Essays Tagged: "Procrastination"

There isn't Much Time

h my finger clicking on the remote. I realize that I have a draft due on Thursday, but I justify my procrastination with reasons like: "there is still lots of time."Life is faster now, and people in t ... me working.No matter what anyone is or what anyone does, every now and then he will procrastinate. Procrastination is a tendency that substantially exists in the human nature. People can always fight ...

(3 pages) 111 0 3.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

An Instrument of life; Hamlet's contribution to the play

mpant in his decisions, or lack of, and has plagued his fate. His inability to overcome insecurity, procrastination, and an over analytical mind contribute, overwhelmingly, to his downfall. Hamlet all ... tly for Hamlet. Instead of relying on positive characteristics, Hamlet emphasizes weakness in will, procrastination, and indecision. 'He seems incapable of deliberate action, and is only hurried into ...

(4 pages) 90 0 4.3 Nov/1996

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

There isn't Much Time

h my finger clicking on the remote. I realize that I have a draft due on Thursday, but I justify my procrastination with reasons like: 'there is still lots of time.'Life is faster now, and people in t ... me working.No matter what anyone is or what anyone does, every now and then he will procrastinate. Procrastination is a tendency that substantially exists in the human nature. People can always fight ...

(2 pages) 58 0 4.6 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Essay on Themes Presented in Song Lyrics: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Please ask for me to e-mail the original if you like it, as most errors in it are caused by the website).

ht of the novel, and the song itself. These themes include the following: corrupt leadership, group procrastination, and societal decline.Corrupt leadership is a common theme, encountered not only in ... Ralph represented virtues and Jack represented their foil.In addition to corrupt leadership, group procrastination is a central theme parallel between the song lyrics and chapter eight. The group of ...

(4 pages) 62 0 1.9 Jun/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Holden Caulfield

indirectly rather than directly. This resistance is expressed indirectly through such maneuvers as procrastination, dawdling, stubbornness, intentional inefficiency, and "forgetfulness". Often time p ...

(6 pages) 62 0 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Descriptive essay.

up early on the weekends was truly a challenge for me. I guess this was the price I had to pay for procrastination. Never again would I volunteer as wedding coordinator for a friend!I woke up at 5 a. ...

(2 pages) 133 0 4.2 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

This is a process analysis essay on procrastination.

ck on a Wednesday night, without one word of your essay written. But there is a way to conquer your procrastination fever, and I will show you how.You walk into class one Thursday afternoon. You sit d ... ice greeting.Now take this knowledge with you, so that wherever you are, you will be able to defeat procrastination downfalls. It will make you wiser, stronger, and more high-strung with the introduct ...

(2 pages) 272 3 4.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

This is a character analysis of Tessie Hutchinson in "The Lottery"

wishes to win. The unlucky winner of the lottery, Tessie Hutchinson, is a character of tardiness or procrastination, anxiety, whining and annoyance; however, she never questions the reasoning behind t ...

(3 pages) 102 0 3.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

HAMLET - Notes on theme and character

The play develops several important themes, the major ones being DISEASE, CORRUPTION, REVENGE, PROCRASTINATION, MADNESS, and POISONING. The following is a set of notes on each of these topics.1. ... whether the tragedy is the exclusive work of Claudius or one of Hamlet's own making.2. REVENGE AND PROCRASTINATIONThere are three revengers in this play and they are all young and impulsive about wha ...

(12 pages) 169 3 4.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Humourous Story by Wafa Nurdin called The Mallow Men.

The Mallow MenBy Wafa NurdinProcrastination's a favourite pastime of mine, along with being lazy and slacking off. I don't blame ...

(6 pages) 18 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Mary J - A Short Poem about Marijuana

Sometimes the amount of joy and elationis overshadowed by procrastination.Nothing is done. nothing is right.Owell, as long as I'm high tonight.When I'm with M ...

(1 pages) 55 3 3.1 Jun/2004

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

Hamlet's multi-faceted character

c hero in this Shakespearean tragedy. Like any Shakespearean tragic hero, Hamlet has a tragic flaw: Procrastination. His tragic flaw prevents him from making sound decisions and back them with actions ...

(6 pages) 111 1 4.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Personal goals gen 300

f that which you can do tomorrow. The problem with that attitude is the time runs out all too soon. Procrastination is the antithesis of realizing these goals.I know my efforts aren't perfect, and I d ...

(3 pages) 57 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Hamlet's Revenge

main character. These specific traits are carried out in the play by the character Hamlet himself. Procrastination is one of Hamlet's undesirable characteristics. Hamlet seeks revenge when Claudius k ... emes that Hamlet conjures are unnecessary and stall Hamlet from killing Claudius.Hamlet's continued procrastination is aggravating and maddening. If Hamlet would have acted on emotion rather than be r ...

(2 pages) 56 1 4.6 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Revolutionary Movements in Russia

olshevik or Menshevik. Their differences in ideology contributed to the paradoxical development and procrastination of revolutionary action after 1905 up until 1917.All three historians agree that the ...

(4 pages) 23 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Rules of Procrastination

ting (or, rather watching movies), I decided that this paper should have the topic of no other than procrastination, a skill that every teenager going through third-quarter depression has mastered per ... ate with the knowledge of how to procrastinate, a skill every teenager must learn.The first rule of procrastination is the easiest, for it all comes from the gag-reflexes. There are always those selec ...

(2 pages) 58 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Procrastination (Speech)

h.I am here today, however, to convince you that this is not necessarily a negative thing. In fact, procrastination is a very common habit among students and people in general, and, for those people w ... eral, and, for those people who do procrastinate; it often has some positive effects.I believe that procrastination has, unfortunately, developed a bad connotation over the years. Too often is it asso ...

(4 pages) 89 0 3.5 Apr/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Are tragedies more interested in making us accept hard truths about the nature of life or are they designed to reassure us that they can be overcome? Consider this question in relation to "Hamlet".

e hand is Hamlet a victim of his preordained disposition, an individual of moral character prone to procrastination or is the construction of Hamlet designed to reassure us that such flaws can be over ... e onerous task of seeking vengeance of his father's murder, a man encumbered with the fatal flaw of procrastination that seriously impedes justice being meted out, and also resulting in the death of t ...

(5 pages) 15 0 5.0 Jun/2006

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

Case Study Analysis

clusion that if personnel in charge of recruiting and orientation had been prepared and had avoided procrastination in the organization of the orientation, this situation would not have occurred.Backg ... other possible resolution to this issue would be to terminate the employment of the recruiter whose procrastination and lack of organization caused the situation. However, this is not the best solutio ...

(2 pages) 85 0 0.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Case Study Analysis of ABC Inc.

Avoiding procrastination, improving time management, and good critical thinking are essentials skills needed ...

(3 pages) 166 0 3.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies