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The History of the Baritone and Serpent in Early 17th Century (357 words, 1 pages)

The baritone has a long history. It all started in the early 18th century with an instrument called the serpent. This snake-like tube was made of either wood, brass or silver, and its tuning wasn't good. It had six finger holes (valves wern't ivented yet) in the beginning, but later ... Read More

A Comparison of Differences in the Teachings of Sesame Street and Barney (484 words, 1 pages)

Sesame Street and Barney The Dinosaur are two popular educational shows for children. Are they really teaching kids with the right techniques? Are they teaching kids anything at all? It's a battle to see which is better Barney or Sesame Street. Sesame Street and Barney have totally different teaching techniques. ... Read More

A Look at the Inspiration Story of Barbie (623 words, 2 pages)

Barbie has recently had her 40th birthday. It all started in the 1950s when Ruth Handler saw her daughter, Barbara, and her friends playing with paper dolls. They liked to imagin the dolls beeing different persons who were working, swiming, playing with friends etc. Ruth, who owned the company Mattel ... Read More

An In-Depth Review of the Market Indicators of Bangkok Property Market (712 words, 2 pages)

BANGKOK PROPERTY MARKET Weakened domestic demand, slower export growth as well as impact from increasing oil prices and political uncertainty ate up the overall economic growth and resulted in a slowdown in the economy in 2H2000. The economy grew at 2.6 in 3Q2000 from a year earlier, lowering from 6.3 ... Read More

How the Opening of Insurance Industry to Private Sector in Asia Led to the Entry of Many Players (4302 words, 7 pages)

Background The opening up of the insurance industry to private sector participation in December 1999 has led to the entry of 20 new players, with 12 in the life insurance sector and eight in the non-life insurance sector. Almost without exception these companies are seeking to utilise multiple distribution channels ... Read More

The Sorrows of Charley as Portrayed in the Henry Green’s ‘Excerpts From Back’ (506 words, 1 pages)

In the excerpt from Back by Henry Green, Green tells the sorrows of a young man (Charley) returning from war. Scared from a lover's death and the effects of war on his mental and physical being, the mood of this piece is deplorable. It is expressed in the excerpt that ... Read More

Examples of Historic Extreme Violence Cases During in the Past (918 words, 2 pages)

Back in My Day Back in my day, people just didnt do stuff like that. In addition to hearing about how bread used to cost a nickel, that quote is what you hear it from the elders of most generations when talking about violence, especially on television in the present ... Read More

The Story of the American Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Trailer Incident (1181 words, 2 pages)

It started out easy enough. Over a hundred agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms would pack themselves shoulder-to-shoulder inside cattle trailers, and pull up to the front of the building in broad daylight. At the cry of "ShowTime!" The agents would pour out, divide into four columns, ... Read More

A Deeper Analysis of the Disorder Known as Autism (2540 words, 5 pages)

Autism Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. The result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain, autism and its associated behaviors have been estimated to occur in as many as 1 in 500 individuals (Centers for ... Read More

A Report on the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Australia’s Uranium Mining (2320 words, 4 pages)

Australia's Uranium Mining An Overview In the last forty years, Uranium has become one of the worlds most important energy minerals. Primarily, Uranium produced in Australia has used for the sole production of electricity. However a small proportion of the Uranium mined is for important medical isotopes. It is for ... Read More

The History of Australia-Indonesia Partnership (1943 words, 4 pages)

Introduction The number one priority in Australia's foreign and security policy throughout the 1990's was to build and stabilize a partnership with Indonesia, our most important regional partner and Australia's gateway to the rest of South East Asia. This relationship between Australia and Indonesia was seriously damaged if not destroyed ... Read More

A Letter on the Disapproval of Making Australian Day Oath Part of Morning Assemblies (519 words, 1 pages)

Dear Sir, As a parent of one of your students at your school, I am writing this letter to you to express my disapproval in regard to your decision to make the taking of the Australia Day Oath a regular part of morning assemblies. Although I am proud of our ... Read More

The History and Analysis of Attention Deficit Disorder (4630 words, 7 pages)

Attention Deficit Disorder Explained Eric Zacharias Brigham Young University Abstract Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD is a disorder which afflicts millions of children in the United States. Research has brought to light many facts about ADD, but it is still not known what exactly causes ADD. AS a result of research, ... Read More

The Definition and Treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (2717 words, 4 pages)

What is Attention Deficit Disorder? Commonly referred to as ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder is not easily defined. ADD is a condition affecting the brain that makes it difficult for some people to control their behavior. ADD has been medically defined as a neurological disorder. There are many symptoms, and not ... Read More

The Impact of the Atomic Bomb in the War Against the Japanese (972 words, 2 pages)

On August 6, 1945, at approximately 3 A.M., a bomb was dropped that had more power than the world had ever seen before. The effects of this bomb were terrible. The radiation in the cities still causes problems today. Many people ask the question, 'should we have dropped the atomic ... Read More

Understanding Atmosphere Chemistry and Its Impact on Our Environment (1322 words, 3 pages)

Topic Atmosphere Chemistry Pollution has always been an emotive irrespective of whether it occurs in the air, on land or at sea. In the latter half of this century much attention has been drawn to air pollution caused by modern methods of communication, although some cradles of the Industrial Revolution ... Read More

A Research on the Existence of Atlantis (2090 words, 7 pages)

Atlantis Fact or Fiction? Lee Kirkpatrick February 5,1999 Outline Thesis Statement Many world renowned historical philosophers, explorers, and premonitionists have made many credible theories about the lost continent which have historical documentation to make them believable. I.Introduction II.Discoveries World Wide III.Platos Account IV.Atlantis and the Earths Shifting Crust V.Edgar Cayce ... Read More

An Introduction of Astoria in the English History (1146 words, 2 pages)

ASTORIA Everything around the world has its own history and features, even my small apartment has its history. While I am taking urban sociology class, I became curious about the history and community of Astoria where I live. Astoria is a part of Queens, one of five boroughs. Astoria settled ... Read More

The Impact of the Columbus Discovery of America to the American History (1064 words, 2 pages)

Columbuss discovery of America is seen as one of the most significant episode of our history. Tzvetan Todorov (the conquest of America) wrote The conquest of America heralds and establishes our present identity The discovery of America certainly captured the European imagination and Columbus was viewed as a hero explorer. ... Read More

Realism and Theme Behind Fredrick Hartt’s Painting and Literary Work (4932 words, 7 pages)

ASSEMBLING REALITY MYTHS OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS Giotto, the inventor of 3D This is how Frederick Hartt, the author of Art. A History of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, a widely used textbook, describes the importance of Giotto di Bondone, "the first giant in the long history of Italian painting" "In contemporary Italian ... Read More

Shakespeare’s Depiction of the Character Tatiana and Oberon (1172 words, 2 pages)

Oberon and Titania are the King and Queen of the fairies respectively. They have fallen out over a 'changeling child'. A 'changeling' being a human baby that has been stolen into the fairy world and a weak fairy child was left in its place (protected from discovery by a fairy ... Read More

A Description of an Asian American From Different Perspectives (1514 words, 3 pages)

Who is an Asian American? Who is an Asian American? Asian American can mean different things to different people. At the most basic level, an Asian American is an American who is of Asiatic descent. The term is so broad though that to make further assumptions about an Asian American ... Read More

The Snake Durations of Jenny Harper Through Boyed Webb’s Digital Art (474 words, 1 pages)

"One snake has been mutilated in Darwin, but the other is still active. Doing what is not so clear nether is the link with Darwin. Or have we missed something?" This is curators Jenny Harper's description of Boyed Webb's digital art piece Darwin (1998). It does seem that she has ... Read More

How Innovation in Technology and Management Practices Have Changes Since 1970 (561 words, 1 pages)

Article Critique Innovations in technology and management practices have produced a distinct paradigm shift since 1970. Even though companies are now focusing on customer satisfaction as a competitive weapon, the cornerstone of competition is still cost-minimization and affordability. With the invention of Internet, companies and manufacturing firms have been given ... Read More

A Look at the Earliest Civilization of South Asia in Indus Valley (444 words, 1 pages)

The earliest civilization of south Asia was located in the Indus Valley. The civilization was progressing and had advanced concepts and techniques. The culture suddenly vanished with little explanation. Some believe that there was an abrupt climatic change or attacks from surrounding areas. Since so little is known about the ... Read More

An Argument Against Arranged Marriages (516 words, 1 pages)

Arranged Marriages Many people believe that arranged marriages offer protection and security to women. They say there is a great amount of pressure for women to love their spouse. However, women have been known to stay in abusive relationships for the sake of family pride and respect in society. In ... Read More

The Introduction of Christianity Into Armenia in the 3rd Century AD (440 words, 1 pages)

Before the introduction of Christianity into Armenia in the 3rd century AD, Armenian literature was Assyrian or Medo-Persian in character. After that date, however, the language, literature, and finally the alphabet of Greece appeared in Armenian writing, although eastern Armenia retained the Syriac alphabet. The translation of the Bible into ... Read More

The Analysis of Hamlet From the Context of Aristotle’s Poetics (893 words, 4 pages)

Hamlet Analyzed in Terms of Aristotle's Poetics Aristotles Poetics is considered the guide to a well written tragedy his methods have been used for centuries. In Aristotles opinion, plot is the most important aspect of the tragedy, all other parts such as character, diction, and thought stem from the plot. ... Read More

The Biblical Story of Goliath and David From Literature Perspective (1050 words, 2 pages)

Bible as Literature Arnold Schwarzenegger A Real Life Samson Heroes have been around since the beginning of time. The first hero that I can think of is David, from the biblical story David and Goliath. Heroes have not really evolved that much since the early days, they are still basically ... Read More

Aristotle’s Belief of Human Purpose of Life to Achieve Happiness (604 words, 1 pages)

Aristotles thoughts of ethics conclude that all humans must have a purpose in life in order to be happy. I believe that some of the basics of his ideas still hold true today. This essay points out some of those ideas. It was Aristotles belief that everything, including humans, had ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013