Abstract
This paper examines how Chapters and eBay have both successfully implemented an e-business model and how while Chapters decided on a traditional online retail business model as an extension of its offline business, eBay came up with a unique online auction concept. It looks at how the two companies had to take a different approach to involving customers, establishing trust, safety and security online, managing inventory, building customer loyalty and managing growth from an information systems perspective as a result of their different situations.

Outline
Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Findings
Chapters
Internet Business Model
Challenges
Hindsight " What Should They Have Done Differently?
eBay
Internet Business Model
Challenges
Hindsight What Should They Have Done Differently?
Chapters and eBay - How do they differ?
Inventory Systems
User Involvement
Trust, Safety, Security
Reliance on the Internet
Employee Interaction with Technology
Managing Growth from an MIS Perspective
Customer Loyalty
Mass Customization of Site Design
Implications
Conclusions
References

From the Paper
"With use of the Internet on the rise, a new channel for conducting business has been opened up. In recent years, e-commerce and e-business have emerged as a relatively new means of developing a business model. This paper specifically examines the implementation of an internet business model at two prominent companies: the exclusively online eBay, and the "clicks and bricks" Chapters (now a member of the Indigo Books and Music Inc.). A pure-play internet firm, eBay utilizes an online auction business model, providing a platform for buyers and sellers to efficiently exchange goods and services. Chapters.Indigo.ca is the online component of the traditional Chapters and Indigo retail stores and acts as a virtual storefront and online catalogue for consumers."

Tags:commerce, indigo, internet, online, site, virtual, website

Abstract
"The following assingment if for a fourth year business and society course. The assingment itself is to review a number of chapters of the book The WOrld is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman. The first question deals with the first two chapertes. The second question deals with chapters 3-4. The third question looks at chapters 5-7. The last question looks at the idea worker in two works."

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The World Is Flat Chapters 1 and 2 The role of multinational corporations and communications have been playing an increasing role in bringing the world closer and closer together. So although the real physical geography of the planet has not been decreasing the time and energy for people and information to travel around the globe has been rapidly shrinking. This means that in a very real sense the world is shrinking rapidly. Although many variations of this argument have been made in recent years; it was Thomas L. Friedman in The World Is Flat that articulated this phenomenon in the most publicly friendly way possible.

Tags:world, flat, reviews

Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts the first two chapters of the 'Book of Genesis' within the Old Testament. It describes the events that occurred during the first two chapters and discusses their literary style. The paper particularly focuses on the way that God maintained full control of all created in 'Genesis':1, while in 'Genesis': 2, God gives humans both the autonomy of choice and free will, thereby setting up the conflicts that ensue in 'Genesis':3.

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"Chapter 1 of Genesis is different from Chapter 2 of Genesis, in that in Chapter 1, the very beginning, most basic elements of the earth are created from waters and darkness. In Chapter 2, God creates the first man, and then, to keep the man company, creates the first woman to live with the man on the earth, and everything around them that they need in the Garden of Eden. The tree of knowledge is also created in Chapter 2, and God instructs the man" "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (Genesis 2: 16-17, p. 58). But it is not until Chapter 3 of Genesis that the woman and then the man are tempted by the tree of Knowledge."

Tags:control, knowledge, creation

Abstract
The paper describes how the first two chapters of "The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism" cover a very wide range of subject matter: many facets of the underbelly of capitalism all over the world, in the contemporary world and also in history. Then paper opines that there is so much material that it is difficult to sum it up - it reads much like a "washroom book," full of interesting nuggets of information. However, the paper asserts that it is possible to take stock of what one learns from these first two chapters.

From the Paper
"The first two chapters of "The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism" cover a very wide range of subject matter: many facets of the underbelly of capitalism all over the world, in the contemporary world and also in history. There is so much material that it is difficult to sum it up - it reads much like a "washroom book," full of interesting nuggets of information. However, it is possible to take stock of what one learns from these first two chapters. Chapter 1 starts off with a list of points pertaining to radical activists..."

Tags:capitalism, wealth, globalization

Abstract
This paper provides a summary of the central chapters in John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" - chapters 10-12. It covers the time that the Joads prepare to leave California and the start of their journey.

From the Paper
"Chapter 10
The primary purposes of Chapter 10 are to detail how the Joads prepare to depart for California and to reveal how different members of the Joad family relate to one another. As the chapter opens, we see how close Tom Joad is to his mother, and also about the misgivings Ma Joad has about the upcoming trip. "Seems too nice, kinda," she says, of the reports she has heard of California. "Once again a faceless man makes his intrusion into the story, this time the anonymous man who was handing out han'bills encouraging families to leave their homes, tellin' how they need folks to work. They wouldn't go to that trouble if there wasn't plenty work [in California" Tom confirms her fears rather than her hopes, saying that he heard that there was too many "folks lookin' for work" in California. Despite their worries, Ma Joad is shown to have a good sense of humor, as she jokes about her son's irreverent views about scripture. The comic intrusion of Grandpa also lifts the shadow of foreboding from the two."

Tags:California, journey, landscape, road

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This paper shows how, without the inter-chapters, the "Grapes of Wrath" would simply be the sad story of dust bowl migrants in California. By adding social, political, and historical background Steinbeck has transformed a sob story into social analysis.

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"These interchapters serve two main functions. First by presenting the social background they serve to amplify the pattern of action created by the Joad family. 13 of the 16 interchapters are largely devoted to this purpose. For example, chapter 1 describes in panoramic terms the drought that forces the migrants off their land. Chapter 5 is mostly a dialog between two generalized forces, the banks and the farmers, presenting in archetype the conflict in which the Joads are enmeshed. Chapters 7 and 9 depict, respectively, the buying of jalopies and the selling of household goods. Chapter 11 describes at length a decaying and deserted house that is the prototype of all the houses abandoned in the dust bowl. Other chapters explore, through the collage technique of chapters 7 and 9, the nature of that new, nomadic society which the Joads are helping to form. (14, 17, 23). Almost every aspect of the Joads' adventures is enlarged in the interchapters and seen as part of the social climate."

Tags:depression, dustbowl, farmers, great, migrants, okies, steinbeck

Abstract
This paper compares Chapter 1 and Chapter 15 of Mark Twain's famous novel, "Huckleberry Finn." The paper asks the questions - What does it mean to be alone? What is loneliness? These are qualitative questions whose answers depend upon the person and the situation. Some people can be alone in a crowd of thousands. The paper asserts that comparing chapter 1 and chapter 15 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will show that Huckleberry Finn has a change in his mindset between the feelings of being alone and loneliness, and becomes appreciative to having someone with him.

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"This paper discusses chapter one and chapter fifteen of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In chapter one, Finn is unhappy and lonely living with the widow. He feels desperate to the point of wanting to die. In chapter fifteen, he finds out being all alone is frightening. He learns what it is like to be alone and now appreciates having Jim there with him. Comparing Chapter One and Chapter Fifteen Huckleberry Finn Imagine being a boy alone at the bottom of the Illinois River with strange sounds and fog that makes it almost impossible to see. What does it mean to be alone? What is loneliness? These are qualitative questions depends ... "

Tags:loneliness, qualitative, Jim, story

Abstract
This paper analyzes and reviews chapters seven and eight in Buser's "Experiencing Art Around Us", giving a personal reflection of the works. In particular, it is noted how the paper's author came to appreciate sketching and drawing after reading this book. Additionally, the paper comments on individual works of art, mostly from the Renaissance period. The paper further notes that the two chapters are incredibly well organized, providing a great deal of depth to the information at hand while still maintaining a great deal of clarity and ease of access to the material. The paper concludes by stating that Buser's approach of pointing out the various elements and techniques employed in finished works of art makes the subject matter far more attainable.

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"In chapter eight, Buser turns his attention to a very methodology--or methodologies, to be more precise--of two-dimensional image making. Printmaking has the advantage of being able to make multiple copies (or originals) of a given work of art, but as Buser explains the complexities of the various methods of printmaking render certain effects nearly impossible. His decision to place the chapter dealing with printmaking immediately after his examination and explanation of drawing makes these complexities much easier to understand; the basic elements that both media are able to bring to the finished product--line, shading, etc.--are largely the same, and understanding their interaction in something as simple and familiar as drawing makes understating their application in something as complex as printmaking much easier to understand. The effect that these basic elements produce are vastly different in printmaking, however, and Buser does an excellent job of explaining the multitude of ways in which these elements and methodologies can be exploited in the printmaking process, especially with the creation of color and the sharp definition that is possible."

Tags:Raphael, Carracci, printmaking, drawing

Abstract
This paper reviews and analyzes several chapters from Thomas Butler's book, "Experiencing Art Around Us" with an emphasis on art and the society that creates it. According to the text, the purpose of art is defined differently in Western versus non-Western cultures. The paper also explores the ideal of beauty. Other concepts relating to art are discussed, such as realism as opposed to art correcting the imperfections of nature. The paper concludes by noting that art can make the ordinary extraordinary.

From the Paper
"Even the idea of beauty as the artistic ideal, that art is a 'correction' of natural imperfection, has come under scrutiny by Western art critics. After all, van Gogh's sunflowers are wild, torn and ragged, much like the man's mind itself. Advocates of psychological theories of art note that this is what makes them so memorable. Of course, not every 'person on the street' would agree--some people still prefer representational art, and use realism as the guide for what constitutes art. However, there is not an unbroken line from realism to impressionism to modernism today. Realism has fallen in and out of favor in high art but traditional art is often highly representational and symbolic. In line with Aristotle, the Romans strove for more accurate mimesis but Italian Renaissance paintings strove to create a more perfect ideal, falling in line with the common Platonic trope that nature was an inferior copy of the heavens. Theories of the purpose of art are almost as varied as individual artist's intentions themselves."

Tags:Van Gogh, impressionism, realism, Mary Cassatt

Abstract
The supply chain and how it is managed is critical to almost any competitor's success in any industry. Supply chains not only control the flow and supply of raw materials and products but also the distribution and sales of those raw materials and products in final form.

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Tags:business, driven, technology