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Cultural Awareness There are many factors that need to be taken into perspective when working with Native American clients. There has been many oppressive factors in the lives of all Native Americans from the time the first settlers came to America and into the present time we are in. There ... Read More

The National Debt of USA (2464 words, 3 pages)

As of February 2001, the US national debt was over 5.8 trillion dollars and the national debt has continued to increase an average of 202 million per day since February 26, 1999! As the growing debt approaches fifty percent of GDP, it is one of the largest economic problems facing ... Read More

A New Identity (2767 words, 3 pages)

Nathaniel I remember how it all started. It's been so long now I can't remember the when's but I remember how as if it was branded into my mind. I was out tending the fields at the time. I was only 10 but what could I do? My father was ... Read More

Yarn of Absalom, Absalom! (2545 words, 4 pages)

YARN OF ABSALOM, ABSALOM! There are many unanswered questions concerning the novel Absalom, Absalom!, what exactly its author intended to get across through it or what he actually did with it. Many critics believe he just never reached a single and final intention, so he just left the final authorities ... Read More

My College Adventure Begins (552 words, 1 pages)

Part 1 My College Adventure Begins Lucas Pekarski It was my first day of college and I was just as excited as if it was my first day of school. It was funny I never imagined walking into my first class to be so exciting. I guess I did not ... Read More

A Biography of Nam June Paik (1760 words, 3 pages)

Nam June Paik was born in Seoul, Korea on July 20, 1932. He was the fifth and youngest child of a textile merchant. In 1947, at the age of 14, he studied piano and composition with two of Korea's foremost composers. The family moved to Tokyo, Japan in 1950 to ... Read More

An Analysis of Three Famous Mysteries: The Loch Ness Monster, Abominable Snowman, and the Bermuda Triangle (869 words, 1 pages)

Mystery and the study of the unknown has always intrigued people. The search for truth has led to many wonders. Some believe in the "supernatural" while others do not and believe it is all a hoax. Both types of people obviously have their own seasonings for believing or disbelieving in ... Read More

My Transition into College (655 words, 1 pages)

My Transition into College My transition into college was into college was a big change for me. I went from living comfortably at home with my group of friends that Ive made over many years to going to new place where I knew nobody. This is a big change for ... Read More

A Personal Experience of Hunting – Killing Animals (910 words, 2 pages)

I arrived at camp with anticipation and wonder. It was my first hunting experience and I, personally, knew nothing about killing deer. I considered the image of me taking an animals life. Would I feel guilty if I had the opportunity to shoot the gun that lay encased at my ... Read More

A Descriptive Essay about My Plane Trip to New York (819 words, 1 pages)

I clung to the armrests of the airplane seat as it gained enough speed and finally lifted off. This was not a trip I wanted to take, but I had to. I owed it to her. I slid back until I found a comfortable position and drifted off. I stared ... Read More

A Bright Sunday Morning at Home with My Dog (550 words, 1 pages)

One bright sunny morning, as I was about to wake up for school I found myself lying on humongous pillow. My vision was still blurry and all I can see is an enormous hairy monster in front of me. Before I can scream, the monster had stick out its tongue ... Read More

A Descriptive Essay: My Day at the Mall (684 words, 1 pages)

Go to the mall visit 2 stores. Write a descriptive essay about your experience. My day at the mall, so many stores so little time. Some of the employees ran up to me to greet me and ask if they can help me with anything. Others just let me browse ... Read More

The Day I Wrecked My Car on an Early Monday Morning in Winter (465 words, 1 pages)

My Car Wreck It was an early Monday morning in winter, and my cell phone started ringing at 600 a.m. sharp. This came as quite a shock to me because it was obviously not my time to wake up. I answered the phone and realize that it was my friend ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier (1911 words, 6 pages)

My Brother Sam is Dead Author by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier Category Historical Fiction Summary It starts out in the 1770's during the Revolution War and Samuel Meeker or Sam for short just interred the room of the tavern and he chimes in to everybody who is waiting ... Read More

Standards of Beauty (692 words, 1 pages)

For women, trying to live up to the standards of beauty in North America can be an extremely dangerous feat and is nowhere near an accurate depiction of a female's true beauty. By examining the norm of women's beauty in today's society, the dangers involved in achieving it and how ... Read More

A Brief Introduction to the Culture of Afterlife in Ancient Egypt (528 words, 1 pages)

Afterlife The Egyptians believed in life after death, or afterlife. They also believed the sprit would need to come back to it's body to rest, so they worked hard to preserve it. One famous Egyptian story tells about Osiris, who once ruled Egypt. He was supposed to have been murdered ... Read More

An Introduction to Mauritius and Modes of Inter-Ethnic Compromise (1518 words, 3 pages)

Mauritius and Modes of Inter-ethnic Compromise Mauritius is one of the polyethnic countries that has the most peaceful and stable democratic.Basically the concept of the multicultural country is based on the balance between the difference and the equality and, most importantly, something that every citizens shares(compromises) together, in this sense, ... Read More

A Biography of Boxer Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammed Ali (424 words, 1 pages)

Muhammed Ali Cassius Marcellus Clay was born on January 12,1942 in Lousiville, Kentucky to Cassius Marcellus Clay and Odessa Grady Clay. Cassius took up boxing at the age of 12 after someone had stolen his bike. Most of his teen years were spent training for boxing. When he was 14 ... Read More

A Bibliography of an Innocent Girl’s Descent into Prostitution and Her Eventual Suicide (330 words, 1 pages)

For Crane, he uses Maggie A Girl of the Streets to tell a story of a girl, born into a life of misery, who has no way of escaping it. Thus, the story strikes an emotional chord in the readers hearts and the audience empathizes with Maggies conditions. Crane believes ... Read More

An Analysis of Honesty in the Film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (345 words, 1 pages)

The film Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (dir. Frank Capra, 1939) emphasizes honesty verses falsehood. Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) has great honor and he upholds his integrity. Smith is always in constant danger because he lets his honesty take over. Fallacy and lies manipulate Smiths integrity to achieve their purposes. ... Read More

A Review of ‘We Were Soldiers’ (563 words, 1 pages)

Movie Review English Folio 2 Title We were Soldiers Rating MA15 Directed Randall Wallace Starring Mel Gibson, Barry Pepper Writing Credits Joseph Galloway (book) Lt. Hal Moore (book) We were soldiers is the next movie in the popular current trend of war movies, Following the same genre of Saving Private ... Read More

Motor Development Autobiography (3771 words, 5 pages)

Motor Development Autobiography The motor development was consisted of seven periods across the lifespan, each period is characterized by the different motor skills. Progression from one period to another would depend on the changes in three critical constraints, as well as individual's skills and experiences. According to the developmental perspective, ... Read More

My Aunt’s Influence on My Life (553 words, 1 pages)

For as long as I can remember, one of the people in my life whom I've looked up to most has been my Aunt. Her successes have included areas in her life such as schooling, work, and a wonderful family and home environment. She is a dental hygienist, and I ... Read More

The Issue of Health Insurance in Colleges (444 words, 1 pages)

This article is stating that there are a few colleges in the United States authorizing that students have health insurance before they attend there first class. The problem with the colleges doing this is that college tuition has already skyrocketed to its highest price range ever. The universities are afraid ... Read More

The Relationship between Language, Culture and Identity in Brian Friel’s Literature Exploration (1454 words, 2 pages)

In Translations, Brian Friel explores the nature and the use of language, its immense value as well as its limitations. One large theme he develops is the relationship between language, culture and identity, and the dilemma that is caused as a result. The play charts the tragic relations between Maire ... Read More

How the Monroe Doctrine of United States Became the First Major Declaration to the World as a Fairly New Nation (1568 words, 3 pages)

Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine can be considered as the United States first major declaration to the world as a fairly new nation. The Monroe Doctrine was a statement of United States policy on the activity and rights of powers in the Western Hemisphere during the early to mid 1800s. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Classic Novel Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe (1508 words, 2 pages)

Moll Flanders Sinner or Saint? There are many reasons why Daniel Defoe's classic novel Moll Flanders is still studied today. One of the reasons that it is still so widely studied is that there are significant reasons to doubt the sincerity of Moll's repentance at the end of the novel. ... Read More

An Analysis of Molding Gender Roles in the Society of the United States (817 words, 1 pages)

Molding Gender Roles "What is gender? It is something everyone has, but rarely thinks about. They know they are either a man or a woman and simply take it for granted. Does it mean genetic status as XX or XY, or does it mean the sum of our development up ... Read More

An Introduction to Modern Day Families (754 words, 1 pages)

Modern Day Families Modern families, while they may contain a different amount of members, or members of a different race, than the stereotypical family, are still an amalgamated unit and have the same love for one another no matter how many people, or of what race certain people are, are ... Read More

The Issue of Cunningham Family vs Ewell Family During the Great Depression of the 1930 (797 words, 2 pages)

Cunninghams vs. Ewells During the great depression of the1930s there were many families who couldn't make ends meet. How each family copes with their struggles during hard times, has always been a source of great topics for many writers. One such author is Harper Lee who wrote "To Kill A ... Read More