The Adobe "Portable Document Format" (PDF) enables users to include complex data like spreadsheets, graphics, and presentation material into a single universally compatible file format. This miraculous bit of software eliminates cross-platform problems that Mac and PC users encounter and use different versions of Windows or other software brands. Regardless of the word processing application, spreadsheet application, or image editor used to create

Organizations do have a right to know who is using their products, to a certain extent. This "right" surely should not exceed what the local grocery store can tell about its customers from observing them walking in the store, selecting certain items, and then purchasing them. In other words, information should not be obtained without consumer consent. We all know that information gathered from Internet sites is sold. In fact, 9 out of 10 web sites collect personal data. (Surmacz) There is no doubt that a personal rapport with consumers allows for a better relationship between the company and the customer. Among other things, this ensures that both parties are satisfied. The Federal Trade Commission notes that there are two ways in which companies retrieve information, which are procedural and substantive. Procedural principles let the consumer know that information is being gathered whereas substantive principles impose "substantive limitations" on the collection of data and how that data is used. (FTC) In order for both parties to be satisfied, each business must inform each customer if

Karl Marx The influence of Karl Marx's thought on the events transpiring subsequent to his writings is so immense that it perhaps towers over any other theorist of his time or era. Perhaps the only 19th century thinkers whose ideas can be said to have had a similar wide-based appeal and dissemination might be Sigmund Freud and Charles Darwinâ€"but although those great thinkers have established much in their given fields, certainly Marx has more deeply affected the world community and global politics on a massive scale. Without Marx there would not be any idea of socialism or communism as we know it, and the revolutions of 1848, the Russian revolution, the ascendancy of Mao Tse Tung in China, and the Cold War, might all have never occurred or have been significantly differently. Part of the pervasiveness of Marx's idea is that it is applicable to several widely different arenas of study and crosses the gaps between many of these disciplines. For ex

Feldberg's "The Turbulent Era: Riot and Disorder in Jacksonian America," is a vivid portrait of the violence that existed in America of the mid-nineteenth century. The book presents a well-researched and detailed exploration of the nature of the riots, through which Feldberg builds his argument that the "â€urban rioting posed for Jacksonian society a social and political crisisâ€." (Feldberg, 4) Feldberg places importance on the crisis of violence in the 1830's and 1840's because it was the first time in American history that the nation saw such an eruption of unrest. And one can't, but help, agreeing about the importance, after reading his narrative, which comes through as one of America's struggle to find its true identity. The importance of the era is seen especially when reading about the anti-abolitionist riots and the attempts of the preservatists' to defeat the attempts of the abolitionists to live up to the country's professed

It is impossible to consider the social and scientific implications of the quantumizing' of religion and science without putting that convergence into at least a recent perspective. The events of September 11, 2001, can help to do that. That day, it became clear that all the supposed separations between nations, peoples and beliefs could be punctured by a group of extremists, spouting slogans but basically untutored in the new realities. The hijackers rammed the epitome of human construction with the epitome of human travel, and elicited the epitome of pre-modern response to it all from a government unaware that for most people, ideas of territory, ownership in the old sense, and the "Christian" order were all breaking down. This event, wrote British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman in the new-age journal, Tikkun, "fits the role of the symbolic end to the era of space better than any other event in recent memory." (Bauman, 2002) The event itself was gro

One basic tenet Karl Marx's defines in his famous Manifesto of the Communist Party is the distinguishing characteristics of two opposing social classes, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat classes. These classes can easily be defined as those who gain wealth (bourgeoisie) from the working class (proletariat). While the bourgeoisie class continues to gain wealth and power, the proletariat falls in a downward spiral of social and economic crisis. This paper will examine how each class differs according to Marx's definitions. Marx's theory illustrates a good versus evil society. In his manifesto, he says, "Society as a whole is more and more splitting into two great hostile camps, into two great classes directly facing each other: Bourgeoisie and Proletariat" (Marx). He predicts that a "haunting specter of Communism" (Marx) is looming ahead in the future, unleashing a revolution that will overthrow economic forces, and governments as well as social and cultural for

The article containing the hypothesis used by the research study this paper will discuss is the Teachers' Gestures Facilitate Students' Learning: A Lesson in Symmetry, authored by Valenzeno, Alibali, and Klatzky. The research study, on the other hand, has a document title of Understanding Change in Mathematical Reasoning: Evidence from Speech and Gesture, written by Martha Alibali. Valenzeno, Alibali, and Klatzky's article hypothesized that teacher's gestures, as accompanied by speech, enables students to improve comprehension skills and learning abilities. They explained that gestures are forms of abstract that provide supplementary information to students. Through pointing to objects or making hand motions relevant to what is currently being spoken, stud

Carl Jung's religious beliefs were based largely on personal experience, in spite of his introduction to organized religion in his childhood. Therefore, when he offers an interpretation and analysis of his patient's dream, Jung endows each symbol and fantasy with meaning. In his writing, Jung explains his perception of the collective unconscious as well as his belief in the meaningfulness of human imagination or fantasy. Jung notices that the doctor in the dream symbolized a god, a person endowed with superhuman characteristics. This causes Jung to speculate about the religious instinct, or the "longing for god." Jung's rhetorical questions in the excerpt from his book The Personal and the Collective Unconscious spark a myriad of questions of my own regarding the nature of religion. While I have not had momentous dreams or strong religious beliefs, I do feel that the instinct toward religion is a natural part of the human experience. Jung states that he is convinced that there is "some

Interestingly, author Stephen R. Covey begins his book by listing what his brother John calls the "seven habits of ineffective people" - as anti-goals to avoid, "don't do this to be successful," one assumes. The 7 are: "Be reactive: doubt yourself and blame others"; "Work without any clear end in mind"; "Do the urgent thing first"; "Think win/lose"; "Seek first to be understood"; "If you can't win, compromise"; "Fear change and put off improvement." As a rule, the above-mentioned ill-advised approaches are simply bad habits that can be broken, the author assures readers, if they are willing to "escape the pull of the past" and "recreate" their personal and professional lives. In order to end habits that lead to ineffectiveness and slothfulness, and to break away from the tendency to apply short-cuts rather than long-term solutions, Covey uses the metaphor of the farm:

Since the subject o universal healthcare became the rally point for big government ideologues during the Clinton administration, the subject has been alternately pushed onto the media front pages and then allowed to suffer from lack of adequate medical attention required to keep it alive. While the idea resounds in the desires of the American public, the reality of how to fund such an expansion of government entitlement programs remains elusive. The idea sounds great to the country's two largest two sectors of growing population which will be the chief beneficiaries. The aging baby boomer generation is approaching retirement and beyond, and a universal healthcare system will cater to their rising health care costs. This generation is one of the largest in the country, and offering them the opportunity to "opt out" of paying for coming health care expenses is a significant personal benefit. The other sector of the US population which is growing at a rapid rate is t

This analytical position paper is based on a thesis statement that shows the link between profits, social responsibility and the related success of any business organization. The reference page appends three sources.

"Inclusion provides specially designed instruction and supports to students with special needs within regular-education schools, instead of containing people within special-education classrooms. The practice differs from "mainstreaming," in which students are invited to participate only when they are able to keep pace without benefit of adaptive curricula. Within inclusive education, general-education classes are structured to meet the needs of all students." (Fleming 2002)

The idea of cloning humans has always stirred debate, raising moral and ethical issues. As research and experiments continue delve into the frontiers of technology and science, we inch closer to the possibility of cloning becoming a reality. In fact, it is unrealistic to assume it will never happen. To deal with the implications of cloning, we should hesitate to consider the cost cloning would have on society as a whole. Human cloning is unethical because we cannot know the results, because alters societal roles, and because it degrades humanity. As we move forward into the millennium, the cloned animal, Dolly, had already died prematurely. Efforts are made across the globe to create the first cloned human being without first considering the consequences. This paper will focus on the ethical and moral dilemmas surrounding the science of cloning and why it should be avoided. We should first understand our own limits and balance them with logical thinking. E

In addition to classroom materials, interacting with my classmates has considerably broadened my views on the issues we have learned. When I do not fully comprehend something being discussed in class, my fellow classmates usually help me out and enlighten my understanding. Furthermore, the instructor's questions initiate learning and intellectual comprehension. I also found the text, Contemporary Business Issues, very informative. We touched upon so many business concepts that it is difficult to choose which three resonate with

Many of Mao Tse Tung's principles were based on the firmly rooted Confucian traditions extant in China. Therefore, many of Mao's tenets seem similar to those of Confucianism, such as a strong respect for leaders and a belief in simple lifestyles. However, in many significant ways, Mao's beliefs diverge from those of Confucian. For example, Confucian's espousal of a patriarchal society was disregarded by Mao in favor of an idealistically egalitarian society. Ironically, both Mao and Confucian believed in egalitarianism, but each promoted different means of executing it. According to both Mao and Confucian, a ruler's authority is absolute and based not on rote learning or higher education but rather on moral authority or superiority. Even for Confucian, who was a learned man, a just ruler is one who is virtuous. To Mao, a good ruler is called an expert; he is well-versed in ideology. This ideology does not necessarily entail a university education but has more

Architecture will never achieve some perfect state where everyone accepts that the one best form has now been achieved. The reason for this is that what is considered best changes as people change. This aspect applies to architecture as much as it does to any other art form or any item produced in society. People in one generation may strive for a certain perfect form and they may even achieve it in their lifetime. However, even if they do, this form does not become the one perfect standard, never changing again. Instead, the next generation considers what has been created before and strives to achieve something. If architecture is considered as art, this is the same process that occurs with all other forms of art. For example, literature created centuries ago does not remain as the one perfect form for literature. Shakespeare's work is still considered great, but the writers of today rarely create works similar to Shakespeare's. Instead, they create works that reflect modern so

Law constituting various sets of rules and regulations survives to date and came into existence in order to safeguard the rights of its people, its followers. However, how these laws are formulated and used in order to defend the innocent and punish the guilty still depends largely on judges that preside over cases. Often, it has been observed that these laws are trampled as well as treated according to the free will of the courts thereby affecting the defendant and influencing the decision of the arbiter. However, for the public's benefit and to further help the people (who are charged with crimes and are sentenced not according to what they deserve) as much as possible, our legal system is divided into various stratum based on the authority and power each layer of the legal system enjoys. On the same account, the Supreme Court of the United States enjoys an immense amount of authority and therefore plays a major role in recognizing the loopholes in the system there

Stakeholders' Rights The concept of "stakeholder" is a simple one - which does not mean that it is taken into account as often as it should be. The stakeholders in any situation are those who stand to gain or lose as a result of a particular action. This includes both those who are directly involved, including a company's executives, its employees and its stockholders. But it also includes those people who are not directly affected such as (for example) people living near a factory. Corporate governance is one of those terms that most managers use but few can define precisely. Corporate governance is about how the organization achieves its purpose. It involves the meaning of organizations and how organizations fulfill their purpose. It has elements of leadership, stewardship, ethics, security, vision, direction, influence, and values. Corporate governance i

When I was a child, I would always share ghost stories with my friends. Gathering round together, we would share ghost stories that we heard from various peopleâ€"stories of men, women, and children who were buried alive and ghosts that linger' in old houses or cemeteries. Despite my fascination for ghost stories, one of my greatest fears is my fear of ghosts, or worse, my fear that a ghost will appear before me. While I enjoy the thrill that horror stories bring me, I never thought of myself encountering a ghost, whom I fondly call as "The Other." Now that I am working, I stopped sharing ghost stories for its thrill and gore. I also forgot how I used to fear ghosts and anything bizarre. That is, I forgot all about these until, one day in the office where I work, I suddenly

This paper is on "Rehab Services in a Correctional Facility". The objective of this paper is to explain the effectiveness of current rehabilitation practices in correctional facilities.

Computer encryption is based on the science of cryptography (Tyson, 2000), which has been used since the days of the Roman Empire. Prior to the technological age, the governments used cryptography for military purposes. The existence of coded messages dates back to the Roman Empire. However, most forms of modern cryptography are based on computers, simply because a human-based code is relatively easy for a computer to crack. Encryption is a strategy used to make email messages, data files and electronic-commerce transactions secure (Ouellette, 2003). Encoded blocks of data, called keys, are used to protect the message from outside viewers while it is traveling across the Internet. When it gets to the recipient, that recipient also must use a special key that can unlock the message. Computer key encryption is a technology that has been around for decades but has only recently gained global recognition as an expedient and inexpensive way for businesses to secure their da

The writer describes the evolution of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the impact of the law on the workplace in this essay with 7 MLA style sources.

Pursuing a claim through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") begins with the logical requirement of having the complainant actually file the charge in a given case. This charge can filed in person, by phone, or by mail at a local EEOC office, or by calling a toll-free national line if there is no local EEOC office. The charge, if it pertains to a claim based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), must be filed within 180 days of the offense that has given rise to the complainant's charge ("Filing a Claim"). After the claim is filed, the EEOC will investigate and evaluate the degree to which the claim does or does not seem justified. If the claim seems reasonable and is allowed to continue with the EEOC's support than a variety of options are possible. One possibility is that the claim itself may never proceed to trial, but would instead end up in s

This Paper consists of eight specific areas of aircraft accident investigation technologies and their uses by investigators.

Regardless of whether we have in us the slightest drop of Irish blood, we all know what leprechauns are. We cannot help but be inundated with images of the wee folk every March as the green-hatted and be-shamrocked creatures appear on screensavers, coffee mugs and cupcakes. But few of us have ever stopped to consider what the leprechaun can tell us either about the traditional Irish culture from which it sprang or about the contemporary Irish and American (and other) cultures in which it still flourishes. This paper examines the past and present of the leprechaun.