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The Second Battle Of Bull Run
702 words
The year is 1862, during the Civil War. My name is
Jack Trance and I am eighteen years old. I am a
soldier that has to fight in the 2 nd Battle of
Bull Run. The battle is going to take place in my
hometown of Manassas, Virginia. I cannot wait. It
is going to be so great I have heard that the 1 st
Battle of Bull Run was hell, but this one won't
be. It " ll be great because I'm in it and I am
fighting for my country and the people of
Virginia. I am proud to be a part of the
Confederate Army. Augus...
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Kill His Father Relationship With His Mother
1,054 words
The Presence of the Oedipus Complex in Paul
Auster's City of Glass Throughout history
literature has had several themes or ideas that
have persisted though all of its different
movements. One of these ideas is that of the
Oedipus complex. The Story of Oedipus was
originally written by Sophocles in the fifth
century BC. Sigmund Freud conceived the actual
idea of the "Oedipus Complex" as it pertains to
society and modern literature. A definition
Oedipus complex or theory states that, A boy's
sexua...
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Meaning Of The Poem Lewis Carroll
670 words
In Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky the use of
imagination is a must. Carroll makes up words with
rhyming sounds. This confuses the reader a little,
but strangely enough you get some kind of an idea
of what he is writing about. This is where the
imagination comes in. When I heard these bizarre
rhyming words for the first time my initial
thought was that this poem doesn't make any sense.
As I read on and certain words would go through my
head, bells started going off, filling my head
with ideas about ...
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Leading Cause Of Death Death And Dying
1,038 words
Suicide is the 3 rd leading cause of death among
humans between the ages of 15 - 25 years old. It
is the 6 th leading cause of death among children
5 - 14 years of age. Every day more and more
people are taking their own lives. They assume
that life is not worth living or pointless (Teen
Suicide, an epidemic). Thousands of young people
die every year, not by the hands of others, but
instead, their own (Some Facts). The problem of
suicide occurs all over the world. Statistics show
that in the Uni...
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History And Story Time Of The Butterflies Life
1,563 words
In the opening chapter of Julia Alvarez's second
novel, a woman receives a caller in the
countryside of the Dominican Republic. The visit
is an awkward obligation, a meeting between a
Dominican survivor of the Trujillo regime and a
younger Dominican-American woman who wants to know
more about Las Mariposas the Butterflies as they
are known in the history of the country. The
visitor has come to research the famous Mirabel
sisters Patria, Minerva, and Mara Teresa. These
three young woman were kill...
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Central Los Angeles South Central Los
1,336 words
Our helicopter whirled in a tight circle over
Florence and Normandie in South Central Los
Angeles. Pilot Mike Smith kept the ship at an
almost constant bank. I was in the left seat next
to the pilot and had a clear view of the rampaging
clutter on the street below. Cameraman Martin
Cancer, strapped in a shoulder harness, was
hanging out of the helicopter. He had opened the
left side door, placed his mini-cam on his
shoulder and was recording the helter-skelter
action. This was the early evening ...
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Soft Close Embrace Sea Is Sensuous Enfolding Edna
987 words
The sea in the The Awakening is the inner struggle
that Edna deals with involving desires and dreams,
the place where her rebellious spirit has found a
home. From her unhappy marriage and home life, her
desire to discover herself, to the disappointments
of love and life, the sea in the Awakening
represents a womans burdens, independence, and her
true fulfillment. For the character Edna
Pontellier, the sea is her beginning and end. The
voice of the seas is seductive; never casino,
whispering, cla...
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Theodore Roosevelt Migrant Workers
1,331 words
Unlike the majority of immigrants of his time,
Jacob Riis assimilated easily into Americas
melting pot. A Dutch born police reporter and
amateur photographer, Riis dove into the
impoverished streets of Americas most populated
city and proved to the upper classes that horror
does exist next door. In his early days of church
exhibitions and in the writing of his novel, How
the Other Half Lives, originally published on 15
November 1890, Riis depicted the color lines,
tenements, stereotypes, careers...
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Feel Someones Eyes Someones Eyes Finally
441 words
As I was sitting in class, I could feel someones
eyes on me. I looked to my right, and there he
was. His eyes were twinkling and his smile dazzled
me. As I returned the smile, I noticed how
extremely attractive he was. His clothes were
nothing special at first glance, just jeans and a
T-shirt, but the way he looked so confident in
them, he could have just stepped off of the cover
of a fashion magazine. His hair was perfectly
tousled and gelled in place, and his eyes were an
intense blue gray. I ...
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Amount Of Energy Stimulated Emission
1,113 words
There are only about 100 different kinds of atoms
in the entire universe. Everything we see is made
up of these 100 atoms in an unlimited number of
combinations. They continuously vibrate, move and
rotate. Even the atoms that make up the chairs
that we sit in are moving around in class. Atoms
can be in different states of excitation
(Bertolotti 48) or they can have different
energies. If we apply a lot of energy to an atom,
it can leave what is called the ground-state
energy level and go to an e...
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Social Phobia Relaxation Techniques
1,153 words
Jennifer came to me several failed visits and
therapy through out her teen years. She had, like
it past reports complained of "always feeling
worried and anxious." She often talked on how
going out to social settings and relationships was
so difficult. Believing that it was her fate to
always be alone. She felt very uncomfortable
around crowds as if they would turn on her in
angry or disapproval. Jennifer had came to me
after a referral from a mutual friend of mine. One
that she had built a frie...
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Makes Me Feel Favorite Place
986 words
Its amazing how one telephone conversation will
forever be imprinted in my memory as the most
rewarding conversation I have ever had. I still
recall every little sigh and syllable that was
uttered. I can still feel the urgency of how
important it was that I get in touch with my
father, three weeks prior he had been diagnose
with severe lung cancer and started intense
chemotherapy immediately. Hi dad, how are you
feeling? I asked. A little better now. I was
sitting here watching the History chann...
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Soft Drink Industry Coca Cola
1,134 words
There are very few corporations that hold such
world popularity like the Coca-Cola Company. The
trademark of Coca-Cola is by far one of the worlds
most popular brand names. Coca-Cola dominates the
product industry and sets a standard of
competition not easily met. Research shows that
the trademark is recognized by over 94 % of the
worlds population and is the most widely
recognized word following OK. Cokes original
formula was conceived in the late 19 th Century.
It original business began as a ...
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Lord Of The Flies Hide And Seek
1,248 words
... Master John, despite the fact that it was John
who inflicted pain upon Jane not the opposite. Her
imagination creates the ghost of Mr Reed, her dead
uncle which consequences in her throwing a fit.
This unjust abuse from Master John causes mental
agony and affects Jane in the way she lives her
life in the future. Her childhood is full of times
of woe. Janes aunt and her family make her feel
unwanted and instead of accepting her as family,
she is discarded as an outsider. This suffering
throug...
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June 6 1944 Barbed Wire
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... ea of having to attack Omaha, but he knew it
had to be done. Rommel took full advantage of what
he learned from defending frontal infantry
assaults during the First World War. He heavily
mined the coastline, and the shore. He placed
extensive amounts of barbed wire leading up to the
hills. He placed machine guns at angles to have
better shots at all points of the beach. He also
added all types of weapons to cover all possible
weaknesses in the German posts. He added mortars
and artillery pie...
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Similes And Metaphors Sylvia Plath
1,095 words
Sylvia Plath's poetry is well known for its deeply
personal and emotional subject matter. Much of
Plath's poetry is confessional and divulges the
most intimate parts of her psyche whether through
metaphor or openly, without creating a persona
through which to project her feelings, and through
the use of intense imagery. Plath's attempt to
purge herself of the oppressive male figures in
her life is one such deeply personal and
fundamental theme in her poetry. In her poem,
Daddy, which declares he...
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Tet Offensive Viet Cong
1,272 words
In the mid to late 1960 's the Vietnam Conflict
was greatly controversial. This is mainly due to
the fact that it was an undeclared war and was
being fought with unclear objectives. It was
fought mainly by Viet Cong guerillas and the NVA
from the North and by the USA and ARVN from the
south. Throughout the conflict it appeared as if
the South was prevailing; up until one climatic
battle that turned out to be a failure militarily;
it is known as the Tet Offensive. The Tet
Offensive started with d...
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Sexual Intercourse Third Stanza
1,343 words
John Donne's poems are similar in their content
love, sex, and religion and dissimilar in the
feelings they express. These subjects reflect the
different stages of his life: the lust of his
youth, the love of his married middle age, and the
piety of the latter part of his life. The Flea
presents the youthful restless feeling of lust
with a true respect for women through the
metaphysical conceit of the flea as a church in
the rhythm of the sexual act. The speaker in The
Flea is a restless, would-...
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Intense Competition Successful Manager International
848 words
The globalization of the 1990 s has had a profound
impact on every facet of the business world.
Companies in every nation can now reach customers
around the world and cut operation costs through
global scales of production and distribution.
Today, Gillette Co. is manufacturing razors in
Russia, Fidelity Investment is selling its funds
in Germany, and Citicorp is serving millions of
customers from Asia to America. Meanwhile,
international markets undergo constant change,
intense competition, and ...
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Rounded Up And Imprisoned Living In Europe 'gypsies'
987 words
Because recorded history of the 'Gypsies' prior to
their first documented appearances in Europe in
the early 15 th century is non-existent, there has
been much debate as to their origins and early
migration. Based on linguistic evidence, it is
believed that the modern day 'Gypsies' of the
Middle East, Europe, Asia, as well as the
Americas, originated in Northwestern India. There
is also a general agreement regarding the
approximate timing of their immigration. It is
believed that the bulk of the...
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