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- 8351: David Edding's Pawn of Prophecy
- ... many developments in it are. However, as this is only the first book in a series of ten, this is to be expected. The author does not describe the world the story takes place in great detail, rather, he leaves it to the reader to fill in the substantial gaps in description. The characters, however, are described more fully, each with its own separate personality. The author does a good job ...
- 8352: Comparison of Lord of The Flies and All Quiet on The Western Front
- ... is suggesting that the societal taboos placed on killing are still ingrained within Jack. The next significant encounter in Jack's progression is his first killing of a pig. There is a description of a great celebration. The boys chant "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood." It is clear from Golding's description of the revelry that followed the killing that the act of the hunt provided the ...
- 8353: The Admirable Eleanor Roosevelt
- ... t get from their mother they could get from their grandmother. With the birth of their third son Franklin Jr. he seemed to be very delicate. He died at 7 months. Eleanor went into a depression because she thought any thing that went wrong in the house was her fault. Eleanor would blame herself for the rest of her life. Franklin and Eleanor moved to Washington where they hired a social ...
- 8354: Marketing Project
- ... the ad may sound 'cheesy', it is simple and to the point. The importance would be in the initial phone contact. If the call was a Q & A about the business, this would be a great opportunity for reeling in the customer. If the call was an established client, only the most professional and expedient handling of the problem would be acceptable. It will be crucial to make the customer feel ...
- 8355: Managing the Transition from Maturity to Decline: Diamond Power Corporation
- ... McDermott, Inc in regards to its replacement part division caused more harm than good. For example, when a small operator began to copy and sell Diamond replacement parts at a lower cost than Diamond with great success, McDermott overrode Diamond executives' wish to acquire the operation. This decision had far-reaching repercussions as will be discussed in later paragraphs. McDermott also had to take action where Diamond was concerned when it ...
- 8356: Monetary/Fiscal Policy
- ... living is overstated and he is urging Congress to correct the problem which would affect inflation, gross national product, and the budget. Inflation The fourth quarter results have been calculated and the economy is in great shape. The Commerce Department released fourth quarter numbers which show a 4.7% annual growth rate and a 1.8% rise in inflation. This 1.8% fourth quarter rate is lower than the 2.1 ...
- 8357: Cival Rights Act 1964
- ... it does not discriminate. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is perhaps the best example there is of the American government fulfilling its ethical obligation (Ash 803). For in the words of Thurgood Marshall, the great civil rights lawyer, and later first black man to serve on the Supreme Court, "Far too long, the doors have been shut to the Negro" (Ginsberg 146). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 opened them ...
- 8358: Civil War - Causes
- ... known as the Confederate States of America, seceded from the North, which was also known as the Union, for many different reasons. The reason they wanted to succeed was because there was four decades of great sectional conflict between the two. Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. The South wanted to become an independent nation. There were many reasons why the South wanted to ...
- 8359: Labor Unions
- ... major American attempt to found a union for all workers, skilled and unskilled. The Nights of Labor had a boost of importance in the public eye when it had its first major victory in the great railroad strikes of 1877. In 1886, the Knights had 600,000 to 700,000 members. But, in that same year, Samuel Gompers and Adolph Strasser left the Knights of Labor because it did not represent ...
- 8360: Thomas Edison and His Inventions
- ... emitted from the Suns corona during a solar eclipse along the rocky mountains on July 29,1878. To please those needs Edison invented a microtasimeter employing a carbon button. This was a time when great advances were being made in arc lights so that electricity could be used for lighting in the same fashion as with small, individual gas burners. The basic problem seemed to be to keep the burner ...
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