This paper discusses the movie by Michael Moore titled Bowling for Columbine. The movie can be regarded as a humorous one in which Moore has tried his best to show satire and wit while dealing with the issues at hand.

UNITED STATES v. WADE, 388 U.S. 218 (1967) involves a defendant in the robbery of a federally insured bank who was placed in a lineup several weeks after he had been indicted. The lineup was conducted without notice to and in the absence of his counsel. He was identified by two witnesses as being the robber at the lineup and the trial and was subsequently convicted of the crime. The defendant argues that the lineup violated his

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book "Passing" by Nella Larsen. Specifically, it will discuss what the book is about, and answer a few questions regarding the book. "Passing" is a novel ahead of its time. It tells the story of a black woman, Irene Redfield, who hoped exist successfully in a white world. Her friend Clare "passes" herself as white to fit in, but Irene takes on the trappings of white society to attempt to become something she is not. The book looks at the differences between black and white, but also looks at how blacks view themselves in a white society. Their early attempts to fit into a society that consistently rejected them is one of the themes of this book, but there are more. The book is about the two women and their friendship throughout the years, but it is also about two women who are attempting to find themselves and meaning in their lives, in two very different ways.

Introduction Since September 11th, the issue of security has been increasingly of concern, not just to individual persons, but also to the federal government, as well as private retail and industrial organizations. However, while all of these respective organizations may wish to be safe, quite often retail and industrial organizations have different budgetary concerns that affect their risk management analysis of what technical security measures to deploy, and also in their risk management assetsâ€"as in, their analysis of what risky and dangerous behaviors their own employees may be most particularly apt to engage in. Retail organizations will almost always, by organizational necessity, promote profit making as its main security and financial concern, in contrast to the federal government's desire to protect the integrity of the nation over profit making. Industrial organizations and service-based industries from hospitals to schools may fall in

Possible applications of the Internet in the marketing mix are:
• Product - Product variety, product customization and product support are three components of the product marketing mix that have been affected by the Internet. Consumers desire expanded choices when e- shopping compared to a bricks-and-mortar experience for products such

The Internet supports mass customization and one-on-one marketing as follows:
• Mass customization - The capacity of the Internet is found in the use of information technology (IT), data storage and data processing instead of the traditional approach of relying on physical location and employees. Both products and services can be customized to meet specific individual needs at leves that could not be accomplished without these be

Psychographics, also referred to as lifestyle analysis, has been heartily embraced by marketing practitioners to promote a diverse group of products. Marketer's conduct psychographic research to capture insights and create profiles of the consumers they wish to target. However, the psychographic inventory for offline research to profile segmentation differs slightly from how the process works for online markets. Albeit, psychographic resea

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the work of William Shakespeare. Specifically, it will discuss why William Shakespeare was not the author of the greatest literary works of all-time. Many critics have called Shakespeare one of the greatest writers of all- time - a genius, a magician, an extraordinary teller of tales and writer of sonnets. However, not everyone agrees Shakespeare wrote some the greatest literary works in our time. In fact, they are not even sure Shakespeare wrote his own works, or even existed at all.

The motivation situation at MRI Center would probably be considered above average by most employees, particularly in the current more work for the same pay' business environment. MRI Center mixes a combination of old- school motivators, including bonuses and gifts' such as golf days, with intrinsic' motivational methods. By and large, supervisors are not expected to berate subordinates; they are expected to treat them, even in challenging situations, with the same courtesy the entire staff is expected to extend to doctors and patients visiting the facility, no matter how demanding those doctors or patients, each in his or her own way, might be. Recognition, in general, is used as a motivating factor at MRI Center. However, it may not be done consistently enough; there is no specific training, and there is no specific format or group of formats to be followed. While it is nice to have leeway, perhaps setting a floor value for recognition would improve that aspec

Any discussion of goal theory would have to note the work of Latham and Locke, Abraham Maslow and Alderfer at least, along with other theories that are useful in management. Latham and Locke noted that motivation and performance are higher when individuals set specific goals, and also, that those goals must be difficult but acceptable to the person accepting them. Latham and Locke noted, also, that there must be feedback on performance, but that as long as they are accepted, demanding goals lead to better performance than easy ones. (The Manager Web site) Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs also has significant impact on the area of setting goals. The needs he identified were, from lower to higher: physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-fulfillment. When a lower- order need had been fulfilled, he thought, then the next higher order would become dominant. (The Manager Web site) In other words, if a person is fighting for survival, literally, then go

There must be a reason for the popularity, despite fifty years of desegregation, of racially biased humor. There must be a reason books of "politically correct" fairy tales got big laughs and made big bucks for their clever authors. There must be a reason that people laugh about being "politically correct" in their thoughts, words and actions. And perhaps the concept is so continually amusing because it refers to a psychology that does not naturally exist in human beings. At base, although there is so much talk about unity' and globalism' and all of us being one (and I don't pretend to argue that we are or are not one in spirit), we all do come to this plane of existence in a variety of wrappers.' Moreover, these wrappersâ€"our bodiesâ€"are motivated by an infinite variety of thought engines. It could be argued all day and all night whether the contents and proclivities of these minds and mental states are inherent or environm

It is an accepted fact within many schools of thought that, Dante's Inferno is a groundbreaking work that set a standard for its genre and also demonstrated many new visual and psychological concepts about the after life. Yet, it is also clear that the Inferno is a product of its time and must be judged within the context of it. Within the work there are countless demonstrations of both conformity and departure from the classical Christian moral and ethical view upon sin and punishment but one of the most striking conformities is with regard to the idea of divine right, in the sense that politics were guided and backed by God. "First he must descend through Hell (The Recognition of Sin), then he must ascend through Purgatory (The Renunciation of Sin), and only then may he reach the pinnacle of joy ..." (Dante, Ciardi 3) Dante's Inferno is clearly an example, on a grand scale of the thoughts and standards of his time, as well as a culmination of the classical ideals

Janet Fitch's White Oleander' is one of the most fascinating and poetic novels to capture the attention of American readers in recent times. It is a well-written book depicting the life of a young American girl who represents the growing dysfunctional family system in the country. The book is not about foster homes or motherless children; it is essentially about American life and important social and moral values that it seems to have lost. Fitch tells the coming of age story of a young 12-year-old girl named, Astrid who grew up in various foster homes after her mother was imprisoned for killing her lover. The novel touches some important themes like American life, a person's sense of self worth, self esteem, mother's love etc but above still it remains essentially about life of an average American and this reminds us of the ugly possibility that the protagonist, Astrid could be any one of us. To a large extent, she represents one side of every American. The book is

Strong female characters emerge as victorious in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, and Maryse Condé's novel, I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem. In both novels, we witness females suffer humiliating and degrading circumstances under the hands of Puritan societies. Despite their circumstances, these women remain true to themselves and refuse to become victims in their own minds. In, The Scarlet Letter, Hester suffers great pressure to name the father of her child. She refuses to answer and, as a result, bears the weight of both sinners' transgressions. Hester's punishment is to stand on the platform of the pillory in the town for three hours and she is also condemned "for the remainder of her natural life to wear a mark of shame upon her bosom" (Hawthorne 58). This scene allows us to see the importance the Puritans placed on good behavior. Punishment was also used as a deterrent for others who may be considering similar crimes. The narrator expresses how Hester was never able to escape her "sin." For example, he states, "In all seasons of calamity, indeed, whether general or for individuals, the

As a nursing administrator in a neo natal intensive care unit, I see the consequences of preterm and low birth weight child deliveries every day. The child's life hangs in the balance for a number of days. My staff also is often in a state of emotional crisis over a situation which, in many cases, could be prevented. The majority of low birth weight (LBW) preterm births are preventable with the proper pre-natal care, and wise decision making by the birth mother. Description of the Problem

Labor unions have been an essential part of American worker culture since their beginnings in the late 1800's. In the beginning, these unions were essential because of the most horrendous circumstances under which workers were kept -- dangerous factories, unlivable wages, and abusive supervisors were the norm for many hard working Americans. Some of these concepts were touched on in Chapter One of Rekindling the Movement. Originally unions were craft-based like guilds had been, and were social movements more than the business agreements that they have become over the years. Recently, for many unions at least, there has been a trend of returning to that social movement style union. Unions gained strength in the 1930s when working class protest shaped the world, and the wars made the labor unions even stronger as they bonded together in a mutual goal of creating a better American workforce. However, after the wars, new laws restricted what unions could do and peop

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics, 16,653 people died in alcohol-related crashes in 2000, an increase of more than 800 deaths from 1999. This represented the largest percentage increase on record. According to some estimates, about two out of every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. These tragic statistics dramatically illustrate that drunk driving continues to represent a serious problem in the United States today. Perhaps even more alarming still are the statistics concerning teenage drinking and driving. Studies have shown that between 14 and 27 percent of teenagers drink and drive, and that as many as 15 percent drive after engaging in binge drinking. Research has also shown that preventions campaigns can play a more significant role in reducing the incidence of drinking and driving in the teenage population. This paper will provide an overview of how the media has been used to promote prosocial behaviors in general, followed by an analysis of the ethical considerations involved in such campaigns. An assessment of the incidence of teenage drinking and driving today and an examination of different types of successful anti-driving and driving campaigns will be followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.

Risk arises from uncertainty of importance, while unimportant uncertainty does not give rise to risk. Therefore for risk to exist, the person or organization evaluating risk must place some level of importance to the uncertainty being assessed. Risk management is the identification of any potential risk, the evaluation of the level of importance associated with the risk, and the identification of what, if any, action will be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk. The five steps in the risk-management process (Bodie, 2000) are: 1. Risk Identification - Determine if risk actually exists, or if only uncertainty exists. 2. Risk Assessment - Determine the level of risk that exists (low, medium, high). 3. Selection of Risk-management Techni

Will Herberg's book, Protestant, Catholic, Jew: An Essay in Religious Sociology,; and John Courtney Murray's work, We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition, both provide an interesting insight into religious thought in America today. Herberg essentially argues that America is divided into three main groups: the Catholic melting pot, the Protestant melting pot, and the Jewish melting pot, and that these three groups will divine the future of religion in the United States. In contrast, Murray's book is a fundimental look at how religion plays a role in the consensus that defines democracy in the United States. Murray argues that the plurality of religion in the United States essentially has meant that America no longer has a consensus built upon natural law. In his book, Protestant, Catholic, Jew: An Essay in American Religious Sociology, Will Herberg discusses the religious makeup of America after WWII. One of the most fun

A Review of Varacalli, Dr. Joseph. Bright Promise, Failed Community: Catholics and the American Public Order. 200. It is interesting to read the 2000 text of Catholic scholar Dr. Joseph Varacalli's Bright Promise, Failed Community in the wake of the recent controversies that have swept the nation regarding Catholic politicians, such as the doctrinal Catholic criticism of the pro-choice liberal Democratic Senator and probable contender for the presidency John Kerry, and the decision of New Jersey governor McGreevey not to take communion, because of the latter's support of stem cell research. In both examples, rather than the diversity of American Catholicism, the author sees evidence of a lack of community cohesion and thus a potential unified voice lost to the American political culture. Joseph Varacalli believes that Catholic America has essentially failed to shape the American Republic in any significant way and that America remains an essentially Protestant nation. "Catholic America," he writes, "has conformed rather than cha

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the topic of mandatory overtime. Specifically, it will discuss why mandatory overtime is necessary in the assembly line environment. Mandatory overtime is a difficult policy to enforce among workers, but sometimes it is the only way the assembly line can function and complete jobs effectively. Mandatory overtime is not always popular, but it is the best policy for the company and its profits, and therefore, it benefits workers in the long run.

Richard Mansfield (1857-1907), American stage actor, was born in Berlin to soprano Erminia Rudersdorff Mansfield and her second husband, British wine merchant Maurice Mansfield. He was educated in England and studied painting but eventually drifted into acting, starting his stage career with a touring Comedy-Opera Company. Mansfield made his London stage debut in Offenbach's La Boulangere at the Globe in April 1881. (Stone, 2001). Following the death of his mother while on tour in the United States, he left fo

1950's films about babes behind bars' aside, even Hollywood has had difficulty fully romanticizing the experience of prison. Even Hollywood shows a prison that eviscerates the human soul in a horrific fashion, as seen in films such as "Hurricane" and "Animal Factory." The protagonists of both films are changed forever because of their prison experiences. They are, and this is perhaps the Hollywood' element of their story, changed for the better. But the changes come more along the lines of a what doesn't kill you makes you stronger' line of narrative argument, rather than because prison fulfills an essentially rehabilitative function. It would be nice if prisons could rehabilitate as well as destroy. But the nature of the system seems to do more to keep individuals whom are harmful to society, away from the rest of so-called law abiding society, rather than to really change the ineffective life patterns and emotional coping mechanisms that exist within t

There are a number of profound similarities and differences between creation myths contained in The Epic of Gilgamesh, Hesiod's Theogony, Plato's Symposium, and the biblical book of Genesis. The similarities between these works may reflect a great similarity between human kind, while differences can reflect cultural understandings and interpretations of the outside world. Ultimately, however, the very fact that creation stories such as these have been created at such different times and in different situations reveals the human desire to understand the origin of ourselves and the larger universe. The Epic of Gilgamesh, like the other creation stories, explores the theme of the search for everlasting life. Gilgamesh, a superhuman being who is part God, must deal with his mortality, despite his many powers. He laments, "There is no permanence" (106), and wonders "How shall I find the life for which I am searching'" He visits the one human who has been gra

Hamlet has heard the speech the actor is about to perform once before, but he never saw it acted out in a play. The play was not performed more often because it was not interesting enough for the public. The general, as well as Hamlet received the play well, but others who had more authority than Hamlet did not like the play because it was honest. In fact, Hamlet thought the play was excellent. He states that he loves Aeneas' speeches to Dido--especially the one about Priam's slaughter. In the play, Pyrrhus is like a tiger. He has a dark complexion and has strong arms. He is covered with the blood of mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons that lend a terrible light to their lord's murder. Pyrrhus is searching for the king to murder him. Hamlet is like Priam because he is seekingâ€"or should be seeking--to avenge his father's death. Claudius is like Pyrrhus because he has King Hamlet's blood all over him. When Polonius interrupts Hamlet, it se