Abstract
This paper critiques the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver", examining the many roles of Jaime Escalantes as a teacher and applying Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories to the character.

From the Paper
"In the acclaimed film "Stand and Deliver", the story of high school math teacher Jaime Escalantes serves as an excellent case study of teaching techniques that produce phenomenal results. Escalantes' methods illustrated that Piaget's theories about how children learn were correct. Piaget asserted that children construct their own knowledge in response to their experiences and are capable of learning many things without adult intervention, being intrinsically motivated to learn, without external rewards to motivate them."

Tags:Stand and Deliver, movie critique, Piaget, Vygotsky, teaching roles

Abstract
This paper explores the many themes, nuances and motivations underlying the movie "Stand and Deliver", including the issue of racial bias, the struggle to find a distinct sense of self, given one's multiracial background and the pertinent need of establishing an educational system sensitive to the needs and sensibilities of its multiracial student population.

Outline:
Introduction
Stand and Deliver
Culture and Cultural Bias
Cultural Differences and Cultural Integration
Multicultural Education

From the Paper
"His mathematics class was composed of these troublemakers as well as other kids who came from poor Chicano families who were barely making ends meet. To add to his frustration, Garfield High School was also not exactly the most sophisticated educational institution in the block. Aside from the missing computers, the school was also severely lacking in educational materials, references, physical facilities. This then added to his burden of teaching and inspiring his class of students who had absolutely no interest in the subject and who were made up of completely varying intellectual abilities. As the film progresses, Jaime Escalante gains the trust and respect of his students through a combination of persistence, genuine concern for their future, and through his infallible authority and strength. He then discovers their gift for learning advanced mathematics subjects such as Calculus and Trigonometry."

Tags:intellectual, abilities, calculus, social, institutions, economic, hierarchies, architecture, art, rituals, symbols

Abstract
This paper explains that "Stand and Deliver" is an inspiring film for all educators because the tale illustrates the shortcomings of the American public school system and points out its numerous failures to afford low-income neighborhood with qualified teachers and quality resources. The author points out that the film demonstrates that it takes exceptional individuals like Jaime Escalante to make a definite difference in the lives of young people today. The paper relates that, besides encouraging pride in the students' backgrounds and cultures through language and cultural references, Escalante treats the individual students with respect.

From the Paper
"Jaime Escalante, the film's protagonist, exhibits an incredible amount of patience, wisdom, and humor in his approach to an unruly classroom. Because he can relate to his students linguistically and culturally, Escalante is especially able to affect their self-perception and their views on education. Besides Escalante, central figures in the film include students like Angel, Pancho, Sophia, Claudia, and Ana. Some of the students like Angel feel torn between the allure of gang life and the promise of a better future though academic achievement. Others, like Ana and Pancho are pressured not by their peers but by their family to drop out of school early so they can work."

Tags:ganas, references, culture, respect, shortcomings

Abstract
This paper takes a look at Madan Birla's book, 'FedEx Delivers'. The book takes an in-depth look at the Federal Express Company (FedEx). According to the paper, the book reports that Federal Express is a company that has based its reputation and its success on innovation and performance. The paper further discusses how the creation of the company itself was an example of entrepreneurial innovation, and the company has continued in this vein since and has responded to competition by developing new and better methods for meeting the needs of its customers.

Outline:
Introduction
Federal Express
Innovation and Creativity
Ongoing Innovation and Employees
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The company started operations in 1973 with a shipment on 14 small planes to 25 cities, becoming the first transportation company dedicated to overnight express package delivery. By 1973, the company was delivering more than five million packages a day to 215 countries around the world. Revenues increased from $6 million in 1973 to more than $24 billion in 2004."
"Birla essentially finds that FedEx created a new industry, one that produced various competitors such as DHL, while Fed Ex continued to grow and become the key player in this new industry. The stock price has increased along with the company, and the company moved from a U.S. operation to a worldwide operation in a relatively short time."

Tags:leadership, innovation, competition, customers

Abstract
This paper is in the format of a book report on an historical account of the prohibition era entitled "Deliver Us from Evil", by historian Norman H. Clark.

Abstract
This paper addresses the question of timing for accounting of profit or profits derived from a transaction or transactions that - by the nature of the product and/or the contract - require that the goods and/or services be delivered by the seller (vendor) to the buyer (customer) over a predetermined period of time, but not necessarily at one time.

From the Paper
"This paper addresses the question of timing for accounting of profit or profits derived from a transaction or transactions that - by the nature of the product and/or the contract - require that the goods and/or services be delivered by the seller (vendor) to the buyer (customer) over a predetermined period of time, but not necessarily at one time."

Tags:revenue, arrangements, multiple

Abstract
At the current time in the United States health care is primarily delivered through hospital systems that are the result of hospital mergers and associated physicians and clinics. These hospital conglomerates developed during globalization as a means of ensuring that the health care system in the United States could remain competitive with other nations. However, at the current time the World Health Organization has concluded that health care in the U.S. is ranked 37th out of 191 countries and that services are often substandard for American patients ("World", 2008). This situation is the result of multiple factors, including staffing shortages, the high cost of health care and the 45 million Americans that are uninsured or underinsured in the country.

From the Paper
The United States and Canada: Health Care for the 21^st Century Health Care in the United States At the current time in the United States health care is primarily delivered through hospital systems that are the result of hospital mergers and associated physicians and clinics. These hospital conglomerates developed during globalization as a means of ensuring that the health care system in the United States could remain competitive with other nations. However, at the current time the World Health Organization has concluded that health care in the U.S. is ranked 37^th out of 191 countries and that

Tags:health, systems, us

Abstract
The paper analyzes a speech delivered by Winston Churchill during the 1951 election campaign that would return him to the position of Prime Minister and return the Conservatives to power. The paper highlights how the speech is incredibly negative and is clearly directed at attacking the policies that the Labour party had pursued over the previous six years. The paper points out Churchill's subtle intention to glorify his role as war leader and notes the absence of any indication of how a prospective Conservative government would direct policy any differently. The paper discusses the many uses of this speech for a historian. The speech is included in an appendix to the paper.

From the Paper
"The attack on the record of the Atlee administrations comes from various quarters. Firstly Churchill outlines how Britain's position in the world has drastically diminished since the end of the war. He details in particular how countries that Britain played a part in liberating from Nazi domination, now perceive Britain to be weak and in decline. The retreat from empire is also a strong theme, highlighting the decline in British control over Egypt and Persia (Iran). The devaluation policy of the government is also attacked as seriously damaging the purchasing power of ordinary Briton's."

Tags:Conservatives, Labour, policies, war, leader

Abstract
This paper critiques Murray Weidenbaum's T.S. Eliot Lecture, delivered at the University of London in January of 2002, entitled "Globalization: Wonder land or Waste Land?" The paper discusses Weidenbaum's arguments in favor of globalization and the benefits that can be achieved for the world as a whole, by utilizing it to its full potential.

From the Paper
"Given Weidenbaum's professional background and admitted bias, it is admirable that he manages to do precisely this - look at both the bright side and the dark side. His approach and suggestions are so realistic and pragmatic, and so unbiased, that it is hard to imagine that any but the most rabid fanatic on either side of the debate would not admit that he makes a valuable contribution with this speech. The strength of the speech derives from two aspects - the fact that he does manage to look at both sides, and that his suggestions have the refreshing ring of being attainable in the real world."

Tags:moderation, goodwill, international

Abstract
The paper discusses the final soliloquy delivered by Prospero, after everyone else has left the stage, where the master magician has been altered by what has taken place before, so much so that he no longer has the powerful magic he once had and instead is a prisoner of the island. The paper explains that he has been able to use his magic finally to send everyone back where they belong, and now, he calls on the audience to set him free by their applause, likening this to being pardoned for a crime.

From the Paper
"In the final soliloquy delivered by Prospero, after everyone else has left the stage, the master magician has been altered by what has taken place before, so much so that he no longer has the powerful magic he once had and instead is a prisoner of the island. He has been able to use his magic finally to send everyone back where they belong. Now, he calls on the audience to set him free by their applause, likening this to being pardoned for a crime. This final speech solidifies the idea that the play has been in part concerned with the way the artist shapes reality and presents it to the audience in the manner of a magician working magic, and now that magician speaks directly to the audience and shows an awareness..."

Tags:shakespeare, prospero, tempest