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"Cadillac Desert" by Marc Reisner, 2000.
A review of the work on the political, historical, environmental and economic issues of water supply problems in western U.S.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 1 source, $ 103.95
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"Introduction
This research will examine Marc Reisner's Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water. The research will set forth the political, historical, and economic context for Reisner's examination of water-related development and usage and then discuss the strategy Reisner uses to develop his ideas about the dire consequences to the West's economic and social infrastructure of continuing to exploit and pollute its nonrenewable water resources in the same way as in the past. The combination of poor water management, overdrawing of ground water from the major western aquifers, and a more general attitude that the resource would always be available has created a crisis whose consequences have not been sufficiently understood either by policy makers or by the American population as a whole."
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"Cadillac Desert" ( Marc Reisner ), 1994.
Summary of work on use & abuse of water resources in the Western U.S. since the Civil War. Irrigation, Reclamation Act, Owens Valley, major projects & leaders.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 1 source, $ 87.95
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"Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner: An Analysis
During the last 100 years, water resource development has greatly affected the western United States. The early programs were generally dominated by engineers. The projects were often big, ambitious, and expensive. Such leaders as John Wesley Powell, William Mulholland, and Floyd Dominy often went to great lengths to accomplish their objectives. Throughout the 20th century, their work sustained considerable economic growth. More recently, water resource development advocates have had to reconcile with the environmentalists. The overall result of this interaction has been a shift in priorities. Rather than resource development, future water projects could emphasize the management and efficient utilization of supplies.
Driving across the United States, the landscape gradually.."
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"Cadillac Desert" ( Marc Reisner ), 1999.
Reviews this work on the history of water and water policy in the American West and in its economic and social development.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, $ 63.95
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"Marc Reisner's book Cadillac Desert tells the story of the American West in terms of the search for water, a search that became even more intense as communities developed with a real need for water for drinking, agriculture, and other purposes. This is a battle that continues to this day, and many political animosities have developed between different parts of the West over the issue of water, where it comes from, and who gets to use it. The author notes that much of the western region is either desert or semi-desert, with vast areas containing no towns and no human inhabitants at all as well as no forests, lakes, or rivers. Certain portions of the West, on the other hand, are highly built up, notably the Southern California region, much of which seems like one large city extending down the coast. Reisner traces the history of human settlement in the West and the human..."
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"Cadillac Desert", 2005.
An analysis of Marc Reisner's "Cadillac Desert".
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper provides an analysis of "Cadillac Desert", by Marc Reisner. It incorporates ideas of environmental justice, social justice. It explores the purpose of the book, which is to show the historical mismanagement of water in the American West. The author also addresses the issue of the scarcity of water.
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"John Wesley Powell was an early visionary regarding the ecology of the American West. He believed that cities should not be built in deserts and that the only development that should take place in an area was that which could be ..."
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?Cadillac Desert?, 2004.
This paper analyzes the documentary film, ?Cadillac Desert?, directed by John Else, about the amazing story of water in the American West.
1,315 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that the first of two parts of the film concentrate on William Mulholland's dream to bring water to a thirsty Los Angeles, while the second part concentrates on the Colorado River, once mighty, now tamed for tap water. The author believes that this film makes the viewer stop and think about where water really comes from and how much we really use every day. The paper relates that the film also shows the small Hopi tribe, who lives on the mesas of northern Arizona and has survived for thousands of years as an agricultural society with no irrigation or water other than rainfall.
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"In the 1980s' Mono Lake became a battle cry between Northern and Southern California. California's aqueduct tapped into the lake, and drained it nearly 40 feet. This desert lake with its' unusual tufa formations was in danger of disappearing, and local residents and environmentalists waged a vocal campaign against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. They won. Los Angeles had to leave Mono Lake alone, and the lake is gradually making a recovery. "Mulholland's Dream" shows the desperate need for water in the American West, but it also shows the political influence of a powerful man and a big city over small town farmers. Mulholland took advantage of Owens Valley residents for the good of Los Angeles. Politically, Mulholland was a nightmare, yet he was a visionary who saw the water needs of Southern California long before most did, and knew how to create a workable, if not politically correct, solution."
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Desert Shield/Desert Storm Strategy, 1993.
U.S. military objectives & success analyzed according to Fabyanic & Principles of War models. Looks at policy, doctrine, technology, offensive, mass and maneuver.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 21 sources, $ 127.95
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" One of the major objectives in the U.S. military strategy of the air campaign during Desert Shield/Desert Storm was the quick attainment of air superiority over Kuwait and southern Iraq. With control of this airspace, U.S. and coalition air forces were virtually unimpeded in the attainment of their other major goals: destroying Iraq's command and control structure as well as its facilities for nuclear, biological and chemical warfare; cutting off Iraq's major supply lines; and providing air support to ground troop operations (Dugan, 1991, p. 26). In order to attain air superiority, the allies needed to knock out all of Iraq's defensive and offensive air capabilities. This was accomplished by means of saturation bombing and the use of electronic surveillance and anti.radar systems. A key element in the success of this strategy was the use of a large number of allied.."
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The Gobi Desert, 2007.
This paper looks at the past and the future of the Gobi Desert.
836 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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In this article, the writer examines the Gobi Desert, which is one of the most striking natural phenomena in the world. The writer explains that it is the world's northernmost desert and home to the world's southernmost glacier in the Gobi's Yol Valley. The writer points out that the Gobi Desert is situated across the border between Mongolia and China. The writer notes that despite the general conception of a desert as full of sand, much of the Gobi desert is only barren rock. The writer concludes that as students we can look to the Gobi Desert as a unique source of knowledge about geography in one of the most extreme environments in the world. The writer notes that the Gobi Desert can provide the thoughtful researcher with a wealth of information about how landscapes are shaped and manipulated by almost purely natural forces.
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"Many of the geographical features of the Gobi Desert were formed because of the effects of plate tectonics over millions of years. At one time, the Gobi Desert region was at the convergence of two tectonic plates, a fact that helped shape the unique geographic features of the region. More recently in geological terms, the Gobi Desert region has felt the effect of the Indian subcontinent tectonic plate moving northward into Asia. While this movement has had the immediate effect of driving the Himalayas upward, the pressure of this convergence has consistently spilled to the east and west. It has fractured the Gobi landscape and helped drive much of the region up into higher elevations. When we consider the major geologic and geographic features of the region, plate tectonics must be seen as a primary cause in their formation."
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Cadillac?s Escalade, 2002.
A marketing critique of the Escalade by automobile manufacturer, Cadillac.
1,467 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper analyses and examines the multitude of issues related to Cadillac?s Escalade. It offers an environmental description of Cadillac?s Escalade, including its competitors, the company, and consumers. A marketing description of Cadillac?s Escalade is provided, including an evaluation of the price, product, promotion, and distribution. The paper presents a critique of Cadillac?s Escalade marketing strategy. The paper concludes with recommendations for improving the marketing of the Escalade.
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"Few automobile makes have enjoyed the success that Cadillac has. Not only has Cadillac been able to remain successful over numerous decades, but also across various generations of consumers and with different types of automobiles. One reason why Cadillac was able to achieve such great success and to maintain its success throughout many decades is its willingness to respond to ever-changing consumer preferences, both in terms of designing automobiles as well as marketing such automobiles. In addition, Cadillac has been able to maintain and cultivate one of the highest levels of consumer loyalty."
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"Edge of Taos Desert", 2002.
An analysis of "Edge of Taos Desert: An Escape to Reality" by Mabel Dodge Luhan on the geography of the area.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss the book "Edge of Taos Desert: An Escape to Reality" by Mabel Dodge Luhan and seek to understand why this author is so entranced with this geographic site. By revealing the people that lived there in the time that the book was written, we can see why the author used this book as a sort of return to her self in the scope of the desert. The scope of this paper will be to understand why she chose to see the desert as a home, rather than a barren and lifeless place.
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Modernism and the Paintings of Marc Chagall, 2006.
An evaluation of the works of Marc Chagall as modernist painter, as defined by Clement Greenberg.
967 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper is an analysis of the works of painter Marc Chagall and their significance in the history of 20th century art. It also evaluates the dominance of Clement Greenberg as a critic of the modern art movement, specifically in relation to the paintings of Marc Chagall.
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"Modernism, as defined by Clement Greenberg, is, in its ideal form, the combination of technique and subject matter to create artwork that challenges past conventions and to create art for art's sake. According to this definition, there exist many artists that are, by their existence and work within the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century, artists of Modernity who receive little attention in the study of Modernism due to the fact that they do not follow the traditional progression as described by Greenberg. It is because of this that a distinction is recognized between Modernity, the period that encompasses modern art without regard to preconceived notions of form or content, and Modernism, which has come to be dominated by Greenberg's view. One such artist who may be a victim of the dominance of Greenbergian Modernism is Marc Chagall, who's use of abstract techniques in combination with a goal of figurative or narrative illustration marks him as a mere detour in the progression of Greenberg's Modernism. Through analysis of form and content, one realizes that room must be left for interpretation in defining the highly dynamic period of the early to mid-twentieth century art world, lest the works of artists such as Chagall be ignored in the study of Modernity for their inability to be categorized by Greenburg's concept of progression."
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"Desert Soitaire", 2002.
An analysis of Edward Abbey's "Desert Solitaire" and a look at some of the values expressed in this work.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss Edward Abbey's book entitled "Desert Solitaire" and begin to understand the motives that lie beneath the book's seemingly barren landscape. By visualizing Abbey's philosophy, we can see why he wrote this book in the way he intended to. This analysis will argue for the "values" that Abbey places within the text about the region of desert that he lived in and find out what he meant by these values within the scope of the book.
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Desert Tortoise, 2002.
The effects of military training on the desert tortoise.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper discusses the life cycle, habits, diet and other information related to Desert Tortoise. The paper also discusses about National Training Center and its effects over the life of desert tortoise which has been declared an endangered species on April 2, 1990 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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"Desert of the Heart", 2002.
Discusses the theme of betrayal and finding one's true self in Jane Rule's book "Desert of the Heat" on a lesbian love affair.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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Jane Rule's book, "Desert of the Heart", written in 1986, represents one of the finest and best appreciated works of lesbian literature. It is the story of a woman, Evelyn Hall, who escapes from a controlling and unhappy marriage to a mentally ill man by going to Reno, Nevada for a divorce. While there, Evelyn meets Ann Child, a woman fifteen years younger than herself, who is free spirited and a comfortable lesbian who absolutely refuses to hold in any of the powerful emotions that are rising within her. The two women slowly become lovers which complicates and eases the tensions around her looming court date. Evelyn and Ann look to each other to find answers as to how long their relationship can last and how they can find themselves together when not in the strange world of divorces and altered realities of Reno. The central theme of the book is one common to most self-exploratory literature - that of self-discovery. The point of the novel is to demonstrate the struggle that Evelyn must experience in order to find her true self. Just as Jesus could not have become a martyr without Judas' betrayal, Evelyn could not become herself, her true lesbian self, without first being betrayed by marriage and heterosexuality. It is the purpose of this paper to examine this theme and its elements as they appear in the novel, "Desert of the Heart".
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Cadillac, 2005.
A look at the rise and fall of Cadillac brand cars.
815 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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In the history of car manufacturing and sales, Cadillac Automobile Company remains unsurpassed when it comes to identifying a brand that managed to achieve the highest status as America's primary luxury car manufacturer. This paper discusses however, how Cadillac's failure to maintain its brand image power in terms of marketing, advertising and sales persisted because it was not able to capture the changing consumer market, especially the demographic shifts that has been occurring in the 21st century.
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"The first dilemma that Cadillac failed to remedy is the ineffective advertising campaigns Cadillac used during the '90s, wherein the ads failed to identify a particular audience at which the ad may be addressed (Delano, 1999:125). Because the ad targets no particular sector or segment of the market, cars manufactured during this period failed to achieve a high level of salability, as compared to the Cadillac tradition of quality-made and luxury cars. To further worsen the problem, Cadillac had been accused of violating provisions indicated in the Clean Air Act, and that General Motors-Cadillac "...had some Cadillac engines that were modified in a such way that the engines "defeated" their air pollution control system" (Doyle, 2000:150). Customer complaints alleging that the engines or car parts of Cadillac cars produced during the '90s were defective did not help bring back the strength of Cadillac's brand image power. As new car brands emerged in the market, Cadillac gradually lost its popularity and faded out of the luxury car manufacturing industry as the new millennium set in."
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The US Involvement in Desert Storm, 2007.
An analysis of the factors contributing to the US involvement in the military Operation Desert Storm.
2,172 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper discusses the factors that influenced the United States to become involved in Operation Desert Storm. The paper describes issues of international law, the US' dependency on oil, regional alliances and the need to satisfy an issue of prestige. It then discusses how all of these reasons contributed to the US involvement in the military operations involving Kuwait.
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"Aside from the geostrategic, political or economic reasons that would have completely justified the intervention of the American forces against Saddam, there was also a matter of prestige for the newly crowned leader of the free world. The US had now become the only super power, thus defeating its fifty-year foe, the USSR. Even if the actual confirmation would come late in 1992, the Cold War had ended with the victory of capitalism over communism, democracy over authoritarianism, the US over the USSR. Still, this state of fact had to be visible to the international community as well. Thus, a strong military deployment of forces in the name of a just cause, that of defending another state, was the ultimate proof of the power the US enjoyed following demise of the Soviet Union."
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