Essays on Social Aspects

Summary

“The Future History of Industrial Technology” is an article written in 2003, which tries to predict possible changes to understanding of discipline by onward change of generations. Gordon Minty, the author, starts with the idea that views on the history of industrial technology that will be brought by new educated specialists may by different from those of people who have been establishing the discipline. Basically, the article focuses on the essence of industrial technology, and, more exactly, on its emergence and its predetermining disciplines. Article includes brief factual overview of the development of IT and its origins. Generally, it ...

Discussion

There are ten exemplary early childhood programs outlined in the article. While all of the programs have specific features, which make them excellent, other programs seem to stand out as compared to others. One such program is the Children’s Village Child Care Center located in Philadelphia. What makes this program exemplary is the fact that it exhibits open communication, which transcends the obstacles presented by language and cultural barriers. The program embraces families with a myriad of diversities given that it is located in an urban setting. It unites and enables interactions of families of diverse constellations, economic ...

Research Paper

Introduction The social world is as complex as the physical world. Due to such complexity, sociologists have made considerable efforts to explain various social phenomena through different sociological theories. One of the major sociological theories is functionalism, which has its origins in the works of Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim. The functionalist theory explains how societies survive and maintain social stability. It also explores dysfunctional events like suicide. This paper argues that functionalism can provide a reasonable and accurate explanation of the phenomenon of suicide since social factors, like excessive social cohesion or the lack of it and extreme ...

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Abstract

The importance of social media effects on families and communities has been determined by the research findings based on the investigation of existing literature. The principal objective of the study is to examine the influence of social media on our everyday life. Besides, another investigative goal is to identify possible consequences that social media may bring. Therefore, this study implies the utilization of both secondary research and primary research approaches. The expected ...

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Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya - (Buddha of the Future) Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Ca. 3r century Introduction The significance of the term bodhisattva lies in the way it is used to designate Buddha-to-be. A bodhisattva is destined to become a Buddha as he progresses towards awakening because of his self- motivation and unique qualities. Buddha Gautama refers to his bodhisattva’ in his pre-awakening experiences and how he overcame fears during bodhisattva’s struggles. Bodhisattva gradually develops a clear division between unwholesome thoughts and wholesome thoughts. On considering these formulations, it is safe to assume that the idea of Bodhisattva ...

This research identifies public relations as an essential element for nations. Under public relations, the study identifies Jordan as a potential region of study. This research identifies various avenues of image management during crises in Jordan. The study of Jordan and its practices of public relations, especially image management involve different stages. First, the study provides an overview of public relations and image management to foster the understanding of the topic. Image management is all about maintaining the reputation of a ...

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 ...

Introduction

People in the developed countries are living longer with advances in medical science. The life expectancy, today, is much longer than it was in the previous generations. With the baby boomer generation now reaching the age of 65 years and people living longer as compared to the olden days, the population worldwide of those aged over 65 years is increasing day by day or is set to increase substantially in the coming decades ahead. With an increased life expectancy, there is also a rise in chronic diseases. Worldwide, over 22 million people die from chronic diseases every year (Free 2). ...

Definitions of Terms

A supermarket is a big type of grocery store that offers self-services. It has diverse varieties of household and food items that are organized into walkways. The size is larger and wider than grocery store, but it is smaller and more restricted in the choice of commodities they sell than a hypermarket (Blythe, 2008). A discounter is a smaller type of supermarket that offers its services and products under a subsidized price as compared to the indicated process. The services however are like those initiated at the supermarket the only difference coming into play through prices. A customer under the supermarket and discounter ...

Through properly analyzing the context of the book The Death of Artemio Cruz, it is notable that the book explores various social aspects. The diverse issues discussed are in relation to the activities that were taking place during the period of authorship of the book. The book tries to develop a theme that is surrounded by the different issues that affect various societies. In this instance, it is the life of Cruz that is under review where his life encounters are evaluated against various social values (Fuentes 23). Throughout the book, it is evident to note the various social aspects ...

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Introduction

Capital Punishment, also known as a Death Penalty, is a legal process by which a person accused of a crime is put to death. The term is derived from the Latin word “capitalis”, meaning beheading. Widely regarded as one of the most controversial topics of the 21st century, this paper focuses on the historical, moral and social aspects of the use of capital punishment. It covers all arguments both in favor of and against this form of punishment.

Historical Significance

Capital Punishment and Death Penalty Law is a centuries old phenomenon. The first death penalty laws were established in Eighth Century B.C for 25 ...

Part I

During the 17th century, the European underwent a social, political and economic transformation as compared to the Arab worlds. This meant that the British increased in population at a higher rate as opposed to the Arab, improved technologically and economically also (Clancy and Smith 34). This brought a superiority complex between the two worlds with the Europeans proving to be the dominant in many instances. This made the Arabs to start looking forward to the ways and culture of the European. This greatly influenced the great reformations in the Arab Empires hence inviting the British to their land in the 19th century. ...

Introduction

The processes of colonization and decolonization play a significant role in the social processes, in the society. The social aspects in colonization and decolonization shows portray more of social aspects than political aspects. The governance of people is effected after the people themselves have changed. The process of decolonization goes hand in hand with the process colonization. The processes of the colonization and decolonization involve understanding the social issues. The experiences of the people in the society helps to explain the processes of colonization and decolonization in the society. The process of colonization involves various steps. Colonization involves denial ...

Part 1: Social Behavior Media

The biggest loser is the show I have chosen to comment on. It is a competition whereby participants are rewards each week for losing the most weight. The ones whom loose the least are eliminated each week and the winner becomes the person who loses the most during the competition.

Do you feel these shows help or hurt public health?

These shows in my opinion have nothing to do with a public health agenda. They are pure entertainment, but producers feel that they have a moral, obligation to the public to indulge in popular issue. Obesity is popular whether from a public health perspective or not. Beauty perception is consistent a particular weight, shape ...

Management: Innovation

Introduction - the description of innovation - The elucidation of factors leading to innovation for instance the adoption of common language enabling the workforce to understand each other

- The advantages of innovation will be expounded together with their effects on the society for instance the growth and introduction of new industries

Disadvantages

- The disadvantages of innovation to the society

Conclusion

- The conclusion will follow restating the hypothesis of the paper as had been given earlier on Innovation refers to first occurrence of an idea for a new product or process. It describes the first commercialization of ...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) refer to a group of several neurodevelopment syndromes that havedisorders having a poorly understood etiology. Mental The term ASD has been used by several mental health professionals use the term ASD to represent not only classic autism but also Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, CDD and PDD-NOS (NHS 2012)—disorders that refer to syndromes that share the same impairments (Romero-Munguia 2013).HYPERLINK "http://en.plagiarismdetect.com/plagiarism/index/8c2ae26f5e9428176d21bb1f0bea960009307af6/25242?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ablockabove.com%2Fwhy-fluency" \t "_blank"Romero-Munguia 2013). These are autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome (AS), and pervasive developmental disorder – not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), also known as atypical autism (NHS 2012). ASD is characterized by developmental ...

The Second Amendment (U.S. citizen's right to bear arms) The Second Amendment (U.S. citizen's right to bear arms) The Second Amendment got adopted on December 15, 1791 which provided U.S. citizens the right to bear arms. The amendment led to the horrible massacre at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007 when single gunmen shot 32 people (Virginia Tech massacre, 2014, May 3). The Second Amendment holds that, the right of an American citizen to have and keep arms were respected at all times. As a result of that statute, research indicates that over 40% of the American homesteads ...

After over a whole decade since the first genetically modified crops were approved an increasingly fiercer debate has emerged as to whether the genetically engineered (GE) crops will promote the sustainability of agriculture. This debate shows no signs of ending with proponents emphasizing on the potential of the robust technology to promote productivity in the agricultural sector with the possibility of decreasing the utilization of the costly and environmentally hazardous inputs, as well as the potentiality of the technology to address the climatic conditions that are very dynamic and unpredictable. Even though the implementation of this technology in the future ...

Introduction

On 16th November 2012 seventy eight year old Rahmatollah Vahidipour a resident of Great Neck was killed under unfamiliar circumstances. The motives surrounding the killing could not be clearly established at an instance. Investigations into the death did not last a week before the killer was known and arraigned in court. Salvatore Pirrone, a native of Bensonhusrt, Brooklyn was charged with three counts of second degree murder and one count of first degree murder. He was responsible of Rahmatollah’s killing on the fateful day (Goodman J. D. 2012). Pirrone was a said to be a middleman for a clothing supplier and it was ...

Abstract

The term business can be used to refer to an activity that done that is profitable and viable. Business involves trading between two or more parties where an agreed price is determined. Trading can take the form of two countries that exchange goods and services through a given system. Singapore has emerged as a business hub due to various factors that facilitate proper business practice between the country and other nations. Trading is an inevitable activity in the community we live nowadays as it facilitates movement of goods and products from one area to another. Business on the global scale has ...

Essay Questions on Boston City

- Three elements from Kevin lynch “the city and its elements” about Boston City - Paths - The Ross Kennedy Greenway is a key path in Boston City. It is a linear urban park consisting of landscaped gardens, fountains, art, promenades and a special lighting system stretching more than one mile through Boston’s Financial District, neighborhoods and Harbor communities. A lot of traffic is also uses the underground tunnels built after modernization of the pathway recently. - The Freedom Trail is a walkway 2.5 miles long through Boston City that serves as a historical feature bearing many memories of the ...

Citation/Reference Information

The journal title, article title, author(s) names, year of publication, volume and issue/number, beginning page and last page, are all important because they will be needed for citations and your reference page. Energy Policy Article title Energy Policies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – possibilities and limitations of ecological modernization in rentier states Volume Number: 38 Number: 5 First Page Number: 2395 Last Page Number: 2403 Purpose Why do you think the author(s) wrote this article? What is its purpose? Does the article present research results? Does it present an ...

The world has developed in respect to social, economic and cultural aspects. This has resulted in the establishment of cities. There are a number of major cities in specific parts of the world where the levels of development have been observed and classified accordingly. A global map has been developed by the Global and World Cities Network that classifies cities according to the level of globalization. Each of the cities listed is studied according to the economic, social and cultural aspects. As more and more developments continue to take shape in these cities, need for cooperation in the key areas ...

Introduction

The behavior regarding to food consumption is one of the important methods which each person rebuild reality. There are types of social interest, a way in which people contribute adjustment to physical and social world above them. This analysis utilizes data from college students’ food journals to observe rules about what and how to consume in United States cultures. It argues that students’ food policy conducts a confidence in self-will and individual choice that they continue social relations. This analysis also examined the analogy among food system in United States college society, self-esteem, body figure, emotional aspects, affective aspects, social aspects, ...

Introduction

With interest in the field of child development emerging in the early twentieth century, many theories have been formed in an effort to understand the physical, educational, social, emotional, and cognitive growth that children undergo from birth into early adulthood (Cherry, 2013). In particular, developmental theories are organized systems of “principles and explanations of certain aspects of child development” (Swim, 2008). In this regard, this paper discuses three of the major developmental theories, namely the behavioral theory, the cognitive theory, and the sociocultural theory.

Summaries of three Major Developmental Theories

Behavioral Theory The behavioral theory focuses on the behavior of people, which can ...

Currently the most populous country in the world, china is synonymous with communism. The extent to which Chinese leadership embraced the idea cannot be compared to any of the historically socialist states. Worth noting is the fact that communism, is an idea that relates to both the political and the social order in a country. The extent to which property and wealth is owned by the state makes the difference between communism and capitalism. The Chinese government, under the brutal and dictatorial leadership of such people as Mao Zedong, underwent socialism in the 20th century (French, 2007). Today, communism has ...

The author, Ann Moody describes how it is to grow up in Mississippi as a black person from her personal life experience. Ann born in 1940 describes she grew up during Civil Rights movement where she had to live with the prejudice from whites and blacks. Discrimination was the biggest issue that affected many blacks at that time since they as seen by the whites are less superior or rather inferior to the whites. The book depicts her growing up from as young as 4yrs to the age of 24yrs which are actually the hardest times for a black and at ...

Many government and schools have been deciding on whether they are to officially put music in the school curriculum or not. In fact, some public schools have already made budget cuts and one of the programs being eliminated from the list is music class/education. However, many would still insist that music should be kept in the curriculum, since it makes positive effect upon the lives of every student. Thus, it is worthy of note that in making such position on having music in the curriculum, the specific and practical influence of music should be determined. To know the beneficial ...

Abstract

Whether the effects of media on society are direct or limited has been a topic of debate for quite a long time. The effects of media touch on all classes of society. The effects of media touch on such spheres as the political sphere, the religious sphere, the education sector, the business sector as well as the entire corporate practice. Contrary to the assumptions of the limited effects theory, the effect of the media on society is direct. In other words, the media affects the society directly. This paper seeks to validate this argument through focusing on the scholarly views and ...

Part I

The study carried out by Plante et al was experimental research. This can be realized from the manner in which it was planned and the methodology used. According to Plante et al (198), the study was set up in two experimental groups. The participants actually had to engage in a physical activity though they were divided into different groups. They had to exercise in different environmental and social conditions. The factors were varied so as to give an experimental significance. There are implications for drawing causal conclusions. By varying the conditions in which the participants were exercising, it was much ...

Introduction

Alcan is a multinational mining company that has its headquarters in Montreal, Canada. It has made numerous mergers and acquisitions through the years, which has caused the disparity in the entire company’s IT infrastructure and IT initiatives (Dube, Bernier & Roy, 2009a). With the hiring of Robert Ouellete as the Vice-President of Corporate IT and later being appointed as Alcan’s Chief Information Officer, changes are implemented in Alcan’s IT culture where a shift is made “from a culture of decentralization to a culture of distributed collaboration” (Dube, Bernier & Roy, 2009b, p. 1).

In this regard, this paper discusses the ...

W.E.B Du Bois

Racism in the United States is a complex issue because of its implications on social life and even the economy of the nation. During his time, Du Bois came up with the concept of color lines which is the role of racism and race in society and history. The concept has many dimensions of analysis of identifying and seeking the relationship between race and class as ways of dominance and resistance in the United States and internationally. He tried to relate the color line problems with race, racial exploitation and domination. He emphasized that social progress can only be attained ...

Chapter five of Lynn Webber’s book emphasizes on the effects of politics, education, economy and ideology on the social aspects such as; class, sexuality, gender and race. The author clearly illustrates the way people in the United States have been stereotyped into making weird assumptions about other people basing on race, class, gender and their sexuality. The author explains how the people of other races, apart from whites, are thought to be assumed to be poor, less educated and are of low class. The chapter also talks about how these race victims tend to believe in the stereotypes ...

Introduction

"In order to become established as a respected independent academic discipline, public relations should focus on applied scientific research that is useful to practice." This paper upholds this view and will further expound on the premises which warrant attention to strengthening the scientific applications of both qualitative and quantitative research in Public Relations (PR) to make it a more rigid and independent academic discipline. The framework by which the author sees the statement is within the positive view of public relations eventually acquiring a more legitimate status among the fields of sciences. It also emphasizes the importance of applied research to ...

Question 3

Maximizing profits for the benefit of the shareholder is the fundamental philosophy to all profit driven businesses. However, most of the return strategies appear to contrast with the actual corporate behavior. This is so the case especially in corporations where the directors tend to seek personal achievements first. The executives, in a bid to satisfy their personal goals overlook, of forget the main goal, profit maximization for the shareholders. One thing to note is that profit maximization and wealth maximization are two different things. Profit maximization is about making more profits by increasing the price of the stock[ CITATION Fra07 \ ...

In the past few years, various types of research have been done on the new and arising issue of drinking of young adult in New Zealand. This hazardous drinking, mainly apparent among the youths who are mostly young adult students in New Zealand is a public-health concern. The issue has raised a lot of questions and a need to look into the matter of discipline among these students. Too often daily headlines bring news of another tragedy of a young adult involved in alcohol-related behavior, either a case of excessive alcoholic poisoning on the campus or as a result of recklessness and other bad behavior ...