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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

Wit And Wisdom: Will Rogers And Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin was a man known for his satire, as was Will Rogers. Both men found that they were appreciated for putting the political arena into a common man's perspective and, often, with their tongue in their cheek. This 5 page paper explores, briefly, the lives of these two great men, comparing and contrasting their special contributions to satirical humor. It also includes a one page outline. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KTrogben.rtf

“America the Vulnerable” by Stephen Flynn
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A 4 page review of the book “America the Vulnerable” by Stephen Flynn. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAamvul.rtf

“Southern Labor and Black Civil Rights: Organizing Memphis Workers”
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A 6 page review of the book by Author Michael K. Honey. Honey outlines the societal conditions which were at play in 1930s Memphis Tennessee in comparison to the various laws which were on the books to protect black rights. The contention is made that custom can, and does, sometimes outweigh law. This was the case in Memphis but the arrival of the Civil Rights movement and such efforts as the labor movement was soon to turn the tides more in favor of the severely disadvantaged classes in this southern community. The societal move towards unionization of the workplace was particularly advantageous. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPblkRts.rtf

“The California Cauldron”: A Review of the Problems Relating to Immigration Which are Facing California
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A 4 page review of William A. Clark’s “The California Cauldron”, a book which explores the impacts of recent immigration on California. Clark explores the changes in laws and other factors which have led California to become one of the most demographically evolving regions in the United States. While many of the changes which have been incurred by the state as a whole, there are adverse impacts to this high level of immigration. Californian immigration has, in fact, both social and spatial consequences. Clark investigates these impacts and asserts that if the current immigration patterns are maintained not only the state but also the nation could suffer dire consequences. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPimgrCa.rtf