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Jay MacLeod's "Ain't No Makin' It Aspirations & Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood", 2002.
This essay discusses Jay MacLeod's "Ain't No Makin' It. Aspirations & Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood" which examines the author's contention of how different factors affect aspirations and occupational outcomes.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 1 source, $ 89.95
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This paper identifies three major factors shaping the aspirations of the Hallway Hangers and Brothers. The author points out three major factors affecting their occupational outcomes.
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Aspirations, 2003.
This paper analyzes three of Marlowe?s most famous plays, "Dr. Faustus", "Tamburlaine", and "Dido, the Queen of Carthage".
1,041 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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It is an accepted human weakness that we are not happy with the things we possess. There is a constant desire to achieve and obtain more. This paper shows how Marlowe, in his "Complete Plays", stresses this very issue by presenting three separate characters in three separate plays, all with the same tragic flaw. Each character, namely, Dido, Tamburlaine, and Dr. Faustus, exhibit a desire for the unattainable, and the plays depict their struggle and inevitable failure to obtain the impossible. In using his characters and demonstrating their flaws, Marlowe is providing a social commentary on the culture of that time.
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"In Dido?s case the unattainable is Aeneas. Her desire to love Aeneus and have him reciprocate this love is so great she would abdicate her throne declaring, ?now bring him back, and thou shalt be a queen. And I will live a private life with him?(Dido, Act. V sc. i line:197-98). Yet sadly the forces of destiny and fate overpower Dido and her strong love for Aeneas. While the two may share in their affection for each other, the fate of Aeneas is not to marry Dido, but rather to found the city of Rome an ocean away. Yet Dido pleads with Aeneas and in some ways fate to remain in Carthage. The importance of Aeneas to the future of Rome, his destiny, takes precedence over his relationship with Dido. Dido, nonetheless, does nothing but counter what is already destined to transpire. In fighting for Aeneas Dido is fighting against an immutable destiny, a fight that culminates with her suicide. Yet with her dying words she invokes the very fate that destroyed her decreeing, ?and from mine ashes let a conqueror rise, that may revenge this treason to a queen by ploughing up his countries with the sword?(Dido, Act.V sc.i line:306-08)."
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Discrepancies in Student Achievement, 2005.
This paper discusses the discrepancies of students in achievement because of aspirations and expectations.
1,205 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains that, among minority students as well as between male and female students, there are discrepancies in educational and occupational expectations and aspirations. The author points out that, using the National Education Longitudinal Study, a gap exists between aspirations and expectations among students who set goals that were unrealistic in nature and who had generally been described as having lower educational achievement levels early on in their education. This paper stresses that, first and foremost, educators have to identify when a potential for a discrepancy exists and than use a combination approach because there is no one solution that will fit every student.
Table of Contents
Historical Origins of Differences
The Discrepancies between Supposedly Increasing Educational Aspirations and Persistent Gaps in School Outcomes
Challenges These Differences Pose to Educators Today
What Schools and Teachers can do to Improve Educational Equity across Population Groups?
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"Why the discrepancy? In the past little effort has been made to differentiate between aspirations and expectations; and example given is a study conducted in 1991 by Marjoribanks, who used the term 'aspirations' to describe his study, but actually measured student expectations. Thus, part of the blame rests on the shoulders of researchers. There is also evidence to suggest that sometimes students create aspirations that are unreasonable or unattainable. This is an issue that must be dealt with by school administrators and teachers, who must work together to help students create aspirations that are attainable and reasonable. In addition, students must be taught in an environment that encourages and supports, and one that recognizes the unique challenges and hardships any individual student may face when attempting to realize their expectations."
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African-Americans and Education, 2007.
This paper discusses the progress, struggles and aspirations of African-Americans in education.
1,466 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The paper relates the history of education for African-Americans and explores problems relating to education legislation. The paper looks at present education issues and concerns for African-American students and examines statistics relating to their drop-out rates. The paper concludes that there has been progress, to a degree, in educational attainment of the aspirations of African-American students, although there are still barriers.
Outline:
Introduction
History of Education for African Americans
Noted Problems Relating to Education Legislation
Present Education Issues and Concerns for African-American Students
Statistics Relating to Drop-out Rates of African-Americans
Summary and Conclusion
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"The work of Allen and Jewell (2002) states that: "...the Black struggle for higher education is an apt metaphor for the larger Black struggles for citizenship, self-determination and personhood in this society." The historical account of the African American race in obtaining access to higher education in the United States is characterized by many ups and downs. The aspirations of the African American individual of attaining higher education have been historically unattained due to existing barriers to higher education of Black individuals."
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"Ain't No Making It", 2002.
Examines the book "Ain't No Making It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood" by Jay MacLeod.
1,392 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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A paper focusing on the book "Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood" by Jay MacLeod and how it pertains to the ideology of the American Dream. The paper shows how MacLeod's book questions the validity of the American Dream and discusses how this theory is seen by social thinkers such as political scientist and author Jennifer L. Hochschild.
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"Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood is an ethnological study focusing on two sets of teenage boys living in housing projects in Clarendon Heights. Through observation and interviews, author and sociologist Jay MacLeod attempted to determine why the socioeconomic status of these young men remained stagnant, despite the mobility inherent to the ideology known as the "American Dream." Struck by the seemingly low level of aspirations expressed by the young adolescent boys, MacLeod researched the hopes and dreams of these young men, focusing on two groups: the ?Hallway Hangers? and the ?Brothers.?"
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"Brown Girl, Brownstones", 2002.
Analysis of the character aspirations of immigrants in the novel "Brown Girl, Brownstones"
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This paper examines and analyzes the novel "Brown Girl, Brownstones" by Paule Marshall. The author discusses many questions concerning what it means for an immigrant to make it in America, and characterizes the aspirations and accommodations of the Barbadian immigrants in the novel.
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"Super Media" by Michael Real, 1996.
Critical review of work on media's power to create shared values, aspirations, emotions & experiences. Theories & examples.
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"This paper summarizes and analyzes Michael R. Real's 1989 book, Super Media: A Cultural Studies Approach. Real investigates the nature and power of the technological communications revolution, what he terms "super media," the electronically transmitted means of communication which provide global links among individuals. He studies the super media through the culture they create: the shared values, aspirations, ambivalent feelings, and distilled experiences they offer to modern society.
Real begins by considering the prevalence and power of electronic media. He observes, "Today a person must constantly function with information that is from remote sources and [is] not immediately testable" (p. 23). He notes that technological revolutions have made possible the transfer of information much..."
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The EU: Is Integration Only Skin Deep?, 2002.
A look at the aspirations of the European Union (EU) for European unity and the obstacles it faces. The movie,"Europa Europa", is presented as a point of comparison of attitudes.
640 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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This paper supports the idea that it is possible to overcome many obstacles to integration on the economic and governmental fronts; however, Europeans will not fully embrace this unity in their hearts. It examines the nationalistic elements in these governments which do not fully support EU integration. The movie,"Europa Europa", is presented as a point of comparison of attitudes.
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"Since the end of World War II, the European community has been trying to achieve an atmosphere of cooperation and unity. They have broken down many barriers to trade and governments are learning to work as a unit. However, amid this happy cooperation, one fact cannot be denied. Europeans represent many cultures and identities, which have different histories and ideas. This paper supports the idea that it is possible to overcome many obstacles to integration on the economic and governmental fronts; however, Europeans will not fully embrace this unity in their hearts."
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An Engineering Degree and the Military, 2002.
The writer explores several aspects of the military goals that he aspires to achieve and how an engineering degree can assist in that endeavor.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of how an Associates of Science Degree focusing on electronics technology can contribute to and benefit a military career. The writer explains what influenced his decision to enlist in the Navy and recalls his early experiences after enlisting. He then describes why he chose to pursue a degree in electronic engineering and how he feels it could assist him in the military.
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"When I was small I knew I would join the Navy. We have family members who made their careers as Navy service personnel and I remember them coming home on leave and the whole family getting excited. I would sit quietly on the floor while they relegated stories of their travels and their exciting jobs that they were performing. I remember my parents telling me that this person was serving our country."
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Disintegration of Nations, 1994.
An examination of the Economic problems, ethnic differences and nationalistic aspirations in the fall of the British Empire, Soviet Union and Yugoslavia and its application to the future of Canada, Brazil and India.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 13 sources, $ 63.95
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" In the nineteenth century, the rise of nationalism contributed to the development of the nation-states that would continue into this century, and expansionist programs on the part of many of the stronger nations contributed to the creation of empires built around colonies in different parts of the world. The British Empire was probably the largest of these and included colonies all over the world. In the twentieth century, many of the existing empires and nation-states have undergone transformations as various pressures have caused them to disintegrate, to break up into discrete units around nationalistic, geographic, and ethnic differences. An examination of the decline and disintegration of the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia will serve to develop rules as to why countries decline, and these rules will then be..."
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Quebec's Struggle to be a Distinct Society Within Canada, 1999.
A look at the problem relationship between Quebec and Canada and a suggestion on what needs to happen before Quebec's national aspirations can be satisfied within Canada.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 73.95
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"Canada and Quebec have always been in conflict from the confederation of 1867 to the Supreme Court judgment on the secession of Quebec in 1998. Quebec faces several challenges in terms of constitutional relations with the rest of Canada. Fundamentally at the roots of the unity problem lies Quebec?s desire for special status ? to preserve and protect its culture and language ? and Canada?s refusal to acknowledge Quebec as une province et un peuple pas comme les autres, as a distinct society. Unless Canada is willing to acknowledge Quebec?s distinctiveness, Canada?s relationship with Quebec will remain problematic and unsolved: but there is hope. By learning from the lessons of the past, Canadians can help articulate their future. It is important to see the Meech and Charlottetown accords not as failures but as learning experiences. It must also be comprehended that Quebec cannot be accorded its wishes regarding distinct society and other reforms without simultaneously satisfying the desires of Western Canadians and initiating a reform process satisfactory to the Aboriginals. Only then can Quebec?s national aspirations be satisfied within Canada. "
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Institutionalized Sexism in the Workplace, 2008.
An analysis of the environmental, cultural and structural factors relating to sexism in the workplace.
2,239 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper addresses important environmental, cultural and structural factors that relate to North American private sector organizations. It also questions how Canadian organizational cultures may differ from those found elsewhere in North America. The paper then focuses on the expectations and aspirations of Canadian women vis-a-vis women in the workplace and the bias they face.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
A Changed Environment
Organizations as Machines
Culture and Aspiration
Sociologists and Questions
Concluding Discussion
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" As Deborah Brandt's compelling work reveals, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has certainly produced a re-gendering of labour towards the abject exploitation of very poor women who will never know the confines of institutional or organizational employment, never lament that higher studies or qualifications earn them a 10 or 15 percent pay difference, or that they cannot reach a board of directors. (2000) These matters can seem much more important for sociologists to discuss when examining power in relation to institutions that need to be examined in their much greater, macro-systemic and environmental meanings. The stronger questions of gendered labour would seem those involving women - and men - for whom labour and access to paltry wages are matters of life and death."
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Leonardo's "The Last Supper", 2002.
A discussion of Leonardo's painting "The Last Supper" as a work of renaissance science and not of medieval religion.
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This essay will argue that Leonardo's "The Last Supper" is a Renaissance rather than Medieval work because it embodies the scientific spirit of the age. As will be seen, Leonardo's approach to the theme and execution of the painting reflect not religious inspiration but scientific aspiration. In this work the artist focused a Renaissance passion for experimentation, his innovations in the area of perspective, and the distillation of his years of observation and study of human movement, emotion and form. Indeed, even those qualities of the painting that have been pointed to as flaws in Leonardo's vision are, it will be shown, characteristic of the Renaissance rather than the Middle Ages.
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Abortion, 2005.
This paper discusses the history, methods, and current debate about abortion.
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This paper explains that abortion is not a new issue or practice and is not exclusively concentrated on American culture. The first abortion-causing drug was produced in 2600 BC. The author points out that, in the 4th century AD, St. Augustine laid down Catholic rights allowing abortion up to eight days for female fetuses and up to forty days for male fetuses, which is very significant because it is the first time that the Catholic Church publicly issued its opinion. The paper describes seven popular types of abortion being used in the U.S. abortion clinics today. The first method and the most popular is suction aspiration administered during the first twelve weeks of the fetus's life.
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"In 1564, the Italian anatomist Fallopius, founder of the fallopian tube, publicized condoms as a disease-avoiding device. In 1564, Pope Sixtus forbad all forms of abortion. Directly after the decree of Pope Sixtus, Pope Gregory XIV withdrew his decree and allowed abortions to be performed freely. In 1803, some time after the Catholic Church's reign, Great Britain decreed that abortion would be considered a misdemeanor crime."
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