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Seattle, Washington, 2006.
An analysis of the development of Seattle, Washington over the years.
2,471 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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Seattle has successfully weathered the developmental challenges of the 20th century and has emerged today as a leading American city that boasts an excellent standard of living, quality public schools and a penchant for high-tech industries and alternative music that has kept the city young - at least in spirit. To determine how Seattle has changed and why over the years, this paper provides a review of the relevant literature to identify the city's physical, climatic, population and cultural attributes, followed by an assessment of Seattle's economic condition and availability of natural resources. An examination of the urban form of the city is followed by a prognosis for Seattle's future.
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Review and Analysis
Major Physical Landforms in the Area
Seattle's Climate
Population Changes over the Last Two Decades
Cultural Characteristics of Seattle
General Economic Conditions
Availability of Past and Current Natural Resources
Urban Form of Seattle
Prognosis for the Future
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"The city is also a major producer of contemporary music and has attracted more than its share of big name bands over the past 20 years. In his essay, "Why Seattle? An Examination of an Alternative Rock Culture Hearth," Thomas Bell (1998) reports that sometimes the sound is called "grunge," but in reality, the "Seattle sound" is reflective of the youth culture in this area. "The music of the extraordinarily creative Seattle bands," Bell says, "ranged from folk rock to heavy metal. Three common elements in the music seem to emerge: it is loud, it is honest, and it has often been difficult for the bands that play this music to receive a high degree of local recognition" (35). "
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WTO in Seattle, 2002.
A look at the failure of the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations in Seattle, Washington in 1999.
3,706 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 27 sources, MLA, $ 102.95
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This paper examines critically the disagreements over international trade issues which led to the failure of the trade negotiations at the November 30-December 3, 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattle, Washington. It discusses how the 134 trade ministers who met in Seattle failed to agree on further liberalization of the global trading system because of substantive differences among the developed nations and between them and the less developed countries (LDCs) over a wide range of issues. It analyzes how the anti-WTO demonstrations, marches and sporadic violence outside the convention center where delegates to the WTO conference met did not cause those disagreements, but how the debacle in Seattle reflected the growing political strength of the forces of economic nationalism which has arrested progress toward further reduction in international trade barriers.
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"One reason the conference failed was that it was hastily arranged without pre-agreement among any of the participants even as to the items to be placed on the agenda of the conference. The term of the previous director general of WTO, an Italian, Renato Ruggiero, ended on April 30, 1999. Between then and September a debilitating struggle over his successor ensued. Japan and most Third World members supported the candidacy of Thai Supachai Pantichpakdi while the United States and the European Union (EU) favored Michael Moore, a former Prime Minister of New Zealand, who was ultimately selected, but did not take office until after September 1. The Economist said that "preparations for Seattle started later and little common ground was found." Barchefsky was preoccupied with the WTO negotiations with the PRC and other trade disputes."
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Albuquerque, Denver & Seattle, 2006.
A review of the book 'Historic Preservation and the Imagined West: Albuquerque, Denver and Seattle' by Judy Mattivi Morley.
1,005 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper takes a look at Judy Mattivi Morley's book, 'Historic Preservation and the Imagined West: Albuquerque, Denver and Seattle'.
According to the paper, along with the cities of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Seattle, Washington, the city of Denver, Colorado has gone through many phases and many changes in its history. The paper discusses the clashes between preserving historic districts and bulldozing them down for "urban renewal".
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"But during the Great Depression the square fell into hard times: "Pioneer Square's social deterioration mirrored its physical decline," Morley explained on page 71. More bad luck happened when there was an earthquake in 1948 that caused a lot of structural damage to buildings in Pioneer Square. Then in the late 1950s the Central Association of Seattle was created to upgrade the city's image and infrastructure, and the Seattle Center was built in 1962 for the World's Fair. In the late 1960s, the clean-up of Pioneer Square began, as buildings were renovated and artists, architects, interior designers who "liked the aesthetics of the old buildings" (Morley, 75) - along with young professionals who prized the proximity to downtown - began moving in."
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The Seattle Impact, 2002.
A look at the results and implications of the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Seattle.
1,327 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper describes the events of November 30, 1999 when the world witnessed a major event that happened in Seattle, Washington, wherein mob violence resulted to an otherwise peaceful demonstration of organized protesters who have come to protest against the opening of the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting. It looks at how the events became known as the Seattle Impact because of the massive violence that occurred that day. It attempts to analyze why the violence broke out and how public action aimed to extend the message to the WTO that the people were no longer allowing unfair treatment and anomalies from trade policies and negotiations among nations in the international market. It evaluates how the attempt by WTO to improve trade policies afterwards suggests that the Seattle Impact did have a significant effect and resulted in improving and changing the ways and methods WTO handled its policy-making functions.
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"This statement by Jackson implies that WTO is allegedly involved in activities that are directly in contrast to what its objectives are since it was founded in 1995. World Trade Organization (WTO) was formed in the year 1995 to function as the following: (1) an organization that allows for predictable and growing access to markets, and (2) promotes fair competition among countries in the international trade market (USIS 1996). Aside from these two main functions, WTO also has the function of acting as mediator between two disputing countries in relation to trade policy problems, and to administer and cooperate in the formulation and implementation of ?global policy-making.? These functions illustrate the vital role that WTO plays in the state of economy of almost all nations and economies in the world."
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Chief Seattle and the Tragedy of the Commons, 2004.
An analysis of Chief Seattle's famous 1854 speech concerning land ownership.
973 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses the tragedy of the commons, explaining the concept of "commons" as any kind of resource which is divided up and shared by a group of people. The paper examines issues of ownership as opposed to stewardship. The paper analyzes Chief Seattle's well-known 1854 speech regarding possession of the land, in which he expounds upon a Native-American belief of stewardship of the land.
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"As capitalists first and Americans second, we believe strongly in the concept of ownership. We own and use the Earth and the material goods Earth's raw materials help us produce, and feel a proprietary command over them. When Communism developed as an alternative to the concept of unadulterated ownership, we responded with the fear and anger of one whose child had been taken. Ownership of the land, its materials and its spoils are more integral to American society and thought than any other characteristics or facets. However, this concept is subject to the limitations and inevitable truth of the tragedy of the commons, and we will eventually be dupes to this incontrovertible logic."
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"Sleepless in Seattle", 2005.
This paper explores Nora and Delia Ephron's movie "Sleepless in Seattle" and the themes of feminism present.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the movie "Sleepless in Seattle" by Nora and Delia Ephron. The paper examines how the entire plot is based on feminism, beginning with the moment the boy calls the radio station and continuing until the moment Tom Hanks, Beg Ryan and Ross Malinger are together. The paper points out that feminism can be seen in the characters of Annie, Sam and Jonah. The paper explains that Annie must find a man who excites her and not settle for someone who is stable and offers security while Sam must find a perfect love like he had with his wife.
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"The "superwoman" must have the "superman" to have a life that is happy and blessed. Pure feminism is that the only way a woman can be happy is through marrying the "right" man. Feminism is seen throughout the movie of "Sleepless in Seattle" by Nora and Delia Ephron. Imagine a young boy making a phone call to a radio talk show to talk about the depression his father is feeling after losing the boy's mother. Feminism is seen in the social relations in this movie such as a superwoman who has a career and wants a superman and the feminist viewpoint that single fathers do not make good parents so Jonah needs a mother. Ephron begins the movie with a young boy, Jonah, who is worried about his father, Sam. Sam and his son recently left Chicago and started a new life in Seattle, after the death of Sam's wife."
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Rhinehart vs. Seattle Times, 1995.
Examines the 1982-1983 case involving Constitutional conflicts between the freedom of religion and the right to privacy and freedom of press and speech.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF ACCESS
Introduction
The rights preserved for people by the Constitution of the United States frequently conflict with one another. Such conflict occurred in the case of Keith Milton Rhinehart, ET AL, Respondents, v. The Seattle Times Company, ET AL, Petitioners.. Several clashes of constitutionally guaranteed rights occurred in this case. Some of these clashes involved the right of access to the courts which is inferred by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
This research examines the issues involved in the Rhinehart v. Seattle Times case.. The principal emphasis in this examination is on the right of access to the courts. All of the clashes of rights involved in this case are addressed, however, as each to some ..."
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University of Washington, 2008.
A personal statement for entry in the University of Washington, Seattle.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper is the author's personal feelings on why he should be accepted into the University of Washington, Seattle. It discusses how he feels suited to the particular courses offered there as well as to life in Seattle itself.
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"In part, I feel that it is the differing cultures in these areas that have led me to make the decision to move from New York. I find that the Seattle area has a more open and tolerant culture than the area in which I currently live. This openness and tolerance is important to me. As a gay man I have experienced a great deal of intolerance, particularly when I chose to reveal my lifestyle to my family, friends, and others around me. This coming out taught me a great deal about myself--and about the culture in which I live--as I dealt with the intolerance that I then faced on a daily basis. "
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Booker T. Washington, 2004.
This paper is a brief biography of Booker T. Washington.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper is a brief biography of the African American leader Booker T. Washington. The paper characterizes Washington as an astute politician and pragmatist. The paper also includes negative criticisms of Washington's views and actions.
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"Booker T Washington was an astute politician and a pragmatist. He was not an apologist or an enabler of segregation. He believed in the idea that steady progress towards equality for all Americans was a goal worth working for and he worked his entire life to elevate the status of Black Americans. In April Booker T Washington was born in slavery on a acre tobacco farm in Virginia."
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"George Washington: A Biography", 2002.
Reviews John R. Alden's famous book "George Washington: A Biography".
1,218 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses "George Washington: A Biography" by John R. Alden, in which he not only focuses on Washington?s success as an outstanding general, but also tries to show his readers Washington?s personality, his nationalist character, lifestyle and experiences. The paper shows how, in his book, Alden gives his readers a variety of perspectives of the American Revolutionary War and how the victory related to Washington and his way of managing his troops.
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"Alden thinks that Washington had grown enormously in stature during the Revolutionary War. He calls Washington ?a man of unquestioned integrity? and a man who quickly learned to trust his own judgement. Alden also gives and example of the relationship between the Congress and Washington himself by indicating that Washington sometimes railed at Congress for its failure to supply troops and for the bungling fiscal measures that furstrated his efforts to secure adequate material. At the same time, though, Alden describes that Washington?s relations with Congress and with the state governments ?exemplary? during the Revolutionary War, which was strongly related to his ability to deal with the civil authority."
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Washington's Foreign Policy, 2002.
Discusses the views on foreign policty of America's first president, George Washington.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper presents a discussion about the foreign policy issues of America's fist president George Washington. Washington, an isolationist, was staunch in his advice and belief that the United States should stay out of foreign affairs unless they involved the US directly.
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Washington State Wine Industry, 2005.
A discussion regarding the American wines produced in Washington State.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper reviews the competitive forces of the wine industry apparent in Washington State. According to this paper, Washington State is a major source of wine for the domestic and foreign markets, with wine regions that include six federally recognized American Viticultural Areas (AVAs). The paper also compares the area with that of the great French wine regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy.
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"California gets more attention as a wine producer, but Washington State is also a major source of wine for the domestic and foreign markets. The Washington area offers several key elements that serve as competitive advantages for the Washington wine industry. First, Washington is located on approximately the same latitude as the great French wine regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy. Washington wine regions also include six federally recognized American Viticultural Areas (AVAs). These regions experience a variety of climates and soils, and combined with the long summer sunlight hours of northern latitudes, this fact creates prime growing regions, most of them found in the valleys and on the hillsides of areas east of the Cascade Mountains."
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George Washington, 2004.
This paper discusses George Washington?s political leadership.
2,230 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper explains that, judging from his historical record, George Washington was not a leader who avoided taking the initiative to make important and effective snap decisions during trying times of crisis. The author points out that Washington was perhaps among the greatest of the American presidents in the area of moral authority. His leadership was informed by a staunch morality that provided the general public with a near-mythical model of correct speech and action. The paper states that George Washington?s policy on international relations shows he was a leader who was well aware of the world around him, and his first international objective concerned the setup of friendly foreign relations for the peaceful continuance of American national growth.
Table of Contents
Crisis Leadership
Moral Authority
International Relations
Setting an Agenda for the American Nation
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"While the slow building of Hamiltonian Federalism and Jeffersonian
Republicanism was too gradual and inevitable to really be called a crisis, the eventual clash of the two forces was, in that it split the country into two distinct halves: the industrialized northeast and the agrarian south. In the south, a form of aristocracy was growing up more around an agrarian economy of bartering than an industrial economy of liquid capital. The president was pressed by Thomas Jefferson, a representative of the blue-blooded south; and Alexander Hamilton, a man of humble beginnings who had made a name for himself through his genius and financial acumen. Washington did the best that he could to see both sides of the story, and when he instituted a federalized bank, it was assumedly with reservations concerning the negative reactions his friend."
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Washington Irving, 2006.
A look at the classic writing style of American legend author, Washington Irving.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 44.95
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Washington Irving was. and still remains. one of the most respected and looked up to authors of all time. The paper explains that his witty stories kept you on the edge of your seat with fictional situations that readers cannot get enough of, even to this day. Writers still examine his writings trying to find out what it is that Mr. Washington Irving had that set him apart from all other literary figures of his time and ours. It explains that one idea leads to his travels of the world and others to his childhood. The writer concludes that we will never know just what it is that Washington Irving was thinking when he wrote the American classics that we still read today.
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"After having worked for three months on the History of the Conquest of Mexico, Irving found out famous historian William Prescott had decided to write a book on the same subject and abandoned his theme, "to be treated by one who will built up from it an enduring monument in the literature of country"(Codway). Between the years 1842-1845 Irving was U.S. Ambassador in Spain. At the age of sixty-two Irving wrote to his friends in America. "My heart yearns for home; and I have now probably turned the last corner in life, and my remaining years are growing scanty in number, I begrude every one that I am obliged to pass separated from my cottage and my kindred..."(Tuttleton)."
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Booker T. Washington, 2005.
This paper discusses the philosophy of early African-American leader Booker T. Washington that "hard work will set us free."
1,285 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that, during a time when many African-Americans believed that only book education would grant them equality, Booker T. Washington, who led the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, startled the country by implying that his race would only achieve equality through a fusion of physical labor, personal hygiene and book education. The author points out that many of the students, who once were slaves, entered the Tuskegee Institute unaware that they should bathe everyday or even how to bathe. The paper relates that, although Washington was criticized by many, especially W.E.B. Du Bois, for not demanding total black equality and freedom, Washington chose to build character, self-esteem and self-reliance in every student, enabling them to become whole, spiritually and scholastically.
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"Shortly after Tuskegee was opened, Washington purchased a field, enabling the students to obtain skills in agriculture and produce their own food. Washington spoke of a certain student who had grown sixty-six bushels of sweet potatoes from one acre of land, where the average bushel was only forty-nine. The student was able to accomplish this because he had acquired the knowledge of both the chemistry of the soil and of advanced methods of agriculture. Many of the white farmers had approached this student inquiring about the raising of sweet potatoes, respecting him because he had contributed to the growth and wealth of the community. Washington explained, " my theory of education for the Negro would not, for example, confine him for all time to farm life...but that if he succeeded in this line of industry, he could lay the foundations upon which his children and grandchildren could grow to higher and more important things in life.""
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