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Waiting For Sisyphus

Every mind has struggled with Existentialism. Its founders toiled to define it, philosophers strained to grasp it, teachers have a difficult time explaining it. Where do these Existentialists get the right to tell me that my one and only world is meaningless? How can a student believe that ...

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Kobe Bryant

You have to be very careful what you ask for in life-you just might get it. Just ask . May 12th, '97. The Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Utah Jazz. Game Five. There's 11.3 seconds left in regulation and the score is tied, 87-87. In the words of De La Soul, stakes is ...

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Compare And Contrast The Aims

and Methods of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. These great leaders came from vastly different backgrounds which is shown in their thinking on life, especially early on. Martin was a Christian from the rural south, whilst Malcolm had become a Muslim from the urban north. King called for love of ...

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Love And Rejection: Breaking Up

Some felt they were a modern day Romeo and Juliet. The reality, however, is that they were a heartbreaking example of what can go wrong with adolescents. Christian Dalvia, 14 and Maryling Flores, 13 were sweethearts who were forbidden by Flores' mother to see each other. In early November, ...

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Emily Dickinson

’s "Because I could not stop for Death" is a remarkable masterpiece that exercises thought between the known and the unknown. Critics call ’s poem a masterpiece with strange "haunting power." In Dickinson’s poem, "Because I could not stop for Death," there is much impression in ...

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The Land Ethic

To answer the question, was Aldo Leopold right in saying we need to adopt a land ethic? First we need to identify what a land ethic is. A land ethic is using the land without abusing it. Meaning use as many and as much of the earth’s resources as can be replaced, and that will do no harm ...

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The Martian Chronicles

This story showed and described a rocket taking off in an Ohio town. It said that the town was heated in the winter from the heat. This seemed like a common occurrence because the people just acted as if it was no biggie. I was a little confused after this story since the people did not even ...

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Hamlet: Hamlet's Sanity

“Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.” Though John Dryden's quote was not made in regard to William Shakespeare's Hamlet, it relates very well to the argument of whether or not Hamlet went insane. When a character such as Hamlet is under scrutiny, ...

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The Orgins Of Atomic Theory

There is an eternal human compulsion to unlock the mysteries of our lives and our world. This search for knowledge has guided us to many beneficial new understandings. It has lead us into this new age where information is its own reward, an age where enlightenment is an end, not simply a means to ...

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Essay On Impulsiveness In Romeo & Juliet

“Wisely and slow: they stumble that run fast”(Pg 91, Line 97) those words spoken by Friar Laurence. Words we must listen too. Impulsiveness leads to downfall, and therefore people must strike a balance between being impulsive, and being pragmatic. Time and time again Shakespeare showed us how ...

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For Whom The Bell Tolls

is a novel loosely based on Ernest Hemingway's own experiences in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. Before I delve into the book itself, I thought it would be best to give some background information on Ernest Hemingway and on the Spanish Civil war and the circumstances surrounding it. ...

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Homosexuality

is being hotly debated today in church and society. When the case is made for the legitimacy of same-sex love, critics rush in with three main defenses. (1) It is contrary to nature. (2) It is condemned in Scripture. (3) Its acceptance would ruin society. The most interesting thing about these ...

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Metamorphous, Relating To A Personal Incident

Twenty minutes had past since I was set on to the table to dry. I did not want to dwell upon my fears which were inevitable to occur, so I could do nothing but observe all the minute details that were once so trivial and overlooked but now seemed to be of such great importance. The first thing to ...

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A Modern Interpretation Of Everyman (the Excerpt)

A Modern Interpretation of Everyman (the excerpt) Here beginneth a treatise about how God sent the IRS to summon a common taxpayer to come and list everything that the taxpayer may count as tax deductible. This basically sums up any good deeds the taxpayer (as a whole everyone) has committed, ...

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Track

My heart beating loudly in my chest is the only sound I can here. The air, whipping past my face, tries to curb my inertia but I just press on harder and harder. As I make my turn to go into the straight-away, the next man in the relay team comes into sight. I push my legs harder and harder, ...

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Maggie A Girl Of The Streets And Pudd’nhead Wilson

In the books Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain and Maggie a Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane mothers played an important factor. Mary Johnson, the mother of Maggie, and Roxy, the mother of Tom Driscoll in Pudd’ nhead Wilson, were important characters and there characteristics of being mothers ...

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Hemp: A Help Or A Hindrance?

Hemp, also known as Cannabis sativa, marijuana, grass, and by many other names, has not been a legal commercial crop in the United States for almost sixty years. As common two centuries ago as cotton is today, hemp is not seen on the market. As many groups fight for hemp to become legalized as a ...

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Beauty And The Beast

Analysis of If you ask any American child if they have heard of the story of , ninety-nine percent of them will have very good memory of the tale. has been a part of our culture for many years as are many fairytales. It is read or told to our children not just for entertainment but for the ...

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Meet The Simpsons

Over time, the definition of what exactly "family" means has changed with time. Usually, what constitutes making up a family is relative to a specific culture, but as always, there are exceptions to the rule. Ever since the golden age of television had sprung upon American culture, ...

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The Big Day

I really hated the sound of that alarm clock, that piercing, irritating repeated beeping. After a second or two I slowly started realizing that it was not just another day, it was the day. I felt the movement in the bed as she reached for the clock and then the beeping stopped allowing me to slip ...

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