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Pawnbroker Industry, 2002.
A discussion of the factors that improve or hinder the effectiveness of non-workplace based training programs for the American pawnbroker industry.
1,062 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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Abstract
This paper provides an insight into the pawnbroker industry in America. In the United States, there are two main functions of a pawnbroker. The first is making small loans, secured by personal property. The second function is the sale of merchandise. In particular, it examines how although a pawnbroker is identified as a retail trade operation by the U.S. Department of Labor, there is little ? if any -- formal training available for pawnbrokers or their employees.
Outline
Overview of the Industry
Licensure, Laws and Regulations
Cash Society
Training Needs
Delivery of Training
From the Paper
"The amount the pawnbroker is permitted to charge as fees and interest vary, but is usually regulated. Interest rates seem to average between 2% to 2?% per month. Loans are secured by the value of personal property. The personal property varies greatly, and includes jewelry, tools, electronics, musical instruments, photographic equipment, sports gear, bicycles, and other variable items. Pawnbrokers make loans on top quality merchandise, knowing that someday that item might be for sale on their shelves. Some pawnbrokers are permitted to trade in firearms."
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Edward Lewis Wallant?s ?The Pawnbroker?, 2002.
This paper discusses the character Sol Nazerman in Edward Lewis Wallant?s ?The Pawnbroker?.
755 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper relates from Edward Lewis Wallant?s novel, ?The Pawnbroker,? the story of Sol Nazerman, a Jewish pawnbroker who survived the World War II Nazi death camps and as an old man has lost all faith in humanity. The author feels that a turning point is when Nazerman cannot support the racketeer?s actions anymore and begins to lend large sums of money to the poor people who bring in valueless items to the pawnshop.The author believes that Jesus? death (the assistant) and the feelings it brings to Nazerman makes the pawnbroker able to move on with his life and even love again.
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"Despite his efforts to be unlovable, many of the people around him are sympathetic to him. They recognize his pain and are awed by the large, inscrutable Jew. A social worker tries to open up to him by speaking of her loneliness. However, he is unimpressed by her discovery that the world is unjust and he refuses to support a charity that she encourages him to support."
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Pawnbroker Training, 2008.
An assessment of the effectiveness of non-workplace based training programs for the pawnbroker industry.
5,996 words (approx. 24.0 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 142.95
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This paper contends that there is a lack of formal training in the pawnbroking industry and the lack of such training may severely restrict employees' professional development and constrain growth opportunities in the industry. It proposes a study to to determine which factors contribute to or hinder the effectiveness of non-workplace based training programs in the pawnbroker industry. It also investigates the reasons for the lack of formal training in the pawnbroking industry and suggest ways to improve the current situation of training in the industry.
Outline:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Scope of Study
Rationale of Study
Overview of Study
Review of Related Literature
Methodology .
Description of the Study Approach
Data-Gathering Method and Database of Study
Data Analysis
Summary
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"In many ways, pawnshops are the simplest forms of banks. In pawnbroking, customers pledge goods of various values as collateral for different types of loans, most of which are short term. The pawnbroking industry is truly ancient, just as the recognition of the danger it involves of oppressing the poor is ancient. According to the encyclopedic entry for pawnbroking, "In fact, the Bible provides the poor with a number of safeguards against oppression from their creditors. According to Ex. 22.25-27 and Deut. 24, 6, 12, 13, 17, pawnbrokers may not practice usury, may not take necessities of life as security, and in general must not take as a pledge any article whose loss would severely injure the borrower" (Pawnbroker, 2007, p. 36900). During the Middle Ages, Christians were generally forbidden by the church from lending money at interest, and pawnbroking was left largely to the Jewish community as one of the few means of a livelihood available to them (Pawnbroker). "
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'The Pawnbroker', 2006.
A review of the novel "The Pawnbroker' by Edward Lewis Wallant.
3,001 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper discusses Edward Lewis Wallant's 1961 novel "The Pawnbroker". The paper focuses specifically on the concept of the body in the novel from a variety of points of view, taking into account the backdrop of Nazerman's horrible experiences in the concentration camps and his struggle to return to a somewhat normal life after the demons of the past had haunted him so badly. To begin, the paper discusses the bodies that populated the concentration camp of Nazerman's early life and then haunted his dreams later in life.
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Abstract
Bodies in the Concentration Camps
Bodies as a Commodity on the Streets of the Bronx
The Aging Body of Nazerman
Nazerman's Body as an Island
Nazerman's Body of Work Experience
The Connection of Nazerman's Body and Soul
Nazerman Weeps Over the Body of Jesus
Closing Thoughts
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"Referring back to the previous discussion of Nazerman's exercise of conscience in fighting the crime that has become so prevalent in the neighborhood of his Bronx business, this is indicative of his realization of his own mortality as he understands that his body is aging along with his soul. Through his experiences of seeing life cheapened and thrown away, he has developed a strong appreciation for the value of the human life, and it is arguable that he has developed somewhat of an appreciation for the value of his own life. Through the bleak outlook of the pawnshop in the Bronx, Nazerman begins to attempt to break free from the bonds of his physical environment and the terrible things in it to begin anew, as he attempted to do when coming to the Bronx in the first place. In order to do so, however, there was a great deal of territory to conquer in order for that to happen, such as the exploration and conquest of the island that Nazerman has become from his life experiences."
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"Crime and Punishment", 2004.
A literary analysis of "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
2,146 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper offers a review of Fyodor Dostoevsky?s famous work, "Crime and Punishment". The author explains that "Crime and Punishment" is the story of a desperate young man, Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov, who plots the perfect crime. Raskolnikov, alternately called Rodya, Rodenka, and Rodka throughout the novel, is a handsome, but poor student who lives in a garret in the slums of St. Petersburg. He owes money to his landlady and uses the services of a pawnbroker as a way to pay back his landlady. He plans carefully to murder an unattached pawnbroker, Alyona Ivanovna, an old woman loved by no one, whose conduct is despicable and completely unredeemed. He reasons carefully that it is just for a man of genius, such as himself, to commit such a crime and defy moral law because his action ultimately benefits humanity. He is disgusted by the thought of the murder, and yet he eventually kills the pawnbroker. He is ultimately convicted of the murder and sentenced to Siberia.
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"Like his other novels, Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment" is heavily concerned with the psychological life of his characters. While Dostoevsky was alive, he suffered a great deal of criticism over the poor style of his novels, including their "hysterical and morbid nature", and lacking "balance, restraint, and good taste" (Terras, 4). In defense of Dostoevsky, Terras notes, "Dostoevsky's novels encompass antagonistic philosophies and value systems. He is an excellent 'devil's advocate'. Sophisticated readers have mistaken for his own ideas what Dostoevsky was in fact trying to refute"."
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