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- 5911: Cultural Diversity & Intergroup Relations: A Glimpse into the World of the Disabled
- Cultural Diversity & Intergroup Relations: A Glimpse into the World of the Disabled As I portrayed being a disabled / handicap person for half an hour, I felt and was truly treated as one. That half an hour on that cold afternoon has changed the way ... and sore, but most of all, I was relieved. This half an hour was a very educational experience for me. In the short time, I finally was able to get a tiny glimpse of the world through the eyes of a handicapped person. When I look back at this experience, I have come to the conclusion that there are many ways that disabled people are mistreated. They are looked down in ...
- 5912: Dna Chips And The Pharmaceutical Industry
- ... newest tools being used in the study of genomics. DNA chips are changing the way researchers analyze the genetic make-up of cells, and will soon render traditional pharmaceutical research obsolete. This allows for whole new generations of drugs that will be made to combat diseases by effecting changes in a their specific genetic design. PROBLEM STATEMENT Currently the pharmaceutical industry is a very high risk industry in which fewer than one in ten promising drug products ever makes it through the testing phase and onto the shelves at the local pharmacy. The effect is that the production of a new drug is almost like a guessing game that may or may not produce any profit. A Company may have a long list of chemicals that could make possible drugs to treat a specific affliction, but ... The pharmaceutical industry today is a huge multi-billion dollar industry that is constantly growing and changing. Pharmaceutical companies, such as Merck, Glaxo Wellcome, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, are constantly trying to come up with new drugs to get out onto the market. However, there are many problems with the way these new drugs are developed. The main problem being the high level of risk involved when trying to develop ...
- 5913: History Of Police Corruption
- History of Police Corruption in the United States The challenges facing the Chicago Police Department today are not new, nor are they unique to this city. The problem reaches back as far as the establishment of the first organized police forces in the United States. Corruption has taken many forms and has continued to ... corruption that occurred in most police departments across the United States" (Uchida, 1993). In Forces of Deviance: Understanding the Dark Side of Policing, Kappeler, Sluder, and Alpert point out that corruption among police is not new or peculiar to the late 20th century. "To study the history of police is to study police deviance, corruption and misconduct." (Kappeler et al., 1994.) While corruption has been a consistent and pervasive problem in ... aggressive forms of corruption. Today's police corruption is most likely to involve drugs, organized crime, and relatively sophisticated but small groups of officers engaged in felonious criminal activities. The cycle of police scandals in New York City provide a clear example of this trend. In the 1970s, New York's Knapp Commission on Police Corruption identified two general forms of corruption -- police officers involved in relatively low level forms ...
- 5914: Creating A Culture of Peace
- ... will have created a much more peaceful society. The first aspect of peace is the spirit peace, which reflects how we feel about ourselves and how we treat others. Peace is to smile at the world, taking good care of the animals, the trees, the lakes, and being aware of the environment. When we understand nature - and accept the fact that we are part of it - then there will be peace. We want a clean, balanced, and uncorrupted environment for our children to grow up in. We, as individuals of a whole, like peace because we like the world. We need peace in order to feel safe, and inner peace is necessary to accomplishing this. We should contribute to global peace and not just keep it inside us, because having a truly peaceful society means not being selfish and self centered. The next aspect of peace is the health and education of the entire world and the nourishment they need in food and water. In a culture of peace, no one should go hungry, because if there is even one person who goes hungry in this world, then we ...
- 5915: Purposes of the Concentration and Death Camps In Europe During World War II
- Purposes of the Concentration and Death Camps In Europe During World War II During World War II there were two different types of Nazi camps, the concentration camps and death camps. Concentration camps are places of detention for civilians considered political enemies, imprisonment usually takes place without trial. On the ...
- 5916: Review of Ernest Hemingway and Writings
- ... Earlier stories set in Michigan, such as "Indian Camp" and "The Three-Day Blow" show a young Nick to be an impressionable adolescent trying to find his path in a brutally violent and overwhelmingly confusing world. Like most all of Hemingway's main characters, Nick on the surface appears tough and insensitive. However, "critical exploration has resulted in a widespread conclusion that the toughness stems not from insensitivity but from a strict moral code which functions as the characters' sole defense against the overwhelming chaos of the world." (CLC, 177) Not just Nick Adams' experiences, but his attitudes as well seem to mimic those of his creator. Ernest's 1924-25 adventures in Paris and Pamplona were the basis of a memorable novel ... and attitudes of his own life, and tend to be rejecting of society. All of his works seem to revolve around the psychologically wounded Hemingway Hero, accurately representing his own ongoing struggle to face the world with "grace under pressure." (CLC, 178) All of Hemingway's heros adhere to their own code, or set of moral standards. They are usually men, tough and experienced in the world they know, yet ...
- 5917: Difficulty In Making An Important Decision
- ... with much thought and care. One of the most difficult and important decisions I have made was changing careers. Changing careers at this stage of my life, mid-life, was very difficult. Preparation for my new career required me to resign my job. The former position was providing a major portion of my family's income and most of the medical benefits. Some means of earning a living while preparing for a new career was foremost on my mind during this stage. If I spent to much time and energy pursuing a job to provide a means for supporting my family while retraining, I might not do a sufficient job of retraining for a new career. Another difficulty equally as important as the the financial one was the possibility of failing at a new endeavor or not being able to find a new job. These possibilities made me feel ...
- 5918: The Hobbit 3
- Hobbit Essay The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is set in a fantasy world that has differences, as well as similarities, to our own world. The author has created the novel s world, Middle Earth, not only by using imagination, but by also adding details from the modern world. Realistic elements in the book enable readers to relate to the setting they read about, but are still ...
- 5919: Racism In World War 2
- Racism In World War 2 On December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a sneak attack on Pearl Habor. This attack on the United States Pacific Fleet was a total tactical success. The Japanese, using 360 planes and midgit ... lives of many of the men but they did not retreat untill they were ordered to do so by a white commanding officer. The Nisei was one of the most highly decorated fighting units in World War II. Unfortunatlly, they did not recieve these decorations until well after the end of the war. These Japanese-Americans took the derogatory term Nisei, washed it in a river of blood, and made it ...
- 5920: Culture Shock
- ... in a business. 2. Thinking style- you have to understand how your counterparts think and be able to develop culturally effective solutions. 3. Social skills and social identity- you need effective social skills to establish new business relationships. (Marx, 25). This differs from manager to manager, some managers seem to adapt in an almost chameleon ‘Vlike way to different countries, whereas others cling desperately to their habits and their national approaches. Working in a new culture can produce a variety of reactions, such as; h Confusion about what to do h Anxiety h Frustration h Exhilaration h Inappropriate social behavior h Inability to get close to your business partner and ... are confronted with the unknown the ‘§foreign‘¨. The term culture shock was coined by the anthropologists Oberg, who explained both the symptoms and the process of adapting to a different culture. The experience of a new culture is seen as an unpleasant surprise or shock- a shock that occur when expectations do not coincide with reality. (Marx, 5). In his original article, Oberg lists six main aspects of culture shock: ...
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