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Socioeconomic Stratification, 2003.
An exploration into the ways in which class differences are amplified and perpetuated.
1,451 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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Scientific studies and conventional knowledge both suggest that as the rich get richer, the poor in American society are getting poorer. This essay explores the ways in which class is recreated in each generation using the works of Shellee Colen, Carol Stack and Barbara Ehrenreich. It focuses on the roles of gender and race in America.
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"These economic responsibilities in addition to legal restraints prevent West Indian women from being able to bring their own children to the United States when they first arrive (Colen 1995: 80). Instead, children are left with extended foster families in the women?s home countries. Consequently, West Indian immigrants commonly mother the children of wealthy American families instead of mothering their own. Meanwhile, cultural assumptions about the value of reproductive labor degrade the perceived importance of this role, resulting in exceptionally low wages (Colen 1995: 87). Many Americans see West Indian women as ideal candidates for this position due to weaknesses derived from their poverty and immigrant status (Colen 1995:81, 88)."
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"The Blue Flower" and "The English Patient", 2002.
The central symbol of one novel is amplified and underlined by another in a comparison of works by Penelope Fitzgerald and Michael Ondaatje.
3,395 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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This essay first looks closely at the symbol of the blue flower which is central to the novel of the same name written by Penelope Fitzgerald. Close scrutiny is made of the transformational love relationship between Fritz and Sophie. Next comes a study of the lovers in "The English Patient" by Michael Ondaatje followed by a comparison of the two relationships. This comparison reveals how the two sets of lovers in the two novels each experience the true opening of self to the most intense inner experiences possible.
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"The meaning of the central symbol around which The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald revolves expands even further when studied in relationship to The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. The historical subjects about which Michael Ondaatje and Penelope Fitzgerald write are quite distant from each other in time and place. Fritz?s attachment to Sophie and Hana?s relationship with Kip are vastly different, and yet there is are elements of similarity. For each of these couples, when their individual lives come in contact with each other, something, happens-- something big, something life changing, something that, looking back at the end of a lifetime, might be described as having made all the difference. This something might also be called human growth."
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Polymerase Chain Reaction-Derived Homeotic Genes, 2007.
Describes a procedure to isolate the morphology-controlling homeotic genes of Caenorhabditis elegans.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper describes an experiment in which DNA was extracted from the organism Caenorhabditis elegans to be amplified and electrophoresed. The author reports that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used in the experiment to amplify the DNA and after electrophoresis was finished, a photograph of the gel was obtained. The author also explains that the migration distance of the bands was measured and a graph of the molecular weight of the bands was created. The paper states that this process allowed the isolation of homeobox genes, which are of great importance in many different organisms for patterning and segmentation.
Table of Contents:
Keywords
Abstract
Introduction
Materials & Methods
C. Elegans Preparation
RNAse Treatment and Protein Precipitation
DNA Precipitation, Drying and Rehydration
Preparation of PCR Reactions and Running of Reactions in Thermocycler
Homeobox PCR
Casting an Agrose Gel
Loading, Running and Staining the Agrose Gel
Results
Discussion
Figures and Tables
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"When it comes to unlocking the mysteries of organismal development, it all comes down to genes. However when genes are to be analyzed, a little is often not enough. This is where polymerase chain reaction (PCR) comes into play. PCR is a powerful and fast method, for which the ultimate desired outcome is the amplification and quantification of DNA "from a minimal initiating amount in vitro.
In order for PCR to occur, template DNA is first denatured. Annealing primers, or often degenerative primers which use every possible codons for unknown DNA sequences."
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Art, Personal, World, and National History, 2005.
This paper compares the different ways in which histories are portrayed by South African, American and Czech sources.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 13 sources, $ 47.95
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In this article, the writer offers a comparison of how South African, American, and Czech sources portray national history, art history, world history and personal history. The writer examines a selection of texts to identify to what extent each amplifies linkages between world history, natural history, art history and personal history.
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"History as a record of events and dates can be a dull affair because it does not necessarily capture the dynamics of personal or even state actions as they were experienced by the people involved. Yet people are what make history and what made up the culture or cultures in which events and actions unfolded. Professional historians, if they are skilled enough, can make an account of an era or a significant set of events lively, but the life's blood of a culture a people a person or ... "
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An Approach to Organizational Communication, 2000.
A review of Eric M. Eisenberg's critical approach to the communication process of organizations.
1,051 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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This paper reviews and explains Eric M. Eisenberg's critical approach to clarity in the communication process of organizations. The paper examines his upholding concept of "ambiguity" or "creative use of symbols" in the effectiveness of organizational communication.
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Strategic Ambiguity as a Means to Promote Unified Diversity
Strategic Ambiguity as a Means to Facilitate Organizational Change
Strategic Ambiguity as a Means to Amplify Existing Source Attributions and Preserving Privileged Positions
Research
Evaluation
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"While many researchers and practitioners of organizational communication hold that clarity in the communication process is essential in organizational effectiveness, Eric M. Eisenberg brings another perspective to the issue which may be considered as a fairly dissenting one. In fact, Eisenberg brings a critical approach to clarity in communication by examining the communication processes in organizations and argues that clarity is both "non-normative and not a sensible standard against which to gauge individual or organizational effectiveness" (Eisenberg, 1984, p. 227). This paper will explain Eisenberg's critical approach to clarity and why he upholds the concept of "ambiguity" or "the creative use of symbols" in organizational communication."
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Selling American Used Cars in Saudi Arabia, 2007.
A research report looking at the advisability of selling American used cars in Saudi Arabia
9,025 words (approx. 36.1 pages), 24 sources, APA, $ 187.95
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This paper studies the way to transform showroom visitors into customers when selling American used cars in Saudi Arabia. It reports that the methodology included personal in-depth interviews using two sets of survey questions created to compliment this study and secondary data from previous published articles. The paper relates that, while deeming potential used car buyers to be hesitant "one chance customers", when a seller gains insight into buyers' habits, he/she enhances the understanding of a customer which amplifies positive customer engagement, and in turn, increases the likelihood that a showroom visitor will become a satisfied customer. The paper includes questionnaires and color illustrations.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
American Used Cars
Aims and Objectives
Background and Overview:
Literature Review
Finding and Filling Used Car Buyers' Needs
Domain of Customer Behavior
Customer Roles
1998-2007 Forecast U.S. Arab Market Losses (U.S. $Billion) by Export Category
Reasons to Buy a Used Car
More Competition for Sellers of American and Other Countries' Used Cars
Car Buyers and the Internet
Another Manufacturer's Promotion PESTLE
Selling American Used Cars in Saudi Arabia - PEST(LE) Analysis
SWOT
Methodology
Personal and Private, Yet, Public Sales' Persuasions
Questionnaire for Buyers
Interview Questions for Sellers
Customer Satisfaction Survey
Reflections and Limitations
Difficult, yet Simple Significant Details
Conclusion/Summery
Today and Tomorrow's Timeless Truths
Aims and Objectives
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"Customers invest effort and time when searching to select a used car dealer, just as sellers invest time to secure customers. "Word of mouth" communication, the report a customer verbalizes to his/her family and friends is one particularly, potent "tool" regularly used to gain new customers. A seller does not have to invest substantial funds, market his product, or invest special sales' resources, as the customer. The way a customer perceives the seller, however, determines whether "word of mouth" communication will prove to be positive of negative."
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The Brothers Grimm and German Nationalism, 2005.
A comparison of the classic fairy tales 'Snow White' and 'Cinderella' with those of the Grimm Brothers.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the Grimm brothers' versions of 'Snow White' and 'Cinderella' with French versions of these classic fairy tales, which reveals the Grimms' thematic emphasis on nationalism and vengeance. In contrast to the French versions of these stories, Grimms' versions feature Germanic cultural interpretations regarding the inherent value of nationalism and vengeance. According to this paper, their versions amplify their belief that good people have a moral responsibility to unite together against evil and to seek vengeance for injustices inflicted upon them.
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Martin Luther King?s Speech ?I Have a Dream?, 2006.
This paper is a rhetorical situational analysis of Martin Luther King's speech "I Have a Dream".
970 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 34.95
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This paper defines Martin Luther King's speech "I Have a Dream" as a rhetorical situation because it definitely amplifies the nature of the situation by providing a formal definition and examination of its constituent parts. The author points out that a rhetorical situation requires that the discourse move the audience to produce change; King's discourse produced change by influencing the decisions and actions of the persons who function as mediators of change. The paper states that the reaction to King's discourse has been quite possibly the most far reaching response in the history of not delineated within the confines of religion.
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"Some of the Rhetorical Situational discourse displayed in the King speech has several recognizable characteristics or features. For example, rhetorical discourse is called into existence by situation when the situation which the rhetoric perceives amounts to an invitation to create and present discourse. The clearest possible evidence of this is present in the case of the King speech and within the presentment of his discourse. The strongest and clearest instances of rhetorical speaking and writing are strong invited - yea, often demanded as in the case at hand. The Civil Rights movement had begun to slow as many involved were just plainly being worn down by the constant and unrelenting forces against them."
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EU Ban on U.S. Beef, 2007.
This paper provides an analysis and discussion of the European Union's ban of U.S. beef.
3,000 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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In this article the writer discusses that the primary reasons for imposing bans on U.S. beef products concern health issues relating to hormone-treated beef products. The writer also looks at the potential for human consumption of potentially harmful beef products resulting from cattle diseases such as Mad Cow. The writer points out that there are some politically charged factors involved in this issue. Further, the writer maintains that the U.S. beef industry is the leading competitor in this industry in the global marketplace, but the agricultural industry in general has been adversely affected in years past because of arbitrary bans from key trading partners such as the European Union. The writer notes that such bans may be based on a number of factors, including cultural perceptions of quality, politically motivated initiatives and the potential threats represented by cattle-borne diseases such as Mad Cow that are amplified by urban legend and the mainstream media. The writer concludes that the importance of the European Union to U.S. exporters means that such bans will have to be justified by more than just cultural lip service in the future, and U.S. exporters are going to increasingly demand that the Europeans put their money where they mouths are - literally.
Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Factors Influencing Trade Decisions for U.S. Beef Products
Conclusion
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"From the perspective of the U.S. beef industry, the European Union's standard is simply a politically motivated trade barrier that provides no actual health protection for European consumers but rather serves to inflate for them; by sharp contrast, the European controversy is fairly longstanding and began during the 1970s when a series of health scares in Europe caused created an atmosphere in which the public was increasingly concerned about the potential side effects of eating beef products that had been treated with hormones. A number of stories in the European press linked the consumption of hormone-treated beef to hormone-related health problems and some of the accounts simply fueled the fires with increasingly skeptical European consumers."
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"The Fall of the House of Usher", 2006.
This paper analyzes the close relationship between environment and character as clearly portrayed in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher."
1,397 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper focuses on the main characters of Roderick Usher and his sister Lady Madeline as well as the eventual demise of the Usher family in Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher." The writer of this paper describes why the actual Usher home is itself a physical entity and thus becomes a pseudo-character in the plot which Poe uses to both mirror and amplify the story of the principal characters. This paper also discusses Poe's unique writing style by defining the close relationship between environment and character which becomes clearly evident through the narration.
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"While the character of the estate takes a toll on the narrator, this same character actually seems to be an extension of the Ushers themselves. By the time we are introduced to Roderick and Madeline Usher, we cannot help but notice the parallels between the estate and the characters. The dull, discolored fa?ade of the House seems to closely resemble the complexions of both characters. The otherworldliness of the environment surrounding the household seems to closely parallel the otherworldliness of the Ushers themselves. The phantom like ethereal impression we get of Madeline is the same as the impression we get from the narrator's description of the atmosphere surrounding the estate."
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Film: "Daredevil", 2008.
This paper uses the powers of the blind superhero, Daredevil, from Mark Steven Johnson's 2003 film "Daredevil", to explain the Doppler effect.
1,305 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that, in order to battle effectively criminal scum in Hell's Kitchen, blind superhero Daredevil, from the film "Daredevil", must use the Doppler effect to dodge bullets and to envision his surroundings. The author points out that a radioactive accident left Daredevil blind as a child but intensely amplified his remaining four senses. The paper relates that, to understand how Daredevil uses the Doppler effect, the viewer must know that sound waves are the result of vibrating particles in any material. The author continues that the Doppler effect is the frequency change of a moving sound source. The paper describes two instances, in the film, where Daredevil knew where the bullet was without seeing it by using the Doppler effect.
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"Daredevil uses sonar by listening to the water droplets echo from hitting the ground around him as it reflects or bounces off an object. He can envision his surroundings by establishing that the longer it takes for the echo of the water droplet to come back, the further away the object is. Recall that when he uses the Doppler Effect he learns if the object is moving toward or away from him. With his super hearing abilities, he can tell if the object that the sound waves are bouncing off of is as small as a grain of rice or as big as a truck."
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Teamwork and Stress, 2008.
This paper evaluates aspects of teamwork that contribute to and detract from stress.
1,780 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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In evaluating what stress is and the aspects of teamwork that contribute and detract from it, the writer presents an analysis, completed from a series of books, journals and articles to ensure the accuracy and completeness of analysis. The writer notes that employees face many stressors as contributors to an organization that are in turn amplified when they participate in and contribute to groups. This paper analyzes different aspects of working in a team that contribute to higher levels of stress in employees, and compares them to those factors that detract from or lessen stress. The writer concludes that ultimately the leadership of teams must concentrate on minimizing the catalysts of stress and infusing instead trust, certainty, and most important, ownership of both jobs and goals to the individual level of their teams if goals and objectives that require coordination and collaboration are to be achieved.
Outline:
Introduction
Team Factors That Contribute to Stress
Team Factors That Reduce Stress
Conclusion
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"In addition to all these factors that significantly increase stress, there are the stressors that groups experience together when their collective roles and direction are not adequately defined. This inter-group conflict and confusion causes stress that permeates the entire group. The result often begins to pervade between groups as well often leading to intergroup stress, conflict and confusion as well. These stressors taken together lead to strategies on the part of both individuals and the groups themselves to minimize and eliminate risk altogether, leading to groups becoming paralysed in fear of doing anything. Resistance to change sets in and the groups are then more difficult than ever before to embrace change both at the individual and collective level which in turn influences the culture of organizations over time."
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No Child Left Behind Act, 2009.
A review of how the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA), which aims to alleviate the worsening illiteracy trend in the US.
1,596 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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The paper reveals startling statistics on college students' low quality of education and younger children's literacy skills that are reflected by their socioeconomic status. The paper discusses how illiteracy amplifies poverty, delinquencies and high risk behaviours that the Bush administration wanted to eradicate with their No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in 2001. The paper overviews the Act's four main goals and how they will be implemented in the nation's schools.
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"The United States is one of the most influential and powerful countries in the world. However, the U.S. is going through a crisis that could inevitably determine the fate of Americans and their country. The illiteracy rate in the U.S. has exceeded those seen in some underdeveloped countries such as in Asia, Central America, and even Africa. Today, nearly 70% of the inner city fourth graders cannot read at basic level on national reading tests. High dropout rates from high schools continue to predominate, especially in urban school districts that cater mainly to poor students. One in three high school students will not graduate this year; the largest school districts found in Detroit, Baltimore Country in Maryland, and Fairfax Country in Virginia have at least 21.7%, 38.5% and 82.5% high school dropout rates, respectively (Chaddock, 2006). The high school dropout rate is highest among children of minority and those who are poorest."
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US Auto Benchmarking, 2008.
This paper examines the Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Company as benchmarks for the US Auto company.
797 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 28.95
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The paper relates that the US Auto company should consider benchmarking as a method of diminishing certain negative aspects, improving positive ones and eventually amplify the company's profit. The paper analyzes Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Company and shows how they represent two different cultures, two different types of management and two different models that can serve US Auto's best interests.
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"US Auto is an American car manufacturer with an important past on the American car market, but with a less brilliant present and future, as the company is currently struggling for survival. The company's main negative issues that need to be corrected are related to outdated line plant assets, inflated labor costs, and lack of any significant prospects that could provide some sort of boost in the company's future profitability. The only aspect that US Auto is putting its hopes on is a hybrid gas-electric engine that the company has created. Given the fact that negotiations with AutoMex have failed, the company must find other strategies to help it survive."
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C. Elegan PCR and Gel Electrophoresis, 2006.
An description of the methods and results of an experiment in W. MacGinnis and R. Krumlauf's article, "Homeobox Genes and Axial Patterning."
1,639 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper presents and describes an experiment in which DNA was extracted from C. Elagens to be amplified and electrophoresed. The paper discusses information retrieved from W. MacGinnis and R. Krumlauf's article, "Homeobox Genes and Axial Patterning." The paper focuses on discussing the methods and results for the experiment.
Table of Contents:
Materials and Methods
C. Elegan Preparation
RNAse Treatment and Protein Precipitation
DNA Precipitation, Drying and Rehydration
Preparation of PCR Reactions and Running of Reactions in Thermocycler
Homeobox PCR
Casting an Agarose Gel
Loading, Running and Staining the Agarose Gel
Taking a Picture of the Gel
Results
Discussion
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"From the final results, it is apparent that the C. Elegans do possess homeobox genes. Since many of the bands had high molecular weight, they contained hundreds of base pairs, a sign indicating the presence of homeobox genes. The homeobox genes are of great importance as they encode proteins that tell the cells in the various segments of the developing embryo, what kind of structures to make (McGinnis W. and Krumlauf R.). There are however, many organisms that do not contain homeobox genes. Such organisms are not complex in a segmental way, such organisms that do not have segmentation have no need for genes to create structures that they no not need."
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