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Herbert Kaufman, 2002.
Examines the contributions made by Kaufman to American public administration.
1,908 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper is an examination of Herbert Kaufman?s contributions to the field of public administration. Through a review of articles written by or about Kaufman on the subject of organizations, public administration, and bureaucracy, his ideas on the role, function, management, culture, and contributions of public administration and administrative processes are explored.
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"In the final section of his essay, he introduces three models to help explain how theorists? try to explain bureaucratic organizations. The organic entity model states that the organization acts as though it were a living organism devising ways to maximize a specified hierarchy of values; the organization as a socioeconomic aggregate of individuals and groups working together to cohesive entity and an organizational output. The third model treats organizations as analogous to living things, which is subject to the dynamics of evolutionary change and advancements."
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Personality Analysis: Andy Kaufman, 2000.
This paper is aimed at deconstructing the personality of actor-comedian Andy Kaufman from an empirical point of view, based on Carl Jung's archetype theory.
3,715 words (approx. 14.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 102.95
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The paper is based on the writer's observations of the 1999 film "Man on the Moon" in which actor Jim Carey portrays the late Andy Kaufman. It uses an array of other sources from publications such as Rolling Stone and Bill Zehm biographical title "Lost in the Funhouse." One of the main characteristics of Kaufman was that he was an archetype. Kaufman?s problem was that didn?t know where he fit, especially in the world of entertainment. He just wanted to bring the world to his world of fun and fantasy.
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"After watching Man on the Moon (1999), starring Jim Carey portraying the late comedian Andy Kaufman. I wasn?t sure what aspects of Jung?s theory to use. Kaufman was such a flamboyant character that I didn?t know where to begin Most of the people who worked with Kaufman described him as a genius; I personally think he came a bit before his time. Judd Hirsch Kaufman?s co-star on the hit sit-com Taxi said, ?his genius was something akin to what I can only describe as designless illussion.? It?s funny he used the word illusion, to describe Andy because that is the impression I got after I watched Man on the Moon for the first time. I think he meant that Andy lived in his own world of illusion, because when I watched the movie for the first time, there was a bit too much for me to take in all at once. When I first saw the movie I noticed that Andy displayed bizarre behavior for a man in his field. Kaufman had an array of characters that he used to entertain crowds. All these characters are personifications of an archetype, one of the aspects of Jung?s theory that I am going to use to analyze Andy Kaufman?s personality."
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George S. Kaufman: Master of Technique, 1993.
A look at career and contributions of writer and director George S. Kaufman.
985 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, $ 34.95
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This paper explores the background and career of the American writer and director, George S. Kaufman. The author examines how Kaufman has influenced American playwrights.
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"Though critics may argue as to the ultimate value of George S. Kaufman's plays in the history of American drama, they almost unanimously agree that he was our most successful collaborator working in theater at his time. Superlatives of various kinds have been used with Kaufman. He is generally recognized as having been the most successful master of stage technique in the 1930's. He is acknowledged as having been an outstanding satirist, one of our best directors, one of our best writers of dialogue, and as our most capable "play-doctor." With all these credentials under his name it is easy to understand why he was such a great role-model for other American playwrights."
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Kaufman Assessment Battery, 2005.
This paper examines the degree of cultural bias that exists in the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper provides a discussion that will identify the degree of cultural bias that exists in the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, which is designed to identify the level of cognitive development that has occurred in children at various stages. The paper explains that although there is perceived bias in this test, there is little if any concrete evidence of such bias, making this a situation-specific occurrence.
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"The provision of testing processes for young children is a necessity in today's education community, whereby individuals are assessed based upon their knowledge and skills in a wide variety of areas, and it is expected that these tests provide different perspectives regarding the effectiveness of education and the skill level of students in different communities. For example, the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children serves as a comprehensive examination of cognition in young children, and this evaluation utilizes statistics and psychology as its primary strategies (St. Mary's University of Minnesota 1). The following discussion will identify the specific criteria related to this assessment in greater detail, emphasizing cultural awareness and possible bias that is suggested in this test as a means of identifying learning capabilities in young children."
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Andy Kaufman, 2005.
This paper explores how Andy Kaufman changed the world of comedy forever.
1,917 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper examines how Andy Kaufman challenged the definition of comedy by making his audience use all of their emotions. It looks at how he effectively utilized emotions, such as happiness, confusion, and anger during his act and how he demanded real reactions from the audience, rather than careless giggles from an audience expecting to be amused by a typical stand-up comic.
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"While working on the set of Taxi, Kaufman negotiated a separate contract for Tony Clifton to appear on an episode of the sitcom. Nobody knew that Kaufman's Tony Clifton character was played by both Kaufman and Zmuda when necessary. When Bob Zmuda showed up as Clifton to film, his rude behavior was so detested by the cast and crew that the episode was scrapped and Clifton was escorted off the premises by security guards. This was one of Andy's attempts to make what he considered a boring unfunny show into something more challenging to the audience as well as the cast members, and as usual, Andy got the last laugh."
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Kaufman House of Frank Lloyd Wright, 1999.
Examines architectural features & significance of PA structure also known as Fallingwater.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 39.95
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"Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the visionary architects of this century, and he developed a number of homes with an organic relationship to the site where they were to be built. Wright had an organic vision of architecture and of its relation to the time in which it was practiced as well, as can be seen from a statement he made in 1940:
Architecture is beginning, always beginning. It was not made by the Greeks nor by the Romans. It wasn't even made in the Georgian Period. It is something that has to be made afresh all the time, as life, as growth changes.
One of the works that secured considerable attention was known as "Fallingwater."
Wright experienced many ups and does in his career. After.."
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George Herbert, 2004.
An analysis of the life and works of Welsh poet, George Herbert, with a focus on his poem, "Easter Wings".
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses the life and works of Welsh poet, George Herbert. The paper presents his work, "Easter Wings", explaining that Herbert clearly outlines his lifelong struggle between secular and religious life and physical and spiritual life. The paper describes the time period when Herbert lived and contends that his poetry reflected this difficult era.
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"George Herbert (1593-1633) lived during a tumultuous time in the history of Wales; there was much corruption and confusion about the roles of government and change was a fact of every day life. Herbert's life is encompassed in a period of what one author of Welsh history calls Recovery, Reorientation, and Reformation, in Wales 1415-1642. (Williams iii) It is within this time that Herbert reflects on the best way to live and the best way to reenter his place of origin. "
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Frank Herbert's "Dune", 2008.
A literary study of Frank Herbert's novel, "Dune", focusing on the issue of human relationship with the metaphysical within the novel.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper explains that, by understanding the textual interpretation of the death with the poison tooth of the character Leto in Frank Herbert's novel "Dune", the reader can comprehend how the 'flesh' of human beings interacts with the metaphysical forms Leto sees before his death. The author points out that Herbert defines the struggle between abstract metaphysics through Leto's narrative, which is also present in how his son and others are constructed within the novel. The paper concludes that Herbert designed "Dune" to be a novel in which religiosity is used by human beings to create order in a highly unstable and chaotic universe.
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"At the end of the novel, Paul has finally conquered Shaddam IV of the House Corrino and taken over Arrakis. Thufir Hawat, his father's military trainer and also Paul's teacher, comes forth from the lines of people suspicious of being an enemy to Paul and his mother. Herbert's inference on the unstable and ever-changing nature of the universe in Leto's death statement become clear when Paul makes a comment about never having his back to the door--a lesson that Hawat taught him to protect himself from intruders."
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Herbert Hoover's Presidency, 2006.
This paper states that Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the U.S., elected in 1928, was a poor president, perhaps one of the worst in history.
1,490 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains that Herbert Hoover, who is remembered as a "do nothing President" because of his inability to respond adequately to the dire economic problems of the Great Depression that took place during his presidency, did take actions to intervene after the stock market crash of Black Tuesday but his "trickle down" economic theories were the wrong actions. The author points out that, consequently, Americans began to lose faith in their government when Hoover blithely referred to Black Tuesday as "a passing incident in our national lives." The paper relates that the Great Depression, Herbert Hoover's insufficient reaction to it and Franklin D. Roosevelt's resulting New Deal forever changed the relationship between the public and private sectors within the United States. The paper includes many quotations.
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"Average men and women could no longer even feed their families or secure anymore the basic necessities of life. Such widespread national misery led to FDR's election, by a landslide, in 1932, and to Hoover's dramatic defeat. Almost immediately, Roosevelt, as the new President, began pushing federal government toward a new, far more interventionist role. Roosevelt urged Congress to quickly pass the Emergency Banking Relief Act that would re-stabilize tottering U.S. banks. On March 9, 1933, it did so. That, however, was a mere prelude to Roosevelt's extensive New Deal legislation that slowly pulled the country out of the depression in the years leading up to World War II."
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Sir Herbert Reed's "English Prose and Style", 2000.
A discussion of effective communication based on Sir Herbert Reed's book "English Prose and Style".
586 words (approx. 2.3 pages), 1 source, $ 21.95
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This paper presents a brief discussion of Sir Herbert Reed's classic book on effective English writing, which helps develop effective communication. The paper also includes information on the life and work of Herbert Reed.
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"Sir Herbert Read?s book English Prose Style gives valuable insight into reading and writing English prose. One of the best features of this book is the excellent examples he provides, and graphic explanations of the dynamics of the examples."
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Herbert Simon, 2002.
This paper looks at how Herbert Simon's research and publications in the field of economic sciences have continued to influence the decision-making process of many managers in the business world.
680 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 24.95
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This paper examines some of the different business theories that have been put forward by leading scholar, Herbert Simon. The paper details his life achievements in the areas of business, psychology, political science and information science. The author pays special attention of one of his books, "Administrative Behavior" and examines its influence on how business managers conduct themselves. Herbert Simon won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences and it is his work that continues to be used as the basis for analyzing a company's decision-making process.
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"Herbert Simon?s qualifications are in the areas of political science, administration, psychology and information sciences yet his major contributions are based on economic theories. Simon applied economic theory to all situations where human beings make decisions including business situations. The difference of Simon?s work is that he applied the ideas of psychology to economic theories, effectively adding the ?human factor? which economists had ignored. As Simon noted ?nothing is more fundamental in setting our research agenda and informing our research methods than our view of the nature of the human beings whose behavior we are studying? (Simon 1985, p303)."
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The Life and Work of Herbert Blumer, 2002.
An overview of the life and theories of twentieth century sociologist, Herbert Blumer who maintained that human behavior is determined by social interaction.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 62.95
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Herbert Blumer (1900-1987) was a pioneer in the field of sociology who was responsible for redefining the parameters of the inquiry process in the discipline. Central to his methodological approach was the conviction that all human behaviour - and, in particular, the field of sociological analysis - is determined by social interaction. Given that all human beings exist within a network of social interaction, Blumer argued that it is necessary for researchers to both interrogate their own position of study, as well as to obtain data by the study of the interactions of their subjects in real-world situations. In this context, as we shall see, the central focus of Blumer's life and work lay in both the theory and practice of industrialization.
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George Herbert Mead, 2002.
Examines the sociological theories of George Herbert Mead.
1,553 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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George Herbert Mead is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures of American sociology. His pioneering work in social psychology helped to establish the reputation of the Chicago School of Sociology. His teachings also laid the groundwork for the philosophy of pragmatism in the United States. This paper focuses on Mead's sociological theory, particularly his contributions to social psychology. The first part of the paper summarizes the key points of Mead's social theory, including an evaluation of his work. The next part then examines how Mead's work can be expanded into other areas of sociological inquiry and sees whether his theories continue to have relevance today.
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"Thus, for Mead, the individual "self" is actually a composite, a result of the reciprocal relationship between a person and his or her social environment. The "individual" self is actually developed in relation to the norms and mores prevailing in the person's social environment. The individual's ability to "internalize" the needs and attitudes of the greater society determines in a large part the roles he or she will assume in life. Through these roles, however, individuals are able to make their contributions to the entire system of social life."
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Herbert A. Simon, 2003.
A biography of Herbert A. Simon.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper takes a look at the life of Herbert A. Simon. The paper explains that Simon was a noted researcher on the human decision-making process and the father of artificial intelligence. The paper also reports that Simon was awarded a Nobel prize in economics for his contributions to the understanding of the human decision-making process.
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"The life story of Herbert Alexander Simon begins on June 15, 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born to Arthur Simon and Edna Marguerite Merkel, he would be their second child after an older brother, Clarence Joseph (Simon, 1991). Throughout his childhood and teenage years, he would consider himself different from his friends. His religious affiliation (even though he was not a religious Jew), his above average intelligence, and his left-handedness would serve to create a feeling of separation (Simon, 1991). In 1933, at age 17, he would graduate from high school without a clear picture of a desired career. As Simon notes in his autobiography Models of my life, his public answers to the classic question of "What do you want to be" would range from soldier to lawyer, while privately he yearned for nothing more than the life an intellectual (1991). With this mindset, he would apply and study at the University of Chicago in 1933."
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Herbert Spencer vs. Andrew Carnegie, 2007.
A comparison of the theories of Herbert Spencer and Andrew Carnegie regarding their views of social Darwinism.
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This paper discusses the concept of social Darwinism. It specifically discusses the philosophies of social Darwinism theorists, Herbert Spencer and Andrew Carnegie with regard to their views of social Darwinism. The paper details each of their theories and then compares them, particularly with regard to how they view the amassing of wealth.
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"Carnegie stresses that the Gospel of Wealth is one that makes the amasser of such wealth completely and totally responsible for what he has created. After minimal accommodations to ensure that your most unprotected descendants are supported through your life and death, where he stresses helping wives and daughters the most and giving little if any nominal support to sons, who hold the social responsibility and ability of creating their own wealth in life and are often simply corrupted by freely given inheritance, the cream of the crop must dispense his surplus wealth himself, while he lives, on good works. The best possible social action of the successful Social Darwinist is to give what you have amassed through the wisdom that you have gained building said fortune. Spencer and Carnegie do not outright disagree, in the natural order determining the success and progress of man in these two works yet, Carnegie caries the idea to an extreme, making it the responsibility of those who have risen to the top to offer such opportunities to the new generation of people, who through natural selection will succeed the present. (Carnegie, 1889) (Spencer, 1857)"
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