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  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    either the symbol of salvation or the root of all evil. From the perspective of much of the younger generation as well as many of the leaders of the tribes, the Christian missionaries coming from Europe were highly respected, especially after the incident where the Church was built in the Evil Forrest. Because of incidents such as this, more and more people began to convert to Christianity, tearing many families apart. People such as Okonkwo

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    Essay Length: 477 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Obesity

    Obesity

    OBESITY Obese people are responsible for their weight, and the time has come that we try to indoctrinate these people and do something about it. Obesity is on the rise, and is becoming an egregious national health concern. According to VanItallie and Simopoulos, obesity affects more than one-third of the population, and after cigarette smoking, is the second largest cause of death in the United States (1-2). With obesity becoming more and more of an

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    Essay Length: 1,458 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Walls Fall Down - an Industry Headed Towards the Way of the Romans

    The Walls Fall Down - an Industry Headed Towards the Way of the Romans

    The Walls Fall Down: An Industry Headed Towards the way of the Romans The Music industry’s current approach to business is misled and does not follow the basic fundamentals of sales and customer satisfaction. The customer’s always right. Seems simple enough, doesn’t it? I’ve held positions in customer service for the past three years or so, and from what I’ve observed, this is most likely considered the most important rule of business. So when you

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    Essay Length: 904 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Collapse and Fall of Montgomery Ward

    The Collapse and Fall of Montgomery Ward

    The Collapse and Fall of Montgomery Ward Montgomery Ward was once one of America’s leading retail store’s and chains. The founder of Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward was the first in history to come out with the first dry-goods mail-order catalogue, witch listed 163 items. What happen to this company and its great ideas? With this paper I intend to help you realize how important it is to communicate within a business. This business probably

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    Essay Length: 531 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart is a sad story of the downward spiral a man has in his life that eventually makes the heartbreaking decision to take his own life. The main character, Okonwo, is a well-respected, wealthy warrior of the Umuofia clan. The Umuofia clan is a Nigerian tribe that is in a group of nine associated small villages. Okonwo is a man that always gives his hardest efforts to live successfully

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    Essay Length: 792 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Obesity: A Public or Private Issue?

    Obesity: A Public or Private Issue?

    Imagine a world where a school aged child can step out of their school and walk into a McDonalds. A world where soda companies make millions of dollars a year by placing soda machines in schools. A world where 30.5 percent of adults are considered obese. A world where obesity is killing more people than smoking. What if I told you this world is not in your imagination but is the world we live

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    Essay Length: 3,210 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Fall of Rome

    Fall of Rome

    Rome, which at one time was viewed as industructable, was captured by Barbarians in what was known as the Sack of Rome. Two Hundred and four years later the Persians captured another important city of Rome, Jerusalem, in what is referred to as the Capture of Jerusalem. Although there are many differences in what led to the two cities being taken over, one similarity in the explanation is a huge factor in the reason as

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    Essay Length: 552 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Heart of Darkness/things Fall Apart

    Heart of Darkness/things Fall Apart

    Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” share many similarities and differences. One similarity is the way that Europeans treat the Africans as inhuman. Another similarity is how in despair the Africans resort to death to deal with what Western culture has brought to them. A difference in the books is that in “Heart of Darkness” the Europeans were already settled into Africa while in “Things Fall Apart” the Europeans don’t settle until

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    Essay Length: 1,391 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Hurricane Katrina and the Fall of the Big Easy

    Hurricane Katrina and the Fall of the Big Easy

    In the days and nights following the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, America lost a city of enormous cultural and economic value, and the impact will be felt for years to come. New Orleans was a cultural epicenter for our country. It was the birthplace of jazz music as it’s nickname “The Big Easy” implies how easy it was for musicians to find work in the city during the jazz era. New Orleans was also

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    Essay Length: 549 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: July
  • The Fall of Rome - Thematic

    The Fall of Rome - Thematic

    The ancient world was marked by many successful and great civilizations and their equally great falls from power. Perhaps the most grand of failures in this time was that of the Roman Empire. After the death of Marcus Aurelius, an empire that had stood strong for centuries began its long, painful decline which lasted almost three centuries. No one person could possibly be blamed for this progression of abasement in the empire, but rather the

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    Essay Length: 1,032 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Steve
  • Childhood Obesity

    Childhood Obesity

    The children of today are becoming more obese, for the fact that they are obtaining laziness. They are spending more time in front of the television then they are getting their daily exercise. Their growing bodies need exercise to lose baby fat before it gets to be a serious problem. The growth of technology has formed a major impact on the obesity of today's children. This technology has substituted normal childhood play exercises with computer

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    Essay Length: 771 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Chinua Achebe wrote the book "Things Fall Apart" in 1958. the novel quickly became famous for having two unique differences between two very different groups of people. The two groups were the Ibo tribe and the Europeans missionaries. The book makes a contrast of the European imperialism. The conflict shown by the Europeans and the Ibo is important to the telling of the novel. Had this contrast not been a part of the story, things

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    Essay Length: 634 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • A Fall from Glory: The Decline of The Russian Navy

    A Fall from Glory: The Decline of The Russian Navy

    A Fall From Glory: The Decline of the Russian Navy TABLE OF CONTENTS Glory Days of the Soviet Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Disposition of the Soviet Fleets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Russia's Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    Essay Length: 1,793 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Surgery: Treating the Severely Obese

    Surgery: Treating the Severely Obese

    Surgery: Treating the Severely Obese Lead in: According to the World Health Organization, globally there are now more than 1 billion overweight adults, and at least 300 million of them are obese. During the last 40 years, obesity has reached epidemic proportions. There are more obese people each year, and the severity is increasing. In the United States alone, 300,000 deaths are associated with obesity. Thesis: Many obese people fail diet after diet. For

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    Essay Length: 688 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Effects of Climatic Change on the Fall of Civilization

    The Effects of Climatic Change on the Fall of Civilization

    For decades, the dominant view has been that cultural factors- war, religion, trade, palace intrigue- explain civilizations' ups and downs (Grossman 2002). As we are brought up through the educational system, tons of papers are written and chapters in textbooks are devoted to the clashes of armies and philosophies throughout history. What doesn't get nearly as much attention are climate and geographical factors during the life span of empires and civilization. Looking at two societies,

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Rise and Fall of the Italian Mafia

    The Rise and Fall of the Italian Mafia

    La Cosa Nostra and the "Five Families" of which the surrounding area of New York City is comprised has drastically altered the culture in the region; transforming industries with brute force and attracting much public attention. Hollywood focuses on glamorizing the Mafioso lifestyle, distracting from the true nature of organized crime. Over the past decade, the key opportunities have been utilized by the Italian Mafia, resulting in a powerful behind-the-scenes dominance over many aspects we

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    Essay Length: 426 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Wendy
  • The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The House and the Ushers One of the central themes underlying the short story, The Fall of the House of Usher, is that of the nature of the house. The way it is described and the way it is so mysterious. Another central theme about this story is the nature of the people that live in the house. They are portrayed very much in the same manner throughout the story. Thus, they have several similarities

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    Essay Length: 612 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • Gad 2 - Identified as Candidate Gene for Obesity” Summary

    Gad 2 - Identified as Candidate Gene for Obesity” Summary

    “GAD2 Identified as Candidate Gene for Obesity” Summary Obesity is a very hard condition to link to one specific gene because it often runs in families, but their lifestyle habits, as well as genes, contribute to obesity. Also, many genes contribute a small effect to obesity and may differ in different populations. Nuclear families in France were studied to link a candidate gene for obesity by Philippe Froguel and his colleagues. There are many variations

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    Essay Length: 353 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Obesity in America

    Obesity in America

    Obesity in America Obesity today is a widely spread nutritional disorder that can affect anybody at any age across North America, majority of the reason being because there are so many fast food restaurants at just about every corner. With its low prices people are not going to be making the right decisions in what type of food they consume in their diet. Some examples of the junk food would be: Microwave dinners, snack foods

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    Essay Length: 252 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Greg Crister - Issue of Obesity and How It Became a Major Concern

    Greg Crister - Issue of Obesity and How It Became a Major Concern

    In a very interesting paper, Greg Crister discussed the issue of obesity and how it became a major concern. Crister mentioned that the UN was mainly concerned with starvation and malnutrition. However the recent data suggested that obesity is the new unmet health issue that should be tackled as it became one of the most popular epidemics in westernized countries. Childhood obesity was the major concern in Crister's paper; he stated a shocking statistical figure

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    Essay Length: 1,260 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Advertisements and Obesity

    Advertisements and Obesity

    Advertisements and Obesity Food advertisements are made to encourage the public to buy their company product. Since young children and teenagers are easily influenced by the media and their peers, they are persuaded into believing certain foods are cool and they do not realize the non nutritional value of the food they are consuming. ( Food advertising, 1). More than 60 percent of adults over the age of 20 are overweight, and one quarter

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Anna
  • Childhood Obesity

    Childhood Obesity

    Introduction “Living in Rochester, NY is a lady by the name of Betty. She is 17 years old and weighs 440 pounds. She has been overweight since she was 12 years old. She used to go to school, but she had to drop out because people continued to make fun of me. She suffers from depression, anxiety and agoraphobia. She hates her body so much and she wishes she could lose all this weight in

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    Essay Length: 4,291 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Obesity

    Obesity

    weight gain has become more common and has emerged as a major health issue. People growing concern of obesity is seen in the billions of dollars that are spent each year on weight-loss products. Unfortunately, despite the increased attention being paid to obesity, there are few signs that the trend will slow down. According to federal studies, nearly two-thirds of all Americans are overweight or obese. Since the 1960, the rate of the obesity doubled

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Obesity - a Very Big Problem

    Obesity - a Very Big Problem

    Obesity, a Very Big Problem” Obesity in America is a subject of concern that is getting as big as peoples waste-lines. It affects many Americans on a daily basis, and also affects the way people interact with others. It is an unhealthy trend with a rapid growth rate, quickly consuming many lives. The problem must be fixed for a more happy and healthy life. In order to fix it, the issue of obesity must first

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    Essay Length: 640 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Rise and Fall of Nazism and Napoleon

    Rise and Fall of Nazism and Napoleon

    Hitler and Napoleon are arguably two of the most influential and powerful leaders in the history of mankind. They both had their times of glory, but both also had a very ugly side. At the end of this essay, I will compare and contrast the two, but before I can do that, we need to have a little background on them. In late 1793, Napoleon drove British forces out of the French port of Toulon,

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: regina

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