Members
 Member's Area
Subjects
American History
Arts and Television
Biographies
Book Reports
Creative Writing
Economics
Education
English Papers
Geography
Health and Medicine
Legal Issues
Miscellaneous
Music and Musicians
Poetry and Poets
Politics
Religion
Science and Environment
Social Issues
Technology
World History
|
|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 45,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 2821 - 2830 of 7307 matching essays
- 2821: Art Making and European Influence
- ... turned their daily chores of making baskets to carry berries and water, to quilts for warmth, to every other household chore into a form of emotional release, spiritual statement and history. For example, Harriet Powers' "Bible Quilt", which is on display in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, shows scenes from the Bible. Each scene describes an important and educational part of history from Bible stories. As far as profit this quilt was bought at one time for $5.00 by European Americans, but to the Native American's the quilts' spiritual meaning ...
- 2822: Tragic Knowledge, Comedic Idiocy
- ... his surroundings, and he realizes that he is just a pawn to whichever government is in power. Shakespeare could have let the servants live. Although this play is based on history, it can be altered to convey a certain message. Shakespeare could have let the servants live in the end. The message conveyed with that ending is that the lower classes ... it's bound to be cut off. Shakespeare does not try to group the aristocracy with a single situation, for he has to be true to the book with the history of kings and queens. Also, the aristocracy tends to fight between each other, and so they need to have conflicting personalities. Shakespeare admired Elizabeth I immensely, so he knew better ...
- 2823: The Cherokee Indians
- The Cherokee Indians The American Indian History in the Eastern part of the country is always associated with the Cherokee Indian nation. The Cherokee's were by far the largest and most advanced of the tribes when ... of this work was done by a man named Sequoyah who developed a written language so the Cherokee could record and document their government. He is the only person in history to single handedly invent an entire alphabet. Despite the changes and great attempts to adapt and fit in, the Cherokee's were discriminated against. When gold was discovered near Dahlonega ...
- 2824: The Samurais, The Ultimate Stoics
- ... seven centuries, the Samurai were Japan's warrior class. As a class of warriors and knights, they dominated society in feudal Japan. Their code or “ Way of the warrior”, bushido(History of the Samurai-www),called for a life of duty, discipline and self control, on and as well as off the battlefield (History of the World-Houghton Mifflin Company- Boston288). His loyalty and bravery to his lord was much more important than his loyalty to his friends, family and even their emperor. Their ...
- 2825: Surfing
- Surfing The intent of this paper is to introduce the reader to surfing. There are many things to learn about surfing such as its history, surf gear, and safety hints. Surfing is a water sport that involves planing, “in a controlled way,” on the sloping portion of a wave as it moves toward shore. The ... is an increasingly popular and fun sport. No trip to Florida would be complete without trying to surf. Some knowledge of surfing safety, how to buy surf gear ,and the history of surfing is helpful before the novice attempts the sport.
- 2826: The Old Ball Game
- ... physically and mentally. Among these countries was Japan. Countless numbers of Japanese people were dead, and land, buildings, and entire cities were destroyed. For the first time in Japan's history, their "God" had spoken to the public destroying his immortal reputation. During the postwar years, Japan looked to the major powers of the world to develop a foundation for a ... the world powers of the time was America; therefore, Japan borrowed several ideas from the United States. One such idea just happened to be America's National pastime, baseball. The history of Japanese baseball dates back to the middle 1800's. They "adopted baseball from the U.S. as early as 1873" (Constable 23), but the spark for baseball ignited during ...
- 2827: The Olympic Games
- ... are supposed to replace the rancor of international conflict with friendly competition. In recent times, however, that lofty ideal has not always been attained. The earliest reliable date that recorded history gives for the first Olympics is 776 BC, although virtually all historians presume that the Games began well before then. It is certain that during the midsummer of 776 BC ... officially ended by the Roman emperor Theodosius, who felt that they had pagan connotations. The revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, unlike the original Games, has a clear, concise history. Pierre de Coubertin, a young French nobleman, felt that he could institute an educational program in France that approximated the ancient Greek notion of a balanced development of mind and ...
- 2828: My Personal Search for a Meaningful Existence
- ... Latin root for nothing, and it describes the belief that human values have no evacatory or meaningful power. Although there have been transient episodes of nihilism throughout our species' cultural history, the label is usually applied to the crisis of valuation that now infects our Western culture. Friederich Nietzsche, the famous German “existentialist” philosopher, predicted that the traditional European system of ... not yet extinct, but their prevalence and influence has been severely curtailed, subsequently creating a state of confusion that has given way to one of the most tumultuous eras in history. This century has seen the rise to power of maniacal demagogues, like Hitler and Stalin, the devastation of two World Wars, the political influence of imperialistic corporations, and the creation ...
- 2829: Human Life and Fire
- ... AIDS, cancer, mental illness, and murder. Fires usually contained but sometimes rage out of control. The majority of the time they are unpredictable. Human nature is just as unpredictable. Throughout history, humankind has been very unpredictable and out-of-control. This fact can be proved by just scanning through a history book -- the Holocaust, the fall of Roman Empire and the assassination of the Arch Duke of Austria, which began World War I. Human nature is strange and impossible to understand ...
- 2830: Our Free Will
- ... type of freedom. So it can be concluded that Spinoza was saying something absurd or that he understood the reality and value of freedom. Human experience over the course of history does rely itself on freedom. If determinism is true, why should people bother deliberating about what to do or deciding and choose seriously? If determinism is true, then whatever is determined to happen by the past history of the universe is going to happen. A person's biography was written before he or she was born, so there's no sense in making an effort. Whatever will ...
Search results 2821 - 2830 of 7307 matching essays
|
|
