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This paper explains that after the September 11th attacks by terrorists in the United States, the federal government and the American people determined that national security should be the primary focus of the country. In response to this call to protect the United States against future terrorist activities, the President and Congress acted swiftly to develop a plan that would allow the government to attempt to meet this goal and receive terrorist information previous to another assault on the United States. The USA Patriot Act was the result of these efforts. The paper further explains that the Patriot Act gave the broadest possible allowances to the government in their quest to identify terrorists, but in the process of doing so, it became evident that the law also infringed upon the rights of American citizens. This paper discusses this issue in relation to how the Patriot Act conflicts with the code of ethics followed by the National Association of Social Workers.

Tags:social, work, ethics

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This paper summarizes the February 28th city of Gardena council meeting and goes through issues pertinent to city growth, urban policy and city planning. These issues include planning, construction, finance, etc. This paper shows the parallels between actual policy and meeting issues to the theoretical views of a city council meeting, and goes through Gardena's successes and concerns as a budding city.

From the Paper
The February 26^th, 2008 City of Gardena Council Meeting: A Summary and Assessment Council meetings are important for many reasons. They help facilitate democracy and community knowledge of public policy on many levels, also giving the population of the city a platform on which to participate in civics and voice their views. On February 26^th, I had the privilege of witnessing a council meeting and its workings, firsthand. In my attendance at the City of Gardena Council meeting on February 26^th, I learned that, in relation to our class, there were both pertinent and inconsequential parts of the council meeting. I found this meeting via the

Tags:planning, city, gardena

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This paper describes a meeting of AA that took place last month at 4280 Clairemont Mesa Blvd in San Diego at 12 pm. The description includes a discussion of one of the steps in AA's 12 Step Recovery program as well as the overall impressions of the meeting. The paper concludes with how attending such meetings would be helpful to nurses.

From the Paper
"McGee describes Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a worldwide million-member organization that has assisted countless alcoholics to achieve sobriety through a spiritual program of recovery from alcoholism. This paper describes a meeting of AA that took place last month at Clairemont Mesa Blvd in San Diego at ...pm. The description includes a discussion of one of the steps in AA's Step Recovery program as well as the overall impressions of the meeting. The paper concludes with how attending such meetings would be..."

Tags:Alcoholics, Anonymous

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This paper discusses the importance of meeting leaders preventing future conflict and maintaining the integrity of the organizational process in meetings. The paper then explains that the most effective technique for conflict resolution lies in getting people to understand each other. With this in mind, the paper lists the steps by which the meeting leader can help two conflicting individuals to see each other's perspective and enhance the understanding and resilience of the group overall.

From the Paper
"Prevention of future conflict and the integrity of the organization are related terms that are essential to sustaining the programs of the organization, as far as goals are concerned. The meetings leader has to conduct meetings in a manner that sets a precedent of continuity, stability, resilience, and efficiency in both time management and goal achievement. This involves negotiating conflict, and eliminating the domination of the majority opinion over the minority opinion. Meetings are Democracies, where all members must feel that their opinions are being represented and respected, or conflicts will arise."

Tags:problem-solving, disagreements, viewpoints, perspectives

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This paper describes the stages of a fundamental meeting and gives a framework of steps of an effective meeting.

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The paper discusses the recent PECC XVIII meeting where nations discussed the global financial crisis, including the use of stimulus packages and the policy of protectionism. The paper looks at the PECC's relationship with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) body. The paper relates that in the end, all parties agreed that greater trade was key to recovery, but they disagreed about the methods to be employed.

From the Paper
"One of the most significant issues on the table was that the models used to build growth in the last decade were essentially unsustainable. However trade in the region is configured coming out of the crisis, therefore, it was reasoned that this trade should be structured differently, so as to avoid a repeat of this outcome. The major input to a new strategy would be to increase domestic demand in export-heavy nations such as China. This will allow such nations to maintain current levels of production while restoring balance to Pacific Rim trade. It was determined at the meeting that China is already moving in that direction, which is expected to usher in a new era with more sustainable trade."

Tags:stimulus, packages, protectionism, trade, Pacific, Rim

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The writer describes a ninety-minute meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, including its participants, methods, lack of membership and its Twelve Step program. The paper identifies the key components of the Twelve Step program and shows how Alcoholics Anonymous helps those who are struggling or who have struggled with the disease to accomplish several key goals.

From the Paper
"Alcoholics Anonymous describes itself as a "fellowship," rather than a club and does not charge any dues or fees ("Alcoholics Anonymous"). Moreover, members never officially join or register, preserving full anonymity. The lack of strict rules or regulations in Alcoholics Anonymous makes the group difficult to comprehend for outsiders expecting to analyze its structure or methods. Although meetings are often held in the public rooms of houses of worship and community centers, Alcoholics Anonymous states that the fellowship is "not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution." The methods by which Alcoholics Anonymous helps its community seem rather vague and intriguing."

Tags:Twelve, Step, program, alcoholism, isolation, loneliness, substance, abuse

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This research paper is based on a meeting held on November 6, 2001, by the Federal Open Market Committee. It explains that the committee discussed the decline in consumer and business spending worldwide and decided to ease its policy in order to give a boost to the economy.

From the Paper
"The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System held its scheduled meeting on November 6, 2001. After the terrorist attacks and in the wake of the U.S.-Afghanistan war, the FOMC discussed a major weakness in aggregate demand world over, but primarily in the United States. The committee was optimistic about an upturn in the long run; however, the economic circumstances at the time showed a dreary picture. In spite of this, consumer spending remained fairly stable but was expected to decline in the near future due to job losses immediately following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The whole economy (of the entire globe, one may add) was highly disrupted at the time and it was thought that consumers may not be able to keep up with their expenditures as they would lose consumer confidence due to unemployment and bad business conditions which were in turn making people more cautious about investment. In such uncertainty it was considered likely that although the consumer expenditures may remain steady for a time, they would eventually fall to rise again perhaps in the year 2002."

Tags:consumer, expenditure, spending

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This paper states that information security in the healthcare environment is critical to its ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information and ensure the reliability of that data. The paper points out that configuration management, which ensures that the system is continually assessed to determine the impact of changes, is an integral component of security management. The paper discusses that healthcare IT is increasingly moving to more interactive, Web-based services to better meet the needs of patients.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Problem Statement and Goal
Relevance and Significance
Barriers and Issues
Approach

From the Paper
"The accuracy, security and privacy of all medical records are some of the most important objectives, as the healthcare environment moves forward in utilizing the electronic patient record. Rules of behavior policies are created and users agree to sign a confidentiality agreement prior to a user being given access to the system. The rules are based on the needs of the various users of the system. The security provided by the rules is only as stringent as is necessary to provide adequate security for information in the system. Such rules are clearly designed to demarcate responsibilities and expected behavior of all individuals with access to the system."

Tags:security, it, confidentiality, reliability, data, configuration, system, web-based, barriers

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This paper explains that Kirkham McDowell Securities, an underwriting and financial advisory firm, sells services through its sales personnel whose reputation must be beyond reproach if it must remain competitive. The paper then describes a moral issue in which the company wants to cancel a banquet honoring a homosexual salesman because he has unexpectedly reveled that he has a gay partner whom he intends to bring to this occasion.The paper concludes that the company's priority goals are to preserve the company reputation of decency with clients in order to retain their patronage and to proceed to honor and reward the valuable contributions of the firm's employees in a fitting occasion; therefore, the decision to convert the dinner into an inter-office event recognizes both objectives.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Decision
Standard of Conduct
Character, Virtue and Relationship
Purposes and Consequences

From the Paper
"The central issue is Adam's homosexuality, which is an applied ethics issue because homosexuality is a moral issue, not only in business but also universally. Times may have changed a lot. With increasing numbers of gay people turning up in recent years, homosexuality has become commonplace. Gay communities have formed and lobby for their rights. By sheer and growing numbers, gays and lesbians command a place in society and thus a claim of having been accepted. But on the whole, they are still frowned upon. Homosexuality is still generally rejected as a form of sexual immorality despite gay people's assertion that they have the fundamental right to make their own gender preferences, which society must accept."

Tags:prejudices, unnecessary risk, conservative obligation, confidential meeting