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  • The Crucible: Reverend Hale Character Analysis

    The Crucible: Reverend Hale Character Analysis

    Reverend Hale's character is dramatically changed throughout Arthur Miller's play: The Crucible. In the very beginning of the play, Hale appears strong and resolute. He is seen as all knowing, even holy. As the play progresses, Hale's own insecurities prompt the citizen's slow descent of reverence for him. In Act One, Hale arrives in Salem to try to resolve the problem surrounding the sleeping girls and witchcraft. His arrival stirs up the town, and they

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fatih
  • Style Analysis of "the Company Man"

    Style Analysis of "the Company Man"

    Style Analysis of "The Company Man" In "The Company Man," the main character, Phil, literally works himself to death after decades of hard work and dedication to his company. Ellen Goodman, a columnist, wrote this newspaper article in order to show that hard work does not always have its benefits. In life, we must slow down from our hectic schedules to appreciate life itself. The vivid diction describes the sarcasm that Goodman has towards Phil.

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    Essay Length: 418 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fatih
  • Short Story Analysis of "araby" by James Joyce

    Short Story Analysis of "araby" by James Joyce

    Short Story Analysis of "Araby" by James Joyce In James Joyce's short story "Araby," the main character is a young boy who confuses obsession with love. This boy thinks he is in love with a young girl, but all of his thoughts, ideas, and actions show that he is merely obsessed. Throughout this short story, there are many examples that show the boy's obsession for the girl. There is also evidence that shows the boy

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Mikki
  • Irony, Symbolism, and Foreshadowing S Literary Elements

    Irony, Symbolism, and Foreshadowing S Literary Elements

    Irony, Symbolism, and Foreshadowing s Literary Elements. Among Kate Chopin's most impressive works is the short story entitled "The Story of an Hour". This work best displays the importance of literary elements on the overall unified affect. Through the use of irony, symbolism, foreshadowing and paradox, the reader can grasp a better understanding of the main focus of the story. These literary elements are essential in the artistic style of the story. The story opens

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Monika
  • A Critical Analysis of Hamlet

    A Critical Analysis of Hamlet

    Why is Shakespeare considered to be one of the greatest playwrights of his time? Shakespeare lived in the Elizabethan era and had to write for an Elizabethan audience and theater. By today's standards, this was no picnic in the park. Under those circumstances, he wrote some of the greatest works in history. These works, still popular today, prove him to be a consummate dramatist. Shakespeare knew how to craft dramatic scenes full of external and

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    Submitted: December 11, 2008 By: Fatih
  • Analysis of Hamlet's Emotional Character

    Analysis of Hamlet's Emotional Character

    Disillusionment. Depression. Despair. These are the burning emotions churning in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. While Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciously embarks on a quest to seek the truth hidden in Elsinore; this, in stark contrast to Claudius' fervent attempts to obscure the truth of murder. Deception versus truth; illusion versus reality.

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    Submitted: December 11, 2008 By: Fatih
  • Analysis of Hamlet's First Soliloquy

    Analysis of Hamlet's First Soliloquy

    Hamlet's first soliloquy in Act I, scene ii, lines 133-164 is a passionate and startling passage that strongly contrasts to the artificial dialogue and actions that he portrays to his uncle Claudius throughout the remainder of the play. This soliloquy serves to reveal Hamlet's melancholia and the reasons for his dispair in an outpouring of anger, disgust, sorrow, and grief through which he explains how everything in his life seems futile and miserable. He mourns

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    Submitted: December 11, 2008 By: Fatih
  • Romeo and Juliet Analysis

    Romeo and Juliet Analysis

    The tragedy that befalls the main characters, is a direct result of the battle between the two families." Since Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, Romeo and Juliet are going to die in the end. Some events have to lead to their deaths, and someone makes these events happen. The two families who started it all and cause death of "a pair of star-crossed lovers". The Capulets and Montagues would be most responsible for the

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    Essay Length: 591 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2008 By: Steve
  • An Analysis of the Energizer Bunny Commercial Sequence

    An Analysis of the Energizer Bunny Commercial Sequence

    Energizer batteries have been equated with long-lasting energy in your Walkman or other battery-operated appliance. "That damned Energizer bunny" is the cause; he's so aggravating. It seems like that pink bunny rabbit is running across the television screen every other second, it's so annoying. The advertising campaign has been so effective that not only did the company (finally) surpass Duracell in sales, but the advertising company was awarded an Obie (the advertising equivalent of

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    Submitted: January 8, 2009 By: David
  • An Analysis of the Video "like a Prayer" by Madonna

    An Analysis of the Video "like a Prayer" by Madonna

    An Analysis of the Video "Like A Prayer" by Madonna Madonna first arrived in the national popular culture in 1984 with her song "Borderline". She moved very quickly in the ensuing years to make several records (many of which have gone multi-platinum) and to take several world tours with sold-out concerts, and has caused quite a bit of controversy in what she has done in the public eye. Examples include posing nude for Penthouse magazine

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    Submitted: January 9, 2009 By: Bred
  • Analysis of Elizabeth Bishops - the Moose

    Analysis of Elizabeth Bishops - the Moose

    Elizabeth Bishop's "The Moose" is a narrative poem of 168 lines. Its twenty-eight six-line stanzas are not rigidly structured. Lines vary in length from four to eight syllables, but those of five or six syllables predominate. The pattern of stresses is lax enough almost to blur the distinction between verse and prose; the rhythm is that of a low-keyed speaking voice hovering over the descriptive details. The eyewitness account is meticulous and restrained. The poem

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    Submitted: January 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Lab Report: Qualitative Analysis

    Lab Report: Qualitative Analysis

    Lab Report: Qualitative Analysis Aim: The aim of this experiment is to identitfy an unknown powder by conducting several experiments to determine the anion and cation of the given salt. Hypothesis: The unknown salt named "H" could be ferric nitrate ( iron(III)nitrate) since the salt exists as pale violet crystals. Qualitative Observations: When testing for nitrate ions I saw that the gas given off from the solution turned the red litmus paper blue. This showed

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    Submitted: January 16, 2009 By: Anna
  • Design Analysis

    Design Analysis

    Evaluation I think my tea coffee and sugar storage unit is a successful finished product. It has fashionable, clean, smooth design and it can be stained again to compliment any kitchen. The label tea coffee and sugar make the purpose of the product clear. The tea compartment holds teabags and keeps them fresh because the cover is water and airtight a teabag can be quickly and easily removed. The sugar compartment holds sugar compartment holds

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    Submitted: January 24, 2009 By: Victor
  • Analysis of the Three Plans for Reconstruction

    Analysis of the Three Plans for Reconstruction

    Analysis of the Three Plans for Reconstruction The American Civil War, lasting from 1861-1865, was the most severe military conflict the country had seen; it involved the United States of America (the Union), and eleven secessionist Southern states (the Confederate States of America). The war was the upshot of decades worth of political, social, and economic conflict between the agricultural South, which produced mainly cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane, and the industrial

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Vika
  • A Comparative Analysis of Roger B. Taney and Wiiliam Rehnquist

    A Comparative Analysis of Roger B. Taney and Wiiliam Rehnquist

    Roger b. Taney and William Rehnquist are two Supreme Court Justices separated by a time span of one hundred and fifty years. This distance between them means that while they may share the same views on some political issues, the majority of them will differ. Such differences have had and everlasting impact on the United States and made Taney and Rehnquist two highly recognized historical figures. In his early years, Rehnquist fluctuated between moderate and

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Steve
  • Daniel Defoe (literary Criticism)

    Daniel Defoe (literary Criticism)

    Daniel Defoe used realism to enhance his novel, Robin Crusoe. Many critics agree with this statement, while some think that he should have been more accurate with his realism. Critics also found the book to be very enlightening and beneficial to read and they found that it appealed to a very wide variety of people including the rich and poor and the young and old. Last but not least, some critics found that it

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - an Analysis of the Formation of Identity

    The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - an Analysis of the Formation of Identity

    The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An Analysis of the Formation of Identity "You have seen how a man was made a slave; you will now see how a slave was made a man." –Frederick Douglass The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave details the progression of a slave to a man, and thus, the formation of his identity. The narrative functions as a persuasive essay, written in the

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: Jack
  • Economic Analysis of Hawaii

    Economic Analysis of Hawaii

    Economic Analysis of Hawaii Hawaii, with an area of 28,313 sq. km (10,932 sq. mi.), is the 43rd largest state in the U.S.; 6.9% of the land is owned by the federal government. It consists mainly of the Hawaiian Islands, eight main islands and 124 islets, reefs, and shoals. The major islands in order of size are Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Nihau, and Kahoolawe. Population growth has increased by 80,000 persons over the

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    Submitted: March 4, 2009 By: David
  • Waterford Crystal - a Case Analysis

    Waterford Crystal - a Case Analysis

    Waterford Crystal HISTORY OF WATERFORD CRYSTAL Waterford Glass was started by two brothers, George and William Penrose, in 1783. It was the most notable of all Irish crystal companies. In 1799, the Penrose brothers sold Waterford Glass to the Gatchell family. The crystal industry was prosperous until 1825. Irish glass manufacturers began to slowly close due to high export duties, the economic depression, and a lack of capital. Waterford Glass was the last to close

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    Submitted: March 4, 2009 By: David
  • A Basic Analysis of the Balkan Economy in Relation to the E.U.

    A Basic Analysis of the Balkan Economy in Relation to the E.U.

    I think that it is right to begin with the Theory of consumer choice. The above consumer has expressed his preference of choice. He has a taste for seafood which he prefers above all other types of food. This does not mean that he only eats seafood, but in line with the last two elements of the theory of consumer choice, he has shown his preference for taste and on that assumption, will do the

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    Submitted: March 4, 2009 By: David
  • Wine Conpany Analysis

    Wine Conpany Analysis

    Vina San Pedro (VSP) Question 1) Apply the four-step problem-solving process to the problems facing Matias Elton, who became CEO in 1997: The problems identified as parts of Matias Elton's charter are: 1) Task of growing domestic market share. 2) Increasing quality to capture higher margin sales. 3) Expanding Export sales. 4) Achieving further economies of scale. Contributing factors or symptoms to VSP's economic and production issues prior to Matias Elton's position as CEO are:

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    Submitted: March 4, 2009 By: David
  • Sears Company Analysis

    Sears Company Analysis

    1 I. Executive Summary Sears began as a small retailer but as the years have gone by, they have become the second largest retailer of the national chains. In the environmental analysis you will discover that Sears' marketing toward women differentiated them from their competitor's and increased their sales as well as their market share. They have had many social/cultural problems that they have had to overcome, such as problems with stakeholders. There has

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    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • Harley Davidson Strategic Analysis

    Harley Davidson Strategic Analysis

    William Harley and Arthur Davidson wanted to take the work out of riding bicycles in 1901. After being joined by the Arthur brothers, Walter and William, they came up with the idea of putting a motor and a bicycle together. Many engine changes were made before the builders were satisfied. In 1903, they created the first Harley-Davidson motorcycle and produced three that year. Harley built its first building in 1907 on Juneau Avenue in

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    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Porter Analysis

    The Porter Analysis

    Introduction To perform the Industry Analysis it is better to follow Michael Porter's five forces model. This analysis framework was created so that it helps managers in their task to analyze competitive forces to the company. (Hill & Jones 80) This model is only one of the models that can be used for this task but it is one of the more popular models. The five forces that we will have to look at for

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    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: July
  • Bmw Swot Analysis

    Bmw Swot Analysis

    Strengths BMW is a well-known company with a high status branding that has a very high recognition factor. The company has been strengths in both research and development and design as well as in marketing. For example when it comes to marketing it was a BMW advertisement that was the first e-advertisement that made it to Campaigns 'Pick of the Week' (Doman). However, in a long-term purchase such as this there is a need for

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    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: July

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