Abstract
This paper presents an examination of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt. The paper explores the history of the construction of the dam. It then examines its uses. Finally the paper looks at the benefits of the dam and its liabilities. The paper concludes that overall the pros outweigh the cons and that the Aswan High Dam is a valuable asset to Egyptian society.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Dam
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The Aswan High Dam is one of the largest dams in the world and it provides a multitude of benefits to those who live in the surrounding area."
"The electricity it generates is clean, and does not contribute to air or environment pollution. It maintains the river to control flooding which allows the environment to grow and prosper without fear of destruction.
The problems it created while being constructed included the destruction of artifacts that were thousands of years old. In addition it flooded a nation and the entire population had to be moved with their lifestyles and history destroyed. When the pros and cons are weighed against each other the dam provides many benefits to society now and will continue to do so in the future."

Tags:generator, electricity, artifacts

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The paper discusses the High Aswan Dam, an engineering marvel that controls the Nile River and keeps broad areas of the Nile Delta from flooding each spring. The paper then explores the costs of this dam
in human terms and in maintenance levels. The paper concludes that Egypt has paid a high price for the benefits the dam has provided them.

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"The High Aswan Dam is actually the second dam at Aswan. The first, constructed in 1899 by the British when Egypt was a British territory, had to be raised twice, in 1907 and 1933. The Nile River is very unpredictable, and it topped the original Aswan Dam several times during its history. The last time it nearly flooded was in 1946, and officials began to talk of raising it again. However, after study, instead of raising the dam a third time, engineers decided to build a much higher dam about four miles upriver from the original dam, and about 400 miles south of Cairo. While they had found an answer to the flooding problems, Egypt could not afford to build the dam all on her own, so Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser sought help from other countries."

Tags:Nile, Delta, maintenance, famine, prosperity, crops

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The paper relates that High Schools That Work (HSTW) functions at each of the school, county, district and state levels, and this is because the program calls on all stakeholders within the education system to participate in creating an environment that prepares students "for careers and further education by improving curriculum and instruction in high schools and middle grades" ("High", 2007, sec. 1). The paper notes that the program began with the collaboration of the Southern Regional Education Board and 32 states ("High", 2007, sec. 1) and the goal and objectives were to focus on methods of ensuring that students were capable of a successful transition from middle to high school levels, with a continuing growth in learning that would support positive educational outcomes. The paper mentions that over time, the program has progressed in its intent to not only address "key issues" pertaining to "transition from middle grades to high school, raising performance standards...[and] raising standards in career/technical education" to focusing on the preparation of "new and emerging school leaders" ("High", 2007, sec. 1).

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"High Schools That Work (HSTW) functions at each of the school, county, district and state levels. This is because the program calls on all stakeholders within the education system to participate in creating an environment that prepares students "for careers and further education by improving curriculum and instruction in high schools and middle grades" ("High", 2007, sec. 1). However, the program began with the collaboration of the Southern Regional Education Board and 32 states ("High", 2007, sec. 1). The goal and objectives were to focus on methods of ensuring that students were capable of a successful transition from middle to high..."

Tags:high, schools, work

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The paper looks at how Schwartz (n.d.) indicates that there are numerous reasons why students elect to drop out of high school and discusses how the National Center for Education Statistics provides evidence that high school drop out rates in the nation are higher after the age of 16 and within the African-American population. However, the paper discusses how a presidential report of the 1980s entitled "A Nation At Risk" and the subsequent passage of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act suggests that high school drop out rates may occur at high rates because the educational system fails to provide an adequate education to the students of the country and that until this situation is altered, many students believe that there is no reason for completing their high school education.

Tags:high, school, drop

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This paper provides essay responses to three fixed questions employing course materials and other sources on I) implications of the high Canadian dollar; possible government responses, II) how the high dollar inflicts unwanted challenges on some regions/businesses; responses, and III) the Tourism Indian Assocation of Canada (Ottawa 1930-) as an example of a Canadian interest group advising governments on policy decisions. The paper notes that if the dollar is to remain high as discourages Canadian tourism, then breaks and incentives will be needed for 65B+$ of high employment and local returns.

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"The high Canadian dollar value in 2007, approximately 25% above the American dollar, had unequal results across Canada. Federal and provincial governments responded in predictable piecemeal ways. Canadians have long expected but sometimes resented economic and political centralization so that some interests were quick to approach Ottawa for measures to ensure equalization or supports through a period of regional loss. (See Wilson 417-418) While a high dollar was seen as a sign of overall economic success, the Canadian economy shows its heritage in past mercantilism in a..."

Tags:high dollar, effects, interest group

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Day Care in High Schools- An Argument in Favor is a seven page paper going through the options teenagers have in terms of schooling and childcare. It discusses special schools just for pregnant kids, as well as the most viable option: having in-high school daycare for the parents. This benefits many spheres of the community, and presents a good option for the future of both the parent and child.

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Day Care in High Schools- An Argument in Favor Jenny Gomez, a senior at West Side High School loves art and hopes to study it at the City University of New York in the fall. She is bright, vivacious and also one of the seven thousand girls in the New York schools system who are either pregnant or already a parent. Jenny grows wistful as she talks about "their" high school experience- the experience of both her and her son Brandon. "During the day, I would just take a peek through the window and see, oh, he's sleeping, or oh, he just ate. It was good to know he was right here next to me (Zuckerbrod, 3)." Each year, half a million teenagers become mothers in the United States.

Tags:daycare, teen pregnancy, high school

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The South Dakota High School Athletic Association (SDHAA) states that "a transfer /residency requirement assists in the prevention of students changing schools in conjunction with the change of athletic season for athletic purposes" ("Eligibility" 3). The handbook for SDHAA goes on to say that should such transfers be allowed recruitment would be negatively impacted, and the "opportunity for undue influence" would exist among individuals that stood to "benefit from a students athletes prowess" ("Eligibility" 3). In addition to these purposes of the transfer/recruitment stipulation for the school, the SDHSAA specifies that there is a need for the regulation in order to ensure that only those students who are actual residents of the district and that have the right to participate in athletics at the school in question are involved in sports ("Eligibility" 3). Consequently, students must provide evidence that their legal guardian is a resident of the district before the student can be allowed to transfer and participate in high school athletics. In accomplishing this goal the school ensures that high school sports remain "amateur" in nature and that "stability and harmony among member schools" is maintained ("Eligibility" 3).

From the Paper
Transfer Students and High School Athletics The South Dakota High School Athletic Association (SDHAA) states that "a transfer /residency requirement assists in the prevention of students changing schools in conjunction with the change of athletic season for athletic purposes" ("Eligibility" 3). The handbook for SDHAA goes on to say that should such transfers be allowed recruitment would be negatively impacted, and the "opportunity for undue influence" would exist among individuals that stood to "benefit from a students athletes prowess" ("Eligibility" 3). In addition to these purposes of the transfer/recruitment stipulation for the school, the SDHSAA specifies that

Tags:edu, high, school

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This paper discusses the design and implementation of high performance organizations. It explores why the high performance work system and organizational design has gained wide support in recent years. The author defines such organizations and explains the managerial practices of high performance work system.

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"High performance organizations are defined as those organizations designed while taking in consideration the business situation or external environment, the business results and the business ..."

Tags:business, high performance organizations

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The High Tech industry has had a profound effect on the economic development of Israel. With more than 60% of the export based on the High Tech industry the government has taken Israel straight into the 21st century. This paper describes the effect of the high tech industry on the economy of Israel and the drawbacks that are slowing the industry down.

Tags:high, tech, israel

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This is a take home examination that responds to three set questions on (1) the regional imprint of the high Canadian dollar and its special effects in primary resource industries, (2) possible governmental responses, monetary policy, and the link between high dollar and inflation as seen in 1970s, and (3) discussion of the Ontario Forestry Association as an example of an interest group helping to shape governmental policy. The paper discusses how in northern Ontario, previous policies damaged wood industries before the arrival of the high dollar; a failure to listen to advice from within the region created a situation whereby Ontario now pays hundreds of millions to correct results.

Tags:high dollar, cause/effects, policy