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Daniel Quinn's take on nature and how it fits into common beliefs and misconceptions. The essay is also about how mankind is destroying the world and what we need to do to adjust our thinking.

From the Paper
"A story where a man comes into contact with a psychic gorilla who tries to convince a man that societies ways are hurting the earth might seem superfluous to some. Once one realizes that the psychic gorilla is a literary device and not arbitrarily thrown in for no reason, it becomes clear that this is not a call for saving the trees or the dolphins, nor any other environmental group. Daniel Quinn, the author of Ishmael, wants the reader to completely change his way of thinking. Quinn seems to want his readers to realize what their actions and thoughtlessness are doing to the earth."

Tags:air, design, economics, environmental, issues, management, policy, pollution, problems, protection, recycling, science, studies, urban, wildless

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Cutting the rain forest threatens biodiversity. Cutting the rain forest destroys a valuable carbon sink to protect against greenhouse gases. Cutting down the rain forest threatens the indigenous people in the rain forest. Finally, attempts to repair the damage have failed.

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This paper considers the case of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, to determine whether the company's practices are good for the country. Specifically, the paper argues that Wal-Mart is bad for the country because it harms local businesses and changes the landscape, it is bad for workers and labor and it ultimately costs communities more than it provides.

From the Paper
"After graduating from college in Missouri and thereafter gaining experience in a variety of retail store settings across Arkansas during the 1950s, Sam Walton opened his first Wal-Mart store in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962. He established his stores locally and regionally using a variety of retail and staffing innovations and a philosophy of discount pricing and then began expanding outward in a push to locate stores nationally. Over the next three decades Wal-Mart grew to be the biggest retailer in the world, employing almost 1.5 million people and being found within driving distance of virtually every rural and suburban residential location in the United States ("Transforming America"). With its emphasis on low prices and uniform product offerings, Wal-Mart brought a consistent and affordable shopping experience to a broad range of Americans."

Tags:wal, mart, business, analysis

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This paper describes the philosophy behind democracy and then, using the USA as an example, attempts to highlight the problems with a democracy. The paper presents three objections as to why democracy is not the best form of government.

Outline:
Introduction
Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
Objective 1 reply
Objective 2 reply
Objective 3 reply
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Democracy has been heralded by some as the reason for why America has been a dominant global power for such a long period of time. Contrary to this belief democracy has only acted as a retardant to the fatal problems Americans face. The inefficiency of democracy does not allow for any one side to take full control which is important for sustainability of a country but sacrifices the needs of those on the bottom to achieve this feat. The aforementioned analogy of democracy being a city in which the sides are in constant opposition to one another can be correlated to the wealthy against the poor. Members of the upper-class who virtually dominate American politics are not going to allocate the necessary funds to assist the poor because that is in conflict with their own preservation. Therefore public officers will do enough to not destroy their reputation and chance for re-election but not enough to truly address the problems of the people they are supposed to be serving while in office. Democracy creates a more stable state than that of other political blueprints but in turn sacrifices directly addressing the needs of the people."

Tags:democracy, political, freedom

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This essay will examine the ecological degradation and social injustice created by the oil corporations and the people who subsequently invaded the Huaorani's land and show that this is ultimately a representation of the negative impact of globalization and its effect on many places in the world.

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This study will seek to uderstand how Beauvoir portrays existentialism thruogh her book A Woman Destroyed. By these means, we can see how the idea feminine self and other can be revealed in the text.

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Are African Americans destroying African culture? This is an age old query that many sociologist and other theorists in the social sciences have tried to explore. African American culture has embraced many facets, and inadvertently they are linked to African culture, as such the issue of African cultural retention and destruction in African American society is so intertwined it is sometimes hard to examine separately.

From the Paper
"Are African Americans destroying African culture? This is an age old query that many sociologist and other theorists in the social sciences have tried to explore. However, it lends itself to a greater analysis centered on many aspects of African cultural retention and destruction in the African Diaspora. Tenets of African Culture In the United States It is argued that African American culture is distinct from American culture, since ideally most black Americans have some heritage in Africa, since our ancestors were brought here during slavery. Although this paper ...

Tags:retention

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This paper discusses Bram Stoker's famous vampire, Dracula. It specifically focuses on ways that a vampire can be defeated. It compares modern audiences' familiarity with the traditional means of fighting and killing vampires with the ways presented in the book. The paper then examines Dracula's strengths and weaknesses and develops the writer's plan for finding and destroying the vampire.

From the Paper
"I also have reservations about including Seward in the hunting party. At first blush, seems as if he would be helpful in a vampire expedition. After all, he studied Renfield, and would be able to recognize the same type of influence and infatuation if Dracula chose another minion. However, one might hesitate before choosing Dr. Seward for such an expedition because of his reliance on chloral to sleep. (Stoker, 161). Dependence on any drug is a potentially fatal weakness, and Dracula appears adept at exploiting personal weakness. Therefore, Seward could possibly be a liability in hunting. However, if one were to be certain that Seward did not use any drugs while on the expedition, his experience would prove invaluable. After all, Seward saw the steps that Van Helsing took to counteract Dracula's impact on Lucy. Therefore, if Van Helsing were to fall victim to the vampire, the hunting party might still have some chance of success."

Tags:garlic, hunting, victim

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On September 8, 1900, powerful winds running over 140 mph devastated the whole city of Galveston, Texas, killing 6000 people and destroying most of the city. The paper examines the role several people and public institutions played in the Galveston Storm, including the Weather Bureau which ignored warnings of the hurricane from 'unofficial' sources. The paper also looks at the personal stories of residents such as Isaac Cline who worked for the Weather Bureau, as well as the nuns and children from the Sisters of Charity Orphanage, who lost their lives in the storm.

From the Paper
"The storm took the lives of a lot of people. Amongst them were the Sisters of Charity Orphanage. 10 Sisters and 90 children lost their lives. The Sisters ran an infirmary and an orphanage. The orphanage was located on the beach. On the day of the storm Sister Elizabeth Ryan had commuted to town to get food for the children. She rushed back to the orphanage to be with the children. The storm water had reached the dormitories and was slowing causing the buildings to collapse. The sisters gathered all the children into the girl's dorm. They sang "Queen of the Waves" to calm the children down. In order to save their lives the sisters tied six to seven children around their waist. It was a very brave gesture on their part to protect the children. Sadly the storm waters claimed their lives and only 3 children managed to survive. The survivors lived to tell the eye witness encounter of the sisters' bravery. Thus every year on September the 8th the Sisters of the Charity Orphanage sing "Queen of the Waves" around the same time they perished."

Tags:Willis, Moore, Cuba, Elizabeth, Ryan, Clara, Barton

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This creative writing essay presents an accounting of a scenario in which a meteor hits the planet Earth, destroying all living things. Hundreds of years after the collision, someone stumbles across what used to be a home, and tries to figure out what the artifacts left in the house were used for before the meteor crash.

From the Paper
"We arrived on planet Earth this morning and began our expedition with little hope of finding anything useful for our research. Earth has been a dead planet for hundreds of years and we know that there is no life form existing on it. As we begin to disembark however our scout conveyed that he found what appears to be a dwelling form the structure people. The structure people are those who lived here on Earth hundreds of years ago. We so named them the structure people because of the structures that they used to live in. The structures are long gone because the elements on Earth have destroyed them but the scout found a location of a former structure in which some things have been preserved."

Tags:earth, meteor, archeology, artifacts, utensil, machine