Essays on Design & Technology Examples

This paper "The Cultural Differences of Chicago High Schools" investigates causes of common disciplinary problems in multicultural urban high schools in Chicago, and if cultural differences play a vital role in the development of before-mentioned problems.... ... ... ... While most of the students learn to accept and conform to the rules of schools, cultural differences may play an important role in apparent discipline problems in the school simply because some cultures fail to know, accept or conform to school norms which are either divergent or incongruous with their own cultural or communicative norms....

In the paper 'Ali v Headteacher and Governors of Lord Grey School' the author discusses the case brought on appeal from the decision in the courts.... The Appellate Committee of judges comprised Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Hoffman.... ... ... ... The author states that respondent Ali was a 13-year-old student at Lord Grey School....

"Basic Characteristics of Tax System" describes the tax system that focuses on the revenues, which a country holds and receives.... It was till 1980 the tax system in many major countries witnessed certain risks in areas such as deciding the inflation rates, exchange rates, shares, etc.... .... ... ...

In the paper 'Oregon History between 1750 and 1900' the author analyzes how and why national and world events transform Oregon history between 1750 and 1900.... The civil war and the ascendancy of the Republican party to power had influenced and shaped Oregon's political future.... ... ... ... The author of the paper states that in 1865, Slavery was prohibited by the Thirteenth Amendment....

We discuss the possible reasons why this approach has been preferred to legislation in the UK and contrast to that adopted in the.... ... ... The UK model of corporate governance is based on the principle of ‘comply and explain.... This system is rather flexible and appeals to regulators in other markets....

The paper "Gender Roles in Media Communications" describes that portrayal of gender roles in children's advertising does not make him or her feel alienated and at the mercy of the society rather the child needs to relate with the product and more so the feelings that are given a fresh lease of life....

This essay follows an observational approach to analyze abilities of a nurse's routine with the particular patient, using literary materials and a reflective type of perspective.... The conclusion emphasizes how the use of sociological thought can be of benefit to the role of a nurse and the patient....

The aim of this essay is how are the roles of men and women adapting to changes in work and family life in Australia?... And are we moving towards more gender equality in the balance between work and family, or something else?... The major changes examined here are attitudes to work and family.... ...

The purpose of the following report is to critically analyze a book entitled "George B.... McClellan and Civil War History" written by Thomas J.... Rowland.... Specifically, the writer of the review attempts to investigate the role of George B.... McClellan's figure in the Civil War.... ... ... ...

The author of the "Online Conversations on Leadership and Learning" paper reading the posts gave the author a lot of insights and formed his/her personal perspectives.... The author was encouraged to read up so he/she could contribute equally thought-provoking posts.... ... ... ... Kim's response impressed me and she gave the gist of her reading on David Tripp's book on teachers' reflections....

This paper will seek to establish that emotion is one of these variables and that it is not only co-equal with reason in moral decision-making.... ... ... These elements are intertwined that one could not possibly function without the other when compelled to address a moral problem. ... ... eedless to say, reason is Simply put, without it the act itself and the result will be considered irrational and therefore, would never satisfy the criteria of a moral decision which requires the agent of such decision to display an ability to distinguish right from wrong....

The essay "Professional Practice Accountability and Reflection" presents the author's ideas.... It says: In my clinical placement, I had been assigned a patient with pressure ulcers.... This is an elderly female of age 63, obese, diabetic, and having osteoarthritis of severe grade.... ... ... ... The paper shows that the patient's identity will remain undisclosed due to ethical reasons....

The paper 'The Victorian-Era Mystery Thriller The Prestige' presents the framework of the film which is the reading of a dead man's diary by the man who is sentenced to hang for the murder.... This one-line description is dark enough on its own, but the story becomes more complicated.... ... ... ...

This book review "Significance of Symbolism in Death of a Salesman" analyzes how Willy Loman due to his misguided American Dream destructed his own life, and also how his attempt of Anagnorisism or self-realization to correct his negative actions caused by the misguided dreams also ended in failure....

The paper 'Keystone Mental Health Agency' evaluates a mental health agency, which has a mental therapy program for kids and adolescences.... Keystone Services offers services that facilitate the development of persons daily living and communal skills, including the ability to make decisions.... ... ...

The paper argues Carney's searing criticism of Allen's films hits the nail on the head when he states that humor in Allen's films serves to imbue his films with superficiality.... When it comes to the potential of expression of human emotion, at Carney's point, it all gets ruined with Allen's humor....

According to this paper, Jake, as the main defendant, will be liable under the Act for maliciously administering a harmful substance to Robin by injecting it into his drug.... Jake didn't take Robin to the hospital, as it was advised by NHS, therefore, he will be held liable for manslaughter.... ...

The paper "Business Organisational Behaviour" highlights that decision making is being practised in private companies.... More empowerment will lead to more quality, more teamwork, better cohesion, cost-effectiveness, more customer loyalty and increased reputation of the company.... ... ... ... Decision making responsibility in the companies may present its own set of problems....

This paper shows the female's characters from three novels: “Responsibility”, “The Lottery” and “The Story of an Hour”.... They are shown to live within this oppressive ideology of the subservient woman both socially and internally, but also exhibit a yearning to escape the ties that bind them....

"Monists: Melissus and Anaximander" paper focuses on monism that has its supporters and its detractors since there are several types of monism that are given in philosophy.... However, the basic elements of monism suggest that whatever can be observed in the world is basically a part of the same thing....

"Comparison of Two Theories of Modernity" paper focuses on the Critical Theory and the Post-Marxist theory which have both endeavored to spell out relevant theories of social change that may be applicable in the form of general underlying principles to developments in the world.... .... ... ... The critical theory is limited in that it critiques but does not change the existing system....

This report "The Knight Rose Croix & Symbols of Bread and Wine" sheds some light on the growth and success of the Scottish Rite.... There are two branches of Freemasonry of which the 'Scottish Rite' is one of them.... It includes a master mason (Third-degree).... ... ... ... The Easter Sunday Ceremony consists of a grand feast, where the seven lights are re-lit once again finishing with 'The doors of the Infinite are opened to you....

The recession in the economy would have the likely impact in the reduction in the revenue allocations to the budgets of public schools for the academic year 2009-2010.... This is a problem looming ahead for the Hawthorne School District in California.... This meeting was an attempt to solve this problem of budget cuts in the coming academic year. ...

This report talks about Marks and Spencer which is one of the UK's leading retailers with more than 800 stores different, of which around 620 stores situate in UK.... Marks and Spencer is the largest retailer offering innovative, high quality, outstanding value clothing and home products all over the world....

It is certain that a relationship exists between amount of control desired and the ability of police officials to create a motivating environment.... In the study of motivation theories, it is implied that the main goal of motivating employees properly and effectively is.... ... ... In fact, the expectancy theory made an equation by defining performance as the outcome of motivation and ability....

The paper states that The Lego company maintains a wide variety of different stakeholders, including generic consumers who buy the products, the company's retail trade clients, employees and managers, various business partners, raw materials suppliers, and similar vendors, as well as general society....

The author of the "There Is No Longer a Need for a Feminist Movement" paper states that we still need feminist movements to address the new needs and pressures of a rapidly evolving techie generation.... Feminism is not obsolete but it definitely has a new face today.... ... ... ... Postmodern expressions of feminism, on one hand, seem to duplicate gender stereotypes and, on the other, ridicule them through imitation and subversion....

This paper stresses that many people equate the two terms and think that leading and managing are essentially the same.... But there are many fundamental differences between the two.... Leading a project has much broader connotations and includes vision and direction.... .... ... ... This paper outlines that the leader has the vision to know about what projects are useful for the company and then sets a direction to achieve it....

The paper about global economics presents detailed information that according to the theory of comparative costs trade is mutually beneficial to all the trading partners engaged in free trade.... Discuss why do individual countries protect their economies from free trade.... ... ... ... David Ricardo also analyzed that if the look in the absolute terms then the free trade is much better for the global economy as compared to the restricted economy....

"Schooling in an Overachieving Culture" paper examines the "Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids" book by Alexandra Robbins that shows what parents of underachievers already know: students are not learning the information they can use when they are just learning to take a test.... .... ...

Critical thinking is the closely controlled ability and eagerness to evaluate evidence and claims, to make impartial judgments on the basis of well supported reasons as a guide to belief and action, to seek a width of contradicting as well as confirming information, and to.... ... ... Higher education helps individuals to earn money after getting degrees that makes up for the cost incurred during the quest of the degree....

The paper "Regulations of a Democratic Country" presents that the characteristics of democracy are involved, in the statement of American president Abraham Lincoln; 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people'.... 'No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise".... ... ... ... Constitution and democracy are interrelated....

In the research paper 'Leadership Theory and Ms.... Mayme' the researcher focuses on leadership as a way of motivating a group to enable them to achieve their aims.... It is the process of influencing others to accomplish an objective.... .... ... ... The author states that leadership has become a critical requirement for organizational success....

"Risks of Using the Internet" paper takes into consideration the myriad risks internet users face from cybercriminal activity around the world, and by examining what governments and internet builders are doing to get rid of or alleviate these problems.... ... ... ... Internet users must be vigilant enough to keep their computer's anti-virus software updated with the latest improvements....

This essay discusses that a welfare state is a very good way of understanding how a society will play its due role within the society.... It is important to know that a welfare state looks after the issues of the people without any boundaries or segmentation.... ... ... ... This study looks into a welfare state, that is usually very appreciative of the people because they know that the governments are looking after their needs and requirement....

"German Imperialism Should Be Considered as the Major Cause of the First World War" paper highlights how Germany's steps to a great extent have affected and contributed to the start of the world war.... There are never any advantages that can be noted for this type of behavior.... ... ... ... There have been a number of other powers which have been responsible for the event like the steps taken up by Britain to increase its armaments and to stock up as many as weapons as possible by building the Dreadnoughts were also to a great extent a very strong step and therefore had in its own way provoked countries to fight against each other....

This report "Muscle Mutants and Sports Nutrition Supplements" discusses the biological term 'anabolic steroid' that is not unfamiliar to most.... Countless media reports have brought to the attention of the public, the illegal use of anabolic steroids by professional athletes.... ... ... ... Due to this, anabolic steroids have been dubbed with a negative stigma, and are often placed in the same category as narcotics such as heroine and cocaine....

The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (n.... ) defines culture as “the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and affective understanding that.... ... ... This definition implies social interaction with other people and through this interaction, understanding is made possible and patterns of behavior are manifested....

The essay "Sexual Offense of Young People" focuses on the issues of a sexual offense carried out by young people in contemporary society.... A lot of the work that has been performed regarding young people who sexually offend has been contributed by a distinguished panel of experts.... ... ... ... Their work is best used by those professionals who work with these young people, or by those who are directly affected by them....

IIn the paper “Ryanair Staff Motivation and Treatment Problems” the author analyzes motivation structure of Ryanair, providing the employees with monetary reward like bonus at the end of the year.... The author states that the use of non-monetary rewards is more effective than the use of monetary rewards....

This is a survey conducted for North Bronx community specifically the 2 Train Stops at Gun Hill Road & White Plains Road, 219th Street & White Plains Road and 225th Street & White Plains Road.... The purpose of the survey is to ascertain awareness of the Neighborhood Housing.... ... ... s (NHS), to find out how access to affordable housing can be improved, to know which infrastructure and economic services need improvement, and so on....

The report "Bauman, Modernity, and Holocaust" presents an analysis of Bauman's idea that central features of modernity underpinned the possibility and cause of the holocaust.... Bauman has had a very colorful life covered a wide assortment of jobs that included active military service in the Soviet Army....

Most of the organizational theories have been either modified or rewritten in order to accommodate the concepts of globalization also.... Management styles and organizational.... ... ... I have worked in various roles and in various departments in India and this paper analyses the management styles and cultural implications of India is a country which is having the second largest population in the world....

In the paper 'Three Million Americans Are Debt Poor' the author discusses various ways of measuring poverty, giving illustrations of how the differing conceptions apply to real-life situations, including a discussion of which definition gives the most accurate measurements and why.... ... ... ... The author states that defining and measuring poverty is a troublesome task due to the fact that there are many variables to be taken into account....

Ms File finds a purse containing $200 in a chest of drawers she has rented from Breakable Rental Furniture.... This section reviews the rights Ms File has with regard to the purse found.... In such circumstances, the purse could possibly have been.... ... ... Abandoned property is one where the owner intentionally puts it away with the intent of relinquishing ownership....

The report "Economic Profit or Loss Evaluation" presents a macroeconomic analysis of the theoretical evaluation of the industry's profit/loss within a period.... Manufacturing may face an economic profit or loss in the short-run when no new firm enters or leaves the industry, and hence the number of firms is fixed....

In the contemporary place of work, it is common to find a mixture of cultures working together.... This promotes diversity, which is highly appreciated due to its capacity to integrate various ideas from.... ... ... The accomplishment of business objectives largely depends on its ability to integrate employees from diverse cultural backgrounds....

As defined by the World Health Organization, preterm birth is referring to the delivery of infant before reaching the 37th week of gestation (Haas, 2008).... As of 2004, the rate of preterm birth in Duval County was 13.... per 1,000 live births which is relatively high as compared to.... ... ... 3)....

The "Marketing: National Alcohol Campaign" paper discusses the rationale for using segmentation as a basis for the National Alcohol Campaign, identifies the basis the campaign could have been segmented, and segmentation strategy was used for this campaign and was it effective.... .... ... ... The stability factor relates to how stable or fickle the selected segment is and if it will change its habits in due course of time....

The management of this trust has been left entirely at the discretion of the trustees.... It must be noted that Section 31(6) of the Trustee Act.... ... ... 2000, which modifies the existing Trustee Act of 1925, has included a new general power of investment of trust proceeds by trustees as a default measure....