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  • Overcrowded Prisons and the War on Drugs

    Overcrowded Prisons and the War on Drugs

    The War on Drugs One must wonder if the "war on drugs" helps or hinders our American Criminal Justice System when you look at the overwhelming impact it has had on crowding issues within our prisons. At the present time there are over 1.5 million people in prison, 59.6 % for drug offenses alone. The "war on drugs" started over 100 years ago in San Francisco, California when the first law against drugs was enacted

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Samsung - the Top Brand in the World

    Samsung - the Top Brand in the World

    Samsung - The TOP Brand in the World According to the global brand scoreboard of 2004 from Interbrand, Samsung, the Korean based electronics brand, has boosted its profile and being listed as 21st valuable brands in the world. Its brand value surged by 16% to 12.5 billion US dollars compared to the figure in 2003 which is 10.8 billion US dollar. (Simon, 2004) It becomes the world’s leading brand in electronics and digital industry. This

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: regina
  • A Brief Overview of the Cold War 1945-60

    A Brief Overview of the Cold War 1945-60

    As soon as World War II ended, the old war alliances crumpled as the United States and Soviet Union rose as superpowers. It was a battle between democracy and communism. By 1947, the communist threat had grown so much that Winston Churchill described it as "an iron curtain" dividing the European continent. By the end of the 1940s, the Soviet Union tested their first nuclear weapon and the arms race was on. New alliances formed

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: David
  • Victory of Greece in the Greco-Persian Wars

    Victory of Greece in the Greco-Persian Wars

    The Ancient Greek city-states of the 5th century BCE took on one of the most powerful and dangerous empires of the ancient world in a struggle to maintain independence from the Persians. The Persians represented the opposite in ideals of everything that is Greek and threatened the end of political sovereignty, higher thinking, and innovation. Overcoming the Persians was a critical accomplishment by the Greeks in the Greco-Persian wars of the 5th century and can

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    Essay Length: 706 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Wendy
  • World Trade Center:

    World Trade Center:

    LIST OF FIGURES IV ERROR! NO TABLE OF FIGURES ENTRIES FOUND.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY V 1 – INTRODUCTION VI 1.1 – HISTORY VI 1.1.1 – Inspiration for towers vi 1.1.2 – Brief summary of the project vi 1.1.3 – Demise of the towers vi 2 – FRAMED TUBE SYSTEM VII 2.1 – THE CENTRAL CORE VII 2.1.1 – Design specifications vii 2.1.2 – Components housed within the core vii 2.2 – THE OUTER SHELL

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Jon
  • World Renound Wines

    World Renound Wines

    Grapevine Fine Wines Marketing Plan Prepared By: Johnae D. Sawyer President and CEO 2500 Admiral Lane New York City, NY 74031 862-231-4567 Johnae.D.Sawyer@WRFW.com Creation Date 05/01/2007 Statement of the Marketing Goal Mission Statement We are an environmentally and socially conscious grower, producer and marketer of wines of the highest quality and value. Working in harmony and with respect for the human spirit, we are committed to sharing information about the enjoyment of food and wine

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: David
  • War & 20th Century Poetry

    War & 20th Century Poetry

    An individual’s personality, opinion and even the way they perceive things are highly influenced by experience. Many experiences are documented, whether positive or negative, in the form of film, story, song or poem. The twentieth century was an era of imperialism, nationalism and decolonization which would all contribute to the outbreak of both world wars. Each war was both surprising to many people, as well as damaging. The state of a nations economy, moral and

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Vika
  • Vietnam Memorial War Memoriabilia

    Vietnam Memorial War Memoriabilia

    The Vietnam Memorial Wall remains one of the most tentative and reserved memorials today not only Washington, DC, but the entirety of the United States. Created in order to remember the soldiers who lost their lives in the Vietnam War, the memorial is meant to symbolize their honor and spirit as passed Americans and combatants. As much as a statement the memorial makes by itself, it is the endless thought and emotion that can

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Top
  • The War in Iraq

    The War in Iraq

    The War in Iraq The war in Iraq is a controversy clouded with misinformation and confusion. To get a proper view of the war we need to step back and examine both sides, pro-war and anti-war, of the facts leading to the war, execution of the war, and the effects of the war. President Bush’s premise for going to war was to prevent potential weapons of mass destruction, specifically nuclear weapons, and not only to

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War was a very controversial war happening back in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Everyone involved in the war whether in Vietnam or here at home in the United States had differing opinion’s concerning the war. There were many here in the United States that felt the war was justifiable while on the other hand just as many felt the war was unjust and was a war the United States should not have been

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Stenly
  • A Class War Runs Through It (summary)

    A Class War Runs Through It (summary)

    A Class War Runs Through It James Cox Kennedy head of Cox enterprises bought 4000 acres in the Montana Ruby Valley and transformed the area into private hunting and fishing retreat. Though it’s an admirable way preserve habitats and restore its natural surroundings, it has caused problems with the locals that have lived in the area for decades. The two problems that this has caused are Montana’s stream-access laws and the conservation easements. Montana’s stream

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Fonta
  • War

    War

    Summary: Chapter 1- Human beings since the beginning of time have not been able to escape war. There has always been some sort of conflict between each other since the beginning of time. War always seems to bring a sense of reason with it or need to the people. It makes them feel like we are fighting for a just cause. This past century war has been at its worst. This last one hundred or

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    Essay Length: 383 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Victor
  • John C. Calhoun: The Starter of The Civil War

    John C. Calhoun: The Starter of The Civil War

    John C. Calhoun: The Starter of the Civil War If one person could be called the instigator of the Civil War, it was John C. Calhoun -- Unknown. The fact that he never wanted the South to break away from the United States as it would a decade after his death, his words and life's work made him the father of secession. In a very real way, he started the American Civil War. Slavery was

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The World Wide Web in Healthcare

    The World Wide Web in Healthcare

    In healthcare today, the Internet is becoming more and more a superior tool that will greatly effect and improve the quality of healthcare. The article written by Kathryn E. Kerwin in the July/August 2002 issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management explains how not only professional staff such as physicians and administrators use the internet to increase quality and care, but also the patient. The article mainly describes how the Internet has advantages in providing

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Mike
  • Civil War

    Civil War

    During the decades leading up to the Civil War, annexation of territory was viewed within the context of the debate about slavery. No anti-imperialist organization was formed to oppose the Mexican War or the annexation of territory that resulted from it because it was seen primarily as a war for the extension of slavery and opposition was channeled through abolitionist organizations. It reluctantly approved the purchase of Alaska in 1867. In the early 1870's, it

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Monika
  • A Critical Analysis of Spanish Society Prior to the Civil War

    A Critical Analysis of Spanish Society Prior to the Civil War

    [This paper is perfect for an advanced level Spanish-language student who wants to make a critical analysis of Spanish society prior to the Civil War.] En Garcнa Lorca pretende divulgar la situaciуn dramбtica que padecнan las mujeres en la Espaсa de la йpoca anterior a la Guerra Civil. La obra es una crнtica social hacia los valores tradicionales que denuncia la sociedad conservadora y represora, la cobardнa hacia el cambio, la ignorancia, la falta de

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Janna
  • African American Contributions During the Civil War

    African American Contributions During the Civil War

    Intelligence gathered during the Civil war came from many sources however we will look at on the African American role … African intelligence information was some times referred to as “Black Dispatches”, this was a term used by Union military men for intelligence on Confederate forces provided by Negroes. This source of information represented one of the most creative and productive types of intelligence information obtained and acted upon by Union forces throughout the Civil

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Yan
  • Victory of Greece in the Greco-Persian Wars

    Victory of Greece in the Greco-Persian Wars

    The Ancient Greek city-states of the 5th century BCE took on one of the most powerful and dangerous empires of the ancient world in a struggle to maintain independence from the Persians. The Persians represented the opposite in ideals of everything that is Greek and threatened the end of political sovereignty, higher thinking, and innovation. Overcoming the Persians was a critical accomplishment by the Greeks in the Greco-Persian wars of the 5th century and can

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Public Schools Vs. Post-Cold War Military Spending

    Public Schools Vs. Post-Cold War Military Spending

    Public Schools vs. Post-Cold War Military Spending Even though the Cold War era is a distant memory, encased in glass forever like some museum piece, our government is still spending as if the Soviet Union was in its prime. If the arms race is a forgotten memory, then why is the military still spending 86% of what it was spending during the Cold War. It's not that us Americans do not want a solid military,

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    Essay Length: 1,203 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The Wars

    The Wars

    War is a fact of life. As long as there are humans, there will be war. In past times, for a man to go to war, it was viewed as romantic and heroic. But, these ideas have faded and vanished throughout the course of the 20th century. War can be horrific, like a bad nightmare, and can easily break the human spirit, which is not a t all fragile. In his novel, "The Wars", Timothy

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Terrorism Around the World

    Terrorism Around the World

    History Term Paper Outline World Civilizations Thesis: The United States government chose not to fully investigate the known increase in terrorist activity prior to 9/11/01. I. Introduction A. The United States government chose not to fully investigate the known increase in terrorist activity prior to 9/11/01. There were many instances of terrorism that were directly related to larger terrorist cell organizations but these organizations were not held responsible for the atrocities done in their terrorist

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • On Euripides and War: An Historical Analysis of Hecuba, Trojan Women, and Iphegenia at Aulis

    On Euripides and War: An Historical Analysis of Hecuba, Trojan Women, and Iphegenia at Aulis

    On Euripides and War: An Historical Analysis of Hecuba, Trojan Women, and Iphegenia at Aulis History is written. It did not happen. What did happen can only be described and recorded. Of the records that exist today society judges which are "fact," which are and which are "fictional." One striking feature that all records share is a preoccupation with war. This is not surprising, however, since a convolution of all records during a specific time

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Anna
  • Resolved: That the Us Should Go to War with Iraq

    Resolved: That the Us Should Go to War with Iraq

    Copyright 2004 Devon M. Largio. All rights reserved. Introduction In the weeks and months that followed the events of September 11, 2001, the nation watched, listened, and read as the Bush administration declared a war on terror and the media began frenzied coverage of the military efforts in Afghanistan and the hunt for Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. But in the midst of all of the chaos, speculation about the suspects at the heart

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • My World View

    My World View

    Within each and every individual lies a set of beliefs that help set the foundation and fundamentals of his or her existence. These beliefs are uniquely crafted from one’s own experience and personal choices, or established through an others’ personal influences or doctrine. No matter the scenario, these beliefs determine an individuals’ priorities, justify their actions, help determine what he or she is fond of and aids them in answering some of life’s challenging

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Artur
  • Iraq War

    Iraq War

    The reason was to invade was to create space for Iraq’s leaders to reach an agreement to end Iraq’s civil war. I am against the Iraq war for a variety of reasons. At 15, I do not see the point of the Iraq War. I do not believe in the Iraq War because it is killing thousands of people, costing countries millions of dollars, and causing a lot of turmoil. The war must be ended,

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Top

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