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Foundation of Modern States

their own social and political structures and acting independently operating under a charter (Held, 1996, p33). Examples of some ...

A Film About the Elderly

This essay is based on a movie about old age and family dynamics. The essay uses scenes from the move to discuss: friendship, sand...

Senior Citizen's Psychological Assessment

In twelve pages this paper examines socialization and self perception, patterns of learned behavior, informal systems of support, ...

Argument in Favor of Lowering the Legal Drinking Age to Eighteen

such. One problem is that the state has arbitrarily set the legal age, creating problems on college campuses. Some students grad...

An Examination of 'Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald, had acquired a bad reputation in Paris. When they werent on drinking binges, they were flirting with members of the o...

Religion and Life Considered in an Elderly Citizen Interview

In six pages life's 8 stages as theorized by Erik Erikson are applied to a sample interview with a woman age 72 who discusses reli...

Kids' Buying Power

In five pages children under the age of 18 and their purchasing power are examined in terms of population data along with their in...

Oswyn Murray's Early Greece

In six pages this text's examination of the Dark Age of Greece in terms of politics and society is reviewed. One source is listed...

Work and Women

has come to not only change the image but to take control. The age of technology provides ample opportunity (and a degree of anon...

Machiavelli's and Boccaccio's Reality Verses Appearance

a man runs into a colleague with a woman half his age. He might assume that this married man is engaged in a clandestine romance, ...

Abuse and the Elderly

In eight pages the global aging population issue is discussed with elder abuse laws, increasing incidences of abuse and neglect, a...

Organization and Individual Study Similarities

recession for example, while a person might fear heights, but the fear is still the same phenomenon that can hold an entity back. ...

Stonehenge and Its Mysteries

as Stonehenge proper. This consists of a group of stones which once stood upright, but are now in circular patterns (Trefil 48). ...

A Literary Hero: Henry V

Is Henry V really a literary hero? The paper argues that he is a literary hero and in fact could serve as a role model in today's ...

Organizations and Their Emergence

In seven pages this research paper examines how organizations emerged in the contemporary age from a theoretical perspective of na...

Choosing Restaurants and Dining Behavior

restaurant business is an important topic in respect to marketing and advertising for those in the industry. Relevant questions cr...

Preschoolers' Prosocial Behavior

In twelve pages this tutorial outline contrasts and compares preschool age children's prosocial behavior at home and in the school...

Changes in Lean Body Mass as a Result of Aging

Service. This inactivity is a major contributor to an increasing incidence of obesity, heart disease, hypertension and a host of o...

Aircraft and Aging Wiring Problems

to increase. One of the failures that has gained attention in the recent years has been that of the problem of ageing wirin...

Computer Anxiety and Gender Differences

In six pages this paper discusses how computer anxiety may be gender based with a consideration of 3 studies in which a correlatio...

Joseph Smith, the Dead's 'Voice,' and the Mormons

In four pages this paper discusses the dead's voice as provided by Joseph Smith in Age of Reason as well as in The Book of Mormon ...

Young and Middle Aged African American Woman and Self Esteem

condition, physical well-being and illness, religious versus non-religious, even post-abortion self esteem. What is more valid and...

Benefits of Learning Spanish as a Second Language

being able to communicate with these classmates. Of course when we travel we come across Spanish speaking people everywhere, and ...

Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman Overview and Film Review

depth, grace, and often touching humor with which the story is actually presented. Family, love, and tradition are all presented, ...

Sameroff and Haith's 'The Five to Seven Year Shift'

going through some incredibly important developmental stages. The book opens with a discussion of how a 7 year old child could com...

A Review of Galileo's Daughter

all previous centuries" (Sobel PG). Based upon one hundred and twenty-four remaining authentic letters that Maria Celeste wrote t...

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and its Allegories

the next line. Its primary purpose is to establish a series of repetition in the name of sensible progression. For those words a...

Morally Justifying Mutilation of Female Genitals

sexuality of the individual. However, FGM is far more drastic and damaging than male circumcision. A more appropriate analogy woul...

Misdirection, Misinformation, and the Electronic Media

are more subtly wrapped in our movies and other mass media presentations. Regardless of the package, however, the effect is the s...

Various Age Groups and Developmental Psychology

indicative -- but not always characteristic -- of juvenile offenders, as demonstrated by results from a study that showed thirteen...