Abstract
This paper discusses the author's experience working as a waiter with other workers of Mexican descent. The paper discusses how the author's perceptions during his experience correlated to Nancy Adler's concepts of projected similarity error and selective perception.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Personal Scenario With International Colleague
Recognition of Projected Similarity Error
Recognition of Selective Perception
Cultural Synergy
Conclusion: Admitting to Projected Similarity Error and Selective Perception
References

From the Paper
"Now that I look back on that experience, I realize that most of my perceptions were based on the process of projected similarity error conceptualized by Nancy Adler. Adler (1991) surmised that projected similarity error occurs when we assume that other people possess similar beliefs, habits, and values as ourselves (p.74). We often extend these similarities to perceive our colleagues as interpreting phenomena in the same way as we do. As Alder points out, I was probably using my own meanings to make sense out his reality."

Tags:cultures mexico, cultural synergy, nancy adler, projected similarity error, selective perception

Abstract
The paper discusses how many buildings today feature fully computerized building management systems that monitor energy use and maintenance schedules on a continuous basis. The paper shows how the trend towards this coalescence of different types of mechanical and electronics technologies has increased in recent years. The paper discusses how they help eliminate the need for human oversight, but the process is not without its challenges and constraints. The paper explores these systems and concludes that as building management professionals gain additional experience with these systems, it can be expected that additional applications will be identified that will make these systems more effective in the future.

Outline:
Summary
Keywords
Functional Description
Technologies at Play
HVAC Servicing Expectations
Conclusion and Proposals for Improvement

From the Paper
"The encyclopedic entry for mechatronics indicates that, "Mechatronics is centred on mechanics, electronics and computing which, combined, make possible the generation of simpler, more economical, reliable and versatile systems" (Mechatronics, 2006, p. 2).
"According to Tolentino (2000), in recent years, mechatronics-based systems and processes that combine mechanical and electronics technologies have emerged that involve the application of the most advanced computer technologies in design, manufacturing and engineering along with the use of more advanced technological breakthroughs associated with high-definition television, innovative materials and chemicals, as well as advanced microchip technology."

Tags:technology, mechanics, electricals, coalescence

Abstract
The paper outlines the conflicting points of view about whether management and leadership are essentially different or whether they are in essence synonymous. The paper shows how, while one cannot simply conflate leadership and management, there is a certain element of artificiality in the division between them. The paper therefore concludes that the debate about the difference between leadership and management is to a certain extent misleading and there is an interchange and coalescence between these two concepts.

Outline:
Introduction
Different Views About Leadership and Management
Assessment and Conclusion

From the Paper
"There is often confusion and debate about the actual difference between leadership and management and in some case these two concepts are used as rough equivalents. However, the theory and literature on this topic makes it very clear that there are certain distinct differences between these two concepts and that these difference are important in understanding the specific meaning of these terms, particularly in practice and in a business and management context.
"The central debate that surrounds these terms revolves around the question as to whether management in actuality includes an understanding of leadership qualities as being necessary and implicit in a business context. Does modern management theory include the understanding of leadership, or are leadership and management two very different things?"

Tags:skills, qualities

Abstract
This essay discusses issues in architecture and sustainability and what must be done to preserve resources while building in a space and economic conscious fashion. The essay argues that an architectural emphasis on nature and humanism have become obscured by economic factors which has lead to poor use of space and unsustainable building design. Further, the essay argues that in order to preserve society's resources, architecture in which commercial, residential, artistic and community-oriented goals are shared must be encouraged. The essay suggests that if a city embraces the reciprocal relationship between social coalescence and proper public brokerage, ecological degradation will become less likely.

From the Paper
"Physical surroundings are a determinant factor in the defining the human experience. The communities, neighborhoods and buildings where we find familiarity and comfort are also those same hosts upon which we rely for sustenance, socialization and survival. And to that end, the interaction between man and nature defines the shape taken by each of these pursuits. Though such is a premise which has always persisted as an overarching theme in the infinite architectural philosophies that have adorned and scarred the earth, today's architectural dilemmas suggest that the emphases on nature and humanism have become destructively obscured by economic factors."

Tags:sustainability, humanism, ecology, design

Abstract
This paper argues that sinocentrism was not a significant mobilizing force of the Chinese peasantry in the 19th century, when British imperialism began to face a strong opposition from the Chinese people. Instead, the essay asserts that it was British aggression more than anything else that led to the coalescence of the peasants.

From the Paper
"The 19th century was a time of significant unrest and turmoil in China, as British imperialism flexed its considerable muscle, and internal strife ate away at the unity of China. There were several significant rebellions during this time period, and a number of fundamental changes in Chinese society and culture seemed to be taking shape. Amidst all of this activity, militias of Chinese peasants were gathered in order to combat their enemies. Sinocentrism, a rather widespread phenomenon during this time, was the feeling on the part of the Chinese that China was the center of the world and that all foreign states were inferior. Some may argue that sinocentrism played a significant role in the mobilization of the peasantry, but there were a number of other much more significant factors that contributed to the military organization. The foreigners that had invaded China imposed unfair policies on the Chinese, perpetrated various crimes upon the people, and even stole their children away from them. The peasant uprisings were much more a response to these actions than an expression of sinocentrism."

Tags:british, china, imperialism, opium, tea, war

Abstract
This paper discusses the antiwar actions of the Vietnam era in the 1960s, with a focus on draft resistance. The paper notes how the counterculture involved a number of different issues and concerns, though the groups that formed tended to coalesce around the ongoing war in Vietnam and to agitate for a withdrawal from that war, with resistance to the draft reaching a high in American history.

From the Paper
"The 1960s counterculture altered American society significantly by giving it a new way of thinking about itself and its relationship to its government, its business community, and itself. It was then no longer proper merely to accept what society sets down as restrictions on personal conduct. The legacy of the 1960s has been a greater questioning of government, a legacy bolstered by Watergate and other elements of the 1970s. The counterculture involved a number of different issues and concerns, though the groups that formed tended to coalesce around the ongoing war in Vietnam and to agitate for a withdrawal from that war."

Tags:antiwar, draft, resistance

Abstract
In this paper the author highlights the significant elements of the novel that coalesce to tell a story that is deeply psychological and analytic. He points out how Conrad engages in the centuries-old dialogue regarding the human being and its capacity for good and evil. The paper finishes with the central theme of the book which deals with the "darkness" of man's soul, the mysterious, ethereal motivations that drive him to acts of great injustice against the world and against himself.

From the Paper
"Marlow's story dominates the narrative for the rest of the book. He tells it in first person narrative, which is kept in quotations to serve as a reminder of the original narrator's unspoken presence. Although the introduction serves to establish a quiet flavor of meditative attention among the men of the ship, it would seem that Conrad contrived this point-of-view arrangement in order to justify Marlow's lengthy recapitulation. His listeners expect such a story. The point of view being thus removed suggestively indicates a quest for internal clarification that mirrors Marlow's journey down the Congo. "

Tags:tolerant, narrator, human, quality, victim, africa

Abstract
This paper summarizes the principal events that led to the American Civil War. It examines how between 1820 and 1860, the sectional rivalry between the North and the South intensified. It looks at how that rivalry coalesced around the failure of the political system to arrange a lasting accommodation over the extension of slavery into the western territories. It analyzes how the events of 1820-1860 help explain why the political compromise of the differences between the North and South became more and more difficult to achieve and how by 1860 they represented a chasm too wide to be bridged peacefully.

From the Paper
"A cascade of events polarized sectional politics in the 1850s, setting the stage for the outbreak of war. The debates over the second Missouri Compromise were acrimonious. They were accompanied by threats by the southern states to secede from the Union. A number of incidents erupted in the North over southern slavecatchers' attempts to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law. Harriet Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, published in 1852, evoked widespread Northern sympathy for the plight of Negro slaves in the South. In 1854, Southerners succeeded in passing in the House the Kansas Nebraska Act which would have opened up territory north of the 1820 and 1850 compromise lines to slavery, and which McPherson said was "the most important single event pushing the nation toward war" (121)."

Tags:north, south, slavery

Abstract
This paper analyzes Mark Twain's book "Pudd'nhead Wilson" which brings together the coalesced selves of small-town America and in their midst, three figures - Tom, Roxy and Wilson, who try to escape the reality of life by changing their social identities. It discusses how Twain limits the freedom of the individuals to the context of their relationship with the people in society and how the pessimism inherent in the story suggests that near the end of his writing career Twain moved from depicting realism to showing the lack of control that humans have over their lives, an aspect of naturalism.

From the Paper
"Then, within the paradigm of the story emerges the sublimation of the truth. Combining the pessimistic scope of naturalism and the ordinary facts of realism, Twain presented the conflict of the environment and the characters. Throughout the story we see Roxy trying to change her destiny. She is a black slave and yet, she does not look like it. She exchanges her son with that of the owners again attempting to overcome the social constraint imposed on her by birth. Yet, all her efforts are useless for in the end nature triumphs, as does the conception of self-fixuality. Consider, that though Roxy has swapped the babies the difference is still there. The "black and white" babies are now distinguishable by their characteristics."

Tags:blacks, slaves, lawyer, south, reality, life, society

Abstract
This paper first examines the societal, political and cultural factors in Argentina that coalesced to create a foundation upon which nationalism could blossom and then looks at how Alberto Williams' music helped inspire further feelings of nationalism amongst the citizens of Argentina. Consideration is also given to Argentinian art and its effects on nationalism.

From the Paper
"Generally speaking, the term nationalism is used to describe a sense of identification which individuals within a society or culture share regarding their state of residence. Most countries are characterized by this identification to some degree or other and Argentina is no exception. However, if one considers the fact that Argentina has been an independent country since 1810, what is striking is how long a true sense of nationalism took to fully blossom (Douglas). Specific to the topic of this paper, Alberto Williams was not born until 1862. Furthermore, his music would not have been able to affect the listeners in his country until he reached adulthood and was able to actually compose it. Then one must consider that the music would have had to have been accepted by Argentine society and then disseminated across a wide enough area of the country where it could actually have any sort of influence."

Tags:buenos, aires, spain, juan, manuel, rosas, entre, rios, gauchos, pampas