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  • Reactionary Essay to If Aristotle Ran General Motors, by Tom Morris

    Reactionary Essay to If Aristotle Ran General Motors, by Tom Morris

    Introduction In the book, If Aristotle Ran General Motors, Tom Morris argues that the teachings of the ancients can and should be applied to today's corporation. His message is that the four virtues - truth, beauty, goodness, and unity - form the foundation of human excellence. Putting them into practice leads not only to self-fulfillment, but ultimately to an open, nurturing, and ethical workplace that is more productive and successful in the long-term. The purpose

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    Essay Length: 1,306 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Robespierre Essay

    Robespierre Essay

    The French Revolution was a time in France where people wanted to do something about the Old Regime and new developed ideas. During this period, peasants and other lower-class people wanted the same rights and freedoms the nobles had. New assemblies of people were forming; trying to create laws to limit the power of the monarchy and eventually get rid of it. Jacobins, a group of radicals, became enemies of France because they were murdering

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    Essay Length: 338 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Fatih
  • King Philip

    King Philip

    King Philip’s War was a disturbing war fought in America in 16, almost certainly as a result of the early contact between the English Colonists and the Native Americans. The Natives were, and had always been fighting for their freedom and land, as well as their culture unharmed. Though the Natives had their own religious beliefs, the Colonists felt that they were the greater man, and that God would play a part by remaining on

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    Essay Length: 1,759 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • Scholarship Essay

    Scholarship Essay

    I strongly believe that the key to world reform is self-reform. By attending the University of Colorado, I hope to attain a strong education that will help me achieve significant reforms that in turn will let me help others. Currently, I am a freshman majoring in chemical engineering and pre-medicine. When I graduate from CU, I plan to further my studies in medical school or perhaps dental school. More importantly, I wish to set a

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    Essay Length: 319 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Short Story (ap English Midterm) 95

    Short Story (ap English Midterm) 95

    Tara and tom, part of an average family living on the northern coast of California, had a lot of family and friends but not many material things. Sure they were happy but they wanted more. Tara spent most of her day at a local clothing shop working and tom at a drug store just making there monthly bills and there small donation to charity. They barely had time to themselves Although Tara and Tom did

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    Essay Length: 393 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Artistic Form in King Lear

    Artistic Form in King Lear

    King Lear has remained one of Shakespeare’s best works, and one of the best tragedies of all time, since the beginning of the 17th century; however, some early critics believe that certain elements of the story do not satisfy the criteria for a proper tragedy. The two plot elements under speculation are the subplot and the catastrophic ending. The primary focus of the story is set on the elderly King Lear, whose pride and greed

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Jack
  • King Phillip and Puwblo Revolt:compare and Contrast

    King Phillip and Puwblo Revolt:compare and Contrast

    5 years and nearly an entire continent separated King Philip's war from the great pueblo revolt. Compare and contrast the causes and consequences of these 2 conflicts. The Great Pueblo revolt of 1680 all started with the droughts of 1660 when the Southwest had severe drought that brought famine and disease. During this, hungry Apaches who couldn't find food on plains attacked the pueblos. This angered the people on the pueblos, but there new leader

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    Essay Length: 1,072 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Artur
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr. King was born Michael Luther King in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He was one of the three children of Martin Luther King Sr., pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and Alberta (Williams) King, a former schoolteacher. He was renamed "Martin" when he was about 6 years old. After going to local grammar and high schools, at the age of 15, he entered Morehouse College located in Atlanta, under a special

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    Essay Length: 556 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Bred
  • Essay About Abdul Kalam

    Essay About Abdul Kalam

    Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam born October 15, 1931, Tamil Nadu, India, usually referred as Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam^ , was the eleventh President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007. A notable engineer, he is often referred to as the Missile Man of India for his work and is considered a progressive mentor, innovator and visionary in India. He is also popularly known as the People's President. His term as president ended

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    Essay Length: 952 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Janna
  • Odeipus the King

    Odeipus the King

    In my opinion, Oedipus is somewhere in between being a great man and a fool. In the story Oedipus the King, Oedipus is a strong King who defeated the Sphinx, and ruled the city of Thebes for many years. He learned that the King that ruled the city before him was murdered, and he set out on a rendition to bring the former Kings’ murderer to justice and to rid the city of the plague

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    Essay Length: 541 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: regina
  • Oedipus

    Oedipus

    In Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”, the central thematic intent is of divine prophesy and human will. In the introduction it states that Laius and Jocasta, “the childless King and Queen of Thebes”, had been told by the god Apollo that their son would kill Laius and marries his mother Jocasta. To make sure the prophesy would not come true, they gave their son to a shepherd so that he would leave it to die on

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    Essay Length: 388 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Stephen King

    Stephen King

    Stephen King By: Mike E-mail: Beastwars686@hotmail.com English: Book Report: Stephen King July 03, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “If you have an imagination, let it run free.” - Steven King, 1963 The King of Terror Stephen Edwin King is one of today’s most popular and best selling writers. King combines the elements of psychological thrillers, science fiction, the paranormal, and detective themes into his stories. In addition to these themes, King sticks to using great and vivid detail

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    Essay Length: 2,081 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Rough Draft Cloning Essay

    Rough Draft Cloning Essay

    Debora Atwater Mrs. Yost English 7 February 20, 2004 Rough Draft Cloning Essay In 1997, scientists in Scotland created Dolly, clone sheep. Many groups of people responded to this by asking if this would lead to human cloning. People have many views and questions on the prospect of cloning humans and other mammals. Some people ask who, in fact, is Dolly. Dolly was the cloned from an adult dorsett ewe in 1997 by Scot Ian

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    Essay Length: 1,766 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Jealousy Essay

    Jealousy Essay

    Jealousy During my seventeen years of life, I have experienced Jealousy many times. As a child or adult we all have to deal with jealousy occasionally but the occasion that sticks out the most would have to be as a child and having a friend get something new that I didn’t have. I would want it so bad I would do anything to get it. Well I was at seven or eight at the time

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    Essay Length: 493 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Edward
  • Frankenstein Essay

    Frankenstein Essay

    A Different Method In writing there are multiple ways to reveal information about the characters of a story. The most common way is through actions and conversation, but Mary Shelly also uses the setting of each scene to do this. By using this method the story seems more in depth and stays in the readers mind. Mary Shelly’s detailed description of the scenery of story makes the story more memorable, helps the reader understand events,

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    Essay Length: 732 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Illistration Essay

    Illistration Essay

    Wasteful People A major problem in the USA today is the fact that Americans waste a lot. The main focus of this fact is the many different things that we waste, although steps are being made to fix the problem of us wasting so many resources. One thing we waste unfortunately is water. For example, One waste of water is many people take bathes instead of showers. Taking a shower saves water by only

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    Essay Length: 577 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Edward
  • Good Essay Om Fiction

    Good Essay Om Fiction

    Freud Will is impulsive due to ego and superego functioning/ has a weak superegoWill is motivated by unconscious feelings of abandonment and love (by parents/guardians) so he doesn't go with Skylar to CAAdult characteristics of phallic fixation:- sabatoges relationship with skylar- doesn't strive for success in challenging or powerful careerDevelopment:- oedipal desires "resulted" in abandonment by parents (his feelings for his mom caused his experiences)- unable to resolve oedipal complex- continues to struggle with guilty

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    Essay Length: 577 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Short into on the Philosophy of Transcendentalism

    Short into on the Philosophy of Transcendentalism

    TRANSCENDENTALISM A MODERN PHILOSOPHY Mankind has lost its place at the center of God's universe. Now, when you watch the weather, or plants growing, or someone suddenly die, what you feel is obnoxious bafflement. In the past, you might have said God was responsible or the devil... Definitions of the universe based on speculation or on scriptural faith are no longer automatically accepted... You would have looked out on this vast and undefined universe in

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    Essay Length: 606 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Problem Solving Essay

    Problem Solving Essay

    Problem Solving Essay I disagree with the school dress code because it doesn't allow people to express themselves, people can't dress for the weather, and it doesn't let people choose how they want to look because it's supposedly a distraction. The dress code is "The bottom of your shirt must at least meet the top of your pants or shorts, and undergarments should not be exposed. There must be a substantial covering over both

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    Essay Length: 577 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Short, Medium and Long Term Impacts of Terrorism on the Economy

    The Short, Medium and Long Term Impacts of Terrorism on the Economy

    With the aid of a source from the internet I will tell the economic effects caused by terrorism in view of the 9/11 attacks. I will talk about the impacts over periods of time. Firstly the immediate impacts (short term impacts) Direct. Nearly 200,000 jobs were ruined or forced to move out of New York. Private businesses physical assets amounted to a loss of $14 billion. Amongst other related costs such as rescue, state and

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    Essay Length: 340 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: July
  • Argumenative Essay Video Games Promote Worldliness

    Argumenative Essay Video Games Promote Worldliness

    Can a person imagine themselves on their favorite sports team and making them win the championship? Well, video games are created to give a person that kind of experience and fun. Although video games are well known for fun, if other Christians are not careful, video games can promote worldliness into a new of carnal minded Christian’s life. Video games were first created to give people some entertainment and help people learn. Early in the

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    Essay Length: 514 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: David
  • Angela's Ashes Essay

    Angela's Ashes Essay

    Angela’s Ashes is a story of a boy named Frank who lived a troublesome life. Frank’s mother Angela is married to a man named Malachy, his father. The Family is always struggling to survive because Malachy spends all of his money to buy liquor. The family decides to move to Ireland for hope of a better way of life, but it doesn’t happen. Even though Frank’s father Malachy alcohol addiction causes the family to be

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    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Dicken’s Style Formatted Essay

    Dicken’s Style Formatted Essay

    My central psyche has combusted into dozens of abstract particles. Each notion fits perfectly. It is as if my life has been predestined. Each new day is simply inevitable. Or, perhaps, it is the opposite, and the jigsaw puzzle, otherwise known as my world is molding each individual sector. They are all being sculpted accordingly as to each step I take, whichever direction it may be in. Many a time, I have sat back and

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    Essay Length: 461 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Critical Response Paper to King’s "the Body"

    Critical Response Paper to King’s "the Body"

    Critical Response Paper to King’s “The Body” Stephen King’s “The Body” is a story about four friends who overhear from an older child that a body was hit by a train and is located in the woods. This sparks the interest of the young children and they venture out to experience this dead body first hand. Upon first reading the novel, it seems as though this story is nothing more than a simple journey with

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    Essay Length: 801 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Bred
  • Joseph King

    Joseph King

    Joseph King was born 25th July 1886 at Bulli NSW Australia. His father, Edward, was born in Surrey England in 1842 and migrated to Australia with his family during the gold rush to Hill End NSW in 1861. His mother, Jane, was born in 1852 at Portland Head on the Hawkesbury River in NSW. His father had a previous marriage to Rebecca Maris who bore him four children and died having a fifth. Two

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    Essay Length: 2,118 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Artur

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