Abstract
The paper presents the arguments against making technology courses mandatory, that focus on massive costs, unreliable and misleading research on the efficacy of computers, the loss of other important programs and radical changes that would need to take place. The paper therefore contends that American schools cannot afford to make the costly error of buying into the hype surrounding new technology.

Outline:
Introduction
Cost of Change
New Trend
Students with Different Needs
Scheduling Conflicts
Computers vs. Traditional Methods
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Computers have become more popular in classrooms than books in recent years, but are all this new technology really a good idea for students? The answer is no. When you consider the outrageous cost of supplying computers for all students, you'll realize that this is not a good way to help students. Also, past studies indicate that new technologies work better on paper than they do in reality (Computer Delusion). The reasons to keep mandatory technology programs out of schools outweigh the arguments in favor of making technology courses mandatory for all students. Computers could never and should never take the place of good teaching strategies. Mandatory technology and computer courses should never become a part of the American education system."

Tags:costs, budget, training, teaching, strategy

Abstract
This paper explains that, in "The Matrix", technology is the people and the setting, which makes it the foundation for the movie. While drawing parallels to societal issues and philosophical questions, the paper discuses that the film demonstrates that technology has evolved into something from today's Internet and robotics to machines that take over the human race. The paper relates that many interpretations of the movie suggest that it depicts modern-day society as being heavily commercialized, media driven and overly infatuated with technology that, in the long run, will hurt society .

From the Paper
""The Matrix" made popular the science fiction genre of "cyberpunk." This new genre of science fiction titled "cyberpunk" was considered to be begun by writer William Gibson. Cyberpunk plots often focus on conflict among hackers or artificial intelligences, are set in the near-future, and often incorporate some sort of radical change in society. Lastly, modern-day philosophers have questioned what exactly the artificial reality complex Matrix is. In the movie, the technological illusion that the freedom fighters "travel" to be some place where what their mind believes in, becomes real."

Tags:reliance cyberpunk hacker, freedom fighters, robots

Abstract
This paper addresses the question: Will peer to peer file sharing technology only hurt entertainment industries? It addresses the challenges that MP3 music files and other forms of file sharing pose to the entertainment industry, and specifically the music and film industries.

From the Paper
"File sharing has become one of the most common online activities. File sharing is the practice of making files available to other users for download over the Internet. File sharing occurs in networks which allow individuals to share, search for and download files from one another. File sharing is a legal technology with legal uses but many users use this technology to download copyrighted materials and in particular, music without permission. Each week, millions of people download millions of music files and most of these files..."

Tags:file sharing, peer to peer, architecture, court cases, infringement, intellectual property, coprights, solution, MP3s

Abstract
The paper argues against the recording industry's claim that file sharing negatively impacts artists, and reveals that artists who have adapted to the new technological environment have been able to leverage file sharing to increase their exposure levels and become more successful. The paper highlights the claim of artists that the recording industry is only suffering because it has failed to adapt to the new environment. The paper makes it very clear that it is not the existence of file sharing that hurts artists, but it is only the failure to adapt to file sharing that can hurt artists.

From the Paper
"The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has long contended that Internet file-sharing of music has suppressed its revenues. The RIAA claims that sales of compact discs have declined due to the prevalence of file sharing. They have lobbied Washington extensive and pursued legal remedy against individuals engaged in file-sharing. Yet a growing body of evidence shows that their claims are unjustified. Moreover, a significant number of artists have spoken out in favor of file-sharing. The RIAA has long portrayed itself as a representative of artists, but many artists have begun to counter this claim and stand up for their own views. The recording industry, they argue, may or may not lose money on account of file sharing. The artists themselves, however, do not. Both sides have presented their cases to government and to the public. Intellectual property law is a complex subject. Given that file sharing represents a new arena for intellectual property, it is best to view the issue from a consequentialist perspective. That is, the moral value of file sharing is dependent on the outcomes. With respect to those outcomes, we shall see that file sharing does not hurt artists."

Tags:albums, CDs, exposure, music, songs

Abstract
The paper examines how both Robert Louis Stevenson in "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and Aldous Huxley in "Brave New World" develop and explore the themes of desire, pleasure, self-restraint, gratification and "humanness." The paper discusses their respective stories about human misuses, either individually or within a dystopian totalitarian society of scientific technology. The paper demonstrates how both authors imply within their novels how human existence, by its very nature, involves frustrated desire, pleasure and displeasure and the necessity, however uncomfortable and frustrating, for self-restraint in order not to hurt oneself and others.

From the Paper
"Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) features, at the beginning of the story, a well-respected doctor, Dr. Jekyll, who scientifically concocts a potion that allows him to change himself, since he would like to experience feeling less human restraint than he does as the responsible and respectable Dr. Jekyll, into a hideous monster of a man, the destructive, unpredictable, and murderous Mr. Hyde. Stevenson's novel, set in Victorian England, during a time of then-unprecedented technological and scientific progress (a fact that may well have helped Stevenson to create the idea for this novel), underscores human anxieties of the sort that still exist today about the possibilities of new scientific progress (e.g., cloning; genetic engineering), in his creation of the fictional Mr. Hyde."

Tags:scientist, technology, destruction, desire, pleasure

Abstract
This paper explains that the State of New Jersey's Department of Treasury, Office of Treasury Technology, faces the same challenges as many public and private companies who also are striving to become more responsive to customer needs, while creating more efficient and cost-effective processes. The author relates that the CRM is a services organization to the many other divisions of the Office of Treasury Technology and, as a result, must focus first on managing the many expectations of these divisions and on balancing the workload in the process. The paper outlines the way that this CRM unit must attack the inefficiencies of manual processes, which actually hurt rather than help their ability to serve internal customers.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Current Technology
Relationship to Current and Other Organizations
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The Department of Treasury for New Jersey has many processes that are manually based, and therefore break down when someone is either out sick, resigns, or a new relationship manager is brought into the department. This reliance on manual processes is a major impediment to Customer Relationship Management team members in accomplishing goals on behalf of their internal clients. This is exacerbated by the fact that there isn't a known escalation process for service requests, support, information and problem identification and resolution."

Tags:perspective, infrastructure, re-define, measurement, selective

Abstract
The paper explores the degree to which the aforementioned concept can be seen in both of these two campaigns; additionally, the paper looks at the degree to which these two campaigns illustrate the flaws/limitations of the American way of war. The paper shows how the United States was an isolationist nation in the early decades of the last century and eschewed military involvement overseas if it could be at all helped. The paper explains that this isolationist bent may well explain why so many of the young troops who arrived with Sledge for their initial assignments were so insouciant and naive about what awaited them; war was simply something they had encountered only in textbooks. As time allows, the paper also notes the American emphasis upon precision and the role that American innovation and technology played in winning the Pacific campaign. Finally, the paper discusses the American attitude towards a "just" engagement with the enemy - and how this apparently flew in the face of the Japanese approach and hurt the Americans along the way. The paper concludes that the United States did many things right - but was slow to appreciate the effectiveness of a Japanese military approach that privileged surprise and disdained the moral scruples found in western fighting forces.

From the Paper
"This paper looks at the modern way of war and at the campaigns of Peleliu and Okinawa. Put another way, what follows is a look at the degree to which the aforementioned concept can be seen in both of these two campaigns; additionally, the paper looks at the degree to which these two campaigns illustrate the flaws/limitations of the American way of war. As will become evident, the United States was an isolationist nation in the early decades of the last century and eschewed military involvement overseas if it could be at all helped. This isolationist bent may well explain why so many of the young troops who arrived with Sledge for their..."

Tags:american, war, way

Abstract
The following essay contends that contemporary American society has produced a "family-hurting culture", one that encompasses three invading influences that are highly detrimental to the building of a close and solidly structured family unit. According to Pipher, these three detrimental factors are media, pop psychology and an addictive and isolating technology.

From the Paper
"It was evident within the family structures surrounding America's grandparents and great-grandparents, just as it was within the families that first gathered around the home hearths of the country's Eastern Seaboard in the years marking the infancy of the nation. It was evident yet centuries before these eras, in an age when America's natives huddled around the warmth and security tribal campfires and shared a sense of community, companionship and family unity. It was a sense of connection and a bonding of blood that the Sioux called "tiospaye", meaning "the people with whom one lives", a sense of connection that author Mary Pipher mourns the absence of in her book The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families (PG)."

Tags:closeness, security, communal, campfire, modern, age, cold, glow, reflected, television, screen, the, computer, monitor

Abstract
This paper explains that the northern slopes of Alaska's one hundred fifty million acre coastal plain, which is part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), is abundant in both oil and gas reserves and is the number one prospect for United States' oil and gas development. The author points out that the use of wildlife refuges and wilderness areas for energy development has become a very hot topic, especially in Alaska, because of the United States' dependence on foreign oil. The paper relates that researchers and developers are seeking new technologies to drill for and transport the oil without hurting the surrounding environment in the process.

From the Paper
"According to government estimates, the equivalent of one billion, four hundred million barrels of oil are tucked away under Teshekpuk Lake. This lake is Alaska's third largest lake. Teshekpuk, which means big enclosed coastal water. This is where the Pacific Black Brant migrates for its annual molt. Migratory birds, as well as moose, bear and fish take full advantage of this wild life refuge. Many make their home there and
others migrate to this placid lake every year."

Tags:coastal, migratory, development, transport, technology

Abstract
The paper describes how Bill Gates and Steve Jobs built their empires from polar opposite beginnings; Bill Gates was born with a silver spoon in his mouth while Steve Jobs never even graduated college. The paper then reveals that both Gates and Jobs are college drop outs, although their reasons for dropping out are monumentally different. The paper goes on to discuss how Gates has gained a reputation as a ruthless businessman, and his company was charged with abusing its market power to thwart competition. The paper further argues that the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, that is considered as one of the largest philanthropic efforts in the world, invests in corporations that hurt the nations the foundation claims to help. The paper contrasts this to Steve Jobs who has a relatively flawless reputation.

From the Paper
"Two men who dominate the computer world, and by dominate, no other names come close to their empires. Turn on the television. Open a newspaper. Walk down the street. And while walking, put the earphones to that iPod in. For God's sake, go on a computer! They are everywhere. No way to escape it. But there is no need to, and there should be no want. We need them. We need their masterpieces. These two men, each in their own right, have opened up thousands of possibilities for millions of people around the globe. Creation, innovation, and success. Three words familiar to both. But two of the greatest computer geniuses known to mankind, are so utterly and extensively unalike. The Einstein behind Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, and the mastermind behind Apple, Stephen Jobs, are the faces behind everything on the web. However, they each built their own domain, in their own way, starting from birth. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs arise from shockingly separate backgrounds, and although they both dropped out of college, the reasons are not comparable. Further, they each carved their own distinct and divergent paths of education and growth after a brief stint in "higher learning". And after they both hit it big, the public eye cast them in shining, opposing lights."

Tags:computers, iPod, technology, Macintosh, Interface, Builder, philanthropy