Essays Tagged: "The Doors"

"Excellence is the best key to fighting racism"

My professor said that it was one of the greatest essays he has seenExcellence is Your Best Weapon for Fighting RacismThe Bible says that ... 'the poor will always be with us.' An similar statement is that racism will always be with us. So, the question is, 'What should we do about it?' There are many ways to fight racism: you might march, ... ld we do about it?' There are many ways to fight racism: you might march, protest, complain, or beg the government for help. Some of these methods have worked well in the past. However, I think the be ...

(4 pages) 148 0 3.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Dead Poet's Society/Significant experiences

Significant experiences;the twists of life.Significant experiences are moments in life that create change not only in one's ... t create change not only in one's present period of life, but also dramatically alter one's view of the surrounding and forthcoming events. The impacts of such experiences are the opening of new doors ... nding and forthcoming events. The impacts of such experiences are the opening of new doors in life, the realization of possibilities one would have never imagined sitting right under one's nose and th ...

(4 pages) 175 0 4.3 Nov/1996

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

A fallacy about why there are locks on doors if the store is open 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

A fallacy about why there are locks on doors if the store is open 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. -At 1:30 ... ays a week, 365 days a year. -At 1:30 in the morning you are driving down Walton Road when you pass the7-11. You decide to stop in and treat yourself to a nice big slurpee. As you pull inthe parking l ... to stop in and treat yourself to a nice big slurpee. As you pull inthe parking lot you notice that the sign says, 'We're open 24 hr's, 7 days a week, 365days a year.' However, when you reach the door ...

(2 pages) 152 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Grandmother

My grandmothers house has a very special place in my heart. I lived with mygrandmother for many years when I w ... ars when I was little. Her house always seemed to havesomething about it that set it apart from all the rest. As you walk into the front door ofher house you notice a long, slender stairway that led u ... the front door ofher house you notice a long, slender stairway that led up into the main hallway of thehouse. The strong smell of cigarette smoke is quite evident when you reach this point.Yes, my gra ...

(3 pages) 155 0 3.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Hunted Mansion

. I didn't want to get sick so I decided to run into an old abandoned house for cover. No one lived there, I was sure of that. As I got in, I looked around and noticed what a spooky house it was. It s ... around and noticed what a spooky house it was. It seemed really spooky.I saw a large room that was the foyer. The room had a checkered tile floor. It was lit a dark blue color. There were two lights ...

(3 pages) 35 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Black Like Me-Lower Class Citizens

Lower- Class CitizensThe black community in the United States of America has always been the target of prejudice from the ... ites. The Constitution of America states all men should have equal rights, but instead of following the constitution whites have treated the blacks as lower- class citizen. An example that the black c ... lower- class citizen. An example that the black community has been treated as a lower class citizen they were being persecuted for trying to get an education. The next example that the black community ...

(4 pages) 61 0 4.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

why everyone does not need to go to college

Why everyone does not need to go to collegeAlmost all students have heard this from there parents or elders through the years, "if you ever want to make anything of yourself when you g ... anything of yourself when you get older you have to graduate college and get your degree." Although these parents and elders are only trying to give us the best and open the most doors for us this sta ... e only trying to give us the best and open the most doors for us this statement is not always true. There are many ways out there in this world to make something of yourself if you are willing to work ...

(2 pages) 101 2 3.5 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Polymorphic and Cloning Computer Viruses

The generation of today is growing up in a fast-growing, high-tech world which allows us to do the i ... up in a fast-growing, high-tech world which allows us to do the impossibilities of yesterday. With the help of modern telecommunications and the rapid growth of the personal computer in the average h ... in the average household we are able to talk to and share information with people from all sides of the globe. However, this vast amount of information transport has opened the doors for the computer ...

(7 pages) 72 0 4.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

"Baal", by Bertolt Brecht incisive analysis of the play

day, November 7, I saw a performance of Baal, written by Bertolt Brecht and directed by Evan Parry. The play was not an emotional play, but an intellectual play. It caused the viewer to think about th ... lectual play. It caused the viewer to think about the existentialist nature of Brecht's writing and the underlying meaning of the play. Although I have studied existentialism and followed the play int ...

(3 pages) 47 0 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Commonsense Control, Not Gun Control

It's late at night, and you're home all alone. You double checked to make sure all of the doors were locked and made sure all of the windows were closed. It's been a quiet night, but for ... iet night, but for some odd reason you cannot sleep. During your restless night, you hear a bump in the kitchen. At first you dismiss it as the wind. But there it is again, and it's louder this time. ... his time. You're scared, your pulse is racing and you cannot think of what to do. You don't know whether to call 911 or just lay there and hope whatever it was will go away. But then you realize you h ...

(5 pages) 327 1 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Spirits of the night

SPIRITS OF THE NIGHTThere was a time in the town when you could walk out alone at night and not have tofear any ... ut alone at night and not have tofear anything. You could leave your doors unlocked and your car in the driveway withoutworry. You could drop the kids off at the cinema downtown and not think a thing ... y. You could drop the kids off at the cinema downtown and not think a thing of it. Orstroll through the park on a Saturday evening without watching every shadow ormovement in the evening twilight.But ...

(5 pages) 64 0 4.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

A Cloned Chop? Speaks of cloning in relation to the agricultural aspect of the United States

Cloning opens many doors of opportunities in the agricultural aspect of the United States of America. It has already been a major factor in savin ... ed States of America. It has already been a major factor in saving the lives of many humans. I feel the society as a whole can not and should not degrade this scientifical finding. I feel that human c ... part of medicinal science. I feel that cloning in an agricultural and medicinal aspect will become the same as transplanted animal parts. It will go through much debate, but ten years from now it wil ...

(4 pages) 73 0 4.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Alzheimer's disease

resignation. Memory loses are sometimes trivial and meaningless and go unrecognized. However, when these loses are so great that a person does not know who or where they are the concerns are quite gr ... ere they are the concerns are quite grave. Although it is realize that Alzheimer's disease destroys the brain memory function, many do not realize precisely how the memory is destroyed once one is awa ...

(11 pages) 169 0 3.3 Feb/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

War in the Falklands

War in the FalklandsFact: April 2, 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland IslandsAt 4:30 A.M., helicopters ha ... rgentina invaded the Falkland IslandsAt 4:30 A.M., helicopters had started to land on Mullet Creek; they were the first of the many invaders from Argentina. At 6:08 A.M., an attack was at full fledge. ... om Argentina. At 6:08 A.M., an attack was at full fledge. The Argentina government had claimed that they told their men it was to be a bloodless fight, but that was not the case. Argentineans busted d ...

(3 pages) 43 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

War in the Falklands

War in the FalklandsFact: April 2, 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland IslandsAt 4:30 A.M., helicopters ha ... rgentina invaded the Falkland IslandsAt 4:30 A.M., helicopters had started to land on Mullet Creek; they were the first of the many invaders from Argentina. At 6:08 A.M., an attack was at full fledge. ... om Argentina. At 6:08 A.M., an attack was at full fledge. The Argentina government had claimed that they told their men it was to be a bloodless fight, but that was not the case. Argentineans busted d ...

(3 pages) 37 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

"Ordinary Resurrections" by Jonathon Kozol. Do poor people remain poor because of irrational behavior?

Ordinary ResurrectionsWhat do the terms "rational" and "irrational" mean? Rational means sane or intelligent. Irrational is just t ... " Eleanor's assumption that I'd had advantages unknown to her or her daughter was well-justified...The dean, who was my father's friend and classmate, talked me into Harvard and assured me I didn't n ... ather's friend and classmate, talked me into Harvard and assured me I didn't need to bother filing other applications." People can push and push to get into a college and still come up empty handed be ...

(5 pages) 60 0 3.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Is the legal drinking age set too high? Perhaps 18 is the better age for legal drinking. Some might argue this but i think alot of people would agree with me.

The legal driking age in New York is 21. Teenagers are the people that abuse this regulation because ... enagers are the people that abuse this regulation because a tremendous amount of pressure is put on them. There are a lot of parties, college parties, frats, and clubs that young people go to. After a ... one has to go home right...? Usually many participants are drunk and not aware of what is going on. They then jump in a car and zoom on home. Usually no one thinks to buckle up, lock the doors or to h ...

(1 pages) 287 6 3.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

This is an adapted screen play from "Waiting for the Barbarians" by Cotzee

Waiting for the Barbarians:SCREENPLAYIN. GRANANRY -DAYTRACKING SHOT- FRONTAL VIEWMagistrate and Joll are walking ... :SCREENPLAYIN. GRANANRY -DAYTRACKING SHOT- FRONTAL VIEWMagistrate and Joll are walking quickly down the hall. There are loud noises in the background of doors shutting and people walking)MAGISTRATE Wh ... in the background of doors shutting and people walking)MAGISTRATE What if your prisoner is telling the truth, yet finds he is not believed? Is that not a terrible position? Imagine: to be prepared to ...

(4 pages) 50 0 3.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

The day which i will never forget

It hapenned when i was still in the tender age of ten.Outside it was dark and stormy which matched my mood exactly. I was feeling do ... of ten.Outside it was dark and stormy which matched my mood exactly. I was feeling down and bored. The was no one athome with me to talk to, so i was completely alone in the double storey house.Mom a ... e.Mom and dad were on a vacation, which left only my siblings and me. But at that time as i recall, they went out with their friends, and left me unwanted at home. It was a terrible feeling, to be alo ...

(2 pages) 81 0 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Effective ways to teach

"The Role Playing Process:Make sure the students define a situation that is relevant and important to ... udents define a situation that is relevant and important to them--for example, a situation in which they may be offered a drug. Get details such as the setting and number and types of people involved. ... le involved.Set the stage by arranging furniture, indicating where 'doors' might be located.Prepare the audience by giving them specific questions to be prepared to answer at the conclusion of the rol ...

(2 pages) 111 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education