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  • King Ship

    King Ship

    1. What are some differences between matrilineal descent and patrilineal descent? The most common descent group will be categorized to matrilineal and patrilineal. In matrilineal descent society female has more power, but they don’t keep the power only between themselves they share with their man. In matrilineal environment brothers are having power instead of the husbands. However women are more involve in society, they have to work harder. For example; in northeastern Arizona, Hopi Indians

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    Essay Length: 301 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Edward
  • Informative Essay: Women in the U.S. Army

    Informative Essay: Women in the U.S. Army

    Today, many opportunities are available to women in the United States Army. Women can serve in all positions held by men, but women cannot be involved in direct ground combat. This restriction, which some women in the Army resent, has its adherents and its opponents. Nevertheless, while the views about women in the Army differ, women join for the same reasons men do: pride for their country, funds for college, job training, and travel.

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Stephen King Using Gothic Literature

    Stephen King Using Gothic Literature

    Stephen King is known as one of the greatest horror and gothic writers of our time. The reason for this is his ability to fuse the gothic elements created by stories such as Dracula or Frankenstein and todays horror. King has written hundreds of short stories but two in-particular “The Night Flier” and “Popsy” show his unique ability to combined gothic elements from the old literature with realistic settings and people of our era. One

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    Essay Length: 944 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Steve
  • Student - Personal Essay

    Student - Personal Essay

    I grew up in a small town in Ohio where education was a valuable part of my life. I would describe our school system as a "back to basics" system. The main philosophy of my time was math, reading, and science. There were extracurricular activities, although they were not considered a high priority. When I attended school we would proudly say the Pledge of Allegiance, and morals seemed to still be in play in our

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Fonta
  • James Clavell Essay - Taipan and Shogun

    James Clavell Essay - Taipan and Shogun

    James Clavell’s Exploration Of Ancient Oriental Customs By Jeremy Setterfield Nov. 26th, 2004 Setterfield 1 James Clavell certainly had his work cut out for him when he chose to write his “Asian Saga” series of novels. Exposing the customs and culture of the ancient Orient is a daunting task for even the most qualified professional. However, to do so with an intriguing and entertaining medium is verging on impossibility. Until the last two centuries, both

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    Essay Length: 2,366 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • My Transcript - Personal Essay

    My Transcript - Personal Essay

    My transcript sucks! Being in school for nearly twelve years will not be so rewarding if, all we received was a piece of paper stating, that you have just successfully passed all your courses. Any student or person at that, wants to know how proficiently in the course they have passed. Having all A’s and B’s on your transcript is something to be proud of. A transcript with a just pass/fail on it is

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    Essay Length: 960 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Yan
  • Ra Essay

    Ra Essay

    Being a Resident Assistant would greatly benefit both me and the fellow students because of the qualities I can contribute as a Resident Assistant. I wish to be a Resident Assistant because I am a very responsible and reliable worker. This is proven through my success in academics while participating in different extracurricular activities. I kept my GPA above 3.0 and made the dean’s list past two semesters while I juggled with the outside activities

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    Essay Length: 326 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin Essay

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin Essay

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin Essay They say it is sometimes harder being a child than an adult. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn shows it written by Walter Scott also known as Mark Twain. It is a story about a young white boy growing up during the slavery times. Huck started out as a confused boy not knowing much about anything or anyone, he had very mixed beliefs. But as the novel

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    Essay Length: 374 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Jon
  • Short Biography of Poe

    Short Biography of Poe

    Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809 in Boston, where his mother had been employed as an actress. Elizabeth Arnold Poe died in Richmond when poe was three years old. Edgar was taken into the family of John Allan. After attending schools in England and Richmond, young Poe registered at the University of Virginia..Although he was a good student, he ran up large gambling debts that Allan refused to pay. Lacking any means of

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    Essay Length: 474 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Yan
  • Was Parliament Justified in Killing the King?

    Was Parliament Justified in Killing the King?

    Despite the simplistic fact that King Charles I was the legally lawful leader of England, Parliament was more than justified in executing Charles I due to the divergent and passionate views of law and life between the people and the king in politics, society, and religion. Parliament never desired a position where they could control England with full-fledged power. They simply wanted enough limitations on the king’s power that would guarantee the people certain rights

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • My Da Vinci Code Essay

    My Da Vinci Code Essay

    The Da Vinci Code. The hottest book of the season that has gotten everybody talking. Documentaries about the Da Vinci Code are bound to be unavoidable (for some, maybe irresistable) since they are constantly featured on television, radio, in the internet or anywhere else. Da Vinci Code. These three words mean differently for different people. For them it could be the Holy Grail, the Knights Templar, Leonardo Da Vinci himself or something that could destroy

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    Essay Length: 753 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • Stephen King’s Insomnia

    Stephen King’s Insomnia

    INTRODUCTION Stephen King’s Number One Best-Seller, Insomnia, is a book about an elderly man named Ralph Roberts who begins to suffer from early waking. This form of insomnia grows into a terrible problem for Ralph as he begins to awaken earlier and earlier each morning. People begin to comment about his health and sickly appearance. Many take it upon themselves to recommend old-fashioned home remedies that aren’t supposed to fail. Ralph attempted everything from staying

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Underdogs Essay

    The Underdogs Essay

    There is one element constant in every revolution. That constant is a reason. Without a reason, a revolution would be unnecessary and there would be a high possibility of failure. Many other elements of a revolution also hint to whether it will be successful or a failure, such as education and the organization of the army, as well as there tactical planning strategies. In The Underdogs, it is quite obvious that Demetrio Macias's army did

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    Essay Length: 275 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Essay

    Essay

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Compare & Contrast Essay: Bmx Vs. Skateboarding

    Compare & Contrast Essay: Bmx Vs. Skateboarding

    Compare/Contrast Essay: BMX vs. Skateboarding Since their creation, extreme sports have sparked controversy and arguments from both parents and legal personnel. These sports are specifically designed to be dangerous and risky for their participants, and often lead to injury. Although the point of these sports is unclear to some, it does not deter teenagers and young people from actively participating in them. One of the major arguments swirling about the extreme sport crowd is whether

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Yan
  • Island of Mocha Essay

    Island of Mocha Essay

    Island of Mocha Essay The Island of Mocha in the video is an example of a traditional economic system evolving into a market system. Every person plays a key role in this traditional system. They had fisherman, coconut collector, melon seller, lumberman, barber, doctor, preacher, brownies seller, and a chief. The Mochans got sick of trading goods all across the island just to get the things that they want or needed. The Chief decided that

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Oedipus Cycle

    The Oedipus Cycle

    The Oedipus Cycle The characters in Sophocles’ The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone all seem to show complex Freudian concepts. Strangely enough, Sophocles was the only great writer during his time to ever tie in Freudian concepts in his work. In the first part of the trilogy, Oedipus Rex, we learn that the mighty king Oedipus, ruler of Thebes, has fallen from power and now must live with his horrific fate.

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    Essay Length: 968 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Crucible Character Comparison Essay

    The Crucible Character Comparison Essay

    Crucible essay In The Crucible, Arthur Miller portrays the two main characters, John Proctor and Reverend John Hale as “good men”. “Good men” in this play have a vague meaning, because the town is struck with mass hysteria. Reverend John Hale was a good man in the sense of being the perfect and good citizen of Massachusetts in the 1600's. He was pious, stuck to the laws and beliefs, and a good Christian minister. John

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    Essay Length: 1,111 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jack
  • Martin Luther King Vs Malcolm X

    Martin Luther King Vs Malcolm X

    Corey Helton American Government 10/23/06 Martin Luther King Vs. Malcolm X During the civil rights movement Martin Luther King and Malcolm X fought for the freedom and civil liberties of blacks. Even though these two men fought for the same cause they had very different approaches about getting there. Malcolm, was what a lot of people called an extremist. He believed that the only way that America was going to change was by violence and

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    Essay Length: 340 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Tasha
  • King Lear Vs. the Stone Angel

    King Lear Vs. the Stone Angel

    It has been said that, “Rivers and mountains may change; human nature, never.”(worldofquotes.com) This is a quote that can be deconstructed when examining William Shakespeare’s King Lear and Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel. When reviewing the two books the main characters, King Lear and Hagar, are easily comparable. The first similarity becomes apparent when King Lear and Hagar are both developed as flawed characters. Secondly, because of their flaws the two characters become blind

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Anna
  • Biography - Personal Essay

    Biography - Personal Essay

    Biography My name is Jacqueline Toy. I have a wonderful 3-year old that is the light of my life! My sister is an RN and has a boy a little younger than my daughter. The most awesome thing is that she is pregnant again and we just found out she is having a girl. God has truly blessed us with children. My sister is also my best friend in the entire world. We live an

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Willa Cather’s Short Story Paul’s Case

    Willa Cather’s Short Story Paul’s Case

    In Willa Cather’s short story Paul’s Case we learn of a young man who is fighting what he fears most: to be as common and plain as his world around him. How others perceive Paul only encourages him to fulfill his dream of escaping his monotonous lifestyle. Paul feels he is drowning in his everyday environment and his only breath of air is his savior: the theater. Paul has very little interest in his

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: July
  • Final Topic Essay

    Final Topic Essay

    Final Topic Essay At first I found this paper complicated. The more and more I thought about what type of ethical issues that I had faced at work, the more I began to realize that my work was under many ethical violations. It was now just a matter of picking a topic that I thought would benefit myself. I thought by picking a topic that would maybe benefit myself, I might be able to

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    Essay Length: 438 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Causes of the American Revolution Essay

    Causes of the American Revolution Essay

    The so-called American Revolution was a result of taxation, military occupation in the colonies, and also the prior neglect rendered by the british for the past 150 years or so. In concurrence with historian John Alden's opinion, I believe the mistakes of the british government caused this said "revolution." The British taxation was a large contributing factor to the start of this inevitable revolution. Even though the taxes were necessary to support the British empire,

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    Essay Length: 468 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Edward
  • Martin Luther King Jr.: The Catalyst of a Nation

    Martin Luther King Jr.: The Catalyst of a Nation

    Martin Luther King Jr.’s “A Letter from Birmingham Jail” is of significant historical importance because it was the catalyst for major change in race relations in the country. This masterpiece touches on many examples and issues of racism of the time it was written. It is moving, and an incredible piece of work. The stage was set with nearly one-hundred years of segregation. After the civil war, former slaves were granted rights. These rights were

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Max

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