63 Some Resea Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
Walmart History and Strategy Overview
Basic History Overview
Wal-Mart's history is one of innovation, leadership and success. It started with a single store in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and has grown to what is now the world's largest - and arguably, the most emulated - retailer. Some researchers refer to Wal-Mart as the industry tre....
A Critical Review of Research on How Children Acquire Death Concepts
A Critical Review of Research
on
How Children Acquire Death Concepts
A growing body of research has attempted to understand what children know about death and how they acquire their knowledge of death. For the past sixty years, this area of interest has been growing and many researcher....
A Description of Some of the Cultural Differences between Black and White Americans
There are many obvious physical characteristics that have been proven to exist between black and white Americans. Extensive academic research shows that many significant cultural differences exist between the two groups as well. These cultural differences are the product of a myriad of vari....
ADHD: Is your child's behavior normal?
According to Michael Fumento, the old saying Boys will be boys is now known as Boys will be medicated. In addition, Fumento believes the old lost my homework excuse is now My child has ADHD (1). Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined by Paula Anne Ford-Martin as a....
Adolescent Drug Use
Its true what the older generations have said. Family is important. During the adolescent years, a teenager is going through a lot of chaos with developmental changes, intellectual growth, and the stress of becoming an adult. Some researchers have found that adolescent drug use is less likely if p....
Adult ADHD and Comorbid Anxiety
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This psychological disorder started out as a mere counterpart of ADD, which stands for Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD is a well-recognized condition that is distinguished by inattention, hyperactivity, impulsiveness, or a combination. The c....
Alcholism
There are several different ways to describe substance abuse. So many people think that substance abuse only pertains to alcoholism. There is several other substances that may cause someone to be diagnosed with substance abuse disorder. Some of those things include: marijuana, alcohol, st....
AMAZON.COM BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS
AMAZON.COM
BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS
CASE ANALYSIS: AMAZON.COM
SUMMARY
Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com in 1994. The idea was born after Bezos saw a site showing the number of internet users was growing by 2300 percent every month. Initially, the companys focus was selling books. ....
Animal Testing
Speaking Outline: Animal Testing Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience about the three major ways of how scientific experiments on animal is inhumane. Introduction I. Put yourself into an animal’s position. Imagine that you are being poked and probed by needles for the benefits of humans. ....
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa is self-starvation. Due to their strict dieting anorexics can be recognized by their haunting, feeble bodies. Those who are ignorant about the impact of the disease believe that anorexics are merely stubborn, vain, appearance-obsessed people who simply do not know when to st....
Antibiotic Resistance
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Disease-causing microbes that have become resistant to drug therapy are an increasing public health problem. Unless antibiotic resistance problems are detected as they emerge, and actions are taken to contain them, the world could be faced with previously treatable diseases th....
Are We Winning the War on Cancer?
Are We Winning the War on Cancer?
In the American society, cancer is the disease most feared by the majority of people within the U.S. Cancer has been known and described throughout history. In the early 1990s nearly 6 million cancer cases and more than 4 million deaths have been reported....
autism
Autism
Autism or PPD (pervasive developmental disorder) is defined by the Columbia encyclopedia as a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to and perceive the environment in a realistic manner. The onset of the disorder is in infancy or early childhood....
Avain bird flu
Is the avian bird flu so big of a deal? Well it seems like it since it is mentioned in all different types of media no matter where you get your information. The main point of focus seems to be that the bird flu is steadily advancing through the continents. Its true the bird flu, also known as A(H....
Behavioural change from the cognitive perspective
Examine one theoretical explanation of behavioural change from the cognitive perspective
One theoretical explanation of behaviour from the cognitive approach is the theory of cognitive dissonance, which deals with how cognitions may affect behaviour. Cognition could be defined as mental process....
Catatonic Schizophrenia
Many people tend to cherish their most precious lifetime memories. The birth of a child, A Wedding, and College Graduations are memories that all of us hold dear to our hearts. Our Family and the things that we accomplish in life, shapes us into becoming the type of individuals that we are today. U....
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....
Children and Video Games
Video games were brought out in the 1970s. By the end of the decade many children played video games during their free time, and many parents responded with their concern about the negative effects the video games had on their children. Some researchers have said that video games may affect ....
Children and Video Games
Children and Video Games
Video games were brought out in the 1970s. By the end of the decade many children played video games during their free time, and many parents responded with their concern about the negative effects the video games had on their children. Some researchers have said th....
Criminals are born, not made
What makes someone a criminal?
To begin it is impossible to put down one cause of criminal behaviour. The result of any kind of behaviour is the interaction of genetics, social and environmental causes.
To cover any of these issues the question should be raised; what is criminal behaviour? ....
Crystal Meth
In the 1890's the first chemical stimulant was produced. In 1919 phenyl isopropyl methyline, or methamphetamine, was created by Japanese chemist A. Ogata. During World War II, the manufacturing and use of the stimulant amphetamine came of age. Included in U.S. Army survival kits, amphetamines were....
Depression
Running head: Depression
Depression
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Depression
Depression is among one of the leading mental health diagnosis in America today. According to the National Institute of Mental....
Dieting: The Fools Paradise
Dieting: The Fools Paradise
"From now on you'll eat what I tell you to.... This is the last time you'll refuse to eat. From now on..."
...Be pretty, but beauty is only skin deep.
...Be happy, but please others, first and foremost.
...Be thin, but stay healthy.
...Be thin.
...Be thin.
....
Do effective Asian teachers differ from effective Western teachers?
To determine what it means to be an effective teacher, a large number of researches and surveys have been conducted for many decades. Some said it could be seen from students achievement, while some looked from students point of view. For example, Hay and McBer said in their research that effect....
Ecstasy
Ecstasy, or MDMA, is a stimulant, a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process or functional activity. It is a synthetic drug with amphetamine-like hallucinogenic properties. It was first synthesized by Merck, a German drug company, by the scientist Anton Kollisch, who didnt know the signific....
Effects of Family Structure of Origin on Offspring Cohabitation Duration
The Effects of Family Structure of Origin on Offspring Cohabitation Duration
Research has been done to understand if different family structures, or living situations, have an effect on offspring cohabitation duration. Research in such areas as divorce, living separations, parental education, remar....
Erosion
Do erosion prevention methods work well?
The definition of erosion is "the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by
the action of rain, glacier s, winds, waves, etc." (www.dictionary.com). Waves erode
shorelines by hitting the sand and breaking off small particl....
Harley Davidsons Success Beyond Reorganization
Harley Davidsons Success Beyond Reorganization
Few companies have been able to survive successfully a major reorganization in a union setting. Harley Davidson not only survived such a transition, but thrived on it. When faced with bankruptcy due to poor product quality and fierce competition, ....
Human trafficking: A Modern-Day Slavery
Introduction
Human trafficking has become prevalent in the United States as well as other countries across the world. Some researchers have begun to refer to human trafficking as a form of modern-day slavery. Human trafficking has become the second-largest criminal industry after dealing drugs a....
Intelligence
Intelligence has always been a major and controversial issue for psychologists. Intelligence has three major areas of debate: its definition, its measurement, and its heritability (Source: Weinberg, 1989). The title of this essay asks specifically about measurement of intelligence, but this thereby ....
Internet Addiction
Research Paper Theme: Social Impact of the Internet 8 October 1997 ABSTRACT The Internet is the largest source of information in the world today. With its web sites and chat rooms, it is a means of communicating with people in places all over the face of the earth. Since its conception in 1973, the ....
Internet Addictions
The Internet is the largest source of information in the world today. With its web sites and chat rooms, it is a means of communicating with people in places all over the face of the earth. Since its conception in 1973, the Internet has grown at a whirlwind rate. 51 million adults, were on-line a....
Is Global Warming a Threat?
In 1986, a panel of 150 scientists from eleven countries issued a report warning that human activities such as automobile use, the production of energy from burning fossil fuels, and deforestation could cause global temperatures to rise by intensifying the earths greenhouse effect.
An essentia....
is islam compatible with democracy
Is Islam Compatible with Democracy?
Introduction:
The correlation between Islam and democracy is vehemently argued among the people who make out with the Islamic resurrection during the later part of twentieth century and early twenty-first. Several of these Islamists think that democracy....
Koko the Signing Gorilla and Language in Apes
Some people may say there is a large difference between animals and themselves. Of course, as everyone knows, the major difference would be the usage of language. Scientists have begun to debate this in the past 30 years, as they are researching language used by apes. Some researchers have made extr....
men and women different or not
Since the beginning of time people have been wondering why women are different from men and men different from women. In society men are seen as tough, leaders and not emotional. They are the ones that are going to work and supporting their families. While women are seen as emotional, weak, child be....
Neuronal Systems are Involved in the Consumption of Ecstasy
The onset of the effect of MDMA is fast and usually lasts from 3-4 hours, depending on the dose taken. Some of the positive effects of taking this drug include: emotional openness, euphoria, stimulation, a decrease of inhibitions, a feeling of relaxation and the emotional perception of having no wor....
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Introduction
We all have traditions and a certain way we like to do things and those traditions become a part of our lives. If we skip or do not do them we feel as if something is missing. However, when the traditions become so ingrained that we must do them over and over again or we feel that s....
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Diagnosis of McMurphy With Personality Psychological Disorders
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest was a movie released in 1975 directed by Milos Forman and based on the 1962 novel by Ken Kesey. The films main character, Randal McMurphy (played by Jack Nicholson), is sent to a psychiatric hospital from a prison work farm. McMurphy is under the false assumptio....
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
A Case Study on Personality, Perception & Decision Making in Zenup Software Inc
1. PERSONALITY
Personality derives from the Latin word persona (mask) which refers to a set of distinctive personal characteristics which includes emotions, values, interests, attitudes and competencies that dist....
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Hypertension is a disease that affects millions of Americans each year. It is widely known by many and fully understood by few. By definition hypertension is an arterial blood disease in which chronic high blood pressure is the primary symptom.2
There are many different types of hypertension. T....
ritalin use for children
Ritalin
In class, there are always the kids who cannot sit still, constantly are talking out without raising their hands, and have trouble paying attention. Often times these problems are affecting the childs entire life and need to be treated. Attention d....
Rumelts Theory of Diversification
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Rumelt's categorical measures of diversification are an imperative approach in business strategy setting. Rumelt is one of the scholars in 1970¡¦s who greatly contributed in organization strategy and business diversification.
This paper will incorporate the scholar¡¦s theory....
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is one of the most common mental illnesses. About 1% of the world population has schizophrenia. In the United States, there are about 2.5 million people with the disease. Schizophrenia is the cause of more hospitalizations than almost any other illness. Schizophrenia most commonly beg....
SIDS
What is SIDS? What causes SIDS? SIDS, sometimes known as crib death. SIDS is the major cause of death in babies from 1 month to 1 year of age. According to babycenter.com, SIDS strikes nearly 6,000 babies in the Untied States every year. Most SIDS deaths occur when a baby is between 1 and 4 mon....
Smoking debate
This year alone cigarettes will kill over 420,000 Americans, and many more will suffer from cancers, and circulatory and respiratory system diseases. These horrible illnesses were known to originate from cigarettes for years, and recently the Food and Drug administration declared nicotine, the main ....
Social Impact of Digital Media
The Social Impact of Digital Media
Abstract.
Due to the development of a great number of new digital technologies in the last twenty years, an amazing variety of new media forms has emerged. Web pages, instant messaging, online games, multimedia CD-ROMs, hypertext fiction,... Many argue these and ....
Social Work Assessment and Planning
Assessment and Planning
"White Social Workers' pejorative assessment of black families and the reinforcement of racist stereotypes through their intervention are central to the 'social working', i.e. social control, of black families and form the major avenues through which they 'clientise' bl....
Stem Cell Research
Biology
STEM CELL RESEARCH
I chose to do my report on stem cell research, because this is a subject that I hold dear to my heart. Due to my own life experiences I believe that it is wrong to use an embryonic stem cell to grow other cell. Even though it is said to be beneficial to prolonging....
Stem cell research - Moral Delimma or Obligation to society
The debate on stem cell research has been an ongoing issue since the use of stem cells, for medical purposes, became an option. Pro-life activists strongly disagree with conducting embryonic stem cell research, because in order to do the research, the embryo must be destroyed. Numerous restrictio....
Stress
Stress is a term that refers to the Physical, and emotional strains or tension on a
person. Feelings of stress in humans result from interactions between persons and their
environment that are perceived as straining or exceeding their adaptive capacities and
threatening their well-bein....
THE CULTURAL AND SYMBOLIC IMPORTANCE OF FOREST RESOURCES
The variety of cultural values and symbolic functions ascribed to the forests are as numerous and diverse as the communities and cultures of the region. Physically and mystically forests have defined the environment of communities in the region throughout time. The distinction that has been made bet....
The Digital Divide Controversy: Nothing but Hot Air.
It seems only yesterday that computers were luxury items. Today, nearly everyone views them as a necessity of life. This changing viewpoint towards technology is creating battle lines in governmental and private agencies everywhere. Research indicates a serious problem, called the digital divide,....
Theoretical perspective in child psych
Throughout history, developmentalists have attempted to describe, predict, and explain the subjects in which they study (Rathus, 2010, p.8). In Child Psychology there are several different theoretical perspectives. Each of these perspectives provides a different view or explanation on children's act....
To what extent does research support a link between stress and the immune system?
Some research claims to have demonstrated that stress has an effect on the immune system. Kiecolt-Glasers study is an example of this as her aim was to investigate whether the stress of examinations has an effect on the immune system. To do this, Kiecolt-Glaser et al, in 1984 studied 75 medical st....
Ukrainian Famine
For the peoples of what is now known as Eastern Europe, the Communist Revolution of 1917, was one of the most important and devastating events that has ever taken place. And for the people of the Ukraine from the years 1932-1933 the word Holodomor would carry with it only the memories of deat....
Violent Video Games - Psychologists Help Protect
Fifty years' of research on violent television and movies has shown that there are several negative effects of watching such fare (see http://www.psychologymatters.org/mediaviolence.html). Because video games are a newer medium, there is less research on them than there is on TV and movies. However,....
Virtually Relieving Pain and Fear
VIRTUALLY RELIEVING PAIN AND FEAR
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(Student Name)
Introduction
In this world of growing technology, new techniques are being developed which aide in the treatment of many neurological and psychological disorders. One technology is the application of virtual reality....
Wal Mart Harvard Business School Case
Task: I have been elected by the senior management group Wal-Mart to set up their business in India. The choice of India is fixed, since the company wants to profit from the high labour knowledge and the low salary costs.
Company Wal-Mart, world retail leader, USA
1. PEST Analysis
1.1 ....
What are the comments of unions effect on the workers wages?
The debates of the social effects of unionism have lasted for more than 200 years. Many economists argue that unions are monopolies in the labor market while others say that unions can benefit economic and political issues. Over the last decades, the negative comments on unions are more prevalent (F....
What you can Learn from drunk monkeys
What you can learn from
drunk monkeys
A National Institute of Health research team has been raising rhesus monkeys to develop an animal model for chronic alcoholism for the past fifteen years. The team led by psychologist Dee Higley has discovered that although genes matter when it comes to th....
Writing and Death: The Story of Edgar Allen Poe's Life
Writing and Death: The Story of Poe's Life
Edgar Allan Poe was the son of an actor and actress, David and Eliza Poe. He was orphaned at the age of three and went to live with the family of John and Fanny Allan in Richmond, Virginia. Poe is best known for his tales of the mysterious and mac....
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