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"Growth Forever"", 2002.
Reviews the article, "Growth Forever: The Promethean Response" on the inevitability of economic development.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper reviews the article "Growth Forever: The Promethean Response". It examines and critiques the view that endless economic growth and development is inevitable.
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Roses Forever, 2005.
This paper examines the case of Roses Forever, Inc and explains how this company can use its intellectual assets to its full advantage.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper studies the case of Roses Forever and determines that RF can use the information highway to exploit its intellectual assets. The paper explains that this mainly means using its strong technical understanding of how to grow, nurture and market roses for financial gain. The paper also suggests that the information highway can enable RF to cut down on business expenses while providing convenience to its clients.
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"Dealing with the challenges that confront Roses Forever, Inc. will not be easy, but they do need to be addressed. For one thing, Roses Forever is a felicitous position insofar as it sells all of the products it produces; many fledgling businesses would love to be in this position. Moreover, Roses Forever is fully exploiting the land available to it to make flowers, so it is not being inefficient in that respect."
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"The Forever King", 2004.
A literary analysis of "The Forever King" by Molly Cochran and Warren Murphy.
2,309 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper provides a review and discussion of the Arthurian legend elements identified in this novel, followed by an analysis and summary of the research into this genre of film. The writer explains how, in this work, all of the main characters from the Arthurian legends manifest themselves in contemporary ways.
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"Stories about Arthur and his court have fascinated people in the 21st century just as they did in Wales before the 11th century. At this point in history, European fame came through Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae (between 1135 and 1139), celebrating a glorious and triumphant king who defeated a Roman army in eastern France; however, he was mortally wounded in battle during a rebellion at home led by his nephew Mordred. Some of the distinguishing features of Geoffrey's story were marvelous fabrications, and some aspects of the Celtic stories were subsequently modified to suit feudal times. The vision of Arthur as a world conqueror was obviously inspired by legends surrounding great leaders such as Alexander the Great and Charlemagne; later writers, most notably Wace of Jersey and Layamon, fleshed out certain details, especially in connection with Arthur's knightly fellowship."
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Collectivization in 'Forever Flowing', 2003.
The portrayal of collectivization in Vassily Grossman's novel 'Forever Flowing'.
1,614 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses the author's view of collectivization in the Ukraine, and seeks to understand Grossman's criticisms of the Soviet system. It also considers the impact of Grossman's powerful description on the reader, as a literary piece rather than a historical report.
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"At the beginning of the 1930s Stalin embarked on nationwide drive for collectivisation and modernity. The novel, ?Forever Flowing,? takes the case of the Ukraine as an example. The ordeal of collectivisation and the subsequent famine is related by Anna Sergeyevna, who was posted to the Ukraine after the persecution of the ?kulaks? in 1930. She tells her story to Ivan Grigoryevich on their first night as lovers, a detail which may initially seem frivolous, but is actually a mark of Grossman?s skill as a novelist. It ensures that the tale is not seen as the author?s tirade against the state, but a real woman?s experience, something terrible, ?something one cannot escape?, ?a piece of iron fragment in her heart, like a shell fragment.? Anna Sergeyevna needs to explain her memories to her new lover as a way of rendering herself accountable. The ordeal is not an event in history; it lives on in everyday life."
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Forever Young, 2002.
An examination of Brian Alexander's article, "Don't Die, Stay Pretty," which raises significant issues regarding the probability of living forever.
1,248 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses how Alexander's article brings us to the realization that we may be closer to unfolding the mysteries of life extension than we think. It shows that Alexander discovered that the myriad of ideas and technologies concerning life extension bring us much closer to achieving it.
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"The thought has been around for centuries, for even in Mary Shelley?s Frankenstein, we see how the mere idea of immortality drove Victor Frankenstein to his mad obsession when he tells us, ?I thought if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter, I might in process of time (although I now found it impossible) renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption? (Shelley 39). Through Shelley?s fictional creation, we can see the human spirit as it seeks to know more. Victor Frankenstein wanted to ?pioneer new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation? (Shelley 33). Mankind is born with the ability to wonder and explore. By learning from Victor Frankenstein, we should welcome the possibilities of longer lives and living forever, as opposed to shrinking back in fear of the unknown."
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Changing English Forever, 2006.
An examination of how post-colonial literature has influenced a change in the English language.
2,007 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The paper discusses language change and presents the reasons for change. The paper states that literature offers one of the most important ways in which new perceptions are expressed. The paper gives examples of how political power, British culture, post colonial writers and untranslated words had an influence on the change in the English language. The paper comments that using these methods of taking English and changing it into a language that reflects the post colonial experience is one of the ways that the English language is changing.
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"Another method of replacing language is when the author uses untranslated words in their work. Ashcroft, Griffiths and Tiffin explain that this method is a widely used device that conveys a sense of cultural distinctiveness. It is used both to distinguish between cultural differences but is also important when trying to interpret cultural concepts (63). Jamaica Kincaid uses this method in her story "Girl." She leaves a number of words such as benna and doukona untranslated (564). Deciding to not translate the words for the English speaking reader is a purposeful act, it forces the reader to feel out of the loop and uncomfortable, the way that many postcolonial writers are made to feel when writing in English."
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Fannie Brice: Baby Snooks Forever, 2002.
An overview of the success of the Baby Snooks radio show.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper is to examine the wide and long range appeal of the Baby Snooks radio show that was very popular from inception on the Broadway stage until the after the second world war.
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Are "Ozzie & Harriet" Dead Forever?, 2002.
Discusses the changes in television programming, both beneficial and detrimental, that have taken place since the 1950s.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 89.95
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Television programming has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. Much has been for the good - greater variety, more channels, cable and satellite-dish technology, and so forth. But many of the changes have not been so good. Today, TV features almost unlimited violence, sex, racy talk shows, and other questionable programming. We will now look at TV and how much it has changed since this medium began taking off in the 1950s.
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Pride is Temporary, Pain is Forever, 2001.
This is a paper about the horrors of war. It uses examples from the book "Company K" to show how horrific WWI was.
2,260 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper discusses the emotions one feels fighting a war. The author believes that there is not as much pride in fighting a war as there is emotional pain after the war. Included are examples of many war heroes.
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"War has a way of bringing out the best and the worst in people. During the build-up for war, a sense of pride and duty swells in the hearts of those involved, especially those going to do the fighting. They feel a sense of duty, like they are making a difference in the world, and sometimes they are. But sometimes, this pride is unfounded, the people involved are not in fact going to make a difference, and they won't figure this out until the brutal realities are experienced firsthand. These realities have a way of inflicting immeasurable pain in those involved; sometimes this pain is physical and incurable, sometimes the pain is emotional and incurable. The thing that is common is that those involved carry the scars of war long past the signing of a peace treaty, and these scars last much longer than any sense of pride the soldiers once held so dear".
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Phesants Forever, 2001.
Discusses the wildlife conservation organization dedicated to restoration & maintenance of the habitat of the ring-neck pheasant. Chapter system of organization. Lobbying efforts.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 2 sources, $ 79.95
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"Pheasants Forever is a wildlife conservation organization dedicated specifically to the restoration and maintenance of the habitat of the ring-neck pheasant. PF uses a county-chapter system supported by a national office that allows it to work at the local level to restore pheasant habitats while lobbying for national legislation in support of wildlife conservation. PF's flagship work to date has been in the restoration of habitats for pheasants and other wildlife and its support of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). PF has restored over 1.5 million acres of land for pheasant habitat and it has successfully lobbied to expand CRP to 45 million acres and to develop a 3-5 year land diversion program. PF's successful program and promotional strategies have resulted ..."
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Edgar Allen Poe: Forever Locked in Memory, 2005.
This paper compares and contrasts two horror authors, Sheridan LeFanu and Edgar Allen Poe.
1,497 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper compares the works of Sheridan LeFanu and Edgar Allen Poe. It focuses predominantly on why Poe is better known, although they address similar themes. It explains that LeFanu's stories, though technically well-written and at least briefly engaging are rigidly conventional by today's standards and thus immediately forgotten. It points out, however, that Poe's stories baffle the reader, sending them through a tangled web of complicated sentences, strenuous adjectives, and puzzling layers of multiple interpretations.
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"The mainstream film industry appears to be crawling with insipid, run-of-the-mill movies, which despite managing to temporarily captivate our attention, never quite seem to leave much of an impression. They essentially serve as a momentary means of time disposal. Occasionally, however a film comes along which portrays such brilliantly penetrating individuality and piercing emotion, we find ourselves endlessly haunted, long after our initial viewing. The world of literature can be similarly divided. Two prime examples of such opposites emerged from the literary horror genre of the mid-nineteenth century: Sheridan LeFanu and Edgar Allen Poe."
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The Presidency of Lyndon Johnson, 2006.
This paper examines the life and political career of Lyndon B. Johnson, whose presidency fundamentally changed American politics forever.
1,478 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper analyzes Lyndon Johnson's unique path to power and the presidency. The writer of this paper details the highlights in Johnson's personal life as well as his political career. Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 in Stonewall, Texas and established himself in politics from an early age, by becoming secretary in 1931 to Congressman Richard M. Kleberg. The writer of this paper delves into Johnson's lengthy political career up until and including the events that led to his presidency upon John F. Kennedy's assassination. This paper details several events in Johnson's career which changed the face of politics forever, including his 1964 groundbreaking civil rights legislation. The writer contends that in spite of all the progress Johnson made in the area of civil rights, his legacy will be forever overshadowed by the Vietnam War. This paper examines the events that led Johnson's decisions regarding the Vietnam conflict which resulted in thousands of American deaths. This paper also delves into Johnson's actions which prompted legislation that placed limits on the power of the presidency.
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"In spite of all the progress Johnson made in the area of civil rights, his legacy will be forever overshadowed by Vietnam. Less than three weeks after the Republican National Convention of 1964, the United States Navy was attacked by patrol boats belonging to North Vietnam, in the Gulf of Tonkin. Johnson, not wanting to appear weak on defense, felt he had little choice but to respond forcibly. The result was a consistent escalation of the war from 1964 through 1968, which resulted in thousands of American deaths. Johnson was afraid that too much focus on Vietnam would distract attention from his Great Society programs, so the levels of military escalation, while significant, were never enough to make any real headway in the war."
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Constructions of ?The Nice Girl?, 2005.
An examination of teenage female sexual definition and identity in "Seventeenth Summer" by Maureen Daly and "Forever" by Judy Blume.
1,949 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines how both Daly and Blume's novels present an essentially similar framework for the female protagonist to define herself and how the question of the female's sexuality becomes the main conduit of self-definition open to her, a way to define her new independence. It looks at how for Daly, her main character is not actively sexual, Angie's decision to date over the summer-more than any other decision during her previous four years of high school, her future college career, and current intellectual accomplishments-becomes the defining moment of Angie's life. In comparison, it shows how for Blume, sexuality becomes a kind of proving ground for her main character's individuality and how Catherine's discretion about making the jump into sexuality will change things, in the words of the title, forever.
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"Maureen Daly's world of Seventeenth Summer could not seem farther away from Blume's world of sexually open teens. Daly's central character is a virgin, almost unaware of her sexual desire. Angie is charmed when a boy tells her that the wind looks nice blowing through her hair, although he makes no real reference to the rest of her physical body. Although the books take place in roughly the same place in time in the narrator's lives, in the summer between high school and college for Daly's main character, and during the senior year of high school for Blume's central female protagonist , the two books initially seem to be from different planets-Daly's teens say 'Gee whiz,' and worry constantly about what the parents of their significant others will say. "
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Andy Kaufman, 2005.
This paper explores how Andy Kaufman changed the world of comedy forever.
1,917 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper examines how Andy Kaufman challenged the definition of comedy by making his audience use all of their emotions. It looks at how he effectively utilized emotions, such as happiness, confusion, and anger during his act and how he demanded real reactions from the audience, rather than careless giggles from an audience expecting to be amused by a typical stand-up comic.
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"While working on the set of Taxi, Kaufman negotiated a separate contract for Tony Clifton to appear on an episode of the sitcom. Nobody knew that Kaufman's Tony Clifton character was played by both Kaufman and Zmuda when necessary. When Bob Zmuda showed up as Clifton to film, his rude behavior was so detested by the cast and crew that the episode was scrapped and Clifton was escorted off the premises by security guards. This was one of Andy's attempts to make what he considered a boring unfunny show into something more challenging to the audience as well as the cast members, and as usual, Andy got the last laugh."
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The Gracchian Revolution, 2008.
This essay discusses the impact of the Gracchi brothers upon the Roman Republic and their direct role in leading to the Senate's implementation of the SCU, which initiated a chain of events, forever changing the political landscape of the Republic.
1,939 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This essay argues the thesis that the political events which occurred in the course of the "Gracchian Revolution" played a pivotal role in the eventual demise of the Republic. Furthermore, the Roman political system changed following Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (163 BC-132 BC) & Gaius Gracchus (154 BC-121 BC) deaths with the emergence of more powerful re-elected magistrates, consuls and tribunes. At the same time, the Senate's invoking of the Senatus consultum ultimum (SCU) during this era led to the threat of violence becoming interwoven in Roman politics. This combination of more powerful magistrates and senatorial extremism was to ultimately lead to the end of the Roman Republic itself.
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"Gaius restored the land commission, and began an extensive road building project, which not only provided work for many local land owners, but allowed for improved attendance at assembly meetings by the rural communitites. Gaius also passed legislation to stabilize grain prices, encourage colonization, and improve the rights of soldiers. In addition, Gaius took steps to drive a wedge between the rich equestrian class and the senatorial class. The historian Sheldon notes that equestrians exerted considerable influence on the politics of Rome, and even the Senate were reluctant to offend them. As a result, Gaius introduced legislation which changed the tax collection system to favour wealthy equestrians. This wedge was expanded with the transferral of jury duty responsibilities from senators to equestrians for cases involving the extortion of governors; cases that were notorious for acquitals by senatorial juries of their patrician defendants. This division between equistrians and senators appears to have been quite deep and lasted many years, as shown in the later writings by Cicero such as his Letters to Atticus."
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