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- 2121: Analysis The Impact Of Shift W
- ... and thus makes the economy more competitive (Walker 81). However, despite the economy advantages, we must take human costs into account too. Shiftwork has side effect on worker in the physicalogical aspect. The most common short-term ailment is a stomach or gastro-intestinal problem. One study found shiftworkers had twice as high a rate of ulcers as day workers did. Others have linked shiftwork with problems like heartburn, loss of ... functioning through the day. All these substances can be addictive, and can lead to other health problems such as heart attack, diabetes and elilepsy (Morgan 75). Many of these health effects, both long term and short term, are interconnected. When some or all of them are piled on the shiftworker's shoulders, it may also lead to depression or even nervous breakdown. Shiftwork also has effects on worker's family and ...
- 2122: Antimatter
- ... and the society presented to the reader in "Ghosts". Still, both societies follow the rules and norms, set by their religion. An important similarity which is worth mentioning, is that both plays cover only a short period in time, the happenings all occurs within a few days. In this short time we are only introduced to a few characters, as to create a close relationship between the characters and the reader, giving them life and depth. In "Oedipus the King" one meets a society which ...
- 2123: Abolishing Grades
- ... of ranking students based solely on letters or numbers. Individuality and creativity were pushed aside so colleges, universities, graduate schools and employers would be able to judge their candidates. In the text, Celebrating Diversity, a short segment called, " Add Teaching To High-Risk Jobs," writes, "You can have an 'A'." Students' minds are generally focused on getting an "A," so they usually don't think about learning, rather they constantly render ... accepted to graduate school and eventually to obtain a prestigious job. This is the case with many students. They fear the threat of a bad grade, so they forego a potentially valuable experience. In a short segment called Emancipated, a young Filipino girl states, "I managed to maintain my 3.9 grade point average and gain entrance to the University of California, Berkeley." Students worry about their grades in order to ...
- 2124: A Chioce Made Easy
- ... setting free the endangered sea creatures. In another CD, Sam’s Hide & Seek, the child strengthens reading skills in a virtual museum, with six separate rooms where the child plays interactive word games or reads stories in order to help Sam find his friends. However, the word games are not simple mindless entertainment. For instance, by solving incomplete sentences a story emerges. During this process, an amusing, vividly colored picture is painted depicting the story the child is creating. In another challenging exercise, the student reads stories and answers questions relating to the story content in order to gain points, thereby fostering comprehension. Finally, in a third CD, the child’s world becomes an incredible space station where the goal is to ...
- 2125: Chrysanthemums And Its Symboli
- “The Chrysanthemums” and Its Symbolism John Steinbeck uses symbolism to give alternate meanings to his short story “Chrysanthemums.” A symbol is a device used to suggest more than its literary meaning. He uses these symbols to look further into the characters and their situations. The character Elisa has a garden, which ... A marriage that is equal, in her eyes, to being “like an old woman.” There are many other symbols in the Chrysanthemums and there are many ways to interpret them. Having such symbolism in a short story adds intrigue and excitement. It gives the reader a chance to find further meaning and importance to the authors writing.
- 2126: Conscription In Canada
- ... be no real victor in this war . The product of conscription is a country threatened , to this day , with division .The beginning of the Great War was welcomed with enthusiasm in Canada. It would be short and glorious , and full of adventure . Sure there might be a few casualties, but the war was only going to last a few short months , at least that what people thought . All around Canada men rushed to sign up for regiments . But the horrors of trench warfare soon changed this . In April 1917 Canadians fought at Vimy Ridge . In ...
- 2127: Charter Schools
- ... National Review 15 Sep. 1997: 48-52.SIRS CD-ROM. Art. 76. MacDonald, Mary. "Charter Schools Falling Through the Cracks". The Florida Times-Union Online. Internet. 15 Mar. 1998. Available http.//jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/031698/met_2a1Chart.html. Olson, Lynn. "Supply Side Reform or Voucher? Charter-School Concept Takes Hold".Education Week 15 Jan. 1992: SIRS CD-ROM. Art. 64. Patterson, Steve. "Agency Pursues Charter School for Duval". The ... Education With Accountablility". Forbes 10 Mar. 1997: 82-83.ABI-Inform. Online. Saunders, Jim. "Duval Ruliing On Charter School Falls". The Florida Times-Union Online. Internet. 15 Jul. 1998: Available http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/071598/met_2A1CHART.html. "Schools at the Top of the Hill." Economist 22 Feb. 1997: 27-28. ABI/Inform. Online. Toch, Thomas. "The New Education Bazaar". U.S. News and World Report 1998) : 34-37 ...
- 2128: Crime And Punishment
- ... money was taken off for the cost of there uniform. There uniform was a blue tail coat with there number and letter of their division on the collar and hat. There only weapon was a short wooden baton. The government had a hard time finding recruits. Most of there men were old soldiers, and many of them were dismissed from the force for drunkenness. Later on the force started to become ... who needed cheap workers. The prisons lacked sewage and heat which made for horrible working conditions sometimes deadly working conditions. The prisoners life was a horrible one. They worked fourteen hours a day taking only short breaks for lunch and dinner. You only got lunch and dinner if you had money to pay for it or unless someone gave you some of their food or a visitor gave you some food ...
- 2129: Boss Mustang
- ... horsepower „h 0-60 in 3.2 seconds „h 6-speed manual transmission „h composite body „h much, much more The 329 BOSS is not a big car at all. In fact the BOSS is short. The reason the car is so short and arrow-dynamic is so the car can get more speed when flying down the road. The BOSS is a 4-seater with comfortable space for children. I myself have been privileged enough to drive ...
- 2130: Business And Communications
- ... as well as customers can understand. One of the main reasons behind this lack of understandable communication is that there are some many ways to avoid good communication and maintain the status quo for the short term. These mostly pertain to issues brought to a company from outside sources. These include letters of complaint, inquiries from government bodies such as the Federal Trade Commission, and published evaluations (i.e. editorials, product ... of productivity due to the sharing of ideas all across the corporate ladder, employee and consumer alike will share the increase in quality of a business products, be it computer microprocessors, or cafeteria food. In short, good communication makes good business. Works Cited Benoit, William L. “Image Restoration Discourse in the Corporate Sector.” Communication Studies. 46 (1995): 89-105. Moore, Gordon E. “1996 Intel Annual Report.” Intel Coporation HomeMorris, John O ...
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