Abstract This paper relates that the idea of culture, in David French's play "LeavingHome" reflects the idea of traditional perspectives towards the significance of belonging. The paper explains that French's play focuses on the character of Jacob Mercer, a Newfoundland immigrant who has relocated his family to Canada, who forcibly imposes his native values upon his two sons. The paper then examines how Mercer presents his view of the clash between generations, where the children recognize the opportunity for change and are willing to participate in it while the parent holds tight to the old ways.
From the Paper "The modern mainstream cultural landscape of Canada is one in which the concepts of shared values overcome cultural limitations (Angus, 21). Yet where Ben and Billy are indicative of the transformation within the mainstream, Jacob represents the fringe cultures; were the play written twenty years later, this would perhaps have been an ironic commentary on French's part, as Jacob is himself an immigrant into Canada and major resistance to the Canadian national project has come from immigrant communities (Chambers, 50). These fringe cultures are formed mainly from immigrants who have purposefully moved into limited geographic areas in order to preserve their cultural identity (Chambers, 50; Mackey, 71). "
Abstract This paper focuses on the issue of middle class runaway teenagers. The paper further explores why middle class teenagers leavehome. In modern society it could be contended that the Internet has a direct influence on this group of individuals and their decision to leave unpleasant situations.
Abstract This paper shows how children's literature portrays how it is essential for young adults to leavehome in order to mature. It explores this theme in relation to books for very young children like "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" (Beatrix Potter), novels directed at male audiences like "The Tale of Huckleberry Finn" (Mark Twain), and literature aimed at female readers such as "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" (Avi).
From the Paper "The process of maturation in children's literature is often characterized by a character's departure from the family home. Frequently this change of environment acts as a catalyst for the character's growth. This is in part created because authors of children's literature often portray the family home as unstable, strict, and at times even abusive. Due to this fact, the protagonists must venture out on their own in order to find themselves as individuals and experience life to its fullest. This is true in many forms of children's literature, from picture books, such as Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit, to novels written primarily for boys, like The Adventures of Huck Finn, and to those for girls, like The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Frequently the characters in literature for young adults need to explore outside the family home, which is often characterized as threatening and stifling, in order to begin the maturation process."
This paper addresses the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. It examines why it was created and passed, as well as its effects - both positive and negative - on the economy and the workplace.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, 2002, $ 89.95
Abstract This paper addresses the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. It examines why it was created and passed, as well as its effects - both positive and negative - on the economy and the workplace. The Act provides unpaid leave for both parents when a child is born, but many choose not to take this leave because it is unpaid. The paper also addresses shortcomings of the Act and how it could be expanded in the future.
Tags: AMERICAN STUDIES AND HISTORY / ECONOMICS, LABOR, family medical leave
Abstract This paper discusses the 1993 Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The paper explains the intention of the Act to remove gender bias involved in child care, claiming that firms might offer maternity and child-care leave to mothers, but rarely offered any sort of similar leave to fathers. The law also encompassed the worker's need to care for aging and infirm parents. The paper determines that the requirements of the FMLA were limited to firms with more than 50 employees, but it is reasonable to consider any firm with fewer than 100 employees to be a small business, running leaner than larger ones, and with less capacity to absorb loss of key workers, and in some cases, any workers, as well as less power to withstand the costs of complying with the law.
Outline
Introduction
Issue Statement
Methodology
History
Data Narrative
Findings and Recommendations
Conclusions
From the Paper "The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has a long history behind it, and it has a long road ahead of it until it begins to create the sort of 'cradle' for employees enjoyed in 98 percent of the rest of the world's nations. Meanwhile, it is spottily applied, bureaucratically run, and covers-inadequately, arguably-only 60 percent of the U.S. workforce. Despite its shortcomings, or possibly because of them if one considers the totally private price tag on the FMLA, it has enormous negative effects on businesses with fewer than 100 employees. (Phillips, 2002) Fortunately, it has no effect, yet, on those with fewer than 50 employees, although moves continue to arise pushing to extend the FMLA to cover business with as few as 25 employees, still under the privately paid design that punishes even the largest of the small companies. (Under the act, all government agencies regardless of size are encompassed in the Act's requirements.)"
This paper discusses the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which was signed into law in 1993, one of the most important pieces of labor legislation ever enacted in this country.
Abstract This paper reports that the FMLA requires all covered employers to grant their eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for four main reasons: To give birth or to take care of a newborn child; to adopt a child, take in a foster child or to take care of a newly placed child; to care for sick family members, meaning a spouse, child or parent and allows employees who are ill and unable to work an extended leave period. The author feels that the greatest problem with the FMLA lies in the difficulty of determining what counts as a "serious health condition". This paper quotes studies that show that the FMLA has not resulted in greater hardships to companies and businesses or in increased worker absenteeism.
Table of Contents
Overview
History
Assessing the FMLA's Effects
Problems with Implementation
Employee Concerns
Problem Areas
FMLA Reforms
Employer Reforms
The Next Step?
Conclusion
From the Paper "While employer complaints are mostly anecdotal or backed by private-interest research groups, these successful court decisions set precedents that demonstrate the need for FMLA reform. First, there is a need to clarify what illnesses fall under the classification ?serious health condition.? Critics argue that current definition of a serious health condition is too broad, including minor illnesses that are already covered by sick leave policies. In addition, while many workplace policies already provide for chronic conditions, employers believe that the FMLA regulations regarding chronic illnesses are particularly prone to abuse. Advocates thus believe that FMLA reforms should start by disqualifying short-term illnesses and other conditions with relatively brief recovery periods. Employers should also be given the right to verify the medical information on an employee's health form directly from the healthcare provider. Employers and human resources professionals have also identified several problems with the complicated procedures regarding leave requests and notices."
Abstract This paper examines the Family Leave and Medical Act (FLMA) of 1993 and its provisions. It also compares its family leave benefits with those provided by other countries around the world.
From the Paper "The Family Leave and Medical Act (FLMA) that went into effect entitles employees to take up two weeks of unpaid job-protected leave in a month period for specified family and medical reasons ..."
Tags: family leave, U.S., Europe, Canada, benefits, FLMA
Abstract This paper analyzes Patrick White's 'A Fringe of Leaves' in respect to Rene Girard's philosophy claiming that human desire is not essentialized but rather mimetic. Girard explains that mimetic desire necessarily involves a model and a disciple who become rivals desiring the same things. This philosophy helps the reader understand Ellen Roxburgh's journey to self-discovery. It contains excerpts from the book and their explanations.
From the Paper "Rene Girard's philosophy regarding mimetic desire, the reciprocity of violence and the monstrous double can be applied to Patrick White's novel A Fringe of Leaves. Indeed, his ideas give us a clearer understanding of the journey undertaken by Ellen Roxburgh - a journey both physical and spiritual, between two alternate cultures and ultimately, between two alternate selves."
Abstract This paper describes the Family and Medical Leave Act, which was designed to create a business environment that is supportive of the needs of the family, and the regulations it applies to businesses. The paper then looks at the history behind the act and some of its disadvantages.
From the Paper "Dispute has arisen over the enforcement of the FMLA because of the costs involved for the employer. While no employer wants to take an anti-family stance, the costs of maintaining an employee's position in a company while they are on extended leave are enormous. The employer must either hire temps to fill in the position, or entice laterally positioned employees to handle the additional work load for a short period. In the case of the temp, the employer has to absorb the training costs. Then once the regular employee returns to his or her position, the employers investment into the temp, who may just be settling into the position after 12 weeks, is lost as the temp is displaced. The resulting employee two-step can disrupt company productivity, harm customer service, and ultimately have a long term effect on the company's competitive posture. While the needs of the employee and their family are important to the community, and the health of the company, the profitability of the company is the most important reason for its existence. Government policy which adversely affects the company's ability to be efficient and profitable is due to encounter court challenges."
Abstract This paper discusses the history, application, and current environment concerning the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993. The paper also discusses the roots of the FMLA and its application in the current employment environment.
From the Paper "In the United States Congress passed into law the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The purpose of the FMLA, as enacted by the Congress, is to allow employees to take time off from work for family or medical reasons without fear that their employment would be jeopardized or terminated as a consequence. A majority of the individual states also have legislation in place allowing for a leave from employment for family or medical reasons..."
Tags: government, legsilation, Family and Medical Leave Act
Abstract This paper offers an analysis of Diane Ackerman's essay "Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall." The paper explains how Ackerman achieves a balance between scientific mechanism and poetic observation.
From the Paper "In her essay "Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall" Diane Ackerman maintains an interesting balance between purely scientific writing and more poetic spiritual observations of the natural world. It is truly a fascinating dynamic at work, as Ackerman is able to effectively explain the scientific mechanism behind the changing of the leaves while at the same time offer a thoughtful perspective on how this change mimics human nature and the lives of humans themselves."
Tags: fall, leaves, color, ackerman, scientific, life, metaphor, poetic, language
Abstract This paper examines David Gergen's article which is very much in favor of home schooling. The paper discusses whether home schooling is good for the child's social development and whether a child who does not go to a regular school system is missing out.
From the Paper "The rise of homeschooling is one of the most significant social trends of the past half-century. This reemergence of what is in fact an old practice has occurred for a distinctly modern reason a desire to wrest control from the education bureaucrats and reestablish the family as central to a child's learning. David Gergen writes about the phenomenon of home schooling in his essay titles No Place Like Home."
Abstract This paper discusses the home building industry, including a brief history of this industry, an industry overview, and a SWOTT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, and Trends) analysis of the industry. It also addresses the impact of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the unemployment rate, and the inflation rate as measured by the consumer price index (CPI). The paper details three economic indicators.
Home Building History
Home Building Overview
Strengths and Weaknesses
Unemployment Rate
Gross Domestic Product
Recommendations
Housing Starts
Personal Income
Recommendations
Interest Rates
Inflation
Interest Rates versus Inflation
Recommendations
Conclusion
From the Paper "The home building industry has been around for many years. The design, shape, and style of homes have changed over time. The industry is quite different than it was many years ago. When people first began to build they did not layout and draw plans and specs for their home. The first homes were built with one or two rooms in the entire house. Today, they average home has over 6 rooms, When home building first started there was no set rules and regulations that builders had to follow, now we have organizations such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration who helps set construction regulations for the home building industry. We also have NAHB (National Association Home Builders), which was started in 1942. The NAHB works with the state and local agencies to help establish government and legislature for home builders as well as establish affordable housing for everyone."
Abstract This paper examines the effect of British imperial policy on home rule for Ireland. It analyzes the Home Rule question in 1886 and the broader issue of the structure and character of the British Empire. The paper explores dissension and conflict on the issue. It explains how the Irish form of government is modeled on the British parliamentary system. The author offers background of the formation of the British Empire and England's resistance to home rule for Ireland.
Abstract In this article, the writer discusses the barriers to achieving home ownership in the United States. The writer describes the importance to the majority of Americans that lies in the purchase of a home. The writer also mentions the large expense required for such an investment. In this paper, the writer discusses programs that can help individuals in their dream of buying a home.
From the Paper "The American Dream is associated with home ownership. A primary residence is the most expensive purchase that most Americans make and for most Americans it is also their single largest investment. It is also a long-term investment with home loans typically written for years and there are significant tax benefits and benefits that accrue to the individual, the community and the economy as a whole. Yet for all of its importance to the United States as a nation and for individuals there exist significant ... "
