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Comparison of Discrimination and Assimilation of African and Native Americans: Minority Groups, Cultural Changes, Colonization, Immigration, and Relations with the Dominant Group »

Number of pages 8

This is an 8 page paper discussing discrimination and assimilation of African and Native Americans. African Americans and Native Americans in the United States have experienced generations of discrimination and assimilation but from somewhat different perspectives. Native Americans were the most profoundly affected by colonization and were forced into minority group status and relocated by ... View Full Description
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What is a Committed Relationship? »

Number of pages 15

This is a 15 page paper discussing the concept “committed relationship”. Definitions of a “committed relationship” differ according to historical, religious, social or modern-day references. Basically, according to the New Webster’s Dictionary “committed” is defined as “to give in keeping, entrust” or “to bind, pledge” and “relationship” or “the state of being related” is “the ... View Full Description
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Head Start Program Research Proposal »

Number of pages 63

A 63 page paper that presents a research proposal project. Includes abstract. Chapter 1 includes: introduction, background, problem statement, purpose, definitions, hypothesis, research questions. Chapter 2 is the literature review, which is subdivided into the historical and legal background of Head Start and Early Head Start, including the program's mission, goals and outcome exceptions, and ... View Full Description
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Organ Trafficking: Utilitarian, Consequentialist, Kantian and Virtue Ethics Perspectives »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper discussing ethical perspectives of why people should not continue with the practice of organ trafficking. The growing need for kidney transplants worldwide has led to an increase in international criminals organizations dealing in organ trafficking. Within the European market, these organizations are “pressuring poor Eastern Europeans into selling their ... View Full Description
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The Foundations of Criminology »

Number of pages 3

This is a 3 page paper discussing the foundations of criminology in relation to contemporary developments. The study of criminology is important in contemporary society because crime affects everyone within society either directly or indirectly. Criminology uses expertise from a variety of disciplines such as law, sociology, psychology, anthropology and economics among others to try ... View Full Description
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Same Sex Marriage: Differing Viewpoints »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page overview of the issues surrounding gay marriage. This paper contends that as the issue of same sex marriage continues to mature more and more organizations are beginning to yield in favor of allowing for the sentiments of their members. More and more of those members are either gay themselves or supportive of ... View Full Description
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Personal Responsibility and the Cyber Ethics of Computer Viruses »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page discussion of the problems presented with computer viruses. The author contends computer viruses cause tremendous societal harm on both macro and micro levels. The thesis is presented that while the creation and intentional perpetuation of computer viruses is ethically and morally wrong, and even subject to the same societal provisions for legal ... View Full Description
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United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians (Legal Brief) »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides a brief of this important Supreme Court case that focuses on land promised to the Indians and how the U.S. government reneged on a treaty. Bibliography lists 1 sources. View Full Description
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Medical Error Disclosure: Is It Safe To Say You're Sorry? »

Number of pages 15

15 pages in length. The practice of medicine is a business no different from any other industry; when mistakes are made operator, they are both acknowledged and rectified. Most times an apology accompanies the correction, such as with an overcharge at a retail store or an incomplete repair at the mechanics. However, ... View Full Description
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Use Of Shaming In Criminal Sentencing »

Number of pages 14

14 pages in length. The equation of perpetrator + crime = punishment has transcended the centuries ever since man first stepped over the boundaries of what another considered appropriate conduct. When Greek law developed as a way in which to create more structure to a budding legal system, the aspect of punishment was ... View Full Description
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Monsanto Co. v. Coramandal Indag Products, (P) Ltd (Legal Brief) »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines this international business case. Several sections make up this brief and provides details about the case and its relevance. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Issuing a Court Decision on a Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Case By Considering Legal Precedents and Ethics »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper which examines the real-life Meritor v. Vinson sexual harassment case to cast a hypothetical deciding Supreme Court vote to determine who should win; whether harassment can occur if sex was consensual; the responsibility of employers and whether or not they should be liable for episodes for which they have not been ... View Full Description
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International Criminal Court, International ad hoc Tribunals v. National Legal Systems »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper considers the role of the ICC and considers whether the ICC or the national courts are the best place for the procession of those accused of heinous crimes such as genocide. The ICC and the national courts are compared and theoretically and with the use of example application of the law ... View Full Description
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Abusing Handicapped Parking Placards »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. What possesses able-bodied individuals to illegally steal parking spaces from those who truly need the special location? For many, it is the opportunity to expedite the tedious job of parking; for others, it is a subconscious test to see just how far they can push the system. While ... View Full Description
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Looking at Troxel v. Granville and the Situation of “Serendipity” and Her Grandparents »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page report discusses a hypothetical case in which a five-year-old child has been denied access to her grandparents with who she has had an intimate and daily relationship for her entire life. Basic issues related to the legal rights of grandparents are discussed within the context of the 2000 decision of the Supreme Court in ... View Full Description
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An Argument for Self Directed Euthanasia »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page contention that assisted dying should be legal option for the terminally ill. The specifics of that option, however, should somehow be related to the person's ability to make a cognizant decision to terminate their own life. This decision should be made either prior to the point where they are no longer ... View Full Description
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Abuse in the Aboriginal Residential Schools in Canada & The Mushkegowuk Cree of Fort Albany, Ontario »

Number of pages 10

This is a 10 page paper discussing abuse in Aboriginal residential schools in Canada and in particular that in Fort Albany, Ontario. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in Canada, the federal government in partnership with a number of religious organizations ran over 130 “residential schools” for Aboriginals. Originally intended to promote the assimilation of ... View Full Description
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Managed Health Care & Physicians: Traditional legal fiduciary duty, or limited duty of fidelity? »

Number of pages 20

(20pp) Managed health care has presented problems to both physicians and patients. This discussion examines major issues and possible changes. The nature and the duty of physician -patent relationship between a traditional legal fiduciary duty and a limited duty of fidelity will also be analyzed. Bibliography lists 11 sources. View Full Description
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Parental Role in Medical Consent for Procedures Performed on Of-Age Dependents »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page discussion of a hospital’s obligation to conduct certain testing on a nineteen year old student who, although of legal age, was covered under her parent’s HMO. The HMO subsequently refused to pay the bill and the parents objected to the fact that the hospital failed to inform them that their daughter was ... View Full Description
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Karl Marx’s Concept of Human Nature, Applied to Modern America, and According to Erich Fromm »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page report discusses how psychoanalyst Erich Fromm (1900-1980) presented the philosophy and thinking of Karl Marx. Fromm was convinced that Marx was terribly misunderstood, especially by the communists of the former Soviet Union who attempted to co-opt his thinking. As Fromm explains Marx’s concept of socialism, the most important fact is that he interpreted Marx to mean that ... View Full Description
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Assisted Suicide »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses various ethical issues associated with assisted suicide. The debate has generally centered around both the moral and legal issues of the process. The central argument for assisted suicide is based on respect for the patients' autonomy. The main argument against assisted suicide is the belief in the inherent sacredness of life and that God only ... View Full Description
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The Government's Economic Role. »

Number of pages 10

(10 pp) How can Government's proper role in the economy be defined? Is there any reference point other than historical contingency or the wishes of politicians? In addition to providing enabling conditions for the economy, such as a proper legal system to support property rights, a monetary system, and security, government can also be ... View Full Description
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