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  • Spurgeon: Heir of the Puritans Book Report

    Spurgeon: Heir of the Puritans Book Report

    "Spurgeon, Heir of the Puritans" by Ernest W. Bacon is the biography of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, one of our greatest leaders in the church. Although he never attended theology school, he became one of the most popular preachers in London at the age of 21. Hailing crowds of thousands, for over forty years, he was one of the most influential preachers of all time. Not only was he an amazing preacher, but he also

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    Essay Length: 1,775 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Max
  • Nuclear Power

    Nuclear Power

    Nuclear Power is the electric energy generated using heat produced by an atomic reaction. Now, today in the world most of us would be at loss without electricity in our daily lives. Nuclear power plants produce a sizeable percentage of the world’s electricity today. Nuclear power plants provide about 17% of the worlds electricity. It is stated that some countries depend more on nuclear power for electricity than others. In the United States, however, nuclear

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    Essay Length: 503 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Steve
  • Savagery, Power and Fear

    Savagery, Power and Fear

    Many characters in the story help prove how man must have rules in order to control his savage side. Ralph is the chief and he represents civilization and its parliaments. Piggy is Ralph’s brain trust and an intellectual. Both Ralph and Piggy represent the struggle for order and democracy. Jack is the spark of wildness that burns hot and close to the surface, which later conflicts with Ralph. From the very beginning, Jack seems to

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    Essay Length: 1,061 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Grapes of Wrath Book Report

    Grapes of Wrath Book Report

    The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's lived. The novel tells of one family's migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. The bank took possession of their land because the owners could not pay off their loan. The novel shows how the Joad family deals with moving to California, and how

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    Essay Length: 1,153 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Napoleon Book Review

    Napoleon Book Review

    The ideas of modern war can lead back to the 18th century during a certain campaign by a French military leader. This military leader was named Napoleon Bonaparte. He started a campaign against Western Europe that defined war and his strategies echoed throughout time up until the Second World War. His strategic plans were legendary up until his biggest mistake, which was invading Russia during its winter during the battles in the Waterloo Campaign. Before

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Edward
  • Wave- Book Review

    Wave- Book Review

    A BOOK REVIEW of The Wave by Morton Rhue This story, based on a true incident that occurred in a high school in California, demonstrates how easily a group can lose its freedom without even realising it. It all began when their history teacher, Mr. Ben Ross, let them watch a movie on how the Nazis in World War 2 tortured the people who opposed them. To give them a clearer picture, he decided to

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    Essay Length: 450 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jon
  • Outsiders Book Report

    Outsiders Book Report

    BOOK REPORT: “The Outsiders” 1. Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. New York: Puffin Books, 1967 2. The title of this book relates to the story, because in the book, Ponyboy and Johnny are “outsiders.” They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums, like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town, and

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Janna
  • Power and Politics: A Dominating Influence

    Power and Politics: A Dominating Influence

    Power and Politics: A Dominating Influence Abstract Speaking the words “power” and “politics” may bring a sense of empowerment to many. However, power and politics in the workplace can either be a positive or a negative factor. The following paper was assigned to the students for them to describe the premise of power and politics in the workplace and then to compare the influence of power and politics on real-world companies. This comparison shows how

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    Essay Length: 2,034 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Vika
  • Race

    Race

    Today Mr. D’Souza, I will argue, that race is not a factor of incompetence, or being unable to get out of poverty. Race can be closely matched to stereotyping. Someone’s race is as unimportant as the car they drive. Yet both tell us something. It tells us how much better he or she is compared to another. It has nothing to do with that person’s abilities or intelligence. The fact is a better car equals

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    Essay Length: 1,491 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jessica
  • 1984 - Book Review

    1984 - Book Review

    Orwell, George. 1984 New York: Signet Classic, 1949. 245 pages. “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” I cannot emphasize how much I loved that sentence, which happened to be the first sentence of the amazing story, 1984. I like the fact that it takes a while to comprehend, as you think to yourself, “Clocks strike thirteen?” Well, after a moment of thought I realized that the community

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Book of Job

    The Book of Job

    The Book of Job is not simply a story, but a fable, rich with meaning and lessons to be learned. I found Job to be one of the most interesting accounts in the Bible, especially because it attempts to rationalize human suffering and the ways of the Lord. It seems to me that the idea came first, and a story was found to fit it, or one was made up, but that the entire reason

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Sociological Concept of Races, Interracial Relations and Punishment Theories

    Sociological Concept of Races, Interracial Relations and Punishment Theories

    Part One: Sociological Concept of Races, Interracial Relations and Punishment Theories The majority of the countries in the world comprises of different racial, ethnical and minority groups. The relations between these various groups significantly influence the stability of the country. Therefore, the group interactions are to the great concern of the sociologists. To evaluate the relations properly, it is important to understand the term race, ethnicity and minority first and be able to distinguish between

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    Essay Length: 1,889 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Book Report: Slavery in Florida

    Book Report: Slavery in Florida

    The book entitled Slavery In Florida was written in 2000 by Larry E. Rivers. Rivers is a professor of history at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He is also the author of more than twenty articles in refereed scholarly journals, including the Florida Historical Quarterly and the Journal of Negro History. His work has earned the Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s Carter G. Woodson Award and the Florida Historical

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Book of Job

    The Book of Job

    RECOMMENDATION FOR SIDDHARTHA I highly recommend Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, it is an excellent book. People that are seeking and trying to find their destination should definitely pick this book up .For so many of us are in search for peace and true meaning of life. After reading this book everyone will take a look at their own life and start to reevaluate it. You will not only look at your life but other’s

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Books Vs Movies

    Books Vs Movies

    May 16th, 2005 When it comes to either watching movies or reading books the latter is, by far, the better option. In countless situations books have been made into movies but in each instance the book prevails. There are many reasons for this but the strongest factor is imagination. For example, in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ by Ken Kesey the setting takes place on a ward in a hospital. In the movie the

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: regina
  • Alanna the First Adventure: Book by Tamora Pierce

    Alanna the First Adventure: Book by Tamora Pierce

    Alanna of Trebond wanted to be a knight of the realm of Tortall, in a time when girls were forbidden to be warriors. She was a very determined person; she had a goal and was very intent on pursuing it. She was strong-willed and had tendencies to have a temper, like her name sake The Lioness. She loved to go on adventures and was very stubborn; if she set her mind to it she would

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Bred
  • Book Review: Enemy at the Gates

    Book Review: Enemy at the Gates

    “Enemy at the Gates” Craig Williams was born in Concord Massachusetts. He wrote the book “Enemy at the Gates” in 1973. The point of this book was to show both the extreme importance of this battle in the course of World War II and the courage of both the German and Russian troops during this horrific battle. This book did an excellent job portraying the hardships the soldiers faced and the gruesome scope of the

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Janna
  • How Does Geographical Circumstance Affect the Outcome of the Book?

    How Does Geographical Circumstance Affect the Outcome of the Book?

    How does Geographical Circumstance affect the Outcome of the Book? Our lives are a product of the society we live in and the essence of who we are is directly influenced by our surroundings. Geography is a big fact that influences the outcome of this book because of the colonial power that controls the country. The setting of the story, Algeria is part of the reason that leads to the punishment that Meursault receives. On

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Mike
  • Mysterious Books

    Mysterious Books

    Mysterious Books Mission Statement To provide an online resource for mystery readings and that is user-friendly, provides fast shipping, and offers customers quality products at reasonable prices. Executive Summary Mysterious Books is an online mystery superstore. We offer several variations of mystery novels. Customers have the ability to interact with each other to discuss the novels that they’ve read or want to read, as well as buy and sell to each other. Various types of

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    Essay Length: 577 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Jack
  • Robert Solomon's Book a Better Way to Think About Business

    Robert Solomon's Book a Better Way to Think About Business

    In Robert Solomon's book A Better Way to Think About Business, one of the most important questions we were to focus on was whether personal integrity can lead to corporate success. There were many areas of discussion but one of the most important is that some people say that a corporation is a citizen and a member of society so it has the obligation to follow the law and behave with integrity to increase welfare

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: David
  • Tim Obrien War Books Analysis

    Tim Obrien War Books Analysis

    War Is Hell Throughout all of history, humans have been unable to maintain peace and have always resorted to the inevitable state of war. War has changed of lives of every person who has every lived, and will continue to do so as man struggles to fight the survival of the fittest. Millions of innocent people have literally been the casualties to the idea of war, and billions have had there lives changes forever. Every

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Emancipation Proclamation Book Review

    The Emancipation Proclamation Book Review

    The Emancipation Proclamation. John Hope Franklin. Wheeling, Illinois: Harlan Davidson, 1963, 1965, 1995. 155 pp. In the book The Emancipation Proclamation, the author John Hope Franklin, tells a story of the emancipation of slaves through the trials of then, President Abraham Lincoln. He leads us through the action before, during, and after the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation in an attempt to give us a greater understanding of the actions taken by President Lincoln. In

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Childrens Books

    Childrens Books

    Catherine Tuerk first noticed that her son was different from typical boys about 30 years ago. At age 4, he began to be oversensitive, to show disdain for roughhousing and to prefer girl playmates. She felt afraid that he might become gay or transsexual and that she might have done something to cause her son's "problem." Mental health professionals told her that her son could be "fixed," so she and her husband put him through

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Present and Discuss the Views Submitted by Socrates and Thrasymachius in the First Book of Plato’s Republic

    Present and Discuss the Views Submitted by Socrates and Thrasymachius in the First Book of Plato’s Republic

    In the first book of the Republic Socrates and Thrasymachus argue about the nature of justice. Thrasymachus claims that justice is the advantage of the stronger. He also claims that Socrates' arguments against that position stem from a naive set of beliefs about the real intentions of rulers, and an uncritical approach to the way words acquire their meaning. Present the arguments on both sides. Who do you think is right? Justify your position. In

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • Of Mice and Men, Power of one--Comparison

    Of Mice and Men, Power of one--Comparison

    Of Mice and Men, Power of One--Comparison Society includes many forms of distinctions among all types of people. When different people from different societies mingle, some groups in society form prejudices against them and isolate them from their social surroundings. These so-called precautions people in society tolerate because they fear and misunderstand the others. Society might segregate the others based on many aspects such as race or ethnicity, gender, or age. These distinctions and prejudices

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: David

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