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John Dos Passos?s ?The Big Money?, 2004.
This paper analyzes the book, "The Big Money", by John Dos Passos, especially the main theme of technology.
1,035 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper explains that "The Big Money" is really the story of the beginning of corporate and individual greed in America. The author points out that Dos Passos not only uses greed as a motivation for his characters, but also shows how it affected some of the top technologists and businesspeople of the time. The paper relates that Dos Passos's unusual style weaves fiction with current "newsreels" and events of the day, including Henry Ford and William Randolph Hearst.
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"Two of the characters in "The Big Money" typify these brash young entrepreneurs, who make wads of money in the stock market, and are the foundation for corporate and personal greed and excess in our country. Charley Anderson is an alcoholic aviation engineer who makes a killing in the stock market. He is quite successful in his business, but miserable in his personal life. "Charley wouldn't eat anything. Bill ate up both their steaks. Charley kept on drinking whiskey out of a bottle he had under the table and beer for chasers. 'But tell me . . . your wife, does she let you have it any time you want it?'" (Dos Passos 310). Margo Dowling is a stock speculator and actress. Both become wildly successful in the stock market, and both begin to live life to excess. All of the characters feel better when they have money, and it seems to give them all some kind of false sense of security, even though it can be taken away at any moment, as the crash of the stock market shows. These people may be rich, but they are morally poor, and the technologies of the day all helped build upon this foundation of greed and need that plagued the wealthy of the day. In the end, neither Margo nor Charley are happy because of their money, and their lives degenerate into meaningless loneliness."
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Politics in "The Big Money", 2004.
Summary and analysis of John Dos Passos's book, "The Big Money".
992 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes the book, "The Big Money", and examines one of its main themes, politics, and how the characters in the book help develop this theme.
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"Politics is one of the major themes of "The Big Money" because politics, and people's reactions to political leaders, were such a big part of the early 20th century. This was a time when workers were fighting for their rights all around the world, and sometimes, they paid the ultimate price for their beliefs, they died for their cause. It was also a time of war, and recovery from war. Many returning war heroes could not find jobs, while the rich and powerful just got richer and more powerful. It was a time of great contrasts in America, as this novel clearly shows."
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Money Money Money, 2002.
A look at money's affect on the modern family.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 13 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines money and the family in terms of family studies. How earning and expenditure is distributed in the family, particularly with reference to gender is the key issue.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters, 2002.
An overview of the functions of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper is about the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. It examines what kinds of children need mentors, what kind of activities mentors do with children and what effect this interaction has on the children and the volunteers.
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Fainy McCreary in "The 42nd Parallel", 2008.
An analysis of America at the turn of the 20th century as seen through Fainy McCreary in John Dos Passos' novel "The 42nd Parallel".
1,070 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper takes a critical look at the character, Fainy McCreary, in John Dos Passos' novel "The 42nd Parallel", as a reflection of the growing unrest in America at the turn of the century, following a disastrous Civil War and a subsequent period of minor depression. The paper relates that, in such literary figures as Fainy McCreary, we are given a vessel through which to understand the impact of this contentious social atmosphere on individuals. The paper argues that this protagonist illuminates the almost inevitable path toward socialist revolution which the author appears to view as a movement made historically pertinent by the American endorsement of capitalism. To conclude, the paper maintains that Dos Passos meant to decry the inaccessibility of the American dream, which led to the growing discontent in the United States. These sentiments would eventually result in a revolution of labor rights and inform the New Deal, pulling the nation out of the Great Depression.
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"The underpinning of the fervor which would eventually be Fainy's is given a telling portrayal in Dos Passos' description of the immigrant neighborhood from which the young man originated. From Fainy's perspective, he explains that "across the river all the way to the corner of Riverside and Main, where the drugstore was, lived 'Bohunks and Polaks. Their kids were always fighting with the kids of the Murphys and O'Haras and O'Flanagans who lived on Orchard Street." (Dos Passos, 5) Fainy McReary's early childhood introduces the reader to America at the inception of the 20th century. A nexus point for immigrant aspirations of every variety, and yet tensely resistant to ethnic integration, the United States was defined in many ways by the uncomfortable intercession between the multitude of cultures which had begun to converge upon it during this period of time. The product of an Irish ethnic neighborhood abutted by other neighborhoods equally defined by the emigrated demographics isolated in each, Fainy is a properly representative American archetype."
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"The 42nd Parallel", 2007.
A discussion on the state of early 20th century labor in John Dos Passos' experimental novel, "The 42nd Parallel".
1,142 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper analyzes how, in John Dos Passos' novel, "The 42nd Parallel", work has a dual significance in the lives of the characters of Mac and Janey. The paper explores how work can be profoundly empowering to the individual and allow the individual to live the life he 'likes,' in terms of providing money to establish independence from the family and buying consumer goods. The paper further explores how, from a societal perspective, the ways that workers are viewed in American capitalist society and the ways that employers regard their workers, often as disposable commodities, is fundamentally misguided.
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" Hard work provides an income, and thus personally independence, from the need to remain dependent upon one's family. Feeling independent can itself be spiritually uplifting, and the impersonal nature of paid work and its ability to give one's self autonomy outside the family can be valuable, especially for women. For example, some of the hardest work in the novel is the work performed by women. "The strike [of the mill workers] was not popular on Orchard Street. It meant that Mom had to work harder and harder, doing bigger and bigger boilersful of wash."(16) Not even the advocates of the laborers, mostly male, appreciate the amount of unpaid and unrecognized work performed by women. Because work around the home is not paid work, both laboring men and women alike tend to devalue housework like washing and sewing, even though they require it to survive."
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Progressivism and ?U.S.A.:The 42nd Parallel?, 2002.
A discussion of the extent to which the novel, "U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel", by John Dos Passos on the Progressivist Era in the United States substantiates or negates the values prevalent during this time.
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines the ideals of the Progressivist Era in the U.S.A during the period 1900-1917 and looks at how it was a revolution of sorts among the middle classes. It shows how the novel, "U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel", by John Dos Passos is a positive, hopeful, and entertaining depiction of what life was like in the United States during the this time. It discusses how it represents and parallels the society of the time and the ideals of the Progressivist movement through the depiction of the lives of people such as labor radicals, advertising executives, sailors, stenographers, interior decorators, and movie stars.
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The Ideals of the Progressivist Era
The 42nd Parallel
Class and Gender in Progressivism
Conclusion
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"Three women in the novel represent the opportunities open to females during the progressivist era. They are Eleanor Stoddard, Eveline Hutchins and Janey. Despite the fact that Eleanor and Eveline are from humble and wealthy beginnings respectively, they go to the same
school, where they meet. This represents the education opportunities provided to all classes by the government. They go on to begin a successful interior design business, thus depicting women in the world of business. Eleanor later develops a friendship with the wealthy J. Walter Moorehouse. Janey is also from humble beginnings, living with her brother Joe in an old brick house in Georgestown."
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?Three Soldiers?, 2005.
A review of the novel "Three Soldiers" by John Dos Passos.
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This paper examines how in the novel "Three Soldiers", John Dos Passos portrays the search for self-identity within the spiritual dismantling of the man through the lives of three fictional characters in World War I. It looks at how the concept of self-realization is apparent in the novel by the parallel stories of Fuselli and Chrisfield, both destroyed in the end, and also by the recurrent symbol of man being turned into a machine. It also shows how the novel provides a literary journey into the mind of the conflicted young American soldier, showing how each character deals with the decisions they make and are forced to reap.
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"Inevitably of course Fuselli, Andrews and Chrisfield, get spilt up, each finding a unique path to self realization or demise. Chrisfield gets promoted, and Andrews ends up in the hospital. Their paths do not cross again until the Armistice has been signed and the war is over. When Andrews leaves the hospital to report back to his company, he reports to find his old friend Chrisfield, now a Corporal. Andrews gets leave from the army to study at a University in Paris where he briefly runs into Fuselli, who has not advanced in rank and had been working in the labor battalion for the remainder of the war."
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E-Money, 2002.
This paper discusses the issues around the development of E-money (also called electronic money, digital money or digital cash), the economic base and monetary policy.
2,825 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 84.95
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This paper defines E-money as spendable balances represented by digits on a bank's balance sheet. The paper discusses that E-money can not become standard currency until the public understands the concept and feels comfortable in using the technology and until the emergence of cryptography, the ability to make the transactions secure and unbreakable. The author believes that financial markets will have to develop new internal regulations, banks will have to adjust their style of business and the federal government will have to rethink the status of its monetary policy to keep control of the monetary base.
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Why Did Money Develop?
New Advances in Payment Systems
Why the Advances to get rid of Fiat Currency?
What is E- Money?
E-money and Government Regulation
E-money and Government Taxation
Conclusion
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"In the last thirty to forty years, major advances in payment systems and abilities have revolutionized the way most Americans and Europeans pay for goods and services. In the early 1950's, a new type of card emerged that enabled people to pay for goods and services without actually transferring any type of fiat currency or commodity, the Diners Club payment card. It was the first card that enabled individuals to pay for their lunch or dinner just by signing a piece of paper."
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Money: Its History and Use in the Modern World, 2000.
An analysis of the history of money, and an examination of the different notions and uses of money in the modern world.
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"Money did not have a single origin but developed independently in many different parts of the world. Many factors contributed to its development and if evidence of what anthropologists have learned about primitive money is anything to go by economic factors were not the most important."
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Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Systems, 2007.
This paper discusses the effectiveness of anti-money laundering (AML) systems employed by Switzerland and the United Kingdom as compared to the U.S.A.
9,860 words (approx. 39.4 pages), 37 sources, APA, $ 200.95
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This paper explains that the Financial Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) was formed by the G-7 nations as an intergovernmental task force to examine money laundering trends, techniques and past AML actions and to develop new, more effective measures for implementation into anti-money laundering (AML) systems. The author points out that, although Switzerland and the U.K. have developed intricate AML systems as describe in this paper, the U.S.'s enforcement oriented AML system is the international leader. The paper recommends that AML systems could be strengthened by investigating and prosecuting money laundering activity in connection with every criminal offense, which is often associated with money laundering, such as terrorism, corruption and tax evasion This paper includes tables and graphs.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Definition of Money Laundering
Trends in Money Laundering
Anti-Money Laundering Systems: International Standards
History of the Development of Anti-Money Laundering Systems
Anti-Money Laundering Systems: The United Kingdom
Anti-Money Laundering Systems: Switzerland
The Future of Money Laundering and Anti-Money Laundering Systems
Switzerland vs. the U.K.: How Effective are Their AML Systems?
Appendix 1: Country Page - Switzerland, IBA Anti-Money Laundering Forum
Appendix 2: Country Page - the United Kingdom, IBA Anti-Money Laundering Forum
Appendix 3: FATF - The Forty Recommendations
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"It is important to understand past trends in methods for money laundering in order to predict and prevent the development of future methods. This is gained through an in-depth understanding of the prevalence and evolution of money laundering methods and their current and emerging trends. The identification of trends ensures that money laundering methods are understood and that action is taken to comprehend other key factors involved, such as context. Through its typologies effort, the FATF emphasized the identification and description of money laundering trends both at the worldwide level and on a more systematic basis."
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Electronic Money, 2008.
This paper discusses electronic money in relation to the traditional banking methods, analyzing Berndt Kempa's article "Money in an Electronic World".
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The writer notes that in his enlightening article regarding electronic money, "Money in an Electronic World", Bernd Kempa argues that electronic funds are not likely to replace traditional money any time soon but that the role of the central bank in determining a country's monetary policy may be affected. The writer points out that the Kempa voices these concerns in closing his research in which he successfully illustrates the development of electronic funds and cash. The writer discusses that companies such as eBay and Amazon.com have turned the retail industry upside down and these two companies alone handle billions of dollars annually in electronic funds across international markets without ever handling physical currencies. Yet, the writer maintains that central banks will continue to determine monetary policy because the simple fact is that none of these new economy institutions or the electronic funds that accompany new business models creates money themselves. The writer concludes that they only move currency values that have been created via traditional channels.
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Author Analysis
Developments in Electronic Money
Conclusion
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"These observations are, while not being indicative of an impending catastrophe, somewhat alarming for economists who might be concerned with monetary policy at the national level. However, by raising such alarms, the author does not adequately support why he believes electronic funds might hold the potential to undermine such national economic and monetary policy when, in fact, all electronic funds originate first with the issuance of funds through traditional channels. No company that regularly operates in the financial markets, private or otherwise, has the ability to generate funds, whether electronic or otherwise, in any manner that supersedes the role or the oversight of the central banking systems."
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The History of Money, 2005.
This paper explores the history of money and defines the concept of money as it has played a role in cultures worldwide.
3,587 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 100.95
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This paper details how money as a tool was born and what significance it played in people's lives throughout the times. This paper also provides a definition of the concept and how it has evolved over time. The paragraphs below explain how the concept of money has provided a foundation for today's global culture. This paper explores how this concept has become misunderstood and intangible over time. By understanding the history of money, one can take with them a better grasp of how to handle the current economic environment. With hope, maybe this understanding can lead to change within the present economy.
Introduction
Definition of Money
Early Coins
Early Banking
Paper Money
American Monetary System
Intangible Money
Conclusion
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"There is a common misconception among people that money means something or has value in our culture. In today's current economic environment and age of speed of light technologies that bring people closer together than ever before, it is difficult to imagine that money does not have any real value. It really depends on one's concept or definition of money. Right now in this day and age where the system is failing so many as the cost of living grows higher and the average wage stays the same, it is easy for one to become obsessed with the notion of money being valuable. A wise man once told me that money is a tool and how you chose to use will define your character. He also expanded this idea by elaborating money as a tool can make things happen, rather those things are good or bad is entirely put to the person handling the money. With this in mind, it is easy to see how wrapped up society has become in money and how it works. Now more than ever, money seems so fluid and intangible as it can take on many forms, not just paper but bursts of light over a telecommunications wire or the magnetic strip of a debt card. It is seems now more than ever as the relationship of supply and demand of money becomes twisted, people need a better understanding of how money came to be so important."
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Microsoft Money 2007, 2006.
This paper argues that Microsoft Money 2007 is not much more than a rehash of Money 2006.
3,250 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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This paper explains that Microsoft Money 2007's only competitor in this category of personal financial management software, Intuit's Quicken Premier, has many features offered in its latest version that differentiate it from its past versions; something that the programmers at Microsoft did not do. The author argues that Microsoft Money 2007 has many major bad qualities such as (1) the basic platform did not change dramatically from the previous version, (2) the user must log-in to Window's Live Mail, which presents a potential security problem, (3) another program will be needed to file the tax information generated on Money (4) it does not synchronize with any handheld devices, (5) the program can be painfully slow and (6) there are still glitches in the software. The paper suggests that the potential user download the trial version of this software and try it for his or herself.
Table of Contents
Microsoft Money Overview
Major Features Offered
Pros and Cons of Microsoft Money 2007
Reviews
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"The good and bad features of using Microsoft Money 2007 are numerous and all of them could never be named in such a report as this. The first is a look at the good features of 2007. Adding accounts to Money is made very easily, especially if the account is already available online, such as a credit card or banking account. Money will also update the information on these sites when you login to the program. Money is laid out well with easy access to drop-down menus, backward and forward buttons, and features a plethora of information including links to the best available credit card or mortgage interest rates, among others."
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Urban Settings In Fiction, 1999.
Examines the role and significance of settings and the impact on the characters in Dickens' "Hard Times", Doctorow's "Ragtime", Dos Passos' "Manhattan Transfer" and Chester Himes' "If He Hollers Let Him Go".
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"Characters of different genders in various novels encounter one another in public spaces, and in these interactions, the author evokes certain political, social, and economic aspirations, differences, and conflicts. This can be illustrated by reference to a number of novels in which different urban settings become characters in their own right, characters that shape the attitudes and destinies of the human characters who inhabit these areas.
Dickens in Hard Times offers a social message which he brings to life through character and setting. Coketown in Hard Times is a representation of the sort of world that was being created because the Industrial Revolution centered entirely on promoting the economy through increased profits while ignoring the human element that makes the whole thing operate. Coketown ..."
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