Essays Tagged: "The Chronicle of Higher Education"

"Culture, Not Race" by Mark Nathan Cohen, Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 1998, pp.B4-B5.

Summary PaperCulture, Not Race,Explains HumanDiversity"We... have to stop teaching or accepting the idea that humans are dividedinto three races - Caucasian, Negroid, and Mongoloid- an idea that i ... Explains Human Diversity, Mark Nathan Cohen,Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 1998, pp.B4-B5.The term race refers to a biological subdivision of a species. At one time, scientists held that the ...

(2 pages) 80 0 2.6 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

An Essay on Higher Education

This paper explores trends in higher education in terms of Max Weber's theory of rationalization. It is Weber's contention that there are four basic motivators for human b ... r calls "zweckrational"). All human behavior, Weber claims, is motivated by various combinations of these four basic factors.Weber's thesis is that bureaucracies increasingly centralize and broaden th ... e in advanced industrial societies. Bureaucracies are human organizations specifically designed for the efficient achievement of short-term rational goals. As societies become more bureaucratic, Weber ...

(15 pages) 341 0 3.8 Jun/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Education For Life

Education For LifeThe basic purpose of a liberal arts education is to liberate the human being to exercise his or her ... or her potential to the fullest. Liberal arts plays an important role in developing individuals and the world. When students attend liberal art colleges, they will understand the essence of humanity a ... and will learn to shape and develop personal values.For a person to develop, he needs to understand the essence of humanity. When you attend college, your view on the meaning of life changes. “Yo ...

(4 pages) 72 1 4.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

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This three page paper looks at the article Until We Know More About Global Warming, the Best Policy is a Highly Flexible One writte ... ne written for The Chronicle of Higher Education, by Warwick J. McKibbin and Peter J. Wilcoxen. How they discuss the social and economic problem of the global warming debate and what effects it has on ... problem of the global warming debate and what effects it has on the environment and fiscal areas of the globe. Further more the paper looks at how the authors provide their reasons for such debates an ...

(3 pages) 1030 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment: a Lesson in the Power of Situation Critique

33; PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT �1� Running head: ARTICLE CRITIQUEArticle Critique Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment: a Lesson in the Power of Situation January 17, 2012�This is a ... f an article published in Chronicle of Higher Education, (v53 n30 pB6 Mar. 30, 2007) on "Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment: a Lesson in the Power of Situation" by Philip G. Zimbardo. This arti ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Jun/2012

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The $80,000 Life Experience

The $80,000 Life ExperienceThe days of finding a job that can support a family right out of high sch ... hat can support a family right out of high school are gone. In today's America, higher education is the key to success not only in the job market but also in life. More and more students have been enr ... in life. More and more students have been enrolling in colleges to improve their futures even with the rapidly rising cost of tuition. The majority of these students attend school with the help of fi ...

(6 pages) 3 0 0.0 May/2013

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Rhetorical Analysis of "The Shadow Scholar"

BessetteLaura BessetteENG W131Spring 2014Rhetorical Analysis of "The Shadow Scholar"The prefix 'pseudo' seems to perfectly describe the character of Dave Tomar, know ... e character of Dave Tomar, known by all as Ed Dante (Dave Tomar is Dante's pseudonym). His article "The Shadow Scholar," which appeared in the chronicle review section of The Chronicle of Higher Educa ... The Chronicle of Higher Education on November 12, 2010, stirred controversy and a scare throughout the entire professional world. Doctors, educators, administrators, law officials, and all other prof ...

(8 pages) 0 0 0.0 May/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The future of this world

Sankeerth TalabathulaDr.Paul LeeEnglish 1301-1111/20/2013The Future of this World The will of an individual to excel in life is indisputable; however, the qu ... is indisputable; however, the question is weather the individual exceling truthfully or not? Due to the high expectations and high pressure on students, students tend to lack authenticity. In current ... every aspect of a student success is based on placement tests and GPA. This approach is profound if the tests are only in the area of the student's interest, however, students currently are supposed t ...

(5 pages) 0 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy