Essays Tagged: "preoccupied"

Mary Reily and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

g tale of the dual personality of Dr. Jekyll, a physician. A generous and philanthropic man, his is preoccupied with the problems of good and evil and with the possibility of separating them into two ...

(11 pages) 70 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

The Concept of Sin (King Lear)

about further evils.The ancient Greeks and the writers and philosophers of medieval times had been preoccupied by definitions of morality, sin and justice. Elizabethan writers like Shakespeare had in ...

(1 pages) 91 2 3.8 Mar/2002

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

Gustava Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" and Truth. An essay in which the line or the passage has been identyfied , explains its relationship to the work in which it is found, and analyze the rea

porate.In this passage, Emma remembers her past, a time when she was more innocent and perhaps less preoccupied with her troubles. She remembers her time in the convent as a young girl--a time when sh ...

(3 pages) 80 0 5.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Psychological Egoism

ce, or sociability. They are always thinking of themselves in everything they do.Each individual is preoccupied exclusively with the gratification of personal desires (felicity or happiness).Ones succ ...

(8 pages) 263 1 3.2 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

"Mary Reily" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Robert Louis Stevenson

g tale of the dual personality of Dr. Jekyll, a physician. A generous and philanthropic man, his is preoccupied with the problems of good and evil and with the possibility of separating them into two ...

(11 pages) 47 0 3.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Imagination Essay. It describes how the use of imagination is used in the Gatsby, Sarty snopes,and Harry.

ath.In Fitgerald's "The Great Gatsby", the allure of Gatsby is one of mystery at first. He is a man preoccupied by a certain vision of himself embedded in his head. The entire persona of Jay Gatsby is ...

(6 pages) 74 0 4.6 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Book Analysis of Kate Chopin's THE AWAKENING

n at the cottages of Madame Lebrum. Leonce is constantly away, due to business, and is continuously preoccupied with work. This leads to Edna spending most of her time with her friend, Adele Ratignoll ...

(7 pages) 344 1 3.8 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Describes the developmental behavior of adolescents.

ductively, and are able to conduct research on formularized ideas. Adolescent thought though can be preoccupied and marred with egocentrism. This can manifest itself as an extreme desire for independe ...

(2 pages) 180 0 3.5 Nov/2002

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

Dramatic effect of gas pollution on the environment.

other period of human history. This has created a huge degenerative environmental problem that has preoccupied scientists for decades, since it concerns the entire biosphere. This climatic change, po ...

(4 pages) 97 0 4.2 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

The red room by H.G Wells

'spine chiller' written by H.G Wells. The story is set at Lorraine Castle where a specific room is preoccupied by ghastly spirits. This story The Red Room is about a man (narrator) who seeks spirits ...

(4 pages) 71 0 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Anorexia Athletcia - Exercise Obsession syndrome

etica (Compulsive Exercising)Sociologists say we live in an age of narcissism, and self-absorption; preoccupied with our looks and bodies, unrealistic expectations become the norm. Both men and women ... ve training leads to disordered eating, amenorrhoea and ultimately osteoporosis.Many people who are preoccupied with food and weight exercise compulsively in attempts to control weight. From research ...

(14 pages) 190 1 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Max Stirner & Postmodernism

ncerns. I often only think about my own welfare and I always seek out enjoyment in life. I'm always preoccupied exclusively with the gratification of my personal desires. I could also say that I am "u ...

(3 pages) 47 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Unreliable narration in The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro and Love and Death in Long Island by Gilbert Adair. Vanderbilt.

he Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro and Love and Death in Long Island by Gilbert Adair are both preoccupied with different obsessions, and for this reason, they are unreliable narrators.The scene ...

(6 pages) 41 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Gladstone's ministry of 1868-74.

his stern conscience would advocate. But nonetheless, he was a man of great integrity who was more preoccupied with doing the right thing than with staying in power, and the reforms he undertook duri ...

(6 pages) 35 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Mexico.

, gentlemen, to the bulls" (pg. 226). Throughout Mexican history, the Spanish have been shown to be preoccupied with death and the thrill of risking their own natural lives. "Olé!" shouted the ...

(7 pages) 144 0 4.6 May/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The Oil Crisis and Alternative Energy Ideas

greed to further the depletion of this precious fossil fuel.We live in a fast paced society that is preoccupied with affluence. This contributes to the depletion of our oil reserves day by day. Most o ...

(17 pages) 651 2 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Were the Egyptians preoccupied with death?

erning death. An exploration of religion, law and art could suggest that the ancient Egyptians were preoccupied with death. Further exploration reveals that this is not really the case and that the an ... xploration reveals that this is not really the case and that the ancient Egyptians were essentially preoccupied with the afterlife and religion.There is a great deal of evidence which exists which agr ...

(2 pages) 64 2 1.5 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt

John Knowle's "A Separate Peace".

r, with this, he is one of the few boys who realize that Devon has it's own separate peace. Gene is preoccupied with the " unforgiving, foolish gypsy ways" of the summer session (Knowles 65). As he "h ...

(2 pages) 41 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

H.G. Wells the Time Machine vs. The Movie the Time Machine.

surprise and discouragement for the time traveler. Meanwhile, in the film, the Time traveler seems preoccupied with a single Eloi, rather than with what the future holds. The book also shows the Time ...

(3 pages) 67 1 3.8 Jul/2003

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

The Narrative Technique in "The Secret Agent".

It is obvious that Conrad a writer that seems more preoccupied with his narrative than anything else. Conrad describes his narrative as essential in un ...

(3 pages) 62 0 0.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens