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Marsh & McLenan Companies, 2005.
A look at the symptoms and consequences of the allegations of fraud brought against the commercial insurance firm, Marsh and McLenan Companies.
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper details the accusations of fraud leveled at Marsh and McLenan Companies, how the company reacted to the accusations and attempted to improve its conduct and image, as well as what circumstances lent themselves to such fraudulent activity and behavior.
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"It's happened again-yet another seismic crisis has shaken the foundation of corporate America, in this case, in the highly profitable yet chancy climate of the insurance industry. "Staggered" by accusations that it cheated its customers, Marsh & McLenan Companies, "the world's biggest broker of commercial insurance," released a statement on November 9, 2001 that it was going to be forced to lay off 3,000 employees in the coming months. To give a reader an idea of the magnitude of such a layoff, this comprises five percent of the overall staff and total work force of the company. (Treaster, 2004) Poor profits and poor stock performance were cited as reasons-all the result of a continuing investigation into the company's dodgy legers and questionable business ethics. The company has undergone a change of recent leadership since the scandal, but can the company continue to keep employee morale, motivation, and job performance high, at an acceptable industry standard?"
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George Perkins Marsh, 2006.
A discussion regarding the history, achievements of George Perkins Marsh and contributions he made to environmentalism.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper reviews the life and work of on George Perkins Marsh, the man considered to be the father of environmentalism. The paper discusses the importance of his book, 'Man and Nature, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action', which was published in 1864. This was the first work of its kind, one that introduced the concept of interrelationship between organism and the environment.
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Neils in the Novel: "Settlers on the Marsh", 2005.
An essay on understanding and analyzing the main character, Neils, in the novel "Settlers on the Marsh", by Frederick Philip Grove.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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The literary study analyzes the sympathy felt for the main character, Neils, who is a transformed European man when working as a farmer/settler in Manitoba. In this manner, Neils not only recreates himself from a European styled farmer--into a new and independent man that becomes one with the farm he owns. The paper analyzes the ability to show metaphysical faith through physicality and female relationships in settler life, by analyzing Neils' relationship with the land. Neils is a man that must live with three females that are important in his life: His mother, Clara, and Ellen.
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?Man and Nature?, 2005.
A critical analysis of John Marsh's 19th century commentary.
1,572 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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The book "Man and Nature", written by John Marsh in 1864, played a significant role in initiating the conservation movement in the United States. The paper explains the message set forth by Marsh in his book. It then takes several passages from the book and presents commentaries.
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"Men did pervert the religion of Christianity during the feudal era, as many men have perverted Christianity throughout the ages. It is not the religion, itself, that is corrupt, rather those who often times are the leaders of Christianity. This can be said of any religion at any one given time. Since Marsh did not specify which religion he found more charitable than Christianity, we don't have any basis for comparison. Marsh's statement is ambiguous and inconclusive and it detracts from the intent of his work."
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"Great Expectations" and Style, 1999.
This essay examines the extract from the first chapter of" Great Expectations", beginning "Ours was the marsh country .... " and ending with the sentence beginning "I earnestly expressed my hope that he wouldn't ... "
1,447 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 48.95
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This essay is a thorough examination of the stylistic features used by Dickens in "Great Expectations." It discusses vocabulary, speech presentation, narration, tense, sentence structure, and the effect that these have on the overall narrative.
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"Great Expectations recounts the development of the character of the narrator Philip Pirrip, commonly known as Pip, a village boy brought up by his termagant sister. He falls in love with the beautiful Estella, and aspires to become a gentleman. Money and wealth come to him from a mysterious source, and his benefactor proves to be the escaped convict Abel Magwitch whom he has met as a child in the first chapter. The novel is written in past tense using first person narrative, shifting from the young boy Pip to the mature Philip referring to himself as a child. The second sentence of the extract suggests that the narrator is not omniscient but represents events as though they are happening for the first time."
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Mesopotamia and Egypt, 2005.
This paper discusses the development of the great civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
905 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that the major event marking the beginning of civilization was the development of agriculture, which was made possible by the presence of three important rivers--the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, the "Cradle of Civilization", and the great Nile River in Egypt. The author points out that, only after the development of village/farming life, the civilized societies of the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Hittites and the Sumerians in Mesopotamia and the Egyptians in the Nile River valley originated or further developed concepts such as government, law, formal religions, writing, monumental architecture, measurement and calculation. The paper relates that, in the days of the Pharaohs, the land of Egypt was dotted with marshes and island ridges and what is now arid desert valley was grassy meadows well suited for grazing cattle and hunting --the fertility of Egypt was proverbial.
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"In contrast to the civilizations that arose and perished in the "Cradle of Civilization," the Nile River defined the culture that lived by virtue of its presence--ancient Egypt. Originating deep in Africa, the Nile River descends through many cataracts to sea level at the delta in Egypt, where in its annual flooding, rich soil is deposited. Hemmed in by its narrow valleys, the Nile flows through regions that may not have a single drop of rainfall in a decade. Yet crops grow luxuriantly from the fertilized silt, just as they did in ancient times. Thus, the great Nile made life possible and allowed the peoples of Egypt to build one of the greatest civilizations of all time."
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Paintings of the Romantic Age, 2003.
A summary of Romantic paintings, what makes them Romantic, what they depict, and how they reflect the culture of Europe and the world at the time.
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The Romantic Age was an age in which artists employed many different techniques to create certain effects and feelings in their paintings. This paper focuses on some of the key pieces of art from the Romantic Age and analyzes each painting to reveal its true meaning and explain what aspects of each painting make it a Romantic work of art. It also examines how each painting reflects a certain aspect of both European and world culture at the time. This includes social, economical, and political aspects of life. The paintings include "The Raft of Medusa" by Theodore Gericault and "Hunting in the Pontine Marshes" by Florace Vernet.
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"One painting, The Raft of Medusa, by Theodore Gericault, is a painting of a small raft that is afloat in the sea which is covered with people sprawled out over the raft. There is a wide range of emotions shown by the people floating on the raft, as some are waving a white flag trying to catch the attention of a passing ship in the far distance, to the dead bodies of those not fortunate enough to make the journey on board the raft. In fact the range of emotions seems to follow a pattern from the top right to the bottom left. In the top right a ship can be seen very far off in the distance, which symbolizes the chance of rescue. Then moving downward and leftward there are a couple people trying to get the attention of the ship. Then there are some people who seem rather indifferent and are standing about, then there are people who seem worried, which gradually advances to into mourning, some people have their hands clasped over their faces, and finally there are the sick and then the dead. The elements of art which are important in this painting are line, space, and color. The line in this painting by Gericault is much defined by the way he outlines the bodies and faces to shape their expressions. Gericault also uses symbolism, using people to represent possible human emotions for dealing with such an event, and he expresses individualism by showing almost each person with their own emotion. Finally he uses the horizon very well by giving the painting a sense of depth."
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