Welcome to Essay Galaxy!
Home Essay Topics Join Now! Support
Essay Topics
American History
Arts and Movies
Biographies
Book Reports
Computers
Creative Writing
Economics
Education
English
Geography
Health and Medicine
Legal Issues
Miscellaneous
Music and Musicians
Poetry and Poets
Politics and Politicians
Religion
Science and Nature
Social Issues
World History
Members
Username: 
Password: 
Support
Contact Us
Got Questions?
Forgot Password
Terms of Service
Cancel Membership



Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers

Search For:
Match Type: Any All

Search results 101 - 110 of 4745 matching essays
< Previous Pages: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next >

101: Saint John Bosco
John Bosco was born in Turin, Italy, on August 16, 1815. His parents were poor farmers, but his father died when he was two years old, but John was too young to know what happened, and it forced his mother, Margaret, to raise him along with 3 other children and taught them the importance of their faith. It was very hard for his mother so John went out and got a few little jobs to help his mother. He had many jobs like a carpenter, shoe-maker, a cook, a pastry maker, and a farmer. While growing up John wanted ...
102: A Meeting in the Dark: A Loss of Priorities
... wa Thiong`o a young boy is facing a serious situation and is depicted in the process. All the characters have opposing personalities. This story shows how a loss of priorities can result in tragedy, John’s his relationship with his father, his selfishness, actions toward Wahumu, and irresponsibility resulted in the loss of a life, perhaps two. John’s relationship with his father is one that is fearful. In the beginning of the story John is thinking of how strict and judgmental his father, Stanley, is. He remembers why he fears his father: "he who had stopped his mother from telling him stories when he became a man of ...
103: Flanders Fields
... our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields. John McCrae s In Flanders Fields as a Canadian Cultural Artifact The poem, In Flanders Fields written by Canadian John McCrae remains one of the most important and memorable pieces of war poems ever written. John McCrae came from a respectable family and became a soldier/ doctor/ author/ teacher. Though he wrote textbooks on medicine and numerous poems he will be forever remembered as being the voice of the many ...
104: John Updike
John Hoyer Updike was born March 18, 1932 to Linda Grace Updike and Wesley Russell Updike in Reading, Pennsylvania. Wesley Updike was originally from New Jersey where he worked as a telephone splicer and was laid ... Linda Updike in New Jersey. After Wesley Updike was laid off in New Jersey they moved to Shillington, Pennsylvania where Linda Updike was from. Wesley Updike became a teacher at the local High School. ("Updike,John 413). John Updike started to attend public schools in Shillington in 1936; he continued to attend schools in Shillington until 1950. In 1945 his family moved to an 80-acre farmhouse in Plowville, Pennsylvania eleven miles ...
105: John Dalton
John Dalton was born in a small thatched cottage in Eaglesfield, Cumberland on September 5,1766. He had a seven year old brother and a 2 year old sister. John was a Quaker and recieved utilitarian education at the nearest Quaker school. This was quite a feat since, at that time, only one of every 215 English people could read. He was quick at studies ... and Essays. In it he said that each gas exists and acts independently and purely physically, rather than chemically. Meaning, that gases act according to mechanical repulsion rather than chemical attraction. As a chemistry tutor, John taught from Lavoisier's Elements of Chemistry. After six years John resigned to conduct private research supported by tutoring. In 1802, in his essay entitled "Experimental Essays on the Constitution of Mixed Gases; on ...
106: John Muir's Trail in History
John Muir's Trail in History John Muir was a man of great importance in the history of the United States and in the preservation of it's beauty. His tireless efforts to protect natural wonders such as Yosemite Valley demonstrated his ... destructive side of civilization in a dauntless battle to save America's forest lands. The trail of preservation that Muir left behind has given countless numbers of people the opportunity to experience nature's magnificence. John Muir was born on April 21, 1838 in the small rural town of Dunbar, Scotland. As a boy, Muir was “fond of everything that was wild”(My Boyhood and Youth 30) and took great ...
107: Johnny Got His Gun
... truth which is located beyond space and time, yet truth must be grasped by existence nevertheless. This is accomplished through ritual, which can bring about the capturing of the inconceivable. Edward P. Vargo stated that John Updike uses ritual "to fulfill the great desire of capturing the past, to make the present meaningful through connection with the past, to overcome death, and to grasp immortality" (Contemporary Vol. 7 487). He combines ... with mankind’s desire for a relationship with God to form truth and value for the past, present, and future. Updike uses his talents as a writer to bring together the conceivable and the inconceivable. John Updike implements his philosophies and ideals in a way that brings together existence with meaning. "Updike is in the best sense of the word an intellectual novelist, a novelist of paradox, tension and complexity who as a college wit in the fifties learned that we are all symbols and inhabit symbols" (World 3752). Updike uses his beliefs to form stronger meanings in his writings. John Updike has a strong faith in human intelligence. He believes that people can use it to explore the universe. He finds the world "to be a place of intricate and marvelous patterns of meaning" ( ...
108: In Flanders Fields
... our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields. John McCrae’s "In Flanders Fields" as a Canadian Cultural Artifact   The poem, "In Flanders Fields" written by Canadian John McCrae remains one of the most important and memorable pieces of war poems ever written. John McCrae came from a respectable family and became a soldier/ doctor/ author/ teacher. Though he wrote textbooks on medicine and numerous poems he will be forever remembered as being the voice of the many ...
109: Saint John Bosco
John Bosco was born in Turin, Italy, on August 16, 1815. His parents were poor farmers, but his father died when he was two years old, but John was too young to know what happened, and it forced his mother, Margaret, to raise him along with 3 other children and taught them the importance of their faith. It was very hard for his mother so John went out and got a few little jobs to help his mother. He had many jobs like a carpenter, shoe-maker, a cook, a pastry maker, and a farmer. While growing up John wanted ...
110: John McCain
By: erin E-mail: elgrohs@hotmail.com Senator John McCain, a Republican from Arizona, has had a long and distinguished career in both the military and in politics. A United States Naval Pilot and Captain who received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, and Purple Heart, McCain then moved onto the House of Representatives and Senate ("Biographical Data for John S. McCain"). In April of 1999, McCain announced his candidacy for President, stating his mission to "restore integrity into the office, reform government, and renew the American dream"("The John McCain Story"). Senator McCain's platform is "classic GOP conservatism…a strong defense, less government regulation, tax reductions, local oversight of education…"("The Issue: Senator John McCain "). McCain has endeavored to fulfill his dream ...


Search results 101 - 110 of 4745 matching essays
< Previous Pages: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next >

 Copyright © 2003 Essay Galaxy.com. All rights reserved