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  • The Lesson - the Story

    The Lesson - the Story

    The Lesson is the story about poore harlem children and their educator Miss Moore who teach them a lesson about their lives. The picture of children before the appearance of Miss Moore was innocent.They were happy in thir world.They through that everyone else old, stupid,young,or foolish while the children were perfect.Miss Moore taking kids to the expensive toy store to show them what they truly were and why education is so important. .The narrator

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    Essay Length: 542 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: David
  • Smoking and Heart Disease

    Smoking and Heart Disease

    Abstract Smoking is a deadly habit to keep, literally. Smoking along with other contributing factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol can cause chronic diseases. One disease that has been the number one killer of men and women in the U.S. is cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease has many contributors, but smoking itself is a high risk to contract the disease. Non-smokers also have to pay attention to the air they are breathing because the

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    Essay Length: 435 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Steve
  • Economics in one Lesson

    Economics in one Lesson

    Robert Maclin Microeconomics Economics in One Lesson Henry Hazlitt's book starts with a single lesson-that economics means looking beyond the immediate effects of any act or policy to the consequences of it for everyone. The rest of the book is a series of short chapters giving examples of the application of this lesson. Hazlitt's lesson in itself is great. I wish it were better known. His examples vary in quality. Some are a bit dated;

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    Essay Length: 481 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Jon
  • Lessons of Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Lessons of Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Rich Dad Poor Dad In Rich Dad Poor Dad a lot of useful tips can be pulled from the reading. Robert T. Kiyosaki has taught me many things about the importance of financial literacy and smart spending. After reading this book I now feel I can make better decisions with my money that will help me throughout my life. I believe that I now have the upper hand when it comes to financial planning and

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    Essay Length: 956 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: regina
  • Only the Heart

    Only the Heart

    And only the prisoner knows The dream of freedom on his tongue, Sweet foretaste of the summer wind, That blows Across the waving green of the young rice, Across the unchained current of the distant dream, Between the singing strands of taut-stretched barrier-wire, To speak the future freely In guarded whispers Only the prisoner knows these things Only the Heart is a collection of memories, thoughts and feelings both in the past and present, this

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    Essay Length: 463 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Edward
  • Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness

    The Heart of Darkness Solveig Suess Marlow, an ordinary sailor with idealistic dreams, goes on a dark yet fascinating journey as a newly hired riverboat captain, traveling up the Amazon River, seeking out the legendary chief of the Belgium trading company. When describing typical sites and events situated in Congo, Joseph Conrad wrote “The Heart of Darkness” in a first person’s view, with Marlow as the highlight character. As he writes on about Marlow’s experiences,

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    Essay Length: 1,183 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Jack
  • Imperialism - Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

    Imperialism - Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

    Imperialism and its oppressive processes have affected societies as well as individual lives for centuries. In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, oppression through imperialism demonstrates how a certain civilization, the Congolese, is affected negatively by imperialism. By focusing on Africa, it allows for a graphic recount of the many years spent reigned by foreign oppressors and tyrannies. In Heart of Darkness, the Congo is oppressed by the imperialists economically and geographically. As well, the oppressed

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Tell-Tale Heart

    The Tell-Tale Heart

    The Tell Tale Heart is a story, on the most basic level, of conflict. There is a mental conflict within the narrator himself (assuming the narrator is male). Through obvious clues and statements, Edgar Allen Poe alerts the reader to the mental state of the narrator, which is insanity. The insanity is described as an obsession (with the old man's eye), which in turn leads to loss of control and eventually results in violence. Poe's

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    Essay Length: 709 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Mike
  • Racism in Heart of Darkness

    Racism in Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad analyzes the moral aspects of the ivory trade in the Congo and imperialism in general. The way such activities are carried out by colonial companies are shed in a negative light throughout the story. Although the exploitation of Africa by these powers is castigated, the reader is left to wonder whether Joseph Conrad perpetuates the stereotypes that are used to justify the imperialism. His condescending stance towards the

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    Essay Length: 657 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The Piano Lesson 1936

    The Piano Lesson 1936

    Plot Overview The Piano Lesson is set in Pittsburgh in 1936, with all the action taking place in the house of Doaker Charles. A 137-year-old, upright piano, decorated with totems in the manner of African sculpture, dominates the parlor. The play opens at dawn. Boy Willie, Doaker's nephew, knocks at the door and enters with his partner, Lymon. Two have come from Mississippi to sell watermelons. Willie has not seen his sister Berniece, who lives

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    Essay Length: 1,024 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Artur
  • Apocalypes Now + Heart of Darkness

    Apocalypes Now + Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad, and Apocalypse Now, a movie by Francis Ford Coppola can be compared and contrasted in many ways. By focusing on their endings and on the character of Kurtz, contrasting the meanings of the horror in each media emerges. In the novel the horror reflects Kurtz tragedy of transforming into a ruthless animal whereas in the film the horror has more of a definite meaning, reflecting the war

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    Essay Length: 582 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: July
  • Broken Heart Analysis

    Broken Heart Analysis

    "The Broken Heart" written by John Donne sets a mood that reveals the regrets of love. It allows you to see how vulnerable the heart can be in dealing with love. It's theme is the pradatory nature of love and the powerlessness of the heart once it has been devoured by love. He makes love seem as if its an evil thing that can overtake you without warning and if your not carful enough,

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    Essay Length: 645 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Steve
  • Greed: A Heart of Darkness

    Greed: A Heart of Darkness

    Greed: a Heart of Darkness Every human’s white soul carries a dark stain; an original sin (as a Christian would say) that irks us toward sin. The stain of darkness alienates us from civilization. The stain is an innate quality endowed within, which forces a struggle to confine and eventually eliminate the dark stain. This stain is not divinely imprinted on our souls; rather it is a reflection of our values taught us by society

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Artur
  • Heart of Darkness Symbolism

    Heart of Darkness Symbolism

    From the deck of his steamboat, Marlow overhears the Manager and his uncle, the head of the Eldorado Exploring Expedition, talking about Kurtz. The Manager admits to his uncle that he fears Kurtz, for he is favored by the company and may be promoted into his position of general manager. He is also jealous of Kurtz's success in providing quantities of ivory, for the Manager knows this will win him even more favor in the

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    Essay Length: 779 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Joseph Conrad’s Novel Heart of Darkness

    Joseph Conrad’s Novel Heart of Darkness

    Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness uses character development and character analysis to really tell the story of European colonization. Within Conrad’s characters one can find both racist and colonialist views, and it is the opinion, and the interpretation of the reader which decides what Conrad is really trying to say in his work. Chinua Achebe, a well known writer, once gave a lecture at the University of Massachusetts about Joseph Conrad’s Heart of

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    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: July
  • A Lesson Before Dying

    A Lesson Before Dying

    Love and Family Relationships In A Lesson Before Dying, Mr. Grant Wiggins' life crises were the center of the story. Although he was supposed to make Jefferson into a man, he himself became more of one as a result. Not to say that Jefferson was not in any way transformed from the "hog" he was into an actual man, but I believe this story was really written about Mr. Wiggins. Mr. Wiggins improved as a

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    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Victor
  • Heart

    Heart

    Every human has a dark side that is often kept secret because of a persons normal surroundings. Often this evil side breaks out during times of isolation from his culture, or confrontation between races or even cultures. History shows us examples of violence that have occurred when one culture comes into contact with another. Violence and war-like situations usually bring a person back to his animalistic roots, which could also be explained as insanity. For

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    Essay Length: 610 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Mike
  • Analysis of "the Lesson"

    Analysis of "the Lesson"

    In Toni Bambara’s, The Lesson, she tells the reader a story of one summer day from a young African American girl’s perspective named Sylvia, who discovers at the very end that there’s a heavily weighted lesson to learn from Miss Moore, though Sylvia might not know the meaning of the lesson yet. This story takes place in the 1960’s, the beginning of the civil rights era. Bambara shows the reader that equality still does not

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    Essay Length: 855 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The Normal Heart

    The Normal Heart

    The Normal Heart In the play “The Normal Heart” by Larry Kramer there were a couple of scenes that really impacted me. One of these was when Ned was taking to his brother Ben for some help for his fight against AIDS and the other was the last scene when Ned and Felix were married. Both of these scenes really show the impact of Aids on New York City. In the first scene where you

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Jack
  • Where the Heart Is - by Billie Letts

    Where the Heart Is - by Billie Letts

    Where the Heart Is - By Billie Letts Highlights of the Story: Novalee Nation is seventeen, seven months pregnant, 37 pounds overweight and superstitious of the number seven. Novalee and her boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickens, were on their way to start a new life in California. Novalee has dreams of a house without wheels and a real family, both of which she has never had before. She wants to document their journey with pictures

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Smoking and the Effects on the Heart

    Smoking and the Effects on the Heart

    The Surgeon General has called it "the leading preventable cause of disease and deaths in the United States." Smoking is among the top preventable risk factors of heart disease amongst many other health problems. Coronary heart disease and strokes are the primary types of cardiovascular disease caused by smoking. They rank as the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. More than 61 million Americans suffer from some form of cardiovascular

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    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Bred
  • Parallels Between Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now

    Parallels Between Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now

    Various parallels can be drawn when comparing and contrasting Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Frank Coppola's "Apocalypse Now", while taking into consideration Heart of Darkness is a novella and "Apocalypse Now" is a film. These differences and similarities can be seen in themes, characters, events and other small snippets of information including anything from quoted lines to strange actions of the main characters. Both pieces follow the same story line but they are presented

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Steve
  • Special Place in Stories and Our Hearts

    Special Place in Stories and Our Hearts

    Special Place in Stories and Our Hearts Animals have always had a commanding influence as characters in stories most loved by children. In 20th century children’s literature has seen countless animals and creatures become introduced into the story as a central character. Any creature in a novel serves as an important symbol and has important relationships with the human characters. When animals and creatures are placed in this genre it helps with the development of

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Top
  • Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad Led an Adventurous Life and Spent a Lot

    Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad Led an Adventurous Life and Spent a Lot

    Joseph Conrad led an adventurous life and spent a lot of his time at sea, most of his novels and short stories are loosely based on some of his experinces. His inspiration for Heart of Darkness came from his travels to the African Congo, where he witnessed the horrors of slavery and the grim realities of Imperialism. These experinces reflect throughout the book and give it a haunting realism. Now to the synopsis: Heart of

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Lessons Enron Taught

    The Lessons Enron Taught

    The Lessons Enron Taught 1985, was the year that Enron was born. The company was devised of two corporations that merged Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. As a result of the merger Enron acquired huge liabilities and also lost exclusive rights to its pipelines because of deregulation . The company at this time was in survival mode and needed to earn profits. McKinsey & Co. was hired by then CEO, Kenneth Lay, to assist the

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Anna

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