Essays Tagged: "University of Michigan"

Women in buisness

st entirely maledomains. A 1990 study of the top Fortune 500 companies by Mary Ann VonGlinow of the University of Southern California, showed that 'women were only2.6% of corporate officers (the vice ... se numbers have 'shown littleimprovement in the 25 years that these statistics have been tracked'. (Universityof Michigan, Korn/Ferry International). What this means is that at the present rateof incr ...

(4 pages) 167 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTR).

it.(picture)http://www.engin.umich.edu/~cre/This picture was taken from a website generated by the University of Michigan, and is a very simple representation of what a CSTR looks like. The arrows re ...

(3 pages) 30 0 4.2 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Affirmative action where it all begun to the present. .

n, but placed some restrictions on its implementation. The Supreme Court's ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) declared that it was unconstitutional for the medical schoo ... available seats."The most recent Supreme Court decisions Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) involving the University of Michigan's law school the court and Gratz v. Bollinger involving the University of Mic ...

(7 pages) 110 0 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This well cited paper explains the UNiversity of Michigan's law case along with background on affirmatice action history. It also includes amicus brief implications and uses in the decisions.

irmative action, through its rulings. The most famous up until recently was the 1978 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case where racial quotas were challenged and defeated. The more re ... l quotas were challenged and defeated. The more recent notable affirmative action case involves the University of Michigan and its admission policies. This case brought a total of 102 legal brief fili ...

(6 pages) 89 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Affirmative Action

she agreed with President Bush's decision to become involved in the Supreme Court case against the University of Michigan and its methods of admissions, but also stated "It is important to take race ...

(2 pages) 27 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Essay about arthur miller

erican life and values.Arthur Miller was born in New York City on October 17, 1915. He attended the University of Michigan where he began writing plays. Several of these plays won awards. In 1944 Mill ...

(1 pages) 33 0 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

REMOTE CONTROL: HOW TO RAISE A MEDIA SKEPTIC

an addictive, you could never left it easily. A professor of Media and the American studies at the university of Michigan, Susan Duglas; accepts that watching TV can be exhibition to condition.Howeve ...

(3 pages) 26 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, and the Comparison between McCarthiest America in 1950 and Puritan Salem in 1692.

n on October 17, 1915 in New York City. His career as an author began while he was a student at the University of Michigan. He wrote many books during his time, some winning world recognition and priz ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Teen Dating Violence. What are the warning signs? Why do girls stay with their abuser. What is considered abuse?

ve heard the previous phrases you have probably witnessed the harsh reality of dating violence. The University of Michigan Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center defines dating violence as " t ...

(5 pages) 81 2 4.5 May/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Economic Indicators in the Automotive Industry.

a 2001 report on the "Contribution of the Automotive Industry to the U.S. Economy" prepared by the University of Michigan and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). No other single industry is mor ...

(6 pages) 410 0 3.5 Aug/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

"Nightmares vs. Scary Movies": The effects of scary movies on the dreams of a group of teenagers.

iety effects that, in the past, were relegated to children under twelve years of age. In a study by University of Michigan researcher Kristen Harrison, 26% of 150 college students report a "fright rea ... he reason for these few nightmare experiences."Scary Movies, TV Have Lasting Effects on Youth." The University of Michigan News and Information Services. 08 March 1999. 1999/Mar99/r03089 ...

(4 pages) 46 1 2.3 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Customer satisfaction

background on the proposed project.Where does competition stand in regards to customer satisfaction?University of Michigan Business School has relinquished that consumers are becoming dissatisfied wit ... since 1997, corresponding to Claes Fornell, director of the National Quality Research Center at the University of Michigan (Supermarket New 2001). He says that if the movement to good service has been ...

(9 pages) 348 0 2.1 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Laughter is the Best Medicine

of the best natural pain-killers in this world. According to a recent study by cardiologists at the University of Maryland, laughter can lower risks of a heart attack by a LOT. Laughter also reduces s ... addition to body health benefits, laughter can also help burn fat. According to researchers in the University of Michigan, ten to fifteen minutes of concentrated laughing will burn up to fifty calori ...

(2 pages) 31866 0 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Michigan Affirmative Action Case

Summary:On Monday, the Supreme Court upheld the use of race in admissions decisions by the University of Michigan Law School. At the same time, it struck down the undergraduate level affirmat ... aw School. At the same time, it struck down the undergraduate level affirmative action program. The University of Michigan cases are the most significant test of affirmative action to reach the court ...

(1 pages) 17 0 1.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

"sonny's Blues" Character Analysis

d he has already worked in Microsoft and in Motorola. He will finish his graduate?s degree from the University of Michigan next year and will make a lot of money in the following years. In conclusion, ...

(1 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Affirmative Action

court of the United States has only just begun to realize this, through a lawsuit filed against the University of Michigan: "In the spring of 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court…heard arguments in two ... ll profoundly impact the future of affirmative action in higher education. The lawsuits against the University of Michigan's Law School (Grutter v. Bollinger) and the undergraduate College of Literatu ...

(5 pages) 42 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Human Resource Management : Candidate Selection

ocess but as Chally.com states, ”In a massive study conducted by John and Rhonda Hunter at The University of Michigan on the ‘Validity and Utility of Alternative Predictors of Job Performanc ...

(2 pages) 31 0 4.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Spying on Teenagers

y parents choose to spy on their child.In a 1999 report by the Institute for Social research at the University of Michigan, about 62 percent of final year students reported having got drunk and about ...

(3 pages) 2349 0 5.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Athletic Compliance Jobs

derstanding and enforcing compliance violations.One compliance job that is currently open is at the University of Michigan athletic department. (NCAA, 2012) posts that the job requirements are "bachel ... unicate information to a range of audiences - Strong verbal and written communications skills". The University of Michigan would prefer however, that applicants have a master's degree in law or any ot ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Nov/2012

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Angel above me

the number of times she was sent home from the emergency room. Finally she got admitted back at the University of Michigan hospital. We found out that her pain was caused from another tumor. not only ...

(4 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2013

Subjects: Art Essays