The authors explain that "Large-scale habitat loss and fragmentation…" that results from urban sprawl is a major cause of the lack of biodiversity within the insect species (Acharya, 1999, 27). Even the building of a new road, or street lights Continue Reading...
Leadership Lessons From Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was a transformational leader, both from a technological and human leadership standpoint. Having not only launched Apple but also saved it from bankruptcy when he returned in 1997, Steve Jobs showed a un Continue Reading...
As we have already mentioned, the mood and tone for moral corruption in New York City was prime in the 1920s and while it may seem there are the rich and the poor, class distinction among the rich plays an important role in the novel. Gatsby's succe Continue Reading...
e. leadership (Pruyne, 2001, p. 6), but also that "determining how to abstract a set of leadership concepts that apply across contexts without sacrificing an understanding of how the conditions and qualities involved in leadership vary among those sa Continue Reading...
mounting effort for educators, researchers, and policy makers to fuse seemingly disparate subjects into complementary units of study. Much research reveals positive effects on learning when integrated curricular activities are regularly presented an Continue Reading...
Reviving a Company: How to Bring New Life to a Mature Business An Independent Learning Project Poly-Metal Finishing, Inc. is a company that has had a successful history of more than thirty years in the metal-working industry, providing complete ano Continue Reading...
In her book "Radio," Dianne Benedict (1999) paints a vivid portrait of the transformative power of radio broadcasting in the early 20th century. She argues that radio played a pivotal role in shaping American culture and society, enabling new forms o Continue Reading...
Leadership One of the most influential business leaders of the last century is Steve Jobs. Jobs helped his technology firm Apple, Inc. rise to fame and outpace competitors through the duration of his tenure. He has been called a "business genius," a Continue Reading...
" (p. 5) These twin objectives of encouraging innovation and allowing personnel a sense of ownership of company projects are, according to the article, likely to yield positive results both in terms of productivity and morale. Fun/Fail Activity: A Continue Reading...
A recognized universal educational tool such as Blackboard should have a sophisticated search characteristic in order to increase navigation and productivity about the location. The third barrier concerning the Blackboard is that it does not give a Continue Reading...
Musical Theatre Film and the Choreographed Dance Sequence Entertainment based on film has been paramount in this country since the beginning of the motion picture in the early 20th century. The movie-going experience spread throughout the world in Continue Reading...
Gokhale, a. (1995). Collaborative Learning Enhancing Critical Thinking. Journal of Technology Education, 7, 22 -- 31. In the article titled, Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking, the authors are seeking to understand the true effect t Continue Reading...
Sony Corporation The recorded music industry is in a state of flux. Thanks to technology, new opportunities have been made available, however, new challenges have emerged as well. The most significant concern is piracy, especially with peer-to-peer Continue Reading...
Distance Communication and the Invention of the Telegraph & Telephone When Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell invented the first working telephone in 1876, he never could have envisioned the modern masses glued to their wireless devices. The w Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1.The Melting Pot: Exploring the Diverse Influences on American Culture: This essay could examine how various cultures from around the world have blended together to shape the unique aspects of Americ Continue Reading...
Daisy Miller and American Culture What is a literary work? This is an articulation of what the author thinks, it is where he or she pours his emotions, expressions, and imagination. Since every person is usually a member of a certain society, there Continue Reading...
Exploiting the Interrelation Between Creativity, Intelligence, Memory and Learning to Promote Academic Achievement One of the more mysterious aspects of the human condition concerns how some people are enormously creative throughout their lives whil Continue Reading...
Disaster Response Management Response and Recovery in Homeland Security 2015 DECEMBER-HLS-429-0L009 Sean Lynch January XX, 2015 Mentor: Stephen Prier You have been hired to conduct an incident post-mortem to provide feedback to senior governme Continue Reading...
measures taken by governments and concerned authorities in disseminating information about impending natural calamities is a laudable gesture. It shows the care of the authorities towards its subjects appreciably. These communiques passed on through Continue Reading...
If a person has good Public Relations with superiors and subordinates of the field, he will get the benefit of these relations. If he has decent qualification and he is competing with another applicant with same qualification, he may b preferred ove Continue Reading...
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Independent films have become such a mainstay of American cinema that it is difficult to tell what should be considered independent and what should be considered a major production these days. Small, independent film st Continue Reading...
Action The importance of creativity and innovation in the workplace is well documented, but the debate over nature vs. nurture continues with some authorities maintaining that people are born with attributes such as creativity and innovation while Continue Reading...
Pit Bulls: The Bad Rep The American Pit Bull -- also known as the American Staffordshire Terrier -- is a descendent of the muscular fighting dogs bred by the Molossi tribe of ancient Greece. Physically powerful and possessed of an intelligence that Continue Reading...
Education Comes, Not From Books, But From Personal Experience Education Comes Not From Books, but From Personal Experience Knowledge is the ultimate goal of any education, and there are many approaches to learning, from relying on books and traditi Continue Reading...
It causes a chain reaction where Uranium is bombarded by neutrons making it to split. There is a continual release of more neutrons every time a Uranium nucleus is split. The more the neutrons are released, the more the splits in the already split U Continue Reading...
Specifically, treatment consists of "customized exercises that specifically concentrate on stimulating the cerebellum to improve functioning and help speed up the rate information is received and processed" (Dyslexia treatments). The theory that Ce Continue Reading...
Dyslexia Although there is no recognized single definition of dyslexia, it generally refers to a condition in which there is a marked and often chronic inability to read fluently. It is also known as a "specific reading disability" or a "specific la Continue Reading...
Strategic Planning in IT IT Impact on Service Industry Performance Cooperative Competitive Competitive Advantage Implementation of IT Innovations 1992 U.S. VALUE-ADDED AND EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH IN GDP PER HOUR, MAJOR SE Continue Reading...
Georg Cantor: A Genius Out of Time If you open a textbook, in high school or college, in the first chapter you will be introduced to set theory and the theories of finite numbers, infinite numbers, and irrational numbers. The development of many the Continue Reading...
During this time period I also began studying leadership and the more interesting aspects of motivation. I found that the concepts of autonomy, mastery and purpose can have a transformational effect on those I am leading as well. Instead of concent Continue Reading...
I tried many things to find my aptitude before discovering my enjoyment and proficiency with economics. In Korea, I was first drawn to the game of golf as a profession. I enjoyed the game very much and had great passion for it, but my skill never qu Continue Reading...
A similar trend was seen in many areas of U.S. society, such as the restriction of medicinal claims on products and other trends that began in the same decade. It was very interesting to find that the U.S. Armed Forces had any part in distance educ Continue Reading...
Islamic Mysticism Islam is a Middle Eastern religion originating from around the 7th century, based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. The basic paradigm of Islam focuses on the revelations and ideals given to Muhammad by Allah (God) and reco Continue Reading...
Social Psychology Cognitive processes, social interactions, cultural context, and biological factors are what form what social psychology is in regards to and also how it is trained in that social psychologists are typically concerned in an individu Continue Reading...
Both of them are very accurate but they do not work together and he tried to solve that problem for the rest of his life. Einstein knew that this problem would have to be solved if we wanted to understand exactly what happened to create the universe Continue Reading...
A favorite target for conspiracists today as well as in the past, a group of European intellectuals created the Order of the Illuminati in May 1776, in Bavaria, Germany, under the leadership of Adam Weishaupt (Atkins, 2002). In this regard, Stewart Continue Reading...
The creation of the state of Israel in Palestine lent Jews in America a degree of legitimacy. And Jewish-Americans were now on the cusp of a new reality. Unit IV: 1946-1976 In the 1950s the Anti-Defamation League sought to have the immigration law Continue Reading...
Silent films were caught in the cross-hairs of all this. Buster Keaton: Silent Film Visionary -- Too Much Imagination Yet, that sort of nightmare world of industrialization both inspired and was depicted in silent film. The Lumiere brothers were i Continue Reading...
GE Aviation Division, Aircraft Engines This paper discusses General Electric Corporation (GE), specifically the arm which focuses on the production of aircraft engines. Until 2005, the GE Aviation division (GEA) operated under the designation of Gen Continue Reading...
