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Transsexualism: An Argument for Social Tolerance, 2005.
A look at the liberal attitute of Canadian society and then discusses the issue of transsexualism.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper reviews the liberal attitudes of the Canadian society, the only country worldwide that accepts multiculturalism as an official policy. This paper takes a look at this liberalism and then discusses the controversial issue of transsexualism, an issue calling for social tolerance and one that is still to be resolved.
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"Canadian society likes to pride itself on the fact that it is relatively accepting and non-prejudiced. For example, it is the only country in the world that embraces multiculturalism as an official policy. Women are far less discriminated against here than in many other countries of the world. Furthermore, the Canadian Parliament has just legalized same sex marriage, thus taking a huge step towards overcoming heterosexism (Canadians for Equal Marriage). Yet there is still one thing that evokes discrimination and even hatred among many Canadians - and that is transsexualism."
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Zero Tolerance Policies in Education, 2004.
A look at both sides of the argument concerning the zero tolerance policies of the educational system.
4,406 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 115.95
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This paper reviews extant literature on youth violence, its extra-curricular motivations, its inappropriateness in a curricular setting, the role of television, gangs and drugs, and alcohol in creating a culture of youth violence that stems from unsupervised time, and the polemical argument between advocates and opponents of the zero-tolerance policy as it is presented as a way of reducing school violence in terms of both actual effect and perception.
Introduction
Literature Review
Areas for Further Research
Conclusion
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"This policy is restricted by nature to within the walls of the institution, but unfortunately, the root of school violence may not be in the school setting itself. In fact, most students do not spend most of their time in the school setting: most students spend up to eight percent of their time away from school, with their school hours making up only a small minority of their total time. Therefore, although the root of school violence may lie in what students are doing during this unsupervised time, during their supervised time at school, a zero-tolerance policy can target behavior at its ends rather than its means and keep the time that students do spend at school safe, with the assumption being that students will be shocked into line by a set of policies that monitors their time at school strictly enough to deter them from even playacting or fantasizing along themes that suggest violent behavior within the school itself. The zero-tolerance policy differs from school to school, but predominantly, the policy seeks to cut down on a youth culture that
too often expresses itself anti-social activities such as gang violence and drugs instead of more productive, future-looking activities."
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Transsexualism, 2008.
An examination of the evidence supporting transsexualism as a medical condition.
915 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes the physical etiology of transsexualism. It looks at the arguments supporting and against the medical status of transsexualism. The paper concludes that there is compelling medical evidence that transsexualism is in fact a medical condition and, therefore, suggests that it should be treated with the same care and compassion that other medical conditions are treated.
Table of Contents:
Exordium (Introduction)
Exposition
Thesis
Plan of Proof
Confirmation
Refutation
Concession
Recapitulation
Peroration
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"Thus, it is concluded that although we cannot be absolutely certain of the causes of transsexualism, it is both humane and sensible to listen to those who actually have the condition. Some people believe transsexuals are mistaken, and are merely misfits in our strict, binary gender system - but surely the important point is that transsexuals themselves believe they have a medical condition? Moreover, there is medical research which supports their belief. Yet transsexuals are often severely victimized, and even killed. This makes as little sense as beating up on people in wheelchairs, or attacking children in cancer wards. It seems very likely that transsexualism is a medical condition, and as civilized people we should not allow other people to be victimized for medical conditions. Therefore, prejudice against transsexuals should be stopped, and transsexuals should be entitled to have the medical treatments they request."
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Wendy Brown's Perspective on Tolerance, 2008.
A review of Wendy Brown's perspective on tolerance as contained in her book, "Regulating Aversion: Tolerance in the Age of Identity and Empire."
1,236 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses and reviews Wendy Brown's book, "Regulating Aversion: Tolerance in the Age of Identity and Empire." The paper discusses the content of the book and specifically discusses Brown's perspective on tolerance. It suggests that Brown's work is biased by the writer's own decidedly biased liberal viewpoints, rather than representing a comprehensive historical analysis of the development of tolerance as we know it today.
Table of Contents:
Tolerance According to Wendy Brown
Subjugation and Society
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"The first part of the book read like a dry political prose, steeped in political theory. However, midway through the book, Brown's style shifts to an impassioned style of writing. Brown's definition of Liberalism is an example of her passion. She paints a picture of society where our differences, held only in private drive us apart, rather than unify us. Differences would then no longer be used to allocate culture and society. Brown failed to recognize and address viewpoints that were different from her own. This weakened her argument considerably. It appears that Brown assumes that her audience will agree with her. She does not even address viewpoints, historical or contemporary that would invalidate her arguments. Brown makes her point by avoiding that which does not fit her mold."
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Literature Review on Zero Tolerance, 2007.
A literature review of the zero tolerance policy in an educational setting and various views regarding its effectiveness.
12,690 words (approx. 50.8 pages), 41 sources, APA, $ 242.95
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This paper examines the use of zero tolerance policies as a preventative measure against school violence. It points out that studies reveal conflicting opinions about zero tolerance. It argues that the research available shows a clear need for a change in how zero tolerance policies are applied and a need for various alternatives. The paper includes tables and survey statistics to illustrate this. To conclude, the paper suggests that now is the time to make adjustments in policy, practice and research to implement policies that can keep schools safe and preserve the opportunity for all students to learn.
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Introduction
Statement of Purpose
Review of Literature
History of Zero Tolerance
Perceptions of Teachers, Administrators and Parents
Suspension and Expulsion
School Shootings
Negative Impact of Zero Tolerance
Alternatives to Zero Tolerance Policies
Conclusion
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"A particular strategy that has caught the attention of many school districts in the last two decades or so is the zero tolerance policy. The zero tolerance policy has become a one-size-fits all solution to all the problems facing schools. Skiba (2000) offers this definition for zero tolerance...it is "a method of sending a message that certain behaviors will not be tolerated, by punishing all offenses severely, no matter how minor". The said purpose of the zero tolerance policy is to create a safe and secure learning environment for all students, something that is in fact a right of all students and parents to expect from any educational institution. However, in practice, it has been used to direct students who misbehave intentionally, targets serious risk students who cause disturbances in schools, and applied to students who have an emotional problem or other disability (Noguera 2003)."
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Zero-Tolerance Policy, 2003.
Questions the pros and cons of enforcing a zero-tolerance policy on school violence.
2,487 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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This paper examines the policies developed in dealing with violence in schools and looks at the arguments for a zero-tolerance policy and the arguments for a less severe discipline plan. It presents a detailed literature review on the subject and concludes with recommendations for alternative solutions.
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"Zero-tolerance is a term that is not limited to schools; it is used to deal with crime, which I feel certain types of violence in schools are?a crime. Along with violence, there are other crimes committed in schools that warrant a zero-tolerance, such as drug possession. I am firmly for a zero-tolerance policy on violence and crimes in schools. However, it is the type of violence and the age of the student that must be closely examined before the punishment is given out. There needs to be certain grades of violence defined and placed with a certain punishment. For example, hitting a teacher would be a Grade III infraction and would merit an immediate expulsion. Meanwhile, a fight in the hallway would be a grade II infraction and merit a 5-day suspension. I just don?t feel that we can rid ourselves of violence by getting rid of every child who commits a violent act."
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"Teaching Tolerance", 2004.
A review of the book, "Teaching Tolerance" written by Sara Bullard.
883 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses the issue of intolerance among children. Through an overview of the book, "Teaching Tolerance" by Sara Bullard, the paper examines the importance of educating young children towards tolerance of others. The paper contends that teaching tolerance is not about paying lip service through politically correct language, which can all but gloss over deeply-rooted biases. Rather, the paper claims that tolerance should be taught by embodying acceptance and respect and continually teaching those values to children.
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"According to Sara Bullard, author of Teaching Tolerance, prejudice begins in early childhood. Her book, subtitled "Raising Open-Minded, Empathetic Children," illustrates the prevalence of prejudice in the United States and shows how intolerance can be inherited through environmental factors. A significant portion of the book is also about how to combat, eliminate, and prevent intolerance. Children inherit their beliefs from parents, peers, teachers, and other external influences. Intolerance can therefore be partly inherited through the generations. "Our habits of thinking, our emotional reactions, and our feelings about ourselves have been an integral part of our personalities for many years," (74). Overcoming intolerance involves a systematic program of self-inquiry, journal writing, and reaching out to other people."
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Face Transplants: Focus on Immune Tolerance, 2006.
A review of studies contributing to a strategy for immune tolerance in the transplant setting and their relevance to the future of face transplants.
3,300 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 23 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper discusses the problem of medicine's inability to induce antigen-specific immune tolerance, the final technical obstacle to bringing face transplants into widespread clinical application. The paper presents an overview of historic and current immunological research - from the use of chimerism, to the use of monoclonal antibodies to control T-cell activation - and its role in future prospects for a non-pharmaceutical strategy for tolerance induction in humans. The paper highlights studies that have examined tolerance in recipients of composite tissue allografts (CTAs), with emphasis on studies using animal models involving skin allografts, and with the intent of providing insight into the issues presented by transplantation of a face. It includes graphs and photographs to illustrate this.
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Introduction
CTA Study Goals
Antigenicity of Facial Allograft Components
Immune Tolerance and Chimerism
T-cells: Activation and Blockage
Memory Cells: The Ghost in the Immune Machine
Conclusion
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"Investigators are exploring several strategies in an attempt to provide medicine with safe and effective pharmaceuticals and clinical protocols for inducing tolerance after transplant. These include creating and using chimerism, and developing targeted bio-engineered monoclonal antibodies to inactivate or destroy T cells. This review, in its overview of historical and current immunological research, provides insight into the development of a T-cell-based strategy from a basic understanding of chimerism. This review also highlights studies that examine tolerance in recipients of CTA transplants, with specific emphasis on those using skin allograft animal models."
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Tolerance and Modern Society, 2006.
This paper discusses the views of John Locke and Pierre Bayle regarding tolerance and modern society.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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In this article, the writer examines the concept of tolerance as viewed by John Locke and Pierre Bayle. The writer notes that both Lock and Bayle usually looked at this subject as it relates to religious beliefs. However, the writer further points out that when the concept of tolerance is expanded into the concerns of the social order, with the predominant class being white and male, the concept of tolerance becomes a significant issue among all people. The writer also discusses that both Locke and Bayle condemned the idea of government making determinations about an individual's religious beliefs.
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"The concept of tolerance was generally discussed by John Locke and Pierre Bayle in relation to religious beliefs. Yet, the theory of tolerance had a much greater scope of importance because its concepts were ultimately related to the whole of society. Tolerance, for the most part, meant accepting different people with different points of view that were not part of the mainstream society. In the time of Locke and Bayle mainstream thought was based on Christian beliefs."
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Fault Tolerance By Duplication, 2006.
An explanation of the concept of fault tolerance by duplication.
1,542 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper provides an overview and explanation of fault tolerance. It specifically focuses on the method of fault tolerance by duplication and discusses this throughout the paper. It also links the advantages of fault tolerance to medical systems in California such as Palomar Pomerado Health.
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"Naturally you can see the importance of fault tolerance in a California hospital computer system and network. Situations and emergencies like surgery, patient monitoring and emergency room cases don't leave much margin of error. There is little room to explain that the computer systems failed during a patients surgery- --at least not without expecting an ugly lawsuit."
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Fault Tolerance, 2007.
This paper looks at how important fault tolerance systems are to companies.
826 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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In this article, the writer first points out that errors in a network system can result in serious financial problems for a company. The writer then explains that this has led to an increased demand for products such as magnetic tape backup, recording systems, UPS and fault tolerance systems that help in protecting the company's network systems against data loss. The writer also notes that fault tolerant devices are also called mirroring products since they work on redundancy by providing identical copies of data and program files. The writer concludes that ,while fault tolerance systems are needed in order to avoid potential loss of data and revenues, there are some drawbacks attached to their implementation, such as cost.
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"While these technologies are standard, there are some specialized fault-tolerant products such as Novell's System Fault Tolerant (SFT) NetWare are not that well understood and hence not used that often. Fault tolerant devices are also called mirroring products since they work on redundancy by providing making identical copies of data and program files. The fault tolerant devices make use of the server and the hard disk to mirror files and each of these files has the exact same formatting and content as the original copy."
"Fault tolerant technologies help in providing security to a large extent. This kind of security is more protective than simple back up or data recovery system. A fault tolerant network is not the same thing as a fault resilient system."
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Transsexualism, 2005.
A look at the definition of transsexualism and different attitudes to it.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper examines how transsexualism is a topic much in the news at the moment and how in layman's terms we know this condition as being that of people who seek sex changes because they believe they are trapped in the wrong body. It discusses how some people see this as a form of mental illness and think that people with this condition need to be counseled to accept their biological gender. It also discusses how some people even think that people who want to change gender are sexual perverts who should be shunned, punished or killed. However, transsexuals see this condition as a medical condition that needs hormonal and surgical correction.
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Zero Tolerance Policy, 2002.
Questions whether American students accept the Zero Tolerance policy against drugs and violence in their schools.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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In today's American schools, both elementary and high school, there is a "zero-tolerance" policy regarding drug use and violence. How do the students react to this? Do they rail against it, or do they accept it? In this paper, that is the question I will try to answer.
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Tolerance, 2007.
An analysis of the similarities in Francois-Marie Arouet's (Voltaire) views on tolerance to his predecessor, Pierre Bayle.
1,498 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines the philosophical views of Francois-Marie Arouet (known by the pen-name, Voltaire) and Pierre Bayle with regards to the concept of tolerance. It argues that Voltaire is surprisingly indebted to Bayle for a number of his own views. The paper specifically discusses their views on violence, common potential and a basic belief in enlightened humanism. The paper suggests that Bayle clearly blazed a trail that Voltaire was to later follow.
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"At the same time, Bayle also believes that the outwards professions of faith are meaningless if they are not conjoined by inner purity. In particular, he defines an inner state lacking in proper fear of God or in proper love for the Holy Writ as "Acts of Hypocrisy and Falsehood, or Impiety and Revolt against Conscience" (Bayle 77). The reference to "impiety" is particularly interesting inasmuch as Voltaire, in a much later era, would write at length about how those who stoop to judge their fellow man and their fidelity to the Word of God are guilty of impiously assuming for themselves the magisterial role best left to God. In Bayle's case, his strong emphasis upon the need to truly have fear and love of God in one's heart runs parallel with Voltaire's to the extent that he, too, believes that proper modesty and deference is essential to noble Christian living. Clearly, a person who wishes to "play God" is not acting as a humble Christian and, in this respect, both Bayle - who denounces those who use punishment and coercion in an attempt to impress the Word of God upon the souls of others (77) - and certainly Voltaire rebuke those who want to act as members of earthly tribunals."
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Pain Tolerance, 2005.
This paper compares the tolerance for pain of males and females.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper explains that research findings reveal that gender differences in pain are a complex phenomenon involving multiple biological psychological and sociocultural factors. The author points out that recent research recognizes gender presents a consistent picture of gender differences in pain. The paper states that women display greater perceptual and neurophysiological responses to noxious stimuli.
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"Who has a higher tolerance for pain - males or females? Gender and pain tolerance has been an interesting field of study for psychologists. Research findings reveal that sex differences in pain are a complex phenomenon involving many variables. Fillingim (2003) points out that "pain is a complex experience sculpted by multiple biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors (p. 2). In recently years, researchers have recognized that gender is one of the variables that influences pain. Fillingim notes that literature on experimental pain presents a consistent picture of gender differences in pain. Women display greater perceptual and neurophysiological responses to noxious stimuli (p. 2)."
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