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  • Call to Greatness

    Call to Greatness

    Call to Greatness The main point of the play is the idea of greatness. Willy longs to achieve great things as a salesman and to be remembered after his death, and tries to instill this hope in both of his sons. Where Willy, Happy and Biff all continue to fail, Ben, Charley, and Bernard succeeded. Willy is unable to see through his own delusion of the “American Dream”, which he perceives as the ability to

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    Essay Length: 641 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Great Awakening

    The Great Awakening

    The Great Awakening By the early 1700's religion had begun to slack in the colonies. Partly because many of the colonists were starting to worry more about personal riches than their own religious observances. It began after the religious developments in Europe as new ministers started arriving and spreading their word. One of the principal figures in the Great Awakening was Jonathan Edwards. Edwards is known for his “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry

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    Essay Length: 491 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Great Fear

    The Great Fear

    Times change and people come and go, but fear is a constant, and in “The Great Fear” by J. Ronald Oakley, he describes the wave of fear that occurred in the 1950s. In 1692, the townspeople of Salem were scared into believing that they were among witches, and in 1950’s the “Red” Scare destroyed thousands of peoples lives that were accused of being Communists. Those accused in both witch hunts were put on trial,

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    Essay Length: 826 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Victor
  • Gatsby

    Gatsby

    Summary Nick lists all of the people who attended Gatsby’s parties that summer, a roll call of the nation’s most wealthy and powerful people. He then describes a trip that he took to New York with Gatsby to eat lunch. As they drive to the city, Gatsby tells Nick about his past, but his story seems highly improbable. He claims, for instance, to be the son of wealthy, deceased parents from the Midwest. When Nick

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    Essay Length: 484 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Anna
  • 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 stockmarket speculation that took place during

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    Essay Length: 1,649 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Analyze the Responses of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Administration to the Problems of the Great Depression. How Effective Were These Responses? How Did They Change the Role of the Federal Government?

    Analyze the Responses of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Administration to the Problems of the Great Depression. How Effective Were These Responses? How Did They Change the Role of the Federal Government?

    Analyze the responses of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration to the problems of the Great Depression. How effective were these responses? How did they change the role of the federal government? Roosevelt’s first task upon taking office was to alleviate the panic that was threatening to create chaos in the financial system. He did so in part by force of personality and in part by constructing very rapidly an ambitious and diverse program of legislation. Much

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Artur
  • Cavour's Main Means of Politics Greatly Influenced His Aims and Actions That Led to the Unification of Italy

    Cavour's Main Means of Politics Greatly Influenced His Aims and Actions That Led to the Unification of Italy

    Count Camillo Benso di Cavour (1810-1861) was the second son of an aristocratic Piedmontese family. Being the second son of a nobleman, Cavour was supposed to be in the army, even though he was more interested in politics rather than the military. In July 1824 he was named a page to Charles Albert, the king of Piedmont who first opened war of independence against Austria. Cavour later resigned from the army at the end of

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    Essay Length: 893 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Wendy
  • A Person Who Has Great Influence in My Life

    A Person Who Has Great Influence in My Life

    A strong and brave man. He has a pair of small and black dark eyes. He has a pumpkin shaped face. Not a very tall but average height he has. His lips are thick. And you will see two rows of yellowish teeth with streaks of white. He is my dearest father, Tan C*** K**. His actual age is fifty plus, but you can't realise it if you just look through his face. Keep smiling

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    Essay Length: 363 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Steve
  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

    Peter the Great Peter the Great was one of the most famous rulers in history. First, he ruled as king of Russia and later became Russia's first emperor. Peter transformed Russia from an isolated and backward country into a great European power. Peter was born in Moscow in 1672. He was the son of King Alexis. Alexis died in 1676 and was succeeded as king by his oldest son, Feodor. Feodor died in 1682. Peter

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    Essay Length: 920 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Steve
  • The 1767 Nakascatherine the Great

    The 1767 Nakascatherine the Great

    Catherine II may have been the only intellectually minded individual to ever hold the position of Tsar in Russia. She became the most important proponent of Russian modernization. Her unique past along with the consultation of the great minds of her time aided her attempt to usher in a new way of life for Russia. The pinnacle of Catherine II's attempt to implement westernization during her reign was the issuing of her Nakas in1767. Catherine

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    Essay Length: 680 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Bred
  • Good to Great by Jim Collins

    Good to Great by Jim Collins

    Good to Great by Jim Collins is by far the best business-oriented book that I've read that can be applied to any career situation. I can see why it has gained the notoriety and respect from top level executives around the world. I have read other business type books which were more of a motivational lecture than actual years of research going into the making of one text. Before reading this book, my preconceived notion

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    Essay Length: 551 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jack
  • Gatsby Color

    Gatsby Color

    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s use of symbolism and colors in The Great Gatsby is prominent in every chapter of his novel. To fully understand the meaning of his color use, a reader must recognize the situations in which these colors are used. The color green is traditionally associated with spring, hope, and youth. One possible meaning of the color green is envy. Gatsby can be seen as an envious, jealous character. He once had the love

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    Essay Length: 679 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jack
  • Bob Is Great

    Bob Is Great

    If you want to understand Las Vegas history, you must get to know Moe Dalitz. Consider that no mean feat, as Dalitz died in 1989 and in life was a private man. Dalitz gave few in-depth interviews in his lifetime, but much was written about him. Las Vegas history is filled with characters who lived double lives. The life of Moe Dalitz is perhaps the best example of a gambling man existing in sunshine

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    Essay Length: 925 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Great Barrier Reef

    Great Barrier Reef

    One topic that came to mind while researching this paper was the Great Barrier Reef, which I had wanted to research for my presentation, but information was more abundant for the topic I did choose. The size of the reef and its tourist potential are great in their respective ways. The reef is the largest of its kind extending 2300 km along the North East Coast of Australia from Cape York to the northern part

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    Essay Length: 508 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Kevin
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression American History II October 2003 The Great Depression: A look at Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt Hoover and Roosevelt had very different ideas on how the Depression should be handled. This was almost entirely a result of two integral differences in their lives. Hoover was a Republican, and had basically worked his way through life, while Roosevelt was not only a Democrat, he had basically been born with the proverbial silver

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Federal Funding Stem Cell Research Would Greatly Increase

    Federal Funding Stem Cell Research Would Greatly Increase

    December 4, 2001 Federal Funding Stem Cell Research Would Greatly Increase Magnitude and Quality of Research Generated Human stem cell research holds enormous potential for contributing to our understanding of fundamental human biology. Although it is not possible to predict the outcomes from basic research, such studies will offer the real possibility of treatments and ultimately cures for many diseases for which adequate therapies do not exist. The benefits to individuals and to society

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    Essay Length: 1,739 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Jack
  • Jay Gatsby and the American Dream

    Jay Gatsby and the American Dream

    The American Dream by definition is the idea that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity (Encarta). This includes wealth, love, material things, and happiness. Sometimes people take the wrong ways to get these things, even resorting to criminal and illegal activity. Gatsby was no exception. Does Jay Gatsby really achieve the American Dream? If he does, how does he do it? Jay Gatsby, born James Gatz, was

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Janna
  • Why the Late Great Johnny Cash Is Better Than Nine Inch Nails

    Why the Late Great Johnny Cash Is Better Than Nine Inch Nails

    Why the late great Johnny Cash is better than Nine Inch Nails: Johnny Cash walked the line for nearly 50 years, every inch of his journey through the country, gospel, folk and rock worlds etched into his face. He is a character of truly biblical proportions, with a voice, all wailing freight trains and thundering prairies, like the landscape of his beloved America. He has a soul as big as a continent, full of righteous

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    Essay Length: 344 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Mike
  • Alexander the Great: Shaping a World

    Alexander the Great: Shaping a World

    Alexander The Great was born in Macedonia in the year 356 B.C., several hundred years before Christ and even before the rise of Rome. Despite this fact he is still a topic of discussion and study more than two millennium later for a plethora of reasons. His insight and ability on the field of battle has made him a shining example of how to conduct the art of war. He has been studied for centuries

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    Essay Length: 2,419 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    There were many primary causes for The Great Depression, Unequal distribution of money to the economy, and the stock market speculation, and much more which all played a major factor for The Great Depression. The Great Depression impacted everyone, it impacted different people of all kinds of backgrounds. It was a low time for Americans in the 1920's, and for other countries also. One of the causes were Uneven Prosperity, 0.1% of families made 100,000$

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Jack
  • Cs Lewis Paper (great Divorce)

    Cs Lewis Paper (great Divorce)

    The beginning of the book The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis was difficult to understand and hard to figure out, but as you read on, you come to find out that this book is about heaven and hell and the people that go there. The narrator who is the main character in the book tells the story on what he sees from his eyes. The author describes hell as a dark cold town with alleys

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Stenly
  • 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 caused the Great

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Top
  • Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great

    Philip II -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip II of Macedonia ruled from 359-336 B.C.E. Without the military and political efforts of Philip, Alexander would never have been as successful as he was. According to Bosworth, Philip's work with the Macedonian army and establishment of alliances with the Balkan peoples gave both himself and Alexander the resources necessary to carry out such conquests. Philip came to power in 359 B.C.E. after the Macedonians had just suffered a defeat at

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Life During the Great Depression & Now

    Life During the Great Depression & Now

    LIFE DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND NOW The Great Depression was a huge economic disaster. The stock market crash of 1929, also known as “Black Tuesday”, was the start of the Great Depression. It began in 1929 and went into the late 1930’s. North America, Europe, and other industrialized nations were all involved in the Great Depression. Life during the Great Depression was unbearable for everyone. It had a tremendous impact on the whole entire

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    Essay Length: 439 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    Great Expectations’ main character, Phillip Pirrip- generally known as Pip- had a rough upbringing as a child. His sister, Mrs. Joe had “brought him up by hand”, after their parents and five brothers had all been laid to rest many years ago. Another character, Herbert Pocket experienced a bizarre childhood, though in a different manner. Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations develops through the novel following Pip, a young “common boy” who grew up in the countryside.

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    Essay Length: 1,184 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Steve