86 Contributi Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Cavour's contribution to Italian Unification
What was Cavour's contribution to Italian Unification?
In the history of Italian unification and the process by which the Italian Republic, and later the Kingdom of Italy, actually became what we know today as the country of Italy, three figures stand out: Mazzini, Garibaldi, and Cavour. These g....
history of childhood and education in england
According to James et al (2001) new childhood studies (p4) view children and adolescents as a social category whose lives are on equal terms with all other social categories. This view is clearly in conjunction with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Bainham, 2005) th....
Accounting Fraud at WorldCom
Problem Statement
This section reviews the events that lead up to the failure of Worldcom. The root cause review evaluates the problem similar to that of a fire. Like in all fires, multiple factors must contribute to the event. The presence of these contributing factors does not necessarily equat....
adoption
There has been research done on the development of adopted children. Some of the questions asked would be: Do adoptee have identity formation difficulties during adolescence? If so, what are some of the causes of these vicissitudes? Is there a significant difference between identity formation of a....
Alcoholism
Prescription drug abuse has become a prevalent problem in the United States today, and one that is showing an increasing trend. The accessibility of prescription drugs is thought to be the main stimulus behind this growing national trouble. More medications are being prescribed today than ever bef....
Analysis of a Health Care Delivery System Paper
Analysis of a Health Care Delivery System
Oliver L. Avery, III
Introduction
In this writing, we will analyze family-centered care and the pediatricians role in a health care delivery system. This paper will describe the health care delivery system....
Ancient Greece
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION The Ancient Greek civilization was located on today’s Greek land, Ionian Islands, Asia Minor, South Italy, and Sicily. It is surrounded by mountains and in the north by water. The Ionian and the Aegean seas, together with natural islands and bays, gave the Greeks the op....
ARE THE POOR LAZY?
Poverty is indeed wide spread in the whole world. Because of the lack of ability of the world governments to accurately provide people with what they need due to the fast-growing population, many among the human society are set aside and pushed towards poverty. Hence, as a result, their offspring ....
ASEAN and SAARC
ASEAN CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL SECURITY -
LESSONS FOR SAARC
INTRODUCTION
1. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is frequently cited as a shining example of third world co-operation. Established in 1967, its publicly stated primary objectives was to foster intra-ASEAN eco....
Atomic Bomb: A Triumph or a Tragedy?
The Manhattan Project, the mission for the United States, UK, and Canada to create the first atomic bomb during World War II can be considered a major triumph in the history of warfare. The development and eventual dropping of the first nuclear weapon will continually be considered ....
Book Review - Pride & Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a great novel written by Jane Austen. The novel is the most of Janes as well as one of the most romantic comedies novels. It was first written under the title First Impressions from 1796-1787 and revised later and was published in 1813 as Pride and Prejudice. The novel descr....
brain drain
brain drain or human capital flight is an emigration of trained and talented individuals ("human capital") to other nations or jurisdictions, due to conflicts, lack of opportunity, or health hazards where they are living. It parallels the term "capital flight" which refers to financial capital that ....
brief compaision of australian and germanic economy
Australia and Germany each has its own economy that is completely separate from one another. Germany has traditionally been the economic powerhouse of Europe and remains so to this day despite the tensions and difficulties of its political situation over the past century. Australia is traditionally ....
BUDDHISM TODAY
BUDDHISM TODAY
In the twenty first century the world has changed. New technologies are invented and existing technologies has improved. Economic problems have become a major issue in our daily lives. People try to earn more money than they earned yesterday and more than ever they had earned. ....
Camar Automotive Hoist Case / SWOT
Executive Summary
Camar Automotive Hoist is looking to grow the company even more, the question is what approach they should take to get the best results. CAH still have a small market share in North America with plenty of room for growth, therefore they should focus on that market. If they put too....
Canada's world war one contribution: the warfront
On August 4, 1914, Britain and all its colonies entered what would become the First World War. Canadas entry into the war was supported by all parties of the House of Commons and the peoples response was mostly positive as well. Though Canadas war effort was originally meant to serve Britain, ....
Canadian education: Contributing to prepetualism of racsim and inequality in todays society
A view shared by many Canadians is that biological race is part of the natural order (Anderson, 1996: 404). Canadians often pride themselves on the equality and multiculturalism Canada has worked so hard to obtain. However, it can be argued that race does not exist; and that instead it is socially ....
catcher in the rye essay
The Alienation of Holden Caulfield
Holden Caulfield is one of the most intriguing characters of Twentieth Century literature in the novel Catcher in the Rye. His attitude concerning class, gender, and sexuality all contribute to his alienation and allow the reader to get into his head. Contribut....
Cattell's Big Five Factors
Cattells Big Five Factors of Personality, Behavioral Genetics, and Evolutionary Personality Theory.Current ResearchRaymond Cattell (1905-present) designed the Big five Factors of Personality, in which five classifications are revealed. Big Five factors: #1 extraversion vs. introversion, #2 agreeabl....
Classical Social Theory: Karl Marx
Classical Social Theory
Karl Marx
I have chosen to write my essay on Karl Marx because his theory is very interesting. Karl Marx strove to put into sensible effect the humanitarian....
Compatibility between Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
1. Overview
If you happen to be an avid reader of FQS, you may have noticed that the title of this volume has changed since it was first announced as "Qualitative and quantitative methods: How the two research traditions see each other". This first title reflects the original orientation behind th....
Conflict Resolution Strategies
Introduction
Teamwork is one of the buzzwords of the '90s. Make it really mean something in your organization by following through on the basic tenets of teambuilding. When the whole company - managers and workers, alike - embraces the traits of a real team and changes its behavior accordingly, it ....
Contributions of Artists and Scientists to Society
Any society is developed by the contributions of its members. Two main contributions are those of artists and those of scientists. Both types of contributions share some common qualities; however, they differ in many other aspects.The contributions of artists and those of scientists share some simil....
Cost Volume Profit Analysis
Intro
Andre's Hair Styling is doing very well. There are 5 employees that are employed at Andre's Hair Styling. The salary for every barber is nine dollars and ninety cents for each hour worked. There is forty hours that is worked for the fifty weeks a year that is worked. There is other fixed e....
Counterintuitive Marketing
Abstract
Counterintuitive Marketing is chocked full of explanations and solutions for American businesses of the late 1990s experiencing lackluster performance. The authors, Kevin Clancy and Peter Krieg, trace the high rate of business failures back to bad marketing strategy and furthermore, poor i....
Cumberland Metal Industries A
We started by calculating the contribution provided by the three parts in the case of Alpha for the model year 1975 for each part respectively. The contributions of parts A, B and C were as follows:
Total Variable cost Price Contribution projected Units % contribution to sales
0.362 0.6 0.238 3....
Department of Justice
Historical Overview
The Department of Justice was created by the Department of Justice Act, passed at the first
session of Parliament of the Dominion of Canada and assented to on May 22, 1868. This act
outlined the responsibilities of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Ca....
Development and Perspective of China Independent Branded Sedan
Development and Perspective of China Independent Branded Sedan
Abstract
Chinese automobile industry has achieved an astounding progress since the reform and opening up in 1978, which is obvious to all, especially after China joined WTO. In one hand, the quantity of produce and sale increased rapid....
Different Finance Topics
1.
Since 1933, federal law has effectively divided the U.S. financial services industry into separate and distinct types of institutions, such as banks, mutual funds managers, insurance companies, and securities firms. For the most part, the separate types of financial services companies were stri....
Dorothea Lynde Dix
Dorothea Lynde Dix, also known as "Dragon Dix," was an activist for the welfare of the mentally ill. Currently, the mentally ill are treated as people with a need to be helped and cared for. In Dix's day, the mentally ill were treated as criminals with no excuse for their actions. Dix rec....
Dorthea Dix
In todays society there are mental heath care centers all over the world, but in the 1800s that was not the case. The mentally ill of the nineteenth century were viewed as demon-possessed or characterized as senseless animals (National Mental Health Associati....
Dr. John Thomas Biggers
In 1924 born to Paul and Cora Biggers was John Thomas Biggers in Gastonia, North Carolina. His place of birth was a shotgun house that was built by his father. He was raised in a Christian home by a father who was a Baptist minister, and his mother was a caretaker for white families. His very close ....
Dynamics and Conflict in Teams
Dynamics and Conflict in Teams
Abstract
In this paper we will present the value of teams in the work environment. We will address the differences between a team and a group, take a brief look at team dynamics, discuss the strategies for making a team efficient and touch upon dealing with conf....
E-marketing in Wal-Mart company
Wal-Mart history
Wal-Mart store inc. is an American public corporation, founded in 1962. It is the largest retailer in the world and the second largest corporation in the world. Internationally Wal-Mart operates in Mexico as Walmax, in the United Kingdom as ASDA and in Japan as The Seiyu.
Wal-Mar....
Enhancing childrens learning through bicultural practice
Enhancing Childrens learning through bicultural practice
Description of early childhood setting and community
The early childhood setting I am evaluating is an urban centre with families from multicultural background. Most of the children are English speaking from New Zealand, England, and S....
Erik Eriksons theory of personality as successor of Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic theory
A Critical Evaluation.
Abstract
Personality is acknowledged as the consistent set of characteristics and predilections that establish those commonalities and disparities in the psychological behaviour of animals across diversified socio-cultural and biological circumstances. This essay criticall....
Ernie Barnes: Research of the Football Artist
Ernie Barnes was and still is one of the most popular and well-respected black artists today. Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, in 1938, during the time the south as segregated, Ernie Barnes was not expected to become a famous artist. However, as a young boy, Barnes would, “often [a....
factors contributing to creation of an ethnic group minority
What is ethnic identity? Ethnic identity is the integration of ethnicity or race into one's self-concept or self-image. It is the full recognition of one's ethnicity and the subsequent self-identity that flows from the values, ways, and styles of that ethnic background, instead of from the self-con....
FAST FOOD INDUSTRYS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION
The latest statistics of per capita meat consumption worldwide showed that the consumption patterns have pushed up twelve percent since the late 1970s. On the other hand, the global production of meat products has increased by approximately twenty-six percent to meet this increasing trend on per c....
Ford case study
Overview
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With about 300,000 employees and 108 plants worldwide, the companys core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford,....
Good to Great
In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins introduces his observations of the fundamental characters of ¡°built to last¡± companies. He suggested that to build a ¡°built to last¡± company, one not only needs the resources and opportunities as the good-to-great group, but also the management stra....
How might emotions contribute to our rationality?
How might emotions contribute to our rationality?
The heart has its reasons that the reason does not know. ~ Pascal (Tejirian, 2010)
In 1941 Aristotle presented a cognitive theory of emotions, focusing on the function of physiological processes as an
important aspect of emotions (Power , 200....
humanistic perspective
Historical and cultural conditions that gave rise to Humanistic perspective:
The humanistic perspective reflects the philosophical view that individuals are born with an innate or natural instinct to be friendly, co-operative and constructive. People thus respond to warmth, kindness and honesty w....
Hunger Satiety and Eating Behavior
Hunger, Satiety, and Eating Behavior
Being hungry and being able to eat and become satisfied are often behaviors that humans take for granted. It seems like a simple process, but in fact eating and hunger-satiety is a very complex homeostatic system that is used to create energy in the body and mon....
international students requirments
1.0 Executive Summary
Students both local and international are facing difficulty in obtaining information on a number of aspects. This was the direct finding of a quantitative market research. As a solution we at Possibilities Realized established FUBU (For Us, By Us). This is a service created....
Issues & Their Contribution To Meaning In "The Divine Wind"
The author described his novel as a story about friendship, but there is more to it than this. Discuss what issues are explored in the text and how they contribute to the meaning we make of the novel.
The Divine Wind by Garry Disher is centralized around the theme of relationships, whether th....
John Marshall's Contribution to Nationalism
John Marshalls Contribution to Nationalism
John Marshall was chief justice of the United States for almost thirty-five years, from 1801 to 1835. Judge Marshall was an essential figure in the history of American law. A well-known Virginia lawyer and Federalist, John Marshall had served as secretar....
Justinian Legacies DBQ
Emperor Justinian became emperor in 527 since then he as acquired a few legacies which include contributions to the Christian religion, architecture and the expansion of the Byzantine Empire.
One of Emperor Justinian legacy was his contribution to the Christian religion. Emperor Justinian found th....
Life and Impact of Carl Rogers
On January 8, 1902, Carl Ransom Rogers was born in Oak Park, Illinois. Rogers was born to Walter and Julia Cushing Rogers as the fourth of six children. Early on, Rogers became closer to his mother since his father, as a civil engineer, was gone often working on projects, (Feist & Feist, 2009)....
Literature Lesson
Social Studies
Literature Based Lesson Plan
Grade: 5th grade
Subject: Social Studies
I. Title: Rosa Parks
II. Organization: Whole Group and Pairs
III. Objective(s): The students will be able to:
1. Retell the story of Rosa Parks.
2. Recite the rules (for white people and black people) on b....
Major contributions of oriental ideology to the economic growth of East Asia
Contemporary economist and sociologists have remained fervent to solve the puzzle of cultural impact on economic growth. According to Terpestra & David (1985) culture shapes peoples values, attitudes, beliefs and behavioral patterns. One of the most astonishing area of interest remains the growth ....
MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS:
Translating the aspirations and circumstances of diverse households into desirable investment decisions is a daunting task. Accomplishing the same task for institutions with many stakeholders, which are regulated by various authorities, is equally perplexing. Put-simply, the investment process is no....
Managing Across the Organization
In todays highly competitive business world, companies face new challenges everyday. Good Sport is not the first company to have to change their strategy to adapt to their ever-changing industry. Upon researching the issues Good Sport faces, it is not uncommon for companies to experience conflict ....
Managing fast food chain
A regional fast food chain, serving a menu of mainstream products
(E.g. hamburgers, fries) is experiencing wildly variable profits among its many locations. What factors should the chain consider?
Profitability analysis
Year 2006
Revenues ....
Modeling an Organization for Entrepreneurship
Abstract
Innovation and entrepreneurship have become an integral as well as an essential activity for organizations to continue growth and achieve optimal performance. With todays rapid advances in technology, the time it takes to exert influence on markets around the world has been reduced from ....
Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the Board to Light
Qus: What is your recommendation and why?
Ans: - First of all I would like to mention that that Mr Chris Prangel wanted to introduced a beer called Mountain Man Light to cover his market share and to induce brand equity. There are some facts regarding industry and company, which are listed below,
....
Orgnizational Behaviour Case Study--Second Cup
CONTENT
Abstract, Introduction and Background ... . P.3
Methodology .P.3
Findings:
Categorizing Data ... .. P.4 P.7
Quantitative Analysis ......
Origins and Conflicts Contributing to the Second World War
Origins and Conflicts Contributing to the Second World War
Between the years of 1939 and 1945, most of the world was engulfed in what would be the largest and deadliest war in history. World War II was a global military conflict which was fought between The Allies and aggressor nations of the ....
Out of the Box Pte Ltd
"Anything and Whatever" have the concept of "what's in the can" in which the flavor may be surprising to the consumers. Currently, the company has been thinking to expand its operation into another country. Therefore Thailand, Taipei, and Indonesia would be a concern. There are, however, similaritie....
Peer Review Article Vs. Popular Press Article Cancer
Cancer
Cancer is a big issue now days. Cancer has been around as long as humanity, but only in the second half of the 20th century did the number of cancers exploded. Contributing to this explosion are huge amounts of toxins and pollutants we are exposed to. High stress lifestyles that zap the im....
Pension Plans
Pension Plans: Your Future Money
Pension Plans: Your Future Money
Table of Contents
Topic Page
Abstract .2
Introduction ...3
Types of Pension Plans ....
Personality Theorist: Sigmund Freud
Personality Theorist: Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freuds remarkable contribution to the study of the human psyche cannot be denied, but many of his conclusions have come to be considered of lesser importance than what was once thought. Despite certain flaws pointed out by contemporary theorists, Sigmun....
Police Brutality
Police Brutality vs. Dangers Police Face
The police brutality and the dangers the police officers face is dangerous (Miller 45). The police force helps all individuals in the world. Without them todays society would be lost. The brutality todays society exhibits is just unacceptable (Miller 78)....
Promoting economic growth
In Peter R. Orzags Promoting Fiscal Discipline and Broad-Based Economic Growth he went into great detail explain the economic problems facing the country. The main issue in the paper is the problem with the lack of economic growth we have seen and will continue to see. The main driving force....
Role of biofertilizer in agriculture
INTRODUCTION
Most fertilizers add nitrogen to the soil. This can be done via chemical fertilizers, or through a process called biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). On a worldwide basis it is estimated that about 175 million tons of nitrogen per year is added to soil through biological nitrogen f....
schizophrenia
According to a Western model of psychology, Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder that primarily affects
thought and behavior. The following paper will reflect on a poem written by a person diagnosed with
Schizophrenia-"Schizophrenia” by Rebecca Paul. This reflection will firstly, look a....
Social Security Reform
Social Security in the United States is a social insurance program funded through dedicated payroll taxes called FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act). The Social Security Act was drafted by President Roosevelt's committee on economic security, under Edwin Witte, and passed by Congress as part....
Strategic marketing case: Frito Lays Dips
How would you characterize the dip category in general?
Dips are complementary products that go well with salty snacks like chips and crackers or with raw vegetables. Dips have become very popular in the mid 80s mainly....
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance
By Spanikca Turner
History Section R56
Chant another song of Harlem;
Not about the wrong of Harlem
But the worthy throng of Harlem
Proud that they belong in Harlem
They, the over-blamed in Harlem
Need not be ashamed in Harlem
All is not ill-famed in Harle....
THE KEG Steakhouse and Bar
Introduction:
The Keg Guarantee¡¯s, ¡°Every keg restaurant guarantees the complete satisfaction of every guest. The food¡ as you expect it¡ or we¡¯ll replace it. The good times¡ a reflection of the spirit that flows from our people¡ the value and the total Keg Experience¡ It¡....
The Matrix
Reality Bytes: A journey through perceptions of reality in 'The Matrix' and the technological world. The idea for this dissertation arose from the culmination of a number of thoughts that have interested me for some time. The question of ‘reality’ has always intrigued me. I perceived it ....
The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship
The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship demonstrates what the ancient relationship of faith and intellectual scholarship mean for the academy today. George Marsden argues forcefully that mainstream American higher education needs to be more open to explicit expressions of faith and to accept wh....
The STET Case
Management Accounting Case 4
19/06/2006
The STET Case
Table of Content
THE SALES DEPARTMENT 2
1. CHOOSE A SALES SCENARIO 2
2. ESTABLISH MONTHLY SALES FORECASTS FOR EACH PRODUCT LINE 3
3. DECIDE UPON CHANGING THE SALES FORCE PAYMENT SCHEME OR NOT 3
4. PREPARE A GLOBAL....
Three Beliefs and Values Shape Wal-Mart, Inc.
Bad decisions, good decisions, smart steps, and missteps are all part of doing business. A companys success depends on the organizational behavior that is exhibited by such decisions and moves. A study of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., one of the most successful companies in the world, reveals how a busin....
vehicullar pollution and its causes
The large majority of today's cars and trucks travel by using internal combustion engines that burn gasoline or other fossil fuels. The process of burning gasoline to power cars and trucks contributes to air pollution by releasing a variety of emissions into the atmosphere. Emissions that are releas....
Welfare Policy
The welfare and poverty laws were developed to aid the poor, even though the early policy programs did harm by developing a welfare dependency. There have been many definitions of poverty, and they have been criticized on many grounds. The only way to create an appropriate policy solution to poverty....
Westray Mine: A Path to Disaster?
COAL MINING GENERAL INFORMATION
Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the earths ground. The extraction of coal is used for fuel. Coal mining can be done on the surface of the earth and on mountaintops. It can also be done underground.
Coal mining is one of the most dangerous jo....
What Causes Alzheimers Disease?
Alzheimers disease is the most common cause of dementia among people age 65 and older. Dementia is the loss of memory, reason, judgment, and language that can disrupt a person's daily life and activities. (Unraveling, 2006, 4) This paper will examine the causes and the possible factors that can ....
What contribution has psychoanalytic theory made to our political understanding of racism?
There are two main themes, which we will explore in this essay, the first is the relationship between racism and psychoanalysis, and the second is the contribution of psychoanalytic thinking regarding the political understanding of this phenomenon. Before we continue, we have to note that racism is ....
What was Cavour's Contribution to Italian Unification?
Count Camillo Cavour was a born aristocrat who happened to be a key role in Italian Unification. He was a cult person, who studied and lived the different aspects of life which gave him different points of views and ideas about the different social classes and their demands and opinions. He was tra....
wheatgrass juice marketing paper
I. Marketing/ Industry Background
A. Overview of the Industry
Market size
Figure 1-Beverage Industry and its Subsectors
The mother industry that our product will belong to, will be that of the manufacturing industry. Specifically it will fall under Manufacturing of Food and Bev....
Women in Psychology
Introduction
Most of the time when someone thinks of the field of psychology they automatically think first and perhaps only of the men who greatly influenced this vast field of Science. Well known and established men like Erik Erikson, Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Wundt are usually the one....
XUL - XML User Interface Language
ABOUT XUL
What is XUL?
XUL (XML User Interface Language), pronounced zool, is an user interface markup language developed to support Mozilla applications like Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird. XUL reuses many existing standards and technologies, including CSS, JavaScript, DTD, RDF and X....
Zoecon Corporation
Zoecon Corporation: Insect Growth Regulators
Problem Statement: Zoecon Corporation is a Swiss-based producer of pharmaceuticals, agrichemicals, and colors and dyes. They sell animal heath products, insecticides for households, pest control chemicals for farm animals, and products and chemical com....
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