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The Split within AFL-CIO, 2008.
An analysis of the history of the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) union federation and the implications of the split within it.
4,180 words (approx. 16.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper discusses the current split within the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) union federation. It describes the history of the separate organizations and the history of their merger. It then discusses the changes that have occurred since the AFL-CIO merger. It also looks at the implications of the split within the merged organization and its implications.
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Executive Summary
History
A Changing Workplace
The Split
Conclusion
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"Acuff says the working relationship with the disaffiliated unions is difficult, but the AFL-CIO's goal is still to someday return those unions to the AFL-CIO fold. There's no question that labor must change to attract workers. But perhaps unions may have a chance for resurgence with the current undercutting of the middle class that is prevalent in the United States today. However, in order for that to be the case, unions must make their commitment to the worker their major priority. While politics is important (politics influences public policy), it cannot be first and center. The worker must perceive there is a benefit to union membership, and that benefit is to work to protect the individual workers rights."
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The AFL-CIO Labor Union, 2004.
A discussion of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
2,226 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 19 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper examines the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest association of organized labor in the United States. The paper looks at the key issues of the organization, such as its attempt to influence politics, its position on Iraq, its focus on civil rights, its stance on immigration and its role as an umbrella organization. The paper discusses the organization's methods to achieve its goals and notes the challenges it faces in the future.
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"The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is the largest association of organized labor in the United States, representing roughly 13 million of the country's estimated 16.4 million union members. It is an umbrella organization, consisting of 86 different national and international unions, and has members employed in virtually every field (Ness, 2002, p. 359). With its mission to "unify the diverse interests of organized labor into a single voice," the AFL-CIO coordinates its national program on a state and local level through state and regional branches of the organization. They have 50 state federations of labor and more than 600 central labor councils. These organizations formulate national policy and coordinate state and regional activities (Ness, 2002, p. 361). The union itself is headed by the President and the Executive Council."
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A Successful CIO, 2007.
This paper discusses the strategy CIO's must use for successful strategic IT planning.
933 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper explains why so many CIOs fail in aligning their strategic IT plans to business objectives. The paper looks at how the entire process of creating, editing and finally seeking feedback and execution of the IT plan requires a set of skills the CIO doesn't typically use. The paper discusses the use of transformational leadership and transactional leadership. The paper concludes that implementing a successful strategic IT plan depends on the CIO creating successfully functioning cross-functional teams, using effective transformational leadership strategies and infusing a sense of ownership into the plan across departments.
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A CIOs' Emotional Intelligence and Cross-functional Team Performance
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"The role of cross-functional teams is primarily to intensely focus resources, processes, and people for the completion and project schedule for a strategic IT plan. The logic of cross-functional teams is that the varied members of the team, each from a different functional area or in larger organizations, specific disciplines including engineering, marketing, manufacturing, operations, and service can be more effective in accomplishing the many synchronized and often complex tasks in developing a strategic IT plan that supports their specific business goals and objectives."
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Comparative Grammar Guidelines: Split Infinitive, 2007.
This paper contrasts the definition of the grammatical term 'split infinitive' as presented in "Webster's Dictionary of English Usage", "The Guide to Canadian Language Usage" and "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage".
895 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper explains that, by analyzing the similar and contrasting definitions of the use of the split infinitive, the reader can realize how different guides use different objectives to impart a meaning to various grammatical terms. The author points out that, in discussing the split infinitive, the "Webster Guide" makes a faulty assumption that popular literature and various theorists have defined the syntactical usage with a far wider meaning. The paper concludes that the definitions of the split infinitive as a misnomer appear logically and grammatically adequate in the "Webster Guide"; while the "Canadian Guide" provides a more detailed explanation of usage within certain styles of speech and writing. The paper includes several quotations.
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"In this manner, the term is being nullified since it does not really represent a technical "splitting" of the infinitive within a technical usage format. The appurtenant aspect of the infinitive provides a grammatical explanation of why the "Webster Guide" does not agree that the term is valid in language other than slang. However, the "Guide to Canadian English Usage" tends to propose that, although a split infinitive may not be a correct form of writing, it can still be seen as a definitive explanation for syntactical alignment of these words within a social and standardized written context:"
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Splitting As A Defense Mechanism, 2002.
Examines concepts of six theorists regarding splitting of the psyche or personality.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 9 sources, $ 79.95
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Examines concepts of six theorists regarding splitting of the psyche or personality. Object-relations view of the splitting defense. Views of Freud; ego splitting and pathology. Melanie Klein; internal objects concept. Michael Balint; infant-mother relationship. Edith Jacobson; experience of self in the environment. D. W. Winnicott; ego defense & subjective experience. W. R. D. Fairbairn; role of maternal bonding with child.
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"This research examines the manner in which six theorists of object relations conceptualize the ego defense known as splitting. The research will set forth the background for the object-relations treatment of the splitting defense and then discuss the views of each theorist in turn.
The concept of ego-defenses has been connected to psychoanalytical theory almost from the earliest days of the discipline. Freud cites the psychopathology implicit when "the boundary lines between the ego and the external world become uncertain or in which they are actually drawn incorrectly . . . subject to disturbances[,] and the boundaries of the ego are not constant" (Freud, 1961, p. 13). Kernberg (1986, p. 352) refers to Freud's link of ego splitting to pathology, as well as his definition of ego splitting as "the co-existence of two..."
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Sino-Soviet Split and its Strategic Significance, 2001.
This paper examines the split between the Soviet Union and Communist China.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses whether the causes of the split between the Soviet Union and Communist China were primarily economic or ideological.
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"Since being drawn into the Korea War, China had been subjugated under Moscow's influence. Stalin's death and Khrushchev's eventual rise to power presented Mao Zedong with the opportunity to break with the Soviet Union. The origins of the Sino-Soviet split were primarily economic. As the Soviet Union continued to emphasize heavy industry and military products, Mao became determined to modernize China and expand the economic base to include light industries and more consumer products."
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Diocletian's Palace and the City of Split, 2008.
An overview of the history and architecture of Emperor Diocletian's palace and the City of Split.
3,310 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 24 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper relates that the Emperor Diocletian rose through the orders by virtue of military skill, brilliance, and flexible scruples and how in preparation for his retirement, Diocletian had built a huge structure on the Dalmatian coast, a few miles from Salona. It also looks at how what began as a villa eventually became a a permanent settlement as the city of Split developed.
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"While there will probably never be definitive evidence of when the inhabitation which became Split took place, it is unlikely that the palace was ever entirely derelict. It was simply to fine a resource to pass up, and while it may have been many decades before there was any substantial permanent settlement here, it seems highly doubtful that the palace was ever truly deserted. (Wilkes, 88) While the precise nature of the inhabitation at Split during the early years remains questionable, the city always seems to have been regarded as autonomous, and by the time Constantine Porphyrogenitus chronicled it, it was essentially independent and remained so until the Venetians gained control in the fifteenth century. (Plommer, 256) "
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The Sino-Soviet Split, 2001.
The following paper examines the factors that caused the Sino-Soviet split between 1954 and 1964.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses the factors that caused the Sino-Soviet Split between 1954 and 1964 and changed the character of the Cold War. In addition, this paper discusses the way in which the emergence of open civil war in world communism gave the forces of freedom and those charged with the security of the United States new opportunity and new reason for optimism about the future.
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"A deeper study of history might have enabled Americans to understand much earlier the potentials of the Chinese-Soviet conflict. There is much material in the history both of international Marxism (international Communism) and of Russian-Chinese relations that clearly foreshadows the present conflict."
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Split Brain Theory, 2002.
A look at the significance of 'Split Brain' experiments to our knowledge of brain function.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses the "split-brain" theory. There are two hemispheres of the brain. Glassman's summary explains that our material and science-based view of human consciousness means that there must be a physical root of consciousness, and that this will have something to do with the nature of the brain, as a physical organ that can be measured by scientists and that can be observed by psychologists. (2000:69)
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Split-Brain Research, 2000.
A look at Split-Brain research and what happens when the right and left hemispheres of the brain can no longer communicate.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 59.95
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"In those of us with healthy, intact brains, information presented to one hemisphere is quickly sent to the other hemisphere via the corpus callosum, the "superhighway" of neurons connecting the halves of the brain. What happens when the right and left hemispheres of the brain can no longer communicate? This is exactly what a split-brain patient experiences. If a person were to talk with one of these patients, they would probably not notice anything unusual. The patient appears completely mentally and physically intact and unchanged when observed by family and friends. If there are no other brain illnesses present, then cognitive functions are usually within their normal range. It is only when specific tests are administered do the symptoms of disconnection emerge."
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The Split Capital Investment Trust Crisis, 2003.
An analysis of the reasons for the split capital investment trust crisis 2001 - 2002.
1,446 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines the structure of the barbell trusts, believed to be one of the main causes of the capital investment trust crisis 2001 - 2002. It looks at how the demand by investors seeking high annual returns in today's almost inflation free economy was successfully being met with barbell investment trusts in a period of buoyant stock markets and how the years 2001 and 2002 saw a fall in stock markets which these barbells could not handle. It shows how these investment trusts were structurally flawed, geared only to a bull market and were seeping in complex risk that very few really understood.
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"Falling markets and the forced selling of shares by banks, in an illiquid market lead to disproportionate share price drops. The asset base of these funds was being eaten away at. Consequently, an even higher yield was now required to meet dividends as there was less capital to work with. Analysts had warned that barbells were offering unrealistic high headline dividend yields. Barbell trusts found they could not meet the headline dividend yields that they had offered. Most barbells hadn't been in operation long enough to build up revenue reserves. As a result, a few barbells failed to meet their dividends and dividends had to be cut. However a dividend cut by one trust did not solely affect that trust."
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Czechoslovakian Split, 1998.
A paper which discusses the ramifications for the two countries - the Czech and Slovak Republics - after the Czechoslovakian split.
3,100 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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A discussion of the problems facing each of the nations from the former Czechoslovakian Republic, now that they are separated. The paper discusses environmental issues, political and foreign relation complications as well as church-state relationships.
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"Change is rarely easy. Change becomes harder when a nation that has existed for a long time needs to dissolve into two different nations, each with its own set of problems. Economic and social change from a government controlled to a free market doesn't come easily and problem free either. Czechoslovakia is an example of such a situation. The country's dissolution has been called the peaceful divorce. [Otto Ulc. p.1-3] Czechoslovakia had only few cities with a p opulation over 750,000 and had been plagued by large variety of environmental and economic problems. Another problem results from the fact that the two separated nations don't wish to have much to do with the other, and thus the new nations are plagued by bad foreign relations with each other and remaining eastern European countries."
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Split between Roman and Byzantine, Western and Eastern Churches, 2008.
A discussion of whether Rome wanted to unite with the Eastern churches, or simply require submission from them.
3,437 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This paper argues that although Rome genuinely desired reunification with the Eastern churches, this was premised upon the expectation that it would submit to the authority of the Pope. The paper explains that this was not achieved, because a key reason for the schism was the Eastern church's refusal to acknowledge the authority of the bishop of Rome. The paper then looks at how the Western church's desire for reunification would have required submission, it is argued that the Western church really sought nothing less than the submission of the Eastern church. The paper suggest that it was not looking for partnership, it was looking for domination. The writer believes that this, coupled with the fact that the schism was so very far reaching and profound, meant that unification was simply not possible.
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"The other major reason for the schism relates directly to the issue of power and dominance. The Eastern Church and the Western Church had for a long time been growing increasingly estranged due to disputes over papal authority. As summarized by Congar, the "Oriental schism came about by a progressive estrangement." This came to a head when Pope Leo IX proclaimed his authority over the four Eastern patriarchs. This authority was firmly repudiated by the Eastern Church, and continues to be repudiated to this day."
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Split Identities in Orwell and Isherwood, 1999.
A comparative analysis of the theme of identity conflict in George Orwell's "Such, Such Were the Joys" and Isherwood's "Goodbye to Berlin".
3,108 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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This paper is a comparative analysis that examines how the autobiographical writing of George Orwell and Christopher Isherwood expresses identity conflicts and anger against social oppression. Orwell's essay "Such, Such Were the Joys," explores the violent fragmentation of identity caused by the rise of fascism in Europe, whereas Isherwood's "Goodbye to Berlin" concentrates on how the social taboo against homosexuality required him to lead a double life.
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"A critical analysis of Goodbye to Berlin and "Such, Such Were the Joys," suggests that Isherwood and Orwell share similar perspectives concerning the psychological damage that their society has inflicted, because both writers manifest a radical division between public and private identities. Eric Blair, the non-entity, the perpetual victim of circumstances, the inveterate failure, the ugly child ensnared in an institution of class tyranny at Crossgates boarding school, is the private identity from whom the celebrated writer, George Orwell, emerged. In this circumstance, writing empowered Orwell to negotiate, and to elucidate, for both himself and for his readers, the self-division which his traumatic childhood experiences had wrought. "
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American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 2004.
An overview of this federation of labor unions on the North American continent.
1,543 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous labor unions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, and U.S. dependencies, was formed in 1955 by the merger of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). This paper traces the history of the AFL-CIO, including the events that led up to the 1955 merger. It also discusses the organization's political leanings, operations, and presidents.
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"From the start of Kirkland's term, the AFL-CIO was forced to adapt to a number of adverse economic trends. Union membership dropped from 33% of all U.S. workers in 1960 to 14% in the late 1990s. To shore up organized labor's declining influence, the AFL-CIO concentrated on organizing service workers and public employees and improving labor unity. In 1981 the UAW rejoined the union; the Teamsters (1988) and United Mine Workers (1989) later followed."
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