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How Different Groups Deal with Death

This paper explores how different cultures and different religions deal with death. One study revealed differences among three dif...

Iraqi Languages: Kurdish

This research paper pertains to the Kurdish language, which is a principal language spoken in Kurdistan region of Iraq. The writer...

Heroism in the Ancient World: Gilgamesh and Achilles

This essay pertains to the characters of Gilgamesh and Achilles and how they each warrior-heroes representing their culture. The w...

Global Issues, Centrality of Identity

This paper summarizes the points made in three of the students previous papers, which encompass the needs of older adults, global ...

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

This book review pertains to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The writer argues that this is a hilarious satire th...

Influences on Education

This essay pertains to the influence of parenting, home life and school culture on student outcomes. The writer also discusses suc...

Espoused Values vs. Actual Behavior

This essay discusses what happens when there is a discrepancy between espoused organizational values and what is actually practice...

Colonialism

This essay/research paper, first of all, defines colonialism and discusses how it can be differentiated from imperialism. Then, t...

Societal View, Post-Menopausal Women

This research paper address the manner in which American culture perceives post-menopausal women. The writer addresses this within...

Issues in Psychology Education

This research paper pertains to five separate topics, which are: heredity vs. environment, in regards to development; policy for i...

DSM Eliminates Multiaxial System

This essay discusses several issue regarding psychology. It begins with a report that the new DSM does not use a multiaxial system...

Assessing the Potential Relationship Between a Leaders Style and Characteristics Associated with Organizational Learning

The writer presents a proposal to investigate if organizational learning and the development of a learning organization culture ar...

Tone and Expectations of Nursing Managers' Role

This research paper discusses how nursing managers establish a workplace culture that supports the delivery of quality patient car...

Are Democratic Workplaces Best?

The democratic style of leadership is often preferred to autocratic or more commanding styles. The paper looks at the different wa...

Change for Firms Facing a Financial Crisis

The paper is written as a literature review examining different aspects and approaches to change that are pertinent for firms tha...

Eradicating Silos of Care

This research paper points out that, historically, practitioners have worked independently within their particular "silo" of care ...

MMPI Introduction

This essay discusses the MMPI, the Multiphasic Personality Inventory, including a description of the subscales and validity compon...

Alexie's "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel" - A Post-Colonial Criticism

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Alexie's "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel". The harmful American charact...

The Difference between Perceived and Real Cultural Understanding

Using a scenario provided by the student where an Australian teacher is tutoring a South African student in a higher education set...

Incorporating Ethics and Social Responsibility

Ethics and social responsibility need to be a focus in the organizational culture. People just know that this organization abides ...

Changing Meanings - Reconsidering Advertising Texts Regarding Beauty

The writer looks at two advertisements supplied by the student, designed to appeal to men with a dating agency providing contacts ...

Contemporary Reflections on Moral Objectivism and Moral Relativism

This paper considers the actions of the US military in regard to cultures that deviate from the Western ideas of right and wrong. ...

Influences of a Multicultural Environment and Merger and Acquisition

The writer examines the practice of merger and acquisition in a multicultural environment, discussing the influence of culture. T...

Samurais, 2 Books

This essay pertains to two texts that relate samurai culture, The Last Samurai by Mark Ravina and Bushido, the Way of the Samurai,...

Dollar Stores

This essay discuses two of the stores that are in the 'dollar' store retailing segment - Dollar General and Dollar Tree. A brief d...

Gender and Sport in American Society

The ideological and political representation of sports are on some level the same for both men and women in that sports are part o...

Merger and Acquisition Issues

Many mergers and acquisitions fail to realize value. The writer reviews two articles published which address some of the challeng...

Governance Considerations for Expansion of a US University into China

The culture and governance in the US and China are very different. The writer looks at the way these may impact on higher educatio...

Do Minorities Shy Away from Finance Classes?

This four page paper points out that it is difficult to discern a person's culture just by looking. Although it looks like there m...

Howard Schultz Power and Influence

The power and influence of Howard Schultz, CEO, Starbucks. The essay discusses who has power and influence over Schultz and who he...