Essays Tagged: "hard to imagine"

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

In reading Ibsen's A Doll's House today, one may find it hard to imagine how daring it seemed at the time it was written one hundred years ago. Its theme, th ...

(3 pages) 273 1 3.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

"Religious Wars of India" looks at the wars in Kashmir and Ayodhya between India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. It is written in an argumentative style with an emphasis on new compromises.

on and India predominantly a land of Hindus? No, the reasons are more political than religious!It's hard to imagine that Kashmir, one of the most beautiful places in South Asia, inhabited by a peacefu ...

(9 pages) 473 9 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Spanish Conquistadors: Heroes or Murderers?

the Indians right to their way of life and their land.Living in the United States of America, it's hard to imagine a group of people coming into our country, and taking our land. But this event has a ... sfer of power but, a ruthless murder of millions of Indians living in the Americas. These ideas are hard to imagine, people coming and taking your house, your way of life, and making you work until yo ...

(3 pages) 82 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

This essay is based on heroism found in the epic poems "beowulf" and "Sir Gawain and the "Green Knight"

encounter single heroic men, under a great king on an adventurous quest for recognition, and honor. Hard to imagine that though so much alike, they differ in category. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ... nd the outline of Beowulf almost seems identical from the example previously given that it would be hard to believe that they are not of the same family. And yet it would not be surprising if the same ...

(5 pages) 114 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Why has abortion become such a political issue? Who should have the final say?

Why has abortion become such a political issue? Who should have the final say?It is hard to imagine a more troublesome, emotional decision for a woman, than whether to end a pregnancy ... decision for a woman, than whether to end a pregnancy or to let it proceed and bear a child. It is hard to imagine how anyone could believe someone had the right to prevent a woman from making that d ...

(3 pages) 640 11 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

A reflection paper on cloning (anti side)

the environment is consistent everywhere, and everyone looks, thinks and feels alike. I try really hard to imagine, because I know this is the only situation in which everyone would have the same sta ...

(3 pages) 81 1 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

HOW THE POWERFUL MAYAN CIVILIZATION COLLAPSED & HOW THE SAME WILL HAPPEN TO NEW JERSEY IN THE CASE OF A DRAUGHT. for a cultureal anthropology class: research paper

ex social and political order. Looking at the impressive remains of ancient Maya civilization, it's hard to imagine how such a society could collapse.Clues to this collapse can be found at Copan, a Ma ... face water shortages.Water shortages are certainly inconvenient and even scary. At first, they are hard to understand when we know that the US daily rainfall equals 4.2 trillion gallons. However, wat ...

(4 pages) 138 1 4.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

"The Lost Boy" by Dave Pelzer

It is hard to imagine the trauma and hardships that David Pelzer went through as a young child and it is a ... ook helped to put a clear picture of the dysfunctional household that David lived in. It was really hard to put down the book while we were reading it, because we were always in constant suspense has ... oy, takes place. One thing that we did not expect from this book was for David to still be living a hard life. Foster care is no walk in the park. It is a sad and unstable lifestyle for these children ...

(2 pages) 59 1 1.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

From "A Doll's House"- character analysis of Nora Helmer.

Today, a reader might find it hard to imagine how daring Nora Helmer was a hundred years ago. The theme of women's liberation make ... bsen shows us the story of a woman recapturing her strength and self-confidence. Nora begins a very hard and difficult search for her self esteem and self worth - one that she has never experienced be ...

(8 pages) 323 0 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Complex numbers

i is defined by the property of i squared equals -1.This is puzzling to most people, because it is hard to imagine any number having a negative square. The result: it is tempting to believe that i do ...

(2 pages) 40 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Matrix and the Myth of the Cave mix between movie and philosophy

his point is understood as a lie, it did not happen, it was not reality. With this understood it is hard to imagine what is reality, can one really know or prove that this world is real or is it gener ...

(4 pages) 76 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Priavte vs. Public Healthcare.

hen the suggestion of similar restrictions for food would be met with universal outrage? It is very hard to imagine why people should be denied choice in medical services when the only governmental ch ...

(7 pages) 261 0 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Our Life Belongs To The Media

ssage to millions of homes. We are bombarded with so many commercial campaigns these days that it's hard to imagine a world without them. Will it ever stop? These tactics and techniques which are used ... e cannot avoid and as the years progress, the problem is getting bigger right before our eyes. It's hard to avoid a campaign that is put out there by the millions of dollars these companies have to sp ...

(3 pages) 84 1 3.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

I have Gold Gold Gold

ucceeded.Others took a more low-tech approach, making the trip with only a simple wheelbarrow. It's hard to imagine pushing a fully-loaded wheelbarrow for 2,000 miles, but several dozen attempted the ...

(1 pages) 41 1 3.5 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Modernism vs Post-modernism

In the world we live in today, it's hard to imagine life without the presence of the mass media. The mass media in the past fifty years ...

(6 pages) 195 0 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Schindler's List: Personal Reflection

pots and pans and other products made at the factory, which they could barter in the ghetto. It is hard to imagine that a man with this background saved eleven hundred Jews.When the movie comes to an ...

(1 pages) 42 1 3.3 Jun/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Private vs. Public Healthcare.

hen the suggestion of similar restrictions for food would be met with universal outrage? It is very hard to imagine why people should be denied choice in medical services when the only governmental ch ...

(7 pages) 417 0 5.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

A Decision To Make

but I do not care for them. My son would bang his head continuously, slap himself, and vomit. It is hard to imagine enjoying these behaviors but he does, and I certainly do not. We do not go on trips ... can be has passed, as well. Time is not on our side and as science tells us, the older we are, the harder it is to learn.I figured out that WE were holding him back and not the other way around. He n ...

(5 pages) 115 6 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Narration Essay - An event that changed your life

est friend, my mom, was devastating. Plus, to look at her she looked so normal and healthy, it was hard to imagine that she could have a disease that would eventually take her life. My mom lived for ...

(5 pages) 63 0 1.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

A report documenting early 20th century Chinese history using the movie "Farewell My Concubine" and Peking Opera as a reference point of how the arts were affected by the cultural revolution.

arsh reality that normal Chinese people were facing during the beginning of the 20th century. It is hard to imagine how one could have the kind of dedication that the children in the troupe show if it ... nd together in the troupe to lessen the weight the master puts on their back. It turns out that the hard work and suffering is not in vain as the two boys become famous playing the two lead parts in t ...

(4 pages) 15 0 0.0 Nov/2006

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