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This paper presents a grant proposal for a project endeavoring to measure the impact of computer games (featuring problem-solving mathematical and engineering situations faced by children in everyday life) upon the acquisition of these important skills by children ages 7-12. The paper explains that the intellectual merit of this project is that it seeks to "connect" young people to mathematics and to introductory engineering by providing them with instruction through an entertaining medium that many of them use routinely - namely, computers and computer software. The paper notes that the prospective project emerging from this proposal seeks to satisfy the National Science Foundation's chief aim of uncovering new ways of using information technology to bolster the learning of STEM skills in the classrooms of today and tomorrow.

Tags:school, games, education

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The paper discusses how telemedicine offers a convenient way for patients to follow-up with their health care providers in settings where time and space pose significant barriers to monitoring glycemic control. The paper shows how a virtual patient-care provider connection is created between the health care provider and the patient and can greatly enhance the treatment experience.

From the Paper
"Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) (previously known as adult-onset diabetes, in contrast to Type 1, or juvenile-onset diabetes) affects 18.2 million people in the U.S., with 13 million people previously diagnosed cases and the remaining 5.2 million with undetected disease (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2005). By proportion of disease cases per age group, DM is most prevalent in the elderly (age 60+), with 18.3% of this group..."

Tags:nursing, dm, sms

Abstract
This paper presents a grant proposal for a project endeavoring to measure the impact of computer games on problem-solving mathematical and engineering situations faced by children in everyday life. The paper discusses the National Science Foundation's chief aim of uncovering new ways of using information technology to bolster learning and describes how this proposal will meet its criteria.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Computer Games as a Means of Bolstering Mathematical and Engineering Skills
Need
Goals
Description of the Activity
Evaluation
Key Personnel
Dissemination and Supplemental Materials
Budget

From the Paper
"Goals: The goal of this project is to ascertain the extent to which computer games in the classroom can improve the math, science and engineering skills of students; at the same time, the games will also permit children to interface with computer software and hardware, thereby introducing them to information technology. In this regard, the project clearly satisfies the National Science Foundation's efforts to find new ways of improving the STEM skills of American youth."

Tags:mathematics, STEM, virtual

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This paper explains that its geography and demography gave the U.S. the initial capacity to invest U.S. capital thus becoming a mighty engine of world finance, gathering increments of power by bolstering old enterprises or by opening new enterprises. The author points out that W.W. II literally forced America to become an internationalist nation; the period after W.W. II marked a transition to a new phase of nationalist feeling incorporating a militarist emphasis in foreign policy and an increasing anxiety about security. The paper states that the use of atomic bombs in Japan to end W.W. II was a watershed event in history and ultimately proved to be the catalyst in propelling the U.S. into the elite club of world superpowers at the time: Today, America is the only superpower in the world.

Table of Content
The Early Years
This Land Is Our Land
National Interest
Economy As A Factor In Superpower Status
Strategy of Containment
Other Ingredients That Made America A Superpower
The Dynamism of American World Power
In Conclusion

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"In any calculus of the world's resources - immediate, reserve and potential - America leads the procession of the nations, with even the Soviet Union following at a distance. America was estimated (in 1950) to have 30 percent of the world's harnessed water power and to produce 42 percent of the world's total electrical power from all sources - about 430 billion kilowatt hours (Western Europe produced 25 percent, the Soviet Union eight percent). It used 60 percent of the world's total petroleum production and 25 percent of its total coal production. Its per-capita use of electrical energy from all sources increased from 455 kilowatt-hours in 1924 to 3,000 kilowatt-hours in 1954, and its per-capita use of total mechanical energy was like that derived from burning eight tons of coal for every person."

Tags:investment, wwii, militarist, security, atomic-bombs

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This paper expounds on Joseph Campbell's explanation of how myths are intended to teach individuals about the society in which they function. Through examples from Campbell's text in which Campbell talks about the Greek story of Persephone and Demeter, Arthurian legends, and religious myths, this paper demonstrates Campbell's contention that myths have served as a way of either bolstering the status quo of a culture or society or of teaching that deviation from the status quo will bring ruin.

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"In terms of Greek and Arthurian heroes, the resolution of problems such as the acceptance of duality and harmony often pitted the individualist nature of the hero against a sort of guiding patronage system instilled by either the gods, royalty, or both. Campbell uses the Greek story of Persephone and Demeter as a guiding example, but there are many other examples in Greek myth of the gods acting as intercessors in the mortal realm and providing the sort of conservative instruction advocated by myths. Love in Greek myth is often something that is aligned with supernatural fate, as when the mortal woman who is chased by a god finds herself turned into a dryad, or into some other representational totem. Love is also the source of problematic blame in terms of the battles surrounding Troy in Greek myth and legend. But in any case, the heroes of these myths, when they are acting alone, show that they are stemming from an individual response which must be tailored by the intercession of the gods. If the hero is too individualist and denies the patronage system of the gods and oracles, as Oedipus did, the results are generally tragic."

Tags:supernatural, divine, fantastic, elements, desires, conservatism, polar, opposites

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This paper studies how the terror attacks on September 11th affected the U.S. economy and the response of its fiscal policy. The author examines several contributing factors: (1) U.S. monetary policy; (2) fiscal policy; (3) supply side theory/policy; (4) inflation; (5) unemployment and (6) business cycles. In each of these areas, the paper demonstrates how monetary and fiscal policy worked together to provide ample and rapid stimulus during the economic downturn. The paper also contends that the impact of 9/11 on overall aggregate demand was mitigated somewhat by the increase in government spending aimed at bolstering homeland security and fighting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Introduction
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Supply Side Theory/Policy
Inflation
Unemployment
Business Cycle

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"After 9/11, the Fed injected liquidity into the Federal Reserve System as a stabilizing measure. As evidence, one need only look at the statistics released by the Fed at or around 9/11. Every Thursday, The Fed releases a spread sheet to the public that describes factors affecting balance reserves. On September 5, 2001, the face amount of marketable U.S. government and federal agency securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign official and international accounts was $719,895 million, a change of $ +3,191 million for the week. On September 12, 2001, the face amount of marketable U.S. government and federal agency securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign official and international accounts was $ 721,991 million, a change of $ +2,096 million for the week. On September 19, 2001, the face amount of marketable U.S. government and federal agency securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign official and international accounts was $727,796 million, a change of $ +5,913 million for the week. As demonstrated, the Fed injected an additional $7,901 million in securities into the system to cope with the looming threat of recession caused by 9/11."

Tags:terror, world, trade, center, monetary, policy, greenspan, federal, reserve, bank, fiscal, supply, side, inflation, unemployment, business, cycles, iraq, afghanistan, osama, ben, laden

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The paper begins by presenting a synopsis of U.S./Mexico relations, focusing on the two major issues of trade and immigration. It then turns to the NAFTA organization, claiming that its main goals were intended to be the bolstering of the Mexican economy by creating more manufacturing jobs south of the border, and the opening up of trade from the US to Mexico. The paper studies the beneficial effect of NAFTA on the U.S., Canada and Mexico; looking, in particular, at U.S. import crops. The paper explores the viewpoint of opponents of NAFTA as well as U.S. public opinion about the agreement. The issue of fluidity of the U.S./ Mexican border is discussed as is the impact of 9/11 on the Americans' feelings about border control. The paper concludes with a discussion on the Mexican image of Bush with and recommendations on what the president can do to enhance U.S. relations with Mexico.

From the Paper
"At present, although the United States and Mexico are embraced in an atmosphere of cooperation that is unprecedented, there are still potential areas of conflict that could chill relations between the two countries if they are not handled with great diplomacy. The tricky part here for President Bush, Mexican President Fox and other leaders is that these issues are more about perception than they are based on reality. The two major issues that come up the most are directly related to one another. These two issues, trade and immigration also touch on other politically sensitive issues which include environmental concerns, worker conditions, economic parity, political freedom, and governmental control."

Tags:relations, trade, immigration, economy, Canada, import, opponents, public, opinion, agreement, border, Bush

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This paper discusses how these presidents had different approaches for bolstering the economy of the United States during the Great Depression. Their policies in the areas of business, labor, agriculture, banking, and relief for the unemployed are compared and contrasted. The effectiveness of these policies on the long-term American economy is also analyzed.

From the Paper
"The Great Depression is generally thought to have started in 1929 and ended in 1941. The Depression brought massive unemployment, failed businesses and agriculture. During the Great Depression, as many as one in four Americans were unemployed.

"Herbert Hoover had the misfortune of being the President when the stock market crashed in 1929, and the Great Depression began. Franklin D. Roosevelt won over 57 percent of the popular vote, and defeated Hoover in the 1932 election."

Tags:american, economy, business, agriculture, labor, banking, relief, unemployment

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This paper examines the use of and shifts in American foreign assistance policy to Russia and how those shifts and uses have impacted upon the former Soviet Union, or Russia herself. The paper addresses the following questions: 1.What has been the effect of American foreign aid to Russia since the collapse in 1989? 2.What are the specific efforts or programs initiated by the United States to provide assistance to Russia? 3. What are the functional powers that allow for such aid? 4. How does American foreign aid to Russia since 1989 reflect or deviate from past examples of American bilateral assistance? The paper offers a brief overview of the key transformations taking place in the former Soviet Union over the past 11-plus years. The paper argues that American foreign assistance to Russia has not succeeded in bolstering the country's emergent democratic institutions to the degree anticipated, largely as a consequence of internal Russian corruption and ineptitude and of America's failure to properly assess the Russian situation.

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"Any nation, including the United States, requires the ability to deal with its international environment in a flexible and effective manner. In practice, this often necessitates assuming the position of global peacekeeper or "policeman," as the U.S. has done in the cases of Grenada, Haiti, Panama, Bosnia, and Somalia (Nincic, 1988). Nincic (1988) notes that policy-making in a democracy must have three principal attributes: 1) it must be based upon the policy preferences of the public; 2) the powers of a democracy's managers must be constrained; and 3) policy must not violate rights and liberties."

Tags:ussr, united, states, gorbachev, liberty, capitalism, democracy, corruption, soviet, union

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To most people in this country, the Federal Reserve Board is somewhat of a mysterious entity. While most people have heard of it, most have very little idea of what it does or how it works. One of the most important jobs of the Federal Reserve Board is adjusting interest rates nationwide. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Federal Reserve Board has made numerous rate cuts with the purpose of bolstering a floundering economy. The overall effect of these rate cuts on the American economy is a subject of debate. This paper will explore that debate, while at the same time explaining how the Federal Reserve Board operates.