Abstract
This paper explains that the key to solving Russia's economic crisis lies in promoting the country's raw materials industries and in allowing Western investment resources to target these industries. The paper also points out that hard line Communists still in power and the great degree of corruption within the Russian government are the primary obstacles to Russia's economic success. The paper describes the ruinous condition of Russia's economy and what measures must be undertaken in order to pull the country out of the dark ages of Communism and into a modern western style free market economy.

From the Paper
"About ten years ago, there were no market features in the Russian economy at all. There was no capital market, money market, forex, etc. Yelstin has changed the situation drastically. Today, Russia has a private economy, which is comparable with the state economy. There is still a large portion of industries, such as the raw materials industries and of course transportation, which are state controlled monopolies. However, the main problem in Russia is to avoid a turn back, to Socialism with total government control of the economy."

Tags:economists, banking, industry, exports, gas, oil, timber, metals, ores, baltic, states

Abstract
This paper argues that the U.S. government has been woefully remiss in addressing the deepening crisis in the public schools. The paper argues that the government's answer is always to throw more money at the educational system in a manner that only tends to deepen the crisis. The paper maintains that the problems with the public school system lay not in the lack of money being provided by the government, but in how the funds are allotted toward public education and the criteria for eligibility of those funds.

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"There is a lot of talk today about education, specifically the problems with our Public schools. It seems no matter what the problem, the solution is always to tax the people. The message from Congress to this regard is loud and clear: We like the public school system so much that we'll tax you billions of dollars to pay for it; we'll pass laws to mandate standardized national testing and curriculums; and we'll increase the Department of Education's budget every year. However, they don't like public schools enough to send their children there. Congress thinks Public schools are a great idea for our kids, but not for theirs. The three R's of education are not reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic -- they're retreating, requiring, and rejecting. If Congresspersons aren't willing to risk their own children's futures on a failing public education system why are we?"

Tags:demise, quality, reform, legislation, federal, budgetary, expense, allocation, increasing

Abstract
This paper explains that future evolution of the American economy is closely related not only to the 1990-2000 period, which covered one of the most prolific economic expansion in history, but also to the fiscal policy adopted to encourage a rebound from the economic cycle recession of this period. The author points out that there are three sources of labor productivity growth: Capital deepening, labor quality growth and total factor productivity growth. The paper states that the near-term performances of the American economy in 2004 demonstrated a strong, sustainable and healthy growth, including reasonable inflation rates, low unemployment rates and increased labor productivity.

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"The beginning of the 90s brought about a new president, Bill Clinton, for whom the campaign slogan "it's the economy, stupid" became an actual concept. President Clinton would become the equivalent of the 90s growth and many of his bills did encourage such a process. One of the numerous examples was the declaration that "era of "big government" was over in America" . Indeed, many of his measures were directed at improving the market forces and stimulating competition among the players on the market. The local telephone services, for example, were opened to competition and he overall encouraged liberalization and globalization as a successful principle."

Tags:policy, recession, productivity, dollar, interest

Abstract
This paper discusses the book "Old Woman Magoun" written by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman. The paper describes how the title character of the old woman is presented to the reader in ever deepening layers, not allowing for her true self to be revealed. The paper examines how the old woman develops throughout the story and shows that she is in fact a caring person and she has aspects of her personality that nobody knew existed, such as her side of extreme maternal protectiveness.

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"Early on, Freeman gives the reader hints as to what type of person Old Woman Magoun is. In describing Ms. Magoun, Freeman gives the reader a picture of how big she is physically with phrases such as "She spread her strong arms like wings..." (Freeman 207). In addition to the physical strength of Old Woman Magoun, Freeman gives us a great idea of how mentally strong Old Woman Magoun is the issue of how people react to Ms. Magoun's actions, especially men, is brought to the forefront. The following phrase is a great example of this: "The men cowered visibly..." (207) The fact that she is outspoken and unafraid of what people think is characteristic of Old Woman Magoun's mentality and shows us a lot about the character. These elements of her personality are things that help set the stage for Old Woman Magoun to break out of her shell of being a cold, tough person, and develop into a more passionate person who isn't afraid to wear her emotions on her sleeve. "

Tags:lily, nelson, barry

Abstract
This paper examines how the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, is concerned essentially with deception on various levels. It looks at how although deception is often a comic device, in this play it is often a means of deepening the ideas, allowing the audience to explore gender and sexuality, mainly through Orsino and the Viola/Cesario plot.

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"With the part of Viola, Shakespeare immediately presents the idea of gender confusion and interchangeability between the sexes. When the play was first performed, the cast would have been entirely male, so by the end of the first scene, the audience is aware that we have a boy playing a girl who is playing a boy on the stage. These levels of ambiguity suggest that gender roles will be important. Shakespeare then continues to explore this throughout the play, through the character of Cesario (Viola in disguise) and his relationships with other major characters such as Orsino and Olivia. Orsino sends Cesario to seduce Olivia on his behalf, and, unfortunately for the duke, Olivia falls in love with Cesario. The reasons for this are dramatised at the end of act one, scene five. Olivia asks Cesario to explain what he himself would do if in Orsino's position of lust towards her, so effectively asking his opinion of Orsino's technique and encouraging him to imagine that he loved her himself."

Tags:cesario, viola, orsino

Abstract
This paper examines how the AIDS epidemic has affected every aspect of life in Africa, from people's livelihoods to the capacities of nation states. It looks at how its worsening and deepening impact has been a key policy concern of many national and international bodies, such as regional governments and worldwide bodies such as the United Nations and how the early development of HIV in Africa provides many valuable insights into global crisis management and the value of a sustained and comprehensive global response to problems faced by all of humanity.
Outline
Introduction
Impact of AIDS
Driving Forces
Historical Development
Concluding Thoughts
Bibliography

From the Paper
"It was in 1982 that Dr Harold Jaffe, a senior investigator from the Centres for Disease Control in Atlanta, presented a cluster of cases of homosexual men who were engaged in high risk sexual acts and who had all the features of AIDS . At this time the HIV virus had yet to be isolated or identified yet but AIDS, as a syndrome, had been described a year earlier. Yet while all the attention at first was on America, another similar but far more catastrophic disaster was silently destroying another continent. It took some years after AIDS was first diagnosed in the United States for the first cases to be recognised in Africa. It is now known that for years thousands had been dying in Africa, but their deaths were attributed to tuberculosis and other diseases."

Tags:homosexuality, death, epidemic, hiv

Abstract
This paper examines the art of hypnotizing. It looks at the history of the art and who is a suitable candidate. It provides a thorough and effective guide to the hypnotizing process and discusses the skills needed to perform this.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Purpose Of This Guide
What Hypnotism is Not
Common Misconceptions
The Hypnotic Trance
Changing Your Perspective
The Benefits
What It Feels Like to Be in a Trance
The Session, A Step By Step Guide To Hypnotizing Someone
Simple Techniques
The Interview
Writing The Script
The Deepening
The Reawakening
Self Improvement Tips
Improving Memory
Improving Confidence
Improving Time Management, No More Procrastination
Improving Study Skills
Improving Your Sex Life
Improving Your Sleep
Improving Your Health
Self Hypnosis
Get Comfortable
Three Levels Of Trance States
Test Whether You Are Hypnotized
Conclusion
Appendixes
Communicating With The Inner Mind
Automatic Writing
Ideomotor Responses
The Pendulum Method
The Finger Method
A Short History Of Hypnosis
In The Beginning
Modern History
Contemporary History
Further Information
Main Websites
Other Websites
Books

From the Paper
"During the Middle Ages hypnotism was mistaken for witchcraft. A hundred years ago, hypnotists were considered no better than snake oil salesmen and were often run out of town or tarred and feathered. At the same time, hypnotists have provided entertainment in vaudeville shows or circus tents to entranced audiences. This dual attitude suggests the confusion and fascination we all have for the mysterious art known as hypnotism. Today, practitioners of hypnotism are trainers of professional sports teams, psychoanalysts, psychologists and university researchers. It is clear that the science of hypnotism has come a long way!"

Tags:hypnotism, psychology, therapies

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This paper describes how cleanliness and purity are very important in both Muslim and Zoroastrian cleansing rituals and it shows water has considered a vital part of theses cleansing rituals.

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"Islam takes cleanliness and purification very seriously. An article by Dr. Abdul karim, Naik states, ""Cleanliness is half of faith" - This terse statement by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) underlines the importance of purity and purification in the Islamic tradition (Shariah). A state of purity is a precondition for worship ("ubudiyah"). Every act of worship is an encounter with God, and the purification ritual is a form of preparation for this event. In fact, the purification ritual in Islam is one of numerous means by which sins and infractions are forgiven." He also states that purification rituals of the body culminate in spiritual purity as acts of worship, and that both the discipline of the ritual acts and their aesthetic dimensions contribute to the deepening of the purification process at the spiritual level and prepare for the journey that finally leads to closeness to Allah."

Tags:religion, bathing, water

Abstract
This paper is an in-depth analysis of the affects of September 11th on the Japanese economy. Several different factors contributing to the deepening recession in Japan are examined in detail, including unemployment statistics, the findings of the Bank of Japan's Tanken survey, suicide figures and corporate restructuring. The changes in people's behavior, including expense accounts, dress and spending habits as a result of this recession and the change in Japan's credit rating and its affect on how government policy is affected by this change are also discussed in detail. The author also presents some of the government's policy attempts at dealing with this problem including new economic policies, tax reform, privatization schemes and the restructuring of the banking system. The effects that this has had on Japan's relations with China, especially in its trade relations are also discussed in detail.


Extensive bibliography but no footnotes, or endnotes.

From the Paper
"According to a recent article in Bloomberg News entitled "Think Japan's Economy is Bad Now, Just Wait," the situation will only get worse.' "It's here where things get ugly," " the article states. " "As unemployment rises beyond today's record 5 percent, consumers may spend less. If already frugal households buy less, corporate profits fall further and so do asset values. Banks, then, may be forced to let more companies fail, boosting unemployment and reducing corporate profits. And so on and so on." This is the very cycle Japan's policy makers have been dreading for years. To date, Tokyo has held things together with ultra-low interest rates and aggressive fiscal spending. Now that borrowing costs are at zero percent and Tokyo has papered markets with more bonds than investors can use, that's no longer possible. Credit rating agencies are sniffing around Japan's finances, wondering if it's time for another downgrade."

Tags:policies, tax, privatization, recession, financial, unemployment, jobs, slowdown, rates, interest, banking, public, government, china, options, policy, trade

Abstract
This paper shows how the theme of isolation is presented both as a corrupting influence and as positive influence by eminent authors. It analyzes William Shakespeare's "Othello", Homer's "Odyssey", and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", and compares how the three different stories treat the concept of isolation in different manner. It demonstrates how isolation has the capacity to create different responses from people because, in "Othello", it creates mistrust and fear, while in the "Odyssey", it creates the deepening of love. It also shows how, in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", the power of isolation to lead oneself to sin is depicted very clearly.

From the Paper
"Shakespeare uses isolation to heighten the difficulties of a man who mistrusts his wife. In Othello, isolation is a theme that is used to show that self isolation is often dangerous than useful. In Othello, the central characters after moving into Cyprus are isolated from the rest of the world. Perhaps Shakespeare could have used this isolation of the characters to highlight only the main characters who could play important roles till the end of the play. We can however find the widening gap between Othello and Desdemona in the play and it happens when they are isolated and do not have any peacemaker amidst them. Shakespeare uses the physical distance between Othello and his wife to highlight the fact that differences in opinion, if not attended to, would snowball into bigger issues that would be difficult to handle eventually. "

Tags:mistrust, sin, fear, ulysses, desdemona