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"The Machine That Changed The World" ( James Womack, Daniel Jones and Daniel Roos ), 1992.
A critical review of the work on lean production methods.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"This study will provide a review of The Machine That Changed the World, by James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones, and Daniel Roos. The analysis will be based on three standards or criteria for measuring the book and its success: Is the book important? Is the presentation of the book such that a reader --- whether interested originally in the subject or not---would generally find the book interesting? and Does the book succeed in doing what the authors set out to have it do?
The thrust of the report will be that, yes, the book succeeds on all three points of evaluation.
Is the book important? In other words, will it make some difference in the life of the reader in the way he sees the world, or will it make some difference in the world itself? Is it merely entertainment? Is it so speculative that it is nothing ..."
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"The Machine that Changed the World", 2004.
A review of the book, "The Machine that Changed the World," written by James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos.
1,286 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses the book, "The Machine that Changed the World," written by James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The paper describes the five-year-long study that took them to 14 countries and cost the Institute around $5 million. The paper explains that this expensive, but extremely useful, study was conducted to closely analyze the production and marketing strategies of automobile companies in other parts of the world and compare them with those in the United States and Europe.
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"'The Machine that changed the world' revolves around the idea that it is lean production that helped Japan rise to the very top in automobile sector because this system uses less time, less labor, less resources and produces few if any errors. Compared to the mass production system used in the US and Europe, lean production is considered less time consuming and more efficient way of manufacturing automobile. What makes the book more interesting to every kind of reader is the fact that the authors have applied the lean production technology to global market claiming that it is 'a superior way for humans to make things . . . It follows that the whole world should adopt lean production, and as quickly as possible'. (225)"
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How Will Climate Change Change Atlantic Canada?, 2006.
A discussion regarding Atlantic Canada and the unusual climatic changes.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how more and more scientists are now accepting that the world is undergoing unusual climate change. This paper examines the most important and likely ways that Atlantic Canada will be affected by climate change. The paper shows how climate change has the potential to have a devastating effect on the forests, farms and economy of Atlantic Canada. Natural Resources Canada reports that the latest analysis provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides more scientific proof that climate change really is happening.
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The Changing Word of Changing Times, 2002.
A look at the development of English literature from the Anglo Saxon period through to the eighteenth century.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This five-page paper presents a detailed discussion about the changes that occurred in English literature from the Anglo Saxon period through the eighteenth century. The writer discusses subject matter, language, and style while comparing and contrasting the eras.
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The Lean Production Cycle, 2002.
Reviews the book "The Machine that Changed the World" (Womack, Jones and Roos).
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 1 source, $ 89.95
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This paper provides a book report on the work, "The Machine that Changed the World" by J.P. Womack, D. T. Jones, and D. Roos, D. This paper explores these cycles and these individuals in order to clarify the effects of the "machine that changed the world" on human history. This is accomplished first through providing a summary of the text and then an analysis of the material contained therein. 10 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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James Scarth Gale, 2008.
An analysis of the life of James Scarth Gale and a review of the biography os his life, "James Scarth Gale and his History of the Korean People," written by Richard Rutt.
718 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper reviews Richard Rutt's biography of James Scarth Gale, entitled "James Scarth Gale and his History of the Korean People." The paper begins by providing a background of James Gale and his development into a missionary to Korea. It then review the style of Rutt's writing and the content of his work and concludes that Rutt's biography of James Scarth Gale makes for interesting reading.
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"This book contains some additional vagaries, which in part took away from the overall experience of reading it. For whatever reason, Rutt chooses not to capitalize the names of religions, making them "presbyterian," "catholic," or "buddhist." He also refuses to capitalize the Roman numerals that he uses to identify Bible verses. In addition, after a certain point in the book, Rutt alternately refers to Gale as "Gale" and "Dr Gale." Although these things area all relatively minor, they are distractions that required the reader to adapt to reading Gale's biography, rather than allowing immediate immersion into the text."
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"Left Hand of Darkness" and "The Time Machine", 2001.
This paper examines two works ? H.G. Wells? "Time Machine" and Ursula K. LeGuin?s "The Left Hand of Darkness" ? as exemplars of works in which human nature is changed nearly beyond our ability to recognize it.
1,363 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The following paper explores the way in which these authors manipulate the role of gender in human life, thus undercutting one of the most important markers we each have for self-identification. This essay examines these two works and the way gender is constructed and reconstructed within them by providing a very brief summary of each to provide the groundwork for analysis.
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?Both of these works fall within the mainstream of science fiction, which is not to say that they are not deeply original works but rather that they engage themselves with the core questions of the genre. Science fiction is simply the fictional treatment in a variety of media (including books, magazines, movies, television, CDs and the Internet) of the effects of science or future events on human beings. Science fiction deals with events that did not happen, may have happened, or have not yet happened, mixing speculation with rational consideration of events and is primarily concerned with the impact of change on people (Wayne 19).?
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James McPherson's "Crossroads of Freedom", 2004.
Summary and review of James McPherson?s ?Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, the Battle that Changed the Course of the Civil War? .
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper summarizes the main points of McPherson's book on the American Civil War and explains the book's thesis, which asserts that, contrary to commonly held beliefs, it was the two-day bloodletting at Antietam, near the town of Sharpsburg in rural Maryland, that served as the turning point in the Civil War and not the Battle of Gettysburg.
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"Civil War is so deeply ingrained in the American consciousness that despite numerous books, analysis, articles and reports on the most momentous event in American history, people sit up and take notice every time a new book on the subject appears. And that book becomes a rage if it challenges some fixed notions about the war and the leaders and generals of the time. James McPherson?s ?Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, the Battle that Changed the Course of the Civil War? can be seen as one such book that manages to question that integrity and motives of some war heroes including Lincoln and McClellan but does it so subtlety that it hardly sparks a controversy."
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Man as Machine, 2002.
A discussion of the concept of man as a machine as seen in the book ?Man a Machine? by Julien Offray de la Mettrie.
630 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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This paper addresses the categorization of man as a machine as described in the book, "Man a Machine" and compares it to the modern day view. A discussion of the industrial revolution and the development of machinery and technology is included.
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""There are as many different minds, different characters, and different customs, as there are different temperaments" (La Mettrie et al. 90). This alone is enough to show that La Mettrie does not believe man is entirely a machine, even though he calls him one throughout this book. Man is more complicated than a machine, because he can reason, and he can make decisions, which a simple machine cannot do.
In the early Industrial revolution, during the 19th century, machines took over many jobs from men, including milling, weaving, spinning, and many other manufacturing jobs. Man saw these machines as marvels that created more products quickly and more effectively. They put many people out of work, but they also created new, low-paying jobs in factories. These machines literally changed the way people lived. While society had been mostly agricultural before the Industrial Revolution, now more people moved to the cities, where jobs were plentiful. Society changed, and had continued to change as man makes improved machine."
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Irony in the Work of James Thurber, 2005.
An analysis of the irony used by James Thurber in his essay "The Secret Life of James Thurber."
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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The paper analyzes the irony used by James Thurber in his essay "The Secret Life of James Thurber." The paper discusses how Thurber compares his own common sense with artist Salvador Dali's "nonsense."
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"In a play on his most famous story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" American humorist James Thurber wrote an essay comparing his own common sense with the nonsense exhibited in the life and manners of Salvador Dali in "The Secret Life of James Thurber." In "The Secret Life of James Thurber" we see clearly demonstrated Thurber's penchant for humor and irony."
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"The Map that Changed the World", 2006.
This paper reviews and analyzes Simon Winchester's biography, "The Map that Changed the World," which describes how William Smith indelibly changed the face of geological science.
1,470 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 48.95
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The writer of this paper examines the life and accomplishments of William Smith, the English geologist credited for creating the first geological map. This paper examines how Smith's maps shifted public perception regarding the creation of the universe. This paper reviews Simon Winchester's biography, "The Map that Changed the World," which summarizes Smith's life, his achievements and the impacts made on the scientific community due to his research. Smith's early work with canal digging companies and within the mining industry enabled him to become more aware of what lie beneath the surface of the land. This paper focuses on Smith's fascination with the earth, rocks and fossils, which led to the creation of his first geological map of Bath. Influenced by other cartography and on extant atlases, Smith devised special colorization systems for his geological maps, which are discussed in this paper. This paper also examines Smith's longing for more recognition than he was afforded during his lifetime. While Smith's maps were published during his lifetime, what should have been the high point of his life marked the beginning of a downward spiral, when many of his personal and professional relationships fell apart. This paper examines why centuries after his death, geologists still pay homage to William Smith, the father of modern geology.
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"His early work with canal digging companies and within the mining industry enabled William Smith to become more aware of what lie beneath the surface of the land. There could be no better situation for a man who loved geology in the eighteenth century than being paid to dig deep under the ground. Thus, his professional work offered him a private pleasure and a convenient means by which to formulate, develop, and prove his theories. On his own, while he traveled as a surveyor for the Somerset Coal Canal Company, Smith observed how sedimentary layers of rock were arranged in patterns across the land. Somerset Coal Canal Company was not so much interested in the scientific implications for Smith's findings as in their financial implications. For instance, when he was first hired, Smith noticed how English villages rest on top of "a score of complex, broken, twisted, and contorted seams of coal." For Smith, his work meant unlocking some of the earth's deepest secrets."
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James Madison's Role, 2006.
A discussion regarding James Madison's role in trying to balance civil liberties with government power through the drafting of the Bill of Rights.
8,150 words (approx. 32.6 pages), 26 sources, APA, $ 174.95
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This paper takes a look at how the US Founding Fathers were faced with a number of important issues as they debated the form and content of the Constitution, not the least of which was ensuring that their own individual interests would be addressed in the new country. According to the paper, although it represented the work of many minds, the primary author of the first ten amendments to the Constitution was James Madison, but his reasons for advocating these civil liberties was substantially different than many modern observers might believe.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Perspectives Articulated at the Constitutional Convention
The Changing Views of James Madison
Analysis and Discussion
Implications of the Ratification of the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
Conclusion
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"Moreover, in spite of significant across-the-board gains for many formerly disenfranchised citizens during the latter half of the 20th century, the Bill of Rights continues to experience the ebb and flow of political thought in the nation today. Indeed, the civil liberties contained in the Bill of Rights have been subject to the arbitrary vicissitudes of executive whim and fancy more than once in the nation's history, and the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act is just a recent example of how these rights can be adversely affected even with the constitutional guarantees therein contained. In the final analysis, then, it is reasonable to say that James Madison did a better job of executing his responsibilities at the Constitutional Convention and thereafter than many of his peers could have done, and the implications of his failure to do so have also been the subject of much scholarly debate over the years and these issues are discussed further below."
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William James, 2005.
This paper discusses the meaning of truth as presented by American psychologist and philosopher William James.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that William James differs from other philosophers throughout history who seem to create a set of criteria for the establishment of truth; instead, James suggests the expediency of a true idea. The author points out that the fact that James discusses doubt and inquiry goes with his own overall pragmatic theories; therefore, any idea that "works" in any desired manner is to that extent true, which dissents from Aristotle's theory of truth. The paper stresses that there is no doubt that James in his own pragmatic and scientific way opened up a Pandora's Box of psychological views of reality, belief and truth.
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"James seems to believe that it is the consequences, not past "truths" that determine the truth or falsity of a belief, a theory, or a statement. He contradicts the ages-old concept by arguing that "Those who contend that knowledge results wholly from the experiences of the individual, ignoring as they do the mental evolution which accompanies the autogenous development of the nervous system, fall into an error as great as if they were to ascribe all bodily growths to exercise, forgetting the innate tendency to assume the adult form." Does this mean that as we grow, as our emotions change, our truths change? For instance, if a little boy says his father is tall, but when the boy reaches adulthood and may be taller than his father, does that mean saying his father is tall is now no longer a truth? Perhaps."
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"The Social History of the Machine Gun", 2002.
Reviews John Ellis' book about the history of the machine gun and the impact they have had on society.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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In "The Social History of the Machine Gun", John Ellis shows the awesome impact that machine guns have had on civilisation and society. The creators and initial users, of the machine gun believed that their creation would end all wars, since it instituted a form of mutually assured destruction. They also believed it would bring about a certain amount of order to society, since unruly people would be put under control by elites that had exclusionary access to machine guns. But this reality did not materialise. Greater weapons were ultimately made, and these also failed to end war, just as they came up short in bringing about social control.
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Henry James? "The Jolly Corner", 2003.
A look at how Henry James uses literary images of New York in his short story "The Jolly Corner".
2,896 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper analyzes Henry James' use of literary images of New York in his short story "The Jolly Corner". It combines extracts from the text with other of James' work (particularly "The American Scene") to show that "The Jolly Corner" may be seen as an autobiography of sorts and provides many deep insights into the life and works of James.
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"The sense of eeriness that Henry James lets exude in The Jolly Corner is the same that one experiences when comparing it to The American Scene. Unlike Washington Square, where contrasts are much more prevalent than comparisons, The Jolly Corner is very nearly, eerily so, a ?fictional mirror? of James? non-fictional travelogue. Comparisons can be made at every level with The American Scene: from the pervading themes to the images of New York. It is the intention of this paper to show that, to a very great extent, Henry James? images of New York in The Jolly Corner share the same style of his late period and, in particular, his work The American Scene. By extension, this paper will also contribute to the ongoing argument that The Jolly Corner may be seen as an autobiography of sorts by James."
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