Abstract
In this article, the writer reviews two notable short stories that are excellent examples of "commercial" fiction, "A Municipal Report" and "literary" fiction "A Jury of Her Peers". In brief, the paper outlines character development, plot and theme with an "eye" towards underscoring how William Sidney Porter's "A Municipal Report" is intended as a light-hearted, diversionary romp through a Southern town in early-twentieth century America while Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers" is really a troubling look at how men cannot perceive the "trifles" of women's lives - trifles which offer clues about the violence which drives some of them to commit murder.

Tags:commercial, literary, fiction

Abstract
The paper considers the strategic plan, implementation and recommendations for the Commercial Bank of Kuwait.

From the Paper
"The global banking industry has recently been confronted with issues that have called the industry itself into question. As the credit crisis has spread from the United States to Europe and beyond, investors and customers of banks around the world have become increasingly concerned about the role of financial institutions in their lives and the safety of their savings and investments. Ideally, companies conduct strategic audits as part of their regular business activities in order to ensure that their strategy..."

Tags:banking industry, commercial bank of Kuwait, cbk, strategic audit, strategy

Abstract
This paper discusses the idea of isolation presented in philosophical tales and how these ideas apply to similar situations of isolation today. First, the paper examines the isolation experienced by Socrates and Philoctetes and how they were affected by it. The reasons for their isolation are described as well as how they emerged from the isolation mentally and emotionally. The author then gives a personal opinion of the effects of isolation. The paper concludes with a discussion of isolation today and its emotional impact on individuals.

From the Paper
"Socrates further alienated himself when it was discovered that he did not share the same belief in the gods that everyone else did. He never actually said that he didn't believe in them. Rather, he questioned their existence. He would not say that he fully believed; rather, he said that he does believe in divine beings and, if divine beings were indeed gods, then he must believe in the gods. This was unacceptable to the judge and jury, who wanted everyone to believe in the gods wholeheartedly."

Tags:solitary confinement, depression, loneliness, community

Abstract
This paper stresses that it is not the illness of schizophrenia that will cause the person in this case study on mental illness the most hardship, but rather society and his own response to his diagnosis in the form of social isolation. The author points out social isolation is related to stigma, which any patient with mental illness or dementia is certain to experience. The paper relates that the origins of both stigma and social isolation are found in the labeling process. The author stresses that social isolation creates very serious problems for treatment and recovery. The paper concludes that the main role of nursing in relation to social isolation must be a response to the patient's and the family's needs for understanding, support and health teaching.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Issue: Social Isolation
Therapeutic Intervention
Conclusion

From the Paper
"At the same time, the labeling process which instigates the entire experience of social isolation produces a massive impact on the patient by not merely providing a diagnosis but imposing a new identity. Deegan (1993), herself a patient with schizophrenia, maintains that the label of mental illness arrives as a package plan which ensures that the patient will be utterly alone. Social isolation begins in the health care system because health care providers tend to confuse the person with the symptoms. The patient is forced to perceive themselves as health care providers view them through the label that comes with diagnosis."

Tags:alone, understanding, coping, attitude, family

Abstract
The paper provides a brief biography of William Blake's life. The paper discusses how religion, mythology and mysticism were three themes that greatly affected his art. The paper looks at his mental illness, visions and isolation from the world. The paper concludes that despite never being fully appreciated in his lifetime and lacking in commercial success, William Blake remains one of the great poets and artists of his time.

Outline:
Biography
Influences on Blake's Work
Blake's Life and Work Compared
Conclusion

From the Paper
"William Blake was a poet and artist who lived in London during the eighteenth century. He was, however, unappreciated during his lifetime. Blake was an innovator in both of his arts and found a way to combine them. In addition to his poetry and his art, Blake was also unique for his visions, which he experienced all of his life."
"Blake was influenced by other many other artists and other writers in both forms of his art. The events that shaped his life also influenced the forms that both his art and his poetry took. Blake remained, however, true to his own vision of the direction his art should take."

Tags:isolation, mysticism, visions, mental, illness, religion, engraving

Abstract
This paper uses the recent structures of Frank Gehry as examples of the fact that the purpose of a building is to enclose space, offering isolation, protection from the elements and define space at the same time. The writer discusses that the exterior of the building may define the type of building it is, and if it is a commercial building, may define the kind of business conducted inside. The writer maintains that the interior of the building does this as well but also facilitates whatever sort of business is conducted, separating people where appropriate, bringing them together where necessary.

From the Paper
"People considering the aesthetics of architecture often focus on the exterior design and may not pay sufficient attention to the interior space, which is just as important and which may show just as many either traditional or revolutionary features as the exterior. The purpose of a building is to enclose space, offering isolation, protection from the elements, and define space at the same time. The exterior of the building may define the type of building it is, and if it is a commercial building, may define the kind of business conducted inside. The interior of the building does this as well but also facilitates whatever sort of business is conducted, separating people where appropriate, bringing them together ..."

Tags:gehry, interiors, exteriors

Abstract
In this article, the writer demonstrates that it is obvious that the Internet has become an important educational resource and a powerful social element for children. The writer also discusses that while the Internet provides children with a wealth of learning opportunities, it can also potentially expose them to negative content, for although it allows benefits such as socialization, research and communication tools for children, it also contains negative elements such as violence, hate sites, isolation, commercialism, predators, and pornography. The writer concludes that the best safeguards for parents are to remain involved in their child's activities by actively monitoring online usage and to establish open and honest communication.

From the Paper
"In a series of studies published by the American Psychological Association on April 30, 2006, roughly 75 to 90 percent of American teenagers use the Internet to email, instant message, visit chat rooms and surf online Web sites, all of which can have both positive and negative effects, from encouraging self-injury practices to improving academic performance."
"One study, the HomeNetToo Project, by Michigan State University examined the positive effects of home Internet access on children's academic performance by following 140 children aged 10-18 years from low-income households for a two-year period (Borzekowski). Researchers found that the children who used the Internet for an average of thirty minutes a day had higher standardized test scores in reading and higher grade point averages at one year and at 16 months after the project began, yet Internet use had no effect on standardized math scores."

Tags:surfing, Web, educational, multimedia

Abstract
This paper provides a scholarly examination of the elements oxygen, radon, and lead, including who discovered them and when, how they are isolated from the environment, and some of their commercial applications. An analysis of what the impact of the loss of these elements on life and society is also provided.

From the Paper
"Dmitri Mendeleyev's discovery of the Periodic System can be traced to when he first began his scientific work in 1855. At this time, the central axiomatic assumption of chemistry was the notion of a chemical "element." Tennebaum says that this notion was associated with the idea that researchers cannot differentiate or divide substance down indefinitely, without encountering some kind of a limit, boundary or, "singularity" (Tennenbaum, 1994, p. 3). In the specific practice of chemistry up to the time of Mendeleyev, the exploration of this area took the form mainly of what are called chemical separation methods as distillation, precipitation, electrolysis, centrifugation, and so forth (Tennenbaum, 1994, p. 4). It was through this type of exploration that chemists that chemists had discovered about 64 elements at the time of Mendeleyev's initial research. The French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, on the other hand, adopted the view that these chemical elements are "singularities" (moments of change, in a search not for ultimate building blocks, but for what he called the "principles'' of matter."

Tags:atomic, chemistry, element, periodic, table, weight

Abstract
This paper provides a critical examination and analysis of the use of business aircraft for corporate travelers. The discussion focuses upon the financial impact owning and operating extremely expensive business aircraft have on a business entity's bottom line. The paper notes, however, that as important as the high costs of such a course are, isolated economic factors are not all that have to be considered by corporations when weighing the positive and negative aspects of corporate aircraft ownership. The great expense involved in owning a business aircraft must be measured against the alternatives, which frequently incur the loss of valuable CEO time, decreased corporate privacy while in flight, increased schedule complications, limited airport access, decreased safety, and the loss of prestige involved in flying commercial carriers such as Air Yak when competitors are globe-trotting in their own thirty-eight million dollar Gulfstream V's.

Abstract
This paper explains that the plight of gnomes, who are victims of gnome thieves, is a real cause of great concern to the political organization Front de Liberation des Nains de Jardin (FLNJ) or Gnome Liberation Front(GLF). The author points out that the GLF aims at mocking the consumer culture by trying to make people realize that they are not victims of gnome thefts but of a society that convinced them that they were in need of gnomes. The paper states that members in choosing such a method are sure to catch the public's attention to inform people about the true nature of modern culture and open their eyes to what modern life has been reduced.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Gnome Liberation Front
The Probable Commencement of GLF
The Future of Liberated Gnomes
The Probable Agenda of GLF
Conclusion

From the Paper
"In Britain, it is said that the GLF might be involved in the re-sale of the gnomes stolen by them and money is the only objective of this organization. However, that is not how the objectives of GLF are perceived in the rest of Europe. There appears to be a hidden message or higher purpose behind all these gnome robberies. The Gnome Liberation Front appears to practice a form of culture jamming. Culture jamming is a form of political communication, which has emerged as rebellion against the commercial isolation of public life where people are more interested in identifying with brand names than focusing on the problems surrounding their commercial environment."

Tags:stolen, commercial-isolation, meta-meme, ceremony, european