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Disrespect Aloud Army Disrespect No Tolerance There
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disrespect aloud army.
Disrespect: No Tolerance

There is a zero tolerance policy in the United States Armed Forces for disrespect of any kind. A plethora of reasons exist as to why disrespect is not permitted within the army. In fact, one may even quite successfully argue that disrespect serves to undermine virtually all of the principles that the armed forces represent and attempt to uphold. The very nature of this particular occupation requires complete compliance within chains of command. Furthermore, there are highly strict rules that must be adhered to in order for any sort of operation, from that of the most basic training to potentially hazardous missions, to be carried out successfully. Disrespect would certainly exacerbate the carrying out of any of these objectives, and at best would undermine the efficiency of what is trying to be achieved and at worse completely jeopardize the aim of any sort of procedure that…...

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Heinous Disrespect In Whose Lead
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Education in Japan

Background re: Respect in Japan

On behalf of Asian societies in general, not necessarily Japanese per se, Quynh Nguyen, noted in the Minnosota Daily newspaper, "In Asian society, students revere teachers for the simple fact that knowledge is power and that it is generous of teachers to share it" (Hoenig, 2008). In the United States, one can generally conclude that such a statement does not apply to the majority of students in America. However, in Japan, morals have always been a critical part of the school curriculum to reinforce the home's development of said morals (Id.). hile this has made some difference, it is presently unclear as to the effect that Japan's moral education has had on the Japanese youth's recent outbursts of violent behavior.

Progress Toward a Culture of Respect and Learning in Japanese Schools

The current goal of the Japanese moral education is to provide for "the spirit of…...

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Works Cited

Anderson, F.E. (1993). The Enigma of the College Classroom: Nails that don't stick up.

In Wadden, P. (ed.) A Handbook for Teaching English at Japanese Colleges and Universities (pp. 101-110). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Branigan, Tania. "China Recruits Classroom Snoops to Fight Violence and Pornography." The Guardian 19 Mar. 2010. Web.

Clancy, P.M. (1987). The acquisition of communicative style in Japanese. In Schieffelin,

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Divestiture Defense for Criminal Disrespect
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Sergeant Payne has been criminally charged under this code for yelling and cursing at his First Sergeant, and the applicability of the divestiture defense in connection to this case is sought.
Issues

Article 91 of the UCMJ expressly provides that any member of the armed services that, "treats with contempt or is disrespectful in language or deportment toward a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer while that officer is in the execution of his office; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct." There are two primary issues at stake here: first, there is the question of divestiture, wherein the provisions of Article 91 are rendered moot by unbecoming conduct on the part of the superior officer shown disrespect by the individual charged, and second is the issue of where and when the execution of office can be established.

In light of the discussion of case law and current statues in…...

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No Disrespect
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Sister Souljah
Books that delve into the realities of Black life in America are few and far between. Likewise, there are very few authors or activists that are willing to expose some of the conflicts that exist within the Black community. The purpose of this paper is to select a new title and subtitle for Sister Souljah's book, No Disrespect. The paper will this discuss the reason for the new title and explain how it frames the issues presented in the book.

Black Confession and White Oppression:

The Autobiography of a Young Black Woman

The new title and subtitle for the book would be Black Confession and White Oppression: The Autobiography of a Young Black Woman. This title was chosen because the book discusses some the most important issues facing Black America and why the author feels that these issues are derivative of white oppression. The subtitle refers to the illustrations that Souljah presents…...

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References

Souljah, Sister. (1996) No Disrespect. Vintage Publications

Voices From the Gaps Women Writers of Color.(2000) Sister Souljah. University of Minnesota. May 2004  http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/authors/SOULJAHsister.htm

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Friends From the Wrong Crowd One of
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Friends From the Wrong Crowd
One of the most challenging things among the young people on America is the idea of bad company. This problem is so pronounced and serious taking into account that the people who surround and individual largely dictates the direction of the life that the individual will take and hence shaping their future.

Ryan a 23 years old boy came from a humble Christian family where no one was allowed to smoke. When Ryan joined campus he met Pat and Torrey who were cigarette addicts. They became his close friends and went a head and invited him to hang out with them for a weekend. Pat and Torrey offered Ryan a whiff of cigarette for the first time in his life. Ryan was hesitant and said an emphatic "No" to the request but they kept on insisting on him to smoke. Ultimately he ended up smoking due to…...

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Oedipus Is at Once a King of
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Oedipus is at once a King of courage and judicial propriety, and also one in whom there is a tendency toward pride. Underlying it all, however, lays a great and secret blemish that awaits his discovery. It is through this secret mark - a birthmark of sorts - that fate, or the fates will eventually lead him to his downfall. It will be his character traits of courage, honesty and integrity, however, in combination with an ego and pride that are more closely related hubris that will actually bring about his inevitable acts of self-destruction via free will. In many ways, Oedipus was created as a perfect specimen through whom Sophocles could effectively deliver one of the most dramatic of ancient Greek tragedies.
ith generous measures of irony Sophocles provides tantalizing situations intended to hold the attention of the audience that knows the secret blemish of Oedipus long before he does.…...

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Works Cited

Sophocles. Oedipus the King. In Sophocles the Complete Plays, Ed. Paul Roche. Signet Classics, Penguin Putnam, Inc. New York. 2001. (211-263)

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Erikson's Perspective on the Personality of Landon Carter
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Landon Carter's Character through
Erik Erikson's stages of development

Erik Erikson was an American developmental psychologist who was born in Germany and went to postulate eight stages of psychological development. He developed a model that talked about the eight stages every human passes through as he grows. These stages depict and analyze a person's life from when they are baby till they die. It mentions how in every stage a person is presented with problems and challenges. Every stage depicts a crisis which has to be resolved or else it will create problems in the next stage. Thus, for a person to attain a positive personality they need to attain positive goals of that stage and progress smoothly to the next one. (osenthal, Gurney, & Moore 2)

A Walk to emember is a popular romantic drama movie released in 2002. With the setting in North Carolina, the movie revolves around the life…...

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References

A Walk to Remember. Dir. Adam Shankman. Perf. Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2002. DVD.

Beaumont, Sherry L., & Zukanovic, Ray. "Identity Development in Men and Its Relation to Psychosocial Distress and Self-Worth." Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science. January (2005) Web.

Elkind, D. "Erik Erikson's Eight Ages of Man." New York Times. New York Times, 5 April 1970. Web. 15 November 2012.

Gross, Francis L. Introducing Erik Erikson: An invitation to his thinking. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. 1987.Print

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Resolving Various Issues Relating to Social Work
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Social Work
Scenario One; Mr. K

M.K Elements

My Life is a train Wreck

I can't sleep at night

I can't do my work

I think my boss is getting tired of my mistakes

I also forgotten to pay my some of my bills

Creditors are calling the time

The Chief Reason: My Life is a train Wreck

Rationale- Thinking

Mr. K, I have heard about your story and I regret what you and your wife had to experience. I do not consider divorce as a fruitful option, especially if the culprits are not prepared for their outcomes. However, with a close analysis, you should rethink about your life, especially in relation to your mental health. Based on the synopsis you have been having about your social and economic life, you will agree with me that you might need to change the way you view life.

Response

From my understanding, the client might be initially being receptive towards my words. The client may…...

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Priam and Achilles Journal Entry
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It was not enough to kill Hektor and then return him to his family for proper burial, dishonoring the body added additional insult to his actions. This act shows Achilles as an angry young man. However, when he comes to his senses and realizes that a family has been hurt, he demonstrates a greater maturity in his actions. The transition from a raging boy to a mourning man represents spiritual growth on the part of Achilles.
Disrespecting the body of Hektor also had another affect. Achilles may have felt that the death of Patroklos took away some of his power. y disrespecting the body of Hektor, he may have had an underlying motivation of attempting to regain his sense of power that was lost by diminishing the power of the opposition. Disrespecting the body of Hektor was also disrespectful to Hektor's family, who happened to be the king of Troy.…...

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Bibliography

Lawall, Sarah., et. al. (eds.), the Illiad. Norton Anthology of World Literature, 2nd ed., Vols. a-C. New York: W.W. Norton and Company. 2002.

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U S Foreign Policy in the
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eapons of mass destruction are just an excuse. But is known that "President George Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney were both oil
company executives before entering politics, as was half the present US
administration," which means that not only do you have friends in the oil
business but that they dictate your policy (Vesely 2002). Having such
deceptive and underhanded policies and engaging an entire nation in a war
that not only kills Amerians, but also people of other countries and
encourages anti-American sentiment among even our allies is a horrible
foreign policy when all we receive in return is natural resources and
riches for a few Americans. Alternatives must be sought. No longer can
weapons of mass destruction be an excuse to involve the United States in
such costly polices.
And yet even more so now weapons of mass destruction are being hinted
at as an excuse to go to war and topple the regime in Iran. hile in
reality a…...

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Works Cited

Buckley Jr., William. "Looking Ahead-Oil." National Review (2005). 17 Apr.

2007

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"Imperialism Definition." Dictionary.Com. 17 Apr. 2007

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Lewis, Bernard. "Did You Say 'American Imperialism'? : Power, Weakness, and

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Marital Success the High Divorce Rates in
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Marital Success
The high divorce rates in First World nations have encouraged researchers, family counselors, and religious advocates to investigate the core foundations for the creation of a successful marriage. Starting in the 1960s, evolving social context ultimately shifted the rationale in why individuals choose to marry, and over time, divorce has come to be viewed as the preferred alternative to an unhappy marriage. One main fundamental principle to achieve marital success is to recognize women desire love, while men simultaneously need respect to feel fulfilled within the relationship. Emotional intelligence within a relationship and acknowledging various marital myths also contribute to the fundamental elements of marital success. Dissociating from marital myths and misconceptions is an essential part to understanding the true foundations for a happy and successful marriage. Appreciating and understanding how attachment styles affect marital relationships is also essential. These beliefs and attachment styles contribute to the marital…...

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References

Eggerichs, E. (2004). Love and Respect: The Love She Desires, The Respect He Desperately

Needs. Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Gottman, J. (1993). A Theory of Marital Dissolution and Stability. Journal of Family

Psychology, 7(1), p. 57-75.

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Ten Commandments
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Ten Commandments, The Torah, And Judaism
When people speak of the Judeo-Christian tradition and the development of ethical values and mores, they frequently cite the Ten Commandments as an example of commonality between Judaism and Christian. In fact, the proponents of such an argument contend that the Ten Commandments represent one of the first attempts at codification of the law. As such, the argument continues, it is valid for those commandments to govern the behavior of people, whether they are Jews, Christians, or another religion. Such an argument fails to acknowledge that there is a significant difference in how the Ten Commandments are viewed by people in the two religions. To Christians, the Ten Commandments are a simple list of things to do or to avoid. Compliance with the Ten Commandments is necessary and sufficient to keep one within the grace of God. In contrast, to Jews, the Ten Commandments are…...

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Educating the Expatriate in Papua
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Like many traditional societies in Hofstede's typology, PNG is also called a 'feminine' society, in the emphasis it places upon relationships. The nation would be characterized very much as a 'high context' culture, one in which relational status is very important when conveying meaning. How information is conveyed is more important than the actual wording of the message. Nonverbal language is very important in high context cultures, and it can be very difficult for cultural outsiders to translate the dominant cultural script into their own terms. The culture is very change resistant in PNG, and this is exacerbated by logistical difficulties, such as the lack of highly qualified IT and business professionals to teach current undergraduates to pass on information about new ways of doing business.

Behaviors, ethnocentrism, self-reference criteria

However, while it has been called 'feminine' in terms of its valuation of relationships, an observer should know that for most of…...

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References

Cultural differences between Australia and Papua New Guinea. (2010). Convict Creations.

Retrieved November 8, 2010 at  http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/papuanewguinea.html 

Kelegai, Limbie & Michael Middleton. (2002). Information technology education in Papua New

Guinea: Cultural, economic and political influences. Journal of Information Technology

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Official Operational and Administrative Duties
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They were more focused on preventing what they thought was going to be a gang war. According to the officers, they noticed immediately that prisoners in the yard were acting different from the usual from differences in the way they went about their usual routines. They also noticed the extra layers of clothing on two groups of prisoners despite the warm weather, which immediately suggested to them the potential for imminent violence. Since only two groups with known pre-existing animosity were overdressed, the officers believed they were facing imminent gang violence and they followed institutional protocol for returning inmates to their cells. It was apparently preplanned that the attack on the guards came from those two gangs in that process.
Inmate's Recollection of a Riot:

One inmate advised that "not only can't you trust anyone in here, but you also can't trust anything." What he meant was the fact that two…...

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Privacy Companies Should Not Be
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If the company wants productive employees who give back to their places of employment and remain committed to company values, then reading employee emails should be prohibited. Reading employee emails represents a gross violation of privacy, which should be protected in an employee bill of rights. Even though employers need to make sure that employees are not playing games or doing too much personal emailing on company time, a certain degree of personal emails should be permitted, tolerated, or even encouraged to make workers feel at home and comfortable while in the office. Finally, reading employee emails is a type of privacy violation that garners bad publicity and the company might suffer poor public relations if it becomes notorious for reading employee emails. Reading employee emails should not be tolerated because ultimately it harms the company....

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I\'m searching for essay topics on nonverbal communication in different cultures. Do you have any recommendations?
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Nonverbal Communication: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Nonverbal communication, often referred to as body language, is a form of expression that conveys messages without the use of words. It includes gestures, facial expressions, posture, and eye contact. Nonverbal communication plays a vital role in human interaction, conveying emotions, attitudes, and intentions. However, its significance and interpretation can vary widely across different cultures. This essay delves into the intricacies of nonverbal communication in various cultures, exploring how cultural factors influence the way people communicate nonverbally and the implications for cross-cultural communication.

1. Greetings:
Greetings set the tone for any interaction and often involve nonverbal cues.....

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Can you provide guidance on how to outline an essay focusing on Compare Jerry and his brother Armand in “President Cleveland, Where Are You?”
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I. Introduction
A. Introduce the characters of Jerry and Armand in the short story "President Cleveland, Where Are You?"
B. Provide a brief summary of the story and its theme

II. Jerry
A. Description of Jerry's character traits
1. Kind-hearted and caring towards his brother
2. Resourceful and clever in finding solutions to their problems
3. Determined to reunite with their father

III. Armand
A. Description of Armand's character traits
1. Self-centered and rebellious
2. Impulsive and quick-tempered
3. Not as focused on reuniting with their father as Jerry

IV. Comparison between Jerry and Armand
A. Their approaches to finding President Cleveland
1.....

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I\'m up for a challenge! Do you have any complex or thought-provoking essay topics on sexula violence?
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Title: The Perpetuation of Sexual Violence: Interrogating Cultural, Social, and Individual Factors

Introduction:

Sexual violence, a pervasive and insidious issue, continues to plague societies globally. Its complexity demands a multifaceted approach, encompassing cultural, social, and individual factors. This essay delves into these intricate dynamics to unravel the roots and perpetuations of sexual violence, ultimately advocating for comprehensive prevention and intervention strategies.

Cultural Factors:

Cultural norms and beliefs play a significant role in shaping attitudes and behaviors towards sexual violence. Societies that condone gender inequality, hypermasculinity, and victim-blaming create an environment where sexual violence is tolerated and even encouraged. The objectification and commodification of women....

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How do university students perceive and experience prejudice in their academic environment?
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Perception and Experience of Prejudice by University Students in Academic Environments
Prejudice, an unjustifiable negative attitude towards an individual or group based on their perceived membership in a social category, is a prevalent phenomenon in various social settings, including university campuses. University students, coming from diverse backgrounds and holding different identities, may encounter prejudice based on their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other social group affiliations.
Forms of Prejudice
Prejudice can manifest in subtle and overt forms within academic environments:
Stereotyping: Ascribing fixed and overgeneralized beliefs about a specific social group, leading to assumptions and expectations about individual members.
Discrimination: Treating....

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