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The History of Basketball

It was in 1892 that the rules were first developed (Bellis, 2007). At first the ball that was used was a soccer ball and it was es...

Western Civilization Research Documents Summarized

on twelve clay tablets. The epic tale is of a Babylonian king, two-thirds god and one-third man. Another key character in the stor...

Overview of Remote Sensing

long time. In the 1800s, "cameras were positioned above the Earths surface in balloons or kites to take oblique aerial photograph...

Haunted America by Patricia Limerick

people who eventually fought each other had prior history together. "Before whites and Indians would feel inclined to fight each o...

Comparative Analysis of Henry James' Portrait of a Lady and Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie

show business, and also very well liked in this particular field. As such she does better than make a living yet does not tell Hur...

Escalators

history of the escalator, the earlier patent was used in many places. The problem it seems was that there was not the use of elect...

History of Public Administration

served in the Revolutionary War and employed them in civil service positions in the government (Highlights in the History of Publi...

The United Nations: History.

the purpose of establishing ways to settle crises peacefully, prevent wars and codify "rules of warfare" ("History of the United N...

Ballet

of her toes), wearing the bell-shaped white tutu that is, for many, the enduring image of the ballet dancer" (Webb, 2006; 41). ...

Theodore 'Dr. Seuss' Geisel

In five pages Dr. Seuss's children's books are examined in terms of the messages that are contained within 2 of the texts. Ten so...

Theodore Roosevelt's Caribbean by Richard H. Collin

of Kaiser Wilhelm, John Tyler Morgan, Jose Marroquin, J.P. Morgan and William Randolph Hearst (xv). In arguing that historians "...

Theodore Roosevelt's 'New Nationalism' and Woodrow Wilson's 'New Freedom'

In three pages this research paper compares these two presidential agendas in terms of how each would satisfy Progressive objectiv...

Painter Lee Krasner

works than the colossal The Eye is the First Circle (about 93" x 191" or about eight by sixteen feet), for example. Here her art...

Computers and Their Early History

In five pages the computer's early history is discussed. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Desire for Change in Theodore Dreiser's 'Sister Carrie'

This is a paper of 5 pages that interprets and analyzes Sister Carrie's desire for change throughout the course of the novel. The...

Bharati Mukherjee's Jasmine and the 'Letter'

my learning and my moving through the world. You may remember that I was the fifth daughter of nine children. My mother loved me...

Lies My Teacher Told Me by Loewen and A People's History of the US by Zinn

by such elements as patriotism and mindless optimism rather than a desire to set out the facts and analyse them with any degree of...

Theodore W. Adorno's Sociology Lecture Series' Overview

This is an overview of a 1968 lecture series by Adorno and consists of seventeen pages with the main points summarized and an emph...

The Error of Reconstruction by Kenneth Stampp and Revisionist History

Chapter One "What was real and fundamental was the idealism and the nobility of the two contending forces: the Yankees struggli...

Studying History and the Importance of Nation States According to Von Ranke

This paper discusses von Ranke's views on studying world history and the global importance of nation states in a paper consisting ...

Archaeology and History of Stonehenge

Stonehenge's history and archaeology are examined in 5 pages....

London's Early History

for his death (Wells, 1931, 469). In effect, Caesar was consumed with one goal: to satisfy the desires and urges of Caesar. Well...

Paraplegia

when the disease is treated and cured, the paralysis can disappear; however, nerve damage in the paraplegic is typically unable to...

Example of a Medical Patient Case Study

In six pages this medical student intern psychiatry case model format includes history of the illness, mental state, and other per...

Homeopathic Remedies and Concepts Discussed

In fifteen pages this research paper considers homeopathy in terms of history, relevant concepts, uses of remedies and their age g...

Hypothetical Interview of Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington

In an interview consisting of ten pages set in 1901 the questions of these esteemed men include America's future outlook, the role...

Managing an Organization by Theodore Caplow

In three pages this paper discusses this text and the various theories contained within. There is no bibliography included....

Overview of Experimental Economics

In five pages the contemporary world's utilization of experimental economics is examined in this overview of its history and varie...

Economy of Chile

In nine pages Chile's economy is assessed in terms of its history, basis, and present trends. Six sources are cited in the biblio...

Social Responsibility, Terminally Ill Citizens, and Euthanasia

In five pages euthanasia is explored in terms of history, types, and issues of economics, living wills, and human rights....