Essays Tagged: "undesirable"

Why Eveline Chose Dust in "Eveline" by James Joyce

e is does not have the courage to leave. She tries to convince herself that her life is not "wholly undesirable," but Joyce reveals how hard and undesirable her life actually is when he tells us that ...

(3 pages) 206 1 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Characteristic of Mistriss Hibbons in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nahaniel Hawthorne

which is the reverse of good, physically or morally; whatever is censurable painful, disastrous, or undesirable.' In the novel'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mistriss Hibbins can also be ...

(3 pages) 32 0 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

An Explication of Tennyson's 'Tithonus'

poem. He believes that youth is the key to usefulness and happiness. Without youth, man grows more undesirable every day while losing his affectiveness. Tennyson, by using different figures of speech ...

(3 pages) 42 0 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Nella Larsen's "Passing"

munity. Conversely, she describes Clare as traitor to her people (the Harlem society) and socially undesirable due to the fact that she passes as white and marries a white man. Although Irene expres ...

(4 pages) 118 0 3.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Patients have the right to say no." Discuss this statement in relation to the adoption of the role of learned helplessness in some individuals experiencing illness.

ir environment (in being able to prevent a series of electric shocks) would always try to avoid the undesirable stimulus; whereas the animals which had previously had no control over their environment ...

(9 pages) 346 1 3.6 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

The Pros and Cons of EMU - European Monetary Union. A concise summary (3000 words) of the main pros and cons of EMU and the Euro - covering economics, social issues, national soviergnty, etc.

overall feeling of the committee was at the time however that monetary union was still a relatively undesirable option. Over the years however, this began to change. The advent of the Breton Woods s ...

(13 pages) 563 3 4.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Why people gravitate towards evil.

e nurture theory would argue that if a person grew up in a bad environment, they would behave in an undesirable manner.Also, there have been studies using identical twins that have been separated at b ... y. The nurture theory argues that if a person grew up in a bad environment, they would behave in an undesirable manner. How much behavior is a matter of free will and how much is subject to determinis ...

(1 pages) 52 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

George Orwell's "1984" and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaids Tale" .

clearly able to see the respective states desire to control love and emotion, which are considered undesirable distractions, as a means of achieving the totalitarian control that they so desire. It i ... alitarian control that they so desire. It is thus in the respective states attempts to control such undesirable distractions that contrasts occur in both Orwell an Atwood's portrayal of an intended ut ...

(8 pages) 92 0 3.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Sylvia Plath's poem "Metaphors".

le. The speaker is portraying a feeling of confusion, awkwardness and being stuck in a particularly undesirable place and Plath uses the metaphors to illustrate this. The first example of a metaphor u ...

(2 pages) 120 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens.

th and influence. His fear of certain characters like Mrs. Joe and Magwitch inspired him to do some undesirable things. Next, when Pip was in London being supported by his convict, he spent his money ...

(3 pages) 41 0 0.0 Aug/2003

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

Process manufacturing tecnology.

for current and future operations.The reaction was initially carried out in chloroform. Due to the undesirable health properties of chloroform it was substituted by dichloromethane. Reaction times wi ...

(15 pages) 180 1 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Manufacturing Engineering

What "Great Expectations" reveals about the true nature of a gentleman.

th and influence. His fear of certain characters like Mrs. Joe and Magwitch inspired him to do some undesirable things. Next when Pip was in London being supported by his convict, he spent his money r ...

(11 pages) 111 2 4.8 Sep/2003

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

Pollution.

ialization today is something that Man can be proud of . However, it has brought along with it many undesirable results, one of which is the pollution of our environment. Humanity today is threatened ...

(2 pages) 84 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Effective Listening Skills.

well established that we perform them without thinking. But unfortunately, such habits are usually undesirable and lead to poor listening.There are numbers of reasons for ineffective listening. These ...

(6 pages) 390 0 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Human Resources Considerations when evaluating a potential employer.

hould be a determination regarding the organization's potential as an employer - is it desirable or undesirable and why?As stated, there are many factors that determine the "desirability" of a company ...

(3 pages) 190 0 4.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Anti-fat Attitudes.

gative view of overweight and obesity. They tell us that being fat is an extremely unattractive and undesirable way to be and is a state to be avoided at all cost. This hostility towards fatness has b ...

(7 pages) 191 1 4.4 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

American Slang Collection.

antifreeze in me on cold days like this.MEANING: liquorarmpitThis town is really an armpit.MEANING: undesirable placeawesomeWhat an awesome sunset.MEANING: greatbadWow, that was really a bad movie.MEA ...

(11 pages) 80 0 2.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

Did the British Liberal Government of 1906-14 create the early Welfare State?

was a simple collection to help aide the poor. Alternatively the workhouse was available which was undesirable due to the horrific and inhumane surroundings within. The living conditions for the unem ...

(3 pages) 47 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

This is a descriptive essay written for a university level. The class is English 251, Expository and Persuasive Writing. Depicts the discomforts of riding a public transit bus.

tem is our only means of transportation. Consequently, public bus passengers are exposed to various undesirable conditions. This paper will depict those uncomfortable situations experienced on the pub ... ring the entire trip. Also, some odors that people give off cause gag reflexes. Bad body odor is an undesirable scent to come in contact with-- when you're walking to find a seat, its nasty scent hits ...

(3 pages) 173 0 4.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

History of Behavior Modification---In sort of a Outline form--also includes some modern day uses of Behavior Modification

e goal of a behavior modification program is to change and adjust behavior that is inappropriate or undesirable.Two main tools used in behavior modification are positive and negative reinforcement.Beh ... itive reinforcement, a choice is presented and if a desired action occurs, a reward is presented.If undesirable behavior takes place no reward would be given. This is an example of negative reinforcem ...

(5 pages) 163 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays