Essays on Professional Essays and Research Papers

The chapters from number six to nine have been authored by Dr.... Thomas DeBlack, Associate Professor of History, University of Arkansas.... His educational qualifications include BA from Southern Methodist University in 1973, MSE from Ouachita Baptist University in 1979 and Ph.... .... from University of Arkansas in 1995....

The essay "The Path to Independence: The Case for Mexico, Chile and Brazil" talks about the struggle of Chile and Mexico have experienced on their way of gaining independence despite the modernity and the civility of world affairs, many of the countries today were shaped by events guided by the principle of colonialism....

Every action of a human being is governed by a code of conduct.... A personal code is not necessarily formal or written down.... As a matter of fact it may be a code, a thumb-rule by which we live, which may not even be overtly articulated by us, something in our sub-conscious, perhaps, that guides us to do the 'right' thing....

Hospitality industry is moving into a hyper-competitive trend today and to face it these industries need to have an outstanding management and training.... Undoubtedly human factor, if managed efficiently, is perhaps the most beneficial input for the success on an organization and managing the human factor as a competitive tool is the responsibility of human resource management (Khatri, 1999)....

What is knowledge How is it acquired Can one gain an objective understanding of external reality, or is one's knowledge of the world colored and distorted by internal factors" were the questions he formulated that led to the formulation of his theories on the development of knowledge. ... ... ... ...

Brian the owner of Brampton House sells the house to Pamela.... Pamela is now, the sole registered proprietor of Brampton House, a large house in a residential suburb in London.... Although Brian's brother has contributed in buying the house - 1/3 of the value was given by Brian's twin brother, Robert - the house is legally owned by Brian....

This paper "The Impact of Formative Assessment on Student Learning" discusses many forms of classroom management and ways of assessing hat the students who have learned in such a way that the path to communication between the students and their practitioners remains always open.... ... ... ... Some of these methods such as 'circle time' have the purpose not only to teach the children a certain knowledge but to create critical thinkers and individuals who can master their knowledge ; as the same time, these methods also show how it can affect the relationship between the student and the practitioners during the learning process....

I live in a typical neighborhood in the city.... I grew up here and know the place inside and out.... Everything is conveniently close, and I know many places where I feel at home, where I hang out with friends, and where I can spend a quiet afternoon reading books and checking my e-mail in the Internet. ...

In Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man, the narrator begins and ends the novel with the explanation that he is an invisible man.... Since the epilogue is written from the chronological viewpoint of the end of the novel, this foreshadowing illustrates the story's progress and the narrator's self-discovery of his own invisibility....

After reading the entire pages of Anthony Downs' book, it can be rightfully concluded that his textbook is not only intended for American voters and readers but for the whole humanity that exercises democracy.... It is characterized not only by its universality but also by its timelessness .... ...

Throughout thi analyi, I will be preenting the challenge that Global Communication dealt with prior to and following the completion of an initent move toward becoming an actual global reource.... Global Communication (GC) need to make tough deciion about the current company tructure and product in order to be competitive and move forward to generate profit....

The author of this paper tells us about how does he, in the 21st Century, respond to Shakespeare's dramatisation of Cleopatra?... ... ... ... He removed the shears of symbolism enshrouding her in order to express a more evolved character in ways that were much more, "fascinating, complex, dramatic, and human-like" than just the past points of view about her (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2005)....

In this paper "We Need School Reforms" issues like the weak curriculum prevalent in schools and colleges of the time as well as the poor standards in these schools and universities have been identified, and recommendations have also been brought up in order to do away with these very problems.... ...

The author of the "Person of Experience or the Person of Theoretical Knowledge Wiser" paper explains his/her view with references drawn from eminent philosophers.... Aristotle is one of them with whom the author starts the discussion, as we know his knowledge theories are respected by all of us to date....

The paper "Helping a Child Learn Based on Theories" highlights that a child who is learning words may be motivated by praise from his teacher or parents (extrinsic) or he may be motivated to learn his words because he wants to see how many words he can learn (intrinsic).... ... ... ... Many children are motivated from within to get their studies because they have some personal goal in mind....

This report describes the process of inventory management, one of the major processes of logistics at Fed ex to determine its importance in the overall logistics operation.... These logistics operations then help the firm integrate all of its processes and eventually pursue its objective of delivering parcels world wide on time....

Texas has long been known as the beginning of the wild, wild west and as such, has frequently been portrayed as an area full of mostly empty desert with a few tough old souls struggling out a living in a harsh but free environment.... When people think of Texas, they think of.... ... ... However, Texas, like most other states, has a variety of large and small cities, each experiencing the same sorts of problems that have developed in other urban areas throughout the Issues such as crime and overcrowding plague Dallas, Austin and San Antonio just as much as they are likely to plague cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and Detroit....

According to Appalachian Regional Commission, this American region hosts Non-Hispanic whites, Blacks/ African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians, Asian Americans, Native.... ... ... Despite racial and cultural diversity there are similarity in the culture and lifestyle of the people residing in this region....

The Golden Fleece is a Greek myth about Jason and the Argonauts search for the magical Golden Fleece.... Although the myth is a long drawn out journey, this painting represents Medea.... ... ... Draper has chosen to present Medea as a femme fatale, instead of a woman in love.... A discussion of the painting as related to the myth will be presented in this paper. ...

The essay "Context of Marketing Myopia" focuses on the critical nalysis of the major issues in the context of marketing myopia.... Myopia means short-sightedness.... Theodore Levitt wrote his classic article Marketing Myopia in the Harvard Business Review.... ... ... ... In his article, he argues that industries fail not because markets are saturated but because of the failure and short-sightedness of the management....

Since the introduction of International Relations Theory during the World War I era, two conflicting arguments have helped to shape and guide the United States' foreign policy.... Realists advocated seeing the world as it is; .... ... ... Since the Clinton administration, the US government has taken a hard line against the North Korean nuclear capability....

The author of this essay "Theories and Principles Which Leaders Must Adopt in Case of Mc Donalds and Chrysler Financial " outlines the influence of power and politics in managing different situations.... McDonald's and Chrysler Financial have been facing similar situations where power and politics influence the leaders in managing different situations....

This essay "Keyboard Instruments and Its Social and Cultural Impact" focuses on various keyboard instruments will discuss how the instruments 'played' a prominent role in European music, and also how they had an effect in the societies and cultures in which they were/are most used.... ... ... ... The Keyboard instruments are 'playing' an important role in European Music from time immemorial....

This paper "Ethical Concerns in Addressing Elder Abuse" presents elder abuse which is purposefully doing something to harm an elder person or put that person at risk.... At another context, it involves taking or misusing an elderly person's money or property.... ... ... ... Every person has the inalienable right to live free from harm....

The writer of this paper states that despite the modernity and the civility of world affairs, many of the countries today were shaped by events guided by the so-called principle of colonialism.... This holds true for almost all nations of the world.... ... ... ... Countries such as Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom set sail to the unchartered waters to establish political power, religious dominance, and resource markets....

An essay "Economic Impacts of Tourism" claims that the economic impacts in the tourism sector immediately ask for grants, loan, and stipends to be given to the people who have an indirect or for that matter direct role in the building up of structures, buildings, and pathways.... ... ... ... Tourism for a country brings in the much needed foreign exchange that is welcomed by the government....

The paper "Private Security Industry" presents that the private industry has witnessed phenomenal growth in the aftermath of the events of 9/11.... In many countries, the growth in private security forces can be explained because of chronic instability, civil wars, crime.... ... ... ... Private security agencies have been proliferating due to the increase in terrorist and criminal incidents....

Kobe Bryant was drafted right out of Lower Marion High School.... He was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Vlade Divac.... At the time Kobe was considered a.... ... ... Kobe Bryant is regarded by many as the best player in the NBA today.... He is most recognized athletes worldwide....

The paper "Communication and the Media in Business Practise" describes that multinational corporations can grab the local markets and business interests.... Once the local market and businesses are in control, the financial requirements of the political class also come in control of these corporations....

Although there is no single, al-encompassing methods to do so, the paper has identified some of the causes of high unemployment rates.... Though.... ... ... There are also concerns that not enough is being done to bring women in to the work force; nor are efforts being made to retain older For example, although, “ 70% of Swedes and 61% of Americans aged 55 to 64 work, a mere 32% of Austrians and Belgians in the range do [so]....

Throughout the ages, time and again, men and women of exceptional ability have emerged, who have taken destiny by the hand to build empires which have altered the course of history for better or worse.... These empires, for the most part, have acted as forces of integration by.... ... ... lidating territory and facilitating the exchange of culture and societies: however, in some cases, forcible empire building has left behind a legacy of alienation. ...

A power that could not be fathomed, and which they felt influence their lives.... Ancient temples, artifacts, and cave drawings serve as living proof to varying forms of divine.... ... ... Yet most ancient cultures were given to polytheistic faith except for the three great religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam whose belief of the one true God had surpassed time....

In their book, Personal Health: Perspectives and Lifestyles; Floyd, Mimms, and Yelding laid 11 guidelines to assist single parents in raising their children.... Some of them are obvious, while others are more subtle.... ... ... ... When the children are rewarded and encouraged, they feel that they can make a difference and are more willing to help around the house....

The task for this paper was: "research any modern or contemporary area of the fine arts, including the visual arts, sculpture, architecture, music, the performing arts, and film".... The subject that the writer has chosen is radical - post-war theatre in Britain.... .... ... ... The commercial structure of early British post-war theatre was characterized by the classical teachings of the upper/middle classes who felt theatre should reflect a particular adherence to tradition....

French psychologists Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon devised several methods of measuring the level of intelligence in.... ... ... American psychologist Robert Sternberg on the other hand, devised a new and modern method of measuring the level of intelligence in individuals.... The approach of Binet and Simon in measuring the level of intelligence in an individual shall be compared to In 1905, Binet and Simon devised one of the first tests of measuring intelligence in French children....

The chief information officer (CIO) Mr I.... Knowsal has noticed that some records relating to particular orders appear to have been tampered with; amounts of many don't tally with.... ... ... The CIO suspects the assistant imports manager Axta Grynd.... Axta was very unhappy at being passed over for promotion to chief imports manager two years ago and had been Archie Rival, who got the job, says he is very happy with Axta's work and doesn't feel there is any conflict....

The essay 'Paul von Hindenberg's Role in Aiding Hitler's Rise to Power' investigates partaking of the Fuhrer's associate in paving the way for Hitler to take control of Germany.... The author highlights several works that are believed to be helpful in bringing in a sense of clarity into the topic....

The reporter states that globalization has in the modern times becoming evident in each and every realm of life.... Let that be the traditional culture, the economy or the access to the natural resources, the chances of international exposure and exploitation of all these have been made possible by the opportunities of internationalization....

The concept of Second Language Acquisition refers to the study of: how languages are learned; how learners generate a new language system with barely adequate introduction to a second language; what is learned and / or not learned of a second language; the various reasons behind.... ... ...

The paper "Women Liberation Is Still a Fiction" states that as most of the world societies today are yet patriarchal in nature the women of those societies also remain subjugated to a large extent.... A subjugated woman is one who conforms to all the decisions and judgments taken by the men folk....

This essay looks at the concept of the relational frame theory of human language based on the tutorial developed by Dr Eric J.... Fox, Ph.... .... on his website.... It is based on the explanation of a hierarchical representation of Dr.... Fox's views on this area.... ... ... ... It is clear why this approach is labeled a relational frame theory....

This essay "Freedom of Expression in Islamic Countries" briefly analyses the Islamic views about freedom of expression.... Muslim countries are culprits of allowing limited freedom to their public because of religious reasons.... Freedom of expression is a controversial subject in many countries....

The essay "Global Ecotourism Development" discusses the main features of the development of the global ecotourism industry over the last 30 years.... Martha Honey (1998) has defined ecotourism as a 'travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strive to be low impact and (usually) small scale....

This paper briefly explains the strategies required to improve the motivation, group performance factors (composition, norms, size, and cohesiveness), and the phases of team development (forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning) in Merrill Lynch.... .... ... ... Organizational behavior is the study of how groups and individuals behave inside the organization for the growth of the organization....

This essay describes the computer web services, that form today the core technology for developing distributed web applications.... The researcher focuses on the discussion of a massive demand for exchange of data and information across various enterprises.... .... ... ... A Web Service that is discussed in the essay, is a powerful software tool that has massively boosted the efficiency of communication among various business organizations....

The demand for goods and services depends on a number of factors which include prices, tastes and preferences and income, the utility theory describes consumer consumption behavior and shows how there is a decline in utility derived from the consumption of extra units of a good.... ... ... ... Marginal cost is a concept in economics that describes the extra cost incurred in production of one extra unit of a good or service in a firm, the paper discusses both the utility theory and the marginal cost concept. ...

This paper called "Human Rights Can Not Be Both Universal and Political" describes the human rights issues in detail.... From this work, it is clear that human rights issues have to be addressed in the most proper and adequate manners possible and for that to happen, the agencies and the governments need to play their active role....

In the paper 'Miami School District' the author will draw attention to the stakeholders, the negotiation strategy for the school authorities in the context of enlargement of the boundaries.... This will be accomplished by portraying the concerns of the stakeholders.... ... ... ... ... ... The report will analyze how ethics and culture affect the decision regarding the extension of the school boundaries....

Public schools are important institutions for shaping the personalities as well as imparting the education to children at a younger level.... Few current cases and rulings of public schools are discussed in this paper with the justification and analysis of each.... .... ... ... Tinker vs Des Moines Independent School District (1969) ...

Athletics is one of the longest serving fields of entertainment in the world alongside other sporting activities such as football, theatre arts, swimming, and music among others.... ... ... ... Athletics, like football, and rugby is among those games that require a lot of energy for participation....