Ayers (2000, p. 4) describes a supply chain as "Life cycle processes supporting physical, information, financial, and knowledge flows for moving products and services from suppliers to end-users." A supply chain can be short, as in the case of a co Continue Reading...
Gaia Hypothesis and Daisy World The development of the Gaia Hypothesis is described with some emphasis on how the concept has evolved in response to other scientist's skepticism. The Gaia concept itself is described and discussed. A possible means f Continue Reading...
countless scenarios regarding the end of the world. Every religion and culture have at least one main theory that describes in detail how the end of time will occur. There are numerous books, articles and web sites that predict the approaching signs Continue Reading...
The dues members pay assist the Union in fighting for their rights, further cementing the bond between member and Union. Positive Relationship The Postal Union has proved there is a positive relationship between the Union and the labor movement, a Continue Reading...
Even though the Gypsies in prewar Germany consisted of a very limited per capita population they received massive amounts of attention from the Regime and were left ripe for further marginalization and destruction. Though they made up less than 0. Continue Reading...
Manatees The Endangered Manatee The manatee, or sea cow, has been on the endangered species list for a long time. There has been some talk of changing their actual status to 'threatened' but whatever researchers and scientists choose to call them, Continue Reading...
attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center had similar historical events surrounding each attack. Franklin Delano Roosevelt and George W. Bush used similar policies to combat further attacks and unite the nation The paper highlights the entw Continue Reading...
Having been prosecuted in Europe, they were inclined to severe all ties with the continent and considered Africa their homeland. Since most other immigrants in Cape were also Calvinists -- members of the Dutch Reformed Church, the French Haguenots w Continue Reading...
Causes of overpopulation in developing countires. Overpopulation of the human race is an important issue for many developing countries, as well as the rest of the world. While some groups will argue that there is no such thing as overpopulation as s Continue Reading...
Abortion A Modest Proposal: Abortion for Two Perhaps the most significant debate of recent decades on a political, religious, and social level is that of abortion. Many questions are raised about whether this is a justified right inherent to any fe Continue Reading...
Project Management: Case Study in Managing a Complex Shipyard Project in Singapore Background of Complex Shipyard Construction Project Company background Project Overview and Objective Work Process of Building Construction Issue Analysis in Ship Continue Reading...
Women, Earth, And Creator Spirit Johnson In her book, Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit, Elizabeth A. Johnson investigates the close connection between society's domination of women and mankind's domination of the earth. Johnson begins her book with Continue Reading...
Birth Control and Christianity Debate: Introduction Birth control or family planning is one of the most controversial issues, widely and passionately discussed by the Church and one for which a clear answer or solution has remained elusive. With ris Continue Reading...
Coastal Animals Sea Turtles (SeaWorld, 2004) From a taxonomy perspective, sea turtles belong to the overall class of reptilia. The order is testudines. The suborder cryptodira also includes fresh water turtles. There are two families of sea turtles Continue Reading...
Environmental Hazards as a Consequence of Crude Oil/Natural Gas Exploration, Transportation, Refining and Storage Ever since crude oil was first successfully drilled in the U.S. In Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859, the demand for oil has only been Continue Reading...
Motivating the Adult Learner Being educated through conventional mode of educational process involving the classroom and teacher motivated approaches, adult learners are perceived as unreceptive learners. Society is characterized by more of adults i Continue Reading...
Dinosaurs Became Extinct Why Dinosaurs Became Extinct There are many possible explanations for the extinction of dinosaurs, and scientists have proposed many theories regarding their demise. One of the most common theories is that an asteroid from Continue Reading...
Joint control is independent of a particular stimula, but relates directly to the connections between stimuli. When stimulus control changes by means of a discrete event, this means that a response topography is evoked by a single stimulus and preser Continue Reading...
Japan complex set of factors affect the culture of any country. One of the most important aspects that determine the way of life of a people is the geography of the area in which they reside. In case of Japan, a single geographic feature of the count Continue Reading...
Managing Professionals in Virtual Environment As technology has evolved, the reality of virtual organizations has begun to take hold in a variety of industries. It is now commonplace for employees to work, at least in part, from offsite. Telecommuti Continue Reading...
Air Pollution: A Testament to Human History Air pollution is woven throughout the fabric of our modern life. A by-product of the manner in which we build our cities, air pollution is waste remaining from the ways we produce our goods, transport ours Continue Reading...
Genetics Option 3: Darwin's Perspective According to Darwin, the survival of a species is determined by the degree of strength of its members. Thus, the "fittest" in terms of physical prowess as well as to a degree mental capacity survives. Human b Continue Reading...
film "blade runner" and will highlight the different tests which were performed in it, it will further distinguish between humans and replicants and will emphasize the tests performed and the variability of the tests on the humans as well as on the Continue Reading...
Building Caring Relationships With Students This paper is on building caring relationships between teachers and students. Research and experience indicates that schools with small classrooms as in having a restricted number of students are a great Continue Reading...
Gaia and God Rosemary R. Ruether's book, Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing presents a thorough look at the relationship between Christianity, patriarchal society, and the destruction of the environment. She argues that the Chris Continue Reading...
Female Artists Who Worked in the American West The subject of female artists working in the American West has often been overlooked due to pervasive Western male stereotypes. These stereotypical images include popular media overlays of cowboys, male Continue Reading...
Hawaiian and Sandwich Islands The history of the Hawaiian and Sandwich Islands during the 18th century is as colorful and unique as the flowers that are grown in the region. On December 23, 1826, a treaty between the United States of America and the Continue Reading...
Kin Selection The organization and functioning of human and animal societies has long been the subject of intense investigations by natural scientists, sociologists and geneticists. Darwin, who laid the foundation for modern theory of evolution, sug Continue Reading...
Rainy Mountain Memory and its preservation have always played an important role in man's life. Memories make him a unique person, different from others because of his different and unique life experiences, and for this reason preservation of memory Continue Reading...
Sustainable Development Compatible With Human Welfare? Julie L. Davidson, from "Sustainable Development: Business as Usual or a New Way of Living?" Environment Ethics (Spring 2000) Researcher Julie argues that a radical conversion to sustainable d Continue Reading...
Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Waking Up to Personal and Global Transformation by Thom Hartmann. Specifically, it will consist of a brief summary of the reading, a summary of the main points, and end with thoughts, questions, and a critique of the book. Continue Reading...
Cloning The debate about human cloning was carried out within the field of science fiction and fantasy, until recently. With the victorious cloning of the sheep Dolly in 1997, it became obvious that earlier or later, scientists might be able to clon Continue Reading...
Partnership or Alliance At a recent conference, Acxiom Corporation Company Leader Charles D. Morgan said that constantly changing technology and the growing global landscape means successful companies must select the right partners and alliances to Continue Reading...
Concrete River Expressing the despair and despondency of living in an urban center has been the goal of artists since the Harlem Renaissance in the early 20th century. Life is different in the city. Life is changed, and as unforgiving as the hardene Continue Reading...
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Specifically, it will evaluate how the arrival of the Europeans in Nigeria transformed everyday life for the Nigerian villagers. It will present an argument about whether, overall, these changes improved society a Continue Reading...
Gerstner Louis Gerstner's book, Who Says Elephants Can't Dance, chronicles the dramatic turnaround of business giant IBM under his capable hand. When Gerstner took over the company's reigns in 1993, it was on the brink of being sold off in parts. Th Continue Reading...
Alberta province of Canada is considered one of the strongest economies in North America, being culturally diverse as well as politically and environmentally stable. Its varied landscape, sunny climate and varied geography make it a most ideal local Continue Reading...
Scrimshaw: As History and Currency of a Bygone Era The art of Scrimshaw is an art of idle hands. Scrimshaw, as we know it today dates back to the early part of the nineteenth century. Sailors on long idle whaling expeditions would use the leavings o Continue Reading...
Education - Classroom Management Relationship Between the Use of Behavior Contracts and Student's Ability to Stay on Task An Introduction to Behavioral Contracting In dealing with children, there are cases when a teacher encounters a child who doe Continue Reading...
Dinosaurs are a popular topic with young students of both genders and all ethnicities. Because they are extinct, dinosaurs generally take on a mythic character among children of this age; furthermore, because they are physically enormous and dominant Continue Reading...
