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Mac versus PC, 2007.
A comparison of the success of advertising campaigns for Apple Inc. versus Microsoft.
3,962 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 107.95
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This paper compares Steve Jobs and his company, Apple Inc. with Bill Gates and his company, Microsoft. It provides an overview of Steve Jobs and his company and then analyzes of the company's current "Mac versus PC" campaign. It discusses Microsoft versus Apple's advertisements for products and services and analyzes why Apple's strategy is so successful.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Company Overview
Evolution of the Apple Product
Current Marketing Initiatives at Apple
Rationale
Conclusion
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"Today, Apple designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related software and peripherals, as well as a wide range of personal computing and communicating solutions. From the company's humble beginnings in the garage of one of its founders, Apple has taken on all comers and has emerged a winner in the highly competitive personal computer market because it has not been afraid of innovation and providing many consumers with what they really want: a computer that makes their lives easier and more fun. Because the newest incarnations of the Mac are able to run the Windows office suites, it is reasonable to assume that many former PC loyalists will be thinking twice about their next computer choice."
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President Versus Parliament, Proportional versus Pluralistic, 2000.
A discussion on how to elect leaders.
2,010 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses the two most common debates on how governments should be elected. Eastern Europe has been and continues to go through major, turbulent changes on its way to democracy. It became clear very early on that ?simply? sitting down and thinking of a new way to govern was going to take a very long time. One of the earliest problems that needed to be solved, besides how to govern, was how to elect the new government. The two most common debates, then, were ?President vs. Parliament? and ?Proportional Representation vs. Majoritarian (or Pluralistic) Representation?. This piece explores the merits and pitfalls on each side of both coins.
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"Both supporters of a presidential system and supporters of a parliamentary system agree on several elements of the governing systems. First, the more centralized the system, the quicker things get accomplished. It takes a lot more time for a verbal argument to be presented and debated in an assembly than for one man?s synapses to fire in the decision making process. Behind the flagship democratic movement, Solidarity, was a single man, Lech Wal_sa, pushing decisions through. It is argued that this non-democratic form of decision making was necessary to achieve the desired result - that the end justified the means. Regardless, decisions were made quickly in response to the daily problems of mass strikes and city hall demonstrations. As for parliamentary systems, most scholars agree that strong, well-defined political parties are needed (Zielonka, 97). The world of parliamentary decision making is one of compromise and coalition. Without effective parties that reduce the number of shouting voices from hundreds to several, sessions of parliament can easily turn into personal ?slugfests?. Parties are just beginning to truly define themselves in Eastern Europe, emerging from the obsolete umbrellas that united them against a common enemy, and have not had the time to fully develop."
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Good versus Evil in the Bible, 2005.
An examination of the theme of good versus evil in the Bible, focusing on the battles of Horus versus Seth and God versus Lucifer.
1,466 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper follows the course of a legendary myth: "The Feud Between Horus and Seth". The writer examines this myth and finds the parallels to Christianity. It points out that even those who do not practice as Christians are well aware of the Bible's teaching of Lucifer, commonly known as the Devil, and God, a perfect example of good versus evil. The paper begins by reliving the myth of Horus and Seth, followed by the Biblical tale of the fall of Lucifer and the casting to Hell. It then looks at the aspects of these stories and explores commonalities that have transcended time and place to depict this constant struggle for one's very soul.
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"There is no rebuke that religion has played at the forefront of the Earth's Religions over time. These Religions or belief systems have ranged in iconology and practice but common threads are clear and concise. Most notably is the idea of "Dualism". Merriam Webster defines Dualism as a "doctrine that the universe is under the dominion of two opposing principles one of which is good and the other evil." With this definition we can further elaborate of the meaning of the concept as an intricate balance, here of good vs. evil. This theme may be as widespread as civilizations needed to classify their residents and at the same time teach them the difference between good and evil. Egyptians used Mythology to educate their society on behavior and religion. Myths are based on rivalry or struggle of the Myths characters."
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Portable PC's vs. Desktop Computers, 2002.
The following paper examines the way in which the declining number of desktop PC shipments in the U.S. and worldwide, in 2001, has given a new challenge to the PC industry.
1,875 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper explores the factors that caused the decrease in desktop industry growth. This essay focuses on new technology substitution, competition forced price-cutting, and decrease in consumer demand. The author contends that portable PC?s will eventually outsell desktops
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"PC makers, especially branded vendors, then can turn to small business, which has been growing enormously in the last five years. There is a great demand in using the Internet to facilitate the work-at-home businesses, which means this could be a fast expanding and stable market to rely on for several years in the future.What people need nowadays is simply to make the most of the effective and efficient use and maximum performance of the hardware as advertised by each company. If they need to combat the time with the fast growing internet era, then the speedy and accurate software is what business people need. Industry needs to grow various options to customers where they can choose what they need and in some good options. An industry may need to develop direct selling through customers, getting more various new entries in market diversification. "
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Old Irish Tale: "Mac Datho's Pig", 2008.
This paper analyzes the Old Irish tale, from c.800, "Mac Datho's Pig" ("Scela Muicce Meic Da Tho") .
1,445 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explains that the Old Irish tale: "Scela Muicce Meic Da Tho" or "Mac Datho's Pig", survives in only six manuscripts of which the earliest, the "Book of Leinster" (the earliest witness, c.1160), is used for this paper. The author points out that the primary significance of the 'scela' is as a negative exemplum of rulership and manhood, which critically acknowledged that Mac Datho is a weak ruler. The paper assesses that there is no evidence of any generosity on his part, that his poisoning of the pig crosses the line between legitimate deception and non-heroic treachery and that the tale does not ultimately reflect well on Leinster. The author relates that the tale is a critique of the undercurrent of excess and futility within the Irish heroic tradition, demonstrating that already the Irish epic is a genre of extremes and excesses, which this tale then amplifies in a well-executed burlesque of the heroic tradition.
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"The heroes do not act admirably either. Although Conall's defeat of Cet in the competition for the champion's portion leaves the reader with no doubt that he deserves the prize, his subsequent behavior is gluttinous: ..."he took then the belly in his mouth, he sucks on the belly--a load for nine men--[and] he left behind nothing of it." [section 17] Having devoured an enormous portion on his own, he insults the people of Connaught by leaving them only the two fore-quarters of the pig."
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How to Construct a PC System, 2005.
This paper is a technical manual describing how to construct a PC system.
1,880 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper explains that one of the first things to consider in putting together a PC system is the computer's intended use, which will influence the choice of power supply, CPU and motherboard. The author points out that, after assembling the components, it's almost time to start the build; however, there are a few simple safe practice guidelines such as wear an anti-static band around your wrist to eliminate the threat of "frying" your drive, motherboard, CPU and other sensitive components because of static electricity build-up. The paper instructs that, if the computer does not begin to install the operating system from the CD drive, the builder might need to get into the BIOS to set it to read from the CD.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Components
We are Ready to Start our Assembly!
The Steps
Installing the System Software
Congratulations. You Have Just Built Your First PC!
Addendum
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"3. Carefully take out the motherboard from its antistatic bag and match up the holes in the board to the holes on the case. Then add the plastic stand-offs (supplied) to those holes. At this time, also make sure that the rear of the motherboard matches the bracket at rear of case. If not, remove case bracket and replace with compatible bracket which will have been supplied by motherboard manufacturer. Before fixing the motherboard to the case, it is easier to attach the CPU and fan assembly to the motherboard first."
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PC Security, 2006.
A discussion on the importance of security for one's personal computer.
1,960 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper investigates how to properly secure a home PC and discusses why such security is needed. It claims that securing a home computer with the installation of software that protects the PC from spy ware, worms and viruses is essential. The author warns that parents must be aware that online dangers exist. The paper explains that securing the home PC is necessary because it ensures that personal information does not get into the wrong hands.
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Introduction
How to Properly Secure a Home PC and Why a Home PC Needs to be Secured
Conclusion
References
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"The main and most prevalent way of securing a Home PC is through the use of Security Software. Security Software often includes items such as Spyware detection/removal, firewalls, Spam protection and worm/virus protection. All of these things are needed to ensure that a home computer is secure against these threats. Over the next few paragraphs we will discuss in more detail how to protect Home PC's against Spyware, firewalls, Spam protection and worms and viruses as these or the most common threats. We will also discuss Securing PC's against internet predators and blocking questionable sites (parental controls)."
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Cesarean versus Planned Delivery at Term, 2008.
This paper discusses the article "Maternal Mortality and Severe Morbidity Associated with Low-risk Planned Cesarean Delivery versus Planned Vaginal Delivery at Term" by Liu, Shiliang, Liston, Robert M., Joseph, K.S., Heaman, Maureen, Sauve, Reg,
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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In this article the writer reviews the scholarly article, "Maternal Mortality and Severe Morbidity Associated with Low-risk Planned Cesarean Delivery versus Planned Vaginal Delivery at Term", about the relative dangers of cesarean section versus vaginal delivery for women. The paper looks at the purpose of the study and summarizes the results. The writer then describes its strengths and weaknesses and outlines how such findings should be utilized in the future. In addition, two key questions that should guide future investigation are enumerated.
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Purpose of the study
Results of the study
Strengths of the study
Weaknesses of the study
How to use these findings in practice
Two questions for future research
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"The strengths of the study lie in the fact that few studies this writer has reviewed have been more comprehensive. To wit, the planned cesarean group comprised 46,766 women; for the planned vaginal delivery group, the figure was 2,292,420. Every bit as importantly, the study is longitudinal in nature. Specifically, the study encompasses a 14-year period - a length of time seemingly sufficient to ensure that curious aberrations or anomalies in particular years did not cause fundamental distortions in the findings of the study. Additionally, to ensure the validity of the data findings, the researchers employed adjusted odds ratio and confidence intervals; as well, the authors used multivariate analysis to control for "confounding variables" such as age, year of delivery, and elderly primigravidity - among other factors."
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Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, 2002.
Using the example of Freddie Mae and Freddie Mac, the paper looks at the effects of indirect government subsidies.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper analyzes the effect of government indirect subsidy to mortgage and securities sector of the economy and how the effects could be demonstrated through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Good versus Evil, 2002.
This paper discusses the theme of good versus evil in different literary works.
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss good versus evil in two works, ?Young Goodman Brown,? by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and ?Hamlet,? by William Shakespeare. The paper breaks down both works and discusses the conflict between good and evil in both works. The author concludes that despite the struggles between the characters in both stories and how evil seems to triumph over good in both stories.
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"There are many contrasts in Hamlet. There is the good in Hamlet that turns to evil when he seeks revenge. His mother loved his father, but is turned by greed and ambition into a schemer who marries when the old king is barely in his grave. Ophelia is a good woman, but Hamlet tells her he does not love her, and she should go to a nunnery. Yet, after he finds out about her death, he raves that he loved her. Shakespeare loves to use plot twists and contrast to set up the endings of his tragic plays, and Hamlet is probably one of the best examples of the darkness of these twists and turns
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Democracy versus Bureaucracy, 2006.
A look at the concept of democracy versus bureaucracy.
1,225 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper reviews and discusses democracy versus bureaucracy. According to the paper, the democratic principles expressed by those who inspired the founders of the new democracy called the United States of America, had in mind something much different than the series of bureaus that make up our government today. The paper goes on to say how the struggle over power between bureaucracy and democracy has been debated since democracy began.
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"Following World War II, with the example of communism taunting them, people in the United States debated whether the government was run by bureaucratic management or profit-and-loss management in the free market. Ludwig von Mises wrote Bureaucracy in 1944, applying his insight concerning economic calculation and his knowledge of the two sides of the equation. He demonstrated in his book that all types of public administration, when run by amateurs, lack the ability to conduct their affairs in an economically rational manner. But he boiled the debate down to whether Capitalism or Socialism was less detrimental to the welfare of the masses."
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Transformational Versus Servant Leadership, 2008.
An analysis of the difference between transformational versus servant styles of leadership based on the article by B. M. Bass, entitled "The Future of Leadership in Learning Organizations."
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper discusses the primary distinctions between transformational versus servant styles of leadership. It discusses the article by B. M. Bass, entitled "The Future of Leadership in Learning Organizations." The paper then briefly reviews a classical laboratory type experiment in which the workplace of the Western Electric Company was effectively converted into a working laboratory by several researchers intent on identifying various workplace related environmental factors.
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Abstract
Article Summary: The Future of Leadership in Learning Organizations
The Hawthorne Experiments
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"The Hawthorne Effect (HE) has been used to justify countless workplace policies and initiatives over the years since it was first identified during the 1920s and 1930s. The conclusions drawn from the studies that spawned HE resulted in many factors such as social dynamics among group members in the work environment that implied that employees would improve their performance simply for the reason that they knew they were being observed (Hawthorne, 2004, paras.1-3). The experiments that led to this conclusion were undertaken by Roethlisberger and Dickson who first examined environmental factors in the workplace such as lighting, humidity, and other physically oriented factors but later shifted into psychological factors such as breaks, scheduling, leadership issues, and training issues (Miner, 2002, p.27). These researchers concluded, falsely it seems, that regardless of the type or form of experiment, that the employees involved in the experiment responded positively to any stimulant factor. The original study under these researchers was only intended to last for a period of one year but quickly extended into five years as the researchers could not seem to validate any other conclusion than the one they finally left with."
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"Longes Mac nUislenn", 2008.
An analysis of the significance of the dichotomies in the medieval Irish Dierdre story, "Longess Mac nUislenn."
1,856 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper discusses the medieval Irish Dierdre story, "Longess Mac nUislenn." It specifically looks at the dichotomies of male and female, king and people, the cultivated and the wasteland within the story and discusses their significance. The paper describes the roles of the significant characters in the story and the dichotomies that they represent.
Table of Contents:
The King and His People
The Dichotomy of Male and Female
The Un-Culture of the Feminine
Conclusions
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"Once born, Deirdre remains separated from Ulaid society. She is raised in a separate court, as discussed earlier, and perhaps it is this that explains her forwardness toward Noisu. After learning that a man existed in Ulster who fit her image of beauty, she quickly approaches him and exchanges some suggestive banter. If one compares this to Tochmarc Emer, the gender roles are reversed. Just as Cu Chulainn admired the fair country in which he wished to lay his spear, Deirdre tells Noisu of her need for a young bull. As a woman requisitioned by Conchobor, this in inappropriate, but it is in her character to act outside social norms, not being a part of Ulster society."
"This role seems tied to her gender, especially because the female satirist Leborcham acts in a similar way. Leborcham visits Deirdre because no one can prevent her. She is a satirist, so like Deirdre, she possesses powerful words--perhaps more honest than the words of the king. And Leborcham ignores social mores by telling Deirdre exactly where she can find her desired man, with his "hair like the raven, and a cheek like blood, and a body like snow." She too is a character working against "culture", ignoring Conchobor's decisions Deirdre's home and future."
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Nature versus Nurture, 2002.
This paper discusses and article on genetic research which subverts old boundaries on the issue of nature versus nurture.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper examines authors Robert Plomin, Stephen A. Petrill and Alexandra L. Cutting's article, "What Genetic Research on Intelligence tells us about the Environment," in terms of the nature versus nurture debate.
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"Mac Flecknoe": A Mock Epic., 2002.
An analysis of the poem "Mac Flecknoe":
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This five-page undergraduate paper analyzes the poem "Mac Flecknoe" as a "mock epic", the poet John Dryden wrote this poem with the objective of ridiculing a rival Thomas Shadwell. The poem is piece of harsh and fierce satire on the writing skills and capabilities of Shadwell.
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