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 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 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.

From the Paper
Delivering Quality Service
Total quality management applied to the service sector involves a recognition of the need for marketing research to ascertain the needs of the public and how to fulfill them. Developing and implementing a program to do this requires leadership, service leaders with the vision to understand the situation in the present and to see how service will develop in the future. They require high standards and the awareness to seek it in their research and in how they implement the results of that research. Quality is an end in itself, but it is also a means to effect further payoffs in the creation of true customers--customers who are glad they selected a firm after their service experience--and improved efficiencies as quality drives down the cost through market..."

Tags:MANAGEMENT: GENERAL

Abstract
This paper summarizes, discusses, and analyzes Ernest Hemingway's novel, "For Whom the Bell Tolls," and explains how the novel focuses on the dehumanizing effects of war. The paper also describes the literary style and techniques employed by Hemingway in the novel, which allow him to deliver his message about the ugliness and futility of war without belaboring the point.

From the Paper
"It is a well-established fact that For Whom the Bell Tolls was based on Ernest Hemingway's experiences as a foreign war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War. Although there are a great many war novels, Hemingway's effort stands out due to its stark depiction of the realities of war. No doubt, Hemingway was able to achieve this because he had personally witnessed the political turmoil and intrigues in Spain. Moreover, because Hemingway was a journalist, he was able to use all his analytical skills to cut through the professed ideologies and propaganda and reveal the pitfalls and horrors of war. Thus, For Whom the Bell Tolls is a work that does not glorify war or its heroes. Instead, its focus is on exploring the dehumanizing effects of war."

Tags:tension, suspense, three, days, robert, jordan, blowing, up, bridge, guerilla, band, death

Abstract
This piece assesses the extent to which Bourdieu offers a distinctive solution to the problem of structure and agency. However, in order to accurately assess Bourdieu's solution it is necessary to examine the assessments of other theorists such as G.H. Mead. Succinct and detailed definitions of structure and agency are offered. The natural dialectic and opposition of the two concepts is examined in depth along with the manner in which they interact with, and impact upon one another. Following this a full and detailed examination of Pierre Bourdieu's attempt to offer a complete solution to the natural dialectic of structure and agency is provided. A full exposition of Bourdieu's empirical methodology is offered along with the emphasis on real life evidence to support his assertions. Above all, the writer maintains that it is in the theory of 'habitas' that Bourdieu is capable of uniting the competing terms and providing social science with a competent and workable solution.

From the Paper
" Structure within social scientific definition refers to the social norms and institutions that shape human beings and society as a whole. Examples of such norms and institutions include class, religion and economic forces. Alternatively, agency is the level to which the free will or personal choice of each human being allows us to react to the situations and challenges we are faced with during the course of our lives. How then do these apposing conceptions interact with, and impact upon one another? In particular, given the natural dialectic that exits, how do structures shape agency and thus in turn how does agency react to those structures, and if possible change them? Such questions have caused considerable consternation within the ranks of social science for many years, and significant problems arise from attempting to understand the world we live in through the use of agency and structure. Given this, there is an inevitable progression that often results in one side becoming dominant when agency is explained in terms of structure or vice versa. Although considerable numbers of social theorists have attempted to develop ideas that incorporate both aspects, many have ended up succumbing to determinism, whether that is on one side or the other."

Tags:social, theorist, existence, human

Abstract
This paper discusses the music and message of straight edge punk. The paper explains that straight edge punk music and musicians not only encourages young people to stay away from drugs and irresponsible sex, but also encourage its followers to make choices that allow them to take responsibility for their own actions and for the effects that their actions have on the world around them. The paper explains that the movement emphasizes simplicity and a rejection of the excesses of modern life.

From the Paper
"When most people, at least most people, think about punk and other teen-based musical lifestyles they tend to think of excess - as much sex, drugs and rock-and-roll or punk or reggae or rap as possible. But some subcultural corners of youth music have actually preached a lifestyle of restraint and abstinence. This paper examines the development and ethos of straight edge punk, perhaps the most extremely restrained of these music-based subcultures. Straight edge punk not only encourages young people to stay away from drugs..."

Tags:punk, straight edge, subculture, rock, music

Abstract
This paper discusses the focus on population control in Hardin's book, "Living Within Limits." Hardin's theme about the Earth's limitations on its ability to sustain life, and the technological advances that are placing more and more demands on this ability, is reviewed and critiqued. The paper discusses the data Hardin gathered to give credence to his theory and his conclusions and findings. Several different arguments of Hardin's critics are also presented.

From the Paper
"Garrett Hardin's work "Living Within Limits" was created to send a message of conservatism and awareness to people. Garrett Hardin's central theme in his work is that human beings need to live within their limits. His point in writing the book is to emphasize that the world naturally adjusts to population growth by impeding it or helping it thrive, depending on the current state of it's carrying capacity. According to Hardin, people need to be more conscious of the world's carrying capacity, which is reaching critical limits. Modern technological advances have allowed populations of people who might ordinarily have passed away, to survive. This de-naturalization of the order of nature has caused a critical crisis. Hardin very selectively in his work points out what he would refer to as the "superfluous population" of poor people, that are now living longer and expanding due to international relief efforts. He frowns upon such activity, claiming the environment can't support such unchecked growth."

Tags:darwin, malthus, historical, theorists, population, growth, food, supply, natural, resources, fertility, rates