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Being A Teacher

Teachers in the past lead restricted lives because their conduct was expected to set an example for the students. For example, consuming alcohol and smoking tobacco was forbidden in school board contracts. Participation in political activities was also frowned upon. Teachers were expected to ...

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Antigone: Gender Conflict

In the play Antigone there are many references that link to the oppression of women. Creon made many convictions insulting womenkind. His convictions seemed true to a large population of men. I believe the majority of men, in the ancient Greek times believed in the undeniable domination ...

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Reading The Light

The story that is most significant to me is “” by Roger Pfingston. This story felt like it was written from the heart. It is filled with emotions, ones that the author caught in his story very well. Even though I could not empathize with Brian, I did feel sympathetic towards him. When ...

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Under Age Drinking : The Problems It Creates

It's a Saturday night, and the bars are packed. People are inside having a few, or more than a few, drinks. A select few are really drunk or passed out. Now lets step outside and take a look at a different type of drinking, drinking at an early age. High school and junior high kids are at ...

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Analysis of Scarlett O'Hara's Character in Gone With The Wind

Scarlett O’Hara is the female protagonist of the novel by Margaret Mitchell, ‘Gone With the Wind’. She is depicted as a spoiled daughter of a prosperous plantation owner, Irish immigrant Gerald O’Hara and French coastal aristocrat, Ellen Robillard O’Hara. The opening lines of the first volume of ...

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Frankenstein

The book I chose to read as my second book for the semester is called Frankenstein, and it is by Mary Shelley. The book is about the tale of a man who seeks to create life for the better of mankind. However, once he creates this being, things do not go as planned and, due to neglect and ...

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Richard III

"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" exclaimed Richard knowing that he has been defeated in a battle, and is in need of a horse to flee. Richard III, the power-hungry younger brother of Edward IV king of England, longs to seize control of the throne, but he is far back in the line of ...

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Warriors and Kings - Beowulf

A warrior is a man engaged or experienced in warfare who is involved in some struggle or conflict; a king, however, is someone put into power over others to lead and direct the population they are ruling over. Beowulf is a warrior and a king in the novel Beowulf which was written by an unknown ...

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"The Truman Show": The Meaning of Life

I. Motivation Recently, I watched the movie "The Truman Show," which describes a man, Truman, whose life is actually a constructed reality soap opera. Most of the events, people, even scene around him are devised. He seems to lead his life smoothly, as most of people. It's not until a series ...

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Being An American

I am proud to be an American because I know I live in the best country in the world. It is hard for me to put my feelings into words, but when I think of being an American it comes from deep inside. I feel a love and patriotism that brings tears to my eyes. This country has been America for ...

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Revenge In Hamlet

"Hamlet" is perhaps William Shakespeare's most well known play and the theme of revenge is featured prominently in it. In fact, one could argue that revenge is the most important theme in this play. Not only is Hamlet seeking revenge, but also Fortinbras and later Laertes. Many of Shakespeare's ...

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King Lear

King Lear, one of many of Shakespeare’s plays is a tragedy based on political authority and family dynamics. Aristotle’s idea of a tragedy also fits in with King Lear. He says that a tragic hero is a character of noble stature and greatness. And that the character must occupy a high status position ...

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Free Will and the Problem of Evil

In this paper, I will attempt to show that J.L. Mackie’s objection to the free will account of The Problem of Evil is not successful. In Evil and Omnipotence, Mackie claims that God cannot be considered “both omnipotent and wholly good” (Mackie, p. 209) as he does not avail of the possibility of ...

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Memorial Day Short Story Essay

In the short stories, “Memorial Day,” by Peter Cameron, and “ Reunion ,” by John Cheever, two teenage boys take similar journeys in life which puts them in much the same situations. In “Memorial Day,” the main character Stephen’s father left him to live with his mother. Stephen and his mother ...

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Paper On Stereotyping & Racism

When Mrs. Gernenz told us to write a paper on racism or stereotyping I really didn’t want to write this paper or honestly how to write it because the subject can be very sensitive to people and then after you have been in the situation of racism or stereotyping sometimes we tend to bury those ...

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Breastfeeding Vs. Formula Feeding

When being pregnant, you have lots of things to worry about and decide on. One of the major things you need to decide on is weather to breastfeed or formula feed. This is also a very controversial subject and raises many arguments and debates in society. I chose to formula feed my daughter and I ...

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

My outside reading book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. There are several important characters in this book but there are three that are the considered the main characters. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. They play the most important role is this book and the Harry ...

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Funding a Business Venture

Funding a Business Venture AIU University Online This essay will describe the meaning, function, and importance of the following four terms: investment banker, the stock market, financial management, and risk financing. It will identify my preferred ...

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Sammy’s Realization in A&P

A&P written by John Updike in 1961 in which the hero and the first person narrator, Sammy, a nineteen year old teenager who made a serious decision, took a stand for the girl’s right, to be able to wear what suits them. The conflict occurred when the manager of A&P, Lengel, came out of the door ...

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Vietnam Protest Movement

When the Vietnam War started only a small percentage of the American population opposed the war. Those who initially objected to the involvement in Vietnam fell into three broad categories: people with left-wing political opinions who wanted an NLF victory; pacifists who opposed all wars; and ...

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