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The Transformation of the Military, 2007.
A review of the transformation of the military from the 70s to current times.
956 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper looks at how the military has transformed over a 30-year period. The paper discusses various world issues that have had an impact on this change. The paper concludes by saying that the U.S. military establishment is still a viable and effective fighting force that serves varied missions and tasking, which do indeed make a difference in today's global environment.
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"The fall of the Soviet Union gave rise to another call for reducing America's military strength to a supposedly reasonable post-Cold War level. Thus from 1989 to 1999, military end strength was cut from 2.1 million to 1.4 million (Donnelly et al., 2007). The 1990s to the 21st century saw the rise of the "all-volunteer" military force and compared to their brethren in the 70s, the modern day force got better perks and pay including family and social services support system. "When the military became an all-volunteer force, the U.S. undertook an implicit contract with those signing up for military service. In exchange for a young man's or woman's commitment to serve and fight for the nation, the country would provide him or her with decent pay and a chance to raise a family in an American middle-class lifestyle. (Donnelly et al., 2007)" Despite the change in pay and benefits, the amount and load of tasking differ from the two generations of soldier. In the 1970s when tasking get more, the government simply conscripts more soldiers to lend "more warm bodies to more jobs." Today's soldiers most of the time are expected to "do more with less." This results to multiple deployments per cycle and/or extended duties in-theater. Economies of scale simply cannot be put in place unlike in the 1970s where it was still cheap to maintain a soldier. Now with the modern soldier, dollar outputs in pay, training, kit outfitting and other necessities are more making deployment of additional soldiers more expensive especially in the light of numerous budgetary cuts."
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"Transforming America's Military", 2002.
Summary and critique of "Transforming America's Military".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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The book that Binnendijk edits, Transforming America's Military, is his latest publication, having been released in 2002. This significant assessment of America's military seeks to pose the state of change that exists in the U. S. military, a state of change brought on by rapid technological advancements.
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Organization Mapping in the Military, 2006.
A research paper addressing the question whether the military needs organizational mapping to be successful in productivity and human performance.
5,140 words (approx. 20.6 pages), 23 sources, MLA, $ 128.95
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This research paper attempts to determine whether organizational mapping would assist today's military by first looking at what the organizational mapping process does and then by discussing what the military may lack in organizational mapping at the informal level.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background and Summary of Issue
The Modern Military
Organizational Mapping
Discussion
Literature Review
The Transformation of the Military
The Human Component of the Military
Conclusions
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"While it is very important to have government administration work at peak performance, currently the United States is involved the largest multi-pronged military actions since World War II. Likewise, the United States military is gearing up for what could be its largest military ground action since it left Vietnam. Like the modern corporation, over the past twenty years, the modern military has gone through extensive "down sizing". The modern military is supposedly a professional corps of men and women making a long commitment to developing and improving their highly technical military operations specialty (MOS). The modern military is very different from the old military where the greatest need for IIA, IIB and IIC MOS - Infantry, Air-Borne Infantry and Calvary were the positions needing the greatest number of recruits. Instead today's military is composed of highly trained specialists who are computer literate as well as military savvy. The vast majority of enlisted men and women in today's military go in for an education and the opportunity to "Go to College" on the GI Bill once they finish their tour of duty."
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The Transformation to Capitalism in Society, 2008.
An analysis of the transformation of the market in society with particular reference to the arguments of Karl Polanyi in "The Great Transformation: Origins of Our Time."
1,151 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper critically examines the issue of the transformation to capitalism in society from two viewpoints: that social relations have historically taken precedence over markets and that markets have always existed regardless of social relations. It argues that Karl Polanyi's argument in "The Great Transformation: Origins of Our Time," with regard to the rise of market economies is probably overstated and that it is likely that markets have existed throughout human history. The paper illustrates that this condition has fostered discontent and inequality throughout history and has been destructive to the human spirit.
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"This optimistic view of the market economy is not shared by everyone. While Steinbeck was writing about an exceptional period of economic collapse - the Depression of the 1930s - Douglas Coupland's creative writing about our contemporary period of economic expansion reveals a strikingly similar discontent. In Coupland, as in Steinbeck, there is a sense of the market economy as something both alien to humanity and destructive of our humanity. Coupland asserts that "Marketing is . . . theft, and no one ever feels good about stealing" (Coupland 27). Of course, one may dispute the latter point (see Homer, as referenced by Silver above), while agreeing with the former. Coupland's protagonist has a breakdown due to his inability to cope with his life as a unit of economic production."
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Charles Brown's Novel about Transformation in America, 2006.
An analysis of Charles Brown's novel "Wieland, or the Transformation: An American Tale".
2,347 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper describes the main characters and the plot in Charles Brockden Brown's novel "Wieland, or the Transformation: An American Tale". The paper explains that the novel is about the transformation of its main characters, Theodore Wieland, Carwin and Clara, and that their transformations also reflected the transformation that America was going through at the time the book was written.
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""Wieland, or The Transformation: An American Tale traces the demoralization and demise of an enlightened household in prerevolutionary Pennsylvania." The story was based "...on accounts of a religiously inspired mass homicide that took place near Tomhanick, New York, in 1781." This is Brown's "...best known and studied romance...""
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The Rise of England's Military until 1688, 2004.
This paper is an exploration of the history and development of the English military until 1688.
2,758 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper first examines the history of England itself. It then discusses how, in the year 1688, King James II was forcibly removed from power and replaced by William of Orange. James II was a Catholic and determined to reinstate Catholicism in England. It explains that, after the birth of James?s son and heir, a party of elder statesmen officially invited William of Orange, a Protestant, to come to England with a conquering army to save the kingdom from the Catholic rule of James II. This was known as the Glorious Revolution. The writer then explains how, by the time of the Glorious Revolution, the English military had progressed from its medieval roots into the modern age. It discusses how the castles and knights of the Middle Ages gave way to muskets and rifles, the seas were controlled by massive ships brimming with heavy cannon, and the feudal society of the nobles? private armies had transformed into a centralized, government-controlled military. It points out that these changes would lay the foundation for future expansion and empire-building on the part of the British.
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"Though everyone has heard of the Viking invasions, a facile idea is current among modern historians that after 1066 England was in some sense invasion-proof because it was surrounded by sea. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the sea is no safeguard at all to those who are not capable of using it for their own defense. For much of the Middle Ages both French and Scots rulers showed a better appreciation of the tactical and strategic use of naval power than their English counterparts. Far from being invasion-proof, English governments were overthrown as a result of overseas invasion on eight occasions between 1066 and 1500 and faced at least seven other successful landings by major forces."
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Linear Transformation, 2008.
An analysis of linear transformation and its applications.
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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The paper is an in depth explanatory narrative on the subject of linear transformation. After an analytical definition of the term, the paper gives examples of the many applications of linear transformation and explains that linear transformation is a method of altering geometric figures into another form. The paper also explains the basic requirements for this and quotes examples. The paper also provides descriptive explanations of linear transformation (also referred to as the algebra of matrices )and interprets how the process occurs. The paper further relates an extensive explanation on conic sections and how they are determined. Throughout the paper the various terms are fully explained together with examples and methods of application.
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"For then transformation (of the plane), let S be the set of points in the plane. A transformation of the plane is then a one-to-one mapping from S to S. The most important transformations of the plane are the linear transformations, meaning those that can be represented by linear equations. For a linear transformation T, there are constants a, b, c, d, h and k such that T maps the point P with coordinates (x, y) to the point P' with coordinates (x', y') where h = k = 0. The origin O is a fixed point, since T maps O to itself, at which point the transformation can be written x' = Ax. Such transformations include rotations about O, reflections in lines through O, and dilatations from O. Translations are examples of linear transformations in which O is not a fixed point."
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Transformation in Classical Mythology, 2006.
A survey of many instances of physical transformation of gods and mortals in classical (Greek) mythology.
1,671 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses many examples of the transformation of gods or mortals into different physical forms. It argues that transformation occurs for many different reasons - plot-driven and purely etiological. It describes how gods use transformation on themselves, mostly for simple deception, but use it on mortals for life-altering and permanent changes, as punishment or sometimes reward.
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"The physical transformation of beings from one body to another pervades fantasy and especially classical mythology. The idea that a god has the power to change a mortal into something else can be frightening and awe-inspiring, but can also be comforting. Stories like that of Actaeon turned to a stag and eaten by his hunting dogs use transformation as a punishment, whereas the story of a nymph changing into a tree to avoid rape relates transformation as a positive outcome. Some stories seem to have beings transform only to relate their personal actions to the behaviors of the plant or animal they change into. Looking at cases like these in classical mythology, transformation is used as both punishment and reward and for both plot-driven and etiological purposes."
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Army Transformation, 2005.
A look at the role the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers plays in the transformation of the Army.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses the role the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers plays in the transformation of the Army in relation to the objective force element of the transformation process. The paper discusses the reasons why the Army is being restructured as well as the objective of the transformation.
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Creon?s Transformation: From "Oedipus" to "Antigone", 2006.
This paper analyzes the transformation of Creon from innocent spectator to corrupt ruler in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and "Antigone."
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper follows the transformation of Creon in two of Sophocles' plays "Oedipus the King" and "Antigone." Throughout the course of the two plays, Creon transforms from an innocent spectator in "Oedipus the King," to a corrupt ruler and tragic figure in "Antigone." Creon's character in "Oedipus the King" depicts a kind, selfless and forgiving person. His good nature allows him to value the opinion of the people of Thebes. Yet in "Antigone," Creon uses his power as a king to punish and dictate laws without the consent of the people of Thebes. The writer contends that Creon's transformation which leads to his own suffering manages to invoke pity from those who dislike his character. A perfect ending for a tragic play.
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"Creon's character in Oedipus the King shows a kind, selfless, and forgiving person. His good nature allows him to value the opinion of the people of Thebes. As he expresses in a speech to Oedipus and the citizens of Thebes, "I stand / In all men's favor, I am all men's friend." Creon is loved by the Thebans and they manifest this in their loyalty towards him. In the midst of Oedipus' troubles he accuses Creon of being a traitor. To devise the proper punishment, Oedipus asks the Thebans to decide on Creon's fate: death or banishment. The Thebans respond in Creon's favor."
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Economic and Industrial Transformation, 2001.
Looks at the perspectives of Max Weber and Thorstein Veblen concerning economic and industrial transformation.
1,915 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 61.95
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This paper looks at the specific theme of capitalist transformation within popular works of Max Weber and Thorstein Veblen. The topic of transformation is specifically discussed in a relatively few number of pages by each author, but the book draws more broadly on "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" and "The Vested Interests and the Common Man". It looks at their notions of the successive stages of development.
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"Within The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and The Vested Interests and the Common Man Max Weber and Thorstein Veblen discuss different economic transformations within the historical unfolding of capitalism. While each analysis points to specific conditions within the middle of the 18th Century, they focus on differing aspects and articulate differing stories of economic development. Both acknowledge the omnipotence of a mature and specifically western socio-economic structure, yet Veblen?s description of its arrival emphasizes the mechanization, ?denaturing?, and loss of direct human relations within the industrial arts?he offers insight only into its existence and particular attributes rather than a specific evolutionary rationale. Weber, contrarily, focuses foremost upon the particular evolutionary causality of capitalism in the West, with much less attention given to the particular operations, structural elements, and social repercussions of capitalistic industry."
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Socialist Transformation in China, 2002.
An examination of the socialist transformation in China from 1953-1956.
1,157 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses the Chinese Communist Party?s (CCP) ?general line? (zongluxian) for ?socialist construction? (shehui zhuyi jianshe) which emerged during a period in which the initial years of the transitional phase of ?socialist transformation? were proving some considerable success. It examines how the period of so-called ?socialist transformation? of China during 1953 to 1956 represents a reasonably stable and successful phase of the ongoing revolution carried forward by the CCP. It looks at the progress that was made in the spheres of agricultural production, heavy industry and mining,and the expansion of education facilities.
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"Soviet norms of development are reiterated by Li throughout his speech and, on the whole, this is not at all surprising. Following the period of reconstruction, the phase of socialist transformation (1953-1956) is perhaps best characterised by the consistency with which the majority of the CCP leadership subscribed to those norms. Borrowing from the Soviet Union was also reflected in the extent of practical Russian participation in the form of financial aid and scientific and technological guidance. In 1955, Li announced the start of 694 ?above-norm? construction projects, stating that a core of 156 of these were Russian-designed; in fact, many of the projects were not only designed in the Soviet Union, but also managed and run by Russians in China or Russian-trained Chinese."
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"The Wild Irish Girl" and "The Transformation", 2002.
A historical analysis of "The Wild Irish Girl" by Lady Morgan and "The Transformation" by Mary Shelley.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper will discuss the stories The Wild Irish Girl by Lady Morgan and the Transformation by Mary Shelley. By analyzing the stories in the context of history, and the way that the they both share in the romantic idea of literature; that is, as in Shelley's transformation the individual and his presence in the tale; or on the other hand the way that Irish history seems to come alive in the Wild Irish Girl seem to tell us much about the state of literature in this time. These aspects of the stories will be covered to give a more illuminated critique of the texts.
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Female-to-Male Body Transformation, 2004.
A discussion of an early Buddhist doctrine in regard to the transformation of the body from female to male as necessary before enlightenment.
3,456 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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As Mahayana shifted emphasis from Nirvana to the Bodhisattva path, there emerged sutras regarding transformation of female into male bodies as a prerequisite to reaching the later stages of Bodhisattvahood. This paper proposes that transformation of a female into a male body was an expression of the concept of emptiness and parts of the movement toward of etherealizing the Buddha and the Bodhisattvas. The paper suggests that the use of female body imagery is not necessarily a reference to human bodies at all, but an imagery of changes in the manifestation of consciousness of bodies, impermanence, and emptiness, which played such an important role in the early sutras.
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"We can consider Brahmacarya as an appositional concept if we consider that in one case emptiness is used to explain brahamacara and in the other case transformation is used to explain emptiness. They appear to talk about brahmacarya because they are concerned about impediments to celibacy. Viewed in this light we can get around the problem of why women would transform into males where they would have the added difficulties of brahamacaya. The two are simply different matters."
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Transformation of Religious Colleges into Secular Universities, 2006.
This paper looks at the value of sociological theory in understanding the transformation of religious colleges into secular universities.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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In this essay, the writer discusses that sociological theory is of great value in understanding how religious colleges are eventually transformed into fully accredited secular schools. The writer explains that sociology is the study of social behavior. The writer also notes that it examines the behaviors of individuals and organizations and their evolution through their interactions within and outside of their social systems. Further, the writer maintains that the rational choice axiom might offer some insight in the case of the transformation of a college associated with a religious denomination into an accredited secular university; however, other theories might offer additional insight as well.
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