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A Review of Pat Conroy's Novel, 'The Water is Wide'

a new breath of hope into those hearts. Written as a first-person account "The Water is Wide" revolves around social change...

Overview of Reforming Campaign Financing

In five pages the history of U.S. campaign finance reform is examined in terms of contributor limitations now being set at $1,000 ...

Autobiography of Marilyn Manson

around in makeup, g-strings and womens wear is actually not insane or homosexual. Manson actually expresses the warped version of ...

Three Short Stories Set in the American South

this story that Dees mother has always secretly longed for acceptance from Dee. Mrs. Johnson was always amazed by her daughters "...

Evil in 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor

unfortunate accident, and they do run into the notorious Misfit. Both the grandmother and the Misfit are concerned with the quest...

Athletes and Issues of Violence

the off field violence takes place after the end of the season (Campbell, 2000). One area that has recently been explored is the ...

Humor Used in the Works of Flannery O'Connor

most interesting works in this regard. "Revelation" forces us to accept humanity with all of its glories and all of its faults. ...

Bitterness in the Short Stories of Flannery O'Connor

this only comes in the form of regret at the end. In fact, if anyone were to be bitter about things, it would have to be the gra...

Kennedy's Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis

verified in the CIAs own records.) At the last minute, Kennedy called off the air strikes but that message did not reach the more...

Four Classic Literary Works and Human Nature

linked to societal ideas of the early eighteenth century as to what constituted a "proper" middle class English life. This is evid...

Gregor Samsa in 'The Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka

and compassion to overcome obstacles when Grete attempts to put forth the effort. It is at this point where the author suggests t...

Industrialization and Charles Dickens' Hard Times

a good daughter, nothing seems to change and life seems without hope." This person would likely not understand that the sufferi...

Are American Children Worse Off Today Than They Were at the Start of the 20th Century?

stay away from drugs while they are young. In essence, we worry for our children and think that our present society is no longer o...

Water and Its Chemistry

are in a solid state are denser than when they are in a liquid state and more often sink than float....

Are People Better Off Today than a Century or More Ago?

may find that it was far easier to live in the past regarding our health. One author notes that a hundred years ago people gener...

Stock Market Crash of 1929

dollars in the immediately ensuing crash (Galbraith 62). Up until the very end, it was possible to read encouraging reports of t...

Methods of Computer Storage

This paper consists of fifteen pages and examines the latest technology involving methods of computer storage with solid state sto...

Comparing Nadine Gordimer and Joseph Conrad

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares The Moment the Gun Went Off by Nadine Gordimer and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Con...

Preventing Mortgage Foreclosure

This paper addresses various ways that homeowners can fight off home mortgage forclosures. The author examines trends in foreclos...

Comparison of Contemporary Poverty and Charles Dickens' Depiction of Nineteenth Century Poverty in Hard Times

rather than the shameful exception" (Trevelyan, quoted in Johnson, 274). But even more dramatic was the change in attitude towa...

Book Review on Airline Industry Problems

In four pages the 1995 book Hard Landing by Thomas Petzinger is reviewed with the focus being airline industry problems along with...

Children and Autism

In some cases, aggressive or self-injurious behavior may result (1996). Autism is a developmental disability that ordinarily appe...

Issues in Health Care

to focus more upon running smooth production rather than customer needs. By skewing the focus in this way, health care organizati...

The Salmon Supply and Sustainable Fishery

This research paper discusses the elements that are affecting salmon fishing off the northwest coast. The writer also addresses th...

Patau's Syndrome: Trisomy 13

of their facial expressions are indicative of the condition, although the public often looks upon them as being somewhat unusual. ...

Comparison of a Trio of Short Stories by Flannery O'Connor

In seven pages this research paper features a comparison of the short stories 'Good Country People,' 'A Good Man is Hard to Find,'...

Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider's The Rules

In seven pages this paper examines the flaws associated in a woman seeking marriage 'playing hard to get' in an overview of Ellen ...

An Analysis of Traditional Industries

This 5 page paper analyzes the cash flow and write-offs of this company and argues that it is poorly managed. Its poor leadership ...

Social Struggles and Women in Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, Charles Dickens' Hard Times, and Sarah Orne Jewett's A White Heron

Jewetts Sylvia is not far removed from the oppressive social structure Louisa is forced to endure. For Sylvia, the white heron ex...