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China’s Revolutionary Transition between the Collapse of the Kuomintang Government and Mao Tse-Tung’s Death (1949-1976) (348 words, 1 pages)

The time from 1949-1976 was a time of transition for China. Many social and economic changes occurred through this period. When the Kuomintang government collapsed and Mao Tse-Tung assumed control, this marked the beginning of massive reformation for what would become the People's Republic. With Mao Tse-Tung's rule came governmental ... Read More

An Analysis of the Assessment Case Study and the New London Airport at Cliffe (2540 words, 4 pages)

ASSESSMENT CASE STUDY A NEW LONDON AIRPORT AT CLIFFE 1. Introduction Over the last 50 years there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of air travel across the world and the UK. Especially in the last decade the emergence of the low cost airlines has led to an ... Read More

Why Is American Likely to Collapse as the World Economic Power? (529 words, 2 pages)

Recent studies have shown that the U.S. is projected to lose its place as the richest country in the world. Our economys decline is the main cause for these findings. The main reason for the United States weak economy is American businesses following corporate interests that are detrimental to the ... Read More

The Great Depression: America’s Biggest Financial Collapse in Economic History (1625 words, 5 pages)

A Fall of the American Economy - The Mystery Behind the Great DepressionAn economic recession is defined as a decrease in GDP in two consecutive quarters. A depression is defined as a severe and long recession. The Great Depression was an economic depression that was the longest and largest depression ... Read More

The Reasons for the Big Blue Collapse of 1999 (1269 words, 6 pages)

Why do we fall, sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up, an excerpt from Christopher Nolans 2005 movie, Batman Begins (Nolan et al., 2005). The quotation seems to concur with a comment made by Duke University professor regarding engineering as a practice that, engineers are naturally conservative ... Read More

An Examination of the Impact of the Religious Repression on the Civil War and the Eventual Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Collapse (4355 words, 15 pages)

This essay analyzes why the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia collapsed by examining the impact of religious repression on the civil war. This examination is focused on the question, To what extent was the repression of religion under Socialist rule in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) the determining ... Read More

The Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and How It Affects the Production of Food Leading to Food Shortages (725 words, 3 pages)

It would be strange, wouldnt it? To walk into the grocery store and find that the store has barely any produce. There might not be any carrots or onions, broccoli or lemons, nor apples or honey. No more to enjoy moms homemade apple pie or grandmas applesauce. Imagine all of ... Read More

Vulnerability in the Face of Social Collapse in 1984 by George Orwell and Metropolis by Fritz Lang (970 words, 3 pages)

By utilising foundational fixtures of their worlds, George Orwell's mid-Twentieth Century novel 1984 and Fritz Lang's early-Twentieth Century film Metropolis warp what is known to impart uncomfortable truths. In light of the Cold War's utilitarianism and the Weimar Republic's economic downfall, both Orwell and Lang position the reader in a ... Read More

The Factors and Challenges That Triggered the Collapse of the Maya Civilization and Possibly Our Civilization (447 words, 3 pages)

In the last couple of years, scholars had addressed the collapse of the Mayas to complex system interactions between the environment and humans. The most outstanding factor is climate change. The study of the Maya will reveal factors and challenges that could develop in our generation and will allow us ... Read More

A Review of the Historically Based Film, Red Cliff, a Movie by John Woo (1451 words, 4 pages)

In an interview with David Stratton, Director John Woo was asked how much, exactly, is fictional in his film, Red Cliff. He answered, actually only 50 is based on historical facts. He explained that he had revised the other half of the script, and though his 2008-09 Chinese epic war ... Read More

The Consequences of the Bee Colony Collapse Disorder (624 words, 3 pages)

Bees and Their Importance One out of every three bites we eat relies on bees. Bees are a major pollinator, they pollinate around 400 different types of agricultural plants including apples, soybeans, broccoli and peaches. A single colony of bees pollinates around 300 million flowers a day. What most people ... Read More

A History of the Horrible Accident of the Collapsing of a Bridge Across the Mississippi River (1194 words, 5 pages)

Final PaperOn a sunny day on August 1st, 2007 a devastating event occurred. A bridge on highway I-35 west designed to cross the Mississippi river in Minneapolis, Minnesota suddenly collapsed. This horrific event was responsible for 13 fatalities and 145 injuries. This paper will explore the factors that caused the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Supreme Court Case of Skilling v. United States on the Collapse of the Enron Corporation (2618 words, 9 pages)

The Court acknowledges that Skillings vagueness challenge has force, for honest-services decisions were not models of clarity or consistency. It has long been the Courts practice, however, before striking a federal statute as impermissibly vague, to consider whether the prescription is amenable to a limiting construction. Supreme Court of the ... Read More

The Long-Term Effects of Western Influence in the Middle East Following the Collapse of the Ottoman Empire (1412 words, 5 pages)

International Politics of the Middle East The western mission "civilisatrice" following the collapse of theOttoman Empire and continuing through well into the mid twentieth centuryhas resulted in a state of continuing political turmoil as the physicalboundaries of emerging nations were crafted by foreign powers with littleinterest in preserving a long-term ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Collapse of the American Dream in the 1920’s in The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (602 words, 3 pages)

The Collapse of the American Dream The Great GatsbyOn the surface, F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby details the twisting romance between two extravagantly wealthy personages, the driven Jay Gatsby and already-married Daisy Buchanan. However, as the story progresses, Gatsbys determination is explored, and Daisy becomes more of a symbol ... Read More

The Mental Collapse of Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (814 words, 2 pages)

One definition of madness is mental delusion or the eccentric behavior arising from it. But Emily Dickinson wrote Much madness is divinest Sense- to a discerning eye. Novelists and playwrights have often seen madness with a discerning eye. Select a novel or play in which a characters apparent madness or ... Read More

The Factors Contributing to the Collapse of Rome and Greece (683 words, 2 pages)

RomeAn economic, political, or social change can often result in a collapse of government for a country or city-state. Additionally, a defeat in war for a country or city-state has often lead to a collapse in government as well. The Peloponnesian War that occurred in Greece lead to the collapsing ... Read More

The Life and Career of Cliff Edwards or Ukelele Ike (1216 words, 4 pages)

It was the beginning of the year 1940, February 23rd to be exact.Families were lining up outside movie theaters to see Walt Disney's newestrelease, Pinocchio. People loved the little wooden boy, and they loved hiscompanion too, Jiminy Cricket. Jiminy Cricket was Pinocchio's conscience,and he taught him life lessons. He was ... Read More

The Opposing Viewpoints of the Characters in the Novel No Telephone to Heaven by Michelle Cliff (1214 words, 6 pages)

Parallel CharactersMichelle Cliffs, No Telephone to Heaven, is a story of life in Jamaica after colonization. The novel contains characters that struggle with identity, and overarching themes of race, gender, and class as they are subjected to Jamaicas prejudice society. Many of these characters are in-between two opposing viewpoints, that ... Read More

A Reflection of the Writers Derek Walcott, Jamaica Kincaid, and Michelle Cliff on the History of the Caribbean and the English Influence Over the Caribbean (1632 words, 5 pages)

The Identity CrisisThe history of the Caribbean is one that has ultimately been conquered, and it is because of this that the history remains convoluted. Derek Walcott, Jamaica Kincaid, and Michelle Cliff write about their history being blank they declare that the only pages of history that have been written ... Read More

The Early Years of the Roman Empire and the Cause of Its Collapse (2582 words, 10 pages)

Before its fall in around 490 CE , Roman Empire was, quite similar to the United States of today, the strongest in terms of military power and influence on the world at that time. By examining the reasons behind the fall of the Roman Empire, the United States can prevent ... Read More

The Themes of Progress and Collapse in Joel Sternfeld’s American Prospects, a Photography Collection (1562 words, 6 pages)

The ProspectorThe word prospect has a few different meanings, but a common theme that runs through all of them is the idea of searching for potential. Like the prospectors of the nineteenth century exploring the landscape for gold, American Prospects (1987) by Joel Sternfeld explores the American landscape, looking for ... Read More

A History of the Step Towards Egalitarianism and Greater Faith in the Free Market in America and the Collapse of the Soviet Union (1222 words, 4 pages)

During the 1970s, America moved simultaneously toward greater egalitarianism and toward greater faith in the free market (Borstelmann 175). The Soviet Union however, was the biggest loser due to economic decline and lack of human rights for its citizens leading to the retreat of communist values. By the 1970s, international ... Read More

A History of the Collapse of the Han, the Gupta and the Roman Empire Between the Years 200 and 600 CE (754 words, 3 pages)

Formal AP Essay 1 The Decline of Two Classic EmpiresBetween 200-600 CE all three classical empires, the Han, the Gupta, and the Roman Empire collapsed partially or completely. The decline of Rome involved a mix of internal and external factors whereas a combination of internal weakness and invasion led to ... Read More

Lessons Learned from Jared Diamond’s Book Collapse: The Dangers to the World’s Environment and the Impact of Successful Groups on the Outcome (683 words, 2 pages)

After reading Collapse by Jarod Diamond, I have become much more aware of the dangers facing the worlds environment as a whole. He has also brought to my attention that these dangers are not just problems that other nations face, or third-world countries. These problems affect everyone, especially the United ... Read More

An Analysis of the Starbucks’ Ad “Collapse into Cool” (1570 words, 6 pages)

Advertising is a special technique that lets someone sell a product or service through imagery. Although the image might look like a friendly advertisement, there could be a deeper message in an image. Advertising isn't always what it may seem like at first glance as it could be ambiguous. The ... Read More

The Collapse of Wall Street in 2008 (498 words, 2 pages)

In 2008, the collapse of Wall Street had a ripple effect on the rest of the world, especially markets that were interconnected with the United States financial markets, which included much of Western Europe. Greece was hit hard by the collapse of Wall Street and other global financial makets, but ... Read More

The History of Financial Crisis and Housing Market Collapse of 2008 (3123 words, 11 pages)

Financial Crisis and Housing Market Collapse of 2008Arguably one of the defining events of this generation in America can be viewed as the complete collapse of the housing market in 2008 and the ensuing financial crisis that followed. The effects of which can still be felt in global markets today. ... Read More

The Causes of the Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Political History of Mikhail Gorbachev (1562 words, 6 pages)

The Collapse of the Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union, which consisted of fifteen republics, once was the largest communist land in the world. After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the government initially intended to build a central state that would govern their states economically and politically. They thought this state would ... Read More

The Three Events of Cold War; The Construction of Berlin Wall, 1991 Soviet Cup and the Collapse of Soviet Union (1208 words, 5 pages)

3 Events of Cold WarWorld War II brought European people much awareness of how terrible a war would be. Since the two superpowers after WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union, neither wanted to lose their dominant position over the entire world nor wanted a bloodshed to happen again, ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013