Careers in Criminal Justice
Case study - 1 pages - Criminal law
Many things are taken in to consideration when getting your education toward the career of a correctional officer. A high school diploma or its equivalent is required in order to pursue this position. Along with that small piece of education, it is also recommended to consider a...
An analysis concerning stereotyping people in connection with their dialect
Thesis - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Language is primarily considered to perform two major functions in society. It is designed to convey information to those around us as well as establish and maintain relationships. However, linguistically (albeit from social stereotypes) certain paradigms relating to class, social and financial...
Exploring conflicting meanings of the child in Lewis Carroll's Victorian classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Thesis - 4 pages - Literature
The construction of childhood in Victorian England helps lend a context to the meaning(s) of Lewis Carroll's children's classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This short paper will examine the emergence of ‘childhood' as a new category, beginning in the late 18th century, expanded and...
Thinking about schools: A philosophical assessment
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The writing of this paper has been challenging and refreshing at the same time. Socialized as an African American male in this society, carrying a narrative of a troubled youth in school, and trained as a social worker, I have a rare perspective on education in the United States, which...
Entry level nursing preparation and its impact on health care delivery
Essay - 13 pages - Educational studies
Few professions have changed to the degree that nursing has in the past one hundred years. Despite the obvious challenges, most notably the ongoing nursing shortage, it is crucial to update the requirements of being certified as a registered nurse. The only logical approach to this, taking into...
Confucius' code of conduct
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
According to Goldin and Paul Confucianism tends to be more of an ethical system rather than a religion (2011). It is a philosophical system that was developed from the teachings and writings of Confucius. Confucius concentrated his works on how individuals behaved toward each other...
Idiosyncratic applications of data mining in E learning environments
Thesis - 5 pages - Computer science
Data Mining is a very popular and effective way of discovering new knowledge from large and complex data sets. Its benefits are its ability to gain deeper understanding of the patterns previously unseen using current available reporting capabilities. Internet education arose from...
Investigating the Cybercrimes Related with IOT Based Home Appliances
Dissertation - 16 pages - Sociology & social sciences
This paper covers four areas: introduction, literature review, results and recommendations, and conclusion. In the introduction, the paper delineates its research objective: to identify cyber threats of IoT-based home appliances and to propose actions for their reduction. The literature review...
Socio-economic status: An independent risk factor
Thesis - 12 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Social inequality on health is well known. The measure of socioeconomic status remains difficult because it is a multidimensional concept that requires the use of multiple indicators. The indicators used to measure social status are education, occupation and income. They each have their...
The corner meets the school: the inner City's drug culture and its effect on schooling
Essay - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
“The school system will have taken its shots, tallied its misses, and closed its files, relinquishing any further claim. The corner will have them all.” - Ed Burns, The Corner Many believe that as the margin of social stratification and inequality in our nation widens, the most...
The aftermath of the French influence in Africa?
Thesis - 8 pages - Political science
In the year 1960, France tried to play an active role in the Third world to affirm itself vis-a-vis the two large powers that clashed during the Cold war. Deprived of the major part of its colonial empire, it has assets which will enable it to bond well with the recently decolonized countries....
Community Influences on Nicaraguan Immigrant Acculturation
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
When faced with a host environment, immigrants must decipher the systems of their new community much like their translation of their new language. The incumbent policies and procedures for participating in a host community require a social adaptation on behalf of the immigrants....
Discipline in high schools
Essay - 4 pages - Journalism
There was a time when the United States was considered as a country with the smartest young minds in the world. Education in the United States provided either by private or public schools were envied and being used by other countries as models for their own educational systems....
Approaches for managing indiscipline of pupils and students in primary and secondary schools' settings
Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies
Observation of the situation in the society these days would buttress the fact that it is characterized by several menaces such as: prostitution, armed robbery, bunkering, street violence/demonstration, thuggery, drug trafficking, kidnapping, raping; terrorism, swindling, just to mention few. It...
Strategy analysis of Johnson & Johnson
Thesis - 8 pages - Business strategy
The world's leading manufacturer of medical equipment, Johnson and Johnson Company, is "the number one leader"= of health care, covering three segments: pharmaceuticals, medical products and equipment and consumer products. The group also owns more than 195 institutions operating in 51...
Economy of Morocco
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
Morocco is a country of 29 million people with low-middle income, and gross domestic product per capita, estimated in 2001 to be 1190 U.S. dollars. Agriculture occupies an important place in the economy, with a share of GDP which has increased by about 15% over the last twenty years, and employs...
Alternative assessments to standardized testing
Thesis - 5 pages - Educational studies
In today's educational system, standardized testing under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is a main part of how the nation assesses our children's performance in school. This form of testing which is mandated under NCLB gives an inaccurate assessment of how well a child is...
Comparative law in a global development context
Essay - 7 pages - Management
Globalization and the changes in different countries to ensure that the different laws formulated meet the policies and laws of other countries have been among of the issues witnessed in the present society. There are changes in the technology, systems, health care, education and...
Primary Health Care
Case study - 3 pages - Medical studies
Primary health care (PHC) is a fundamental and consistent approach that facilitates a holistic, community-based opportunity to provide individuals and families with accessible, comprehensive care. It encompasses community, society, individuals and adapted, accessible services, which are at the...
Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD Management
Case study - 3 pages - Medical care & personal assistance
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the top three deadliest diseases globally, ranking behind ischaemic heart disease and stroke. Despite medical care improvements, COPD still carries a considerable burden on afflicted people and health systems. Recent studies have...
The Bedroom Wars
Essay - 3 pages - Educational studies
To abstain or not to abstain? Seems like everyone has their own answer to this question. The educational system is doing most of the answering for us. There are two types of proposed programs that are floating around; abstinence-only programs that teach kids that abstinence is the only...
An Examination of Hayakawa's essay entitled "Bilingualism in America"
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Hayakawa's essay entitled “Bilingualism in America” provides a clearly articulated argument that attempts to demonstrate why current efforts to create bilingualism in the United States are not appropriate for the development of both education and society. Although Hayakawa is...
Urban conflict resolution
Book review - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Herbert Kohl's “36 Children” is a brutally honest account of his experiences and reflections as a sixth grade teacher in an elementary school in Harlem, New York City, during the 1960's. First published in 1967, “36 Children” describes the startling poverty, prejudice and...
The relationship between drop-out rates and high-stake exams
Tutorials/exercises - 9 pages - Educational studies
Issues on education took up a complicated level wherein the micro aspects of this pervasive social institution are given much scholarly attention. Recently, a concern about the effect of increased use of high-stake testing on students' academic performance has baffled the intellectual...
The identification, enumeration and survival of probiotic cultures in commercial bio yoghurts
Internship report - 41 pages - Biology
My work placement in Northern Ireland took place on the Loughry Campus, which provides education and training programs for students who aspire to pursue a career in the agro-food industry and also for postgraduate persons. In recent years, Loughry has developed a wide range of courses in...
The Issue of Race in the US
Case study - 5 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
The United States, often lauded as a melting pot of cultures, is a nation deeply entrenched in a complex history of racial dynamics. From its inception, issues of race have shaped the social, economic, and political landscape of the country. Its impact spans across education, employment,...
Intervention in child abuse and its complications
Case study - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive by David J. Pelzer, and his alcoholic mother are the characters as well as the foster care family. It is the opinion of this author that due to the similar nature of the new laws on the books of most states (California is usually in the...
The life and ideals of Thomas Jefferson
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Life of leaders can be marred by a lot of controversies especially when they lead a different life from what they claim to stand for. Generally, leaders are judged by their accomplishments which are mostly visible achievements. Thomas Jefferson, the third President of America, led a life of...
The Effectiveness of America's Prisons
Case study - 5 pages - Criminal law
Crime has been a defining characteristic of modern America. It has claimed thousands of lives and has cost billions of dollars. The U.S. "correctional" population is at a record high. During the past two decades, the prison population has grown more rapidly than at any noted time in history. This...
The Establishment of the British welfare State
Course material - 1 pages - Political science
The State intervention in the domain of social affairs dates to the early 1830s but the effective welfare State was made official on December 2nd 1942 with the Beveridge Report. Following the Second World War, the term "welfare State" referred to a major expansion of State involvement in the...
