Essays Tagged: "Jewel"

The Koala

The KoalaInroduction The koala is the Australian jewel. It has very furry, ash coloredhair, a rubbery black nose, sharp claws, fuzzy ears, and a griz ...

(4 pages) 61 0 3.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

National Geographic film called Mysteries Underground

e beautiful untouched natural formations such asgypsum chandeliers, gnarled calcite columns, and jewel-like lakes. It showed and talked about allthe careful proceders the cave explorers go thro ...

(2 pages) 39 0 3.2 Oct/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

A commentary on one of Darl's Sections of William Faulkners "As I Lay Dying"

although he is indeed involved with the situation he is speaking about. In this chapter he recalls Jewel's purchase of his horse. This is a strong clue that Jewel is not Anse's son, since Anse is ext ... ong clue that Jewel is not Anse's son, since Anse is extremely lazy and would never work as hard as Jewel did for a horse. We also see the tension between Anse and Jewel. We see the lack of respect Je ...

(3 pages) 88 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Review on the novel "Playground of the Gods" by Cathy Spellman

arth could serve his needs and fantasies. This place is Mora Utu-The playground of the Gods-a green jewel in the placid blue expanse of the South Pacific, the most luxurious and seductive private pres ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner

Fulfilling a promise they had made to their mother,Addie, Cash, Darl, Jewel, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman, inWilliam Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, journey across theMississippi ... cribe the transition fromliving to nonliving. Language is crucial to all of Addie'schildren, except Jewel, to mark who they are but it isexperience that matters to their mother.The power and limitatio ...

(4 pages) 162 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Venus: Our Sister Planet?" is short essay that compares Venus to Earth. It has 795 words and 5 references.

"Venus: Our Sister Planet?"Venus is known as the jewel of the sky. It was thought to be two different planets by ancient astronomers and thus referre ...

(3 pages) 133 1 4.6 Jun/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Write a literary insight essay about Guy De Maupassant's short story "The Necklace".

ory's climax and produce a surprising ending. However, the central discovery of the story, that the jewel is fake, is, perhaps, not the most important point of the story. The point of the story is tha ... style. This is clearly shown when she refuses to attend the party without a stylish dress and fancy jewels.When Mathilde finds out the lost of the necklace during the course of the evening, she replac ...

(2 pages) 94 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

How is a song's lyrics like poetry...example Jewel's "You were meant for me" Comparing setting, imagery, and structure, all which reinforce its similarities to poetry.

y songs, like poetry, contain both enjoyable and unpleasant experiences. "You Were Meant for Me" by Jewel is an extremely vivid and emotional song that utilizes many poetic techniques to tell about an ...

(4 pages) 67 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

True and false values in the Guy De Maupassant's story "The diamond necklace"

ond Necklace" tells us a story about a poor girl who has wrong values in her life. She loves money, jewels, but not people. Throughout the story the main heroine Matilda Loisel makes a number of ironi ... ime a reader might think that this is a story about somebody rich, who can afford such an expensive jewel as diamond necklace. But this is not the case. The main character Matilda Loisel is poor and s ...

(5 pages) 75 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Wasting "love"

it really is. These people express love based on TV shows or movies which is the wrong thing to do. Jewel's song, "Always," illustrates a definition of love. The first line of the song totally defines ... their life. Some people take it however they can, where others are almost incapable of it. The way Jewel defines love in her song is the way people should think of love: as words that touch one too d ...

(3 pages) 27 0 3.0 Dec/2003

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

British Colonies: colonization of India and why was it a turning point.

revolted. The revolt was ruthlessly crushed during the first war independence and India became the jewel in the English crown and a major part of the British Empire.Through the years and after being ...

(2 pages) 62 0 3.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

God's Gift to Women. Analyze song lyrics using two vectors of feminist theory.

God's Gift to WomenIn her song, "God's Gift to Women", Jewel takes an interesting and indirect approach in disparaging popular and chauvinistic views on wo ... men's beliefs towards women by speaking in the voice of a man's "perfect woman". In my analysis of Jewel's lyrics, I used two vectors of feminist theory; gender and sexuality.According to Ann Russo, ... of prostitution.I was thinking that it'd really make my dayIf he offered me a place to stay with payJewel's powerful lyrics also suggest that sexual abuse towards women isn't actually abuse because wo ...

(3 pages) 33 0 5.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) PART#2 Criticisms and Interpretations I. By Emile Melchior, Vicomte de Vogüé

, reduced to extreme poverty, dreams of a happier condition. On returning home from going to pawn a jewel at an old pawnbroker's shop, this vague thought crosses his brain without his attaching much i ...

(5 pages) 18 0 0.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

"As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner- What is the motive for Darl's insanity?

he becomes everyone but himself. In his speech:"I don't know what I am. I don't know if I am or not.Jewel knows he is, because he does not know that hedoes not know whether he is or not" (72).Darl sta ...

(1 pages) 38 0 5.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Importance of Animals in William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying"

case of Dewey Dell, or they compare their dead mother to animals, which can be seen in the case of Jewel and Vardaman. Animals are a key part of the novel because they serve as something that the mai ... ewey Dell's pregnancy is.Instead of comparing his own problems to those of an animal, Darl compares Jewel's love for his mother to his love for his horse. As they are returning home, Darl talks to Jew ...

(3 pages) 46 0 3.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Thucydides on Pericles and Athens

way to the free and just empire into which it evolved. This brilliant city was considered to be the jewel of the Greek world. If a city considered so great, that it is undefeated in battle, feared by ...

(2 pages) 29 0 4.6 Oct/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

The Lost Diamond – My Personal Narrative creative writing

ound. Civilized Indian by-standers were staring at me with confusion. Little did they know the last jewel of my ancestors disappeared like a ghost in the night. Everyone went back to their normal posi ... only imagine what burden this would be on his heart. It is bad luck, where I come from, to lose any jewel. Had my father known about this, he would have feared my departure more than he already did. I ...

(4 pages) 21 0 1.0 May/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Do You Think That Romeo And Juliet Acted Maturely Or Immaturely?

a mature couple.When Romeo first saw Juliet, he was fascinated with how she reminded him of a rich jewel, and many other light images. He loved Juliet, and Juliet loved him back. The relationship sta ...

(1 pages) 1936 0 5.0 Jun/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

As I Lay Dying

t man. And now here the family sat in the wagon with their confused, stupefied faces."It's Cash and Jewel and Vardaman and Dewey Dell," Anse says. "Meet Mrs. Bundren." Jewel looked up at Anse with con ... man, I'm your new mother, and I am not no fish." He just stood there with that same stupefied look. Jewel stared at me with dark unmoving eyes resembling wood. By the extreme look of contempt on his f ...

(2 pages) 14 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Analyzing the Creek

r do. When she gives him a copy of the PSAT, he jumps at the chance to bring his friends in on the "jewel." When the test turns up missing, he immediately blames his friends, but allows them to make t ...

(7 pages) 978 0 0.0 Feb/2008

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