Essays Tagged: "struggle"

Charles Dickens' novel, Hard Times

Charles Dickens' novel, Hard Times, is a story of two struggles--the struggle offact versus imagination and the struggle between two classes. It takes pla ... oketown, and industrial-age English city. The novel is divided into two sections. Onedeals with the struggle of upper class members of society and their struggle to learn thevalue of imagination. The ...

(1 pages) 98 1 4.7 Feb/1996

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

1963: The Hope that Stemmed from the Fight for Equality

amples of those who have been inspired to fight for equal rights, for justice, and for freedom. The struggle for black equality was the event that turned the United States of America upside down. For ... he event that turned the United States of America upside down. For over two centuries, Negroes have struggled to work their way up the ladder to ultimate parity. Methods for obtaining this equality di ...

(7 pages) 80 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Lorenzo's Oil Movie Review

ed, the disease was beyond the help of conventional medicine. His parents, unwilling to give up the struggle even after participating in several failed therapies, began their own investigation of the ... ily being torn apart by guilt and pain of the disease, Lorenzo's Oil follows Augusto and Michaela's struggle to understand their son's disease and discover a method of treatment to save their sons lif ...

(2 pages) 64 0 3.8 Sep/1996

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

Woman’s Struggle for Independence

Woman's Struggle for IndependenceWomen have had to fight for there independence. They have been repressed fo ...

(4 pages) 158 0 3.2 Feb/1997

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

The revolutionary era in America

During the revolutionary era, American leaders decided to use economic boycotts in theirstruggle against Britain. The goal of these boycotts was to stop the purchase of imported goods(whic ...

(2 pages) 89 1 4.0 Oct/1994

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Why I think that Mark Twain is the greatest author of his time

n the book Huck Finn, Mark Twain not only writes about the adventures of ayoung boy, he depicts the struggle that people had to go through in that time period.That is just one of the reasons why some ...

(2 pages) 48 1 3.7 Aug/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Reviving Olphelia by Mary Pipher

Reviving OpheliaMary Pipher's book, Revivng Ophelia, was an attempt to describe the struggle our adolescent girls endure trying to make sense of our popular culture. Our group decided ...

(2 pages) 58 0 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Is it a Violation? Sterilization of women.

A poor family in a run-down neighborhood struggles to make ends meet. Since the cost of daycare is too expensive for the family to even consi ... ays enough to take care of himself, so he and his family turn to Welfare for help. They continue to struggle to make ends meet when the mother gets pregnant once again. Knowing that they will now rece ...

(2 pages) 74 1 4.2 Mar/2002

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

This essay deals with issues and concerns of totalitarian governments in society.

government. In many ways, The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a perfect example of man's struggle between attaining freedom and being so frightened they follow the commands of someone else. ...

(5 pages) 127 0 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Similarities in Kafkas "Metamorphosis" and "The Trial"

tration and individuals threatened by anonymous forces beyond comprehension or control.Although the struggle between these anonymous forces are a lot more evident in The Metamorphosis, they are also s ... the anonymous force is whatever, or whoever, changed Gregor Samsa into an insect. In The Trial, the struggle is more complex. Joseph K struggles to find the true meaning behind his arrest. He searches ...

(3 pages) 81 0 2.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Black's - A Struggle for Equalty

BLACKS - A STRUGGLE FOR RACIAL EQUALITYAlmost everyone would like to have racial equality in the world today. I ... et refused to train with him because he is black.Another quote that shows how blacks are still in a struggle for racial equality is in short commentary, A Fair World for All by Dorothy Canfield Fisher ... cks averaged 74 cents...'5As we can see, the above quote clearly shows that blacks are still in the struggle for racial equality. These statistics were put from a survey based on 1989 wages and salari ...

(3 pages) 124 0 3.0 Jan/1992

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

"Ceremony," a story about Tayo, A Native American World War II Veteran

Ceremony is the story about Tayo, A Native American World War II Veteran, and his struggle to find himself. He struggles to adapt to a world where his people have to fight between th ... t 'whites' say is the true path, and what his culture says the right path. Ceremony displays Tayo's struggle by comparing his struggle to find his own path, to the other Native American's and their fi ... nch in the path turn into a tangled skein that no one except Tayo could straighten out.Tayo, had to struggle to straighten his path out, to make it as straight as the road, instead of the tangled skei ...

(3 pages) 76 0 1.9 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A critical approach to "Barn Burning" (by William Faulkner)

"Barn Burning" is a sad story because it very clearly shows the classical struggle between the "privileged" and the "underprivileged" classes. Time after time emotions of des ... by his father antagonism whereas Ab is the protagonist antagonized by the social structure and the struggle that is imposed on him and his family.The economic status of the main characters is poor, w ...

(3 pages) 267 2 4.7 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Title: Abolition

ack and white abolitionists often worked together, the relationship between them was intricate. The struggle for black abolitionists was much more personal because they wanted to end slavery and also ... ve hope and inspiration to others. Through their experiences, they showed the evils of slavery. The struggle for emancipation and equality was extremely difficult. All abolitionists wanted an end to s ...

(3 pages) 299 4 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Why we cant wait, Martin Luther King Jr. This is basically about the book, although I have thrown in a few desciptions of the times in which he lived, to better understand the era.

King's novel, I was able to get an uncensored idea of what African Americans went through in their struggle for civil rights. I cannot comprehend the extent to which they suffered while protesting, a ... otesting, and it would be ignorant of me to think that I could. This book was essentially about the struggles of the African-Americans in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. To be black, and in Alabama at t ...

(5 pages) 138 1 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Battle Royal"

der who does not thoroughly analyze the text.Initially, the story seems to be about one black boy's struggle to get ahead in a prodominetly white society. He tries' to accomplish this goal by adhering ... olism in the story, one would find that the summation of all the symbolism is equal to not only the struggle of this one black boy, but the struggle of all blacks at the time in which this story takes ...

(4 pages) 179 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A fantasy tale, " Crypt of the Shadowking" by Mark Antony

Crypt of the Shadowking by Mark Anthony is a fantasy tale of the never ending struggle of good against evil. The Zhentarim, the hell-bent organization which is more concerned wit ...

(4 pages) 40 0 5.0 Nov/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

How peer pressure affects my social behavior.

y young people in this day and age are tying to look act, and overall seem older. I deal with these struggles everyday in my life. Kids face many dilemmas in their trek to adulthood yet, they still tr ... ideal as everybody else in their community. Although in a Gesellschaft society, teens are going to struggle with different issues because no one thinks the same or follows the same ideas or trends. I ...

(4 pages) 241 1 3.8 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Euthanasia. This essay display the position of the opposition to the legality of euthanasia as well as the position of the supporters

l application. We are in the situation of having to form our own beliefs and meanings of life. This struggle is now obvious in the contemporary discussions of euthanasia.Of the controversial discussio ... l application. We are in the situation of having to form our own beliefs and meanings of life. This struggle is now obvious in the contemporary discussions of euthanasia.Of the controversial discussio ...

(6 pages) 532 2 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

James Rachel's Death and Dying (Euthanasia)

letting a person starve to death or just putting him out of his misery by killing him is an ongoing struggle. If you let a person starve to death, it might be putting that person through a lot of pain ...

(7 pages) 181 0 4.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty