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  • You Can‘t Stop the Beat: Hairspray

    You Can‘t Stop the Beat: Hairspray

    You Can‘t Stop the Beat: Hairspray Be ready to shake and shimmy with Adam Shankman's film Hairspray. This fun and energetic musical is a fabulous remake of the Broadway show written by John Waters. As the film begins in Baltimore in 1962, a "pleasantly-plumped," white teenager named Tracy Turnblad is overly enthused about the Corny Collins Show. The Corny Collins Show is a show solely about dancing, with a monthly Negro Day. Tracy and her

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    Essay Length: 701 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Mikki
  • Analysis of Robert Zemeckis - Contact

    Analysis of Robert Zemeckis - Contact

    The Warner Bros. movie Contact, based on the novel by famous Astronomer Carl Sagan, is a fascinating journey through the human mind and attempts to answer the question that humans have been asking since the dawn of time "Are we alone in the Universe?" The movie describes with amazing accuracy the lives of astronomers and researchers who work for the SETI program and other similar projects that explore the possibilities of receiving extra terrestrial radio

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    Essay Length: 816 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Steve
  • Ancient Egypt - It's Rise and Fall

    Ancient Egypt - It's Rise and Fall

    1. The rise of the Egyptian empire During 12,000 B.C. early hunter-gatherers had appered to have moved into the Nile River Valley. Through time, these groups turned to farming and formed settlements along the river. This was the begining of the Ancient Egyptian empire. Throughout this empire many scientific advancements were made in mathematics and scienc alike. Many monuments were built in Giza and Luxor that still stand as monuments in the eternal desert sands

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    Essay Length: 1,802 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Jack
  • Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power

    Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power

    Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power Adolf Hitler's rise to power began in 1919. After World War I, he joined the Nazi's and was soon in control of them. Hilter won the people's trust by saying his goals were to make Germany as powerful as it was before, if not more. Hitler ruled Germany as a dictator from 1933-1940. His real plan was to turn Germany into a real war machine. He achieved that goal. He

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    Essay Length: 324 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Monika
  • Turner Syndrome

    Turner Syndrome

    There are many possible reasons why a child may grow slowly, including: hereditary factors (short parents), diseases affecting the kidneys; heart, lungs or intestines; hormone imbalances; severe stress or emotional deprivation; infections in the womb before birth; bone diseases; and genetic or chromosomal abnormalities. The Turner Syndrome (known as Ullrich-Turner Syndrome in Germany) is a congenital disease. A German doctor named Ullrich published his article in 1930. American doctor Henry Turner recognized a pattern of

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    Essay Length: 1,012 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Jack
  • Holograms

    Holograms

    Holograms Toss a pebble in a pond -see the ripples? Now drop two pebbles close together. Look at what happens when the two sets of waves combine -you get a new wave! When a crest and a trough meet, they cancel out and the water goes flat. When two crests meet, they produce one, bigger crest. When two troughs collide, they make a single, deeper trough. Believe it or not, you've just found a key

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    Essay Length: 1,004 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Jack
  • Hurricanes

    Hurricanes

    Hurricanes Hurricanes get their start over the warm tropical waters of the North Atlantic Ocean near the equator. Most hurricanes appear in late summer or early fall, when sea temperatures are at their highest. The warm waters heats the air above it, and the updrafts of warm, moist air begin to rise. Day after day the fluffy cumuli form atop the updrafts. But the cloud tops rarely rise higher than about 6,000 feet. At that

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    Essay Length: 600 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Monika
  • The Clinton Sex Scandal

    The Clinton Sex Scandal

    The Clinton Sex Scandal Rare is a person that crosses the path of the White House without some emotion of envy or awe. This building epitomizes world leadership and unprecedented power. This renowned leadership may be the only association made by certain countries, while in the United States many see an other significance: Watergate, Whitewater, Kennedy's brutal and mysterious assassination, and today, Clinton's "zippergate" scandal. When the President of the United States takes oath, he

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    Essay Length: 4,263 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Monika
  • Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

    John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, was first published in 1937. At the time, America was still suffering the grim aftermath of the depression and the itinerant workers who form the basis of the novel were very much within the consciousness of a nation separated by wealth yet driven by the idea of ‘the American dream'. Steinbeck's novel is, however, essentially a tale of loneliness, of men struggling alone against a cold, uncaring and

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    Essay Length: 1,155 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Mike
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    Harper Lee's only novel to date is To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960 but set in the 1930s in America's deep-south. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize and was quickly made into a successful film starring Gregory Peck. The popularity that the novel immediately attracted endures to modern times. The semi-autobiographical story concerns the trial of an innocent black man, Tom Robinson for the rape of a white woman, Mayella Ewell and around this

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    Essay Length: 1,143 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Mike
  • Design a Universal Remote Control

    Design a Universal Remote Control

    If you were asked to design a universal remote control for a smart home please describe (with reasons) the design of the user interface. Years ago setting up a remote control system for a home would have sounded like a thought out of a wild imagination. However, there are things that man has come up with today that have made the world stand up and take notice. Wiring a home or putting everything on remote

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    Essay Length: 1,745 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Mike
  • Relation Databases Are the Standard of the Day

    Relation Databases Are the Standard of the Day

    But for implementing a relational database from one of the industry standard companies like Oracle or Microsoft, it becomes a costly affair. Thus to eradicate this problem, there are many companies which offer free RDBMS packages. Some of these packages are MySQL and PostgreSQL These packages provide a very solid relational database system with almost the same set of features as the big ones but the main difference comes in performance and scalability. Any free

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    Essay Length: 949 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2008 By: Mike
  • The United States Is to Blame for the Cold War

    The United States Is to Blame for the Cold War

    The US is to blame for the Cold War From when World War II ended in 1945 all the way up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Cold War dominated international affairs. It was a global struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although the Cold War was sometimes fought on the battlefield, it involved everything from political rhetoric to sports. Overshadowing all was the threat of nuclear war.

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    Essay Length: 1,101 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fonta
  • How Nationalism in Balkans Contributed to First World War

    How Nationalism in Balkans Contributed to First World War

    How Nationalism In Balkans Contributed to First World War Nationalism in the Balkans helped contribute to the outbreak of WWI. Beginning in the late 19th century, the social unrest in the Balkan States became the focal point of many European powers. The Balkan peninsula was that of great importance due to its territorial and economic significance; however, the Balkan States consisted of many proud ethnic cultures who did not wish to be ruled by any

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    Essay Length: 799 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fonta
  • History of Nazi Germany

    History of Nazi Germany

    History of Nazi Germany National Socialism between 1920 and 1945 can best be described as an era of constant change. Hitler's enrollment in the German Worker's Party provided him the foundation needed to propel his idealistic views of anti-Semitism and Aryan superiority. Soon after Hitler's enrollment the party's name was changed to the National Socialist German Worker's Party and in the summer of 1921 his talents as an orator and propagandist enabled him to take

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fonta
  • Langston Hughes Mother to Son & the Negro Mother Comparison

    Langston Hughes Mother to Son & the Negro Mother Comparison

    Langston Hughes Mother To Son & The Negro Mother Comparison Americans in the early 20th century have been through a series of pivotal events that has affected the country greatly such as the Women Suffrage Movement, The Depression, and two World Wars. However, in my opinion the Harlem Renaissance is the most critical moment in our nation's history especially for African-Americans. The Harlem Renaissance is during the 1920s and 30s when in the upper Manhattan

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    Essay Length: 1,439 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fonta
  • The Crucible: Reverend Hale Character Analysis

    The Crucible: Reverend Hale Character Analysis

    Reverend Hale's character is dramatically changed throughout Arthur Miller's play: The Crucible. In the very beginning of the play, Hale appears strong and resolute. He is seen as all knowing, even holy. As the play progresses, Hale's own insecurities prompt the citizen's slow descent of reverence for him. In Act One, Hale arrives in Salem to try to resolve the problem surrounding the sleeping girls and witchcraft. His arrival stirs up the town, and they

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    Essay Length: 468 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fatih
  • Style Analysis of "the Company Man"

    Style Analysis of "the Company Man"

    Style Analysis of "The Company Man" In "The Company Man," the main character, Phil, literally works himself to death after decades of hard work and dedication to his company. Ellen Goodman, a columnist, wrote this newspaper article in order to show that hard work does not always have its benefits. In life, we must slow down from our hectic schedules to appreciate life itself. The vivid diction describes the sarcasm that Goodman has towards Phil.

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    Essay Length: 418 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fatih
  • Short Story Analysis of "araby" by James Joyce

    Short Story Analysis of "araby" by James Joyce

    Short Story Analysis of "Araby" by James Joyce In James Joyce's short story "Araby," the main character is a young boy who confuses obsession with love. This boy thinks he is in love with a young girl, but all of his thoughts, ideas, and actions show that he is merely obsessed. Throughout this short story, there are many examples that show the boy's obsession for the girl. There is also evidence that shows the boy

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    Essay Length: 1,082 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Mikki
  • Organizational Change and Resistance to Change

    Organizational Change and Resistance to Change

    Organizational Change And Resistance To Change Future generations, looking back on the last years of the twentieth century, will see a contradictory picture of great promise and equally at great uncertainty. The 1990's have all the symptoms of a "turning point" in world history, a moment when many of the structural "givens" of social development themselves become problematic and world society undergoes profound reorganization. These developments occur within a frame work of rapidly expanding social

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    Essay Length: 1,515 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Mikki
  • The Story of Cleopatra in Ancient Egypt

    The Story of Cleopatra in Ancient Egypt

    The Story of Cleopatra in Ancient Egypt Cleopatra was determined to preserve Egypt. Her personal ambitions will show her unwavering love, compassion, and commitment to making Egypt one of the greatest empires man has ever known. Her contributions to Egypt and the world have continued to be discussed and debated over the years. Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt. Her father King Ptolemy XII had five other children, Cleopatra VI, Berenice IV,

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    Essay Length: 3,633 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Steve
  • The Social Pyramid

    The Social Pyramid

    The Ancient Egyptians had a specific social pyramid, consisting of Pharaohs at the top and pheasants, tomb builders and farmers at the bottom. The social pyramid had a definite effect on how people of different status lived. The population lived as stereotypical rich and poor people. The life of the poor man greatly differed from that of the nobles or the pharaoh. The poor man's wife was the nurturer, the baker, the cook, the cleaner,

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    Essay Length: 602 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Steve
  • Ancient Egypt - Land of the River

    Ancient Egypt - Land of the River

    "All of Egypt is the gift of the Nile" It was the Greek historian Herodotus who made that observation. The remarkable benefits of the Nile are clear to everyone, but through history he was the first to talk about it and consider its fascination. Through history, the Nile played a major role in the building of civilizations. The first civilizations to appear in history started on a river valley or in a place where resources

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    Essay Length: 1,663 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Steve
  • Hades, God of the Underworld

    Hades, God of the Underworld

    In Greek mythology, Hades was the god of the underworld. But the underworld was often referred to by his name as well. His-oldest name was Hades, Aides or Aiidoneus, " the Unseen." He was the son of Cronus and Rhea, and brother of Zeus and Poseidon. Having deposed Cronus, the brothers cast lots for the kingdoms of the heaven, the sea, and the infernal regions. The last, afterwards known as Hades from their ruler, fell

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    Essay Length: 646 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Steve
  • Barbarization of the Roman Army

    Barbarization of the Roman Army

    The fourth and fifth centuries saw a profound change in the great Roman army. What was once a predominantly Roman institution became increasingly УbarbarizedФ, a term used by historians for the Germanization of Roman culture, with more and more northern peoples being used in the army, which, some modern historians claim had a negative impact on the Empire itself. Many modern historians claim that this was a key factor in the decline and fall of

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    Essay Length: 2,525 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Steve

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