Science Course Works Samples For Students

The lecture on system boundaries was presented by Director Kunz Bill to members of the Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Department at the University of Washington, Tacoma. The seminar took place on 19 April 2013 at 2.30 pm in Carwein Auditorium in Keystone Building at the university. Although it was much open to everybody to attend, it was more specific to members of third year class who needed to experience more extracurricular intellectual discourses by exposing themselves to current researches in social sciences, humanities, and sciences. The director began by making it clear that they are boundaries that define scopes of ...

The tides of reform have always been so significant and even useful in the past and also the future. These reforms have been taking place ever since the almost six decades ago. The main aim of such reforms is basically focus on four aspects which are found in the constitution. The first aspect is to concentrate all powers to the president; the second aspect is to prepare the government with the future wars by making sure that there are enough resources as well as cutting off the unnecessary expenditures. The third aspect is to put much focus on the ...

Public health informatics (PHI) denotes the logical application of computer science, information, as well as technology to the practice of public health, learning, and research (O'Carroll, 2013). PHI is an interdisciplinary vocation that uses engineering, mathematics, information science, as well as related social sciences to significant public health processes and problems.

The field of informatics has been applied and is significant in the components of public health involving public health surveillance, nursing, environmental health, emergency response, and administration. Public health informatics has provided methods or techniques for attaining goals of public health in a ...

Introduction and Topic of Discussion Chosen

The topic of discussing that I have chosen to expand on is ‘Using Multimedia to Engage Learners’ that is found in Chapter eleven. The chapter discusses a wide range of media elements that can be engaged at different levels when it comes to educating learners. Most of the media elements discussed in this chapter are common to most individuals including the students thus they are conversant with them. These elements form part of the larger multimedia objects that include texts messages, video recordings, models, audio visuals and to some extent real objects that helps students to undertake demonstrative learning. This ...

Part 1

A marketing survey leads to a collection of different types of data about a particular market or consumer group. The data collected can be from various elements of a market (e.g., a sample of car owners or night shoppers). If we are going to base our decisions on the results achieved through market research then, the research has to be highly valid.
There is an often quoted statement “There are three types of lies---lies, damn lies, and statistics” by Benjamin Disraeli. This statement is true if the statistical procedures are not applied prudently and authentically. There are two main sources of misuse ...

Subjectivity refers to the situation of being a given subject. It used to show the quality of having experiences, beliefs, perspectives, desires, feeling and power. It is used for giving explanations to what affects and influences the judgement of people about reality or truth. Generally, subjectivity is a collection of experiences, perception, cultural or personal understanding, beliefs, and expectations specific to an individual.

In scientific research, subjectivity is a very delicate discipline. In carrying out quantitative research, I would argue that there is a need to maintain subjectivity at the lowest level. This is because most scientific analysis requires keen examination of ...

Influencing my organization and my role as an action scientist

As an action scientist and as the associate Dean of the college, my roles and responsibilities will involve taking the college on a path of progression, by virtue of my leadership, administrative skills, and professional knowledge. My duties would include developing and promoting the effective implementation of academic courses, for the better learning of the students. I am also responsible for the proper selection, training, and retention of faculty, as well as the examination department. I co-ordinate between the members of different departments, and review proposals for any ...

Computer scientists often have the thought of having an important place within the society. They will strive to show everyone in the world how their views have the most positive effects on the entire globe. The use of computers has been a major boost on the current world because many activities are made simple. Communication across the world and all the bulky activities that involved the human nature to carry out have been made simply by programming a computer to take instructions from a human (Agans, 2002). The computer is programmed to carry out a multitude of activities including accepting data, processing the ...

It is unethical to use a scientific method to take out brain cells from a living subject. Notably, it is clear that this may have future implications on the subject that gets there brain cells removed out of their brain system. The brain is the center of control of the human functions, the process of this scientific experiment demeans the essence of creations. The brain is a special part of the body that requires careful attention in order to preserve human dignity. A living human being should not have their brain tampered with. However, this can be done on a lifeless human being, ...

Kohonen Network

While not the first of its kind, the Self-Organizing Map is a form of artificial neural network that became useful because of its use in visualizing and analyzing high-dimensional data on a low-dimensional scale. It gained its common name, the Kohonen Network, after a Finnish professor by the name of Teuvo Kohonen introduced it to the world .

What made it different from early neural network models is the fact that in these early neural network models, the self-organizing power was weak; thus this made the Kohonen Network crucial is that is composed no less than two interacting subsystems which are different in ...

1) The scientific method is an organized approach used to explain why things happen or to predict what will happen. The scientific method aims to answer questions and problems objectively and accurately by conducting experiments. The first step in the scientific method is the definition of the problem. One has to have a specific problem which one wants to resolve. After defining the problem, questions must be asked. The purpose of asking questions is to limit the scope of the experiment. The questions will serve as a guide so that the experiment does not lose its focus. The question should be ...

Questions

The Lunar Society of Birmingham was an informal society of industrialists and philosophers that met on full moon nights because the moonlight made traveling easier. Members included Matthew Boulton, Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Priestley, James Watt, and Josiah Wedgwood. Erasmus Darwin was Charles Darwin’s father and the Lunar Society often met at his home. This exposed young Charles Darwin early on in life to creative scientific thinkers that surely influenced his studies in later years. .

What purpose did Linnaeus system of binomial nomenclature (also known as his binary system) serve?
Carl Linnaeus has been called “the Father ...

It has been 56 years since the festival has celebrated annually and people are always expecting for the Maine Lobster Festival or MLF that promises happy moments and delicious food. The celebration has many things to offer for the visitors. Every July, in Midcoast Region the center of lobster industry, the MLF held its big celebration. The Camden and Rockland are the two main communities that participate in the event. In addition, the two main industries in the Midcoast region are Tourism and Lobster industry. In fact, the Maine Lobster Festival highly symbolizes the involvement of the participating industries ...

- Reasons for scientifically studying psychology

Psychology covers the science of both the behavior of human and nonhuman entities. Because science is a systematized body of knowledge it adds fulfilment to the humanity as it operates in the context of observation thereby leading to a deeper understanding of how a system works.

- Falsifiability

Falsifiability is that property that a hypothesis, a theory or a law may be proven wrong or false. Thus, most scientists expressed their data in confidence interval such as 99.99% certainty about some correlations because there is still a 0.01% that scientist may be wrong with such correlation.

- Confirmation bias

Confirmation bias is defined as the propensity of a researcher to interpret results ...

In finding the correlation and association between two numerical variables, determined sets of information must be as accurate as possible. Otherwise, discrepancies in results and intended/unintended statistical manipulation could change the course of a mathematically involved study. For me, two factors could change the course and the outcome of a specific research in a major way – these variables are known as measurements and biased sampling.

Measurements and biased sampling correlate with one another in data extraction. However, inaccurate measurements unintentionally or intentionally done are different. Measurements based on estimation and inaccurate are also different depending on mathematical circumstances. Measurements are variables ...

Agricultural Biotechnology

The field of agricultural biotechnology is mainly a collection of scientific techniques that are used to improve plants, animals and microorganisms. Agricultural biotechnology has many environmental and social impacts. Scientists constantly work on developing solutions to increase agricultural productivity based on the understanding of DNA. As expected, the issues associated with agricultural biotechnology are complex and varied. The complexities of this field arise from the creation and management of science, the intellectual property rights, public and private research interactions, safety concerns, marketing of products and the economic factors influencing industries participating in agricultural biotechnology (Carpenter J, 2001).
Different countries ...

Interview as a social research method

Introduction

Research plays an integral role in enhancing quality of life and transforming the society. It is defined as a scientific and systematic inquiry that is involves the use of inductive and deductive approaches to examine a social problem. Social scientists understand that research is important because it enables them to describe, predict, explain and solve social problems. As scientists, social scientists employ different research methods to conduct social research and valid their claims empirically. Although research methods differ in many aspects, they can grouped in two main dimensions namely; qualitative design and quantitative design. In quantitative design, a social scientist collects, ...

Question 1:

When Aristotle is confronted with the philosophical question of what is superior between the scientific knowledge and religious knowledge, it presents the notion of context. It is obvious that some line of thought would be skewed and directed towards believing that scientific knowledge is superior. Like Newton, I am of the opinion that the religion and the notion and concept of God is a fallacy, or at best I would describe it as a hypothesis (Trompf, 93). Thus, the knowledge of nature and science stands to be out rightly superior to the rules of religion or God by extension.

Question 2:

This inquiry ...

- The Frye vs. United States was a case decided in 1923, and that set the standard for scientific evidence admissibility in court. The major issue surrounding this case regarded polygraph test, which the defendant Frye offered to the court to prove that he was not lying, and he was indeed telling the truth in denying his culpability. The trial judges however refused to accept or admit this evidence and made a decree that would reverberate within the judicial corridors for a long time. The court ruled that any expert onion or evidence that was based on scientific principles could only be ...

Scientific management is a term describing the industrial system created and promoted by Fredrick W. Taylor and his followers. It is a management theory determining changes in improving labor productivity. Fredrick Taylor developed scientific management believing that tasks could get scientifically optimized (Wren, 2011). He believed that scientific management could design the best rational way of task performance. In his works, he came up with the time and motions studies that people could work differently, certain people could work indefinitely, and certain people worked efficiently than others. He identified four principles of scientific management.

Firstly, he developed the science of work ...

- Vertebrates: These are higher organisms in the kingdom Animalia that have a distinct spinal cord, i.e., a vertebra (notochord). Vertebrates include bony fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

- Invertebrates: Invertebrates are organisms of the kingdom Animalia that do not have a vertebral column. Invertebrate organisms include insects, arthropods, molluscs, worms, annelids and protozoans.

- Biodiversity: Biodiversity is the variation of different life forms present in any specified region, area, niche, biome and even planet. The variation includes genetic variations, specie variations and ecosystem variations.

- Nexus: A nexus is a gap junction that acts as intracellular connections between two cells. Nexus ...

The world has been facing numerous outbreaks of diseases in the recent past. The most pressing outbreak posing a threat to the world now is Ebola. The Ebola virus first emerged in Zaire and Sudan in 1976. It’s from this region that the name Ebola came to be. Ebola a river found in Zaire where the virus was detected. In that year, it infected about two hundred and eighty-four people. The mortality rate was 53%. Later in the same year, about three hundred and eighteen people were infected with a mortality rate of 88% in Zaire. In 1989, imported monkeys from ...

Statement: “Our current acceptance of a right to die, especially for those who are unconscious and need a proxy decision maker, is a rather slippery slope that may, in the future, be used not to protect individual autonomy or privacy but rather to serve as a facade to rid us of individuals whose lives we do not value.” .

Euthanasia is defined as the act or the practice of killing or allowing the death of extremely sick or injured individuals by using a relatively painless method for the sole purpose of mercy . Eighteenth century has seen the tolerance to suicide and the respect for ...

In this chapter, some some early evidences of the management practice, significance of the management practice, Classical Approaches which include Taylor and Franck’s, Lilian Gilbreth’s, Fayol’s and Weber’s contribution to management, use of scientific management, general administrative theory, Quantitative approach including total quality management, use of quantitative approach by managers, behavioral approach, contemporary approach, Islamic perspective about management, and Arab management practices are discussed. The ancient management can be contributed to the Pyramids of Egypt, Great Wall of China, and to the floating warship lines of the Venetians. Then in 1776 Adam Smith’s The ...

Introduction

Interdisciplinary perspective is an approach that entails a comprehensive analysis of more than one social or economic discipline. The involved parties exercise the virtues of impartiality by connecting the influence of one discipline to the other. In most cases, interdisciplinary approach are associated with education disciplines where two or more subjects are interlinked to assess how they impact a certain aspect of life. Interdisciplinary approach facilitates the naivety of crossing of the boundaries with an objective to resolve contention between two or more social aspects.

The speaker highlighted the theme of the discussion on system boundaries and the borders that exist ...

Part 1 Video Critique

In the first part of this assignment, the video chosen to do the critique is an Amateur video of the anatomy of the Archaeopteryx (http://bit.ly/1vImeVp). The Archaeopteryx was an animal that lived about 150 million years ago, in the late Jurassic period. The video starts with several images of various fossils of Archaeopteryx. The narrator begins by citing Darwin’s theory of evolution and states that this theory “predicted that we could find fossils of intermediate forms: creatures that bridge the gaps between modern species”. Then, the narrator introduces the Archaeopteryx, and points out that this animal “ ...

Educational Affiliation

In philosophy, ethics is a branch of thought that deals with questions about what is right and what is wrong. There are various ethical dilemmas which are found in other more complex areas. For example the widely discussed moral question concerns are the use of animals in scientific experiments. Clearly, humans have the power to use other creatures in this way. PETA also known as People for the Ethical Treatment of the Animals (2014) conducted an undercover investigation on the laboratory of Philip Morris, an international cigarette manufacturing company. Inside their laboratories scientific research are carried with the use of ...

Cross-cultural psychology is a combination of both cultural and cross-cultural psychology; nevertheless, the two terms have a significant difference. Cultural psychology focuses on the cultural dynamics, whereas cross-cultural psychology is concerned with a culture’s static aspects. In this case, the main agenda is cross-cultural psychology, as it focuses on the effects culture has on studying human behavior.

This study looks at how human behavior is influenced by cultural factors. A culture involves the various characteristics that a certain group of people depicts. These attributes may include the peoples’ behaviors, attitudes, values and customs that pass on from one generation to another. The ...

The primary thesis of ”Computer Graphics: Effects of Origins” is that computer changes affect culture as well. "These changes are not simply technical effects. They contribute to maintenance and change of culturally historical context" (Jones 51). New digital forms are based on traditional forms. "An increasing number of contemporary theorists are stressing the importance of origins and practices in unmasking assumptions within current forms and practices" (Jones 51). Art and culture are only getting an ally in computer programmes. There is a "reliance on previous forms" and there are "evolving possibilities in harmony with larger ...

The scientific method is a systematic way to explore and explain a series of events that may contribute to the body of knowledge. It is also applied to challenge or support existing theories that have accumulated from a number of research studies over time. The scientific method involves the following steps: observations, formulation of hypothesis, testing of the hypothesis, analysis of derived data from a series of test and drawing inferences or generalizations. Thus, the scientific method is a standardized method that is employed when acquiring knowledge.

Social science research has been defined in some literature as "any scientific study of human action ...

Revealing both the best and worst aspects of humanity, the Renaissance was characterized by extraordinary human achievements, a heightened interest in human potential and, paradoxically, by superstition, witch-hunting, exorcism and torture. The humanism of Renaissance had four main themes: the belief in the individual’s potential, a tendency to view religion as being more personal rather than institutionalized, an increased interest in the classics, a rejection of Aristotelian philosophy in order to develop a more scientific attitude.
As the ecclesiastical power started to deteriorate, the pressure of having to fit scientific inquiry with Christian dogma decreased, making inquiry steadily more objective. Copernicus ...

Communication

Writing differs in different disciplines with each discipline having its own unique structure, format and language convention. A writing style used in one discipline might not be acceptable in another discipline. In some disciplines such as engineering the writing is more technical and the most used style is APA while in disciplines such as journalism where the essays are less technical the MLA method of writing is used (Giltrow, 2002). Other methods used include Chicago/Turban and also Havard(Turabian,Colomb&Williams ,2010).

The writing format also differs, in writing scientific articles especially researches there are areas such as introduction, ...

Prevention is better than cure a wise say goes. This is what researchers in this article opt to pass across to the people. They spent time researching on parent’s decisions on their children’s immunization. Research methodology used here is quantitative research; this is seen by the use of numerical data in providing information about the number of people with their opinions. Quantitative approach has also been employed, and it is evident in the procedures of data collection. The use of tables, calculation, numerical and focus groups proves that the quantitative research approach was employed.

Research is regarded as ...

Genetics has progressed over the recent years. Very sophisticated methods of studying genes and researching how species have evolved from one cell into complex animals. The purpose of the research by Lee, Lai, Malik, Saldarriaga, Kelling, and Slamovits at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University was to observe and gather more information about The Oxyrrhis marina (O. marina). The species is very good for studying about the development of two taxonomic groups of “protists, dinoflagellates and apicomplexans” (1). The molecular structure is simple, so it is at the ...

Isaksen, Dorval and Treffinger (2011) consider that creativity and problem solving are interconnected in a natural manner, as creativity represents an inner characteristic of individuals that manifests when situation requires. The authors consider that creativity produces various outcomes, depending on each individual’s inner creativity (Isaksen, Dorval & Treffinger, 2011).

According to this observation, as I have observed the world for the last few days, I understood that people have different creative processes that they use for solving problems and for interacting daily. As a reaction, the outcomes of applying creativity to solving problems or interacting are different.
Many people ...

Galileo gained his claim to fame in the 1600s, and is now considered to be the so-called ‘father of modern science’ for his tremendous contributions to many fields of science. Galileo had invented a more fine-tuned telescope which allowed him to see Jupiter’s moons, the rings around Saturn, Venus’ phases, as well as sunspots and the moon’s rugged surface. He gained wide notoriety when he opposed everyone’s beliefs about the Earth being the center of the universe, fighting the church and scientists alike to prove his theories.

Peter the Great became historically famous for his role ...

Question 1

The major approaches to communication are formal and informal communication, top-down communication, horizontal communication and diagonal communication. Each form of communication tries to explain different ways through which communication can be achieved in an organization. Formal and informal, and top -down communication sets guidelines with which communication can be achieved within the right channels. Horizontal and diagonal communication tries to show ways through which employees of different departments and of the same level can communicate.

Question 2

This refers to the ways through which an organization or a society can co-ordinate in order to achieve the specific goals and objectives. With effective ...

Nursing informatics is regarded to being the science and practice that seeks to integrate nursing, its information and knowledge with the management of information and all communication technologies so as to promote the health of individuals, families and communities (Ball & Hannah, 2011,p.12). Normally nurse informaticians works as educators, developers of communication and information technologies, researchers, policy developers and also as the chief information officers in a healthcare setting.

The application of nursing informatics knowledge is very important in empowering all healthcare practitioners in achieving a patient centred care. In this paper I will expound further on the roles of ...

Consumer Driven Health Plans (CDHPs) are medical insurance plans which allow a person to pay for certain medical services directly, rather than pay premiums to the insurer, who in turn caters for the expenses. Basically they save the consumer from paying high premiums in a comprehensive health insurance cover (Eagle et.al., 2009). The consumer is given the option of selecting which service to pay for based on their needs (Balser Group, 2013). High Deductable Health Plans on the other hand attract low premiums but the consumer has to bare more out of pocket expenses than in conventional health insurance policies (McKenzie ...

Introduction

Young children, especially between the ages two to eight years learn best through activity based education. The main source of knowledge for these children is through their senses, as they are unable to grasp concepts in an abstract manner. In modeling science lessons for children therefore, it is important to focus the lessons around things that they can experience with their senses such as see, hear, touch and smell. Training children to perceive science in this manner will constantly immerse the children in their everyday world that improves their perceptions of the world. Children are very curious creatures and ...

Facilitator:

Scientific techniques refer to procedures that are informed by technical or logical postulates in developing practical mechanisms or systems. Scientific principles refer to methods based on empirical and measurable facts for measuring and investigating a particular phenomenon. Scientific principles and techniques therefore are strategies and techniques used to investigate a phenomenon, validate facts, or reject a thesis based on empirical and measurable facts (Jarrett 2009, p. 219). In engineering, scientific methods determine the quality and level of material used for the final assembly stage.

Scientific principles and techniques are essential in promoting research in different areas of engineering. Engineers examine the concepts ...

Scientific evolution started several centuries before. Prior to the discoveries that were made by the likes of Aristotle and the rest the details about various aspects of the universe were very scanty. The chart below will dig to the details of scientific evolution by taking into consideration the various scientists who made tremendous contribution into shaping up the universe through their discoveries.

It is worth noting that before the scientific discoveries people held diverse beliefs on the existence of the universe. It is worth noting that the theories on various existence of the universe were rather hypothetical. Several myths ...

The enormous decline of students majoring in science courses in America is a matter of great concern. This decline in the number of students majoring in science courses is basically related to performance in these courses in the lower levels of education. The students may be optimistic about science courses but they tend to perform poorly failing to attain qualifications to pursue such courses. The reason behind poor performance in these science courses is the lack of enough preparation in the lower levels of education. The little investment in science based courses in lower levels of education is the main ...

Procedure and Facts

The two plaintiffs, who were minors, and their parents, commenced liability proceedings against the defendant, which was a pharmaceutical company. The plaintiffs were born with limb defects which they contended was not natural but rather by their mother’s use of Benedictin, a drug manufactured by the defendants. The claim was lodged at the Ninth Circuit court. The arguments from the opposing parties in the case elucidated differing opinions as to the more just, appropriate and reliable criteria for the admissibility of scientific evidence available. There existed an earlier common law rule, the Frye rule, which held scientific evidence must be ...

Scientific Method steps

Several ways can be used to state scientific method and the exact scientific method steps depend on how the steps are broken. However, the basic steps involves making observations, coming up with observation explanation using hypothesis proposal, testing validity of the explanation by designing and performing an experiment, and accepting or rejecting the given explanation through data analysis if necessary and even try coming up with a better one. The scientific method steps are important because they attempt to minimize prejudice or biasness in the experimenter. Even a scientist with best intentions cannot escape bias. Bias originates from cultural and personal ...

Economics studies the decisions people make in their daily lives. This study of the choices individuals make brings to mind visions of charts, statistics and equations. These are aspects of sciences which rely on mathematical analysis to prove theories and hypotheses. It leads to the conclusion that economics is, indeed, a science. Economists use scientific methods to derive their conclusions. Like scientific researches, economists devise theories to conduct researches. They then collect and analyze data to verify or refute claims in the presumptions. They use observations and theories to conclude on their postulates like other sciences. The only difference between ...

The Classical Approach theory was developed in the 19th century as an approach to place reliance on various management elements such as division of labor, unity of command and delegation to establish various relationships between subordinates and authority. Classical management can be divided into three areas: scientific management, bureaucratic management and administrative theory. The major contributors to these three management thoughts are Henry Fayol, Max Weber and Frederic W. The classical approach is mainly concerned with increasing efficiency in workplaces on management practice and efficiency of workers. This theory therefore focuses on enhancing workforce, labor and management efficiency in ...

Introduction to the Sciences

Detrimental Health Effects of BPA

Bisphenol A or BPA is used to develop certain types of plastic that are used in a large number of preparations for variety products. Containers made with these materials may expose people to BPA in water and food. Medical equipments and other more popular products, like coating for thermal papers, may also be a factor significantly to human exposure. Some animal studies have found that the development of fetus may be harmed by BPA, but scientists do not believe the fact about the value of the animal research for predicting adverse side effects in people.

Schierow and Lister (2010) assert that ...

Biopsychology – Is a new study that has been developing over the past 50 years. It is close to the fundamental science psychology, but biopsychology directly studies how can we increase the speed of studying by means of stimulating brain nerves. The ones who study this course take a close look at how the behavior of an individual changes due to specific areas of brain being damaged as well as the influence of alcohol and drugs on brain.

Different methods for research are implemented. For example special methods to visualize the living brain: Contrast X-rays, MRI, Magnetoencephalography, Positron Emission Tomography, Computerized ...

Alfred Wegener was a proficient German natural scientist in the field of Geology, astronomy and meteorology. He first presented his theory of continental drift in 1912. His significant scientific contribution was a unified theory for the continents origin.
Harry Hess was significant in the postwar revolution in the earth sciences. He initially drew up theories utilizing the considerable discoveries on ocean floor nature. He discovered 160 flat-topped summits on the bed of ocean, referred to as guyots.

Phoenicians are commonly known because of oceanography. These were the first individuals to navigate the seas and their civilization was based the life ...

Dante Cicchetti and Stephen Hinshaw scan how collaborative efforts in the “Prevention and Intervention Sciences” (2002) can do better than the present conditions. Naming diagnoses, specifying developmental processes, discussing psychopathology is not what the article is about. The authors’ interest is bringing our attention to what we know about published studies. Not the studies themselves but the tests. And the not tests themselves but the making of them: how they come together; whose coordinating them; at what costs.

Test subjects are “children, adolescents, and families”, human beings we know and love; they could even be us, who ...

Unlike many of his contemporaries in the realm of science fiction writing, H.G. Wells understood how to tell a story to an audience. Whereas many of the other writers of the era were fascinated by the many technological advances available to them and the implications of these advances, Wells used those advances to set up a story that would come to resonate in American culture for years to come.

Indeed, to this day, the trope of an “alien” is consistent with Wells’ original description of the Martians, which speaks to the timelessness of the novel that he created. One of ...

Phil Jones

Research paradigms
A research paradigm refers to a design, small, basic examples that are used to demonstrate procedures, methods and hypothetical points. It is also a framework guided by a set of beliefs and approaches concerning the world. Ontology, epistemology and methodology are examples of philosophical terms and represent the basic types of paradigms. Every research paradigm should be treated with the importance it deserves. A philosopher should not at any time ignore any paradigm, be it qualitative, quantitative or epistemology.
A proficient research should be a comparison of several other researches. For instance, a researcher should not be contented by the ...

Essay Question #1

Examine the growth of worldwide trade from 1500 to 1800. Discuss the rise and implications of a global trading system.

Essay Question #1:

Worldwide trade grew exponentially between 1500 to 1800. Before 1492, many new world foods that are now staples of western diets had been completely isolated in the Americas. Explorers bringing back crops such as tobacco, cocoa, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. dramatically changed and mostly improved diets. Secure trade with India and other parts of Asia allowed for a reliable supply of spices and tea, also improving people’s quality of life.
Of course, not everyone’s quality of life was improved ...

This article explains that bottle water can cause cancer. According to this article leaving bottle water in hot vehicles causes the bottles to release carcinogenic substances. The author of this article is highly critical of this causation. He argues that this argument is based on a research paper presented by a student from the University of the Idaho. Ed Zimney, the author of this article, explains that the results used in this research were unsubstantiated. He adds that this research is based on assumption that has been extrapolated by the media to cause a stir within the public about the issue (Zimney, ...

My field work was at Silver Trail Middle School where I had the chance to observe a third grade science class, with Mrs. Sharon as the teacher. There were a total of 20 students in the class with 10 boys and 10 girls. The students were from different originalities that included Haitians, Jamaicans and Hispanics. Most of these students were black. The class had a mix of students from different levels. Some of them were reported to have repeated the same class severally while others qualified to be in the class level.

The common core of the class was reading with key ...

Modernity is closely linked to democratic models and ambitions. It reconfigures the connection of individuals to other persons as well as to their society through promotion of individualism. Enlightenment is among the turning points in the European’s history periodization. Human reason is an important tool in modernizing institutions and beliefs issue (Issue 18 v1 pp 315). The Isles of Britain had grown confidence in information on the basis of sensation. Britain received a head start on enlightenment due to the fact that they relied on contact with the world for information. Through this, they focused on intellectual thought. Achievement ...

Primary research aids in gathering of information used in books and the respective fields across the globe. While the benefits of research are obvious, it is still debatable if there is such a thing as perfect research. Because of the value laden nature of research, subjectivity of facts, and bias of researchers, I agree with Griffith’s assertion that, “there is no hope of doing perfect research” (Griffiths, 1998, p97). The perfection of research is further discounted by the fact that a prediction in psychology can be known in advance. If this is an antecedent condition, then why do we ...

Abstract

Geology has evolved into a very imperative discipline of science. Humankind's dependability on geology is clearly reflected by the changing attitudes towards the same. The following article provides a glimpse of the changing mindsets and beliefs regarding Geology, and how the science itself is not seen merely as a subject but as a strong platform to discover the truths about the Earth's existence and its parallel effects on humankind.

Geology is a field that studies the Earth its formation and the process involved and includes sciences such as mineralogy, geodesy and stratigraphy. Right from minerals, precious stones and gems, volcanoes to the solar ...

Part 1: Scientific Method

The goal of using the scientific method is to determine cause and effect (Science Buddies, 2011). Keeping the five steps of the scientific method in mind for solving real world problems can save time and stop panic.

Scenario 1: You arrive home late at night. You walk up to the front door, unlock it, and reach in to turn on the light switch located just inside the front door. The light does not come on! Now what?

The first thing to do comes naturally; ask a question, “Why won’t this work?”

The second step is to gather background ...