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  • Children of the Western Eye

    Children of the Western Eye

    The sept of Garou to the North of the city is dominated by Uktena, although there are also a lot of Children of Gaia there and a reasonable number of other tribes of Garou as well. The Caern Muir Woods National Monument, surrounded by Mt. Tamilpais State Park. Mt. Tamilpais is a mountain, the tallest one on the Marin peninsula, from whose peak one can look to the San Fransisco Bay to the east, and

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    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Foundations of Western Civilization

    Foundations of Western Civilization

    The Roman Empire was a great empire full of riches, a massive army, and a wide area of land, but they also were plagued by disease, poverty and corruption. After many years of Roman rule the empire lost its final battle. Luckily the Roman dream was preserved through many new empires, events and groups of people which included the Muslims, the Catholic Church, the Barbarian invasion, and the Byzantium Empire. These people and events influenced

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    Essay Length: 370 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Hud: Bucking the Western Film Stereotype

    Hud: Bucking the Western Film Stereotype

    Hud: Bucking the Western film stereotype Hud (1963) starring Paul Newman is a film about a man who works on his families' ranch along with his nephew Lonnie under his father Homer's direction. When the cows on the ranch become ill with foot and mouth disease, Homer must make a tough decision to kill them. The film depicts the struggle between Homer and Hud over the future of the ranch. Thinking about popular culture imagery

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    Essay Length: 732 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Jessica
  • The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    "The Fall of the House of Usher" Summary The narrator approaches the House of Usher on a "dull, dark, and soundless day." This house--the estate of his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher--is very gloomy and mysterious. The narrator writes that the house seems to have collected an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it. He notes, however, that although the house itself is decaying in pieces (for example, individual stones

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    Essay Length: 1,253 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Mughal Empire

    Mughal Empire

    While the Mughal Empire was extremely large in both size and population, it was very faulty and led to chaos in northern India, resulting in its decline and Britain’s control of India. During the rule of Aurangzeb Alamgir was the point when things started to decline. His corrupt policies and bad relationships with certain groups in India was the final event leading to the fall of an already weak empire. With all the chaos arising

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    Submitted: May 4, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

    The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

    In 1863 Jim Crow was performing black face in major production halls. Jim Crow became a simble of racial discrimation. The erra of Jim Crow had begon at this time. This erra was a time were Jim Crow pushed for blacks have there rights taken from them. During the Jim Crow erra a lot of resterants and bathrooms had signs hanging outside that said coloreds only. Many blacks were fighting to start their commintuies because

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    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Artur
  • Things Fall Apart (turtle Story Analysis)

    Things Fall Apart (turtle Story Analysis)

    Storytelling is a significant part of every cultural. Since the dawn of time human beings have passed down stories from generation to generation. Stories have many different purposes; perhaps the most notable is to preserve ethics and cultural traditions. In Chinua Achebe novel, Things Fall Apart, we observe the telling of many stories; most remarkable is the story of the Tortuous and the Birds. At its baseline, the story is purely entertainment. It is a

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    Submitted: May 6, 2010 By: Steve
  • Roman Punic Wars

    Roman Punic Wars

    Discuss the Roman Punic Wars, in terms of their circumstances and overall effect on Rome's economic and social development Also discuss the ensuing "Gracchan turbulence" from the same perspective. The circumstance for the Roman Punic Wars towards Rome was a simple human reaction. If an outsider such as Italy, Carthage, or Greece make threats towards Rome, Rome will simply fight. The Punic Wars lasted in 3 stages, all resulting to the obsessive pride and higher

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    Essay Length: 989 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 6, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Fall and Rise of Cultures

    The Fall and Rise of Cultures

    The Fall and Rise of Cultures Jameson Gesford BUSM 3543: Organizational Communications Professor Linda Raymond December 19, 2006 One type of organizational culture, stemmed by war, is fading out. With the fall of this “conquer and command” culture another is rising. This new culture stemming from various events, such as political, new societal management theories, and generational employment shifts is more beneficial and productive. Compassing such great qualities as being more efficient and beneficial

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    Essay Length: 1,849 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Falling Season

    The Falling Season

    The Falling Season The journey of Hal Clifford the author turned member of the Mountain Rescue Team-Aspen who starts out as an author writing about these special people, only to become one of them. This book is about the life and death drama of this elite team who puts strangers safety first. The team told the author Hal Clifford “If your going to write about us, then you must become one of us.” This assignment

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    Submitted: May 8, 2010 By: Vika
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    Many people have different views about the Great War, anyone who sees the war as a glorious adventure should read all quiet on the western front. All quiet on the Western front shows the dreadfulness of the war through the eyes of a young German soldier. There is a lot of evidence and quotes made by Paul during the story in this book that clearly states that this is an anti-war novel. This book also

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    Essay Length: 711 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 8, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Literary Analysis of Things Fall Apart

    Literary Analysis of Things Fall Apart

    In Things Fall Apart the Igbo society is dominated by gender roles. Husbands beat their wives just for bringing food a few minutes late. Women are completely discriminated against. In fact, it is an insult to call a man an agbala (a woman). To men, women exist in a world in which they are “to be seen not heard, coming and going, with mounds of foofoo, pots of water, market baskets, fetching kola, being

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    Submitted: May 8, 2010 By: David
  • Case: Western Oceanography Institute

    Case: Western Oceanography Institute

    Case: Western Oceanography Institute This case illustrates the importance of building social networks within an organization. Astrid Young appears to be technically competent, but she ignores the need to build positive relationships with project stakeholders. As a result she has little positive credit to absorb the fallout when Murphy�s Law strikes the project. 1. How would you respond to the Director at the end of the case? This is an emotionally charged situation, and before

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    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Nitin
  • Why Venture Capital in Western Europe Emerged Later Than in the United States

    Why Venture Capital in Western Europe Emerged Later Than in the United States

    Why Venture Capital in Western Europe emerged later than in the United States. 1st semester, 2004/2005 11 february 2005 Strategic Management Business Studies Universiteit van Amsterdam Table of contents 1 Introduction 1 2 The nature of venture capital 2 2.1 Definition of venture capital 2 2.2 (Ad)venturers of the past 2 2.3 How venture capital works 3 2.4 For innovation a vehicle is needed 4 2.5 Venture capital helps create vehicles for innovation 4 2.6

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    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Steve
  • The Rise and Fall of Comrade Zylo

    The Rise and Fall of Comrade Zylo

    1. Everything had become clear. That slender curtain of doubt was torn. Araniti was officially informed that he was to be promoted to the post held by comrade Zylo.The people congratulated him for the new post, expressing their pleasure with a lot of praise. Araniti, self-controlled and as always cold-blooded, thanked them and left with his eyebrows knitted. Comrade Zylo was handing over his dossier, explaining the instructions and plans .He was trying to be

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    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart There was a man who dreamed as a child of being well known and respected throughout his village and neighboring villages. This man, Okonkwo, worked hard at his goal, and he achieved it. Okonkwo, a man with great strength and personality, had achieved his goal to become rich and famous, a privilege that was unseen before in his family. Although Okonkwo reached his goal at an early age, his life began to

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    Submitted: May 12, 2010 By: Vika
  • A Lover’s Tragic Fall

    A Lover’s Tragic Fall

    A Lover’s Tragic Fall The thought of being made a cuckhold, losing honor and respect, and foolishness all play an important role throughout William Shakespeare’s, Othello. The main character, Othello, is a tragic hero. He is well respected, he has a tragic flaw of machismo, and in the end his fall is far more than he deserves. Othello is a man of high stature in Venice. He is the general of the army, he

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    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: Jack
  • Strong Continental Empire

    Strong Continental Empire

    There are five key ingredients in building a strong continental empire. A strong continental empire must be able to up-hold these five things to survive. These five important things are: a strong central government; foreign policy, to deal with others countries, manifest destiny, to deal with matters, and the ability to solve internal problems such as social, economic, and political problems. America is a continental empire and runs itself by using these five things. The

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    Essay Length: 356 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Egyptian Life Under Roman Rule

    Egyptian Life Under Roman Rule

    Life in Ancient Egypt was one of cycles, dictated by the Nile. The time to plant, the time to harvest, even the time to build, were dictated by its flowing waters. The Nile ruled Egypt for over two thousand years. However in 31 B.C., a new force came to rule Egypt, as it had never been ruled before. The Assyrians, Hyksos, Persians, had all conquered the people of the Nile. Yet later, all had been

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    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Steve
  • The Similarities of the Ancient Roman Government and the American Government

    The Similarities of the Ancient Roman Government and the American Government

    Jarad Klaus IN-150-11 Final draft The Similarities of the Ancient Roman Government and the American Government Have you ever thought that the U.S. government is easily comparable to the Roman’s version of government? Maybe that’s because the U.S. government is roughly parallel with the Ancient Roman Government. The Romans did not have a constitution, like us Americans, but their division of executive, legislative, and judicial branches is similar. The Roman government served as a template

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    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Legal Distinctions Between Slaves and Freemen in Roman and Germanic Law

    Legal Distinctions Between Slaves and Freemen in Roman and Germanic Law

    Slavery is subject that most Americans are well versed in. The average American knows that our ancestors oppressed an entire race of people for hundreds of years as a labor force for our agricultural base. However, that was colonial slavery, a form of slavery that is no way represents the slavery that both the Roman and Germanic people practiced. These forms of slavery were based not on where the slave was from, but if they

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    Submitted: May 16, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Down Fall of Odysseus

    The Down Fall of Odysseus

    The Down Fall of Odysseus All throughout literature many characteristics bring the down of a person. No story is truer about that than The Odyssey. The Odyssey was a Greek epic told by the famous Homer. Odysseus is very clever and aggressive, but also very prideful. His pride causes his journey home to take many more years than expected. Odysseus' pride is the cause of his downfall, which Homer wants his readers to understand how

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    Submitted: May 16, 2010 By: Max
  • 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
  • Europe's the Great War for Empire

    Europe's the Great War for Empire

    Europe's The Great War for Empire The Great War for Empire was one of the most important factors in shaping the economic and political futures for all of Europe in the eighteenth century and for all time to come. In this essay I will discuss the causes, the events, and finally the results of this important war, which consisted of the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. The War of the Austrian

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Clash of the Cultures in Ballard's Empire of the Sun

    Clash of the Cultures in Ballard's Empire of the Sun

    "Young Goodman Brown" Symbolism, something that figuratively represents something else, is prominent in many literary works. One piece of literature that stands out as a perfect example of symbolism is Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown." This story is completely symbolic, and provides a good example of an allegory, or a story in which concrete items or characters represent abstract ideas. Hawthorne uses both objects and people as symbols to better support the allegorical tones throughout

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    Submitted: May 17, 2010 By: Fonta

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