Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses Wal-Mart's legal loss in a suit in Pennsylvania regarding work breaks and off the clock labor. The writer explores the legal issue and examines the law that applies. Further, the writer presents an analysis of the case. The writer concludes that the weakness of Wal-Mart's case, despite its insistence it will appeal, is further underlined by the fact that it could not deny that some employees were not compensated for their breaks. The writer also notes that Wal-Mart maintains that there should be less of a financial settlement given to the wronged employees than was ultimately awarded.

From the Paper
"For example, according to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as well as Pennsylvania law, overtime pay should equate to one and a half times an employee's regular rate of pay for all hours worked over forty hours during a regular workweek. However, because many Wal-Mart employees were forced to work more than the regular workweek, but because they were not officially on the clock, their extra labor was disregarded in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. It should be noted that a state could have more stringent or additional labor standards regarding the fair treatment of workers, but not less stringent standards than the federal government. The workers sued under Pennsylvania rather than federal law, but regardless of the venue, Wal-Mart's practices regarding overtime were in violation of both federal and state standards regarding overtime."

Tags:employees, paid, labor, compensated

Abstract
This paper examines the education debate in the 2000 presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. It concludes that Bush put together a focused campaign on the issue, driven by talk of school accountability and backed by his education record in Texas, that the Gore campaign was never able to solidly refute. Gore had the lead on the education debate and had stances on education issues that more closely matched those of the average voter, but his campaign was unable to put together a cohesive message on education and in turn could not fight off Bush's advances. In exploring the education debate, this paper considers the idea of issue ownership in campaigns and how Bush overall made up significant ground in the election by pushing on traditionally Democratic issues like education, Social Security, and Medicare. This paper relies heavily on commercials run by each campaign, speeches delivered by each candidate during the race, and the reflections of those working at the top of each campaign.

From the Paper
"When it comes to issues that are regularly at the forefront of American presidential campaigns, education is an anomaly in one particular respect: The president of the United States by and large has very little meaningful impact on what takes place in and around the nation's schools. Granted, the federal government has played an increasingly important role in funding the nation's public schools since the enacting of Title I in 1965. And various rulings by federal courts and pieces of legislation by Congress over the years have provided some general guidance to education in this country. But by all accounts, Washington "especially the Executive Branch" plays only a marginal role in shaping what takes place in America's classrooms and how the country's schoolchildren learn and perform. In terms of education the president is, at most, a distant consultant, offering a vision for what U.S. schools should be doing in a general sense, while perhaps forwarding a piece of legislation or two that may advance the cause; at the least, he is a prominent cheerleader for educational causes being carried out at the state and local level. Either way, the president's influence on schools and education pales in comparison to that exerted by state and local governments, school boards, teachers unions, and parent groups."

Tags:accountability, campaigns, gore, issue, ownership, schools, vouchers

Abstract
This paper explains that, in James Joyce's "A Painful Case", the reason why the protagonist Mr. Duffy breaks off his relationship with Mrs. Sinico is that his greatest problem is not an absence of emotions but rather an isolation from society and from his own self. The author points out that Mr. Duffy is a very confused man due to his lack of experience with emotions, especially with love; therefore, he imposes emotional isolation on himself in order to protect himself from his own confusions, especially the ones concerning his sexual identity. The paper stresses that Mr. Duffy definitely does not face his own difficulties and crucial decisions; his only attempt to open up has made him crawl back and shut himself in; thereby, the life he chooses is a life of emotional isolation.

From the Paper
"James Joyce's "A Painful Case" is a story about the life of Mr. Duffy, an isolated person, who has no friends or family and lives his life in a constant routine. One night at a concert, he meets another member of the audience, Mrs. Sinico. A relationship is developed between the two characters. Mr. Duffy seems to be interested in this relationship and in Mrs. Sinico, after all "This union [between them] exalted him, wore away the rough edges of his character, emotionalized his mental life." (122). However, at some point in the story he decides to break it off. The reader feels that this relationship with Mrs. Sinico is Mr. Duffy's only chance of experiencing genuine emotions of love and happiness and his only opportunity of a close relationship with another person, other than himself. Thus, his decision to break off this relationship frustrates the reader's expectations and provokes puzzlement."

Tags:critics, relationship, breaks-off, sexual-identity, confusion

Abstract
The paper reveals that Deep Vein Thrombosis strikes more than 1000 adults per year, and DVT causes pain, suffering and death if not diagnosed and treated correctly. The paper explains that DVT consists of blood clots in the pelvic area, legs and/or upper extremities, and DVT becomes deadly when the blood clot breaks off from the vein and lodges in the lung arteries. The paper reveals that DVT is often a silent killer that is treated as pneumonia, heart attack and anxiety (Goldhaber and Fanikos, 2004).

From the Paper
"Deep Vein Thrombosis strikes more than 1000 adults per year. DVT causes pain, suffering and death if not diagnosed and treated correctly. DVT consists of blood clots in the pelvic area, legs and/or upper extremities. DVT becomes deadly when the blood clot breaks off from the vein and lodges in the lung arteries. DVT is often a silent killer that is treated as pneumonia, heart attack and anxiety (Goldhaber and Fanikos, 2004). Awareness is the best way to treat DVT. Lifestyle changes are needed even before diagnosis of DVT to create a safer higher quality of life. Preventing DVT is a better way of eliminating the risks of the disease..."

Tags:prevention, of, dvt

Abstract
This paper explains that many of the themes Li Yu wrote and the way he narrated stories were very unusual at the time; he narrated his story, "A Tower for the Summer Heat", in the third person and, at the end of each chapter, he would break off from the storyline to start a small conversation with the reader. The author points out that, besides the story being comically funny, one important aspect to understand is that Li Yu was using the story to break social taboos on sex and marriages. The paper relates that, at the time Li Yu wrote, most marriages were arranged by parents, and people did not have a choice of marrying someone they found sexually attractive.

From the Paper
"Jiren also broke traditional conformity by creating adultery. Traditionally, you could only have sex with your wife but Jiren had sex with all the maids without being married to them. By making this character break many social norms, Li Yu is able to make his readers reflect on those norms and decide whether or not Jiren should be admired or detested for breaking them. In fact, it seems that Li Yu is actually encouraging his readers to engage in discussion about this topic and express their opinions. This is evident by his use of narration."

Tags:narration, discussion, marriage, women, norms

Abstract
This paper looks at the works of St. Jean De Crevecueur and Tom Paine, both from the early Puritan period, one a Frenchman and one an Englishman who defined the America as seen through their own eyes and illustrated contrary ideas of the new world that was to come. Thomas Paine focused directly upon the United States' aims and objectives by influencing the breaking off of America from England in order for the country to expand itself and be its own free government. Crevecueur saw it being an abundant, affluent and liberated country rich in agriculture.

From the Paper
"Thomas Paine's Common Sense, focused directly upon the United States' aims and objectives by influencing the disjoined of America from England in order for the country to expand itself and be its own free government. Thus, he utilized the metaphor of a "young oak" that became "full grown" in order to symbolize as well as encourage this change. In the novel, Common Sense, the most general theme that run throughout the novel was growth that had to do directly with the extensive landscape, the distended population of the United States, the government system that was becoming more like an adult independent who has grown- up to the mother country and the abundant soil of the Americas, which all reflected and helped to give this rising country (A. Owen, 1984)."

Tags:france, revolution, england, civil, freedom, natural, reason, rights, free, government

Abstract
The paper discusses Kierkegaard's second major work "Either/Or" as an analysis of his psychology. It shows that this work marked a postponement of that career and was the outcome of the fateful decision to break off an engagement and disappointment at not finding in Schelling's Berlin lectures a philosophical alternative to established Hegelianism. The paper shows that "Either/Or" portrays two life-views, one consciously hedonistic, and the other ethical in a way, which Hegelians would recognize except that the choice of the ethical is a personal one, not the outcome of a philosophical insight.

From the Paper
"From this look at Kierkegaard's psychology, it is according to the withheld explanation the pseudonymous works deliberately adopt an aesthetic point of view in order to loosen the grip on their readers of a falsely 'aesthetic' picture of religious fulfillment. They can also be read as mirroring their true author's own struggles as a social outsider playing with the thought that his literary talents and situation might have marked him out for a specifically religious mission. In Either/Or human fulfillment, corresponding to the second, 'ethical' stage in the progression from the aesthetic to the religious, meant choice of a self-wedded in a conventionally Hegelian way to shared social norms."

Tags:pseudonymous, production, The, Instant, Repetition, and, Fear, and, Trembling

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This paper argues that using "garbage as art" reminds the viewer that the environment is often a harsh and an ugly place and the rewards cannot always be immediately appreciated. The author points out that "garbage as art" is a tangible, immediate way to suggest to individuals the possibilities of renewal in the environment, a way to recycle the environment and a way for human beings to personally express their ideas about their connections to the natural environment. The paper concludes that, rather than a series of seismic breaks of casting off and then beginning again, by acknowledging garbage's possibilities as art, Western society can see that we must use the past again in the future.

From the Paper
"Scanlan's poetic musings in "On Garbage" also stress the humbling nature of garbage. All societies are reduced to relics after the death of the civilization. These waste products, such as broken and chipped pots, are now deployed as costly museum attractions. If we are not to bury ourselves in a world with rapidly dwindling space and resources, Scanlan argues, we must grapple with Western culture's mania for discarding things as a way of moving forward. Western culture has denied the natural lifecycle of rebirth, and clung to a false ideal of something beginning from nothing."

Tags:casting-off expression new waste tangible

Abstract
This paper explores fractals, which are often referred to as the geometry of nature. First, fractals are defined as resembling a fracture or a series of complicated and uncoordinated breaks. The paper further considers the complexity of a fractal and its design despite it starting off as a simple figure. Various types of fractals are elaborated upon, which include the Sierpiski triangle, the Sierpiski carpet and the dragon curve among others. The paper traces the development of each fractal, showing its mathematical formula. The paper concludes by stating that there are many fractals in nature for which precise mathematical formalisms have been developed. It also addresses the application of fractals in modern life. The paper contains several illustrations.

Outline:

Sierpi ski Triangle
Sierpi ski Carpet and Menger Sponge
Dragon Curve
Mandelbrot Set
Koch Snowflake (Star)
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The end product of these endeavors is often a fascinating figure. While it is possible to create a fractal that appears complex, though it might have started from a very simple figure, the end product cannot be described in terms of a simple figure. One can explain this mathematically using the concept of Hausdorff dimension. Typically, a point can be described as having zero dimension, a line has one dimension and a plane has two dimensions etc., however consider a mountain, which can be reduced to a cone with dimension three, can be considered as a fractal because its dimensionality is non-integral. The dimensions of fractals are non-integral."

Tags:Hausdorff dimension, integral, self similarity, geometry, stochastic

Abstract
This paper explains that Whoopi Goldberg (real name, Caryn Elaine Johnson) grew up in a New York housing project, became a single, teenage mother and dropped out of high school because she was convinced that she was not able to understand basic lessons. (Later she found out that she had dyslexia.) The author points out that, in 1983, Goldberg's career took off when director Mike Nichols attended her show at the New York's Dance Theater Workshop and immediately signed her for a one-woman Broadway show; Steven Spielberg chose her to play the lead in "The Color Purple" for which she received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award. The paper concludes that Goldberg represents a true pioneer in the motion picture industry not only because of her groundbreaking roles, which place her at the forefront of the black female actors in America today, but also because Goldberg's portrayal of white actors created an environment that breaks down social barriers while tacitly acknowledging and reinforcing others.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Analysis of Selected Goldberg Roles
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Goldberg endured the unendurable for several months ("I had this caseworker who was nasty as hell"), which makes her reaction to her initial success more understandable. Even though she's won a Grammy, a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination, Goldberg reports that absolutely nothing in her life has come close to the sense of accomplishment that she felt when, after five years on public assistance, she was able to support herself through acting: "The greatest thing I ever was able to do was give a welfare check back. I brought it back to the welfare department and said, 'Here. I don't need this anymore.""

Tags:purple, awards, political, welfare, pioneer