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The Internet And The Global Prostitution Industry, Donna M. Hughes Dr. May 1998

The Internet And The Global Prostitution Industry, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes

The Internet has become the latest place for promoting the global trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children. This global communication network is being used to promote and engage in the buying and selling of women and children. Agents offer catalogues of mail order brides, with girls as young as 13. Commercial prostitution tours are advertised. Men exchange information on where to find prostitutes and describe how they can be used. After their trips men write reports on how much they paid for women and children and give pornographic descriptions of what they did to them. New technology has …


An Unfit Standard-Bearer:An Unfit Standard-Bearer: Bill Clinton And The Social Order Expectations Of The Religious Right, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr Apr 1998

An Unfit Standard-Bearer:An Unfit Standard-Bearer: Bill Clinton And The Social Order Expectations Of The Religious Right, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

This paper deals with the rift between the social order of the so-called Religious Right and the perceived social order established and held by President Bill Clinton as he entered his first term in office. The author, applying Duncan's "social order model," suggests Clinton's age, family history, educational background, work experience, domestic life, social circle, and leadership role--in sum, his symbolization of the presidency, presented to the public through the media--represented an unacceptable and irreconcilable affront to "traditional" Christian expectations for the office.


Mental Health Parity: 1998 National And State Perspectives, Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson, Richard Coe, Ann C. Taylor Mar 1998

Mental Health Parity: 1998 National And State Perspectives, Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson, Richard Coe, Ann C. Taylor

Ardis Hanson

The federal Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 requires insurers to offer the same benefits for mental disorders and substance abuse as they would for physical disorders, including any annual or lifetime limitations and restrictions placed upon such coverage. To date, twenty states across the nation have enacted parity laws for mental health and/or substance abuse benefits. This report summarizes the essential issues facing the state of Florida in the development of state mental health parity legislation, including an examination of the experiences of other states, a look at potential benefits, and a discussion of the impact of managed care …


Regulating Internet User Access And Content: Varying Strategies Imposed By The World's Governments, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr Mar 1998

Regulating Internet User Access And Content: Varying Strategies Imposed By The World's Governments, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

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International Reggae, Democratic Socialism, And The Secularization Of The Rastafarian Movement, 1972–1980, Stephen A. King Jan 1998

International Reggae, Democratic Socialism, And The Secularization Of The Rastafarian Movement, 1972–1980, Stephen A. King

Stephen A. King

No abstract provided.


Another Materialist Rhetoric, Ronald W. Greene Jan 1998

Another Materialist Rhetoric, Ronald W. Greene

Ronald Walter Greene

No abstract provided.


Blick Zurück Auf Den Memex: Anmerkungen Zu Vannevar Bushs Aufsatz »As We May Think«, Michael Friedewald Jan 1998

Blick Zurück Auf Den Memex: Anmerkungen Zu Vannevar Bushs Aufsatz »As We May Think«, Michael Friedewald

Michael Friedewald

Vannevar Bush‘s essay »As we may think« published in July 1945 is one of the most frequently cited texts of modern technical literature. This article examines the seinen Grund in der Ikonen- historical background and the goal that famous analog computing pioneer and policy advisor Vannevar Bush pursued with it.


Erkenntnistheoretische Grundlagen Des Lernens: Lernen Als Verallgemeinerung, Michael H.G. Hoffmann Jan 1998

Erkenntnistheoretische Grundlagen Des Lernens: Lernen Als Verallgemeinerung, Michael H.G. Hoffmann

Michael H.G. Hoffmann

Ziel dieses Beitrages ist es, ein Projekt der am Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik (IDM) in Bielefeld beheimateten Arbeitsgruppe Erkenntnistheoretische und semiotische Grundlagen des Mathematik-Lernens vorzustellen und in eine bestimmte Richtung mathematikdidaktischer Forschung einzuordnen, wie sie von Michael Otte vertreten wird, dem Leiter der genannten Arbeitsgruppe. Dabei geht es insbesondere um mögliche Beziehungen zwischen Philosophie und Mathematik-Didaktik.


Danger In The Safety Zone: Notes On Race, Resentment, And The Discourse Of Crime, Violence, And Suburban Security, Cameron Mccarthy, A. P. Rodriguez, S. David, S. Meecham, Heriberto Godina Phd, K. E. Supriya, C. Wilson-Brown Jan 1998

Danger In The Safety Zone: Notes On Race, Resentment, And The Discourse Of Crime, Violence, And Suburban Security, Cameron Mccarthy, A. P. Rodriguez, S. David, S. Meecham, Heriberto Godina Phd, K. E. Supriya, C. Wilson-Brown

Heriberto Godina PhD

No abstract provided.


Spinoza And Marx, Eugene W. Holland Jan 1998

Spinoza And Marx, Eugene W. Holland

Eugene W Holland

This essay explores what replacing Hegel with Spinoza as a philosophical source might do for contemporary Marxism.


Archiv Der Pharmazie, Philadelphia University Jan 1998

Archiv Der Pharmazie, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Simulation And Fpga Implementation Of A Simple Computer, Philadelphia University Jan 1998

Simulation And Fpga Implementation Of A Simple Computer, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Putting Prior Talk Into Context: Reported Speech And The Reporting Context., Richard Buttny Jan 1998

Putting Prior Talk Into Context: Reported Speech And The Reporting Context., Richard Buttny

Richard Buttny

No abstract provided.


Intelligent Design And Irreducible Complexity, David Depew Dec 1997

Intelligent Design And Irreducible Complexity, David Depew

David J Depew

No abstract provided.


Themes That Thread Through Society: Racism And Athletic Manifestation In The African-American Community, Keith Harrison Dec 1997

Themes That Thread Through Society: Racism And Athletic Manifestation In The African-American Community, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

The purpose of this article is to examine and critically analyze the impact of sport in the African-American community. This critique of the social and behavioral outcomes of sport in the African-American community will include philosophical, historical, and sociological inquiry most affecting the plight of the African-American male in academics and athletics. Data on the perceptions of contemporary African-American men participating in sport in higher education will also add more support to the conclusion that race and sport are socially constructed in society.


Euripides' Hippolytus, Thiasos Production, Triennial Classics Conference, Cambridge, Katerina Zacharia Dec 1997

Euripides' Hippolytus, Thiasos Production, Triennial Classics Conference, Cambridge, Katerina Zacharia

Katerina Zacharia

No abstract provided.


Euripides' Orestes, University College London Production, Katerina Zacharia Dec 1997

Euripides' Orestes, University College London Production, Katerina Zacharia

Katerina Zacharia

No abstract provided.