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E.T. Higgins' Theory of Self Discrepancy

In twenty four pages this paper applies the self discrepancy theory of E.T. Higgins to senior citizens and also compares it to the...

All About Eve and the Introduction by Marilyn Monroe.

she chooses to apply it in the wrong manner. It is interesting that the film never shows Baxter acting in front of the camera, but...

Personal Development and Developmental Theories

In twenty pages personal development is considered within the context of such developmental theories as John Dewey's Development M...

Three Questions of Philosophy

This 7 page paper explores three different philosophical concents: the design theory, Kant's theories of knowledge and Plato's ide...

Why did communism fail?

not dictate some of the things that manifest as a result of unscrupulous and greedy dictators. In evaluating the situation, a focu...

“On Variation in Interlanguage: A Response to Gregg”

unknown and that a learners performance is optimal at all times. In reality, Tarone argues, this optimal situation is seldom in p...

Motivating Teachers

their own supplies before and during each school year (Schmidt, 2005). Teaching has always been a low-status, low-pay job requiri...

Supermassive Black Holes

2005). Black holes are thought to have originated from the collapse of very large stars, but it is also hypothesized that mini bla...

Crime, Victimology and Victimization

get close with one another. Another theorist contends it is segmentation that would divide people (Lilly, 2002). Lilly (2002) rela...

Nursing Vocabulary

is a term that refers to "a formal way of thinking (i.e. conceptualizing) about a process/system under study" (Conceptual Framewor...

An Evaluation of the Steady-State Theory

the earth and so quasars are objects that come form the past, and this suggest that a few billion years earlier, the universe was ...

Did Bradwyn Intend to Escape?

he were tidying up and cleaning his cell, it is unlikely that he would strew items about. Rather, it is quite likely that he woul...

The Best Government is Not Always a Democracy

nature of man and provide a justification for the creation of government. For Hobbes, "human law and order made sense out of the s...

Decisions, Strategy and Leadership

but only in "parts." The authors relate the story of a favorite illustration of inventor Buckminster Fuller who would hold up his...

Book Review: "The Nature Of Leadership" By Antonakis et al

what we know about leadership. This context also shows us patterns of leadership that we can use to analyze contemporary problems...

Dorris’ Broken Cord/A Theoretical Perspective

layer that is closest to the child and which contains the relational features with which the child has direct contact (Paquette an...

A Utilitarian Approach to Sports

school, and despite working as many hours as I could, I knew I could never afford tuition, so I had to win a scholarship. Winning ...

Management Functions, Theories And Application

This involves recruiting, hiring, training, employee development, i.e., training, and monitoring performance. The company will onl...

A Variety of Viewpoints on Racism

society as we know it and, furthermore, the end of Western civilization in the process. His vision of the "Death of the West" is f...

Roy’s Adaptation Model: A Case Study

particular condition because he at least is aware of his condition. About one-half of those with this disease are not as fortunat...

Organisational Culture; A Case Study

and ever changing (Trice and Beyer, 1993). Organisational culture embodies what is and is not accepted within an organisation in t...

Elder Abuse in the United States

sometimes illusive. Generally, the characterization of elder abuse is that it does occur in the United States and while hard to de...

Chaos Theory in Organization Development

words are complex and dynamic, so complex and so dynamic, in fact, as to appear chaotic" (Overman, 1996; 487). Therefore, it is an...

Business Ethics and Ethical Theory

ethical theory, utilitarianism and deontology often enter the picture. Mill (2001) for example, who is a utilitarian, claims that ...

Day-Age Theory of Creation

While this fact does not indicate that the author of Genesis intentionally used the word "yom" to indicate the passage of billions...

Learning Perspectives of Piaget and Bandura

In five pages Piaget's developmental theory of learning and Bandura's social learning theory are presented, contrasted and compare...

The role of emotion and cognition in the development of consciousness.

This paper looks at the part played by emotion and cognition in the way we develop consciousness. Psychologists such as Ellis have...

Contemporary Psychology and Pragmatism

In six pages this paper discusses the relationship between contemporary psychology and pragmatism philosophy in a theoretical cons...

Overview of Astronomical Cosmology or Cosmogony

In twelve pages cosmogony or astronomical cosmology is explored in terms of examination of the universe's origin with a discussion...

The Psychology of Education

This paper addresses the educational theories of Knapp and Needels. The author provides relevant literary examples that support t...