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'Electronic Taylorism'

Silvas manager has an electronic record of how much time the workers in Silvas department require for each step of their jobs that...

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations

the fact that the Persian fighters outnumbered those from Greece (History of Ancient Greece, 2001). Interestingly enough, the vict...

Defining a 'Media Event'

In twelve pages this paper defines a media event and then examines different types that fall under this category. Five sources ar...

Tragic Life of Edgar Allan Poe

good education, he was dismissed after just one year at the university because of his drinking and gambling (Edgar...Shadow). Back...

Chinua Achebe and Victor Frankenstein

that he has chosen for himself. Yet when he, after months of disgusting, horrifying work, finally brings his creation to life, he ...

Romantic Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

that it was like an "after-dream of the reveller upon opium...an iciness, a sinking a sickening of the heart" (Fall of the House.....

'When We Dead Awaken Writing As Re-Vision' by Adrienne Rich

the female gender could be perceived within the myriad components of existence, the early feminist movement served to establish a ...

Family and Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

the end. What the story explains is that when a man leaves his community and the community changes while the man does not, the two...

Character Analysis of the Narrator in 'Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...

British Imperialism and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

of it was wiped out during the 1800s and 1900s. Things Fall Apart is the story of Okonkwo, an ambitious...

Debacle of Enron Corporation

decided to trade bandwidth as a commodity just as it was trading gas and electricity (Leonard, 2001). The corporations investments...

Themes of Good and Evil in Edgar Allan Poe

- Chapter 4 - The Romantic Period, 1820-1860: Fiction). Poe seemed to regard society and the Industrial Revolution in particular ...

Fictionalized Exploration of Conflict

Bahamian sun. That evening, Michelle left work a bit early. Her cell phone rang and it was Lee calling to make sure she was on he...

Gothic Fascination of Edgar Allan Poe

all his days. This appears to be true as Montressor is compulsively confessing his evil fifty years later. Other critics agree t...

Creative Accounting and the Failure of Accounting Standards to Prevent It

there are variations, which if all put together may make a very large impact on results. There is a need for many company to try a...

Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe

of life and death. Poe was considered a pioneer in his quest to ascertain the inner workings of the sinister mind. A good...

Transformations in the Works of Chinua Achebe and Franz Kafka

As far as Okonkwos reality is concerned, he sees his culture and his tribe as one single harmonious order and reality. It is the o...

Downfall of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

men who are "warriors", who have won distinction on the battlefield. Achebe comments that "in Umuofia...men were bold and warlike"...

Infamous 'Scottsboro Boys' Trial

In seven pages this paper discusses the way in which justice fell short in this infamous case and also considers how to expand res...

American Literature as Defined by Edgar Allan Poe

In three pages a consideration of the short stories 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Imp of the Perverse,' and 'Ligeia' reve...

Character Analysis of Ezinma in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

She follows the traditions and the culture in order to adhere to rules that might save her strength and her health. She does not c...

Character Analysis of Nwoye in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

character. At the same time, however, Nwoye entered into this other faith, that of Christianity, because he was angry at his fat...

Relationship Between the US Economy and the Stock Exchange

In eight pages this paper discusses Wall Street's falling share prices as an economic indicator. Eight sources are listed in the ...

Africa and Nation State Curse

In five pages this paper discusses how the nation state has cursed Africa in a consideration of Basil Davidson's Black Man's Burde...

Feudalism In Post Soviet Union Eastern-Bloc Countries

pyramidal hierarchy that was inevitably created as a result of such exclusion was meant to maintain complete control over all the ...

Articles on 1983 Economic Prosperity

In five pages the economic prosperity of 1983 is contrasted and compared in the articles 'Restoring a delicate balance; after a ba...

Writings of Zora Neale Hurston and Chinua Achebe on Society and the Individual

In 5 pages this paper considers how the authors portray society and the individual in the character of Janie Crawford in Zora Neal...

Communism's 'Domino' Collapse

In 5 pages this paper examines the domino effect of Communism's fall which began with the Solidarity Movement in Poland that conti...

Reasons Behind the Fall of the Roman Empire

In five pages this paper discusses the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire despite its power and global influence. Five sour...

British Writer Dennis Potter and Son of Man TV Movie

In five pages Potter's controversial Son of Man TV movie based upon Jesus's life is examined in terms of the writer's objectives a...