The Rose of Southern Gentility Never Withers Strictly speaking, the plot of the short story "A Rose for Emily" may seem to suggest that the story is a mystery story. It is the tale of a woman who kills her lover when she is jilted. But the character of Miss Emily and the character of the Southern town in which she lives create suspense rather than the plot line itself. The story demonstrates how the character of Miss Emily and the superficially genteel character of the small Southern town in which she lives enable the murder of Homer, Emily's beloved, to take place without the town punishing Emily's crime. The murder is foreshadowed by the way the town and Emily's father treats the woman her entire life. Her denial of reality is encouraged by the town's protection of its aristocracy and her father's feeling that no one is good enough for his daughter. This special treatment allows Miss Emily to deny her need to pay taxes and the demise of her father. In her mi

This paper focuses on conflict resolution as part of a treatment plan in a rehabilitative setting for juvenile offenders. The writer explores violence in the juvenile population and how solid conflict resolution training may aid in reducing the number of violent events among young adults in this population. There were six sources used to complete this paper.

Introduction Information systems are created and maintained in order to manage vast amounts of useful data for an organization. These systems have, in the past, been confined to large mainframes and later to personal computer files. Most recently, commercial database networks have allowed databases to become more integrated with the web and other networks. In addition, shared resources can now be updated by many different users at once instead of by one user at a time. Within the last 5-10 years, most firms that maintain large, critical inventories that require minute-by-minute tracking have implemented what is know as Just-in-Time systems to manage the acquisition of provisions and the distribution of products. This has had an instrumental effect in reducing inventories that in the past needed to be projected months in advance. The technological field that refers to the management of this information is known as Enterprise Resource Planning, and is manag

It seems that more and more businesses are decorating for the holidays - and not just the big holidays like New Year's and July 4 but a range of holidays both large and small, from holidays tied to religions such as Christmas and Easter and Passover but also holidays tied to specific ethnic groups like St. Patrick's Day and Kwanzaa as well as holidays that everybody knows are made up but that we still take time to celebrate anyway - such as Mother's Day. Many and indeed probably most businesses decorate their stores in keeping with at least some holidays both because the owners may themselves enjoy such decorations and because they believe that it will help their sales. This paper examines whether this last is in fact the case. To understand what role holiday decorations may play in marketing a particular store or a particular product, we should perhaps here provide a basic definition of what marketing itself is. Marketing includes each and every activity that

Fraud is a costly problem for business organizations all over the world that has proliferated greatly in recent years due to increase in the use of computers and online e-commerce by businesses. The extent of the problem is reflected in an alarming estimate by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)[1] according to which fraud cost $600 billion (or about $4,500 per employee) to US companies in one year (2001) alone. (Quoted by Thomas and Gibson, 2003). Fraud[2], in general, refers to white-collar crimes that illegally deprive individuals or organizations of money or kind. However, for the purposes of this essay, only the following three types of fraud shall be dealt with: a) Employee theft and fraud b) Management fraud c) Computer related fraud The main purpose of this essay is to discuss the options available to Security Managers while attempting to protect their organizations from the threat of fraud. However, the essay also explores the majo

Introduction It was until the enlightenment in the 18th century in Britain when nearly all governments along with powerful churches with few exceptions, censored words and ideas considered by them threatening to their supremacy, meaning, for the most part, that words and ideas were considered to be rebellious or blasphemous (Bartlett, 1991). While, in the mid-19th century, United States took its cue from England, and started the official suppression of books and ideas which was not about politics or religion but had sexuality as its subject that in turn was a political subject, since the targets were ideas and information that had threatened domineering attitudes about women's role, social control of sexual behavior and reproduction (Bartlett, 1991). Obscenity Laws Formation in the United States Through passage of laws against "obscenity" this new structure of official government censorship was achieved.

The bullet point on "Corporate social responsibility" (a corporation "should be held accountable for any of its actions that affect people, their communities, and their environment") is a very good statement on the ethics a company should follow. Although it seems every time I read the paper, another company has apparently failed to live up to its responsibility to its stakeholders, shareholders, nor to the community in which it exists. And of course there has been plenty of news about how Enron, and WorldCom, and other companies that have "cooked" their books to falsely inflate their stock values, and where key executives have swindled their own companies out of millions. What this course alerted me to was that when an executive of a big corporation steals money by presenting fraudulent earnings reports, and then goes to court and receives a fine, he still

During the early decades of the twentieth century, African Americans left the South in growing numbers, migrating North, with hopes of leaving a life behind that was dictated by racism, Jim Crow law, disenfranchisement, and violence based on hatred of black skin. With dreams of new opportunities for economic self-sufficiency, political participation, integration and freedom from racial violence, African Americans were soon to be met with resistance from Northern whites and middle-class blacks who perceived the migrants as representing a black mass who would change the face of the northern urban landscape forever. The immediate result of the influx of African Americans into urban areas of the North was the eruption of violence during the 1919 race riots, which tore the Chicago apart. Headlines proclaiming a sense of horror, disdain and humor in white-oriented newspapers provided evidence of white response to the arrival of migrating African Americans into Northe

Human equality in the context of social and political institutions in human society is characterized to be more conservative and rigid when compared in the context of Internet culture and society. This claim is an illustration of how Internet as a new communication medium becomes an influential and pervasive tool wherein globalization is developed not only in Internet communities, but in human societies as well. The concept of globalization in the Internet culture is an adaptation of Marshall McLuhan's famous "global village," a concept he formed when he observed that the development of new media innovations such as the television, radio, telephone, and computers show an increase in the proliferation of

The turn of the 21st century is an era where the popularity and power of Internet technology became prominent. Many years after the invention of computers, the innovation of Internet technology made it possible for individuals (in this case, computer users) to interact with people and gain unlimited access to information in real time through the Internet, or what was then called the World Wide Web (WWW). The above-mentioned advantages are perhaps the reason why Internet emerged as a powerful tool in empowering the human society of the information technology period. More powerful and pervasive than the locomotive motor, the Internet is able to connect people with other people all over the world, crossing boundaries and differences in language, nationality, and even physical dis

The world of work has always been subject to continuous and ever evolving transformations and changes. Change is essential in an organization. Technology has changed the way we work and live. In the pre-industrial era, workers lived in isolation; they crafted goods required at their homes and farmsâ€"people worked hard at being self-sufficient. The industrial revolution in the past century changed our way of life. People moved to cities and townsâ€"pre-determined by the locations of factories and industries. The new worker was often taught a single skill that was used repetitively in mass productionâ€"in an assembly-line setup. Whereas in the past, an individual sold goods and produce that he or she personally created or grew, the modern day worker sold his time. (Curry, 2003) The Human Resource Department's functions have changed and the department is taking on more

It is not surprising that Arthur Reed is having problems filling his temporary summer work positions given that the workers who take these positions are given no guarantee about how many hours they will be working, were denied benefits, and were required to cover the costs of their own equipment and to pay union dues. It would have to be a very poor work environment indeed that would make such a job attractive. Reed has in the past required temporary workers to be on call for different shifts, apparently without compensating them for the time that they have to sit around waiting to see if they will be brought into work, making the job even less attractive. While there is likely always to be a certain amount of turnover in a job that pays relatively badly and involves a lot of hard physical labor, there are certainly a number of steps that Reed could take to lessen his turnover rate. All of these steps fall into the category of making the job more rewarding: Hi

Education is the most important form of rehabilitation for inmates. Although prison is often seen as a place of punishment, the public must look into the future at these individuals are released into society. While offering inmates a chance to improve while they are incarcerated, we are doing what we can to create a better life for all. Statistics indicate that when prisoners are provided an education, they gain higher self-esteem and recidivism rates drop dramatically. This is solution works for everyone. This paper will examine the effects that receiving a higher education has on inmates as well as society. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, there is an "inverse relationship between recidivism rates and education" (Open Society Institute). In fact, the higher the level of education a prisoner receives, the less likely he or she is to return to prison. For instance, studies indicate that approximately 60 to 75 percent of inmates who receive higher edu

People tend to view medieval times as a period where we learned to live in towns and cities and to be comfortable with a life where technology had not yet become a dominant force. It is sometimes romanticized in movies as a time when people were closer to nature and lived more simply. As a generalization this may have been true for day-to-day life, but the medieval period was also a time of invention and resourcefulness. Some of the new technologies continue to be used to this day while others laid the foundation for greater technological advances to come. During the medieval period, from 1000 to the Renaissance, humankind actually made great technological advances that influence life to this day. Improved use of livestock Heavy plows were first used in Europe in the seventh century (Cipolla, 1994). These plows had to be pulled by beasts of burden -- oxen or horses. Horses were stronger, easier to manage and had more endurance than oxen, but farmers and

Obeying the law is a general moral obligation. Usually, laws are written from societal ethical codes; therefore the law can embody morality. Obeying the law usually implies the greatest good for the greatest number of people and therefore complies with Mill's utilitarianism. Especially if the law reflects general morality or protects people from pain, such as the admonition against murder, utilitarian theorists would argue that obeying the law is a general moral obligation. There are certain situations in which morality transcends the law. Utilitarian philosophy, such as that of John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham, can be applied to situations in which disobeying the law can be actually considered morally acceptable if the consequence is pleasure for a great number of people. Obeying the law is a general moral obligation that should reflect the greatest good for the greatest number; the law can be broken if it results in pleasure or benef

This research paper considers moral philosophy and moral theories from the standpoints of different philosophers. Most of them follow the principle of utilitarianism, believing in personal freedom, justice, and goodness to all. Those philosophers that divert from this idea and yet stay in the fold of moral philosophy are also considered.

Deontological moral theory implies that certain actions are implicitly right or wrong, regardless of their consequences. John Stuart Mill's utilitarian moral theory takes deontology one step further by also including the relevance of consequences as they relate to the greatest good for the greatest number. Actions may have intrinsic moral weight, but an action is judged on the basis of whether it causes pleasure or pain. Deontology, which is based on duty or obligation to follow moral law, could imply that it is inherently wrong to kill an animal or harm nature. However, animals and nature are often excluded from an ethical code. Many deontologists or duty theorists focus on religious definitions of morality that state it may be wrong to kill or harm a human being. Nature and animals are usually excluded from this obligatory ethic. If animals are considered as inferior beings, humans do

Terrorist acts were not uncommon before September 11, 2001, but the events of that day brought the issue to the fore of public consciousness. Designed to invoke intense fear, terrorism is used as a subversive, violent act in lieu of traditional modes of protest or of state-sanctioned military action. As acts of violence, terrorism defies morality even as terrorist groups supposedly seek a higher good through their actions. Acts of terror are often performed by political, ethnic, or religious groups who feel they have no other recourse for their needs or demands. Because terrorist groups are often disenfranchised members of a dictatorial society in which democratic rights of protest and petition are not practiced, terrorism is justified by disempowered groups of people. However, because terrorism inevitably kills or maims people or destroys property, businesses, or liveli

Working at a preschool for two weeks stretched the limits of my patience, but it also turned out to be a lot more fun than I expected. Each day was full of surprises, ranging from slapstick mischief to amazing breakthroughs in the children's learning power. The kids' energy levels raised my own, and I felt a curious mixture of exhaustion and elation upon leaving the parking lot each day. I don't think I would choose this as a long-term profession, but as a short-term gig it was a memorable, educational, and messy experience. Each day I dressed carefully because I knew the potential risk of getting filthy when playing with kids. In fact, on my first day I changed my clothes about three times before deciding upon an outfit that was sufficiently comfortable and easily washable. I fully expected to be fingered with finger paints and doused with dirt from the playground at unexpected moments and in unexpected places. I donned jeans or shorts and an old tee-shirt each day

The many valid - and even disturbing - questions surrounding fairness issues in the processing (arrest, intake screening, assignment to incarceration) of juveniles into the criminal justice system in America are not new questions; indeed, they have been raised for a number of years. First, the disproportionate number of minorities locked up in juvenile justice systems is a glaring issue which has not really been addressed adequately since the U. S. Department of Justice, under Attorney General Janet Reno, issued a highly critical report in the year 2000; and secondly, in conducting research, one finds an abundance of statistics on the number of juveniles in trouble but little information about the screening process per se. These are issues which need to be addressed, in particular, if one believes the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJ

In the article "Making Ends Meet-How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work" by Christopher Jencks, both sides of the welfare for working mothers issue are addressed. From the effects of new government policies, to issues of childcare and health expenses, as well as a look into the future consequences of changes that may affect the current programs, the article looks closely at the economic hardships of single mothers in the world today (Jencks, 199. Jencks discussion begins with an explanation of why low-income statistics are generally incorrect, and his explanation makes sense to me. According to Edin and Lein (1997), the Census information collected only relates to wages earned, and does not take into account the added costs of employment, such as daycare and transportation. To me, we could improve in this area. If the Census information can be drawn for wages earned, there should be corresponding data to show the total net earnings of individua

The purpose of this research is to examine Candida by George Bernard Shaw. The plan of the research will be to set forth the pattern of ideas emerging in the work and the means by which such ideas are put forward, and then to discuss the character of the male-female relationships that surface in the action of the play.

Most history of art in ancient periods comprises relationships between the political condition of a nation and the manner artists create their works of art. Two instances of this in which the nature and meaning of art were influenced by the changes in political culture are the Baroque and Romanticism periods. The Baroque era was a period of wealth and grandiosity. It was the time when luxury, political victory, and improvements in trade transpired in Europe. This era was characterized by modern lifestyles among

Suddenly Last Summer How do some characters in Suddenly Last Summer try to keep the truth from entering their lives' The truth has trouble entering the life of Mrs. Venable, Violet, Sebastian's mother, because she resists it, pushes it away, and lives in the world of her own comfort level beliefs. She wants to believe, in the worst way, that her late son was a great poet. Oh, he was a gourmet gardener, too, and he had those expensive fruit flies flown in from Florida to feed to the Venus flytrap, and his "life was his work," she explained to Doctor Cukrowicz. And what was his work' He was a poet, and she was going to "the defense of a dead poet's reputation." Violet wanted to believe he was clairvoyant, that he was a "legend," that he was "chased," celibate, "a creator," but what she doesn't want to believe is that he was a wild and demented homosexual. And who was it that tried to allow the truth to be seen by Violet' It was Doctor Cukrowicz (

The joy of life and the satire of the human condition create a delightful mix in J. M. Synge's play, "The Playboy of the Western World." This paper will examine how Synge utilizes well-defined characters and connotation to illustrate a reality that cannot be escaped.