)

Ethnography in the City Phillipe Bourgois and the BarrioCities exist for many reasons and the diversity of urban form and function can be traced to the complex roles that cities perform. Cities serve as centers of storage, commerce, and industry. The agricultural surplus from the surrounding country hinterland is processed ... Read More

A Perspective Look About Time Out of Joint by Philip Dick (486 words, 1 pages)

Time Out of Joint is probably not one of Dick's most well known books. It is, however, the book I chose this time. Why? Because "he thinks he's the centre of the universe" on the back cover sounded interesting. It felt like a very fresh idea to me, something I ... Read More

An Introduction to the Zeitgeist and the Artist John Philip Sousa (979 words, 2 pages)

Zeitgeist John Philip SousaArtists do not create in a vacuum. They reflect their times or at the very least are affected by the lives they lead which are also influenced by the public sphere. The term for this reflection is Zeitgeist. It literally means spirit of the times. John Philip ... Read More

The Calculus, Philip Emeagwali’s Biography, a Nigerian Engineer, Mathematician, Computer Scientist and Geologist (898 words, 1 pages)

Philip Emeagwali a.k.a., calculus programmed a computer to work faster than any other computer in the world, and helped to solve one of the Nation's most difficult computing problems understanding how oil flows underground. As a result of this great triumph, Emeagwali, who gained his doctorate at the University of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem The Plight of the Toads by Philip Larkin (1570 words, 3 pages)

The Plight of the ToadsToad. The word conjures up images of a grotesque, little amphibian and yet it is this little animal that Larkin decides to base his poem on. He describes two toads. One is the exterior influence that society has on and individual to work, and the other ... Read More

A Comparison of Philip Larkin’s and Sir Philip Sidney’s Feelings Towards the Moon (529 words, 1 pages)

MoonAn object can represent many different things to many different people. One object of interest is the moon. Philip Larkin, the speaker of Sad Steps, and Sir Philip Sidney, speaker of sonnet 31 from Astrophel and Stella, have different feelings and attitudes towards the moon. Each speaker uses various rhetorical ... Read More

An Introduction to the Organizational Communication Imperatives by Philip K. Tompkins (1578 words, 7 pages)

Philip Tompkins' Organizational Communicatin ImperativesINTRODUCTION In the book Organizational Communication Imperatives, by Philip K.Tompkins, we are introduced to a chapter that deals with an organization that isheld under high prestige by not only those who are employed by it, but by acountry as well. This American organization is NASA, (National ... Read More

A Review of Philip Dick’s Award Winning Novel “The Man in the High Castle” (1901 words, 6 pages)

Philip K. Dick has written over fifty novels, and is considered among some of the greatest experimental writers of the 1950s and '60s, such as William Burroughs, J.G. Ballard, and Thomas Pynchon.(Star 34) He has written science- fiction and regular fiction. His fiction usually spoke of people trying to figure ... Read More

The Life and Times of Saint Philip Neri (947 words, 5 pages)

Saint Philip Neri was born in Florence, Italy, in the year 1515. He was theoldest son of Francis Neri and Lucretia Soldi, both descendants of Tuscanfamilies. He was kind hearted as a kid and soon became known as Philip theGood - "the good Pippo." As a child, he studied philosophy ... Read More

The Presidential Debates Between Bill Clinton and Dole Philip Rubacha (745 words, 4 pages)

The Presidential Debates Between Bill Clinton and DolePhilip Rubacha October 22, 1996The presidential debates between democratic President WilliamClinton and Republican Senator Robert Dole proved to be a game of "dodge-ball". Bob Dole fired criticism and attacks while Clinton tried to "dodge" them. Doleattacked him on most of his ideas, and ... Read More

A Brief Review of the Film “The Yale Theory” (955 words, 2 pages)

This movie is about war between the English and the scotch rebellion people. A scotch brave knight (William Wallace) comes to lead his people of Scotland to victory in a few battles with the English, which makes a threat to the king of England. The English king sends his French ... Read More

Life and Contribution of John Philip Sousa as a Composer and Conductor of the Late Romantic Era (979 words, 2 pages)

Zeitgeist John Philip Sousa Artists do not create in a vacuum. They reflect their times or at the very least are affected by the lives they lead which are also influenced by the public sphere. The term for this reflection is Zeitgeist. It literally means spirit of the times. John ... Read More

An Introduction to the Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America by Philip K. Howard (726 words, 1 pages)

THE DEATH OF COMMON SENSE How Law Is Suffocating America. By Philip K. HowardHave rules replaced Thinking? This is the question that corporate lawyer, Philip Howard, asks of American law throughout his work. He argues that rules are simply not enough and that they cannot supercede human judgment. He believes ... Read More

A review of Time Out of Joint by Philip K. Dick (481 words, 1 pages)

Time Out of Joint is probably not one of Dick's most well known books. It is, however, the book I chose this time. Why? Because "he thinks he's the centre of the universe" on the back cover sounded interesting. It felt like a very fresh idea to me, something I ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch (988 words, 2 pages)

BOOK REVIEW SOCIAL COMMENTARY PAPERGourevitch, Philip. We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed with our Families.My presentation today is over Philip Gourevitch book "We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed with our Families"First I will shortly say a little bit what the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Great Gatsby by F. Scoot Fitzgerald and Goodbye Columbus by Philip Roth (1924 words, 3 pages)

Sometimes there are two novels that have the same theme, and sometimes they have the same plot, but in the case of the two novels, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the novel Goodbye Columbus, by Philip Roth they explore the same dynamics of the chase of the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of This Be the Verse by Philip Larkin (1303 words, 3 pages)

This Be the Verse by Philip Larkin They censored you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were censoreded up in their turn By fools in old-style ... Read More

An Analysis of Philip Roth’s Defender of the Faith (1271 words, 5 pages)

Defender of the FaithDefender of the Faith, by Philip Roth, is a short story that exemplifies the nature of Jewishness that is portrayed through the characters of Sergeant Marx and Sheldon Grossbart. Throughout the story, there is a recurring theme revolving around the dilemma Sergeant Marxmust face in his decision ... Read More

A Summary of Philip Larkin’s “This Be the Verse” (1303 words, 5 pages)

This Be the Verse by Philip Larkin They censored you up, your mum and dad.They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had Andadd some extra, just for you. But they were censoreded up in their turn Byfools in old-style hats and coats, ... Read More

A Book Report on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, a Science Fiction Novel by Philip K. Dick (1055 words, 2 pages)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Philip K. Dick, the author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, was born in 1928 in Chicago, but he lived most of his life in California. During 1952-1982, Philip wrote 36 novels and 5 short story collections. Philip K. Dick died in 1982 ... Read More

A Biography of Philip Guston, a Canadian Painter (605 words, 3 pages)

Guston had three distinct phases or styles during his artistic career, all ofthem remarkably successful. After first working as a muralist in a relativelyrealistic style, he became prominent in the late 1940s and early 1950s as partof the abstract expressionism movement. Beginning in the late 1960s, his lateperiod of clunky, ... Read More