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The World House Essays and Term Papers
George Brenard ShawOn the night of July 26th, 1856 one of the greatest playwrights in history, George Bernard Shaw, was born. George’s mother, Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly, was an aristocrat, while his father, George Gurly, was a poor alcoholic. Shaw had two sisters, Elinour Agness, who died of tuberculosis at age ...
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All Quiet On The Western FrontErich Maria Remarque’s , a novel
set in World War I, centers around the changes wrought by the war on
one young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque’s
protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a
hardened and somewhat caustic veteran. More ...
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The American Dream - Great GatIn his novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald paints a vivid portrait of life in the Jazz Age. Taking place in between World War I and the Great Depression, people during this time were all trying to achieve their own version of the American Dream. If it meant becoming rich as quick as ...
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Julius CaesarHistorical Fiction novels are often brought on by authors for special and particular reasons. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play , he documents the rise and fall of a great roman leader during a time of political unrest in Rome. This play was written during the sixteenth century in ...
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Issues Of AddictionPeople suffering from addictions most times won't realize it, but their disease is hurting more than just themselves. It is not only the physical aspect of the addiction that hurts them, but also what it is doing to the life of the addict. "Life" can be taken as social life, working life, and ...
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Come HomeA History of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Growing from its humble beginnings as an ash dump in the late 1800's, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has come to represent today the very best in urban gardening and horticultural display. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden blooms in the middle of one of the ...
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Race RelationsHumanity has been enduring an ongoing battle for centuries: the strained
relations among the races. Despite efforts to put the past behind, signs
remain at nearly every juncture that there still exists a strong sense of
racial dissension. While many Caucasians do not see the problem being ...
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Gerard Manley Hopkinsis a reflection of his time period because his work represents realism, his work was different from what was expected, and his work had to do with religion. Although Hopkins is considered as one of the great poets of the past, he was not that appreciated during his time period. The only reason ...
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BerkleyAs man progressed through the various stages of evolution, it is
assumed that at a certain point he began to ponder the world around him. Of
course, these first attempts fell short of being scholarly, probably
consisting of a few grunts and snorts at best. As time passed on, though,
these ideas ...
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Never Take Candy From Strangers
During the times the story was written, there was much child abuse in society. The child's welfare was often put aside because the family was more important. The unknown author of the Fairy Tale "Hansel and Gretel" used many rhetorical devices such as symbolism and diction to intensify the ...
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Sigmund Freud's views continue to influence the contemporary practices of many psychologists today. Many theories of psychology have been influenced by Freud's psychoanalytic method. Many of his basic concepts are still used by many theorists. Known as the "father of psychology," Freud's ideas toward the ...
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“Minds Eye At Work”Many writers’ today leave the ending of a story to be decided upon by the reader. I have chosen three stories: “The Horse Dealers Daughter”, “Jury of her Peers”, and “Taking Care”, and will discuss the implied ending of each.
In D.H Lawrence’s story “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter”, the implied ...
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The Yellow Wallpaper: A Woman's StrugglePregnancy and childbirth are very emotional times in a woman's life and many
women suffer from the "baby blues." The innocent nickname for postpartum
depression is deceptive because it down plays the severity of this condition.
Although she was not formally diagnosed with postpartum depression, ...
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Black Boy EssayFor Richard Wright (for any black person) Mississippi was probably the worst place to grow up. The South in general was a difficult place to live; white people were continuously trying to keep black people down, from ever rising up and making things better for themselves. By telling black people ...
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Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The is about a man named Gatsby, in love with a woman, Daisy, who is married to Tom Buchannan. He dreams that one day he and Daisy will get together. Gatsby has worked hard to become the man that he believes will impress Daisy. Even though he has an extravagant house, ...
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Karl Marx's Teachings And CapitalismKarl Marx: the political economist, revolutionary, and the philosopher, was one of the most influential thinkers of the nineteenth century. Few men have caused such heated debate, manifest through the continued arguments of pro and anticommunists, as he has done. Notwithstanding this element of ...
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Little Women Book ReportIn 1868, Louisa May Alcott wrote the book Little Women in
"response to a publisher's request for a 'girl's book'". Louisa wrote
this book by calling upon her own memories of her childhood and putting
them down on paper. This is the story of four young girls, Meg, Jo, Beth,
and Amy March, and how ...
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The Charter School Movement In New Zealand And EnglandIntroduction
In 1994, the Globe and Mail reported that question period in the
Alberta legislature had turned into a “rowdy exchange.” Liberal leader
Laurence Decore had requested that Premier Klein clarify his government's
vague reference to piloting charter schools in the speech from the ...
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Commentary: A Child Called "It"This book was especially disturbing to me in that I tend to carry a significant burden for abused children. In this piece, a scene of child abuse and neglect is painted by the person who suffered one of the worst cases in California history. The colors used are not the colors of the quitter or ...
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