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8 pages in length. Elisabeth Badinter's Fausse Route might be considered one of the most scathing accounts of gender separation ever put into print. The author, whose personal reflections of the inequities of a patriarchal society equate to a vilification in the greatest sense, believes women have long had the ability to control their own destinies but have been wholly incapable of doing so; her final conclusion is things will not get any better in the coming years if women do not find their backbone and stand up for their autonomy. This fatalistic approach to the man/woman battle that has existed for ages illustrates the extent to which Badinter (2003) decries this perpetuated gender oppression. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page book review/research paper that examines this novel in order to discern the plight of labor unions in the steel industry from the late nineteenth century through the early twentieth. First published in 1941, Thomas Bell's Out of This Furnace is novel that tells the story of three generations of a Slovak immigrant family. The writer argues that this novel can be read as more than fiction, as it can be seen as an accurate representation of immigrant acculturation to America, as well as an historical account of how labor developed during the decades covered by the novel. No other sources cited.

A 3 page research paper that briefly examined the controversy surrounding this psychoactive medication. A handful of psychoactive stimulants are being used routinely throughout the US to medicate children, adolescents and adults diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The most prevalent of these drugs is Ritalin (methylphenidate). On one side of the huge controversy that surrounds the use of psychoactive drugs with schoolchildren are horror stories of addiction, adverse side-effects and even death. There are accounts of parents being forced by school systems to medicate their children. On the other side of the debate are parents of ADHD children who testify that Ritalin is a "life saver" that enables pathologically hyper children to calm down sufficiently to learn and control their impulses (Rogers 50). The writer looks at both sides of this debate. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 11 page paper discussing the application of I.A.S.-1, the International Accounting Standard number 1. This standard defines the framework and responsibilities organizations have for presenting their financial statements, having as its goal uniformity across time, within organizations and across industries. I.A.S.-1 ensures uniformity in financial reporting so that investors can make sense of any organization's true financial condition. Requirements of the I.A.S.-1 standard do not prevent organizations from furnishing additional information, but rather constitutes minimum requirements for transparent reporting. The paper provides several examples of how organizations meet those minimum standards and in the case of Southwest Airlines, how they choose to exceed them. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 6 page essay that explores 2 works. Yoshiko Uchida's memoir Desert Exile (1982) and Anzia Yezierska's Bread Givers (1925). In these books, readers encounter the accounts of two women, each descended from first generation immigrants to America, each facing prejudice and obstacles and each coming to terms with the difficulty of being of ethnic origin in Protestant, Anglo American culture. Uchida's book is a personal memoir and while Yezierska's text is fictional, it nevertheless draws on her own Polish background and accurately reflects Jewish immigrant life in the first half of the twentieth century. While the two works address different eras and different ethnicity, they are similar in that each woman comes to terms with her own definition of what it means to be American. No additional sources cited.

8 pages in length. Culture is defined in myriad ways and influenced by an infinite number of elements, most of which exists in constant state of fluidity. To characterize culture as the foundation around which entire societies revolve is to recognize the singular influence the ongoing progression of mankind has upon the very nature of civilization. Indeed, the extent to which humanity and culture reflect an ever-evolving synergistic coupling is both grand and far-reaching; that certain aspects of a given culture seem to define this correlation more than others speaks to the common denominator found in such social symbols as shopping malls. Meaghan Morris's account of the cultural significance inherent to contemporary shopping centers provides a sociological look at the way in which these collections of retail stores serve as much more than simply a place to purchase goods, but rather a location where some of the most important community interaction takes place. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at a case supplied by the student. A beneficiary with a lifetime interest in a protective trust wants to vary the terms of settlement when he dies and the property will pass absolutely so that the property does not pass until to his child until they are 33 years of age, he also wants to move the trust from the UK to another country. The paper looks at both of these issues, considering what statutory tools may be used factors the courts will take into account. The paper cites numerous case to support points raised. The paper is written with reference to English law. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

5 pages in length. Conflict of interest is a common occurrence whenever someone knowingly relinquishes his ethical fortitude in exchange for blatant abuse of power, influence or other aspect inherent to the position. While this unsavory reality is more than apparent in such areas as politics and big business, it is disheartening - and indeed unnerving - to know it also exists quite extensively in law enforcement. In fact, this deviant factor of police departments across the country has long been a significant concern; while some will argue how conflicts of interest represent little more than a few isolated incidents, telltale accounts have proven just the opposite. From the city streets to the interrogation room, the presence of interest conflict in such locations as South Florida reflects what continues to be a common component of the culture that inhabits the nation's law enforcement. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

6 pages in length. The educational experience is meant to provide a comprehensive and well-rounded approach to the objective of learning; when students are divided by and taught within stringent criteria, the capacity for expansive knowledge is significantly stunted. The extent to which tracking serves to detach students from new experiences and each other by placing them within the confines of regimented, uniform study is both grand and far-reaching; that such division not only cultivates but also perpetuates such social ills as class and racial status speaks to the impact administrators very obviously do not take into account with such a divisive program. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. The concept of normality is perhaps one of the most difficult to define in any capacity, yet it is even more challenging to characterize when the mind is involved. To be normal in the broadest sense is one who possesses "soundness of mind needed for a responsible, punishable act, one who is competent to make a contract, a sale or a will" (Binder, 1957, p. 132); in short, a normal person falls in line with the status quo of that particular society. However, this all-purpose definition fails to take into account the unique components of each and every person that can, in all truthfulness, categorize all human beings as abnormal to some extent. This reality is constantly challenging the psychiatric community to classify and reclassify what is considered normal in the capacity of treating patients and bearing witness to an offender's competence to stand trial. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. Nick Klaws is well within his rights - both by policy and ethics - to suspend Joe Blow's account for failing to uphold university protocol that states school computers are to be used only for school-related reasons. That Joe was conducting personal business by earning money from a school computer gave Nick enough reason to pull rank and remove his privileges. Surveillance, even though significantly intrusive, plays an integral role in saving society from itself, given the fact that people like Joe are taking less and less responsibility for their own actions and how they may create a damaging influence upon others, a pertinent reason why this is a computer ethics problem and not just a common ethics problem. No bibliography.

A 3 page essay/research paper that compares Mary Rowlandson’s seventeenth century captivity narrative to the 1990 film Dances with Wolves. On February 20, 1676, a band of Narragansett Indians attacked the home of Mary Rowlandson as part of an uprising known as King Philip’s War (Wesley 42). Rowlandson and three of her children were taken captive. Rowlandson’s account of her captivity, which lasted eleven weeks, is extremely revealing as to the mindset of Puritan settlers during this period. This narrative is vastly different from the story portrayed in the 1990 film “Dances With Wolves” (directed by Kevin Costner for Orion Pictures). Nevertheless, there are similarities between the two works in that both Rowlandson and the film’s protagonist, John J. Dunbar, both undergo a transformation, that is, a change in their worldview, due to their experiences among Native Americans. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

10 pages in length. To define the difference between "public interest" and "public best interest" is to realize the power that one single word has in altering the definition of both phrases. Public interest incorporates a number of aspects with regard to decision-making, not the least of which includes convenience, concern and wellbeing. Public best interest, on the other hand, is the act of making decisions based solely upon what is provides the public with the best of all options while at the same time removing the potential for leaders' to overrule the right decision based upon their own self-interests. In essence, the first definition merely acknowledges how the public is entitled to be considered within the realm of decision-making outcome, while the second one speaks to the way in which the public's welfare and impact must be taken into account from a clear perspective of social responsibility. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses Gideon’s Trumpet by Anthony Lewis, which is an expertly written, comprehensive account of a landmark case in constitutional law, Gideon v. Wainwright, which was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1963. Clarence Earl Gideon was a prisoner in the Florida penal system who felt that his constitutional rights had been violated because his request for a court-appointed lawyer at this trial was denied. Lewis’ book tells how Gideon succeeded in taking his case before the Supreme Court and, in so doing, this text illustrates how—while there are flaws in the American system of jurisprudence—it works because it has mechanisms in place for correcting errors. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 12 page paper. This essay begins with a historical account of the meaning of global citizenship and the emergence of this ideal in modern times. This background leads into the different definitions of the terms. The essay also discusses the fact that it has been NGOs that have pushed and promoted global citizenship. They have been especially effective with businesses operating more like global citizens. At the end, the writer asks whether or not it is even possible to be a 'global citizen. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page book review that examines Winston Churchill’s World War II memoir. Churchill, as Prime Minister of Great Britain, played a pivotal role in the cataclysmic conflict known as World War II. After the war, Churchill focused on his considerable literary talent and penned a six volume, comprehensive history of the WWII, offering insights and observations that could only come from a world leader during this period. The Gathering Storm is the first volume in the series and describes the events leading up to the war and then the initial battles, which takes this book’s account of the war to May 10, 1940. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page paper assessing Freud's famous first case that he labeled a "failure," though by today's standards it would not have been a failure at all and likely it would have been Dora's father in psychoanalysis rather than Dora. “Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria” (1963) is Freud’s account of the case of Ida Bauer, whose father brought to Freud seeking “cure” for her willful refusal to assist her father in securing the affections of his would-be mistress, specifically by yielding to the woman's husband's pursuit of young Dora. Dora was only 14 when the man – a sexual predator by today's standards – began behaving grossly inappropriately. The paper applauds Dora's strength of will and refusal to back away from her convictions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 18 page paper that consists of three separate 6 page book reviews. The first review refers to L. Russ Bush's The Advancement, which offers a Christian apologetic that defends the biblical account of creation against the position of Darwinian naturalism. The second book review addresses Norman Geisler and Ron Brooks' text When Skeptics Ask, which offers an apologetic that is useful to all Christians in defending their faith, as the objections that unbelievers raise regarding Christian dogma are frequently quite perceptive and cut to the heart of Christianity's basic principles. The final book review examines L. Russ Bush and Tom J. Nettles' Baptists and the Bible, which offers a comprehensive history of the Baptist church and its attitudes toward the doctrine of inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible. In each case, the writer summarizes every chapter in each book. No additional sources cited.

7 pages in length. Battling the criminal element has been an ongoing and increasingly difficult objective since man's first presence was recorded. Deviant behavior in human beings is hard-wired into the species' psyche; when coupled with such additional elements as negative environmental influence, the prevalence for criminal behavior accounts for significant occurrence even in a civilized society. To catch such behavior at the earliest point and restructure the thinking process of a young perpetrator is the fundamental approach of such shock programs as Scared Straight, a high-profile tertiary approach to prevention that engages violent youth in brief encounters with inmates who describe "the brutality of prison life or short-term incarceration in prisons or jails" (The Department of Health and Human Services, 2001) with the expectation of shocking - and thereby deterring - adolescents from committing crimes. While a program such as this has all the markings of a successful outcome and lower recidivism rates, statistics have illustrated how such hard-core approaches may actually increase criminal behavior instead of prevent it. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 15 page paper. This essay provides a brief historical account of welfare assistance in this country with a greater focus on the 1960s and 1970s. The essay then provides a comprehensive outline and discussion of The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Some of the key elements in the Act are discussed and a comparison is made between the old law and the new law on several issues. The essay then discusses the real impact of this reform act and points out that the success or failure of it must look beyond case load numbers. The essay demonstrates the increase in the number of the working poor in this country and explains what that means. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

24 pages in length. The predominance of historical revisionism in today's filmmaking illustrates the reason why contemporary society buys into certain inaccuracies as truth. Recognizing the power Hollywood has for skewing reality is the key to understanding the problem behind how societies such as the Greeks and Romans are perceived from a perspective of adulterated depiction. Indeed, such distinctions have been overlooked to the point of being immersed within the very infrastructure of what contemporary society believes to be true based solely upon Hollywood's version of historical facts. Mighty Aphrodite and Gladiator illustrate two of myriad accounts whereby the past is based more upon reading between the lines than they are upon fact. Historical accuracy - the goal of which is "to achieve an effective blend of historical accuracy and compelling drama" (Crowdus 2005, 12) - is a component of popular culture whereby individual perception commands the reins. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

5 pages in length. Frances Kemble will long be remembered as the wealthy white woman who refused to allow skin color to stand in the way of equitable and humane treatment. As the wife of a plantation owner, the historical value of Kemble's journal describes in painful detail the realities she experienced after spending time on the family's Georgian agricultural estate. The larger implications of Kemble's account reflects the psychological, economic, educational, moral and familial foundation of racial discrimination during slavery, effectively illustrating the extent to which blacks suffered gross indignities at the hands of controlling whites. Kemble's journal provides tremendous insight as to how the very institution of slavery influenced every aspect of the slaves' lives. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page account of why one individual wants to become a physician. This paper relates the personal experiences of a student that stayed at his mother's bedside during a six month hospitalization. The lack of empathy and professionalism that he witnessed in the doctors that attended his mother and other patients convinced him that he could do better. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 16 page paper is written in four parts. The first part looks at the concept of silent and shadow accounts, what they how they can be used and the value they may provide for stakeholders of Tesco and other companies. The second part of the paper looks at different risk disclosure statements made Tesco and classifies them under agency, signalling or legitimacy theory. The third part of the paper considers the company's share price movements and the underlying reasons for these moves. The forth part of the paper examines the charitable donation, of the company and considers if these are too little, just right or too much. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

12 pages in length. The concepts of modernization and assimilation are neither foreign nor welcome in myriad global communities touched by Western materialism. Campbell's treatment of the Wayapi in "Getting To Know Waiwai: An Amazonian Ethnography" and Geertz's account of two Indonesian societies in "Peddlers and Princes : Social Development and Economic Change in Two Indonesian Towns" illustrates the extent to which indigenous populations have been forced to comply with the never-ending progression of globalization, even – and especially – when these particular communities are gravely impacted by the struggles inherent to such development. Bibliography lists 5 sources.