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"Action" ( Sam Shepard ), 1994.
Critical analysis of one-act play, based on article by critic Gerry McCarthy. Looks at the style, theme, importance of actors, ambiguity and view of life.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, £ 32.95
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" Analyzing one of Sam Shepard's plays can be an arduous task for even the most gifted scholar. Such a challenge has at times been welcomed, but seldom completed satisfactorily. The writings, the commentaries of various critics and numerous dramatists, speak loudly and repeatedly of the frustration in their attempts to name a central theme, to identify some congruency of idea or presentation, to unearth some logic and rationale in characterization, to find evidence of some wholeness in what these plays are saying.
Shepard has written a one-act play called Action. It is a sterling success in that it very craftily conjures up questions, thoughts, and feelings about this whole notion of activity - its place, its presence (or lack of), its handling by characters in staged theater. It is less than successful in that it clouds and.."
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"True West" and "Fool For Love" by Sam Shepard, 1992.
An analysis of the two plays as expressions of the decay of the American dream including characters, plots and themes.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 4 sources, £ 66.95
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"The Decay of the American Dream: A Study of Two Plays by Sam Shepard
Ever since America's forefathers came from European countries in order to forge a new way of life in the New World, even before America was formed, there has been the American Dream. The American Dream is a dream of power, a dream of control over one's own life; it is a dream of happiness carved out of the living off the land, living a life of family, of prosperity and of freedom. Settlers dreamed of a whole new continent where dreams could be forged and new lives made. But, inherent in the exploration of this vast land was also the freedom of the unknown, the great potential which can be likened to the potential of a small child. While still a child, not..."
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Sam Walton's "Made in America", 2005.
Review of "Sam Walton: Made in America -- My Story" by Sam Walton with John Huey.
1,975 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 43.95
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This paper provides a summary of the motivational book by Walton, an assessment of what Sam did wrong and right, followed by a personal assessment of what this author would have done in Sam's place. This author makes it clear that he/she admires Sam greatly. A review of the strategic vision of Walton is followed by an analysis of what this author got out of reading this book; a summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
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"In his book, Sam Walton: Made in America -- My Story, Sam Walton (with John Huey backing him up), explains how he transformed a single five-and-dime into the largest retail chain in the world and points out that "we've really had a heck of a time along the way" (xi). Mr. Walton advises the reader that he wrote this book in his dying days (Walton was suffering from cancer at the time) in an effort to clear up the "misinformation and myth and half-truths" which had evolved as a result of Walton's success. According to Mr. Walton, ". . . ours is a story about the kinds of traditional principles that made America great in the first place. It is a story about entrepreneurship, and risk, and hard work, and knowing where you want to go and being willing to do what it takes to get there. It's a story about believing in your idea even when maybe some other folks don't, and about sticking to your guns" (xiii)."
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Sam Walton, 2002.
An exploration of the life and business practices of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart.
2,812 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 57.95
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This paper examines the rags to riches story of Sam Walton the founder of Wal-Mart stores. It shows how the success of Sam Walton was historical, he took a common idea and applied new strategies to it. It looks at how Walton was so successful in his endeavor that thousands of students each year study his business plans and commit his ten commandments to memory in the hopes of following in his path during their own business ventures. Sam Walton died as one of the wealthiest men in America, but more importantly he left behind a legacy of business practices that revolutionized the field of business.
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Introduction
Who was Sam Walton?
How he Did it
Sam's Business Plan and Success
And the Rest was History
Conclusion
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"Sam Walton was born in 1918 on a farm in Oklahoma. When Sam was a small boy his parents gave up the farm and moved from place to place as his father continued to find new work as a farm appraiser. Sam Walton began his successful accomplishments in 8th grade when even with all of the moving around he managed to become the youngest Eagle Scout the state had ever had(Sam Walton "The Model Manager of Wal-Mart" Kelly Fitzgerald http://www.stfrancis.edu/ba/ghkickul/stuwebs/bbios/biograph/walton1.htm). While playing sports in high school Walton studied hard and earned honor roll membership. This was the first lesson he had in what effort could accomplish. It has been said that he was not the most clever or a gifted student but his hard work and determination placed him among those who were."
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"Losing Matt Shepard", 2007.
An analysis of Beth Loffreda's book about the murder of Matt Shepard, entitled "Losing Matt Shepard".
1,097 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper analyzes Beth Loffreda's book, "Losing Matt Shepard". The paper discusses the media's role in the prejudiced feelings toward Matt Shepard, a gay student, following his murder. It then discusses how people across America responded to his murder and how the media's publicity of the murder contributed to this response. The paper briefly discusses gay rights at the time of the incident, in 1988 in the United States.
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"Uncovers how the residents of Laramie responded when Matt Shepard, a young gay student at the University of Wyoming, was brutally beaten and left to die by the side of the road in the fall of 1988. Loffreda's project investigates the media's manipulative role in publicizing the murder and how intense scrutiny transforms a usually quaint, subdued community into a hate crime capital. Eschewing the stereotypes and platitudes fed us by the media, Beth Loffreda interviews a wide range of the so-called ordinary people in Laramie and uncovers a wide array of complexities and prejudices."
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Sam Gamgee, the Hero?, 2001.
A discussion of the qualities and traits of the main character, Sam Gamgee in "The Two Towers",by J.R.R. Tolkein and an analysis of whether Sam Gamgee qualifies as a hero.
1,645 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 36.95
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This paper discusses the role of Sam Gamgee as Frodo Baggins?s companion in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, specifically the books, "The Two Towers", and "The Return of the King". The author discusses the two main characters and their relationship.
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"John Ronald Reuel (J.R.R.) Toliken was a distinguished scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature, in particular of the epic poem Beowulf (Modern Critical Views 1). Being merely a diligent student, however, did not make him famous. Rather, his own greatest works, ?The Hobbit,? and the trilogy, ?The Lord of the Rings,? brought him his greatest fame. The trilogy continues where ?The Hobbit? leaves off, with Bilbo Baggins passing the story on to his younger cousin, Frodo."
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Sam Walton, 2002.
A biography of Sam Walton.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper discusses the book, "Sam Walton: Made in America: My Story" by Sam Walton and John Huey. The author provides a summary of the book, examines what Walton did wrong and what he did right, and reflects upon how he may have done things if he had been in Sam Walton's position. The paper also examines what economic principles discussed in "Microeconomics: Explore and Apply" by Ronald M. Ayers and Robert A. Collinge, were used by Sam Walton in his business. The author concludes with some observations regarding what he learned from Sam Walton's book.
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"?If They Move...Kill ?Em?: The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpaw", 2006.
An examination of David Weddle's biography of Sam Peckinpaw.
2,346 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 50.95
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The paper discusses the biography of Sam Peckinpaw and gives insights into the director's life. In commenting on the book, the writer also manages to describe Sam's life in such a way that allows the reader to understand the extreme highs and lows that were to bookmark the future career of Sam Peckinpaw. The writer comments on Weddle's use of Peckinpaw's film career and of those who worked with him to clarify events in his life. The writer is clearly impressed with the biography and the manner in which Weddle clarifies the time-line of Peckinpaw's life.
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"David Weddle has fashioned a tour-de-force biography of one of Hollywood's most controversial directors: Sam Peckinpaw; a man praised as a genius and just as equally reviled by his peers. Weddle manages to connect the dots, and in so doing bridges the professional life of an artistic rebel and the personal hell an independent spirit in Hollywood sometimes faces. His narrative is straight forward, and he manages to let the historical record illuminate the parts of Peckinpaw's life that were truly extraordinary."
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"Losing Matthew Shepard"--A Review, 2007.
A presentation of the facts surrounding an anti-gay murder from B. Loffreda's book "Losing Matthew Shepard."
1,795 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 39.95
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This paper describes the murder of Matthew Shepard, its background and repercussions, as portrayed in B. Loffreda's book "Losing Matthew Shepard." The reviewer first delves into the myths Loffreda presents surrounding gay populations outside of major urban centers. The paper then outlines the active homophobia in some rural areas, such as Wyoming, where the Shepard murder took place. The reviewer finds Loffreda's analysis to be extensive, since she was able to talk to many people in the town who otherwise avoided speaking to the media. Her investigation took place at the same time as the trial and other events related to the crime, making her ability to get answers from a shell-shocked public all the more remarkable.
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"Wyoming is a part of the country that sees itself as separated from the sort of tensions ascribed by the populace to places like New York City. Some may also see New York and Los Angeles as bastions of gay populations while trying to deny that there are any gay people at all in the hinterlands, though clearly there are. Shepard had jus recently joined a group at the university called the Lesbian Gay bisexual Transgender Association (LGBTA), and though this was the only gay organization on campus and in Laramie as a whole, its existence shows that there was a sizeable gay population in the area. Others in the group had been attacked, leading to a view that anti-gay feelings were pervasive and that these might have contributed to the death of Shepard."
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"The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpaw", 2006.
Reviews the book, "If They Move...Kill 'Em" : The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpaw" by David Weddle.
2,360 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 50.95
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This paper shows how David Weddle has fashioned a tour-de-force biography of one of Hollywood's most controversial directors : Sam Peckinpaw, a man praised as a genius and just as equally reviled by his peers. Through his book, "If They Move...Kill 'Em" : The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpaw", the paper shows us how Weddle manages to connect the dots, and in so doing bridges the professional life of an artistic rebel and the personal hell an independent spirit sometimes faces in Hollywood .
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"Sam Peckinpaw was never a man to be trifled with. From his early years in the farm regions of Fresno California where he grew up, to his later skirmishes with the Hollywood establishment, Sam -- or Sammy D as he was known to relatives and family -- seemed to be controlled by inner and often tumultuous forces common to the prestigious Peckinpaw family; the men, all hearty outdoorsmen, who little understood Sam's poetic side, his strong desire for artistic expression."
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Sam Cooke, 2007.
This paper examines the success and popularity of Sam Cooke's song "Only Sixteen".
967 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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In this article the writer describes Sam Cooke's "Only Sixteen" as a timeless song with a strong message for both the youth who listen to it as well as an older audience. The writer claims that though this song only reached #28 on the US pop singles charts, it still deserves to be listed among the great songs like Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes", Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame", Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" and the others in the list of hits. The writer notes that one thing that this song has in common with the other songs on this list is that it sings of the trouble that can happen in love. The writer concludes that this wide appeal as well as the strength and value of the message this song delivers is what makes this song great, and is one more piece of evidence to prove the greatness of Sam Cooke himself.
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"Another thing that these songs have in common is the fact that the majority of them are lyrically driven with deceptively simple arrangements. The time period of many of these pieces, however, serves as a background to understand that much of the music in these pieces are extremely innovative even if they aren't necessary meant to be the focal point of the piece. In "Only Sixteen" it seems only logical to have Cooke's bright, flawless voice as the focal point of the song. This isn't to say that the arrangements are not noteworthy. Clearly the music is quite innovative for its time."
"Of course it isn't simply the subject matter and lyrical drive that places these songs together. The crossover appeal of most of these songs cannot be denied."
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Sam's Club Warehouse Outlets, 2006.
An analysis of the success of Wal-Mart's Sam's Club warehouse outlets.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, £ 36.95
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This paper discusses Wal-Mart's establishment of Sam's Club warehouse outlets in Toronto and in Canada more generally. The paper places the development within its proper context by looking at Wal-Mart's financial situation and its restless growth. It also examines what the impact of the move will be for the company and for Wal-Mart employees as well as how some key stakeholders will be affected by the proliferation of Sam's Clubs in Canada.
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"Wal-Mart and the establishment of Sam's Club Warehouse outlets in Toronto and throughout Canada: What it means for the world's largest retailer."
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Dead Uncle Sam, 2002.
This paper is based on a quote from the book "My Brother Sam is Dead" by Collier and Collier. The quote " Could the United States have made its way without all that agony and killing?" directs the argument throughout the paper.
1,001 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper takes a quote from the book "My Brother Sam is Dead" and discusses whether or not the U.S. could have survived without so much bloodshed. The writer of this paper allows for the discussion of American policies and historical decisions that have caused killing in the name of Americans. The paper focuses mainly on the period around the Civil War and the expansion to the West.
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"Throughout American history residents have been led to believe that the American Revolution was a necessary evil that could not be avoided at any costs. The killing and the agony that was involved in that revolution have been taught in classrooms since the beginning of public education as necessary to the cause(Collier, 1989). In more recent years however, many have begun to question whether or not it was really as necessary as it has been portrayed over the years. In a book by Lincoln and Christopher Collier called My Brother Sam is Dead the possibility of there being to much violence used comes to light through the telling of the plot. After reading the book the answer to the question Could the United States have made its way without all that agony and killing? Becomes a startling and revealing no."
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"Up Against the Retail Giants" by Coskun Samli, 2007.
A review of the book about the retail industry, "Up Against the Retail Giants", by Coskun Samli.
1,249 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper discusses Coskun Samli's book "Up Against the Retail Giants". The paper explains that the book that is written for the smaller business person who needs to realize that he or she is entering a market that is dominated by real giants like Wal-Mart, Costco, and Home Depot. The paper looks at how the book emphasizes that the business person needs to have a strong sense of reality, know the nature of the market, and develop a clear strategy for addressing the disparity between the small company and the large.
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"Indeed, Samli begins with a consideration of the nature of retailing and of ideas that empower the retailer and attract and keep customers. The process of managing a retail outlet is depicted here as a matter of strategy development, which also means giving the retail establishment certain distinguishing features enabling consumers to identify the company as well as to be attracted to it. However, as Samli also points out, the distinguishing features alone could drive consumers away as well as attracting them."
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