Visiting New Places Essay Examples

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The Major Events That Took Place During the War of 1812 (964 words, 4 pages)

WAR OF 1812In this essay I will be discussing the major events and battles that took place duringthe War of 1812. The war was a conflict fought between the United States and GreatBritain. It started in 1812 and lasted until the spring of 1815. My thesis statement is TheWar of ... Read More

A Plot Summary of the Story “Brave New World” (1194 words, 2 pages)

Basic PlotThis novel takes place in the year 632 A.F. The government controls the population of Utopia, there are only test tube births and an artificial process for multiplying the embryos. Marriage is forbidden. There are ten World Controllers these people control the government and all of their plans. In ... Read More

A Comparison of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1542 words, 2 pages)

Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are two books, both of which are supposed to be set in the future, which have numerous theme similarities throughout them. Of all their common factors, the ones that stand out most would have to be first, the outlawed reading of books second, the ... Read More

The Man behind the New Deal: The Genius and Charisma of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1316 words, 2 pages)

The New Deal was a political and social plan that was the presidential campaign platform of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Although Roosevelt was very vague about what it was and actual measures to be taken while running for president, the New Deal was the shinning hope for many Americans who had ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and the Giver by Lois Lowry (844 words, 1 pages)

When one examines the similarities between Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and The Giver by Lois Lowry, they may be baffled. They may think that Lowry just did a run off of Huxley's highly successful masterpiece. The similarities are extraordinary, but so are their differences. Many aspects of these ... Read More

Truman Keen on Pushing Theodore Roosevelt’s New Deal Program (1415 words, 2 pages)

Despite strong opposition from a Republican congress, Truman attempted to extend Roosevelts New Deal policies by strengthening social security, conservation, implementing rent controls, and providing housing to low-income families. At times, however, Truman was inconsistent with his own partys beliefs and the ideal of the New Deal in order to ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Mind Control in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (488 words, 1 pages)

Sleep teaching and mind control hypnotism techniques used for manipulation and power over the individual. Hypnotism is not widely promoted in our society as formal education yet, it lingers on the horizon. In Huxley's Brave New World, hypnopaedia is used to promote economic stability and control emotions of the inhabitants ... Read More

The World as an Evil and Corrupt Place in The Catcher in the Rye (1119 words, 2 pages)

In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. "His anger turned to relentlessly unforgiving social scorn." (Coles)This perception of the world does not change significantly through the novel. However as the novel progresses, Holden gradually comes ... Read More

A Deliberate Attack on Canada in Peyton Place by Grace Metalious (957 words, 1 pages)

In 1956, a woman from middle class Manchester, New Hampshire wrote a book that shocked the nation. At 32 years old, Grace Metalious wrote the blockbuster novel Peyton Place. It transformed the publishing industry and made the author one of the most talked about people in the nation. Metalious wrote ... Read More

The Two Historical Events That Took Place in China in Wild Swans by Jung Chang (562 words, 2 pages)

Philip Martin History 242041200Wild SwansThe title of this book is called Wild Swans. The author is Jung Chang. This book was published November 1992. This book was published in Bantam Doubleday Dell publishing Group in New York and has 500 plus pages. Jung Chang was born in Yibin, Sichunan Province, ... Read More

A Description of the Two FBI Agents That Were Investigating Murders in New Mexico Town (1112 words, 2 pages)

Scully and Mulder are two FBI agents that were sent to investigate murders that took place in a New Mexico town, just out side of an Indian reservation. The murders were first discovered when a lady, Annie Hatch, found two tourists bodies while she was ridding her horse. The bodies ... Read More

A Description of Emily Dickinson Who Was Raised in a Traditional New England Home (1117 words, 2 pages)

Emily Dickinson was raised in a traditional New England home in the mid 1800's. Her father along with the rest of the family had become Christians and she alone decided to rebel against that and reject the Church. She like many of her contemporaries had rejected the traditional views in ... Read More

Individuality in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell (1043 words, 1 pages)

From the very beginning Winston and Bernard make them enemies of their society. These characters risk their lives to try and recapture what we take for granted today. Winston and Bernard try to keep their individuality and recapture through their jobs, and the way they live. Both 1984 and Brave ... Read More

A Geographical Overview of The Adirondacks, a Group of Mountains Northeast of New York (1044 words, 2 pages)

The Adirondacks are a group of mountains surrounded by many lakes and rivers, that cover over 5,000 square miles in the northeastern part of New York. There are a lot of large tourist villages on every lake. Motor boating and other water activities take place on almost every lake in ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Brave New World and a Comparison to Fahrenheit 451 (1553 words, 2 pages)

Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are two books, both of which are supposed to be set in the future, which have numerous theme similarities throughout them. Of all their common factors, the ones that stand out most would have to be first, the outlawed reading of books second, the ... Read More

The Description of the New Phase of Matter, Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) (391 words, 2 pages)

B E CThe New Phase of Matter A new phase of matter has been discovered seventy years after AlbertEinstein predicted it's existence. In this new state of matter, atoms do not move aroundlike they would in an ordinary gas condensate. The atoms move in lock step with oneanother and have ... Read More

An Analysis of the New Complication Which Arose in the Early 1500s (1139 words, 2 pages)

1. (A) Reformation- a new complication arose in the early 1500s, when a powerful religious movement, the Reformation, brought bitter divisions to Europe. During the Reformation, a new Christian faith, called Protestantism, developed in protest against what was seen as the corruption and inadequery of Catholic Church. Because the English ... Read More

An Account of The Trojan War That Took Place in Thirteenth Century (1277 words, 6 pages)

The Trojan War took place in approximately the 13th century. The ancientGreeks defeated the City of Troy. The Trojan War started after an incidentat the wedding feast of Peleus, the king of Thessaly, and Thetis, a sea goddess.All the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus had been invited except Eris, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Pros and Cons of Rent Control and Rent Stabilization in New York City (1272 words, 6 pages)

Evaluate the pros and cons of rent control and rent stabilization in NYC.Rent control is the government imposition of price ceilings on rent forapartments in certain areas of a city. The goal is usually to protect therights of the poor. Thus, in a rent controlled or rent stabilized building,the amount ... Read More

The Economic Impacts of the New Telecommunications Legislation (845 words, 5 pages)

The Economic Impact of The New Telecommunications LegislationBy David Lister Canada has been transformed in recent years into aninformation based society. Nearly half of the labour force in Canada worksin occupations involving the collection and processing of information. Ina society in which information has become a commodity, communications providea vital ... Read More

The New Game Changer in the World Market Competition (2882 words, 15 pages)

The major new element in world market competition is quality. During the1970s and 1980s, the Japanese and their U.S. companies demonstratedthat high quality is achievable at lower costs and greater customer satisfaction.It was the result of using the management principles of total quality management(TQM). More and more U.S. companies have ... Read More

A Comparison of the Novels Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and The Giver by Lois Lowry (847 words, 2 pages)

When one examines the similarities between Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and The Giver by Lois Lowry, they may be baffled. They may think that Lowry just did a run off of Huxley's highly successful masterpiece. The similarities are extraordinary, but so are their differences. Many aspects of these ... Read More

An Analysis of Paradise Reforged on the History of the New Zealanders By James Belich (663 words, 1 pages)

Far away, but not long agoParadise Reforged A History of the New Zealandersby James Belich608pp, PenguinSome snapshots from New Zealand in 2002 public disapproval as Prime Minister Helen Clark welcomes the Queen to Government House wearing trousers high popularity ratings for a transsexual small-town MP front-page coverage when a Guardian ... Read More

The Assault on Washington and New York in a Fury for God by Malise Ruthven (1262 words, 2 pages)

The last great heresyA Fury for GodMalise Ruthven324pp, GrantaThe assaults on New York and Washington on September 11, 2001, while they seemed at the time to be thunder out of a blue sky, were preceded by portents that are now seen to be prophetic.Malise Ruthven has set himself, in the ... Read More

An Analysis of Jonathan Fenbys Dealing with the Dragon a Year in the New Hong Kong (1069 words, 2 pages)

This is not a deer Bad Elements by Ian Buruma 367pp, Weidenfeld Chinese dissidents do not get much attention these days. Newspaper stories are few and far between. The latest item in a search on Google - reporting a four-year sentence for somebody who posted criticism of President Jiang Zemin ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of Greg Palast’s New Scandal-Buster (548 words, 1 pages)

Toxic truthsGreg Palast's new scandal-buster is the easiest of uneasy reads, writes Matthew TempestBefore you assume some shady link between the following glowing review of Greg Palast's new book, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, and his employment by the Guardian Media Group, a quick declaration of interest some of ... Read More

An Introduction to the History of the Frozen Water Trade: How Ice from New England Lakes Kept the World Cool (777 words, 1 pages)

An ice little earner The Frozen Water Trade How Ice from New England Lakes Kept the World Cool Gavin Weightman 192pp, HarperCollins If you are looking for a classic example of the most particularly American virtue - commercial ingenuity boosted by extraordinary perseverance - then Frederic Tudor is your paradigm. ... Read More

A Review of the Novel The New Rulers of the World by John Pilger (782 words, 1 pages)

In the right, but irritating The New Rulers of the World by John Pilger 246pp, Verso The brilliance of John Pilger's reporting is, or ought to be, beyond dispute. Whether he describes the effects of the "Rockeye" cluster bombs which the US air force dropped on Vietnam or the rows ... Read More

The New Book Review Section of the Guardian and the Art of Professional Critism (1202 words, 2 pages)

Offshore havensThis fine new section of the Guardian is mainly devoted to book reviews, which, if you believe books to be important or at the very least interesting, is an absolutely commendable thing.The pages that follow this one allow more space for the notice and discussion of books than any ... Read More

Definition of the New Term Stepwife and the Dynamics of a New Relationship After a Remarriage (1900 words, 2 pages)

Step this wayTwo out of five weddings, according to recent statistics, are remarriages for one or both parties. Which means when you're taking your shiny new partner 'for better or worse' you'll also be taking on someone else - the ex. If there are no children involved, some heavy-duty denial ... Read More