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Medieval Society and the Occult

on the church affected social considerations and they merely had the appearance of emanating from the church itself. Additionally,...

Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee's Rama II

the fact that there may be disagreement in discerning whether or not the teams were more homogeneous than mixed. In other words, o...

Americanism's Essence Through Advancement, Adaptability, and Adventure

the phrase "I came, I saw, I conquered" is, in short, the essence of the spirit of adventure, adaptability, and advancement that d...

Feminist View on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Science

In seven pages this paper considers science as presented in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley from a feminist perspective that includes...

Portrayals of Humanity and Science in Frankenstein and Maezel's Chess Player

A 5 page analysis of humanity and science as they are portrayed by Mary Shelly's and Edgar Allan Poe. 2 sources....

Trustworthiness of Scientific Theory

to an earth-centered solar system on his unaided observations of the heavens. Despite his miscellaneous charts, tables and predict...

Comparison of the Western World and the Renaissance

The "Black Death" first struck in 1347. At that time Europes population was just over 70 million. By 1400, the number of people...

Social Sciences and Qualitative Research

In five pages qualitative research is designed and then is applied to studying the social sciences. Seventeen sources are cited i...

Western Culture and Greek Civilization's Impact

In fifteen pages this research paper examines Western culture in terms of the impact of ancient Greece regarding principles of dem...

Peabody Museum Collection of Mineralogy

In five pages this paper examines the science of mineralogy and considers the important collection housed at Yale University's Pea...

Analyzing the Theory of Rational Choice

In five pages this research paper applies the rational choice theory to the social sciences and discusses basic points along with ...

Abraham Maslow's Religion, Values, and Peak Experiences

In five pages this essay considers this 1964 text in terms of its important points and discusses religion and science as being int...

A Study of Aluminum

In eight pages this paper can be helpful to the student of science in its exploration of the history, properties, uses, and other ...

A Review of The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan

The writer reviews The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan, in which the scientists challenges many current theories. The writer arg...

Evolutionary Biology and Skepticism

In five pages this paper discusses the problems with trying to classify or categorize evolutionary biology in a consideration of h...

A Science Of Biology History

This is an overview consisting of five pages that traces the development of biological sciences from 500 BC until the present day ...

Natural Selection and Genetic Drift / Quick Change, Quicker Reversal

In ten pages this paper discusses quick shifts in support of genetic drift as opposed to natural selection in science. Eight sour...

Field of Science and Girls

and in the educational systems of this country regarding the paucity of women in scientific fields. A quick Internet search or s...

Margaret Wheatley's Leadership and the New Science and Karl Popper's A Survey of Some Fundamental Problems

that seem to drive us to distrust change and the inevitable occurrences that are associated with such. "We seem fixated on structu...

Feminism, Science, and Philosophy

In nine pages this research paper examines the ongoing debate regarding feminist philosophy and feminist science, addressing such ...

Comparative Analysis of the Renaissance and 20th Century

In nine pages this paper contrasts and compares the concepts of science, philosophy, literature, art, architecture, and understand...

Evaluation of Greg Bear's Blood Music

The science fiction novel is analyzed. A summary is included. The conclusion of the book is carefully evaluated. This six page pa...

Different Approaches to Science

In four pages this paper examines scientific experimentation within the contexts of Richard Pirsig's research and the text Science...

Is Knowledge True, or False, or Does It Reside Somewhere in the Middle?

would provide an explanation for celestial motion (Greer 356). For hundreds of years, Newtons laws of physics remained unchalleng...

Scientific Tests Demonstrate the Validity of Global Warming

This paper argues that it reasonable to conclude that government agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (N...

Social Science Research Methodology

In nine pages this paper discusses social sciences research methodology through a hypothetical interview in which questions relate...

The SPSS Database and Empirical Political Analysis

This paper examines the use of Statistical Program for the Social Sciences (SPSS) database and how it can be use for political ana...

Applied Science and a Model for Government Reinvention

In ten pages this paper considers the principles for government reinvention through the application of science as presented in Osb...

Suburbia and the Community Survey

This research report focuses on American suburbia and local politics. One municipality is the focus of attention. Various issues a...

Science and Practice - Incompatible?

Science and practice of psychotherapy have been at odds for decades. Each has different goals: knowledge for its own sake or knowl...