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This paper discusses Peter Vaill's book, "Learning as a Way of Being: Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent White Water". The paper contends that one of the most important thing to note about Vaill's book is that he sees learning as just a way of being instead of something that is only done in certain place and certain times. By seeing learning in this way, Vaill shows that there is much creativity and originality in many people, and it only needs the right understanding of the learning environment in order to be unlocked. The paper claims that this is largely the key to the book and the most important insight that is offered as Vaill goes through the steps to learning while being.

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"In his book "Learning as a Way of Being: Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent White Water," Peter Vaill discusses many business issues. Much of what he deals with details leaders and managers, as well as their dealings with skills, situations, and new information (Vaill, 1996). This seems as though surviving in the business world is something that can easily be taught in schools, but the reality of it is that this is not entirely the case anymore. The way that the business world works today requires different skill sets than what can be easily taught in schools, since the Internet has changed things so strongly and made many businesses redefine the way that they operate."

Tags:business, skills, information

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This paper proposes that heterochrony, which can be described as the displacement of developmental timing of a species, offers an alternative to the theory of natural selection. The paper explains that heterochrony defines ultimate physical alterations in terms of differential developmental timing, rather than the survival of those genes which are most fit to the environment, as described by the theory of natural selection. The paper goes on to clarify that as the timing of a developmental stage is changed so too will successive developmental stages, which over evolutionary time can cause the appearance of a new organism as it becomes reproductively cut off from its ancestors, and thus a new species. In conclusion, the paper asserts that the theory of heterochrony, while not as widely known and popular as the theory of natural selection, offers a new form of discussion, argument, controversy, and contemplation.

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"Akin to the increasing complexities throughout evolution, and across species, as roughly described by Aristotle, is the all too common misconception that evolution is a linear progression. There are many who see Homo sapiens as the final, most complex stage in evolution. Agreeably, humans are multi-cellular organisms who exhibit very involved and complicated behaviors. Bacteria and single-celled organisms, on the other hand are often thought of as obsolete due to their simplicity. While cellular complexity is clearly increased in humans, the two organisms must also be compared along the lines of evolutionary success. According to evolutionary success, it becomes clear that the bacteria are more advanced, as they have survived for 3,500 million years. This regression from linear thinking in terms of evolutionary concepts is necessary for the further grasp of its intangible and often abstract ideas."

Tags:evolution, origin, species

Abstract
The paper explains that a project management software package is designed to assist in managing a project, but that project is controlled by the project manager, not a software package because there are both benefits and inherent limitations to using project management software, which the project manager must understand. The author stresses that the manager must first establish the basic blueprint of the project before beginning a project in a software package and must always remember projects have a way of becoming living entities with their own unique obstacles, requiring more than making sure everything goes according to the printed software plan, or the project is doomed to failure. The paper creates a hypothetical project to demonstrate the strategic points of this software.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Software Limitations
Software Advantages
Scope Management
Time Management and Gantt
Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resources Management
Project Roles and Responsibilities
Communication Management
Conclusion
Appendix: Work Breakdown Structure

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"In other words, a project manager has to maintain the political and social aspects of the project and software has its limitations in these respects. Having the ability to effectively communicate with all relevant parties is a key to managing a successful project. Software can not make a project manager speak and listen effectively or to receive verbal confirmation that all is well or in need of change. It is necessary to regularly communicate verbally with individual members, stakeholders and peers in order to evaluate the project from different perspectives. Software and written reports may in many situations be a waste of a team's time when a brief conversation will suffice. Software also cannot replace a face-to-face meeting, telephone call or voice mail in most situations."

Tags:assist, limitations, benefits, unique, chart

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The writer of this paper states that Genesis is a book about creation and condemnation, survival and death, families and spirituality, and the struggles of the Jewish people. He contends that, like the book of Genesis, the Odyssey contains themes of leadership, spirituality, and strength in times of trouble and that both the book of Genesis and the Odyssey suggest a great deal of interaction between the supernatural and humans. After briefly summing up the two books, he goes on to postulate that both books have many similarities. According to the writer, the two themes that stand out in both works are temptation and exile. By comparing these themes the papers author attempts to determine the similarities between ancient Greek and Middle Eastern, or Jewish, cultures.

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"In both the Odyssey and the book of Genesis, temptation is a reoccurring theme of much importance. In Genesis, probably the most famous instance of temptation is that of Adam and Eve. An important story in Judeo-Christian beliefs, the temptation of Adam and Eve suggests and explains the fallen nature of mankind. In other words, because Adam and Eve were unable to resist temptation, some who hold Judeo-Christian beliefs believe that each person is born with original sin. Others simply believe that this is why humans have trouble standing up to temptation today. In the story of Adam and Eve, Satan comes to Eve in the form of a serpent, requesting that she eat from the one special tree that God has forbidden. Satan tempts Eve with the promise of knowledge, as this tree is the tree that will open up humans' eyes to the things of God. Eve then tempts her husband, Adam, to take the fruit. Just as this is the story that is sued to describe mankind's fallen nature, it is also used to justify the subservient position of women by many cultures and those of different religious beliefs."

Tags:god, deity, relationship, human, culture, divine

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This paper summarizes and reviews E.B. Sledge's work "With the Old Breed", and relates that it is Sledge's first-hand account of the atrocities of the Pacific Theater. The paper discusses Sledge's explanation for the intense mutual hatred developed between the Japanese and the Americans and notes that he goes through a number of evolutionary stages with respect to his views on war, as a representative of American culture's perceptions of war. The paper also maintains that the book is, if anything, an anti-war book and that Sledge is a compassionate and understanding individual who understood that the conditions under which the soldiers met excused them from personal blame.

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" It is an inherent element of every war that the soldiers on each side are indoctrinated and propagandized to be lieve that the enemy is sub-human, animalistic, treacherous and brutal. To dehumanize the enemy in such a way makes it easier for soldiers of the other side to kill such enemy with as little hesitation or regret as possible. In the case of the Japanese and the Americans, however, the dehum anization was more intense because it was fueled by the soldiers' willingness to the terms. War was "sold" to both sides as a means whereby the "good" soldiers fulfilled a mission to kill the "bad" soldiers. Both sides were taught that the other side was so evil and brutal that it would be better to die than to be captured. Such an attitude creates much fear, but it also creates soldiers who are will ing to kill in order to survive, in order to avoid being cap tured and tortured."

Tags:Peleliu, and, Okinawa, soldiers, war

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This paper examines the life of a fictional tale of a country gentleman by the name of Alonso Quixano, who goes mad and decides that he is actually a knight-errant, Don Quixote de la Mancha. It looks at how the events in the book demonstrate the lifestyle of all segments of Spanish society. Quixote is an educated man; Panza a simple peasant; and many of the people they meet along the way live hard and coarse lives. The mule drivers are uncouth and make lewd jokes. The gentry women, such as Quixano's niece, lived lives of refinement, while the life of Panza's wife was one of work from dawn to dark, and Aldonza Lorenzo's one of real danger and hardship. It discusses how the book is a window into Spanish society.

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"The author states in the opening of the novel that he intends his book to be a parody of romantic chivalric tales, which were very popular at the time. Central to Quixano's delusion is the idea that he must have a lady whom he honors with his battles. Early in the book he meets Aldonza Lorenzo, a peasant girl of low breeding. In Quixote's delusion, however, she becomes the Lady Dulcinea. He imagines her to be many things she is not: high born, of great virtue, petite and beautiful. Quixote astounds everyone with his reaction to Lorenzo, announcing, "Let everyone in the world halt, unless the entire world acknowledges that nowhere on earth is there a damsel more beautiful than the Empress of La Mancha, she who has no equal, Dulcinea Del Toboso." "

Tags:gentry, workers

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In this article, the writer examines The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that was enacted by congress in 1993 to guarantee employees time off for family or medical emergencies. The writer explains that the FMLA covers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per a 12 month period and requires the employer to restore the employee to the same or equivalent position with equivalent compensation. The writer maintains that while it may seem pretty straight forward, there are several grey areas in the law. The writer examines the history and the pros and cons related to this Act. Further, the writer looks at some scenarios related to the FMLA. The writer concludes that it is likely that the FMLA will continue to evolve as time goes on and that changes will only serve to add more protection to those affected by this important act of worker protection.

Outline:
FMLA History
Pros
Cons
Examples
Conclusion

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" Just as the majority of the pros fall on the side of the employee, the majority of cons appear to fall on the side of the employer. The FMLA requirements can cost money. Holding a position for an employee while paying to train and employee a replacement can be considerably more expensive than the alternative. On the plus side, most small businesses are exempt as the FLMA excuses businesses under fifty employees from the law. This still does nothing to help medium as large businesses. Another con related to the FMLA is the expense of extra training for human resource employees to make certain the company remains in compliance with the law. Anytime a new employment law is passed or an existing employment law is revised proper training must be offered to ensure compliance."

Tags:worker, protection, job, emergencies

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This paper explains that one of the most traditional intervention approaches for foster care children is placing them in a special education class because many children who come into foster care have behavioral, physical and emotional problems that do not allow them to function normally in a standard classroom setting. The author states that as time goes on and the problems of foster care children do not show any great improvement, alternative ideas begin to make their way to the forefront of thinking for those who are involved with foster care children. The paper relates that one of these alternative ideas is to expand the primary care and community-based care for these children, so that they can receive proper healthcare when and where they need it instead of only receiving Medicaid. Another alternative treatment is a mentoring program.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Literature Review
Traditional Therapeutic Methods & Interventions
Alternative Therapeutic Methods & Interventions
Conclusion

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"Mentors, however, are people in the community that can work specifically with these children on a one-on-one basis. They are often people who have been through hardships in their own childhood. Some of them come from abusive homes, some of them come from the foster care system, and others come from various other hardships and tragedies that they endured as children and young adults. The reason that this is so important for foster children is that these mentors have experiences and problems that they have made it through, and many of these experiences and difficulties are similar to what foster children either will go through or are going through right now. Because of the fact that many of these people have been through the difficulties that these foster children are now facing, they are able to give advice and help in a way that many others would not be able to. They have "been there," and they know what many of the pains that a foster child goes through feel like. This makes them uniquely qualified to give advice and to help these foster children."

Tags:home, adoption, mentor, medicare, community

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This paper discusses the pros and cons of bilingualism focusing on the homogenizing of the world's languages and the struggle to keep some languages and cultures alive. It mentions the effects of colonial powers, the necessities of learning other languages for trade purposes and the reluctance of younger members of minority groups to learn their original tongue. Contains information such as the top nine countries language wise contain 3,300 languages. The paper also discusses the gradual process of change in a language.

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?Bilingualism is a reality today and it will become a greater reality as time goes. The extent to which it is prevalent is evidenced by the presence of bilinguals in every country today, as well as in every social class and every age group. International travel, communication and the mass media, emigration and planetary economics have created a so-called global village whereby inhabitants speak more than their own native language."

Tags:Fishman, Wurm, diglossia

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This paper discusses that the Pakistani-American community began as a strictly Muslim and strictly Pakistani enclave of immigrants who tried to maintain their traditional customs to the highest degree possible, but as time goes by their social customs are modified by the American culture. The author points out that the Pakistani practice of keeping males and females completely segregated has worked against preserving intra-community marriage because young people have to make friends with others in the community, since they are kept away from people their own age in their own community.

Table of Content
Introduction
Immigration
Cultural Background
Kinship
Marriage Customs
A Changing Community
The Traditional Wedding
Conclusion

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"Purdah is practiced in different ways, depending on family tradition, region, class and rural or urban residence. However, there is nowhere that unrelated men and women mix freely. The most extreme restraints are found in parts of the North West Frontier Province and Balochistan. In those locales, women almost never leave their homes except when they marry and almost never meet unrelated men. They may not be allowed contact even with male cousins on their mother's side--in a patrilinear society; these men are not classed as relatives. At the same time, women have only very formal relations with those men they are allowed to meet, which might include the father in law, paternal uncles, and brothers in law. Interestingly, poor rural women have greater mobility because they are expected to work and are responsible for transplanting rice seedlings, weeding crops, raising chickens, selling eggs and stuffing wool or cotton into comforters (razais). Women are more circumscribed once the family becomes more prosperous and begins to aspire to higher status, for then it is common to require stricter purdah among women as a first social change."

Tags:immigrants, modified, male, female, friends, kinship, marriage, changing, traditional, wedding