The life and ideals of Thomas Jefferson
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Life of leaders can be marred by a lot of controversies especially when they lead a different life from what they claim to stand for. Generally, leaders are judged by their accomplishments which are mostly visible achievements. Thomas Jefferson, the third President of America, led a...
To what extent do teachers support pupils to become confident individuals and responsible citizens by contributing to the wider life and ethos of the school?
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
There has been considerable debate in society of whether a teacher's role is a purely academic one or whether they have wider pastoral responsibilities in developing the children in a holistic sense so they become better people as well as being more intelligent. In the Government's recent white...
Algebra in the real world and everyday life
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Many people find math and math concepts difficult to grasp. They don't understand how to do it or why something is equal to something else for example. The biggest issue though for people taking math, especially higher levels of math is the purpose of taking such a class. What or when will they...
What do we mean by the Value of a Statistical Life (VOSL)? What valuation techniques exist to estimate the VOSL? Is it defensible that studies have estimated lower VOSL's in developing countries than in developed countries?
Case study - 4 pages - International relations
In this essay I will outline what is meant by the Value of a Statistical Life (VOSL) and explain four valuation techniques used to estimate the VOSL, noting possible problems in each. I will then explain the arguments for and against the motion: ‘Is it defensible that studies have...
A sociological account of a 'day in the life' of a drug
Case study - 5 pages - Humanities/philosophy
He saw her across the room. Even through the dim lighting and stuffy haze of his own muddled thoughts recognized her. Even though she was clearly one of those group, social druggies, surrounded by other exceedingly loud or exceedingly companionable, rosy-faced drunks, and completely on the...
Compare the Presentation of School Life in "The Pieces of Silver" and "The Winter Oak". How do Sealy and Nagibin suggest to you that the schools in these stories are out of touch with the needs of their pupils?
Book review - 5 pages - Literature
“The Winter Oak” and “The Pieces of Silver” are both set within a school and both of the boys come from poor backgrounds. Some of the ideas in the stories are similar. Both refer to the teacher learning a lesson, or a system which the teachers uphold is challenged or defeated...
Life as an indentured servant in Colonial Maryland
Case study - 2 pages - Linguistics
My name is Sarah Malie and I am what you would refer to as an indentured servant. I am twenty-four years old and was born in London, England. My mother was originally from there and my father, Sidney Malie, came to London from Glasgow, Scotland. We were a poor family that had too many mouths...
The product life cycle
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
The Product Life Cycle is a cycle in which every product goes through at different rates over a period of time. I believe that this theory is still relevant today as it helps the business to make key decisions based on where each product is on the stages of the life cycle. The...
Eternal recurrence as the ultimate test of life-affirmation
Case study - 13 pages - Humanities/philosophy
What is life-affirmation? To be sure it is the heart of all of Nietzsche's books (dare I say even of every word?). It is a holy Yes-saying to life, to one's world as it has been, is now, and as one will make it. The one who affirms life is not passive, but rather is alive...
Airbus and Boeing: A real life duopoly
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
Another Nose in the Trough and Plane Poker were two articles on the air craft industry which were published by The Economist in late 2010. While these two articles might have been published in different issues of the famed magazine, when we consider the aircraft industry it is simply inevitable...
Managing work, family and life
Thesis - 10 pages - Management
With the ongoing languished economy and many businesses attempting to ‘do more with less', a growing research showed that arrangements of flexible labor in the form of flex-time and compressed workweek, etc., when appropriately implemented, can benefit both the organization and the employees...
Behavior across the Life Span
Essay - 2 pages - Psychology
The Home Environments of Children in the United States was a recent study that examined the home environments of children in the U.S. and how particular conditions related to the child's well-being. The following pages will provide additional commentary on this study while utilizing Piaget's...
"High, Popular and "Low" cultures and everyday life
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology
In this excerpt from Culture and Everyday Life (2005), D. Inglis intends to clarify the notions of high/low and popular cultures and their impact on everyday life and conversely, arguing that the social and cultural spheres cannot be separated. He also tries to explain the way art...
The impact of smart phones on business and private life
Essay - 90 pages - Management
Since few years, mobile phone market is changing radically and many new mobile phones, called smart phones or intelligence phones are entering on the market and have produced a boom. Before, those intelligence phones were only dedicated to professional persons, but mobile manufacturer felt that...
Hejinian's 'My Life': A Poetic Autobiography of Multiplicity
Book review - 5 pages - Literature
Lyn Hejinian's poetic autobiography 'My Life' crosses over the boundaries of genre and into an indefinable realm of its own. It contains elements of poetry, autobiography, personal narrative, and women's fiction, while simultaneously entering into a continuous dialogue with the...
Neuroscience in Film: Distinguishing Fact and Myth in the Portrayal of Intelligence in Defending Your Life
Thesis - 3 pages - Medical studies
Humans have the potential to use most of their brain if they choose to use reason and logic in their everyday decision making process. The movie 'Defending Your Life' examines how using more of one's brain power and overcoming earthly fears can propel an individual to move on to...
The warmth in life: (Despite the frost)
Thesis - 3 pages - Literature
It is from the ancient Greeks and the Miltonic era that romantic poets have learned to so casually reject their profound place in society. They claim often to be some small part of an awesome whole; the vastness of earth, its circularity (life cycle), the infinitudes of time all...
Life of Pi: A quest journey
Thesis - 2 pages - Social sciences
According to Foster, a quest is usually consisted of five elements: a quester, a destination, stated reason to go there, challenges and obstacles, and a real reason to go there. (Foster 3) These elements were significant in a sense; as they could be applied to the growth of Pi from...
The link between professional and personal life
Thesis - 6 pages - Human resources
According to Anne Monjaret, author of The Feast and research fellow at the National Center for Scientific Research, "A party held in the company is not an illusory phenomenon. Under the apparent frivolity attached to this concept lies a real and symbolic social efficiency. These parties play an...
Characteristics and life cycle of a product
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
Product is an important variable in marketing applications. A company designs, manufactures and markets in order to generate profits. The important objective of a product is to meet the needs of the consumer through tangible and intangible sources of distribution. The product life cycle...
A Petrinet model of a short life cycle product supply chain and deduction of its reachability matrix by simulation
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
This paper focuses on the concept of short life cycle supply chain of products where the selling time of the product is short and fixed. Based on an object events table and dynamical events occurring table a composite model of short life cycle product is created. This model is then...
Life on eBay
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
Selling a product on ebay can be difficult, especially if nobody wants to buy your product. This was not the case for Keith Obadike, who sold his “blackness” on the auction site, or for John Freyer, who practically put his entire life collection up for bid. Obadike posts a...
Liberation theology and the life of Archishop Oscar Romero
Thesis - 8 pages - Humanities/philosophy
As Archbishop of El Salvador, Oscar Romero was chosen in order to avoid interference from the church in the coming political unrest. Because Romero saw the plight of the poor and down-trodden and the brutality and disregard for human dignity and life by the government; he realized that the...
Clement Attlee and sources of influence in his personal life
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
Clement Attlee had many potential sources of influence in his personal life. Attlee's military and political background is intriguing, but his socialist views and support of the Labor Party are what set him apart. These views were primarily sculpted by his experiences working with the...
Where are Queen Victoria's moral values in the modern English way of life?
Worksheets - 2 pages - Sociology
Today, if you search a definition of the 'Victorian moral values' in the Collins, you will find, 'qualities considered to characterize the Victorian period, including enterprise and initiative and the importance of family'. So, first, it's seen today as if it belongs to...
Sigmund Freud's The psychopathology of everyday life
Thesis - 4 pages - Psychology
In this book, Freud tells us that the acts of daily life that we consider irrelevant (forgetting a name, an appointment, ring the bell to enter) actually have a meaning and are manifestations of the unconscious. For Freud, forgetting is a spontaneous phenomenon. It may be a word or a...
Water's role in the weather and the sustenance of life
Thesis - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
This brings to mind the question; what then is, water? Water seems like such a simple thing. Water is a fluid substance that makes up more than three fifths of the earth's surface. It is an absolutely necessary element for the sustenance of all life on earth including animal, human and...
My life during summer
Essay - 1 pages - Journalism
This is the life. My body hanging gently suspended in the air by a finely woven hammock. The warm air has generated a thin line of sweat that caresses my shirtless chest and arms. Comfortably folded behind my head are my arms, fully relaxed and unflinching. Every muscle feels at ease,...
Mine Okubo's life
Essay - 1 pages - Journalism
On December 7, 1941, Mine Okubo's life changed forever. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mine Okubo and many other persons of Japanese ancestry in the United States understood the implications this attack would have on their lives. Okubo's fears were realized when she was...
The life of Irish
Thesis - 3 pages - Social sciences
During the 19th century, millions of Irish men and women immigrated to the United States in hope for a new and improved lifestyle. Reasons for their immigration include the famines that struck Ireland, political disturbance, such as the mistreatment from the British, and the desire for a new...
