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06 janv. 2014
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British civilization

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

South Africa was a country colonized by a lot of European people such as The Dutch people (the Boer and Afrikaners) and the British.This period of colonialism was the target of several battles, and one of the most famous is the Anglo-Boer War (1988-1902), which was a bloody war and a lot of...

06 janv. 2014
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Knowledge Economy

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

It is to analyze the market by incorporating the notion of knowledge, long ignored economics. Have focused on issues of social interactions (exchanges) that are at the heart of concerns. Indeed, microeconomics (the theory of individual shares) standard (Walras, French economist of the nineteenth...

02 janv. 2014
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Margaret Sanger: the woman who launched the sexual liberation in the United States

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

Margaret Sanger is born on September 14th 1879 in the State of New York. She is the daughter of Michael Henessey Higgins and Anne Purcell Higgins. She was the sixth of a family with eleven children. She followed a nursing program at White Plains Hospital in 1900. Two years later she married...

02 janv. 2014
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Is there a dependency between the weather and the number of traffic collisions?

Case study - 17 pages - Educational studies

The major problematic of our assignment is trying to find if a relation between the weather and the number of traffic collision exists. In order to answer to this question, we had access to data from "MétéoSuisse" and "Police neuchâteloise". The weather data contains multiple variables such as...

27 déc. 2013
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Oral de BAC : Global cities - publié le 27/12/2013

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

A global city is a city having a strategic position in diverse domains, mainly economic, political and cultural at the world level and establishing a dynamic node of communications. Global cities as London, the second world city after New York, and Shangai, the fifth, are the leaders in the world...

27 déc. 2013
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Oral de BAC : Global cities

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

A global city is a city having a strategic position in diverse domains, mainly economic, political and cultural at the world level and establishing a dynamic node of communications. Global cities as London, the second world city after New York, and Shangai, the fifth, are the leaders in the world...

27 déc. 2013
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Linguistic Relativity and Cultural Context

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis about linguistic relativity suggests that the differences in languages cultural and cognitive encodings affect how people think. In other words, speakers' thinking style is defined by the cultural context which shaped the language they use. The power of language on...

27 déc. 2013
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An Estate and Retirement Plan

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

It is of utmost importance to have a personal financial plan. By having a plan, you can avoid financial hardships and troubles in the future. A personal financial plan includes many goals. As we reach different stages in our lives our financial situations change. With this change comes a need to...

27 déc. 2013
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Humans: the Duplication of God?

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

Cloning is the procedure of “manufacturing” a duplicate of a genetic being. In genetics, cloning refers to the procedure of creating the same replica of the DNA of a being. Due to the cloning of the Dolly sheep President Bill Clinton in May 1997 requested the National Bioethics Advisory...

27 déc. 2013
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Canada in the "Trudeau years"

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

What is the Canada today? What are its values? What is its identity? What is political culture? What are its gaps? What is a Canadian? It is impossible to answer these questions without referring to the man who has deeply permeated the brand Canada: Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Born in Montréal in 1919...

18 déc. 2013
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Computer Forensics Laboratory and Computer Investigations Training

Case study - 10 pages - Educational studies

Computer forensics refers to the use of a computer expert program to collect, interpret, preserve, analyze and produce data from either volatile or non-volatile media storage devices. It is a branch of digital forensic science that is related to examining digital media in a forensic manner with...

18 déc. 2013
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Intelligent Computers

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

Intelligent computers are defined as machines that involve the use of intelligence and computer science concepts to execute various tasks initiated by the user. Intelligent computers are systems that are able to perceive their environments and take actions that are meant to maximize the...

18 déc. 2013
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Farsi Language

Case study - 10 pages - Educational studies

The purpose of writing this essay will be to examine the various varieties of English that exist in Farsi language classrooms and also to determine the type of English language pronunciation that Iranian learners are aiming for and the interference of Farsi language in attaining the desired...

13 déc. 2013
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Eye problems caused by technology

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

The human eye, profound and unique is its design. The human pupil adjusts constantly, thousands of times during one day, adapting to light and the proximity of things looked at in the places visited. No doubt, though, this world has drastically changed since the eye was designed and created. In...

13 déc. 2013
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Death and Freedom

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

In a perfect world we wouldn't have to make a choice between empathy and morality, but this world isn't perfect. This essay sets out to prove that while euthanasia, including assisted dying and mercy killing, is a difficult and sometimes impossible choice to make, we should respect and honor the...

13 déc. 2013
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Passion and its different effects

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

In both Lillian Hellman's Toys in the Attic and Dan Baum's Nine Lives the characters seem to display a feverish passion concerning their interests, but the way their passion is put to use is what distinguishes them, as well as our feelings towards them. While Hellman's depiction of Carrie...

13 déc. 2013
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Gun control- To pull the trigger?

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Gun rights advocates, or the people who believe laws should not become stricter and changes should not be made on gun use, trust that the greater good of the nation's rests when guns are more commonly used, and are used for the right reasons. As one argument, pro gunners use the second amendment...

13 déc. 2013
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Organ Transplant

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Medical science has developed vastly to the extent that organ transplants are a routine practice in various hospitals. Unfortunately, the present techniques of procuring human organs are not meeting the demand (Thomas, 2001). A new strategy, the commercialization of the organs for transplantation...

13 déc. 2013
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Communicating in a Field Research

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

There are various personality traits dominant in individuals in the society. On of the most common traits in technical roles is that of introversion. This trait is common in most workplaces and it negatively impacts verbal communication tendencies among employees. Depending on an employee's role,...

13 déc. 2013
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The Impact of Social Movements in Chile: Scenes from Machucha

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

There is little doubt that Chile has been on the forefront on matters of human rights in Latin. Chile's human rights discourse has been dominated with social movements and the main arena of confrontation has not been the state (Safa, 1990). Social movements in Chile date back to the late 19th...

10 déc. 2013
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Social movements and human agency, cultural representations, comparative racial inequality and intersectionality

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

In the article by Naber (2008) ‘Look Mohammed the terrorist is coming' she describes the way the Arabs, Muslims and Middle Eastern citizens in Diaspora are looked at in America where everyone is chastised and seen as a suspect terrorist. For example, after September 11th attack, President...

10 déc. 2013
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Does physical punishment of minors promote future unruly behaviors?

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Corporal punishment, such as spanking, is a very common method of disciplining children in many communities, the world over. The appropriateness of implementing such physical punishment by care-givers has become a hotly debated issue nowadays, as societies become more aware of its ill effects on...

10 déc. 2013
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The cloning and expression of Alpha-Amylase gene from Bacillus subtilis using Escherichia Coli as the host

Case study - 20 pages - Educational studies

Amylases are among the most important industrial enzymes, accounting for about 30% of the world's total enzyme production. They have numerous industrial applications extending from general products such as detergents, paper, beer and textiles to clinical biology, health science and even the...

10 déc. 2013
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Waste management in hospital settings

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Waste management is a vital factor in reducing environmental pollution. Workplaces such as hospitals mainly produce both hazardous, infectious and toxic wastes and also non-toxic waste materials. Safe, environmentally-friendly disposal of such waste is important to ensure that both community and...

10 déc. 2013
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The Theory of Learning contracts in adult learning

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

In evaluate the theories of adult learning such as the learning contracts, it is crucial to first understand the concept of adult learning itself. An adult learner can be described as someone who pursues education beyond the traditional age of school attendance. The adult in this case is someone...

10 déc. 2013
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Legalization of Marijuana

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Public policy includes the decisions and actions that governments take in order to address certain public issues and problems. These policies are made in accordance within the set legal government guidelines, regulations, procedures using public resources. One of the issues and problems that...

10 déc. 2013
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Civil War and Reconstruction

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The American Civil War claimed the most lives out of any conflict the United States has ever been in. The losses suffered during this war were unlike anything the country had ever seen. About two percent of the United States population died in uniform. That amount sums up to about 620,000 and...

10 déc. 2013
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"There is no denying that there are limits to individual choice. But it is up to the individual to shape his or her own life and overcome obstacles. Life is what you make it." Comment

Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies

This sentence implies that we are all totally accountable, that we made our life as we want, we can decide the way we desire to lead our life. Is it true? Can we lead our life as we really want? Our lives couldn't be led by others, by the society, unconsciously? Either we can live our lives as...

05 déc. 2013
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What is functional food and what are its potential benefits?

Case study - 15 pages - Educational studies

People are becoming increasingly interested in disease prevention rather than cure the disease and holistic approaches to promote health, such as eating nutritionally diet, maintaining fitness, etc… Interest in ‘natural and nutritional' treatments and products therefore continues to...

05 déc. 2013
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The Metaphysics of Photography

Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies

Digital camera completely democratized photography, making it available to anyone who feels interested, and a lot of people are and will be more and more interested. Why is that ? In this interest one can see “the hunger for the concrete” of the modern man, as Petre Tutea names it. It...