Essays Tagged: "hard working"

Comparison of animals and characters in Zora Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. How do animals help us understand the novel?

nd animals share many characteristics. We sometimes compare people to animals by saying that ?he is hard working like a mule? or that ?she is clever like a fox?. If we consider the theory of evolution ... l take holt uh dat ax and come in dere and kill yuh! You better dry up in dere! Ah?m too honest and hard-workin? for anybody in yo? family, dat?s de reason you don?t want me!? (p30).What Logan says su ...

(8 pages) 104 0 3.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Comparison of Willy Loman in Miller's "Death of A Salesman" and Troy Maxon in Wilson's "Fences" Compares the 2 main characters and questions whether they were good fathers.

Fences by August Wilson, there are common themes that run throughout the book. Among these are two, hard working men that can be a bit disillusioned by life. The main character of each book, Willy Lom ... he main character of each book, Willy Loman and Troy Maxson are similar in many ways. They both try hard to be good men and fathers, but unfortunately, they are imperfect in both aspects. Troy distanc ...

(3 pages) 224 0 4.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

"The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams

ura, the two dreamers, were pushed by their mom, Amanda, to her frame of mind and the thoughts of a hard working society. They both stumbled on the fire escape which served as a gateway, physically an ...

(4 pages) 115 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

The use of clothing in the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God." by Zora Neale Hurston

her.Janie's first article of clothing is an apron that she wearswhile married to Logan Killiks as a hard working sixteen yearold. Logan, who Janie describes as looking like 'an `olskullhead in de grav ... willingly because 'It'smo' nicer than sittin round these quarters all day. Clerkin indat store was hard, but heah, we ain't got nothin to do but workand come home and love.' (pg. 127) This passage is ...

(4 pages) 119 1 4.1 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Opening up for New Things

ceed as lots of people wished. Death of a Salesman is a moving destruction of the whole myth. To be hard working, honest and have ambition were the ways of the American Dream. This will only lead to s ... onally the American dream meant opportunity and freedom for all, and Willie believed that. However, hard work could not earn him everything that he wanted or thought he deserved. In order to obtain th ...

(3 pages) 82 0 4.0 Oct/2002

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

The Mexico lullaby

ndertows make swimming unsafe, except in sheltered bays.All the people in Puerto Escondido are very hard working and there is nothing wrong with their hands. My aunt is a vendor and my uncle catch fis ...

(2 pages) 61 0 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

WHO IS INSPECTOR GOOLE AND WHAT IS HIS FUNCTION IN THE PLAY? HOW MAY THIS FUNCTION BE CONVEYED IN PERFORMANCE?

responsibility.Inspector Goole enters the play in an ironic way. He comes just after Mr Birling, a hard-working business man says, ?a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his o ...

(13 pages) 41 0 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

John Woo's Road to Fame

John Woo's Road to Fame"I'm not a master; I'm just a hard-working filmmaker. I would like everyone to see me as a friend rather than a master."--John Woo ... a friend rather than a master."--John WooWe see him as a master, but he only thinks of himself as a hard-working filmmaker. We see him as an inspiration to all action movies while he thinks of himself ... importance of editing, which we still see today in every one of his films.After years of study and hard-work under Chang Cheh, Woo finally made his director debut. A movie named "The Young Dragons" w ...

(15 pages) 96 0 4.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

This is an essay about the annexation of western lands during the 1800s. It includes annexation of Texas, Oregon and western lands of Mexico.

, farmers, and miners led the push to the west. Merchants and other business people followed. These hard-working men and women faced great dangers, endured severe hardships, and suffered loneliness an ... n against the British. Despite these feelings, Western expansion was an era of growth, exploration, hardships, enlightenment and change.The United State's western movement encompasses a great deal of ...

(4 pages) 77 0 5.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Death of a Salesman: how Willy's false reality and lack of self knowledge leads to his downfall.

Self-Identity Of Willy LomanWilly Loman, in Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman, is the typical hard-working American chasing a dream. He was a man who was "way out there in the blue, riding on a ... ed and 'business is business' (1915). This misguided ideology leads Willy to be a poor salesman who hardly makes enough money to support his family. Willy can't see the reality of this as he is too st ...

(3 pages) 157 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Animal Farm" by George Orwell. States how the animals contributed to animal farm

eon's speeches and so called "contributions" he made.One of Napoleons main followers was Boxer, the hard- working, dependable, and loyal horse. Boxer was never one of the animals to complain on animal ... apoleon was right.Not only was Boxer known for his Loyalty, he was often heard saying " I will work harder" he was so dedicated to working harder, that he was unable to realize he was getting sick. Wh ...

(2 pages) 226 1 3.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An essay about Flannery O'Connor's short story titled, Revelation. The question: To what extent does Mary Grace initiate Mrs. Turpin into a new way of thinking? Critical Analysis. (500 words)

of herself and thankful for a perfect life and all that she has. She believes she is a respectable, hard-working, church-going woman who lives a righteous life. She categorizes others, who do not live ... ting room with her husband, Claud, who has been kicked by a cow. As she and Claud wait, she takes a hard look at the other people in the room. As she views the waiting patients, she categorizes each o ...

(5 pages) 109 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

The Trail of Tears.

llingly moved, or by military force they would be moved. The Indians were not ignorant savages, but hard-working farmers, merchants, and businessmen of all types. They were educated people, many were ...

(2 pages) 122 0 2.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The American Talk Show.

e its prevalent emergence in the 1950's. The surfacing of the television quickly began to alter the hard working and ever-so-changing America into a mindless society completely devoid to the sense of ... direction American society has moved.In no other society would this type of public humiliation and "hard core" speech be acceptable as public viewing material. Most countries find this type of behavio ...

(6 pages) 78 1 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Harry S. Truman.

as appointed as head of a Senate committee to investigate war production and exposed his honest and hard working qualities and won widespread respect.He was elected vice president in 1944, and became ... an, passed to aid in the economic reconstruction of the war-savaged nations. Truman's distinguished hard work and honesty brought about his reelection in 1948 over heavily favored Thomas E. Dewey.Trum ...

(1 pages) 45 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Most Important Lessons You Learned from Your Parents.

s when they try to teach me something. And the most important lessons I learned from my parents are hard-working and honest.A hard-working characteristic is hard to be performed. Its characteristic is ... med. Its characteristic is only for people who want to succeed in the future. If a person who has a hard-working characteristic, he or she can easily to succeed if he or she does something. For exampl ...

(2 pages) 73 1 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome.

has gained itself yet another name; Yuppie Flu. This may have to do with the fact that many young, hard-working people have begun to feel the ravages of CFIDS. Through many studies, CFIDS has also ea ... e they didn't make any sense and because they got in my way. I did what I had always done: I pushed hard and fought aggressively." In a two city survey conducted by Dr. Berne and colleagues, Drs. Bell ...

(18 pages) 137 2 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Assignment was to discuss why I chose to go back to school and try to attain a masters degree.

r retailer, it became clear that I needed to make efforts to set myself apart from all of the other hard-working people in our office. I decided to evaluate my options to continue my education. I dete ... ears. I would look around my office and interact with people of all educational levels. Some of the hardest working people in our company have no formal education but have done considerably well in al ...

(2 pages) 146 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

American History X : Synopsis.

w out racist remarks, it didn't seem right. I guess you can say this family values its freedom, its hard-working and patriotism.Things get very blurry for Derek when his father is called to put out a ...

(4 pages) 66 0 3.7 Aug/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

"Dear Mom: A Snipers Vietnam" by By Joseph T. Ward.

after high school so they joined the marines.The biography is written about Joseph T. Ward. He was hard working and intelligent person. He was presented in the book as a person who liked to party and ... the people of Vietnam. I've learned that you can still be a good person even in the midst of great hardship.

(2 pages) 39 0 2.6 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies