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The Compassionate Conservative Movement, 2008.
An analysis of Ronald Reagan's policies and their relationship to the compassionate conservative movement.
2,332 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 85.95
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This paper explores the ideas and aims of President Ronald Reagan. It discusses the concept of him as the originator of the compassionate conservative movement. The paper then aims to demonstrate that while Reagan's ideas were appealing to the general population of the United States, they did not have inherent validity when contrasted against the methods that Reagan and his Administration used to administer reforms under compassionate conservatives. It suggests that, in fact, adherence to Reagan's ideas of compassion penalized the average American citizen. The paper provides the writer's opinion on the issue.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Idea of the Compassionate Conservative
The Execution of Compassionate Conservative Policies
Analysis of the Ideas of Compassionate Conservatism
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Reagan's party platform of Compassionate Conservatism was founded on ideas with significant appeal for the average American. It is easy to believe that exploitation occurs: every time I pay my taxes, I regret that I have no real control over how my taxpayers spend the money I have worked so hard to earn. The message of a politician who would work in my best interests to eliminate wasteful spending and to keep my money out of the hands who have done nothing to earn it is undeniably appealing. There is nothing inherently wrong with the idea of a Compassionate Conservative. The problem is in the execution: Reagan's policies sounded phenomenal but did little beyond endorsing strategies to improve the quality of life of the upper class and businesses, while penalizing persons who needed assistance. In my opinion, this does not demonstrate compassion. This demonstrates a keen eye for salesmanship."
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Globalization in Comparison, 2008.
Reviews three articles on globalization: Simone Borghese and Alessandro Vercelli's "Sustainable Globalization", Nicholas A. Ashford's "Globalization and the Environment" and David Suzuki's "Economics and Politics.
1,324 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 53.95
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In this paper the writer compares and contrasts three articles - "Sustainable Globalization" by Simone Borghese and Alessandro Vercelli, "Globalization and the Environment" by Nicholas A. Ashford and David Suzuki's "Economics and Politics". The writer argues that each article raises intelligent points but that each one is also given to emotional or infelicitous language as well as to conclusions that are not infallible. The writer maintains that the main idea, fundamentally, of all of the articles is that globalization has exacerbated global inequalities and that international and domestic efforts must be undertaken to rectify the situation.
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"By comparison, the second article, "Globalization and the Environment," an article penned by Nicholas A. Ashford, does not devote its opening pages to outlining the structure of the argument being set forward. Rather, Ashford begins right away by criticizing how the laws governing public health policy in the United States have been dominated and shaped by rational choice theory and by other free market economic fetishes. Ashford's first page is committed wholly to outlining the characteristics of the "American Disease" in health policy - a "disease" he attributes, in part, to government non-interventionism (the government, in other words, sees itself as a mediator and not as a trustee for public health and for the environment) and to the curious conviction that the industries which are creating problems in various aspects of public living are nonetheless the industries which will find a way to resolve the problem."
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Chinese Monetary Policy as Foreign Policy, 2008.
An analysis of how China's monetary policy has been used as part of its foreign policy to influence international relations.
3,815 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 16 sources, MLA, AU$ 124.95
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This paper discusses China's economic policies. It focuses on its monetary policies and the use of its artificial control over its exchange rate as an unofficial brief of its foreign policy. It shows how China uses its monetary policy internationally to improve its positions on trade, foreign relations, and bilateral agreements with various countries.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Overview
Chinese Monetary Policy
Foreign Investment as Policy
Foreign Trade
Conclusions
From the Paper
"For many years the Chinese Yuan was pegged to the U.S. dollar and, until recently, this was not a foreign policy issue. However, as the U.S. as well as other markets, have seen their import markets grow far beyond their export markets and consequently maintain extreme trade deficits, the artificial manipulation of the Yuan has now become a matter of foreign policy. Many foreign markets view China's exchange regime, managed float or not, to be an economic weapon and one in which it has not been reticent to utilize."
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Same-Sex Marriage Law, 2008.
This paper discusses the constitutionality of the same-sex marriage law in Canada.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 31.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the controversial issue of same-sex marriage has dominated both floors of the Canadian Parliament for nearly a decade. The writer points out that while legislators were decidedly split on the issue during its first inception into legislative committees, the Canadian citizenry pleaded with their legislators to push for the legalization of same-sex marriages. The writer discusses that effective July 20, 2005, the Civil Marriage Act took full effect however, many of the bill's opponents vowed to rescind the bill once the balance of power shifted. The writer concludes that in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights, the Civil Marriage Act upholds its pledge to treat every citizen equally, in addition to recognizing the equality of minorities and the rights of those in the minority.
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"The main challenge for proponents of the Civil Marriage Act was not only to ensure the equal rights for same-sex marriages, but also to uphold the religious freedom also outlined in the Charter of Rights. Dissenters argue that religious freedom is still violated by this bill, however the Civil Marriage Act is very explicit on religious institutions. Religious groups and institutions are not to be forced to wed those who seek same-sex marriage, and it is not the responsibility of the government to enforce federal power over religious groups to provide said service to those seeking a wedding.
"More importantly, a good amount of time was spent incorporating the Civil Marriage Act into other pieces of legislation."
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Humanitarian Intervention, 2008.
An analysis of the political, economic, social and religious factors that impact the decision of whether to provide humanitarian intervention.
2,620 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 93.95
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This paper discusses humanitarian intervention and whether it is always justified. It then presents and discusses the complex political, economic, social and religious factors that often combine in the real world to present difficult decisions for national and international authorities when debating whether international humanitarian intervention is necessary or justified. The paper provides examples of past major humanitarian disasters and discusses the outcomes of humanitarian intervention.
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"Ultimately, the complexities of international politics and the constant shifting of immediate national interests preclude the wide application of universal rules for determining whether humanitarian intervention is necessary or justified, for there are so many political, economic, social, religious, cultural, and historical factors involved. In the context of international politics, theories are not scientific laws, they are simply guidelines which help explain the intervention policies nations pursue, and which serve to reduce at least some of the confusion as to why nations do what they do when a humanitarian crisis develops somewhere in the world."
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Immigration Policy in the United States, 2006.
An analysis of the immigration policy of the U.S.A following the September 11th attacks.
2,494 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 90.95
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This paper examines the U.S. government's focus on immigration since September 11th. It explains how the U.S government attempts to discover the most effective approach to continue to allow immigrants into the nation, while at the same time prevent another terrorist attack on American soil. The writer discusses the two forms of immigration into the United States - permanent and temporary. The writer further discusses the 'Patriot Act' and its implications. In addition, the writer looks at how technology would be added to bolster the strength of screening techniques at American borders and allow for legal immigrants to enter the country, while at the same time prevent illegals and terrorists from using the borders as their gateway to the country.
From the Paper
"The United States has traditionally been known as a country that accepts immigrants and values their diversity within society. The events of September 11th, however, made lawmakers, political entities and the public reconsider their view of immigration. This is because 12 of the 19 high-jackers in the September 11th attacks were all in the country legally with either tourist or student visas (Ruiz sec. 1). Three of those terrorists had held legal visas which had expired, but no action was ever taken to force them to leave the United States at that time. Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz contends that because the status of these individuals through immigration is public knowledge, now there are millions of Americans that believe that if the immigration policies had been different, there would have been no 9-11 attacks (sec. 1)."
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Free University Education, 2008.
This paper analyzes the economic feasibility of free university education in Canada, China and Australia.
842 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 35.95
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The paper explores the potential of governments financing university level schools to all citizens. The paper examines the government policies of Canada, China and Australia and relates that funding at the state level offers little economic functionality for the implementation of free education. The paper shows how it is currently impossible to implement such a policy within these growing economic developmental countries.
Outline:
Introduction
Analyzing the Economic Feasibility of Free University Education in Canada, China and Australia
Conclusion
From the Paper
"The definition of free university education is directly related to the government financing of university level schools to all citizens. This makes education a viable option for all members of society, regardless of race, class status, or other variables of society that desire to be educated. This would encourage a wider variety of critical thinking that would encourage a multi-racial and multi-cultural structure in education. The system would be financed through state tax revenues, which would be regulated by the governing body towards expenses and costs for the education. In the 9 year compulsory system, the state would fund primary and secondary school education with options in higher education at university levels."
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Poverty in Canada, 2008.
This paper explores poverty in Canada and its implications for social workers.
1,331 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 53.95
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The paper reveals that poverty is a serious problem not only in faraway, developing countries, but even in Canada. The paper discusses the problems inherent in Canadians "fostering" a far-away child that makes them believe they are doing something about child poverty. The paper maintains that this situation needs to be understood within a global and national context and policies need to be evolved that truly address it. The paper concludes that the critical analysis of policy issues and social problems such as poverty is a crucial part of social work education.
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"At almost any time of the day or night, one can find images of starving children on a Canadian television channel. These often horrifying images always depict children in developing countries, and are intended to elicit charitable donations. Often they succeed in this. I once heard an acquaintance proudly announcing that she had just "fostered" a child. By this she meant that she had made a phone call, and henceforth would be donating $22 per month to one of these charities. What an easy way to salve one's conscience - and in future, she can rapidly skip past those channels with a clear conscience. Even those who have not "fostered" a child tend to skip rapidly past those canals, averting their eyes from the fly-infested, emaciated faces with their big blank eyes. On the one hand, this represents how the proliferation of these images has desensitized viewers to poverty. On the other hand, the fact that people can so lightly "foster" a far-away child that one will never see, and by so doing believe they are "doing something" about child poverty, is disturbing on many levels."
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The Failed Iraq War, 2008.
A forceful argument against America's policy in Iraq.
1,085 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 16 sources, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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The paper presents the arguments that the "war on terrorism" has unacceptable costs for the United States and is doomed to failure. The paper points out flaws in American military strategies and claims that they have led to insurgency, violence and an ineffective Iraqi army. The writer even claims that American actions so antagonize Iraqis that they are creating terrorists faster than they are killing them. The paper contends that success could be had only by annihilating Iraq, the nation they are supposedly trying to save. The paper concludes that this war on terror cannot and should not go on.
From the Paper
"Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the world seemed united in condemning as an assault on civilization.1 With frustrating haste, the United States squandered world support by going to war against Iraq on March 20, 2003. Within days, American forces occupied that country, neutralizing all formal opposition. Unfortunately, defeating the Iraqi army was only the beginning of the American role in Iraq, and for its continuation, the United States has proven wholly unprepared. Entering Iraq with unreasonable expectations that we would be welcomed as liberators, America brought a force that, for all its hardware, was less than one-third the number of military and police that Saddam Hussein had used to control his country. Virtually no planning had been done about dealing with post-war Iraq. Critically, the United States had almost no interpreters among its invading troops."
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Social Determinants of Health, 2008.
This paper explores food insecurity, housing and the social safety net as social determinants of health in Canada.
2,433 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 88.95
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The paper discusses social determinants of health, focusing on food, security, housing and the social safety net. The paper explains how these social determinants of health are linked and how they come to influence health. The paper outlines Canada's policy options to improve the quality of these social determinants of health and looks at the barriers to implementing them. The paper shows how, unfortunately, poor housing, food insecurity, and the social safety net are no longer political and economic priorities.
Outline:
Introduction
Housing
Food Insecurity
The Social Safety Net
Pathways
Policy Options for Improving Quality of Social Determinants
Barriers to Implementation of Policy Options
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Social determinants of health comprise the economic and social conditions that affect the health of individuals, communities, and jurisdictions. Social determinants of health determine health status, the various types and quality of resources the person or group has, as well as how those resources are made available (Raphael, 2004). Resources include income, the availability of food, housing and employment conditions. The approach to health based on the social determinants of health is concerned with "how a society organizes and distributes economic and social resources [and] directs attention to economic and social policies as means of improving health" (Raphael, 2004)."
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The NSA Wiretap Program, 2008.
This paper explores whether the National Security Agency wiretap program is constitutional.
776 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 32.95
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The paper discusses how the United States government, through the National Security Agency, has monitored international cellphone calls without a search warrant. The paper looks at the Bush administration's arguments in support of this program vs. a federal court ruling that that the wiretap program is unconstitutional. The paper concludes that the Administration's belief in the President's inherent powers contradicts the Constitution.
From the Paper
"In conjunction with the appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee of Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, the Administration issued a 42-page defense of the program, "Legal Authorities Supporting the Activities of the National Security Agency Described by the President" ["Legal Authorities"]. This paper makes four arguments in support of this program: (1) inherent presidential power; (2) the resolution calling for use of military force; (3) consistency with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; and (4) consistency with the Constitution."
"The Administration contends that the President has inherent powers which he can use without specific congressional sanction to protect the United States. In support of this claim, the Legal Authorities cites The Federalist Papers, No. 23 and No. 41, in which Hamilton and Madison argued that the President, holding the entire executive power of the nation, may act to protect the United States. ("Legal Authorities" 6-10)"
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Civil War in Iraq, 2008.
An argument that the civil war in Iraq is due to deceit on the part of the Bush administration.
2,129 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 79.95
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This paper discusses the civil war in Iraq and the role that the United States played in beginning it. The paper argues that terrorist attacks of 9/11 were ruthlessly exploited by President Bush and his advisors, who falsely accused Iraq of plotting to attack the United States with weapons of mass destruction. The paper concludes that Iraq's civil war was a consequence of that deceit.
From the Paper
"As this debate intensifies in the United States, hundreds of innocent Iraqis are being killed every week as sectarian violence escalates and civil war rages. The fragile authority, limited influence, and entrenched corruption of the Iraqi government has prevented it thus far from establishing control, reducing the violence, and forging any semblance of unity between the Shi'ites, Sunnis, and Kurds. Much of its impotence is due to the perceptions of millions of Iraqis that it is little more than a puppet government controlled by the Bush Administration. This widespread perception fuels the insurgency, which doesn't appear likely to abate unless the United States begins withdrawing troops in significant numbers."
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Common Agricultural Policy, 2008.
An analysis of the initial rationale, practice, policies, outcomes and recommendations of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
2,644 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 94.95
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This paper discusses the European Union's recent reiteration of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It discusses the reforms that are currently underway to help reframe the CAP model and promote equitable trade within European agricultural partnerships. The paper also looks at the criticism of these initiative by policymakers and economists and describes the rationale that makes the initiatives necessary.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Initial Rationale
Practices
Policies
Outcomes
Recommendations
From the Paper
"Efficient and equitable functioning under the CAP was not possible under the conditions that existed prior to the reform processes that took place in 2004 and 2005. The outlay of expenses was simply not compensated for in positive economic developments; moreover, social justice, which was a mainstay of the CAP as a means of improving the quality of life for rural and agrarian communities, does not appear to have been met. Salvatici's (2001) "liberalization" model also indicates failure to improve quality of life for the majority of persons, suggesting that abandonment of the CAP is equally as unfeasible as allowing it to maintain its current course of action."
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The Immigration Debate, 2008.
This paper addresses the immigration debates in both the United States and France.
2,230 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 83.95
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The paper looks at how Alexis de Tocqueville describes France and the United States and the political and civic situations found in each. The paper utilizes the readings of Max Weber to define terms such as migration, assimilation and citizenship. The paper compares and contrasts the situations in France and the United States and concludes that France has a much more progressive approach to immigration than America.
From the Paper
"Perhaps no foreign observer has better captured the unique nature of the civic and social life of the United States than Alexis de Tocqueville - and none, certainly, is better-equipped to offer an analysis of both the United States and France with regards to their respective political and civic milieus. De Tocqueville writes that the elective institutions and vigorous politics of America bind together men (and women, although de Tocqueville was writing before women had the franchise in the United States) in a sort of common servitude to each other and to the greater good; by comparison, nineteenth century France was a society, in the Frenchman's view, which impugned political freedom (here, de Tocqueville may also mean civic duty though it is not clear) as something to be avoided (vol. II, "That the Americans Combat the Effects of Individualism by Free Institutions," 102-105)."
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History of the Currency Crisis, 2008.
This paper discusses the history of the currency crisis focusing on Asia and Mexico.
2,011 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 12 sources, APA, AU$ 75.95
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This document discusses currency crises and utilizes the Asian financial crisis of 1997 to 1998 and the Mexican peso crisis of 1994 as illustrative examples. In both of these examples, the writer notes that the currency crises were precipitated by sudden capital flights out of the markets in question which exacerbated the devaluation of the currencies. In essence, the writer maintains that currency crises occur because investors, internal or external, leave a market suddenly and with little prior indication. The writer concludes that regardless of how valid the investor assumption of impending currency devaluation is the fact of their sudden flight from the market always leads to the devaluation they were predicting.
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Abstract
Currency Crises in Asia and Mexico
Overview
Asian Financial Crisis
South Korean Crisis
Central Bank & OMO
Exchange Rate Behavior
Conclusion
Mexican Currency Crisis
Overview
Build up to Crisis
The Trigger
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Thus, because of the currency speculators, who are typically foreign institutional investors, introduce a degree of risk simply through the size of their investment in a single currency that would not otherwise be there if the speculation was limited to smaller investors. While there are a whole slew of factors that must accompany a genuine currency crisis, in general, a crisis develops as these large institutional speculators perceive a decline in value of the currency and dump their investments en masse. The ensuing devaluation of the currency in question is unsustainable and the event often exposes other fundamental economic weaknesses that were disguised previous to the onset of the currency crisis, such as credit over extension in the market and a lack of foreign capital reserves."
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Social Security, 2008.
This paper examines and argues against social security privatization.
877 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 37.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that social security privatization has been a point of contention for almost the entire presidency of President Bush. The case for privatization and against privatization has become such a charged topic that parties in support of either viewpoint can hardly avoid personal attacks against each other rather than adhering to the pros and cons of the debate. The writer notes that social security privatization has been extremely politicized, making it very difficult to argue rationally about. However, the writer concludes that because of the evidence presented and the writer's personal opinions regarding the competency with which the U.S. government has been managed over the last eight years in other aspects of governmental policy, the writer argues against the privatization of social security.
Outline:
Overview
Pro-Privatization
Against Privatization
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Another prominent argument in support of Social Security privatization is the character of the U.S. population and its changing demographics. As the demographics of the population changes it affects how Social Security taxes and benefits are paid out. The oft-cited evidence of this changing demographics consist of the fact that in the 1950s there were approximately 15-17 workers for every retired individual while the latest ratio offered places this figure now at approximately 4 workers for every retired individual. Clearly, there is a strong case for privatization since some adjustment must be made to the system in order to compensate for this demographic shift due to the baby boomer generation now reaching retirement age."
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