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traits of a good person Essay Examples

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The Good versus Evil in The Scarlet Letter (426 words, 1 pages)

The Scarlet Letter is a wonderful and not so traditional example of the good versus evil theme. What makes this a unique instance of good versus evil is that either side could be considered either one. Hester could very easily have been deduced as evil, or the "bad guy," as ... Read More

The Different Characters and Personalities in the Novel, A Light in August by William Faulkner (1431 words, 2 pages)

In the novel, A Light in August, William Faulkner introduces us to a wide range of characters of various backgrounds and personalities. Common to all of them is the fact that each is type cast into a certain role in the novel and in society. Lena is the poor, white ... Read More

Character Analysis in the Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (1725 words, 2 pages)

The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck, is a tale of a farmer who rises from a commoner to a wealthy land owner. The setting is pre-Revolutionary China, sometime in the 20th century. The story is one of a farmer who becomes a wealthy man through hard work while facing ... Read More

An Analysis of The Good Earth, a Book by Pearl S. Buck (675 words, 1 pages)

In The Good Earth, by Pearl S, Wang Lung the main character is a poor peasant who buys a wife and moves up in the social ladder during the peasants' revolution. This story displays many major ideas of ancient Chinese culture, such as the social order, the treatment of women, ... Read More

Personal Writing: A Haunting Childhood Experience (990 words, 1 pages)

Throughout my childhood I can recall many memories that caused emotional delight as well as emotional devastation. My memories go back as early as conquering my fears of sleeping in the dark to acknowledging I was never going to learn how to skate. Those few examples don't compare to the ... Read More

Personal Writing: Meeting a Deer in the city of Marquette (1192 words, 2 pages)

It was the middle of summer in a small town called Harvey, in the city of Marquette, Michigan. The road (driveway) to my families cabin is really long it takes about a half-hour just to get to the cabin. Our camp is a very little, quaint, one bedroom in the ... Read More

The Personal Conflict in Life in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (994 words, 2 pages)

Never does one go through their life without having to deal with some sort of personal conflict. The manner in which people deal with these conflicts vary as much as the prints on a person's finger. Some try and solve the problem and get rid of it, while others will ... Read More

A Demonstration of the Shaping of People’s Lives Through the Success and Failure of Personal Relationships in The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (1279 words, 2 pages)

People's lives are shaped through their success and failure in their personal relationships with each other. The author Sylvia Plath demonstrates this in the novel, The Bell Jar. This is the direct result of the loss of support from a loved one, the lack of support and encouragement, and lack ... Read More

An Analysis of the Personal Styles of Black Teenagers in the United States (2848 words, 4 pages)

Deprived of opportunities for advancement in mainstream society, black ghetto teenagers elevate their personal style into a philosophy of life. Their exemplars are pimps and gangsters.... Gangs develop to bolster self-identity through psychological control of the streets hip "threads" and "freaked out" cars also serve as outward signs of inner ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Traits in the Romeo and Juliet, a Play by William Shakespeare (442 words, 1 pages)

Character TraitsRomeo- Romeo is the son of Montague. He cares for Juliet a lot but his friend makes fun of him. He suddenly grows up to a man and likes Juliet. He is very hot-tempered too. His family and Juliet's families have been fighting for generations. He loves to Juliet ... Read More

A Personal Account of a Child Left By Its Father (353 words, 1 pages)

I walked into the house from basketball practice at six pm. The remains of the vase that was on the stand beside the door, lay at my feet. The furniture in the living room was tipped and topped over and anything fragile had been thrown and had shattered. Mother sat ... Read More

A Personal Account of a Night Spent on the Bottom of a Desert Canyon (271 words, 1 pages)

I lie on a boulder in the bottom of a desert canyon. The boulder has been warmed by the intense heat of the previous day, and even this far into the night it retains a certain heat almost like a living creature. I absorb the healing warmth, feeling profoundly relaxed. ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (4317 words, 7 pages)

The so-called 'narcissistic personality disorder' is a complex and often misunderstood disorder. The cardinal feature of the narcissistic personality is the grandiose sense of self-importance, but paradoxically underneath this grandiosity the narcissist suffers from a chronically fragile low self-esteem. The grandiosity of the narcissist, however, is often so pervasive that ... Read More

A Personal Account of Being Disillusioned and Chasing the American Dream (428 words, 1 pages)

It is sad how my expectations have gone down with every year of high school, but I guess that is just what the real world is all about. I started my freshman year out talking about wanting to be a doctor or a scientist or a millionaire. I am about ... Read More

The Personal Experiences of Frank Kafka in the Metamorphosis (653 words, 1 pages)

In German, the word Kafka uses to describe Gregor Samsa's transformation is ungezieter, which is a word used by the Germans during his lifetime in reference to the Jews. The literal English translation is "monstrous vermin." Kafka uses Gregor's family to show how inhumane society can be. In The Metamorphosis, ... Read More

A Personal Opinion on Keeping Up with Different Media Sources and Basing Opinions and Votes on Facts (1029 words, 2 pages)

In our lazy nation today, most of the American citizen cast their vote on what they see on the news. It is safe to say that the media primarily control peoples opinion on political issues. Unfortunately the worlds most developed nation don't have time to carefully pick their leaders in ... Read More

A Review of My Interview with Daytime Radio Personality Named Playboy (638 words, 1 pages)

When I'm in a car riding down the street there is only one radio station that I really enjoy, KXHT 107.1. The music they play is quite specific. They are a hip-hop and RB station that plays mostly southeastern groups. Hip-hop is quite new to me having really only gotten ... Read More

Joseph Conrad’s Development of the Themes of Personal Power, Responsibility and Justice (1056 words, 2 pages)

Joseph Conrad develops themes of personal power, individual responsibility, and social justice in his book Heart of Darkness. His book has all the trappings of the conventional adventure tale - mystery, exotic setting, escape, suspense, unexpected attack. Chinua Achebe concluded, "Conrad, on the other hand, is undoubtedly one of the ... Read More

A Personal Opinion on the Inevitability of Death (768 words, 1 pages)

It is just a fact we all must die! Some of us are afraid of the uncertainty that death brings. Therefore, it is regarded as an enemy, a tragedy, and the unavoidable downside of life. Others live day by day knowing that death will come, but they have no fear. ... Read More

A Personal Opinion on the Reasons Behind the Success of D-Day Operation in 1944 (2087 words, 3 pages)

I think the reson the d-day operation was sucsessfull was because of deception. It was 1944, and by this time the united states had been "in the war" aginst germany for threee years and the british had been in for almost six years. Alot of people dont know that there ... Read More

A History of the Personal Computer and Computing Devices (487 words, 1 pages)

This paper is about the computer. Today computers are used by hundreds of millions of people. There have been many advances in the computer. The computer used to weigh 30 tons and filled warehouse size rooms, but today can be as light as 3 pounds and fit in a persons ... Read More

A History and the Future of Personal Computers and Computer Science (1450 words, 2 pages)

A computer is an electronic device that can receive a set of instructions or program and the carry out this program by performing calculations on numerical data or by compiling and correlating other forms of information. ("Computer" Encarta). It also performs calculations and processes information with astonishing speed and precision. ... Read More

An Analysis of Depraved Person (404 words, 2 pages)

This must be one of those best or worst titles for an essay. It must be one of the situations in which "you either hate it or love it", a statement many critics use to implicitly claim that either all or most people are incapable of being open - minded.Maybe ... Read More

The Search of One’s Personal Identity in the Play, King Lear by William Shakespeare (904 words, 2 pages)

The play of "King Lear" is about a person in search of their own personal identity. In the historical period in which this play is set, the social structure was set in order of things closest to Heaven. Therefore, on Earth, the king was at the top, followed by his ... Read More

Carl Gustav Jung: A Study on Archetypes and Their Influence on the Personality (1300 words, 3 pages)

centerArchetypes and Their Influence on the Personality Carl Gustav JungcenterliIntroductionCarl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was born on July 26, in the small village of Kesswil on Lake Constance. He was named after his grandfather, a professor of medicine at the University of Basel. He was the oldest child and only surviving ... Read More

An Analysis of the Pigs Objectives Other Than the Benefits and the Good of the Other Animals (485 words, 1 pages)

The pigs had objectives other than the benefits and the good of the other animals. On the contrary, their objectives were to use, conquer, and capitalize on them. One of the conflicts in Animal Farm is the strong against the weak. The strong are the pigs and the weak are ... Read More

An Analysis of Switches to First-Person Narration by Sherwood Anderson and Ernest Hemingway (1208 words, 2 pages)

"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."At one point in his short story, "Big Two-Hearted River Part II", Hemingway's character Nick speaks in the first person. Why he adopts, for one line only, the first person voice is an interesting question, without ... Read More

An Analysis of the Most Important Personal and Professional Accomplishments (1108 words, 2 pages)

What do you consider to be your most important personal and professional accomplishments to date? (Please limit to three.) With no money, no direction, and no goals, I graduated from high school in 1987 not knowing if I would ever be a man, if I would ever know what life ... Read More

A Story of Personal Experience with Racism (3046 words, 4 pages)

It must have been around eleven o'clock in the morning when I awoke from a stuffy and uncomfortable sleep, in the back of a moving mini-van. My mouth was dry, my nose was sore, and my eyes itched from sleep crust. A huge yawn escaped from my mouth as I ... Read More

A Personal Opinion on the Present Situation in the United States (1052 words, 2 pages)

I am speaking to you today not as a Black Man, not as a Californian close to the city of Berkeley, and not even as a American. I am speaking to you today just as a human being and I hope that you will assume the same shape and form ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013