Papers on Miscellaneous Topics
Farm Crises In The US
Words: 921 - Pages: 4.... a product, not caring that it affects area farmers. Governor Janklow had put a stop to the low priced meat from entering the state. This stop only helped the farmers a little bit.
Low grain prices are the talk of the crisis. Prices of grain are lower than what they were in the 1930's, during the Great Depression (Williams 8). Soybeans have hit their lowest price since 1972, about four dollars a bushel. This is less than most farmers' cost of production. Worldwide prices of wheat are at their lowest levels, yet Canadian grain farmers receive fewer price supports than the US and Europe. The drought in Montana has caused prices to slump. Wit .....
Download This Paper
|
Occupational Hazards
Words: 881 - Pages: 4.... to be a choice between earning a living and your health. An Employee generally tends to choose the one that has an immediate demand – namely to make an earning, thus compromising his health in the bargain. An Employee also feels the lack of support form the Legal system. He feels there are not enough laws made to protect him as a worker.
Fortunately things are changing for the better, as the Employees get more aware of their rights. Employees are now granted basic rights such as - Right to refuse to work in a place only if he considers it to be unsafe; Right to participate in the Workplace Health and Safety activities; Right to be inf .....
Download This Paper
|
Do Trends Ever Really Die
Words: 496 - Pages: 2.... Styles are made to fade and the good ones always comeback. In 2020, “the year of the baggy pants”, the pants will basically look the same as they did in the 1990s, although, the color will be very different. Colors will range from Tropicana orange to puke green. And will be worn as a sign of individual freedom.
A lonesome teenager will enter a thrift store in search of clothes for “Nineties Day” at school. The teenager will stumble upon some baggy pants, just like the ones worn now, and buy them for his or her outfit. The pants will be a huge hit, forcing fashion designers to rush to the sewing machine, or some .....
Download This Paper
|
Cigarrette Advertisements
Words: 1222 - Pages: 5.... of cigarettes. Before a person decides on what brand of cigarettes to purchase, he/she must ask and be able to answer one question; Which cigarette advertisement most effectively urges people to buy their brand of cigarettes?
The first cigarette ad that is attached is that promoting Winston cigarettes. This ad, taken from Mademoiselle magazine, is predominately targeted towards women. It is a two-page advertisement that reads, “I wanted a light, not his life story.” Below the quote there is a round, black “No Bull” stamp imprinted. On the opposite page there is a black and white picture of a woman smoking her cigarette. She .....
Download This Paper
|
Piercings
Words: 694 - Pages: 3.... rate of success than in the past" (Monohan, Roger 1).
Piercing is not only safe and simple but it has been around for centuries. Almost every culture through history has enhanced their appearance by inserting objects under the surface of their skin, often with a basis in mystical or religious beliefs. "Archaeologists have found Egyptian and Macedonian jewelry for pierced ears dating back to 2,000 BC, and many contemporary cultures preserve the piercing of ears, nose, tongues etc. as a rite of passage from childhood" (Monohan, Roger 1). People get pierced no matter what their race, sex, creed, color, or sexual orientation. "The practice cro .....
Download This Paper
|
Gender
Words: 450 - Pages: 2.... Males also tend to be more focused on tasks and connections when with larger groups. The women, on the other hand, tend to be more interdependent, less aggressive, more sharing, more imitation of relationship and intimate discussion, more charitable, more empathetic, more likely to smile, more sensitive, and more skilled at expressing emotions non-verbally. Let’s face it males, women are the super humans. One of the positive key advantages of a male is their assertiveness and high self-esteem. The women on the other hand are more extroverted and tender minded, qualities, which enable them to be all of the characteristics listed be .....
Download This Paper
|
Gambling 2
Words: 660 - Pages: 3.... found evidence of games of chance among early
peoples, contend that the attitude of early humankind toward gambling
derived from their general attitude toward the environment. To these
people the world was a mysterious place controlled by supernatural beings
whose favor or disfavor was manifested through chance situations and the
outcome of such events as hunts, wars, and games of chance; instruments
of divination frequently included objects used in gambling.
As people gradually acquired knowledge of the nature of their
environment and interpreted it in terms of cause and effect, their attitude
toward gambling changed. Games of c .....
Download This Paper
|
Leadership Theories
Words: 1694 - Pages: 7.... personnel. Reward and Coercive power, differ from the previously mentioned, as they involve the ability to either reward or punish persons being influenced, in order to gain compliance. Legitimate power, is power which has been confirmed by the very role structure of the group or organization itself, and is accepted by all as correct and without dispute, such as in the case of the armed forces or the police force. Referent power, on the other hand, involves those being influenced, identifying with the leader, ie. rock or film personalities using their image to enter the political arena.
Most leaders make use of a combination of these si .....
Download This Paper
|
A Study In Contrast The Views
Words: 1501 - Pages: 6.... and the feminist movement of the early 1900’s.
Hemmingway’s attempt to create the perfect wife through Catherine, may have in fact been too successful, as he leaves the reader questioning whether she “is too idealistic, too selflessly loving and giving to be believed as a character.” This is no truer than at the hospital after Catherine informs Frederic (Tenente), that she is pregnant her only concern becomes his happiness despite his constant pleas that he is in fact happy about the pregnancy. This is only overshadowed by her constant reassurances that she will be a “good girl”, never failing to apologize hastily for any .....
Download This Paper
|
Defending Pro-Wrestling
Words: 813 - Pages: 3.... wrestling more than anything...didn’t I? After watching it a few more times I became hooked and I have since learned all about wrestling and what a truly great sport it is. People assume that wrestlers are just faking all the moves they perform ,and that they really are not that strong. After watching wrestling for so long I have learned a lot about the wrestlers and their backgrounds. Many of the professional wrestlers played high school and college football. A prime example of this is my favorite wrestler The Rock, he played football for the Miami Hurricanes and was an All-American player. The skill required to perform these mo .....
Download This Paper
|
Navigate:
« prev
310
311
312
313
314
next »
|
|
Members |
|
|
|