Encyclopædia Britannica Essays

  • Coetzee and Dostoyevsky: Self-Policing and Justice

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    examine the individual’s responsibility to the justice system and how it affects the group as a whole. Through the fates of Lurie and Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky and Coetzee make self-policing the most important factor in societal justice. Encyclopedia Britannica Defines Justice as the concept of a proper proportion between a person’s deserts (what is merited) and the good and bad things that befall or are allotted to him or her. There is a duality to the idea of justice because it acts as a reward and a

  • Surface Tension

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    Surface Tension My problem was to find out how to test or measure surface tension. I think the reason of some of the force in surface tension is cohesion and gravity. Surface Tension is the condition existing at the free surface of a liquid, resembling the properties of an elastic skin under tension. The tension is the result of intermolecular forces exerting an unbalanced inward pull on the individual surface molecules; this is reflected in the considerable curvature at those edges where the liquid

  • Analysis of Guy de Maupassant's Two Friends

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    Maupassant is “by general agreement the greatest French short-story writer” (“Guy de Maupassant”). Works Cited “Ems telegram.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2014. “Franco-Prussian War.” HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. “Guy de Maupassant.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014. Maupassant, Guy de. “Two Friends.” The Literature Network. Jalic Inc., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014

  • Valentine's Day: A Celebration of Love and Murder or Paganism

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    St. Valentine." Christianity.com. Salem Web Network, May 2007. Web. 28 Mar. 2014. Henderson, Helene. “Valentine’s Day.” Holiday Symbols and Customs. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2010. Print. “Valentine’s Day.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. Mar. 2014.

  • What is the Significance of Hawaiki in Māori Oral Traditions?

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    arrival of european settlement later on in time. Firstly addressing what is considered oral tradition and then addressing what, who or where is Hawaiki we can identify the significance Hawaiki holds in oral tradition. Oral traditions are by the Encyclopaedia Britannica definition ‘the lore (traditional knowledge and beliefs) of cultures having no written language. It is transmitted by word of mouth as does literature, of both prose and songs, myths, dramas, rituals, proverbs, riddles and the like. Nearly

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade

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    Alfred was only 6 years old. In 1820 Alfred returned home and under his father’s teachings he became a promising writer who, before his teens, had already composed in the styles of Alexander Pope, Sir Walter Scott, and John Milton (Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition, 1). When he was 13 years old, his father’s health started to deteriorate, which led to unhappiness at home and a feeling of depression in young Alfred; but he kept writing. Alfred attended Trinity College at Cambridge, where

  • The Fluidity of Oats

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    oats so did return from Asia and have cultivated for 2,000 years in different regions all over the world, nevertheless it has also been abundant herbage to today’s world. Works Cited The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Oats (grain)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. "Healthy Oats." Delicious. Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. "History of the American West." History. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. Mathioli, Pietro Andrea. "Health Benefits

  • Samurai And Samurai

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    a sin worthy of eternal damnation of one’s soul. However, within the historical context of feudal Japan, to a trained class of warriors known as the samurai, suicide was sometimes the means to achieve an honorable end. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, to be a Samurai meant to be “a member of the Japanese warrior caste.” They were skilled fighters spiritually and socially bound to an honor code known as “bushido,” which translates to “the way of the warrior.” Their value system called for strict

  • France and Russia: Poverty and Revolution

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    “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité” , is coined as the motto for the French people during the French Revolution. “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”, was a driving force for the French during the French Revolution, but things were not the way the French people wished leading up to the French Revolution. My Historical Eye character William, a poor laborer of England, moved to Russia in the mid-1500s. After spending a great amount of time working in Russia, William has moved to France. In the year 1788, a year

  • The Debate Concerning Wikipedia: Is Wikipedia Quotable?

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    prevent inaccuracies on their website. Wikipedia pages nowadays indicate the sources of information. Moreover, Wikipedia pages are checked on inaccuracies. Furthermore, Wikipedia is more up-to-date than any encyclopaedia in book form. Additionally, Wikipedia covers more topics than a regular encyclopaedia. Wikipedia is therefore a useful source of information. First of all, Wikipedia articles include a works cited list with the sources. At the end of every web page is a reference list. The page about London

  • Wild Iris by Louise Elisabeth Gluck

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    survive”. Suffering leads to despair and sometimes that burden... ... middle of paper ... ...k, Louise. "The Wild Iris." The English Review 15.4 (2005): 42. Literature Resource Center. Web. 6 Apr. 2014. "Iris." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica 6Inc., 2014. Web. 06 Apr. 2014. "Louise Gluck." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, 2010. Web. 6 Apr. 2014. Schneider, Jessica. "These Old Poems." Cosmoetica. Schneider, 29 Aug 2002. Web. 6 Apr 2014. Upton

  • Importance Of Nationalism And Unity

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    the French Revolution of 1789 and the enactment of the Napoleonic Code in 1804 had lasting effects on European civilization. The discouragement of languages other than French, the removal of existing privileges and introduction of a common law (Britannica), a centralized administrative system (Greer, Lewis, 469) were all developments that were expected to foster a sense of unity among its citizens. Since the French Empire had achieved immense territorial and political power in Europe until 1812,

  • Alcohol and Marijuana in Catherdral by Raymond Carver

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    uses of the substances help or hurt people. Carver, Raymond. "Cathedral." Northern Dakota State University. 10 Nov. 2009. . ---. "Vitamins." New Bulgarian University. 10 Nov 2009. . "Carver, Raymond." Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 8 Nov. 2009. . Nordgren, Joe. "Raymond Carver: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature. Ed. Jim Kamp. 3rd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, 1994. Literature Resource Center. Gale. 8 Nov. 2009. . Williams, Gary

  • Personal EcoPlan: Think Globally, Act Locally

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    Web. 10 Apr. 2014. . "Paper Making and Recycling." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. . "polyethylene (PE)." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. . "polypropylene." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 13 Apr. 2014. . "Time it takes for garbage to decompose in the environment." des.nh.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014

  • Postmodern Surrealism in Murakami's, Second Bakery Attack

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    If it were not for Murakami it is possible that Japan would not have escaped from the cliché that is the I-novel. Works Cited "Surrealism." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 17 Nov. 2009 . "Murakami Haruki." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 17 Nov. 2009 . Suzuki, Tomi. Narrating the Self: Fictions of Japanese Modernity. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 1996. Murakami, Haruki. "Haruki Murakami:

  • Howard Pyle

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    Howard Pyle was born on March 5 1853 in Wilmington, Del and died on November 9, 1911 on Florence. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Mr. Pyle was an “American illustrator, painter, and author, best known for the children’s books that he wrote and illustrated.”(Editors of EB). Paul Giambarba, writer of 100 Years of Illustration states that “Academics usually refer to Howard Pyle as one of the greatest illustrators of his time.”(Giambarba) and in his personal opinion “was the greatest and the

  • The Theory of Alienation Proven Wrong : People are more Alienated in their Community.

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    process as they have no control over their lives and destinies by being deprived of control over their actions. Workers never become independent, because they are told what to do by their employer. Alienation is broadly defined by Encyclopedia Britannica as : The state of feeling estranged or separated from one’s milieu, work, products of work, or self. Despite its popularity in the analysis of contemporary life, the idea of alienation remains an ambiguous concept with elusive meanings, the following

  • Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange

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    13 Nov. 2013: 1. Web. 2 Dec. 2013. Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Toronto: Penguin Books, 2007. Print. “Slavery in the United States.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. 17 Nov. 2013. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. 29 Nov. 2013.

  • Malala Yousafzai and Zahra Arabzada

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    “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.” Works Cited Arabzada, Zahra. Middletown High School. Middleton, RI. March 2013. "Blessed Mother Teresa (Roman Catholic Nun)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Ed. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2006. Web. 18 Mar. 2014. "The Bravest Girl in the World." New York Times Upfront 9 Dec 2013, 12-13. Print. Edin, Peter. "1947 the Birth of India & Pakistan." New York Times Up Front. 30 Jan 2012:

  • Creativity in Medicine

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    ” TED. Oct. 2013. Lecture. 10 Nov. 2013. Brown, Theodore L., et al. “Chemistry: The Central Science.” 12th Ed. Pearson Prentice Hall. 2012. Print. 10 Nov. 2013. "magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.