Essays Tagged: "entities"

What is orientalism?

od andobjectively constructed knowledge.These are, in fact, mere observations and purely subjective entities (seenonly with the western eyes) which do not explain nor reflect the true natureof the obj ...

(2 pages) 126 0 2.1 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Does learning by rote have any place in the modern classroom?

"Rote learning is the process of acquiring material as discrete and relatively isolated entities that are relatable to cognitive structure only in an arbitrary and verbatim fashion, not pe ... g. "Meaningful learning is a process of relating and anchoring new material to relevant established entities in cognitive structure." (Brown ) Due to the fact that the new material somehow interacts w ...

(3 pages) 60 0 4.0 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Physical attributes and atmosphere of Galapagos Islands. Speaks of Mellville and Darwin

ing style and rhetoric.Mellville's passage uses allusions, analogies, and comparisons to well-known entities to better illustrate the Galapagos Islands to the common reader. Mellville assumes that the ...

(4 pages) 39 0 4.3 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Depression

that anxietydisorders, depressive episodes, somatisation and adjustment reactions are all differententities, but in practice it is not always that clear-cut. Major depression, as defined bypsychiatri ...

(12 pages) 430 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Public School Finance

because of the difference between what utility companies and other commercial properties and other entities such as railroads and airlines must pay. The utility companies originally protested all of ...

(3 pages) 96 0 4.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Global social change

iodization:Throughout history and during alternating time periods, countries have grown from feeble entities, defeated by or ruled by the governing structures of foreign nations, to powerful nations. ...

(7 pages) 174 0 3.3 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays

This paper discusses the insights of The Prince by Machiavelli

es of Italy but had held various diplomatic and administrative posts and had witnessed other ruling entities in Europe.One of the key aspects that Machiavelli talks about is fate and how it effects th ...

(3 pages) 151 0 2.8 Oct/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Viruses

ve added more examplesViruses: Complex Molecules or Simple Life Forms?Viruses have been defined as 'entities whose genomes are elementsof nucleic acid that replicate inside living cells using the cell ...

(3 pages) 85 0 4.6 Apr/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Good vs. Evil By JumboMoos An analysis using "A seperate peace" and "East of Eden"

oid, unworthy, indifferent, and self-centered. I shiver at the thought of myself as two inseparable entities, rarely recognized as being independent. In every moment, we are faced with this unseen bat ...

(3 pages) 59 0 3.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Term Paper on Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

allow in their appropriatehumility. These creations, however, are definitely not theonly aspects of entities beyond the scopes of men; there arefar more examples, which are seen every day, but oftenov ...

(3 pages) 122 1 1.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Age of Reform.

and more people were becoming aware of the state of their environment and the need to reform these entities. They saw the hypocritical and harsh conditions that lay within their country. They saw it ...

(3 pages) 78 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Relations within the Abrahamic Faiths. Examines the the historical and theological similarities of the three religions.

and prevalent questions and inquiries concerning life, death, and the supernatural or sacred, with entities such as one often referred to as God. "The university of religion (in the broadest sense) s ...

(11 pages) 157 0 4.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Consolidated Merger/Acquisition Plan.

ted builds on the positive aspects of both organizations, while mitigating the deficiencies of both entities. The important aspects of our plan are to emphasize strong leadership and direction from ea ... company by Mergers, Inc.In any situation where two businesses are joined, whether by merger of two entities or by acquisition of one company by another, organizational change is virtually assured. At ...

(30 pages) 637 0 3.7 Aug/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

A Modest Proposal.

The satirical essay, A Modest Proposal, discusses how the consideration of others as equal entities had not been taken into account in Ireland. Rather they were exploited unmercifully by the ...

(1 pages) 89 1 1.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Entity Relationship Diagram.

ientific information about the real world. It adopts a natural view that the real world consists of entities and relations (Chen, 1976). One objective of the ERD is to create a simple, easy to underst ... e ERD is to create a simple, easy to understand and conveniently presented data model consisting of entities, attributes, relationships and cardinalities. The model serves as tool for database design, ...

(5 pages) 379 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

1. Are financial accounting statements useful to investors? 2. Describe and discuss the historical cost convention 3. Critically evaluate marginal and absorption costing

s are the balance sheet, the income statement and the cash flow statement. There are many different entities that utilise financial statements. Financial statements may be drawn up for private individ ... orations, investors and the government. Financial statements play a decisive role in each of these entities financial decisions. Corporations decide how much credit to extend to customers and how muc ...

(14 pages) 891 0 3.6 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Comparison of Roman and American slavery

Comparison of Roman and Western SlaverySlavery is one of the most common entities between the Roman's society and the Western society in the late 1800's. Both civilizations ...

(3 pages) 58 0 4.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History

Comparing Profitability: Companies: NFX, KMG and Burlington Using ROA, ROE and other ratios to compare profitability of these three companies.

and Asset turnover Ratio, this will help you discover potential strengths and weakness of different entities. When you compare the three companies NFX perceives to have the highest ROA ratio, even tho ...

(4 pages) 124 1 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Apperances and Illusions (Ttuth according to Plato and Nietzsche)

Since the beginning of human history, men desired to understand the entities that surround them. People who chose the love of knowledge as a way of life asked questions ... being is, what goodness and badness are that is to say they wanted to understand the ideas and the entities around them. The concepts of truth and real being were two of the most crucial issues that ...

(6 pages) 90 1 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

PERSONAL SERVICES INCOME (PSI) NEGATIVE GEARING

Taxation law is needed in order to determine taxable income of individuals and entities. The basis of taxable income is by determining assessable income less allowable deductions ...

(7 pages) 46 0 4.1 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting