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Benefits and Impacts of Hoover Dam's Lake Mead

Although there are concrete dams over 900 feet high today none is as famous as Hoover Dam (Durgen and Pechin, 1999). As though th...

Hoover Dam

after the agreement was made, and Congress finally came up with the money for the project, there was a bidding war (Ward, 1994). ...

Some Legal Aspects of Hoover Dam

lived nearby. Rationale for Hoover Dam The benefits that a dam on the Colorado River could bring to the southwestern United...

Overview of the Hoover Dam

done from its start should not be lost in environmentalist causes. Of course, such issues do need attention. At the same time, th...

Construction and Engineering Genius of the American West's Hoover Dam

In ten pages this paper examines the western American contributions of the Hoover Dam in a consideration of its construction and e...

Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and Colorado River Topography

The topographical features of these regions are evaluated in a paper consisting of five pages....

Functional Intent of Hydroelectric Dams

In eight pages this paper discusses the environmental effects and functions of dams with a consideration of statistics, constructi...

Concrete Overview

In thirteen pages this paper examines concrete usage in construction projects with strength and durability as well as performance ...

A Comparison of FDR and Hoover

he negativity surrounding the issue of homelessness spawned real concern for the way these hapless people were treated; to be sure...

Life and Image of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover

In nine pages J. Edgar Hoover's life and negative public image are discussed. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography....

Scandal and Success of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

In sixteen pages this paper examines J. Edgar Hoover's controversial leadership of the FBI in an overview that considers both its ...

Environmental Conditions of Glen Canyon Dam

closely at how and why the dam was built. Glen Canyon Dam One of the most powerful elements, or perspectives, in...

Southeast Asia Dam Projects

In five pages large and quite costly dam projects of Southeast Asia are considered with examples of Aswan High Dam of Egypt and Th...

Conspiracy Theory Underpinnings As They Relate to Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss

In thirty pages this paper examines the factors that led to Alger Hiss's conviction as Russian spy by considering various pertinen...

Humanitarian President Herbert Hoover

In ten pages the amazing life of Herbert Hoover from his selfmade business career to his disastrous period in the White House to h...

Position and Competitive Strategy of Dyson

The market for vacuum cleaners started in earnest when the Hoover, a former saddle maker, that had an ailing business employed Mur...

Corporate Strategy Influences by Company Regulations

Cases such as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd v Armstrong Patents Co Ltd (1986) illustrated the way in which the older statu...

1929 Stock Market Crash and its Impact

In five pages this paper examines the effects of the 1929 stock market crash which caused the economic Great Depression, led to th...

The Great Depression and the Policies of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt

consumer buying power (Barber, 1997). Businesses were growing at a much faster rate than wages. In hopes of supplementing their ...

NGO Development and Benefits

2008). The philosophers that Sen refers to as being foundational to transcendental justice include individuals such as "Hobbes an...

Aquifers and Dams - The Pros and Cons

about other water diversion projects, most notably the "South to North Water Transfer Project" (Feng & Shi, 2011). In short, the r...

Direct and Indirect Effects and Native American Water Rights

importance than some treaty provisions given the location of most Native American reservations in the arid West (Lewis, 2001). Wa...

China and Environmental Sustainability

death of Chairman Mao has proved to be economically successful, but the environment has suffered at the hand of economic developme...

Reclaiming Hetch Hetchy Valley

a scattershot approach to the issue, lets concentrate on only two: first, that there are other, better ways for San Francisco to g...

Native Americans and Hetch Hetchy Valley

became the first whites to actually see the valley (Ahwahnee, 2007). The Screeches encountered Pah Utes (Paiutes) camping in Hetch...

Sustainable Business

rural areas since before the beginning of Chinas capitalist experiment; currently it exceeds 15 percent in some areas even by gove...

The History of Fishing at Douglas Lake

Douglas Lake is nestled well into the foothills of the Smokies, with public access areas in some of the most attractive places aro...

Reasons for an Archaeological Suvey Before Constructing a New Hydroelectric Dam

the river prior to glacial changes. Survey Methods The region to be surveyed, then, is comprised of both hilly and smooth terrai...

Sustainable Development of Rain Forests' Natural Resources

to our self-perception as a species and also to the future that we envision for ourselves and our descendants (28). Wilson sees h...