Essays Tagged: "generations"

Huntington's disease

20 years, usually beginning in aperson's 30's or 40's. The gene is dominant and thus does not skip generations.Having the gene means a 92 percent chance of getting the disease. The disease isassociat ...

(4 pages) 103 0 4.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Ancient Roman Meals

The ancient Romans were similar to todays generations in their eating habits but never ate three hearty meals a day. Ientaculum and prandium w ...

(7 pages) 78 0 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Antigone

the children. If the 'bad habits' of one generation aren't corrected, theywill be passed on to the generations that follow. That can result in generations of drugabusers, spouse abusers, or just rude ... ems are solved.They, in turn, will be abusive to their families, and will start a vicious cycle for generations tocome. These examples definitely show how this biblical quote may be interpreted litera ...

(3 pages) 69 0 3.6 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

GI Jane

their way into the elite schoolsof our great military, where our best men have been serving us for generations.While claiming to be every bit as good as the men, they have for a most part failed once ...

(3 pages) 45 0 4.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Black Like Me by John Griffin

it was then, it still exists. The certainty of racism can't be ignoredbut it will soon disappear as generations mix. Racial discrepancies challenge the unity of humancivilization.John Griffin had a bi ... many actions which would be declared unconstitutional, theblacks must do something so their future generations do not suffer the same. This desire foraction only stirs a greater terror within the (ra ...

(3 pages) 90 0 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Christianity and the old testiment

able to research into their beliefs, but conform to the beliefs that have run in their families for generations. Not many children break away from the traditional religion in their family because it h ...

(2 pages) 116 3 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Generations. My parents and me.

Generations There is a wide range of differences that occur from generation togeneration, and ... ms with the way I dress, but they are verysurprised at the large change that took place between our generations. Longhair, mopcuts, bellbottoms and more are the appearance my parentsremember. I think, ... ot of the time, they are right. I think there has been quite a large change between these twogenerations, concerning morals and virtues, which goes beyond anythingdiscussed in this essay. Never ...

(2 pages) 146 0 4.5 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Frankenstein

he garden. They did not make the right choice and were punished for that choice and the rest of the generations are still punished today for a choice that Adam and Eve made. Prometheus and Frankenstei ...

(2 pages) 116 0 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

What it means to be american to me

difficult to put in just one sentence or one thought. America spans three centuries and over eight generations. A lot has transpired in that time to make us into who we are today. All in all, America ...

(3 pages) 161 1 3.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Culture from Adam Sandler's "What The Hell Happened To me?"

t our culture is affectinginnocent youth that are forced to deal with the problems that the previousgenerations made for them. This song shows how all people are affected when theyare really just inno ...

(2 pages) 59 0 4.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

The Singing School

t was established to serve a dual purpose: the desire to create music and the need for sociability. Generations were taught to read and sing music by itinerant singing masters, who developed character ...

(5 pages) 56 0 3.2 Nov/1982

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

The Door's influence on the 1960's

o become much more active in politics and other affairs which affected them, than what the previous generations would have been. The youth culture aimed to change all of the contradictions that remain ...

(6 pages) 146 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Duke ellington

ind his name on over 1500 CS's(Illistated Encyclopedia of Jazz,254). Duke's legacy will live on for generations to come.Duke Ellington was born Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899 in Washington D ... t like that but they played along(10). From the beginning Duke Ellington wanted to be remembered by generations to come, That would be difficult being the son of a butler and black(The New Grove Dicti ...

(7 pages) 147 0 4.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

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

create potions and supposed "magical" elixirs, manifested from cited chants passed down from other generations. They are perfect practicing physicians (l. 432), given that they know the cause of ever ...

(3 pages) 87 0 3.9 Apr/2002

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

sociological imagination-"Planned Parenthood"- how planned parenthood is a new concept to choice in situation-not a given duty by society.

, the planning of parenthood.The choice to bare children was never a topic for conversation in past generations. Religion as an institution had greater influence than it does in modern society. Famili ...

(3 pages) 179 0 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Discussion paper on the use of traditional knowledge by the Inuit(eskimo to americans)with regards to wildlife managment.

resources but an ethical system for human behavior for sustaining ecosystems, including humans, for generations that will follow. Humans depend on ecosystems and human actions must reflect this depend ... ts of Sachs Harbour utilize the musk ox on Banks Island as a food source as they have done for many generations. Although caribou is preferred, from 1990-1991 to 1994-1995, they harvested an average o ...

(16 pages) 140 0 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

Answering Americas Call. The role of America today

tication that go with it. So long M-16, hello IBM, satellites, and laser technology. Earlier generations had no idea of what electronics could provide. The strongest country in the world was th ... have this wit America must be educated. With the education America can provide, it will prosper for generations and generations to come as long as people are willing to 'Answer America's Call.'

(3 pages) 99 0 3.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

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...

create potions and supposed "magical" elixirs, manifested from cited chants passed down from other generations. They are perfect practicing physicians(l. 432), given that they know the cause of every ...

(3 pages) 94 1 5.0 Apr/2002

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

"Reasoning Behind Fairy Tales" Portrays Fariy Tales as evil, gives reasoning of why kids should not be read them.

For generations, children have engrossed themselves in the enchanted world of Fairy Tales. Kids have ima ...

(5 pages) 284 1 4.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Learning processes of life in "Their Eyes were watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

Learning Process of LifeFor generations marriage has been accepted as a bond between two people. However, the ideals involved in ...

(3 pages) 107 0 4.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American