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A Summary of War Reading (955 words, 2 pages)

Summary of War Reading My initial foray into the reading of war-related literature was to read Journeys End. Despite the fact that the piece, a play played out upon the backdrop of war, was undoubtedly shorter than many of the other texts that I have looked at, I found it ... Read More

An Analysis of Three Positive Aspects of Watching the Television (648 words, 1 pages)

This paper outlines three positive aspects of watching the television as well as a refuting paragraph saying why the television may not be all that well on one's mind. This is written in a persuasive style, thus there is an intro with underlined thesis, three supporting paragraphs, a refuting paragraph, ... Read More

An Analysis of Reno Vs. American Civil Liberties Union (527 words, 1 pages)

One of the most significant cases where the government tried to promote uniformity was Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, where the issues were free speech broadcasted over the internet. The statue that had to be interoperated is the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which seeks to protect minors from harmful ... Read More

Negative Effects of Excess Television Watching (1286 words, 2 pages)

Con Television Television is one of the most profound inventions of the twentieth century, yet I feel it is one of the most notorious inventions ever. Television is a very useful invention when it comes to certain events but watching television extensively can lead to many problems. The problems that ... Read More

The Debate Over Happiness vs. Money (531 words, 1 pages)

Happiness vs. Money BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!!! 530 seems to come so fast. As you turn off your alarm and crawl into bed you think about the day ahead of you. Another day of work. Another day of unhappiness and suffering. Every morning you ask yourself "Why?" Every morning, the ... Read More

An Introduction to the Human Rights Watch of the US Department of State (2059 words, 3 pages)

When we read reports by the western media or government agencies, such as the Human Rights Watch of the US Department of State, we note that there is a very high degree of bias against social, legal, and political, and religious practices in Arab countries. This bias is primarily due ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of Reading in the Dark (470 words, 1 pages)

Does trying to read in the dark harm your eyes? Ever since I was old enough to read I enjoyed a good book. I would sneak one into bed with me and when my parents were asleep I would snuggle up in my blankets and sneak the book out from ... Read More

A Look at Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning (878 words, 1 pages)

Deductive vs. Inductive reasoning and how each applies to a religious belief is a fascinating subject. When one testifies that religion primarily involves deductive reasoning where conclusions are preconceived and based on faith, and are therefore beyond proof. While scientific inquiry is primarily skeptical. Scientifically derived conclusions are by nature ... Read More

Patterns vs. Anthem for Doomed Youth Poetry (885 words, 1 pages)

Patterns vs. Anthem for Doomed Youth Poetry could arguably be the most prominent form of self-expression. It is seen in the form of song lyrics, religion, and general poems. The great aspect of poetry is that no one poem or poet is the same. This includes Amy Lowells Patterns and ... Read More

An Introduction to the Case of Plessy vs Ferguson (983 words, 4 pages)

Plessy v. Ferguson This was a petition filed in the supreme court of Louisiana in 1896, by Homer Plessy, the plaintiff. He filed this petition against the Honorable John H. Ferguson, judge of The petitioner was a citizen of the United States and a descent meaning he had both white ... Read More

An Analysis of the Strange World Literature Reading (1334 words, 3 pages)

The Stranger World Literature Reading 1.Camus, Albert. The Stranger. Trans. Matthew Ward. New York Random House, Inc., 1989. 2.Albert Camus wrote The Stranger. He was born on November 7, 1913, in Algeria, and he died on January 4, 1940, in an automobile accident. His itinerant agricultural laboring father died in ... Read More

An Analysis of Watching the Box Watch Peter Hamill (1836 words, 3 pages)

Watching The Box Watch Peter Hamill The medium of television is perhaps the most prevalent leveling factor in American society today- almost every household in America owns a television set, a device centered around a cathode ray tube which is designed to bring two-dimensional illusionary sights and sounds to its ... Read More

An Introduction to the Case of Gideons vs Connecticut in the US (565 words, 1 pages)

In the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, there is in no place a reference to the so called Right to Privacy. But in several Supreme Court Cases, the judges have ruled in favor of a certain decision by stating that people of the United States have a Right ... Read More

An Analysis of Tommy Leonhardsen’s Short Story The Mouse vs. the Wolf (976 words, 3 pages)

The Mouse vs. the Wolf. A short story by Tommy Leonhardsen As you may know, I don't live in the most domesticated parts of our country, but rather far out in the fields, as they say. Out here, there is a plethora of animals, wild and domesticated. This is the ... Read More

The Problems and Issues of the Swatch Watch Company (2494 words, 4 pages)

Problems and Issues In the 1980's, Swiss watchmakers began to realize they needed to change their business model to fit into a new global market place. They needed to not only change their views of the market but the infrastructure of watch manufacturing. In order to compete on a global ... Read More

An Analysis of Roe vs. Wade Case (536 words, 1 pages)

ROE V. WADE Roe vs. Wade is probably the most famous court case in our history. Three reasons have been explained in the article by Justice Blackmun, delivering the opinion of the court, which have been advanced to explain abortion laws and to justify their continued existence today. The first ... Read More

Books and the Benefits of Reading (599 words, 1 pages)

The effects of reading books are numerous. Starting to read books on a regular basis at an early age has two effects, increased comprehension abilities and the promotion of vocabulary growth. Reading skills are essential to success in society today. The ability to read is highly valued and important for ... Read More

An Analysis of Watch (507 words, 1 pages)

Watch I thought very hard about what would best represent me as a student. What object would show all the qualities and characteristics that I have. In order to figure this problem out I had to figure out what qualities and characteristics I have as a student. I decided I ... Read More

A Creative Writing on Reading Autobiography (498 words, 2 pages)

Y READING AUTOBIOGRAPHY I have been reading books for years, when I was a little boy until now. Although it was a long time ago, everything seems yesterday- the day I began having love in reading books. Before third grade, I was always a lazy boy who never did homework ... Read More

An Analysis of Fabius Vs, Marcellus: A Look into Roman Culture (1727 words, 3 pages)

Fabius vs. Marcellus A Look into Roman Culture Plutarch included many great Romans in his collection of biographies. While it seems that many of these men embodied similar, sometimes even identical, virtues, there are also many differences among the Lives and what Plutarch intended for us to learn from these ... Read More

A Discussion on the Place of Phonics in the Reading Process (2152 words, 4 pages)

DISCUSS THE PLACE OF PHONICS IN THE READING PROCESS WITH REFERENCE TO THE READING SEARCHLIGHTS. Although obvious to state, the reading process is the process involved in reading, and more specifically for this essay, the process of learning to read. Debate on this topic is both wide ranging and long ... Read More

Creon vs Antigone in the Burial of Polyneices (529 words, 1 pages)

Creon vs. Antigone in the burial of Polyneices When King Oedipus learned that he lived his life under a curse, unknowingly killing his father and marrying his mother, he poked out his own eyes and dissappeared into exile. After Oedipus' abandonment, toghether his sons Eteocles and Polyneices ruled Thebes. The ... Read More

An Analysis of Alcohol: Good Vs. Evil (1212 words, 2 pages)

Alcohol Good vs. Evil Alcohol is a dangerous drug that both directly and indirectly kills millions of lives each year because of its frequent abuses. However, it is one of the most widely used and accepted drugs, and when used wisely, alcohol presents few problems. Yet, alcohol stirs major controversy ... Read More

An Analysis of Short Stories About the Holocaust in Silence by Tadeusz Borowski and The Watch by Elie Wiesel (742 words, 1 pages)

Critical Essay 1 Fiction Borowskis Silence and Wiesels The Watch are stories about the Holocaust. Both short stories are great work of fiction that give the reader a clear image and idea of what the Jews experienced. During the Holocaust, both short stories experienced great lost and great pain. Therefore, ... Read More

What Sort of Man Reads Playboy? (1640 words, 2 pages)

What sort of man reads playboy "What Sort of Man Reads Playboy?" "What sort of man reads Playboy? He's a man who turns his leisure time into an adventure...He's a man with a discriminating eye...He's a man who is smart about his future." Playboy-Aug.,Sept.,Oct. 1996 While flipping through the pages ... Read More

An Analysis of Reading the Novel Pride and Prejudice (1048 words, 2 pages)

Besides reading the novel Pride and Prejudice I also did some further reading such as Babb, H.S., Jane Austen's Novels the Fabric of Dialogue and Wright, A., Jane Austen's Novels A Study in Structure. I find those books are conveying a same idea that in Pride and Prejudice the plot ... Read More

The Joy of Reading a Novel (776 words, 1 pages)

As soon as a novel must be read or becomes part of a literary course, the joy of reading it is immediately lost due to the fact that the particular novel may not be interest to the student, the student may hurry to finish the novel and by the extent ... Read More

An Advise on How Much and When to Watch Television Shows (1264 words, 2 pages)

Television can be a wonderful thing. It brings about issues that can make people laugh and think, as well as cry and reflect. Being born in the nineteen-eighties has meant that I have grown-up with such television shows as Thundercats and Saved By the Bell by my side. Although there ... Read More

A Reading Journal of Roots by Alex Haley (1451 words, 3 pages)

Roots, By Alex Haley Reading Journal Kunta, The African The first chapter of Roots was interesting. It laid down the setting and started with the birth and ceremonial naming of Kunta Kinte. It showed how deeply rooted in ceremony and tradition the Mandinko people were. There is a definite line ... Read More

The Different Perspective of a Hero in Their Eyes Were Watching God (985 words, 2 pages)

Unlike The Odyssey or any other epic tales, Their Eyes Were Watching God has a different perspective of what a hero is. In this novel, Hurston writes a story about an African-American woman named Janie Crawford whose quest is to find her identity and desire as a human being to ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013