Essays Tagged: "sure thing"

D-Day, the beginning and the key to the fight to take back Europe.

asuccess and some as a failure. The pages following this could be used to prove either one.The only sure thing that I can tell you about D-Day is this: D-Day, June 6, 1944 was thefocal point of the gr ...

(18 pages) 134 0 3.8 Apr/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Jack London.

stricken with typhoid causing them both to have bouts of depression no matter what the causes is a sure thing that Jack London led a very interesting life. Jack started out when he was 19, wit ...

(2 pages) 51 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Prisoners of War - Chapter 34

ince I don't really have anything to do today I thought I'd see if you wanna meet up or something.""Sure thing! I just gotta get dressed."Stacie smiled to herself hanging up the phone and looking arou ... chuckle, she wasn't used to this third degree."Don't laugh at me!" He yelled. "We're going to make sure you don't fall into you're old habits again." He handed her a cell phone. "Keep this with you a ...

(18 pages) 22 0 4.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Gay Marriage Rights Oral: Australia Role Play

They are just parking the car.MC: Alright, would you please fill out these forms while we wait.G1: Sure thing.Knock knockMC: This must be him now, come in.Gay 2: HelloGays embraceMC: Umm, I'm sorry l ...

(3 pages) 36 1 3.6 Aug/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

A Critical Examination of Death within The World According to Garp, by John Irving

"Death is the only inescapable, unavoidable, sure thing. We are sentenced to die the day we're born." (Gary Mark Gilmore) Truer words have never ... hat is not the final idea the reader pulls from this work, instead the idea that even though we are surely meant to die, we still have today and now to continue to live. Like the quote states, Irving ...

(9 pages) 18 0 3.7 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

The Great Depression

s amount, to highs never seen before. Many people such as investors believed that stocks were a for sure thing. So they started borrowing heavily which would enable them to invest more money into the ... ore money to invest. The stock market had let many people down. ("Stock market crash." The first measured century. 11-07-04. http://www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/estockmarketcrash.htm.)The stock market was ...

(8 pages) 76 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

Junk Bonds: To buy or not to buy

the date of the bonds' maturity (plus interest).When you think of investing most investors want a "sure thing"--companies that have a very high probability of making them some money (even though stoc ... e a very high probability of making them some money (even though stocks and bonds are never truly a sure thing). So when you, as an investor, hear the term "junk bonds" your face puckers up and twists ...

(2 pages) 31 1 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Chasing Perfection

cording to the most amazing obstacle-free routine ever made if you're going to steer away from it? "Sure thing," Jessie's eyes meet with mine as I get up from the table, "I'll be right here, along wit ... d. I smile at Joanne, and her date, Jake, before I turn around and start walking.I can feel the pressure to run to the bathroom, but I know that I can't. Not only were these shoes, although gorgeous, ...

(9 pages) 40 0 4.7 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Ancient Civilizations

social, religion, and economy. Each one of these civilizations was run differently, that's a sure thing. Both the Incas and the Aztecs were run by warriors and highly ranked military figures, w ...

(2 pages) 24 0 4.5 Nov/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Life is a musical performance; it presents us with crescendos

hate, sadness, or happiness among other feelings. No matter which of these feelings it might be the sure thing is, that music is liberating; music is without a doubt cathartic.One of the opportunities ... being part of a family, that family being choir. With it come many responsibilities such as making sure that the section (Alto section) is harmonizing not only within itself but also with the rest of ...

(3 pages) 918 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Decision making--Review each situation (there are multiple scenarios within the activity) and identify which decision concept (theory, principle, model, etc.)

e between two options one may help and the other would positively help we would probable prefer the sure thing. (Plous, 1993, p. 99) I fall into that 80 percent that would not purchase probabilistic i ... gh. The person setting the agenda has complete control over the outcome. People in general prefer a sure outcome and would rather eliminate risk than just reduce it. The decision makers financial stat ...

(3 pages) 25 0 1.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers