Abstract This paper analyzes the Quebec Act of 1774, passed by the British Parliament under Lord North (Lawson). The second document is a letter from Guy Carleton to Lord Dartmouth, written on 11 November, 1774. At that time Carleton was Governor of Canada, and Dartmouth was Secretary of State for the Colonies in Britain (Francis, Jones and Smith). The primary issue dealt with by these two documents was the difficult situation in Quebec.
From the Paper " Carleton E, Watkins was a true pioneer. He was one of the leaders in photographing hard-to-reach parts of the American West and his pictures played a major role in the development of the federal parks system. Despite the rigors of travel Watkins also made advances in photographic processes and camera design. Most significantly Watkins was a leader in elevating landscape photography to an art and his influence was felt for generations. Like many pioneers Watkins was engaged in sending back reports that encouraged others to follow. In his case the popular photographs helped shape the prevailing view of the West as a place "to find freedom and to escape the constraint and congestion of urban living." In one respect, however, Watkins was not a pioneer. Sadly, after decades of hard work and international acclaim, Watkins, like too many artists before him.."
Abstract Examines the leadership of women in the workplace and in politics. Comparison to male counterparts. Hostile environment created by male decisioin-makers. Gives examples of women who have achieved leadership roles: Carleton Fiorina, head of Hewlett-Packard. Katherine Hudson, head of W.H. Brady. Female political leaders in Ireland, Sri Lanka, Indira Ghandi.
From the Paper "Introduction
In spite of the massive entry of women in the workplace and the increasing numbers of women in mid-level managerial positions, gender equality at the workplace remains elusive to women today. Working in a world dominated by male decision-makers and their established practices, women encounter a variety of barriers impeding their surge to the top of their careers. One of the most significant factors is cultural stereotype. To many CEOs, women cannot compete against their male counterparts because they get pregnant and are responsible for domestic tasks. In this hostile environment, it is little wonder that women earn 75 percent of men's wages and have only 11.2 percent of the executive jobs in FORTUNE 500 companies (Greenfield, 1999, p. 72)."
A discussion of prions, the proteins that are typically expressed in brain tissue and that may exist in a normal or abnormal shape, and prion diseases.
Abstract This paper explains what prions are and how degenerative brain diseases result from abnormal prions. The paper discusses professor Stanley Prusiner's discovery of prions and pediatrician Carleton Gajdusek's contributions to this discovery, as well as the prion diseases themselves. Additionally, the paper explains the infectious nature of the prion protein and explains the progression of prion diseases and tests used to diagnosis the disease.
From the Paper "Recent cases of Mad Cow Disease have focused the public attention on prion diseases and the small proteins that are believed to cause them. The scientific community has been slow to recognize this mechanism of disease, since prion-caused encephalopathies can demonstrate diverse symptoms, and share characteristics with other disorders, such as dementia."
