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Ancient Greek Philosophers

Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...

Virginia Held on defining "Human" and "Natural"

a woman gives her child is "incorporated into the framework of the natural," rather than thought of as a matter of choice, which w...

Scientific Thought

phrase "its not rocket science" is used to suggest that a certain topic is not that difficult, implying that science is quite diff...

Concepts and Their Evolutionary Progression in Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

In ten pages Origin of Species is examined in terms of its first 8 chapters in order to support the argument that the book itself ...

Criminology in the Postmodern Era

with power and crime: "Not only can the power of the word be exposed as creating domination; in addition, one means of resistance ...

Grammar and Thought

is evidence that even pre-verbal toddlers listen to statements that are grammatically correct while tuning out those which are not...

Cognitive Restructuring

meet, however, people in the throes of emotional instability are often incapable of offsetting the destructive thoughts that wande...

Difficult Conversations

that is, having a difficult conversation, was extremely difficult for this writer/tutor. I avoided confrontation at all costs. The...

Developing Identity: Gender in the 50s and 60s

to war because they felt it was their calling to engage in warfare. They were all relatively innocent and ignorant about war and a...

“American Women in Flight Since 1940”: Insight into a Woman’s Place in Our Society

Much has been written about how womens societal roles have changed over the history of our country. One of the more interesting i...

Coupland’s Generation X

on any common basis and if anyone does they are clearly self involved people who are absorbed with their own intelligence, importa...

Yates/Politics of Management

by this organization. Yates begins his text with an introductory chapter that concentrates on the role that business leaders pla...

“Major Problems in California History”

effort in categorizing the tribes that populated the area and speculating as to their origin. He observed their subsistence patte...

Debate: All U.S. Citizens Should Serve in the Military

before determining their lifes work"; second, it "instills discipline"; third, it provides training that will be of significant he...

"Brinkley: "The Great Deluge"

"democracy pragmatism" in public policy suggests that it is a way to measure the success of public policy with regard to the democ...

Leadership Style/MacArthur & Patton

to be so remote as to be unapproachable (Manchester 5). He is described as wrapping "himself in a cloak of dignified aloofness" (M...

McGregor's Management Theories

work and directing their own tasks. Theory Y presumes that workers should have more autonomy while Theory X sees the manager as ne...

The International Airport in Charlotte, NC

both civilian and military traffic. This paper discusses its history, layout, its accident and incident record, environmental issu...

BOOK REVIEW: MIND HUNTER

because it shows the toll of Douglas work on his health and personal life. This is very clear from the first paragraph of the prol...

Absurdity and Existentialism in Adams' Hitch Hiker's Guide

arise out of unexpected and irrational contradictions faced by the main characters on virtually every page. The absurdity is not j...

An Analysis of Purity and Danger

ideas. Some examples provided by the author respect the Jewish dietary traditions as well as ideas about sexuality and cleanliness...

DISCUSSION ABOUT MANAGEMENT THEORY EVOLUTION

from the idea that administration was king, and more of a move toward the idea that maybe the employee shouldnt be overlooked in a...

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Its Contradictions

In six pages the antiabolitionist intent of Stowe's novel is compared with the African American stereotypes it was responsible for...

Preserving Irish and Douglas Hyde

centuries, Irish became the language of a disenfranchised people. It reentered the lives of the privileged classes with the advent...

Diversification Strategy of Boeing

has survived. In part, one can attribute this to its intense strategy. In fact, the company planned and pursued a diversification ...

Culture, Personal Preference, and Taste

of the valuer" (Ollivier et al, 2001). II. CONSUMERISM Human nature is defined by myriad elements, not the least of which ...

Douglas Porpora's How Holocausts Happen, The United States in Central America

there to the Jewish Holocaust of World War II is an overt distortion of the facts and circumstances. Even given his misguid...

All That Heaven Allows

This 4 page essay explores the long-lived concept of May-December romance as it is presented in the movies. Social class and age ...

Douglas McGregor's The Human Side of Enterprise and Leadership

be regarded as the bible of modern leadership theory, The Human Side of Enterprise. The central theme of this work involves the u...

The History of Fishing at Douglas Lake

Douglas Lake is nestled well into the foothills of the Smokies, with public access areas in some of the most attractive places aro...