Essays Tagged: "turmoil"

Charles Lindbergh

of his plane hanging in the Smithsonian Institute; however, much of Lindbergh's life was clouded by turmoil. The life of Charles Lindbergh though best remembered for his heroic flight across the Atlan ...

(9 pages) 102 0 3.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Trainspotting A Novel By Irvine Welsh

tical time in a group of Scottish junkies' lives. Irvine Welsh illustrates the confusion, anger and turmoil many heroin addicts are subjected to and what happens once they try to quit.The story is cen ...

(2 pages) 90 3 2.8 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Cressida and the Folly of Youth" This essay discusses possible answers to the question 'what is Cressida' in Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida."

wever, most have experienced war in the emotional sense--in the sense of love. Much of the apparent turmoil between Troilus and Cressida results from Cressida's dissention in V.ii. to the Greek comman ...

(5 pages) 59 1 4.7 Mar/2002

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

Health

- -MILLIONS of youths endure the daily turmoil of living with an alcoholic parent. Says the book Teen Troubles': Living with an alcoholic p ...

(4 pages) 74 0 4.4 Jun/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Joseph Conrad "Heart of Darkess" This essay describes the "human tendencies toward evil" found in conrad's work the heart of darkness.

d or evil. The temptation of evil, existing especially in an environment lacking any rules, creates turmoil in the human soul, as it struggles between its conscience and its tendencies towards evil. K ...

(4 pages) 320 0 3.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

A Critique of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies"

nnocent, irresponsible, playful adolescent to a tough, self-reliant man shows how the hardships and turmoil of life can greatly effect a person's character. The story takes place on a deserted ...

(3 pages) 46 0 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Effects of divorce on children

their childhood in single-parent families, many created by divorce. During this confusing period of turmoil and high emotional intensity, the child must attempt to understand a complex series of event ...

(9 pages) 811 2 4.4 Apr/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

"London" by Blake

and misery. Blake uses these to emphasize that poverty and neglect result in confusion, chaos, and turmoil.Weakness is one of the dilemmas, in which the poor find difficult to overcome. In the first ...

(2 pages) 83 0 3.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Peer Pressure ,The ultimate downfall

had before. Many problems occur during this process of adjustment. One in particular, causes great turmoil among many students. This is known as peer pressure. Peer pressure can take any person and c ...

(3 pages) 165 0 3.8 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

A Memorable Expierence In Photograpy, the works of Robert Capa

wer it has his name is RobertCapa. Robert grew up in Hungary he experienced the political unrest andturmoil. He lived under the oppression of Horthy and knew the kind ofanarchy that constitutes war(Im ...

(2 pages) 93 0 4.8 Oct/1995

Subjects: Art Essays

Walt Whitman's view of the Civil War

st battle in 1861 when Whitman saw the endeavor as a chance for the North to put to rest all of the turmoil the South created, to the see-saw battles and first hand knowledge of the detriments war cou ...

(3 pages) 142 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A review of "Beowulf"

he book are usually present only as reflections of the past or intimes of the characters's greatest turmoil. Otherwise, in times of happiness and rejoicing, theyworship their one, almighty, Christian ...

(3 pages) 78 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Comparison Essay written to compare the two poems "Persimmons" and "I Go Back to 1937".

IRONY AND SYMBOLISMThe collision of two worlds and cultures coming together creates turmoil and confusion for many. With an autobiographical nature, that is the feeling a reader gets w ...

(3 pages) 64 0 3.3 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Refugees in Africa

liberation struggles and escaping racial and ethnic oppression and economic hardship. Caught in the turmoil that characterizes developing nations in the 20th century, some African nations have refugee ...

(5 pages) 118 0 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

all about fear in "Lord of the Flies" by Golding

r assorted things on the island and assume them to be beasts to be dreaded. After much disorder and turmoil on the island, a group of hunters offer a gift to the much sought after and feared beast. A ...

(5 pages) 89 0 2.6 May/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Pakistan

Pakistan is a country that, since its creation, has been rooted in turmoil. The recent years are no exception to this. Since 1988, power has been divided among the pre ...

(5 pages) 126 1 3.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Prevention of Chaos in the world

illions that there are, needs to take responsibility of his/her actions.Chaos, mayhem, disturbance, turmoil, pandemonium, uproar. Is this what we want in our world today? Although people are afraid to ...

(2 pages) 52 0 4.7 Mar/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Isaac Newton

many changes were going on. England was going through the Glorious Revolution and was in a state of turmoil. It was at this time when Sir Isaac Newton was born at Lincolnshire, England. He was by no m ...

(9 pages) 232 0 3.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

The Grapes of Wrath

of Wrath, ventured into a time of poverty at its height. During the Great Depression, hardships and turmoil were around every corner. As they journeyed from their home, many of the characters in this ...

(3 pages) 53 0 3.8 Jul/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

"Of Mice and Men". The question is how does John Steinbeck tackle social issues in the novel through the use of Crooks. Includes direct quotations from the book.

his dislike for the treatment of African-Americans. He expresses his views through the hardship and turmoil of Crooks, the only African-American character in the novel. Crooks is looked down upon by h ... y harass him because of his skin color. Also, the environment that he lives in is degrading and the turmoil he is forced to endure is unheard of. Crooks is not even considered human by most people on ...

(3 pages) 88 0 4.7 Aug/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck