Abstract
This essay takes a look at two characters from two classic American novels, Edith Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." This paper has basically four parts: Introduction, analysis of Newland Archer, analysis of Gatsby, conclusion. The two middle sections include passages from the texts to enunciate points made in the paper. The conclusion focuses more on these characters comparisons rather than their contrasting traits.

From the Paper
"Newland Archer and Gatsby are similar because they are both American males from New York. There are different types of New Yorkers, which is constrained by the time period in which they respectively live. This chronological boundary does effect what type of men they are, in the way that they relate to women, but doesn't alter the American essence that these two men possess. Gatsby and Newland Archer are comparable Americans, but contrasting New Yorkers."

Tags:age, archer, fitzgerald, gatsby, great, innocence, newland, wharton

Abstract
This paper provides an analysis of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), including the history and background of the company, competitive analysis, human resource analysis and outlook for the organization.

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"Numerous companies engage in communications activities designed to promote goodwill and awareness of the company as a whole. Sometimes this is done to attract investors, other times it is done to create good feelings between citizens and politicians so that they are favorably disposed to a company in case a critical issue arises. It is likely that few Americans would be able to identify exactly what Archer Daniels Midland provides or produces, yet many might well recognize the slogan supermarket to the..."

Tags:Archer Daniels Midland, ADM

Abstract
This paper examines the protagonist and tragic hero, Newland Archer, in Edith Wharton's classic novel of New York society, "The Age of Innocence." The review clearly defines what makes Newland Archer tragic. Additionally, the paper describes Newland's character and his place in society. The paper also shows the importance of detail in Wharton's novel, and how it is used to describe a character. The paper concludes by again highlighting that Newland Archer was tragic because he did not live up to his potential.

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"The extensive detail used to describe Ellen Olenska informs the reader of how scrutiny and gossip plays a large role in daily life. Newland Archer found himself, for the majority of his life, playing into these rituals and social codes until he meet Ellen Olenska. When Archer and Madam Olenska become friends, and eventually fell in love with each other, Archer began to realize the hypocrisy of the New York social life he had been involved with. He began to understand the irony of New York society in that everyone involved considers themselves so highly civilized when, in fact, their traditions and customs are tribe-like and primitive. At the farewell dinner for Ellen Olenska, Archer describes the scene of this "farewell tribute" as if he is the captive and his peers and family are the "captors"."

Tags:New York, upper-class America

Abstract
This paper discusses the iconography of the images depicted on the three Wu Family Shrines in Jiaxiang that date from the Han Dynasty. The author explains that the most important function of these images is to portray how an offering ceremony should be carried out in accordance with Confucian ethics, and discusses their symbolic meanings. The author considers the reasons for believing that the archer figure represents the mythological archer Yi, and explains that the myth of Yi is out of context with the other symbols, which all have something to with maintaining proper Confucian relationships or how to act in an virtuous manner. An alternative explanation within the context of the offering shrine is the ritual of the palace overseer discharging arrows at birds of ill omen. If the archers in the Wu Family Shrines are doing this, then they are portraying people acting in a virtuous manner by fulfilling their duties, which is much more in tune with the filial sons displaying reverence for their father and the officials paying respect to their fallen colleague, as well as the fenghuang representing good government. This paper contains figures.

Outline:
Introduction
Purpose of Shrine
The Central Homage Scene
Procession of Chariots
The Unused Chariot
Fenghuang
The Tree
The Archer Yi Explanation
Appendix

From the Paper
"Two Fenghuang, or phoenixes, appear on the roofs of each of the homage scenes, and can be identified by their extravagant tales. The symbolism of the fenghuang is remarked on in the Bo Hu Tong, a prominent text from the Han era, which states "The feng huang is the chief among the birds. When above there is an enlightened King, and general peach, then it appears." From this, it would appear that these birds symbolize the existence of good government and peace. If one remembers to bring Confucian ethics into consideration, then this symbol can just as easily be applied to a household as it can be applied to China as a whole. This would entirely appropriate for a tomb or shrine which wishes to portray the virtuosity of the deceased."

Tags:iconographic taboo patriarch tomb, filial piety, familial emperor symbolism

Abstract
This paper reviews Archer Jones's book on the U.S. Civil War, "Civil War and Strategy: The Process of Victory and Defeat", and summarizes the parameters of the book's content and the thesis Archer presents in the book. It looks at what the reaction to the book has been.

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"The Civil War is often called, in military terms, the first modern war. However, although the war did blend technological and tactical elements that had never been deployed upon American soil, it was more of a heterogeneous mix of ancient and contemporary modes and means of warfare, than a truly modern war. In his text, Civil War and Strategy: The Process of Victory and Defeat, Archer Jones attempts to give a balanced study of Union and Confederate tactical and political decision-making. He attempts to illustrate how the ancient ideals of military history, as learned in the American nation's service academies, were embodied in the conflict, as well as modern elements of strategy and weaponry that could only have been produced in a nation at the cusp of the Industrial Revolution."

Tags:leadership, union, confederate, military, lincoln, jefferson, conflict, lee, grant, southern, north

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"This paper is a review and critique of Three Views on the Rapture: Pre-, Mid-, or Post-Tribulational. This is a dialogue among Gleason L. Archer, Jr., Paul D. Feinberg, and Douglas J. Moo, all of whom are or have been professors at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, which is the seminary of the Evangelical Free Church of America.
The format of the book is one in which each of the three professors presents his viewpoint on the Rapture, and then is responded to by the other two. These papers were actually given originally to a meeting of the Ministerial Association of the Evangelical Free Church of America in 1981. There is also an introductory essay by Richard R. Reiter (ABD, NYU), who was apparently a graduate student of one or more of these professors when he received his M.Div. from Trinity. His essay traces the .."

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This document discusses an article by Wang, Head and Archer that examines the role e-tailing has had on the corporate environment and specifically that of the retail environment related to enterprises such as Home Depot. According to the paper, the observations these authors make are that companies such as Home Depot have effectively made their pre-existing distribution and sales channels more efficient and that the internet has facilitated the introduction of a completely new sales channel supported by extended supply chains.

From the Paper
"In a recent article by Wang, Head, and Archer entitled E-Tailing: An Analysis of Web Impacts on the Retail Market, these authors discuss the impact that e-tailing has had on companies such as Office Depot that have utilize the internet and related technologies to open up new channels of distribution and to expand into new markets (2002). These researchers observe that the internet has been extremely effective for retail companies and for Home Depot specifically, in extending their supply chains in order to place products in previously limited markets. Overview Office Depot is the second largest office-services company in the world after Staples with annual sales in excess of $14b and provides, "more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company"(Corporate, 2006). "

Tags:e, business, homedepot, distribution

Abstract
The paper analyzes the idealism of Isabel Archer in Henry James' "Portrait of a Lady." The paper explains Isabel's self-serving behavior and James' view of what constitutes the "good life."

From the Paper
"The idealism of Henry James is apparent in his characterization of Isabel Archer in "Portrait of a Lady." Within the novel we see that James expresses an idealistic worldview that embraces respect and humility, emotion, good conscience, freedom and affection for country and family. However, within James' idealism we find that the author ascribes to a belief that there is a narrow path toward what constitutes the good life and the few there are that discover it."

Tags:romanticism, naivety, Americanness, individualism, identity, social conventions, refinement, relationships

Abstract
This paper presents a detailed look at two female literary characters and their individual consciousness. Isabel Archer in "Portrait of a Lady" and Carrie Meeber in "Sister Carrie" are analyzed and compared to draw conclusions.

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"The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton is an enchanting Victorian era novel that eloquently illustrates the price of being among New York's high society during the late nineteenth century. The paper examines the relationship between the three main characters of the book. It shows how Archer and Ellen resemble and differ from one another in their outlook on the customs and values of society and their speculation of life.

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"Archer is the character chosen to reveal the author's sentiments on the inadequacies of American society. Wharton uses frequently the concept of the tribe, with its tribal principles and tabus, the most important of which existed to secure its own survival and purity of race by breeding and its protection against social contamination by exclusion from its environment of alien elements. She sees that in America, against the need and power of money and the lure of sex, tribal instincts and customs, family pride and hereditary principles are bound to go down" the wasting away of an aristocracy." (Lovett, 47)"

Tags:Countess, Olenska, Jessup, Manson, Mingott