137 The Univer Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
a literary interpretation of hills like white elephants
A Literary Interpretation of Hills Like White Elephants
In “Hills Like White Elephants,” Hemingway writes about a couple that struggles in making a decision that will permanently define their futures. The couple discusses whether or not the girl should have an abortion. In this story, Hemin....
A Study on the impact of Dams on 18th-19th in New England
AmericaÂ’s landscape of today was shaped by damsÂ’ and their constructive and destructive forces over the past ten thousand years. Dams in America have been both natural and man made. Beavers were the first to do this; they built dams here in America as long ago as 10,000 years. Before the Europe....
abolishment of affirmative action
Now, ThereÂ’s a Proposition!
"You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: 'now, you are free to go where you want, do as you desire, and choose the leaders you please.' You do not take a man who for years has been hobbled by chains, liberate him, bring him to the starting line of ....
Affirmative Action and Racial Tension
Affirmative action. What was its purpose in the first place, and do we really need it now in the liberal super sensitive nineties? It began in an era when minorities were greatly under represented in universities and respectable professions. Unless one was racist, most agreed with the need of aff....
Affirmative Action Argument
In 1999, when I was thirteen, I was given the incredible opportunity to travel to Japan. Although I was raised as a Buddhist, nothing could prepare me for the vast difference in our cultures. Despite JapanÂ’s westernized society, on more that one occasion, someone would stop me and ask to take ....
Affirmative Actions Influence on College Athletics
Gender and race has become an area of discussion when regarding college admissions. I will be looking at affirmative action cases, problems and solutions, the financial and gender affects of Title IX and how both of these affects graduation rates and other statistics.
Affirmative action is the....
American Goddess Rape of Nanking
American Goddess at the Rape of Nanking
By: Hua-ling Hu
This book is about the life of Minnie Vautrin. Although she was not Chinese or directly involved in the Massacre of Nanking she made it her business to get involved to help save the lives of many Chinese women attending Gingling Unive....
American Literature AuthorsÂ’ Research Paper
American Literature AuthorsÂ’ Research Paper
John Grisham
Speaking on behalf of John Grisham and his reading audience; “Readers can no longer be neatly categorized as those who read great literature and those who read “trash’. Categories overlap. We should stand in awe of John Grisham’s gift, ....
american women
American Women During World War II.
America's entry into World War II posed opportunities for American women domestically, yet paradoxically heightened fears in the polity about the exact role that women should adopt during wartime. A central is....
An Act for Human Betterment by Voluntary Sterilization: the effect of culture on biology in turn-of-
An Act for Human Betterment by Voluntary Sterilization: the effect of culture on biology in turn-of-the-century Vermont
Ariel Singer
Most people today have a rudimentary understanding of the fundamentals of biological evolution (whether they believe in the biology, or not, is another question al....
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 ....
Architecture of Transition and Production of Meaning
Transition: Architects as Managers of ChangeTransition in a social sense is a change from one system into another. Globally, the modernist paradigm changed to the post-modern with the disappearance of central authorities, universal dogmas and foundational ethics. The post-modern world introduced fra....
are we star dust
What is a Star?
We see many points of light on a clear, dark, moonless night. Some are bright, others barely visible. If we look carefully we can make out colours. The bright star Vega (overhead in the Northern Hemisphere summer) is white; Capella (overhead in the winter) is yellow; Regulus (of Leo....
Artificial Insemination in beef Cattle
The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service defines Artificial Insemination as the “procedure of collecting semen form the male of a species and transferring it to the female reproductive tract so that conception can take place.” Artificial Insemination is used throughout the world fo....
ASEAN and SAARC
ASEAN CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL SECURITY -
LESSONS FOR SAARC
INTRODUCTION
1. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is frequently cited as a shining example of third world co-operation. Established in 1967, its publicly stated primary objectives was to foster intra-ASEAN eco....
ASSESSMENT ON DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
ASSESSMENT ON DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Introduction and Thesis Statement
Academicians and practitioners alike agree that change management skills, communication, decision making skills, motivation and human resource practices are the most important topic of all within the realm o....
Benjamin Franklin-Scientist and Inventor
Benjamin Franklin has influenced American technology, and indirectly, lifestyles by using his proficiencies and intelligence to conduct numerous experiments, arrive at theories, and produce several inventions. Franklin's scientific and analytical mind enabled him to generate many long lasting achie....
Biodeisel
When Dr. Rudolf Diesel developed the diesel based engine, he intended for it to be run on various types of vegetable derived oils. The proof is in the fact that when he took his engine to the World Exhibition in 1900, he used peanut oil as fuel (Environmental Protection Agency, 2002). Biodiesel is....
Birth of the Universe
Your universe, as we have suggested many times, as we've suggested already this morning, is but one universe among many. It is relatively a small universe — not to suggest that you should feel badly … {laughter} … for despite the consensus reality that bigger is better, despite the....
birth of the universe
The birth of the universe is a topic most everybody talks about. My theory for the universe being born is that a long time ago earth was really just about half of what it is today. Then a big meteor hit it and sort of connected itself to it thus forming the huge planet now called earth. The only th....
Buffalo
At one time, bison were widespread from Alaska to northern Mexico. Now bison have been exterminated in the wild except in Yellowstone Park in Wyoming and Wood Buffalo Park, Northwest territory, Canada. The bison are gone in the prairie of the United States along with many of the ecosystem's species.....
Business Change Model for CrysTel
Running Head: Change Model
Change Model for CrysTel
Ryan Auck
University of Phoenix
Change Model for CrysTel
Introduction
Resistance to change and lack of flexibility endanger the progress of an organization, limiti....
Case Assessment - Case of China Jose
Abstract
This case assessment reflects an eight-year-old adolescent female named China Jose, who displays behaviors related to ADHD and PTSD. Applied within this paper are current theories of counseling with children and adolescents. A plan will be developed for the improvement of cultural divers....
Cause and Design of the World Prove There is God
There are many arguments in the world that tries to convince others of the existence of God. Two of the famous arguments were The Cosmological Argument by Thomas Aquinas and The Teleological Argument by William Paley. This paper will discuss the pros and cons of each argument.
The Cosmological Ar....
Chapter 3 of Brave New World Under a Microscope
What was that?:
Chapter 3 of Brave New World Under a Microscope
One may be mystified or even completely dumb founded after reading chapter three from Aldous HuxleyÂ’s Brave New World (1932). The way Huxley mixes the dialogues between three different pairs or groups of people can be very confusi....
Characteristics of Stratified Sampling in Social Research
In an ideal world, with unlimited time and resources, the social researcher might wish to survey an entire population of interest each time information was needed on its behavior or characteristics. This survey method is termed a census and while it is considered to be a more accurate method, it is....
Church and State
“Under God” or Just Plain Over God?
The debate over church v. state has been a long drawn out debate over political power and family values. In recent times, the debate has unraveled into several other issues relating to our public school systems. The relationship between public school educat....
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....
Collegiate Activities for Freshman Attending Texas State University
Campus Activities and Student Organization supports the unique characteristics of each student and student organization in their effort to accomplish their own individual goals. Campus Activities and Student Organization arranges training workshops to promote growth, development and leadership ski....
Corporate Code of Ethics
Companies and organizations today have spent the time to create and design a corporate code of ethics. Management creates the code of ethics that is to give direction to team members within the company and express the sincerity of the company to maintain a strong and healthy organization. The c....
Corruption: The Universal Bug
For tens of thousands of years, man has lived in the early civilization of hunting and gathering. As societies become more complex, it began to elevate some categories of people above others, giving segments of the population more money, power, and prestige than others. Man developed a system where....
CREATING A CONSULTING COMPANY - CREATING MEMROIES CONSULTING FIRM
Creating Memories Consulting
IntroÂ…..Wiggi ?
Skills Assessment Summary
Our team conducted an analysis of skills we possess collectively and determined some possible options for types of consulting businesses in which we may be successful. Upon review of these possibilities, it wa....
Critical Examination of Market Research for a Proposed Project
1.Introduction This document is a commentary that critically examines the research proposal for investigating the impact of marketing activity in the recruitment of students from the Republic of Ireland to the University of . This commentary looks at the rationale for carrying out the research and....
Crucial Decision - Selecting a career
I am surprised with how much I have discovered new and important characteristics about my personality. While taking this class I wrote two papers about my personality. Now, that I have a clear picture of who I am, what I enjoy doing, and what I am able to do well. And that will definitely help me....
Dangers of Police Pursuits
Dangers of Police Pursuits
ILR 260: Information Literacy
Dr. Dee Griffin
January 2006
Abstract
Debate rages over whether high-speed pursuits are justified. And consensus is growing among local and national law enforcement for the need for stricter controls to dictate when, where and why....
Discipline and Autism
Lehigh University carried out a study on Kids with Autism, to determine the behavior out come of two different authority variables, parents and school districts. Their was 63 kids that were selected two ways kids who were in public school and kids who were in private schooling. This 36 kids were ....
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 studentsÂ’ achievement, while some looked from studentsÂ’ point of view. For example, Hay and McBer said in their research that effect....
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888, at Tiruttani, near Madras, in South India. He had
a multi-faceted personality. He was a scholar, renowned professor, orator, able administrator, creative writer,
well-known philosopher, diplomat, statesman and patriot. His contribut....
Dr. Timothy Leary
Dr. Timothy Leary, Ph.D
"Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out", the words of the brilliant scientist Dr. Timothy Leary, would serve as the platform to shape an entire generation of people, as well as to free all curious individuals both intellectually, as well as spiritually. Throughout Timothy's ....
Driving and Texting is Dangerous
People who text while they drive are making a deadly mistake. Text messaging and driving simutaniously is an enormous distraction to and affects the driverÂ’s ability to drive tremendously. This is proven through statistics of outcomes of those who try to text while they drive; however, there are ....
Effects of the Professional GolferÂ’s Association (PGA) Tour
ABSTRACT
The Edwards Aquifer (“EA”) is the single largest water lifeline to the thriving metropolis of San Antonio TX and the surrounding 13 counties the aquifer occupies. The people of this great city rely on the aquifer’s constant availability and cleanliness.
Continued econ....
ethics and conceptual framework
Conceptual Framework
The conceptual framework developed by the FASB is a system of objectives and fundamentals that sets the nature, function, and limitations of financial reporting. This system identifies goals, purposes, and concepts of financial reporting. The system also establishes assistance....
failure of the fight against HIVAIDS in South Africa
1. INTRODUCTION
South Africa has been facing a serious HIV/AIDS epidemic. A recent estimate calculated that approximately 345,640 South Africans died in 2006 because of AIDS, accounting for 47% of all deaths in South Africa.# Reports reveal that the number of AIDS-related deaths each year has ri....
fashion of the twenties and thirties
Casual Fashions of the Twenties
The twenties was a time of fun and craziness among the young
generation. The fashion fads of the time created a path for the fashions of today.
Before the twenties women wore ankle-length skirts, corsets , and other restricting
garments, men wore ove....
Five Pillars of Islam
Five Pillars of Islam
Theresa Broussard
Western International University
Hum 127 Religions of the World
Timothy Albert
January 26, 2007
Five Pillars of Islam
Islam is a major religion, according to Huda (2007) the word Islam comes from an Arabic root word mea....
Foundations of Psychologyy
During the early concept of psychology, there were two prominent schools of thought which were instrumental in the phenomenon of human behavior, they were; Structuralism and Functionalism. Structuralism attempted to uncover the basic elements of consciousness through introspection, the use of perso....
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....
Gambling: History, Techniques, Casinos, and Their Impact on Native American Affairs
Over the past twenty or so years, great wealth and improved economic and social conditions have been promised to communities that have embraced legalized gambling. Gamblers who come to casinos with the intention of winning money are habitually disappointed. As casino crime lord, Meyer LanskyÂ’s univ....
Gardner intelligence paper
In the past the definition of intelligence failed to be grasped and remembered by people. In the late 1920s one psychologist defined intelligence as "whatever intelligence test can measure." Others in these years believed that intelligence was defined as knowledge and the capability to re....
Georg Simmel
Georg SimmelÂ’s ideals and theories have had an effect on countless individuals in his field of sociology and philosophy, but during his time he was no more than an outcast in his ring of peers. Although he is currently seen as an influential figure, what make makes this man so extraordinary and w....
German Landsers, Overcomming Fear and Deprivation.
Landsers, in general, dealt with the fear of battle by developing deep comradeship within each unit. This comradeship was developed to the greatest extent by those who faced the harshest of living conditions, the Landsers of the Eastern Front.
Landsers often felt the need to develop immediate clo....
Global Communications Problem Solution
Problem Solution: Global Communications
Angela King
MBA 500
Sandra Collins
March 19, 2007
Problem Solution: Global Communications
Global Communications, once a dominating participant in the telecommunications industry, now confronts the challenges like various other co....
globalization
Globalization
Globalization is a buzzword which in modern times has come to be identified with a number of trends, many of which have developed since the Second World War. These trends include greater international movement of commodities, money, information, and people; and the development of tech....
God Vs Bush
Kelley Rowan
03/25/2006
God vs. Bush
Almost from the beginning of The United States political leaders and Religious leaders have been fighting over what should and should not be sanctioned by law. Although this country was founded because of religious persecution and the search for reli....
Groups and Teams
The terms work group and work teams are often used interchangeably, however, the definitions are quite different. Each unit works for the common goals of its organization and while the objectives are the same the working dynamics of a work group and work teams differ considerably. However, both ....
Healthcare As An Industry
Running head: Healthcare as an Industry
Healthcare as an Industry
Claudina Boers
University of Phoenix
MBA 501
Basil Al-Hashimi
Introduction
The University of Washington is composed of many areas, from education to medical research from primary care offices (UWMED) to the University ....
How do the school and home (including TV) impact student achievement?
In todayÂ’s society, the art of learning is a key ingredient in the recipe for a successful
future. Once short term goals that are set by students are accomplished and a sense of
achievement comes to fruition, student performance excels. However, with so many
distractions nowadays, it is....
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 WarÂ’, ‘TerminatorÂ’, or ‘I, RobotÂ....
How Should You Manage Unionized Employees?
How Should You Manage Unionized Employees?
¡§Trying to manage union workers is like trying to lead barbarians into battle!¡¨ (Stiltz, 1998)
¡§Attila the Hun probably had less trouble with his Huns then I¡¦ve had trying to lead my union guys!¡¨ (Guiblio, 1997)
These are the two....
How the Virginia Tech Shooting could of been Prevented
On the morning of April 16, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho murdered thirty-two people and then himself during two separate attacks. In between attacks Seung- Hui Cho sent pictures of himself to NBC TV in New York. These fourty three pictures where of the killer posing like he was a toy or acti....
Hypocrisy and Redemption in Flannery O' Connor
Hypocrisy and Redemption in Flannery OÂ’ Connor
In the works of Flannery OÂ’ Connor the Intellectual, usually a character who has lofty ideas about their knowledge and understanding of the world, most often is a person who, in denying the existence of God, in-turn, also believe that human intellect....
Imaginative Use of the Metaphorical Concept ‘Life is a Journey’ in Dobyns’ Body Traffic
Imaginative Use of the Metaphorical Concept ‘Life is a Journey’ in Dobyns’ Body Traffic: the Creation of the Novel Imaginative Metaphor ‘the Body is a Vehicle’
Abstract
This article shows how the conceptual metaphor ‘life is a journey’ pervades Stephen Dobyns' book of poems Body....
INCLUSION OF HUMAN ASSETS ON THE BALANCE SHEETS OF BUSINESS ENTITIES
The exclusion of some items from the asset section of the balance sheet often leaves tongues wagging as to why they are not included. For a particular item to be treated as an asset for accounting purposes, a probable future benefit of owning it must exist; the business must have an exclusive rig....
Indispensable Family
Everything needs something that holds it together, kind of like a sort of tape or glue. Just like when writing anything, it needs to be coherent. In the case of an essay it needs paragraphs, punctuation, and accurate points to hold it together. As for humans, I think that a family holds that person....
Industry analysis: uranium mining
The University of Calgary
Haskayne School of Business
MGST 797.10
Personal skills and Business Acumen
Industry Analysis
URANIUM MINING
1 Executive Summary
During the next 50 years, global population will likely grow from six to nine billion people. With energy demand expected to d....
Industry Study Tour (China)
Graduate School of Management
Industry Study Tour (China)
Shanghai 2006
Course Coordinator: Joolay Sim
Student: Alberto Tassone
Assignment: Learning Journal
Word Count: 9046
Date due: 10 June 2006
Table of contents
Introduction 3
Pre-Semina....
International Law Vs. Canadian Law
When looking at mankindÂ’s meager beginnings, it is almost awe inspiring to realize that over the last five thousand years, small tribes of nomadic cave dwellers organized themselves, and eventually formed the thriving societies seen today. As these societies grew throughout the ages, populations ex....
James Longstreet and the Battle of Fredericksburg
James Longstreet: An Untarnished Legacy
There is no doubt that James Longstreet had a significant influence on the strategy and tactics that emerged during the Civil War, but after the war, many regarded LongstreetÂ’s strategies and tactics as the reason why the war was lost, thus creating ....
James Watt
James Watt was born 19th January 1736 at Greenock and at this time no one would have even imagined his effect on the Industrial Revolution that was to occur within that century. When James was fifteen he had read books about and become accustomed to Philosophy (similar to modern physics). He had als....
Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Dahmer was a troubled young man. He proved this to the United States over the course of his life due to his murder spree in Milwaukee. Dahmer was an outcast as a child, and then he turned into a serial killer. Dahmer presented himself as a normal guy to the people around him, and nobody ....
Kudler Fine Foods - Overview of Management
Kudler Fine Foods
Founded in 1998 by Kathy Kudler, this business specializes in providing quality gourmet foods. The University of PhoenixÂ’s virtual organization named Kudler fine foods introduces us to the organization by stating,
“Kudler fine foods is a local upscale specialty food store loca....
leading change
Running head: LEADING CHANGE: GOOD SPORT
Leading Change: Good Sport
University of Phoenix
Leading Change: Good Sport
Introduction
Organizations have different structures, generally determined by their strategies, and that these structures have a bearing on employee attit....
Legacy of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. He bought Louisiana from France and sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition. He can be seen on the front side of a nickel and his famous home Monticello on the backside. Throughout his life, he achieved several things and is considered ....
Legalizing Hemp
For many years, the United States government has prohibited drugs such as marijuana from sale in the marketplace. Yet, with prohibition, marijuana use has decreased only minimally. Because of prohibition, the media has publicized only the bad aspects of marijuana use. What many people do not realize....
Mechatronics
Robert H. Bishop, the author of the book “Mechatronics: An Introduction”, is the Professor in Engineering, distinguished teaching Professor in the college of Engineering and in the Centre for Space Research at The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA.
He has a Ph.D. in electrical and comp....
Memo on McMansions
The University of Virginia (ENWR 110)
Memo
To: Mr. Jad Donohoe
From: Mr. Byron Shannon
CC: To whom it may concern
Date: 9/12/2005
Re: Timeline
America, a country described commonly as the land of the plenty, the prosperous and the American Dream, is acquiring a new face these days, especiall....
Men and women writers of the Romantic period
Love. It seems to have an infinite number of forms. One loves his or her mother and father; one loves his or her soul mate and spouse (not implying that these are necessarily one in the same); one loves oneself; one loves his or her object of addiction. Love is a psychological game—sometimes exc....
Men Treated Equally at Probate Court
Men Treated Equally at Probate Court
James Retos
May 1, 2006
Men Treated Equally At Probate Court
Probate court is one of the most difficult courts to present a case in, yet it is one of the most widel....
Michelangelo Buonarroti
There was a time period from 1400 C.E. to 1600 C.E., referred to as the Renaissance. The Renaissance was an age of discovery shown through , architecture, poetry, art, sculpture, and theater based on a Greco-Roman culture. Among the many Renaissance thinkers there was a man named Michelangelo Buonar....
Miners during the California Gold Rush
Miners During the California Gold Rush
In a country that was founded by immigrants, why is it that in so many times in history groups of minorities were oppressed while the country prospered from their hard work in the society? The California gold rush was a time of great prosperity, but also ....
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was a great military leader. He helped shape France into the nation it is today. His Code Law is still the basis of law in Europe today.
Napoleon reformed the education system in France. He wanted the citizens to be good and loyal. The new system included primary schools,....
Nexity and the U.S. Banking Industry
After raising $22.5 million and acquired Peoples State Bank of Grant Alabama, an online bank in 1999 was established by the name of Nexity Financial Corporation. Nexity Financial wanted to take a new approach on the banking industry. Its main focus was to provide financial services that were conveni....
Online Marketing
Companies spend billions of dollars every year to advertise their products. In order to convey their commercial messages to their target audiences, they use communication vehicles such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, billboards, direct mail, and the Internet which is commonly known as....
Pancreatic Cancer
The "silent killer" is the nickname for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common type of pancreatic cancer. This exocrine type cancer starts in the cells lining the ducts of the pancreas. These ducts carry digestive juices to the main duct in the pancreas (Shavers, 2009). Most p....
Past, present and Future Paper
Past, Present and Future Individual Paper
The University of Phoenix offers business degree programs geared toward working adults. These programs allow full-time professionals the opportunity to advance their education while maintaining a career. The Bachelor of Science in Business Management prog....
Performance Enhancing Drugs
Performance-Enhancing 1
Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports
Performance-Enhancing 2
The use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional athletes seeking every possible advantage has a long history. There is a constant pressure upon the c....
Personal Goals
Personal Goals
Each time we set a goal we have a choice on whether or not we are going to accomplish that goal or give up on the goal we have set. Remember every accomplishment starts with a goal. In accomplishing my goal of going back to school and obtaining my degree I had to decide on what scho....
Personal Prospective Paper - Why I decided to get an MBA
Running Head: GRADUATE EDUCATION: A PERSONAL PROSPECTIVE
Graduate Education: A Personal Prospective
University of Phoenix
MBA 500: Foundations of Problem-Based Learning
3/10/08
Warren G. Rosendahl
Abstract
In deciding actively to pursue a master of business adm....
Philosophy of Art and Beauty
Within the aesthetic contemplations of both Augustine and Schopenhauer, the concept of detachment, or denial of the outside world is addressed. In comparing and contrasting these two views, we see that both philosophers have conceptualized and brought heavy importance to beauty through detachment.
....
Physician Assisted Suicide
Why Not Have Physician Assisted Suicide?
During the course of the past 20 years, many people are starting to hear more and more situations about people participating in physician-assisted suicide. The fact of the matter is that people are starting to believe that they have the right to control ....
plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of using another person’s work, ideas, writings, or statements in your own essays. Plagiarism is defined by the Honor Council document In the Appendix to the Honor Council pamphlet called "Acknowledging the Work of Others" as “the act of passing off as one’s owns the ideas, ....
Prescribed Addiction
The persistent problem with the addiction and misuse of prescription drugs is affecting the way people live on a daily basis. One problem that is not helping with this rising epidemic of the abuse of prescription drugs is the availability of these types of drugs. Addiction to some types of prescri....
Problem based learning and learning in teams
The Internet has become important to society as it offers opportunities for everyone to share information, to organize teamwork, as well as to keep in contact with other people. The Internet, itself, is a collection of computers, cables and people connected together. It is considered the largest c....
Problem Solution: Intersect Investment
Abstract
Intersect Investments is a financial consultant company. The CEO and executives intend to implement organizational changes from a sales focus to a customer centric model. The goal is to “provide a broad set of products and services to consumer and small business customers using a model....
Race in Brazil
Race in Brazil
Beginning in 1500, Portuguese explorers set out to find an all water route to India. Instead they landed on a large land mass in the Americas, now known as Brazil. The riches of the land allowed the Portuguese to treat Brazil as just another trading post. When French an....
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Beginning in the early 1900Â’s, politically tension throughout the world began to increase. Most notably during this time, political tension began to dangerously rise in Iran. As a result of the struggle of political power in Iran, the social, economic, and political lives of many people were transf....
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
In 1973 and again in 1974 Allan Bakke, a thirty-five-year-old white man, applied to the University of California Medical School, and was rejected both times. After his second rejection Bakke looked into the admissions program used by the school and found that they were reserving 16 out of 100 spots ....
RFID
RFID
Radio-Frequency IDentification
Introduction
Radio-Frequency Identification is not a new idea nor is it a technology that will soon be replaced, but rather a solution that may soon be reaching its prime in todayÂ’s world of Information Systems. Commonly known by its acronym, RFI....
right to reproduce: a horrifying tale of involuntary sterilization in the US
Involuntary sterilization is a way of controlling society by limiting who is able to reproduce. The idea behind this social control is that a deviant parent will result in deviant and defective children. In order to decrease the amount of deviants in the world, the right to reproduce is taken away ....
Role of Sovereigns In Herodotus & The Old Testament
Herodotus & King David Paper
Throughout time, historians have attempted to bridge the gap between historical account and narrative. In two particularly famous examples, HerodotusÂ’ The History and the Old Testament, the use of storytelling techniques within the works helps to add another dimensi....
Should English be the Universal Language?
Have you ever wondered how human communicate without using languages? Maybe one in a thousand ways is by gestures where both parties can understand. Human may not understand each other when they are communicating in different languages - it is as if a “barking dog versus a chirping bird”. As a sol....
Student Athletes and Academics: Success in Overtime
The University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, Duke University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of California, Los Angeles, and Ball State University are all division one schools. Imagine if these Universities got their popularity from their academic programs only and not from t....
Suicide in Durkheim's view
Suicide
The rapid change in society due to the increasing division of labor produces a state of confusion with regard to norms and increasing impersonality in social life, leading eventually to relative “normlessness”, i.e the breakdown of social norms regulating behavior; Durkheim labels this....
supreme court cases
Case #1
Heart Of Atlanta Motel V. U.S. (1964)
1- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the most comprehensive Civil Rights legislation passed by Congress since 1875. The second title of this law prohibited discrimination on your religion, color, nation origin, or race. ItÂ’s goal was....
The African Spirit in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
Over the history of literature, there have been many writers that were naturally gifted; intriguing literature just flowed from their pen with little effort needed. Langston Hughes, one of the most influential writers during the Harlem Renaissance, did just that one day riding on a train bound for ....
The Big Bang
It is always a mystery about how the universe began, whether if and when it will end. Astronomers construct hypotheses called cosmological models that try to find the answer. There are two types of models: Big Bang and Steady State. However, through many observational evidences, the Big Bang theory ....
The Doppler Effect
The Doppler Effect was observed for the first time in the mid-nineteenth century. Austrian physicist J.C. Doppler hypothesized that the frequency of acoustic (sound) waves from a moving source would increase as they approached an observer and decrease as they moved away. This process is called a fre....
The effects Television has on Childhood Obesity
Abstract
Children spend more time sitting in front of electronic screens than any other activity besides sleeping. A childÂ’s weight increases with the number of hours he or she spends watching television, playing the computer or video games. Many studies have proven that excess television can le....
The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
“We have had great riots in New York today and they are still in progress. They were reported to our office about noon…This decided me to return home, so as to protect my colored servants. I could go neither by the 3rd nor 6th Avenues, as the cars had stopped. Taking the 4th Av. I found the str....
The Rail Center of the Nation
The nation network of railroads laid from 1848 through the Civil War, and the steam powered locomotives that traversed them, supplied Chicago with vast new markets, resources, and people who quickly transformed it from a quiet Frontier village into a h....
The Regulators of North Carolina
The history of colonial North Carolina is bombarded with frequent strife and turmoil. The people of North Carolina, because of a lack in supervision from the British monarchy, learned to possess an independent spirit. The colony remained isolated from the rest of the country because of several ....
The UN
How and when was the United Nations formed
In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. Those delegates deliberated on the basis of proposals worked out by the representatives of C....
The Universe
What lies beyond our planet. The universe that we live in is so diverse and unique, and it interests us to learn about all the variance that lies beyond our grasp. Within this marvel of wonders our universe holds a mystery that is very difficult to understand because of the complications that arise ....
The University of Illinois
What would you think if you of going to a university where more than 90% of the graduates seeking employment obtain positions within nine months after graduation? Well, the University of Illinois is that school. I think that the university of Illinois is one of the best universities in the country, ....
The Worth of Organic Food
In contrast to high-tech, agribusiness methods, organic farming systems aim to raise crops and animals without recourse to artificial or chemical means, and to protect and improve soil fertility over time (Tudge 40). The value of organically grown food is not monetary but environmental as it c....
Theory of finance
Finance is the ability of a person or a firm attempting to raise capital through the process of selling stocks, bonds, or promissory notes. The theory of finance is "an integrated body of knowledge constructed around the goal of maximizing shareholder wealth and the principles of the time valu....
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio, the youngest of seven children. After loosing his hearing from scarlet fever at a young age, Edison was able to concentrate on thinking and learning. At the age of seven he was taken out of school after many of his teachers lost pat....
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, was one of the most
brilliant men in history. His accomplishments were great and many so where does one
begin to explain? He was a philosopher, educator, politician, scientist, architect, inventor,
musician, and writer, to name few.....
truth in the universe
This discussion of the law of human nature begins with the issue of man having a choice to disobey the very law which is unique to man himself. The logic is that man cannot disobey laws which he shares with all other things in this world. This brings up the question of what exactly it is that separ....
truth in the universe
This discussion of the law of human nature begins with the issue of man having a choice to disobey the very law which is unique to man himself. The logic is that man cannot disobey laws which he shares with all other things in this world. This brings up the question of what exactly it is that separ....
UNC-Chapel Hill Profile
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Also known as The University of North Carolina, Carolina, North Carolina, or simply UNC, is the oldest institution in the University of North Carolin....
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues.
Origin of UN:
The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Frank....
University of the philippines
The University of the Philippines was established in 1908 as the American University of the Philippines by an act of the First Philippine Legislature Act No. 1870, otherwise known as the University Charter, specified the function of the University, which is to provide advanced instruction in literat....
Using Technology to Cheat
Using technology to cheat
University of Phoenix
GEN 300
Instructor Jenny Webb
Team A
Cari, Joe, Jean, Dawne, Cynthia, Marian
May 5, 2007
“Most students cheat. In nationwide surveys on college campuses, about 7 in 10 students admitted to some cheating. Three i....
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....
Was Indian indentureship a ‘new system of slavery’?
After the abolition of the African Slave Trade, in 1807, Britain was faced with a ‘crisis’ of labour, due to the reluctance of the freed Africans to work on the sugar plantations, and by 1838, plans were underway to exploit the labour resources of India by means of indentureship. Britain imported ....
What is Research in Your Field
What is Research in Your Field
Information literacy
Jack Hamilton
Fort Hays State University
December 5th 2005
What is research in your field?
Introduction
What is research in my field? Research in my field is as varied as the fields of study I have to choose fr....
What makes IR a Discipline
Q1. What makes International Relations a discipline, and why did the discipline not develop in the 17th Century rather than in the early 20th Century?
Introduction
The journey of the modern man, which began in Africa, with a small band of hunter-gatherers, has come full circles, after nearly 8....
who guards the guardians? judicial control of administration
Administrative law encompasses laws and legal principles governing the administration and regulation of government agencies (both Federal and state). Such agencies are delegated power by Congress (or in the case of a state agency, the state legislature) to act as agents for the executive. Generally,....
Whom to blame ?
Choosing to fail or to succeed is always said to be the studentÂ’s option and not any other. Yet sometimes we may realize that there are many other causes that may lead this student to fail such as the surrounding atmosphere and the teacher student relationship where this will be the turn....
Why Congress isn't closing a loophole that fosters gambling on college
Is it possible that an industry in one state can stymie legislation
sought by community leaders in the other 49?
You bet.
Not only is it possible. That's the way it works in the world of
campaign contributions. Gambling on college sports is a case study of
how Big Money runs Washingto....
Why I am going to meet all of my goals for next year?
Grade 12, the last year of high-school is the most crucial one in deciding oneÂ’s destination in future. Many goals are set and important decisions are made. I, dealing with the same situation, have set forth a sketch of all my goals and the way to achieve them, in my mind. My primary goal i....
Why Woodrow Wilson got America involved in the Mexican Revolution
I was born December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia. I spent most of my childhood in Augusta, Georgia however, due to my father being the minister at the First Presbyterian Church. At the age of fourteen I moved with my family to Colombia, South Carolina where my father taught at the Presbyterian T....
World War I Divided French and English Canadians
In 1914, French and English Canadians celebrated the coming of World War I as a “moral crusade against... injustice”(Durflinger 1); but they did not know this crusade would consist of such a large contribution of manpower. As WWI progressed French Canadians became drastically less supportive of ....
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