Social science Essays

According to the discussion, the university has put campus safety and security as among its top priorities given the relationship this has with the academic and general well-being of students at the school. Among the measures that the university has ensured in order to keep students at a school, safe is a network of 24-hour emergency telephones.

The author describes that Brian is brought up in an amazing way and this is evident in his good character. However, he is impatient in nature a trait against his parent's will. The family is of average socio-class, and he attends a middle-class school, Wachusett Regional High School. Brian is an obedient child who respects his parents.

As the paper highlights, one could not really know the difficulties early colonists of the Chesapeake Region could have endured, especially so that they were trying to survive in a foreign land. To say that the first groups of colonizers to the region were ignorant, lazy and unambitious would be cruel without an in-depth look at their situation during those times. 

It is no secret that people of today are very attached to the technological devices that allow them access to the “online life.” People spend more time engaged in social media than with actual people even when they are in the physical company of another person. The nature of communication has changed since human beings first started communicating.

The author states that globalization of trade and commerce leads to expansions. The contemporary routs to expansions are through mergers, acquisitions, and consolidations. The results of these are the creation of multi-cultural MNC’s that find little cohesion among its units due to vast cultural diversities.

As the discussion, Consumerism in Contemporary America, stresses, the increment in profits is through a rise in a number of consumers on the produced products. The primary concern of this essay is to outlay consumerism in modern America using two distinguished essays “The Year Without Toilet Paper” and “Thoreau’s Worst Nightmare”. 

As the paper outlines, emotional stress has been implicated in causation and /or further worsening of diseases usually seen in the later years of life such as hypertension, diabetes, ulcers and various psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety and altered mood and there are ample studies and data to prove it. 

The author agrees that sometimes TV shows like ‘Family Guy’ take it too far. Naomi Rockler states that today’s media has decreased our critical skills and have given more importance to petty consumerism. Sherry Turkle is also not happy about the manner in which cell phones and computers are undermining our public spaces and community.

 Violence is a necessary fact of life yet it is something that not everyone is attracted to. In his essay "Hate Violence? Turn It Off!" author Tim Goodman deals with some of the misconceptions regarding violence and television and he offers some suggestions on how to fix the problem. 

The author states that terrorists generally exploit the media to achieve much publicity as possible and amplify their influence on the audience of the target. Terrorism can take the type of either domestic terrorism if conducted within the confines of national borders or international terrorism is conducted by groups beyond borders of nations.

As the paper declares, the demographic baseline models that can be used include the demographic stochasticity which describes the randomness that would result from the inherently discrete nature of the gender and race demographic features. The stochastic model can handle the uncertainty in the in the inputs built into it.

The study leads to the conclusion that many companies have embarked on strategies that will make their businesses improve the lives of the people. Starbucks has also joined the campaign to make the livelihood of the people better through the Starbucks Coffee and Farmer Equity Program (C.A.F.E.) Practices program.

 Politeness theory has presented a key paradigm for studying the interpersonal foundations of language use. At present, in this practice, the concept of politeness does not refer to a simple idea of politeness or ‘a set of protocols regarding how one is to behave in different social settings’ (Holtgraves 2002: 38).

As the discussion outlines, the crime rate in the society has been on the increase in the recent past. Several studies have associated the rate of increase in crime with escalating unemployment rate among the youth. The arguments of most researchers are that unemployment contributes to poverty in the society hence causing people to indulge in criminal activities. 

According to the paper, London motivates them to join London’s gang culture and later radical Islamist groups like ISIS. The author achieves this by analyzing how Mohammed Emwazi alias Jihadi John joined London’s gang culture and later grew to become the IS executioner. In the recent past, many young British women had joined ISIS.

This paper outlines that man is often prone to form a relationship with books mainly because of his exposure to and long association with them through his student days. It is a vital part of his growing up period as the reader-writer relationship encompasses various elements that facilitate in extending the scope of mental, spiritual and ideological growth of the reader. 

According to the discussion, a great percentage of a nation’s population enter and leave an academe yearly, hoping to be trained under courses which are thought of to equip young individuals with pertinent skills and intellect that would determine their place in the industry or corporate world. The common notion that college graduates are secured of a profession.

This paper tells that written at an opportune time, "Rethinking the American Dream” came about when the American people were struggling with personal finances and increasing national debt. The article questioned the direction the American society was headed, noting that the great depression had left a bad taste in the American people's mouth.

This paper will examine the efforts of these two neighboring States to combat jointly the drug cartels, with emphasis on the role of the U.S. in the partnership as well as how its actions weigh in on the fight.  The U.S. drug strategy for Mexico is grounded on three principles, which are co-operation and willingness to take the responsibility for the problem.

The paper analyzes the means by which religious conviction as such has a profound influence with respect to the manner through which an individual integrates the world around them. Through such an examination, it is the hope of this author that the reader will come to a more profound and relevant interpretation of how these factors influence the way in which the current world is shaped

From the paper is clear that values may differ depending on the mission, leadership, incentives, awareness, education, and training, aspirations, and culture. The employee must choose what is right and what is wrong depending on these considerations

BP Oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico case involves an oil spill in the deep underwater well. The disaster coincidentally struck just as a time when BP Oil Company had been shortlisted with other two oil companies for the US Government’s Safety Award for Excellence, which was to be presented at the Offshore Technology Conference.

According to the paper, globalization is the process by which different, cultures, nations, economies, and societies have now become integrated for the purposes of communication, trade, and transportation.  From an economic standpoint, globalization is the true pursuit of free market policies throughout the world economy.  

As the paper highlights, A Criminal Group – The American Mafia, peaceful countries attract investors from other parts of the world, who often with an assurance that the peaceful environment will enable them to benefit from their investments. Countries often strive at creating policies and other regulations that can ensure people live together in harmony.

The author states that once married, a person enters a life where there are other lives needed to be considered especially when there are children in the family. Divorce is not just one life event; rather, it is a series of stressful experiences for the entire family that begins with marital conflicts before the divorce.

Critics of emotivism have however associated it with some ethical challenges. For instance, they argue that there is high possibility of losing the meaning of ethics if this perspective is taken gravely. They also claim that acceptance of the views generated by this theory can result to serious ethical issues. Therefore, emotivism does not grant individuals with an objective way of analyzing ethical issues.

All this is at the expense of the innocent public whom are subjects of their manipulation and conjugation. ’the unintended transaction between two parties on a third” (Milton Friedman, 34) The corporate world is subject to malice and it poses as a body of interest on safeguarding the legalities of the people but the underlying truth is that they are preying on the disparity of its clients.

DowElanco sold its weed killer Galant in Costa Rica, although the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) forbade its sale to US farmers because Galant may cause cancer. After the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the painkiller dipyrone because it can cause a fatal blood disorder, Winthrop Products continued to sell dipyrone in Mexico.

The author explains that their primary aim was to produce a model of predictive response. This model would for how people (having neural problems) cope with stress under different environment and conditions. The effect did not come along to sustain with their hypothesis, and they suffered a great deal of trust that it should.

The main debate is to Anan is not comfortable with the western philosophy of intervention because it becomes an issue of ethical egotism. In essence, he does not think that the western ideas should be enforced in parts that want to have their own culture and trends.

In the documentary, Rwanda Genocide, Major Brent Beardsley believed that there were enough peacekeeping troops in Rwanda and that there was enough time to send an intervention from the U.S. but the U.S. did not do it.  He said that there were 3520 U.S. Marines, 500 French paratroopers, and 100 Belgian paratroopers.

I meet with my family members face-to-face on a daily basis; hence I derive a significant amount of warmth and familiarity from all family members. The mission statement adopted by my family is: to become good stewards of virtues like honesty and kindness in a manner that enriches our characters so that we may always live happily and fulfilled.

Various studies have shown that a persons’ health is not determined only by his genetic make-up, personal habits and exposure to disease, but is also the result of his SES (Phelan and Link). Low SES has been shown to increase the prevalence of premature deaths, hospitalization, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, cancer of the lungs, cervix and stomach and Type 2 diabetes. It also increases the risk of mental illness.

The author of the paper states that the growing experimentation in the arts and cultural aspects of Russia forced Lenin to embrace more conservative and traditional ways and it was because of this reason that since his early days, Lenin started to control cultural institutions of the country.

As a student and a citizen of his country, this student have been trying to solve important social problems through his writings. In his research paper, he provides some sad American statistics, that is estimated that guns claim eighty-four (84) lives and wound about two hundred (200) people every day and solutions to decrease America’s rate in relation to gun violence.

The research study’s authors attributed this belief to the phenomenon called as “closeness-communication bias” which gave the study participants a false sense of perception in estimating the quality of communications. The study used as subjects 24 pairs of couples to let them figure out the meanings of certain phrases.

This essay examines a case Stillman and a role of media in the presentation of the Columbia disaster. The case study by Shafritz addresses Public Administration and gives emphasis on honor, ethics and accountability. The virtue is known to have developed from the honor within the military for the sake of serving the public.

Spamming has become very common these days; there are a lot of mails circulated each day by different people. In addition to this spamming has even begun over the telephones, unsolicited phone calls disturb countless people every day. Text messages have also become very common, almost everyone is aware of spamming.

The author of the paper states that in Australia, PDHPE teachers are easily drawn into politically charge debates which may have an impact on their instructional approach. In the Australian learning environment, the issue of racial discrimination has affected the way aboriginal students are treated.

The concept of authenticity in existentialism philosophy emphasizes that an individual to create an idea and meaning of living and then live according to this self- creation but not according to what others have created or requires one to live. Authenticity basically emphasizes the notion of being one and not what the genes or society expect or command (Weston, 2011).

Human life is sacred. This is the one of the natural and best beliefs in the Catholic Social Teachings. Similarly, the religion of Islam also gives same level of importance to human life. In the Holy Quran, it is said that killing of one person is equal to killing of entire humanity. If values of both religions are compared, it can be deduced that human life is sacred in both religions.

With the fast development of globalization the cultural differences became one of the most widely discussed themes. People appear in other countries and usually go through cultural shock because of various differences they see there.

The author is sure that direct deposits into the employee accounts will not only save the company money and employee time, (there will be no more trips to the bank) but also to a great extent reduce the time your salary reaches the bank. This means all employees will receive their money on the pay date.

The author states that Hong Kong is a strange city where major types of social and economic rights exist and are exercised by the citizens of this city. Its current political system is based on ‘executive-led’ system in which Beijing and China extend authoritative powers to the executive branch.

The author states that the company is likely to experience poor employee productivity and increased legal suits if adequate eye protection is not provided. The eye problem is caused by the inappropriate shade #3 lenses given to employees when cutting the 1.250" thick carbon steel. The most appropriate eye protection is shade #5.

The author states that the modern culture is eroded because of movie stars, musicians, sports figures, just to mention but a few. There exist an enormous subculture media within the cult of personal makeup. Everything is all about gossips and news about the famous people. All the magazines including the US Weekly together with the People.

In a bid to enhance the female participation in politics, The Rhode Island Government Appointments Project has called for anyone who shares the same ideology to join in. Primarily, the ideas behind the program act to gauge the role of the Rhode Island Government in the upholding of gender differences among all societal classes.

The author argues that overpopulation should not be a problem to anybody as there will always be new developments that will ensure the survival of humanity. He states that there is no need to expand lands under cultivation since with the right innovations and inventions the lands under productivity currently, can comfortably sustain the population.

Kant argues that acting to satisfy one’s interest is not acceptable. It is immoral to kill someone to obtain something is not morally upright. If the government decides to kill someone because he or she killed someone else, the action is moral. Terrorists take away the lives of the people.

The intelligence agencies have an association that define the terms for the agents and certify them to see those who have met the requirements to be able to join intelligence professional practice.