Complete List of Annotated Bibliographies

161 - 200

 

 

 

Parker, S. (2005, May 2). Immigrants: US economic savior or social and economic burden? Retrieved January 31, 2008, from NewsVOA.com Web site:

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2005-05/2005-05-02/voa53.cfm?CFID=11846030&CFTOKEN=96716467

Parker states “immigration is among the most controversial political issues in the United States.” She states that cheap labor is a big factor in the $30-billion U.S. farm industry. It is also stated how immigrants migrates towards sections of the economy where there is more demand and less supply of workers.

 

Part Four Our Fathers Know Best. (2005b, February 11). Faithful Progressive. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://faithfulprogressive.blogspot.com/2005/02/part-four-father-figures-know-best.html.

Many people that suppose the religious right are Christian conservatives. They believe that the movement has a goal to help conform others who do not know where they stand yet.

 

PBS. Not Disposable Anymore. PBS.org. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from

www.pbs.org/pov/borders/2004/water/water_disposable.html

In this brief article, the author looks at how much energy is wasted by producing bottled water and also how much added pollution is caused from bottled beverages. This was an interesting source that provided a few relevant statistics that could enhance my  research.

 

Pembrey, G. (n.d.a). AIDS and South Africa.  Retrieved March 25, 2008, from

  http://www.avert.org/aidssouthafrica.htm

Pembrey traces the development of the HIV/AIDS crisis in South Africa that we see today.  He acknowledges that HIV has grown out of control and admits that the government is to blame for its slow response.  In addition to the history, the article gives us insight into AIDS treatment and HIV prevention programs.  He accounts for the major problems both women and children go through once infected with HIV/AIDS.  He ends the article with suggestions for how South Africa can move forward and control the pandemic that has plagued millions of its population. 

 

Peter, Josh. (2007, September, 24). ‘Roid raids. from  http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=jo-  steroids092407&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

In the article, Peter discusses how Operation Raw Deal, the codename for an international investigation, has seized huge amounts of anabolic steroids, and have identified hundreds of thousands who have been caught receiving these illegal substances.  Most of these raids have occurred in the United States, but eight other countries are believed to be involved in the operation.  Investigators said that steroids that were found are worth 50 million dollars.  DEA spokesperson Rusty Payne mentioned that this case has no end.  It is more like an initiative (Peter).

 

Peterson, L. (2002, October 28).  Privatizing combat, the New World Order.  The Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved January 24, 2008, from http://www.publicintegrity.org/bow/report.aspx?aid=148

Peterson discussed the growing global trend of military outsourcing and foreign policy through private military companies.  She noted how the business of both foreign and domestic private military companies is booming.  Peterson concluded that the inadequate oversight system will never be able to keep up with the ever increasing contracts of the private military companies.

 

Peterson, M (2002, March, 8). TV ads spur a rise in prescription drug sales. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.htmlres=9C00E7D81030F93 BA35750C0A96498.

Peterson identifies that the high demand of prescription drugs is leading to higher prices. Due to television advertising, people are encouraged to buy certain drugs to increase their quality of living. Companies are continuing to increase their advertising to create a greater demand. Some doctors are not worrying over this; rather they are just taking the benefits from this problem.

 

Phipps, S, Burton, P, Lethbridge, L, & Osberg, L (2004). Measuring Obesity in Young Children. Canadian Public Policy, 30, 349-364

Phipps provides information from Canadian research that explains how to measure obesity in children. “Childhood obesity has become an issue of pressing public concern” in Canada she claims. She  wrote that Body Mass Index (BMI) is “is used in every country to provide a standard for obesity”.

 

Popkin, B.M. The World is Fat: More people in the developing world are now Overweight than hungry. Future Survey, 29. Retrieved February 2, 2008, from Academic Search Complete.

Popkin used statistics dating back to 1989 to help prove that obesity is on the rise in several countries. He discussed problems on an economic front and why the government should be responsible for such changes. Government actions are necessary in order to help increase the amount of money going towards diseases caused by obesity.

 

Povich, Elaine S. (May 19, 2006). Hayden: Guided By Conscience On Citizen Surveillance. CongressDaily AM, 1, Retrieved January 23, 2008, from http://www.lib.lsu.edu/apps/onoffcampus.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=20936094&site=ehost-live&scope=site

In this article, Povich describes a senator’s response to criticism over the surveillance issues that have been proposed. Many people question whether these changes are needed. They believe that, with these changes, the rights of citizens will be violated. The senator defends this issue stating that these changes are aimed at catching terrorists, not invading the rights of citizens.

 

Powell, B. (2005, December 22). The Pseudo-Economic Problems of Immigration. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from JSTOR.

Powell examined many of the existing misconceptions about immigration and how it factors into our economy. Drawing on these misperceptions, Powell presents his own arguments in order to argue that immigrants can boost our economy. He details exactly how they can contribute with various examples, including the fact that as long as Americans “desire more goods and services than we have, the number of jobs is practically unlimited.” Thus, their presence should never hurt our number of jobs. He concludes that immigrants will affect our wages positively by increasing the amount of domestic labor.

 

Q&A: Islamic Fundamentalism. (2001, October 4). Retrieved February 6, 2008, from

http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1004/p25s1-wosc.html

Professor Charles A. Kimball says that there is only one verse in the Koran that relates to suicide, and it clearly speaks against it.  He also says that in Islam it’s prohibited to “take innocent life-even in war”.  He discusses the concept of Jihad and defines it as “striving or struggling in the way of God” and says that some groups use this to justify their violent behavior as “a holy war or struggle in defense of Islam.”

 

Radich, A (2004, June, 8). Biodiesel performance, costs, and use. Retrieved February, 2008, from Energy Information Administration Web site:  http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/analysispaper/biodiesel/

In this article, Radich discusses the two main types of biodiesels; yellow grease and soybean oil. Yellow grease is closer to being cost competitive with diesel than soybean oil, but its potential production is only 100 million gallons per year. Using biodiesels as additives that help lubricate and raise cetane levels is the most suitable market for this fuel.

 

Radioactive Waste Disposal: An Environmental Perspective. (2008, February 6).  Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from

  http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/docs/radwaste/index.html

The United States government has established many government agencies to monitor the storage and disposal of nuclear waste. The waste that comes from the nuclear reactors, the reactors which produce power for American civilians, is different from the manmade radioactive waste with a higher atomic level than Uranium.  The EPA, DOE, and the NRC regulate and monitor the care and disposal of the civilian waste.  Congress also directed the DOE to monitor the Transuranic waste, the higher atomic level waste, until a permanent solution can be created.

 

Richardson, Rachel (2007, November 23). Food, fat, and feminism. Retrieved January 25, 2008, from The-F-Word Web site: http://the-f-word.org/blog/index.php/2007/11/23/another- fashion-model-dies-of-anorexia-the-world-yawns.

Israeli, Hispanic, and Brazilian models have recently died due to complications from eating disorders. Tier cases are highly unusual for such young people. Legislations are being proposed in several countries to regulate standards for model size in order to avoid early deaths in young ladies.

 

Rigby, N, Kumanyika, S, & James, W (2004). Confronting the Epidemic: The Need for Global Solutions. Journal of Public Health Policy. 25, 418-434.

Rigby discusses how we are facing a global epidemic of obesity. He provides reports from the World Health Organization, International Obesity Task forces data and the food and Agriculture Organization’s reports. He explains how the falling cost of major food components has resulted “in increased consumption of items predominately based on oils and sugar and other caloric sweetners”.

 

Roach, John (2007,June 23). Humans Changing Rainfall Patterns, Study Says. National Geographic, Retrieved January 30,2008, from http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070723-rain-warming.html

In this article, the main cause behind altered weather patterns is coal and oil burning that form greenhouse gas emission. The emissions cause by humans have been linked to several climate events such as hurricane Katrina, the rising seas and increased temperatures. However, rainfall’s connection to global warming is much too complicated to prove.

 

Rosenthal, Elisabeth. African children often lack available AIDS treatments. (2006, November 15). The New York Times. Retrieved  February 18, 2008, from http://www.nytimes.com

Rosenthal describes the intensity AIDS is making on child in African countries. She explains the reoccurring theme of how difficult it is for children to go without medicine and deal with AIDS. The article focuses on Cameron and uses an example of one individual and their search for answers.  Dr. Kevin De Cock, the WHO chief official, believes that “the fact children aren’t getting treated is a sign of the frailty of health systems.”  The article revolves around how complicated it is for children to get help.

 

Rosilez, Victor (2007). The Changing Face of Education. 1, Retrieved 01/31/08, from

http://globalizationandeducation.ed.uiuc.edu/Other/teachers_papers/changing%20face.pdf

In Victor Rosilez’s essay, “The changing face of Education,” he presents his ideas of how the methods of globalization affect American schools. Touching on the areas of teachers and their jobs, private vs. public schools, minority groups in the us and privatization for increased profit. Rosilez also talks about how even after a full education and degree young adults may change careers numerous times in their lives. He refers to teachers as “pawns” and “managers” and that they “teach the test”. He criticizes teachers for lowering students’ education to managed objectives stated in the No Child Left Behind Act, regarding students as “consumers” instead of participants.

 

Ross, A. (2007, July 10). Religious extremism. SFGate Blogs. Retrieved February 6, 2008, from

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/foreigndesk/category?blogid=16&cat=523

Ross believes that “suicide terrorism is a response to foreign occupation” and that this should guide how our government conducts the war on terrorism. The article also says European Muslims are debating whether or not to branch in a new direction.  This group looks to improve relations with non-Muslims and to modernize themselves, respecting the difference between religion and politics.

 

Rossant, J (2005). Jamie Oliver: School Lunch. Retrieved April 1, 2008, from Super Chef Web site: www.superchefblog.com/2005/10/jamie-oliver-school-lunch.html

Rossant provides a short biography of Jamie Oliver. She explains how he has contributed to the revolution of school lunches. She reported that his “Feed Me Better” campaign is a television show that has aided him in his task. Rossant also explains how he has made efforts to gather other chefs around the world to combine their talents in stopping childhood obesity.

 

Russell, G. (2006, August, 1). Globalisation, responsibility, and virtual schools.  Australian Journal of Education, Retrieved January 23, 2008, from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Globalisation,+responsibility+and+virtual+schools-a0150583845

Russell (2006) expresses his opinions on Virtual Schools, information technology, and how globalization is causing them to evolve. He explains the steps that education has taken to get where it is today, discusses the roles of students and teachers, and how globalization is affecting the future growth of virtual schools, with emphasis on the economic factors of it.

 

Sabonis-Chafee , T (1989). Oil Security and Hidden Costs. Science, 243, Retrieved 2/6/08, From

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=00368075%2819890210%293%3A243%3A4892%3C713%3AOSAHC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-S

In Oil Security and Hidden Costs Sabonis- Chafee (1989) discusses the nations reliance on foreign oil and on oil itself and the cost that is passed to the consumer through money and safety.

 

Samuelson, R. J. (2003, February 19). Wars Economic Side Effects. Retrieved January 29, 2008, from http://www.tcd.ie/Economics/staff/orourkek/WashPost.htm

In this article, Samuelson predicted in 2003, the effect the war in Iraq would have.  It would either make the world seem safe or unfit for globalization, but wars effects can not always be predicted.  Due to the great increase in outputs through trade, one rupture in a trade system could easily affect the whole world.  History would tell us to be cautious, due to events such as the Great Depression.  If the war would take a long time then the oil supply could crash many of the world’s economies, but if America was swift to victory then it may not disrupt trade enough to hurt anyone’s economy. 

 

Sandler, K. (2003, November). Analyzing What's Recyclable in C&D Debris. BioCycle, pp. 51- 54. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from Librarian’s Index of Databases.

 The goal of this article was to inform the audience of the amount of debris that can be recycled from construction sites. Sandler researched the increasing rates of construction and demolition debris, and enforced that people should learn the proper disposal and recycling methods for materials before beginning a project. This article is relevant to the research because increasing rates of improperly disposed debris is a global concern that should be addressed.

 

Scahill, T (2006). The domestic security enhancement act of 2003. The Michigan State University Press,1, Retrieved 1/30/2008, http://muse.jhu.edu.libezp.lib.lsu.edu/journals/new_centennial_review/v006/

6.1scahill.html

 Scahill describes the effects of the PATRIOT Act and domestic spying in the U.S.He explains some of the specific provisions of the Act and how they are relevant to modern terrorism and whether these provisions will be able to help stop terrorism.He also mentions the effect they might have on privacy rights of Americans.

 

Schmitt, C (2001, November 5). World wide weapon. U.S. News & World Report, 131(19), from EBSCO database.

“World Wide Weapon” discusses the imminent threat of Cyberterrorism that was present after the September 11^th attacks. It talks on the Nimba virus and how its effects could be similar to a terrorist attack via computer virus. He then discusses how the U.S. is looking to secure its network by creating its own intranet.

 

Schofield, Mathew. (n.d.). Report Blames Top US Officials for Alleged Torture of Detainees. Retrieved January 31, 2008, from http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/9941

Schofield reported findings from the U.N. Committee Against Torture. He specifically quoted the group’s senior deputy Curt Goering. Goering emphasized that the U.S. “is not only failing to eradicate torture, it is actually creating a climate in which torture… can flourish.”

 

Schwab, N. (2007). Judge Stalls Immigration Measure. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://www.usnews.com

Schwab reports on a failed U.S. immigration reform that would have the Social Security Administration sending out 140,000 “no match” letters, that would force employers to “take action or face punishment.” Several labor organizations filed suit against the federal government, believing the reform to be unfair as it can target hard-working, legal citizens.

 

Shah, Anup. Global health overview. (2008, February 17). Global health overview. Risk Group LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2008, from  http://www.globalissues.org/health/overview/

The objective of this article is to stress how health issues are getting worse because of poverty. He cautions that there is “a nasty positive feedback loop” of diseases contributing and defining poverty (p. 2). Furthermore, the piece reads into how the big and rich drug companies are taking advantage of the lower income countries. By widening their monopoly on drugs, the African government struggling to keep up with improved medicine while still trying to repay their foreign debt. 

 

Sherman, R. T., & Thompson, R. A. (2006). Practical Use of the International Olympic Committee Medical Commission Position Stand on the Female Athlete Triad. International Journal of Eating Disorders, Retrieved January 24, 2008, from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/37486.php

This article reveals how athletes from all over the world, particularly in the Olympics, battle eating disorders. The Female Athlete Triad is the combination of disordered eating, absence of menstrual periods and bone loss. The article goes on to mention that elite Norwegian athletes are participating in unhealthy eating habits more so than many others.

 

Seesholtz, M. (2005). The Roman Catholic Church of Corruption. Retrieved February 18, 2008, from http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_63.shtml

Mel Seesholtz, a doctor of science, brings up legitimate examples of corruption within the Catholic Church. She speaks specifically of child molestation cover-ups and touches on past wrongs done in the recent past. She argues that because of its size and power it has become corrupt like any other large political party, and that those who pull the strings in the Vatican are just as bad as the most greedy politicians. 

 

Shannon, D. (1993, September). The bishops lobby - The Political Power of the Catholic Church. Retrieved February 18, 2008, from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1374/is_n5_v53/ai_13255809

Denise Shannon writes about the Catholic Bishop’s ability to sway political leaders by any means necessary. She speaks of Catholic policy regarding politics and even presents specifics of allotted money, land owned, and number of members the Catholic Church has representing their cause in Washington. She brings up that no branch of the American law making system is exempt from the swagger of the mighty Catholic Church.

 

Sicko. (2007). Sicko Factual Backup. Check up on the Facts. Retrieved February 12, 2008. http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/health-care-proposal/

Michael Moore provided many facts regarding the comparison of the US healthcare with the countries. The US was ranked lower compared to Canada, Britain, and Cuba. Canada was known for offering a cheap healthcare system but have a long wait list to see the doctor. Britain was known for its successful health program called NHS which stands for National Health Service. Once again, Cuba was mentioned for sending doctors overboard to help the poor.

 

Simmons, G. (2006, March 30). Immigration’s Effect on Economy is Murky. Retrieved January 28, 2008, from www.foxnews.com/stroy/0,2933,189792,00.html

Simmons identified many of the negative impacts that he believed illegal immigrants present to our economy. While in the process of doing so, however, he drew on some key positives that they may add, touching on both sides of the spectrum. Among the negative impacts were that they are undocumented, thus making them difficult to account for on employment rates, GDP and healthcare costs, as well as other factors. Simmons offers statistics and other facts supporting illegal immigrants in the U.S.

 

Smith, J., Rechenberg, C., Cruey, L., Magness, S., & Sandman, P. (1997). The impact of recycling education on the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of grade school children. Education, 118. Retrieved January 28, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/delivery?vid=20&hid=103&sid=4eabca68-28fc-4e36-9d98-ea5849a9f19e%40sessionmgr104

In this article, multiple authors present a united front in measuring the effects of two different versions of a recycling education program. It is believed to be that preteens would be the most benefited by this program. The results linked environmental knowledge with students in different school systems and determined that attitude on the subject of the environment does matter.

 

Smith, N (2003, September, 26). Aging population is driving rise in health costs, Novartis head says. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2003/print/ novartis-print.html

Smith expresses concern for the alarming increase in price for healthcare. She finds that the older population is targeted to buy expensive prescription drugs. Although they are not sick, they want the drugs to increase their quality of living. In surveys, the birth rate is declining in most countries, so the increase of adults is increasing. This leads to the high healthcare cost.  Although costs are rising, Smith notices that some consumers are not questioning the higher fees. They trust their doctors and buy what is recommended.

 

Spencer, Roy (2005, February 17). World warms to Kyoto, but research will save the day. USA Today, p. 11A.  from http://lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic.com

Spencer opposes the Kyoto protocol because it will hurt the U.S. economy.  He thinks it will help developing countries economies and until they are regulated the United States should not sign it.  He also states that while the United States did not sign the protocol, the government is doing research to fight global warming. 

 

State of the climate: A time for action. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from Problems, impacts, solutions: Web site: http://www.gdrc.org/uem/Trialogue/state-cc.html

This article mentions the large-scale evidence of definite climate changes on Earth and discusses the hottest years recorded in history. It elaborates on the findings of a group of scientists referred to as the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and it also confirms that global warming threatens human health.

 

Steroids.com, (2007). Anabolic Steroids. Retrieved January 28, 2008, from The World's Most Visited Anabolic Website Web site: http://www.steroid.com

Nazi’s were rumored to giving their soldiers steroids. In 1954, in the World Weightlifting competition, the Soviet’s dominated. They broke several world records and won gold metals in almost every weight class. They did all of that because of steroids. In 1956, another steroid was created, called “Dianabol.” Steroids was banned in the Olympics in 1967 and by 1970 they were banned in most major sports.