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Short-Tailed Albatross, 2005.
This paper discusses the ecological problems of the Short Tailed Albatross.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 3 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper explains that the Short Tailed Albatross has declined in population due to feather hunters in the late nineteenth century and collecting eggs for food, feathers to insulate quilts and pillows and for writing to quills. The paper relates that governments are implementing regulations in an effort to protect this species from potential extinction.
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"The Short-Tailed Albatross has perpetually decreased in population, especially in the Northern Hawaiian Islands. The decline is a direct result of hunting at breeding colonies over the years. The Albatross was/is killed for their eggs for food, and feathers to insulate down quilts, pillows, and sometimes hats. Writing quills were made out of wing and tail feathers while the rest of their body was processed into fertilizer. However, governments are implementing regulations in an effort to protect this species from potential extinction."
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Dynamic Equilibrium, 2005.
An overview of the white-tailed deer its feeding habits, habitat and reproduction.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper looks at the white-tailed deer, its distribution, ecosystems, feeding habits, reproduction, hunting, and conservation. The paper also describes the characteristics of the ideal habitat for these deer and discusses the need for deer management.
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The Cruelest Cut of All, 2005.
Examines the issue of cropping tails and ears off dogs.
857 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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Over seventy breeds of dogs regularly have their ears and tails cropped without medical benefit. There are many claims made by the people who perform this cruel surgery regarding the reasons why it should be done, however, this paper argues that their logic is flawed and easily debunked. It argues that, in reality, cropping ears and tails is not only unnecessary and not beneficial to the animal, but it is also dangerous and painful. Cropping the ears and tails of dogs is a bad practice which may lead to infection or other health problems and interferes with communication with other dogs and people.
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"Other dogs experience chronic pain and phantom sensations (like chronic itching) because of the cut nerves. The nerve damage can extend throughout the body and even effect the dog's ability to walk. Infection can lead to illness or death from the amputation. The ears become more prone to infection and infestation after they are cut because they are more exposed, and the immune system of the dog can be permanently damaged from the experience."
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Brand Image, 2003.
Examines the importance for Internet-based businesses ("e-tailing").
3,825 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 29 sources, $ 135.95
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Discusses the image as a crucial part of a firm's marketing program. Describes the characteristics of e-commerce and the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of foreign markets that affect brand image and performance.
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"The new and fast growing world of E-commerce is changing the way in which the world shops, with more than 1.6 million highly competitive commercial sites doing business on the World Wide Web in the early 2001's. Given the ever-increasing..."
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The Operational Infrastructure of Webvan, 2006.
A look at the importance of operations in e-tailing using e-tailer Webvan as an example.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 10 sources, $ 142.95
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This paper discusses the online e-tailer Webvan and the causes for its failure following the dot.com bust. Webvan was found to have completely disregarded traditional operation principles and practices by building such massive capacity into its operational infrastructure that its existing revenue model could not support it. Consequently Webvan was forced to spend exorbitant amounts of money in a misguided attempt to establish market share at all cost.
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"In a recent article, "Application of POM to e-Business: B2C e-Shopping," Martin Starr discusses the operational infrastructure of an e-retailing model utilizing Webvan as the central vehicle for his argument. Starr's primary argument is that by forsaking traditional operations practice and principle Webvan, and other purely e-tailing businesses, doomed themselves from the outset of their operations. Starr makes the observation that, "Webvan's rush to absorb all markets with the most expensive technology should have been scrutinized in terms of when break even could be achieved...Demand levels...could have been recognized as impractical...within...Webvan's spending rate" (p.122). Clearly Webvan believed, erroneously, that the e-tailing business model had separated itself not only from basic operations management principal and practice but also from basic business concepts of sustainable cash flows and margins. The conclusion of this..."
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Halley's Comet, 1987.
Discusses discovery, composition, nucleus, 1986 passage, probes from Earth, tail, solar wind and general comet data.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 31.95
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"This paper will discuss Halley's comet using several current sources which deal with topics such as how a comet works, what causes the comet to be what it is, what new discoveries have been made and what research has been done or is being done on Halley's Comet.
Very recently has come the first unambiguous evidence of organic molecules in the nucleus of Halley's comet. The evidence from recent examination of the infrared spectrum of the comet shows emission by the carbon-hydrogen bonds of a solid in the dust grains surrounding the nucleus of the comet. The temperature of the dust is about 400 K.(a determination made by Giotto, the European comet probe), and yet the wavelength emissions match those observed from bacteria in the library. A dust analyzer on the Giotto shows that the dust is composed of (...)"
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Internet Distribution for Windowsill Protectors, 2003.
A discussion on the migration of distribution system from traditional channels of distribution (special agents) to internet-based service for Windowsill Protectors.
2,382 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper is a case study of a migration project involving the introduction of a new channel of business to Home Accessories International, a provider of accessories to the home. The paper specifically focuses on a windowsill protector product line. The new channel is online distribution of this product (e-tailing).
Table of Contents:
Project Overview
Management Summary
Introduction
Migration Issues
Impact of E-tailing on Relationship with Existing Network of Specialised Distributors
Maintaining Existing Customer Loyalty to the HAI Brand Despite the Changing Channel of Distribution
Researching Legal Issues of Internet Based Distribution in an International Setting
Costs and Delivery Time-frame
Periodic Updates for Senior Management and Other Stakeholders
Conclusion
Appendix A
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"Home Accessories International (HAI) is a provider of various accessories to the home. Traditionally distribution of goods has been performed via a network of specialised distributors across Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. Senior management has recently decided to migrate an existing product line, windowsill protectors, to an online distribution system (e-tailing) in order to reduce the costs involved in relying on agents to market the goods to retail customers. This will be a test case which will be closely observed by other divisions of HAI. If successful, implementation will be extended throughout the company. E-tailing is unlikely to attract new customers in the first instance and this is not the aim of the project. Management will be satisfied to maintain the existing customer base during the first year of online operation."
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Computers and Writing, 2002.
An in-depth study into the issue of peer editing and collaborative writing - a practice whereby other students assist their classmates in improving their writing skills.
3,205 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 92.95
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A study which shows that there has been a vast increase in the use of computer support technology at the college level. It explains how, in the field of composition, this has dove-tailed with an increase in the use of peer editing and collaborative writing projects as a means to improve the quality of student learning. This project explores the question of whether computer technologies facilitate quality student learning through collaborative writing and what process best supports this goal.
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"Peer editing and collaborative writing as processes have emerged from the post-modernist tradition. This tradition is focused more on the text itself and its construction than on truth claims that the author has portrayed the real world. There is also an emphasis on the relationship between the reader and text, including who reads particular kinds of texts and what happens during that reading process. The reader participates in the construction of the text, which means that the reader, and groups or types of readers, participation in the construction of the consensus concept of reality (Barthes and Howard, 1991). Falch (1994) emphasized that point in his discussion of post-modernism and collaborative writing. For him, language arises specifically from embodiment, or the material nature of human existence. Language helps people to locate their identities in relationship to the physical world. The collaboration is between human physicality and human consciousness, expressed in language. This creates a perception of, and concepts about, reality. Collaborative writing is simply a more conscious, and explicit, process of creating consensus reality."
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Consumer Behavior at Wal-Mart, 2004.
This paper is a report of consumer behavior observed at Wal-Mart, especially in parents with children.
1,750 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 56.95
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The author hypothesized that, by watching the way people shop, she would find some correlation between the way adults act towards their children while shopping and the sort of shopping decisions they themselves make as they trained their children to be consumers. The author staked out a local Wal-Mart in the most culturally and racially diverse part of town to control for any sort of racial or class distinctions. Whenever the author saw two or more adults accompanied by one or more young children, she discreetly tailed them and observed their behavior. The paper relates that the observations showed the author?s original hypothesis regarding shopping as an educational experience was somewhat erroneous; with one exception (Case #2), the author did not observe any parents who were actively educating their kids concerning value judgments and purchasing choices. Observation notes included.
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"Impulsive shoppers had several aspects in common. First, they seemed to consistently purchase expensive items they didn?t necessarily need because they were a ?good deal? or ?really cute? while complaining about the cost of more basic items. This aspect cut across boundaries of financial security. Secondly, they seemed to view shopping as more of a social and emotional experience than non-impulsive shoppers did and were guided by peer pressure into shopping choices. Additionally, every impulsive shopper I noticed seemed to have some sort of emotional alienation issue, which particularly manifested itself in their relationship to their children and to their purchased products."
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Walking Experiment, 2005.
This paper is a complete simple experiment measuring the relative physical intensity rates related to stride requirements for level and inclined planes.
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper is a report of a simple experiment to familiarize the student with the process of doing and reporting research. The author reports that the procedure for the study, using twelve volunteer subjects ranging in age from 18 years to 24 years, consists of walking experiments on a sidewalk situated on a mild 15-degree hill and a treadmill set at a comparably difficult pace, with measurement by a pedometer. The paper reports that the results of the study did confirm the hypothesis that walking uphill on an inclined sidewalk would require approximately the same amount of time within a statistically significant measure as walking on comparably set treadmills situated indoors. Many tables and graphs included. Includes a Power Point presentation of the study.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Procedure
Results
Sidewalk
Treadmill
Correlations: Pearson 2-tailed
Conclusion
Appendix A: Sample Worksheet for Field Data Collection
Appendix B: Power-Point Presentation
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"The stopwatch was also stopped at this point by the researcher and the time required to take this many steps recorded on a worksheet by the researcher who was present and observing the experiments (a sample copy of such a worksheet is attached at Appendix A). In the event of inclement weather such as rain, snow or other elements that would impede the sidewalk field experiment, the walk should be postponed to another day with better weather; furthermore, attacks by stray dogs, interference by bystanders or other pedestrians or acts of God will invalidate any given subject's walk, which would then have to be repeated to ensure the reliability of the results. "
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The Fall of Patriarchy, 2006.
A discussion regarding socialization into the social system referred to as patriarchy.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper discusses patriarchy, the social system still prevalent today, whereby males are still perceived as the "strong" one and that boys naturally will be more active, demanding, noisy, and competitive than girls. The paper concludes that what began in prehistoric times as a cooperative system for survival, has become an albatross and we are stuck with living in a patriarchal society where women are to some extent, still oppressed.
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"Boys will consistently get more attention and more of the teacher's time. While girls will be expected to raise their hands before speaking (and corrected if they don't), boys will be allowed to blurt out answers in class. Girls will be "less likely to be called on by name ...asked fewer complex and abstract questions, receive less praise or constructive feedback, and ... given less direction on how to do things..." (Sadker, 2002, p. 239). Later on, boys will enroll in advanced computer classes, but girls will be in word processing and other clerical support programs (Sadker, 2002). Eventually, all this will be reflected in the careers they choose. Women will enroll in college programs to be teachers, social workers, nurses, and librarians, but only 7-14% of the men will enroll in these programs. Men will go instead where there is money and power."
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Shambhala International: A Modern Twist on Buddhism, 2007.
This paper explains and discusses the community Shambhala International as a modern twist of Buddhism.
2,584 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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In this article, the writer notes that in the early 1970s, Buddhist leader Chogyam Trungpa formed the Vajradhatu organization to legally unify his two teaching centers in the United States: Tail of the Tiger and Karma Dzong. The writer explains that decades later, Vajradhatu evolved into a community that encompassed Trungpa's teachings on Buddhism and his focus on the Kingdom of Shambhala: an idealistic world that Trungpa's students revered as the ultimate goal of enlightenment. The writer points out that this community became known as Shambhala International and is one of the most important Western movements of Buddhism today. The writer discusses that Shambhala International's roots in Vajrayana Buddhism and ever-changing curriculum have helped popularize Buddhism in the West for both serious practitioners of religion and those with a casual interest in Buddhist methods.
Outline:
Introduction
Origins of Shambhala International
Shambhala Education and Teachings
The Sacred Path
Evolution of Shambhala International
Shambhala Today
Conclusion
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"Both the practice of mediation and the idea of the warrior path linked into the larger concept of apprenticeship that Shambhala students completed at institutions such as Naropa University. Chogyam Trungpa gave meditation a very central role in the study of Shambhala teachings. He believed that practicing meditation as a tool for developing the heart and mind was essential to understanding how the two worked together. Developing the strength from following the warrior path and practicing meditation would, in theory, help a person to better understand the relationship between the self and the world that we perceive as reality. Discovering the oneness of reality and the phenomenal became the key point of the apprenticeship, and this concept was largely a result of the teachings that Trungpa was said to have found in termas."
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Amazon.com, 2008.
An overview of the reasons for the success of Amazon.com and the challenges it faces in the future.
2,340 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper reviews the success of Amazon.com, and projects whether or not the Amazon model will be as successful in the future. This paper then analyzes the case for the opposite type of e-commerce company, one based on very narrow or "walled" competitors. The paper also argues that Amazon's model must change into a modern-day distribution business, similar to Sears Roebuck in the 1800s. In addition, the paper argues that that the "long tail" strategy is the better one for up-and-coming companies, both because of the difficulty of raising Amazon-level amounts of capital, and because of changes in the Internet.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Reasons for Amazon's Survival and Success
Amazon's Business Model: The Next 5 Years
Customer
Suppliers
Physical Distribution
Specific Competencies
New-Found Competitiveness for Small- to Medium-Sized Companies
Modern-Day Smaller Competitors: Look Big While Staying Small
The Old Paradigm for Smaller Businesses
The New Paradigm for Small Businesses
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"Amazon benefited from a favorable supply situation with its first 'category-killer,' books. That's because books were published by thousands of publishers, and the suppliers were faced with a daunting network of wholesalers and retailers who were difficult to reach. Inventory requirements at the publisher were multiplied by difficulties at the retailer level. Industry practice dictated that publishers take back unsold books, which elevated their shipping and printing charges."
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Algebra, 2005.
A look at the use of algebra in everyday life.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper uses a problem from everyday life and sets up an algebraic equation to solve it. It then solves the problem. In this case the problem is a plane flying from San Francisco to Hawaii which experiences an emergency and it is necessary to determine at what point on the flight it is faster to continue to Hawaii than return to San Francisco, given the air speed, the tail wind factor and the distance between San Francisco and Hawaii.
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" A plane is flying miles from San Francisco to Hawaii. It is flying at a speed of mph and there is a tailwind blowing at mph. Problem How many hours after take off would it be faster to keep on flying to Hawaii than to turn around and fly back to San ..."
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Cultural Influences in Consumer Buying Behavior, 2008.
A research paper comparing traditional brick-and-mortar purchases and online sales in the United States and Russia.
14,950 words (approx. 59.8 pages), 35 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This research paper provides a background and overview of how cultural influences affect consumer buying behaviours to identify any commonalities and differences between consumers in the United States and Russia, and to determine what impact these differences and commonalities have on online and brick-and-mortar outlet purchasing behaviours. Chapter one introduces the topics under consideration, provides a statement of the problem, the purpose and importance of the study, as well as its scope and rationale. Chapter two provides a critical review of the relevant and peer-reviewed literature concerning e-commerce and e-tailing and a discussion of the respective economies of Russia and the United States today. Chapter three presents the study's methodology, a description of the study approach, the data-gathering method and the database of study consulted. Chapter four is comprised of an analysis of the data developed during the research process and chapter five presents the study's conclusions, a summary of the research and salient recommendations for companies seeking to establish or expand their online presence in the future.
Outline:
Introduction
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Data Analysis
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
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"The trends are clear and unmistakable. Just a decade ago, online sales were a very small part of the national economy of the United States and were virtually nonexistent in the former Soviet Union, and online sales in total comprised a tiny fraction of global trade. Today, though, online sales are in the tens of billions of dollars, and electronic commerce is becoming increasingly important to consumers, sellers, and entire economies. Though considered to be in its relative infancy, Internet usage and on-line marketing are also growing explosively. In fact, during 2003 alone, approximately 40 million households in the U.S. made at least one purchase from the Internet, up from only six million in 1994 (Black, 2005). Rapid innovations in a wide range of telecommunications, the volume and rapidity of air travel (in spite of the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States), e-business and instantaneous "live" television coverage of important - and not so important - events have made the world a smaller place in which to live and shop, but with an enormously wider selection of choices available for those with the right tools and access. Today, new words and terminologies have entered the vernacular to describe this emerging reality; e.g., Internet, e-commerce, KBE, ISPS, dot-com companies, web portals, telephony, PGs, wireless application protocols; combined with other buzzwords such as "creative destruction" and "paradigm shift," as well as neologisms such as "glocalization," "globalating" and "technoglobalism," it is clear that more and more businesses will be turning to the Internet as a way to improve their competitive advantage and increase their market share in current and additional markets (Mutalib, 2002). Indeed, advances in technology have provided useful supportive tools in the conventional market. For example, television and radio have greatly facilitated one-way communication. Various information systems can be used to process transactions, collect and analyze data."
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