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Separating Fact from Fiction in an Overview of Hypnosis

their brains even in the fully awake conscious state of mind (Choudhury 2004). In fact, many have agreed that as much as seven-eig...

Stress and Its Effects

In seven pages this literature review incorporates the hierarchy of needs theory of Abraham Maslow in an examination of stress and...

Addiction and Kohlberg and Adler

and their attempts to fulfill their desires (Boeree, 1997). This leads to a lack of social interest or concern (Boeree, 1997). On...

U.S. President and Democratic Theory

The second view is the "substantive" one, which "evaluates democracy on the basis of substance of government policies" (Janda, 200...

Application and Analysis of Film Theories of Signification, Representation, and Perception

throughout cinematic history, Jean Mitry (1907-1988) was perhaps the most comprehensive and objective. He examined cinema from al...

Case Study of Overland Human Resource Management

groups of people an important element of the way in which HRM strategy can be spread. Originally Hofstede identified four ...

CrysTel Communications' Simulation on Sustaining Change Through Cultural Construction

no longer relevant. Rather, it is more likely that the literature reflects the need to relate "new" information and these standar...

Persistent Vegetative State Patients and Ethical Decision Making

the balloon, and certain gestures, were definite responses to the environment and evidence of consciousness, but the doctors disag...

Racism in Othello

seem that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio, the man that Othello favored for promotion over Iago. Convinced that Desdemon...

Richard Florida's 'The Rise of the Creative Class and How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life'

the societal changes. Both types of change, however, has gone hand in hand with the creation of a new societal class. That class...

Value Focused Supply Management by Alan R. Raedels

the essentials of project planning, Raedels outlines similar crucial information, but from a standpoint of how to maximize the sup...

Crime in America

nearly 13.2 million offenses, a decline of 2 percent from the 1996 level and 7 percent from the 1993 figures" (FBI National Press ...

Overview of Culture and Cultural Diversity

to their ethnic, religious and/or racial origin. When educators and policymakers speak of cultural diversity, and particularly reg...

Why Does the United States Have Fewer Students Taking Advanced Examinations Compared England and Wales, France and Germany; Research Findings

situation that also has an impact. If this lack of motivations is the true then the opposite would also be true, if university or ...

Computers Use for Education and Leisure for the Visually and Hearing Impaired

use of computers increase or decrease the social interaction of the hearing impaired learners? Introduction Educators and ...

Engineering Disasters and Issues of Ethics

In five pages the Heathrow Airport tunnel collapse is one of the engineering disasters considered in this ethical examination of c...

Leisure Lifestyles of Women and Cassandra by Florence Nightingale

In five pages this paper discusses women's rights and giving meaning to life as conceptualized by Florence Nightingale, the founde...

Conducting Drug-Use Research/Texas Prisoners

first institution listed in regards to male offenders, which is the James V. Allred prison unit, located just outside of Wichita F...

Examination of DCDW Corp.

buying direct from the manufacturers. The company operates with two main sectors, the corporate sectors, any consumer sales will b...

A Leisure Experience and its Body Impact

and felt some significant anxiety about the nature of the equipment, their expertise, the hike itself and the choice of climbing s...

Leisure Music

when I first heard this tune" aspect to it. Or maybe the student has other reasons for why music is a...

Leisure Activities in Britain 1700 - 1850

festivals (2005). Early ritualized activities of leisure would continue after many people began to reside in the Victorian tow...

Evaluating the School Districts in Long Island, New York

on math and science, something all too often discarded by school systems around the nation. While other schools are dumbing down c...

Enforced Leisure and Its Dangers

Much of Europe always has predisposed to "big government" and a view that the government needs to oversee the welfare of its citiz...

Kolcaba's Comfort Theory Of Nursing

the plan may be objective where the actual healing can be measured or it may be subjective according to what the patient says (Dup...

Motivation In The Workplace

the very same types of activities as primary drives, i.e., the individual needs to meet that need (Encyclopedia of Psychology, 200...

Utilities Company in Southern California

the backcountry, where the weather gets very dry and then, pass on any of their costs to customers instead of holding the company ...

HOLES IN MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY

In his 1952 article, in which he used the mathematics of diversification, he pointed out, through a variety of formulas, that inve...

Theories Moral and Social-Cognitive Development

bridge from behavior theorists to social theorists (Davis, 2006). It encompasses some of the foundations of each field. Bandura wa...

Sports Training and Expectancy Theory

forthcoming if s/he performs as the manager expects (Expectancy Theory, n.d.). "Vroom suggests that an employees beliefs ab...