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  • Coca-Cola Television Advertisements

    Coca-Cola Television Advertisements

    Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements: Highlights from the Motion Picture Archives at the Library of Congress presents a variety of television advertisements, never-broadcast outtakes, and experimental footage reflecting the historical development of television advertising for a major commercial product. The online collection includes five excerpts from stop-motion advertising developed for Coca-Cola between 1954 and 1956 by the D'Arcy agency and makes public for the first time eighteen excerpts from the Experimental TV Color Project

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    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Cochise

    Cochise

    Cochise was born in the Southeastern most part of Arizona around the year 1810. His descendant line is vaguely known except that he was a descendant of a long line of Apache Chiefs. His father raised him to follow in his footsteps. Even though the Apache leaders didn’t inherit their positions, Cochise had an advantage because he was the son of a chief. He was a member of the elite which was a large

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    Submitted: June 12, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Coco Chanel

    Coco Chanel

    “Coco” Chanel Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was born on August 19, 1883. She is most famous for her little black dress and Chanel No. 5. Chanel No. 5 was a perfume with such a sensational smell that is was one of the main contributors to her wealth. In 1899, she was brought to Paris by a millionaire cavalry officer. She fell in love with the tastes and habits of the wealthy. She liked all of

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    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: David
  • Code Hero in Hemingway's Fiction

    Code Hero in Hemingway's Fiction

    "Code Hero" in Hemingway's Fiction A code hero is defined as a man’s man. He is the opposite of stereotypical hero, he lives a normal life. He is courageous and honourable. While he is the centre of many women’s attention, he does not see women as objects of pleasure. He lives life the right way and will not cooperate with evil. Finally, a code hero will face death bravely, but not only once. He must

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Coffee Time

    Coffee Time

    Coffee Time is a popular coffee chain located in North America and Europe. The chain has decided to take measures to go global and expand the business to include South America. Coffee Time decided India would be an excellent location for a coffee bar. Although Coffee Time identified India as a possible location the company still had to determine the best location in India. In trying to determine where to locate outlets in India, Coffee

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Jack
  • Cold Mountain : The Civil War

    Cold Mountain : The Civil War

    Cold Mountain: The Civil War The Civil War was a four year armed conflict between northern and southern sections of the United States. The Civil War cost more American lives than any other war in history. There were bout 3 million people who fought in the beginning of the Civil War and about 600,000 people’s lives were lost at the end of the war. What began for many as a romantic adventure soon became a

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Top
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    COLD WAR Cold war is a period in which there was political,economic,cultural and military competition and struggle between the United States and Soviet Union or Eastern cominist block and capitalist Western block. After the world war second, all of the people over the world had worried about the chance of war between east and west blocks.fear of nuclear weapons made people nervous, and states tried to join one of these blocks.there was no hot war

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    Submitted: January 26, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    The Cold War is the term used to describe the intense rivalry between the United States and its allies and the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics and its allies. The Soviet Union and its allies were refereed to as the Eastern Bloc and the United States and its allies were referred to as the Western Bloc. The Cold War period lasted from the mid-1940's until the late 1980's. During this period international politics were shaped

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    12/18/2005 Cont. World Cold War The cold war is best defined as a struggle of power between the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) who were communists and the USA who were democratic. The cold war never lead to any fighting. The cold war was mainly a lack of trust, suspicion, and misunderstandings on both sides and their allies. The cold war began in 1945, after WWII, and ended in late 1989. The cold war

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Cold War is the term used to describe the intense rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of Communist and non-Communist nations. On one side were the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) and its Communist allies, often referred to as the Eastern bloc. On the other side were the United States and its democratic allies, usually referred to as the Western bloc. The struggle was called the Cold War because it did

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    The Cold War was a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Both countries wanted their type of government to dominate the world. In this competition, there were three areas that both sides used to show the world that they were the superior nation. These areas were nuclear weapons, space race, and the Olympics. Both countries competed to build bigger and better nuclear weapons. After the Soviet Union found out that the U.S. had

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Bred
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Singin' in the Rain pictures Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for budget of $2.54 million, released April 10, 1952 by MGM and grossed $3.6 million, Technicolor 35mm negative, 1.37:1 screen aspect ratio, mono sound, 103 mins.; Laserdisc released 1991; restored theatrical print from original 3-strip Technicolor negatives released 1992; DVD released 1997 with remastered Dolby digital sound Production: Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly Written by Betty Comden, Adolph Green Produced by Arthur Freed Original music

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    The Cold War is the term used to describe the intense rivalry between the United States and its allies and the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics and its allies. The Soviet Union and its allies were refereed to as the Eastern Bloc and the United States and its allies were referred to as the Western Bloc. The Cold War period lasted from the mid-1940’s until the late 1980’s. During this period international politics were shaped

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    In the post World War II era, a war arose between the Soviet Union and the United States, but in reality there was never really any documented fighting between the two nations, thus spawning the catch phrase "Cold War." Even though both countries were ready to go to war at the blink of an eye and almost did, the powers-that-be never got the nerve to authorize a nuclear war that would have made World War

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    Submitted: February 26, 2010 By: Bred
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Throughout history there has been many events that have changed the way we all live. In this essay, I will take one event from each decade that I think has had an impact on our way of living. There are many events that have had an impact on everyone in the world. Some may be small events but have a huge effect. We are all aware of some of the major events but are we

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cold War

    Cold War

    The Cold War was the elongated tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It started in the mid 40's after WWII had left Europe in shambles and Russia and the USA in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these super giants in political, ideological, military, and economic values and ideas. Though military build up was great on both sides neither one ever directly fought each other. In this

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cold War Ideology and Policies

    Cold War Ideology and Policies

    Cold War Ideology and Policies Tyricho Washington Axia College of University of Phoenix Niccolina Mariconi September 14, 2008 During war time, the United States and the Soviet Union (Russia) were unified together against Germany and Japan. Consequently, the United States and the Soviet Union (Russia) didn't trust each other. Even during war time there was a lack of trust. When the United States shared information with Great Britain, they kept that information from the Soviet

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    Submitted: January 26, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Cold War People

    Cold War People

    Bryan LeBrun Harry S. Truman was elected president in 1945. Truman made some crucial decisions in history. Soon after V-E Day, the war against Japan had reached its final stage. A plea to Japan to surrender was rejected. Truman ordered atomic bombs dropped on cities devoted to war work. They were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japanese surrendered right after. In June, 1945, Truman witnessed the signing of the charter of the United Nations to preserve peace.

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    Submitted: January 26, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Cold War Politics

    Cold War Politics

    This article examines the post Cold War political landscape in America, and explains the various points of view of the government and public attitude. As experienced after other shocking events such as the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and the Vietnam war, political ideology becomes divided between internationalists, who believe in multilateral cooperation and effective international organizations and isolationists who are against international involvement, thus “at the water’s edge.” The interesting aspect of this study

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Cold War/eisenhower

    Cold War/eisenhower

    With the end of World War 2 came the Cold war with many controversies even between former allies. Communist Russia forced control over their section that was gained in the Potsdam conference. They set up many barriers around their portion of East Berlin and eventually around East Germany. America had dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and a new technology been revealed as a massive, deadly weapon that could wipe out thousands instantly, it was

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Top
  • Cold War: Bridging the Gap to Peace

    Cold War: Bridging the Gap to Peace

    Cold War: Bridging the Gap to Peace One might argue that the Cold War divided the world which is still present today. It also pulled countries’ ties with other countries further apart. However, these people fail to realize that the main superpowers of the Cold War are closer together than ever before. Both The United States and Russia (former U.S.S.R.) are now working together to limit the number of strategic arms further from what was

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    Submitted: April 24, 2010 By: Yan
  • Cold War: Causes & Effects

    Cold War: Causes & Effects

    What were the causes of the Cold War, and the most disappointing development of the post-war era? There were many complex causes of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The US and the USSR always had their differences, especially when it came to the role of the government and economic structure. In reality, the only reason why they were on the same side in the Second World War was not

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    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Cold War: Total War?

    Cold War: Total War?

    A period of severe tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cold War proved to be a pivotal period in world history. Lasting from the mid 1940s to the early 1990s, the Cold War shaped the world in many ways. Through numerous conflicts arising from the spread of communist ideals, both the US and Soviet Union engaged in several tactics and activities to negatively affect the other nation’s ability to engage in

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Yan
  • Coleman Hawkins’ Reign During the Harlem Renaissance

    Coleman Hawkins’ Reign During the Harlem Renaissance

    Coleman Hawkins’ Reign During the Harlem Renaissance A very big part of the 1920's was the Harlem Renaissance also known as the "New Negro Movement." It brought out the art, music, and literature side of most African American people. This took place in New York and during the 1920's and ended around the early 1940's. Coleman Hawkins was an African American figure during the Harlem Renaissance that sparked jazz music. A modern figure that

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Bred
  • Collapse in Compromise

    Collapse in Compromise

    Collapse In Compromise DBQ After many decades of progress and growth, American’s witnessed a great threat to the young nation. Compromises created the new nation, including of those made by the Founding Fathers. Since that time compromises had kept the nation together and allowed it to prosper. However, it was the increasing conflicts caused by slavery that finally lead to the crash of compromises in the mid 1800’s. The nation was divided into two

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    Submitted: March 10, 2016 By: livzach
  • College Admissions : Generation X

    College Admissions : Generation X

    College Admissions : Generation X Question: Popular culture has dubbed you and your contemporaries Generation X. Respond to this label and describe any feelings brought about by this. My main objective in writing this essay was to articulate my feelings on a topic, which should matter to those of us who don't want to be perceived in such a general manner. At the same time I tried to draw comparisons to misunderstood generations of the

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • College Essay

    College Essay

    HELP ME HELP YOU BECAUSE i HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THE FUCK IM DOING IN COLLEGE BECAUSE I LOVE VIDEO GAMES AND I HAVE NO LIFE. WHY MUST I GO TO COLLEGE WHEN I CAN PLAY VIDEO GAMES FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, RIGHT? MUAHAHA, JUST PLAYING, BUT REALLY? THAT WOULD BE REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY SUPER FUN. i JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. PLEASE HELP ME HELP YOU

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    Submitted: April 19, 2011 By: MikeStar25
  • Colobia and Challenger Shutle Crashes

    Colobia and Challenger Shutle Crashes

    Going to the Stars Almost everybody as a child had at one time or another been fascinated by space exploration, the great mystery and excitement of the last frontier. Science Fiction led us on to what may be out there. There was a base for reality in space, though, Astronauts. Astronauts were amazing, intelligent people that were bigger than life. They were in the cutting edge of technology, pushing the limits of human knowledge. They

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Colombia

    Colombia

    History Colombia was one of the three original countries along with Ecuador and Venezuela that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830. Over the last 40 years, there has been a campaign to overthrow the government partially because of the drug trades throughout Colombia. The movement does however lack support from military and support from the necessary influences. In recent years, there have been challenges for control of the territories throughout Colombia and

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    Submitted: April 14, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Colonial Alcohol Use

    Colonial Alcohol Use

    An Old Coon Skinner Says I know this old coon skinner who sold fur to Eddie Bower when Eddie was alive. Fortunately one time he took me across the USA to Mr. Bowers home and I got to meet him! WOW is all I can still say, but back to the old coon skinner, Lonnie a big tall 6'6" Red Neck strong as a Loaded Cole Train and kind as 6 week old Red Bone

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Kevin
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