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Bilbo Baggins Dragon Smaug
1,699 wordsThe Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien is set in a fantasy world that has differences, as well as similarities, to our own world. The story takes place in the imaginary world of Middle-earth in the Third Age of it's history. It's a land and time of Elves, Dwarves and Dragons
Characters Hobbits are similar to people, though more shy and half the size of a man. Most have thick hair on their feet, round bellies, and a taste for a comfortable, peaceful life. The Hobbit chronicles the journey of...
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Neocon Ized Imminent Danger War
1,376 words... ion this. If "everything changed" on the foreign policy front in the wake of 9 / 11, then the domestic consequences of 9 / 11 II are bound to have a similarly transformative effect. If our response to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon was to launch a decades-long war to implant democracy throughout the Middle East and the rest of the world, what will we do when the battlefield shifts back to the continental U. S. ? I shudder to think about it. The legal, ideological, and...
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Tragic Hero Tragic Death
1,137 wordsThe play presents different vies of heroism primarily through two central characters, Caesar and Brutus. Caesar is represents a view characterised by courage and defiance. He sees himself as superior and resolute. Brutus by contrast, is admired for inner qualities. His heroism is defined by integrity, honour, dignity, stoicism and altruism. Shakespeare values these qualities over Caesars version of heroism. Normal ideas of heroism, nobility, honour and courage appear in the text but also there a...
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Short Story Analysis Of Uneasy Homecoming
847 wordsUneasy Homecoming by Will F Jenkins is a short story that has the effect of a particularly tense atmosphere. The story is about a woman named Connie returning to an empty house after a two-week holiday. When she arrives home she had developed a nervous feeling. While Connie was on holiday some burglaries had taken place. Later Connie finds the loot in her home and uses quick thinking to attract peoples attention from the other side of the bay who then catch the burglar. In this short story the s...
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Book Review Of Michael Crichton The Andromeda Strain
380 wordsThe Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton is the book I have chose to read for my second book. The book is based on the idea that an extraterrestrial life form would likely not be in the form of a complex multi-celled organism like humans, but more in the form of single celled organisms. A single celled organism could be ten times more deadly then any complex structure; a single celled organism would be a bacterium or a virus. And if bacteria or a virus can live and flourish in the darkness of sp...
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Similarities And Differences Plymouth Plantation
1,028 wordsThe early colonists of America faced many hardships that were documented by two prominent men, John Smith and William Bradford. These historical accounts were Smiths The General History of Virginia and Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation. Smith describes his experiences of establishing the Jamestown Colony around 1607. Bradford's account of his settlement in 1620 describes the lives of the people as they traveled to and settled in Massachusetts. As the reader becomes more familiar with these two h...
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Men And Women September 11
595 wordsIt was September 11. Nothing exciting was happening. School was already boring by now. I had just arrived in homeroom when I heard a sound that was frightening. Was it sirens? No, it was just the TV. I didnt pay much attention at first but after I got settled I looked to see a plane flying into a building. I was shocked. A thousand questions began to run through my head-where was this located? , was it ORNL where my Dad works? , or was it an accident? - while at the same time trying to focus on ...
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Rape Victims Unprotected Sex
740 wordsWhen having unprotected sex you are taking a risk, a risk to conceive a child. Every action taken has a consequence, and when a couple has unprotected sex, they must deal with the consequences. A woman who is old enough to conceive a child should take the responsibility to raise the child: abortion should not be an option since she took the risk. A woman should not have an abortion because she wants to; she needs a solid reason to do it. A reasonable instance for a women to get an abortion would...
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Side Of Town Afro American
908 wordsThe novel Passing written by Nella Larson was written reflecting the times of racial segregation and affluence of the majority white society. Written in the Harlem Renaissance era, passing, which meant an afro-American passing for a white is use to describe the focus of which motivated the author to create such a piece. It is a story of leaving ones life behind to gain a new with its benefits and privileges. Passing meant discovering the freedom attained, gaining a sense of power, hope, and the ...
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Book Conflict Between Children Conflict Between Children Community
607 wordsIt is the future. There is no war, no hunger, and no pain. No one in The Community wants for anything. Each Family Unit is entitled to one female and one male. The Community also has a Committee of Elders choose the professions (assignments) of every child when they become 12 years old. If an Elder is not on the committee he / she is well taken care of by the younger children or those people that are given the life assignment of "Caregiver." It seems that this is the ideal Community. To everyone...
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Anglo Saxon Hero Anglo Saxon Beowulf
467 wordsEvery generation of people that have existed since the dawn of time have been different. Therefore, it is no surprise that they all hold a different definition for the word Hero. The poem Beowulf indirectly states many things about the concept of any early Anglo-Saxon hero. The poem showed that any Anglo-Saxon hero would have been incredibly large and strong, had numerous accomplishments, and been very brave in the face of danger. Anyone claiming to be a hero couldnt expect to be taken seriously...
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Anglo German Relations Prior To World War I
1,397 words... of war. AJP Taylor, in The First World War, contends that British had no desire at all to be involved in war, nor did they wish to support France in a war against Germany. the British had hesitated until now, determined not to be drawn into what they called a Balkan quarrel, many of them reluctant to act even in support of France. Remak supports what Taylor says, by noting that Britain had never officially committed to aiding France in a war with Germany, and that had she only done so, Germa...
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Weighting Balance Behaviour Weighting Balance Women
623 wordsWomen have long fought the battle of equality and rights. Persevering through times of turmoil and incomprehensible obstacles in the working, social, and political world, they dared to break the constraints, which for so long kept them shackled. Up till now, women had showed the world that they are as every bit capable of anything the men can do. They deserve every victory and praise they get for it as well. The only question is: are they really up to par with the conditions men receive? Is it r...
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Gateway Drug Crime Committed
899 wordsMany have experienced the negatives of marijuana in their lives and witnessed the problems of others. Marijuana is a harmful drug and should not be legalized! It is a gateway drug or also known as a stepping stone drug. Theory, suggest that the progression to more dangerous substances is inevitable. (Hanson) Many reasons have surfaced about why it should be legalized, government regulation, taxing purposes, and long and harsh sentences given to marijuana offenders. In addition, of all the reason...
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Embryo Cloning Genetic Determinism
1,165 wordsThe news about the successful cloning of an adult sheep, in which the sheep's DNA was inserted into a fertilized sheep egg to produce a lamb with identical DNA, has generated an outpouring of ethical concerns. These concerns are not about Dolly, the first cloned mammal, nor even about the considerable impact cloning may have on the animal breeding industry. Theyre about the possibility of cloning humans. For the most part, however, the ethical concerns being raised are exaggerated and misplaced....
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Acts Of Violence House Of Lords
1,137 wordsMany defenses exist which provide either that the accused in question is not guilty of the offence charged, or that the accused is guilty of a lesser offence. As everyone knows the best defense to have on your side is a good alibi: proof that the accused could not have possibly committed the offence in question. This essay will discuss the defense of insanity and if it is a valid and logical defense to use in a courtroom. The defense of insanity has caused much discussion among judges and lawyer...
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Partial Birth Abortion Choice
1,309 wordsA woman works twelve hours a day and her husband is always away on business trips, so she feels the child she is now pregnant with would be neglected and not loved as much as it should be. She and her husband decide to have an abortion, because in the back of their minds killing is better than neglecting or the option of adoption. The woman goes to see a doctor because she still feels the family the child will be brought up into will not completely satisfy its needs. The doctor tells her she is ...
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Sign Of Weakness Machiavelli
1,167 wordsMachiavellian Politics in The Prince The Prince, written by Niccolo Machiavelli, is one of the first examinations of politics and science from a purely scientific and rational perspective. Machiavelli theorizes that the state is only created if the people cooperate and work to maintain it. The state is also one of man? s greatest endeavors, and the state takes precedence over everything else. The state should be one? s primary focus, and maintaining the sovereignty of the state one? s most vital...
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Educational Institutions Mass Marketing
1,037 wordsToday s pace of economic, social and, above all, technological change has put higher education in danger of falling behind again (Levine, 159). Arthur Levine s The Soul of a New University and P. J. Huffstutter s and Robin Fields A Virtual Revolution in Teaching unmask the truths about online education and the concerns that it carries. Because of continued overflow to major universities and the additional pressure to adapt to current technology, online education is just a short time away. Levine...
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Act Iii Scene Iii Scene 1
678 wordsAll people have definite concepts of self. In different situations, one may feel short, tall, smart, slow, fast, talkative, reserved, etcetera's. These self-concepts are usually very different than how others opinions of us. Depending on ones actions, words or even tone of voice, one may misrepresent oneself and be misinterpreted. One may be so arrogant or so humble that they prevent themselves from seeing themselves through others eyes. In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar...
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