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My Writing, 2008.
A personal reflection on the author's writing process.
919 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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The writer relates that his participation in a writing course has helped him identify three specific elements of his writing process that have always made it difficult for him to express ideas in written form. The writer outlines these three elements and explains how he hopes to overcome them in the future.
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"Because I do not write much recreationally, most of my writing experience has related to academic assignments. As a student, my daily schedule has always been somewhat hectic. Ever since grade school, I have usually done most of my non-classroom academic work at approximately the same time of day during the week, and on Sunday afternoons. Many times, in the case of writing assignments, I have experienced so-called "writer's block." After so many repeated instances early in my academic career, eventually I assumed that writing was very difficult for me. Several times, I gave up after more than hour of trying to write without getting a single usable sentence on paper."
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Career Plans and Goals, 2008.
A discussion of the writer's background, interests and career plans.
718 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 25.95
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This paper discusses the writer's short and long-term career plans and goals within the finance sector. Specifically, the paper discusses the writer's background, interests and work experience as well as enumerates on the writer's educational background and plans and work interests. Lastly, the writer looks at the ways in which his values influence his interests and career plans.
Table of Contents:
Career Objectives
Short/Long-Term Goals
Backgrounds/Interests/Experience: Effect on Goals
Interests and Values
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"I believe by achieving my MA of Finance degree at US University, combined with the foundation built during my MBA and work experience gained at ICC, I will have the necessary academic tools to excel in the field of finance and emerging financial arenas. To achieve my goals, including my goal of becoming a financial academe, I plan to concentrate my studies heavily on continuous education in the field of finance. Strengths that will assist me in doing this and achieving my goal of research include my knowledge of higher mathematics and business statistics, and a high degree of knowledge in the fields of finance, accounting and risk management. Other tools that will assist me in realizing my goals include courses I have taken for my MBA, including statistics, business strategy and macro/micro economics."
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Defeating Dracula, 2008.
An examination of the ways that one could find and destroy Bram Stoker's vampire, Dracula.
2,244 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper discusses Bram Stoker's famous vampire, Dracula. It specifically focuses on ways that a vampire can be defeated. It compares modern audiences' familiarity with the traditional means of fighting and killing vampires with the ways presented in the book. The paper then examines Dracula's strengths and weaknesses and develops the writer's plan for finding and destroying the vampire.
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"I also have reservations about including Seward in the hunting party. At first blush, seems as if he would be helpful in a vampire expedition. After all, he studied Renfield, and would be able to recognize the same type of influence and infatuation if Dracula chose another minion. However, one might hesitate before choosing Dr. Seward for such an expedition because of his reliance on chloral to sleep. (Stoker, 161). Dependence on any drug is a potentially fatal weakness, and Dracula appears adept at exploiting personal weakness. Therefore, Seward could possibly be a liability in hunting. However, if one were to be certain that Seward did not use any drugs while on the expedition, his experience would prove invaluable. After all, Seward saw the steps that Van Helsing took to counteract Dracula's impact on Lucy. Therefore, if Van Helsing were to fall victim to the vampire, the hunting party might still have some chance of success."
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Twain's "Good Little Boy", 2008.
A description of the concepts of reward and punishment in Mark Twain's story, "Good Little Boy."
1,662 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses Mark Twain's story, "Good Little Boy." It describes the plot of the story and the motivation of Twain in writing it. The paper compares the idea of the good little boy encountering troubles with the concepts and religious beliefs of Twain's time. It also discusses how the reader may be disappointed with the outcome of the story and why this would be so.
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"The boy goes on to realize that everything turned out the opposite of the way it was depicted in his church literature. It wasn't the good little boys who were rewarded and never broke their legs or had bad things happen to them, but the other way around. He saw that when he tried to do good, bad things happened to him. When he tried to help people or animals, they weren't grateful and blessed him. They were angry and he was the one who got hurt. When he tried to instruct the boys who were disobeying the law, he was punished, but he was still determined to be good."
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"Pest" Is Only One Letter Away From Pet, 2008.
A creative narrative describing the writer's experiences as the owner of a pet mouse.
1,101 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 38.95
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This creative writing piece presents an unforgettable childhood experience. The paper describes the writer's experiences as the owner of a pet mouse. The writer describes the way in which his pet was perceived as a pest simply because it was a mouse. It also describes the character of his pet and the positive experiences that the writer had with the animal.
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"A few weeks later my Dad intercepted me at the door before I made it all the way to my room to tell me that I could get another pet if I wanted, but that Mickey had died. He left him in his cage to let me decide what to do with him which I appreciated. I wanted to preserve him in a bottle, like the specimens in the science lab in school. All we had at home was alcohol, so I filled a small bottle and put Mickey in, planning to replace the alcohol with formaldehyde as soon as I could get some from my science teacher. According to him, the alcohol would work just as well, so that's how Mickey stayed, preserved in that little bottle. Occasionally I'd hold the bottle up to look at him. Except for the light refraction by the alcohol, he looked just as he had in life, completely intact, except for the large scab on his back that he couldn't stop scratching."
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"The Republic", 2008.
An analysis of the theme of justice in Plato's "The Republic".
793 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper discusses how the main concern of Plato's "The Republic" is justice. The paper notes that the term 'justice' had often been used as morality or, in other words, moral behavior had been described in terms of justice. In fact, Plato, Socrates and others apply the term justice to morality on many occasions. However, today, justice and morality are considered two different things. They may be connected to each other but cannot be used interchangeably. The paper examines how, in contrast, this is not the same with Plato and this distinction is important when examining how Glaucon in "The Republic", describes injustice as immoral behavior and calls it injustice.
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"Socrates refuses to accept this logic and said that only an immoral person would be so deluded. If a person commits acts of injustice because he cannot be seen, he is still hurting his soul and that's the worst thing anyone can do to himself. But his views are again rejected by Adeimantus who supports Glaucon and says: "Both Glaucon and I, Socrates, are saying to you, "My friend, we can start with those original heroes whose writings are extant and end with our contemporaries, but we find that not a single one of you self-styled supporters of morality has ever found fault with immorality or commended morality except in terms of the reputation, status, and rewards which follow from them." (p. 55)"
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"Somewhere I Have Never Traveled", 2008.
An analysis of love as a transforming force in E.E. Cummings' "Somewhere I Have Never Traveled".
1,062 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses how Cummings' poem, "Somewhere I Have Never Traveled", offers a compelling depiction of love as a total, transforming experience that has a life and death power over the person that is in love. It examines how the power of love, although immeasurable, is subtle as the power of nature and its influence on the lovers is overwhelming and how the poem thus translates the experience of love as one of the most crucial elements in the life of man. It also looks at how the significance of the poem resides primarily in the fact that it offers an insight into the way in which love acts as a commanding force on man, being part of the intimate rhythm of life, along with birth and death.
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"First of all, love is apt to transform the self and to penetrate into its innermost recesses. The woman lover to whom the poem is addressed as well as love itself are seen as agents or mysterious forces. The first line hints at a displacement of the self through a miraculous, previously unknown experience or sensation: "somewhere i have never traveled, gladly beyond any experience". The idea of a journey into the unknown suggests the overpowering and new sensations brought by the intrusion of love into the poet's life. The next two lines emphasize powerful mastery of love, which is able to 'enclose' or entrap the poet's self: "in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, /or which i cannot touch because they are too near." "
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Oedipus and Fate, 2008.
An examination of the struggle between fate and man's will in Socrates' story "Oedipus".
982 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses the story of "Oedipus" and the struggle that the character Oedipus encountered between fate and his own will and determination. The paper shows how the more Oedipus tried to avoid his fate the more it became a reality. The paper also discusses the symbolic reasons that Oedipus blinded himself and the choices that he made in order to punish himself.
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"Oidipous's multiple identities integrated when he struck himself in the eyeballs with a pair of gold-wrought pins. He initiated his own blindness when faced with a dilemma--he couldn't look at his children in the present life and couldn't bear seeing his parents in the afterlife. In an attempt to escape the realities of grief and despair he could have killed himself but instead he chose blindness. This way he could stay alive, not have to see his children, and still evade seeing his parents in the afterlife. In lines 1322-1323 one might interpret that Oidipous experienced a significant milestone by inflicting his own blindness. "But the murderous hand that struck me was no one's but my own..." At this point he comes to the realization that God did not inflict this pain upon him--he struck his own eyes on his own accord. He demonstrates that he is able to confront his misfortunes and be a peace with God; therefore, the two conflicting axes are fate and man's will. Throughout the literature these two axes are directly related--constantly interchanging with one another."
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"That Evening Sun", 2008.
A review of William Faulkner's short story "That Evening Sun".
2,440 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper discusses how William Faulkner's "That Evening Sun", is filled with the references to his fictional characters Yoknapatawpha and Jefferson who find themselves appearing in a variety of stories and novels. It examines how the purpose of this particular story's is not to expand upon these characters so much as it is to express a singular purpose - to illustrate, through the example of Nancy and Jubah, the stark destructive reality of what it means to be an oppressed person and the absolute, crippling fear that an inability to control one's life and fate has upon not only the victim, but upon the victimizers as well.
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"What Faulkner clearly tells us in this story is that while there is some feeling of continued responsibility on the part of Jason Compson Sr's part for Nancy, that sense is maintained because of their close personal relationship. Nancy has taken care of the Compsons in various ways, and therefore the Compson's owe Nancy at least the minimum of respect and care. Jason Compson Sr. treats Nancy as a person in their relationship, in their discussions. But, he does not take responsibility for her, nor does he find fault in the manner in which she lives. This character, then, demonstrates a very Southern way of viewing race - that blacks live the way they live because that is in the nature of things. While this story touches on these issues - it absolutely acknowledges the fact that there is no immediate remedy, that equality, better housing, health care, opportunities for success are all secondary and even tertiary concerns. For Nancy, Dilsey, and Jubah, survival is paramount. "
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A Rhetorical Analysis, 2008.
This paper analyzes the rhetorical devices used by Noam Chomsky in his article, "Selective Memory and a Dishonest Doctrine".
884 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper examines the article "Selective Memory and a Dishonest Doctrine" and shows how the author, Noam Chomsky, effectively uses the devices of ethos and logos and to a lesser extent, pathos and deductive logic. The paper therefore illustrates how Chomsky's article is an excellent example of rhetoric that shows how even the use of a few rhetorical devices is enough to build a powerful argument.
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"Chomsky is a very well known and highly regarded name in the field of political theories, linguistics and language. The first thing that strikes a reader about his work is his name. The fact that Chomsky has a reputation for being objective and deep, automatically lends credibility to his work. So whatever he says would usually be acceptable without much questioning or argument. This goes in his favor and thus we can say that Chomsky effectively used the device of ethos."
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