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Unipolarity in its Second Decade, 2004.
Examines the current unipolar political relationship between the lone world superpower, the United States, and the Western European powers and Japan. What has influenced cooperation and how can we predict the future nature of these relationships?
5,100 words (approx. 20.4 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 128.95
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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent end of the Cold War, competing international relations paradigms have had a problematic time adequately explaining the persistence of stable and cooperative relations between the United States and its Cold War allies. By examining the competing international relations paradigms and adapting several explanatory variables, this paper creates a model which applies the independent variables of geographic position, unipolar threshold, institutionalized nature of the international system and a necessity for a return to power/security threat. The paper argues that the dependent variable, continued stable and cooperative relations between the hegemonic power, the United States, and the great power states within the hegemonic order, Western Europe and Japan, is a result of the following independent variables: overwhelming power of the United States, a close security relationship within the hegemonic order and the lack of an imminent non-hegemonic threat.
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"Japan, while an active member of the United Nations, does not have permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council like the United States (U.S. - 5, Japan - 0). While it is difficult to determine that actual number of significant unilaterally led international actions by Japan, I will list what I consider the most important. Japan has acted provocatively, against the advice of other regionally based states while exploring for oil and gas in the East China Sea and while negotiating control over the ownership of the Senkaku islands. Japan regularly asserts the sovereign right to violate international whaling laws and other fishing arrangements to the outrage of the international community. While Japan's constitution limits the use of offensive military force, the state has used diplomatic power to continually place pressure on both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, and the United States over the perpetual threat of nuclear, chemical, or biological brinkmanship on the Korean Peninsula and the Sea of Japan."
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Abnormal Pituitary Glands of Bipolar and Unipolar Patients, 2002.
This paper reviews an exploratory research study that examined the abnormalities of the pituitary glands of bipolar and unipolar patients in expectation of finding a cure.
540 words (approx. 2.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 19.95
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The author explains that the research question asked if the pituitary glands of bipolar or unipolar patients differ in size from one another or from a control group of healthy participants. MRI images were utilized. The results indicated that patients diagnosed bipolar had significantly smaller pituitary glands than that of the unipolar group and the control group.
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"The study was conducted this past year at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, with the patients being between 18 and 65 years old; each participant had been off of medication for at least two weeks. All perspectives that could be recorded through the MRI were observed and measured."
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Unipolar Disorder, 2002.
An overview of the symptoms and treatments available for unipolar disorder.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 97.95
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Description of unipolar disorder/major depression and treatments, including pharmacological and therapeutic options.
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Bipolar and Unipolar Disorders, 2002.
Examines the differences between these two forms of depression.
2,580 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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A differentiation is made between bipolar disorder and unipolar disorder (more recently named bipolar II disorder). This paper is a consideration of the distinctions made between the two and the validity of those distinctions. The paper explains that patients with bipolar disorders have had at least one manic episode, and usually also major depressive episodes. Such patients appear to be distinct genetically, prognostically, epidemiologically and therapeutically from patients who are unipolar and have only depressive episodes.
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"It is also becoming a more common diagnosis for adolescents, adn it is reported by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry that "up to one third of the 3.4 million children and adolescents with depression in the United States may actually be suffering from the onset of bipolar disorder" (Wilkinson, Taylor, & Holt, 2002, 348). It is also estimated that one third of the children and adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) may be suffering from incipient bipolar disorder. Among the symptoms are school absenteeism, poor academic performance, impaired social functioning, and a greater risk of substance abuse. If this is not treated, the disorder can lead to suicide, expensive hospitalizations, legal difficulties, and family problems, while early intervention may help prevent future symptoms or other serious consequences (Wilkinson, Taylor, & Holt, 2002, 348)."
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Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in a Unipolar World, 2000.
This paper analyzes the reasons for the slow changes in military policies.
1,105 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 38.95
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In the post cold war era, the role of nuclear weapons and the policy of deterrence has changed, yet the military policy lags behind it. This paper analyzes the reasons for the slow changes in military policies.
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"The strategic defense initiative, SDI, a US government program responsible for the research and development of a multi-pronged missile defense system was announced by President Reagan in 1983, and has since been the source of intense controversy. The initial intent of the SDI program was to shield the US against missile attacks from the Soviet Union, but with the collapse of the latter in the early 90s, it had lost its reason for existence. Since then however, President Bush Sr. and the incumbent President George W. Bush have pushed hard for rapid development of its descendant, the National Missile Defense program, citing the ?rogue state threat?, even at the expense of jeopardizing existing agreements including the ABM treaty of 1972 and START II."
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International Institutions, 2005.
This paper discusses the value of international institution in an increasingly unipolar world.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper addresses the value of international institutions towards maintaining peace, international security and inter-state cooperation. The author examines the role that the United States plays in this new world order as the undisputed hegemon of the day. The paper explains the role of the European Union and the difficulties that exist in establishing international security and peace.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), 2005.
This paper discusses research conducted to understand the biological and psychological components of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
1,965 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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This paper explains that Norman E. Rosenthal and his colleagues were the first to highlight a pattern of cyclical unipolar depression linked to the changing of the seasons, most often from fall to winter months through to the springtime, specifically November to March. The author points out three causation theories of SAD: (1) Fluxation of hormone levels, (2) neurobiology related to circadian rhythms or the body's internal clock, and (3) a biological and hormonal shift dependent on a person's geographical placement or latitude. The paper relates that, while phototherapy with artificial light is an excellent tool for treating SAD sufferers in the winter months, it has not shown to be nearly as effective as natural light, especially light that is absorbed during the summer months.
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"After Meesters modified Rosenthal's definition, it was possible to diagnose correctly many more patients under the umbrella of SAD. Thus, as greater numbers of people were diagnosed, observed trends began to develop. Three trends in particular were noticed early on and continue to prove true today. They included an overall lower rate of SAD in children compared to the general population, an increasing diagnosis rate in adolescents, and a much higher rate in adult females versus males. One study that became instrumental in establishing concrete evidence for the rates in children and adolescents was conducted after the inherent trends were noticed throughout the general population."
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American Cultural Hegemony, 2008.
This paper discuses the relationship of American cultural hegemony to globalization and terrorism.
2,705 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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This paper explains that, based on the assumptions of its moral, ideological and structural superiority, the United States has established itself as an imperial giant. The author points out that the bipolar circumstances, which had directed all of the world's affairs during the Cold War in the second half of the twentieth century, has been replaced by the leadership of a unipolar democracy, the United States. The paper states that the violent tendencies and contemptible methods of the terrorist organizations, which are multiplying exponentially, are a political invective demanding release from the pervasive reigns of the American empire. The author concludes that it is inescapable that ethnic violence and hatred of the west are fueled by the very assumptions of cultural, economic and ethnic superiority upon which globalization is sought.
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"That so many of the hostile acts which have pitched our world into its current chaos have originated in the Middle East is evidence of the repercussions of imperialism. The U.S. custom of subjugating or partnering with its counterparts in the oil-rich region is one which has sapped that corner of the world of its ability to benefit from its own resources in a culturally and politically appropriate setting. The United States has long taken an active stance in "promoting the great liberal ideals of economic openness, democracy, limited government, human dignity, and the rule of law.""
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Bipolar Depression, 2003.
A review of bipolar depression.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper examines bipolar depression, as the down phase of bipolar disorder. The paper looks at why bipolar depression it is often misdiagnosed as unipolar disorder, and is therefore treated with wrong medications. The paper contends that bipolar depression is more prevalent and dangerous than realized. The paper cites research that indicates that bipolar depression is the most lethal psychiatric disorder, with a high risk of suicide.
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"Bipolar depression is the depressed phase of bipolar disorder, which is also known as manic-depressive disorder -- a mood disorder which results in drastic mood swings ranging from manic phases to depressive ones. In the United States almost two million people..."
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International Organization, 2002.
A look at the development of international organization from three perspectives.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This essay will look first at the League of Nations and the potential multipolar system that it offered, followed by an analysis of how this gave way to the reality of a bipolar, Cold War system divided between the United States and the U.S.S.R.. In this context, this essay will end with an examination of how a unipolar system for settling disputes and maintaining international peace and security has become instituted in the United Nations.
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Affects of Mental Illness on American Culture, 2001.
This paper analyzes the effects of mental illnesses on society in the United States.
1,571 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 51.95
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Each year, 17.4 million adults experience a mood disorder. Major depression is often called unipolar disorder, while manic depression is often called bipolar disorder. This paper looks at the causes, cures, and medications used in treating these disorders.
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"Research shows that there has been a dramatic and steady increase of mental disorders. ?An estimated 22.1 per cent of Americans ages 18 and older-about 1 in 5 adults-suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.?1 This translates into 44.3 million people, according to the 1998 U. S Census residential population estimate. The burden of these mental disorders on health and productivity in the United States has been underestimated. Five of the ten leading causes of disability are mental disorders. Nueropsychiatric disorders such as unipolar or major depression, and bipolar depression, account for a combined 46.9 per cent of disease and disability in the world2. Depressive illnesses, and Bipolar disorder, are major contributing factors in disease and disability, affecting the productivity of American culture. Institutions such as the World Health Organization, World Bank and Harvard University, confirm that mental health problems account for 15 per cent of the burden of disease in established market economies.3 The World Health Organization along with the Division of Health and Human Services of the United States government, predict that in the year 2020, Depression will be the second leading cause of disability in the world."
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World Politics Since the Cold War, 2002.
This paper explores three global post-Cold War political trends.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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Firstly, the paper looks at the idea of "unipolarism" -the development of one super-power in the world. Secondly, it explores the consequences when a powerful country takes on territorial commitments it cannot maintain. And thirdly, it touches on the concept of "bizonalism" - the theory that the world can be divided into 2 zones: one of power, peace and prosperity; and one of of dysfunction and turmoil.
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"The world since the cold war has had its share of times of peace and times of war. Many major conflicts and wars have taken place. The cold war ended in 1989, during the Bush administration. During this time of rivalry between the United States and Russia, the politics in the world was leading in a downward spiral. With two super powers at each other's throughts the world was in a time of war and turmoil. Today the politics in the world has changed greatly. There is a clear cut organization of politics and a certain hierarchy in the world. The terrors of the cold war days have given us three major views of politics, which are recognized throughout the world. The three major ideas of today are those of unipolarism, an idea that if a great power exceeds its reach in the world it will lead to its demise and an idea of bizonalizm."
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Polarity and Peace, 2002.
Examines the issue of world peace in terms of polarity.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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Multipolar, bipolar and unipolar world systems are compared in the context of their impact on prospects for world peace.
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