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Roberto Rossellini's "Open City", 1994.
This paper analyzes the 1945 film by Roberto Rossellini's "Open City" on the Nazi occupation of Rome: Plot, theme, characters and style.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"Roberto Rossellini's "Open City" (1945) is a film about Rome during the period of the German occupation, and the conditions under which the film was shot are well-known and mirror the situation in the film itself. Rome at the time was a just-opened city in that the Germans had just left, and the effects of the Nazi occupation were clearly still felt and contributed to the metaphoric meanings attached to the film. Much of the sense of the title is ironic, in that Rome was not yet an open city at all in the time frame of the film, though that was the condition wished by the people and newly experienced by the filmmakers, who had themselves prayed for that release from the enclosure of the Nazi occupation.
The period of the occupation is evoked as a time of great difficulty and trouble, and the term "open city" then had a ... "
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Open Source and Open Standards in Ecommerce, 2007.
An in-depth look at the use of open source solutions and standards in the world of e-commerce.
4,190 words (approx. 16.8 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper reviews, evaluates and discusses the emergence and use of open source solutions and standards. The paper reviews the importance, benefits and pitfalls of open source solutions and critically evaluates the future. The paper is written in a two-column format.
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Introduction
The Wonder Years
The Market For OSS
The Public and Private Sectors
Open-Source-A-Me, The Enterprise Structure
Why Open Source Me? Pros, Cons and The Future
Benefits
The Future
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"MySQL is the overall leader in Open Source databases with over 5 million active installations across the globe and is by the one of the most successful Open Source solutions."
"It is one of the few Open Source software solutions that are available under the dual-license model as it is available both for under GPL and commercial license. MaxDB, which has it's origins as a commercial DB software solution was developed as a result of an alliance between MySQL and SAP to form a market leading enterprise solution, which is capable of running high-end mission-critical applications."
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The Use of Open Source Software, 2006.
A research paper on the legal implications for European Union governments concerning the use of open source software in government and public service.
11,532 words (approx. 46.1 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 225.95
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This research paper focuses on European Union (EU) government policy relating to market economies of open source software. The paper discusses the official position and current EU policies regarding open source software, examines a legal case study concerning open source software vs. proprietary software and looks at Brazil's policy regarding this subject. Additionally, the paper looks into EU intellectual property law and a new proposed software patent directive and how each will affect open source legality in the EU.
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Current EU Software Policy: Any Directives,
Regulations, White-papers and Official Documents
Detailing the Current Official Position of the European
Union on Software
Free and Open Source Software versus Proprietary
Software Legal Case Study -
How will E.U. Governments be Affected if They Follow
the Brazilian Example, and its Effect on E.U.
Intellectual Property Policy?
How will E.U. Intellectual Property Law and New
Proposed Software Patent Directive Affect Open
Source Legality in the EU?
Legal Cases that Set Precedents for Intellectual
Property Concern in Open Source Software Use
Conclusion and Summary
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"The "Television without Frontiers Directive" focuses on the creation of necessary conditions to allowing television broadcasts free movement all across the EU region. Secondly "Communication" of 2004 clarifies the method by the Directive is applied in relation to the interactive techniques of advertising that are yet new." (Information Society and Media, 2005) Other issues are yet under review and are stated to have the capacity to result in amendments of the TVWF Directive or the new directives proposal by 2005 years end. Other EU policy framework is inclusive of regulations that "promote competition between infrastructure providers and service providers while ensuring access for user of networks and citizen's rights; measures on copyright and digital rights management; access to and use of public information, as specified under the Public Sector Information Directive; and eInclusion, ensuring that all Europeans can access the new generation of digital content and services." (Information Society and Media, 2005)"
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Open Source, 2003.
Written in the form of an organizational briefing, this paper looks at the benefits and drawbacks of open-source software and its effects on Sigma Corporation.
2,687 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This briefing evaluates the pros and cons of open-source software and provides a recommendation to management at the Sigma Corporation regarding open-source strategies. While Sigma has developed a sound information technology (IT) infrastructure and employs a highly skilled IT staff, increasing IT costs have caused the company to examine ways to reduce IT expenses without affecting the effectiveness of the IT program. It defines open-source whereby the product is distributed with the source code. There are risks associated with open-source. The process is not quite mature, so users assume some risk in using these products. Open-source comes with no warranties and no maintenance agreements. A more detailed summary of the pros and cons of open-source is found in this briefing. The paper concludes that open-source is a viable and wise option for Sigma and outlines a strategy for moving the company in that direction.
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"The Sigma Corporation has been in the office supply business for over fifty years and has built a reputation of prompt service with low prices. The reputation for prompt service has been attributed to the company?s computerized inventory system that automatically orders new materials from the manufacturer at specified intervals. The low prices are maintained by keeping company costs to a minimum while getting the job done. The CEO of Sigma, Sigmund Saveabuck, is always looking for ways to save costs in order to maintain a competitive advantage."
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Stephen Crane and ?The Open Boat?, 2003.
This paper not only tells about the Stephen Crane short story "The Open Boat," but it also tells of Crane's early life, his writing career, his unique style of writing and the underlying themes that he uses in "The Open Boat."
1,316 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper tells how Crane's family, travels, his real life experiences and the time era in which he grew up and wrote (the era of Social Darwinism and Devout Humanists) encouraged him to be the type of writer that he was. This paper also shows Crane's writing styles of "impressionistic color" and "detailed symbolism" and gives examples from the story. It shows too how Crane used the underlying themes of "picturesque imagery" and "incisive irony" in "The Open Boat."
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"Stephen Crane was one of America?s foremost naturalistic writers. Crane exercised keen observations, as well as personal experience to achieve a narrative vividness and sense of contiguity realized by few American writers before him (Votleler 97). Stephen Crane was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1871. He was the youngest of fourteen children born to a father, a Methodist Minister, and a socially reform minded mother. Crane?s family settled in America during the mid-seventeenth century. Although his parents were religious people, Stephen systematically rejected religious and social traditions. He is described as a temperamentally gentle man, however, was obsessed with war and other forms of physical and psychic violence (Baym 741)."
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Italian Neorealistic Cinema, 1996.
Innovative styles & social themes in Rossellini's [Open City], De Sica's [Bicycle Thief] & Visconti's [Obsessione].
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 55.95
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"Italian neorealism developed as a particular form of cinematic expression during the period when Italy was ruled by the Fascists. One of the best-known of what would be called the neo-realist approach to film was Roberto Rossellini's Open City (1945), and many of the characteristics of the movement were evident in this film. These films had an anti-establishment, revolutionary attitude. They had an extemporaneous, documentary quality enhanced in the early era by the materials from which they were made--war-time film stock, cobbled-together equipment, non-professional actors, and location shooting. Open City is a good example of this early period in neorealism, while Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thief (1948) is an expression of the fully developed tradition from the period after the expulsion of the fascists and after the end of World War II. Luchino Visconti's..."
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Italian Neorealistic Film, 1997.
Analyzes three major films: Rossellini's "Open City", De Sica's "Bicycle Thief" and Visconti's "Obsession". Examines style, themes and social messages.
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"Italian neorealism developed under onerous circumstances and became a form by which Italian filmmakers could express themselves in a new way. Essentially, the early neorealist filmmakers were doing what they could with the tools at hand and doing it under the watchful eyes of an antagonistic ruling class, From the tensions this arrangement produced, they created something distinctive, allowing them to develop ideas and to do so in a new cinematic style. At the time, Italy was ruled by fascists, who viewed art as valuable only to the degree it was useful. Yet, these films were not made in service of fascist ideas but as a counter to them. The forces that helped shape these films, the style that was produced by these tensions, and some important examples demonstrate the vitality achieved by Italian directors as World War II ended."
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Open Source Software, 2002.
Examines what factors contribute to governments choosing open source software or proprietary software.
3,388 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 23 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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Open source software has recently emerged as the front runner for many industries as the primary method of code production, as it is widely predicted to provide more options for its users in a quicker, quality improved and cost effective format than the more traditional proprietary software. Linux, the dominant player in the market, is a considerable threat to the Microsoft operating system, which has successfully established itself in the global market. Beyond its commercial potential, open source software possesses a potential goldmine in the government sector. However, questions regarding security and privacy continue to plague government officials in their pursuits of this option. This paper provides an overview of open source software as well as proprietary software and their primary components. It provides an evaluation of government options in relation to the products available on the market and discusses the social construction of open source software versus the technological determinism of proprietary software. The paper includes colored graphs.
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"The Linux operating system is the chief product that many new open source customers consider as their primary choice. Many IT experts find that Linux is more powerful when enthusiasm is brought into the picture (Zetlin 38). Therefore, learning the ins and outs of the system can take some time and may require some work beyond normal business hours. For this reason, training in Linux and other similar open source offerings should be a primary concern for IT professionals in order to improve its potential and to reduce the possibility of security flaws."
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Open Market Operations, 2005.
A discussion of the open market operations method of dealing with the U.S. economy.
4,226 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 112.95
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This paper presents a brief history and overview of the U.S. Federal Reserve's long-time strategy of using interest rate targeting, through open market operations, to keep the economy in a state of equilibrium. The paper explains this strategy, looks at the likelihood of it continuing as the strategy for regulating the U.S. economy, and explains why the open market operations method has been the strategy of choice for some time now.
Long history of FOMC Voting Behavior: Personality preference?
Shrinking Government Debt and the Wisdom of the Open Market
Operations Policy
Looking for a 'Fail Safe' Maneuver
Deductive Reasoning: The Policy Works Because it Works
Conclusion
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"Today, open market operations (purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury and other federal agency securities) are the principal tool used by the Federal Reserve in implementing monetary policy (Federal Reserve Web site). The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve decides on the short-term objective, an objective that can be either a desired quantity of reserves of a desired price, also called the federal funds rate; this, in turn, will have the effect of making interest rates increase or decrease. "The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances at the Federal Reserve to other depository institutions overnight" (Federal Reserve Web site), which allows it to either slow down or heat up the economy, but at a slight remove from the direct action of other actions, such as manipulating the discount rate."
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Open Visitation, 2005.
This paper discusses open visitation policies in the critical care units and the factors that affect these policies.
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This paper offers a literature review of ten documents regarding the open visitation in the critical care/intensive care unit. The paper discusses the concepts of open visitation in various areas of care and explores nursing concerns about the practice. The paper also includes research studies that have measured the practice, the present day situation regarding the topic and the future of open visitation.
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"Open visitation in critical care units is a topic that is consistently debated within the medical community. Since the inception of hospital visitation practices in the 1960s medical professionals have been struggling to implement policies that benefit both the critically ill patient and the medical teams that provide their health care needs. Multiple factors are taken into consideration when studying open visitation in the health care arena. Factors affecting open visitation policies may include the lack of nursing training to handle psychological effects on the family unit; the benefits of open visitation for the patient; the benefits of open visitation for the family members; and the effects on the hospital and nursing staff of allowing open visitation. (Cullen, Titler, & Drahozal, 2003)."
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Open and Closed Source Software, 2005.
An analysis of the pros and cons of open and closed source software.
3,109 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 90.95
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This paper discusses the respective benefits of open and closed source software from a cost-effectiveness perspective for the RMIT University. The paper describes the background of the problem, a brief overview of open and closed source applications, and presents a discussion of their advantages and disadvantages. An analysis of the findings is followed by a summary of the research and recommendations for the university in the conclusion.
Introduction
Background and Overview
Open Source Applications
Closed Source Applications
Analysis
Conclusions and Recommendations
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"Open source software can be purchased for little or no cost, and future upgrades are also obtainable free of charge (Wayner, 2000; Lopez, 2004). Rechtman points out that open-source applications such as Gnumeric, an Excel-like spreadsheet, or Ximian, a desktop organizer that combines features of Palm OS and Microsoft Outlook, cost virtually nothing to install. "In fact," he says, "they are freely available for download from the Internet" (p. 67). According to Kim, educators in particular stand to gain from open source alternatives. "More importantly," she adds, "they may also find a new and improved way to teach" (emphasis added) (p. 15). This was also the finding of Cowpland who reports that a partnership between Corel and three academic institutions in the Ottawa area resulted in the development of pilot programs using Corel LINUX OS and WordPerfect 8 for Linux: "While the project is just finishing its first year, administrators have noticed an increase in the desire of their students to continue pursuing computer technology in upper years. They anticipate rolling out the program on a potentially wider scale for next year" (p. 62)."
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Federal Reserve Open Market, 2001.
This paper looks at the events at the Federal Reserve Open Market committee meeting in October 2000.
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This paper examines the reasons why the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee at its October 2000 meeting decided to leave the Federal Funds Rate target (and by extension the money supply target) unchanged as well as looking at what might have prompted the Fed Open Market Committee to increase the Federal Funds Rate or Discount Rate as well as what might have prompted them to decrease the Federal Funds Rate or Discount Rate ? and what other actions might have accompanied either an increase or decrease.
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"To understand the Fed?s decision in October it is necessary to understand how the office functions in general. As the central banking authority of the United States, the Federal Reserve acts as a fiscal agent for the U.S. government; it also serves as custodian of the reserve accounts of commercial banks, makes loans to commercial banks, and is authorized to issue Federal Reserve notes that constitute the entire supply of paper currency of the country. The system comprises the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 12 Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Advisory Council, and, a Consumer Advisory Council along with several thousand member banks. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System determines the reserve requirements of the member banks within statutory limits, reviews and determines the discount rates established by the 12 Federal Reserve banks, and reviews the budgets of the reserve banks."
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US "Open Door" Policy Toward China, 2007.
An examination of US foreign policy toward China from 1940-49, highlighting the "open door" policy.
1,219 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This essay examines whether the US open door policy toward China was consistent and dependable in dealing with the factions during the Chinese civil war in China during 1940-49. The paper analyzes the background and origins of the "open door" policy which date back to the mid 19th century. The paper examines the "open door" policy in light of American isolationism and as the US became a world power following World War II. This policy of limited involvement with China directed US policy until the Chinese Civil War.
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" An important, though undeclared, corollary to the policy, however, was that the United States was not willing to risk war to enforce its open door policy and its main foreign policy interest lay in Europe rather than Asia. This resulted in a number of serious setbacks for the policy, particularly during the Sino-Japanese war as well as the Chinese Civil War in which the Nationalists and the Communists were engaged in a bitter civil war for power in the country. Since the US was unwilling to use force, the most it could do was to use diplomacy to enforce the "open door." Such a lukewarm approach in support of a policy could, at best, be only partially successful and when the 'open door' was pointedly ignored by the Japanese during its seizure of Manchuria in 1931 and the subsequent full-fledged Sino-Japanese war in 1937, the US could do little to prevent its violation."
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"The Truman Show" Opening Sequence, 2004.
An analysis of how cinematography and mise-en-scene generate meaning and response in the opening sequence of "The Truman Show".
1,571 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, $ 51.95
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This paper goes through the opening sequence of "The Truman Show", detailing every shot and frame and its significance. The main points explored are: The importance of the opening sequence and equilibrium in the rest of the film, how the impression is created that Truman is being watched, how different atmospheres are created, the significance of each individual camera shot and how the tagline "on the air unaware" is conveyed in this sequence.
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"The opening sequence of any film is vital in giving the viewer initial information of the situation with which they are being presented, and also establishes the equilibrium for the film. In this particular film, the cinematography and mise-en-scene are especially important, as it is predominantly through these that the audience is asked to understand that Truman is the focus of a reality television show, and that he is unaware of this. His lack of awareness is clearly demonstrated by the cinematography whilst the fact that it is a staged show is suggested by the mise-en-scene."
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Open Form Poetry, 2002.
A study of the open form style of poetry, as seen in the anonymous poem: "What a wonderful bird the frog are,?.
1,160 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines attention-attracting styles in poetry, primarily open form poetry. It uses the anonymous poem: "What a wonderful bird the frog are,? to highlight the characteristics of open form poetry explains the effect that this style of poetry has on the reader. It also touches on other attention-attracting devices, such as startling and repetition.
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"Artists and writers utilize all manner of devices to attract their readers? attentions. Vladimir Nabokov, in his tome ?Pale Fire,? framed a novel in the form of a poem and its associated criticism. Nabokov publically stated that he attempted absolute mediocrity in writing the poem ?Pale Fire,? but this only showcases the unerring genius in the remainder of the work -- and as some critics would have it, genius in the poem itself despite Nabokov?s own disclaimer. Thomas Pynchon, in his epic ?Gravity?s Rainbow,? used all manner of attention-getting including various songs that the reader automatically sets to music in her head."
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