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An 8 page research paper in which the writer assesses the importance of human rights issues in the eyes of the United Nations. Discussed are the Human Rights Commission, the State Security Investigation of Egypt, and various other organizations working to enforce common principles of human rights in the world. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page report discusses how dissent has come to be seen in America as somehow less than patriotic. Americans appear to have developed an attitude that dissent does not serve the greater purposes of the nation or, at the very least, dissent is actually irritating rather than motivating. Most Americans believe that dissent must only take place in circumstance in which it is clearly dissent that supports the greater ideals of America. Anything less is both pointless and unpatriotic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the world of organized crime in America and the leaders of that world. Who are they and what are they doing? Bibliography lists 9 sources.

An 18 page paper. Women represent almost half of the entire workforce in the United States but less than 3 percent of American CEOs are women. The percentage is expectedly even less in Japan. The executive level is male-dominated with barriers that few women are able to break through. This paper discusses those barriers. Three female CEOs (two American, one Japanese) are profiled with information about others who have reached high executive levels, including Carly Fiorina who is the first women in history to lead a Dow 30 company. What women executives believe is necessary to break through the glass ceiling is discussed. Statistical data are included. Bibliography lists 21 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the idea that business and industry, along with their professional and trade associations are those who are most often thought of as the groups making the greatest contributions and most egregious demands on members of Congress. The issue is discussed and several aspects of business’ political contributions are presented. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses whether the League of Nations has been weakened by the absence of the United States, and whether the UN has been damaged by the presence of the United States. The argument presented states that the United States has harmed both of these organizations it has helped to implement, in the name of self interest. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12 page paper examines the 1945 document in relationship with events that have happened since. Both sides of the issue as to whether force should be used in violation of the Charter are explored. The spirit of the document as opposed to literal interpretation is a major focus of the paper. Examples provided include incidents in Kosovo and Bosnia. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 3 page report discusses how dissent has come to be seen in America as somehow less than patriotic. Americans appear to have developed an attitude that dissent does not serve the greater purposes of the nation or, at the very least, dissent is actually irritating rather than motivating. Most Americans believe that dissent must only take place in circumstance in which it is clearly dissent that supports the greater ideals of America. Anything less is both pointless and unpatriotic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

10 pages: Are the salaries paid to today's CEO's worth it? This paper takes a look at some top salaries and determines what it is they do to earn this money. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the book "Top Performance: How to Develop Excellence in Yourself and Others." No additional sources cited.

10 pages. That gender bias was included in the McCarthy Era and the HUAC is very obvious now that we look back and consider that time period. This entire sector of American History was based on predisposition of all types including racial, social as well as gender. All of these preconceived notions are discussed in this paper with the emphasis being on gender bias in the McCarthy Era. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 9 page paper. For more than three decades, a battle has raged over the most effective approach to reading instruction. Is phonics or whole language better when teaching reading? This paper discusses the controversy from each of the perspectives, explaining each along with their respective advantages or benefits. The writer suggests a balanced approach may be the answer to end the controversy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the use of clothing materials in architecture. Traditional clothing materials such as hemp cloth or cotton mesh are used as light alternative reinforcements when mixed with other building materials and applied either within or on top of structures for strength. In most cases, application or use of traditional clothing materials or fabric involves the breaking down of the cloth either into strip of fiber form to provide the flexibility needed for the process of the combination with other products or the application on top of already constructed products. Recent innovations in clothing design however could provide for a more custom-cut fabric. Issey Miyake’s design process, the A-POC, is based on machines programmed by a computer which combined with the CAD programs used in today’s architectural design could provide for custom-fitted cloth used for the reinforcement of architectural structures. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

20 pages in length. The importance of services marketing has come to redefine the way in which the global economy operates, clearly illustrated with the knowledge that services account for approximately three-fourths of all developed nations' employment and GDP. Moreover, the ever-growing trend toward services-related employment has created a decidedly top heavy concentration of opportunities throughout these countries. As such, services marketing has become both a mainstay and significant presence in virtually all industries, inasmuch as there is hardly a sector of commerce that does not in some way require a level of customer satisfaction. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

10 pages in length. Reveling in its recent title of being one of the nation's top five urban school districts, the San Francisco Bay Area urban school district continues to thrive amidst an ongoing struggle of budget cuts, corruption and chaos, and cultural determinism. The district, which was established in 1851 and currently boasts a staff of over seven thousand educators and administrators who teach more than sixty thousand students in one hundred sixty schools, has long upheld its steadfast determination toward academic equity amidst its vast and diverse student population. Because of the Bay Area's rich and diverse cultural composition, certain issues of ethnic concern have typically plagued its urban school district, most notably the extent to which minority students are not fully assimilated into an academic program that is decidedly English based. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

18 pages in length. The mental health center has come to the conclusion that simply providing low-cost care is not enough when that care has no quality attached to it because of stringent economic and staffing limitations. People have become extremely intolerant of slipshod medical attention, duplicate procedures and inaccurate diagnoses merely because the system is overloaded and completely unorganized. With the inclusion of computerization, there is now great opportunity for the Center to offer quality care within a low-cost environment. Now, on top of high caseloads and low budgets, the Center is forced to relocate its facility due to the myopic perspective of the main Clinic, a move that will bring about little if any benefit to the already financially ailing Center. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

5 pages in length. The question is both loaded and debatable; depending upon which side of the sporting fence one resides, the answer might just incite a full-fledged riot. Which game really is America's favorite sport? Given the recent turmoil in both football and baseball camps, not to mention the ongoing rivalry between the two sports to outdo each other for the top position, it might seem a difficult challenge to choose just one. In spite of these tribulations, however, one must look at more than just the most recent polls and examine the impact one sport in particular has historically had upon the nation as a whole: baseball. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

15 pages in length. The Emergency can be seen as a milestone of continuing negotiation between 'traditional' Indian ideas/institutions and the modern progressive ideals embraced by the Congress Party that remain alien to most of the Indian population. Analyzing the fundamental basis behind the Emergency, one finds that modernity in India has always been laid on society from the top, with all power solely residing with the Congress and the Nehru family. However, no matter how much power is concentrated within the central government with all their Nehruian ideals, the fact remains how real power lies between that at the center and the extraordinary stratification throughout the rest of the country, which functioned upon an entirely different basis. Under Indira Gandhi, as well as that of her father, the central government's point of view has always maintained a sense of a nation being jeopardized by its various constituents; as such, the nation-state must be defended. Clearly, there exists the entrenched idea of how the Nehru family has long upheld a lock upon the progressive change in India and, thus, must play an essential role in the defense of this nation-state. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

A 10 page overview of India’s past and future in the high tech industry. This paper reviews India’s recent business history, recounting statistics, successes, and limitations. The author contends that While India has enjoyed a reputation of producing top players in the software design industry, many of those players must seek work outside the country. There are, in fact, many other shortcomings which act to limit India’s potential in this industry. The establishment of the high tech infrastructure needed to support software design and manufacture, software diversification, and the identification of other potential markets for export are items of priority for India in today’s complex business arena. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes an article relative to how it portrays multiculturalism in American. This article offer a transcript of a CNN financial news broadcast hosted by Valerie Morris, which aired April 21, 2004. The topic under discussion for this broadcast was the fact that a magazine Diversity, Inc. announced its top 50 companies for diversity, with PepsiCo "shooting up" the list from 25 last year to number 5 on the new list. Examination of this article demonstrates that the media--and mainstream culture in general -- tends to characterize the diversity of the US population through stereotypical images that offer little to towards a better understanding of that diversity. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper. CEOs and other top executives receive extremely large compensation packages that include salary, bonus, direct stock and stock options, along with other perks. In 2002, however, some of these executives took only their base salary and gave up any kind of cash bonus or direct stock. The CEO of Citibank was one of those executives. This essay reports the compensation packages for the CEOs of Citibank and JP Morgan Chase, Inc. The writer makes some suggestions for compensation packages that would ease management-labor tensions and that might lead to greater dividends for investors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper considers globalization and the way it has influenced global development. The paper begins by looking at the historical increases in GDP and whether this has benefits all economies or only some. Then paper then considers the influence of technology, before looking at the way in which power is distributed. This includes the examination of the economic power and place of the top 200 corporation. The last part of the paper gives two examples of the impact globalization has had on economies, with one country that has benefited from it ands one that has been harmed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 17 page paper presents an analysis of a case study of the title company provided by the student. SafePAC (QATAR) is a subsidiary of PAC Corporation, an American box-making corporation. SafePAC (QATAR) has faced a great number of very serious problems, including low productivity and high overhead. They are called upon by corporate to reduce expenses and increase production. The essay provides a synopsis of the background of the case, including the particulars surrounding the closure of on plant and the subsequent fallout due to the way the CEO of SafePAC (QATAR) went about getting an affirmative vote for closing the plant. There now exists great hostility towards the CEO from his top-level. The essay makes recommendations for the company at this time to improve productivity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

7 pages in length. The Enron debacle clearly illustrates how establishing and maintaining corporate ethics is the cornerstone to continued success, both on a personal and professional level. Constant nurturing of moral judgment and a specific code of ethics are necessary in order to perpetuate the positive image required to uphold such policy. The five primary elements of such nurturing include having a clear and concise forthrightness, which is substantiated by culture; appropriate and applicable conformity with regard to difficult situations; managerial involvement and awareness on ethics issues; a nurturing program that is wholeheartedly supported by top management; and staff involvement. These concepts, which are both interrelated and individual at the same time, represent a complete quest toward ethical decision-making. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 15 page paper. Employee surveys have been used for many years. They provide a company with insight and knowledge about how employees feel about the items included on the survey. This essay discusses the many factors involved in the success and effectiveness of employee surveys, including the purpose and objective of the survey and the involvement of top management; using and communicating results to employees; examples of how two companies approach the employee survey process; and the trends in employee attitude surveys. The essay concludes with a sample list of questions that could be included in such a survey. Bibliography lists 11 sources.