Essays Tagged: "tense"

Edgar Allen Poe

nt and unusual. They were not the result of a diseased mind, as some think. Rather they came from a tense and miserable life. Edgar Allan Poe was not a happy man. He was a victim of fate from the mome ...

(6 pages) 192 0 4.6 Apr/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Othello

*Othello is a tense, closely-knit play, with an ever-increasing emotional scene. Thecharacter Iago, Othello's anci ...

(3 pages) 138 0 5.0 Jan/1996

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

4 secrets your body language reveals

rcolepsy; one too many beers (or something else); or just plain old bad posture. On the other hand, tense, rigid posture can reflect uptightness, anxiety or perhaps a little too much concern over who' ...

(2 pages) 143 3 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Was Jesus a Political Revolutionary?

rew up and became one of the most influential men in history.The mood at this period in history was tense. Profits have been predicting the coming of the 'Messiah' for years. We first encounter Jesus ...

(3 pages) 32 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Capitalism in the U.S, Necessary Evil or Blatant Oppression?

regressing the country to a time when the people werepoor and ruled by a few. Labor relations were tense to say the least. This was aresult of people being worked for long hours with little pay. Viol ...

(3 pages) 83 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Brief History of the Cold War

The Cold War is the term used to describe the tense relationship between post World War II East and West. The United States and Western Europe sto ...

(4 pages) 183 0 4.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Russian Reform and Economics: The Last Quarter of the 20th Century

- Couple of errors with tense changes, not enough sources (needed 9)OutlineThesis: As the reformation of the USSR was becomi ...

(7 pages) 210 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

"Romeo and Juliet" -a compare/contrast essay comparing the balcony scenes in the movie productions of Baz Luhrman and Franco Zeffirelli

d and sensual. I thought Juliet overacted and threw careless energy into the scene. She seemed very tense and fidgety. The choreography of this movie provided liveliness and bounce like I have never s ...

(2 pages) 215 2 3.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Explore the methods Williams uses to create dramatic tension for an audience in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'.

on is created here and, as an audience, we sense the drama that is about to come. The atmosphere is tense, and as Blanche comes out of the bathroom antithetically "[airily]", the contrast between Stan ...

(3 pages) 67 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Napoleon's invasion of Russia, a paper about Napoleon's campaign in Russia which led to the downfall of his empire.

ely causes his defeat and the downfall of his empire (Carroll).Relations between Russia had been tense to begin with. When Prussia and Austria fought in war against France Russia decided to take pa ...

(7 pages) 88 0 3.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Importance of Relaxation when Performing.

RelaxationWhen speaking and acting it is essential that we are relaxed, if not we become tense. This becomes a problem as it restricts our breathing making it harder to speak clearly and pr ... making it harder to speak clearly and project well. If the body, especially the shoulders, becomes tense it makes it all the more difficult to move and you end up looking rigid and uncomfortable. Ten ... each children how to relax is getting them to lay on the floor on their backs. You then ask them to tense their whole body, hold for two counts, give a big sigh then relax. A good way to check they ar ...

(2 pages) 27 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

12 angry men movie to book analyisis.

version due to the vast similarities and differences in each. The action in this play is that of a tense and tight because of the seriousness of the case at hand. Sidney Lument uses the tense environ ... more frequent as an attempt to keep viewers attention longer. The action scenes are what create the tense atmosphere where the debates begin and where they end. The variation of camera angles and of ...

(3 pages) 95 1 5.0 Apr/2003

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

"Streetcar named Desire" by Tennessee Williams.

appears a tragic self absorbed failure, not acynical manipulator. Blanche is described as having a 'tense , hunched position',which shows her obvious unease, and worry. She is dressed in 'scarlet', a ...

(6 pages) 53 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Discuss how the poets present their views on old age in 'Old Man, Old Man' and 'Warning'

ss, hinting at a loss of identity and individuality. The poem switches between the present and past tense, showing how he was a "man who did-it-himself", but has now become someone who even "small thi ... a second childhood, but in much more positive way.The first two stanzas are written in the present tense explaining how she will "learn to spit" and "press alarm bells". In the third stanza she refle ...

(3 pages) 23 0 0.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The responsibilities of a Nuclear Submarine Captain in the movie Crimson Tide.

audience is whether a United States nuclear submarine should strike a Russian target during a very tense, Cold-War like time.The Russians are basically facing a civil war in their country and a nucle ...

(3 pages) 57 1 4.5 Sep/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Study notes for history (1000c-ROMANO-assignment11) world war two (wwII) and cold war notes.

Cold War-The Cold War is the term used to describe the tense relationship between post World War II East and West. The United States and Western Europe sto ...

(4 pages) 77 0 3.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Adrienne Rich's poem: Living In Sin Analysis.

he relationship. The speaker of the poem observes the woman's life as sad and boring using the past tense versus the present, and short run on lines that set the hopeless mood of the poem. Imagery and ... e expected and the relationship as it actually is.To begin with the speaker uses run-on lines, past tense and tone to illustrate the first image. "She had thought the studio would keep itself..." show ...

(4 pages) 37485 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Individual Differences and Stress

rder. The heart rate speeds up, blood pressure raises, the person then breathes faster, the muscles tense and the stomach shall stop digesting food effectively. It has been found that mentally, the bo ...

(9 pages) 377 2 3.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide

Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry

el takes place in the Deep South, in Mississippi. The year is 1933, where the population lives in a tense, segregated society. The mood of this novel creates many conflicts because of the fact that th ...

(5 pages) 74 2 4.2 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The Glass Managerie"

Wingfield is the narrator and is a very troubled man. He is Amanda*s son, and their relationship is tense, in which the two bicker back and forth in most of the play. He is a poetic man, who works at ... refusals and forces Laura to answer the door when the guest arrives. Laura's sickness becomes so intense that she is unable to join the others for dinner. During the meal, Jim reveals he is charming, ...

(6 pages) 54 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers