| Papers [1-15] of 100 :: [Page 1 of 7] | | Go to page : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 —> | Search results on "PORT CITIES YORK CITY DUBLIN": |
| Term Paper # 5259 |
temporarily unavailable
|
|
|
|
Dublin in James Joyce's 'Dubliners': A City of Paralysis, 2000.
Examines the theme of paralysis in the book 'Dubliners'.
1,865 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 7 sources, $ 59.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper examines the theme of paralysis in "Dubliners", a collection of short stories by James Joyce. It begins with a description of the religious, economic, cultural, and political oppression in Dublin. It then specifically expands on several of the stories in the collection: ?The Sisters,? ?Araby,? ?Eveline,? ?Two Gallants,? and ?The Dead.? Finally, the paper examines Joyce?s writing style.
From the Paper
"James Joyce constructed a collection of short stories intended to present the city of Dublin during the early twentieth century in a straightforward manner. The theme of paralysis permeates the work to show the city as well as the whole of Ireland as oppressed by religious, economic, cultural, and political circumstances. Every story in the collection, beginning with ?The Sisters? and continuing to the final revelation in ?The Dead,? is infused with this theme. Joyce himself admitted to the ?special odor of corruption which, I hope, floats over my stories? (Grey). He was aware that his tales would be raw, his pictures of Ireland unadorned by compassion. However much he identified with the characters he created, Joyce retained a candor that allowed him to keep ?a style of scrupulous meanness? (Brandabur 8) throughout."
| |
|
Port Productivity, 2004.
An analysis of port productivity and the management of ports.
1,434 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper contends that the various changes seen in the world order over the last ten years, which include the globalization of production and consumption and the structural changes, which have occurred in inter-port relations, port-hinterland relations, and logistics, have made the role of ports significant as very important nodes in the global transport system. Under such circumstances, port productivity has a significant role in the consideration of management of ports.
From the Paper
"The rapid rise in the competitive nature of the marine transportation sector has given cause for the demand in the increased requirement for port productivity. To this end a number of quantitative measures were developed for the assessment of port productivity. However there are problems that have arisen in these quantitative measurements of port productivity. Physical and institutional factors or both these factors working in tandem limit the productivity of every port. Productivity comparisons in relation to ports may cause misplaced attempts to improve the productivity of particular operational elements in a bit by bit manner. In contrast the better way to do it would be to develop a strategy for managing productivity that would involve the linking of productivity and cost data in such a manner as to shifting the existing productivity constraints from one are of operations."
| |
|
Love in James Joyce's "Dubliners", 2002.
An examination of the role of love and the portrayal of Dublin, Ireland during the Irish Revival in James Joyce's "Dubliners".
1,423 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 47.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper discusses love in James Joyce's "Dubliners", through the analysis of selected stories: "Araby", "Eveline", "A Painful Case" and "The Dead". It looks at how his love stories reflect his attitude towards Dublin (harsh, not softened or sweetened) and for that reason they rarely have "happily ever after" type endings. The paper moves chronologically through the book and shows how the book also proceeds chronologically in terms of the age of characters (Joyce's idea) who steadily grow older story by story, to represent the different facets of a Dubliner's life.
From the Paper
"?Araby? is one of Joyce?s stories of childhood, of childhood love. Even the setting is so hopelessly idealistic: ?The space of sky above us was the color of ever-changing violet and towards it the lamps of the street lifted their feeble lanterns. The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed? (24). This boy, who has fallen in love with his friend Mangan?s sister, is completely desperate for her: He follows her in the shadows as though she were a ?summons to [his] foolish blood,? his ?heart leaped? at the very sight of her on the doorstep, his ?body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires? (25). When they finally talk to one another, she tells him she would like to go to the bazaar, but can?t."
| |
|
Martin Scorcese?s film "Gangs of New York", 2005.
This paper discusses Martin Scorcese's film "Gangs of New York", a drama, opening in 1846, depicting violent incivility in the Five Points area of New York City.
1,490 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper explains that Martin Scorcese's film "Gangs of New York", a drama depicting America as a political community, represents three potentially discordant elements in Americans' souls: Social passions directed toward one's own group, rational concern for the common good and rational submission to a common law. The author describes the opening of the in 1846 in New York City's infamous Five Points district as two rival gangs, the Natives and the Irish Catholics, organize to scuffle; there is speechifying on both sides, which gives the event a strangely formal tone and then suddenly the screen erupts in an orgy of blood and screams, which dramatizes the chaos beneath the orderly surface. The paper relates that the conflation of distinct time periods in the film is confusing as it jumps between the Irish famine migration, a decade later during the Civil War when Irish immigrants, sanitary reformers battling cholera and--most outrageous--the competing political parties of the Democrats and the anti-immigrant Know-Nothings plus a central plot thread involving the politically powerful William Marcy Tweed and his Tammany Hall cronies.
From the Paper
"In the film, the narrative of Amsterdam's vendetta against Bill--and of ethnic strife in 1860s Manhattan--is constituted deeply by the past. Accordingly, the film shows a prelude, a rumble in the Five Points in 1846. However, this struggle is portray in primordial imagery that suggests a time almost beyond any recognized era. The Dead Rabbits and other Irish gangs--commanded by Amsterdam's father, "Priest" Vallon--and their native counterparts--led by Bill "the Butcher"--wield crude weapons (clubs, axes) and fight in an bare field between shacks and dilapidated buildings. The battle appears not only before civilization but also for it. Bill declares, "On my challenge, by the ancient laws of combat, we are met at this chosen ground to settle for good and all who holds influence over the Five Points--us natives, born right wise to this fine land, or the foreign hordes defiling it." A sense of divine mission on the part of both natives and immigrants powerfully highlight the spirited and primal character of the struggle."
| |
|
York Mystery Cycle, 2005.
This is a creative assignment/historical research paper on the York Mystery Plays that were performed in medieval England.
3,104 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The paper begins with a historical fictionalized account of a young man apprenticed in medieval York and his first experience in seeing the York Mystery Cycle, one of the oldest and best preserved English cycles. It has a great number of details that were researched from medieval texts, including information on guilds, the city of York, interesting facts, and the actual procession of the York cycle.
From the Paper
"The York Cycle of Mystery plays (1376-1569), also known in singular form as the Corpus Christi Play, is one of the oldest and best preserved of the surviving English cycles. There are four complete or nearly complete extant English cycles: The York Cycle of forty-eight pageants; the Towneley cycle of thirty-two pageants, the N Town cycle of forty-three pageants, and the Chester cycle of twenty-four pageants. Each pageant was presented by different guilds of craftsmen, which were also known as the 'mysteries', hence the name of the Plays. The feast of Corpus Christi is performed on the second Thursday after Whitsun, and depending on the date of Easter, it could fall any time from 21 May to 24 June*."
| |
|
New York City and the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2002.
This paper is a persuasive essay about the benefits of the possibility of New York City being selected as the site for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
1,220 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 41.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper argues that although there is no guarantee that New York City will be chosen to host the Olympics;the world community is very sympathetic to what happened to New York in 2001, and New York may well be chosen to host this event. The author believes that the positive energy, financial gains and overall improvements to the city will outweigh the negative effects on life in an already-congested city and the risk of another terrorist attack. The paper concludes that the most compelling reason for hosting the Summer 2012 Olympics in New York City may be its capacity to help heal a city that has suffered such a devastating blow as 9/11.
From the Paper
"While the Summer Olympics will only last three weeks, many permanent benefits will come to the city. The city?s public transportation system will be upgraded, made more attractive and possibly expanded. New York City has one of the most efficient public transportation systems in the world, but currently looks worn and tired. Trains and stations will be cleaned, and other cosmetic improvements such as better lighting will benefit New Yorkers long after the Olympics are over."
| |
|
Street Life in New York City, 2002.
The paper presents an examination of street life in New York City, using three articles from the New York Times and comparing them to the book "Ragged Dick" by Horatio Alger to determine the accuracy of the experiences the book author portrays.
1,393 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The paper looks at the book "Ragged Dick", which portrays street life for boys growing up in the streets of New York in the 19th Century. The paper examines the differences between the romanticized street life painted in the book and real street life for children today, where they are fighting for survival and often unable to get an education.
From the Paper
"In Ragged Dick, Alger provides an inside look at the life of a street boy which includes the sense of loyalty they feel for each other, the fear that goes along with living in the streets and the outcome of such a life. Alger works to bring the reader into the street with the boys so that the reader can feel the emotion and stress that goes along with such a lifestyle. In addition it provides the reader with a glimpse of the romantic side of street life, which even today, lures thousands of teens to the New York City streets each year."
| |
|
Yangtze River Ports, 2007.
This paper reports on the Yangtze River Transport development and looks at ports dredging and future planning.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This report provides an introduction to the current development of Yangtze River transportation in the aspects of economy, hinterland, dredging and container port. A further development plan of Yangtze River as well as a blueprint of dredging work announced by the central government are also briefly revealed. Finally, an introduction to three of the top five ports along the Yangtze River are given, in addition to PSA's China's prior research work on the remaining two of the top five ports i.e. Taicang and Zhangjiagang.
Outline:
Brief Introduction on Yangtze River
Economy & Hinterland
Yangtze River Transport
Development in Yangtze River Transportation
Port Along Yangtze River
Further Development Plan of Yangtze River
Dredging
The whole truck line
Responsible parties
Blueprint of dredging work
Lower Reaches
Brief Introduction on 3 of the Top 5 Ports Along Yangtze River
Nanjing
Wuhan
Chongqing
From the Paper
"The emergence of important cities and industrial belt along the Yangtze is closely related to shipping on the river. By transporting raw materials, components and finished goods to and from industrial bases, the river plays a vital role in Yangtze region today. Statistics shows that the Yangtze Rivers carries 80% of the iron ore, 72% of the crude oil and 83% of the coal demanded by large factories and enterprises along the river. In some provinces and cities, more than 80% of foreign trade relies on the Yangtze River. Moreover, the transport of liquefied petroleum gas, chemicals and asphalt, as well as ro-ro transport, are also developing rapidly."
"According to the Yangtze Administration of Navigational Affairs, cargo throughput on the Yangtze reached 990m tons in 2006, 3.5 times as much as in 2000, and 3.8m TEU, 5.6 times higher than that of in 2000, making it the world's largest river in terms of freight volume."
| |
|
"Dubliners", 2008.
A critical analysis of James Joyce's "Dubliners", a collection of short stories published in 1914.
3,269 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper discusses how the the predominant strain of James Joyce's stories are told within Dublin's geographic sphere and how it is Dublin that remains the central universe of Joyce's writing, holding him hostage even in his subsequent freedom after he left Dublin. The paper looks at how the themes of escapism and the fallible monomyths as well as the ideas of stagnation and frustrated helplessness are described frequently in "Dubliners". The paper explains that there are fifteen short stories in all and then examines how each one offers emerging and blatant evidence of the paralysis of Dublin, with the background of each story remaining a pervading theme of being unable to escape.
From the Paper
"Tone is an important aspect of Joyce's Dubliners, it drives the connection between each story, along with several other themes, such as an individual on some sort of journey which ultimately proves to be a failure, resulting in a return to the place they originated from - call it a negative boomerang effect; that's what it seems like to me. Is it perverse to enjoy reading the downfall of all these young hopefuls? I hope not, because I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The form of the stories are short (duh) and concise; I love the clarity of the language used. Joyce is so blatant in his cutting down of these people that I can't help but ponder the correlations between these characters and his own history. Perhaps he writes to exercise his own Dublin demons..."
| |
|
New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 2007.
This paper discusses the achievements of Rudy Giuliani as mayor of New York City, especially in the area of tourism.
3,305 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper explains that, when Giuliani became mayor, New York was a crime ridden, welfare city, an undesirable place to live and especially to visit; however, by the time, he finished his second term, New York City was a very different place. The author points out that, to build the tourism industry, Giuliani changed the bureaucratic New York City Travel and Visitors Bureau to the marketing organization, NYC & Company, which knew how to target an audience and highlight the city's most sellable asset; its unique diversity found nowhere else. The paper stresses that the way Mayor Giuliani responded to the World Trade Towers bombing not only proves that a city can recover from such an incident but also even the travel and tourism industry can come back bigger and better.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Biographical Sketch of Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani: Crime Fighter and Reformer
The Rebirth of New York City Travel and Tourism
The World Trade Tower Bombings and New York City's Rebound
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Giuliani focused on the private economy as a driver of opportunity. He urged New Yorkers to take responsibility for their lives and for their well-being. He felt that the state should provide basic services, but that is all. The opportunities for prosperity rest on the shoulders of the people, not the state, according to Giuliani. This attitude shifted responsibility to the private citizens. It helped to instill a sense of pride and self-determination. This was the key factor in the ability to turn around the ailing city."
| |
|
The New York State Education Department, 2008.
An analysis of the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) e-services.
2,802 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 83.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper presents the writer's findings from a research project undertaken on behalf of the New York State Education Department (NYSED). The paper reviews the department's Web-based services to assess whether NYSED's Web site (www.nysed.gov) was following commonly accepted best practices and to determine how NYSED e-services compared to those of other states. The paper also looks at current teacher salaries in New York in order to gauge whether New York teachers are being compensated fairly compared to teachers in other states.
Table of Contents:
Introduction and Executive Summary
External Factors in e-Services: What are they, and how does New York stack up?
Teacher Salaries
How do New York's e-Services Compare?
E-service Recommendations
From the Paper
"Finally, I would recommend that NYSED improve its Web services through a redesign of its Web site to make it easier to use. In particular, the home page needs to look cleaner by offering less text and more white space. This can be accomplished in a couple of different ways. First, NYSED can stop running extensive summaries of the current events pieces that currently dominate the middle of the home page. By simply offering clickable headlines, without accompanying text, NYSED can greatly reduce the amount of space that current events occupy on the home page. The headlines could perhaps even be placed into a small box, which would allow a great deal of content that currently runs at the bottom of the page to be bumped "above the fold." That includes valuable content, such as links to the state Board of Regents Web site and a site for individuals with disabilities. In fact, many of these links that currently appear at the bottom of the home page could be placed in a drop-down menu that could be accessed without having to scroll down the page."
| |
|
Glendale, New York, 2006.
An analysis of the community of Glendale, New York.
1,047 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper examines the community of Glendale, New York, which is located within Queens, New York. It looks at the strengths and resources the community of Glendale, New York has to offer its inhabitants and also discusses the possible weaknesses within these public services as well as possible problems being caused by these weaknesses. This includes looking at the needs of the neighborhood and possible ways in which to improve upon services already addressing these needs. This paper also offers a look at the demographics of the community, including discussion of the size and composition of the town's population. Finally, the paper describes a community-organizing project that has been put into action as a means of creating solutions to community problems.
Outline
Introduction
The Community of Glendale, New York
Demographics
Community Project
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Vincent Seyfried writes, "Glendale is a neighborhood in west central Queens, bounded to the north by railroad tracks, to the east by Woodhaven Boulevard, to the south by a number of cemeteries, and to the west by Fresh Pond Road" (par.1). Early on, the land was sectioned off into lots measuring twenty-five by one hundred feet and mainly consisted of farmland. Later in 1893, development increased especially for Myrtle Avenue with the introduction of the trolley car powered by a steam engine. It was not until the First World War that blocks of row houses and single-family homes started to be built as family shops opened and parks were created for picnicking. The community has long been family-focused even as employment opportunities have changed. Employers before the 1980s ranged from factories producing silk ribbons, matches and airplanes to that of silent films."
| |
|
Port of New Orleans, 2004.
This paper takes an in-depth look at the Port of New Orleans.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
In this paper, the writer examines the general cargo Port of New Orleans. The writer mentions a brief history of the port and looks at how it functions today. The writer discusses the structure of the Port of New Orleans. Further, the writer examines the way cargo is moved in and out of the port and studies its economics.
From the Paper
"The Port of New Orleans was first discovered by the French and has been fought over, was the reason for the Louisiana Purchase and is now one of America's most modern and popular general cargo ports. New Orleans has been a center for international trade since its founding by the French. The Port of New Orleans is located at the mouth of the Mississippi River with six class one rail lines and facilities for shipments of general cargo which includes manufactured and ... "
| |
|
James Joyce's "Dubliners", 2007.
This paper is an extensive analysis of the narratives of paralysis and escape in James Joyce's collection of short stories "Dubliners".
6,500 words (approx. 26.0 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 149.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper explains that, while it is tempting to read James Joyce's "Dubliners" as a simple narrative description of 'a chapter of the moral history' of Ireland, with Dublin serving as 'the centre of paralysis', Joyce was actually concerned with suggesting a means of moving out of this paralysis. More specifically, the paper stresses that 'The Dead', the fifteenth and final story of "Dubliners", should be seen not as a mere description of paralysis but as a means of suggesting a way forward or out of this condition. The author relates that the word 'escape' appears in no less than four of the stories in this collection; therefore, this word itself can be seen to hold the key to how Joyce's "Dubliners" is to be read. The paper presents a chapter by chapter description and analysis of each short story.
From the Paper
"At this early stage in Dubliners, however, these concepts are merely signified. The reader is, in other words, merely offered what Saussure would term 'signs' or words. In fact, that the significance of these key words is announced typographically, in italics, very quickly draws attention to the fact that it is words that we are dealing with here. Accordingly, when the reader is presented with these words, it is not the concepts underlying them that trouble the narrator of 'The Sisters,' but the words themselves and their fundamental sounds. The narrator has, he says, taken to saying the word 'paralysis' 'softly' to himself 'every night ... .
|
|
|
