Essays Tagged: "quarters"

Basketball's Greatest Players

was beingable to jump up to the top of the backboard and take a dollar bill and replaceit with four quarters. One other rumor was he once dunked a basketballbackwards thirty-six times in a row to win ...

(1 pages) 68 2 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

A night in the cold.

limiest ones we ever caught. The tentacles were almost a foot long and the scales where the size of quarters.@ AYeah right, we believe you, (Paste your name here).@ While my peers were playing video g ...

(4 pages) 167 0 4.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

In what way might Titus Andronicus have been satisfying and pleasurable to an Elizabethan audience?

re half dead, his members cut-off, his bowels to be cast into the fire, his head to be cut off, his quarters to be divided into four several parts and to be bestowed in four several places." (The Tria ...

(2 pages) 39 0 3.2 Apr/2002

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

Solitary Confinement On Antarctica, what I would bring

ings.The sub zero climate of the Antarctic winter would make it unbearable to venture outside of my quarters. The computer that I would bring would allow me to keep in contact with the world outside o ...

(2 pages) 52 0 3.3 Sep/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

Acceptance essay for computer technology

e classes and have a cumulative GPA of 3.86 for my sophomore year, which includes both of the first quarters and midterms. My strongest subjects are Math and Science. I am currently taking 2 math clas ...

(1 pages) 118 1 3.1 Sep/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

The dissapearing daily

were the factors making for the decrease of the dailies not offset by these thrilling events in all quarters of the globe, but there was almost no evidence of any desire to start new journals. Moreove ... private property, entering private premises without warrant, and destroying the contents of the headquarters of unions, Communists, and radical newspapers.The police arrested hundreds of people -- aga ...

(25 pages) 117 1 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Writing with an Informative Aim

Forces Soldier in the United State Army. Ability to attend a university during typical semesters or quarters in an actual classroom situation became difficult to arrange due to military duty requireme ...

(2 pages) 91 0 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Fictional Diary of a World War I Fighter Pilot.

rs to one another. I was not aware of any missions planned for the day, so I went to Mr. Collishaws quarters to see if he knew what was going on. He said German observation balloons stationed along th ...

(4 pages) 37 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

"On natural death" By Lewis Thomas.

he Journey to DeathFrom the moment all life forms are born, a journey is begun to the mysterious quarters of the unknown and the unexplained. It is a journey to the one place all beings are not su ...

(3 pages) 58 0 3.4 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The drinking age should remain 21 and not be lowered to 18.

sex, and a lot of alcohol. The teens may then engage in drinking games such as beer pong, flip cup, quarters, presidents and A-holes, to name a few. As time passes trouble begins. The girls may become ...

(4 pages) 170 1 5.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The Kidnapping of Aaron Greene.

ous to Aaron, has nocare for his discomfort and has spread his umbrella perilously close to Aaron's quarters. He is toobusy to be bothered. He recalls a morning earlier when an umbrella had been opene ...

(17 pages) 38 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

"Christabel" by Samuel Coleridge.

ss mastiff bitch;8 From her kennel beneath the rock9 She maketh answer to the clock,10 Four for the quarters, and twelve for the hour;11 Ever and aye, by shine and shower,12 Sixteen short howls, not o ...

(18 pages) 104 3 4.9 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The Domesday (Doomsday) Book including bibliographies

the last years of his reign, King William (the Conqueror) had his power threatened from a number of quarters. The greatest threats came from King Canute of Denmark and King Olaf of Norway. In the Elev ...

(3 pages) 31 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Quotes from Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" depicting different criticism on the novel

om behind the mountains of Jura, and the thunder burst at once with frightful loudness from various quarters of the heavens. I remained with curiosity and delight. As I stood at the door, on a beautif ...

(2 pages) 42 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A creative writing on a doctors schooling...

even the slightest bit interested in. So Doctors might be "well-rounded", but why cram thirty-hour quarters into medical school when we could disperse a lot of those hours into college curriculum. Su ...

(2 pages) 53 3 3.8 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

This essay is a summary of The Venus Throw, by Steven Saylor, and how events and characters in the novel are related to real events in Roman history. Bibliography included.

ing back to Alexandria. The rest of the delegation set forth to Puteoli, settling in somewhat safer quarters.More attempts were carried out to kill the delegation before they could confront the Roman ...

(8 pages) 71 2 4.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Problems Faced By The Weimer Republic.

o add to this there were social, economic and political breakdowns and much opposition from several quarters.Before the arise of any additional problems there was already instability in the government ...

(9 pages) 32 1 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

This essay follows 5 imaginary people during the colonization of America, from 1612 to 1790.

lonies began. I am anxious to arrive in The New World. Life on the ship is, simply put, unpleasant. Quarters are cramped, food is scarce, and disease runs rampant. Yesterday, two passengers were burie ...

(9 pages) 32 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The oldest branch of the Military

. Derived from the Old French quartier and the Latin quartarius, the term literally means master of quarters. In the standing armies of Europe, the Dutch called this officer kwartiermeester, while the ... ng the more ancient title of "the Harbinger" that means one who went in front to provide lodging or quarters for those who followed (Born 1).The modern Quartermaster Corps provides supply support, fie ...

(2 pages) 32 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Castles of Medieval Times

ommodation. This importance continues throughout the Middle Ages slowing down after the 1500's. The quarters comfort the guest and families of the castle, but are not that much better than the village ...

(3 pages) 27 1 4.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers