Architecture and the environment
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
Individuals perform in a different ways depending what is happening within their environment. Within the human civilization, individuals take into account the effects that the environment has upon them. Conversely, human beings rarely take into account the effects that architectural structures...
The effects of population density and noise
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
With the world increasing its numbers in population more clamor and contamination has become a byproduct. For some individuals the noise is endurable but for others it is unbearable. Many sizeable metropolitan areas and towns tolerate the overcrowding of the inhabitants intensification....
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
All the way from fundamental figures such as data portrayal, to utilizing multifaceted statistical method so to see potential blueprints or fortify scientific claims, the function that statistics bring research is immense and vital when dealing in psychology. This is also true with reference to a...
What is meant by merit goods?
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Merit goods are basically products which are considered to have some sort of intrinsic value. However, such a broad definition may be inadequate and ambiguous, neglecting the complexities: For instance, what kind of “value” must it possess for it to be considered a merit good? To what...
Sanskrit and Latin: A comparative study
Case study - 8 pages - Educational studies
As the eighteenth century approached its end, another revolution was unfurling alongside the French Revolution. William Jones, in 1786, wrote, “the Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more...
How far should scientists be held responsible for the effects of their discoveries and inventions?
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
A phenomenon of recent years is the emergence of a class of full-time scientists. Accompanying this phenomenon is the question: to what extent should scientists be held responsible for the effects of their discoveries and inventions? In my opinion, they should be, to a large extent, because of...
A peace of dynamism
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
When, some three thousand years ago in ancient China, the Duke of Zhou set about building up the Zhou Dynasty, he instituted as a way to organize society the rites and music system, using rites to give expression to the differences between people on the one hand, and music to transcend these...
Anna Freud
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
There were a number of women during the 1850s who contributed to the field of psychology. These women were established, open-minded theorists and counselors. Although women of yesterday made remarkable contributions to the field one woman demanded attention over all the others. That woman's name...
Ashford bus 642 week 5 discussion
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
After polling a small sample of my fellow enlisted military coworkers, asking them for their “career aspirations for the next five years,” I can now use content analysis to assess their responses. As Cooper and Schindler (2011) stated, “Content analysis follows a systematic process...
Ashford bus 642 week 5 assignment
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
For this scenario, I would use cross tabulation. As Cooper and Schindler (2011) put it, “Cross tabulation is used with demographic variables and the study's target variables” (p. 444). To be clear, demographic variables are “Personal statistics that include such information as...
Ashford bus 642 week 4 discussion 1
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
When it comes to conducting research, the party responsible for gathering the data has two options; they can either be passive and observe or actively communicate. As Cooper and Schindler (2011) stated, the researcher “…determines the appropriate data collection approach largely by...
Ashford bus 642 week 4 assignment
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Observations look to identify conditions, behaviors, events and processes whereas the survey approach looks to find attitudes, motivations, intentions and expectations. The two can be further separated in that, active participation falls into three categories: the self -administered interview...
Ashford Bus 642 week 3 assignment
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
When it comes to selecting the most appropriate measurement scale for a study, there are four properties most researchers are looking for; nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. Nominal classifies date into categories without order, distance, or origin. Ordinal shows relationships of more than or...
Emergence of a young urbanised skilled population and democratisation: is there a link? The case of China
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The link that is often presumed between the emergence of a young urbanized skilled population and democratization is not new, but the case of China is. More specifically, the central link claimed is that the emergence of these classes causes democratization; however, I will show in my essay why...
Voodoo and Catholicism in Haiti
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Present day Haiti is a poverty-stricken land, with overpopulated urban areas, stripped landscapes, and a people struggling to survive in the face of civil turmoil and oppression. Bordering the Dominican Republic and otherwise surrounded completely by water, the Republic of Haiti (its official...
Vegetarian Nation: The Health Benefits of a Meatless Diet
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Since the beginning of time, human beings have been preoccupied with the notion of immortality. Achilles, the Greek warrior, was dipped into the River Styx as an infant so that he might be invincible in battle. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon headed an exploratory expedition in search of a...
The truth and reconciliation commission of South Africa
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of South Africa was formed by parliamentary legislation in December of 1995. It's purpose was to give the people and government of South Africa the chance to reach a mutual reconciliation. The apartheid had ended, but there were still wounds and...
Sexuality and Latin American Dance
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
Latin American dance is about as varied from country to country as is any aspect of a country's culture, such as its signature foods, clothing, and festivals. Each nation boasts a unique style of dancing all its own. However, dance in Latin America has one common thread, be you in Brazil, Puerto...
Counselling Theory
Case study - 8 pages - Educational studies
All counselling approaches may require need sort of theoretical basis, particularly person-centred counselling (Davies, 2012) which seems to necessitate a practitioner to have strong theoretical acumen to be successful. There seems to be a large disparity and diversity in individuals who receive...
Season of Blood: A Rwandan Journey
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
Season of Blood is one journalist's passionate take on the genocide that occurred in Rwanda at the end of the twentieth century. Like the Armenian genocide of the same century, its classification as an actual genocide was something that many were slow to accept. Fergal Keane hopes to abolish any...
The Most Important Legacy of World War I: The League of Nations
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
It is often debated which of the great wars had a greater impact on the course of history in regards to domestic and foreign affairs. In such a debate one simply cannot escape the legacy of WWI. This first war, with its innumerable casualties and changing tides, set the stage for WWII and made...
The Cuban Revolution
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Each country has experienced various changes in leadership. The nature of these changes vary. Some countries receive a completely new form of government. Others maintain the same form of government and gain different leaders. Cuba provides an exemplification of this phenomenon. Following the...
Push analysis
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Americans face multiple issues daily. Several of the issues identified involve the government. Sapphire published a novel that illustrated the various issues regarding the government. The novel, Push, does this by telling the story of a 16 year old that faces multiple obstacles. Federalism,...
Appalachian Trial Pilgrimage
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The term pilgrimage may be specifically defined. It may be identified as a journey. This serves a ritual to many. People that take pilgrimages are usually in search of spiritual significance. (Coleman, Simon, and Elsner) They may also be in search of moral significance. The journey is often to a...
An identity reduced to a Burka
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
Every culture has defining elements. There are also stereotypes associated with each culture. Sometimes the defining elements of a culture are falsely identified. An Identity Reduced to a Burka by Laila Al-Marayati and Semeen Issa La illustrates a stereotype regarding the Muslim culture. The...
Adverse identifications of women in earlier Americana
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Time is a term that is closely associated with change. Nothing remains the same over time. Progress and regress are presented in every aspect of life. Literature illustrates this on several occasions. This may be exemplified by observing Trifles by Susan Glaspell. Trifles illustrates adverse...
The high susceptibility of females to HIV/AIDS in sub-saharan Africa
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Imagine the following scenario. You are a twelve-year-old boy living in Tanzania, the oldest of five children. Your mother and father have recently perished from AIDS, and your only living grandparent has recently become infected with HIV. For this reason, he is unable to work to earn money for...
Sea Urchin Essay
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
Many of today's essays, whether they are in newspapers or magazines, contain a central recurring idea stressing the importance of one subject. In Chang-Rae Lee's essay, he uses the dominant theme of a hidden delicacy found in a familiar place. The author uses this figurative food to signify a...
Why do you need life insurance?
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Life insurance policies are very important for you and your family while you are living, and when you die. A life insurance cover can help you earn an income replacement, options for debt repayments, and other benefits for your family. Buying a life insurance a policy is an important part of...
Blackpool & Fylde Aero Club Ltd v Blackpool BC
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
For there to be an implied obligation on the local authority to consider the tenders duly received, it is presupposed that a contract existed between them and the club. To address this question, the earlier courts decided that a collateral contract had in fact formed between the two parties. This...
