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"The Life You Save May be Your Own", 2007.
This paper discusses Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May be Your Own".
724 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 37.95
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The paper points out the satire, religious irony and symbolism and southern literary elements in Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May be Your Own". The paper discusses the questionable motivations of the two major characters; the older Lucynell, mother to a deaf daughter by that same name and ever-wandering Mr. Shiftlet.
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" Three relatively minor characters in "The Life you save may be Your Own" - daughter Lucynell; the Hot Spot's boy behind the counter who finds young Lucynell "an angel of Gawd" (O'Connor) as Mr. Shiftlet escapes without paying her food bill; and the non-hitchhiker near the end - further underscore the questionable motivations of the major characters. Both mother Lucynell and Mr. Shiftlet, whose opposing drives compel the plot, are transparently self-interested. Lucynell the elder wants a fix-it man around. Mr. Shiftlet is on the take, as O'Connor reveals early: "Mr. Shiftlet's pale sharp glance had already passed over everything in the yard . . . and had moved to a shed where he saw the square rusted back of an automobile. 'You ladies drive?' he asked" (O'Connor)."
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Short Stories of the South, 2004.
A literary review of ?The Life You Save May Be Your Own" and ?Barn Burning".
1,108 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 55.95
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This paper presents a review of two short stories, both written about life in the South. The first, ?The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O?Connor, illustrates the gullible in Mrs. Crater, and the second ?Barn Burning" by William Faulkner, gives us insight into the lives of those who lived under slavery with Abner?s family. The writer points out that, even though both stories are set in the same area, the focus of each is different.
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"Southerners are depicted as very trusting in this story. For instance, even after Mr. Shiftlet goes into his speech about how ?nowadays people?ll do anything? (264), and then tells her that he could not be who he says he is, Mrs. Crater still believes his name is Tom Shiftlet. Mr. Shiftlet uses his time with Mrs. Crater to build her trust. For example, he ?patched the front and back steps, built a new hog pen, restored a fence, and taught Lucynell, who was completely deaf and had never said a word in her life to say the word ?bird?? (267). O?Connor also depicts Southerners as simple people. For instance, Mrs. Crater agrees when Mr. Shiftlet says that if cars were built by just one man, ?You could get a cheaper car . . . and it would be a better car? (267). These scenes provide Mr. Shiftlet with the information needs to know."
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Healthcare Costs, 2007.
This paper argues that the U.S. health care system, especially in its life saving allopathic rather than preventative form, creates a cost conflict for consumers.
2,615 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 113.95
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This paper explains that an extremely aggressive medical care system has created a cost prohibitive demand for heroic measures rather than a system that takes the whole of the community into account and allows the consumer preventative care and reasonable end-of-life care. The author stresses that the middle class is most significantly feeling the strangling effects of this out-of-control medical system and ethic. The paper concludes that the bottom line of this multivariate situation is that there seems to be very little real accountability. The paper includes many quotations.
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"For example, in a logical capitalistic situation, the price to utilize a particular piece of equipment should go down as demand goes up to offset the initial cost of producing and or acquiring the product. Yet, the costs seem to continue to rise regardless of how many other people have been charged $2,000 to use the equipment costing about 50 cents per minute to run the equipment for a test period of no longer than 30 minutes in most cases, or how long the equipment has been used. Though this is a far simplified analogy, sustainability should still be at the forefront of thought on the issue of equipment and supplies."
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Women's Health and Human Life Protection, 2006.
Presents a memorandum on HB 1215 - Women's Health and Human Life Protection Act - and includes a voting recommendation.
809 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 12 sources, APA, AU$ 41.95
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In this article, the writer explains that HB 1215, or the Women's Health and Human Life Protection Act, bans all abortions in the state of South Dakota, except if necessary to save the mother's life. The writer notes that sponsors and supporters of this bill believe that abortion is wrong because unborn children are the most vulnerable members of society. The writer then points out that such supporters designed this bill to challenge the Supreme Court's ruling in "Roe v. Wade", which defines the current U.S. law on abortion. The writer then points out that many Americans believe it is immoral for the government to interfere with their fellow citizens' private reproductive decisions, and that passing HB 1215 might result in extensive political conflicts. The writer therefore proposes to vote against HB 1215.
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Introduction
Key Points
Argument for Voting against HB 1215
Recommendation
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"In fact, existing law mandates a 24-hour waiting period and counseling prior to the procedure. Girls under the age of 16 must also notify a parent. No South Dakota doctor will perform the procedure therefore the Sioux Falls Planned Parenthood Clinic is the sole clinic that agrees to do so once a week, flying in doctors from Minnesota. Consequently, only 0.2%, or approximately 800 out of a total 390,000 South Dakota women will opt for an abortion annually."
"Should HB 1215 be signed into law, abortion opponents are confident Roe v. Wade could be overturned. So far, 14 states have considered bills that would ban abortion in all or most cases, according to NARAL Pro-Choice America. This ban may set a precedent and swing the vote in those states, including nearly every state in the South and some of the states across the industrial Rust Belt, states that have already enacted most of the abortion restrictions now allowed."
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Yann Martel?s ?Life of Pi?, 2004.
This paper is a review of Yann Martel?s novel, ? Life of Pi?, which is about Pi Patel, from India, who survives 227 days at sea.
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This paper explains that, by using symbolism and a deft amount of humor, Martel weaves a grand yarn that serves as a modern, more magical version of Noah?s ark. The author points out that, through the interwoven themes of freedom and survival, floats the awe-inspiring heroism of Pi, who, through his ordeal, discovers a deep sense of truth. The paper relates that ?Life of Pi? is a symbolic text that explores the meaning of life through the triple meaning of Piscine?s name: pool, pi, and pissing, the territorial marker, which would save the boy?s life.
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"Piscine, French for ?pool,? was so named in honor of his father?s closest friend, a champion swimmer. The French connection subtly links Pi to Pondicherry, a former French colony in India, and with the French chef. Pool, however, has a more direct relationship with the plot of the novel. Pi himself did not become a champion swimmer, but once the Tsimtsum capsizes, Pi?s pool becomes the entire Pacific Ocean. Within its waters, Pi finds sustenance and fear, ironic suffocation within its endless depths. Although a sworn vegetarian, Pi has to fish for food to survive: his giant pool provides him and his tiger companion with everything from turtles to flying fish to feed on. However, the pool?s water is unfit to drink, its salt destructive to his entire body."
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Retirement Saving and Investing, 2007.
This paper examines the different options available to Americans for saving for retirement.
2,412 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 106.95
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This paper addresses issues Americans face when planning for retirement. Various problems are discussed, including the drawbacks of 401(k) savings plans, 403(b) savings and IRAs. The author includes a literature review, which concludes that most Americans do not save enough for a comfortable retirement. The writer includes reasons why Americans are not saving properly. Also considered is the declining value of the dollar.
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Americans Do Not Save
The Decreasing Dollar
Conclusion
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"Our national policy does not encourage investing or saving, as the tendency for spending is in vogue in top government and the national debit climbs higher than it ever has. "The Brookings Institution warns that if we do nothing for the next 10 year, problems will get so bad that balancing the budget would require a 40 percent plus cut in benefits and spending, or offsetting tax increases. They acknowledge that politically nothing will be done until a crisis explodes." (cited in Farrell, 2006) The value of the dollar continues to decline on the world market and it does affect the average American."
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A Life Changing Event, 2002.
This paper describes how a heavy drug addict suffers an overdose at a party and ends up in a hospital bed contemplating what could have been.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 58.95
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This paper narrates being rushed to the intensive care unit, after an overdose, where doctors struggled to save the author?s life. The author explains that it was miraculous that he was still alive to tell this tale. The paper relates the author?s reaction when he was told that his own imprudence could have well cost him his life and that changed his life.
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"A millennium had passed, and another was soon to arrive ? a fact that resulted in the holding of the party of the century ? the millennium party; this I was not going to miss for anything in the world. It was also an event which taught me a proverbial lesson the hard way; it truly determined to me what ?health is wealth? truly means. Little did I know that the following couple of hours would result in the formation of a completely new me."
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The Real Saving Private Ryan, 2007.
This paper compares the film "Saving Private Ryan" to real events that took place during World War II.
1,091 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 55.95
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In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of film and reality. Specifically, the paper compares the film "Saving Private Ryan" to the real events that inspired the story. The writer notes that many people might not know that Stephen Spielberg's film "Saving Private Ryan" is based at least in part on a real occurrence during World War II. The writer points out that the actual man rescued was Sergeant Frederick "Fritz" Niland, a member of the 101st Airborne and one of four brothers fighting during World War II. The writer discusses that "Saving Private Ryan" is a consummate war film that graphically points out the horror and brutality that is war. The writer also notes that it is a loving tribute to family and how important family is to the fabric of America. In addition, the writer claims that it is a story of courage - courageous men who fight for what is right and the rights of others to keep the world free. The writer concludes that living to tell the story is a great gift, and perhaps the greatest gift Fritz Niland gave to the world after his story became public.
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"The premise for the story is pure fairy tale, and yet the graphic depictions of war make it one of the most historically accurate and difficult war films to view without wincing. It shows the senseless slaughter and destruction, and is not a film any viewer can soon forget. Therefore, while most of the situations and the characters are all fiction, there is much in the film that is real, frightening, and memorable. Spielberg knows how to tell a story masterfully, and he knew a good story when he found one. The real story of Fritz might not be the stuff of films, so Spielberg took real events and wove his own version of events around them to create something important and meaningful."
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Savings and Loans, 2008.
This paper discusses savings and loans looking at the U.S. banking crisis of the 1980s.
1,923 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 88.95
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In this article the writer discusses the US banking crisis of the 1980s otherwise known as the savings and loan crisis. The writer notes that the foundations of the crisis are found in the late 1960s and the 1970s when various states began to deregulate the savings and loans chartered by them. The writer points out that in the 1980s, continued deregulation and lax oversight contributed to the savings and loan crises, which ultimately cost the U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars to repair. The writer concludes that the primary question that the banking crisis of the 1980s leaves one with, is not if this type of industry transgression will occur again, but rather, when it will occur again.
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The Crisis Foundations
Regulatory Expansion of Services
Mid Decade Industry Expansion
Conclusion
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"The US banking crisis of the 1980s centered on the failure of some of the nation's largest savings and loans (S&L) institutions and the policies and regulations that seemed to facilitate this crisis. The US banking crisis of the 1980s crisis did not, however, simply occur in a vacuum and take the nation by surprise. While its ultimate severity may have surprised some people familiar with the industry, in fact, many people recognized that the S&L crisis really had its roots in the 1960s and 1970s when market interest rate increases undermined the S&L industry's competitiveness for deposits. Thus, the foundation of the S&L crisis of the 1980s has its roots during the 60's and 70's when the original state imposed rate ceilings limited S&L competitiveness and then, subsequently, state and federally mandated policies and regulations over compensated for these earlier restrictions through aggressive deregulation."
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Gender Criticism in "Saving Fish from Drowning", 2008.
A essay reviewing the book " Saving Fish from Drowning" by Amy Tan.
1,810 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 84.95
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The paper relates a review of a novel in which the author takes a complex journey through various literary themes. The book "Saving Fish from Drowning" by Amy Tan, is a political satire directed at the cultural clash between the West and the East. The paper relates that the story is a monograph of the insincerity and tensions that often pervade human relationships, especially when there are also race or gender differences involved.
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"Turning to her own family, the Bibi Chan reveals even more of these stereotypes related to gender and gender roles. In a Chinese family, these tend to be even more poignant. Thus, her father is portrayed as a self-centered person, very little preoccupied with his own family, who is worshipped by the household women simply because he is a man: "He read much, but seldom spoke, and truly, there was no need in a household whose women worshipped him and anticipated his needs before they ever occurred to him."(Tan, 29) The insincerity of the family relationships described by the ghost narrator is striking: the father is the typical male dominator who rules over his family and expects all his wishes to be fulfilled by the women even before he voices them, the stepmother is cold and tyrannical and the communication between members is virtually inexistent. With her usual sarcasm Bibi Chan notices that, as a child, she interpreted the lack of communication as a token of perfect harmony typical of the ideal marriage: "I was thus left to assume that a good marriage was one in which the husband respected the wife's privacy. He did not intrude in her life, visit her rooms, or bother her with questions. There was no need to speak to each other, since they were of the same mind."(Tan, 30) More stereotypes about women appear in Sweet Ma's description of Chan's natural mother, who, as she says, always used her feminine charms, paired with a submissive attitude, to gain something from her husband: "She was a schemer. She'd put on her rose-colored dress, twirl her favorite flower hairpin, and with eyes dishonestly lowered, she would raise that simpering smile of hers toward your father. Oh, I knew what she was up to."(Tan, 33) The woman in a traditional Chinese family is seen thus almost as an ornamental object, without a will of her own, who is necessarily a good breeder and is capable of becoming pregnant every year: "According to Sweet Ma, my mother proved true to her breeding and excelled at becoming pregnant every year. 'She gave birth to your eldest brother,' Sweet Ma said, counting on her fingers. 'Then there was your second brother. After that, three blue babies, drowned in the womb, which was a shame but not so tragic, since they were girls.'"(Tan, 34) As Sweet Ma evidences, no tragedy occurred if out of the many children bred by the woman, a few newborn girls died, since the girls had no importance. Thus, the ghost narrator of the story is a very witty and sarcastic feminist, who captures a sum of powerful stereotypes related to womanhood, motherhood and masculinity in her book. The female and the male worlds appear at some points as completely irreconcilable, both for the Chinese and for the Americans. "
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"Saving Private Ryan" and Deceit, 2004.
Shows how Steven Spielberg's movie "Saving Private Ryan" was not historically correct in many aspects.
2,233 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 100.95
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This paper uses five sources besides the movie to explain how "Saving Private Ryan," directed by Steven Spielberg, presents a false depiction of World War II. The paper argues that the movie is lying to the public about the realities of WWII and in fact glorified a horrifying time period in history.
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"In the movie Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg tries to recreate war as close as possible. At certain times in the movie you feel as if you are right there in the battle scene. However, the majority of the movie and the overall plot of the movie leave the lingering question in a historical mind, "Did that really happen?" or "I can't believe that really happened." The answers to these questions are not simple answers, but rather a system of comparing and contrasting accredited sources with the movie. By comparing actual footage of wars in current times and relating how the wars might have been different back then is a test people might use to determine how truthful the story is."
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The U.S. Government Thrift Savings Plan vs. the Roth IRA, 2002.
A comparison of the U.S. government?s Thrift Savings Plan and The Roth IRA for military pension plans.
2,120 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 96.95
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This paper examines use of rate of return and annual cash flow analysis techniques to evaluate the relative benefits to the military member of investing in the U.S. government Thrift Savings Plan or the Roth IRA. This paper includes charts, graphs and calculations. The author of the paper states that the analyses are only an average of historical returns, future performance is not guaranteed.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Assumptions
Historical Trend Data
Rate of Return Analysis
Annual Cash Flow Analysis
Conclusion
References
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"Enlisted members of the United States Armed Forces have, just within the last year, been given a new vehicle through which to invest their retirement money--the government Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP. Available to civilian federal employees for years past, the TSP works much like a 401(k) plan works in the private sector, offering "military members the potential to supplement military retirement significantly and also reduce current taxes by contributing from pre-tax dollars and watching tax-deferred earnings accumulate" (Air Force News Archive, 2002, n.p.). The current limit on annual contributions for service members is capped at seven percent of a member's base pay, but that limit is expected to increase to ten percent by the year 2005 (Air Force News Service, 2002)."
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Egbede World Outreach for Saving the Kids, 2005.
An overview of the Nigerian Egbede World Outreach for Saving the Kids.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper presents a brief introduction to Egbede World Outreach for Saving the Kids, a benefaction of the Edo prince Nosa Okunbor and others, often of the Nigerian elite abroad. The paper shows that the organization is typical of those that emerge in response to particular, topical developments, in this case, the news that Nigerian anti-AIDS treatment was being extended to adult cases, ignoring the countries thousands HIV positive children.
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"The mass media can give the idea that large and longstanding non-governmental organizations, or United Nations agencies, are the main source of relief or development work in poor societies. However, Nigeria's Egbede World Outreach for Saving the Kids provides a reminder of how important quite small, and privately financed projects can be. The charity's main sponsor has been Prince Nosa Okunbor, a member of a family much involved in different kinds of Christian and other Edo activism, alert to the need to invest in children in sub-Saharan Africa, as the only chance for the future."
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"Saving the Corporate Soul", 2004.
An analysis of "Saving the Corporate Soul" by David Batstone.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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This paper reviews "Saving the Corporate Soul" by David Batstone. It includes a critical analysis of the book and a description of some of Bastone's eight principles of ethical business management.
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"Every day we are inundated with business news about the latest corporation guilty of financial misconduct or deception. Insider trading fraudulent accounting practices and huge executive compensation plans along with a ..."
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Saving the Rainforest, 2003.
This paper looks at the many important aspects of the rainforest and why it should be saved.
724 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 37.95
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This paper spells out the extreme importance of making every effort to save the world's rainforests. Many people do not realize the importance of plants and trees to the human and animal populations. Oxygen, our most important resource, comes from the rainforests. Also, the rainforests have provided many cures for diseases and are home to many exotic and beautiful animals. The paper argues that the depletion of the rainforests will eventually result in the demise of the world.
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"Global warming is causing a greenhouse effect on the earth. Since the 1930s the average temperature has risen at least ten degrees and even more in some places (Hartmann 53). Cutting down trees in the rainforest is making carbon dioxide in the atmosphere more abundant, because trees take in carbon dioxide. In The Last Hours of Sunlight: Waking Up to Personal and Global Transformation, Thom Hartmann address the problems of the greenhouse effect. ?It is exactly what it says; the world is becoming a greenhouse. We are holding in carbon dioxide because there are fewer trees to absorb what humans produce? (9). ?The way that humans are jumping on the opportunity the cut down tress it is like humans are trying to commit suicide by asphyxiation? (Bjorn 82). Oxygen is our most important resource and humans are not thinking of the consequences of their actions."
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Personal Savings, 1992.
Examines the savings rate as a function of disposable personal income in the 1980s.
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"PERSONAL SAVINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
This research examines the personal savings rate in the United States as a function of disposable personal income. Additionally, this research addresses the issue of the differences in the rate of personal savings in the United States and that in other industrial economies.
The personal savings rate is defined as the proportion of disposable personal income that is not devoted to personal outlays.. Disposable personal income is defined as personal income less personal tax and personal non-tax payments.. Personal outlays are defined as the total of personal consumption expenditures, interest paid by consumers to businesses, and net personal transfer payments to foreigners.. Personal income includes all wage and salary disbursements, other labor ..."
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