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  • The Legal Drinking Age

    The Legal Drinking Age

    In the past few years, the legal drinking age has become a hot topic among people ages 18-21. Many believe the drinking age should be lowered to 18, while others believe it should remain at 21. Each side has a set of facts and arguments, which makes the decision process difficult for our government. In 1984, the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed, which required all states to raise their minimum purchase and possession

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    Essay Length: 391 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: David
  • An Age of Innocence

    An Age of Innocence

    An Age of Innocence William Blake, (17-1827), was a British poet, painter, and engraver, among many other things. He illustrated and printed his own books and even invented a method of printing both words and illustrations at the same time. One of the many things that he wrote is the poem entitled The Little Black Boy. The poem’s speaker is a slave child from Africa, who tells a story of life lessons learned from his

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    Essay Length: 940 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Heresy Throughout the Ages

    Heresy Throughout the Ages

    We usually think of heresy as something opposed to orthodoxy. Heresy, however, comes from the Greek hairesis, which means choice. Originally it was not used in a derogatory sense, but as a technical term for a philosophical school or the doctrines of a religion. In current usage heresy is a belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted, especially in religion, and more particularly in opposition to the orthodoxy of the Christian Church. Orthodoxy

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    Essay Length: 2,797 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Steve
  • Drinking Age Limit

    Drinking Age Limit

    Drinking Age Limit I. A. HOOK A-1. Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of 21 in the United States. Many people are in agreement with this legal restriction. Some would even say that it should be raised. However, the legal drinking age sometimes causes more problems then it prevents. B. I am here today to persuade you that drinking age limit should be lowered. C. Why? Because we care.

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    Essay Length: 1,017 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Mike
  • Age of Stellar Cluster

    Age of Stellar Cluster

    Purpose: to become familiar with the image analysis program and to develop an understanding to the size and age of planetary nebulae Procedure The first part of the experiment involved using a picture of a church and back round to understand different pixels, ADU, zoom, and how to get the (x,y) coordinates. We then took this brief understanding of pictures and applied it to the stars. We loaded a picture of nebulae m42. After this

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    Essay Length: 521 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Artur
  • Drinking Age Debate

    Drinking Age Debate

    John Smith Negative: The legal drinking age in the U.S. should be lowered to 18. Introduction We believe that the drinking age across the United States should stay at 21 years of age. Several states are currently petitioning that the drinking age be lowered; however, we find this to be dangerous and extremely unnecessary. The first reason why we would like the drinking age to stay the same is because of history. From the end

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    Essay Length: 912 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Mikki
  • It’s Time to Raise the Driving Age

    It’s Time to Raise the Driving Age

    First thing Sunday morning, you go in the kitchen and open up the newspaper. Once again the front page reads, “High School Students Killed” or “ Teen Loses Control”. Why? Another car accident. The truth is the number of deaths and accidents caused by 16 year olds every day is astonishing. I believe the only way to stop the rising epidemic is to raise the driving age, implement a rewards program, and increase parental

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    Essay Length: 686 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Gilded Age

    The Gilded Age

    The Gilded Age The Gilded Age, a time of industrious growth and an upsurge of immigrants. A time of rapid railroad developments and a boomingly increase of iron and steel production. The construction of railroads increased transportation of goods, therefore there was and increase demand of lumber, gold, and silver. Mark Twain described the Gilded Age as “Glittering on surface but corrupt underneath,” because the wealthy people got even wealthier while the poor people suffered

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    Essay Length: 401 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Anna
  • Marketing in the Digital Age

    Marketing in the Digital Age

    John O’Connor, & Eamonn Galvin, (2001). Marketing in the Digital Age, Second Edition. Essex England: Pearson Education Limited 2001. Marketing in the Digital Age was written by two authors, John O’Connor and Eamonn Galvin both from Great Britain. This book is divided into five sections covering the technological changes and the challenges that were encountered in Marketing. There is an introduction of every chapter of the basic concepts of Marketing and the tools and techniques

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    Essay Length: 272 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Politicians of the Gilded Age

    Politicians of the Gilded Age

    Politicians during this time period worried more about ensuring their own financial success, securing votes by any means, granting jobs or favors in return for votes, and remaining popular. They were not concerned with social issues, but supported or crushed these issues in accordance with the decision that would benefit them personally. If politicians were judged to be good personally, they were automatically viewed as good politically. Changes were made for personal benefit, not the

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    Essay Length: 806 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The Age of Innocence

    The Age of Innocence

    The Age of Innocence In the film The Age of Innocence, a reoccurring happening throughout the movie is how the characters must abide by an unspoken rule. Most of the characters of the film seem to make their life choices accordingly, even if it means giving up what they truly want. A prime example of a character following appropriate conduct for the society is Newland Archer. Newland is in love with Mae’s cousin, Ellen, and

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    Essay Length: 305 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Janna
  • Art of the Ages

    Art of the Ages

    The main focus of art from the Early Middle Ages to the Renaissance period involved fundamental changes in the way individuals viewed their world. A central element of the Renaissance was the rediscovery of ancient world of Greece and Rome. The ancient classics of philosophy, literature, and science inspired the development of empirical methods to pursue studies in these fields. As Europeans became increasingly aware of classical knowledge some like Galileo began to build

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    Essay Length: 730 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Dark Ages - Were They Darker Than We Imagined

    The Dark Ages - Were They Darker Than We Imagined

    As we approach the end of the Second Millennium, a review of ancient history is not what you would normally expect to read in the pages of Universe. Indeed, except for reflecting on the AD 837 apparition of Halley's Comet (when it should have been as bright as Venus and would have moved through 60 degrees of sky in one day as it passed just 0.03 AU from Earth - three times closer than Hyakutake

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    Essay Length: 3,438 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Edward
  • 1920's Jazz Age

    1920's Jazz Age

    During the 1920’s sometimes referred to as the “Jazz Age”, America was taking its last final steps from the traditional period to new era of modernization. It was a time in which American popular culture reshaped itself in response to the urban, industrial, consumer- oriented society America was becoming (Brinkley 641). In this reshape two sides stood in defense of their beliefs, the traditionalist who wanted America to stay the same or go back to

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    Essay Length: 1,150 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Janna
  • Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

    Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

    Robin Howe Dr. Lorine Hughes Minorities 4/10/06 Book Review: Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody I chose to read this book in part to be educated about the personal experiences that Anne Moody went through growing up as a black in Southern Mississippi. Over the years, I have heard about the tough times that the black population went through during the past. This book brought it to the forefront of my mind. This

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    Essay Length: 1,789 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Drinking Age

    The Drinking Age

    At the age of eighteen we send our brothers and sisters to war, to fight for a freedom they have only just been granted. We allow them to fight for freedom when they haven’t even reached the age where they are given all the freedoms of America offers. How can we send our own off to war and not allow the freedom of a drink to calm their nerves. Maybe the eighteen to twenty-one years

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    Essay Length: 695 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: regina
  • Bronze to Iron, the Coming of an Age

    Bronze to Iron, the Coming of an Age

    Have you ever wondered what drove modern humans to abandon bronze for iron? In this paper I will present the reasons for and the techniques used to develop iron into a useable metal that is far superior to bronze. Topics will include, when iron was first used, the accidental discovery of steel, and why bronze was replaced by iron. First though, let us look at the origins of iron. The Iron Age began around 1200

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    Essay Length: 1,793 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: regina
  • Hindu Creation Myth - Earth’s Age According to Evolution

    Hindu Creation Myth - Earth’s Age According to Evolution

    Hindu Creation Myth/Earth’s Age According To Evolution The Hindu creation myth that I found goes like this. As Brahma meditated beings were born from his mind. He thought about a body made of darkness and out of his rectum came a wind were the demons were born. Then Brahma discarded the body of darkness and the body became night. He then thought of a new body that was made mostly of goodness and light. Out

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    Essay Length: 513 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Top
  • The Great Gatsby - the Jazz Age

    The Great Gatsby - the Jazz Age

    The Great Gatsby The Jazz Age In 1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald said that “An author ought to write for the youth of his generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterwards.” Fitzgerald wrote about what he saw during the 1920’s, which he dubbed “The Jazz Age,” and The Great Gatsby is considered a correct depiction of that era. After World War I, many Americans felt a distrust toward foreigners and radicals

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    Essay Length: 431 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Edward
  • Alchohlism - the Drinking Age

    Alchohlism - the Drinking Age

    THE DRINKING AGE The drinking age is fine, if anything is should get raised. It is hard to ignore the fact that this law is broken everyday. It's the 90's all teens just want to fit in. Kids are drinking at a much younger age. Now, even 10 year olds and 11 year olds are trying to fit in with us older kids. It's amazing and sometimes funny what kids will do just to fit

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    Essay Length: 404 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • A Golden Age

    A Golden Age

    A Golden Age While the 1950’s for United States was a time when Americans were struggling against communism and worrying about a nuclear attack, this anxiety fell short of the fantastic breakthroughs in science and technology and the booming economic growth American experienced in this time. This time period was more of a golden age than an age of anxiety. Even before the Cold War, there were tensions between the United States and the Soviet

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    Essay Length: 329 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Jack
  • Intellectual Thought and the Dark Ages

    Intellectual Thought and the Dark Ages

    The lower Middle Ages, generally accepted as the time period between 500 and 800 C.E., is a section of history that has been argued to be a dark age of human thought. This Dark Age, which was ushered in by the fall of Rome in the late 5th century, is not widely viewed as a time period where intellectualism was highly valued. However, there are several examples to the contrary of this notion that show

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    Essay Length: 1,457 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Kevin
  • The Age of Essay

    The Age of Essay

    The Age of Essay Remember the essays you had to write in high school? Topic sentence, introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs, conclusion. The conclusion being, say, that Ahab in Moby Dick was a Christ-like figure. Oy. So I'm going to try to give the other side of the story: what an essay really is, and how you write one. Or at least, how I write one. Mods The most obvious difference between real essays and the

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    Essay Length: 4,431 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Progeria, the Premature Fatal Aging Disorder in Children, May Be Able to Be Reversed Through Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors Treatments

    Progeria, the Premature Fatal Aging Disorder in Children, May Be Able to Be Reversed Through Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors Treatments

    Progeria, the premature fatal aging disorder in children, may be able to be reversed through Farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTI) treatments. Formally known as Hutchinson - Gilford syndrome, Progeria is a genetic disorder that affects 1 in every 8 million babies born. The disorder is known for its unusual appearance of premature aging in children. Progeria was first discovered when it showed up in a child in 1886 by Dr. Hutchinson. The second case was later

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    Essay Length: 360 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Victor
  • Raising Driving Age

    Raising Driving Age

    Teens all over America are waiting to turn 15 years and 7 months old to get their permit. After driving for 6 months under parentsЎ¦ supervision, they can get their license. Soon they will get a car and drive their friends around, but what are the consequences for driving at an early age? For a teen to drive at 16 is dangerous. Some researchers have been working on a research and they found out 16-year-oldЎ¦s

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    Essay Length: 255 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Jessica

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