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History and Legacy of the Volkswagen AG Company

such a car (Caryl, 1996). The projects first director, Ferdinand Porsche, was a "nuts-and-bolts" man who was able to help turn Hit...

World History and Ethnic Group Persecution

The main reason why the Huguenots were unpopular with the majority in France during the time period was because they were not of t...

IMF's History and Performance

The International Monetary Fund in an international economic organisation which is a specialised agency of the United Nations (IMF...

Overview of Photosynthesis

the soil itself is nutrified. There are several limiting factors that influence photosynthesis and its effect in the plan...

Jewish History and the Yiddish Language

the tenth century, an occurrence that was heretofore nonexistent on the timeline of this particular setting. This is not to say, ...

The American College of Surgeons

create such programs (The American College of Surgeons, 2006). There is the Committee on Trauma which "works to improve th...

Human Services/African AIDS Orphans

sub-Saharan Africa, the number of AIDS orphans has reached desperate proportions (Roby and Shaw, 2006). In a region plagued by "ci...

Women in the Church: A Historical Overview

embraced by the church. Although it is true that some denominations do not allow women to run things, many denominations such as t...

History and Financial Position of Merck

this once giant drug company is definitely suffering a mid-life crisis. Background Merck, which is headquartered in Whiteho...

Mississippi and Native Americans' Removal

into contact with. The Choctaw Indian Nation has a history which predates the earliest Spanish explorers to America. Many of the...

Brief History of Vietnam

acquire these riches due to the efforts of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, which facilitates the creation of Lisbon as Europes ...

A Frigidaire Profile

in 1923, soda fountain equipment in 1924, milk coolers in 1927 and drinking water coolers that same year ("Frigidaire Historical,"...

Forensics

While initially only visible fingerprints were collected and analyzed, the collection techniques quickly evolved so that fingerpri...

Correctional Psychologists

each town adopted their own ways of dealing with criminals (Meskell, 1999). Punishment was swift, nearly as soon as the crime had ...

Deciphering Gertrude Stein

reputation as a modern writer, and her influence was extensive. Stein was profoundly dependent on her brother Leo after their par...

The Iroquois and their War with New France

to wage the most effective fight they had to ally themselves with one or more of what in actuality was the enemy. Interestingly, ...

The California Recycling Bill of 1989

and environmentally safe transformation and land disposal of solid wastes (Assembly Bill 939). All of these have been enacted upon...

The Computer Giant Apple

John Scully, who was CEO of Apple at the time, made a devastating mistake (Dohrman, 1997). In 1985, Scully confronted Bill Gates, ...

Multimedia and Communications' History

the greatest change has been in respect to communication. Communications as it exists today has revolutionized business practices ...

Landscape Architecture and Italian Designs for Pavement

finished and beautiful look to the landscape. The versatile usefulness of paving stones can be seen in the fact that they can b...

Overview of the Bank of Canada

retains a large amount of autonomy (Bank of Canada, FAQs). The separation of the BOC from the commercial process and the governmen...

History of U.S. Army Aviation

1909, the Wright brothers built the first "heavier than air flying machine" based on Army Aviation specifications. During World Wa...

Overview of Hasbro Inc.

son younger son, Alan, joined the company and became Assistant to the President (Hasbro, 1998). In 1972, Alan moved to Hong Kong t...

Overview of General Electric

division and this accounts for almost half of the companys annual sales (Hoovers, 2002). It is also one of the largest financial s...

Society

for its own good, or the good of the world. The American society is the largest consumer society in the world and they have gene...

U.S. Workforce and the Role of African American Women

In 3 pages this paper discusses how women's involvement in the U.S. labor force was profoundly influenced by the role of African A...

Overview Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

In six pages aAn overview of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is presented in terms of its history, symptoms, management, and school mo...

Stock Options

as the options trading capital allows. The purchase of a stock option contract does not necessarily obligate the buyer to purchas...

Nationalism and Composers Mendelssohn, Chopin, Brahms, and Dvorak

In four pages 4 important composers are considered in terms of their musical history influence with elements of each examined in a...

Computers in Classrooms

To raise test scores? To make children computer-literate? 2. Which software is best used for the different objectives, for English...