... which will only add to the existing shortage. "These newly insured Americans will need to seek out new primary care physicians, further exacerbating the already growing problem of P.C.P. shortages in the United States," said the Department of Health and Human Services when it described the "mystery shopper" project to the White House (Pear). The mystery shoppers are expected to call medical practices and ask ... if doctors are accepting new patients. If they are, the mystery shoppers want to know how long the wait will be ... accept Medicaid, or low-income, patients because the reimbur...

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... states met in Philadelphia to discuss and draft the United States Constitution. James Madison was one of the leading and most important architects of this most important document. A study of his detailed notes from the daily meetings of the statesmen give us great insight as to the painstaking process that took place in order to draft the framework of this new Nation. His notes explain the fears and concerns of the people of that ... day as they had recently fought and won the war of independence with England. The delegates were determined to never be governed again by a tyrannical gove...

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... I can do so many amazing things with a computer. I can do my homework, talk to a friend at a chatline, or play the latest video game, all on a computer. Computers are becoming more smaller, faster, and better everyday. What makes a computer so great is the World Wide Web or the Internet. The Internet is so huge in this day and age. People can do almost everything on ... terrorist activity. "Uncle Sam and the Watching Eye," talks about it. In the article, Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil-liberties group based in San Francisco notes that, "Internet wiretapping was ...

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... our all effort on it; seemingly this is our real job. This is the most interesting part I enjoyed a lot throughout the semester. Like Dr. Robert Wood said, we have been exposed to a host of policy issues as well as a variety of theories to explain how the process works. I think as a student, it's a great experience and perhaps can change one's dream if he or she loved this ... simulation. In this simulation, my role was the officer of Science and Technology Policy. I worked with Alec Takashige and Dallon Bitz ... interested in I can do my assignment more efficiently without having lots...

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... type of writing that I will discuss is workplace writing. Say for example you don't think that you ever incorporate writing into your life because you work a nine to five job in the factory. Well, you"re wrong. That time card in which you clock in and out with is one type of workplace writing. Brochures, memos, and flyers are all types of ... who wrote that would know which type of meat to get. Have you ever had a wedding or a party, well the invitations in which you printed is also incorporated into everyday writing. Notice how the simple task of writing a shopping list reveals the sho...

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... of different ethnicities. That is why our country is called the "melting pot" because there are so many different cultures molded into one big American culture. Sparta and Athens did have an influence in shaping American culture and society. Unlike liberal America, Sparta and Athens were conservative societies. In Sparta, babies were left to die or were killed if they were found ... to be too weak. Weak babies in American society are given extra care and infanticide would be a crime. The government of Sparta was an aristocracy and was ruled by the noble and wealthy. Much like America, A...

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Why is the Average Unemployment Rate Falling? The government has reported that the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 of a percentage point. Businesses cut 89,000 jobs in January, which followed job losses that averaged 311,000 a month in the last three months of 2001. Economists had predicted the unemployment rate would continue to rise. So why is the nations unemployment rate decreasing? Employment gains in construction, air transportation and retailing helped offset job losses in other industries. Recently there has been also been evidence of an increase in the manufacturing sector. Analysts say...

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... are just a number according to the government, we are not referred to as a name at the IRS, but a simple nine digit code with the pattern of ###-##-####. The Poem "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden is about us. "The Unknown Citizen" is a poem that is written in free verse. Although, there is an apparent rhyme scheme, there is no pattern to which words rhyme, sometimes it is the next line that rhymes ... ; yet at other times, it is the line after the next that rhymes. It is a poem because it is structured like a poem. However there are no stanzas, it is just one large ... their life wou...

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... democracy with a stark contrast, but nevertheless, Athens was responsible for the the word "democracy." It is also responsible for the evolution of democracy today. The word democracy originates from the greek words kratos and demos which means power of the people. This describes Athens. Athens was more narrow-minded than the democracy we are accustomed to, but nevertheless, it was still a democracy by far. Our ... freedom, equality, citizenship without property qualifications, the right of most citizens to hold public office, and the rule of law." So, how then can it be said that Athen...

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... didn't know your family how would you be able to relate to them? If you didn't know your friends how would you be able to help them? If you didn't know the skills of your work, how would you be able to work? In my eyes it all comes down to one thing, and that is knowledge. The bible says, "My people are destroyed for lack of ... , videos, clothes, sporting events, and things of that nature; they know everything. I can't remember having a conversation about the government with anyone my age, because it's something they don't know about. I feel that the government doesn't mind, because tha...

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... in Enders Games than in The Day of the Triffids. In The Day of the Triffids we see in the beginning a possible cause for the manifestation of the triffids. The problem here was that the government wasn't around long enough to reap the bounty of their actions. The majority of them were mostly likely killed never knowing the full extent of their actions on the human populace. Politics created the triffids, that much is known ... . To produce a more effective vegetable oil the mutant ... ...

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... introduction of characters and government. At the beginning of the story the government seems to have a democratic way of electing a leader. The group of surviving boys has a choice between Jack and Ralph. Jack already being the leader of the choir seems to be a power crazy and very bossy little boy. He has a critical attitude and finds imperfection in all the boys for example the crowd has already witnessed him making ... of a dictator or totalitarian. Before Ralph's departure on his journey he chooses Jack and a kid named Simon out of the group to follow him. They will later become hi...

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... #51, most likely Alexander Hamilton, makes several great arguments in this document. However, there are certain flaws present in the writing. Hamilton makes a good point when he says that the ideal way of appointing the entire government would be to have the American People vote for every position. This is obviously the best choice because it emphasizes the idea of democracy. We were promised a government ... for a certain amount of time. Then the veto can be overturned by receiving an overwhelming 80% of the votes. Hamilton goes against this because he does not trust the average Americ...

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... appear all compassion, all honor, all humanity, all integrity, and all religion." A lot for one to obtain just to rule a country or government. But very necessary. A ruler should posses all the qualities the average joe does not. At times he should seem more superior than his people, with great intelligence and integrity. We seldom see much of those qualities , maybe because (as Machiavelli said), "Men ... are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs- Even though a ruler should concentrate on being on the good side of the table. They often sometimes have to trav...

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... no other nation has the resources or determination to do. They fueled the machine that would bring us, as a county, out of the depression and into a secured position as world leaders. From 1929 to 1941 the economy fell to an all time low. This time period is know as Great Depression. The American dream had become a nightmare. What was once the land of opportunity was now the land of desperation. What ... was once the land of hope ... and optimism had become the land of despair. The American people were questioning what they had in there ... ...

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Americans faced many problems in the 1920s. One of those problems was the great depression. Along with the economy, the government's capitalist ideas were beginning to fail as well. Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration responded to these problems by creating jobs, helping agriculture, and setting up social security. The federal government became more involved by establishing the SEC and the FDIC. Some Americans saw the New Deal as a way to rebuild America's economy and government ... after the depression. People who supported the New Deal, supported the government ... ...

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... for my third country analyses is the island of Japan. The main reason I chose to write about Japan is because their economic prosperity is second in the world trailing only the U.S. Another reason I thought researching Japan would be beneficial is because of the noted health and industrial advances made by Japan since the second world war. The following are my findings on the people, economy, resources, and industries that ... are rice, sugar beets, and fruits and vegetables (www.worldbank.org.) The island of Japan has also become known around the world for its peoples healthfulness and...

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... an account of the life that the Indians have had to lead in our country. First he tells about the removal of the Indians from their own land. He states that the United States government is responsible for the removal that largest forced migration in US history. When the Indians were finally all on the reservations they were almost extinct. Then the government intervened again and tried to civilize them by ... was worthy of respect. This act allowed tribal governments for the first time since removal. This was terminated after a short time and the United States government then created th...

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... prior to the French Revolution, many great leaders known as the philosophes, influenced our world. These people were a group of French academics who sought the answer to the struggle of how to maximize human potential towards the goal of infinite progress. They addressed elements of our world that to this day are part of the modern world including things with regard to organisms, function of the society ... , role in science and also led us towards the ... people automatically earned these rights by simply being born and that through experience and outside resources, we developed and le...

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... people have basic rights that should not be taken away from them by any government because any basic right that people have is given to them by the government in the best interest of the people. Thus, the right can be taken away by the government for the best interest of the majority population. Many of those basic rights include our safety such as airport screening and frisking ... . The government wants baggage screening so many other lives can be saved from terrorism. That means that the government has to violate the privacy of individuals for their safety. Another basic right is priv...

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... in might violate the Free Speech act of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Universities that are funded by the government don't have the problem of hate speech to the extent that private institutions do. Because of that the author proposes steps that such institution have to take if they want to deal appropriately with the problem of hate speech on campus. The author also explains how the First Amendment relates to the issue of ... hate speech. I believe that the author has the right credentials to state his opinion about ... ...

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... revolution that started with the public use of telephones to the emergence of home computers has been accompanied by corresponding social problems involving the activities of so-called "computer hackers," or better referred to as the computer underground (CU). The CU is composed of computer aficionados who stay on the fringes of legality. The CU is composed of relatively intelligent people, in contrast to the media's description of the ultra intelligent and ... sophisticated teenage "hacker." The majority have in common the belief that information should be free ... ...

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... the slaughtering process; The inhumane treatment animals receive within slaughterhouses needs to stop and the only way for it to stop is by education and awareness. I. Exposing Animal Cruelty within the Slaughterhouses A. Cruelty from the Start: proving that cruelty is started at birth within the confines of the farm. B. The Government and Animal Cruelty: how the government turns the other cheek when exposed to animal cruelty within slaughterhouses. C. The "too dead" Myth, talking about the ... horses are put through while their venture through the slaughterhouses. B. Slaughterhouses fo...

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... be more American and less Native American. As Helen Jackson says in her book, A Century of Dishonor. "The poorer, the more significant, the more helpless the band, the more certain the cruelty and outrage to which they have been subjected." The Government and the Pioneers took everything from the Native Americans and left them with nothing. Chief Joseph say in his address, An Indian's View of Indian Affairs ... talks about "There is not among these three hundred bands of Indians one which is has not suffered cruelly at the hands either of the Government or of the white settlers." "These...

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... , and people were finally seeing that. The Second Great Awakening led to a reform movement that opposed slavery. The reform movement was a religious revival that swept through the country. Document D was opposed to slavery' however instead of creating the slaves free, they wanted slaves to be moved back to Africa. They asked congress for the approval that all slaves be moved back. The Second great awakening reached out to the slave community as well. Dr ... . Rush, in document C, treated the colored men as equal. He was risking his career and everything ... ...

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