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Cajun Culture
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,466 words, approx. 5 pages)
Provides insight into the Southern Louisiana cajun culture. Traces the ancestry back to the Acadians and the French. Describes traditional cooking, healing and language.
Calcutta - Urbanisation
Essay Grade: 86%   (537 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay provides a discussion aboout the urbanisation of Calcutta.
Camping
Essay Grade: 83%   (958 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay discusses a personal experience during a camping trip to Petoskey State Park.
Can Alfred Hitchcock Be Considered an Auteur?
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,778 words, approx. 6 pages)
Through the following analysis of four Alfred Hitchcock films -- Psycho (1960), "The 39 Steps" (1935), "Rebecca" (1940), "Rear Window" (1954), and "Psycho" (1960) -- one can conclude that Hitchcock's use of trademark techniques in all four films qualify him as an auteur. These techniques include creating suspense; similar characters, such as an innocent victim wrongly accused or a strong woman left vulnerable; human psychology, particularly voyeurism; location, usually in forgotten, derelict places; lighting; camera techniques, particularly the use of panorama shots; and controlling the emotions of the audience.
Can Intellectual Education Remove Poverty and Secure Abundance?
Essay Grade: 81%   (793 words, approx. 3 pages)
Public school pioneer Horance Mann was concerned between the growing gap in education between children in upper classes and lower classes. The U.S. public school system is doing a poor job in closing this gap in modern-day schools. Upper-class and upper-middle class children are given a far superior education that the lower classes, largely because of the availability of private education.
Capital Punishment, Pros and Cons
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,393 words, approx. 5 pages)
Analyzes the pros and cons of capital punishment. Maintains that the death penalty should be thoughtfully analyzed and considered to understand that it is a punishment for a human rights violation, not a human rights violation itself. Discusses the death penalty as an effective deterrent to crime.
Capitalism on Trail: Self-Interest / Human Dignity
Essay Grade: 84%   (510 words, approx. 2 pages)
This essay will only briefly focus on how capitalist based governments treat human rights and their choices made in such society.
Cardinal Bernadin's Life Experiances and Faith
Essay Grade: 75%   (963 words, approx. 3 pages)
A description of Cardinal Joseph Bernadin's life with reference to that of Jesus Christ's, showing how Bernadin found meaning in his life by connecting his experiences with his faith.
Career Essay
Essay Grade: 94%   (329 words, approx. 1 pages)
Essay discusses my career goals and elaborates on which occupation would be more feasible to achieve.
Caring for Contacts
Essay Grade: 96%   (840 words, approx. 3 pages)
It is a process paper on how to take care of contact lenses.
Carlsbad Caverns
Essay Grade: 86%   (340 words, approx. 1 pages)
Essay provides information about my trip to Carlsbad Caverns.
Cars and Men
Essay Grade: 83%   (851 words, approx. 3 pages)
Describes the ideal husband. Compares the search for a husband to the purchase of a new car.
Caste at Birth
Essay Grade: 86%   (665 words, approx. 2 pages)
Analysis of the movie Caste at Birth. About the Caste system in India.
Catalina Island
Essay Grade: 83%   (489 words, approx. 2 pages)
Provides personal narrative about a trip to Catalina Island, off the coast of California. Describes the island, its sights and activities.
Cataluna
Essay Grade: 92%   (716 words, approx. 2 pages)
A research paper discussing the regions, history, places of interest, weather, and food in Cataluna (also know as Catalonia) in northeastern Spain. The region is known for its geographical diversity and its uniqueness in culture, cuisine, and language, as well as its beaches and mountains.
Catcher in the Rye
Essay Grade: 86%   (524 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses literary techniques used by JD Salinger in his classic novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Describes how Salinger utilizes first person perspective, symbolism and several language styles to help present the main character Holden Caulfield.
Categorizing of Questions
Essay Grade: 87%   (969 words, approx. 3 pages)
This essay explores the task of categorizing of questions.
Catholic Definitions of Humanity
Essay Grade: 86%   (516 words, approx. 2 pages)
What does it mean to be human? Catholic catechism provide seven answers: Humans are created in the image and likeness of God; Humans are called to happiness and holiness; Humans are rational and free' Humans are moral beings; Humans have passions or feelings; Humans are blessed with a conscience; Humans are able to sin.
Celebrating Our Veterans' Service
Essay Grade: 86%   (449 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses the history of Veteran's Day in America. Explores reasons why it is important to celebrate our veterans. Describes Veteran's Day activities.
Celebrating the Hispanic Family
Essay Grade: 88%   (918 words, approx. 3 pages)
A personal essay applauding the writer's family and Cuban heritage. Stresses the importance of reading and details how the writer's family has influenced him to read.
Cell Phone Use
Essay Grade: 81%   (352 words, approx. 1 pages)
The use of cell phones of while driving should not be banned. The activity can be dangerous, but the benefits outweigh this. Also, earplugs are available.
Cell Phones
Essay Grade: 81%   (453 words, approx. 2 pages)
Examines the costs of cell phones in todays economy and the charges you may incur. Describes the imporance of cell phones and explores potential health hazards.
Cell Phones Encourage Bullying
Essay Grade: 78%   (409 words, approx. 1 pages)
Cell phones encourage text bullying because it is easier than bullying person to person as it is more subtle than face to face bullying, it is difficult to track down the bully when they are bullying from cell phone and it can take longer for consequences to be taken.
Cell Phones Should Be Allowed in School
Essay Grade: 88%   (350 words, approx. 1 pages)
Essay is about why cell phones should be allowed in schools.
Cell Respiration
Essay Grade: 86%   (426 words, approx. 1 pages)
There are a number of differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Aerobic respiration is the complete breakdown of glucose molecules compared to the partial breakdown in anaerobic respiration. Due to this, there is a lot more energy released during aerobic than anaerobic respiration.
Censoring Music
Essay Grade: 83%   (800 words, approx. 3 pages)
Even from the beginning, rap and rock music had a very difficult way to go through. First, it was the rock and roll music, which was described as "juvenile deliquency" or "jungle" by the "Time" Magazine in 1956. This first report on rock and roll influenced a lot the society's point of view upon this issue.
Ceremonies in the Olympics
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,090 words, approx. 4 pages)
Description of the Summer and Winter Olympics, their symbolism, and their different traditional ceremonies, such as the Opening and Closing ceremonies.
Change
Essay Grade: 88%   (832 words, approx. 3 pages)
The following is a speech on change after an interview with my grandfather on his historical point of view.
Change
Essay Grade: 78%   (1,412 words, approx. 5 pages)
On ONE NIGHT THE MOON by Rachel Perkins, poem 'Infancy' by W H Davies, cartoon strip 'Drawn and quartered' by David Messer, and 'Everything's Changed' by Mike Guglielmucc
Change Shown Through Images
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,113 words, approx. 4 pages)
The image of Martin Luther King Jr. preaching to the crowd at the March On Washington and Giotto di Bondone's painting "Saint Francis of Assisi's Trial by Fore Before The Sultan" both propose great insight in recognizing the changes America has gone through in order to become the culture it is today.
Changes in One's Life
Essay Grade: 88%   (504 words, approx. 2 pages)
Describes changes in one's life that impact you in the future as a person, like changing schools.

Changes in Temperature: A Sensory Feeling of Struggle or Relief
Essay Grade: 90%   (1,049 words, approx. 4 pages)
This is a descriptive essay that talks about personal experiences regarding temperature changes and how humans can eventually adapt to any climate.
Character Analysis of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart
Essay Grade: 78%   (741 words, approx. 3 pages)
In his novel Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe' portrays Okonkwo as a respected and determined individual with one fatal flaw -- the desire not to be like his father. This flaw leads him to go into exile, after which he discovers fundamental changes in the village; the village has converted from Islam to Christianity, and white colonists had taken over power from the local clansmen. This eventually leads to Okonwo's downfall and suicide.
Character Essay: Uglies
Essay Grade: 75%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
The main character in Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, Tally Youngblood, faces many problems that she has to overcome.
Character Sketch
Essay Grade: 75%   (627 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay is a simple character sketch about Johnny, a DMV worker, who is on his way to work when a stop light takes forever to change.
Character Sketch for Joe
Essay Grade: 81%   (789 words, approx. 3 pages)
Kindness, caring and forgiveness are some of the many fantastic traits found in Joe Gargery in the novel "Great Expectations." Despite his being unpolished, common, and uneducated, Joe's character truly identifies a remarkable person that cares deeply for others and is always willing to give even though he seldom receives in return.
Characteristics of an American Leader
Essay Grade: 81%   (316 words, approx. 1 pages)
Compares the characteristics of a typical American president to those of the historical Anglo Saxon.
Characteristics of the Fantasy Genre
Essay Grade: 83%   (951 words, approx. 3 pages)
Examines the fantasy genre of literature. Discusses features which ensure successful fantasy fiction. Explores how Harry Potter and The Hobbit exhibit the best features of the genre.
Characterization in "a Rose for Emily"
Essay Grade: 75%   (1,005 words, approx. 3 pages)
"A Rose for Emily" is told by an anonymous narrator, who I find to be a very important character in the story. It makes me wonder why Faulkner didn't go into more detail about who this person was.
Charles Darwin Theory Compared to the Church's View
Essay Grade: 92%   (644 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to the views of the Church in regard to creation.
Charlotte Bronte
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,150 words, approx. 4 pages)
The life of Charlotte Bronte and how it is reflected in her works.
Chasity Based upon Catholic Church Catechism
Essay Grade: 81%   (411 words, approx. 1 pages)
A review of what the Catholic Church teaches about chastity and the benefits of remaining chaste until marriage.
Child Abuse
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,088 words, approx. 4 pages)
The following is a research paper on child abuse and its effects.
Child Abuse in China
Essay Grade: 78%   (445 words, approx. 2 pages)
Because of the benefits and punishments made by the government, women who have already given birth are required to stand in front of x-ray machines to verify that their IUD's (birth control devices) are still in place. Those women who bear a child more than one are forcibly encouraged to have abortion. There, moral issues regarding abortions and the right of the unborn fetus arise.
Children and Television
Essay Grade: 86%   (509 words, approx. 2 pages)
In emphasizing the negative effects of television on children, we fail to acknowledge television's positive effects. Television serves to communicate general knowledge as well as information on current events, social issues, and world affairs, it helps children to improve their language skills, and it enables children to develop various interests. If utilized and supervised appropriately, television will always provide more positive effects than negative ones for children.
Chile: History, Economy and Culture
Essay Grade: 83%   (591 words, approx. 2 pages)
This a report on the spanish speaking South American country of Chile. Discusses its economy, culture and history. Includes names of famous citizens.
China Population
Essay Grade: 92%   (642 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay on the population control of the country of China.
China Presentation
Essay Grade: 85%   (846 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay consists of a presentation of the geography, history, and people of China.
China's One Child Per Family Policy
Essay Grade: 92%   (600 words, approx. 2 pages)
Provides an outline of China's one child per family policy and its effects on the world.
Chinese Contributions to American Culture
Essay Grade: 81%   (535 words, approx. 2 pages)
A description of some elements of Chines culture that have found their way into American culture.
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