Abstract
The paper focuses on how both Philip Roth, in his work "The Human Stain", and F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his work "The Great Gatsby", criticize the idea that one can leave his past behind through economic prosperity. The paper illustrates how Roth portrays through his protagonist, Coleman Silk, that one cannot escape his past, regardless of how much money he makes or how many lies he tells. The paper explains Roth's belief that in order to achieve the American dream to the fullest, one must not forget where he came from, nor cut off the relationships that forged him into the person he has become. The paper then shows how Fitzgerald makes a similar case though the downfall of his protagonist, Jay Gatsby.

From the Paper
"Coleman, who spends his entire adult life concealing his African-American heritage, is ultimately forced to resign from his post as a Classics Professor at Athena College after making allegedly racist comments towards two African-American students. If Coleman were known to be a black man, these allegations certainly would not have held water. Roth presents the reader with this ironic occurrence early in the novel (page 6) so that the reader realizes at the output that Coleman has already lost something dear to him due to his chosen disconnect with his former life."

Tags:prosperity, background, American, Dream, Coleman, Silk, Jay, Gatsby

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According to this paper, the rising rate of students getting caught for plagiarism is the result of new programming technologies, which help professors to search the Internet for particular word matches or paragraph structures. This paper claims that stealing other people's ideas in essay form has been the result of new technology, which allows deviant writers to claim the work of others as their own. Although one cannot blame technology for the laziness and unethical behaviors of a chosen few, the result of growing advances in word processing make it remarkably easy for students to cut and paste essays and term papers from the Internet.

From the Paper
"Plagiarism is the theft of another writer's work or written ideas. In this format, the deviant writer has chosen to take another writer's thesis or central idea and claimed it as his or her own. This form of theft is based on creative license, which should be appropriated to the originator of the thought being expressed in written form. The creative process revolves around the originality of the argument or idea being processed in a particular writer's project, and is central to being `owned' by that person. When another writer chooses to completely hijack that original author's ideas, he or she is liable to be called a `plagiarist', since they are not adding or developing their own creative ideas in a particular written work. Plagiarism is the stealing ideas from a thesis of the written work of an original writer or writers."

Tags:essay, introduction, style

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This paper examines the deteriorating working conditions for the American employee in the last couple of years. It discusses reduced wages and benefit packages, increased unemployment, cut-backs and problematic pension schemes. The writer also examines the changing work culture looks at how each specific sector (hi-tech, banking, publishing, tourism etc) have been effected by these changes.

From the Paper
"Working conditions have continued to change and evolve for the American worker over the last ten years. To no one's surprise, the types of work that Americans are doing as compared to ten years ago have significantly changed. Along with changing job descriptions, work environments have changes as have rates of compensation, hours worked, and the worker culture."

Tags:unemployment, job, work, employee

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This paper examines the reasons why revenues for the city of Charlotte have increased over the past year, pointing out that this may be because of a significant increase in the population and the growth of business throughout the community. The paper further notes how these revenues have often not been sufficient to meet the costs connected to services and programs in the city, creating instances of budget cuts and deficits that the city is attempting to address. Nevertheless, it is indicates that there is a surplus of funds that exist at the conclusion of the fiscal year, which are used by discretionary evaluation of community need.

From the Paper
"Revenues for the city of Charlotte have continued to increase over the past year because of a significant increase in the population and the growth of business throughout the community. However, these revenues have often not been sufficient to meet the costs connected to services and programs in the city, creating instances of budget cuts and deficits that..."

Tags:charlotte, revenues, funding

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This ten-page undergraduate paper argues that the government cutbacks and restructuring of the past two decades, whereby care was largely moved from the health care system to the home, resulted in excessive burdens on women caregivers and in elder abuse. Care needs to more evenly distributed.

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The paper looks at how Quebec City plans to address its transportation and land-use concerns as the city's population grows and as problems created by poor urban planning in the past are resolved. The paper starts off by looking at how changes in the transportation system can cut down on environmental degradation; specifically, it is noted how Quebec City is trying to prioritize public transit and an improved road system so as to cut down on the use of pollution-spewing automobiles. The paper also explores some promising transportation initiatives which offer hope in terms of revitalizing Quebec City's downtown core. In a related vein, the paper looks at how the metropolis' urban housing situation can be improved if various proposals for rationalizing and re-organizing the transportation infrastructure are put into practice. The paper concludes by looking at how the city stands to benefit economically if it adopts a multi-modal and integrated approach to transportation and if it changes its historic land-use practices. The paper shows how Quebec City simply needs to go forward with the plans it already has in place.

From the Paper
"The following paper will look at how Quebec City plans upon addressing its transportation and land-use concerns going forward as the city's population grows and as problems created by poor urban planning in the past are resolved; for the most part, the paper will focus upon transportation issues, leaving the land-use concerns to the end of the paper. In any event, the first part of this paper will start off by looking at how changes in the transportation system can cut down on environmental degradation; specifically, it will be noted how Quebec City..."

Tags:transportation, quebec, city

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The paper discusses how the 2009 Holiday Season presents unique challenges as compared to the holiday seasons of the past; each challenge must be individually addressed. First, the paper explains that the economy is in a steady decline, illustrated by job losses and the fact that consumers are just not spending as much as they normally would during the holidays. The paper reveals that individuals are staying at home for the holidays more than ever before, and some have cut vacations as their spending shrinks. Second, the paper relates that employers are cutting back on splurging on holiday parties in an effort to save money and make their estimated budgets. Third, companies that entertain clients are also looking at cost-cutting measures. The paper asserts that the sales strategy for the 2009 Holiday Season must take all of these factors into consideration and plan accordingly. The paper outlines the hotel catering holiday marketing strategy.

From the Paper
"David, as per your request to have each member of the sales staff write a marketing strategy convincing you of a better plan, below is the marketing strategy for this year's holiday season. The goal of this marketing strategy is to convince the marketing director to accept this holiday marketing plan. The 2009 Holiday Season presents unique challenges as..."

Tags:holiday, hotel, catering

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This paper discusses how, in today's ever-competitive global economy, auto manufacturers like the Ford Motor Company and General Motors are continually looking for new and unique opportunities to strategically reduce costs. It looks at how, in the recent past, reducing labor was the methodology of choice and how, today, labor is at a premium, so new approaches are needed. It demonstrates how, by relocating to new markets with cheaper labor, the manufacturers, in a sense, reduce labor costs, but also get the advantage of being more strategically located with partners and eventual consumers. It examines how these changes require new thinking in regard to the marketing strategies needed to sell their products and how corporations like Ford Motor Company and General Motors have found ways to cut costs while helping improve quality for their new and emerging markets.

From the Paper
"The circumstance in the automotive industry is that manufacturing automobiles has become a global business. The manufacturers are looking for cheap labor in emerging markets. Companies like Ford Motor Company and General Motors have been forced to move away from the higher priced labor in the United States therefore reducing the cost of importing parts and components. The idea is to build the cars closer to the natural markets which entails emerging markets will be where new cars will be sold in the future. Rapid growth in vehicle ownership is expected in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. (Vehicle Assembly: Industry Information - Trends Shaping the Industry) Ford, for example, has been gradually expanding its manufacturing facilities throughout Asia and mainland China and has made major efforts to attract new suppliers with a "just-in-time" delivery philosophy."

Tags:quality, labor, industry, costs

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Historically, presidential campaigns have provided a forum for discussing change and expressing uniquely American ideals and ideas. In the past, heated campaigns have generated great excitement. Although the 2000 presidential race has been described as close with an unpredictable outcome, for lack of clear-cut ideals the campaign has stirred little passion among voters. This paper traces the history of presidential campaigning and examines what makes this one unique.

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This paper discusses how, in today's ever competitive global economy, auto manufacturers like the Ford Motor Company and General Motors are always looking for new and unique opportunities to strategically reduce costs without interfering with the revenue-generating functions of the process. It looks at how, in the recent past, reducing labor was the methodology of choice and how, today, labor is at a premium. It analyzes how they have found ways to cut costs while helping improve quality for their new emerging markets by stopping the internal manufacture of component parts and fulfilling component needs from outside of the organizations.

From the Paper
"Currently, there are over three hundred platforms globally available to Ford. Ford has a long-term strategy in place that will eventually reduce that number to approximately 250 by 2008. Ford will be able to produce a greater number of vehicles on fewer platforms. General Motors has similar plans. "Platform commonization has influenced a similar strategy for parts suppliers. Several vehicle manufacturers are sharing components across multiple vehicles and platforms. Automakers, for example, realized 23 different batteries or 18 unique cigarette lighters across their model ranges was too costly and complex. In some cases there were legitimate technical or commercial reasons for such complexity. But for the vast majority of applications, it could no longer be justified. "

Tags:labor, parts, production, manufacture