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21 Jan 2024

In your opinion, is the British Monarchy still a relevant institution today?

Essay - 1 pages - Constitutional law

The British monarchy is a long institution that has survived for many years and played a main role in the country history and culture. The British Monarchy, is an institution that lasted in centuries of tradition and historical significance, has long as it has been a symbol of continuity and...

29 Oct 2024

Health Policy Discussion: Childhood Obesity

Case study - 2 pages - Nutrition, alimentation and dietetic

Food instability has long damaged millions of US children's health, well-being, and education. Children, especially low-income ones, became more vulnerable due to COVID-19. As schools closed and economic problems worsened, many children lost nutritional meals, worsening health inequities (No...

29 Oct 2024

Brain Growth and Impulse Control in Adolescents

Essay - 2 pages - Psychology

The influence of brain development on the real-life behaviors of adolescents is a multi-faceted issue and deserves further discussion. Research has shown that the brain systems that manage impulse control, planning, and risk-reward balance mature in the late teens (Steinberg, 2017, p.179)....

28 Sep 2016
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Costco business model

Essay - 2 pages - Distribution marketing

Many people are familiar with Costco's reputation for selling incredibly large amounts of toilet-paper, diapers, breakfast cereals, and paper towels. However, many people are not aware that Costco also offers plasma TV's, Seven Jeans, and grand pianos for sale as well. In fact, this diverse...

30 Oct 2024

Boyhood - Richard Linklater (2014) - An Eriksonian Analysis

Artwork commentary - 5 pages - Film studies

Personality development is a complex and multifaceted process that occurs across the lifespan and is influenced by a myriad of biological, social, and psychological factors. Throughout history, an enormous number of hypothetical models have been brought up to explain the causes and the steps of...

13 Dec 2024

Observation, evaluation, and coping with stress

Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Psychology

On 2nd November 2021, my father was fired from the Target Corporation as the firm's management wanted to reduce the number of workers due to the reduced sales caused by the COVID-19 crisis. From that day, I was introduced to stress. My stressor was the fear of poverty because my dad was the...

11 Jul 2022

The Establishment of the British welfare State

Course material - 1 pages - Political science

The State intervention in the domain of social affairs dates to the early 1830s but the effective welfare State was made official on December 2nd 1942 with the Beveridge Report. Following the Second World War, the term "welfare State" referred to a major expansion of State involvement in the...

24 Aug 2022

The Crucible - Arthur Miller (1953) - Act-by-act summary

Book review - 8 pages - Literature

This document is a synopsis of the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, in which we can first read of presentation each character, followed by an act-by-act summary. John Proctor is a serious man who keeps all of his thoughts private. He protects his position of power in the community but sees...

17 Sep 2023

English - Talking about... - Speaking exercises

Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Linguistics & languages

In this document, you will find some exercises to improve your speaking skills.

21 Nov 2023

Message to Captain John Smith - Chief Powhatan (1609) - The Starving Time

Text commentary - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

The Powhatans were farmers, hunters, and fishermen. They had long rectangular houses covered with mats and bark. They grew corn and tobacco. Their lives were rich and easy. They formed a confederation of nations established in several hundred villages. They were a former confederation of...

06 Oct 2023

English basics - Culture, politics, sociology

Worksheets - 7 pages - World geography

European Economic Community founded in 1957, by« Inner Six» so France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg. Initially UK, unwilling to join the EU mainly because of its« special relationship» with the US, its Commonwealth and Geographic Localisation. 1960's years she realized...

24 Aug 2022

Speech on Violence Against Women

Speech - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences

Good afternoon. I am here to speak to you about violence against women. Violence against women is widespread across the whole world and is a major problem in the public health industry. Domestic violence is one of the most common acts of violence against women. Large amounts of domestic violence...

23 Sep 2023

London post card writing exercise

Creative writing - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages

Dear mom and dad, I have just arrived in London and the city is fantastic! I have two weeks to visit all the places and to buy as many souvenirs as I can, but I am not sure I will have enough money! And there is also a problem with prices, I am not accustomed to pounds so I must convert all the...

31 Jul 2007
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Power and Independence of Hmong Women in Laos and America

Essay - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences

The Hmong are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southeast Asian peninsula. They typically live in the mountainous regions of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. They are rice farmers who are well known for their embroidery and the color of their dress, which gives its name to the different Hmong clans....

10 Feb 2008
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Morality in the Resistance: overview through "Your Name is Renee: Ruth Kapp Hartz's Story as a Hidden Child in Nazi-Occupied France", by Stacy Cretzmeyer

Essay - 4 pages - Modern history

The 1940's will forever remain a significant period in French history. It was during this time that World War II occurred and Germany managed to take over three-fifths of mainland France. The remaining land became known as Vichy France. With such a strong a German presence and influence, even in...

04 May 2008
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Investigating Madness Within Power Structures

Essay - 6 pages - Literature

Kafka's The Metamorphosis is full of power structures that dictate the actions of each character. Each character finds him or herself in a role of accountability and responsibility that dictates how he or she acts, particularly towards other characters. Gregor, for instance, is accountable to his...

20 Jul 2008
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Staying afloat: Income and poverty determinants for Southern Maine

Tutorials/exercises - 22 pages - Educational studies

In this study I will be looking at data from the Southern Maine subset within the 2000 United States Census. This sample includes a 5% random sampling of the residents of Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennedy, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and York counties. The data that I will use comes from Integrated...

26 Sep 2008
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The effects of marital discord and dissolution on adult offspring's romantic relationships

Essay - 5 pages - Psychology

Current psychological research suggests divorce is transmitted from generation to generation, although causation of this transmission has yet to be proven. This paper applies existing research on the intergenerational transmission of divorce and its effect on adolescent and adult romantic...

08 Dec 2008
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Becoming Me: My journey through life

Essay - 7 pages - Journalism

From birth my life was destined to be anything but usual. I was born into the broken lower-class home of a sixteen year old girl and her parents, who resented the girl for having pre-marital sex. I know this because of a letter this girl wrote to me and sent with me when I was adopted. Soon...

15 Jan 2009
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Gender equality and employment in the European Union

Essay - 29 pages - European union

Gender equality is among the fundamental principles and the common values of the European Union. In the 2nd Article of the Treaty of the European Community, it is even mentioned as a “task” to perform for the Community, and again in Article 3(2) TEC. But two questions already appear:...

18 Dec 2008
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The theme of isolation in Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'

Book review - 5 pages - Literature

Franz Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis concerns a traveling salesmen named Gregor Samsa who “[awakens] from unsettling dreams one morning” and “[finds] himself transformed into a monstrous vermin” (Kafka 7). Gregor is late for work, and he gripes about his joyless job; he...

15 Jan 2009
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Contraception as a development tool in Latin America

Essay - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Family planning is “a program to regulate the number and spacing of children in a family through the practice of contraception or other methods of birth control.” This paper looks at the relationship between the three components of the Human Development Index,...

15 Jan 2009
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The experience of the Indian and Pakistani immigrant communities in Great Britain from 1948 to 1971

Essay - 42 pages - Modern history

The history of Indian and Pakistani presence in Britain is long as it dates back to the seventeenth century. Yet the influence of the South Asian community was almost insignificant at that time, for its size remained very small. Only after the Second World War (1939-1945) did South Asian...

20 Feb 2009
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Re-entry programs for juveniles: Suggestions for improving rehabilitative efforts and including juveniles in the community

Essay - 15 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Children who have spent time committed in juvenile facilities need assistance with returning to their communities. In collaboration with various educational institutions and other non-profit organizations, the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, has created a number of community re-entry...

21 Mar 2009
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Muslim women caught between two cultures

Thesis - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education

The notion of family is one that is important cross-culturally. It fosters a sense of responsibility among its members, and structure that forms the basis of the patriarchal society. Throughout time, and across different cultures, the conception of family has, and is varied, but...

21 Apr 2009
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An examination of the quality of work

Tutorials/exercises - 39 pages - Human resources

Quality of work life is a process of organizations, which enables its members at all levels to participate actively and efficiently in shaping the organizations environment and out comes. It is a value based process which is aimed towards meeting the twin goals of enhanced effectiveness of...

27 Apr 2009
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Evaluation of the national child benefit act: Critique and policy suggestions

Thesis - 10 pages - Constitutional law

Introduction - This research paper will present an evaluation of the 1997 Federal National Child Benefit Act. The NCB was introduced as a way to aid poor working families which include children override income disparities which exist between them and families in higher economic brackets. Research...

12 May 2009
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Education in the UK

Thesis - 26 pages - Social, moral & civic education

The complicated nature of the current education system has its rules in school history. Until the end of the XIXth century, most children went to school intended church schools or private school established by rich benefactors. But such schools were largely confined to the sons of rich...

10 Jun 2009
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Youth discomfort, existential and discomfort of civilization

Thesis - 12 pages - Psychology

In search of authentic human values in the perspective of transpersonal psychology. The Italian news in recent months has brought some disturbing news about the world of childhood and adolescence. Was the focus of the media, the young killers of their parents, for reasons of inheritance, "baby...

31 Jul 2009
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Honor killing in the United Kingdom

Case study - 31 pages - Sociology & social sciences

In recent years there have been a spate of killings in the UK characterized by the family members killing their own daughters or one of the female family members. These killings have one theme in common: a female member is generally killed by her family brutally for...