Essays Tagged: "take pride"

The Fight for Recognition

w Chevy pickups, all speak of modest success and steady jobs, of people suspicious of ornament, who take pride in their surroundings. Nothing here hints of secrets. But then the hiding of the Lumbees ...

(8 pages) 205 2 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

Cosmopolitan--Continuing the Burden of Women The essay assignment was to take a piece of Today's culture and show what its effect is on American society either negetively or positively.

Housekeeping. While most readers of Cosmopolitan feel that the magazine is geared toward women who take pride in making themselves a better mate or making themselves better women in general, Cosmo fu ... many ads where only parts of women are being shown, and at times women themselves are the objects. Take a look on page 94. This is an ad for Max Factor lipcolor, and the woman is made into raspberry ...

(7 pages) 158 1 4.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Answers the questons from the "Slade Plating" business case study published by the Harvard Business School Publishing.

y initial patterns.*Tony Sarto: (effective leader) - superior technical skills*Motivated: employees take pride in quality - hold themselves accountable*Mentor system: family tradition - common working ... ld realign company, group and individual goals and reduce the need for groups and/or individuals to take a vigilante approach in realizing individual and/or company object

(2 pages) 222 1 2.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Utopean Society

the entire village to help create. Communities are known to travel abroad to help one another. They take pride in their homes, their families and their production as a "mini-society." Local government ... olerance shall be offered to all, including those who choose no religion. No local government shall take on an official Religious stance as this leads to hate and oppression.The construction and layou ...

(8 pages) 88 1 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

"Society as it should have been" A description of the ideal society according to simplistic ideals and ethics.

the entire village to help create. Communities are known to travel abroad to help one another. They take pride in their homes, their families and their production as a "mini-society." Local government ... olerance shall be offered to all, including those who choose no religion. No local government shall take on an official Religious stance as this leads to hate and oppression.The construction and layou ...

(8 pages) 251 3 4.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

This is an exemplification essay about Laws which i disagree with including: The smoking Ban, The cell Phone Ban while driving, and the drinking age which should not be 21

William ControGilmartinCollege Writing 213 October 2003Unjust LawsAmericans take pride in knowing they live in a democratic country that ensures freedom, but how true is this a ... groove, and business is down forty percent" (Haughney, A.03).Another freedom that has recently been taken away is the ban on hand held cell phone usage in the car. In theory, some accidents are caused ... ocracy there are too many laws that restrict what we can and cannot do. Slowly our rights are being taken away. Thomas Jefferson once stated, "The best government is one that governs the least", yet w ...

(2 pages) 123 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

The Conflict between Truth and Ideals in "Heart of Darkness"

However, the personal conflict Marlow faces gives the story its depth and crisis. Marlow appears to take pride in civilization and noble conquest. However, the narrator foreshadows Marlow's inner conf ...

(5 pages) 61 1 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Creative Autobiography: A First Person Account Of Henry David Thoreau

p with the Emersons through my college life at Harvard will be included in this piece. To gloat and take pride is not my purpose for writing this passage, but rather to clarify what my life resembled ...

(4 pages) 50 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

To Reinvent Oneself

e the courage to do it.Your vision can be reached through many paths. Look at those things that you take pride in about yourself and contrast them with those things that embarrass you. This should sta ... tart to indicate where your soul is trying to head. Next flesh out the ultimate form that you would take if you followed this path. And now you have your vision. But don't think this will remain const ...

(2 pages) 13 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Planning to Live Your Life Your Way by setting personal goals

d helps you to organize your resources.By setting sharp, clearly defined goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals. You can see forward progress in what might previously ...

(2 pages) 127 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

To what extent was James Cook figure used as a mythological tool to account for the imposition of Western ideas in Hawaii?

and ideologically accepting, its culture a unique blend of East and West. Today's people of Hawaii take pride in diversity and celebrate old Hawaiian tradition. With growing awareness of the importa ... eyesekere in his The Apotheosis of Captain Cook asserts that the native Hawaiians did not really mistake Cook for a god - they were too practical to so easily interpret Cook's white sails, reminiscent ...

(15 pages) 44 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

"The Right Choice"

Did you know that alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world?I did not until recently, and I take pride in not using it. Alcohol causes thousands of deaths each year, whether by alcohol poisoni ...

(2 pages) 18 0 0.0 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Personal Narrative - Body Image.

has an opinion about what his or her perfect body would be, changing one's personal features would take away from individuality. I personally would never have plastic surgery because when I look at m ... I get too drastic for the mood, it is easy to look at my nose and then laugh to lighten the air. I take pride in the fact that there is no one else on this earth exactly like me. Not just my inner be ...

(2 pages) 45 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

"How to Tame a Wild" Tongue Essay

alanced and declarative sentences. The perfect balanced in noticed in excerpts such as "Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself. Until I can accept as legitimate Chicano T ...

(2 pages) 79 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A Cultural Assessment of the Walt Disney Company

dience, empowering the cast, and delivering quality service." The employees at Disney are nurtured, take pride in their work, demonstrate the overall corporate culture, and appropriately have become o ... organizations identity.As the definitive customer service organization, Disney has learned what it takes to make customers feel special. Families are treated to an extraordinary experience, provided ...

(8 pages) 528 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The Melting Pot and Liberty: The Relationship Between Rule of Law and Shari'ah Law in a Multicultural Society

uralism is to encourage equality while allowing citizens old and new to maintain their identity and take pride in their ancestry, it is also crucial to determine how this fits into the Canadian legal ... keep pace with current morals and principles of justice in order to be effective, but passing laws takes time and often precludes this need . Unlike Plato's conception of a permanent leader, Aristotl ...

(14 pages) 85 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

How is Australian masculinity portrayed in the film "Tom White"

entified as the 'bread winner', the economic provider for the family. Therefore, they recognise and take pride of their masculinity through their work. In this film, Tom White is the breadwinner. Howe ... on of Australian Masculinity is their inability to express their emotions and thoughts. Nor do they take in account of other's perspective. This is conveyed in Tom's journey towards self-awareness, bu ...

(1 pages) 1571 0 0.0 May/2006

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

"To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee: How does Harper Lee present the Black Community in Chapter 12 of 'To Kill A Mockingbird?

prejudice at this time. In chapter 12, Calpurnia, who is a black maid working in a white household, takes Jem and Scout to her church. This allows Harper Lee to present the Black Community in more det ... espite the example of how they were treated unfairly and without consideration, the community still take pride in the little they are allowed. The reader is shown this through many different examples ...

(5 pages) 14 1 4.3 Oct/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

A Comparative Essay - Duddy Kravitz And Irwon Shubert

r;s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, possess many of the same attributes and qualities. The two take pride in causing trouble in a way to make themselves look tougher to others. Causing grief just ... awhile. Duddy like Irwin cares deeply of the image he represents and portrays to others. They both take into account what people think of them. They like to appear superior to everyone else, have a h ...

(3 pages) 2649 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Elvis Presley

help one another. It means love, choices, freedom, and happiness. I hope that you will continue to take pride in our flag and our country. Don't just think of the pledge of allegiance as something yo ...

(1 pages) 865 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers