The prehistoric era for many people is marked with rituals that had a particular meaning for the people who practiced it. For almost all nations of the world, they had their way of living and most of them practiced a number of rituals which the citizens were bond to abide by them one of such […]

Introduction There are three types of frameworks that can offer schemata for designing courses. They are: hybrid taxonomy cognitive operations by Bloom, Anderson and Krathwohl; theory of undergraduate cognitive development by Perry and Baxter-Magolda; and categories of learning by Fink. This paper summarizes the frameworks and describes their advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, it describes the […]

Each day consists of perception and cognition of the world around. It is made possible thanks to the five senses. A complex biological process is being conducted to transform the external information into electrical impulses recognized by the brain, which allows to interpret it. Traditional senses appear to be sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. […]

In research, the term research method refers to a procedure that helps the researcher to find the necessary data, on which to draw the conclusion of the study, or make predictable results of the research (Vaus, 2002). This procedure involves collecting data, which acts as research inputs, and then converting the data into outputs: the […]

The plaintiff had been married to another man for over a year now. Before their marriage, the plaintiff had informed her husband-to-be that she had a one year child, born out of wedlock. He had agreed that there would be no problem on raising the child and had agreed to take care of the child. […]

Foundations are often started with the motive of empowering the population. Foundations aim to “give wings to people who want to fly”. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of such organizations. Given that it draws its funding from the richest men in the world, it is not surprising that it is the largest […]

In this comparative essay, the two articles under analysis are (I), ‘A case-control study on cigarette, alcohol and coffee consumption preceding Parkinson’s disease’, was published in September 2003 by the ProQuest Central Italy and (II), ‘Parkinson’s disease risks associated with cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and caffeine intake’. The second article was published in 2002 by […]

Forecasting is a technique used by businesses to predict the current and future trends based on the relationship between various variables. This helps in managing the ambiguity of the future. It provides valuable information that is useful for both short term and long term decision making. There are two methods of forecasting; qualitative forecasting and […]

In this book, there is a confrontation of two individuals; a grandmother who has a sense of goodness that is superficial and a criminal who more or less embodies what real evil actually is. The author portrays the grandmother as a character who treats goodness as having good manners, coming from the “right people” and […]

The place of woman appears to have been compromised somewhere along the historical path. This is because the ancient Greek society seemed to have more appropriately defined the place of the woman than it had been in the society today. Several pieces of literature obtained from the Gortyn Code of Law suggest that the woman […]

Food safety refer to all those aspects that may make food unfit and for consumption since it is injurious to one’s health if consumed, while quality are the attributes that influence the value of a food product to a consumer. Some of the negative attributes related to epidemiology include spoilage and contamination. Over the last […]

The best time to shape a character of a person is at the early age. A child has a right to have the best character. Both teachers and parents should be involved in the moral development of a child. They both should take part in creating the better personality. The involvement of a teacher in […]

The effect on food production has been tremendous. Although the agricultural world had started to boast of increased food security in the past thirty years, the water crisis spells an obvious doom to this success. This is because irrigated agriculture contributed to 66% of the overall productions. In particular, the arid and semi arid areas […]

Climate change has significantly altered the global economy and health of world populations in various ways. According to meteorologists, the impacts of climate change will be felt in the coming decades especially on the sustainability of water supplies. For instance, more that 1,100 counties in the United States are at a risk of facing water […]

Functions of proteins are clearly seen when they interact with other processes in the food system. The forms of interactions may include solute, solvent, and protein molecules or other substances dispersed in the solvent like air or oil. The existence of proteins is seen in the lowest kinetically achievable state of free energy. The free […]

The Frontier had many impacts on the American politics. Individuals involved in the Frontier process were able to adapt and deal with any circumstances their life offered and make good use of any rising opportunity. Through individualization, the early settlers were able to cope up with any challenges that nature presented. In addition, this individuality […]

The events of September 11 exposed just how vulnerable America was/and is in the face of international terrorism. Congress responded almost immediately as one would expect in such a situation. This was through a provision of the PATRIOT Act, Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. This measure was intended […]

Floor vibration control is a fundamental structural element of contemporary building technological applications. Ordinarily, vibrations generated by rhythmic activities like dancing, aerobics or walking may sometimes cause significant failure if proper design structures are not well incorporated into a system (Burns et al, 2002). Hence, this gives credence to the essence of damping the floor […]

This paper will examine the impact Television has to youth behavior. It will look in the problem caused by viewing of television; identify television violence, effects of television violence on youth on the means of reducing such television violence. The analysis will be based on available statistics. It will also deduce the origin of violent […]

Introduction This paper contributes to the free will debate by defending compatibilism, and presents compatibilism as the ideal solution to the free will debate, which relates to the contested incompatibility between determinism and freewill. Compatibilism proposes that determinism is compatible with free will. Since free will is a prerequisite for moral responsibility, compatibilism can also […]

Going beyond salary, retention has been targeted by using extras to the default package. These packages can be accurately termed as benefits. “They range from tuition reimbursement to encourage employees to go for further studies, heath packages that cover the employee and immediate family against health related contingencies which in many cases may have a […]

Abstract This research seeks to investigate whether reducing the current availability of firearms in the United States will significantly reduce the murder rate. Evidence and comparisons internationally have been given as proof that more guns translate to more deaths. Therefore, fewer guns translate to fewer deaths. It is notable that compared to other developed nations; […]

Like many other countries in the world, Finland has a free market system which entirely depends on international trade. The country was highly known for the production of trees in early 1900’s as forestry fully supported its economy. The southern part of Finland has always been known to support the economy because of its ability […]

Global warming seems to be taking toll on the climatic patterns of the earth. The effects range from desertification of previously wet geographical regions, melting of ice lands, emergence of irregular patterns of ocean currents to rising levels of seas and oceans. Desertification has been quite pronounced in several regions of Northern Africa and vast […]

Introduction The following paper will look into the different dynamics in terms of the financial ratios as well as the policies that have been adapted by Target Retail Stores. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the financial statements that have been submitted by the board to the shareholders is able to be […]

Different organizations use compensation strategies to make out how employees should be rewarded for the roles which they play as individuals in the running of the organization. Compensation is one way of motivating those employees who do not bring forth a good performance in the organization to perform better. Additionally, this helps in motivating the […]

Hedging refers to a type of insurance which greatly helps in reducing the financial risk that a company can incur. In addition, a hedge refers to an investment position that is aimed at offsetting any potential gains or losses that may be incurred by a firm. Hedging can be used by various firms through different […]

Based on the clarification, Ms. Worthen acted inappropriately. In the spirit of Categorical Imperative, the Codes of Professional Ethics for Nurses imposes a sense of duty on the part of any professional nurse practicing in a hospital. The code states that, “[t]he nurse’s respect for the worth and dignity of the individual human beings applies […]

Films are a recent invention. They are slightly older than a century. Theatres, on the other hand, have been in existence for over 2500 years. The ancient Greek Aristotle classified theatre performances into tragedy and comedy. The tragedy Julius Caesar is said to have been written in 1599 by William Shakespeare. It tells 44BC scheme […]

A pension plan is an arrangement whereby an individual is able to get some benefits after retirement. There are several types of retirements that are usually applied for the people intending to get benefits after retirement. But all these plans are grouped into two main plans. These are the defined plans and contribution plans. Whereby […]