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  • Who Holds the Power in Russia

    Who Holds the Power in Russia

    President Vladimir Putin is the most powerful man in Russia. As a former mayor, head of the President’s Administrative Directorate, head of the Executive Office of the President, first deputy head of the Presidential Administration, director of the Federal Security Service, and Prime Minister, he has many years experience in the political arena (“President of Russia”). On December 31, 1999 he became acting President of Russia. He was first elected in March 2000 and was

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Story Compare and Contrats

    Story Compare and Contrats

    Sarah, a pale, hollow-eyed rebbetsin (rabbi's wife), sways over her prayer book, her shayll (wig) slightly askew on her scalp. Covered modestly in a long, high-buttoned dress, she mouths the Hebrew sounds earnestly in my direction. At six years old, however, I'm easily distracted from my lesson by her many children tumbling about her house, and my insatiable curiosity as to what, if anything, lies undemeath her shayll! Later, in a gym across town, a

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    Essay Length: 936 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Jack
  • 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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    Essay Length: 908 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Anna
  • Ironic Story

    Ironic Story

    Ironic Story When I was little I was very shy. I never was very social at school or outside events. It always took me a long time to make friends and associate myself with different kinds of people. I guess you could say my mom was my best friend. I got a lot of attention when I was little because I was the only girl. My mom made sure to give me whatever I wanted

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    Essay Length: 305 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Jon
  • Kate Chopin's the Story of an Hour

    Kate Chopin's the Story of an Hour

    In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," the setting is the year 1894. In this era regardless of love, it was important for women to marry and to have a family. Yet in this story, the character, Mrs. Mallard is more of a free spirit than most women of her time, even though she follows the laws of this society. After Mrs. Mallard hears the news of her husband's death, she retreats to

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Holding U

    Holding U

    the relationship between crime and mental defectiveness. In the Irresistible Impulse Rule insanity is emotional rather than an intellectual condition (Pfuhl 45). Mental illnesses can also either be caused or helped become worse from drugs and alcohol. The test done by psychologists were those to find out the mental characteristics found in offenders and non-offenders such as emotions, moods, and temperament. This explanation also is not accurate because it can be disproved by taking

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    Essay Length: 307 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Great Story of My Life

    Great Story of My Life

    In the novel, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, author Jules Verne tells the fictitious story of three men and their adventures as they descend into the depths of the earth. The leading character in this expedition is a fifty-year-old German professor named Hardwigg. He is an uncle to the narrator, Henry (Harry), a simple Englishman. The other man is Hans, a serene Icelandic guide. Professor Hardwigg finds a piece of parchment that

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    Essay Length: 664 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Gender in Children’s Stories

    Gender in Children’s Stories

    Missed Independence Recently, I declined my little sister’s invitation to accompany her to a Kelly Clarkson concert. I’ve always viewed my sister with an eye of protectiveness. Her obvious idolization of Clarkson worries me as I am doubtful of what many pop stars stand for. I am skeptical of any human being who has been reduced to an icon, yet perhaps they best represent us. The media both perpetuates and exposes our values and

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

    The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

    In the short story, "The Story of an Hour," by Kate Chopin there are several symbols relating to the theme of freedom. One symbol is when Mrs. Mallard is in her room facing the window, which has some metaphoric meaning to it. Secondly, she has feelings of confinement, since she doesn't leave the house. Lastly, there is also irony having to do with her death. There is nothing worse than to lose than one's freedom.

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    Essay Length: 689 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • A Comparison of Flood Stories

    A Comparison of Flood Stories

    A Comparison of Flood Stories The Hebrew Flood story of Noah and his obligation to preserve man kind after God had punished all living creatures for their inequities parallels The Epic of Gilgamesh in several ways. Even though these two compilations are passed on orally at different times in history the similarities and differences invoke deliberation when these stories are compared. Numerous underlining themes are illustrated throughout each story. Humans are guilty of transgressions and

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    Essay Length: 1,305 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Story Dr.Heidegger’s Experiment, one Of

    In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Story Dr.Heidegger’s Experiment, one Of

    In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, one of the central ideas of the story revolves around the idea of reality and illusion. The story deals with the changing old age into youth. The most thing that appealed to me the most was find that the experiment for of trying to make it reality ratherthen a figment of imagination caused by the intoxicating brew. A couple of points that Hawthorne made led me to

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Steve
  • Story of an Hour Analysis

    Story of an Hour Analysis

    In Kate Chopin’s Story of an Hour, one of the first things learned about the main character, Mrs. Mallard, is that she suffers from a weak heart. Chopin does not provide a medical condition for Mrs. Mallard, but only that, “[Mrs. Mallard] was afflicted with a heart trouble…” With Mrs. Mallard’s heart condition in mind, the news of the death of her husband is hesitantly given to her with surgical care by her sister Josephina.

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    Essay Length: 613 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Janna
  • Art of Story Telling: Story Development

    Art of Story Telling: Story Development

    Art of Story Telling: Story Development 10 components of story telling Exposition is introducing detail of character, situation or event Foreshadow is preparing the element, situation or event to do something (to indicate or suggest something, usually something unpleasant, that is going to happen) Point of Attack is the beginning of the story with unexpected situation or extraordinary event Inciting Incident is the first complication occurred to any character whom causes the change of the

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: David
  • Story of an Hour

    Story of an Hour

    Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” is a short essay that describes what Mrs. Mallard goes through when she finds out her husband has been killed in a train accident. At first she is extremely sad but when she looks out the window it becomes apparent to her that she is free. Mrs. Mallard is overwhelmed with the thought that her body and soul are now free. Despite the loss of Mr.

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Vika
  • That one Five Paragraph Essay About William Golding's Story

    That one Five Paragraph Essay About William Golding's Story

    That One Five Paragraph Essay about William Golding's Story Michael Chelberg In 1954, just about ten years subsequent to WWII, a man by the name of William Golding wrote a novel based on his feelings towards the worl's society. The story of his idea was based on approximately 25 British boys whos plane crashed on an uninhabited island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. He named his creation, "The Lord of the Flies". You can read

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    Essay Length: 301 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Kate Chopin Story of an Hour

    Kate Chopin Story of an Hour

    Back in 1894, the American writer Kate Chopin wrote the short-story "The Story of an Hour". Chopin, born O’Flaherty, wasn’t renowned as a writer during her time, but she has achieved recognition in the 20th century especially with her 1899 novel "The Awakening". Her stories about strong women have really been paid attention to in relation to this century’s sexual liberation debate. This short-story revolves around what goes through a person’s head when informed that

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    Essay Length: 1,336 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Short Stories

    Short Stories

    Would living forever without the prospect of falling ill or growing older be a wonderful thing? The notion of living forever has over the years become the focus of many. Early Crusaders of the Holy Roman Empire spent their lives journeying for the Holy Grail, an ancient cup fabled to bring immortality to its drinker. Men of Modern day likewise reach out to Science for answers to the aging problem. Though, is this search for

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    Essay Length: 619 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • Irony in the Story of an Hour

    Irony in the Story of an Hour

    “The Story of an Hour Essay” In The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin we observe many instances of irony. Irony is the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. In this story there are three different types of irony used, they are: situational, dramatic and verbal. Situational irony is used to show the reader that what is expected to happen sometimes doesn’t. Dramatic irony is

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    Essay Length: 666 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Mike
  • Story of El Cid

    Story of El Cid

    El Cid is an epic tale that twlls of legendary warriors and kings. It was written about the year eleven hundred and has unknown author. The story centers on Ruy Diaz, more commonly known as El Cid. El Cid losses his king's respect and admiration. Exactly why El Cid lost the king's favor is nor known, but his heroic struggle to regain it is well documented. He overcame the great odd placed against him and

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Short Story:the Fall

    Short Story:the Fall

    Lisa walked down to the Powderhorn Falls. She always went there to calm her mind, and escape the world for a few mere moments. When her father hit her mother - Lisa ran to the Falls. When her boyfriend got shot during a drive-by, she ran to the Falls. The Powderhorn Falls was Lisa's place. She never told anyone about her secret hide-out. It was better that way. Then they wouldn't know how to find

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    Essay Length: 332 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Parable Story - Dead Men’s Path

    The Parable Story - Dead Men’s Path

    The Parable Story “Dead Men’s Path” In this short story “Dead Men’s Path,” Chinua Achebe gives the protagonist an exciting chance to fulfill his dream. Michael Obi was fixed officially headmaster of Ndume Central School, which was backward in every sense. He had to turn the school into a progressive one, however the school received a bad report when the supervisor came to inspect. Why did the school get a nasty report and Obi could

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    Essay Length: 694 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Yan
  • Creation Story

    Creation Story

    Before there was anything, there lived a mighty God. Her name was Starlarian Harlethian. She was the perfect image of woman, even though she had weird pointed ears. She had lovely, long, silky, auburny red hair and was proud of this more than anything else. Starlarian always carried a quickdagger that she could draw from her moleskin pouch in the blink of an eye. She was a master swordswoman. Unfortunately, in this barren land, there

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    Essay Length: 516 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • A Simple Story of Imagery and Irony

    A Simple Story of Imagery and Irony

    Simple Story of Imagery and Irony “A Clean, Well Lighted Place”, is a story about three men that come across one another one night in a bar. Hemingway uses a minimalistic style with symbolic imagery and verbal irony to reveal a story of three men with three views of life and despair. “Hemingway’s style is famous for its simplicity-short common words, short sentences-and is said to be realistic and naturalistic” (Berryman 270). What stands out

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: July
  • Charlotte Perkins Gilman's the Yellow Wallpaper Is a Short Story That Deals with Many Different

    Charlotte Perkins Gilman's the Yellow Wallpaper Is a Short Story That Deals with Many Different

    Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story that deals with many different issues that woman in the 19th century had to deal with on a daily basis. Some of these issues were within their control, but many of them were outside of the realm of control for women. The main point that I will focus on is how restricted societal roles can cause insanity. I will do this by deciphering the meaning

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • Stopping a McDonalds: The St. Louis Story

    Stopping a McDonalds: The St. Louis Story

    The West End Word had a recent article on recalls in the city. One part, about 15th Ward Alderwoman Jennifer Florida, caught my attention: Florida called the recall effort against her a “terrible distraction,” but said that the effort against her has not affected the way she does her job, other than to force her to spend a bit more money producing newsletters and progress reports to explain her position. Oh my, she must now

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Janna

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