Essays Tagged: "span"

Star-Lab

took a nap. SinceI was performing the experiment by myself, i wanted to be wellRested for the 6 hr. Span that i would be outside. Thirdly, i ateSomething, i did not want to have to interupt the experi ...

(2 pages) 73 0 4.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Rites of Passage

al not only for the individual, but for his/her society as well. Many changes take place during the span of a persons life. They become rites of passage and rituals of initiation-which are more than j ...

(6 pages) 170 0 4.1 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Drug Smuggling

It's goal is to locate places wheremarijuana is grown then destroy all of it's gardens. During the span of 1983-88these "OCC" led to 442 arrest and destroyed over 2 million marijuana plants. Andin 19 ...

(4 pages) 84 0 4.4 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

This Essay is on the Exxon Valdez Incident

and, a large amount of oil spilled out into the water; about 260,000 barrels worth spilled within a span of 2 days. The cleanup was very slow because the two companies of Exxon and the Alyeska Pipelin ...

(5 pages) 231 0 3.1 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Cyber chip

f the NTSC signal,purposefully for the control of violent or controversial subject matter. Yet, the span ofthe new chip is much greater than any working definition can encompass. A discussion of theV- ...

(2 pages) 42 0 3.5 Dec/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Book report on "Look Homeward Angel" by Thomas Wolfe

Pentnd. Eliza had a knack for investing in prosperous real estate and making good trades. Over the span of a year Gant and Eliza fell in love and married. They were happy at first, but Eliza wanted G ...

(7 pages) 49 0 4.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Breakdown of an educated person, Refers also to articles by Mary E. Clark and William Zinsser

ity to call themselves educated needs to have a firm grasp of many different areas.These categories span through Science, Technology, Language, Art, Feelings and Values.All of these are building block ...

(4 pages) 85 0 3.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Paper on the American Association of Retired People -AARP

ers of the AARP can expect manybenefits as well as support from the AARP. The wide range ofservices span anywhere from movie tickets to grants for re-search. The AARP also has many publications in the ... turity which targets all readers inter-ested in AARP issues.The issues and goals the AARP advocates span a great dealthroughout the political, economic, and social arena. Whilediverse in its areas of ...

(7 pages) 173 0 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays

"A Discussion On Earthquakes"

y Good!," etc.Perhaps Mother Nature offers no greater force than that of the earthquake. Across the span of time, earthquakes have been recorded for their incredible destructive forces, and their abil ...

(5 pages) 138 1 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

A basic overveiw of what Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)is and its effects.

isorder in which there are persistent patterns of inattention and/ or impulsivity. The disorder can span across social, academic or occupational functioning. The diagnosis and treatment for adults and ...

(3 pages) 311 1 3.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

The origins of the Knights Templar and their effect on Christianity. It includes interesting facts and some personal reflection.

The Knights TemplarsIn a span of about 200 years, a group of knights became a powerful force in the Christian world and then ...

(4 pages) 75 2 4.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Air or Land?

accident is one in three million. The number of United States highway deaths in a typical six-month span is about twenty-one thousand people, which approximately equals all commercial jet fatalities w ...

(3 pages) 56 1 4.4 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

A definition paper about the word "friendship."

e, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend." Friendships differ between people. Friendships span from individuals, ages, families, neighbors, and cultures. For example, a friendship a person m ...

(2 pages) 376 0 3.5 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Volkswagen Car dealership.

003's finalization of sale to BMW). These brands originate in six different European countries, and span customer base, cost and function. Each brand has a 'distinct personality', yet is unified under ...

(15 pages) 527 1 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies

Organizational structure of Dimitri.

ucture of Dimitri is more Mechanistic. Mechanistic structure is characterized with tallness, narrow spans, specialization, high centralization, and high formalization. It works well when an organizati ... l structure of Action should be more Organic. Organic structure is characterized by flatness, wider span, fewer authority levels, less specialization, less formalization and decentralization. It tends ...

(12 pages) 341 0 4.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Tim Wintons "Cloudstreet" an analysis of the novel.

k around Perth, Western Australia, around the time of the second end of the Second World War over a span of twenty years. From reading other Winton novels it's easy to see that his part of the country ... real protagonist as the book is an account of everything that has happened to two families over the span of twenty years so the person in the limelight changes nearly every couple pages. Another thing ...

(7 pages) 73 0 2.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"A Passage to India" by E. M Forster.

sm, colonialism and imperialism are related in many ways. They all have cultural relationships that span time. From the earliest days of civilization until today, the relationship of the three can be ... racticed imperialism in the eighteen and nineteen hundreds. The English had an empire in India, the Spanish had an empire in Latin America, the Portuguese had an empire in South America, and the Germa ...

(2 pages) 107 0 2.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Different accidents that can happen at any time.

blic playgrounds, school and daycare playgrounds are where the most injuries occur. Over a ten-year span, from 1990 to 2000, 147 children ages 14 or younger died from playground-related injuries. Of t ...

(4 pages) 51 1 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Using two paragraphs, from book 2 of the Prelude Illustrate how Wordsworth has learned to appreciate Nature for her own sake.

orth and friends were ice skating and reinforces the childish fun he once delighted in. The use of "span around with giddy motion." Demonstrates time speeding up, also the fact Wordsworth seemed to be ...

(6 pages) 43 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

This is a comparision of the Dravidian and ayran civilizations of india and how they relate to pantheism and theism

am society. Tragically, thousands of bloody and unnecessary wars have been fought over the unending span of time for the sake of dogma (who's is right, who's is evil, who's is oldest, etc.). Pantheism ...

(7 pages) 50 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays