Essays Tagged: "spare time"

Study Notes about setting goals.

that gets you going . My motivation is low at this time , therefore I am not too productive with my spare time .Being more active is another short term goal of mine . I have always been very active an ...

(2 pages) 294 0 3.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The Most Significant Person of the 20th Contury: Henry Ford

g on the farm for his parents. He later said that he hated farm work but he loved mechanics. In his spare time he would tinker around in their tool shed for hours thinking of new ways to do things and ...

(4 pages) 169 0 4.5 Feb/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Albert E

nd while there he completed anastonishing range of theoretical physics publications, written in his spare time without the benefit ofclose contact with scientific literature or colleagues. Einstein ea ...

(3 pages) 45 0 3.8 Apr/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Consumer Alert, 'to advance the consumer interest through advocacy of free-market solutions to consumer dissatisfaction and scrutiny of any action which discourages competition in the marketplace.'

entific and risk data that underlie certain public policies. Now, Consumer Alert is the home to the spare time of over 6,000 volunteers. Each of these volunteers donate their valuable time to Consumer ...

(3 pages) 112 0 3.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Benjamin Franklin, statesman, writer, and scientist

s taken into his father's business, which helearned about the printing press, and trade, and in his spare time he workedon self education.By 1721 Franklin had become a great writer. His job list now w ...

(4 pages) 69 0 4.5 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

biography on ben franklin

returned from England with a new printing press. Benjamin learned the printing trade, devoting his spare time to the advancement of his education.After a number of disagreements with James, he left B ...

(4 pages) 87 0 3.5 May/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

Abraham Lincoln

making friends, he became quite popular and was elected to the Illinois legislature in 1834. In his spare time, he taught himself law and became a lawyer. In 1847, he was elected to the U.S. Congress, ...

(2 pages) 61 1 5.0 Aug/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Woodrow Wilson

school.His father taught him till he was nine,and then he went to school. Woodrow spent some of his spare time with his gang, called the Lightfoot Club.Also when Woodrow was fourteen,his education was ...

(2 pages) 58 0 2.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Tv spoils children

in other activities.I have a six-year-old sister, and like most six years old she watches TV in her spare time - the trouble is that she has all the spare time in the world. I don't go home very often ... r generationis saying no to the news and politics.II. TV is entertainingA. Something to do in their spare timeB. Its fun to watch and can be funnyC. Children pick up on languages real fast - humorIII. ...

(2 pages) 84 1 4.1 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

The Hardships of College Life

n't believe that you're actually away from home and in college. You can do whatever youwant in your spare time, without your parents saying a word about it, truthfully, because they don't know about w ... parents saying a word about it, truthfully, because they don't know about what you're doing in your spare time, and you don't have to tell them. But after just two months of class and dorm life, you'v ...

(3 pages) 86 0 2.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Vionence on TV and its impact on children. It was written by intermediate student of English and may be useful for other students on this level.

ey have no friends who they can play with? Television does not let them learn how to organize their spare-time. They are often bored but instead of going for a walk or meeting friends they choose 'a d ...

(3 pages) 86 2 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

"From Romeo and Juliet to the Present"

Verona in the 16th century, and America in the 20th century.Back in Verona, many people used their spare time to go see a play being put on at a theater. But in America, the people don't even have to ...

(3 pages) 19 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet

Fight Club: Consumerism and Globalization A look into one of the main themes of the movie, Fight Club.

e do not define our style. Why? Because we have no style, they are the styles of Gap and Honda. Our spare time has been wasted on window-shopping and our money on excess materials. The luxuries that w ...

(2 pages) 216 5 3.5 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Impact of Literacy on Our Lives.

s on our maps. For shopping, we certainly would like to see the price tags before purchase. For our spare time, we may read a book for fun or we may read the news to see what is going on around our gl ...

(4 pages) 139 2 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

This work is an essay about entertainment (TV, plays, etc.) in the past, and about how it will look in the future.

rief history of entertainmentJakob Wilm 3.2.2002Entertainment is a keyword, when we speak about the spare time of modern people.Anyway, entertainment is nothing particularly new on this globe...The ex ...

(2 pages) 79 3 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Is the Study of Poetry a Worthwhile and Relevant Activity in the 21st Centuries Society?

hnology such as computer games and mini-discs. Very few youth's option to write poetry in their own spare time and being a poet is hardly the ideal career path for our generation. There are far less p ...

(2 pages) 65 1 2.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Marketing Assesment of Burton Inc. (Snowboards)

therefore recreational activities will increase greatly. Recent retirees will give up most of their spare time, (that was normally set aside for work), for leisure and recreational activities. The sno ...

(3 pages) 73 0 1.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Technology: should it be in or out of the classrooms? How technology is destroying the democratic educational system, and what can be done to prevent it

, imagine you live in "Backwoods, USA." You have no idea what the World Wide Web is. You spend your spare time riding your prized 1982 Chevy pickup-you bought and rebuilt yourself-down old dirt roads ...

(5 pages) 162 1 4.1 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

It is a comparative essay

er Steven or George were sure how to go about repairing this massive project, nor did they have the spare time to devote to such a project. They decided to request the help of an old co-worker, Jay. J ...

(2 pages) 37 0 2.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Fugitive Pieces.

Roussos, a Greek geologist. Jakob is now in the aid of Athos, and would concentrate in art in their spare time, while Jakob fears for his sister Bella, who is 15 and was abducted while his parents wer ...

(2 pages) 46 1 2.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American