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  • Social Issues: Aids

    Social Issues: Aids

    What's New | Top10 Essays | Login or Signup # Read User Comments # Rate/Comment on this essay # Cite this essay: MLA, APA # Print this essay Index: Social Issues: AIDS AIDS Written by: Unregistered "Somewhere among the million children who go to New York's publicly financed schools is a seven-year-old child suffering from AIDS. A special health and education panel had decided, on the strength of the guidelines issued by the federal

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    Essay Length: 3,105 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Social Growth of the Young in Different Classes

    The Social Growth of the Young in Different Classes

    The social growth of the young in different classes A Youth in Poverty To most, it’s very easy to imagine how it would feel to grow up without much of anything in life. Hell...I can tell you first hand what it feels like to not have a decent pair of shoes or pants without holes in them, or old “hand-me-down” toys while most of the kids you know have “state-of-the-art” toys. To many children in

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    Essay Length: 2,207 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • Body Shop and Its Csr-Impact of Social Responsibility on Business Profitability and Social Welfare

    Body Shop and Its Csr-Impact of Social Responsibility on Business Profitability and Social Welfare

    Introduction to CSR As the world business environment changes, so do the requirements for success and competitiveness. Thus building deeper and more strategic relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, communities and other stakeholders (the corporate eco-system) can become central to competitiveness and even survival. According to Pallazi and Starcher (2006), building these relationships and being responsible to them rather than looking into the profit can form the foundation for a new, progressive and people-centered corporate strategy.

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    Essay Length: 1,359 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The Beat Generation in the Social Context of America of the 1950s

    The Beat Generation in the Social Context of America of the 1950s

    THE BEAT GENERATION IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF AMERICA OF THE 1950s “Being against what the Beat Generation stands for has to do with denying that incoherence is superior to precision; that ignorance is superior to knowledge; that the exercise of mind and discrimination is a form of death…” (N.Podhoretz “The Know-Nothing Bohemians”) Like the „Lost Generation” of the 1920s, the American „Beat Generation names both literary current and a broader cultural phenomenon or mood.

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    Essay Length: 1,211 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Monika
  • American Express; a Look into Social Marketing

    American Express; a Look into Social Marketing

    American Express is a company with a lot of history that continues to excel in the Global financial market. From credit cards and travelers cheques to business finance management and social cause involvement, American Express handles worldwide business in a manner that is simply unmatched and unbeatable by other Global financial companies. Currently American Express is the 15th most valuable brand in the world. Its worth is estimated at a staggering $20.87 billion. Founded in

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    Essay Length: 2,850 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: David
  • Social Insects

    Social Insects

    Social insects such as ants, bees, termites, and wasps, provide us with a powerful metaphor for creating decentralized problem-solving systems composed of simple, interacting, and often mobile, agents. The emergent collective intelligence of social insects lies not in complex individual capabilities but in networks of interactions that exist among individuals and between individuals and their colonies. The daily problems solved by a social insect colony include the following: finding food, building or extending a nest,

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    Essay Length: 1,429 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Victor
  • Role of Government as a Socializing Agent and the Role of Morality in Effective Social Control

    Role of Government as a Socializing Agent and the Role of Morality in Effective Social Control

    Question “Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan) maintained that for social control to exist, there must be strong government to ensure moral and social harmony. Niccolo Machiavelli (The Prince) however, contended that social benefits for social stability and security can be achieved in the face of moral corruption.” In about 2000 words, write an essay based on research found in the two books above that talks about the role of government as a socializing agent and the role

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    Essay Length: 2,842 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Corporate Social Responsibility

    Corporate Social Responsibility

    CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), though known for quite some time, has gained prominence in the recent times, particularly in the last decade of the 20th century. Perhaps the importance of the phrase has grown with the rise in importance or growing clout of the multi-national corporations. Till recently the burden of social responsibility was considered to be on the governments more so in the wake of existence of Marxist and socialist ideology

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    Essay Length: 1,117 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jack
  • Social Science

    Social Science

    I knew then that I wanted to devote my studies to learning how body mechanisms react to varying chemicals. Witnessing innovative pharmaceutical research had only intensified my passion for biochemistry, a subject I had become fascinated with in high school; it had intrigued me because it integrated my love of chemistry with my desire to learn more about biological processes. My A-level studies provided me with a solid introduction to biochemistry; I now seek a

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    Essay Length: 336 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Top
  • Major Recruiting Infractions by Institutions' Athletic Representatives

    Major Recruiting Infractions by Institutions' Athletic Representatives

    A general regulation of the NCAA organization states, “An institution's staff member or any representative of its athletics interests shall not be involved, directly, or indirectly, in making arrangements for or giving or offering to give any financial aid or other benefits to the prospect or the prospect's relatives or friends other than expressly permitted by NCAA regulation.” However, this rule has commonly been officially violated hundreds of times by hundreds of athletic institutions. This

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    Essay Length: 1,345 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Edward
  • Social Issues in Hedda Gabler

    Social Issues in Hedda Gabler

    Social Issues in Hedda Gabler It has been suggested that Hedda Gabler is a drama about the individual psyche -- a mere character study. It has even been written that Hedda Gabler "presents no social theme" (Shipley 333). On the contrary, I have found social issues and themes abundant in this work. The character of Hedda Gabler centers around society and social issues. Her high social rank is indicated from the beginning, as Miss Tesman

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    Essay Length: 1,633 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: David
  • Social Engineering

    Social Engineering

    Social Engineering October 29, 2007 Social Engineering Before laws or a land without laws would be a chaotic place for humans to live. Since there have been social communities there have been a need for laws to control the moral and ethical issues that come when two or more people come together. These laws or rules are intended to help make everyone understand what one may think or the government thinks that the right moral

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    Essay Length: 825 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • Social Responsibility

    Social Responsibility

    Social Studies for Business at WSU Today, social responsibility in business is the commitment the corporation has upheld in guiding a well ethical and supportive company, leading to better living standards and a better overall being of the society. However, if the business tends to fall in a few mistakes than it is their responsibility for them and for any necessary changes that may be needed to correct the downfall. If times get rough, for

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    Essay Length: 720 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • Social Problems

    Social Problems

    There are many reasons why mandatory-sentencing laws are ineffective and counterproductive. The first reason is that many people go to jail for very small crimes. Washington and California passed a law in 2004 called the “three strikes law,” where if someone is a two time felony offender and gets another felony they are sentenced a minimum of 25 years in prison even if they commit a misdemeanor offence. Most of the people who go to

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    Essay Length: 821 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: regina
  • Social Issue Essay

    Social Issue Essay

    Social Issue Essay Crime rates in the United States have been significantly increasing over the past decade. What makes this phenomenon even more alarming is that many the reported by crimes were committed by young people as young as 12. Youth who engage in violence and other deviant behaviors are mostly members of a particular gang. Criminologists Helen Adler (145) linked Youth gang membership to the increasing crime rates in the US. She stated that

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    Essay Length: 1,533 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: July
  • Social Satire

    Social Satire

    In the United States, there are certain inalienable rights granted to all. As the Declaration of Independence of the original thirteen colonies states, "among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."(Jefferson, 1787, Declaration of Ind., Pg. 1) These rights are not "special rights." While the U.S. government cannot hold back upon these rights, it does have the power to ratify and enforce laws that will enable or restrict its citizens' use of them.

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    Essay Length: 509 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Jack
  • Social Groups

    Social Groups

    Social groups have existed throughout time. We know that small social groups have existed in the form of families throughout the history of human kind. Adam and Eve are said to have been the first social group. Social groups are defined as having two or more people interact and identify with one another. Some social groups include but are not limited to; the handicap, the homeless, the poor, the wealthy, the powerful, different religious groups,

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    Essay Length: 838 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Artur
  • Social Developments in the 1920s

    Social Developments in the 1920s

    At the turn of the century, life drastically changed for Americans, especially in the 1920’s where new social developments extremely affected their lives. During this time period, America transformed into a consumer society that contrasted with the production of primary industrial goods and an ethic of scarcity, restraint, sacrifice, and frugality of the 19th century. The 20th century was now known for leisure, relative affluence, and an emphasis on consumer goods and personal satisfaction.

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    Essay Length: 1,417 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Janna
  • Patterns of Social and Ethnic Residential Segregation Among Social Groups & Ethnic Minorities

    Patterns of Social and Ethnic Residential Segregation Among Social Groups & Ethnic Minorities

    PATTERNS OF SOCIAL AND ETHNIC RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION AMONG SOCIAL GROUPS & ETHNIC MINORITIES Residential segregation can be explained as special appearance of social inequality, unequal distribution of social, ethnic, etc. groups. The spatial objective reflection of the complicated system of social relation can interpret the socio-economic structure of the city, and the allocation of different social groups. Appears in space in segregation curve where higher and lower social classes are much different at social hierarchy.

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    Essay Length: 985 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Janna
  • Schwarzenegger the Socialized Charismatic Leader and the Green Movement

    Schwarzenegger the Socialized Charismatic Leader and the Green Movement

    Abstract Arnold Schwarzenegger is a socialized charismatic leader who paints a strong vision for the future of California and has become a model leader for the 21st century. Quite simply he has been a leader in every field he has entered. Schwarzenegger displays several of the competencies required for leadership. Schwarzenegger’s most important foundation competency is the change competency. Governor Schwarzenegger recognized global warming was real and something needed to be done. Schwarzenegger realized by

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    Essay Length: 3,389 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Corporate Social Responsibility in Peru

    Corporate Social Responsibility in Peru

    CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY (CSR) IN PERU Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Peru is still poorly developed. There is no real consciousness among individuals and organizations about what CSR means and why it is important for society. There are just a few companies that have a truly 360 degrees CSR policy. Even though Peru's economy has been growing fast in the last decade, Peru is a country with many tasks pending. Poverty levels are still high,

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    Essay Length: 1,554 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Institutional Foundations of China's Market Transition

    The Institutional Foundations of China's Market Transition

    The Institutional Foundations of China's Market Transition Interpreting China's Transition to Markets: The Institutional Perspective In the two decades between 1978 and 1998, China has transformed itself from a centrally planned economy to an emerging market economy and at the same time has achieved nearly a 10 percent average growth rate. During this period, China's per capita GDP has more than quadrupled and the living standard of ordinary Chinese people has improved significantly. For instance,

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    Essay Length: 2,180 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: regina
  • Social Welfare Programs

    Social Welfare Programs

    I. Introduction It can be said that the status of modern America is where it stands now on account of its wealth and economic power. In spite of this reality there is much disparity considering the affluent and the underprivileged. In order to bridge the seeming divide between the two classes, the government has placed measures where people can utilize opportunities for development and continued respectable existence of the underprivileged. The paper summarizes on the

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    Essay Length: 901 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Social Capital: Its Conceptual and Methodological Aspects, and Its Connection to Local Development

    Social Capital: Its Conceptual and Methodological Aspects, and Its Connection to Local Development

    Abstract Social capital is one of the concepts which have attracted the attention of scholars all over the globe. This paper dealt with the theoretical understandings that could assist in the identification of the various forms of social capital and how it is linked to local development in this era. Three different features of social capital are crucial in so far as the linkage to local development is concern. Social capital has been considered in

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    Essay Length: 3,834 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Social Devience

    Social Devience

    Reality is defined as “the quality or state of being real” Everyone perceives reality in a different light. Reality is a result of the upbringing and surroundings of an individual and as a person matures, they are exposed to more ideas, thoughts, and events. The actions and events that a person is exposed to are communicated through language, which defines reality by allowing people to become receptive to different ideas. While language can expand ones

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    Essay Length: 2,149 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Yan

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