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"Rural Radicals", 2002.
A critical analysis of the book "Rural Radicals: From Bacon's Rebellion to the Oklahoma City Bombing" by Catherine McNicol Stock.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper is in the form of a book review of "Rural Radicals: From Bacon's Rebellion to the Oklahoma City Bombing", by Catherine McNicol Stock. The author provides a synopsis of the book, reviews the author's main ideas, and offers a critical analysis of them.
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Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals", 2006.
This paper is a personal book review of Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals".
1,145 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that community organizer and political activist Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals"(1971) contains concepts of organizing the masses, action, tactics and communication by means of mutual understanding. The author lists Alinsky's rules for social change as they relate to the profession of social work, which is inextricably intertwined with social reform. The paper states that the author, who is Latino, the largest minority in the U.S., during moments of feeling powerless and helpless, feels the importance of serving as an advocate for this at-risk population as suggested by this book.
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"Alinsky's in-depth description of how to go about mass organization was truly motivating for me as I related his teachings to my passion and the current "hot topic" of immigration reform. You made a comment in class one day that has stuck with me and made me reevaluate my role/support of this campaign. You said that a successful movement could not exist without a captivating "Hearts and Minds" campaign. Subsequent viewings of the news and other political hype made me realize that proponents of this issue are all over the board. If I was not as informed on this topic as I currently am, I would have no idea what organizers were trying to present to me. Amnesty for undocumented workers? Citizenship? Workers' rights? Mass deportation? What does it all mean?"
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Reactive Oxygen Species and Free Radicals in Aging, 2008.
An analysis of the role of reactive oxygen species (or ROS), which includes oxygen free radicals (or OFRs), in the aging process.
2,142 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper analyzes the aging process in humans. It describes the effect of aging on the organs of the body and discusses the role of reactive oxygen species (or ROS), which includes oxygen free radicals (or OFRs) in this process. The paper also discusses chronic fatigue and its effects and then briefly discusses the link between fatigue and aging.
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"Fatigue and aging seem linked. A decrease in energy production with aging is associated at least partly with mitochondrial lipid peroxidation by ROS and the body's failure to replace or repair the injured molecules. Damage to the membranes and the consequent dysfunction of mitochondria by ROS can also lead to certain changes, such as mutations and deletions in the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA. The mitochondrial theory of aging suggests that degenerative disease is explained partly by accumulated mtDNA mutations and deletions and oxidative injury to mitochondrial members through time. These findings connected chronic diseases to the degree of mitochondrial membrane lipid peroxidation and mtDNA injury. This is why experts link or relate the damage of mtDNA and mitochondrial membrane age-related degenerative diseases. These diseases lead to important cell changes, which determine its survival and say a lot about the disturbing phenomenon known as aging (Nicolson)."
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Free Radicals, 1994.
This paper discusses free radicals, chemical compounds with an unpaired electron and their role as biochemical mediators and cause of diseases.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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"Only relatively recently has importance of free radicals gained widespread acceptance. This may be the result of the compounds' inherent intangibility. They are generally short.lived, hard to work with, and difficult to study. Regardless though, it is now confirmed that low levels of free radicals are normally produced as a consequence of metabolic activity. It is also known that the compounds serve as potent biochemical mediators in a number of physiologic roles. However, their great catabolic potential does require focus and control. Unrestrained free radicals can significantly damage biological systems. To counteract such deleterious effects, defenses have evolved. Under normal circumstances, animal cells typically maintain an intricate balance between the generation of free
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Colonial Activists and Modern Radicals, 2006.
A paper comparing the differences between activism in Colonial America and modern America.
1,659 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper examines the many differences between activism in early and present-day America. The paper explains that, not only are goals and issues different, but the methods of calling attention to those goals and achieving them are different as well. In particular, the paper suggests that today's activist are more concerned with the common good than were the activists of the past who were more concerned with acquiring and protecting their wealth.
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"The Colonial Radicals were constructed largely of men, and those men of some substance, whether intellectually, influentially or financially, as
far as the leading forces were concerned. Modern Activists are made up of just about anyone who has a passion for some injustice or something they want to change. Communications is the main influence for the vastly different population of the Modern Activist, and to augment this is the internet, which can span countries together with the same causes. Of course, a people more united makes a more formiddable force, and, in the near future, world leader's will be forced to bend to these people, who are now uniting with similar causes."
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Rural Health Care in America, 2003.
An overview of the state of health care in the rural areas of the United States.
2,760 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 19 sources, APA, $ 95.95
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This research papers examines the state of health care in the rural areas of the United States early in the 21st century. The four major topical areas discussed are rural hospitals, rural health clinics, managed care in rural areas, and technology in rural health care. The paper contends that there are solutions to the problems confronting rural health care, but that policy changes and attitudinal changes are necessary first.
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Radical Women, 2007.
This paper looks at women as they appear in 'Radicals of the Worst Sort' by Ardis Cameron and 'City of Women' by Christine Stansell.
1,624 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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In this paper, the writer notes that most literature, especially short stories and novels by women who lived during the Victorian era, depicted that era in the basest of terms. With this normal background about women kept in mind, the writer points out that it is interesting to read the two books, 'Radicals of the Worst Sort' and 'City of Women', which show a very different side of these Victorian-era women. The writer discusses that apparently, according to these two books, there were a number of women who led the way for a much more liberated female. The writer concludes that according to Stansell and Cameron, the women who strived for recognition and equality in the late 1800s and early 1900s must also be appreciated today for changing history.
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"In her preface to City of Women, Stensell explains that her book entailed the misfortunes that women laborers suffered in New York City. She argues that working-class women introduced a separate way of life based on their particular role in society and at the mercy of bourgeoisie norms and values. In order to survive on their own, they found another way, albeit nontraditional, to make a living. This was the establishment of the first large population of female workers in the United States, which had an impact not only on them but the society as a whole that would continue into the rest of the 20the century for all women."
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Rural Education, 2007.
This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of rural education.
1,170 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that, in rural areas, class sizes tend to be smaller than those in urban areas, which allows for more individual attention, and there is generally a closer sense of community life in rural areas than in large urban areas, which helps bring the community into the learning process. The author points out that one of the most significant perceived problems in rural education is that teacher education and the resulting teaching standard are low because of the generally low teacher salaries in rural areas. The paper relates that lack of funding and of quality teacher education needs to be addressed through legislation, policy making and financial grants.
Table of Contents:
Advantages of Rural Education
Perceived Problems of Rural Education
Conclusion
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"Furthermore, rural area schooling also offers opportunities for learning about the environment and how natural resources should be protected and cultivated to ensure future sustainability. This, like community projects, can then be integrated with the learning process in terms of academic areas such as the natural sciences. An example of this is the Prairie Science Program by the Fergus Falls Public Schools through which children integrated academic learning with field and environmental experience."
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Realism, Liberalism and Radicalism, 2005.
This paper compares three political theories--realism, liberalism and radicalism--and their stand on international relations especially war.
1,345 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper explains that realism, liberalism, and radicalism assert that the state should promote the best interests of a specific group above all else: For realists, the interests of the state are paramount; for liberals, individual and, for radicals, the interests of the majority should be promoted above both the interests of the state and the interests of individuals. The author points out that the differences dictate the way war is viewed: For realists, war is necessary when it is in the best interests of the state; for liberals, war is never in the best interests of the individual and, for radicals, international war is usually not in the best interests of the majority, but civil war in the form of violent revolution is very much in the majority's interests. The paper concludes that the best ways of engaging in or avoiding international conflict can be deduced from each of these general principles.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Realism
Liberalism
Radicalism
Conclusion
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"According to the realist view, war is caused when two or more nation-states compete for the same resources. These resources may be of any sort. If all of the nations involved are pursuing their own interests, a conflict-possibly a violent conflict-will inevitably result. When this occurs, it is the state's obligation to fight the war in whatever manner is in the state's best interests. This could involve devoting all of the state's resources to the war, or saving some resources on reserve if a drawn-out war is expected. When it is no longer in the state's best interests to fight the war, it must surrender or use another method for the cessation of hostility."
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Health Care in Rural America, 2006.
This paper examines the lacking health care system in rural communities in the United States.
1,252 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper focuses on the obvious causes of the disparate health care system that exist in rural areas across America, which are linked to lower levels of fiscal ability and lower incidence of access to hospitals. The writer of this paper contends that children in rural communities face the largest obstacles in obtaining the proper support services, due mostly to their cultural and geographic factors. This paper examines the various issues plaguing these rural communities while also focusing on the lack of quality mental health care and the increasing concern over the high rates of AIDS/HIV. This paper stresses the importance of addressing the mental health concerns of communities with little or no access to quality health care services. The writer of this paper explains why education is key to implementing positive treatment for rural mental health and is crucial to the development of systems that can address the growing concern for HIV/AIDS. This paper also discusses the correlation between increasing incidences of AIDS and HIV in rural communities lacking proper health care services.
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"As research is beginning to support the conclusion that taking care of mental health in its nascent stages of problem decreases the ultimate need for more physical care , addressing the mental health concerns of a community with little or no access to quality health care is of the utmost importance; at the same time, filling the community with information about the problems that can arise in high-stress lifestyles, particularly those associated with land-oriented professions at the whims of nature, and the psychological effects they might have is critical. Education, key to starting positive treatment for rural mental health, is critical to the development of good systems that can address the growing concern for HIV/AIDS. According to the National Rural Health Association, HIV/AIDS has a growing negative impact on the health of rural communities in America."
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The Radicalism Of The American Revolutioin, 2002.
Contends that the Revolution was uncompromising and radical.
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Contends that the Revolution was uncompromising and radical. Radicalism based on a full and complete severing of any formal governmental relationship with England. Belief that Americans should control their own destinies. British Colonial rule; taxes and restraints. Social mobility and rising middle class of the American Colony. Ideas of the Revolutionary leaders.
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"The Radicalism of the American Revolution
Introduction
One of the more intriguing questions in the field of American history is this: How "radical" was the American Revolution? Historian George Wood believes that the true radicalism of the American Revolution lay in its destruction of an older hierarchical order, i.e., the monarchy, and the development of an entirely new set of normative social relationships that were not primarily dependency relationships, with people tied together by patronage, blood, and kinship.. With few exceptions, Wood was for many years alone in his belief that the American Revolution was a very radical revolution indeed; many other historians saw the Revolution as an essentially conservative rejection not of monarchy per se, but of the ..."
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Urban and Rural English Culture, 2002.
Comparing & contrasting urban & rural cultures in contemporary England.
5,471 words (approx. 21.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 134.95
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This comparison is limited to England, and does not consider the other regions of Great Britain—Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This paper concentrates on urban culture, and refers to lifestyles, outlooks and social environments in the urban areas of cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool. Rural culture, as the term is used in this comparison, refers to lifestyles, outlooks, and social environments not only in the villages and farm country of England but also to the same factors prevalent in smaller cities and towns located outside the urban rings surrounding England’s larger cities.
Introduction
The Approach to Comparing and Contrasting Urban and Rural Cultures
The Myth of England?s Rural Edens
Issues and Factors Differentiating Urban and Rural Cultures
Land Use and Control
The Animal Dichotomy
Roaming the Land
Social Factors
Conclusion
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"Neither the differences nor the similarities between urban and rural cultures in England may be fully appreciated through the recitation of masses of statistics concerning the proportions of school leavers, the underemployed, the poorly housed, or any of the other macro-statistical of which economists and politicians are so enamoured. Rather, the variations in outlooks on life that drive frequently conflicting goals between urban and rural populations, the intrusion of modern social ills that threaten to engulf urban and rural culture alike, and mythology about the realities of urban and rural life are the more meaningful contexts within which urban and rural cultures in England may be compared and contrasted."
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Rural Healthcare, 2002.
An examination of the issues faced in the medical field in rural communities.
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This paper discusses how the rising costs as well as the delivery of quality health care in rural areas have moved to the forefront of many debates. It examines how health care in rural areas carries its own set of needs, reforms, and problems which include the difficulty in locating and retaining quality professionals, paying them enough to stay, providing up to date equipment and enticing insurance companies to allow them to act as providers. It looks at how providing quality care in the rural health care setting has been an ongoing challenge for those in the medical field as well as the insurance industry and how legislative bills have been passed to try and improve the rural health care plight.
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"One of the most difficult problems in the delivery of rural health care is the cost of the care. For years insurance companies have primarily focused on the need for affordable premiums and care costs in urban areas(Silbaugh, 1996). The concentration stemmed from the public demand for better care, more affordable care and more accessible care. Naturally the urban areas have a denser population so that the voice of the urban areas is going to be louder and more dense than the rural areas. The old adage ?Its the squeaky wheel that gets the oil? held true in the insurance industry and for many years the concentration was focused on the metropolitan cities. While this was seen as a positive for those areas it meant that many of the rural areas were ignored in the health care delivery debates and plans."
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Realism, Liberalism and Radicalism, 2006.
This paper examines how realism, liberalism and radicalism are used in describing and implementing general political ideologies.
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This paper details how realism, liberalism and radicalism systems hold certain social, political and economic principles which result in each system taking a specific stand on international relations. This paper details the history of each system and contends that for realists the interests of the state are paramount, while liberals hold that individual interests are more important that the interests of the state and that radicalism views the interests of the majority.
Topics covered in this paper include:
Introduction
Realism
Liberalism
Radicalism
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Since Marx there have been several different versions of radicalism, usually termed revisionist ideologies. In particular, some have argued that violent revolution is not necessary to establish socialism. The alternative is a gradual reform of the existing government. This view is less radical in the strict sense of the word, but with regard to political systems 'radicalism' can more generally refer to any system which requires large-scale change of the existing national infrastructure."
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No Child Left Behind in Rural Areas, 2007.
This paper argues that in rural school districts, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act could cause more harm than good for children's education.
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In this article, the writer discusses that when it was first initiated, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was intended to make schools accountable for the education of their students. This paper shows, however, that in many school districts, the NCLB Act has had the opposite effect. The first part of this paper looks at the goals and programs mandated by NCLB. The writer then looks at the implications of NCLB for rural school districts. The paper also examines arguments that the NCLB Act will adversely affect the operations of rural schools which have to struggle with budget cuts and a dearth of qualified teachers. It further looks at NCLB's adverse effects on the education of children who are physically - and learning - disabled.
Outline:
No Child Left Behind: An Overview
Demands on School Districts
Issues for Rural School Districts
Children with Disabilities
Alternatives to NCLB
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"One of the key features of the No Child Left Behind Act was to ensure that all students must show proficiency in math and reading by the 2013-2014 academic year. School districts must therefore show a yearly progress report towards this goal. This holds true especially for students of English as a second language and those with learning disabilities. School districts that continuously fail to post higher test scores will face sanctions. Principals and teachers in such "underperforming" schools could be suspended, removed or replaced. The No Child Left Behind Act also makes provisions allowing the state government to take over underperforming schools. Additionally, federal funding could be withheld for underperforming schools.
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