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Houston Fearless 76 Case, 2004.
A case analysis of compensation plans for a particular company.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper presents a brief case analysis involving the comparison of two incentive compensation plans for the company Houston Fearless 76, Inc. The paper focuses on four issues centering on compensations incentive plans.
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"This case analysis focuses on four issues. The first issue is the extent to which there exist any significant impediments to the implementation of a proposed new compensation incentive plan for the company. The second issue is the appropriateness of the focus of the new compensation inventive plan on outcome performance levels below the gross margin line. The third issue is the need, if any, for modifications to the proposed new compensation incentive plan. The fourth issue is the structure of compensation incentives for..."
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The Houston Light Rail, 2006.
A look at the light rail system implemented by the city of Houston, Texas in an effort to alleviate some of the traffic congestion.
1,096 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper overviews light rail technology and, specifically, Houston's light rail system. It also investigates whether or not the light rail has been a partial solution to Houston's crowded streets. Also, the costs of the system are discussed as well as future expansion plans.
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Light Rail Technology Overview
The Houston Light Rail System
Has the Houston Light Rail Been a Partial Solution
to Traffic Congestion in Houston
Costs of Building and Operating the Houston Light Rail
System and Future Expansion Plans
Opportunity Costs
MetroRail Accidents
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"Light rail systems typically are operated by electricity that is delivered through overhead lines. Occasionally, they use a third rail for its electrical power, whether they are standard or special third rail systems that only transmit power when the train is on that segment of the track. A few use diesel powered trains; however, this is often used as an interim measure until funding is available for the installation of electric power."
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?Sam Houston and the American Southwest?, 2002.
This paper is a book report of Randolph B. Campbell's ?Sam Houston and the American Southwest?.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper states that Campbell's chronological approach to Houston's public life provides a good insight into the public and political climate of Houston's time. The author believes that this approach tends to push Campbell into depicting his subject as a very heroic and public man, perhaps at the expense of smaller and less flattering stories about Houston.
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Houston's Light Rail System, 2002.
This paper examines the plans to introduce a light rail system in Houston, Texas.
2,500 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper is an analysis of the planning and implementation of the proposed light rail system for Houston, TX. The paper details why the community feels that there is a need for this system and some of the factors that contributed to the decision to build it, including the feeling that this system would bring the 2012 Olympics to Houston. The paper also points out the area's increasingly being recognized as a world leader in medical treatment and research and the large number of famous personalities that visit the area as a result. Houston's unparalleled growth over the past two decades has also increased the need for this system and made it even more evident in recent years. The paper concludes by summarizing the many positive affects that this rail system could have on the city and the surrounding areas.
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"The Houston Light Rail System is a beginning of a solution to one of the oldest and unresolved problems in the city of Houston, traffic. Due to the distance of Houston?s surrounding annexes, the rail system can offer a cost efficient commuting network. Only the ones, who have driven in the Houston rush hour traffic, can realize the extent of this problem. Multiple traffic jams are a part of every ones life that live and work in Houston. Everyday, those who travel on the Houston freeways during rush hours can look forward to congested traffic without exception, twice a day. On the weekends, Houstonians are still faced with road construction that usually blocks at least four of the lanes on a six-lane highway. Traveling 10 miles and seeing no road construction on any major Houston highway is very rare. In Houston, it is not unusual to see motorist driving on shoulders or mediums, to escape the traffic.Motorists who do this usually are faced with two dilemmas. One is they often find out the shoulder gets traffic jams just like the freeways, and they usually have a fine to pay."
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Sam Houston and Native Americans, 2006.
Examines Sam Houston's influence on Indian legislation and political factions.
932 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper examines the relationship between Sam Houston, U.S. congressman and governor of Tennessee and the Cherokee Tribe. The paper examines how Houston influenced the the rights of the Native Americans and took their side when other Texas and national leaders would have banished them westward, or worse, had them exterminated. The paper argues that Houston was not merely seeking political support in trying to reach out to these Native Americans.
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"Although, today, many of Houston's prime initiatives to help the Native Americans have been pushed through the loop hole into the endless depths of Congressional lobbying, his influence is still felt through his mannerisms of treating those who are different. An ideology of tolerance may have evolved before Sam Houston, but the main importance of Houston's tolerance stemmed for those who were originally inhibiting the Americas in the beginning. Today, we as "invaders" of the Americas can finally realize our wrongs and our vices in dealing with the Native American heritage because of people like Houston."
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Nature in the Literary Works of Pam Houston, 2007.
An analysis of themes and language in Pam Houston's works that illustrate the struggle of man versus nature.
2,210 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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The paper discusses the way in which contemporary Western author of fiction and nonfiction, Pam Houston, attempts to problematize the portrayal of the Old American West as a struggle of 'man versus nature.' The paper discusses themes that are present in Houston's work, as well as analyzing some of the language that she uses in order to put her themes across.
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"Thus look at nature, and we often do not see nature, purely--rather we see only a piece of natures, as we only see ourselves reflected back at us, wild or tame, depending on our current state of mind. Because Houston embodies nature in the form of a horse, a living being, she is able to see past the mythology of the West, which objectifies nature as a landscape, rather than a living, evolving ecosystem. Nature is also a living environment that has its own needs, its own wildness, and often its own judgment of us. It may accept us, or throw us aside, to the ground."
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From the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, 2007.
This paper analyzes four works of fine art from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.
875 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines Claude Monet's" Water Lilies" ("Nympheas"), "Fereghan Horse" from the Chinese Tang Dynasty, John Singer Sargent's "Mrs. Joshua Montgomery Sears" and Mary Cassatt's "Children in the Garden" ("The Nurse") from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. The author points out that Claude Monet's water lilies depict the Japanese styled stillness that Monet desired in works of nature. The paper relates that in Sargent's work, "Mrs. Joshua Montgomery Sears, the use of oils reveal the complexity of paints that provide greatly contrasting chiaroscuro that abounds in the work. The author further notes that the main subject in Mary Cassatt's work is the profound sense of women relationships that exist within elite households.
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"The choppy brushwork of the fauna along the pathway is representative of Impressionist works of the period, while Cassatt abstracts the forms of the nurse and the children by denying them any detail. Small circular brush strokes define the flowers along the path, which help anchor the depth of the work. In effect, the composition of the painting provides some depth and perspective, as the nurse causally knits while the lone child plays at her side. By placing the woman and the two children off center of the painting, this provides the depth and abstraction of form need to bring out depth perception along the angle of the pathway."
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Sam Houston, 2002.
A study of the life of Samuel Houston, famous American governor.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper documents the life and activities of Sam Houston, one of the most colorful figures of American history during the 19th century. It starts with his early life and the beginnings of his involvement with politics. It deals with his advocation of education and then turns to trace his military career. Finally, the paper tracks his political career right up until his death.
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"Samuel Houston was one of the most colorful figures of American history during the 19th century. He was governor of two states, president of the Republic of Texas, a United States senator, and military hero are but a few of his personal accomplishments. Houston was born on March 2, 1793 near Lexington, Virginia and grew-up in Maryville, Tennessee with his widowed mother. He spent several years as a teenager with the Cherokee Indians, developing close ties with them. He served under Andrew Jackson, studied law, was elected attorney general for Nashville and was appointed adjutant general of Tennessee. Moreover, he served two terms in Congress, and was elected governor of Tennessee. Few men have accomplished as much in their lives, and fewer still were hailed and respected as he was. Houston not only had an illustrious political and military career, but he was an advocate and financier of education."
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"Farewell To Manzanar", 2005.
This paper discusses "Farewell To Manzanar" by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James Houston that looks at the internment of Japanese & Japanese Americans during World War II.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines "Farewell To Manzanar" by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James Houston. The book deals with the internment of Japanese & Japanese Americans during World War II and describes the impact this has on the author and her family. The paper discusses major characters in this book, which treats the issues of prejudice, racism, assimilation and identity.
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"Shortly after the United States entered World War II, the government interned Japanese residents of the Western states in ten internment camps, including Manzanar in California. One of the many children uprooted from their homes, along with their families and interned at Manzanar, was seven-year old Jeanne Wakatsuki, author of "Farewell to Manzanar" together with her writer husband James Houston, that tells the true story of the Japanese American experience during and after the World War I internment."
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"Farewell to Manzanar", 2007.
An analysis of the themes presented in "Farewell to Manzanar," by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston.
2,021 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the book "Farewell to Manzanar," written by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. Specifically, it discusses several themes in the novel and analyzes the experience of living in the Japanese relocation camps in the US during World War II. It describes this experience according to that of the Wakatsuki family who lived in a relocation camp.
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"In conclusion, The Wakatsuki's experience in Manzanar changed the family forever. A once close-knit group of fishermen turned into a loosely knit broken family. It broke Jeanne's father, and gave her memories that it would take her a lifetime to remember and acknowledge. Her father was never the same man after the war ended and the family returned to Los Angeles. It was as if a different family returned home after the war. Jeanne becomes even more distanced from her family as she searches for herself as a teenager. She never respects or understands her father again, and the family never again gains the close relationship they had before the war. The camp tore them apart, put distance between all of them, and changed all of their lives forever."
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Gender Roles in Two Plays, 2002.
This paper examines the way in which two plays - "Tea" by Velina Hasu Houston, and "S.A.M. I Am" by Garrett Omata - treat the issue of gender and gender roles.
1,062 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 37.95
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This paper explains how the issue of gender and gender roles have been a major theme in Western literature for some time and how it takes on a somewhat different tinge in Asian-American theater, no doubt because of the gender differences that exist in the East as opposed to the West. It shows how in Asian-American theater, gender differences are often depicted in generational terms, with a sharp contrast developed between those who have immigrated here from the East and those who were born here, or between those who can adapt and those who cannot. This paper contrasts "Tea" by Velina Hasu Houston, a drama, with "S.A.M. I Am" by Garrett Omata, a comedy, and shows how the plays treat the same issues in different ways.
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"Houston develops her story with four women, Japanese wives of American military personnel. They are living on a base near Junction City, Kansas, far from their Japanese roots. Their lives are difficult because of long periods of separation from their husbands and harsh living conditions, and in addition, they experience a degree of social alienation and homesickness as well as cultural shock. Some develop feelings of anger at their situation and resentment at having had to give up their own culture and adapt to another. Himiko is the central character and the woman who is not able to make the transition successfully, leading to the murder of her husband and her own suicide. This takes place before the play begins so that she is talked about even as her spirit appears to comment on the proceedings:.."
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Violence in New York Schools, 2004.
Discusses the issue of school violence in terms of what New York City can learn from the city of Houston.
5,650 words (approx. 22.6 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper explores ways in which New York City can prevent violence in its schools by studying the city of Houston. The paper argues that there is a need for an innovative approach to school violence.
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"Americans, who tend to resist regimentation and social control, nevertheless have demanded that school safety be a central priority. Schools must be weapon-free zones which may well require extra on-campus security."
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Feminist Literary Criticism, 2007.
A feminist criticism of "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "How to Talk to a Hunter," by Pam Houston and "The Sparkling Bitch," by Pauline Melville.
1,781 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper evaluates the foundations of three pieces of differing literary works of women through the eyes of feminist literary criticism. It begins by defining the theory of feminist criticism in its various forms. The paper analyzes "The Yellow Wallpaper," written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "How to Talk to a Hunter," written by Pam Houston and "The Sparkling Bitch," written by Pauline Melville.
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Introduction
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Conclusion
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"Among these three works are three completely differing context and writing styles, though they can be drawn together through two divergent and connected sets of feminist literary criticism to be shown to demonstrate communication barriers in relationships between men and women. This work creates a sense of the whole of the works value by assessing each work with both the ideals of great love for the expression of women through literature and the evaluation of how women's literature clearly identifies both old and new avenues of oppression, by the patriarchal society. In The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) the expression of the feminie as helpless is complete, in How to Talk to a Hunter (1990) the modern assessment of how to interpret the messages of a relationship is discussed universally and in The Sparkling Bitch the complete disconnection of an individual man from his wife is detailed as an example of the disconnect the patriarchal society has from the feminine. (Cavalcanti 152)"
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Expresso Bar Start-Up, 2002.
A business plan for a small espresso bar in Houston.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 124.95
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This is a marketing and start-up plan for an espresso bar/cafe in Houston. Analysis has shown that this is a growing market in the United States, evidenced by the stellar growth of franchises such as Starbucks and Seattle Coffee Company.
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Voice of the Southern Slave, 2002.
Houston A. Baker Jr.'s essay "Autobiographical Acts and the Voice of the Southern Slave"
1,122 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper shows how Houston A. Baker Jr. in his essay
"Autobiographical Acts and the Voice of the Southern Slave" addresses issues of the veracity and reliability of autobiographical narratives in the specific context of the slave era of the South. It explains how Baker writes about the southern slave narratives which emerged from that time in history. He asks how reliable are the autobiographical acts of southern slaves and examines the structure and origin of such narratives to find an answer.
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"Baker finds that the autobiographical impulse is part of the American tradition and began with the Puritans, and because of this connection, the impulse has about it some of the same sense of righteous purpose. Baker says that the white writer had a sense of being part of a new cultural experience. The white writer always thought of himself as capable of heading a new and great tradition, and they saw their works as having an importance and a permanence that added both credibility and weight to them. Baker finds, though, that there was a distinction between black and white culture that was seen in the narrative produced as well: Moved to introspection by the apparent "blankness" that surrounded him, the black, southern field slave had scarcely any a priori assumptions to act as stays in his quest for self-definition. He was a man of the diaspora, a displaced person imprisoned by an inhumane system (96)."
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