American Idle (Idol)

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   15 pages
Document abstract : «Love it or hate it, American Idol has become a seemingly immortal fixture in American culture. Pouring into our homes through high definition television on at least two nights a week, the show is more present in family life than your average...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Finding an authentic performer . The Salon of 1859. Desperate hopes of a first kiss. The discouragement of the judges. Simon Cowell's opinion in the past five seasons. Audience's habits (A point by Brecht). The notion of negation and...»

The tensions between Claude Chabrol's use of realism and his stylized artificial mise-en-scene

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .pdf   |   11 pages
Document abstract : «Jacques Rivette defined mise-en-scene as 'a precise complex of people and decors, a network of relations, a moving architecture of relationships somehow suspended in space' (1954: 44). In the films of Claude Chabrol, the mise-en-scene seems to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The outset of Que la Bete Meure. Analysis of Chabrol's viewpoint. The depth in characterization. The newsreel sequence. The role of music. The linguistic and extra-diegetic. The movement between realism and the abstract. The use of...»

Courtesan poetry of the Late Ming and early Qing dynasties

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The strength, talent and individuality of the courtesan poets of the late Ming and early Qing period served to help develop courtesan poetry into a unique and important genre of poetry. Courtesan poets were pioneers that forged a new path in both...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Courtesan culture of the late Ming dynasty . Liu Shi's poems. Elements of nature in the poems. Liu's marriage to Qian Qianyi . Description of the poem. Wang Wei's poems. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Language and reality

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «It is common cynical knowledge that in this world of spin, our perceptions of reality cannot possibly be divorced from the language it is presented in. But the question remains as to whether language creates or distorts reality. At the crux of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The hierarchical authority governing the speech. The humble style of the old Latin bible . The democratic element to language. Wickham: A social inferior. Risk discussed in Don Quixote. Conclusion. Works cited....»

International marketing

Business & market   |   Marketing   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Internationalization was a restricted enterprise for most of the companies till very recent times. Only big firms could afford to go international for the enormous cost involved in international ventures. However, the process of globalization, and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Executive summary. Introduction . Relationship Marketing (RM) theory . The three stages of development. Swift's view. The cultural assimilation . The role of Export Processing Zones . The issue of internationalization . Barriers to...»

1992: A year of trends in Canadian architecture

Arts & media   |   Architecture   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «"A national architecture implies the existence of common traditions unified by the sense of a common undertaking. In the Canadian case the traditions were immigrant as were the people, but the enterprise in its geographical setting is distinctive;...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Isenstadt's argument: An analysis. The multitude of expectations and experiences in the creation of architectural projects. The classical division between imitation and innovation in architecture. Subjective conditioning . Jean-Paul...»

Rapid reasoning: Racial bias as a result of heuristic cognitive process

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Simple and complex judgments or decision-making are often performed in conditions which are not ideally rational, and the cognitive thought-process of the brain in fact follows unstated heuristics besides logic. Current research in cognitive...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract. Rapid reasoning: Racial bias as a result of heuristic cognitive process. Exploring the issue of stereotypical or intuitive thought-acts . The method of study. Expected outcomes and limitations. Limitation of the...»

Culture and global conflict

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The global recession not only impacts Western and developed countries, but its effects are also applicable to those from the Third World. On 2 April, 2009, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared an end to the "Washington consensus" at the G-20...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Attention and concern over global finances. Huntington's argument. The clash of civilizations theory . The margins of civilizations. Leftwich's argument on Western aid policy and development. Democratic transition in the Third World...»

Automotive bailout: Ontario ministry of education

Economics & finance   |   Finance   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «General Motors (GM) is requesting a significant financial bailout from the federal government of Canada in order to protect its operations from insolvency. The company claims that it requires an immediate influx of $6-7 billion from Canada to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Background of the financial crisis. Stimulating economic growth within Canada. The Economic Action Plan . The financial bailout package for General Motors. Recommendation: Province of Ontario. Focus: Skills and education...»

Democratic transition

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «On 9 March, 2009, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that "China will never adopt Western-style democracy with a multi-party system," referring to comments made by Parliament chief Wu Banggou that "Communist party leadership should...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Driven by Growth Model. The political conflict. Japan's period of economic growth. The favorable conditions of economic growth in postwar Japan. Crouch and Moley's theory: An analysis. Identifying the conditional obstacles to...»

Internet ethics

Business & market   |   Business strategy   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Unable to control its content or charge them with violating Chinese law, the CCP banned access to Google outright in 2002. International pressure caused them to reverse this decision. Cautious to limit access to politically sensitive material, China...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Internet ethics and Green Dam Youth Escort. Human rights concerns. Pornography. Subversive material. Dell's interests. Chinese opposition. Conclusion. Selected bibliography....»

Highway 407: Public to private transition

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Alterations to travel flow resulting from urban decentralization is the effect of the increasing size of the city and its level of urbanization, and it reduces traffic volumes between origins and the central destination thereby raising volumes to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The privatization of public enterprise and operations . Construction of the 407 ETR . Privatization of infrastructure projects . Borins and Mylvaganam's view. Canada's ability to balance public and private means of urban mobility . The...»

Home health nursing initiatives: Mental health outpatient care

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Extending the accessibility of home nursing care for patients with mental illness will greatly improve their health and well being. A psychiatric home care nurse (PHCN) can assist patients with a primary diagnosis of mental illness; in particular,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Rice's view on patients suffering from depression and schizophrenia . Monitoring depressive patients . Schizophrenic drug treatment . Administering the treatment. The social and medical benefit of education . The advantages and...»

Nursing initiatives: Application of mental health project

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The following paper will describe the home health nursing program previously promoted and approved for implementation concerning mental health outpatient care. It was discussed that patients with mental disorders receive considerable benefits from...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The establishment of a positive client-nurse relationship. The role of PHCNs . Analysis of specific management of psychiatric home care. Ways to train the nurses. Analysis of Finkelman's view. Impact of usage of alternative medicines...»

Keynesian economics: The transition to the Washington consensus

Economics & finance   |   Economics   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Recent political events concerning the international economic downturn have revived the discussion of Keynesian economic theory due to the apparent failure of free market neo-liberalism. On 26 September, 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Keynesian revolution. Understanding Keynesian theory . Bretton Woods: Postwar reconstruction. The golden age. Keynesian economic model. The Washington consensus: Cutting through red tape. The Stagflation crisis of the 1970s...»

Liberating bondage: Slavery and emancipation in the Caribbean

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Slavery in the British Caribbean was closely connected to the agricultural cultivation of sugar-cane and cotton crops in which Africans were imported to work the land in order that the goods could be exported to Europe thereby providing the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The history of ideas. The regicide of Charles I . Debates on the abolition of slavery in the Caribbean . The situation of free labor places . Girodet's painting . Distribution and settlement plans for the Ceded...»

Oppressive impressions: István Szabó's Sunshine (1999), Jewish assimilation, the Shoah, and historical transition in twentieth-century Hungary

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «István Szabó's 1999 film Sunshine depicts three generations of a Jewish family in the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the beginning of the twentieth century through the period after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Originally named "Sonnenschein," the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Istvan Szabo's Sunshine . Reasons why the Jews were the favorite subjects. Political divisions in the Jewish families. Counter-revolutionary - White Terror. The character of Adam Sors . Hungary's attempt to the leave the war. Ivan Sors...»

Organizational behavior: Communication in the workplace

Business & market   |   Management   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Communication theory presupposes the ability of different members in a conversation, the interlocutors, to be able to exchange language with each other which leads toward a comprehendible meaning. Unfortunately, if neither of these individuals speak...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Organizational context of communication theory . The bidirectional flow of information . The New York Times report. Collective action theory. The case at Future Shop. The significant problem in technical communication . Understanding...»

Qing Isolationism: The neglect of foreign contact in the Mid-Qing Dynasty arising from the necessity of consolidating a newly conquered empire

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The imperial bureaucracy of the Qing dynasty in China developed from the consequences of the Manchu coalition conquest of the Ming Dynasty in 1644. Having conquered the Ming territories, the early Qing rulers faced the formidable task of governing...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Invasion of the Ming territories. Instrumental practices of the Ming dynasty. The Yung-cheng era . The spoils of war. The Qing hunt at Mulan . The dynasty of the Qing state . Conclusion. Selected bibliography....»

Reporting the war: Perspectives on the enemy

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «War correspondents' writings on the Second World War offer a contemporary perspective to the fighting, the events, and the experience of individuals engaged in the 1939-1945 conflict. From the Front, wire dispatches, radio broadcast, photography,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The characterization of Germans. Ernie Pyle's impressions. The German Luftwaffe . Compositions of Fighting Ships . The needs of Allied propaganda . Analysis of Grossman's writings . Aftermath of the war. Ancient Rome's...»

Satisfying demand: W. S. Jevons and the law of diminishing marginal utility

Economics & finance   |   Economics   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «W. S. Jevons' The Theory of Political Economy marks the shift from classical to the development of neo-classical economic theory in the nineteenth century. Classical political economy originated in the eighteenth century as an expansion of moral...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The transition toward neo-classical economics . The Theory of Political Economy. Jevons revolutionized political economic thought . The law of diminishing marginal utility and the utility-maximizing rule . Description and analysis of...»

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Economic development in the 21st Century

Economics & finance   |   Economics   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, is located on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada, across from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in the United States [Figure 1]. With a population of 74,945 [Statistics Canada, 2009], it is the third largest city in Northern...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Historical economic geography. Contemporary community demographic and economic profile. Current economic development initiatives. Concluding remarks. References. Appendices....»

Sending messages: The telegraph and the convenience of modern communication

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «On the night of Sunday, 14 April, 1912, at 23:40, the HMS Titanic collided with a submerged iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean four hundred miles south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Within three hours, the ship would sink and be recalled as the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The ancient signal towers. Circumstances of being contained on a 'fast ship'. The Victorian Internet : An inference. Ambassador Edward Thornton's efforts. Analysis of Hunt's argument. Victorians' enthusiasm for the telegraph . A look...»

The environmental impact of aquaculture operations

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Human cultivation has produced habitats specialized for artificially spawning and nurturing aquatic animals and plants in fresh and marine waters. By assisting to meet the market demand for seafood consumption, aqua cultural operations have yielded...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Environmental detriments considered. Sustainable aquaculture. Aquacultural practices . Form of recycling . Perspective: Aquaculture in China. The result of Porphyra yezoensis aquaculture . The green-tide off the Chinese coast...»

The problem of other minds: Empathy in the psychological development of children

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Discerning other minds is an issue rooted in the philosophical tradition with implications for ethical morality, epistemology, phenomenology, cognitive studies, psychology, and childhood development. While this list is by no means exhaustive, it...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The specifics of personal distress. Batson et al's demonstration. Strong correlation between empathy and sympathy. Evaluation of the individual's moral psychological development. Research into the cognitive development of children...»

Women for ballots: Exploring female under-representation in politics

Political science   |   Political science   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In spite of the tremendous political advances made by women in the Western world, clear evidence demonstrates that their participation in politics does not equal that represented by men. While women make up a little over half of the total population...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The value of political equality . Theories of democracy. The main stages of obtaining political office in Canada. The perceptions of local 'party elites'. Proportional representation systems . A look at Allen and Dean's...»

Pastoral images in poetic practice

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Pastoral "is a double longing after innocence and happiness," its "universal idea is the Golden Ageit is based on the antithesis of Art and Nature; and its fundamental motive is hostility to urban life. " As educational awakening started to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Pastoral representation in poetry . The condition in the late sixteenth century. The role of Pastoral themes . Importance of the use of pastoral tactics . Milton's views on marriage and the social roles of man and woman. Iconography: A...»

Surrogacy: Liberating or limiting?

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Does surrogacy turn women into "reproductive vessels? " Does it liberate women to use their body as they choose, or are women becoming pawns in a scientific experiment? In the essay, Surrogate Motherhood: The Challenge for Feminists, the author,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The multiple forms of surrogacy. Contradictory angles of the issue. Secondary problem presented by author . Coherent and relatable points. Opposing surrogacy . The role of governmental and health groups . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Vienna Austria, a 'Global City'

History & geography   |   Geography   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Vienna is the capital city of the Republic of Austria in the heart of Central Europe. Vienna is also the name of one of the nine state provinces, the rest of which are divided throughout Austria. The official language of the country is German and it...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The official currency of Austria . Vienna's rank among the cities in the world. History of Vienna. Identity crisis after the First World War. Vienna's emergence . Culturally important places in Vienna . The recognizable symbol of...»

Calgary: A case study in residential development

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   07/29/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Although the Canadian city of Calgary has traditionally been an affordable place to live, substantial economic and population growth has resulted in an over extended demand on real estate. As a result, house prices in Calgary have increased...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Tackling urban political issues. The contemporary relevance of the issues. Canadian oil sands . Albian sands . Athabasca oil sands . Expanding the city. Calgary's Mayor David Bronconnier's view. The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation...»

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