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Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay, 2004.
A discussion of the pollution problems of Chesapeake Bay's waterways.
1,903 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses the reasons for the eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay, the consequences of that eutrophication, and possible solutions to the problem.
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"Located off the coast of Eastern Maryland and Eastern Virginia, Chesapeake Bay?s length is 200 miles, and its width ranges from four to 40 miles. Many rivers and streams, including the James, York, Rappahannock, Potomac, Patuxent, and Susquehanna rivers, join the bay (Encarta, ?Chesapeake Bay?). Home to more than 2700 species of plant and animal life, including oysters, the blue crab, and over 150 species of fish, the Bay has historically provided settlers and Native Americans with vital natural resources (Virginia Natural Resource Leadership Institute (VNRLI), 1). At its healthiest in the early 1600?s, the Bay rated an estimated100 on a scale of 100 in terms of health, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Chesapeake Bay Foundation, ?2002 State of the Bay Report?, 1)."
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Crabbing the Chesapeake Bay, 2002.
An insight into the crabbing industry and why it should be banned from Chesapeake Bay.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper presents a discussion about crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay. Crab is a delicacy that is served in fine restaurants across the nation. The crabbing industry has thrived for many years out of the bay however, recent reports of environmental and animal preservation have moved to the forefront of the news. The author believes crabbing should be banned from the bay.
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Cleaning up Patapsco River/ Chesapeake Bay, 2002.
This paper talks about the pollution problems, consequences, and clean up methods in the Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, and Chesapeake Bay.
4,045 words (approx. 16.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 109.95
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This is an examination of the environmental issues surrounding the Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, and Chesapeake Bay. It hints as to where the pollution comes from, and gives solutions on what society needs to do in order to clean up our rivers and save our environment.
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"The Patapsco watershed, particularly some sections in its upper region, suffers from high levels of nutrients, bacteria, and suspended sediments. The known heritage of close to three centuries of pollution and abuse of the Patapsco's resources seem to blame our ancestors for the low oxygen levels, disease, algae blooms, and excess nutrients that are destructing the water (Alliance, 2). It is unfortunate that little used to be known about the harmful effects resulting from damming, channel dredging, pollution, and dumping and how they have taken their toll on the river."
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Eutrophication, 2002.
This study is about the process of eutrophication.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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This is the gradual increase in the concentration of phosphorous, nitrogen and other plant nutrients in an aging aquatic system, such as a lake, river or shallow sea. When the body of water becomes excessively enriched with nutrients, such as nitrate fertilizers and phosphates, algae and bacteria develops. In turn, this uses extra oxygen in the water, which tends to make it uninhabitable by other animal life. This essay will begin by discussing what eutrophication is and what causes it. It will list some examples and suggest ways that eutrophication can be reversed or halted.
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Guantanamo Bay and the Status of Detainees, 2006.
A review of various news articles reporting the situation of the Guantanamo Bay detainees and a history of the Guantanamo Bay crisis.
5,443 words (approx. 21.8 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 133.95
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This paper takes a look at the status of the Guantanamo Bay detainees as depicted in various news reports. The paper reports how, according to 'Amnesty International', many of these alleged detainees are in fact, not "enemy combatants" but ordinary people being held "in a legal black hole, many without access to any court, legal counsel or family visits". The paper takes a look at the history of the situation, and events leading up to the crisis in Guantanamo Bay.
Outline:
Introduction
History of Guantanamo Bay
The Issues
Torture and Abuse of Prisoners
Discussion
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"Although President Bush has said publicly, "the United States reaffirms its commitment to the worldwide elimination of torture... freedom from torture is an inalienable human right, and we are committed to building a world where human rights are respected and protected by the rule of law," his administration has actually fostered and encouraged it. Harold Koh (2005) suggests that after the 9/11 attack the administration had the opportunity to set up a democratic long-range plan for controlling terrorism. Instead, the administration looked for shortcuts, and torture was one of them, "a substitute for multilateral police work; the uncertainties of intelligence gathering; the expense of guarding ports, reservoirs, and transportation centers; and the financial regulation necessary to cut off the funding of terrorist groups" (p. 7)."
"Koh (2005) testified before the Senate that the torturing at Guantanamo Bay is done with government authorization. Members of the Bush administration developed a torture policy and a legal rationale for torture was created. In his message to the Senate, Koh states: "Torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment are both illegal and totally abhorrent to our values and constitutional traditions. No constitutional authority licenses the president to authorize the torture and cruel treatment of prisoners, even when he acts as commander-in-chief"(p. 8). He went on to say that mistreatment of prisoners also violates the Geneva Convention agreement, under which our own troops are protected from similar treatment. "
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Smoke Movement in High Bay Hangars, 2002.
Examines the interaction of smoke movement and detector sensitivity in high-bay hangar spaces.
9,084 words (approx. 36.3 pages), 42 sources, APA, $ 188.95
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This study develops reliable data that fire safety and security management professionals can use in the development of models for smoke detector types and placement in high-bay hangar facilities. Two research questions are investigated in this paper and hypotheses are tested in relation to each research question. The research questions investigated were as follows:
1. What effect does bay height have on smoke detector sensitivity in a high-bay hangar?
2. What effect does the use of a draft curtain have on smoke detector sensitivity in a high-bay hangar?
Each of the hypotheses is supported by the analysis of the data. The results of the research performed for this study show that, as bay height increases (all other factors remaining equal), smoke detector sensitivity decreases. The results of the research performed for this study further show that smoke detector sensitivity is higher when draft curtains are in place than when draft curtains are not in place.
Based on these findings, the paper concludes that the use of draft curtains should be mandated in all high-bay hangars. It concludes, further, that means should be found to deploy smoke detectors at levels lower than ceiling height in bays higher than 15 meters.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Research Questions
Purpose of the Study
Definitions of Terms
Overview of the Remainder of the Study
Review of Literature
Theoretical Framework
Waveform Analysis
Systems Theory
Related Research
Methodology
Research Design
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Variables and Operational Definitions
Data Collection Procedures
Data Analysis
Findings
Results of Testing hypothesis One
Results of Testing hypothesis Two
Summary and Conclusions
Summary of the Results
Conclusions
References
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"A total of 33 full-scale fire experiments were conducted in two high-bay hangars. The two high-bay hangars were of different heights, thereby allowing the effects of height on smoke detector sensitivity to be measured and assessed. Draft curtains were used in some experiments but not in others. This approach allowed the effects of the use of draft curtains on smoke detector sensitivity to be measured and assessed. Varying fire sizes were used in the experiments."
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Technology and East Bay Municipal Utility District, 2001.
This paper discusses the growing use of technology at EBMUD (East Bay Municipal Utility District ), a publicly owned water company on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay.
1,230 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper studies technology used by water companies in general and EBMUD specifically. It gives an historical overview of the situation before EBMUD was formed as well as EBMUD's history of technology use up until today. It discusses the environmental conditions in the area and how they have been overcome with technology. It details several advances that technology has helped make such as in water supply, water treatment methods, and waste water treatment.
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"Technology plays a significant role at the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). EBMUD is a publicly owned water company that supplies water service for 1.3 million people that live on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay. It provides water and wastewater treatment for Alameda and Contra Costa Counties which include cities such as Oakland and Berkeley. (?About East Bay?). As EBMUD?s responsibilities to the public have grown, so has its use of technology from its inception to the present. "
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Michael Bay, 2006.
This paper discusses Michael Bay, as one of the most successful directors in the film industry today.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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In this article, the writer looks at Michael Bay's rise to prominence in film from his background in music video. The writer looks at the different films directed by Bay and mentions the stars who appeared in them. Further, the writer looks at Bay's professional achievements. The writer studies Bay's directive style and characteristics of the direction in his films. Throughout the paper, the writer examines various criticism and discusses the reviews of Bay's work.
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"Bay was a successful music video and commercial director when he was in his early twenties. His first feature film was 'Bad Boys', starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence produced in 1995. This action comedy showed some the characteristics that made him well-known as a video producer. It is fast paced and slick with a rapid momentum. One of the hallmarks of the shorter video direction is the terse and "hyper-edited" quality of the film; where the viewer is not given time to ponder or take in the scene at length but propelled into a never-ending sequence of actions and events. This was to be an aspect of Bay's style which was to elicit a certain amount of criticism of films like 'Armageddon'."
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Guantanamo Bay Prisoners, 2006.
This paper discusses the issue of the rights of Guantanamo Bay prisoners versus national security and the effect on international relationships.
2,090 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that over 500 detainees from countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan have been brought to the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba by the U.S. government under the assumption that they are dangerous terrorists and a threat to the United States. The author points out that (1) they were brought to Cuba because it is not U.S. soil thus the military can deny them the rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution, such as due process, independent counsel and a speedy trial, and (2) they do not even have rights under the Geneva Convention since the U.S. has not declared them prisoners of war, instead labeling them "enemy combatants". The paper contends that the fallout from this situation at Guantanamo Bay has been that the world now sees the U.S. as a hypocrite following constitutional rights only when it is in the country's best interests.
Table of Contents
Constitutional Amendments of the United States of America
Introduction
Justice for All
Convenience of the "Enemy Combatants" Label
What's Going on at Guantanamo Bay?
The Abused as Abusers
International Quagmire
Crusade for National Security
The End is Near?
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"There are even conflicting reports from the same agency. The Red Cross released a report in 2002 stating that there was no torture going on at Guantanamo and then later did an about-face and condemned the treatment of those same prisoners (Cole). Some prisoners who were released talked about physical and mental torture, being isolated for months at a time, being led around with a dog collar, being attacked by dogs, having to wear women's clothing and of being subjected to the desecration of the Quran in front of them (having pages ripped out and flushed down the toilet). Many of these "tortures" have been confirmed by the US government, namely the FBI (Ardiente), with a shrug and grin, as if they are a practice so common (or relatively innocuous compared to what else they might do) that they are confused as to why anyone would be upset by them."
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Human Rights Violations at Guantanamo Bay, 2005.
This paper contends that the continued detention of the Guantanamo Bay prisoners without trial is a violation of international and U.S. law and of their human rights.
835 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper explains that, since January 2002, hundreds of foreign nationals are being held in prison camps at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base without access to any court, legal counsel or family visits because the U.S. government classifies the prisoners as illegal enemy combatants, while refusing to bring them before a "competent tribunal" to determine their status, as required by Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention. The author points out that list of human rights abuses by the U.S. authorities at the Guantanamo Bay prison camps is long and scandalous starting with their transportation to the makeshift "X-Ray Camp" in January 2002, when prisoners from Afghanistan were shifted in airplanes while being chained and shackled and forced to wear painted goggles and earmuffs so they could not see or hear anything. The paper contends that, if the U.S. administration is interested in restoring its credibility, it should put the Guantanamo prisoners on trial under the due process of law or release them immediately.
Table of Contents
Status of Prisoners Not Revealed
Illegal Position of US Authorities
Human Rights Abuses at Guantanamo Bay
Conclusion
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"In November 2001, President Bush signed a Military Order for the setting up of military commissions to try the detainees at Guantanamo Bay; the commissions were given the powers to hand down death sentences against whose decision there was no right of appeal to any court. The first trials under the Commission were scheduled for December 2004 and would have been a mockery of the U.S. Justice System as the commissions lacked independence; the defendants had no right to choose their own counsel for an effective defense; and lower standards of evidence were acceptable to the commissions including evidence extracted under torture or coercion. This order too was ruled as illegal on November 9, 2004 when a U.S. District Court Judge held that the Bush Administration had overstepped its authority to try such prisoners as enemy combatants in a military tribunal while denying them access to the evidence used against them. The U.S. government has appealed against the ruling."
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The Hudson's Bay Company before 1850., 2002.
This research analyzes the role of the Hudson's Bay Company before 1850.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 115.95
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The company was created in 1670 to extract the furs and other resources that had been found in the Hudson Bay region. In its early years, the company represented the growth and settlement of Canada. Still, even when competition came, most notably from the North West Company, the Hudson's Bay Company rose to this competitive threat and remained after an amalgamation of the two companies to lead western development and solidify its prominent role in Canadian history.
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The Hudson's Bay Company, 2006.
A discussion regarding the sale of a Canadian institution, the Hudson's Bay Company, to a U.S. party.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay explores the sale of the Hudson's Bay Company to US interests. The paper discusses how the sale of the Hudson's Bay Company, a Canadian institution older than the country itself, is bound to have profound implications on the marketplace, the acceleration of Canadian entities being sold off to foreign interests, as well as the company itself and its employees.
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Bay of Pigs, 2006.
A discussion regarding the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 by the USA in an attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper takes a look at the invasion of the Bay of Pigs, a result of the USA's insecure stance in relation to Fidel Castro and his Cuban government. The paper discusses the USA's insecurities and the disasters resulting in the failure of the invasion.
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"Everything was carefully planned. First the Cuban air force would be destroyed and then paratroopers would start their work. It was decided that the area would thus be sealed. However as much as the CIA had planned everything, Castro turned out to be an even better schemer. What CIA failed to take into account was the fact that people in that small area were very loyal to Castro regime. The element of surprise, which was what CIA wanted to cash in on, was starkly missing. Not only was Castro expecting an attack from this part, the people of the area also backed him. Therefore the moment the US army landed, it realized just what a huge mistake they had made. Bright lights that had been placed to illuminate the beaches detected them. Charcoal workers who were loyal to Castro put up an impressive resistance, much to the surprise of the US army. The plan was anything but foolproof and as it turned out, there were large intelligence gaps and yawning loopholes that resulted in the failure of the landing plan. "
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The Hudson's Bay Company, 2007.
This paper explores the retail industry in Canada and the Hudson's Bay Company in particular.
2,179 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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The paper examines the Hudson's Bay Company and what factors the Canadian retailer must bear in mind if it is to secure a niche for itself in a competitive sector. The paper explores the economic, political, social, legal and technological opportunities and threats facing the company as well as the technological factors which might come into play in determining its future success.
Outline:
Introduction
Social Environment: Opportunities and Threats
Economic Environment: Opportunities and Threats
Political Environment: Opportunities and Threats
Legal Environment: Opportunities and Threats
Technological Environment: Opportunities and Threats
Competitive Environment: Opportunities and Threats
Conclusion
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"According to the United States CIA Fact Book, only about two-thirds of Canada's population is of now of European or British Isle extraction (Central Intelligence Agency, sec.3). Further, the number of new arrivals coming to Canada who are of non-European extraction has risen steadily since the 1960s while the number of Europeans choosing to make Canada their home has dropped dramatically (Statistics Canada, graph 2). This means that Hudson's Bay Company has the opportunity to cater to a new demographic that is beginning to assert itself more and more within the nation politically, economically and culturally."
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony and Manifest Destiny, 2008.
This paper compares and contrasts Winthrop's Massachusetts Bay Colony migration with O'Sullivan's "manifest destiny" excursion two decades later.
1,333 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper examines the similarities between the Puritans' seventeenth-century incursions into New England and the expansions of the nineteenth century. The paper argues that John Winthrop's experiences in reigning in the fanatical elements of his Massachusetts Bay Colony anticipated the state's dilemma in doing the same two centuries later. The paper looks at the similarities between the religious rhetoric of both westward migrations and discusses the state's ability, in both cases, to temper the dangerous emotions of overzealous adventurers.
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"Although John Winthrop's first meeting with the members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony preceded John L. O'Sullivan's coinage of the term "manifest destiny" by two centuries, a clear thread connects the two events. The theme of westward expansion has accompanied U.S. history since England's disgruntled puritans first hatched the idea of a New World utopia, and it would not be an exaggeration to write that it was the Puritans, rather than Andrew Jackson or other nineteenth-century champions of westward expansion, who gave birth to what would later be called "manifest destiny." In fact, there are many striking similarities between the two westward movements--that is, between the Puritans' seventeenth-century incursions into New England and the expansions of the nineteenth century."
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