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  • The 18th Amendment and Its Connection to the Great Depression

    The 18th Amendment and Its Connection to the Great Depression

    The 18th Amendment was the ban of transportation, sale, and manufacture of alcohol. It was originally ratified on January 16, 1919 and in over 200 years the 18th Amendment is still the only Amendment to have been repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. The first section of the 18th Amendment it states that after one year of the ratification of no manufacturing, sales, or transportation of intoxicating liquors imported or exported from the United

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: David
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression in the United States lasted from 1929-1940. It was the worst and longest economic collapse in the history of the modern industrial world. This paper will address the main causes, Federal government response, policies enacted, and the impact the Great Depression had on American society. A common misconception is that the stock market crash of October 1929 was the cause of the depression. In fact, it was a result of multiple

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    Essay Length: 2,511 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Yan
  • Cesar Chavez: The Great Voice of The Migrant Worker

    Cesar Chavez: The Great Voice of The Migrant Worker

    Cesar Chavez: The Great Voice of the Migrant Worker Thesis: Through inspirations such as work, the Great Depression, Political reformers, and his social status, Cesar Chavez was able to deliver earth-shattering speeches that would reshape the migrant workers world and leave us with legacies that would redefine the status of the Latino in America. I. Introduction II. Biography and shaping forces of Cesar Chavez A. Work: Migrant worker, dropped after 7th grade to travel from

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Kevin
  • The Great Encounter of China and the West

    The Great Encounter of China and the West

    The Great Encounter of China and the West 1500-1800 The Chinese and European cultures came together for the first time in the fifteenth century when great Chinese fleets traveled throughout the Indian Ocean and along the coast of Africa. These voyages created much concern for China. They lead to a period of isolation for security reasons. By the time the first Europeans arrived in China there was little to no evidence of these voyages. (Mungello

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    Essay Length: 2,061 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: regina
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    The Great Depression is probably one of the most misunderstood events in American history. It is routinely cited as proof that unregulated capitalism is bad, and that only a massive welfare state, huge amounts of economic regulation, and other interventions, can save capitalism from itself. Among the many myths surrounding the Great Depression are that Herbert Hoover was a laissez faire president and that FDR brought us out of the depression. What caused the Great

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    Essay Length: 350 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Jack
  • Feeding Behavior of Great White

    Feeding Behavior of Great White

    This essay will take a particular case study, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and attempt to provide a brief background on its history and forces of creation. The park impacts on human and non-human species alike will also be discussed. The latter part of this essay will focus on a few challenges the park faces in the future. History/Forces of Creation/Goals Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was created on 1 August 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson making

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    Essay Length: 631 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Top
  • Great Eastern Toys

    Great Eastern Toys

    Case Study “Great Eastern Toys” Designer Dolls’ Project – How to evaluate? Within the scope of Finance course, we are asked to apply our acquired knowledge in the analysis of the case study “Great Eastern Toys”, in order to build a solid decision concerning whether a new project should be taken or not by this firm. As a brief explanation, Great Eastern Toys firm is planning to extend its existing product line of plastic dolls

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    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great and His Achievements Alexander the Great was the king of Macedon. Alexander of Macedon, or ancient Mecadonia, deserves to be called the Great. Alexander the Great was considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was an excellent king, general, and conqueror. During his thirteen-year rule he conquered almost all the then known world and gave a new direction to history. He had established an empire after he died.

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    Essay Length: 1,402 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: regina
  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

    On May 30, 1672, Peter Romanov, later to be known as Peter the Great, was born in Moscow. Born into royalty, Peter's grandfather, Michael Romanov, was czar of Russia. Peter had an average sized family which consisted of father, Czar Alexis, and his mother was Natayla Naryshkin. Alexis's second wife, Maria Miloslavsky, had Peter's siblings Feodor III, Sophia Alekseyvna, and Ivan. When Alexis died, Peter, at age 10, was forced to rule alongside his brother

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Max
  • Great Enterntainers

    Great Enterntainers

    There are Billions of Entertainers in this World, but only a handful of them can say that they are great entertainers. Many Athletes, Actors, Musicians, and Comedians only last a year in their line of work, or only have one successful year. Most Artists these days only sell Albums based on their sex appeal and not on the level of talent they have. A lot of Athletes gain exposure on one play that they

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    Greg Squires The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one which touched virtually all of the industrialized world. The Depression began in late 1929 and lasted for nearly 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: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    In October 1929, the stock market crashed, wiping out 40 percent of the paper values of common stock. Businesses closed their doors, factories shut down and banks failed. By 1932, approximately one out of every four Americans was unemployed. The American people were questioning all the maxims on which they had based their lives - democracy, capitalism, individualism. The presidential campaign of 1932 was chiefly a debate over the causes and possible remedies of

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    Should Great Expectations be considered a part of the canon of great literature based on its portal of social class issues in Victorian England? This is a question that has been pondered by many, but has a justifiable answer. This book should not be considered a part of the canon of great literature for several reasons, such as the rise in social class, marriage between classes, and the depiction of women. One reasoning as to

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Tasha
  • A Gatsby Party

    A Gatsby Party

    Recently I was lucky enough to score an invite to a Gatsby party, which I unintentionally won on a bar bet. Well, I was not about to turn an opportunity down like that. So, two days later, I readied myself, and went out to his residence for the party reception. It was stunning, lights music, dancing, all the glitz you could get in New York, all in one place. There was food for every palette.

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    Imagine losing all of the money you've ever earned in a few years. This may seem quite far fetched, but the Crash of 1929 made this a reality. The crash of 1929 established the beginning of America's most memorible era; the great depression. According to the London Penny Press, following the week of Black Thursday, one could go to New York and see speculators hurling themselves from windows because they had lost everything in

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Great Emancipator

    The Great Emancipator

    Abraham Lincoln is known as “The Great Emancipator” who freed the slaves. Yet in the early part of his career and even in the early stages of his presidency, Lincoln had no objection to slavery where it already existed, namely, in the Southern states. As a savvy politician, he always wanted to maintain the union, and he would use any device to keep the country together. However, his views on slavery evolved during his presidency,

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • The 8th Habit - from Effectiveness to Greatness

    The 8th Habit - from Effectiveness to Greatness

    “The 8th Habit- From Effectiveness to Greatness” By Stephen Covey Chapter 8 “The Voice of Trustworthiness” Presented to: Janelle Christie Date: October 20, 2006 Subject: Project Management Submitted by: Sarah and Steve Table of Contents Introduction: 1 Personal Trustworthiness 1 Modeling is Living the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 2 Principles Embodies in The 7 Habits 3 The Modeling Tool- The Personal Planning System 4 Conclusion 5 References 6 Lesson Plan 7 Appendices

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Life of the Great Alexandre Dumas

    The Life of the Great Alexandre Dumas

    The Life of the Great Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas was a French novelist/playwright from the 1900’s. He was born July 24, 1802 in Villes-Cotterкts and died December 5, 1870 and was buried at Villes-Cotterкts. Thomas Alexandre Dumas Mavey de la Pailleterie, Dumas’ father, was from a noble French family, while his mother, Marie-Cйsette Dumas, was a Dominican Negro slave (Stanley Kutiz and Colby 242). His father, Thomas Dumas, was a general for the great Napoleon

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Tommy
  • North Vs. South in the Great Depression

    North Vs. South in the Great Depression

    North vs. South in the Great Depression The Great Depression is one of the most misunderstood events in not only American history but also Great Britain, France, Germany, and many other industrialized nations. It also has had important consequences and was an extremely devastating event in America. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. When the New York Stock Exchange crashed in October 1929, the United States

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: regina
  • Great Men of History

    Great Men of History

    Prince Otto von Bismarck noted that "What we learn from history is that no one learns from history." I contend that a major reason is that virtually no institution actually teaches history. Instead we get a corrupt mythology that reinforces the dominant ideology and affirms the status quo. Snap quiz for 25 percent of your mark: "In the United States, who freed the slaves?" Did you answer Abraham Lincoln? Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott, Fredrick Douglas,

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Exposй of Heroism Through Jay Gatsby

    The Exposй of Heroism Through Jay Gatsby

    A character can be acknowledged as a tragic hero with the embodiment of various characteristics: he must cause his own downfall, his fate is not deserved, and he also must be of noble stature and have some sort of greatness. Typically, a hero accomplishes extraordinary things that usually are not common in most people. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the hero and protagonist proves to be Jay Gatsby, a single-minded, successful, yet

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Great Deppression

    Great Deppression

    The great depression started towards the end of world war one. President Hoover was in the white house and to everyone things were going good. America played a big roll in the war, like funding other countries and letting them pay us when they could and stuff. But its there series of events that came on to bite u s in the but. When we started to lend money out we figured that we would

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Reflection of a Homily by Gregory the Great

    Reflection of a Homily by Gregory the Great

    REFLECTION ON A HOMILY BY GREGORY THE GREAT In Gregory’s homily it seems the congregation has trouble understanding the command of our Lord to love as He has. This entails loving even our enemies as Christ has. Yet, how do we love those who harm us? To often we believe that any harm to us demands a distorted form of justice. In other words, to give to them as we got. However, this is

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Great Controversy According to Young Goodman Brown

    The Great Controversy According to Young Goodman Brown

    In our own Christian struggles, people tend to believe that it is simple as good evil. People don't realize however that in this fight, the Devil can infiltrate a seemingly normal, Christian Human Being, but it's true. Better yet, in our own walk with God the Devil lurks near to test what might look like a strong relationship with Christ. As shown in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown," even a grounded, sincere Christian can have

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jack
  • First-Year Composition: Wats So Great Bout Dat?

    First-Year Composition: Wats So Great Bout Dat?

    Knowledge would be rendered useless if not for a language in which to express and communicate it accurately and effectively. Composition is a vital factor to the success of every student studying in any discipline. All students entering the University of Ottawa should be required to take a first-year composition course; it would develop each student’s ability to communicate clearly and concisely at a university level, making knowledge gained in their chosen discipline usable. Students

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Kevin

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