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One The references to poison at work in Denmark are significant to Hamlet. Prince Hamlet is of the younger generation but must "set it right" in a world of corruption among the older generation (Shakespeare I.v.38). His father, the former King, was killed by his uncle Claudius, the new King. His mother quickly married her dead husband's brother. Polonius is corrupt to win the favor of Claudius. In this way, a poisonous atmosphere pervades Denmark and the Court. Everything is wrong in Denmark. A usurper of the throne is poisoning the entire kingdom, as Claudius works his wiles to maintain power and the throne. Hamlet recognizes this and also shows that Denmark is a distinct place because poisonous things occur there as business as usual. As Hamlet says of Claudius, "O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain! / My tables,--meet it is I set it down, / That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain; / At least I'm sure it may be so in Denmark" (Shakespeare I.v.113-11

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Boeing's market structure is a duopoly. This is a market structure in which there are two equally dominant firms that produce or sell the same product ("Competition in Markets," n.d.). A duopoly is a specific type of oligopoly in which a small number of sellers-oligopolists-dominate a particular market or industry (BlurtIt, 2008). In Boeing's case, the equally dominant firm that it competes with in the global aircraft market is Airbus ("Competition in Markets," n.d.). A duopoly is similar to a monopoly except that two equal firms monopolize the market instead of just one all-encompassing firm (Lotterman, 2005). The difficulty of a duopoly is that when either of the two firms makes a decision, it has to consider how the other competitor is going to react (Lotterman, 2005). In the Boeing-Airbus duopoly, "U.S.-based Boein

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At the same time the U.S. maintains it has a humanitarian duty to militarily intervene in other nations such as Serbia and Darfur to prevent ethnic cleansing, Britain engaged in its own form of ethnic cleansing of thousands of Indian Ocean Islanders from Diego Garcia, one of 64 coral islands of the Chagos Archipelago. No moral justification was given for the removal of these islanders. Instead, Britain cooperated with America to "sweep" and "sanitize" the islands to make it suitable for building an American military base (Pilger 1). A British High Court ruling criticized the behavior of previous British governments, opening a route for the islanders to return to Diego Garcia. However, the Foreign Officer circumvented the ru

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Affirming the Consequent The affirming the consequent fallacy represents an invalid form of the conditional argument. The conditional argument begins with an "if-then" statement i.e.) "If LeBron James stays healthy, then the Cavs will win the championship." These statements have two parts: the antecedent or "if" clause and the consequent or "then" clause. A valid conditional argument takes one of two forms. The first form-affirming the antecedent or modus ponens-occurs when the truth of the antecedent is used to conclude the truth of the consequent. In this case, "If LeBron James stays healthy, then the Cavs will win the championship. LeBron stays healthy. QED: The Ca

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Article review - Gender matters in transition to adulthood: A survey study of adolescents with disabilities and their families Introduction A review of a survey study is provided in this paper. The survey study is reported in the journal article, "Gender Matters in Transition to Adulthood: A Survey Study of Adolescents with Disabilities and Their Families" (Powers, Hogansen, Geenen, Powers, & Gil-Kashiwabara, 2008). The review of the article is presented in several related discussions. The first discussion considers the purpose of the survey study that is reported in the article. This discussion also reviews the relevant background information concerning the nature of the study. The second discussion is a review of the population and the sampling procedure applied by the researchers. The third discussion is a review of the data collection procedures that were followed by the researchers. The fourth discussion is a review of the data analysis procedures that

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I'm standing on the grayish-white sands of Malibu Beach in Southern California, watching autumn waves crash upon the wet tide-line. It's early morning and a damp mist hangs over the blue-grey waves. The sun has come up, but the world is solemn on this overcast day. I sniff the salt-brine air and gaze out to sea where a few sailboats straddle the sharp line between the water and sky. Suddenly, I feel my heart jump. I've just spotted a pod of dolphins two hundred yards off the coast. A dozen slick gray bodies effortlessly arc in and out of the water. I can almost hear them crashing into the foamy waves. They remind me of a procession of dancers leaping across a stage. It's like a scene out of some Discovery Channel nature show, only this is real. For a inland-born person like me, seeing live dolphins in their natural habitat for the first time is thrilling. On this somber morning, I feel happy to be alive. In a few minutes the dolphins exit, stage right, and I'm left listening to t

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Upon Little Miss Sunshine's release, critics immediately billed the film as a comedic triumph. A Newsweek review trumpeted that "there's been no more satisfying American comedy this year," while the San Francisco Chronicle averred that the film "dropped from celluloid heaven." Audiences agreed. The film won two Oscars for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor and received nominations for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress. Despite the brightly innocuous title, the movie contained a great deal of darkness. The success of the film represented a new level of recognition for the dark comedy, the conceptual cousin of the horror film. In this light, Little Miss Sunshine bears examination in the context of the genres of dark comedies and horror movies. The similarities between the two genres and the ways in which Little Miss Sunshine follows and deviates from their conventions bear examination. Critic Wes D. Gehring comments that "black humor was once

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Conceptual Overview of the Relationship between Attachment Disorder in Adults and Childhood Sexual Abuse An attachment disorder (AD) refers to situations wherein individuals experience difficulties in the establishment of social and emotional bonds with others. Strong attachments begin in one's early life through bonding between child and parent. When a strong attachment does not develop or when an attachment between child and parent is disrupted, AD ensues. AD is recognized by the exhibition of negative and unproductive behaviors and emotions by the child (Zeanah, Scheeringa, Boris, Heller, Smyke, & Trapani, 2004). The disruptive experiences that cause the development of AD in infants can have far reaching and lasting effects. Research has found that attachment disorders can have negative effects on the development of children through their teens. Research also has found that AD can persist into adulthood (Kalsched, 2001). The American Psychiatric Association (2

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Muhammad Yunus was born in June 1940 in Eastern Bengal, the third of 14 children, of whom five died as infants ("Muhammad Yunus," 2006). Yunus was influenced by his father, a successful goldsmith who urged his sons to pursue higher education, but more so by his mother, Sufia Khatun, who helped any poor that came to their door ("Muhammad Yunus," 2006). Her compassion spurred him to do all he could to eradicate poverty ("Muhammad Yunus," 2006). Many years later, now a Bangladeshi economist at Chittagong University, Yunus took his students on a field trip to visit a poor village. They spoke with a woman who made bamboo stools and found that she had to borrow 15p per week to purchase the raw bamboo for each stool she made, which-after repaying the middleman at rates as high as 10% per week-left her with a profit margin of only one penny ("Muhammad Yunus," 2006). Yunus realized that if she could have borrowed at a better rate, she would have been able to raise her means above th

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The current federal minimum wage was established at $5.85 per hour as of July 24, 2007, but the age of the worker, the type of employment and place of residence can alter the legal minimum hourly wage that an employer is required to pay (Longley 1). Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, Title 29, Chapter 8 of the United States Code, the minimum wage law applies to employees of enterprises doing at least $500,000 in business per year or to employees of smaller firms that are engaged interstate commerce or the production of goods for commerce. It further applies to workers at federal, state, or local government agencies, hospitals and schools, and it generally applies to domestic workers (United States Department of Labor 1). Variations in the application of the FLSA are significant. Workers under the age of 20, for example, may be paid as little as $4.25 per hour during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment. Certain full-time students, apprentices

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Introduction According to Pierce (2008), deception in psychological research exists in a rather grey area of ethical practice in that is neither uncommon nor prohibited, yet it is strongly discouraged. But should it be? Does the use of deception in psychological research seriously violate ethical research practice, and if so, what are the boundaries within which such a violation may actually be acceptable given the benefits arising from the research? The purpose of this paper is to examine the ethics of the use of deception in psychological research. The paper first defines the terms 'ethics' and 'deception' and then moves on to discussion the impact of deception, especially as it relates to the costs-benefits ratio. The final section of the paper develops and presents conclusions based on the presented discussion and reviewed research. Ethics and Deception Thiroux and Kraesmann (2008) define 'Ethics' as a field of study that concerns itself with the standards of right and

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Suicide plays a prominent role in Saikaku's book Five Women Who Loved Love. The short stories evince characters who either contemplate suicide after a failed love affair or actually go through with the deed. The treatment of suicide is emblematic of the way seventeenth-century Japanese culture viewed suicide. First and foremost, a recapitulation of the way suicide appears in the collection of short stories lends considerable insight into the Japanese attitude toward suicide. Suicide first appears in "The Story of Seijuro in Himeji" when Minakawa kills herself after Seijuro's father finds her engaging in a saturnalia with Seijuro and shames her. She was forced to take up holy orders and rebelled by doing herself in (Saikaku 48). This story demonstrates how it was culturally acceptable to deal with the shame that can often result from love by killing oneself. Suicide was so common an option for lovers denied their right to love each other at the time that it provides an easy c

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Discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person or group of people based on prejudice. In American history, African Americans were subjected to great oppression and discrimination. The injustices visited upon Blacks came to a head during the 1950s and 1960s, leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1965. Prior to this, oppression, violence, and discrimination were routine for Blacks in American society. This history of discrimination is captured in a variety of works of art, including Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem," Dudley Randall's poem "Ballad of Birmingham," and Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun." In all three of these works, we see the heavy price paid by African Americans due to living in a discriminatory white society. This analysis will illustrate discrimination as it appears in each of these works, highlighting differences and similarities. When Langston Hughes wrote "Harlem," African Americans were subjected to segregation and discri

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Introduction In Roe v. Wade (1973) the U.S Supreme Court extended the right of privacy to the choice of abortion. It ruled via a seven vote majority that the right of privacy was broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy and held that should the state make it illegal for a woman to do so, this would impose upon the pregnant woman and all concerned the burden of an unwanted child (Hall 740). Moving forward from an earlier decision in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), the Justices essentially held that abortion should therefore be legal under the penumbra of privacy rights established in the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution (Hall 740). However, the Justices, with Justice Harry Blackmun writing the majority decision, did note that the state did have an interest in potential human life (contained in the fetus, which was not accorded the status of a "person" in this decision) and could restrict abortion under certain cond

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Introduction DHL is recognized as a leading logistics company with worldwide operations. The company is older than FedEx, and has had an international presence that was built on an expertise in moving goods through customs quickly. In 2002, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Germany's postal service, Deutsche Post AG. Today, DHL's yellow and red color scheme continues to be recognized worldwide on vans, trucks and airplanes. Because DHL caters largely to the business community, the issue of the business cycle and its effect on supply and demand is critical to the company's success. This research considers the business cycle and other economic factors that affect DHL's strategy. DHL's Business DHL delivers goods and documents to more than 220 countries and territories around the world via road, rail, air and sea. It is a recognized leader in ocean freight and logistics, a hallmark that dates back to its original mission. Its emphasis

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In the wake of the global economy and the spread of capitalism around the world, a new government ideology and policy related to big business has evolved. Touting free enterprise in the name of capitalism, legislators often support legislation that favors business, especially big business. As Baldwin (2009) notes, the

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Introduction This paper presents a general overview of lithium toxicity. The paper begins with a brief discussion of the nature of lithium and its history. This is followed by a delineation of the medical uses for lithium as well as the brands of lithium currently in use and the recommended dosages. The next section of the paper focuses on the side effects of lithium and lithium toxicity, while the final section discusses both treatment and prevention of toxicity. Lithium: Its Nature and History Jackson (2006) reports that Lithium is a soft metallic element with an atomic number of 3 and an atomic weight of 6.941. While the metal is used in a wide range of industries, Jackson states that the public mostly knows about its salt, lithium carbonate, which is regularly used in psychiatric pharmacotherapy. Today, Garrett (2004) reports, Lithium salt is primarily used to treat bipolar disorder, once called "mania." It was first used as a treatment for mania in 1948 by an Austr

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Born in 1472, Fra Bartolomeo (also Bartolommeo) was an Italian Renaissance painter of primarily religious subjects. Born in Savignano di Prato, Tuscany, Bartolomeo's technique and style were innovative, influencing other great painters as much as great painters had influenced Bartolomeo. Bartolomeo's "Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist" was not only an influence on Rafael but also shows the influence of Netherlandish painters on Bartolomeo. This analysis will discuss various formal aspects and elements of Bartolomeo's "Madonna and Child," including how these elements help reinforce the meaning and message of the work. One of the most striking elements of "Madonna and Child" is Bartolomeo's use of paint and medium. The painting is a combination of oil paint and gold on wood (Bartolomeo 1). The colors are rich in texture, including the red top and green wrap on the lap of the Madonna. To highlight these and add texture, Bartolomeo has tinged the creases of the folds with gold, as well as trimming the Madonna's cuffs and neckline in gold. Gold is also used to add s

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Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt is characterized by biographer Edmund Morris (2001) as an extremely talented individual whose drive, ambition, and will were sufficient to lead to the presidency. In Theodore Rex, Morris (2001, p. 118) argues that when the character and competencies of Roosevelt are considered, one recognizes that "legislation... was not his forte. Public leadership was." Rather than being or performing as a master legislator in the way that later presidents such as Lyndon B. Johnson performed, Teddy Roosevelt used his own charisma and force of will to bring about the kind of policy changes and programs that he valued regardless of whether or not these policies and programs were likely to have originated from within the electorate. As this review will demonstrate, Teddy Roosevelt was the first of the Progressive presidents who led the United States at a time when the country was becoming a modern, urbanized, industrialized, and capitalist world power. Roosevelt's co

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In a survey of commercially insured adults regarding their perceptions of generic drugs, Shrank and associates (2009: 546) reported that, Insurers and policymakers encourage the use of generic drugs to reduce costs, but generics remain underused. We conducted a national survey of commercially insured adults to evaluate their perceptions about generic drugs...although 56 percent reported that Americans should use more generics, only 37.6 percent prefer to take generics. The under-usage of generic medication is indeed an unfortunate finding because the wisest course of action for the average person in these difficult economic times is to purchase generic drugs rather than brand-name drugs. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature supporting this claim. Several reasons support the notion that purchasing generic drugs is preferable to purchasing brand-name drugs. First, all

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Introduction In "Cosmopolitan Contamination," Kwame Appiah (94) asks the question "Do we need universals?" The question of universals becomes even more significant in the wake of globalization that has undermined distinctions or boundaries of nationalism, culture, geographic borders and governments. The challenge in such a consumer driven global culture, according to Appiah (xiii), is "to take minds and hearts formed over the long millennia of living in local troops and equip them with ideas and institutions that will allow us to live together as the global tribe we have become." This analysis will discuss consumption and cosmopolitanism in relation to the evolution of the global tribe. Body Terms like globalization and multiculturalism no longer adequately define the realm that has become the global tribe in modern society. Appiah (xiii) argues that while the meaning of cosmopolitan is often disputed, it is a view that sees all the cultures and inhabitants of the earth "as so many branches of a single family, and the universe a

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The two paintings that are the subject of this comparison are Dutch master Jan van Eyck's "The Crucifixion and the Last Judgment" (See Illustration Two) and classical French painter Nicolas Poussin's "The Abduction of the Sabine Women" (See Illustration One). Van Eyck's "The Crucifixion" is two pictures juxtaposing Christ's sacrifice on the cross with the Last Judgment. Oil on canvas and transferred from wood, each picture is 22 ¼ x 7 ¾ in. and was painted circa 1430 (Van Eyck 1). Considered the "father of oil painting," van Eyck's pictures are characteristic of oil on wood painting in Europe during the fifteenth century (Jan 1). It is displayed with other religious and oil transferred from wood paintings, relating to them in subject matter, material, and technique. Poussin's "The Abduction" is in the classical style and features a Roman army led by Romulus abducting the Sabine women they wish to take as wives. Measuring 60 7/8 x 82 5/8 in., the work is conside

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Technology makes business ethics more difficult to sort out in some cases. Security and privacy are two issues that technology complicates with respect to business ethics. For example, no one would endorse stealing a customer's wallet to gain information to be used for marketing, or maybe even just "stealing" a look at it, but when it comes to using technologi

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Introduction ..It's time to put more money, better tracking of teachers' performance, higher standards and real accountability behind the law. Let me be clear: If a teacher is given a chance, or three chances, but still does not improve, there is no excuse for that person to continue teaching...I reject a system that rewards failure and protects a person from its consequences. ----President Obama at the 19th annual Legislative Conference of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Dinan (2009) reports that the last few decades have seen an intense national push for 'accountability' in the American educational system, a term that can be defined as holding educators responsible for meeting identified student achievement goals using methods of planning, evaluation, and reporting (Hopmann, 2008). The purpose of this paper is to formulate and provide research support for the position statement that the national pu

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Introduction Understanding the four major biogeochemical cycles, carbon, water, nitrogen, and phosphorus, is critical to understanding the impact that humans have on the ecology of the planet. These cycles exist independent of human activity, but are affected by humans. As such, understanding how they work and their dependencies deepens the understanding of ecological and environmental policies that may be under consideration. This research provides an examination of each of these cycles. The Carbon Cycle The global carbon cycle is driven primarily by photosynthesis and respiration; plants convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into sugar via photosynthesis. Animals may eat the plant and release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere via respiration. Carbon dioxide also results when the plant dies via the decay process; the same is true when animals die and the decay process releases carbon dioxide. Fires also contribute carbon to the atmosphere, as does burning foss

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