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The Oak Ridges Moraine, 2006.
A look at the environmental threat that urban sprawl is posing to the Oak Ridges Moraine in Canada.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, £ 49.95
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Some geographical areas are so vitally important that they need to be protected form development of any kind. One of these areas is the Oak Ridges Moraine. This paper examines the issue of urban sprawl and the Oak Ridges Moraine. It is essentially a look at the conflict between environmentalists and developers. A solution is suggested in using new urbanism.
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Urban Sprawl and the Oak Ridges Moraine, 2005.
A discussion on urban sprawl in the greater Toronto area.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, £ 36.95
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This third year environmental planning course assignment discusses urban sprawl in the greater Toronto area. The paper examines urban sprawl, the Oak Ridges moraine, planning problems and planning solutions. The paper further examines the implementation of the greenbelt plan.
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"There are many environmental, social and political issues that can be solved through effective planning. However, some environmental, urban and political problems have been caused by a lack of planning. One of the most potentially disastrous environmental, urban and political issues is urban sprawl. According to William Norton in Human Geography, The term urban sprawl is often used to describe the deconcentration that involves low-density expansion of urban land uses into surrounding rural areas (Norton 418). This rather clinical definition is misleading because it treats urban sprawl as if it is not problematic."
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Insects and Diseases Affecting Oak Trees., 2002.
This paper explores the insects, fungi and bacteria that affect oak trees (family Quercidae).
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 9 sources, £ 73.95
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This paper first covers insects which effect Oak Trees: gypsy moths, oak leaf rollers and leaf tiers,and the scarlet oak sawfly, all defoliating pests, followed by bark-attacking insects (bark borers). The paper then discusses tree diseases specific to the oak, including oak wilt, root rot and fungal infections of the bark and leaves. The paper includes recommendations for treatment and a list of references.
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Sudden Oak Death, 2008.
Analyzes, compares, and reviews two articles on sudden oak death.
2,688 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 55.95
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This paper discusses how the article entitled, "Sudden Oak Death: Endangering California and Oregon Forest Ecosystems" by David M. Rizzo and Matteo Garbelotto provides a clear and comprehensive overview and assessment of the serious problem of sudden oak death and how it also analyzes in detail the functioning and range of Phytophthora ramorum pathogen in relation to concomitant environmental, ecological and site criteria. The paper then analyzes the article entitled, "Effects of Landscape Heterogeneity on the Emerging Forest Disease Sudden Oak Death" by Condeso et al. and notes how this article, in contrast to the first, is focused on a specific aspect of the problem of the spread of the pathogen P. ramorum and sudden oak death; namely the effect of landscape structure as it relates to the disease.
Outline:
Article one
Introduction
The Problem
Findings
Solutions
Conclusion
Paper 2
Introduction
The Problem
Findings
Solutions
Conclusion
Section Three
Comparison of Articles
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"The article also emphasizes the central concern that the damage that this pathogen causes is intimately linked to the delicate and complex ecological balance in the areas concerned. This in turn relates to the fact that the pathogen also affects other biological entities. In essence one of the central problems is that it has a broad host range and that it also affects "...almost all wood plant species in coastal forests". 1 This aspect has serious implications for the understanding and treatment of the disease, as well as for the range and complexity of its impact on the trees and general ecology. This in turn is also related to the problem of the secondary impact of the disease on other organisms such as insects, which play a vital role in the maintenance of ecological balance. "
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Glen Ridge Rape Case and Bronfenbrenner's Model, 2002.
This paper discusses the Glen Ridge Rape case as investigated by Bernard Lefkowitz's book.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 55.95
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This paper discusses the Glen Ridge Rape case as investigated by Bernard Lefkowitz in his book titled, 'Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb' and addresses various issues connected with this heinous crime. Glen Ridge was considered a peaceful suburban area in New Jersey but the dark reality that lies just beneath that fa?de of peace and tranquility is what the author has tried to unleash. By focusing on the psychological, social and cultural aspects of the case, Lefkowitz reached the conclusion that Glen Ridge community and its social values are as much to blame for the case as the defective upbringing of those charged with the rape of Leslie Faber. The paper also includes a detailed application of Bronfenbrenner's model to one of the guys involved in the case to see how social and environmental factors produced conducive climate for this brutal act of violence. 9 pgs, bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Semi-Natural Oak Woodlands, 2004.
This paper discusses the conservation of semi-natural oak woodlands in Britain.
1,105 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper explains that human impact, especially that associated with increasing residential land use conversion, has reduced the original oak forest cover to the extent that the oak woodlands are at risk. The author explains that the extent of oak woods in the U.K. is estimated to be between 70,000 and 100,000 hectares, concentrated in the areas of Argyll, Devon, Cumbria, Lochaber, Gwynedd, and Cornwall. The paper relates that conservation measures are being taken to develop mixed woodlands or reversions to open moorland, to establish historic parks and open moorlands, and to use fences, thus ensuring the protection of these oak woodlands.
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"Oak woodlands are habitats having oak and birch as the dominant species in the canopy. Other species of trees that are often found in the area or habitat include holly, rowan, hazel and alder. Oak woodlands in England often tend to be many years old. For example, the oak woodlands in Greater Manchester are estimated to have been wooded continuously since 1600 AD. Secondary woodlands are those that have naturally colonized open ground, usually after the land has been used for some other purpose."
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James Oakes's "The Ruling Race", 2004.
Outlines James Oakes's theory regarding the motivations of slavery as put forth in his book, "The Ruling Race, A History of American Slaveholders".
1,067 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper discusses the theory suggested by James Oakes regarding the motives of slaveholders in early American history and the underlying social and economic conditions largely related to these motives. The paper summarizes Oakes's theory, which holds that the South fought to maintain the institution of slavery because of the social relationships it symbolized, and the perception that it was an economic necessity.
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"The immigrants to the colonies had a deep and driving need to prove themselves as men. Their status among their peers was contingent upon their economic success and that was, to a great degree, derived from the ownership of slaves. Owning slaves was a mark of accomplishment that set the man as master as well as owner. To own a slave was the primary goal of many, if not most, of the immigrants (THE RULING RACE, p. 42). Slaveholding was a status symbol that allowed members of the lower class to rise to the level of a ?gentleman?. Owning a slave became a symbol of manly courage as well as social class. The social system in which the slaveholder lived demanded that they maintain their status through the ownership of slaves. Their reputations as ?gentlemen? were at stake should slavery be abolished."
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Poison Oak Eradication, 2002.
This paper provides an insight into poison oak - its biology, symptoms on contact, and methods of eradication.
1,714 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper examines various methods of poison-oak eradication as well as the reasons that controlling this plant may prove to be necessary or advisable. Touching any member of the poison oak family causes an oozing, itchy, misery-inducing rash. Among the methods that are discussed for eradication are controlled burning, mechanical control (such as mowing it), herbicide use and biocontrol ? usually in the form of hungry goats.
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"In most cases, the next stage is the appearance of small, water-filled blisters. This tends to coincide with the period of maximum itching. In the most severe cases, the blisters will be much larger and will tend to merge into each other. In even the most severe case, the rash recedes in between one and four weeks without any treatment ? although most sufferers do use topical medications to reduce the itching. Reducing itching it important because scratching the blisters spreads the resin and so spreads the rash."
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Walt Whitman: "I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing", 2000.
Looks at the poem, "I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing", from the perspective of new criticism.
1,466 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, £ 33.95
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This paper uses the principles of New Criticism to unearth new meanings and depth to Walt Whitman's poem "I Was in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing".
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"After studying the principles of New Criticism, we have learned that the author?s meaning is irrelevant. Instead, we look for tensions and ironies that exist in the text. By using New Criticism, the reader can find unities and ambiguities that open up the text and give the reader deeper insight to the possible meanings and connections in the work. By examining the poem ?I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing,? the reader discovers how New Criticism unearths tensions, ambiguities, and meaning."
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"Ambush At Ruby Ridge" ( Alan Bock ) and "Sellout: Aldrich Ames and The Corruption Of The Cia" ( J Adams ), 1999.
Reviews books on the failure of government agencies and/or their members to fulfill their responsibilities and avoid corruption and abuse of power.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, £ 27.95
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"When people get together to complain about the governments, the maladies they bring up take predictable forms. Taxes are too high. The government is too bureaucratic. And as George Orwell so powerfully showed us in Animal Farm power corrupts. The idea that government officials are corrupt is particularly troubling a democracy when the government is nothing more nor less than we ourselves, which is why there is something of a cottage industry in exposing government corruption. Such exposes have long been one of the main courses of American journalism, but book-length discussions of corruption also abound.
These books have a number of different purposes, although nearly all of them seek to make people angry about a wrong that the writer perceives. Some writers are openly partisan ..."
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Toxic Waste Incinerator, 2002.
A review of a proposal for a toxic waste incinerator in LaFollette, Tennessee.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 24.95
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This is an informational essay on the proposed toxic waste incinerator in LaFollette, Tennessee. It discusses the incinerator's potential impact on the surrounding environment and the health of the nearby community, citing the Oak Ridge and East Liverpool, OH incinerators as examples of how hazardous such a proposal is.
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Northridge Earthquake, 2002.
An analysis of the January 1994 Southern California earthquake.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, £ 21.95
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Analysis of January 1994 Southern California earthquake. Focal depth of 6.7 magnitude quake. Blind thrust type quake. The fault involved (Oak Ridge system, Pico thrust). Types of damage from the quake (liquefacation, lateral spreading, landslides, differential compaction). Greter damage to Santa Monica. Comparison to 1971 Sylmar earthquake. Retrofitting & engineering codes.
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"1994 Northridge Earthquake
The 1994 Northridge Earthquake occurred at 4:30:55 AM PST on January 17, 1994. It was measured as a magnitude 6.7 on the Richter scale. This quake occurred along the Northridge Thrust, a fault that is also known as the Pico Thrust. It was centered about 20 miles northwest of Los Angeles and approximately 1 mile south?southwest of Northridge. This quake was a blind thrust type quake.
This particular fault dips to the south at an almost 45 degree angle. As a result, quakes along this fault and similar thrust faults falsely appear far removed from the surface trace. This particular fault forms the ridge slightly to the south of its trace, paralleled by the Santa Clara River and California Sate Highway 126. It begins near the town of Piru in the east and ends just..."
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Ocean Floor, 2000.
An examination of tectonics, trenches, ridges, seawater composition, topography and continental shelves.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, £ 38.95
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"The Sea Floor
The birth and death of oceans is a continuous process. As an example, one ocean may be growing by sea-floor spreading from a mid-ocean ridge while another ocean is closing because of the continents forcing the ocean floor down at the trenches. Some oceans, thus, are young and growing, while other oceans have reached maturity, and still others may be disappearing with the joining of the continental masses [1:1-7].
The theory of plate tectonics envisages the crust of the earth together with the upper part of the mantle, which form the lithosphere, as consisting of rigid slabs, or plates, that are continuously moving their position in relation to one another. Below the lithosphere is the asthenosphere, which is thought to be plastic [2:1-11].
The plates are..."
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Marketing Plan, 2002.
A discussion of eight basic marketing concepts as they apply to a business plan being written by Ronnie?s Place, Inc. which needs to relocate to the Four Oaks district.
2,301 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 49.95
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This paper provides a detailed analysis of basic marketing principles in the context of the creation of the new business in Four Oaks. The concepts examined are product, price, promotion, place, company, customers, competitors and collaborators.
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"The city of Four Oaks, North Carolina is involved in the planning stages of development of a new diamond interchange at Keen Road. Unfortunately, several businesses lie in the way of the design and construction of the project and must be relocated to other parts of the town. Ronnie?s Place, Inc. is at the center of controversy as the business must be demolished and a new building must be constructed in another location. In order to finance the reconstruction, the State Department of Transportation must purchase the existing facilities and compensate the owner for his time, effort, and interruption of daily business. Until a fair price has been established between both parties, the owner must concentrate on other opportunities to acquire capital to construct the new facility. Furthermore, he must create and implement a suitable business plan to sustain the growth of his new business. To accomplish these efforts, the owner will utilize the four P?s and the four C?s of marketing: Product; Company; Price; Customers; Promotion; Competitors; Place and Collaborators."
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