Essays Tagged: "Genius"

Emilie du Chatelet

w such promise in the area of academics that soon she was ableto convince her father that she was a genius who needed attention. Providedwith good education, she studied and soon mastered Latin, Itali ...

(3 pages) 61 0 3.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

tten by Kate Chopin, was a book that was truly aheadof its time. The author of the book was truly a genius in her right, but yet she wasseen as a scoundrel. At the time, it was 'a world that values on ... ritings.Not only did her writings survive, but as timed passed on, people began tosee Chopin's true Genius. The appreciation for the novel grew and it became oneof the more well known, and well loved ...

(2 pages) 195 0 3.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Hamlet's Tragic Flaw

y, or history. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Shakespeare's most popular and greatest tragedy, displays his genius as a playwright, as literary critics and academic commentators have found an unusual number o ...

(4 pages) 324 0 4.1 Jan/1997

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

Hamlet. Critical analysis of shakespeare's hamlet

of Shakespeare's Hamlet19 September, 1996Hamlet. Is he an insane madman or a revengeful, scheming, genius? There are many conflicting ideas and theories on this subject, and hopefully this paper may ... hen determined to gain revenge for his father and goes about torturing Claudius in a systematic and genius manner. Finally, Hamlet is caught up in his love for his mother which brings him back to the ...

(4 pages) 812 7 4.7 Dec/1996

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

Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet"

ced many prophets. The millions of Arabic speaking people, familiar with his writing consider him a genius of his age. However, his fame and influence was not limited to the Near East only, but far be ...

(4 pages) 46 0 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Franz Liszt vs. Kurt Cobain

called Don Sancho at the age of fourteen. Professionals of Liszt's time thought that he was only a genius with the piano, which was not enough to give his ideas the great recognition they deserved. M ...

(2 pages) 57 1 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Powder: Questions

e passing of death from the dying deer to thesheriff who shot him for sport. Since he was an albino genius, it would be simple to understandhis difficulty of fitting and acquiring new friends that he ...

(5 pages) 34 0 4.7 Jan/1996

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

"Is Science Nessesary" with refrence to Mary Shelleys Frankenstein

ultimately be the catalyst for the destruction of the human race.Dr. Frankenstein was a scientific genius and ambitious in his studies. When he tried to use his genius to prolong life, he found he ha ...

(3 pages) 112 0 4.2 Apr/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The definition of Intellect

ect is oftenthought to be 'smartness'. An intellectual is thought to be, in some minds,an 'academic genius'. But in fact the essence of intellect is common sense. Inall everyone has common sense but t ... finition.Intellect is uncommon, but it is common sense. Intellect is not onlyfound in 'the academic genius' Not all intellectuals are geniuses. Intellect hasa moral level that the intellect has to sta ...

(3 pages) 134 2 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Nikola Tesla

. Nikola Tesla was possibly the greatest inventor theworld has ever known. He was, without doubt, a genius who is not only creditedwith many devices we use today, but is also credited with astonishing ... thedral ofSt.John for his funeral services, and a flood of messages acknowledged the loss ofa great genius. Three Nobel Prize winners in physics (Millikan, Compton, and W.H.Barton) addressed their tri ...

(4 pages) 80 0 3.7 Jan/1994

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Einstein

lbert Einstein was an important person who changed theworld of science. People referred to him as a genius, and asone of the smartest people in the world. Einstein devotedhimself to solving the myster ...

(2 pages) 38 0 3.0 Feb/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

From Conquerors to Conquered, The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire

viduals who are scorned and rejected during their lifetime are later realized for their progressive genius. An aggressive culture takes over an area, builds a great empire, only to be eventually overt ...

(9 pages) 322 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

"To Clone or Not to Clone...That is the Question." This essay provides reasonable arguments going for human cloning.

In addition to having a great and positive medical perspective, cloning allows individuals of great genius or talent to be duplicated and infertile or homosexual couples offspring.First of all, clonin ... ould be avoided.Secondly, cloning can allow families or societies to reproduce individuals of great genius or talent. Famous and bright scientist may be cloned so they can invent better technology or ...

(2 pages) 426 4 3.9 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

The Life and Career of Lord Kelvin (William Thomson)

others mathematicsto a level beyond that of university courses of the time.Kelvin was somewhat of a genius, and had his first papers published in 1840. These paperscontained an argument defending the ...

(3 pages) 37 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The Spirit versus the Word of the Law: The Consequences of Sherlock Holmes's Criminal Characteristics

ent evidence to incarcerate any number of perfectly innocent individuals. This capacity of Holmes's genius, along with his innate ability to disguise his physical being and transform his mannerisms, r ... ke him a great detective, but they are also characteristics that would serve him well as a criminal genius. As Stephen Knight observes, "the overt techniques of science, the careful collection and rat ...

(8 pages) 83 0 3.4 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

What do you consider to be the main features of the Japanese Management System?

tem and the organisation-orientated Japanese system would have been happily ascribed to 'the unique genius of the respective races'...Nowadays, given the prevalence of theories about the 'structural r ...

(10 pages) 233 0 2.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

"Feeding the Flames" Written in response to the prompt: Can we learn from history? Discusses the reign of Hitler and the Holocaust.

who ranted and raved until his voice was hoarse and sweat dripped from his brow. Hitler was an evil genius. With the help of fanatic disciples and gullible masses, he profoundly changed Germany and th ...

(4 pages) 33 0 3.7 Nov/2002

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

Who loves Jonathan Edwards and the first Great Awakening? This essay analyzes both him and and his movement

Edwards was the first to start this inspiring revival in Northampton, Massachusetts. A theological genius, Edwards declared with virtue the idiocy of believing in salvation through good works. Also, ...

(2 pages) 62 0 3.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

"Leonardo da Vinci: Universal Genius" A general look at the life and accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci

ke Caterina but that is not known.Leonardo left a large impression in the history of the world. His genius influenced many other great painters of the Renaissance such as Michelangelo, Raphael, and Sa ... ost well-known paintings are the "Mona Lisa" and the "Last supper". He was often called a universal genius because he excelled in an amazing number of areas in human knowledge. "To call Leonardo an ex ...

(5 pages) 225 3 3.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Analysis of THE LOTTERY by Shirley Jackson

eginning there are many things one must notice upon a second reading. Subtle symbolism is used in a genius manner so that only on a second reading can the reader understand what the author is doing in ...

(3 pages) 296 0 4.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers