Abstract
This paper is an outline for an experiment to be carried out to examine the interrelationship between hostility and well-being. The paper consists of a literature review, proposed methodology, and general discussion of implications of possible results, limitations and future research ideas.

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"Previous studies have suggested that hostility may play a role in some disease processes, particularly heart disease and depression, and may contribute to morbidity and mortality. The current study will be undertaken to further examine the relationship..."

Tags:hostility, well-being

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The future, if one is to judge it in the terms portrayed thirty years ago in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey," has been something of a bust. The film's creators, Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke evidently took it for granted that 2001, commercial airlines (in fact, the now-vanished Pan Am) would be offering regularly scheduled flights to orbit, where passengers would disembark into a space station complete with a hotel coffee shop. From the space station, connecting flights would be available to well-established moon bases, and preparations would be underway to send a manned spaceship (no women aboard!) to the moons of Jupiter.

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"The future, if one is to judge it in the terms portrayed thirty years ago in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey," has been something of a bust. The film's creators, Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke evidently took it for granted that 2001, commercial airlines (in fact, the now-vanished Pan Am) would be offering regularly scheduled flights to orbit, where passengers would disembark into a space station complete with a hotel coffee shop. From the space station, connecting flights would be available to well-established moon bases, and preparations would be underway to send a manned spaceship (no women aboard!) to the moons of Jupiter. To viewer of the film in 1968, all of this surely seemed plausible, even likely.

The year 2001 is nearly at hand, but almost none of the film's advances has come to pass. The commercial shuttle in the ..."

Abstract
This paper considers the career of medical secretary, including a description of what a medical secretary does, skill required, training and education required, tasks, duties and responsibilities, work environment and the future job outlook. Interesting facts about the job, and related occupations to career choice are also discussed..

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"When choosing a career it is important to consider not only the skills and talents required to succeed in a particular occupation but also how well the chosen occupation fits with an individual's personality and temperament. Some individuals, for example, work best when they are working with large numbers of people, while others prefer to work alone, interacting only with colleagues. Some prefer to work at a computer while others prefer to work in a more active environment. Some individuals look forward to the..."

Tags:work, medical secretary, career, occupation

Abstract
The paper notes that the roles of shareholders and stakeholders in any company differ slightly, whilst in oil companies they have varied roles because stakeholders, with or without shareholdings, are somehow invested in the current and future success of the company. This paper briefly looks at the position of oil companies in the controversial role of the holders of a resource that independent users cannot obtain in any other fashion, and discusses the social responsibility of oil companies in the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic areas.

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"Oil management is in fact one of the most complicated of all businesses, given the fact that market, government regulation, industry regulation and many other factors create near constant fluctuation and the fact that petroleum is one of the most flexible of all energy products, with low cost for refinement and depletion in comparison to higher cost of research and development in both reserve location and technology infrastructure building. One issue that is significant and specific to the oil industry is that the price of the crude product is the largest expense associated with a completed refined product."

Tags:government regulation, industry reserve location technology infrastructure

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The student relates that when he began the University of Phoenix program, he was frustrated with both his personal and professional life, and this was because despite the attempts that he had made at progressing to a more successful level, his desire to achieve his educational goals was not being met. The writer asserts that he had long felt a passion to continue with his education, through circumstances prevented him from beginning to realize his dreams.

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"When I began the University of Phoenix program I was frustrated with both my personal and professional life. This was because despite the attempts that I had made at progressing to a more successful level, my desire to achieve my educational goals was not being met. For me personally, I had long felt a passion to continue with my education, through circumstances prevented me from beginning to realize my dreams. This created unrest within me and prevented me from progressing at the professional level. My passion for progressing with my education was personally significant..."

Tags:past, present, future

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This dissertation presents a case study of the possibility of future wars throughout the Middle East and North Africa due to water scarcity and limited water resources presently being experienced in that region. The paper starts by revealing the gravity of the situation by showing the present statistics surrounding the problem of water scarcity throughout the world. Thereafter, the paper highlights the importance of water in the national economy. From then on, the paper discusses the present situation of water scarcity in the Middle East by noting the present available resources of water in the Middle East. Lastly, the paper highlights the reason underlying possible future water wars in the Middle East and North Africa. The paper concludes by briefly analyzing the findings and assessing possible variables and alternative scenarios that might be adapted by the Middle East and North African states to avert war.

Table of Contents
Abstracts
Synopsis
Introduction
The Importance of the Availability of Water
Presently Available Water Resources in the Middle East
The Conflict in the Future
Hypothesis
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Collection of Data
Data Analysis and Search Tactics
Limitations of the Study
Findings
Geographic Location
Regional Tension, Disharmony and Centuries of Conflict
Vague International and National Laws
Population Explosion
Increase Demand and Decrease Supply
Pollution
Water Exploitation Methods
Economic Growth in the Middle East
Border Conflicts
The Domestic Situation and Regional Conflicts
Assessment of Expected Variables
Conclusion

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"At present, as mentioned above, approximately 40% of the world's population is dealing with the scarcity of water. In fact, hundreds and thousands of humans travel all year long in search of water. They live their lives like nomads and remain in one place until they have utilized the water resources. While, this picture is very noticeable in the Middle East countries, more and more countries are joining the listing of such countries. Experts fear that if the present situation is not given the due attention, then by the middle of this century, almost 65% of the world's population will be confronting water scarcity and famine (Steve Lonergan, 1996). The gravity of the situation in the Middle East can be gauged from the fact that in the mid 1990's almost 8 countries from this region fell below the international standards of "absolute water scarcity," while many others had been on the brink of falling below the redline (Robert Engelman and Pamela LeRoy, 1993). This situation occurs when the yearly per capita fresh water accessibility of a nation drops below 500 cubic meters. These 8 countries in the Middle East faced inbuilt problems and difficulties of water scarcity that severely threatened the public healthcare structure, as well as, hindered the growth and development of the socio-economic system. To add to the difficulty, these regions have one of the highest population growth rates in the world. One does not have to be a rocket scientist to determine the fate of countries if their water resources come to a stand still while their population is rapidly growing at the rate of more than 3 percent (Ashok Swain, 1996)."

Tags:north, africa, increasing, demand, limited, supplies, decreasing, growing, population

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This writer sees the world changing in part due to extreme temperature changes. The writer points out that anyone up to date and paying attention can see the ongoing degradation of animal habitat and the ongoing loss of plant and animal species; there are the realities of deforestation, desertification, and it appears there are increasingly high-powered natural events like hurricanes caused by climate change that are disrupting human lives. The approach for this paper is to review existing research in scholarly journals that embrace issues and ideas - along with attitudes and emotions - relevant to eco-psychology and humans interacting in changing ways to the changing planet. In conclusion, the responsibility for educating people of all ages falls on schools, communities, political leaders, and mostly importantly, it falls on the shoulders of families. The writer maintains that more families should turn the television off and have discussions about what is being written in magazines, newspapers, and other publications about the fragile condition this earth is truly in at this moment in history.

Outline:
Introduction
Article One:"Thinking About The Future: A Psychological Analysis," Tonn, Bruce E., & Conrad, Fred
Personal Reaction to the Article
Article Two: Effects of Brief Wilderness Programs in Relation To Adolescents' Race - Pamela M. Orren and Paul D. Werner
Article Three: Situational Influences upon Children's Beliefs about Global Warming and Energy. Patrick Devine-Wright, Hannah Devine-Wright and Paul Fleming
Article Four:Psychotherapy of the Lived Space: A Phenomenological and
Ecological Concept - Thomas Fuchs
Article Five:Attitudes to Environmental Education in Poland - Kobierska, Hanna, Tarabula-Fietak, Marta, & Grodzinska-Jurczak
Summary of Articles

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"It is encouraging to know that so many young people are becoming aware of the challenges of global warming, and of the need to preserve what is left of the natural world. But it is somewhat troubling to learn that only a small portion of people (those with education and who are well-employed) are thinking about the future in a big-picture framework. The fact that most kids in Poland get their environmental information from television and not from home is also troubling; and knowing that attitudes about the wilderness are not significantly altered when young people go into the woods on overnights is worrisome. Overall it would appear there is much work to be done when it comes to educating people (young and old) about the ramifications of climate change."

Tags:climate, global, warming, environmental

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This paper discusses the issue of evidence-based Medicine (EBM), providing arguments for and against it being abandoned altogether. The author of this paper puts forward his own suggestion that the real question is not whether EBM should be destroyed or sustained, but what it should look like a cathedral or a bazaar? He goes on to argue that, if EBM is to serve the interests of service users as much as those of the medical and pharmaceutical powers, it must come to resemble a bazaar more than a cathedral.

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"Some critics of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) argue that it should be abandoned altogether (e.g. Sa Couta 2003). By contrast, Sandra Tanenbaum (2003, p. 298) argues that, despite its weaknesses in practice, the public idea of EBM lends it a power that can be used by health administrators to support policy decisions that can benefit patients. A key problem with Tanenbaum's approach is that it underestimates the role of ideas in shaping social practice and the extent to which the philosophy of EBM has come to serve particular commercial and ideological interests. I would suggest that the future of health services research lies not in destroying or preserving the idea of EBM but in questioning and subverting it. The real question is not whether EBM should be destroyed or sustained, but what it should look like: a Cathedral or a Bazaar? One type of structure represents hierarchy, order, authority, exclusion and the pious realisation of a complex but unitary concept. The other represents a 'great babbling bazaar of different agendas and approaches' (Raymond 2000, p. 1), potentially profane and subversive, but nonetheless inclusive in character. I want to argue that the movement that embodies the idea of EBM must be subverted from within. If it is to serve the interests of service users as much as those of medical and pharmaceutical power it must come to resemble a Bazaar more than a Cathedral."

Tags:medicine, clinical, ideological, science

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In this article, the writer discusses the various ways that information is gathered by modern forms of communication. The writer claims that that the television and the Internet are used today to sell products and to watch or control people's actions. The writer notes that each time one clicks the mouse, information is being taken. The writer further maintains that at the same time, the way that we are informed is controlled. The writer concludes that the computer and the Internet are supposed to be about giving people communication and information, but their real purpose is to take information and to control.

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"A new relationship has already started between the individual, the society, and the communication universe. People are used to the fact that a TV program is only as long as the commercials. TV is supposed to entertain and offer information. What TV is really all about is selling products. The computer and the Internet are much worse. The Internet is also about marketing or getting products sold. The Internet is all about surveillance or watching. All of the things discussed in this paper are different ways of watching and of taking people's information."

Tags:surveillance, tracking, consumer

Abstract
This paper analyzes the poem "Old Photograph of the Future" written by Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989) which describes a picture from his childhood. It examines how the poet is caught in the spiral of time that makes him go back and forth through the past, the present, and the idea of the future. It discusses how, from this perspective, the poem, as a literary creation, fails to work as a time-machine that would enable the poet to rediscover the unity of his family and his own being, to go back to the origin.

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"The most striking thing in the first three quatrains that deal with the description of the photograph, that is to say the past, is actually the unity of the family represented. Indeed, from the very beginning, the emphasis is on the baby; he is the "center of attention" even more so through the repetition of the phrase that operates as an anaphora (l. 1 and 5) and the use of dashes that visually put the newborn in the reader's own center of attention. The unity is remarkable by the bond between the three members, the baby being the common point. In fact, in the second quatrain, the reader still focuses on the child and only shifts to the mother because the run-on line (l. 6) puts the stress on the copula 'to be' and the meliorative adjective "precious" that links the baby to his mother. "

Tags:time, past, present