7 Suggestions for Better Integrating ICT enhanced
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Future Shock Re-assessed Richard A. Slaughter Abstract The 'future shock' thesis offered a popularised version of social and technological change that received wide attention during the 1970s. It provided a number of suggestions under the general heading of 'the strategy of social futu made in am....

Analysis of Strategic Structure of Southwest Airlines
Analysis of Strategic Structure of Southwest Airlines Twenty-nine years ago, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher got together and decided to start a different kind of airline. They began with one simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time, at t....

Ananlysis:Treatment rather than Prison
The prisons of the United States have been overcrowded with people who have committed rape and/or murder, and drunk driving offenders who should be behind bars. People who commit violent crimes or are a violent threat to society should be the majority of inmates housed in our prisons and jails for ....

Beebo Brinker and Castration Anxiety: What if a Woman Really Could Out-Man a Man?
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Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the world's greatest German composers. "Beethoven built on the new traditions in music. This tradition combined secular, religious, and nationalistic trends into one" (Janaro & Altshuler, 2009); secular meaning being separate from religion; rel....

Bipolar Disorder
Everyone has days where they are feeling a bit gloomy or unhappy about their life and also days when they feel cheerful and lighthearted. However, there are some people who tend to have extravagant mood swings. For example, in one-moment an individual might feel as though they can do anything and ....

Born on the 4th of July
Born on the Fourth of July Tom Cruise stars in this true story about a Vietnam veteran who had to overcome obstacles of the war and the American public. This is an inspiring movie regarding his struggle with coping with the war, and spreading his voice throughout the country. The beginning take....

Chinas Emerging Tax Regime - Local Tax Farming and Central Tax Bureaucracy
Abstract: China like other transition economies needs to establish a tax system compatible with a market economy, in particular, an efficient tax administration system with capable tax bureaucrats. The paper singles out the general and China-specific features by which central government attempts ....

Christianity: Following the Word of God
Christianity: Following the Word of God As someone that has put thought into attending church but has never taken the step to do so, this opportunity to learn about religion has been an important part of life thus far. Always knowing that past and current family members were or are members of the C....

Community Health in the state of Mississippi
Public health refers to the health of the people as a whole. The central mission of public health is to improve the health of population groups in communities. Public health nursing is population-focused, community-oriented nursing practice. The goal of public nursing is the prevention of disease....

Community Heart Disease
G.B.V and her three children has been dealing with the effects of divorce for more than three years and are still hurting and finding it difficult to cope. Divorce is a loss, and with any loss; a family suffers grief and pain. According to All about life changes (2010), going through a divorce is d....

Comparative Analysis of Poems -Factory Jungle, The Rope and The Song of the Factory Worker
Comparative Analysis Poetry can take abstract words and show us clearly what it means. Poetry also gives awareness of a writer's experience, which is expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythm as to induce a person's emotional response. This dissertation shall identify three selected poems, wh....

Comparing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the film Driving Miss Daisy
For many years, there has been a major struggle with prejudices and values of society. This is still going on today, although it has gotten much better since years ago. In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the film Driving Miss Daisy there are some interesting connections dealing wi....

Comparison of Freud and Erikson
As a starting point, Freud and Erikson come from a Psychodynamic background. Some might even say that Freud is the founding father of the Psychodynamic approach. Psychodynamic follows the idea that personality is basically a set of dynamics that are constantly in action. This approach is also known ....

Competition Among High School Students
Out of the many challenges and problems that we face, it seems as if none are as overbearing as coping with competition. However, few can argue in favor of a world devoid of it. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines competition as to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective and ....

Consumer behaviour
Final Year Research Dissertation BE3006 Module Title: Final Year Research Dissertation: The Influence of Advertising on Consumer Behaviour Module Code: BE3006 Submitted by: Stephen Rowlands Submission Date: 7th July 2004 Dissertation Tutor: Susan Rennie Campus: Priorslee Telford This docume....

coping with stress
Stress is something that affects everyone and yet few people know hope to cope with it. People spend more of their time blaming things for their stress instead of coping with it. Life has its ups and downs and stress is always going to be a part of it. People can choose to make it have a large impac....

Corporate Social Responsibility
..::CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY::.. . "Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at l....

curious incident of the dog in the night time
But thats not the way I am and theres nothing I can do to change that. The curious incident of the dog in the night time shows that all people are capable of change if they have a goal they really care about. In The curious incident of the dog in the night time, Christophers mother....

Death and Dying Midterm
The personalities of the firefighters were reflected when they returned to the firehouse and relived the occasion through the gruesome stories that had unfolded before them. While up in the towers, the firefighters had shown immense courage with one intent: to save those stuck in the twin towers....

Decision making Model Analysis
Abstract Decisions, decisions, decisions! What is a decision? A decision is defined as something somebody has chosen: something that somebody chooses or makes up his or her mind about, after considering it and other possible choices (World English, 2006). Being a good decision-maker is one o....

Determining the best way to go when faced with putting a child on ADHD medication
ADHD Medication Parents are faced with hard decisions when a child is diagnosed with ADHD. Which would be the best route to take: medication or a more non- traditional route? Teachers are usually the first people to make the parents aware of ADHD symptoms in children. A letter is sent home to the ....

Discuss Backhaus and Murungis Thesis Concerning the Interrelationship Between Identity And Landscape
In Chapter 1, Introduction: Landings of Transformations of Urban and Suburban Landscapes: Perspectives from Philosophy, Geography and Architecture, Gary Backhaus and John Murungi present an introduction of how philosophy and geography are correlated. In this book, Backhaus and Murungi discuss th....

Discuss the multicultural issues facing Josie in the current Australian society.
Jossie's inteligence and confidence are two unique qualities portrayed in this young girl, struggling with her identity. She is a remarkably imagitive young person possesing a quick temper. She is a confused girl searching to find where she belongs in the two different cultures. These cultures, bei....

Divorce and Family
Divorce is the dissolution of a marriage. The United States has the highest divorce rate among Western nations (Mooney, Knox, & Schacht, 2007, p. 160). In this paper we will address the causes, effects, methods of prevention, dealing and coping with divorce. The seven major causes of divorce are ....

Dorothy Movie Psychology
The Development of DorothyThe movie The Wizard of Oz opens on a farm in Kansas. The lead character is a twelve-year-old girl named Dorothy. Dorothy exists in a world limited by aged beliefs and fears, which make up a great part of her reality. In Kansas, Dorothy is a twelve-year-old girl, with t....

DREAMS, INSTINCTS AND BALANCE (The Horse Boy)
Multiple facets of this incredible story left indelible marks on my soul. Rupert's raw honesty, lack of pretenses and the sheer guts to face realities head on drenched me in inspiration and influence. I have actually found myself leaning towards more "right out there" honesty in my own spoken stat....

eating disorders
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, whos the fattest one of all? - Unknown Men and women of all ages, races and incomes get eating disorders. Almost eighty percent of people with eating disorders started with dieting. Experts estimate one in four college women are bulimic. Did you know ninety perc....

Eating Disorders - It Would Have Never Been Expected
It Would Have Never Been Expected Believe it or not, a problem with eating disorders would have never been predicted (Karls 518). Weight and body image werent issues to women in the ancient times. Women were not worried about their body-image; they were worried about the health of their bo....

Eating disorders and mental health
Eating disorders Americans spend more than $40 billion dollars a year on dieting and diet-related products. From early-on children are taught by society that their looks matter. Think of the three and four year old who is continuously praised for being "oh so cute". With an increased population....

Effects of Seizures on School Age Children
Everyone reacts differently when finding out that they have epilepsy. When my son was diagnosed with epilepsy at two, I read the papers given to me by my sons neurologist and researched it on the internet. Looking through the resources again that were given to me by my sons doctor, I have found....

Electroshock Therapy
Electroshock therapy what is it? How does it work? What is it used for and what comes from it? This paper will answer all of these questions and will also try to prove that electroshock therapy is useful and not as bad as it appears to be.Electroshock therapy is an old process of ridding schizoph....

FAMILIES - persuasive speech
Families are a vital part of society, forming the basic unit of home life for most Australian people. Family composition and structure is however, continually evolving. Over the last few generations the composition of families and the roles and responsibilities of parents have changed substantiall....

Fantasy: A crucial element in the mental development of children
Fantasy is used for imagination or to form mental images. It is especially used in a persons childhood for various different purposes. Numerous fantasy books and movies are shown to children in order for them to be creative and deal with real-life situations. The Wizard of Oz is a mov....

Fever Pitch
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the theme of loyalty within Fever Pitch and how Nick Hornby does so by use of humour, characterisation and setting. The genre of this novel is that of humour. Fever Pitch is a book that has no chapters but a series of match reports that fall into three time ....

Fever Pitch
The purpose of this essay is to discuss the theme of loyalty within Fever Pitch and how Nick Hornby does so by use of humour, characterisation and setting. The genre of this novel is that of humour. Fever Pitch is a book that has no chapters but a series of match reports that fall into thre....

Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Increasingly, competition is not between companies but rather between whole networks, with the prize going to the company that has built the best network. The operating concept is simple: build a good network of relationships with key stakeholders, and profi....

giotto
GIOTTO "The first of the great personalities in Florentine painting was Giotto. Although he affords no exception to the rule that the great Florentines exploited all the arts in the endeavor to express themselves, he, Giotto, renowned as an architect and sculptor, reputed as wit and versifier, di....

Global Communications Gap Analysis
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Increasingly, competition is not between companies but rather between whole networks, with the prize going to the company that has built the best network. The operating concept is simple: build a good network of relationships with key stakeholders, and profi....

Grief Patterns in Children
A simple childThat lightly draws its breathAnd feels its life in every limbWhat should it know of death.--Henry WordsworthThis question has been posed by many philosophers, religious leaders and psychologists for centuries, yet has been a potent taboo in society even today. As the field of psycholo....

Growth and Development From Infant To Adult
Chapters 9 & 10 Summarized Chapter 9: Developmental psychology is the study of how humans grow, develop, and change throughout their lifespan. There are several different aspects of developmental psychology depending on which area is analyzed. For example, some developmental psychologis....

Healing Through Therapy: Insanity to Sanity
There are so many people who seek the help of counseling because they have spent much of their lives surrounded by people who were/are dysfunctional. As a result, these people are in despair at their inability to fulfill the expectations of others and have little sense of self-respect and personal ....

Herzberg theory
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The job of a manager in the workplace is to get the job done though employees. To do this the manager should be able to motivate employees. But thats easier said than done! Motivate practice and theory are difficult subject, touching on several disciplines. Human nature can be v....

HIV and AIDS in Canada
It is estimated that everyday in Canada, 11 people are infected with HIV/AIDS. Slowly as this number grows so does the HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination. Due to the lack of education and proper guidance, many Canadians have created false misconceptions about the virus and about th....

how might knowledge of stress models assist in nursing care
How might knowledge of models of stress and coping assist in nursing care? Throughout this essay I will be focusing on the statement, how might the knowledge of models of stress and coping assist in nursing care. I will firstly start by giving a brief description of stress and the affects it ....

Issues in the workplace
Issues in the Workplace There are numerous issues in the workplace that people must deal with on a daily basis that have a significant effect on their quality of work life. This paper will examine three issues from a psychological perspective that relate to the workplace: standards of conduct, har....

japanesse industry
JAPAN Accounting Principles and Practices Framework of Corporate Accounting System in Japan was formed by the enactment of "Kigyoukaikei gensoku"(=Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)in 1949 , The enactment of "Securities Exchange Act" in 1948, the amendment of "Commercial Law",....

Kokoro - coping with the changes of a modern Japan
Kokoro, written by a Japanese scholar, wrote this compelling novel as a well established novelist to cope with the changes of a modern Japan. Taking place during the Meiji Period (1868-1912), Soskei write about a life companionship during a time when the nation was under great pressure to become apa....

Late Adulthood Issues and Solutions
People entering the late stage of adulthood experience new life issues. The issues in which they are faced with require research on how to deal with the situations. Research can be conducted personally or with help from a Human Service Professional. Guidance from personal research does not al....

Life in the Home of an Alcoholic
Life in the Home of an Alcoholic Introduction The topic I chose for the research assignment is Life in the Home of an Alcoholic. I chose to focus on the family as a whole, because I felt there would be too much information. I grew up in an unstable, relatively abnormal family; so I chose to ....

Love's Tragedy: Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story
Loves Tragedy: Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story There is nothing new under the sun Book of Ecclesiastes 1:9 When people around the world read or see any of Shakespeares work, they soon discover that throughout the annals of human history, human nature does not change, and that �....

macbeth compared to modern day economics
Macbeth While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. This quote from Stephen R. Covey, the writer of the best-selling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, changed many peoples lives. This popular book has helped many indiv....

Measuring the relationships between stress coping
Abstract: The purpose of the experiment is to see how people cope with stress and their level of psychosomatic illness. This research was first done by Hans Selye; he recognised the relationship between stress and illness. Participants in the experiments were asked to fill out a survey sheet, which....

Medicine in Harry Mulischs The Assault and Ian McEwans Atonement
In Ian McEwans Atonement and Harry Mulischs The Assault, the two authors incorporate medicine as a profession into their novels. This is done through the books two main characters in their goal of coping with something that had occurred in their past. In The Assault, Anton uses his profes....

Methadone
Is Methadone use an Effective way to treat Heroin Addiction? For many years, methadone has been use as a substitute to heroin, to quit a persons addiction to heroin while lessening the pangs of withdrawal from it. Recently, the subject of methadone use to treat heroin addiction has been extreme....

Moving Towards self acceptance
Moving Towards Self-Acceptance How an individual perceives her self physically can significantly influence how she perceives and responds to others, to her relationships, to her environment, and to her life objectives and potential. Self-image can positively or negatively affect an individual....

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....

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
On January 8, 2002, President George Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA). The purpose of this law is to change the federal governments role in education (kindergarten through twelfth grade) by requiring American schools to provide quantitative proof of their academic....

Orgnizational Behaviour Case Study--Second Cup
CONTENT Abstract, Introduction and Background....P.3 Methodology.P.3 Findings: Categorizing Data.....P.4 P.7 Quantitative Analysis......

POLITICS IN THE OFFICE
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(1) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Jeffery H. Hankins Psychology 386 Start Date: March 11, 2004 Completion Date: May 3, 2004 ....

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Have you ever wondered why soldiers and rape victims seem to be depressed and or seem to be avoiding certain things in everyday life? After experiencing a traumatic event, the mind has been known to horde away the details and memories and then send them back at unexp....

Quality Management in Health Care Industry - Review of Journals (Operations Management)
INTRODUCTION Advancing management principles, theory development, and research methods in Service Operation Management is of rising economic importance. Conventional wisdom indicates that technological progress in information and communications technology has hastened the pace of change in the serv....

racism then and now
There are many problems that exist in our society today that are lingering effects of events that took place back in the early history of this country. Though taking place many years ago these historic events have been both positive and negative influences on what are society has become today. One....

reflective paper on attitudes and behaviors
Our attitudes and behaviors are constantly influenced by the world around us. As young children, our world view in very small. For the most part, we only have our parents viewpoints and beliefs to rely on. As we grow older and our abilities to comprehend what is going on around us improve, we are ....

Satire and Life
Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. In Bright Lights, Big City satire is used on numerous occasions in poking fun at the main charac....

Scarlet Letter
For Every Action There is a Reaction: the Affects of Sin in The Scarlet LetterAccording to Websters Collegiate Dictionary, sin is defined as an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible. The average person would agree that it is only in human nature to sin. Therefore the severity of suc....

Schizophrenia
Introduction This paper will focus on the treatment of schizophrenia. Although there is no cure for schizophrenia, there are ways to lesson the symptoms of the disorder. All treatments for the disorder are effective in their own way, but importance can not be placed on one treatment over the others....

schizophrenia
I chose to write my paper on the effects of Schizophrenia, and the different types of this disease. I will also try to be informative on some symptoms and some of the extensive therapies and treatments for the affected individuals. This disease has been known of for approximately less than 100 years....

Schizophrenia: A Psychological Disorder
Abstract Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder or group of psychotic disorders that cause a patient to lose touch with reality. Schizophrenic patients are often unable to make sense of the signals they receive from the world around them. They imagine objects and events to be very different from wha....

Sexual disorders - The Brain and Gender Disorder
In today's society there is a plethora of backgrounds, beliefs, and personalities that mold s each individual into the unique person that they are. Homosexuality is a controversial topic that have been confronted and questioned by many health professionals on a daily basis whether it's in a journal....

Shift in the Family Bacon Balance: The impact on intra-couple dynamics
1 Executive Summary With increasing education and job opportunities for women, not only has female participation in the workforce increased substantially but the number of female graduates has also begun to exceed male graduates. If this is the case, then it is time to explore the possibility o....

Slavery
I was early snatched away from my native country, with about eighteen or twenty more boys and girls, as we were playing in a field. We lived but a few days' journey from the coast where we were kidnapped, and consigned to Grenada. Some of us attempted, in vain, to run away, but pistols and cutla....

Soap Opera Genre
"Before I saw Neighbours, I didn’t know there was an Australia" (Jerry Hall, The Clive James Show, UK, 31 December, 1989) T he soap opera genre originated in American radio serials of the 1930s, and owes the name to the sponsorship of some of these programs by major soap powder companies. Proc....

Social Psychology at the workplace
Modernism & how it has affected todays society To start to understand the contemporary psyche we must first understand how past social movements have sculptured our present day psychology. This section of my essay aims to explain modernism and the enlightenment of the west, furthermore t....

Societal Secrets
Societal Secrets Though the general population is introduced to sex at a somewhat early age, there is still a huge percentage-a disturbing number of people who are introduced to sex at the youngest stage in life: Childhood. Most of these people are women, victims of child molestation and incest.....

Sociological Perspectives/Conflict Theory on the TV show Survivor
Sociological Perspective Paper Conflict Theory Survivor JR Noia Sociology 200 Mr. Vadim Jigoulov December 10, 2005 Abstract This paper will focus on the hit TV show Survivor. This show deals with a group of Americans that are picked to live in a harsh environment in different places ....

Southwest Airlines
Analysis of Strategic Structure of Southwest Airlines Twenty-nine years ago, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher got together and decided to start a different kind of airline. They began with one simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time, at t....

stress
Stress is considered to be a stimulus; as a reaction having cognitive, psychological, and behavioral components; or as an interaction between people and its environment. The last observation fits in the stimulus and retort origins into a more active model. Stressors are events that place physical or....

Stress and Stress Management
Stress and Stress Management What is Stress? Stress is a state of emotional/physiological enhanced subconscious that many people experience in situations that they perceive as dangerous or threatening to their well-being. Stress often means different things to different people. Many define stress....

Stress Management
Stress is the bodys mental, physical, and emotional reaction to everyday activities. Stress is an issue that at some point in life reaches everyone. There are hundreds of stressors that affect us in every aspect of life. Some stressors can be positive, which is referred to as eustress, and other....

Struggling for Self Acceptance - Mirrorings by Lucy Grealy and Black Swans by Lauren Slater
In the short stories Mirrorings by Lucy Grealy and Black Swans by Lauren Slater, two women reveal their individual stories of the hardships and struggles associated with battling and overcoming a life changing disease. Rather than focusing on overcoming the physical anguishes they experienc....

Suicide
If you are feeling suicidal now, please stop long enough to read this. It will only take about five minutes. I do not want to talk you out of your bad feelings. I am not a therapist or other mental health professional - only someone who knows what it is like to be in pain. I dont know who you a....

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. Its goal was....

Tayeb Salihs Season of Migration to the North
Season of Migration to the North, by Tayeb Salih, is a gripping tale of two seemingly parallel postcolonial subjects who each spend a considerable amount of time in England and then both return to the Sudan. The plot develops as the two protagonists, the anonymous narrator and Mustafa, begin to real....

terrorism - defination and types
TERRORISM- DEFINITION AND TYPES SUB THEME 6-TERRORISM September 11 terrorist attacks on USA highlighted the vulnerability of the worlds most advance security system to the ingenuity of terrorist menace. The attack has given a new dimension to ter....

The Brain
Does the mind run the brain or does the brain the mind or, rather, to what extent does one run each other? (Sacks 474) The Ancients said that animals are taught through their organs; add this so are men, but they have the advantage of teaching their organs in return.(Sacks 474) The Brain, an all....

The First Teen with AIDS to Speak Out, Fight Back-and Win
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, as many as 10,000 hemophiliacs in the United States were infected with the AIDS virus (Flanders 6). A genetic disorder in the blood system called hemophilia causes the failure of ones blood to clot normally due to a deficiency of one of the clotting factors....

The Key to Managing Human Resources in the 21st Century
The times have changed and the role of human resources within organizations needs to change. Current issues facing human resources are expected to change dramatically over the next 20 years. Thus, all individuals within an organization must play special roles in dealing with these changes and de....

The service profit chain approach
THE VALUE OF LOYALTY The Service-Profit Chain Approach By Manuel Jiménez / 038515 - 34 Business Game in Strategic Marketing Solvay Business School In the changing global economy, improving the quality and cost-competitiveness of services and operations is becoming of paramount imp....

Transforming the tour guide industry in Malaysia
This paper adopts industry analysis approach to investigate how the conventional tour guide operations are conducted. This is followed by a case study to explore a tour guide company, named Marhaba Sdn. Bhd., is using modern information technology to transform the operation of the traditional tour g....

What are the potential causes of stress you may encounter as a student?
Stress is a combination of external stressors and our response or the physical and psychological strain we experience as a result, caused by an interaction between an individuals emotional, intellectual, social, and physical resources and the demands on him or her. A type of stress that a stude....

WISE USE OF WETLAND FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD THROUGH PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
WISE USE OF WETLAND FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD THROUGH PARTICIPATORY APPROACH: A CASE OF ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE A.H.M. Rezaul HAQ [1], Tapan. Kumar Ghosal, Pritam Ghosh , M. Aminul Islam ABSTRACT: The facts showed that the number of unemployment people is increasing and a large p....

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