Essays Tagged: "close proximity"

Tourism in St Augustine, Florida

, rests on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Northeast Florida. This historic landmark lies with in close proximity to three of Florida's main cities. Jacksonville is a short thirty minute drive to th ... n a 500 mile radius, many of Florida's schools use the destination as a learning tool for getting a closer look at history. International markets are showing an increased pre-disposition for travel to ...

(11 pages) 106 0 3.9 Nov/1995

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Short Descriptive of Pike's Market in Seattle.

y prepared, that is indistinguishable because of the all the different foods being cooked in such a close proximity. Tourist chattering excitedly. Horns honking to try and get through the masses of pe ...

(1 pages) 82 0 4.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

NAFTA and its Effects for all Parties Involved

e between nations. Members of the industrializedworld have joined trade alliances with others in close proximity to them. One of the mostimportant and controversial of these alliances is the Nor ...

(6 pages) 363 0 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Venus, the 2nd planet from the sun.

osphere is made up mainly of nitrogen and carbon dioxide.It is said that if Venus wasn't located so close to the Sun, the formation of the oceans would have lasted. The distance between the sun and Ve ... ans would have lasted. The distance between the sun and Venus is 108,2000,000 km and because of the close proximity to the Sun temperatures roar at about 482º C (900º F).Other interesting th ...

(2 pages) 49 0 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Self-Storage Start-up Business Plan.

hove It In LLC will be located on Sweden-Walker Road in the town of Sweden. This location is within close proximity to an expressway from Rochester and the shores of Lake Ontario. It is easily accessi ... t population of 8000. If these areas are included in the market area there is an aggregate total of close to 240,000 people.Population Growth in Target MarketGeographic Area19902000Clarkson Town451760 ...

(29 pages) 841 1 4.2 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Hundred Years War.

first cousin Philip VI of Valois. Other causes of the war were that England and France had lands in close proximity to one another. England and France also quarreled over the area known as Flanders. F ...

(2 pages) 100 0 3.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Ethernet and Bluetooth.

a technology, with networks traditionally operating within a single building, connecting devices in close proximity. At most, Ethernet devices could have only a few hundred meters of cable between the ... airly short - from approximately 33 ft. to 330 ft. (10 m to 100 m) - so that someone must come very close to attempt to catch the transmission.ConclusionLocal Area Networks (LANs) have become indispen ...

(11 pages) 144 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Charleston Dickens, Hard Times - Contrasting Philosophies of Mr. Sleary and Mr. Gradgrind

dgrindAlthough a positive charge and a negative charge are polar opposites, when they are placed in close proximity to each other a strong energy is created forcing the two charges to form a solid bon ... a heartless person without the ability to express his feelings accurately. Ultimately, Gradgrind's close-minded philosophy leads to the downfall of his children. Because they were brought up purely o ...

(4 pages) 48 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

A&W Drive Ins

The McDonald's Corporation appears to be targeting A & W specifically by opening restaurants in close proximity to A & W drive-ins. Furthermore, the cost of meat is rising approximately 40 per ... ant the same thing every day and therefore it is not necessarily a bad thing to have competitors in close proximity.Substitutes: The substitute for fast food is either taking more time for lunch to go ...

(6 pages) 30 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

NEC Radical inovation

nities for the best location for that facility. Unlike Xerox's PARK facility, NEC chose a location close to its home office at the prestigious Princeton University. In addition to the close proximit ...

(1 pages) 32 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Anti-German Hysteria

een as the realignment of political powers in Europe and the emergence of America as a world power. Closer to the American home front were the seismic cultural and social shifts spawned by the Nativis ... m was particularly prevalent in large U.S. cities, where large and varied immigrant groups lived in close proximity to one another. A well known flowering of nativism was in New York City during the 1 ...

(11 pages) 52 0 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Discovering Ivy U

the Ivy School of Nursing stands out as the premium institution for such training. The university's close proximity to many hospitals will familiarize me with patients and hospital life, allowing me t ... ng from a small high school, I was greatly impressed by my visit to the campus, where I noticed the close relationships between the professors and students, and the strong family feeling within the nu ...

(2 pages) 26 0 2.3 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Ulysses: The Wandering Rocks

M'Coy. Lenehan relates his story about his sexual encounter with Molly Bloom while Mr. Bloom was in close proximity somewhere. This story further confirms Molly's reputation of infidelity. In Bloom's ...

(1 pages) 27 1 2.3 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Essay on Brazilian Natural Disasters

demics, happen frequently. Also, deforestation in the northern region is an ongoing occurrence. The close proximity to the Amazon and the Atlantic Ocean cause many horrible events to happen in this So ... riod of January to June. Many of people affected were male agricultural workers. This is due to the close contact these men had with mosquitoes. These mosquitoes thrive in the warm Brazilian weather. ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

St. Patrick's Day Parade Controversy

nd ended up finding good work and living conditions in New York, they stuck together. They lived in close proximity to one another, worked together, celebrated Irish holidays together, went to church ...

(3 pages) 32 0 4.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The role of Cuba during the Cold War.

fted away from Europe, Asia and Africa for a few brief tense years, and locked in on one of the US' closest neighboring countries, Cuba. The antagonism that occurred between the US and Cuba during 195 ... in the arenas of economics, international politics and ideologies, and finally, the military.Cuba's close proximity to the North American continent had provided the nation with vast consumer markets s ...

(4 pages) 37 2 1.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Report and reaction to "Guns, Germs, and Steel."

Lethal Gift of Livestock dealt with some of the negative consequences of keeping livestock in such close proximity. Also, it considered what diseases are, and why they make us ill. As well as why dis ... crobes.To sustain epidemics, microbes need a human population that is quite substantial and live in close enough proximity to continue the spread of the disease. These diseases, called crowd disease, ...

(3 pages) 37 0 3.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Henry Tam and MGI Team

ogress.Strengths of Team "On paper" as in before their first meeting1. All the team members live in close proximity and are available for face-to-face, intense, frequent conversations to be held over ... the spirit will die and all in conflict with him must understand that the success of the project is closest to heart of Sasha. However his over fears can be diluted by the intellectual discussions tha ...

(6 pages) 282 0 5.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Management 350: Credenhill Simulation

product mix, associates complaining about the operation manager, a new multi brand store opening in close proximity, poor market trends analysis, problems with the variable pay scale, and a failing wi ...

(4 pages) 89 0 0.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

How would you define racism?

at is called now a multi-racial and cultural look in life. We lived in the same neighborhood and in close proximity. And the nice thing is that in my family we have different cultures and races throug ...

(2 pages) 27 1 4.3 Nov/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism