Wheeling Essays

  • Restaurant Evaluation Research Paper

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    Evaluation I chose four different local restaurants of Wheeling, WV. These particular four restaurants had similar ratings and are well known by many people. Often, these four restaurants can be among the favorite restaurants of many people. Therefore, I wanted to evaluate them against my criteria to see which restaurant is actually the best. Avenue Eats Avenue Eats is an American restaurant located near Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are well known for their burgers

  • Wheeling And Dealing Summary

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    In the 1970’s Patricia Adler and her husband infiltrated a large drug smuggling and dealing ring located in Southwest County of southern California with the intent of learning more about the covert group. In Adler’s book Wheeling and Dealing: an Ethnography of an Upper-Level Drug Dealing and Smuggling Community, she delves into the multifaceted lifestyle and activities of those in the Southwest County drug world. In this paper, I will look into the factors that initiated their entry into the drug

  • Personal Narrative: Four Wheeling

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    Four Wheeling I've been four wheeling since I was about three. Id say its pretty fun when you're not busy crashing. My favorite thing about four wheeling is having the wind blow in my face, it makes me feel free in a way. When i'm with my family four wheeling nothing can stop us so you better watch out. My best experience while riding a four wheeler was when I was about nine my grandpa and my four year old sister were together on one four wheeler and I was on my own we were riding down the road

  • My First Four Wheeling: Personal Narrative Of My Life

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    Four wheeling has been one of my family’s favorite activities for my whole life. Both of my parents even grew up riding. They kept the tradition of riding in our family by giving me my first four wheeler when I was five years old. I would take it on miniature trail rides until it eventually gave out and I had to hop on with my parents. We have continued that tradition by going on many four wheeling trips every summer. Most of the time it is just around my grandpa’s pasture and woods or in the back

  • Cyberspace: A Blessing or a Curse?

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    Cyberspace: Home, Sweet Home? There is no denying the ambivalence that surrounds modern technology. In a world where apathy is uncommon, people could debate for days about whether technology is a blessing or a curse. But their deliberations are futile. Even if they came to a consensus, would it matter? Humans will never stop using technology, even if it is discovered that it is detracting greatly from their lives; they are willing to accept both the negative and positive consequences that come along

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of The Red Scare

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    internationally with the Soviet incursion into Eastern Europe and domestically with Soviet spies in the United States. On February 9th 1950 this Senator from Wisconsin took advantage of the opportunity at his speech to the Republicans Women’s Club of Wheeling, West Virginia. Senator McCarthy paints a grim picture of the world and the conflict with Soviet Russia. The whole speech had a negative tone that was meant to instill fear in the audience. He said that they were engaged in a full out war between

  • A Beautiful Catastrophe In Daphne Du Maurier's 'The Birds'

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    Nature: A Beautiful Catastrophe Never underestimate nature for it is breathtaking, but has a dark perilous side. Nature manages to strike at the most unplanned times, it is deceitful and can cause havoc around the world in the most bizarre ways. One never quite knows when nature might strike. Daphne du Maurier exhibits a concept in her story,“The Birds” of how even the most overlooked objects in nature can cause just as much chaos as something one would expect. Daphne du Maurier uses the imagery

  • Personal Narrative: My Nanny's Funeral

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    my mom’s side. Though the thing that stood out the most was the vast, brown coffin in the the front of the room. Some of us shuffled up to the coffin to see my grandmother. It was eerie seeing my grandmother lifeless, I thought. Not in her house wheeling around in a chair while cooking in the kitchen, not sitting outside her house with me talking about the rabbit that always sat on her yard in the evening. I felt a wave of heartache pass through me, and I could tell that my mom was on the verge of

  • The Great Fear

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    communist-in-government issue would attract national publicity and enhance his chances of reelection. His first speech against the issue was on February 9th in Wheeling, West Virginia and McCarthy revealed a sheet of paper with a list of 205 names, who he said, were members of the Communist party. “He could not remember what figure he had quoted at Wheeling, whether it was 205 or 209 or 57 or whatever…” Oakley adds, which shows that McCarthy’s list wasn’t authentic and credible. In an attempt to restore confidence

  • Women's Dress For Cycling During The 1890s

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    had the ability to look away. The author clearly summed up his thoughts, as well as the ideals of the general public when they wrote “If this garb does not become any woman, then that woman should not ride. She will look worse in any other costume. Wheeling is not her metier.” The final section of the article clearly indicated that woman were judged based upon the type of clothing they wore, as opposed to their actual behaviour in public.

  • The Old America vs. The New America

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    Cited Franklin, D. Roosevelt and Winston, Churchill. The Atlantic Charter, 1941. Harry, Truman. Truman Doctrine, 1947. Speech. Huey, Long. Share Our Wealth, 1935. Radio Address. John, F. Kennedy. Inaugural Address, 1961. Joseph McCarthy, Wheeling Speech. Wheeling, West Virginia, 1950. Speech. Lyndon, B. Johnson, Great Society. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 1964. Speech. Martin, L. King, I Have A Dream. Washington, 1963. Speech. National Organization for Women (NOW). Statement of Purpose. 1966

  • McCarthy and The Anti-communist Crusade

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    as well as to set guidelines for limiting government control. During the 1950’s, Senator Joseph McCarthy caused a nationwide phenomenon, which led to the government violating many rights of Americans. As McCarthy addressed to the Wheeling Women’s Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia, in February of 1950, While I cannot take the time to name all the men in the State Department who have been named as members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring I have here in my hand a list of 205 that

  • Argumentative Essay: The First Amendment

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    McCarthy himself didn’t help the Americans’ trust in the press as he frequently got into disputes with numerous publications. One example is journalist Drew Pearson. In 1950, the reporter started writing a series of columns condemning McCarthy for the Wheeling address. Later that year, McCarthy attacked Pearson in the coatroom of a club. A few days later, McCarthy “exposed” Pearson as a Communist at a press conference. After that, “any newsroom who persisted in criticizing the senator could expect to

  • Handel's Messiah

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    Handel's Messiah Producers Qunicy Jones and Mervyn Warren took George Frederic Handel’s Messiah for a spin and did a wonderful job with it. They took a classical masterpiece and funk-defied it. This was one of the most important pieces of music to come across in decades, taking Handel’s Messiah to the masses of R & B lovers. In true style, the composer re-arranged Handel’s Messiah, to produce a classic collection of black music, while at the same time, carrying a European and Western tradition

  • Dividends Advantages And Disadvantages

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    negative effect on stock price The most immediate concerns facing the FPL Group in May 1994 result from recent industry deregulation which is causing increased competition. Because of these recent changes enabling the implementation of wholesale wheeling, FPL Group needs to be confronting the issue of ensuring that they are able to handle competition from both in-state and out-of-state providers. Other immediate decisions that need attention from management come in the form of dividend policy. In

  • Truman Vs. Joe Mccarthy: The Red Scare

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    The hyped hysteria of a possible threat to America by the Communist was known as the “Red Scare” and no one promoted the “Red Scare” more than Joe McCarthy, a Senator from Wisconsin. If for some reason Harry Truman is responsible for some of the hype, it was only because he was doing his job as Commander and Chief and as President of the United States of America. There was a great deal of concern after World War I that Russia would continue to spread Communism to other territories, threatening America

  • Preston County Stereotypes

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    misunderstandings for my region. I will explain three characteristics of Preston County that have made an impression on my life. First, I will tell a little story about what happened to me two semesters ago. Kaitlyn Workman and I were running in Wheeling, WV along the local bike trail. A man on a bike rode up to us and asked where we attended school and where we were from. Kaitlyn and I told him that we were from Preston County. Once we told

  • The Young Couple

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    The Young Couple It is a story about a newly married couple and their struggle to be independent. The wife is English and the husband is Indian. They decide to live in India. When they arrive they are full of plans and excitement as they see their new life together as a welcome challenge. As the story progresses it becomes clear that the husband will not be able to find work without the help of his parents. Their dreams of independence are slowly corroded by the “Indian way of life and

  • Creative Writing: Rope Swinging At Eastern Slopes Campground

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    Chapter 1: Rope Swinging at Eastern Slopes Campground Over the summer I went to a campground named Eastern Slopes Campground. There, they had a river and on one of river there were trees and on one of the trees there was a rope swing tied to it so we had to climb the roots that were emerged from the water. When I went rope swinging, I went rope swinging with my cousins and sisters. Near the roots, the water was very deep and there was tiny little fish swimming. They were eating the algae off of

  • Analysis Of Juggler By Richard Wilbur

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    In the poem, “Juggler,” Richard Wilbur compares the figure of God to a juggler that manages to control and take care of five red balls, which can be interpreted as a metaphor for our world. Wilbur describes the juggler in a very deferential and admired fashion, which illustrates the speaker’s love and pays tribute to his own God. By using metaphorical language, imagery, descriptive diction, and a very gracious and treasured tone, Wilbur demonstrates the speaker’s admiration for all that God is able