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Avoiding Overpopulation in the U.S., 2002.
A discussion of population control in the United States.
1,790 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper examines what has lead to a stable population growth in the United States. It looks at steps and programs taken by the government to ensure this trend continues and also looks at other factors beyond the government's control which could prove problematic in the future - immigration, longevity. The paper addresses the issues of sex education, quality of life and birth control.
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"The United States has managed to achieve a stable reproductive rate. That is, as of 1999, our fertility rate is 2.0, meaning that for each two adults we are having two children. (Carter, 1999) This has no doubt been accomplished because we have learned about how to apply population control within our families. However, it does not mean the United States will never have any problems with population growth in the future. The fertility rate doesn?t take immigration into consideration or the fact that many people are living many more years than they used to. It makes sense, then, to continue to concern ourselves about population growth."
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Funding the Future of Social Security, 2002.
An examination of a variety of restructuring plans that could prevent the current Social Security system to experience funding shortfalls in the next decade
4,240 words (approx. 17.0 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 112.95
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The following paper discusses projections that the changing demographics of the American population will cause the current social security system to experience funding shortfalls in approximately a decade. This paper discusses the expected changes to the population and various solutions and opinions proposed by current economists, writers and politicians to stave off a threatened funding disaster.
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?Social Security is a popular program; it has consistently pumped out millions of monthly checks for 44 million beneficiaries, has reduced poverty among seniors by two thirds over the last 40 years and has allowed people with disabilities to make ends meet (Consumer Reports, 2000).Social Security is a genuine contributor to the sturdiness of the economic system. It's a promise to pay, secured by Treasury securities, which in turn are secured by taxpayers. The government has to use the money currently pledged for whatever the citizens decide Social Security benefits should be (Quinn and Ehrenfeld, 2000).However, the system is not a large bank account in which taxpayers contributions are set aside to pay them back their own money when they retire, as many Americans incorrectly assume. Although 145 million Americans pay part of every paycheck into the Social Security system, the money becomes part of a social insurance program that collects money today and uses it to pay benefits today. Economists call that ?pay as you go?, but it is very similar to a Ponzi scheme. Ponzi was a swindler who represented that he had a way to make money by utilizing international postal coupons to take advantage of changes in currency exchange rates.?
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The Marine Corps, 2002.
An analysis of the importance of the U.S. Marine Corps and its development over time.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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The paper shows how the Marine Corps was formed as a compliment to the naval forces. While the navy fought at sea it still required some link to the land, which became essential for the naval operation success. Thus in 1798 the US Marine Corp was officially launched. The author of the paper analyzes the Marine Corps, provides a critique and concludes that finally the Navy saw a need to develop its own troops to extend to the ground level.
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"Through an analysis of the historical military operations and the strategy employed through the focus on sea warfare there was an obvious centralization of control. The military operations were conducted either in the seas or on land. There was remote chance of the two coordinating in their maneuvers. With time this changed and the mission became more critical. The philosophy of war changed, as did its implementation. The heart of the naval capabilities in the operating environment saw a difficulty that could only be solved through innovation. The Marines were that very innovation arising through the ideology of being able to precisely engage the enemy."
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Proposed Emergency Management Center, 2001.
This paper is a proposal for a new Emergency Management Center (EMC) for the State of Ohio.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This is an outline of plans for a new emergency management center in Ohio that would deal specifically with large-scale disasters. The topics covered include circumstances that would require the facility's use and possible alternate uses. The physical layout, location, size and space requirements of the facility are discussed in detail. Equipment requirements, the known local hazard potential in Columbus, the community and government requirements and a contingency plan are also included in this detailed proposal.
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"The facility must be located in an area, which is easily accessible to most people. It must be located in an area that has a less likely potential of being involved in a disaster itself. It should be convenient enough for personnel to reach in a disaster. It must be large enough to accommodate the facility. It should be far from railroad tracks, industrial plants, and congested areas of the city. For these reasons I am proposing that the facility be located on the Old Fort Hayes Army Encampment. The camp has been unused and has been in dis-repair for many years. It is located 1 mile from downtown and is easily accessible via Cleveland Avenue and I-71. It is not located near any known sources of potential disaster such as a dam, railroad, or river. It takes approximately 2-21/2 hours to reach from any point in the state. It contains enough ground to add future expansions as well. This would be an excellent site for the command center."
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Airbus and Boeing: Winged Titans of the Modern Age, 2001.
An overview of the airline industry since WWII.
915 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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An analysis of the competition between Europe and the United States for supremacy in the airline industry. The author details the history of Boeing, Airbus and McDonnell-Douglas since WWII, with special attention paid to the years since the mid-1960s when Europe entered the market. The successes and failures of the parties involved are discussed in detail, including the failure of the Concorde and the particular affect it had on the entire industry. American government involvement in keeping Boeing afloat during the last decade, by both the Clinton and Bush administrations, is also discussed in detail. The affect of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the airline industry, especially changes in the demand for new airplanes, is covered by the author.
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"But it wasn?t just Boeing that Airbus had to contend with; in fact, both Boeing and Airbus had to directly compete against US-based McDonnell Douglas with production civilian aircraft orders; however, by 1996, the company was facing some financial trouble. Their MD-11 ?had failed to kickstart the company, and plans to build a new Jumbo?with Asian partners had come to nothing?.the company was down to just 5% of the world market? (Ibid, 226). So Boeing offered $13B to merge the two US airline manufacturers, which ?had the backing of the White House?[creating] the kind of national champion the Clinton Administration had wanted to encourage?.instead of having to juggle its attention?it could devote its energies supporting the enlarged Boeing? (Ibid, 226-227). In fact, the Clinton Administration overtly lobbied for customers toward its aerospace manufacturers, which is reason they never sought any anti-trust action against the merger; mainly, McDonnell Douglas at the time of the merger was more vested in the military aerospace applications, an area Boeing was never dominant."
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City of Angels, 2001.
A look at the image of the city of Los Angeles.
2,265 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper explores the nature of the City of the Angels looking at a very mixed bag of primary sources about the nature of commerce and the city. The paper also looks at how the city has been defined by the nature of 20th century and now 21st century capitalism. It also looks at the way the suburb has been defined by capitalism and the ways in which Los Angeles as a city that cannot exist or be understood in isolation, has also been defined by the economics of suburbs and by the ways in which the bright promise of a city on the edge of the continent becomes so easily tarnished.
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"We may borrow an opening line of a famous Russian novel and bend it to our own purposes, we might say that while every city is unhappy in its own ways, every suburb is unhappy in precisely the same way. This aphorism that we have just coined may help us to understand the history of the city of Los Angeles ? although the history of this great American city is in fact one of the most difficult of all urban histories to write. It is difficult to talk about the nature of this city because it is not exactly a city ? if one?s model of a city is a place like New York City that is. But it is also a difficult city to define and to describe if one is attempting to describe it as a suburb. For while in the popular imagination Los Angeles may be nothing more than a suburb (although one imagines that its reputation for being a suburb is one based, again, in East Coast sensibilities), it is not in fact a classic bedroom community. Los Angeles is both suburb and city, both Dream Factory and home, a city of significant and fascinating contradictions."
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Drug Abuse Programs in the Danville School District, 2002.
This paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of the Danville School Substance Abuse Program.
3,005 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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The following paper discusses several outlined additions and changes to the current Substance Abuse Program in Danville. The changes outlined in this paper are community based and focus on prevention and the problems, which underlie drug use.
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?As a response to the growing drug crisis, more than half of the states require local school districts to implement comprehensive substance abuse programs. Many states have established councils to coordinate community and school prevention and educational efforts. According to the National Institute for Drug Abuse, in some states, preservice training in drug and alcohol abuse prevention is a prerequisite for teacher certification. As each district assesses its own particular substance abuse problem, responses range from strict punitive measures to strengthening personal coping skills and careful reworking of structures that may be leading students to drug dependency (Klauke, 1988).?
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Belle Isle's Budget, 2001.
A case study of the city of Belle Isle's budgeting policy.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper uses the budget of the city of Belle Isle to examine some of the important issues concerned in the budgeting process as well as to look the particular choices that this city has made in allocating its resources. Included are figures and graphs depicting the city's financial movements and current economic status.
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"What is a budget for? To prevent one from spending more money than one has is the obvious answer, but such an obvious and simple answer hides a plenitude of very large and yawning holes. For while a budget is intended in the most general sense to prevent financial shortfalls, the way it does this is a complex process, for a budget is never a neutral document. It is never simply about the math involved; rather it is always about what people, projects and goals are deemed more worthy than others."
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Organic Farming in Australia, 2001.
A discussion of the management styles used by organic farmers in Australia.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper examines the systems of management and authority practiced in Australia with regard to organic farming. In order to be considered a registered organic farmer, strict rules need to be followed. This paper discusses these regulations and interviews individual farmers about their reactions and attitudes.
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"The attitudes that prevail in organic farming in Australia are not surprising if we look to other work on broad dimensions of Australian culture, dimensions that we should certainly expect to see reflected in management style. One such index to cultural dimensions that is widely used is Hofstede?s dimensions. Hofstede created a quantitative method for measuring aspects of culture that extend widely across different arenas such as a value for individualism as opposed to collectivism and ?masculine? as opposed to ?feminine? traits."
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Life and Democracy in Present Day Russia, 2001.
A look at everyday life for the common person in Russia since the fall of the Communists.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines what life is like for the average person in Russia from a social, economic and cultural point of view since the collapse of the Communist rule. It shows how the potential small business market has been booming due to holes left in the economy. The paper also discusses health care and education and moves on to the state of the government and their move to democracy.
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"What kind of life you have in present day Russia will depend on your source of income. Since Glasnost (which means ?openness?), one is reminded of the Chinese character for ?crisis,? which consists of the characters for ?danger? and ?opportunity.? Russia has experienced both positives and negatives since Glasnost that have impacted on the everyday life of Russian citizens. How Glasnost affects any one citizen, however, depends on how he or she fits into the new economy. Those who are tied to the Russian government, such as military people, have suffered under Glasnost. The government does not have enough money to pay military salaries, and both officers and enlisted men have gone without salaries for months at a time."
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INS - The Immigrant Police, 2001.
A look at the role of the Immigration and Naturalization Services in the United States focusing on North Carolina.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper takes an exploratory journey through the topic of immigration to the U.S. and focuses on Charlotte, North Carolina. The reader is given an foundation on understanding the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Services) and how it operates as well as information about immigrants in the Charlotte area, both documented and non-documented.
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"The letters INS stand for Immigration and Naturalization Services. Its purpose is to document and legalize immigrants who come migrate to other nations to live and to work. The INS started in the 1800's when the government decided that America had a policy of immigration that was to free and to open.
"After certain states passed immigration laws following the Civil War, the Supreme Court in 1875 declared that regulation of immigration is a Federal responsibility. Thus, as the number of immigrants rose in the 1880s and economic conditions in some areas worsened, Congress began to issue immigration legislation. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and Alien Contract Labor laws of 1885 and 1887 prohibited certain laborers from immigrating to the United States. The more general Immigration Act of 1882 levied a head tax of fifty cents on each immigrant and blocked (or excluded) the entry of idiots, lunatics, convicts, and persons likely to become a public charge. These national immigration laws created the need for a Federal enforcement agency .""
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Individual Rights since 9/11, 2001.
This paper looks at the law enforcement's "infringement" on human rights since the September 11th bombings.
960 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper deals with the hysteria created in the United States since the Sept 11th terrorist attack. It show how despite the American constitution declaring freedom and rights for all, how the law enforcement agents have been infringing on these rights.
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"In the wake of the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, however, the government has been banishing rather than protecting those rights that were originally granted to U.S. citizens. A government that is ignoring its own Constitution is no longer protecting the will of the individual. According to Gerald Johnson, author of ?The American Presidency,? the Founding Fathers ?would be astounded if they knew the changes that have occurred.? (Johnson.) "
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The Effect of NAFTA on the US, 2001.
This paper studies the effect that NAFTA has on the United States and how this in turn affects international relations.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper looks at the effect of NAFTA on the United States in the decade since NAFTA became law and the eight years since it actually went into effect, an effect that cannot be understood in isolation but that must be understood within the context of globalization and transnationalism, looking at some of the most serious consequences of a world with borders made so permeable by alliances and corporations especially in terms of human rights and the environment.
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"Transnationalism has changed the shape of our world. This is true even though most of us have only a vague idea about what transnationalism is, and even those who believe that they know what the word means in fact disagree over the definition of the term that is more or less a synonym for ?globalization?. Globalization, or transnationalism, in general refers to the current flows of capital, people, information and images and culture across national borders. Such flows of money, products and ideas across the previously far more impermeable national borders of the world has been brought about in large measure through two important and related processes: The first of these is the establishment of such international trading agreements as NAFTA, or the North American Free Trade Agreement (a pact that was in many political and economic ways prompted by the founding of the larger and more economically powerful European Union). The second major reason for the increase of economic globalization has been the substantial increase in companies that do business on a global scale. These companies have been substantially helped by such agreements as NAFTA, which is hardly surprising since large corporations provided significant pressure to have such alliances brought about (www.latimes.com)"
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"When an Earthquakes Strikes", 2001.
This paper narrates the first five days in the life of a public information officer after an earthquake strikes.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper gives a detailed first person account of the earthquake in Santa Clarita, California from the eyes of a public information officer. It describes the policies such as: activating the Emergency Alert System, restoring power and more. It details the responses that were received by disaster relief personnel and how several organizations of emergency workers were able to deal with this crisis.
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"On Thursday the 15th of last month, at 7:31 a.m., an earthquake of 5.9 Moment Magnitude struck Southern California. The epicenter was near Santa Clarita, a small suburban community about twenty miles north of Los Angeles along the I-5 freeway. I am the Public Information Officer for the Emergency Response Office for the City of Santa Clarita. The following is an account of the five days following that earthquake."
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The Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions, 2001.
A look at the effectiveness of sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the impact on the population of the effected country.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 100.95
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This paper takes a look at the role of U.S.- imposed sanctions and asks whether they are effective. It examines the types of sanctions imposed and how this effects the people on the ground. Do they provide more harm than good, when the masses suffer and the leader continue to thrive?
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"Economic sanctions are an important tool of US foreign policy. They are used for a variety of reasons and often have substantial repercussions for countries on the receiving ends. Sanctions are used as a way to stop objectionable actions of foreign governments such as: to stop military adventures, arms proliferation, support of terrorism and drug trafficking, and human rights abuses among others. (Department of the Treasury website, 2002) "In conjunction with diplomacy and other measures, sanctions seek to demonstrate US resolve and express outrage, change the behavior of the target country, and deter other countries from resorting to similar actions in the future." (Carter, 1988)"
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