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The Evolution of the Rifle

from the spiral grooves inside the barrel: this is called "rifling" and is designed to make the bullet spin; it is believed that t...

The Christian Ideal of Love in "Dead Man Walking"

down, and shot them in the head. I look down at the name in horror. Do I really want to know such a man?" (Prejean, 1994). That i...

Variations in European and Native American Interactions

The Dutch relatively quickly fell out of the colonization picture when they vied with England for their holdings. The English, in...

European Colonization of North America 1600-1640

University of Houston" (Mintz, 2007. This indicates that a professional historian is writing the content; in addition, a number of...

Military Warfare Changes from the American Revolution Until the End of the First World War

abandoned similar policies (Apt, 2002). However, when America adopted the social philosophy of Manifest Destiny, the naval theori...

U.S. Middle Schools and Deficiencies in Mathematics

implement middle school principles. The predominant theory for the last fifty years or so has been that the middle school is the b...

Satisfaction Guaranteed The Making of the American Mass Market by Susan Strasser

a constant state of change. Because of this perpetual fluctuation, mass marketing focus must remain ever pliable. Strasser...

Forms of Athenian Government

Monarchy, Aristocracy and Democracy in Greece, 2002). He also claimed the authority of a monarch (Anonymous Monarchy, Aristocracy ...

Drug Use in the Workplace and its Solutions

within the workplace; in fact, in a recent study, it was chosen as the "most frequent substance used"5 to the tune of eighty-seven...

American Patriotism

anything to do with the red, white and blue. This displaying of our nations colors however, is only the most immediate and obviou...

NAFTA, EU, and Environmental Issues

For example, in 1999 the UK brought in a ban on the sale of asbestos, which is widely acknowledged to be an extremely hazardous bu...

Responsibility for the First World War

a dilemma -- either an advance to Socialism or a reversion to barbarism" (Rosenberg, 1995, p. 139). Capitalism was at the f...

Civilization and Progress

Olympic Games that the Greeks initiated. On the other hand, most of the Greek citizens were obliged to labor for the purpos...

Nineteenth Century American Racism and Alexis de Tocqueville

new "homes," black slaves suffered. Plantation overseers thought nothing about whipping slaves to make them work faster (they wer...

U.S. Corporate Sector and Sexual Harassment Issues

made such conduct a crime of "discrimination for which the employer might be held responsible (Stein, 1999, p. 3). Despite a few ...

American Advertising Agency Characteristics

contention that the people vary and so does culture by pointing out regional differences. While New York City is a hip melting pot...

Combat and Women

could be actively involved in battle. One of the most famous of these women is perhaps Joan of Arc, though there have been many ot...

Latin America and the Dollar's Viability

not let pride or fear get in the way of going forth with the idea. I. Introduction Dollarization is a phenomenon that needs t...

Americans Under the Age of 30 and Unemployment

years of age, it indicates that a large portion of those under 30 are experiencing some powerful difficulties when it comes to fin...

Unorthodox Writings of American Poet James Merrill

blank verse" (Traveler With a Trunk of Poetic Devices). It begins with the poem, "The Friend of the Fourth Decade," which is fram...

Metropolitan Museum of Art and a Virtual Tour of the American Wing

represent American copies of European styles from Holland, France, and England. The craftsmanship on these pieces is excellent. Th...

Marketing and IKEA North America L.L.C.

Evergreen State Society, 1998). The former is a much broader term that covers the entire marketing environment (The Evergreen Stat...

Cognitive Cinema Theory and Narration

night light. It sits in bedrooms and living rooms but has become something one does in place of nothing. Rather than sitting and r...

AMA, Ethics, and PAS

of the term does the taking of a life, or the assistance to take ones own life, fall under the definition in anyones dictionary of...

Americans Held Captive in Foreign Lands

the student was prosecuted to the fullest extent of their laws. The others left the country quietly. This seems to be a frequent t...

American Literature Trends

Nathaniel Hawthornes writing focused on a narrow range of psychological themes that reflected that heritage - "the consequences of...

Smollett's Humphrey Clinker

contains sufficient elements of the repulsive to also inspire some degree of disgust or horror....

US Government's Separation of Powers

While England appears to be ruled by the Queen, it is actually a democracy. England has what is called a parliamentary democracy....

North and South Conflict and Slavery

rights alongside the emancipation that had already taken place; however, it actually proved to represent a time of significant dis...

Native American Literature

especially true in Love Medicine, where the abandoned son attempts to brew a love medicine for his grandfather. However, he gets s...