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Personal Rewards vs. Helping Humanity, 2000.
The following essay discusses whether one would take a job that promised personal rewards as well as helping the rest of humanity.
1,560 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This essay examines the dilemma in making a decision put before a hypothetical student at McGill University. If the ends always justify the means and personal ambition is a virtue, then one would most certainly take a job that promised one personal rewards and might also, as an added, but not necessary bonus, help the rest of humanity. However this paper looks at this decision from the perspective of the Mahayan Buddhist.
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"While it is not moral to kill, the Buddhist also recognizes the fact that death is not the end, that in each life all sentient beings inhabit a mortal body that appears in the transient world and is lead through the cycle of death and rebirth to enlightenment. It may be that part of one's mission in a life is to help create medicines that will benefit many others."
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?Helping and Hating the Homeless? by Peter Marin, 2004.
This paper discusses the perpetuating marginalization of the homeless in the United States as discussed in ?Helping and Hating the Homeless? by Peter Marin.
1,020 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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This paper explains that Marin argues how society itself contributes to this marginalization due to the fear of breaking the status quo. The author points out that society itself is the primary factor that serves as the catalyst for homeless people to be displaced and labeled as a nuisance. The paper relates that Marin wrote the essay in response to a Santa Barbara court?s decision to ban homeless people from sleeping in public places in the town at night.
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"Whatever social attention the homeless people receive from the society is certainly a negative feedback about these ?nuisance and vagrants?: ?Hundreds of them turned out for the meeting? and castigate them? It was the power and depth of the emotion revealed: the mindlessness of the fear, the vengefulness of the fury? the actual homeless men and women, might not have existed at all.? Utter rejection and negligence in the part of the society to solve the problem of homelessness is one of the main reasons why the perception that the homeless are dangerous prevailed in Marin?s society, and continues to prevail until today."
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Analysis of Helping, 2006.
An analysis of an interview of a college student which looks at that student's hospital experience.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper presents an interview that is intended as an exploration of a university student's hospital experience based on the help that he received. The student received a lasting understanding of stress because of the therapeutic and helping relationship between himself and his nurse.
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"Stress is actually the most serious problem experienced by college students. Patterson (2003, p. K2831) states that research has found that "depression, suicidal thoughts and other worrisome conditions appear to have increased dramatically among college students". Andrew's level of stress was high enough that he needed to be hospitalized. Once his immediate physical symptoms were under..."
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Helping the People in the Darfur Region of Sudan, 2008.
An examination of the assistance and hope that the Christian Mission can give to the people in the Darfur region of Sudan.
2,398 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses the need to take the news to the people of the Darfur Region in Sudan that they will be saved. The paper is written from the point of view of the Christian Mission and what it believes God means for the people in that region. It looks at the history of the conflict in the area and how the Christian Mission can help to bring aid and peace to the area.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Background to the Crisis in the Darfur Region of the Sudan, in Africa
Historical Background to the Conflict in Darfur
Lack of International Response Creates Gap for Christian Response and Mission Work
U.N. and Other Actions to Date:
Aid to the Area
Helping to Bring Peace - the Role of the Christian Mission over the Next Five Years
Developing Partnerships to Ensure the Upliftment of the Oppressed People Groups in the Darfur Region
The People who will be Saved - "Make known among the nations what He has done" (Isaiah 12:4)
Long term Vision: What Would it be Like if Everything God Desires for the People of Darfur were to Blossom in the Next Twenty-Five Years?
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"The Christian Mission should develop many partnerships, to ensure that it can be truly effective in the long term in this area. Suggested partners would be the UN World Food Program, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Doctors Without Borders, the U.S. Agency for International Development, Amnesty International, the International Crisis Group, and the World Health Organization. The Christian Mission can in fact learn from these partners, as many of them are already well aware of the extreme health and other problems in the area that need to be addressed. In addition, the Christian Mission should be aware of a rapidly growing movement advocating for humanitarian intervention in several countries. People and organizations that are part of this movement can be approached as sources of funding to help the Christian Mission achieve its goals in this region."
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A Helping Experience, 2006.
An analysis of an interview with a university student concerning her hospitalization experience and the assistance she received during that stay.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper presents, discusses and analyzes an interview that was conducted with a university student. In the interview the student states that she is now older and much more mature than when she was hospitalized as a teenager for complications related to diabetes, a chronic disease in which the body does not make or properly use insulin. The paper focuses on the help the student received while she was in the hospital and how that has helped her deal with her chronic health problem of diabetes.
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"The following interview was conducted with a university student. Jenny states that she is now older and much more mature than when she was hospitalized as a teenager for complications related to diabetes. "Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body does not make or properly use insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy" (National Diabetes Education Program, 2005, p. 1). This former patient received a great deal of help as a result of her hospitalization. That help consisted of new learning and insights about her chronic condition. Jenny's needs at..."
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Helping the Mentally Ill Homeless, 2008.
An examination of possible solutions that could help the metnally ill homeless.
1,423 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses the problem of homelessness in the United States, particularly with regard to the mentally ill. The paper focuses on how the mentally ill homeless can be helped. It discusses the solution according tothe government, which is to de-institutionalize those who have mental illness and then looks at the problems associated with that solution.
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Abstract
History of Mental Illness
The Problems of Homelessness
De-institutionalizing the Mentally Ill
A Study of Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Citizenship
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"The solution according to the government is to deinstitutionalize those who have mental illness, but in reality many of these patients are released from the institutions and become homeless. The process of deinstitutionalization sounds easy and most professionals believe the mentally ill can adjust to the community (Zissi, 2006). Few people understand the problems of the mentally ill when it comes to social environment factors and living in the community. A major problem with the mentally ill adjusting to the community is the stigma of the labels they receive once they are diagnosed. "The stigma of mental illness remains a serious social problem and critical impediment to treatment seeking among diagnosed individuals" (Teachman, Wilson, and Komarovskaya, 2006, p. 75). People who have mental health problems have trouble adjusting to the community because it is not easy for them to make friends and even for family members to develop close relationships with them. Many homeless people who have mental health issues would rather return to the environment of being homeless because they have friends who are also homeless and they are not treated as abnormal."
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Helping Youth and Adults Search for Meaning in Depression, 2002.
A suggested treatment for children and adults with depression.
2,005 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper addresses the resilient quality of making meaningful sense out of the problems in our lives; and how youth and adults with depression can be empowered to develop this quality. The author finds that one way of gaining a new perspective on depression is to focus on the resilient traits or qualities which have been shown to mitigate against the onset of psychopathology.
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"Currently knowledge of resiliency is only in its infancy, the resilient traits that have been identified are only very general (Garmezy & Masten, 1986). Yet these general traits should provide a baseline from which further research can be done to determine which protect against specific mental health problems (Neiger, 1991). One of the protective traits that has been identified is the ability of many resilient individuals to make meaningful sense out of the chaotic and traumatic events that confront them (Neiger. 1991). Young-Eisendrath (1996) states that the capacity to be resilient, to respond to difficulty with development, is rooted in many diverse factors, but it consistently depends on one thing; the meaning you, the individual, make of where you are (p. 22). Taylor (1983) posits that following a negative experience, the search for a purpose or meaning in the experience is an important element in coping with the experience and moving on with life. According to Taylor (1983), people who were able to assign a positive meaning to a negative experience were shown to be better adjusted psychologically."
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Helping Hands, 2002.
This paper discusses voluntarism in America.
4,520 words (approx. 18.1 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 117.95
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This paper explores the past, present, and future role of voluntarism in America, as well as answer the questions of who volunteers and why.
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"The subject of voluntarism in America has been a favorite of social scientists for almost as long as there has been an America. In the 1830's, following an extended visit to the newly formed country, Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville remarked: Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all dispositions constantly form associations. They have not only commercial and manufacturing companies, in which all take part, but associations of a thousand other kinds, religious, moral, serious, futile, general or restricted, enormous or diminutive. The Americans make associations to give entertainments, to found seminaries, to build inns, to construct churches, to diffuse books, to send missionaries to the antipodes; in this manner they found hospitals, prisons, and schools. If it is proposed to inculcate some truth or to foster some feeling by the encouragement of a great example, they form a society. Wherever at the head of some great undertaking you see the government in France, or man of rank in England, in the United States you will be sure to find an association (Hawks, 4).
Echoing Tocqueville's sentiments, James Bryce of Britain said in 1890:
Associations are created, extended, and worked in the United States more… effectively than in any other country (Skocpol, Ganz, & Munson, 528).
"Even today, voluntarism in America continues to be a major topic of study for sociologists. The body of research literature covers a variety of broad topics. Some researchers have chosen to focus on the macro-level, creating comparative studies of voluntarism worldwide. Other studies attempt to assess the impact of voluntarism at the local and national levels, focusing on the impact of voluntarism on community, democracy, and economics. Some research focuses on defining and analyzing the volunteers themselves: what defines the "prototypical volunteer", which spiritual and socioeconomic factors influence them, which personality traits are common to volunteers, and how voluntary services impacts their lives. These are all topics of major importance as the voluntary organizations' role in the community evolves over time. Originally created to meet the social needs that the government was not organized to provide, volunteer organizations today occupy the supporting role to the government's administration of welfare. Like most things, however, the pendulum is swinging back again. As more and more Americans decry "Big Government", "Big Government" is responding with such platitudes as "a thousand points of light" to encourage Americans to get back into the business of caring for one another. A call to voluntarism sounds like a good thing on the surface, but it raises more questions than answers for sociologists. This report will attempt to explore the past, present, and future role of voluntarism in America, as well as answer the questions of who volunteers and why."
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Helping Deaf Students, 2007.
This paper explores the interpreter's role in deaf and hearing education.
1,028 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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The paper discusses how deaf students face particular challenges in the classroom, challenges often met and addressed by interpreters. The paper examines the misconceptions that exist with respect to the interpreter's role. The paper explains that the primary role of the interpreter is as translator, providing objective and factual information to deaf students in a manner that doesn't interfere with the student's ability to participate actively in the classroom. The paper concludes that it is vital that teachers, hearing and deaf students understand the role of the interpreter to maximize deaf students' opportunities for shared communication and success in the mainstream classroom.
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"Many assume the interpreter's role in the classroom is limited to providing interpretive services to deaf students. Realistically speaking however the interpreter's role in the classroom is much more complex and involved. Frasu (2003), an interpreter, notes that it is vital to educate hearing consumers regarding the interpreter's role in the classroom, but that this is also one of the more difficult aspects of an interpreter's position. Further as an interpreter the author notes that no matter one's skill level it is often difficult to interpret information for those that aren't knowledgeable of the role and significance of interpreting services (Frasu, 2003)."
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How Schools are Helping Child Sufferers Combat the ADHD Disorder, 2002.
A paper which examines the steps schools are taking to help children who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
1,755 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The paper describes Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD or ADD as it is commonly referred to, as a debilitating disorder that affects children and adults alike, however its effects on children appear to be more pronounced due to their need to concentrate and focus in their schooling to prepare them for adulthood. This paper explores what ADHD is, its symptoms and possible causes. Strategies by schools and teachers are also addressed, particularly in their methods of creating awareness of this disorder and including the sufferer in normal classes.
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"Many of the strategies that special education educators adopt are fundamentally sound teaching methods. Informing child ADHD sufferers in advance of what they will be learning, like providing an agenda, giving visual aids, and writing out oral instructions contribute much to helping students with ADHD. It aids them in sustaining their focus on the lesson at hand, as well as helping them recall what they are supposed to learn. Teachers even encourage students with ADHD in observing and managing their own behavior and attention by educating them on certain techniques. These techniques encompass seeking instructions on the blackboard, raising their hand in the event of a question or problem as opposed to shouting for attention, test their own memory, or quietly ask a fellow student of they have a question or need clarification on something being taught."
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"Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers", 2001.
Personal and informative guide by Roslyn Carter and Susan K. Golant for caring for the severely ill & disabled. Written by wife of former President Jimmy Carter.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, $ 63.95
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"In her book, Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers, Rosalynn Carter, the wife of Jimmy Carter, the former President of the United States, provides a personal and informative guide for caregivers in their challenging tasks of caring for the severely ill and disabled. Carter is able to provide an empathetic and personal perspective to this issue because she has also experienced the difficulties and challenges of caregiving in her younger years. During her adolescence, Carter?s father was afflicted with leukemia and died half a year later, leaving Carter, her sister and two younger brothers in the care of her mother (Carter 16-8). After her husband?s death Carter?s mother had to work in a variety of jobs in order to raise her family and take care of her ailing father-in-law...:
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Hunters Helping the Environment, 2004.
A debate against closing wildlife management areas to sportsmen.
1,724 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper argues that sportsmen are vital for the control of wild animal populations and contribute more to conservation of wild animals than anyone else. The writer brings evidence that because agencies, such as the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), and federal taxes, such as the Pittman-Robertson Act, endangered species are being protected, and sportsmen are preserving the environment for future generations.
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Introduction
Hunting and Fishing are Positive Ways to Manage Wildlife Populations
Sportsmen Often Contribute More to Conservation than Non-sportsmen
Conclusion
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"Due to the evolution of man and the wide availability of food to people in America, hunting is no longer a necessity for life. Man has also developed a sense of caring and compassion for creatures other than themselves. However, due to the expansion of human cities and towns, wild animals are being forced into smaller and smaller areas, which creates competition for food and for space. Thanks to the development of Wildlife Management Areas, or WMA?s, wild animals can roam free and not have to compete for space and food. WMA?s were created because people who didn?t regularly see much wildlife and people who really cared for the wildlife wanted a way to preserve some of the wilderness out of care for the animals and for the enjoyment of other people. Local and state governments usually control WMA?s although there are private plots of land usually owned and controlled by farmers that serve as Wildlife Management Areas as well. Many people argue that since WMA?s are intended to protect the animals, then hunting should not be allowed inside an area designated as a WMA. However, over the last 100 years, it has been proven that some hunting is necessary to maintain healthy populations within the WMA?s. The management areas, overall, are pretty small areas of land. Just like the way that we can only have so many people living in one area before things become competitive and the government has to step in, we must have a way to control the animal populations inside the WMA?s. The most humane way of doing so is by allowing hunters into the WMA?s to take a controlled number of specific animals."
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Helping U.S. Highschoolers, 2005.
Uses the article "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood" by Leon Botstein to show how teen school goers can be assisted.
817 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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The ages between 14 and 18 years old are probably the most difficult for adolescents because they are experiencing several physical and psychological changes. During this period, education plays a very important role since most teenagers spend most of their time at high schools. Using the article, "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood" by Leon Botstein, this paper shows that high schools in the U.S. are no longer useful because students are focusing on the wrong things such as popularity, sports and appearance. This paper argues that students are not the only ones who are making high schools a waste of time; the people who develop part of the educational system are also responsible because they do not interact with teenagers.
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"Teenagers could learn so many things from adults at high school. For example, they could learn about different professions and jobs, or maybe about responsibilities and difficulties of the adult life; however, it seems that teachers in the United States have neither the time nor the desire to interact or exchange words and experiences with their pupils. If there would be at least a little interaction between students and teachers, adolescents would see life from a more responsible and mature point of view."
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The Wife of Bath: Hurting Rather than Helping Feminism, 2005.
This paper analyzes the Wife of Bath from Geoffrey Chaucer's classic novel "The Canterbury Tales" and argues against critics who call her an early feminist.
718 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This brief but concise paper points out the many factors which identify the Wife of Bath, Alisoun, as an anti-feminist, including her viewpoint on: Violence within marriage, honesty, equality of the sexes and feminine roles in society. The writer of this paper succeeds in disproving many critics opinions that the Wife of Bath was one of the first feminists in literature.
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"Alisoun also describes a fight between her fifth husband, Jankin, and herself. They strike each other repeatedly, and she goes even so far as to push him back into the fire. Violence is by no means a true aspect of feminism; "she seems to see nothing wrong with the most horrible things that can be done to a woman, such as battery and rape." Furthermore, she shows absolute disrespect for her own body by engaging in domestic violence, and by treating herself and her sexuality as something that can be sold to the highest bidder, "be he short or tall, dark or fair; I didn't care."
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The Mafia: Helping Drive Capitalism, 2002.
Discusses the many illegal and legal businesses run by the Italian mafia in the U.S. and how they boost the economy.
2,565 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 9 sources, $ 77.95
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This paper examines the role of the Italian mafia as a business like any other, and its long history in the United States. The author discuses how the mafia's illegal and legal enterprises help propel our capitalist society, and how their ties with major labor unions enable them to dominate major industries. The paper also looks at how the Italian mafia works with other ethnic crime organizations, such as the Russian mafia, and Colombian drug cartels.
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"The mafia is a loose term in our country, as we as Americans are fascinated by the mysteriousness of it. Movies, books, plays, and now even a television series have been made depicting different real life stories regarding the mafia. The television show The Sopranos gives a great rendition about life in New Jersey as a mobster. This show allows viewers to see both sides of the story when thinking about gangsters. One is able to see their ruthless side in some situations, and then also the way they conduct business. Much of the business they conduct is with people who know what situation they are in, and are willing to accept the terms, based on a mutual agreement. In recent years, there have been several cases where a mafia member would go against their former family in order to lighten their jail sentence, breaking their code of conduct known as Omerta. The United States is a capitalist and free market society. The mafia helps in the expansion and existence of this capitalist society by their influences in legal and illegal businesses, with the help of political parties and leaders that are best placed to help them."
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