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Articles of David Plotz 592
The articles ""Notes From Tysons Corner; A Suburb All Grown Up and Paved Over" by David Plotz and "Misplacing the Blame for Our Troubles on 'Flat, Not Tall' Spaces" by Vivian Postrel both focus on the issue of suburban growth. In Plotz's article about Fairfax, he writes: "Earlier this month the county council passed a law forbidding homeowners from paving over their front yards to create extra parking spaces." Since Fairfax, once a lily-white enclave, has become more integrated with immigrant families, people in some Fairfax neighborhoods have paved their front yards to allow more room for parking, destroying (as opponents to this practice argue) some of the remaining rural beauty of Fairfax. Plotz implies that the success of Fairfax is owed, ironically, to the personal automobile, which families must use to get to work, although those who object to the practice of pa
Maslow's Theory of Hierarchy 1185
Our organization, like most other organizations, is mainly concerned with motivation of salespersons who act as the backbone of our business. My firm runs a chain of bookstores around the country and it is important for us to hire salespersons who are highly motivated and can attract more customers. But to keep people motivates all the time is not an easy task and our HR department is always coming up with ways to sustain the interest and motivation level of sales employees. In this connection Maslow's theory of needs has played an important role as it has been incorporated in our rewards and incentive plan. Abraham Maslow was of the view that man has different set of needs and it was important for him to satisfy one set before he could move on to another. This theory has been given immense importance in psychology studies of motivation because man feel that at least it contains substance as far as set of needs are concerned. But theorists do not agree with Maslow that man can move to
U.S. Censorship After 9/11 376
After the bombing of the Twin Towers in New York City, a number of individuals in a variety of different academic and art fields became increasingly concerned about terrorism. In December of 2001, for example, the Boston Symphony Orchestra cancelled John Adams's ''Death of Klinghoffer'' choruses in deference to audience sensitivities about the opera's themes. There were those who were either in favor or against this decision. Richard Taruskin, who teaches and writes about music history at the University of California at Berkeley supported the cancellation.
Whats Behind The Story ,Yellow Paper 1853
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" share similar themes of women being alienated from the community and offer similar solutions to this problem. Nora and the narrator of the yellow wallpaper are both alienated because of the limited role that society places them in. This limited role based on their place as women in society alienates them from the community by making them inferior. This does not only refer to how others perceive them, but how they come to perceive themselves. It essentially becomes an accepted view where the two women both accept being powerless and allow themselves to be dominated. Both Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Henrik Ibsen show through their works that the solution to this problem is for women to recognize their limited roles and fight to break free from these roles. Nora and the narrator of "The Yellow Wallpaper" are both alienated from the community because of the limited role that so
Impact of Warning Labels on the Consumer 1420
Not even 50 years ago, many people felt skeptical about the hazards of cigarette smoking. Although increasing numbers of studies showed that some connection existed between tobacco and lung and heart ailments, questions still remained about the true effects on health. In 1964, however, the United States Surgeon General Luther Terry confronted 200 media reporters in a State Department auditorium for two hours and completely changed the course of history. For the first time, the American government made it official: Smoking causes lung cancer. How much of an impact did this warning and other warnings to come by the Surgeon General and additional interested parties in the future alter the numbers of people smoking nationwide? The results are not too promising. After the Surgeon General's first announcement, there was an immediate reaction. At this time, about 46 percent of people smoked in the U.S. When Americans heard the Surgeon General's words of warning, they decreased cigarette c
The Gupta Period, Known as the Golden Age of Classical Indian History 972
India is a country rich in cultural heritage. For thousands of years, people from far and wide came to this nation and left their mark. In addition, throughout the centuries, Indian merchants and traders traveled to distant lands to bring back cultural elements to incorporate into their own traditions. For example, even in ancient times, South India was known as a rich land to which, according to the Bible, King Solomon sent his ships every three years carrying gold, silver, ivory, monkeys and peacocks (Kulke 97). Today, the greatly varied arts and crafts, architecture, dance and music continue to display India's unique background. Prior to the beginning of the Christian Era and over the next six hundred years, Northern India was rule by a number of different kingdoms. The most significant dynasty was named after Chandra Gupta I, who united a major portion of the northern part of country and whose family brought great prosperity from 320 to 520 AD. The classical heritage was only sit
The Negative Effects of Air Pollution 2974
Introduction: The negative effects of air pollution are that it can force illness on us. It can produce burning eyes and nose and an itchy, irritated throat, in addition to difficulty in breathing. The cause for certain diseases like cancer, birth defects, brain and nerve injury and long-standing wound to the lungs and breathing passages is found to be some chemicals in polluted air. Severe injury or even death can happen if some hazardous air pollutants are released by mistake. Air pollution affects environment. Air pollution also affects trees, lakes and animals. Air pollutants are contracting the shielding ozone layers above the Earth. This loss of ozone can lead to alterations in the environment in addition to more skin cancer and cataracts in people. By soiling buildings and other structures, air pollution spoils properties like home, offices, etc. Damages to stone based structures like buildings, monuments and statues take place as some widespread pollutants erode stone. Decre
A Beautiful Mind by Silvia Nasar 3069
For anyone who has seen the film A Beautiful Mind John Nash comes across as a man troubled by schizophrenia, yet able to achieve success in his life. While his illness does cause him significant problems, he is still able to achieve greatness via his game theory, to manage a long-lasting relationship where his wife loves him unconditionally, to achieve social acceptance where his colleagues accept his condition, and to receive the ultimate career achievement in winning the Nobel prize. The film even shows Nash succeeding over his schizophrenia and become able to control it and cure himself. This depiction presents Nash's story as one full of positives where his struggle with schizophrenia and his life is seen in a romantic light. To see the real truth of schizophrenia, it is better to read Sylvia Nasar's biography of Nash titled A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash. In this researched account of Nash's life, Nasar describes the truth of N
The Man Behind William Carlos 1500
William Carlos Williams is often recognized as a poet that was brave enough to step outside the traditional bounds of poetry and write about what moved him. These events were often simple things that might have been overlooked by any other writer, which illustrates Williams' ability to use his poetic vision to his advantage. Critics Linda Wagner and Charles Doyle have explored Williams' creative style and determined that, among many things, he was a poet that enjoyed focusing on the common aspect of life. In Linda Wagner's article, "William Carlos Williams: Overview," she focuses on how Williams "established many new principles in the writing of his poetry" (Wagner). She surmises that much of his creative technique stemmed from his firm belief that the "common American was an apt source of character" (Wagner). According to Wagner, Williams discovered a "joy in re-creating natural speech" (Wagner). Charles Doyle, in his article, "William Carlos Williams and the American Poem," con
Parallels and Contrasts of Eudora Welty's Short Stories 2276
The Mississippi writer, Eudora Welty, is a master of the Southern regional short story. Welty writes in a unique, often humorous style about small-town Mississippi life, capturing regional eccentricities of Southern locales and their people. Welty's stream-of-consciousness short story ''Why I Live at the P.O.'' is told in dramatic monologue fashion by the older of two sisters (called simply "Sister" in the story), who has just moved into the town's post office ("the P.O.") Sister has been driven there by her quarrelsome family: younger sister Stella Rondo, Stella Rondo's two-year-old daughter Shirley T; Mama; their grandfather (Papa-Daddy); and an uncle. Stella Rondo, separated from her husband, and has come home, unannounced, child in tow. Shirley T, she says, is adopted. But Sister not only sees but remarks on Shirley T's resemblance to Papa-Daddy: "she was the spit-image of Papa-Daddy if he cut off his beard." That seemingly off-hand comment fuels enough tension to force Sist
Global Challenges in Economics 368
"Take a look at this," a coworker of mine said, tossing a pamphlet on my desk. It was the first thing in the morning. Sipping my coffee, I logged on to the network and leafed through the Excellence in Government publication. A few moments later the man returned and said, "Did you look that over? I think you"ll be perfect for it; give it a shot!" Already an employee with the Department of Veterans Affairs and a retired United States Army officer, I didn"t give the Excellence in Government Fellow program was for me. However, ab
The Student's Behaviors 812
1. Discuss the relevant information about the student"s behaviors. What factors early on contribute to how she is today?
Impact of Khrushchev on the Cuban Missile Crisis 6324
It was Saturday evening, October 27, 1962, the day the world came very close to destruction. The crisis was not over. Soviet ships had not yet tried to run the United States (US) naval blockade, but the missiles were still on Cuban soil. In Cuba, work continued on the missile sites to make them operational. The situation could either be resolved soon, or events could get out of hand and people would die. That afternoon, a US U-2 reconnaissance plane had been shot down by mistake. "The Soviet leader had given orders not to shoot down any U-2 surveillance planes. A local Soviet commander violated those orders on October 27 when he downed Major Rudolph's Anderson's U-2 with a surface-to-air missile. Soviet officials seem to have understood this could have brought retaliatory strikes and perhaps even a U.S. invasion."i The Soviet position seemed to be hardening with the arrival of a letter Saturday morning from Khrushchev demanding that the US remove its Jupiter missiles from Tur
The Royal Slave 1136
Pages 1-9. The first two paragraphs serve as an introduction to the novella, and try to show the reader this is supposed to be a true story. Just reading these first two paragraphs, it sounds as if this could be a romance or a tragic romance. Relations between the natives and the English seem to be good; at least this author seems to respect them. The natives are important to the whites because they trade with them and the natives show them how to survive. The English don't enslave them because they are "useful" to them. The blacks do the work in Surinam. The people who want slaves contract with a slave ship, and when the ship comes back, they get the slaves they paid for. Behn's description shows these people have a distinct culture, enjoy ornaments and colorful clothing, and he makes them sound dashing and dignified, which could indicate a noble savage genre. Oroonoko is a brave soldier with a "native beauty." He is honorable and gallant, he is educated, but not by reading,
The Article Chicana Feminism by Anna Nietogomez 647
In this article, Chicana feminist Anna Nietogomez explains how it is possible for her to be both a Chicana (that is, a woman within a traditional "macho" culture, and a feminist. These seems to many a contradiction in terms, since the Chicana/o culture is seen as male-dominated and very traditional, and therefore, anti-feminist.
The Nature of Disputes in Business 1311
The nature of disputes in business is varied and in some instances they come because of the wrong performance of people. Let us take the case of Mr. Coughlin who retired from Wal-Mart in January finally gave his resignation from the board of directors on March 25th. According to Wal-Mart there was a pattern of expenses account abuses by him, as also the use of incorrect invoices for getting reimbursement of expenses. This action has been accompanied by the sacking of a few other employees also. The investigation into the matter is being carried by the US attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. The matter is also being investigated by Wall Street Journal and they feel that Mr. Coughlin often forced his subordinates to create false bills so that he could get payments for his personal expenses from Wall-Mart. He is now 55 years old and this mode of working has been used by him for more than 5 years and got him payment for hunting vacations, a $1,359 pair of alligator skin boots ta
Comparing Four Different Types of Heroes 723
Since the terrible attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the actions of New York City's police officers and firefighters have given us one definition of a hero: they ran in the doomed buildings trying to save people while everyone else ran out. That tragic event illustrated that a heroic person often does not know where his or her actions will lead. Don Quixote would be an example of a hero who courageously enters a dangerous situation without knowing what the outcome will be. Don Quixote was delusional of course, but he believed in his artificially constructed persona and repeatedly showed no hesitation when charging, sometimes literally, into trouble, with the goal of saving someone or righting some wrong. His encounter with the windmill demonstrates the kinds of events that typically happen to heroes. Convinced that the windmill is an evil giant, he gallops toward it. He gets caught in its blades and thrashed quite soundly. Afterward he rationalizes that the giant magically turned himself into a windmill because that's what it would take to defeat su
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser 2009
The fast food industry has been infused into the every nook and corner of American Society over the last three decades. The industry seen to have originated with a few modest hot dog and hamburger of Southern California have been perceived to have extended to every nook and corner of the nation, marketing an extensive range of food products to which affordable customers are found widely. Fast food is presently provided at restaurants and drive-through, at stadiums, airports, zoos, high schools, elementary schools and universities, on cruise ships, trains, and airplanes, at K-Marts, Wal-Marts, gas stations, and also at hospital cafeterias. As per an estimate the total expenditure of Americans on fast food during 1970 was about $6 billion. (Introduction: Fast Food Nation - The Dark Side of the All-American Meal) The expenditure had a massive increase to about $110 billion in 2000. Americans presently perceive to have spent more money on Fast food in comparison to the total expenditur
Book Review of "Cheaper" by the Dozen 1057
The autobiographical book Cheaper by the Dozen was written in 1949. Since then, it has been reprinted numerous times, most recently in 2003. The book, written by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, two of the twelve children of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, is about Frank Jr. and Ernestine's recollections of growing up, in the company of ten other siblings and two high-powered engineers as parents, in a huge house in Montclair, New Jersey, around the turn of the 20th century. Much of the humor within this book is because the father of this huge family, Frank, is a good-hearted man who loves his twelve children and their antics, but is also an engineer (as is his wife Lillian) by profession, and an "efficiency expert". Frank Sr. likes to believe problems and conflicts can be solved in a sort of mechanical way, and sometimes with just one quick solution for every problem (at least that is his theory). Many funny and ironic situations arise from this questionable p
Sports in "Any Given Sunday" and "Field of Dreams" 3718
Sport has been a significant part of society for centuries. In part, sport is a recreational activity, a social activity, and a means of competing. However, sport also holds greater significance for many people. It represents something that goes beyond just competing or just winning and says something about the way people interact and work together to achieve their dreams. At the same time though, the meaning of sport has been lost over the years. Winning has become so important to some that the joy of sport has been lost. For others, sport has become so intertwined with making money that the meaning has eroded. In today's society, the joy and meaning in sport has begun to be lost. Two films that deal with these issues are Any Given Sunday and Field of Dreams. Both films offer a view of sport that attempts to remind the viewer of the meaning inherent in sport, showing the viewer that sport is something scared and suggesting that people need to remember what sport once was and
The Self Imposed Isolationism on China and Japan 582
Both China and Japan emerged from their self-imposed isolationism to become major political and economic forces by the late twentieth century and into the twenty-first. However, these two Asian powers gained their position on the world's stage in different ways and responded to international threats and trends far differently throughout the past century. In particular, Japan's embracing the Western imperialist model and China's resistance to it shaped their respective futures during the first half of the twentieth century. Imperialism in fact brought immense military and political conflicts between China and Japan, culminating in the latter's invasion of China immediately before World War Two. Japan made up for its relatively tiny geography through a beefed up military, industrial development, and political and economic ambitions of pan-Asian control. China, th
The Other Wind-Science Fiction for Adults 1281
Introduction: Ursula Le Guin, the Modern Female Conscience of Science Fiction Ursula Le Guin is one of the most highly respected authors of fantasy and science fiction of the 20th century. The award-winning Le Guin has long been praised for combining traditional elements of literary fiction, science fiction; with philosophical and ethical speculations on ways humans have experimented with alternative societies and philosophies as well as technology.   Thus, Le Guin writes from a subjective humanist perspective, usually avoiding technical sciences as physics and chemistry in favor of cultural anthropology, political science, and psychology.   This made her write 'against the grain' of other of her fellow contemporary science fiction authors when she began to gain fame in the 1960's. Her multifaceted focus has enabled her to remain popular today, long after the technological obsessions of travel to Mars and the Moon have become dated. Her fiction makes use of psychic phenomena, includi
Reliability and Validity in Research Methodology 529
In the field of social science research, research methodologies were formulated to generate data that would appropriately answer research objectives either through the quantitative or qualitative paradigms. It is known among researchers that there is no lone research methodology that can adequately provide data and answer a research objective single-handedly; it takes a combination of two or more methodologies to provide an almost valid and reliable answer to the problem or objective being studied. While some research utilize one methodology to generate answers about the problem, most researches use more than one methodology in order to provide general and specific analysis and interpretations about the data that can be beneficial to answering the research's problem. What makes
View the Environment: Professional Staff vs Management Staff 358
Does professional staff view the environment differently than the management staff? If so, cite examples In a healthcare environment, the professional, front-line staff members such as doctors and nurses are those staff members who interact directly with customers or the public, rather than with members of the organization. The latter is more typical of management. Although collaboration between nurses and doctors can itself be a problem, this is less likely to prove problematic than the relationship between professional staff m
Defenses of the Ethics of Steroid Use in Professional Baseball 673
In the popular press, one of the common defenses of the ethics of steroid use in professional baseball is that it does no harm, other than harm the body of the professional player who willingly undertakes the risk for his vocation and a high salary. Professional sports, the argument goes, are a risky endeavor as it is, so is this really such a terrible thing? Perhaps, the defender might concede, anabolic steroid use also gives the user a slight edge over his fellow competitors. But how different is this edge from benefiting from superior training techniques, better coaching, or simply being a part of a better team? In such a view, steroids are merely another powerful pill to give already extraordinarily endowed sporting individual an extra edge on the playing field, as they pursue short-term fame, fortune, and athletics success for their teammates, fans, and cities. But even if these arguments were valid to some degree, the philosopher Immanuel Kant would argue that, according to his catego
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