In addition to the Homestead Act, there was the realization on the part of informed people that the era of well-watered, free land was drawing to a close. A warning had been given in 1880 by the Director of the Census that the era of free land was closing (Horn 130). The swift expansion across the Great Plains was, in part, a rush of American farmers who wanted to take part in free and cheap land in areas that were well watered. ... But, they also aggressively advertised the free homestead lands of ...

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report analyses the major safety issues and factors concerned with the ever-growing industry, Digital Business' (formally known as electronic commerce). ... SCOPE The scope of this report is bounded to a general research of the vulnerability and invulnerability of Digital Business worldwide, and how it relates to many safety issues (as earlier identified in the executive summary). It presents a well-argued case, supported by relevant literature and also provides a suggested recommendation/solution. ... METHODOLOGY The methodology used in the report involv...

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Short summary and more information about Wuthering Heights II. ... " George Sampson, 1941, The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature I. ... The wickedness of Wuthering Heights appals people, because it is pure wickedness, free from any taint of flesh. ... Consequently, she became one of the best writers in English literature. ... Short summary and more information about Wuthering Heights Giving a short summary is important to explain well enough because of the complex characters and non-chronological order in the novel: Owner of the mansion Wuthering Heights, Mr. ...

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Douglas Gentile, "Pathological Video Game Use among Youth 8 to 18: A National Study," CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the study The youth of today no longer seem to spend their leisure activities like in the olden days; outdoor games or playing with toys, instead, they spend their free time in their homes, internet cafés or computer shops simply to satisfy their hunger; and that hunger is Online Gaming. ... "Effects of computer usage to the academic performance of students" Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The scope of Computer effects derives a wide sco...

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Summary Ralph hides in the jungle and thinks miserably about the chaos that has overrun the island. ... Golding followed his parents' wishes until his second year at Oxford, when he changed his focus to English literature. ... Although he never matched the popular and critical success he enjoyed with "Lord of the Flies," he remained a respected and distinguished author for the rest of his life and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. ... Free from the rules and structures of civilization and society, the boys on the island in "Lord of the Flies" descend into savagery. ...

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The summaries in this paper examine several unique and sometimes conflicting perspectives that, taken together, give the reader of Native Son a deeper understanding of the novels purpose. ... "A World More Attractive: A View of Modern Literature and Politics." Contemporary Literature and Criticism. 3 (1975): 545. ... "Richard Wright and Albert Camus: The Literature of Revolt." ... His only desire in life is to be able to make his own decisions, and be free to accept the consequences of his actions. ...

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The first three lines are ambiguous and the consequence of this meditatory sentence can be that "there is no real present or free future, only a recurrent past" ( Thompson 87). ... A place of unattainable peace (and in this case insight) that is normally forbidden to mere mortals but that exists in memory and in literature as a standard to which everyday existence must be unfavorably compared. ...

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The criteria established from this review will then be applied to the masterplans for both the ACI site and the Green Square redevelopment area in South Sydney in order to analyse these examples of contemporary development in terms of urban design quality. 2.3 Camillo Sitte Collins and Collins (1986, 20) suggest there are three milestones in the literature of the building of cities. ... The principles he arrived at can be summarized as follows: · The center of plazas should be kept free. ...

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Biographical information about the author: William Shakespeare was probably thought to be the most influential playwright of the time and even today is considered a huge part of literature, particularly English literature. ... Plot summary: The play Julius Caesar begins in Rome in February, 44 BC. ...

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Survey of the Literature 2.1 Literature Perspective Over the years, a number of security techniques have been developed that help in handling computer security and in reducing the chances of computer security breach. ... So to have a complete idea about the work done by early researchers in this area, the perspective of the literature is taken as vast so that varied areas related to security are covered. 2.2 Fundamental Literature 2.2.1 Focus aspect 1. ... Low Cost The proposed material also requires very low cost to implement in labs as most of the software that are either free or of very ...

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In the 1st 50 years of the 20th Century, it came to pass that revolutionary turmoil in the name of social progress brought humanity to the gates of destruction. Out of these flames of war arose several huge Political systems that bestrode the globe. One of these, the Union of Soviet Socialist Rep...

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Related Objectives • summarize, analyze, respond to, and evaluate print and digital texts • compare and contrast various genres, including essays (academic and popular), literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, proposals, blogs, websites, and reports • identify and use various methods of developing paragraphs • identify and use various organizational strategies • distinguish types of evidence used in essays (i.e. anecdotes, logical reasoning, studies, reports, statistics, interviews, academic or popular essays, etc.) ... Software Requirement: All ...

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Executive Summary Pakistan is going through a critical phase of its existence with the upsurge in crime, the chronic terrorism gnawing away at its security and the economic crisis which is affected by these problems. ... Most of the research has been done on the internet as literature is scarce in Pakistan on the subject matter. The literature is mainly from law based sources and the financial institutions, mainly the State Bank of Pakistan which is a major player in this endeavour. ... Review of Literature The literature perused for this project has been extensive and detailed consisting ...

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The program is free for personal, non-commercial home use or educational institutions. ScienceIndex A demo version of citation index available on the web, which aims to be a digital library for scientific literature in electronic form. ...

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Son of a leader of one of the royal free tribes of Munster. 976 Brian succeeded his brother Mahon, as King of Munster until 1014. 999 Brian Boru defeated Vikings. 1002 Brian Boru wins recognition as king of all Ireland 1014 High King Brian Boru, killed at Battle of Clontarf. 1066 Normans defeat Saxons in England 1156 Turloch More O'Connor, a king of Connacht, who had become High King in 1119, and who was the greatest of Brian Boru's successors - died. 1167-69 Arrival of Normans at Baginbun, Co. ...

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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Energy from Waste (EfW) in the UK has usually meant Incineration. ... Ash containers may be built-in at the bottom of the cremator for spillage free ash collection, while the plant remains hot. ... TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Review of Related Literature 2 Types of Incineration Plant ...

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Introduction Russian author, essayist and philosopher, Leo Tolstoy enriched the literature; specifically the Russian literature heritage with enormous astounding genius literary works. ... Plot Summary The story begins with describing a young handsome merchant whose name is Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov who lives in Vladimir with his family. ...

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In the book Amazing Grace, Jonathan Kozol uses his unique ability to express his experiences, to the reader. He arranges the focus of the novel to modify the story. He takes the reader inside the Bronx and shows social injustice. Kozol is able to express the story in such a manner as to enab...

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Upton Sinclair's novel the Jungle illustrates how greed and ruthless competition has made turn of the century America into a brutal jungle.Take or be taken? was the guiding rule, and everyone was someone else's prey. Those at the bottom of the economic ladder - wage earners and their families were at a particular disadvantage in the capitalist jungle.Workers were slaves to the whims of their masters, the capitalist who own and ran private industry. Many of the workers were immigrants ignorant of the language and ways of their new country were the most vulnerable members of this class...

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Literature Review The article that was the most efficient for my paper was one by Clint Cook, who writes a letter that I found online titled, "Dear Gun Control Activist," that proved to be helpful because he made some valid points of why guns should be left alone. ... " The writer's message to the reader is simply that in guns rights, "everyone has a right to be free, and that includes the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense, defense of family, community, state and country....

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If you're from the American south, you may feel that you share a unique bond with other southerners. Traditions, values, speech patterns, and even favorite foods bind them together in a way that "outsiders"" may find hard to understand. Pulitzer Prize winning contemporary author Rick Bragg builds up...

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Plot Summary "Cathedral" opens with the narrator telling the reader in a conversational tone that a blind friend of his wife's is coming to visit them. ... Summary The narrator, or storyteller, of Raymond Carver's short story "Cathedral" opens by saying, "This blind man, an old friend of my wife's, he was on his way to spend the night." ...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's early "festive comedies,"" written around 1595-6. Despite the many thematic references to "dreams- and the fantastic setting of the Athenian forest, the play also contains a fair amount of commentary on Shakespeare's contemporary English world. Th...

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