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13 Jan 2014
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Death and its significance

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Death is the ending of life. When one's life ends or is over, then they are considered dead. According to Fred Fieldman, for one to be able to completely comprehend death, then one has to be able to fully understand life (1992). Death has been known of its iniquity and obscurity. This has always...

13 Jan 2014
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Sample recommendation letter

Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies

I write this letter to recommend Duong Cong Doanh for admission to the postgraduate program -Master in Economics at University of Turin. I have been working with him since 2011 at Faculty of Business Administration, National Economics University - Vietnam. Doanh was a bright student. Based on...

13 Jan 2014
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Personal development plan

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

Evaluation is important stages in the self-development cycle as it would assist me discover whether it is worth in the realization of my career goals and those of the organization (Pedler 2001). The requirements of my job as a spinal research coordinator involves the liaising and coordinating...

13 Jan 2014
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Casual explanations of child abuse

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The topic, which is always under discussion and attracts the attention of scientists of different fields of investigation, is child abuse. According to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA): Child abuse is any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker,...

13 Jan 2014
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Eradicate crimes committed by homeless individuals and the related gangs in the United States

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

According to the recent research by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the number of homeless individuals across the country has grown to over 600,000; however, a worrying trend associated with the increase in homelessness is their involvement in crime (Saul, 2013). An...

13 Jan 2014
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Sexual Predator Laws of Texas

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Texas law defines a predatory act as “…an act directed toward individuals, including family members for the primary purpose of victimization” (CSOT, 2007). Under the Texas Sexually Violent Predator Act, the State has the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is...

13 Jan 2014
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The cultural effects of an aging population

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

The improvements in nutrition, health care, and medicine have lengthened the lifespan of Americans but with this good fortune come new challenges for our culture. The elderly population in particular is expanding at an unprecedented rate. Today, those over the age of sixty five represent around...

13 Jan 2014
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Marital Rape: A Crime or a Conjugal Right?

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Marital rape has been defined in various ways depending on how an individual perceives it. Individuals considering marital rape as a crime frequently define it as a non-consensual sex in which perpetrator and victim are spouses (Bennnice & Resick, 2003). Some authors have also defined it as a...

13 Jan 2014
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Probation in the United States

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

Karp (2002) argued that probation in the United States can be said to have originated from English criminal law during the middle ages. During these times, both adults and children were punished in the same harsh manner for crimes that were sometimes not very serious. It was common during the...

13 Jan 2014
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Socio Economic Factors Influencing Delinquency

Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies

Contemporary delinquency theories can be deployed in supporting economic deprivation as a contributing factor in elucidating many crimes, though it is directly linked to property crimes like theft (Borraz & González, 2011). However, this does not imply that the cause-and-effect association...

09 Jan 2014
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Anglo-Zulu War

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

In their quest to conquer as many countries as possible, the British engaged in a number of wars. Some of these wars claimed the lives of thousands of soldiers, while others were won with minimal loss of lives. The British found strong opposition in some battles and were either were defeated or...

09 Jan 2014
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Partnership Confliction

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

There are actually 3 partners that held vital role in the company, one of the partners, his name is Alex, and whereby holding a big share in the small business company he shows bossy, his own ego and being assertive and never listen to his partner and disobey the rules of partnership agreement,...

07 Jan 2014
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The Consequences of World War Two

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

A shift in the world axis of power is seen as the major result of the war. Power shifted from Europe because most of the countries had been crippled by the war and their economies were left yearning for intervention. The war had taken place against a backdrop of world depression which made it...

27 Dec 2013
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Oral de BAC : Global cities

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

A global city is a city having a strategic position in diverse domains, mainly economic, political and cultural at the world level and establishing a dynamic node of communications. Global cities as London, the second world city after New York, and Shangai, the fifth, are the leaders in the world...

27 Dec 2013
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Linguistic Relativity and Cultural Context

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis about linguistic relativity suggests that the differences in languages cultural and cognitive encodings affect how people think. In other words, speakers' thinking style is defined by the cultural context which shaped the language they use. The power of language on...

27 Dec 2013
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An Estate and Retirement Plan

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

It is of utmost importance to have a personal financial plan. By having a plan, you can avoid financial hardships and troubles in the future. A personal financial plan includes many goals. As we reach different stages in our lives our financial situations change. With this change comes a need to...

18 Dec 2013
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Computer Forensics Laboratory and Computer Investigations Training

Case study - 10 pages - Educational studies

Computer forensics refers to the use of a computer expert program to collect, interpret, preserve, analyze and produce data from either volatile or non-volatile media storage devices. It is a branch of digital forensic science that is related to examining digital media in a forensic manner with...

18 Dec 2013
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Intelligent Computers

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

Intelligent computers are defined as machines that involve the use of intelligence and computer science concepts to execute various tasks initiated by the user. Intelligent computers are systems that are able to perceive their environments and take actions that are meant to maximize the...

18 Dec 2013
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Farsi Language

Case study - 10 pages - Educational studies

The purpose of writing this essay will be to examine the various varieties of English that exist in Farsi language classrooms and also to determine the type of English language pronunciation that Iranian learners are aiming for and the interference of Farsi language in attaining the desired...

13 Dec 2013
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Eye problems caused by technology

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

The human eye, profound and unique is its design. The human pupil adjusts constantly, thousands of times during one day, adapting to light and the proximity of things looked at in the places visited. No doubt, though, this world has drastically changed since the eye was designed and created. In...

13 Dec 2013
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Death and Freedom

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

In a perfect world we wouldn't have to make a choice between empathy and morality, but this world isn't perfect. This essay sets out to prove that while euthanasia, including assisted dying and mercy killing, is a difficult and sometimes impossible choice to make, we should respect and honor the...

13 Dec 2013
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Passion and its different effects

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

In both Lillian Hellman's Toys in the Attic and Dan Baum's Nine Lives the characters seem to display a feverish passion concerning their interests, but the way their passion is put to use is what distinguishes them, as well as our feelings towards them. While Hellman's depiction of Carrie...

13 Dec 2013
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Gun control- To pull the trigger?

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Gun rights advocates, or the people who believe laws should not become stricter and changes should not be made on gun use, trust that the greater good of the nation's rests when guns are more commonly used, and are used for the right reasons. As one argument, pro gunners use the second amendment...

13 Dec 2013
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Organ Transplant

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Medical science has developed vastly to the extent that organ transplants are a routine practice in various hospitals. Unfortunately, the present techniques of procuring human organs are not meeting the demand (Thomas, 2001). A new strategy, the commercialization of the organs for transplantation...

13 Dec 2013
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Communicating in a Field Research

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

There are various personality traits dominant in individuals in the society. On of the most common traits in technical roles is that of introversion. This trait is common in most workplaces and it negatively impacts verbal communication tendencies among employees. Depending on an employee's role,...

13 Dec 2013
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The Impact of Social Movements in Chile: Scenes from Machucha

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

There is little doubt that Chile has been on the forefront on matters of human rights in Latin. Chile's human rights discourse has been dominated with social movements and the main arena of confrontation has not been the state (Safa, 1990). Social movements in Chile date back to the late 19th...

10 Dec 2013
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Social movements and human agency, cultural representations, comparative racial inequality and intersectionality

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

In the article by Naber (2008) ‘Look Mohammed the terrorist is coming' she describes the way the Arabs, Muslims and Middle Eastern citizens in Diaspora are looked at in America where everyone is chastised and seen as a suspect terrorist. For example, after September 11th attack, President...

10 Dec 2013
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Does physical punishment of minors promote future unruly behaviors?

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Corporal punishment, such as spanking, is a very common method of disciplining children in many communities, the world over. The appropriateness of implementing such physical punishment by care-givers has become a hotly debated issue nowadays, as societies become more aware of its ill effects on...

10 Dec 2013
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The cloning and expression of Alpha-Amylase gene from Bacillus subtilis using Escherichia Coli as the host

Case study - 20 pages - Educational studies

Amylases are among the most important industrial enzymes, accounting for about 30% of the world's total enzyme production. They have numerous industrial applications extending from general products such as detergents, paper, beer and textiles to clinical biology, health science and even the...

10 Dec 2013
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Waste management in hospital settings

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Waste management is a vital factor in reducing environmental pollution. Workplaces such as hospitals mainly produce both hazardous, infectious and toxic wastes and also non-toxic waste materials. Safe, environmentally-friendly disposal of such waste is important to ensure that both community and...