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  • Project Plan for Whitbread World Sailboat Race

    Project Plan for Whitbread World Sailboat Race

    University of Phoenix Terry Norris January 20, 2008 Project Plan for Whitbread World Sailboat Race This paper analyzes the Whitbread World Sailboat Race case scenario presented in chapter 9 in the Gray and Larson text, Project Management: the Managerial Process. The Whitbread World Sailboat Race is a nine month round the world race. Bjorn Ericksen has been chosen by his country to head up the project of getting a boat and a team ready for

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    Essay Length: 3,483 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Janna
  • Canada and the New World Economic Order

    Canada and the New World Economic Order

    Canada's economic system is a market economy, encompassing the production, sales and distribution of goods and services based upon prices set in the marketplace. The marketplace establishes an economic framework within which firms compete on the basis of a number of factors: price, quality, delivery, after-sales service etc. Competitiveness is a measure of the ability to succeed in this context. This article presents several different approaches to mcasuring competitiveness, and analyzes many of the factors

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    Essay Length: 3,839 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: regina
  • Christian Faith in a Postmodern World

    Christian Faith in a Postmodern World

    Hebrews 13:8 says that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Since the first century, there have been many schools of thought concerning the existence of God and faith in his true nature. We find that from the time before Christ came to earth as God incarnate, up to the 1200s, science and physics were not major players during this age known as the "pre-modern" era. The "pre-modern" era encompassed the viewpoint that

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    Essay Length: 1,517 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: David
  • A World Without Religion

    A World Without Religion

    A World Without Religion Religion has separated millions of human beings because of numerous people attempting to prove that their belief is superior, while another’s is false. For these reasons, faith is also the basis of many wars, suicide bombings, and other crimes. So is religion a fair motive to justify these actions? And if that excuse vanished to thin air, what would happen? I believe, without religion, there would still be immorality in the

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    Essay Length: 471 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Jon
  • I Was in World War 2

    I Was in World War 2

    After a month at Fort Dix, we were taken to New York to board the Louis Pastuer, a converted French luxury ship. Luxury was hardly a description for the ship. The whole ship seemed to reflect an omen of disaster. Everyone that boarded it had no doubt that terrible trouble lay ahead. Ten thousand men boarded for a nine day trip across the Atlantic. The crossing was very rough. Many men suffered seasickness, except for

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    Essay Length: 4,370 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Why the Notion That the Beatles Changed the World Is a Misconception

    Why the Notion That the Beatles Changed the World Is a Misconception

    Why the Notion that the Beatles Changed the World is a Misconception The Beatles had a minimal effect on the world's course of events. They jumped on the hippie bandwagon at the perfect time to capitalize from it. Their fame did not reach as far nor did not unify as much as some people would think and they are merely an icon through which baby-boomers reminisce about the "good old days". The Beatles are credited

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    Essay Length: 469 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Andrew
  • World Religions Report

    World Religions Report

    Jesus and Muhammad were the two most influential people in all of religious history. From the moment Jesus and Muhammad were born, they taught many people about their religions and their teachings continued into the future. In the year 6 B.C.E.(before common era) the son of God, Jesus Christ was born near the town of Bethlehem. (Fisher, 2006) About 600 years later in a town called Mecca, the Prophet Muhammad was born. The experiences of

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    Essay Length: 1,179 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Typecasting in the Real World

    Typecasting in the Real World

    Society in general has always stereotyped people. Certain labels have been put upon people for years, such as nerd, jock, and prep. Everyone has been judged by people they have never met, be it by financial status, association, appearance, race, gender, etc. Throughout my life, I have been stereotyped by my personality and beliefs, and I have often judged others by their personality and appearance. My entire life I have been what society would

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    Essay Length: 829 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Artur
  • What Makes an Effective Leader in Today’s World?

    What Makes an Effective Leader in Today’s World?

    Today's world is fraught with a multitude of complications and problems ranging from terrorism, which is set to wipe out scores of people, to environmental decay, which threatens to cause grave danger to the world itself in general. To handle such problems as amicably as possible, every country needs an effective leader. There are many qualities that define an effective leader and my essay will be about these qualities. One of the most important qualities

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    Essay Length: 781 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Victor
  • The World at the Beginning of the Century

    The World at the Beginning of the Century

    In Europe, the British Empire achieved the height of its power. Germany and Italy, which came into existence as unified nations at the end of the 19th century, grew in power, challenging the traditional hegemony of Britain and France. With nationalism in full force at this time, the European powers competed with each other for land, military strength and economic power. Asia and Africa were for the most part still under control of their European

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    Essay Length: 261 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • Things Fall Apart and the Spirit World

    Things Fall Apart and the Spirit World

    When turmoil comes about, many have merely one attribute to rely on to help them overcome certain disasters: their faith. The characters of Things Fall Apart are no exception. The people of Umuofia call upon representatives of the spirit world as a means of hospitality. They rely on their religion to settle resolutions with other tribes and to answer questions. They depend on the spirit world also to take care of punishments and in addition

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    Essay Length: 566 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: David
  • How the Marketing World Negatively Affects Consumers Through Advertisement

    How the Marketing World Negatively Affects Consumers Through Advertisement

    How the Marketing World Negatively Affects Consumers through Advertisement Advertising through magazines, newspaper, and television is essential for most companies to get their products out to the public. The companies marketing depend primarily on these types of advertisement to enforce that their products are better or more sufficient than the competitors. Due to the lack of regulation within certain industries and the prevalence of hazardous products, brands were introduced to increase the reputation and value

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    Essay Length: 807 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: David
  • Mathematics in an Islam World

    Mathematics in an Islam World

    Mathematics has often been referred to as a different world of language that explains every aspect of the universe. There is knowledge implicit in language itself. When we express something like “Monday is eating”, we know instantly that the statement does not hold because our prior knowledge tells us that Monday is a day of the week. Similarly when we express in mathematics “2*2 = 22”, we know from the multiplication tables learnt by a

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    Essay Length: 1,191 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Causes of World War I

    Causes of World War I

    The First World War had many causes; the historians probably have not yet discovered and discussed all of them so there might be more causes than what we know now. The spark of the Great War was the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife by a Serbian nationalist on the morning of June 28, 1914, while traveling in a motorcade through Sarajevo, the capital city of

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    Essay Length: 1,717 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Mikki
  • History of World

    History of World

    A siege is defined as the surrounding or blockading of a city or town by an army attempting to capture it, and on Tuesday, June 7th, 1099, the city of Jerusalem was under siege. Jerusalem, which was a city in the middle east that was designated as a great holy place, had been long awaiting this siege, for they had set out on a long and bitter journey for liberation several years before. However,

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    Essay Length: 561 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: July
  • Women in the Hellenistic World

    Women in the Hellenistic World

    Women in the Hellenistic world Women in the Hellenistic World Women’s lives were improved and expanded in the Hellenistic age more so than at any other time prior Greek history. Papyri from Egypt and Coele-Syria have led to the discovery of documents on marriage contracts, inscriptions of philanthropy, and the daily lives of the women in that period. The Hellenistic woman changed in many ways. She became more educated, more cultured, and she received domestic

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Monika
  • Walmart Stores, Inc: On Becoming the World’s Largest Company

    Walmart Stores, Inc: On Becoming the World’s Largest Company

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc: On Becoming the World’s Largest Company (2002) A. Executive Summary: Purpose Statement: The purpose of this study is to determine on how Wal-Mart had responded to one of the most challenging period in its history (2001) and study the ways on how to make the firm to continue to be the leading retailing store in the industry. Problem Statement: 1. Slow consumer spending 2. Rising unemployment 3. Energy crisis 4. Terrorist events

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    Essay Length: 816 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Christianity: A Threat to the Classical World

    Christianity: A Threat to the Classical World

    Christianity: A Threat to the Classical World The many transformations that the Classical world experienced during its transition into the early medieval period were due to a combination of many significant factors. The many problems that had been building over the course of time contributed to the demise of the Roman Empire and the Classical world. However, one important factor was a clear contributor to this transformation. Christianity’s new view of the Emperor, the pagan

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    Essay Length: 518 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Privacy and the World Today

    Privacy and the World Today

    Finally, the endless grind of working for Smith Co. is finally over. For the past forty years of your life you saved your money, built your credit and now it is finally the time to retire. To celebrate this long awaited day, you stroll down to Virginia Bob's Chevrolet dealer and feast your eyes on one of those bright cherry red convertible corvettes. Walking around anxiously, a salesman spots you and begins to further excite

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Tommy
  • World Wrestling Federation as a Business

    World Wrestling Federation as a Business

    Relevant Facts Since 1890, professional wrestling has garnered the attention of the public. However, no one has capitalized on this sport’s entertainment value more than the World Wrestling Federation and Vince McMahon Jr. Vince McMahon Jr. acquired the WWF from his father Vice McMahon Sr. in 1982. Vince McMahon Jr.’s succession brought along freshness, flare, success, and much controversy to the world of professional wrestling. Before McMahon’s takeover of his father’s company, professional wrestling had

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    Essay Length: 1,196 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Steve
  • Doughnut World

    Doughnut World

    The plummet of Doughnut's stock price is a function of the skepticism investors have in the company. The following plan is intended to reduce the uncertainty surrounding the companies stock and increase the net present value of future cash flows. Recommendation 1 states that Doughnut should continue closing stores with negative net present values. In addition smaller outlets will be franchised. This is a move less risky than corporate owned expansion and will likely produce

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    Essay Length: 2,608 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Bred
  • World Systems

    World Systems

    WORLD SYSTEMS The world history does not always go in the same route. Change in the balance of power all around the world and existence of big events such as the foundation of press are effective in the conversion of the way it goes. With the effect of these rotations, systems are also changing. The world system between 600 and 1500 is not same with the system after 1500. This differentiation in system at

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    Essay Length: 1,297 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: regina
  • Most Influential Religons in the World

    Most Influential Religons in the World

    The Most Influential Religions of the World Religion has a strong influence in every country in which it is practiced. All around the globe, there are many religions that people have independently chosen to follow. Religion influences the way of life and has an invisible hand that dictates much control in the course of the history of the country and the development of its culture. While it is true in some countries religion is imposed

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    Essay Length: 2,093 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Max
  • The "mona Lisa": The Sophistication of a World Icon

    The "mona Lisa": The Sophistication of a World Icon

    The "Mona Lisa": The Sophistication of a World Icon Around the world her presence questions, intrigues, and fascinates. Who could she be? Madonna? Cher? Brittney Spears? None has perfected that image than Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa." Twentieth Century icons have attempted this feat, but none will last centuries like Ms. Lisa. From music to movies to modern day art, she has survived it all, but what makes this simple woman last all this time?

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    Essay Length: 577 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The World Is Flat - the Globalized World in the Twenty-First Century

    The World Is Flat - the Globalized World in the Twenty-First Century

    THE WORLD IS FLAT: THE GLOBALIZED WORLD IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SUMMARY Thomas L. Freidman’s The World Is Flat: The Globalized world in the Twenty-First Century is the overview of the author’s flattened world where technology and collaborative economies have created an entirely new playing field which is viewed as flat or level in terms of commerce and competition where competitors have an equal opportunity. The flattening of the world means that we are now

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    Essay Length: 614 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: David