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Betty and Helen |
Open |
A comparison of Betty White and Helen Thomas as seen through the lens of the witches of Wicked |
Matthew Surrence |
6/14/2010 |
Essay |
I, Matthew Surrence, the author, retain ownership of this material. |
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Compare and Contrast Essay of Poems, A |
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Comparing and contrasting The Seven Ages of Man and I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud |
Celine Guess |
4/25/2011 |
Essay |
A young visitor's English class assignment: a poetic analysis of two great poems. Atta way 'ta go, Celine! English 1B never had it done better. |
For tips on how to understand or analyze poems, check out The Muse Of Literature's feature called How To Approach A Poem |
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Dance of the Lyre |
Open |
Passion, persistence and procrastination from a writer's perspective. |
Ross Parsons |
6/3/2011 |
Essay |
An Australian visitor ponders his reasons for becoming a writer and examines the lifelong consequences of his decision. A sensitive and thoughtful examination. |
For more reasons to write, visit The Muse Of Language Arts feature Why Write? |
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Gridiron Greenhorn |
Open |
A visitor's experiences at the hands of his high school's football team. |
Kyle Muss |
6/1/2011 |
Essay |
I initially was skeptical when my English teacher told us to write about a life changing experience, but I found that my entire high school career hinged on a decision I made back in 8th grade. |
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Impact of Time and Space on Student Behavior, The |
Open |
Classroom management |
Abdelouahed Oulgout |
12/8/2010 |
Essay |
This essay probes most of the factors that affect learning inside the classroom. |
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Importance of Morality and Conformity to the American Dream, The |
Open |
An analysis on the centrality of morality and conformity in the American Dream |
Nahel Kapadia |
12/14/2010 |
Essay |
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Is There Really Such a Thing as Writing Right? |
Open |
Theory of writing and language |
ETAF Staff |
1/1/2008 |
Essay |
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Life on other Planets |
Open |
Aliens |
Taylor McQuarrie |
11/10/2011 |
Essay |
A work written for Taylor's English class. |
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Look at Two Kinds, A |
Open |
An analysis of the short story by Amy Tan titled Two Kinds. |
Kevin Caravaggio |
11/8/2011 |
An essay that analyzes the Amy Tan story from a literary point of view. |
The Tan story is frequently included in high school courses on Elements of English Literature. This literary analysis considers it from the point of view of setting, irony, characterization, and symbolism. |
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Love, Come and Gone and Back Again |
Open |
A life low that led to a high love |
Toni Garcia |
8/8/2011 |
Non-fiction creative narrative. (Biographical short story.) |
A visitor's account of how she found love. |
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Menace of Drugs, The |
Open |
Misuse of drugs |
Hajrah Ijaz |
10/7/2011 |
Essay |
About the menace of drugs. |
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Neo-Postmodernism |
Open |
Art history |
Tilman Otto Wagner |
11/20/2011 |
Essay |
Claimed by author to be the "most avantgarde essay on art history on the Internet." |
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Persistence of Myth, The: Mythic Sources and Evolution of the Character of Guinevere in Arthurian Tradition |
Open |
Legend and mythology |
K. F. Alper |
1/1/1996 |
Master's thesis |
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Protecting Adolescents from Marijuana |
Open |
How and why teenagers use marijuana; how this may be prevented. |
Kevin Caravaggio |
6/7/2011 |
Research synthesis |
Do you want to know how many teens smoke marijuana? Do you want to know how this country can stop substance abuse among students? This visitor's essay offers answers to questions like these. |
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Racial Reading of Frankenstein |
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Frankenstein (the novel by Mary Shelley) and its relation to imperialist views of the racial "other." |
Asma Jarad |
1/3/2012 |
Essay |
An authoritative essay of a scholarly nature. Well worth reading, especially if you're into the Franenstein mythos or racial bias. |
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Required Perfections |
Open |
A short review of the media and how they affect body image in teenage girls. |
Sophia Thomas |
12/12/2011 |
Essay |
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Similar Distinction |
Open |
An essay about poetry |
Kevin Caravaggio |
4/23/2011 |
Essay |
Compares and contrasts two poems: My Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke and Fifteen by William Stafford. |
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The Truth about Spanking |
Open |
Highlights research to examine spanking as a form of discipline in America. |
Kevin Caravaggio |
1/28/2012 |
Synthesis essay |
Explores spanking pros and cons and recommends an approach to take when deciding whether to spank. Cites a number of other works with information on this subject. |
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