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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...

Brief History of Vietnam

acquire these riches due to the efforts of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, which facilitates the creation of Lisbon as Europes ...

Transportation Technology and Communication History

In five pages this paper considers the history of transportation and communication with a technology emphasis. Five sources are c...

Native American Culture and the Disney Movie Pocahontas

This historical inaccuracies about Native American history and how they are relected in Disney's Pocahontas are examined in 6 page...

Contrast of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and Robert Darnton

In six pages Ulrich's 'A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812' and Darnton's 'The Great Cat M...

Detroit Michigan's History

In ten pages this report considers the history of one of America's largest and oldest cities dating back to the first years of the...

Irish Republican Army's History

The IRA's history from its Irish Volunteer Origins to its present day organization is examined in an overview of its evolution and...

Comparative Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Crow and Oglala Sioux and White America Interactions

In five pages the struggles of these groups caused in large part by invading Europeans are considered with emphasis on Frederick E...

The Origins and Evolution of Commercial Banking

This paper presents an in-depth look at the commercial banking. The author provides a history of banking from its beginnings in 1...

Cinema, Discrimination, and Prejudice

sociologist, Erving Goffman and Elaine Pagels, a historian of religion. The concept of otherness as a proponent of discriminator...

Documentary 'The West' by Ken Burns and Stephen Ives

This paper examines how information on the history of the West was presented in this PBS documentary series in five pages. There ...

History of Europe from the Fifteen through Nineteenth Centuries

In six pages this history of Europe overview examines the region's ocean sailing advantages and superiority along with the roles o...

Reinventing Free Labor by Gunther Peck

In five pages this paper examines the author's arguments regarding the history of immigration and labor in America. Thre sources ...

Los Angeles' Olvera Street and its History

In six pages this paper examines the history of Olvera Street in Los Angeles and considers its Hispanic influence. Five sources a...

Prison Violence

home (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2001). Those who live in poverty have always been the victims of the most violenc...

Overview of Daimler Chrysler

In fifteen pages the history and strategic marketing of this company are examined along with political, ecological, and cultural e...

Traditions, Culture and History of Burma

brought in a great many Chinese and Indian immigrants which had further influence on the cultures and traditions of the Burmese (A...

Historical Overview of Black Education in the United States

color of their skin. One such person was Prudence Crandall, a Quaker woman, who opened a school for black girls. There was such a ...

Historical and Social Relevance of Silicon Valley

was an invented term and these now occur often as the world changes. With many innovations in the latter part of the twentieth cen...

American Popular Foods History

substances regarded as nutriments, its status as a foodstuff is somewhat ambiguous (2002). Water has actually been considered bo...

Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution

note that the king was somehow able to alienate all sides. This required a direct approach in the form of legislation: "Revolution...

Overview of Flour Mills

(A Short History of Flour Milling, 2002). Constructing mills that were powered by water and wind proved to be an expensive prop...

1845 to 1865 History of U.S. Railroads

state. While Stevens failed to raise enough money to build his proposed railroad, he still desired to apply steam locomotion to ra...

Triage and its Medical and Military History

back for treatment and who would be left behind and not treated. In the 1800s, unless a patient was dying those in the emergency r...

Slave Trade Economics and History

them to finance imports" (Fogel and Engerman PG). South Slavery, because it was so economically viable in the South, would neve...

Overview of Israel

Yet, the bombings continue. The BBC reports that as the intifada progresses, Palestinians are increasingly demanding the liberatio...

Overview of the Shaolin Temple

his physical insights with the other monks when he returned after nine years, realizing how completely out of shape - both physica...

History and Future of TCP/IP

p. 10). Many large businesses also continue to rely on their old SNA (systems network architecture) for crucial applications (Pas...

Timex Watch Company Analysis

upscale and costlier models as well (Mohan, 2001, PG). Timex has successful expanded into too many international markets to list,...

An 18 Year Old Male's Sexual History

of gender or race occurred far less frequently than it does today. In fact, whereas sex among teenagers may have been considered t...