Essays Tagged: "opposition"

Henry IV Redemption

ecause he has won his glory through his merits in war. Thus, Shakespeare has set Hal and Hotspur in opposition: Hal, the prodigal prince, versus Hotspur, the proper prince. Hal understands that he has ...

(8 pages) 52 0 4.7 Jan/1996

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

Elizabehth Cady Stanton - discuss her contribution to the women's movement and the difficulties she encountered.

In the nineteenth century it was only harder if you were a woman. Elizabeth Stanton not only faced opposition from the outside world but also from those closest to her. After her only brother died sh ... ad set man to rule over women.Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked hard for a thankless task. She received opposition from every where, even the women whom she was championing. She never saw the results of t ...

(2 pages) 109 0 4.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Individualism

have independently chosen for something or someone and work energetically for its sake in spite of opposition from family or society; indifferent individualism refers to people who have either lost a ...

(5 pages) 282 1 3.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

The Advantages of being legal

ers out of business and it would bring revenue to the government likealcohol and tobacco does. Some opposition to legalizing marijuana is that traffic fatalitieswould increase, and that more people li ...

(4 pages) 95 0 4.5 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

How Voltaire's "Candide" relates to philosophe values

must be answered: what ideas were the Philosophes as a wholeopposed to, and how did they voice that opposition?The "Age of Enlightenment" was so-called because it seemed, at the time, as if every univ ...

(6 pages) 272 3 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

The MCAS (Research Paper)

Despite initial problems and opposition, MCAS testing will result in a more rounded and educated student body. The testing may pr ... hing and test taking has always been a topic of debate. Both sides are vehement in their support or opposition. Just like other tests that have been introduced, the MCAS testing has been met with diff ... xt couple of years we are going to experience a large number of problems and there will be a lot of opposition. In my school (Cambridge, Rindge and Latin) there are a lot of students who are not nativ ...

(8 pages) 299 1 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

George Orwell

gical than the Party, and he wasnot himself when he said he loved Big Brother. Winston, the Party's opposition, had theonly hope to rebel. Winston wrote in his diary 'if there is hope, it lies in the ...

(3 pages) 56 0 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

This is an essay just talking about how the Homosexual community is being judged before they are known, something that should not be done.

se seventeen says "Do not be afraid of any man, for judgment belongs to God." Even though, a strong opposition of judgement among people is written in a well known book that many of us accept, we stil ...

(2 pages) 48 1 4.0 Apr/2002

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

This is an essay just talking about how the Homosexual community is being judged before they are known, something that should not be done.

se seventeen says "Do not be afraid of any man, for judgment belongs to God." Even though, a strong opposition of judgement among people is written in a well known book that many of us accept, we stil ...

(2 pages) 47 1 4.8 Apr/2002

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

This essay is about how the homosexual community is judged before people get to know them.

se seventeen says "Do not be afraid of any man, for judgment belongs to God." Even though, a strong opposition of judgement among people is written in a well known book that many of us accept, we stil ...

(2 pages) 71 0 3.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

This is a very well written paper on the Greek Theme of loyalty.

are five dominate themes among most literary works of the time that include: hospitality, courage, opposition to tyranny, loyalty, and love. The Greek tragedy Antigone, along with the epic The Odysse ...

(5 pages) 128 1 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Artificial Life or Death

ony that prolonging their life would cause or the fortune of hospital bills that you would pay. The opposition feels that it is not right for people to abandon other members of the human race because ...

(5 pages) 126 0 3.7 Nov/1994

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The evolution theory

and Mathematics. The concept of 'Evolution' as proposed by Charles Darwin does notin itself present opposition to creation by a higher order of intelligence. Evolution simply implies'gradual change th ...

(18 pages) 427 1 3.0 Apr/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Willy Loman, a Man With A Dream. Character in "Death of a Salesman" by Miller

n With A DreamA common idea presented in literature is the issue ofthe freedom of the individual in opposition to thecontrolling pressures of society. Willy Loman, the maincharacter in Death of A Sale ...

(4 pages) 345 1 3.9 Jun/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

"1984", by Orwell, an American classic which explores the human mind when it comes to power, corruption, control, and the ultimate utopian society

orth the idea that the corrupted government will attempt to destroy any and all mental and physical opposition to their beliefs, thus eliminating any opportunity for achieving an utopian society.The n ... rnment, physical control is not good enough, however. The only way to completely eliminate physical opposition is to first eliminate any mental opposition. The government is trying to control our mind ...

(5 pages) 146 0 4.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Roman Empire, from Caesar's reign through Augustus, and finally the infiltration of the Germanic barbarians. 7-8 pages, double spaced, 10pt Times New Roman, with 'quick references'.

oconsul in 61 BC, Caesar returned to Rome in 60 BC, ambitious for the consulate. Against senatorial opposition he achieved a brilliant stroke--he organized a coalition, known as the First Triumvirate, ... of an agrarian law providing Campanian lands for 20,000 poor citizens and veterans, in spite of the opposition from his senatorial colleagues, and at the same time won the support of the wealthy equit ...

(12 pages) 423 0 4.7 Aug/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Expansionism and Slavery during the 1800s

800s the United States was rapidly growing. Despite the growing need for expansion, there was still opposition to the acquisition of new land. At first constitutionally during the Louisiana Purchase, ... s.When Thomas Jefferson wanted to acquire the Louisiana Purchase, the Federalist Party met him with opposition. The opposition, however, was on a national basis. The heated debates were about issues t ...

(1 pages) 127 0 3.2 Aug/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Legal drinking age - 21 For Everyone?

gh in this country. Why enact laws to prohibit an act that will be ignored by many of our peers?The opposition may say that the higher drinking age discourage teenagers and young adults from consuming ... ion. They believe this will make it virtually impossible for people under 21 to obtain alcohol. The opposition also believes that the laws against underage consumption of alcoholic beverages will diss ...

(3 pages) 154 0 4.3 Feb/1995

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

The American Change An analyse of Lyndon B. Johnson's Inaugural Address

is own extensive legislative program to raise the quality of American life. Congress, against muted opposition, enacted a new housing bill, a Medicare program to help provide medical care for the elde ...

(10 pages) 110 1 4.6 Oct/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

IT GOOD

Friends! Brethren! Countrymen! --That worstarrived in the harbor; the hour of destruction, or manly opposition to the machinations ofNow called upon to meet at Faneuil Hall, at nine o'clock THIS DAY ( ...

(3 pages) 39 0 3.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History