Research on the nature of humor
Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies
Different people find different situations amusing. Thus, this makes defining humor or wit tricky. Humor is the tendency of particular experiences that are cognitive in nature to bring about amusement and provoke laughter. It is universal, implying that humor affects every individual, regardless...
Reasons that Motivate People to Work Out
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
For most people in the contemporary society, body image is everything. Traditionally what mattered most were intrinsic and intuitive characteristics for both men and women. There was not much emphasis on physical appearances. Feminine characteristics like caring, kindness, respect, generosity,...
Poverty eradication in slums through social enterprise and innovation in Mumbai
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The mention of slums elicits euphoria of deteriorating living conditions. The depiction of slum life is poverty, domestic abuse of women, neglect of education, deplorable living conditions and other social vices. This portrays the slums in low light. Despite these conditions, the residents have...
Problems that students face at home that causes non-completion of college education
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The paper is primarily going to examine the problems that students face at home, which hinders them from completing their college education. Challenges emanating from home can cause non-completion of college education by students. Non-completion of college education is a menace to college...
Overcoming Obstacles to become a Healthy and Well-integrated Individual: The Perspective of Kosinski in Being There
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Regardless of the gender, race, social status and even genetics all persons face obstacles in their lives. Media induced existence is a situation whereby a person tries to act and live as dictated by what they see on television (Kosinski 11). It is an important obstacle to a well-integrated and...
Theoretical Perspective: Major Concepts and Approaches to psychotherapy
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Psychology is considered a young field of study, and the development and testing of theories of personality are still gaining sophistication. Many conflicting theories of personality have been developed, each having positive and negative aspects that discussing both sides of the theories helps to...
Influence of the Tango on Argentinean Culture
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Argentina boasts of being a soccer nation. However, Argentina's fame does not end in soccer since it also garners the fame from Tango. In fact, it is hard to separate Argentina and the Tango culture. For the Argentineans, the Tango is not just a dance or music but rather, it is a complete...
Global Critical Thinking: China's Counterfeit Consumer Goods-Good or Bad?
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Critical thinking is more than a phrasal buzz, a reflective thought rather than a routine thought. Critical thinking involves persistent and careful processes of considerations of credibility and solutions to the supposed global issues. There are global issues that need to be addressed by the...
Different Perspectives on Abortion-Hooks, Gilligan, Noonan
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Different perceptions regarding abortion have been around for a long time. Just as with other discussions, the issue of abortion, its justification and criticism continue to elicit mixed emotions. It is imperative to understand the various arguments brought forth by different writers regarding...
Lack of Ethical Dimension in building society sustainability
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Ethical principals related to sustainability are critical components for an intention for preparation for future effective contribution to a sustainable society. Everyone will agree that sustainability means cutting energy use, carbon emission reduction and ensuring that the earth is kept green....
Euphemism in Government- George Orwell
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
In the new global world, euphemism has been one of the most crucial current discussions in legal and moral philosophy. It has become increasingly difficult to ignore this. Therefore, the topic has raised heating arguments in many conferences worldwide. Webster dictionary defines euphemism as a...
Teenage Driver- Problems of Young Drivers
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Adolescence is a period of movement from childhood and adulthood. It is the period that young people face the task of proving their abilities in most cultures around the world. Numerous crisis and numerous experimentations as the young person searches for an identity characterize the period of...
Definition and implications of queerness- queer theory, Bornstein and Michael Warner
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The word queer simply means different or deviant. Hetero-normativity is cultural bias that creates friction for homosexual relations. Hetero-normativity is opposed to things that are not culturally normal. Homosexuality, for instance, is abnormal, and heterosexuality is the acceptable norm....
Ways in which women are oppressed
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Oppression of women has been an issue of discussion for many years. Oppression of women comes in many forms and differs from society to the other. In most cases, the oppression of women is in terms of lack of equal opportunities and representation of both men and women in society. Women don't...
Influence of Technology On Education
Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies
Technology has had influence in almost all sectors in the world. Advancements in technology have led to new methods of performing tasks efficiently and without time wasting. The new era of digital technology has specifically affected the young people in the twenty first century. Young people want...
Sexism and Personal Experiences
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
As a women's studies student, I have realized the importance and driving force of sexism in education, workplace and personal life several times. Sexism is currently illegal and considered to be a type of discrimination; still, it is true that many people have ideology that confirms that males...
Diderot Encyclopedia versus the Bible
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Many people in the history have questioned the authority of accepted and canonic Bible texts, and before the authors would examine the differences between Diderot's Encyclopédie and the current text of the Bible that is used today. The below study would compare the texts, ideas and views of the...
Euthanasia: Case study
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Euthanasia has been in the center of the public attention for decades. Different authors and politicians, religious leaders have expressed their concern about the ethical side of the matter, and various researches have been completed to point out both the positive and negative aspects of the...
Changes Needed in Wireless Security Measures
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
In the recent years home wireless threats have become extremely common. In this study we are going to review the risks and types of attacks users should be aware, when using home wireless networks. We are going to determine which type of network is more secure, and how can users protect...
Safety of Immunization for Infants
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
In the following study we are going to evaluate the risks involved when immunizing infants. There have been different studies concluded, and research made, in order to determine if the risks of the immunization or getting the illness are larger. There is a discussion among experts, so we will...
Martin Luther's Excommunication from the Catholic Church
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Today's people tend to look back at Luther as a charismatic leader, a rebel and a missionary. Unfortunately, the organizational qualities and devotion of Luther are more emphasized than his religious journey throughout the years of reformation. The reasons why Luther created a new church are...
Gun control in the USA
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
There are different opinions in the US, regarding to regulations on guns. There are a few main questions we would like to look into in more detail, to see if it would be beneficial to change the current legislation's. Some parts of the country are behind making the regulations tighter, and...
Death Penalty
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Death penalty is a source of many debates all over the world. The real question is if a man has the right to judge other people's actions and take away life. Many people are questioning the effectiveness of the legal system, and as long as there is one percent chance for making the wrong...
Advantages of public/private schools over home schooling
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
There is a current trend among parents of school-age children around the world to educate kids at home instead of in an institutional form. Although these parents want the best education and choices for their children and emphasize the difference, as well as the benefits of the home education,...
On the Independence of the Organizational Ombudsman
Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies
Like a creature of Darwin's fecund imagination, the ombudsman from so simple a beginning in the king's court of eighteenth century Sweden has evolved and adapted himself in the twenty-first century to suit our numerous modern organizations found throughout the world today. As per the rules of the...
Mass media: case study
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Mass media is a specialized technology that helps in the spread of data through print, visual, digital and electronic media (Bennett, Curran, Gurevitch, and Wollacott, 2005). It involves the transfer of information from media companies to audiences through mass communications systems. Mass media...
Local and Expatriate employees in Human Resource Management - published: 02/09/2014
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Organizations consitute people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. These people have to work together in order to fulfill an organization's goals. Human Resource Management, HRM describes the management of the workforce in the organization. It is accountable for selection, assessment,...
Legal risk of Nurses
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
In today's litigious society, it is possible for a nurse to be involved in legal matters of the country she or he works for, either directly or indirectly. By understanding the cases involved, nurses can avoid many of the high risk areas of trouble. Due to the shortage of nursing officers,...
Gerontology: Case study
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Blue zones are locations where demographic trends show longer life expectancies due high number of individuals who live above the ages of a 100 years (Wilmoth 2007). Studies from different scholars have exposed these zones whereby most of them are cut off from modernization. Research results have...
Why did the Catholic Church bind together yet simultaneously tear apart nineteenth-century Latin American Societies?
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
The Great Schism of 1054 signifies the split between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches as a result of Patriarch Michael I and Pope Leo IX excommunicates each other. In the past, there were disagreements between these churches sighting the bishop of Rome (who was the acting pope) who felt...
