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Scientific Quest and Realism

In five pages this paper discusses the quest for scientific knowledge that began during the 17th century and considers the develop...

T.S. Eliot's 'Waste Land' and Its Cultural Influences

In a paper consisting of 10 pages the aethetic, scientific, and sociopolitical influences on Eliot's 1922 masterpiece is considere...

Overview of Eclipses

In twenty pages lunar and solar eclipses are presented in an overview of their scientific, cultural, and social significance. Fif...

Paranormal Disproving

been keenly attentive to Gellers presupposition since he first became a celebrity, Geller is nothing more than a good magician who...

Classical Scientific Management Schools and Theorists

he is credited with fourteen principles of management he prescribed for sound management practices" (Sturges, 1999, PG). ...

Scientific Psychology and the Negative Consequences of Dualism of Mind and Body

In two pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes' theory on the dualism between the mind and body had negative consequences fo...

Ivan Pavlov's Contributions

In five pages this paper evaluates Ivan Pavlov's scientific contributions but also examines the animal cruelty criticisms levied a...

The Road Ahead by Bill Gates 3

In five pages this text in terms of its technology and scientific influence is examined with points contained within the book expa...

Is Society to Blame for Jack the Ripper?

In ten pages social scientific theory is applied to the argument that Whitechapel is the bearer of blame for the Jack the Ripper m...

Logic in the Sherlock Holmes' Tale 'Adventure Of The Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle

In this paper containing three pages the employment of the scientific method by the famed sleuth is considered with each investiga...

Sex Education Debate

In twenty two pages this research paper discusses sex education and the ongoing debate regarding how these programs should be cond...

The Implications of Gender Differences for Coaching Sports

The writer describes the differences between boys and girls with respect to their abilities to play competitive sports, and sugges...

Scientific Skills and Their Proper Uses

In five pages this paper assesses the observation made by sociologist Dorothy Nelkin, ''Scientists should restrain their tendency ...

Popular Press and 'Selling Science'

In four pages this paper discusses public relations, technology and scientific reporting, and the ethics of 'selling science.' Th...

Robotics Science and Technology

to perform differently. These conditions would be evaluated through the robots sensors which would send that information to the c...

Oranges as the World's Leading Commercial Crop

Columbus brought orange seeds with him to the New World in 1493, and orange trees were known to have been in cultivation in St. Au...

Smoking Policies in Restaurants

In five pages this paper analyzes restaurant smoking policies from social, economic, and scientific perspectives. Four sources ar...

Frederick Taylor, Walter A. Shewart, W. Edwards Deming, and the Scientific School of Management

In six pages this paper examines the contributions of these men in the development of the scientific management theoretical school...

First American Woman in Space Astronaut Sally Ride

In five pages astronaut Sally Ride's life and achievements are considered in terms of field work, space missions, and contribution...

Stephen J. Gould's Darwin's Middle Road

In five pages the scientific reasoning of Charles Darwin is seen through the eyes of Stephen J. Gould in his insightful text. The...

Controversy Over Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dumping Ground

waste poses the potential for devastating health and environmental effects, the United States Government has been trying for three...

Botticelli's Birth of the Virgin and Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles

In five pages this paper examines how these Renaissance and twentieth century paintings reflect social attitudes and scientific pr...

A Complete Albert Einstein Biography

In a paper consisting of seven pages the life and great achievement of this scientific genius are explored. There are seven bibli...

German Astronomer Johannes Kepler

In eleven pages this paper discusses Johann Kepler's life and scientific contributions. About eight sources are listed in an anno...

Animals and the Study of Consciousness

The nature and extent of consciousness in animals has been the source of hot debate in the scientific community. This paper examin...

Antiquities, Collection, and Looting

In five pages antiquities are examined in terms of collection and looting from a scientific perspective. Four sources are cited i...

Religion and Science in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes and Paradise Lost by John Milton

In six pages this research paper examines the religious and scientific perspectives offered by John Milton's Paradise Lost and Tho...

The Impact of Nineteenth-Century Science on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper discusses how various scientific advances during the 1800's influenced Shelley's novel. This ten page paper has five s...

Ethical Considerations in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

(Percy Shelley, 205). Martin Tropp adds that "[Percy] Shelleys fascination with the power of science was no doubt linked to his be...

Creation of Life in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

In five pages this paper argues that Victor Frankenstein steadfastly refuses to feel any type of guilt or regret regarding his sci...