Graphic design during hard times
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Design following the ascension of socialist regimes adopts a no frills schema. Art must propagate a political leader or laborer. In order to maintain exacting standards, symbolism is thrown out the door, save depictions of swastikas and the like. Progressive movements like Dadaism and Cubism are...
The Fourteen Points
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The Fourteen Points, the proposals of President Woodrow Wilson, were designed to establish the basis for a just and lasting peace following the victory of the Allies in World War I. The proposals were contained in Wilson's address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in January of 1918,...
The concepts of ridicule and the ridiculous, oblivion, bereft, exemplar, Rasputin's revenge, dildo beach
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
A professor was recently ridiculed for the creativity with which he draws up assignments. These assignments allegedly have no resemblance to the essays that are “normally” published in most of today's literary magazines. I turned this idea of mirroring published material over in my...
Bad human acts: Serial killers
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In America and many other countries there are thousands of criminals and brutal attackers. Serial killers are one of the many crimes that decrease the population. Some manslaughter includes thieves and murders. Other people have mental illness that triggers criminal acts, and then some just kills...
An essay discussing and analyzing issues that influence the nurse's role as a teacher in clinical practice
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This assignment will discuss the nurse's role as an educator in clinical practice and the factors that influence it. It will focus on two scenarios faced by the student nurse and will reflect on the issues raised. This topic has been chosen as the nurse has an interest in mentorship and education...
Analysis of the Indian economic sector
Thesis - 3 pages - Economy general
India is slowly emerging to be the next economic superpower of the world. It is often regarded as the other Asian giant, and has shown consistent growth in terms of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the years. This growth has been fuelled by enormous economic progress which allowed it to...
Erasing the black lines: An examination of a personal behavior change through the perspective of health behavior theories
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Gripping my Chanel “Espresso,” I outlined my lower eyelid. The process took only three minutes at most and was part of my routine every morning. This behavior began when I was fourteen, just after a couple weeks in high school. I only began to reconsider using eyeliner six years later...
Dewey is still in the room: A closer look at Lawrence Cremin's "Public education and the education of the public"
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In his speech “Public Education and the Education of the Public” first published in 1975, Lawrence Cremin questions the polarity between education and society in the John Dewey's progressive theory, saying that it “does not sufficiently particularize the educational situation as it...
The woman division
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
As scholarship on the role of women in the processes of development evolved, so did the assumptions and perspectives about factors at the very core of this field of study. Naturally, the most important and most difficult to fully grasp is “women.” When it began, the field was called...
The construction of the financial world
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Markieke de Goede's Virtue, Fortune and Faith, exposes the ambiguous scientific authority that the financial world has accrued over the years of evolvement. As de Goede presents the various nations that criticized and speculated the essential elements that make up the financial world today, she...
Disability and inequality: Doctor-assisted suicide
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The turn of the 21st century has brought about a relatively new legal issue: Do individuals have a legal right to determine how and when they die? Questions regarding the ethics, legality issues and the morality of physician-assisted-death (PAD) and euthanasia brought these questions into the...
The evil project: The inhumanity of slaughterhouses
Thesis - 1 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Animal - what comes to your mind when you hear that word? Possibly something furry, feathery and friendly, right? The main point is that you think of something happy and living. You don't think of what goes on between when the cow is happy prancing on the field (if he ever has the joy of being on...
AIDS in Philadelphia
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The economy sucks; that's old news. But President Obama continues to inspire and remind us of our duties as Americans to help each other through rough times. The time harkens back to WWII when people grew personal vegetable gardens and donated their pantyhose. Volunteerism is the spirit that...
Walter Rodney and the dependency theory of inequality
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Africa is a continent rich in natural resources. Copper, gold, diamonds, platinum, rubber, and aluminum are just some examples of what the land has to offer. In the nineteenth century, powerful and industrial Europe desired these raw materials in large quantities. The means of acquiring these...
Struggle still exists for new European immigrants
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Piotr Kowalski came to America in 1986 when he was four-years-old. He's from Poland and part of strikingly unheard from groups of immigrants. He's from the new-millennia generation of naturalized citizens, and he's here after fleeing one of the largest radioactive disasters in history. Times are...
Allegations against Black Africans
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In understanding the false allegations that follow the Black Africans, we must first go all the way back and understand their role in history. Black people have been characterized my many a scholar and intellectual, and perhaps analyzing their critiques could lead us to conclude that they had...
Little Rock Nine
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
According to the Princeton Dictionary, progress is defined as an “advancement: gradual improvement or growth or development”. When the idea of progress or growth is brought to mind, most American's believe that extensive progress has been made in the area of racial segregation, more...
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: Is it sustainable?
Thesis - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Over the past 4 decades, almost 20 percent of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil has been cut down. This area is equivalent to the size of Western Europe. Scientists are now warning that another 20 percent will be lost in the next 2 decades (Wallace, 2007). Selective logging for timber usually...
Model of human impact: Automobile boom in Beijing, China
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Beijing, the capital of China, has been experiencing a massive increase in vehicle ownership over the past decade. It has become the world's second biggest car market, with 1,000 new vehicles on the street everyday. This trend is not only a problem in Beijing, but throughout China, where the...
The Soviet and the Canadian model of political system
Thesis - 2 pages - Political science
Two of the most entrenched political systems throughout history have been socialism and democracy. One of the most notorious examples of socialism existed in the Soviet Union in the twentieth century. The Soviet model of politics did provide us an added perspective when it comes to...
China, Confucian and Mao
Thesis - 3 pages - Political science
China's traditional Confucian world view in the late Imperial period has often been compared to the Marxist world view adopted by the People's Republic of China during the Mao period. This raises important questions. In what ways were they similar? In what ways were they different? How did the...
Technology's influence on art
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Technology allows artists to explore new mediums that were not previously available. Three dimensional modeling on computers and various other programs graphical effects provided on various programs allows artists to do things with their art that were unavailable to previous generations of...
Conflict in China, Tibet and Taiwan
Thesis - 2 pages - International relations
The conflicts between China, Tibet, and Taiwan have a long history, though the most recent issues between the areas stem from the effects of the Cultural Revolution and the expulsion of the nationalists from the country. When the communists came to power under the leadership of Mao, the...
The changing face of Facebook
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Social networking sites are the new lifeline for communication. These sites have benefitted the student community, employers, companies and even people who are looking out to connect with like-minded people. Among these sites, Facebook assumes great significance and is virtually dominating the...
The Spanish way of life
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Typically, the Spaniards have traditional tastes: they show a predilection for cooking in their own region. Their daily diet, known as the "Mediterranean diet" is characterized by a predominance of seafood, vegetables, fruits, olive oil, wine and salads. The Spanish are among the other European...
Tourism in Algeria
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The Algerian tourism is very diverse; it can be divided into three main places of interest. Firstly, the desert and mountains that is mostly in the south. In fact, the Sahara occupies the largest part of the territory. In this part of the country, we can spot the Tuaregs. Among these mountains,...
The tourist potential of Portugal
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Portugal is a very charming and welcoming country. It stretches along the Atlantic coast and has beautiful beaches and historic towns especially in the region of the Algarve. The country has maintained its hinterland, with its wild life and beautiful landscapes. Portuguese culture and its ancient...
Immigration issues and reforms of the United States
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
The word “Immigration” has been derived from the Latin word “immigrare” which means “to move”. Immigration means migrating and settling in a country that is not a native to the person migrating. For ex: If a person living in Sweden decides to move to the U.S and...
The Cuban missile crisis and its resolution
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
The Cuban Missile crisis was an event that put the whole world on tenterhooks as two of the World's super powers got engaged in a cold war, which almost led to a nuclear war. The conflict began with U.S' discovery of offensive weapons in Cuba. The whole world watched with bated breath as the two...
Some useful tips for travel photography
Thesis - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
The prime goal of all travel photography is the enjoyment and satisfaction one can get out of it. Each new trip is an act of anticipation of excitement, a reason good enough to enjoy the travel and make it memorable with a camera. With a critical eye on one's own photography skill, one can keep...
