150 Scientific Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Enterococcus faecalis
Before 1984 Enterococcus faecalis was classified as the Group D streptococci, Streptococcus faecalis. It was reclassified as enterococci and given the name Enterococcus faecalis. There are many species of enterococci, but Enterococcus faecalis is the most common and causes 85-95% of all enterococcal....
Abnormal psychology
Abnormal psychology
Abnormal behaviour can be defined as behaviour which is unusual, socially unacceptable, dangerous to themselves or others, or whether a person is in a significant amount of personal distress. However, each of these must be defined themselves individually and cul....
Abortion
Abortion During the past quarter century, abortion has joined race and war as one of the most debatable subject of controversy in the United States. It discusses human interaction where ethics, emotions and law come together. Abortion poses a moral, social and medical dilemma that faces many individ....
Abortion in the United States
Abortion has evoked considerable debate and controversy
throughout history. In the United States too, it has been a
subject of heated debate through most of its history. In recent
times, "pro-choice" and "pro-life" movements have taken
diametrically opposite positions on the ethical, legal....
Abortion Unjustified
Abortion Unjustified
An embryo is not a human being. A woman is in control of her own body, and
should therefore, have the right to choose. Abortion is safe if it is legal. Rape victims should be allowed abortions because the pregnancy was not consensual. Complications during pregnancy that a....
Aids
AIDs
(1)
Nov. 24 An estimated 5.3 million people, including 600,000 children under age 15, became infected with the virus that causes AIDS this year, the World Health Organization said today. For the first time the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Africa stabilized, but that was offset b....
Air Pollution
Air is the ocean we breathe. Air supplies us with oxygen which is essential for our bodies to live. Air is 99.9% nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor and inert gases. Human activities can release substances into the air, some of which can cause problems for humans, plants, and animals.
There are several ....
Anabolic Steroids
Steroids might be the most use drug on the planet. The reason for this is that basically most athletes use them to enhance their muscles. There are two types of Steroids, one being Anabolic Steroids, and the other being Androgenic Steroids. Two different steroids with one basic outcome. Basically....
Anabolic Steroids: A Panacea Or A Murderer?
Anabolic Steroids: A Panacea Or A Murderer?
Hey, its good to see you back at this high school reunion. Joey! How have you been doing? Not too well, I have to get a liver transplant. Why? I took steroids Oh well Mark! I havent seen you since the senior p....
Ancient philosophers: Aristotle, Socates, Plato
Humanism
Throughout history, people can notice as the generations go on, ideas are improved based on those who proceeded. Those before us set the basis, while we take those ideas and change them to fit out society. In philosophy, you can see a noticeable trend which dates back to BCE. Philosophers....
Animal Intelligence
Section 1
Humans used to be considered the only animals on earth that could demonstrate higher level thinking such as solving problems, communicating with others, memory, and understanding basic concepts. This way of thinking has changed and is dramatically false. Due to older, as well as ....
animal testing
Off of the Fence
Who has the power to determine what is morally wrong? I always thought that an individual had the right to choose his or her own morals and beliefs. If this is true, then when it comes to testing on animals, why do so many people pass judgment on others? If a gene, capable o....
Antioxidants and Their Effect on Free Radicals
Scientific research has proven that antioxidants are substances that can prevent damage done to cells by free radicals. Vitamins E, C and beta carotene are the antioxidants that are being referred to that protect these cells. These antioxidants can help to prevent cancer, heart disease and also slo....
Are Animals Conscious Creatures?
Consciousness! I have been looking and searching in books, articles, newspapers, and many more resources trying to find and understand the meaning of consciousness. In fact, I found many scientists, philosophers and others who explained consciousness from their own point of view and experience. No o....
Are Innovative SMEs an oxymoron?
Are Innovative SMEs an oxymoron?
A survey on some top executives by Boston Consulting recently shows that while most of companies reduce or keep innovation spend to a minimum, some companies are still investing for innovation. For example, Procter & Gamble and Vodafone are teaming up with t....
Artists do not have an outline to perception whereas scientists follow criteria to determine value
Artists do not have an outline to perception whereas scientists follow criteria to determine the validity of their theories, this relates to knowledge and to know things.
The human mind interprets ideas through perception in 3 different ways, through language, emotion and reason, these all being o....
Aspirin: A New Look at an Old Drug
Aspirin: A New Look at an Old Drug
by Me
In purses and backpacks, in briefcases and medicine chests the world over, millions of people keep close at hand a drug that has both a long past and a fascinating future. Its past reache....
Australia
The Portuguese were the first to discover the East Coast of AustraliaIn Australian history books, it has been thought for hundreds of years that Captain Cook from England was the first to discover the east coast of Australia on 28th April 1770. However latest evidence shows that this historic event ....
Beastly Behavior; Considering the Unethical Nature of Zoos
Zoo elephants swaying from side to side, cheetahs pacing endlessly, and manic monkeys grooming themselves to baldness. This disturbed trance-like behavior is a result of the lack of stimulus afforded to animals in captivity. However, to combat the positive aspect of zoos, it is also important to co....
Big Foot, Yeti, and Sasquatch, Existent or Nonexistent
Big Foot, Yeti and Sasquatch are all mythical giant apes, not know to be real or fake. The giant animal stands seven to nine feet tall and weighs between 600 and 900 pounds. The United States Big Foot ranges all over throughout the Northwestern part of the US The Yeti is a giant ape thought to dw....
bio the need the day
Biology (from Greek Βìο meaning life and Λoγος meaning the study of) is the study of life. Biology encompasses a broad spectrum of academic fields that are often viewed as independent disciplines. However, together they address phenomena related to living organisms (bi....
Bioethical and Political Debates Surrounding Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Introduction to Embryonic Stem Cells
When it comes to the area of contemporary biological research, no topic is as debatable and controversial as the infamous Stem Cell. Stem cells are currently the hottest topic under scrutiny in this country. Very few other ongoing areas of biological research h....
Bipolar Disorder in Teens and Children
Everyone has ups and downs in their mood; such as, happiness, sadness, and anger are normal emotions and an essential part of everyday life. In contrast, bipolar disorders a medical condition in which people have mood swings out of proportion, or totally unrelated, to things going on in their lives.....
Brain Drain
A recent press release issued by the Committee on Science
and Technology in Developing Countries (COSTED),
based in Chennai, carries the formidable (and somewhat
forbidding) title Redirecting Migrations. The release
accompanied a questionnaire that arrived on my desk; a
quick glance reas....
Bureacracy: absolute or obsolete
Bureaucracy: absolute or obsolete?
Exploring the requirement of bureaucracy
to organisations.
Submitted: 13 November 2006
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Background to Organisation and Bureaucracy 1
3. Organisational Choices of Rational Bureaucracy, Advantages & Disadvantages 2
3.....
can science explain everything?
Every day, each of us who populate this Earth has something going on inside of our minds. Whether we are thinking about a job, our family, an event that happened earlier that day, or even questioning why something happened that day, rarely are we interested in how the world came to be, and how we c....
Case Study: Roches New Scientific Method
Case Study: Roche's New Scientific Method
Business strategy affects the information system and organizational decisions significantly. The business strategy gives the plan of where a business seeks to go, and in order to get there, the organizational decisions and the information systems must be al....
Cause and Effect: Industrial Revolution
In the 1700s, many wealthy citizens bought lands and rented fields to families to work on it. A new crop rotation was found and improved livestock changed the living conditions for everyone. These new discoveries came because of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. The people used a s....
Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1965)
There have many different movements that American society has witnessed in its history. One of the most influential movements that had the most impact on American society is the Civil Rights Movement. There were many key actors that were dedicated to bringing c....
Clinical Biochemistry - Ahmed critical review
Upon receiving the book I felt exciting to dive right into it, and as a child does I jumped about the book, skipping the chapters to the subjects I enjoy best. Just starting a 4th year in Applied Bioscience my self I already have a large collection of study reference, textbooks, and access to journa....
Cognition in Animals
There are different opinions as to whether animals think or not. During the twentieth century, few psychologists have argued the point that animals indeed do think, but in the last twenty or so years, we have seen a turning away from the restrictions of behaviourism and an open attitude to the stu....
Cold War - Space Race
War is an event that represents the situation of a state and how it is revolutionized. It introduces new factors that sometimes force nations others to join in the enhancing of ideas. In particular, the new face of the ideological or new age concept was brought up. The United States of America an....
Consensus: Pro-Choice?
After the election of George W. Bush in 2004, the media was claiming that moral issues are what drove voters to choose presidential candidate George W. Bush over John Kerry. Among these issues was abortion, which was ranked as the most important issue among voters in the election by 21.8% of those p....
Control in the Workplace
The roles of managers as leaders within a firm require them to plan future economic objectives for the firm to reach. However in order to achieve these plans, control is needed to ensure that workplace compliance and high levels of efficiency are achieved. Through control, management are able to est....
Cooling Rate of Certain Liquids
Scientific InvestigationsExperiments to Determine the Cooling Rate of Coffee, when Milk should be Added and what Container should be UsedThe aim of the first experiment was to find out and record the cooling rate of coffee under three different conditions and thus showing when milk should be added a....
Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are arguably the world’s most beautiful habitats. Coral reefs have been called therainforests of the oceans, because of the rich diversity of life they support. Scientists have not yetfinished counting the thousands of different species of plants and animals that use or live in t....
Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are arguably the worlds most beautiful habitats. Coral
reefs have been called therainforests of the oceans, because of the rich
diversity of life they support. Scientists have not yetfinished
counting the thousands of different species of plants and animals that use or
live i....
Cosmetic Testing-Animal Suffering
Imagine you are a fluffy, white rabbit in a cosmetic testing laboratory. You cannot move
your head because you are being held in a restraining device. A scientist in a long, white coat grabs a test tube and dropper. The scientist begins dripping a strange liquid into your eyes. When you try to bli....
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....
Cultured Fat
Cultured Fat
In the last forty years many things have changed in American culture, from the way Americans act to the way they eat. These cultural changes are not always in the best interest of the American people, many of which put their health and self esteem in grave danger. Changes in cultur....
Demon Hanunted World: Scientific Thinking
Scientific Thinking
Scientific thinking is the most influential discovery in formulating facts and theories about questions in science. This is where the ability to create questions and form hypothesis derived. The basic concepts that drive this method are creativity, evidence, logic, and tes....
Dental History
In the beginning there were dinosaurs. Then came the people. For as long as people have had teeth, there has always been someone trying to fix them. Thus the dentist was born! Dentistry has a long and distinguished, not to mention interesting history. Anyone interested in dentistry should know a b....
Different Types of Discrimination
Different Types of Discrimination
By: Dustin C. Shumway
G. Alan Williams
03/26/07
Discrimination means unequal treatment. Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 says that no person employed or seeking employment by a business with more than 15 employees may be discriminated against due to ....
discovery of oxygen
There have been a lot of controversies over who discovered oxygen. Three scientists, namely Carl Scheele, Joseph Priestley, and Antoine Lavoisier, managed to isolate the gas in the 1770s. Although Scheele and Priestley managed to isolate the ¡°air¡± previous to Lavoisier, they both adhered to th....
Does CO2 contribute to the runaway greenhouse effect
The research problem being investigated is whether CO2 does contribute to the runaway greenhouse effect and in addition if raising the CO2 levels is great for plants. Since there is two procedures to this experiment., there will be two hypotheses being tested:-
Part I - The enclosure (mini-atmosp....
Does science disaprove God??
Science And God
Everyone knows that this is the age of science. The explosive growth of science and technology fills everyone with awe. Science has become a synonym for truth, and none can deny that science constantly strives to find truth.
Since today science is man's greatest endeavor to di....
Downsize Of American Family
The idiom, "Decline of Traditional Family a National Crisis," is deeply rooted to an assumption that national boom results from a nation rich with traditional nuclear families. Consisting of a married man and woman living together and sharing responsibilities for offspring and for each oth....
drug testing in the wrok place
Drug testing in the United States began with the explosive use of illegal drugs, in order to curb drug abuse. This began during the Vietnam War with drug use at a climax. In general, Drug testing is a way to detect illegal drug use and deter it, usually by Urinalysis. Drug testing in the United Stat....
Dystopia is merely a utopia from another point of view? - Brave New World
Dystopia is merely a utopia from a different point of view. Discuss this statement in relation to two pertinent literary or filmic examples.
The following essay proposes to consider the concepts of dystopia and utopia, analysing the ways in which they can be deemed to constitute the same phenomen....
Ecofeminism and Animal Rights
Womens spirituality is connected to goddess mythology. In mythology goddesses are women who are shown as strong and creative, with the ability to create change and make a difference. In modern times it is a male centered system which has the power and there is nothing for women to take on spirit....
Ecosystem and Environments
What is an ecosystem?
Ecosystem, an abbreviation of âecological systemâ. It can be thought of as an assemblage of living organisms ( biotic community or biocoenosis) living together with their environment (biotope). It is a dynamic and complex unit.
Urban ecological systems are charact....
effect of different substrate concentrations on the rate of reaction of catalase.
Aim:
The aim of my investigation is to find out how the substrate concentration, hydrogen peroxide affects the rate of reaction of the enzyme catalase. I will do this by reacting different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide with the same volume of catalase (yeast mixed with water) and then obs....
Effect of the Enlightenment on Contemporary United States Society
The Enlightenment was a very progressive time in which great advances were made for society at a time when the people were often oppressed by monarchy rulers. Since the beginning of the Enlightenment period in the 17th century, America has been at the forefront of the Enlightenment movement. The En....
Environment and pollution
Environment and Pollution
Introduction
The act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances is called pollution. It is the contamination of the environment as a result of human activi....
Examination of fishery management
Fishery Management: Galveston Bay
United States fishery management endeavors involve a complicated balance between laws, science and policies. Management plans are implemented in an effort to control our nations most valuable food supply and to satisfy future demands. Proper regulations are a ne....
Factors that Contribute to Achieving a Religious Identity
Religion has always been a very controversial topic. There are always people who would argue, fight, or even kill for what they believe in. If someone holds different religious beliefs than another person, conflict could occur. I have seen conservative Christians at Wright State who preach to pe....
Female vs.Male Brain
Male and Female Brains
Abstract
This paper is a selective review of experiments and studies that have been conducted over the
past decade in an attempt to understand how male and female brains differ. The various methods
used to explore the question how are men and women different are discus....
Fuel Cells
Fuel Cells Term Paper for Physics 102
Abstract
The article on Electrochemical Engine for Vehicles from Scientific America is a report that gives details of todays efforts in fuel cells technology as it appli....
Future of the United Nations
Question: Often described as a talking shop the United Nations remains extremely important as a centre for multi-lateral diplomacy. Discuss.
Founded in 1945, the United Nations is not without critics over some of its shortcomings on certain fundamental issues it was meant to address at i....
Galileo
Galileo Galilei was born at Pisa on the 18th of February in 1564. His father, Vincenzo Galilei, belonged to a noble family and had gained some distinction as a musician and a mathematician. At an early age, Galileo manifested his ability to learn both mathematical and mechanical types of things, but....
Galileo Galilei
The purpose of the Holy Scriptures is to tell us how to go to heaven, not how the heavens go. (Galileo Galilei; First Physicist, p. 81)
Galileo Galilei was an independent minded Italian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher in the sixteen hundreds. His works are some of the most infl....
General Information on industrial revolution
Britannia:
Legacies
Industrial revolutions
Name: Jason Thieu
Grade: 9a
Teacher: Mrs Edward Davies
Industrial revolution
This essay is about the legacies and impacts affecting the modern society from the industrial revolution.
What impact and legacy to the modern society did....
global warming
Global warming is a serious threat to humans that has long been identified and is a problem that requires attention not only at a national and international level but primarily at an individual and public level. Global warming is a phenomenon analogous to the green house effect heat in the fo....
Global Warming
Global Warming
Global warming is the gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earths lower atmosphere. Temperatures at the Earths surface increased by about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit over the twentieth century. Scientist believe that the earth is warming because of the large amount of....
GLOBAL WARMING - A TRADGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
GLOBAL WARMING - A TRADGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE
December 20th 2006
Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gases are gaseous components of the atmosphere that contribute to the greenhouse effect. The major g....
Global Warming Fact or Fiction
Global Warming Fact or Fiction
The earth has been going through a warming trend for the last 20,000 years. The warming has accelerated in the last 100 years. The Great Ice age is ending. The facts will show that both, global warming and the end of the ice age are true.
Is global warming fact....
Globalization
(Part 1) / Introduction: Why Study Globalization
It is very important to study globalization because understanding the contemporary international political economy is an essential part of being an informed citizen. Understanding globalization is a very important part of learning about our human inv....
GMO
GMOs and Their Effects on Human Health and the Environment
Genetically modified foods are a growing concern across the world. Many worry if these engineered foods are harming our
health and environment.. These foods are unnatural, and many people are finding ways to avoid them. Genetically mo....
Gun Control
Gun Control, a term that refers to the management of firearms in an effort to reduce the criminal use of these weapons. (MICROSOFT (R) ENCARTA 1995) In the early 1990s there were more than 200 million privately owned guns in the United States, which makes it plain to see why there are arguments for....
HAARP
HAARP is an extremely low frequency radio wave generator. It stands for High Frequency Active AuroralResearch Program. It is a massive antennae array up in Alaska on the Copper River Basin. It’s altitudefluctuates between 1000 and 3000 feet above sea level. It is operated by the US military, m....
Hinduism
Hinduism is a religion that consists of thousands of different religious groups that have evolved in India since 1500 BCE. Hinduism religion is the worlds third largest religion, after Christianity and Islam. It claims about 13 million followers 13% of the worlds population. (David Levinson)
....
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 ....
How does Music Effect Culture
¢Ý How Does Culture Effect Music? ¢Ü
I just went on a trip around the world to learn more about each cultures music and their musical theory. I noticed that all of the music is basically the same, in each style of music that I heard there were a lot of similar rhythms and emotions, they were....
How have the ideas of the Enlightenment impacted your ideas and your beliefs?
Before the Enlightenment, humans lived in a theocentric world dominated by religion and tradition. When the free thinkers of the Enlightenment emerged, they slowly began transforming the people into rational human beings whose beliefs came from reason and curiosity rather than religion and myth. Th....
How important is it for mobile robots to have abilities of learning as animal behavior?
How important is it for mobile robots to have abilities of learning as animal behavior?
By Thanit Maleekaew
Introduction
At first glance, robots in the imagination of humankind look like robots called androids shown in many movies such as C3PO in Star War, Terminator, or I, Robot....
How many animals are used in research?
How Many Animals Are Used in Research?
It's impossible to know exactly how many animals are being used in research because U.S. laws do not require scientists to report how many mice, rats, or birds they use. But even though no one is sure how many rats and mice are used in research, most sources a....
How the Catholic Church built Westen Civilization
Angie Torres
History
Paper #1
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
The Catholic Church did not only contribute to western civilization but also it built the civilization that we know today. Catholicism became the prime religion in medieval civilization. Christianity is the only ....
How To Treat People
How To Treat People
We all want to have a life full of success. Many people assume without question that success is essentially material, that it can be measured in money, prestige, or an abundance of possessions. These can certainly play a role, but having such things is no guarantee of success.....
Human Cloning
Human Cloning. No one could have predicted that a single scientific advancement, would stir so much controversy between people. Human cloning is at the heart of the cloning debate. It is probably the one area of cloning that people have the most concern about. Human cloning is a branch of biotechnol....
Human Cloning, Ethical or Unethical
There can be no progress for humanity in a world where science and technology develop independently of all ethical imperatives, (Mr. Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2002).
Throughout this argumentative piece, outlined will ....
Human Emotions; acts of free will or feelings
Human Emotions; acts of free will or feelings and
our Emotions Through Facial Expressions
Human emotions are not acts of free will and are our center for feelings. Our emotions
are essential to a humans life and have been treated as biological, cultural or social phenomena. Althoug....
Hydrogen-Fuel Cells. Are they really the answer?
Hydrogen is one of the simplest however most prominent element in the universe. Containing only one proton and one electron, the hydrogen element is combined majority of the time with other elements. By having zero to zero gas emissions and by being an energy carrier; hydrogen is the next eco-friend....
Hyperreality
Hyperreality
"The drill is not hiding the truth. It is the truth which conceals that there is no truth. The simulacrum is true", Jean Baudrillard.
... in philosophy
The term simulation, which incorporates Baudrillard has been previously used in relation to the Theory of Ideas that Pl....
Illicit Drug Use in Australian Youth
Illicit Drug Use in Australian Youth
Eileen Bergan
CRIM 11-100
Crime and Deviance in Australia
Bond University
In the past years, drug use has become a relatively common form of behavior for young people in Australia. Th....
Individualism
INDIVIDUALISM
Individualism was a unique concept that developed in the late eighteenth century Europe, which placed the individual on the highest pedestal, and considered the State to be merely a tool of protection from internal and external aggression so as to allow individuals to attain the pea....
inductive thinking
Inductive Thinking Style
Inductive thinking can form probable or even likely conclusions by using observations about some members of a group or some circumstances. Using these observations the inductive thinker forms conclusions about other members of the same group or other circumstances (Kirby &....
International trade assisted by the great discoveries
International trade assisted by the great discoveries
There was always the possibility of making the voyage by sea. But the sea was very unpopular in the Middle Ages and for many very good reasons. In the first place, ships were very small. The vessels on which Magellan made his famous....
Is Hip-Hop Killing our Youth?
Today we speak, dress and drive what the stars do. Where we shop and eat even the types of homes we buy is dictated by what we "hear" the celebrities are doing. That is a powerful influence over an individual adult but only imagine what type of influence this has over an impressionable pre-teen. Due....
JEAN PIAGET Biography
Born: August 9, 1896
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Died: September 17, 1980
Geneva, Switzerland
The Swiss psychologist and educator Jean Piaget is famous for his learning theories based on different stages in the development of children's intelligence.
Jean Piaget was born on August 9, 18....
Justification on Animal Testing
Justification of Animal Testing
In recent years, important debates have grown in popularity about the utilization of animals in medical research and related fields. People debate on the moral values involved in this argument wondering; what is the turning point that change scientific reasoning and ....
Language and the Brain
Language and the Brain
Language is an essential component of the human intellect. It is the principal device that enables individuals to formulate their thoughts and virtually communicate them to others. The concept of language, which we tend to take for granted, is often appropriately phrase....
Light Emitting Polymers
The definition of a light emitting polymer is an organic polymer that glows (emits photons) when excited by electricity. Light emitting polymers respond to an electrical current by giving off visible radiation and they can be made into thin films or sheets. Light emitting polymers can also be calle....
Looting
The purpose of an archaeologist is to study human cultural activities through the analysis of material remains. The importance of a site remaining uncontaminated and unaltered is vital in the process of reconstructing sites and accurately assessing the material remains. When a site is tampered wit....
management functions
Throughout the years, the role of a manager has changed. Years ago, managers were thought of as people who were "the boss." While that might still be true today, many managers view themselves as leaders rather than as people who tell subordinates what to do. The role of a manager is comprehensive an....
Marijuana
In this report I will show you my views on Marijuana, if it should be legal, for medical and/or recreational purposes.Marijuana has many names: Dope, Marihuana, Ganja, Pot Mary Jane, Cannabis Sativa (Scientific) to name a few.Marijuana originated in the middle east (Taiwan, Korea). China plays an im....
MARKET AND COMMAND ECONOMIES PAPER
Introduction
In this paper I will discuss four different countries and how their economies differ. I will provide details on what the countries are most known for as well as the names of those persons in charge. It is my intent to show how different countries have both command and market economies ....
market for corporate control
Methods used to combine managers¡¯ behavior to shareholders: ¡°managers receive pecuniary incentives to maximize firm value from stock ownership, stock option plans and adjustments in salary based performance¡± (Richard A. De Fusco; Robert R. Johnson and Thomas S. Zorn, 1990).
- Stock option....
Marketing Plan Research for Tourism to the Philipphines
Today tourism is one of the largest money generating industry of the world, as it is connected to other sectors of the economy. Hunziker and Krapf, in 1941, defined tourism as "the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay of non-residents, insofar as they do not lead ....
Molecular Biology
Introduction Page 3
Abbreviations
Methodology
The cell and the cell division Page 5
What are DNA and RNA? Page 22
Gene Manipulation, Recombinant DNA Technology and Cloning Page 32
Futur....
Motivation at work
Introduction
Motivation has been defined as the psychological process that gives behaviour purpose and direction (Kreitner, 1995); an internal drive to satisfy an unsatisfied need (Higgins, 1994); and the will to achieve (Bedeian, 1993). In psychology, motivation refers to the initiation, direction....
Music Hystory: Cavemen to Us
In each style of music that I heard there were a lot of similar rhythms and emotions, they were all expressed in different ways. Throughout history the music around the world has enlightened the people to create and spread the main emotion around the world. The music that you listen to everyday has ....
Musical Comunication
I just went on a trip around the world to learn more about each cultures music and their musical theory. I noticed that all of the music is basically the same, in each style of music that I heard there were a lot of similar rhythms and emotions, they were all expressed in different ways. Throughout ....
Narrating: A Multipurpose Writing Strategy
The first half of Chapter 14 in St. Martins Guide to Writing thoroughly explained narrating as a multipurpose strategy useful when writing entertaining stories, explaining or reporting events, supporting a point of view, covering conceptual ideas, and presenting information. The assigned readin....
Neoclassicism and Romanticism and the Relationship Between God and Man
Romanticism and Neoclassicism and the Relationship Between God and Man
In the 17th century the growth of science and the advancement of knowledge began to permeate all areas of thought. Scientific discovery and exploration also affected religious attitudes (Norton C 2063). Unlike some fact....
New Light for a Big Problem - Renewable Energies
Does 83,607,000, seem like a big number? Thats the world's total for barrels of petroleum used per day in 2007. For many of you this is a shockingly high number, others may say it looks like a big number but sadly its the status quo. For those of you who see things in that perspective, it calcul....
Nuclear Powers in Asia
Money is power. And given the United States has the largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) among all civilized nations in the world, the United States has naturally come to the forefront of the global policing system. The flood of cash on which this nation was built is what provided for the huge ....
Nutrition Labeling Laws Under Scrutiny
Abstract
Regulations resulting from the Food and Drug Administrations passage of the Nutritional Labeling and Education Act of 1990 and the trans fatty acid labeling amendment effective January 1, 2006, have provided consumers with the information necessary to maintain healthy dietary practices. ....
Obeistiy and its growing affects on America
Obesity and its growing affects on America
Obesity is a growing problem that has greatly affected America. Obesity has become a major issue concerning our children and America as a whole. The obesity rates have grown rapidly due to many changes in Americans lifestyles. Many of the causes ar....
Official Language Movement - Cultural Diversity
The Official Language Movement
Cultural Diversity
Lifting Every Voice: Pedagogy and Politics of Bilingualism as Edited by Zeynep F. Beykont is a quick reference locate at Harvard Graduate School of Education website: http://gseweb.harvard.edu/hepg/lifting.htm#pubinfo, tha....
Oryx and Crake Imbalance
In the words of Abraham Flexner, Science, in the very act of solving problems, creates more of them. This shows the imbalance of science and ethics, which is very prevalent in todays advanced society and is thoroughly explored through the society created by Margaret Atwood, in her novel Oryx a....
overview of abortion
Abortion
During the past quarter century, abortion has joined race and war as one of the most debatable subject of controversy in the United States. It discusses human interaction where ethics, emotions and law come together. Abortion poses a moral, social and medical dilemma that faces many i....
Pablo Neruda
Biography
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), whose real name is Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, was born on 12 July, 1904, in the town of Parral in Chile. His father was a railway employee and his mother, who died shortly after his birth, a teacher. Some years later his father, who had then moved to the to....
Parapsychology
Derived from the term 'paranormal', parapsychology is the science that lies beside or beyond psychology; the field of psychology which studies those unique experiences and unknown capabilities of the human mind that suggest consciousness is capable of interacting with the physical world in ways not ....
perception
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the view that perception can be explained by notions of 'cues', 'schemas' 'unconscious inferences' and 'hypotheses'?"
Eyes are the organs that provide visual sensory input to the brain. Light from the outside world reflects off objects and passes into the ....
Personal response on sexual idenity
Sexuality is problematical to characterize in an uncomplicated term as the multiplicity of things such as gender identity, principles and critical thinking concerning sexuality, history and present environments, individual viewpoints regarding their allure to others and encounters that deal concerni....
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....
Philosophy of Economics
Philosophy of Economics
The philosophy of economics concerns itself with conceptual, methodological, and
ethical issues that arise within the scientific discipline of economics.1 The primary focus is on issues of methodology and epistemologythe methods, concepts, and theories through which econo....
Philosophy of History
The first era of history is the pre-modern era, which basically means the ancient and the medieval periods of history. The term modern didnt come into effect until after the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment. In the pre-modern era, historians tried to portray history as meani....
Planets and Solar System
"A planet is a celestial body that revolves around acentral star and does not shine by its own light " (Grolier,1992). The only planetary system that is known to man is oursolar system. It is made up of nine planets which range in sizeand make-up. The nine major planets in our solar system areMer....
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Jodi Rodriguez
PTVN 009
Ms. Fozia Ferozali
October 31, 2007
Could you imagine having a child who has a life threatening genetic disease? Could you imagine loosing that c....
Principle of gay marriage
Marriage is the sacred union of a man and a woman. Since Creation, it has been the mechanism that has allowed society to sustain generation after generation with new offspring. Now there are laws that defy dogma, striking at the vital foundation of functional society. Even to today....
Procedures of Criminal Trial (American)
One of the most vaguely understood events in the United States is the modern criminal trial. Most people have a faint knowledge of the goings-on of criminal proceedings, mainly due to what is seen on television, but the person who knows the real course of a trial is rare. However, there is nothing....
Rene Descartes and Francis Bacon
Both Rene Descart and Francis Bacons were sixteenth century philosophers, but had different philosophical interpretations about knowledge and the way it was perceived. Bacon has been known as the father of the Scientific method in philosophy while Descart had been considered to be the father of mode....
Report of Stem Cell Research
Stem cell research is a controversial topic and is often an area of debate among the medical, legal, and religious professions of today. With the expanding use of technologies, stem cell research has moved beyond cloning sheep to the possibilities of curing diseases.
The purpose of this writing i....
Report on the tourism impacts in Thailand
1. Introduction
This paper will identify and analyse the economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of Thailand. Thailand occupies the western half of the Indochinese peninsula and the northern two-thirds of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Its neighbours are Burma (Myanmar) on the n....
Role Models
Role Models Wanted
Role models are people who serve as an example of positive behaviors, values, and attitudes associated with a role. According to The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy role models can also be people who distinguish themselves in such a way that others admire and want to imitat....
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....
science and religion
There has always been a conflict between science and religion and the problem still remains nowadays. The two differentiate in their distinct methodologies of searching for knowledge and belief. Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, it attempts to collect accu....
Science, Law, and the Search for Truth in the Courtroom: Lessons from Daubert v. Merrell Dow
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Science, Law, and the Search for Truth in the Courtroom: Lessons from Daubert v. Merrell Dow
By Joan E. Bertin and Mary S. Henifin
The legal system has many flaws, one of which is the inability of judges and juries to distinguish good science from bad. In many court cases,....
Scientific Advances
SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES
During the late 1890's and early 1900's the world was evolving into many different directions from physics to relativity, energy, medicine, and literature. There was also Freuds theory on the psychoanalysis of infantile sexuality, dreams and the id, ego and superego.
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Scientific Knowledge Beneficial For Humanity
Is The Relentless Pursuit Of Scientific Knowledge Beneficial For Humanity?Scientific knowledge has done both good and evil to humanity, but people of the modern world realise that there is a bad side to technology and therefore know how to avoid it. In these circumstances technology is very benefici....
Scientific Method
After reading the assignment on pages 8-11 in the text book I have become more familiar with the scientific method. Prior to this course I had no knowledge of this method. The scientific method commonly used in Biology and other sciences, is the basis for scientific inquiry and consists of fours i....
Scientific Method
In this essay I will elucidate the scientific method. I will start by describing the theory that constitutes a scientific method. I will do this by enumerating necessary steps involved in the formulation of such theory. I will then apply this method to a hypothetical case where the grass is g....
Scientific revolution
In 1543 an event which most historians call scientific revolution began. The scientific revolution is The period of great advances in the sciences.The scientific revolution involved many great inventors and historians who discovered different theories. These men of the scientific revolution have ....
Should the Drinking Age be lowered to 16?
Should the age that people are lawfully allowed to purchase alcohol be lowered to 16?
Most people start to experiment with alcohol in their teens, with few problems occurring. However, alcohol can cause major problems for some young people. This essay will look at if it would be suitable to low....
Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher
Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher was born in London, England on February 17, 1890. He was a British statistician and geneticist who pioneered the application of statistical procedures to the design of scientific experiments. The contributions Ronald Fisher made included the development of methods suitable f....
Sociological Perspective
The Sociological Perspective
Chapter One
Outline
I) Sociology is the systematic study of human society.
a) Sociological perspective is seeing the general in the particular.
i) Sociologist look for the general patterns in the behavior of particular people
ii) Emily Durkhei....
Squash Ball Investigation
Squash Ball Investigation
Aim
To see how the temperature affects the bounce of the squash ball. The other experiment would be to see how height also affects the bounce of the squash ball.
Hypothesis
If the ball is heated then the temperature within the ball will rise as ....
Stem cell research without the embryo
Stem cell research without the embryo
New technique would avoid abortion issue by deriving stem cells from a non-fertilized egg
By Chris Hartman
FACSNET Washington, D.C. Bureau
The controversy
The controversy surrounding cloning for stem cell research boils down to a basic procedural problem: C....
teen drinking
Alcohol use among American teenagers is a problem of epidemic proportions. Alcohol is a drug -- the drug of choice of adolescents and adults. Abuse of this drug Is responsible for death and injury in automobile accidents, physical and emotional disability, loss of productivity amounting to mill....
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 air pollution
The effect of air pollution
I The over view how air pollution effect society
Air pollution has effect society in a short term and long term health issue.
A. short term effects
B long term effects
Health of many people is affected by chemical substance and sometime is present in the air with....
The Enlightenment Was the Child of the Scientific Revolution
1. We have spoken about how the Enlightenment was the child of the Scientific Revolution. Do you agree with that statement? Why or why not? In other words, can the Scientific Revolution be said to have caused the Enlightenment?
The Scientific Revolution was a time of much progress. M....
The federal government and medical marijuana
The American Medical Association's Council on Scientific Affairs should be commended for its report, "Marijuana: Its Health Hazards and Therapeutic Potential." Not only does the report outline evidence of marijuana's potential harms, but it distinguishes this concern from the legitimate issue of m....
The Human Experience: A loving relationship between a man and a woman
When a man and a woman reach emotional maturity, in their late teen years to their mid 20s and beyond, they become aware of the opposite sex and the idea of an emotionally mature and loving relationship between them, on a variety of levels. Human behavior is influenced in five areas, biology, ....
The Impact of Globalization on Caribbean Organizations
Caribbean organizations can be characterized as a consciously coordinated social unit, composed of two or more people that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common or agreed set of goals. One of the key goals of any organization is to make a profit.
Today Caribbean organiza....
The legacies of industrialization
Industrial revolution
This essay is about the legacies and impacts affecting the modern society from the industrial revolution.
What impact and legacy to the modern society did the industrial revolution cause?
The hypothesis is Industrialization did leave an impact and legacy to the modern soc....
The life of Charles Wright
MILLS, CHARLES WRIGHT (1916-1962).
Charles Wright Mills, sociologist, social critic, and cultural analyst, son of Charles Grover and Frances Ursula (Wright) Mills, was born at Waco on August 28, 1916. He was raised a Catholic but reacted permanently against Christianity in his late adolescence. H....
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