Essays on Boredom

The poem “Bored” by Margaret Atwood, is a poem that tells many different things in each line. It is a poem that evokes many different feelings in me such as feelings of boredom, happiness, and sadness. This poem has some ambiguous meanings to me and maybe to the writer as well. “Bored” is a poem…

The True Purpose of Compulsory Education in American Schools Connie Nollner University of Alaska Anchorage Presented to Victoria Sansome In partial fulfillment of the requirements For ENGL A111 Abstract John Gatto, a school teacher in the Manhattan area, taught for thirty years at a variety of different schools. During these years, he realized that children…

Executive Summary This proposal looks at ways of bettering workplace productiveness. This is one of the major jobs that companies and houses experience. The major job at work topographic points can be defined as the deficiency of employee productiveness and public presentation. This could be caused by unequal employee input. Largely it can be attributed…

Compare the theme of boredom in Madame Bovary and Therese Raquin. Through a close-reading of specific scenes, discuss the different ways in which Emma and Therese experience and cope with boredom. What role do marriage and setting (Paris v the country) play in their respective boredoms? Emma Bovary and Therese Raquin are both unable to…

For as many visitors as zoos get, who knew such a main attraction and a family entertainment place could be so fun on the outside and terrible and depressing on the inside of the bars. Zoos pack in around 900-7,000 visitors a day, depending on how popular the zoo is. Thousands of people line up…

In the Rottenberg text (and also attached just below) you will find an essay by Amanda Repp titled “Why Zoos Should Be Eliminated.”  I would like you to read Amanda’s essay as an Argument essay and I would like you to grade it according to what you’ve learned about argument papers from my Argument Lecture….

If you’ve been in a relationship with your girlfriend for months or years, things could become a routine. If you and your girlfriend consider yourself a long-term couple, you may spend most of your time focus on the challenges of everyday life. With the growing demand of a relationship, you and your girlfriend may already…