Essays Tagged: "circumstance"

Damn the Fates - the question of Free Will.

freedom to live according to their own means and thus choose their own destiny; determinism is the circumstance of a higher being ordaining a man's life from the day he was born until the day he dies ...

(6 pages) 173 0 2.9 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Othello

different characters depending on who was speaking. Iago complains of Othello's pride and 'bombast circumstance' and is angered by the appointment of Cassio, and educated military theoretician of Flo ...

(4 pages) 167 0 4.0 Nov/1996

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

Business and Government Agencies

cs and law based. It would be unethical for the Director to have any influence what so ever in this circumstance. Realistically the Director would have probably at least an influence to the degree tha ... ery careful to limit ex parte contacts between himself and his former business associates. Under no circumstance should the Director have conversation of any nature involving this case. Under the circ ...

(3 pages) 147 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

abortion rights

nswers. In today?s society abortion has become more common. I think abortion is right, based on the circumstances of the pregnancy and the fact that it is a person's right to do what they will with th ... women become victims of rape everyday and in many of these cases these women become pregnant. This circumstance is one where the woman may not want to have the baby and with good reason, as many woul ...

(1 pages) 83 0 3.5 Apr/2002

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

Is there a God or is HE (?) an illusion?

to theirexperience and knowledge of their every day life. They project their owncharacter into the circumstance presented and regard it as somehow 'ensouled'.Such indefinite notions are transformed i ...

(1 pages) 127 1 3.2 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

"What is Poverty"? A look at Jo Goodwin Parker's article

onsider poverty to be? Do you have a definitive explanation of it or do you consider it an abstract circumstance? In the article 'What is Poverty?', Jo Goodwin Parker gives her ideas on what poverty i ...

(4 pages) 21645 0 3.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Damn the Fates. Free will in Sophocles' Theban plays (Oedipus Rex, Antigone)

freedom to live according to their own means and thus choose their own destiny; determinism is the circumstance of a higher being ordaining a man's life from the day he was born until the day he dies ...

(6 pages) 126 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

The Right To A Free Trial in America

mselves. If they feel that a law is unconstitutional, evil, or even unfair they can void it for the circumstance by declaring the defendant not-guilty. The power of the jury is enormous and through ti ...

(6 pages) 113 0 4.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Serial Killers

n the reason they kill and the period over which they kill their victims. An event or a build up of circumstance triggers mass murderers and causes them to act. This may be the result of a stressful s ...

(16 pages) 372 0 3.2 Feb/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Essay on Superstition in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

es of Huckleberry Finn. Superstition is defined as "an irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome." In this book, most ...

(3 pages) 46 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Why the American Government has the authority to take away our rights during the time of War and that National Security supercedes the rights of the people.

er of the social contract, Jean Jacque Rousseau1, that I affirm the question.The question gives the circumstance in which we debate whether or not national security ought to supersede conflicting clai ... e whether or not national security ought to supersede conflicting claims of individual rights. That circumstance is when the U.S. is engaged in military conflict and when national security is at stake ...

(6 pages) 137 0 3.9 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Essay: The Great Gatsby

ust neglected monogamy and yet in the end fooled noone but himself in the end. High society use any circumstance would use any excuse toconsume alcohol, party and have a good time. Does money blind th ...

(3 pages) 50 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The treatment of the French This essay looks at how the French people were treated throughout Canadian history.

nch civil laws and they were keen on keeping their religion, language and French heritage under any circumstance. The English at first denounced this form of ideology from the French speaking populati ...

(7 pages) 63 0 4.1 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

"The Time of Your Life" by William Saroyan.

hough it may sound vague, a moral person is often the hero of his tales, and the so-called villain, circumstance. Although as a theme, it seems hardly original, the method in which the hero overcomes ... e characters as well as others improve the living situation of the others by simply being there.The circumstances in which the characters live are often hard ones; common ones are during the depressio ...

(8 pages) 55 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A satire on the usefullness of mirrors in society.

ryday we ignore the attractiveness of this object as we inspect the level of our own. No matter the circumstance, chances are you will utilize the features of this under appreciated object before you ...

(2 pages) 60 1 3.7 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Sir John A. Macdonald.

It is said that "history is the record of an encounter between character and circumstance." In the context of history, Sir John A. MacDonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, was ... istory, Sir John A. MacDonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, was notably successful at reacting to circumstance through his own resilience and unique style. With his intelligence, wit, and charisma, ... e, wit, and charisma, Sir John A. MacDonald created great political success out of some very severe circumstances. Some of the most commonly known successes of Sir John's political career included the ...

(8 pages) 86 1 4.5 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

This is a leadership paper on Abigail Adams.

g a fixed intention. Individuals who are determined are motivated and can get things done under any circumstance; being able to do that is crucial to being an effective leader. An example of a determi ...

(7 pages) 131 1 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Sleep and Anger.

ationship,because all-in-all, I feel that stress and anger can and cant be related,depending on the circumstance.If psychologists completely understood how stress and fears developed,we would know how ...

(3 pages) 69 1 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

"Testaments Betrayed" by Czech writer Milan Kunder.

between two important Russian figures around the early 1970's. Through complete examination of the circumstance and Kundera's stance, the sheer irony of the chain of events is clearly manifested and ...

(2 pages) 40 1 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A Killers Mind.

n the reason they kill and the period over which they kill their victims. An event or a build up of circumstance triggers mass murderers and causes them to act. This may be the result of a stressful s ...

(16 pages) 206 0 3.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law