Miscellaneous Essays
Schools and tests
Schools and tests SCHOOLS AND TESTING In the article provided, the author, Dick Williams, presents two ideas on the state of schools and education in the United States. The points of view he attempts to argue are the conditions of the nation’s schools and the quality of the educational system. During his efforts to present his points, it appears as though his article is more opinionated than objective. This presents a problem because an opinion is not an argument. By presenti...
Sci fi Sort Story
Sci/fi Sort Story THE ALIEOUS CRISES. Part One It was a fine morning when John Parker (the president of the United States of America) was served his coffee and a newspaper. Parker noticed that on the front page dozens of pictures of UFO�s were shown. Immediately the phone rang and he was called into the White House. As the Minister of Defence was guiding Parker to a helicopter, he mentioned that the presidents of England, Russia, France and China were reported with a serious virus. H...
Satanism 2
Satanism 2 Satanism I am hoping I can somehow make this seem like a psychological report without making it lose any of it's important details. My goal in writing this paper is to hopefully make people understand and agree that Satanism is not a "Devil Worshipping," animal mutilating, child scarifying cult organization. The psychological thing comes in when people say Satanism is wrong or evil, they hear the word Satan and automatically assume that it must be bad. They make these assumpti...
Satanism
Satanism The attention given recently by the mass media to some episodes more or less directly tied to the world of Satanism is a symptom and effect of a morbid curiosity exhibited today by many with regard to the occult in general and also to the satanic in particular. All the more urgent then is the necessity of acquiring clear and significant tools for discerning the cause and the forms of this phenomenon. This is necessary also in order to understand its relationship with contemporary cu...
Satellites
Satellites Satellites have been the guiding force of human space exploration for a long as space exploration has existed. The following material that is being presented is overview of satellite history and I hope all readers of this material find that it is informative and interesting. A satellite is any object that orbits a larger object. This being so makes the most famous satellite, our moon. (picture of moon from Apollo 11) Since early times humans have been fascinated with our moo...
Satire essay mayor rudolph giu
Satire essay mayor rudolph giu Satire Essay: Mayor Rudolph Giuliani In the mid 1930's Germany was run by the Nazi's. The country was a police state. Police were everywhere - escorting people, putting people into groups, and putting people into jail. People were orderly finally this amazing way of running a state has had a rebirth…. Mayor Giuliani of New York City is now running New York City just like a Hitler did in Germany and it is wonderful. Today Mayor Giuliani is running ...
Sausages and eqaulity
Sausages and eqaulity In speaking of equality and its true meaning, Patricia Williams takes the term equality and puts it into three levels of understanding and interpretation. The first level involves the literal and direct meaning of equality. If we take equality for its literal translation, then it justifiably means that everything and everyone shares this sense of balance and equality. Given this literal meaning, the term equality has no room for interpretation. Therefore, the Consti...
Say no to premarital affairs
Say no to premarital affairs There is no doubt that there are many reasons why teenagers should not engage in premarital sex relationships. Although teenagers, specially during this time, regard this activity as normal and a way of practicing, it is actually a dangerous, harmful, risky and seriously unsafe activity that implies many negative consequences. However, a statement from The Waters Organization demonstrates a generalization of the adult world’s point of view concerning...
Sailing
Sailing Ever since early sailors used square sails to help add speed to their oars, the sailboat has become increasingly more complex. The type of construction varied with the availability of materials. Wood was a common material, but was not available in areas like Lake Titicaca where the boats and sails both were constructed of reeds from the shoreline. When iron and steel became available, wood was replaced for the most part. And finally, the invention of steam removed sailing, for the mo...
Same sex marriages
Same-sex marriages The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Presently, it is one of the most vigorously advocated reforms discussed in law reviews, one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative issues emerging before American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most revolutionary policy decisions in the history o...
Santeria
Santeria When one thinks of Santeria, images of black magic, sorcery, and barbarism come to mind. Media portrayal, such as the newspaper headline "Blood Cults Spread through U.S.", have served only to enforce these negative misconceptions often linked to Santeria. As a result of it, people outside of the culture view it as "barbaric", arguing that it is just a cover up for the sensationalized killing and sacrificing of animals. Since people who are outside of the religion have a difficult ...
Sappho and st
Sappho and st. teresa de avila Day by day women are faced with obstacles simply because of gender. In the plays we have read women are faced with obstacles but overcome them. Women in the past were expected to be submissive and not object to the men’s decisions. The world today has changed its face. No longer are women quiet. Sappho and her work is a good example in our readings to represent today’s day and time. Her poems seem contemporary, very modern. The Descent of Inanna ,o...
Satan a seducer (paradise lost
Satan a seducer (paradise lost The question, 'Satan as a seducer?' is a very different and unique angle to view his character. To some extent, he does play a role as a seducer in certain parts of Books I and II of Milton's poem, 'Paradise Lost'. Somehow he manages to make other people believe and furthermore trust in him. Deception is the most obvious weapon the Satan utilizes to persuade some of the characters in the poem. Nearly every statement he makes can be seen either as a lie or a del...
Satan
Satan Satan If you take a look at his personality with an open mind, Satan actually has characteristics of a respectable person. One of Satan’s characteristics is his evilness; he is the personification of evil. That isn’t one of his admirable traits, but it’s what makes Satan who he is. When you hear the word, Satan, you immediately think evil. In general, people look at Satan and that is all that runs through their minds. Evilness is the trademar...
Russia
Russia Russia - Smolensk Pick up the memo beside the dead body and update your Blue cardkey with the computer there to enable it to open the lock to cart 13. Make your way back down to ground floor, cart 12 and search the rooms for memos and ammo. Now enter the shower room and pick up the memo on the wall. Kill the terrorist who followed you in and pick up his healing pack. Unlock the door to cart 13 and again go straight up the second floor. Eliminate the two terrorists wh...
SAR
SAR Bookreport Konstantin Heiller The Sun Also Rises There is no flabbergusting plot in this book as it doesn�t contain twists, intrigues, or goals for any of the characters and the dialogue is the only thing that moves the reader through the book. Hemingway uses so much dialogue that it seems difficult at times to follow who is saying what. The narratordoesn't often enough credit quotations with, ",he said," or, ",said Brett," or, ",Bill r...
SEX
SEX...as it is(kind of long but worth the read) In all cultures and societies, only women can be thought of as \"sluts\" or \"whores\", never men. Women are universally condemned even for the hint of promiscuity while it\'s almost accepted behavior for men (e.g., only women were stoned for adultery, not men). Many contend that culture is to blame for the double standard, but maybe only indirectly in a subtle way... There\'s simply a fundamental difference in sexual libido between men ...
Sadomasochism
Sadomasochism An inside look at s&m These ritualized behaviors; the strange and blatant acts, some which seem to be cut right from a horror-fiction film; the rigid symbolism in dress, and manner - none of these behaviors should be taken lightly, or ever treated as a mere 'game'. For those who do possess, in the depths of their being, the predominantly Sado-Masochistic tendency cannot do without the flavor of it. And it will taint every relationship - it is very often not a choice - a...
Saftey on mount everest
Saftey on mount everest Did you know that one out of every six climbers dies on each expedition? In my opinion I think that there should be guidelines and regulations to climb Mt. Everest. One reason is that just any person that wants to go up there can pay 65,000-100,000 dollars just to go up to Everest not even knowing nothing about mountain climbing. Second reason is that there are to many people on Everest at one time which can cause bottlenecks and other safety hazards. My third reason ...
Roman blood
Roman blood Roman Blood By Steven Saylor Setting Roman Blood is set in Rome, 80 B.C. It is a warm spring morning when Gordianus starts his investigation on a crime. He lives in a large house, a little run down over the years since being passed down to him from his father. Himself, along with his one slave, Bethesda, an Egyptian woman usually sits in his big garden. The streets of Rome are where most of the detective work takes place. Like many others, the street where the crime to...
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy My Trip to Rome, Italy I had learned I was being sent to Italy in March of 2000 for a machine tool exhibition. I found out the happy news just before leaving work. Excitedly I jumped into my car and started my journey home. As I drove home down I-95 through all of the usual evening traffic I just kept thinking about ho I was going to tell my husband we were going to Italy. That night I continuously paced the floor looking out of my bedroom window to see if my husband was hom...
Rose and graff
Rose and graff Two professors of different backgrounds, Mike Rose of California, and Gerald Graff, of Illinois, discuss the problems college students face today in America. Though similar in slight variations, both professors view the problem in different regards and prepare solutions that solve what they feel to be the heart of this academic problem. Mike Rose, author of The Politics of Remediation, explains that “linguistic exclusion” is the barrier that prevents many new c...
Roswell
Roswell For fifty years the unexplained air craft wreckage found outside Roswell, New Mexico, has been in the center of on-going speculation about alien life forms and US Government and Military cover-ups. It is my personal belief that extraterrestrial bodies are present in this Universe and have landed on earth. There is more evidence pointing to the fact that there are aliens present in the universe as proved in this essay. Retired military officials will admit to there being extrate...
Rugby and football
Rugby and football Rugby and Football The thick, broad-shouldered athlete breathes heavily and grunts with each step as he and his teammates push mightily against the opposition. His arms are locked over his teammates' shoulders, all of their heads down. The two teams are pushing against each other like two moose fighting over territory. He looks down to see the ball, sitting just in front of his feet. If he could just hook it with his foot and heave it to his teammate behin...
Rules on golf
Rules on golf Golf Golf is a game that we all can realte to or at least the ones who are lucky enough to play. Golf is a game that takes time and alot of time to be good at. Most people think that golf is a game that is very easy and because of this it is veiwed as a sport for the weak or nonathletes. Me personaly I love the game and I find it very easy to play. This essay will not only tell you about golf but it will also show you that golf can be played by everyone. Go...