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Interracial Adoption: Cultural Genocide, 2001.
This paper studies adoption of children into a family of a different race or culture and its effect on the child.
2,210 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper studies the phenomenon of interracial adoption in general and specifically adoption through the internet. It states that children of different races are priced differently on adoption sites whereas black children are the cheapest. It gives examples of several psychological studies done on transracial adoption and their various conclusions. It explains the reasons for interracial adoption and the part that governments play in this phenomenon.
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"Adoption between same-race children and parents is a difficult task. Filling the emotional needs of a child who has lost one or both parents presents a multitude of adjustment problems for both the child and adoptive parents. People who choose to adopt are compassionate and caring, or they would not want to adopt in the first place. The child is coming from place of familiarity into the unknown?and frightening. The support of the adoptive parents will help the child overcome this difficult time; at least that is the theory. In addition to changing lifestyles, sets of rules, friends, and everyone they ever knew, let us now add the change of who you are. Let us change your culture and beliefs as well. This is the problem that a child adopted into a family of a different cultural background must face. Inter-racial adoption is a form of genocide and hurts the child most of all."
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The ALPA, 2001.
This paper discusses the safety regulations implemented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
1,505 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper outlines the history of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and its achievements throughout its seventy years. Safety regulations, issues of aviation concern, and milestones in union negotiations are discussed.
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" With the recent terrorist attacks in the United States, airline safety has been of top concern. Six months ago airport security was seldom discussed except perhaps in an article tucked in a newspaper or magazine. Now it?s a top story on the evening news every night. It makes us wonder if anyone has been thinking of our safety until now.
The Airline Pilots Association has always been thinking of our safety. From metal detectors in airports to the ?fasten seat belt? signs on airliners, the APLA was responsible. The ALPA is regarded as the leader in safety issues concerning all areas of aviation."
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Private Education, 2001.
This paper is an argument for the privatization of schools in the United States.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper argues that the American school system would be of better quality if it were privatized. The author discusses why the education in private schools is superior to public schooling, looks at the war on drugs, sex education, censorship, and dress codes.
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"The reason censorship is such a huge issue in a public school system is that a school must strive to please everybody in the community. It must grapple with abiding by the rights of free speech, freedom of religion, and the right to privacy, while at the same time trying to appease the demands of a variety of parents, all with differing opinions on how their children (and everybody else's) should be educated. The problem is exponentially enlarged in a large school with students numbering in the thousands. With large public schools becoming more common as the population grows, the debating has intensified. Common sense dictates that it is impossible to satisfy everyone in the community. Disgruntled parents do have the option of sending their children to private schools or home-schooling them, but the short supply of private institutions and private tutors puts alternative education at a high price, which many parents are unwilling or unable to pay."
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Funding the Future of Social Security, 2001.
A look at the economic future of social security for Americans and the possible disasters that could erupt with the changing population.
4,105 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 18 sources, $ 110.95
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This paper discusses the expected changes to the population and various solutions and opinions proposed by current economists, writers and politicians to prevent a threatened funding disaster of the current social security system.
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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). "
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The Easter Rising, 2001.
A look at the writings of two literary figures: William Butler Yeats and Sean O' Casey and their views of the Easter Rising in Ireland.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 43.95
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A look at the writings of William Butler Yeats and Sean O?Casey, contemporaries of the Easter Rising leaders in Ireland and literary figures. The author analyzes the two writers perspectives of the event.
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?After the rising, nothing in Ireland was ever the same. Easter week became the central point of modern Irish history, and events were dated according to whether they had happened before or after that event,? says Michael Costigan in A History of Modern Ireland (Costigan 333). Two of Ireland?s most significant literary figures, William Butler Yeats and Sean O?Casey who were both contemporaries of the Easter Rising?s leaders, treat the subject differently in their writings both before and after the event, but there is no doubt they were both powerfully affected by it."
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Influence of Protestant Reformations in Europe, 2001.
A discussion of the fall of Christian dominance and the emergence of Protestant reformations in Europe and how they influenced European politics.
1,045 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, $ 36.95
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A discussion of the influence of Protestant Reformations on State Sovereignty of the European States. The author discusses the way religion evolved from being a comforting concept of ever-lasting life to a powerful tool of reign. The author looks at the fall of the domination of the Christian church and how, as a result, the Protestant Reformation brought about a new school of thought and political structure independent of church.
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"The events of the Protestant Reformation that spawned through Europe at the beginning of that century came as a result of the corruption and domination of the church, and their purpose was to restore Christianity and its original mission. The aftermath of those events, however, went beyond cleansing of the church, and allowed not only for other religions to be born, but also for the European states to reclaim secular governments and ruling independent of the church."
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Martin Luther King Jr., 2001.
A brief overview of his life and a personal account of his contributions.
885 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 31.95
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A look at Martin Luther King Jr. A brief overview of his life and work in politics. The author gives a personal opinion about his impacts and contributions, and for his fight for freedom, equality and for the general understanding of justice.
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"I see King as a great visionary and a person who valued humanity and people for what they were worth. I admire his self-sacrifice and his courage to be controversial and be always outside comfort. As a journalist who must always step out of the comfort zone, I know how difficult that is. But I cannot comprehend what would it be like to be uncomfortable and constantly risk your life. I think there are very few people in history who put their beliefs and the interests of other people before their own, and there are only a few people who are willing to risk being unpopular and controversial while risking their well-being. Unfortunately, without those kinds of people big history cannot be made and changes are not possible."
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Senator Strom Thurmond, 2000.
A look at the life and political career of Strom Thurmond.
1,416 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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This paper outline the political career of Senator Strom Thurmond and comments on some of the ways in which he influenced southern politics.
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"Strom Thurmond, born in Edgefield, South Carolina in 1902, has held his Senate seat longer than any other senator in history. His views and tactics are either loved or hated; rarely is there a middle ground. To some, he?s the champion of the ?Southern Way?, to others, he?s a white supremacist in ?league with the Devil himself?. "
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Immigration to America, 2000.
A look at the problem of deciding who is 'right' for America.
2,558 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 77.95
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This research paper argues that immigration in the U.S. has reached a crisis and we need to rethink our immigration policies. The paper briefly touches on the history of immigration, present immigration problems such as illegals, expert opinions, and ends with a call for an immigration moratorium.
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The Challenges of Government Decision-Making, 2000.
928 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper takes a look into the various difficulties faced by public officials in deciding what course the government should take to preserve the public's interest, including the attitudes that citizens and public administrators have toward each other and toward the problems.
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"Defining the public interest in a democracy is a difficult and imprecise matter. An interest group may take a position on an issue and present that its view represents the ?public?; consequently, that position must be in the ?public interest?. The result of many people and many groups is an often wildly differing clamoring of voices and opinions, all claiming to represent the public."
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George Orwell's Politics and Writing, 2000.
How Orwell's politics worked its way into his stories, essays, novels, and journalistic pieces.
3,144 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 91.95
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"George Orwell is best remembered as the author of two great political novels, Animal Farm and 1984, and especially by a few memorable details in the novels. Even people who have never read Animal Farm are familiar with the cardinal rule in that novel, ?All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others,? and of course the alarming figure of Big Brother in 1984 is even better known. These novels, however, were written very late in George Orwell?s literary career after he had developed his political thought and literary craft with a great many earlier works, including novels, autobiographical essays, journalism and explicitly political essays. Almost all of these earlier writings were based at least in part on the life and experiences of the less well-known Eric Blair."
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Airport Security Restructuring, 2007.
This paper explores the effectiveness of airport security in the United States since 2001.
1,998 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper analyzes the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration with respect to airport security from September 11, 2001 to 2007. The paper discusses the problems with the TSA's improvements in airline security and shows how technology upgrades and increased personnel training are the most suitable solutions to improve the effectiveness of airport security in the United States.
Outline:
History
Problem
Stakeholders
Criteria
Alternatives
Impacts of Alternatives
Valuation and Tradeoff Identification
Political Feasibility and Implementation
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"Prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, airport security efforts focused primarily on screening passengers and carry-on luggage with metal detectors and X-Ray machines. Following the tragedy, Congress ordered the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to screen all checked baggage for explosives and random searches were added to security lines. Other enhancements to airline security post-9/11 included allowing pilots to arm themselves and placing air marshals on commercial flights. The new security measures and extra precautions have conflicted sharply with traveler efficiency and convenience, and pressure has built from the public to reduce this friction between safety and expediency."
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Tactical Response to Hurricane Katrina, 2008.
A look at how the authorities dealt with events after hurricane Katina occurred, and recommendations for the future.
2,945 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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This paper discusses the build up to Katrina, the hurricane that hit the United States very abruptly in August 2005, and reports how the federal, state, and local agencies were extremely unprepared for this horrific storm and that lack of communication added to some of the main problems with the entire situation. The paper provides a comprehensive time line of events leading up to the disaster and actions taken in the following days and sets out the recommendations made afterwards to help the government be better prepared in the future for any other challenges of this nature.
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"On August 28, 2005 a category five storm on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale with winds estimated at one hundred and seventy-five mph was heading straight for New Orleans, Louisiana. "At 7:10 a.m. EDT on August 29, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Plaquemines Parish Louisiana, just south of Buras, as a Category 3 hurricane. Maximum winds were estimated near 125 mph to the east of the center" (NOAA Public Affairs, 2007).
"Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to hit the coast of the United States within the last one hundred years. Katrina caused a great deal of devastation along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Many cities and towns were destroyed by Katrina (Lawrimore, 2005). More than eighteen hundred people were reported to have lost their lives and more then eight-one billion dollars in damages occurred as a result of Katrina (Hurricane Katrina, 2005)."
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The U.S. Military, 2008.
Discusses the transformation of the U.S. military.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses the need to transform the US military in order to optimize its capabilities both for overseas warfare and domestic warfare. The paper explains that there are two challenges facing the military which require its transformation: it must become a more lethal force, which can be mobilized overseas, and must play a major role in homeland security. The paper then explains that the transformation of the U.S. military is basically a plan of modernization, which integrates new concepts, organizations and technology.The paper relates that, as the Army continues to fight in more non-traditional environments, including heavily urbanized terrain, the elements of the military need to be treated holistically as part of a system-of-systems
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Homeland Security
Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and Homeland Security
National Guard as the Lead Military Agency in Homeland Security
U.S. Army Transformation
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"The experience of military forces in both Afghanistan and Iraq has led the U.S. administration to believe that there should be a change in the U.S. army. Both the Army and the Marine Corps that were assigned in Iraq found out that there is a need for more protection. There became a particular need for what is now known as Medium-Armor Units composed of armored vehicles that are heavier than Humvees but are lighter than Abram or Bradley Tanks. It was noted that as the tanks were effective, they were too much and are often described as "overkill" to most cases."
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Civilians in Military Operations, 2007.
Looks at the role of civilians employed by the military.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that civilians no longer are excluded from military operations. The author describes two categories of civilians: employees who are directly employed by the U.S. military and the contractors who are not directly employed. The paper reports that the increasing number of civilians involved in military operations can be attributed to deep military budget cuts, the privatization of functions that can be done outside the military and a growing reliance on contractors to maintain sophisticated weapons.
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"The civilian employees are directly employed by the U.S. Military and in this case, the military have control over the detailed physical performance of civilian employees. Civilian employees are under the command of a military commander which supervises, controls and disciplines these civilian employees. Civilian employees sometimes work in key areas of the military such as weapons and systems maintenance, logistics and intelligence and often form an integral part of the Department of Defense."
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