Common Academic Goals in American Universities
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
A goal is a desired result that an individual makes a conscious effort to achieve (Weatherford et al., 1960). Universities are institutions of higher learning that instill technical as well as cultural and social skills to students. In the universities, the students are required to set aims and...
Recommendations for Community-Based Practitioners
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Community-based corrections have experienced significant growth in the last few years. The correction has grown unabated since 1980, and the growth has significant implications for the correction agencies on matters on how to make decisions related to caseload and workload issues. The caseload...
Positive Psychology and Judaism- "Have a Little more Faith: A True Story" written by Mitch Albom
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
In the novel, “Have a Little Faith,” Mitch Albom presents a true story about someone who had the fear for his Rabbi in his childhood, and began to fear faith itself into his adulthood. When he left his hometown, his childhood Rabbi asked him (Albom) to deliver his eulogy when he dies....
Miranda V. Arizona case
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Miranda V Arizona remains one of the most law enforcement cases to have ever been handed down by the United States' Supreme Court. There is no other decision in the history of United States that have ever affected the law enforcement procedures and policies than the 5-4 opinion. A decision from...
Steps Involved in Risk Assessment
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Risk assessment refers to the process of identifying the hazards that might occur, as well as, analyzing its consequences in case it happens. In as much as the five steps and their tasks are helpful in risk assessment when a terror attack on a building occurs it might not be applicable to...
Classification of Mental Disorders
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Anxiety is a typical human emotion experienced by every individual at some point in life for instance, when faced with a problematic situation or a test at school. On the other hand, anxiety disorders cause distress to the individual thus interfering with the level of normality (Connolly et...
The impacts of Great Depression on Chinese America
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The article describes a new hope for America as compared to how it used to be in the twenty first Century. American colonial rebellion led to its fight against all abusing culture that bureaucracies in Europe and China petrified. Some year back, Americans found themselves in challenging...
Birthright Citizenship Control in the United States
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Birthright citizenship is a federal law provision that grants all children born within the United States automatic citizenship regardless of their parental heritage (Lacey par 1). U.S and Canada are the lone developed countries that offer automatic citizenship to all children born regardless of...
Human rights violation in North
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Human rights are based on the rule of respect for human life and the individual. The fundamental supposition of human rights is that every person is a moral, rational being who deserves to be treated with reverence and dignity. Human rights are universal henceforth should be enjoyed by every...
The Arab Spring Revolution
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The Arab Spring Revolution is also known as the Arab Uprising began in December in 2010. Its origin was Tunisia where Mohammed Bouazizi a vendor, set himself ablaze in protest to police harassment (Terryn et al. 11). After this ordeal, many Arab countries for instance Lebanon, Syria, Egypt,...
Research Critique: Meta-Analysis of Nurses' Job Satisfaction
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Job satisfaction in nursing poses a critical challenge to healthcare institutions since the cost of labor is high, and shortages are common. The supplies are not sufficient to meet the requirements as the nurses' demands increase. As projected by the Bureau of Labor statistics (2005), additional...
Change and Continuity in the Context of Chinese History
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Young and Restless in China is a documentary that chronicles the events of some young people in their twenties and thirties as they try to adapt to the dynamic economic and social situations in China (Klayman, 2012). This documentary brings to light the challenges encountered by the Chinese...
Nelson Mandela-Long Walk to Freedom
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
There is a debate about the main determinant of personality in psychology. Some hold that nurture hold the biggest influence while others insist that nature is a bigger influence. This paper will take both views as determinant in personality. The nature view would imply that his birth had a big...
Gender Commercial Analysis- Examples of Gender bias and stereotypes in television adverts
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The main purpose of advertisements is to make people change their behavior. In many cases, people are influenced by the model because they aspire to have the same trends. Therefore, the presentation of commercials tells an interesting story about gender roles in popular culture. Due to the...
E-Learning in education-role, applicability, and advantages
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Despite limitless opportunities, the field of education has remained painfully stagnated in usage of technology. The stagnation is so sticking that there are few differences between the classrooms and approaches today and 20 years ago. However, the area has started to advance, and e-learning has...
Psychogenetic Non-epileptic Seizure case study
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Psychogenetic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), commonly known as nonepileptic attacks are involuntary behaviors, movement or sensation that are similar to epileptic seizures (Schachte, and Andres, 2010). However, unlike epileptic seizures, PNES do not exhibit the normal electrical discharge that is...
Religious Studies: The relationship between philosophy and religion
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Philosophy and religion have a very intimate relationship as both try to have a more unified and complete understanding of the world. For instance, philosophy put more emphasis on trying to gain a complete and unified understanding of the world in a way that surpasses the doing of science. On the...
The Issue of Homosexuality and Marriage Analysis
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
A marriage is a life union between two people in love. Both advocators and opposers of homosexual marriage have differing perspectives on the sensitive issue of same-sex marriage. However, regardless of whether it is heterosexual or homosexual, marriage should be based on love, care and...
Teaching business culture: Yvonne Mueller
Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies
The society involvement in inventiveness gears towards worldwide students may offer universities with the capability to improve the values of and make a more satisfying overall worldwide student experience. Nevertheless, few universities have created this as a field of competitive edge. Worldwide...
Current trends in united parcel service (UPS) system
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
In a globe that is constantly shifting towards digitalization and automation of delivery of goods and services, the value of delivery services cannot be overstated. It represents the future of the retail industry. The current social, demographic, workforce and economic trends show that there is a...
The article 'gun control and gun rights' Analysis
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The article ‘gun control and gun rights' makes a case about the wrong timing of the current gun debates as well as the unsuitability of the proposed rules. Though the report does not specify the targeted audience, the reader is led to assume that it is written for all Americans with the hope...
US Army Innovation in Time of War: The Radar Technology
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Radar technology uses radio waves to detect metallic items. It is used by all sections of the military to tract flying or sailing vessels. Today, it is even used to track objects moving on the ground. In addition, advancements in this field have resulted in the ability to predict intended targets...
Fall of the Classical Roman Empire
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The classical Roman Empire was one of the most influential empires to modern civilization. It was started by rapid expansion in to the surrounding part of Africa and Europe (Warner, 2005). At the pinnacle of the Roman Empire, it included sections of Asia Minor. Many accounts place the demise of...
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Physician-assisted suicide is suicide, in the traditional sense of taking own life, assisted by a physician. In recent times, there has been an increase in debates regarding the subject, especially after medical assisted suicide was legalized in Arizona and Washington (Engdahl, 2009). However, it...
Egypt- Source of African cultural Superiority
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
There is an age-old discussion about racial supremacy. Though there is a consensus that all people have equal intellect and that the environment pays a great role in shaping characters, the debate about African contributions to contemporary culture has been raging. There is a feeling that...
Desalinization water vs. groundwater
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Various ways can be used to supply water to these areas. For example, transporting water from relatively wet areas to arid areas was among the earliest solutions to the problem. However, as the problem gained in magnitude, the distance increased and thus increased the cost of transportation...
History and impact of the illegal Cocaine trade by the Los Zetas Cartel
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
Las Zetas forms one of the largest drug cartels in America. The group took control of cocaine and other drug trafficking activities in 1999. Illegal cocaine trade in North America dates back to 1947 when the initial legal business became illegal following its ban by the United States Government....
Reggae Music- Culture, tool for social change and communication
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
1960 commonly referred to as the sixties refers to the time denoting the complex interrelated cultural and political trends across the globe. It is referred to as the actual decade when decolonization took place in most parts of the world. In Africa, 32 countries gained independence from the...
Hurricane Sandy
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The hurricane sandy tragedy occurred in late October 2012. It was reported as the biggest Atlantic storm in the history of the United States. Scientists classified the hurricane as a category three storm at its peak intensity. Hurricane sandy is a post tropical cyclone that swept through the East...
Importance of Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
There is a shift towards use of digital equipment in contemporary times. Virtually all forms of paper documents are being replaced by electronic models. For example, the banking industry is within the brink of eliminating paper work from banking. The medical field is not far behind; there are...
