Essays Tagged: "hostile environment"

Black Civil Rights

and others brutally killingblacks. All blacks coming into N. America were being brought into a very hostile environment.The first sign of blacks becoming more equal was the blacks to fight in the Worl ...

(2 pages) 191 0 3.8 Mar/1997

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

Degeneration of The kids on the island.

Lord of the Flies we could see that man can quickly revert to a savage life style if placed into a hostile environment.The boys in the novel begin as civilized children who obey the laws they were ta ... William Golding proves in the novel that man will revert to a savage life style if he is put into a hostile environment. The novel "Lord of the Flies" bases itself on civilized and savage behavior. Ci ...

(3 pages) 66 2 3.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Grapes of Wrath, a novel by John Steinbeck

ption resulting from materialism (money) and his abiding faith in the common people to overcome the hostile environment. The novel opens with a retaining picture of nature on rampage. The novel shows ... ge. The novel shows the men and women that are unbroken by nature. The theme is one of man verses a hostile environment. His body destroyed but his spirit is not broken. The method used to develop the ...

(5 pages) 89 0 4.0 Jan/1996

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

Steinbeck's "Grapes of wrath" A novel about the conditions the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's lived under

ption resulting from materialism (money) and his abiding faith in the common people to overcome the hostile environment. The novel opens with a retaining picture of nature on rampage. The novel shows ... ge. The novel shows the men and women that are unbroken by nature. The theme is one of man verses a hostile environment. His body destroyed but s spirit is not broken. The method used to develop the t ...

(5 pages) 75 0 3.7 Jan/1996

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

The human problem in space exploration.

Space is the most hostile environment we will ever explore. Even a single five-hour spacewalk requires months of train ...

(1 pages) 133 3 2.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Space

"Apocalypse Now".

territory there is no authority to uphold any form of laws, just as in the movie. Men are left in a hostile environment where they struggle to survive and begin to rely on their basic instincts. One o ...

(2 pages) 109 0 3.3 May/2003

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

Life in Antarctica.

e magnificent although few still many more animals and sea life than anyone could imagine in such a hostile environment. There are whales, seals many types of fish and even petrels (a bird).Although A ...

(2 pages) 42 0 3.6 Aug/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Causes of World War I

ough weapons accumulation and building up alliances.A) Goal of state remains national survival in a hostile environment (anarchy).B) The acquisition of power is the means to the end of survival.C) Sov ... er 1936) was a cause of war because it united the aggressive fascist powers and divided Europe into hostile camps.Marxism and Second World WarSince, the Paradigm of Marx Challenges mainstream approach ...

(6 pages) 98 1 4.8 Feb/2004

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

Mary Church Terrell and Ida B. Wells: Where They Gentile Militants? or Plain Radicals of the Late 19th Century?

evotion), and a notion of repressed sexuality, the Victorian era (19th century) was an increasingly hostile environment for women (irrespective of race) and African-American men. Withstanding the disp ...

(8 pages) 32 0 0.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Articles of confederation

e the United States with an effective government. The remarkably weak central government provoked a hostile environment within the United States and led to the diminishing of the country politically a ...

(3 pages) 79 2 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

McCarthy's Blacklist

e Cold War was a result of this division of power and of the important policy of influence. In this hostile environment the Cold War began. This really began because one superpower saw its interests t ...

(9 pages) 121 0 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Portrayal of Hemingway's Personal Traits in The Old Man and the Sea Trough His Main Character Santiago

d well-being in this world. The themes of making right decisions under pressure, surviving alone in hostile environment, and coming out a winner even after loosing a battle can be clearly observed in ...

(4 pages) 23 0 4.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The theme of loneliness in 'Of mice & men'

ough the novel. The loyalty and friendship which exists between two men, George and Lennie, and the hostile environment of America during the American Depression. But, the main two themes of `Of Mice ...

(4 pages) 22 0 1.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Jane Eyre": Loves vs. Autonomy.

thing in return.In the early stages of Jane's life she was a very autonomous girl. She grew up in a hostile environment in the home of Mrs. Reed and her three children, John, Eliza, and Georgiana that ...

(6 pages) 28 0 0.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"A Woman at the Store" and "Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding" by Katherine Mansfield: How does Katherine Mansfield use location to tell a story?

e, childbearing and isolation. In the opening scene, the reader is confronted by many uncomfortable hostile images, the horse "had an open sore and looked as if she were going to cry", and the land wa ... to cry", and the land was "dry and dusty" connoting desperation. The crows "shrilling" added to the hostile environment and discomfort was emphasised with the characters being "tired", "slashed" and " ...

(4 pages) 30 0 5.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Herman Melville: The Universal Themes And Timeless Messages

of the supreme achievements in American literature. Melville popularized the theme of man against a hostile environment, and dealt with many of the issues that still confront man""fear, isolation, and ... s strong, honest observations about life.The predominant theme in Melville's writing, man against a hostile environment, gave his works a timeless appeal. "Bartleby the Scrivener"� illustrated ...

(5 pages) 38 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Improving Society

e our prosperity now, and into the future. Society as a whole has been becoming an ever more hostile environment ever since the industrial revolution. The impetuous addition of hazardous lung s ...

(3 pages) 1022 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

"Blood Diamond"

governments to do something about it. "It is clear that diamond jewelry competes in an increasingly hostile environment where the consumer is becoming more sophisticated, better informed and more dema ...

(3 pages) 74 0 4.0 Aug/2007

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

Formalistic Analysis of The Crucible

he Crucible, hysteria plays an important role of tearing apart the community of Salem by creating a hostile environment which is exemplified by many of the characters throughout the play, such as Abig ...

(6 pages) 15 0 0.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Harrasment

Concept of unwelcome conduct 2. Sexual nature of conduct B. Claims of harassment 1. Quid quo pro 2. Hostile environment III. Types of Recourse A. Face-to-face B. Employer intervention C. Legal action ... tion goes to describe the two tyes of conduct considered to be sexual harassment. Quid prso quo and hostile environment. The quid por quo (?this for that?) sexual harassment invloves the exchange of a ...

(6 pages) 62 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management