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Fitzgerald's Exploration of the American Dream
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, is a one of the best stories written during a chaotic period in our nation's history, The Jazz Age. The Twenties were a time of social experiments, self-indulgence, and dissatisfaction for majority of Americans. Fitzgerald depicts all these characteristics throughout the novel with his interesting themes, settings, and characters. The most elaborate and symbolic character Fitzgerald presents to his readers is Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses Gatsby as a
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Outsourcing and the Global Environment
Outsourcing and the Global Environment Abstract The following paper will detail the impact on businesses concerning outsourcing and the global environment. This paper will outline the needs of the modern business to embrace the concept of outsourcing and the need to educate employees on the diversity of global business practices. Outsourcing The need of the modern business to look outside of the doors of the company to improve profit margins has become a necessity in
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Electronic Arts and the Global Video Game Industry
Environmental Analysis Demographic trends Gaming has become an important part of growing up for people who were born in the last 25 years. Approximately 3.9 - 4.7% of total world population (250 to 300 million people) is ÐŽ§very activeÐŽÐ or a ÐŽ§frequentÐŽÐ player of video games or at least owns the necessary equipment. This target group spends five or more hours a week playing video games. The United States is the largest video game market
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What, If Anything, Can the Study of Popular Music Contribute to Musicology
Joseph Kerman, in his 1985 book Musicology, stated that musicology had "come to mean the study of the history of Western music in the high-art tradition...musicology is perceived as dealing essentially with the factual, the documentary, the verifiable, the analysable, the positivistic." Richard Middleton defines musicology as "the scientific study of music." Nicholas Cook, in his article What is Musicology?, claims that musicology "is all about the knowledge that underlies the enjoyment of music." Traditionally,
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The Global Leadership of Carlos Ghosn at Nissan
In 1999, the Nissan was suffering under a decade of decline and unprofitability, in fact the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, with continuous loses for the past eight years resulting in debts of approx. $22 billion. Elements impacting Nissan's performance prior to the global alliance with Renault Internal factors: Emphasis on short-term market share growth instead of a long term success strategy; Advanced engineering and technology, plant productivity, quality management. However, less attention
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Immortality Views Among Different Cultures and Religions
Immortality Views among Different Cultures and Religions The concept of life after death has been around practically as long as life itself. Our beliefs about life after death can have a profound effect on our attitudes toward life. Most individual's beliefs about life after death are directly related to their cultural or religious affiliations. According to Montagu, "Of all the many forms which natural religion has assumed none probably has exerted so deep and
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Request for Proposal - General Contracting - Cement Production Plant - Environmental Impact Study
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL GENERAL CONTRACTING Cement Production Plant Environmental Impact Study in Frederick County, Maryland Page Table of Contents 2 1. PROJECT SUMMARY 3 a. Introduction 3 b. Project History 3 c. Project Objectives 3 d. Project Schedule 4 e. Maps of Project Site 5 - 6 2. SCOPE OF WORK AND EXPECTED DELIVERABLES 7 3. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 8 a. Letter of Intent 8 b. Statement of Experience 8 c. Company Qualifications 8 d.
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The Impact of Ethnicity on My Family
Name: Title: The impact of ethnicity on my family Subject: Due Date: Growing up, my family consisted of my mother, father, and my three brothers. My father was of German decent and my mother was of Irish. There was a stigma attached to being a German American back in the late 1940's and as a result, my father would have nothing to do with this German heritage. He changed his name from Willie to William
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Muslim Culture Related to Nursing Care
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis What are the structures involved and what spinal stenosis is? The lumbar spine ( lower back) is the structure that carries the weight of the upper body. The bones that make up the lumbar spine are the vertebrae. The spinal canal runs through the vertebrae and contains the nerves that supply sensation and strength to the legs. Located between the vertebrae are the intervertebral discs and the spinal facet joints. When
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Migration: Its' Causes and Effects Within a Mexican Sub-Culture
Migration: Its' Causes and Effects within a Mexican Sub-Culture "Migration uproots people from their families and their communities and from their conventional ways of understanding the world. They enter a new terrain filled with new people, new images, new lifeways, and new experiences. They return ... and act as agents of change." (Grimes 1998: 66) The migration experience is one that has deeply altered and affected the lives of many peoples, including Mexicans and specifically
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Managing a Creative Culture: Do "creatives" Fit Into the Traditional Management System?
Managing a Creative Culture: Do "Creatives" Fit into the Traditional Management System? The ability to reach the creative individual cannot be achieved through the traditional management organization. Creative people don't fit in very well in a hierarchical organization with traditional management techniques. To manage creatives, a new model must be developed. Organizations must take heed to the needs of creatives or be subject to losing these valuable resources. Summary Resources, freedom and challenge are the
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From Negro to African American
Robert Scoby University of Arizona Rev. Elwood McDowell From Negro to African American A New Psychological Approach This paper is dedicated and written for Elwood McDowell, a genius of immense originality whose ideas, scholarship, and deep intellect embody what is best in Afro-American Psychology ...The Negro's mind has been brought under the control of his oppressor...When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to
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The American Savior
The American Savior GRAHAM This story takes place in America at about 222B.C. It is about two friends who are torn apart by a young, and beautiful girl whose name is Kigan. Samuel, but was also known as Sam because all of his friends called him Sam for short. Sam was born in Thorton to Solomon and his wife but No one knows her name because Solomon was said to be With more than one
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Neolithic Cultures
I will be looking at magic in prehistoric Europe and the part it played in pre-Neolithic/Neolithic cultures. From this, I hope to reach an understanding of the part magic played in this time and how it progressed into later cultures. As there is no literary evidence for this time frame we must rely on the archaeological finds, in particular various phallic imagery, statuettes, cave art and monuments. These elements all point in one way or
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Globalization - Business Environment
Introduction Today's business environment is changing at a breaking pace. The rampant pace of global competition, the speeds of technological developments, rapidly changing demographics, and the incredible increase in information technology have resulted in a business environment that changes day to day, hour to hour. To remain competitive in such a dynamic environment, businesses must continually improve their human resource management systems and organizational changes. Managers must continually be looking for ways to improve all
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The Punk Rock Culture
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of the punk rock culture. Thesis: The punk rock culture is something that you all have probably been exposed to, but may not know much about. Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. Chains, studded belts, and Chuck Taylors. Mohawks, mosh pits, and social defiance. What kind of person do you think of when you hear these phrases? B. Relevance: Whether you
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A Proud Filipino American
America is considered a melting pot of different ethnic groups. By today's standard, "American culture" is the result of a variety of races integrating their own cultural beliefs into American society. Throughout the years, the United States has seen a massive increase of people migrating from Asian countries; "they make up 3.6 percent of the U.S. population, a 199 percent increase from 1980 when they constituted only 1.5 percent of the population" (Ng). Like other
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Globalization and Interdependence
Introduction In an era of globalisation when states are becoming increasingly interdependent, regionalism is seen as an intermediary stage for further multilateral trade liberalisation. There are, however, two types of regionalism. One is discriminatory where there is free trade amongst the members of the region but non-members are excluded as in the case of free trade areas, such as the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA) and customs unions, such as the European Union (EU),
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Phytoliths and Archaeology; an Amazing Field That Never Gained Popularity (with Good Reason)
Phytoliths are a durable floral microfossil formed by silica absorbed by a plant during its life. Although the usefulness of phytoliths in archaeology has been known for nearly a century, the field (independently) has not attained much popularity. Despite the fact that the yields of evidence and information from phytoliths are truly amazing, the field itself is at times more tedious than dendrochronology, causing a delay in the development of the use of phytoliths, as
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Global Positioning System
Terry Hazelwood Mr. Winkler Business Data Systems 110 November 11, 2003 Global Positioning System A global positioning system (GPS) consists of one or more earth-based receivers that accept and analyze signals sent by satellites in order to determine the receiver's geographic location. A GPS receiver is a handheld or mountable device, which can be secured to an automobile, boat, airplane, farm and construction equipment, or a computer. Some GPS receivers send location information to a
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Has the American Realist Movement Left Any Substantial Mark on Jurisprudential Thought?
HAS THE AMERICAN REALIST MOVEMENT LEFT ANY SUBSTANTIAL MARK ON JURISPRUDENTIAL THOUGHT? We must approach this question in consideration of the fact that the American Realist movement never purported to formulate a complete theory of law which could stand alone to tell us what law is. Instead, the basis was that official conduct in dispute settlement in all kinds of dispute was the focal point for the analysis of the law's impact, facilitating the ability
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Hays Production Code's Impact on Vertigo
In 1930, the Hay's Production Code was introduced into the film industry to regulate films that were produced. It regulated several different aspects of movie scenes containing crimes against the law, vulgarity, sex, obscenity, profanity, costume, dances, religion, locations, national feelings, titles and repellent subjects. (History of the Motion Picture Rating System) When scenes in films dealt with crimes committed against the law, the Hays Production Code stated that the crimes could never be presented
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American History
DHL is not entering the U.S. market lightly. From sponsoring the United States Olympic team to launching a full-scale advertising blitz on American television, the logistics giant is putting out the word that it is a viable third alternative to FedEx and UPS in the world's largest express market. Perhaps most significantly, DHL is investing $1.2 billion to consolidate its two air hubs to one site, add seven new regional sort centers across the country
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Competition in the Global Wine Industry:
Competition in the Global Wine Industry: A U.S. Perspective Murray Silverman Professor of Management College of Business San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132 Phone: 415-338-7489 Fax: 415-338-0501 Email: msilver@sfsu.edu Richard Castaldi Professor of Management College of Business San Francisco State University Phone: 415-338-2829 Fax: 415-338-0501 Email: castaldi@sfsu.edu Sally Baack Assistant Professor of Management San Francisco State University College of Business Phone: 415-338-6421 Email: sbaack@sfsu.edu Greg Sorlien, MBA San Francisco State
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William Wordsworth's Poems and David Malouf's Novel, an Imaginary Life, It Is Evident How Different Times and Cultures Affect the Quality and Importance of the Relationship Humanity Can Have with the Natural World
In both William Wordsworth's poems and David Malouf's novel, An Imaginary Life, it is evident how different times and cultures affect the quality and importance of the relationship humanity can have with the natural world. Themes that are explored in both texts include interaction with nature, the role of nature in childhood and adulthood, religion and the role of language. These all show the quality and importance of humanity's relationship with nature and how times
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