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  • Interview Essay

    Interview Essay

    Something More I walked into the gymnasium and peered into the bleachers. She found me right away; she stood up, waving her arms frantically, “Michelle, I’m over here, Michelle, oh Michelle, I see you!” I hung my head and staggered in-between anxious wrestling fans until I reached the top of the bleachers. Her purple glasses strung around her neck, bag of popcorn in her hand. Things weren’t always so carefree for Diane. She grew up

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    Essay Length: 1,473 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Edward
  • American Spirit Chapter 1 Essay

    American Spirit Chapter 1 Essay

    Indians vs. Europeans When the Europeans first arrived in America they found an Indian culture completely different from their own. They viewed this culture as barbaric and animalistic. The European culture involved a strict hierarchy, and only people with white skin were accepted. Indian society was much more accepting, and they based their religious views on nature. When Cortes first came from Spain he was surprised by all the idols that the people were worshipping,

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    Essay Length: 270 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Jon
  • Persuasive Essay - Id Chips in Humans

    Persuasive Essay - Id Chips in Humans

    The thought of computer micro ID chips in humans has been around in a sense for a few thousand years. The use of the global positioning system “GPS” has been a remarkable tool for the modern man. This device can be used in cars to help people get to their destination, or in the hand of a hunter to retrace his lucky hunting spot way out in the middle of nowhere in the woods. Recently

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    Essay Length: 594 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Jack
  • Huck Finn Essay

    Huck Finn Essay

    When Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885, he created a revolution in American Literature. As Ernest Hemmingway put it, “all modern American Literature came one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn”. Huckleberry Finn is an acid satire of southern white society in the late nineteenth century. Twain attacks the social conventions of southern white society through the perspective of Huck Finn and his adventures with Jim. During his adventures, Huck

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    Essay Length: 494 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Mike
  • Informative Essay: Punk Rock

    Informative Essay: Punk Rock

    Punk music is usually defined by power chords, raw vocals and high energy performance. Punk rock is the best music ever created. It is, in short, a thinking man’s rock music. And to some, it’s like God himself ordained punk rock as His preferred music of choice. Why? Because it’s just that good. Hundreds of faithful teens and twenty-something adults pack themselves into basements shows like sardines in a tin, just to have their holy

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    Essay Length: 730 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: David
  • Bmi Nation Satirical Essay

    Bmi Nation Satirical Essay

    Our country has been suffering from a great foe. It has led to many sicknesses and deaths. This great foe is of course obesity. By 2006 only 4 states had below 20% of obese population, two states had above 30%. In the age group of 20-74 50% of women are obese. This is going pretty crazy and out of hand. I have a great way solve this problem. Nation will become fitter and healthier following

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    Essay Length: 413 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Steve
  • Lord of the Flies Comparison Essay

    Lord of the Flies Comparison Essay

    Lord of the Flies Comparison Essay Leaders are frequently a symbol of the individuals that they are in charge of. When the leaders are successful in doing their duty, those who follow them are successful. On the other hand, if the chiefs fail, those who follow them are also affected by their actions. These features of the chiefs are noticed effortlessly in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, through the personalities of Jack and Ralph.

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    Essay Length: 610 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Edward
  • A Rose for Emily Character Essay

    A Rose for Emily Character Essay

    Character of Emily Rose In Faulkner’s “A story of a Rose”, Emily’s character is made in several ways. Her character is shown in the condition of her surroundings and her physical appearance. Also, Emily is portrayed as cold and reclusive through her dealings with other people. Faulkner also shows that she is out of touch with the changing times. And finally, her decay is complete after her death. Emily’s character is reflected upon by the

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    Essay Length: 1,078 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Jon
  • Messerschmitt Me109 Flying in the Battle of Britain - Personal Essay

    Messerschmitt Me109 Flying in the Battle of Britain - Personal Essay

    When I was in the fifth grade, I went to the Orange County Swap Meet and my parents purchased a picture to go in my room. This picture depicted the Messerschmitt Me109 flying in the Battle of Britain. Since then I always wanted to know more about the Messerschmitt that hung on my wall. I knew that the Messerschmitt Me109 was a German plane that flew in World War II. When I learned about the

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    Essay Length: 511 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Yan
  • To Kill a Mockingbird Essay

    To Kill a Mockingbird Essay

    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird a major theme is the loss of innocence. Whether from emotional abuse, racial prejudice or learning, Boo, Tom, and Scout all lose their innocence in one sense or another. The prejudice that each character endures leads to their loss. Through the responses of Boo, Tom, and Scout, Harper Lee shows how each character responded differently to their loss of innocence. In the novel

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    Essay Length: 1,051 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Persuasive Essay

    Persuasive Essay

    January, 16 2007 Persuasive Essay Do you want to get replaced by wetbacks which well get paid close to nothing? Well then go to school. Immigration is mostly related to Mexicans, and I know that a good number of Mexicans in the US are illegal. What is the US going to do? Many people like o say that Mexican immigrants steal our jobs and take away from the government, but the fact is that Mexicans

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    Essay Length: 492 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Vika
  • Dbq Essay

    Dbq Essay

    As the colonies of America further widened the gap with their mother country and began to develop into a successful democratic nation, numerous political changes occurred. With this gap, a democracy began to emerge in the form of two political parties. These were the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. The parties came to be characterized by certain beliefs, and the validity of those principles would come to be questioned during the Jefferson and Madison presidencies.

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    Essay Length: 1,535 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Crucible Essay

    Crucible Essay

    Instances of harsh and disreputable times throughout history are seen quite frequently. A byproduct of this struggle can be mirrored from those select few who struggle to persist and become stronger. A parallel occurrence of this could be illustrated in Arthur Millers playwright the Crucible. The specific character that develops in Salem village is Reverend Hale, who is considered to be an expert on witchcraft. In the beginning of Act I Reverend Hale is summoned

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    Essay Length: 618 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Vika
  • Montclair Essay

    Montclair Essay

    The college admissions and selection process is a very important one, perhaps one that will have the greatest impact on one's future. The college that a person will go to often influences his personality, views, and career. Therefore, when I hear people say that "it doesn't matter that much which college you go to. You can get a good education anywhere, if you are self-motivated," I tend to be rather doubtful. Perhaps, as far as

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    Essay Length: 589 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Mike
  • Persausive Essay - Effective Deer Management

    Persausive Essay - Effective Deer Management

    Effective Deer Management Personal, economic, and environmental damages caused by large deer populations are visible in many forms from personal injury and property damage to diseased deer. Authorities and residents alike recognize the many problems caused by deer. For the benefit of deer and humans alike, deer hunting is the most effective means to control deer population. When development encroaches on deer habitat and the deer population is increasing due to a lack of natural

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    Essay Length: 1,187 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Janna
  • Oedipus - Irony - Essay

    Oedipus - Irony - Essay

    Irony Oedipus the King Oedipus is self-confident, intelligent and strong willed. Ironically these are the very traits which bring about his demise. Sophocles makes liberal use of irony throughout “Oedipus the King”. He creates various situations in which dramatic and verbal irony play key roles in the downfall of Oedipus. Dramatic irony depends on the audience’s knowing something that the character does not and verbal irony is presented when there is a contradiction between what

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    Essay Length: 322 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Vika
  • Analysis Essay

    Analysis Essay

    As a Seventh-day Adventist, the best day of the week for us is the Sabbath which we observe. The reason why we observe the Sabbath is because of the fourth commandment in the Bible which God asks us to “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy...but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.” So from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown, we observe the Sabbath. The next question might be why

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    Essay Length: 2,366 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: regina
  • Lord of the Flies Essay

    Lord of the Flies Essay

    Have you ever wondered what life would be like without order and justice, with only one leader and one way of life, in a world so riddled with chaos that even the most innocent man could not escape it? Well William Golding (1911-1993) did and he sought to demonstrate his views through a book which he wrote and titled “Lord of the Flies” (1954). I believe that in the book “Lord of the Flies” William

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    Essay Length: 942 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Descriptive Essay - About Iceland

    Descriptive Essay - About Iceland

    "An Anecdote of the Land of Ice" My friend Josh and I didn’t say much as we loaded our luggage into the rental car at Keflavik Airport. We’d just landed in Iceland, and already we were silenced by the landscape. “It looks even more amazing in person!,” Josh said as we took it all in. Since we met during at a gathering at an old friends' house, Josh and I had dreamed to traveled extensively

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    Essay Length: 1,359 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Mike
  • Essay on Catherine Mansfieldґs "miss Brill"

    Essay on Catherine Mansfieldґs "miss Brill"

    Essay on the main techniques of characterization in the short story: „Miss Brill“ by Katherine Mansfield The main character in the short story of Katherine Mansfield, Miss Brill, is a person, who lives in a kind of „dream world“. She has another impression of herself than other people have of her. Moreover, she is a lonely character, but does not realize that. She even judges other people for being funny, old or weird, but in

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    Essay Length: 1,173 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Japan Whaling Really Scientific Essay

    Japan Whaling Really Scientific Essay

    Japan claims that their whaling is for scientific purposes only, the number of whales are decreasing from our oceans because of this scientific investigation which is very much questionable that Japan are claiming that they are doing. Japanese whaling has been a international problem for many years. There was a ban on whaling but Japan thought it did not count for scientific research. Whales are considered as a luxury meat to eat in Japan and

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    Essay Length: 704 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Biology Extended Essay

    Biology Extended Essay

    Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………...2 Introduction…....................................................................................................................3 Theoretical Aspects………………………………………………………………………4 Affects of light intensities on plant photosynthesis measured by the amount of oxygen produced…………………………………………………………………………………..5 Experimental Aspects……………………………………………………………………6 Factors that Affect the rate of photosynthesis……………………………………...........7 Investigating the Affect of Light on plant photosynthesis…………………………......8 Hypothesis………………………………………………………………………………8.1 Variables………..………………………………………………………………………8.2 Apparatus..……………………………………………………………………………..8.3 Methodology……………………………………………………………………………8.4 Results………………………………………………………….……………………….8.5 A graph to show the Relationship between light and the rate of photosynthesis….....9  Analysis & Conclusion………………………………………………………....9.1  Extension Hypothesis  Variables  Materials  Methodology  Analysis & Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography

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    Essay Length: 3,192 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Artur
  • What an Essay Is

    What an Essay Is

    An essay is a typically short piece of writing, from an author's personal point of view. Essays are non-fiction but often subjective; while expository, they can also include narrative. Essays can be literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition of an essay is vague, overlapping with those of an article and a short story. Almost all modern essays are written in prose, but works

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    Essay Length: 461 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Comparison Contrast Essay

    Comparison Contrast Essay

    Comparison/Contrast Essay Status Quo: When one first looks at Scott Momaday’s and Alfred Kazin’s works it is not apparent that they have much in common. Destabilizing Condition: However, this is not true. They both speak about their surroundings in emotional ways. Cost: If we can’t see the similarities and differences between these two stories then the reader will miss out on understanding. Thesis: Both authors discuss the memory of where they grew up as a

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    Essay Length: 729 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Tommy
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens Expository Essay

    The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens Expository Essay

    This is a quote told by an English poet. A quote that tells you all about habits. In the book The Seven Habits they list seven habits that are: 1 be proactive, 2 begin with the end in mind, 3 put first things first, 4 think win-win, 5 seek first to understand, then to be understood, 6 synergize, and 7 sharpen the saw. These are the seven habits that Sean Covey came up with for

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    Essay Length: 773 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2009 By: Yan

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