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Rum Running in the Canadian Atlantic Region, 2006.
This paper analyzes the impact of the National Prohibition Act of 1920,a crucial legal apparatus in the United States that eventually triggered a whole new industry in rum running within Canada's coastal towns.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, $ 80.95
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This study examines the history of rum running in the Canadian Atlantic region in the early 20th century. By understanding the effect of bans on alcohol and the United States Prohibition Act, many Canadian rum-runners found a viable business in smuggling rum all along the Atlantic coast. Furthermore, this type of illegal trade had a long lasting effect on local Canadian culture and economics by raising the standard of living for local fishermen. In essence, this paper brings forth the historical analysis of Canadian rum with a focus on how this trade influenced the various Canadian coastal towns on the Atlantic coast.
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Atlantic Canadian Immigration, 2007.
This paper discuses the problems with attracting and retaining immigrates to Atlantic Canada.
1,180 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that immigration to Atlantic Canada is important because Canadian immigrants stimulate economic activity through a strong work ethic based on previous experience and, in most cases, university training. The author points out that Canadian immigrants are mostly entrepreneurs of considerable wealth who are willing to invest in the Canadian economy and start their own business. The paper states that Atlantic Canada has a dominant white, poor population owing to a lack of immigration, which is usually non-white. The author stresses that the major stumbling block for immigration to Atlantic Canada is the lack of economic opportunity. The paper concludes that, especially for Atlantic Canada, immigration laws need to focus on making immigration swift and simple and on long-term settlement once immigration has occurred.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Poor Immigration Levels
Reasons behind Low Immigration Levels
Using the Law of Immigration to Promote Atlantic Canadian Economic Prosperity
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Atlantic Canada has so little immigration to Canada that the region was not even mentioned once in the body of Statistic Canada's 2004 immigration report. However, a glance over the report's appendix highlights the real inadequacy of Atlantic Canada's immigration problem: for example, only 2.1 percent of Halifax's population constituted "new arrival" status, compared to Toronto's 17.3 percent figure. The lack of immigration to Atlantic Canada is notable upon observation of population levels of Canada's more popular cities. For example, the populations of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have defied national trends and even decreased over the last five years."
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"Run Lola Run", 2008.
An examination of the motif of running that is present in the 1998 film, "Run Lola Run," directed by Tom Tykwer.
1,522 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses the 1998 film, "Run Lola Run," directed by Tom Tykwer. It discusses how the movie is constructed of motifs that symbolize the human relationship to the passage of time. The paper specifically focuses on the motif of running in the movie and the message that it sends to the audience. The paper looks at the examples throughout the film of this theme.
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"Diagonal, angular, or oblique shots are sparingly used in Run Lola Run. High angle shots are often used for street scenes. For example, the bank is shown from a high angle as well as from eye level. High angle s used during the animation sequence when Lola dashes down the stairs. Moreover, the red filtered bedroom scene is shot at a high angle to depict the couple laying in bed. People are more often than not framed on screen at eye level, especially when they converse with one another. Tykwer uses low angle shots at key points. Most notably, the director combines high and low-angle shots in the same scene when one person stands over another. The effect shows different perspectives of the same situation."
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"Run Silent, Run Deep", 2006.
A review of the 1950s film "Run Silent, Run Deep"
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper reviews the film "Run Silent, Run Deep", produced 13 years after the end of the Second World War and starring some of the premier actors of the time. The author gives the film high praise, calling it an intense human drama of ego and duty. According to the author, the film avoids pandering to Cold War stereotypes, instead examining how in the midst of horrific conflict, the line between the ego and duty can easily become blurred.
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"Run Silent, Run Deep brilliantly captures the claustrophobic and tension-ridden atmosphere of a submarine at war. Made in 1958, it's a fast paced and thoroughly engaging wartime drama that stars some of the preeminent actors of the day: Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. Alongside the two leading men is an excellent ensemble cast that includes Don Rickles and Jack Warden."
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Fishery and the Atlantic Provinces, 2002.
An early economic history of the Canadian Atlantic provinces, focusing on early fishery.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 16 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper examines the early economic history of the Atlantic Provinces. Specifically, it focuses on the beginnings of the cod fishery. Theoretically it is organized around a discussion of Innis' Staples Theory.
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Benefits of Running/ Jogging, 2008.
A discussion of the benefits of running/jogging.
2,034 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper describes the benefits of running/ jogging as well as the common problems faced by runners. The paper also discusses the solutions to these problems. The paper explains that the desire to lose weight is one of the primary reasons why people run. The paper also points out that running, like other aerobic exercises, lowers the triglyceride and blood pressure levels. The paper then looks at how most studies have shown that the health benefits are directly proportional to the amount of running done, i.e., the greater the per week running mileage, the greater the benefit.
Outline:
The Difference between Running/ Jogging and Walking
Benefits of Running:
- Weight Loss
- Cardio-respiratory/ Aerobic Fitness
- Lower Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
- Boosting the Immune System
- Retards the Aging Process
- Psychological Benefits
- Community Benefits
Problems Faced by Runners:
- Common Running Injuries
- Other Problems Faced by Runners & Ways to Overcome Them
Conclusion
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"Cardio-respiratory or aerobic fitness refers to the ability of the heart to pump strongly and more efficiently and the capacity of the muscles to use oxygen more efficiently. The heart of aerobically fit persons pumps more blood and oxygen with each beat and their muscles consume more oxygen than that of relatively unfit people. It is a basic biological fact that the greater use of muscles makes them stronger. Regular running strengthens the muscles of the heart, enabling it to pump blood with greater strength and increases the ability of the muscles to consume more oxygen. It also increases the activity of enzymes and hormones in our body that stimulate the muscles. The end result is improved aerobic fitness and increased endurance (Weil, para on "What are the fitness benefits of running?"). A recent study also shows that the increased amounts of "opioids" (the chemicals that produce the "runner's high") produced in a runners body protects the heart muscles from heart attack damage (Hitti)."
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The Atlantic Slave Trade, 2002.
Presents the issue of the four hundred year trans-Atlantic slave trade from an Afrocentric perspective.
2,356 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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The Portuguese arrival on the Gold Coast of Africa in 1439 brought the beginnings of the Atlantic Slave Trade, subjecting the continent to four centuries of depredation. The paper argues that the intensity of the suffering endured by the African people should be described nothing short of a Holocaust. By examining tragic facts in the form of tables, this paper analyzes the Atlantic Slave Trade from an Afrocentric point of view rather than from either a Eurocentric or even Africanist perspective. In other words, this paper makes little or no apology for presenting material from an African perspective or for identifying emotionally with African history. Instead the paper "presents an insider's perspective which more overtly embraces an African identity."
Paper Outline:
From Harmony to Holocaust
Africanist vs. Afrocentric Point of View
The Effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade on African Culture (in General)
The Effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade on Specific African Cultures
African Complicity?
The Problem Remains the Same
From the Paper
"The observations made by Tunde Obadina above are echoed in "The Maafa: A Holocaust of Greed." In this reading, the situation on the African continent resulting from the slave trade is described as one of pure chaos. Kingdoms would rise and fall depending on how well they filled the individual ?slave-quotas? dictated by the Europeans. Cultural continuity was almost a contradiction in terms as established groups would pass from the scene in quick succession, one after the other. So to ask if the African cultures were affected by the slave trade is go about understanding this situation in completely the wrong way. The effect was a given. Better to ask exactly how much damage was done to African culture as a result of the trade in Africans. This much is clear, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was "an event which destroyed peoples and whole cultures, an event which would destabilize a continent, changing it forever.""
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Mid-Atlantic Bed and Breakfast Establishments, 2004.
Reviews bed and breakfast establishments in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S.A., as well as the B&B industry itself.
2,559 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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This paper provides a review of the mid-Atlantic bed and breakfast industry through a survey of various bed and breakfast owners and a review of the success of bed and breakfast start-ups in the region. This review includes data on the general employment and unemployment rates in the mid-Atlantic region and a discussion of the reasons for displacement from the manufacturing industry. A review of the pros and cons of entering into a new bed and breakfast establishment, or entering into an established bed and breakfast, are then also presented. A short review of the skills and requirements that are necessary to run a successful bed and breakfast establishment is also presented. Finally, a discussion of the merits of entering into the trade is presented.
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"We have also seen, however, through a telephone interview with a high-ranking official at the United States Bed and Breakfast Association, that the number of bed and breakfast establishments in the mid-Atlantic region decreased by over 25% in the previous four years, and that the main reason he could see for the failure of this number of businesses was a failure on the part of the owners to devote themselves, wholly and efficiently, to the setting up and day-to-day running of their bed and breakfast establishment."
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European Exploration of Asia and the Atlantic, 2007.
A comparison of the European motives for exploring Asia before 1350 and the Atlantic after 1350.
1,941 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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This paper analyzes the European motives for exploring Asia and the Atlantic. It specifically compares and contrasts those motives in Asia before 1350 and the Atlantic after 1350. The paper concludes that while the long-term and prime motives differed, to a larger extent the reasons Europeans were exploring Asia and the Atlantic were similar.
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"Therefore, although the major European explorations of Asia and the Atlantic occurred over a two century divide, their motives seem largely similar. When Europeans dictated the terms of exploration, the motives for expansion were essentially the same, involving the hope of commercial expansion, the spread of Christianity and the more general hope of increased geographical and comparative knowledge with other regions of the world. It was only the imminent threat of Mongol invasion which spurred ecclesiastical and diplomatic relations into Asia, once this threat had receded, a commercial and mercantilist approach was taken. This was similar in the Atlantic where military domination of weaker peoples was not the initial motive for exploration; rather, it was access to valuable resources and the prospect of religious conversion. This shows the sustenance of a similar European mentality across the Middle Ages, a mentality in which the European power position was understood, dominating economic and religious exploration to both the East and West, rather than using military power and brute force."
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Economic Development in Canada's Atlantic Provinces, 2002.
Study of the economic history and early development of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada with references to Staple theory.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 15 sources, $ 133.95
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The pre-1850 economic history of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada is discussed with ample reference to Staple theory. It is argued that the early experience of Atlantic Canada contrasted markedly with more often analyzed realities in central and Western Canada. Regular mention is made of how the differing early development of the Atlantic Provinces can be seen as extending into patterns of the present.
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Running, 2004.
Discussion regarding the positive effects of a regular running program.
1,668 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper examines the beneficial aspects of running on the cardiovascular and nervous systems. It does so by first looking at the different types of running and then by explaining the biomechanics of running.
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"From a sports professional point of view running is of three different types namely sprinting, middle distance and long distance or (marathon). Sprinting events are those races that are up to 400m. During the sprinting activity the muscles? metabolic pathways supply the required energy at a rate which is several times higher than the regular aerobic systems. This is verified by the decrease in PCr (phosphocreatine) by 67%, muscle glycogen by around 32% and ATP by 28%. Furthermore anaerobic glycolysis increases muscle lactate level by 20 fold. For sprinting, the thrust during the propelling period is very important and sports scientists have reported that the maximum force that a muscle can generate is directly proportional to its cross sectional area. This implies that good Sprinters usually are more muscular compared to marathon racers. For middle distance and marathon running the oxidative systems are the chief energy suppliers and there is a predominance of slow twitch muscle fibres."
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Atlantic Slave Systems and the British Industrial Revolution, 2000.
An exploration of the relative importance of the Atlantic trade in slaves and sugar to the British Industrial Revolution.
2,636 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper examines the work of prominent historians on the subject of British industrialization and the Atlantic trade in African slaves and goods such as sugar. It explores several different theories as to whether the Atlantic trade was a causal factor in industrialization or whether Britain could have industrialized without it.
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"The onset of the age of industry, which began in late eighteenth century Britain, has been attributed to a variety of causes, such as an increase in dietary nutrition, a population explosion, increases in technology, changes in agriculture, and large coal and iron reserves. Another perspective is that the Atlantic trade (and specifically the trade in African slaves and sugar) also fueled the British industrial revolution. This last theory, however, has proved contentious. This paper will examine the positions of several authors, both in support of and against the theory."
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The Rise of the Atlantic World, 2002.
An analysis of the rise of the Atlantic World beginning in the seventeenth century.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper evaluates the factors that led to the rise of the Atlantic World towards the end of the second half of the seventeenth century. It will mainly focus on the economic prosperity of the Atlantic World and include some elements of the Industrial Revolution.
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Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 2006.
A review of the Atlantic slave trade from Africa to America.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses how history has traditionally taught students that the Atlantic slave trade was about the capture and torture of African people by Europeans and Americans over a 400-year period. The involvement of the African people in the sale of their own citizens to slave traders has only been explored in the last few decades. The paper further discusses how this is perhaps due to the fact that the realization that a nation would sell its own people in exchange for goods is almost unfathomable; yet, it is a realistic fact of the Atlantic slave trade. The reasons behind Africa's involvement in this manner include economics, fear and a struggle for power. Although some historians contend that these reasons expressed monumental concerns of the rulers of Africa, it is also apparent that not all rulers of the regions believed that selling their citizens was a just course for the nation.
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Virgin Atlantic Airlines, 2004.
An overview of Virgin Atlantic Airlines and its governance.
1,965 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper presents an examination of Virgin Atlantic Airlines. It focuses on the methods used to govern Virgin Atlantic Airlines and how those methods achieve success for the corporation. It discusses how this governance allows for the consideration of all stakeholders, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the governance structure in the company. It also shows that, while it is already in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and several other locations, the structural governance practices of China provide a perfect spot for the airline to plant its services there as well.
From the Paper
"One of the reasons Virgin Atlantic Airways would be a perfect fit with China is that the airline corporate structure is very similar to the new China. The airline leaders are being trained in current practices and many new business foundations while applying the new knowledge to the airline itself. It is important to provide leaders with many business courses and leadership training so that they can continue to run a successful operation, and China?s business leaders are currently undergoing the same type of preparation. Another reason that Virgin Atlantic Airlines would be wise to move its operation into China is the litigation factor. Culturally, China has very little corporate litigation, which is societal similar to Japan. "
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