Essays Tagged: "clash"

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

e the 'white' recruiter told him that he could fly planes, and make America proud. He remembers the clash of his path between what the white man wanted and his path. Tayo became so entranced with the ...

(3 pages) 76 0 1.9 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Opinion and Commentary to "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara

ss of this civil war.After reading this powerful, exciting novel one assumes that whenever cultures clash, there will be a final conflict. By showing the reader what the principals of this great battl ... ghts into the nature of men (Killer Angels) and war. He states that the war was fought because of a clash in cultures and that the Union Army fought, not for plunder, loot, or power, but to make peopl ...

(3 pages) 139 0 3.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Happiness, refers to John Stuart Mill's ideas

od will, and surfaces as MM's chief opponent on the topic of metaphysics, The issue diminishes to a clash between emotions and pleasures verses rationality and logic. Yet, what use is logic when the g ...

(5 pages) 381 1 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

"The Secret Sharer" by Joseph Conrad, Critical Analysis

irectly proportional to them. The opening of the novel further reveals dialectics in the novel. The clash between the private and the public world or man versus society, in other words is the primary ...

(11 pages) 147 0 2.6 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Rise and Fall of the Cold war

WWII had left Europe in shambles and Russia and the USA in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these supergiants in political, ideological, military, and economic values and ideas. Thoug ...

(4 pages) 239 0 4.6 Jan/1994

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

The Cold War, the elongated tension between the Soviet Union and the U.S

WWII had left Europe in shambles and Russia and the USA in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these supergiants in political, ideological, military, and economic values and ideas. Thoug ...

(4 pages) 252 3 3.5 Mar/1994

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

Conflict between liberals of 1920's and the old guard

new and changing attitudes and traditional values was unmistakably present during the 1920's. This clash between the old and the new had many roots and was inevitable. A new sense of awareness washed ...

(3 pages) 47 0 2.5 May/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

"Galileo's Daughter" by Dava Sobel.

Galileo's Battle for the Heavens is primarily a movie showing the science and religion clash of Galileo's quarter century struggle to convince the Roman Catholic Church of his astonishing ...

(5 pages) 60 0 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Deals with the clash between the French and British (English) in the 1750s over the land in the Ohio Valley.

be controversy. With both nations claiming the land to be their own, the stage was set for a grand clash between the two empires.The French primarily occupied North American because of its trading op ...

(3 pages) 60 0 3.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Freud and the Flies: A Connection between the Freudian Theory of Psychoanalysis and Characters in William Golding's Lord of the Flies

d 13). In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the main characters have distinct personalities that clash with each other, much like the id and the superego. With some thought and interpretation, thes ...

(3 pages) 118 0 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Henry VIII the "Old King Cole" or Blue Beard approach is often under scrutiny. This essay affirms the Old King Cole approach, in which Henry acted out of the interests of the country.

The Wars of Roses - histories nastiest family feud; a bloody clash between opposing royal families, that of York and Lancaster. The result of which would yield a ...

(5 pages) 62 0 4.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Cold War

WWII had left Europe in shambles and Russia and the USA in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these leaders in political, military, and economic values and ideas. Though military build ...

(4 pages) 135 0 5.0 Mar/2003

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

Is Hamlet's Nature largely responsible for his difficulties?

ct each other, Hamlet is able to show each one, specifically, in different scenes of the play. This clash of traits makes Hamlet a very complex character, and causes Hamlet many problems.Hamlet's inde ...

(5 pages) 89 0 4.6 Apr/2003

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

the United States and Iraq; situations leading to current releations in Iraw from George Bush Sr. to George Bush Jr.

t predicament.The conflict seemed to have originated during the first Bush administration, with the clash deriving from Iraq's expiring funds. 'Although Iraq had considerable oil reserves of her own, ...

(3 pages) 111 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Tennessee Williams' "A streetcar named desire".

oking piece of literature. Throughout the piece, we see two separate cultures represented and their clash."A Streetcar Named Desire" produces a very strong reaction. Even at the beginning of the play, ...

(5 pages) 201 0 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan.

hinese mother going for the throat of her daughter. The major conflicts in the book are caused by a clash of the strong willed Chinese, and revolutionary American cultures.Waverly's mom, Lindo, is the ...

(3 pages) 62 0 3.8 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

This paper is a analysis of the case "Scott Trucks".

Sullivan (Sull) needs to address these issues with McG immediately.Problem AnalysisAt ST there is a clash in leadership styles. Sull would be considered "conventional/polite" while McG has a more "agg ...

(7 pages) 184 1 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies

"There eyes were watching god" by Zora Hurston.

the unpolished jargon that makes the book so unique, are noticeably abrupt. Two distinct languages clash dramatically within the novel, yet are perfect complement to each other when one examines the ...

(2 pages) 48 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

World War I, military conflict.

pulation behind the lines was directly and critically involved in the war effort.The war began as a clash between two coalitions of European countries. The first coalition, known as the Allied Powers, ...

(4 pages) 46 0 4.6 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

This is an essay that relates the song "Enter Sandman" by Metallica to Enkindu's dream from the Epic of "Gilgamesh".

guitar cause the servants that fetch baked meats to come alive. Then as all the of the instruments clash together a picture of the Underworld is formed. Former kings are running around, no longer nob ...

(1 pages) 26 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers