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African Literature's Oral Culture and Tradition

In five pages this paper examines the oral cultural traditions of Africa in a short story analysis of 'Talk' recounted by Courland...

75 Year Old New York Woman Interviewed

In ten pages this paper presents an interview with a New York woman that spans her life from the early 1920s to 1979 and includes ...

The Bamboo Fire by William E. Mitchell

In six pages the anthropological text The Bamboo Fire which describes Mitchell's New Guinea Wape research is examined in six pages...

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

In five pages this work's enduring popularity and relevance are discusses as is the symbolic interpretations of fire. Four source...

Race and Gender Issues Among Firefighters

This research paper addresses the experiences of minority and women firefighters within the United States' various fire department...

Powers of the President and Special Prosecutors

In four pages this research paper considers a hypothetical decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in an examination of a presidential ...

Life and Writings of Jack London

In five pages this paper discusses Jack London in a consideration of his life and writings including 'To Build a Fire' and Call of...

Dissent in Protest Nation of Protests

The most noteworthy US protest movements between the years 1950 and 1990 are the focus of this essay consisting of five pages as p...

Resistance and Protest in Vietnam War Films

the commercialism introduced to the Vietnamese during the war, has brought about new economic and political goals. Oliver Stones ...

Equipment Used By Fire Fighters

This paper provides an overview of the various equipment used by fire fighters. This five page paper has four sources listed in t...

Emergency and Fire Services and Legal Principles

In eight pages this paper examines how fire and emergency services personnel are influenced by liability law and legal regulations...

1871's 'Great Chicago Fire'

In nine pages this paper discusses this massive 1871 fire that threatened to destroy the city of Chicago in a consideration of who...

Social Class Status and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

In five pages this paper examines the protagonist's obsession with changing her social class throughout the course of Flaubert's n...

The use of symbolism in the novel Jane Eyre

This paper analyses color symbolism in Charlotte Bronte's novel with particular reference to the relationship between red and fire...

Lessons from the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

In five pages this paper considers these catastrophes within the context of contemporary fire code applications. Six sources are ...

The 'Elemental' Difference in the Views of Plato and Aristotle

In five pages these philosophers' views on the physical elements of fire, water, earth, and air are contrasted and compared. Five...

Identity, Tragedy, and Youth in Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean

very young members of the team. "For instance, of the fifteen who jumped on the Mann Gulch fire, twelve had been in the armed ser...

Life of Composer Leos Janacek

In seven pages this paper discusses the life that fueled the creative fires of Leos Janacek. Seven sources are cited in the bibli...

Classic Literature's Portrayal of Male Characters

In five pages this paper evaluates the realistic depiction of male characters in literature past and present in a consideration of...

Cinematic Contributions of Director Howard Hawks

In ten pages this paper examines Hawks' big screen contributions with an emphasis upon his screwball comedy classics Ball of Fire,...

1911's Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

hours and poor pay" (Kovacik, 1998, p. 137) - had decided to stay late that particular March Saturday in 1911. With a standard we...

Fire Sprinkler Systems in Homes

have often been recognised as being effective in preventing the spread of fire and saving lives. It is for that reason hey have be...

Medieval Literature's Portrayal of Honor and Dishonor

In seven pages this paper examines how Medieval literature thematically portrayed honor and dishonor in a comparative analysiis of...

How Robert Frost Depicts Alienation in Six of His Poems

This paper consists of six pages and reveals how familiar situations and places are used by the poet to reveal the alienation the ...

Literature and Free Will

with the famous line: "None of them knew the color of the sky" (PG). The introduction is chilling. Why would no one know the color...

Supply and Demand in Management Operations

In eight pages this paper presents a review of Donald Reinertsen's Too Many Irons in the Fire Managing Design Capacity in an Uncer...

Fatigue and its Impact on Emotions Study

In a paper consisting fo 6 pages a hypothetical study of fatigue is discussed in terms of its impact upon emotions and assesses th...

Photojournalist Eugene Smith: The Photojournalist and a Critique of His Work

In five pages the prolific career of Eugene Smith is examined in a critique of his work with the emphasis upon his Second World Wa...

Academic Test Scores in NYC

In five pages this paper examines plummeting New York City school testing scores in a consideration of scandals and Rudy Crew's 19...

Auxin and Heat Roles in the Physiology of Plants

In six pages this paper focuses upon Arabidopsis thaliana in a consideraton of plant physiology and auxin's role with fire impacts...