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This paper begins with a short description of the scrub jay. It continues to explain that the scrub jay is an endangered species. The paper explains that as the scrub jay is a protected bird, land where these birds reside may not be developed. The author concludes with an explanation of the controversy in Florida surrounding development and the scrub jay.

From the Paper
"Scrub jays, aside from being on the Endangered Species list, are attractive.
Mating for life, one of their characteristics seems always to attract humans. These birds build a nest about 8 feet above ground, build a shallow nest basket of twigs and palmetto fibers, and raise one or two broods of hatchlings from clutches of three to four eggs. For a long while, it was thought that displaced bird families would simply move on to another scrub brush stand. However, that is not so. Scrub jays are "highly territorial. Disruption of habitat quickly leads to upset reproduction, rejection and isolation" (ecofloridamagazine Web site, 1999-2000) and disruption of habitat has already diminished the scrub jay population to about 2,000."

Tags:specie, protected, property, development

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The paper describes how fire is an important part of the coastal sage scrub habitat. The paper further discusses how frequent high intensity fires, combined with the invasion of non-native plants, may affect the habitat's ability to restore itself. The paper examines the effects of frequent high intensity fires on an area of coastal sage scrub habitat in the Voorhis Ecological Reserve, Cal Poly Pomona. The paper analyzes how fires in this area reduced the number of plant species, reduced the layers of vegetation, and opened the land to invasive exotic species that take over from local plant species. The paper concludes that the combination of frequent fires and invasive species may have increased the recovery time of the coastal sage scrub in this area.

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"Coastal Sage Scrub is one of the major habitats in Southern California. It is located on the coastal cliffs, plains, and foothills of the Pacific coast of Southern California and Northwestern Mexico, at elevations below 1000 feet. In many places, Coastal Sage Scrub is contingent with Annual Grassland, Coastal Oak Woodland, and Chaparral. (Becker 1988, Minnich 1983)"

Tags:california, chaparral, ecology, invasive, native, plants, southern, species

Abstract
This paper examines the essays contributed by John Jay to "The Federalist". The paper explains that, in these essays, Jay advocated a strong united government as a means to protect the United States against threats posed by foreign powers, including Native Americans and European countries. The paper also looks at how Jay's essays explain the advantages of united, opposed to independent, American States. One large country is better suited than many small countries to avoid or win wars, to deal with foreign policy, and to protect itself from foreign interference.

From the Paper
"John Jay justified his argument by citing the three major powers in Great Britain. He held up Great Britain as a model of different states uniting as one nation. Although Great Britain was composed of three strong independent powers, England, Scotland and Wales, these kingdoms worked together within the framework of the British government. Jay strongly believed that if states had different policies, especially in foreign affairs, they could someday damage the United States as a whole."

Tags:colonies security, foreign powers, britain, common goal

Abstract
This paper examines how in "The Great Gatsby", F. Scott Fitzgerald created Jay Gatsby, a man with a mysterious past that is bared over the course of the novel. It also looks at how in "Death of a Salesman", Arthur Miller created Willy Loman, a man haunted by a past that he does not understand. It discusses how Jay Gatsby knew what his past was, and concealed it. Nevertheless, he could treat his father with generosity, if only from a distance. In comparison, the paper looks at how Willy Loman longs to recapture his past, but it is a past he has idealized almost beyond recognition. He does not realize that in the venality of his failing life, he already has it.

From the Paper
"Fitzgerald gives only a glimpse of young Jimmy Gatz, through his father. Henry Gatz comes to New York for the funeral, "a solemn old man, very helpless and dismayed" (Fitzgerald, 111), after reading of Gatsby's death in the Chicago papers, and Fitzgerald does not explain how Mr. Gatz connected Jay Gatsby and his son. The old man confronts Gatsby's edifice with grief "mixed with awed pride" (Fitzgerald, 112), blind to the fact that "foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams" (Fitzgerald, 2). His worn-out photograph of Gatsby's house is "more real to him now than the house itself" (Fitzgerald, 115). "

Tags:american, dream

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This paper provides an analysis of the character of Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", one that focuses on the adolescent nature of his self-constructed persona.

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"The primary theme of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" is the hypocrisy and superficiality that are behind the facade of appearances in society. Appearances are maintained in the novel in order to provide an illusion based on what individuals believe should be their reality, whether it is their reality or not. Perhaps Jay Gatsby best exemplifies this for the values and ideals that will result in Gatsby's death are romantic, and more those of an adolescent boy's idea of a..."

Tags:materialism, illusions, values, idealism, murder, pursuit

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This paper explains that Jay Conger's "Learning to Lead: The Art of Transforming Managers into Leaders" is an insightful and interesting book discussing the topic of leadership in depth. The paper points out that Conger spends some effort attempting to prove the theoretical foundation in which leadership must be grounded. The paper also points out that Conger argues that many leadership qualities are inherent at birth and require consistent nurturing and still many others leadership qualities can be developed. The paper then states that Conger presupposes that situational and transformation leadership models are the only two effective models for the contemporary business environment. The paper describes these models.

From the Paper
"While many of the underlying principles for establishing and building communications in an organization are universal, the approaches to leadership have taken many different tangents in the late 20th and early 21st century in order to raise productivity, to improve motivational response, and create organizational culture in which communicative process as described by Conger are fostered. Thus, for Conger and other leadership authors, these post-modern leadership models are largely based on the willingness if not the responsibility to effectively guide and teach others."

Tags:models, personal growth approaches, innate situational transformation

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This paper explores the concept of denial in Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", where the creation of an image prevented Gatsby from realizing that he was ignoring important aspects of reality.

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This paper discusses the greatness of the character, Jay Gatsby, in the novel, "The Great Gatsby," written by Scott Fitzgerald. The paper looks at Gatsby's relationships with other characters in the novel. It suggests that Gatsby is great, but not in terms of integrity and concern for others. Rather, the source of Gatsby's greatness is his drive or ambition.

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"When Tom's lover, Myrtle Wilson, is killed in a hit and run accident, everything that occurs is ironic. Gatsby is shot and killed by Mr. Wilson because the car is his. In addition, Tom believes that Gatsby was responsible for the death because Daisy continues to let Tom believe that Gatsby was at the wheel. Not one of the many guests who had attended Gatsby's parties bothered to attend his funeral. The only people in attendance are Gatsby's father, Nick, and Gatsby's servants. It is this lack of memory and respect for Gatsby that seems to deny his greatness. At the same time, Nick states that "Gatsby turned out all right at the end" (8). The reader can only be sympathetic to Gatsby if he or she holds capitalist and materialist values."

Tags:wealth, ambition, integrity

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This paper discusses the life of Stephen Jay Gould, a paleontologist and evolutionary theorist. According to the paper, his concepts conflicted with many theorists who suggested that certain human elements, such as brain size, would determine intellect. Gould published many works in his lifetime, and was well known for his concepts that brought evolutionary theory toward modern day thought.

From the Paper
"Throughout history there have been many theories regarding the evolution of the world, and of the many creatures that have existed in it. Charles Darwin, perhaps the most famous evolutionary theorist, had writings that were immediately taken out of context. For many years these misconceptions of Darwin's writings were considered facts, and the world consistently argued over their worth. Yet, there were many people that often expanded on these assumptions to use them as excuses for societal inequalities, and personal gain. By the late 1960s Stephen Jay Gould began to develop his own theories of evolution, while at the same time examining these past conclusions. His work left a profound affect on society because it posed new evidence for the world to contemplate in the realm of evolution. Furthermore, just as Darwin's writings had been so controversial, Gould's became the new controversy in the theory of evolution."

Tags:gould, evolution, science

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"This study will present a critical analysis of "The Nazi Doctors", by Robert Jay Lifton. The sub-title of the book, "Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide," describes the author's viewpoint and intentions.

The main theme of the book is, indeed, the mind of the Nazi doctor, in general, who committed the most inhumane crimes against helpless victims in the name of "science" or "medicine." From documents available at conferences on the Holocaust, the author "began to realize the extraordinary importance of doctors in general for the Nazi killing project".

The author recognized that he was dealing not only with barely speakable horrors, but also that he was running the risk, with his psychological study, of giving the impression that such ghastly evil could somehow be "understood.""