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Miami, Florida Economy, 2004.
This paper discusses the effect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the economy of Miami, Florida.
1,145 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks Florida is paying a high price for security as companies reevaluate whether to continue doing business in Miami, and if they do remain, what they must do to be successful. The author believes that the economic effect of increased Homeland Security measures, along with the PATRIOT Act, has been tremendously negative, especially in the international commerce industry. The paper states that the Miami economy, as compared to other areas of the U.S., has been slow to recover because of its dependence on sales tax and tourism dollars.
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"Yearly equal to $2 billion is generated by foreign-based real estate purchases in Florida, while, the average foreign visitor spends $230 per day on retail, according to the study. A response from Miami-based Star Supply officials was that they witnessed sales drop up to 50 percent at a recent local footwear expo and credited the reduce speed to new visa regulations that banned Latin American buyers from attending. "We are accustomed to having buyers come to us in Miami. With the new travel policies, we will have to go to our customers and look for new markets outside the Americas," a representative of Star Supply said in the survey. "It is not only bad for us, it's bad for the local economy.""
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HIV/AIDS in Florida, 2005.
The implementation of a comprehensive community response to HIV/AIDS in Miami-Dade, Florida.
12,879 words (approx. 51.5 pages), 35 sources, MLA, $ 245.95
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This paper looks at the problem of HIV/AIDS and the issue of a comprehensive community response to it with a focus on the community of Miami-Dade, Florida. It reviews literature that deals mostly with urban, black individuals. It also discusses this issue and interlocks five specific hypotheses that deal with this problem and what can be done to ease it.
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Abstract
Chapter One
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Chapter Two
Review of Related Literature
History
Chapter Three
Procedures
Sources of Information
Setting
Sample Survey
Sample Population
Survey Instrument
Definition of Terms
Statement of the Major Issues
Research Questions
Hypotheses
Collection of the Data
Chapter Four
Findings
Analysis of the Data
Interpretation of the Data
Examination of the Hypotheses
Summary Finding of Hypotheses Number Two
Summary Finding of Hypotheses Number Three
Summary Finding of Hypotheses Number Four
Summary Finding of Hypotheses Number Five
Chapter Five
Discussion, Implications, and Recommendations
Discussion of Level of Responses
Summary of Findings
Question Number One
Question Number Two
Question Number Three
Question Number Four
Question Number Five
Implications of the Findings
Conclusions
Recommendations
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"Many communities do not react well to individuals that have HIV/AIDS because they automatically assume that these individuals are drug users do or homosexuals. Often, these individuals do belong to one of these categories. However, there are also many individuals who received HIV/AIDS through unprotected sex with someone they felt was clean, through a blood transfusion, or through a partner that they believed to be monogamous and later discovered actually was not. Some of these individuals did not live the kind of lifestyle that one would associate with HIV/AIDS, and even those that do or did live this kind of lifestyle likely did not ask for this kind of disease and should not be shunned by their community. "
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Urbanization in Miami, 2002.
Examples how the problems that face the city of Miami as a result of increased urbanization mirror the trend in the rest of America's cities.
2,840 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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Miami has long been held out as an ideal city and as a microcosm of cultural diversity. The growing problems in the real Miami are considered by many to be a harbinger of things to come in American cities across the country. The paper examines the problems which Miami faces today, including poverty, crime, corruption, racism and drugs. It looks at the racial element in Miami's poverty problem and the tension between the African-Americans and the Latinos. The paper also discusses the solutions offered to the city of Miami by the State of Florida.
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"Some 300 city or Dade County officials have been indicted, and entire city departments have come under scrutiny. The building department has been given particular attention. The Miami-Dade building department has been cited by a grand jury for failing to enforce the building codes, taking kickbacks for permits and ignoring serious flaws in a large construction project. A team from the Miami Herald investigating county road projects found that more than $1 million had been paid for "phantom road work" which was never performed. The team also found "staggering overcharges" for other work, including one six-figure bill that had been paid twice. In addition, Herald reporters found that no inspections had been performed on some work and that some records had been falsified. It should be no surprise that the city has the lowest credit rating in the country after Washington, D.C. In 1996, Standard & Poor's responded to the city's $69 million deficit by giving its debt the equivalent of junk-bond status, and the governor placed Miami's finances under the control of a state oversight board (Sugarman 16)."
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The Dubai Conflict, 2006.
A review of the debate surrounding Dubai Ports World running ports in New York and New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Miami, Florida and New Orleans, Louisiana.
3,304 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper takes a look at the agreement between the USA and UAE to allow the Dubai Ports World to run key U.S. seaports. The paper reports that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), approved the deal on January 17, 2006 after DP World gave assurances that employee lists and other information would be made available.
Outline:
The Debate
The Fight for Ports
History and Background
The Role of Dubai
Dubai Ports
What's The Problem
Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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"According to the US government Dubai is a major shipping hub with a large free-trade zone. What makes this place so interesting is its close proximity to countries of concern in the US; countries on the "weapons of mass destruction" side. Logistically Dubai is only 100 miles of he southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The US has a vested interest in keeping commodities that can be used for nuclear triggers out of trade. Some of these dual use commodities are gas monitors and software. Traders of these products are able to mark up products by 40%, whether the sale is legal or not. When the US found out that American made spark gaps and high speed medical device switches that are used to break up kidney stones were being shipped to end users in Dubai, the commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) , they knew an issue for debate was on the table. At the UAE, trading activity accounts for the biggest single chunk (16.5%) of a $20 billion economy and has become a favorite diversion point on the Persian Gulf for unlikely cargo. With no export controls and hardly any legislative bureaucracy this free zone presents an excellent cover for , airports and free smugglers hoping to bypass U.S. embargoes."
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Workplace Diversity, 2000.
An overview of the need for and resistance to workforce diversity, focusing on the police department of Miami, Florida.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 17 sources, $ 127.95
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"Managing Diversity in the Workplace: Diversity Mangement at the City of Miami, Florida Police Department
Executive Summary
This study examined the management of diversity in the workplace. The focus organization of this examination was the City of Miami, Florida Police Department. The analytic framework within which this examination is performed was cost-benefit analysis.
The two major diversity management issues confronting the City of Miami Police Department involve the training of Department personnel to be sensitive to the wide scope of needs and values of a highly diverse population and the introduction of greater racial and ethnic diversity into the ranks of the Department. Together, these two issues create a diversity..."
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Traffic Fatalities in Florida, 2005.
A discussion on traffic fatalities in the Miami-Dade County.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses ways of reducing traffic fatalities in the Miami-Dade County region. It cites that Miami-Dade has a higher than national average fatality rate on Florida highways, it highlights that most traffic fatalities involve pedestrians. The author also examines the impact of urban sprawl on traffic.
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"In the past years traffic on the highways in South Florida is said to have increased by percent and traffic is expected to continue growing in the future as more and more people move to this area. Traffic volume..."
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Florida Elections, 2002.
An in-depth look at the Florida elections.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 89.95
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This ten-page paper presents a detailed discussion on the election situation in the state of Florida. Several past electrons are scrutinized as well as analyzed and the trends of the Florida voters are also glanced at. In this turbulent time of political anger and confusion it is media frenzy when something happens as it did during the last presidential election. While the world looked on we tried to figure out how Florida survived politically before this. The paper outlines the many things that happened as a result of the problems in the Florida election and it takes the reader on a journey with which the party lines are divided and scrutinized.
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Is Florida Ready?, 2001.
This paper suggests an emergency response program were Florida to be hit by a major earthquake.
2,500 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 3 sources, $ 75.95
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This paper takes a look at the emergency services available in Florida and examines whether they would be prepared to deal with a major earthquake. Each service is analyzed for their preparedness, a look at other government assistance available and lists of financial support which would be given to citizens in such an event.
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"What would happen if Florida were to be hit by a devastating earthquake? This paper suggests a possible emergency response to such an event. While Florida is as prepared as a state can be (having had a fair amount of practice recently) in responding to hurricanes, it has (of course) relatively little practice in responding to earthquakes. However, some fault lines do lie under the Atlantic, of course, and so Florida is subject to potential earthquakes. Fortunately, while the citizenry here is unfamiliar with earthquakes, many of the basic disaster-preparedness elements that allow us to cope with hurricanes can also be called into play for any other type of natural disaster."
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Blacks in Florida, 2004.
Examines the alternative views of two authors, Jane Landers and Robert L. Hall, on the history of African-Americans in Florida, compared to the views of Samory Rashid, who viewed them through their repressive past.
1,470 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper looks at the history and influence of African-Americans on Spanish Colonial Florida as presented by Jane Landers in her article, "Traditions of African-American Freedom and Community in Spanish Colonial Florida," and Robert Hall's "African Religious Retentions in Florida". Both writers present the African-Americans as people in their own right who flourished against the odds. In contrast, the paper shows that Samory Rashid?s thesis in his article, ?Islamic Origins of Spanish Florida's Fort Musa," suggests that the African-Americans' influence began in their past when they lived in the West African and Islamic North regions, and to actually understand the heritage and influence the African-Americans have had, we must study the culture evident in these areas. The fact remains that he viewed the African-Americans through a repressive slave past, decreasing the effectiveness of his thesis. This paper argues that the influence of Africans on the New World should not be viewed through their slave past; rather, the influence should be studied from the origins of the African peoples and how they flourished despite the restrictions placed within their social circles. Only then can the African influence on the New World be viewed as having more than ?survived? in face of slavery and be seen as a glorious fight to exist.
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"While Landers and Hall present their research through the usual concept of immigration, they provide a new and refreshing slant to the theories by showing the success of the Afro Americans rather than the failure. Rashid [2001] goes deeper, claiming that Africans had a stronghold in the region through the Islamic religion which is why the influence remains stronger in the Spanish colonial region than elsewhere in the New World and yet., he remains bound to past slave theories that did not allow the Afro-Americans any identity of their own."
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Florida Lottery Education Funding, 2002.
This paper discusses that the use of state lotteries to finance education is a debatable topic. The Florida state lottery is featured.
1,560 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper explains that the lottery was to be used only for supplementary funding of education. The author points out that, unfortunately, Florida is using the lottery for basic funding; and, particularly in Florida, the lottery income is very meager and insufficient. The paper concludes that, nonetheless, when used as supplementary funding, lottery funding plays an important role in meeting the educational demands of the students.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Lottery Funding
Florida Lottery Funding
Scholarships
Florida School Recognition Programs
School Capital Outlay Bond Program
Impact of Lottery Funding
Political Factors
Uncertainty in the Lottery Revenue
Conclusion
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"The reason for this aberration is the drastic cut down of the education funds by the government in total breach of the 1987 ?Florida Public Education Lottery Act?, which states that lottery revenue is only an additional source of money and that it must not affect the regular allocation on the part of the government. So instead of proving to be a boon for the students the lottery funding is now proving to be baneful solution."
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Nicaraguans in Miami, 2005.
This paper discusses the history, culture and influence of the Nicaraguan population of Miami, the reasons behind the large immigration in the late 1970's and the struggles for rights.
1,835 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 58.95
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This paper explains that Nicaraguan community, which makes up the second largest immigrant population in Miami, is comprised of three distinct cultural groups--the Creole, the Miskito and the Pacific Coast--each with their own unique history, location and culture in Miami. The author points out that the culture of Nicaragua has helped change the face of Miami through their predominately Catholic religion with their colorful patron festivals, unique culinary style, staple food items such as chorizo and crafts and art style. The paper relates that the Cuban population, feeling sympathy for the Nicaraguans, employed the immigrants and fought to keep them in the country; nonetheless, the Nicaraguan continues to have difficulties with the local Caucasian population and the U.S. immigration authority especially in the area of gaining U.S. citizenship.
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"The first population of Nicaraguans in Miami was the Creoles. Comprised of mostly professionals, this small group came to study in the United States as early as the 1950's. Others in this group worked in the shipyards. While this group of nurses, teachers, accountants, and other professionals worked in the Miami area, their numbers were small. They adapted well into North American cultures, since American influence in their native Atlantic coast area of Nicaragua had been long standing, particularly through trade and missionary work. In Miami, the Creole population is generally concentrated around the Moravian Prince of Peace Church in Carol City, as well as scattered in small groups throughout the west and southwest."
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Florida Crime Statistics, 2002.
A statistical analysis of the current crime trends in Florida.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper will discuss the statistics of crime ratings in Florida and discover what the current rates of crime being committed in this state. By examining the hard facts, we can see the current developments of crime occurring in Florida and the best way to understand this problem in the scope of statistical studies. By analyzing the figures given, it can be found, through accurate studies, the true nature of crime in Florida and how it can be dealt with.
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Miami Indians, 2002.
An examination of the importance and contributions of the Miami Indians, particularly to Ohio.
2,503 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This paper discusses the Miami Indians, the existence of whom were recorded by French explorers and missionaries as far back as the early seventeenth century. In particular it examines how The Miami Indians in Ohio were defeated by white encroachment on their lands and the government policies of western expansion. It analyzes how their influence in Ohio was significant although not as profound as that of Tecumseh and the Shawnees. It looks at how their major contributions were in agriculture and preparing decorative skins. It evaluates how although the Miami Indians were traditionally a society of warriors, they were unable to successfully combat the overwhelming strength and policies of U.S. Government forces and ended up defeated and diminished as was the history of all Native Americans.
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"The Miami were known as the tattooed or naked Indians. They were lighter in color and shorter than other Illinois tribe. In spite of the severe weather of the Great Lakes region, they wore skins, leggings, and moccasins during the winter. During the summer, they wore only breechcloth and moccasins, which exposed intricate tattooing on their skin. Men wore unornamented skins most of the time. Fringed, beaded, and quilled clothing were worn for festive occasions. Women usually were lightly tattooed on the cheeks or chin. White men could never duplicate the skill of preparing skins, making the Miamis skins much more desirable. As trading continued, the Miami women used brooches and glass beads to add prestige to their clothing. They developed techniques to get striking effects such as skillful applique and nickel-silver decoration (Murdoch, 21). But even the finest of these skins was discarded by Miamis whenever they could secure European cloth (Anson, 20)."
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Recruitment and Retention of Teachers in Florida, 2005.
A look at the ongoing problem of public school teachers across the nation and Florida, in particular.
1,613 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper provides a positive program for the recruitment, retention, and maintenance of a solid, sustainable core of teachers in Florida, based on the present dynamics of Florida's educational system. The factors in Florida's educational system that work against such a program are also pointed out in the paper.
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"Like many states, Florida is experiencing a teacher shortage that is so crucial it requires aggressive and creative ideas and methods in order to reach a satisfactory solution. According to a 17-page report issued by the Florida State Board of Education - "Office of Evaluation and Reporting" - they currently are facing "critical teacher shortages" for the years 2004-2005, and there are expected to be critical shortages for the school years 2005-2006, in: middle and secondary mathematics and science, reading, technical education, industrial arts, physical sciences, English for speakers of other languages, and exceptional education programs. There will also be critical shortages of school psychologists in 2004-2005, according to the report."
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History of Florida, 2002.
A brief history of Florida from Spanish through to British and American rule.
1,402 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper explores the history of Florida. Beginning with its Spanish rule, the paper looks at Florida's history all the way through its British and finally American colonization. The paper shows the changing nature of the population as its leadership changes as well as its different economic ties throughout. Finally the paper explores the issue of slavery in the colony of Florida, including the fact that no Floridians voted for Abraham Lincoln and his abolitionist policies.
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"The greatest weakness of Spanish Florida was its inability to attract families to live there. The rulers of Spain forbade the colonialization of non-Catholics and any trade with English America. Spaniards refused to settle in Florida. Investors felt their money would be better spent in Cuba and Mexico. This was Spanish Florida, obviously under populated and underdeveloped. Its cultural and economic contributions limited to a few places. This would not have been a dangerous situation if the growing English colonies would not be so close and prepared to one-day overrun the Florida peninsula."
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