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?Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio??, 2004.
An exploration of the idea of the endangered, traditional sports hero.
1,802 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper examines how athletes as a collective group are becoming harder and harder to admire and how there are many factors contributing to the demise of the sports hero. It looks at how there are three main contributing factors to the destruction of the sports hero, the media portrayal of the athlete, the exploitation of the athlete?s personal life and the monetary value and salary focus of today's athletes.
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"It has been reported by Children Now that 90% of American boys watch televised sports. The media exploits this fact. Athletes and advertising agencies cater to a younger generation. There are athletes in movies, TV shows, and some even have produced albums. They endorse apparel, fast food, sports drinks and video games. Many marketed strictly to children and teenagers. These athletes therefore become familiar; they are everywhere and the child wishes to become just like the athlete that is so popular thus buying the products and the athlete becomes an instant hero. Many children do not know the specific stats of their sports hero, or even their greatest accomplishments. All they know is that they want to be like the player that they see everywhere as well as own the merchandise that they endorse."
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Joe Gillis: The Narrator, 2002.
The role of the narrator, the dead Joe Gillis, in the 1950 movie "Sunset Boulevard".
1,505 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This essay is on the 1950 movie "Sunset Boulevard". It especially focuses on the role that the dead Joe Gillis - narrator of the story - tells. Without Joe as Sunset Boulevard?s narrator ,the film would have never had such a dark and devouring after taste. The essay explains in what ways Joe Gilles tells the story and the effects Joe has on the story - what would have been different if Joe hadn't told the story.
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"Many believe that Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder, is one of the most interesting films about forgotten silent movie stars and Hollywood illusions. It concentrates on several aspects of Hollywood illusions; but instead of keeping them alive, this film bursts the bubbles and gives a blunt, unromantic and realistic story about a forgotten ?yesteryear? silent movie queen, and her trapped human ?pet monkey?. One of the things that is used to establish the form of irony and realism necessary to burst the glittering bubbles is the ?dead-pan voice over? by the murdered Joe Gillis. ".
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?Laying Down the Law" by Joe Clark, 2006.
This paper reviews the book "Laying down the Law - Joe Clark's Strategy for Saving our Schools."
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses Joe Clark's book "Laying Down the Law" as being one of the most thought provoking works on the needs of the secondary education system ever written. The writer of this paper focuses on the appointment of Joe Clark as Principal of Eastside High School in N.J. and his unique courage, brilliance, leadership, administrative skills and pure devotion to the process of educating of our youth which put Clark in a category all his own. This paper discusses the media attention given to Clark by exposing his plan in the creation of "magnet" schools which resulted in changing secondary education across America.
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"Joe Clark too is well qualified to not only do the job he did, but become the leader he became in the reform of Secondary Education during the just past decade. He was raised in the ghetto of Newark, New Jersey and boot-strapped himself and his family out of the terrible grip of poverty his life was entangled in. He did so by hard work, education and most importantly of all "applying the knowledge I've gained." This he did boldly, almost reverentially, and his innovative Conservatism became contagious."
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"Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella, 2006.
This paper reviews and analyzes W.P. Kinsella's first novel, "Shoeless Joe" and includes an insightful look into the history of baseball.
2,080 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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The writer of this paper describes Kinsella's "Shoeless Joe" as an imaginative baseball story that naturally weaves together fact and fantasy. The plot of the novel revolves around Ray Kinsella, a baseball loving farmer from Iowa whose also a radical and creative thinker. One day Ray hears a strange voice saying, "If you build it, he will come". Ray thinks the "he" refers to baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson. This paper examines the author's use of baseball as a metaphor and how he uses the game to tell us more about who we are and what we require. This paper also gives a detailed history of baseball and the American fascination with this sport.
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"With statistics like that many have wondered how he has been charged of throwing games. After the ban of Shoeless Joe from baseball, out of fable and legend, with each passing year, his figure as a player grew mostly. Time feeds nostalgia according to Seymour; as each generation of players move away into the past, it slowly becomes surrounded in a fabric of fiction. Shoeless Joe became a legendary hero in baseball history due to his glittering past. The following all had a say to his legend: his nickname, his bat named "Black Betsy", and the way people spoke of their memories of him. This mythical stature is so strong that after sixty years, the society presented him a fair trial and a renaissance through literature and film. (Kurt, 2001)"
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Joe Louis and Mohammed Ali, 2003.
A comparative analysis of the lives of two American idols: Joe Louis and Mohammed Ali.
1,079 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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According to Maya Angelou's "Champion of the World," Joe Louis became an icon because he changed the concept of what it meant to be an American and for many he represented the American Dream. Similarly, Mohammed Ali achieved greatness and managed to overcome many of the obstacles facing him during this uneasy and turbulent period in American history to become such an American icon. This paper provides an analysis and a comparison of these two individuals and what factors contributed to their success and the part they played in providing role models for American children. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
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"The period during which Joe Louis and Mohammed Ali rose to fame was a difficult time for blacks in general (Stone 2000:100). During this period in American history, many white Americans actually believed that "separate but equal" facilities for African-Americans were appropriate and equitable. In this America, African-Americans were not only different, they were not entitled to use the same restrooms, the same drinking fountains, indeed the same schools as whites because they were inferior to whites. However, Joe Louis and Mohammed Ali served as clear examples that this was simply not the case."
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Fighting Joe Hooker at Chancellorsville, 2003.
An analysis of General Joe Hooker's strategy and command at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
2,466 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper discusses the flaws in General Joe Hooker as Command in Chief of the Army of the Potomac during the Battle of Chancellorsville. It covers his strategy, organization of the army, and his battle field tactics.
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"Joe Hooker was appointed Commander of the Army of the Potomac on January 25, 1863 after the disaster at Fredricksburg; he was 48 years olds at the time. Secretary of War Stanton, who preferred John Reynolds who didn?t want the job, openly opposed Hooker?s appointed. General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck also opposed the appointment of General Hooker. Other candidates for the job were General Meade and General Rosencrants. However, Hooker had friends in high places in Washington, which helped him attain the command."
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Joe Satriani: A Guitar Hero, 2006.
A review of the life and music of guitarist Joe Satriani.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper studies the musical stylings of guitarist Joe Satriani, whom Entertainment Weekly has called "a guitar hero". By critiquing Satriani's various records, as well as examining the personal and professional milestones of his life, the paper provides a well-rounded insight into the man and his music.
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"In these first years of his career, Satriani was entirely self-taught. It wasn't until 1974 that he began taking lessons in Queens and Glen Cove, New York, with Lennie Tristano and Billy Bauer, respectively. [2] Once he outgrew that scene, Satriani moved to Berkeley, California, where he began teaching guitar at a studio called Second Hand Guitars. Here he also instructed other notable guitarists such as David Bryson from Counting Crows, Metallica's famous guitar shredder Kirk Hammet, Primus' Larry LaLonde, Alex Skolnick of Megadeth, Slayer and Judas Priest, as well as the upstart jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter. [3] This teaching stint occupied another ten years of Satriani's life and was a critical time of development and learning."
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"The Ecstasy of Rita Joe", 2003.
The cultural significance of George Ryga's "The Ecstasy of Rita Joe".
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This essay analyzes the text of George Ryga's "The Ecstasy of Rita Joe", then links it to issues of publishing, culture, and aboriginal people in Canada. Examines the significance of this publication in light of the Americanization of Canadian literature.
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'The Ecstasy of Rita Joe is a series of scenes linked by Rita?s memory and associations; their causal relations become clear only through repetition. This cause and effect is well illustrated by a particular scene set: Rita Joe admits to stealing a sweater in court. Later, at a clothing drive arranged by Mr. Homer, Jaimie Paul explicitly forbids Rita Joe from taking a red sweater she is admiring. This cause and effect relationship gives credence to Rita Joe?s actions, as we are shown very simply how and why these things happen. Her eventual rape and murder is foreshadowed throughout the play, as ?the murderers? are written several times into the background scenes of the play; they act as unknown menacing objects at times that Rita shows vulnerability. In terms of linking this book to the modern day, it is this part of the story that I found so striking and timely, as the book has foreshadowed the reality of the past few decades in the downtown eastside of Vancouver, recently come to a head."
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DiMaggio and Powell Industry Analysis, 2006.
A review of the article 'The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields' by Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell.
854 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper explores industries that best illustrate the concepts in DiMaggio and Powell's article, 'The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields'. According to the paper, isomorphism's illustration in the disk drive industry is analyzed from the coercive, mimetic and normative mechanisms that the authors analyze and present in their article.
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Isomorphism & Storage Technologies: Made for Each Other
Exploring the Facets of Institutional Isomorphism as it Relates to the Storage Industry
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"In terms of coercive isomorphism, the disk drives' industry has at times be hypocritical in their practices on the one hand and their reliance on government intervention on the one hand. When Japanese manufacturers were the first to generate the highest densities and the lowest cost per GB and in turn beat other nations; manufacturers to the next level of performance, US and westernized nations aggressively used anti-dumping policies through their governments in an attempt to slow down the technological leads in other nations. Yet these same disk drive manufacturers would load up their channels and report shipped storage products as sold on their balance sheets when they had merely been sent to distribution partners. This level of coercive isomorphism became heightened and was driven by manufacturers looking for differentiation through public policy, having exhausted product-related differentiation as products at this point were different only on price and their date of availability."
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G.I. Joe and War Toys, 2002.
An analysis of the influence of war toys such as G.I. Joe and Transformers on a child's mind.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss the nature of the toys, such as G.I. Joe and Transformers, that are so popular and, as well, stirring a ethical debate on what are considered 'toys' by consumers. By understanding the nature of these toys, we can see how they play a part in the issues raised by parents on the subject of warfare, and the affect this has on a child's mind. The toys will be discussed in relation to this and perhaps an opinion can be formed on the lesser-known positive affect they teach children.
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Play: August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone", 2005.
This paper discusses the symbolic meaning of August Wilson's play"Joe Turner's Come and Gone".
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, $ 23.95
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This paper examines August Wilson play "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" as symbolic of loss and redemption after the abolition of slavery. The author points out that Wilson uses Bynum's "binding song" as a main point of reference for the characterization of Bynum and Loomis.
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" In Joe Turner's "Come and Gone" the audience is faced with characters who are most certainly out of place in their surroundings. By setting his work during that period of American History known as The Great Migration, he opens our ..."
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"Joe Turner's Come and Gone", 2006.
An analysis of August Wilson's drama "Joe Turner's Come and Gone".
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 23.95
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This analysis of August Wilson's drama "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" explores the different perspectives with which the playwright portrays the North and South in the play. The author argues that despite these differences, Wilson views them as equal in their potential to exploit the labor African Americans.
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"August Wilson's drama Joe Turner's Come and Gone presents two worlds in North and South America early in the twentieth century. The South still tyrannizes African Americans and unjustly imprisons them ..."
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"Shoeless Joe", 2002.
An analysis of the concept of the hero through a review of "Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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To understand a hero, one must understand the heroic journey. In W.P. Kinsella's "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, part history, part fiction, and part autobiography, the hero of the story is not the title character Ray Kinsella. Ray is an ordinary man faced with extraordinary circumstances. Ray Kinsella is on a journey. Ray is Odysseus is Job is Beowulf is Luke Skywalker. Ray Kinsella's visit with his twin brother's girlfriend Gypsy does not serve merely as a digression from the economic dilemma in which Ray finds himself. Ray is a hero. 4 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Joe Mcginniss' "The Selling Of The President", 1990.
This paper is a critical analysis of Joe Mcginniss' "The Selling Of The President" about Nixon's victory through media manipulation.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"When Joe McGinniss published his The Selling of the President 1968 in 1969, he shocked the reading public with his expose of how a political campaign was won by the "media manipulators." It was McGinniss's contention that Richard Nixon was marketed as the chief executive for the United States just like Madison Avenue would sell a package of cigarettes. In fact, the original dust cover of the book had that very image: the new president's face on a tobacco pack. It is the thesis of this paper that McGinniss was correct in his assertions, and that the 1968 campaign forever changed the way in which Americans judged and voted for presidential candidates.
McGinniss starts his book off with an epigraph from Nixon himself: "When style and charisma connotes the idea of ... "
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Joe Louis: "The Brown Bomber", 2002.
This paper considers the life of Joe Louis in a way that relates American history with its chosen heroes.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper identifies that Louis was a hero to many groups of people for different reasons: For white people, he represented the achievement of an individual; for the African-American class, he represented a black man who made it into popular culture, who found himself playing all sides of race for different reasons. The author stresses that Louis remained personally committed to his own roots and extended unlimited generosity towards the poor and black people of the States.
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