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8 pages. This paper addresses two essays within the book Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life by Christina and Fred Sommers. In commenting on these two essays the topics under consideration are an explanation of what the sex/gender system is and why feminist theorists consider it important. Also addressed is the possibility that women live in a patriarchy in which men collectively keep women down. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page research paper that offers two three-page essays. The first essay analyzes an article by David Antin and relates it to the influence of comic genius Ernie Kovacs. The second essay examines an article by Laura Mulvey that offers a feminist critique of cinematic form, which concentrates on the objectification of women in films such as Hitchcock's Rear Window. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page review of two of the essays in Eiseley's book The Unexpected Universe. The writer discusses the poetic aspects of Eiseley's work and also how both essays present challenging philosophical perspectives on nature. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper. This is a process analysis essay that explains how to write a process analysis essay. Topics include: purpose of process analysis essay; questions that lead to more effective essay; format for essay; and conclusion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In four pages, this persuasive essay considers this topic from regional and personal perspectives. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 5-page sample essay is a tutorial instructing a student how to conduct a self-assessment review.

A 15 page essay that discusses Freud's last Metapsychological essay, Civilization and Its Discontents. Besides providing a general overview of the essay, the writer discusses modern society compared to the society of Freud's time; democracy, and technology and its effects on civilization. Each topic is related to Freud's comments. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page report that includes 3 separate essays on Bernard Malamud's The Assistant and Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness. The first essay offers a character comparison on the principal characters from The Assistant. The second essay discusses themes from The Left Hand of Darkness and the third, compares the two books. Each essay is roughly two pages in length. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay & article review discussing the Western view and fear of death. Comments are made about how we foolishly dress up the deceased and even make them up with cosmetics. The writer suggests that we are afraid of death but that those who can clearly define what it is they want out of life will not always be as fearful. To accept death is to live peacefully and to have goals achieved is to die peacefully. No bibliography.

An 8 page essay on the sinking of the Titanic. The writer describes the events that occurred and how unexpected the entire tragedy was. The ensuing controversy over responsibility and specific events is analyzed through related articles. A review of findings since the Titanic's discovery during the 1990's is included as well. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

An 8 page essay on the state of sports psychology as it is currently journal-reported, regardless of what its actual practice might be. All of the journal literature reviewed reported statistical manipulations of standard psychological tests. Only one article provided any deviation from the pattern, and that was one that originated in Australia and drew distinctions between 'elite' and 'non-elite' without actually managing to define the terms. The paper discusses the disadvantages of current research methods (there are plenty) and proposes other approaches. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page essay reviews Eliot Asinof's book Eight Men Out, The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series, and its film adaptation, directed by John Sayles for Orion Picture, comparing similarities and differences. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page argumentative essay countering the points raised in a published article on smoker's rights. Utilizes a straight forward verbal attack on the rights of smokers and how what smoker's perceive as their rights are actually abuses on the rights of non-smokers. Includes a cover letter (with fictionalized address information) submitting the article for publication as a rebuttal in the same publication which published the countered article. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page essay examines 3 essays, "The Art of Collecting Lightbulbs" by Michael Kimmelman, "The Boundaries of Design" by Virginia Postrel and "False Identifications: Minority Populations Mourn Diana" by Diana Taylor and the writer argues that the common feature between them is that they indicate the importance that people feel towards imposing their aesthetic tastes on their perception of reality, but also that this aspect of human behavior extends to a variety of design topics and issues. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper encompasses 4 short essays. The topics are: a comparison between search engines, evaluating email, plagiarism and copyright. Each essay is 1 page in length. Bibliography lists 5 sources.