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The following paper will briefly describe the suppression of crime statistics divided by race and ethnicity. In doing so, the paper will provide the arguments for and against the use of such statistics and will arrive at the conclusion that crime statistics which indicate which groups do what are undesirable because of the imprecision involved and because of the social costs involved.

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The Suppression of Crime Statistics on Race and Ethnicity: Is Canada Dealing with the Issue Appropriately - or Hiding its Head in the Sand? The following paper will briefly describe the suppression of crime statistics divided by race and ethnicity. In doing so, the paper will provide the arguments for and against the use of such statistics and will arrive at the conclusion that crime statistics which indicate which groups do what are undesirable because of the imprecision involved and because of the social costs involved. Those who oppose the collection of crime statistics in Canada note that immigration practices targeting certain groups from certain parts of the

Tags:canada, crime, race

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This paper studies the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. The paper describes the Committee's function to oversee expenditures and examines the degree to which the Committee wield real power over the national budget's purse strings. The paper focuses on the 105th Congress, detailing membership, leadership and issues faced by the Committee.

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"Because of its large amount of work, the U.S. Senate divides its functions among committees. Each committee has its own guidelines and adopts its own rules. The chair of each committee and a majority of its members control the work of the committee and hire its..."

Tags:Senate, U.S., Committee, Appropriations, Senate, Membership, Leadership, Issues, Expenditures, Congress

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In their rush to grow up, many young children may inadvertently engage in sporting activities that may not be physiologically appropriate for their developing bodies, and accidents, injuries, or other adverse consequences, including death, may result. To this end, this paper provides a review of the relevant and scholarly literature to identify physiologically appropriate sports activities for children, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.

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"Children are at increased risk of heat injury because their compensatory mechanisms are much less efficient than those in adults. Children produce greater heat loads, are less efficient at transferring heat away from muscles, sweat less, and drink less. Heat injury appears in many forms. The mildest form is in reduced exercise tolerance; this can be manifest as just a feeling general feeling of being tired. Some of the more severe forms of heat injury are discussed below."

Tags:exercise, heat-stroke, exhaustion

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This paper discusses the reasons that Americans appropriated land from the Native Americans; poor Indian-white relations with Americans being supreme, the Doctrine of Discovery, and other reasons.

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"President Andrew Jackson believed that it was important to observe Native Americans and to "give [them] humane and considerate attention to their rights and their wants which is consistent with the habits of our Government and the feelings of our people" (Removing Native Americans). Yet, President Jackson forced Native Americans to move from their home land in what is recognized as the Trail of Tears where many Native Americans died (Removing Native Americans). Americans appropriated land from the Native Americans for three reasons: Poor Indian-white relations with Americans being supreme, the Doctrine of Discovery, and failure to..."

Tags:land, americans, native americans

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This paper discusses an issue relevant to today and yesterday as it relates to White musicians appropriating and getting credit for musical genres and styles originally created by African Americans. The writer's goal is to give recognition to African-American musicians, where credit due.

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"Almost two centuries ago, "The white cultivation of the black mystique began...blackface entertainers took on the job of satisfying white people's cravings for the unruly spirit of African-American music" (Gerard 87). This paper will discuss an issue relevant to today and yesterday as..."

Tags:music, discrimination, african

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The paper studies an article about testing that is inappropriate for children of many cultures that are not exposed to much of the information that may have been considered American mainstream knowledge in the past. The paper explains how with an abundance of cultural differences in the modern age, each child attends school with a varied background. Therefore, the paper discusses how testing children about their knowledge on specific elements that may not relate to their cultural history can lead a child to fail standardized tests.

Tags:education, theories, questions

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This paper provides a concise overview of effective use of qualitative methods of research design, particularly in relation to emotionally-laden topics. The paper explains that achieving effective research methods depends mightily on the researcher being competent in observation as well as being a good listener. The paper asserts that taking notes as the participants hold discussions will be as important as hearing what the participants are actually saying, and care must be taken by the researcher to determine any bias as the data is being gathered and analyzed. The paper notes that the reasoning for a qualitative method is appropriate for this particular case is because the researcher wishes to know and understand the thoughts, perceptions, beliefs, and feelings of the subjects, rather than employ quantitative methods to provide statistics, percentages, and numbers.

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"The literature that is appropriate for this study is likely to be found in journals and university libraries. There have been numerous studies on the specific subject, as well as on the auxiliary and complementary subjects. The researcher would probably access that literature through online means, or by visiting the local university library. When accessing an online database it is important to have specific objectives and to have a ready supply of keywords that will help in defining the type of articles the researcher is seeking. It is equally important to employ literacy skills one would deem necessary in today's society."

Tags:scientific, analysis

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This paper examines hurricanes in Florida and how they are formed. The paper then discusses various mitigation and preparedness measures, which if used appropriately can greatly minimize the loss that is usually experienced when hurricanes strike. The paper also examines appropriate response operations, leadership and planning, emergency communications and psychological effects on the victims of hurricanes.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Background Information of Hurricanes
Area of Study
Mitigation Measures of Hurricanes in Florida
Hurricane Preparedness in Florida
Response Operations for Hurricane Disasters
Leadership, Planning and Emergency Communications
Psychosocial Aspects of Hurricanes
Conclusion

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"Florida is one of the states in US that suffers most frequently from hurricane disasters which always results into very heavy losses running into billions of US dollars and thousands of lives. There is therefore dire need for the state of Florida and the federal government of US to take the necessary precautions against hurricane disasters. Despite the fact there is nothing one can do with the current level of technology to prevent a hurricane from striking a certain area, there are several measures Floridians together with their authorities can take in order to mitigate losses emanating from hurricanes. There are also several other measures that should be taken n order to ensure that everyone in Florida is well prepared in advance in case a hurricane strikes. People and the government should respond promptly and arrest the situation whenever a hurricane strikes in order to minimize the level of damage and loss of both property and lives. There is also need for the right form of leadership to be offered in mitigation and preparedness of hurricanes as well as responding whenever a hurricane strikes."

Tags:disaster, weather, damage

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The paper discusses how very few professionals have the right to express themselves while they are on the job, that even actors and actresses sport the 'uniform' of their trade. The writer argues that basketball is a highly competitive team sport, and is, moreover, uniquely American and so for players to, almost universally, adopt an image that conveys the lowest common denominator of American life, the ghetto, which supposedly honors its unfortunate racial history, is therefore ridiculous. The writer further argues that the NBA players are highly paid professionals, charged de facto with presenting an image that the world will find attractive and uplifting and so asking the players to present a clean-cut image, particularly in these troubling times, seems little enough to ask of people getting paid multiple millions because they are exceedingly tall and can play a child's game.

Table of Contents:
Why a Dress Code, Why Now?
Dress Codes in Professional Settings and Sports
Conclusion

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"Not everyone is as much in favor of the rule as the Chicago student. Terry Boyd, a "hip-hop professor' at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, accuses the NBA of wanting to have it both ways. They want, he says, to hire players who come from a hip-hop environment, but then they want to demonstrate, by choosing attire that might be worn by Commissioner David Stern and not street-wise players, that Stern, and not the players, is in charge of the league (Cholo, 2005). The brother of the student in favor of the code opposes it, contending that it is insulting to hip-hop; more cogently, he points out that the "NBA makes money off hip-hop" (Cholo, 2005). Indeed, rappers Nelly and Jay Z "are part owners of basketball teams" (Cholo, 2005)."

Tags:hip-hop, gangster

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"Carol Tavris, in her work Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion, essentially attempts to reclaim anger as a healthy rather an unhealthy emotion, and to show how it can be experienced and expressed in ways which will not be destructive to the individual or to others. Tavris attempts as well to come to a clearer definition of anger than has been forged to date in the field of psychology:

Clinicians devote a considerable portion of their energies to helping their clients "deal" with anger, yet few of them distinguish anger from rage, hatred, violence, or chronic resentment, and even fewer conduct experiments to see how these phenomena might differ (23).
As a result of these flawed perceptions and definitions, and ..."