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Dan Brown: "Angels and Demons"

modern, the setting and the rising stars, were in the sky together ... As the rift between the spiritual and the material values w...

Science Cannot Reach Definite Conclusions

source of testable evidence-that counts and forges the crucial distinction between speculation and science" (Gould, 1987, p. 425)....

Science Questions

the model thats still familiar to most of us: a nucleus with electrons orbiting it: the familiar symbol we use to indicate radiati...

The Origins and Relevance of Sociology

for two centuries. Sociology actually arose during the early part of the nineteenth century and is thought to be something respond...

Classroom Observation/2 California State Standards

access to a computer. While some students searched the Internet for pertinent facts on their animal, others looked through the lib...

Crime Identification Procedures in Postmodern Society

experts pointed out that the blood could have been on that fence for three weeks and because of OJs proximity to the property, the...

2 Questions/Review of a Speech

impact if it was Powerpoint versus a movie clip? No, a Powerpoint presentation would not have had the emotional impact of the m...

Political Views on National Infrastructure, Space Exploration, 2008 Political Candidates, and Foreign Policy

despite the value infrastructure holds in this country in terms of the quality of life, industry, and national security. Ob...

Forensics Ballistics

the commission of the crime, they will run ballistics tests as well. The distinctive marks called "striations form the bedrock of...

Sci-Fi Films: Radiation Monsters and Homestick Aliens

(Bacchus, 2007). The atomic age is the real villain here, because its radiation from the atomic testing in New Mexico that causes ...

A Study of Aluminum

In eight pages this paper can be helpful to the student of science in its exploration of the history, properties, uses, and other ...

Peabody Museum Collection of Mineralogy

In five pages this paper examines the science of mineralogy and considers the important collection housed at Yale University's Pea...

Natural Selection and Genetic Drift / Quick Change, Quicker Reversal

In ten pages this paper discusses quick shifts in support of genetic drift as opposed to natural selection in science. Eight sour...

Social Science Research Methodology

In nine pages this paper discusses social sciences research methodology through a hypothetical interview in which questions relate...

EVE Online/Authority in an Online Community

travel through a universe made up of over five thousand solar systems. The developers of the game look to the player community for...

Abraham Maslow's Religion, Values, and Peak Experiences

In five pages this essay considers this 1964 text in terms of its important points and discusses religion and science as being int...

A Review of The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan

The writer reviews The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan, in which the scientists challenges many current theories. The writer arg...

Evolutionary Biology and Skepticism

In five pages this paper discusses the problems with trying to classify or categorize evolutionary biology in a consideration of h...

A Science Of Biology History

This is an overview consisting of five pages that traces the development of biological sciences from 500 BC until the present day ...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Ethics

In eight pages ethical dilemmas such as cloning and genetic engineering are examined within the context of these two classic works...

Different Approaches to Science

In four pages this paper examines scientific experimentation within the contexts of Richard Pirsig's research and the text Science...

'Psy Fi' Genre and its Meaning

In five pages this report considers the science fiction or Psy Fi genre in an examination of texts written by Richard Matheson, Fr...

Is Knowledge True, or False, or Does It Reside Somewhere in the Middle?

would provide an explanation for celestial motion (Greer 356). For hundreds of years, Newtons laws of physics remained unchalleng...

Evaluation of Greg Bear's Blood Music

The science fiction novel is analyzed. A summary is included. The conclusion of the book is carefully evaluated. This six page pa...

Tattoo Removal and Societal Approval

The most interesting question is really why people get tattoos or piercings in the first place. Despite claims to the contrary, bo...

Social Sciences and Qualitative Research

In five pages qualitative research is designed and then is applied to studying the social sciences. Seventeen sources are cited i...

Analyzing the Theory of Rational Choice

In five pages this research paper applies the rational choice theory to the social sciences and discusses basic points along with ...

Western Culture and Greek Civilization's Impact

In fifteen pages this research paper examines Western culture in terms of the impact of ancient Greece regarding principles of dem...

Comparison of the Western World and the Renaissance

The "Black Death" first struck in 1347. At that time Europes population was just over 70 million. By 1400, the number of people...

Feminism, Science, and Philosophy

In nine pages this research paper examines the ongoing debate regarding feminist philosophy and feminist science, addressing such ...