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Taoism and Western Understanding

simply to the "Tao" or "the Way" (Rasmussen, 2001). They "seldom refer to God" (Rasmussen, 2001). In addition, they do not refer "...

John Locke’s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

or easily assessed manner. As an example, in the first paragraph being examined Locke states, "Clear and distinct ideas are term...

Confirming Understanding of Probability

come up on 1 die for the sum of two dice to be 3. As the sides of the dice are numbered from 1 to 6, the die would have...

The Most Effective And Productive Approach To Understanding Human Behavior

When one hears the phrase "operant conditioning," Skinner is the first name that typically comes to mind, a man considered one of ...

Understanding The Prince Through Machiavelli's Letters To Vettori

This paper discusses the correspondence between Vettori and Machiavelli in terms of how these letters can lead to a further unders...

Social Security Program Understanding

of the Primary Insurance Amount at age sixty-two or waiting to get one hundred percent at age sixty-five. Normally the future val...

Monitoring Student Understanding of Lesson Material

regarding their performance and highlight any potential need for change. Finally, assessments should inform educator actions, inc...

Understanding the Cultural Aspect of the Obesity Epidemic Among Children in America

food, something that is very important and relevant in the United States. This author notes, "Technological change (e.g. industria...

Understanding Terrorism Based Upon The Terrorist Act of 9/11

Security Research, no date), a point duly clarified by International Terrorism and Security Research: "The strategy of ter...

Understanding the Consumer Decision-Making Process

This 5 page paper summarizes the elements of the consumer decision-making process and considers how marketers can use the consumer...

Understanding Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

In five pages this paper analyzes the novel in terms of generating greater understanding in a consideration of psychology and symb...

Adult Personality Understanding and the Psychological and Humanistic Theories of Erich Fromm

In eight pages this paper discusses the social development and character theories of Erich Fromm that provide considerable insight...

Herbert Blumer and Understanding Symbolic Interactions

In eight pages this paper examines symbolic interactoinism in terms of the 2 premises established by Herbert Blumer along with the...

Understanding and Perception of Self

to Marable (1997), the most important thing people can do for themselves is to define who they are. Identity begins with naming an...

Universe Understanding of Sir Isaac Newton

forces which acted on objects on the Earth were the same for heavenly bodies, then it would explain mathematically Keplers theorie...

Book Review: "Understanding Leadership" By Gayle C. Avery

culture, processes and changing systems. Averys (2004) attempt to define leadership in its broadest terms can readily be interpre...

The Divine Comedy, Man's Search for Understanding and Truth Represented by Dante

also called La Commedia (The Comedy) by Dante. In the poem, the poet Dante, travels to hell (Inferno) then purgatory (Purgatorio) ...

'Community' as Understood by Rigoberta Menchu

with the social reform movements of the Catholic Church, Menchu and her family suffered terribly (Welker, 2002; Nichols, 1995). He...

Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece's 'Perpetrators as Victims Understanding Violence by Female Street-Walking Prostitutes'

potentially enter into this equation as well. Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece identify the fact that many prostitutes enter th...

Criminal Justice System and the Importance of Societal Understanding

give a greater equality to those who do not have the political or economic power (Reiman, 2000). The role if position is im...

Understanding the Relationship Among Nations Through the Use of Game Theory

$50 billion due to the events of September 11, they are reluctant to willingly allow insurance coverage due to the inability to ca...

Customer Understanding and Information for Commercial Purposes

company of System Management Software, Inc. (SMSI), and is an indication of the way in which it was the internal development that ...

Canterbury Tales and Understanding Geoffrey Chaucer

host is asking if the next can outdo the story offered by the Knight. In the following lines we see the words and the general per...

Understanding Death Through Rituals

within some of todays Chinese societies include wailing and white banners placed upon the home to indicate death; wearing all whit...

Anthropology and Cultural Understanding According to Nancy Scheper Hughes and Renato Rosaldo

power that Scheper-Hughes and the people of Ballybran have in common, as well as how they share these kinds of power, it will be i...

Understanding Judicial Reasoning Controversies, Concepts, and Cases by Roland Case

jurists find that the letter of the law does not fit the case in question; as such, the jurist must settle disputes that are unabl...

Concentration Camp Understanding and Night by Eli Wiesel

on the cold night air, and see the tendrils of smoke as they curl up through the lights above the camp. It is a prison. The sigh...

Cultural Understanding

Culture is conceptually defined in a research paper consisting of five pags in which situational frameworks and nonverbal cue usag...

Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media

In eight pages this text is critically reviewed in terms of the theories McLuhan presented and critical points are argued....

Math Anxiety, Understanding the Fear of Mathematics

significantly with mathematics achievement (Pajares & Miller, 1994), mathematics aptitude (Cooper & Robinson, 1991), and grades in...