Hawaii: Reclamation After Natural Disaster
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A 6 page overview of an ecological management perspective which could be possible after the fictional destruction of the man-made features of the Hawaiian Islands by natural disaster. Incorporates the conservation philosophies of Teddy Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, Aldo Leopold and John Muir. Introduces the concept of multiple use management but concludes that these islands should be managed from an ecological perspective only. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPhawaii.wps

Statewide Testing And The High School Principal
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A 7 page paper that discusses a number of issues the high school principal faces with statewide standardized testing. These include the external pressure to raise scores, prepping students for the test, criticisms of different methods of preparing students, and the principal's formal and informal responsibilities regarding the testing process. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGhstests.wps

California's Proposition 5
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5 pages in length. Gambling on the Indian Reservation has come under some concern of late with last election's Proposition 5 in California, which sought to attain state approval for casino operation. In effect, it has pit tribes against commercial casino interests. A yes vote on Proposition 5 was structured so that the Indians could continue operating their gambling establishments as usual, utilizing video gambling and slot machines which have been said to be illegal in their current status. The writer discusses California's Proposition 5. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Prop5.wps

Chicago-Area Landfills -- Politics and Controversy
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This 15 page report discusses the landfills in the communities surrounding Chicago. In a metropolitan area and its surrounding communities, especially one with the population base of the Chicago area, issues surrounding waste management and local landfills have become an important political, economic, and social issue, as much (perhaps more than) a environmental issue. Local governments face increasing regulatory costs in owning and operating landfills, as well as ever more difficult challenges in finding politically acceptable locations for new facilities to replace old ones or accommodate new landfill growth. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWlndfil.wps

The Expanding European Union
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This 5 page paper considers the problems of the expansion of the European Union specifically with the immigration and agricultural policies and the proposed solutions along with a discussion of the effects on the potential new and existing members. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEeuroex.wps

The Impact of Racism on City Government & Community Business
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Increasingly, suburban communities that were once predominantly white are becoming more complex in their racial composition, and racial issues have become an element of city government and community business. This 16 page paper reflects on the scope of this problem, considers the impacts of racism, and relates this information in terms of government, businesses, the media and community decision making. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: Govrace.wps

(The) Executive Branch of Government
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Approximately 6 pages describing the role and function of the New Jersey government's executive branch. Excellent for those studying government & politics as well as related topics. Bibliography lists 4+ sources.
Filename: Execbran.wps

Amy Klobuchar and "Uncovering the Dome" / Inter-Governmental Politics
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A 6 page paper that reviews Klobuchar's book and describes the political elements that impacted the creation of the Metrodome in Minneapolis during the early 1980s. The writer demonstrates Klobuchar's concerns for public policy actions and public perceptions based upon the influences of wealthy business owners and politicians. It is argued that public policy is often shaped as a response to the needs of those who have the most money rather than those who speak in opposition. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Klobu.wps

Arguments in the Texas Flag Burning Case
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3 pages in length. This presents the argument that Chief Justice Rehnquist was correct in his overturning of this landmark decision. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JGAtflag.wps

Barbara Jordan
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This 5 page report discusses the life and contributions of Barbara Jordan to the American political system. In 1966, she was the first black person elected to the Texas State Senate. She was young, determined and unabashedly idealistic. Also renowned for her powerful oratorical skills and her talent for consensus building, Jordan was elected in 1972 to Congress, where she served on the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate hearings. “My faith in the Constitution is whole,” she declared at the time. “It is complete. It is total.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWbordan.wps