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  • Space Cake: An Oddessey

    Space Cake: An Oddessey

    This a good story, long winded maybe so get yourself a drink and take your time to discover the wonderful world of sex, alcohol, drugs and Amsterdam!!!! The argument as to wether drugs are "safe" or not and all the other issues relating to soft or hard drugs can be summed up thus. If alcohol and tobacco had just been discovered they'd be banned substances, period. The fact that they are not is because they

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    Essay Length: 2,041 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: July
  • Mapping Imaginary Spaces in Salman Rushdie’s Fiction

    Mapping Imaginary Spaces in Salman Rushdie’s Fiction

    Mapping Imaginary Spaces in Salman Rushdie's Fiction Daniela Rogobete Today everything that derives from history and from historical time must undergo a test. Neither ‘cultures’ nor the ‘consciousness’ of peoples, groups, or even individuals can escape the loss of identity that is now added to all other besetting terrors… nothing and no one can avoid trial by space. (Lefebvre in Burgin, 1996: 23) Space and its recontextualisation, its metaphoric representations and political remappings have

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    Essay Length: 332 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Janna
  • Space Technology and Its Effect on America

    Space Technology and Its Effect on America

    There have been many technological advances that have greatly affected America such as computers, cell phones and even satellite services. But, I think the most important of all technological advances would be the space program. Without the technology gained from our space program, all the other items would have never happened or would have taken a lot longer to be developed. It all began in the late 1950’s with the launch of the Russian satellite

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    Essay Length: 474 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Odyssey-21st Century

    Odyssey-21st Century

    In telling The Odyssey, Homer clearly stated the importance of the Greek culture and values. Obedience to the Divine world, and respect for all classes of people were two of many portrayed by the characters throughout the epic. Those values practiced by the Greeks hundreds of years ago still have an affect on everyday life for us here in the 21st century. Religious patronage is still going strong, but what differentiates us from the Greeks

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    Essay Length: 574 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: July
  • Women in the Odyssey

    Women in the Odyssey

    Women form an important part of each society, however their role and importance to its function are often times overlooked. Society is/was organized and directed by men. All of the most important positions and purposes within it's routine were filled by males. This societal organization is often times reflected in many pieces of literature of various time periods, however there are texts in which contrary to the patriarchal society models, women are given substantial importance

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    Essay Length: 1,614 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Office Space Leaders

    Office Space Leaders

    “Office Space” is a movie filled with bad leaders. Most of the characters put in leadership roles got there probably through a college degree. The best leader in the movie is a man who rarely shows up for work and masterminds a plot to steal the company’s money. Our main character, Peter Gibbons, is hypnotized into caring about absolutely nothing. However, outside of the workplace he shows great leadership by spearheading the plot to rip

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    Essay Length: 341 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Office Space

    Office Space

    Running Head: Leadership & Group Development Office Space: Leadership & Group Development Organization Change & Development September 13, 2007 Table of Contents Page Number Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Diagnosis…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Reviews A) Leadership…………………………………………………………………………………………7 B) Group Development………………………………………………………………………8 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10 Reference…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11 Introduction This paper discusses the film office space within the context of corporate leadership and group development. It examines the way in which the movie represents conflicts and issues with superior subordinate relationship dynamic and how and why they are

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    Essay Length: 1,126 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Max
  • Office Space and Ob

    Office Space and Ob

    I choose to analyze the movie Office Space. My analysis focuses on the lack of motivation Peter has for his job as well as analyzing the values he takes into consideration when making decisions. I will be using the scene where Peter is interviewed by the Bobs as a focal point for my analysis. I will be performing this analysis by using one concept and two theories which are the psychological contract, Hackman & Oldham

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    Essay Length: 2,610 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Odyssey Literary Analysis

    Odyssey Literary Analysis

    The Author and his Times The author of the Odyssey, to this day, remains unknown. Early Greeks have accredited works such as the “Homeric Hyms”, The Iliad, and The Odyssey to an individual by the name of Homer. However, there are some scientists that insist these said works were product of a group of people and not one man. This particular group of scientists claims that the subject matter of the writings is too diverse

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    Essay Length: 418 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Columbia Space Shuttle

    Columbia Space Shuttle

    The Columbia Space Shuttle disintegrated during its return to earth on February 1, 2003. The crew of seven astronauts died that day. As a result, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) was created to investigate the cause of the tragic accident. The exact cause of the of the accident was that the a piece of the foam insulating material from the external tank broke free and struck the leading edge of the shuttle’s wing which

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    Essay Length: 1,073 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Monika
  • Odyssey: The Journey of a Hero

    Odyssey: The Journey of a Hero

    Odyssey: The Journey of a Hero The Hero’s Journey is never an easy one. This particular journey, as detailed in Homer’s The Odyssey, is one of struggle, loss, heartache, pain, growth and triumph. It is comprised of many steps that Odysseus has to overcome and battle through in order to achieve his final goal of reaching his home and his loved ones. From the Call to Adventure to the Freedom or Gift of living, Odysseus

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    Essay Length: 1,984 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

    Ten years after the fall of Troy, the victorious Greek hero Odysseus has still not returned to his native Ithaka. A band of rowdy suitors, believing Odysseus to be dead, has overrun his palace, courting his faithful‹though weakening‹wife, Penelope, and going through his stock of food. With permission from Zeus, the goddess Athena, Odysseus' greatest immortal ally, appears in disguise and urges Odysseus' son Telemakhos to seek news of his father at Pylos and Sparta.

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    Essay Length: 1,101 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Case Study: Priceline.Com 2001

    Case Study: Priceline.Com 2001

    Introduction Business models are possibly the most discussed and least understood facet of the web. Brokerage models, such as Priceline.com are market makers: they bring buyers and sellers together to facilitate transactions. Priceline.com leads the way to a unique new type of e-commerce known as a "demand collection system". Priceline.com is the world's first online buying service through which consumers name the price they're willing to pay. Leveraging the unique attributes of the Internet, Priceline.com

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    Essay Length: 1,889 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Jack
  • No Space

    No Space

    Toronto has no more room! As our citizens become more and more lazy, they start to accumulate more and more garbage. We have officially run out of room. The population in Toronto is rapidly increasing and our government has no other choice then to buy their way out of this problem. This is not meant to be critical but what else were they supposed to do? The garbage continues to pile up in the streets

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    Essay Length: 388 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Bred
  • Book Review of the Odyssey by Homer

    Book Review of the Odyssey by Homer

    Book Review: The Odyssey by Homer Written by a blind man, Melesigenes better known as Homer, and translated by Alexander Pope, the Odyssey of Homer is a poem about the life of the king of Ithaca, Ulysses, who leaves to fight in the Trojan War, but he doesn’t return until 20 years. According to Professor P. Landow, Ulysses is a great athlete and great warrior, heroic, courageous, eloquent, and masterful, and at the same time,

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    Essay Length: 2,413 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Bred
  • Major Themes in the Odyssey

    Major Themes in the Odyssey

    • Hospitality The major themes in The Odyssey are especially significant because they serve to form the moral and ethical constitution of most of the characters. The reader learns about the characters through the themes. The more complicated a character is, the more he or she engages these major themes. Therefore, the most complicated character, Odysseus, appropriately embodies each of the themes to one degree or another. Thinking of hospitality as a major theme in

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    Essay Length: 1,715 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Bred
  • 9/11 and the Market for Manhattan office Space

    9/11 and the Market for Manhattan office Space

    The attack on September 11, 2001 had influence on the whole world, but the strongest on New York and its economy. This paper concentrates especially on office space market of Manhattan after that event. Due to the tragedy not only the two towers of World Trade Centre were destroyed but, because of the falling wreckage, also the surrounding buildings were damaged and as a result a lot of office space vanished. Those facts definitely affected

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    Essay Length: 740 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Theme of Vengeance in Homer’s Odyssey

    The Theme of Vengeance in Homer’s Odyssey

    The Theme of Vengeance in Homer’s Odyssey Homers epic poem The Odyssey a tale of Odysseus journey home. This is a story of a warrior named Odysseus and his 20 year expedition to his home Ithaca. A dominant theme in The Odyssey is vengeance; It is exemplified through Poseidon and his son, Polyphemus and through Odysseus and his son Telemachus battle with the suitors. To clarify, Poseidon takes revenge on Odysseus for blinding his son

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    Essay Length: 323 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

    In Homer's epic The Odyssey, Odysseus is able to use his stregnth, courage, and smart wits to overcome numerous challeneges impossible to others. His use of trickery does not rebuke his heroicness but rather enhances his intelligence and bravery. His actions were not just "heroic" or "cunning" but a mixture of both and in using his intelligence he was able to overcome many challenges impossible to others, making him a great hero of his time.

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    Essay Length: 449 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Boeing Logbook: 1997 - 2001

    The Boeing Logbook: 1997 - 2001

    The Boeing Logbook: 1997 - 2001 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1997 Jan. 6: Boeing offers 767-400ERX for sale to world's airlines. Feb. 9: The first Next-Generation Boeing 737, a 737-700, makes its first flight. April 2: A Boeing 777-200 sets a record for flying around the world, eastbound, in 41 hours and 59 minutes. April 18: The Rocketdyne Division of Boeing North American wins the top NASA award for excellence. June 30: The Boeing

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    Essay Length: 5,221 Words / 21 Pages
    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: July
  • Nucor Corporation in 2001: Pursuing Growth in a Troubled Steel Industry

    Nucor Corporation in 2001: Pursuing Growth in a Troubled Steel Industry

    Nucor Corporation in 2001: Pursuing Growth in a Troubled Steel Industry Table of Contents Introduction 3 Nucor's History 3 Current Strategy and Future Expectation 4 Analysis and evaluation 4 Dominant Economic Characteristics of the Steel Industry Environment 4 Competition analysis in the Steel Industry 5 SWOT Analysis 6 Recommendations 9 Introduction Nucor's History Nucor Corporation is the second-largest steel producer in the United States and has had net sales of $4.6 billion in 2000. Nucor

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    Essay Length: 1,886 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Vika
  • Anthropology Space Project

    Anthropology Space Project

    Research results Having discussed the methods employed to collect our data it is necessary to describe the actual experience of doing so. The first concert i actively witnessed from the viewpoint of an anthropologist conducting fieldwork was Busta Rhymes. I arranged to meet Scottish rapper Artistiks outside the venue as he was the support act appendix 7 and 8 reflect the building from outside. Unfortunately i had to rely on pictures from the website that

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    Essay Length: 1,703 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Space Exploration

    Space Exploration

    The 1960’s brought new advancements for all of Earth. Machines and men were sent into space, and this sparked a new government agency, called NASA. Space was a new frontier, and virtually everyone was interested in exploring it. Over the years, the interest in space exploration has weakened, and NASA was almost terminated from existence, although there have been many advancements in it over that time. Space exploration should continue because it could help

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    Essay Length: 1,391 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Odyssey Strategies

    Odyssey Strategies

    Call to task: The call to task in the “ Odyssey “ was that Odysseus must first go fight in the Trojan War against his own will but after the war is done he must find his way back to Ithaca to see his wife Penelope and son Telemachus. Mentor: Odysseus’s mentors include Athena. Athena helps Odysseus through out the journey by making him look young and Odysseus prays to Athena because she is

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    Essay Length: 338 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Jon
  • Report of the Event: Computer Exhibition Balticit&t 2001.

    Report of the Event: Computer Exhibition Balticit&t 2001.

    Report of the Event: Computer Exhibition BalticIT&T 2001. The event was annual exhibition of information technologies and is considered to be one of the most respectable occasions in the field in Baltic States. It took place from 04.04.2001 till 07.04.2001 in the most popular place for large-scale exhibitions in Riga – Kipsalas Exposition Hall. The aim of the event is to support and popularize the information technology and give the opportunity of business presentations on

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    Essay Length: 254 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: David

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