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The History and importance of cyber security

Introduction The ubiquity of the internet has enhanced modern life. It has enabled rapid and easy access to information at a scale never witnessed before in human history. Communications and business transactions can also get done over the internet by parties separated by huge geographical distances. This convenience eliminates the need for travelling long distances to so that one can undertake such tasks. Cybercrime can get defined as any illegal act involving usage of digital information systems. The process frequently involves a criminal motive to damage the reputation or cause harm, both physical and mental to the victim. This ...

Origins of sociological inquiry: Industrial revolution and emergence of the scientific approach

Introduction The field of sociology came into its own when scientific methods started getting systematically employed by social philosophers in nineteenth century Europe. This paper discusses the impact of industrial revolution on the development of social sciences as a discipline, the assumptions that underlie scientific methods employed by sociologists, and whether the inherent nature of social science research lends itself to objectivity. It also highlights the implications and consequences of social science research.

The birth of Sociology

The origin of Sociology, as a formal field of study is relatively recent. Historically, the discourse on social behavior was the preserve of social philosophers. However, the ...

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and its Features

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) refers to the seamless incorporation of two or more enterprise computer applications to enable them operate as a single system using a combination of software, hardware, processes and standards (Goldstone Technologies Limited, n.d.). It facilitates the creation of a dynamic business environment by permitting organizations to integrate their business processes both internally, and externally with their partners. EAI developed in response to the progression in distributed computing and the emergence of open information systems. There are three models of integration of applications: presentation, data and functional integration (Kalyani, 2012). In these models, new software in integrated into the ...

Scientists and politicians around the world continue to torment the question why Europe succeeded after 1500 to become a world leader?

The rise of the Western Europe was in no way based on the common European superiority over other regions and civilizations of the world. The Europeans were not richer, more progressive in technical and scientific terms or in production and trade, then main civilizations in Asia. Up to 1500, Europe was strongly behind regarding welfare, science and technology. Even in 1700, “it only began to catch up with the most advanced regions in Asia in terms of agricultural productivity and still was not able to produce cotton, silk or porcelain of the same quality as in India and China” ( ...

Impact of using lowly-differentiated Stimuli on the Working Memory

Abstract Sternberg Paradigm has been used as a measure in short term memory studies since the model was developed in 1966. Several subsequent studies have, however, not being successful in duplicating the exact results achieved by Sternberg. The reason for this has been identified as the other researchers’ use of faster stimulus presentation rates. The results from these subsequent studies indicate the impact of the presentation rate on the recall capability of the working memory. It is essential to highlight that all these studies used highly differentiated stimuli. This study will, however, analyze the impact of using lowly differentiated ...

Marbury v. Madison (1803) Marbury v. Madison is a case that is used as a reference in most jurisprudence due to how it was able to arbitrate on constitutional issues. In the period preceding this case the president, John Adams, had nominated John Marshall for the position of Chief Justice. This was following the resignation of Oliver Ellsworth due to health reasons. The president had initially tried to bring back John Jay who had been Chief Justice before but he declined the appointment by the president citing his old age. Marshall was a staunch federalist and had been serving as the ...

Courts have existed on the face of the earth for centuries, both formally and informally. Like any other institutions, these organizations which serve justice to the citizens have been faced by diverse challenges. As the dynamics of the world change, the issues faced also mutate with time bringing forth new problems. Courts are part of the judicial arm of governance of a civilized country, and for it to achieve and meet the expectations, justice must not only be done but seen to be achieved.

This brings forth the expectations of the community within which a court exists. The world today is ...

In what ways do proponents of the democratic peace theory believe that democracy is related to war and peace? Is democracy a sufficient condition for the emergence of international peace?

The basic principle of the democratic peace theory proclaims that democracies won’t be in conflict or war with each other. Proponents of this theory believe that the peace in the world is protected by the history of the democratic countries. It means that countries with the strong democracies extend their peaceful principles to the international relationship and therefore there cannot be any war and all the conflicts have peaceful solution. ...