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"Life and Death on Mount Everest", 2002.
An analysis of this book by Sherry B. Ortner.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, £ 30.95
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Analyzes the book "Life and Death on Mount Everest" by Sherry B Ortner. By summarizing the chapters, we can see how she creates her book. After we define the layers of the chapters, we will examine the book as a whole to understand the journey that takes place.
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Mount Everest, 2007.
An analysis of the internal and external strengths and weaknesses of the Mountain Madness and Adventure Consultants companies.
3,731 words (approx. 14.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 71.95
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This paper researches two companies, Mountain Madness and Adventure Consultants, that made an expedition to Mt. Everest. It analyzes the internal and external strengths and weaknesses of each company, provides a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis, and an analysis of their strategies. The paper then analyzes each company's decisions and describes the ways in which their decisions cost lives during their expeditions.
Table of Contents:
Internal Strengths and Weaknesses
External Environment
SWOT Analysis
Corporate Level Strategy
Business Level Strategy
Structure and Control Systems
Conclusion and Recommendations
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"In 1992 Rob Hall and his partner, Gary Ball, founded Adventure Consultants. This was a for profit business which involved guiding customers to the summit of the world's tallest mountains, including Mt. Everest. In May of 1992 the company had 10 clients for a trip to Mt. Everest (Hall, n.d.). In an expedition in 1993, Hall's partner Ball died due to a cold weather related injury (Roberto & Carioggia, 2003). Hall continued to manage the firm after his partner's death. In 1995 Hall experienced his first failure, not being able to guide his clients to the summit due to weather conditions. In 1996, however, he rallied a team to attempt that treacherous climb which took his life (Hall, n.d.). From 1990 to today Adventure Consultants have had a total of 92 expeditions around the world (Previous Expeditions, n.d.). The cost of the company's services began at $35,000 and increased to $65,000 in only six years (Hall, n.d.)."
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Mount Everest and Economic and Racial Injustice, 1999.
A look at the themes of racism and inequality in Jon Krakauer's novel "Into Thin Air".
1,842 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, £ 41.95
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"One of the most intriguing aspects of Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is the ?sub-plot? of the South African team, sponsored by the Johannesburg Sunday Times and the contrast between the work of the native Sherpas and the foreign visitors to Mount Everest. In this riveting book there are many contrasts examined by Krakauer. The contrast between the poorly paid sherpas and the handsomely paid leaders of the Climbing Expeditions is a stark examination of the economic disparity between the white people from wealthy dominant nations and the natives of Nepal and Tibet and the way they have had to structure their life around the non-Asian people who are drawn to their country by the allure of climbing Mount Everest."
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Response Variation Due to Wording and Semantics, 2000.
A look at how the way questions are phrased can affect responses to something even as objective as the height of Mount Everest.
1,494 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 6 sources, £ 34.95
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"Prior to this experiment, we hypothesized anchor length would have a significant effect on a participant?s estimate of the height of Mount Everest. The results of a survey of 36 undergraduate college students were examined in an attempt to understand the relationship between anchor length and response variation. Participants were given a survey questioning the height of Mount Everest. Three conditions were randomly assigned-control, low, and high anchor length. Results indicated a significant difference between anchor length and response variation. These findings were congruent with the results of Stack and Mussweiler (1997) in which semantic priming and anchor wording resulted in response variation. "
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"The Conquest of Everest", 2008.
This paper reviews the book "The Conquest of Everest" by Sir John Hunt.
1,047 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 25.95
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The paper describes "The Conquest of Everest" that tells the story of two men who reached the top of Mount Everest in 1953, the first men to reach the summit of the world's tallest mountain. The paper looks at how Sir John Hunt shows the difficulty of preparing for an expedition of this kind and the grave dangers the climbers faced. The paper recommends this book to anyone who is interested in adventure or history.
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"Author Hunt chronicles the 1953 expedition thoroughly, from the preparations the team made before the expedition, to the studies and attempts made by other teams trying to scale the mountain. He also discusses the problems with climbing the mountain, which now do not seem as difficult as they were over 50 years ago. For example, he writes, "These two factors, the altitude and the weather, tend separately and together to defeat the climber" (Hunt 12). However, today, it is not unusual for many parties to attempt to climb and conquer Mt. Everest every climbing season, and while there are still injuries and deaths on the mountain, equipment, and knowledge have helped create more opportunities for more people to climb the mountain than ever before, so some of these problems have at least been tamed."
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Mount Vesuvius, 2006.
This paper offers an examination of Mount Vesuvius.
4,348 words (approx. 17.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 79.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the location and geographical setting of Mount Vesuvius. The writer examines the violent nature of the volcano and looks at its geological cycle. Further, the writer discusses the history of Mount Vesuvius and looks at the people who lived in its vicinity over the years. The writer concludes that despite the overwhelming chances that Mount Vesuvius will eventually erupt again, perhaps creating even worse destruction than in the past, the people of the Bay of Naples and those that live in the scattered villages and towns of the Vesuvian plains have chosen to remain. The writer claims that perhaps, as has been said about Vesuvius over the years, there is a magical quality about the mountain which draws people to it, yet those that choose to live and work under Vesuvius do so at their own peril as the volcanic clock continues to tick toward yet another eruption.
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"Geologically, Mount Vesuvius is classified as sub-plinian which is associated with higher eruption columns which create extensive sheets of tephra deposits, "pyroclastic rocks which fall to the ground from eruption clouds in the form of ash and pumice" . Most sub-plinian eruption columns are sustained for long periods and can rise heights of over thirty kilometers. Large volumes of tephra may be erupted in sustained blasts in the form of new magmatic material rather than shattered bits of old rock. Because the degree of fragmentation is less than in vulcanian eruptions, clast sizes (rock fragments) are generally larger at a given distance from the main vent. Various types of magmas are involved in this process, but generally, more mafic compositions (a high magnesium and iron content) exist.
However, sub-plinian eruptions, such as those exhibited by Mount Vesuvius, are not necessarily of less consequence than normal plinian activity. Vesuvius also has what is called an irregular volcanic cycle, being twenty-five to thirty years of general non-activity followed by a full-blown eruptive phase when great columns of ash and pumice rise far above the city of Naples. Of course, Vesuvius, throughout its long geologic history, has erupted many times there is much well-founded concern about what will happen when the next eruption occurs which cannot be predicted with absolute certainty."
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Mount Pinatubo, 2002.
Examines the eruption of Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) and its serious environmental health and safety consequences.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 15 sources, £ 55.95
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This paper examines the power of volcanoes, specifically Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. The damages caused are outlined, as well as the environmental consequences of the eruption in 1991. The after effects from the chemicals unleashed in the eruption are documented and have affected the area almost a decade after the eruption.
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Mount Rushmore, 2005.
A brief discussion about why Mount Rushmore is an example of site-specific art.
851 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper explains the concept of site-specific art and proceeds to explain why Mount Rushmore is a perfect example of this concept. It looks at the history of its creation and the impact that it has had on the surrounding area.
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"However, Mount Rushmore also changed the environment. When it was begun, there was no road to the cliff face, so one had to be built. Taking six and a half years to complete, in intermittent work between 1927 and 1941, the project employed almost 400 local miners who "built roads, constructed buildings, ran the hoist house, generated power, took measurements, or sharpened thousands of bits for the pneumatic drills. Others set dynamite charges or completed delicate finishing work on the sculpture" (American National Park Network Web site). In short, the creation of Mount Rushmore interacted with the environment in substantial ways; in an environmental sense, it might be thought that these were not always complementary. ON the other hand, if one considers the environment to include cultural and societal components a well as physical, Mount Rushmore was a work of genius for its time. And, while it is regarded as something slightly laughable today, it remains, at the very least, a symbol Americans can mildly ridicule without too much fear of being politically incorrect (the pizza commercial), but one which still inspires awe when the kitsch component is gently shoved aside."
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Mount Saint Helens, 2002.
An overview of the eruption of Mount St. Helens volocano in 1980.
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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There are approximately 500 active volcanoes world wide and a couple dozen of those erupt every year. Humans have learned to live around volcanoes, for the most part. They have been avoided, feared and even worshipped for millennia. However, that by no means guarantees that humans and the environments that humans depend on, will not come into harm?s way. The paper shows that as the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 proves, even with advanced warning and strict security measures, nature can take its toll. The paper describes the aftermath of the explosion, where about 60 people and countless plants and animals died and it would be almost two decades before the surrounding area returned to a stable and comparative ecosystem. The paper shows that if two decades sounds like a long time, one need only keep in mind that scientists were actually pleasantly surprised with the rate of recovery.
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"It would be a while before the people could breathe freely after this natural disaster. It would be even longer before the world healed itself. Contrary to what one might expect, conservation efforts to help nature along were often doomed to failure. No duplicated ecosystem could replace a lost one. However, scientists eventually learned that the ecosystem was self-correcting. Some things had survived the lava, like small fungi too small to be thoroughly trapped and destroyed. Small animals often survived as well. Over time, when left to its own devices, it seemed that nature worked to preserve itself intact. For example, insects that conservations might think would be harmful killed many surviving trees, but the fallen trees provided prime shelter and a budding environment for other survivors."
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Mount St. Helen?s, 2002.
A discussion of the volcanic Mount St. Helen's, its history, eruption process and aftermath.
1,621 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper begins by providing a brief geological history of the mountain, seperating it into nine different periods. It then examines various lava types found in the area. The paper moves to modern day when the first actual threat was realized for eruption. It discusses the process of eruption and the different types of blast - lateral blast (direct blast zone, channelized blast zone, seared zone); vertical blast and pyroclastic flows. It concludes with an analysis of the aftermath and its effect on wildlife in the area.
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"On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helen?s in southwestern Washington erupted with a massive explosion. Leading up to this day was increasingly intense earthquake activity. There were also lots of relatively weak eruptions and many locations of minuet gas discharge. The devastating impact of the suddenly unleashed volcanic energy caused the worst volcanic and geological disaster in the recorded history of the United States."
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Mount St. Helens, 2005.
An examination of the volcano of Mount St. Helens in the state of Washington.
1,254 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 29.95
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This paper briefly looks at how residents of the area have coped with having a partially active-volcano in their geographic domain. The paper addresses lifestyle issues, agricultural and ecological issues as well as a short history of the volcano's activity.
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"While modern men created the hydrogen bomb, they have it in their power to decide when and where it can explode. But no one man, no corps of scientists or engineers, no politicians, no army of environmentalists, no governments can control the actions of aroused volcanoes. In one destructive flash they can wreak more pollution and devastation than anything man designs. Obviously we must learn to cope with these handsome deadly creations of nature if present and future generations are to live safely and happily alongside the volcanoes in the western United States. Hopefully, Mount St. Helens will teach us how to accomplish this. 8"
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Mount Etna, 2005.
This paper offers a brief description of the geological aspects of Mount Etna in Sicily.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, £ 55.95
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The paper informs us of the age and the historical references that a few volcanoes have and how their eruptions were often blamed for many occurrences. The paper explains that even if people had no idea that an eruption had occurred, vast changes in temperature and changes in the atmosphere were often an after effect of such occurrences.
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"The area known as eastern Sicily has been plagued with more volcanic action than has been known in most of the world. In fact, much of the volcanic activity can be traced as far back as a half a million years. This volcanic activity occurred on the ground away from the water and underneath the water as well. This seismic activity has been a contributing factor of why the modern day Sicily, and specifically Mount Etna, look the way they do today. As stated, however, this activity has been ongoing for a half a million years and still continues. This volcano has always been active and never had a recorded dormant state lasting longer than a year or two. This is quite odd for any volcano, especially one of this age."
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"The Bridge Of Dreams" ( Jun'ichiro Tanizaki ) and "The Holy Man Of Mount Koya" ( Izumi Kyoka ), 1999.
Examines issues of history, tradition and literary origins in 20th Century Japanese fiction, focusing on two novels. Discusses memory, society vs. individual, nature, family ideals, psychology, sex, symbols and imagery and mysticism.
5,400 words (approx. 21.6 pages), 20 sources, £ 93.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine issues and themes relating to the discovery of origins in twentieth-century Japanese fiction. The plan of the research will be to set forth the literary and historical context in which origins have become relevant factors of textual analysis, and then to discuss, with particular reference to Tanizaki's Bridge of Dreams and Kyoka's The Holy Man of Mt. Koya, the narrative strategies behind the pattern of ideas relating to the search for origins and the means by which these ideas emerge in the works.
The traditions of Japanese history and culture cannot be ignored in any fair exploration of its art, including literature. Three major periods of Japanese government and culture, each of which followed the other in Japanese history, may be considered in this connection: the Heian, which flourished in the tenth ..."
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"The Ride Down Mount Morgan", 1993.
A critical appreciation of this play about the destructiveness of man's selfishness and greed.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, £ 27.95
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"This study will present a critical appreciation of Arthur Miller's The Ride Down Mt. Morgan. The key to a full appreciation of this play is found in the playwright's "Staging Note":
The play veers from the farcical to the tragic and back again and should be performed all-out in both directions as the situation demands, without attempting to mitigate the extremes (Staging Note).
Miller was in the twilight of his career when he wrote the play, and with such a staging note it is clear that he is trying to break free of constructions which he has labored under in earlier plays. Certainly his most famous work is thoroughly tragic, with little humor and certainly less farce. In The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, Miller wants to present a play which will defy his image as an exclusively tragic writer, but at the same time ..."
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