Essays Tagged: "fad"

Why People Dye Their Hair

ges ask of teens the question, 'Why do you dye your hair?' It's a valid question. It seems like the fad these days is to have a different color of hair every week. Red, purple, blue, green, orange, it ... our age dye their hair that I haven't even considered. Whatever the reasons are, it's an intriguing fad that doesn't seem to have been around for too long of a time, but is getting more popular. I'll ...

(4 pages) 47 0 3.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Morality - The Pre-existing Doctrine

hanges with the passing of time. This statement is justunacceptable. Morality is not something of a fad. It should not go through trends likeclothes or popular music, morality is the foundation in whi ...

(5 pages) 155 0 3.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

In the last decade, we have seen technology bring worlds and people together in a manner which existed only in our parents and grandparents imaginations.

communications technology, which encompasses the Internet, Intranet, and CD ROMS, is not a passing fad promoted by Bill Gates or his counterparts, but rather a resource of tremendous possibilities.It ...

(6 pages) 209 1 4.7 Sep/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Effects of fat Diets.

merable amount of products. Certain products or diets gain and lose popularity; the present dieting fad is of the "Quick Fix" type. These diets are hugely successful now because of their claims. Who w ... nds at an extreme rate. Diets such as "Sugar Busters", "Enter the zone", and "Protein Power" become fads because people, in general, would rather eat "junk food" than jog and eat healthy. In addition, ...

(3 pages) 221 6 3.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Cell Biology Notes Alzheimers disease.

Alzheimer's disease1) Primary Source - "FAD Mutations in Presenilin-1 or Amyloid Precursor Protein Decrease the Efficacy of a y-Secretase In ... tact between the inhibitors and the active site of y-secretase.It was found in this experiment that FAD (familial Alzheimer's disease) causing mutations in APP or PS1 decreased the capacity of compoun ... study showed that despite previous studies that claim that the increase of AB production is due to FAD that causes mutations in PS1 and PS2, the mechanism that causes this increased cleavage by y-sec ...

(3 pages) 40 0 2.6 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Am Prionnsa an Alba

ach, Seumas VI. Cha d' fhuair duine de shliochd Sheumais cothrom riaghladh ann an sìth, agus fad lìnn, thionndaidh iad chun nam fìneachan Gàidhealach airson cuideachadh fha ...

(2 pages) 24 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Future Cars of America

lp to explain how the hybrid car works and how these cars are quite possibly more then a "hype" or "fad" as some sayTrue electric vehicles do not seem to achieve the requirements of the American car-b ...

(2 pages) 140 1 3.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Atkins diet, fact or fad

THE ATKINS DIET: Fact or FadIntroductionIn order to lose weight people think about dieting. Diet is a customary allowance of ... n. The Pritikin diet, 14 for instance, recommends that fat intake be less than 10% of energy intake.Fad diets often work in the short term because they are low kilojoules diets in disguise that is; en ... in disguise that is; energy intake as a result of the diet is lower than the person's requirements. Fad diets are generally nutritionally unbalanced and lack essential nutrients15. Those fad diet, hav ...

(8 pages) 359 5 3.6 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Prompt: Antibacterial products worsen the problem of resistant bacteria.

ize your skin and make you look younger but do they do the job? Moisiturizing soaps used to be the fad, but today, antibacterial soaps are found everywhere. Antibacterial soap can be found in the mo ... ions and gels in different scents.        Antibacterial products may be the latest fad in cleaning and healthcare, but can it be harmful? "Some researchers and health workers are con ...

(3 pages) 48 1 4.7 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Popular Music: Art, Formula or Product?

multinational organisation. A lot of people would insist that pop music has no home, and is just a fad applauded by the culturally inept, those who are only capable of enjoying a pre-formatted, formu ...

(10 pages) 153 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Product Mix

The promotion of products needs to be done systematically and subjectively depending on the current fad. Systematically means that it needs to be done within a process. The lifecycle of a product need ... The promotion of products needs to be done systematically and subjectively depending on the current fad. Systematically means that it needs to be done within a process, the lifecycle of a product need ...

(5 pages) 304 0 4.8 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

The Causes and Effects of the Internet on Business

novelty. It represented little significance in the workplace. Most companies wrote off the net as a fad while the brave few embraced the new technology and brought their operations online. Email slowl ...

(2 pages) 108 0 3.7 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Total Quality Management

erging management theories.TQM also earned its share of detractors who accused it of being merely a fad. Several authors pointed out that while total quality approaches have met with considerable succ ... n: Too Many Gurus, Not Enough Disciples." Business Horizons (May-June).Collins, D. 2000. Management Fads and Buzzwords Critical-Practical Perspectives. Routledge, London & New York.Delbridge, R., ...

(17 pages) 573 0 4.3 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Ratification of the Versailles Treaty

        Woodrow Wilson was a very liberal president in a time where progressivism was the fad. He submitted 14 points that he believed the German government should submit to. Wilson believed ...

(2 pages) 35 0 3.4 Jul/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

Same-Sex Marriage is a Feminist Issue.

a lifestyle that I would choose for myself? Or is Same-Sex marriage just a feminist issue or even a fad?Same-sex marriage has been one of the most talked about issues in the media today. We all think ...

(3 pages) 21 0 0.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The History of Body Piercing.

is a practice that has been going on for thousands of years and is not just some recent, rebellious fad. Most individuals who are interested in being pierced do not realize this either. There are deep ... curved barbells, and prince's wands.The origins of this fashion trend, unlike those of nearly all "fads," are thousands of years old. Views on piercing have changed drastically over the centuries, an ...

(10 pages) 48 0 4.3 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

The Colors of Love, Lies and Pride-Jack and Algernon are like a Rubik's cube- Comparison essay

Erno Rubik was a Hungarian mathematician who created the 80's fad the Rubik's cube. This cube is made up of six sides, each of which has nine colored squares. The ...

(3 pages) 19 0 4.3 Dec/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Jollibee Foods Corporation Strategic Management CAse proper and case analysis

thought by their parents, also entrepreneurs, the basics of being a business person.Ice Cream is a fad in the Philippines during the time. However, to be a $650 million business as Jollibee is right ...

(28 pages) 434 0 5.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Computer Addiction

en she explains, "It is hardly a crisis on any campus-yet. Some college officials say it's merely a fad, and not nearly as harmful as other bad habits students often prey on campuses. But concern over ...

(2 pages) 91 4 4.1 Feb/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

"Thats 70's Show" analyzed in women's roles. Diversity class.

to a time that is referred to by my mother as a time where polyester bell-bottom pants were a true fad, and nothing was more in style than rock tee shirts; one television show pops into the American ...

(3 pages) 34 0 2.5 Feb/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis