.... having jobs. Even though these athletes would have a hard time make room for a job between practices, meetings and games, they are not even given the opportunity to do so because of the NCAA regulations. These regulations are based on the fear that athletes could be employed by affiliates of the university, who could attract the best athletes by unjustifiably paying them extraordinary salaries. While this may be a valid concern, the regulations are most often carried out to ridiculous lengths which ultimately do not serve the purpose they are intended to have. For example, Northwestern University has an aspiring young actor named Darnell Autry who also happens to be the st ....

.... and detrimental effects of conflict, and with regulating conflict when it does occur, for the benefit of all concerned. In order to determine the effectiveness of in dealing with these conflicts, one must first examine the different initiatives that have been established with this purpose and the role of international law. The players in international law are the states, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), regional and Inter-Governmental Organisations such as the EC and ASEAN, and the United Nations. Individuals have virtually no rights and duties at international law, however, they also have limited scope for complaints/petitions to agencies of the UN. There have b ....

.... · The illiterate does not have the reading and writing skills to reinforce these skills in their children. - The illiterate cycle begins here! · Illiteracy promotes high level of criminal behavior. - Example: Correctional facilities have an average of Grade Three reading level. Not only does the definition of illiteracy mean “loss” but to me it’s the root of poverty, crime and lost productivity in our cities. Now that I have defined illiteracy, I want to raise the awareness of this problem, how it relates to women and propose a policy to help solve the problem. Illiteracy exists in America and in all nations all over the world, and the percentages o ....

.... For the next few minutes I want to give you information about the evolution of free on the Net, and identify some of the major issues surrounding consumer use of the database, and address issues about its value.  What is ? provides in-depth indexing and abstracting of articles in 3800 biomedical journals. It is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), at the National Library of Medicine, which is part of the National Institutes of Health. Its coverage includes the U.S. and 70 foreign countries, with a total of 8.6 million records dating back to 1966. Very few of the journals have any consumer focus, nor are they even intended to be read ....

.... and unifying materials otherwise provided. In deciding whether or not to torture a terrorist who has planted a bomb in New York City, a utilitarian must evaluate both the overall welfare of the people involved or effected by the action taken, and the consequences of the action taken. To calculate the welfare of the people involved in or effected by an action, utilitarianism requires that all individuals be considered equally. Quantitative utilitarian people would weigh the pleasure and pain which would be caused by the bomb exploding against the pleasure and pain that would be caused by torturing the terrorist. Then, the amounts would be summed and compared. Th ....

.... Union (IUCN), completed the first-ever extensive survey of the status of animal life on Earth. The 600 plus participating scientists concluded that of the species surveyed, 34 percent of fish, 25 percent of mammals and amphibians, 20 percent of reptiles, and 11 percent of birds are threatened with extinction. Another 5 to 14 percent of species in these groups are "nearing threatened status." "The leading cause of vertebrate declines is human destruction of old growth forests, wetlands, chaparral, and other rich habitats," Worldwatch reports. "Worldwide, over two-thirds of the earth's habitable land surface has been significantly disturbed by human activities. Nearly ....

.... by nature. With their sinister and devilish minds they are capable of shaking up even the most sound of individuals. Criminals possess dark, cold and shady personalities, which in fact, are adept to crippling even the healthiest of specimens. They make a habit of disguising their true identity through dishonesty and sneakiness. One cruel and fraudulent action follows another. This foolish and unwise trait is one of the things that distinguish law-abiding citizens from criminals. Another definite indication of a criminal is that they perpetrate wrongdoings that negatively impact onto society. To put it into a clear and concise way, criminals are society‘s disea ....

.... also has to be knowledgeable and not believe in the myth that "teachers justifies their own existence through their students ignorance absolute."(Paule Friere) A perfect institution of education should be able to accommodate cultural change, diversity, have a strict curriculum with alternative teaching strategies, and promotes interaction among their peers. In 1998, a television program called “60 Minutes”, aired a special investigation of the United States when compared to the of China and Germany. The results of this investigation surprised many citizens of the U.S., including myself. According to 60 minutes, the United States system of education is fa ....