Essays Tagged: "fact of the matter"

Character Al Joad and Setting description for "The Grapes of Wrath"

d went to jail.Al respects his brother and thinks of him as a man for having killedanother man. The fact of the matter is that Tom was only acting inself defense. After a man came after Tom with a kni ...

(2 pages) 45 1 3.3 Mar/1997

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

Censorship

'Censorship' 'The song [Cop Killer] is fiction, not fact. At no point did I go out and say'Let's do it.' I am singing in the first person as a character ... society'. Who has the right to censor? Who doesn't? What needsto be censored, and what doesn't? The fact of the matter is that their are the pro's andcon's in the music and entertainment industry abou ... popularformat for entertainment. We can be entertained, informed, and inspired by programs onTV. In fact, Americans love TV so much that we probably watch far too much of it. TVstations are becoming l ...

(3 pages) 111 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Amen, concerning censorship in America

d say noand that prayer shouldn't ever have played an important role in our society. But, thesimple fact of the matter is that for hundreds of years, prayer in school has beenencouraged by both societ ... Congress has prayed at the openingof every session since the very beginning. By acknowledging these facts we ask thesimple question, " If the government can pray in their sessions, why can't the gover ...

(3 pages) 42 0 4.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Capital Punishment - The Death Penalty

led experts are free to petition grievances and speak freely according to our constitution. But the fact of the matter is seven out of ten Americans have evaluated the dilemma of capital punishment ac ... ethought.' Therefore an uneducated person would classify murder as equally barbaric. The mitigating factor of the death penalty is, or should be, an already established punishment for this crime. The ...

(2 pages) 74 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Pyromaniacs: Genetic Or Insanity? This is an essay on the facts of pyromaniacs(those who love to play with fire)

on with it? Is it due to genetics or is it due to them being insane? Many people do not realise the fact of the matter. Only those who are males can inherit the genetic factor to be a pyromaniac. It d ...

(1 pages) 43 0 2.3 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Privateer

and these men were understandably glorified as part of the formation of our national identity. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of these men were common opportunists, if noteworthy na ... to piercing the sides of the ship on the main deck, because all it required was a simple U-cut. In fact, many captains who needed to rearrange the placement of their cannons during battle ordered has ...

(9 pages) 37 0 3.6 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Does the way we dress impact how we are caterogized in society?

e "outside" which denies us the opportunity to really know a person at times from the "inside." The fact of the matter is, clothing plays a key role in how we live our lives in many ways and in how we ...

(3 pages) 210 4 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Merlin and the facts of the truth and fiction.

To discern the fact of the matter about King's Arthur's court, facts must be drawn from the fiction of "The Court". ... He probably was called "Myrdynn" and this could be the missing link in this story. This story needs fact, or else it probably would not have written without him. Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote the Arthur ...

(4 pages) 38 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The themes of dejection in the writing of Wordsworth and Coleridge.

while others choose food, talking about it, or perhaps just holding all of the feelings inside. The fact of the matter is that dejection is a mysterious thing and everyone has varying perspectives of ...

(3 pages) 108 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

A Look at Income and Educational Inequality in America.

lucky I am that I am actually going to a University with what seems like, such economical ease. The fact of the matter is that many people do not get that same opportunity. The majority of the populat ... y come from a low income family. Surely there are many uneducated rich people, mostly kids, but the fact of the matter is that there are very few and constantly more concentrated families of capital. ...

(12 pages) 308 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

The 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates

of the Electoral College. Moreover, the irony of this salient incident is that although, after the fact, America was abuzz with the results, the fact of the matter is that the 2000 election had the s ... that this promise that Kerry has made is extremely unfeasible. Dick Gephardt has acknowledged this fact by stating, "While the modest aim of providing a slight increase in resources for hydrogen fuel ...

(7 pages) 148 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Nostalgia for Napalm

hate to pop anyone's bucolic fantasy of American flags flying over Vietnamese rice fields, but the fact of the matter is that America's initial involvement in Vietnam had little to do with democracy. ...

(1 pages) 16 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Censorship

"Censorship""The song [Cop Killer] is fiction, not fact. At no point did I go out and say 'Let's do it.' I am singing in the first person as a characte ... ociety". Who has the right to censor? Who doesn't? What needs to be censored, and what doesn't? The fact of the matter is that there are the pros and cons in the music and entertainment industry about ... pular format for entertainment. We can be entertained, informed, and inspired by programs on TV. In fact, Americans love TV so much that we probably watch far too much of it. TV stations are becoming ...

(3 pages) 49 0 3.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Are we categorized in society by the way we dress?

the outside, which denies us the opportunity to get to know a person at times from the inside. The fact of the matter is clothing plays a key role in how we live our lives in many ways. From being ju ...

(3 pages) 47 2 3.5 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Behind the Flowing Script: An Interpretation of the Symbols and Images in Penmanship

by merely looking at, and analyzing that person's handwriting. I do not mean to generalize, but the fact of the matter is, sometimes, it is true. People who tend to write with such furious speed and h ...

(5 pages) 15 0 2.5 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry

France Under the Reign of Louis XIV.

t country. His government was nothing more than a cast of actors in the play of Louis' beliefs. The fact of the matter is this; although the result in the long term may have been a betterment of Franc ... the king his shirt, or bow before his food as it passed down the hallway. The whole palace and the fact that these people worshipped the king, did no good for the country of France, it was all at the ...

(5 pages) 45 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Intercultural Communication.

rity. In many senses, this concept will require patience and an ability to deal with ambiguity. The fact of the matter is that decision-making is apt to be slow, without any demonstrable rational patt ... ltures deal with communication, individual differences should always be considered as paramount. In fact, some cultural specialists suggest that all conflicts are intercultural to an extent, since eac ...

(3 pages) 230 0 4.3 Feb/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Advertising in Schools.

really paying enough attention to it? Are all students receiving and retaining what they need? The fact of the matter is that students can learn and succeed, but not in the same way and in the same c ...

(3 pages) 61 2 5.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

How much is the artist responsible for making violent products and its effect on the buyers and viewers?

mes they play, movies they watch, music they listen to, and media that is reported to them. But the fact of the matter is that all kids are affected by anything and everything. Now I'm not saying that ...

(2 pages) 11 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Despriction Essay

or sale. This really got my attention; I was surprised to see what you can buy on the Internet. The fact of the matter was that I always wanted to have my own quad, and today I think I'll buy one just ...

(2 pages) 960 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers