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  • Duke and the American Tobacco Company

    Duke and the American Tobacco Company

    Duke and the American Tobacco Company 1. What were the most significant strategic steps of a Company? There are several significant strategic steps of the American Tobacco Company. These steps consist of the company’s mission, external and internal environmental analysis, goal and strategy formulation, implementation, Continuous feedback and overall control of all the processes. The case study of James Buchanan Duke identifies each and every process and implemented them with a lot of hard work.

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Russian Americans

    The Russian Americans

    The Russian-Americans As of the last released comprehensive United States Census listing all nationalities, in 1990, there were over two million people claiming Russian ancestry living in America. Not included in this number was over one million people who were born in Russia. Sixty-six thousand entered the U.S. between 1980 and 1990 over 120,000 entered before 1980, slightly over 123,000 were naturalized citizens, and over 71,000 were not considered citizens of the United States. When

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Jack
  • African Contributions

    African Contributions

    We today as African Americans have evolved as well as come a long way. I believe that our Nubian Ancestors actually have endured a lot more troubles that we experience today. I believe we feel too comfortable believing that we are free. The younger generation has this attitude as if the war is over, or because we actually aren’t in a segregated school that things are the way that they should be. Don’t get me

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Wendy
  • American Literature

    American Literature

    All of the authors we have conversed about in class and studied about at home are connected in at least one way, if not many more. For example, Anne Bradstreet, Jonathan Edwards, Michael Wigglesworth and John Winthrop all write about God and the way we should all act and the simple fact that we all need to be Christians and so must the Indians who occupy their lives. Where as these authors are writers

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • A Comparison Piece of Mark Twain's the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

    A Comparison Piece of Mark Twain's the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

    Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave can be said to be comparison pieces. Despite that Huck Finn is a fictional character and Douglass was a physical being, certain characteristics and developmental processes are very similar. Firstly, in the initial stages of their lives, both Huck and Douglass faced repression, though in different forms. While Huck is a character whose spirit longs

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: David
  • Japanese American Internment Camps

    Japanese American Internment Camps

    Japanese American Internment Camps Overwhelmingly the response of people in times of desperation is to survive at all costs and make the best of the situation. American history in the mid 20th century provides vivid example of desperate times such as those who were hit hardest by the era of the depression and also those who were displaced from their homes into Internment camps following World War II and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Comparing

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Downfall of American School Systems

    Downfall of American School Systems

    In our ever evolving world where some of the most popular things are plastic surgery, self help books, and therapists, self-esteem is held on a high pedestal. Although having good self-esteem is important we are now sacrificing our children’s academic learning and possibly even their future success to protect it. After reading selections from authors such as Martin L. Gross, Larry E. Frase and William Streshly I believe that the American school system has

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: July
  • The American Dream of the Great Gatsby (i Never Titled It)

    The American Dream of the Great Gatsby (i Never Titled It)

    The American Dream is an idea and a myth that people struggle for but can never be achieved. It cannot be attained because it is an endless race for perfection and better than oneself. For some the dream might be to become impossibly wealthy, or become stronger and smarter than one can be. People pursue the American dream because they believe it has been accomplished before. We live in a society where perfection is ideal

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Vika
  • American Flag

    American Flag

    The United States Flag is the third oldest of the National Standards of the world; older than the Union Jack of Britain or the Tricolor of France. The flag was first authorized by Congress June 14, 1777. This date is now observed as Flag Day throughout America. The flag was first flown from Fort Stanwix, on the site of the present city of Rome, New York, on August 3, 1777. It was first under fire

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The Impact of Eleanor Roosevelt as a First Lady

    The Impact of Eleanor Roosevelt as a First Lady

    The Impact of Eleanor Roosevelt as a First Lady Before Eleanor Roosevelt, the role of the first lady was not a political role; it was merely just a formal title of the president’s wife. Eleanor Roosevelt paved the way for all presidents’ wives to come by being active in politics during and after her husband’s presidency. Of course, she did not have instant success; she had many trials which helped her become an important and

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: July
  • Cis First Paper

    Cis First Paper

    Accuracy of data inputs is important. What method of data input would be best for each of the following situations and explain why: in the case of printed questionnaires, for this situation, I believe the most widely used input device, which is the keyboard, would work best. Questionnaires are made up of primarily letters and numbers that are easily found on a keyboard. Most people are familiar with a keyboard and creating a questionnaire should

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Victor
  • Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It

    Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It

    “Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It” Our Country was founded on sound principles. These principles were constructed to preserve our natural rights. These rights include free speech, free press and the ability to think for one’s self. America was established as a proud nation, who’s destiny to become great was undeniable. In today’s society, many are questioning the value of our voices and the respect our rights are given. Our nation is

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Monika
  • Ia Drang: The First Battle

    Ia Drang: The First Battle

    While it has been almost fifty years since the United States became involved in Vietnam, and almost twenty years since the Fall of Saigon, it is those first major engagements that took place over forty years ago that provide the most portraits of what American soldiers would endure during their tours in Vietnam. Master military theorist Karl Von Clausewitz in the 1830s could have been talking about Vietnam when he discussed the nature and

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Victor
  • Women and North American Native Religions

    Women and North American Native Religions

    My Religion My Tribe, My Life: The Importance of women in Native American Religion Introduction “In February 17, the great Cherokee leader Attakullakulla arrived in South Carolina to negotiate trade agreements with the governor and was shocked to find that no white woman was present. Because Cherokee women regularly advised his nations council on matters of war and peace.”# For many years a lot had said about Native American religion. From the believing in spirituality

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Top
  • Cultural Study on Mexican Americans

    Cultural Study on Mexican Americans

    Mexico Mexico is 1,972,550 sq km just south of the United States, this equates to roughly less than 3 times the size of Texas. Mexico is classed as a member of Latin American nations and part of the North American Continent; not South America as often thought. Mexico is located in Middle America and is bordered by the United States, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Belize, North Pacific Ocean, and Guatemala. The climate of Mexico

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Top
  • Early American Life

    Early American Life

    (paper not done) I am going to tell you a lot of facts in my research paper on Early American Life. In th paper I,m going to talk about religion, culture, education, and settlement. The next paragraph is on religion and here it is. Ok, the the Puritans considered the bible the true law of god and it provided guidelines for the church government. Also the puritans encouraged bible reading, prayer and preaching in the

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: July
  • James Madison - Influence on the Creation of American History

    James Madison - Influence on the Creation of American History

    James Madison’s Influence on the Creation of American History PETRA HORNA April 07, 2008 Table of Contents: Introduction……………………………………………………………….…2 The Compromise of 1790……………………………………………………….…..3-4 James Madison……………………………………………………………………….4-5 Madison’s Defeat on Report on the Public Credit……………………………..5-6 Madison’s Opposition to Economic Injustice…………………………………..6-7 Slavery – a Hot Political Issue of the Union………………………………………7 Introduction The decade of 1790s is the most decisive decade in our nation’s history, in which the greatest statesmen of their generation came together to define the new Republic

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Bred
  • American Women Poets

    American Women Poets

    French 1 In this paper I will discuss two poems by Sharon Olds. They are both taken from her collection “The Dead and the Living” and are entitled “The Eye” and “Poem to My Husband from my Fathers Daughter.” Olds is a contemporary writer who expertly maneuvers her work through modern life. In this particular collection, written in 1983, she takes us on an explorative journey through both the past and present of family

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • African History

    African History

    What is African pre-history? Our studies begin with the era called "prehistoric," meaning before the era known as "historic" (meaning written records). It is an important era. Mostly because it includes the very great majority of the total time on earth that humankind has spent developing basic human abilities and culture. "The main change throughout all of mankind was the change to bi-pedalism (Dr. Agorsah)". The traditional "Stone Age" name comes from the stone tools

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Yan
  • Americans Lack Health Insure Because They Do Not Want It

    Americans Lack Health Insure Because They Do Not Want It

    Social Problems 4. Americans lack health insure because they do not want it. I completely disagree with this statement. There are many reasons as to why Americans do not have health care, but not wanting it is not one. More than half of uninsured adults say that their main problem is paying their medical bills. The chief obstacles to good health in developed nations are lack of access to good medical care (Kornblum and Julian,

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Mike
  • American History

    American History

    "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. The United States of America is located in the middle of the North American continent, with Canada to the north and the United Mexican States to the south. The United States ranges from the Atlantic Ocean on the nation's east coast to the Pacific Ocean bordering the west, and also includes the state of Hawaii, a series of islands located

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The Primary Cause of the American Revolution Was Rooted in Economic Self-Interest.

    The Primary Cause of the American Revolution Was Rooted in Economic Self-Interest.

    On April 19, 17, the first shots, the “shots heard round the world,” were fired in Lexington. These gunshots were the opening shots of the famous American Revolution. England had been situated in the Americas for over a hundred and fifty years and had maintained a dominant establishment. So why was there a revolution? There were multiple causes of the American Revolution; however, a primary reason for the revolution was for economic self- interest. Leading

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Vika
  • Why Did the Armies Fight the First World War in Trenches on the Western Front and What Effect Did the Trenches Have on the Way the War Was Fought?

    Why Did the Armies Fight the First World War in Trenches on the Western Front and What Effect Did the Trenches Have on the Way the War Was Fought?

    The First World War was fought mostly in Europe between 1914 and 1918. It was fought between two major alliances. The first major alliance was the entente powers, which consisted of France, United Kingdom, Russia and their allies. The over alliance was consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and their allies; they were names the central powers. Italy and the United States joined the Entente powers late on in the war. The immediate cause of the war

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Evolution of the Legal Status of American Unions

    Evolution of the Legal Status of American Unions

    Evolution of the Legal Status of American Unions The evolution of American unions from the beginning to now has been a slow and frustrating process for both labor and management. During the first half of the 19th century unions were not recognized by employers as legitimate organizations. Many activities such as the rights to organize, bargain, strike, boycott, and picket, even if done peacefully, were restricted by the courts. These activities were viewed as interfering

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The American Obesity Association

    The American Obesity Association

    The American Obesity Association showed that one hundred twenty-seven million adults in the United States are overweight. Sixty million are obese, nine million are severely obese, and fifty-eight million are at risk of being overweight. Obesity is a cultural issue rather than a political one. Schools educate kids about nutrition and a healthy diet, it’s their own decision to choose the healthy foods over the non-healthy items. People are eating themselves to death. Centers for

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Yan

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