49). That goes for leaders in the learning community as well. Thessin asserts that while it is important to teach students to solve problems, there is a lack of focus on another important, related goal: "the need for teachers to learn to do the same Continue Reading...
S. invasion of Iraq under what we now know were false pretenses. Subsequently, I considered the coverage of FOX News of the scheduled 2011 expiration of the Bush tax cuts with the facts and I realized that their coverage was tremendously biased as w Continue Reading...
6 million of the 17.3 million eligible Hispanic voters cast a ballot (Kaufman 2007). The language barrier might be yet another reason that Hispanics struggle to find a foothold in American society. ESL programs often fail to address Latino's needs i Continue Reading...
She writes, "The tendency among modern leaders to ignore constitutional or legislative restrictions when it suits their personal convictions on particular issues and to take secret actions, especially on foreign policy matters, is a serious problem Continue Reading...
Transformations in Lewis Lapham's Hotel America Lapham, Lewis. Hotel America. New York: Verso Press, 1996. At the beginning of his text, Hotel America, commentator and essayist Lewis Lapham speculates that the nationally articulated transformationa Continue Reading...
Thus, the idea of a strong, female leader is created through conceptual blending, and the ultimately oxymoronic pairing of unlike words. Something new is created, through the use of cultural, political, religious, and historical references, and of t Continue Reading...
Cecilia Grierson The roles which women perform in society are varied and these roles are usually not being considered influential or remain unnoticed. Particularly those roles which are inclined towards religion remain not been put to question. For Continue Reading...
Generational Gap in the Workplace Contemporary working age Americans are categorized into four distinct generations that, allegedly, have been made into what they are and their personalities formed due to the socio-political and economic as well as Continue Reading...
Their template deals with subjects such as what women found satisfying and frustrating about work. Also the committee heard show do they balance home and work responsibilities and fit in volunteer activities, how do they find time for spiritual acti Continue Reading...
Nature Festivals (including succoth) One of the world's four great monotheistic religions is Judaism. It is the religious culture of Jewish people and constitutes the cultural system of Jewish law, tradition and customs. It is the smallest religion Continue Reading...
Case Study Critique: Performance ManagementIntroductionIn the United States, it is generally considered lawful for a public administration employee to be fired for poor performance. Public employees are employed at will, meaning that they can be term Continue Reading...
Values and Politics: Why I Am Voting For Joe Biden Abstract Elements: Honesty, empathy, compassion, altruism, objectivity, consistency, patriotism, and loyalty. Personal Values: I value honesty, empathy, compassion, altruism, and objectivity. Joe Bid Continue Reading...
Race and Gender Sociological Principles/Perspectives of Race Race is the physical difference that various cultures and groups think are socially different. Principles of sociology seek to establish how ethnicity and race are constructed socially; i Continue Reading...
Presidential Election CURRENT COVERAGE OF THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Donald Trump is flying high in the 2016 presidential election campaigns. Besides crushing his Republican opponents in national polls, Trump's critics have thrown in the towel Continue Reading...
Hanston Town Crisis case study presents us with a town that is expanding rapidly in population and experiencing demographic change to include African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans -- even Jews. We are asked to consider the committee of five wh Continue Reading...
War on Drugs Would You Apply This Strategy Across the Board or Employ Different Stances Depending On the Substance? The same approach will be applied to every drug for them to become decriminalized. Defend your Position Drug legalization is a ver Continue Reading...
Carr's What is History? Edward Carr's What is History is a philosophical look at what makes historians. It examines the way we think about history and challenges us to re-examine the way we think about ourselves. Most importantly, it suggests that h Continue Reading...
Romanticism There are many way to approach the concept (or movement) known as romanticism, and over the many years romanticism has been perceived and defined in wildly different ways. Scholars and historians have spent tens of thousands of words dis Continue Reading...
Feminism and "A Doll's House" In the globe, feminism is a common practice in the social customs of both developed and developing nations. This is because, in both cases, there has been an apparent similar portrayal of women, who have gone through va Continue Reading...
Teen pregnancy has been a drain and a scourge on society for a number of generations. It is tapering off in many to most areas but the impacts to teenagers that become pregnant long before they should, and for a number of reasons, causes a lot of bur Continue Reading...
Responsibility Project The short film selected by the author of this paper for this report was the civility in politics video. While this may seem to some to be limited to governmental institutions and situations, there is a lot of creep with politi Continue Reading...
Great Gatsby -- a Theoretical Analysis The Great Gatsby is one of the legendary novels written in the history of American literature. The novel intends to shed light on the failure of American dream that poor can attain whatever he wants and emphasi Continue Reading...
Daniel Harris describes this coping mechanism the "kitschification of Sep. 11." Harris's main argument is that we stopped asking critical questions about the actual reasons of why 9/11 happened. Instead, he says, we resorted to mythologizing history Continue Reading...
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista Supreme Court's decision in Atwater v. City of Lago Vista (Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, 2001) has been highly criticized. Interestingly, the case has been criticized by conservatives and liberals alike. Even for the m Continue Reading...
Global Environment Continue to Deteriorate? Given the planet's struggling economic and social conditions, the exploding population, the spreading plague of violence, the increasing depletion of natural resources (forests, etc.) and the urgent need Continue Reading...
Religion is an inherent part or element of a culture or society, and this must be viewed in the context of the society/culture in which this religion developed and thrived. It must be considered that all religions give credit to humanity's existence Continue Reading...
Aristotle's elements of honor state: "The elements of honour are: sacrifices, memorials both in verse and without metre, rewards, sanctuaries, precedence, tombs, statutes, public maintenance, barbarian practices, such as genuflection and standing b Continue Reading...
The second purpose of the $700 purchase of troubled assets is to create a market for the securitized versions of these assets. As a result of the crisis, the market for these assets became illiquid. The value of securitized debt obligations became Continue Reading...
Roosevelt remained a fiscal conservative at heart who saw deficits as a necessary evil and had faith in the capitalist system, although during the second phase of his New Deal, he did grow more emboldened to curtail the abuses of the 'giants' of in Continue Reading...
Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy planter staged an uprising, which eventually developed into a rebellion, against Sir William Berkeley's corrupt regime. His manifesto opens with how perverted the morality of the colony has become. Bacon enumerates corrup Continue Reading...
He commonly regales his backers with strong, repetitive phrases that carry a sermon-like quality of affirmation: "Yes we can." Obama's catchphrase has helped to attract even greater media support in the form of entertainment industry backing of the Continue Reading...
Legal interpretation and influence of God's interactions With his people in the book of Exodus As Moses led the children of Israel across the desert into the Promised Land, he had earned the position of leader, and head law giver for the entire na Continue Reading...
Sol Wachtler's, After the Madness, is a riveting, powerful story about a distinguished public servant that finds himself on the other side of the law. The main character, who is also the author, writes about his experiences as a defendant and occupa Continue Reading...
Political Participation1. Three primary agents of political socialization are family, education, and media. Family plays a crucial role in shaping an individual\\\'s political beliefs by providing their initial exposure to political ideas and values. Continue Reading...
Robert Reich's "Saving Capitalism" For the Many, Not the Few Robert Reich would be an unexpected ally for the movement on the Left, or the more liberal members of the American society. Reich is a classically trained economist that has actually won Continue Reading...
The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the National Debt The presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has had more than its fair share of scandals -- from Clinton's email server, the "rigged elections" as reported by undercover agents Continue Reading...
South Park and Popular Culture South Park is an animated television show that has aired on Comedy Central for nearly 19 seasons, beginning in 1997. It began as an irreverent cartoon show about 3rd graders who used "adult language" and was meant to b Continue Reading...
