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  • 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. This disproportion

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Aztecs: The Great Civilization

    Aztecs: The Great Civilization

    Throughout history many people have formed together to create civilizations. Some civilizations were quickly eliminated. Others lasted for centuries. Three prime examples of long lasting civilizations were the Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires. All existed in Central and South America. All thrived, which resulted in advancements in many fields that were equal, and often better than those made in Europe. All three could be called great civilizations. This raises the question, what makes a civilization

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Foundations of Plato’s Great Society

    The Foundations of Plato’s Great Society

    The Guardians The first task in the construction of this ideal society is to identify the fundamental needs of man: food, shelter, and clothing and to assure they are sufficiently provided. Next is the division of labor which is the structure by which these necessities are to be provided along with a simple system of trade to be able to satisfy the need that the State cannot provide. After these basics are provided, Plato believes

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Bred
  • Peter the Great: A True Revolutionary

    Peter the Great: A True Revolutionary

    Peter the Great: A True Revolutionary Words you think of when you think of Russia throughout history: unmodernized, backward, retrogressive, archaic, medieval, dank and slovenly etc. I could go on, but I digress, the picture has been set. Russia hasn’t exactly been the picturesque empire, if that, that so many believe it could have or should have been. Being one of the physically largest country in the world during almost all of its 1500 +

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    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • The Great Depression: Where True Heroes Are Found

    The Great Depression: Where True Heroes Are Found

    October 29th, 1929, a day in history that I will never forget. My name is Bob Bigsby, and I survived The Great Depression. My survival was all due to two of the hardest working people I have ever met, my mom and dad. It was just the three of us living in our small two-bedroom house in New York City, right outside of Manhattan, home to Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange. I

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    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: Max
  • Two Great Rebellion Films

    Two Great Rebellion Films

    Rebellion is a common topic in movies because it draws in audiences with its bad boys and bad attitudes. Two of the greatest rebellion movies of all time are Rebel Without a Cause, starring James Dean, and Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. The opening scene in Rebel Without a Cause shows a drunken teenage boy lying in the street, giggling, while he plays with a toy. The directors of these

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Janna
  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, there are many characters with a meaningful purpose. These characters include Estella, Miss Havisham, Able Magwitch, and Philip Pirrip, better known to himself and to the world as Pip. Pip is by far the most important character in Great Expectations. Pip’s actions and thoughts make up the main plot in the novel, making Pip key in understanding the novel. Another important point in the story is knowing

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Janna
  • Book Review - the Great Depression

    Book Review - the Great Depression

    Amanda Carrion Review of The Great Depression America 1929-1941 by Robert S. McElvaine September 2, 2004 The Great Depression America 1929-1941 by Robert S. McElvaine covers many topics of American history during the “Great Depression” through 1941. The topic that I have selected to compare to the text of American, Past and Present, written by Robert A. Divine, T.H. Breen, George M. Frederickson and R. Hal Williams, is Herbert Hoover, the thirty-first president of the

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: July
  • 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
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression had a major effect on most American family’s during that time and some long after. Due to the Great Depression many family’s lost there jobs and soon after there homes. Family’s were forced to move westward to try and find work. Family’s that still had jobs could not survive much longer because wages were cut. Banks went out of business, and family’s that had money in banks lost it all. When the

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The Great Depression and the New Deal

    The Great Depression and the New Deal

    The Great Depression And The New Deal The great depression in the united states caused a worldwide economic depression lasting from 1929 until the dawn of world war II, and it was caused by the collapse of the U.S. stock market. The Great Depression was the most terrible and longest economic collapse in the history of the modern industrial world. The events associated with the Great Depression had destructive effects on the United States. During

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Peter the Great: Russian Revolutionary

    Peter the Great: Russian Revolutionary

    Peter the Great: Russian Revolutionary In the history of Russia, there were countless emperors, Tsar’s, and all sorts of nobility, but through it all none of them truly succeeded in bringing Russia to its enlightenment. “Through out the decades and out of the ashes rose a giant; sailor, soldier, carpenter, Tsar; Peter the Great” (Land of Tsar’s). Peter was determined to change Russia’s “moskovite isolation and backward” way of living. With persistence and determination Russia’s

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    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Report on Alexander the Great

    Report on Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great was one of the greatest ruler's and conquerors of all time. He conquered the mighty Persian Empire and most of the known world at that time. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was the son of an excellent general and organizer, named Philip II King of Macedon. His mother was Olympias, princess of Epirus. She was brilliant and hot-tempered. Alexander inherited the best qualities of both his

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Yan
  • Why Is It So Great to Be Canadian?

    Why Is It So Great to Be Canadian?

    The reason behind why being Canadian is so great is our freedom. Freedom, geography, diversity, opportunity. These are just some of the things that you think of when the word Canadian or Canada is present. To some we may seem to be a primitive country (some Americans still think our land is 95% ice and that we live in igloos) but to those who know us, we are nice, hardworking people that live in a

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    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The 1930s, a decade of despair and depression all across the United States, contrasted sharply with the prosperity of the “roaring” 1920’s (). Many factors played a role in bringing about this decade of despair universally referred to as The Great Depression. The main causes are believed to be a combination of the stock market crash (October 24, 1929) and the greatly unequal distribution of wealth between the rich and middle class citizens throughout the

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    Submitted: March 17, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Good to Great Review

    Good to Great Review

    Jim Collins and his research team have done a wonderful job identifying what it takes for a company to go from good to great. I found this book to be extremely interesting and would like to share several of my thoughts. I agree with Jim Collins when he states that people can develop into level 5 leaders. The main focus of a level 5 leader is not on themselves, but on the company and

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Victor
  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    Great Expectation The book that I read is called Great Expectation By Charles Dickens. It is based mainly in London but also has scenes in Pip’s home town. Which is a small village in the country? Where he and his sister Mrs. Joe and her husband Joe Gargary live and Pips was raised. The setting of where Pips is is not as important as what is there with him. There are many contrasts to good

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Max
  • Analysis of Hercules’ Greatness

    Analysis of Hercules’ Greatness

    Hercules Hercules is arguably the greatest and most accomplished hero figure in Greek mythology. He was born the son of Alcides, wife to a great general; and Zeus, the most powerful Greek god. Hercules could only be overcome by a supernatural force. No mortal or anything else of this world could defeat him. However, that is not what makes Hercules so magnificent. It was Hercules' constant perseverance to overcome adversity and make the wrong right

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Extinction of Great Apes

    Extinction of Great Apes

    The great apes are humankind’s closest relatives. Great apes include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos, which are also known as pygmy chimps. At the turn of the century, there were approximately one million chimpanzees in Africa. This number has declined down to 150,000. Mountain gorillas have halved in size over the last ten years, leaving only 320 to roam the trees of their homeland. Some say these great apes will face extinction within a decade.

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Christopher Columbus - Columbus and the Great Discovery

    Christopher Columbus - Columbus and the Great Discovery

    Columbus and The Great Discovery Columbus was very young when he became interested in travel, sailing and astronomy. He began sailing at the age of fourteen and from then on sailing and meeting different people gave him a lot of knowledge. Columbus had very little education, he had to learn how to read and write when he was much older and he learned about sailing and astronomy through people, not school. The knowledge that he

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Bred
  • Great Expectations Atmosphere and Suspense

    Great Expectations Atmosphere and Suspense

    Great expectations by Charles dickens was written in 1860-1861. The opening chapter of great expectations is extremely important as it tells of each character from Pips perspective (also telling the readers just how naпve, young and innocent Pip is amidst this gloomy dwelling), for example Pip says “…my first fancies regarding what they were like, were unreasonably derived from their tombstones“ this tells us that Pip is a blank canvas ready to be painted on

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    On May 9th, 2007 my family’s happiness turned upside down. I was at the pond out in Swansboro with my brother, Drew, and my mom, Dena. My brother and I were having a great time having fun in the pond until my mom got a phone call. It was my dad. She could barely hear him because there was limited phone service. All she could hear was him crying. My mom kept on saying,

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Yan
  • The Great Depression, America 1929-1941 by Robert McElvaine - a Review

    The Great Depression, America 1929-1941 by Robert McElvaine - a Review

    Most historians agree that the Second World War is the single most important event shaping and directing subsequent developments throughout the balance of the 20th century. Indeed, no single other event so shaped the world or influenced the events leading to that war than did the great worldwide depression. In this wonderful book by historian Robert McElvaine, we are treated to a terrific account of the human ordeal of the 1930s, which, as noted historian

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Jon
  • Causes of the Great Depression

    Causes of 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 that took

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Gatsby’s Money

    Gatsby’s Money

    Gatsby’s Money In The Great Gatsby, money affects different people in different ways. For Gatsby, it means that he will finally have a chance at getting Daisy. But his money turns out to be somewhat of an obstacle in getting Daisy. Gatsby gained wealth to impress Daisy, he had what was considered "new money", and he tried to hide his wealth from people so that Daisy will not find out. When Gatsby and Daisy first

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Kevin