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11 Jul 2013
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Search and seizure simulation and report

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

When writing a police report on a situation such as this one must first consider all of the primary components of a typical report before diving into the context of the situation itself. Frazee describes an accurate report as including the who, what when, where, why and how as well as the...

11 Jul 2013
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Use of force simulation response

Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies

As a new supervisor in the above situation I might be experiencing a few key problems which are contributing to such behavior amongst my staff. As a new supervisor I have yet to gain any respect towards my authority and thus it is being represented in my staff's adherence to the rules I set as...

11 Jul 2013
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Continental drift and tectonic plates

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The theory of continental drift has been around for quite a while. Yet many people do not fully understand the concept. Some believe that in one fell swoop the continents all separated instantaneously and for no apparent reason other than that they did it. Others believe it had something to do...

11 Jul 2013
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Greenhouse gases and long term global effects

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Over the last few years there has been much talk in the news and government about topics such as global warming and greenhouse gases. Yet, how much do we really know about such things? Definitions of these complicated topics are hard to come by and specific consequences are even harder. In this...

11 Jul 2013
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Evolution and its theories

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

There are dozens of theories to be had on evolution and its existence. However, there are far fewer about the rate of evolution and how this came to be. Specifically two theories have been created throughout the centuries by some of the greatest scientists of all time, Charles Darwin and Eldridge...

10 Jul 2013
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How valid were Third World criticisms of international economy between 1945 and 1991?

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

With the end of the Second World War in 1945 came the reconstruction and development of the global economy via such pillars of multilateralism as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At this point I must specify that the...

10 Jul 2013
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Has Chinese legalism been successfully applied?

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

The Warring States Period (453-221 BCE) in China was a time of great social chaos and political volatility. It was from this soil of turmoil that Chinese Legalism germinated and grew, amidst a general flowering of new ideologies. These ideologies, amongst which we find Confucianism and Taoism in...

10 Jul 2013
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Essay on the Vietnamese language, Quoc ngu

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

Right was the Vietnamese mandarin-scholar Pham Quynh on so many levels when he declared, “A nation exists by means of language; when language exists, the nation cannot disappear.” When, in the seventeenth century, the Vietnamese language, or quoc ngu, was first elaborated by Catholic...

10 Jul 2013
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"Iron and Blood". To what extent does this phrase sum up German unification?

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

In an address to the Prussian Parliament on 30 September 1862, Bismarck made an important statement: “Not by means of speeches and majority verdicts will the great decisions of the time be made—that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849—but by iron and blood…” The...

10 Jul 2013
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How far do you agree with the view that "the Soviet Union expanded into Europe because of the desire to acquire superpower status"?

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

By the middle of 1944, the Soviet Union's Red Army was on the offensive and was pushing the Germans firstly out of the USSR, then out of Eastern Europe. When the governments in the Eastern European countries collapsed one after another with the departure of the German forces, there were left...

09 Jul 2013
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Socio-cultural movements in India

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

There is no definition of art or nation that does not quickly become problematic in the Indian context, and this is indicative of the complexity of the issues at hand when we ask: in what ways do art and literature help in nation-building in India? Definitions are still manageable in the case of...

09 Jul 2013
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Recurring elements of Judeo-Christian and Islamic belief systems

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Many believe that Judeo-Christianity and Islamic beliefs are highly differential. In fact, all stem from the same basic stories and ideologies as well as geographical location. Not only were all born in the herat of the Middle East but many of the tales told as part of their sacred morals and...

09 Jul 2013
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Mesopotamian skull preservation and identity

Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies

The Mesopotamians were an Ancient Egyptian culture settled on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers around 5000 B.C. Their settlement changed the pace of society as the world knew if from a nomadic hunting and gathering society to a settled agricultural superpower in which towns and city...

09 Jul 2013
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Pain management

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

There are multiple aspects of pain management. Bioethics plays a major role in pain management. Several methods used identify bioethics when dealing with pain management. Stem cell research is an exemplification of this. Through a specific case studied the relation of bioethics to pain management...

09 Jul 2013
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Rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

There are several leaders that erected over the course of time. Many of these leaders were great thinkers. Others maintained the ability to lead others through action. Napoleon Bonaparte was a rare leader with the capacity to lead through both mediums. There were only a few individuals from...

09 Jul 2013
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Who were the real revolutionaries in France in 1789: the nobility, the bourgeoisie or the peasantry?

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

In 1789, the French Revolution broke out. During the course of the revolution, various classes of French society became involved. The nobility, who had had their political power diminished prior to 1789 under Louis XIV's reign, yearned to have increased political power, and amongst them were also...

09 Jul 2013
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Summary note on definition of fair and equitable treatment

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The MST has existed pursuant to the emblematic Neer case, in which the Commission held that “the treatment of an alien, in order to constitute an international delinquency, should amount to an outrage, to bad faith, to wilful neglect or duty, or to an insufficiency of governmental action so...

09 Jul 2013
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Should everyone get married?

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

My mother once told me that she would have filed for a divorce with my father if not for her children. It is heart-wrenching to hear a woman make such a remark on her marriage, a legalized union between two people, especially when she is somebody whose blood courses through one's veins. In this...

08 Jul 2013
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1984 contemporary politics

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Literature has a mysterious way of predicting certain events. The fact that history tends to repeat itself amplifies this phenomena. The novel, 1984, George Orwell seems to make certain predictions that are evident in our current political system. Censorship and government surveillance are two...

05 Jul 2013
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Historical developments of corrections and correctional models in the U.S

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

There have been many developments throughout the history of corrections which have brought about the controversial system we know of today. This system is strongly rooted in, surprisingly, religion and European values. However, the most influential of these practices comes from our own process of...

05 Jul 2013
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On modernization and tradition

Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies

Legend has it that one day in 1871, there was a man who, having entered a food shop in Amsterdam, spotted some Japanese prints being used as wrapping paper. So enamored by these prints was he that he bought one on the spot—and, in so doing, revolutionized the history of Western art. Now, the...

02 Jul 2013
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Mindfulness is awareness of relevant information

Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies

Mindfulness is awareness of relevant information. Constant sensory input without the proper means of handling it leads to a fragmented, less effective human being. A focused, mindful person understands what information is most important to their goal and pays attention to their own actions....

01 Jul 2013
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Could the internet of things bring about Utopia?

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

The truth about humans is that we strive for the perfect society, in which people are equal in every aspect, and live in harmony, with no crimes or any problems; a world in which we can fulfill all our wants and needs. Simply put, we want to achieve Utopia. Since greater importance has been put...

28 Jun 2013
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Why did the Tory party's electoral fortune revive between 1874 and 1900?

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

From 1846, the conservative party has been in minority in the commons, but at the end of the 19th century there was a conservative revival. Indeed, after 1880, the Tory party became dominant in the Victorian political life. The main actors of this revival were Disraeli, who was Prime Minister...

28 Jun 2013
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How well did the legal system of early modern England work?

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

A legal system can be defined as the legislation enacted by the State institutions on the basis of tradition or law. In early modern England, the legal system was complex, relying on with overlapping institutions -local criminal courts, Church courts and royal courts-, on itinerant judges but...

21 Jun 2013
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How Bison can help Native Americans

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

Violence and deceit have characterized the relationship between the federal government and Native Americans ever since the era of policy- driven expansionism. The aftermath of all the bloody wars and cultural conflict is the present situation of Native affairs. After tribes signed treaties...

21 Jun 2013
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Integrated solution for more efficient wind power production

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

This paper is an Essay Proposal that intended to outline different approaches applied by specialized experts in the field of renewable energy sources, of which wind energy is one area of the theme. In order to argue for the factors that influence efficiency of producing power out of wind energy,...

21 Jun 2013
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How Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson's plan of Reconstruction lead to America's Unfinished War

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

The Civil War was a defining moment in American history. The Civil War was fought between the northern and the southern regions of the United States, over the institution of slavery and its future in the union. The northern states had mostly abandoned the practice of slavery by the mid 1800s, but...

21 Jun 2013
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How did the media, political and academic discourses portray young people in Britain, and what were the effects of these representations?

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

A discourse is a communication process which has the power to define a certain subject matter or topic and consequently directs the perception of people regarding that same subject matter or topic. It is a systematic and communicative method of forming knowledge and forwarding this knowledge as...

21 Jun 2013
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The struggle for female identity in a male dominated world

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Throughout history, the female has been, at the best of times underappreciated, and at the worst of times, demonized and persecuted. While many Feminist writers believe that this particular brand of prejudice originally stemmed from the story of Eve tempting Adam to fall from grace in the Garden...