Essays 151 - 180
As for mankind, numbered are their days/ Whatever they achieve is but the wind!" (Epic of Gilgamesh 8). When Gilgameshs friend Enk...
In eight pages this paper examines at risk students and various techniques for writing instruction including metacognition, writin...
In a paper that contains eight pages the inspiration writing has provided Amy Tan throughout her life is examined in essay 'Young ...
In five pages the 17th century philosophy of Francis Bacon is examined within the context of 'four idols' and argues in favor of h...
In seven pages this essay considers playwright Sam Shepard's life, his unique style of writing and offers abstracts of his plays F...
This nine page essay explores the theme of womanism that characterizes both Alice Walker's life and her writings. Meaning and app...
action, along with a generous dose of determination and the application of intelligence, are essential to success. Therefore, in...
felt a sense of awe at the bravery of the men who climbed into that flimsy-looking structure atop a rocket that was very similar t...
In six pages this paper celebrates the life and literary works of James Baldwin in a consideration of his writings' enduring impac...
to live the life they want "free from coercion," and further, he believes in a government that "sides with the individual against ...
letter. There was a group of Jewish Christians, called Judaizers, who believed that certain practices from the Old Testament churc...
the creation of the universe. Genesis says that at first the earth was covered by water. Scientists claimed, even at that time, th...
teaches an online freshman English course and, in this article, records her experience getting emails from students. From this inf...
This paper pertains to the differences that distinguish writing a humanities essay versus reporting on a research study. Three pag...
This essay is on Greco's article on the Globe Theatre and argues that its features quality it as an excellent example of this form...
In fifteen pages this essay examines Freud's work in a basic overview and then offers a comparison between the society Freud was w...
rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced h...
This paper argues that writing is not an inborn talent but a skill that can be learned and mastered. It also argues that each spec...
In seven pages this paper discusses how the Old Persian script writing system originated and how it led to the development of othe...
A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares 2 books on literature and writing. Stephen Greenblatt, in his text Self-Fashioning, Fro...
at close quarters unmolested, as the wolves did not consider him to be a threat and, obviously, they did not consider him as suita...
For example, Bostick (1935) makes copious use of footnotes, drawing on the works of Plato and Xenophon, who were two of Socrates d...
a famous series of protest letters under the name of "M.B. Drapier." While his identity as the letter-writer was known throughout ...
insanity, which becomes her only way she can avoid the domination that threatens to totally suffocate her individuality. In his di...
I must master the processes associated involved in writing clearly as my ultimate goal is to teach middle school, and I must, ther...
example, the author describes how her mother always shopped for fresh ingredients, and prepared fresh herbs, such as "parsley, cil...
that are beyond their control. In other words, there are factors that affect the way in which an event is evaluated morally that a...
This writer/tutor does not, of course, have any idea how the student feels on this topic, or, for that matter, the specific course...
those who enforce religious laws" (Mernissi). In other words, by being larger than a size six, Mernissi, in the salesladys opinion...
silent transmissions, semi-automatic transmissions, different wheelbases, power steering, air bags, the first minivans, the first ...