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| Possibilities of an American/Cuban Commercial Relationship | 2935 |
| American commerce is global in reach. Virtually anywhere there are markets, you will find American businesspeople and entrepreneurs. The United States has long shown itself willing to trade with any nation regardless of that nation's political or economic philosophy, its social and religious policies, or the ethics of its leaders. There is, however, one glaring exception to this rule - and that is the island nation of Cuba. It is not that Americans do not want to trade with the Cubans. Many do. The problem is that their own government, the American Government - does not allow them to trade with Cuba. For more than forty years - ever since Cuban Leader, Fidel Castro, embraced Communism - the United States has avoided virtually all contact with its neighbor to the south. American citizens are not permitted to spend U.S. dollars in the country, and it is only recently that small numbers of them have even been permitted to travel to the Caribbean nation. Many question this policy | |
| Muscular Dystrophy On Child's Learning Abilities | 931 |
| Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a genetic disorder that gradually weakens the body's muscles. It's caused by incorrect or missing genetic information that prevents the body from making the proteins it needs to build and maintain healthy muscles (Clark, 2005). A child's learning abilities would be affected physically but not the mental learning. It will be hard for the sick child to accept that he have this kind of sickness, proper care should be given so that his learning ability would not be affected. The brain is not affected with the weakening of the muscles in the body. Sometimes, a child with muscular dystrophy seems to lose hope and this is the reason why his learning ability fails. But through inspirations, strong determination and a little help from others he love will help him a lot in combating this kind of sickness. As McGriff (1998) said in her statement: "When a child is seriously, chronically ill, the ideal family model is much more difficult to achieve, but doubly important | |
| The Impact of International Trade | 1565 |
| Introduction: The history of these countries should not be forgotten and they have historically been great nations for trading. It is the desire for trading that led them to all parts of the world. This process has been followed by all the nations in the area and for at least the last three hundred years. In UK the Board of Trade was established in 1696 and exists even today as a part of DTI. Analysis: The starting of a trade department in UK before a foreign office demonstrates the centrality of trade to the British way of life. The situation changed during the depression of the 1930s, and countries were compelled to continually raise tariffs to be able to protect their domestic markets, but the total effect that was seen was to minimize overall economic growth rather than protect the economic prosperity of the concerned country. In short, protection had made the depression worse. The situation changed after 1945. Countries understood the benefits of opening up economies to ext | |
| The Common Predictors of Spousal/Intimate Partner Violence | 386 |
| There are five risk factors related to a possible perpetrator's immediate history of spousal violence that relate to his or her relationship with the victim specifically. If any one these factors present, they increase the statistical likelihood that the person's spouse or intimate partner could or will become a victim of violence. The first factor is if the perpetrator has a history of serious physical or sexual violence that he or she inflicted against the victim in question. The second predictive factor is that of a previous serious violent threat, violent ideation, o | |
| Beauty and Equality: The Key Elements To The Pursuit of Happiness | 709 |
| Each of us has our own unique understanding of the definition of beauty and equality and can be affected by these concepts. In fact, these two nouns are normally key elements to the pursuit of happiness in our lives. First, what is beauty? There are at least two ways to define this term--one is by physical appearance, and the other is by the mental attitude. Physical beauty is visible, or what someone looks like on the outside. For example, we judge a person's beauty by such factors as race, clothing, physical build and height, and color of hair and eyes. In many cases, it is our cultural standards that teach us what type of people are considered beautiful. In the Western culture, for example, beauty is often associated with women who are blond, blue-eyed, tall and slender. In reality, a large number of the women we see in commercials or who are actresses on television shows are beautiful. Mentally, beauty is based on what a person is like internally. We say that "Susan is a beautiful person," because she is kind and friendly to others. That i | |
| The Capriciousness of Fate | 1058 |
| In the ancient novel The Golden Ass, the Greek author Apuleius alternates different stories with that of the main, framing tale to create a more general theme for his work. Apuleius' main theme of The Golden Ass is the capricious nature of fate and the unpredictable whims of the gods, along with the secondary themes of the unpredictability of romantic desire. The main narrative thread relates the story of Lucius, a young man whose desires for sex and urge to learn more about magic results in his transformation into a donkey, the ass of the title. The quest for Lucius to become human again results in him overhearing a series of tales, told by other characters, that relate to Lucius' story. Most of these tales are about happy people who suddenly suffer a surprising crisis. Events force these individuals, like Lucius, to suffer a fate they did not deserve. Thus The Golden Ass uses different plots to illuminate the central theme of the capricious nature of fate. Often these contrasting | |
| "The Tell-tale Heart" | 1804 |
| Edgar Allan Poe remains a popular writer today because he crafted horror stories that operate on us from the inside out. In others words, he created dramatic stories that begin in the mind and work on us psychologically. With Poe, we often find characters that are unstable or completely mad and this aspect is one tool that he utilizes to create fear and terror. One short story that demonstrates this powerful psychological impact is "The Tell-tale Heart." Poe takes us on a journey filled with fear and terror that takes place in the mind of the narrator. Poe also employs another component to create this psychological thriller, which is the narrator's madness. The element of madness becomes a central part of the story because it is up to us to discern whether or not the narrator is indeed mad. The story builds into a crescendo of terror and madness with the old man's beating heart and the narrator's bizarre behavior. The narrator fails to consider the law of unintended consequence | |
| Theme of Madness in "Prince of Denmark" | 1660 |
| Madness is clearly the central them in Shakespeare's Hamlet Prince of Denmark, yet most interpretations of the expressions of madness within the work, by Hamlet are that they are contrived to hide his revenge plot upon his uncle the king. (Shakespeare 1274) While Yet another interpretation of hamlets feigned madness is that of a stalling technique, used to allow himself time to make a very personal decision to either avenge his father's death or pursue his own life and move on without his birthright, the throne, In fact, on one level, Hamlet's delay can be explained as his exploitation of the revenge task as an excuse to escape himself through the ploy of false madness which, as we have seen, he explicitly associates with flight from self. In this context, Hamlet's defining alternatives are to think in order not to be himself or to think in order to fulfill his identity." (Levy) Yet, interpretations of the facts of the work are many, as they are with all works of great standing | |
| The Human Rights Research | 2010 |
| Introduction The extent to which freedom of belief is enjoyed in the contemporary world and how different cultures and legal systems respond to diversity of religious and secular beliefs in their midst, is a neglected topic in human rights research. The process of reaching consensus on the norms governing freedom of conscience, religion and belief has been protracted and is far from complete. Questions of religion, ideology or belief are among the most sensitive matters in international relations and in international human rights exchanges within the United Nations and regional bodies. Diplomatic discourse has preferred to confine itself largely to abstract reference to situations of 'intolerance' or 'religious extremism', for example, rather than identify specific violations. The general wariness towards, if not lack of interest in, the subject by many governments, has resulted in a studied neglect. Yet for the bulk of humankind, belief is the most significant of all aspects of life | |
| The Ultimate Model City | 1633 |
| We all want to live in the best city in the world. A high standard and quality of living is, after all, a very desirable thing. We have hopes and dreams and aspirations for what an ideal city should be. Magazines even routinely publish their own lists of the best cities in the world, so we can all have an idea of just what a great city should constitute. With that in mind, the following constitutes the ultimate model city. The model city is small, as larger cities have larger problems like pollution and crime. Yet it is not so small as to have nothing to offer its residents. The model city covers ten square miles or less and has a population of between 5,000 and 10,000. That makes it large enough to attract certain amenities and small enough that it maintains its "hometown" feel and charm; it is also small enough that most of the residents will have the opportunity to know each other. The model city is a direct democracy. Its citizens all have a direct say in what goes on | |
| "Osama" Directed and Produced by Siddiq Barmak | 1315 |
| The 2003 film "Osama" is an important film for all Americans to see, because it gives a perspective upon the life of ordinary individuals during the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Like all good films that deal with politics, "Osama" forces audiences to regard life, not in political terms, but how politics affect the individual in society. However, this sense of contemporary relevance is not the only reason to see the film. For a student of sociology, the film provides a critique of how we Americans may see 'coming of age' as a young woman or a young man in our own contemporary society. For Americans, gender is often about personal choice-choosing to dress in a way that expresses our sexuality, or does not express our sexuality. Our choices about how we express are gender revolve around finding a life partner, and what traits our society considers male or female in appearance, and to what degree we embody these traits. However, in a religiously oriented society like Taliban- | |
| Human Resources Management: Outsourcing | 844 |
| Outsourcing certain human resources roles can save an organization time and money in many respects. While it is not necessary or often feasible to outsource all human resources roles, outsourcing various functions can help reduce overhead and result in greater efficiency in some organizations. To save money however organizations must decide what human resources roles can be effectively outsourced to save money and not impeded performance or harm the organization. This paper will discuss the benefits of outsourcing certain human resources roles, including payroll, benefits administration and recruitment and selection. By outsourcing each of these roles an organization can reduce overhead, risk and save valuable time when conducting normal business operations. These ideas are explored below. Outsourcing typically reduces the number of human resources staff necessary on hand to handle ordinary HRM activities (Sims, 2002). Outsourcing involves "long term contractual relationships | |
| Studies on Employee Satisfaction | 1214 |
| With the increased competition, fast-paced environment and globalization efforts, companies are finding that they need the support of their employees more than ever. However, the new breed of personnel wants more than pay as a benefit. They are increasingly being motivated by other factors such as greater involvement with business decisions. Recent studies are researching ways that successful organizations are encouraging positive employee morale despite ongoing business changes. Full employee participation is required for any organizational change to succeed. Joint development of programs gives people ownership and the motivation to ensure the support of the change process. At SmithKline Beecham and Levi Strauss, for example, the strategy is view employees as business partners (Reid, 2004, p. 40). Some of the ways that Beecham and Strauss are instituting change include: 1) An emphasis on values as well as goals, since employees want to know how the organization expects to meet t | |
| Beauty According to Adler | 736 |
| According to Mortimer J. Adler, the property of beauty seems, unlike the properties of truth and goodness, to be the most subjective property discussed in his book Six Great Ideas. But Adler states, "This is not to say that, in the discussion of the great ideas, there has been more disagreement about beauty than about truth and goodness." (105-106) In other words, he regards beauty as equally, but not more subjective in the eye of the beholder than the moral values of truth and goodness. With regard to beauty as with regard to truth and goodness, the same fundamental issues apply regarding how to evaluate the property and thus all of these properties have objective truths. In other words, beauty is classifiable and definable, and can be broken down into a series of categories. (104) It is not, as asserted in the dictionary definition of the word "beauty" merely in the eye of the beholder. ("Beauty," 2005) Adler divides the properties of beauty into distinct components. The first component is that of simply enjoyable beauty, which does not have the symmetry of a mathematics proof, bu | |
| Reflection of Experiences of Minority Members of Society | 1605 |
| The readings presented regarding eighteenth century society suggest that during this time in the world much judgment, criticism and incongruence existed within society. Each of the readings reflects the personal experiences and hardships that non-majority members of society faced during the revolutionary and post revolutionary era. The writings suggest that during this time little tolerance of cultures, beliefs and values that existed outside of the white male majority existed. Despite this minority members of society including Native Americans, African Americans and women continually attempted to assert their presence and gain a voice within society. Through analysis of significant quotes and examination of personal relations and societal connections, this journal will reflect on the experiences of minority members of society during the eighteenth century and reflect on how the experiences of this subgroup helped shape interpersonal relationships and politics of the era. The journ | |
| The Contract Labor Scam on Big Businesses | 1160 |
| To many immigrants, the dream of coming to the United States to seek a better life quickly transforms into a nightmare of forced labor and unfair wages. Many Americans remain oblivious to these conditions, relying on the reassurances provided by American wage and hour laws. However, many immigrants cannot avail themselves of the protections provided by those laws because they may not be legally in the United States. Furthermore, even documented immigrants can have trouble finding jobs, due to language, educational, and cultural barriers. In those instances, they often work as contract laborers, and wage and hour laws no longer apply to them. Contract labor is not a new concept. In fact, "labor contractors were first used in Philadelphia in the 19th century when builders needed more workers and turned to some enterprising Italian-Americans who knew where to find newly arrived countrymen." (Greenhouse, December 2003). Garment manufacturers followed in the path of construction m | |
| Comparisons of Batman Returns and Epic of Gilgamesh | 2322 |
| Batman Begins and the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh both purport to tell the story of a cultural hero, and as such they are strikingly similar in many ways. Both stories to some degree follow what has been termed by Joseph Campbell as the Mono myth Narrative, which is a pattern supposedly visible in hero stories across the world. Even though these two stories have narrative similarities, they also have significant thematic differences. Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins becomes a vigilante hero in order to protect the city and symbolically avenge the deaths of his parents. Gilgamesh becomes a hero for quite a different reason - he is trying to overcome mortality, and find a way to preserve something into eternity. They are each fighting overwhelming odds; Bruce is up against the forces of human corruption while Gilgamesh is up against the very fact of death. Yet the conflict is different in its depth. One might suggest that both narratives represent something significant about the culture | |
| The Assessment in the Classroom | 1384 |
| Assessment is a necessary evil in the classroom; on the one hand, standardized tests and grading are necessary to determine how the students are progressing. On the other hand, tests are always going to be biased to some degree. As a prospective teacher, I understand the need for standardized tests and grading but at the same time recognize that alternative means of assessment are also necessary. For example, teachers should offer students and their parents meaningful conversational feedback. Moreover, teachers of young children should not emphasize grades and testing in their classrooms. If students learn early on that school's only purpose is for grades and test scores, then they may become anxious about school. Also, assessment methods and learning are often completely disconnected; a student might be absorbing class material and learning a lot but still score poorly on tests. Another student in the same class might score exceptionally well on tests but derive little meaning from th | |
| Review of Autism | 2189 |
| 1. Definition of Autism Autism has been defined as a developmental impairment that evolves from a neurological disorder that influences the normal functioning of the brain. It is featured by the unusual development of social skills, communication skills and logical reasoning. The impact on males is more i.e four times than that of the females. (What is Autism) It was until the year 1943 that there was no name for a disorder that presently affects about one of every five hundred children. Dr. Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, during the year, analyzed a group of 11 children and adopted the concept of early infantile autism. Simultaneously, a German scientist, Dr. Hans Asperger, narrated about somewhat a milder form of the disorder that became recognized as Asperger Syndrome. These two types of disorders presently finds place among the five pervasive developmental disorders -- PDD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR and more popular now-a-days | |
| In My War Museum | 2274 |
| Statement of Thesis Cynthia Enloe stated that "without the ideas of masculinity and femininity - and the enforcement of both - in the societies of departure and societies of destination it would be impossible to sustain the tourist industry" as related to prostitution. The statement of Cynthia Enloe is based on astute observation and is one that is based on truth. I. Women, Sex and War In the work entitled "It Takes More Than Two: The Prostitute, the Soldier, the State and the Entrepreneur" the author Cynthia Enloe tells of how women are treated in the rendition of how a war museum could be created from what had been witnessed. The following excerpt graphically relates the way of men in their treatment of women. Stated is:" In my war museum there would be a reconstruction of military brothel. It would show rooms for officers and rooms for rank and file soldiers. It would display separate doors for white soldiers and black soldiers...The women serving the soldiers might be wh | |
| The Prevalent Practice of Racial Profiling | 723 |
| Discrimination in society has always been a prevalent issue that was not confronted directly in contemporary American society. Through the years, human societies have progressed to great lengths that the possibility of a serious yet (considered) old social problem would surface again in what appeared to be a society highly-tolerant of diversity is considered least likely to happen. Thus, it is an important objective for us to know whether this occurrence is still happening, that is, whether discrimination in remains an inherent character of American society today. Narrowing the focus of this discussion, I shall discuss with you a specific facet of discrimination in American society, one that is significant and important to the maintenance of our country's unity and stability as a nation, and security as a state. What I shall discuss with you today is the prevalent practice of racial profiling, specifically in the field of criminal justice. I mentioned earlier that discrimination is a possible threat to our unity as Americans, stability as a nation, and secu | |
| What is a Database? | 1136 |
| What is a Database? The general meaning that the term database constitutes is that it is a collection of data. This is the definition that is commonly used or described to the term for a layman's understanding. However, technically, or in a more detailed explanation, the term database can be further explained as follows: it is a collection of data that is systematically organized in a structure of related data for better storage and retrieval of information. In almost all kinds of system whose purpose is to provide information, a database plays an important role because it is the central component of a system where information are stored and retrieved. As indicated by Wikipedia, it is the component that answers queries of the users. An ideal database is one whose structure is designed to allow quick access of information. This is done through the use of different database models representing how a database is structured. In a database, it is important that data are optimi | |
| The Feared Nuclear Holocaust | 2136 |
| In 1962 the world feared a nuclear holocaust when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union was building secret missile bases in Cuba. Both were great powers and had many global interests. Sometimes these interests clash and can lead onto a full out conflict. Such a conflict was feared by the world and had the two countries clashed, the results would have been disastrous for both. Both were nuclear powers and it leaves little to one's imagination the destruction that could have occurred had both of them used these weapons of mass destruction. At such a point when nations fear a clash they exhaust measures to prevent it from taking place and make sure that all measures are exhausted before opting for a full scale conflict. Both the sides avoided to have a full scale war during the crisis and "everyone is aware that the world did not detonate in nuclear conflagration as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis" (Robert S. Rothernberg, p.81). On October 16, 1962, President Kennedy | |
| The Ethics of Human Resources | 1417 |
| Ethics in business may involved everything including hiring decisions, pricing decisions, strategic decisions, and so on. The need for a process for making ethical decisions in business is great. There are a large number of instances where ethical decisions are necessary in business operations, and corporations find that they can get themselves into trouble even when they are trying to be ethical if they do not have a strong and effective procedural structure to guide employees in making such decisions. The Human Resources department must operate with ethical standards that are clear and that address the kinds of issues this department will face. The HR professional handles more than hiring and firing of employees, also being responsible in some degree for orientation, training, union negotiations, decisions regarding compensation, special programs for addressing workplace problems, and so on. All of these tasks must be infused with an ethical structure that helps HR professionals | |
| An Effective Marketing Strategy | 3566 |
| "Every action and inaction, every behavior and trait observed by a customer, whether business or retail, forms part of the larger picture. It is not enough to rely upon an image, a perception (or sometimes, more accurately a manipulation of perception) to support the sale of products or services" (Ellson, 2004). Other sources might disagree with this statement. One source argues that a positive brand image will be the only way to create lasting competitive advantage in the future (King 3). Perhaps this is also true. However, a focus on only image and perception is not enough to ensure the success of an organization, a product, or a service. A consideration of the issue will show that perception may be part of an effective marketing strategy, but it is useless if it is not accompanied by other considerations as part of an overall marketing strategy. The Creation of Customer Satisfaction The creation of customer satisfaction is accepted as being of major importance in business (P | |
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