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Michael Reynolds' "Dead Ends", 2006.
A critical evaluation of the media and gender roles in Michael Reynolds' book "Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction and Execution of Female Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos, the Damsel of Death".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper presents a sociological review of the book, "Dead Ends: The Pursuit, Conviction and Execution of Female Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos, the Damsel of Death" by Michael Reynolds, which analyzes the various gender issues that surrounded Aileen Wournos. The paper then goes on to make the contention that Reynolds' book describes the often-masculine gender roles that Wuornos enacted during her trial, as well as in the details of her murders and that by understanding the media's perspective of the trial through Reynolds' perspective, we can see that there is often a biased negativity about Wuornos and her gender behaviors. While the paper asserts that Reynolds presents an accurate description of how Wuornos murdered her victims, and how the court proceeded with factual evidence in regards to the trial, the paper also suggests that that symbolic interaction theory plays a large role in how Reynolds, as an author and media proponent, offers a dismal view of women who do not act in accordance with socially acceptable gender behaviors.
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"All?s Well That Ends Well", 2005.
Examines the theme of Helena's desire in William Shakespeare's, "All's Well That Ends Well."
870 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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Some form of desire drives many of the characters in William Shakespeare's, "All's Well That Ends Well". For example, the King is driven by his desire to live, Helena is driven by her sexual desire for Betrum and Betrum by his desire for notoriety, as well as his lust for Diana. This essay focuses on causal effect of Helena's sexual desires for Bertrum and how they inspire her deceitful actions throughout the play. When examining Helena's use of language, along with her actions as they are portrayed in the "Healing of the King" and the "Bed Trick," it is argued that Helena's sexual desires drive her to scheme and manipulate other characters, as well as lie, deceive, physically rape and entrap them.
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"If it is true that Helena had elaborately planned for the action of the play to unfold in the manner in which it did, then one must conclude that she is indeed a lying, manipulative, deceitful woman who uses a rhetorician's tongue and a virgin's allure to get what she wants in the play. Secondly, her language reveals the motive behind her elaborate, premeditated plan, which is rooted in her sexual desire for Betrum."
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?Making Ends Meet?, 2004.
A review of the article, ?Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work?, by Christopher Jencks.
886 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines how, in the article, ?Making Ends Meet-How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work? by Christopher Jencks, both sides of the welfare for working mothers issue are addressed. It shows how the article looks closely at the economic hardships of single mothers today from the effects of new government policies to issues of childcare and health expenses. It also looks into the future consequences of changes that may affect the current programs.
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"Jencks also discusses the inabilities of single mothers to live on their federally supplied monthly income. According to the article, families with incomes below $5,000 a year somehow also spent $1,100 a month. This is because these women also take non-reportable work and rely on family, friends and the fathers of their children to help support their family (Jencks, 1997). While many may see this as taking advantage of the system, I see it as a necessity. If the federal government is providing so little income to these mothers, they absolutely have to find other sources of income, in order to obtain necessities. In addition, I feel that this is one way that mothers consider themselves responsible for providing family needs."
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Patricia Reynolds Harris, 2006.
A review of the life and career of Patricia Reynolds Harris.
1,219 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper takes a look at the accomplishments of Patricia Reynolds Harris, the first African-American woman to hold a cabinet post, the first to be an ambassador to a foreign country, and the first to be a director of a major American corporation - IBM. The paper discusses how she also earned a law degree, helped nominate a President, served on federal civil rights commissions and played an important role in Democratic Party politics.
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"In 1967 she returned to teaching at Howard University, and in 1969 she was appointed Law School Dean (Capital Outlook, p. 1). However, she only stayed one month. Shortly after she was appointed, a student protest occurred. She was opposed to the protest, an unpopular position not supported by the university's president (ESPER, p. 1), and she left the school. She then joined a Washington, D.C. law firm as a partner (Staff, p. 1). In 1971, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of one of the United State's largest and most important corporations - International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) (World Book, p. 1). Meanwhile she continued to be active and influential in the Democratic Party. In 1972 she was headed the Credentials Committee, and in 1973 was again a delegate to the Democratic National Committee (Staff, p. 1). She also remained vitally interested in civil rights. From 1967 to 1977, she was on the executive Board of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (Johnson, p. 1). "
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Treating Stakeholders as Ends Rather than Means, 2002.
An examination of the Kant approach to business ethics.
1,510 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines how corporations deal with their stakeholders. The writer contends that, along with Norman Bowie, there is a moral imperative for corporations to treat stakeholders as ends rather than means. Moreover, the writer states that the best prospect for achieving this movement in stakeholder theory will be found in Immanuel Kant?s moral theory.
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"Contrary to popular belief, one of the fundamental principles underpinning capitalism is one of respect for persons. It is our disposition to treat other agents as free and rational individuals deserving of particular rights and duties that establishes certain principles and rules concerning how we ought to treat each other in the organization and function of business practices and institutions. The everyday conduct of business is not simply, I contend, a hedonistic pursuit of profit at all cost. In addition to the economic imperatives that certainly do drive corporations, there is also a concomitant moral imperative that governs how we fulfil our economic activities. "
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R.J. Reynolds, 2004.
An international finance case analysis
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper analyzes the international finance of R.J. Reynolds. It describes three financing alternatives, and the action required. The alternatives mentioned are a five-year yen/dollar dual currency; a five-year Eurodollar bond; a five-year Euroyen bond.
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"There are two essential requirements in the analysis of this case. The first requirement is to examine the financing alternatives being presented to the company to assess their appropriateness ..."
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A Discourse on the True Ends of Capitalism, 2003.
A liberal analysis of the repercussions of Adam Smith's "On the Wealth of Nations" (capitalism) on society, the economy, and government.
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This essay analyzes the globalization of the world, using the U.S. during the American Revolution as a microcosm for the eventual world economy that will, with some help, someday emerge. Using Marx?s ten planks of the "Communist Manifesto" and the principals espoused by Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson in "The Federalist Papers", it also argues that a change in the current world view regarding private property is inevitable if capitalism, as Adam Smith foresaw, is to continue to exist. Lastly, it warns of the dangers of not integrating the new economic system slow enough so it can be absorbed peacefully by the newly formed global society.
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"The implications of Adam Smith?s, On the Wealth of Nations, is often not taken to the ends that it predicts, even by economists. In modern times, politicians and economists leave the macro picture at a world of separate nation-states, each independent and sovereign, at the same time tied together by the invisible hand of economics. In this picture, the free markets regulate prices according to the utility of the goods being offered to the buyers, and governments play little to no role in the distribution and regulation of commerce. This however, is not an accurate depiction of the ends which would occur in the short run ? possibly for hundreds of years. What this picture fails to realize is the social ramifications that a quick redistribution of wealth (much as the one many in China and the U.S. are trying to force onto the global populous) would have on a newly emerging global society, and the psychological affects that human beings would inevitably encounter."
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The First Age Ends, 2005.
How a selection of letters from JRR Tolkien relate to "The Lord of the Rings" and other stories.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This work outlines a research presentation on the ideas of Middle-Earth and the writings of "The Lord of the Rings." It looks at new ideas from the Letters of JRR Tolkien, and then addresses how they relate to two stories from Middle-Earth, and then the actual "The Lord of the Rings." The paper concludes that the letters give new insights into the other readings.
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"The title of the presentation is "The First Age Ends." B. The sources being summarized in this section are: Selections from The Letters of JRR Tolkien, Letter 131 and Letter 144. Step 2. A. Point 1: One significant point, as illustrated in Letter 131 from The Letters of JRR Tolkien, is that a new motif is conveyed through the tale of Beren and Luthien. In this tale, it is seen that changes, or as Tolkien states, the "policies of world history, 'the wheels of the world,'"(Letter 131), are changed not by the powerful, yet instead through the "seemingly unknowable and weak" (Letter 131). It is crucial that Beren is able to succeed.."
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?Deadly Consequences?, 2002.
This paper review Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Michaele Weissman?s ?Deadly Consequences? which discusses the ways that violence is destroying our teenage population and presents a plan to begin resolving the problem.
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This paper explains that Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Michaele Weissman?s in ?Deadly Consequences? find that most teenage violence derives from feelings of anger and aggression, which can end in violent death. The paper emphasizes the role of guns, gangs and adolescence itself. The author underscores the books proposal that a public health model similar to the one used to stop smoking be used to better control teenage violence.
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"Adolescence is itself a difficult period in the life of a person, and it is filled with many threats and dangers which are only exacerbated in a violent society or social setting. The authors believe that there were numerous releases operating in the past that reduced the amount of anger felt by young people, and, of course, society itself was not so stressful or violent. The authors refer to one young man who found release in sports, though the authors ignore the more general effect sports in America may have on increasing aggression and so increasing violence. The authors note that the dangers in society are even greater for young black males, who consequently are a near-endangered species. The growth in the drug trade has to be cited as a major reason for much of the violence, both because the use of drugs reduces certain inhibitions and increases the possibility of violence and because those in the drug trade are ruthless in pursuing their business."
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Deadly Force and the Law Enforcement Agents, 2002.
This paper examines the use of deadly force by law enforcement agents and concludes that law enforcement?s recourse to deadly force where necessary should not be significantly reduced.
1,175 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper evaluates both sides of the issue about the use of deadly force by law enforcement agents by using a formal logic format of two premises and a conclusion. This paper states that suing every cop who uses deadly force or disarming law enforcement altogether is not the answer to problems that attend the use of deadly force. The author concludes that there is compelling evidence that law enforcement organizations have been conscientious in recent years about developing an ethos of public protection and service and firearm safety. Annotated Bibliography.
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"Such attitudes and trends help explain why police personnel are increasingly at risk. Police are put in the position of continually second-guessing themselves in the matter of use of deadly force. This means that law-enforcement effectiveness can suffer, which can further erode public safety and make respect for the law an irrelevant social proposition."
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William Wordsworth?s ?Michael?, 2002.
This paper discusses the pastoral poem ?Michael? by Wordsworth in which he introduces Michael, ?[a]n old man, stout of heart, and strong of limb.?
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This paper discusses the triangular relationship between father, son and land, which Wordsworth eulogizes in ?Michael.? The paper states that Wordsworth is expressing an imagined nostalgia for a time when strong men, such as Michael, toiled on their own land for their livelihoods but halfheartedly accepted that the changes in society have been unavoidable. The author feels that Wordsworth seems to be making a connection between himself and future generation of poets, a connection similar to the relationship between Michael and Luke.
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"In order to avoid selling his lands, Michael suggests that he should send his son Lucas to work with a well-to-do relative, so that Lucas can send money back home and Michael can keep from parting with his property. Michael?s idea was that ?[h]e quickly will repair this loss, and then/He may return to us.? Thus, he would send Luke away to work off his own debts, and then have his son to help him in the field, once again. But when Michael speaks to Luke about his impending journey, he senses that Luke will in all likelihood not return. He tells Luke: ?This was a work for us; and now, my Son, /It is a work for me.? "
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Cultural Tourism and the Day of the Dead, 2008.
Discusses the feelings of the people of Mexico regarding tourism during the holiday, Day of the Dead, based on Lucero Morales Cano and Avis Mysyk's article "Cultural tourism, the State, and the Day of the Dead".
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The paper is a review of an article entitled "Cultural tourism, the State, and the Day of the Dead", which the writer find particularly relevant to him because of his plans to observe Day of the Dead celebrations during an upcoming visit to Mexico. The paper then relates the emotions of the writer prior to an intended visit to Mexico during the "Day of the Dead " celebrations, noting that there is a conflict between the authorities who welcome tourism on this holiday and the civilians who see tourism as intrusion into a sacred historical ritual and oppose it being promoted as a tourist attraction. The paper also explains that the community is divided on the subject, as many recognize the economic importance of tourism.
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"These dynamics are evident in Mexico, particularly concerning how to mediate the conflict between the state and local residents over the tourist attraction that Day of the Dead festivities have become because of globalization. Cano and Mysyk have studied the problems which have arisen in the village of Huaquechula since 1988, when the one road leading into the village was paved for the benefit of tourists and the village became a part of the tourism circuit. In the process of studying the impact of these developments, Mysyk surveyed the villagers regarding their appreciation of the presence of tourists, their behavior, their feelings about tourists photographing or videotaping altars, and related issues."
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James Joyce?s ?The Dead?, 2002.
This paper explores the meaning of the title, "The Dead", a short story by James Joyce.
1,685 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses the short story by James Joyce, ?The Dead?, which deals with the theme of what it means to live. The paper author feels that this title is critical to the work and enhances several aspects of the story:The emotionally unavailable characters of the story, who are physically living but emotionally dead and the main event of the story, Gabriel?s epiphany. The paper describes that each of the people at the party appear lively, yet this is only an outward projection because, inside, these people are dead, emotionally dead and unable to change.
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"The title ?The Dead? also relates to Gabriel. It is noted that the characters act based on ritual and remain emotionally dead. This is true of Gabriel at the beginning of the work, but by the end, Gabriel has changed. Throughout the Christmas party he sees it for what it is and a part of him longs to get away from it. At one point he looks outside and longs to ?walk out alone, first along by the river and then through the park!? . This is a sign of Gabriel wanting to escape from the dead. It is relevant that he longs to be outside in nature."
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James Joyce's "The Dead", 2005.
A review of James Joyce's "The Dead", about the effect of women on the protagonist Gabriel.
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This paper examines how, in James Joyce's short masterpiece "The Dead", many small incidents at the party on Usher's Island produce a build-up of insecurity in Gabriel, which later manifests itself as an amorous passion for his wife, Gretta. The author points out that, ultimately the women at the party are oblivious to his rising and falling emotions, and his wife's self-centered mourning of a lost lover from many years before sends Gabriel into an irreconcilable funk, which weighs upon him like the grimness of death. The paper concludes that the story ends when Gabriel's soul "swoons", giving up its hope of self-importance and self-respect, and surrendering to gravity like the snow, "falling...upon all the living and the dead."
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"What Gabriel interprets as Miss Ivors' "heckling him and staring at him with her rabbit eyes" serves to counterpoint his later feelings for his wife, Gretta, who had "colour on her cheeks" and whose "eyes were shining." Yet even Gretta makes him uncomfortable in front of his aunts when she calls him "an awful bother" because he makes her wear galoshes. The aunts laugh "heartily...for Gabriel's solicitude was a standing joke with them." Embarrassed, he laughs nervously, then pats his tie "reassuringly," then wrinkles his brow and snaps back at Gretta with a tone "slightly angered." Later, after learning of the possibility for a summer vacation in Galway with Miss Ivors, Gretta jumps excitedly and begs Gabriel to take the offer."
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