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Ancient Israeli Women, 2009.
A discussion on the connection between ancient Israeli women and women in the modern ministry.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper relates that the passage of time has made it almost impossible to understand what role ancient Israeli women actually played in the Bible. However, the author relates that, by combining Biblical sources with archeology, sociology and other sciences, a better picture of the life of women in ancient Israel can be projected, which helps illuminate the role of women in the modern church. The paper presents examples from Carole Meyers' "Discovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context", which concludes that ancient Israeli housewives were involved actively in subsistence and contributions to the family's economy; on the other hand, much of Christian tradition has been concerned with relegating women to the domestic sphere, basing that separation on Biblical tradition.
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"The emphasis on reproduction continues to be an interesting aspect of the modern church's approach to gender roles. In many denominations that self-identify as Christian, birth control is discouraged, if not prohibited. Catholics prohibit birth control, Mormons tout the virtue of the large family, and most denominations discourage sexual activity outside of marriage or for any type of self-gratification. To encourage fecundity, many Christians point to a reference in the Bible discussing the spilling of seed upon the ground, ignoring the fact that the context of that passage was concerned with the fulfillment of a Levirate obligation, rather than with normal sexual relations."
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Customer Expectations in the Hospitality Industry, 2009.
This paper presents a research design into customer expectations in the hospitality industry today.
2,625 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the hospitality industry is one of the largest in the world and continues to grow in size and therefore relative importance to many nations' economies today. The writer discusses that, in an increasingly globalized marketplace, identifying changing customer expectations concerning what services and levels of quality are required to remain competitive and gain additional market share has assumed new relevance and importance. To this end, this paper provides an overview of various methods and approaches currently used into customer expectation research in general and in the hospitality industry in particular. A summary of the research and salient findings are presented in the conclusion.
Outline:
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Research Design for Customer Expectations
Table 1 Customer Information Sources Based on Consumption Stages
Conclusion
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"The research showed that the hospitality industry has largely recovered from the horsewhipping it took following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and is one of the largest industries in the world today. Therefore, the stakes are high for companies competing in this industry, but the research also showed that there are some useful approaches to collecting and analyzing customer expectation information is meaningful ways that can help managers identify problems areas and existing strengths, as well as opportunities for improvement. These methods ran the gamut from the very simple such as guest comment cards to highly sophisticated customer relationship management applications. A common theme that emerged from the research concerning the use of these research methods, though, was the fundamental need to interpolate this information by using as many sources as possible to draw broad-based conclusions and formulate appropriate responses."
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Wal-Mart: An IT Powerhouse, 2009.
A in-depth discussion of Wal-Mart's technology and information systems.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses the organizational structure of Wal-Mart and reveals that it is a recognized leader in information technology (IT). The paper focuses on Wal-Mart's IT department and discusses the inputs and outputs of Wal-Mart's information systems (IS) and the hardware platform used. The paper suggests that Wal-Mart is a great example of the difference a talented and dedicated IT department can make to a company. However, the paper also notes that the company must change some of their IS philosophy or risk losing market share.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Organizational Structure
Inputs and Outputs
Organizational Usage and Impact
Hardware and Software
Recommendations
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"With over $370 billion in 2007 sales, 180 million customers each week, 1.9 million employees, 6,800 facilities worldwide and 61,000 U.S. suppliers Wal-Mart uses a complex information system that does everything from supply chain management to point-of-sale transaction processing.
"Wal-Mart uses an in-sourced information system that was developed so the company can run a unified system worldwide. The unified system allows employees around the world to operate on the same system saving the company millions a year in costs from not using a multiple systems solution."
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Domestic Violence and Alcoholism, 2009.
This paper looks at the connection between domestic abuse and alcoholism.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that any person who works in the area of domestic violence knows from experience that alcoholism is positively correlated with domestic violence. However, the writer notes that it is inaccurate to suggest that alcoholism creates domestic violence; the mere fact that many alcoholics are not violent belies that statement. The writer discusses that drinking can be a catalyst for assaultive behavior, though it does not cause that behavior; domestic violence and alcoholism are two separate problems, and that the resolution of them requires approaches specifically geared to each individual problem. The writer concludes that while alcohol abuse may be only one of many factors contributing to domestic violence in a home, it seems reasonable to suggest that treating alcohol addiction in either batterers or victims is likely to lead to an overall reduction in violence in the home. However, the because sobriety can increase violence in some batterers,and victim sobriety can increase the risk faced by each individual victim, the primary goal in intervention should be to ensure safety and then focus on sobriety.
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"Furthermore, if the victim is the alcoholic, then episodes of drinking may precede episodes of domestic abuse, because as the alcohol dulls inhibitions, the victim may engage in behavior that he or she knows is likely to result in domestic abuse. Finally, it is frequently the case that both partners are alcoholics, which exacerbates the problem even further.
"It is important to look at the impact of an alcoholic victim on domestic violence. The following is not mean to suggest that alcoholics are deserving victims of domestic assaults, but to inform people about the correlation between domestic violence and assaults. Substance abuse, predominantly alcoholism, is thought to contribute to at least half of all cases of intimate partner violence. Moreover, women with drinking problems are significantly more likely to be the victims of verbal and physical aggression by their partners than are non-alcoholic women."
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Using Content Management Systems in Law Offices, 2009.
A comparison of two enterprise content management systems (ECM) -Oracle's Stellent Enterprise Content Management system and Vignette's suite of ECM solutions.
1,473 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper compares two industry-leading enterprise content management systems (ECM) - Oracle's Stellent Enterprise Content Management system and Vignette's suite of ECM solutions which includes its Web Content Management and Vignette Collaboration application. The paper examines the fundamental need for streamlining content workflows, accumulating content to transform it into knowledge, and creating a portal-based platform that allows for collaboration throughout the practice.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Defining Enterprise Content Management
Comparing Oracle Stellent and Vignette ECM Suites
Summary
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"On the aspect of Supporting Service Creation and Management, and Support for Client Referenceability and Technologies, Vignette dominates these two areas due to their longevity in their chosen markets including legal records management. Oracle's Stellent application has yet to create more streamlined service creation and management workflows, due mainly to the acquisition taking longer than expected. The integration of the Stellent platform into the broader Oracle 11i platform is also proving to limit 3rd party database support, making the Oracle Stellent ECM suite appear to be moving in a more proprietary direction as a product. As the acquisition was completed in late 2006 and Oracle has made their Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Fusion their top development priority, the full integration of Oracle Stellent has not progressed as rapidly as planned. As a result, the last factor of customer referenceability, Vignette has a significant advantage as well."
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Watson's Theory of Caring, 2009.
Describes Jean Watson and her important nursing theory, which she called the theory of caring.
1,625 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper explains that Jean Watson is one of the first nurse theorists to address the idea of caring as the focus of a nursing theory. The author relates that Watson believes that caring science, which includes the arts and humanities as well as science, encompasses a humanitarian, human science orientation to human caring processes and experiences. Watson's theory, the paper interprets, treats the patient in a holistic manner utilizing a caring attitude, which releases positive energy that influences all spheres of the patient's well being.
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"Teresa Vance notes that caring and nursing have always been viewed as synonymous, and that most individuals choose nursing as a profession because they have a desire to care for others. This fact has led to a number of caring theories, two of which are Leininger's theory of cultural care and Jean Watson's theory of human caring. Watson defines caring as a science and sees caring as a science that encompasses a humanitarian, human science orientation, human caring processes, phenomena, and experiences. The theory is viewed as much a philosophy as a theory of nursing."
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History of Canadian Labor, 2009.
A discussion of the shaping factors of the workforce of Canada.
2,579 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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This paper discusses the two significant periods of working-class militancy in Canadian history, the Knights of Labor in the 1880s and the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919. The paper analyzes how the issues of racism and sexism in the pre-20th century period in Canada brought about some of the most dramatic changes in the Canadian society and how these issues were key factors in the challenges of the Knights of Labor and the Winnipeg General Strike. The author explains how these two events, one of which marks the actual beginning of the revolutionary attempts concerning labor, and the other marking the culminating point and eventual results respectively, helped shaped the development of the Canadian working force.
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"The history of the Canadian state has been marked by a lot of important events which came to shape its present. In particular concerning the current social and economic situation, in can be said that one of the most important periods in its history was the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th as the events which took place at the time constituted some of the most dramatic changes in the Canadian society. However the strive for development and emancipation could not have been achieved without sacrifices and without the background of general events that in the end shaped the way in which the Canadian society emerged in the 20th century."
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The Caliber of Silence, 2009.
A discussion of the spiritual discipline of silence.
1,068 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses the practice of silence as part of a monastic discipline. The author describes the use of silence and meditation in Buddhism, Christianity and in Judaism, explaining how they differ in each religion, and contrasting Christian methods of meditation with Jewish ones in particular. The paper concludes with the author's personal preference for the monastics' unconditional practice of silence and separation from society, as a refreshing phenomenon in a material world.
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"In my extensive training as a Hostage Negotiator, I have learned the absolute necessity for silence. You cannot speak and to listen to someone else at the same time. Without the discipline of silence it is impossible to engage in meaningful dialogue, since this involves setting aside one's personal thoughts and endeavoring to hear what the other is saying. The art of negotiating is to hear what the hostage taker or barricaded subject is telling you without actually saying it in words."
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Controlling Your Anger Before It Controls You, 2009.
An examination of how humans learn anger management, what causes anger, and theories applied to it.
1,617 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper defines anger and discusses what happens when it gets out of control, when it can become very destructive. The author describes causes and effects of anger and explains that internalizing it can lead to massive releases of rage and even health problems when people finally allow it to surface. Different types of anger management methods are described, including relaxation techniques, cognitive restructuring and problem solving. The paper concludes with the suggestion that a valuable follow-up research project might be to compare anger between teenage or young adult male and female gang members to shed light on what causes people to join gangs, the difference between girls' and boys' gangs, and which is the angrier and has more potential for violence.
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"What causes anger? Just about any stressful or negative situation can cause anger, and everyone feels anger throughout his or her lifetime. However, people react differently to anger, and to the situations that can make them angry, and that is often a product of people's temperament, how they saw others deal with anger, and how they learn about anger and managing anger. Some people are just angrier than others are, and they show it in different ways. Often, it is frustration that causes anger. This is called the "frustration-aggression hypothesis" and it shows that frustration can lead to aggression and anger in most people."
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Western Sahara Conflict, 2009.
A discussion on the Western Sahara conflict and what can be done to abate this.
7,998 words (approx. 32.0 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 172.95
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This essay is a study of the resources, the major players and forces, and, finally, the people of the Western Sahara region in an effort to understand what has been done to resolve the conflict brought about by the violence and greed of the area's leaders. The paper discusses possible ways to bring about a peace settlement which would allow the people whose lives remain in constant turmoil and conflict to finally make permanent homes and focus on their daily lives of subsistent living. The citizens of the region who are not in the military, not engaged in the conflict, but whose lives are subjected to decisions and actions of the primary forces and power elites, live in terror each day. They are the ones who suffer the losses, and their lives and losses seem to be of little relevance to the forces in conflict and control. An effort is made in this study to understand why the conflict continues, and which groups or individuals are benefitting from the continued unrest and aggression. This paper includes maps.
Outline:
Introduction
The Moroccan Position
The Algerian Position
The Polasario Position
Human Rights and Loss
The Economic Cost of Western Sahara
The Political Cost of Western Sahara
Conclusion
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"There is a need to understand the positions of the forces at play here. First, it is necessary to gain a sense of the region. What is the landscape, and who occupies what section of that landscape? From where does their claim on the landscape arise from? It is only by analyzing the landscape and the positions of the players that an effort to make sense of what has gone on and continues to go on in Western Sahara can begin to make sense. Even if the sense that it brings to the understanding of the dynamics of the situation belie the true interests of the parties involved. The first is the Moroccan position."
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Canadian Labor 1920-1940, 2009.
A history of the decline and movement of Canadian labor between 1920 and 1940.
1,992 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper analyzes the decline and subsequent rebuilding of the Canadian labor movement between 1920 and 1940. It discusses the Cape Breton coal miners, the origins of the Cooperative Commonwealth in Oshawa, Ontario and the extent to which the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) served the interests of the working people and the labor movement during this period.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Background
The Beginning of the End
Workers' Revolt (1917-1925)
Results of Economic Downturn
The Coal Workers do not Give in so Easily
Choices and Consequences of the Choice Made
Church and Labor Alliance Ends
Laws Change in Canada in Late 1930s
Summary and Conclusion
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"The labor class in Canada experienced many shifts in their political and social climate during the period 1920-1930 in that the labor class rode upon the high waves of victory through their alignment with workers unions that succeeded in bring out about gains to these individuals only to have those gains abruptly removed following World War II. However, the determination of workers unions to organize combined with the injustices experienced by Canadian labor following the war resulted in a final victorious achievement for Canadian laborers, which they were able to realize finally in the late 1930s."
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The Canadian Working Class, 2009.
Examines the history of the Canadian working class during the later 19th century by comparing the contents of three articles.
1,370 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper relates that the three individual articles about skilled artisans in Toronto, the working poor in Montreal and the First Nations of British Columbia seem to share little in common. However, the author summarizes that, in these articles, ethnicity, class, and gender are more important than geography in understanding Canadian labor history. Rather, the paper continues, these articles demonstrate that, in practically every industry, income disparity, wages, discrimination, urbanization, industrialization and poor working conditions are common labor issues.
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"However, the three authors present different views of industrialization. Industrialization and the shift toward a capitalist economy in Canada affected different groups of people differently. For the aboriginal population of British Columbia, industrialization and capitalism threatened and later undermined traditional ways of life. Trading was soon replaced by wage labor systems. Shifting from barter to a labor market unraveled the essential social institutions of traditional aboriginal society."
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Southwest Airlines' Growth, 2009.
An examination of the success of Southwest Airlines according to Kenneth and Jacqueline Friedbergs' 1997 book, "Nuts."
1,039 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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This paper examines the successes of Southwest Airlines and their growth in the airline industry. The paper bases its discussion on Kenneth and Jacqueline Friedbergs' 1997 book, "Nuts" and looks at their descriptions of how the company accomplished this feat by 'breaking all of the rules' regarding how to manage people. The paper then discusses the problems the company faced and the decisions it made that ultimately led to its success.
Table of Contents:
Nature of Case
Facts and Assumptions
Problem Statement
Alternatives
Decision
Follow Up
Case Report
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"Southwest could have adopted some of the popular managerial philosophies of the day instead of crafting its own company ethos. But it decided to treat its employees with as much care as some companies treat their customers, and made the idea of 'free nuts' on cheap flights (both in terms of its employees as well as its snacks) part of the company image. Value and democracy rather then exclusivity was what was important to Southwest. Company CEO Herb Kelleher even engaged in a publicity-building arm-wrestling match for the right to use the slogan: "just plane smart," the proceeds of which went to charity. The company's core belief is "to follow the Golden Rule--to treat people the way that you want to be treated, and pretty much everything will fall into place" ("Southwest Airlines' Colleen Barrett flies high on fuel hedging and 'servant leadership,'" 2008, Knowledge@Wharton). This means that if a company shows respect and loyalty to its employees, provides them with fair wages and benefits, and treats their input as valuable, employees will return the favor of consideration."
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Homicidal Crimes, 2009.
Looks at gender differences in homicidal crimes.
3,270 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 93.95
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This paper explains that, whereas occurrences of male homicides are spread across the myriad circumstances, incidences of female homicide are clustered very narrowly around domestic crimes of intimacy involving significant others. To further investigate this phenomena, the author reviews Merton's general strain theory of deviant behavior, Agnew's strain theory of criminology and the structured action theory of criminology. The paper presents two preferred methods of research for this field and reviews some of the research literature.
Table of Contents:
Demographic and Historical Distribution
Criminology Theories and Gender Differences in Homicidal Crimes
Merton's General Strain Theory of Deviant Behavior
Agnew's Strain Theory of Criminology
Structured Action Theory of Criminology
Research Methods for Analyzing Gender Differences in Homicidal Crimes
Preferred Research Method for Studying Homicide and Gender
Least Beneficial Method for Studying Homicide and Gender
Prior Research - Homicidal Crimes and Gender Differences
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"Male homicides frequently involve family and significant others as well; in fact, males still commit homicides much more frequently against their spouses and significant others (in addition to infanticide and eldercide) than females. However, whereas male homicides are spread across the myriad circumstances in which such crime may occur, female homicide is clustered very narrowly around domestic crimes of intimacy involving significant others."
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