90 Reflection Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
A comparative investigation into two of the monotheistic world religions
Introduction
There are many substantial and vital distinctions between Judaism and Christianity; nevertheless there are also many similarities, primarily because Christianity emerged from Judaism. However it is wrong to assume that Christianity as a whole is seen as a natural progression of Judais....
A Personal Reflection
While on the verge of becoming a woman in a world so complex, I start to contemplate and consider all consequences of the journey from adolescence to adulthood, and where I stand. Independence is a key factor that has helped shape my view on significant changes in my life.
A vessel, fresh-....
A time of Reflection - Life Span's Final Stage
Aging is not a single biological event, rather an accumulation of complex and progressive functional and physical changes, which occur over a life span. Aging can be either a difficult time or a joyous time, depending on the reflective results of the individual.
Aging is a fact of life as th....
abortion
This paper will attempt to discuss the moral issues and dilemmas surrounding abortion. In discussing the moral issues of this subject matter it is only natural to also discuss the legal aspects of it as well. First a description of what abortion is will be offered. A brief history of the legaliza....
Abortion choices and rights amoNg females
In the United States Abortion is a form of murder and should be illegal to people who feel abortion is a form of murder. Society feels that if you decide to conceive the child you should be able to take care of it in anyway, shape, or form. In my opinion if a person wants to abort their baby for the....
Accounting for Managerial Decision Making
Introduction
George Washington, Founding Father and first President of the United States, believed a pious citizenry was indispensable to a republican government (Munoz, 2003, p. 12). In the spirit of the writings of John Locke, the private sector should be encouraged to become the driving infl....
America's Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Perhaps the most controversial and heavily scrutinized issue of the twentieth century was President Harry Trumans decision to unleash atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945. While the sequence of events preceding that fateful summer morning of August 6,1945 are fully understood....
American fine Arts
American Fine Arts 1945-1970
By: Anonymous
PREFACE: Art during the mid-twentieth century contained some of the most important changes art history. These explosive times were counter-balanced with explosive popular culture. More historical events, abrupt changes, and turbulence occurred from th....
An Inconvenient Truth Reflection Paper
I love the whole world. Its such a brilliant place. The last words of Discovery Channels commercial on how individuals love our home. Would we say the same things as they did? What are we doing at this time to show the proof of what we call our love of the worlds brilliance?
This....
An Unseen Reflection - Dracula and God
"An Unseen Reflection"
Paul Ratliff
Gothic literature exists as a style of fiction that emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate. Dracula, a gothic English novel written in 1897 by Bram Stoker, illustrates a Satanic character through the Count. The Count exists as the protagon....
Benchmarking Global Communications
Running Header: Benchmarking
Benchmarking Analysis
Team New Generation
University of Phoenix
Apple innovations
Apple Innovation was chosen because of the company ability sustain new ideas and longevity. On April 1st, 1976, Steven Wozniak, Steven Jobs and Ron....
CAD CAM Software Comparisons
Elliott Proffitt
BSc (Hons) CAD
CAD/CAM Software Comparison
November 2006
Contents
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Problem Definition
1.2 Scope
1.3 Rational
2.0 Review of existing knowledge
2.1 CAD/CAM packages used
2.2.1 Introduction
2.1.2 CATIA
2.1....
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN SINGAPORE
ABSTRACT
More than 400 prisoners have been executed in Singapore by hanging since 1991. This makes Singapore the country with the highest execution rate in the world relative to its population size, easily double the execution rate of the country with the next highest execution r....
Case Study Nocturnal Hypoglycemia
Introduction Diabetes is an epidemic in Counties Manukau. It is no
longer a disease for the 40 to 65 years old, but the youngest diagnosed with
Diabetes Mellitus are 6 year old children. In 2008, an estimate of
$57,000,000 is being spent every year by Counties Manukau District
Health Board for d....
Challenges of creating an African Standby Force
CHALLENGES OF CREATING AN AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
INTRODUCTION
1. The OAU (now AU) was formed in 1963 with the hope that the organisation would pursue the independence of colonized territories, promote their unity, encourage peaceful settlement of disputes and development. The OAU therefore, co....
Child Abuse
Someone once said that Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime (Ward). Any person that has been abused in some way will say the exact same response that it will always be with them; the best thing to do is just move on. Child abuse can affect children and adults in many ways. ....
childhood malnutrition
Childhood Malnutrition: Consequences and Solutions
Summary
Malnutrition is something that interests me greatly, especially because it is so closely tied to socioeconomic status (SES) and opportunity. Furthermore, this is a problem that is totally preventable. I have chosen to research childh....
Childrens book Reviews
Childrens Book Reviews
Friends at School
ISBN: 978-1-59572-040-5
Brief Summery:
A delightful, heart-warming book featuring children of mixed abilities busily working and playing at school. This book illustrates the true meaning of the word inclusion. It shows that given the oppo....
Christina Aguilera
Christina was born in Staten Island, New York her dad was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, while her mother is American ,German, English, Irish and Dutch. Her parents married when her mother was 20 years old and her father 31. She lived with her father and mother until she was 6 or 7 years old. When ....
Christina Aguilera
Christina Maria Aguilera was born on the 18th of December 1980 on Staten Island in New York City in the USA.
Christina's net worth is 60 million. She is ranked #19 on "The Richest 20 Women in Entertainment" list. While she hasn't sold as many albums as other artists of her time her new....
Christopher Reeve
Autobiography:
The word autobiography is defined as the biography of a person written by that person www.dictionary.com. This book is an autobiography of Christopher Reeve, enlightening the readers of his life, and in particularly concentrating on his equestrian accident, the affects to which....
Citizen Kane: An Accurate Portrayal of William Randolph Hearst?
Many have called Citizen Kane the greatest cinematic achievement of all time. It is indeed a true masterpiece of acting, screen writing, and directing. Orson Welles, its young genius director, lead actor, and a co-writer, used the best talents and techniqu....
Civilization
Our civilizations are merely a wrinkle in time. Billions of years ago, during the Paleolithic Culture people had only knowledge for basic survival. The Stone Age was a time for hunting and gathering, building tools, and making fire. As the human race evolved, so did the culture. This is when the....
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....
Computer Game Narratives
Abstract
In this paper we investigate if, and then how, interaction can define narrative in a computer game. When developing computer games that include stories or story elements
it seems natural to use the traditional linear narrative and storytelling methods without emphasising that the compute....
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)
* ....
Decorum Renaissance
The title of Renaissance scholar and historian John Hales 1993 book, The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance, is not only a reference to Jacob Burckhardts seminal tome on the Renaissance, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, it is in effect also a play on words. In his text, Hale....
Diversity
Diversity is the mosaic of people who bring a variety of backgrounds, styles, perspectives, values, and beliefs as assets to the groups and organizations with which they interact as explained by (Rasmussen, 1996). This definition has three noteworthy points. First, it describes diversity as a m....
Eating Disorders Among Americans
Eating Disorders Among Americans
This essay is written about eating disorders among Americans, why people may have these illnesses and whats associated with these ailments. All of the different types of eating disorders and what an eating disorder actually is.
How we society can help bring an....
Economic Teacher Struggle
The Urban Teacher Struggle by, Lisa Renfro, was published October, 1, 2003 in volume 11, issue 2 of Teaching Music. The article speaks of the struggles of being a teacher in the under funded and often forgotten subject of music. The unique struggles of teaching music in low income urban and rura....
Effective Group Work
Executive Summary
This report examines the communication practices of effective group work to find out how to communicate when people do some work together. Every action the members in the team do affect the final achievements the group will obtain. The findings in the report are based on the activ....
Ernest Shackleton and Antarctic Expedition
The Three Contexts of the Expedition
The Endurance expedition, led by Ernest Shackleton, can be analyzed under several different contexts. The context under which Shackleton initially portrayed the polar expedition was as an imperial opportunity. In a time when little was known about several are....
Ethical Beliefs and Capital Punishment
Throughout time, there have been many events that have taken place that cause the human race in general much concern. For we cannot seem to understand simply why these events took place at all. Often, instead of looking for logical or scientific answers, we turn to religion, or we turn to fiction. W....
Evaluate the development of counselling skills and relationships
Developing Counselling Relationships and Skills; with particular reference to Egans's three stage model
The counselling relationship is a reflection of life itself; there is a beginning, an exploratory middle phase and a very definite end. In this essay I explore how I use key skills to navigate....
Filming macbeth
Filming of Macbeth: A History Presentation Reflection Paper
Macbeth was originally a play performed on stage. However, over the last hundred years, it has been featured in many films. Each film has the same general idea according to the play written by William Shakespeare, but may have some slig....
Gender and communication
Introduction
A catalog which recently arrived at my house advertises T-
shirts and bumperstickers popularizing the words of feminist
scholars Cheris Kramarae & Paula Treichler: "Feminism is the
radical notion that women are people."(1) Indeed, sometimes I
think we've spent the last two millenn....
Gregorik Andras
Thin fabricGregorik Andras AN312.16I.Thick fabricII.StoicheiaIII.Three types of prose narration IV.The Augustan novelV.Conclusion"...no matter what kind of pleasure may await his senses, unless it serves exclusively the glory of God, he needs to cut it off of him, giving it upout of his love towards....
Harrison - Keyes Problem Solution
Harrison - Keyes Problem Solution
Problem Solution: Harrison-Keyes Inc.
Harrison Keyes Incorporated a global publishing company has been able to shift the company focus to meet demands over more than the past one hundred years. The companys current shift to e publishing is threatening to do mor....
Heart of Darkness: Reflection of Conrads Racism
Heart of Darkness: Reflection of Conrads Racism
Heart of Darkness has long been a novel accepted and praised by men. It is part of the canon of great literary works and has been read by many. It does not sit well with Chinua Achebe that Heart of Darkness is revered as a legendary title. He fins t....
holes reflection
Reading holes shows that you cant judge someone without knowing him/her.
We can learn to stop being hasty everytime we judge someone. Because we
can make huge mistakes. Like Stanley did with Zero.
At first he understimated Zero, probably because of the influence the other kids
had on....
Jim Morrison and Susan Sontag
Jim Morrison is the lead singer of the classic rock and roll band "The Doors". JimMorrison not only was the lead vocalist in the famous sixties band, he was also the writer of mostbut not all of The Doors songs and the author of many poems. Susan Sontag is anaccomplished author. Some of Susan Son....
Katherine Dunham
The contribution of Katherine Dunham and Alvin Ailey to modern dance
Katherine Dunham's background and work
Katherine Dunham created one of the most popular American dance companies ever, and she was a pioneer in exploring the African American cultural heritage. Why is it then such an amazing ....
Leader vs. Manager
Leader versus Manager: A Comparative Analysis
Over the last several years the fields of business, healthcare management, and military enterprises have all dealt with the question of whether or not a leader and a manager are one in the same. The real issue at hand is whether leading and managing....
Literature and the Workplace Environment
Literature and the Workplace Environment
How does ones day to day work have any relationship to literature? The word literature is literally "acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary from the Latin littera meaning "an individual written character (le....
Lord of the flies reflections
Ralph was the closest to civilization because he was the most organized and respected. Ralph was the one in the book who blew the conch and got everyone on the island together for their first meeting. He also built huts on the beach with little help from some others, this shows that he was very res....
Management accounting_relevance lost critique
Management Accounting: Relevance Lost A Critique
Critical Appraisal Of The Main Arguments Of Relevance Lost
Todays management accountant information, driven by the procedures and cycle of the organisations financial reporting system, is too late, too aggregated, and too distorted to be....
Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a vital figure of the modern era. His lectures and dialogues stirred the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. The movements and marches he led brought significant changes in the fabric of American life through his courage and selfless devotion. This dev....
Memory in Romanticism: mnemosyne, plasticity,
Memories do not comply with the dictums of time's arrow. Those among us who have experienced apparently unrelated flashes of recollections passing through our minds will surely vouch for that, and it is often said that people on the verge of death witness packets of memory from their early childhood....
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 ....
Nectar in a Sieve
Nectar in a Sieve
Specific interesting/significant historical/cultural items learned from book:
During this time period women did not have a big part in society. Their job was to have kids and hopefully they be boys and stay at home and cook and clean. Yet Rukmani was one very grateful woman tha....
Organizational Behavior and Kudler Fine Foods
Abstract
Organizational behavior within a firm stems from its apparent culture; that has evolved over time. Further, as the organization develops it must constantly change to adapt to a diversified business landscape. Change must t....
Origin of Gender Inequality
The Origin of Gender Inequality
The root of all gender issues which presently exist in society may be
traced back to The Creation Story in Genesis. This crucial chapter of the Bible
provides evidence supporting that God intended for man and woman to exist as
equals, yet he assigned gender ....
personal devotion
Have you ever wondered what exactly had to be done for you to be in a closer relationship with God? For you to listen, receive and accept his word into your life? This deep spiritual connection is something that is achieved through the meaningful action of personal Devotion. Personal Devotion refers....
Postmodernism and Actor Network Theory
WHAT IS POSTMODERNISM? WHY MIGHT ACTOR-NETWORK THEORY BE CONSIDERED A POSTMODERNIST APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS?
INTRODUCTION
In the field of organizational studies, postmodernism is still relatively new and has been receiving considerable attention particularly in the social sciences....
Prostitution in the Bible: Moral or Immoral
Prostitution within the Bible: Moral or Immoral?
Prostitution is a primordial institution documented back in the ancient Greek times and possibly utilized even before then. In antiquity, most of the time, it was an act that occurred in cultic temples as a tribute to the Greek God of fertility, Aph....
Rank and religion in Tikopia
Rank and religion in Tikopia : a study in Polynesian paganism and
conversion to Christianity by: Firth, Raymond William
For many people religion is a tremendously diverse complex set of beliefs and is often centralized as being part of mans attempt to assign sense and order to human existence....
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....
reflection on the movie Inherit the wind
1) Reflection on Inherit the Wind
I recently wrote three letters to the Philadelphia Inquirer about the ongoing trial of Bert Cates. None of my letters have been answered and I dont know why Im being ignored. This will be my final letter to the Inquirer. I want my opinion to be heard and....
Reflection on Writing - The Field of Writing
The field of writing is more than just words on a paper; its more than just an idea jotted down. The different aspects of being a good writer are knowing how to word your essay, how to use correct grammar and how to summarize your paper. These three aspects work together to create the tone of the ....
Reflections of a Culture Past
The poem, Beowulf was supposedly written in the tenth century, but it was most likely told before then, orally, for centuries. There is little information about the author, on when Beowulf was first created or about the original version of the story before it was written. However the poem does, howe....
Reflections of Our Nation Lie beneath Injustice of Our Laws
We often rely upon the Bill of Rights to ensure us the fairness, for which we are entitled. The pledges that are denoted in the Bill of Rights are the promises that are to be fulfillment for all Americans and by all Americans. Although it is obvious that this promise that is engraved in the law book....
Reflections on Who Moved My Cheese
Cheese. It is such a simple and yet sometimes elusive idea. I read this book some time ago and listen to the audio this time as a refresher. I recalled some of the things I thought were important cheese earlier in my life and the crazy actions I took to hold onto cheese in the past. I now wonder wha....
Reflections on Mother Tongue
I believe every person wants to pursue the better, comfortable and safe place for living. That is the main reason why many immigrants who come from many different countries move to the United States, a country of freedom. After reading ¡°Mother Tongue,¡± written by Amy Tan, an American Chinese....
Rehabilitation Today
Rehabilitation Today
There are many controversial and difficult problems that plague the society of the United States. The issue of crime is often found at the center of most discussions. This might have something to do with the fat that crime has a very adverse effect on society. Crime is often s....
Role The Role of the Media in Liberal Democracies
The Role of the Media in Liberal Democracies
This essay will determine the role of the media in liberal democracies generally, where there is a greater emphasis on individual freedom and less emphasis on social goals such as equality (Ryan, Parkers and Brown 2003, 66). The media can be seen as ha....
Round and Round
Round and round and round the piece of art you go, up and down your eyes flow, they travel and yet still you might
not know, Eschers artworks is what you see. Now what are the pieces of information that resonate and have a form of
symbolism to you, what illusions has the world stuck in your hea....
Sand dune mining along the wild coast of Africa
The wild coast, an area close to 300 kilometres, runs along the east coast of Africa. It was formerly part of the Transkei, but since 1994 was reincorporated into the Eastern Cape Province. Amongst the awesome beauty of the wild coast. This essay will look at specifically the Xolebeni people (in the....
Scripture Reflection - The Great Commission
The Great Commission is one of the most influential and inspirational passages to me in the Holy Bible. Most strong Christians could tell you that the Great Commission was Jesus final instructive word to his disciples, so it encompassed a very strong message. For this paper, I would like to di....
Seize the Day - Prompt
Title of Book: Seize the Day
Title of Author: Saul Bellow
Plot
The Main conflicts of the novel are Man vs. Man and Man vs. Society. In this book Tommy Wilhelm has to deal with himself mentally and emotionally, and his father, wife and acquaintances.
I chose Man vs. Man b....
Self Reflection Report to Improve Leadership Skills
Self-Reflection Essay
What better way exists to examine key concepts of organizational behaviour than to reflect on one's own experiences and beliefs as they apply to workplace successes and failures? In this report, I intend to review a variety of theories relative to organizational behaviour b....
Smoke Signals - Personal Reflection
For most of my life, the word Native American had immediately made me think of feathers, powwows, and a society uncorrupted by civilization. However, in watching the movie Smoke Signals, a movie that depicts the modern Native American culture, I learned many other things. For one, I learned that ma....
Story of an Hour: A reflection of Kate Chopin
Considered a woman ahead of her time due to her unconventional behavior and writing style, Kate Chopins once rejected pieces of literature have become a timeless collection of valuable evidence documenting a period of history in which women faced enormous restrain in their ....
Strategy Formulation & Implementation
Simulation Reflection Paper
Ronika Jones
University of Phoenix
Strategy Formulation and Implementation / MGT 578
Ruediger Mueller
May 23, 2006
Simulation Reflection Paper
Executive Summary
Strategy combines foresight, planning, and making decisions for sh....
Sunday at Seven - Observation, Reflection Essay
Bryce Phipps
Ms. Lynette Morinini
English MO1A
Observation, Reflection Essay
12 September 2007
Sunday at Seven
As seven oclock 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
Buddys 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 effects of Endaka
THE GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT
CONTENTS:
Page 3 Question 1
Page 8 Question 2
Page 11 ..Question 3
Page 15 ..Question 4
....
The Reflection of the Nature of Man and Society
The Romantic Era (1776-1830)£¬occurred in Europe was a Period of overcrowded cities, dirty streets and poverty due to the Industrial Revolution and the aftermath of the power scuffles in Europe. During this era, the arts flourished and a new perspective in poetry was developed. The Romantics wrote....
Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (a critical response and personal reflection on the text)
Tush never tell me? I take it much unkindly/ That thou Iago, who hast had my purse/ As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this. (Roderigo 1.1.1)
These few lines are the very first words said in the play Othello by the character Roderigo. To me they appear as if a clear expression of ....
Two Empires In Japan
Two Empires In Japan by John M.L. Young and The Christian Confrontation with Shinto Nationalism by Kun Sam Lee were the two books I used for this topic. The former, an intimate 100 year chronicle of the persecution by the Asian government with their demands that all people bow in Kyujo-yohai, ( wor....
Understanding Immigration through Economic Policies
Looking at the Source: Understanding Immigration through Economics
Mexico has the largest flow of citizens out of its borders than any other nation in the world, despite its relatively small population of 105 million. Statistics documenting the mass exodus of immigrants from Mexico, an overwh....
Utilitarianism and Kantianism Evaluated through Reflection on J.M. Coetzees Disgrace
Utilitarianism is a theory based on the promotion of good consequences and judgment of actions according to the results. Kantianism is another theory of ethics, which believes that a human life cannot be measured by quantity. This paper will present several aspects of these two theories and illustra....
Violence in Sports
With the increase in society taking a stance against violence by many people, sports has become an areawhere some feel that the violent acts such as the hitting and fighting that occurs should be eliminated.You can not change something that has been around for so long because it would change the asp....
War and Civil Libertiies
War & Civil Liberties:
Two Aspects of modern Society that are a topic of continuous if not obsessive conversations are War and Civil Liberties. They are not only interlinked, but usually have a direct impact on each other. As humans we find the need to try to explain the reasons why both of the....
Whose death is the more Deianeiras in Sophocles Women of Trachis or Polyxenas in Euripides Hecabe?
In these two books we read of the deaths of two women, under two opposite circumstances; one of sacrifice and no choice, and the other of suicide, two women who go from having everything to almost nothing. Deianeira in Sophocles' 'Women of Trachis is the wife of Heracles, and after years and years....
Why Nikita Khrushchev Deployed Missiles in Cuba
On October 16, 1962 the United States found from a series of U-2 reconnaissance flight missions that the Soviet Union had placed medium to intermediate range missiles within communist Cuba, a mere ninety miles away from the United States coast. This finding generated widespread fear in America. Th....
Women in Ancient Greece: Athens and Sparta
Most people think of ancient Athens as the city of freedom and democracy, while they think of Sparta as a highly restricted society. The schools teach us that modern democracies are modeled on Athens, while military dictatorships are modeled on Sparta. However, history shows us that women had much....
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