Essays and Research Papers on Creative Writing

A 9 page short story about sex versus love. The narrator, Davie, describes an evening spent in an Irish bar with a friend, Jimmy, who is only interested in using women for sex, and Jimmy's unnamed girlfriend, who wants a more committed relationship. No sources.

This seven-page-paper explores the symbolism and the imagery that is used in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Bibliography lists seven sources.

Cocaine use can be dangerous as well as lead to addiction. The effect of addiction on lifestyle, health and mental stability can be devastating. This 5 page creative essay tells the story of a young woman addicted to cocaine and looking for help. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which presents a instructional example of a speech that Socrates may have given on the topic of love. Of all the things that Socrates spoke of, he did not really ever give his own theories regarding love, believing he knew nothing about love. In the work 'The Symposium' by Plato, Socrates turns to providing ...

A 5 page paper defining and discussing the quality of professionalism - what it is and why it's important in business or any other professional endeavor. Professionalism is a demeanor that invokes highest standards and demands being met in kind. While it involves ethics, it is yet more than "simple" ethics. Ethics is a ...

The War in Vietnam was the first war to be actively protested by a large amount of the American public - it was also the first war where the United States walked away defeated. The implications of this war on individuals, families and government policy has been deep and far reaching. This 5 page tutorial paper explores the experiences ...

This 14 page report discusses how one would describe what an American actually is to someone in a remote African village. As Americans meet peoples of the world, they find it is difficult it is to be confronted with unexpected and difficult questions. In developed societies an American may be faced with confrontations, in such a way as to ...

A 3 page paper which creates an animal fable type speech based on the literary style of Anna Sewell's novel, "Black Beauty," which includes types of words and sentences favored by the author, an integration of the author's philosophical and moral outlook, as well as a consideration of the novel's organization, focus and clarity.

This 5 page report discusses the idea that humanity has advanced over the past 500 years, if one considers the issue purely from the point of technological advancement. However, knowledge can and should be seen as a constant balancing act between creative and a ruinous processes. Perhaps humanity has not developed in a way that is ultimately beneficial. The thesis ...

This 5 page paper considers the age old saying that the pen is mightier than the sword. The paper looks at the historical evidence and the effect of violence verses peace as a method to bring about change. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how people are classified in categories of what they do, and what they represent, explaining support characteristics of each used to define them. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page exercise in converting lists of facts to readable, continuous prose. This paper uses a field guide's description of three rails, which are marsh birds native to various areas of the US. The paper incorporates physical identification features, habitat description and differences in vocalization patterns in this technical writing exercise. Bibliography lists 1 source. ...

(5 pp) Can you tell much about a town just from its headlines. See what you think. Full story follows headlines(PART 1OF A 2 PART SET. SEE BBakfull.) Can stand alone.

This 6 page paper is an example of creative writing drawn from personal experience. It tells the story of a ten year old girl who is going to have a baby sister. The event, at first, brings joy and expectation, but changes into jealousy and resentment. The narrative goes on to describe the events that ...

A 7 page paper examining the issues facing the Public School Society in 1842, specifically what to do with the Catholic portion of New York City's population. Written to Governor Seward, the paper identifies alternatives available, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each, and then makes recommendation that not only Catholics - as citizens under the US Constitution ...

This 3 page tutorial provides an example of how an observational study might be done .This example involves a shopping mall. No Bibliography.

This 5 page report discusses finding a mate and a process analysis that outlines the purposes and goals associated with actions related to finding a mate. There can be little argument that the process of finding a mate is a highly subjective process. At the risk of repeating a tired cliché, “different strokes for different folks,” is certainly the ...

This 5 page report discusses and evaluates an editorial published in The Arizona Republic (9/9/98) regarding one woman’s struggle to deal with her husband’s substance abuse and her determination to protect her daughter. It serves as an excellent example of making a compelling argument, bringing it into the personal realm so that it has significant emotional impact, and supporting its statements ...

(5 pp) John Ashbery is the only American poet to win all three major annual literary prizes - the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award - for one book Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. This is the book which will play the primary role in this ...

(5 pp) I, Benvolio, cousin of Romeo, am honored and indeed saddened to be the speaker, who has been chosen to say goodbye to our dear one, struck down early in his youth. I welcome you all to this sad place, and hope that what I have to relate will be of ...

A 5 page paper which presents the student with a tutorial example of a letter of request, asking for a donation to save the whales. The request asks for $100,000. Bibliography lists 1 source.

(12. pp) using a year's worth of headlies from the small local paper an Alaska town shows who it really is,

(5 pp) We might call this discussion "defining through original discourse," or "paper archeology". We will examine Phoenix Sun newspaper information concerning Dedam, MA. The town is located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Needham on the northwest, Boston on the northeast and east, and Canton and Westwood on ...

(10 pp) We might call this discussion "defining through original discourse," or "paper archeology". We will examine Phoenix Sun newspaper information concerning Dedam, MA. The town is located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Needham on the northwest, Boston on the northeast and east, and Canton and Westwood on ...

(5 pp) The student has been asked to describe and relate to a piece of sculpture than he has seen and is not "just in a book." A piece of art in a public place in a southwestern town is described, physically and personally.