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Genetic Diversity and the Origin of Life

According to one theory, the universe and its components were formed in a single cataclysmic explosion between ten and twenty mill...

Rational, Natural, Open Systems Organizations

created and designed to accomplish specific goals (Baum, 2002). The government is a good example of the rational model. There are ...

Joint Ventures, Knowledge Acquisition and Strategy Theory

as Asker, argued that the two may be compatible (Thompson, 2007). To understand what is meant by each of these strategies ...

DEFINING THE ORGANIZATIONAL PARADIGM

Systems The rational systems school of thought specifies that organizations are deliberately designed to attain specific g...

Comparing the Prose of J.S. Mill and Thomas Carlyle

In two pages this paper examines the style of prose employed by John Stuart Mill in a comparison with that of Carlyle and analyzed...

Overview of Healthcare Economics

In ten pages healthcare economics is discussed in an overview that includes planning, rational planning, costs, efficiency, equity...

Legislation Enacted Under Utilitarianism

to do with whether or not the act increased or decreased overall happiness or whether they have utility. Acts are evaluated based ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

In fourteen pages and 4 parts this paper examines PTSD and Albert Ellis' REBT in a study recommendations for the combination of Po...

Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics

In seven pages this report examines Utilitarianism and the ethics of Immanuel Kant in a comparison of the rational and moral views...

Positive Affirmations and Their Power in Interpersonal Communications

is to first define the ideas of intrapersonal communication and positive affirmations. A student writing on this subject might be ...

Organizations and Their Emergence

In seven pages this research paper examines how organizations emerged in the contemporary age from a theoretical perspective of na...

Derived Theory of Smoking Relapse Analyzed

then transpose and restate it, in order to explain the phenomenon (1987). Then, the identification of content from the parent theo...

Good and Evil According to Immanuel Kant

one belonged. Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, n...

Plato's 'Republic' and a Consideration of Rational Intellect and Emotions

good gifts to their friends and family but often do not have the expenses which would allow them to do so. However, people may use...

Existence and the Philosophies of Simon de Beauvoir, W.E.B. Du Bois, John Rawls, and William James

were distinguished in the nineteenth century with the "natural" sciences. To a great degree, James was attempting to create and/...

Approaches to Psychology

as cycle speed follows no set pattern and can overlap one another within the maturation process. "In early developmental theories...

Radical Doubt in the Philosophy of Rene Descartes

philosophy" was intent on raising philosophical debate above the aesthetic and theological interests which had held it captive for...

The Film 'A Thousand Acres' Four Psychological Theoretical Reviews

Cordelia character actually evolves as more of a villain than victim. Dramatic Interpretation From a dramatic perspective, it is ...

Arguing in Favor of Stem Cell Research

culturing of human embryonic stem cells (Gottweis 444). The research was hailed by the scientific community as revolutionary, as i...

Absurdity and Humor in Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

In 7 pages this paper celebrates the humor contained within Catch 22 by Joseph Heller which puts life and war absurdities into a r...

Applying Ariely's Theories

Ariely offered the Fudge Factor Theory and the theory of ego depletion to explain why good people cheat. This paper provides a bri...

Leadership Motivation Conflict, Emotional Intelligence

What leadership styles can be related to what motivational theories? Effective leaders know there is a direct connection between t...

Teleology and Proving God's Existence Through Reason

thought and action are connected, bringing to mind the view of science and how it demonstrated the same evidence. Character...

David Hume on Causation and Rational Belief

In three pages this paper discusses David Hume's philosophical belief that causation laid the foundation for rational belief with ...

Sanity of Hamlet

In five pages this paper evaluates the sanity of Hamlet in Shakespeare's tragedy and whether or not he had lost it or had never be...

Iago and the Human Unknown

In seven pages this paper examines how Iago in Othello by William Shakespeare represents that elusive 'human unknown' factor that ...

Child and Adolescent OCD

In eighteen pages Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is examined in an overview of the diagnosis as described in DSM IV with a literatu...

Rationally Analyzing Public Policy

In five pages the framework developed by Fisher is applied to a rational analysis of public policy with practical, social, and rea...

Epistemology and Rene Descartes

In five pages this essay discusses how rational foundationalism is explored by Descartes in his Meditations on the First Philosoph...

Performance of Employees and Motivation

attempting to induce others to accept certain goals and/or standards (Accel-Team.com, 2004). There are important caveats managers...