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CRIME AND POVERTY: FUNCTIONALIST VERSUS CONFLICT THEORIST »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper discusses, compares and contrasts the views and philosophies of conflict theorists versus Functionalists and how these differing views affect policy making in government. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Brian Eno/Ambient Music »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper that examines the techniques and philosophy behind the genre of music that Brian Eno invented in the 1970s. The writer argues that this music, ambient music, was decades ahead of its time and evaluates its form and significance. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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HINDUISM AND DHARMA »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper discusses the issue of dharma as it relates to the Hindu religion and philosophy. Examples are given from various texts and quoted. Applications of dharma to modern society are explored and experts opinions given. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Analysis of a Case Study of a Member of the Military Refusing to be Trained as a Bomber Pilot and the Philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page report discusses a scenario in which “Hester,” a member of the Air Force makes the decision that she will not become a bomber pilot. Her argument is that in past wars, bomber crews have often been called on to drop bombs on targets that were of questionable military value and destructive of ... View Full Description
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Ideology in Gilgamesh and Other Ancient Writings »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper looks at the Epic of Gilgamesh along with four ancient poems. These are compared and contrasted and similar themes are highlighted. There is a great deal of attention to religion and philosophy. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Greek Philosophers & Virtue in a Film »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that relates ancient Greek philosophy, the thoughts of Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle, regarding virtue, and how this can be applied to the film Instinct(1999), starring Anthony Hopkins. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Rene Descartes/Proofs of God in Meditations »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page research paper that examines the basic arguments presented by Rene Descartes in his Meditations on First Philosophy. The writer first discusses the idea of an evil demon deceiving Descartes' senses and then on the proofs of God's existence formulated by the famous philosopher. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Hugo Black: One Individual Asserting his Civil Rights »

Number of pages 5

5 pages. When we look at how Justice Black was allowed to serve on the Supreme Court and the fact that he did, in his own way, serve fairly and doing good for all people in an equal sense, we must consider the philosophy of civil rights in general. Being a former Klansman ... View Full Description
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Raimond Gaita’s “A Common Humanity” »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report briefly discusses the ideas of Raymond Gaita, professor of moral philosophy and author, regarding the most fundamental issues associated with love, truth, and justice. However, the fact that he addresses the most fundamental questions of morality and what the collectively agreed-upon frameworks are for such questions demonstrates that he is unwilling ... View Full Description
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Jean Watson's Theory Of Human Caring »

Number of pages 7

7 pages in length. The writer discusses historical perspective and philosophy as they relate to Jean Watson's nursing theory. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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FORREST GUMP: A PHILOSOPHY »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper discusses the strength and weakness of the character, Forrest Gump. Gump's philosophy as comes from the sequence of events in his lifetime, are exampled and examined. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Socrates, the Soul, and Another Point of View »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses Plato’s description of the soul through his depiction of the words of Socrates in The Republic. It is then contrasted with a “competing” philosophy of the soul, as offered by Aristotle. Bibliography lists only one source. View Full Description
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Adult Education Philosophy & Practice »

Number of pages 5

In this 5 page paper, the writer describes their own personal philosophy of adult education, which is a combination of three of the five primary philosophical orientations in the field. Each of the three are described. The writer then goes on to discuss Knowles' comments on andragogy as compared to pedagogy. Finally, a mission statement ... View Full Description
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Kant & Cloning »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that examines the morality of human genetic research from a Kantian perspective. The writer, first of all, outlines the basics of the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant and, then, relates this towards the topic of human cloning and genetic research. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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THE NATURE OF EVIL: CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE »

Number of pages 15

This 15 page paper discusses the age old questions of: What is evil? Why does evil exist? Why does God allow it to exist? What is original sin? What is the relationship between original sin and evil? Opinions are explored from the various writings and philosophies of John Hicks, St. Augustine, John Hume, St. Aquinas, ... View Full Description
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An Ethical Business Dilemma and the Thinking of John Stuart Mill, Thomas Hobbes, and Immanuel Kant »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses a situation in which a company CEO is notified that a product produced by the company may be dangerous by the company’s safety engineer. The CEO informs the corporate attorney. Now what? A very brief overview of the philosophies of Mill, Hobbes, and Kant are presented. The argument made is ... View Full Description
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Hinduism, Confucianism And Taoism »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper provides an overview (compare and contrast) of the entitled three Eastern religions. Among the information includes is: when each was founded and the purpose of founding, if known, the number of members of each worldwide, the major sacred texts, the major philosophy or goal of each, and some of their contributions. ... View Full Description
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A MACHIAVELLIAN VIEW »

Number of pages 5

This 5 paper discusses the basic premise of Machiavelli's philosophies and his work The Prince. A position paper is adopted from these views and common myths dispelled. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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The Philosophy of Descartes and the Idea of Reality »

Number of pages 14

The 14 page paper considers the philosophy of Rene Descartes. Firstly the paper briefly considers his background and how this is reflected in his ideas, the writer then concentrate on different ideas of reality and perception of reality, including dualism, the existence of God and arguments such as the discourse on wax and the perception ... View Full Description
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WAL-MART’S HISTORY »

Number of pages 6

When the first Wal-Mart opened in the early 1960s, the idea of discount shopping among rural America was almost unheard of, except for the five-and-dime stores. But with Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton's vision, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. today is a multi-billion dollar, international company. This paper examines Walton's philosophy, a little bit of history, and some ... View Full Description
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COSTCO AND CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION »

Number of pages 5

This paper, written in the form of a tutorial, examines the marketing and distribution channels of warehouse price giant Costco. The paper evaluates Costco's customer base, its inventory and distribution philosophy and provides suggestions on potential improvement. Bibliography list 3 sources. View Full Description
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Saturn Corporation - Operations Management »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper begins by explaining and defining operations management. It then provides an introduction to Saturn Corporation, including the company's mission and value statement and the philosophy upon which the company was established. Next is a discussion of the operations management processes at Saturn Corp. Finally, the writer comments on what can be ... View Full Description
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An Analysis of the Article "Letting Handicapped Babies Die": »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper is an analysis of the views of Peter Singer and Helga Kuhse who believe that babies who are born with certain handicaps and/or disabilities should be able to be put to death up to 28 days after being born. This is a philosophy paper and refelcts both the opinions of ... View Full Description
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Edmund Burke and Kant on the Sublime and Notions of Beauty: »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper discusses the ideas of philosophers Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant in relation to their ideas about the sublime and about beauty. Furthermore, this paper underlines how their theories on this subject influenced the fields of psychology and philosophy. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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Nursing Philosophy and Occupational Focus »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper provides an overview of a philosophy on nursing and applies it to occupational focus. This paper relates theoretical views, including those of Jean Watson. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Cultural Diversity/Religion in South Africa »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page research paper/essay that is formatted to be delivered as a speech to a Methodist youth convention in South Africa. The topic is accommodating cultural diversity using the philosophy of ubuntu in South Africa. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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How the Diamond Age Contributes to the Philosophy of Technology »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at this novel by Stephenson and how it impacts one's philosophy of technology. Various issues regarding the problems of technology are explored. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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Jean Watson, Nursing Theorist »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page research paper that discusses the career and philosophy of nursing theorist Jean Watson. The writer briefly discusses Dr. Watson's biography but then concentrates on discussing her Theory of Human Caring and its implications to nursing practice. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Thomas Aquinas »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page research paper that examines the life and work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274), who is considered to be the most outstanding of the medieval philosopher-theologians who influenced the development of the Christian Church. For centuries, Aquinas has been overlooked by scholars outside of the Catholic Church, but this has changed as recently ... View Full Description
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Classroom Observation Analysis »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper that analyzes a hypothetical 7th grade classroom lesson. The essay responds to certain questions such as the philosophy that was demonstrated during the lesson, how the lesson illustrated the school's mission and the mission of the School of Education at the college. The writer comments on how the lesson demonstrated ... View Full Description
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Time Capsule: Renaissance & The Age Of Baroque »

Number of pages 7

7 pages in length. The writer discusses art, music, architecture, literature and philosophy as they pertain to the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Bibliography lists 9 sources. View Full Description
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Donald Trump as a Leader »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper offering some of the views, philosophy and perceptions of Donald Trump. A repeated theme in quotes from How to Get Rich admonish readers to stay focused and have a clear view of the "big picture" while dealing with the details that comprise it. Though few would characterize Trump as ... View Full Description
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Miller/Deep Healing Workouts »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page essay that draws on the book Deep Healing, The Essence of Mind/Body Medicine by Dr. Emmett E. Miller, who describes a holistic philosophy of medicine that acknowledges the intrinsic connection between what we think and believe and how our bodies operate. Miller offers 12 experimental workouts in his text that explore the ... View Full Description
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Nietzsche And Kierkegaard: Compare/Contrast »

Number of pages 10

10 pages in length. Philosophy has long been the shaper of man's world in the defiance of scientific proof. The extent to which theory has reflected the basis upon which much of mankind's knowledge exists is both grand and far-reaching; that Nietzsche and Kierkegaard represent two philosophers whose respective ideas share a number ... View Full Description
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Democratic Nursing Leadership »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page research paper that discusses what constitutes a democratic nursing leadership style. The write draws upon current research to help formulate a personal philosophy of nursing leadership. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Creative Job Hunting »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper providing two methods of gaining access to the "hidden" job market, those 85% of available jobs that are never advertised. The ideas presented in the "Push, Pull and Maintain" philosophy at JobHunt.org can help to open the hidden job market to a greater number of individuals. Bibliography lists 3 ... View Full Description
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The Nature of Man in Society and in Government »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper compares the political philosophies of Thomas Hobbes ("Leviathan") and Jean-Jacques Rousseau ("Social Contract") and the governments that would result if each man's vision was realized. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Frankfurt School & View on Mass Culture »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page research paper that discusses view of the Frankfurt school in regards to popular culture. This group of scholars maintained a Marxist-influenced orientation to art that perceived mass culture as the primary cause for the disappearance of individualism in art and marked it as a cultural evil to be resisted. The writer focuses ... View Full Description
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Hemingway's Philosophy of Nihilism »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper considers whether or not A farewell to arms can be said to reveal Ernest Hemingway's nihilistic philosophy. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Which Have Been More Influential in the West - Japanese Management As A Philosophy Or Set Of Discrete Practices? »

Number of pages 11

Japanese management practices, such as TQM, have become very popular in the west. This 11 page paper considers the transfer of the Japanese practices in terms of its’ influence on western management and work organisation and discusses whether Japanese management has been more influential as a philosophy or as a set of discrete practices. ... View Full Description
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Educational & Supervisory Philosophy »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page essay that devotes 2 pages to discussing an educational philosophy based on essentialism and 1 page to the writer's approach to instructional supervision. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Personal Teaching Philosophy »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper that presents a personal teaching philosophy. Theorists included as support are Freire, Vygotsky and Bakhtin. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Developmental Psychology: Theories »

Number of pages 8

8 pages in length. Theories and concepts in developmental psychology assist in understanding the challenges individuals face at different stages of their life. The contributions of such prominent theorists as Bandura, Watson, Skinner, Maslow, Kohlberg, Erikson, Fowler and Piaget have served to assemble a collection of developmental philosophies that provide a significantly better ... View Full Description
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Conservatism vs. Liberalism: Evolution over Time »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page review of the changes that have occurred since the Age of Reaction and the time of Edmund Burke and Joseph de Maistre. This paper responds to the question of whether conservatism is a philosophy of its own or simply an opposition to liberalism. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Philosophy of Nursing »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page example essay that describes a personal philosophy of nursing. This perspective on nursing draws heavily on the career of Florence Nightingale and offers comparisons between this first modern nursing theory and the student's hypothetical personal position. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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My Educational Philosophy »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page essay in which the writer presents an example of an educational philosophy as this might pertain to elementary school pedagogy. The writer favors a constructivist approach to pedagogy, which is mediated on occasion by more traditional methods. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page research paper/essay that offers considerable tutorial language in order to aid a student in writing an account of the student’s personal philosophy of nursing. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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The Character And Leadership Style Of Jack Welch »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper discusses the character and leadership traits of Jack Welch, CEO and Chairman of GE. The essay begins with comments about the importance of the 'myth of Jack Welch' and why this myth is so essential in the business world. The writer then discusses Welch's personality followed by his leadership style ... View Full Description
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School Climate/James P. Comer »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page research paper that discusses the philosophy of educator and child psychologist James P. Comer, who argues that child and adolescent development are integral factors in achieving school success and that innovative approaches to curriculum, instruction and assessment will have little chance of being effective if these factors are overlooked (Comer 757). This ... View Full Description
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The Flaw in Utilitarian Theory »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper argues that utilitarianism is inadequate to explore the nuances of ethical thought. A humorous case study concerning Keebler elves is examined. The paper concludes that Kantian philosophy is a more practical and reasonable approach in making ethical decisions than is utilitarianism. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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