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The Key To Success in Life, 2008.
The writer discusses how the saying "Some succeed because they are destined to, most succeed because they are determined to" has changed his life.
733 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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The writer relates how he was diagnosed with a learning disability in high school and only through determination and great efforts could he stay at the pace of his colleagues. The writer tells of his struggle to enter the lacrosse team at university and describes how his determination overcame the difficulties encountered. The writer learns from the saying "Some succeed because they are destined to, most succeed because they are determined to" that he could achieve his goals if he believed in his powers and fought assiduously enough, no matter the obstacles.
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"A long time ago, when I was merely a child, I came across a saying, which had a great impact on my then easily impressionable mind: "Some succeed because they are destined to, most succeed because they are determined to." Later on, I discovered that the saying was actually a quote from the French author, Anatole France. At that point in my life, I had not the necessary experience to realize the very essence of the quote. Nevertheless, it was engraved deep within my mind since that frail age. Little did I know then that this quote was to symbolize the story of my life, marked by bold and severe struggle to achieve my goals and proudly rise above the crowd."
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"Winter Dreams", 2008.
A summary and analysis of the theme of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story, "Winter Dreams".
808 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper looks at how, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams", the character of Dexter dreams of winning the love of Judy Jones. In particular, the paper focuses on whether Dexter's dream simply represents the unrequited love of an adolescent or whether it represents in microcosm the American dream.
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"Dexter is fourteen when we meet him. He is confident and a daydreamer and spends time in the "fairways of his imagination" (318). Dexter's real dreams begin when he meets Judy Jones. Dexter is a caddy, and Judy is fourteen, "beautifully ugly as little girls are apt to be" (Fitzgerald 318). When they meet on the golf course, Dexter is immediately smitten. Dexter describes Judy as "inexpressibly lovely" (318) and believes she will "bring no end of misery to a great number of men" (318). Dexter is completely overwhelmed by the depth of his attraction to Judy. After a chance meeting several years later, Dexter again falls under Judy's spell. Even when he knows Judy lies to him, he is heartened at her attention and care that "she had taken the trouble to lie to him" (323). "
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Family Betrayal in Myth, Modernist and Post-Modernist Drama, 2008.
A comparison of Susan Hazen Hammond's short story "The Kidnapped Wife and the Dream Helper," Arthur Miller's drama "All My Sons" and P.J. Gibson's play "Long Time Since Yesterday".
1,316 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper examines Susan Hazen Hammond's short story "The Kidnapped Wife and the Dream Helper," Arthur Miller's drama "All My Sons" and P.J. Gibson's play "Long Time Since Yesterday" that all dramatize the struggles of individuals trapped in uncomfortable family relationships. The paper shows how the three works contain vastly different conceptions of what constitutes the human character and how a character should be dramatized over the course of a story. The paper highlights, however, the consistent themes in these works, such as the family relationships that are based on lies and the lesson that true fulfillment cannot be found in material success or in the esteem of the world.
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"Hammond's tale is a retelling of a Native American myth. The character, even the most dynamic character of the piece that of the male warrior, father, and husband, is not what a modern reader would call a well-rounded character. He is compltetly 'bad' at the beginning of the piece, ignoring his wife, then suddenly shifts to being a 'good' character, in the quest to recover her. In the Miller piece, Joe Keller and his son Christ are depicted as far more complex, psychologically rounded characters. Joe Keller wants to do good things, and help his family prosper, but he commits evil actions in his quest. Unlike the Native American fable, character, and the failures of character drive the plot of the tale. Finally, the Gibson work, takes a post-modernist view of the characters of Janeen and Layer. The play is a 'memory play,' dramatizing the differences between how we remember the past and the reality of the past."
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Beowulf and Achilles, 2008.
This paper compares and contrasts the hero figures of Beowulf from "Beowulf" and Achilles from "The Iliad".
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The paper looks closely at the heroes in the poems "Beowulf" and "The Iliad" and shows how Beowulf fights and lives on a superior level than Achilles. The paper discusses how Beowulf, through his battles and his image, becomes a kind of mythological figure, while Achilles, despite the charisma he has with the troops and the way he does battle, remains to the end an ordinary human being. The paper shows how even in death he is killed by a mortal, while it takes another mythological being, a dragon, to kill Beowulf.
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"Both Achilles and Beowulf are the centre hero-figures of the literary works they are presented in and the poems "Beowulf" and "The Iliad" are centered on their existence and evolution. However, while Beowulf's mythological struggle seems to bear an extraterrestrial projection, his success seemingly determined the outcome of mankind's faith, Achilles is the centre of a battle between individuals on Earth. Despite godly interventions, the Iliad remains a battle between the Greeks and the Trojans over the fate of Helen of Troy rather than a glorious combat of mythological perspective."
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"Because you Never Know, That's Why", 2008.
A creative writing essay about the experiences of a young man with his first car.
1,441 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 47.95
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This paper presents a creative writing narrative piece that describes the first vehicle that the writer bought himself. It describes all of the attractive features of the vehicle, as well as its drawbacks. The paper then goes on to describe an experience that the driver had with his vehicle that put him into a precarious position and how it prompted him to fix his car.
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"When we were finally ready to leave, I started the engine, shifted into gear, and popped the emergency brake. It snapped, making a loud snapping sound before the handle went completely limp. Instinctively, I took my right foot off the gas to hit the brake and, of course, we stalled out. In the process, we'd also slid backwards a bit and my rear tires were less than a foot from where the steep hill dropped off into the darkness. Nobody else realized that we were in pretty serious danger and my friends - at least the three of them who were coherent - were laughing hysterically. The laughter stopped when they realized our predicament. I kept all my weight on the brake pedal and my three coherent friends helped the other two back out of the Jeep. Initially, I prepared one of my friends to sit on my lap and replace my foot on the brake with his. Then I could operate the clutch and gas pedal and he could take his foot off the brake after we were in gear. That plan changed pretty quickly after we realized that the brake pedal was too small for both of us to share it before I removed my foot, and if we tried and slipped, there was no room to stop rolling before we went right off the ledge."
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Admission Essay to Clinical PhD Program, 2008.
An admission essay to University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMASS) Boston's Clinical PhD program detailing the writer's work experience and academic achievements.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 40.95
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This paper presents a personal statement and admission essay to UMASS Boston's Clinical PhD program. It describes the writer's first steps at interactively helping others, as well as the experiences that he had and how they improved his abilities. The essay also discusses the writer's volunteer and work experiences and his academic achievement and why the writer would excel in the PhD program.
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"Currently, I am an intern at North Suffolk Mental Health Associations (NSMHA). My primary work is with individuals diagnosed with various psychotic disorders such as Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder. Additionally, many of these individuals are diagnosed with personality disorders such as BiPolar Disorder. Having reviewed Dr. Roemer's research, I am excited and intrigued to find out more. Also, my work at NSMHA has heightened my interest in the study of emotion regulation, especially considering the population I work with. Often, clients have expressed to me their concerns with continuous mood alterations and their difficulties directing their behaviors and thoughts to deal with these changes. As I have observed, many of my clients have responded well to medication; however, there is still the need for strategic methods to control new moods that develop as a result of the medication."
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A Career in Child Welfare, 2008.
A personal statement, discussing the experiences that led the writer to pursue a career in child welfare.
1,257 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 42.95
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This paper presents the personal statement of the writer who graduated from St. John's University in January 2007 with a Bachelors degree in Human Services. It describes experiences from her life and the life of her family to explain the factors that led to her personal growth and maturity. It then explains why the writer decided to pursue a career in child welfare.
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"Getting Counseling helped Jennifer become stable, and understand the situation. I could not believe what a difference it makes talking for just one hour in an individual's life. I strongly believe that this experience lead me into my current career as you can never judge a book by it's cover. As this man seemed to be kind , but ended up being very cruel. Being objective is something I have learned through these experiences and helps me provide better assistance to my clients. In the year 2000 I started to work as a receptionist at Western Queens Recovery Services. This agency helps people to stay sober, and learn to live without using addictive substances. Here I would see how some people changed their living style. They will tell me they were glad to be able to stop drinking, because of the therapist help. Clients would tell me that the counselor would help them boost their self-esteem. Counselors were proud of their work, and they knew that most of the time they will be able to make a difference in a client's life no matter how small that difference may be. Being part of this environment made me decide what road to follow."
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81124r14277.doc, 2008.
Explores the theme of interpersonal conflict in Jean-Baptiste Moliere's play "Tartuffe".
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that the driving force behind Jean-Baptiste Moliere's play "Tartuffe", about the religious hypocrite Tartuffe, is the interpersonal conflicts, which spark the sense of revenge. The paper points out that that this general theme of conflict is portrayed through the characters, who present themselves as devotes, or those characters, who claim to be religious but who are in fact religious hypocrites. The paper relates that, eventually, all of Tartuffe's machinations and hypocrisies are exposed but not before the entire family is thrown into a comedic chaos of eviction, prison and scandal.
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"Perhaps one of the most secondary characters in the play who carries on this general theme of the corruption of the pious through conflict is Orgon's wife, Elmire. Elmire is portrayed as a truly pious individual who, unlike her husband, is not ignorant of reality. Despite the constant attempts of seduction brought on by Tartuffe, Elmire remains committed to her somewhat of a buffoon of a husband. Yet one has to wonder if Elmire herself is not the cause of the conflict that corrupted the otherwise pious house of Orgon."
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Annie Dillard's "The Giant Water Bug", 2008.
Analyzes Annie Dillard's writing style in her essay "The Giant Water Bug".
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This paper explains that Annie Dillard's essay on "The Giant Water Bug" begins as an example of nonfiction, meditative nature writing and ends with a murder---of the frog. The author points out that,to convey a sense of meandering in her thoughts and her walking path while she watches the frog, Dillard uses long sentences and often repeats words, particularly adjectives. The paper relates that the injection of biological language suggests a sharp change in narrative tone and a reminder of the scientific aspects of nature and natural survival.
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"Nature's real ugliness injects itself into the homespun narratives about frogs. A lower life form begins to devour a higher life form. The giant water bug that the author had only read about and appreciated in an academic sense rears its ugly head. She knows it "eats insects, tadpoles, fish, and frogs." But suddenly its presence injects drama into the descriptive passage. Now the fear and ominous nature of the passage's description of the frog's skin, its fear, and the occasional use of biological vocabulary becomes all comes together."
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"Still Separate, Still Unequal", 2008.
An examination of the problems in the educational system practiced in the urban areas of the United States, according to Jonathan Kozol's article, "Still Separate, Still Unequal."
1,049 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper examines Jonathan Kozol's arguments in his article entitled, "Still Separate, Still Unequal," in which he criticizes the educational system practiced in the urban areas of the United States. The paper discusses the claims that Kozol makes against the educational system in these areas and discusses the problems that he highlights.
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"The author has criticized the educational department for restricting the 'opportunity for preschool education for no reason but the accident of birth and budgetary choices of the government, while children of the privileged are often given veritable feasts of rich developmental early education' (Kozol, 2005). The quality of the students and their performance has great demarcation on the basis of the financial capability of the families of the students. The rich parents are able to provide better education to their children at very young stage which is responsible for the development of 'social competence and rudimentary pedagogic skills' (Kozol, 2005). However such skills are lacked by the students who are the residents of deprived and poverty inflicted neighborhood. The economic spectrum has been responsible for the excessive differences between the students of the respective segments. The author has referred to the pre-schooling system of Milwaukee, where most of the students initiate their pre-school at the age of four, however in such urban areas the lower income families are denied opportunities to register their children for pre-school education."
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