Essays Tagged: "one word"

Character Sketch of John Proctor (The Crucible)

character's nature even if they are good hearted or if they are evil incarnate. Many times there is one word that can single-handedly describe the character's reaction or behavior toward some other an ... thical. Bravery is a trait that suits John Proctor well. When Proctor tried to convince everyone that the girls were lying, was an instance of bravery because children were thought of as the vi ...

(2 pages) 64 2 3.5 Oct/1996

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

Defintion paper on Desire

DesireDesire: The act of wanting; to covet. One word with so many meaning: Want, crave, longing, carnality, lust, greed and so many more. Everyo ... carnality, lust, greed and so many more. Everyone desires something: a rich and full life, lots of money, slim thighs and a flat stomach, or even a cheeseburger ( No onions please). No matter what it ... ighs and a flat stomach, or even a cheeseburger ( No onions please). No matter what it may be, everyone desires, or wants something, size makes no difference.Imagine what the world would be like with ...

(1 pages) 76 0 4.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Renaisance Man

with whom we associate in conjunction with our surroundings affect us in many aspects of our life. One prominent individual has had an everlasting affect on my life. He came to me when I was seventee ... irement, he adopted me. I was the last of three children that he adopted starting when he was fifty-one years old. It is not only because of this that I feel influenced; it is his insatiable appetite ...

(3 pages) 53 1 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Faithful but Fated Dog, Analysis of Byron's "Darkness"

'Darkness' is a word which is at the same time both dreadful and evocative. This is the one word Lord Byron chooses as the title for his poem. It is a fitting description of Byron's chilli ... picting the end of life on earth. Byron's emotional and descriptive diction and imagery create the tone and setting in which the world comes to an end. It is an end most completely embodied in one sma ... 'I had a dream, which was not all a dream.' The initial impression struck by the word, 'dream', is one of inconsequence and a generally positive feeling. The second half of the line denies and repudi ...

(3 pages) 67 0 4.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Utilitaranism, an ethical doctrine in context of Mill's believes

ndwrong under the authority of a divine creator - God. The Judeo-Christian ethic can besummed up in one word - Love. In Matthew 22:40 Jesus says: "Love the Lord your Godwith all your heart and with al ... are judged. If ten people wouldderive happiness by beating and robbing a man whose life affects no one, Utilitarianismseems to deem this ethical. On the other hand, the Judeo-Christian perspective cl ...

(2 pages) 191 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Happiness, refers to John Stuart Mill's ideas

Happiness: In one word, this concept exemplifies the American dream. People go to any means by which to obtain the ... cs of Morals, defends his strong beliefs in the issue of a good will, and surfaces as MM's chief opponent on the topic of metaphysics, The issue diminishes to a clash between emotions and pleasures ve ... e within Utilitarianism exists as the more favorable of the two beliefs, for happiness exist as the one intrinsically favorable element, not an emotionless mind.The main defender of the Utilitarian sy ...

(5 pages) 381 1 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

History in Langston Hughes's 'Negro'

s made his poem more understandable by the use of such elements as setting and situation, speaker, tone and diction, images, and symbols.The title, 'Negro', explains two items in one word: who is the ... rst and last stanza to conclude his poem. To thoroughly understand the point that Hughes is making, one must take an enhanced inspection at certain elements that Hughes uses throughout the poem.In 'Ne ...

(4 pages) 142 0 2.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Comparison between two romantic writers. "You touched me" by D. H. Lawrence and "The use and abuse of history "by Friedrich Nietzsche. Compares topics such as happiness and life

INTRODUCTIONIn this paper, I won't stick to only one topic. I will compare different topics, such as happiness and life between two romantic writers, ... ng about life and happiness by giving my own little definition of each of these two terms.LIFELife: one word, many meanings. Life: one word, one precious thing.We see life in a total different way by ... see life in a total different way by the two writers. Life, in D. H. Lawrence's You touched me, is one, short and precious thing. We see life through the eyes of a dying father and his two daughters, ...

(4 pages) 74 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

The Question of an Answer: What is is to be human?

ore the various and ever-changing constructions of the body, and thus of the embodied self......The one word, body,may therefore signify very different realities and perceptions of reality.....(Synnot ... s such as these, and also as important toanswer them. All of this assuming of course, that there is one specific answer. Myproblem begins here, in that I do not believe that there is one defined answe ...

(7 pages) 187 2 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Equality, an essay about Technology

Nausea. To describe the whole situation in one word I would have to choosenausea. The Expo center was packed with societies elite, eagerly wait ... mmerman was a very large, gluttonous man. I had worked with him manytimes, and I had lost more than one of my ideas to his fat hands. He was ruthless,unemotional, and conscienceless; the perfect scien ... atform in front of the podium, making a little grunt that accidentally foundits way into the microphone. 'Hello? Can you guys hear me in the back?' He gurgled inhis natural grotesque voice. With the a ...

(4 pages) 72 0 3.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Utilitarianism

ndwrong under the authority of a divine creator - God. The Judeo-Christian ethic can besummed up in one word - Love. In Matthew 22:40 Jesus says: "Love the Lord your Godwith all your heart and with al ... are judged. If ten people wouldderive happiness by beating and robbing a man whose life affects no one, Utilitarianismseems to deem this ethical. On the other hand, the Judeo-Christian perspective cl ...

(2 pages) 197 0 3.0 Jul/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

An essay comparing and contrasting the two poems: "Island Man" by Grace Nichols and "The Fringe of the Sea", by A.L. Hendriks. (UK English GCSE Coursework, KS 4)

and for, "a Caribbean man in London who still wakes up to the sound of the sea". The First line is one word, "Morning". This emphasises the word "morning". It makes it seem important, which it is, be ... a child longs for a mother."Wild seabirds // and fishermen pushing out to sea." This suggests everyone is active and busy, living a lifestyle very different to one you might live in London, a lifesty ...

(8 pages) 103 2 3.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Effect of Speed of Word Presentation on the Primacy and Recency Effect in Free Recall: A report done for an experimental psychology class

t in Free RecallAbstractThe purpose of this experiment was to replicate the free recall experiment done by Murdock (1962). The experiment included manipulation of the speed at which the words were pre ... hese words would have on the ability of a subject to recall them.List 1 was presented ant a rate of one word every two seconds, while list 2 was presented at a rate of one word per second. There were ...

(7 pages) 67 0 4.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Thrown Into the Wilderness Identity, and Stigmas in Society Uses "Moses' Wilderness Tabernacle" by Miriam Peskowitz

To peer into the heart of identity is to look into the soul of the self. To deny any stigma, one would oblige to refute integrity. Ultimately, the catharsis of this must be the rationalization ... le often assume that because they travel through the monotony of the mundane, they are normal. Everyone has a quirk. Quirks are what form identity, whether they be large or small. Miriam Peskowitz ill ...

(2 pages) 33 0 2.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Theme in Macbeth: "Fair is foul, foul is fair"

Macbeth's theme in one word is EQUIVOCATION (of double or doubtful meaning, questionable, ambiguous). Equivocation is p ... rough the fog and filthy air" (Act I, Scene 1, 11-12). The witches meet again in scene three of act one. One of the witches discusses a curse she has placed on a woman's husband, because she refused t ... Throughout the play, fair appearances hide foul realities.Macbeth enters during scene three of act one along with Banquo, arriving from a victorious battle. He uses the motif to describe the day as " ...

(3 pages) 90 0 5.0 Dec/2002

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

A reflection paper on cloning (anti side)

a world wherein our genes are exactly the same, the environment is consistent everywhere, and everyone looks, thinks and feels alike. I try really hard to imagine, because I know this is the only sit ... feels alike. I try really hard to imagine, because I know this is the only situation in which everyone would have the same stand on human cloning.The topic first caught my attention when the news of ...

(3 pages) 81 1 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Brief account of how capitalism in the modern world has affected how we do business in America.

ts that have affected the way we conduct business in America throughout the last century. If I had gone in depth with any one subject, I may have written a novel.Capitalism is one word no one takes fo ... much more efficient as a nation.(1900-1920) In the early 1900's, the arena of business was a messy one. Most companies had little to no organizational structure and most employees were worked like sl ...

(6 pages) 102 0 4.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

GLOBALIZATION, excellent psper about the integration of the world.Also explained 3 perspectives of the Global Economy. Used exampled from book by Thomas Friedman.

in 1989, things have changed dramatically and globalization turned its wheels on the highest level. One of the current globalists and writers Thomas Friedman calls globalization in his book, The Lexus ... unicating and most known, the system of Internet. I liked how Friedman described globalization into one word: "the WEB". (Friedman) The main idea of it is free-market capitalism. It is the opening cou ...

(3 pages) 376 0 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Feudalism and Weapons Revolution impacted by the use of Mercenary forces after William the Conqueror began strenghtening his grip on Northern France and England.

es began to diminish. This reason for the change in army forces is, for the most part, summed up in one word: Mercenary. Therefore, we must explore this phenomenon in order to trace the roots from feu ... ect fyrd was almost parallel to the Carolingian practice of grouping four mansi in order to require one able and armed soldier per group. This eventually led to the thegns, these were soldiers that be ...

(11 pages) 61 0 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Roaring 20's.

the brightest. A calamity gave it birth, and a calamity ended it. It was a decade of giants, like none before or since.Before we went through this chapter I really didn't know what happened in the 19 ... 20's. I knew a lot of famous people were around back then. Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Al Capone and Bugsy Malone, Albert Einstein, and Harry Houdini were around back then and that's all I knew ...

(3 pages) 91 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History