Abstract An explication of Yusef Komunyakaa's poem "Facing It," as the self expression of the poet - an African American and Vietnam War veteran - as he sees his reflection in the Vietnam Memorial.
From the Paper "In the poem "Facing It" by Yusef Komunyakaa, the author uses first person narration, metaphor, simile, images of light and darkness, personification, allusion and word connotation in order to convey to his detached audience the intimate experience of making his pilgrimage to the Vietnam War Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. For Komunyakaa, an African American writer and Vietnam veteran, the emotions associated with the memorial are complex, sad, disheartening and cherished."
Tags: komunyakaa, facing it, yusef, vietnam war veteran, memorial
Abstract This paper explains that face recognition, one of the first issues studied with regard to child psychological development, plays a significant role in early brain development, but this may be a natural characteristic rather than one that is learned over time. The author points out that research is locating the site in the adult brain for face recognition activities, which is important for analyzing the effects of organic and non-organic brain damage that has increasing consequence for the treatment of alcoholism and even autistism. This paper concludes that the research is substantial with regard to the issue of face recognition, its impact on social and cognitive ability, and its importance within both children and adults, but more research must be done to determine its efficacy and best practices with regard to face recognition technology for identification purposes.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Review of the Literature
Infant Face Recognition
Adult Face Recognition
Face Recognition Impairment
Face Recognition
Technology for Security Use
Conclusion
From the Paper "Many of these questions have become increasingly important to the whole of society as more and more people lean toward, biometric identification technology to increase security during travel and to meet the most recent U.S. demand for biometric identification for all flight passengers entering the United States from foreign countries by October 26, 2004. The historical research has been used to develop ways in which the human identifies faces for recognition and developed the same or similar tactics in a simulate computerized system that is said to scan faces and determine their similarity with those in a database."
Abstract In this article, the writer discusses the book 'Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold' by C.S. Lewis and notes that Lewis has created a complex novel in his retelling of the story of Cupid and Psyche. The writer points out that it is a novel with numerous themes and meanings, one which is very deep and reflects on the very core of the interaction between human nature and spirituality. The writer relates that speaking largely on the power of God, the Divine, love, jealousy and family among other themes, Lewis creates a powerful character in Orual whose transformation reflects on the very nature of God's involvement in life and on love, spirituality, and holiness within an individual. The writer concludes that Orual went through the process of gaining a face through her conversion and through her realization of her own self-deception, Lewis is suggesting that it requires internal awakening of the divine before true conversion and understanding of God can be reached.
From the Paper "Orual's conversion, and her own struggles with the divine, is reflective of the challenges humans must overcome to discover God. To find God, one must first find God in him or herself. Only through finding the divine inside, can one truly discover God. With the veil over the faces, to borrow Lewis' metaphor, humans have to face, and therefore cannot see the face of God. The face of God is not for humans to see anyway, because it is so pure and divine. However, there will come a day when we all have faces, as the title suggests, and then truly can we discover God. Ultimately, we must discover the Godliness in us as individuals; we must all undergo the conversion of Orual. The love that humans think they feel is not unconditional and it has to be to discover God. Discovering God is finding heavenly love in oneself, and to discover that one must believe in the greater spiritual powers without empirical proof. Psyche found her true happiness by trusting God, and she had beauty that was limitless. In Till We Have Faces, Lewis depicts how humans must go through a conversion, a difficult conversion in which they find true love in themselves in order to understand the true love of God. Only then, can God be discovered."
Abstract This paper reviews Lucy Grealy's memoir "Autobiography of a Face", discussing, in particular, the fantasy theme that is prevalent throughout the book. The author recounts Grealy's diagnosis with potentially terminal cancer and her ordeal of enduring surgery after surgery to reconstruct her disfigured face. The paper discusses how Grealy's sees herself, and how throughout her early life, Grealy believed after each unsuccessful operation that the next one would give her the fantasy face she was longing for so that she could begin her life.
From the Paper "In her memoir, Autobiography of a Face, Lucy Grealy describes her search for self and happiness. At the age of nine, Grealy is diagnosed with potentially terminal cancer which forces her to have a third of her jaw removed. From then on she endures surgery after surgery to reconstruct her disfigured face, while she suffers pain from peer rejection and uneasy stares from the world around her. Throughout her memoir, Grealy covers a number of themes, including everything from the meaning of beauty, to the desire to be special, to the fear of never being loved. One motif that stands out from the rest is fantasy. One of the ways that Grealy copes with her imperfect world is to play roles which allow her to hide her disfigurement and to feel more normal. However, Grealy's looking to fantasy as a way to discern what is perfect and what she should be causes her to become even more separate from a world in which she is already displaced."
Abstract This paper is a brief essay regarding the challenges that a young person from Iran faces in a new world and culture. The essay outlines some of the challenges faced and also explores the individual's view on giving back to the community. The paper concludes that there is a "cause-and-effect" relationship between healthy community role models and a healthy community.
From the Paper "Being a student from Iran and trying to gain a diploma in a new land presents many challenges. The following brief paper will outline the challenges that any young student placed in such a circumstance must confront. The paper will also examine communal responsibility and how a young person can give back to his or her community and make that community a better place for everyone. In particular, this paper will look at the "cause-and-effect" relationship of being a positive role model to young people. "
Abstract This paper discusses the problem of medicine's inability to induce antigen-specific immune tolerance, the final technical obstacle to bringing face transplants into widespread clinical application. The paper presents an overview of historic and current immunological research - from the use of chimerism, to the use of monoclonal antibodies to control T-cell activation - and its role in future prospects for a non-pharmaceutical strategy for tolerance induction in humans. The paper highlights studies that have examined tolerance in recipients of composite tissue allografts (CTAs), with emphasis on studies using animal models involving skin allografts, and with the intent of providing insight into the issues presented by transplantation of a face. It includes graphs and photographs to illustrate this.
Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
CTA Study Goals
Antigenicity of Facial Allograft Components
Immune Tolerance and Chimerism
T-cells: Activation and Blockage
Memory Cells: The Ghost in the Immune Machine
Conclusion
From the Paper "Investigators are exploring several strategies in an attempt to provide medicine with safe and effective pharmaceuticals and clinical protocols for inducing tolerance after transplant. These include creating and using chimerism, and developing targeted bio-engineered monoclonal antibodies to inactivate or destroy T cells. This review, in its overview of historical and current immunological research, provides insight into the development of a T-cell-based strategy from a basic understanding of chimerism. This review also highlights studies that examine tolerance in recipients of CTA transplants, with specific emphasis on those using skin allograft animal models."
Tags: medical, operation, plastic, surgery, anti-immune, system
Abstract This paper discusses the plot, climax, resolution and theme of Caroline B. Cooney's work "The Face on the Milk Carton", a book about a teenage girl that sees her face on the back of a milk carton. The review breaks down the story by it's main problem, the rising action, the climax, and resolution.
From the Paper "The problem begins one day while Janie is eating lunch in the school cafeteria with her friends. Although she is allergic to milk, she take a small drink of her friend's milk and when she looks down at the milk carton, she recognizes the face of the young girl to be a picture of her taken when she was three years old. It has been fifteen years since the picture was taken, but Janie wanders if she had been kidnapped from a mall parking lot when she was just three years old. She wanders if her parents, who are kind, loving and very nurturing really are her birth parents. She is afraid to ask them questions, so she has her boyfriend help her investigate the truth. She has a lot of problems trusting her friends with what she has discovered because she feels that they will not listen to her or not believe her. The main problem in the story is that Janie does not know who she really is."
Tags: girls, teenagers, kidnapping, parenthood, conflict, resolution, literature
The following paper discusses Cherubism, a rare, hereditary disease characterized by enlargement of the jaw bones (maxilla and mandible) on both sides of the face (bilateral) and a deformity in the setting of the eye sockets.
Abstract This essay examines the symptoms of Cherubism, a disease with unusual growths within the jaw and swelling of the face. It also discusses the causes, origins, treatment and future of this disease.
From the Paper ?The facial changes are brought about by overgrowth of fibrous tissue around the jaw bones. The disease starts to appear in the 3rd or 4th year of life and continues to grow until the person affected reaches the age of 15-20. Typically, the disease occurs early, when the afflicted person's primary teeth fall out and are supposed to be replaced by mature teeth. Instead, after the primary teeth fall out, the bone cells do not do their proper job, causing masses of soft tissue to develop in the jaw area. The disease, however, has been known to recede during adolescence. The size of the jaw stabilizes and progressively becomes smaller. In moderate cases, the deformity disappears altogether. Cherubism is a disease that has been around for a long time, yet little is known about the rare disease. Advancements in the study of cherubism are progressing slowly, yet consistently.?
Abstract The following paper discusses the practical and symbolic significance of Social Security. The writer argues that the main reason social security is facing long-term insolvency is because the population is aging. This paper examines studies that claim that by 2030 there will be exclusively two active workers for every one retiree. The writer discusses the fundamental demographic shift that will occur when fewer and fewer workers will be contributing payroll taxes to support more and more retired individuals.
From the Paper "To finance the current level of benefits, payroll taxes for the Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance portion of the FICA tax would have to be increased from the current 12.4 percent to 18 percent. The long-term shortage in the OASDI trust fund is about 2 percent of payroll, which is approximately a $32 billion annual deficit in today's dollars. The Social Security trust funds have been building up surpluses in anticipation of baby boomers' retirement needs. These surpluses, however, help mask the true size of the federal deficit. In fact, the trust funds are projected to pay out $18.6 trillion in benefits over the next 75 years but collect only $9.8 trillion in income from taxes, leaving an unfunded liability of $8.8 trillion. Beginning in the year 2012, the trust funds will begin to experience negative cash flows. By 2029, OASDI will be insolvent; able to pay only 77 percent of promised benefits. "
Abstract This paper discusses the company, Genuity Inc, and its financial problems caused by the dot-com bust. The paper provides a background to the company and its services. Two other companies, Qwest Communications International and Catalyst Semiconductor Inc., are described in relation to the similar financial ordeals they faced. The paper claims that Genuity should adapt the same measures as taken by Qwest and Catalyst, in order to improve financially.
From the Paper "Genuity Inc., a Delaware-based e-business network provider that delivers managed Internet infrastructure services to enterprises and service providers, offers its clients Internet access through dial-up, dedicated and digital subscriber lines and voice-over-Iinternet protocol, Web hosting and content delivery, and value-added e-business services.
Genuity operates a global fiber optic network that consists of broadband fiber optic cable in the United States; points of presence; secure data centers; and undersea and international fiber optic cable capacity."
Abstract In Malcolm Gladwell's article "The Naked Face" (New Yorker: August 5, 2002), the author discusses the results taken from years of study of facial expressions and how facial expressions help reveal the true purpose of an individual. Gladwell suggests that these findings indicate that all human beings share similar facial expressions and that if these expressions can be understood, then this understanding has potential benefits for all aspects of society, from psychology to law enforcement. This paper investigates two subjects and their facial expressions as they recount stories with emotional content in order to address the veracity of Gladwell's article.
This paper presents a detailed discussion on the various way businesses will have to adjust in coming years to accommodate the Hispanic population in the US.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 9 sources, 2002, $ 80.95
Abstract This paper presents a detailed discussion on the various way businesses will have to adjust in coming years to accommodate the Hispanic population in the US. The census bureau has declared that in the future there will be more Hispanics in the nation than any other race. The author of this paper describes the demographics of that as well as the different things businesses can do to prepare for the diversity and the changes in the face of America from a business standpoint.
Tags: BUSINESS / ETHICS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, business changing face
Abstract This paper examines the ethical and liability issues that non-profit corporations and for-profit businesses face and compares them. It looks at the potential for corruption that exists in non-profit organizations, the growing concern regarding this potential, and how ethical standards are being adopted by non-profit organizations as a result of these concerns. Also discussed is the growing realization among executives of for-profit businesses that corporations must project an ethical public image and the basic principles these corporations must adhere to in order to maintain public confidence.
From the Paper "There have been a lot of scandals lately regarding large for-profit businesses. These scandals stem from both ethical and legal issues. Many of these scandals have resulted in lawsuits and even criminal proceedings against those who have been involved with them. The true extent of corporate liability is just beginning to be seen in our society. We are watching the large corporations of this country ever more closely now, in order to make sure that they are acting in an ethical manner. The corporations, for their part, are being extra careful in their actions and words, fully aware of the liability that they are under should anything they say or do slip out of the socially acceptable line. With all of the focus on the ethics and liability of large corporations in our nation, the question naturally arises of how much of this, if any, applies to non-profit organizations."
Abstract This paper looks at two literature works that describe the way that women have rebelled against gender-based oppression. In "My Forbidden Face", Latifa describes life as a young girl growing up under Taliban rule in Afghanistan. Kingston describes life for women under Chinese patriarchy.
From the Paper "Latifa's protected world collapses when the Taliban assume power in 1997. Until then, Latifa had enjoys the privileges afforded by her family's relative affluence. Latifa went to school, talked to her friends about fashion, dreamed about Indian and Iranian movie stars. She did not wear a veil and donned skirts that were hemmed at the knee. More importantly, the young author had strong career ambitions. Her own mother was a gynecological nurse, while Latifa herself planned for a career in journalism."
