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America's Need for Multicultural Models, 2002.
This paper argues that research designed to address social problems need to focus more on promoting a society that accepts diversity.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 61.95
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The spurious claims of IQ and racial difference are criticized, mainly for the ways in which research is misinterpreted and used. It is argued that the line of research is irrelevant to the social problems that it has been purported to address. Instead, greater energy should be applied to views of society promoting diversity as a natural state of affairs and as the means to corrective law and policy.
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"A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America", 2005.
This paper discusses the history of Chinese and Japanese emigrants in the formation of the American identity as related in Ronald Takaki's "A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America".
885 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 21.95
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This paper relates that the success of both Chinese and Japanese emigrants symbolizes their efforts in constructing an industrialized and agricultural America. The author points out that, because of hardship and discrimination, both groups formed their own communities and labor unions in order to strive for labor rights for their contributions, which gradually developed strong alliances with their own cultural values and thus helped to create a multicultural America that resists notions of assimilation. The paper concludes that, if the history of these ethnic groups were eliminated, there would be blank pages in the history of America because this people built the wealth of America.
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"In the 1800s, America was sought as a "New World" of opportunities and a better life for emigrants who were "pushed" out of their country by economic depression and "pulled" by hopes and dreams of fortune. Many Chinese migrants came to America to seek sanctuary from intense revolts and harsh economic conditions in China caused by the British Opium War (Takaki 192). The Japanese emigrated to America for similar reasons as the Chinese. 1868 was the year of the Japanese Meiji Reform and the government financed national defense by heavy taxing in order to establish a strong centralized society."
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Economic Models, 2004.
Looks at different economic models and their usefulness in resolving issues of whether or not a monopoly exists.
5,640 words (approx. 22.6 pages), 17 sources, MLA, £ 94.95
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This paper uses the example of the increasing monopolization of the telecommunications industry to demonstrate the need for economic models that can help resolve issues of monopolization. The paper describes the purpose of economic models, the different types of models, and some of the factors and data that the models consider.
Outline
An Agent-Based Economic Model
Telecommunications market structure, development, and impact studies
Demand analysis and forecasting studies, modeling
Service and Network Cost Studies and Models
Comparative tariff, policy, and market analyses
Tariff Model -- International Comparisons
OECD Basket Comparisons of Telephone Services Charges - August 1997
Multivariable Regression
The Classical Model
The Classical Model of Production and Employment
Labor Demand
Labor Supply
Equilibrium
Aggregate Supply and Demand
Loanable Funds
Taxes on Labor Income
Animal Spirits
The Keynesian IS/LM Model
Tax Model (The Simple Keynesian Model)
Paradox of Thrift
The Mundell-Fleming Model
Real Business Cycles
The IS/MP Model
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"With the agressive deregulation in the telecommunications industry in the United States and Europe during the early to mid-1990?s, it seemed that the local monopolies would be forced to unbundle their networks. However, MCI WorldCom, the second largest US long distance telecommunications company, announced in October 1999, that it would acquire Sprint, the third largest US long distance company, in the biggest corporate takeover in history. The merger is valued at $129 billion in cash, stock and debt. The resulting firm will be second only to AT&T in the US telecommunications industry, a company with, as of 1999, $65 billion in annual revenue, 142,000 workers and 40 million business and residential customers (McGaughlin, 1999)."
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Economic Growth Models, 2004.
This paper discusses economic growth models, especially the Solow-Swan model and the New Growth Theory models.
2,940 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 59.95
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This paper explains that the neoclassical growth model, also known as the Solow-Swan model, was considered the basis of any research on economic growth; however, the neoclassical model treated technological progress as an exogenous factor to the model, and this led to some puzzles that it could not answer. The author points out that the endogenous model that appeared in the 1980s stressed the importance of immaterial resources that had an impact on economic growth, resources such as human capital and R&D that improved technological progress and increased economic growth; the subsequent models that followed were included in the New Growth Theory trend and endogenized economic growth. The paper examines three cases of fiscal policy using government spending as growth determinants: increased government expenditures without raising taxes, tax reduction without reducing government expenditure, and increased government expenditure with constant taxes. Economic notation used.
Table of Contents
The Solow-Swan Neoclassical Growth Model
The New Growth Theory and Endogenous Models
Fiscal Policy and Government Spending as Growth Determinants
Literature Review
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"We should take a closer look at these statements starting from the Cobb-Douglas production function Y = AKaL1-a. The idea is to endogenize the exogenous factor A. In order to do so, let?s frst write a Cobb-Douglas production function for each individual firm:
Yi = Ai Ki aLi 1-a. Concerned with the factor Ai, Arrows argued that this is represents knowledge and learning accumulated in the society throughout time with collective investments and is a common and free good to all firms. How is it accumulated? Arrow relates this accumulation to the aggregate capital in an economy by the function Ai = Gz,
where G signifies the capital accumulation, which will be used in a proportion equal to z by the firm. Following in the Cobb-Douglas individual production function, Yi = Gz Ki aLi 1-a. Note that in this equation, K, L and Y are individual firm-related, while G is economy wide, as we have agreed above. If we consider that at an aggregate level, G = K, then our equation becomes Y = K a+z L 1-a."
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Multicultural Education, 2002.
This paper describes in detail the education environment and programs for multicultural students in public schools.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 49.95
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This paper discusses how multicultural students in public schools are taught. She explores teaching methods used in multicultural education. The author seeks to understand what it is like for students and teachers to learn and teach in a multicultural environment. She concludes that multicultural learning provides academic and social benefits to students. She explains the factors of race, gender and ethnicity in multicultural learning. Finally, she examines the new multicultural method of involving parent involvement in their child?s schoolwork.
Table of Contents
Teaching Methods
Project Reach
The Multicultural Heroes Project
Multicultural Reading and Thinking (MCRAT)
Multicultural Literacy Program (MLP)
Opinion of these Programs
Students and Teachers in a Multicultural Environment
Race, Gender and Ethnicity in Multicultural Environment
Parent Involvement in Schoolwork
Conclusion
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"In addition to these educational benefits, it is noted that these students have higher self-esteem because they understand the value and importance of their own cultures and in doing so they can appreciate other cultures. Students also find these types of interactive curriculum fun and exciting, this encourages school attendance. In addition, students in these programs have an increased desire to socialize with children of other races when they are outside of the classroom.
Multicultural education can be very challenging for teachers because most multicultural curriculums require days of training and hours in preparation just to teach a lesson. Teachers also have to make sure that students are learning the basic curriculum of the school. However, teachers who have implemented these various programs have found that there own perceptions about different ethnic groups had changed. These changes in their own perceptions have allowed them to teach more effectively to all their students. In turn, students are more comfortable with teachers and are more apt to ask questions, which encourage learning."
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Models of Family Therapy, 2008.
This paper discusses and explains different models of family therapy.
1,622 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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In this article, the writer looks at different models and forms of therapy for families that are experiencing problems. The writer notes that natural therapy is a form of psychotherapy that does not allow for medications, but that uses techniques that are aimed at assisting the individual to overcome issues through a natural approach. The writer looks at cognitive behavioral therapy in which the problem is seen to exist through the individual's thoughts and actions. The writer then discusses structural therapy and strategic family therapy. The writer maintains that the solution focused model of family therapy identifies the outcomes that the family desires and uses those outcomes as the focus of the therapy. In the narrative model the writer notes that clients are asked to take part in a narrative history of life and in collaborative therapy the patient and the therapist work as partners in the discovery of issues and the implementation of solutions to the issues.
Outline:
Natural System Model
Cognitive-Behavioral Model
Structural Model
Problem Focus Model
Strategic Model
Solution-Focused Model
Narrative Model
Collaborative Language System Model
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"Change for the patient requires that the thoughts and actions impacting the person's life must be identified initially. This may occur through the patient speaking with the therapist and answering questions that serve to allow the therapist to determine where the issues exist. However, the patient should be the one that identifies the problem areas through discussion so that he or she is capable of understanding that change is significant.
"Techniques used in cognitive behavioral therapy are implemented once the identification of the problem has occurred. The therapist may give the patient "homework" and a new mental or physical response to a situation. That new response is used by the patient in place of the negative response and it is through practice that a new method of thought or behavior can be experienced on an ongoing basis, replacing the former thoughts and action."
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Multicultural Education, 2007.
An analysis of the ways that multicultural education has been integrated into the school curriculum in the US and how these techniques have worked.
2,288 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper argues that multicultural education has had significant positive effects on the educational system in the United States. The paper provides an overview of multicultural education. It then examines various ways that multicultural education has been integrated into various parts of the school curriculum and reflects on how these techniques have worked. The paper then examines case studies showing successful application of multicultural education and gives suggestions on how multicultural education can be further integrated towards a successful education for all of America's children.
Table of Contents:
Multicultural Education
Multiculturalism in the Classroom
Continuing Challenges
Conclusion
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"Multicultural education can take on a different level in the college setting, wherein the learning communities provide a safe space for interaction between different students. These interactions can give students chances to disagree and voice their diverse opinions, and give students chances to learn from one another in creative and meaningful ways. For example, a writing teacher reported great success in an exercise where students were asked to write and share regarding the origins of their names and the resulting perceptions that such names engendered. In an Art Lab class, students wrote and shared about their personal experiences with various art forms like music and dance. Such interactions helped the students connect with one another on both aesthetic and emotional levels (Yamane 2001)."
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e-Marketing Models, 2008.
This paper reviews several e-marketing business models and how they relate to Amazon.com.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 26.95
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This paper explains that, with all the different models and their variations, it is important for a company to select one or a combination of models best suited to the organizational business plan. The author points out that the brokerage model, which brings buyers and sellers together, includes online auctions, such as eBay.com, and search agents that search the Internet for requested pricing or products, such as Indeed.com. The paper relates that the merchant model is used by Lands' End and Apple iTunes music store. The author explains that the affiliate model offers various purchase opportunities wherever people may be surfing by offering financial incentives to the site owner. The paper explains that the online shopping mall Amazon.com, which uses a combination e-marketing model, provides buyers with a "one stop shopping" experience, by handling the entire transaction from selection, payment to fulfillment and shipping for its virtual merchants such as Target and Weight Watchers.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Brokerage Model
Merchant Model
Affiliate Model
Amazon.com
4 P's of Marketing
Conclusion
References
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"Amazon.com is constantly looking at the different means for reaching new and existing customers, whether it is a specific email campaign that is written to the 4 P's of email marketing: Permission, Privacy, Profiling and Personalization. They only email potential customers who have given their permission to receive emails. They respect the privacy of their customer's information. Amazon.com is well known for gathering information on their customer's spending habit which allows them to personalize their emails to their customers. By understanding their customer's buying habits and interests, they are in affect creating individualized marketing campaigns.".
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Multicultural Education: James A. Banks, 2001.
A review of James A Banks' ideas on multicultural education.
1,484 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 34.95
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Opponents of multicultural education today often have many misconceptions. This paper examines how James A. Banks addresses many of these concerns, mostly affecting teachers and others influencing education. It looks at how he states that many think that multicultural education is especially for the victimized minority groups and how he also focuses on the idea that multicultural education is opposed to western tradition. The paper also discusses how he deals with the concern that multicultural education will divide the nation and how he addresses concerns teachers have in employing a multicultural curriculum.
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"The second type of knowledge is popular knowledge. These are values and knowledge that are enforced by the mass media and popular culture. Banks borrows a term from Carlos Cortes in describing this, and names it the "societal curriculum" (2000, p. 113). This includes movies and television, which studies have proven to be very influential in childhood. The American Psychological Association recently studied the effect of television on children's behavior. The link between behavior and television occurs in the same ratio as smoking does to cancer. (Garbarino, 2001, p. 58) This alarming rate shows the immense influence that watching television has on students."
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Multicultural Curriculum, 2003.
A position paper on multicultural curriculum development.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 27.95
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This paper is a position paper on multicultural curriculum. The paper discusses what a multicultural curriculum is and why it is needed in today's multicultural classrooms. It looks at the division among those who support a multicultural curriculum and those who don't. The paper briefly discusses how to teach the multicultural curriculum.
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"According to Gollnick and Chinn multicultural education has the purpose of further developing a democratic society by providing and promoting a respect and understanding of diverse ethnic and cultural groups ..."
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What is Multicultural Education?, 2007.
The paper explores the challenge of defining multicultural education.
1,051 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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The paper explains that there are many complex issues that have to be taken into account in order to attempt a definition of multicultural education. The paper points out that multicultural education intersects by necessity with many other controversial issues, such as integration as well as social structure and transformation. The paper highlights the opposing views on what is multicultural education and discusses foundation points that almost all educationists and role players agree on. The paper concludes that if educationists are united in the meaning of multicultural education, there is a better chance of overcoming the challenge of defining multicultural education.
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"Studies also show that educationists and teachers often differ in their views and definitions on this subject. "It is rare that any two classroom teachers or education scholars will have the same definition for multicultural education. As with any dialogue on education, individuals tend to mold concepts to fit their particular focus." (Multicultural Education) This view points out that due to its changing and transformational character, and the various factors and implications that it carries with it, there is no one easy and universally acceptable definition of the term multicultural education."
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The Attitudinal Model and the Rational Choice Model, 2006.
A comparative analysis between the effectiveness of the attitudinal model and the rational choice model fo studying law.
2,633 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 54.95
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This paper examines the relationship between the Attitudinal Model and the Rational Choice Model for studying the law and the courts. This paper looks into how both models are used to understand the courts, in particular the United States Supreme Court. In addition, through a comparative analysis both models are applied to circumstances to determine which model is most appropriate when trying to understanding how the courts establish and define law.
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"At first glance the attitudinal model and the rational choice (Strategic) model for studying the law and the courts seem vastly different. Essentially this is because they serve different purposes. The Attitudinal Model seeks to explain why justices (for our purposes justices on the Supreme Court) vote the way that they do, and the running premise is that they do so to implement their own personal policy preferences into the law. The Strategic Model seeks to explain the collective decision making process of the Supreme Court, focusing on what constrains, controls and influences the justices' decisions. However, the relationship between the Attitudinal Model and the Strategic Model for studying the law and the courts is not as clear-cut as this. This is because in an analysis of their essential foundations and applications, the strategic model, although different and contradictory at times, supplements the Attitudinal Model."
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Models of Change, 2008.
Analyzes ten change models and theories as they relate to today's business corporations.
4,215 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 77.95
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This paper explains that today's fast-changing organizational environment requires corporations to adapt or risk death. The paper points out that compounding the challenges posed by today's competitive business environment is the growing complexity of organizations themselves. The paper then analyzes ten change models and theories in terms of their purpose, their historical and political perspective, their structure and methods, their strengths and weaknesses, their applications and their process of implementation.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Models
Evolutionary
Teleological
Life Cycle
Dialectical/Political
Cultural
G.R. Lueddeke-Adaptive/Generative Development (AGD-M)
Peter Senge's Model of Learning Organizations-The 5th Discipline
Personal
Mental Models
Shared Vision
Team Learning
Systems Thinking
Kotter's Eight Stage Process
Pettigrew's Open Learning System
L.E. Bolman & T.E. Deal's Four Frames of Organizational Change
Structural Frame
Cultural Symbolic Frame
Human Resources Frame
Political Frame
Discussion and Conclusion
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"The product/service life cycle is based on the idea that the market demand for any product or service has a finite life and that during its life cycle it passes through distinguishable stages. The market for the product or service needs to be managed in different ways during the different stages of its life as changes occur. Once the market for a product or service has entered the 'maturing' phase, an organization should then stop putting new resources - finance, recruitment, research - into it and begin funneling resources in other products and services in the 'developing' phase."
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Biomedical and Biopsychosocial Models, 2007.
A comparative analysis of the biomedical and biopsychosocial models of illness.
1,198 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper examines how the biomedical model is defined as a conceptual model of illness based exclusively upon biologic factors. When diagnosing and treating a person's medical illness or disorder in accordance with the biomedical model, psychological and social factors are unfortunately excluded from consideration. The paper then discusses, how in contrast to the biomedical model, the biopsychosocial model is more all-encompassing because it is based upon a holistic view of health and attaches priority to the psychosocial context of an illness when interpreting and diagnosing mental conditions.
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" These two models can be compared and contrasted in a number of ways, but one of the most illustrative ways is to demonstrate how each model would be applied to a case in which a patient is complaining of chest pain. In a biomedical model approach, the physician would focus on physical causes of disease, examine the patient's recent diet, pain history, family and history of heart disease, and look for empirical signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction. In addition, objective lab tests would be done and vital signs such as temperature, pulse, and blood pressure would be checked. Based upon these procedures and results, the physician would prescribe treatment based solely on biological etiology and pathogenesis."
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