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A Review of the Poem, A Decade by Amy Lowell (304 words, 1 pages)

Upon first reading Amy Lowells poem A Decade appears to be a poem about a couple who has met each other and saying how sweet they are like honey and red wine Then it says you are fresh like morning bread. Then ending with how they become completely nourished.After reading ... Read More

A Review of Saturday Evening Post Magazine (320 words, 2 pages)

"All that crap they have in the Saturday Evening Post and all, showing guys on street corners looking sore as hell because their dates are late - that's bunk. If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a "Boy, when you're dead they really fix you up. ... Read More

A Review of the Book, Beyond Rejection by Justin Lieber (435 words, 1 pages)

I read how to build a person by Justin Lieber. Justin Lieber is a professor at the University of Houston, whom also writes science fiction. This selection, which was taken from his novel Beyond Rejection, is fictional and is based in the future. The story is set in the year ... Read More

A Review of Kierkegaard Contribution to Existentialism (3559 words, 6 pages)

In what would be characteristically seen as intrinsically manifested throughout the areas of existentialism, this idea of suffering, its components, as well as its distinctiveness on the part of the feebleness of human life becomes a common and usual conception for Kierkegaard, so as not to be considered. The philosopher ... Read More

A Review on Henry David Thoreau on the Issue of Government and Its Role in Society (495 words, 1 pages)

Henry David Thoreau often took extreme positions on the issue of government and its role in society. To this somewhat rebellious transcendentalist, government should not govern people at all and law was often meant to be broken. Thoreau's belief in individualism was so strong in fact that it seems he ... Read More

A Review of the Various Forms and Types of Humor (1676 words, 3 pages)

There is a popular saying, anyone can laugh at a good joke. If one was to actually ask around, heshe would find that this is quite true. This is part of the magic of humor. Humor, as defined by The American Heritage Dictionary, is the quality that makes something laughable. ... Read More

A Review of Stoics (1724 words, 3 pages)

The point of being independent and not needing things is so that your happiness will not be destroyed by some accident outside of your control or by the malice of other human beings. The more your happiness depends on anything someone else can destroy, the less freedom you have - ... Read More

A Review of Some Questions and Answers About Philosophy (408 words, 2 pages)

1.What beliefs did the Sophists challenge?They didn't believe that gods and goddesses influenced behavior or absolute moral and legal standards. But that "man is the measure of all things" and truth is different to each individual.2.What was Socrates accused of doing? What did he say in defense?He was accused of ... Read More

A Review of Rene Descartes and His Method of Doubt (851 words, 1 pages)

Descartes applied illusion argument, dreaming argument, and evil genius argument that is called "method of doubt" to achieve his goals Mind and body are two different substances, the complete separation of the mental world and the physical world. Once, he claims that even awake or asleep, two plus three is ... Read More

A Review of a New Book by Ian McEwan (235 words, 1 pages)

Science writer Joe Rose is spending a day in the country with his long-time lover, Clarissa, when he witnesses a tragic accident--a balloon with a boy trapped in it is being tossed by the wind, and, in an attempt to save the child, a man is killed. As though that ... Read More

A Review of the Movie Much Ado about Nothing, a Shakespearean Farce (528 words, 1 pages)

My opinion about the movie, Much Ado about Nothing, is that it was a very good movie. This movie had just about everything that makes a movie good. It had drama, romance, action, and most importantly it had comedy. This movie is one of the funniest movies I have ever ... Read More

A Review of the Idea of Rehabilitation Program in United States (2851 words, 6 pages)

Deterrence is a view that is used in hope that it will discourage other from committing illegal acts. The idea is that rehabilitation is intended to restore offenders to a constructive role in society. Many prison throughout the United States have been experiencing the problem of over crowdedness. Developments such ... Read More

A Review of the Household Responsibility System Reform in China’s Agricultural Reform (1029 words, 4 pages)

. (1988) "The Household Responsibility System Reform in China's Agricultural Reform A Theoretical and Empirical Study." Economic Development and Cultural Change 36(3, supplement) (April) S199-S224. Lin, J.Y. (1989) "An Economic Theory of Institutional Change Induced and Imposed Change." Cato Journal 9(1) (SpringSummer 1989) 1-33. Lin, J.Y. (1992) "Rural Reforms and ... Read More

A Review About DOOM (544 words, 4 pages)

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A Review of Rap Music in the Late 1980’s (2189 words, 3 pages)

Since the late 1980's rap music has been called the Anti Christ in our culture, because of it's so-called influence in people's life. People swear up and down that the music is why people, specially the youth resort to violent crimes. I think by saying this they are trying to ... Read More

A Review of Rap Music (2633 words, 12 pages)

Rap music as a musical form began among the youth of South Bronx, New York in the mid 1970s. Individuals such Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash were some of the early pioneers of this art form. Through their performances at clubs and promotion of the music, rap consistently gained in ... Read More

A Summary Review of The Mock Documentary of the Blair Witch Project (616 words, 1 pages)

The Blair Witch Project is a mock documentary on three film students Heather, Mike and Shaun, who go out and shoot their own documentary on the Blair Witch. This Blair Witch apparently haunts a forest in Burkittsville Maryland and these students are going to find out firsthand if this rumor ... Read More

A Review of the Film “A Fish Called Wanda” (772 words, 2 pages)

The film A Fish Called Wanda is on the AFIs (American Film Institute) Greatest 100 Comedies list. Although this film features talented actors like John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline easily steals the show. Kline gives a brilliant performance as the pseudo-intellectual Otto. What makes Kline so remarkable ... Read More

A Review of the Film “Fried Green Tomatoes” (664 words, 1 pages)

For this paper I have chosen to review the film Fried Green Tomatoes. It is a tale of a small old town, its more popular residents, and a murder mystery told in retrospect by the main character Idggy.I was able to identify several social structures within the small town during ... Read More

A Review of the Movie “Girl” (1054 words, 2 pages)

Have you ever watched a movie and then found out it was created from a book? Thats what happened to me, I saw the movie Girl Interrupted, starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. I then heard that it was made from a book itself. So for this assignment, I decided ... Read More

A Review of the Sitcom “Designing Women About Four Typical Working Ladies” (988 words, 2 pages)

I watched an older sitcom aired on prime time television in the late 80s, Designing Women about four typical working ladies. One is a bubble-brain beauty pageant champ. Another is a soft touch and is so easily duped, it seems she also has a soft brain. A third falls in ... Read More

A Plot Review of the Classic Detective Movie “Chinatown” (696 words, 1 pages)

As a classic detective movie, Chinatown involves a hard-boiled setting and a private investigator. The story takes place in Los Angeles, California during the 1930s. The mood of the film is typical of that of a detective story, and the gradual discovery of clues completes the films mysterious atmosphere. Though ... Read More

A Review of the Classic Movie “Casablanca” (423 words, 1 pages)

In choosing the movie Casablanca, I looked forward to re-aquatinting myself with a wonderful old classic Noir film. I wanted to know more about this film for a better understanding of the plot and symbolism, as well as the powerful mystique behind the film that has made Casablanca so enduring. ... Read More

A Review of David Fincher’s Thriller “Fight Club” (1550 words, 3 pages)

For years, David Fincher has been turning out some of the most stylish and inventive thrillers to ever hit the American screens. In spite of critical and public backlash, his Alien 3 remains the most technically interesting of that series, and Seven stands as the suspense film upon which all ... Read More

A Review of the Opening Scenes of the Movie “Amistad” (364 words, 1 pages)

In the beginning of the movie Amistad, slave hunters abducted a large group of Africans from Sierra Leone in Africa and shipped them to Cuba to be traded. The Africans were purchased by Spanish men and put aboard a ship called Amistad. This abduction and trade violated treaties that then ... Read More

A Review of Michael Dorris’ “Yellow Raft” (533 words, 1 pages)

In Yellow Raft In Blue Waters by Michael Dorris, the daughters Rayona, Christine and Ida do not have paradigm shifts so they blame each other on solvable problems. The real problem is the lack of communication, erratic behavior, and the avoidance of confrontational situations.Rayona having a paradigm shift would make ... Read More

A Review of the Movie “The Joy Luck Club” (2140 words, 5 pages)

Just last night I saw the movie, The Joy Luck Club (JLC), which played on television for the first time in Los Angeles. I had been meaning to see this movie but never got around to it until now. Since many female friends recommended this 1993 movie to me, including ... Read More

A Review of the Poems “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” and “Passage to India” (10297 words, 15 pages)

The two poems cover much of the same ground. Both celebrate new technologies both involve passages and both overflow with a deeply felt longing to connect with the reader. Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, however, seems to narrate what in Passage to India is a static moment - the "passage to you" ... Read More

A Plot Review of the Story of Tiny at Ruby Mountain (1150 words, 2 pages)

I chose to read this book because I thought it would be very interesting. I didnt really expect to see this book in the library because one of my friends had already spoken to me about it. He said that he read the book already and that it was really ... Read More

A Review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1040 words, 2 pages)

by Robert Louis Stevenson There is an old crippled man knocking at the Admiral Ben Bow Inn. His name is Captain Billy Bones. He lives in fear of a one-legged man, because Billy Bones has a map in his suitcase that the one-legged man wants. But, Billy Bones doesnt know ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013