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" Return of the Kings", 2003.
An analysis of J.R.R. Tolkien's world of "Middlearth" and its depiction in Jackson's "Return of the Kings".
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper analyzes J.R.R. Tolkien's world of "Middlearth" as depicted in the film, "Return of the Kings," the final installment of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. It contends that the technology that was available to director Peter Jackson allowed him to create a vision of Tolkien's world that made the film better than the book due to its visualization of the spirit of the book and key plot elements in terms of songs.
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"Fans of J R R Tolkien's world of "Middlearth" have been waiting for two years for the final installment of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. And now that it has arrived there is a, for many of its fans, sense of sadness as well as catharsis. The movie is visually ..."
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"King Leopold's Ghost", 2005.
This paper discusses Adam Hochschild's "King Leopold's Ghost" about the avaricious activities of Leopold II, King of the Belgian, in the Congo.
1,415 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 47.95
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This paper explains that Adam Hochschild's "King Leopold's Ghost" is a brilliant historical account of how Leopold II, King of the Belgian, carved a personal empire and fortune from the Congo and how Edmund Morel, a clerk for the Elder Dempster shipping company, led an international campaign to expose the monarch's criminal enterprise. The author points out that Leopold's single-minded ambition, adroit diplomacy, skillful corruption and ruthless brutality brought him, already one of Europe's wealthiest men, untold riches, while for the Congolese people it brought only unbelievable suffering. The paper states that the "ghost" in the book's title relates to (1) after Leopold's death, rumors abounded that he had not really died but instead had gone to live in the Congo or (2) a more plausible claim emerged that Leopold's ghost would return to haunt the Congo for more than three decades after independence in the form of Mobutu Sese Seku, also a master criminal driven by vampire avarice.
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"From the start, Leopold's Congo administration required Congolese labor, at first as portage to carry ivory, then to construct the railway. With the commercial emphasis switching to rubber, the Congo Free State was faced with a problem. Obviously, the state could purchase ivory, or seize it at the point of a gun, but it was impossible to oversee the harvesting of rubber latex, Its collection required going deep into the rain forests to find the rubber vines. So the Congo Free State's militias, the Force Publique, developed a brutal system which involved raiding villages and seizing women and children as hostages, only releasing them when the men brought in quotas of rubber."
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Staff Training and Return on Investment, 2004.
Discusses the issue of staff training and return on investment.
2,070 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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The paper discusses the issue of staff training and return on investment. It looks at the relationship of training to a company's goals and objectives and the concept of ROI (return on investment).
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"There is little doubt that contemporary organizations particularly those that define themselves as learning organizations intent upon enhancing workers' knowledge and skills emphasize training as part of ..."
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"The Return of Martin Guerre", 2002.
Analysis of the documentary about Martin Guerre and his return to his wife and family after having abandoned them for many years.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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"The Return of Martin Guerre" documents a strange sixteenth-century court case that has fascinated people ever since. A peasant Martin Guerre abandoned his wife and family and disappeared. Years later a man claiming to be Martin Guerre returned and resumed Martin's life. Later he was accused of being an imposter. On the point of winning his trial the real Martin Guerre appeared. This review analyzes this volume's revelations regarding masculinity, gender and marriage in the sixteenth century.
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"The River of No Return?, 2006.
This paper discusses the theme of the book "The River of no Return" by Cleveland Sellers and Robert Terrell.
1,431 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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In this paper, the author recounts how some of the most fascinating books on modern African-American history have recast the civil rights movement. The author expresses this as an expansive freedom struggle with visionary goals that reach beyond domestic legal battles to attain global significance. The author highlights that in the book "The River of No Return" by Cleveland Sellers and Robert Terrell, black political militancy sought not just civil rights legislation but also broader political and economic gains. He describes how Cleveland Sellers tells of his own personal trajectory and that of many other young African-American activists after the 1964 Democratic Party convention. The author continues to discuss the many important dates in the history of the civil rights movement and committees that were set up, which he states are related to in the book, "The River of No Return".
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Theme of the Book
Theme of the Book
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Change in Strategy of Struggle
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"It is the national effort made by black people and their supporters in the 1950s and 1960s to eliminate separation and gain equal rights. The initial episode in the movement, a boycott of the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, was touched off by the refusal of one black woman, Rosa Parks, to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. A number of sit-ins and similar demonstrations followed. A high point of the civil rights movement was a rally by hundreds of thousands in Washington, D.C., in 1963, at which a leader of the movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I have a dream" speech. The federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorized federal action against segregation in public accommodations, public facilities, and employment. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed after large demonstrations in Selma, Alabama, which drew some violent responses. The Fair Housing Act, prohibiting discrimination by race in housing, was passed in 1968."
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Return to Work Legislation: Impacts on the Workplace, 2006.
An essay addressing various questions about Ontario's Return to Work Act.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This brief essay addresses the following questions in regards to the Return to Work Legislation in Ontario, specifically Sections 40-43. What does the legislation say? Give an opinion on employer behavior with respect to return to work of the employee. How does it affect the workplace? The over arching theme is that human resources have not been properly dealt with in times of worker injury.
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"The legislation, sections 40 - 43, is focused on clearly defining the responsibilities of the employer, the actions the employer must take, the process that is to be followed in addition to reporting to Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) during the period between the times an employee is injured and returns to work ("Workplace Safety and Insurance Act..."). The legislation takes precedence over all collective agreements and clearly defines when an employer must comply based on the classification of worker and emphasizes both the aspects of "safe" and "early" return of a worker ("Workplace Safety and Insurance Act...," Section 40)."
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Demographics and Financial Asset Returns (Empirical), 2004.
A look at the correlation between asset returns on stocks or bonds and the age dependency ratio.
4,650 words (approx. 18.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 120.95
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This paper focuses on the effects of an aging population on financial asset (stocks and bonds) returns in the U.S. for the post-World War II period. The first part of the paper provides a brief review of demographic changes that will confront a selected country during the next half century. The next part presents a review of the empirical literature on demographics and financial asset demands. Next, the paper develops a conceptual framework for analyzing how an aging population triggered by falling birth rates and rising life expectancies affects the demand for financial assets. A discussion of the ideal data set and an outline of the challenges that arise in estimating how population aging will alter aggregate demand follows. Next, the paper builds up the actual models used in this paper and discusses actual data and proxies. Finally, the paper presents new findings and tests empirically the relation between aging and asset returns in the U.S. The conclusion summarizes the main findings and notes areas for future study.
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The Demographic Transition in the U.S. and Other Nations
Theoretical Background and Literature Review
Conceptual Model
Ideal Data
Actual Model
Results and Analysis
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"Sell? Sell to whom? This dilemma might haunt the Baby Boomers in the next century as they attempt to unload their assets to pay for retirement. The rising number of middle-aged workers today is the direct result of the Baby Boom generation, those born in roughly the two decades following World War II. It is this high working population ratio, which has often been identified as an important factor for rises in productivity (see Shimer (1998)). As these boomers age, they will have profound social and economic implications for much of the developed world. The large increase in the ratio of retired workers to those in the labor force during the next three decades will place substantial strains on public pension programs. Just in the U.S. anticipated social security expenditures will outstrip income by 2020. In many other developed nations the fiscal prospect is even more daunting than it is in the United States."
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"The Return of Martin Guerre", 2005.
A discussion of the work "The Return of Martin Guerre" by Natalie Zemon Davis.
857 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses this book in which a young man named Martin Guerre returns to his old home and his wife after a long absence, the result of an inheritance dispute in the convoluted legal times of the century. It discusses how the story turns when although everyone is happy, the supposedly returning Martin Guerre is revealed to be a man named Arnaud du Tihl. .
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"This individual impersonated the long departed well-to-do peasant named Martin Guerre, took over his identity, his wife and family, and his property. The true Martin left his wife Bertrande because of a squabble with his father-in-law. Thus, the original Guerre's motivation in leaving his wife and the area is clear. But what about that crucial actor's question regarding a 'character'-in this case, the historical, true-life characters-what are the other characters' motivations? In this case, Guerre's Bertrande may have apparently acquiesced to the impersonator's advances because of her fears of being an unprotected woman, alone in rough area. But Davis also suggests that the woman may have been more attracted to the impersonator than the 'real' man she married."
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"The Return", 2002.
Examines the theme of connection in disconnection in Philip Levine's poem, "The Return".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This paper examines the poem "The Return" and discusses how loss is a cycle and that we are all involved in a 'return' to places we previously have visited, but which have been diminished in some way because of loss.
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Adults Returning to School, 2005.
A look at some of the issues faced by adults who decide to return to school.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper details the problems facing adults desiring to return to school and offers some solutions for the problems. The paper discusses reasons for the increase in adults returning to school that range from self-fulfillment to the desire for a better career.
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"The dream of going to college becomes short-circuited for many people in today's world. Financial insufficiency, unexpected pregnancy, early marriage and other factors interrupting the educational process can cause some students not to even finish high school let alone go to college. In spite of these factors, however, the dream does not die for most people. It lies dormant in the midst of hope that someday, somehow the opportunity to continue the interrupted education will arise. Continuing one's education as an..."
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"Return of the Headhunters", 2002.
A review of the new album "Return of the Headhunters" by the jazz band "The Headhunters".
1,488 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 49.95
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This a jazz review which discusses the new "Headhunter" album, "Return of the Headhunters", after almost twenty years since they became a group. It analyzes the elements of jazz that are used within the album, including approaches to improvisation, syncopation and bass runs.
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"The Headhunters album, Return of the Headhunters, is under Hancock Records of the pianist Herbie Hancock, he is also one of the executive producers. This is one of Hancock?s old bands; he doesn?t make the list of band member but guests on some of the songs. The Headhunters were last together at the end of the 1970?s. This album was released in 1998 and continues with the group?s tradition of jazz fusion and funk.
"Track one is Funk Hunter and includes Herbie Hancock and Patrice Rushen on keyboards, Darrell Smith on keyboard programming, and JK on guitar. The song is melodic with elements of cool jazz. Drums introduce and then continue with constant syncopated snare drum hits. The sax takes a theme and fades in and out between bass and drum patterns. Bass uses repeated runs. This first verse is replayed, with a stompy, prowling feeling. The keyboard goes into a syncopated developmental solo with percussion, bass, and snare accompaniment. The bass and keyboards go into a call and response routine. The theme is restated and a cow bell is heard between snare hits. Sax and keyboard then go into call and response play. The sax leaves and with the keyboard featured there is a restatement of the theme and a fade out."
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"The Return of Depression Economics", 2002.
Reviews Paul Krugman's book "The Return of Depression Economics" and examines the main themes contained within.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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Paul Krugman's book, The Return of Depression Economics, examines the economies of seven different countries that produce the majority of the economic output of the world, and how each has been affected by major economic slumps throughout the world. This interesting yet very complicated book offers a tour of the major economic crises which have spread across the world in the 1990s, including those of East Asia, Brazil, Mexico, and Russia. Paul Krugman provides brief accounts of the devaluation of Thailand's baht currency, the "financial doomsday machine" created by hedge funds, and the "liquidity trap" of the Japanese economy. Krugman's light journalistic style is easy to read for the most part and is well-targeted at his intended audience. Many of the nine chapters stand very well on their own as slightly extended versions of what is known in the US as op-ed pieces. For example, the chapter on hedge funds contains as clear an explanation of the operation of such funds as a layman could get anywhere. It also contains a number of brief, enlightening and well-written stories under sub-headings like 'The Legend of George Soros' and 'The Madness of Prime Minister Mahathir', and concludes with 'The Panic of 1998' which outlines the demise of Long Term Capital Management. In other chapters there are equally succinct and fascinating stories concerning Mexico, Argentina, Thailand and so on. Some of these extracts ought to make very useful reading to stimulate discussion on undergraduate macro, international or development economics courses. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the major themes of Krugman's book.
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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return, 2002.
A discussion on the diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of 'total anomalous pulmonary venous return' a congenital heart defect.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses how physicians can screen for the cardiac defect 'total anomalous pulmonary venous return'. It examines the research of treating the problem and it suggests managing the disease through teamwork with a pediatric cardiologist, a cardiac surgeon and neonatologist.
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"Total anomalous pulmonary venous return is a congenital heart defect. Caused by the abnormal development of a fetus's heart during the first eight weeks of pregnancy, the vessels that feed blood that has traveled back from the heart to the lungs are improperly connected. During the middle of this fetal development period, the tricuspid valve does not develop properly - ventricular development is influenced by blood flowing through it, and since no blood is able to pass through the tricuspid valve, the right ventricle remains small.In a normal heart, oxygen-poor, or blue, blood returns to the right atrium after it has circulated through the body, travels to the right ventricle and then is pumped through the pulmonary artery into the lungs where it is enriched with oxygen. That oxygen-rich, or red, blood returns to the left atrium from the lungs through four pulmonary veins. It then passes into the left ventricle and is then pumped back out for circulation throughout the body."
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The Return of Ralahamy, 2005.
A discussion of the play "The Return of Ralahamy", by De Lanerolle.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 4 sources, $ 89.95
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The paper describes how "The Return of Ralahamy" was intended to capture the Sri Lankan social and political context. The paper examines how the play reflects its social setting, and captures the emotions of that time.
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"The Return of Ralahamy was intended to capture the Sri Lankan social and political context. When De Lanerolle's play was published in 1954, Ceylon had been independent for six years. During the 1950s Sri Lanka was still known as Ceylon, the model colony, and was ruled until 1956 through the policies that had been formulated during the colonial era. Rnglish was the official language for government and a western-educated elite controlled parliament. Ceylon not only exemplified the formidable transition conversion from colonial status to a state of equality, but managed the transition as two extremely diverse peoples."
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"Return of the Native", 2006.
A paper discussing the fatalistic view expressed by Thomas Hardy in his novel "Return of the Native".
4,636 words (approx. 18.5 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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This paper examines the theme and concept of fatalism expressed in "The Return of the Native" and explains that this is an important and pervasive element in all of Thomas Hardy's Works, but is especially evident in this novel.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Characters
Tragedy and Compromise
Conclusion
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"In order to understand the novels in terms the actions and motivations of the central characters it is very important to understand the underlying philosophy or worldview that informs Hardy's literary works. Hardy did not conceive of the world and universe as benevolent, nor did he believe that society offered the individual any real hope of happiness and success."
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