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What is recycling and why should the readers of "Ladies Home Journal" want to do it? The fact is that most of the items we all use everyday - items like aluminum, glass, paper, and containers - are made of materials that can be used over and over again. Recycling involves the separation of materials that can be used again from regular garbage (Lund, 2000). For example, a person who recycles their household materials would collect his or her recyclable materials and would place them into a special container the city provides. When the container is full, it would be picked up by a special garbage truck that collects only recycled material. So if your family drinks a lot of soda from aluminum cans and you gather these up and put them in a special recycling container, the aluminum can be recycled again and again and u

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The first question in a strategic analysis is the goal of the strategy. What is it specifically that the Town of Davie is trying to achieve? The mission statement of the town of Davie states, "Davie, a family-oriented and diverse community that retains its hometown feeling, offers customer friendly services to its residents and is a unique jewel in central Broward County, that treasures its environment, rural and equestrian lifestyle, while attracting, encouraging and retaining viable economic and educational opportunities." This statement seems to be difficult to relate to the demographics, recent history, economy and other material included in the assignment. It seems axiomatic that an organization should be constructed to foster the achievement of the strategic goals of the organization. If the goals and the mission are at odds, any attempted evaluation of the internal organization and its effectiveness must produce nonsense. The stated assignment is to assess the INTERNA

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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, with its ban on "unreasonable searches and seizure," is the constitutional provision that, more directly than any other, governs police operations and administrative investigations (Hall. 1992). The Amendment emerges as one element in the effort to clarify the rights of individuals vis-à-vis governmental powers by balancing these rights against the legitimate need of society, doing so through its authorized governmental agencies in order to secure and maintain order and to execute the law. The Amendment is, according to some analysts, problematic in that it gives very limited details on how to deal with numerous search situations (Hall, 1992). Other Amendments (e.g., the 6th, 8th, and 14th) have also been addressed by the Courts in pursuit of confirmation of suspects' rights and the limits of state power. Because this is the case, numerous Supreme Court rulings have been handed down in the past several decades in an effort to clari

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The images of women in films reflect Hollywood's preoccupation with and fear of women, as well as that of American society at large. Hollywood has portrayed women in the prescribed roles that it felt comfortable seeing them in but has always maintained a veneer of the artificial that constrained women from expressing their real selves on the screen. From the femme fatale role depicted by Marlene Dietrich, in which woman was mysterious and profound, never to be understood completely, to the bimbo played by Marilyn Monroe, all sensual charm oblivious to what is transpiring around her, women's roles were rarely designed to reveal the real nature of women. They were caricatures that concealed living, breathing women whose true complexities were obscured, distorted, and constrained to fit the mold of the Hollywood stereotypes. Why did Hollywood keep women at arm's length instead of allowing them to open up and reveal what was most alluring about them-their real selves, with all

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Critical thinking and creative thinking are interrelated and used together in most instances to make decisions. Creative thinking manifests new ideas and innovative solutions, while critical thinking evaluates the quality and usefulness of these ideas and solutions. Critical thinking involves gathering information, analysis of t

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Ethics are a set of rules of conduct of human behavior that are agreed upon by a majority of individuals across a group or culture. Ethics often pertain to what is right or wrong conduct in the examination of an individual's motives and ends. One of my favorite quotes related to ethics was uttered by fictional television psychiatrist Fraser Crane on the former his sitcom Fraser, "Ethics are what you

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William S. Burroughs was a member of the Beat Generation of writers whose main connection was their complete rejection of middle-class values and the lifestyle they represented. Burroughs' Naked Lunch is a purposefully obscene rant that serves as social satire against the hypocrisies and exploitation the author felt characterized American society during the 1960s. Skerl maintains that "Naked Lunch attacks without implying any positive standard as traditional satiric work does. The individual, anarchic freedom that lies behind the destructive satire exists in a vacuum"(46). In the work Burroughs provides us with any number of shocking characters and scenes, from the depraved Dr. Benway giving ab

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Introduction The fashion industry is noted for the shows that are presented in the spring and fall to highlight upcoming collections. These shows target buyers, primarily of retailers, but are seemingly covered by the media as much for the people who are in the audience-often celebrities-as for the shows themselves. Some collections are not sold at retailers but instead are offered as limited editions; generally, however, the collections are offered at retailers as diverse as Target and Nieman Marcus. The prices that are charged for haute couture can be quite high, yet some observers wonder if the cost of creating those garments justifies the high price. If the price is significantly higher than the opportunity costs associated with the product, the seller can be said to be realizing a supernormal profit. This research considers how profit is defined from an economic point of view, what constitutes supernormal profit, how the fashion industry is structured with rega

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Fannie Lou Hamer was a prominent leader during the civil rights movement and an American "voting activist" ("Fannie" 1). Hamer worked as a field hand and a timekeeper on a plantation in the 1940s, but it was her attendance at several African American organizations' conferences in the 1950s that inspired an increased interest in civil rights and voting activism. As a victim of racism, Hamer was sterilized "without knowledge or consent" in 1961 by a white doctor as part of Mississippi's plan to "reduce the number of poor blacks in the state" ("Fannie" 1). After overcoming such challenges, Hamer testified before the Credentials Committee at the 1964 Democratic National Convention on August, 22, where she gave details of her virtual torture at the hands of abusive white police officers in Indianola where she tried to register to become a "first-class citizen" (Hamer 1). According to Patricia Bizzell (153), Aristotle argued that rhetoric is the "faculty of observing in

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Fuji Film, or Fujifilm, is a global Japanese-based company headquartered in Tokyo that supplies photographic film, photo paper, cameras, and other imaging equipment; and that has established its business in Saudi Arabia through a new distributor, EMDICO ("International Marketing," 2007). The Saudi Arabian government is striving to "attract foreign investment and diversify the economy;" consequently, the branching out of Fuji into the Saudi Arabian market was beneficial for the economy of Saudi Arabia("The World Factbook," 2007). Fujifilm's products include Fujicolor cameras, films, and the Minilab printer, "a new digital system for film development" ("Saudi Arabia: Marketing of a Digital System for the Development of Fuji," 2001) - all marketed under the name "Fuji" (Muller, 2005, p. 6). This is a marketing strategy dubbed "family branding" that allows the company to promote a number of products within one campaign and to obtain the benefits of economies of scale (Mul

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1. A study of the Pugachev documents comprises documents from him to others, from others to him, and from others about him. These documents do not agree in every detail, leaving the reader to determine which part of conflicting statements is true. This paper asserts that although primary documents are used, this does not guarantee that everything in them is factual. The main peasant grievances that Pugachev tried to exploit in his decrees included slavery, taxes, the inability to own land, and the oppression of judges and nobles.[1] To redress these wrongs, Pugachev proclaimed a two-part solution. First, the peasants would be given their freedom, including freedom from paying levies, soul taxes, and other taxes that the nobles saw fit to levy against them.[2] The peasants woudl be allowed to own land but would not be required to pay rent or any money against the purchase price; in other words, they would be given the land free of charge.[3] In addition to land, th

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Dolce & Gabbana is named after the two designers(Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana(that started the label in 1985 while in their twenties ("Dolce & Gabbana Srl"). The designers create "men's and women's collections of knitwear, leather goods, scarves, ties, shoes, underwear, and beachwear, donned by the rich and famous," as well as licensing perfume, eyewear, and shoes ("Dolce & Gabbana Srl"). With much of its clientele being Hollywood stars and other celebrities, Dolce & Gabbana is at the pinnacle of the fashion empire. Celebrities such as "Tom Cruise, Brian Ferry, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini, Demi Moore, and Nicole Kidman, to name but a few" are avid Dolce & Gabbana shoppers (Cole). Julia Roberts wore Dolce & Gabbana to the 77th Annual Academy Awards, and she was certainly not the only one that wore these designers' clothing ("Julia Roberts Wears Dolce & Gabbana to the 77th Annual Academy Awards"). The designers' favorite customer is Madonna: "We love

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Introduction The increasing importance of work teams demands effective team dynamics. One of the most critical team skills is the ability to resolve conflict in a constructive and productive manner. When teams learn to manage their own conflicts, both productivity and member interaction are enhanced. From improving communication skills and learning problem-solving techniques to learning how to utilize feedback and mediate, teams that can constructively self-manage conflict will be much higher performing than teams that lack such skills and techniques. This analysis will discuss conflict management in teams, including the benefits of and strategies for managing conflict in a successful manner. Body When managed constructively, Bowditch and Buono (137) argue that the following outcomes can arise from conflict: new ideas for changing processes, continuous solving of problems, greater chances for workers to add to their capabilities, and increased

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Description of the Process The organization is a customer support call center in California for a company that sells equipment to airlines. The company's products are sold internationally so calls come into the center on a 365/24/7 basis from people with varying degrees of technical knowledge and varying degrees of English skills. When calls come into the center, they are logged by their criticality, with those problems that could cause a flight delay receiving highest priority. Some issues can be resolved in a single phone call; other issues will need to be referred to an engineer (also in California) while some few issues will require an on-site visit. When the issue is not resolved through the phone call, it is entered into the support database and routed to the appropriate person for resolution. The call center operator typically does not handle the call again unless the problem repeats. There have been complaints that some issues that should have been resolved

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Director-choreographer Adam Shankman's (2007) "Hairspray" tells the story of plump teen Tracy Turnblad who is a typical 1960s high school student who loves to tease her hair and race home with her friend Prudy after a boring day of classes to watch the local teen dance-a-thon, "The Corny Collins Show." Run by a popular group known as the Council, Tracy ultimately lands a gig on the TV show. To the dismay of three-time Miss Hairspray-winner Amber Von Tussle and her mother Velma (the TV station manager), Tracy's popularity grows. Tracy tries to integrate the TV station but Velma opposes this, with intent to keep the station's all-white policy in force except for the monthly "Negro Day" when blacks are permitted on the show (Shankman 2007). After being sent to detention Tracy discovers African

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Introduction It is unlikely that anyone associated with the introduction and implementation of the Internet could have anticipated the long-term consequences on business, social activity, political activity and news media. Even the definition of what is and is not journalism, and who is-or is not-a journalist, has come into question. This research considers the effects of the Internet on the news media from the standpoints of content, business, and participants. Analysis Traditional news media includes television news, radio, and print media-newspapers and news magazines. When the cable industry gained popularity in the early 1980s, the 24-hour news channel came into being; this changed the expectation of both broadcasters and consumers of news who increasingly came to expect up-to-the minute access to important news stories. The Iranian hostage crises, which gave rise to Nightline, also changed the public's expectation as to what would be included

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The two animated films, Pocahontas (1995) and Princess Mononoke (1997) provide an excellent basis for study of female-nature and human-nature relationships. Although Pocahontas is an American-made film produced by Walt Disney Studios and Princess Mononuke is a Japanese-made film produced in the "anime" tradition, their common theme of nature makes them a propos for examining the different perspectives on humans and nature. The strong female lead characters in the films manifest intimate relationships with nature that reflect an underlying message about the relationship that man has, or should have, with the natural world around him. This paper will examine the relationships of both female leads with nature and explain how they reflect the cultures in which they were each created. When Princess Mononuke came out in 1997, it broke all box office records to become the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan; it is still "the highest-grossing Japanese film ever," acco

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I, Rigoberta Menchu, written by Menchu (1) begins with the statement that "My personal experience is the reality of a whole people." The people of whom she writes and of which she is a part are the peasants of Guatemala, a people who in her words have been subjected to generations of exploitation, oppression, discrimination, torture and murder (106). The portrait painted by Menchu in a text that belies her contention that she is barely educated and "never went to school" (1) is of a family devastated by the ladinos who control the economy and land of her native Guatemala, of a country in turmoil, and of the struggle for equality in which she and other peasants were long engaged (223). In this brief essay, the text and other materials will be used to answer the questions of what constraints impact upon development in countries in the "Global South" and what possible strategies are available for overcoming such obstacles to development. Menchu's (80-83) narrative suggests that th

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Social scientists have long debated the relative influence of individualism and community in shaping the American political culture. Bellah, Madsen, Sullivan, Swidler, and Tipton (1985) make the case that American nationalism is essentially Eurocentric, based in large measure upon the values and norms of the Anglo elements and groups within society and representative in many instances of the British legal and social traditions. While recognizing that this is the case, Aldon Morris (1984) suggests that in a society which promotes assimilation as a key to success, the so-called color line which separates minorities within American society and gives rise to racism and inter-ethnic conflict is an equally significant determinant of American political culture. This essay will consider the relative significance of individualism and community in American social and political culture, arguing that this culture is as Bellah, et al (1985) suggest fractionalized and conflicted with regard to

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The primary demographic that characterizes Facebook is its youth. Its CEO is 23 years old, his chief deputy is 38-and was a key executive at Google in her early 30s-and some of its best widget developers are not even old enough to order a drink legally (King, 2008). This youth trend means that the company has a wealth of talent in the development area, but not so much talent in the sales and management areas. Thus the "older" Sheryl Sandberg (now 38) was brought in to provide management expertise to the organization (Stone & Helft, 2008). This trend toward youth, a situation that also developed at Google, YouTube and Microsoft, gives companies depth in the development area, but makes the companies less strong in the management and finance areas. Some young entrepreneurs "gave away" their companies to more experienced managers in an effort to raise capital, while others retained control at the expense of the management expertise that older managers could have broug

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There are several steps that can be taken in order to handle the conflict and attendant stress that is felt in teacher conflicts, absenteeism and a lack of academic progress of special education students in regular classes at Sunnyslope. First, it would be wise for the principal to hold a meeting in which there is plenty of discussion among the two groups of teachers. This step is advocated by Bradley and Monda-Amaya (2005), who note that such meetings should be used to clarify (for all groups) student needs, the kind of support needed for the students successful integration into the regular classroom, the capacities and training, if any, that are required to help regular teachers successfully integrate the students, and so forth. The principal should use this meeting to note the exact nature of the ongoing conflict and attempt to facilitate the discussion of a process both groups of teachers could agree

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Cultural diversity in an organization is important because it fills in the gaps that exist in a mono cultural organization. For example, the world is becoming increasingly multicultural, so companies that are not culturally diverse sometimes do not have the appropriate resources to provide service and develop products for the actual marketplace. Diversity is also important because of "its contribution to organization decision making, effectiveness, and responsiveness" (Wilson, 1994, p. 27). A "diverse group of people provides better and varied ideas" because "their different backgrounds and cultures allow them to view things in a distinct light" (Espinoza, 2007, p. 43). Diversity increases motivation and productivity and creates "a powerful workplace" (Wilson, 1994, p. 27). Espinoza points out that a diverse group offers diverse skills: "If we look at diversity like a football team, you do not need all quarterbacks(you also need receivers, runners and blockers. Teams wit

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Introduction Physical and emotional abuse has been going on as long as there have been relationships between humans, whether those relationships are between romantic partners, parents and children, or any other family members or friends or acquaintances. Only recently in history, has the law allowed for the law and medical professionals to step in to help those suffering from domestic abuse, otherwise known as intimate partner abuse (Dryden-Edwards, 2007). This paper will examine domestic abuse, first defining it and discussing its prevalence, then examining different aspects of it, why people remain in abusive relationships, and what can be done to help people who are experiencing domestic abuse. Definition Domestic abuse is when there is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another through fear, attack and intimidation. Basically, when one person sees that they have power over another and decides to abuse that power over another person

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Aristotle's basic conception of substance is directly interwoven in his explanation of the scientist and his projection of the methods that are appropriate for use in the sciences. He argued that the objects studied in the physical sciences have natures (274) or internal principles of motion that determine inorganic, organic, and psychological change. Change and art are distinguished from nature as external principles of change, one with and one therefore without intelligent planning. The field of physics limits its scope of inquiry to the connections of things with the processes and properties based on their natures. Metaphysics, in contrast, is concerned in Aristotle's (275) philosophy with being as being, the necessity of differentiating from what is contributed by the mind, the manner of speech in inquiry into being, and also of separating that which is essential to the conception of statement of truth from what conception and statement are true of. That which is most truly in existence therefore is substance. Aristotle (274) stated t

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Introduction The following presents the topic of hyperthyroidism. The definition of hyperthyroidism is presented. This is followed by issues related to hyperthyroidism to include chemical changes in the body and organs or regions of the body afflicted by this condition. Next, diagnosis and treatments of hyperthyroidism are presented. Hyperthyroidism Hyperthyroidism is estimated to affect 3.5% of women and .37% of men in the U.S. (Lu 825). Clinical hyperthyroidism is also called thyrotoxicosis and is defined as a condition that is characterized by the excessive production of thyroid hormones due to either an over-active thyroid gland or due to taking too much thyroid hormone. This results in high levels of thyroid hormone in the blood stream. Overactive thyroid glands may be enlarged. An inflammation of the thyroid gland is referred to as thyroiditis. Hyperthyroidism symptoms include increased metabolic rate, rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, and oth

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