Essays Tagged: "harsh reality"

Bleeding Ireland and Black America

utomatic weapon fire could lacerate the air onevery side of us. Belfast is charming, apart from the harsh reality of guerrilla warfare andterrorism being common occurrences. For the first time, throug ...

(18 pages) 260 0 2.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Night: Rejoice or Rebel?

romances is a greeted time of romance and in Shakespeare's Romeo andJuliet a time to hide from the harsh reality of the outside world. Juliet greatly yearns for thecoming of night. 'And bring in clou ... eclining because of dysentery, iseventually taken off to the crematories during night's unforgiving harshness, while possibly stillalive.In conclusion, I think we should have more of a open mind when ...

(3 pages) 68 0 4.0 Jan/1996

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

To Kill A Mockingbird Essay

In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus' idea of prejudice does not define the harsh reality of the hatred that exists in Maycomb County. Atticus believed that if even one person ...

(5 pages) 326 11 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Fantasy vs Reality

ango Street. They all long for friendship, love, and a better life, but all these kids face are the harsh reality of the 'real world.' In the society that Esperanza and her friends live in, love takes ... d take them away to a nice house. Marin says that she will move in and marry her boyfriend, but the harsh reality is that she will only be sent to a worse life. Cisneros uses the story of Rapunzel to ...

(4 pages) 94 0 2.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Behind Closed Doors

been found quite interesting. Movies, books, and even talk shows have been made trying to show the harsh reality of the disorder, but how seriously are we expected to take Truddi Chase and the 'Troop ...

(7 pages) 83 0 2.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse

Joyce Carol Oates's "Where are you going, where have you been?

d them into her story. The character of Arnold Friend is more or less what really is out there. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are demons like Arnold. Many people hav ... becomes irate and says he will enter the house and says, "You won't want that." (Oates 1018). This harsh threat shows to Connie that he is capable of anything and intimidates her not to call the poli ...

(5 pages) 456 1 4.2 Jan/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus' idea of prejudice does not define the harsh reality of the hatred that exists in Maycomb County. Atticus believed that if even one person ...

(5 pages) 38 0 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair

ve so much in the American dream. However, life in America isn't so great. Sinclair talks about the harsh reality of life in the factories, the horrors of the slaughterhouses and their inhumane workin ...

(5 pages) 133 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

This is an essay on the film "Born on the fourth of July".

movie ever made, is Oliver Stone with histechnical genius, Ron Kovic's awe-inspiring story, and theharsh reality that is brought to light.Oliver Stone is himself a Vietnam veteran, so he knowsthe rea ...

(4 pages) 65 0 0.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Holocaust.

in Hitler's power by giving false historical information. At this rate, World War III will become a harsh reality in the near future.Historical revisionists are those who challenge the accepted interp ...

(4 pages) 86 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Analysis of the theme of racism in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

's autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, manymajor themes are implemented to describe the harsh reality of growing-up in the southand being black. She uses the universal themes of racism, cr ...

(3 pages) 80 0 4.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The American Dream Within a Corrupt Society, a comparison between life and "The Great Gatsby"

r the better, the idealism and spiritualism of the American Dream is inevitably crushed beneath the harsh reality of life during the time of the 1920's. Fitzgerald utilizes the social status of his ch ...

(3 pages) 95 0 4.6 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

'To what extent are the female characters represented in 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles ' stereotypical to women living in rural England in the mid 19th century?'

n rural jobs. Many of the peasantry had to leave the familiar safety of the country and move to the harsh reality that was the city to work in dismal and dangerous factories.If you do not look deeply ... er in the novel when she won't ask for money from Angels parents. She would rather work through the harsh winter than stoop and ask for money. "O yes it is quite fair" she replies about her choice to ...

(18 pages) 86 0 4.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Drama- Argue the case that 'Journeys End' should still be staged today

omising and showed the awful truth to those who had been given the diluted version. Until then, the harsh reality had been hidden and a brave front of victory and triumph put on, masking the truth abo ...

(8 pages) 29 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Born on the 4th of July, Ron Kovic's view

e had discovered while growing up. Unfortunately, his romantic view of soldiers and war clouded the harsh reality of battle. When he returned home from Vietnam he was left with a rude awakening of wha ...

(6 pages) 68 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Dulce et Decorum est - a beautiful poem . truly a piece of art .........

t\", begins. The content of this poem is based upon war and tragedy. Wilfred Owen tries to show the harsh reality of war, to people who were still content in believing it was noble and glorious. His m ...

(7 pages) 85 0 4.6 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

One,Last,Time abortion speech

passion, the fact that we have let torture become common place, does this not fortify Dostoyevsky's harsh reality?The justification for abortion has always been the claim that a woman can do with own ...

(2 pages) 38 1 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Silent Spring - A Book Review!

"Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson is a passionate and scientific look at the harsh reality of the effects of chemical pest controllers otherwise known as pesticides. Released in ...

(5 pages) 106 0 3.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Dulce et Decorum Est : How does the poet use imagery and versification to get his point across?

Dulce et Decorum Est is a depiction of an event in a day in the life of a solider, presenting the harsh reality of war. The poet, Wilfred Owen, is dismissing "the old Lie", war propaganda, that it i ...

(4 pages) 74 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

In the short story collection: Summer Lightning by Olive Senior, the child is a major device for analyzing the society which disrupts and destroys its world. Discuss using at least 3 stories.

es symbolism to highlight the tragedy of the loss of childhood innocence due to the experiences and harsh reality of the adult world. This story shows a child so influenced by the intrusion of the wor ...

(7 pages) 51 0 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers