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Jazz as Modernism

Jazz breaks free of restrictions of form and structure, melody and harmony. Jazz allows composers to take "freer liberties with a ...

Baumol's Sales Revenue Maximization Model

a separation of management control and ownership, giving management an agency relationship which incorporates some level of freedo...

Hannibal Lecter as Hero

a woman-suit out of women (using their skin)-the ultimate in objectification" (Vorndam). Lecter is initially contemptuous of Starl...

Evolution of Women’s Roles in Society

for the most part they were not really considered citizens and were truly at the mercy of men for their survival. It was not rea...

Modern Parable

in a box or in the homeless shelter, and begged for loose change. Starving, with no hope, he reasoned that the lowest paid worker ...

The Lasting Legacy of Nursing Theorist Virginia Henderson

college degree is now a requirement for all registered nurses. A nursing major is comprised of a diverse and challenging liberal ...

A Historical Overview of the Alphabet

This paper addresses the history of the modern alphabet and discusses the importance of writing as an invention that helped mankin...

COBOL and Chase Manhattan, A New Way?

The programming language COBOL is discussed in relation to modern corporations, particularly Chase Manhattan Bank. One of the firs...

Contemporary Business Practice and Management Theory

In five pages this paper examines the modern business setting in a consideration of past management theories and theorists includi...

The First Modern War in America was the Civil War

limited (Vasile The Union Soldier, His Life and Times: A Modern Interpretation of a 19th Century Experience). However, technologi...

Coen's Film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and Homer's 'The Odyssey'

This paper examines the themes, development of character, and narrative of 'The Odyssey' in order to determine wither or not the f...

Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau and American Individualism

printed word. He said that, "The reward of a thing well done is to have done it." This may not speak well to the concept of cur...

Contemporary World and European Society

resulted in the creation of capitalism (Greer, 1977). Transactions through the circulation of coins and paper commenced throughou...

George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism in Harry S. Stout's 'The Divine Dramatist'

This is a book review consisting of 5 pages. A 5 page paper which provides a book review of Harry S. Stout's "The Divine Dra...

English Versification Development

In five pages this research paper offers a brief English versification history beginning with Beowulf's Old English and continuing...

College Students and Dating Norms

In six pages dating concepts in modern society are considered within the context of the college experience. Seven sources are cit...

Use of the Critical Essay to Illustrate a Point

The modern student must be able to effectively examine critical essays to determine their validity. This paper examines such an es...

Modern Leadership and Niccolo Machiavelli's Philosophy

is not a description of Washington, D.C., in the late 20th century but representative of early 16th century Italy. "The Prince" ...

North and South Korea in the Future

In six pages the future of this region is considered in an analysis of various relevant issues as discussed in Korea's Place in th...

Book Reviews on the Japanese Samurai

In ten pages this paper reviews various texts on the Japanese Samurai class including Harry Cook's Samurai: The Story of a Warrior...

Contemporary Market Economy and the Role of Money

money and its inherent economic power has caused society to become unbalanced with regard to distribution, creating a sharp distin...

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Compared

first novel, The Sun Also Rises (1926) and in Fitzgeralds 1934 novel, Tender is the Night remain stellar examples of the realist g...

Soveriegnty in the Modern Era

the attempts in Canada to focus on sovereign control, aboriginal sovereignty, attempts by Quebec to determined their own sovereign...

An Analysis of Madame Bovary

that a reader can visualize them and envision the place in which their story takes place; but to describe each corner of a room, e...

Social Role of Strip Clubs

clubs are such an integral part of contemporary society. "Men love talking about strip clubs. If there is something I have learn...

Artists and the Modernism of Andy Warhol, Helen Frankenthaler, and Jackson Pollock

movement, and the unofficial capital of the international avant-garde. This was as much of a shock to American artists as it was t...

Culture Clash in The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

as intimate terms, yet knowing little about their culture, has always seemed a shame. But, there were no individuals who this read...

Classical Influences on Modern Architecture

In five pages this paper examines the classical influences upon modern architects with such works as La Tourette Monastery by Le C...

Critical Concepts in the Hospital Environment

Decision-making, critical thinking and advocacy are all important in the modern hospital experience. This paper examines a patient...

The Tradition of African Healing

This 8 page paper examines the role of several different African healers: the diviner, the herbalist, and the traditional healer. ...