Abstract
This paper analyzes relationships in Nathanial Hawthorne's classic tale of passion, sin and redemption, The Scarlet Letter. The author looks at the fine line between love and hate between Hester Prynne and the Reverend Dimmesdale, Hester and Roger Chillingworth, and between Hester and her fellow townspeople.

From the Paper
"In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, love and hate are two issues that appear indistinguishable at times. In this story, Hester Prynne wears a scarlet letter for the adultery she committed with Reverend Dimmesdale while she was married to Roger Chillingworth. The details of this emerge as the story progresses, and the story culminates in Dimmesdale passionately declaring his sin, and later dies after his premeditated confession, while Chillingworth dies soon after. As the above quote says, love and hate ?each leaves the passionate lover, or the no less passionate hater, forlorn and desolate by the withdrawal of his subject.? This literally means that the passion and feelings do not differ whether they are intended in love or hate. To love or hate a person with a passion indubitably results in the same feelings, and when the subject of these feelings disappears, the passion felt remains the same."

Tags:hester, sin, pearl, townspeople

Abstract
This paper examines how Hawthorne carries the theme of sin and guilt throughout his novel, "The Scarlet Letter". It shows how the theme is evident throughout the plot line and is illustrated through the main characters of Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth.

From the Paper
"Hester is also guilty of hiding the fact the Chillingworth is her husband, and upon telling Dimmesdale the truth, begs "Let God punish! Thou shalt forgive! (Hawthorne, 236)." The burden that Hester must bear for her sin of adultery is seen when she removes the scarlet letter and Pearl reacts negatively, forcing her to replace it. Hawthorne points out "whether thus typified or no, that an evil deed invests itself with the character of doom (Hawthorne, 257).""

Tags:Pearl, priest

Abstract
The paper describes the current hypothetical situation where this writer's brother-in-law has worked for him for two years and a potential employer has asked him for a letter of recommendation for him. In addition, the brother-in-law is currently out of work and has been asking the writer to reemploy him, but he has declined to hire him because he was only marginally competent at what he was doing and the writer feels he was lazy. Yet, the writer's sister has tearfully reminded him of his obligation to the family to give him a job in order to keep her family together. Effectively, the current analysis argues along the lines of Aristotelian principles or virtues which dictate that a letter of recommendation for the brother-in-law should not be provided.

From the Paper
"The following discussion provides an analysis of a hypothetical moral/ethical situation. Specifically, the current hypothetical situation proposes that my brother-in-law has worked for me for two years and a potential employer has asked me for a letter of recommendation for him. In addition, my brother-in-law is currently out of work and has been asking me to reemploy him, but I have declined to hire him because he was only marginally competent at what he was doing and I feel he was lazy. Yet, my..."

Tags:aristotle, morals, ethics

Abstract
This paper is in the form of a letter from an anonymous parent to their local congressman arguing for tougher laws prohibiting teacher-student sex. It is an opinion piece which lays out a clear and logical argument that is supported by research and evidence from newspaper and on-line articles about disastrous cases of teacher-student sex.

From the Paper
"Every day in this country, from the biggest cities to the smallest towns, our sons and daughters are being raped. Their assailants are not using brute force or employing weapons to get them to submit. They don't have to - for these criminals are already in a special position of power and authority over our children - they are their teachers. Entrusted by our community to educate, mentor, coach, and guide our children, some of these individuals misuse that trust for their own immoral and illegal ends. They are predators, who engage in illegal sexual acts with our children. Consent is not the issue here; with the crime of statutory rape it is the age difference and adult vs. minor distinction that lies at issue. This crime has devastating emotional and psychological effects on its victims and the community as a whole. There is also a financial burden on the community, specifically with regard to our public school systems. This crime can no longer to continue to go on unabated and unchecked. You must act now to introduce and pass legislation that will amend current statutory rape laws to include a specific proviso banning teacher - student sex. This is a crime that is akin to child molestation, one of our most abhorred crimes, and it should be treated as such. The penalties for teacher-student statutory rape should be harsh enough to send a strong message to these criminals that such acts will not be tolerated in our society any longer."

Tags:cheerleader, child, friedman, letourneau, molestation, molester, mom, peterson, robinson, sex, sexual, student, teacher, texas, vaden

Abstract
"Modern Love", by George Meredith, is a collection of fifty sonnets with sixteen lines in each sonnet about the failure of George Meredith's first marriage. The paper contends that the sonnets are a dramatic rendition of Meredith's own personal experiences and are told through the perspective of a husband. Meredith, according to the author, is trying to cope with the idea that his marriage is a failure and has discovered that his wife has been writing letters to another man. The paper explains that since divorce is not an option at this time, Meredith and his wife are made to portray a happy marriage so that society believes there is nothing wrong. The couple deceives everyone around them into believing that all is well and that they have the perfect life with one another.

From the Paper
"A new century was dawning upon the Victorian Age and a time of change was creeping in. Victorians tried in vain to hold onto their traditional ways and refused to accept failure. The husband and wife in "Modern Love" did just that when they attempted to create a facade of a happily married couple. This performance is displayed throughout the dinner scene in the play when friends and family joined them in their home. The couple has fallen so deep into their deception that they begin to enjoy this game of deceit. "How curiously the dynamics of an age affect the human mind," (Hemberger 4) society being the dynamic in which the human mind yearns to please."

Tags:marriage, failure, letters, divorce, husband, wife, society, suicide, poem, victorian, matrimonial, deceit, unhappiness, equality, sexual, love, traditional, morality

Abstract
This paper discusses the principles of effective business communication. It is written from the perspective of a purchasing analyst of the Con Edison Company, but the ideas presented can be applied to most other business situations as well. The paper examines the following topics:

1. Principles of persuasive business communication: analysis
2. Techniques of business report writing
3. "Good news" and "bad news" letters, and other business correspondence
4. Giving effective oral presentations/ speech
5. Characteristics of non-verbal communication

From the Paper
"Effective communication skills are vital for success in a business environment with most business people being engaged in some form of communication activity most of the time reading, listening, writing or talking. Business communication is, however, different from academic or literary writing and speaking it requires precision, clarity and efficiency since business people just do not have the time to savor an idea or an expression."

Tags:communication, skills, business, messages, bottom-lining, report, writing, correspondence

Abstract
The paper argues that poetry is not dead; it has simply moved from book format to performance-based mediums, online and off-line. The paper discusses how our culture's obsession with the personal makes it uniquely suited to a revival of poetic relevance. The paper further contends that while our language is undergoing a profound shift, moving to brevity, there is still a fascination with letters, language, and wordplay that continues to keep poetry alive. The paper concludes that so long as people feel a need to express themselves, there will be poetry.

From the Paper
"In his essay (reprinted online, incidentally, by the Academy of American Poets), Hall argues that the death of poetry has been proclaimed on many occasions in America's past, and will likely be proclaimed again in the future. However, this is a regular event in the culture, while poetry lives on, in book sales, performance, and through the continued, creative use of language in contemporary culture. On one hand, Hall's argument may seem Quixotic--in the age of the Internet, even the death of reading newspapers and books have been prophesized, and poetry thus seems like a more threatened medium than the novel or magazine feature. But the compressed nature of the poetic medium may make it uniquely suited to today's time-pressed era, with its obsession with the instantaneous."

Tags:language, words, communication, vernacular

Abstract
The paper explores how a company goes about approaching a virtual makeover, including the issues involved, the potential obstacles, the challenges for a company with a culturally diverse workforce and how much the cost savings will be. The paper demonstrates how telecommuting is the streamlined, positive model for businesses in America in the new millennium, with its savings, profitability, employee satisfaction and efficiency. The paper concludes that assuming that the planning is detailed and exhaustive, that experts in the field of telework are consulted, and that the entire workforce is brought up to date on the strategies being instituted, the telework idea does work well, it brings a better bottom line, and is highly recommended for the Burgess Realty & Title Company. The paper includes a letter of transmittal regarding the feasibility of transitioning this company into a telecommuting firm.

Table of Contents:
Letter of Transmittal
Executive Summary
Introduction
Body - Telework is a Smart Idea
Conclusion / Recommendation

From the Paper
"When Midwest Family Mutual Insurance switched from a traditional business operation to a virtual company in the summer of 2006, nearly all of the company's fifty employees began working at home. According to WFC Resources Newsbrief the makeover cost Midwest Family Mutual about $1 million, but in the first six months of operating as a virtual entity the company enjoyed a fifteen percent increase in efficiency. Notwithstanding the million-dollar investment - mostly in technology hardware and software purchase - the savings for Midwest were immediate. Those savings included the benefit of moving out of a 24,000-sq. ft. building and into a far smaller location. All Midwest needed was "just enough space for a few offices, a boardroom, a computer training center and cubicles any employee can use" if they decide to drop in and interact with supervisors, according to WFC Resources Newsbrief.
"Midwest Family Mutual Insurance is just one of tens of thousands of businesses that have become virtual by allowing employees to "telework" - and have become, in many cases, more efficient in a leaner, meaner profit-based environment. According to WorldatWork there were (as of 2008) approximately 33.7 million Americans employed by a company in a virtual workplace - working from home at least part-time - which is a huge increase from two years earlier when 28.7 million were employed in a telework environment (Rhodes, 2009). The two main reasons for a company going virtual (at least to some degree) - the desirability for both employees and employers - are bolstered by an increase in job performance by between three and twenty-five percent (MITE)."

Tags:employers, employees, flexibility, telework

Abstract
This paper explains that internet crime includes eager young hackers, who infiltrated web sites to see if they can get away with it; professionals, who are looking for individual data and account numbers and computer frauds such as pyramid schemes and stolen credit cards used to defraud people by ordering high-end merchandise. The author points out that Citibank has three "lines of defense" against unlawful use or access to a customer's account information: (1) Firewalls and VeriSign digital IDs, which act as an electronic checkpoint, refusing access to any intruder; (2) a scrambled 128-bit strong encryption and (3) log-on authentication, which includes not only the T-PIN number but also an additional 6-digit alphanumeric code, containing both letters and numbers. The paper relates that internet security has become an industry in itself; many large financial institutions are building gateways to protect their information storage and retrieval systems from unlawful entry.

From the Paper
"Banks and other institutions that rely on electronic money transactions are now taking additional steps to assure security for their customers. Citibank is one prominent example. Their "privacy" message, accessible on the Internet, explains "In order to provide better service or to address security hazards, we will occasionally use a 'cookie'. A cookie is a small piece of information which a Web site stores on your Web browser on your PC and can later retrieve. The cookie cannot be read by a Web site other than the one that set the cookie. We use cookies for a number of administrative purposes, for example, to store your prefer3ences for certain kinds of information or to store a password so that you do not have to input it every time you visit our site."

Tags:gateways, firewalls, cookie, citibank, t-pin

Abstract
This paper proposes to study where older adults tend to travel and how often public transportation is used, as well as where these individuals would like to travel, but are unable to due to lack of transportation. The author points out that research has shown that the availability of public transportation varies based on location and that, in rural and suburb areas, there often is no form of transportation other than private automobiles. The paper reports that the sample for this study will be volunteer men and women, 65 years and older, who ride public transportation in a non-urban region of central Minnesota. The paper states that the self-report questionnaire was developed by the author because other research has not included investigation of where the aged would have liked to travel if they had transportation. The paper includes a cover letter and the questionnaire.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Non-drivers
Use of Public Transportation by Older Adults
Gender and Ethnicity
Methodology
Sample
Procedure
Instrument
Analysis
Tentative Time Line
Appendix: Consent Form
Appendix: Survey

From the Paper
"Troubles accessing public transportation vary from person to person. One in five women Latinas reported transportation problems, while one and ten African American women reported problems accessing public transportation.However, only 5% of white women reported problems with accessing public transportation. However, the number of women drivers is expected to increase in the next 30 years. Only 67% of women had driver licenses in 1997 but by 2012 it is predicted that 90% of women will have driver licenses."

Tags:gender, ethnic, rural, department, options