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House Select Committee in Assassinations, 1994.
An examination of the 1977-78 investigation into murder of President Kennedy. Incudes background, objectives, conspiracy findings, bias and evidence.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 8 sources, $ 95.95
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"The House Select Committee on Assassinations was created on February 2, 1977, with the mandate to conduct a "full and complete investigation and study of the circumstances surrounding the assassination and death of President John F. Kennedy and the assassination and death of Martin Luther King, Jr.. The House Resolution 1540, by the 94th Congress, second session, authorized the 12-member select committee..
Despite the passage of many years since final conclusions were reached regarding the death of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., the American people did not believe that the truth concerning these assassinations had been disclosed, and they continued to question the adequacy and integrity of the original investigations. The Select Committee on Assassinations, in its report to the 94th Congress stated that the passage of..."
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Select Committees, 2002.
The function and importance of Select Committees.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper elaborates on the functions, role and division of the Select Committees highlighting their importance by citing examples of committee functions performed in the past.
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Charles Darwin's Concept of Natural Selection and Sexual Selection, 2006.
An objective study of Darwin's theories of natural selection.
841 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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In this paper the author reviews the books that Darwin wrote; "Origin of Species and The Descent of Man", which lead to his theories of natural selection. He discusses the theory of how types of living things (species) arise in different places and how the four theories of Darwin were developed ; diversity, competition , survival of the fittest and adaptation. The paper concludes with natural selection and the concepts of sexual selection that support Darwin's theory of the origin of species.
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"However, natural selection is not the only process responsible for evolution; another process is sexual selection. Darwin anticipated that sexual selection would be a potential criticism of evolution through natural selection and therefore put forth great effort to explain these occurrences. Thus, sexual selection refers to selection acting via effects on mating success. Natural selection, then, refers to effects on other fitness components like viability, survival. Darwin recognized the two processes as mutually exclusive."
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The SEC's Blue Ribbon Committee on Improving Audit Committees, 2002.
This paper is an examination of the report of the SEC's Blue Ribbon Committee on Improving Corporate Audit Committee Effectiveness.
2,330 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper is the examination of findings of the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC), Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) that was formed in September of 1998 to address concerns about various accounting practices. The committee's report, detailing their ten recommendations and the results they hoped to achieve, are examined in detail. The report was issued in February 1999, an since then several rules, regulations and standards have been enacted in the spirit of the committee's recommendations.
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"The Blue Ribbon Committee's report entitled Report and Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Improving the Effectiveness of Corporate Audit Committees was issued in February 1999 and consisted of two sections (Grant Thorton). First, ten recommendations for actions to be taken by regulatory or standard setting bodies, such as the AICPA, SEC, NYSE, and NASD were presented (Grant Thorton). Second, five guiding principles for best practices that may be used by companies as building blocks in developing audit committee processes and practices were discussed (Grant Thorton). "
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The House Committee on Ways and Means, 2004.
A breakdown of what constitutes this U.S. government committee and its dealings with the other branches of government.
2,856 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper examines in detail the House Committee on Ways and Means. It looks at who the committee consists of, what the committee does, and a short history on its formation. The paper then examines the committee's relations with the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the President. Finally, the paper examines the life and times of Wilbur Mills, who was the committee chair from 1957 to 1975 and was once called "the most powerful man on the Hill" during his chairmanship, to take a more detailed look into the power the committee carries and its inner workings.
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"In the Senate, the power of the Ways and Means Committee and the counterpart Senate Finance Committee come together in a joint committee?the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, which is the oldest joint committee in Congress. In this joint committee, five members from the House, five members from the Senate, and five members appointed by the executive branch representing the general public join to help tax legislation. The most important function of this joint committee is the link it creates between the chambers. It helps to push along the legislative process of tax bills. (Salamon 1975, 421-425)"
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Assassinations, 2006.
A look at the assassinations of various American figures and targets, in an attempt to establish the cause.
2,860 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper looks at the assassination of prominent American figures, as well as terrorist attacks of Middle Eastern origin, such as 9/11. This paper also takes a look at the word 'assassin', its origin and its meaning.
Contents:
Assassinations
A problem of Middle Eastern Origin
Could George Do What He Did?
Assassination Prior to 1975
Non-state Threats to National Security: Assassinating Thugs?
Assassination as "Alternative Justice
Conclusion
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"That was almost a decade ago, and terror suicide bombing had not stopped or even slacked off until the recent accords. So it must be asked whether assassination is ever truly fruitful in terms of diminishing attacks and enhancing national security. Silverstein offers another more extensive 'assassination' scenario to attempt to prove that it is.
During the Vietnam era, the United States CIA and South Vietnamese agencies ran a program to uncover and neutralize members of the Viet Cong who were "secretly directing subversion and terror campaigns in South Vietnam--communists who aimed to undercut the stability of South Vietnam's evolving proto-democracy" (Silverstein, 2001, p. 36+). It was regarded as a success, with about 33,000 Viet Cong incarcerated, 22,000 'turned' to another way of thinking, and 26,000 killed. Despite the fact that it offered options other than assassination, the program "turned out to be highly effective in eliminating terror and subversion in South Vietnam...[and] "The ranks of Viet Cong terrorists were thinned so drastically that the war became less of a counter-guerilla battle and more a struggle against invading regular North Vietnamese troops" (Silverstein, 2001, p. 36+)."
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Senate Committee on Appropriations, 2003.
A study of the role and responsibility of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper studies the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. The paper describes the Committee's function to oversee expenditures and examines the degree to which the Committee wield real power over the national budget's purse strings. The paper focuses on the 105th Congress, detailing membership, leadership and issues faced by the Committee.
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"Because of its large amount of work, the U.S. Senate divides its functions among committees. Each committee has its own guidelines and adopts its own rules. The chair of each committee and a majority of its members control the work of the committee and hire its..."
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Terrorist Assassinations, 2002.
An exploration of the advantages of assassinating terrorists rather than the use of military force in seeking justice.
1,620 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper is an examination of the topic of terrorist assassinations and the advantages of assassinating terrorists rather than using military force to seek them out and bring them to justice. The writer presents the need to use assassinations as a measure for counter terrorism only and not as a preventative method. It gives a history of the use of terrorist assassinations, offering an exploration of state sanctioned assassinations. The paper analyzes support in the US for this policy and concludes that there is a place in US policy for counter terrorist assassinations in light of the new era of terrorism.
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"The world watched in hopeless horror when the WTC came down on 9-11-2001. When it was over thousands of innocent civilians were dead, billions of dollars in property damage was done, the Pentagon had been hit, and the nation?s confidence had been shaken to the core. The terrorist attack on America triggered a worldwide hunt for the perpetrators and other terrorists who may threaten the nation in the future."
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Political Assassinations, 2006.
This paper examines political assassinations that have taken place within the past two centuries.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper states that the act of murder in any form is a tragic and often gruesome event. However, when it is a political leader whose life is taken, the incident acquires particular resonance. The paper explores some significant political assassinations which have occurred within the past 200 years. Specifically, time is devoted to a discussion of the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and much more recently, the assassination of former Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin in late 1995. In each instance, this paper examines why these killings took place, as well as the repercussions of these seemingly senseless murders.
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Cultural Competency Committee, 2004.
This paper discusses the process of developing a cultural competency committee within a behavioral health agency.
7,154 words (approx. 28.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 159.95
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Developing a cultural competency committee is one alternative in the search for compliance. Recent federal, state, and local laws mandate that multicultural considerations be taken into account in virtually every aspect of public life. This paper discusses how, in the case of behavioral health organizations and agencies, which deal with the most intimate problems of people from many cultures and tradition, not to mention with many different languages as their native tongues, t is paramount to understand all the facets of multiculturalism so that, if the agency decides that instituting a cultural competency committee is the proper course, it will also attend to the proper issues. It looks at one issue that has recently been raised: whether cultural competency and all its ramifications is, in fact, a new twist on racism. Nonetheless, it is clear that behavioral health organizations do deal with many cultures, and approaches must be found to do so in ways that are not discriminatory in intent or in fact.
Introduction and Statement of the Problem
Legacy of Error
Ethnic Composition of U.S. Society
Origins of Multi-Cultural Counseling/Cultural Competency
Review of the Literature
Methodology
Cultural Competency Questionnaire
References
Appendix A
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"There is almost no area of human life that has not been touched in the past fifty years by the specter of discrimination. Although it would seem amazing to some, the fields of psychology, counseling and behavioral therapies have not gone untouched by racism. Indeed, covert and overt racist behavior and thinking was endemic to the American Psychological Association (APA), the academy and mental health organizations during that period. (Morris & Robinson, 2000, p. 239) It is not surprising then that now, in a more enlightened period, those same institutions would seek to rectify this attitude and behavior. One means of doing that is training and managing for ?cultural competency.? This cultural competency, while needed in general, is assumed also to influence the effectiveness of counseling when it must be done in a multicultural setting. (Morris & Robinson, 2000, p. 239)"
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The Croatian Olympic Committee, 2002.
Discusses the COC as an example of the workings of a typical Olympic committee.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper will address the COC with the intention of demonstrating the administration processes found in an Olympic committee. It will examine five key points found within the administration proceedings: Policy settings, regulations, management, notable administrative figures and the setting for the administration. It is hoped that through demonstrating the effectiveness of the COC, a better general understanding of the administration proceedings for all Olympic committees may be achieved.
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The Committee of Public Safety, 2004.
An analysis of the effectiveness of the Committee of Public Safety in 18th century France.
1,901 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper examines how the Committee of Public Safety was created by the National Convention April 6, 1793 as a strong executive body to take control in post-revolutionary France. It looks at its reign of terror including its military victories and failures, its effect on the economy and its rule of the people through fear.
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"Once the Committee of Public gained its control over France it began to try to solve many of France's problems. Plans were being created on how to deal with persons who were suspect of counter-revolutionary actions. Many laws had already been passed against emigres and non-juring priests, yet there was no concise law describing how to deal with all suspect persons. The Law of Suspects, created September 17, 1794, was the first attempt to create a legal definition of 'suspects.' This law defined suspects vaguely. Suspects were described as persons who in any way have shown to be federalists or counter-revolutionary; those who could not give a good explanation of their civic duty to the revolution; former nobles and their families who have not shown complete support for the revolution, and those who have been denied the certificate of good citizenship. "
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The International Accounting Standards Committee ( IASC ), 1995.
Explanation of the reasoning behind, and the structure of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC). Some pronouncements of the agency and problems in member country compliance are discussed.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 10 sources, $ 55.95
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"The International Accounting Standards Committee
The International Accounting Standards Committee was formed in 1972, in an effort to standardize accounting procedures amongst the international investment community (Feldman & Herbert, 1977). The widespread adaptation of IASC standards is dependent upon the pressure applied by the large international financial institutions, stock exchanges, and accounting firms (Cummings, 1974). The overall objectives of the IASC are to ensure that accounting standards in each member country conform to IASC set standards (Slipkowsky, 1986). Independent auditors are available to satisfy the authenticity of these financial standards. Noncompliance in reference to IASC standards are noted in issued audit reports (Feldman & Herbert, 1977)."
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The Function of the Federal Open Market Committee, 2000.
An explanation of the Federal Open Market Committee and its function in regulating the American economy, especially in the late 1990s.
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"The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year to direct the conduct of open market operations by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in a manner designed to foster the long-run objectives of price stability and sustainable economic growth. The FOMC also establishes policy relating to System operations in the foreign exchange markets."
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Bob Dylan's 1963 Speech to the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, 1991.
A Neo-Aristotelian analysis of the drunken singer/songwriter's address on occasion of receiving the Tom Paine Award.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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"This study will analyze Bob Dylan's speech of December 13, 1963, to the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee on the occasion of Dylan's receiving the Tom Paine Award, given to "some public figure who epitomized the good fight for freedom and equality" (Shelton 200). The method of analysis will be Neo-Aristotelian Criticism.
The importance of the study from the viewpoint of rhetorical criticism is that it will analyze a speech which intends to have a most negative effect on its audience. From the point of view of Neo-Aristotelian Criticism, the analysis will be particularly meaningful because the speech flies in the face of most speeches which try to affect some positive change in the audience. As we shall see in Dylan's speech, however, the intended and achieved effect was to inflame the audience for no other discernible..."
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