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Charles W. Ponzi, 2006.
A discussion of Charles Ponzi and his 1920s phony investment plan that promised investors enormous profits.
2,956 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 139.95
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This paper describes the fraudulent activities of Charles Ponzi, with particular emphasis on his Boston-based postal coupon enterprise. The paper briefly provides some biographical information on Ponzi and then explains his postal coupon scheme, which was the forerunner of the modern-day pyramid scheme. The paper further describes the criminal procedures brought against Ponzi after being arrested and charged for mail fraud, the time he served in prison after he was found guilty at his trial and his involvement in a land scheme operation after his release from jail. Next, the paper discusses Ponzi's deportation to Italy, his travels to Brazil and his exploits there as well as his death in a charity ward in a Rio de Janeiro hospital. Finally, the paper discusses, in further detail, the criminal and civil charges brought against Ponzi for his illegal activities and describes some of the legal sanctioning mechanisms that were a direct result of the Ponzi fiasco.
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"In the summer of 1920, most investors on the East Coast knew of Charles W. Ponzi and his Boston-based postal coupon enterprise. Ponzi invented a phony investment plan and promised investors enormous profits. He lived up to this promise initially. The first investors spread the news about this great deal and new money came pouring in. However, by October of the same year, the shady investment entrepreneur was indicted on multiple fraud counts, and the simplicity and grand scale of his scheme linked Ponzi's name with a particular form of fraud: "Ponzi scheme." Still, before Charles Ponzi's investment scheme faltered, he had collected $9,500,000 from 10,000 investors by selling promissory notes paying "fifty percent profit in forty-five days." "
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Charles W. Eliot, 2008.
A discussion on the problem of whether secondary school is a preparation for life or college.
1,749 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 89.95
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The paper deals with educational researchers and reformers who develop literature to effectively decide as to whether secondary school is a preparation for life or college. The paper discusses how, under the leadership of Charles W. Eliot, the longtime president of Harvard University, the Eliot team changed school programs. The paper concludes that for decades educators have looked for answers to what causes alarming drop out rates. The paper deals with the many facets and argues the idea that secondary education should be a preparation for college and only secondarily a preparation for life.
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"Returning to the subject at hand, how the ideas of the Eliot team change schools at the time the committee report was published. The answer is that the ensuing curricular changes developed upon the idea that a well rounded education involved learning abstract concepts, to achieve success in further education, rather than in vocational or practical application standards. The committee's report spurned educators to step away from the demands of the day, to educate individuals for vocation and placed curriculum squarely back in the hands of academic pursuit. Which left those who sought a more practical means to drop out of school, as it was not seen as neccesasary to anything but further education, and seek employment training that would better suit their needs, the exact opposite of the intentions of many educators."
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Architectural Strategies of Charles W. Moore., 2002.
Describes the architectural design strategies of Charles Willard Moore, one of the most notable architects of the Post-Modern era.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 127.95
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Three famed examples of Charles Willard Moore's ingenious work will be selected during the course of the paper and his core strategies will be described in that backdrop. During the course of the paper, an attempt will also be made to show how his work qualifies as belonging to the Post-Modern era of architecture.
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"Soldiers of Destruction" by Charles W Sydnor Jr, 1994.
An analysis of the development, purpose and evolving function of Hitler's elite and powerful SS Death's Head (Totenkopf) Division.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, AU$ 75.95
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"This study will examine the development of the Hitler's SS Death's Head (Totenkopf) Division, as described in Soldiers of Destruction, by Charles W. Sydnor, Jr. The study will consider the reasons for the growth of the SSTK and what such development tells us about the nature of National Socialism. The greatest enemy of the Nazis, at least in Europe, was Russia, and it was inevitable that the SSTK, as one of the essential ingredients in National Socialism, would find its ultimate purpose in the war on the eastern front with Stalin. As the war moved toward that final confrontation with Russia, the importance of the SSTK inevitably grew, leading to the development and expansion of the elite, powerful and ruthless Division.
Sydnor makes clear that he believes the SSTK were an essential part of the rise of National Socialism under Hitler and..."
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Charles W Moore & Klotz House, 1994.
Style, design & theory of postmodernist American architect in construction of a private Rhode Island home.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 75.95
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"This paper is a study of a house designed by one of the leading postmodernist architects in America, Charles W. Moore. Moore established his reputation with striking and fanciful designs that both blend his constructions into the landscape and separate them out in astonishing ways. His designs for the Sea Ranch condominium remain among the most interesting uses of space and structure, but his conception for a single-family dwelling best personifies Moore's contributions to the direction of American architecture in the latter half of the 20th century. With the Klotz House, designed and built between 1967 and 1970 in Westerley, Rhode Island, Moore offered his own distinctively arresting answers to some of modern architecture's most intriguing questions. The Klotz House stands as a fascinating example of late 1960s postmodernist architectural thinking, yet.."
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Charles Dickens, 2005.
This paper discusses the life, works and participation in social activities of Charles Dickens, the nineteenth century English novelist.
2,920 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 137.95
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This paper explains that Charles Dickens was one of the most admired and great fictional intellects of all time; only Shakespeare can compete with his creativity. The author points out that Dickens' quick grasp of conversation helped him to create colorful characters through their own words. The paper relates that Dickens was not only a writer but also a public figure, extensively regarded as the best after-dinner speaker, the best part-time actor of his day and a mythic figure.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Life of Charles Dickens
The Works of Charles Dickens
Life Experiences of Charles Dickens
Contributions of Charles Dickens
Social Class according to Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens on Childhood
Conclusion
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"Charles Dickens was born on 7th February 1812 to John and Elizabeth Dickens. His father John Dickens worked as a clerk at the Navy pay office in Portsmouth. He later worked in Chatham and Charles the second of seven children went to the local school. John Dickens found it hard to afford for his growing family with his scanty income. In 1822, the family shifted to Camden Town in London. John Dickens unpaid sum had become so huge that all the household goods were sold. As he was not able to convince his creditors, he was arrested and sent to Marshalsea Prison. Charles found work at Warren's Blacking Factory at the age of twelve and he was paid six shillings a week for covering shoe black bottles. Six months after John was sent to prison, one of his relatives died leaving behind a large sum of money. John used this money to pay off his debts and he left the prison. Some money he used for educating Charles in a nearby private school, Wellington House Academy."
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Charles V and Murad III, 2007.
A comparison of the reigns of Charles V and Murad III.
3,078 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 143.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the reigns of Charles V, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire to that of Murad III, ruler of the Ottoman empire. The author states that the men were vastly different from one another. But despite their differences, there are many similarities in the reigns of Charles V and Murad III, as both men were mediocre leaders who achieved limited success in their roles. While both men certainly faced difficult circumstances during their rules, the paper describes them as also helping to orchestrate their own failings through personal weaknesses and poor decisions. The author concludes that Charles V and Murad III had similar results: both men left their empires weaker then they found them, and both men helped initiate or expand the process by which their empires decayed.
Outline:
Military Miscues
Unwise Policy Decisions
Underappreciated Threats
Worse than They Found It
Conclusion
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"Murad III, quite similarly, was challenged by internal and external forces, which largely went unchecked as he withdrew from affairs of state. Internally, he faced dissatisfaction publicly and within his inner circle as his harem exerted significant influence over political decisions. Further, his unwise monetary policy led to a revolt among his soldiers. Externally, the growth of the Ottoman Empire dove into stagnation during his rule, and the once-invincible military showed weakness during its conflicts with Persia and Austria."
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Charles Dickens Crusader for Social Change, 1999.
An examination of Charles Dickens' desire to improve society through his works "Oliver Twist" and "Great Expectations".
3,991 words (approx. 16.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 172.95
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The paper examines Charles Dickens' life, analyzes the cause of and reviews his activities for, social activism. The paper examines both "Oliver Twist" and "Great Expectations" and reviews Dickens' own correspondence about the book to show the author's feelings about the social causes he championed. In conclusion, the paper shows how Dickens' helped to bring about needed changes in society.
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Introduction: The Life of Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist
Great Expectations
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"Dickens was not yet writing fiction. He did begin to show an interest in the improper treatment of the poor and children. He started writing essays criticizing the social conditions in England. "Dickens became interested in the subject of Social Reform and started contributing articles to the radical newspaper the True Sun" (http://lang. Nagova-u.ac.jp/~matsouka/Dickens.html). Newspapers in England had to pay a 4d. stamp duty. Most liberal papers did not pay the tax, because it drove the cost of the newspaper to high, which prevented the lower classes -who the newspapers believed they were writing for-from purchasing the paper. The True Sun, however, did pay the tax and was a success... Dickens still felt the need to do more to reform society. He started writing novels that ridiculed the ruling classes based on his experiences and observations."
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Charles V, 2004.
This paper is a biography of Charles V, Emperor of Europe.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 63.95
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This paper is a biography of Charles V, Emperor of Europe, one of the most important rulers in European history. The paper describes Charles V's historical significance and how he affected the Renaissance and the Reformation. The paper also includes references to his family and blood line.
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"Emperor Charles V was one of the most important ruling personalities in European history. The lottery of birth placed Charles at the center of a genealogical network that covered half of Europe. His father Philip was Duke of Burgundy. His grandfather was Emperor Maximilian of Austria. His mother Joanna was daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand, Spain's Catholic monarchs."
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How Far did Charles I Pursue Conciliatory Policies in 1640-42 ?, 1998.
An assessment of the relationship between Charles I and the Long Parliament in the two years leading to the English Civil War.
2,610 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 124.95
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An examination of the breakdown of the relationship between Charles and the Long Parliament. An assessment of the impact of the Army Plot, the trial and execution of Strafford and Laud, and an appraisal of the importance of the Grand Remonstrance. The paper looks at the motives of both sides, what drove them, their beliefs and their aims. An answer to the question as to whether Charles could be trusted.
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"There is an assumption in the question that Charles I did, in fact, attempt to reconcile himself with his Parliament in the period between the calling of the Short Parliament and the outbreak of the Civil War. An examination of his actions and policies will show that while he appeared on the surface to have acquiesced in most of the situations which caused a strain in the relationship between the Crown and Parliament, his primary intention was the restoration of what he considered to be the traditional hierarchy of government. His acts and concessions to Parliament were all, according to Anderson (Aspects of History), aimed at buying himself time until he could find himself in a position to hit back at those who had limited the royal prerogative. There is an alternative view, put forward by Royalist propagandists, that Charles acted in good faith and that the falling out of 1642 was primarily due to the position that Pym and his party had found themselves in. That position, one of consistent pressure for more and greater concessions from the King, meant that Charles was the injured party and was intent on rescuing his country from the illegal acts of his Parliament. This view, which we shall look at later, is not one which carried the majority of contemporary opinion with it, especially the opinions of those in London, who saw Charles' intentions as being hostile to good government and opposed to a return of the situation pre-1625."
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Charles V, 2003.
A discussion on why Charles V failed in his pursuit of a great Renaissance superpower.
2,465 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 120.95
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This paper studies the strategy of King Charles V to become a great Renaissance superpower and analyses and evalutes whether these plans to bring his vast Empire that was a Euro sceptics nightmare together were bound to fail. It looks at the factors that influenced Charles V planning and policy making, the extension of the power of the Hapsburg dynasty throughout Europe, the unity of his domains, the defense of Catholic Europe against enemies from within, the problem of Lutheranism from within Germany and the almost continuous conflict with France and the threat of Turkish invasion.
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"Charles strategy was that he always tried to be in the part of his Empire were he was most needed and were loyalty and unity appeared to be seeping. For example to promote unity in Spain Charles made a real effort to pose as the good Spaniard by staying in Spain for seven years from 1522-29, learning to speak Spanish and by marrying a Portuguese wife Isabella. This was also a necessary strategy as Charles must have appeared wholly foreign to his subjects, and being foreign would not inspire loyalty and unity. During his stay in Spain Charles established a monarchical relationship with the Spanish towns by
listening to the petitions of his Spanish subjects, and Charles removed corrupt administrators and officials to restore business and economic confidence."
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Charles G.D. Roberts' "Kinship", 2008.
An analysis of how a poem by Charles G.D. Roberts, "Kinship," views native Canadians at the time the poem was written.
1,013 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 56.95
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This paper analyzes a poem by Charles G.D. Roberts, "Kinship," that encapsulates the privations of Native Canadians during the latter stages of the nineteenth century. Specifically, the paper discusses how native Canadians found themselves marginalized in the Canada of that time - and how Charles G.D. Roberts, while progressive in his empathy and feeling for the plight of Canada's aboriginal population, nonetheless sees this segment of the nation's population through a European lens.
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"In late nineteenth century Canada, the question of what to do with the nation's natives was one that preoccupied policy-makers. Simply put, here was a large number of men and women (and children) whose traditional habits, attitudes, modes of living, and religious sentiments were well outside the mainstream of Canadian society. The end result, as grimly noted in an online report sponsored by the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Center, was for the Canadian government to pursue a policy that forcibly remade Native Canadians in the image of their European counterparts ("Our Way," para.5-6). This meant, for all intents and purposes, the imposition of policies that undermined traditional native culture, the creation of the Industrial and Boarding School Systems and the abolition of religious ceremonies and dances."
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Charles Manson, 2007.
An analysis of the life and criminal activity of Charles Manson and the criminal theories that would apply to him.
2,105 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 105.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of Charles Manson, one of the world's most notorious murderers. Specifically, the paper discusses how the various theoretical schools of crime causation would attempt to explain Charles Manson's criminal behavior. It begins with a history of his life and criminal activity and then discusses the various criminal theories, in relation to him.
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"Finally, the social learning theory may ultimately be the most useful in understanding what made Charles Manson into the deviant social being he became. This theory essentially states that crime is a learned deviant behavior, and Charlie certainly had someone to learn from - his mother. She went to prison for robbery when he was only five and the rest is history. He lived with very restrictive relatives after she want to prison, and throughout his life he desperately wanted to be with his mother, even though she made it clear she did not want him. He learned from his mother to rob and steal, and continued the pattern throughout his life. It is almost as if he was looking for her approval of him through emulating her own dysfunctional lifestyle. Charlie could have just as easily learned the strict, religious behavior of many of his relatives. That he chose to emulate the one person in his life who simply did not care for him is interesting, and it helps prove the social learning theory of criminology. He learned from his worst social influence, rather than his best social influences, and this seems to be the case with many criminals. They learn negativity early, and use these behaviors to survive for the rest of their lives."
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The Influential Charles Darwin, 2002.
Provides an overview of the life and theories of Charles Darwin and how they impacted the world around him.
1,593 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper discusses how, out of many scientists during the 19th century, Charles Darwin greatly challenged the status quo with his revolutionary theories of evolution and natural selection. It looks at how,, after a humble start, Charles Robert Darwin rose to challenge the status quo with his revolutionary theories and how many of his most controversial theories ended up by replacing the commonly accepted ideas of the time and are now accepted as simple facts of life. It shows how without the hard work and research of Darwin, we would still be unaware of the reasons why different people and different generations have certain features, and,most importantly, where we, as a human race, come from.
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"Darwin was more comfortable at Cambridge than he was at Edinburgh. Author Janet Browne claims, ?Darwin came to feel at home, relaxed and confident among people mostly from the same kind of background as himself ? people with similar professional aspirations and familiar, if conventional, social graces?(91). Darwin spent his first year at Cambridge uneventfully, but over the summer, he began to regret missing out on the ?college experience?. During his second year at Cambridge, Charles had a rather hard time settling in and started heading for failure, but he managed to pull himself back up in the third year and save his degree. A reputable author describes Darwin?s last few weeks at school: ?Darwin?s final examinations were scheduled for January 1831. Study and anxiety made him miserable for weeks beforehand, but when the results were posted, he ranked 10th in a class of 178? (Stefoff 39)."
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Themes in Charles Dickens's Work, 2004.
An analysis of three literary works by Charles Dickens, "Oliver Twist", "Nicholas Nickleby"s and "A Christmas Carol"s focusing on the common themes in these works.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 56.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes three works by Charles Dickens: "Oliver Twist"; "Nicholas Nickleby"; and "A Christmas Carol". The paper discusses the use of prevalent themes throughout the three works. There are many themes present in these three works by Charles Dickens, from good versus evil to the plight of London's children and good triumphing in the end. However, the main theme in these three works is industrialization and the urbanization of society. Each represents "modern times" in Dickens's day and the way the poor were treated in a continually industrializing society.
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"Each of these touching and classic Dickens' novels is the story of triumph over evil, but they all also chronicle the life of the poor in England's increasingly mechanized and industrialized society of the 1800s. In "Oliver Twist," Dickens portrays the fate of many orphans who were forced to work for their keep even at young ages. Actually, the "poor laws" forced entire families to break up and fend for themselves, as this historian notes, "Forced to leave their homes and sell their possessions, many families found themselves unable to get out of the workhouse once they were in it (and they were separated, with husbands, wives, and children sent to different places)" (Glancy 42). Dickens' hoped to make the plight of the poor more well known and understood with all three of these books, and "Oliver Twist," which first appeared in serialized form, really did bring the plight of the poor home to the world's readers."
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Charles Mingus, 2004.
An analysis of the portrayal of the contributions of the jazz musician, Charles Mingus, in literature and on film.
1,064 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 59.95
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This paper examines how one of the greatest jazz musicians of recent date is Charles Mingus and how his work and his life cry out for a biography of his contribution to the musical medium and of his life as a performer. It reviews the documentary film, ?Charles Mingus: he Triumph of the Underdog?, and shows how it offers an opportunity for a music historian to see the man and listen to the tunes that formed his life?s passion. In contrast, it also examines the book, "Central Avenue Sounds", which attempts to give a portrait of an era and a specific time and place in history, rather than one man.
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"But how to contextually render that life in history? The text of Central Avenue Sounds offers perhaps the best literary compromise?it is a work of prose, but one that offers an oral history of jazz. Through weaving in the voices of different musicians, and different perspectives of the musicians of the Los Angeles music ?scene? the book hopes to offer a fully-fleshed internal as well as external history of these artists. Charles Mingus was a critical influence upon many of these artists, as well as was influenced by those who preceded him. But the book is not only a triumph, to borrow the documentary?s title, of prose. It is also a triumph of the medium recorded oral history."
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