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Auroras, 2002.
A definition of the natural phenomenon - auroras, otherwise known as "Northern Lights".
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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The paper defines the term 'aurora' and explains what causes these luminous arcs and swirls of light to appear at different times during the year. It explains the difference between the auroras of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and the effect that the sun, in the form of solar wind, has on auroras.
From the Paper
"One of the reasons that the auroras seem so mysterious to us is that they are a product of magnetism, which is a force that most of us are at least generally familiar with but one that is also, of course, invisible. Because both magnetism and the plasma field around the earth (which is simply a cluster or layer of charged particles) are invisible, we cannot see the physical underpinnings of the auroras, making them seem highly mysterious to us."
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Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), 2002.
A brief discussion of the astronomical phenomenon of Aurora.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper examines the astronomical phenomenon of Aurora, more specifically the aurora borealis commonly known as northern lights. This essay examines the scientific understanding of their origins, the colors and images that result and concludes with consideration of the mythical and aesthetic links to the northern lights.
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Aurora Levins Morales' "Child of the Americas", 2006.
This paper is a line-by-line analysis of the poem "Child of the Americas" by Aurora Levins Morales, which addresses issues of identity, citizenship and history.
1,340 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 45.95
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This paper explains that, today, after the abolishment of slavery, a new paradigm of tolerance has forced a new way for the descendants of immigrants and natives to view their own identities. The author points out that the speaker of the poem, "Child of the Americas", provides the reader with an assortment of different images that emerge from the varied and colorful history from which the current American nation has been formed. The paper relates that, at the end of the poem, the speaker brings all the different ideas together into an identity that is a combination of all the others images---a unique American. The poem is included in the paper.
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"Line 18 is interesting in that it contains the final transition before the climax. The speaker suddenly appears to realize that she has both assimilated and transcended the old to become new. This does not mean, as said above, that the old is replaced. Instead, heritage becomes part of the new awareness born in both the speaker and the reader. As if a little afraid of the sudden realization however, the speaker takes a final glimpse back before moving forward to the glorious climax. The word "Spanglish" focuses the central theme of the poem that supports the climax."
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"Aurora Leigh" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and "Jacob's Room" by Virginia Woolf, 1992.
A compare and contrast analysis of the literary styles.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"The purpose of this paper is to discuss the novella-length poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning entitled "Aurora Leigh," as the quintessentially Victorian nineteenth century work in terms of social issues and stylistic concerns. The stylistic concerns include presentation of characters, genre choice, imagery and plot choice. This Victorian work will be compared and contrasted with a twentieth century work by Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room, her third novel and some say the first of which she incorporated successfully her experimental literary style. The same issues of stylistic concern will be dealt with here, except that now, it will be stressed that this novel is an example of the quintessentially modern early twentieth century work.
My argument concerning these two works described is that although Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Aurora Leigh" is decidedly..."
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Victorian Women, 2007.
An analysis of the role of Victorian women as seen in "Aurora Leigh", by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and "Freaks of Fashion" by Christina Rossetti.
812 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper discusses the position and expectations of women in the Victorian era. The paper discusses two poetic works by Victorian writers, "Aurora Leigh", by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and "Freaks of Fashion" by Christina Rossetti, in which they not only hint at disdain for the expected position of women but, not so subtly yet ever so charmingly dig at the expectations of women of the day.
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"Speaking of the challenge of the frivolity and impracticality of the Victorian dress that was expected to be closely adhered to in all its pomp and circumstance is also the poetry of Rossetti. Freaks of Fashion expresses disdain for frivolity and for the extravagant and detailed manner in which women were expected to dress. Her work is slightly more subtle in that it begins as if it is a mere allusion to the kinds of things women were allowed and possibly even expected to write about, the beauty of nature, but is clearly an analogy of the pomp of Victorian style."
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Comparative Analysis of Three ?Stories?, 2004.
An analysis and comparison of Aurora Levins Morales?s ?Kitchens,? William Maxell?s ?What He Was Like?, and Anatole Broyard?s ?Intoxicated by My Illness.?
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 38.95
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This paper explains the unique style of these three stories, which are relatively plotless, dealing more with a single coherent idea than with a progression of character and events. Each represents a sort of emotional reverie in which the rhythms of repetition become building blocks of identity, or, in the case of Maxell, portray something of the results of such a reverie. It explains that, in each, this identity is both created in and is the force behind the creation of the written and sung word.
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"If plot is understood as a series of events springing from the very nature of the characters and eventually resolving in some fashion, then one may quickly find that no such thing underscores these three stories. ?Kitchens? deals exclusively with the stream-of-consciousness invoked in the narrator as she enters her kitchen and smells the cooking beans, and its subject is more the language and imagery of this particular place than it is any set of distinct happenings. Broyard?s story, which is actually just a collection of his journal entries preceding his death, is also relatively plotless, being more of a rumination on the general nature of death. The goal of these pieces is not so much to tell a complete story as it is to suggest a greater cyclical nature. ?What He was Like,? on the other hand, has the beginning of a plot, which could be entirely summed up in a single sentence: a man writes in his diary dark secrets that after his death traumatize his daughter. But these secrets are never disclosed to the audience, and their actual effects and resolution never quite materialize. So even with this penciled-in plotline, one is left feeling somewhat unresolved as to the story itself as the primary living character trails off ?lest in that brief interval he turn into a stranger.? (101)"
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The Fastenal Company, 2008.
A business plan for the Fastenal construction supplies company.
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper provides a business plan for Fastenal, one of the leading retail outlets in the construction supply industry in the fastener segment. The paper establishes the rationale for opening up another branch in Aurora, Ontario. The plan examines area demographics and growth statistics as well as district and location specific revenue targets.
Outline:
Company Overview
Objective
Marketing Plan
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"Fastenal is one of the leading retail outlets in the construction supply industry in the fastener segment. The company offers products such as nuts, bolts, screws, socket products, washers, concrete anchoring systems, construction adhesives, fire proofing supplies, piping and a host of other construction related supplies and equipment (Fastenal). The company is dominant across most markets within the North American market. However, Fastenal also maintains a significant international footprint as well. Currently Fastenal has 12 distribution centres in the United States, a fleet of over 275 company owned trucks, and more than 2000 unique store locations located throughout North America, Mexico, Singapore, Europe and China, as well as several other smaller markets (Fastenal)."
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"Robots of Dawn", 2002.
A discussion of American author, Isaac Asimov's "Robots of Dawn".
2,206 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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The paper begins with an introduction to the life of Isaac Asimov, one of America's most gifted authors whose interest in chemistry and invention of the three laws of robotics, led him to write "Robots of Dawn". The paper then discusses these laws of robotics before analyzing the novel, including plots and characters.
Paper Outline:
I. Introduction
II. Isaac Asimov?s Background
1. Asimov as Visionary
2. Machine Intelligence
3. Laws of Robotics
III. Robots of Dawn Summary
1. History of Earth and Aurora
2. Setting
IV. Strength of Characters Gladia, Baley, and Fastolfe
1. Human versus Robot Characteristics
3. Conflict Between Characters
Conclusion?Qualities of Robots of Dawn
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"Asimov was successful in illustrating that robots can have not only a different kind of moral system than the humans, but a different level of intelligence as well. This is demonstrated in the characteristics of the Spacers. By exploiting the fact that humans don?t handle rapid calculations very well, Asimov creates the perfect setting for Aurora, which was the first extra-solar planet settled by what Asimov referred to as the Spacers. (Asimov 43). Aurora has a completely different social society than the Earth people do and the way they go about socializing is complex. Asimov?s robots engage in sex with an extremely casual attitude, and interestingly enough, sex is a considerable part of the novel. Procreation is reserved only for the married and that is the only reason that a marriage permit will be granted. Clearly, Asimov is making a conscious decision to make them different from the Earth people. He allows the Earth people to hold on to conservative beliefs while giving the robots total freedom. By giving the Aurorans their own identity, Asimov is giving them depth as well. They are not seen as cold or flat characters, but rather interesting, engaging, and sometimes likable."
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The Potential of the Ukrainian Business Market, 2006.
An analysis of the future potential of the Ukrainian business market.
2,539 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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In this paper the author reviews how after an initial period of post-independence economic crisis and decline, Ukraine's economy has begun to move towards recovery.He highlights how Canadian and other foreign business activity is on the rise, basic economic indicators are showing steady improvement, and the Ukrainian local private sector is playing an increasingly important role in the economy. The paper concludes with a summation that as Ukraine continues to differentiate itself from its Third World neighbors, Canadian companies will want to look more seriously at this large and potentially very prosperous economy. Not Without Problems Aurora Pacific's Collateral Prospectus Graphite Industrial Garnets Modified Wood Technology Ukraine's Precarious Infrastructure Chernobyl Water Air Land
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"The Ukrainian parliament passed a new constitution with formulations for press freedom and the forbidding of censorship borrowed from Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Regrettably, lawmakers also copied the latter part of Article 10 of the European Convention for Human Rights that restricts expression in the interests of natural security, public order, and the protection of reputations, notions that are open to wide interpretation and abuse in Ukraine, where separation of powers is weak. In the countries of Western Europe, such constraints on speech are rarely used, overturned in constitutional courts, or ultimately appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, where a substantial body of case law has developed to protect journalistsa?? rights to criticize the government."
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