Essays Tagged: "Brown University"

Regulating the internet, who's in charge?

sadism, and masochism web page, was told he would have to shut down his page by an administrator of Brown University because of the content of his page. The web page contained stories of married coupl ...

(8 pages) 205 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

"Ordinary Resurrections" by Jonathon Kozol. Do poor people remain poor because of irrational behavior?

to get into Harvard, but I'm sure this was the case for many students who go to Harvard, Princeton, Brown University and many other colleges or universities of about the same value.I believe that if y ...

(5 pages) 60 0 3.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An essay(with outline)on the novel by Caroline Knapp titled Drinking: A Love Story

on her early years, "Hometown: Cambridge,Massachusetts, backyard of Harvard University. Education: Brown University, class of'81, magna cum laude. Parents: esteemed psychoanalyst (dad) and artist (mo ...

(7 pages) 100 0 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Adolescent Depression - The Under Acknowledged Disease.

in children and when should an adolescent with changes in mood be considered clinically depressed? Brown (1996) has said the reason why depression is often over looked in children and adolescents is ... ng disorders (Lasko et al., 1996), hyperactivity (Blackman, 1995), substance abuse (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996) and suicide (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996; Oster ...

(4 pages) 49 0 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Limits of free speech and expulsion of a student from Brown University. Discussion on why it happend and should he be expelled?

this was the incident that cost him to lose his educational future and accordingly he expelled from Brown University. Since there is free speech, Hann should not have been expelled from Brown Universi ... abusive words to the person who seemed Jewish to Hann. These actions resulted in an expulsion from Brown University. According to Gregorian, the president of Brown University, this happened because h ...

(3 pages) 79 0 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

What are the main reasons why women are more likely to be in poverty than men since 1945

s income as primary to be shared amongst the family and a wife's role as domestic worker and carer (Brown: 1983). The male control of economic power within the family can cause unequal resource access ... cally male lead Trade Unions exacerbate these inequalities by fighting less for women's employment (Brown: 1983). Probable disruption by home responsibilities and community care expenditure cuts, reta ...

(2 pages) 40 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Persuasive essay- Changing School Hours By: Tan Ly

o not read or watch television shows when unwinding from a day at school or work. Mary Carskadon of Brown University's School of Medicine even believes that students do not need anymore sleep than adu ...

(2 pages) 97 1 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Divorce and Its Impact on Children

sponsible Divorce Network. October 14, 2003. ."Tips for divorcing parents." Infotrac. January 2003. Brown University. V19. October 14, 2003.

(4 pages) 109 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Adolescence

in children and when should an adolescent with changes in mood be considered clinically depressed? Brown (1996) has said the reason why depression is often over looked in children and adolescents is ... ng disorders (Lasko et al., 1996), hyperactivity (Blackman, 1995), substance abuse (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996) and suicide (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996; Oster ...

(5 pages) 145 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The Connection Between Existential Psychotherapy and Ethnicity in Regards to Family Therapy

ethnicity in our society is constantly evolving.ReferencesCardemil, E. & Battle, C. L., 2003. (Brown University and Butler Hospital) ProfessionalPsychology: Research and Practice American Psychol ...

(4 pages) 75 0 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Speech Codes

that are having all these problems? William Cotter states how, in 1991, a student was expelled from Brown University for yelling anti-Semitic anti-homosexual and racist epithets from his room into a c ...

(6 pages) 16 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Land Elevation Vs. Rainfall

(3 pages) 1468 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Analysis of Cutaneous Sensation and Reflexes by examining Receptive Responses.

d that the relative density of receptive fields can increase by constant stimuli in a certain area (Brown et al. 2001). This allows the body to focus on areas that receive more contact than others, su ... n Man. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 45: 645-659.Brown, E., D. Nguyen, L. Frank, M. Wilson and V. Solo. 2001. An analysis of neural receptive field p ...

(12 pages) 34 0 5.0 Aug/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Untitled

of sleep, and twenty-five percent get less than six, says Dr. Mary Carskadon, a sleep researcher at Brown University. Scientific studies have proven that teenagers have difficulty falling asleep befor ...

(2 pages) 977 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Placebo effect

The Placebo Effect The activity I chose to write about was on Dr. Walter A. Brown's article in Scientific American about placebos and their effect on the patients. His article ... ebo is and if it is ethical for doctors to prescribe this "treatment" to their patients. Dr. Brown, who is a psychologist at Brown University, decided to do a study on the effects of a placebo. ... on if the placebos had any effect on the patients who took them. To test his hypothesis, Dr. Brown and his colleagues performed experiments on patients who had depression. To test his idea, he ...

(2 pages) 16 0 1.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Fair Play For Women Athletes.

ers than women's sports such as volleyball. (Solba49) David Roach, the athletic director at Brown University expressed frustration in a Washington Post opinion piece ."What is a college to do? ...

(4 pages) 20 0 3.7 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

A Professor's View of Me

My references will confirm my unique contribution to Brown University. As one of the few Buddhist women on campus, I will be a recognizable presence to e ... ed that everyone has unique talents and must take risks to discover and cultivate them. My years at Brown will be dedicated to aggressively exploring my talents in art and music. Peers will be inspire ...

(2 pages) 994 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

"Pimps Up, Ho's Down" by T. Denean Sharpely-Whiting

ies and French at Vanderbilt University. She was also a runway model during her graduate studies at Brown University (which she makes mention of, and seemingly apologizes for in the prologue to this b ...

(4 pages) 22 0 5.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Sleep Deprivation and Students Grades

f puberty, teenagers are biologically programmed to go to sleep late, and wake up late.According to Brown University’s professor of psychiatry, Mary A. Carskadon, adolescents need more sleep, not ...

(3 pages) 27 1 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Sports Nutrition and Supplements

ses will be regulated and are legal so that the athlete will suffer no risk of serious consequences.Brown University wrote, "for the athlete whose goal is to build larger quantities of muscle mass (bo ... is fairly easy to get your protein and other nutrient needs met and stay energized." Based on what Brown University has written it would seem achievable to accomplish body mass naturally without the ...

(5 pages) 36 0 5.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports