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  • Booker T. Washington Versus W. E. B. Duboise

    Booker T. Washington Versus W. E. B. Duboise

    Booker T. Washington believed that blacks should not push to attain equal civil and political rights with whites. That it was best to concentrate on improving their economic skills and the quality of their character. The burden of improvement resting squarely on the shoulders of the black man. Eventually they would earn the respect and love of the white man, and civil and political rights would be accrued as a matter of course. This was

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Victor
  • Romeo and Juliet Versus West Side Story

    Romeo and Juliet Versus West Side Story

    Romeo and Juliet versus West Side Story Romeo and Juliet, one of the most popular oeuvres in which William Shakespeare had ever composed, is a ubiquitous drama which is well-known for its valiant fights between two paradoxical families and amorous love scenes wherein Romeo and Juliet show their unadulterated posture towards each other. Since Shakespeare’s time, many other cabarets have been erected to facsimile Romeo and Juliet, such as West Side Story, originally concocted by

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Top
  • Overview of Target Corporation Versus Wal-Mart Inc.

    Overview of Target Corporation Versus Wal-Mart Inc.

    Overview of Target Corporation versus Wal-Mart Inc. Overview This paper will give a summary of Target corporation versus Wal-Mart stores, Incorporated. In the following weeks it will compare the financial performances of these two companies, by evaluating circumstances such as the times interest earned, return on equity, return on assets and other factors. This paper will present an overview of the exchanges on which both company’s stock is traded. It will also present characteristics of

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • Clearly Define by Specific Traits the Character of Antigone and Creon

    Clearly Define by Specific Traits the Character of Antigone and Creon

    Literature Portfolio QUESTIONS 1. - Clearly define by specific traits the character of Antigone and Creon. After her mother committed suicide, her father died and her brothers fought until they killed each other, Antigone projects her strong character with interesting ways of showing it. As the main character with strong values and a stubborn way, she follows the laws of god, without minding the consequences. Antigone is a strong willed woman who wins the

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Victor
  • Piracy Versus Record Industries

    Piracy Versus Record Industries

    Piracy versus Record Industries In the age of technology and information, the Internet has become widely used for a variety of reasons. Many people, especially teenagers and college students, love to download things off the Internet. Everything is right there in front of them. With a few clicks of the mouse and some intelligent searching strategies, a world of information awaits their curious minds. There is much to be found: movies, computer games, books,

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Jon
  • Women in the Odyssey

    Women in the Odyssey

    The Odyssey, Essay#1 Women are important to the plot and overall theme of the Odyssey. In fact, without many of the women there would not be a complex plot to this epic poem. In the narrative and in Greek society women played a variety of roles, as mothers, herons, and many other strong roles yet, they were treated as less significant, and were made to be loyal and submissive to men. The women were required

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: David
  • Online Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues in B2b Versus B2c

    Online Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues in B2b Versus B2c

    Online Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues in B2B versus B2C Introduction Companies doing business on the Web must be certain of their ability to manage the liabilities that can emerge as a result of today’s online business environment. This environment includes laws and ethical factors that are sometimes different from those in the brick and mortar setting. The online environment often forms a network of customers who can have considerable levels of communication with each

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Effects of Cryptic Versus Non-Cryptic Eggs on Predation Rate of Ground-Nesting Birds

    The Effects of Cryptic Versus Non-Cryptic Eggs on Predation Rate of Ground-Nesting Birds

    The Effects of Cryptic versus Non-cryptic Eggs on Predation Rate of Ground-nesting Birds BSC2011L Title Determining the effect of cryptic, brown eggs versus non-cryptic, white eggs on the predation rate of ground-nesting bird species. Abstract Various interactions occur between organisms. Predation is a crucial interaction in which one species benefits by consuming another. I conducted this experiment to determine if crypsis affected the predation rate of eggs in ground-nesting birds. I hypothesized that cryptic eggs

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Bred
  • A Character Comparison: Nora Vs. Antigone

    A Character Comparison: Nora Vs. Antigone

    Ian Gidley IB English I May 17, 2005 World Literature Paper I A Character Comparison: Nora Vs. Antigone In the novels A Doll’s House and Antigone, Ibsen and Sophocles respectively create two lead female characters, Nora and Antigone, who confront society's expectations of women in fundamentally different ways. Nora goes against the grain of middle class society by first forging her father's signature and then deceiving her husband, Torvald, throughout their marriage; Antigone, on the

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    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: July
  • Antigone

    Antigone

    1971 marked Dr. Franciscus’s last year practicing plastic surgery. It was obvious that he was going through a major change in life. I feel a lot of that change in him happened after he met Imelda. He became a street doctor after that in 1972. He was working in a place called the Grosssbart Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA. This was a huge change for him. He was dealing with patients that had suffered gun

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    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: Artur
  • Lessons in the Odyssey

    Lessons in the Odyssey

    The Odyssey The Odyssey, by Homer, has many lessons that are learned by Odysseus and his crew. Odysseus and his crew are on their journey home. Three of those lessons were to not taunt people, to follow directions, and to trust people. The first lesson was to not taunt people. After Odysseus and his crew had escaped from the Cyclops, Odysseus decided to tease him. Odysseus had told Cyclops who it was that took his

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: David
  • Antigone - Tragic Hero

    Antigone - Tragic Hero

    In Antigone Creon is the tragic hero. Throughout the story he displays the four tragic hero characteristics. He was a person of high character. Creon was the King of Thebes and he thought he was the most powerful person. Creon didn't think anything could stop him. Pride was Creon's downfall. It lead to the loss of many loved ones that were close to him. At the end Creon realized he was wrong. He tried to

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Max
  • Communicating Leadership, Traditional Versus Transformational

    Communicating Leadership, Traditional Versus Transformational

    Communicating Leadership, Traditional Versus Transformational THE LEADER AS COMMUNICATOR April 11, 2008 Leadership, Traditional versus Transformational What should a leader look like? Important leaders, such as presidents and prime ministers, work hard communicate an impression of confidence and power. A leader, they assume, should look like a leader, and many of them hire an image specialist to learn how. Wherever they go, press agents, bodyguards, loyal assistants, and throngs of eager admirers follow in their

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Odyssey: Book 23, the Great Rooted Bed

    The Odyssey: Book 23, the Great Rooted Bed

    The Odyssey: Book 23, The Great Rooted Bed Tone: The tone in the beginning of this book is very frantic; it starts out with Eurycleia rushing through the hallways and into Penelope's room to inform her of the good news. The old nurse tells Penelope that Odysseus is indeed back home to Ithaca. At first Penelope couldn't believe it but when she was reassured she cry tears of joy. The tone then shifts to a

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Yan
  • Teens and Antigone

    Teens and Antigone

    Teenagers tend to want everybody to accept them. The ongoing battle inside teens holds the fragile choice they must make. If they tilt too much one way, the precious gem will tip and shatter into a thousand pieces, and they cannot repair the jewel to the perfection it had before. Most people may say that teens would easily choose the acceptance of their peers over their parents, but that does not come easy. A huge

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Top
  • Globalisation Versus Internationalisation, What Do We Think?

    Globalisation Versus Internationalisation, What Do We Think?

    Globalisation versus Internationalisation, what do we think? We have seen the main aspects of Globalisation and his mechanisms during this report. Now we are going to explain the difference between globalisation and internationalisation. This are two words very close but not similar. Firstly, we will define internationalisation rigorously, and then we will see what internationalisation in the world is. We will try to explain the main stage. We also define globalization to be able to

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The African-American Odyssey

    The African-American Odyssey

    Eric D. Joseph May 9, 2006 Afro-Amer. Hist.4223 The African-American Odyssey The Promise of Reconstruction, 1865-1868 The emancipation of the African slave who was now disconnected from their traditions and way of life after nearly 300 years, is seemingly a great gush from the dam to the ebbs and flows of the struggle. The end of slavery as we know it, presented a ball of mixed emotions among the nation; North and SOUTH. Some slaves

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Monika
  • Similarities Between Creon and Antigone

    Similarities Between Creon and Antigone

    Similarities between Creon and Antigone In Sophocles’ play Antigone, Creon was engaged in a conflict with Oedipus’ daughter Antigone. Creon and Antigone did not see eye-to-eye the entire play due to extreme differences. Creon and Antigone had many similarities despite their enormous discrepancies. Having as many differences as they did, it made them uniquely similar in numerous ways. The similarities that Antigone and Creon shared were independence, loyalty toward their views, cruelty and arrogance (“The

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    Submitted: March 17, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Mexico Versus United States Government

    Mexico Versus United States Government

    The United States has no more important foreign relation ship than that of which it enjoys with Mexico, and vice versa. These two countries share interwoven societies and economies. Although there have been disagreements and turbulence between the two countries, which partnership is without these? The Strength of each country’s democracy is fundamental to the other’s. This relationship that the two countries share directly affects that lives of millions of Mexican and United States citizens

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    Submitted: March 17, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Odyssey /book Critique

    The Odyssey /book Critique

    After ten years, Odysseus still has not returned to his kingdom in Ithaca. A large and destructive mob of suitors who have taken over Odysseus's palace and his land continue to court his wife, Penelope. She has remained faithful to Odysseus though she has no way of knowing weather he is dead of alive. Prince Telemachus, Odysseus's son, wants desperately to throw them out but does not have the confidence or experience to fight them.

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    Submitted: March 17, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Odyssey Essay

    Odyssey Essay

    There are many qualities one must have to be a good leader. Without these qualities he wouldn’t be able to make it through many hardships. A good example of someone who shows these qualities well is Odysseus I the story “the Odyssey” by Homer. In the story Odysseus is witty, strong, and loyal. Odysseus shows his intelligence many times in the epic. One example is in line 315. It shows that he tells the

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Vika
  • Antigone Essay

    Antigone Essay

    crime is pride / pride is crime While everybody makes mistakes, the person who has too much pride to admit that he is wrong only causes further damage. In the play Antigone, by the Greek playwright Sophocles, there is a perfect example of this shown through the character Kreon. The brother of the late queen of Thebes, Jocasta, and brother-in-law of the late king, Oedipus, Kreon assumes the throne of the city of Thebes. He

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Mike
  • Characterization: Book 8 of the Odyssey

    Characterization: Book 8 of the Odyssey

    So far in the Odyssey, men have played the role of strong and determined characters. In most cases, they try to show the courageous side of their personality. For example, young Telemakhos boldly decided to leave Ithaka and search for news of his father, knowing the dangers that were in store for him. Odysseus, obviously, showed great determination as he battled the God of Sea Poseidon after he left KalypsoЎЇs island. All of this leads

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Mike
  • Self Control in the Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou

    Self Control in the Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou

    Self Control, a Problem of the Ages A lack of self control is very evident in O Brother Where Art Thou? as well as in The Odyssey, these stories portray how engrained this problem is, and are evidence to how long lack of control has been pervasive in society. These two sources parallel an idea, however the actual events that take place are much different. The numerous events that show lack of self control occur

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Antigone

    Antigone

    Antigone Sophocles' "Antigone" is pertinent for all ages and any individual who has experienced conflict can relate to the play. The essence and theme of this tragedy is personal conflict, with two extremely stubborn individuals locked in opposition. The problem is that neither Antigone nor Creon is willing to compromise. Sophocles complicates the conflict by depicting the two central characters as being remarkably similar. In addition, he invites sympathy for both characters. However, as

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Mikki

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