84 Observatio Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
"In the time of Greatness"
Birth Date. William Shakespeare, surely the world's most performed and admired playwright, was born in April, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, about 100 miles northwest of London. According to the records of Stratford's Holy Trinity Church, he was baptized on April 26. Since it wa....
A Day At The Lake (observational essay)
“Tomorrow’s forecast looks like a hot one! The sun will be brightly shining through your windows in the morning. There will be a slight breeze from the South, Southwest around five to ten miles per hour. You can expect a high of ninety-eight degrees. The heat index will be around 110 degrees so ma....
A Sport Event Manual - An Observation of the Steps Involved in Organizing a Darts Tournament
Vijayantha Sports Club Dart Competition: Event Planning Process
1.0 Introduction
The following manual provides guidelines on the steps to be taken in conducting the Vijayantha Sports Club Darts Competition. It details the stages in the process starting from the planning stage, in which the conce....
Abortion
Many have pondered upon the meaning of abortion. The argument being that every child born should be wanted, and others who believe that every child conceived should be born (Sass vii). This has been a controversial topic for years. Many people want to be able to decide the destiny of others. Everyon....
Action Research
Fernández – Mella 3
Introduction
Teaching a Second Language is not an easy task. English teachers, here in Chile, have to deal with many problems when trying to teach this Second Language. This Action Research is going to be about some of those problems and it will show how reflective we are in....
Aerobic Resperation Experiment Write Up
Abstract: The aim of the investigation was to demonstrate aerobic respiration using germinating beans seeds. The hypothesis was that the more bean seeds, the more respiration that would occur, also, if the germinating bean seeds were dried out before the experiment, they would not respire at all. Th....
Agressive behaviour
Aggressive Behaviours
There are many psychological factors that tend to elicit aggressive behaviour; however there are implications for the control of human aggressive behaviour. Aggression can be defined as any action carried out with the intent of harming another person or object (Berkwitz, 19....
An Examination of Southern Dialect
An Examination of Southern Dialect as Seen in the Works of William FaulknerIn the writings of William Faulkner, the reader may sense that the author has created an entire world, which directly reflects his own personal experience. Faulkner writes about the area in and around Mississippi, where he is....
Autism and How to treat Autistic Children
Teaching Autistic Children
Autism is a disorder that affects many people throughout the world, yet it is not widely known. An estimated one in five hundred children are born with autism (American Cultural Exchange Associates). “Autism is three times more common in boys than girls,” according to ....
Black Holes
Black Holes remain one of the most mysterious, and interesting things in the universe. A black hole is the remains of a massive star that has used its nuclear energy (Nagel 1). The English geologist John Michell and French astronomer Pierre-Simon Laplace first came up with the idea in the 1800Â’s (....
Blooms Taxonomy
There are six levels of learning according to the teachings of Benjamin J. Bloom. BloomÂ’s taxonomy lists the levels of learning from the simplest behavior to the most complex. These levels are evaluation, synthesis, analysis, application, comprehension, and knowledge. Throughout this paper, I wi....
Bodyworlds Fieldwork Analysis
Introduction
Upon receiving the assignment that pertained to the Bodyworlds exhibit, I was filled with both excitement and intrigue. Never having been there, it was an experience that was as unfamiliar as it was interesting. Analyzing the notes and descriptions of the cadavers was a vital fac....
Borderline Personality Disorder
Thesis Statement
Borderline Personality Disorder is a psychological abnormity that affects 10 to 13 percent of the gross population. In the research paper I plan to define the disorder, describe the etiology and signs and symptoms, reference the diagnosis, which will validate the treatment, thou....
Breast cancer
CANCER: A cellular malignancy whose unique trait loss of normal controls results in unregulated growth, lack of differentiation, and ability to invade local tissues and metastasis. (Merck Manual 1992, pg. 1263)
Cancer can develop in any tissue of any organ at any age. Most cancers if detected ....
Bromating Alkenes
I. Introduction
The purpose of this experiment was to synthesize vicinal dihalides by brominating alkenes and determine the identity and stereochemistry of the product. Vicinal dihalides are referred to as the products obtained from alkene halogenations; two halogen substituents are attached t....
Buchi Emecheta's In the Ditch
Buchi Emecheta’s “In the Ditch” is an autobiographical novel and it describes the social deprivations by the protagonist, Adah, who is a native from a post-colonized country, Nigeria. In fact, Adah is the author herself and everything in the book really happened. As an Ibo from Nigeria she comes ....
Caffeine Extraction
Caffeine Extraction
Purpose: To extract Caffeine from containing solutions.
Reference: Williamson, Organic Experiments
Reactions:
Table of Properties: Part 1
Solution Weight of Flask (Empty) Weight of Caffeine Weight of Tea Bag Percent Yield
Tea Bag 171.09g .28g .028g 10%
Table of....
Canadian Climate Science Lab
The purpose of this lab was to determine the effects a large body of water has on a specific areas climate and determine the effect that latitude has on climate.
Prediction:
I predict that Halifax will have the most precipitation because it's closest to the ocean. Belleville will have the most....
CanGo Consultation
Executive Summary
Purpose
With the recent success and new business ventures of the CanGo Corporation, Bravo Consulting has been contracted to assist CanGo with identifying and providing solutions to business concepts and strategy. Through extensive research of CanGo initiatives, management stra....
Career Development Plan: InterClean and EnviroTech
As a result of the merger between InterClean and EnviroTech, there is the need for restructuring of the sales department. Job analysis for new salesperson positions will be done. Workforce planning system will be identified. And finally, staff selection will be determined including what contrib....
Child Study - Child Development
Aims:
My aims for this visit are to take Lilly to the local park .
We will be playing football and she will be going on the parks equipment.
I will be observing what Lilly does throughout the activity and what she says when I tell her its time to go home .
I will look at things such as Lilly g....
Comparison of Quality Indicators of Two Childcare Centres
Introduction
A visit was made to two childcare centres in Singapore with the objective to observe and evaluate the quality indicators of the two centres for the purpose of comparing their strengths and weakness. The two childcare centres visited by us were Alpha Childcare Centre and Omega Child ....
Comparison of Rationalists, Empiricists, and Continental Philosophers
The philosophers John Locke and David Hume are both empiricists. They generally share the belief that knowledge is attained exclusively through experience and that people are born without any knowledge whatsoever. Both believe that the only firm base of knowledge is from observation.
These two w....
Conductivity Lab
Conductivity Lab
People Involved:
* Alejandro Ramirez
* Omar Gutierrez
Research Question:
* What substances conduct and under what conditions?
Observation Protocol:
* Equipment Used:
1. Spot Plate
2. Conductivity Meter
* Chemicals:
Elements:
* Aluminum (Al)
* Silver (Ag)
* ....
Conservation of Mass
Conservation of Mass Lab
Question:
Does the weight of a substance change, after 2 chemicals undergo a chemical reaction?
Hypothesis:
If reactants go through a chemical reaction, than the mass should decrease in size. This is because when 2 substances are put together, heat, a gas or ....
Consumer Behaviour in Sydney Australia in 2007
Contents Page
Part 1
Completed by Alistair McDonald
Page 3
Part 2
a)
b)
Internal Influences completed by Nadia Roe
External Influences completed by Simon Reynolds
Page 5
Page 9
Part 3
Completed by Kristen Bukes Page 14
Part 4
Completed by Alistair McDonald Page 1....
Critical Observation on Pregnancy Nesting Behavior
Critical Observation
Humans are social beings and they interact and create many experiences for themselves. Though they are very different, every person is innately alike and can only be completely understood when dealing within the framework of their culture, ethnicity, and gender identity (Lahey....
Describe the linguistic upbringing of yourself or a person you know well.
Learning to speak is a very sophisticated cognitive process. Throughout the process, various social and cognitive factors affecting the way one learns to speak. As mentioned by Carol K. Sigelman in his book: Life-span human development (1999) the social cognitive theory of Bandura (1986) suggested....
Discuss how Sanislavskis techniques revolutionised an actors approach to performance
During the early nineteenth century Melodramatic theatre was at its peek. Unrealistic and exaggerated plays were constructed for people of the Romantic period, who believed theatre was important to take mankind away from everyday life. Theatre demonstrated love, dramatised scenarios, heroes and vill....
Distribution of Income
I. Introduction
Inequality can be evaluated in many dimensions like education, health, life expectancy, welfareÂ…etc. This paper represents the economic perspective of the distribution which is called the income distribution. Lorenz curve is the best and today the standard way to criticize the size....
Early Childhood Observation
Saturday, September, 22nd; between four pm and five pm I observed my little sister who is six years old for 30 minutes. Araba is my sisterÂ’s name. She was playing on the computer and then asked my sister, Efua, if she could to go to the playground. My sister said yes.
During my observation, Araba....
Effect of water potential in potato cells
Aim: An investigation into calculating the water potential of potato cells.
Research
Osmosis is the diffusion of water from a high water potential to a low water potential through a semi-permeable membrane until the amount of particles are equal.
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Definitions
• Semi permeable membrane....
Effects of Inclusion and Peer Acceptance of Students with Learning Disabilities
Introduction
The mainstreaming movement began in 1975 with the passage of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Since then, additional legislation has allowed for children with disabilities and special needs to be integrated into the regular education classroom setting t....
Emile Durkheim
David Emile Durkheim was one of the founders of sociology. He was born April 15, 1858 at Epinal in the Eastern French province of Lorraine. He was the fourth child and second son of Moise and Melanie Durkheim. His family was Ashkenazic Jewish, and his father was a rabbi. It was said that young Emile....
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Epidemiology comes from the word “epidemic”, because it originated as the study of epidemics of infectious diseases. Epidemiologists seek answers to why some people get sick and others don't. Epidemiology is the science of exploring patterns of disease, illness and injury within populations, with....
Evacuation Was A Great Success During the War (1939)
This essay will be explaining if evacuation was a success using the sources and facts.
Before the war broke out in 1939, predictions of how many bombs would be dropped. The government predicted that 3500 tons of bombs could be dropped each day. The British government were feeling that a war was clo....
George Washington's Generals
America’s success in the Revolutionary War came as a surprise to many people. Considering the leader of the Continental Army were military armatures at the outbreak of the war. It is shocking how these American generals could beat trained British professionals. George Washington’s General....
Gravity
Andre Daly
What a Drag! : Lab Report
Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to demonstrate that air resistance affects the velocity of a falling object and when it hits the ground.
Hypothesis: I hypothesize that the plain piece of paper will fall slower than the crumpled paper, coin....
Guns and Violence
Ronnie Beal
Period 2
1-10-04
Ms. Montgomery
Guns and Violence
Do you ever wonder why people act in such a violent manner and do not posses the self control to act responsibly and safely? Some say it is the music they listen to, while others will blame it on movies and television shows, and th....
How Documentary Film Practice Has Changed
‘I look upon cinema as a pulpit’ (John Grierson). How has documentary film practice changed over the past half century? In answering this question, you will need to both engage with the history of the different documentary traditions covered in the lecture and reading and refer to specific filmic ....
Impact of Physical Apperance on Peoples Perceptions of Leadership Capabilities
Does physical appearance affect people's perception of leadership capabilities? We make judgments on other people all the time either subconsciously or purposely but where does our initial judgment or first opinion come from? We would all hope that we would be judged on our education, experience, s....
InterClean Career Development Plan - Part I
Salesperson Job Analysis - InterClean
Human resources here at InterClean have been tasked with creating a job analysis for new salesperson positions created when InterClean and EnviroTech merged. Traditionally, InterClean has been more of a product-based company, EnviroTech is known as a service-....
Is the climate warming?
Yes. Global surface temperatures have increased about 0.6°C (plus or minus 0.2°C) since the late-19th century, and about 0.4°F (0.2 to 0.3°C) over the past 25 years (the period with the most credible data). The warming has not been globally uniform. Some areas (including parts of the southeaster....
John Dalton
John Dalton (a British chemist and physicist) was born on September 6, 1766, in Eaglesfield, Cumberland County, England. He was son of a weaver, received education from his father and at a Quaker school in his local town. He started teaching at the age of twelve at a village school. Then he moved to....
law of demand
INTRODUCTION:
As price falls, the quantity demand rises and as price rises quantity demand falls. Thus there is a inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. Economists call this inverse relationship "The law of Demand." If all factors remain equal but price of goods increases, less p....
Luxury brands: standardized or adapted
Luxury brands: standardized or adapted
International Marketing
Word Count: 6,455
1. Introduction 3
1.1 The luxury goods industry 3
1.2 Research approach 3
1.3 Definition of luxury brands and brand image 4
2. Literature Review 5
3. Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) 9
3.1 C....
Market Research (Mcdonalds)
Market Research Assignment
Introduction
I have been assigned to carry out market research for McDonaldÂ’s located in Barking. The aim of this research is for us to help the company by providing them with primary research so that they can improve there services which will increase profits. Mar....
Methods for Teaching Multiplication
Table of Contents
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Problem Statement Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…....5
Research Questions Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…...6
Literature Review Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…....
Monitoring rate
Monitoring Rates
Aim: Would time affect the production of hydrogen gas in the reaction between 1 M of Hydrochloric acid and 2cm long Magnesium ribbons? What would happen in the rate of reaction over time?
Hypothesis: Result will show the increase in the amount of H2 (hydrogen gas) produced ove....
MRSA
Introduction
Staphylococcus Aureus is a bacterium that is carried in the nose by nearly 30 percent of healthy people (DHA, 2005). It is harmless but only until it invades the body through a broken skin and may cause various clinical diseases which may need treatment with antibiotics (DHA, 2005). W....
Multicultural Curriculum
According to Neubert and Jones (1998), "in the effort to develop multicultural curriculum, holidays are the first thing teachers think of." (p.14). From my experience, I agree with this statement. In addition, Neubert and Jones (1998) says that teachers need to include more things in the ....
Observation of a Church Service
Participant Observation of a Church Service
I attended Franklin Memorial Community Church on Sunday September 24, 2006 to do a participant observation of a church service. I observed the, congregation, leadership, praise time and sermon. Before the morning service began, people were gathering in t....
Observation of an a learning disabled person
I observed a 9th grade student, age 14, Elliot Dixon at Hawthorne High School on December 8, 2005. Elliott has been placed in Special Day Class for his learning disability which has been diagnosed as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Elliott is a good-looking, young, African-American stude....
observation of daycare system
In order to properly analyzing a child day care, one must observe and be aware of a full day schedule to have the proper information. A full day consists of about six or seven hours. Through out those hours children should be occupied at all time with learning and play. Each daycare or child centerÂ....
Observation on Early Childhood
Introduction:
I have decided to observe a 3 years old girl Elizabeth. She is my neighborÂ’s daughter. I observed her for about 6 hours total. ElizabethÂ’s mom is an Italian and dad is an American. Both of her parents work full time. She is about 2 feet 9 inches and weighs about 30 pounds. She has ....
Observation paper on Infancy
I. Introduction
Dhaval is a bright and silly 15 months old boy. He turned one three months ago. He has brown hair, and black eyes like any average Indian background child. He is adorable, has a big bright smile, and curious about anything. He is not shy at all; he goes to everybody and does not c....
Oxy Marketing Plan
Executive Summary
- This plan was commissioned to examine the introduction of a new product line for Oxy footwear. The new product line will feature a line of designer sandals that are affordable yet maintain the quality Oxy provides on a consistent basis. Oxy will partner with Betsy Johnson an....
Performance Management
Performance Management
Performance Management: An ongoing communication process that involves both the performance manager and the employee in:
* identifying and describing essential job functions and relating them to the mission and goals of the organization
* developing realistic and appropriat....
Plastic Bag Terrarium Research Paper
Table of Contents
Analysis and Discussion (Results)Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…1
ConclusionÂ…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â… 2
ApplicationsÂ…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â….......3
Statement of PurposeÂ…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â....
Preschool Observation Child Development
Place: La Mesa Dale Elementary School (La Mesa, CA)
Class: Special Education Preschool
Child: Emily, 4 years old
Ratio: 2 adults and 8 children
Walking in the door I met Ms. Jennifer Carter. Automatically I got a great impression of her. She was very well dressed and had a very pleasant dem....
Prokaryotes
Abstract/Summary: Changing our focus from the properties and functions that take place within the cell to the actual cell itself, we observed three specific bacterial types within this lab: Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and cyanobacteria. We closely observed the features of cyan....
reasoning
Introduction:
The present paper was made taking into consideration the influence of experience and memory as well as reasoning and intelligences in the process of decision-making and the impact of the results of this decisions in people's lives taking as an example my personal experience. The appl....
Reflection on college learning experience
Learning Paper
PSY/103
March 13, 2007
A little over four months ago I decided that it would be necessary to finish my degree in order to move up within my company and also be an example to my family. While I had many initial fears and anxiety ab....
Research Methods
Research Methods
1. Experiments
Only method that proves on thing causes another
Lab: carried out under experimental conditions
Advantage: easier to control the variables.
Disadvantage: Not ecologically valid
Field: A real life situation
Advantage: More ecologically valid
Disadvanta....
Royal Niagara Golf Analysis
Part 1 Situation Analysis
1. Competitors
Because of the fact that there are over 700 golf clubs which provide golf courses in Ontario, Ontario golf course market is extremely competitive and no club is able to dominate the market. Around Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the lake, both of which lie f....
Single Displacement Lab - Metal from salt
Single Displacement Lab
Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to test the ability or tendency of a metal to react with different salts in order to isolate the metal in the salt.
Hypothesis: The metals in this experiment have different ionization energy. Less energy is required for elements wit....
Sow bugs
I did this project to find out more about sow bugs and their eating habits. What I did was find two sow bugs and put them in a petri dish with wet sand and gave them four leaves of different kinds cut into squares to experiment with. Every day we would collect data on how much the sow bug had eaten.....
Special Education Classroom Observation
On March 16, 2006, I observed a special education classroom at the Jefferson Center. This classroom contained only disabled students ranging in age from about thirteen-years-old to twenty-one-years-old. This classroom contained students who were on different levels in certain subjects. Most of th....
Starbucks Case Report
Marketing Strategy
Starbucks has no strategic marketing department. The marketing function is performed by 3 separate groups – a market research group, a category group and a marketing group. This forces all of Starbucks executives to assume marketing related responsibilities such as gathering an....
Sunday at Seven - Observation, Reflection Essay
Bryce Phipps
Ms. Lynette Morinini
English MO1A
Observation, Reflection Essay
12 September 2007
Sunday at Seven
As seven oÂ’clock rolled around I noticed the pines trees with all their needles; sharp as push pins began to flow in the evening breeze. With time pressing on, the night life beg....
Team Development
Observation and Reflection
BuddyÂ’s snack company was started by Buddy Forest. Buddy passed the business to Buddy Jr who is currently running the business. His son Mark joined the company recently and implemented coaching sessions for staff, because of their low sales performance in previous qu....
The concepts of identity and persona in comedy
Persona is the most important part of a Comedian’s act. Persona is the aspect of identity in a certain situation, the situation here being comedy. As soon as a comedian becomes known they start working on the mainstream ‘club circuit’ . It is after a while of performing countless shows that the i....
The Dissection Of fido
The Dissection Of
FIDO!
Introduction
The spiny dogfish shark is the most abundant shark. This small shark is also known as the piked dogfish, skittledog, spotted dogfish, white-spotted dogfish, codshark, and thorndog. Its dorsal fin has sp....
THE EFFECT OF LIGHT INTENSITY
THE EFFECT OF LIGHT INTENSITY
ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Introduction-
Photosynthesis captures the energy from the sun and synthesizes
glucose, the major food source for all living organisms on earth. The process occurs in plants, algae, and some bacteria. In plants, chlorophyll, in the chloroplasts of ....
The effects of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis in Elodea
The effects of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis in Elodea
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aim
I aim to investigate the effects of the quantity of light and thus the light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis in Elodea.
background
Photosynthesis is the production of fo....
The Psychologicla effects of the Holocaust
The Holocaust was a tragic point in history which many people
believe never happened. Others who survived it thought it should
never have been. Not only did this affect the people who lived
through it, it also affected everyone who was connected to those
fortunate individuals who survived. T....
Theory Varification in Sociology
Theory Verification in Sociology
When sociologists study and observe different aspects of society they develop theories based on what they learn. However these theories have to be proven, therefore they go through a process called theory verification. The steps of theory verification include t....
United Nations
The Overall purpose of this paper is to provide insight on the United Nations tradition and performance and their search for a new role. The United Nations is an international organization that consists of 191 member states. “The United Nations is not a world government and it does not make laws.....
Video Game Violence
Violence has always been a part of human society. Humans have shown their dislike for one another through war, terrorism, verbal abuse, and countless other forms of violence. Though this hatred is disturbing it is especially disturbing when our children are the ones performing these acts of violen....
What is Research in Your Field
What is Research in Your Field
Information literacy
Jack Hamilton
Fort Hays State University
December 5th 2005
What is research in your field?
Introduction
What is research in my field? Research in my field is as varied as the fields of study I have to choose fr....
Workplace Observation
The United States Postal Service
Within an organization employees and management can observe the aspects of the organizational culture. Most of these aspects can be observed with in the postal service on a daily basis. Some of these aspects are how management and employees c....