World End Essay Examples

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My Biggest Loss: My Mum's Death (922 words, 2 pages)

The day my world ended, was the day my Mom left me here for good to fend for myself. You see, I always had it hard and had to grow up faster than most kids my age but I was perfectly okay with that. I just never thought that I ... Read More

Typical Halloween Festivities (1153 words, 4 pages)

The good times are endless with the Halloween festivities. There is notone thing that could be boring about it. The trick or treating, spookwalks, and movies with friends would be enough although there is still amountain of fun things to do. You know Halloween is around the cornerwhen spooky decorations ... Read More

An Analysis of the Kelly's Movie Donnie Darko and Its Comparison to Coleridge's Frost at Midnight (1517 words, 2 pages)

SYNOPSIS OF "DONNIE DARKO" Donnie Darko is a troubled schizophrenic teenager who lives in the picturesque American suburb of Middlesex. When an unidentified giant aeroplane engine crashes into his room, a chain of mysterious events is triggered. Donnie is visited in his sleep by a giant bunny called Frank, god-like ... Read More

The International Battle between Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co (2341 words, 4 pages)

Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi Co. An International Battle The soft drink industry has been engulfed by an ongoing cola war stemming from a long-time battle between Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co. Recently both companies have introduced their products to the foreign market, but in order for either company to turn a profit, ... Read More

A Brief Biography of the Poet Thomas Stearns Elliot and An Analysis of His Poem "The Hollow Men" (355 words, 1 pages)

Thomas Stearns Eliot, born in Missouri on September 26, 1888, is probably one of the most well known poets of his time. Living in St. Louis during the first eighteen years of his life, Eliot attended Harvard University. In 1910, he left the US for the Sorbonne, having earned both ... Read More

What Would I Do if the World is Ending in Ten Hours? (367 words, 1 pages)

If the end of the world were to come in ten hours, I would spend my time exactly as I do on any other normal day. Besides, who can really tell if the world is going to end? Scientists, religious figures? The head editor of the national Enquirer who sucks ... Read More

The Qualities a Person Must Possess to a Be a Homeric Hero (1242 words, 2 pages)

There are many qualities a person must possess to be a Homeric hero. First, they must by vengeful. They must also be physically strong, and have a slightly overblown ego. However, they must also be wise, smart, and intelligent. Lastly, they are required to be very affluent. Odysseus fulfilled all ... Read More

A History of the International Battle: Coca-Coal vs. Pepsi Co. (2349 words, 4 pages)

Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi Co. An International Battle The soft drink industry has been engulfed by an ongoing cola war stemming from a long-time battle between Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co. Recently both companies have introduced their products to the foreign market, but in order for either company to turn a profit, ... Read More

An Analysis of Desire and Hate in Fire and Ice by Robert Frost (895 words, 1 pages)

In his poem, Fire and Ice, Robert Frost considers the destruction of the world and compares two ways by which it could be accomplished, through fire or through ice. Desire and hate are believed to be the forces that may allow the worlds end, as they are contributing factors to ... Read More

A Collection of Amazing Quotes From Famous People (3433 words, 13 pages)

This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. - - T. S. Eliot "The Hollow Men" "I wanted to be scared again . . . I wanted to feel unsureagain. That's the only way I learn, the only way I feel challenged." --Connie Chung ... Read More

The Epic of Gilgamesh (996 words, 2 pages)

The Epic of Gilgamesh Western literature has few epics of any real greatness. Of these, The Epic of Gilgamesh is by far the oldest. The standard version of the epic, preceded Homer's Iliad and Odyssey by centuries. And the story of Gilgamesh's deeds is much older then that, maybe as ... Read More

Cultures Around the Worlds are Created With The Help of Different Interpretations (755 words, 1 pages)

In the absence of interpretation there could be no culture Interpretation - what would we do without it? I guess we would be bored. Why bored? Because we would not be able to understand the world from our very own point of view. Instead, our only possibility would be to ... Read More

The Importance of May 8, 1945 and the Division of Europe (404 words, 1 pages)

The 8th of May 1945 is an important date. Not only that is the day when the Second World War ended, but also it is the day in which Europe was divided in two zones. What determined this division was the communist doctrine. The US and the USSR were the ... Read More

A Review of the Story of Childhood's End (1464 words, 3 pages)

-Devin It is at the same time one of the most uplifting and depressing books anyone can ever read. There are parts that are truly chilling, as humanity evolves in different ways over the course of the book, ultimately becoming something else entirely. This work needs to be considered in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Different Roles of Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest (728 words, 1 pages)

In the play "The Tempest" written by Shakespeare, there are many different roles that Prospero plays. He has four major roles that I shall discuss as Duke of Milan, father to Miranda, master to Ariel and Caliban, and as a powerful magician. Prospero was the Duke of Milan as he ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Series of Articles and the Addresses Culiminating (957 words, 2 pages)

In a series of articles and addresses which culminated in the book Mohammed and Charlemagne, Pirenne advanced the thesis that the Ancient World ended only after the Arab invasions of the seventh and eighth centuries had swept around the perimeter of the Mediterranean and had converted it into a Moslem ... Read More

An Analysis of Past and Present in the Tortilla Curtain by Boyles (1759 words, 3 pages)

Past and present, sharply separated by the chapter structures, are fused in motifs and unstressed parallels" (DeMott 52). History's repeating itself is a dominant theme throughout T.C Boyle's novels. If people do not learn from past mistakes, they are likely to fail again. By revisiting history, Boyle teaches the importance ... Read More

The Life and Times of George Friederich Handel (465 words, 1 pages)

George Friederich Handel was born in Halle, Germany, on February 23, 1685. His father intended him to be a lawyer, and Handel indeed enrolled at the University of Halle as a law student. Luckily, however, he also had been studying with the Halle cathedral organist Wilhelm Zachow, and eventually left ... Read More

An Analysis of the Real Communism Versus The Book (636 words, 1 pages)

We The Living Real Communism vs. The Book There were many people involved in the Russian Revolution including Leon Trotsky, Karl Marx, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin and Russian Czar Nicholas II. Marx theory was that communism would correct all problems in the future. Little did they know the communist idea ... Read More

An Analysis of Worlds End, a Book by T. Coraghessan Boyle (787 words, 2 pages)

Worlds End by T. Coraghessan Boyle Worlds End is a complex historical cycle, flavored with an original pungency, set in the Old Dutch country of New Yorks Hudson Valley.(Eder 3) In the book Worlds End by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the use of knowledge about history is very important. T. Coraghessan ... Read More

The Life and Works of the Father of Modern Science Fiction, Herbert George Wells (2112 words, 3 pages)

In History, many writers have tried to touch on stories of science fiction, but were not too successful. One man though, by the name of Herbert George Wells has been considered by some to be the father of modern science fiction.(GeoCities.com) H.G. Wells as some may call him, have had ... Read More

A Summary of the Story of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (273 words, 1 pages)

She was born Marguerite, but her brother, Bailey, nicknamed her Maya ("mine"). As little children, they were sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Their early world revolved around this remarkable woman and the store she ran for the black community. White people were more than strangers - ... Read More

A Reflection of the Darkest Aspects of Society in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (403 words, 1 pages)

The Dark Side of A Streetcar Named Desire In A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams, the characters presented represent Williams' own view of society. In Streetcar, Williams has created a medium to observe and reflect upon the darkest aspects of society and the result of these societal downfalls.Williams ... Read More

The Life and Early Career of George Friederich Handel (465 words, 1 pages)

George Friederich Handel was born in Halle, Germany, on February 23, 1685. His father intended him to be a lawyer, and Handel indeed enrolled at the University of Halle as a law student. Luckily, however, he also had been studying with the Halle cathedral organist Wilhelm Zachow, and eventually left ... Read More

An Analysis of the Ruthless and Murderous Actions in Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (1072 words, 2 pages)

Due to the ruthless and murderous actions taken in order to fulfill her yearning for power, Lady MacBeth, of Shakespeares tragedy, MacBeth, suffers from emotional turmoil. At the play begins, she is a motivated, power-hungry woman with no boundaries, but as the play moves on, Lady MacBeth begins to fall ... Read More

The Theme of Emptiness in the Works of T. S. Eliot and Joseph Conrad (472 words, 1 pages)

The Theme of Emptiness in , a poem written by T.S. Eliot shows the narrators disgust and his faithless attitude toward all mankind. He refers to the human race as being hollow, (1) and having a headpiece filled with straw, (4) which creates the feeling and theme of emptiness. Eliot ... Read More

An Analysis of the World Ending In a Whimper and Not a Bang (972 words, 2 pages)

This is the way the World ends, not with a bang but with a whimper. In the year 1976, Ebola climbed out of its hiding place, and caused the death of 340 people. Coming forth from an unknown origin, this virus held the nation of Zaire in fear and full ... Read More

The End of the World (665 words, 2 pages)

Fire or Ice? How Will the World End?Some say the world will end in fire, some in ice. Some have evengone as far as to say the world already has ended - once in fire and oncein ice. With the coming of the new millennium, hordes of paranoid doomsday"prophets" jam ... Read More

An Overview of the Aztec Civilization (763 words, 1 pages)

The Aztecs The Aztecs are a tribe from Aztlan, which is somewhere in the north of modern Mexico. The Aztecs called themselves Mexica which is a European name for Mexico City and Mexico. The Aztecs were a very strong tribe ruled by fear. The believed in pleasing their gods by ... Read More

Natural Resources Running out Before World Ends (273 words, 1 pages)

This is the litany Our resources are running out. The air is bad, the waterworse. The planet's specis are dying off-more exactly, we're killing them -atthe staggering rate of 100,000 per year, a figure that works out to almost 2000species per weak, 300 per day, 10 per hour, another dead ... Read More