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  • A Great Alternative Energy Source

    A Great Alternative Energy Source

    A Great Alternative Energy Source Prices at the pump seem to be increasing over the years. This is mostly noticeable during the summer months where gas prices are at their highest due to increased gas consumption during the summer. A few different companies are experimenting with different forms of alternative energy, such as Biodiesel which is derived from vegetable oils and animal fats. It usually produces less air pollutants than petroleum-based diesel. There are also

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    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • Evidence for the Great Flood

    Evidence for the Great Flood

    A flood generally causes a rather large amount of land to end up underwater. The Great Flood was no different, it caused almost all the land in the world to go underwater. Did the Flood—as recorded in Genesis chapters 6-8—really happen? Was there a humongous amount of water that completely eradicated man from the face of the earth with the exceptions of Noah and his family and subsequently sent vast amounts of land underwater? There

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    Essay Length: 1,440 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Vika
  • The Great Walmart of China

    The Great Walmart of China

    When Wal-Mart sent an advanced team of executives to China in 1994, they were responsible for researching this enormous untapped market that offered over one-hundred cities with populations of more than one million. The external environment that was challenging Wal-Mart’s expansion into the Chinese market was complicated. Wal-Mart opened their superstore which was designed to meet the needs of the people in the new Chinese market. They could not just walk in with the

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    Essay Length: 750 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 23, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Alexander Martin

    Alexander Martin

    Alexander Martin (1740 -- 10 November 1807) was the Federalist governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1782 to 1784 and from 1789 to 1792. Martin was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and attended the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), graduating with an B.A. degree in 16 and an M.A. in 19. He moved to North Carolina around 1761 and became a practicing attorney in Guilford County. In 1774, Martin

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    Essay Length: 283 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Bhangra, a Great Dance to Learn

    Bhangra, a Great Dance to Learn

    Navdeep Singh English 098 Bhangra, A great dance to learn The curtains arose and there was near dead silence for about 3 seconds. When the lights arose, I heard thousands of people screaming loud and rising to their feet. They were excited about what was coming forth, which was a totally unforgettable dance to be displayed to the entire audience. As the five minute routine started, I danced with enjoyment and displayed my incredible

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    Submitted: April 24, 2010 By: Steve
  • No Great Mischief

    No Great Mischief

    In No Great Mischief, Alistair MacLeod proves to the reader that it is impossible to talk about the Scottish-Canadian heritage without mentioning tradition, family and loyalty. MacLeod wrote this book about loyalty to family tradition. It is common to talk about these three things when one describes his family or his past in general, but in this book, MacLeod has included every single intricate detail about each one of the three aspects. Family plays

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    Submitted: April 24, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Great Gastby

    The Great Gastby

    This chapter provides the final pieces of Gatsby’s makeup, and this is done by further flashbacks into critical periods of his past. The real history narrated by Nick is, of course, in contrast to the information Gatsby has himself provided. Gatsby was born James Gatz on a North Dakota farm and he briefly attended College in Minnesota, but dropped out after a few weeks. He then worked on Lake Superior, fishing for salmon and clams,

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    Submitted: April 25, 2010 By: Vika
  • Informative - Comparisons of the First and Second Great Awakenings

    Informative - Comparisons of the First and Second Great Awakenings

    With the development of a civilized society in America during the 1700s and 1800s, the role religion played in an everyday person’s life was becoming more and more diminished. To combat this, a series of religious revivals were set in motion: The Great Awakenings. These were a series of large, sweeping religious, social, and political changes that sought to use the basis of religion to revive faith in a neglected belief, bring about numerous social

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Peter the Great and His Accomplishments

    Peter the Great and His Accomplishments

    In 1629, a young and determined prince named Peter Alexeyevich Romanov took the crown of Russia. However, Peter inherited a state where the real power was held by a large group of traditional landowning elite, known as the boyard nobility. After a weak rule by Michael Romanov and his son, who was backed up by the nobility, the traditional Russian service system was breaking down, as the nobility attempted to avoid duty in the army.

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Max
  • Short Summary of the Great Gatsby

    Short Summary of the Great Gatsby

    Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald About F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, the only son of an aristocratic father and a provincial, working-class mother. He was therefore the product of two divergent traditions: while his father's family included the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (after whom Fitzgerald was named), his mother's family was, in Fitzgerald's own words, "straight 1850 potato-famine Irish." As a result of this contrast, he

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Fatih
  • 43 Great Coctails

    43 Great Coctails

    Cocktails Apple cocktail Ingredients: Almond, Amaretto, Apple Schnaps, Coffee Liquer (Kalua), Lime, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice Apple cocktail Black Russian Ingredients: Vodka, Coffee Liquer (Kalua) Stir 4cl vodka with 2cl coffee liqueur into a whiskey glass. Add ice. Bloody Mary Ingredients: , Worcester Sauce, Tabasco, Tomato Juice, Lemon 4cl Vodka, 1cl lemon juice, salt, 1 dash of Worcestersauce, 1 dash of Tabasco, black pepper, 10cl tomato juice in shaker. Shake well and pour it in

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Mike
  • Great Wall of China Report

    Great Wall of China Report

    The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is truly one of the greatest architectural achievements in recorded history. The longest structure ever built, it is about 6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles) long and made entirely by hand. This wall is said to be visible from the moon. It crosses Northern China, from the East coast to Central China (Karls, 1). This massive wall is not only one of the ancient wonders of the

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Mike
  • Evacuation Was a Great Success" Discuss Using the Sources and Your Own Knowledge

    Evacuation Was a Great Success" Discuss Using the Sources and Your Own Knowledge

    "Evacuation was a great success" Discuss using the sources and your own knowledge In this essay I will be using the sources and my own knowledge to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this statement and will then formulate my own opinion as to whether I agree or disagree with it. The first children were evacuated on the 31st August 1939. More followed between the 1st and 3rd of September until in all almost one

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    Submitted: April 27, 2010 By: Jon
  • What Makes a Great President?

    What Makes a Great President?

    What Makes a Great President? You have probably heard the old saying that "anybody can grow up to be President." But, not everybody is cut out to be President. It takes a special kind of person, someone tough, smart, and driven, just to run for the job. It takes still more talent and character to hold up under the pressures of life in the White House. Great presidents are skilled party leaders. In the 1930s,

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    Submitted: April 27, 2010 By: Steve
  • Alexander Hamilton - the Whiskey Rebellion

    Alexander Hamilton - the Whiskey Rebellion

    November 17, 2005 History 110 Textbook Mid-Term Part I: D- The Whiskey Rebellion was a series of violent upheavals led by farmers; in resistance against the excise tax on whiskey. The tax on whiskey was sponsored by the secretary of the treasure Alexander Hamilton. And this new tax greatly impacted the area of Western Pennsylvania because this was the chief whiskey producing regions of the country. This new tax outraged many farmers in this area

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    Submitted: April 28, 2010 By: Jessica
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    Maybe You Haven't Come Such a Long Way Baby It's Time To Close the Wage Gap and End Gender Discrimination Equal pay for both men and women has been the law since 1963 but even now, 41 years late, women are still paid less than men. Ins 2002, despite the fact women have similar knowledge, education, and experience, they were paid 77 cents for every dollar a man received. Over a lifetime this injustice begins

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    Submitted: April 28, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone grew out of his research into ways to improve the telegraph. His soul purpose was to help the deaf hear again. Alexander Graham Bell was not trying to invent the telephone, he was just trying to help out people in need. Young Alexander Graham Bell, Aleck as his family knew him, took to reading and writing at a precociously young age. Bell family lore told of his insistence

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    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Max
  • The Great Imposters

    The Great Imposters

    Finding good day care can certainly pose a problem these days, unless, of course, you're an African widow bird. When it comes time for a female widow bird to lay her eggs, she simply locates the nest of a nearby Estrildid finch and surreptitiously drops the eggs inside. That's the last the widow bird ever sees of her offspring. But not to worry, because the Estrildid finch will take devoted care of the abandoned birds

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    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Edward
  • Examine Pip’s Relationships with the Main Female Characters in the Novel Great Expectations

    Examine Pip’s Relationships with the Main Female Characters in the Novel Great Expectations

    Pip, was the best name that Philip Pirrip could pronounce as a child. Growing up, Pip didn't have a mother or a father to look after him, they died when he was younger, and this caused his older sister Mrs.Joe to have to look after him. Throughout the story, Pip has a large number of women who influence him in many different ways. First there is his sister, Mrs. Joe, then Biddy, Mrs.Havisham, and Estella.

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    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Great Salt Lake

    The Great Salt Lake

    The Great Salt Lake is a shallow body of saltwater located in Northwestern Utah, between the Wasatch Range on the east and the Great Salt Lake Desert on the west. It is the 33rd largest lake in the world and the largest salt lake in North America, covering an area around 1,700 square miles. The lake is one of Utah's largest tourist attractions. Before the Great Salt Lake, there was Lake Bonneville. Lake Bonneville was

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    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Bruce Springstein’s I Aint Got No Home (in This World Anymore)’ and the Great Depression

    Bruce Springstein’s I Aint Got No Home (in This World Anymore)’ and the Great Depression

    The 1930s was the time of The Great Depression, which resulted in drastic changes. There were many people who starved trying to find employment, while many others did what was possible to survive a little longer. Everyone across the United Stated had tough times; especially families who tried to stick together to survive. American families were left out on the streets because they couldn’t pay their debts. Most had no other choice than to split

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    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one, which spread to virtually all of the industrialized world. The depression began in late 1929 and lasted for about a decade. Many factors played a role in bringing about the depression; however, the main cause for the Great Depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920's, and the extensive stock market speculation

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    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: Max
  • Great Depression Dbq

    Great Depression Dbq

    Beginning with the Wall Street stock market crash of October 24, 1929, the Great Depression was a time in United States history that continued for a much longer period than panics the country had experienced before. Although the unemployment rate vacillated for the following decade, it was highest in the recession of 1937. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the man the people of the United States called upon in order to pick up the copious economic

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    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: July
  • Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell, a man who best known for inventing the telephone. Most people don’t know he spent the majority of his life teaching and helping the deaf. Educating the hearing impaired is what he wished to be remembered for. Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. His mother was a painter of miniature portraits and also loved to play the piano even though she was nearly deaf. Aleck’s mother knew that

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    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Symbolism in the Great Gatsby

    Symbolism in the Great Gatsby

    Symbolism in The Great Gatsby   In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald presents a book with great symbolism. Fitzgerald puts symbolism into the heart of the book so strongly that it is said you have to read the book several times to gain any level of understanding. Three themes dominate the text of The Great Gatsby. They are "time" how valuable it is, appearance, and perspective. Most of the books structure falls neatly into one

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    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Venidikt

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