Encarta Essays

  • Landscape Architecture as a Profession

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    design criteria that separate the truly great golf course from the ordinary (1). Landscape architecture, the science and art of modifying land areas by organizing natural, cultivated, or constructed elements according to an aesthetic plan (Encarta 1). The elements include topographical features such as hills, valleys, rivers, and ponds; and growing things such as trees, shrubbery, grass, and flowers; and constructions such as buildings, terraces, roads, bridges, fountains, and statuary

  • Religion's Effect on The Wanderer

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    being read, “The Wanderer” has lost and gained different components of its original form. If one were to remove the words of the author, the poem would be left with only a “sense of the harshness of circumstance and the sadness of the human lot” (Encarta), which is the average focus of poems spoken at the time. However, with the author interjecting phrases as simple as “So the wise man spoke in his heart” (Wanderer), it lifts the appeal of true harshness. The author takes this man’s most abstract

  • The Rebirth of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater

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    Richard Burbage, constructed the Globe Theater in 1599. Unfortunately, it was burned down fourteen years later. In 1613 a cannon, discharged during a performance of Henry VIII, set fire to the thatched roof and destroyed the building (Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000). The theater was rebuilt in 1614 but the Puritans destroyed it 30 years later, in 1644. The idea to honor Shakespeare and his plays by reconstructing the Globe was by an American actor and director, Sam Wanamaker. This had been

  • Mankind's Fear of Artificial Intelligence

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    embodies the unspoken fear of AI. Once we create a being that cannot be defined as wholly biological or mechanical, how will we determine ... ... middle of paper ... ...ited by Christpher Morris. Copyright © 1992 Academic Press. u Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia. "Cyborg" CD-ROM Copyright © 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. u Chapman, Murray. "What is a Replicant?" Internet. Microsoft Internet Explorer. 20 April 1999 Available FTP: http://www.bit.net.au/~muzzle/bladerunner/ u Internet

  • The Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentate)

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    about 100 years, but the circles that form are exact clones of the original. “An elliptical grouping of such clones found in the Mojave Desert has been dated as about 11,700 years old, arguably making it the oldest plant life yet known” (Microsoft Encarta). The creosote with it expanding has the tendency to monopolize soil nutrients. In consequence it often starves out other plants. Its deep tap root goes deep in the soil while the lateral roots can fan out fifty feet. The roots themselves can actually

  • Censorship of Media Violence

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    information and ideas that are circulated among people within a society. It refers to the examination of electronic and print media for the purposes of altering and/or suppressing parts of the media thought to be inappropriate and/or offensive (Microsoft Encarta 97) The implication of censorship is that it is necessary for the protection of the viewing public. The following is a discussion of violence portrayed in the media, its impact on the viewing public, and censorship of the media. This paper also provides

  • The Awakening

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    influence on Chopin’s writing. 	"Maupassant was born in Châteaude de Miromesnil, Normandy" (Encarta). He received his education at Yvetot and Rauen and there joined a literary team where he was trained as a writer of fiction by Flaubert, another well know French author (Encarta). He, like Chopin, wrote many short stories, for which he is remembered the most (Encarta). Like Chopin, Maupassant’s ideas were looked at as "immoral" and "mature," dealing with ideas

  • Geography of Cuba

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    Geography of Cuba The geography of Cuba is very diverse, with large mountain ranges spanning the western and south central regions, and a beautiful 2,320 mile coastline that boasts white, sandy beaches to the north. The semitropical climate of Cuba supports lush, agricultural fields in which many species of plants and animals thrive. The main island of Cuba is about 40,543 sq. miles, and Cuba's Isla de la Juventud (Island of Youth) covers about 1,180 sq. miles. Also part of the Republic are four

  • Aussie (dog)

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    coat, strong will to work and incredible loyalty make for a great working and playing companion. Australian Shepherd, also known as Spanish Shepherd, New Mexican Shepherd, or California Shepherd, breed of herding dog developed in the United States (Encarta). Its ancestors probably were Australian dogs bred for herding livestock (Braund 106). Sheepherders who emigrated from the Basque region of Spain to the United States had these dogs shipped to California when the United States imported sheep from

  • Critical Reviews of Brave New World

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    Critical Reviews of Brave New World Since the original publishing of Brave New World, the book has stirred up a brew of controversy. It has received many reviews both positive and negative. In this paper I will provide examples of both and look at the reasons behind them. My first review is a negative one. In the review the reviewer states as his main reasons for disliking the book are the obnoxious characters and plot holes. A few examples of this are that Bernard Marx is unhappy with his

  • Analysis Of Morality

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    recording of Lake Wobegon Days received a Grammy award; he has also received two ACE awards for cable TV and a George Foster Peabody Award. In 1994, he was inducted to the Radio Hall of Fame at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago (Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia). The intended audience for this essay is people that are interested in current affairs. The medium for this essay is TIME Magazine, a general news purpose magazine. Given the rhetorical situation, his argument appears to be very specific

  • Modern Sculpture Americanoom

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    salvation. Works Cited “Argentina.” Microsoft Encarta Reference Library. CD-ROM. Microsoft. 2005. “Chryssa.” Microsoft Encarta Reference Library. CD-ROM. Microsoft. 2005. Florou, Katerina. “Chryssa.” Astir Magazine. 26 Sept. 2006. Gladwell, Malcolm. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. “Greece.” Microsoft Encarta Reference Library. CD-ROM. Microsoft. 2005. “Kennedy.” Microsoft Encarta Reference Library. CD-ROM. Microsoft. 2005.

  • Meaning Of Illusions

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    pre-occupations and daily experiences that sometimes are hard to believe. These are constantly reflected throughout our lifes in a way that we might not be able to notice. An illusion is defined in the Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia as “a false sensory perception of an actual stimulus” (Encarta, par.1). This article is convincing us that most of our mental images are in a form of basically interrupted stories that are made up partially of our memories and full of frequent scenes from what we encountered

  • Separate Peace Essay: Analysis of Marxism

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    experience’s prove to be a symmetric accomplishment of manhood. Works Cited Knowles, John. (1959) A Separate Peace London: Secker & Warburg Limited Tucker, Robert. (1978) The Marx-Engles Reader (2nd ed.) New York: W.W. Norton & Company Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99. 1998 Microsoft Corporation

  • Coetzee and Dostoyevsky: Self-Policing and Justice

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    As citizens of Earth, we are required to live by certain rules designated to maintain order through out society, but we know them as laws. With such a complex idea there has to be a companionship by which officials dictate who breaks these rules and how they are punished. Thus the justice system was born. The concept of justice is a byproduct of the system but is just as important. Individuals must know and understand judgment to know whether or not justice is being served. These ideas coincide

  • Biographical Information on Joseph Conrad and Heart of Darkness, His Most Famous Work

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    Biographical information on Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad is one of the most recognized writers of literary impressionism, who once wrote that the main reason of a writer was “to make you see” (Domestico). Under the name of Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, Joseph was born on the third day of December 1857 in the Russian-controlled city of Berdychiv, Ukraine. However, he was orphaned at the age of eleven when his father was prisoned by the Russians for his nationalist political activities in 1861.

  • History: The Goths And Immigration

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    Rizie Aldana Professor Archer English 210 March 2, 2014 The Goths and Immigration It is said that these people, “the Goths,” originated from southern Scandinavia, crossed to the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, and then migrated to the Black sea in their search to find a stable home ("Goth." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia). Yet, they were unable to find a place to call home. They searched high and low for solace and peace, and in their search they were discriminated against and victimized, until

  • Metaphysics

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    Metaphysics: Since physics actually means the physical world; Meta involves the non-material world, such as the mind and spiritual brief. According to Encarta Encyclopedia, “Metaphysics,” is a branch of philosophy that entails the "nature of ultimate reality" (p.1) According to the Hummingbird N Company’s, “The Metaphysical Sciences,” the dictionary defines this as “A mental philosophy dealing with the nature and causes of being and knowing” (p.1). H. J. Patton (1948), say’s in Immanuel Kent Ground

  • Insights to Shakespeare's Hamlet from Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince

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    was born in Florence, Italy in 1469 (Encarta). Not much else is known about his early years. He was appointed secretary of the second highest governing body in the Florentine republic in 1498 (Encarta). His duties consisted of mainly of conducting diplomatic missions (Encarta). He also organized a militia for the republic (Encarta). In 1512, the republic collapsed (Encarta). The Medici family, which had ruled Florence earlier, was then restored to power (Encarta). Machiavelli was arrested, tortured

  • Marc Antony

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    was schooled in Greece (Encarta). Antony soon gained political and military power. From 58 to 56 BC he was the leader of the Roman Calvary (Encarta). Then in Gaul from 54 to 50 BC, he served in many offices (Encarta). Those offices include quaestor, augur, and the people’s tribune (Encarta). Antony did different jobs for his mentor, Julius Caesar. During the Battle of Pharsalus, which happened from 48 to 44 BC, Antony commanded the left wing of Caesar’s army (Encarta). “Antony, voluptuous,