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A five page model proposal on ways to curtail college student betting and game fixing on sporting events.

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The paper discusses how medical professionals have the role of protecting human rights, as do psychologists, who see that mental health has to be preserved in order to assure human rights and who are also able to see ways in which those with no respect for human rights may manipulate people and curtail their rights. The paper explains that some observers see psychologists as offering ways of coping with these issues, while others see them as developing theories that contribute to the curtailment of human rights.

From the Paper
"Arguably, everyone has a stake in protecting human rights, but some groups in society have a more direct connection to the issue and a greater responsibility to help assure that human rights are protected. Medical professionals have that role, as do psychologists, who see that mental health has to be preserved in order to assure human rights and who are also able to see ways in which those with no respect for human rights may manipulate people and curtail their rights. Some observers see psychologists as offering ways of coping with these issues, while others see them as developing theories that contribute to the curtailment of human rights."

Tags:psychology, human, rights

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The paper explores urban sprawl and possible alternatives to it. The paper argues that urbran sprawl has a number of negative environmental consequences, including increased greenhouse gas emissions and the destruction of agricultural land.

From the Paper
"There is a great deal of debate regarding urban sprawl. However, there seems to be a growing consensus by many researchers that urban sprawl or the rapid growth of suburbs is a major problem. One of the suggestions that have been put forward to deal with urban sprawl is urban intensification. This essay will argue that this assessment is essentially correct. In order to begin this argument it is necessary to look at urban sprawl itself. In Human Geography William Norton states, "The term urban sprawl is often used to describe...""

Tags:urban, sprawl, bad

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This paper analyzes the argument regarding inherited wealth in the United States. It discusses the viewpoint that the existing legal framework used for transferring wealth to subsequent generations are being exploited by the wealthy and have contributed to an increasing gap between rich and poor. It then discusses the opinion that people cannot be reasonably be expected to take entrepreneurial risks and make personal sacrifices without the knowledge that their efforts will benefit their families after they are gone.

Table of Contents:
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Inherited Wealth in the United States Today
Critique of Pros and Cons of Ascher's Inheritance Rationale
Conclusion

From the Paper
"In the final analysis, the advocates of the position advanced by Ascher are ignoring the economic and social realities of life in a capitalist society that places much value on material wealth and the traditionally inviolable nature of property rights and how these are used to enrich future heirs who will likely be unknown to the decedents. Nevertheless, without such assurances, it would be unreasonable to expect people to take the risks that are necessary in open market economies to fuel the future growth that will be necessary to support these generations anyway. Indeed, the proponents of abolishing existing inheritance laws ignore the foregoing realities of how and why people strive to succeed, but they also ignore how their proposed alternatives would not fix the problems that are designed to address in the first place. For example, a number of unforeseen and unforeseeable methods will undoubtedly be used by the affluent in any system to ensure that what they have accumulated in life will remain in their families after they are gone."

Tags:will, distribution, capitalist

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Pastoral nomads face many challenges in today's world, with land ownership often curtailing free movement. Nomads are not entirely without sympathy from the modern world, however, and often try and help modern nomads with their technology and philanthropy. This "help" is tendered with the best of intentions. And yet, the assistance nomads get from outsiders is often a double-edged sword. It can be disruptive and destructive to the nomadic way of life. This paper will attempt to weigh the pros and cons of some of the forms of assistance offered to pastoral nomads on a semi-regular basis.

From the Paper
Pastoral nomads face many challenges in today's world, with land ownership often curtailing free movement. Nomads are not entirely without sympathy from the modern world, however, and often try and help modern nomads with their technology and philanthropy. This "help" is tendered with the best of intentions. And yet, the assistance nomads get from outsiders is often a double-edged sword. It can be disruptive and destructive to the nomadic way of life. This paper will attempt to weigh the pros and cons of some of the forms of assistance offered to pastoral nomads on a semi-regular basis. Governments and humanitarian organizations will dig deep wells for clean

Tags:pastoral, nomads, governments

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The paper discusses the street gang problem in the US and what can be done to help curtail gang activity. The paper specifically looks at how Hollywood has helped to glamorize street gangs as well as how the rap music industry glamorizes gangs. The paper then shows how more research is needed to better understand street gangs, since law enforcement on its own is failing to impact the problem.

Outline:
Glamorizing the American Gang Image
Deglamorizing American Street Gangs

From the Paper
"The American street gang problem is one of a layered problem. The image of the American gangster has been glamorized by Americans, and shown to be one way, perhaps the easier way, of accomplishing the American dream. Unfortunately, as anyone living in a major American city like Chicago, Boston, or LA can tell us, there is nothing glamorous about bullets ripping through the paper thin walls of a housing development or finding your own child lying dead in the street before he or she has even reached puberty as a result of gangland violence. American street gangs have evolved, spreading now beyond the cities, to the suburbs and are now doing battle for the rural areas in order to expand the operations that feed the gangland lifestyle: drug marketing and manufacturing, prostitution, coercion, money laundering, and any other illicit vice that might be sold to Americans for a one hundred percent profit. "

Tags:Hollywood, music, gangster, image, violence

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The purpose of this paper is to assess and examine whether the continuing process of economic globalisation has meant that national governments' policy choices have been seriously curtailed and constrained. Moreover, the writer asks, if such is indeed the case then what impact does this state of affairs have on the political realm both at the national and international level? It is categorically shown that the globalisation process has indeed ensured protracted and lasting curtailment of national economic decision making and that as such, many of the economic forces which now direct both national and international economic functions now occur at a level far beyond the sovereign auspices of the traditional nation state.

From the Paper
"The essential constraint placed on national economic policy making by the globalisation processes lies in the interconnected nature of modern economic functions. At every level of economic formation, forces of a transnational nature directly affect the internal economic outcomes of nation states. A clear exemplification of this tendency towards global impact can be seen with the recent financial crisis and consequent recession. Above all, although the crisis essentially began in a little known area of the American economy know as the 'subprime mortgage market', its impact quickly spread across the world. Now of course, such global economic phenomena are nothing new and in some cases predate the emergence of modern globalised functions. However, the speed with which every nation on the globe succumb to the crisis in finance and credit dwarfed that of even the crisis of capitalism in the 1930s brought about as result of the Wall Street Crash. "

Tags:Keynesian, demand, democracy, subprime, mortgage

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The paper shows how the Declaration of Independence enshrines the philosophy of Locke on freedom, equality, justice and democracy. The paper tackles the charge of hypocrisy in the light of the past of slavery and segregation and shows how the democratic thrust of the nation was directed at overcoming these obstacles. The paper then expands on the achievements of great Americans - statesmen, philosophers and writers - in fostering the culture of democracy. Finally, the paper addresses the charge of economic hegemony, explains the recent curtailment of rights in the light in the light of "war on terrorism", and advocates a preservation of the fundamental ideals of the nation.

From the Paper
"The deed itself tells us that it is a self-evident truth. However, the general opinion is that the original inspiration comes from the political philosophy of the English philosopher John Locke (Calverton 2005, p. 291). In his philosophy he considers what the natural state of man is, and starts from the premise that this natural state is defined by free will. He then takes into consideration the fact that to have free will implies recognizing that others too have free will, and this recognition entails equality. The conclusion is that man in his natural state is defined by two fundamental qualities - freedom and equality. On the other hand, the goal of freedom is made out to be the realization of justice. When the requirements of freedom, equality and justice are all taken into account then, according to Locke's theory, each human being is endowed with inalienable rights. This final fact is included in the declaration, and performs a pivotal function in the document."

Tags:Bill, of, Rights, First, Amendment, founding, fathers, Locke, freedom, equality, justice, democracy

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This paper examines the birth of humanistic psychology which was developed in protest against the curtailment of psychoanalysis and behaviorist therapies which primarily viewed the human being as a collection of unconscious impulses or reactors to stimuli. This paper details the views and opinions of numerous experts in the field who contend that humanistic psychology and psychotherapy must be seen as an interpersonal and moral phenomenon which requires significant insight. This in-depth paper focuses primarily on three specific categories of humanistic psychology. One category this paper delves into discusses the self-actualization form of therapy which is concerned with helping individuals discover who they really are while focusing on their potential for self-improvement. This paper also delves into various existential theories and treatments which are currently being used by a large number of humanistic psychotherapists who find these particular forms of treatment to be effective.

From the Paper
"Humanistic psychology developed in protest against the reductionism of psychoanalysis and behaviorism which saw the human being as a bunch of unconscious impulses or reactors to stimuli. The new paradigm sought to treat the "whole person" and found phenomenological/ qualitative approaches better suited to this richer purpose. Maslow, for example, wanted to gain information based on personal, subjective experiences and not on abstract systems. But as Giorgi (2005) points out, the natural science/quantitative influence is still here. He admits that humanistic psychology has been granted a presence in psychology, but shows it is still in the minority. Of the 150,000 APA members, only 610 are members of Division 32, or less than 1/2 of 1%. The bulk of the field of psychology still honors the scientific approach more than the humanistic approach. Humanism is not as strong as psychoanalysis or behaviorism in universities and not as well represented as cognitive psychology."

Tags:philosophy, theory, treatment, psychotheraphy, existentialism

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The paper discusses how America's founders sought legal inspiration from the England's concepts and structure of government. The paper looks at how many of the Magna Carta's protections were built into new constitutions written by the state. The paper further shows how English philosophical advances upholding the rights of citizens and Parliament and the curtailment of the rights of the monarch both inspired America's Founding Founders and continue to make their influence felt in American law.

From the Paper
"Fundamental to the U.S. Constitution are concepts that established in Britain from 12th century onward. Although America began as a nation in resistance to the English monarchy, this did not prevent its founders from seeking legal inspiration from the Mother Country's concepts and structure of government. The earliest example of the development of checks upon monarchial rule is perhaps in the 1066 Ordinance of William I, when the Norman conqueror agreed to uphold the existing feudal laws and customs of the land, rather than replacing them all outright."

Tags:Magna, Carta, democracy, Bill, of, Rights, monarchy, checks, balances