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  • Deaf Again - Book Review

    Deaf Again - Book Review

    Book Report on Deaf Again The book, Deaf Again, written by Mark Drolsbaugh, is an autobiography telling his life story which starts with a young boy growing up who goes through the process of losing his hearing and then, as he gets older, he struggles with trying to fit in as a normal child. When Mark was very young, he could hear fairly well then gradually he went hard of hearing until he eventually went

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    Essay Length: 1,466 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Wendy
  • George Orwell, Book Jacket

    George Orwell, Book Jacket

    Eric Arthur Blair, known as George Orwell, was born in 1903 near Nepal in the Indian Village Moithari. "This is exactly what he tried to do: he tried to change himself from Eric Blair, old Etonian and English colonial policemen, into George Orwell, classless antiauthoritarian." (www.k-1.com) His two most famous work were Animal Farm(1943) and 1984(1946). Other books he has written have been Why I Write, Road to Wigan Pier, Down and Out(which was almost

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    Essay Length: 481 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Top
  • The Maltese Falcon: The Film & Book

    The Maltese Falcon: The Film & Book

    The Maltese Falcon: The Film & Book Dashiell Hammett was a prolific writer of short stories for the pulp magazines in the 1920s-1930s, but only wrote five mystery novels. Most of his works involved his anonymous detective The Continental Op, an employee of one of the big national detective agencies. Sam Spade became popular because of the movies, but didn't feature in much of this author's work. Hammett's greatest skill was his combination of terse

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    Essay Length: 960 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Jack
  • Angela’s Ashes Book Review

    Angela’s Ashes Book Review

    Angela�s Ashes is a memoir of Frank McCourt. In this book McCourt writes about his experiences during the American Great Depression. Having troubles, his family leaves to return to Ireland believing that life will be easier there. McCourt also shows the reader the hardships that befall his family in Ireland. One thing about the book that I really disliked was that McCourt only states the events and how they happened and does not say how

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    Essay Length: 595 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Bred
  • Black Elk Speaks - Book Review

    Black Elk Speaks - Book Review

    Black Elk Speaks Black Elk Speaks is a novel based on the memories of Black Elk that he shared with a poet John Neihardt. Black Elk was an Oglala Sioux religious leader that had become a medicine man when he had had a vision in his teen age. Black Elk had already catholicized when he met Neihardt and was a catechist in reservations. He told Neihardt the story of his life so that it

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    Essay Length: 465 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: David
  • The Mis-Education of the Negro - Carter G. Woodson

    The Mis-Education of the Negro - Carter G. Woodson

    The Mis-Education of the Negro- Carter G. Woodson From the beginning when the African slaves first set foot on American soil, the Negro has been perceived as an inferior race. Unfortunately, the effects from slavery still take a hold of the Negro race even today. In this novel, Carter G. Woodson attempts to thoroughly explain why exactly this has come to exist. Although written years ago, the ideals in his book are still seen to

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    Essay Length: 2,134 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Nickel and Dimed Book Report

    Nickel and Dimed Book Report

    NICKEL AND DIMED BOOK REPORT Barbara Ehrenreich is a journalist who wrote the book Nickel and Dimed. She goes undercover to see how it feels to work for $6 to $7 an hour. She leaves her regular life to explore the experiences of a minimum wage worker. Ehrenreich travels to Florida, Maine, and Minnesota, looking for jobs and places to live on a minimum wage salary. At one point in time, she had to work

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    Essay Length: 1,618 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Steve
  • Bible: The Book of Daniel

    Bible: The Book of Daniel

    I enjoyed reading the book of Daniel very much. I can only begin to report how much reading this book has taught me about faith, sacrifice, humility, trust, control, and obedience. The book of Daniel has made a huge impact on me and inspired me to put my full trust in the Lord. Being a Christian in 2006 is hard at times. There is so much temptation to do the wrong thing and rarely any

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    Essay Length: 1,169 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Jon
  • Analysis from Feminist/gender Critic of Book Wicked

    Analysis from Feminist/gender Critic of Book Wicked

    Picture a child sitting in front of a television watching the Wizard of Oz. To them, it is an assortment of magical beings, a land filled with wonderful places, with varieties of different colors. They do not picture it as something with far more meaning than just a plain fairytale. On the other hand, gender/feminist critics have been able to analyze the Wizard of Oz as well as Wicked, in order to find a more

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    Essay Length: 2,016 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Monika
  • Catcher in the Rye - Book Review

    Catcher in the Rye - Book Review

    Stepping into controversy after it was banned in America after its first publication, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, is sure to keep you thumbing through the pages. The story of a young man’s journey through life with obstacles such as: his brother dying, being expelled from numerous schools, suffering from depression, and the intolerance for the world around him; The Catcher in the Rye is told from one man’s reflection of his

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    Essay Length: 355 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Judicial Power

    Judicial Power

    Section 1 The resources of our court system are finite and for this a potential plaintiff must satisfy a number of requirements. Before an individual can argue their case before a judge he must show standing. He must show that he has personally had his rights violated, and further that he has sustained some kind of loss. If the victim has a legitimate complaint the matter must be resolved by a judge, or a

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    Essay Length: 3,406 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Review of the Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919

    Review of the Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919

    The Other Side of the American Revolution The focus of the essay will be on Chapter 4, Evaluating One Historian's Argument: The "Other Side" of the American Revolution in the textbook, Thinking Through the Past by John Hollitz. The American Revolution involved more than the War of Independence and the elite; the Revolution unleashed a struggle to achieve greater equality and rights at home amongst the common people. The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed unjust

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    Essay Length: 1,073 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Mike
  • Nasser Book Report

    Nasser Book Report

    A Report on a Previously Read Book Entitled: Nasser; The Last Arab Written by Said K. Aburish I chose a book titled “Nasser; The Last Arab” written by Said K. Aburish. This book is a bibliography written about a former Egyptian president named Gamal Abdel Nasser. Many refer to Nasser as the most powerful and brilliant political leader who achieved unprecedented popularity in both Egypt and the Arab world. He was said to be

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    Essay Length: 1,279 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Victor
  • Power and Influence

    Power and Influence

    Power and influence normally reside in a company’s Board of Directors. The people who get to sit in the Board have the power to decide on the company’s present problems and future plans. However, it is also not unusual that specific members of the Board hold more power and exhibit more influence due to their positions in operating and running the business/company. In the case of Rural Bank of Galvez, it appears that three members

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    Essay Length: 682 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Inside Intuit - Book Report

    Inside Intuit - Book Report

    PART I: What Did You Learn? Writes a summary of what you learned from the book. The summary might include factual information, something learned about people in general, or some self-insight learned. Inside Intuit - How the Makers of Quicken Beat Microsoft and Revolutionized an Entire Industry, written by Intuit veteran Suzanne Taylor and seasoned business manager Kathy Schroeder, is certainly a boon to new entrepreneurs and business school students. The classic story of a

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    Essay Length: 4,403 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Monika
  • Farenheit 451 Book Report

    Farenheit 451 Book Report

    The book, Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, talks about a fireman who burns books as his job. It was something that the firemen did. The number 451 is the temperature at which these books, or paper, would burn. Montag, the fireman and main character in the story, would always sneak a book home and end up hiding it where no one could find it – not even his wife, Mildred. The book talks about the

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    Essay Length: 459 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The End of Nature Book Review

    The End of Nature Book Review

    The End of Nature Book Review Introduction 1 a) When Bill McKibben originally wrote this book in the late 1980s, the two observations were that we tell time badly and that our sense of scale is awry. 1 b) Nothing at all has changed, but actually gotten worse. It has increased by 15%. 1 c) Three pieces of evidence that support global warming is that sea levels will rise, warmer seasons and a lot more

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    Essay Length: 402 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Lord of the Flies - Book Review

    Lord of the Flies - Book Review

    The Lord of the Flies Essay In The Lord of the Flies, the three main character all have different characteristics and temperaments. Ralph shows the Guardian temperament, Jack has the characteristics of the Artisan temperament, and Piggy has the Realist temperament. This is important to the novel because it plays reason why everything ended up breaking apart on the island. Ralph is the nearest to being the Guardian in the story. Throughout the book, Ralph

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    Essay Length: 462 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Vika
  • Race in My Community

    Race in My Community

    Prepare a 1,400- to 1,0-word autobiographical research paper that analyzes the influences of race as it relates to your community. In your paper, write your first-person account of how human interactions in your community have been racial zed. For the community, you can consider relations within your neighborhood, local government, service groups, clubs, schools, workplace, or any environment of which you are a part. In your paper, be sure to answer and provide examples for

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    Essay Length: 397 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Jon
  • How Much Power and Liberty Did the Constitution Give to “the People?”

    How Much Power and Liberty Did the Constitution Give to “the People?”

    How much power and liberty did the constitution give to “the people?” The constitution is the document that has framed and shaped the United States from inception. It is the document that is defended by all new presidents and also the document which affords the citizens of the United States freedoms and rights that cannot be removed. In its drafting it shaped the formation of a new country and a new style of governance. It

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    Essay Length: 2,186 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Last of the Mohicans: Life, Race, and Human Relations

    The Last of the Mohicans: Life, Race, and Human Relations

    The major theme of Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans in relation to the allegoric nature of the novel's climax and to its denouement is the lesson of revenge. The antagonist of the novel, Magua, was a former soldier in Munro's army. During that time his taste for whisky, or “firewater”, causes him to be punished by a brutal horsewhipping and he looses his dignity. This dent to the pride of Magua sets him

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Jon
  • Hip Hop and Race Relations in America

    Hip Hop and Race Relations in America

    KRS One once said, “Rap is something you do, Hip-Hop is something you live.” The difference between how Hip-Hop is portrayed (rap) and what the Hip-Hop movement is, is that Hip-Hop is a lifestyle but the Hip-Hop we see on television is a media creation. We have to look at hip-hop as a whole culture and rap as something that comes out of it. Although Hip-Hop was originated by a mostly Negro constituency, it has

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    Essay Length: 862 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Vika
  • Which Is More Powerful

    Which Is More Powerful

    Boliva or Mongolia Did you know...“in Bolivia the voting age is split based on your marital status? You are allowed to vote at 18 if you are married, but if you aren’t, you have to wait until you’re 21?” (Encarta Encyclopedia) “Mongolia only has about 6.5 telephones for each thousand persons.” (CIA World Factbook) * * * For the facts and figures… As reported from the CIA World Factbook, the population of Mongolia consists of

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    Essay Length: 358 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Mike
  • They Said I Should Write a Book

    They Said I Should Write a Book

    TV Channel 30 Thu Jun 29 12:43:28 2006 Uncil. Nah. They wouldn't take you. I'm hurt. You know why guys like you knock everything? Oh, this should be stunning. TV Channel 31 Thu Jun 29 12:43:38 2006 He disappeared. TV Channel 32 Thu Jun 29 12:43:40 2006 Off chance they might TV Channel 33 Thu Jun 29 12:43:42 2006 talking about, but i haven't seen anything out of the bushwackers in this game as of

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    Essay Length: 4,269 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Janna
  • Race Riot

    Race Riot

    This book review was on the book of Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919. It was a long-term study done by William M. Tuttle, Jr. Its objective was to make a comprehensive documentation of the events of 1919 in Chicago. The book dealt with all aspects and perspectives of the event. The author’s objective was to leave no stone uncovered. That every aspect would be talked about in detail. Some important aspects

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    Essay Length: 2,279 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Mike

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