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, moral & civic education
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, moral & civic education
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....
Surasia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (Headquarters)
Case study - 16 pages - Political science
This paper will analyse the Suraisia government Ministry of Internal Affairs attempt to introduce an innovative culture to the Ministry of internal affairs HQ (MIQ) through the creation of “SSS” and “3i” initiatives. This analysis will take into account the drivers of the...
Case Study: Surasia's ministry of internal affairs (headquarters)
Essay - 13 pages - Political science
This paper will analyse the Suraisia government Ministry of Internal Affairs' attempt to introduce an innovative culture to the Ministry of internal affairs HQ (MIQ) through the creation of “SSS” and “3i” initiatives. This analysis will take into account the drivers of the...
Discuss the methods by which Britain became a great power
Essay - 6 pages - Journalism
The very notion of power and by extension the one of great power, have always been elaborate concepts to grasp. Should one study the strength of a nation from a historical perspective, then it appears that the notion of great power could only be defined comparatively. Indeed, it is only in its...
Fixed income analysis and risk management
Essay - 9 pages - Finance
As the ten OAT have the same anniversary dates, in other words the different cash-flows are paid at the same dates (25-Apr-08, 25-Apr-09, 25-Apr-10,), then we used a direct method of calculation of the spot rates, through two steps. Using a polynomial interpolation, we can recover the yield...
The role of trade in the economic development of Eastern Asia
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
At the end of the last century, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea attained higher rates of economic growth than other developing countries. It could be because of a close correlation between export expansion and economic growth, but are they automatically associated? What is the...
The cultural identity and the assimilation of the Jewish Community in the Global Cities
Essay - 21 pages - Sociology & social sciences
My name is Charles Terdjman, I am a 3rd year student in Sciences Po Paris, and I would like to present my comparative research about the Jewish Community in the Global Cities. Sincerely interested in the social and political studies, I wanted to analyze a social or religious minority for this...
An investigation into positive behavior management strategies in the classroom
Essay - 10 pages - Psychology
Behavior management strategies have been always seen by both theorists and practitioners as an essential part of educational process since they aim to establish pupils' self-discipline and promoting their achievement and positive behavior. This suggests that teacher efficiency, academic...
How the Bush administration has abused executive power
Thesis - 4 pages - Political science
Since the United States Constitution was written, there has been a constant tug-of-war for power between the three branches of government: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch. In this time, the executive has been able to acquire many powers which include being...
Report on Reliance Insurance Company Ltd
Case study - 45 pages - Finance
Insurance may be described as a social device to reduce or eliminate risk of loss to life and property. Insurance is a collective bearing of risk. Insurance is a financial device to spread the risks and losses of few people among a large number of people, as people prefer small fixed liability...
Efforts for reforms made by Martin Luther and John Wycliffe
Thesis - 7 pages - Medieval history
The English reformist John Wycliffe (c. 1320-1384) was an important precursor to the Reformation movement, headed by Martin Luther (c. 1483-1546). Wycliffe attempted to rid England of many of the same problems in the Roman Catholic Church that Luther would target in Germany over a century later....
A study on customer relationship management
Tutorials/exercises - 58 pages - Business strategy
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is one of those magnificent concepts that swept the business world in the 1990's with the promise of forever changing the way businesses, small and large, interacted with their customer bases. In the short term, however, it proved to be an unwieldy process...
A study on jeans: A C Nielsen USA
Tutorials/exercises - 51 pages - Business strategy
Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including corduroy. Originally work clothes; they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands include Levi's, Jordache and Wrangler. Today jeans are a very popular form...
An assessment of a nurse's work with an elderly person within the mental health environment
Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies
This account will reflect on the skills of a nurse, observed at an older person functional mental health unit. It will focus on the organization of care, and skills used when dealing with a Multi Disciplinary Team. (MDT) It gives an understanding of the skills used to clearly establish and...
The care of an elderly person in the mental health system: A patient-led approach
Thesis - 6 pages - Medical studies
This account will reflect on the skills of a nurse, observed at an older person's functional mental health unit. It will focus on the organization of care, and skills used when dealing with a Multi Disciplinary Team. (MDT) It gives an understanding of the skills used to clearly establish and...
Asking questions about the popular sphere, media and democracy.
Thesis - 7 pages - Journalism
An important question, right now, according to a recent Globe and Mail article, as well as chatter heard recently while riding the grid-lock streets listening to a taxi driver's radio, is if daily newspapers collapse, is this a sign that democracy is in trouble? Perusing the numerous blogs of...
Success in financial business management: A case study Site and Sounds Ltd
Case study - 7 pages - Finance
List the factors that may affect your assessment of S&S's inherent risk i.e. factors that increase as well as those that decrease inherent risk. Briefly discuss the impact of your analysis on your overall audit plan. Audit risk is the risk that my audit team provides an inappropriate opinion on...
A critical evaluation of the usefulness of financial accounting theory to practicing accountants
Thesis - 9 pages - Accounting
When I started this course, I was told by a very competent person that Financial Accounting Theory or ACC3116/5216 is about theories which relate to financial accounting practice to help students develop skills as accountants for doing bookkeeping, applying accounting standards, and exercising...
The treatment of women in English folk ballads
Thesis - 4 pages - Arts and art history
One of the distinguishing characteristics of folk ballads is the impersonal attitude shown by their makers towards the story's events: “The story is told for the story's own sake, while the prepossessions and judgments of the author or authors are kept for the most part in the...
The Economist, Prospero: Singing the songs of angry men, Revolutionary music, from rousing to mindless - G.O. (2017)
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Political science
The document is an English exercise including textual comprehension and an essay. It is based on an article from the online journal The Economist: "Revolutionary music, from rousing to mindless" written on July 12th, 2017. The document answers the following questions: 1- What part has "La...
Poignant prejudice
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Arthur Schopenhauer, a German philosopher of the late 18th century once said, ?The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by...
Racism Among People of Color in Australia
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Australian racism traces contemporary and historical society attitudes, non-compliance to political matters, and government negligence of citizens' rights. Contemporary Australia results from indigenous people and numerous immigration waves from Ireland and the United Kingdom. Racism forms...
Implicit Bias and Teamwork
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
Business is crucial in the country's economy, and every qualified person needs to be considered for a vacant position. In this instance, consider a company willing to take innovation and diversity as some of their main achievements to ensure the reputation and image of the company are built...
The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Racial Bias in the U.S. Courts System
Dissertation - 13 pages - Law's history and philosophy
This research aims to discover the relationship between social and economic conditions involved in making racial bias more evident within the American court system. This theory relies heavily on the existing theory of social stratification—"winners' school" that emphasizes the role of...
