Abstract
This paper analyzes Alan Greenspan's address to the Federal Reserve in February 2004, using an article from the Wall Street Journal as the sole source. It examines the impact of Greenspan's remarks on the stock market.

From the Paper
"Alan Greenspan is chairman of the Federal Reserve the organization that serves the role of a central bank in the United States.The Fed as it is known is responsible for changing the interest rates ..."

Tags:FED, Wall Street Journal, Alan Greenspan

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This paper looks at the way Alan Lightman's novel, "Einstein' Dreams", handles Einstein's theory of the relativity of time, mainly the "elasticity" of time. The paper discusses this in terms of how it relates to adult cognitive development.

From the Paper
"Alan Lightman's book "Einstein's Dreams" is a novel that plays with Einstein's theory of the relativity of time. There is a proverb that says "a watched pot never boils". It requires some level of cognitive development to understand this proverb. It does not mean that the water in the pot will never boil. Depending on the level of heat applied to the pot, the water could boil in as quick a time as three minutes. However, for someone who stands over the pot and ..."

Tags:developmental psychology, Alan Lightman, Einstein's Dreams

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This paper explains that Alan Schneider, who was an award winning director, innovator, teacher and mentor, was a major influence in academic commercial, local, regional and amateur theater. The author points out Schneider joined the Arena Stage in Washington D. C. during its formative years in the late 1940s, directed such works as "The Glass Menagerie" in 1951, which propelled the playwright Tennessee Williams into international prominence; the two men became close life-long friends. The paper states that the greatest insight into how Alan Schneider's style of directing can be found in the University of California, San Diego, collection of his papers entitled "Series 3, Production Materials"; the paper lists briefly some of its contents, which give an indication into his directing style for plays fro 1941 to 1979.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Biographical and Background Information
The Balancing of a Career
Correspondence Series of Insights
Alan Schneider Style of Directing and Teaching
From Directing to Teaching - An Easy Transition
Conclusions

From the Paper
"In 1963 Alan Schneider received the Antoinette Perry (Better known as the "Tony") Award for his excellence of direction of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Likewise he's won the Village Voice Off-Broadway (OBIE) Award for his direction of "The Dumbwaiter" and "The Collection." Plus in Washington D. C., the Board of Trade Award "for outstanding contribution to professional Community Theater in the nation's capital and production director of Arena Stage." However Alan Schneider, always a restless and busy person, was never one to rest much, or even dwell long on his laurels. His delight came in helping others attain their goals and aspirations particularly the youth of not only the United States but throughout Europe and England."

Tags:awards, correspondence, associations, influence, style

Abstract
Discusses the issue of racial segregation in the short story "A Drink in the Passage" by Alan Paton. The author discusses the characters and events of the story and reveals how Alan Paton uses the attempts of the characters to personally connect and to break through racial barriers to illustrate a turning point in the society where racial segregation collapses.

From the Paper
"Although it may not be obvious, racial segregation has always affected our lives in one way or another. While some people deliberately make decisions or judgments based on race, many more of us are influenced subconsciously by race, due largely to the society in which we live. In the short story "A Drink in the Passage," set in South Africa, author Alan Paton tells of a black sculptor, Simelane, who is responsible for the creation of an award-winning piece. As Simelane looks at the piece late one night while it is on display in a bookstore window, he is joined by a young white man, van Rensburg, who strikes up a conversation with him. An underlying issue in their discussion is the segregation of their two races. Two caring individuals who try to personally connect with each other attempt to break through the racial barrier that they have been brought up to live by. Paton highlights the men's attempts to connect by his use of italics. He also uses both Simelane's winning the award and the events of the story to illustrate a turning point in South African society."

Tags:racism, characters

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This paper explains that Alan Ball's film "American Beauty" combines the elements of identifiable characters, a realistic story and a powerful ending to create a socially valuable and sometimes painful look at the typical American family. The author points out that film critics argue that this film is not an accurate representation of the average American family and that some aspects of the movie devalue the overall experience. The paper relates that Ball uses average characters to allow the audience to identify with each one, so that the film's meaning can reach deeper into every viewer, which is an important aspect to socially valuable films because the audience must be able to sink themselves into the film and come out of the theater with a better understanding of their own culture.

From the Paper
"The Fitts family is the division of American society that, except for Ricky Fitts, has the lifestyle of people in the past. Colonel Fitts is a military man whose regulated past and homophobia characterize him as the typical stubborn conservative. His wife, Barbara, is the submissive mother and spouse whose entire life revolves around the pointless tasks of housecleaning and cooking. These characters are important because they provide a wide spectrum that accurately catches even the less prominent aspects of society. The film's social value stems from the ability for the audience to identify with these true-to-life characters on-screen, allowing Ball to explore the universal experience that can be applied to anyone who views the movie."

Tags:family, average, social-value, characters, death

Abstract
This paper explains that, using the philosophy of Alan Turing, the Turing Test examines the premise that a machine is deemed intelligent if it is able to perform the same functions as a human. The paper points out that Turning agrees with the Computational Theory of Mind, which is the idea that information processing in the mind is almost identical to the information processing in a digital computer; therefore, a thought can essentially be compared to a computation with the mind as the software and the brain as the actual hardware. The paper agrees with Turing that intelligence is essentially computational and concludes that Turing and his variation on the Imitation Game have had a long lasting impact in the realm of artificial intelligence.

From the Paper
"The previous arguments against the Computational Theory of Mind are fascinating; however, John Searle's "Chinese Room" argument is much more thought provoking. This experiment entails an individual being placed in a role analogous to that of a motherboard of a computer, and he is unable to communicate with anyone, the only way he is to communicate is through symbolic communications that are written in Chinese, which is a language that the individual in the test would not understand. Therefore, he is unable to process what information is being thrown at him, yet his job is to produce 'meaningful responses.' Therefore, he is given a booklet of responses to type in or write down when he receives a certain symbol . Therefore, he has a book, which tells him exactly how to respond if he is given a specific symbol or set of symbols. Therefore, the individual is able to give responses that many would deem to be reasonably formulated, yet he has no understanding of what he has done."

Tags:machine, artificial-intelligence, computer, processing, computational

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This paper examines the personal attributes that have made Alan Greenspan successful in his career and respected and well-liked by his peers. The paper points to Greenspan's vast knowledge of economics, his ability to handle and investigate details, his ease and interest in working with people, and his commitment to a free market economy as elements responsible for his successful career.

From the Paper
"Born in New York the only child of a Wall Street broker, Greenspan developed the traditional aspects of a first and only born child. He has a strong personality, and is not afraid to step into the gap when policy decisions have to be made. He can joke with reporters at high-level Washington dinners, and learn new sports in order to have access to the Washington power circles. Greenspan is not hesitant to set the lead, yet he does not take himself too seriously."

Tags:leader, administrations, policy, recession, hyper-inflation, economist, ayn, rand

Abstract
This paper explores the political motives of Republican Alan Keyes during the 2000 Presidential Campaign. It charts his political career and investigates his moral and ethical stances on issues such as abortion, law and order.

From the Paper
"The issues making up Keyes' nomination platform are supported entirely by his right-wing religious views, which is probably why he has never obtained the lion's share of the primary votes. Yet he has not only remained in the race when others, such as Steve Forbes and more recently John McCain, have thrown in the towel but he has refused to budge from his rigidly moral platform. Whilst the other candidates, who are extremely close on policy issues, shift stance and either increase or decrease their "conservativeness" depending on which State they were in, Keyes never departs from his extreme right wing religious viewpoint. So why does Keyes stay in the race when he must realize that the chances of his becoming President of the USA are virtually nil? The answer has to be that, for Keyes, this is a moral crusade rather than just a mere campaign."

Tags:god, moral, religious, right, politic, law, belief, president

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This paper examines the novel "The Dark Fields" by Alan Glynn and in particular looks at the main character of Eddie Spinola, a man driven by the need for power and achievement. This ultimately leads to his downfall. The writer outlines the lifestyle of a typical modern day Silicon Valley worker in order to show a parallel to the character Eddie. The paper gives a brief history of the Silicon Valley, in order to explain the setting of the novel. The writer concludes that these issues have arisen from the capitalist society we live in, and the question asked is how far people will go to fulfill their ambitions.

From the Paper
"Eddie Spinola was driven by the need to acquire power (control) and it was his downfall. But to understand the character created by Alan Glynn in the novel The Dark Fields, one must first have an understanding of Eddie's motivation for pursuing power. Why was power important to Eddie? What rewards did he hope to gain by attaining power? An examination of the lifestyle of the modern-day, typical Silicon Valley worker will show parallels to Eddie's search for instant power and achievement."

Tags:modern, power, achievement, lifestyle, capitalist

Abstract
This research paper is about the Congressional testimony of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on July 16, 2001. The paper mainly discusses the importance of the rate of interest to the entire economy and to the market, respectively. Although, in his testimony, Mr. Greenspan left the rates unchanged, there is discussion of what interest the financial market players had in having a new cut rate.

From the Paper
"The Congressional testimony of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on July 16, 2002 proves how consequential interest rates are. In fact, control of interest rates is Federal Reserve's main device for encouraging economic expansion and deterring the slumps in the economy. In this instance, despite the stock and bond market players? disappointment at the interest rates remaining unchanged in the short-run, the Chairman decided that rates would not be cut in the then near future even though it may have helped markets to cut rates. It should be noted, however, that Mr. Greenspan was basing his decision to not cut rates at the time for the benefit of the entire economy ("Wall Street Journal")."

Tags:federal, reserve, interest, rate