Essays Tagged: "one time"

The Search for Black Holes

, and only came to concrete conclusions later with closer inspection. Aspects of the skies which at one time seemed like reasonable explanations are now laughed at as egotistical ventures. Time has sh ... act. Hopefully, all the clarification will come by the close of this essay.A black hole is probably one of the most misunderstood ideas among people outside of the astronomical and physical communitie ...

(9 pages) 283 2 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Hippocrates

ople don't know a lot about his life. Hippocrates was known as the Father of Medicinebecause he was one of the first doctors to use scientific cures. He has many writings, includingthe Hippocratic Oat ... d medicine on the island of Cos, although he did travel throughout Greecepracticing his medicine at one time of his life. His father's name was Heraclides. Heraclides was Hippocrates's first te ...

(2 pages) 81 0 4.3 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Writing for the Medium. How to write for Comic books.

any people have interests outside of these mediums, but you would have to go pretty far to find someone who has not seen a fictional work in the visual form. At one time I thought that televisi ... as 100 pages. The main idea behind screenplays is to combine dialogue and images. This can also be done in a novel format but in a screenplay the two are separated distinctly. When discovering ...

(8 pages) 69 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

Capital Punishment in the U.S.

y it should be abolished and why it is brutal and barbaricReport - Capital Punishment in the U.S.At one time in the United States, when there was widespread community participation in executions, peop ... eight people were executed in 1993 in ten states, more than in any year since 1962. In 1992, 31 prisoners were put to death. For example, the serial killer John Wayne Gacy, executed by lethal injectio ...

(10 pages) 175 0 3.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Capital Punishment in the U.S.

y it should be abolished and why it is brutal and barbaricReport - Capital Punishment in the U.S.At one time in the United States, when there was widespread community participation in executions, peop ... eight people were executed in 1993 in ten states, more than in any year since 1962. In 1992, 31 prisoners were put to death. For example, the serial killer John Wayne Gacy, executed by lethal injectio ...

(10 pages) 206 1 4.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Elsa Kumachuck in the Gabrielle Roy book Windflower

ience of isolation later on that lead her to make the decisions that she does.Elsa Kumachuck was at one time just a carefree teenager, going to the theater to watch movies, laughing with her friends, ... e theater to watch movies, laughing with her friends, and discussing sex. Her whole life changes in one night though, when Elsa is raped by a GI soldier, and as a result, gets pregnant. Elsa experienc ...

(2 pages) 51 2 2.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The secret of success

do in order to achieve success. If you want to be successful in your work, you must take this rule: one thing at a time. Indeed, this is a rule for anybody to follow. Some people are too ambitious. Th ... le are too ambitious. They want to do this and they want to do that. They want to do many things at one time, with the result that they accomplish nothing at all. Others are too idle. They do not know ...

(2 pages) 111 0 4.4 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Confucius

the relationship with rulers and there subjects. This is where he combined ethics and politics. At one time Confucius was asked by Chi K 'ang Tsu, the head of the chi clan, how to rule. Confucius rep ... ill venture to fall out of line?" Confucius believed in what is called "superior Man." This was someone who followed the five virtues, and abided them. Confucius was a perfect example of a "superior M ...

(1 pages) 134 0 4.0 Jan/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Movie review of Yentl

MOVIE REVIEW: YENTLEveryone at one time or another has felt out of place. Feeling unsure of one's place in society is an exp ... gles with her secret until the day she can no longer remain silent. She tells Avigdor what she has done, and of her love for him, but he cannot accept a woman who refuses to act as a traditional woman ...

(4 pages) 47 0 5.0 Dec/1996

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

High Schools do not adequately prepare students for college

o fall behind. There are not enough teachers for each class to be small, which would give them more one on one time with their students. Many students cannot keep up with the fast paced learning which ... earning which leaves them to ultimately fail the class or barely pass. When I was in school, we had one teacher to approximately 35 students. There were so many of us asking questions, the teacher cou ...

(2 pages) 321 5 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

A trip to El Salvador

have a good time. Salvadoriansalso like to be around Americans, especially if they have blond hair. One time my uncle'schurch threw a street party. Many of the local children gathered around me, with ... was also a sad experience for me to see these poverty -stricken people. Peopledon't have a lot of money in El Salvador. They make their houses out of cement blocksblended together with a tin roof. Th ...

(2 pages) 136 1 3.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

Kurt Cobain - Historic Accounts

e and said words to the effect that he could see a nobility about Kurt that he had never seen in anyone in all his 70 years.One time, Gramps invited Kurt along on one of our steelhead fishing trips. W ... l mold of society in a logging town, and so he was beaten upon by people who didn't understand him. One day I heard that he was in a fight a few blocks away. When I ran to the scene, the fight was ove ...

(14 pages) 141 5 4.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Sweat

f her time. To say 'Sweat' is stereotypical is to deny the fact that this is the way things were at one time.For a person to acknowledge the way things were is to merely recall history. Why should a r ... does it tell of their ancestors way of life, but it shows how things have changed for the better.If one could not write stories about their experiences in the past the public would be unknowing of its ...

(2 pages) 103 0 4.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Same Sex Marriages

me-Sex Marriages:'I Do or Don't?'There are issues brewing all the time that catch somebody's eye at one time or another. Issues such as abortion, single-parent families, the homeless, AIDS, politics, ... t part of a marriage, '... straight and gay alike have other things on their minds today. Family is one, and the linchpin of family has commonly been a loving commitment between two loving adults' (Qu ...

(3 pages) 403 1 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Loneliness, one of the main emotions Of "Mice and Men" by Steinberg

LonelinessLoneliness is one of the main emotions Of Mice and Men. Lenny must have beenlonely and Geor ... they already knoweach other and George has already saved Lenny from getting into trouble. Candy waslonely too because he has his dog that he couldn't bear to part with. Crooks is lonelybecause he does ... t bear to part with. Crooks is lonelybecause he doesn't live with the white people and is usually alone all day. Curley's Wife islonely because she's always around the guys, looking for Curley or look ...

(3 pages) 57 0 4.3 Oct/1996

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

James Wait's Downfalls in Kurt Vonnegut's Galapagos

a virus that wipes out all of man kind. They now hold the job to repopulate the earth. James Wait, one of the main characters on this voyage, struggles with problems and difficulties in his life, but ... d him into trouble, but by maturing without parents, James brought forth a new and better being. At one time he lived as a liar and a cheat as well as a "wanna-be" that manipulated peoples' minds and ...

(3 pages) 33 0 4.5 May/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself, personal essay

riends since the9th grade. In the beginning we were enemies; we hated each other. Oh, how we fought!One time she accused me of taking her purse, knowing what a notorious prankster I was, eventhough I ... dark already and I was afraid of being in solitude. I couldn'tstand it anymore. Seven o'clock.The phone rang and it startled me. Who might it be? I wasn't expecting a phone call fromanyone. I got up f ...

(3 pages) 136 1 4.1 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Kid in closet

th would perspire saliva and he would swallow it with fear. His past scared him, scared him so much one time while listening a small puddle began to form around his left leg.His father had never hit h ... he kid in the closet. The kid in the closet story scared Wolfgang so much he wouldn't dare get near one.The night had fallen and the dealers came out just after dusk, so Wolfgang moved his toys from t ...

(4 pages) 61 0 3.9 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Old Fashioned Education This is kind of a book report on the difference between education today, and the way it is explained in the authors essay.

Old Fashioned EducationHow many children do you know that love to be in school? John Holt, in his essay Schoo ... rning is separate from living; they perceive that it is a crime to be wrong, and only work when someone is watching. It is easy to criticize something and leave it alone, but I, along with Holt, have ... o get by doesn't bring to mind any distinct examples in my high school experience. I never remember one time where I truly exerted myself past any point of expectation. The little joys of having the b ...

(9 pages) 220 0 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The Riddle of the Sphinx

duals. The allegorical interpretation ofmyths , stemming from the 18th century study , says that at one time myths were inventedby wise men to point out a truth, but after a time myths were taken lite ... les which fall into the category ofmyth, often reveal through metaphor more truth in scripture than one would anticipate.The most relevant and necessary topic for the understanding of the imagery ands ...

(2 pages) 54 0 2.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology