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Labor Leader Jimmy Hoffa, 2004.
This paper discusses the life of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa and the unsolved mystery of his death.
1,955 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 90.95
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This paper explains that, in his lifetime, Jimmy Hoffa was described as the most powerful man next to the President of the U.S. because of his influence in the union and America's crime organizations; therefore, it appears odd that a man of such wealth and power, who shaped the labor unions of America, would all of a sudden just vanish. The author points out that the day after Hoffa's disappearance, his green 1974 Pontiac Grand Ville was found unlocked in the restaurant parking lot with no signs of foul play; the question of who did it is not clear because so many men wanted him dead. The paper concludes that, now after 30 years, with all of the men who were involved or knew about this great mystery dead, either through gruesome deaths or natural causes; the FBI has given up on the case, which most likely will forever remain a mystery.
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"Later Hoffa was arrested for jury tampering, a charge that landed him in jail for several years, leaving Frank Fitzsimmons as his successor. The mafia liked Frank Fitzsimmons better than Hoffa because he gave the mob whatever they wanted. After four and a half years in jail, Hoffa was pardoned by President Richard Nixon in 1971. Hoffa came out as the good guy and began trying to take back the union he had single handedly built. Hoffa became a loose cannon by shooting his mouth off about the mafia and how if he got back in, he was going to kick Fitzsimmons and the mafia out. It appeared that everyone knew how dangerous this situation was, except for Hoffa. While Hoffa claimed he was going to stop the pension fund from being used for the Mafia's own personal bank. Hoffa was still a hero to the workers he represented, the real leadership in the Teamsters union would be just as happy to have him on ice."
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Jimmy Hoffa's Legacy, 2005.
This paper relates the legacy of Jimmy Hoffa, a labor union organizer in the 1930's.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper explains the legacy of Jimmy Hoffa as a labor union organizer in the 1930's and relates his rise to power as President of the Teamsters Union.
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"Jimmy Hoffa was the leader of the largest union in the United States, the 'International Brotherhood of Teamsters.' He was fervent, some might even say fanatical, in his support of the Teamsters. He often faced conflicts with law enforcement and union leadership. Many speculate that his dealings with organized crime leaders resulted in his disappearance or murder."
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Labour's Labor, 2006.
A review of an article discussing the impact and damage of WWII on the British economy.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, AU$ 38.95
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This paper discusses how following World War II, the British economy, its social structures, and its infrastructure, were all considerably damaged by the years of war over the European continent. Unions, as Dorfman points out, entered the post-World War II era as one of the nation's policy focal points in what would otherwise have been a political vacuum (par.1). It further discusses how in the decades following the war, Unions provided the citizenry, in the form of workers, with adequate representation within the structures of government and ensured that many policies and programs were enacted that would ensure not only work related rights and assurance but also social programs. The Unions within Britain for three decades held considerable sway over policy decisions as well as policy formulation.
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Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, 2008.
A character analysis of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried".
1,863 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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The paper presents the thesis that Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" depicts Jimmy Cross' journey from boyhood to manhood and reveals a character marked by youth's naivete, unshared love, war, death and the feeling of guilt. The paper discusses the common features he shares with other soldiers regarding his young age, his lack of experience and his misinterpretation of the war. The paper also considers the differences between Jimmy Cross and the other soldiers, Martha's mark on Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and how Lieutenant Cross copes with the death of Ted Lavender.
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Similarity to other soldiers
Differences between Jimmy Cross and the other soldiers
Martha's mark on Lieutenant Jimmy Cross
Lieutenant Cross' coping with the death of Ted Lavender
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"The Things They Carried is the first of a series of short stories that depict soldiers' lives during war times. The stories are based on author Tim O'Brien's own experience with war and his own charter is sometimes included in part of the writings. The short story revolves around a platoon of soldiers fighting in Vietnam and the things they carry with them (not only the actual things but also what they carry in their mind)."
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Jimmy Carter, 2007.
A review of the life, career and work of former US President, Jimmy Carter.
3,032 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 129.95
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This paper takes a look at the 39th President of the United States, James Earl Carter, Jr., more commonly known as Jimmy Carter. The paper discusses his life, his work and his political career. The paper reports that Carter was elected in 1976, defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford; but defeated for re-election four years later. According to the paper, the primary evidence of Carter's early religious; moral; educational, and personal influences offer insight into his morally-based leadership, a kind America might do well to better and more clearly encourage, rather than ignore or even denigrate, among leaders today.
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"As a boy, the future President Jimmy Carter's deep religious orientation, combined with the sense of civic and patriotic responsibility he learned, from his parents ; community; at church; at Sunday school, and in the Georgia public schools, likely also influenced him to choose the United States Navy as his first career. As an adolescent Carter dreamed of being appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, and graduating from there a Naval officer Carter further recalls that his father, by then a successful peanut farmer in Plains, and who had taught his son and namesake Jimmy to work alongside him from age 10 or so, nevertheless strongly encouraged his oldest son, then the only male heir to the elder Carter's thriving peanut farming business, to pursue his personal dream of entering Annapolis and making the Navy his career
Jimmy Carter, having succeeded after high school, at being appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis as a cadet in 1941, and then graduated in the top 20% of his class, completing a Bachelor of Science degree in 1945. After that the future President first served on submarines in Atlantic, and in Pacific fleets. But Jimmy Carter's seven-year Naval career ended (regretfully for the former President; since his goal from childhood had been to spend his life as a Naval officer ) abruptly when his father died on October 9, 1953 ). At that time, Carter was a command officer in the Navy's then fledgling nuclear submarine program, and then Captain (later Admiral) Hyman Rickover was his mentor."
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Jimmy Carter's Presidency, 2007.
An analysis of Jimmy Carter's moral approach to leadership during his time as President of the United States.
3,307 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 136.95
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This paper discusses James Earl Carter, Jr. (known all his life as Jimmy Carter) and his presidency of the United States. It provides a background on his upbringing and rise to presidency and then discusses some of the events that occurred during his time as president. The paper analyzes the early religious, moral, educational and personal influences on his moral approach to leadership.
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"A look at Jimmy Carter's Presidency shows that moral leadership, while reassuring does not, on its own make a leader great or even exceptional. However, as the presidencies of Carter's mid-to-late 20th century predecessors and successors alike have demonstrated, Presidential leadership with little or no moral or ethical dimension can potentially (as it is doing now) damage the country, foreign relations, and the Presidency itself. In those respects Jimmy Carter, while his Presidency clearly left the country worse off economically and in various other ways; also left the office of Presidency itself more respected (and he left the White House more honorably, as a person) than any other full-term American President (with perhaps the sole exception of Ronald Reagan) since Eisenhower. The fact that so many today would see this as little of an achievement tells us much about what is wrong generally with America today."
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Jimmy Carter and Human Rights, 2007.
This paper pays tribute to Jimmy Carter's domestic and foreign policies.
1,834 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 84.95
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The paper discusses Jimmy Carter's focus on human rights during his presidency. The paper describes how Carter encountered a lot of criticism over his foreign policy, but points out that he maintained a surprisingly successful foreign policy for someone who had so little experience. The paper points out all of Carter's achievements and relates that Carter was a man of high morals who tried to do good in spite of overpowering odds and political aggression on the part of powerful nations in the world of that day.
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"In 1977, Carter began a focus on human rights through his presidential powers, beginning with the campaign to give back Panama Canal without negative repercussions. In 1977 the public was clearly against "losing" the Panama Canal. Carter's honeymoon after a successful preesidential election was spent on a serious campaign to change America's attitude toward the Third World. This campaign sent Andrew Young's on many trips to Africa, and set forth a new human rights policy, a softened American traditional sponsorship of right-wing dictators. Removing America' from owning a colonial outpost in Panama was necessary to such a program (Wills, 334)."
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"The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez" by Jimmy Breslin, 2002.
A review of the literary work of Jimmy Breslin, ""The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez", focusing on the the life and death of an aspiring immigrant worker.
740 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 38.95
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This paper analyzes the book ""The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez" by Jimmy Breslin, and discusses the main character, Eduardo, and his trials and tribulations and ultimate demise, as an illegal immigrant in America. The paper portrays, through the discussion of the book, the hopes and prayers of the average immigrant whose aim is to make money to support his family back home. The writer describes the harsh reality of employers who take advantage of these naive newcomers.
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"The book 'The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez is the story of an illegal Mexican immigrant who crosses over to the American side of the Mexican-American frontier, one of the divisions of which is the large desert of Arizona. This illegal immigrant, the protagonist of the book, Eduardo Gutierrez, comes to Brooklyn neighborhood of New York in search of good prospects for himself and his poor family back in Mexico and finds work at a construction site, under an unscrupulous builder. The book details the life of this illegal immigrant right from his birth in a small town in Mexico; up to the moment, he finds a job at a construction site."
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Jimmy Carter, 2007.
A discussion of Jimmy Carter's contributions to the American people.
6,425 words (approx. 25.7 pages), 34 sources, APA, AU$ 214.95
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This paper examines the character and presidency of Jimmy Carter. First, the author gives a background to the election. Then Carter's personal values and qualities are described. Some of the major events of Carter's tenure as president are presented. The author emphasizes Carter's strong religious convictions as being the basis for his morally-based leadership. This paper attempts to examine Carter's leadership not for what he accomplished while in office but rather for the man and his values. Several of Carter's books are cited, which deal with both foreign and domestic policy. The paper concludes with a biographical sketch of Carter's life and explanations for his failure to be re-elected.
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" According to Hargrove, Carter was a personable but also a probing discussion leader, and that, in combination with his and his inner circle's independent reading, research, and reflections in private, combined, was how decisions were arrived at within Jimmy Carter's White House. On the other hand, perhaps in reaction to Watergate, Carter was neither well-practiced nor very interested in political maneuvering and was perhaps even (due, as Hargrove suggests, to his engineering background in the Naval Submarine Program under Hyman Rickover) too intently focused, and therefore lacking in sufficient peripheral vision."
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Leadership Style Of Jimmy Carter, 1988.
Argues that leadership style of Jimmy Carter was based on deep-seated beliefs & religious training & inclinations. Notes origins of his style, & that while it was quite clear & predictable it was denigrated in years during & after his administration.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 57.95
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"President Jimmy Carter demonstrated a leadership style in office that was based on a deep-seated personal belief system related to religious training and inclination. The style shown by Carter, however, has not been treated kindly in subsequent political discourse. Carter is denigrated for his style, for his preacher-like attempts to lecture the public about malaise and ways to overcome it, and similar actions. Hargrove (1988) examines how President Carter formed his political style and the roots of that style in his background and political life. He notes at the outset that observers believed Carter's style was clear and that it was predictable over time, and Hargrove relates this fact to the elements he sees as essential to any political style.
Hargrove first notes that there are three components to a (...)"
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Jimmy Carter: A Vision for Peace, 2003.
A look at the intervention of President Jimmy Carter in Middle East politics.
2,850 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 122.95
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This paper examines how President Carter's political platform of moral intervention in global conflict set the stage for a determined U.S. effort to end potential eruptions of war in the Mideast conflict by withdrawing the primary Arab military force, Egypt, from the equation through a land-for-peace settlement, which was finalized in the Camp David Accords.
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"At the outset of the Camp David Meetings, Sadat and Begin appeared willing to discuss issues face-to-face but as disagreements broke out, the personality of Carter became a key factor upon which a successful outcome depended. To help along the peace process, Carter started a series of one-on-one meetings with Sadat and Begin individually (Thornton 210). From the start of these one-on-one meetings, Begin's attitude startled Carter and members of his negotiating team. Begin insisted that the USA stop its role as fair mediator, agree to Begin's proposals for settlement and inform the world "that there were no serious differences between the United States and Israel" (Thornton 210)."
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Jimmy Carter's Arms Control Policy, 2001.
This paper takes a look at President Jimmy Carter's policy regarding the SALT negotiations.
855 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 44.95
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This paper explains how the Carter administration attempted to halt Moscow?s advance through arms control however the agreements negotiated by the Carter administration left the US at a dangerous disadvantage by allowing the Soviets a first strike capability.
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"In March, 1977, Secretary of State Vance presented the administration?s ?comprehensive proposal? to Moscow. Carter?s position included two proposals. One offered to restrict American cruise missiles to a 2500 miles in exchange for Soviet reductions in SS-18s from 308 to 150. The second proposal left both cruise missiles and SS-18s unrestricted. The Soviets rejected both proposals. This gave the US the chance to continue development of the cruise missile unabatedly, but did nothing to address the rising Soviet threat. The fear of future vulnerability led Carter to reinforce Western Europe, deploying 35,000 more troops, more equipment, ground launched cruise missiles (GLCMs), and Pershing II intermediate range ballistic missiles. "
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President Jimmy Carter and The Panama Canal Treaties, 2000.
2,312 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 12 sources, AU$ 103.95
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The paper talks about the Panama Canal Treaties, why they are important to the U.S. and how we benefit from them. It further examines how President Carter was able to influence the Senate and the American people to get them to support two treaties.
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"On September 7, 1977 President Jimmy Carter signed two treaties with Panamanian General Omar Torrijos. The first treaty, known as The Panama Canal Treaty, provided for the slow transfer of the canal and Canal Zone to Panama by December 31, 1999. Both nations under this treaty would work together to make sure that the canal operated efficiently and uninterrupted. The second treaty, known as the Neutrality Treaty, dealt with permanent neutrality and operation of the canal. Critics of The Panama Canal treaty argued that the treaty does not mention what military action the United States can take if the canal was threatened. They also argued that the Neutrality Treaty does not contain a cause for U.S. and Panamanian joint defense. Before the treaty became law it faced a tough battle for passage in the Senate."
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President Jimmy Carter's Economic Policies, 2005.
A look at the economic policies and actions of the Carter administration.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper presents an analysis of the economic policies and actions of the Carter Administration. The paper discusses the condition of the American economy when President Carter took office and the attitude of the American public.
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" The Blood of Abraham" ( Jimmy Carter ), 1999.
Critical review of ex-president's study of Middle East crises.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, AU$ 57.95
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"Former president Jimmy Carter's The Blood of Abraham was written in the mid-1980s following the terrible slaughter of civilians at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon. Carter had been instrumental in achieving the famous Camp David Accords of 1978, which established a framework for peace in the Middle East. But he was troubled by the apparently unending violence there. In this book Carter sought to "understand the roots of the hatred and bloodshed that still shape the relationships among the people of the region" (4). Carter looked to the story of Abraham, "a common foundation for both Judaism and Islam," and related it to the struggle for land and resources that is still the basis of the fighting in the Middle East--as it was in the time of Abraham (7). Carter sought to determine why, despite the strong potential for resolution of all the Middle-East.."
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The Labor Unions, 2002.
This paper presents the history of labor unions, labor law and labor relations in the United States.
2,690 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 116.95
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This paper points out that by acting on behalf of a large group, the labor unions have more power than if the employees acted alone. This paper describes and compares United Airline?s and Ford Motor Company?s labor practices and problems. This paper presents an ideal employer-labor relationship.
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"Congress, starting to feel pressure for groups like the AFL, created the U.S. Department of Labor. The department has a mandate to protect and extend the rights of wageworkers. A children?s bureau was created. In 1914, the first law to protect workers was enacted, the Clayton Act said that ?the labor of A Human Being is not a commodity or an article of commerce.? Because of this change in the legal status of work and labor, those things were no longer subject to the Sherman Act provisions that had been the legal basis for injunctions against union organizations. The Clayton Act allowed for strikes, boycotts, peaceful picketing and dramatically limited the use of injunctions in labor disputes."
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