Abstract
This paper discusses the problems of ethnocentricity and cultural baggage in anthropology using the huge difference in Mead and Freeman's research on adolescence in Samoa as an example.

From the Paper
"One of the cornerstones of anthropological thinking is the idea that in studying a society it is important not to judge it by our own standards but to try to understand it from its members? cultural viewpoint. By avoiding ethnocentricity we see the irrelevance of comparing or, even worse, ranking societies by how "westernized" they are (for example GNP, cars per capita, literacy rates etc). However, even if we can get past the "we are right, they are wrong" view of other societies, it is impossible to completely put aside our own cultural upbringing and preconceptions. Geertz (1988) states that, however much one tries, it is impossible for an anthropologist's writing to escape the influence of his/her social and educational background. This "cultural baggage" may not be obvious to an audience with a similar background but as the author's own society changes it becomes more obvious. Evans-Pritchard, in his work with the Azande, was one of the first anthropologists to make a deliberate effort to understand the validity of his subjects' beliefs and practices from their cultural viewpoint but to a modern reader his colonial era attitudes and prejudices are clear. Even something as fundamental as language forms part of our cultural baggage."

Tags:adolescence, culture, derek, ethnocentricity, freedom, freeman, growing, margaret, mead, samoa, sexual, society, women

Abstract
This paper describes a fictitious adventure, which starts with a classified ad saying that the job would have travel opportunities, but never in the author's wildest dreams did he imagine that he would get to fly to Seoul, South Korea. The author's character carries a suitcase, which appears to have a few movies tapes, bootlegged fresh off the streets of New York,but the tapes and cassettes were suspicious looking, with cheap masking tape displaying the title in thick black sharpie. The police put a tape into a TV/VCR combo, and instead of "The Little Mermaid," there was a man standing in front of a group of 15 people with a North Korean flag behind drawing a map of the DMZ and of tunnels running throughout it. The story concludes that the day after the invasion was supposed to happen, the character was able to reach the American Embassy and get a plane home.

From the Paper
"The reason I was so worried about the way my bag was handled was because it held very important...well, items, that I was to transport for my new job. The thing was that I wasn't allowed to know what items I was taking back and forth, so I couldn't risk even the smallest possibility of harming them. Sure, the job sounded a little shady at first, but once I learned I would be making $10,000 a week, plus free flight and hotel accommodations, I couldn't pass it up. Not to mention the hefty sum of student loans I still needed to pay off."

Tags:north, invasion, tape, police, taxi

Abstract
This paper describes the massive failure of the Denver International Airport baggage handling system, identifying major factors leading to the failure and explaining how the system could have been developed better.

From the Paper
"The Denver International Airport (DIA) is twice the size of Manhattan at ... square miles and was designed to be the USA's largest airport. (Montealegre Keil) Due to the airport's unusual size, the City of Denver realized that baggage handling would be a critical issue and that the individual airlines could not address it adequately. (Montealegre Keil) The city determined to incorporate an airport-wide baggage handling system predicated on information technology, IT, that could handle luggage in a dramatically more efficient..."

Tags:Denver, luggage, baggage, baggage handling system, computer, system, project, DIA, airport, Denver International Airport, problems, size, complexity

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to give the airport operator staff an inside knowledge of the operational procedures performed by airlines and handling agents in relation to passenger handling, aircraft turnaround security and health and safety issues within the airport. Air transport industry is known as a complex business where airports, airlines and handling operators must work together to provide efficient services. The focus of this information handbook explains the main airline operational processes, which is divided into three sections: passenger handling; aircraft turnaround; and safety and security pros. The paper contains several figures, flowcharts and a table.

Outline:
Introduction
Passenger Handling Procedures
Passenger Off-Load
Arrival Baggage Delivery
Passenger Check-In
Passenger Baggage Acceptance Passenger Gate Boarding
Low Cost and Full Service Traditional Network Carrier Turnaround
Timeline for the Turnaround Operation of A Full Service Traditional Carrier
The Role Performed By the Despatch Agent in the Turnaround Process The CAA and the HSE
Purpose of the Regulation
Responsibilities for Assistance of Prms at the Airport
Management and Organisation of the Airport Security via Annex
Current Threat Levels To Aviation in the United Kingdom
AAIB
Sequence of Events When an Accident Occurs

From the Paper
"Within the total airport operations system, an essential element is the handling of passengers' luggage. If there are any difficulties with the processing either on departure or arrival, it can have repercussions across a wide range of airport operations. (Ashford et al 1997). For example, baggage for departing flights is delayed then aircraft are kept at the gate longer than planned, and extended parking on the ramps inevitably leads to congestion and a general slowing down of airside operations and with this, possible delays also to the parking of aircraft. A certain number of tasks have to be carried out at every airport, and they are essentially similar whether the airport is small or large. The differences will emerge in the means employed and the procedures adopted. Baggage operations may be conveniently divided into two broad areas, departures and arrival and the inbound and outbound baggage system. (Ashford et al 1997). The objective of the inbound baggage system is to provide, in an economical and efficient manner, a fast method of unloading and delivery of baggage to the terminal and displaying it in the reclaim hall so that the passenger can easily retrieve it. "

Tags:passenger, handling, check-in, baggage

Abstract
This paper examines how a primary theme of "The Things They Carried" is baggage and burdens - both physical and mental in nature. It looks at how the things that the characters carry in the story function in both a literal and figurative nature. While all of the characters carry heavy physical loads during the war, they also carry heavy emotional loads, such as love, sadness, longing, and of course, fear. It also discusses how the physical loads that the characters carry throughout the story have certain significance to the emotional baggage that each character carries.

From the Paper
"The characters in "The Things They Carried" possessed emotional baggage from the start of the war, as was evident in the letters that Jimmy Cross carried, and the New Testament that Kiowa carried, which connected to their pre-war lives. However, with war came emotional baggage that occurred during the war, on top of the previous burdens that the characters may have experienced. Jimmy Cross was a leader of a group of men at war, however when Tim Lavender, a young, scared soldier who embodied the fear that all of the soldiers shared, died, Jimmy Cross felt a great amount of responsibility for it. Cross felt that his longing for love and his obsession with Martha's letters got in the way of him being able to do his job correctly, and the fact that Lavender's death was preventable (which also displayed how expendable lives are in war), made Cross change forever. "

Tags:war, baggage, emotion, jimmy, cross

Abstract
This paper critiques two air cargo related articles, "Best and the Brightest" by William DeCota, and "U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approves Telair International Blast-Resistant Baggage Container" by Teleflex Incorporated. It looks at how the first article argues that containers have helped the air cargo industry grow, and the second article discusses new container technology. It explores how, although the aviation industry is very well-known for transporting people, the air cargo service is becoming more attractive to shippers as aircraft?s capacity, frequency of lifts, handling facilities, and number of service locations increases.

From the Paper
"Containerization protected the cargo on both the ground and while in flight from things like shift damage, theft, and weather. But, because containers put the entire cargo in one centralized canister, containerization actually made it easier for thieves to steal an entire cargo as opposed to if the shipment were split and most container damage occurs because of overcrowded conditions that force cargo to be stacked above recommended heights or re-positioned frequently. Nonetheless, the industry has been able to standardize air cargo and from the invention of containers the cargo industry has grown."

Tags:baggage, passengers

Abstract
This paper examines how for many years, ships were the only means of travel between many parts of the world and therefore, were a major means of transportation. Today, air travel has become the preferred means of travel, especially when there is a need to travel long distances and one is short of time. It looks at how point-to-point steamship travel may connect one to ones destination, but this mode of transport is by no means as popular as is sailing purely for pleasure, on a cruise. Cruise travel is usually a round trip and is considered as a total unit, while point-to-point steamship travel is undertaken between two or more ports.

Outline
Introduction
Then and Now
Air Travel or Ship Cruise?
Booking and Overbooking
Delayed and Cancelled Flights
Check-In
Baggage
Cost
Frequent Flyer Programs
Customer Satisfaction
The Cabin
Seating for Dinner
Food
Entertainment, Fun and Games
Massage and Beauty Parlors
Shore Excursions
Safety
Health
Travel Insurance

From the Paper
"Today, the scene has changed, and cruise lines are bringing their ships nearer home. Cruises of short duration are now to be had for the asking, are more affordable than ever before, and cater largely to the younger crowd. Some lines cater to the singles groups, some to honeymooners, and some to families with reduced rates. Nearly 40% of all first-time passengers are under 34, and 62% are under 55. Plenty of ships now sail out from ports like Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Los Angeles, as well as from New Orleans, Tampa, Galveston and San Diego. The addition of many new departure points from the U.S. mean that your ports of call are almost unlimited, and that one can drive up to a cruise, altogether eliminating the hassles of air travel such as airport queues, foreign airports and immigration lines. This is especially relevant, given the implementation of new and often frustrating airport security checks."

Tags:health, safety, baggage, cost, insurance

Abstract
The paper discusses how the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 aimed to rationalize airline operations by keeping workers productive, flexible, motivated and accountable. The paper describes the subsequent accusations of discrimination, retaliation, unfair actions, mandatory overtime and pressuring not to report labor problems. The paper also addresses emergency levels of staffing in five key areas and labor issues, such as baggage meltdown, bankruptcies and the decrease in the number of mechanists drawn to the industry. The paper discusses how hope for improved conditions hinges on the advantages of technology, cost-cutting, extending the retirement age from 60 to 65 and global cutbacks in oil prices.


Outline:
Abstract
The ATSA
Staffing Emergency in Key Areas
Persisting Labor Issues
Extending Retirement Age
Attracting New Blood
The Advantages of Technology
"Baggage Meltdown"
Cost-Cutting Mostly in Labor
Bankruptcies and Optimism
History of Organized Labor

From the Paper
"The Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 authorized the head of the Transportation Security Administration to prevent baggage and passenger screening personnel from forming a union (The Colorado Springs Gazette, 2007). The simple objective was to insure that workers should remain "productive, flexible, motivated" and accountable. It viewed national security as far more important than manpower labor. These employees fought hard to unionize but failed repeatedly. They went as far as bringing their situation to the United Nations. The United Nations intervened and ruled that TSA employees should be granted collective bargaining rights. The American Federation of Government Employees, through its president John Gage, accused TSA of subjecting its employees of discrimination, retaliation, unfair actions, mandatory overtime and pressuring them from reporting problems."

Tags:personnel, unions, strikes, retirement, pilots, aircraft, air, traffic, control, system

Abstract
This paper looks at the emotional undercurrent in the plot of this novel. The book focuses on the gift of a young boy to see dead people and foretell events. It compares the gift of this boy to the problems his psychiatrist has. The writer analyzes these characters and the special bond formed between them as they share their emotional baggage.

From the Paper
""I see dead people," says Cole. This "problem" forms the crux of the book The Sixth Sense. The tale is a simple ghost story in many ways. It tells the story of a young boy who lives under difficult and unusual circumstances because he possesses a kind of gift of extrasensory perceptions. The is the child of a single mother and is ostracized at school. He begins seeing a child psychologist, a Dr. Malcolm Crowe, because the boy's visions are assumed, by the unknowing world to be a manifestation of psychological difficulties."

Tags:psychiatry, children, dead, esp, plot, novel, cole, crowe, vision, extrasensory, psychologist

Abstract
An attempted character analysis of this very evasive character of the book. Even though the book is named for her, the character only appears a third of the way through the book. A look at many critical evaluations of this complex character with heavy emotional baggage and a disturbed family history. Sula's character lets us see both the realities of a black woman's life and reflections of the possibilities of the meanings of divinity that exist within all our lives.

From the Paper
"Toni Morrison does not give us easy answers as we attempt to analyze the character of Sula. Sula is the title character in the novel Sula and yet she only appears in about the middle third of the book. Sula is a black woman, very much a character who is aware of her self and her own process, which is continually in motion. It is perhaps easier to say what she isn't than what she is. She is not a static predictable character. She does not meet with the approval of the community and she does not care. She cannot be called a good, or caring or giving person. Sula is neither passive nor innocent. She is active, involved in life and though she is amoral, she doesn't fit into dualistic categories of good or evil. In fact her contradictions make us realize that we must look beyond our dualistic perceptions to understand her. She is much more concerned about her self than about anybody else, yet she is very much aware of herself in relation, or more often non-relation, to others. As others analyze her character, she serves as a catalyst for leading her fellow humans, both inside and outside the novel to analyze themselves."

Tags:character, novel, literature, analysis