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  • Europe's the Great War for Empire

    Europe's the Great War for Empire

    Europe's The Great War for Empire The Great War for Empire was one of the most important factors in shaping the economic and political futures for all of Europe in the eighteenth century and for all time to come. In this essay I will discuss the causes, the events, and finally the results of this important war, which consisted of the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. The War of the Austrian

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Great Expectation

    Great Expectation

    There are many common, familiar clichйs about illusion versus truth. "All that glitters is not gold" and "Things are seldom what they seem" are the most universal hackneyed phrases, but they do not cover entirely every aspect of appearance versus reality. In Charles Dickens' novel, Great Expectations, there are several differences between the illusion and the truth. The appearance of certain things is often detrimental to the outcomes of characters when the reality of a

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: David
  • Exploring Oigins Through Realist and Other Conventions in Great Expectations and Frankenstein

    Exploring Oigins Through Realist and Other Conventions in Great Expectations and Frankenstein

    Exploring Oigins Through Realist and Other Conventions in Great Expectations and Frankenstein Realism is the presentation of art to show life "as it is". Realist fiction is the platform which allows the reader to be addressed in such a way that he or she is always, in some way, saying, "Yes. That's it, that's how it really is." The realist novel, in trying to show us the world as it is, often reaffirms, in the

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    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Victor
  • Gatsby

    Gatsby

    Through the interactions between male and female characters, Fitzgerald depicts a variety of social expectations regarding "typical" male behavior in the 1920's. In the novel The Great Gatsby, characters such as Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby, George Wilson and Nick Carraway demonstrate behavior that acts to maintain and live up to expectations inherent in society. Through their controlling ways, these characters strive to define the "typical" man in the 1920's. The notion that a man's

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    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Opening Skinner’s Box Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century by Lauren Slater

    Opening Skinner’s Box Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century by Lauren Slater

    Opening Skinner's box by Lauren Slater as a psychologist herself covers 10 great psychological experiences of the twentieth century to bring them to life by understanding how they were thought up, how they were received by other psychologists and what effects they had on the participants. For more then a century, psychologists have desperately sought to have their disciplines accepted. Psychology requires some degree of trickery in the experimental set-up. But how much insight do

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    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: Top
  • Great Divorce

    Great Divorce

    C. S. Lewis is known throughout the world for his ability to tuck theology into fantasy. He's the author of many books such as the Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters and Mere Christianity. One of his less popular books, but one that he considered among his favorites, was The Great Divorce. The title refers to the separation of Heaven and Hell. Although a relatively thin book, it is packed with thought provoking questions concerning

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    Submitted: May 21, 2010 By: regina
  • Ireland: The Great Famine

    Ireland: The Great Famine

    Ireland: The Great Famine In 1845, a disease infected the potato crop all over Ireland. The potato being the main food source of the Irish, made this result into a horrific, deadly famine killing millions. Some of the Irish people fled from the infected land in search of a new and pure world. They sought refuge in America and Canada. The others who stayed true to their homeland faced a war of life that shattered

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    Submitted: May 23, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Great Debate-School Uniforms

    The Great Debate-School Uniforms

    Imagine that you pick your seven-year-old child up from school. He is crying and wearing a different outfit than the one he wore to school. This is naturally upsetting but not as upsetting as your next discovery. His shirt, one you have never seen before, has a large "L" written on the sleeve in permanent marker; his shorts, also not his, are too large, stained and faded. Upon questioning your child, you discover that,

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    Submitted: May 25, 2010 By: regina
  • What's So Great About Stealing Girlfriends?

    What's So Great About Stealing Girlfriends?

    What's So Great About Stealing Girlfriends? For some people, stealing girlfriends is probably an ego-booster or a way to be cruel, hurtful, and selfish. These are unhealthy motives. The only reason you should steal girlfriends is because it's hilarious. Finding a Girlfriend to Steal If you want to steal a girlfriend, first you have to find a girlfriend to steal. This can sometimes be a little tricky. It has been brought to my attention (of

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    Submitted: May 26, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • A Letter from the Great Depression

    A Letter from the Great Depression

    October 24, 1929 marks the day, of which will forever be known as the great depression. On this day, both the United States and the world were thrown into a vicious cycle of poverty and unemployment. The combination of unbalanced asset distribution, and severe market crashes. Gave birth to the greatest economical disaster of American history. At the start of the 1920’s, the U.S. began disparately transferring large unequal sums of wealth. These transfers included

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    Submitted: May 26, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander The Great Alexander the Great's relation to triumph is obvious, he created an army which took over most of the known world. But what is not known widely is how tragic his life was. I cannot do full justice to his life but I will do my best to describe it. When Alexander was a child his parents were constantly fighting and his father was usually away on campaigns, so he rarely saw him

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    Submitted: May 27, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    The book Great Expectations is filled with foils and “opposites”, characters that bring out characteristics important to the theme of the novel. One of the biggest foils is Compeyson and Magwitch. Compeyson is a rich “gentleman” and is let off pretty easily from a long , hard sentence, while Magwitch, a poor, unsuccessful orphan, is not pitied by society. He is labeled a convict and framed by Compeyson. He takes the blame for everything

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    Submitted: May 28, 2010 By: Fatih
  • St. Albert the Great

    St. Albert the Great

    In the year 1205, St. Albert the Great was born in Lauingen, Swabia. His father, military lord in the army of Emperor Frederick II, was amongst Albert’s great role models and was a key reason to his immense success as a scientist. As an adolescent, Albert studied at the University of Padua and there fell under the spell of Blessed Jordan of Saxony, the Dominican who made the rounds of the universities of Europe drawing

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    Submitted: May 28, 2010 By: Jessica
  • With Mastering Your Communication Skills Will Come Great Success

    With Mastering Your Communication Skills Will Come Great Success

    With Mastering Your Communication Skills Will Come Great success. Even though every human being has the ability to communicate, but still many fail to understand the real meaning behind the use and proper application of communication. A successful communication means, when the receiver understands exact the same information as the sender was planning to bring over. Most people don’t communicate correctly and this could lead to failure in life, love and careers. To be successful

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    Submitted: June 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Ends Versus the Means: A Look at the Claim to "greatness" of Peter I of Russia.

    The Ends Versus the Means: A Look at the Claim to "greatness" of Peter I of Russia.

    Tyler Dolan Professor Greene 27 September 2006 Response #5 (Peter) The Ends Versus the Means: a look at the claim to "greatness" of Peter I of Russia. In any study of Russia's history and monarchy, it is impossible to ignore the variety of titles added to so many names throughout the nobility; some being appended as a show of power by the ruler or noble themself, others added posthumously, a la Ivan the "terrible." In

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    Submitted: June 4, 2010 By: Steve
  • Jay Gatsby

    Jay Gatsby

    Jay Gatsby believes he can buy happiness; and this is exhibited through his house, his clothes, and through Daisy. He owns a large portion of finances due to some mysterious source of wealth, and he uses this mystery source to buy his house, his clothes,and Daisy, for awhile. Gatsby's house, as Fitzgerald describes it, is "a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a

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    Submitted: June 5, 2010 By: Bred
  • Napoleon Versus Frederick the Great

    Napoleon Versus Frederick the Great

    Napoleon versus Frederick the Great I have chosen to compare Napoleon to Frederick the Great. I will compare these two extremely influential leaders through numerous techniques; including their military history, the administration of their territories, the legacy they left upon their countries, among others. Napoleon was a great soldier that graduated from military school at the age of sixteen and quickly worked his way through the ranks. Napoleon was a brilliant leader in battle and

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    Submitted: June 5, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Two Faces of Gatsby’s Parties

    The Two Faces of Gatsby’s Parties

    The Two Faces of Gatsby’s Parties During the 1920’s, everyone is making easy money off the stock market and lives their lives to the fullest potential. The decade, also known as the Jazz Age, brings a lot of glamour into many households; one of which belongs to Jay Gatsby. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby shows his wealth by arranging humongous parties every so often. At these parties most of

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    Submitted: June 6, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Great Concept of American Freedom

    The Great Concept of American Freedom

    The Great Concept of American Freedom Early America was a place for anyone to live their life the way that they wanted, as it is now, but back then this was a new concept. Much of this idea comes from the freedoms obtained by living here. Many other countries in the world had many freedoms, but not as numerous as they were in America shortly after the country was founded. Americans during the late 1700’s

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    Submitted: June 7, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Gentility in Great Expectations

    Gentility in Great Expectations

    In his numerous literary works, Dickens strong sense of right and wrong, and his recognition of the many injustices present in Victorian Society are clearly displayed. There is no better an example of these strong set of ideals then those portrayed in his novel, Great Expectations, which tells the story of Pip, a young boy who is initially fooled into believing that material wealth is a substitute for the real moral values a gentleman should

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    Submitted: June 8, 2010 By: Victor
  • Martin Luther the Great Reformer

    Martin Luther the Great Reformer

    Martin Luther The Great Reformer by J.A. Morrison and revised by Michael J. McHugh is the story of Martin Luther and the great impact that he made during his life, 1483-1546. This man made a huge impact not only on those in Germany, but those everywhere even today. With his posting of his ninety-five thesis he opened the eyes of many and started a controversy that was to shake up the world. Because of this,

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    Submitted: June 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one which spread to virtually all of the industrialized world. The depression began in late 1929 and lasted for about a decade. Many factors played a role in bringing about the depression; however, the main cause for the Great Depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920's, and the extensive stock market speculation that took place

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    Submitted: June 10, 2010 By: Victor
  • How the Lack of Education During the Great Depression Affected Southern Society

    How the Lack of Education During the Great Depression Affected Southern Society

    During the Great Depression receiving an education was becoming more and more difficult for southerners. From not being able to afford the required supplies needed, to not being able to pay the tutions, many people found it nearly impossible to attend school. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee shows how the lack of education in society during the Great Depression affected Southerners lives, not allowing them to change their futures for

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    Submitted: June 10, 2010 By: July
  • Getting into His Head: What Makes Gatsby Tick?

    Getting into His Head: What Makes Gatsby Tick?

    It is every writer’s aspiration to write a literary work as deep and profound as F. Scott Fitzgerald has in his masterpiece The Great Gatsby. The novel alludes to an innumerable variety of themes; encompassing all of the symbolism, metaphorical traits, and masterful writing that an English teacher’s favorite should have. In a novel of this caliber it is expected that there are many deep and well-developed characters. This book has them in spades. From

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    Submitted: June 10, 2010 By: Vika
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression The Great Depression is probably one of the most misunderstood events in American history. It is routinely cited as proof that unregulated capitalism is bad, and that only a massive welfare state, huge amounts of economic regulation, and other interventions, can save capitalism from itself. Among the many myths surrounding the Great Depression are that Herbert Hoover was a laissez faire president and that FDR brought us out of the depression. What

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: Jack

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