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The Great Wall of China Essays: Some Interesting Questions to Answer

Posted on September 29th, 2009

In 1987, the Great Wall of China was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There is a Chinese saying - “You are not a real man if you have not climbed the Great Wall”.
 
Indeed, the Great Wall of China is one of the world’s wonders, a miracle that was created by man nearly 2000 years ago. This time, it is the topic of your essay, and believe us – there is a lot to tell about.
 
First, you need to find a couple of good sources and study them before you start writing your Great Wall of China essay. Make sure these sources are credible enough, because there are a lot of myths around the Great Wall.
 
Well, what about the content of the Great Wall of China essays? Sure, the Great Wall of China essay should include some general facts about the Wall like why and when it was created, how long it is, and so on. Introducing facts like that is a good way to start the Great Wall of China essay.
 
However, we are sure you want to make an impressive and a captivating the Great Wall of China essays. If you have no clue how to do it, let us give you some hints. There are several interesting questions that you can investigate and give answers to in the Great Wall of China essays.
 
Why is it actually great?
 
An answer to this question seems to be simple - “because it is too long and is one of the greatest things ever made by man”. Yet, it is not a precise answer. Find necessary information to answer this question in the Great Wall of China essay.
 
Can the Great Wall be seen from the Moon?
 
Some time ago, almost everybody was sure that it can be seen from the Moon. However, it is not true. Give more details about this myth in the Great Wall of China essay.
 
Will the Great Wall stand there forever?
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Essays on Heroes: Who Deserves to Be the Main “Hero” of Your Paper

Posted on September 23rd, 2009

Tall, strong, handsome, smart, reliable – this is an image of a typical hero that many people have in their minds. Yet, is it really so? We mean, do real heroes always have big muscles, sharp minds, and can do miracles?
 
This is what you should think about before you start writing your papers on heroes. We also advise you to make a kind of experimentation and ask your friends to describe a hero and his main traits. Results of your experiment can be included into a hero essay.
 
However, we are sure you are looking for some specific ideas to highlight in hero papers, and we can help you with this. Check our suggestions for essays on heroism and heroes.
 
Papers on heroes: idea #1
 
We have started with a typical image of a hero, and as you can guess, we do not agree with it. Do you not think that your parents are heroes, because they brought you up? Do you not think that a woman living over the corner who is rising up three kids is a heroine? Try to find heroes among ordinary people and devote your hero essay to them.
 
Papers on heroes: idea #2
 
What about heroic professions and people who do these jobs? Policemen, firefighters, doctors, etc. are all heroes, because they save people’s lives putting their own safety under a threat sometimes. Talking about them is a good idea for your hero essay.
 
Papers on heroes: idea 3
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Health Promotion Essays: What to Talk about

Posted on September 14th, 2009

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. This definition of health is given by the World Health Organization.
 
It is so strange that many people nowadays do not really think and take care of their health properly. What is more, such careless attitude to health starts at the early age.
 
Completing your health promotion assignment can be called an important mission of yours. You have to persuade the readers to change their attitude to health and lifestyle. So, this is going to be the gist of your health promotion essay.
 
Now, you have to think about the content of your health promotion essay. As you know, persuading people is not easy. What you should do is collect real-life stories about health, find relevant statistical data, facts, etc.
 
Well, where can you actually start? We suggest starting your work on the health promotion essay with carrying out a survey in your school. Make a questionnaire for your peers and include the following questions:

  • What health problems (if any) do you have?
  • How do you manage them?
  • Describe your lifestyle. How many hours a week do you spend on physical activities?
  • Tell about your typical breakfast, dinner.

Analyze the results and include them into your health promotion essay. Another part of your health promotion essay will be a health promotion program for your peers that you should develop.
 
Definitely, it will be based on the results of your survey. When working on this part of your health promotion essay, think about the following:
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Essays on Addiction: How to Write a Captivating One

Posted on September 2nd, 2009

Addiction and its various types is not a new topic for discussion. We suppose the great majority of your peers will write rather boring papers on addiction about alcohol, drugs, various negative effects, and so on.
 
Well, we do not mean that these issues are not worth discussing in papers on addiction. After all, these problems exist, they are acute, and require solutions. However, even these overused topics can be viewed from a bit different angles and turn your essay on addiction into captivating reading. Let us give you an example.
 
Say, you want to write about drugs in your essay on addiction. What are you going to discuss? Negative side effects or the increasing number of teens getting addicted to drugs?
 
In your essay on addiction, we suggest you focus on one particular drug, better the most popular one these days. What is it? Right, it is methamphetamine, also known as meth, speed, glass, crystal.
 
Your essay on addiction to meth can include the following:

  • Basic information like how it looks like, common ways to use it, production, etc.
  • Effects – describe all positive, neutral, and negative effects;
  • Chemical details if you are good at Chemistry;

Other ways to complete essays on addiction
 
Your essay on addiction will be interesting to read if you tell about some new forms of addiction. It can be Internet or computer addiction, or love (if you consider it one of the forms of addiction).
 
One of the exclusive ways to write essays on addiction is to trace the topic of drug addiction in songs. It is not a secret that almost all singers are drug addicts in this or that way. They tell about it in their lyrics.
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Essays on Racism: Free Ideas for You

Posted on August 18th, 2009

  1. “A belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race”.
  2. “Racial prejudice or discrimination”.

These are official definitions of racism given in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Giving a definition or quotation, or asking a question will be a good way to start your essay on racism.
 
However, teachers usually do not give A’s for good introductions only. Without the main idea, essays about racism are worth nothing. If you have not decided on a good topic yet, we can help you and provide a couple of hints for writing.
 
Racism in literature
 
It is, actually, quite an easy way to cope with racism essays. This problem is depicted in numerous works of literature, and, most probably, you have read some of them. For instance, essays on racism can be based on Othello or to Kill a Mockingbird.
 
Academic racism
 
You have all chances to stun your teacher if you choose to cover this idea in your essay on racism. You can find a lot of comments of famous scientists and philosophers (Kant, Hume, Hegel, Spengler) on black people, which are, in fact, not that positive. Introduce them in your racism essay and provide your own comments.
 
Historical phenomena associated with racism
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