Essays Tagged: "fathom"

Creationism

t they will go to a safe haven and be rewarded for their lives with pleasures and fantasies of an unfathomable scale than to question the existence of a supposed omnipotent being. Yet, there are a few ... any peoples of different beliefs whose Gods are all so varied and different that it is difficult to fathom that they are all the same divine being. It is also plausible that we just have a desire to q ...

(9 pages) 142 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays

The Importance of Literacy

Try and imagine our society without a common language. This could be quite a hard idea to fathom. Allow me to assist you. If this hypothetical idea were in fact true, a typical conversation ...

(4 pages) 144 1 4.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

How the 'social contract' described by Hobbs and Locke led to the formation of the United States and the citizens role in maintaining the social contract today.

of the wrong side of the bed, your life could be in peril. We who live in the western world cannot fathom these things happening in our own time. We have freedoms that our predecessors could only dre ...

(7 pages) 205 1 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

"Indian gaming not only works for Indian Country, it works for America". Assignment: Write an essay supporting a controversial issue.

es not belittle Israeli or Palestinian efforts toward self-determination, but the government cannot fathom that within the United States, Indian Tribes continue to be vital, self-governing nations wor ...

(9 pages) 324 2 4.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The Death Penalty, Right or Wrong? 4 reasons against Death Penalty included in a concise 900 eord essay, check it out!

s the Death Penalty Right or Wrong?The idea of putting another human to death is hard to completely fathom. The physical mechanics involved in the act of execution are easyto grasp, but the emotions i ...

(4 pages) 627 3 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

"Battle of Marathon" This essay talks about the great Battle of Marathon during the Persian Wars in ancient Greece 490 BCE

rathon. How the events of a single day changed the entire course of Western Civilization is hard to fathom but obvious when one looks at the aftermath of that fateful event.The revolts of a few Greek ...

(6 pages) 106 0 4.9 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

my accounts of september 11th

c for a Tuesday morning rush hour in Washington D.C. We were getting nowhere fast. It was hard to fathom the events we heard unfolding on the radio. The events we were hearing on the radio were abo ...

(8 pages) 74 1 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Stand Against the Death Penalty.

s the Death Penalty Right or Wrong?The idea of putting another human to death is hard to completely fathom. The physical mechanics involved in the act of execution are easy to grasp, but the emotions ...

(4 pages) 85 0 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

"How the Planets Came to Be". This essay is a personally interpereted version of how the planets were created, and why they sit where they do now.

ful stars and expanded the universe. They made galaxies and other creations that humans cannot even fathom. One of their most beautiful creations was called the North Star, which he made as a gift to ...

(1 pages) 47 0 4.2 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Essay on jackie robinson and relating how he handled his life with the help of religion

here when I needed him most." Karl's presence and dedication meant more to Jackie then anyone could fathom, considering Jackie's father left him and his family at a young age. Karl presented Jackie wi ...

(3 pages) 26 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

The Evidental Problem of Evil

evidence abounds in our world of evil of such a horrendous nature that it is difficult at times to fathom what possible purpose it could serve. However, difficult as this aspect of the problem of evi ...

(2 pages) 46 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

A scene from that affected me the most amistad

.I must admit that I had to fight back the tears while watching this part of the movie. I could not fathom the disregard for human life. It was absolutely revolting how these people were treated. What ...

(1 pages) 32 0 3.0 Mar/2004

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

Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development. (Focus in this essay is on Erikson's first three stages of Growth.)

was a part. It is of my opinion that to fully comprehend and appreciate Erikson's theory, one must fathom what constitutes the man himself, for many of his beliefs and notions appear to be derived fr ...

(12 pages) 793 0 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Writing Styles In The Tell Tale Heart by Edgary Allen Poe

of the story. By having monotonous words lengths and syllables, it would produce order and a way to fathom what else is to come. Poe places emphasis on words and phrases to draw the attention to the r ...

(3 pages) 80 1 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Battles for power, a comparative paper between Anne Carson's novel in verse "Autobiography of Red" and Marie Howe's collection of poetry "What the Living Do"

sexual abuse then associate sex with violence and anger, and avoid it all together, as they cannot fathom a sexual experience that is not laced with an undertone of dominance or hatred. Characters su ...

(7 pages) 32 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Structural Functionalism

In America, the Land of the Free, it's hard to fathom that "we are all born free, but everywhere we are in chains", as was stated by the great phil ...

(2 pages) 126 1 1.3 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Are Athletes Overpaid?

rs with the Rangers, or 22 million each year for ten years [(Weiss, 3)(Eichorn, 1)]. But some don't fathom how much 22 million dollars a year is. You'd have to win a million dollars on "Who wants to b ...

(4 pages) 81 0 4.7 Sep/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Mature Human Embryos Cloned

om a father, a first in human history, and new hope for advancing new therapies. It is difficult to fathom what a significant first this breakthrough holds, and the facts detailed in what these scient ...

(3 pages) 35 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Good and Evil Through the Eyes of Cotton Mather

er ended. Cotton both supported and participated in Salem's witch trials while his father could not fathom his defense of such an "embarrassment." His views, however, were not entirely seen as unortho ...

(4 pages) 67 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Functions of Management

y was a huge part of my life and will remain with me for the rest of it. I remember I couldn't even fathom the idea of joining the military and following military laws that practically would make some ...

(3 pages) 40 0 1.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management