Essays Tagged: "terrible thing"

Red Scare. The communis hysteria in the US during the 1950s.

flag, read: 'USSR Population 211,000,000. Capitol Moscow. Largest country in the world.' 'This is a terrible thing to expose our children to,' pronounced the city manager Robert Plummer when informed. ...

(7 pages) 167 0 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

In Short

t a huge change. Unfortunately a huge misfortune had totake place first. Not that long ago, I had a terrible thing happen to me. A misfortune ledto my being expelled from the hospital and my medical l ...

(3 pages) 53 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

A comparison between an open-mind and a closed-one.

having the right outlook on things will guarantee an interesting and successful life."The mind is a terrible thing to waste." Everyone knows this famous quotation, but still a countless number of peop ...

(3 pages) 138 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Comparative Essays

This is a short little story...about the mind, and how it acts. Kinda weird...short...It came to me suddenly. Depressing....angry...

me one day, she said, hearts always lie, but the indecisive mind does not exist. For the mind is a terrible thing to waste, but only if you ignore it. For it will plot against you. And before you kno ...

(1 pages) 57 1 2.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Essay on why people lie. Its a persuasive essay.

everyday conversation. It has always puzzled me why people would lie right to your face. A lie is a terrible thing and I always wanted to know why people would do it, and now I know why. It's usually ...

(2 pages) 489 9 2.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Anne Frank

The war between Germans and Jews had begunIt was terrible thing Hitler had doneYou seemed to live a happy lifeAnd you would have made a good wifeThen ...

(1 pages) 59 1 4.2 Mar/2004

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

Bible

n him. He wants to know why God has made him hate himself so much, and what he has done that was so terrible that God had to bring this terrible thing upon him and why God could not forgive him for wh ... upon him and why God could not forgive him for whatever he did. He wants God to know that it is so terrible that he might die, which is what he means in the last lines "For I shall lie down in the du ...

(1 pages) 918 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

My Brother Jack - Creative Writing (Letter Home)

they were under heavy artillery fire and had not yet finished their trenches. Artillery is the most terrible thing. You hear a distant crack of a cannon firing and then a few moments later the shell h ...

(2 pages) 10 0 5.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Watcher

k boy. Charlie had a loving mother who cared for him when he was sick. They seemed to have both one terrible thing in common, a bad chest. The Bradleys did not own a television set, so Charlie had to ...

(5 pages) 1187 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

What we talk about when we tal

e. Also, Mel talks about how love can continue even if you lose your first love. Mel says, "And the terrible thing, the terrible thing is, but the good thing too, the saving grace, you might say, is t ...

(4 pages) 1741 0 0.0 Feb/2008

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

What we talk about when we tal

e. Also, Mel talks about how love can continue even if you lose your first love. Mel says, "And the terrible thing, the terrible thing is, but the good thing too, the saving grace, you might say, is t ...

(4 pages) 16 0 0.0 Feb/2008

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

Compare And Contrast War Poems

or how many people they had killed for their cause or country didn't matter, war is war and it is a terrible thing.To go back to the first poem, one major difference is that we have the voices of othe ... ou wear suffering like a service medal' gives the impression that after the war, you still have the terrible memories of the past.I feel that both poems actually try to get over the same idea, that wa ...

(3 pages) 2241 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Suicide

ns to feel uncomfortable with themselves and their surroundings.Part C: I feel suicide is an awful, terrible thing. Personally I feel it is a person taking the easy way out of a situation. They are hu ...

(1 pages) 1037 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Euthenasia

Dry September

tries to calm the angry men down and to convince them that Will Mayes is incapable of doing such a terrible thing, but he is accused of being a nigger lover. Yet, it's important to point out that eve ...

(6 pages) 9 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Selfish? (A Poem About Suicide)

e found out, there was a lot of sadness and anger.People were so hurt, and everyone blamed her.This terrible thing that happened was a complete shame, But who in this horrific tragedy is really to bla ... bad.For the answer to these questions, one must look deep within, For no one can be blamed for this terrible, terrible sin.

(1 pages) 906 0 0.0 Feb/2008

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

Movie Analysis : Armistad

rmative movie about the realities of slavery and their horrifying journey to America. Slavery was a terrible thing and their treatment went beyond inhumane. The story illustrates dark and evil sides t ... ery is still going on in many countries today. "Amistad" reminds us that the evil of slavery caused terrible suffering to real people and that its abolition was one of the greatest achievements of the ...

(1 pages) 18 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

To What Extent Did The Period During And After World War II Help American Society Progress?

From a humanist point of view, war can be a terrible thing, bringing chaos and destruction wherever it goes. But from other viewpoints, such as ...

(5 pages) 63 2 5.0 Mar/2009

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

Women's Rights In Afghanistan

17.If a house has a woman* living in it, then the windows of the house have to be painted black.One terrible thing that happens in Afghanistan is called honour killing. If a woman’s* family decid ... n’t get involved in such cases. Doesn’t that tell you how common this practice is?Another terrible thing done to women* is acid attacks. Also, if they are killed outside of their homes, then ...

(2 pages) 1256 0 3.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community