Essays Tagged: "Desperation"

Madame de

his tragedy of love, which begins in narcissistic flirtation and passes from romance to passion, to desperation, is set, ironically, in aristocratic circles that seem too superficial to take love trag ...

(4 pages) 41 0 3.9 Jan/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Analysis of the ending of 'Death of a Salesman' by Arthur Miller

ast few pages of the play, Willy finally decides to take his own life ([1] and [2]). Notonly out of desperation because he just lost his job, with which he was hardly earning enoughto pay ordinary exp ... and aggresive.They almost get into a physical fight, but he suddenly lapses intro utter sadness anddesperation, and cries, holding on to Willy. Afer he has left, Willy is deeply moved, becausehe real ...

(4 pages) 171 0 3.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

You gave my hyacinths & The girls in their summer dresses

eir summer dresses by Irwin Shaw explore serious human sexual desires. Both stories share a tone of desperation in them. The main characters carry external conflicts with the minor characters. In both ... oth stories deal with human sexual desire.The tone in both stories is also similar. This tone is of desperation. In Janette's classic the teacher is trying very hard to convince the girl to improve he ...

(4 pages) 63 1 2.3 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Answers: Study the sieges of Antioch and Jerusalem during the first crusade and Acre during the Third Crusade. Describe the logistical hardships of mounting a siege in foreign territory.

e siege of Antioch on which the entire first expedition's success depended on, and it was with such desperation that the Christian armies besieged the city in 1097.The actual attempt of besieging was ...

(6 pages) 52 0 4.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The theme of oppression in 'A tale of two cities'.

ed and in great pain, they are depressed and slinking about, gaunt skeletons of human beings. Their desperation is clearly evident in Chapter 5, when everyone nearby rushes to lick wine off of the cit ...

(2 pages) 92 1 2.9 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

To those who plan to go to Thailand..... Heed this true story.

o away when he is with her. He insisted on the divorce and wants to marry the girl. The wife in her desperation decided to seek help from a "Si Fu" recommended by her relative.It is through him that t ...

(1 pages) 75 1 3.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

Were the British justified in withholding the Zimmerman Telegram from the United States?

British had not done shown it at the time they did, then the war might still be going on.With total desperation, the British had begged and pleaded with the United States to enter the war. Until Febru ...

(1 pages) 33 0 4.1 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

How successful was Hitler between 1933-45 in solving the problems which brought him to power ?

dramatic drops in the value of the currency, the Reichsmark.Because of the troubled economy and the desperation of the people, new extremist parties grew. These included fascism and communism. Politic ...

(7 pages) 42 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Canada at War: 1914-1918

control of Canadians' lives. All these measures and many more reflect on the Canadian Government's desperation, and these show to what extent our government is willing to transform in times of desper ...

(6 pages) 52 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

order. Ireland is no exception; in fact the Irish people experienced an extreme case of poverty and desperation. Among other things, the people and children were starving, causing malnutrition and the ...

(3 pages) 208 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An explication of Mina Loy's poem "Lunar Baedeker".

When read top to bottom, Mina Loy's poem "Lunar Baedeker" may sound like a story of drugs, sex, and desperation. In reality, it is an encrypted biography of part of Loy's life, as well as symbolic of ...

(9 pages) 27 1 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

'The Depths of the Depression'.

1, Cameroon, in West Africa, sends New York a check for $3.77 to help the starving" (Allen 58). The desperation that people in the U.S. experienced while trying to survive during the Great Depression ...

(5 pages) 93 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > The Great Depression

Bound to Be Free.

here in our country, and the civil wars in other countries, we have all seen the fear, desolation, desperation, disbelief, confusion... every emotion on the faces of the people in our country. It's e ...

(1 pages) 40 0 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

"The Grapes of Wrath" Tone and Figurative Language

-fact, but he used them craftily and well to where they made sense. He used this to cause a tone of desperation. "If he'll take twenty-five, I'll do it for twenty. No, me, I'm hungry. I'll work for fi ...

(2 pages) 82 2 3.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

The Story of Emily Grierson: Crazy or Just Lonely?/A Rose for Miss Emily.

h. At thirty years of age, people began to speculate about her state of mind, you could imagine her desperation. She could not deal with her father's death. After three days of denial, she conceded an ... preference for other men, so again "poor Miss Emily" (90) had no prospects for a future. In Emily's desperation she made a trip to the local pharmacy to buy some arsenic. When the pharmacist told her ...

(2 pages) 141 1 3.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Globe Theater...this essay talks about the Globe Theater and the entire history behind it. How it was created, etc.

lthough Allen owned the land, the sons owned the Theatre, and they wanted their valuable timber. In desperation, the brothers decided to take action. They leased land across the river and they waited ...

(2 pages) 56 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

This was a research paper for intro to the internet class

cs.ucdavis.edu/ pace/king/dt-faq.htmlhttp://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/ pace/king/sk-faq.htmlhttp://www.desperation.com/compoint.htmlhttp://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/ pace/king/results.htmlhttp://www.playboy ... ersuaded him to finish it. According to King, his latest releases are actually "twins". He released Desperation and The Regulators in September of this year. There are supposedly weird parallels betwe ...

(4 pages) 88 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Discuss Tennessee Williams' use of imagery and symbolism in The Glass Menagerie

uth, for all of these huge buildings are always burning with the slow and implacable fires of human desperation.This "bridge" seems to be a one way passage. But the direction varies for each character ...

(8 pages) 78 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Discuss Tennessee William's use of imagery and symbolism in The Glass Menagerie.

uth, for all of these huge buildings are always burning with the slow and implacable fires of human desperation.This "bridge" seems to be a one way passage. But the direction varies for each character ...

(8 pages) 137 1 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Juliet's Emotions in Act 2 Scene 2 of 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare

thy name;Or, if thou will not, be but sworn my love,And I'll no longer be a Capulet."This shows her desperation and frustration with the circumstances. It means that she is in love with Romeo, and not ...

(3 pages) 20 0 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet