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Technological Deployment and Resistance, 2007.
An analysis of the social resistance to increasing technical deployment.
1,497 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses the suggestion that challenges to technological adoption have been predominantly localized and unorganized and, as a consequence, largely ineffective. It explores this idea in greater depth arguing, that the characteristics of the challenges to technological adoption are largely dependent upon the nature of the technology being implemented. It also looks at how the example of the deployment of Internet communication technologies demonstrates how a technology can itself carry the seeds of resistance to the forces of social control that are implementing its deployment.
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"In the 21st century we carry with us the social legacies of the implementation of technologies in earlier times. One of the most defining deployments lies in the introduction of mass industrial production in the early 20th century, when assembly line factories came to define the social landscapes of major industrial nations. While these were an evolution from the factories of the earlier Industrial Revolution, they were perhaps even more important because of their association with social technologies to micromanage the time and energies of large industrial workforces. "
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Resistance and Pain, 2003.
An analysis of the notion of resistance in light of the way chronic pain sufferers use narrative and objectification to resist pain and how chronic pain in turns resists political economic pressures.
2,745 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper uses Foucault?s work on biopower and governmentality to analyse chronic pain as a resistance to power/knowledge formations that express themselves in terms of control over the body. It attempts to analyse chronic pain by using three different notions of resistance. It looks at how chronic pain causes a contraction of the social world especially in situations of biomedical practice when the moral decision ?it?s all in your head? can often be made by doctors. It examines how this process resists speech (and thus resocialisation) by analysing the dialectical tension this resistance has with the stress, rage and the impulse that drives us to unsettle or confound the fixed order of things. It then explores the resistance that people have to the pain that they feel followed by rage for order.
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"Chronic pain confounds many of the concepts and methods used for its analysis, in part because of the privileging of certain spheres of analysis. This is noticeable in a set of assumptions that are part of both biomedical and western philosophical theory. This set of assumptions assumes a divide between mind and body; it assumes that diseases are universal biological or pyschophysiological entities resulting from somatic lesions and dysfunctions. These can produce signs of symptoms, and one must decode the cultural elements of patients systems in terms of their underlying somatic referents. If the symptoms do not fit this mould, then one is denied illness in the biomedical model."
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Resistance and the Counseling Relationship, 2004.
This paper is review of the article, ?Is Handling Client Resistance A Pas De Deux??, by Jeff Rothstein about resistance and the counseling relationship.
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper states that Jeff Rothstein, LCSW, believes that the act of resistance should not be resisted on the part of the counselor because it is a sign the counselor is getting somewhere. The author points out that Rothstein reiterates the common Freudian trope that analysts and therapists should not remain in the patient?s or learner?s comfort zone, but rather, for the sake of the patient, poke at the discomforting contradictions and fissures, which exist within the patient?s consciousness and way of relating to the world. The paper stresses that resistance means a fighting back, and the counselor or instructor may get emotionally hurt in the process.
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"So long as this injury is not a real or emotional flesh wound, and is taken with a grain of salt, Rothstien says, such mutuality in the exchange between client and counselor can actually enrich the overall process. Of course, different therapists, depending on their background, respond to resistance in differing ways. Psychodynamically oriented therapists tend to work through the resistance, using the relationship between the client and the therapist as the vehicle for the work,? although such a methodology can often be exhausting for the therapist as well as the client."
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Genetically Engineered Plants and Virus Resistance, 2004.
Discusses GE and viral resistance in plants.
3,450 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 26 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This paper gives an overview of genetic engineering in plants that is geared toward inducing virus resistance. Several methods of achieving viral resistance in plants through genetic engineering are detailed, as well as considerations of using these methods. Methods covered include post-transcriptional gene silencing, coat-protein-mediated resistance, ribosomal inactivating proteins, resistance genes and plantibodies. The paper also discusses both risks and benefits of using genetic engineering in plants and provides case studies of successful implementation of genetically engineered virus resistance in crop plants such as papaya and potato.
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"As the upward trend of the human population in the world today continues, the demand for sufficient food sources continues to grow as well. In undeveloped countries especially, the need for productive and healthy crops that can sustain a growing human population is not always met. In India, China and many African nations where hunger is a very real issue, the problem of food shortages can be greatly exacerbated by plant diseases and viruses, which can kill almost an entire field of crop of an unlucky or unprepared farmer. With the advent of genetic engineering, however, the possibility of creating plants with built-in genetic defenses against such devastating diseases has become very real, and in many cases has already been accomplished. A wide variety of strategies for engineering viral resistance in plants have been developed, and researchers have successfully utilized these strategies in creating plants resistant to papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) and potato virus Y (PVY), among others."
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Resistance to Hitler in Germany, 1994.
This paper discusses the resistance to Hitler during the Third Reich: Assassination attempts, conspiracies, leaders, moral, political and religious motives, popular opposition and passive and active resistance.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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"This paper will review six books concerning the resistance movement in Germany during the Third Reich. The first part of the paper will briefly discuss the background of the German resistance to the Nazi regime. The second part of the paper will compare three of the narrative works on the subject. The third part of the paper will compare three works which emphasize the moral dimensions of the resistance.
What has traditionally been lacking in the histories of the Nazi period in Germany is any study of the opposition to Hitler after he became Chancellor in 1933. A student of this period virtually comes to the conclusion that there was no serious opposition and that almost all elements of German society were "four-square" behind Hitler and the war he started. "
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Margaret Weitz's "Sisters in the Resistance", 1999.
A review of Margaret Weitz's book, "Sisters in the Resistance," about women serving in the French resistance during the Second World War, emphasizing their struggles and sacrifices in the face of wartime hardship.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, $ 34.95
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"Margaret Collins Weitz very poignantly illustrates these desires and actions that women in France experienced in her book Sisters in the Resistance. Not only does Weitz substantiate these women's decisions and lifestyles, but also, through a combination of literary narration, she paints the lives of these women for the reader. She, together with these women, illustrates their victories as well as their losses, which lead to their eventual shaping of French history."
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Resistance at Kucera, 2005.
This paper discusses technological changes at Kucera Clothiers and looks at resistance towards new technology.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the pending IT change at Kucera Clothiers and the likelihood of resistance on the part of employees. The writer also examines how to overcome such resistance, noting that resistance is often a stumbling block as employees resist learning and using the new technology, instead favoring old methods and accepted procedures they believe have served them well to date.
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"In the introduction of new technology, resistance is often a stumbling block as employees resist learning and using the new technology, instead favoring old methods and accepted procedures they believe have served them well to date. Resistance at Kucera Clothiers is anticipated from those in the brick-and-mortar end of the business and not from those working at the online center, for the latter are certainly much more willing to adapt to technology and have also not been in place so long that they have developed habits that are difficult to break."
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Nonviolent Resistance, 2002.
A paper which argues that nonviolent resistance is the only solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
1,128 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper argues the position that nonviolent resistance is the only proper way to achieve social change. It concludes this is so because history has proven nonviolent resistance to be effective in different countries across the world. The paper examines the successes of this form of resistance in the case of Martin Luther King during the civil rights era and Ghandi in his drive for independence from the British in India. The paper argues that nonviolent resistance promotes dialog and compromise between the oppressed and the oppressor, thus making it an effective solution in promoting social change in Israel and bringing an end to the conflict.
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"It forces the oppressor to view their actions as they are seen by those who are oppressed. When non-violent resistance is used the oppressor is forced to see the way their actions affect the lives of the oppressed and how the oppressor can be affected greatly if social change does not occur. For instance during the civil rights era blacks boycotted busses which hurt the bus lines economically. In this instance the oppressor saw how not treating people fairly could hurt them economically. Ultimately the powers that be decided that they would rather treat people fairly than suffer economic losses. The oppressed demonstrated that they had power and that they would use it to effect change?and social change occurred."
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Resistance in Southern Europe, 2002.
An analysis of the concept of "resistance" as a cultural and political means of expression, with a focus on southern Europe.
1,158 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper analyzes the general concept of resistance and resistance to dictatorial regimes in southern Europe, with an emphasis on Spain under Franco and Greece in the 1960s and 1970s. It does this by examining three works: Mikis Theodorakis's "Journals of Resistance"; Sharon Roseman's "How We Built the Road: The Politics of Memory in Rural Galicia"; and Karen Van Dyck's "Power, Language and the Discourses of Dictatorship."
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"Understanding resistance also means asking what constitutes an act of resistance in such regimes. Roseman in particular examines this issue. In "How We Built the Road...", she considers the ways in which Spanish Galicians reconstruct history on a local level (through folklore, etc.) in response to state attempts to bring the citizenry under control. In doing so, she invokes Reed-Danahay's concept of d?brouillardise. "Acts of d?brouillardise,? she states, "often involve both partial accomodations and resistance to externally imposed material conditions and cultural meanings." (Roseman 1996, 837) It is questionable whether those who employ this "technique", which can be loosely translated as "muddling through", ought to be seen as active resistors. Alternately, we can understand their "resistance" as passive, or, as Roseman argues, acts may be reconstructed later as acts of resistance though they may not have been conceived of in this way at the time."
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Employee Resistance to Technology, 2004.
A look at why employees resist integrating new technologies into workplace duties and what can be done to prevent employee resistance to technology changes.
2,593 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper approaches the question of why there is a predictable and often across-the-board degree of resistance from employees when it comes to approaching and adapting to new technologies in the workplace. It discusses the issue of why people often fear any type of dramatic or workplace change and are frequently reticent to go along with significant adjustments and modifications in lifestyle or workplace situations. It examines examples of the dynamics of workplace reticence, fundamental to understanding the more specific question of why employees resist new technologies. It also discusses what the negative results will be and are for companies which, in the present global environment and for the future, fail to properly prepare their workers and the work culture within their ranks for the advent of new technologies and for the outsourcing strategies now enlisted by many companies.
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"One of the key conundrums in implementing technological change, and getting employees to accept it, writes Jansen, is that ?virtually all discussions of change take the change agent?s perspective.? Hence, ?behavior that is not in line with the change agent?s? strategy for implementing that change ?is perceived as resistance.? With this in mind, it is possible that consultants, change agents, and even HRD professionals, ?create the very resistance they are trying to overcome,? Jansen contends. The way to get around this problem is by ?creating readiness? for change, and by ?building momentum? within management for employees? acceptance for change."
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Antibiotic Resistance, 2002.
A paper which discusses society's misuse of antibiotics and the potential threat of antibiotic resistance.
1,392 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The paper discusses how antibiotics have kept our society safe from the harmful effects of many diseases since the discovery of penicillin in the 1920?s. It shows that in the decades since its discovery, antibiotics have been so widely used that bacteria have developed resistance to them. Once this resistance has been developed, antibiotics become useless. The paper examines how, through the misuse of antibiotics, society may effectively find itself returned to the pre-1920 days where no effective treatment is available for bacterial diseases like smallpox and tuberculosis. It discusses ways to prevent this from happening and to manage the problem.
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"Part of the problem relates to the misuse of antibiotics and especially the over-prescription of them. One article reports that ?more than 50 million of the 150 million antibiotic prescriptions written each year for patients outside of hospitals are unnecessary? (Nordenberg). Consumer awareness involves realizing that antibiotics are not necessary for every condition. For example, the common cold is a viral infection, not a bacterial infection. Taking antibiotics for a cold does nothing to cure it. The emphasis here needs to be put on both doctors and patients. Patients need to use antibiotics only as necessary and not treat them as a ?just in case? drug. At the same time, doctors need to determine that a patient has a bacterial problem before prescribing antibiotics."
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Antibiotic Resistance, 2002.
This paper investigates the present-day rise of a resistance to antibiotics.
610 words (approx. 2.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 21.95
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The paper begins with a description on how antibiotics have proven useful to the eradication of certain diseases. It then turns to address the problem of antibiotic resistance, and states the two areas that need to be effectively managed in order to solve this problem ? public awareness and the development of new research. The two areas are explored in more depth. The issue of misuse of antibiotics is discussed and the goal of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is explained. The paper concludes with an explanation on how a combination of the two areas involved can help improve the situation of antibiotic resistance.
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"The discovery of antibiotics in the 1920?s changed the future of medicine and meant that deadly diseases, including plagues, could be easily controlled. Prior to the introduction of penicillin, diseases like smallpox, tuberculosis and the bubonic plague were major problems. In modern society, these diseases are almost non-existent. In modern times though, the problem of antibiotic resistance has arisen. If organisms and diseases become resistant to antibiotics then the situation returns to one like the pre 1920?s, where there is no defense against these diseases. To prevent this from happening, the problem of antibiotic resistance needs to be managed. The problem can be effectively managed by concentrating on two areas."
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Locke's Theory of Resistance Rights, 2002.
Examines political philosopher, John Locke's theory of resistance rights and how they relate to rebellion.
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As with so much of John Locke's political thought, his theory of resistance rights and its link to rebellion has evoked much controversy. The topic of this paper is precisely this dissention between Locke, who attacked absolutism and some of his opponents such as Hobbes who advocated it as the only feasible means of controlling the volatile and potentially dangerous masses. The objective here is to set out Locke's ideas on government and resistance and then to follow it up with the counter arguments against him.
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Political Protest and Passive Resistance, 2005.
A comparative analysis of the effectiveness of political protest verses passive resistance.
1,872 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper examines how in comparison to the use of violence in political activism and protest, the use of nonviolent passive resistance has proven more successful in achieving political goals throughout history. It discusses how it is unreasonable to believe that additional violence can possibly help solve more problems than it will create in the effort to achieve political goals and maintain international peace. The author takes the stance that people should feel motivated to take an active role in politics and stand up for their moral beliefs through passive resistance.
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"Passive resistance, also known as civil disobedience, is founded on the principal of nonviolent protest. Typically, people who practice passive resistance see a certain law, principal, or regulation, either social or legal, that they feel is morally wrong, and therefore break these laws because the laws go against their morals. Passive resistance protesters are willing to be punished for their actions. and they hope their peaceful acceptance of punishment,will set an example for others to follow in their footsteps. There is an overwhelming amount of historical support in favor of passive resistance, and many leaders of modern nonviolent political movements have followed the ideas of political activists and revolutionary thinkers like Samuel Adams, Henry David Thoreau, and Martin Luther King, Jr., who have followed a tradition of civil disobedience throughout American history."
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