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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...

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...

'Psy Fi' Genre and its Meaning

In five pages this report considers the science fiction or Psy Fi genre in an examination of texts written by Richard Matheson, Fr...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Ethics

In eight pages ethical dilemmas such as cloning and genetic engineering are examined within the context of these two classic works...

The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper

In five pages this paper discusses the separate living of the sexes in this utopian science fiction text. There are no other sour...

Self and MPD

In eight pages this research paper considers the self with relation to multiple personality disorder and includes an examination o...

Analyzing 'Technology and Politics in the Blade Runner Dystopia' by Judith Kerman

In five pages this paper considers Kerman's thoughtful commentary and assessment of the 'Blade Runner' film and its contribution t...

Harman's Views on Scientific and Moral Reasoning

This paper examines the theories of Gilbert Harman pertinent to scientific and moral reasoning. The author addresses how morality...

The Death of the Earth by J.H. Rosny

An analysis of this French science fiction novel is presented. There are no other sources cited in the bibliography....

Pros and Cons of One Gender Classroom Approaches

In six pages this paper considers the teaching of technology, science, and mathematics in this evaluation of the one gender approa...

Isaac Asimov's Foundation and 'Psychohistory'

In 5 pages this essay defines psychohistory and then applies it to Foundation, a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov. There are...

Russell Hoban Riddley Walker

The writer analyzes the Russell Hoban book Riddley Walker, a science fiction novel. The paper is five pages long and there are two...

Dune by Frank Herbert and 'The Mahdinate'

In five pages this paper examines Dune's theme of the Mahdi or Messiah in this futuristic science fiction tale written by Frank He...

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip

In five pages this science fiction novel is analyzed within the context of its fairytale setting. There are no other sources list...

Astronomy and Greece

Since approximately 700 B. C., astronomy had a great deal to do with keeping time (PG). Natural periods of time were generated th...

Universe Understanding, Technology and Science

soon be within reach (Cook 34). But it is important to remember that a rationalist approach to the whole of existence does not lea...

Symbol Systems and Cognitive Science

In five pages symbol systems are examined within the context of cognitive science in terms of change adaptability and features tha...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Interpreting Ophelia's Madness in the Fourth Act, Fifth Scene 3 Different Ways

In nine pages this paper examines how Victorian theater actress Helena Faucit, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, and Shakespear...

A Look at Dermal Pharmacology

This research report looks at how pharmacology is utilized. The science aspect of this subject is tackled and specific, graphic in...

Theorist and Martha Rogers a Science of Unitary Human Beings Application

of this perspective for modern nursing practices. The Theory of Unitary Human Beings Rogers theory described as the "Science of...

The Sane Positivist A Biography of Edward L. Thorndike by Geraldine Joncich

the first name that typically comes to mind is Edward Lee Thorndike. Considered one of the leading educators in the field of psyc...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the Views and Perceptions of Science

In six pages this paper examines Shelley's 1818 masterpiece in a consideration of the views and perceptions of science contained w...

Instructions For Writing a Letter Of Intent

This health sciences paper gives detailed instructions on how to write a letter of intent at the graduate level. This five page p...

Sclience Classroom and Critical Thinking

In five pages this research paper discusses how teachers are being assisted by scientists in a way that enables them to develop a ...

Voting Behavior and the Influence of the Media

route. He notes that the "balance of coverage provided by the media is only worth worrying about if the media are influential" (R...

Economics and its Scientific Development

In six pages this paper examines how economics developed as a science with the contributions of John Locke, John Maynard Keynes, M...

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...

Stephen Gould's Chauvet Cave The Discovery of the World's Oldest Paintings, a Rhetorical Analysis

brain-picking sessions, the symposia, the panel-discussion, the interview-in short, a rhetoric of the stop-and-go, give-and-take d...

Science and 19th Century Romanticism

In thirteen pages this paper discusses the romantic aspects of science and poetry in a consideration of the works by poets includi...

Computing Job Consideration

In a paper that contains three pages the importance of work experience, the necessity to make proper module choices and what emplo...