Economic parallels and self-fulfilling prophecies
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The American culture has always been utterly and completely obsessed with the economy. It envelops us and constantly pushes itself to the forefront of our thoughts. Unfortunately, we can?t always be perfectly in tune with our economy. When we mess up, the economy falls to its knees and can, with...
Oppression, as directed toward immigrant and migrant youth
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Youth develop an understanding of themselves based mainly on their heritage and the cultural circumstances in which they are raised. For immigrant and street youth, this sense of self-understanding is greatly impacted by how others treat them and how society views the community of which they are...
A review of George Washington's presidency
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
George Washington, born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, inherited his famous Mt. Vernon estate at the age of 20, and until the outbreak of the American Revolution managed this estate and associated himself with the Virginia House of Burgesses. He was married to a widow, Martha Dandridge...
Symbols in European myth
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Pentagrams, or five-pointed stars, are ancient symbols and have been found on broken fragments of pottery in Palestine from around 4000 BCE and in Sumerian excavations from around 2700 BCE. A vase, spindle whorl, and clay tablet with the pentagram dated around 4500?3100 BCE have been found in...
Mother Teresa: Controversy and criticism
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Mother Teresa was a very conservative Catholic for the post-Vatican II twentieth century Church. Though she bowed publicly in obedience to the decisions of the Second Vatican Council, she privately disapproved of priests who did not wear vestments at Mass or nuns and priests who did not wear...
Customary law and gender renegotiation in Africa
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The Colonial Period brought various and drastic measures of control to African communities which had previously been autonomous and self-regulated. The creation of colonial governments, institutions and courts brought radical and lasting change to individual lives and African societies as a...
Predicting future life expectancy using life tables
Case study - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Life tables are extremely important. They are not only used to find things like mortality rates, but to also find such rates at different intervals during the individual's life. Agencies, governments, and researchers are expectedly attracted to this knowledge. The four different groups we...
Social, cultural, and political issues facing modern Israel
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The 1967 war resulted in a decisive victory for Israel over the combined forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. By launching a preemptive air strike, the Israeli Air Force was able to wipe out virtually all of Egypt's air force in one swift, massive attack. This guaranteed Israel air superiority...
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 versatility of Islam
Case study - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The technique of reproduction detaches the reproduced object from the domain of tradition. By making many reproductions it substitutes a plurality of copies for a unique existence. And in permitting the reproduction to meet the beholder or listener in his own particular situation, it reactivates...
Women in religion
Case study - 28 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The presentation revolves around the roles and positions that women occupy when it comes to religion. Women were not permitted to contribute their unique gifts, skills and talents, even in the midst of the family. The presentation will highlight points like Jesus and how he treated women along...
The power over and of the media
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Today we live in an “Age of Information”. The emergence of the internet and the development of media technologies has not only increased the availability of information, but also the speed at which it is distributed. The combination of high-speed and widespread access to information has...
Manufacturing knowledge: From print to web
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The Internet has arguably been the most significant aspect of technological, economic and social evolution in the past century. What was limited to being a beneficial component of American national security, has blossomed into the worldwide information super highway and focal point for...
Africa and the western media
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Getting the masses in the United States to be concerned about combating global poverty is a difficult task. Generally speaking, we tend to be in denial about the social problems in our own country, preferring to fantasize about the lives of celebrities, and give very little thought to the social...
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 happens to...
Socialization of African American males
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Was it great anticipation, good construction, chance, or the interplay of all three? Were the forefathers that crafty, or did their evil intentions take on a life of it own? Whatever it may be, the condition that African American males are in today is alarming. African American males...
Apocalyptic rhetoric and its effect on religious identity
Case study - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Apocalypticism offers a unique rhetoric of violence. Israelite people experienced violence and domination for centuries under the control of Persians, Greeks, Selucids, Ptolemies, and Roman rulers. Israelite identity was challenged under these occupying forces because the God of Israel was a...
How socialist feminism in Cuba was restricted by Hegemony
Thesis - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Throughout history, subordinate groups in society have accommodated and adjusted to higher authority in order to advance individual rights. More specifically, revolutionary women in Cuba during and after the revolution of 1959 adjusted to the socialist, and later communist ideologies that...
Historical preservation of Van Saun County Park
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Park in Paramus, New Jersey. A decision that leads to action is important because valuable aspects of the Van Saun County Park are being diminished. Changes in the situation are extremely necessary because, especially in Bergen County, individuals continue to use available land to build houses....
Social capital and The Gap, Inc.
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Social capital lends itself to interpretation. It is an all-encompassing and important concept for viewing present day businesses, economic situations, organizational behavior, politics and even in how self-interest can play out in areas like natural resources or public health. Social networks...
Airline safety after September 11th
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In order to examine the national and New York City-specific changes to air travel that have been put in place after the September 11th, 2001 attacks and then analyze whether or not additional security measures are warranted, it is important to discuss September 11th. From there, it becomes...
SWOT Analysis - National Society of the Prevention Cruelty to Children's Online Program
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is one of Great Britain's largest and most financially successful charities. In many ways, when the NSPCC decided to launch a program for its donors to bank online, it was simultaneously offering too much and asking too...
Legends and symbols of Freemasonry
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Freemasonry has played a significant role in the histories of England and the US. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and other American notable were Freemasons. Members of the British royal family, aristocracy, and scientific elite have been, and continue to be, Freemasons, while some...
The Battle of Armageddon
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The prophesied battle of Armageddon—to take place sometime near the end of the world—has gripped the imagination of millions of people for at least two millennia, but there is a great deal of confusion about what this battle is, where it is supposed to take place, and who is to fight in...
The third Jerusalem temple and the end time
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The question of whether the Temple in Jerusalem must be physically rebuilt before the Messiah returns and the End Time comes is a subject hotly debated by some Jews and Christians. The dispute arises from predictions about the end of the world found in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and...
Mother Teresa: Founding a new religious order
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Mother Teresa came to India as a missionary sister to help the poor, but ended up teaching girls from wealthy families in a school in Calcutta. World War II and the subsequent independence of India created a crisis situation that led Mother Teresa to abandon her former work and found a new...
The Messiah in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Judaism gave rise to two additional religions: Christianity and Islam. All three of these religious traditions expect some form of savior or believe that a savior has already come. This savior figure is called the Messiah. There are similarities and differences in how these traditions view the...
Is culture an intrinsic element of management and leadership: Eastern Europe against Western Europe?
Thesis - 14 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Since the quickening of the Industrial Revolution in United Kingdom in 1850 there is no doubt that Europe sustained important cultural changes. The aura of this revolution crossed the Channel and pervaded in Europe but only went in western countries ready to change, France the first, then...
The Link between poverty and health: Implications for nursing
Thesis - 12 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The World Bank estimates that there are around 1.5 billion extremely poor people in the world. Poverty has many dimensions. It is defined by the International Council of Nurses as" a condition that extends beyond lack of income and goes hand in hand with lack of power, humiliation and a sense of...
Future of tobacco industry post tobacco ban
Tutorials/exercises - 40 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Americans spend an estimated $51.9 billion on tobacco products in 1997, or just under 1% of their disposable income. Of this amount, $48.7 billion (or 94%) was spent on cigarettes, $2.2 billion on smokeless and smoking tobacco, and $0.9 billion on cigars. Cigarette production in the United...
