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  • Goals - Personal Essay

    Goals - Personal Essay

    I have set goals for this school year. Some are what I will never accomplish and then some are what I can accomplish. I hope setting these goals will make me a better person. Striving for my goals, I want to be accepted, have good grades, and eat healthy. Sometimes I try so hard to fit in, but it does not work. All I want is for many people to like me, not hate me.

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    Essay Length: 464 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mikki
  • As I Lay Dying Analytical Essay

    As I Lay Dying Analytical Essay

    In the novel, As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, two characters ,Darl and Jewel Bundren, each cope with their mother’s death and deal with their isolation from their family by expressing their feelings in deeply emotional behavior. Darl, the second eldest sibling out of five, questions his existence because of his isolation and the lack of love he received from his mother growing up. Jewel, on the other hand, was his mother’s favorite of

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    Essay Length: 598 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Steve
  • There Will Come Soft Rains Essay

    There Will Come Soft Rains Essay

    "There Will Come Soft Rains" is a short story by science fiction author Ray Bradbury. The story is about a high-technology smart house in a post-human world. Due to a nuclear war, the inhabitants of the home have perished; only their silhouettes are left, etched into the burned outer walls. The intelligent house, unaware of their deaths, continues to serve the absent people. Throughout the story, which spans a day, the house makes breakfast, disposes

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    Essay Length: 303 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Anna
  • Oedipus Tyrannous

    Oedipus Tyrannous

    Oedipus Tyrannous When half human monsters walked the Earth and mythical Gods ruled all of creation, one man was destined to suffer the worst fate ever imaginable. Oedipus Tyrannous is a classic Greek tragedy written by Sophocles around 470 BC. According to Aristotle’s Poetics, Greek tragedies should follow certain guidelines in order to be effective tragic drama. Many of Oedipus’ character traits ultimately justify his place as a perfect specimen of Aristotle’s tragic hero. According

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    Essay Length: 900 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Edward
  • Argumentative Essay

    Argumentative Essay

    The argumentative essay is an essay in which you argue a point -- an essay in which you prove a thesis. The argumentative essay starts with an introduction. The introduction is the gateway into your paper, and it serves two roles. The introduction should grab your reader's attention and let him or her know what your paper will be about. Your thesis must also let your reader know what your essay will be about. By

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    Essay Length: 861 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Steve
  • The Day of the Locust Essay

    The Day of the Locust Essay

    Nathanael West’s The Day of the Locust tells the story of people who have come to California in search of the American Dream. They travel west hoping to escape less than perfect lives and pursue success in Hollywood. The characters in this novel dream of a life of luxury, having lots of money, and living happily ever after. They eventually come to the realization that the seemingly picture perfect life that California represents is not

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    Essay Length: 898 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Company Research Essay

    Company Research Essay

    Company Research Essay Marriot When it comes to hotels around the world, the Marriott Hotel is always mentioned with the best. This company is located all around the world with properties on 6 continents. Their incredible reputation makes this an outstanding business to work with endless opportunities of advancement. Because of the large amount of properties in the world employment is not a dilemma and the benefits for working at the Marriott are full for

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    Essay Length: 645 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Max
  • Fourth Amendment Essay for Dr. Devoe

    Fourth Amendment Essay for Dr. Devoe

    Amendment Essay Amendment Number Four The fourth amendment to the constitution of the United States came into existence through the experiences the colonists had with British customs officials, who, if they had a correct piece of paper, could search anything and/or everything deemed necessary. This caused many American colonists to be found in possession of smuggled goods, which was against the law, but had the English not looked, would have never been discovered. This protects

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    Essay Length: 473 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Enzymes Essay

    Enzymes Essay

    Enzymes Enzymes are the sparks that start the essential chemical reactions our bodies need to live. They are necessary for digesting food, for stimulating the brain, for providing cellular energy, and for repairing all tissues, organs, and cells. There are three types of enzymes: metabolic enzymes, digestive enzymes, and food enzymes. Metabolic enzymes catalyse, or spark, the reactions within the cells. The body's organs, tissues and cells are run by metabolic enzymes. Without them our

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    Essay Length: 722 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Steve
  • Vietnam Essay Public Opinion the Us Withdrawal

    Vietnam Essay Public Opinion the Us Withdrawal

    Vietnam Essay - To what extent was lack of Public Support the main reason for the eventual US withdrawal from the Vietnam War? America's involvement in Vietnam gradually escalated from 1945 to 19. Historians debate over why America even got involved in Vietnam, however it is often explained by America believing it should fight against Vietnam because of what the Southeast Asian country stood for - Communism. Many believe if Vietnam fell to communism it

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    Essay Length: 714 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Andrew
  • College Essay

    College Essay

    I go to a different kind of school; it=s called Clark Montessori, where the hippies and ghetto divas can engage in conversation together whether it is about school or the party they both chilled at over the past weekend. There are no racial limitations or boundaries placed on acceptance here. Maria Montessori has shaped my life by enabling me to discover what diversity and community truly mean. The way Clark establishes community is profoundly different

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    Essay Length: 502 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Artur
  • Oedipus

    Oedipus

    Oedipus When Oedipus is first shown, his appearance is quite elegant. He walks out from his castle and is dressed in a white suit that shines brighter than the sun itself. Toward the end right after he takes his own sight, he is dressed in nothing more than rags. In the beginning of the story Oedipus' words are that of encouragement when he is talking to his people. As the story goes on and he

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    Essay Length: 420 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Edward
  • Free Awakening Essays: Reader Response

    Free Awakening Essays: Reader Response

    This story was really intriguing to me. The struggle of Edna to be herself and not what others thought she should be really related to me. The social norms of women today are not really that different, except we can have jobs as long as it doesn’t compromise “the family”. I have always tried to be true to myself and never just do what people wanted me to. On Grand Isle, her relations with Adele

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Top
  • Thoreau and King Jr

    Thoreau and King Jr

    By acting civil but disobedient you are able to protest things you don't think are fair, non-violently. Henry David Thoreau is one of the most important literary figures of the nineteenth century. Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience," which was written as a speech, has been used by many great thinkers such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi as a map to fight against injustice. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor that headed

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    Essay Length: 1,612 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Should Girls Wrestle? Persuasive Essay

    Should Girls Wrestle? Persuasive Essay

    Should Girls Wrestle? Persuasive Essay By: Mr. Sherman, English 10, 6th Hour All over the nation girls are breaking records and beating guys in Wrestling. For an example, "in 2005 seventeen girls nation wide qualified for high school state championships" which required them to wrestle boys, (SI Page 2. Quote by Kent Bailo) Even with this some people don't think girls should wrestle for reasons such as girls aren't as dedicated , they can't produce

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    Essay Length: 1,528 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Yan
  • Language Essay

    Language Essay

    Introduction To awaken from the dream means recognizing the illusory nature of this constricted self concept and perception of the body and mind, not as a means as of gasping at the ephemeral pleasures of the world or as a prison enclosing the self, but as an instrument for learning and communicating in various languages. Before the Move Two months before moving to New York, my friend William, thought he would be kind enough to

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Prophet and the King: David

    The Prophet and the King: David

    The Prophet and the King: David ________________________________________ David, the youngest son of Jesse, was one of the Israel's most famous kings. He was born in Bethlehem and before becoming a king, he was just a shepherd. In Bible, he is also mentioned as a musician, poet, soldier, statesman and a prophet. Furthermore, the name David means "beloved one" in Hebrew and briefly, he is one of the most remarkable personalities in the Scriptures. However, David's

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Technology Essay

    Technology Essay

    In the past, technology has put people out of jobs. The Industrial Revolution is one of the best examples, which took place in the 1800’s that helps support my idea. This was a time in America when people started to find out the advantages of work done by machines. The machines were able to do the work up to 10 times faster than the manual laborer. Along with this, the machines became a more reliable

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    Essay Length: 383 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Of Mice and Men Essay

    Of Mice and Men Essay

    Curley’s Wife Essay Throughout the story Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife plays an important role to conclude the ending resolution of the novel, even though she is only presented in-person three times. Each time she shows her expressions both physical and mentally. During the course of the story you see Curley’s wife is a tramp and she uses her body to get attention from the men on the ranch. At the

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    Essay Length: 886 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: regina
  • Parkinsons Disease Essay

    Parkinsons Disease Essay

    NEW ZEALAND By Andy Burford The country that I am doing for my report is New Zealand. New Zealand is made up of two Islands. The north and the south islands. It is located in the south pacific by Australia. The first people to settle New Zealand came over from east Polynesia by canoe during the 10th century. These people were called the Maori. According to a Maori legend, a man may have arrived

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    Essay Length: 772 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Officer Essay

    Officer Essay

    This past year that I have been in guard I have learned a lot. Color guard has helped me in many ways, not just about guard, but in life in general. I have learned how to work better with other, becoming a stronger person and performer, and to never give up no matter how frustrated I get. I know I will be able to meet the abilities of an officer or even higher. I would

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    Essay Length: 408 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: July
  • Narrative Essay

    Narrative Essay

    I fondly remember the New Year’s Eve of 2004. A small party of friends were gathered; Nick, Matt, Sam and I. We were all crowded behind the couch in Matt’s basement, technically in the bedroom because of the six inch thick beam overhead. Nick was winning a game of Risk and, in the name of good sportsmanship, we all celebrated by drinking copious amounts of refreshments. Nick shouted, “I dare you to kill my armies!

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    Essay Length: 370 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Artur
  • Wole Soyinka: Death and the King’s Horseman

    Wole Soyinka: Death and the King’s Horseman

    In his play, Death and the King's Horseman, Wole Soyinka would have us examine every clash and conflict, save for the one involving culture. Certainly this may seem the most obvious part of the play, but we would do the general understanding of Death a disservice if we ignored one of the central conflicts in the play. Every element of the play is placed in terms of two extremes, and the cultures must be considered

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    Essay Length: 1,630 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: July
  • Written Analysis of the Short Story “the Revolt of ‘mother’ ”

    Written Analysis of the Short Story “the Revolt of ‘mother’ ”

    Written analysis of the short story “The Revolt of ‘Mother’ ” Shirlley Padia Lopes This work will treat about the short story “The Revolt of Mother”, written by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman and it will be based on the feminist criticism. By this criticism, this short story from Freeman is a kind of innovation in literature made by women. Feminist Criticism has been developed with the rising of the feminist movement in sixties, and particularly

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    Essay Length: 1,184 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

    Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

    Carrie A. Bailey Leonardi English Literature November 6, 2007 Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex by Sophocles’ is one of the more abnormal, while still very interesting, works of ancient Greek drama. One of the main questions a reader will face while reading this play is whether one person’s fate is determined by the Gods, or by his or her own decisions and actions. Oedipus, the title character, had the events of his future predicted by the

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    Essay Length: 385 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Venidikt

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