Abstract
This is a detailed book report on J.K. Galbraith's "The Culture of Contentment". Both a political and socioeconomic treatise, it reveals the power dynamics that keep our own status quo alive while depending on the oppression of an "underclass" made up of the disenfranchised poor. The US, more than Europe, is the site of this culture of contentment, since part of its economic-psychological appeal is to moralize affluence and demonize poverty. The paper also includes the author's (positive) opinion on Galbraith's theory.

Tags:culture, contentment, galbraith

Abstract
According to high school civics classes, we live in a democratic society based on one person one vote. Even when the fact that this is a representative democracy where each citizen votes for another to represent his or her interests in legislatures, the concept remains that each of us has a voice in the political system.

From the Paper
"Introduction
According to high school civics classes, we live in a democratic society based on one person one vote. Even when the fact that this is a representative democracy where each citizen votes for another to represent his or her interests in legislatures, the concept remains that each of us has a voice in the political system. The low number of eligible voters who actually participate in the process has brought some to question the validity of this approach, however, and one author, John Kenneth Galbraith, has suggested that the lack of participation in government has serious consequences for the long-term viability of the United States from both an economic and political perspective, and that it encouraged and continues to encourage the emergence and maintenance of a permanent underclass in American society."

Abstract
This paper discusses and defines the concept of the content management system within the context of the World Wide Web. The concept is broken down in three separate parts: content, management, and system. The subsections discussed include Web content management (WCM), and enterprise content management (ECM).

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Introduction
Enterprise Content Management System
Functions
Benefits
Findings
Web Content Management System
Brief Cast Study
Introduction
Methodology
Findings
Enterprise 2.0
Concept
Blog and Podcast
Wiki
RSS
Social Networking
Social ranking, voting, and collaborative filtering
Social Bookmarking
Implementation of System Project
Project Development
Project Management
Recommended strategically practices

From the Paper
"Combined all of three above, content management system can be defined as a tool that enables a variety of technical and non-technical staff to create, edit, publish content like text, video, and documents under the management of a centralized set of rules, process and workflows that ensure coherent, validated electronic content (Portal CMS Solutions, n.d.).
"The content management system improves both the usability and flexibility of the process of content management. It helps users to archive, manage, control the content and let them aware of where it is. By doing so, it also let users to work the way they want to work and behind the scene, organizations have the control of those information. This is great for both the user perspective as well as administrator perspective. There are various nomenclatures known in this area: Web content management, Enterprise content management, Document content management and so on. The bottom line for these systems is managing content and publishing, with a workflow if required (Wikipedia: CMS, 2009)."

Tags:enterprise content management system, enterprise 2.0, social networking

Abstract
In this paper, the writer discusses the subject of advertising and the content of advertisements. The writer makes use of the analysis of the content of three advertisements in order to discuss the concept of the effective form of advertising.

From the Paper
"Advertising is most effective when it creates an emotional connection in the audience. This emotional connection promotes a conceptual fulfillment of the advertisement, suggesting that the advertisers only need to go part of the way in creating the advertisement and the emotional response will then enable the audience to fill in the perceived gaps between what the advertiser offers and what they wish to see in the advertisement. The most effective forms of advertising are thus those which play upon some form of emotional status."

Tags:advertising, emotion, content

Abstract
The author of this paper shows that in today's continually evolving, technology-based environment, the objectives of company managers must be adapted to keep up with the changing times. He states that WCM systems are therefore a premier tool for managers to update web content in a way that enhances the organization's profitability and that WCM has become an essential tool in nearly all organizations that have a website. The paper shows the advantages of wcm's, lists a definition of terms and functions relating to wcm's. It lists vendors and discusses obstacles of the system, provides a methodology for evaluation and analyzes the current status of the wcm market.

From the Paper
"A critical new facet of business change management has emerged in recent years: the need to keep track of ongoing modification to websites and web content, including the ability to accept, organize and publish contributions across the organization, regardless of the technical expertise of the provider. As a result of the popularity explosion of the Internet, virtually everyone in a company can be a part of the development team, and any IT asset can be incorporated as content (Nakano, 2001). Thus, strong yet flexible Web Content Management (WCM) is crucial for keeping all the moving parts in sync, while assuring that web applications, content and data are accurate, functional and up to date."

Tags:business, computer, information, technology, Webmaster, Web, administrator, Giga, Information, Group, Enterprise, Information, Portals, Open, Market's, Content, Server, 3.1, Documentum, 4i, 4.2, Vignette, V/5, Suite, 5.5, BroadVision, One-to-One, Publishing, 5.5, Content, Management, S

Abstract
This paper compares and contrast the form and content of American writers Emily Dickinson and Walt Witman. In an analysis of their poetry it is noted that both poets are concerned with the concepts of death and spirituality in their poetry, however both approach their subjects from a different perspective. Dickinson used traditional forms, strict meter and rhyming schemes in her four stanza poetry whereas Whitman writes in free verse.

From the Paper
"Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson both use different forms and structure in their poetry to convey the meaning, symbolism and emotion in their work. This paper will compare and contrast how each of the two authors approaches their own concerns by the way they discuss their subject matter in their poetry and will discuss the different forms and structure that each of them uses to convey meaning in their work. Both Whitman and Dickinson are concerned with the concept of death in their work. In "I heard a fly Buzz when I died" Dickinson is concerned with the process of death. She uses the fly as an ongoing metaphor to..."

Tags:poetry, form, content

Abstract
This paper compares two industry-leading enterprise content management systems (ECM) - Oracle's Stellent Enterprise Content Management system and Vignette's suite of ECM solutions which includes its Web Content Management and Vignette Collaboration application. The paper examines the fundamental need for streamlining content workflows, accumulating content to transform it into knowledge, and creating a portal-based platform that allows for collaboration throughout the practice.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Defining Enterprise Content Management
Comparing Oracle Stellent and Vignette ECM Suites
Summary

From the Paper
"On the aspect of Supporting Service Creation and Management, and Support for Client Referenceability and Technologies, Vignette dominates these two areas due to their longevity in their chosen markets including legal records management. Oracle's Stellent application has yet to create more streamlined service creation and management workflows, due mainly to the acquisition taking longer than expected. The integration of the Stellent platform into the broader Oracle 11i platform is also proving to limit 3rd party database support, making the Oracle Stellent ECM suite appear to be moving in a more proprietary direction as a product. As the acquisition was completed in late 2006 and Oracle has made their Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Fusion their top development priority, the full integration of Oracle Stellent has not progressed as rapidly as planned. As a result, the last factor of customer referenceability, Vignette has a significant advantage as well."

Tags:collaboration, streamlining, workflows, knowledge, portal

Abstract
This paper uses the example of the Paltry Packaging company to illustrate the functions and use of a content management system. The paper describes the different types of content management systems, the advantages of content management systems, the various features of a content management system as well as how such a system can best be integrated into a business. The paper also looks at Enterprise Content Management Systems and explains why this application would be beneficial to the Paltry Packaging company.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Types of CMS
Features of CMS
Costs vs. Benefits
Procuring and Developing CMS
Choosing CMS
Seamless Integration with Existing Legacy Applications
Data and Transmission Security Requirements/Mandates
Company Core Competency
Cost Structuring
Access Requirements
Existing Infrastructure
Implementation Activities
IT Staff and Resources
Return on Investment
Total Cost of Ownership
Conclusion for Paltry Packaging

From the Paper
"A Content Management System (CMS) makes it simple for employees of a business such as Paltry Packaging to sustain and develop their own website pages. A CMS utilizes software and a database to administer and manage website content. Once an employee or customer makes a request to the website, the CMS chooses the accurate information and presents it in a custom interface website template."

Tags:automating, web, formation, delivery, releasing, key, design, transactional, manage

Abstract
This paper analyzes how second language acquisition can be facilitated and made more efficient by content-centered instruction. It particularly focuses on English-as-a-second-language (ESL) study in Korea and how content-based instruction, blending language and culture can make teaching more effective. The paper also discusses the problems associated with not teaching foreign languages in this way.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Literature Review
Holistic Approach
Integration
CBI Benefits
Syllabus Design
Case Studies
Implications for KFL
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Clearly, the second language classes, whose importance is being fuelled by globalization, need an instructional system that links language and content to accommodate the cognitive, social and linguistic demands of a responsive and relevant educational system. The content-based instruction concept in ESL study is especially critical in countries like Korea where the written alphabet is phonetically distant from English. By integrating real-life events and situations with language, ESL study becomes a living entity that stirs the interest of students. There is more enthusiasm in the learning process to make learning itself more efficient and productive. Language and content when combined in ESL study unarguably provide more incentive for learning. In sum, second language study will be less interesting, less enjoyable and fulfilling and the acquisition of language proficiency will be slower and more painful if it is limited to language instruction. In the process, education will also fail in its goal to broaden cross-cultural knowledge of students. ESL students will acquire such a well-balanced knowledge if teaching and learning are organized around content or information rather than around forms, functions and situations or skills."

Tags:CBI, culture, globalization, alphabet

Abstract
This paper examines how, in an Internet=based world, PICS (Platform for Internet Content Selection) uses software that is put as a filter between the individual receiving the information and the online information provider. It describes how PICS is an incredibly flexible and potentially effective mechanism for content control on the Internet. It also discusses how it just might be too flexible and effective, since it creates an infrastructure that can be easily adopted to enforce a tight censorship net. It also shows how PICS can be manipulated by a government as a censorship tool because it can be installed to function as a censorship net, catching or filtering out whatever the government wants excluded.

From the Paper
"As mentioned above, PICS software recognizes a universal format of labels, but the content itself is not evaluated and labeled according to any one, universal standard. Providers of information either label their own content according to their own standard or leave the task to independent organizations. Each individual user can select the labeling standard that most conforms to their own standard. But this flexibility comes at a high cost. A new and separate market was created for organizations, each with a separate set of values, that create rating services that provide labels. Rating, however, is a very labor-intensive process."

Tags:regulation, control, government, information