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  • The Factors That Motivated the European (spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch and English in Particular) to Explore and Colonize North America and South America Concerned Material Gain and / or Religious Freedom.

    The Factors That Motivated the European (spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch and English in Particular) to Explore and Colonize North America and South America Concerned Material Gain and / or Religious Freedom.

    True. I believe many of the motivators for the Europeans to move to and colonize North and South America was due to material gain and religious freedom. First I would like to talk about several of the material gains that were either made or expected to be made in the move to explore North and South America’s. When the plans were being set out for the new colonies and the different propels that were laid

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Walmart Case Study

    Walmart Case Study

    Sears and Wal-Mart are two of the biggest chain retail store in the United States nowadays. First part of the paper will be background of each company; follow by analysis of financial performances in each company and finally come up with suggestions for both Sears and Wal-Mart to improve their business mode in order to become more profitable business organization in the retail industry. Sears founded in 1891 and started with a catalog business. During

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    Essay Length: 979 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Pantheon and Its Effect on Religions

    The Pantheon and Its Effect on Religions

    Introduction What religious role has the Pantheon played in Roman History? Well, the Pantheon has played a religious role of a temple to worship gods and it has always been a type of propaganda for Roman Religions, such as Ancient Roman Religion and to Catholicism. The word pantheon comes from the Latin word pбntheios which means of all gods (pan- PAN- + the(уs) god + -ios adj. Suffix). The Pantheon, had four different religious

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Effects of Alcohol

    Effects of Alcohol

    Alcohol is a very serious and dangerous drug, although it is not treated this way anymore. College students have taken drinking to a new level in which, for many, is very scary. Alcohol is much more dangerous than many would think. Kids see a night of drinking as a great way to have fun and party but do not see the consequences. Getting drunk and even blacking out can lead to many problems. When alcohol

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Top
  • Walmart

    Walmart

    Sam Walton, a leader with an innovative vision, started his own company and made it into the leader in discount retailing that it is today. Through his savvy, and sometimes unusual, business practices, he and his associates led the company forward for thirty years. Today, four years after his death, the company is still growing steadily. Wal-Mart executives continue to rely on many of the traditional goals and philosophies that Sam's legacy left behind, while

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Positive Effects of Technology in Education

    The Positive Effects of Technology in Education

    Abstract As technology expands into homes and businesses around the world, this paper looks at how schools will also benefit from its integration. With the “No Child Left Behind Act” as a guide to challenging new standards, schools need to look at the different types of technology available to them now and how it will benefit not only the students but also what this could mean for instructors and administrators too. In order to meet

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fatih
  • America the Beautiful or the Ugly

    America the Beautiful or the Ugly

    Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was the best known and most influential African American leader of the 1800s. He was born a slave in Maryland but managed to escape to the North in 1838. He traveled to Massachusetts and settled in New Bedford, working as a laborer to support himself. In 1841, he attended a convention of the Massachusetts Antislavery Society and quickly came to the attention of its members, eventually becoming a leading figure in

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • Pit Bulls - Cause and Effect

    Pit Bulls - Cause and Effect

    My Friend, My Pit I. Pit bulls are outlawed in Miami-Dade County because of their vicious nature. A. In 1990, the American Pit Bull Terrier was outlawed in Miami Dade County. B. There are many reasons why we fear this particular breed and one reason is because we fear what we do not understand. C. The pit bull dogs are outlawed in Miami Dade County because of the inbred susceptibility to attack other animals, and

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    Essay Length: 1,367 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Steve
  • The Shortage of Teachers in America

    The Shortage of Teachers in America

    The Shortage of Teachers in America All of the schools in this country are facing a serious problem. Every day more and more teachers are leaving the profession. Why are these teachers leaving? Well the primary reasons are the poor working conditions and low salaries. “Twenty percent of teachers say that unsatisfactory working conditions keep them from wanting to stay in the profession. In addition, thirty-seven percent who do not plan to teach until retirement

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences

    The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences

    THERE IS A story about two friends, who were classmates in high school, talking about their jobs. One of them became a statistician and was working on population trends. He showed a reprint to his former classmate. The reprint started, as usual, with the Gaussian distribution and the statistician explained to his former classmate the meaning of the symbols for the actual population, for the average population, and so on. His classmate was a bit

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Effects of Cell Phone and Our Lives

    The Effects of Cell Phone and Our Lives

    The effects of cell phone and our lives Cellular phone is a technology that has been around for 60 years. Cell phones were primarily use to conduct business. Today, this telecommunication revolution is apparent in people’s daily lives. Good or bad, cell phones bring peoples lives together. The power of the Cell phone lies in its ability to facilitate communication between individuals, businesses, and other organizations. The advantages and disadvantages of this hand-held technology are

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    Essay Length: 539 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Bred
  • Woodstock, Changing America

    Woodstock, Changing America

    To some, Woodstock was one of the biggest rock concerts ever, but to many others it was a huge historical event that changed America and its views on the Vietnam War forever. Woodstock was one of the biggest anti-Vietnam War movement to ever exist, it also marked the beginning of the Vietnam War as well. The concert was originally supposed to be held in a town named Woodstock, New York on Max Yasgur’s 600 acre

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Americas

    Americas

    It was once stated that, “With the dawn of the 16th century, there came together in Europe both the motivation and the means to explore and colonize territory across the seas.” This means that, once hearing the word of new land across the Atlantic, European countries were in competition among each other in claiming the land. This holds true in countries such as England, France, Portugal, and Spain. They all used religion, trade, and

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Frailty of America’s Economy

    The Frailty of America’s Economy

    The Frailty of America’s Economy America is the greatest country in the world. It is extremely prosperous and dominant compared to other countries. Its citizens feel safe and comfortable. And they should feel safe, because it would take more than a little debt to cause a crisis, right? The beliefs that most Americans hold dear and take solace in, could become splintered before their eyes. It is difficult to be certain where power truly lies

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Economical Effects of Inflation

    Economical Effects of Inflation

    Economical Effects of Inflation on a country Inflation can be described as a positive rate of growth in the general price level of goods and services. Carbaugh (2001) claimed that inflations are most probably the outcome of either an upward pressure on the buyers’ side of the market (demand-pull inflation) or an upward pressure on the sellers’ side of the market (cost-push inflation). More often than not, economists agree that inflation is bad and

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Beat Generation in the Social Context of America of the 1950s

    The Beat Generation in the Social Context of America of the 1950s

    THE BEAT GENERATION IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF AMERICA OF THE 1950s “Being against what the Beat Generation stands for has to do with denying that incoherence is superior to precision; that ignorance is superior to knowledge; that the exercise of mind and discrimination is a form of death…” (N.Podhoretz “The Know-Nothing Bohemians”) Like the „Lost Generation” of the 1920s, the American „Beat Generation names both literary current and a broader cultural phenomenon or mood.

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Monika
  • Tommy Hilfiger Meets Walmart

    Tommy Hilfiger Meets Walmart

    Introduction: In 2000, Target Corporation purchased Mossimo clothing line to distribute in its retail outlets. This investment proved extremely successful by increasing men and women’s apparel sales. For the fiscal year of 1999, before the acquisition, Target reported $2.6 billion in sales, $78 million or 3% of that was clothing sales. By 2001, they reported their fiscal year sales to be $3.3 billion, $231 million or 7% was in clothing sales. Over that two year

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Yan
  • Impact of Walmart on Soceity

    Impact of Walmart on Soceity

    Identify the products and services sold by group and category Wal-mart’s products services ranges from a variety of items. Throughout Wal-marts stores which includes: super-centers, neighborhood markets and Sam club’s in the Untied States they offer over 50,000 different items. The product offered by Wal-mart can be grouped from electronic, movies, music, books, toys, baby necessaries, jewelry, sports , things for the home, garden and patio, gift registry, video games, books, apparel(for men and women)

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Effects of Cell Phone Advertising for the Last 20 Years

    Effects of Cell Phone Advertising for the Last 20 Years

    Effects of Cell Phone Advertising for the last 20 years This paper sets out to explore the correlation between cell phone advertising and the effects it has had on our society. I will provide evidence that advertising has transformed our social norms in regards to cell phone usage. First topic of discussion will be on the history of the cell phone, discussing the advances they have made in the last 20 years. Next will be

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: regina
  • Walmart Case Study

    Walmart Case Study

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is the largest retail company in the United States and has been ranked number one on the Fortune 500 Index by Fortune Magazine. Wal-Mart has four parts to their corporate strategy. 1. Dominance in the Retail Market 2. Expansion in the U.S. and International Markets 3. Creation of Positive Brand and Company Recognition 4. Branch Out into New Sectors of Retail Wal-Mart's public affairs strategy must work to make implementation of these

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Tasha
  • The Rockefeller Drug Laws: America’s War on Drugs: A War We Are Causing, A War We Can Solve

    The Rockefeller Drug Laws: America’s War on Drugs: A War We Are Causing, A War We Can Solve

    Since the Rockefeller Drug Laws were passed in 1973 under Governor Nelson Rockefeller, New York State has had the harshest sentencing for low-level, non-violent drug offenders of any other state in the nation. Under these laws, those convicted of drug offenses face the same penalties as those convicted of murder, and harsher penalties that those convicted of rape. (Sullum, 1) Though the laws were first enacted to curb the late-1960s-early-1970s psychedelic drug epidemic, New York's

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Role of Government as a Socializing Agent and the Role of Morality in Effective Social Control

    Role of Government as a Socializing Agent and the Role of Morality in Effective Social Control

    Question “Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan) maintained that for social control to exist, there must be strong government to ensure moral and social harmony. Niccolo Machiavelli (The Prince) however, contended that social benefits for social stability and security can be achieved in the face of moral corruption.” In about 2000 words, write an essay based on research found in the two books above that talks about the role of government as a socializing agent and the role

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Walmart Case Study

    Walmart Case Study

    Wal-Mart Wal-Mart may be the broadest and most powerful company in the history of US business. They were the first company to report one quarter of a trillion dollars in sales. Wal-Mart has incredible power and influence. This superstore is now the model for all types of companies, not just retailers. Their practices set standards for other firms and the nation as a whole. World wide retailers like Wal-Mart have become the most powerful companies

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • English Motives for Colonization in North America

    English Motives for Colonization in North America

    Why would anyone want to go through the trouble of colonizing? The English had such motives that compelled them to leave their motherland. It was for the reasons of seeking freedom, seeing there was nothing in Britain for them, and success accessed by other nations. England set up strict rules and laws. Those who sought a bit of adventure naturally took off. Others were motivated to find religious freedom. Lord Baltimore set up Maryland for

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Max
  • Causes and Effects of Smoking

    Causes and Effects of Smoking

    CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SMOKING p.1 Scientists and health officials have been arguing the detrimental effects smoking has on our health for many years. Smoking can lead to serious complications including asthma, pancreas, lung and stomach cancer due to the large number of carcinogens (cancer causing chemicals) and other various substances added to it. It is a health hazard for both smokers and non-smokers and it is especially harmful to unborn babies. Although smokers claim

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Fatih