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  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman “The American dream is, in part, responsible for a great deal of crime and violence because people feel that the country owes them not only a living but a good living.” Said David Abrahansen. This is true and appropriate in the case of Willy Loman, and his son Biff Loman. Both are eager to obtain their American dream, even though both have completely different views of what that dream should be.

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    Essay Length: 857 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Max
  • Why Romeo and Juliet Death Was a Tragedy

    Why Romeo and Juliet Death Was a Tragedy

    In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues leads to envy and many secrets. Romeo and Juliet see each other in secrecy without the families knowing of their relationship. The discrimination between the houses, and the lack of hope between the fake lovers caused confusion between Romeo and Juliet. The decisions to commit suicide by Romeo and Juliet were fueled by anger, lust, and haste. The first decision

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    Essay Length: 392 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • Odyssey - Death and Rebirth

    Odyssey - Death and Rebirth

    Death and Rebirth The Odyssey, by Homer, is a classical piece of Greek literature. Throughout The Odyssey, Homer makes use of many literary techniques in order to give meaning to the poem beyond its significance as a work of historic fiction and help his readers in the comprehension of the story. One of these techniques is the use of motifs. In The Odyssey, perhaps the most important of Homer's motifs is the symbolic death and

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    Essay Length: 1,224 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Chronicle of a Death Foretold

    Chronicle of a Death Foretold

    5. List the characters in Ch. 1 and identify them in relation to the narrator, Santiago Nasar or the town.  Placida Linero- Santiago Nasar’s mother.  Maria Alejandrina Cervantes- She is the town whore and has slept with the narrator and Santiago Nasar each, many a time.  The Bishop- Going to visit the town where Santiago Nasar and the narrator both lived, although “he hates this town” (pg. 8).  Victoria Guzman- The

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    Essay Length: 4,336 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: July
  • Orge Luis Borges’ Short Story Death and the Compass

    Orge Luis Borges’ Short Story Death and the Compass

    In Jorge Luis Borges’ short story “Death and the Compass”, there are two main characters -Lцnnrot and Scharlach- that are by and large ascribed as two sharply opposing figures. However, if one analyses the story in detail, he would easily see that these characters share a lot of common features in their personality and way of thinking as well as some of their personal background; though one is an detective and the other one is

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    Essay Length: 320 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Black Death: From a Dark Past to a New Light

    The Black Death: From a Dark Past to a New Light

    Italian Renaissance Professor Piciche The Black Death: From a Dark Past to a New Light It is impossible to discuss Europe's history without mentioning the Plague of 1348, also known as the Black Death. The Black Death reached Italian shores in the spring of 1348. The presence of such a plague was enormously devastating making its mark in unprecedented numbers in recorded history. According to records, it is estimated to have killed a third of

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    Essay Length: 1,496 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right (death Penalty)

    Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right (death Penalty)

    There are many things wrong with today’s growing society; however, I believe the death penalty is the worst. I am strongly against the death penalty because it sets a bad example for our society, prisoners could be wrongly convicted, and it is cruel and unusual punishment. Our youth is learning from our actions. If a Timmy gets punched during recess, does the teacher advocate Timmy to punch the other child back? No, this is the

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    Essay Length: 400 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • Death Be Not Proud

    Death Be Not Proud

    One can choose to handle the dying process one of two ways: fear death and receive nothing out of life or despite the circumstances, live with courage, desire, and passion. Johnny Gunther handles a life-threatening tumor by choosing to not be afraid and to rise above the illness by putting his brain to use in all areas of life. Throughout his struggle, Johnny stays optimistic and reaches an acceptance of death. Author, John Gunther uses

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    Essay Length: 668 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Edward
  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    McKade Huntsman May 12, 2008 Ms. Powers class XI Death of a Salesman In Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman, father of Happ and Biff Loman and husband of Linda Loman, is living a very difficult life. He creates problems within his family, and is constantly making them worse by attempting to make them better. He wants his son Biff to be as successful as he can, but he wants to live through him, and

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    Essay Length: 646 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Death: H.W.Longfellow’s Opinions

    Death: H.W.Longfellow’s Opinions

    Some people might say that there is no life after death or that once we are dead everything from our life is gone. This is completely wrong. Our death should reflect our life. Yes, death is inevitable. It is one of the only sure things in life. The thing that should matter is that we need to live our life as if any moment our precious life could be over. Life can be long or

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    Essay Length: 978 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Max
  • Death as a Theme in the Writings of Emily Dickinson

    Death as a Theme in the Writings of Emily Dickinson

    Emily Dickinson Paper Alex Lesnick May 7, 2002 Period 1 Written word is perhaps the most powerful medium that humans have created to express their thoughts. A person can express a myriad of emotions through pen and paper, ranging from hope and happiness to morbid obsessions and anxiety. Written words, unlike spoken words, are for eternity. Once a thought is written down, anyone can read it, interpret it, ponder it, or question it, until

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    Essay Length: 822 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: July
  • In Favor of the Death Penalty

    In Favor of the Death Penalty

    In Favor of the Death Penalty Many state legislatures are abolishing the death penalty; but without it, can justice ever really be carried out for murderers? In this essay I will argue in favor of the death penalty. My main argument will be that the death penalty is imperative to carrying out justice in regard to murderers. Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative defends this position stating "Act only on that maxim through which you can at

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    Essay Length: 798 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Black Death: Nature's Way of Saying We Are Doing It Wrong

    The Black Death: Nature's Way of Saying We Are Doing It Wrong

    The Black Death: Nature’s Way of Saying We Are Doing It Wrong Throughout the known world, the human race has been inhabited by disease. For centuries, groups of people have struggled to adapt and create balances between themselves and diseases. Disease not only affects the populations of large areas, but creates wars, puts pressure on global resources, and causes many groups of people to lose sight of their beliefs in the hopes that there will

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    Essay Length: 877 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Joy of Death

    The Joy of Death

    Terror rose in my blood. My veins pumping, moving out of control as I hear the restless mad man next door to my chamber. The past eight days I have noticed this man who indeed lies next door to me gendering at my glass eye. One time I even caught a look of disgust coming from him as I walked past his room from the bathroom. I wonder if he knows that it is indeed

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    Essay Length: 333 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Response to Death of a Moth

    Response to Death of a Moth

    Annie Dillard’s essay “The Death Of A Moth” made no sense to me when I initially read it, in a “sleep-deprived” state. In the haze my mind was in, during the battle with my body and my desire to read this essay, all I could make out was that; she berated the small cat about her short-term memory before kicking her out of the bed they shared. She then proceeded to the bathroom to consort

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    Essay Length: 713 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Sids - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

    Sids - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

    The Health Issues Involved Introduction Imagine one morning you wake up to see that your infant is no longer breathing. At that moment you panic and come to realize that your baby has come to a sudden death. Everything dear to us causes us pain. Becoming a new parent opens up new doors and new responsibilities. How ever, sometimes even when we think we do everything right, babies still pass. What is SIDS? SIDS also

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    Essay Length: 1,711 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Three People, Two Deaths, one Great Tragedy

    Three People, Two Deaths, one Great Tragedy

    In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet two young lovers lost their lives when hate and love collided. From the Montagues came Romeo and from the Capulets was Juliet. The two families were feuding and Romeo and Juliet could not stand being without each other. They both killed themselves because they thought life was not worth living without the other. Though there are many who can be blamed for this tragic ending, there

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    Essay Length: 737 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Steve
  • Death of a Naturalist

    Death of a Naturalist

    Commentary: ‘Death of a Naturalist’ by Seamus Heaney In the poem ‘Death of a Naturalist’, written by Seamus Heaney in 1987, the author develops a symbolic plot of an adult speaker looking back on his childhood, demonstrating how as a young boy, his perception of the same environment suddenly matured and altered, essentially providing a new way of looking at the bridge between childhood and adulthood, and displaying how over time, people’s interpretation of their

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    Essay Length: 2,079 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Because I Could Not Stop for Death

    Because I Could Not Stop for Death

    “I first surmised the horses’ heads were toward eternity.”(Dickinson) In this poem a girl goes on a carriage ride with death and immortality. This carriage ride is very slow and the girl has to gives up a lot for death, almost like he is her family. When she is on this carriage ride she passes many sites that she was too busy to see before. Then death and her stop at a house which looks

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    Essay Length: 743 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Max
  • Death Penalty

    Death Penalty

    Capital Punishment is the ordered execution of a convicted prisoner by jury. Since 1976, there have been over 1,000 executions conducted in the United States. Not only is the Death Penalty morally wrong and should be abolished, but it is useless. Many will argue its use, but every pro-death penalty argument can be countered by statistics; plus the system is too imperfect to leave it instated, even if morality wasn’t an issue. Supporters of the

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    Essay Length: 967 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Black Death

    Black Death

    The Tragedy of the Black Death Imagine yourself alone on a street corner, coughing up bloody mucous each time you exhale. You are gasping for a full breath of air, but realizing that is not possible, you give up your fight to stay alive. You're thinking, why is this happening to me? That is how the victims of the Black Death felt. The Black Death had many different effects on the people of the Middle

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Death After the Loss of an Intimate Partner

    Death After the Loss of an Intimate Partner

    The first pertains to the sexual identify of the deceased and her partner. Lesbian and homosexual relationships present a variety of complications. These issues are unique in the lesbian and gay community and impact the grieving experience. Often couples have kept their relationship a secret and face the risk of being alienated from family rituals for the deceased. The second issue is the impact of death caused by a plane crash. Sudden and unexpected death

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    Essay Length: 304 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • When Death Is Not Always a Devil

    When Death Is Not Always a Devil

    When Death Is Not Always a Devil “Against all the injuries of life, I have the refuge of death. If I can choose between a death of torture and one that is simple and easy, why should I not select the latter? As I chose the ship in which I sail and the house which I inhabit, so will I choose the death by which I leave life. In no matter more than death should

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    Essay Length: 2,689 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Artur
  • Arthur Miller’s Play Death of a Salesman

    Arthur Miller’s Play Death of a Salesman

    Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman examines the life and times of the Loman family. In the play the various hopes and dreams of the characters are brought to the forefront. As the play begins to unravel we see the characters begin to unfold before are eyes and begin to understand the foundation of the play. In Death of a Salesman the central issue of the play is the failure in achieving the

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    Essay Length: 1,114 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Death and Decay of the Southern Ideal

    Death and Decay of the Southern Ideal

    Death and Decay of the Southern Ideal In William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” the reader is introduced to the small, post-civil war town, of Jefferson, Mississippi. Jefferson, while fictional, embodies the erosion of Southern ideals and beliefs dating back to pre-civil war Mississippi. The encroachment of the New South is echoed in the mussing of the narrator, who represents the community of Jefferson as he reminisces about the central character in

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    Essay Length: 489 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: regina

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