Essays Tagged: "exceptions"

Luminescence of Black Light

, the wave length of the light radiated is longerthan that of the ultra-violet excitation but a few exceptions have been found.The quantum theory attempts to explain this property by contending that a ...

(2 pages) 39 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Socrates on Athenian law and obedience

nd being aware of its laws the citizen agrees to follow its rules and is therefore a contract. Some exceptions Socrates makes are: 1) why it is okay to break the law if it's contrary to the law of a h ... u. This essay will cover Socrates arguments of laws and a citizen's responsibility to them with few exceptions.The first argument Socrates makes about obeying law is that every citizen has an obligati ...

(6 pages) 347 0 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Character study of three characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. 3 pages

with the Chaucerian Doctor, the stereotypical, modern-day witch doctor relates similarly. With few exceptions, such as types of clothing, the Doctor and witch doctor are different. The brightly color ...

(3 pages) 87 0 3.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucher

Battle of the Sexes, who is more superior , man or woman?

re forced to work as secretaries, clerks, and many of the mentally demanding office jobs. There are exceptions though such as the big 250 pound butch women and the skinny frail men who switch roles an ...

(2 pages) 89 2 4.1 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

This is an essay about the Canterburry Tales that I had to write earlier this year in Accellerated English class. I got a good grade on it and our teacher is usually pretty stiff on grading, soo...

with the Chaucerian Doctor, the stereotypical, modern-day witch doctor relates similarly. With few exceptions, such as types of clothing, the Doctor and witch doctor are different The brightly colore ...

(3 pages) 94 1 5.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucher

Summary of A Room of Ones Own by Virginia Woolf and sexism in this century

ession. They are protected from discrimination by civil rights laws in many states. The two notable exceptions are that some combat assignments within the Armed Forces are still restricted to men only ...

(3 pages) 171 1 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Summary of A Room of Ones Own by Virginia Woolf and sexism in this century

ession. They are protected from discrimination by civil rights laws in many states. The two notable exceptions are that some combat assignments within the Armed Forces are still restricted to men only ...

(3 pages) 98 0 3.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Categorical Imperative vs. Utilitarianism

t tobe a universal law. Once it is clear that the maxim passes both prongsof the test, there are no exceptions. As a paramedic faced with adistraught widow who asks whether her late husband suffered i ... en offers the easier solution to performbecause it produces immediate gratification and allows many exceptionsto common sense moral codes, the answers it gives are unfilling andunrealistic. Furthermor ...

(6 pages) 253 0 4.2 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Capital Punishment, proven to be an effective deterrent of major crime

d for executing persons in America was hanging, althoughstarvation was very common also. There were exceptions whichincluded spies, traitors, and deserters who would face a firingsquad. Then in 1888, ...

(4 pages) 225 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Hamiltonianism vs Jeffersonianism. America during the late 18th century- the fate of country lay in the hands of two men

pon their country a more lasting andimportant influence than any other man. With perhaps one or two exceptions, they have to thisday, blazed a lasting impression in the structure and functions of our ...

(8 pages) 160 0 2.3 Nov/1996

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

Postal Service As a Monopoly

c is per-fect competition becauseit creates the lowest possible price for the public. There are someexceptions were perfect competition isn't the best choice for the publicon account of various reason ...

(5 pages) 193 0 4.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

The Northern Manatee

anatee's main population is in rivers in Florida and the Caribbean Isles and Sea,although there are exceptions, such as if the manatee gets hurt, it may go to SeaWorld or places like it, to be healeda ...

(2 pages) 38 0 3.8 Nov/1994

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Hype used in advertising

ols and percentages that claim you will save. What they hide are the details, which are quite often exceptions to their claims and end up rendering their savings miniscule. These details are usually c ...

(4 pages) 91 0 3.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Analysis of the Music Industry: Describes in detail how the music industry has changed its methods of distribution, promotion and manufacturing.

CD or just music, reaches its final destination is most of the times well defined. There are a few exceptions that I will discuss later.Musicians come to the record company or music producer with a s ...

(11 pages) 928 2 4.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

How the 'social contract' described by Hobbs and Locke led to the formation of the United States and the citizens role in maintaining the social contract today.

The Social Contract and the formation of the United StatesFor most of recorded history, with brief exceptions, i.e. ancient Greece and Rome, mankind has lived under the rule or control of a single ma ...

(7 pages) 205 1 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

The Responsible Electorate based on V.O. Key, Jr. ideals Information on positive and negatives of electorates

s to believe that people voted according to where they were socio-economically. However, there were exceptions to the rule, often dependent upon how optimistic or pessimistic a person was. A person's' ...

(1 pages) 42 0 4.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Basically a bookreport on Abbot's Flatland

ent classes that the people of Flatland are divided into, the lowest being the triangles with a few exceptions, the isosceles and equilateral are higher in class, then the squares, pentagons, hexagons ...

(2 pages) 65 2 3.9 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

a creative writing paper on the topic "Aa death in the family can teach a person a lot about life"

staurant manager and her job kept her away from home for 12 hrs a day. There were, of course, those exceptions like holidays such as New Years and Christmas, Parties and Concerts where hiding our use ...

(3 pages) 128 1 4.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Was "Othello" a tragedy, and why.

st important is that there must be a hero. Normally a tragedy will have one hero, however there are exceptions in the case of love tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet where the rule is bent a little an ...

(2 pages) 73 0 2.8 Mar/2003

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

Hobbes' views on humanity. Is this conception of humanity accurate, that is, is man a self-preserving and anti-social machine? Are humans ultimately selfish and perpetually in a state of conflict?

Is every good or concerned act, thought or feeling only in that person's self -interest? Are there exceptions to this, or is it all of mankind?So then, can be accurately say that every single action, ... sh. So then one can accurately say that while the society in a whole might be selfish there are few exceptions.Gandhi was also one of those who contributed a major amount to his society. Gandhi not on ...

(10 pages) 113 1 2.4 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy