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British West Indies, 2002.
An analysis of life in the British West Indies from 1750-1800.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper will discuss the history of the British West Indies and the scope of life that white settlers and British men and women lived under in the small group of islands. This paper will analyze the historic foundation of how these peoples lived and what governing forces moved them to their lives in the British colonies at the time. By analyzing the period between 1750 and 1800, we can get a good idea of the conditions that they lived in at this junction in history.
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British Involvement in the West Indies and India, 2006.
An examination of the economic, political and social influence on Britain of the West Indies and India.
2,255 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper discusses the influence of British involvement in the West Indies and India on the development of a sense of the British 'national' identity and politics over the period 1750-1860. In particular, the paper discusses the influence in the areas of material and economic wealth of Britain, Britain's social and cultural views of themselves and the 'others' they were in domination over and Britain's foreign policy and general political policy towards the West Indies and India.
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"Finally, involvement in India, especially by the East India Company, directly influenced the notion of national identity and the politics of the period. As the East India company changed its very nature across the period, from a 'simple' trading company into an organisation which encompassed military, political and administrative roles, so did the role of the British state in India. Because the East India Company became more and more in control of the Indian subcontinent having to, successfully or not, manage administrative functions, the British crown became increasingly involved in altering the nature of the East India Company, thus 'Company' rule in India directly affected the politics of the period. It can be seen that Pitt motioned for Parliamentary reform in 1782, changing the nature of British politics, because of the influence the empire. Pitt stated that, 'some members of our Senate are at the command of a distant tyrant; that our Senators are no longer the representatives of British virtue but of the vices and pollutions of the East.' Pre-reform it had been seen that some seats of Parliament could literally be bought by foreign princes, and that educated representatives were sitting on behalf of rulers in India. The fact that Pitt's motion for Parliamentary reform exists shows the extent of the influence that India had on British high politics."
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British Economic Involvement in the West Indies, 2006.
An analysis of the differences in the economic systems of the West Indies and India and the economic involvement of Britain in these areas.
2,306 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses the similarities and differences between the 'stories' of British economic involvement in the West Indies and in the Indian subcontinent between 1750 and 1860. The paper looks at the uniqueness and complexity of each economic system and how British economic involvement in the territories forged a new 'British identity', based on the goods imported at the time.
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"Furthermore, a major difference between the economic involvement of Britain in the West Indies and India, at least in some historian's eyes, is the nature of the influence of entrepreneurial figures. For instance, Cain and Hopkins regularly use the term Gentlemanly Capitalism to describe British economic involvement in India. The term is extremely subjective, but it can be understood to refer to a new and 'respectful' kind of Capitalism, based on the existing system of Indian capitalism as well as meaning a gentlemanly pursuit of new forms of commercial activity, such as finance, away from traditional land-owning and industry. This form of an economic aim or economic involvement did not exist in the West Indies; in fact the economic aim was diametrically opposed to that of India. In the West Indies, 'Gentlemanly' conduct was not in the economic lexicon; simply only what was economically viable. This was the case because of the very different nature of commercial activity there. Slavery was, intrinsically, a base, brutish practice, which involved the desensitising of both profiteers and victims; slaves were viewed as a commodity or chattel, while status was not based on the type of economic activity engaged in, e.g. finance, but on the amount of slaves a member of the 'plantocracy' had amassed."
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"Pirates of the West Indies", 2005.
An examination of the book, "Pirates of the West Indies" by Clinton V. Black.
1,352 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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A brief examination of Black's book, which delves into the history of piracy in one part of the world. The writer explains how this practice was very popular during certain time periods and also looks at cases of modern piracy today.
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"Black shapes his book around the personalities of the pirate leaders, producing a book that matches the celebrity culture of our modern media world by featuring stories about the pirate leaders themselves. Black begins by noting the romantic vision many have of the pirate as ?a flamboyant, swashbuckling seafarer, with big gold earrings, a black eyepatch, a bandana, magnificent boots, a large curved cutlass on one hand and a brace of pistols tucked into a broad belt? (1). Of course, the victims of the pirate had a different view, and piracy was a serious crime, the punishment for which was death. The penally was stiff not only because this was a serious property crime and often a case of murder but also because piracy threatened the economic viability of the colonies, creating uncertainty and so reducing the likelihood that the needed goods and services for the colonists would be available or that the colonists could trade with others successfully if they had to ship goods by sea."
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Destruction of the Indies, 2002.
This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the books "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" by Bartolome de Las Casas.
1,522 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper summarizes the book and gives an opinion of the content. It discusses why Las Casas' account of how the Spanish treated the natives is a darkly disturbing book that will remain in the reader's mind for a long time to come. It explains why this book sheds a dark light on the Spanish colonial practices.
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"The Introduction of "Account" chronicles Las Casas' life, and introduces just how he came to champion the natives of the Indies. Las Casas opens his history with a compelling statement, compelling the reader to continue reading. "Everything that has happened since the marvellous discovery of the Americas ? from the short-lived initial attempts of the Spanish to settle there, right down to the present day ? has been so extraordinary that the whole story remains quite incredible to anyone who has not experienced it at first hand" (Las Casas 3). Right away, the reader must turn the pages to find out more about this extraordinary story, and discover just why Las Casas became such an advocate for the natives. As he recounts the history of the area, the reader becomes aware of the horrors committed by the Spaniards, and begins to understand just what led this man to fight so heroically for the natives."
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The Caribbean, 2002.
A discussion on race and identity in post colonial West Indies.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper looks at the reality of the post colonial West Indies, how it was a multitude of societies constructed on the basis of racial and ethnic categories that ensured the colonial exploitation of European imperialism and exploitation of people and resources. By looking at the reality of post-colonial West Indies, an issue at the heart of this discussion is race and identity. Some of the most popular writers of that time are reviewed to examine this important subject.
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The "Wild West", 2002.
An insight into the facts and myths of the "Wild West" as seen in "The Way to the West" by Elliott West and "The American West: The Modern Vision" by Patricia Janis Broder.
1,677 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 54.95
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This paper gives an historical insight into the history of what has become known as the "Wild West" by the review of two books, "The Way to the West" by Elliott West and "The American West: The Modern Vision" by Patricia Janis Broder. It examines how both authors present us with an explanation of the incursions of the white settlers into what was then the West and the process through which the West became a place where people could live out their dreams. It examines the shift from traditional hunting and gathering strategies of the American Indians to the agrarian nature of the settlers and the economics of making a living in the West. Both books also look at the myths about the West that have grown out of the facts.
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"It has become fashionable in recent years to scoff at the myth of the West and to replace this myth with history. This is in large measure what West has set out to do. He is intent on telling a real story about a real place, and in particular in telling an environmental story about the fragility of the Plains, with their uncertain and limited rainfall. Looking at a part of the country that was once the West ? Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming ? West looks very carefully at the historical record of the place, at what lured families from the East, what made them stay or move on, what made them succeed or fail."
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The Spanish Explorers, 2007.
A discussion regarding the impact of the Spanish explorers on the native populations of the West Indies and Mexico.
871 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper takes a look at the Spanish explorers Christopher Columbus, Bartolome' de las Casas and Bernal Diaz Del Castillo. The paper discusses the differences in attitudes of the three different explorers with regard to the native populations of the countries they discovered. The paper further discusses the impact of these Spanish explorers on the native populations of the West Indies and Mexico.
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"Unfortunately, it was the innocent and gullible attitude that would be the downfall of the Taino. Columbus wrote home to Spain and explained how useful this tribe would be due to their work ethic, caring, and cooperativeness. Columbus and his crew soon found ways to take advantage of the Taino's generosity. Many women of the Taino tribe were abducted by Columbus' soldiers. On a more formal level when Columbus returned for his second voyage the real mistreatment of the Taino began. About 1200 tribe members were sent to Spain where they were sold off as slaves. Those in the new world began working in mines and on plantations. Columbus began demanding a tribute of gold from each adult Taino; death or mutilation was the punishment for not complying. The population of Taino quickly began to deteriorate due to mistreatment and disease."
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"A Small Place" by Jamaica Kincaid and "The Secret Life Of Saeed" by Emile Habiby, 1993.
A comparison of the books' depictions of racism in Antigua (British West Indies) and Palestine.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, $ 55.95
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"Racism is a universal problem. It occurs almost anywhere there is more than one racial group in a population, and the dominant group tends to take out its frustrations, its prejudices, and its fears on the more vulnerable and smaller subpopulation in its midst. Jamaica Kincaid's book A Small Place is set in Antigua in the British West Indies, while Emile Habiby's The Secret Life of Saeed takes place in Palestine and tells the story of a Palestinian Arab who remained in Palestine after Israel incorporated the region. Both books involve situations in which racism appears, directed at some minority population in each country. For the people who are experiencing this racism, it has become a daily part of their lives. It may be ignored by them (on the surface, at least), or it may be something they rail against openly. In either case, it festers..."
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The British East India Company, 2008.
This paper discusses the history of the British East India Company and its monopoly of trade from 1757 to 1813.
1,605 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The paper explains that, in 1600, the British East India Company charter from Queen Elizabeth gave the incorporated merchants monopoly privileges on all trade with the East Indies. The author points out that, when the Company entered Oceania, they encountered well established Dutch settlements from Goa to Japan around that lower Southeast Asian rim. The paper relates that the monopoly of trade by the British East India Company from 1757 to 1813 came about not through trade but through the intrusion of power politics by the destruction of the Mughal empire and the usurpation of the opium monopoly of Bengal. The paper includes many quotations.
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"The path from profit to power, and the ultimate combination of both through opium, lay in the struggle between the British and the Dutch, and between the British and the Indian princes. The Dutch had in fact been at war with the British throughout the 17th century, and they had become well established in Southeast Asia. In 1634, the Vleilandt sailed from the Coromandel Coast across the Bay of Bengal to Syriam establishing three factories there for the VOC, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company."
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West Germany and the Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, 2001.
A description of West German attempts to open political and economic relations with Eastern Europe brought about by the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, $ 42.95
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This paper deals with the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The author examines the historical relationship between West Germany and the former Soviet Union from the Cold War period. The paper discusses the opening of economic ties between West Germany and the rest of Western Europe.
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"The war in Vietnam greatly increased US government spending on weapons and other supplies, the demand for which American industry could not fully meet. To fill the rest of the orders, the US turned to the other Western industrialized countries, in many cases West Germany and Japan. This increased spending helped jumpstart the economies of these countries, moving both West Germany and Japan from debtor to creditor nations as they achieved large trade surpluses. As it grew more powerful economically, West Germany took a more independent path politically."
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Benjamin West, 2007.
An examination of the techniques employed by painter, Benjamin West, in "The Death of General Wolfe" and "Death on the Pale Horse".
1,467 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses the background and works of painter, Benjamin West. It begins by describing his rise to the level of an internationally recognized painter and then discusses in detail, some of his works. The paper describes West's techniques in "The Death of General Wolfe" and "Death on the Pale Horse." It ends with the writer's personal reflections on West's artwork and the meaning they convey.
Table of Contents:
I. Benjamin West
Portrait of Benjamin West
II. The Death of General Wolfe
A Touch of Bright
III. Death on a Pale Horse
IV. Who Immortalized Whom?
Personal Reflections
V. Present Treasures
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"The Death of General Wolfe, an oil painted on canvas in 1770 by West, depicts James Wolfe's final moments during the 1759 Battle of Quebec, of the Neoclassical era. General Wolfe is reported to be portrayed West as a Christ-like figure in a triangular composition. ("The Death of General Wolfe") Benjamin West's prominence increased with his painting, The Death of General Wolfe, which portrayed the last moments of Wolfe, an English hero, on September 13, 1759. This visual symbol of the conquest of Canada during the triumph over the French at Quebec won West a massive amount of fame. In fact, James Northcote (1746-1831), who did not admire West, reportedly noted that anytime anyone spent five minutes with West, they would hear about his Wolfe."
"As West did not adhere to stringent prescriptions in color choices, some observers are taken aback that "The Death of General Wolfe" includes bright colors. The vivid hues' deep character, nevertheless, reconcile with this painting's tragic theme, while the "painterly sky" echoes the turbulence and tragedy occurring on the battlefield. Religious connections are embellished as the flag, with the arms of the men on the left stretched out, making a cross, reflecting "La Pieta,' a painting presenting the Christ being struck down. ("The Death of General Wolfe")"
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Nathanel West, 2001.
This paper looks at the life and works of the author, Nathanel West.
1,305 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper is an in-depth examination of American novelist, Nathanel West. The author gives us a brief biography of Mr. West, who was part of the first generation of American authors who split their time evenly between New York and Hollywood. According to the author, "The Day of the Locust," Mr. West's most famous novel is a reflection of his view of the American family at the time. The author uses examples from the novel to show the parallels between these characters and West's own life in Hollywood.
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"Hackett already has a sense that the world he lives in is spiritually dead, but he cannot help dreaming that he may rise above it. Bit-part actress Faye Greener?s entire life is constructed around Hollywood fantasy without any sense of irony. This is true even of the parts of her life that are not lived upon the screen. ?One evening they talked about what she did with herself when she wasn?t working as an extra. She told him that she often spent the whole day making up stories?she would go over them in her mind, as though they were a pack of cards?While she admitted that her method was too mechanical for the best results and that it was better to slip into a dream naturally, she said that any dream was better than no dream?? (104) This provides a metaphor for the entire manufactured film industry. Hollywood, West suggests, fashions unnatural and mechanical dreams people consume because they have no other identities."
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Stakeholder Analysis at South West Airlines, 2007.
An analysis of the relationship between the stakeholders and their roles at South West Airlines.
2,966 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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This paper presents a strategic analysis of South West Airlines. It identifies various stakeholders and their relationship with each other. It also looks at their effect on the success or failure of the strategy of South West airlines. The paper discusses the background of South West Airlines and moves through its strategic planning process and identifies the various stakeholders' roles in the strategic planning process of the airlines. The paper concludes with recommendations for the airline.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Project Background
Project Stakeholders
Stakeholders at South West Airlines
Relationship between Various Stakeholders At Southwest Airlines
Conclusions
Recommendations
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"US Congress passed an Airline Deregulation Act 1978. This law permitted inter-state air flights. Southwest's attempt to become an inter -state airline soon faced political obstacles. Southwest wanted to operate all its inter -state flights from Love Field Airport, which was very close to downtown Dallas. On the other hand all other airlines operated their flights from Dallas Forth Worth (DFW) airport, which was far away from main city. Fearing that Southwest will be able to get larger number of passengers on inter-state routes, its rival airlines with the aid of Fort Worth Congressman Jim Wright tried to pass a law banning all inter state flights from Love Field Airport. Southwest bosses Kelleher and Collin in a counter action, succeeded in winning support of influential Senators -the members of upper House of Congress. The lawmakers supporting the two sides then negotiated an agreement, which is known as Love Field Compromise. Jim Wright's attempt to use Congressional opinion against inter-state flights from love Field and counter action taken by pro-South-West Senator with regard to using the Love Field airport is an example of how Political Institution like the U.S Congress and politicians can influence business environment either by creating opportunity or blocking it."
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Social Change and "Ode to the West Wind", 2008.
A discussion of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind" and how it reflects his views on social change.
1,440 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines the concept of change and revolution in Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind". The paper points out that Shelley's poetry and theories embody many of the characteristics that typify the Romantic period, such as the rejection of social norms and conventions, as well as themes of dejection, loss and alienation. The paper asserts that the poem is a lamentation of the loss brought on to nature through the west wind during the winter months. However, at the same time, the speaker seeks refuge in the anticipated regeneration of nature which occurs in the spring through the same force of the west wind. The paper concludes that, through this similar process, Shelley exults in the idea that his poem will have a similar influence on society and future generations as the west wind has on nature.
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"The second section of this poem, which includes stanzas four and five, reveals that Shelley is able to seek delight in the fact that his writings could potentially have similar consequences to society as the West Wind has on nature. In the fourth stanza, Shelley expresses his desire for nature as he prays to a greater force by saying "Oh lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud" (53). This plea by Shelley exemplifies the power that he believes nature possesses, as he now feels inferior to the power inherited in nature and begs for nature's mercy. Moreover, Shelley comes to the realization that the only way in which he can ultimately acquire the power of the wind is through the process of death, as with death, come rebirth in the naturalistic realm. This is evident as Shelley proclaims "I fall upon the thorns of life! I bled!" (54). Shelley then shows his understanding of the inevitability of his death as he state "A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowed/ One too like thee--tameless, and swift, and proud" (55-56). Not only does Shelley understand this inevitability, but he reveals that he may be undeserving of the inevitable death as he has been "chained" to the confinement of humanity, in which Shelley himself will not regenerate even though he is an individual of pride. He also appears to be attempting to plea with the wind, as he parallels himself to the personification that he gave to the wind such as wild and tameless."
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