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Preston Tucker, 2001.
This paper describes the life and business of Preston Tucker
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 30.95
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This paper is about Preston Tucker: his life details, his products and his company. It also describes his dreams, as depicted in the movie "Tucker" and how he embraces the entrepreneurial aspects of American business.
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"Preston Tucker was a car salesman and inventor. Anticipating WW II, he created a high-speed armored car with a gun on a turret. The army thought that the car was too fast but loved the turret, confiscated the patents and used them during the war. Tucker was given contracts to build turrets for bombers and made his fortune. Tucker dreamed of building a passenger car with innovations such as seat belts, disk brakes, rear engine, safety glass, pop-out windshields, a fully automatic transmission, and self-correcting headlights. The car that he designed and produced was ahead of its time in terms of safety and performance."
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Preston Tucker, 2005.
A biography of the life of the designer and inventor, Preston Tucker.
1,980 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper looks at Preston Tucker, a revolutionary, and at the same time, a rebel, an inventor, and at the same time, a hero. It looks at how he was a man before his time who managed to design an automobile that was so very advanced that, until today, no one has been able to catch up with that invention. It also explores how he was a man who dared to stand up for what he believed in and how he was a rebel in that he stood up bold and strong against the 'Big Three' automobile manufacturers of that time.
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"Born in the year 1903 in Michigan, the United States of America, Preston was alternatively called a visionary, and a con artist. Whatever he may have been, he was responsible for the creation of a futuristic car design that the car manufacturers of today have still not managed to emulate or imitate, and the man achieved all this in the year 1948, when his first futuristic car was launched amid great fanfare. However, after just a mere two short years, the Tucker Corporation had to close down because of speculation about certain bad business practices being followed by Tucker."
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The History of Karla Faye Tucker, 2006.
A review of the death penalty case of Karla Faye Tucker.
4,700 words (approx. 18.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 121.95
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This paper studies the murder trial, guilty verdict and execution of Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman executed in Texas since the Civil War. The paper provides a historical accounting of the crime, the trial and the conviction, as well as Tucker's appeal process and ultimately her execution. Then the paper examines the impact of the case and execution on the death penalty in Texas, as well as throughout the United States.
Events Surrounding the Crime
The Trials, Convictions and Outcome
The Execution
The Significance of Tucker's Execution in Texas
The Significance of Tucker's Execution Elsewhere
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"The case of Karla Faye Tucker is a complex one, and one that attracted considerable national attention. The 38-year old woman was executed in Texas by lethal injection on February 3, 1998. Her case attracted national publicity, not only because of general death penalty issues, and gender issues, but also because Tucker had the support of major religious figures who pled her case for mercy."
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"The Hot Zone" ( Richard Preston ), 1999.
Reviews work on the history of filoviruses and the outbreak of the Ebola virus at a primate facility in 1989 in Washington, D.C.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"The Hot Zone," by Richard Preston, outlines the history of the three filoviruses: Marburg, Ebola Sudan, and Ebola Zaire. The account consists of scientific information about the viruses, portrayals of the earliest victims, and descriptions of the medical procedures used to counteract the viruses.
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" "The Hot Zone," by Richard Preston, outlines the history of the three filoviruses: Marburg, Ebola Sudan, and Ebola Zaire. The account consists of scientific information about the viruses, portrayals of the earliest victims, and descriptions of the medical procedures used to counteract the viruses. The bulk of the book deals with the outbreak of what appeared to be Ebola Zaire at a primate facility on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., and the actions undertaken by the United States Army to contain the situation.
Early in 1980, a Frenchman living alone near Mount Elgon in western Kenya traveled to Kitum Cave; seven days later, he became extremely ill. By the time he arrived at Nairobi Hospital, his internal organs had become obstructed with blood clots, and his brain had begun to "liquefy," eradicating his personality (14)."
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Preston Sturges and Motion Picture Production Code, 1999.
Examines the director's comedies and his efforts to evade the Code's moralistic structures.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 79.95
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"INTRODUCTION
Preston Sturges was known as a director of comedies, but he was very serious about the social commentary he included in these films. He directed the majority of his films in the 1940s, and at that time he had to work under the strictures of the Motion Picture Code which determined what could and could not be included as subject matter for films and how certain subjects could and could not be treated. Sturges showed the ability to skirt the edges of this code in his comedies, and indeed it can be argued that the creativity he showed in on the one hand following the Code sufficiently to get his films passed while at the same time challenging many of its basic assumptions in the subject matter and details of his films made his films more interesting, more creative, and more lasting than if he had been ..."
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"Unfaithfully Yours" ( Preston Sturges ), 1999.
Analyzes the 1948 film in terms of plot, characters, social commentary and morality.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"BREAKING THE CODE
Preston Sturges was a director of comedies, but he was serious about the social commentary he included in these films. He directed the majority of his films in the 1940s, and at that time he had to work under the strictures of the Motion Picture Code which determined what could and could not be included as subject matter for films and how certain subjects could and could not be treated. Sturges showed the ability to skirt the edges of this code in his comedies, and he did so in very interesting ways in his 1948 film Unfaithfully Yours. Much that the Code said could not be done, Sturges managed to do with apparent impunity. In Unfaithfully Yours, he does this with a plot that features a detailed plan for a crime (which the Code said was not allowed), and on first viewing, the first half of the film has a different.."
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"Confucianism and Ecology", 2002.
An analysis of the Chinese perspective on ecology through a review of "Confucianism and Ecology" by Mary Tucker.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss the book "Confucianism and Ecology" by Mary Tucker and discuss the chapter: "The Trinity of Cosmology, Ecology, and Ethics in the Confucian Personhood and Motifs for a New Confucian Ecological Vision" to reveal the nature of Confucianism in the ethical premise of the cosmos in which it if discussed in ecology. By understanding these motifs for the environment, we can better understand a Chinese perspective on the way this philosophy works in a western thought process..
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Statistics on Learning Disabilities, 2006.
An analysis of the article "How Do Your Kids Do at Reading? And How Do You Assess Them?" by David L. Tucker and Jeffrey P. Bakken.
1,617 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper critically analyzes the article "How Do Your Kids Do at Reading? And How Do You Assess Them?", taken from the 'Teaching Exceptional Children' journal, by David L. Tucker and Jeffrey P. Bakken. According to the paper, the article reports that 50% of all students with disabilities have learning disabilities; and that 80% of students with learning disabilities have substantial reading problems.
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"When you judge reading progress based on "errors" or "mistakes," you miss the mark as a teacher of reading, the authors emphasize. "Right and wrong" have a place in math, because numbers don't have subjective sub-texts; they are black and white. But if teachers don't want to turn students off to reading skills by being to exact and strict, then miscue analysis is a way to help students concentrate on the bigger picture, meaning.
Indeed, as a teacher, why be negative when by using miscue analysis as the tool for assessment helps the student zero in on the meaning of what he or she has read, not just the technical correctness of the passage? The authors make the point on page 3 that "instructionally relevant" assessment procedures cry out for the use of miscue analysis; and they quote Goodman"
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"The Hot Zone", 2004.
Book review of "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston.
1,503 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper points out the weaknesses and the strengths of Richard Preston's book about emerging infectious diseases. The paper points out that "The Hot Zone" provides mainstream audiences with an effective introduction to modern emerging infectious diseases, but sometimes, the novel's serious inaccuracies and exaggerations damage a complex public understanding of the topic.
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"The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston, improves mainstream audience's understanding of emerging infectious disease, and yet damages the positive impact of this exposure by introducing known inaccuracies and exaggerations. Preston's book is largely well-written, entertaining, and accessible. While much of the book is well-researched and scientifically accurate, inaccuracies include Preston's claim that a single mutation may cause Ebola to mutate into a much more infectious airborne agent, sensationalism about the importance of the Ebola virus, ethical judgments about the emergence of rainforest viruses, and a misleading representation of viruses as predators. Despite these inaccuracies, The Hot Zone is important to public science education as a way to introduce readers to concepts within the field of emerging diseases. From this point, scientists can use The Hot Zone as a springboard to introducing other concepts within the field of emerging diseases. Ultimately, while inaccuracies and sensationalism damage the public's understanding of the topic of emerging diseases, The Hot Zone, provides mainstream audiences with an effective introduction to modern emerging infectious disease."
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"The Hot Zone", 2007.
An analysis of the ethical issues raised in Richard Preston's book, "The Hot Zone."
1,596 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses Richard Preston's book, "The Hot Zone," in which he recounts a story about a laboratory accident and its aftermath. The paper discusses the ethical issues that surround the laboratory incident, such as the need to inform the public. It goes on to describe possible connections that can be made to current events and the ethical dilemmas that may surround them.
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"Concern about ethical treatment in medical matters had been increasing for some time after the revelation of the Tuskegee experiment in which the medical establishment and the government in the 1930s had treated a group of black men in the South for syphilis, giving some a placebo rather than actual treatment and never telling the subjects what they were doing. When details of this experiment surfaced in the 1970s, many first accepted the argument that the cure was as bad as the disease. It soon became clear that this experiment actually took advantage of people who were poor, black, uneducated, and trusting. Analysts have noted how genocide is evoked by the Tuskegee experiment, and some made reference to the Nazi experiments on human subjects during World War II, which had been condemned by the civilized world at the Nuremberg Trials. Other explanations have also been cited, notably with regard to racial differences, to explain how medical personnel could be part of such a breach of ethics."
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'Boys Don't Cry' and 'TransAmerica', 2006.
An analysis of the films, "Boys Don't Cry", directed by Kimberley Peirce, and "TransAmerica", directed by Duncan Tucker.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the similarities in the films"Boys Don't Cry" and "TransAmerica". The paper explains that both films feature working class people, and the challenges of trailer park life--including the sexual stresses placed on vulnerable young people living in an environment where the walls, if they even exist, are thin. The paper also points out that both films are also both road movies, though this is more obvious with "TransAmerica" than with "Boys Don't Cry." Finally, the paper points out, what is most obvious about both films, that they are both films about transsexuals.
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"Rush Hour 2", 2007.
A film review of "Rush Hour 2" focusing on its representation of African-Americans.
1,214 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper analyzes the representations of African-Americans in the film, "Rush Hour 2", starring Jackie Chan and Christ Tucker. The paper suggests that rather than going against common racial stereotypes, the film instead seems to confirm or play into these negative assumptions about African-Americans. It analyzes specific aspects of the film and quotes film critics in its review of African-American representation.
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"This film shows African-Americans in a way, despite the badge that Tucker carries, that is comfortable to American audience stereotypes, rather than in a way that challenges their cultural assumptions. The badge Tucker carries becomes an excuse for allowing a stereotypical depiction of a black man, just as the plot itself is merely an excuse for showing martial arts action sequences, and conventional comic routines that confirm stereotypes yet seem edgy because of the language that is used by Tucker's character. European audiences, reared on American cultural stereotypes, were equally, sadly, receptive to this depiction while uncomprehending Asian audiences merely waited for their beloved Jackie Chan's more culturally comprehensible next film."
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Life of a Homesteader, 2004.
This paper is an historical analysis of life as a homesteader on the American plains.
3,743 words (approx. 15.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 103.95
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The purpose of this paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the topic of life on the American plains. Specifically, it describes the life of a typical homesteader and looks at what these pioneer communities were like. It considers the case of Porter J. Preston and shows how homesteading on the American frontier was a difficult and often lonely life. Families existed in the barest of shelters, often miles from the nearest town, and they lived and died according to the whims of weather, disease, and fate. It also examines how homesteading helped settle the West; the homesteaders who survived were a sturdy and determined lot, who created a new way of life along with their fields and their homes.
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"As one historian noted, "Going west, then, meant leaving loved ones and familiar places" (Jeffrey 3). However, as American soil increased, thousands of Americans pulled up stakes, leaving family and friends, for new opportunities in the West. They often traded lives of comfort for lives of incredible hardship, but they did it willingly, hoping for wealth, opportunity, and better lives for themselves and their families. Some of them found what they were looking for and beat the odds, and others simply found despair and difficulty. Living on the fringe of society was difficult at best, and homesteaders were at the edge of the frontier looking back. One historian stated, "in 1860 an area which was half of the United States, and which lay between the Pacific coast settlements and the Western frontier of the Prairie farms, contained only 1 per cent of the nation's population" (Shannon 26). It was into this vast frontier that the homesteaders moved to make their fortune. They established boundaries and created new borders, helping America to expand westward and prosper."
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Reform's Efforts to Unite the Right., 2002.
An examination of Reform party of Canada's political policies.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses Preston Manning's (Reform leader) effort to unite the Reform Party with the Progressive Conservatives in order to defeat the Liberals.
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