Abstract This paper discusses school vouchers and a national voucher program. The author looks specifically at the three best known school voucher or school choice programs: the Boulder Plan, the Milwaukee Plan, and the Cleveland Plan. The paper examines whether school choice programs been a successful public policy, and concludes that these programs are either: a) failing b) not yielding enough information to make a conclusion or c) just plain unconstitutional.
From the Paper "It is clear that school choice and school vouchers have many problems, but these programs are beginning to show promise. The idea of national school choice or school voucher seems to be a disaster waiting to happen, because of the complexities and needs of these programs. The local levels are the places that can adequately implement such a program. The programs of race, privilege gap, transportation, school closures, separation of church and state, and funding need to be address. The research and data has made all of this clear, but has not made many feasible recommendation to began to amend these issues. Most researchers are saying that school choice and school vouchers needs to be forgotten as a failed policy idea, but this is the easy answer to a complex question. How do we adequately education and create opportunities for all of our students? Former Representative Fox is on the right track in looking for ways to amend these programs. Freedom of choice and competition are building blocks of our society. To turn on these beliefs is to serve a grave injustice to our way of life."
Abstract This paper looks at the different low level positions being offered to people in a specific restaurant and uses this as an example of general attitudes towards certain ethnic groups. The ethnic group concentrated on is the Hispanic community.
From the Paper "Immigrants start from the bottom and work up; however as Stephen Steinberg points out, "the bottom has by no means been the same for all groups" (42). Today in Boulder, the most exploited immigrant group is the Hispanic community. Steinberg explains the Hispanic economic experience thus: "Forced to work for substandard wages, (Hispanics) continue in their historic role as a cheap labor reserve" (23). "
This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues related to the JonBenet Ramsey murder case. JonBenet Ramsey was a six-year-old girl from Boulder, Colorado, murdered on Christmas Day in 1996.
Abstract The paper outlines the major elements of the case, including the facts surrounding the murder and the evidence collected. The paper then evaluates the published statements of material witnesses. It also examines the arguments of a former Boulder Police investigator and his suspicions regarding the identity of the killer. Lastly, this paper concludes with preliminary summarizations and recommendations for further investigation.
From the Paper "A month later, Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter identified the Ramseys as ?the obvious focus of the investigation.? A year after JonBenet's murder, police basically had two theories about the case: (1) that someone entered the Ramseys? house through unknown means, possibly sexually abused then brutally, yet silently, killed JonBenet, hid her body, took the time to write a long ransom note, then left unheard and unseen; or (2) that someone who was in the house that night committed the horrible crime."
The paper examines how the Australian National University and the University of Colorado at Boulder's strategic IT plans measure against the Baldrige criteria for assessing strategic planning.
Abstract The paper discusses the strategic IT plans of the Australian National University and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The paper examines the Baldbridge criteria for performance excellence and whether these universities will attain this level of quality. The paper concludes that despite impressive strategic IT plans, each university has much work to do in order to to reach and stay at the level of quality performance as defined by the Baldrige standard.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Baldbridge Criteria for Performance Excellence
The Essence of any Strategic Plan: Goal Alignment and Agility
Goal-based diagnosis
Making Change Last
Summary
From the Paper "In comparing the strategic IT plans of the Australian National University and the University of Colorado at Boulder, similarities and differences become quickly evident. When the Criteria for Performance Excellence (2007) are taken into account in conjunction with comparing each strategic plan, the variation in depth of commitment to customers (end users of the systems) needs both today and into the future, and the role of Web Services and XML to streamline availability of data to the many applications that students rely on was much more evident on the University of Colorado at Boulder plan. Further, the assumptions of how educational technology, web-based student services, the role of the middleware layer in ensuring enterprise application integration (EAI) between systems, and the role of systems and IT governance were also more prevalent in the University of Colorado at Boulder plan. The Australian plan however did focus on how to streamline help desk and support processes to better serve users who were in need of assistance."
From the Paper "Marketing Plan: Upscale Health Club
This research develops a marketing plan for an upscale health club firm to be located in the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area. The health club firm is envisioned as a multi-facility organization.
Situation Analysis
The population of the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area approximates 1.9 million persons (Bureau of the Census, 1991). The population in the metropolitan area is growing at the rate of 1.5 percent per year. Approximately two-thirds of the metropolitan area population is in the 18-64 age group, which is the age group in which most users of health clubs are found (Stein, 1990). A significant proportion of the 18-to-64 year old population segment in the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area is comprised..."
Abstract This paper compares how each famous epic chronicles the tales of nations, describing both the similarities and the differences. The paper points out that, while the "Aeneid" is fundamentally a positive tale of nation-building, namely, the founding of the city of Rome, the "Iliad" is a tale of nation's imminent destruction, that of Troy, and thus has a far less positive tone towards the theme of war and warfare.
From the Paper "Neither text is anti-war. The theme of a male's need to prove himself in warfare runs through both texts, as Paris is criticized by Homer's Greeks for his chariness about fighting for Helen's hand, and Aeneas is reproached for dallying too long with the Queen of Carthage, the lovely Dido. However, the "Aeneid" focuses mainly on an individual's positive quest to establish the Roman capital, as opposed to the more disparately focused "Iliad" which chronicles the petty squabbling of the Greeks and Trojans, and the futility, ultimately of their aims to end a conflict that neither side really has much desire to win, given it is over a woman no warrior may enjoy-even her rightful husband has lost his drive for Helen. But the more spare, fierce, and elemental poetic diction of the Greek author stresses the futility of war in contrast to the poetic, elevated language and themes of the "Aeneid." The "Aeneid" also combines themes of travel and romance as well as relationships between men and battle, bringing them to the forefront while in the "Iliad," such wrangling over women are only of interest in terms of how they affect the war and create conflict between men."
Abstract The paper examines opposing viewpoints on who possibly built Stonehenge, why they did and what the site was used for. The paper relates that Stonehenge is one of the most famous ancient archaeological sites in the world. The paper explains that many believe it holds religious significance, especially for the Druids, while others believe it was a sort of "sky map" that showed the positions of the sun and moon. The paper concludes that whatever its purpose was, Stonehenge is still magnificent and awesome today.
From the Paper "Stonehenge was built on the Salisbury Plain in Southern England. It lies about eight miles north of the town of Salisbury. Just about everyone is familiar with the look of Stonehenge - giant boulders moved to the site and arranged in a circle, with long boulders placed on top of the upright stones to form a type of lintel. However, there is more to Stonehenge than this famous image of upright stones. Stonehenge actually encompasses several different sections of building and development, from the ditch (now almost entirely filled in with silt) that surrounds the area to the bank rising up from the remains of the ditch and the Aubrey Holes and cemetery at the site."
