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| Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism | 1382 |
| OBJECTIVE The objective of this work is to answer two questions, which are (1) what are Paul R Pillar's recommendations, and how effective will they be against terrorists targeting the US? and (2) How can the US make it easier for other countries to cooperate in countering terrorism? I. RECOMMENDATIONS OF PILLARS: TERRORISM AND COUNTER-TERRORISM Paul R. Pillars holds that it is sure that: "the persistence of international terrorism [is a problem that we're going to continue to face for the indefinite future." (Brooking Institution Press Briefings, 2001) Among the recommendations of Paul R. Pillars is the statement of Pillars that the creations of policies that are effective relating to terrorism are necessary. Pillar makes examination of the diverse and varied nature of groups of terrorists and the counter- terrorist policies that are used as tools in addressing these problems. Among those tools are diplomacy, criminal law, financial controls, military force and intelligence | |
| The Various Roles of the US President | 1104 |
| The US President is the head of state of the United States, the chief executive of the federal government, as well as the commander in chief of the US armed forces. As such he is probably the most powerful person in the world who wields considerable powers derived from the US constitution, the super-power status of the US, and the influence and prestige of his office. The office of the US Presidency has evolved over the years and is no more the same as envisaged by the country's founding fathers; the powers of the President now depend as much on the constitutional provisions as on historical precedents, the nature of the times, and the qualities of the president himself. This essay briefly describes the various roles of the US President with specific reference to the presidency of George W. Bush. 1.Expanded Role of the Presidency: From the time of the first US President (George Washington) to the end of the 19th century, the presidency had a limited role restricted mainly to the execu | |
| Networking and Communications | 1982 |
| Introduction: The concepts of networks and communication have come from computers and Internet and are not really very old. The advantages of these methods of communication are that messages can be sent sitting at the computer in houses or over a laptop, the communication reaches the intended receiver almost immediately and permits the receiver to also start acting on the communication immediately. Analysis: Networking for a shop: There are always advantages in having physical value chains and this is what leads shops to develop warehouses and try to be merchandisers though they do not have the capacity to be so. On the other hand, the new methods of information create opportunities to simplify the value chain and thus develop businesses that have better sources of competitive advantage. An example of such stores is Amazon, which offers its potential customers a list of 2.5 million books and this list is ten times the size of the nearest chain stores. The organization also d | |
| Drug Abuse Problems in America | 1405 |
| Introduction Drug abuse is a serious problem in American and throughout the world. In recent years there have been increases in the abuse of certain drugs such as methamphetamines. The purpose of this discussion is to explain the increased use of specific drugs in recent years. Let us begin by discussing the increased used of methamphetamines. Methamphetamines Over the past five years methamphetamines (meth) has become the drug of choice for many Americans. The intriguing thing about methamphetamines is the addiction to this class of drug is just as likely to effect a stay at home mother as a wayward teenager. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse communities across the nation have to grapple with the increased use of methamphetamine (Communities across the country, 2005). The article explains that Methamphetamine is a long-lasting powerful stimulant drug. Meth can be smoked, injected, swallowed or snorted (Communities across the country, 2005). The article rep | |
| Analysis and Problems of Global Communications | 1261 |
| Situation Analysis and Problem Statement The pending expansion of Global Communications into the international arena has significant implications, both positive and negative, for the corporation. Although the company is going through a difficult time at the present, with stock depreciations, a lack of innovation, and pending layoffs, the potential for growth and for increased profitability with the new direction chosen by the company's executives is very real. If Global Communications can address the challenges immediately facing it, take advantage of the opportunities which are available, and at the same time balance the needs of competing groups of stakeholders, it can realize several of its long-term goals as outlined later in this paper. Situation Background (Step 1) Diminishing returns across the entire telecommunications industry have negatively affected the stock and profitability of Global Communications. Excessive amounts of competition from companies worldwide have | |
| The Effective Solution on The Issues of The Company, ABC, Inc | 900 |
| Introduction In this case study, Carl Robins has three clear issues he must address to create an effective solution for his company, ABC, Inc. The first issue is how Carl can create an effective training schedule, and orientation, program in a timely fashion for the fifteen new ABC, Inc. trainees whom he recently hired to work for Monica Carrolls, the ABC Operations Supervisor. The second issue Carl must tackle is that he must ensure that the new trainees have the appropriate qualifications and clean drug tests by their July hiring date. The third issue he must address is to instate standard operating procedures in his department so the recent logistical complications so not occur again. Background Carl has two major tasks of immediate importance. First, he must ensure that all trainees have complete training manuals and a place to train. Secondly, he must ensure that all trainees have the appropriate qualifications and clean drug tests before they can be hired. Options Carl | |
| The First-generation Immigrants | 3088 |
| A theme that clearly comes across in many recent novels by first-generation immigrants to the United States-especially from Asian countries-is the alienation they feel in their new home. Shawn Wong, for example, writes in Homebase about Rainsford Chan who longs to be recognized as American, not as Chinese. A similar topic is found when reading real-life blogs on the web. A large number of immigrants, or their children, have few or no ties left with their birthplace, but have yet to find a "home" in the true sense of the word in America. A study in "The International Journal of Social Psychiatry" published in 2006, for example, finds that "Immigrant adolescents reported higher psychological distress, lower self-esteem and higher alcohol consumption than non-immigrant adolescents" (Slonim-Nevo et. al). Such research supports the strongly favored view of immigration as a potentially distress-provoking experience. As a Time Magazine special concluded: ...Caught between cultures, the ch | |
| Freud's Theory of Dreams | 646 |
| Freud began to develop his eventually well-articulated theory of dreams by analyzing his own, paying attention to the symbolic rather than literal content of his nighttime fantasies. The first dream Appignanesi relates in Introducing Freud is one in which Freud and an old man stand at a train station. The old man is blind, and Freud wears a disguise. He acts like his nurse by taking out a glass urinal container while the old man takes out his penis. Freud believed that the dream linked to some events and repressed childhood memories. He first postulated that the dream was related to a humiliating experience with bedwetting. Freud noted that bedwetting was related to ambition, and that the dream in part symbolized his having fulfilled his ambition and overcome his shame as an adult. However, the dream also signified something that would become a core component of Freud's theories: wish fulfillment, especially related to the parental relationships. The dr | |
| Theory of Management in Health Care | 1285 |
| The essentials of management, by far, are not historically new. One can imagine the management that was needed to build the Egyptian pyramids or the Greek Parthenon. The requirement was to have people work efficiently together toward a successful common end. However, with the rise of industrialization and now with the rapid speed of change and technological advancements, effective management is needed more than ever. Healthcare, which is having such a significant impact on today's society and also undergoing many transitions in a short period of time, is a prime example of an industry that requires the best management possible. Peter Drucker, an economist and journalist, is regarded as the founding father of the study of management by experts in the worlds of business and academia. According to Drucker (2001, pg. 10), management is based on several essential principles: 1) Management concerns first and foremost human beings, who must be made capable of joint performance, their stre | |
| The Early American Abolitionist Movement Aims | 1158 |
| "Am I not a man and a brother?" asked one of the earliest anti-slavery woodcuts, depicting a chained African man, kneeling on the ground. However, in the eyes of the American Constitution and the Supreme Court, American Blacks were not men, rather they were private property of their owners. One of the primary aims of the early American abolitionist movement was to persuade ordinary Americans to answer the question posed by the 18th century woodcut with a resounding "yes," that African-Americans were citizens, rather than individuals who were fundamentally different from or inferior to white Americans. One of the most effective persuasive tools for the abolitionist cause proved to be the personal narrations of slaves. These eloquent texts, most famously, The Life of Frederick Douglas: An American Slave, forced white readers to personally identify with the first-person perspectives of slaves, and to acknowledge the humanity of captive individuals. This sense of identification was | |
| Categories of Eating Disorders | 998 |
| Eating disorders generally fall into three categories, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating, all of which are characterized by serious disturbances in eating and effects on psychological health, which can lead to mortality (Gurenlian). Eating disorders are more prevalent in industrialized societies and occur in all socioeconomic classes and major ethnic groups in the United States (Gurenlian). Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disorder characterized by abnormal eating behaviors that can result in significant weight loss and serious medical consequences (Gurenlian). It is defined by refusal to maintain body weight over a minimal normal weight for age and height, an intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted body image (Gurenlian). According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IVTR), anorexia is also divided into two subtypes, restricting anorexia characterizes individuals who drastically limit their food intake, and purgi | |
| The Trade and Specialization Article | 517 |
| Why do countries choose to import some goods and export other goods? One of the reasons for the existence of an international economy is that some goods for some nations have a higher opportunity cost to produce than other goods. For example, it may be very cheap for the United States to produce blue jeans, so it makes sense to sell jeans to other nations, and to import the more costly (for the U.S.) sheep wool from the United Kingdom. In contrast, the United Kingdom may chose to export the wool that it has in excess, and import goods that it finds prohibitively costly to manufacture, in contrast to wool. ("Benefits of Specialization and Trade," Notes on international trade and public policy, 2006) One way to understand the benefits of exporting and importing g | |
| The Modern Business Management | 632 |
| Management Control Modern business management can be complicated; it is often as much about instinct as it is about policy. A manager can tell if his or her firm needs improvement in control through a variety of benchmarks: quality, profitability, morale, the performance of individuals within the organization, and the overall performance of the firm in respect to competitors (Gibson, et al, 2003). If improvement is needed, the manager can tell if improvement is needed in several key areas, and steps can be taken for improvement, as follows: Operational: If there is an identified problem within the inner workings of the organization, such as inefficiencies in purchasing, logistics, accounting, etc, this is indicative of operational deficiency that needs to be improved. Managers can implement operational improvements by empowering the work teams in these given areas to provide feedback about their tasks, offer improvements and s | |
| Black Suicide Cases In America | 681 |
| In past decades, according to the United States Center of Disease Control, black youths historically had lower rates of suicide than those of their white peers. Recently, however the number of suicides by younger blacks has been increasing significantly and narrowing the gap. During the 15 years from 1980 to1996, the suicide rate for black youths aged 10 to 19 years increased from 3.6 to 8.1 per 100,000 population. In 1996, suicide was the third leading cause of death among blacks 15 to 24 years of age. High school-aged blacks were as apt as whites to attempt suicide. Suicidal behavior among all youths has grown, and rates for black youths have increased more. The book Lay My Burden Down: Unraveling Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis among African Americans by psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint explains that suicide is more common than people think in black communities. Poussaint says that many black youths this age commit suicide due to mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety and despondency,. Rising | |
| The Separation of Powers in the US Government | 1278 |
| The principle of "separation of powers" of the United States Government allows for an executive, legislative, and judicial branch. Article III of the Constitution establishes the judicial branch, but it is much briefer than the elaborate descriptions found in Articles I and II delineating the legislative and executive branches. The vagueness with which the founders treated the federal judiciary has allowed the function and structure of the branch to evolve and be interpreted by practice over the years. The highest court in the land, also known as the "court of last resort," is the Supreme Court which was established in Article III. The Supreme Court has a profound influence on the United States because of the pivotal role in plays in deciding constitutionality and affecting public policy. The members of the highest court and their function is tightly controlled and cautiously administered as befits such a potentially powerful office. The federal judiciary is comprised of three | |
| The Census Data for Centraville | 659 |
| At first glance, the population of the Centraville neighborhood in Lowell, MA is relatively heterogeneous. For example, part of Centraville matches the national percentages for gender distribution, with 49.1% males and 50.9% females, while part of it is very slightly skewed towards male, with 49.3% males and 50.7% females (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). The median ages of both tracts, 27.6 and 31.4, is somewhat lower than the national median age of 35.3 years old. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). Furthermore, Centraville appears to have significantly less elderly people than the national average, with 6.2% and 10.8% of people over 65, in comparison to a national average of 12.4%. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). However, while Centraville may appear superficially heterogeneous, it actually has a more racially diverse population than most of the United States. The nation is 75.1% white, while Centraville's two tracts are 67.4% white and 68.6% white. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). | |
| A Case Analysis of Cirque Du Soleil | 1919 |
| Cirque Du Soleil is a company that has built its success on its ability to be creative and innovative. It has successfully developed a new market and continued to expand on that market. This makes Cirque Du Soleil an example of a company that has creativity and innovation at its base. The following paper will focus on Cirque Du Soleil as a creative and innovative company. It will consider its product and creative strategy. It will look at the structure of the company and how this enhances creativity. Finally, it will look at the threats facing Cirque Du Soleil and what the company can do to ensure its ongoing success. Product and Creative Strategy Cirque Du Soleil's product is a performing circus. The basis of the company is a show combining music, dance, and theater. The show uses acrobats, gymnasts, clowns, and other performers. The show also uses a type of music based on a created language. The purpose of the music is to transcend cultural boundaries and make the show | |
| Centura Health Overview | 1325 |
| Centura Health Overview Centura Health is considered Colorado's largest healthcare organization, inclusive of a 12-hospital system. The company's mission includes celebrating the value inherent in each individuals life and working collaboratively to "lift the burdens of others" by offering comprehensive and loving care to all customers and patients served by Centura (Centura, 2005). The mission statement of the organization is to "extend the healing ministry of Christ my caring for those who are ill and nurturing the health of people in our communities" (Centura, 2005). The vision includes fulfilling the organizations covenant that guarantees excellence and integrity of service, creating partnerships with community members and patients for life (Centura, 2005). The organization has identified multiple core values which include: integrity, stewardship, spirituality, imagination, respect, excellence and compassion" (Centura, 2005). Corporate Structure Centura Current Centura o | |
| The Organizational Culture | 649 |
| Social processes: please explain what this idea means: Organizations are social, in the sense that they are made up of collections of human beings. Organizations function as societies, rather than as individual psychologies, as the different components of the organization influence one another in positive and negative fashions. An organization often possesses a character, or a pattern of interactions known as an organizational culture. (McNamara, 1999, "Organizational Culture") Within all collective organizations, to different degrees the social processes known as the "four major social processes of competition, conflict, accommodation, and assimilation" will manifest themselves amongst the individuals that make up the organization, as these individuals interact with one another. (Four Major Social Processes: Park," 2006, Dead Sociologists Index) Show how "social process" can explain some poor decisions: The social process of competition can cause i | |
| The Different Changes in Technology | 353 |
| It all begins with a pencil and a pen; and before that, a crayon. Children's first literacy tools are those hand-held writing devices we all know and love and really could not live without even if we didn't have computers. The telephone and the television-with its accompaniments like VCR and DVD are also parts of the child's early arsenal of technology, used to speak, listen, and communicate with others. I availed myself of all of these tools, gradually learning how I could communicate with people at a distance. These early | |
| The Truancy in Schools | 327 |
| Truancy is on the rise, and is a precursor to anti-social behavior. It can result from bullying, disaffection and ensuing alienation. Not every student can be academically minded, and though academic qualifications are one of the poorest indicators of potential, yet the imperative need of school education cannot be ignored. And staying in school is the first step to a good education. Truancy results in students losing the benefits of instruction, and the community ultimately suffer | |
| The Federal Program for Labor Management | 2015 |
| Employment has changed in the past decades because the world has changed. We've entered a new era, an era where the work ethic of employees, and more often the thinking and ethics of employers are many times questioned. The Federal Program for Labor Management has started as a way to provide for employees' representation through chosen representatives, in collective bargaining with respect to personnel policies, practices and matters affecting working conditions. Also, it was created to ensure that employees who want to exercise this right and take an active part in this process have the chance to do so. The contemporary challenges in labor relations and human resources management include the care for employee rights, disciplinary policies and procedures, alternative dispute-resolution procedures, organizational ethics in employee relations or governmental regulation of labor relations. Not less important issues regard the labor relations process, structures, functions, and leadersh | |
| A Major Global Challenge of Literacy | 1043 |
| Literacy is, according to the United Nations, a "major global challenge." The decade 2003-2012 was summarily declared the United Nations Literacy Decade. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defines literacy as a "right" that is "denied" to people throughout the world. Presented alongside poverty as one of the world's greatest ills, illiteracy is treated like a disease. Yet literacy is not a basic human right, nor is illiteracy a scourge as severe as poverty or malnutrition. Moreover, the UNESCO assertion and corresponding aggressive campaigning for literacy is yet another example of paternalism, a nanny policy crafted by a select few who think they know what is best for the rest of the world. The fact that literacy is correlated with poverty throughout the developing world suggests that poverty, not illiteracy, is the root cause of social ills. Teaching children and adults how to read and write is not going to put food on their table or cure th | |
| The Notes of the Paradoxalist | 1028 |
| At the end of Notes from Underground Feodor Dostoevsky writes: "The notes of this paradoxalist do not end here, however. He could not refrain from going on with them, but it seems to us that we may stop here". Everything in this literary work is paradoxical - the relation of the writer to the reader, his relationship with himself, and his social relationships, especially the relationship between the narrator and the "above ground gentleman". The narrator (which as in all first person singular literary works is a combination of fiction and the author's views) has a complex relationship with this straw man of a gentleman. Dostoevsky uses the device of this fictional type to hurl his salvos of disapproval at the direction in which Western civilization in general and his nineteeth century Russia in particular were moving. The first distinction he makes between himself and the gentleman is that he is highly intelligent, and the latter is stupid. And yet he admires the simple-minded c | |
| The Study of Psychoanalysis Particularly Hysteria | 321 |
| Freud and Breuer worked together in the study of psychoanalysis particularly hysteria. Hysteria is a disorder that disturbs the mind of a person especially when one had traumatic experiences in the past. According to Freud, the root causes of hysteria are the emotions that had been kept that cannot be release. People who are hysterics mostly suffered from their childhood memories either they had been physically abused, sexually abused or emotionally deprived. Memories that ar | |
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