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The Great Ice Storm of 1998, 2005.
Understanding the biological, geographic, and ecosystem problems of the ice storm in Canada in 1998.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 71.95
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In this paper the various data related to the Ice Storm of 1998 reveals the problem of ecosystems and the necessary geological positioning of important forest regions to sustain inter-special life. The paper analyzes the significance of the overall landfall of the ice in relation to the forest area that was damaged, especially to a Canadian economy, that depends on forestry as an important economic import export product.
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"In this study, the Great Ice Storm of 1998 will be analyzed in regards to the nature of damage that the storm had caused. In this manner, the government reports and special information that is related in the aftermath of the storm will be presented. Also, the issue of other disturbances in the region of Southern Quebec can be integrated to help understand why the Ice Storm was so catastrophic to wildlife and farming. In essence, the Ice Storm of 1998 will be examined to bring forth scientific data and government information relating to the aftermath of this natural disaster and how environmental communities, and ecosystems were affected. One of the major problems that related to the Ice Storm of 1998 revolve around the problem of cattle and livestock...."
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"The Ice Storm", 2002.
A brief look at this movie, directed by Ang Lee.
730 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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Set in the suburban affluence of 1970s New Canaan, Connecticut, "The Ice Storm" details the detached lives of two families and the dysfunctions experienced by both. This paper examines the movie directed by Ang Lee and shows why it is considered a masterpiece of intellectual art.
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"Though The Ice Storm clearly exemplifies the banality of evil, it nevertheless fails in furthering the quest for evil. The lives are the characters exist in the realm of the boring, absent of all the passions, desires, and excitements that make life interesting. Sexual taboos are commonplace; the highest values are devalued, leaving nothingness. Adultery embodies the idea of an everyday evil and how when this evil becomes fully integrated into our routine lives, it eventually destroys us spiritually."
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Geology of the Great Lakes, 2002.
An overview of the geologic history of the Great Lakes region.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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During the Ice Age, a great deal of the northern part of North America was engulfed in glaciers. As the climate warmed, these great ice caps advanced and receded many times, creating a complex and diverse geography in what is now the Great Lakes region. This paper discusses the various geological processes that formed the features and natural resources of the Great Lakes, as well as provides a summary of the geologic history of the area.
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"Fast-flowing rivers, glacial ice, and the pounding of waves against the shore occurred over the next 300 million years, wearing down most of the mountains. There was no vegetation protection to slow down these geological processes. As a result, the mountains disintegrated.
The eroded rock debris built up as thick layers of sand, gravel, silt and clay eventually transformed into sedimentary rock. Thus, volcanic activity was the major geological process in the Great Lakes area. Gradually the sand grains cemented together forming sandstone, which can be found in all the lakes."
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Female Sexuality in the Movies, 2002.
A comparison of female sexuality in three movies - "The Ice Storm", "Boys Don't Cry" and "Thelma and Louise".
2,556 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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Female characters using their sexuality to achieve what they want in Hollywood films is a strategy that is used over and over again by film makers. The paper shows that while many movies use the same basic themes when it comes to female sexuality, there are some variances from the norm. This paper discusses different forms of female sexuality as they appear in three Hollywood films, "The Ice Storm", "Boys Don't Cry" and "Thelma and Louise". From these movies three specific characters are studied: Wendy Hood, Brandon Teena and Thelma, respectively. The paper shows that these three women all represent female sexuality differently. They don't all fit the stereotypes of women that other movies tend to portray. Although there are some similarities between the three characters, the portrayals vary as to how the characters use their sexuality and femininity and it is these differences the paper examines.
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"Another similarity between the movies is that they all portray women who are struggling with something. Whether it's coming of age, sexual identity, or a discovery of who they really are, all three women have something very important going on in their lives that they must deal with. Brandon Teena has the largest problem to handle of the three selected women, but Wendy and Thelma must struggle with their own beliefs and actions as well. The actions of others that directly affect each of the women must also be dealt with."
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Ice-Fili, 2005.
Looks at the ice cream industry in Russia in the form of the Ice-Fili company.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper examines the ice cream business in Russia in the form of the Ice-Fili company, a mid-sized producer of ice cream in Russia and the top ice cream producer in that country. The paper shows that the Russians have a particular love of ice cream, which makes the market attractive in terms of having a large number of eager consumers ready for an ice cream product (though this is a market that has declined in recent years).
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"Ice-Fili is a mid-sized producer of ice cream in Russia and the top ice cream producer in that country. The industry is embedded in the larger Russian economy and serves the Russian ice cream market. Russians have a particular love of ice cream, which makes the market attractive in terms of having a large number of eager consumers ready for an ice cream product (though this is a market that has declined in recent years {"Russians Refuse to Eat Ice Cream Despite Their Great Fondness for the Product" para. 1]). Ice-Fili has had trouble surviving in the New Russia since the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Ice-Fili must also compete with major international producers of ice cream such as Ben & Jerry's, though that company left the market in 2001."
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Weather Patterns and Storms, 2002.
This paper discusses weather patterns with an emphasis on storms.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper describes the different weather patterns focusing on storms. The paper deals with small-scale weather patterns, the causes of storms and the nine different types of storms. The paper concludes with a discussion on predicting storms.
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"The primary weather producers in the middle latitudes are large centers of low pressure that generally move from west to east, called middle-latitude cyclones. Middle-latitude cyclones begin along a front where air masses are moving in opposite directions. The frontal surface usually takes on a wave shape, which becomes more defined as the cyclone matures, and a cold and a warm front evolve."
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Kate Chopin's "The Storm", 2000.
A discussion of the main theme in Kate Chopin's "The Storm".
1,210 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, $ 41.95
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This paper takes a look at how Kate Chopin develops her theme that sexual desires are inborn and primitive in her story, "The Storm", by using the storm as a setting and a symbol which show these desires to be as passionate as a summer storm.
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"By using the storm as both a setting for the story and as a symbol for human sexuality, Chopin develops this theme by showing a parallel between the successive stages of a thunderstorm and the stages of passion in a human sexual encounter. "The Storm" emphasizes Chopin?s premise that trying to control and regulate human sexuality is like trying to control a storm."
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"Isaac?s Storm", 2002.
A discussion of the effects which the 1900 storm had on the development of Galveston City from a business perspective.
1,251 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines how Galveston City was devastated by one of the worst ever storms to strike America on September 8, 1900 claiming the lives of more than 8000 people and the total destruction of properties. It looks at how in the book ?Isaac?s Storm,? Erik Larson describes how Isaac Monroe Cline, a chief staff of the American meteorological department studied the progress of this devastating storm and how it had a destructive effect on the business climate of this once commercially vibrant city. It analyzes the effects the storm had on the development of the city as well its economy and industry.
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Galveston City (Before the Storm)
Impact of Hurricane
Insurance Sector
The Current Economic Situation
Tourism
The Galveston Port
Conclusion
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"The impact of the hurricane on the corporate sector was not the least in any way. The Galveston economy was never fully restored or recovered from the terrible disaster. Galveston, which so far surpassed Houston in attracting business investors, suffered a big loss of confidence on the part of the investors. Oil business flourished in neighboring Houston and this lured the international business community away from Galveston. Furthermore the city which was serving as one of the busiest trading ports in the whole of the United States was experiencing a virtual trading dead lock. Galveston, which was a leading port in cotton exports, suffered a severe loss in that sector also. The greatly successful cotton trade was drastically affected because of the total ruin of the Galveston port. The city lost its position as the leading cotton trader in the country and this affected its economy in a big way."
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"The Perfect Storm", 2002.
A discussion of science and suspense in "The Perfect Storm" by Sebastian Junger.
951 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper reviews the novel "The Perfect Storm" by Sebastian Junger in about the loss of the boat Andrea Gail with all hands. It examines how the author lays down facts surrounding its disappearance and then increases the reader?s understanding of what may have happened with accounts of the experiences of those who survived the October storm and other similar ones. It also looks at how he offers a layman-friendly explanation of scientific phenomena and describes not only the creation of storms, the nature of the Atlantic fishing industry and the mechanics of drowning, but also the physics of wave action and the behavior of vessels under storm conditions. By educating the reader, he makes the loss of the boat and the series of events that led to its disappearance seem suspenseful, a challenge in a book with a fore-gone conclusion.
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"The consequence of such enormous height is that the wave will become unstable and break when the ratio of wave height divided by wave length is larger than or equal to one divided by seven. When the period between waves is also abbreviated, as it was in the high-velocity winds that battered the Andrea Gail, the chance of the waves? breaking is also increased. To make matters worse, the higher the wave, the greater the extent of its angled face; a 45-foot wave might have a 60 to 70-foot face, but a 70-foot wave has an angled face of 100 feet or more. (Junger, page 115) With a short period between waves, a boat the size of the Andrea Gail would be unlikely to be able to get up the 100-foot face before the crest broke on her."
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"The Storm", 2004.
A look at the central role of setting in Kate Chopin's short story, "The Storm".
968 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper analyzes the significance of setting in Chopin's story, "The Storm", by citing examples and quotes from the story. The paper explains how the storm actually drives the plot of the story and serves a symbolic function. The paper also describes how Chopin accomplishes this by personifying the storm and by relating it to one of the characters in the story.
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"Kate Chopin?s short story ?The Storm? encompasses a brief but intense time period that begins with the gathering of ?somber clouds that were rolling with sinister intention? to the passing of the storm, when the ?sun was turning the glistening green world into a palace of gems.? Therefore, setting serves several functions in Chopin?s story: the storm actually drives the plot, as it mimics the protagonist?s transformation and also corresponds to her tryst. For instance, just as the storm arrives and passes quickly, so too does Calixta?s brief affair with her old flame Alc?e. Furthermore, the setting is not simply a backdrop or an incidental, arbitrary literary element in the story. Rather, the storm comes alive through the author?s choice of diction and her style of writing: Chopin personifies the storm so that it almost becomes another character. For instance, the storm is ?sullen,? and the thunder ?growls.? As the main element of setting in the story, the storm also serves a symbolic function, as it represents Calixta?s intense, passionate sexuality. As the main theme of the story, sexuality becomes intimately connected to the stormy atmosphere. Although other elements of the story?s setting such as the Southern rural surroundings serve a purpose in conveying the theme of sexual tension, the storm leaves an especially indelible mark upon the reader; hence the title of the tale."
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The Storm in "King Lear", 2000.
A discussion of the possible meanings to the great tempestuous storm in William Shakespeare's "King Lear".
935 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 33.95
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This paper reviews William Shakespeare's play "King Lear" with an emphasis on the storm which is featured primarily in Act III. It examines how the storm operates on several levels both integral to the plot and purely metaphorical or aesthetic. It looks at how it serves as an icon of the treachery and ruthlessness of Lear?s disloyal daughters and how the pounding rain and thunder is clearly representative of his confusion, anger and increasing madness. It evaluates how it could be a sign of divine disapproval for Lear?s abdication of a God-assigned position as earthly ruler since without the storm, Lear would never have met Edgar, nor would Kent run into the gentleman whom he sends to Dover to inform Cordelia of the alliance between Albany and Cornwall.
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"After giving up his land to them, Lear is at the mercy of Goneril and Regan, who, despite their professed love of the king, conspire to take all of his power away. Goneril perpetually finds faults in the king, uttering ridicules like: ?Here do you keep a hundred knights and squires, men so disordered, so debauched and bold, that this our court, infected with their manners, shows like a riotous inn,? (Lr. 1.4.248-51). After this, Lear makes a plethora of particularly damning statements, including: ?Into her womb convey sterility. Dry up in her the organs of increase, and from her derogate body never spring a babe to honor her. "
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?The Emperor of Ice-Cream?, 2002.
A review of Wallace Stevens? poem ?The Emperor of Ice-Cream?.
699 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 24.95
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This paper discusses the poem ?The Emperor of Ice-Cream? by Wallace Stevens which describes a funeral scene. It shows how although the poem is based on the story of an old woman?s wake, Stevens delves into the deeper meanings of life, death and reality in the poem. It examines how the title also symbolizes the primacy of physical, sensual pleasures, which is one of the themes of the poem. Although a funeral is about to take place, the narrator and the funeral attendants are more concerned with mundane details such as ice cream. It looks at how the poet ends each stanza with the line, ?The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream,? which emphasizes that sensual pleasures are more important than thoughts of religion or the hereafter.
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"However, Stevens isn?t just trying to startle his readers. The poet presents a complex attitude toward death with ?The Emperor of Ice-Cream.? Death is treated by the funeral-goers as an unimportant, inconsequential, even distracting part of life. The funeral-goers, who cannot properly be called mourners because they show no signs of mourning, are not as concerned about the dead woman as they are with mundane things. Ice cream is the main symbol of these mundane considerations. Other minute details that distract the attendants, including the narrator, from the matter at hand are the ?three glass knobs? missing from the deal dresser and the embroidery on the woman?s cloth."
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"The Perfect Storm", 2002.
Positive review and recommendation of the novel "The Perfect Storm" .
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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The "Perfect Storm" has been recommended almost universally, by reviewers as both a factually accurate description of the great 1991 storm, and exciting to read as a novel. This brief review will recommend the book as a "means of providing background information on storm systems" to students of environmental science.
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Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Company, 2004.
A discussion and analysis of strategies adopted by the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Company that have contributed to the company's success.
4,391 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 115.95
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This paper discusses the ice cream industry with specific reference to the ice cream company, Ben & Jerry's. The focus of the paper is on the significance of the internet and the use of information technology in the development of business strategies. The paper considers the successes, failures and weaknesses of these techniques and includes a general discussion of the ice cream industry. This is followed by a specific analysis of Ben & Jerry's. The analysis is achieved through a consideration of information systems within the company and an examination of Ben & Jerry's success in the industry. The company's use of information technology and the Internet to further their success is also examined in detail.
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Industry Summary
Company Perspective
Information Systems at Ben & Jerry's
Final Analysis: The Success of Ben & Jerry's
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"Technology moves forward on a continual basis. All businesses have moved forward with the times and it is almost unthinkable for a modern company of fair size not to have a web page. The ice cream industry is no exception. Another example of how the increasing sophistication of technology is the fact that programmable freezers and aerators now form part of the world of ice cream manufacture."
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Emotions in "The Storm", 2004.
An examination of the role emotions play in the short story, "The Storm", by Kate Chopin.
1,203 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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?The Storm?, by Kate Chopin, is a tempestuous short story about a ?fling? between Calixta and Alcee. This paper looks at how the two characters had been involved in a flirtation years before, but were now both married to other people. It shows how the term 'storm' refers to the sexual tensions and restraints experienced in the Victorian era, while also making a statement about human?s natural tendency towards sexual passion.
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"The title itself gives the reader the first impression that something turbulent is being suggested. In literature a storm is symbolic of conflicts and high energies usually associated with passions and turmoil. Robert Wilson suggests that the title is symbolically feminine, and as the storm is attributed to nature, can be seen as a direct symbol of female passions and sexuality. This image is a recurring theme throughout the short story."
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