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The Reality of Immigration

The United States has many illegal immigrants who work hard to earn money for their families. They are people who migrate to the unknown in search of something better for themselves and their loved ones. Illegal immigrants who work and benefit the country should be given the right to have legal documentation to get better paying jobs. Peter Katel’s article and “Enrique’s Journey,” by Sonia Nazario explain how much migrants suffer and the risks that they take to go to the United States. These two authors also provide statistics and reasons to why illegal immigrants decided to leave their families and country to come into a foreign one. This issue is significant because many illegal immigrants do not deserve to be deported. They just want to work to have a better life and future with their families. Illegal immigrants are the working people who help the United States in many ways.

UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Policies and Globalization

I. UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Policies
Cultures are too often dichotomized into Western vs. non-Western, male vs. female, elite vs. folk, or tangible vs. intangible, and in each instance, the former term is privileged over the latter. Particularly with modernization and the accompanying expansion of the Western cultural world, Western cultures are frequently considered more rational than, more valuable than, and superior to non-Western cultures, which many would claim are irrational or inferior. Such views of cultural differences have been promoted by the globalization of European and American cultures, as non-Western cultures have not expanded their influence to the same degree.

Similarly, as many feminists have pointed out, the culture of women has long been considered to have relatively less value and importance than that of men. And cultural critics have noted that folk cultures are often regarded as being old, outdated, and worthy only of being forgotten.

Traveling by Land or by Sea – Which is Better? A Personal Preference

When one decides to go to locations such as Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, or Europe there is often the choice of traveling by land or by sea. In taking this type of vacation, one usually wants to visit numerous cities. Which method of travel is better?

Traveling by cruise ship can be quite luxurious. It is very relaxing to sit on the deck of a large ship, which has good stabilizers to avoid sea sickness and watch the ocean, land bodies, clouds, sky and other boats move slowly by. One huge plus is after flying or driving to the location of the ship, passengers board, are directed to their cabins by stewards, handed a drink or snack and left to unpack. On a cruise, passengers unpack and repack once only.

Paper on the Understanding of Polygamy

To be able to argue against polygamy, each one of us has to be aware of what it means. Polygamy is to get married with more than one person. For women, having several husbands is called polyandry, and for men it is called polygyny. In Morocco, like any other Muslim country (except Tunisia) Polygamy is a legal concept. However, things have changed since 2004 because of the regulation that was altered due to many issues that family and children face because of polygamy. These changes were prescribed by the “Moudawana” in the family code which says that: a husband is not allowed to get married to a second wife unless he has the authorization of the first one as well as the authorization of the Justice of Morocco. The Moroccan government has to be sure that the husband is going to be capable of providing the need of his wives and children. Still, this law isn’t monitoring what is really happening inside their home: Are the children having the right education? Aren’t they going to be mentally disoriented by having to deal with a lot of people inside the house?

Child Abuse in the Times We Live

“Children are suffering for a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. While 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year in the US , expert estimate that the actual number of incidents of abuse and neglect is 3 times greater than report” (national child abuse statistics –http://Childhelp.org/resources/llearning-center/statistics). These statistics are staggering. These are only the statistics of the United Sates; the country that was once looked up to by other countries and was once highly praised. Children suffer many consequences’ that are not their own. They suffer the consequences of their offenders’ actions. It affects them, as they get older and makes it difficult to trust people throughout the rest of their life. Our economic crisis affects the children of America and their families.

How Globalization Influenced the Chinese Language Between 1960 to 2011

As Giddens (1999) said ,globalization is not only economic but also political, technological and cultural. Influenced by the developments in systems of communication started from late1960s, culture exchange became increasingly frequent in the next 50 years. During this period, Chinese culture which has lasted for thousands of years is experiencing an extensive attack from western world. Chinese language, an essential part of Chinese culture has developed in a multi-cultural background for the first time. In this essay, I will discuss that the effects of globalization on the development of Chinese language from 1960 to 2011.

How College Movies and TV Shows Can Be Harmful to the College Image - Citing Animal House, Van Wilder, Blue Mountain State, Accepted and Good Will Hunting

The Lyric Essay Represents a New Sub-Genre That at First Glance Seems Puzzling, For How Can Non-Fiction be a Creative Piece?

I stare out of the window, across the desolate fields that stretch into the distance. Brittle branches barely move in the stiff breeze; winter has descended upon the trees freezing them still. The gentle falling snow seduces me into a trance-like state. A pen sits lightly in my palm, rocking ever so slightly between my thumb and forefinger, barely tapping the oak desk I am seated behind. Writer's block consumes me. The concept of the lyric essay runs through my mind. What does it all mean? Where am I to begin?

There is no one definitive and clearly labeled box within which the term “lyric essay” can be placed into for this will mean many different things to many different writers (and readers for that matter), but for me it means a possibility to describe real events as I see them and as I choose to create them in my writing.

Paper on the Movie Schindler's List

Introduction:
Many movies have spawned from the events of the holocaust. None portray the events as boldly as Schindler’s List. In this film, the director Steven Spielberg brings you along for the ride as he portrays the horrors of the holocaust first hand. The story is set around a businessman named Oscar Schindler. Schindler is a cunning fellow who uses World War II for profit, but later uses it to save lives. He becomes influenced by the people around him in many different ways. He goes through a necessary transformation to understand the difference between good and bad and to save the lives of over 1,100 Jews. Oscar Schindler also managed to help others with hope, sympathy and necessary manipulation.

Schindler and Itzhak Stern:

Violent Crime - Through the Eyes of a Dangerous Criminal

Abstract
From the beginning of human life, violent crime has been an issue that society has had to deal with. Violent crime destroys the lives of innocent people. In order for people to live in peace, it is important that society finds a way to decrease violent criminal behavior. Society continually puts restraints in place as a means of deterring violent crime. These restraints are based on theories as to how violent behavior is derived and controlled. Before we can successfully deter criminal behavior, we must first understand the minds of those that commit these crimes.

Social Organizational Theories:

Paper on Perception - Discussing the Four Principles of Perception and How the Brain Can Interpret the Information

Introduction
Perception is the way of interpreting sensory information by brain, and then gives an understanding about the object/ person we see. This essay will mainly focus on perception of sensory information from our eyes.

Basically, there are four principles of perception to explain how brain can interpret the information. They are: (1) Relativity of perception, (2) Selectivity of perception, (3) Perceptual organization and (4) Perceptual constancy. These four principles help to judge and value the object we see. Moreover, these four principles can be elaborated to judge and understand a person based on his/her appearance. Examples will be given based on each of four principles below.

Relativity of perception

Domestic Violence: A Homosexual Matter Too

Introduction
The aim of this paper is to trace the current issue of domestic violence in gay couples in the United States of America. To do so, this paper will be divided into three parts. The first part will introduce the matter and its definition. I will try to briefly define what same-sex domestic violence is. Afterward, in the second part, I will show how it is seen in the country nowadays (how this subject is perceived, and I will not only put up with gay people perceptions). I will talk about this sexual minority and how society sees domestic abuse in their case. I will also insert few statistics to put numbers on this issue. Then, in the third part, I will make a kind of survey about how to tackle and prevent this huge problem and who can provide some sort of help to the victims, etc. And eventually, I will relate my own point of view on this topic and how I see it myself drawing the conclusion. I will try to criticize my analysis in the best way I can and summarize what should be done by the government of the United States. But above all, I will say what is worth to be remembered after reading my report.

Chick Lit is Literature

Formula fiction and its genres are recognizable as being literature. Chick Literature is a sub-genre of woman’s fiction. This sub-genre can be considerate literature since it reflects the 3 common points of literature. Those criteria are respected in Chick Lit because there is a reflection of society and human experience through the protagonist of the story. Also the author’s voice is unique and the story is always engaging the reader by discussing a universal truth. Each one of them is clearly represented in the plot of a typical Chick lit story. These conventions are analyzed in Helen Fielding’s “Bridget Jones’s Diary”.

Analysis of Keeshonden and Chow Chow Dogs - Discussing the Similarities of Their Life Spans, Health Traits, Similar Forms and Similar Functions

Thesis Statement: Despite having different histories and demeanors, Keeshonden and Chow Chows both have similar life spans and health traits, and both share similar forms and are also capable of performing similar functions.

I.History.
A + B. Keeshonden and Chows have different histories.
1. The exact origins of both are unknown and have been lost in time.
2. Keeshonden were well established in Holland, while Chows have been known in China for centuries.
3. Keeshonden were used as watchdogs on river barges, while it’s commonly known that Chows were used as food by Mongolians and Mandarins.
4. Keeshonden were disposed of because of their affiliation with a failed political party, while the Chow breed perpetuated by being kept in monasteries and in wealthy households.
5. Chows were recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1903, while it took Keeshonden until 1930 to be recognized.

II.Demeanor.
A + B. The demeanor of Keeshonden varies greatly from that of Chows.

Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Young Teens

Many teens have known the dangerous side effects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse first hand, by either a personal experience or the experiences of others. Many issues have been laced together with vehicles or physical dangers. Ranging from car accidents, to victims of rape and sexual assault. What is surprising to most be that this is not only pertaining to females but to males as well? People mostly describe rape and sexual assault involving drug and alcohol abuse as a female becoming the victim, but research shows that males are also a target as well.

Manipulating Images in Adobe PhotoShop

Manipulating clipart from color to black and white line art in Adobe PhotoShop on a PC for some may be frustrating; these are steps to help ease the pain a little. Begin with selecting the clipart you need from your source. This source can be clipart.com, something from your loaded clipart from Microsoft and so on. To begin the process first open a new document in Adobe PhotoShop and set your document up to proper specifications needed. The window will show areas where width and height for the artwork can be entered as well as resolution and color mode. The importance of the resolution is extremely relative as the resolution for anything printed should be 300 resolution and anything going on the World Wide Web should be entered as 72 resolution or commonly known in graphic arts as d.p.i. (dots per inch). The size of your window is up to you; for some it is easier to go by pixels in size, for others it is easier to use the standard inches format, so insert what size you want to make the document.

The Film Trouble the Water and the Book A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge - Offering Insight Into One of the Worst Disasters Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina is considered one of the worst disasters in the US history causing death and destruction especially in New Orleans. Years after the storm, people still struggle to make sense of it even those who have returned to their homes or to some semblance of a normal life. The film Trouble the Water and the book A.D New Orleans After the Deluge offer great insights to events of Katrina through use of many rhetorical strategies and documentary conventions.

Media Violence

Media in definition is the means of communication, as radios and television, news papers, magazines, and internet that reaches and influences people widely. Media comes from comics, newspapers, television, news and entertainment, films animation, video games, music and other audio and internet-based media. Every day we the people open our eyes we will see media and the powerful effects that it posses over us. These effects can sometimes be positive, but they also can be negative. Examples of positive media are becoming far less abundant. Whereas the negative side of media is growing and becoming more aggressive. What is the problem with the media, one might ask. The response would be that there is more negative media influencing the people to do negative things.

Similarities of the Abandonment of Conventional Artistic Standards in the Paintings Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon were both controversial, ground-breaking works of art which had some additional similarities such as abandonment of conventional artistic standards, the inspiration of “primitivism,” and the expression of strong feelings and emotions. Write an essay comparing these two works in regard to these and other similarities.

Different Table Manners in China and the West

Food is so fundamental to our life so that all the other aspects of our living are influenced by and built on it. Healthy daily meals ensures physical fitness for us to work and play. The diet has become part of the culture. As culture various from country to country, so do table manners. It is helpful for us to learn table manners in different countries, because there are more and more international exchanges in the globalized world and banquet is an important part in such communication.

Comparison Between Offshore Structural Engineering Design and Building Design

Introduction to offshore structural engineering design
Platform diagram

Paper on the Documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore

“Fahrenheit 9/11”, a documentary by Michael Moore, was an attempt to give people a graphic and horrifying look at the war on terror. It was mainly a thinly disguised anti-Bush campaign and an aid in the growing push to expel the President and his administration. Although Moore has remained neutral with his views, much of the footage in the documentary was more liberal at making people sympathize with those greatly affected by the war. Its title is a play on Ray Bradbury’s acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 which is about a future totalitarian state where reading, and thus independent thinking, has been outlawed. “Fahrenheit 451” takes its title from the temperature at which books burn. Moore has called "Fahrenheit 9/11” the "temperature at which freedom burns."

Life of William Shakespeare Paper

Ever since the death of Shakespeare, his life was only well known about his plays and poems. He had written many famous Plays such as: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and etc and his famous poems were the Sonnets. Many decades have passed since his death and his plays and poems are still famous and read out loud in schools. Sadly, only a few people knew about Shakespeare's life and how he became a Bard.

A Look at David Cronenberg’s First Major Film Shivers: Was this a Prelude of What was to Come

Shivers was David Cronenberg’s first major film and his lack of experience at that time really shows. The movie plays out in typical horror movie fashion. It is set in an apartment building on a tiny island where, unbeknownst to the rest of the residents, a mad doctor is conducting horrific scientific experiments. As it always goes in these kinds of films, the mad doctor creates a sort of mutant virus that turns people into mindless zombies that end up causing a lot of trouble for everyone around them. It would be very easy to simply dismiss this film as just another scary movie, something for teenagers to take their dates to go see. One might look at this film and focus only on the terrible acting or the shoddy sound design but hiding underneath this amateurish exterior lies a truly brilliant gem, one that hints at a young Cronenberg’s bright future as a master filmmaker.

The Recruitment of Child Soldiers in the African Great Lakes Region

“Child soldiers are ideal because they don’t
complain, they don’t expect to be paid, and if
you tell them to kill, they kill.”

-Senior officer in the Chadian National Army

Introduction
In a world that praises itself for the progressive development of International Humanitarian Law (the laws of armed conflict) and Human Rights Law, the ongoing participation of children in armed conflict is a flagrant violation of these rights and a scar on the conscience of human kind. The Great Lakes Region in Central Africa has been and still is the scenery for many of the world’s deadliest conflicts of the twentieth and twenty-first century. In the armed conflicts in Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, child soldiers have been, and in some instances still are, recruited by the different armed factions. Therefore, it is up to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations to come up with solutions to solve the ongoing violations of human rights.

Art through the Ages - Discussing the Emotion of Love in the Painting The First Kiss by Adolphe-William Bouguereau, the Song Love by Musique Soulchild and the Poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

Introduction
Love is an emotion that most all people feel in their lifetime. Love is a strong but is also a fragile emotion. Love is also a very natural emotion, as shown in the painting, poem, and song that will be discussed. Most people cannot help but to love. Whether the love is shared between two people; man and wife, mother and child, or sister and brother there are still a natural bond that people share. In this passage, love and emotions will be shared by comparing the similarities and differences between three very different but similar emotions of love: a painting, a song, and a poem. This paper will also show how the term love has evolved through the years and what it stand for today.

The theme love is expressed in the painting “The First Kiss" by Adolphe-William Bouguereau because you immediately notice two winged cherubs, and everyone associates cherubs with Cupid, the god of love in Roman mythology.

American Counseling Assocation & American Assocation of Christian Counselors Code of Ethics Comparison

Abstract
The following content is a reflective display of the code of ethics for the American Counseling Association(ACA), and the American Association of Christian Counselors(AACC). It contains the purpose, sources, and both similarities and differences of both organizations. The missions are supportive of appropriate client care and personal integrity, however, the fundamentals vary in some capacities. These concepts will be explored.

Introduction
The mission of the American Counseling Association is:
To enhance the quality of life in society by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity (ACA, 2005, p. 1).

Lack of Education in the Homeless

Audience Analysis
The audience that I am targeting in this paper is everyone who is concerned about the homeless problem that we have here in the United States. The problem is only getting worse and if I can bring it to the attention of one person, then I feel good about this paper. I want people to understand that the homeless are not just alcoholics and druggies that don’t care about their children; some people have had to leave abusive relationships, didn’t have anywhere to go, and had no money and no family to help them out. This is how some people become homeless it is not always their fault. In most cases people could have made different choices, but it still doesn’t hide the fact that we do have a problem that needs to be solved.

Lack of Education in the Homeless

The Victorian Dual Nature of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Exploring the Constitution of California and Proposition 2

In 1849, the constitution of California was drafted. Virtually all constitutions confer various powers and liberties; the California constitution is no different. Although the framers of this constitution established the basic rules of law, the option of a referendum allowed citizens the chance to propose new state laws through a lengthy initiative process. This process of referendum highlights the main aspects of democracy and is a testament to the responsive nature of California government.

Out of the hundreds of proposed ballot propositions in California, 2008‘s Proposition 2 (known as the Standards for Confining Farm Animals), gained the attention of a large portion of California voters. Extremely dedicated and informed activists created a powerful and diligent campaign. Their message was met with much support and thousands of votes as a result of such effective campaigning.

Thesis - Increasing Industry in the World Would Have Many Effects on the Environment

1. Having an increase in industry would increase the amount of environmental problems in the world.
A. Deep water horizon oil or the BP oil spill that happened in 2010.
-Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and continues to leak fresh oil. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry
-The spill caused extensive damage to marine and wildlife habitats and to the Gulf's fishing and tourism industries
-Was caused by an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil platform about 50 miles southeast of the Mississippi River delta on April 20, 2010
-On July 15, 2010, the leak was stopped by capping the gushing wellhead, after it had released about 4.9 million barrels (780,000 m3) of crude oil. An estimated 53,000 barrels per day (8,400 m3/d) escaped from the well just before it was capped.

B. Controversy of Chevron Corporation

Agentive Metaphors, The Selfish Gene and Puritanism about Teleological Concepts

Introduction:
Speaking metaphorically is a janus-faced speech act. Its use recommends itself because a good or apt metaphor can be, in one familiar sense, a source of unexpected insight and it is, as Thomas Hobbes pointed out, a lust of the mind to come to understanding-seeking knowledge, a lust he famously compared with ‘the short vehemence of carnal pleasure’ (see Gopnik 1998 for an exploration of the distinctive phenomenology of explanation). Their use is therefore also hard to resist. But in another sense, their use is essentially contestable because potentially misleading when an unintended reader or audience, or even the intended reader or author herself, does not always appreciate the cognitive consequences of speaking metaphorically. The case is worsened when literal and metaphorical use of words and concepts are mixed up in one complex explanatory narrative. A perspective or way of seeing things that offers insight may thus unintentionally result in a massive, persistent and glaring ‘un-insight’. The lust of the mind to come to understand things and to explain has a cognitive price.

Choosing a Career: Dental Assisting

My dream career is being a dental assistant. Dental assistants work with the public, which means that they are always helping people. Without dental assistants then people would have rotting and decaying teeth. The dental assistant has many tasks that they have to do in one day. Some of the tasks that they have to do are hard and some of the tasks are easy. But it all depends on what kind of assistant they are. There are three types of assistant’s secretary, rotating, and clinical all of these assistants do different things.

McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken have Become More Profitable Establishments After Menu Changes in 2006

McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken have been two of the main contributors to a large amount of the obesity issues in the United States after they opened their doors, until 2006 when they started to make changes to their menu and how they prepared their meals to make the food healthier. By serving meals that’s more nutritious, McDonald’s, and Kentucky Fried Chicken has made themselves a more profitable establishment.

Mysticism in Chan Buddhism – Kant, Synthetic Logic and William James

Abstract
This paper is about Chan Buddhism and mysticism. I would like to study a koan called “Juzhi Raises a Finger” in order to understand the mysticism in Chan Buddhism. Firstly, I would talk about Kant’s concept – Thing in itself and Chan Buddhism, then discuss the similarity of their understanding on “reality”. Secondly, I would talk about synthetic logic and mysticism in Chan Buddhism. At the end of this paper, I would discuss William James theory on this koan.

First of all, I would like to introduce Chan Buddhism briefly so that we can have a basic understanding on it. Chan Buddhism is one of the schools in Buddhism. It began in China. In Chinese word, we call it ‘Chan’. In Japanese word is ‘Zen’. It is important for us to know what the difference between traditional Buddhism and Chan Buddhism is. Bodhidharma was the founder of Chan Buddhism and brought Buddhism from India to China in the early 5th century. We can see what the Bodhidharma said to comprehend the characteristics of Chan Buddhism.

Youth Migration in Taiwanese (TV) Dramas: Agency and Resistance

Organizing Principles /Theory:
Wimal Dissansyake (1996), in his introduction to Narratives of Agency, says, “[t]he word ‘agency’ … does not admit of simple and clear definitions” (ix). Dissanayake proposes a focus on “the historical and cultural conditions that facilitate the discursive production of agency, and … framing the question of agency … [so as] to understand the contours of the cultures that we study” (ibid). He quotes Paul Smith (1988) in loosely defining an agent as “the locus from which reconfirmations or resistances to the ideological are produced…” (x)

Sherry B. Ortner (2006) explains two sides of agency: “’agency’ is about intentionality and the pursuit of (culturally defined) projects. … [A]gency is [also] about power, about acting within relations of social inequality, asymmetry, and force” (139). I intend to use Giddens’ structuration theory to help explain the relationship between structure and agency (see Bryant, Cohen, Giddens).

Essay on the Movie Being John Malkovich

Last week I watch a movie called "Being John Malkovich". In this movie, Craig is a puppeteer, but he is also unemployed. Thus, he finds a job in the Mertin Flemmer Building in New York City. One day, when he is finding a file in the room, he finds a door. After entering the door, Craig find that he becomes John Malkovich who is one of the most famous actor in America. Craig can observe what John see for fifteen minutes. Then he is dropped near a road. Craig feels very excited and he tells his workmate who is called Maxine. They decide to let others to became John by giving them 200 dollars. After watching "Being John Malkocich", I have four reactions: strange, confused, afraid and angry.

Essay on How Artists/Writers Treat Perception: Using Edward Hopper's Painting 'Compartment C, Car 293',' Rooms by the Sea', and 'Automat' as Examples and Using Frank O'Hara's 'A Sleep Away From Them' and 'The Day Lady Died' as Examples

This essay will discuss how artists/writers treat perception. The essay will examine in detail a combination of paintings and poems from two artists/writers; they are Edward Hopper and Frank O’Hara. Hopper’s paintings that are to be explored are ‘Compartment C, Car 293’, ‘Rooms By The Sea’ and ‘Automat 1927’. The poems scrutinized from O’Hara are ‘A Sleep Away From Them’ and ‘The Day Lady Died’. Perception is defined by Oxford Dictionary as “the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted” (www.oxforddictionaries.com ). Perception will be discussed from the viewpoint of the reader and observer of the poems and paintings. Each artist/writer will be considered individually with a small comparison and contrast paragraph at the end.

Art History Paper on Lion Hunt by Eugene Delacroix

This paper examines the painting "Lion Hunt" by Eugene Delacroix, 1861, and discusses its relation with painter's view about nature, while relating this view to the social and historical background of that time period to see its origin and impact.

Broken Detection of the Traffic Sign by using the Location Histogram Matching

Abstract— the paper presents an approach for recognizing the broken area of the traffic signs. The method is based on the Recognition System for Traffic Signs (RSTS). This paper describes an approach to using the location histogram matching for the broken traffic signs recognition, after the general process of the image detection and image categorization. The recognition proceeds by using the SIFT features to adjust the acquired image to a standard position, followed by the histogram bin will be compared the image with reference image, and finally output the location and percents of the broken area.
Keywords - Road image recognition; Traffic sign; Histogram matching; SIFT features; Broken detection.

I. INTRODUCTION

Pan’s Labyrinth Movie Essay - Allegory, Fable and Realism Fused by Director Guillermo Del Toro

How does director Guillermo Del Toro fuse allegory, fable and realism to tell a story about the triumph of good over evil in post Civil War Spain? Discuss with reference to cinematic techniques, as well as content.

Engaging Civil Society & Sustainability for the Future - Now is the Time to Ask the Big Questions about Japan’s Future Path

The Business of Pleasure - An Objective View of the Positive Factors of Prostitution

Albeit inaccurately, prostitution has been referred to as “the oldest profession” due to its references in the bible. Despite the fact that prostitution is generally a criminal activity, most citizens of major cities could readily list at least one location in their town known as a harbor for such professionals. However, the laws regarding prostitution are driven by self-righteousness and personal belief as opposed to human rights and the welfare of society. Once the personal perspective is removed and an objective view is taken, the many positive factors of prostitution and various supporting elements can be identified. Prostitution should be made legal in recognition of constitutional rights, to improve marital status, to help control the spread of AIDS and other diseases, to minimize or prevent the objectification of women, and to protect the American citizens.

Part-time Freedom

How the Lyrics from the Song Iris Reflects the Theme of Falling in Love in Act I Scene V of Romeo and Juliet

In Act I, scene v of Romeo and Juliet, the handsome Romeo sets his sights on the beautiful, flawless Juliet, and soon falls in love with her. The lyrics from the song “Iris,” reflect the theme of falling in love.
“And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now.”
These lines tie into the text from that scene when Romeo says,
“And touching hers, make blessed my rude hand.
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!
For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” (Shakespeare 692)
In all, these lines from the song and text relate in the fact that they both deal with falling in love and believe that no one else can ever fulfill that position in your life.

Being the light of someone’s life is something that Romeo and Juliet portrayed very well in the play. When Romeo is in the Capulet’s garden looking up at Juliet he whispers,
“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

Essay on How the International Society has Changed Over the Years

As we know, the society, people, culture and in general the world has changed according to the need of development that people have seen. Through the centuries we can see many examples of this process of transformation in the world, but for me the creation of the European Union is fundamental, because it shows that the development of new ways of government, economy and politic takes a process and, more important, has influence or repercussion in other societies. It is clear that its creation and implementation was not a process that started only in 1993 with the establishment of this organization, but since the end of the Cold War, and it was a long process. What’s about the development and implications in the world nowadays?

The Raven and the First Men by Bill Reid - A Critical Research Essay

Bill Reid was a Canadian man of Haida native decent. A tribe from the pacific north-west British Columbia. Reid is a world-renown artist, whose art is inspired by his cultural tradition in masterful wood carvings as a form of story telling. At 35 he visited Haida Gwaii, (Islands of the people/Queen Charlotte Islands) where he became particularly impassioned to create art after seeing a pair bracelets carved by the well-known native artist Charles Edenshaw, also of Haida decent, who also happens to be Reids Great uncle. Reid tapped into the ancient traditions and masterful carving techniques that epitomized native art and its dreamlike beauty. Reid is responsible for the insurgence of many native artists, and the ressurection of their culture into the art world.

Laziness - A Paper on Sloth

Sloth is commonly looked upon as being lazy, unmotivated, and joylessness. Many consider sloth to be the least deadly sin because of the small impact they think it has on society. However, sloth has become more prominent and has contributed a large portion of problems around the world. It affects families, businesses, and society as a whole.

Families struggle with sloth when one member has to support the entire family, or when a family member does not contribute. Families are not the only ones affected by sloth, Businesses deal with sloth daily from loss of production and employees who refuse to do their job. By working and having an income, you are contributing to society. Those who are not working are living off of the money that working citizens are paying in taxes.

Argument Driven Analysis of the Article American Space, Chinese Place

Tuan talks about Chinese people’s rootedness as a comparison to American people’s pursuit of freedom in his article "American Space, Chinese place". As a Chinese student who studies abroad in America, I am really interested in what Tuan talks about. People here in America love to decorate their gardens outside their houses while Chinese do not pay that much attention to things like this because what they value is the environment inside their homes. I cannot help asking myself what causes this interesting phenomenon. While Tuan points out that it is the different cultures that shape the discrepancy between American and Chinese concept of "home". I agree with him on this part, however, I must contend that as of recent Chinese have in fact travelled and experienced life in other places, they learn to explore the world without disobeying their traditions and values.

America Stop Fueling the Big Brand Industries From: Human Exploitation and Economic Corruption

Critique Essay of "The Simplest Way to Reduce Stress" Article

In the article "The Simplest Way to Reduce Stress",which was published in Schlepping Through Heartbreak(September 14,2011), Vikki Stark talks about the problem that why people currently always feel stressed and how to reduce stress.When author was a little girl, she could do everything she wanted without parents in sight.As a result, she argues that children now, who are always arranged to play dates and an endless schedule of team sports and lessons, are really over scheduled and stressful.On the other hand, Stark considers that to slow down is a great way to reduce stress.Her argument is not realistic and suitable for the time speed now. In the period of time now, the society is getting much more highly competitive as a rule to survive.In some way, the stress is not always bad and stress can help people to keep moving and pay more attention to task and life.Therefore, Her explanation about the stress is idealistic and not accurate any more.

Creative, Logical and Persuasive - Styles of Thinking and Decision Making

Those who think critically do not always have the same thinking style. Each person likely has his or her own personal style of thinking. The different styles include: creative thinking, logical thinking, persuasive thinking, and even scientific thinking. Each of these styles has its own characteristics and each is beneficial in its own way. The following paper will examine the creative, logical, and persuasive thinking styles, and how they are used to make daily decisions in life as well as the more important decisions in the workplace.

Difference Between Gel and Acrylic Nails - Compare and Contrast Paper

How many people do you know of that would love to have their nails long but have the habit of always biting them? A perfect solution for that would be to get their nails done by a professional. That way instead of biting them, they’ll simply stare at the beautifulness done to their nails. Yes there are so many simple ways to spice up your nails by simply either buying products to do them yourself like for example adding rhine stones or flower stickers. Or adding the newest nail polish like the mosaic effects that crack the nail polish or having wild animal effects. But at the end they would end up chewing the nail polish off and that would just be a waste. The only thing left is gel nails or acrylic nails. Except you will end up with the decision of which one is best and it all depends on the right one for you.

In this essay, I will be discussing eight terms and also life in Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s death. I will be exploring the changes and also the past experiences. The terms that I will talking about are Anfal, Halabja, Marsh Arabs, 1991 Uprising, Baath Party, General David Patraeus, The Surge and
the Sunni Awakening. The Anfal campaign was a genocide campaign against the Kurdish people ( and many other ethnic groups) in northern Iraq, led by the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and headed by his cousin Ali Hassan Almajid in the final stages of the Iran-Iraq war. This campaign got it’s name from Surat al-anfal in the Qu’ran, which was used as a codename by the former Iraqi Baathist regime for a series of a systematic attacks against the Kurdish population of northern Iraq conducted between 1986 and 1989. The campaign also targeted other minority communities in Iraq including
Shabaks, Yazidis, Jews, Mandeans, and many villages belonging to the these ethnic groups were also destroyed.

The Influences of Greek and Roman Mythology on Western Language and Literature

Abstract

Ad or Art

The number of times the average person is assaulted by advertisement within the average day, it is fair to say that we are more likely to spend more accumulated hours watching, or reading ads then we are likely to spending reading literature or browsing other canons. With the sheer amounts we see of these ads we should consider if these accumulated images or messages have any value or even if these ads can be considered as text to some degree.

The Importance of Detailed and Properly Completed Applications of Insurance

Brokers and agents are intermediaries of insurance, it is their responsibility to be honest and provide full disclosure. They must pass on all vital information to the insurer. Failing to advise the insurer of some material fact can lead to serious consequences should a loss occur.
They have the professional responsibility to ensure the utmost good faith is held.

A written application is always wise to avoid misunderstandings and if the policy is to become part of the policy. Misunderstandings arise in the event of a loss. If there is a dispute and no written application, it would be the insured’s word against the insurers’. Should that go to court, the court would generally rule in favor of the insured.
A detailed application will also help in preventing fraud and misrepresentation. Should the insured lie in the application to be able to prove this, the insurer would need to prove this. The Insurance Act states that the insurer is required to prove there was misrepresentation.

What should be included in the content of the application?
The insurer will ask questions about:

This essay will Consider New South Wale's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme (GGAS), its Format, Operation, Criticisms and Review in Relation to the National CPRS

Paper Topic - To Outline and Critically Analyse a Set of State Level Policies that Would Complement the Introduction of a National Emissions Trading Scheme

Introduction

Compare and Contrast the Songs Imagine by John Lennon and Let it Be by Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney and John Lennon are known to be two of the top artist of all time. John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s partnership is one of the best known and most successful partnerships in musical history. The effort that they put into the song writing and performing was truly phenomenal. The song that they have hand written and performed still live today and will always be known and never forgotten. McCartney and Lennon both took part in the non-forgettable band “The Beatles”. The Beatles are another name that most know who they are talking about when they hear it said, and they too will never go anywhere and will always be here in the future. Lennon and McCartney’s experience with music groups was amazing. To be involved in The Beatles who will never be forgotten and their own duo that had phenomenal success is truly the greatest pleasure they can have in the musical industry. Paul McCartney was also in a band called Wings, were he didn’t make as big success as he did with The Beatles.

Edgar Allan Poe Essay

The concept of death lurks in everyone’s life and mind whether we want it to or not. Edgar Allan Poe, author of many poems and short stories, had a life that was full of death like no other. Throughout his poems “Annabel Lee”, “Ulalume” and his short story “The Oval Portrait”, he distinguishes the reality that his life was full of death and loneliness due to the loss of the women around him. Caused by tuberculosis, he lost the women in his life that meant the most to him. Because of this, he had a vast respect for the women figure. In his poems and short stories, it is believed to be that he is taking his revenge out on the men in his life that did not exist. The women in his life, however, seem to play a significant role as if they were a goddess to him. He uses the people that he lost or that might not have been there at all as characters in disguise within each piece of literature that he wrote.

Employers Fire Workers Based on Lifestyle Choices

If you were the boss of a company, would you like to pay higher health insurance for ones bad choices? Within the past few years there have been reports in Michigan of two women being fired from their job because they failed to quit smoking. They worked at Weyco, an insurance company, for many years. The boss gave his employees fifteen months to quit smoking, otherwise they would be fired. Others quit smoking in order to save their jobs, but these women could not. (Is Smoking a Firing Offense?).

Amadeus Cache Server - Architecture Paper

Table of contents
1 Executive Summary
1.1 Background
1.2 Proposal & Benefits
1.3 Technical Summary
2 Introduction
2.1 Problem Context
2.1.1 Antecedents
2.1.2 Paradigm shift
2.1.3 Sequel
2.2 Problem Statement
2.3 Out of Scope
2.3.1 Communication Resource Manager
2.3.2 Failure detection
3 Requirements Summary
3.1 Functional Requirements
3.1.1 Request processing
3.2 Non-Functional Requirements
3.2.1 Scalability requirements
3.2.2 Load balancing requirements
3.2.3 Continuous Availability requirements
3.2.4 Operational requirements
3.2.5 Performance requirements
3.2.6 Capacity requirements
3.2.7 Portability requirements
4 Functional Decomposition
4.1 Components Overview
4.2 Examples
4.2.1 The example framework instance
4.2.2 Normal request processing
4.2.3 Node failure and recovery
4.2.4 Software load
4.3 Component Descriptions
4.3.1 Entry
4.3.2 Bucket
4.3.3 Bucket Manager
4.3.4 Router
4.3.5 Bucket Index
4.3.6 Proxy
4.3.7 Proxy Manager
4.4 Component Interactions
4.4.1 Operational overview
4.4.2 Request Processing
4.4.3 Migration of a Bucket

Gilgamesh and Hector - The Great Warriors

Gilgamesh and Hector are two outstanding warriors. They share many of the same characteristics. They are both leaders of there people, courageous, strong in battle, ruthless, and all around heroes. Enkidu says to Gilgamesh, "He has given you unexampled supremacy over the people, victory in battle from which no fugitive returns, in forays and assaults from which there is no going back"(17). Enkidu is explaining how the gods have created such a strong warrior as Gilgamesh. Where likewise the Iliad claims, “And headlong Hector, delirious with his strength, rages uncontrollably, trusting to Zeus – no fear of man or god, nothing – a powerful rabid frenzy has him in its grip!” (153). Hector is being described as fearless in which a leader should be. So, we see how the two of them are portrayed. But who is the better of the two? They both have similar weaknesses and that would have to be their pride. But in my opinion, the one who stands out to be the better of Gilgamesh and Hector would have to be Hector.

The State of Children in Florida 2011

If the New Year’s resolution for Florida was to increase the number businesses and families moving to the state by attracting national news coverage using any means possible, we as a state have put in a large amount of effort with very little results to show for it. It is well known that the news media as a whole looks at two criteria when examining what stories are worthy of national coverage: If it bashes ‘the establishment’ and if it has the potential to tug at the heart-strings of Americans everywhere. We seemed to have understood these qualities well enough that just in the category of stories dealing with children we have already had five nationally covered incidences. For instance, no one could ignore the pull of the Casey Anthony trial debacle—during the week of July 4 -10, 2011 17% of national news coverage was spent on the case, which was the same amount that was spent discussing the national debt .

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of the word “Art?” When I think about art, the Mona Lisa is the first thing that comes to my head. If paintings are the first thing that comes to your head when you think of art, you are not wrong! Painting is a small little piece of the enormous significance of “Art.” Art is defined as the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance, according to Dictionary.com. From that, we realize how small a simple “painting” is compared to the complex meaning of Art. So what else is considered a piece of Art?

Hybrid: The Car For the Future

Transportation is very important to our every day lives. Throughout the history, many evolutions and changes have been made in transportation technology, and it continues growing at a rapid pace. At first, people used horses and horse trailers as their main transportation. Then in the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine was invented. Later, there was the invention of the combustion engine, and it is the beginning of the automobile industry. Many changes and improvements have been made in the development of automobiles. However, until today, the 21st century, people are still using gasoline as the many fuel for cars. Now in 2005, we have hybrids, a new generation of automobiles. Hybrids are fuel efficient, fuel economic and environment friendly, and they are the dominant cars for the next two decades. Here we are going to discuss the major benefits of driving a hybrid.

A Separatist Utopia: Media-Spheres and Palestinian Female Suicide Bombers

One of the most widespread ideas about the media is that it is a technological apparatus disseminating distorted and standardized images and controlled by powerful social actors who use it to promote and sell their political and commercial products to mass audiences. The masses are merely recipients, consumers whose “behavior” is monitored to measure the effectiveness of these manipulative transmissions. Conversely, hermeneutic approaches “read” mass media as a complex system of signs, language and acts of communication, actively decoded by its users to produce common meanings. Much attention is given then to the discursive and symbolic practices of signification and representation and the social production of meaning embodied in media images. Despite stark differences, the subject constituted by these approaches is in both cases external to the media. Either passively consuming or actively decoding mediated messages, the subject is positioned outside of the technological sphere of the media itself.

When I was younger, I loved to think. I was a “what if…” sort of child. What if woke up and no one could remember me? What if animals could talk? What if I played a board game and what if what happened in the board game actually happened to me in real life? Actually, the last question wasn’t mine; it belongs to children’s book author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg. As a child, though, I gravitated to Van Allsburg’s books because he wrote about the “what if” questions that had already invaded my mind. He encouraged me to wonder about magic through his book The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, and in Jumanji he showed me the possibility of a board game gone all-to-real. His wildly imaginative narratives combined with his artistically technical illustrations made the “what if” questions in his book feel so real and possible. One of Van Allsburg’s best qualities as a picture book creator is his ability to make his readers think.

Returning to the Bare Essentials of Nature - A Native American Essay

As the first settlers of North America, Native Americans lived with the surrounding nature for thousands of years. Because of this, nature had a tremendous impact on their culture and lives. One aspect of Native American culture emphasizing the influence of nature is their religion. In Native American literature, several examples can be found in which religion is deeply ingrained in nature. Native Americans viewed nature as the very essence of their religion , using it to explain creation, in their worship, and as the center of human life.

Technology has affected and improved our lives ever since the beginning of human life on earth. The advances in technology have made our lives safer and ultimately easier to live. Computers, cell phones, cars, defense, weapons, and virtually everything around us are a result of advancement in technology. We depend on it so much that if something major should completely fail or shut down we would be reduced to nothing more then third world culture and complete chaos would set in. I question our growing dependence on technology and history proves that when it fails or is abused, the consequences are catastrophic. We should not be so dependent on something we create and advance. Technology will destroy us in the end and put an abrupt end to life as we live it.

Investigation of the Critical Factors in the Early Stage of the Innovation Process in Biotechnology: A System Dynamics Approach

A Thesis in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Abstract

The basis of this paper is to execute a full occupational analysis of my community partner and Peg Kehret who is the author and subject of a disability autobiography titled, "Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio." In my analysis I use the Model of Human Occupation(MOHO), a theory in which occupation is motivated, patterned, and performed (www.moho.uic.edu), and Occupational Adaptation(OA) which is a framework therapist can use to guide their intervention planning and implementation (Janette King Schkade). In addition to the analysis I will compare and contrast the occupational issues that affect each person which will identify the similarities and differences in their adaptation to internal and external challenges, as well as resulting occupational performance and social participation.

The Model of Human Occupation: Jon. The information in this case study was obtained from face to face interviews and weekly interactions with Jon from January, 2011-April, 2011.

Volition

Brazilian Rainforest by Araujo Porto Alegre - An Art Essay

In the drawing of the Brazilian Rainforest, there is much shadowing and darkness throughout. Drawn by Araujo Porto Alegre, he depicts the detail of the forest by using significant shadowing throughout the tops of the trees and the other plants and trees that are along the ground. The thing that attracted me to this drawing was the two people looking into the forest getting ready to walk down a long path through it. The two people are so minute in the drawing, that it makes the viewer notice how massive the trees are in comparison to the people.

Alegre was a very talented artist from Brazil who passed away in 1879. He drew the Brazilian Rainforest in 1853 with sepia on regular paper measuring 55 by 82 centimeters. This is a very famous and one of his best drawings. It is currently kept in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the National Museum. Araujo is also known for other drawings, such as Adesn and Art in Latin America. He is an extremely talented artist who knows how to depict great detail through shadowing and other forms in his drawing.

“What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”

“What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” is organized in the three-act structure, as is classical film story with a beginning, middle and end including major plot points. Where so many characters in film will flee from one form of (supposed) imprisonment or another, the synergy and narrative flow of parts in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” enables us to transition from the idea that the family is burdensome (a type of prison) to that of the family is necessary and meaningful (not imprisoning) through the eyes of Gilbert Grape.

SAT Essays on:
Steve Jobs
Thomas Edison
Jack Welch
Florence Nightingale
Bill Gates
Henry Ford
automobile and Earth Hour
Life Is Beautiful and The Last Leaf

Steve Jobs

“All a man could win in the conflict between plague and life was knowledge and memories. But one, perhaps, would have called that winning the match.” –Albert Camus, The Plague

“I pee in the shower!” bellowed the brash, buoyant senior sitting next to me, an impish grin flashing across his face. Cackles of laughter erupted around the circle as clusters of students rose to exchange seats with each other. Meanwhile, I was welded to my chair. My turn was next.

Hardship in Schools and Businesses and the Programs in Place to Improve the Situation

The local community is experiencing hardships in both schools and in our local businesses. The local dropout rates in our schools are up an alarming 10 percent in the last two years from an unfortunate five percent to our current 15 percent, and these numbers are expected to grow each year. The local school districts are suffering from worsening financial situations in return, and losing inspirational teachers. We have an excellent opportunity working with the school districts and state agencies to create this program in which we turn high school dropouts into community assets and unemployed local skilled men and women into teachers. We have 1.6 million dollars allocated to this program, and intend to take every dime and turn it around as income for our community and schools.

The ancient Greeks traced their history back to legendary proceedings and their descent to the gods and goddesses. Conceivably the most essential event in the early history of ancient Greece was the Trojan War. This is the most well-known of ancient wars that the Greeks ended with a trick, the Trojan horse. We know about the Trojan War first and foremost from the works of a poet we call Homer. Watching the movie we were to see if the story really happened or if it was a myth. I believe the story of the Trojan War is a myth. There are four reasons for a myth and after watching the movie ‘Troy’ I believe to think it falls into three of the four categories: entertainment , authority and legitimacy and explains the world .

Compare and Contrast the Work of Two Artists from Different Movements or Trends - Contextual Studies Essay

The two artists from different moments that I have chosen to compare and contrast are Peter Blake from the pop art movement and Jackson Pollock from the abstract expressionism movement. In this essay I will analyse each of the art forms both of these artists belong to. I am going to look at individual pieces of art work and compare and contrast the two. I will also be looking at the different influences that could’ve affected or inspired the each artists work.

Pride & Prejudice

“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance..”, Charlotte said to her best friend Elizabeth Bennett in the popular movie “Pride & Prejudice”. Her statement portrays the small mindset of most women in the movie, taking place in the early 1800s. Gender roles, especially for females in this time period, were very one-dimensional and specific. However, there is one female character who stands apart from her contemporaries, Elizabeth Bennett. Elizabeth breaks some of the gender roles about marriage given to her by society, and chooses not to conform herself for anything or anyone. Although gender stereotypes restrict her during this time period, Elizabeth always finds a way to remain true to her self and her definition of marriage.

Strengths and the Limits of the United Nations’ Interventions in Territorial Disputes

The United Nations is an international organization that has been officially created the 24th October 1945. The UN mission is to gather the world countries in a perspective of peace and development, in the respect of the principles of justice and human dignity. This Organization helps states to solve their international problems without obtruding the sovereignty of any state. The United Nations counts 192 countries with the last adhesion of the republic of Montenegro in 2006. These countries aggregate in the General Assembly, which offers a kind of political platform of discussion that aims to find optimum solutions to international problems.

Woman of Valor - Inner Beauty

Todays media surrounds you with the idea that ‘turning into your mother’ is a bad thing. I happen to think it’s the opposite. My mother, Julie Sondhelm, is the ideal person and a true woman of valor; she displays empathy and humility, and uses these two to be the best her that she can be and create within her community. Many people ask what inner beauty is. Most would answer that inner beauty refers to the positive aspects of someone’s character. I would add that a person with inner beauty is not only pleasing to be around, but is a role model for others as they aspire to possess the very characteristics that make these people great. The difference between outer beauty and inner beauty is that outer beauty is pleasing to the eye, and inner beauty is pleasing to the soul.

Art from the De Young

The De Young Museum is a fine arts museum located in San Francisco. The De Young is an incredible museum, which offers a look at the different art forms of many artists, cultures, and periods. The De Young displays a spectacular array of art forms such as Christian Dior dresses, Native American artifacts, Georgia O’Keefe’s flower paintings and much more. I will mention a few that captivated me and compare them to ones we have studied in class.

The De Young Museum is very well organized. On the bottom floor near the entrance is Art of the Americas, Native American Art and 20th Century and Contemporary Art. On the second floor are Art of America to the 20th century, African art, Oceania art and textiles. I think that the arrangement of the art is very suiting, and easy to follow.

The pressures of getting an education can be very stressful. Trying to consistently maintain good grades, please your parents, and in the meantime try to hang out with your friends, can become very overwhelming. The Super Suicide Society from A Separate Peace and Dead Poets Society from The Dead Poets Society were both essentially formed in an effort to make their schooling less stressful. Both the Super Suicide Society and the Dead Poets Society provided an outlet from the pressures of their education and helped the members to conquer their fears.

Words Are Not Enough - How Starry Night, The Scream, and Selena Are All Valid Examples of How Pictures Show Emotion Better Than Words

In Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, an image is defined as “a vivid or graphic representation or description.” However, a painting can be so much more than this. In Mitchell Stephens’ essay, “‘By Means of the Visible’: A Pictures Worth,” Erasmus is quoted as saying, “Painting is much more eloquent than speech, and often penetrates more deeply into one’s heart” (473). Two online paintings that are examples of this are Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh, and The Scream by Edvard Munch. Both paintings are very well known and both evoke strong but different emotions. Paintings like these have been described with words over and over again, but they can only be fully experienced by seeing the paintings themselves. Words alone are just not sufficient enough to bring out the emotions that these works of art can, and that is why, based only on ability to evoke emotions, paintings are stronger than words.

The Fashioned Body - Why Fashioning the Body is Considered More Important for Women than Men

Pi - A Math Paper

Pi has been known for almost 4000 years. A Babylonian calculated the area of a circle by taking 3 times the square of its radius, which gave a value of pi = 3. There is proof that the Egyptians calculated the area of a circle by a formula that gave the approximate value of 3.1605 for pi. These two different cultures got these numbers by a series of measurements. The first calculation of pi was done by Archimedes of Syracuse (287–212 BC), one of the greatest mathematicians of the ancient world.

Short Essay on San Francisco

San Francisco is a city of the United States located in California between the ocean Pacific to the west and the San Francisco Bay to the east. San Francisco is the U.S. city most populated of the United States after New York. In this essay, we will talk about the three things that distinguish this city from the others. First, we will talk about the transportation, secondly, the population, and thirdly, the culture.

San Francisco has probably public transport network as dense on the western coast of the United States. It's also one of the most widely used networks, because most people follow it daily. The municipal public transportation system, Muni, is administered by the city. It includes the network of trams in the city including the 'cable car' so beloved of tourists, and a bus network. The entire region is served by an express rail network, which connects San Francisco BART to the East Bay through a tunnel and northern San Mateo County, including the location of international airport of San Francisco.

Criminology Paper on Ethical and Amendment Violations

To begin writing about ethical or amendment violations we must first look at what my research group is trying to accomplish. Do the bad outweigh the good? We have developed an effective method of prediction that will help us guide our children to a much better path. This will help our society’s crime rate to fall. There are few risks involved but measures will be taken to counteract such possible issues. I will go further on this in my paper and express both the cons and pros of the project.

First let me begin by saying that it is in my best interest I pursue these types of tests. I believe that with the help of this program many children’s futures could be saved. The program involves a series of tests including blood analysis, DNA, and brain scans. The results of these tests will determine a juvenile’s potential violent behavioral acts. The studies thus far have proven effective with an 80 percent accuracy rate. I do understand that there could be many concerns in using this program, many critics have expressed several concerns and I will address most of them.

Outline

Introduction
Who do we know as one of the biggest music legends in history? Michael Jackson.
He was a great performer and had many fans who loved him.
Most people see him as a controversial human being due to the things people have said.
Michael Jackson is considered a controversial entertainer. The controversy that followed Michael Jackson was child molestation.

Background
Michael Jackson was born on the day of august 29, 1958 in Gary Indiana.
His house was always filled with music because his mother would teach the children folk and religious songs. His father always dreamed of becoming a successful musician.
Michael Jackson had five brothers and three sisters. Michael and his brothers Tito, Randy, Jackie, Marlon, and Jermaine were all known as the “Jackson five” a famous singing group. The names of his sisters were Rebbie, Latoya, and Janet, and they were very famous as well as their brothers. The Jackson family was a famous family and was known throughout history.
Michael Jackson didn’t attend any colleges because he had been doing what he already loved and didn’t have time for college, but he did go to high school.

The Imaginary Enemy - An Explaining Essay on the Urban Legend Monsieur Bouloulou

The majority of people believe certain concepts that are transmitted and few of them are right. I will never forget when my parents made me accept as true the fact that “Monsieur Bouloulou” existed. As the text “ Urban Legends” emphasizes, the story of Mr Bouloulou “ was alleged to be true and it worked the same way whether the legendary plot concerns a dragon in a cave or a mouse in a Coke bottle”. It was a tactic for them to make me give up to mischief, but it was also an approach used to scare me when I abused their kind-heartedness. “Monsieur Bouloulou” was for me the worst thing that I could hear from my parents; it scared me to death, I shouted, cried, and I wanted it to disappear. I thought that this latter was a devil, a beast who ate children who disobeyed their parents.

The Xbox 360 versus the Wii

Thesis Statement: While both the Xbox 360 and the Wii play great games, differences in media centers, video resolution and online service make the Xbox 360 a better choice for college students.

Even though both consoles can connect to a computer, the Xbox has more features and uses. The Wii has limited features when connected to a computer for peer to peer sharing. In order to transfer files, he or she has to use a SD card (secure digital) to transfer files between the console and a computer. For complete control of the peer to peer network the Wii must be totally flashed with a homebrew firmware. The Xbox 360 can be connected to a computer to share files. It can transfer music, video, and game files without the need of a SD card (secure digital) or memory stick. The Xbox has a media center, so the user could share all the media on his or her computer to their Xbox.

Most couples see marriage normally as the beginning of the end, but it is actually just the beginning of the relationship. For this celebrity couple, Simon Gregson and Emma Gleave, this is where it all started. ‘He was in the bath and said: “come on, let’s get married,” and that was the proposal!’

I believe this story feature in OK! Magazine is based towards the target audience of soap viewers and celebrity fans. Soap viewers are mainly women and men of any age. This story feature would usually just be aimed towards women because it is a wedding feature but in this case, it is also aimed at men because it is a wedding featuring a well known male Coronation Street actor. This story feature affects the target audience because it gives them an insight to the real person beyond the character.

Advanced Human Resource Management Paper

1. Introduction

International occupational mobility of employees is becoming more important in a glob-alized world. That is why we decided to put our focus on this topic. This paper is going to analyze the view of the firm and also the view of the employee.
The analysis about the firm’s perspective will mainly concentrate on the Return on In-vestment (ROI) which a company can achieve. So this means for this part we will use the Economic Perspective and the Resource-Based Theory. It seems obvious that it creates a competitive advantage if you know how business works in other countries and their mar-kets you want to get in. You need well-educated and competent employees who are will-ing to go abroad. We want to explain that it is a strategic necessity for a multinational company like PwC to send them abroad. And we want to explain why companies spend an extraordinary amount of money. So in the end we will prove that they do it because a company expects a future return of their foreign employees.

Metal Sales Manufacturing Databases

Businesses in the modern technological era are forced to maintain a certain level of technology to remain competitive. Paper files and notes are all but a thing of the past. Memos and emails get the job done today with real time updates and information sharing. People rely on the technology to support their job functions on a daily basis. The natural progression of technology continues to drive or force businesses to stay technologically competitive.

IT Departments

To maintain a certain level of user friendly technology and be able to troubleshoot issues when they arise, companies are developing entire departments of IT persons. The IT departments control what types of information is allowed as well as monitoring the transfer of data from one point to another. The IT department is depended upon greatly to ensure a level of accuracy and dependability concerning all technological data and systems. Usually, IT is the first to be called upon when an issue arises, and the last to be listened to or trusted. They are commonly referred to as a reboot crew at Metal Sales Manufacturing due to the number of times that answer has been given.

Human and Machine Translation: Advantages and Limitations

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to make a comparison between machine and human translations of a technical text from English to Brazilian Portuguese. Our main objective is to discover which are the major challenges faced by current MT systems in order to make better translations. Also, we want to measure the efficiency of the machine by determining the incidence of its errors.

Introduction

Since the process of globalization has started there has been a lot of investment in Machine Translation (MT) systems. With a globalized world of business, the demand for more translations has increased significantly and companies require them in the shortest time possible. The only way of attending this market was to make use of new tools like the MT which automatically translates a text from one language into another and consequently saves a lot of time in comparison to the human translation. It also avoids some human errors like skipping a sentence or word during the translation process or misspelling.

Should the Olympics Have a Permanent Home?

Pierre de Coubertin, founder of modern Olympic Games said “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.”This sentence shows in which point Olympics Games are more than a sporting event. So when we speak about determining a permanent place for Olympic Games we also raise another debate: setting a permanent home for Olympics does really correspond to authentic spirit of Olympic? In a first part we will see how economic advantages could favor determining of a permanent place before seeing in a second time how established it is contrary to original Olympic values. According to me this is this second point that must be considered.

Address why you selected pharmacy as a career and how the Doctor of Pharmacy degree relates to your immediate and long-term professional goals. Describe how your personal, educational, and professional background will help you achieve your goals. The personal essay is an important part of your application for admission and provides you with an opportunity for you to clearly and effectively express your ideas. -

Briefing of Review Auditors

This is a Lecture on Briefing of Review Auditors:

The whole situation boils down to this, is there are three data which I have not been able to teach orgs or Tech or anybody else. There are three data. They don’t know these data as key data. These data don’t have any either/or’s or qualifications or „there are other cases,“ do you see? There are three data that are just smashers as far as cases, and so forth, are concerned. Our concern is with one of these, which is the second one. But what I’m going to—giving you your briefing—that I’ll tell you what these three data are that we just can’t really seem to get across—that I don’t have any luck getting across at all.

So the reason why I’m talking to you is, in Review then, you will run into these three data all the time. Because they won’t have gotten across in Tech. The Tech Division won’t have gotten it across or the rest of the org or Supervisors won’t have gotten them, don’t you see? Or Ethics doesn’t get them, don’t you see? And they don’t get these three data! See?

Epic of Gilgamesh

In the story of Humbaba, Humbaba was the guardian of the Forest of Cedar. Humbaba has seven garments, each of which spreads terror. Shamash tells Gilgamesh that Humbaba is wearing only one garment at the time. If Humbaba puts on all seven garments, Gilgamesh will be unable to defeat him. The greatest lesson which Gilgamesh learns in the forest is that death is a fact of human life. Gilgamesh is bitter that only the gods can live forever. He learns that life is short, and the only thing that lasts forever is fame.

Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to the mountain of the gods, which is forbidden to mortals. They take their axes and chop down some trees. Humbaba becomes upset at them for destroying his forest. During the fight, Gilgamesh prays to Shamash. Shamash hears him and sends thirteen storms against Humbaba. Humbaba reminds them that he is the servant of Enlil, the god of earth, wind, and air—a greater divinity by far than Shamash. If Gilgamesh kills him, he will surely bring a curse down upon himself. Enkidu tells Gilgamesh to kill Humbaba, before Enlil finds out and tries to stop them. They will become famous by killing Humbaba and stealing his cedars.

Summary of Florence King’s “I’d Rather Smoke Than Kiss”

In “I’d Rather Smoke Than Kiss,” Florence King tries to portray her hatred of smokers in the essay because King is bold and not afraid to speak her mind. In the beginning of the essay (1.)King gives her readers a little bit of background information on how she started smoking. Then King goes on to incorporate her thesis of the essay which is “hatred of smokers is the most popular form of closet misanthropy in America today (128).”

(2)In the second part of the essay King attacks smokers by labeling them as “tinpot Torquemadas (130).” King’s meaning behind the tinpot Torquemadas is the smokers are cheap and don’t think that they are doing anything wrong even though they are torturing people. This point links this part of the essay with King describing how the government and Jeremiah O’Leary’s column show how much damage smokers have done. In the third part of the essay

(3)King goes on to examine how smokers have a hygiene insecurity. King uses an example “kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray (130).” This is incorporated in the essay when King gives examples of public service ads. Finally,

Reims Cathedral as a continuation of the Chartres Tradition

Chartres Cathedral is considered one of the most exemplary examples of the High Gothic style of the early thirteenth century. While Chartres’ construction began after the fire of 1194, Reims Cathedral’s construction began fifteen years later, in 1210. There are many similarities in both of these cathedrals, but it would seem that “the Reims architects utilized Chartres’ design of capitals in the nave arcade, but improved on the total continuity between the nave arcade and the rising shafts above”(201). Reims Cathedral, most notably, builds upon Chartres architectural design but embellishes its sculptural design as well.

Chartres Cathedral is well known for its extreme verticality and the widest central vessel of High Gothic design. Reims, however, is three feet taller and nine feet narrower, furthering the feeling of ascension felt in cathedrals. Also, to increase the feeling of verticality, the Reims architects raised the height of the main arcade. The Reims architects, by raising the main arcade, limited the amount of wall surface between the pointed arch and the stringcourse of the triforium zone.

The Physiology of Excellence - Achieve Your True Potential

“The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.”
-- Anthony Robbins

Excellence is a habit. Good health is an achievement – there are certain things you have to do. When your health improves, every other aspect of your life improves simultaneously. The way you view your potential and the world improve too.

Physiological things, such as muscle tension, what we eat, how we breathe, and our posture all have a huge impact on our mental imagery, emotional state, and spiritual strength. A physiology of vibrant health produces a mindset, emotional attitude, and spiritual power of vibrant health. A physiology of vibrant health has an uncanny knack of attracting of attracting the right people, foods, and exercises that we need, right when we need them. That is the law: things produce after their own kind.

The As If Principle

Malcolm Gladwell describes in his bestseller book The Tipping Point, how one or two little events can change the future of society (7-11).

In Chapter Three, he expresses “The Stickiness Factor” as a certain element in a message or product (that is worthwhile), which keeps this message or product and active presence in the mind of the receiver. (Tipping Point Worksheet / PowerPoint Slide) “The Stickiness Factor” concept can be found in American Idol, a musical talent television series, which is considered as one of the most popular reality shows in the last ten years. American Idol shows how “The Stickiness Factor” is affected by the incredible popularity of the television series in society and the relatable lifestyle of the contestants.

How the Newly Independent States in the Middle East Created Egalitarian Societies

I will be discussing the role that politics and the economy played in the society of Middle East nations. Politics and economy are two important factors when describing any nation in the world. By examining these two areas of a society, a person can understand the importance or lack of significant elements a country has in regards to other countries. Each nation has seen different results in politics and the economy.

In some societies, traditional authority has been replaced by captivating one-party rule or military dictatorships. Nasser’s regime in Egypt is a good example of a single-party state where the leader won political power by the force of his presence or personality. The Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran, Muammar Qadhafi in Libya, and Saddam Hussein in Iraq are other examples of military repression. (Duiker 318) Although their personal characteristics and images differ, all sought to take advantage of their popular appeal. Iraq and Iran have overshadowed politics in all Middle East nations.

3D Filmmaking: Fad or the Future?

Essay Topic: Which personal characteristics and motivating factors have led you to pursue the profession of physical therapy?

My sneakers echoed off the linoleum as I jogged down the hallway at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. As a military dependent and high school volunteer I bounced from department to department in the largest military hospital outside of the United States, a wonderful opportunity for an undifferentiated youth interested in helping people. I was returning from a supply run as I rounded a corner and nearly toppled into somebody walking gingerly down the ramp. I hit the breaks hard, and landed in an unceremonious heap on the linoleum. The young GI, I had just narrowly avoided, had been walking down the ramp with a crutch in one hand and his IV pole in the other, he was now bent over in laughter.

International Business Issues
Ethic as subject to cultural differences

Ethics can be a very vast subject on which some could debate and discuss without ending. There are many kinds of ethics with different definitions. For example there are medical ethics, normative ethics, Meta ethics, philosophy ethics, applied ethics, and more. The general definition of “Ethic” is “The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession. It is the study of what is morally right or wrong.” We can also talk about ethics as a social, religious civil code of behavior considered correct, believed and respected by a particular, professional or individual group. It is very difficult to define ethics in one single definition because the degree of ethics and the way it will be described will vary between people.

The Great Shift: Women of The 1920’s

During the 1920’s the roles of women changed due to discontent and defiance leading to women’s right to vote, the use of birth control, and seeking better jobs as well as education. There were many women who spoke loudly about these issues but not all of their voices were heard. It took the right women, at the right time, with the right words to get each of these jobs done. All though there may have been consequences, fighting for what they believed in seemed more important. The Great Shift of the women of the 1920’s had begun.

The Changing Conception of the Executive in Constitutions

If we speak about constitutions of famous French revolution, we can see four of them, gradually from 1791, over 1793 and 1795 until the last one of 1799. We are going to focus on changing role of the executive power, but it was not the only important aspect, which was changing throughout the years and various constitutions.

However, the executive power is more than significant, especially because of the fact that the Constitution of 1791 gave a first cadre to nearly unlimited and absolute power of the king and monarch, in order to allow Napoleon Bonaparte to acquire a similar position 8 years later with the Constitution of 1799. Therefore is interesting to follow the way of change during the years, starting with limiting Executive which led into limiting Legislative and as in a circle flew into unlimited Executive.

First Constitution - 1791 - Enthusiasm

Critically Assess the Claim that We Live in a Postmodern Society

There is no doubt that society has become more ‘modern’ in an extremely short space of time. Even within the current generation of young people, within their living memory, technology has advanced at an unfathomed rate since their childhood, from the first family PC, to the iPad. The relationship between technology and modernity in society are unarguably linked. Some sociologists argue that society has developed so much that we are now in an era of post modernism where communities and people are totally disjointed. In this essay I will argue that we do live in a post modern society, but not to the extent that we are totally fragmented atoms. Theorists such as Giddens and Bauman recognise the recent changes to society, but argue that we are still in modernity, just a later phase; ‘high modernity’ (Giddens, 1991) or ‘liquid modernity’ (Bauman, 1989). On the other side of the argument are people such as Baudrillard and Lyotard who believe that the fragmentation of modernity has led to moral uncertainty, ambiguity and post modernity.

Expected Schoolwide Learing Results (ESLR) Essay

During the last two and a half years of high school, I've been using the ESLRs a lot. I've learned how to become a responsible citizen and use my abilities to maintain good mental and physical health. I am a collaborative worker and I respect the feelings, opinions, and ideas of others. I've become a complex thinker by using a variety of strategies to resolve complex problems, and by demonstrating a creative and innovative approach to learning. I am an effective communicator conveying significant messages to others in speaking, writing, through numeracy, and the arts. These ESLRs will help me out a lot during my life and during my senior year. During my senior year hopefully these ESLRs come in handy while doing my senior project. In this essay I will be telling you how I achieved these ESLRs in my classes.

Teaching Dancing for the Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) Program

This semester I have been involved in one main CAS project which my friend and I have initiated, planned and organized. The project took part in the primary after-school activities and was simply a mixed dance class for the younger kids.

Essay on Martin Heidegger's The Origin of the Work of Art

Three pages from the writing of 20th-century German philosopher Martin Heidegger—can you take it? They’re really good pages. The prose is some of the most poetic, direct, and intimate in Western philosophy. Eat it slowly and it will bless you with stronger bones and teeth, metaphorically speaking.

The central obsession of much of Heidegger’s philosophy is Being—not “a being”, nor “being this-or-that”, but something grander, more radical. For Heidegger, Western philosophy took a wrong turn with the Greeks (!), especially their conception of Being as an object—a thing which stays put, remains solid, persists and endures despite time. Heidegger’s revision, to be simplistic, is this: Being is not an object but a happening. Being is the moving through time of things and people. Or, literally, Being is a verb—but a verb caught constantly in a “state” of verb, a “verbing,” a gerunding of people-places-things, not-quite-nouns. Hence the title of Heidegger’s most famous work, 1927’s Being and Time.

The Use of English in Aviation Communications

An Analysis of Aviation Communications, Air Traffic Phraseology,and English Proficiency for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers

Today's radio telephony communications in aviation can only occur one-way and one at a time. This system has pros and cons. On the positive side the "party line," as it is often referred to, allows pilots to listen in and have an awareness of other aircraft in the vicinity. On the negative side, if more than one person attempts to talk at the same time (referred to as stepping on someone's transmission), communications will be unintelligible with high pitched feedback interference. When a frequency is busy it may be difficult for pilots or controllers to communicate important information in a timely manner (Morrow, 1998).