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Environmental Science and the Apollo Missions

society; a true counterculture. For instance, the dominance of the Cold War affected many aspects of the 1960s; it was responsible...

Humanity's Future, Science Fiction Visions

This essay pertains to the novel "Dawn" by Octavia Butler and the films "District 9" and "The Omega Man," and argues that each of ...

Baroque Period Technology and Science

At the same time, there was a new found wealth to come through the newly erupting middle class ("The Baroque" 2003). It was a time...

Science Fiction Cinema's Portrayal of Society's Fears and Hopes

robots, coming to Earth to present power and knowledge in how people can live together. They insist that the people of Earth need ...

Science and the Concept of Race

might consider such a statement ludicrous. After all, everyone has grown up with affirmative action, learning about the horrors of...

Science Fiction Genre and Postmodern Individuals

made up of many windows and RL is only one of them"(Turkle 1995). What she uncovered, however, has many alarmed. Have we traded ou...

Real Uses of Artificial Intelligence Versus Portrayals in Science Fiction

"artificial intelligence" was the choice..." Artificial intelligence involves the association of machines with comp...

Erik Erikson's Contributions to Science

was born to Karla Abrahamsen in Frankfort Germany on June 15, 1902 (Wu, 2002). Eriksons Danish father had abandoned his pregnant ...

Ancient Islam and Greece, Religion, Culture, and Science

was the force that recovered the information (Mathematics, 2005). In essence, in ancient times, "Scholarship supported science in ...

Ethics and Personalized Medicine Science

Two obvious questions linked with personalized medicine are: * Who can receive such personalized treatment? * Who pays for that pe...

Science and the Piltdown Man Hoax

skull ("Piltdown"). The discovery was touted as the missing link and thought to go back to the prehistory of humanity ("Piltdown")...

Science Advancement or Animal Rights

only way that to be sure that new drugs will actually be beneficial. An opinion poll conducted in the UK in 1999 showed that onl...

Ice Sculpture, Science, Theology, and Sensations

rationalize our mental processes. Beliefs such as those involving our ice sculpture are typically viewed from the foundationalist...

Two Science Fiction Story Characterizations

stars for me, weaponed me to make my way in the world...Did I slay him, what horror would come upon me and mine?" (Anderson 305). ...

Science and Hasty Generalizations

is important that qualitative researchers must therefore allow themselves periods away from their fieldwork for things such as ref...

Greek Culture and the Evolution of Science

of science there are two branches which are epistemology and metaphysics (Honderich, 1995). Science makes up an important part of ...

An 'Othello' Sociological Analysis

In this instance, racism is a problem, and it is today. Yet, in looking back through history, one sees that racism was much more p...

Contemporary Market Economy and the Role of Money

money and its inherent economic power has caused society to become unbalanced with regard to distribution, creating a sharp distin...

Changes in Warfare During the Medieval Period

a larger and more economical fighting force; the soldiers, mainly pikemen or archers, did not require such expensive equipment or ...

Collective Bargaining's Contemporary Social Role

In six pages this paper discusses contemporary society in a consideration of collective bargaining's role. Eight sources are list...

Internet Effects on the Contemporary World

In five pages this paper examines the contemporary social effects generated by the Internet with such issues as the law, data usag...

Principles of Management

did think that workman demonstrated excellent work habits only spasmodically, which was why rules were needed (Boylan, 1995). The...

Slaughterhouse Five Analysis

of nearly every day of his childhood" (38). The fact that the crucifix depicts a dead Jesus is significant because it represents ...

Computer Industry Development and the Invention of Printed Circuit Boards

This paper examines the impact of the printed circuit board invention upon both contemporary society as well as the computer indus...

Contemporary Commerce and Trademarks' Legal Role

In ten pages this paper discusses ABSOLUT, 1-800 Flowers Inc., and Apple Corp. case as well as the U.S. Omnibus Appropriations Act...

Present And Future Issues in Urban Development

This 7 page paper discusses past trends in urban development and how they have influenced contemporary cities. There is 1 source l...

Contemporary British Politics and John Locke's Influence

In twenty pages this paper discusses John Locke's life and British political influence with such topics as the social contract and...

Environmental Racism and Nuclear Colonialism

In five pages this paper discusses nuclear colonialism and environmental racism and the impact of technology on the contemporary w...

Victim or Villain Macbeth

In five pages this essay presents William Shakespeare's protagonist as a defendant in a contemporary inquest trial in which prosec...

Nursing's Philosophy of Caring

In five pages this paper discusses contemporary nursing and the caring philosophy's role. Seven sources are listed in the bibliog...