“European government elections in the American media”
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A paper which looks at the way in which the recent elections in Italy and the United Kingdom are treated in the American media, and the extent which the politics of personalities influences both the electorate itself and the way that foreign journalists perceive election campaigns in European countries.
Filename: JLelections.wps
Essay Title: “European government elections in the American media”

“How Holocausts Happen, The United States in Central America”: A Review of the Book by Douglas Porpora
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A 3 page overview of the contentions presented by Porpora that the public opinion surrounding U.S. intervention in Central America was similar to the public reaction to the Jewish Holocaust as it was perpetuated by the German Nazis, that general apathy allows such Holocaust-like events to occur. This paper contends that while Porpora is correct in his contention that the U.S. has been at least indirectly involved in many atrocities in Central America, to compare the events which have unfolded there to the Jewish Holocaust of World War II is an overt distortion of the facts and circumstances.
Filename: PPholoCA.rtf
Essay Title: “How Holocausts Happen, The United States in Central America”: A Review of the Book by Douglas Porpora

“Illiberal” Democracy -- Authoritarianism in Disguise
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This 10 page report discusses the idea of “illiberal” democracy and how in nations throughout the world, democratic elections are held and then pointed to as examples of the democratization of the country. Such systems are those which claim to be democracies but are actually a hybrid in which political liberties exist but civil liberties are limited. The rule of the people is determined by what those ruling the people want them to want. Peru serves as an excellent example of that process and is discussed in the paper. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWildemo.rtf
Essay Title: “Illiberal” Democracy -- Authoritarianism in Disguise

“Living History” by Hillary Rodham Clinton
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A 12 page paper which examines Hillary Rodham Clinton’s book “Living History” and then discusses it in relationship to leadership theories and practices. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: RAhillry.rtf
Essay Title: “Living History” by Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Living System” Software
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A 7 page paper comparing software to a living system. Still in development by Sandia National Laboratories is MentorPal®, software that employs neural-network technology to automatically offer “individual real-time advice to soldiers and other government teams in the field.” MentorPal has many of the features of a living system, defined as a system with boundaries, metabolism, defining code, purpose, complexity and a defined size, that also is self-organizing and operates within a framework of conceptual meaning. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSitSoftLivingSys.rtf
Essay Title: “Living System” Software

“Lyndon Johnson and the gold standard”
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A twelve page paper which looks at the domestic and foreign policy issues surrounding the change in the monetary exchange standard in the 1960s, the part played by the IMF and the G-10 countries, and the possible rationale behind some of the policy decisions made by Lyndon Johnson at the time. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLJohnson.rtf
Essay Title: “Lyndon Johnson and the gold standard”

“Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War”
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A 3 page review of the book by military historian S.L.A. Marshal. This paper notes the controversy surround the book but concludes that whether Marshal’s estimate of only fifteen to twenty-five percent firing by infantrymen under enemy fire are accurate or not, his visions of what enhanced battlefield competency yield little to be criticized. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPwwIImenAgainstFire.rtf
Essay Title: “Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War”