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Reflection of John Steinbeck’s Life in His Story Travels with Charley (859 words, 2 pages)

n 1960 John Steinbeck decided to reacquaint himself with America after being away because, in his own words, "I've lost the flavor and taste and sound of it. I'm going to learn about my own country." So he set out on a 3 month journey with his dog to do ... Read More

The Reflection of Tennessee Williams’s Life in His Play The Glass Menagerie (1248 words, 2 pages)

Tennesse Williams has written a number of plays in his lifetime. The success he gained from one of his plays "The Glass Menagerie" written in the 1940s has proven him to be a very popular and appealing playwright in America. Through a series of twists and turns of the play ... Read More

A Reflection about a Friend Who Comitted Suicide (3655 words, 5 pages)

My Beautiful Friend Suicide is a deep and complicating loss. It leaves a profound and everlasting effect on everyone it touches. The mere word "suicide" conjures up a sorrowful and tragic image coupled with pity and disbelief at such an outrageous, selfish and extreme act. When someone you care about ... Read More

Reflections on a Book The Things They Carried (870 words, 1 pages)

Reflections on "The Things They Carried" Analyzing the storys craftsmanship Tim OBrien wrote a story that is known as "The Things They Carried." It is a carefully crafted, detailed account of a Lieutenant and his men, the time period being right in the middle of the Vietnam war. In most ... Read More

Reflection of Values in Victorian English Society in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1201 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley predominantly reflects values upheld Victorian English Society more-so than shaping the values. Firstly, an example of a reflected value is the concept of a pursuit of knowledge in the novel. Another example of a reflected value in the text is the use of Romanticism ... Read More

Hemingway’s Characters as a Reflection of the Author (1864 words, 8 pages)

Hemingway, as most authors do, put a great deal of himself into the characters in his short stories. The two stories that become the focus of this paper are, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place and Hills Like White Elephants. The thoughts and feelings of the characters in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place ... Read More

A Personal Reflection on Spirituality and God (1236 words, 4 pages)

God is an all seeing, all hearing, and all knowing being that no one has really ever been in direct contact with. For skeptics that is enough to make an unbeliever, yet, with all of the resurrections, walking on water, and visions of the Virgin Mary crying something must be ... Read More

Gangster Music and Its Reflection of Reality of Violence (1550 words, 2 pages)

Does gangster music reflect reality or Violence? Gangster or Rap music can be considered a style of art, and a way for the artists to express feelings through their words on paper. However, there are quite a few rap artists that get criticized for their lyrics. I want to discuss ... Read More

The Reflection of Edgar Allan Poe’s Personal Tragedies in His Works (481 words, 1 pages)

Emotions in any literary piece must come from within. For any author to discredit his own influence on his work is like admitting that it conveys none of his inner thoughts or feelings, causing it to be entirely impersonal. For a piece work of fiction to truly touch the readers' ... Read More

Ideology of Kingship as a Reflection of Early Irish Society’s Values in Early Medieval Irish Literature (5474 words, 8 pages)

Early medieval Irish literature thoroughly discusses the ideology of kingship the tales about kingship both acted as exemplum literature for early Irish kings and, for modern scholars, elaborate on early Irish society's values. Although there is no specific evidence which indicates that the tales were used as exemplum, it seems ... Read More

The Reflections of Author’s View of Human Behavior in Their Works: Examples from Dorothy Parker’s The Standard of Living and Toni Cade Bambara’s The Lesson (537 words, 1 pages)

An author's view of human behavior is often reflected in their works. The short stories, The Standard of Living by Dorothy Parker and The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara are both examples of works that demonstrate their author's view of lifestyles from the past. Parker's The Standard of Living reflects ... Read More

Reflections of the Past in William Wordsworth’s The World is Too Much With Us and W.B. Yeats’ Among School Children (240 words, 1 pages)

The poem "The World is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth, is similar to the poem "Among School Children" by W.B. Yeats, in many ways but different in many other ways. "The World is Too Much With Us" is a poem that symbolizes negativity. The poem deals with the ... Read More

A Reflection on the Key Factors in Motivation Necessary in Researching the Context of Saudi Arabian Students at the Tertiary Level (3475 words, 13 pages)

IntroductionA simple definition of motivation could be the desire of a person to act and persist in that action for a period of time. What are the aspects that are more influential to motivate the students and what type of this motivation is suitable for the target students is a ... Read More

A Reflection of My College Experience (4283 words, 14 pages)

I began my college career at Rogers State University in thefall of 2007. I have overcome many obstacles on the journey to obtaining a college degree. This journey has been one of the most important in my life, and my time spent studying at Rogers State University has been both ... Read More

Reflection on Lessons of Sustainability (474 words, 2 pages)

In this entire quarter, our main topic is regarding tosustainability. I had learned more about sustainability throughdifferent class activities, like group discussion, watching TED talk,film, reading articles and rope course. Sustainability means to becontinuing to the future, and have fresh air, clean water, plenty offood, protect the human health and ... Read More

A Reflection about My Brother (1156 words, 4 pages)

Ever watch someone make decisions without any consideration for the long term consequences? I have. As a matter of fact I have seen them in an up close and personal kind of way. You see, I wasnt raised an only child. I have a brother who is three years younger ... Read More

A Reflection on Vocabulary Instructions (1203 words, 3 pages)

Five Key Learnings( Beck et al. p. 60 From that list we pared down our choices andselected words from each story for direct teaching following a readingof the story.'' (2013) After reading this quote, I realized vocabularywords don't have to be taught before reading a text. It's an interestingapproach and ... Read More

Reflection on My Work (1207 words, 4 pages)

I decided to do my ten hours of service at the Hellendale pal center. Over the ten hours I spent at the pal center I created a friendship witha fifth grader named Kahlil. The two topics from the course that Iconnected with my service were vocation and communication. Service thisyear ... Read More

Reflection on Attending a New School (583 words, 2 pages)

Getting dressed for school was always my favorite part of the day as a youngling. I loved the freedom of choosing what to wear every day, although today was very different. Today I did not want to get dressed whatsoever. All I wanted was to lie in bed and just ... Read More

A Personal Reflection on My Life (449 words, 1 pages)

When I think about the lessons I have learned in my short life it is difficult to decide which is the most important. There are a lot of things that have had a great influence in my life. But there is one and just one that changed my life. It ... Read More

A Reflection on My Life (868 words, 2 pages)

My most recent motivational moment was this summer of 2013. Somehow in life I have always been given so many opportunities and chances but I never took advantage of it. For the past few years, I have been aimlessly doing something to make someone else happy. As my mother and ... Read More

Reflections on a Trip to Guyana (652 words, 1 pages)

Who knew that children would teach me some of the most valuable lessons I have learned? At this time a few years ago, I would not believe that I am the way I am now. I now show my love for life much more by my every day actions and ... Read More

Reflection on Rehabilitation (639 words, 1 pages)

I felt my fear faster than I could conjure up an escape plan. My dad put his hand up to protest my hundredth speech of why I felt it was necessary of him to turn around and take me back to our house. I gave my dad one last sullen ... Read More

The Importance of Reflection in Nursing (2366 words, 9 pages)

The act of caring is essential within nursing and taking care of others. There are many ways of caring for an individual and the caring should be specific to the individuals needs and requests. Caring is learned through experience and that is essential when taking care of an individual because ... Read More

A Reflection on Personal Finances (632 words, 3 pages)

The simplest definition of personal finance would be ones ability to save, budget and spend money over a course of time. That being said, there are different aspects from which you can make those decisions. In this essay, I hope to understand my purchases, make decisions, and finally, find out ... Read More

A Reflection of Kate’s Addiction (1427 words, 5 pages)

Our society tends to characterize addicts by their appearance. When the term addict comes to mind one may conjure up the image of a skinny, pale person in a dark street corner shooting up heroin. Addiction although cannot only be characterized by the physical traits, there are many factors such ... Read More

A Reflection on Raising Children in the Novel The Glass Castle (1343 words, 4 pages)

What is the best way to raise your children? It is an age long question and there is no definitive answer for it. There are so many different ways to parent your own children and every different style will have different effects and outcomes on how your kids will end ... Read More

A Reflection on my Childhood (473 words, 2 pages)

I am the youngest child in a family of three. Each child separated by about a three year difference. My sister and I are three years apart and my brother and I are six years apart. Being the youngest has its highs and its lows. Having two older siblings to ... Read More

A Personal Reflection of Skipping the World Junior Rowing Championship (927 words, 2 pages)

Last June, I was put in a dilemma of staying home with my dad throughhospice or pursuing the selection of a junior world championship forrowing. My suitcase was packed, my expenses for my room and board werepaid, and mentally and physically I was prepared in the best shape of mylife. ... Read More

A Personal Reflection on Reading Strategies (923 words, 3 pages)

Language is one of the pillars of human intellect. Reading is one of the language skills in addition to be good reader you ought to have different strategies for reading it will help you understand the text more easily and quickly. When you start to read there are different strategies ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013