Essays on Design & Technology Examples

A paper "Personal Statement on Philosophy of Education" reports that philosophy of education is an academic field that applies to the philosophy that promotes a specific type or vision of education that examines the definition and goals as well as the meaning of learning and knowing .... ... ... Nonetheless, the most vital significance of the philosophy of education is the academic field that deals with knowledge transfer since it is the essential or the central knowledge or subject matter that aims at solving learning problems that include the philosophical methodologies that are vital for all learning processes within any education discipline (Elias 136)....

The author of the paper analyzes the novel titled "Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer" that was written by Millhauser Steven.... The author states that the novel widely evokes its time, as well as, the place through elaborative description.... .... ... ... Martin started dreaming about big issues and his vision became bolder as he walked a haunted line between fantasy and reality, ambition, madness, industry and a sense of doom built piece-by-hypnotic piece until this exciting voyage into the heart of an American dreamer reached its bitter-sweet end....

In this study, the author demonstrates the influence of the environment on the person and the extent of this influence on his behavior.... And also the author describes factors which have special significance to fields such as criminology and sociology.... ... ... ... The author wants to establish, that people generally tend to underestimate the significance of the environment in determining their behavior and that their own personality is more likely to change in extreme circumstances, by stating that "The reason that most of us seem to have a consistent character is that most of us are really good at controlling our environment....

In the early 1930s, Dr.... Burrill B.... Crohn, together with two colleagues—Dr.... Ginzburg and Dr.... Oppenheimer, described a chronic inflammatory disorder, now known as Crohn's disease, most commonly affecting, but not limited to, the intestines, which, together with ulcerative colitis, are characterized by a hyperactive immune system and collectively called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)....

The disaster mitigation efforts before, during and after the Hurricane Katrina have been criticized for various reasons.... The post-disaster emergency services and law enforcement after Katrina illustrates issues related to government inefficiency, racial discrimination, human rights violations, breaking of family bonds and psychological trauma....

Annotated Bibliography: Senior Officers in the Army and their role in misconduct Name: Institution: Rowe, P.... (2008).... Military Misconduct during International Armed Operations: "Bad Apples" of Systematic Failure?... Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 13(2), 165-189.... ... ... ... This article illustrates on how the numerous trials of soldiers for extreme use of force and their ill conduct of the public during armed international operations have drawn attention of the public....

Systems of Structuring Cities and Understanding Interactions between Individual Components within Sets The modern city is one of the most complex things that have been created in all of human history.... If one examines a city like Tokyo, Manhattan or London, they have an intricacy that is nearly impossible to understand, yet it is an architect's job....

This paper will offer a case conceptualization of the movie “Lars and the Real Girl”.... The paper answers the question of what Lars' automatic thought, pathogenic beliefs and distressing, emotional states were and his maladaptive relational patterns exemplified his conflicts.... ... ... ... The film Lars and the Real Girl is a fable-style movie that speaks of the life of a painfully shy man, Lars whose mother, died at his birth leaving him chronically traumatized, especially of growing up with a depressive and emotionally abusive father....

Running head: Book Report: Our Word is our Weapon Date: Summary The book “Our Word is our Weapon” portrays the political events that took place in 1994-1998 following the uprising of the Zapatista revolution a native guerrilla group that rose up to rebel against the Mexican government over injustices and prejudices subjected to the native people....

Gary B.... Nash is a renowned historian that was educated at Princeton and work at UCLA for many years.... He has served on many national boards and is the author of over thirty books, primarily focusing on the Revolutionary period of American History.... .... ... ... U.... .... History from discovery to 1877 ...

Online Learning Versus Traditional Learning Your Course Your Name Your University Introduction This paper examines the writer's perceptions about online learning as compared with traditional study systems like the normal classroom learning.... The paper draws on the personal experiences of the writer and some elements culled from existing literature....

This essay explores the values, relationships and lifestyle that the author of The Poem of El Cid see as praiseworthy, and it also examines the political, economic, social and religious conditions that these values, relationships and lifestyle reflect.... ... ... ... According to the research, the Poem of El Cid finds the values of loyalty to the king and to one's army and community, consideration for conquered Moors and bravery, and bravery as exemplary, and this reflects the political conditions of monarchic authority, the economic conditions of poverty and insecurity, the social conditions of vassalage, and the religious conditions of Christianity....

My interest in education began in high school when I realized that I enjoyed aspects of school, including the cooperative classroom.... ... ... Following this interest I attended college and pursued studies in education, wherein I greatly familiarized myself with educational theories.... My studies also included an internship with an elementary school where I received classroom experience and a After two years in college, I took time off and worked as a substitute teacher....

The paper 'Basilio's Astrology and Fate in Calderon's La Vida Es Sueno' will begin with the statement that Pedro Calderon de la Barca's La Vida Es Sueno -- translated in English as Life Is a Dream -- is considered as one of the greatest plays ever written in the Spanish literature.... ... ... ... The present research has identified that a Renaissance playwright, Calderon wrote numerous plays that substantially tackle the philosophies and values of men....

This paper "Defense Mechanism" discusses the behavior as an interesting aspect of human beings.... Reportedly, people's behavior helps them to form their personalities.... Different people have different behavior patterns and hence, they adjust differently in the society.... ... ... ... However, when people fail to perform to their abilities or fail to get the expected results in their lives, they try to protect themselves from getting criticized by others through different mental 'techniques'....

The reporter states that the Indigenous Environmental Studies provide ample importance to the role of indigenous population in preserving and conserving nature.... Within this scenario, the initiative undertaken by the native population in different nations is utmost important.... ... ... ... The work All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life, by Winona LaDuke, the world-renowned writer and environmental activist, examines the role of Native population in preserving the flora and fauna of North America and Canada....

The paper "Stages of Buying Process" discusses five key steps, which a company needs to go through in the product buying process.... They are problem recognition, search and determination of alternatives, evaluation of alternatives, purchase decision, and post-purchase evaluation.... ... ... ... 'With most customer buying process models, the approach begins with the determination by the consumer that he or she has a need or a want that must be fulfilled' (Tatum, n....

The paper "Gap Years - the United Arab Emirates" highlights that the gap year program is certainly the way to go in UAE.... Therefore, the government of the UAE should do all it takes to introduce the program since the program will be of immense benefit to the teens in the country.... ... ... ... It is reported that about 660,000 U....

This essay describes The Great War ended in a century of great peace in Europe.... The war also greatly transformed the European states' liberal order.... The First World War led to dissolution of various empires such as Ottoman, German, Australia, and Russian empires.... ... ... ... The First World War events resulted in dramatic start of predominance in Europe, which had already prevailed for approximately five centuries....

The paper 'Commanding Heights' seeks to explore commanding heights (the battle of the world economy), which is a documentary that goes for six hours from PBS; it helps educate the viewers about economics.... It attempts to answer questions about: the varying ideologies concerning managing the market....

The paper "Strengths, Weaknesses and Strategies for Sugar Bowl" describes that one of the actions that the company needs to do in the process of improving its efficiency is fully capturing a good part of the adult target market, which can be done by expanding the entertainment market to include adults above 35 years....

This essay analyzes that social workers need to have an excellent comprehension of how their professional values and practice are affected by their cultural identity.... For instance, at the age of five, I recall my mother holding me tightly as she carried me and ran through the jungle.... ... ... ...

The author of the various books concerning implementation have showed and played very vital roles in the general development of the attention given to the issue of implementation.... Although score of literature and article pieces have been written to present different angles of.... ... ... sideration about the extent to which expectations in Washington are dashed in Oakland, the contributions of pressman, Jeffrey L and Wildavsky without leaving Aaron B have taken a lead in defining elements that are used in subsequent research and teachings of the topic in This volume intends to survey the means and insights in sending a wake-up call that moved the general observation and that goes beyond simple examination....

Over the years, the bond market in Latin America has had many achievements in a pursuit that seeks to make this source of finance a dependable one to the.... ... ... This is despite the many challenges involved. ... ... his paper explores the development of these markets and the challenges they face....

It can briefly be defined as the reaction people have when faced with the idea of Islam or when they see a Muslim.... This has led to a lot of intolerance on the Muslims because of their religion.... ... ... The impacts of Islamophobia has affected the entire community especially Muslims.... Ever since the terrorist attack on America on September 11 2001 which could be attributed to the escalation of hatred and The attacks on Muslims does not only stop at physical abuse but also attacks on their places of worship and their business premises....

The teacher needs to be aware of which classroom management techniques and practices to use.... Thus, it becomes clear that there is a need to identify these practices by analyzing various research articles written regarding the same which forms the purpose of this study.... ... ... ... Classroom management is the process of 'ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly' even though some students may display 'disruptive behavior' and, furthermore, it connotes to the 'prevention' of this disruptive behavior (230)....

This paper 'How Part-Time Work Intensity Relates to Drug Use' tries to disclose if there exists a relationship between learners working part-time obtaining poor grades and learners without part-time jobs.... Many learners need work, while schooling, to earn money for various reasons.... ... ... ... The author states that problems arise when jobs utilize the time that should be used for schooling....

The paper 'Economic Impacts of World Cup Football in South Africa' concerns the monitoring of the sports activities' effect on the economy of the host country, the correlation of investments and costs for the development of tourism infrastructure with the profit received during the tournament.... ....

The study 'Media Globalization: the Bollywood Film Industry' focuses on media imperialism and examines the influence of western countries on the global culture through the media.... The study on the reverse flow of global media also receives a fair share of attention.... ... ... ... In accordance with this topic, the paper will examine the global influence of Bollywood: the Indian film industry and the role of music in Bollywood films....

The author of the paper picks 5 short stories and writes 5 responds.... These stories are The Colonel written by Carolyn Forche, Water by Fred Leebron, Night by Bret Lott, The Hurricane Ride written by Bernard Cooper, Vision out of the corner of one eye.... ... ... ... This story depicts the start of a romantic atmosphere that the author felt for some time on a bus and yearns for more, though she could not trace the man she was flirting with....

The data used was a time series data and was obtained from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) spanning from the year 1991 to 2011.... Statistical tests were conducted to examine the.... ... ... Various tests for goodness of fit were also conducted to determine the appropriateness of the model....

The book, Great Pretenders: Pursuits and Careers of Persistent Thieves by Neal Shover, holds its readers' attention as a non-fiction crime diary, simultaneously with the attention of modern day criminologists as a literary work that efficiently mirrors the challenges faced by.... ... ... The focus of this book has however been on presenting the viewpoints of ‘Persistent Thieves', i....

The paper "The Romance of Human Resource Management and Business Performance" pinpoints that HRM is integrated by all the businesses in their functions these days.... HRM helps the organizations in becoming competitive in order to cope up with the existing and potential challenges.... ... ... ... The present-day business organizations are heading towards developments, innovations, and resilience....

The paper "Stories That Changed America by Carl Jensen" states that generally speaking, as stated by Jensen, despite the appearance of prosperity during the final days of the 20th century, American is not the prosperous and secure nation as it may seem.... ... ... ... Carl Jensen formerly worked as a daily newspaper reporter, advertising copywriter, account supervisor, creative director, and vice president with BBDO (Jensen 2000, 1-3)....

The essay "They Thought They Were Free Analysis" focuses on the critical, thorough, and multifaceted analysis of the famous book They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer, a self-described American, Jew, a man of German descent, and a newspaperman.... ... ... ... Putting all of these three things together, he says that "It was a newspaperman's fascination that prevailed....

The paper "The Liability of the Employers in the Process of Issuance of References" states that the common law duty of care requires that a duty of care is owed to anyone who may be seen as likely to be affected by the defendant's (a company, individual or institution sued in a court of law) action....

This paper 'Cognitive Regulation of Bipolar Disorder' shows dysfunctional use of cognitive tactics of self-regulating negative effects both in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, similar to those that were reported previously regarding unipolar depression.... ... ... ... Schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) show similar cognitive shortfalls that might hinder the self-regulation effect....

This paper ''The Japanese Classic Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars by Sergio Leone'' examines two films in terms of the translation of the themes in the former movie into western cultural contexts, and specifically in terms of the complexity of meanings of the character of the 'Man with No Name'....

This essay "Gun Laws and Gun Control" focuses on the level of the societal need for reasonable gun control laws.... When one examines the rate at which laws and governance has grown and evolved since the time of the founding fathers, it is easy to note that key differences.... ... ... ... Whereas completely outlawing guns will likely cause a great deal of political upheaval as well as other societal pressures, the shareholders within the political system, as well as those within society, must consider whether or not the momentary pressures that restrictions might impose upon society will ultimately be worth the benefit....

This assignment "The Future is Drying Up " presents funds that can theoretically increase its water supplies indefinitely but this raises the question of economic discrimination as towns or cities that cannot afford it will end up as losers.... ... ... ... Water is indispensable to human life but sometimes although there is water, not all of it is potable as it had become heavily polluted....

"Critical Evaluation of a Research Paper" paper examines a research paper by Kim, M.... et al.... (2010) and puts it under evaluation of all of the requirements of scientific expectation such as appropriate use of theory, selection of methods, materials, and results.... ... ... ... Flaws in research papers are likely to reduce the level of accuracy of scientific content....

"Safeguarding Cyborg Childhood" paper focuses on the 'Safeguarding Cyborg Childhoods' article by C.... May-Chahal, C.... Mason, A.... Rashid, J.... Walkerdine, P.... Rayson, and P.... Greenwood which the literati meticulously took into account the elemental objectives of writing a literature review....

The paper "Various Advantages of Christianity over Paganism" states that Rodney Stark was an American sociologist in the discipline of religious studies.... He is the author of the book 'The Rise of Christianity' published in 1996 with the help of Princeton University Press.... ... ... ... This attractive nature has also brought a steady stream of conversions through the years, and also into the demographic factors that usually result from the moral attitude of most Christians towards family and marriage, among other factors....

The paper "Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odet " states that the play was regarded as one of the socially relevant plays of the time.... The series of vignettes in the play revolves around the workers, their lives, and how they are motivated to involve in the strike.... .... ... ... Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odet is a play based on the 1934 Union strike by the New York cab drivers....

The paper "Ethical Businesses" is an outstanding example of a business essay.... Setting up a new business would depend on many factors that are environmentally friendly.... A business with touch will not only flourish but also gain recognition in the intended area of operation.... In this regard being sensitive to the people's voice is pivotal in the initial planning, this will set the path straight in identifying the most appropriate venture....

The paper "What Is Development News" focuses on development news which is a multifaceted tool that could be used to achieve different purposes like achieving social justice, furthering the national economic and political agenda, and catering to the preferences of the select audience.... ... ... ... Well, in a pragmatic context, any kind of news needs to be envisaged in a societal and political context....

The paper "Jean-LUC Godard's Breathless as Compared to Mel Gibsons Braveheart" highlights that major credit must be given to those in the business that are able to regularly display such a high degree of perfection and technical expertise with relation to the sheer mass of movies produced.... ... ...

The essay "Significance of Regionalism" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in the significance of regionalism.... Updike and Faulkner both critique regionalism in their short stories, which are macrocosmic views of parochial societies.... ... ... ... In both stories, we find people who have not done anything wrong being judged and condemned simply because of who they are....

The paper "Procedures in the Justice System" describes that the place of trial is discussed in the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution which indicates that the place of trial of any criminal is in the District Court of the state where the crime was committed.... ... ... ... The prosecutor however needs to produce proof that the crime was committed within the area where the trial is being held in....

The paper "Interracial Marriage" analyzes that interracial marriage is common in our time.... People marry others outside their race.... There are two main reasons why people of colour marry others: because of the desire to escape from one's inherited race; and because of love regardless of skin colour....