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Immigration on the Prairies, 2008.
An analysis of the population diffusion in Canada and the prairie township system.
1,132 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper discusses the population diffusion that Canada saw with its third wave of immigration. It deals with the changes in migration policy and land tenure that allowed this diffusion during Canada's third wave of immigration and specifically focuses on immigration on the prairies. The paper then discusses the prairie township system and how they worked in Canada.
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"With respect to the results of this process for the settlement landscape of the prairies, the most striking consequence was that townships were often organized into small micro-cultures, in order to encourage and facilitate immigration and homesteading. As I discussed in my previous paper, the government was inclined to promote immigration by a variety of cultural groups, such as "Mennonite settlers from Ukraine" (Lehr, 279) and therefore allowed them to gather together in townships, or clusters of townships, such as the "Mennonite West Reserve" (Lehr, 280), created in 1875, which consisted of twenty-two townships. Sifton took this process further, by encouraging immigration and land cultivation "under the colony or hamlet system" (Hall, 65), a move which he believed would encourage single men to consider homesteading. From this perspective, the township system may have encouraged the development of towns and communities, and may well have served as the impetus to immigration it was intended to be, however it also had drawbacks."
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Growth of the Canadian Prairies, 2002.
Looks at the factors responsible for the robust growth of the Canadian Prairies after 1896.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This paper will bring to light the importance of the Wheat Boom in the settlement of the Canadian Prairies after 1896.
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Canadian Prairie Settlement, 2002.
Shows what factors were responsible for settlement of the Canadian Prairies after 1896.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 11 sources, AU$ 181.95
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This paper examines the rush to settle the Canadian Prairies after 1896. Initially, the 'traditional' explanation of the National Policy's role is presented. Subsequently, criticisms of this explanation and alternative factors are examined.
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Prairie School Architecture, 2002.
A look at the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School Architecture.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This paper describes the architecture of Frank Wright with reference to the Prairie Houses, with the help of his design of Robie House.
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Frank Lloyd Wright and his Prairie Style Houses, 2008.
This paper explores the architectural and societal elements of Frank Lloyd Wright's "prairie style" housing.
2,412 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 107.95
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The paper discusses where Wright found inspiration for his ideas and techniques and how he enhanced and embellished these lessons to create his own unique style. The paper explains how the societal influences of his upbringing, as well as the Japanese design exhibit at the Chicago Exposition of 1893, profoundly impacted Wright's style. The paper describes his "prairie style" houses that shattered tradition and made architectural history.
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"Frank Lloyd Wright, always a great showman and popularizer of his own architectural works, did nothing to discourage the legends and mythology surrounding their creation. From his writings, one can easily draw the implication that they sprang "sui generous", germinating in some kind of virgin birth from the mind and spirit of the great master himself. In fact, all of his brilliant innovative works, including his extraordinary Prairie Style houses, are built on a foundation that came before. They are the logical result of antecedents found in the architectural environment and society in which Wright was born and raised, and from lessons he eagerly learned. He was both a product of, and a contributor to, the dynamic and rapidly changing mid-Western society of late 19th Century America."
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"Vulcan: The Making of a Prairie Community", 2002.
Compares the historical method used in the book "Vulcan: The Making of a Prairie Community" to other historical works.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 51.95
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This essay reviews the book "Vulcan: The Making of a Prairie Community" by Paul Voisey; in the light of other historical works on the same area and period by David C. Jones.
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"Sugar Creek: Life on the Illinois Prairie", 2002.
A critical analysis of "Sugar Creek: Life on the Illinois Prairie" by John Faragher.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper presents a detailed discussion about the book "Sugar Creek: Life on the Illinois Prairie" and its main points. It also critiques a review of the book and presents several points that were lacking in the opinion of this paper's author.
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Prairie School Houses, 2002.
A study into Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural style termed "Prairie School Houses".
2,000 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 92.95
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Architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed houses which were known as "Prairie School" because of their distinct style. This paper traces the history and the reason why this form of architecture came about, and how it was a reflection of a developing American trend of modernism.
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"One of the most striking things about Wright?s houses is their lack of porches. They sink gracefully and beautifully into the ground ? and how can we fault them for this? ? but they also turn their backs on their neighbors. These are houses into which individual families can shut themselves away ? the first sign in at least a psychological sense of the suburbanization of America."
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Did The National Policy Stimulate the Rate of Prairie Settlement?, 2002.
Argues that the National Policy of Canada in the late 1890's was more destructive than beneficial to the Canadian economy.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 51.95
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Other than the staples thesis, the National Policy has probably engendered more debate among economic historians than any other issue in Canadian economic history. Though many credible positions can be taken on the issue, this paper will argue that the National Policy did induce settlement in the Prairies after 1896, but it likely did more harm than good into the longer term. While it is undeniable that it had some corollary if not positive impact, for the most part the National Policy was wasteful and unnecessary. It was a misdiagnosed prescription of the wrong medication at the wrong time.
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Zydeco Music, 2001.
This paper describes zydeco music and dancing, popularized by Creole French speaking people of African decent living on the prairies of south-central and southwest Louisiana.
2,860 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 123.95
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This paper explains that zydeco music, a form of dance music, is characterized by a syncopation or a shift of accent in a passage or composition that occurs when a normally weak beat is stressed. The author points out that the accordion and keyrub board, (also know as the washboard, scrub board or a froittoir) are essential parts of the zydeco sound, but there are no fiddles as in Cajun music. The paper relates that traditional zydeco dancing was done subtly, smoothly and upright by couples in a closed position; however, zydeco dancing appears to be evolving from a couples dance to individual free-style. The author relates that Clifton Chenier, who brought the zydeco genre to international attention, reigned as the "King of Zydeco" with a career lasting 30 years, and earned a Grammy award in 1984.
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"The changes that have taken place in zydeco music can be tracked by the type of accordion that is used. There were four different models of accordions that have been widely used in the zydeco musical genre, each type varying in the number of rows, and consequently the number of keys. The accordions were sturdy and could be easily heard in big crowds of people. Today, there are diatomic models as well as chromatic models. The diatomic models only play the full-step intervals found in major scales, while the chromatic "piano" accordions encompass half-step intervals..."
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Largemouth Bass, 2006.
This paper focuses on the largemouth bass fish which are primarily indigenous to slow moving bodies of water found in prairies, wetlands and woodland areas in the United States and Australia.
1,635 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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The writer of this paper examines the various studies done regarding the behavior of the largemouth bass which is currently one of the most popular sporting fish in the U.S. This paper delves into the specific areas that various types of sunfish including largemouth bass and sungill tend to gather, such as slow moving streams or rivers which collect a lot of heat. Studies show that these particular fish prefer the water temperature to be between 77 degrees to 86 degrees Fahrenheit whereas the fishermen prefer the temperature to be lower as it encourages the fish to bite more often than not. The writer presents a clear and concise description of the largemouth bass, detailing its various color patterns as well as its large jaw. This paper discusses the breeding habits of this particular fish which displays a prominent territorial stance during the spawning season. This paper also examines the hunting instincts of the largemouth bass which has been known to hide behind rocks and plants awaiting the opportunity to catch a frog or small fish.
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"In the northern parts of the continent, the fish weighs less and is rarely more than 10 pounds, but in the south, there have been sightings of fish weighing more than 20 pounds. The highest record for a catch all over the country is 22 pounds 4 ounces and that was caught in Georgia. Every state has its own record and for example, the record for Florida is a little over 17 pounds. Compared to this fish, there is also a liking for black bass among all freshwater fish. These fish live in a wide area and when they strike, they strike hard and also show great strength during the process of being caught. The fishes are very active and their food includes many things found in water and they will attack all types of bait or lure. The sexual maturity of these fish also comes quite early and at an age of a little over 2 years. The descriptions of the fish in terms of body colors have already been given."
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California Poppy, 2002.
Explores the threat against this Californian species of flower and other native prairie species and looks at what is being done to protect California's native grasslands.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 103.95
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California's native grasslands are among the most-threatened natural communities in the United States. As an ecosystem, the native Central Valley Prairie has been eliminated, but remnant populations of native prairie species still exist in scattered locations. Many of these populations are small and vulnerable and could easily be lost by urbanization, agriculture, roadside- weed control programs, or competition from invasive weeds. Even Jepson Prairie, which includes one of the best remaining stands of native prairie in the Central Valley, is saturated with alien plants that suppress many native species.
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Geography U.S.A..
This paper is an overview of the geography of the United States, one of the most diverse of any country.
1,845 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 86.95
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This paper explains that the physical environment of a nation helps facilitate human opportunities; the United States' geography has proven a source of economic and historical strength, as well as scientific curiosity. The author points out that the original colonies were mostly temperate in climate; but today, it is difficult to characterize the United States climate, as it is tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the Great Plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the Southwest. The paper relates that the United States is far less regionalized than it used to be because of the simultaneous mobility and immigration shifts. Currently, geographers divide America into fourteen distinct regions, called Megalopolis, the American Manufacturing Core,; the Bypassed East; Appalachia and the Ozarks; the Deep South; the Southern Coastlands; the Agricultural Core; the Great Plains and Prairies; the Empty Interior; the Southwest Border Area; California; the North Pacific Coast; the Northlands; and Hawaii.
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"The United States is not all urban, even today. It is still one of the breadbaskets of the world in the Midwest and Southern Florida's long growing season and mild winters enable it to be a leader in the production of oranges, lemons, and sugarcane. New York's proximity to harbors brought many immigrants to the land in that region as well as the ability to import new goods and export American goods to other lands. Georgia's verdant and tropical climate made it a place of vacation destinations, and earlier in the nation's history, even a place where the slave trade found a home, because of its ease of growing crops."
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Frank Lloyd Wright, 2008.
This paper discusses the architectural and societal constituents
of Frank Lloyd Wright's "prairie style" houses.
2,284 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 102.95
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The paper relates that Frank Lloyd Wright is recognized as one of the most prominent and influential architects in American design. The paper focuses on his characteristic "prairie style" designs. The paper explains that, while Wright's work tends to be praised as unique, this assumption tends to discard the influences on Wright from antecedents found within other aspects of American design and architecture. The paper looks at how Wright in turn helped establish a legacy in design.
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"Wright had established himself as a prominent architect in the late 1890s, and frequently accepted commissions for buildings that were purposefully selected to test his skills and to promote specific outcomes. While still in his infancy as a designer, the prairie style home was built at the request of the Ladies' Home Journal, a popular magazine that had sought out Wright and commissioned a home design. The Journal asked Wright to envision and execute the home of the future, one in which the resident would feel comfortable yet stylish. Prior to this, the Journal believed that the majority of American homes could either have one or the other; a dwelling that was clean and comfortable was quite frequently an eyesore, while the ostentatious homes of the wealthy were not conducive to the comfort of its inhabitants."
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Four Great American Authors, 2004.
This paper discusses the work of four great American authors: Carl Sandburg, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, and Arthur Miller.
2,210 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 99.95
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This paper explains the content and style of Carl Sandburg's poem, "Prairie Waters at Night"; Ambrose Bierce's short story, "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"; Steven Crane's novel, "The Red Badge of Courage;" and Arthur Miller's play, "Death of a Salesman". The author points out that Carl Sandburg's poem, "Prairie Waters at Night," emphasizes the theme of the tranquility of waters at night by using repetition, alliteration, and sentence length to convey the sensations of a calming night by the water through sound. The paper relates that the works by Ambrose Bierce and Stephen Crane demonstrate the use of strong narrative; whereas, in Arthur Miller's play, "Death of a Salesman", the Requiem offers incredible ironies.
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Carl Sandburg's Poem, "Prairie Waters at Night"
Ambrose Bierce's Short Story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek"
Steven Crane's Novel, "The Red Badge of Courage"
Arthur Miller's Play, "Death of a Salesman"
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"Alliteration is also a technique that Sandburg utilizes successfully in this poem. The sound of the letter "l" is particularly effective in that it has a hypnotic quality about it. In the words willows, and laughter, we get a feeling of relaxation and ease associated with this scene. The vowel sound in the words long and drowse are also a form alliteration that forces to read the poem slowly. Another technique of sound that the poet uses is long sentences and line lengths. In this way, he forces us to read the sentences slowly, which reinforces the slow, tranquil mood he is trying to convey."
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