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  • Why Investment in Information Technology Is Economically Necessary

    Why Investment in Information Technology Is Economically Necessary

    Increased investment in information technology has brought about more widespread use of computers and the internet. They are now cheaper, more powerful and more mobile. Computers have increased the dissemination of information and decreased production costs for many firms. There is now a necessity for business, educational institution and home ownership. However, we must face the problem of the ever-widening "digital divide." There seems to be a tendency for low-income families and minorities to lack

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Economics - Shirmp

    Economics - Shirmp

    A recent article that appeared in the April 2, 2007 Wall Street Journal discussed an ongoing battle over imported shrimp into the US market. The article details the ongoing plight of a former US shrimper- John Williams- who started an organization called Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) after growing concern that foreign shrimp producers were dumping shrimp in the US at unfairly low prices. Dumping is a practice where a firm or manufacturer sells the same

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • Wwii & Star Wars

    Wwii & Star Wars

    In the movie, written by George Lucas, Episode IV - A New Hope. There are many mythical, religious and spiritual symbols portrayed. The Jedi's believe in the Force, which is a religion of which they abide. The Force is the backbone of the Jedis and they turn to this when in trouble. The opposite of the Force is the "Dark Side of the Force." The Dark Side is lead by and evil Jedi named Darth

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Jack
  • All Quiet on the Western Front for Discussing the Great War

    All Quiet on the Western Front for Discussing the Great War

    At the beginning of the 20th Century, the great powers of the world engaged in the largest war concerning deaths in modern times. This war, which is often called the Great War, or World War I, had serious consequences that have affected our world today a great deal. Many great novels were written this century dealing with the Great War. One book, All Quiet on the Western Front, has been considered a classic and possibly

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Anna
  • The First Palestine War

    The First Palestine War

    Since the United Nations partition of PALESTINE in 1947 and the establishment of the modern state of ISRAEL in 1948, there have been four major Arab-Israeli wars (1947-49, 1956, 1967, and 1973) and numerous intermittent battles. Although Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in 1979, hostility between Israel and the rest of its Arab neighbors, complicated by the demands of Palestinian Arabs, continued into the 1980s. THE FIRST PALESTINE WAR (1947-49) The first war

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Why Huckleberry Finn Rejects Civilization

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Why Huckleberry Finn Rejects Civilization

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Why Huckleberry Finn Rejects Civilization Why does Huckleberry Finn reject civilization? In Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain describes Huck Finn as a normal down to earth kid from the 1800’s. Huck Finn rejects civilization because he has no reason for it. What has civilization done for him? Nothing! It has only hurt him one way or another, time and time again. Why should Huck

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Roles of Women in the Economic Success of Colonial New England

    Roles of Women in the Economic Success of Colonial New England

    We have all undoubtedly heard of the revolutionary men who shaped the original colonies into a great nation but few people realize the importance women's roles played in the economic success of the New England colonies. This paper will highlight how the colonial women affected economy and contributed to the success of the British colonies. Women have always played a major role in history and the economics of the colonial period is no different. Additionally,

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Top
  • Opium War

    Opium War

    PaperDuring the 19th century, trading in goods from China was extremely lucrative for Europeans and Chinese merchants alike. Due to the Qing Dynasty's trade restrictions, whereby international trade was only allowed to take place in Canton (Guangzhou) conducted by imperially sanctioned monopolies, it became uneconomic to trade in low-value manufactured consumer products that the average Chinese could buy from the British like the Indians did. Instead, the Sino-British trade became dominated by high-value luxury items

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Vika
  • Causes of World War I

    Causes of World War I

    The First World War had many causes; the historians probably have not yet discovered and discussed all of them so there might be more causes than what we know now. The spark of the Great War was the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife by a Serbian nationalist on the morning of June 28, 1914, while traveling in a motorcade through Sarajevo, the capital city of

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Early Civilizations

    Early Civilizations

    Early Civilizations From 3000 BC to 1500 BC four civilizations arose that historians to this day marvel at, the Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Indus River Valley people, and the Shang dynasty in China. They all had great accomplishments in government, and religion and inventions. While they had their own different civilizations many similarities arise, such as depending on the river and their polytheistic religions. They had very isolated civilizations with the exception of the Sumerians.

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Explain the Importance of the Battle of Britain as a Turning Point of the Second War

    Explain the Importance of the Battle of Britain as a Turning Point of the Second War

    As a result of France's swift defeat in World War Two, Britain was alone in the war from the 22nd June 1940 until June 1941, when Germany invaded Russia at the start of Operation Barbarossa. Whilst alone, the months from July to September 1940 were seen as the climax of British military resistance; the Battle of Britain. Had the Royal Air Force not been able to stave off the Luftwaffe's attacks, the consequences could have

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Cold War 2

    The Cold War 2

    The Cold War 2 The Cold War began after World War Two. The main enemies were the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold war got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly. In a conventional war nuclear weapons might destroy everything. So, instead, they fought each other indirectly. Over the years, leaders on both sides changed. Yet the Cold War continued. It was the major force in world

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Mexican War

    Mexican War

    The Mexican war was fought in 1845-1848 mainly in U.S. interests, and due to the American belief of manifest Destiny; that expansion was the destiny of their growth. This war was viewed differently from Mexican point of view as an invasion; this showed that they little power and the U.S. had chosen the right time for attacking and using Manifest destiny to encourage people to expand their territory. Having James Polk as president the U.S.

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Victor
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    The Cold War did not have one single cause; rather it was caused by the many differences between the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries had totally different ideas on how a country should be run; one favored communism while the other supported democracy. They also had very different goals after WWII was over. Should they help Eastern Europe rebuild, or use the disheveled countries to further their own plans? Also, there

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • Abe Saperstein: An Unconventional Champion of Civil Rights

    Abe Saperstein: An Unconventional Champion of Civil Rights

    Abe Saperstein: An Unconventional Champion of Civil Rights In 1924 a young Jewish man named Abe Saperstein was chosen to coach an African American semi pro basketball team called the Giles Post American Legion Quintet. Little did he know that with this position he would eventually revolutionize the game of basketball and help to initiate integration throughout the country, while establishing himself as an unknown and unconventional hero. Saperstein was a masterful promoter and

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: July
  • Economic Development

    Economic Development

    Development The IMF puts them into 3 groups. There are. Developed economies - Transitional economies Developing economies High income - $9000 Upper middle - $3000-9000 Lower middle - $700-3000 low income - below $700 All figures annual per capita income. Measuring development The World Bank classifies countries as “developed or developing on the basis of the level of per capita income reached. However the meaning of development could be widened to include the attainment of

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Horror of War in Dulce Et Decorum Est

    Horror of War in Dulce Et Decorum Est

    Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" is a magnificent, and terrible, description of a gas attack suffered by a group of soldiers in World War 1. One of this group is unable to get on his helmet, and suffers horribly. Through his shifting rhythms, dramatic description, and rich, raw images, Owen seeks to convince us that the horror of war far outweighs the patriotic cliches of those who glamorize war. In the first of four

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Communication Conflicts Within the Home After Returning from War.

    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Communication Conflicts Within the Home After Returning from War.

    Prepared by: Patrick Ferguson, Adriana Gavrau and Shannon Marshall. INTRODUCTION Many soldiers, returning home from their years of service in the military, have fond memories of things they have experiences and friendships they had acquired. For most soldiers, the time they spent in the armed services was a transition point in their life from high school graduation, into adulthood. However, there is a vast majority of these soldiers that are left with unpleasant reminders of

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Anna
  • Student Agitation over Vietnam War

    Student Agitation over Vietnam War

    Lyndon Johnson’s War better known as the Vietnam War made a significant impact on student views on life not only about the United States of America and its leaders, but also started many social groups that fought for social and political independence in a country ran by white high class men. The most noted groups recognized were racial and social activists. These groups fought for equality not only for their race, but for their gender

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Victor
  • Wasteland: War and Wilfred Owen’s Poetry

    Wasteland: War and Wilfred Owen’s Poetry

    Wasteland: War and Wilfred Owen’s Poetry Poetry, by its definition, is a type of language that unites beauty, the deep sense of the value of life, with truth, the realization and awakening to the meaning of life. Poetry is also a type of language that expresses more and expresses it more intensely than ordinary language. It can also unite the three uses of language: literary, hortatory, and practical. Poetry can be written on a very

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Economics of Tobacco Sales

    Economics of Tobacco Sales

    H1 States with Smoking Bans and Cigarette Sales Each year 440,000 people die, in the United States alone, from the effects of cigarette smoking (American Cancer Society, 2004). As discussed by Scheraga & Calfee (1996) as early as the 1950’s the U.S. government has utilized several methods to curb the incidence of smoking, from fear advertising to published health warnings. Kao & Tremblay (1988) and Tremblay & Tremblay (1995) agreed that these early interventions by

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Artur
  • What Does the United States Have to Gain from a War with Iraq?

    What Does the United States Have to Gain from a War with Iraq?

    What does the United States have to gain from a war with Iraq? Supporters of a war with Iraq say it will help prevent the risk of an attack by a weapons of mass destruction developed by Iraq. Critics of a military action that say nothing will be gained, and the U.S. just wants to obtain the oil that Iraq controls. They claim that casualties will be too costly for America to afford. Nonetheless, America

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Jon
  • Disadvantage of German in World War II

    Disadvantage of German in World War II

    Disadvantage of German in World War II World War II was a worldwide military conflict which lasted from the late 1930s to 1945. World War II was the amalgamation of two conflicts, one starting in Asia, 1937, as the Second Sino-Japanese War and the other beginning in Europe, 1939, with the invasion of Poland. At the beginning of the war, German got a big advantage in military affairs. They occupied France, Belgium, Austria and other

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Artur
  • How Music Effected Civil Rights

    How Music Effected Civil Rights

    How Music Effected Civil Rights Before the 1950s, the racial segregation in society was very evident. However, the youth in America began opening up to change. One of the major influences in the changing America at that time was music. Jazz was the start of it all. Jazz triggered many different types of music, such as rock and roll and rhythm and blues. Jazz started the revolution of music in America, which prompted the racial

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Janna
  • Economic Structure of Opec

    Economic Structure of Opec

    The Economic Structure of OPEC For: Professor John Zink BUS 610-0703B Economics for the Global Manager By: Maria A. Journiette August 31, 2007 Many companies operate under a monopoly which gives them an edge or a corner on the market. In this discussion we will focus on the differences between a monopoly, oligopoly, and a cartel. We will also look at what game theory is and its affect on monopolies and cartels and the welfare

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Bred

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