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Toru Takemitsu (1930 ?1996), 2006.
An biographical account of the life and career of Japanese composer, Toru Takemitsu.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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Born on October 8, 1930 in Tokyo, Toru Takemitsu spent his early childhood in China where his father had a job. He returned to Japan in 1938 when he was eight years old to continue his education. He was recruited into the Japanese army when he was only 14. However, the time spent in the army introduced Takemitsu to the world of music. An officer in his unit often played the French chansons on the gramophone for his soldiers. Immediately after the war he got a job in the newly established American military base in Japan. This paper discusses, Toru Takemitsu, the first contemporary Japanese composer to become known in the West. The paper describes his childhood, how he was introduced to music during his army career and his career as a composer.
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Radio 1930-1960, 2004.
A look at the history of American radio during the years 1930-1960.
2,146 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper examines how, during the years from 1930-1960, radio became an increasingly popular form of entertainment for Americans. It looks at how technological changes helped spark the spectacular growth of radio and how in the 1930s radio programs were hugely varied and included a wide number of entertainment programs, as well as a number of hugely popular news programs. It explores how governmental intervention in radio began in 1934 with the creation of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and how, in the years from 1930 to 1960, radio gradually shifted its focus from variety-style entertainment programs to music programming, largely as a result of the appearance of television. It also discusses how radio today focuses largely on the music industry rather than the variety programs that were popular during the years 1930-1940, but still remains a hugely popular part of American culture.
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Introduction
Government Involvement
Technology
The Growth of Radio 1930-1960
Programming
Famous Moments
Important People and Performers
The Preservation of Old-Time Radio
Conclusion
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"In the 1940s, FM became popular, as the FCC authorized broadcasting on 42-50MHZ. During the war, manufacturing and technology boom in radio, although home users were limited by wartime shortages. In 1945, the FCC changed the FM band to 88 to 108 megacycles. In 1946, selenium rectifiers began to replace vacuum tube rectifiers. By 1947 the size of radios were reduced, as miniature rectifiers, tubes, transformers and printed circuit boards became popular. The transistor was invented in 1947, and first introduced to the public in 1948 (A Brief History of Radio). "
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"Himmler's Cavalry: The Equestrian SS, 1930-1945", 2002.
An analysis of the book "Himmler's Cavalry: The Equestrian SS, 1930-1945" by Paul Wilson.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This paper will review the book "Himmler's Cavalry: The Equestrian SS, 1930-1945", detail the strong points in the book, and answer the question: Did Paul Wilson succeed at discovering the truth in the life of Himmler.
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996, 2002.
A look at some of the outcomes from the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the Telecommunications Act of 1996 commenting on the various policies that were introduces in it e.g. deregulation of communications industry, local operating companies allowed to offer long distance, long distance companies allowed to offer local service etc.
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The Telecommunications Act Of 1996, 2002.
This paper discusses the effects of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 on the Dayton, Ohio market.
2,610 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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The paper discusses that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 attempted to create competition in the local markets. The paper describes the Dayton Ohio telecommunication market before and after the act. The author feels that instead of improving the communications market, the act was hurtful and caused a lot of money to be lost within many companies that were in good standing before the act.
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"Before the Telecommunication Act of 1996, Dayton, Ohio had many successful media communication. In the early 50s, there was the nation's first licensed, non-commercial television station was Ohio's WCET, Cincinnati, which went on the air in 1954. By 1960, three more public television stations had been licensed in Ohio. To sustain development of public TV in Ohio and to supply financial support and services to the stations, in 1961, the Ohio General Assembly formed the Ohio Educational Television Network Commission."
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1930's Shock Movies, 2002.
The paper compares/contrasts the 1930 movies - Jean Cocteau's "The Blood of a Poet" and Dali/Bunuel's "The Andalusian Dog".
1,720 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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The paper discusses parallels between the two works, discusses symbolism in the films. It shows how the period of 1920-1930 was one of experimentation and pushing of new borders and how these films are classic examples of this new genre. The writer explains how both films reject the laws of traditional narrative principles, provoke thought and are abundant with symbols.
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"The birth of cinematography as a new art form enabled artists to explore new possibilities of experimenting and shocking the viewers with scandalous novelty. In the 1920s-1930s experimental filmmaking flourished in Paris, where the filmmakers were less inhibited by traditional morals and guidelines. It is probably the major reason why two of the outstanding experimental films of the century Bunuel?s ?Un chien andalou? (The Andalusian Dog) and Cocteau?s ?Le sang d?un poete? (The Blood of a Poet) were conceived and created there. Despite their author?s dislike for each other and each others? work the films strangely resemble one another."
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996, 2005.
An analysis of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
2,977 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper examines the impact of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in terms of the industry standards that it broke and reset. The paper focuses on AT&T in order to show how a large company can receive benefits by breaking into smaller markets under the Act. The paper explores the various implementations of the Act in terms of mandated standards of operation, focusing upon generalized advantages, as well as disadvantages in the theoretical and real-world dynamics of the Act.
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"The increase in technological sophistication available to the customer through dynamic competition, and the increase in customer service, are stated goals of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Economically, the individual customer as well as group clients can also expect competition to continue to drive down prices. On a grand scale, the act is about showing people that regulated monopolies are not superior to the basic forces of supply, demand, and competition. And in many ways the act has succeeded in putting this message forth loud and clear. New players can enter the marketplace locally, prices have dropped substantially, and investment in new technology and equipment have increased. In many ways, the act is presented ?as radical deregulation under which the country will move toward a brave new world of telemedicine, distance learning, and movies-on-demand. According to the hype, such wonders will be created by the competitive forces that have been set free by the new act? (Gasman). There are also disadvantages to the system, however, due to the fact that local carriers are not always eager to open their markets in a deregulated atmosphere."
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Great Depression of the 1930's, 1983.
This paper discusses the background and causes of the Great Depression of the 1930's .
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 47.95
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The onset of the Great Depression in October 1929 was a sobering and catastrophic shock to Americans. The post-World War I years had been a time of unprecedented prosperity for many Americans. Signs of progress were everywhere. "Motor cars, bathtubs, electric refrigerators, radios, were the touchstones of progress. Keeping up with the Joneses, under the spur of fashion and advertisement, demanded nothing less than the latest model. Pressures of salesmanship urged even the duplication of luxuries--two cars in every garage. . . " . In his speech accepting the nomination of --he Republican Party in 1928 more than a year before the stock market crash), Herbert Hoover announced that the conquest of poverty in America was near at hand. Hoover said: "We nave not yet reached the goal, but given a chance to go forward, forward with the policies of the ... "
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996, 2002.
An overview and opinionated paper of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and its effect on the telecommunications industry.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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A thorough examination of this act. This paper looks at why it was instituted and what the government hopes to achieve with these reforms. Current feedback, opinions and assessments of the success of the act are mentioned.
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Overview of Telecom Act
Why the Telecom Act was enacted
Purpose of the Telecom Act
How the Telecom Act is working
Opinionated Success of Act
Conclusion
VII.Works Cited
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"The first major reform of the telecommunications industry in 62 years since the Telecommunications Act of 1934, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was passed by Congress on February 1, 1996, and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on February 8, 1996. "
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Microsoft (1996), 2002.
This paper analyzes the history and operation of Microsoft Corporation as it existed in 1996 to strategize the best options for the company in light of the current lawsuit.
1,869 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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The paper suggests that Microsoft consider three alternatives: appealing the decision, voluntarily dividing the corporation into several entities, and unbundling its applications programs from Windows. The paper maintains that Microsoft's best course of action would be to unbundle its applications programs from the Windows operating system while offering such programs as a single product at a competitive price.
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"Microsoft's domination of the PC market has resulted in the current lawsuit. On April 5, 2000, Judge Thomas Jackson ruled that Microsoft Corporation had engaged in a widespread pattern of illegal business practices in violation of federal antitrust laws (Rodger, 2000). In particular, he found that "Microsoft's anti-competitive actions trammeled the competitive process through which the computer software industry generally stimulates innovation and conduces to the optimum benefit of consumers" (Rodger, 2000)."
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Women?s Issues 1920-1930, 2002.
A discussion of women's issues in America during the 1920's and 1930's.
948 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper looks at how the path to women?s equality has always been a slow process and how the 1920s and 1930s were slower than most periods. It examines how women suffered as the economy headed south and women had not yet united to support causes such as the Equal Rights Amendment. It analyzes the small amount of headway women did make during these troubled times. Women began to advance a women?s control over her reproduction and sexuality and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) brought sexism into the broader context of racial discrimination.
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"However, after the initial surge of support for women's rights with the passage of the 19th Amendment, feminist fervor diminished throughout the latter half of the decade and all but disappeared during the Depression. And with that reduced support for women's rights came a renewal of traditional belief that women belonged in the home, not in the workplace. The proposed Equal Rights Amendment rarely received positive mention and was far removed from public concern. And, during the Depression, society viewed working women as stealing jobs from men who needed them to support their families. The sexist request that women refrain from entering the realm of the employed to solve the men's unemployment problem came from labor unions, state and federal governments, and employers alike."
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Home Ownership in Little Greece, 1981-1996, 2002.
This paper examines home ownership in 'Little Greece', 1981-1996.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 20 sources, $ 44.95
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Related issues will include household composition and boarding.'Little Greece' is an area along the Danforth Avenue in Toronto. Historically, this has been an area of Greek concentration for fifty years. However, since 1980 there has been an influx of non-Greeks and a large outflow of Greeks.
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U.S. Campaign Politics of 1996, 1997.
Critiques conventions, party conflicts, biographies of major personalities (Clinton & Dole & their wives, Kemp & Gore, Ross Perot) and Republican errors.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 19 sources, $ 95.95
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" 1996 POLITICAL CONVENTIONS AND PERSONALITIES
This paper covers and discusses the 1996 Republican and Democratic National Conventions and some of the personalities there present. In general, both conventions were gigantic duds to
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1996 POLITICAL CONVENTIONS AND PERSONALITIES
This paper covers and discusses the 1996 Republican and Democratic National Conventions and some of the personalities there present. In general, both conventions were gigantic duds to which the public largely tuned out because of the conventions' pre-programmed and banal nature and the lack of any real excitement or lively debate at them on the issues. The most interesting personalities to emerge at the conventions were not the presidential candidates whose views were well-known, but.."
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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 2002.
An argumentative essay proposing a reform to the current welfare benefits in the United States
993 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The author argues that change in welfare benefits in 1996 has increased social problems among the poor, women, and children. Warnings about some of the problems that might ensue were ignored in a rush to bring about change, with the attitude that all that was needed was a way to force people off the welfare rolls and into jobs. One controversial element of the reform is a cut-off of aid after five years, which has ended the dependency on welfare. With this in mind, the author argues that at the same time hunger, homelessness, and misery has increased. The author strongly believes that the five year cut-off period will continue to increase social problems rather than helping to reduce them.
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"It has been believed for some time that there was a need for welfare reform, though how to achieve this and what a different welfare system would entail has been the subject of considerable argument. The current approach has been labeled mean-spirited and misdirected by critics who see in it as an attack not on welfare cheats or even on the bureaucracy administering welfare but on those least able to fight back or to succeed without government assistance, namely women and children and the truly needy poor. The Republicans state that they are placing incentives in the law to get people off the welfare rolls, incentives that will make it more attractive to have a job than to be on welfare, and incentives to prevent socially undesirable problems such as illegitimate births by women and girls seeking increased welfare payments or believing that they can have children because the government will subsidize their behavior."
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"Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", 2002.
A discussion of the significant impact this act had on the organization and role of the state governments.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, $ 36.95
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This paper outlines how the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996" was implemented in order to better serve members of public assistance programs,welfare and social security recipients, child support recipients and foster families. The components of the legislation are presented and discussed, such as the requirement of state governments to implement an automated data collection system, requirements for companies related to wage information, laws of personal disclosure, and other means of ensuring that individuals and families receive money they are entitled to.
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"Changes in fiscal or organizational policy can have a significant impact on corporate and governmental outlook and effectiveness. This was the case with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. It caused major changes in the organization and role of the state governments. Its impact was significant.
"The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 was enacted as a method of better serving members of public assistance programs including welfare families, users of SSI, foster children, and children of ?dead beat dads?. However, the Act made such large changes in the organization and fiscal systems between the federal, state and private organizations, which had a significant impact on individual state governments that were caught in the middle."
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