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The paper looks at how local policy decisions in Vancouver have caused the current housing shortage - one in which many Vancouverites are without homes of their own and are either living with relatives or are on the streets. The paper looks at the homeless situation as it existed in the early 1990s and shows how the problem of affordable housing has been ill-addressed in Vancouver. The paper delves into the ancillary problems which will arise because of Vancouver's homeless blight, and also looks at how homelessness in Vancouver appears to disproportionately impact newly-arrived immigrants. Finally, the paper considers what the city should be doing from a policy-standpoint in order to curb the homeless problem.

From the Paper
"The following paper will look at how local policy decisions in Vancouver have caused the current housing shortage - one in which many Vancouverites are without homes of their own and are either living with relatives or are on the streets. The essay will look at the homeless situation as it existed in the early 1990s and explore how much - or how little - things have changed; in fact, the paper will reveal that the problem of affordable housing (a critical contributor to the homeless crisis) has been ill-addressed in Vancouver and that the city is seeing its homeless problem grow more acute just as the Winter Olympic Games of 2010 approach."

Tags:vancouver, housing, decisions

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The paper discusses how financial decisions support systems are comprised of applications that are used to collect, process, maintain, transmit, and report data about accounting or financial events. The paper discusses how businesses require a financial decision support system to be efficient, so establishing a system has to be integrated within the overall strategic development and process of the company. The paper explains how the integration or establishment of a management accounting information system is rather dynamic, since it has to be consistent with the current operations, while simultaneously completing the related financial/accounting processes in a timely manner.

From the Paper
"Financial decisions support systems are comprised of applications that are used to collect, process, maintain, transmit, and report data about accounting or financial events. Businesses require a financial decision support system to be efficient, so establishing a system has to be integrated within the overall strategic development and process of the company. The integration or establishment of a management accounting information system is rather dynamic, since it has to be consistent with the current operations, while simultaneously completing the related financial/accounting processes in a timely manner. This paper will outline..."

Tags:decision, support, systems

Abstract
This paper examines the validity of the main decisions made by Stella in the Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire." The paper argues that Stella's decisions were valid choices considering the time and culture in which she lived. In particular, the paper focuses on two pivotal decisions Stella made, which impacted the outcome of the play's plot.

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"Tennessee Williams' "A Street Car Named Desire" is a play that capitalizes on character studies. Each of the main characters in the play is well developed and fitted to the play's themes and subplots. Stella Kowalski is one such character and Williams places her in a number of situations where she has the opportunity to make decisions that elucidate the themes in the play. Two of Stella's decisions in the play are pivotal for the plot as well as rich with thematic implications."

Tags:Kowalski, plot, theme

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The paper relates that minors are generally presumed to be incompetent in making decisions about their own health care; those decisions are traditionally awarded to parents who are presumed to have their children's best interests at heart. The paper provides a literature review on the debate over the societal and legal limits to parents' right to make medical decisions on religious grounds. The findings of the research are then explained.

Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Findings
Method

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"Kopelman describes the best interest standard as a guide to reaching moral, social and legal decisions for children. The standard aims at maximizing benefits and minimizing harm to children. Confusion has, however, developed out of the different meanings and implications of the standard understood in different contexts. The best interest standard is used when parents make or share the decision on their children's treatment. They balance the risks and the advantages in determining the most suitable or appropriate. The standard is also used in settling custody disputes in divorce, in evaluating priorities in health care system, and in determining research policies for children."

Tags:child, abuse, neglect, vaccination, immunization, best, interests, standards

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The paper explains two landmark decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court: the Dred Scott v. Sandford, and Plessy v. Ferguson decisions. The paper examines how these decisions institutionalized racism by giving the white majority the power to marginalize and discriminate against Black Americans.

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"Today's judicial atmosphere has never been more charged. As the Supreme Court ages and the Senate debates the use of filibusters to stall judicial nominees, it is important to understand the power that Supreme Court Justices wield in their lifetime appointments. There are perhaps no better examples of the Supreme Court's ability to make pernicious decisions than their landmark decisions to institutionalize racism in the Dred Scott vs Sanford and the Plessy vs Ferguson decisions."

Tags:dred scott, plessy, segregation, slavery, supreme court

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This paper presents a detailed exploration of the recent FCC decisions concerning media and the percentage of ownership companies are allowed to have. The writer examines the issues, the decisions, and the Congressional intervention following public outcry about those decisions.

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"One of the things that makes America great, according to many experts, is the diversity of the media. While one media source may be extremely conservative, another source may be more liberal. It is this balance of sides that has made the nation's media the solid source that it is today. Media has been depended on for many generations as a source of information. While most people are aware that the media is biased in its presentation there have always been stopgaps in place to prevent a controlling bias. One of the stop gaps that has been in place for many years was the mandate prohibiting any one media company from owning a large percentage of the television market."

Tags:public, percentage, congress

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In this article, the writer discusses an editorial position that explains the nature of the problem faced when medical decisions have to be made and the patient has not planned for certain contingencies. The writer points out that it may not be pleasant to consider, but it is far better to prepare for end-of-life decisions ahead of time for the assurance that the wishes of the patient will be followed and that physicians and loved ones are protected.

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" We should all consider these things when in good health so we will not be forced to confront them when ill, as the following proposal states. End-of-life decisions should be made far in advance of the time when they are needed. The problem is that ..."

Tags:proposal, argument, editorial

Abstract
In all of our interactions, there are decisions to be made in relation to the people with which we interact. Most of those decisions are based upon the social rules specific not only to our society, but to the position, gender, age, relationship, familiarity and context in which the interaction takes place with the other person. While the vast majority of these interactions require little of us other than to follow those pre-established social guidelines, many require us to make and act upon our sense of morality. There are three contexts in which such situations occur which maintain a slightly 'altered' moral context. Business, government, and military environments carry with them not only vestiges of the generally acceptable social rules and ethical expectations, but also maintain an ethical subset of rules which is specific only to that environment. People who work and live in those environments are frequently faced with conflicts between societal ethics and their environmental ethics. It is the purpose of this paper to provide a brief examination of the types of ethical challenges that people face within the contexts of business, government and the military.

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This paper contends that companies must keep abreast of the profound technical, cultural, and ethical shifts that have occurred in today's business climate in order to make accurate marketing decisions. The paper discusses the technological, cultural, and ethical aspects of these changes and applies them to marketing decisions.

From the Paper
"Of course, it's tempting to think of business decisions as occurring in a perfect economic bubble wouldn't it be nice to simply prepare a strategic SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis based on one's industry alone. Alas or fortunately, depending on one's perspective, however, no company exists within such a comfortable bubble in today's business environment. (SWOT Analysis, 2004) Today, companies must keep abreast of the profound technical, cultural, and ethical shifts that have occurred in today's business climate, reflecting the more forward-thinking yet bearish attitude climate of the 21st century, as opposed to the 1990s."

Tags:technology, business, ethics

Abstract
This paper examines a business decision undertaken by the writer within the past year. The paper expressly looks at the rational decision-making process and the six steps Max Bazerman identifies in "Judgment in Managerial Decision-making." It then illustrates the shortcomings of a computational approach and the errors of the writer in his business approach. In the end, the paper effectively argues that computational models to business decisions rarely work when human beings are involved because human beings are fairly unpredictable, dynamic company assets with emotions and feelings.

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"In the end, it is clear that there are certain problems with the "fully rational" model of decision-making. Most of all, it assumes that all variables and eventualities can be accurately weighted - and this is simply not possible when unpredictable, volatile human beings are cast into the equation. Secondly, the process requires that managers have a thorough understanding of the problem before them before they begin the step-by-step march towards a rational solution (Bazerman 2006). Because it places so much emphasis upon mathematical calculations weighting different alternatives and criteria, the rational decision-making approach can easily lead to the wrong things being "added up" - with the predictably disastrous results. In the end, the process places too much emphasis upon quantifying things without appreciating the dynamics of their environment."

Tags:computational, managerial, dynamic