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- 4881: Censorship in Public Schools
- ... No. 26, which was the first school library censorship case to reach the Supreme Court (Jones 35). In March 1976, the Island Trees School Board in New York removed eleven books that they deemed "anti-American, anti-Christian, anti- Semitic, and just plain filthy" (Berger 59) from the high school library shelves. Among these books were Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich by Alice ... Jones 181). As stalwart and idealistic as I am, I still understand that at some point in my career I will come under attack from a censorship group unhappy with my selection of curricula. The American School Board Journal gives a list of nine strategies that can be used to help reduce the chances of an attack; these include "involving citizens in the book selection process", "giving objecting parents and students ...
- 4882: Board Schools
- ... 00 PM curfew. You can't just leave to see a movie if you are tired of doing schoolwork. This loss of personal freedom often leads to severe stress. (Cookson 33) In his study of American private schools, Peter W. Cookson reports that teachers talk of “corks popping” and “freak outs”. Leonard Baird found that “Nearly half of the students were bothered very much by pressures of their highly regulated environment ... law. Seventeen percent of the rare group of people who are board members of two or more major corporations graduated from one of thirteen elite prep schools. (Cookson 31) Cookson claims, “Their influence on contemporary American culture is widespread.” Part of these people's success can be attributed to an environment that is conducive to learning. Most parents equate small classes with 15 or so children, each being given individual attention ...
- 4883: What Went Wrong with America's Schools?
- ... high tech world economy, businesses and industries need well educated employees to prosper. Therefore, the deterioration of a countries educational system should be considered a major economic problem. Between 1965 and 1980, the performance of American students dramatically declined, the educational system fell backwards, and it is affecting todays schools, as well as the future of the US's work force. During that 15 year period, US students' test scores severely dropped in comparison to other industrial countries. After 1980, the dropping scores leveled off, and recently, they have begun in increase. But American students must play catch-up with the rest of the world, and todays public school system is not prepared to facilitate the major leap forward that our educational system needs. Before 1965, America's public ...
- 4884: Federal Express
- ... was revolutionary. Smith saw the air freight industry in the early 70’s as inefficient and unreliable. In the early stages Smith was quoted as saying, “Federal Express has the opportunity to become one of American’s great corporations and the dominant force in the small package air express industry. We have found a gap in the transportation industry and we are going to fill it.” The hub-and-spokes system ... an add on to passenger service.” Smith felt that there was a huge market out there for an efficient service for moving high priority, time sensitive, small shipments like medicines, computer parts, and electronics. The American public was not being well served. He described the current air freight system inefficient as packages were hippety-hopping around the country from city to city and from airline to airline before reaching their destination ...
- 4885: Coca-Cola and its Evolution
- ... year old anthropologist said, "I hate the new stuff. It's too sweet. It tastes like Pepsi." She also stated, "Real Coke had punch. This taste almost like it's flat"(Coca-Cola). Many upset American consumers of Coca-Cola asked if they could have the final say concerning the change in the product. In response to the disapprovemnt of the new Coca-Cola Product, the company made a decision to revive the "Old Coke". This change was known as the "Second Coming" (Tchudi 37). The current Pres. Of the company, Roberto Goizueta, explained, "Today, we have two messages to deliver to the American consumer, first, to those of you who are drinking Coca-Cola with its great new taste, our thanks...But there is a second group of consumers to whom we want to speak to today and ...
- 4886: A Postmodern Look at Poverty and Homelessness
- ... vulnerable to homelessness. Overall the percent of poor living in central cities increased dramatically, with African Americans having the highest concentration of poor in these areas. This may be caused by the shift in the American economy from goods production to services over the past quarter century, which has substantially altered labor markets and the demand for workers, especially in cities of the Midwest and Northeast. Wage-based incomes have become ... cities and urban economies did not spare America's rural heartland. Rural communities, particularly those hosts to the farming sector, experienced severe economic shocks, losing jobs, homes, and even a way of life. Young African American men have been especially hit hard. This is reflected in both unemployment data and in changes in the work force participation, which reflects the facts that there are many discouraged workers who have dropped out ...
- 4887: Bill Gates and Microsoft
- ... what lie in the personal computing future. Even IBM has made some major mistakes and had the not been such a large competitor in the industry they to may have fallen behind in this computer revolution. Microsoft’s strategy was to license their operating system to other computer manufacturers through a joint venture with IBM. This way they could be paid royalties on all personal computers sold with the MS-DOS ... computer in every household that Gates has always dreamed of. One major concern is how will all of these technologies affect our youth and their education? Initially many educators questioned whether or not the computer revolution would be good for our children’s overall education. Now educational facilities are seeing the benefits that computers bring to the table. The computers can give graphic examples with audio and also provide a consistant ...
- 4888: Russia
- ... the leader of the KGB and the Union. At age 54, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev emerged to inherit the economically devastated Union and began establishing political reforms that the world had not encountered since the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. With radical ideologies such as Glasnost (Openess) and Perestroika (long-range capitalistic restructing), along with improved foreign trade and diplomatic association with the United States (elimination of most ballistic nuclear missiles), the reformist ... face of his dominion. Gorbachev's economical strategies had transformed the Soviet Union from a desolate oppressed wasteland to a socially liberated jungle. Such radical policies and reforms not only encouraged the development of a revolution, but the global transformation of Europe as we know it. As the hard-line coup was formed in early 1991, Gorbachev managed to hold on to power thanks in part to his liberal nemesis, Boris ...
- 4889: The McDonaldization of Society
- ... s serves as the case model of this process in the 1990's. ...McDonaldization,...is the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world. (Ritzer, 1993:1) How Far Has It Gone? Since 1955 McDonald's has grown to over 12,000 outlets worldwide. The central concepts employed in ... 1989:42; in Ritzer, 1994:156) Microwavable foods and fast-food restaurants allow us to eat what we want, when we want it. The ritual of cooking, eating together, and sharing is fading from the American family. Two final problems are worth noting. How long will it be before these rational systems evolve beyond the control of people. How much of our lives are already subject to their influence and control ...
- 4890: The Success of Walmart
- ... and pass some of the savings on to Wal-Mart. Sam Walton received national attention through his "Buy America" policy. Through this plan, Wal-Mart encourages its buyers and merchandise managers to stock stores with American-made products. In a 1993 annual report management stated the "program demonstrates a long-standing Wal-Mart commitment to our customers that we will buy American-made products whenever we can if those products deliver the same quality and affordability as their foreign-made counterparts" (Thompson & Strickland, 1995, p. 868). Environmental concerns are important to Wal-Mart. A prototype store was ...
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