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Hurried Children: Asian Vs. Canadian »

6 pages in length. There is considerable difference in the hurriedness of education between Canadian and Asian children. It has long been a tradition that Asian children academically apply themselves to the best of their ability -- and even then some -- in order to effectively have the opportunity ...
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Bank of Canada's Monetary Policy »

An 11 page overview of the pros and cons of the bank's monetary policy, it's past success and current failures. The monetary policy focuses on a belief that inflation causes a decrease in productivity rather than any other influence. By retaining a rigid pricing policy in regards interest ...
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Merrill Lynch & Company »

12 pages in length. Founded in 1914 by Charles Merrill, Merrill Lynch is 'the US's leading brokerage firm and the leader in US and foreign equities underwriting, combines retail brokerage and cash management with investment banking.' Other lines include clearing services, retail banking, and insurance. The company also has a ...
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Canadian Bank Mergers »

11 pages in length. There exists a great deal of contrasting opinions with regard to the issue of Canadian bank mergers; however, for the most part, it appears as though Canadian officials and private citizens alike are not favoring the marriages between and among the big banks. Cited ...
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“Canadian politics” »

A fifteen page paper which looks at the history and development of the political system in Canada and the extent to which it is currently perceived as serving the needs of the population as a whole in terms of the parliamentary system and its relevance to the current moves towards ...
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Sharon Pollock's Blood Relations »

In 5 pages the author discusses "Blood Relations" by Sharon Pollock. "Sharon Pollock, one of Canada's leading playwrights, wrote a play about Ms. Borden. 'Blood Relations' is about Lizzie Borden, the acquitted axe murderer. Lizzie Borden is considered to be the most notorious murderess in American history. ...
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Changes In Women's Roles Under Mexican Colonialism »

A 4 page paper discussing how the roles of women changed as Mexico moved into its colonial period in the early 18th century. Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, Mexico's society was one of informal polygamy and all worked for the good of the group to which they ...
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Cost Effectiveness & Drug Pricing In Canada »

4 pages in length. Canada's National Health System is often touted as one of the major advantages in being a Canadian citizen. The system is currently experiencing stress, however, as a result of the very medical advances which are perceived by the world as being instrumental in saving lives ...
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Frontenac’s Administration of New France »

An eighteen page paper which looks at the life and career of Count Frontenac and his administration of the settlements in New France. The writer considers Frontenac’s relationship with the clergy and other administrators of the region, and his policies with regard to the Indian nations, the British and the ...
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Canadian Government: Alternative Services »

5 pages in length. Providing alternative services in any community is often a difficult achievement, inasmuch as these particular services are typically government or privately subsidized and perpetually needing additional funding in order to continue operation. Canada's government has established a modest collection of alternative services primarily focused ...
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Post-Colonialism in the Caribbean as Viewed Through Literature »

An 8 page overview of the horrors of European colonization in the Caribbean and how many aspects of this colonization translate over into the post-Colonial experience. Utilizes George William Lamming's "In the Castle of My Skin" and Edwidge Danticat's "The Farming of Bones" to explore issues relating to migration, ...
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Scholarly Interpretations of Shakespeare's Othello »

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the modern scholarly interpretations of Othello since the 1950s, considering whether consensus has been reached by these scholars. This paper then goes on to consider the stage history of the play in England, Canada and the United States in order to gain ...
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Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations": Colonialism »

A 6 page paper which discusses Adam Smith's view on colonialism as is presented in his book "Wealth of Nations." No additional sources cited.
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Canada and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis »

A 10 page contention that while the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis composed the first real threat to North American territory since the bombing of Pearl Harbor in World War II, the reaction of the two countries most threatened by this crisis was considerably different. The U.S. reaction was swift ...
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Economy Verses the Environment: Canada's Water Pollution Dilemma »

An 11 page paper illustrating the dilemma facing Canada involving the protection of her environment and the provision for economic development. Recognizes that both economy and environment are important. Outlines the impacts to waterbodies which are currently occurring both as a result of direct impacts such as the ...
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Societal Changes in Canada: Late 1800s and Early 1900s »

A 5 page discussion of the societal changes which occurred in Canada in the late 1800s, early 1900s. Relies on two books: Paul Voisey's "Vulcan: The Makings of a Prairie Community" and Joy Parr's "The Gender of Breadwinners: Women, Men, and Change in Two Industrial Towns, 1880-1950". ...
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Behn's Oroonoka And British Colonialism »

Written in 1688, Oroonoko is a story of an African Prince who is wed to the woman of his dreams and then captured and sold into slavery. It is also the story of an aristocratic young woman who 'befriends' the savage. This 5 page paper argues that Behn represents all the major ...
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Sustainability and Canada’s Forests »

An 8 page outline of the concept of sustainability as delineated in the 1987 report by the World Commission on Environment and Development, a report commonly referred to as the Brundtland Report, and compares this concept to the concept of sustainable development. Concludes that really the two concepts are ...
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Rent Control In Ontario, Canada »

This 6 page paper investigates the issue of rent control in Ontario, Canada. Rent control originally took affect more than twenty years ago but just a few years ago, those laws were changed. Rent control now favors the landlord and places more than a million tenants at risk of not ...
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Colonialism and Indigenous Society in Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart' »

A seven page paper looking at the degree to which the indigenous Ibo society depicted by Chinua Achebe in this novel actually collaborated with the white imperialists who came to take over their land. The paper argues that the Ibo allowed the West to gain a foothold because their own ...
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High-tech Used in Architecture as a Statement of 'New Modernity.' »

This 12 page paper explores 'new' modernty in architecture, through first examining historical precedents, and then present examples in Canada, Yemen, and Australa. New modernity encompasses hgh technology with design which and nurture and sustain the human community, and requires assimilation and re-thinking of the past rather than ...
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Feminism and Colonialism in Head and Ngugi »

A six-page paper looking at these two twentieth-century authors in terms of the contribution their female characters make toward the idea of a non-colonial future in Africa. Specific works discussed include Bessie Head's When Rain Clouds Gather and Ngugi wa Thiong'o's A Grain of Wheat. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Latin America: Economic Transitions After Colonialism »

An 8 page discussion of the economic structure of Latin America during and after colonialism. Notes the transitions countries had to go through after obtaining independence. Emphasizes that these countries still depend heavily on the export of largely raw products and the import of highly processed products, a potentially ...
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Effect of Immigrants On Canadian Economy During the Post War era? »

This 14-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion on the immigrant effect on the Canadian economy. It opens with an exploration of Canada's post-war immigration policy and moves on to outline how the policy brought immigrants in and what happened to them once they arrived. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Three-Way Merger: Alcan Aluminum Ltd., Pechiney And Algroup »

An 18 page paper that investigates the proposed three-way merger of Canada's Alcan Aluminum Ltd., France's Pechiney and Switzerland's Algroup (Alusuisse Lonza group). The merger would create a megacorporation that would take leadership in a number of businesses within the aluminum industry. The paper begins with an overview of some ...
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Kojima Nobuo & Chinua Achebe/Colonialism »

A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares Kojima Nobuo's "The American School" and Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart." The writer argues that in both works, the context of the narrative presents a native culture trying to accommodate and adapt to an alien cultural presence. The protagonists in each work ...
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Klassen/Calgary Business History »

A 6 page review of Eye on the Future: Business People in Calgary and the Bow Valley, 1870-1900 by Henry C. Klassen (University of Calgary Press, 2002). This text consists of a detailed, comprehensive and highly accurate account of the business history of the Alberta region of Canada, with particular ...
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A Research Proposal to Explore the Use of Decision Support System in E-Commerce »

This 27 page paper is a research Proposal to Explore the Use of Decision Support System in E-Commerce and includes a literature review. The use of both E-commerce has increased tremendously over the last decade. E-commerce is usually seen as sales over the internet but actually incorporates any transactions over ...
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Hong Kong Migration Advisers »

A 6 page research paper that offers a summation and analysis of an article on Hong Kong migration from 1994 and the role of migration advisers. In 1994, there were more than 100 companies in Hong Kong specializing in offering consulting services to potential migrants to other countries (Hardie, 1994). ...
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Canadian Women's Special Interest Groups: Undue Influence To Advance Their Own Agendas? »

12 pages in length. Some scholars have accused organized interests of "undue influence" in the policy process and, in particular, of using the courts to advance their own narrow interests by way of circumventing the democratic (i.e. parliamentary) policy process. The manner by which the articles in Women's Legal ...
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University Students Do Not Confer A Direct Benefit Upon Society »

15 pages in length. The ability to secure a lucrative profession is based upon many variables; if any one of those variables is missing or otherwise modified, the outcome can be considerably different than what the original objective initially portrayed. While a solid education is key to finding ...
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The Influence of Colonialism on the Development of the Middle East »

This 5 page paper examines the impact of the colonial rule and orientalism over the development of Middle Eastern politics particularly in terms of state formation, nationalism and economic development. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Standardized Marketing at Russki Adventures »

A 5 page paper discussing the advisability of using standardized marketing for attracting a global customer base for a new helicopter skiing service to be based in Russia. The setting is 1992, and there were few such services operating in the world. Only a few existed in Europe, ...
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Marketing Plan for Dr. Finch »

A 12 page paper presenting a plan to enhance the marketing efforts of a one-dentist dental practice in British Columbia, Canada. As a licensed professional, Dr. Finch still is severely restricted in the number and scope of marketing avenues available to her, but those limitations also apply to all ...
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The Canadian Federal Government: Actions Toward Reducing Inflation and Unemployment »

This is a 6 page paper discussing the inflation and unemployment rates in Canada over the past thirty years. Inflation reducing policies introduced by the federal government are discussed along with some suggestions for further reductions in inflation and unemployment. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Robert Harney's "Little Italies In North America": Italians In Toronto And New York »

9 pages in length. The existence of the urban immigrant was not particularly well received by North America's growing middle class at the turn of the century. The gulf that existed between the two groups was primarily born from a sense of ethnic privilege that had been established ...
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African Literature and Colonialism »

This 7 page paper looks at two works-- Matigari by Ngugi Wa Thiong'O and Steven Biko's I Write What I Like—and analyzes them in respect to various conditions in postcolonial Africa. The impact of colonial rule is explored in the context of these works as it applies ...
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A Futures Study: JETRO and Canada's International Role »

12 pages. The future of the Japanese External Trading Organization (JETRO) as regards the part that Canada will play is the focal point of this paper. Taken into consideration are what the international role of Canada will be ten years from now. Will Canada have an even greater international profile, or will ...
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India, Muslims, Colonialism And World War II »

This 12 page paper argues that the issues of independence and separatism became intricately intertwined with the response of the Indian soldier to the war, in part due to the stated goals of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim league. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Leaky Condo Problem »

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the leaky condominium problem that has plagued British Columbia along with other regions of Canada. This well-known dilemma is discussed in terms of causes, technical aspects and resolutions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The United States Of America: Consequences Of Colonialism In California »

7 pages in length. Spanish and Mexican settlement of California ended up the same as so many other colonization attempts: the native Indian populations were ultimately uprooted from their homeland and either relocated or slowly phased out of existence. That the Spanish and Mexican governments may have originally ...
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“Adult Education in Quebec” »

A twelve page paper which looks at the development of adult educational provision in Canada with specific reference to Quebec; the dual system of school board and community education; the way in which the workfare and learnfare programmes have affected the training and employment figures in Quebec and the benefits ...
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“Cultural identity and Canada -Northrop Frye” »

A six page paper which looks at the way in which Northrop Frye distinguishes between the social contract and the educational contract, the importance of regionalism in the development of cultural identity, and the ways in which the positive aspects of regional cultural diversity can be applied to the social ...
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“The Underground Railroad” »

A seven page paper which looks at the network known as the Underground Railroad, which was instrumental in assisting plantation slaves to escape the North and Canada in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and at some of the prominent figures who contributed to the development and maintenance of the Railroad. Bibliography ...
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Women in Canada »

An 11 page paper which examines the history of women in Canada from 1000 to 1800. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Informed Consent; The Changing Attitude in the UK »

This 12 page paper is a comprehensive look at the doctrine of 'informed consent'. The writer considers how the idea of informed consent has changed citing numerous cases, such as Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957, Sidaway v Board of Governors of Bethlem Royal and the Maudsley Hospital [1985] ...
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“Thirteen Days, A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis”: A Discussion of the Book by Robert Kennedy »

A 5 page discussion of some of the primary points presented by this book. The book is doubly valuable in that it offers a historical overview of the period as well as insight into the personal reactions of U.S. leaders who were at the helm of our government of ...
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Brodie's Opinion on Canada's National Policy »

This 6 page paper examines a chapter written by Janine Brody. The chapter explores Canada's National Policy during the 1800s. An overview of the article and author's main points are conveyed. The URL attached to the chapter is provided in the bibliography. No additional sources cited.
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Quebec: History, Land, Resources, People, and Culture »

A 4 page overview of Quebec's natural resources, her history, her people, and the current move towards independence for Quebec. The author asserts that Quebec has managed to maintain her cultural and linguistic uniqueness throughout Canadian history and she can continue to do so as a productive, yet distinct, part ...
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Government Accountability (Annotated Bibliography) »

This 5 page paper provides a detailed description of three sources and how they might be useful in writing about government accountability as it respects advertising issues. Information about the U.S., the U.K. and Canada are relayed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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