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  • Shopping Center Unrest: The Battle over Leases

    Shopping Center Unrest: The Battle over Leases

    Shopping Center Unrest: The Battle Over Leases Q3Pros and cons of replacing a traditional department store with a Target or Costco Anchors point of view: Pros: Would provide a broader and a deeper assortment of shopping goods and services for the consumer. It would reduce the overall competition in their target market but eliminating a competitor in their specific area of goods. They would fill the replacement space and would share the cost of rent

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    Essay Length: 291 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: regina
  • Battle Royal

    Battle Royal

    "Battle Royal" is a story about a black boy that is psychologically wakened when he overhears what his grandfather says at his deathbed to his father. This boy, before he realizes who he really is, and his social standing in the society that he lives, is searching to find himself. However this search is filled with many obstacles, because he lives in a time when people of his status are conditioned to act, talk,

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    Essay Length: 1,353 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Battle of Long Island

    Battle of Long Island

    The Battle of Long Island took place on August 27, 1776. The American outpost of Colonel Edward Hand's sent word that the British were preparing to cross Long Island from Staten Island on August 22, at dawn. There were three frigates, the Phoenix, Rose, and Greyhound, and two bomb ketches named Carcass and Thunder, in Gravesend Bay. The frigates were anchored in the Namews. British generals Cornwallis and Clinton had a force of 4,000

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    Essay Length: 591 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Top
  • A Secret Lose in the Water

    A Secret Lose in the Water

    The short story “A secret lost in the water“written by Roch Carrier, holds a deeper meaning to it, than one can skim through and see. After carefully reading the story, I believe the theme of this short story is the significance of the water. As the story progresses, we find the talent that the narrator states that only his father mastered, focused on finding water, by using a mere alder branch. When the father passes

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    Essay Length: 571 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Andrew
  • How Did King George III Lose His 13 American Colonies?

    How Did King George III Lose His 13 American Colonies?

    There is a common misconception that the sole cause of the American Revolutionary War was the taxes imposed on the colonies by Britain. If a closer look is taken at the history of the Americas, however, it is easy to see that idea of freedom had been pulsing through the colonies for years. Just how did His Majesty King George III lose his American colonies? The answer is a chain of events stringing from

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: July
  • How to Lose Weight Safely

    How to Lose Weight Safely

    Though many Americans are in the diet and weight-loss craze, the population as a whole is still considered overweight (Lemonick). This may be due to many factors, such as lack of nutrition in food and having a slothful lifestyle. Also, as people pursue other interests, such as careers and family life, they ignore keeping themselves healthy and fit. To maintain health and life span, one must exercise, eat moderately, and eat foods that have nutritional

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Mikki
  • E. Coli 0157: The True Story of a Mother's Battle with a Killer Microbe

    E. Coli 0157: The True Story of a Mother's Battle with a Killer Microbe

    E. Coli 0157, written by Mary Heersink, is a nerve-racking, adrenaline-filled story of a mother’s experience with a then unknown deadly bacteria. The book brings up many reactions in its readers, especially the questioning of the practice of doctors in hospitals. The reader’s knowledge base of scientific procedures in emergency centers was widened as well as the knowledge of how to the human body reacts to different agents in its system. For Mary Heersink,

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Othello Vs. Macbeth - Battle of Tragedy

    Othello Vs. Macbeth - Battle of Tragedy

    In Shakespeare’s plays Othello and Macbeth the audience is presented with two great heroes who both poses a certain character flaw that inevitably leads to their downfall. This is the idea behind a tragic hero; a person of great importance comes to a tragic end because of a serious flaw in his character. Both Othello and Macbeth find themselves on top of the world one moment and being crushed beneath it the next. The next

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    Essay Length: 2,397 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Victor
  • Orthodoxy and Progressivism: America's Battle over Education and a Silent Majority

    Orthodoxy and Progressivism: America's Battle over Education and a Silent Majority

    There are many polarizing debates over the quality and content of the curriculum taught in Public Schools and Universities, typically there are two clearly predictable groups that emerge and square off for battle, the conservative orthodoxy and the secular or liberal progressives. As each side vigorously defends the extremes of their positions, they have apparently and unwittingly created a silent majority that may also wish to be heard. A recognized educational policy maker acknowledges a

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Wendy
  • A Battle of Rights

    A Battle of Rights

    A Battle of Rights The Student Protest Movement of the 1960's was initiated by the newly empowered minds of Americas youth. The students who initiated the movement had just returned from the “Freedom Summer” as supporters of the Civil Rights Movement, registering Black voters, and they turned the principles and methods they had learned on the Freedom Rides to their own issues on campus. These students (mostly white, middle class) believed they were being held

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Bred
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    Battle Of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, still to this day, is the largest battle in American History. The battle was very important in the outcome of World War II, and the aftermath of the war itself. The attack began just before dawn on December 16, 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was located in the Ardennes. This was probably the most intense battle ever fought when many lives lost. Adolf Hitler directed

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    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: July
  • Battles of World War 2

    Battles of World War 2

    Normandy Invasion, D-Day In December 1943, the chiefs of staff of the Allies chose American General Dwight D. Eisenhower as supreme commander for the Allies in Europe. British General, Sir Frederick Morgan, developed a number of plans for the Allies, most extraordinary was Operation Overlord, a full-scale invasion of France across the English Channel. This was the code name for the most secret command in the war. The invasion force was to cross the English

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    Essay Length: 1,682 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Monika
  • Explain Why Barbarossa Was a Turning Point Battle

    Explain Why Barbarossa Was a Turning Point Battle

    Operation Barbarossa was the German codename for Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII. It was the turning point of Germany’s war effort and arguably resulted in the capitulation of Germany In preparation for the Invasion of Russia, Hitler moved troops and supplies to the Russian border, as well as launching many aerial surveillances over Soviet territory. The German attack on Russia involved 3 million soldiers, 3580 tanks, 7184 artillery guns, 1830 planes

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    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: regina
  • Battle of Vincennes

    Battle of Vincennes

    The feminist movement was one of the most important social movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. Feminist issues range from access to employment, education, child-care, contraception, and abortion, to equality in the workplace, changing family roles, redress for sexual harassment in the workplace, and the need for equal political representation. This movement was partially successful in the United States. Although Women's suffrage was not achieved until 1920, which was the end of WWI, other

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    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Battle of Hastings

    Battle of Hastings

    The battle of Hastings took place on October 14th 1066. It was between Harold Godwin and William the Duke of Normandy. William won for a number of reasons but here are just two of them. William had more men as well as having more time to prepare. King Harold did not have time to prepare properly for the battle because he had to fight Harold Hadraada and his brother Tostig at Stamford Bridge. After the

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    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Vika
  • The Never-Ending Battle That Is Censorship

    The Never-Ending Battle That Is Censorship

    Censorship has been a battle that has raged through Journalism in its many forms for years. It has run rampant through High School Journalism for nearly 20, after the Hazelwood court case that gave advisors the right to edit, cut, and censor whatever they think is inflammatory or derogatory. Still even though there is Censorship across the United States there are still some students who fight it, every day. Clovis, New Mexico three students were

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    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Cases Involving Worker’s Compensation - a Lose-Lose for Employers

    Cases Involving Worker’s Compensation - a Lose-Lose for Employers

    Cases involving Worker’s Compensation- A lose-lose for Employers In society we are faced with the fact that we must work in order to be financially sound. And throughout the course of time, laws we put in place where if you ever got hurt on the job that you’re working for, you would be covered with a policy called worker’s compensation. It has saved lives for certain people, allowed certain people to continue their normal life

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    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Battle of the Boyne

    The Battle of the Boyne

    The battle of the Boyne took place in July, 1690. It was an unusual battle for a number of reasons, not least because it actually took place on July 1st, but because of the changeover from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar the day is now commemorated on the 12th of July. Background Towards the 17th century there were two claimants for the English throne - William and James. James was a Catholic, William was

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    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Max
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg brought the dueling North and South together to the small town of Gettysburg and on the threshold of splitting the Union. Gettysburg was as close as the United States got to Armageddon and The Killer Angles gives the full day-to-day account of the battle that shaped America’s future. Michael Shaara tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of the generals and men involved in the action of

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    Essay Length: 2,663 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Vietnam: Weapons and Battle Tactics

    Vietnam: Weapons and Battle Tactics

    Weapons of the Vietnam War Paul Duris Nick Gdantz Due Date: 12/23 Vietnam Mr. Flanagan In late 1961, America took physical force in the Vietnam War. War is a complex series of political events that leads to physical involvement in the form of armed combat. Technology is a major deciding factor in war, along with the battle tactics used, terrain, experience and professionalism of the opposing forces. By 1961 both the United States and

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    Essay Length: 1,782 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison

    Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison

    The Path of the White Men Versus The Path of the Grandfather The narrator in "Battle Royal," by Ralph Ellison, is confused and disillusioned. He is black man trapped in a world of cruelty and social inequality with nobody to guide him. He is being ripped apart in two directions by the advice of his grandfather and by the wishes of the white society which he longs to please. While attempting to satisfy their wishes,

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Vika
  • The Battle of Chancellorsville

    The Battle of Chancellorsville

    Before writing this paper and reading the book The Killer Angels, there was not much that I knew about Jeb Stuart. All that I knew about him, was that he was a famous cavalry man of the Civil War. I had no idea what the Battle of Chancellorsville was and that Stuart took part in it. Now, after reading about Stuart and the Battle of Chancellorsville, I realize what affect he had on the war

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad This battle dictated who became a super power in the world. Germany, which was at an all time high, rolling over countries decided to test its luck against another super power, The Soviet Union. Stalingrad was a rich country in technology and was the center of communications in the North. Germany wanted to take this city to make it easier to control the whole western front of the Soviet Union. This

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    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: Mikki
  • 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
  • The Increasing Battle Against Obesity

    The Increasing Battle Against Obesity

    The Increasing Battle against Obesity Obesity is a disease that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population, or approximately 60 million Americans. The number of overweight and obese Americans has continued to increase since 1960, a trend that shows no sign of subsidence. Today, 64.5 percent, or about 127 million adult Americans are categorized as being overweight or obese. Each year, obesity causes at least 300,000 excess deaths in the U.S., and healthcare costs

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: Artur

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