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Ancient Mycenaean and Chaco Canyon Communities.
This paper, using Brian Fagan's five qualifications of a state-level society, examines the question if the Ancient Mycenaean and Chaco Canyon communities were complex societies.
1,770 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper explains that factors, including mortuary or burial evidence, economic systems and the presence of differentiated housing, can be used to determine if patterns of differences between elite versus common citizens existed, which helps decipher whether a community is considered a state-level or complex society. The author points out the fact that there are major differences between the palaces and housing for commoners in Mycenaean culture inferring that there was a definite distinction in socioeconomic status: the Mycenaean is a true state-level or complex society. The paper relates that the Chaco Canyon housing structures were much less extravagant than that of the Mycenaean; however, it was the temporary residence by pilgrimages outside of the communities that brought items to trade and thus wealth into the Chacoan societies: Chaco Canyon was a non-state-level society.
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"The burial patterns of the Mycenaean give us insight as to certain differences between the elite and common citizens and the burial patterns of the Chaco Canyon Society do so as well. In an article entitled, "Complexity, Hierarchy, and scale: A Controlled Comparison between Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, and La Quemada, Zacatecas" Ben Nelson states, "Aspects of Chacoan mortuary patterning have also been interpreted as indicative of hierarchy." In areas thought to have held the elites of the Chaco Canyon citizens such as the great houses or towns, individuals buried here were on average 4cm taller than individuals found buried outside of these places where the elite resided. The individuals buried near the great houses were also significantly healthier and showed less signs of nutritional stress than individuals outside of these areas."
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Civilizations near Chaco Canyon, 2004.
An examination of the Anasazi civilization, which developed and prospered in the Four Corners region between 1 AD and 1300 AD.
2,205 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 99.95
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A thriving and well-developed civilization appeared around the Chaco Canyon some time after 1 AD and went on to become one of the most representative in the area until its decline in the 14th century. This paper looks at how a well-planned network of roads encouraged trade with other local communities and those as far south as Mexico and the Toltec civilization, while the Anasazi locally manufactured pottery, jewelry, and magnificent buildings, which can still be admired today.
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"The archeological evidence discovered in the area proves that the Anasazi first moved into the area and into the southern Colorado Plateau some time at the beginning of the 1st millennium, that is, around 1 AD. The local population of the time became a ?settled, agricultural people who have valued land and water above all else? . This gives us some clues about the later disappearance of the population.
The earliest Anasazi population occupied an area that had been previously abandoned by Archaic Indian populations. Settled in the area, the Anasazi civilization entered in the so-called Basketmaker phase, a simple, self-sufficient society. Later on, around the year 500 AD, the Anasazi began to introduce and develop their famous pottery, began using the bow and arrow, build pit dwellings and began to cultivate a larger variety of crops, more nutritious, including beans among others."
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Ancient Observatories, 2005.
A discussion of ancient civilizations and the connection between astronomy and archeology.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 89.95
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The paper describes how, through the ages, it has become evident that ancient civilizations had methods of creating structures that are unexplained, even to this day. The paper discusses how the manner in which astronomy affects archeology verifies this contention. The paper examines ancient observatories such as Chaco Canyon, Machu Picchu, and Chichen Itza, which have given science the means to explore the methods practiced by ancient societies in correlating the existence of their societies with the heavens.
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The Grand Canyon, 2002.
Examines the history and formation of the Grand Canyon and the ecological threats to it.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 128.95
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This paper will address the formation of the Grand Canyon through geological processes, focusing mainly on erosion. It will then address the human interventions with the canyon, from its discovery to modern day. Again, most of the focus will be on water control, as well as a detrimental population increase in the number of tourists.
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Employee Morale at Canyon Springs, 2005.
Research paper how employee moral can be improved for Canyon Spring's employees, in an effort to foster a positive work environment.
973 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 50.95
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This research paper presents an examination of employee morale at Canyon Springs. Specifically, the researcher proposes an attempt to discern whether the creation of a positive work environment and increased employee morale is possible via implementation of a Treatment of People Program. Via use of a survey questionnaire, interviews and a thorough examination of the literature available on the subject of employee morale, the author draws conclusions related to the factors influencing employee morale, and proposes a solution for creation of a positive work environment at Canyon Springs.
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Abstract
Introduction
Background to the Problem
Proposal
Method
Conclusion
Appendix I
References/Resources
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"The researcher proposes that implementation of a Treatment of People Program will help stimulate employee morale and foster a positive work environment. Studies suggest that to boost employee morale employers must rely on methods other than compensation, designed to pay specific attention to unique employee needs, wants and desires (Bryson, 2001). In today's competitive marketplace, it is more important than ever that employers take time to survey employee needs and develop morale boosting initiatives to ensure the long term success of an organization over time."
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Grand Canyon National Park and Its Formation, 2002.
Explains different geological theories of the formation of the Grand Canyon and its rocks.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 64.95
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Certain theories commonly attribute the formation of the Grand Canyon to the process of erosion by the Colorado River, but disagree with regard to the period and the actual process. Geologists continue to debate on it, but continuous changes around the Grand Canyon pose problems for them to reach a consensus.
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Minoan and Mycenaean Cultural Forms, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the ancient civilizations of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 89.95
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This paper gives a brief historical overview of the Minoan civilization, and its successor, the Mycenaeans. The two cultures were primarily trade empires, though we remember them mostly through the epic war poems of Homer. The civilizations are not contrasted, but merely compared to show how elements of civilization carry over from era to era, even into our own.
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The Grand Canyon Super Group of Fossils, 2000.
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This paper presents a detailed look at the group of fossils in a certain are of the Grand Canyon in the United States. The paper concentrates on the paleontology of these fossils and their uniqueness.
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"The Grand Canyon Supergroup is a thick sequence of Precambrian strata located in-between overlying Paleozoic rocks and underlying crystalline rocks. This Supergroup is comprised mainly by the Nankoweap Formation and the Chuar Group that include three sub-formations and seven members. These formations, groups, and members still puzzle many geologists and paleontologists for their is no conclusive evidence regarding the Supergroup?s formation as well as classifying some of the fossils found there. The 2100 meters of the Grand Canyon Supergroup is still undergoing extensive research and will until all the mysteries surrounding it are solved."
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"Politics Of The Chaco Peace Conference, 1935-1939" ( Leslie B Bout, Jr ), 1999.
A critical analysis of this work on the conference settling the war between Paraguay and Bolivia.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, AU$ 103.95
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"Introduction.
The Americas have seen much military action in the past hundred years. However, the Chaco War, fought between Paraguay and Bolivia from 1932 to 1935, has the distinction of being the only formal war fought between American national states in the 20th century. Accordingly, the treaty that ended the war is the hemisphere's only experience of a peace negotiation aimed at ending a war between American states. In Politics of the Chaco Peace Conference, 1935-1939, Leslie B. Bout, Jr., gives an account of the peace process that brought the Chaco War to an end.
That process was a long and frustrating one; as the dates show, the peace conference lasted longer than the military phase of the war it was intended to end. On the other hand, the ..."
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The Cambrian System, 2004.
An analysis of the Cambrian System of the Grand Canyon.
974 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 50.95
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This paper researches and examines the relevant information available in relation to the Cambrian System of the Grand Canyon. The paper explains that the lower middle and upper series in the stratigraphic scale of the Cambrian is a duration of over 50 million years but the three facies of the Tonto group deposited simultaneously appear super and juxtaposed which could be explained due to a varying velocity of the water flow in the different zones while sedimentation was still in its formation process.
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Objective
Introduction
The Cambrian System
Stratigraphy of the Grand Canyon
The Tonto Group Formations and Layers
Zones in the Tonto Group Strata
Summary
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" The stratigraphy of the Grand Canyon is illustrated in the chart below: Precambrian sedimentological layer is a "complex group of highly metamorphic and intensively folded rock of the "Vishnu Group", inclusive of chlorite-mica schist, with minor amount of amphibolites, gneiss and calc-silicate rocks. Occurrences of Zoroaster pink feldspars granite is noted with intrusion of Vishnu rocks vertically and pegmatic veins that are as thick as multiples of ten meters. The Zoroaster and Vishnu rocks the compositional materials of the Lower Proterozoic. These rocks are laid over by tilted Upper Proterozoic volcanic0sedimentary Grand Canyon Supergroup in some tectonic depressions with the Tonto Group of the Cambrian System overlaying the Vishnu and the Zoroaster rocks. (Grand Canyon, 1989) "
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Disaster Management, 2008.
Examines the hypothesis that disasters reveal authorities' incapacity to manage crisis situations.
1,880 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 13 sources, APA, AU$ 87.95
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This paper looks at how, in times of disaster, local, national, and international authorities are supposed to interfere in order to help the victims of the disaster and reduce its effects to a minimum level. However, the authorities' intervention is not always to the benefit of the population, as sometimes the interventions only increase the damage. The paper uses the examples of the Katrina hurricane and the Crandall Canyon Mine collapse to demonstrate this point, noting that, in both cases, the interference of the law enforcements increased the number of casualties. Thus, the paper argues that the need for improved capabilities to interfere in crisis situations becomes more and more obvious. This is needed not only because of the actual incapacity of the law enforcements to actually aid the victims, but also because of the shifting nature of disasters. The paper concludes that as the potential causes of disaster increase rapidly, so must the emergency management programs.
Table of Contents:
Thesis Statement
Disasters
Emergency Management
Standard Procedures to Follow in Case of Disasters
Wrongful Emergency Management
Management of Hurricane Katrina
Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse
Conclusions
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"In order to explain their failure to properly manage a disaster, authorities argue that the emergency management does not solely apply to the government and its subsidies, but to the overall population. The police explain that in crisis situations, the population panics and they have far too high demands from the local authorities. Furthermore, another argument of the law centres is that during peaceful times, the population does not engage in activities to prevent disasters, the way they should."
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Law Enforcement and Disaster Management, 2008.
Argues that the crisis management of disasters by law enforcement agencies is not reliable.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 75.95
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This paper explains that disasters, which take the form of natural calamities or man made events, have extremely negative effects upon the population and the environment. Prevention is the best method to avoid the catastrophic outcome of a disaster; however, when prevention is not possible, the local, national and international authorities have to minimize the effects of the disaster by interfering and helping the victims. The author points out that the authorities' intervention is not always to the benefit of the population and sometimes increases the damage, such as in the case of the Katrina hurricane and the Crandall Canyon mine collapse. The paper describes standard emergency procedures.
Table of Contents:
Thesis Statement
Disasters
Emergency Management
Standard Procedures to Follow in Case of Disasters
Wrongful Emergency Management
Management of Hurricane Katrina
Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse
Conclusions
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"Yet another eloquent example of the authorities' incapacity to accordingly administrate a crisis situation has only recently been presented to us. On 6th of August 2007, the Crandall Canyon Mine collapsed, trapping 6 workers inside.
"The authorities soon responded to the call, but they were unaware of the stability and safety within the mine. In the attempt to rescue the trapped miners, the local authorities sent a team of nine members to dig and recover the miners. But the authorities made a big mistake by blindly sending the team underground."
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Freedom in Ancient Greek Literature, 2005.
Using literature from this time period, the paper examines how the Ancient Greeks were free to live their lives as they chose.
1,725 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 80.95
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The period covered by the term 'Ancient Greece' is a long one, encompassing the Mycenaean period and the subsequent so-called 'Dark Age' (c.1600-900 B.C.), the Archaic Period (c.900-480 B.C.), the Classical period (c.480-323 B.C.) and the Hellenistic period (c. 323-146 B.C.). This essay discusses the Mycenaean, Archaic and Classical periods, using the literature of some of the richest cultural epochs in Ancient Greek history to illuminate questions of freedom in the society of Greece during that time. Works examined include Homer's "The Iliad" and "Hymn to Demeter", Socrates' "Apology" and Sappho's "Hymn to Aphrodite".
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"Socrates was a man; no woman could have been brought before a court to face the charges he faced because no woman had the freedom to travel, to question, and to speak in public. Women were perhaps the largest class of the Ancient Greek population to be excluded from the exercise of many of the freedoms we would recognize as important today: political participation, ownership of property and wealth, pursuit of education and careers. Women in the classical period were restricted in their free choice of marriage partners; any dowry was effectively the property of the husband, denying the woman financial independence (Sealey, 67, 77); these restrictions were less evident by the later Hellenistic period, in which women possessed more freedom in their personal lives and control of their own financial affairs (Sealey, 94)."
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Geography of Utah, 2007.
A review of the state of Utah and it's natural geographical beauty.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 20 sources, MLA, AU$ 100.95
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This paper discusses the unique geography of the state of Utah. The paper reviews the different types of geology, landscapes and recreational opportunities in Utah as well as Utah's national parks.
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Introduction
About Utah's Landscape
Utah Heritage and Culture
Mormon History and Heritage
The Weather of Utah
National Parks Of Utah
Zion National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Arches National Park
Canyon lands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Ashley National Forest
Utah Fishing
Utah Hunting
Utah Camping
Boating in Utah
Utah Skiing
Utah Snowmobiling
Rock Hounding Utah
The Winter Olympic- 2002
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"Another exciting and well known outdoor activity is trout fishing, in high mountain lakes and streams. Seldom know that the state also offers a wide variety of other exciting fishing opportunities such as trophy lake trout. The trout alone weighs at over 40 pounds. In addition, ferocious tiger muskie, striped bass so abundant that they have removed the limit, exclusive and hard-fighting wipers, as well as quality waters for walleye, perch, smallmouth, channel catfish, largemouth, crappie, white bass, and several other species are all to be fond in fishing. Fishing is open throughout the year on most waters. However, all visitors have to follow certain rules of fishing, which are available at all Wildlife Resources offices and also at most local stores and visitor information outlets. "
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Hellenic Tombs, 2005.
A discussion of the tombs of ancient Greece.
4,770 words (approx. 19.1 pages), 23 sources, APA, AU$ 177.95
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This paper attempts an overview and discussion of some of the most pertinent aspects of Hellenistic tombs. The paper focuses on their architectural significance, as well as on the related architectural and historical connotation and implications of these tombs. One of the aspects that the paper focuses are the antecedents of Hellenic forms of architecture, their forms design and meaning.
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Introduction
Historical and Architectural Overview
Mycenaean Tombs
Hellenic Tombs
Conclusion
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"One of the ways in which the art, history and architecture of ancient cultures can be understood and investigated is through what is left behind to be examined. Some of the most permanent artifacts that are available for examination are ancient tombs which have stood the test to time. From these tombs one can not only understand and form opinions of the architecture and historical context of the time, but the content of many tombs reveals a plethora of information and insight into the culture being studied. Many experts concur with this view and emphasize the archelogivla significance of ancient tombs, monuments and burial sites."
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"The Ghost Dance", 2004.
A review of the book, "The Ghost Dance: Ethno-History and Revitalization" by Alice Beck Kehoe.
954 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 48.95
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This paper discusses Alice Beck Kehoe's book, "The Ghost Dance: Ethno-history and Revitalization", claiming that although it covers a relatively small slice of a much greater historical period, it has indeed become an enduring work. The paper presents this work as a short read focusing upon only one Native-American nation and in an overall scheme of the broader anthropological study that comes under the heading of "Ghost Dancing of the Grand Canyon". Moreover, the paper explains that the work does indeed have some detractors among which are the eastern Native-American nations.
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Book Report Thesis Statement
Ethnography
The Case Study Approach
Revitalization
The Main Detractor
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"The anthropological science of ethnography is a widely accepted methodology for the study of a particular cultural. It entails a lengthy study of a particular culture such as Ms Kehoe is accomplishing in her work using the tools of detailing "oral histories," "written histories," "face to face interviews," and "media resources." Using these factors and others, such as "studies of specific geographical locations and their influences," "photography," along with many other factors to arrive at as an accurate characterization of an Ethnic History of a given group as possible. The Ethnography Ms Kehoe uses are the locations along the Colorado River System that is the home of the Native American Paiute (sic) Nation. The story, seen through the eyes of Mr. James Mooney of the Smithsonian Institution begins with an explanation of the "Ghost Dance Religion," as explained to him beginning of New Years Day of 1892. Furthermore, this context along with the many "Illustrations," and "References," in use by Ms Kehoe carries the study forward through massacres at Wounded Knee of 1896 and 1973."
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