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  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression was a period, which seemed to go out of control. The crashing of the stock markets left most Canadians unemployed and in debt, prairie farmers suffered immensely with the inability to produce valuable crops, and the Canadian Government and World War II became influential factors in the ending of the Great Depression. The 1920's meant prosperity for Canada. Canadians living in the 1920's were freer in values, less disciplined, and concerned with

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Janna
  • Tom Vs Gatsby

    Tom Vs Gatsby

    Gatsby a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg in the story tends to be of to himself living life in past and not letting go of it instead thinking that he can bring it back. No one knows where he comes from, what he does, or how he made his fortune. Since Gatsby met Daisy he has never let go of her even though she has started a life

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Victor
  • Ramses the Great

    Ramses the Great

    He was still a young boy when his father became pharaoh. His father loaded him with tales of war and exposed him into the battlefield at a very young age. Their greatest aspiration was to reclaim the land lost to the Hittites and to build gigantic statues to their own godliness in the style of great kings of earlier dynasties. He stood five feet eight inches in height, had a strong jaw, a beaked nose,

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    Essay Length: 541 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    Great Depression The Great Depression was the worst economic decline ever in U.S. history. It began in late 1929 and lasted about a decade. Throughout the 1920’s, many factors played a role in bringing about the depression; the main causes were the unequal distribution of wealth and extensive stock market speculation. Money was distributed unequally between the rich and the middle-class, between industry and agriculture within the United States, and between the U.S. and Europe.

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Steve
  • The Great Feat of Managing Stress

    The Great Feat of Managing Stress

    The Great Feat of Managing Stress Stress is a commonplace in every human’s life. It is inevitable that people encounter stress; the question lies in how they will cope with it. This paper offers information and self-help strategies concerning the stress response. The Great Feat of Managing Stress What Is Stress? Stress. For some, just reading the word makes their muscles tense. What exactly is it that makes brains tell bodies to react this way?

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The Argument of Greatness

    The Argument of Greatness

    One of the greatest difficulties that historians and people in general face is the question of what to believe and what not to believe about the things and people of the past. This can clearly be seen in the case of Alexander the Great. This is a hot topic because depending on the sources that you are using and the people involved there are two very different arguments that usually surrounds the historic figure of

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Wendy
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza

    The Great Pyramid of Giza

    The Great Pyramid of Giza The Great Pyramid on the Giza plateau in Egypt, has been the object of scientific and archaeological study for over two hundred years. In this modem era of discovery, it is the last of the seven ancient wonders of the world, and the only one remaining. The Great Pyramid is singled out from all other pyramids. It is the oldest, and by the superior construction techniques over all the other

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Edward
  • The Four Great Revolutions

    The Four Great Revolutions

    Reasons for revolution 1) People feel restless and held down by unacceptable restrictions in society, religion, the economy or the government. People are also hopeful about the future, but they are being forced to accept less than they had hoped for. E: The English population was prominently Protestant in religion and wanted to protect their religion, contrary to King James strong catholic beliefs that he was forcing upon the them. The people had also come

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    Since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the early nineteenth century the United States had experienced recessions or panics at least every twenty years. But none were as severe or lasted as long as the Great Depression. Only as the country got ready for war in the late 1930s did the depression finally start to ease. Stock prices had been rising steadily since 1921, but in 1928 and 1929 they surged forward, with the

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Great Influential, Daniel Louis Armstrong

    The Great Influential, Daniel Louis Armstrong

    “In my opinion, Louis Armstrong is the greatest trumpet stylist of all time and has influenced every trumpet player of his time and long after” (Al Hirt). Many people have said, still say and will say that he was a musician who played to please his audience, to better musicians around him, and to better the view of jazz music and to make jazz music a popular outlet during the 1920s. Armstrong’s disciple Nicholas Payton

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Bred
  • Gatsby Vs. Tehran

    Gatsby Vs. Tehran

    Gatsby vs. Tehran Nafisi’s memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran is an amazing book that elicits much thought and even more controversy. The book is about the life of an English teacher during the revolution of Iran. Nafisi was born in Iran but then left for America. She later returned to teach at Tehran University. The place she once called home is sadly and horrifically changed. The theme is anti-American. The job she has so eagerly

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Causes and Effects of the Great Depression

    The Causes and Effects of the Great Depression

    One of the most often identified causes of the Great Depression which haunted this country during the 1930s is the stock market crash of 1929. There is no arguing that the effects of this crash were devastating to both the economics and the morale of the American people. The stock market had fluctuated wildly during the year before the actual crash. Investors lost and gained in increments never before seen. These extreme profits and

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • Good to Great

    Good to Great

    As I read the book Flags of our Fathers I was immediately captivated by the heroic events that took place on Iwo Jima. This book examines the meaning of a “hero” and how war affects the human experience of sacrifice and patriotism to our country. I then began to wonder how this book relates to this course, and then I suddenly knew that the complexities of this battle, the men, and the chaos were very

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • Noah and the Great Flood

    Noah and the Great Flood

    The story of Noah and the Great Flood is sometimes questioned of whether or not it really happened. Some people who take the Bible literally believe that, with the grace of God, Noah was able to accomplish this task and this event really did occur. Others, who take some of the stories from the Bible as a symbol for something else, do not believe that this really happened. They may believe that God was

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Anna
  • The Great Schism

    The Great Schism

    After the 4th century when Constantinople emerged as a great capital and church center, tensions sometimes arose between its leaders and the bishop of Rome. After the fall of Rome to Germanic invaders in 476, the Roman pope was the only guardian of Christian universalism in the West. He began more explicitly to attribute his dominance to Rome's being the burial place of Saint Peter, whom Jesus had called the "rock" on which the church

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression was a huge economic downfall in North America and involved many other industrialized countries of the world. The Depression began in 1929 and lasted for about ten years. Millions of people lost their jobs along with many businesses going bankrupt. The common misconception of the Great Depression is people think that the stock market crash was the main cause for it. There were many causes for the Depression; unequal distribution of

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Characteristics of Human Greatness

    Characteristics of Human Greatness

    The Iliad by Homer is about characteristics of human greatness. In this epic poem, characters vie for greatness and the thought of being remembered by all. By encountering many different warriors, kings, gods and goddess’, the reader becomes familiar with both vice and virtue. In The Iliad there are many characteristics that could distinguish a warrior. The three most important of these traits are courage, honor, and determination, none of which may be lacking in

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: David
  • The Great Sheep Debate

    The Great Sheep Debate

    The Great Sheep Debate My high school was relatively small. To put it into perspective, I graduated with eighty-six people. In my class there were the usual cliques. There were the smart kids, the athletes, the cheerleaders, the drug users, and the slackers. But somehow I didn't fit into all of this. I wasn't, and still am not, the smartest person in the history of the world. I'm way too clumsy to play any sports.

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Great Alaska Earthquake

    The Great Alaska Earthquake

    March 27, 1964 a magnitude 9.2 earthquake hit Alaska its epicenter located in Prince William Sound, miles east of Anchorage. This earthquake was and still is the second larges earthquake ever recorded (Christensen). The plates involved In this major earthquake were the Pacific plate and North American plate. This subduction zone is know as Aleutian-Alaska megathrust zone (Sokolowski). This region was known for its active plate tectonics, but this earthquake did come as

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: July
  • Good to Great

    Good to Great

    Good to Great There is a difference between a good company and a great company. There is a difference between long-term mediocrity and long-term superiority. The reason why most companies never become great is because they limit themselves to just being good. Good is the enemy of great. There are certain criteria that great companies share that helped them make the rare transition from solid to outstanding performance. All great companies will always have the

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Bred
  • Six Priorities That Make a Great Strategic Plan

    Six Priorities That Make a Great Strategic Plan

    I. Summary: Article 9. Lippitt, Mary Burner. "Six Priorities That Make a Great Strategic Plan." Journal of Business Strategy (Jan.-Feb. 2003): 21-24. Rpt. in Annual Editions. Ed. Fred H. Maidment. 13th ed. Management 05/06. Dubuque: McGraw, 2005. 54-57. When a company is not successful in prioritizing, it is more likely to fail or fall behind in competition. Lippitt’s “Six Priorities That Make a Great Strategic Plan” explains the best way a business can prioritize its

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Artur
  • World War 1 - the Great War

    World War 1 - the Great War

    World War 1 World War 1 was called “The Great War”, “The war to end all wars”, and “The first modern war”. It had many causes and a few repercussions and I will describe them in detail. The most widely known reason for the start of World War1 was the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinad of Austria-Hungary in the Serbian capital of Sarajevo. The ArchDuke was there to talk to the Serbian leaders about

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Artur
  • Building the Great Pyramid

    Building the Great Pyramid

    Building the Great Pyramid From as long ago as the time of the ancient Greeks, people have debated about how the Egyptians created King Khufu's Great Pyramid that was built at Giza. There are many questions about how the stones were moved and placed in their positions. There is some evidence of the use of ramps to move the stones, but historians are not sure how exactly it was done. The Egyptians used levers to

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Top
  • Great Eastern Toys Case

    Great Eastern Toys Case

    Hedge Strategy Recommendation After evaluating the hedging options presented to us by Mr. Wu, I have determined that the most prudent strategy for Great Eastern Toys (GET) in limiting its exchange rate exposure is to short the forward contract. The reasons for this are detailed below. Forward contracts neutralize the risk of DM depreciation by fixing the exchange rate for our DM denominated receivables at HK$4.3535/DM. Option contracts on the other hand provide insurance.

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Great Ai Debate

    The Great Ai Debate

    The Great AI Debate (Compare and Contrast Paper) In a Star Trek episode entitled, "Measure of a Man," a villainous cybernetics researcher obtains authorization to dismantle Data, the android, to learn more about its construction. This action is met by Data's friends with resistance, and a legal battle ensues to determine whether Data is a life form with rights. Riker, appointed to present the researcher's case, argues that because Data is composed of circuits and

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Vika

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