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Hypothetical Conversation Between Rene Descartes and David Hume

and change. He did not perceive the world as having changed greatly, but instead perceived the same world in a much different lig...

The Film Smoke Signals, Native America, and Alcoholism

In eight pages the effects of alcoholism on Native Americans and the therapeutic impact of the film Smoke Signals are examined in ...

The Short Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut and Conformity and Appearance

IN ten pages the author's contention that conformity interferes with self understanding is examined within the context of three st...

Behaviorist Theory Contributions of B.F. Skinner

in scientific circles, was the psychologists most profound contribution to the study of human behavior. Utilizing rats and pigeon...

Cultural Differences and Nonverbal Communication

the head in such societies might be confusing, at best, and misconstrued, at worst. Among the Taiwanese, in addition (whic...

Happiness and Virtue According to Boethius

reversals of fortune, illness, accidents and other events which contribute to their unhappiness. At the same time, the "evil m...

Nonadherence to Medical Instructions: Walker and Avant

issue via conceptual analysis, inasmuch as Walker and Avant provide specific steps that allow one to wholly define the ambiguous a...

Enlightened Age Elements of Progress, Nature, and Reason

and comparison of the volumes of literature that were produced during this era. Three of the great philosophers of this era, Thom...

Infant Reflexes, Motor Development and the Dynamic Systems Model

depart from conventional approaches because they seek to understand the overall behavior of a system not by dissecting it into par...

Christianity Teaching

In fourteen pages this paper examines how Christianity can be taught by developing a greater understanding of its similarities and...

Abnormality and Views of Watson's Behaviorist and Freud's Psychoanalysis Theories

In five pages the elements of each theory is described as they relate to abnormality inderstanding with the conclusion reached tha...

Systems Thinking and Technology

In eight pages this paper discusses systems thinking and the need for system technology understanding. There are no sources liste...

Urban Art as a Reflection of Urban Culture

This 5 page paper examines the concept of urban art. The writer argues that the term is ambiguous, but is usually understood to me...

Considerations in Training Security Guards in Hong Kong

This 5 page paper discusses some of the issues that need to be taken into account when training security guards in Hong Kong. Thes...

Political Philosophy Debate on the Abuse of Authority

In this paper consisting of seven pages a better understanding of such abuses as Amadou Diallo's murder by NYPD officers is provid...

Motivation and 'Self Reliance' by Ralph Waldo Emerson and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The ways in which 'Self Reliance' assists in understanding Huck's motivation in Mark Twain's novel are considered in this paper co...

Group Distinctions, Their Organization and Structure

In five pages this paper uses various terms to gain a better understanding of how groups are distinguished in terms of their indiv...

'Helen Todd My Birth Name' by Sandra McPherson Explicated

beyond the obvious. Characteristically reminiscent of the very essence of the authors literary interpretation, the poem reflects ...

Nonverbal Communication and Advertising

In this paper consisting of eight pages the nonverbal cues found primarily in television commercials are examined to understand th...

Common Sense and Artificial Intelligence

Although Artificial Intelligence can be traced back to the time of ancient Egypt, the modern day Artificial Intelligence concept w...

Breeding Turfgrass

the elements in which the plant will be used. A clear and rather simplistic example is that the grass used in a professional or c...

Paganism

Paganism -- witch, moon, goddess -- are not indicative of evil, but rather exemplify the devotion to nature. Indeed, to choose Pa...

Spirituality and Death from the Perspective of Social Work

In a paper consisting of eight pages the inherent implications of social work are clarified as accepting individual beliefs and a ...

Biology and Dentistry

In five pages connections are made between biology and dentistry with the emphasis upon disease epidemiology understanding and a k...

David Hume's Critique of Rene Descartes' Existence of God 'Proof'

In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...

Corporate Governance Perspectives and Agency Theory Application

In a paper consisting of seven pages maximizing profits in a business management perspective is understood through an overview of ...

The Relationship Between African Americans and Jews in Baltimore

This 10 page paper considers the views of a number of theorists, including Ernest Burgess, Homer Hoyt, Georg Simmel, Louis Wirth a...

Excessive Skepticism and David Hume

able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...

Globalization and The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman

In five pages this text review discusses how to understand globalization and its implications within the context of Thomas L. Frie...

Confucius and Chinese Religion

This paper consists of three pages and discusses Chinese religious concepts according to Confucius with his Dao understanding cons...