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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...

'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...

Reasons or Causes and Individual Actions

In fourteen pages the causality of people's actions and whether or not they are rooted in reasons are examined through social scie...

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...

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...

Different Approaches to Science

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

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...

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 ...

A Review of Max Weber's Construction of Social Theory

views, and also goes on to suggest that his seemingly tenuous perspective on the application of science to social theory is based ...

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 ...

Comparative Analysis of the Renaissance and 20th Century

In nine pages this paper contrasts and compares the concepts of science, philosophy, literature, art, architecture, and understand...

Field of Science and Girls

and in the educational systems of this country regarding the paucity of women in scientific fields. A quick Internet search or s...

Margaret Wheatley's Leadership and the New Science and Karl Popper's A Survey of Some Fundamental Problems

that seem to drive us to distrust change and the inevitable occurrences that are associated with such. "We seem fixated on structu...

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...

A Day in Edison NJ Township Municipal Court

In a ten page paper a thorough examination of all events that take place from the beginning of a municipal court session in Edison...

History as a Science

In five pages this paper discusses the science of history in a consideration of how reality is occasionally altered in an examinat...

Oceanographers and Oceanography

In twelve pages and various subheadings the science of oceanography, its various types, and the job of oceanographers are describe...

Scientific Skills and Their Proper Uses

In five pages this paper assesses the observation made by sociologist Dorothy Nelkin, ''Scientists should restrain their tendency ...

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Evaluated Scientifically

new sciences: cloning and DNA sequencing. These sciences are any older than the chaos theory he uses to refute their viability. ...

Social Issues in Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

In five pages social issues as they are represented in this science fiction classic novel are examined in a discussion that also i...

Book Review of Distress by Greg Egan

In five pages this paper discusses the science fiction text in terms of present and future technological and scientific parallels....

Hands On Instruction Increased Through Group Investigation

In fourteen pages this research paper discusses US test scores in a discussion of how in science and biology classrooms the group ...

Gifted Elementary Students and Science Instruction

In fourteen pages this paper examines gifted students and various approaches to science instruction. In the bibliography there a...

Popular Press and 'Selling Science'

In four pages this paper discusses public relations, technology and scientific reporting, and the ethics of 'selling science.' Th...

Elementary Schools' Innovative Programs

In five pages this research paper discusses program innovations for American schools that assist reading, science, and math educat...

Action Research and Education

In five pages this essay subdivided into 2 sections considers the merits of action research in a new math class for high school st...