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  • Critical Thinking and Decision Making

    Critical Thinking and Decision Making

    Critical Thinking and Decision Making What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is a way in which available information is interpreted to reach a logical premise or conclusion. An example, is when a statement tries to influence a reader’s opinion on a topic, critical thinking will be used to analyze the statement for factual data. Critical thinking will cause the reader to look for data within the statement that can support the writer’s idea. What is

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Although New England and the Chesapeake Region Were Both Settles Largely by People of English Origin, by 1700 the Regions Had Evolved into Two Distinct Societies. Why Did This Development Occur?

    Although New England and the Chesapeake Region Were Both Settles Largely by People of English Origin, by 1700 the Regions Had Evolved into Two Distinct Societies. Why Did This Development Occur?

    Although the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled by basically English, each region was clearly different than the other. This could have happened for many reasons, but difference in how the families were structured and the effect of religion on each region were probably two very big influences on the different developments of the societies. In New England, people who immigrated there came mostly in the form of families. In 1635, “Ship’s List of

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Monika
  • Hiv in America: Is the Epidemic Getting Worse or Better?

    Hiv in America: Is the Epidemic Getting Worse or Better?

    HIV in America: Is the epidemic getting worse or better? A Review of the facts When the first case of HIV cases hit the United States in 1985 (Kellerman, 2006) the gay community had been hit hard by a disease it was just beginning to understand. Thousands of individuals had been infected with HIV, and many Americans believed the affliction to be wholly a “gay disease.” But as the years wore on it became apparent

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Overpopulation in the Prison System

    Overpopulation in the Prison System

    Overpopulation in the Prison System Overpopulation in the Prison System has been a growing concern in society. An explanation for this is the rise in crime over the past years. As the crime rate increases so do the amount of convictions, which leads to more incarcerations and overpopulation in the Prison System. The cause for the increase in crime over recent years has been partly attributed to the disappearance of jobs. Many people have been

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Use of the Internet by People in China

    Use of the Internet by People in China

    Introduction: �And of course, the information society’s very life blood is freedom. It is freedom that enables citizens everywhere to benefit from knowledge, journalists to do their essential work, and citizens to hold government accountable. Without openness, without the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, the information revolution will stall, and the information society we hope to build will be stillborn.’ - Kofi Annan, UN

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

    Stephen R. Covey, the author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” is empowering readers with problem solving tools needed to overcome the routine to the extreme situations of personal and workplace environments. Covey explains simply that you don’t have to be a genius to apply these principles of 7 habits, but you will have to possess balanced dimensions of nature: physical, spiritual, mental, and social/emotional. The ideas explained by Covey start by

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Mindset of Ordinary People

    The Mindset of Ordinary People

    During Hitler's rule in Germany there is no doubt that someone killed the Jews. Someone ordered the killings, someone organized the killings, and someone carried out the killings. Who were these "someones"? And is there a difference in these "someones"? The eradication of the Jews has been a controversy for many years. People were accused and tried for their involvement of the mass killings of the Jews, but some of them denied their contribution, others

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Risk Assessment Tools in Decision Making

    Risk Assessment Tools in Decision Making

    Risk Assessment Tools in Decision Making Article Review Risk assessment is a tool especially used in decision-making by the scientific and regulatory community. In Making Good Decisions, Peter Montague discusses the use of risk assessment, points out its lack of usefulness in his opinion, and posits that the current use of risk assessment today is largely unethical. He states that “Risk Assessment is one way of making decisions, but it is not the only way,

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Jon
  • Leadership Is the Way to Make Things Happen Through Human Beings Who Believe in Change

    Leadership Is the Way to Make Things Happen Through Human Beings Who Believe in Change

    “Leadership is the way to make things happen through human beings who believe in change”. Most of the time throughout history, humanity has been changed for the better. Countries, governments, organizations, and families need leaders to survive in critical and desperate situations. Abraham Lincoln and Anne Mulcahy are examples of those types of leaders. Through difficult moments they succeed with the three most relevant characteristics that the two leaders have in common are listed as

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Commonly Used Technology Amongst Old People

    The Commonly Used Technology Amongst Old People

    1) Introduction 2) Common Technology Usage Between the Older People The rapid increase in the digital gap is something which is not new and a proof to this can be clearly seen from the following statistics. However, when it comes to using technology, the older generation has never been so keen to use it. One of the main reasons could be the "complex" nature of the new inventions by man, never the less it is

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Kinds of People I Dislike

    Kinds of People I Dislike

    Kinds of people I dislike There are a lot of people in the world. A very good amount of them are very nice and pleasant to be around; However, there are many people that I utterly loathe and would not like to spend more than a minute with at a time. My friends and I have so graciously given names to these people for easy reference and classification. I do not like the following

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Wendy
  • The People’s Liberation Army

    The People’s Liberation Army

    The People's Liberation Army, including strategic nuclear forces, army, navy, and air force, serves as the military of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is 2.8 million strong making this force the largest army in the world. The PLA was established in the 1920s as the military arm of the Communist Party of China. It was originally named the Red Army. The People's Liberation Army's insignia consists of a round device with a design

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Public Education for Certain People

    Public Education for Certain People

    Public Education for certain People Public education was an unfulfilled promise. Pioneers in Canadian education like Egerton Ryerson championed the cause of school for everyone; regardless of gender, ethnicity, or social standing. A noble ideal and to some point perhaps achieved, but participation does not equal success. Schooling in early Canada was not what it is now. It was a time of growth and a new nation’s social development. Like a newborn in the hands

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: July
  • Poor Decision Making

    Poor Decision Making

    The poor business decision that I made was in talking my husband into hiring his brother to do some sub-contracting work. The situation at the time was this: My husband and I owned a general contracting company and it was going pretty good. So good in fact that we needed to hire a new employee. At the time my brother-in-law was unemployed and living at home with his parents. I personally felt that he was

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    During the 19th and 20th centuries, geography influenced many of the actions taken by the United States to expand its territory or to protect its national interests. The Louisiana Purchase, the claim of the Oregon Territory and the expansion to the Pacific is all important influences to the United States throughout history due to the geographical location they are on and also contradictory. Geography has played a major role in the decisions made by the

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Decision Making Performance Review

    Decision Making Performance Review

    Performance Reviews 1. List and describe 4-6 common problems that occur when managers complete performance reviews. One common problem that can occur when managers complete performance reviews is selective perceptions, where your perceptions are heavily influenced by what they expect to see (Plous, pg. 15). When a manger reviews and gives a performance evaluation, they may have certain expectations already in mind. If you do not follow to the letter then they feel you are

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Prisoner Treatment: Fair of Foul?

    Prisoner Treatment: Fair of Foul?

    On July 27, 1949, the Geneva Convention was finally revised to safeguard the rights of all who were involved in war, including prisoners. According to Convention III, "The following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time in any place to prisoners of war: violence to life and person, in particular mutilation, cruel treatment and torture, outrages upon personal dignity, humiliating, and degrading treatment." (Convention III) However, despite this international law, reports of

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right (death Penalty)

    Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right (death Penalty)

    There are many things wrong with today’s growing society; however, I believe the death penalty is the worst. I am strongly against the death penalty because it sets a bad example for our society, prisoners could be wrongly convicted, and it is cruel and unusual punishment. Our youth is learning from our actions. If a Timmy gets punched during recess, does the teacher advocate Timmy to punch the other child back? No, this is the

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • Discuss the Affect of the Nazi Rule on the German People?

    Discuss the Affect of the Nazi Rule on the German People?

    Discuss the affect of the Nazi rule on the German people? Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor in 1933, that same year the �Enabling Act’ was passed and Germany transformed from a Democracy into a Dictatorship. Hitler had three main plans in his vision of Germany. Firstly he was to rebuild Germany’s economy, secondly he was to make Germany a powerful nation again and thirdly he was to create a �pure German’ society by getting rid

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: regina
  • Reasons People Quit There Jobs

    Reasons People Quit There Jobs

    Reasons people quit there jobs There are a lot of reasons that people quit their jobs. In this paper I was going to touch on the top 10. Most of the reasons that I came across on different web sites had something to do with problems with management. That is the reason that I’m going to narrow it down to just three. I got these three reasons from my boss at work and some of

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Street People

    Street People

    It is something that everyone has feared at least once in his/her lives. Loosing most all your material possessions, the constant anxiety of not knowing when or how your next meal will be attained, and enslavement to Mother Nature’s worst conditions. Having to become a street person is a very scary thought. The threat that anyone can be homeless and stuck out on the streets, however, is very real. Most people are only but one

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Edward
  • How to Make “my” Sour Cream Enchiladas

    How to Make “my” Sour Cream Enchiladas

    There are several different ways to make sour cream enchiladas. Asking a friend, looking it up on the Internet, or watching the Food Network will guarantee that you will get a different recipe every time. This recipe’s name stems from the fact that there are so many different recipes. My recipe is outstanding, because it is scrumptious and very easy to make. In five easy steps, you’ll be able to whip them up and understand

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: July
  • Analysis of the Prison Guard

    Analysis of the Prison Guard

    The purpose of this paper is to give a detailed, comprehensive analysis of the life and role of the correctional officer. When society, as a whole, is in discussion of the career of a correctional officer, most of the images that spring to mind are that these employees of the correctional enterprise are solely in charge of keeping order in America’s prisons. While this is indeed true, there is undoubtedly more to the life of

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Making a Couple of the Beastly Bride and the Hunter Hunted

    Making a Couple of the Beastly Bride and the Hunter Hunted

    Making a Couple of the Beastly Bride and the Hunter Hunted It is a commonplace when digging into the Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale to stress the anachronism of calling Chaucer a feminist. Yet it is also a commonplace to find Chaucer attractive for his play with gender in his book, nowhere better demonstrated than in the reconstitution of various misogynist diatribes into the charismatic Wife of Bath who talks back defiantly to “auctoritee”.

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Victor
  • The American Prison System

    The American Prison System

    The American Prison System The American Prison system is home to many of the nations criminals. The ever-growing population is due in part to incarceration, where an alternate punishment would suffice. The sustenance of the inmates is drawn directly of of society's pocket, in the form of taxes. I believe that we, as a nation, should focus on providing more sensible, economical ways for criminals to pay off their debt to the community. There is

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: David

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