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Young Adulthood Essays and Term Papers
King Arthur Versus ZeusInside the compilation of mythical stories of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, retold by Roger Green, and Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths, two major characters in each story that could be expressed in similar and contrasting ways are Arthur, the king and head of the ...
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Abraham LincolnLincoln, Abraham (1809-65), 16th president of the United States (1861-65), who
steered the Union to victory in the American Civil War and abolished slavery.
Early Life
Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, the son of
Nancy Hanks and Thomas Lincoln, pioneer farmers. At ...
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Lifes Many Obstacles - CatcherIn J. D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” the protagonist, Holden, is faced with many obstacles. Like most tragic heroes, he is a man who is reasonably happy at the beginning of the tragedy, but as the tragedy develops, some failure in his personality begins to affect events, so that his ...
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A Streetcar Named DesireIn the play , by Tennessee Williams, one of the main characters had the misconception that she was living in a world different than that of reality and this contributed to the central theme that hiding one's true self can hurt everyone involved. Blanche DuBois was introduced as the refined sister ...
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A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth IICountess of Longford, Elizabeth Pakenham, was born in London England in
1906. She attended Lady Margaret Hall and Oxford University where she studied
classical history and philosophy. She later married Oxford professor and
politician, the seventh Earl of Longford in 1931, with whom she had ...
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Borderline Personality DisorderFor this research project, I plan on examining the symptoms of
and its effects. This project is
worthwhile because not many people are aware of this disorder, and
therefore, do not know how to deal with it. My intended audiences are
adolescents who may be experiencing some of the borderline ...
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Edgar Allen Poe's The Black CatIn , Poe's narrator confesses to the
brutal murder of his wife, in detail, blaming the black cat. In this story
we see how human emotions and actions can be stretched beyond the limits of
morality. The Black Cat raises questions of not only the character's
sanity but of Poe's own. Even though ...
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Martin Luther King Jr And Malcolm XMartin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X grew up in different environments. King was raised in a comfortable middle-class family where education was stressed. On the other hand, Malcolm X came from and underprivileged home. He was a self-taught man who received little schooling and rose to greatness ...
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What Drives A ManWhat makes a successful man? This, in itself, is a culture bound
question because it can vary from culture to culture. However, in the
perception of Okonkwo, the main character in Chinua Achebe's novel, Things Fall
Apart, the measure of a man's success is based on two elements, ...
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Schizophrenia, an often misunderstood disease, is usually interpreted by those not familiar with it as Multiple Personality Disorder, but this is not so. While a person afflicted with may also suffer from multiple personality disorder, it is not the rule of thumb. Unfortunately, due to lack of support from ...
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Oedipus The KingSophocles "" is a tragic play which discusses the tragic discovery of Oedipus that he has killed his father and married his mother. The story of Oedipus was well known to the athenian’s. Oedipus is the embodiement of the perfect Athenian. He is self-confident, intelligent, and strong willed. ...
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderThere are many factors, which determine ADHD. This paper will show the different symptoms of ADHD and how the brain effects this disorder.
It is especially difficult to establish this diagnosis in children younger than age four or five years because their characteristics behavior is much more ...
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Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderPosttraumatic Stress Disorder is a condition from which nearly 10% of
Americans suffer. It, unlike other afflictions, is associated with a wide
variety of circumstances. Many war veterans suffer from Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder. However, a new group of people are quickly emerging as common ...
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The Effects Of Television Violence On ChildrenCause and Effect
What is the world coming to? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, at home, and now more increasingly at schools across the country. For many children the source of violence is right in their own living ...
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A Clockwork Orange 2To leave out the final chapter of A Clockwork Orange is to change the entire meaning of the novel; as Burgess says in the introduction, his story is transformed into a fable. Without the last chapter the reader is left with a dark and pessimistic theme, that absolute good and evil exist in this ...
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The Chosen , a fiction novel written in 1967 by Chaim Potok, is about two young Jewish boys and their friendship. It takes us along with them on their journey from adolescence to adulthood. They face many conflicts, and through those trials the author makes his readers think more deeply into life’s ...
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A Separate Peace, Detailed AnaDealing with enemies has been a problem ever since the beginning of time. In A Separate Peace by John Knowels, the value of dealing with your feelings and dealing with your enemies is shown by Gene Forester, a student in Devon during World War 2 dealing with few human enemies, but his emotions ...
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Sickle Cell Diseaseis an inherited blood disease which can cause pain, damage to vital organs, and in some cases, death in childhood or early adulthood. This disease affects a protein inside the red blood cells called hemoglobin. It occurs wherein a person inherits two sickle cell genes or a combination of one ...
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A Comparison Of Male Juvenile Sex Offenders With Delinquent Non-OffendersThe welfare of juveniles in general had become an important issue as far back as the 1800's, but not until recently were their actions taken seriously. The juvenile sex offender (JSO) is fast becoming a concern to scholars as well as to the general public. According to Barbaree, Hudson, and ...
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Malcolm X And Martin Luther King Jr.Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X grew up in different environments. King was raised in a comfortable middle-class family where education was stressed. On the other hand, Malcolm X came from and underprivileged home. He was a self-taught man who received little schooling and rose to greatness ...
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