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"Pirates of the Silicon Valley", 2006.
A review of the 1999 movie "Pirates of the Silicon Valley".
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This movie critiques and reviews the 1999 straight-to-video film "Pirates of Silicon Valley", starring Noah Wyle. The movie is about the competition between Apple founder Steve Jobs (played by Wyle) and IBM founder Bill Gates (played by Anthony Michael Hall). The author of this paper provides a very detailed summary of the plot line and then critiques the movie. He concludes that the movie "offers fairly accurate coverage of this dynamic period in the growth of the two companies", however he feels that the role of Jobs was over-emphasized, while Gates' role was minimized.
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"Because of the constraint of time, only 96 minutes, the full impact of the accomplishments of these two giants of the industry and the fast and turbulent times of their rise to the top of their respective companies and the computer industry couldn't be fully explored. The time frame being the period of the early 1970s through the middle to latter 1980s simply cannot be covered in a 96-minute film no matter how cleverly accomplished. The accuracy of the work however was amazingly true to the real world happenings between Apple and Microsoft."
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Silicon Valley or Death Valley, 2005.
A review of the US housing market in relation to the bubble concept.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the nature of the housing market across the US and in particular the warnings of a looming bubble market. The bubble concept is more fully explained in this paper and the authors go on to support their suppositions through quantitative research based on housing prices and median incomes. Additionally, they collect qualitative research in the form of surveys from homeowners/home buyers and relate this data to the market statistics. The final analysis of this paper, is that some aspects of a bubble market exist but that the concept of bubble is more related to perception than reality.
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"The topic that the learning team settled upon as presenting both one of general interest and also of a certain pragmatic interest to students in general is one of housing issues and concerns for students attending the University of Phoenix in Silicon Valley. The title of the article referenced is 'Is There a Bubble in the Housing Market?'. This article was deemed particularly relevant because a housing bubble, in relation to local housing concerns in Silicon Valley, has a direct impact on the affordability, much less the presence, of student housing availability. The authors of this study are both university professors. Robert Shiller is a professor at Yale University and has authored several books regarding the housing industry and related issues, such as Irrational Exuberance among others."
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"From Satori to Silicon Valley", 2002.
An analysis of the essay "From Satori to Silicon Valley" by Theodore Roszak which deals with technology in the San Francisco Bay Area.
940 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 33.95
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Roszak's essay "From Satori to Silicon Valley" is as much homage to a bygone era as it is homage to the technological future. The first few sections are a nostalgic look back at the sixties, a simpler time of "whole earth" hippies who wanted to live and love off the land. However, Roszak's point in looking back is not so much a longing for a simpler time, it is to give context to our technological advances today, which he believes had their very roots in the simplicity of the sixties. This paper includes a brief characterization of the essay as a whole, followed by a more detailed discussion of selected issues, topics, or themes that are of interest. From hippie to hacker, the Bay Area of San Francisco has always been a hotbed of change, mysticism, and technology. The paper shows how Roszak's essay blends counterculture with cyberculture in an insightful look at how technology got a boost in the Bay Area.
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"Roszak's ideas are at once interesting and compelling. There is much to be said for his thoughts that the technology movement had its roots in the hippie, counterculture movement of the sixties. It is his opinion while they were getting back to the land, they were also thinking up new ways to do things, which eventually led to the techno craze we live today. His belief that some of the great minds of the day conscribed to a Zen-like philosophy still prevalent in the Bay Area today is another reason his theories make sense."
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"The Devil in Silicon Valley"--A Review, 2007.
A review of Stephen J. Pitti's "The Devil in Silicon Valley: Northern California, Race, and Mexican Americans ."
827 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This book review shows how Stephen J. Pitti's work attempts to address a historical gap in the academic and popular literature of the history of California. His work, "The Devil in Silicon Valley: Northern California, Race, and Mexican Americans," focuses on the economic contributions of Native-Americans, Mexicans and non-white labor in the economic prosperity of California. Although the reviewer states that Pitti's work is grounded in substantial historical documentation, one weakness of the book is perhaps the simplicity of its thesis--that racism justified the subjugation and use of Hispanic and Indian labor.
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"These non-Anglos enjoyed little financial rewards for the gains they won for the state's Caucasian settlers. The discrepancy of the fortune of whites and non-whites traces back to the earliest missionaries. Then, "the friars undoubtedly resorted to more [and more] brutal tactics to ensure that non-Christians entered their Christian community" of the day (15). Indos, the native people, were viewed as inferior even after they were converts. As white settlements grew more populous in the 1840s, scientific and anthropological justifications of white supremacy took hold. The mixed race Californios were "indolent" and forced the Indian "savages" to work rather than work themselves, and thus were not worthy of the land on which they lived (26)."
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Management Strategy in the Silicon Valley, 2002.
A comparison of the management strategies of three companies in relation to their performance.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper addresses the management styles found in three companies in the Silicon Valley region of California. This paper assesses the management styles in respect to approaches in level (e.g.: top level management and so on) and how this affects the performance of their respective companies. Companies that are examined are Effnet, Linear Technology, and El Segundo.
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The Life of Pirates, 2007.
This paper separates the myths from real facts about pirates and piracy.
2,453 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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The paper attempts to distinguish between the many diverse and often fictional accounts of pirate life and the actual facts of life among pirates at sea. The paper focuses on the importance of the pirate code of conduct and the way that this influenced and determined the power structure of the pirate hierarchy. The paper provides a definition of pirates and piracy and provides insight into the actual lives of pirates at sea.
Outline:
Introduction
Brief Definition of Pirates and Piracy
The Real Life Pirates
Codes of Conduct
The Power Structure in the Pirate Community
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"Piracy is in fact as old as civilization itself. "In the ancient Mediterranean, piracy was often closely related to maritime commerce, and the Phoenicians appear to have engaged in both, as did the Greeks, Romans, and Carthaginians." (What's a Privateer, Pirate, Buccaneer, and/or Marooner?) There were also types of piracy that were sanctioned by some governments. An example of this was the privateer; which is defined as "...a privately owned and armed ship commissioned by a government to make reprisals, to gain reparation for specified offenses in time of peace, or to prey upon the enemy in time of war, with the right of the officers and crew to share in prize money from captured vessels." (What's a Privateer, Pirate, Buccaneer, and/or Marooner?)"
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The Corsair Pirates and their Influence on Warfare, 2006.
A history of the Corsair Pirates who operated in the Mediterranean Sea between the 15th and 18th centuries.
1,653 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper presents a history of the Corsair Pirates with an emphasis on how they affected American commerce in the Mediterranean Sea region. The paper explains why the American ships were targeted, why they were so vulnerable and how the U.S. responded to the piracy. The paper also explains that, as a result of the criminal activities of the Corsair Pirates, the U.S. was forced to change its reactive wartime policy to a proactive one.
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"The Barbary States was a collective name given to a string of North African seaports stretching from Tangiers to Tripoli. These ports were under the nominal control of the Ottoman Empire, but their real rulers were the corsairs who sailed forth from the coast cities to plunder Mediterranean shipping and capture slaves for labor or ransom (Irwin, 1970). Among the famous prisoners ransomed from the shackles of Barbary were St. Vincent de Paul, and Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote (Castor, 1971)."
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?Pirates of the Caribbean?, 2004.
A review of Disney?s 2003 movie, ?Pirates of the Caribbean? .
827 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper examines how the film, ?Pirates of the Caribbean?, was an immensely successful film on a financial basis, as well as on an entertainment, and even an artistic, basis. It looks at how, while there are a number of elements that added up to success for the movie, including the performance of Johnny Depp and the allure of heart-throb Orlando Bloom, the fundamental reason that the movie was successful is that it managed to take a tried-and-true movie formula and do something genuinely new with it. It shows how the film walked the thin line between being just another pirate movie and an extended version of the Disneyland ride without the fun of those two quick drops at the beginning and something so esoteric that it would not have the 'legs' to draw in a large audience.
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"The movie also had the advantage of keying in to a certain current zeitgeist: No one who wants to make money (or make movies, or make movies that make money) can afford to ignore trends in fashion, and for reasons not entirely clear pirate movies were popular this year. Maybe in a time of political and economic uncertainty, the pirate movie offers Americans a perfect chance to escape the problems of their everyday lives. After running away to join the circus, running off to sea is one of the longstanding fantasies that many people have."
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Jack Bishop's "Who Are the Pirates", 2006.
A critical analysis of Jack Bishop's book "Who are the Pirates? The Politics of Piracy, Poverty, and Greed in a Globalized Music Market".
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines and analyzes Jack Bishop's book about piracy in the music industry. The paper explains that Bishop's book, "Who are the Pirates? The Politics of Piracy, Poverty, and Greed in a Globalized Music Market", tells us what piracy is, how it affects music artists and whether it hurts record companies. The paper also examines Bishop's discussion on why it was inevitable that piracy would become a problem in the music industry.
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"What is piracy? How does it affect music artists? Does it hurt record companies? Jack Bishop in "Who Are the Pirates? The Politics of Piracy, Poverty, and Greed in a Globalized Music Market" discuses these questions and why record companies such as Sony, BMG, and Warner are already taking advantage of the consumer so naturally piracy is going to be a problem. Many people in foreign countries cannot afford to pay $15.00 or more for a CD of their favorite recording artist. Jack Bishop discusses how piracy is a problem in many countries and how it will continue to be a serious problem due to the tactics that record companies use in charging high prices. Bishop shows how most of..."
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Jack Bishop's "Who are the Pirates", 2006.
A critical review of Jack Bishop's article, "Who Are the Pirates? The Politics of Piracy, Poverty and Greed in a Globalized Music Market".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay argues that, while there are a number of interesting points raised about the current controversy over the piracy of intellectual property in Jack Bishop's book "Who are the Pirates", his strongest point, with regard to the globalized market place, is that the recording industry is not acknowledging the power of market forces.
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"Jack Bishop, in his article "Who are the Pirates? The Politics of Piracy, Poverty and Greed in a Globalized Music Market," presents an incisive critique of the claims of the contemporary music industry regarding the "piracy" of their intellectual property."
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"Pirates of the West Indies", 2005.
An examination of the book, "Pirates of the West Indies" by Clinton V. Black.
1,352 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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A brief examination of Black's book, which delves into the history of piracy in one part of the world. The writer explains how this practice was very popular during certain time periods and also looks at cases of modern piracy today.
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"Black shapes his book around the personalities of the pirate leaders, producing a book that matches the celebrity culture of our modern media world by featuring stories about the pirate leaders themselves. Black begins by noting the romantic vision many have of the pirate as ?a flamboyant, swashbuckling seafarer, with big gold earrings, a black eyepatch, a bandana, magnificent boots, a large curved cutlass on one hand and a brace of pistols tucked into a broad belt? (1). Of course, the victims of the pirate had a different view, and piracy was a serious crime, the punishment for which was death. The penally was stiff not only because this was a serious property crime and often a case of murder but also because piracy threatened the economic viability of the colonies, creating uncertainty and so reducing the likelihood that the needed goods and services for the colonists would be available or that the colonists could trade with others successfully if they had to ship goods by sea."
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Human Genome Sciences and its Corporate Culture, 2000.
A look at the differences between biotechnology companies, blue chip companies, and Silicon Valley computer companies in terms of their organization and workforce.
1,827 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 10 sources, $ 58.95
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Biotechnology is one of the fastest growing fields in the world. This is evident by how interested the stock market has become in any company that deals in this field. Biotechnology firms have a different organizational culture than companies that are traditional ?Blue Chips.? They are also different from ?Silicon Valley? companies because a majority of the employees at biotechnology firms are scientists. Biotechs differ from ?Blue Chip? companies because most of the ?Blue Chip? employees are in strictly business-related fields, such as finance or marketing. Biotechnology firms are different from ?Silicon Valley? companies because their employees are mostly computer programmers. This paper will discuss these differences by using Human Genome Sciences as the example.
A Brief overview of biotechnology
Why Biotechnology Firms are Different
An Overview of Human Genome Sciences
Organizational Culture in other Industries
The Culture of Human Genome Sciences
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"The Dark Fields" by Alan Glynn, 2002.
An examination of the character Eddie Spinola and the Silicon Valley in the novel "The Dark Fields" by Alan Glynn.
2,258 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper examines the novel ?The Dark Fields? by Alan Glynn and in particular looks at the main character of Eddie Spinola, a man driven by the need for power and achievement. This ultimately leads to his downfall. The writer outlines the lifestyle of a typical modern day Silicon Valley worker in order to show a parallel to the character Eddie. The paper gives a brief history of the Silicon Valley, in order to explain the setting of the novel. The writer concludes that these issues have arisen from the capitalist society we live in, and the question asked is how far people will go to fulfill their ambitions.
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"Eddie Spinola was driven by the need to acquire power (control) and it was his downfall. But to understand the character created by Alan Glynn in the novel The Dark Fields, one must first have an understanding of Eddie?s motivation for pursuing power? Why was power important to Eddie? What rewards did he hope to gain by attaining power? An examination of the lifestyle of the modern-day, typical Silicon Valley worker will show parallels to Eddie?s search for instant power and achievement".
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Blackbeard the Pirate, 2002.
A bio of the life and legend of 17th century pirate - Blackbeard the Pirate.
2,189 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the life of Blackbeard the Pirate (Edward Teach). Specifically, it looks at Blackbeard's exploits, and tries to uncover why his legend has lasted so long. Different sources which describe his actions are presented and analyzed.
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"Blackbeard the pirate is one of the most famous pirates to ever live, and one of the most elusive. Not much is known about his early life; but some documents now support he was originally named Edward Drummond, and came from Bristol, England. Later, he changed his name to Edward Teach, sometimes spelled Thatch, Tache, Tatch, or even Tach (Powers). He was a large man, who liked to intimidate those around him, especially during battle."
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Valley Forge, 2007.
An analysis of the history of the events of 1776-1777 in Valley Forge.
3,470 words (approx. 13.9 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This paper discusses the background of the suffering that took place during the winter of 1776-1777 at Valley Forge. It then examines the state of the American forces before, during and after their winter encampment at Valley Forge. The paper then discusses the effect of the quality of military leadership on the successful outcome of the campaign.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature
Background and Overview
Conditions at Valley Force
The American Forces after Valley Forge
Chapter 3: Analysis and Discussion
Chapter 4: Summary and Conclusions
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"Many people find managing others in a corporate setting one of the most difficult challenges they encounter in their lives. Just imagine, then, what it must have been like for General Washington at Valley Forge. Not only was he tasked with defeating the superior British forces, he had to do this using the tools, methods and manpower that he had available, as well as a congressional cabal that was actively seeking his replacement. The fact that Washington and his general staff accomplished what they did with what they had would suggest that these leaders would be even more effective on today's battlefield."
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