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Information - Society and the FutureWe are living in an era of high-speed information and technology. We touch a button on the remote control to power up the TV, click a banner on a computer screen to purchase clothes, kitchen utensils, books, etc. With ease, we can watch our favorite movie in crisp, high-definition on our Blu-ray player. However, many people who cannot lead a life with those kinds of IT tools and even think about it. Generally, those who are isolated from this flow are the poor, the unhealthy, the old, or the urbanized. It means they are detached from the main stream even though they are breathing under the same sky. Before I mention the topic directly, I would confess to readers that I have been lived as a selfish onlooker. When I first bought a computer, I was an 11-year-old girl. At that time it had DOS operating system. It had only black and white wallpaper and it was too slow to figure out my order. While I struggled with this machine, brand new models came out in the market. After that, I changed |
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Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer"Everything is Illuminated," by Jonathan Safran Foer, was published in 2002 and is still on many bestseller lists. Foer was born in Washington D.C. in 1977. Foer's grandfather, Louis Foer, was a holocaust survivor. Foer never thought about having a career in writing, but was inspired to become a writer by one of his professors, Joyce Carol Oates, at Princeton University. "Everything is Illuminated" was Foer's first novel and was named book of the year by The Los Angeles Times in 2003. Additionally, the novel won the 2002 National Jewish book award and the Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year award. The novel is about a Jewish hero from America named Jonathan who has a desire to find out the truth about his family's history. Jonathan sets out on a quest to the Ukraine in order to find Augustine, the woman who saved his grandfathers life from the Nazis. Jonathan hires a travel agency named Heritage Touring to assist him on his quest. Heritage Touring provides Jonathan with a transla |
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The New Zealand Restaurant IndustryIntroduction The purpose of this report is to discuss factors that are influencing the current external business environment for the New Zealand restaurant industry. An evaluation of relevant articles and academic journals will be undertaken to provide information on the contents of this report. The aim of this report is to determine whether external factors to the restaurant industry are threatening or opportunist. Also evaluating whether successful innovation can capitalize on these opportunities. Firstly, the report will examine the social trends that are currently influencing New Zealand's restaurant industry, secondly the variable economic conditions in the New Zealand market and finally the importance of being innovative with the latest food trends. Innovation and the Latest Food Trends According to Leslie (2009) people are now reaching out for healthier foods and as the populations ages people want to stay youthful for as long as they can. One of the food trends within the c |
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The Broadway Musical Spring AwakeningWritten between the autumn of 1890 and spring of the next year, "Spring Awakening" was the first major play in the modern era of theater. The play was banned due to its controversial subject matter; human sexuality, child abuse, suicide and homosexuality. Adapted in 2006 by Steven Sater, the play became a rock musical with some of the interior dialogue transposed into song. In "Spring Awakening," Sater alluded to some of the most important writers such as Homer, Baudelaire, Racine and Shakespeare. By referring to some of history's greatest writers, Sater cleverly reinforced the main themes of his play. Foremost, Shakespeare writer to be mentioned in this play. When Wendla told her mother that she wanted to know where babies come from, her mother answered that to conceive a child, a woman had to love her husband. With the song "Mama Who Bore Me," Wendla lamented that her mother did not wanted to tell her the truth. The young girl was upset about the lack of knowledge presented t |
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Employee Hiring Laws and GuidelinesThe implementing areas of Human Resource management should follow the rules mandated by Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Recruitment, Safety and Health, and Employee Labor and Relations. Without holding a biased approach to policies procedures and expected workforce behavior. Trends in employment hiring contract law – Google. (ACC) Association of corporate counsel Fox news – Us companies increasing turning to temporary workers to fill position Chpt 10.2 Page 399 Selection of an Employee. Reach out to Art Norins Even though that |
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Antisemitism in EuropeIn the 1890's, antisemitism in Europe took the form of violent oppression in Eastern Europe. It was a political movement in western Europe, and eventually because of a deplorable economic situation, reached its peak of brutality in the form of Nazism. In Eastern Europe, Jews were seen as outcasts and this sentiment was capitalized upon by rulers. In western Europe, Jews were typically unaccepted members of society and politicians used this overall consensus to further their political goals. After World War I, Germany slumped into a devastating economic depression, which allowed anti-Semitism to reach its most vicious point. In western Europe, Jews had made progress and were often well-established members of society. However, the Dreyfus Affair revealed that the Jews in Europe were still, in many ways, outsiders. Theodore Herzl, who was chosen to observe the hearings, reached this conclusion and it inspired him to write his book Der Judenstat |
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Music Review of a Symphony by MozartIntroduction This piece of music gave the impression of a waltz or possible a minuet; the music in triple meter felt as if it was made for dancing. When listening, I liked that the sound of the bass was deep and flowing with a timbre that was rich and low. The song was in contrast to the piano which felt light and carefree. The music was very slow with a soothing and calming effect that was very relaxing. I had anticipated additional instruments being added or the accompaniment of an orchestra; however the entire piece of music was played with the double bass and piano. I am very accustomed to hearing a double bass as back up to other instruments. Hearing it played as the lead was really a surprise to me I liked how the bass and piano kept it simple and clean while exaggerating the contrast between the two string instruments. This selection seemed somewhat unusual and but yet interesting to me at the same time. Listening to this piece evoked a feeling of the past; I felt as if I was |
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Media, Nielsen and AdvertisingConsumer research company, Arbitron, has recruited volunteers to wear a special pager 24/7, which allows them to collect data such as how much a person has been exposed to certain technologies or specific programs throughout the day. This not only helps collecting and organizing data much easier, but also allows companies to make better business decisions. This, of course, can be a great thing, because as consumers, we want marketing and advertising to be done well. We like to be pursued. By making smarter marketing and advertising decisions, it will not only strengthen the consumer-business relationship, but also allow both sides to reap the benefits (e.g. satisfaction of a product or program, and higher or more consistent sales). For example, a network may pay Nielsen to find out when college students are most likely to tune in |
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European Expansion and the New WorldThroughout the sixteenth century, expanding boundaries was an extremely prominent part of European culture. Although the movement technically started in 1492, when Christopher Columbus first discovered the Americas, the sixteenth century is commonly referred to as the Age of Expansion and Discovery. As historian Ian Morris points out, "The West has been the most developed region of the world for fourteen of the last fifteen millennia" (25). So what was it about about early European civilization that made it so developed and advanced? One major contribution was European Exploration. European Exploration brought about advancements that would prove to have rippling effects throughout Europe, such as the Columbia Exchange and the Triangular Trade Route. These advancements helped Europe to make great improvements as well as provide Europeans and Americans with hardships. European Explorers had very clear motives and causes for expanding, and many of these goals were achieved al |
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The History of TennisTennis is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is a widely attended and respected sport, with major tournaments in every continent except Antarctica. Since the inception of tennis through modern times, the equipment used and the style of tennis have evolved in an unprecedented manner. Involvement in tennis was once reserved for the extremely rich and prestigious; now it can be enjoyed either on the court or on the television screen. Although tennis is now a world-renowned sport, the history of tennis dates back a long time. Tennis had a very humble beginning. The earliest form of tennis can be seen in a game created by 12th century French monks, who were looking for entertainment inside the monastery. At first the monks began by hitting a wooden ball with their hand across a crude net, which was no more than a string hung across a courtyard. They called this new game "Jeu de Paumme"," which was translated from French (Wikipedia). The monks made several advancements as to im |
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Multiple Intelligence IssuesI'm a mature student and also a student teacher. The learning process has always fascinated me. Throughout my years of education, I've come to know how I learn and what teaching styles are most effective in my learning process. From past experience, it seems that many classrooms - whether elementary, secondary or university level, are directed mainly to the linguistic and logical-mathematical learning style students, which leaves students who process information with the other intelligences to struggle with new concepts. With the start of my practicum near, I wanted to research and become more knowledgeable about different learning styles and intelligences and how this knowledge could enhance my teaching practice and create authentic and meaningful learning experiences for my future students. Specifically, I wanted to find how the different multiple intelligences would inform teaching and learning in the Language Arts. This led me to the foundational research of Howard Gardner's M |
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Academic Service LearningAcademic service learning is promoted as an effective program for preparing new teachers to work with people from diverse groups. This paper will discuss a range of skills and knowledge acquired through service learning. It will also describe how teachers can use these skills and knowledge to improve the educational outcomes of children from diverse backgrounds. Being involved in service learning can "impact positively on the development of pre-service teachers professionally, culturally and academically" (Billig & Freeman, 2010; Anderson, 1998). The conceptual framework used by Paine (2007) examines the differences in teacher education and academic service learning. He highlights the experiences they have before entering the workforce and details the importance of teachers gaining knowledge before entering the classroom. Service learning has helped prepare teachers to work with people from diverse backgrounds. It as helped many individuals to build knowledge through experi |
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To Build a Fire by Jack LondonAfter reading "To Build a Fire," by Jack London, I sat still for a few minutes reminiscing about things that I was told in my youth. One of them was my parents telling me to simply slow down and listen. Growing up just like every young boy, I was always in a rush. I rushed through everything so I could get to the fun stuff. I rushed through my work so I can be the first on the playground. I rushed through dinner so I can get a couple extra minutes of television. I rushed when my parents gave me a task to complete. In rushing through everything, I often came up short or had some consequence. When rushing through dinner I got stomach aches, or got a bad grade on my assignments because I didn't take my time reading directions. When we as people rush, something always gets left unfulfilled and we often don't hear the good advice given to us until we are in a situation that we now have to slow down and think our way out of. The Man in this short story did what many of us young men do, which is not slow down and listen. The Man was sharply determined on meeting The Boys before to six o'clock to strike |
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God's Mercy Revealed in the Book of GenesisThroughout the book of Genesis, God demands some of his people to complete tasks for him that require an extreme amount of faith. He also warned them of the possible consequences if they were to go against his wishes. However, in most cases, God had gone back on his word. For example, when Eve and Adam eat the forbidden fruit they are only kicked out of the Garden of Eden rather than having their own lives taken away from them, which God had promised. Another example is when God instructs Abraham to take his only son Isaac and sacrifice him. God then appears at the last moment before Isaac was given up and stops Abraham from killing Isaac. Many wonder why God would say one thing and do another. His actions in themselves are contradictory in nature. However, this paper will demonstrate that it's clear, by evidence shown in Genesis, that God does the things he does because he is forgiving and merciful in nature. Although God is known by most to be forgiving, there are some who believe t |
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The Possessive Investment of Whiteness"Race is a cultural construct, but one with deadly social causes and consequences."(Lipsitz 2) In his book, "The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit From Identity Politics," George Lipsitz argues that it is in the best interest of white Americans to "invest in whiteness, to remain true to an identity that provides them with resources, power, and opportunity." (Lipsitz vii) " Lipsitz's book gives a substantial amount of evidence which shows that America's investment in whiteness with historical facts, stories, and statistics. Although at times Lipsitz's arguments are biased and hard to reference, because overall he gives competent, emotional, and logical evidence, it does not deter from his main argument that Americans have an investment in whiteness, and he strongly asserts that its the duty of every person of color to take action to rid of this investment. In his book, Lipsitz states that "[w]hiteness is everywhere in U.S. culture, but it is very hard to see ( |
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Various Texts and World ReligionsThree Acts In Luke 22:47-53, the arrest of Jesus is known as one of the most tragic events in history. The biblical text that relays this account creates a natural division which leads us to three separate 'movements' or 'acts' to this event. Verses 47-48 reflect the actual betrayal by Judas: "Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?" (51). Verses 49-51 represents the disciple's attempts to defend Jesus, "Master, shall we use our swords?" (51). Finally act 3 is found in verses 52-53, is where Jesus rebukes his captors for their blatant hypocrisy of action by arresting him at night, out and away from the city, "When |
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Moving Toward Determinate SentencingViolent crimes have prompted society to demand stricter punishments for offenders. Along with this demand, came the assessment of the type of sentencing utilized by the state and federal government. Reform proponents in the criminal justice system have made substantial strive to combat criticism of its rehabilitation efforts by insisting on sentence that befitting to the crime. In order to achieve these goals, numerous States have implemented an amalgamation of sentencing methods, which included indeterminate sentencing, mandatory minimum sentencing for some offenses, voluntary sentencing guideline, presumptive sentencing guideline, and the subject of this paper determinate sentencing. In the 1980's, state and federal systems were adopting a revised form of determinate sentencing, but the justice model was not fully adopted in any jurisdiction. Needless to say, the result was a "hodge-podge" of structured sentencing models. In this paper, the recent trend toward determinate sentencing and its impact on probationary terms will be discussed. Moreover, the question of why legislatures have progressively chosen mandatory minimum jail and prison sentences for crimes, con |
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Values and Serving in the MilitaryThe choice to serve in the military is a valued one in most circles and should be treated and respected as a decision. Having an intense desire to serve your country isn't something that everyone understands. When you think of your parent what is the first word that comes to mind besides love? How about respect! Respect is a huge value that I think we are exposed to in understanding that we are not to disrespect our parents, teachers, police, or firemen. This is what I remember. The military in general is all about R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and for good reason. You are supposed to respect your leaders, whereas when you don't we have a break down in the system and thing only get that much harder. The opposite side of that is the reason we have jails for those who don't respect those around us and the law. Respecting your leaders is the way of confidence in order to survive in combat or any situation that you are faced with. If you do not have respect for that leader than you don't trust that l |
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Advertising - Pathos, Ethos and LogosAbstract This paper analyzes a given context of a preface to the instructor/student examining the socially constructed values of different paradigms. A paradigm is a set of beliefs or assumptions that creates different types of rhetoric appeals. This analysis covers three different types of rhetoric appeal; pathos, ethos and logos. In this analysis we also see the type of audience which the author is referring to and why is it important for the reader. Paradigms A paradigm is a set of beliefs or assumptions that create reality for a group. These values are social constructed. Therefore social construction is a theory that explains how these values are made by people for people. These values need a delivery system, which is rhetoric. Rhetoric is ability to ascertain and analyze in any given context, the available means of persuasion. Rhetoric has three type of appeals; pathos, ethos, logos where each one means and represents something different. Pathos is the first type of appeal, wh |
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A Class Divided - A Powerful DocumentaryWhen I was watching "A Class Divided," the first thing that stood out to me was that Ms. Elliott was an excellent teacher. She was very engaged with her students and was concerned about their social and emotional well-being. As a primary school teacher, she went far beyond simply instructing her students. I wish this kind of engaging and thought-provoking class activity that the Ms. Elliott invented would be spread to all schools around the world. Considering that her lessons took place in 1970, over 40 years ago, I think she can be considered as one of those great social activists who devoted a lot and make a big contribution to eliminating racism and promoting social equality, just as some social worker pioneers did throughout the modern history. Besides, seeing the way that the children immediately conformed to their group was really shocking to me. I am happy to see the children who went through Ms. Elliott's lessons sounding less racist and less prejudiced, when they were talking about this topic 15 years later during their reunion. It was amazing to see that Ms. Elliott's activity also worked for the adult groups. I can't say exactly how I would react in that sit |
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Military Bearing - The US Army Field ManualMilitary bearing: service members will hear this term numerous times throughout his/her military career, but if asked, many servicemen and women may not know how to correctly articulate this military term. The US Army Field Manual (or FM) 6-22 defines military bearing as "projecting a commanding presence, a professional image of authority."" While this can point someone in the right direction, it is still a relatively broad definition. With military bearing being such a broad term, it is loosely open to interpretation. One could state that everything about being a soldier is encompassed by military bearing. From rendering the proper salutes and courtesies to being competent in the technical aspect of one's job. To strip this term down to its bare essentials, it simply refers to the way a soldier conducts himself/herself and is viewed by peers, seniors, subordinates, and any non-military personnel. This begins with having a military and professional appearance. Former Sergeant Major o |
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Issues of the Transgender CommunityAmerican governmental and state laws which imply gender are written on the principle that there are two sexes: male or female. But with nearly 700,000 transgender people living in our country, these laws overlook a large portion of society; Where do men and women making a change from one sex to another fit into our legal codes? The transgender community is, at best, viewed as a counterculture - and at worst, is labeled as an unnatural and deviant choice. These negative stigmas can have a powerful negative effect on the mental, physical and emotional health of those who are part of this community. Not only does the transfer from man to woman/woman to man create health issues, but it also creates stringent barriers to health care access. In addition, the minority status of this community increases the difficulty of health care providers to care properly and thoroughly for their transgender patients. It is only through education and cooperation of our health care community and society a |
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Renewable Resources and HydropowerDue to the ever so growing population around the different regions of the world, the necessity for more energy sources is becoming more significant. With the current energies that we use right now, we've become mainly dependent on fossil fuels. But eventually, those fossil fuels will deplete and we'll have lost our primary resource. Before this can happen, we need to start thinking about how we can take advantage of the potential energies that we have at our disposal. When fossil fuels deplete, we can be ready for that should we take initiative now. What we should turn to is renewable resources and energy. A renewable resource is a resource that will not be depleted once used. Rather, it will be replenished by a process that occurs without human involvement. But what makes it renewable is that, it will replenish faster than at the rate it is being consumed. Renewable energy is a source of energy that can be used as many times necessary and it does not need a compound made from the |
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Comparison of Online Courses to Traditional InstitutionsAbstract This paper attempts to identify some matters important for graduate students to be successful while completing the Doctorate of Business Administration with Walden University. The intent is students to gain knowledge of how Walden University DBA program advances to make online students education proportional to traditional students. The intent is not to provide inflexible advice but to raise student awareness of Walden University expectations for graduate students, general course information, requirements for discussion postings, assignment requirements, grading criteria, instructions for late submissions, and instructor feedback obligations. Online Courses Comparable to Traditional Institutions Graduate students are participating in online graduate study in increasing numbers (Allen & Seaman, 2007). However, neither the graduate student experience nor the student dynamics are the same for online students as traditional on-site students. The opportunity for informal collec |
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Affirmative Action and Fighting DiscriminationIn the 1960's, affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination, was created in order to help benefit minority groups in several areas of society. Under this policy, colleges have been encouraged to take race and ethnicity into account for their admissions process. One idea behind affirmative action is that it compensates for the huge disadvantage African American people have in America, which is that their entire culture is rooted in slavery and for most of their history here, they did not have basic rights. Due to this history, black people are still often subject to discrimination on a daily basis, which is why affirmative action can be reassuring for them. In addition, affirmative action helps colleges obtain a diverse student body, which supposedly has many educational benefits. The diversity helps prepare students for the future through exposure to various different cultures. Unfortunately, while the motives behind affirmative action are to promote diversity within an |
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