Essays Tagged: "initial reaction"

"The Tub" by Edgar Degas

er 25, 1996Edgar DegasThe TubThe first time I ever saw the pastel drawing of Edgar Degas The Tub my initial reaction wasnothing more then a sigh. But that interpretation of this work of art changed dr ...

(2 pages) 129 1 5.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Art Essays

Comparing the sonnet "London, 1802" by William Wordsworth, and "The Lamb" written by William Blake

net make extensive use of nature, realistic setting. The idea for the poem sprung from Wordsworth's initial reaction to the state of London upon his return from France:...(this was) written immediatel ...

(4 pages) 179 0 4.1 Apr/1993

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

John Brown's Push for Secession

avily guarded but a slave revolt was virtually non existent. C. Van Woodward tells that the South's initial reaction to the raid was rather mild for it was suppressed rather quickly, slaves remained l ...

(7 pages) 126 0 4.8 Dec/1996

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

Intro to Theater.

e different from a "regular" theater, only in scale, but I was caught by surprise when I entered.My initial reaction when I took my seat was discouraging, since I thought that it was going to have a m ...

(2 pages) 210 4 4.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Change: Theme in the Metamorphosis. A theme paper on the Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, describing how change is the main theme in the story.

s instead of relying on Gregor for income, which is ultimately a great positive change.The family's initial reaction towards Gregor is largely extremely negative. When the family and the chief clerk, ...

(3 pages) 254 0 2.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The witches in Macbeth: no more than an influence

. The influence of the witches is indeed no more than an influence, as is demonstrated by Macbeth's initial reaction to their prophecies, his subsequent independent decisions to murder for the kingshi ... just how much influence the prophecies have. One must also consider the presence of Banquo in this initial stage. Bradley points out a contrast in Macbeth and Banquo's reactions; while both were give ...

(7 pages) 62 0 4.0 Apr/2003

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

Jim Abbott Beating the Odds.

Beating the OddsFaced with the task of writing a paper on a specific act of courage my initial reaction was that of total uncertainty. Later that evening, as I lay in my bed watching tele ...

(14 pages) 52 1 4.7 Jul/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

This is a response on the essay "Inside the Bunker" which was written about halocaust deniers.

(280). Because the implied reader is not a revisionist, the reader is likely to have a very similar initial reaction to "the people who say the Holocaust didn't happen" (280). Throughout the essay, th ...

(3 pages) 32 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

How does Browning Shape our Reaction To The Duke in His Dramatic Monologue 'My Last Duchess'?

How does Browning shape our reaction to the Duke in 'My Last Duchess'?Our initial reaction to the Duke is formed before we've even finished reading the second line of the poe ...

(6 pages) 70 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The Concilation and The National Picture.

trayed and behaving Tasmanian Aborigines.The main purpose of the text is to explain and present the initial reaction and effect that occurred when George Robinson was first sent on his journey to Tasm ... origines there. The text is showing what happened before the actual event of moving them, and their initial views and outlooks on the situation. The text helps to visually express the scene of what ha ...

(9 pages) 52 0 4.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

"The Story of an Hour" summay, analysis, and commentary

d Richards, Mrs. Mallard grieves in her sister's arms overcome with sorrow and shock. Following her initial reaction, she retreats to her room alone where she locks the door behind her, sits down in a ...

(3 pages) 119 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Movie review about homecoming: a Filipino movie about SARS awareness

HOMECOMINGA Movie Review "What a story!" That is my initial reaction after watching the movie, wiping out my sweat coz the movie house is not what I exp ...

(2 pages) 25 1 1.0 Mar/2004

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

Macbeth

. The influence of the witches is indeed no more than an influence, as is demonstrated by Macbeth's initial reaction to their prophecies, his subsequent independent decisions to murder for the kingshi ... just how much influence the prophecies have. One must also consider the presence of Banquo in this initial stage. Bradley points out a contrast in Macbeth and Banquo's reactions; while both were give ...

(7 pages) 67 1 4.6 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

My Night Out

nd I now know why I will never want to go again.I walked into the crowded room and had a shocked initial reaction. There was about three hundred people there of all different races, ages, and size ... on the body, it seemed as if Ecstasy and raves go hand in hand, like two peas in a pod. After the initial consumption of the pill, my friend told me that it takes about twenty minutes to an hour to ...

(4 pages) 26 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

My Initial Reaction to the Various Forms of Literature

My Initial Reaction to the Various Forms of Literature        Literature is a compl ... The description of the characters and environment are created with more than a touch of realism. Initially, reading this story is like standing in the middle of the town watching children, not all ...

(6 pages) 96 0 4.7 Jul/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

An Explication of "Tulips" by Sylvia Plath.

the author was at the time and how the slightest initiative of happiness was distracting to her.My initial reaction to Plath's poem "Tulips" was rather different from what it had meant to me afterwar ...

(2 pages) 34 0 5.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

"The Lottery" Research Paper on Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

what sounds like an innocent story that intrigues the reader. After reading "The Lottery" a popular initial reaction is to wonder why the ending is not obvious while reading through the rising action. ... This is one of Jackson's deliberate moves she implants to throw the reader off into doubting their initial reaction. By describing all the innocence in the town, the thought of something suspicious o ...

(5 pages) 83 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Kate Chopin

Hour", the reader learns that Louise Mallard's husband has died in a train wreck. Louise Mallard's initial reaction to the news was expected, but her secondary feelings were a surprise. She cries whe ...

(6 pages) 67 1 3.0 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Law Inforcement History

's crime information system. Immediately upon establishing this Database, its value was obvious.The initial reaction was positive. Over the next several years more and more agencies joined UCR and the ...

(6 pages) 57 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Comparison of "The Hearing Trumpet"-Leonora Carrington and "If this is a Man"- Primo Levi.

e.The obvious differences in the institutions both find themselves most likely changes they’re initial reaction rather heavily. When Marian first find’s out that she is to be sent to an  ... e does not seem to fully comprehend his surroundings and what is going on around him.Yet after this initial period of confusion for both they change their behaviour. (.......) Marian starts to see the ...

(6 pages) 12 0 5.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature