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Populism in the U.S. in the late 19th Century, 1993.
A look at the origins, the rise and fall, platform, leaders and impact.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 79.95
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"This study will examine the Populist Movement in the United States in the late 19th century. The study will include consideration of the origins and rise of the movement (also officially known as the Peoples' Party) as well as its eventual demise.
As we read in Buck, "The Peoples' or Populist party . . . seems to have been the heir (of the Independent parties of the Granger period and the Greenback party]. The origin of the Populist party is to be found in the St. Louis platform adopted by the Farmers' Alliance and the Knights of Labor in 1889" (Buck, 1933, p. 309).
Clearly, then, as a movement before the formation of the party and as an official party, the Populist movement was rooted in the desire for reform. The members of the Populist movement were driven by a sense that the two major political parties were..."
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U.S. Trade Balance and Exchange Rate, 2006.
This paper analyzes the issue of the U.S. trade balance and its significant impact on the exchange rate in America due to the burgeoning trade deficit and declining value of the dollar against other major world currencies.
1,922 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper examines the relationship between the trade balance and the exchange rate. The writer details the general rule of economics that states a negative trade deficit normally leads to a weaker currency while trade surplus results in enhanced value of currency, although there are exceptions to the rule, which are detailed in this paper. This paper discusses the issue of the U.S. trade balance and its effect on the exchange rate of the country's currency which is currently in the limelight due to the burgeoning U.S. trade deficit and the declining value of the dollar against other major world currencies. The writer of this paper delves into America's economy against that of China's and questions whether the U.S. dollar will retain its status of the reserve currency in the long run. This paper touches on the opinions and views of economists and U.S. treasury officials who contend that the current trade deficit is nothing to be alarmed about as the country's economy and the U.S. dollar survived a similar slide in the late 1980s. This paper also discusses the opinion of the U.S. administration that believes the alleged under-valuation of the Chinese Yen is a prime source for the deficit problems since there is a huge and growing trade imbalance between the U.S. exports and imports to China. The well-researched and well-written paper clearly define the terms: Trade balance, exchange rate and reserve currency.
Table of Contents:
What is Trade Balance?
What is Exchange Rate?
The Extent of Trade Balance Deficit in the U.S.
What is a Reserve Currency?
Can the U.S. Dollar Retain its 'Reserve Currency' Status for Long?
Is the U.S. Trade Deficit Sustainable?
Is China the Source of the Deficit Problem?
Possible Solutions to the Trade Deficit Problem
Conclusion
References
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"The key question is, can the US dollar retain its status of the resrve currency for long? History suggests that it may not. Before the advent of the dollar as the world's reserve currency, the British Pound had enjoyed such a status. Between the two World Wars and the post-World War II period saw the weakeing of the British economy. As a result, the British Pound was devalued by 30% in 1949, effectively ending its run as the world's reserve currency and the start of the dollar's reign. Dollar has been able to retain its status as the reserve currency since it was relatively stable, was backed up by the formidable economy of the US, low interest rates and the absence of an alternative currency."
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The U.S. Drug Policy, 2007.
This paper argues that the War on Drugs and the U.S. drug policy is failing.
2,810 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper explains that the War on Drugs, which began in the late 19th and early 20th century, despite the massive amount of money and time poured into the issue of drug control and criminalization, is ineffective. The author argues that the War on Drugs strategy actually has helped the drug problem become an underground and criminal black market with no protection for the consumers. The paper suggests the ever increasing costs of the War on Drugs could be better used for social programs that help low-income groups plagued by drug abuse and for educational programs that teach the real problems of drugs and the damaging complications they cause society.
Table of Contents:
War on Drugs: Where has it failed?
Narcotics Prohibition: The First National Prohibition Alcohol Prohibition
Table : Arrests for Alcohol, Violent, and Drug Offenses as Percentage of All Arrests in the U.S.
Marijuana Prohibition
The Modern War on Drugs
Effects of the War on Drugs and Inefficiency Spending
Table: Average Sentence Length in Months
Solutions for the Reform of the US Drug Policy
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"The 18th amendment to the US Constitution along with the Volstead Act of 1920 prohibited alcohol selling, manufacturing, and transporting. However consumption and possession of alcohol were never made illegal. By 1916 alcohol was banned in about 26 of the 48 states. Then with the new amendment alcohol consumption dropped but within the year consumption was on the rise again through the typical black market that is a continual side effect of any drug's prohibition. It was extrapolated that only within one year after the end of prohibition alcohol consumption would have been above pre-prohibition levels, but with the 21st amendment which repeals the 18th amendment prohibition came to an end."
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U.S. Entrepreneurs, 2005.
Examines two U.S. companies that survived the unstable market activities of the past decade.
934 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses two recent companies that were started in the dot-com boom of the late nineties and have managed to prosper and grow in the years after the collapse of the dot-com bubble and 9/11. The companies discussed are ezboard.com, an online community and jetBlue, a U.S. low-fare, low-cost passenger airline started in 1999.
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"jetBlue is a low-fare, low-cost passenger airline, which provides high-quality customer service. jetBlue, which started flying fits years ago from its New York base, was the game changer. Its spanking new Airbus jets, live satellite TV and consumer-friendly policy of never bumping a passenger have significantly raised customer expectations of low-fare carriers."
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The Urbanization of the Late 19th Century America, 1972.
This paper discusses the urbanization of the late 19th century America with emphasis on population migration, European immigration, technology and city-based industries.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 55.95
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"The years following the Civil War ushered in the modern era of cities. It was during the half century between the Civil War and World War I that the move from the country to the city took place. In 1860, less than a quarter of the American population lived in a city or town; by 1890 the figure had reached a third; by 1910, nearly half.
The urbanization of late 19th century America took place at a staggering pace. Chicago, for example, doubled its population every decade but one between 1850 and 1890, growing from 30,000 to over a million in little more than a generation. Los Angeles jumped from less than 5,000 in 1860 to more than 100,000 in 1900, and Denver from nothing at all to 134,000, while Memphis with 23,000 in the earlier year exceeded 100,000 in the latter. In the nation as a whole, the proportion of people living in towns ... "
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Leisure Time in the U.S., 2008.
A look at how availability of leisure time in the U.S has changed.
940 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper explains that, although most employees desire increased leisure time, present day economic and social conditions make this difficult. The paper points out that the fierce competition on the international market, combined with globalization and the constant search for improvement have forced managers to demand more work time. The result is increased pressure on the workers to work longer hours, hiring based on potential performance rather than the lure of job benefits, and the introduction of late retirement programs. The paper then discusses the food and beverage industry and the tourism industry and relates that significantly reduced leisure time for employees has created a demand for 24/7 availability in both industries.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Subtopic 1 - Increased Pressure on the Employee
Subtopic 2 - Hiring Based on Performance Instead of Job Benefits
Subtopic 3 - Late Retirement
Implication Area 1 - Food and Beverages
Implication Area 2 - Tourism
Conclusions
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"A more and more common feature of decreased leisure time is revealed in the form of late retirements. This generally occurs due to insufficient personnel and insufficiently trained new employees. As a result of these, managers prefer to hold on to their old and trustworthy employees. The late retirement program is generally carried on in collaboration between employee and employer in the form of a part time job agreement, but it can also take the form of a full time job contract."
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Late 19th Century Working Class Women, 2008.
This paper discuses literature about research describing working class women in the late 19th century, especially in Montreal and Paris, Ontario.
2,090 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that, in Bettina Bradbury's research, between 1861 and 1891, mainly French-Canadian women are found living and working in a harsh way, which demanded general resourcefulness to maintain their families' survivals. The author points out that, in contrast, Joy Parr's study of Ontario's industrial towns after 1880 reveals women's closer connections to the waged labor economy. The paper stresses that Bradbury's depiction of working class women in Montreal is convincing and speaks to Canadian women in terms beyond economics or feminism. The author found that, despite much theory referring to positions of gender as somehow unitary, there are dangers in presuming the realities of working class women in the later 19th century. The paper concludes that this literature helps interpret a contemporary Canadian society, which still tends to disadvantage women.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Situation versus Culture
Reflection
Last Remarks
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"Few widows received pension incomes for their husbands had often not had pensions in the forms of employment available to them. A predictable aspect of law so disadvantageous to women was the woman to turn to prostitution for survival or those running brothels or taverns. Joy Parr's work refers to Paris, Ontario and the demand for mainly British factory hands, often women, who were already skilled contributors to factory life before emigration. The idea of women working beyond the home as losing their reputations prevailed in much attention to 'protecting' women in Paris Ontario, as in the Penmans company's payment of quite low wages but also providing recreational and health care services."
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The Industrialization of Russia in the Late 19th Century, 2002.
Sources of economic growth in late 19th Century Russia.
2,701 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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This paper describes the era of industrialization when Russia began a period of sustained economic growth that many historians have interpreted as the product of a successful policy. The paper makes a case for other reasons, such as Russia?s dramatic population increase combined with a small economic base, as well as increases in capital stock. The paper also proves that the relationship between policy and output is overstated.
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"Russia?s weakness and the significance of its failure to industrialize were exposed to the world during the Crimean War (1854-1856) and became the catalyst for a period of economic changes that accelerated towards the end of the 19th century. While Russia remained poor in relation to its European neighbors, significant economic progress was made between approximately 1880 and 1900. Though many of the reforms and policies instituted by the Russian government were designed to foster industrialization, the objectives of these policies were primarily political. Through a focus on domestic policy, the government hoped to modernize the army and raise the Tsar?s international prestige and influence, both of which continued to be reduced by events since the Crimean War. The political impetus behind industrialization and Russia?s unique circumstances (autocracy, its size, chronic fiscal deficits, etc.) shaped the process in unique ways. Industrialization came much later, was generally more uneven and led to less political reform than in other European countries. Russia?s goal was to retake its ?rightful? place among Europe?s Great Powers, not necessarily lift its citizenry out of the quagmire of poverty."
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'Juvenile Delinquency': Its Evolution in Late 19th Century England, 2005.
Examines the so-called evolution of the concept of juvenile delinquency in late 19th Century England.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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This paper examines the so-called evolution of the concept of "juvenile delinquency" in late Victorian England. The object of the paper is to show that the notion of youth crime was considerably altered during this period--and has served as an exemplar of present-day systems.
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"The notion that juvenile delinquency in particular and crimes committed by child and adolescents in general were separate from crimes committed by adults is considered a recent construct. In fact it was not until the first half of the the 19th century in England that such a notion first came about. A corollary to this was the idea that these types of crimes and criminals should be treated differently from hardened adult criminals..."
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The Russian Experience in the U.S., 2006.
This well-researched paper examines the Russian immigration to America which dates back to 1720.
4,710 words (approx. 18.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 121.95
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This in-depth paper details the Russian immigration to the U.S. which began in 1720 with Vitus Bering. This paper describes the mitigating factors that pushed many Russians over the years to leave their homeland in pursuit of a better life, including religious persecution and communism. The writer of this paper describes the various religions and ethnicities within Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. This paper chronicles the rich cultural heritage the immigrants brought with them to the U.S. particularly in theater, ballet, dance and music. Also discussed in this paper is the extreme prejudice subjected on immigrants during the 1950s, the age of McCarthyism. This paper contains facts and information pertaining to the various waves of immigration from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. This paper also details how well the Russian community at present has adapted to life in the U.S. in regards to employment, education, language and political beliefs.
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"The linguistic transition is more difficult for older immigrants, especially those who remain in enclaves where there is a significant population of others who speak the same language. Younger immigrants are more adept at learning a new language since their natural ability to assimilate a new language is higher at their age. In addition, the cultural influences that surround them and peer pressure act as a powerful impetus to learn English. The globalization of the economy presents a greater opportunity for those who are bilingual, creating jobs that they are uniquely qualified for."
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U.S. Foreign Affairs, 2006.
A review of American foreign policy in the late 1800s, focusing on the Spanish-American War and Senator Redfield Proctor.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper takes a look at the history of U.S. foreign policy, starting with the year, 1898. According to the paper, one of the driving goals of 19th century U.S. foreign policy had been to eradicate the oppressive influence of the European powers from the Western Hemisphere.
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"It is also in sympathy with the emerging movements for independence in the nations of this region that Cuba cries out for our aid. America supports the liberty and national self-determination of the nations of all of the Americas, as it too was once a colonial power, withering under the tyrannical policies of a European monarchical government. In light of its longstanding policy, its history, and the love of liberty in the "Spirit of 1776" within the hearts of its populace, the United States has been at the forefront of the Pan-American movement whose objective is to ensure that the European powers do not transgress the right of self-determination of other, independent nations or nations seeking their independence such as Cuba. (Paterson, 1998, p.6) "
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U.S. Involvement in Nicaragua, 2003.
This is a source-based essay exploring the United States' interference in the independent political process of Nicaragua late last century.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explores the question: Why did the United States interfere in the internal politics of Nicaragua in the 1970?s and 80?s?. It features a recount of the political situation pre US involvement; a break down of the reasons for U.S. interference and a description of the effects of this process.
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"The US interference in the affairs of Nicaragua during the Carter and Reagan administrations and its subsequent exposure to the international community remains as an example of international terrorism disguised as a form of US foreign policy. Before the answering question as to why the US government felt it necessary to blatantly ignore both international and American law in order to destabilize the Nicaraguan political scene, a brief outline of the events concerned must be offered."
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American Agrarian Discontent in the Late 19th Century, 1999.
An examination of the reasons behind the dissatisfaction of the American rural class in the 19th century, and how farmers organized to solve their problems.
1,088 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 37.95
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"The late nineteenth century was a time of drastic change in the United States. The country was growing at an unprecedented rate, and the Industrial Revolution was sweeping the nation. This industrial revolution not only affected those working in the newly founded industries and those in the cities, but the revolution impacted the farmers as well. American farmers were, as a whole, dissatisfied with their state of affairs, and began an agrarian movement. The farmers' grievances were multifaceted, and generally had merit, though allegations of an organized conspiracy to thwart the farmers were unfounded. Further, the discontent of the farmers was displayed in the formation of an organized political movement, which never before existed to such a degree. "
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Marketing in the Late 19th Century, 1997.
Background, theory & practice of product promotion & advertising in print media. Includes examples (steel, medicine, cigarettes) and looks at the psychological aspect, socioeconomics and ethics.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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" Marketing Practices in the late Nineteenth Century
Introduction
The development of marketing thought as a theory began early in the twentieth century (Bartels, 1976, p. 9). Before that, market and trade behaviors were explained from a macroeconomic viewpoint (Bartels, 1970, p. 32) that characterized man as a social individual and an economic entity (Bartels, 1976, p. 13). Although such theories did discuss buyer behavior in the market, they did not offer a theory from the standpoint of the market or consumer until the contention that consumption is the end and object of production became the basis for marketing writers' taking a more "consumer" viewpoint (Bartels, 1976, p. 13).
Advertising Practices Leading up to the Late Nineteenth Century
The seventeenth century marked the development of the.."
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American Literature of Late 19th Century, 1997.
Examines realistic and naturalistic elements in fiction of Mark Twain, Henry James & Stephen Crane. Looking at their themes, plots, characters and world views.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 55.95
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"he Gilded Age was the name given to the period around 1870 when considerable cynicism set in about politics and other aspects of society. Mark Twain used the term as the title for a book, an attack on the materialism, speculation, and corruption seen in the era after the Civil War (Howard 200). In literary terms, the period as marked by a growing sense of realism. The beginnings of Naturalism as a literary movement came in the 1890s and extended realism with a new emphasis. The realists had insisted on detailing the world in a realistic fashion and to do so by creating reality: "Art's task was not to record but to make life; reality was a constructed, not a recorded, thing" (Bradbury 8). Naturalism took a different view in its origins, and now the task of the novelist was to undertake a scientific study by recording facts, living conditions, and behavior:"
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