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- 9251: Employee Assistance Programs
- ... like Downsizing and changes in technology will influence employee's behavior in mostly negative ways. The corporation is no longer a force that cannot be beaten. EAP's are a very important part of the new world company. They are an effective and worthwhile ventures on any scale. Every company from three to 3,000 employees needs to have some sort of EAP. With the overwhelming self- serving attitudes people have today ... uses. If the program is being used then the chances are extremely good that it is working. EAP's are not self installing /self running programs. As supervisors we must keep our ears open to new ideas and suggestions, constantly trying to improve the system. This is why having dedicated personnel or good volunteers is so important. In conclusion Employee Assistance Programs are definitely worth the hassle. There is overwhelming ...
- 9252: Consumers Purchasing on Credit
- ... they go into debt, the most common of which is installment debt. Bibliography 1. Miller, R. L., Economics: Today and Tomorrow, Hesterville, Ohio; Glencoe- McGraw Hill, 1995 2. "Major Growing Pains" U.S. News and World Report (Oct. 21, 1996) Pg. 62-64 3. "What's the Rate? They Won't Say." U.S. News and World Report (Aug. 19, 1996) pg. 61 4. Lee, Susan Susan Lee's ABZ's of Economics New York; Poseidon Press, 1987
- 9253: Veganism
- ... among family and friends. Cultural pressures, the demand for conformity, and the personal desire for acceptance can challenge a vegans confidence and self-esteem. Because vegans so acutely see and feel the suffering of the world, and are at odds with many widely accepted social customs, some will invariably experience occasional bouts of the blues. Vegans who experience anger, pain, or frustration for extended amounts of time may become depressed and ... a surgical procedure performed on about 20 % of Australia s 150 million sheep. The great majority of wool used for clothing in the United States comes from Australia, which produces nearly one-third of the world s supply. Mulesing involves cutting large strips of flesh off of the hind legs of 4 week old lambs. Another procedure is called tail docking, designed to maintain the salable condition of the wool surrounding ... nothing happens but decay -George Bernard Shaw You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit, and plays with the rabbit, I ll buy you a new car - Harvey Diamond
- 9254: Kant Vs. Schopenhauer On Enlig
- In the age of enlightenment, new and radical expressions and ideas emerged at the forefront of philosophy. Amongst German philosophers, the question of what enlightenment truly encompassed, was a major focal point. Two specific philosophers of this age are Immanuel Kant ... the animal (brutes), and also be able to accept the concept of inevitable fate and death. Rather a gloomy outlook, but all truthfully providing wisdom and insight into ones life, time, and place in the world. "Evil is just what is positive; it makes our own existence felt. Happiness and satisfaction only imply some state of pain brought to an end." This is the first step to understanding human nature, to ... an ever known fate we must except. To account for this fate, man creates safety nets for himself; religious doctrines to make it official, that death is not the end, but a beginning of a new after-life. "The mental anticipation of a happy future, and the inspiriting play of phantasy, both of which we owe to our power of imagination." We dream up things, to reassure ourselves of a ...
- 9255: Closure At The Wall An Analysi
- ... and confronts him; "You know what you're doing? You're just digging yourself a foxhole to hide in. Like the enemy was all around you. But it's not. There's a whole wide world out there. There's plenty of things to do and places to go. Don't you know that?" (190) Despite Sam's concern for Emmett, she goes through life just as confused. Sam Hughes is ... with her husband, "Lorenzo Jones" and her daughter, Sam's half sister, Heather (56). Sam lives in the past, while her mother moves on without her and proceeds to move toward the future with her new family. Irene tries to break all ties to the past whereas Sam attempts to piece them together. Sam longs to discover the mystery of the war's effect on her. She tries to relive the ... journal, Sam is "humiliated and disgusted" by the war and those who fought in it, including Emmett and her father (205). Sam comes home and finds the house flea bombed and vacant, and with her new found information she gathers a few things, leaves the journal for Emmett and runs off to Cawood Pond. At Cawood Pond, a nature reserve, Sam attempts to experience the feeling of being in the ...
- 9256: Ordinary People 2
- ... as a normal life as possible without a dysfunctional status. In the beginning of the story, the family deals with minor problems that had little impact to them. Since they had just moved to a new house in a new neighborhood, they try to establish relationships with other neighbors. Their son, Conrad, faces depression in which he must recover from through frequent visits to the hospital, and to his psychiatrist. The father of the family ... since his moods were always aimed towards quiet environments and loneliness. He took blame for his brother s death in a boat accident and wanted to commit suicide. Conrad wanted to be in his own world, where he could relax and be in peace from all the annoying people in his life. The only people he really spoke with outside of his family were his teammates in his swim team, ...
- 9257: The Controversy of Capital Punishment
- The Controversy of Capital Punishment A major controversy facing the world today is capital punishment. Criminals no doubt deserve to be punished, and the severity of the punishment should be appropriate to their culpability and the harm they have caused the innocent. However, there are many ... punishments, the death penalty is irrevocable. It should be abolished. In the United States, the death penalty is currently authorized in one of five ways: Hanging (the traditional method of execution throughout the English- speaking world), electrocution (introduced by New York state in 1890), the gas chamber (adopted in Nevada in 1923), firing squad, and lethal injection (introduced in 1977 by Oklahoma), the majority of states provide for death by lethal injection. Supporters of ...
- 9258: Abraham of Chaldea
- ... made to him: 1) Great nations would come from him. 2) God would bless and prosper him. 3) Sarah would give him a child named Isaac. 4) His generations would produce the savior of the world, Jesus Christ. Praise God for the lessons he has given us through the life of Abraham. I stand in awe thinking that not only will I be able to meet Abraham in heaven, but also ... Old Testament Speaks (Harper & Row, Publishers) * John H. Tullock, The Old Testament Story (Prentice-Hall, Inc.) * The Reader's Digest Bible Illustrated Edition (Reader's Digest Associated Limited) * The Holy Bible, King James Version (The World Publishing Company) * The New Ungers's Bible Dictionary (Moody Press) 1 Ungers, pg. 12 2 King James, Acts 7:2-3 3 King James, Gen. 12:1 4 King James, Gen. 12:1 5 King James, Gen. 12: ...
- 9259: Capital Punishment
- ... It also helps to keep order in our cities. Furthermore feel it is a just and effective punishment for those who have committed crimes heinous enough to deserve death. The death penalty is not a new idea in our world. Its origins date back over 3,700 years to the Babylonian civilization, where it was prescribed for a variety of crimes. (Capital Punishment p.10). It was also greatly used in the Greek and Roman ... murdered by released killers. This proves not only is it a safeguard but it also helps deter crime because in the hundreds of years before England had one of the lowest murder rates in the world. The death penalty is the most effective means of crime detterent as you can see. It not only punishes those who commit the crimes, but also prevents future crimes by scaring the would-be ...
- 9260: Capital Punishment and Religion
- ... sex before marriage, homosexuality, murder, and doing work on Saturday. Most Christians dont feel that these rules apply anymore, but the excerpts that they come from are used at capital punishment rallies around the world. Ideally, the mission of Christians is to move society in direction of loving each other. Thus, followers of Jesus should work to overcome the injustices and social disarray that occur on an everyday basis, including ... to 1976, when capital punishment was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Their reasoning was that this method of punishment was cruel and unusual and it was covered under the eighth amendment. As soon as new methods of execution came to the forefront, their decision was reversed. I feel that the Supreme Court should have stayed with their original ruling because the death penalty is unconstitutional and by every aspect it ... wrong. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Miller, Robert K., The Informed Argument, (1986). 2. Kaminer, Wendy, "Its All The Rage; Crime and Culture", (1995). 3. Internet, http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/biblestudies/study/capital.htm 4. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1995.
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