Horizon League Essays

  • Dr. Faustus Essay - Pride, Insolence and the Fall of Doctor Faustus

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    id that overpowers the superego in this particular case. The above excerpt was provided to make the student aware of the focus of the essay, the complete paper begins below: "...Man builds towels of the spirit from which he may survey larger horizons that those of his class, race and nation. This is a necessary human enterprise. Without it man could not come to his full estate. But it is also inevitable that these towers should be Towers of Babel, that they should pretend to reach higher than

  • The Utopian Philosophy of Shangri-La in James Hilton's Lost Horizon

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    The Utopian Philosophy of Shangri-La in James Hilton's Lost Horizon For some people life may not be satisfactory. Life has many troubles including death, pain, and suffering. It leaves little hope. There are ways in which people can live to have a good life. This method of how a person should live is viewed differently thoughout the world. James Hilton represents this combination of ideas and cultures in the novel, Lost Horizon (1933). This novel tells the tale of four distinctively different

  • The Impact of Surveillance Technology on Privacy

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    The Impact of Surveillance Technology on Privacy David Brin in The Transparent Society warns us of the future of privacy that is on the horizon.  With millions of cameras recording our every public move, who should have control of the information: companies and governments or we the citizens?  If we take a look at Brin's vision of our future, his solution to the problem, the role of ICTs and the Kelley Cam at IU, we can come to a conclusion that our privacy is on the line and we as citizens

  • Differences in Absentees in the Workplace between Smokers and Non-smokers

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    The unit of observations were random samples of twenty-five various employees divided into two distinct, independent populations, smokers and non-smokers. Then data on their absences from work for the previous year were obtained and used in this statistical inference. Because of a strong association between smoking and ill-health, it is generally accepted that smokers miss more work than their non-smoking counterparts. Does the smoker miss more work than the non-smoker? Data from these random samples

  • My Traveling Adventure

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    was becoming a brighter shade of blue. The features of my destination were quickly becoming more distinguishable with each second that passed. Only fifteen minutes before, the features coming into view had appeared as small white dots across the horizon. Looking at my small digital watch, I noticed that the time was 3:45 p.m., five minutes away from the island of Islesboro. The voyage across Penobscot Bay to Islesboro was one of excitement for me. The excursion to Islesboro started in the coastal

  • Black Holes

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    prevents any light or other electromagnetic radiation from escaping. But where lies the “point of no return” at which any matter or energy is doomed to disappear from the visible universe? The black hole’s surface is known as the event horizon. Behind this horizon, the inward pull of gravity is overwhelming and no information about the black hole’s interior can escape to the outer universe. Applying the Einstein Field Equations to collapsing stars, Kurt Schwarzschild discovered the critical radius

  • The Horizon of Possibility in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Hurston

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    In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston describes the horizon as possibilities and opportunities. When the story starts out Janie’s perception of the horizon changes first from desire for love to the need of love, and ultimately the feeling of contentment towards love to show Janie maturing throughout the novel. Firstly, Janie views the horizon as an opportunity for something great to happen in her life. For example, in the beginning paragraph in the novel, it illustrates how harboring

  • Descriptive Essay About Going To The Beach

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    The salty sunrises that go along with Florida mornings are just a small part of the reason why I adore visiting this state so much. Waking up to the sun splashing on my face, I feel warm and stress-free throughout my entire body. When I open my eyes, I see that my previously white, cotton sheets are now tinted scarlet from the glare of the burning sun. I stretch out my sleepy bones and take in the scent of the ocean breeze that has slowly encompassed my space. I gradually get out of bed and walk

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

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    has enabled her to find her voice. This final image of Janie “pulling in her horizon” contrasts with the opening image of men’s “ships at a distance.” These metaphorical ships suggest that regardless of their ultimate success or failure, men dream of great accomplishments, of working on and changing their external worlds. Even if the ship comes in, it still originates as something external. Janie’s pulling in her horizon shifts the field of action to the interior. Her quest requires experiences of

  • Annual Report for Murder's R Us

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    Our income and closing balance increased and the company service provided for the public has also increased rapidly. This is our first year in this business and we know that it was a success and so we are hoping, with your help, to broaden our horizons and increase our profits further and thus increase your profit. The following annual report has been compiled with maximum accuracy and precision for Murder's R Us Ltd. It has been made to show you, our trusted and loyal shareholders, it is

  • Soil Formation Under Desert Pavements

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    that eventually develops cumulate horizons. Eolian dust in environments where pavements often develop is rich in carbonate salts and clays due to the fact it often originates from nearby playa lake evaporate basins (McFadden et. al., 1987). Soils that form below the pavements over time develop calcic horizons and clay rich structure due to the influx of these eolian fines through the pavement surface. In turn the development of mature or plugged calcic horizons effects the form of the pavement surface

  • Friendship in The Pact

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    overcoming the transition to college was very difficult, and would have been more difficult if I did not have friends to encourage me. I was filled with excitement throughout the entire summer. I could not wait to get out of Scranton to expand my horizons. As the summer progressed, the excitement grew. When receiving the room assignments, I was shaking with nerves to see who I would be living with. I remember seeing their names and immediately forming a stereotype of them just by the looks of their

  • Descartes

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    arts program that emphasized philosophy, the humanities, science, and math. He then went on to the University of Poitiers where he graduated in 1616 with a law degree. Descartes also served as a volunteer in several different armies to broaden his horizons. After all of Descartes' study and contemplation of math and science, he decided to find a single principle without doubt on which to build knowledge. His purpose in life became the development of a metaphysical theory that would prove the mathematical

  • Doe Season: Andys Epiphany

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    refers to the forest as deep and immense, while she refers to the sea as huge and empty. Andy sees the man's world as a wonderful, fascinating world while she sees the woman's world as meaningless and empty.Andy sees the changes into a woman on the horizon and she is scared by these changes because they are very confusing to her. This is why she try's to do man-typ...

  • Management at Baxter Healthcare

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    Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). It is a meeting of medical device organizations and customers who are there to preview and review existing and new products. It gives my organization a chance to know what is out there presently and what is on the horizon for our competitors. Baxter Healthcare uses this convention as a steeping stone for planning in the future. They will involve a large amount of management to go around to the different booths of other companies and find out what their products are

  • Lost Horizon

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    Hilton, James. Lost Horizon. New York: William Morrow and Company,1939. I read Lost Horizon for my book report. The main characters in this story are Conway, Mallinson, Barnard, and Miss Brinklow. Conway was a man of thirty-seven years old who didn’t have a wife or any other family. Mallinson was a young man of about twenty or so who was not married yet either. Barnard was a middle-aged man that was without a wife or family also. Miss Brinklow was a woman of around the age of fifty. This story was

  • Descriptive Writing Beach

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    A cool breeze rolls off the water-- the kind of breeze that causes the hair to rise on a person’s skin. It tastes fresh and clean. The stifling air filling the surrounding city is thick and heavy, and thus creates a stark contrast past the line of trees along the sand. The great glowing orb of the night pierces the darkness with its light. Clouds gliding past the moon are aglow, as though they house glittering faeries of periwinkle and silver. Resembling a radiant queen, lounging in her fine linens

  • Medical Miracles On The Horizon

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    Medical Miracles on the Horizon The world and its inhabitants will face a multitude of problems in the 21st Century, including drug addiction, deadly disease, violent crime, warfare and hostility, hunger, and homelessness to name a few. All of these critical issues have been present to some extent in the 20th Century and, left unsolved, will continue to plague society and mankind as we enter the new millennium. As we rapidly approach the next era, new issues of equal or even greater importance

  • KING TUT

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    this belief and had established a new order to worship the sun god Aten, which then he changed his name to Akhenaten, meaning “servant of the Aten.” A new religion and capital was established in Thebes. His new city was called Akhetaten, meaning “Horizon of the Aten.” Akhenaten and his wife, Nefertiti had six daughters, and no one to be the next pharaoh. Ankhesenpaaten was one of the daughters of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. Ankhesenpaaten married Tutankhamun. After the death of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun

  • Mood, Atmosphere and Place in The Return of the Native

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    story, plays a very significant role.  The role and symbolism of the heath are truly explored through some of Hardy's statements.  "The heavens being spread with this pallid screen, the earth with the darkest vegetation, their meeting-line at the horizon was clearly marked".  This is highlighting the vivid contrast between the ground and the sky, leaving the reader with an image of the wild expanse of vegetation.  Hardy describes the nature of the heath with the words "It was at present a place perfectly