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  • The English Patient

    The English Patient

    A young Canadian nurse, a Sikh bomb disposal expert, a thief turned spy, and a man burnt beyond recognition, meet in the last moments of the Second World War. The identity of the patient is the heart of the story as he tells his memories of a doomed love affair in the North African desert. Love and passion are set against the devastation of war in this inspired novel by Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje. It

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    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Wendy
  • The Senior English Project

    The Senior English Project

    Puzo's finest achievement, the one that kept millions of readers turning each page, was his gift for giving each character more personality than just what the book's plot requires of them. His characters have depth: to use a publicist's phrase, they "jump off the page." The smaller, minor characters in any novel are bound to be stereotypes, but Puzo gives all, down to the least significant, some aspect that contradicts their stereotype, hinting at a

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    Essay Length: 482 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 16, 2010 By: Mike
  • To What Degree Might Different Languages Shape in Their Speakers Different Concepts of Themselves and the World

    To What Degree Might Different Languages Shape in Their Speakers Different Concepts of Themselves and the World

    To What Degree Might Different Languages Shape In Their Speakers Different Concepts Of Themselves And The World? What Are The Implications Of Such Differences For Knowledge? The difference in languages can cause different perceptions of various cultures leading to distinctions or possible clashes. When I lived in France I faced some of the problems a language barrier can cause. The most common and at the same time most irritating problem of language is the inability

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    Essay Length: 958 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 16, 2010 By: Edward
  • Brave New World

    Brave New World

    The novel Brave New World is like no other in fantasy and satire. It predicts a future overpowered by technology where the people have no religion. Has Huxley written about a degrading way of life or has he discovered the key to a perfect world that should be called Utopia? This essay will show that upon close analysis the way of life in the novel is justifiable and all the precautions that are taken

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Yan
  • The North-South Divide (modern Conflict Between the 1st and 3rd World)

    The North-South Divide (modern Conflict Between the 1st and 3rd World)

    The North-South Divide In a system rooted in competition what happens if one side gains a dominant advantage? Theory dictates that the capital will flow and that production will increase on the side of the disadvantaged, but what if the dominant power decides to change the rules and make its dominance more absolute? These are questions fueling the discussion of North-South conflict. Many reasons for these problems existing have been explained, and also many

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Max
  • World War I

    World War I

    World War I was a total war. A total war is one in which the countries devote all their resources to the war effort. It lasted from 1914 until 1918. In many areas of the world the entire government's full devotion was to win the conflict. In each part of the world there were events which directly influenced the ending results of World War I. Japan, Australia, and New Zealand all fought on the side

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Victor
  • Fashions of the Roman World

    Fashions of the Roman World

    In general, fashions from the Ancient Greek and Roman periods and before were simple, as clothing expressed practical function over stylistic form. Generally, women's garments were loose and flowing, never tight-fitting. Tunics often covered the wearer with layers of draped fabric, and were worn by both men and women. The most basic garment for women of Ancient Greece was the Doric peplos, commonly worn through the beginning of the sixth century B.C. Made from a

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Top
  • Globalisation in Russia : The Challenge of The Transition to The World Economy

    Globalisation in Russia : The Challenge of The Transition to The World Economy

    Globalisation in Russia : the challenge of the transition to the world economy Fifteen years ago, the Soviet Union was a socialist authoritative country, tightly isolated from capitalist countries. Nowadays, its direct heir, Russia, is one of the most quickly growing markets of the world, strongly open on the global economy. During the 1990s, Russia underwent an extraordinary transformation from a communist dictatorship to a multi-party democracy, from a centrally planned system to a market

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    Essay Length: 621 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Jon
  • Would the World Beat a Path to Trap-Ease's Door?

    Would the World Beat a Path to Trap-Ease's Door?

    Would the world beat a path to Trap-Ease's door? Trap-Ease is a new product designed to remedy household mouse problems avoiding health and safety risks and unpleasantness. The product has won awards including the best new product in the National Hardware Show in Chicago and appeared in an article in People Magazine. The new innovative trap had also been issued in various popular press and trade publications. Trap-Ease has been distinguished in these reports from

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: July
  • Exploitation of Women in the Developing World

    Exploitation of Women in the Developing World

    The modern world today is proud to recognize the equality that has been acknowledged between age, gender, and race. Women are beginning to be treated as equals with men, in new customs, lifestyle, society, and economy. Today, women are freer and are liberated from their traditional roles as housewives, and are pursuing their hopes and dreams. However, this is not the case in many regions of the world. In the developing countries, thousands of

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Artur
  • Pope John Xxiii: A Partner in Solidarity for A Changing World

    Pope John Xxiii: A Partner in Solidarity for A Changing World

    Pope John XXIII: A Partner in Solidarity for a Changing World Pope John was born Angelo Roncalli on November 25, 1881 in Bergamo Italy. He was the fourth child, born to a family of fourteen. His family worked as poor sharecroppers, and was often financially strained. Roncolli decided to become a preiest as a young man, and was ordained in 1904 at the age of twenty-three. Ten years later, during World War I, he was

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    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Bred
  • Comparative Analysis of Empire State Building and the World Trade Center

    Comparative Analysis of Empire State Building and the World Trade Center

    Michael Carloci Dr. Johnson Comparative Analysis of Empire State Building and the World Trade Center The Empire State Building and the World Trade Center are well known buildings known throughout the world. They are both landmarks in New York and have been for many years. Even though the World Trade Center was attacked and destroyed in 2001 it is still a symbol of New York City and will never be forgotten. As the Empire State

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    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Causes World War 1

    Causes World War 1

    It can be said that the First world war was caused by the alliance system, which has a very weak argument, the alliance system had very little to do with the first world war, it did to some extent cause the size of the war, but its argument in my opinion is very weak. Many other causes lean towards the side against the alliance system causing the first world war, which I believe is credible.

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    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: Anna
  • Art of War in the Corporate World

    Art of War in the Corporate World

    There are numerous books on warfare but not many that have been relevant for two and a half thousand years. Sun Tzu was a general in the Kingdom of Wu in China around 490BC. His text was translated from Chinese to French in 1782 and it has been suggested that it was the key to Napoleon's success. It was only when he failed to follow all of the rules set down by Sun Tzu that

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    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: July
  • A Window Between Worlds

    A Window Between Worlds

    A Window between Worlds JD Bonsal “Ouch!” cried Marie as she was walloped hard in the face with a snowball. She could hear snickering from behind a bank nearby. “Sean, Michael, you had better stop, or I’m telling!” The boys relinquished their cover from behind the snow bank and began making faces and shouting insults. “You’re such a baby!” “You’re never any fun!” Marie was visiting her Uncle Scott’s cottage in northern Vermont. Sean

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    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: Anna
  • Japan’s Emergence as a World Power

    Japan’s Emergence as a World Power

    In the past Japan was known as a state of solitude, but within its borders their lived a thriving society that was militaristically weak, economically under developed, and governmentally primitive. This past I am talking about is during the early 1800’s. Japan may have been secure in its current conditions, but it saw the need to change, and through that change Japan emerged suddenly as a great world power by the 1900’s. Japan changed on

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    Submitted: May 20, 2010 By: Max
  • Will the Medical World Plug In?

    Will the Medical World Plug In?

    Will the Medical World Plug In Do you know what the largest company in the largest sector of the largest economy is? I didn’t either. Yet, McKesson is America’s largest health-care-services provider. The company pulled in $88 billion in 2006. They are also ranked 16th in the Fortune 500. McKesson has teamed up with Infotech and they are a critical part of their plan. They have come up with a wide range of hardware and

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    Essay Length: 336 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 20, 2010 By: Mike
  • Espionage During World War 2

    Espionage During World War 2

    Espionage was vital in the war effort of both the allied and axis powers during World War II. Espionage can take many different forms. Deception, leaking of false information, coding and encryption of information, sabotage, and sending spies in to gather intelligence are all were all used during the war and were all effective. Many of the turning points for the allied forces occurred due to various forms of espionage and deception. Depending on which

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    Submitted: May 20, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Politics and Power: Examples from Today’s Corporate World

    Politics and Power: Examples from Today’s Corporate World

    Politics and Power: Examples from Today’s Corporate World An effective organization focuses on strong leadership, power and political issues. These components are critical to creating an organization mindful of values, ethics, culture and innovation. Analyzing the use of power and politics are essential to understanding the behavior of individuals within organizations. There are two sides to power and politics. In one respect power and politics imply the shady side of leadership. However, power and

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    Submitted: May 20, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • English

    English

    FORT WAS ON THE Tyco board when he sold a house in New Hampshire in 1996 to former CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski, who resigned last week. An internal probe by Tyco is looking into whether the house was improperly purchased with corporate funds, the source told Reuters. Kozlowski resigned last week and was indicted in New York on charges of scheming to avoid paying $1 million of state sales taxes on artwork. New York

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    Submitted: May 21, 2010 By: Janna
  • The New Titans: A Survey of the World Economy

    The New Titans: A Survey of the World Economy

    Chaim Bodner International Marketing The New Titans: A Survey of the World Economy The Economist, September 16th 2006 Emerging economies led by the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) are looming larger on the world picture and growing faster every day. Their growth rate is an unforeseen phenomenon. The combined output of emerging economies from 2005 exceeded half of the world's GDP in terms of Purchase Power Parity. The world's GDP has grown by an

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    Submitted: May 21, 2010 By: Janna
  • Environmental Issues in North America and the World

    Environmental Issues in North America and the World

    Introduction North America has been struggling immensely since the last century with air and water pollution, deforestation, and overpopulation. These struggles are due to poor prevention planning and industrial manifestation. Pollution is changing the atmosphere much sooner than expected and global warming is predicted to overwhelm the atmosphere within the next half of a century. In order to sustain the environment and atmosphere humans must take immediate action right now. The longer we wait to

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    Essay Length: 571 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 21, 2010 By: Wendy
  • World War 2 1939

    World War 2 1939

    The world was plunged into World War II in 1939 for many reasons. There were reasons such as Japan invading Manchuria, Mussolini's attack on Ethiopia, and when Hitler defies The Versailles Treaty. Appeasement was one of the biggest things that lead to WWII. It basically just postponed the War from happening. The Most effective response to aggression at this time was surely collective security. Using Appeasement got the countries no where and didn't benefit them

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    Submitted: May 23, 2010 By: Monika
  • Review of Evidence Concerning the Efficiency of the World's Major Stock Markets

    Review of Evidence Concerning the Efficiency of the World's Major Stock Markets

    Review of evidence concerning the efficiency of the world’s major stock markets Sufficient attention has been paid to the efficient markets hypothesis for more than 40 years. Many studies have found that the major stock markets are efficient. Three forms of efficiency have been defined, and we review each one in turn. Weak form According to Neal and McElroy (2004), in a weak-form efficient market, today’s prices fully reflect all information about past share price

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    Submitted: May 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Thoreau Taught Us How to Create a Better World, but Few Listened

    Thoreau Taught Us How to Create a Better World, but Few Listened

    Thoreau Taught Us How to Create a Better World, but Few Listened Imagine what the look on 19th century writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau’s face would be if he were transported to present day America. Now, if Thoreau thought that “export[ing] ice, talk[ing] through a telegraph, and rid[ing] thirty miles an hour” was superfluous, envision what he would think of our modern society (Thoreau excerpt). He would gasp at air conditioning and refrigeration, feel

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    Submitted: May 23, 2010 By: Fonta

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