Essays Tagged: "swims"

Surfing

d shore. The most basicform of the sport is body surfing. It is done without a board. A person firstswims toward shore "to equal the wave speed." Then the person stiffens thebody in order to "plane" o ...

(1 pages) 81 2 4.8 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Symbolism for Independence and Freedom in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening"

takes off many pieces of clothing and is then free to sleep and escape from reality. Also, when she swims, Edna is in the least amount of clothes and feels more comfortable. She also seems to be very ... eflects her independence not from society, but from some of the trappings of married life. When she swims for the last time, Edna is naked and therefore fully independent. Here she is also free._____A ...

(2 pages) 203 2 4.4 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

king on his stamp collection or on his delicate scale models of sailing ships he collected and took swims in Warm Springs and who kept a focused bliss after all.Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in H ...

(6 pages) 64 0 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

An inside look into FDR's life.

king on his stamp collection or on his delicate scale models of sailing ships he collected and took swims in Warm Springs and who kept a focused bliss after all.Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in H ...

(6 pages) 60 0 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Different symbols in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening"

In Kate Chopin's The Awakening, Edna Pontellier is reborn and dies in the sea. As Edna swims by herself for the very first time, she feels a wave of independence. This prompts an "awakeni ...

(3 pages) 130 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Edna's Transcendence of Society - A Review of Kate Chopin's The Awakening

the evidence points more towards her impulsive suicide than anything else. Chopin writes that Edna swims so hard for so long, that she turns and realizes that she does not have enough energy to make ...

(4 pages) 54 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Creative writing - Sexcapades

hot sand running through her toes. Then in an instant she is gone, diving beneath the surface. She swims out a way with slow easy stokes and then lay over floating on her back under the sun.She hears ...

(6 pages) 102 3 2.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Five Kingdoms of Life

of this kingdom do not contain nuclear membranes in their cells. This means that heir genetic code swims freely in the cytoplasm of the cell (not protected). Going into more detail, it is known that ...

(3 pages) 39 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Full classification of the Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux)

ater because the blood of squids does not carry oxygen very well at higher temperatures. If a squid swims too close to the surface, it will actually suffocate in the warmer water. Warm water will caus ...

(4 pages) 38 1 3.9 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Seminar paper on issues mocked in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels

tical change and scientific innovation.Gulliver's first adventure takes place in Lilliput. Gulliver swims to a foreign shore after his boat and rowboat capsize due to a fierce storm. Washed upon the s ...

(6 pages) 42 0 3.5 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Poem: Dark Emotions in the Moonlight

I PIERCE MY EYES TO SEE THROUGH THE NIGHT,A DREAMING THOUGHT SWIMS THROUGH MY MIND,CAN YOU BE MY SPARK OF LIGHT,WITH YOUR WORDS SO SWEET AND YOUR HEART SO KIND,I ...

(1 pages) 41 1 4.3 Sep/2004

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

Gary Paulsen Biography

pilot suffers a heart attack. This left Brian to fly and crash the plane into a lake, where he then swims ashore to save himself. When Gary was a volunteer rescue worker he saw a man die of a heart at ...

(4 pages) 16 0 0.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

How To Read Newsgroups

the land the boat is tipped over and the crew and passengers are washed over board. The little boy swims to land with all his might. He then runs for safty. a few hours later the hurricane stops. The ...

(1 pages) 1102 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

SHARK

ently through the water without any effort. This shark was also described as being undefeatable and swims through the ocean as though he was king of the water kingdom. The author's message could be th ...

(1 pages) 4860 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Island Of The Blue Dolphins

ourageously jumps into the water and saves her brother. This starts the many adventure to come. She swims with brother to their land where she tries to survive. Later in the story she looses her broth ...

(1 pages) 7 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle is a magnificent creature. The green sea turtle swims through the ocean and primarily lives in the ocean. The Green sea turtle is a green large sea ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The Most Dangerous Game

f this short story revolved around a professional hunter named Rainsford. He falls off his boat and swims to an island where he recently heard gunfire. On this island, he finds a huge estate and meets ... t two days the General finds Rainsford and lets him go. The last day, however, Rainsford cheats and swims off the island back to the house where he kills Zaroff.Protagonist- Sanger Rainsford ? ?The be ...

(2 pages) 18 0 4.6 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

THE EPIC CONVENTIONS IN BEOWULF

strong and courageous man, that does not fear anything or anyone. "But the truth is simple: no man swims in the sea as I can, no strength is a match for mine" (28,265). Beowulf hears about Gre ...

(1 pages) 7192 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

“One Fine Man. Or is he?”         A mountain of a

ve the ability to rip a monster limb from limb. His endurance outlasts any man, or monster. Beowulf swims day in and day out with no sign of stopping. With sea creatures nipping at his heal from all d ...

(2 pages) 1624 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature