Category: Free Samples

The modern family also is commonly known as the nuclear family has had radical alterations to its structure, these have been caused by the various changes in society such as cultural diversity, more divorce and re-marriage, there is more cohabitation between couples and more births outside marriages. Also, there are . . . Read more

This essay will discuss the role of the family within society and individually, the nature and structure of the family and discuss the changing roles and relationships within the family. It will also consider theories from Functionalists, the New Right, Marxists and Feminists when demonstrating how the family has become . . . Read more

The poem ‘An Arundel Tomb’ written by Phillip Larkin illustrates the relationship between two forms found on a tomb. This poem shows the ‘lies’ love can tell, and the falseness of how their relationship is portrayed. The fact that their hands are clasped in one another’s grip is seen to . . . Read more

“Do the right thing” is a serious social commentary brought to the screen by the ever-controversial and confrontational writer/director/actor, Spike Lee. The film’s title hints toward the fact that it will address certain issues. Indeed, the movie is very thematic in its content and the hot oppressive downtown Brooklyn feuds, . . . Read more

John Steinbeck’s novel, “Of Mice And Men”, is a skilfully structured novel that uses parallels, contrasts, foreshadowing, motifs and symbols to emphasise the numerous themes the novel is based on. The story is set during the American depression and focuses on two migrant American labourers. George looks after his immensely . . . Read more

Although at the time of Shakespeare, women were thought of as lesser beings, he still manages to portray them as strong, and influential people in his play Macbeth. The orthodox view of females when Shakespeare wrote the play is that they were homemakers, looked after their children, they were quiet, . . . Read more

Write an essay describing how new media technologies affect you, your family and friends everyday lives. The media world is constantly changing as a result of new developments in technology. Therefore the media industry is dependant upon highly sophisticated technology, which can be used to influence and inform groups of . . . Read more

Democracy means government by the people. The Greeks were the first to use it and it is one of the most effective government systems today. My impression is that the Greeks were happy with this system and it worked. It then spread around the world like pancake mix to a . . . Read more

“You can’t judge a book by its cover”. This phrase surfaced many years ago, and is in no doubt a frequently heard phrase; however, how many people actually abide by this saying? In this modern society, an increasing number of people have become more concerned about their appearances, and this . . . Read more

“Romeo and Juliet” is considered by most people to be Shakespeare’s most tragic work. Two young people die for their love for each other – what can be purer, romantic and tragic than that. But is it as simple as that? What does actually make the play so tragic? Before . . . Read more

Authors have many devices that they can use to generate certain effects and feelings in the readers. In the novel, Like Water for Chocolate, the author Laura Esquivel takes advantage of magical realism and uses this device to inspire reality and illusion throughout her story. There are many instances of . . . Read more

Choose a short story that deals with the theme of leaving childhood behind and shows how the author puts across this theme by using the craft of the short story. I have chosen to write about a short story that deals with the theme of leaving childhood behind. It is . . . Read more

Participant Observation is a method of data collection that takes advantage of the human ability to empathise. Unlike other research methods participant observation allows the sociologist to look at people in their natural environment. Participant observation is often associated with qualitative research, although the use of observation is not confined . . . Read more

Organizational structure can be defined as the method that an organization distributes employees and jobs so that its work can be performed and its goals can be achieved. There are different types of organizational structures like functional structure, divisional structure and matrix structure. The functional structure is the most common . . . Read more

With the end of WWII, the Soviet Union and the United States confronted each other for dominance over a pile of, exhausted and chaotic countries. The historical magnitude and consequences of the Second World War were destined to cast the Soviet Union and the US in the fatal role of . . . Read more

One should never underestimate the importance of eating healthy food. There are so many benefits but why are there so many people still not eating right? Why has obesity and heart diseases become such a huge factor? Although the statistics are clear, people still refuse to change their lifestyles. Eating . . . Read more

Tensions exist in families because of arguments and disagreements occurring between parents and their children especially teenagers, about boyfriends and the way they dress, which refers back to Eddie and Catherine Carbone’s disagreement in the first scene when Eddie comments on Catharine’s skirt. ‘A View from the Bridge’ was set . . . Read more

I am convinced about the argument that Normality is socially constructed. This essay will look at how Normality is socially constructed in relation to disability and how it can impact their life chances and choices in later life. The essay will begin by looking at what normality and social construction . . . Read more

How valid is this judgement? There are many reasons why Stalin wanted to industrialise Russia so quickly. Stalin who came to power after Lenin was determined to make Russia a successful country by rapid industrialisation. Rather than borrowing money from other countries in order to help Russia, Stalin wanted Russia . . . Read more

In the 1900s and onwards, people went to the USA; the ‘land of opportunity ‘, because they wanted to pursue their dreams. The USA was said to have been a free country in which people were allowed freedom of speech, press and religion, thus luring immigrants from all around the . . . Read more

What is an advertisement? Is it a form of communication that allows others to spread their message? An advertisement can be used for many things. From trying to sell a product, to try to capture an audience’s attention, to portraying the ideal man or woman, advertisements are merging all of . . . Read more

I rose today in a faraway and exotic utopia where the sky was baby blue with fluffy white clouds, that seemed to be playing peek a boo with the yellow sun. There were majestic mountains, which seemed to touch the sky, and were painted in the snow; every freshly fallen . . . Read more

Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King were two very similar orators who wanted to achieve almost identical goals. Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States and the leader of the Anti-Slavery Republican Party. His speech was delivered on the nineteenth November 1863 at Gettysburg during the ‘Great Civil . . . Read more

Romeo and Juliet met at a masked ball. It was love at first sight. Later that night Romeo sneaks into Juliet’s garden and hides, he’s anxious to see her. If he were to be caught he would pay! As his family (Montague’s) and Juliet’s family (Capulet) are in a feud . . . Read more

In a sense, the play, ‘The Crucible’, has the structure of a classical tragedy with John Proctor being the protagonist of the play and its tragic hero. As there is a saying “To err is human…” John Proctor likewise was led to his grave due to a fatal flaw he . . . Read more

Dr Seuss was known as the “Modern Day Mother Goose” and known for his popularity and success in writing children’s stories (Morgan and Morgan 5). He was also known for his creative drawings and unique imagination (Cohen 21). He wrote children’s stories that became instant successes. Three of which that . . . Read more

If I ruled the world I would definitely get rid of MEN! They are incredibly useless, insensitive and bizarre. Men are the worst human beings in the world! If we got rid of them then life would be so much easier, we wouldn’t have any old bag as our Prime . . . Read more

In Lord of the Flies, the setting has an important influence on the story and the actions of the characters in it. As it is set on a deserted island, isolated away from society and civilization, it allows a microcosm to be born. A plane crash causes the schoolboys to . . . Read more

Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine” uses a variety of satirical techniques to persuade the viewer of his opinion. Michael Moore tries to persuade the viewing public that the American gun culture is damaging to society, and is dangerously out of control. Furthermore, it also explores how the land of the . . . Read more

There are many characters in “The Crucible” that is partly to blame for the death of John Proctor. Many of the audience could even interpret each one of the characters in the play, as partly responsible for one or several of their actions. However, a few key characters could be . . . Read more

A friend is someone who we enjoy spending time with. Everyone in the world should have friends because friendship is important for the emotional well-being of humans. Our need for social interaction and interdependent relationships is a survival instinct passed down through our genes. However, there is a certain kind . . . Read more

I am independent, frank, and very nonchalant. I have picked these three words because I think that they accurately describe my personality. I would say that I am independent because I am able to rely on myself. I have a high sense of pride and really don’t like to ask . . . Read more

In this essay, I will be answering the question “how and why did Stalin rise to power?” I will be explaining this by using a variety of sources and my own knowledge. I will be looking at the positions held by Stalin, Lenin’s testament, Lenin’s funeral, and Stalin’s relationship with . . . Read more

In the following essay, I will be talking about type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is on the increase and is now a very prominent public health issue. I have a great interest in metabolic disease as both my maternal and paternal grandparents suffered from it. Type 2 diabetes is very prevalent . . . Read more

In this coursework, I will be comparing the following two stories: the son’s veto and my son the fanatic. The first story I am going to talk about is My son the Fanatic written by Hanif Koreishi. It is about a man called Parvez who immigrates to England to lead . . . Read more

To be covetous is to have a great desire for wealth and possessions, either of your own or belonging to someone else. In the poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “Gawain, bound to chivalry, is torn between his knightly edicts, his courtly obligations, and his mortal thoughts of self-preservation” . . . Read more

Q: Grenouille is introduced as one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable personages. [p3] Does Suskind manage to make a sympathetic character, in spite of his murders and obsessions? Or do you find him wholly repellent? How might . . . Read more

English Writing Essay – Is War Ever Justifiable? In this essay, I will be exploring the question ‘Is War Ever Justifiable’. War has been going on for centuries. Philosophers pondered whether war is ever justifiable. Different views and theories have developed throughout the centuries and attempted to solve this dilemma. . . . Read more

Jeremy Gold was no ordinary 25-year-old man. Apart from being stunningly handsome with smooth flawless tanned skin, silky black hair and pumping red lips, he was also an agent working for M.I.5. One sunny afternoon after a full English lunch at the Old Inn Jeremy came home from shooting down . . . Read more

The commentary article “why I hate vegetarians” is about a woman, who is the founder of justice for women, a feminist vaguely to the left. She explains why she hates vegetarians. Her arguments listen as follows: She hates the behavioural aspects of vegetarians: They make her feel guilty; they employ . . . Read more

Psychological ideas are used frequently in everyday life. They can be found in the media or discussed with your friends or even strangers. Psychological research findings are regularly found on TV, radio, the internet and in newspapers. You come across all sorts of different kinds of psychological information; such as . . . Read more

Out of all forms of literature currently known to man, educational textbooks are arguably the least interesting. On top of being incredibly boring, textbooks, especially American history ones, neglect to include the entirety of the information that they should. Because American history textbooks wish only to paint the United States . . . Read more

For many years, the death penalty has been a punishment for severe crimes. However, the law has long moved on since then, and more humane ways of death have been devised for the few states where the death penalty is still legal. Lethal injection is now the main way of . . . Read more

“The Rattler” is a compelling chronicle of a man killing a rattlesnake. Although this man narrates the story, it is told from the perspective of the snake, as though the narrator is emphasizing the said serpent. The snake is seen as human-like and deserving of admiration and respect from the . . . Read more

The Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted by psychologists Haney, Banks, and Zimbardo in the year of 1973. It was designed to examine the social, clinical and organizational consequences of assigning certain individuals to different status groups over an extended period of time. During this time, a number of experimental manipulations . . . Read more

The knowledge being talked about in the question is propositional knowledge. An example of propositional knowledge is; “my name is Bert” justified true belief, which is a proposition that someone feels is correct and for which they have a cogent argument for believing so and which is in fact true. . . . Read more

As a student, I’ve learned about so much stuff. Some of it was easy and some of it a little difficult but the hardest thing for me has always been writing. I’ve never been a strong writer but my third, eighth and eleventh-grade years were the most important because I . . . Read more

The poem is called Song to the men of England, and it was written by the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1819. The poem is about the clash between two classes of society, the poor working class and the rich nobles. The major theme of this poem is exploitation, . . . Read more

Jealousy is a major theme of the play. The imagery surrounding jealousy makes it a monster that controls the characters. Othello represents how jealousy is one of the most corrupting and destructive of emotions. “Othello jealousy overpowers him, as he trembles, at the idea of Desdemona and Cassio together. His . . . Read more

The concept of poverty in the UK is now recognized by the government as a ‘pressing social concern’. ‘Poverty is multi-dimensional. It is not only about money. It is also about jobs, access to public services, the environment and ambition. It is about education, housing, the local environment, training, jobs, . . . Read more

In today’s society men, women and children experience prejudice in their lives, either as victims themselves or being guilty of using prejudice towards others due to differences between them. Prejudice is a preconception of a person based on stereotypes without real facts and discrimination based on gender, age and skin . . . Read more

R.F. Holland believed a miracle to be a remarkable and beneficial coincidence interpreted with religious and spiritual meaning. When someone tells of a miracle that has taken place they are usually beneficial and awe-inspiring. For example, if a person was told under the rules of science that it would be . . . Read more

There are lots of reasons for the failure of any relationship – poor communication, personality clashes, personal crisis and so on. Couples often have the problem of ‘being too alike’ and find that they simply cannot get on. Although Hamlet and Ophelia share many similarities, they also have differences and . . . Read more

A miracle is defined by David Hume as ‘a transgression of a law of nature by a particular violation of the deity or by the interposition of some invisible agent’. However, it is known by the oxford dictionary of a miracle is ‘an extraordinary and welcome event that is not . . . Read more

Between the years 1924-1928, Joseph Stalin manipulated his way into power and hence took hold of Russia. However, it could be said that luck also played a major part in his rise to power. Various factors affected his rise to power such as the triumvirate he formed with Lev Kamenev . . . Read more

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” In the novel In Cold Blood, the author Truman Capote tells us the story of the brutal murders of 1959 in Holcomb, Kansas. In a town that was quiet and peaceful, and the townspeople were all . . . Read more

Explain Aristotle’s idea of the four causes. Aristotle explained that things could be seen in four different ways he came to this conclusion because of the theory of causation which lead him to believe that the world existed in a state of cause and effect. He named these the four . . . Read more

In her essay “Television Addiction”, Marie Winn considers television viewing as a serious addiction comparable to drugs and alcohol addictions. According to her, the television experience gets us into an enjoyable and inactive mental state so that we ignore the worries and the concerns of the real world. By giving . . . Read more

The major irony in Of Mice and Men is that George kills Lennie because of their friendship. George kills Lennie to spare him from a worse death. George complained about Lennie and his defects but realizes his importance only after his death. Once Lennie is dead, George loses the weight . . . Read more

The relationship between Lennie and George Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California. Based on Steinbeck’s own experiences . . . Read more

I am going to write about the first day at secondary school. I woke up early on a dully morning, and I was feeling nervous but excited, I remember wearing my new uniform as my blazer was too big and I had to roll the sleeves back. Then I packed . . . Read more