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  • Far East Written by Paul H. Clyde and Burton F. Beers

    Far East Written by Paul H. Clyde and Burton F. Beers

    A Critique By Stewart M. Whobrey Abstract The Far East, written by Paul H. Clyde and Burton F. Beers is a book containing a collection of facts and is presented in chronological and topical order starting with history in general and this history in particular. The authors begin their book with "What is history?" The answer is "In its simplest form, history is the record of things thought, said, and done. Such a definition is

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    Essay Length: 2,113 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Kite Runner

    The Kite Runner

    THE KITE RUNNER Author’s Biography Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. His father was a diplomat with the Afghan Foreign Ministry. The Afghan Foreign Ministry relocated the Hosseini family to Paris. They were ready to return to Kabul in 1980, but by then Afghanistan had already witnessed a bloody communist coup and the invasion of the Soviet army. The Hosseinis sought and were granted political asylum in the United States. And he

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    Essay Length: 428 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 22, 2010 By: Monika
  • Kite Runner

    Kite Runner

    Benjamin Disraeli once said "In a progressive country change is constant; . . . change . . . is inevitable." In our knowledge, it's important that we understand that change can occur anywhere, at anytime. For example, in Afghanistan, many changes have occurred within the government, the quality of life, as well as, civil liberties. Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner, painted a clear picture of the way Afghanistan was before the U.S

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    Essay Length: 283 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 28, 2010 By: Mike
  • Perpetrator's Relationship to Victim Chart

    Perpetrator's Relationship to Victim Chart

    Perpetrator’s Relationship to Victim Chart The scope of this discussion will discover what type of sample chart, which is the perpetrator’s relationship to victims in a rape situation. The first item discussed is identifying what type of chart was used for the information given. The second item discussed is this the best way to display the data. Finally, the last discussion is on what type of graph or chart would the author use to present

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    Essay Length: 453 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: David
  • The Kite Runner

    The Kite Runner

    Loyalty between Amir and Hassan had a very different meaning for each of the two boys. Hassan was very loyal to Amir despite everything Amir had done to him. Amir on the other hand, was willing to sacrifice Hassan’s friendship for the approval of Baba. “I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan-the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past-and accept whatever happened to me. Or I could

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    Essay Length: 397 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Kite Runner

    Kite Runner

    Dorothy Campbell M.A.L.S. Essay The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini This essay will discuss the central themes of the book The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Because the story is told at a time before the War on Terror, it brings the reader back to an Afghanistan the average American never knew existed and presents the current socio-economic reality of a United States one may choose to ignore. The description of Afghanistan before its many

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    Essay Length: 1,501 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Kite Runner

    The Kite Runner

    The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a realistic fiction novel about acceptance, and loyalty. The novel takes place in Kabul and America in recent times. The Kite Runner is about two motherless boys who create lifelong memories together. The main character tries to find inner peace after he betrays his best friend. Amir is a boy who has dark skin and blue eyes. He desperately tries to make his father(Baba) love him and

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    Essay Length: 612 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 4, 2010 By: July
  • Art Can Be Written

    Art Can Be Written

    Art can be Written As students begin to develop a sense about how a writer writes, there should be, and are, written pieces of work that they can enjoy and retrieve interesting information form, all while being demonstrated the possibilities of writing in a poetic perspective. Diane Ackerman, a poet and essayist, writes an intellectual, crafted compilation of words using figurative language called, “We Are Our Words”. The essay will help students in ENGL 1301

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    Essay Length: 635 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Yan
  • No More Victims

    No More Victims

    In today’s society, too many children grow up with no one to look up to. Either there parents are irresponsible, have an alcohol or drug addiction, or have broken the law to the extent that they have been sent to jail for a long period of time. The movie ‘No More Victims’ shows us this troubling and unfortunate reality of life. In this movie two parole officers, one male and one female, create a class

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    Essay Length: 1,074 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Gung Ho Written by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

    Gung Ho Written by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

    Gung Ho I recently read “Gung Ho!” written by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. This book gives a unique perspective on the leader versus manager concepts. It depicts the struggles a General Manager faces as she is given the daunting task of running Walton Works # 2. This book shows how motivation, appreciation, and respect can help to transform a self-destructive plant into a thriving successful business. While on the surface Peggy Sinclair, the General

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    Essay Length: 1,455 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: May 20, 2010 By: Monika
  • Cyclical Victimization in Death of a Salesman

    Cyclical Victimization in Death of a Salesman

    Willy Loman, the protagonist in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, is no more the victimizer of his family than he is a victim himself. Miller explores the possibilities of cyclical mental abuse passed on through familial generations, resulting in failure and confusion of one’s priorities and goals. Biff, Willy’s eldest son, was the victim of too much love and attention. Happy, the youngest boy was victimized by having received no attention and very

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    Essay Length: 2,116 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: May 21, 2010 By: July
  • Kite Runner

    Kite Runner

    The two main characters of the story are Amir, a well-to-do Afghan boy, and Hassan, a Hazara and the son of Amir's father's servant, Ali. The boys spend their days in a peaceful Kabul, kite fighting, roaming the streets and being boys. Amir’s father, Baba, loves both the boys, but seems often to favor Hassan for being more manly. He is critical of Amir. Amir’s mother died in childbirth, and Amir fears his father blames

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    Essay Length: 1,153 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 23, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Letter Written by Mlk from Birmingham City Jail, Alabama

    Letter Written by Mlk from Birmingham City Jail, Alabama

    My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive

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    Essay Length: 6,856 Words / 28 Pages
    Submitted: May 23, 2010 By: Jessica
  • The Franciscan Order; a Victim of Its Own Success

    The Franciscan Order; a Victim of Its Own Success

    The Franciscan movement was a religious order that arose out of one man's ideologies and beliefs. St. Francis of Assisi's ideals of absolute poverty, obedience, humility, and simplicity were uncomplicated and basic, but during his life and even shortly after his death these ideologies were gradually shifting and causing a great amount of debate. The immense size of the Franciscan Order combined with the mass amount of popularity that the Order gained made changes in

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    Essay Length: 400 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 24, 2010 By: July
  • Sanchez Written by Richard Dokey

    Sanchez Written by Richard Dokey

    The short story "Sanchez," written by Richard Dokey, is a story about Juan Sanchez and his family. "Sanchez" is told in many different settings, which are all unique and represent various feelings that Dokey portrays to his readers. The settings are described realistically; they affect Juan and Jesus in personal ways. The settings vary from a small village in Mexico to the Sierra Nevada in California. At first the story is set in Stockton in

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    Submitted: May 25, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Antigone Vs. Kreon - "nomos" Vs. "written Laws"

    Antigone Vs. Kreon - "nomos" Vs. "written Laws"

    Antigone vs. Kreon- "Nomos" vs. "Written Laws" Antigone is a play written in 442 B.C. (hypothetical) by the noted Greek playwright Sophocles. In the play Sophocles deals with issues such as the relationship between males and females and the state as well as the position of women in society. He uses Antigone to represent obligation to family and the gods while Kreon represents obligation of the "written laws" of the state. I think that if

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    Essay Length: 904 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 26, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Kite Runner

    Kite Runner

    It is about this boy named "Amir" I think, but anyways he lives with hos dad in this very big, and expensive home in Afganistan, his mom died while giving him birth, and they have a servent named Ali who has a son named Hassan who is the same age as him, and he is good at manythings except that he does not know how to read or write and he does not go to

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    Essay Length: 960 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 30, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Kite Runner

    Kite Runner

    My Journey Moving to a different country at the age of ten was as much of an adventure for me as it was pure torture for my mother. On a voyage that took more than twenty-four hours, the eager, wide eyes of my sister and I had not shut once, and neither had my mother's. At one o'clock in the morning, we squealed and fought for a glimpse out the plane's tiny window, as my

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    Essay Length: 499 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 30, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Kite Runner

    The Kite Runner

    It was a disaster. It went way over time, way over the unspoken word limit, and is probably largely a jumble of nonsense. Future essays should be better, please don't get turned off reading them -.-" I just felt like it would be a waste to delete it, so i'll just post it here. Part 1 Baba sighed, “It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can

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    Essay Length: 665 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: June 2, 2010 By: Bred
  • How to Make an Air-Flow Kite

    How to Make an Air-Flow Kite

    Process Paper How to Make an Air-Flow Kite For nearly 3000 years, Chinese artisans have made kites. How do they fly? Air moveing quickly across the surface of a kite reduces the air pressure on the kite, making it light enough to float on the current. If the air stops moving, the air pressure increases and the kite falls to the ground. This is called the Bernoulli Principle. Kites are as challenging to make as

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    Essay Length: 370 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: June 4, 2010 By: Mike
  • Battle Royal Written by Ralph Emerson

    Battle Royal Written by Ralph Emerson

    Battle Royal, written by Ralph Emerson, is a thought provoking story which everyone can relate to. Through numerous examples of irony, he is able to bring attention to issues that are not normally conversational. The author confronts controversial topics by using symbolic references, making the reader question society’s preset beliefs. In order to accomplish change, an individual must look within and question their own beliefs, determine their purpose, and remain true to himself. There

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    Submitted: June 8, 2010 By: Top
  • Kite Runner

    Kite Runner

    Introduction paragraph: *Hook-???? *Introduction of Khalid Hosseini- draw parallel between his own life and Amir’s. (outside source here) *Thesis- (rough) Amir’s endeavor for true redemption within himself is ultimately meant with success. Paragraphs- Topic sentence- Early in the novel, Amir’s actions, or lack there of, cause a seemingly unliftable burden that he spends the rest of the novel overcoming. CD1- Watching the rape… and doing nothing. Effect of this is a detachment to Hassan because

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    Submitted: June 9, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Ptsd in Female Victims of Sexual Assault

    Ptsd in Female Victims of Sexual Assault

    Women are well aware of the scary but true reality that in their lifetime there is a possibility that they may experience the utmost violation of themselves, sexual assault. One in six women will be sexually assaulted during their lifetime (Rainn, 2006). As a society, we learn and are aware of this, but an important question to be asked is, why are some women able to accept and move on from the act and others

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    Submitted: June 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • A Rose for Emily Written by William Faulkner

    A Rose for Emily Written by William Faulkner

    The short story A Rose For Emily written by William Faulkner is a tale about an old woman named Emily living in the town of Jefferson. The story is written in the classic Faulkner method of a streaming consciousness. A Rose For Emilyillustrates the theme of decay in the town, the house, and in Miss Emily herself. Set in the early nineteen hundreds, the story opens with the town finding out about Emily's death. The

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    Submitted: April 19, 2011 By: heena19
  • Hamlet Written by Shakespeare

    Hamlet Written by Shakespeare

    In the sixth soliloquy of Hamlet, written by Shakespeare, Hamlet finally begins to realize his procrastination. In this soliloquy we discover how Hamlet is purely a follower; he needs to compare himself to another person in order to realize his own flaws. This constitutes his madness as he is seemingly an intelligent man, as suggested by some of his previous soliloquies, but yet is unable to see his own wrongdoings until after it becomes too

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    Submitted: May 10, 2011 By: ddicianni

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