One of the best ways to begin such a process is by checking to see if the author states who they are and offers a way to be contacted. ... Most authors wouldn't make light of their subject if they wished to be taken seriously. Next, one must check the site to see if the author gives his research data and lists his sources. ... If the author gives statistics, the author would credit his sources. ... Time and again in history, great men, such as Aristotle, were believed because of their reputation while those with the correct assumptions, such as Democritus, are left out in the cold because...

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• Grade Level: High School

Farm Life's Deception An Analysis of "The Painted Door" By Brian Manz Sinclair Ross" tragedy "The Painted House" is set in a small isolated Saskatchewan farmhouse during the 1930's Great Depression. The author's description says it all. ... The author makes it quite clear that she is unable to cope with the isolation, both physical and emotional. ... The author's purpose in writing this story is to show the readers this aspect of farming. ... This desperation helps the author illustrate the aspects of Ann's character, and aids in highlighting what drove her to...

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The author is analyzing the ignorance of not only the Americans now, but also the Europeans. ... This is what I believe the author is trying to say. ... All in all, a good cultural education would make for a great person. ... Imagination is a great power a human possesses, and if used accordingly, it can be very helpful. ... Imagination can make bad times better, and good times great. ...

• Word Count: 740
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There are many characteristics described in the text, one of which is described in this quote: "They saw the great head of Humbaba / Like a water buffalo's bellowing down the path" (9-10). ... A few other physical characteristics of Humbaba include his huge, unsteady legs, and his great strength. Also, Humbaba's shoulders have become stooped, as if he has been constantly carrying a great weight on his back. ... These human traits were probably used by the author to make sure Humbaba is not seen as just a stereotypical monster. The author no doubt wanted to give readers a ver...

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The author's way of telling realistic stories. In "The Death of Ivan Illyich" the Russian author Leo Tolstoy uses description, psychological and social realism and the power of the senses to convey a portrait of a dying man's life. ... Tolstoy uses great descriptive power in illustrating Peter"s reaction to the dead man's expression in the casket. ... The author also uses description to explain the idea of life. ...

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Simmons Of Mice and Men The author of the story "Of Mice and Men" was John Steinbeck. ... John Steinbeck spent most of his personal time writing about life on farms during the Great Depression. ... Most people believe that Steinbeck wrote about things, he saw during the great depression. ...

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Nature Since the beginning of evolution, nature has played a great role in challenging Mankind on a daily basis. ... According to Carl Stephenson, the author of the short story "Leinengen vs. the ants," "the human brain needs only to become fully aware of its powers to conquer even Nature." ...

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The boy whom I recognized from Spanish class hugged his knees and sat in complete silence, his cloud of vulnerability had such a great thickness I could have ran my hand through it. ... In Steven Harvey's "The Robes of Memory," the author expresses the idea that memory can act as a tool to improve one's personality and altruism as a person. After explaining the author's memory of his old English building, he writes: "Our buildings grow on us - we wear them every day" (3) and expresses this memory as "an arresting occasion that released me, like magic, fr...

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Best-selling author and autism activist, Temple Grandin, was diagnosed with autism as a young child. ... Everyone on this planet has a purpose and they will do something great, whether they believe it or not. ... Temple Grandin is a phenomenal woman in that she has surpassed all the obstacles of autism and is now a best selling author, has a movie, and an extreme Autism activist. ...

• Word Count: 726
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His initial emotion is that of great sorrow and anguish over the ferociousness that nature has done on the groundhog. ... This is a potent theme in this poem: the authors tumult over the sight of the groundhog. ...

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In the poem, "Dream Deferred", the author uses a significant amount of symbolism to express the dream of racial equality. ... When something explodes, it is blown to pieces, which cannot be put back together, or only with a great amount of time, labor, and difficulty. ...

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Both authors offer a convincing argument as to where a person's creativity stems from, although I tend to agree more with Walker's theory. ... Phillis Wheatley had no formal schooling or education and yet would turn out to be a great poet. ... Had she not been black, Wheatley perhaps would've been considered a great poet of her time. ... So again, an example of a great writer who showed great creativity without any formal education. ...

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Edith Wharton (author of the novel) represents the character of Zeena as a cold-hearted, manipulative, self-absorbed woman who manipulates Ethan by using her "sickness." ... "She continued to gaze at him through the twilight with a mien of wan authority, as if one consciously singled out for a great fate." ...

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Before the problem of emotions can be solved, Warren Shibles, author of the book Emotions, states that it must first be determined what an emotion is. ... Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle. ... According to Rom Harre and Gerrod Parrot, author of The Emotions, Aristotle theory of emotion: " incorporates moral, social and cognitive considerations within a larger naturalistic framework. ...

• Word Count: 1479
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All four of his "Idol" are great in depth explanations on the truth behind each one. Bacon's Idols of the Theater did not have a great effect on me. ... "Men become attached to certain particular sciences and speculations, either because they fancy themselves the author and inventors thereof, or because they have bestowed the greatest pains upon them and become most habituated to them...

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Author: Ernie J. ... Zelinski quotes a study done by the United States Department of Commerce, "Only 58 percent of people were experiencing a great deal of satisfaction from how they spend their leisure time." ...

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Sidney Sheldon, a renowned, award winning, best-selling author departs from his usual fare for this delightful fast-paced story. ... This book had all the things in it to make it a greaat read, murder, mystery, pain and a twist thrown in that made this book what it is, a great novel. ...

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Nothing or no one is perfect. Even the smartest people who seem like nothing could go wrong in thier lives will be wrong sometimes. As the author of the subjects I write about, alot of people think I am so smart. Well earlier this week somebody told me "You have too much pride and you think that you...

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Review of Man's Search For Meaning Victor E. Frankl was born in Vienna, Austria, "Frankl was educated at the University of Vienna, where he earned a medical degree in 1930. In 1942 Frankl and his family, who were Jewish, were arrested by the Nazis and imprisoned in concentration camps. Frankl's m...

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The techniques an author employs, and the way in which they are manipulated, often determine the reader's response towards a novel's themes. ... It is a feeling of great fondness for one another, and a matching of two people; intellectually, emotionally and culturally. ...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School