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Perspectives on Human Nature

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

Good and Evil According to Immanuel Kant

one belonged. Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, n...

Approaches to Psychology

as cycle speed follows no set pattern and can overlap one another within the maturation process. "In early developmental theories...

Plato's 'Republic' and a Consideration of Rational Intellect and Emotions

good gifts to their friends and family but often do not have the expenses which would allow them to do so. However, people may use...

Existence and the Philosophies of Simon de Beauvoir, W.E.B. Du Bois, John Rawls, and William James

were distinguished in the nineteenth century with the "natural" sciences. To a great degree, James was attempting to create and/...

The Film 'A Thousand Acres' Four Psychological Theoretical Reviews

Cordelia character actually evolves as more of a villain than victim. Dramatic Interpretation From a dramatic perspective, it is ...

Arguing in Favor of Stem Cell Research

culturing of human embryonic stem cells (Gottweis 444). The research was hailed by the scientific community as revolutionary, as i...

5 Business Dilemmas

retain quality and control, they may be encouraged by the fact it was a lack of control that was ultimately responsible for the fa...

Performance of Employees and Motivation

attempting to induce others to accept certain goals and/or standards (Accel-Team.com, 2004). There are important caveats managers...

Morgan’s Home v. Martucci, et al

this sales force sign this agreement, Morgan was protecting this valuable asset. This agreement explicitly stated that the employe...

Hayes v. Jackson (1893)

represents the fact of the sale, but Holmes argues that it is not the place of the court to consider this question. He bases this ...

Stop H-3 Ass’n., et al v. Coleman

historic site by the State Historic Preservation officer and the rock is considered sacred in the traditional Hawaiian belief syst...

Financial Theory and Corporate Policy

choice will be made between the alternatives (Elton et al, 2002). There may be situations where there is certainty of outcome. Thi...

Theories of Organizational Change

The process of successful change was observed by Lewin as occurring in three stages; unfreezing, change and refreezing (Lewin, 195...

Rational Decision-Making

from problem identification through to a solution" ("Group/Individual Level," 2000). There are a variety of methods one can use. T...

Peplau and Orem/Core Concepts

begins with "orientation," which is a period in which the nurse and the patient become acquainted. The relationship then proceeds ...

Decision Making Models

of their own limited abilities or because of the conditions that exist in the organization (Lahti, 2003). Other assumptions includ...

The Application of Self-Analysis: Rational Emotive Thinking

and could not get it back. I felt like I was a bad person because I had put the project off so long. I became depressed because ...

Bias in Decision Making

manner to a lesser extent. In investment decision this is also known as the sunk cost fallacy (Howells and Bain, 2007). There ar...

REBT/Treatment for Alcoholism

ones life (Mulhauser, 2011). The first reaction, that is, normal grief, leads to sadness, which is a perfectly healthy, normal par...

Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling: Case Study Analysis

of school for a year and needs direction. He has never held a job. Mark is currently living with his parents, receives SSI benefit...

Budgeting with Algebra

In this case, one might look at the case example of an average University of Phoenix student, or indeed any student at any of the ...

Theories in the Field of Criminology

between Alien Conspiracy Theory and ethnic succession theories is that the former relies on physical and biological factors, where...

Tornstam's Gerotranscendence Theory

formulated by Lars Tornstam, a Swedish professor of sociology, has provided a new conceptualization of aging, as this theory perce...

Four Counseling Methods

be noted that human behavioral genetic has found certain genes related to certain traits, such as aggression. Even so, person/clie...

Making Decisions

alternative is selected and a plan is written to implement. With the classical model, a good decision would be one that is made f...

Architecture of Early Greece and the Rational Perspective

gods" (Lansberry, 2005). However, as rational thought and rational perspective began to enter into human intellect "we could no lo...

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy as a Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

put into place active behavioral modification plans, and require the use of pharmacological support. Understanding treatment opti...

The Feminist Movement and Criminology

Liberal feminism is characterized by operating with existing social structures to accomplish its goal or illuminating womens probl...

The Ethics of Drug Testing

about the validity of such tests, and some go further to claim that constitutional rights are denied. But employers and parents of...