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Flash Mobs, 2007.
This paper discuses the collective behavior of flash mobs, a group of people that gather in a public place for a short time to do something abnormal.
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains that flash mobs, which are usually done for nonsensical fun and lasts only minutes, are most often organized through e-mails and text messaging, making it one of the first trends to be organized through technology in the 21st century. The author points out that, although flash mobs were created as a social experiment to demonstrate that people like to be a part of the next big thing, they are actually conforming in a nonconforming way. The paper relates that feelings of solidarity, a sense of empowerment, social facilitation and fun are the common motivators among many partakers of the flash mobs. The author underscores that the negative consequences of flash mobs are flash muggings and the potential for slash mobs where people meet at a certain place at a certain time and murder bystanders.
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"An example is when a group of gay and lesbians went to a Detroit restaurant known to be homophobic. Similarly, a group of black Americans in Boston crowded into a bar that mainly had white patrons. A flash mob also gathered at ground zero to protest the loss of first amendment rights; they assembled without permits and all were on their cell phone reciting the First Amendment louder and louder before dispersing. In Romania, a group of people went jogging with duct tape over their mouth to show how the citizens are often commanded to do as they are told without comment."
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Flash Mobs, 2005.
This paper discusses flash mobs as a social phenomenon.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper explains that social phenomena can develop because of new technologies such as television, cell phones and the Internet. The author points out that one of the most interesting social phenomena that has developed in recent years is the flash mob. The paper defines a flash mob as a kind of performance art where hundreds of people gather at a place and perform a bizarre mass action before scattering without a trace.
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"Social phenomena can take many different forms. Part of the reason that social phenomena can take so many forms is because social phenomena can build on each other to create new social phenomena. Social phenomena can also develop because of new technologies such as television, cell phones and the Internet. One of the most interesting social phenomena that has developed in recent years is the flash mob. What exactly is a flash mob? In A New Kind of Performance Art has Taken Root in Cities Across the Country it is stated, "flash mobs," where hundreds of people gather at a place and perform a bizarre mass action before scattering without a trace (Anonymous 2003: 86)."
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Spontaneity & Humor, 2006.
This paper discusses the subject of spontaneity in humor focusing on flash mobs, television, Internet and art.
3,019 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the myth of fun has increasingly made its way into post-modern culture. The writer points out that sometimes the fun is participatory, like the flash mob fad or creating art, while others are through watching, such as comedy. One specific form of entertainment enjoyed by many people today is spontaneous humor. The writer notes that flash mobs, a name given to a group of people that gather in a public place for a short time to do something abnormal, originated in May of 2003. The writer maintains that all of the scenarios of spontaneous humor mentioned in the paper link together. The writer notes that happenings, absurd theater, and TV comedians have origins in Dadaism, while flash mobs and other groups like them have origins in the comedians. The writer concludes that the purposeless acts are a way to voice opinion in an odd, yet amusing way; however, because it is odd and amusing it captivates and fascinates more people.
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"The late night shows with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Letterman, and other hosts are involved with spontaneous humor as well. The Leno show has segments such as having a talking photo booth where people sit in it for a wallet size photo, but the machine jokes with them about their current behavior inside the booth. People are confused and cannot understand how the machine knows what they are doing. Similarly, Leno has another skit where people at a gas pump can watch the news while pumping gas, but really the news station is watching them and will randomly converse with the person pumping their gas. People are bewildered on how the newscast can do such a thing and try to figure it out. Other times these hosts will stop people on the street and try to get them to perform something such as singing, telling a joke, or provide their insights on a certain topic. Because they are just random people on the street without preparation, the responses are often humorous."
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Flash Drive Use, 2005.
A description of how to use a flash drive in order to save information.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper provides a generic overview and instructions on how to use a flash drive. The paper attempts to help communicate the usefulness of the flash drive as a tool and to introduce users unfamiliar with such devices to its properties and general use. The paper includes a guide for using a flash drive.
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"How to Save Information on a Disk or Flash Drive Introduction This paper provides a generic overview and instructions on how to use a flash drive. The intention of this paper is to help communicate the usefulness of the flash drive as a tool and to introduce users unfamiliar to such devices to its properties and general use. Summary of the Flash Drive Saving information to a drive is a critical and very necessary process of computer use. Drives can be internal or external, and the process differs slightly according to the types of drives used. Flash drives are accessible, portable drives that use a USB port and NAND flash memory technology. NAND technology is a form of information transmission that utilizes "not and" functions, meaning that the device determines the exclusionary properties of information and stores it accordingly on a peripheral device."
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A Perfect Website in a Flash., 2002.
A paper which discusses Macromedia Flash as one of the best tools to enhance a website.
1,360 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 45.95
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The paper shows that animation has to be one of the biggest ideas when developing a website as it catches people?s attention and makes them want to visit a site again. It explains that animation not only draws people to business websites, but also educational websites. The paper argues that one of the best ways to incorporate animation into a website is with Macromedia Flash.
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"The Internet as we know it today is filled with many dynamic properties. WebPages are not just filled with lines of text and a few pictures. The Internet has become very interactive, from online shopping to playing games. Websites have become very competitive; companies want to have the most interesting website, one that people will be drawn too, that way their company gets more exposure. Websites need to have movement and need to be dynamic; they need to have crisp, clear graphics, animation, sound, and style. Competitive websites must contain a variety of all these things, they need buttons that react to Mouseovers, stylish drop-down menus, ever-changing colors and text, and animation."
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Social Control Theory And The Mob, 2004.
Analysis of organized crime behavior in the film "Goodfellas."
904 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper analyzes organized crime behavior in the film "Goodfellas" from a social control theory perspective. The paper uses concepts such as social norms and deviant behavior as well as social bonding theory in the analysis. The paper also discusses the character of Henry Hill in relation to social control theory.
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"Social control theories focus on the strategies and techniques that help regulate human behavior and thereby ensure conformity and compliance with social rules, including the influences of family, school, morals, values, beliefs and others. Essentially, social control theories contend that juveniles and adults conform to the law according to certain forces that seek to control their lives. Thus, these juveniles and adults are more likely to engage in behavior outside the law when these forces are defective or absent..."
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Russian Organized Crime In The U.S., 2004.
A look at the origins extent and sophistication of the Russian mobs in the U.S.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper describes the Russian mobs that have infiltrated the U.S. since the end of the Cold War. The paper discusses Russian crime families in Brighton Beach, New York and Los Angeles and Miami. The paper also discusses the possible threat the Russian criminal activity may pose to U.S. security interests.
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"Perhaps if Russia had not lost the Cold War and split into various Republics and had not suffered severe economic problems, there would be little or no organized Russian criminal activity in the U.S. Many came as immigrants willingly accepted by the U.S. as sufferers from Communism. Now the emergence of Russian criminal groups in the United States is this country's fastest growing criminal justice problem. How did these criminals get here? During detente..."
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Let's Not Repeat History, 2001.
This paper discusses the arguments against legalizing gambling in Youngstown, Ohio, as such action would bring with it mob activity.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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This is an argumentative essay against the idea of legalizing gambling in the town of Youngstown, Ohio. The writer takes the reader on a short history of the town and exposes the gangster activity that has always thrived within the town. The writer uses this as a springboard to argue that gambling becoming legal would only encourage a repeat of such mob activity.
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"As the residents of Youngstown debate the issue of legalized gambling, there are many forces being exerted on both sides of the issue. Youngstown, Ohio has been economically deprived for some time and the city government as well as community advocates is scrambling to re-vitalize the area. When advocates of legalized gambling look at cities across the nation who have allowed it, they see improved economics through jobs and tourism as well as money for the school system being obtained. They wave these examples as proof that Youngstown would benefit from legalized gambling. What they don?t publicize or address is the seedy side of the issue."
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Poem Analysis, 2004.
The paper analyzes Rosalia de Castro's poem "A Glowworm Scatters Flashes."
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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The paper provides an analysis of Rosalia de Castro's poem "A Glowworm Scatters Flashes." The paper deals with effects created by the poet's technique, such as the poet's use of powerful and vivid imagery. The paper focuses on the theme of the relationship between the persona in the poem and his Deity.
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"In her poem "A Glowworm Scatters Flashes" Rosalia de Castro utilizes powerful and vivid imagery to depict the intensity of the private relationship between the persona and his Deity. Throughout the poem concrete images from architecture or building materials shattered in a thousand bits, lofty marble riches and Adam's clay are juxtaposed with the incorporeal nature of God, the chasms that the persona cannot see and the solitary vast vacuity."
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Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill, 2005.
A review of Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill's "Black Mass, The Irish Mob, The Boston FBI, and a Devil's Deal".
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This paper is a review of "Black Mass, The Irish Mob, The Boston FBI, and a Devil's Deal" written by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill. The paper describes the investigation in the book of two notorious criminals of South Boston's Irish ghetto, Jim 'Whitey' Bulger and his brother, Billy Bulger, where one gets arrested and the other remains on the FBI's 'top ten' list of wanted criminals.
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"A Review of Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill's Black Mass, The Irish Mob, The Boston FBI, and a Devil's Deal. (New York: PublicAffairs, 2000). In 1988, the authors set out to investigate two notorious criminals of South Boston's Irish ghetto, Jim 'Whitey' Bulger and his brother, Billy Bulger. Whitey Bulger was Boston's most powerful crime boss, and his brother had been made President of the Massachusetts Senate in 1978, both men in collusion those of similar background inside Boston's FBI that permitted Whitey Bulger's career to continue. In 1994, Bill Bulger and several near the top of Whitey Bulger's organization were arrested. Whitey Bulger disappeared and has since been on the FBI's 'top ten' list of wanted criminals. Black Mass will interest readers exploring an environmental approach to criminality in its description of a practically tribal south Boston Irish culture."
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Racism, 2005.
A discussion on mob violence against African Americans.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper analyzes two media accounts of mob violence against African Americans in the 1930s. They are used to demonstrate that much has changed in the way of race relations in U.S. society since that time, albeit in a slow time frame. The films "Mississippi Burning" and "Antwone Fisher" are also used in the analysis.
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"The political, economic and social reality of slavery in U S history often justified the worst atrocities against African Americans. This was particularly true prior to the Civil Rights Movement and the passage of the ..."
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Lightning, 1999.
Examines the physics of this natural phenomenon, types, structure, theories, flash and thunder.
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Lightning is a natural phenomenon that is dramatic, often beautiful, and yet deadly and dangerous at the same time. A bolt of lightning involves the rapid discharge of a massive amount of electrical energy producing both the bright flash of light and the sound of thunder
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"Lightning is a natural phenomenon that is dramatic, often beautiful, and yet deadly and dangerous at the same time. A bolt of lightning involves the rapid discharge of a massive amount of electrical energy producing both the bright flash of light and the sound of thunder. There are a number of different kinds of lightning produced by different conditions, and new information on lightning is discovered all the time. By its nature, lightning is an ephemeral phenomenon, making it difficult to study under all conditions and explaining why new types of lightning have been found as man makes his way higher and more often into different regions of the upper atmosphere. Lightning is an extremely common natural phenomenon. Since Benjamin Franklin demonstrated the electrical nature of the lightning bolt, lightning has been subjected to many scientific studies."
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Water Treatment Techniques, 1992.
Examines technology, monitoring of water quality, pollutants, chemicals used, flash mixing and filters.
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"WATER TREATMENT TECHNIQUES
One of the fastest growing markets in the U.S. today is water treatment. No longer limited to a chemicals business, the art of water treatment has metamorphosed because of the revolutionary development of technology and the diminishment of pollution-free water supply sources. In conjunction with water treatment expansion the economics have kept pace with the boom. In recent years, water treatment processes have burgeoned into a $2 billion a year industry (6:16). Water treatment is becoming fundamental in not only the industrial manufacturing process, but also municipal water treatment facilities, taps, wells, aquifers and reservoirs. While no single catalyst can be cited from the growing demand for water treatment , there is a combination of ..."
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Industrial Racketeering, 2002.
This paper discusses involvement of the Cosa Nostra in industrial racketeering, which makes the Italian-American mob a unique form of organized crime.
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This paper states that the Mafia's industrial racketeering is the most extensive in New York City. The author writes that corruption was rampant in nearly every public works project mounted by the City. The author explains that, in addition to using more traditional criminal pursuits in the construction industry, the Mafia is involved in the labor unions and controls cartels, which provide building materials.
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"Mob exploitation of construction and other industries often began with the use of mob personnel in the 1920s and 1930s as strikebreakers, hired by management. The unions responded by hiring Cosa Nostra members and associates to help them retaliate and once the mob was inside the unions it did not leave. Using intimidation and manipulation, mobsters gained control of key union jobs and offices, hired their associates, family members, and friends for the choicest positions, and got them appointed to influential spots such as business agents and job stewards. From this vantage point the mob was in the best position for 'infiltrating legitimate businesses and establishing cartels" (Jacobs 122). In addition, their new status gave them access to politicians and to even more jobs that could be allocated to their associates."
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Lynching of African-Americans, 1997.
Examining the occurance in 19th and 20th century America, citing examples; as mob behavior and intended effects.
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" The lynching of African Americans in the later 19th century continued on through the middle of the 20th century. Lynching as a phenomenon of crowd behavior will be examined in the context of African American history, and it will be shown that lynching was, in large measure, a means of social control as much as an abberation of human behavior.
Lynching of African Americans in the United States for real or imagined offenses continued in the 20th century, often with little or no opposition from formal agencies of control--police, courts, and other public officials. Although lynch mobs are uncommon today, occasional instances of mob behavior take place over issues such as busing or housing, during political conventions and rallies, and among student or labor groups angry about perceived injustices."
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