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This paper identifies three major factors shaping the aspirations of the Hallway Hangers and Brothers. The author points out three major factors affecting their occupational outcomes.

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This paper presents a personal life plan and management statement. The paper discusses the writer's academic and professional strengths and how these strengths have assisted him in his chosen career path in finance. The writer looks at the moral implications of aspiring to financial success in his chosen field and whether this can be reconciled with his aspirations.

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"Frankly, I do hope to enjoy the thrill of applying my talents and knowledge to become successful in my chosen field and even to enjoy some of the (admittedly) superficial thrills and benefits it may provide. But Einstein's writings have helped me reconcile those goals with more meaningful aspects of professional success. Ultimately, I hope to enjoy the intellectual thrill of applying my talents to the complex analyses for which I have been trained knowing that the same efforts will also enable me to benefit society as much as (or even more than) any other professional goal that motivates professional achievement in all of us."

Tags:profession, academics, strengths

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This paper details the link between type A personalities and their attainment and achievement within an academically rigorous setting. The article entitled "Type A Behavior, Academic Aspirations, and Academic Success" by Christine A. Ovcharchyn et al, characterizes a Type A personality as coronary-prone and driven by competitiveness, aggressiveness, hostility, impatience and time urgency evoked by a variety of challenges from the social and physical environment.

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Article Summary: Type A Behavior, Academic Aspirations, and Academic Success. "Type A Behavior, Academic aspirations and academic success," an article by Christine A. Ovcharchyn, Homer H. Johnson and Thomas P. Petzel, tried to find a link between a type A personality type and their attainment and achievement within an academically rigorous setting. The article characterizes a Type a personality as coronary-prone behavior characterized commonly by "competitiveness, aggressiveness, hostility, impatience and time urgency evoked by a variety of challenges from the social and physical environment (Johnson & Ovcharchyn & Petzel 1980)."

Tags:psychology, academia, case study

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Since 2000, much attention has been given to Iran's nuclear aspirations. Many nations, including the United States, have accused Iran of developing nuclear weapons. Despite denials and promises of only seeking nuclear power for peaceful purposes, Iran is still under suspicion. This paper examines the factors that, in the opinion of the paper's author, influenced the present situation and the effects that even the suspicion that Iran was developing nuclear weapons capability could have on the Middle East and the rest of the world.

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"Due to the critical risk involved with this potential crisis, it is imperative that we first examine how the present situation came to be. After September 11th it was clear that "Iran was no friend of the Taleban regime, and [even] offered American forces operating in Afghanistan assistance", but with the United States assertion on the "War on Terrorism" Iran soon was seen as a threat by the Bush administration (Dunn 22). In fact the Bush administration has gone so far as to claim ,in the latest version of The National Security Strategy of the United States of America, that "We may face no greater challenge from a single country than from Iran" (20). The allegations however did not stop there; in 2002 the United States accused Iran of efforts to assemble weapons of mass destruction. Shortly after, a very tightly connected chain of events followed which only created more tensions in the situation. June 2003, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency declared that "Iran failed to report certain nuclear materials and activities" (ElBaradei par.1). Despite latter reports from ElBaradei stating that Iran had not breached any part of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and no evidence was found of build nuclear weapons the United States in early 2004 once again claimed that Iran's intentions were to produce weapons-grade uranium. After months of firing back and forth between the United States and Iran, the UN finally stepped back in releasing a report indicating that "All the declared nuclear material in Iran has been accounted for, and therefore such material is not diverted to prohibited activities" (UN probe par 5). After resuming converting uranium in some facilities, Iran issued a fatwa or "holy order" forbidding production of nuclear weapons. Questioning the genuineness of such an order the United States still doubts the need for nuclear energy by Iran and its true motivations. As a result of basically not trusting the Iranian government, the United States "Argues that because of its past deceptions Iran no longer has any right to such a civil nuclear program" (Dunn 26). The United States skepticism is truly justified due to the enormous impacts a nuclear armed Iran would have on not only the Middle East but the entire world."

Tags:cold war, nuclear weapons, weapons, mass destruction, israel ahmadinejad terrorism, arms race, aggressive hamas hizbullah iraq afghanistan

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The writer relates that the branch of criminal justice that he would most like to participate in is actually a fairly unconventional one: he would like to become a member of the US Secret Service, serving the United States government as a Special Agent. The writer reveals that as a secret agent, he would protect the president, his or her spouse, the immediate families of the president and his or her spouse, the children of the First Couple until those children reach the age of 16, visiting heads of foreign states, and vice-presidential and presidential nominees. The writer also adds that his duties as a special agent would require him to look after individuals identified by the President as warranting Secret Service protection (United States Secret Service, bullet points 1-8).

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"The branch of criminal justice that I would most like to participate in is actually a fairly unconventional one: I would like to become a member of the US Secret Service. In particular, I would be delighted to serve the United States government as a Special Agent. As a secret agent, I would protect the president, his or her spouse, the immediate families of the president and his or her spouse, the children of the First Couple until those children reach the age of 16, visiting heads of foreign states, and vice-presidential and presidential nominees; I should also add that my duties as a special agent would require me to look after individuals..."

Tags:career, aspirations, service

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It is an accepted human weakness that we are not happy with the things we possess. There is a constant desire to achieve and obtain more. This paper shows how Marlowe, in his "Complete Plays", stresses this very issue by presenting three separate characters in three separate plays, all with the same tragic flaw. Each character, namely, Dido, Tamburlaine, and Dr. Faustus, exhibit a desire for the unattainable, and the plays depict their struggle and inevitable failure to obtain the impossible. In using his characters and demonstrating their flaws, Marlowe is providing a social commentary on the culture of that time.

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"In Dido's case the unattainable is Aeneas. Her desire to love Aeneus and have him reciprocate this love is so great she would abdicate her throne declaring, "now bring him back, and thou shalt be a queen. And I will live a private life with him"(Dido, Act. V sc. i line:197-98). Yet sadly the forces of destiny and fate overpower Dido and her strong love for Aeneas. While the two may share in their affection for each other, the fate of Aeneas is not to marry Dido, but rather to found the city of Rome an ocean away. Yet Dido pleads with Aeneas and in some ways fate to remain in Carthage. The importance of Aeneas to the future of Rome, his destiny, takes precedence over his relationship with Dido. Dido, nonetheless, does nothing but counter what is already destined to transpire. In fighting for Aeneas Dido is fighting against an immutable destiny, a fight that culminates with her suicide. Yet with her dying words she invokes the very fate that destroyed her decreeing, "and from mine ashes let a conqueror rise, that may revenge this treason to a queen by ploughing up his countries with the sword"(Dido, Act.V sc.i line:306-08)."

Tags:aeneas

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This paper explains that, among minority students as well as between male and female students, there are discrepancies in educational and occupational expectations and aspirations. The author points out that, using the National Education Longitudinal Study, a gap exists between aspirations and expectations among students who set goals that were unrealistic in nature and who had generally been described as having lower educational achievement levels early on in their education. This paper stresses that, first and foremost, educators have to identify when a potential for a discrepancy exists and than use a combination approach because there is no one solution that will fit every student.

Table of Contents
Historical Origins of Differences
The Discrepancies between Supposedly Increasing Educational Aspirations and Persistent Gaps in School Outcomes
Challenges These Differences Pose to Educators Today
What Schools and Teachers can do to Improve Educational Equity across Population Groups?

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"Why the discrepancy? In the past little effort has been made to differentiate between aspirations and expectations; and example given is a study conducted in 1991 by Marjoribanks, who used the term 'aspirations' to describe his study, but actually measured student expectations. Thus, part of the blame rests on the shoulders of researchers. There is also evidence to suggest that sometimes students create aspirations that are unreasonable or unattainable. This is an issue that must be dealt with by school administrators and teachers, who must work together to help students create aspirations that are attainable and reasonable. In addition, students must be taught in an environment that encourages and supports, and one that recognizes the unique challenges and hardships any individual student may face when attempting to realize their expectations."

Tags:unrealistic, longitudinal, gap, combination, individual

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The paper relates the history of education for African-Americans and explores problems relating to education legislation. The paper looks at present education issues and concerns for African-American students and examines statistics relating to their drop-out rates. The paper concludes that there has been progress, to a degree, in educational attainment of the aspirations of African-American students, although there are still barriers.

Outline:
Introduction
History of Education for African Americans
Noted Problems Relating to Education Legislation
Present Education Issues and Concerns for African-American Students
Statistics Relating to Drop-out Rates of African-Americans
Summary and Conclusion

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"The work of Allen and Jewell (2002) states that: "...the Black struggle for higher education is an apt metaphor for the larger Black struggles for citizenship, self-determination and personhood in this society." The historical account of the African American race in obtaining access to higher education in the United States is characterized by many ups and downs. The aspirations of the African American individual of attaining higher education have been historically unattained due to existing barriers to higher education of Black individuals."

Tags:minorities, diversity, legislation, drop-out, rates, Brown, v., Board, of, Education

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A paper focusing on the book "Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood" by Jay MacLeod and how it pertains to the ideology of the American Dream. The paper shows how MacLeod's book questions the validity of the American Dream and discusses how this theory is seen by social thinkers such as political scientist and author Jennifer L. Hochschild.

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"Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood is an ethnological study focusing on two sets of teenage boys living in housing projects in Clarendon Heights. Through observation and interviews, author and sociologist Jay MacLeod attempted to determine why the socioeconomic status of these young men remained stagnant, despite the mobility inherent to the ideology known as the "American Dream." Struck by the seemingly low level of aspirations expressed by the young adolescent boys, MacLeod researched the hopes and dreams of these young men, focusing on two groups: the "Hallway Hangers" and the "Brothers.""

Tags:brothers, ethnology, hangers, ghetto

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This paper examines and analyzes the novel "Brown Girl, Brownstones" by Paule Marshall. The author discusses many questions concerning what it means for an immigrant to make it in America, and characterizes the aspirations and accommodations of the Barbadian immigrants in the novel.

Tags:brown, girl, brownstones