Abstract This paper examines attending the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy, which is of vital importance, for the Academy provides advanced leadership training to non-commissioned officers, who have always been the heart and soul of the American armed forces. It looks at how the academy's twenty-two week course offers essential training to NCOs throughout the entire defense establishment, and enables NCO personnel to attain the highest level of enlisted professional military education in the army.
From the Paper "Attending the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy is of vital importance, for the Academy provides advanced leadership training to non-commissioned officers, who have always been the heart and soul of the American armed forces. The Academy's twenty-two week course offers essential training to NCOs throughout the entire defense establishment, and enables NCO personnel to attain the highest level of enlisted professional military education in the Army. Attending this prestigious course enables first sergeants and master sergeants to enhance their leadership skills and enables them to acquire greater leadership capabilities. "
Abstract This paper analyzes and examines the similarities between the police academy and the military. Part II discusses the history of the police academy. In Part III, how police academies are set up is evaluated. Part IV outlines how police academies are run. In Part V, why we need police academies is reviewed.
From the Paper "Police officers, like firefighters and military personnel, offer one of the most crucial and invaluable services, i.e., protecting and serving the public. What makes police officers especially crucial and vital to society is the fact that they place their lives on the line each and every single day, with each and every single call or stop. Another element that makes police officers and police academies especially interesting is their striking resemblance to the military in general and to the military boot camp in specific. By instilling a sense of camaraderie, honesty, integrity, loyalty, and respect in police officers, it is more likely that such officers will excel at their primary duty, i.e., protecting and serving the public."
Abstract This paper explains that the United States Naval Academy has developed a strict honor policy, called the honor concept, to ensure that students develop sound personal integrity, firm leadership skills and most of all unconditional honesty. The author points out that an investigation of an incident in 1992, when 133 midshipmen were accused of stealing a copy of an exam required for their graduation, reported that this event was the result of extreme pressure to exceed academically and the pressures of military life and a rigorous honor code. The paper stresses that rather than using the honor concept to instill fear among midshipmen, it would serve as a tool to ensure that only the honorable, and utmost qualified men and women graduate from the Naval Academy.
From the Paper "Secondly, the Honor Concept cannot be effective when other policies contradict it. For example, many midshipmen did not come forward with information regarding the scandal due to, "the stricture against 'bilging a classmate'." Midshipmen are taught to avoid causing a companion to be looked down upon. Therefore, the question can be proposed of how is one to build personal integrity and honesty through the Honor Concept when he is taught not to come forward with information that could possible tarnish someone's reliability due to misconduct?"
Abstract This paper takes a look at citizen police academy programs and describes how they work, how long they have been in use, how they are designed, who uses the programs, and how they benefit police departments and communities.
Outline
What Exactly Is the Program?
How Long Has It Been in Use?
What Is the Design of the Program?
Who Is Presently Engaged in Using This Program?
Has It Met Their Expectations?
How Would It Benefit the Anytown Police Department?
From the Paper "A Citizen's Police Academy program is a series of lessons geared toward the general public concerning the policies and procedure of police work. The intent of any such program is to improve the police-community relationship by providing citizens with exposure to the realities of police work; an auxiliary intent it so improve the attitude of citizens toward the police. Generally, the lessons are two to three hours in length each, once a week, for ten to thirteen weeks. Participants are required to attend, but are not given homework. Often, hands-on experiences or vivid demonstrations are part of the program. Participants may be from any walk of life; instructors are active police officers or representatives from allied public services, such as the public defender's or prosecutor's office."
Examine the effects that participation in the Freshman Academy at Wildwood High School has upon ninth-grade students in the areas of student academic achievement and the drop-out rate of students before completion of high school and graduation.
Abstract This research paper examines the impact that the Freshman Academy at Wildwood High School has upon ninth-grade student transition. Toward this end, this study conducts research in order to determine the degree to which small learning communities, and in this case the Freshman Academy, has upon the academic achievement of ninth-grade students at a small rural high school in Central Florida. The methodology of this study is both of a qualitative and a quantitative nature and the data collected, at the end of the 2007-2008 school year from the school records documenting the achievement of ninth-grade students and the attendance of the ninth-grade students, is compared to the achievement and attendance data for ninth-grade students in the school year 2003-2004 prior to the implementation of the Freshman Academy at Wildwood High School.
Outline:
Introduction
Abstract
Research Questions
Statement Of Problem
Purpose Of Study
Overview Of Wildwood High School Ninth-Grade Curriculum
Expected Outcomes Of The Study
Preliminary Literature Review
Summary Of The Literature Reviewed
Methodology
Questionnaires
Comparison Of Academic Achievement
Student Questionnaire
Likert-Scaled Questions
From the Paper " In yet another study entitled: "The Effect of Student Involvement on the Development of Academic Self-Concept" it is related that"...specific concepts of academic self-concept have been significantly related to achievement among high school students." House additionally relates that "academic self-concept has been significantly correlated with science and mathematics achievement, with overall grade performance, and with school withdrawal." The work of DeBerard, Julka and Spielmans reports a study conducted for the purpose of examining: "...potential psychosocial predictors of freshman academic achievement and retention. This study demonstrated an ability to predict a very large amount of variance in freshman year cumulative academic achievement based on a brief and comprehensive assessment of students during their first week of classes."
Tags: emotional, consciousness, secure, parental, attachment, adolescent, development
This paper looks at the intentions of the 14th Amendment in relation to a federally funded all-male African-American academy that works as a type of affirmative action to help combat discrimination.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, 2002, $ 45.95
Abstract This paper looks at the establishment of an all-male African-American academy in California created in order to combat racial discrimination and inequality. The author discusses how the academy may violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by deciding admissions solely on the base of race, and examines why this case is a battle between the legality of the school's policies, and the pressures of social needs, and therefore seen as justifiable by many.
From the Paper "Proponents of an all-male African-American academy argue that such an act to create a federally funded school can be legally justified by looking back to the original intent that the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act carried in providing equality to disadvantaged minority groups. However, the laws were drafted in universal terms, warranting an application for equality to all persons, including majority groups. Such an academy does indeed violate the law, but the purpose can be socially justified. A separate school for blacks would not hinder the growth of black children, but instead would provide them with knowledge, confidence, and faith in the black race. This is certainly necessary to equalize the structural inequalities that exist in higher education. "
Tags: equal, protection, segregation, separate, bakke, california
Abstract This paper provides a comparative analysis of the Academy Awards and MTV-MA as award-giving bodies. The paper posits that both award-giving bodies have similarities and differences that arise from the culture, audience, commercial value and socio-political relevance of the movies and processes that each award-giving body undergoes. The paper in general attributes specific segments of American culture as the primary driver that distinguishes the Oscars from the MTV-MA.
From the Paper "These award-giving programs have their own niche and place at the spectrum of American entertainment. The Academy Awards' image differs radically from the MTV Movie Awards, though both programs enjoy popularity and renown not only in the entertainment business, but more specifically because of their influence in American culture. The Academy Awards' (referred to from now on as the Oscars) and MTV-MA's (MTV Movie Awards) importance is based, then, on their relevance to the entertainment business and the general public (as the audience and patrons of the entertainment business)."
Abstract This paper discusses how looking at the recipients for the major film and television awards for 2006 reveals distinct trends. It looks at how history has clarified many of the trends that help determine which actors and which films win awards and how nominated movies are almost always big budget, large scale productions. It also examines how critics and motion picture academies tend to like films about overcoming obstacles: including war, racism, and physical or mental disabilities and how audiences and critics alike are fascinated with unique and exceptional individuals, whether disabled or celebrity.
From the Paper "Film awards may serve as cultural barometers and as reflections of current consciousness and cultural ideals. Helen Mirren's portrayal of Queen Elizabeth humanizes one of the most emotionally distant public leaders. Audiences want to see their heroes and nemeses humanized. Superhero movies are fun but their impact on human consciousness is minimal. We want to watch strong characters grapple with tough decisions and survive against the odds. Films depicting legal battles against major corporations denote the victory of the little man: a favorite American theme. We want to see intense suffering turned into personal triumph, which is integral to the mythos of our culture."
Tags: productions, motion, picture, oscar, academy
Abstract The paper discusses the peasant uprisings, the famine, the closure of academies and the role of the Muslims in the collapse of the Ming dynasty. The paper concludes that while there is an enormous volume of historical information about the dynasty's demise, it is still unclear who the personalities were that played major roles in the downfall.
Outline:
Introduction and Overview
Peasant Rebellions
Academics and Politics
From the Paper "What were the conditions and dynamics that led the Ming Dynasty to a fall from grace and power? In his book, The Glory and Fall of the Ming Dynasty, author Albert Chan writes that "...the very fact that it lasted for nearly three centuries" indicates that the Ming Dynasty certainly had its strong points. Years of association with scholars and a "sound knowledge of history" helped the Hung-wu emperor avoid the mistakes that previous emperors had made. Indeed, Chan insists that it is historically fair to describe the Hung-wu emperor as a "...ruler of genius" (p. 376). It was the Hung-wu emperor who realized that an "...overpowerful military class" - giving too much power to the generals - might mean soldiers would obey their commanders and not the government. He also realized that family could encroach on his authority, and he tried to keep a handle on all aspects of governing."
Abstract This paper discusses the reaction when Al Gore won an Academy Award for his documentary film, "An Inconvenient Truth," directed by Davis Guggenheim. The paper contends that Al Gore's theories on global warming have led people astray and that Gore has employed rhetoric and bad science and has even deliberately misled the public in his claims. The paper attempts to understand what could be the underlying impetus for Gore's presenting global warming as an impending doomsday event that is just around the corner.
Table of Contents:
The Inconvenient Truth of Rhetoric
The Science
The Kyoto Protocol
Summary and Conclusion
From the Paper "The argument is made by both sides that they are not popular, and that powerful organizations and people back the opposition, such that their coming forward - both sides - in support of their moral conscience on global warming has earned them no amount of respect from the other side. One scientist in The Great Global Warming Swindle, a professor in Ottawa, claims that taking a stand against Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, has brought death threats to his door. This scientist and others who appear in The Great Global Warming Swindle, again, do not disagree with Al Gore. They agree that the surface of the planet is warming. They do not agree that it is necessarily man-made emitted CO2 emissions that are producing the CO2 levels in the atmosphere, or that it is even CO2 as the cause of the warming. What they are suggesting is that if we embrace Gore's theories on global warming, then we will be ignoring the potentially real reason behind global warming. If anything can be done about global warming, it should at least be done in the direction of the real problem, the surface warming."
Abstract This research paper deals with factors that affect the transition of the individual into the high school environment. The paper states that students experiencing academic difficulties in the ninth-grade school year tend experience more problems and drop out of high school before completion and graduation. The paper then explains that, in order to address these problems, some schools have created a small learning community, which has been named the 'Freshman Academy'. The objective of this research paper, then, is to examine the impact that the Freshman Academy has upon ninth-grade student transition. Toward this end, this study conducts research in order to determine the impact that small learning communities, and in this case the Freshman Academy, have upon the academic achievement of ninth-grade students at a small rural high school in Central Florida.
Outline:
Research Questions
Statement Of Problem
Purpose Of Study
Overview of Wildwood High School Ninth-Grade Curriculum
Expected Outcomes of the Study
Preliminary Literature Review
Summary Of The Literature Reviewed
Methodology
Comparison of Academic Achievement
From the Paper "Students who do not successfully transition into high school in the ninth-grade school year are at a much higher risk of academic failure and ultimately at an increased risk of dropping out of high school completely. Academic interventions including small learning communities decrease the risk of academic failure and high school attrition. The work of Fletcher (2000, p.2) relates that through promotion of "meaningful student involvement, schools can ready student for a lifetime of significant participation in their communities and nation." Fletcher additionally relates that providing students a chance for meaningful involvement at school has four specific outcomes: (1) positive effects on the student's general well-being; (2) positive effects on behavior and values of students; (3) positive effects on academic achievement; and (4) positive effects on teachers."
Tags: high, school, dropping, out, student, ninth-grade, school, year
Abstract This paper explains that language policy is a big problem in developing countries, especially in the Maghreb world, which was under the French rule: Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. The paper defines language planning (LP) as the activity of preparing a normative orthography, grammar and dictionary for the guidance of writers and speakers in a non-homogeneous speech community and relates that language planning includes language policy. The paper then discusses corpus, status and acquisition planning using examples mainly from the French Academy and the Hebrew revival movement.
Table of Contents:
A Theoretical View on Language Planning (LP)
Introduction
Definitions and Elements of LP
The Term "Language Planning"
Two Different Definitions of LP
Elements of Language Planning
Types of Language Planning
Corpus Planning
Status Planning
Acquisition Planning
Examples of Language Planning and Language Planning Policies
The "Academie Francaise" as an Example of Corpus Planning
The Promotion of Hebrew in Palestine as an Example of Status Planning
Examples of Language Planning Policies: Policy A, B, C.....
From the Paper "Richelieu established the AF. In 1624, he became first minister in Louis XIII. Richelieu was so close to artists, writers in particular. In 1629, a group of men interested in language and literature started to meet at a rich man's house just for conversation. Richelieu wanted to transform this club into an official institution serving the country. He formed this group into an official body. He had a political purpose. He wanted them to work on his behalf by supporting his policies, which is the main reason behind his finding of the AF. "
Abstract This paper discusses attention deficit hyperactivity, covering the history behind the diagnosis, current opinions and methods of treatment. The paper also provides data from studies carried out that have discovered that children experiencing traits resembling today's ADHD usually had someone else in the family also afflicted, that is that this problem runs in families. The paper includes some figures, diagrams and sample assessments charts as well as guidelines as set out by the American Academy of Pediatrics for the diagnosis and evaluation of attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder.
Outline:
Students Like C.J.
A Diagnostic Label
More than 100 Years Ago
In time
Contemporary Consensus Regarding Diagnosis of ADHD
American Academy of Pediatrics: Guidelines for ADHD Assessment
Diagnosis of ADHD DSM-IV- TR Criteria
Treatment Tactics
Medication With Therapy
Six-Session Study
The MTA Study
Answers from Research Stimulates New Question
From the Paper "ADHD, as conceptualized today, does not constitute a new condition. More than 100 years ago, in three consecutive issues in The Lancet in 1902, Dr. Still described children displaying syndrome symptom, similar to the way researchers identify ADHD today. When Dr. Still lectured to the Royal College of Physicians, he described children who "had an inhibition of the will....were not able to control themselves...not able to partake effectively as members of a group...seemed to have a moral defect and their defect...could not conform and be a contributing, supportive part of the group effort." (Prince, 1994-2008) Although the symptoms these children displayed, resembled challenges children with obvious brain injuries portrayed, neither the children nor the families of these children came from families with no apparent brain injuries. Consequently, two initial terminologies, "minimal brain disease" and "minimal brain dysfunction" evolved."
Abstract This paper discusses the importance of stretching and avoidance of injuries by fixing muscle imbalances, which are an alteration in the lengths of muscles. The author includes material on synergistic dominance, reciprocal dominance and strategies of stretching. The paper contains research from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, The Journal of Sports Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
From the Paper:
"If you have ever played sports, or done anything that has to do with physical activity, you have known someone who has injured him/herself from pulling their hamstring, groin, quadriceps, or other common muscles. Unfortunately, too many athletes have no idea why they injured themselves; they usually think it is from overuse, like running too hard, or lifting a ridiculous amount of weight. Never does one hear of an athlete thinking they were injured because of muscle imbalances, which lead to synergistic dominance, which lead to a tear in the muscle. Too many people, athletes in general, are unaware of 1) the causes of injury, and 2) how to avoid injury. Fortunately, injuries can be avoided through means of corrective stretching."
From the Paper "If you have ever played sports, or done anything that has to do with physical activity, you have known someone who has injured him/herself from pulling their hamstring, groin, quadriceps, or other common muscles. Unfortunately, too many athletes have no idea why they injured themselves; they usually think it is from overuse, like running too hard, or lifting a ridiculous amount of weight. Never does one hear of an athlete thinking they were injured because of muscle imbalances, which lead to synergistic dominance, which lead to a tear in the muscle. Too many people, athletes in general, are unaware of 1) the causes of injury, and 2) how to avoid injury. Fortunately, injuries can be avoided through means of corrective stretching."
Tags: arthrokinetics, exercise, imbalance, injuries, kinesiology, muscle, sports, stretch, training
Abstract The writer traces the life and history of Samuel Goldwyn from his poor childhood in Europe to one of the greatest filmmakers of Hollywood. He details Goldwyn's successful career, his relationships with actors and writers and his amazing contribution to America's film industry.
From the Paper "Many of the finest writers in tinsel town also worked with Goldwyn on many of his films, including Sinclair Lewis, Ben Hecht, Lillian Hellman and Sidney Kingsley. At one time, his first studio, Paramount, advertised, "The greatest living authors are now working with Paramount" (Jacobs 326). Later, Goldwyn complained bitterly about the high salaries these writers were commanding, and urged Hollywood to stop overpaying actors and writers (Jacobs 427). As his legend in the business grew, he became as well known for his bad temper and alienating his actors, as well as producing some of the finest films in Hollywood."
Tags: Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, MGM, Paramount, Academy, Award, actor
