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Shoot The Elephant George Orwell
1,409 words
The story that my evaluation will be based on is
Shooting an Elephant written in 1936. The author
George Orwell was born in 1903 in India to a
British officer raised in England. He attended
Eton College, which introduced him to England's
middle and upper classes. He was denied a
scholarship, which led him to become a police
officer for the Indian Imperial in 1922. He served
in Burma until resigning in 1927 due to the lack
of respect for the justice of British Imperialism
in Burma and India. He w...
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River Valley Yellow River
515 words
From 3000 BC to 1500 BC four civilizations arose
that historians to this day marvel at, the
Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Indus River Valley
people, and the Shang dynasty in China. They all
had great accomplishments in government, and
religion and inventions. While they had their own
different civilizations many similarities arise,
such as depending on the river and their
polytheistic religions. They had very isolated
civilizations with the exception of the Sumerians.
The geography, religion, an...
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Chain Of Events One Month
1,253 words
Upon my first reading of Jorge Luis Borges Death
and the Compass I found myself reacting to the
chain of events not unlike the bland but efficient
Inspector Treviranus. The Hotel du Nord with its
hateful whiteness, numbered divisibility, and
general appearance of a bordello seemed a natural
place for a crime of greed and betrayal to have
gone sour on a luckless criminal. The lure of
priceless sapphires and mistaken destination was
more than enough to recreate the crime that had
taken place. Insp...
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Biography Of Vincent Van Gogh
1,330 words
I'm not going to include a full biography of
Vincent van Gogh since such information is easily
enough obtained from the more traditional media
(do people still visit libraries and book shops
these days? ). As I mention on my References page,
David Sweetman's Van Gogh: His Life and Art is an
excellent biography and I would definitely
recommend it. In addition, the chronology I
include below gives a reasonable overview of the
important events in the course of Vincent's life.
For my own Van Gogh si...
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Fort Ord Ocean Freeway
875 words
Warm sunny days, golden tans, beautiful sandy
beaches, and bright shimmering lights of the
cities at night. These are the images that came to
my mind when I thought of California. As a child,
I often daydreamed of living in such a wonderful
place. Little did I know that the images of sunny
beaches, people walking around in shorts, and
gentle breezes portrayed in the advertisements of
the magazines and television were not as they
appeared: however, I would soon find all this out.
My husband was i...
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Star Trek Ha Ha
1,407 words
... entry did a musical album entitled "Old Yellow
Eyes Is Back. " The title parodies Frank Sinatra
("Old Blue Eyes") and the character Spider plays;
he dons yellow contact lenses as part of his
android costume. One of the songs on the album
features his fellow co-stars as backup singers. A
final note belongs to Wil Wheaton, who plays
Ensign Wesley Crusher (and son to Dr. Crusher, the
ship's doctor) on The Next Generation. He had
already acquired some semblance of fame as the
lead in the flick S...
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Kerry James Marshall Our Town Part 2
1,675 words
... the sun. Garden Party, a four-minute DVD and
corresponding painting, which is considered to be
a fresh interpretation of the works of
Impressionists, for example, Renoir's Luncheon of
the Boating Party. Marshall substitutes the
original characters with Asians, African
Americans, and Hispanics, by means of this
creating new socio-political focus. The Ladder of
Success, an installation of colorful Plexiglass
boxes. Each of these boxes lists a traditional
western virtue (for example, punctualit...
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Nuclear Holocaust Internal Organs
935 words
Creative Story: Death Close 2100 hours, Captain
James S. Steward of the United States Air Force
straps on his G-suit and goes over his mission
briefings one last time. He walks out into the
hanger and awaits his chariot. The SR- 71
Blackbird, the fastest plane in the world with its
twin turbine engines and slick black radar
absorbent skin make him a flying shadow in the
air. His mission, to fly a covert reconnaissance
mission over Moscow, the heart of the USSR
Intelligence believe that the Russi...
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Tons Per Acre Fresh Market Cucumbers Cucumber
1,230 words
Abstract This paper will Cucumbers Cucumbers
Abstract This paper will focus on cucumbers. It
will discuss their relationship to other plants,
the region of its origin and the plant part used
by humans. The way cucumbers are harvested and the
value of the harvest will also be touched on.
Diseases and insects that threaten cucumbers will
briefly be discussed. Introduction From the times
of the bible through Henry VIII reign and into the
modern era, cucumbers have survived through the
ages. Cucumbe...
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Victor Frankenstein Henry Clerval
1,322 words
Author: Mary Shelley Country England Title
Frankenstein Genre: Fiction/Horror 1. Characters,
with a brief description of each. Victor
Frankenstein: He is the main character, a paradigm
of ambition and curiosity. He does not know when
to stop, and therefore loses everything. Elizabeth
Lavenza: She is the sweet sister-bride of Victor.
With flawless personality, she represents the hope
for escape to a good future. Caroline: As Victors
mother, she is as generous as can be. A bit
controlling, she des...
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Victor Frankenstein Outward Appearance
1,281 words
The Creators Faults in the Creation Often the
actions of children are reflective of the
attitudes of those who raised them. Conclusion
Originally, Frankenstein had planned to use the
results of his experiment to benefit mankind; but
this idea soon transmuted into and obsession to
perform the impossible just to satisfy his own
ego. Victor Frankenstein believes that by creating
a living being he will end death and sadness
throughout the world. Frankenstein's thirst for
knowledge leads him to the c...
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Beginning Of The Story Gothic Novels
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Unbelievably Mary Shelley Frankenstein
Frankenstein Unbelievably Mary Shelley wrote the
novel Frankenstein at the age of eighteen. This
great work captures the imaginations of its
readers. Frankenstein remains one of the greatest
examples of Gothic literature. Unlike other Gothic
novels of the time, however, Frankenstein also
includes elements of Romantic writing, and
therefore cannot be classified as soley Gothic.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English
novelist. The daughter of the British ...
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Ages And Ages Words And Phrases
790 words
The poem The Road Not Taken is popular for a good
reason. It has many different meanings, all of
which are fair interpretations. My interpretation
is that throughout life, we are faced with many
difficult decisions. We should strive to be unique
when making these decisions. The reason I chose
this poem is because this idea relates to me quite
well. I try to live in the manner Frost describes.
Taking the common path is not the best way to live
and I think that Robert Frost is trying to tell us
th...
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Gas Masks Street Corner
505 words
Garret Augustus Morgan was born on March 4, 1877.
He was the seventh of eleven children born to the
Morgan family in Paris, Kentucky. As a young boy
Morgan was very creative. Morgan taught himself
after he left school. After he dropped out of
fifth grade, he left home at the age of fourteen
for Cleveland. Despite no formal education Morgan
became a very successful man. He has created many
inventions that have improved the lives of
everyone. His inventions range from hair products,
to gas masks, ...
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F Scott Fitzgerald Green Light At The End
693 words
F. Scott Fitzgerald s use of symbolism and colors
in The Great Gatsby is prominent in every chapter
of his novel. To fully understand the meaning of
his color use, a reader must recognize the
situations in which these colors are used. The
color green is traditionally associated with
spring, hope, and youth. One possible meaning of
the color green is envy. Gatsby can be seen as an
envious, jealous character. He once had the love
of his life, Daisy, but now she is married to
another man. He spends...
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Yellow Sportscar School Friends
656 words
An automobile, a vibrant yellow sportscar, pulls
up to the front of the school. Its mirrored
windows reflect the faces of a large crowd,
waiting breathlessly for the car door to open. A
man steps out of the drivers side, dressed in a
formal suit, with the roguish appeal and smile of
James Bond, the famous 007 agent. He walks around
the front of the car and helps his date get out.
The two of them stride hand in hand towards the
school as flashes go off and people point at them.
As the beautiful c...
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Husband Women Speaker
373 words
The late eighteen-hundreds represented a period of
oppression for women and their rights to
individual freedom and happiness. Women were
expected to care for the home and the children,
and to obey the will of their husbands. They were
discouraged from participating in the intellectual
arena, and were frowned upon if they expressed
independant opinions or desires. Charlotte Perkins
Gilman experienced these things on a personal
level and from her experiences with the feminist
movement she develope...
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Fire Escape Glass Menagerie
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The play the Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
appears to be a jumbled mess of random scenes
filled with half minded characters living in an
insane world. But when you look into the details
and analyze each scene and the object and
references within you discover it s a carefully
planned work of art. By far Williams s genius is
scene by his use of symbolism to reflect the true
conflicts in the characters lives. Many objects
mentioned in the play have a direct connection to
the characters pers...
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Made Me Feel Quit Smoking
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Why I Quit Smoking My mother works as an elderly
care specialist at Delray Beach Retirement Center
in Florida. I often visit her at work when I? m on
vacation in Florida. Of all the times I have
visited her at the retirement center, I will never
forget the day I met Mr. Wilson. Despite his age
of sixty-five, Mr. Wilson? s health was the
equivalent of a ninety year old. After meeting Mr.
Wilson, I would try to visit my mother at the
Retirement Center during the time she was caring
for him. Mr. Wi...
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Devaluation Of The Dollar Aurum Gold Metal
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Gold, nothing can compare to this precious metal.
A symbol of wealth and prosperity, it has been a
value for explorers and adventurers and a lure for
conquerors. Today it is vital to commerce and
finance; popular in ornamentation, and increasing
importance in technology. The nature of gold is
diverse. The chemical element gold is a heavy,
soft metal. It weighs nearly twice as much as
lead. Shiny and deep yellow in color, gold is one
of two metals, which are not gray or white when
pure. Gold is t...
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