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A Comparison of the Differences between High Performance Teams (HPT) and Traditional Workgroups (573 words, 1 pages)

Over the last few years the importance of teamwork has become apparent in the workplace. A team is defined as "a small group- of people with complementary skills who work actively together to achieve a common purpose for which they hold themselves collectively accountable" (Schermerhorn 2). Being collectively accountable forces ... Read More

A Comparison between Herland and The Great Gatsby Stories (912 words, 2 pages)

Herland vs. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald and Charlotte Perkins Gilman with their novels, The Great Gatsby and Herland respectively, bring utopian and dystopian societies to the table. The Great Gatsby, a story of the American dream, shows us a society in which pleasure is the motivation for succeeding. ... Read More

A Comparison of the Great Gatsby’s Book and Film Adaptation (1773 words, 2 pages)

Great Gatsby Book vs. Film Before the invention of television and film the art of story telling was restricted to theater and literature. Theater was and still is performed live by actors who tell some kind of story through their performance. But theater is still limited greatly in its ability ... Read More

A Comparison between the Great Expectations and Oliver Twist, the Novels by Charles Dickens (1751 words, 4 pages)

Great Expectations and Oliver Twist During his lifetime, Charles Dickens is known to have written several books. Although each book is different, they also share many similarities. Two of his books, Great Expectations and Oliver Twist, are representatives of the many kinds of differences and similarities found within his work.. ... Read More

A Description of the Government Funded Health Care in the United States and Its Comparison to Canada and Japan (826 words, 2 pages)

Government Funded Health Care is an idea that has been around the United States for some time. The question as to whether or not the United States should adopt this idea as other countries have chosen to do has still yet to be decided. What is Government Funded Health Care? ... Read More

A Comparison of the Biblical Book of Genesis with the Ancient Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh (1675 words, 2 pages)

GILGAMESH Vs GENESIS In our society, which is overwhelmingly Judeo-Christian, students often find it difficult to compare Bible stories with tales from other cultures, because our own belief system is wrapped up in the prior, and it is hard for many of us to go against our traditional faith to ... Read More

A Comparison of the Works of Georgia O’Keeffe and Maya Angelou (744 words, 1 pages)

Artists evolve as they learn the rules of their trade. But they also mature when they learn more about themselves and become more sincere in their works. Georgia OKeeffe and Maya Angelou both show this type of growth. As a young woman, Georgia OKeeffe painted a variety of different subjects, ... Read More

A Comparison of Gender Roles and Male and Female Behavior (1552 words, 3 pages)

Devor claims that our gender is chosen, something that we show with our behavior in social situations. However, after close observation, it becomes apparent that in some circumstances, the gender line is blurred, and in others it is not. So why the difference? What makes people feel as though they ... Read More

A Comparison of Literary Terms (464 words, 1 pages)

Giants in Time 1.) What is the difference between imaginary and imaginative? In literature, imaginary means unreal and imaginative means what the writer produces. In the later of the reading Frye referred that what a man really believes is what his actions show that he believes, I think writers create ... Read More

A Comparison of Freud’s and Nietzsche’s Works (1230 words, 2 pages)

One of the main concerns of contemporary philosophy has been the role of the memory in the life of the individual and the group, or more precisely - the lack and excess of memory. Memory is something very unreliable, because it causes the same kind of decay that invades our ... Read More

A Comparison of the American and French Revolution (269 words, 1 pages)

The American and French Revolutions were similar, and yet very different. Their outcomes were equally similar and different. The principles that were fought for were the same that is they both believed in freedom and equality. The reasons for starting the revolutions were very different. The Americans fought for independence ... Read More

A Comparison of the French and American Revolution (973 words, 2 pages)

Thousands of years ago many people believed in Ptolemys geocentric theory that the Earth was the center of the universe. But, not until around 1500 was that theory disproved by the heliocentric theory formed from a great astronomer named Copernicus. His theory proved that the sun is the center of ... Read More

A Comparison of the Views of Determinism and Fatalism on Free Will (1458 words, 2 pages)

When we go out into the world are our actions really a result of our free will or were they predetermined by conditions in our past? The determinist and the fatalist believe these fixed conditions in our past transcend any notion that agents have the power to act otherwise than ... Read More

A Comparison of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover’s Measures Against the Great Depression (525 words, 1 pages)

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover both used similar and different approaches in coping with the Great Depression. The two main attempts to end the Great Depression were through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), and the National Recovery Administration (NRA). Because Hoover was accustomed to rely on private measures, he ... Read More

A Comparison of the Views of Benjamin Franklin and Nathaniel Hawthorne as Reflected in Their Works “Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” and “The Scarlet Letter” (967 words, 2 pages)

Franklin vs Hawthorne In the excerpts from Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two authors utilize language to display their varying views on sins and imperfections of a person. Franklins own experience and the analogy of the speckled ax portrays his acceptance ... Read More

A Comparison of the 1996 Annual Reports of Woolworths Limited and Foster’s Brewing Group Limited (1510 words, 3 pages)

Introduction and Overview This report is to compare the performances of Woolworths Limited (WOW) and Foster's Brewing Group Limited (FBG) using the two respective 1996 Annual Reports, and to assess the investment value of the two companies since investment value depends on past, current and future performance. Investment value can ... Read More

A Comparison of Feudalism in Europe and Japan (1929 words, 3 pages)

Feudalism Europe vs. Japan Just like a democracy, a monarchy or a dictatorship, feudalism is another form of government used to rule large groups of people. Feudalism took form around the 850s A.D. when a strong central government was not working well. According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the ... Read More

A Comparison of the Federalists’ and the Jeffersonian Republicans’ Views on Government (677 words, 1 pages)

The Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans held opposing views on many issues. The Federalists, who included Hamilton and Adams, and the Republicans, who included Jefferson and Madison, had contrasting ideas and beliefs. Four of these issues were their idea of who should rule the government, the power of the government, ... Read More

A Comparison of Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover (789 words, 1 pages)

Looking back on Depression-era America and its two most prominent leaders, it is imperative that neither one be characterized solely as an extreme liberal or extreme conservative. Rather, if the actions and achievements of each leader are observed with an unbiased eye, one will see that Roosevelt was primarily a ... Read More

A Comparison of ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘The Return of the Native’ (1002 words, 2 pages)

In 'Wuthering Heights' and 'The Return of the Native', both Emily Bronte and Thomas Hardy create societies that are enclosed by both natural and man made boundaries. In both novels people try to escape these boundaries and breach them with varying success. Freedom within these societies is very much dictated ... Read More

A Comparison of Normal Good and Inferior Good (326 words, 1 pages)

There are two types of good- normal good and inferior good that will be discussed. A normal good is affected by income positively. That means as income increased quantity decreases. Note that when it says income, income goes up, it means the real income or the purchasing power of the ... Read More

A Comparison of ‘The Necklace’ and ‘The Story of an Hour’ (936 words, 2 pages)

Everyday Occurrences The authors of the stories The Necklace and The Story of an Hour use ordinary settings and events to help contrast the distinct individualism of their characters. By presenting an everyday occurrence to the audience, Kate Chopin and Guy de Maupassant are able to better illustrate their characters ... Read More

A Review of Burger King in Comparison to McDonalds (418 words, 1 pages)

Walking into some fast food restaurants can be exciting. As soon as you walk in you start to smell their prize winning food, you can feel the heat that is coming from the grills that they use to make your favorite fast foods. You can see the whole restaurant just ... Read More

A Comparison of Ethics and Effectiveness (2042 words, 3 pages)

Ethics vs. Effectiveness With Fear Appeal in Public Service Announcements by Jeff Brotherton Communication 357 Dr. Keri Bodensteiner April 23, 2001 Recently, within modern advertising, the use of emotional appeal has been an issue of growing interest in both the advertising industry as well as the consumer public. Questions have ... Read More

A Comparison of Ethics and Effectiveness (2138 words, 4 pages)

A Comparison of the Industrialization of America and England (1385 words, 2 pages)

Prior to the industrialization of America and England in the early 19th century tort law had a limited scope primarily due to a lack of diversity and lack of quantity in tort cases. However with large factories and railroads grew a complex relationship between employee, employer and consumer. Due to ... Read More

The Comparison in Similarities of Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Movie The Lion King (3610 words, 5 pages)

Hamlet and The Lion King Shakespearean Influences on Modern Entertainment There is no doubt that today's entertainment has lost most of its touch with the more classical influences of its predecessors. However, in mid-1994, Walt Disney Pictures released what could arguably be the best-animated feature of all time in The ... Read More

A Comparison of Chineua Achebe’s Novels in Things Fall Apart and No Longer at Ease (1851 words, 5 pages)

Chineua Achebe, Nigerian writer claims he wrote with specific purposes, having goals he wished to accomplish through his novels. In this paper I will use two of his works to demonstrate the ways in which Achebe held true to his intentions. I will use themes and scenes present in his ... Read More

A Comparison of Doctor and Basie in Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard (830 words, 1 pages)

In a comparison of Basie and the Doctor one finds them to both be appealing characters but to different audiences. The Doctor comes away as the responsible parent type. However it is hard not to become attached to Basie as across as being a cool guy that would be enticing ... Read More

A Comparison of ‘Oceania’ to American Society (631 words, 1 pages)

1984 shows how our lives will not be as secret as they are now. Oceania has no privacy and America is turning into that. In some ways America already is like Oceania. There are many elements in the book to compare with aspects in American society today. So in many ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013