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The cycle theory espousing the idea that after a government agency is established it tends to protect the interests of the regulated industry instead of the public can be considered in light of media responses to the performance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after Hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast. FEMA, according to its former director, Michael Brown, is poorly structured and is unable to respond to the kind of mass devastation brought about by a natural disaster (Previch, 1). FEMA's response to Katrina was belated, inadequate, and ineffective. Some three years after the hurricane, FEMA continues to struggle with the rebuilding effort in Louisiana and Missis

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In Malcolm X's autobiography, he makes some telling statements. In Chapter 7, "The Hustler," for example, he states, "Full-time hustlers never can relax to appraise what they are doing and where they are bound" (Haley 112). He explains that "the hustler's every waking hour is lived with...the...knowledge that if he ever relaxes, if he ever slows down, the other hungry, restless foxes, ferrets, wolves, and vultures out there with him won't hesitate to make him their pr

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Anger: Ephesians 4:26-27: Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Neither give place to the devil. Luke 7:23: And blessed (happy-with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, apart from outward conditions-and to be envied) is he who takes no offense in Me and who is not hurt or resentful or annoyed or repelled or made to stumble [whatever may occur] (Amplified). (KJV). Luke 7:23: And blessed (happy-with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, apart from outward conditions-and to be envied) is he who takes no offense in Me and who is not hurt or resentful or annoyed or repelled or made to stumble [whatever may occur] (Amplified). Aggression: Genesis 9:6: Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man (KJV). Matthew 26:51-52: And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his h

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Stephen Adly Guirgis' play, Jesus Hopped the "A" Train, is a curious juxtaposition of the vulgar and the sublime, the base and the heavenly. Incarcerated for shooting a man in the buttocks-ostensibly just to frighten him rather than to kill him-Angel Cruz finds himself arrested for attempted murder, a charge that becomes even more urgent after the victim of the shooting dies. Plunged into seamy prison life with its violence and crudity, Cruz's character meets up with Lucius Jenkins, a serial killer who has found God and wants to introduce Cruz to Him. While the premises on which the play rests-a shooting in the buttocks that becomes a murder and an encounter between the shooter and a veteran murderer that has had a spiritual awakening-are comical and refreshing, the play itself is brutal, and Cruz's experiences bring him face to face with ideas about God without actually precipitating a redemptive action or decision. The opening scene of the play is one of the mo

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The following applies the health issue of HPV immunizations for sexually active women to the Theory of Planned Behavior presented by Ajzen. The population is identified and this is followed by a review of the issues with support from the literature for the application of this theory to this health problem. Survey items are presented and evaluated and this is followed by conclusions. Population Identification The population for this paper is 30 Latino females ages 18-30 years; five were age 18, five were age 20, ten were age 22; three were age 23; five were age 24; five were age 26; and two were age 30. These females are single and married mothers. All participants are from Jackson County, Mississippi. This population was chosen since these women are of a sexually active age and are members of a group that may be socially and culturally opposed to getting immunizations in general, and may be opposed to getting the HPV vaccine in particular. Survey findin

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Controversy over stem cell research has heretofore focused primarily on the ethics of destroying living embryos to supply embryonic stem cell research with biomaterial. This paper will examine the separate but related issue of the efficacy of embryonic stem cell research. The research question to be addressed is: Are embryonic stem cells actually a more effective research medium than adult stem cells for scientific research and medical breakthrough? Inherent in this question is the issue of stem cell plasticity-the relative ability of a stem cell to become whatever type of cell is needed. The research paper proposed that will clarify and detail the properties of both types of stem cells and differentiate between the theoretical and actual capabilities of each. I

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Introduction The Methodist tradition has much to say about death and dying. Both in Methodist history and in Methodism's beliefs about death, dying, and the afterlife, the religion is one that addresses the prospect of death positively. Believing Methodists view death as an entrance to heaven and a blissful eternal life in the presence of God rather than as a passage to be feared. Nevertheless, from its early beginnings under John Wesley, the Methodist tradition, particularly with reference to funerals, has evolved substantially. This paper will examine Methodism in terms of its history, its traditional beliefs, and its practices with respect to funerals, incorporating quotations from John Wesley where applicable, as well as from the literature. It will conclude with a brief summary and insights on death and dying in Methodism. Methodist History The Methodist religion began at the very end of the 18th century in England, with four key young men-John Wesley an

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Considering they were written thousands of years apart, it is uncanny how similar Plato's Crito and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" are with respect to the ideal of justice. In Crito, Socrates provides a number of arguments justifying his refusal to escape from jail and avoid certain death, even though he argues his sentence is unjust. In "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King Jr. responds to Birmingham clergy who request he stops demonstrating and stirring up civil rights unrest. Socrates and King Jr. both propose a higher form of justice than man-made law as justification for why they would respectively rather die than escape and stay in jail than turn a blind eye to justice. In Crito, Crito offers to assist Socrates from "certain death;" arguing that Socrates has an obligation to his friends, to himself, and to philosophy to survive (Plato 99). Despite this, Socrates is unconcerned with what people think. Instead, he views

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At issue herein is a response to the question of how an understanding of Rousseau's arguments in Book I of The Social Contract can help us to understand Marx's Communist Manifesto. Both of these writers recognize that by aggregating into society individuals must invariably surrender some of their liberties to secure the protection supposedly provided by society. Where Rousseau and Marx disagree is with respect to whether or not the civil state as it was constructed with the goal of providing protection to those with what Rousseau (7) called the "right of property" serves mankind as a whole or merely benefits those who possess such properties. For Marx (486), doing "away with property" is a necessity to eliminate the inequities that pervade society. Specifically, the thesis explicated herein is that Marx and Rousseau differ with respect to the nature of capital with the latter regarding it as social power and the former accepting it as a personal power vested in "the right of t

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Prostate cancer is a disease that affects only males, usually occurring in older men ("Prostate Cancer," n.d.). The estimated new cases of prostate cancer total 186,320 and the number of anticipated deaths total 28,660, according to the National Cancer Institute web site ("Prostate Cancer," n.d.). The three important factors that have a bearing on whether a man develops prostate cancer are "age, family history, and race;" these are all factors over which men have no control, however ("Why Does Nutrition Matter?," n.d.). There are prostate cancer prevention measures that address additional risk factors over which men have control, though-primarily diet and weight. Diet has been shown to affect the risk of developing prostate cancer. According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, "certain nutrients might decrease your chances of developing prostate cancer, reduce the likelihood of having a prostate cancer recurrence, or help slow down progression of the disease" ("Why D

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Unbelievers often contest the authenticity of the Gospels based on hearsay from those who contend that the Bible is inaccurate. Thus, it is necessary to provide substantiating evidence to prove their accuracy and to refute conflicting evidence that might prevent unbelievers from coming to faith in Christ. There are three primary avenues of proof that can be helpful in this endeavor-the witness of believable people, the historical record, and scientific and archaeological evidence that supports the truth of the Gospel. The witness of believable people starts with that of Christ Himself. Christ is generally accepted as having lived and as being both truthful and intelligent, even by those that do not believe in the Christian faith. As Ernest L. Martin points out, "The central proof of the Bible is Christ." A strong case can be made for the authenticity of the Bible simply on the fact that Jesus quoted it in numerous places. In Isaiah 29:13, for example, the prophet

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Introduction The hospitality industry encompasses all of the functions that occur at properties large and small, whether the property serves budget transient travelers or is an exclusive luxury resort. Project management is becoming increasingly important in this industry, and this research considers the opportunities and technology that await hospitality project managers. Opportunities for Project Managers in the Hospitality Industry Project managers can work in a variety of areas within the hospitality industry. They may oversee the opening of entirely new properties or the opening of new outlets in existing properties. They can be responsible for implementing new hotel management systems, for adding new training programs for staff, or for r

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At issue in this essay is an analysis of the causes and effects of gang-related activity in the United States. Macionis (2003) estimated that there are more than 23,000 youth "gangs" in the country engaged in some type of criminal activity with membership well over 650,000 individuals; however, the extent of the truly violent and dangerous gangs in the country, including both youth and adult groups, is somewhat less. Nevertheless, these gangs are seen by Siegel and Senna (2000) as largely responsible for such ongoing problems as violent crime in urban enclaves, crimes against property, and increased drug sales and use. This report will explore such groups and efforts to prevent or contain their activities. Juvenile delinquency is defined as participation in illegal behavior by a minor who falls under a statutory age limit (Siegel & Senna, 2000). More than two million American youths are arrested each year for crimes ranging in seriousness from loitering to murder; many of the

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Pixar Animation Studios is a highly successful company that owes much of its early success to its association with Disney studios. The company's stated objective is to "combine proprietary technology and world-class creative talent to develop computer-animated feature films with memorable characters and heartwarming stories that appeal to audiences of all ages" ("Corporate Overview"). Noted for its high-quality animation and engaging story lines, Pixar's computer-animated feature films include such favorites as Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Cars, and Wall-E, all films that arguably could not have been produced as well by any other animation studio. Pixar started as a computer hardware company that sold the Pixar Image Computer, which was a system that was marketed mainly to government agencies and the medical community ("Pixar Animation Studios"). The computer was not a good seller, but one of its leading buyers was Disney studios ("Pixar Animation Studios"). Pixar employee John Lasseter's animation department began producing computer-animated commercials to boost sales of the computer

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My Native American Indian stereotypes probably come mainly from watching westerns virtually every day as a child and seeing many western movies. We did study American Indians in school, but not in great detail. The one lesson on Indians that I remember involved the first Thanksgiving in colonial America, where the Indians came in loincloths and headdresses and the Pilgrims came in full Pilgrim dress, with black hats and buckled shoes. Somewhere along the line, I have developed the assumption that Indians have been unfairly treated by whites in America. I remember a history lesson that taught how the Indians traded Long Island for a pouch full of beads or necklaces. In my mind, the Indians were noble people who bargained in good faith, while the colonists were greedy and perfectly willing to take advantage of the Indians' naiveté. Learning in school that Indians must live segregated from other Americans on Indian reservations and that they did not have the righ

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Aristotle (631) described the tragedy as, the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in language with pleasurable accessories, each kind brought in separately in the parts of the work; in a dramatic, not in a narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions. Central to the accomplishment of these goals is some sort of dramatic, life-changing discovery, succeeded by action, which in turn dictates the fate of individuals. In the case of two of the most compelling characters of the great dramatist Sophocles, Antigone and Oedipus, dramatic and life-changing discoveries led this father and daughter to exercise free will in making ultimately disastrous choices. Father and daughter share in the same fate because of their voluntary choices and the consequences of those choices. Sophocles' Oedipus the King is the first play in the Theban trilogy. The momen

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Some Thoughts after a Successful NPV Analysis Introduction The first step in the project approval process is usually a Net Present Value Analysis. Does the project make investment sense for the company? The balance of this project suggests some questions that need answers after a project shows a positive NPV. 1-Does this project maximize firm value? In this case, the firm is considered as an entity and not as a publicly-owned company where the object is to maximize stock price. The limits the feedback provided by the security markets concerning the value of the firm. The only way of measuring the value of the firm is through some sort of pricing model such as the Capital Asset pricing model, but here the standard against which the firm that is provided by the Dow or some similar index is missing. If the firm is publicly owned, the object is to produce immediate results, which limits strategic options to some degree. (Mount Holyoke College, N.D.) 2-What will be th

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Introduction Youth in the 21st century have been born into the age of technology. They know how to use computers, DVD players, iPods, and a variety of other technological marvels that their parents still do not understand completely, and according to Rodriguez (2002), "almost one-third of all American teens carry at least one cell phone" (Dawursk). Of teenagers aged 13 to 18, at least 50% own at least one portable device-a cell phone, Palm Pilot, pocket PC, pager, or ultra light laptop (Dawursk). Cell phones have been "embraced by younger generations more quickly and incorporated more seamlessly into their daily routines," resulting in sociological changes (Vandewater & Lee 3). Writing on youth culture and cell phones, Douglas Stewart asserts that "Cell phones are becoming to today's youth what rock and roll was to the youth in the 1960's," commenting that teenagers with cell phones "have developed their own language and social groups away from the prying eyes of thei

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The Punic Wars were an integral part of the chain of events that brought the Roman Empire to a place of dominance in the Western Mediterranean and reduced Carthage(which prior to the Wars enjoyed a leading position(to little more than rubble. It must be acknowledged, however, that the Romans were a warring people to begin with, as were the Carthaginians. It was virtually inevitable that these two rising powers would eventually clash, since both had powerful military forces and both were located in the Mediterranean. Professor Sir Michael Howard stated in his David Davies Memorial Institute Lecture, "Weapons and Peace," in January 1983: "The causes of war are as diverse as those of human conflict itself, but one factor common to almost all wars has been on the one side, or both, a cultural predisposition for war" (Bagnall 7). Sir Howard pointed out that this predisposition has been "often overlooked" but that in such warring cultures, "the settling of contentious issues by arm

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Introduction In Virginia Woolf's short story "The Legacy," Gilbert Clandon is a widower whose wife left him the collection of diaries she has kept since their marriage. Upon reading them, the wife he thinks is completely devoted to him reveals she has been in love with another man, known only as "B.M" in the diaries (Woolf 5). By the end of the diaries, Gilbert realizes his wife did not die by accident but instead killed herself to be with her lover who committed suicide when she rejected his desire to be with her. This analysis will show Angela commits suicide because she is so utterly unhappy in her own marriage but cannot end it. Body Angela and her husband are members of upper-class society. Angela has a secretary and Gilbert a post for the government. The Clandon's life completely revolves around Gilbert's career and his social obligations because of it. Childless and always busy with work, he discovers in his diaries that Angela had become increasingly unfulfilled in their marriage. As she writes in the diary, "How I wish that Gilbert had a son" (Woolf 4)! She is proud of her husband and supports him, but Angela has not

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The purpose of this research is to examine the theme of salvation in Hawthorne's short story "Young Goodman Brown." The research will be organized by presenting a description of the pattern of ideas in the work and then show how Hawthorne makes use of the idea of salvation to develop the narrative and ideas. "Young Goodman Brown" seems to be a simple tale with a simple plot. While walking with a roving traveler who turns out to be the devil, Young Goodman Brown is reminded of his "grandfather, the constable, when he lashed the Quaker woman so smartly through the streets of Salem" (Hawthorne, 1888, p. 63) and of the traveler's status as factotum for the governors and church deacons. Young Goodman Brown's family history, plus his preoccupation with the fate of his soul--that is, salvation--combine to make him a bitter and gloomy man rather than someone who anticipates the benefits of paradise. It helps somewhat to know that Young Goodman Brown chooses to go walking on a

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One In "Evolutionary Ethics" Michael Ruse makes the case that our morality is merely "evolutionary tricks" because it ensures survival of the species to believe in some "transcendent morality" ("Evolutionary" 1). Ruse (90) makes the argument that we are all programmed to believe in morality or have moral urges because such a force that ensures adaptation more than if we were to think of morality as a mere genetic response: "The illusion is that there is any objective reference to ethics. The fact that ethics is evolution's way of making a more humane form of life." Ruse's argument is valid in that his premises include human organisms have developed via natural selection, an advantageous quality develops through natural selection, and since altruism is an advantageous quality to human fitness it is a product of natural selection ("Evolutionary" 1). Ruse (95) demonstrates that morality is a product of natural selection or evolution, because it is highly adv

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Introduction In Ways of Seeing, John Berger provides a discussion of the changes wrought by the invention of the camera. Literally as well as figuratively, the "mechanical eye" forged a new way of seeing compared to painting, "The camera showed that the notion of time passing was inseparable from the experience of the visual. What you saw depended upon where you were when. What you saw was relative to your position in time and space" (Berger 18). Primarily, Berger argues that since the camera any object that is properly seen leads to an understanding of capitalist society. Body Berger makes an argument that any art object we look at is perceived differently by different people in different times and space. This is especially true for different cultures in Berger's view, since he believes that social and political forces are responsible for shaping the values and ideology in artwork. Berger offers many examples to show a Marxist analysis of art, arguing that most artwork reveals the ideas and attitudes dominant a

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According to an article written by Gary Edgerton and Cathy Jackson published in the Journal of Popular Film and Television, the creators of the movie Pocahontas intended to downplay "issues of racism, colonialism, alienation and environmentalism by focusing on the romance between the main characters Pocahontas and John Smith." The authors add that the film succeeded in "enhancing public interest in Native Americans" as evidenced in the increase of tourists in Indian settlements." Even if true, the film could be roundly criticized for its historical accuracy and sexual stereotypes. The authors suggest that Disney executives and animators had a real sense when they developed the storyline and scripted this film that their goal would be political correctness. The authors note that Disney hired a number of local Native American consultants to advise the production team, and that Native American performers were cast to provide voices and characterizations for the main Americ

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Hermann Goering's statement(while there is truth to it(does not really apply to the United States War on Terror. Goering is suggesting that leaders "tell" the people that they are being attacked; in the United States, we were actually attacked. This was not a small-scale attack, either. According to CNN, the immediate death toll from the 9/11 attacks was 2,973 ("U.S. deaths in Iraq, war on terror surpass 9/11 toll"). Many more died within several months, of lung disease from the toxic dust released by the collapse of the towers ("Higher 9-11 death toll raises questions"). "The 9/11 Commission Report" points out that "The death toll surpassed that at Pearl Harbor in December 1941 (Zelikow, Kojm, & Marcus). The attack involved not just the World Trade towers but also the Pentagon and the deaths of passengers on commercial airliners. There is obviously a vast difference between government leaders informing citizens of nonexistent attacks and a government leader that witnesse

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