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Walden and Civil Disobedience Examined Critically

of submitting to such solitude seems to be particularly poignant in todays society, where we all live such hectic, fast-paced live...

William Faulkner Biography

Murry Falkner was interested in railroads, hunting and drinking, not necessarily in that order. Alcoholism was the Falkner family...

W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington

(Anonymous Booker T. Washington ... one Americas leading educators, 1995; p. 16). This was because Washington taught a subtle kind...

Andrew Cherlin's Introduction to Public and Private Families

we spend most of our personal lives, it is within this context that we make decisions about personal concerns, like whether to mar...

Student Supplied Business Economics Questions

Quantity Demanded If we look at this we see that the demand curve shifts to the left as the demand drops, however, the supply re...

A Diamond Industry Study

considered the jewels of the extremely wealthy - diamonds and mink go together, it seems, much like coffee and milk. In short, whe...

Presidential and Political Comparison of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson

a government by the people. Eventually, Jefferson abandoned the Federalists and championed another party, that of the Democratic-...

Powerplant and Airframe Maintenance and Employment Opportunities

affecting ones chances of securing employment as an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic in Memphis are, of course, education, experie...

Tribal Societies and the Roles Played by Architects and Artists

the depiction of characters. In this case, the artists were employed to tell an accurate account of the daily rituals the leaders ...

Difference of Leadership

to ascertain the true benefit of effective and enabling leadership. When one closely examines his myriad points on the subject, i...

Nurture vs. Nature in an Exploration of Criminal Behavior

biological determinism and the changing values of our day which expose us on a daily basis to such concepts as criminal deviancy h...

Civil Rights Movement and the Involvement of Martin Luther King Jr.

possessed. But, these opportunities and these rights were more difficult for them to obtain than the average white person. They co...

Introduction to Early Christianity

crucial doctrines as creation, incarnation and resurrection (61). Born around 130 A.D., Irenaeus of Lyons was primarily a pastor...

Biography of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

other first ladies of this or any other time. The concept of first lady leadership is easy to define, but it is not as easy to ex...

Comparative Analysis of Bank Based Systems and Dividend Signaling in Market Based Systems

the market place. The system that operate in Germany may be seen as one that is reflects a different style of corporate...

Life and Art of Jackson Pollock

reviews, and black-and-white reproductions of fine art, to the Pollock family in Orland, providing Jackson with his first exposure...

Globalization and Global Practices

1970s, long before globalization was considered a buzz word in business, is almost spooky in its prescience; as his belief that mo...

Computer Anxiety and Gender Differences

In six pages this paper discusses how computer anxiety may be gender based with a consideration of 3 studies in which a correlatio...

Hotel Industry Productivity Performance Measurement and Assessment

In eight pages this paper discusses how operational efficiency and effectiveness can be measured and assessed while also consideri...

A Review of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

This 6 page paper summarizes this groundbreaking work by one of the first influential black men in the U.S. This paper suggests t...

Tourism Industry Influences

In five pages with a focus on the UK, this paper discusses the tourism industry and the various influential factors including fash...

Various Age Groups and Developmental Psychology

indicative -- but not always characteristic -- of juvenile offenders, as demonstrated by results from a study that showed thirteen...

Seeking Answers in the Cosmos with Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo, Tycho Brahe, Copernicus, Ptolemy, and Aristotle

In ten pages this paper examines the lives and astronomical contributions both literally and figuratively speaking as they relate ...

How Incredible Odds Against Them Were Overcome by Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass

to construct a code for living that would be world-renowned. One of his favorite stories concerned a formative period in hi...

Literature and How It Has Evolved

politics of the time did. It seemed to be a time of little direction, and the writing of the period reflects this. It can be said...

Forces of Influence and Critical Thinking

of literature is broad, and it also addresses all levels of education. But while critical thinking is a crucial factor in various ...

Steven Spielberg and David Lean Cinematic Comparison

easy to see how Leans grasp of cinematography and his ability to create and drive plots throughout the directing and filming proce...

Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Sigmund Freud on Crime

In twelve pages the crime views of these three influential theorists are compared and contrasted. Thirteen sources are cited in t...

The Many Female Influences in the Life of Carl Jung

couples in America today -- it is nonetheless indisputably beneficial, if only in the short-term. For example: White House power...

Present Economic Conditions, Junk Bonds, and Leveraged Buyouts

and equity, and when investors can effectively monitor and control the behavior of those firms. "Leveraged Buy-outs" and "Junk Bo...