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The Role of Tom Outland’s Diary in Willa Cather’s The Professor’s House (1008 words, 2 pages)

An Inspirational Diary Located in the middle of Willa Cather's The Professor's House, the diary of deceased Tom Outland is edited by his friend and mentor, Professor St. Peter. The author inserts the diary, called "Tom Outland's Story," to balance the beginning and the ending of the book, where there ... Read More

An Essay on Translation of New from for the People to for the Market (2789 words, 5 pages)

'The history of news since the nineteenth century has been the history of a translation from popular defined as "for the people", to popular as "for the market"' (Hartley, 1982130). Discuss with reference to examples from today's popular press. This essay will begin by defining the press as popular "for ... Read More

A Review of Douglas Adams’s Story Life, the Universe and Everything (918 words, 1 pages)

Arthur Dent, the protagonist in the story Life, The Universe, And Everything by Douglas Adams, is just an ordinary person who has to save the universe in his pajamas. This book is the third in the hitchhiker series and is one of the best. The best thing about Douglas's books ... Read More

Escape from Daily Life in John Cheever’s The Swimmer (248 words, 1 pages)

The swimmer written by "John Cheever" is good example of escape from daily life indeed. Cheever uses main character somehow reflect daily way of american life style with consuming of alcoholic drinks and house parties, along with painful experiences main character, Neddy Merril underwent. In short the story reflects, Neddy's ... Read More

Issue of Parking at the University of Idaho’s Student Recreation Center (1076 words, 2 pages)

Parking at the REC Center Last semester my boyfriend had an early morning weight training class that took place in the Student Recreation Center (REC). He struggled every morning to find a space to park, and usually ended up not finding one in the REC parking lot at all. He ... Read More

6 Steps of Decision Making Model According to the University of Waterloo (782 words, 1 pages)

Christopher Joyner "Is the decision you make the right one" There is always a point in time where everyone has to a make an important decision in there life. Whether it's buying a home, taking your company in a new direction, or choosing a college, making an important decision can ... Read More

An Insight On “A New England Girlhood Outlined from Memory” by Lucy Larcom (486 words, 1 pages)

A New England Girlhood Outlined from Memory By Lucy Larcom This book is not a diary nor a journal but seemingly a new genre, a collection of memories of Lucy Larcom. It follows the author from a toddler to early adulthood. The values and morals woven into her live should ... Read More

Yangtze and Yellow River in the Three Gorges Dam Project (1231 words, 2 pages)

Yangtze and Yellow River Its the longest river of both the Peoples Republic of China and Asia. Its also third longest river in the world. Can you guess what river this is? Its the Yangtze River. There are deadly floods that overflow and destroy towns and cities. There is a ... Read More

An Explanation of Five Quotes from _(Name of Book Here)_ by Emily Brnte (726 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the book Emily Brnte has used subtle words that has a hidden meaning. This makes the book more interesting, but at the same time more difficult to read. This way gives very precise description to the readers, which also helps to imagine and feel the same feelings that Emily ... Read More

A Summary of Passages from the Bible (1550 words, 2 pages)

People read The Bible for many different reasons, such as it is just a part of their faith so they have to. Others read it because the stories are interesting, and still others read the stories because of the moral and ethical messages the stories convey. Many people, when reading ... Read More

How a Planet Is Made from a Dying Star (712 words, 1 pages)

Where the Planets Are In the beginning, the Earth was believed to be both flat and at the center of the universe. Then a sailor set sail to prove that the Earth is in fact round. Decades later science proved that the churches were wrong and in fact the Earth ... Read More

An Analysis of Six Records from a Floating Life by Shen Fu (1521 words, 2 pages)

When Love Surpasses Confucian Rules In Shen Fu's, "Six Records from a Floating Life" he writes an autobiography of his life, everything from the love affair with his wife to the trials and tribulations that he experienced throughout his time. He writes in a very candid style not particularly seen ... Read More

A Comparison of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer’s Theory of Where Species Came From (1339 words, 2 pages)

Was Darwin a Social Darwinist? Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species was published in 1859. In it Darwin described the idea that animals evolved through variation and natural selection of those most fit to endure in particular environments. In 1871 Darwin applied this theory directly to human beings in ... Read More

An Essay on Vivendi Universal Case Study Project (2528 words, 5 pages)

Vivendi Universal Case Study Project Vivendi Universal (VUE) currently holds the position as one of the world's leaders in media, communication, entertainment, publishing, environmental management, and water resources since its inception as Compagnie Gnrale des Eaux (CGE) in 1853 when it received an Imperial decree to supply water to Lyons ... Read More

A Paper on Border Security Bill from May of 2002 (1372 words, 2 pages)

A border security bill presented in May of 2002 boosts the pay of border patrol agents as well as authorizing the former Immigration and Naturalization Service to hire 200 new investigators and 200 inspectors ("House," 2002). It further requisites the old INS to establish a foreign-student tracking system that would ... Read More

A Paper on Brahe’s Model of the Universe (808 words, 2 pages)

What is the shape of the universe? Brahes model of the universe can be explained best with this model below. (p.409, Dictionary of Scientific Biography) In this model, Brahe describes the universe with the earth at the center. The sun orbits the earth while the other planets revolve around the ... Read More

The Importance of Titians Pesaro and Assunta Altarpiece from a Stylistic and Iconographic Point of View (2597 words, 4 pages)

Titians Pesaro and Assunta. Altarpieces in the church of the Frari, Venice. What was the importance of these two altarpieces for the development of painting in Venice, both from a stylistic and iconographic point of view? It has been said that Titians Assunta, which adorns the high altar, and Pesaro ... Read More

A Paper on Project Rainbow (438 words, 1 pages)

During the 1940's, the navy was believed to try to turn a ship invisible. It was called Project Rainbow, or more frequently called the Philadelphia experiment. Whether or not it did happen is a complete mystery. If so it is one of the most paranormal incidents since Moses' exodus through ... Read More

A Review of an Excerpt from Benjamin Franklin’s Biography (361 words, 1 pages)

Benjamin Franklin was a gifted, and successful man yet like the rest of us, he has flaws. He was dedicated to improving himself, however, and set out to eradicate these flaws. In his autobiography, he provides a specific list of the virtues he seeks to acquire, and he is much ... Read More

Negative Impact from Human Activity on Temperate Deciduouos Forests Around the World (313 words, 2 pages)

A Deciduous forest is one in which plants shed their leafs in the fall. The trees change colors as the seasons cycle the green leaves of summer give way to the bare branches of winter. Temperate Deciduous forests are found in Eastern North America, Europe and China. These areas each ... Read More

Examining Poe through T.S. Eliot’s Essay From Poe to Valery (660 words, 1 pages)

Cats Meets The Raven What is an author? What does it matter who is speaking? These questions posed by Michel Foucault lead the reader of his essay in many directions and to multitudes of questions. The ideas presented in T.S. Eliots essay From Poe to Valery illustrate three different ways ... Read More

Taking from the Rich to Give to the Poor: Hardin’s and Singer’s View (811 words, 1 pages)

Every day hundreds of thousands of people are starving. The issue of who should assist them is brought up time and time again. Should we give of our own? If so, how much should we give? Since only one third of the nations in the world are rich and the ... Read More

Free Speech and Political Correctness at US Universities (1087 words, 4 pages)

The academic year ends as it began. Campus enforcers, the deans and administrators of universities, are still busy denying that any effort to restrict free speech exists. The concern over 'political correctness,' they say, is overstated. Such denials don't alter the clear evidence that freedom of speech is no longer ... Read More

A Paper on Marianne Hirsch’s Essay Projected Memories: Holocaust Photographs (736 words, 1 pages)

The essay Projected Memory Holocaust Photographs, by Marianne Hirsch, is about postmemory. Postmemory is a term that Hirsch has coined. It is memory that is not the product of direct or lived experience but that is produced by the stories and images that circulate from one generation to the next, ... Read More

A Paper on the Phoenix Rises From the Ashes (551 words, 1 pages)

William T. Atkin III Instructor Helen C. Peemoeller COM 131 20 April 1999 Phoenix Rises From the Ashes When asked by a white hunter Doesnt the gun scare you? while having it pointed at her, Phoenix Jackson, of Eudora Weltys A Worn Path, replies No, sir. I seen plenty go ... Read More

A Project on Deviating a Norm (1020 words, 2 pages)

Norms are defined as the expectations, or rules of behavior, that develop out of values. For this project, I was required to violate a norm. The norm that I chose to violate was to push my sister Nicole through the Wal-Mart store in a childrens ambulance buggy. By doing this ... Read More

The National Feelings and Expansionism of the US from 1800 to 1840 (2698 words, 4 pages)

Nationalism The time period 1800 to 1840 was a time of great nationalism and expansionism in the United States. The national feelings were caused by political, economic, and intellectual domestic developments in the US. Strong national feelings convinced Americans that their nation was destined to be great. This in turn ... Read More

Nadine Gordimers Once Upon a Time begins with the telling of two stories. The first is about the author, who awakes in the middle of the night, afraid of a possible intruder. Then, to distract her mind, she creates a second story. The story is a fairytale of an affluent ... Read More

Universal Myths and Their Connection to Everyday Lives (2289 words, 3 pages)

Myths are a blend of fantasy and reality. Myths are stories that are not literally true. If they were, archaeologists would have found at least one set of giant bones or at least a unicorn horn or two. At the same time, myths are not completely false. Although literally untrue, ... Read More

Why I Decided to Study Design at the University of California Los Angeles (328 words, 1 pages)

Architecture and designs are two areas that Ive always wanted to study. There are several reasons why I wish to study design at the University of California Los Angeles. It is well known for its superior education and research. It has a very good faculty and many facilities such as ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013