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  • Enders Game Essay

    Enders Game Essay

    Ender Wiggin, the third in a family of child geniuses, is selected by international military forces to save the world from destruction. Before being chosen Ender wears a unique monitor that allows the heads of the military to see things as Ender does. Ender's brother Peter and his sister Valentine also wore this monitor, although neither was selected, nor did they have it for as long as Ender, and Peter will never forgive Ender for

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • Various Essays on Golding’s "lord of the Flies"

    Various Essays on Golding’s "lord of the Flies"

    1. Given that Piggy represents society and its rules, he must have found his situation on the island disturbing at the least. At first, there is no organized social structure of any kind; no position of leadership existed. There was an absence of rules. This must have been very disturbing to Piggy. Then, as the story progresses, a sort of chain of leadership emerges with Ralph being voted as “chief.” “Ralph raised his hand for

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Incest in Kings Row

    Incest in Kings Row

    Shady characters permeate this film, but they can be easily forgotten under the thick melodrama that sweeps you into the storyline. Perhaps the most disturbing character to me was Dr. Tower. I mean, really, who is this guy? From the beginning I could detect a kind of strange dynamic between Cassie and her father. After she and Parris swim together as children, she says that if her father finds out she's been swimming with Parris,

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • Domestic Spying Persuasive Essay

    Domestic Spying Persuasive Essay

    Are you aware that someone could be spying on you right now? Are you aware that NSA (national security agency) can be listening in on your phone calls? Are you also aware that they may check your e-mail? If not you should be. Secrets may no longer stay a secret any more. I don’t know about you but I don’t agree with domestic spying and I think it should be stopped. George bush authorized the

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • Micheal Jordan Icon Essay

    Micheal Jordan Icon Essay

    Icon Essay With skills, so far unriveld, Michael Jordan is a true icon of the American Athlete. His talents not only transformed basketball into more than just a game, but gave athletes of all ages the inspiration to someday become just as good as Mike himself. Michael Jordan’s dunk inspired the youth and amazed adults all over the world. Love him or hate him, Michael Jordan was the best player to ever step on the

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Cause and Effect Essay

    Cause and Effect Essay

    Cause and Effect Essay The bureaucratic decision-making process is an important component of foreign policy. The tendency of bureaucracies toward relying on standard operating procedures has had a negative impact on the outcome of foreign policy. A tendency toward relying on standard operating procedures is often the consequence of limited information, time, and resources. The bureaucracy is responsible for collecting and drawing together information, forming proposals, and making foreign policy. Within different agencies there exists

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: July
  • Kate Chopin’s Short Story Desiree’s Baby

    Kate Chopin’s Short Story Desiree’s Baby

    The Power of Writing In Kate Chopin’s short story, “Desiree’s Baby”, she demonstrates how racism played a major part in people’s lives in the 1800’s. Kate Chopin is extremely successful in getting her readers to feel disturbed by the events in the story. Through words and images, the reader feels touched by the story, either by relating to it at some points or when confronted with things we frequently decide to ignore in the world:

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Anna
  • Faulkner Essay

    Faulkner Essay

    Lauren Tsou Period 2 March 2, 2005 Question # 7 Sanity Must Be It In William Faulkner’s, As I Lay Dying, Addie died and told her family to bury her in Jefferson with the rest of her family. Of course, they listened and carried her dead body on a wagon. On their journey they encountered multiple complicated situations, which tested their limits of sanity and insanity. The second oldest son, Darl, came out as the

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Martin Luther King and Malcolm X

    Martin Luther King and Malcolm X

    Thirty-two years after Martin Luther King Jr. was felled by an assassin's bullet in Memphis, Tennessee, he has become an idol, not only to America's black community for whose freedom he gave his life, but to all those who work for racial equality and justice all over the world. On January 15, the world commemorates the birthday of the slain civil rights leader, which President Ronald Reagan made an American public holiday in 1986. As

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Jack
  • King: The Man and The Prophet

    King: The Man and The Prophet

    King: The Man and the Prophet The date is August 28, 1963, and a mixed crowd of over 250,000 civil-rights supporters attending the March on Washington are assembled in the vicinity of the tallest monument in the District of Columbia, commonly known as Washington D.C. The Washington Monument is the name of the historical landmark located in the nation's capital. Segregation has drawn a line of deep ethnical division throughout the country, and the March

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Edward
  • Othello Vs Oedipus Rex

    Othello Vs Oedipus Rex

    Othello vs Oedipus Rex And tragedy Both movies capture the attention of the audience by displaying true forms of tragedy in very similar ways. Both movies were very captivating, setting up the beginning of the movie to end with dramatic irony at the end. The movies also had two separate side stories being told in contrast to the main story line being presented to the rest of the characters in the play. The language in

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Descriptive Essay About the Beach

    Descriptive Essay About the Beach

    Descriptive Essay On a hot summer day, the only good place to go is to the lake. You would go out to the lake to enjoy the water, the sun, the activities that are happening, or just to be with family and friends. When you’re at the lake, there are some very distinct smells. The hickey smell of campfire smoke always lets you know that there are marshmallows and hotdogs being roasted. You’ll never want

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Edward
  • Critical Analysis of Scorsese’s “the King of Comedy”

    Critical Analysis of Scorsese’s “the King of Comedy”

    Sick on my duck Critical Analysis of Scorsese’s “The King of Comedy” To be king for a day is the central theme in “The King of Comedy” by Martin Scorsese, a black comedy that features Robert De Niro as Rupert Pupkin, an eccentric wannabe stand-up comic hell bent on achieving stardom. Pupkin idolizes talk show host Jerry Langford (played by Jerry Lewis) the proclaimed “King of Late Night.” Pupkin’s goal in life is to replace

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • 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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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Blindness in Oedipus

    Blindness in Oedipus

    “The blind man sees and the seeing man is blind.” To what extent is this true in Oedipus the King? “To be wise is to suffer.” Throughout this play we see that after Oedipus suffers and loses his eyesight it is only then he is able to seek the truth. When we are first introduced to Oedipus, he is a strong leader who is thoroughly respected by the people of Thebes. “O greatest of men.”

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Arrival Time of School Essay

    Arrival Time of School Essay

    Starting Early Starting Late Many teenage high school students are tired during the school day, distracting them from their studies. That is just one of the many good reasons that the starting time of school should be later in the day. Some people may say that the brain not being fully functional until 9:30 is just a matter of opinion. Studies have suggested that the average adolescent brain doesn't even start to fully function until

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Monika
  • Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X grew up in different environments. King was raised in a comfortable middle-class family where education was stressed. On the other hand, Malcolm X came from and underprivileged home. He was a self-taught man who received little schooling and rose to greatness on his own intelligence and determination. Martin Luther King was born into a family whose name in Atlanta was well established. Despite segregation, Martin Luther King’s parents

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Steve
  • College Essay

    College Essay

    Graduating High School this year will be a big step in my life. It is very frightening and exciting at the same time. I hope to accomplish many achievements within the next four years and even beyond that. One of the greatest goals I hope to reach is to succeed in soul searching. When I was little, I was inspired by many people's career. In the first grade, I wanted to become an educator when

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Good Lit Essay

    Good Lit Essay

    “His heart was not like a basketball but like a fast, jazz drum, beating faster and faster as he climbed the stairs”(664). This is an example of the building suspense in the short story “The Haunted Boy” by Carson McCullers. It is a story of a boy Hugh who must learn how to understand his mother better and put her suicide attempt in his past. When he comes home alone the suspense builds as he

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Anna
  • Frankenstein Book Report Essay

    Frankenstein Book Report Essay

    Frankenstein In the story “Frankenstein,” written by the author Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein decided that wanted to create a being out of people that were already dead. He believed that he could bring people back from the grave. Playing with nature in such a way would make him play the role of God. With Victor Frankenstein feeling that he had no true friends, the only relief he had of expressing his feeling was through

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Anna
  • Martin Luther Kings Christian Ethics in Politics

    Martin Luther Kings Christian Ethics in Politics

    Henry A. History 390 February-12-2007 Title: Martin Luther Kings Christian Ethics In Politics Thesis: Martin Luther King commitment to economic and social justice went beyond the reflection and dived in the arena of active life. His ethical religious background helped shape his though on civil disobedience for the betterment of minorities. Martins legacy of civil disobedience was rooted in his refusal to separate religious faith and moral considerations from politics, legal matters, and social reform.

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Vika
  • 12 Angry Men Essay

    12 Angry Men Essay

    12 Angry Men Essay Juror#3 In a crowded jury room in downtown New York, opinions collide as discussion about the innocence of a young boy is decided. The dark and foreboding storm clouds that hang over the heads of the jurors are beginning to lift as time progresses and new facts are presented. One juror is not happy about this stay of execution and is holding fast his opinion of guilty. Juror three, the president

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Monika
  • Persuasive Essay

    Persuasive Essay

    Mother Nature Recent floods in the Sun City are an excellent example of “fooling with Mother Nature.” Arroyos are creek beds that are usually dry and covered with plants and trees; they also attract wildlife in search of food and shelter. Arroyos are nature’s way of providing natural barriers that can prevent flooding by providing channels for water to drain away from populations. The storm that escalated on August 1, 2006, serves as a

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Diagnostic Essay: "saying No"

    Diagnostic Essay: "saying No"

    Diagnostic Essay: "Saying No" Saying “no” seems like an easy thing to do. No, is just one simple two letter word. Then why do so many people have a problem saying “no” to something they don’t want to do? The answer is when people say no to someone, especially a friend, they feel guilty. They might feel like they are hurting their friends feelings by telling them no, or they might feel like they

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Vika
  • Vietnam Lessons Essay

    Vietnam Lessons Essay

    VIETNAM LESSONS ESSAY The Vietnam War has taught us many things that have even helped us in present times. We know that things aren’t always as they seem, we shouldn’t get into a fight that’s not ours, and that we are sometimes lied to. One lesson that we can learn from the war is that even when it looks like we’re winning, it doesn’t mean that we actually are winning. In the Vietnam War, it

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Tasha