Essays 1981 - 2010
his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...
were obscene, food was atrocious, inmates wore what they wanted and they were unkempt; the cells were a mess and there were consta...
for years, before that he was a cop. Hes seen it all and knows the seamy side of life. Hes split up from his wife Renee, who run...
around her hatred for anything Japanese. As was the case for many Korean Americans that left Korea prior to World War II to...
who assure the king that Gulliver is merely a trained animal and that the farmer, from which Gulliver was obtained, had trained hi...
as the logical conclusion of previous statements. Traditional sermons are deductive in nature. They present the conclusion first a...
other situation, I believe God wants people to live and by living, learn how to handle the problems that cause psychic pain. Sea...
As this suggests, this psychologically complex poem portrays a pivotal exchange between two people who are trying to cope with los...
Gilbert, 2003). In order to get to the top of a corporate hierarchy, women have been advised to "mimic the sometimes coldhearted, ...
few of the many theories will be discussed here. The theories describe how an individual can use the inherent strategies to become...
likely need to take off work early, come in late, or call in sick. Maybe the child is ill or needs to be at a practice or needs to...
as voters become more skeptical in general about partisan political parties. This is an excellent resource for a broad understandi...
sense of awe and wonder at the complex beauty of the music. The classical music of Beethoven blends the varied textures of the o...
to be Kates surrogate is Angie Ostrowiski, who is characterized as "white trash," a high school dropout who has a common law marri...
there is an intense emphasis on rhythm in this work that conveys a sense of motion and urgency. However, there is also quite a bit...
researchers (JBI, 2008). This section of the site also addresses the topic of "Research Training" and the availability of scholars...
maturation of the American colonies as they journey toward war and independence. The thematic context demonstrates how it is exper...
me seem exotic, at least to men (Naber 87). Of course, I also ran across misconceptions, as people think an Arab American woman ha...
Egyptians, whose fantastic death cult gave us some of the greatest monuments on earth. The Egyptians believed in an afterlife that...
who suffered a serious ax wound and is lying on the top bunk, above his laboring wife. When he heard this comment he "rolled over ...
they are passionate about reaching the vision (ChangingMinds.com, 2008). Jack Welch was an exceptional leader. Welch was describ...
she does "light housekeeping," which is also not consistent with someone who needs assistance getting out of bed. However, the stu...
describes in his book, neither side truly listened to the other. They were all primarily concerned with converted the opposing sid...
face" (lines 444-445)("Sir Gawain" 229). The head then warns Gawain not to forget their agreement, which is that Gawain will submi...
people who are now facing the consequences of rashly made decisions. In this fiasco, Wall Street and the large portions of the A...
5 years from the onset of symptoms" (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2008). However a small percentage of victims, perhaps 10%, liv...
1. the best in the moral philosophy of all ages and places; 2. the moral standards of Christendom; 3. the ethics of the Christian ...
Today, this term is used in a derogatory sense by conservatives to mean people who support "big government and wasteful, giveaway ...
being suppressed both physically and emotionally for years by brutal treatment, Celie blossoms under the sunshine of Shugs love. A...
12-21, live relatively sedentary lives, as they are not active enough to successfully maintain good health (Covelli, 2007). The in...