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Greatest Danger Facing the Global Community, 2006.
Argues that the rich-poor gap is the greatest danger facing the global community in the twenty-first century.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, £ 63.95
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As we enter the last half of the first decade of the twenty-first century academics are still trying to determine what threat constitutes the greatest danger to the global community Some individuals believe that terrorism with the massive loss of human life that can attend it and the chilling effect it can have on civil liberties and on the willingness of people to engage in honest debate is the greatest threat the international order will confront. Others believe that overpopulation may constitute the greatest threat over straining our fragile ability to provide for all our citizens especially those reared in poor nations. This paper argues that it is the gap between the rich and the poor that presents the greatest threat to the global community.
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Face to Face with God, 2007.
This paper analyzes the book 'Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold' by C.S. Lewis.
1,419 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 33.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the book 'Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold' by C.S. Lewis and notes that Lewis has created a complex novel in his retelling of the story of Cupid and Psyche. The writer points out that it is a novel with numerous themes and meanings, one which is very deep and reflects on the very core of the interaction between human nature and spirituality. The writer relates that speaking largely on the power of God, the Divine, love, jealousy and family among other themes, Lewis creates a powerful character in Orual whose transformation reflects on the very nature of God's involvement in life and on love, spirituality, and holiness within an individual. The writer concludes that Orual went through the process of gaining a face through her conversion and through her realization of her own self-deception, Lewis is suggesting that it requires internal awakening of the divine before true conversion and understanding of God can be reached.
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"Orual's conversion, and her own struggles with the divine, is reflective of the challenges humans must overcome to discover God. To find God, one must first find God in him or herself. Only through finding the divine inside, can one truly discover God. With the veil over the faces, to borrow Lewis' metaphor, humans have to face, and therefore cannot see the face of God. The face of God is not for humans to see anyway, because it is so pure and divine. However, there will come a day when we all have faces, as the title suggests, and then truly can we discover God. Ultimately, we must discover the Godliness in us as individuals; we must all undergo the conversion of Orual. The love that humans think they feel is not unconditional and it has to be to discover God. Discovering God is finding heavenly love in oneself, and to discover that one must believe in the greater spiritual powers without empirical proof. Psyche found her true happiness by trusting God, and she had beauty that was limitless. In Till We Have Faces, Lewis depicts how humans must go through a conversion, a difficult conversion in which they find true love in themselves in order to understand the true love of God. Only then, can God be discovered."
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Goffman's Face-to-Face Communication, 2007.
An exploration of Erving Goffman's model of human interaction.
1,953 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 44.95
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This paper identifies and discusses the various aspects of Erving Goffman's model of face-to-face communication, including impression management, discrediting information and group interaction or 'performance team'. The paper investigates these concepts and others as well as the concepts guiding the paper to the ultimate question of 'where or what is the real self?' The paper, considering Goffman's thoughts, attempts to answer this question.
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"For centuries philosophers have attempted to explain human face-to-face interaction. It is the human's desire for the fundamental answers of existence that explain this fact. Erving Goffman, a 20th Century sociologist, essentially found face-to-face communication to be a series of dramatic performances, not dissimilar to the performance of an actor or actress in a production. Thus, Goffman's 'dramaturgical' account of face-to-face communication was born. There are several aspects to Goffman's model of communication. Firstly, impression management is an important facet to investigate. Secondly, the relationship between revealing discrediting information and tactful blindness shown by the recipient is an interesting concept. "
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Komunyakaa's Expression of Self in "Facing It", 2005.
This paper explains Yusef Komunyakaa's poem "Facing It" as the self expression of the poet.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 56.95
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An explication of Yusef Komunyakaa's poem "Facing It," as the self expression of the poet - an African American and Vietnam War veteran - as he sees his reflection in the Vietnam Memorial.
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"In the poem "Facing It" by Yusef Komunyakaa, the author uses first person narration, metaphor, simile, images of light and darkness, personification, allusion and word connotation in order to convey to his detached audience the intimate experience of making his pilgrimage to the Vietnam War Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. For Komunyakaa, an African American writer and Vietnam veteran, the emotions associated with the memorial are complex, sad, disheartening and cherished."
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Facing Challenges and Communal Responsibility, 2005.
A discussion regarding the challenges facing a new immigrant and the responsibility of the community.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper is a brief essay regarding the challenges that a young person from Iran faces in a new world and culture. The essay outlines some of the challenges faced and also explores the individual's view on giving back to the community. The paper concludes that there is a "cause-and-effect" relationship between healthy community role models and a healthy community.
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"Being a student from Iran and trying to gain a diploma in a new land presents many challenges. The following brief paper will outline the challenges that any young student placed in such a circumstance must confront. The paper will also examine communal responsibility and how a young person can give back to his or her community and make that community a better place for everyone. In particular, this paper will look at the "cause-and-effect" relationship of being a positive role model to young people. "
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Problems Facing Social Security, 2002.
A discussion on the current problems facing social security in the United States, with particular reference to the problem of privatization.
3,295 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 67.95
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The following paper discusses the practical and symbolic significance of Social Security. The writer argues that the main reason social security is facing long-term insolvency is because the population is aging. This paper examines studies that claim that by 2030 there will be exclusively two active workers for every one retiree. The writer discusses the fundamental demographic shift that will occur when fewer and fewer workers will be contributing payroll taxes to support more and more retired individuals.
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"To finance the current level of benefits, payroll taxes for the Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance portion of the FICA tax would have to be increased from the current 12.4 percent to 18 percent. The long-term shortage in the OASDI trust fund is about 2 percent of payroll, which is approximately a $32 billion annual deficit in today's dollars. The Social Security trust funds have been building up surpluses in anticipation of baby boomers' retirement needs. These surpluses, however, help mask the true size of the federal deficit. In fact, the trust funds are projected to pay out $18.6 trillion in benefits over the next 75 years but collect only $9.8 trillion in income from taxes, leaving an unfunded liability of $8.8 trillion. Beginning in the year 2012, the trust funds will begin to experience negative cash flows. By 2029, OASDI will be insolvent; able to pay only 77 percent of promised benefits. "
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Inclusion and the Dilemmas Facing Schools, 2007.
This paper discusses inclusion and looks at the dilemmas facing schools in identifying and implementing inclusion policies in practice.
2,357 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 51.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that inclusion presents dilemmas in principle because the real human right, that all pupils receive a good education, is easily confused with something else, that all pupils receive the same education. The writer maintains that inclusion also creates dilemmas in principle because it represents an intensification, and not a resolution, of a dilemma that has always been inherent within mainstream education - how to impart a single education to children who are different from one another. Finally, the writer notes that inclusion also presents dilemmas in practice for a host of reasons to do with implementation at school governance and individual classroom level for which high-sounding statements about 'community', 'infinite potential', 'inclusion' etc. offer no guidance. The writer concludes that in this context, the religious education (RE) teacher has a duty to use the unique capacity of RE to capture the unique potentials of pupils whose particular challenges can only be appreciated over the long-term by a vigilant and caring class teacher.
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"As well as presenting dilemmas - and conflicts of interest - in principle, there is a vast range of practical dilemmas arising from inclusion of which the following represents the tip of the iceberg. Where pupils present severe behavioural problems, for example, schools are faced with the dilemma of using resources for in-class support or using them to support intensive withdrawal work. Eventually, some schools face the dilemma of struggling to control pupils with extreme behavioural difficulties or excluding them altogether. Schools face a dilemma of diverting resources from mainstream education only to plough them into projects designed to cope with behavioural difficulties that could perhaps be treated more cost-effectively - without the diseconomy of small scale - beyond the individual school.
"A further dilemma that arises from the attempts to implement inclusion within school is that of developing systems, structures and procedures of enabling inclusion to occur. In the schools studied by Clarke and colleagues, the most common form of technology was in-class support."
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Challenges Facing Democracy in the United States, 2008.
An argument claiming that President Bush has created a number of challenges to democracy in the United States today.
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper discusses the three greatest challenges facing democracy in the United States today - the tyranny of the majority and the violation of civil liberties; an undemocratic constitution and an undemocratic electoral system; and an overwhelming executive power. The paper argues that President Bush's relentless abuses of power have led to this situation in the politics of the country.
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"The ultimate and foundational cause of all three problems being analyzed is the ignorance and apathy of tens of millions of Americans regarding politics and government. This ignorance and apathy has been exploited by the current occupant of the White House and his party in order to govern as fascists behind a facade of token lip service to Constitutional government and the rule of law. The Impeachment process would compel the complicit corporate media to report upon and acknowledge this harsh reality, which in turn would stir Americans from their lethargy and generate long-term electorate distrust of Republicans."
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Facing the End of Middle Age, 2002.
A middle aged woman's view on aging.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 34.95
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This paper reports the findings of an interview with a middle aged widow. Her views on the difficulties she will face as she ages are expressed. Research from the relevant literature on the topic is included.
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"The interviewee is a 57-year-old female retired teacher. This is her first year of retirement. ?Nancy? was a special education teacher who left teaching twice before to pursue other interests. One time she went to work for a publisher, and the other time she left to write a book about special education. She is a widow whose husband passed away about six years ago. She has two daughters, both away from home most of the year. One is in college and the other is in graduate school. She is proud of their accomplishments and feels that she and her husband did a good job of raising them. However, neither show any interest in getting married at this time, and she doesn?t expect to have either sons-in-laws or grandchildren for some time. She reports that this is fine with her and is glad to see them getting a good start in life before they start a family. She herself had these children later in life, at age 32 and 35."
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Terrorist Threats Facing Israel, 2003.
A profile of Israel's counter-terrorist strategy.
7,596 words (approx. 30.4 pages), 12 sources, APA, £ 118.95
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This paper considers the terrorist threats faced by Israel, mostly in the period since the Six Day War, and assesses Israeli counter-terrorist efforts. It covers Israel's evolving counter-terrorist strategy and considers its effectiveness given the changing terrorist landscape in the area. It concludes with recommendations for future Israeli counter-terrorist policies.
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"Throughout its short, 55-year history, the State of Israel has existed in a constant state of emergency stemming from the unwavering military and terrorist threats posed by opposition groups inside and outside the nation?s borders. Nearly a century of political violence ? propagated in the region by neighboring states, foreign terrorist organizations, and internal dissidents since even before Israel?s founding in 1948 ? has profoundly shaped the history, politics, and culture of Israel and, to a large extent, the world?s Jewish population. Israel was formed in the midst of a decades-old conflict in the Middle East, and despite several large strides towards a peaceful existence in the time since, she still finds herself enmeshed in a bloody battle for survival and tranquility with many of her familiar foes."
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New Problems Facing the Elderly, 2004.
Explores the problem of alcohol abuse and drug abuse among the elderly.
1,668 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper explores the incidence of alcoholism and prescription drug abuse among the elderly. It examines why it occurs and how it is exacerbated. In addition, the paper explores things that are being done to try and treat the problem, both individually and as a society.
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"Alcoholism and prescription medication abuse are increasing among the elderly. As isolation, health problems, and depression continue to affect this population the problem of alcohol and pill abuse will continue. Programs to educate the elderly and provide social stimulation for them are being used to combat the issues. Future studies will be able to determine their effectiveness and plan continued treatment."
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Global Problems Facing Feminism, 2007.
A discussion about moving towards a transnational feminist movement.
1,353 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper examines the gap between theoretical feminism and practical feminist activities. It looks at how a global movement needs to change male attitudes and how whole social systems need to be understood. The writer suggests that the examination of case studies could help create a number of workable models, separate from mere ideology, oriented towards raising women's basic status, reducing women's suffering, and seeing that women come to be appreciated as equal citizens, across the world.
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Introduction
Essential Consultation
Concluding Remarks
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"Western countries offer much familiarity with the women's movement and topics of feminism as can be said of the educated classes in the non-Western world. However, on a global scale, the gains of feminism have been quite low, as should inspire interest in a global movement towards public education, legal and social reform, so that all citizens are at least aware of the ideal of gender equality. The United Nations and various non-governmental organizations have long discussed the imperatives of women's rights and gender equality. Many Westerners fail to see the degree of sexism to non-Western societies in extreme class gaps, deep poverty and general suffering affecting women, and less activity in making women aware of their rights, as comes to being seen as rather a luxury under such circumstances. Unfortunately, Western feminists can seem to avoid such realities though they are essential to the building of a bona fide transnational feminist campaign."
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Are We Facing an "Electronic Pearl Harbor"?, 2005.
This paper examines conflicting opinions on the possibility of an electronic attack.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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In this article the writer studies conflicting opinions on whether an "electronic Pearl Harbor" is a real threat to computer usage. The writer examines the issue of computer security. The overstatement of computer viruses is examined in this paper. The writer concludes that an 'electronic Pearl Harbor' attack is unlikely.
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"When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the enemy's trump card was the element of surprise. That added to the heinous nature of the vicious attack on a peaceful harbor raised the ire of millions around the world. The enemy was subsequently soundly defeated but the fear instilled in the hearts of many by that surprise vicious attack has never been completely erased. The possibility of another Pearl Harbor has never been far from their thoughts. In 'Alvin and Heidi' Toffler wrote ... "
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Challenges facing the Nursing Profession, 2008.
A discussion about nurses' moral obligations to patients.
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper reports the writer's observations about ethics as they relate to the nursing experience. The paper is written in narrative form and discusses the writer's ideas about autonomy, beneficence, and nonmaleficence. The writer notes that she has come to understand that each nurse-patient situation is different and can often be complicated, and as such, cannot limit herself to one ethical theory when dealing with the ethical/moral dilemmas that sometimes arise in these situations.
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Introduction
Themes and application
Most meaningful themes
Significant learning
Conclusion
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"At the beginning of the course, I saw black and white and would be very close minded about ethics. The main thing I have learned is to incorporate new and deeper knowledge of ethical theories and principles with the analysis of an ethical issue. The key word in my learning is 'complexity'. I see that ethical issues are never simple. For example, the utilitarian idea of the greatest good for the greatest number (Beauchamp & Childress, 2001) sounds perfect but does not always work. My own favorite ethical theory is deontology because of its concern with others and with life. However, I learned I cannot limit myself to one view or I will never be able to deal with ethical dilemmas. Basically, I have learned that we need to have a complete understanding of all ethical theories and principle."
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