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  • "alphonse" by Shirley Jackson

    "alphonse" by Shirley Jackson

    Readers context effects how they response to issues raised in text.I live in a Multi cultural society this shapes my response of "Alphonse" by Shirely Jackson.I am amazed at how racist "regular white behavior" was considered in America 1940's.The fact that Mrs Wilson's non chalant racist remarks go unnoticed and

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    Essay Length: 256 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2013
  • "amazing Grace" by John Newton

    "amazing Grace" by John Newton

    The poem I chose was "Amazing Grace" by John Newton. John Newton was born in London, July 24, 1725 and died December 21, 1807. He was an Anglican priest and hymn writer, advocating the Christianity view of redemptive forgiveness. He wrote "Amazing Grace" as an element of that prospect (Clugston,

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    Essay Length: 576 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 19, 2013
  • "going up in L.A" What Makes This Excerpt Good Narrative Writing?

    "going up in L.A" What Makes This Excerpt Good Narrative Writing?

    its all i got to say becaus ethere s really nothign in my mind to say any thing abt this if any thing all i wanted to do was read a essay and i have to make a stupod account that i dnt even knw for what im liostenign to

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    Essay Length: 618 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 20, 2012
  • "i Have Just Three Things to Teach: Simplicity, Patience, Compassion". Lao- Tzu

    "i Have Just Three Things to Teach: Simplicity, Patience, Compassion". Lao- Tzu

    Introduction Over the course of hundreds of centuries, many individuals live by the virtues that the Eastern philosopher, Lao-tzu wrote about. The virtues of simplicity, patience, and compassion are all timeless virtues that guided the lives of the world's earliest inhabitants and are still relevant today. A Philosophy called Taoism,

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    Essay Length: 1,542 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 23, 2013
  • "stocks for the Long Run" by Jeremy Siegel Case

    "stocks for the Long Run" by Jeremy Siegel Case

    ​The book focuses on the financial aspects of investing in stocks. The author's main contentions are that long term investment in the stocks is cheap to the investor and yields higher income than short term investments. The author backs these sentiments with an in depth research and analysis that shows

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    Essay Length: 1,951 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 5, 2012
  • "the Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde

    "the Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde

    "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray" depicts the moral tenets that exist in an individual personality. Dubbed as a book of pleasure, love, and mostly insanity, the whole events seem to configure around the main character; Dorian. The individualism is reflected through his

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    Essay Length: 1,288 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: July 18, 2011
  • 13 Days - Book Review

    13 Days - Book Review

    The novel Thirteen Days depicts the actions taken by a group of experienced people to prevent a nuclear disaster. This book portrays Robert F. Kennedy's occurrences and individual opinions during the Cuban Missile Crisis. First off, on October 16, 1962 a meeting is called to order in regards of photographs

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    Essay Length: 462 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 1, 2011
  • 1776 by David McCullough

    1776 by David McCullough

    1776 David McCullough Books Written by David McCullough- * John Adams * 1776 * Truman * The Greater Journey * The Path between the Seas * The Great Bridge * The Wright Brothers * The Johnstown Flood * Mornings on Horseback * Brave Comparisons Portraits in History * In the

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    Essay Length: 938 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: October 15, 2015
  • 19 Minutes

    19 Minutes

    The story that has given me the most insight on relationships between humans is 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult. This story is about a high school in New Hampshire that had experienced a school shooting. Peter Houghton, the school shooter, had experienced years and years of constant bullying. One final

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    Essay Length: 361 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: October 18, 2017
  • 1930s: The Great Depression

    1930s: The Great Depression

    1930s: The Great Depression At the end of 1929, the New York stock market took a very serve and dramatic nose dive. Within the week, all of the stocks lost at least half of their value. Banks and brokers went bankrupt, investors lost money because the companies they put their

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    Essay Length: 998 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: September 25, 2011
  • 1984 Analysis

    1984 Analysis

    Hanna Lundmark Björk, TE3B 1984: a literary analysis It is not often we hear of a country that manages to brainwash most of its population, but North Korea is the latest example. Luckily they are not a large country, unlike Oceania, the totalitarian super state in George Orwell’s dystopian novel

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    Essay Length: 1,041 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: September 28, 2017
  • 1984 Case

    1984 Case

    To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free, when men are different from one another and do not live alone- to a time when truth exists and what is done cannot be undone: From the age of uniformity, from the age of solitude, from

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    Essay Length: 839 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2011
  • 1984 Case

    1984 Case

    1. I would like to have the same job as Winston. It would be a good challenge for my brain. I would learn a lot too, since the stuff he deals with is actual documents of stuff. I would also learn how to rewrite things in a good way. Winston's

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    Essay Length: 326 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2012
  • 1984 Vs Brave New World

    1984 Vs Brave New World

    The novels Brave New World and 1984 have many similarities as well as differences in their systems of government. The way the government views people as humans, life, and families are similar. Both governments do not want their people to be very smart. The differences in the governments are how

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    Essay Length: 319 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: August 26, 2011
  • 1984 Vs Nazi Germany

    1984 Vs Nazi Germany

    Nazi Germany vs. 1984 Freedom of speech is one of the principles of America and one of the most important reasons it was founded. It has set an example to the rest of the world, which many countries have followed. In George Orwell's 1984, he predicted a world where the

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    Essay Length: 3,166 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: May 2, 2013
  • 3 Stories About Coming of Age

    3 Stories About Coming of Age

    The definition of coming of age is the attainment of maturity. In these three stories "To Every Thing There Is A Season" by Alistair MacLeod, "The Sunrise on the Veld," by Doris Lessing, and "Stones," by Sandre Birdsell, all of the same theme "Coming of Age." They all go through

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    Essay Length: 898 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 20, 2013
  • 9/11 Remembrance

    9/11 Remembrance

    Remembrance Shifting between first and third person is something that is not often seen in todays' text. I think that the reason why Kuhn did this is to help display the information in a way that was more easily understandable to the reader. Kuhn's shift between these two views was

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    Essay Length: 782 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 3, 2013
  • A Bird in the House

    A Bird in the House

    Inheritors A Bird in The House is a collection of eight books narrated by Vanessa Macleod, a twelve year old girl living in Manawaka, Manitoba. As Vanessa tells her story we learn about other people in her family and in her life. Her mother, father and brother are mentioned, also

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    Essay Length: 696 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2011
  • A Book Review - Confessions of an Economic Hitman

    A Book Review - Confessions of an Economic Hitman

    Aulia Dyah Rahmayanti / 1506679496 A Book Review: Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins Confessions of an Economic Hitman is a non-fiction book written by John Perkins and published in 2004. Before we dive in into the book, let’s get to know the author. John Perkins is an

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    Essay Length: 977 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2017
  • A Book Review of "nation, Self, and Citizenship"

    A Book Review of "nation, Self, and Citizenship"

    When Things Go Though, Ask Randy A book review of "Nation, Self, and Citizenship" I. Theoretical Framework If a person reads the book "Nation, Self, and Citizenship" by Randolf S. David, one would gain a general idea on the Philippine situation, oneself, and how oneself is situated in the nation.

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    Essay Length: 2,811 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: October 8, 2012
  • A Case Study of Managing Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

    A Case Study of Managing Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

    Employee Health Benefits at Dartmouth College A Case Study of Managing Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Jeffrey C. Wang Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Class of 2011 Submitted On: June 2, 2011 DRAFT Page 1 of 18 In mid-February of 2011, Steve Kadish, Chief Financial Officer of Dartmouth College, was wrapping

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    Essay Length: 8,879 Words / 36 Pages
    Submitted: September 30, 2011
  • A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange In the work A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess fictional characters are used to illustrate the issues that face people throughout their lives. Many issues are portrayed through the violent acts and prison life and treatment of the main character Alex. Throughout the novel the themes of

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    Essay Length: 1,390 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2012
  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: An Analytical Essay

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: An Analytical Essay

    It might seem strange that Mark Twain would switch from "straight" fiction into the realm of complete fantasy, however, Twain transports Hank Morgan, the foreman of a Connecticut factory, twelve centuries into the past and into King Arthur's court at Camelot. In writing this novel, Twain expresses his own views,

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    Essay Length: 426 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2012
  • A Critical Lens for Emily

    A Critical Lens for Emily

    "A Critical Lens for Emily" "An allegorical title; the meaning was, here was a woman who has had a tragedy, an irrevocable tragedy and nothing could be done about it, and I pitied her and this was a salute ... to a woman you would hand a rose."- William Faulkner.

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    Essay Length: 1,601 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2013
  • A Determined Path

    A Determined Path

    A Determined Path In Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path", Welty tells a story of determination and perseverance. The tale of an elderly black woman and her journey through the woods shows how having a strong will can provide the strength to overcome many obstacles. I think I could learn a

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    Essay Length: 698 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: October 29, 2013
  • A Different Kind of Ride

    A Different Kind of Ride

    The sun was already at its peak hour when Mang Kado, a 40-year-old father, decided to leave from the terminal parking lot together with his wife and a two-year-old daughter. He was sitting on the front seat of his newly painted limousine while his female counterpart was busy stretching her

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    Essay Length: 1,316 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: June 10, 2013
  • A Doll House

    A Doll House

    Every person has an idea of what the life they live should be like. Usually this does not follow with the life they actually live. Nora has a life worth living, when written on paper. She has a husband, who from a distance, seems caring enough, she has a home

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    Essay Length: 470 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2011
  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

    Dustin Hartle ENGL-112 Dr. Graham A Doll’s House In A Doll’s House, Ibsen presents a view of society that is unconventional, and contrary to many of his peers. Ibsen breaks from tradition to compose a play that deals with what were at the time controversial social issues, including women’s right

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    Essay Length: 1,740 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2016
  • A Farewell to Arms

    A Farewell to Arms

    «A Farewell to Arms» Ernest Hemingway The excerpt under analysis is elicited from the novel “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway. Numerous masterpieces of literature by Ernest Hemingway conquered the world by their bright and absorbing plots and contributed greatly to the literature of the 20th century. As he

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    Essay Length: 612 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 12, 2017
  • A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

    A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

    A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway, set during the reign "of President Wilson"(pg.58) a time of havoc due to World War I. Lieutenant Frederic Henry, the protagonist of the novel, is a young American ambulance driver serving in the Italian army who unknowingly falls in love with an English

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    Essay Length: 727 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 24, 2011

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