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Blue-Ringed Octopus, 2004.
An overview of the poisonous, blue-ringed octopus found in Australia.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper looks at the blue-ringed octopus and its venom, tetrodotoxin. It looks at the effects of tetrodotoxin on the body, and the first aid measures which must be taken to counteract the effects of this rapidly and extremely lethal toxin.
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"The blue-ringed octopus is only about centimeters when the arms are extended. Despite its small size, it is one of Australia's most deadly creatures because its saliva contains a neuromuscular poison which is extremely potent and causes immediate paralysis of the respiratory system, with death occurring within one and a half hours unless treatment is instituted rapidly. The octopus is found in all Australian states and the two main species are the larger tropical species, Hapalochlaena irrnulata, and the common southern species..."
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Blue Cross Blue Shield, 2004.
An analysis of the marketing techniques of the insurance agency, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri.
1,785 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper discusses the insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri. The paper describes the negative public perception of this company due to incomplete information provided on the company's website. The paper claims that the insurance company does not make its members aware of the benefits due to them. Suggestions are presented to employ marketing strategies that will improve Blue Cross Blue Shield's public image.
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"In the past, the marketing of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri has faced severe criticism. A Market Conduct Examination Report by Health Care Financing Administration notes that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri "utilizes an overall marketing, policy issuance and application process hostile to Missouri residents attempting to exercise their rights as provided for in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996" (Health Care Financing Administration). Specific criticisms of the marketing policies of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri not that the company "Withholds access to information regarding guaranteed available policies from consumers attempting to access information through (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri)'s marketing website" (Health Care Financing Administration). Specifically, the organization charges that BCBSMo does not inform consumers of the "availability of BasicBlue coverage" on its website."
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Race in "Lord of the Rings", 2004.
An examination of how the issues of race and racial divisions are addressed in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring".
1,166 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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Race plays an important part in shaping the lives of the main characters and their behavior throughout Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings: he Fellowship of the Ring". The paper shows how the hobbits must overcome their dislike of change and adventure to embark on the quest to destroy the ring, and the quest ultimately destroys their childlike hobbit innocence. Aragorn, of the race of men, must struggle with mankind's complicity in the evil of the ring, while the animosity between dwarf and elf is played out in the actions of Gimli and Legolas.
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"The movie's main character, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) is one of the Hobbits. He is joined by his Hobbit friends Sam (Sean Astin), and Perry (Dominic Monaghan) on his adventure to return the ring to the fires of Mount Doom. Hobbits are essentially a race that is about half the height of men, with wide, hairy feet. They are by nature timid and childlike, and Frodo, Perry, and Sam live in the shelter of an idyllic shire before adventure sweeps them into their epic tale. Notes Bilbo Baggins (the uncle of Frodo) of the Hobbits, "Hobbits have been living and farming in the four Farthings of the Shire for many hundreds of years, quite content to ignore and be ignored by the world of the Big Folk. Middle-earth being, after all, full of strange creatures beyond count, Hobbits must seem of little importance, being neither renowned as great warriors nor counted among the very wise"."
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?The Lord of the Rings? by J. R. R. Tolkien, 2002.
This paper discusses the movie and novel, ?The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring? by J. R. R. Tolkien, as a myth.
680 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 24.95
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The paper describes the story of ?The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?. The paper begins by defining a myth as a story that offers an explanation to natural events by using gods, goddesses and heroes to tell the story. He then goes on to show that the movie ?Fellowship? is mythical because of the existence of the supernatural powers, the theme of good against evil and the discussion of humanity, the world and the sacred in the conflict.
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"The movie ?The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring? by J. R. R. Tolkien is about the adventure Frodo Baggins, a hobbit who was unwittingly given the great responsibility of caring for and keeping the Ring so coveted by great creatures of the Middle Earth. Frodo?s journey in trying to expel the Ring of its powerful effect to all creatures will lead him into numerous encounters with the good and evil creatures of the Middle Earth. ?The Fellowship of the Ring,? the first of the three series of books about the Ring, introduces us to the main characters that we will also encounter in the next two books in the trilogy. ?Fellowship? is an introduction to a place in this world called the Middle Earth, its history and its creatures. Many of the characters, events and themes in the story of the movie parallel with the concept of a myth."
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"Lord of the Rings", 2007.
A discussion on the movie, "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" directed by Peter Jackson.
1,154 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the Frodo and Sam, characters from Tolkien's works "The fellowship of the Rings", as represented in the film. It explores their relationship, and their importance within the movie as a whole.
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"Frodo himself, the protagonist of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (both the Tolkien novels and all three film versions) once Bilbo hands over the ring to him, is modest; soft-spoken, and unassuming, like other Hobbits, but nevertheless clearly possesses exceptional intelligence; internal wisdom; and good character: qualities that serve him well (and prove necessary) on his journey into temptation and danger . exceptional character. Frodo is also a friend of the Elves, knowledgeable in their language and a lover of their songs. Like Bilboor any other good Hobbit Frodo loves good food and simple comforts, but he is also thoughtful and curious and has a wisdom and strength of character that set him apart."
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The Nature of the Ring and Its Relationship with Gollum, 2005.
The role of the ring in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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The paper analyzes the central role of the ring in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". It looks at the power of the ring and how this single item drives the plot and actions of the book, with special reference to the character Gollum. The paper describes how Tolkien had to revise his previous work, "The Hobbit", so that its themes would fit in with the future role of the ring.
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"Since the publication of the legendary Lord of the Rings trilogy and its predecessor, The Hobbit, many aspects of J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction have become popular culture and literary commonplace. From elves and hobbits to dragons and dwarfs, these tales of rich fantasy have inspired readers and writers, alike. Yet, at the heart of Tolkien's books is one central object, one looming item, The Ring. This Ring was so all-powerful and all-encompassing that it not only drove the plot and action of each and every word Tolkien wrote, but also forced him to revise a chapter of his first work, The Hobbit, in order that it should fit together with his remaining three books and the world and characters they spawned. It is this revision and this power of the Ring with which this paper will concern itself."
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The Blues, 2002.
A review of three musical pieces: Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin, "The Sorrow Songs" by W.E.B. Du Bois, and "Am I Blue" by Alice Walker.
1,403 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss and analyze the three works "Sonny's Blues," by James Baldwin, "The Sorrow Songs," by W.E.B. Du Bois, and "Am I Blue," by Alice Walker. Specifically, it discusses the use of the blues in all three works, and how music influences each story. The writer argues that music, specifically the blues, plays an important and valuable role in supporting the characters and making the stories more believable and moving.
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"Each author uses the blues in a different way, but the music plays an important part in each story, making them more readable, and the characters more sympathetic to the reader. The blues is a form of music that originated in black Harlem in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. It has always been a kind of melancholy music that illustrates the unhappiness and unsettled lives of black Americans."
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?Sonny?s Blues?, 2002.
The important image of blues music in James Baldwin's short story "Sonny's Blues".
1,876 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin, a short story set in New York City's Harlem. Specifically, the the paper discusses the role the blues plays in the story. The paper shows that "Sonny?s Blues" is about being lost, and trying to be found, within the context of being a black man in this society; and of finding oneself as so many black men have, through the blues?both as music, and as storytelling.
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"But if blacks recognize each other in the rarefied smoky atmosphere of the jazz clubs, black society at large often doesn?t even honor its own. It?s sometimes impossible to earn a living as a musician--something the narrator warned Sonny about after their mother died. The narrator doesn?t even know who Charlie Parker is?perhaps the greatest jazz musician of all time. If blacks themselves can?t recognize the geniuses among them, what chance does Sonny have? ?You?ll have to be patient with me. Now. Who?s this Parker character?? the narrator asks Sonny, who becomes sullen and turns his back. ?He?s just one of the greatest jazz musicians alive.? Sonny, too, will turn out to be a creative genius. For the black man, this means spontaneous improvisation: ?Baldwin?s bastardized characters must legitimize self through endless improvisation?[they] begin with memory, then bursts out into improvised song.? (Tsomondo, p. 197)"
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Blues and the Community, 2002.
This paper examines the impact of the blues on community development
in the Mississippi Delta.
2,614 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper begins by discussing how Mississippi Delta was the birthplace of the Blues movement and introduces the first musicians of this form of music. It then discusses how the Blues movement developed into a form of community bonding and how it benefited the community. It mentions landmark institutions which developed from the Delta Blues. These include the Delta Blues Museum and the The Delta Blues Education Program, The Delta Blues Hall of Fame and The Mississippi Delta Blues Society.
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"The Mississippi Delta is not a large area geographically, yet writer Robert Palmer argues that it has contributed more to American music than any other region (Palmer, 1993, p. 11). Famous Delta blues musicians include Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, B.B. King, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Floyd Jones and Howlin' Wolf. And even though Delta natives such as Albert King and John Lee Hooker left for more promising opportunities elsewhere, hundreds of other artists stayed behind and kept the blues tradition alive at home where today it is played at weddings, house parties, fish fries, juke joints and festivals (Clarksdale, 1999)."
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The Black Roots of America's Blues, 2001.
This paper looks at the history of the "Blues" and its influence on the American music scene.
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper is an in-depth examination of the Blues. It begins by taking a look at the Deep South roots of the original Blues during slavery and how it began to spread north to Harlem in the late 1900s. The birth of contemporary Blues in the 1940s is detailed and it looks at some of the musicians, such as Scott Joplin who began incorporating these rhythms into their music. The next area covered is the building of the Blues, and traces the growth of different genres from the original blues. According to this author, the legacy of the blues was set, when it reached the ears of Elvis Presley, which led to the birth of rock and roll.
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"The music that was originally known as the blues developed from a variety of hereditary and regional musical influences and practices popular among the people of the southern portion of the United States. The roots of all varieties of blues music can be traced to the southern states, particularly those that comprise the area of the nation known as the Deep South. The music originating in the hills and backwoods of Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, music that has become most commonly associated with "hillbilly" bands and rhythms, is in fact a variety of the blues genre that is often referred to as "country blues" (Pooley 86). The style and genre that is most commonly associated with the blues, however, is also commonly associated with the nation's African-American sector and stems from the "Delta blues", a form of the blues that originated among the slave populations of the antebellum south and developed alongside its country "cousin" (86). This distinct musical style and form developed from the West African rhythms and beats that were brought to America by African slaves imported during the early years of slavery, rhythms and beats that were kept alive and passed down from generation to generation by the traditional music and songs of southern slaves."
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Pepsi Blue, 2005.
A case study on Pepsi Blue.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper answers various questions regarding the marketing position of Pepsi Blue. It answers the following questions: Why has Pepsi Blue been conceived? What new benefit(s) does Pepsi Blue provide to consumers around the world; to Pepsi regional bottlers? How well have the new identity and logo been tested for the global market? Why did they use Bahrain as the test market? Would another country have been a better choice? What objections might Pepsi's local, independent bottlers around the world have to the proposed global rollout of Pepsi Blue? What should Pepsi do to local, independent bottlers around the world who oppose the Pepsi Blue product
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"The Pepsi Blue program was conceived as a marketing campaign. Its goal was to help rejuvenate the Pepsi image by associating Pepsi with the color blue in contrast with its long time competitor Coca-Cola's use of the color red in its marketing and advertising campaigns. The color blue was intended as another way to distinguish between Coke and Pepsi. Consumers around the world benefit to the extent that they feel they have a clear and distinct choice between Pepsi's product offerings and those of its competitors ..."
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The Blues, 2001.
A review of the musical genre known as the Blues.
1,887 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper provides a review of Blues music including its history, form and legacy. The paper explains the origins from the American South, where blacks in the early 20th century began to develop the music into its more expressive forms. The paper also looks at the religious influence on blues music, where Christianity plays a big part in the vocals. The principal characters in the blues scene are discussed and the three major forms of the blues are analyzed.
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"According to ?The Story of the Blues,? ?The blues music of the Mississippi Delta has been played and sang since at least the turn of the twentieth century. How long it was played before that is a question that may never be answered. Like spirituals, gospel, and jazz, Delta blues is the music of slaves and former slaves, a group that was thought of as chattel for hundreds of years and whose cultural and artistic progress in America went woefully undocumented? (Bekker, 1994, p. 8). In the spirit of ?daunted is not deflected,? though, music historians have been able to gather some early recordings, interviews and reliable information about the history of the blues."
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Double Conscience in Blues Music, 2002.
A paper which examines the underlying meanings in African-American blues music.
1,627 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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Blues music has been considered an important and popular music genre in the history of American music. The paper discusses one of the most important and significant characteristics of blues music - the fact that it illustrates double conscience, wherein an underlying meaning can be found explicitly or implicitly in the song?s lyrics. Examples of themes are the social and personal experiences of the African-Americans in their lives as slaves of the white American society and as laborers in most Southern cotton plantations. The paper examines how the social and personal relevance of blues music to the black Americans is evident in many works of literature depicting black American slavery such as Frederick Douglass' , ?Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.? The paper also analyzes three Blues songs to show how the theme of double conscience - ?Strange Fruit? by Billie Holiday, ?No Education? by Lightnin? Hopkins, and ?Black, Brown, and White? by Big Bill Broonzy.
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"Meanwhile, ?Black, Brown, and White? by Big Bill Broonzy is a song that generally discusses certain issues about discrimination among people who have different physical colors: the Blacks, Whites, and Browns (or the mulattos, as they are commonly called). Broonzy?s song utilizes colors as the primary aspect that distinguishes the privileges that an individual should have. All throughout the song, the line, ?? if you is white/ You?s alright/ If you?s brown/ Stick around/ But if you?s black/ Hmm, hmm, brother/ Get back, get back, get back? is repeated after every stanza, to further reinforce the fact that among the physical differences of people in the world, the Blacks are considered the most unfortunate of all, denied the opportunity to obtain a good job, to receive a high salary, and to enjoy the simple leisure and joys of life. Once again, the song utilizes narrative description as a way to illustrate and extend the message of discrimination to black Americans because of physical appearance and the issue of injustice and unequal treatment among people of their race (African-American)".
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The Octopus, 2002.
Examines the wonders of the sea creature, the octopus.
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 48.95
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This paper explores the mollusk species known as the Octopus. The different types of Octopus are explored along with their abilities and their habitats. Their different defense systems are looked at as well as their predators and their feeding process.
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Blacks in Blues Music, 2005.
This paper discusses the blues, a form of music which originated among African-American.
2,040 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that, as an aural music, the blues has few absolute features, intending to take on its shape and style during the performance, reflecting the personal response of its inventor to a specific occurrence or situation. The author points out that, like other black folksong, blues' lyrics are rich in imagery; the blues is distinctive for its three-line stanza, an apparent throwback to its African origins because the three-line stanza is uncommon in American and European folksong repertories. The paper relates that blues lyrics were filled with provocative and sexually pervasive imagery, openly addressing both male and female sexuality; the music was performed solo marking the advent of popular culture performances.
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"Although Handy was the first man to write a blues composition and the first to popularize the blues, two blues pieces actually appeared in print prior to his "Memphis Blues". The "Baby Seals Blues," written by the rag-pianist Artie Matthews, was published in August, 1912, and the "Dallas Blues' written by the white songwriter Hart A. Wand, was published the following month. Handy's blues piece came out three week later, followed by his "Jogo Blues" in 1913, "St. Louis Blues" in 1914, and "Joe Turner Blues" in 1915. In 1915, Matthew wrote another popular blues, "Weary Blues," and that same year, Ferdinand Joseph Morton published his "Original Jelly Roll Blues"."
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