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The Litigation Machine, 2002.
A brief analysis of the article "The Litigation Machine" by Mike France about tort reform.
924 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper shows how by exposing some of the lesser known facts regarding tort reform, the article points out how the American legal system continues to sink into the quagmire of tort law and how reform is necessary before the situation gets completely out of hand. It explains that France begins the article with perhaps the most popular litigation cases and reveals tactics used in that case and many others that claim that tort law is completely driven by money and is in need of reform to save the economy.
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"For starters, the article points out that a litigation packet is available for purchase in regards to any cases regarding Firestone and their infamous tread separation; that fact is enough to prove that the world of litigation has moved in a new direction. But it doesn?t stop there?the article revealed that such litigation packets are available for other companies such as Warner-Lambert Co. and Rezulin, which indicates the world of tort lawyers is a growing industry, one that may be spinning out of control at a t rapid pace."
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Man as Machine, 2002.
A discussion of the concept of man as a machine as seen in the book ?Man a Machine? by Julien Offray de la Mettrie.
630 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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This paper addresses the categorization of man as a machine as described in the book, "Man a Machine" and compares it to the modern day view. A discussion of the industrial revolution and the development of machinery and technology is included.
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""There are as many different minds, different characters, and different customs, as there are different temperaments" (La Mettrie et al. 90). This alone is enough to show that La Mettrie does not believe man is entirely a machine, even though he calls him one throughout this book. Man is more complicated than a machine, because he can reason, and he can make decisions, which a simple machine cannot do.
In the early Industrial revolution, during the 19th century, machines took over many jobs from men, including milling, weaving, spinning, and many other manufacturing jobs. Man saw these machines as marvels that created more products quickly and more effectively. They put many people out of work, but they also created new, low-paying jobs in factories. These machines literally changed the way people lived. While society had been mostly agricultural before the Industrial Revolution, now more people moved to the cities, where jobs were plentiful. Society changed, and had continued to change as man makes improved machine."
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Prison Litigation Reform Act, 2005.
This paper discusses the Prison Litigation Reform Act, passed in 1996, which has dramatically changed the way litigation by inmates is allowed to proceed.
1,915 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper explains that the intention of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) was to limit the number of frivolous lawsuits that could be filed by prisoners in federal courts; however, the constitutionality of this law has been strongly debated. The author points out that a primary provision of PLRA is the exhaustion requirement, which fundamentally was designed to give prison officials time and opportunity to address any grievances that could be brought by prisoners before a federal court, even if those internal systems are slow and ineffective and may subject the prisoner to possible retaliation by prison staff. The paper relates that the PLRA places a cap on attorney fees and restricts the number of billable hours; thus, since they will have difficulty obtaining compensation for their work, attorneys are discouraged from representing prisoners even if they have a strong case.
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"When the administrative grievance process is followed in the manner prescribed in the PLRA, that process is able to fully identify details of the prisoner's case and determine its merits before it reaches a federal court. Once in court, there is a much greater likelihood that the case would be more well defined and presented in a concise manner. The court would then be able to focus solely on issues at hand instead of being forced to spend time attempting to interpret a potentially muddled argument. Under these circumstances, it would appear that federal courts would have more time available to address legitimate cases brought under the PLRA."
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"The Social History of the Machine Gun", 2002.
Reviews John Ellis' book about the history of the machine gun and the impact they have had on society.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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In "The Social History of the Machine Gun", John Ellis shows the awesome impact that machine guns have had on civilisation and society. The creators and initial users, of the machine gun believed that their creation would end all wars, since it instituted a form of mutually assured destruction. They also believed it would bring about a certain amount of order to society, since unruly people would be put under control by elites that had exclusionary access to machine guns. But this reality did not materialise. Greater weapons were ultimately made, and these also failed to end war, just as they came up short in bringing about social control.
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Medical Litigation, 2002.
This paper explores the different causes and results of medical litigation.
13,052 words (approx. 52.2 pages), 54 sources, MLA, $ 248.95
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When most people think of litigation involving medicine, the assumption is that medical malpractice is involved. This paper researches the types of cases in which malpractice is the cause of the litigation as well as other sources of litigation in the field of medicine, such as the failure of third party payers to compensate health care providers or to compensate providers in a timely manner.
Table of Contents:
Statement of the Problem
Research Questions
Significance of the Study
Overview of the Study
Review of Literature
Clinical Ethics
Responsibilities of Patients Related to the Use of Medical Practice Guidelines
Conclusions Related to the Research Problem Investigated
Methodology
Method Summary
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"Managed care is a program type that proponents claim ensures appropriate care for a wide range of medical treatments through the application of techniques such as pre-admission certification, concurrent review, case management, utilization rules, and price limits (Gales, 1996). Opponents contend that managed care is a deceitful sham designed to maximize profits and minimize care (Merwin & Fox, 1992). The truth about managed care likely lies at some point along this continuum of opinion. The intent of the application of the managed care concept is to balance access to services, service quality, and the cost of services in relation to health care in the United States (Goldfield, 1994)."
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Microeconomic Analysis of Machine Tool Industry, 2004.
This paper serves as an analysis of the American machine tool manufacturing industry.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 55.95
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In this article the writer discusses the American machine tool manufacturing industry from a microeconomic perspective. The writer explains the machine tool and looks at what it does and how it operates. The writer also mentions the future of the machine tool manufacturing industry in the United States.
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"This paper develops a microeconomic analysis of the machine tool manufacturing industry in the United States. A machine tool is power-operated device used in the processes of finishing or shaping metal parts especially parts of other machines. The machine tool manufacturing industry is comprised of enterprises whose principal business is the manufacture of cutting tools machinists' precision measuring tools and attachments and accessories for machine tools and for other metal working machinery. The industry classification in ... "
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Litigation and Health Care Providers, 2002.
An exploration of the issues underlying the phenomenon of litigation involving health care providers.
18,434 words (approx. 73.7 pages), 55 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This paper discusses litigation involving health care providers and how an increase in medical malpractice litigation has occurred over the past 10 years and that the principal cause of this increase was an inadequate legal structure for medical malpractice. It looks at how malpractice claims are a threat to the professional health care provider in all facets of the health care system and for a wide variety of procedures and activities. It proposes a research study to analyze these issues with a view toward recommending solutions that will lead to a reduction in the frequency of litigation while preserving the essential rights of all particles involved in such issues.
Outline
Introduction
Introductory Statement
Statement of the Problem
Research Questions
Background on the Problem
Significance of the Study
Overview of the Study
Review of Literature
Managed Care
Clinical Ethics
Medical Practice Guidelines
What Guidelines Are
Why Guidelines Are Developed
How Guidelines Are Developed
Legal Implications of Guidelines
Responsibilities of the Patient
Conclusions of the Literature Review
Methodology
Research Design
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Variables and Operational Definitions
Population and Sample
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Methodological Limitations
Method Summary
Results
Introduction
Descriptive Statistics
Results of Testing the Hypotheses
Hypothesis One
Hypothesis Two
Hypothesis Three
Hypothesis Four
Summary Conclusions and Implications
General Summary
Conclusions
Implications
Appendix
Survey Questionnaire
References
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"Clinical guidelines and protocols were originally developed to evaluate quality of care and, more recently, to establish standards (Wells, Astrachan, Tischler, & Unutzer, 1995). In the context of managed care in the contemporary period, guidelines generally are used to allocate resources or to assure that the level of quality of care matches the cost. Guidelines may use implicit or explicit criteria, they may be based on clinical consensus and/or scientific literature, or, in some cases, they may be more arbitrary in origin. The degree of input by clinicians varies considerably across applications. Often the protocols or guidelines used in managed care are not available for review by employers or consumers, and data on the validity and reliability of the criteria cannot be obtained except for use in a research study. Increasingly, components of clinical practice guidelines are being used as the basis for managing episodes of care for specific disease conditions."
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Litigation and Prenatal Nursing, 2005.
An analysis of the factors leading to an increase in the trend of litigation against nurses, specifically in prenatal nursing.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses litigation in the health care profession. Specifically, it discusses the rising trend of litigation against both doctors and nurses, with a higher rate of litigation against nurses. The paper discusses some of the possible reasons for this increase in recent years, focusing on the patient's increased awareness of their rights and improved technology.
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"Litigation involving nurses is a significantly lower problem than lawsuits involving doctors. However, the present trend illustrates growing litigation in both professions. One reason for this is that the patient is more sophisticated with an awareness of rights. Many determinants contribute to litigation, one of the main factors being technology. In all cases of litigation, a common denominator has been identified as a poor caring relationship between nurse and patient. Negligence is the most common charge against nurses, and collaboration is often present."
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"The Time Machine", 2006.
This paper compares the film version of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" with the original book.
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that both H.G. Wells' classic 1895 novel "The Time Machine" and the 1960 film version, directed by George Pal, focuses on what could happen if the war between the classes was allowed to develop and intensify with the consequences being the growth of human cruelty and the development of the human race into something inhuman, unsympathetic and overwhelmingly powerful. The author points out that George Pal's adaptation of "The Time Machine" centers on a plot line that is easily recognizable in the novel; the unnamed "Time Traveller" in the novel (portrayed in the film by Rod Taylor, presumably as H.G. Wells himself) is a Victorian scientist who constructs a contraption with the capability of sending him into the far distant future, specifically to the year 802,701 A.D.. The paper suggests that the film version of "The Time Machine", despite its visual effects and superb acting, cannot be an improvement on the original novel, due to Wells' extraordinary ability to take the reader into the unknown without the advantage of pure visual imagery as provided by the cinema.
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"As a character, Weena represents the opposite of the horrible Morlocks, yet she also symbolizes the world of the future as a young girl without any knowledge of the past or any inclination to know what lies ahead in the future. In the novel and in the film, this device tells the reader and the viewer that the world of the far distant future will be made up of white and black, presumably good and evil, yet is also symbolizes the disparity between the social classes which was very evident in Great Britain when "The Time Machine" was first published in 1895."
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Cipher Technology and the Enigma Machine, 2002.
A paper about the history of cipher technology focusing on the development, use and detailed description of the Enigma machine during WWII.
4,600 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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A study of Crytography, the science of mesage encryption. It discusses the history of cryptography and its development during World War II. It discusses the Enigma machine and carefully details its instructions for use. It also discusses cracking the Enigma and includes examples of this in history. This paper analyzes the Enigma and concludes that all codes will eventually be cracked by dedicated and bright Cryptanalysts no matter how complex the algorithm. Also, security is more than just having a brilliant machine. It was not the Enigma that failed in World War II, it was human error.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background and Early Cipher Technology
The Enigma Machine
Receiving Instructions
Cracking the Enigma
Conclusion
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"Cryptography can thought of as the science of message encryption. The battle between Cryptographers (code makers) and Cryptanalysts (code breakers) has been waged since 3000 BC as each tries to outwit the other. Cryptography is essential in performing secure transactions, governing countries and commanding armies. The threat of messages being decrypted has been the motivation for cryptographers to develop new, more complex algorithms in hopes of temporarily staying one step ahead of the Cryptanalysts. Likewise, the motivation for breaking codes can be the difference between winning a war and losing it. As a result, the coder breakers and their computers rose to prominence during their battle in World War II versus the Enigma cipher machine."
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The Legal and Civil Litigation Process for Discrimination, 2007.
An analysis of the legal and civil litigation process for discrimination complaints.
1,094 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains the discrimination complaint and civil litigation process. The paper furthermore details how the complaint begins with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. The paper details and discusses each level of complaint.
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The Discrimination Complaint
Progression of Employment Discrimination Complaints
The Civil Litigation Process
Conclusion
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"The single most important U.S. legislation affecting employment law is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Bennett-Alexander et al, 2003 p.1). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the lead government agency for processing complaints associated with employment discrimination. This paper describes the process for filing a discrimination complaint and the civil litigation process."
"Under Title VII, an employer can not discriminate on the basis of religion, gender, race, color or national origin. Discrimination, as described in Title VII prohibits employers, labor and management committees and unions from discriminatory practices affecting the hiring, firing, discipline, training, classification, compensation and benefits of individuals."
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"Rage Against the Machine", 2002.
A look at pop group, "Rage Against the Machine", and how it uses political beliefs in its music.
1,497 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses how "Rage Against the Machine" has been a very influential political musical group and how, in this day and age, there are not many musical groups that can put forth such important political issues in their music. It examines a few of the issues that "Rage Against the Machine" writes music about and some of the political injustices that they are trying to fight, which include the struggles of Mexican immigrants and the fight for the freedom of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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"Rage Against The Machine was formed in Los Angeles back in 1991. The band consisted of Zach De La Rocha on vocals, Brad Wilk on drums, Tom Morello on guitar and Tim Commerford on bass. Zach was in a previous band called Inside Out, and the title of Inside Out?s second album was ?Rage Against The Machine?, that is how the band got its name. They sold 5,000 copies of their demo tape and played two shows at Lollapalooza in California. After playing that they were signed by Epic Records. In November of 1992 the album ?Rage Against The Machine? was released. The album sold over a million copies and was on Billboard?s top 200 chart for 89 weeks. Rage went on to play benefits like the Anti-Nazi League Benefit and the Rock for Choice Benefit. In 1993 Rage went on to play Lollapalooza again, only this time they never played any music."
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"The Republican Noise Machine", 2005.
A review of the issue of media bias in America, as discussed by David Brock in his novel "The Republican Noise Machine".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This short paper analyzes David Brock's recent novel, "The Republican Noise Machine". The paper discusses the influences which the Right has gained over the media in the United States, which allows them to give misinformation or biased news media to the mainstream American society.
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"Success for the Republican Noise Machine David Brock, a once conservative media journalist, changed his political views in 1998 to become a liberal. Now dedicated to exposing the media practices he once practiced, he has written two books concerning this topic, Blinded by the Right and The Republican Noise Machine, as well as an organization founded to research and correct current media misinformation called Media Matters for America. His The Republican Noise Machine details clearly the methods conservatives raised their opinions and political views through the media, via bias, false accusations, partisan news angles, and other misinformation. The origins of the Republican Noise Machine begin with the American conception of journalism and the media, that the media is factual and accurate, and that those reporting news do not allow their personal political agendas to seep out through their reporting."
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Litigation and the Health System, 2002.
This paper is an extensive literature review of the issues underlying the phenomenon of litigation involving health care providers.
11,590 words (approx. 46.4 pages), 54 sources, APA, $ 226.95
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This paper discusses health care providers and litigation, which includes medical malpractice, failure of third party payers to compensate health care providers or to compensate providers in a timely manner and issues related to provider autonomy versus managed care directives emanating from cost conscious and bottom-line oriented managers. This paper reports that courts appear to implement an economic theory as opposed to a fault-based theory, in which liability is ascribed according to economic analyses of who is best situated to reduce the risk of accident, and which accidents are financially worth averting. The author points out that patients have a common law right to choose what care they will or will not accept.
Table of Contents
Introductory Statement
Statement of the Problem
Background on the Problem
Review of Literature
Introduction
Managed Care
Clinical Ethics
Medical Practice Guidelines
What Medical Practice Guidelines Are
Why Medical Practice Guidelines are Developed
How Medical Practice Guidelines are Developed
Legal Implications Associated With the Use of Medical Practice Guidelines
Responsibilities of Patients Related to the Use of Medical Practice Guidelines
Conclusions
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"The role of government in financing or conducting research or developing practice guidelines also may affect the perceived legitimacy of the statements. The federal government has the power and authority to establish administrative agencies and professional panels to analyze outcomes research and issue practice standards. The federal government also could require the use of such standards in resolving disputes over patient care or payment decisions. Government could exercise this authority to ensure that research is valid and the standards accurate. In the end, of course, the quality of care standards developed will be the product of the "expertise and integrity of the people who make them, whether government sanctioned or not". "
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"The Medieval Machine: The Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages", 2006.
A review of the 1976 book "The Medieval Machine: The Industrial Revolution of the Middle Ages" by Jean Gimpel.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper reviews the Jean Gimpel book about the industrial revolution of the Middle Ages, entitled "The Medieval Machine". The author of this paper maintains that Gimpel's work is especially timely, since Gimpel argued that America is going through the same things that Europe went through in the Middle Ages. The paper begins with a discussion of the themes of each of Gimpel's chapters. Then, the paper assesses Gimpel's writing style, calling it effective and engaging. Finally, the paper discusses Gimpel's thesis, concluding that it is compelling and convincing.
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"Gimpel's thesis is that America is going through, today, the same things that Europe went through in the Middle Ages and that by studying parallel histories we can learn more about the problems faced today. Strangely and sadly, though, Gimpel does not believe that the United States' problems can be solved. In the preface she states that "the depression we have moved into will have no end. We can anticipate centuries of decline and exhaustion. There will be no further industrial revolution in the cycles of our Western civilization" [xi].This leads me to ask why this book is important and what was the purpose of it being written, if not for suggestions on making changes to better the situation? Perhaps the point is to merely understand the entirely of the problem for a societal perspective."
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