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"Law enforcement is a profession whose members are expected to show courtesy more often and more effusively than perhaps any other class of professionals. As a topic, "the practice of courtesy by department members is frequently discussed whenever law enforcement administrators gather. After all, few areas generate such a volume of complaints from citizens."

Although .... correctly observes that, "the police have evolved technologically sophisticated equipment to cope with increased citizen demand, but messages are received, interpreted, processed, transformed, and allocated for resolution within socially patterned relationships" , there is virtually nothing written about building and maintaining ... "

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Beginning with a look at general perceptions of the military, this paper seeks out to explain the purpose and reason behind military customs. It provides a perspective on the purpose of the military and its operations. A large portion of it focuses on time management. The paper takes a final look at the role of leadership that develops time management and how this forces one to follow military customs as necessary.

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"The military exists also as the guardian of the people in a democratic nation. The mandate cannot be achieved unless leadership and discipline are imposed. Thus, leadership can only be attained through training and education; discipline is one of the results of the training and education. When a soldier or an officer in the military is trained, he or she is not only trained in their core competency or occupational skill but also in the rich tradition, history, customs and courtesies of the service. Military leadership qualities are formed in a progressive and sequential series of carefully planned training, educational, and experiential events. Military leaders tend to hold high levels of responsibility and authority at low levels of our organizations. (Kolditz, 2009) The military personnel also learns the value of sacrifice, selfless service and what it means to perform a task or mission on time and on course. Time management then becomes also a key ingredient is initially instilled during basic training."

Tags:military, time management, military customs

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The paper looks at the history of corruption in American policing and then discusses the ethical issues that arise in modern policing. The paper explains how the vast majority of ethical issues involve comparatively benign forms of potential misconduct, such as the acceptance of gratuities of nominal value and the extension of professional courtesy to fellow law enforcement officers in traffic stop contacts. The paper then looks at the effects of police corruption on the community and asserts that it is minimal and inconsequential.

Outline:
Background and History of the Issues
Overt Corruption and Benign Ethical Issues in Law Enforcement
Community Effects

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""In the earliest era of American policing, corruption was rampant and organized criminal organizations thrived through purchasing police protection, both from apprehension, and although to a lesser degree, even from competition from criminal competitors (Conlon, 2004). Even well into the 20th century, American police agencies varied considerably from jurisdiction to jurisdiction with many Southern municipal police departments complicit in perpetuating segregation and the persecution of black Americans even after the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
"In the decades that followed the landmark series of Fourth and Fifth amendment cases beginning with Miranda in 1964, departments across the nation adopted constitutional requirements in practice in varying degrees at very different speeds until it was firmly established in police procedure (Black, 1971; Hoover, 2005)."

Tags:gratuities, professional, courtesy, ethics

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This paper discusses the history of cell phones and examines the sociological implications of their use. The paper looks at how, in modern societies like the U.S., Europe and Japan, cell phones have become part of the social culture with both benefits and problems of public safety and common courtesy. The paper also looks at the suprising extent to which the populations of extremely poor Third World societies now rely on cell phones to improve their lives.

Table of Contents:
Background and History
Contemporary Social Issues
Potential Global Implications
Conclusion

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"Cellphones have also resulted in changes to the American legal system is both civil matters and constitutional issues of law enforcement. As cellphone cameras and video recording capabilities have become more common, more and more civil litigation has included evidence preserved on cellphones. Likewise, in the field of criminal law, constitutional privacy issues have led to specific policy considerations pertaining to the privacy rights of criminal suspects with regard to the information contained on cellphones confiscated by police in searches incidental to arrest."

Tags:miniaturization driving courtesy privacy, developing countries

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In this paper the author describes the common elements in the many Gawain stories and how they may often be traced to the hero-god Cuchulainn's characteristics in the Irish story, Bricriu's Feast. The paper begins by outlining Gawain's literary origins and then discusses the important motifs of the Gawain stories: the Beheading Game and the Imperious Host of an otherworldly castle who imposes tests on his guests. Next the paper discusses sir Gawain's courtesy: the courtesy tests he undergoes at the castle of the Imperious Host, his consistent tact and courtesy, and how this is set in opposition to Sir Kay's surliness. This is followed by an examination of Malory's more convoluted representation of Gawain's personality in his "Morte D'Arthur" and an analysis of his relationships with maidens: his many lovers, his bachelorhood, and the theory that he may once have had a divine consort. The paper then examines his waxing and waning strength, which supports the idea that he, like Cuchulainn, may have once been associated with a solar deity. Finally, the paper concludes that the essential elements of Gawain's story seem to have a common Celtic origin that has several parallels to Bricriu's Feast.

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"The origin of sir Gawain is mythic rather than historical and the subject of much debate. Gawain cannot be traced to any character in history, but he does possess many qualities that associate him with Celtic myth, particularly the hero-god Cuchulainn. As paganism was subsumed by Christianity, the Gawain stories entered Christian chronicle and romance. The earliest reference to Gawain may be from William of Malmesbury in 1125 and Weston cites a Professor Zimmer who claims "that the heroes [of the Arthurian tales] were well known in Italy by 1010." Authors such as Hall point out the Welsh Gwalchmei as the earliest equivalent, but Loomis counters that by the second half of the eleventh century, when the Mabinogion was written, the Welsh were borrowing legends from Britain. "

Tags:wales, ireland, valiant, warrior, geoffy, adaptation, arthurian, literature, ballads, hero

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This paper discusses how the narrator in the Prologue of "The Canterbury Tales" paints a noble view of the Knight as a distinguished man who practiced chivalry, truth, honor, generosity, and courtesy. It looks at how, although the narrator may have an ideal view of the noble Knight, Chaucer has another. Through an analysis of some of the tales, such as "The Knight's Tale" and "The Miller's Tale", it examines how Chaucer is actually setting the stage for satire.

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"Another knight that appears less than nobles is mentioned in the Wife of Bath's Tale. In fact, this knight seems to be the opposite of the knight described in the prologue because he actually commits rape. We are told he is a knight "who was a lusty liver" (300), and despite the maiden's begging, he "by very force he took her maidenhood" (300). Clearly, this act violates all of the chivalric codes. This knight is not completely without merit, hot he does keep his word to the old lady when she supplies him with the correct answer to the question that will save his life. As with the knights in the Knight's Tale, Chaucer is presenting the knights with a combination of noble qualities as well as very human qualities."

Tags:miller, wife, bath, satire, chivalry

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Examines the use of courtesy and its direct relationship with specific issues, such as proper attire, use of non-gendered and racially or culturally respectful language, avoidance of discrimination, sexual, and other forms of harassment.

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"Etiquette refers to any special code of behavior or courtesy. As Shaw and Barry (p. 5) have pointed out, in contemporary Western society, it is usually considered appropriate to use courteous phrases when requesting ..."

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This is a paper on Thailand and a discussion on poverty and sustainable development. The paper shows how Thailand, oft-referred as one of the foremost of the Asian tiger economies, rose to the fore courtesy of trailblazing capitalist development and massive influx of foreign investment, particularly from Japan, to achieve a growth rate of over 10 percent in the 80s.

Tags:thailand, poverty, sustainable

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One of the widest scandals of corporate corruption in American history came courtesy of Enron, a provider of natural gas and electricity to establishments around the globe. This paper attempts to analyze what went wrong, why the company suddenly declared bankruptcy and evaluates the current government investigation. It looks at the legal issues involved such as fraud and examines some of the social issues such as the resignation of the CEO and the suicide of a top executive.

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"There has been mounting concern over transactions and business practices of firms who form special purpose entities. What could have been done to prevent such a scandal? Inquiring minds want to know how management issues and corporate governance problems assisted in the collapse of the once all-mighty Enron. Proper monitoring of business activities and transactions including a protocol to report suspicious activity should have been employed. Enron executives should have routinely monitored off balance sheet transactions, related parties transactions and complex financial transactions, among other things."

Tags:stock, price, employees, executives, arthur, andersen, bush, administration

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The author of the paper shows that even though most people acknowledge that words can do real harm, many continue to insist that sexist language is a trivial concern. This paper looks at the reasons why it is important to be careful about the language that we use. It is all too easy for opponents of care in language to toss off concerns about bias as "political correctness". But it is important that the rest of us insist that "political correctness" can be viewed another way: As basic courtesy and civility. The paper uses several examples to demonstrate sexist language.

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"The first comes from my high school, where one of the teachers a man ; would always scoff at requests by students that he not used biased language. ;I never feel left out when people talk about men; as meaning all of humanity; he would say. I know that they;re talking about the species as a whole, not just people with Y chromosomes. He was, it should be noted, speaking without any apparent irony. He never seemed to be able to appreciate the fact that while he might not feel left out, women and girls would."

Tags:women, men, chromosomes, spinster, bachelor, sexism, David, Copperfield