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Did you know that in the modern world, slavery is still widespread in the form of human trafficking? According to the International Labor Organization, in 2017, about 24.9 million people were in slavery and exploited for sex or labor (as cited in Human trafficking by the numbers, 2017). The practice...
Discrimination is a treatment expressed in the form of harmful actions against minority groups. It can happen almost anywhere, and the minorities may be oppressed for gender, race, social status, religion, and other aspects. Intolerance may occur with individuals but also can be at an organizational or institutional level. Institutional...
This essay illustrates the analysis of a video that juxtaposed Melania Trump’s speech with Michelle Obama’s speech. Since the two paragraphs in the speeches of Michelle Obama and Melania Trump turned out to be almost identical, Melania Trump’s speech can be called plagiarism. Not all of the speech is plagiarism,...
The Iran-Contra affair covered the selling of arsenal to Iran and the funding given to Nicaraguan Contra militants, a move by the US government to free its citizens held hostage by the Hezbollah forces. The support for the rebels in Nicaragua was banned by the Boland amendment. The militants received...
Philosophy concerns a general study on so many things ranging from existence, reality, truth, rationality, and many other important aspects of human beings. Without philosophy, proper explanations as to why some of the things are the way they are would not have been there. In my view, philosophy is a...
Wittgenstein was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century, and his views have contributed a lot to the way modern philosophers argue their points. In his views, Wittgenstein pointed out that there are simple structures from which the complex ones emerge so as to form knowledge in...
Civil society in China is still budding. The country has long lived under a communist regime whereby such a notion is something odd. The reforms that China has undergone are new, only three decades old, and affected mainly the economic sector. This left a huge gap in social development to...
Sageman explains terrorism as a network structure using so-called social network analysis. He states that a series of terrorist groups dominated in the Middle East were the core of modern terrorism and Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda. Such violence is especially severe for poorer countries. However, it is not without...
Westward expansion was born out of the desire by the US to expand its territory further hence the concept; Manifest Destiny. American government believed that it was entitled to exercise its powers all over the world. In order to do this, it needed to have more states, thereby necessitating the...
Neurotransmitters include acetylcholine, GABA, glycine, and glutamate. Neuromodulators include norepinephrine, epinephrine, serotonin, dopamine, TRH, ACTH, vasopressin, LHRH, CCK, VIP, substance P, and enkephalins. Acetylcholine is an excitatory neurotransmitter, but it can also have inhibitory effects. Acetylcholine is found at numerous synapses within the nervous system and is an important chemical messenger...
Nervous signals are transmitted either electrically or chemically. While electrical signals operate inside the neuron, chemical mechanisms operate between different neurons, i.e., at the synapses. The electrical discharge starts at the cell body and then travels down the axon to the various synaptic connections. In the inactive state, the interior of...
The internal structures inside a neuron include the cell surface, nucleus, and the cytoplasm and its organelles (rough endoplasmic reticulum, polyribosomes, mitochondria, and Golgi apparatus). Cell surface-the surface or limiting membrane of the neuron plays a role in the initiation and transmission of signals. The plasma membrane is a double...
Incarceration Despite the reforms in criminal sentencing, the US is still leading in the world imprisonment with a total of 2.1 million offenders under the national prisons. It is estimated that there has been a 500% increase in the number of people locked in prison over the last 30 years....
The main advantage of modern technologies and innovative solutions used by the US is that they allow the state to inform populations on time and prevent mass destructions. The eruptions not only vary in their style and power, but also in their effects and interaction with the natural and the...
When America won the Revolutionary War they faced similar problems with the Indians that the British, French and Dutch colonists had also experienced in their dealings. They had to create a policy that would allow them to deal with the Indians as well as protect their national interests. Four possible...
Climate change refers to the conspicuous variations in either the average state of climate on earth or its variation over a period of time. This may occur due to internal forces or even due to external reasons, due to population growth or usage of land resources. The impact of greenhouse...
The biological foundations of psychology are important because Psychological life depends on biological life for its very existence. This means that the way we behave is influenced greatly by the nature of the body. The aspects of human biology directly relevant to understanding behavior are the brain and nervous system,...
The social life of people is a rather specific matter to speculate on. This can be explained by such an interesting fact that each of us lives this social life but only a few of us stop to think what social life is and why it involves such a variety...
Ethics of care may be described as a separate current in modern ethical theories which is essentially different from such previously popular and influential branches as deontological and consequentalist ethics. It was developed as an opposition to dominant normative and universal approach developed within Christian Enlightenment traditions paying more attention...
Peak experiences are experiences that characterize transpersonal and ecstatic states. According to Maslow, peak experiences involve opening up one’s vision through limitless horizons, individuals feeling of greater power or helplessness, failure to place in time and space, and the conviction that valuable happenings. These experiences strengthen or transform an individual’s...
Theodor W. Adorno is widely known as a famous composer and musicologist. He was one of the members of the Frankfurt School and devoted a great part of his life to the critics of the music. In general he accepted and understood only the music of such musicians as Anton...
The rapid development of cities is creating three phenomenons. The first one is urban decay. Ghettos are rising up to swallow inner cities and the poverty and squalor are enough to make residents flee to the suburbs. The next one is called urban sprawl where the outer-fringes of the city...
As more and more people flock to cities urbanization threatens to make the city an inhospitable place. Overcrowding, urban decay, and high cost of living are just some of the implications. As the center of cities succumb to the ghettos and as vacant lots begin to be converted to residential...
It is sometimes difficult to understand how people put up with the hassles of city life. The common denominator in most urban centers is pollution; overcrowding; stress; high cost of living; high crime rate; and never having enough time to spend with loved ones. In urban centers people work so...
There is no longer any doubt that the crime rate in the United States of America has reached an all-time high. This claim is supported by the following statistics. In a study of US prisons in the 21st century, it was discovered that “In 2003, 22 states and the federal...
Everyone is frustrated with bureaucracy. Bureaucracy means inflexibility, doing everything by the book, and being unable to see the big picture. When someone uses the term bureaucrat, one can be sure that it is not a compliment. Bureaucracy is not only confined to the government. This phenomenon is also evident...
Yes, psychology makes a significant difference in people’s lives. The application of psychology in real life can be seen through the following examples: psychological tests offer an objective quantifiable means of assessing human talents, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses; the concept of positive reinforcement has found wide application in schools and...
China is a historically complex country, with roots that are deep in the cultural and the social fabric, very tightly controlling the political and economic scenario since the turn of the century. Modern China is an outcome of the process which has its roots in history which has stimulated the...
Some philosophers have claimed that there is gratuitous evil in the world, and that the existence of gratuitous evil entails that God does not exist. First, explain what a “gratuitous evil” is—what distinguishes a gratuitous evil from a non-gratuitous evil? Second, explain why some philosophers think that the existence of...
Communication and honesty they say are the keys to all human relations and this truth is made evident in two notable works of fiction: John Steinback’s “The Murder” and Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”, in the context of marital relations. The Awakening published in 1899, was a controversial book. In this...
Natural resources are substances that form on the Earths’ crust in their original form; that is, they normally occur on their own without any influence from human beings. These resources are either efficient for human survival or useful in men’s study of the environment around them. Mineral resources are naturally...
The entanglement of human life with the two driving forces of money and power is amazing. The literature in the past twenty years has so many twists in the presentation of this aspect of sociological life. The exposure to consumerism and declining spiritualism is closely liked with the drive for...
In this context of theism, which aims to address the scholarly interpretation and references to Vedas, Madhava has a more logical approach that addresses the discussion about ‘advaitya’ and ‘davaitya’ with more logical references to real life and Vedas as the source of verification. Madhava’s approach to bhakti has been...
China has a long history of historical development and a complex Cultural Revolution. This is an integral part of Chinese thinking and affects how people think, act and respond in a given situation. These factors, along with the economic reforms and the enterprise reforms, play an important role in understanding...
Jane Austen wrote the novel in the far 1812. The famous story inspired filmmakers to create their own screen adaptations. There are many film versions, with the most famous ones of 2005, 1995 and 1980 years. More Information The 1980-year version presents Jane Austin’s novel in a mini-series. A common...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman sent a copy of her story to her former doctor. She wanted to show him how wrong the treatment of depression was. After the birth of her child, the author, similar to her character, suffered from severe postpartum depression. Gilman recovered only because she stopped following the...
Charlotte Perkins Gilman discussed the theme of the position of women in society. It was especially relevant in the past. Females had few rights and freedom compared with males having complete control over them. Sadly, the theme is still significant in the 21st century. Women constantly face both direct and...
“Pride and Prejudice” reveals the connection between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. He first proposes to Elizabeth when she is in the Hunsford Parsonage. The girl rejects Darcy because he seems too arrogant to her. Besides, he insults her family. This refusal facilitates Darcy’s character development. His second proposal is more...
Bridget Jones’s Diary is thought to be a modern version of Pride and Prejudice. Set in a different era, a 1996 novel about Bridget Jones develops similar topics as the original in some ways. More Information Bridget Jones’s Diary, a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding, is a modern adaptation of...
Women are asked during the employment interview certain questions even before being hired. Certain questions are to be better avoided by the employers, such as the ones mentioned in the question, although they can ask the questions in an indirect manner without being blunt. EEOC’s guidelines on “job-interview-questions” permit an...
Climatic change has many negative effects on people and their environment. Some of the effects can give rise to dry spells, tsunamis, increased occurrences of hurricanes, and melting of ice in the northern and southern poles, among others. Generally, climatic change is a rapid and unexpected change in various natural...
Numbers, tables, and graphs are very useful when describing a single set of values or showing an association between two sets of values. A single set of values are used in everyday life. For instance, the teaching staff is fond of using single sets of values when evaluating the learners’...
“The United States consists of over 14,000 district schools. The schools range from Mohawk Valley district school in Arizona to Los Angeles public school system.” These schools and many others are controlled and run by empowered school boards. The boards are the ones that determine everything that takes place in...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping requirements, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in both the private sector (unless exempted, e.g., certain religious workers) and public employment. There are a number of employer requirements. Two are described below. Overtime pay: FLSA...
The Civil War is a turning point in American history because many changes and reforms were introduced after the war, and the ground was set for the battle for equal rights for all citizens of the country. American society of the times before war was, however, far from recognizing equal...
The subject of bullying is one of the greatest challenges that modern pedagogy has to face. It disrupts the learning process and causes physical and psychological problems to both the victim and the perpetrator. Almost every class has at least one antisocial element that needs to be dealt with on...
In many cultures, smiling is perceived differently. One of the broader differences lies between western cultures, which are largely considered “smiling cultures,” versus non-smiling cultures, such as Asian and Eastern-European cultures. The article “Do only fools smile at strangers?” by Krys, Hansen, Xing, Szarota, and Yang “seeks to analyze social...
In my opinion, there was a real possibility for the intervention of Russia to become a turning point in the establishment of dominance over Korea by Japan. In other words, had Russia offered its help in the form of military force, it would be possible to imagine a more favorable...
Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation does not enjoy protection as a protected characteristic. As a result, gays and lesbians experience discrimination in the workplace. Although the Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 mentions “sex” as a category entitled for protection, courts are unanimous in holding...
The website ClinicalTrials.gov sponsored by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, provides profound information about diverse clinical studies and trials. Nonetheless, this source discovers the topic from the perspective of clinical research, as it is one of the essential sources of evidence-based practice in the medical sphere. Before reviewing the...
Communication and culture are often unique concepts, but their influences on society often overlap. In most instances, cultural influences have dictated how media should permeate through different aspects of society. At the same time, it is important to point out that the media has also had a significant impact on...
We often live in the present and try to make the most of what is yet to come (future). However, history is a study of the past. Many people would often wonder, why study something that has already happened? In the context of our analysis, history has often been preoccupied...
The story “Of the Two Johns” depicts the role of education in one’s perception of the community. When African-American John becomes educated, he starts to understand that racial and ethnic differences do not matter, while his relatives cannot comprehend it. White John becomes disregardful for racial discrimination and sexually assaults...
Buddhism as a religious practice employs a rich system of ideas that assemble the scope of Buddhist beliefs. These ideas present an opportunity to address perpetual issues, one of which is the problem of human suffering. This question is broadly discussed within the framework of the teaching of the Four...
There are many ways to learn about different cultures and use this knowledge to understand human behaviors, reasons for prejudice, and social expectations. However, the media remains one of the most frequent and real sources of easy-to-finding and employable information. Nowadays, in the United States, representatives of different cultures live...
Information ethics is a complex issue since, on the one hand, technology allows companies to use data in order to improve their operations and customer experiences, while on the other, collecting and using information arises privacy concerns. The most recent case that highlights the importance of ethical discussions regarding information...
Buddhism entered China with the emergence of the first translations of scripture. The original Indian texts were never translated into the Chinese language as a whole. The full translations of a book took centuries to complete, as the example of “Great Treasury of Sutras” (“Ta-Tsang-ching”) shows. Thus, it is evident...
Buddhist teaching is concentrated around the main idea that underlines the importance of a person being detached from any human satisfaction to be free and overcome suffering. However, Mahayana does not restrict a person’s worldly life and his or her engagement in everyday actions that might be related to the...
The teaching of the Four Noble Truths does not only explain the meaning of suffering and its origin but introduces the ways how one can stop it. The end of pain is called “cessation” and is addressed in the third and the fourth truths. Given the fact that the core...
Peer observation and interaction are the most direct ways that children influence their acculturation. Peer contact provides children with the social skills that are necessary for their growth. Suppose kids are not acclimated to these encounters. In that case, they will not be able to gain the essential abilities to...
Over the last century, the American education system has witnessed significant progress, which has influenced the operations of its sectors and society. According to Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff, notable areas of progress in the United States’ education system include the enhancement of preschool quality, higher standards of education, effective teaching...
Pollution poses devastating consequences on the environment. In particular, various types of pollution, including water, air, soil, noise, and light contamination, contribute to the degradation of the environment to a considerable extent. As such, it is crucial to mitigate diverse forms of pollution as a way of enhancing the sustainability...
The Arab world played a significant role in shaping the development of the Western world in the medieval era. In particular, during the Middle Ages, the Arab World provided the foundation that facilitated the growth and development of western civilizations. According to Pirenne, the notable ways through which the Muslim...
The notion of freedom has been the focus of numerous debates and one of the foundational constructs in most philosophical theories. The importance of freedom and free will as a notion can hardly be denied since its study helps shed light on the problem of freedom as a concept. Particularly,...
First, it is important to understand the fundamental difference between social media websites and traditional news platforms as a source of news. The key difference is the centralized nature of the latter. In the case of a news portal, the information is obtained, presented, and distributed using company resources. On...
The first group of stakeholders of a local high school is its students. This group includes the primary consumers of the services provided by the organization. This is an external stakeholder group since its representatives do not directly impact the educational process. Nevertheless, their performance and behavior are primary indicators...
Abstract The concept of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability (ERS) has a potential of being just the right ideology that is needed to battle existing environmental problems and various societal dysfunctions. This research paper discusses the existing issues along with potential solutions and the importance of one’s values in their implementation....
The industrial revolution is the term that is referred to the period of significant changes in manufacturing and economic relations. Traditionally, the industrial revolution is defined as the period between 1820 and 1870. In this period, the following discoveries were made: the steam engine and the cotton gin were invented,...
It could be hardly denied that the contemporary state of environmental health and the environment at large is immensely worrying. Numerous factors are contributing to the aggravation of the situation. These factors include but are not limited to the emissions of toxic gases that reinforce the “greenhouse effect,” the excessive...
The Industrial Revolution, which spanned between 1750 and 1850, was characterized by a significant economic expansion that started in Britain before being adopted in other parts of the world. The Industrial Revolution contributed to economic growth in various ways. In particular, the shift from agricultural production to manufacturing triggered unprecedented...
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was an association of at least 15 republics forming a socialist state that existed from 1922 until 1991. The Russian Federation, which is a replacement of the socialist nation, is regarded as the Russian Administration. The Russian Federation and the Soviet Republic display...
The main way World War II hindered the freedom struggle was the shift of government focus from internal national affairs towards external conflicts. Both military and political representatives were concerned with the problems of this global battle, which led to the stagnation of the African American civil rights movement. In...
Cooperative learning allows students to establish beneficial relationships within the classroom to achieve a common goal. Gillies supports this definition, further stating that this approach enables attaining high pupil “achievement, socialization, motivation, and personal self-development,” which may be critical characteristics of a successful person. Thus, guiding students to form groups...
Creating a support structure within which students can create their own pathways to knowledge remains an essential aspect of teaching. Self-regulation is “a dual-motive or dual-goal conflict,” meaning that it puts the participant in a position of choice regarding their goals and the way of their attainment, which involves trade-off....
As the name suggests, the sociotechnical design implies the application of social principles when planning and developing software applications. Designing information systems that incorporate both the social and technical elements is vital because it enables easy integration of these information systems into the operations of an organisation. As technology becomes...
Social security refers to the programs that provide social protection against socially recognized conditions like poverty, disability, unemployment, old age, etc. It also refers to access to food, clothing, education, shelter and medical care. Challenges The social security future challenges are caused by the aging population in European countries. Social...
After Clovis took a political action of decisive importance for the future of his dynasty and his country. Then the two barbarian people settled in Gaul, the Visigoths and the Burgundians had early adopted the Christian religion in its heretical form of Asian-ism. This was favored by the emperors at...
Gender discrimination can be described as unequal treatment of different individuals due to their gender. Mostly it is disadvantageous for the people of that gender and might be observed in all fields of life. It affects the life experience of these people from early childhood. The glass ceiling in sociology...
Martin Luther King Jr. was a highly influential persona in the African American civil rights movement, where millions of Black people were unjustly prosecuted for trying to acquire racial equality. He was an expert at delivering the message of non-violent struggle due to his powerful speeches and resilience in fighting...
Applied to religion and personal character, the entire concept of Being is a difficult one for most people to understand. This is because Being, in an existential sense, is an experience that demands no specific form of action—one does not have to do to be. In a culture consistently emphasizing...
When the teacher takes on the role of coach there occurs a shift from control to mediation of learning activities. Coaching involves setting goals, guiding, modeling, monitoring as well as giving feedback to the students as they are involved in learning and self-direction. Co-operative learning and use of projects are...
Teacher expectations are conclusions or predictions that teachers make about based on past behavior or interaction with the students. These inferences involves the behavior of students in the classroom. The expectations generally include the beliefs that the teacher holds about how changeable or rigid the ability of the student is,...
For students to feel satisfied with a school, they need to feel that they are treated fairly, to feel that the teachers support them and finally they need to feel safe within the school’s compound. This was revealed in a study that sought to find out the importance of the...
Harvard Law School (HLS) is among the professional graduate schools of Harvard University and is America’s oldest law school which has been in continuous operation. HLS has gained prestige over time due to its constant exemplary performance hence being ranked among the top five in the world. This year, 2008...
There are several European writers that provided narratives about Shaka. Shaka’s reign, as well as the story, was revised by recent scholarly studies. Nathaniel Isaacs, aided by Henry Francis Fynn, are two of the earlier eyewitness on the Shaka adventures. They are white adventurer-traders who met Shaka in his last...
A movie star can be defined as a ‘celebrity who is well-known, or famous, for his or her starring, or leading, roles in motion pictures’. It also defines an actor or actress who is ‘recognized as a marketable commodity and whose name is used to promote a film in trailers...
Descartes elevate common basis for doubting beliefs, however he focus his attention mainly to fundamental ground for uncertainty. He first offers the argument dream which translate into doubt even the most clear of beliefs we obtain from our senses for instance current belief such as position of my hands. Descartes...
The democratic school as a conceptual school that establishes aspects of democracy as its name implies differs from the regular forms of education. The main differences are apparent in the goals that such educational system has set to achieve. One of the goals that could be outlined for the democratic...
The US Congress was established by the 1st Article of the Constitution. The founders enumerated a litany of powers, such as the power to coin money, establish a post office and raise taxes, as well as a basic structure. For example, Congress was established as a bicameral legislature (primarily as...
Wine production in France dates back to the Roman Empire era and has gone through many changes both in quality, drinking habits and mode of grape cultivation over the years. French wine production is widely spread in almost all the regions in the country due to the rich climatic conditions...
There was a time when a game was played for the love of the game. The rules of an established game were respected and traditionally followed. But now they are changing with the commercialization of sports. The rules and the game itself are changing according to the demands and tastes...
Coontz argues that family life in some aspects is much better today than it was in the 20th century. One of the factors is that today there is no child labor as it was experienced in the 20th century. Children used to work full-time in the mines, sweatshops, and also...
The work “Event, Metaphor, Memory: Chauri Chaura, 1922-1992” by Shahid Amin unveils the history behind the Chauri Chaura incident and its impact on Indian nationalism. But Chauri Chaura incident is interpreted by different historians in different forms. Some historians argue that the incident must be considered as the outburst of...
Data capture can be defined as the collection, interpretation, and storage of the information into the computer. Data capture solutions are available so as to reduce the burden of data entry and also to save money and time. Before designing the data capture solutions, the needs of the organization have...
Examples of beliefs that can pass the litmus test are best observed in the laws of nature such as an object that is thrown up will fall or that time passage is inevitable. These beliefs are commonly observed and are qualified by each one of us. Such beliefs do not...
AyaNova work order and service management software have been able to develop powerful features in order to help deal with all aspects of service and repair including automated work orders, service setting up, service calls, preventative maintenance, and searchable database all at an affordable license cost that is based on...
There are six dimensions of the ethical problems that circulate IS in our everyday lives which include employment, health, privacy, crime, working conditions, and individuality. However, overcoming ethical issues in the work environment requires IS to detect computer or cybercrime through various security management tools and technologies that detect unauthorized...
Globally, the number of individuals who have access and actively use the Internet differs, depending on the specific area. The % of the population using the Internet within different regions differs significantly, which is partially a result of technical difficulties associated with the ability to provide Internet connection in some...
The vertebrate eye originates from the frontal neural plate, the ectoderm of the head surface and mesenchyme drawn from the neural crest. There is a need for proper synchronization of ocular tissues to guarantee the formation of a functional eye. The frontal neural plate gives rise to the single central...
Intra-organ communication is necessary for the growth and development of organs. Biochemical signalling is involved in communication in the heart through molecules such as BMPs, Wnts, FGFs. Conversely, cell-to-cell communication occurs through the Ephrin, Notch, or Neuregulin/ErbB2 pathways. However, the mode of communication that synchronizes the growth of the endocardium...
Introduction The age group of 18-20 years old is at high risk of abuse of substances such as marijuana, cocaine and alcohol. Being a young adult presents unique challenges which are part of life since it is the period of transition in life. Moreover, most young people at this age...
The Earth is divided into two parts; the lithosphere (the outer layer) and the asthenosphere. Their differences are depicted in their physical and in the motion of their plates. Lithosphere (Plate margins) Asthenosphere (plate interiors) Forms the outer layer Composed of crust and mantle Composed of melted rocks The...