ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on History
Sample Essay
Words 812
“To what extent was the Spanish-American War one of the most unnecessary wars ever fought?”
In the 1890’s the United States attitude turned much aggressive and expansionistic than it had ever been. There was, in fact, a lust for forming colonies. The basic reason for the invitation of conflict with Spain derived from the American desire to help the Cubans with their independence from Spain. U.S gave rise to war, which could well have been avoided. (more…)
ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on Politics
Sample Essay
Words 2,026
Introduction
California’s budget and the implementing legislation that concern it contain the most significant decisions made each year by the governor and the legislature. Although there is an assortment of constraints imposed by the constitution and statute, the budget determines spending and program precedence for critical state services. However, as noted by the California Citizens Budget Commission, (more…)
ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on English
Sample Essay
Words 1,109
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift and The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope are works of literature from the 17th century. These works are a prime example of the use of satire to put their distinct points across to the reader. Swift’s essay is political in nature and ridicules the lives of poor to show the callousness of the ruling class. Pope’s poem, on the other hand, is a comment on the society being based on actual events that took place. This paper analyzes the use of satire in both the works. (more…)
ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on Business
Sample Essay
Words 1,061
A study released in 2001 by the Congressional Budget Office reveals that income disparities increased over the previous twenty years. The Congressional Budget Office reported that from 1979-1997, the poorest 20 percent of U.S. citizens found their after-tax income stay flat or fall slightly. Individuals and families in the middle 20 percent enjoyed a modest 10 percent increase in that period, but the top 1 percent of the population found their average after-tax income increase by 157 percent. This report refutes the idea that income disparities stopped growing in the 1990s (Norton, 1). Cornel West writes in Nihilism in Black America that “no culture can develop without a social basis, without a source of stable income” (West, 17). West fears the growing income disparity between races. He sees it as leading to disillusionment in among black Americans, which in turn leads to apathy or even violence. (more…)
ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on Business
Sample Essay
Words 3,022
Introduction: Strategic Planning
A simple description of strategic planning is figuring out where the organization desires to go and how it is going to get there. The quick pace of day-to-day life in organizations may root managers to overlook the larger goals of the organization. Short-term tasks become so demanding that there is no time for the organization to make certain it is having the impact it intended. Gathering organizational members and creating a strategic plan is one way to sketch what your organization will accomplish and how exactly this will take place. Strategic planning is a disciplined way of thinking about an organization as a whole in order to decide how decisions made today may affect the organization over a given period of time. It is a process that links short-term, medium-term and long-term plans. It permits management to assess the relative value of different courses of action. (Thompson, 1990) (more…)
