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Stretching, 2007.
This paper compares and contrasts the static and dynamic forms of fitness stretching.
1,184 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper looks at fitness stretching, which enhances flexibility. The paper discusses the differences between the static or dynamic forms of stretching. The paper also shows how these forms of stretching have pros and cons in different scenarios and for athletes with different levels of fitness.
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"A good contrast between the two types of stretches might be seen in a runner preparing for a hard workout or a race. A runner engaged in dynamic stretching might do some chest-to-knee running, or exaggerated skipping, while a runner engaged in static stretching might lean up against a wall in a lunge, to stretch his quadriceps muscles and hamstrings. Dynamic also means motion, thus dynamic stretching may include arm swings, knee rotations, and neck circles, while static stretching is traditionally not performed with much of a range of motion, and certainly not fast motions (Campbell, 2007). Players in sports requiring pinpoint reflexes and reactions, like basketball players and soccer players, are often devout exponents of dynamic stretching."
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Stretching and its Effect on Avoiding Injury, 2002.
This paper discusses what happens in the body during a stretch at the cellular level.
2,075 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 65.95
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This paper discusses the importance of stretching and avoidance of injuries by fixing muscle imbalances, which are an alteration in the lengths of muscles. The author includes material on synergistic dominance, reciprocal dominance and strategies of stretching. The paper contains research from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, The Journal of Sports Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
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"If you have ever played sports, or done anything that has to do with physical activity, you have known someone who has injured him/herself from pulling their hamstring, groin, quadriceps, or other common muscles. Unfortunately, too many athletes have no idea why they injured themselves; they usually think it is from overuse, like running too hard, or lifting a ridiculous amount of weight. Never does one hear of an athlete thinking they were injured because of muscle imbalances, which lead to synergistic dominance, which lead to a tear in the muscle. Too many people, athletes in general, are unaware of 1) the causes of injury, and 2) how to avoid injury. Fortunately, injuries can be avoided through means of corrective stretching."
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"If you have ever played sports, or done anything that has to do with physical activity, you have known someone who has injured him/herself from pulling their hamstring, groin, quadriceps, or other common muscles. Unfortunately, too many athletes have no idea why they injured themselves; they usually think it is from overuse, like running too hard, or lifting a ridiculous amount of weight. Never does one hear of an athlete thinking they were injured because of muscle imbalances, which lead to synergistic dominance, which lead to a tear in the muscle. Too many people, athletes in general, are unaware of 1) the causes of injury, and 2) how to avoid injury. Fortunately, injuries can be avoided through means of corrective stretching."
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Marks and Spencer: Brand Stretching, 2005.
A study examining the Marks and Spencer brand (M&S), to show whether or not M&S can stretch their brand onto new areas.
16,388 words (approx. 65.6 pages), 36 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This study revolves around examining whether the Marks and Spencer brand can be extended onto new products and services. In order to carry this out, the paper first examines the current state of knowledge and theory in the field of brand extension, defines the Marks and Spencer brand in the company's own terms, and defines the brand from the general public's perspective. Finally, the paper reconciles the two points of view in order to evaluate the possibility of extending the brand onto a selection of proposed products and services.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Statement of the Problem/Research Question
Purpose of the Study
Importance of the Study
Scope of the Study
Rationale for the Study
Objectives for the Study
Limitations of the Study
Overview of the Study
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Research Design
Data Analysis ANALYSIS OF THE DATA 40
Summary, Conclusions, Recommendations
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"While this study allows for a better understanding of Marks and Spencer, there is a deeper significance to the issue as well. There are many companies that have been involved with brand stretching, and some have been more successful than others. By utilising a study such as this one, companies that are considering brand stretching in the future can have a better idea of whether their idea has merit and whether brand stretching might work for them. Every company is different and has specific issues that must be dealt with if they choose to stretch their brand, but studies such as this one can lend credibility to the issue and help to show what kinds of things should be looked at when companies consider brand stretching."
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The Mainstream Right in France, 2001.
A discussion on whether the present difficulties of the mainstream right in France are due to more short-term factors or to deep-seated causes stretching back beyond the origins of the 5th Republic.
3,797 words (approx. 15.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 104.95
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This paper examines the key reasons behind the decline of the mainstream right wing at various points in the past and assesses their relevance on present-day French political and social life. It looks at how given their pre-eminence over other right wing parties and relatively moderate views and policies, the RPR and UDF constitute the definition of ?mainstream? Right. It attempts to show that short-term factors are responsible for creating the recent difficulties of the mainstream Right and how and solutions to these problems are impeded by a number of factors, which have adversely affected the right over a number of years.
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"Immediately following the creation of the 5th Republic, the Right in France entered an unprecedented period of political domination, yet this began to wane following the death of Charles de Gaulle in 1974. Much of the Right?s success in the previous two decades could be attributed to the presence of De Gaulle, but without him, the Gaullists found themselves losing support relative to other Right Wing parties. To French voters, the Gaullist Party had seemed the ?natural? party of government throughout the 1960s as it provided domestic cohesion with strong institutions, a powerful executive presidency, a vigorous economy, worker ?participation? in firms and social protection."
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Humanities, 2006.
A review of five extracts from various literary and philosophical writings.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses five passages from a variety of literary and philosophical works stretching across centuries of European civilization. The paper reviews the theme of reflection vs. action reiterated in different forms in different contexts. As this essay reveals, through an analysis of each text in terms of its contexts - and with reference to the other texts - the ideal is not a dedication to one nor the other but, rather, to a moderate application of reflection to action.
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Book Review - "Planet of Slums.", 2008.
A book review of "Planet of Slums" by Mike Davis.
1,979 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper reviews the book by Mike Davis entitled "Planet of Slums" which critics describe as "groundbreaking, mind-stretching stuff." The writer describes Davis as a "social geographer", provides an in-depth account of the book and, while admitting that it could be depressing for some to read, recommends it highly.
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"The hard cover copy of Planet of Slums that I reviewed is a compact, well-written 228 pages of academic argument. Unlike all too many treatises in this genre, the reader is not left to drown in jargon - Davis writes in a style that is accessible to most people, not just to subject specialists. This is appropriate, as he clearly means to speak to the everyman (or everywoman). This book appears intended to warn anyone who will listen of the unpleasant fate we are heading towards at unprecedented speed - a future in which most of the planet is swallowed by ever-spreading slums, and the majority of human beings are fated to live in festering squalor, rather than in the brave new world previously envisaged by more optimistic prophets. In Davis's words:"
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Creation Stories, 2006.
This paper explains and compares the Norse or Hungarian creation myth and the "Old-Man-in-the-Sky" creation myth of the Salish tribe of North America.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains that the one common theme, found in both stories, is the presence of the "all powerful", which, in the "Old-Man-in-the-Sky", was the one who had complete control over all things on earth and, in the Norse story, was father eternity who had control over the world. The author points out that some of the key features of the "Old-Man-in-the-Sky" myth are the distinction placed on the white man as inherently different from the Native Americans and the essential part played by a beaver, an otter, a bear and a buffalo, which are found in the area the Salish people lived (northern parts of Washington stretching to Montana). The paper states that both of these myths reflect the cultures of the people who adopted them and help explain why each society performs the way they do.
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"The second of the creation myths comes from the Salish Native American Tribe and sometimes called the Flatheads. There are only two main characters to this story, Old-Man-in-the-Sky, and Old Man Coyote. This story begins with the world already created by Old-Man-in-the-Sky. After creating the world, Old-Man-in-the-Sky drained off the water and collected it into the "big salt holes" to from the oceans, and the land dried out except for the lakes and rivers. One day Old man Coyote became lonely and went up to the sky world and would talk to Old-Man-in-the-Sky."
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Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay, 2002.
A comparison of the ideals of these two politicians.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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This seven-page book report highlights similarities and differences between the two political leaders of America, Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and Henry Clay (1777-1853). Moreover, the paper will also address the fundamental and crucial issues surrounding American public as well as the leaders in power during the antebellum period stretching to 35 years, from 1820-1855.
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The Architecture of London and Paris, 2006.
A Comparison of the architecture of London and Paris from approximately 1400 to 2000.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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The following paper reviews the architecture of London and Paris during the period stretching from AD 1400 to 2000. The paper explores the similarities and differences between the two cities as it pertains to architecture; suffice it to say, while there are general similarities there are many more differences, and the paper explores how architectural divergences explain the differences in atmosphere and appearances between the two metropolises. At the same time the paper considers the differing architectural styles that distinguish the two world class cities.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne, 2004.
An analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his rejection of Puritan values.
1,135 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses the ideas expounded by Nathaniel Hawthorne, often thought of today as a reflection of Puritan values, although in Puritan times, he would have been recognized as a reformer at best and a heretic at worst. The paper discusses several of his works, "The Scarlet Letter," "The House of Seven Gables," "Young Goodman Brown,, "The Birthmark," and "Rappaccini's Daughter," claiming they show evidence of countless examples of a stretching of strict values. The paper contends that, by rejecting the ideals of the Puritan and the Victorian eras, Hawthorne acts as a soothsayer of the coming age of cyclical relaxation that can be seen, respectively, in the Flapper Era and in the 1960s.
From the Paper
"Much of Hawthorne's message in his most well known work, The Scarlet Letter is one of feminine independence. The structure of Hester's society was such that she was challenged by her circumstances and even more challenged by the community in which she lived. Her social standing fell to that of a relative harlot when her very public fall from grace was revealed by her pregnancy, a pregnancy clearly begotten outside of her marriage bed. As has been clearly pointed out countless time the work is steeped in the biblical traditions of the Puritan Era and Hawthorne himself interweaves countless analogous meanings in his work."
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Edward Steichen, 2006.
An analysis of the life, times and art of the photographer Edward Steichen.
1,144 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines how Edward Steichen engaged in photographic psychological exploration and how he constantly stretched what was once construed as a purely reproductive or at best journalistic form of media to where it had never been stretched before. It looks at how over the course of a long career that spanned nearly a century, Steichen's portraits encompassed a diverse and illustrious cast of characters, ranging from Richard Strauss to J. P. Morgan, Maurice Maeterlinck to George Bernard Shaw.
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"The hazy, opaque quality of the Swanson reproduction is characteristic of much of Steichen's photography, as well as the photo's merging of the popular art of cinema and photography with techniques often found in European high art. Steichen was born in Europe, to European parents, but his family emigrated from Luxembourg, to the United States in 1882. Steichen became interested in photography when he was sixteen, just at the turn of the new century. ("Edward Steichen," Getty Museum, 2004) Steichen's most formative years as a developing artist came during his service in World War I, where he organized an aerial photography unit for the United States Army. "
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Shakespeare and Metatheatre, 2006.
An examination of William Shakespeare's use of the 'play within the play' in "Hamlet", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
3,288 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 94.95
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This paper examines how Shakespeare draws on the stage metaphor, an ancient idea stretching back to the time of Pythagoras and incorporates this comparison of the real world and the world of theatre into a number of his plays. Through an analysis of "Hamlet", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream", it looks at how by mirroring themes in the main plots and by blending life/reality and theatre/illusion and blurring the boundaries between them, Shakespeare's metatheatre illustrates some of the ways in which reality and illusion seep into both life and drama.
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"Elizabethan dramatists like Shakespeare felt the need to acknowledge and define the relationship between their illusory plays and reality, as Anne Righter says: 'A sense of contact with the audience...had to be maintained, a means of relating the play world with that reality upon which plays are built.' By drawing our attention to and making obvious the theatrical elements in the plays, Shakespeare was able to force the audience to acknowledge the artificiality of life, by breaking the 'fourth wall' of conventional naturalistic theatre, the proscenium arch separating actors and audience. In Hamlet, Shakespeare deals with realistic issues such as love, insanity, desire and self-hatred, but by casting Hamlet in the role of someone purposefully putting on an 'antic disposition' (I.v.172) - this being a sort of metatheatre in its own artificiality - he prompts the audience not only to consider the various themes as they might arise in their own experience, but also to question the entire nature of reality in this world. "
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Bush's War Policy, 2005.
A public opinion paper about President George Bush's war policy in Iraq.
2,850 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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An essay about the Bush administration's policies to promote the war in Iraq, including quotes from the president's speeches and press conferences with Ari Fletcher. The essay also sheds light on the similarities between Vietnam and Iraq from the point of "governmental deceiving" - citing documents as the Downing Street memo - and comments on the reaction to this policy.
Table of Contents
Introduction
From Stretching the Truth to White Lies
Unleashing Public Paranoia: WMD
"Late Edition" of Realizing the Inaccuracy of Substantial Information
Promoting "Anthropological Romanticism Today
Vietnam: (Do Not) Play it Again, (Uncle) Sam
Conclusion
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""We will never back down, we will never give in, we will never accept anything less than complete victory." -said President George W. Bush in his speech on Iraq on Friday, November 11 that can be observed as the manifestation of a well-tried tactic to conjure up the spirit of "the free and the brave" .But why is there a need for such rousing performances? Why is there a need for such, in a way, far-fetched and idealistic goal? Why is there a need for any kind of justification by the Government at all? Is the answer related to the waning enthusiasm of the public towards the support of the war on Iraq and the forecast that the "Iraqi Intervention" is far from its end?"
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Canadian Transcontinental Rail, 2002.
An overview of the Canadian Transcontinental Rail, one of the great engineering feats of the late 19th century.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper is on the Canadian Transcontinental Rail-an engineering feat of the 19th Century. When the Canadian Pacific Railway was finished on November 7, 1885, stretching from Canada's eastern seaboard to the mountainous west coast, it was rightly considered one of the great engineering feats of the late 19th century.
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Ancient Athens: Delian League To An Empire, 2003.
A history and examination of how Ancient Athens, out of necessity of protecting its allies and lands, grew from a powerful city-state to an Aegean Empire.
2,640 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper gives a history of how Athens, originally looking for a united front against the invading Persian armies during the Persian Wars in antiquity, grew from an influential city-state to one of the world's first empires, stretching its power base across the entire Aegean sea. The paper begins by discussing how the Delian League, the pretext to what would become the Athenian Empire, came into being as a direct way to combat the invading Persians. The alliance was created out of necessity, as a united Greek front would be the only way to repel the massive Persian army under King Xerxes. A brief history of the Persian Wars is given, with Persia's invasion of Northern Greece and the burning of the Acropolis in Athens, but eventually their defeat at the hands of the Athenian general Cimon at the mouth of the Eurymedon River. After Persia was defeated and their troops driven back to Asia, Athens was firmly set as the predominant military and economic leader of all of Greece. The Delian League that was organized to fight against the Persians soon evolved into an Athenian Empire, with Athens collecting tribute and taxes from other city-states in exchange for protection and economic stability. Athens used their power to create a more safe and secure Greece, but was eventually corrupted by greedy politicians who abused other Greek city-states to the point of war. The second half of the paper goes into detail over how Athens was justified to create an empire, as it brought about prosperity for all involved. This includes the destruction of piracy and the opening up with trade routes to eastern Turkey. Ancient sources are heavily quoted to reinforce the argument that having a single dominant polis inevitably stabilized the once troubled area of Ancient Greece. This section also deals with Athens feeling morally obligated to spread their particular form of democracy to all of the other city-states, and their desire to see Sparta have their power limited. This ancient Cold War would eventually boil over into the Peloponnesian War, and the result ended in a weakened Greece that would not rise to prosperity again until Alexander The Great unified Greece.
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"During the expansion of Athenian power, an economic concept developed that allowed a particular polis to form an economic alliance with a fellow Delian League member. This agreement would allow the two states to work together in transporting particular goods through their territories to a marketplace where the goods would be sold, and the profit generated from the selling of the goods would be evenly distributed between the two Greek states. Such an example of this economic unity can be seen in agreement between Athens and the polis of Phaselis, which held joint control over certain economic endeavors and even adopted the same coinage for a short span of history. Athens also made it clear that if the city-states were to live under the protection of Athens, then the economic system should be standardized."
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