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Motorcycle Diaries, 2002.
Examining Ernesto Che Guevara's book "The Motorcycle Diaries" and how these tales represented the life he lived.
869 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 30.95
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The paper shows how the author of the book, ?The Motorcycle Diaries? was a famous revolutionary leader of the left wing in Cuba and one of the supporters of Castro during his revolutionary struggle for government. The writer examines how the book reflex his early life and how this influence the type of leader he became.
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"During the 1950s, he traveled throughout North America on a motorcycle along with one of his friends. This book gives a detailed account of his journey. They explored almost all of the North America on an old fashioned Norton motorcycle. During the journey they faced a lots of hurdles, experienced some memorable moments and went through lots of hassles. As they traveled through different parts of South America, they met a wide range of people belonging to considerably different cultures and having significantly different attitudes. A couple of years after this wonderful journey, Ernesto Che Guevara became actively involved in the Cuban revolution and soon emerged as a left wing militant. He was always in a habit of writing down the major events of everyday in a diary. ?The Motorcycle Diaries? is in fact a collection from his diaries that he wrote during his journey on the motorcycle. This book is a good source of information about the South American environment."
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Motorcycle Helmets, 2006.
This paper explores the design of motorcycle helmets.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines the physics of elastic and inelastic collisions and applies this theory to the design of motorcycle helmets. The author discusses the essential features of motorcycle helmets and compares a good design and a bad design.. The paper relates the way motorcycle helmets protect the brain.
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"The laws of momentum and energy govern collisions between two objects. A collision occurring in an isolated system conserves the total momentum of the system and so the total momentum of the system after the collision is the same as it was before the ..."
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Motorcycle Clubs, 2008.
This paper looks at the real situation of motorcycle clubs today.
740 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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The paper outlines the background and history of motorcycle clubs and looks at these clubs today. The paper relates that most clubs are law abiding and enjoy good relations with their local communities.
Outline:
Background and History
Modern Motorcycle Clubs
Positive Community Relations
Conclusion
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"After the end of World War II in 1945, hundreds of thousands of American GIs began the process of re-assimilating into American society after an absence of up to four years in many cases. Initially, their resources were limited and some of the most economical private motorized transportation choices were surplus military equipment, including first issue Jeeps and motorcycles, particularly Harley Davidsons used as staff vehicles during the war."
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Motorcycle Helmet Law in Kentucky, 2006.
A look at the motorcycle helmet law in the United States of America, with a specific focus on the state of Kentucky.
1,760 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper reviews the history of the motorcycle helmet laws in the United States of America, with specific focus on the state of Kentucky.
The motorcycle helmet laws have undergone various changes, adaptations and then finally abandoned, since the original law was passed in the early 1970s.
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"Motorcycle helmets do provide the very best protection to riders from fatal head injuries when they are riding a motorcycle, and meet with a crash. However, only the law can increase helmet usage among the general population, and therefore, it must be stated that the laws governing motorcycle usage must be more stringent and strict. Accordingly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or the NHTSA ensures the safety of motorcyclists by requiring that all states follow the rule that states that all motorcycle riders must wear helmets. Statistics reveal that in the year 2002 alone, 3,244 motorcyclists died and a further 65,000 individuals were injured in crashes involving motorcycle riders in the United States of America. In the same way, it must be noted that an unhelmeted motorcyclist is 40% more likely to suffer from a fatal head injury than a helmeted person. This means that helmet usage can reduce the risk of fatality by about 37%. (Laws, Motorcycle Helmet Laws)."
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'The Turner Diaries' and Their Influence on Terrorism, 2002.
An opinion paper in which the writer claims that "The Turner Diaries" by William Pierce encouraged terrorist attacks in the United States.
2,206 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper shows, through news reports and other information about terrorist activities, that fictional accounts such as "The Turner Diaries" do affect what individuals think about terrorism. The writer claims that books of this nature give individuals ideas about how they may commit terrorist acts in the future.
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"In order to understand the effect that books such as The Turner Diaries and other fictional accounts of terrorism have on individuals, it is important to understand exactly what The Turner Diaries are. The Turner Diaries were originally published in 1978. The novel discusses a violent overthrow of the federal government and a systematic killing of nonwhites and Jewish individuals. The intent of this is to establish an "Aryan" world, which meant that no one else could exist in it except for the individuals who deemed that killing the other nationalities was necessary (Shinbaum, 1996). While the book is fictional, many of the deas in it would technically work, and these are the kinds of things that interest those who are considering terrorism. Unfortunately, many of these people try out these ideas on unfortunate and unsuspecting individuals in this country (Flakus, 1997)."
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Triumph Motorcycle, 2007.
A case study of this leader in the motorcycle manufacturing industry.
3,658 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 101.95
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Triumph Ltd. is an internationally acknowledged motorcycle manufacturer with a history of over a century. This paper delves briefly into the company's history before showing its present situation in the market. The paper includes tables.
Paper Outline:
Executive Summary
Background
Organizational Data
Current Issues
Environmental Scan
SWOT Analysis
Environmental Analysis
Competitive Analysis
Market Segmentation
Market Targeting
Market Positioning
Implementation Plan
Conclusions
Bibliography
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"Aside from being the leading motorcycle provider in the Hollywood movie making industry and being able to develop successful business partnerships with several providers, Triumph's activity could also take a positive turn now that the Asian producers have registered lower revenues and less satisfactory feed-back from the customers. During the past years, the Japanese motorbike producers have proved incapable of satisfying the growing needs of their customers. Triumph could avail itself of this situation by launching new products on the market, products that not only feed the nostalgia of the middle-aged men, but also fast motorbikes that regain the "race-winning reputation"."
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"The Basketball Diaries", 2002.
A comparison of the book "The Basketball Diaries" by Jim Carrol and Scott Kalvert's movie version.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay will examine both Carrol's book and Scott Kalvert's movie and compare and contrast the two. What will be demonstrated is that, although the movie is well-made in that it tells Carrol's story, the power of the diary in the novel as an expressive tool and framing device, which gives testimony to the best and darkest of youthful experiences, is lost in the movie and this lessens the impact and immediacy of Carrol's experiences. Moreover, the movie in turn makes its depictions too broadly and morally; this is a change from the subtle narrative strategy of Carroll, whose power of characterization is the ambiguity of human interaction.
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"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", 2002.
A review of this contemporary philosophical narrative, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M. Pirsig.
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The paper sets out to show how certain philosophic truths about Zen are revealed in the form of a novel, and how it attempts to explicate Zen Buddhism for an American audience through the use of a narrative and a subject matter that is understandable to an American audience. The plot is outlined and the author?s Zen philosophy is discussed.
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"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig is perhaps one of the most unusually named works of contemporary philosophical narrative. The book takes the form of a novel in which certain philosophic truths about Zen are revealed. The book attempts to explicate Zen Buddhism for an American audience through the use of a narrative and a subject matter that will be understandable to an American audience."
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Robert M Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", 1976.
This paper analyzes Robert M Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" that deals with the search for quality and synthesis of Eastern and Western views.
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the significance of the title in Robert M. Persig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. On a concrete level, the title refers to two very distinct times in the life of the narrator. Early in his life, as Phaedrus, the narrator spent several years studying Oriental philosophy at Benares Hindu University. During this period he discovered that western logic is not "final wisdom" because it presupposes a dichotomy between the thing perceived and the perceiver. The elimination of activity - physical, mental, and emotional - is the path to truth and final wisdom, since it dispels the illusion of the subject/object duality:
There are many disciplines for this. One of the most important is the Sanskrit dhvana, mispro- nounced in Chinese as "Chan" and again mispro- ... "
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The Use of Diaries in Education, 2002.
How an educator's use of a diary can be beneficial to the students' educational experience.
2,354 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper is a discussion of the use of diaries in the classroom as an aid to the professional development of the teacher. Specifically, it focuses on the recording and analysis of the teacher's in-class dialogue as a means of understanding the individual's style, strengths and weaknesses.
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"Diary studies is a relatively recent field within the study of educational theory and methodology. In 1975, Joan Rubin inspired other educators to consider a number of different language learning strategies, including using diaries. Kathleen M. Bailey, David Nunan, and others then led the way in exploring the use of diaries by students, teachers, researchers, and classroom observers. They noted that diaries can be useful both in enhancing the learning experience for the student and in improving the effectiveness of the teacher's work.
For students, keeping a regular diary of the classroom experience can serve a number of purposes. First, it can help reinforce material covered in class by having information reformulated into the student's own words, assuring a deeper level of comprehension. Carl W. Walley (1991, Spring) contends that student diaries can be useful tools as soon as students learn to write, helping them to articulate lessons learned in class and to frame learning within their own individual context (p. 152)."
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Two Holocaust Diaries, 2006.
An comparison of two works of literature about the authors' experiences during the Holocaust.
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This essay compares and contrasts two works of literature written during the Holocaust. Two diaries, one written by Elie Wiesel and the other by Chaim A. Kaplan, are examined from their differing approaches to a shared horrific experience. The paper further explains that the authors both needed the diaries to survive the war to act as testimonies of their trials. The paper describes the two authors' backgrounds as contributing to their different approaches to the tragedy of the Holocaust. Finally, the author views these two works as being of tremendous historical value.
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"Kaplan seems ready to place blame upon virtually every group within and without Europe, for the historical and political forces he deemed responsible for his experiences. At times he condemns the ancient prophets for bringing down the wrath of heaven; he also expresses anger towards the Jewish police in the Ghettos; he also identifies what he calls the "conspiracy of silence" among Western leaders who allow Jewish persecution to continue. Similarly, Wiesel is not content to merely blame the Germans for what he was forced to endure. Wiesel takes great care, within the pages of Night, to illustrate the notion that the evil he felt and witness was not merely limited to the soldiers who inflicted the various forms of torture and death upon those in the Holocaust; instead, he sees the historical circumstances as having brought out the evil in everyone. He documents the terrible selfishness that conditions within Auschwitz awakened within the prisoners: "Here, every man has to fight for himself and not think of anyone else. . . . Here, there are no fathers, no brothers, no friends. Everyone lives and dies for himself alone." (Wiesel, 70-1). "
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"The Basketball Diaries", 1999.
Examines the destructive effects of drug abuse on the young protagonist (Leonardo Di Caprio) in this film.
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"In the film The Basketball Diaries (Scott Kalvert, 1995), the subject is not sports but drug abuse and the way a young man descends into the hell of drug use on the streets. The main character is a member of a winning high school basketball team, but more and more his life comes to center not on the basketball court but on the streets where he can make money to buy drugs.
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"In the film The Basketball Diaries (Scott Kalvert, 1995), the subject is not sports but drug abuse and the way a young man descends into the hell of drug use on the streets. The main character is a member of a winning high school basketball team, but more and more his life comes to center not on the basketball court but on the streets where he can make money to buy drugs. He dreams at first of being a basketball star, but soon he no longer dreams and only seeks to escape through drugs. The film makes use of a number of themes related to rugs and drug abuse in developing its image of the downfall of this one young man, though the film is not fully successful and only presents its story without really developing an explanation or tying the themes to the world at large.
The primary message of the film is that drugs are bad and ..."
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"The Stone Diaries", 2003.
Analyzes of Carol Shield's 1994 novel.
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Discusses the image of female characters as products of a particular frame and society of the 20th century. Centers on the protagonist, Daisy, a woman unable to liberate herself from the narrow constrictions placed upon her.
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"This paper will address how the image of women presented in Carol Shields' Pulitzer Prize winning 1994 novel, The Stone Diaries, are products of a particular frame and society. The frame of reference is the entire 20th Century; a century that marked ..."
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CA Motorcycle Helmet Law of 1992, 1994.
Legal & economic analysis. Issues examined include insurance, citations, helmet market, liability and freedom vs. safety.
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"Beginning on January 1, 1992, motorcycle riders in California had to wear helmets or risk receiving a moving violation citation. The helmet law was controversial on several fronts, with hard-core motorcycle riders concerned about the loss of freedom that goes with not wearing a helmet, helmet manufacturers interested in an increase in sales and insurance companies concerned both that the helmet law would reduce the seriousness of injuries received by riders while increasing the number of product liability cases that were filed against manufacturers of helmets. This research examines the motorcycle helmet law and considers its economic effects both to individual riders and to society as a whole.
At the heart of the controversy surrounding the helmet law is where an individual's personal freedom to enjoy a leisure activity.."
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Motorcycle Helmets, 1991.
This paper discusses the law mandating helmets: Background, freedom of choice, discriminatory legislation, economics, statistics and precedents.
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In recent years, a controversy has arisen over the issue of whether or not motorcycle riders should be required by law to wear helmets. Those who favor such laws claim that helmets help to reduce the occurrence of head injuries in motorcycle accidents. As such, it is argued that the use of helmets helps in reducing the number of deaths and disabilities which are caused by such injuries. Those who are opposed to mandatory helmet laws claim that the motorcycle rider cannot see or hear properly while wearing a helmet. In addition, the opponents of laws mandating helmets argue that they have a right to freedom of choice in the matter. It is argued that the government has no right to legislate on this issue, and that any attempt to do so is an infringement of personal liberties.
At this time, the controversy over motorcycle helmets is ... "
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