Essays Tagged: "phenomenon"

Black Holes - how they are formed, how many there are, what properties thay have etc.

great Albert Einstein and histheory of relativity, researchers have been able to predict the cosmic phenomenon of blackholes. A black hole is basically an area of space that has an unbelievably high a ...

(3 pages) 247 4 4.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Black Holes

ppens to be that of black holes. As you will read about black holes, you can finally appreciate the phenomenon, we all know as, black holes.In order to understand what exactly a black hole is, we must ... ed from this discovery are endless.Although our universe is filled with much unexplained, glorious, phenomenons, it is our duty to continue exploring them and to continue learning, but in the process ...

(5 pages) 245 1 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

James Bond

This compares and contrasts James Bond over the years -James Bond PhenomenonJames Bond has gone through a lot of changes in the years with 19 films. James Bond has be ...

(3 pages) 106 3 3.2 Feb/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

MTV and THE MADONNA PHENOMENON

MTV and THE MADONNA PHENOMENON"Madonna's intuitive grasp on the televisual world inwhich we live- of the medium's possib ... bout a topic to which almostevery theory that we have discussed can be applied: MTV andthe "Madonna Phenomenon".As E. Ann Kaplan stated in her article on feministcriticism, Madonna is truly the ultima ... as in John Fiske's article on BritishCultural Studies.In order to properly explain how the "MadonnaPhenomenon" has become such an important concept in mediastudies, one must look first at how influen ...

(8 pages) 243 0 3.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Analysis of Contemporary Myths

or a contemporary myth. Regardless of the type of myth, they are stories used to give meaning to a phenomenon or symbolic manner to the natural cycles that surround humankind. Myths are used to expla ...

(4 pages) 135 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Root Meaning of the name Matthew

t seems clear that the sub-concious mindplays some kind of role in this puzzling, yet often occuringphenomenon.When I asked my parents why they chose Matthew as my firstname, they said that there were ...

(3 pages) 66 0 4.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Gorbachev and Perestroika

the Soviet Union Central Committee in March 1985. The three books that concentrate on the'Gorbachev phenomenon' were all unfortunately written before perestroika was finished, so they donot analyze th ... ). This statement, as we all know, quickly proved to be wrong.The second book titled 'The Gorbachev Phenomenon' was written by Moshe Lewin in1988, two years after Medvedev published his work and there ...

(14 pages) 225 0 4.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Beware of Television

on intellectual activity. To make sure of that we need to look scrupulously at every aspect of this phenomenon in general, not emphasizing on the quality and content of its production.An abundance of ...

(3 pages) 183 2 4.3 Feb/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Infidelity In Literature

pidemic. To deal with a problem you have to comprehend it first. What better way to comprehend this phenomenon than to look at great works of literature. Two such pieces that deal with adultery are "T ...

(4 pages) 87 0 3.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Should steroids be banned from society?

ong term effects that result from the decisions they make early in life. This resembles the obvious phenomenon with steroids. Steroids became a spreading exposure to athletes in the Olympics and other ...

(7 pages) 332 2 4.6 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Drug and Clinical Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

The phenomenon of bipolar affective disorder has been a mystery since the 16th century. History has show ...

(8 pages) 225 1 4.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Realists/Naturalists in Literature: Cather, Crane, Twain, and James

mpletely by his clothes, his house, his city, and his country; and hence we shall not note a single phenomenon of his brain or heart without looking for the causes or the consequences of his surroundi ...

(4 pages) 197 0 4.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

Internet communication

s and large populations; these media have been responsible for the rise and social power of the new phenomenon of mass communication.There are five revolutionary mass communication mediums that were c ...

(3 pages) 291 1 4.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

how sex sells in cloths

successful. Clothing manufactures consistently produce television commercials that perpetuate this phenomenon. There are poignant images in the media that prove that sex sells clothing, cars, and suc ...

(3 pages) 262 1 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Music is lacking in integrity and originality (i.e. too much sampling and covering): an example essay

rack of his or her own recording, but does it make it their own?By no means is any of this a new phenomenon. Bands have been using others material since music has been alive and kickin'. Songs su ...

(3 pages) 118 0 4.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

Suicide

called suicide, whichmeans literally 'self-killing.' For all the uncertaintythat has surrounded the phenomenon of suicide, hisassessment of the problem is probably as accurate as any.The individual, i ...

(3 pages) 136 0 2.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide

Jim's sense of love and humanity in "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain

d humanity, his basic goodness, and his desire to help others. There are many illustrations of this phenomenon in Huckleberry Finn.The reader first becomes aware of Jim's sense of love and humanity wh ...

(4 pages) 69 1 3.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

Turn Around, An essay which breaks down both the parable of the cave and Socrates four levels of reality

s comparable to the Christian idea of using the lord's name in vain. First, I'd like to introduce a phenomenon I have observed throughout my life time. I call it soul resonance. Bear with me here. Whe ...

(6 pages) 121 0 4.2 Nov/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

On Narcissism: Psychological Theories and Therapeutic Interventions in the Narcissistic Disorders

IntroductionUnderstanding the Narcissistic PhenomenonThe so called 'narcissistic personality disorder' is a complex and often misunderstood ... nceforth,several psychological theories have attempted to explain and treat the narcissisticphenomenon. Specifically, the most comprehensive psychological theories have beenadvanced by th ... ernal cohesion are maintained (Manfield, 1992).There are three types of the mirror transference phenomenon, each corresponding to adifferent level of narcissism (as discussed previously). The ...

(17 pages) 216 1 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Literary contributions of King Alfred the Great

twelfth birthday before helearned to read (Keynes 75), then we must reckon his literary career as a phenomenonwhich can only be described, not explained. Or, if that is not satisfactory, we maycompare ...

(5 pages) 55 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History