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  • Describe a Significant Setback, Challenge or Opportunity in Your Life and the Impact That It Has Had on You.

    Describe a Significant Setback, Challenge or Opportunity in Your Life and the Impact That It Has Had on You.

    It was getting steeper and steeper, and my heart started pounding faster with each little step that I took. My tired legs were weakening and dragging me back. I slid with each tenuous step and kept wishing my shoes would give me a better grip. I reached for the railings beside me and swore never to look back down the steep slopes of the largest marble found on earth, The Ayers Rock near Alice Springs,

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Monika
  • A Look into the Life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “the Yellow Wall-Paper”

    A Look into the Life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “the Yellow Wall-Paper”

    “The Yellow Wall-paper” is an amazing story that demonstrates how close-minded the world was a little over a hundred years ago. In the late eighteen hundreds, women were seen as personal objects that are not capable of making a mark in the world. If a woman did prove to be a strong intellectual person and had a promising future, they were shut out from society. Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote her stories from experience, but

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Victor
  • Waking Life

    Waking Life

    Most (i didn't really even know what to make of it. its the kid from that movie dazed and confused basically trying to find out the meaning of life and his identity and shit.. and hes like constantly in this dreamworld.. that he cannot seem to wake up of.. he cannot differentiate his dreams from reality. so one of the points is that there is no waking life...there is life and nothing else....each experience is

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Bad Life

    The Bad Life

    The Bad Life Ones’ perspective on life and the decisions in which they decide to make throughout their entire being can consequently decide whether or not they live a relatively “good” life or a “bad” one. Among many different people, and at different times, there have been different conceptions of a bad life. Some wonder what constitutes person to view their life as abominable. Many preachers argue that all of our lives are good, that

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • Astrobiology - the Potential for Extraterrestrial Life

    Astrobiology - the Potential for Extraterrestrial Life

    Astrobiology: The Potential for Extraterrestrial Life Michael Russo Professor Nieter Science Inquiry: Geoscience Introduction Astrobiology is the area of study dealing with alien life, the likelihood of finding it, where it might be found, how it evolved, its morphology, its culture, etc. It’s a huge field that overlaps all the sciences but especially the geosciences, evolutionary biology, chemistry and bio-chemistry and astronomy. In the following report I focus on astrobiology as it applies to

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Kevin
  • The Death of a Hired Man

    The Death of a Hired Man

    One of the social issues dealt with in Ibsen's problem plays is the oppression of women by conventions limiting them to a domestic life. In Hedda Gabler the heroine struggles to satisfy her ambitious and independent intellect within the narrow role society allows her. Unable to be creative in the way she desires, Hedda's passions become destructive both to others and herself. Raised by a general (Ibsen 1444), Hedda has the character of a leader

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Lonliest Day of My Life

    Lonliest Day of My Life

    Raven Kunz Ms. Mariano English 50 17 January 2006 Writing Exercise – Descriptive Essay The Loneliest Day of My Life I remember every emotion I felt that day. Every tear I shed, every tremble of my body, every ounce of weakness in me. I remember the terror in my heart before I arrived and the deep sorrow I felt when I left. I remember every last detail of my visit to the Summit Family Clinic.

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: July
  • All the Years of Her Life

    All the Years of Her Life

    All the Years of Her Life Morley Callaghan 1. The main character in this story is Mrs. Higgins, who has a son named Alfred. Alfred is always swaying in and out of trouble. Mrs. Higgins has rescued Alfred time and time again from his childish misdemeanors, and she is growing weary of what seems to be a helpless case. “You’ve disgraced me again and again,” she said bitterly. “That’s the last time. That’s all I’m

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Death Penalty

    The Death Penalty

    The death penalty is a subject that has become very big in the 21st century. Many centuries ago the death penalty is something that was widely practiced in almost all cultures. This “revenge” sort of diplomacy was the only way some old civilizations felt could really deter criminals from breaking the law. The United States today is almost left alone among western industrialized nations when it comes to the death penalty and I think that

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Adolescent Drinking and How It Affects ones Life

    Adolescent Drinking and How It Affects ones Life

    Literature Review Introduction Adolescent drinking has been a problem in the United States for decades. It has become one of the largest social issues among young people in America today. Statistically more than half of the high schoolers drinks on a regular basis, the problem are that they are not aware of how dangerous alcohol can actually be (Sanders, 1987). The reality is that underage drinking is a serious, even deadly, problem. Furthermore, alcohol use

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Monika
  • Current Problems and Possible Solutions Concerning California Public

    Current Problems and Possible Solutions Concerning California Public

    What are some problems Heather Weidig with our schools? English 1A November 6, 2006 Current Problems and Possible Solutions Concerning California Public Schools The California public school system currently suffers from four main problems. These areas of dysfunction are most generally defined as follows: A chronic and widespread lack of textbook materials for the student population; large-scale overcrowding, concentrated especially in the schools of the state's marginalized communities; a growing practice of admitting underqualified teachers

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Top
  • My Summary of the Good Life

    My Summary of the Good Life

    The Good life can be interpreted in many ways by various people. It is pondered by every individual and can be discussed and analyzed in different ways. The following texts have shown me a very different perspective to the good life. One that I would of never thought I would have. Every person can come to their own decisions to define the good life. I believe after one reads the chosen texts, one will have

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: July
  • The Death Penalty: Morally Defensible?

    The Death Penalty: Morally Defensible?

    The Death Penalty: Morally Defensible? The death penalty has faced much opposition as of late. Can the death penalty possibly be a morally acceptable punishment? A popular bumper sticker says, "We kill people to show people that killing people is wrong." The slogan is short, simple, and to the point. But is there really such irony in capital punishment as the slogan implies? WORD GAMES First of all, the slogan misses an important point. The

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Mike
  • Life and Works of Loui Prang

    Life and Works of Loui Prang

    This essay discusses the life and work of 19th century chromolithographer Louis Prang, hailed as the greatest of American chromolithograph publishers. In it, I shall firstly introduce Louis Prang. Then I shall describe the graphic form which became known as chromolithography, after which I will have a look at Louis Prang's setting; his competitors and associates. After this I will focus on some examples of his work and the methods he used to produce them.

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Half Life 2 Strategy Guide

    Half Life 2 Strategy Guide

    The sequel to what many call the greatest shooter ever, Half Life 2 again seats you in the pants of Gordon Freeman. Gordon, an M.I.T. graduate with a doctorate in Theoretical Physics, is not your typical action hero. He is, for all intents and purposes, a nerd. But what he lacks in sheer testosterone, YOU make up for. Half Life 2 begins a number of years after the ending of Half Life. Having been corrected

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Anti Death Penalty

    Anti Death Penalty

    Anti-Death Penalty Let us suppose that killing, as a form of punishment, is morally and universally accepted. Would it then be acceptable to issue this to some, while letting others avoid it? It is acceptable to our criminal justice system for it seems to be standard operating procedure. Many believe the death penalty based on the "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" concept. The death penalty is improper due to the price and

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Yan
  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    Struggle, desperation, perseverance; these themes and more seem to be the central thesis of Harriet Jacobs’ novel Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Based around the personal struggles of a slave’s individual quest for freedom, this novel also details the incidents and lives of those whom she comes into contact with. The series of events that transpire over the course of the main character, Linda’s, life as a slave define for herself

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: regina
  • The Meaning of Life -Opinion

    The Meaning of Life -Opinion

    The Meaning of Life -Opinion My beliefs on the meaning of life in religion and interpretation of such things. In approaching the question of 'the meaning of life' we have to examine the nature of meaning itself. Meaning, is by definition the point, or the intended goal. Consider the point of humans and the universe as seen from monotheistic religion. If life and the universe is some sort of toy or form of entertainment for

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: David
  • Life Goes on

    Life Goes on

    Much that characterised Hollywood in the 1950s can be described as paradoxical and ambiguous due to anti-communist hysteria and the blacklist.’ How accurate is this statement in relation to two films of the 1950s? A lot has been made of the suggested subtexts present in High Noon and On the Waterfront, that they reflect the experiences of Carl Foreman (the writer of High Noon) and Elia Kazan with the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Foreman

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Max
  • Euthanasia - Death in the Hands of Whom

    Euthanasia - Death in the Hands of Whom

    Death in the Hands of Whom Should an individual be allowed to choose assisted suicide with the help of a physician, or be forced to follow their theological beliefs of the dominant religion they practice when life seems pointless? The choice of whether to live or not live is directly influenced by the decision to indulge in a process characterized as “physician assisted suicide” or simply called Euthanasia. Many people believe it is solely left

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: July
  • Causes of Life

    Causes of Life

    For biologists, x-ray crystallography has always been a tricky technology. Harder than getting a good beam was growing large crystals of biological molecules-a task that's been compared to building regular structures from wiggly bits of Jello. Today, synchrotron light from facilities such as Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source may make it possible to use protein crystals as small as 50 microns (50 millionths of a meter) in length. The crystals themselves may also become easier

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Galileo’s Life

    Galileo’s Life

    Galileo was born on the 15th of February, 1564 in Pisa. His parents were Vincenzo Galilei and Giulia Ammannati. Vincenzo, who was born in Florence in 1520, was a teacher of music and a fine lute player. Giulia , who was born in Pescia, married Vincenzo in 1563 and they made their home in the countryside near Pisa. Galileo was their first child and spent his early years with his family in Pisa. In 1572,

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Max
  • Sex Education Vs. Abstinence in California

    Sex Education Vs. Abstinence in California

    Introduction In the 1950’s society as a whole was more conservative than it is today, there were many social stigmas attached to activities which were not approved, persons who engaged in these activities were often looked down upon. Teen pregnancy was one of those activities which carried a social stigma. A modern example of this can be seen on the television show Desperate Housewives in which Bree Van De Kamp’s daughter Danielle becomes pregnant and

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Steve
  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman I started reading bookrags for Death of a Salesman and by the first two sentences knew how important actually reading the play was. Of course it is called a “summary” for a reason, but you don’t and can’t come to know the characters without dialect and conversation, and I believe that knowing the characters is a very important part of knowing a book. Not only do you get a full perception

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Bred
  • The Death of an Old Old Man by Roald Dahl

    The Death of an Old Old Man by Roald Dahl

    Oh God, how I am frightened. Now that I am alone I don’t have to hide it; I don’t have to hide anything any longer. I can let my face go because no one can see me; because there’s twenty-one thousand feet between me and them and because now that it’s happening again I couldn’t pretend any more even if I wanted to. No I don’t have to press my teeth together and tighten the

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Janna