December 13 Essays

  • Writing Techniques in Poe's The Raven

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    in "the bleak December" (7). The supernatural is referred to through the words "ghost" (8), "angels" (11, 81, 95), "Plutonian" (47), "soul" (19, 56, 93, 99,107), "ominous" (70), "unseen censer" (79), "prophet" (85, 91), "thing of evil" (85, 91), "devil" (85, 91), and "demon" (105). The time of night and the inhospitable weather outside allow no escape from the speaker's chamber which becomes a chamber of horror. Contrast intensifies the sense of gloom. The windy, bleak, December night is contrasted

  • Free College Essays - The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

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    the door staring at him. His soul is caught under the bird shadow as he passes away and it is lifted up to heaven and his fair Lenore. Poe uses midnight and December for the time the story takes place because both represent an end to something, and alsothe anticipation of something new. A new year comes after midnight, also a new day; and December represents the end of a year. Finally when I picture the room the narrator is positioned in and  remembering the past, remembering how weak and weary he felt

  • The Morphing of Child Pornography

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    children, (2) to protect the privacy of actual children whose innocuous images are altered to create sexually explicit images and (3) to deprive child abusers of a "criminal tool" frequently used to facilitate the sexual abuse of children. On December 17, 1999, in Free Speech Coalition v. Reno, the Ninth Circuit struck down the law as a content-based restriction on protected speech not in furtherance of any compelling governmental interest because the prohibited images are not of actual children

  • Harvest of Joy

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    and to harvest the vegetables.  If I sustained the garden, the garden would sustain me.  But my relationship with our garden has grown much more complicated than that.  Over time, the garden has sustained me more than I have sustained it. In December, my father suffered a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.  His heart stopped twice during the operation, and he was not expected to survive.  He had an intensive recovery period, and I wanted nothing more than to make him better immediately.  His

  • Technology's Effect on Our Lives

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    "Cyber bullying is a systematic abuse that take place on electronic devices, such as cell phones and computers. Sometimes examples of cyber bullying are sending hurtful text message... ... middle of paper ... ...12: 27. Custom Newspapers. Web. 13 Dec. 2013. . Newspaper ArticleCommentsVaishnavi PatelTagsParentheticalEditDelete "PREVENT ONLINE BULLYING; THE WORLD HAS BECOME A SMALLER PLACE SINCE THE GROWTH OF THE INTERNET." Coventry Evening Telegraph [England] 22 Nov. 2013: 4. Custom Newspapers

  • Materialism and Commercialization of Christmas

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    fat man with a stomach that jiggles like a bowl full of jelly. Centuries ago, Christians developed a tradition of celebrating Jesus Christ's birthday. Although Christians were unsure of the exact date of Christ's birth, they officially declared December 25th as the day they would celebrate it. The holiday began simply as a day in which families would spend quality time together, reflecting on Jesus' life, giving thanks to God for sending his "one and only son." One might ask, where did the

  • Brothers Grimm

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    Quarterly Volume 12. Number 2. 1987. Retrieved 18 Dec. 2013 from < http://muse.jhu .edu/journals/chq/summary/v012/12.2.rollin.html>. Smith, Caroline. “The Not So Wonderful Word of Disney.” University of Alabama Arts & Sciences Department. Retrieved 13 Dec. 2013 from < http://www.english.uga.ed u/fyc/barnett/smith2006-07.pdf>. Stephey, M. “The Princess and the Frog.” Time. 9 Dec. 2009. Retrieved 17 Dec. 2013 from < http://entertainment.time.com/2009/12/09/top-10-disney-controversies/>.

  • Comparing Dreams in Catcher in the Rye, Night, and Their Eyes Were Watching God

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    he wants to preserve the innocence. That's why he likes Phoebe so much, because she's still young and youthful, and most importantly innocent. The novel charts Holden's experiences over a long period of time. It starts on a Saturday in December just before school closes for Christmas break. He has been informed of his expulsion from Pencey Prep School. What worries him most about being kicked out of school is his parents' reaction, for he has already been expelled from other educational

  • Stealing in The Grapes of Wrath

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    example of someone who steals even though they can afford it is Winona Ryder. On November 6, 2002, Winona Ryder was found guilty of felony grand theft and vandalism for shop lifting $5,500 of merchandise from Beverly Hill's Saks Fifth Avenue in December of 2001. It was said that Ryder had "intent to steal" because "she brought her own burglary tools," including scissors to remove garment tags, a garment bag, and a plastic bag filled with nothing but tissue paper for wrapping up items.

  • What Does It Take to Be a Hero

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    Webster’s definition of a hero is, a person who is admired for great or brave acts ("Hero."). This is a basic definition because in actuality the definition of hero is more complex. A hero is someone who is selfless. In spite of the dangers or fears of what may happen, a hero will still do the right thing. A hero is someone who sees something that needs to be done and does it no matter the cost to themselves. In order for someone to be considered a hero they must be completely selfless. They must

  • 1984 Final Essay: Privacy Is a Luxury of the Past

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    You’re being watched- everything you do is being recorded by the government. One might think the sentence before is referring to to a dystopian novel, such as 1984, only, it’s not. This is a startling truth of the twenty-first century. Along with rapidly advancing technology, the government is following the average American citizen closer. To the shock of the public in June 2013, Edward Snowden released information concerning a government programme, the National Security Agency, that has been listening

  • The Raven Power

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    (In Poe's work the physical setting often reflects the inner personality or emotion of the central character.) The poem begins at midnight in December–the last moment of a spent day in the final month of the year. Internally and externally, it is a time of death and decay. Even the "dying" fireplace embers reflect the moribund atmosphere. The setting is contained and claustrophobic–a single room

  • Fruits of Love Revealed in Gary Soto's Oranges

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    The Fruits of Love Revealed in Gary Soto's Oranges Imagine that it's winter and cold outside. There's nervous electricity around you, and love is a new and exciting experience. In your heart you feel warmth you've never known before. This is the moment Gary Soto captures in his poem "Oranges". The feeling and power of adolescent love is created using tone, contrasting imagery, and symbolism. First, the use of tone in "Oranges" clearly helps to set the theme of the poem. Children often talk

  • Teachers should carry firearms in school.

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    If a teacher carries a firearm when a shooter unexpectedly enters a school, not only will they keep their students safe and protected, but also they will show perseverance when they secure the students lives if they are in danger. When President Obama is telling a speech anywhere around the world, isn’t he guarded? People with guns guard him. Why can’t teachers guard the most precious children to our parents? This question is asked all around the country. This controversial topic has many Americans

  • Isolation and Its Results in Poe's The Raven

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    in an effort to shut out the mournful pain from the recent death of a girl named Lenore.  It was December, the darkest month of the year, in the middle of the night.  This contributes to the speaker's depression, and his isolation further enhances it.  He may be trying to avoid his misery and self-pity, but he is also wallowing in it by sitting in a lonely study and reading ancient books on a December night.  Independent and private study is perfectly acceptable; however, the speaker is not seeking

  • Restaurant Menu Design

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    of menu planning. New York: Wiley. Seaberg, A. G. 1991. Menu Design; Merchandising and Marketing. 4th ed. New York: Wiley. Sharp, R. 2009. Mind games on the menu: The psychological tricks restaurants use to part us from our money. [online] 17th December. Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/mind-games-on-the-menu-the-psychological-tricks-restaurants-use-to-part-us-from-our-money-1842872.html [Accessed: 28 Dec 2013]. Buswell, T. 2013. Restaurant Colors: Triggering

  • The Fall of Communism in Poland

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    Everyone has certain rights and with those rights come certain responsibilities which one must fulfill in order to preserve their responsibilities. Those involved in the Polish Solidarity Party, which began as an independent labor union, had rights and responsibilities which they satisfied and in doing so, they created a new and improved Poland. Previous to the formation of the Solidarity Party, the Communist regime controlled Poland. Communism, based on the ideas and teachings of Karl Marx

  • Admissions Essay - The Art of Medicine

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    leave physicians tracking blood pressure readings and calibrating Prozac prescriptions. There's no time for wisdom in an HMO, or so the wiser and more ancient of current physicians lament. So it was with certain trepidation that I spent a day last December in an internist's office. The morning started slowly, with a 63 year old woman with a history of hypertension, back in the office four months after her pills ran out. Her blood pressure, not surprisingly, was high. The doctor reminded her, wearily

  • Importance of Language in The Catcher in the Rye

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    indescribable emotion or action like, "... how my parents were occupied and all before they had me" and "...they're nice and all." Many times there is no significance at all to the expressions as in "...was in the Revolutionary War and all," "It was December and all," and "...no gloves or anything." (Salinger 5-7) Not only does Holden speak like this at the beginning of the novel, but also throughout the entire novel, making this pattern a part of his character. Therefore, the "and all" and "or anything"

  • Disenchantment with the Modern Age in Yeats' No Second Troy

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    as Helen of Troy externalizes his blame by exposing the modern age's lack of courage and inability to temper Maud Gonne's headstrong heroism and timeless beauty. Yeats wrote this poem in December of 1908, comparatively early in his lifelong relationship with Maud Gonne. In a letter to his father dated December 29, 1908, Yeats writes from Paris and mentions lunching with Maud Gonne that afternoon . This is after a three year period in which Maud Gonne distanced herself socially after the failure