A discussion concerning electronic fetal monitoring
Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies
So much has been written on electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) that it is legitimate to ask if there is anything new to say. This ubiquitous piece of technology has been rigorously evaluated over 20 years by randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews, and more recently has been the...
Surrogacy: Liberating or limiting? - published: 29/07/2009
Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies
Does surrogacy turn women into “reproductive vessels? ” Does it liberate women to use their body as they choose, or are women becoming pawns in a scientific experiment? In the essay, Surrogate Motherhood: The Challenge for Feminists, the author, Lori B. Andrews, looks at the conflicting...
Surrogacy: Liberating or limiting?
Thesis - 4 pages - Social sciences
Does surrogacy turn women into “reproductive vessels? ” Does it liberate women to use their body as they choose, or are women becoming pawns in a scientific experiment? In the essay, Surrogate Motherhood: The Challenge for Feminists, the author, Lori B. Andrews, looks at the conflicting...
A comparison of today's economic crisis to the Great Depression of 1929-1939
Thesis - 2 pages - Economy general
Today we are faced with an economic crisis that has affected the United States of America and reached out to shake economies the world over. Stock markets, nationally and internationally have hit all-time lows. The housing market, banks and other financial lending institutions, the Big Three car...
Southwest Airlines case study
Case study - 8 pages - Management
Southwest Airlines is in the top ranking US Corporation in terms of profits and reputation. This airline has always applied strong strategies in order to be on the top in terms of profits, innovation, and image. This constitutes the culture of this company, which matured over the last...
Resource management and technological innovation, sheet reading: The Netherlands C., Economics of Innovation (Chapter IV)
Book review - 3 pages - Management
For A. A Alchian, under uncertainty, profit maximization cannot be a rule of action for the firm. Success depends on results, not motivations: the decisions and criteria associated with them do not constitute a basis for understanding the behavior of firms. What is important are the decisions...
Will Debt Relief Address the Needs of Highly Indebted Countries?
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Economy general
A question that has plagued economists, social scientists and political scientists for the last several years is solution to the staggering debt in underdeveloped countries. Depending on their background they will argue the need for greater institutions, the removal of corrupt governments, or...
The importance of accurate diagnosis of the mentally
Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies
Assessment of a patient in an acute phase of mental illness could arguably be one of the most important tasks that a registered mental health nurse faces in their career. The importance of gaining the correct information at this critical stage leaves little margin for error. Sullivan (1990)...
World cities: The global north and south
Essay - 4 pages - Social sciences
The 20th century witnessed the pivotal inauguration of Western expansion, also historically known as the Age of Exploration. The Europeans were the first people to manipulate global affairs to a large extent. Consequently, this period of discoveries, occupations, and colonization put forth a...
Foreign language inadequacies in America
Thesis - 7 pages - Linguistics
What do you call a person who speaks more than two languages? Multilingual. What do you call a person who speaks two languages? Bilingual. And what do you call a person who only speaks one language? An American. So goes the oft-told joke, particularly loved by my European friends (all of whom...
Face recognition and perception by young children
Thesis - 12 pages - Social sciences
This study tested four and five-year-olds for their ability to use differences in the spacing among features when asked to pairing faces. The task was presented as a drag and drop features game which provided double reinforcement to children. Cognitive variables were taken in consideration...
Stigmas and obstacles in communicable disease research: Responses to the Herpes Simplex Virus
Thesis - 8 pages - Medical studies
The discipline of public health is a relatively new discipline addressing both old and new problems in all areas of health, including physical and mental. Given the limited funding sources and the endless public health concerns to be addressed, the faces of public health (business/private sector,...
The talk show in relation to the free and democratic debate of the public sphere
Thesis - 7 pages - Social sciences
The materialization of mainstream broadcast television in the 1950s and the emergence of omnipresent dissemination of the format in the 1960s arguably blurred the traditional distinction between the personal and political by “producing a public sphere in which social questions are understood...
The origins of Hezbollah
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
In this essay I will be focusing on the formation of Hezbollah, and will begin this exploration starting in 1943 until 1982. I would like to answer the question: Was Hezbollah created for Iranian interests? Iran's contemporary involvement in Hezbollah is sometimes referred to as interchangeable...
Reorganizing and Consolidating Bureaucracy in America
Case study - 3 pages - International law
The bureaucracy in America has become a major concern in development over the past years. Strict rules, procedures and different functions or obligations are divided and it becomes difficult to handle some tasks due to unnecessary processes involved. Most public institutions are serious...
Historical Literary Analysis
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The 20th century saw many historical events take place. One the most significant events in the American society the fight for civil rights also referred to as the civil rights movement. The fight for civil rights in America had its roots in the 13th Amendment of the constitution which freed all...
Trust online and the opinion of former consumers
Dissertation - 72 pages - Economy general
This study examines the issue of trust and the influence of the opinion of former users in electronic commerce. The lack of trust is the main reason why people are still reluctant to purchase online. Lack of trust is due to many reasons in online business, no physical contact, risk of theft of...
Why Employers should Make Employees Happier?
Case study - 11 pages - Human resources
Over the years, corporate leaders have embraced change in their operations approach to generate the strategic fit with the dynamic environment. This is in a bid to accomplish their corporate goals of maximizing shareholder wealth while minimizing the cost incurred. While all profit-oriented...
Performance Appraisals in a Small Group and Team
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The existence of small groups and teams proves the cornerstone of sustaining organized behavior to stimulate operations within all levels of the organization. Increasingly, the latter offers a favorite channel upon which the management organizes their employees to accomplish set objectives and...
Use of Business Terms, Statutes, and Laws to Lorax, Fictitious Story
Case study - 3 pages - Management
The story of the Lorax is a famous children's literature written by Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel), who argued that his inspiration to write the book was as a result of the fret he had as a result of having read a lot of dull things on conversations that had a lot of preaching and statistics. The...
Group Project - Oakland Food Connection
Case study - 7 pages - Services marketing
Much of Oakland is considered a "food desert" as the entire community area lacks access to supermarkets and access to affordable, fresh healthy food. Instead, low income communities in west and east Oakland are filled with fast food restaurants and liquor stores that disempowered the community,...
Issues related to gun control
Tutorials/exercises - 14 pages - Criminal law
Did you know that Canada has more guns per house than the United States? This is actually because Canada has a lot more hunting guns than the States, but they have more hand guns and more dangerous guns then we do. Gun Control in Canada has been a very controversial subject in the past few years...
Women, Prison and Crime
Book review - 7 pages - Sociology
This book examines female institutions and the treatment of women inmates in the past and today. It focuses on why women are incarcerated, the different programs in prison available to them, crimes women commit, incarceration and crime rates compared to men, prison socialization, and how female...
A framework for the development and implementation of character education into the larger school curriculum
Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies
The current state of the American education system has promulgated a substantial outpouring of criticism for what teachers and administrators are accomplishing in the school. Although many schools defend their academic programs—arguing that a lack of funding makes it difficult for them to...
Reconciling truth and fact: Abortifacient herbs in a medicalized world
Essay - 7 pages - Medical studies
Today, we know everything. We not only know that the stars are pretty and move through the sky with the seasons, we know what they are made of and why they appear to move. We not only notice the soothing effects of the opium poppy, but have identified the neural circuitry involved in its...
The Supreme Court: America's judicial body of power
Essay - 9 pages - Constitutional law
This paper analyzes the ways in which the Supreme Court's function has transformed, its current structure, and the issues that presently surround the Court. In order to maintain freedom and prosperity for the American people, the founding fathers explicitly divided up government responsibilities...
Media portrayal of Midwesterner's
Essay - 7 pages - Journalism
Media influences the way people think and behave. What media says about anyone/thing becomes the norm. It influences simple things such as what people talk about on their lunch breaks to more complex belief systems. Media frames depict people from geographic areas in stereotypical ways; this...
The gay community in the USA: from marginal to mainstream?
Thesis - 14 pages - Social sciences
Today, the concern of minorities' rights is crucial in the United States of America. The rights of the homosexual community represent a wedge issue. The homosexuals, indeed, acquire more and more rights in the United States and this acquirement causes a great debate in the entire country. It...
Quebec separatism
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
One of the main concerns since the creation of the Canadian Confederation in 1867 has been the Quebec question. Nowadays, it is still a big issue in Canadian politics. Quebec has always appeared as a 'distinct society' within the country. It is the core of the main cleavage in Canada: the...
The integration of immigrant people
Essay - 4 pages - Social sciences
Canada is the second multicultural country in the world after Australia. According to Statistics Canada (2001), 18.4% of the total population in Canada was born outside the country (Caidi, N., & Allard, D. 2005). Many cultures are therefore in contact under the roof of the Canadian nationality....
