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An Analysis of the Novel Generals Die in Bed by Charles Yale (843 words, 2 pages)

(Essay regarding novel Generals Die In Bed for Engl 101 - Final Grade B) The thoughts and actions of the narrator in a novel can offer the reader unique insight into the narrator's personal values. In the novel Generals Die in Bed, by Charles Yale Harrison, the narrator reveals his ... Read More

An Analysis of Leave me O’ Love, a Sonnet by Sir Philip Sidney (879 words, 3 pages)

An AnalysisOf Leave Me O LoveA SonnetBySir Philip SidneyByAvi LangerLeave me, O love which reachest but to dustAnd thou, my mind aspire to higher thingsGrow rich in that which never taketh rust,Whatever fades but fading pleasures brings.Draw in thy beams, and humble all thy mightTo that sweet yoke where lasting ... Read More

The Internal Reforms That Took Place Under Philip Strengthened Macedonia (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

An Overview of the Speak by Philip Levine and his Last Volume of Poems (699 words, 3 pages)

William H. PritchardThe most memorable speaker in Philip Levine's last volume of poems wasa pig, who, being led to market, contemplates himself with some admiration "It'swonderful how I jog on four honed-down ivory toes my massive buttocks slipping likeoiled parts with each light step." Haughtily determined to see it through, ... Read More

An Analysis of Philip Ball’s “Designing the Molecular World” (2128 words, 3 pages)

"Approaching the end of Apollo, my frustration often surfaced. No one in America seemed to care that we were giving up, surrendering the future of the next generation of young people with stars in their eyes.... How I wished John F. Kennedy were still alive, challenging us to dare and ... Read More

An Intriguing Debate Between Sir Andrew Ure and Sir James Philips Kay (2188 words, 3 pages)

Glorious, glorious England. As the Empire spreads some say "so does its glory" others mumble of the price which we pay for our greatness. Many of us Londoners have read, if not discussed, the intriguing debate transpiring between Sir Andrew Ure and Sir James Phillips Kay. Are the cities of ... Read More

The Issue of Rape from the Famous Rape Case Involving Joshua Philips on a 15-Year Old Girl (2366 words, 4 pages)

Unless and until there is unmistakable proof to the contrary, the presumption must be that television is and will be a main factor in influencing the values and moral standards of our societyPilkington Report(Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations 411)The sentence stunned even the hardest of courtroom observers. Judge Charles Arnold just ... Read More

The Life and Literary Works of Richard Philip Feynman (848 words, 2 pages)

Richard Philip Feynman was born in New York City on May 11th 1918 to a middle class family that lived on the Southern tip of Manhattan. He grew up in a household where both of his parents poured into him their best qualities. His mother, Lucille, instilled in Richard a ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Shield of Achilles: War, Law and the Course of the History by Philip Bobbitt (1544 words, 2 pages)

Still riding the Trojan horse The Shield of Achilles War, Law and the Course of History by Philip Bobbitt 960pp, Allen Lane This is a book of extraordinary ambition. It could well have been called A General Theory of War, Peace and History . For that is what it proffers, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Mulberry Empire by Philip Hensher (1013 words, 1 pages)

Mock heroicsThe Mulberry EmpirePhilip HensherFlamingo 17.99, pp560After reaching the end of Philip Hensher's new novel I was a little disappointed to discover that the official publication date is 2 April.Shouldn't that be 1 April? For The Mulberry Empire turns out to be a full-length literary pastiche. Indeed, to describe it ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Mulberry Empire by Philip Hensher (877 words, 1 pages)

The Cabool cotillion The Mulberry Empire Philip Hensher 560pp, Flamingo 17.99 Composing the final sentences of his novel on Good Friday 2001, Philip Hensher could not have known that by the time The Mulberry Empire was published, the name of the place he was writing about, the "jewelled city of ... Read More

An Introduction to Libraries and the Assult on Paper by Nicholson Baker (610 words, 1 pages)

Paper wars Double Fold Libraries and the Assault on Paper Nicholson Baker (Vintage) Settle yourself in for the long haul when reading Double Fold . This isn't because it is a long or boring book. It is because just about every paragraph will make you wince, pace about the room, ... Read More

A Critical Review of The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (261 words, 1 pages)

What's selling in children's booksPhilip Pullman's The Amber Spyglass, winner of this year's Whitbread, is only fifth in this list from the Children's Bookshop in London's Muswell Hill, but it was compiled before the prize was announced. Pullman's inclusion on the shortlist has clearly prompted a new readership to rush ... Read More

Dreaming of Spires as Discussed in The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (1630 words, 2 pages)

Dreaming of spiresA couple of years ago I finished the last in a trilogy of novels The Amber Spyglass, part three of His Dark Materials set partly in an alternative universe, which contains an imaginary Oxford. Imaginary, because the story is a fantasy but perhaps a great deal of Oxford ... Read More

A Biography of Philip Pullman a Supreme Literary Dreamer and Magician (853 words, 1 pages)

Fully bookedFor Philip Pullman, one of the supreme literary dreamers and magicians of our time, yesterday must have had some of the qualities of a fantasy. Reporters and TV crews trekked in relays up the path to the Oxford garden shed where he writes. It was suddenly new, unmapped and ... Read More

An Introduction to the History of Whitbread Prize: Philip Pullman; His Dark Materials Trilogy (481 words, 1 pages)

Epic children's book takes WhitbreadPhilip Pullman became the first children's writer to win the Whitbread prize last night with The Amber Spyglass, the final instalment of his magical His Dark Materials trilogy. He has also finally eclipsed his great rival JK Rowling and her Harry Potter stories by writing the ... Read More

An Overview of the Defender of the Faith in Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth (429 words, 1 pages)

Defender of the Faith In Philip Roth s, Defender of the Faith , a veteran of the European theatre, Nathan Marx has recently returned to the US from the war that ended in Europe. When he arrives to the US, Captain Barrett appoints him Sergeant, which provides him the responsibilities ... Read More

The Life of Sir Philip Sidney During the Elizabethan Age (609 words, 2 pages)

The Life of Sir Phillip SidneySir Phillip Sidney was born on November 30, 1554, at Penshurst, Kent. He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Sidney, thrice Lord Deputy (governor) of Ireland, and nephew of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. He was named after his godfather, Phillip II of Spain. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Events Leading to the Genocide in Rwanda and a Review of “Stories From Rwanda” by Philip Gourevitch (1909 words, 3 pages)

Review Stories From RwandaI. IntroductionThe stories from the genocide in Rwanda display many imperfections in human civilization. There are tragic moral flaws that Gourevitch makes very evident throughout the book. These flaws apply to the Rwandans that partook in the genocide, the leaders of the Rwanda and it s neighboring ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life and Literature by Philip Larkin (818 words, 4 pages)

Philip LarkinThe talented British writer, Philip Larkin, is not onlyremembered for being a novelist or critic, but most importantly, apoet. Along with many other poets in the 1950 s, Larkin was part ofThe Movement (Poetry Exhibits). This term stood for the work thesemen produced, which consisted of everyday British life ... Read More

An Analysis of The Downside of the American Dream, an Essay by Kevin Philips (420 words, 1 pages)

Summary of the Kevin Philips s Essay The Downside of the American Dream In the essay The Downside of the American Dream Kevin Phillips brings up the issue that by the end of 80-s the American dream was endangered. By the American dream he means the middle class, a stable ... Read More

A Biography of Philip Frenau an American Poet (854 words, 2 pages)

Freneau, Philip Morin (1752-1832) fulfilled the dream of his wine merchant father, Pierre Fresneau (old spelling) when he entered the Class of 1771 to prepare for the ministry. Well versed in the classics in Monmouth County under the tutelage of William Tennent, Philip entered Princeton as a sophomore in 1768, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Philip Bentley in Sinclair Ross’ As for Me and My House (1407 words, 2 pages)

Imaginative Center uncut, uncensored Philip BentleyIn order to fully understand a piece of literature and authorial intent, the reader must utilize unconventional methods of perspective. In Sinclair Ross f, As for me and my House, the use of perspective becomes climacteric in determining a veridical comprehension of the imaginative center ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Jon Philip Sousa (428 words, 1 pages)

Jon Philip SousaJon Philip Sousa was born on November 6, 1854. His parents were Jon Antonio Sousa and Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus. He was the third of ten children. He grew up with music. His father even played trombone in a military band. At only age six Sousa began the study ... Read More

A Definition, History and Future of Philips SmartCards Technology (997 words, 2 pages)

SmartCardsWhat is a SmartcardA Smartcard is a standard credit card sized plastic card with an integrated circuit embedded in it. This integrated circuit includes a microprocessor and a bit of memory, which together hold information in electronic form and controls who uses the information and how they use it. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Improvement in the Quality System Integrated by W Edwards Deming Philip B Crosby and Joseph M Juran (539 words, 1 pages)

In respect to quality of materials, there are three well known philosophers whom are most referenced W. Edwards Deming, Philip B. Crosby, and Joseph M. Juran. Throughout the twentieth century, these three men have continuously integrated new systems for improvement in the quality system.The first and probably most well known ... Read More

An Analysis of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep 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

An Analysis of the Style and Themes of Philip Larkin’s “This Be the Verse” (1300 words, 3 pages)

This Be the Verse by Philip LarkinThey fuck 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 fucked up in their turnBy fools in old-style hats and coats,Who half the time ... Read More

An Analysis of Philip K. Dick’s Book “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” (1055 words, 2 pages)

An Overview of the Indiana Writers Nicholson and Riley (799 words, 2 pages)

The BoysNicholson and Riley are two of the most celebrated Indiana writers in history. Their portrayal of the culture is outstanding considering they each didn t completed high school. Their writings came from the heart of Indiana. They are both considered true sons of Central Indiana. In the essays they ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013