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Evidence that the Lost Colony of Atlantis is More than Just a Hollywood Myth (1027 words, 2 pages)

The legend of the lost continent of Atlantis has long been regarded as a pure myth. This essay will show that not only did the continent exist, but also that it existed approximately 1200 kilometers west of Europe, in the vicinity of what is now the Azores Islands. After examining ... Read More

Baseball: An Extraordinary Game and an Outstanding Form of Entertainment (1518 words, 2 pages)

It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again. And it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings. And then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. A. Bartlett Giamatti, ... Read More

The Themes of Experience and Knowledge in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1748 words, 3 pages)

Character is developed by experience. When a person is young, they are impressionable, and will often change their beliefs and values depending on the situation. I feel that this is because children have such a small amount of personal experience and knowledge. These two possessions cannot be taught and must ... Read More

Getting Lost in a World Outside of My Own (1271 words, 2 pages)

A World Outside of my own. It was an early, frigid, spring, Friday morning in April of 2000. Cincinnati is known for its unexpected weather patterns. Just the day before, it was warm and almost felt like summer. My mother, my father, and I were on our way to the ... Read More

An Analysis of the California Housing Market and Its Lack of Affordability for the Average Wage Earner (1031 words, 2 pages)

Our team is pleased to provide this paper discussing the California housing market and its apparent lack of affordability for the average wage earner. With the research and statistics behind us, we will now focus on the analysis of the data and will provide the reader with some recommendations for ... Read More

A Discussion on the Stages of Human Development (532 words, 1 pages)

Developmental Profile Cognitive Development Adolescents can build formal systems and reason general theories. These systems and theories can extend beyond practical experience into more abstract concepts. The empirical concrete experiences of earlier childhood are no longer required, instead an adolescent can consider abstract principles like concepts about justice and fairness, ... Read More

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Being a Third Culture Kid (1981 words, 3 pages)

"I don't know which country to support, Arabia or Mexico?" A friend from an old school said this. The reason he gave was because he was half Arabian and half Mexican, in other words he was a third culture kid. A third culture kid is a person that has lived ... Read More

A Century of Freedom Still Shows Inequality for African-Americans (1912 words, 3 pages)

Blacks in the USA in 1945 were not considered as equal the treatment of people was based on their skin colour, a practice that had been going on for many years before, even after the Reconstruction of society after the Civil War in which the blacks were "liberated" from slavery. ... Read More

Structure Based Explanations Argue That Human Actions Are Driven by Forces Beyond Their Control (892 words, 2 pages)

The biological explanation of criminal behaviour is a structural account of describing why people commit crimes. Structure-based explanations argue that human actions behaviours are driven by forces beyond their control. This can be administered by rules, viewsopinions, faith, pressures and, in biological terms, inherited genes. The claims of the biological ... Read More

Rene Descartes Tries to Prove Existence of Body via Space and Form (789 words, 1 pages)

Rene Descartes is considered to be one of the most influential figures in the philosophical analysis of the world around us. Reading through the pages of Meditations of First Philosophy one thing becomes clear Descartes use of language leads him to misinterpret his ideas in a number of places. Throughout ... Read More

Analyzing the Advantages of Future Contracts for Traders and Investors (2111 words, 4 pages)

INTRODUCTION A derivative is like a razor, you can use it to shave and make yourself attractive for your girlfriend, you can slit your throat with it or you can use it to commit suicide.(Anon.) This statement describes to us the problems, and on the other hand rewards, that the ... Read More

Cases of Teen Suicide Doubled Since 1960 (305 words, 1 pages)

Depression in Teens Depression is the second leading cause of teen death, only after accidents. Every year, 250,000 teens attempt suicide, and 2,000 complete it. Since 1960, teen suicide has doubled. It is more likely that girls will attempt it, while statistics show that it is more often that boys ... Read More

The Definitions and Differences in Mass, Volume and Density (616 words, 1 pages)

Do you know how to figure out the volume of a cardboard-box? Do you know the density of your favorite book? Do you know what mass is? In my essay I am going to tell you all about these things, and more. The first things that you need to know ... Read More

Checks and Balances of Power in US Government Makes It Stable (1070 words, 2 pages)

As James Madison, one of the central figures in the drafting of the United States of Americas Constitution and later fourth president once wrote, The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." Democracy is defined as a ... Read More

All the Factors That Play into the Final Decision of a Judge: Fair and Unfair Decisions (994 words, 2 pages)

The way in which every judge reaches decisions in the courtroom differs depending on many different criteria. These criteria are aspects of their education, training, experience, personality, and their family history. Since all of these can never be the same for any two judges', the question of what makes a ... Read More

Different Definitions of Love on the Internet, in Books and Articles (1034 words, 2 pages)

Love by definition is an emotion explored in philosophy, religion, and literature, often as either romantic love, the fraternal love of others, or the love of God based on the definition found in The Encarta Encyclopedia. As I explored the definition by means of the Internet, books, and articles I ... Read More

An Explanation of Anarchism the Philosophy of a New Social Order Based on Liberty Unrestricted by Man-Made Law (3770 words, 6 pages)

Anarchism The history of human growth and development is at the same time the history of the terrible struggle of every new idea heralding the approach of a brighter dawn. In its tenacious hold on tradition, the Old has never hesitated to make use of the foulest and cruelest means ... Read More

Introduction to Defamation of Character in the Workplace and How Can Employers and Employees Protect Themselves (2067 words, 4 pages)

Defamation of Character in the Workplace Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Definition, Types, and Examples of Defamation III. How Employers Can Protect Themselves IV. How Employees Can Protect Themselves V. Conclusion VI. References I. Introduction The inability for certain individuals to find employment is oftentimes blamed on the previous ... Read More

The Reasons Why Has Ned Kelly Been Glorified and Called a Hero in Australia (1260 words, 2 pages)

If you went into any Australian classroom and asked if anyone knew who Ned Kelly was, chances are you'd get an answer of something like "mm yeah, that bushranger who had the steel bucket on his head who got shot". Not many people know the real story, but it is ... Read More

The Metaphor of Horse Sculptures Created by Deborah Butterfield an American Artist (304 words, 1 pages)

Deborah Butterfield, (1949- ), American artist, whose sculptures of horses have provided a means for her experiments with different materials and approaches to sculptural form. Her many sculptural incarnations of the horse express subtle variations of pose, gesture, emotion, and metaphor. Butterfield started making life-sized horse sculptures in 1973, toward ... Read More

An Analysis of Mr. Keating the Primary Character in the Film Dead Poet Society (1831 words, 3 pages)

?I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.. I did not wish to live what was not life... nor did I whish to practice resignation... I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.? Henry David Thoreau used this as an ... Read More

A Day Care Environment: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (566 words, 2 pages)

Making Day Care a Good Experience The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Most child and adolescent psychiatrists recognize that the ideal environment for raising a small child is in the home with parents and family. Intimate daily direct parental care of infants for the first several months of ... Read More

A Comparison of Two Talk Shows: Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey (841 words, 1 pages)

Munene Kasina In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. Many of us have seen and heard the often recycled topics found on such veteran shows as Geraldo and Sally Jesse Raphael. Anyone who watches talk shows on a regular ... Read More

A Study on David Ricardo’s Economic Theories of Wages and Profits (1798 words, 3 pages)

David Ricardo, a British economist, was born in London in 1772. He left school at the age of fourteen to join a brokerage house by his mid-20s he had amassed a fortune on the stock market. In his first work on economic theory, The High Price of Bullion a Proof ... Read More

The Symbolism of Human Nature and Human Emotions in Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson (1582 words, 2 pages)

David Guterson, a young American author, has written two major works regarding aspects of human nature and human emotions. His first publication, a collection of short stories, entitled The Country Ahead of Us, The Country Behind addresses some of the moral dilemmas that humans face throughout their lives. His first ... Read More

A Short Story About a Girl Who Hates Needles (1171 words, 2 pages)

It was a dreadful afternoon, big droplets of rain fell directly on my face and clothes. I tasted the droplets that mixed with my tears, the tears I cried after the incident. The pain in my foot was excruciating. It caused me to make a big decision of whether I ... Read More

A Depiction of Shiva Nataraja, a Sculpture of Dancing God (1043 words, 2 pages)

For a long time I have had a vast interest in a small sculpture located in my parents entryway. This sculpture is a figure with four arms, stands on one leg atop what appears to be a baby, and wears a funny looking headdress of some sort. For years Ive ... Read More

A Brief History of the Dalai Lama and Tibet (2040 words, 3 pages)

Compassion in Politics The Dalai Lama has always been the central leader to the Vajrayana sect of Buddhism and the current Lamas smiling face is one of the most recognizable in the world. He has become the poster boy of Buddhism and his charisma has created a market in western ... Read More

My Experience of the Wonderful World of Street/Drag Racing (2770 words, 4 pages)

Drag RacingSome people may think that staying up late at night and gambling on street races is a waste of time. Out of the people that think that, how many of them have actually witnessed a race? I can honestly say, even though I am a female, that watching races ... Read More

Several Forms of Drug Dependence: Tolerance, Habituation and Addiction (1239 words, 2 pages)

Drug Dependence Drug dependence psychological and sometimes physical state characterized by a compulsion to use a drug to experience psychological or physical effects. Drug dependence takes several forms tolerance, habituation, and addiction. (Bennett, 1997) Tolerance, a form of psychological dependence, occurs when the body becomes accustomed to a drug and ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013