Essays Tagged: "depressing"

Hope is pathetic. Analysis of poem "Dover Beach" Matthew Arnold

roar". The poet has taken an image that most people associate with tranquility and turned it into a depressing scene. The stanza ends with "The eternal note of sadness" being brought in by the sea. Th ... n attitude that allows the reader to decipher the meaning of the poem. All in all a little bit of a depressing poem; the idea that suffering is eternal just as the sea is eternal is a powerful but dep ...

(2 pages) 175 1 4.2 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

History and Origins of the Ducimer

ctions. The dulcimers with keys and dulcimers without keys. A dulcimer with keys would be played by depressing a key which would move a mechanism that would cause a hammer to strike the string. The mo ...

(2 pages) 90 2 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Theodore Roethke: This is about the basic life story and the meaning behind this dramatically influential American poet's works. It's AP English vocabulary, change as needed.

was introduced to the poetry of Theodore Huebner Roethke after a long period of dark, realistic and depressing verse among writers. The son of a greenhouse owner would one day use his vivid ideas of n ... was introduced to the poetry of Theodore Huebner Roethke after a long period of dark, realistic and depressing verse among writers. The son of a greenhouse owner would one day use his vivid ideas of n ...

(7 pages) 86 0 3.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Smile...Come On...Its Free. Based on the writings of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch

thing. So often used that we take it for granted. Look around; smiles are everywhere. From the most depressing depths of poverty to the fenced in lives of the wealthy, we all find something to smile a ...

(4 pages) 43 0 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Analysis of Two Robert Frost Poems, 'Desert Places' and 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'

though these poems bothhave winter settings they contain very different tones. One has a feeling ofdepressing loneliness and the other a feeling of welcome solitude. They showhow the same setting can ... calm, dark wintery evenings, butthey express totally different feelings. 'Desert Places' is a very depressing poemwith a dark tone. The other is very happy and it makes you wish that winter wasalread ...

(4 pages) 380 0 3.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

title:the lexus and the olive tree. It is about globalization and its worldly views.

current relationship between globalization and international terrorism is unconstructive and rather depressing. Furthermore, I completely concur with Mr. Friedman's interpretation of globalization wit ...

(7 pages) 565 2 3.4 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

A review of the soul catcher

long with his brother. I'm sure the phantom had never lost the will to live.ConfessionThis story is depressing in the fact that Tiberius told them everything that they wanted to know and they still wo ...

(7 pages) 45 1 4.8 Jun/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

The Farce of Heroism An opinion paper on heroism using examples from "The Gemeral" and "Birth of A Nation".

rs in the time period. However later in the film the "hero's welcome home" seemed rather tragic and depressing. While the heroism portrayed in both films tended to be satirical and offered a jab at th ...

(3 pages) 59 0 4.1 Dec/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History

William Shakespeare's fine sonnet, number 73 "That time of year thou mayst in me behold" - Explicated

Passage of TimeWilliam Shakespeare's fine sonnet, number 73, appears to have a dark, gloomy, and depressing aura about it. However, if you look deeper into it, I think it has an important message a ...

(3 pages) 291 3 3.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

This essay is called "Seven Days in a Week" and is about the school board's consideration of whether or not to extend the school time in days. This essay is in letter form.

instantly recall that a new rule had been passed in the Board of Education. You remember all of the depressing notices mailed to your home. You had hoped the rule changed before Friday, but your hopes ...

(2 pages) 70 0 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Banned Book Essay "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. This essay is about why The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was banned from many states.

up in an adult world, and trying to show that he is an adult. As Holden is learning, there are many depressing things in the world. Holden, being the Idealist that he is, searches to find everything t ... s sister, he sees the little girl in her, so innocent to the world around her, that he thinks is so depressing. He tries to shelter Phoebe from the world by not letting her do the things that he is do ...

(3 pages) 137 1 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Of Mice and Men": Naturalism

his accounts using highly realistic settings, and brutal characters with foul mouths that deal with depressing issues of life. In the real world things happen, but in the world of Mice and Men, nothin ... e experiences with highly realistic settings, and brutal characters with foul mouths that deal with depressing issues of life. Steinbeck truly pushed beyond the limits of standard writing, and showed ...

(3 pages) 44 0 5.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Edgar Allen Poe and his life, it is 268 words.

Edgar Allan Poe uses horror and gloomy moods throughout all of his poems. Horror, revulsion, depressing, and bleak are words that can describe the mood of the poems "Annabel Lee" and "For Annie ...

(1 pages) 31 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Compare how the two poets handle their subject matter in the poems "To Daffodils" by Robert Herrick and "The Daffodils" by William Wordsworth

an of daffodils and relating it by saying that the human race life is also short. The poem is quite depressing as it is mainly about the passing away of the daffodils/humans. The poem also describes h ... ntent of William Wordsworth poem is relating to a wide range of thoughts. Wordworth's poems are not depressing like Herrick's but have a light, optimistic sense to them.Robert Herrick was born in Lond ...

(5 pages) 101 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Concert: The Baltimore Consort, February 11,2003 Type of Concert: Celtic Band

lped also in s sense because it was in an order from being fast, to moderate, to slow, and a little depressing. The order that the pieces were being played gave emotions a large level to rise. Althoug ... eading the audience into a more peaceful state. The song played the audiences' emotions and added a depressing tone unlike in any of the others. During the piece the soloist sang alone through most of ...

(3 pages) 67 1 4.4 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Human Development and Growing Older

rowing old mean decline?" The answer is that some decline is expected, but the picture is much less depressing than we have been led to believe. To examine portrayals of the aging process and issues a ...

(4 pages) 141 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Title: "A photographic Essay." Describes the common misconceptions of goth society today and attempts to clear up exactly what the community is all about.

et for many of its followers.Many people stumble upon their gothic tendencies following a tragic or depressing event in their life. Others become goth simply because they are drawn to the dark moods o ...

(3 pages) 63 1 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Analysis of a House on Mango Street

through writing, and the past that has troubled her in turn generates her writing.Esperanza lived a depressing and dangerous childhood. First she had to deal with racism when her friend Cathy blatantl ...

(2 pages) 63 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Ophelia's genuine insanity compared with Hamlet's 'dangerous lunacy'.

ed life but, by the turn of events, her mood deteriorates as a result of a build up in dramatic and depressing situations that put her upon a point of insanity from which there is no return.The medica ...

(8 pages) 106 0 4.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

"Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger.

begins to realize what he is doing to those around him. I found these chapters really quite sad and depressing.Holden's breakdown reaches its climax in Chapter 25. As the chapter begins, Holden feels ...

(3 pages) 46 1 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American