Abstract This paper analyzes the ChicagoTribune's on-line strategy. It discusses the company's efforts to determine what should make up on-line news content. The author explores the differences between the print version of stories in the newspaper and the online version.
From the Paper "The Chicago Tribune is one of the nation's most respected newspapers and it has become a respected source of news on the Internet as well. The parent company, the Tribune Company had expanded into television, radio and newspaper ..."
Tags: chicagotribune.com, chicagotribune, case study
Abstract The Bush Administration strongly believes that the events of September 11th have created conditions under which a Military Order calling for military courts - essentially military tribunals - is justified. The predominate reason given is that the military tribunal will provide an atmosphere in which individuals who are terrorists or who are affiliated with terrorists can be brought to justice. This paper examines the nature of a military tribunal through ethical arguments
Abstract The challenges facing the war crimes tribunals in Bosnia are examined in this paper. The writer discusses these tribunals, established under the Dayton Accords, and presents their analysis as an example of the problems facing war crimes tribunals. The writer also examines the concept of ethnic cleansing.
From the Paper "... the fragmentation of the former Yugoslav Federation led to an outbreak of civil warfare and ethnic violence in the Balkans particularly in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Concentration camps, mass murders, mass expulsions and other indicators of genocide became widespread and the term ethnic cleansing was added to the century's lexicon of horrors. The international ...
Abstract The following paper examines the development of war crime tribunals over time, from the Nuremberg trials to the present manifestations. The paper traces the continuity of the laws during the period in question and examines the relative strengths and weaknesses of the various tribunals that have emerged in the last six decades. The paper concludes by noting the future is fraught with difficulty - but also promise - for these tribunals.
From the Paper "In the past century, humanity has borne witness to some of the most gruesome and disturbing acts of barbarity in recorded history. It is because of these acts, and because of the troubling prospect they may occur yet again, that civilized society has seen the need for the creation of war tribunals to both punish iniquitous leaders and to educate future generations on the evils of which men and women are capable. With this in mind, the following paper will examine the history of war crimes tribunals from the present with special emphasis being placed upon the law behind the tribunals, why these tribunals were established, the problems encountered in creating them, the advantages and disadvantages inherent in them and the future that appears to belong to them."
Abstract The paper discusses the Australian Constitution's three branches: the legislative, the executive and the judicial. The paper explores the ambiguity between the powers of these branches and reveals which arm has the power to overrule the decision of another. The paper examines the proposal to amalgamate the current available administrative system into one 'super tribunal', the Administrative Review Tribunal.
From the Paper "The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was established under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth). The AAT Act makes provisions for the administrative review of decision made in the exercise of powers that have been conferred by an Act of the Parliament of the Commonwealth."
"The AAT is an independent tribunal that has the power to review and decide administrative decisions made by the Commonwealth Government ministers and officials. Its system of review is based on merits; therefore the tribunal is not restricted to considerations which are relevant to judicial determinations. Based on the material before the Tribunal is able to decide if a decision made was the best possible decision in that particular case Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 24 ALR 577."
Abstract This paper reviews the life of Judy Chicago, born Judy Cohen in Chicago in 1939, and gained fame through her art, her writing, and her feminist activities. Her most famous piece of art is The Dinner Party, created in 1974 to 1979. (Lucie-Smith) According to the paper, it was created with the help of hundreds of volunteers. It is a most unusual work, comprising of a large triangular table, with ceramic plates representing thirty-nine feminist guests of honour. This paper discusses this piece arguing that - like most of Chicago's art - it weds Chicago's two greatest passions: art and feminism.
Abstract This paper discusses the events that led to the Chicago conspiracy trial of the Chicago Seven; its outcome, and its fairness. It looks at the 1968 protest at the Democratic National Convention and the acquittal of the defendants on conspiracy charges, as well as the conviction of some on lesser charges. The paper examines the courtroom behavior of the judge and the courtroom as a "street theatre."
From the Paper "There are few years in recent American history more generally turbulent tense and filled with public protests than the year inw hich President Lyndon B Johnson announced that he would not seek or accept a second term as president and ..."
Tags:Chicago Seven, 1968 Democratic Convention, Days of Rage
Abstract This essay explores inner city life in Chicago from the years 1900 to 1930. In this article the writer discusses various pressures on American cities at the beginning of the twentieth century. Further, the writer examines how the city of Chicago was shaped and grew out of the poor overcrowded neighborhoods.
From the Paper "At the turn of the century American cities were burgeoning under the pressures brought on by rapid immigration, urbanization, and industrialization. As thousands of immigrants flooded cities, none had the infrastructure to see the newcomers properly settled or evenly dispersed throughout densely populated neighborhoods. Pockets of decay grew out of the poorly settled neighborhoods--overcrowded, teeming with garbage and disease, crime, and poverty--divided by language, class, and ethnicity. It was these neighborhoods, however, that shaped and molded a city's fluctuating identity. This trend was exemplified in Chicago. By the end of the nineteenth-century Chicago could boast being the mightiest city in mid-America."
Abstract The paper discusses how the subsidized housing situation in Chicago is growing bleak, as it is doing in many of America's urban communities. The paper explains that the combination of a reduction in public housing and the increasing reliance on Section 8 has caused public housing situations to become critical. The paper notes that some have seen this development as an opportunity to segregate and a lawsuit has been filed to that effect. The paper discusses that whether or not this kind of accusation has a foundation in the truth is a subject of its own, but maintains that regardless of this, public housing is becoming scarcer and cities like Chicago will feel the negative effect more than most.
Abstract The paper compares and contrasts two of the United States' most conspicuously successful community policing initiatives: the New York COMPSTAT program and the Chicago CAPS program. The paper briefly describes both, delineates some of the differences and similarities between the two and ultimately concludes that a rigidly monolithic approach to community policing, at least if the New York and Chicago models are any indication, is not desirable or necessary.
From the Paper "In recent years, community policing has become increasingly prominent as police departments find themselves lacking the resources to combat crime in all of its various manifestations. With this in mind, the following paper will examine community policing in two communities - New York and Chicago - and ascertain where each is similar, and where each is different. Specifically, the paper will explicate "CAPS", discuss "COMPSTAT" strategies, compare the two, and - not least of all - delineate the contrasts between the two entities. Ultimately, what should become apparent is that there is not one effective means of combating crime. Peace-Officers.com, a respected web site written for and by police officers, simply defines community policing as "law enforcement that seeks to integrate officers into the local community to reduce crime and (to) gain good community relations" ("Glossary - Community Policing" 2004, para.1)."
Abstract The paper discusses how analyzing the social, economic and political effects of the Chicago World Fair of 1893 reveals the shocking hypocrisy that pervaded American society in the late nineteenth-century. In Gilded Age America, the wealthy and powerful were idealized and worshipped as social, economic and political icons, despite the fact that many of them were ruthless, corrupt, egomaniacs who considered themselves above the law. The paper discusses how the Chicago World Fair was a national monument to hypocrisy, for it was a microcosm of America itself in this era of greed and psychological self-delusion.
Abstract This paper presents a critical review of "The Port Chicago Mutiny" by Robert L. Allen, a mutiny that took place in the ammunition depot of a shipyard in 1944. The paper examines Allen's methodology, thesis and the short- and long-term ramifications of the court martial.
From the Paper "The largest mutiny trial in the history of the United States took place because of events not on board a ship but at a shipyard. Fifty men were tried and convicted of mutiny based on their failure to ..."
Tags: Port chicago mutiny, robert allen, navy, desegregation, segregation
Abstract This paper describes the current political and social situation in Chicago with regard to racial mix, poverty, unemployment, prospects for future development, etc.
From the Paper "According to the census, Chicago has rebounded from a population loss because of significant immigration flows. Immigrants from Mexico now constitute nearly half the city's foreign born population, yet Chicago still remains one of the foremost U S gateways for Eastern European immigrant workers and their families. These inflows of immigrants have reduced the overall age of the Chicago population and are responsible for revitalizing both commercial and residential properties in many of the city's neighborhoods. Most of the new immigrants are settling in the..."
Abstract This paper presents a critical analysis of the 2002 musical film "Chicago" by Rob Marshall. The model upon which the analysis is based is Aristotle's hierarchy of six elements of theatrical style.
From the Paper "The six elements of theater proposed by the classical world's great thinker, Aristotle, are essentially a way of organizing the various factors which make up a dramatic stage performance. Aristotle's model also gives us a means of making meaningful evaluations of the aesthetic success of a piece of drama, usually tragedy, by providing a hierarchy of criteria which,while distinct, remain inter-related. This can be seen in all types of tragic drama through the ages, from classical world pieces..."
