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The Kilo Class 636 Submarine, 2002.
An overview of the Russian-built Type 636 Diesel-Electric Attack submarine.
764 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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A thorough explanation on the make-up and functions of the Russian Kilo-Class 636 attack submarine. The paper includes information on the design, depths, propulsion, engines and speeds, technology, weapons, Soviet operations and inventory of the submarine.
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"Stealth is the most important element of a submarine. The Kilo was, at one time, the stealthiest submarine in the world. If necessary, she could completely shut down all systems, and just float beneath the surface, in order to avoid detection. A nuclear boat cannot do this because if the reactor were shut down, it would take equipment only available in port to start it up again."
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Submarine Warfare, 2007.
This paper discusses the background and function of submarines today.
1,074 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper reveals the history and development of submarines. The paper explains that these early crafts were little more than experimental models and were occasionally used as a weapon of desperation by states with weak navies that offered no real threat to major naval powers. The paper shows, however, how today's submarines are "deadly ship-killers." The paper notes that although the acquisition and operational and repair costs of submarines are high, they have become a vital part of global navies.
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"In 1578, former Navy gunner William Bourne designed the first recorded underwater navigational craft. It had a wooden framework bound in waterproofed leather and was to be submerged by employing hand vises that contracted the sides and decreased the volume (Saga). His design was never built, but a similar craft was built in 1605, however during its first underwater trial it became stuck in the river bottom (Saga). In 1620, Cornelius Van Drebbel designed the first practical submarine, a rowboat covered in greased leather. While rowers pulled on oars that protruded through flexible leather seals in the hull, snorkel air tubes held above the surface by floats, allowed the craft to remain submerged for several hours (Saga)."
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Women on Submarines, 2002.
An argumentative paper on why women should not serve on submarines.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines the issue of women serving on U.S. Navy submarines. The author provides compelling arguments against this policy and cites several reasons why women on submarines would harm morale, reduce crew effectiveness and add to the psychological stress of submarine duty.
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Submarines and the World Wars, 2005.
An examination of the role and impact that submarines had in the First and Second World Wars.
1,865 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper provides a brief study of the role of the submarine from the First World War through to the Second World War and the developments that were seen during this period. It focuses on American and German capabilities in submarines, which gave a greater understanding of the might of these submersible vessels, especially at the time of hostilities.
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"The entry of the United States in a combative role in the First world war was delayed until 1917. The United States deployed twenty four diesel powered submarines off the United States East Coast and overseas in the Azores and Ireland. The role of these submarines were mostly to escort Allied merchant shipping and counter the threat present in the form of German submarine threats. The submarines of the United States failed to sink any of the German submarines. Still the number of attacks that they manage to repulse by near misses demonstrated the capacity of the submarine to be an effective in an anti-submarine role. The German skill in the use of submarines called U-boats during First world War demonstrated the vital role that submarine would have in future global conflicts. (Part 6: World War Two Subs)"
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Manu Dibango's "Three Kilos of Coffee", 2005.
This paper reviews Manu Dibango's autobiography "Three Kilos of Coffee".
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 63.95
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This paper explains that the autobiography "Three Kilos of Coffee" is a memoir by Afro-pop musician Manu Dibango that covers the development of his musical career and his search for identity. The author points out themes of the book. The paper relates Dibango's viewpoint.
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"Jazz saxophonist Manu Dibango is the first African musician ever to record a top xx hit as well as the most influential artist of Afro music. His autobiography "Three Kilos of Coffee" reveals his musical life, the impact of his multicultural background and his ..."
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Nuclear Submarines, 2003.
Discusses their technology and missions.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 47.95
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Discusses nuclear submarines as the ultimate stealth weapon. Examines the ability to operate them without an engine air supply. Discusses operations of non-nuclear submarines and their need for oxygen. Cites three basic missions.
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"A nuclear submarine is, in the most basic terms, an undersea vessel that uses nuclear energy to power its engines. The significance of this .. and the reason the nuclear submarine ..."
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The U.S.S. Scorpion, 2003.
Examines the theories surrounding the disappearance of this U.S. Navy submarine in 1968.
2,339 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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On May 22, 1968, the U.S.S. Scorpion was presumed lost at sea after all contact was lost with her. The mystery behind the disappearance of the Scorpion has never been truly solved. The media jumped on the idea that the Cold War may have caused an internal altercation between the United States and the Soviets, but that theory, along with others, has been ruled out. This paper explores the different events that led up the official declaration that the submarine had disappeared, as well as the theories that continue to this day about what really happened.
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"The physical evidence collected from the photographs supported ADM Schade?s claim, including a picture of a large section of missing hull where the 69 ton battery was stored. Despite the evidence, Admiral Austin determined the theory ?possible, but not probable.? According to the witness reports, a safety system in the SCORPION should have saved her from sinking. This claim would have been true, but her safety systems weren?t fully certified, nor were they perfectly operational. The knowledge of this information leads to a further discussion involving the THRESHER. After the United States Navy lost the THRESHER, another submarine, a program was developed called SUBSAFE. The program was implemented to improve safety on submarines and to develop rescue crafts to dive down and rescue distressed submariners. The problem with the SCORPION was that it ?had not yet been outfitted with the new SUBSAFE changes, so it is possible that a mechanical failure sent the submarine to the bottom.? "
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Tom Clancy?s ?Hunt for Red October?, 2005.
This paper discusses Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October", a Cold War novel about an east-west submarine intrigue and confrontation, published in 1984.
1,945 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper explains that Tom Clancy's "Hunt for Red October"
is first and foremost an exciting story in the 'techno-thriller' genre, focusing on the revolutionary submarine 'Red October' and the high-tech military confrontations brought about by the planned defection of its commander and his officers; however, beyond this level it is a patriotic, flag-waving book with its feet firmly set on the western U.S.side of the Cold War. The author points out that the depiction of the Soviet Union is straightforward -- 'the evil empire' -- representing the U.S.S.R. simultaneously as backward, primitive and inefficient and as technologically-advanced, all-powerful and threatening. The paper states that the message is clear; whatever the ideological basis of the conflict between western freedom and eastern tyranny, the final argument for the superiority of the west lays in its promise of comfort, wealth and limitless entertainment.
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"The fact that Ramius is a Lithuanian gives Clancy the opportunity to enlarge on the unhappy relationship between the Lithuanians and their Soviet masters. Its is clear throughout the book that the relationship between the Soviet Union and her allies is that of imperial power and subject peoples - and, furthermore, that it is full of resentment and mistrust. Petrov, medical officer on the 'Red October', 'didn't trust the [East] Germans, Marxists or not' (158); Cuba is seen as by the enlisted men as a paradise of beaches and beautiful women, but Ramius and the other officers know differently and regard the 'fraternal socialist comrades' on the 'beautiful island of Cuba' with contempt (25); the Poles are suspected of tricking their Soviet 'allies' (314-5). On the western side, the relationship between the United States and her chief ally, Great Britain, is very different."
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Visual Perception, 2008.
This paper discusses perceptual principles with reference to the film "Yellow Submarine".
1,681 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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The paper explains that sensory information is organized and interpreted by perceptual processes. The paper discusses how a study of visual perceptual processes is crucial in the comprehension of how people understand and interact with their environments. The paper then looks at perceptual principles of relative size and relative height and examines how the film "Yellow Submarine" demonstrates correct and incorrect usage of these cues through its variety of visual displays.
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Topic Discussion
Application
Conclusions
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"Sensation refers to the process by which the nervous system receives and represents incoming stimulus energy while perception is the organization and interpretation of this energy into meaningful units. Perception takes the sensory information to a new level, incorporating top-down knowledge with the incoming information from the receptors to give environmental information and assist actions within the environment. Visual perception can be described perfectly by the statement "There is more to life than what meets the eye." When light, the stimulus for vision, enters the eye, the retina contains photoreceptors that receive this information and transmit it down a chain that eventually leads to the primary visual cortex. Along the way, this information is interpreted and changed in such a way that what hits the photoreceptors is not necessarily what is seen. "
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The German U-boat, 2006.
A discussion regarding the U-boat, a German submarine used in World War One and World War Two.
2,306 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper takes a look at the German U-boat, a submarine used very effectively by Germany in WWI and WWII. According to the paper, the U-boat's attribute that most contributed to its success, was its invisibility.
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Origins of the U-boat
The Significance of the U-Boat
A Brief History of the U-boat the Second World War
The Decline of U-Boats in the Second World War
Conclusion
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"In theory the German's felt that the U-boats, with their particular properties, were capable of dealing a severe blow to the enemy, despite Allied sea power. (The U-boat and Allied Naval Communication Intelligence) In the first years of the Second World War this theory proved to be correct and the U-boats inflicted severe damage to the Allied conveys. For instance, in 1941, 432 Allied ships were sunk by U-boats, which amounted to 2,171,754 tons of shipping and supplies lost by the allies. (Kemble, Mike 2001) This was a serious setback for the allies as they could not build ships fast enough to carry on the necessary supplies. The situation was to worsen in 1942 when 1644 Allied ships were sunk. During that year the number of U-boats rose from 91 to 212. (Kemble, Mike 2001) By February of 1943 losses to the allies reached 359,000 tons."
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The Sinking of the Sussex During World War I, 1999.
A discussion on how the sinking of the British steam-liner Sussex caused a chain of events that led the Kaiser to the decision to use unrestricted submarine warfare against the Allies in World War I.
873 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 7 sources, $ 31.95
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"On March 24th 1916 the UB-29 commanded by Oberleutaut Pustkuchen sunk the French passenger steamer Sussex en route to Dieppe. This sinking was the catalyst for two major first time events in the history of war. First, the sinking led to a change in American political and popular thinking towards Germany, which ultimately led to our entry into the First World War. For the first time, the United States entered the world stage by joining a foreign war, and ended the war as a major power. Secondly, the sinking led Germany to a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare that changed the face of warfare in general. This policy encouraged the attacking of civilian and non-military targets to demoralize and to prevent trade from occurring. "
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Thomas Alva Edison, 2006.
A biography of the life and work of Thomas Edison.
1,427 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines the career of Thomas Edison, who is connected with the development of such invaluable inventions as the telegraph, the submarine cable, the telephone, the electric light, the electric railway, the electric trolley-car, the storage battery, the electric motor and the phonograph. The paper not only looks at the inventions that were Edison's brainchild, but also at the improvements he was able to make with other peoples inventions.
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"Telegraph and its connection with Edison are interesting. When Edison was born in 1847, telegraph had already been invented but it was not generally accepted by the public. Wheatstone and Cooke are credited with the invention of magnetic needle telegraph in England while Morse had invented the electromagnetic telegraph in 1840 in America. In 1847, telegraph was still in its infancy and the farthest west it could reach was Pittsburg. It was however an exciting invention with unlimited possibilities and Edison from the very young age showed keen interest in it. He and his friends first developed a local primitive telegraph system across his neighborhood. This allowed them to send messages to each other. This worked well till a minor incident brought the entire system down and Edison's childhood experimentation with telegraph came to a screeching halt."
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Conflict in "Crimson Tide", 2004.
Examines conflict resolution by using the movie, "Crimson Tide," as an example.
1,083 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The 1995 blockbuster hit, "Crimson Tide," is an account in which two senior officers engage in a power struggle on board a nuclear missile submarine. This paper analyzes the conflict core and explores possibilities of resolution and prevention. The paper looks at contributing factors, intervention, and mediation.
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"There are time when intervening directly in conflict is necessary. When the ship's captain becomes irate with the XO in front of the crew, and a heated argument commences, it was COB who decides to intervene and defuse the possibility of violence. As minor as his role may seem, COB is becoming more and more of a mediator in this situation. He is respected by the crew, he is biased only to navy regulations, he is very direct, and his excellent people skills are demonstrated when he calmly defuses the argument between the captain and the XO ..."
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Leonardo da Vinci's Contributions to Our World, 2002.
Biographical account of Leondardo da Vinci, one of the greatest artistic figures of the Renaissance period.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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One of the greatest creative figures of the Renaissance period in the arts, Leonardo da Vinci was much more than a painter and sculptor. He was a genius who conceived primitive ideas for the submarine, helicopter and even the calculator. In this paper, I will reveal facts about the man's life, works, and legacy, which continues today and always will.
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The Sinking of the Ehime Maru, 2001.
This paper studies U.S.-Japanese relations in light of the sinking of the Ehime Maru.
3,085 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 38 sources, $ 90.95
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This paper takes a detailed look at the accident that took place between the American submarine, the USS Greenville, and the Japanese fishing boat sending it to the bottom of the ocean within minutes and in its aftermath the impact on relations between the U.S. and Japan.
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The Search Begins
The Investigation
The U.S. Apology
U.S.-Japan Security Relations
What's Next
Bibliography
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?All of a sudden there was a violent shock and noise ? it felt like the stern of the ship was being pushed up. There were two loud cracking sounds? the Captain of the Japanese fishing trawler Ehime Maru, Hisao Onishi, recounts[1]. In an instant, an American submarine, the USS Greenville, performing emergency maneuvers off the coast of Honolulu sliced through the bottom of the Japanese fishing boat sending it to the bottom of the ocean within minutes. The crew of the Ehime Maru didn?t even have time to radio an SOS, as the power was out immediately. Some of the 26 on board the Ehime Maru told of water and fuel immediately flooding the stairwells, as they rushed to higher levels. One crew member said that the engine room was immediately flooded to the ceiling ? he was ?able to take two breathes before being flooded out?[2]. The Captain frantically screamed for everyone to make their way to the bridge and the life rafts, though in the end, most were washed overboard without a raft at all. Luckily, the ship was equipped with life rafts that deploy automatically in the event of a sinking, so those thrown overboard were at least able to swim to the nearest one. Those already in a raft tried their hardest to help the others aboard, though the 6-foot waves and oil-slicked waters made swimming difficult. Three life rafts finally assembled, though it was difficult to count how many were in each raft. The Captain said, ?we tried looking for the others, since there was a lot of floating debris. However, we were unable to find anyone else.?[3] In the end, nine of the twenty-six aboard that day were not rescued and are presumed dead. Of those still missing, four are 17-year old fisheries students, two are teachers, and three are crewmembers of the Ehime Maru."
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