Essays Tagged: "consensus"

Violence on Television- The violence on network television

hat the compiled evidence of television's influence on behavior is so"overwhelming" that there is a consensus in the research community that"violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior" (M ...

(7 pages) 538 1 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Hunting and Foraging Societies. Speaks of The Kung San, Shoshone and Mbuti

They act as onefamily. All decisions are made by the community as a whole. If the group cannot reachconsensus on a problem then the group may split for that time but will rejoin once the projects arec ...

(2 pages) 74 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

In Plato's Symposium, Socrates describes many aspects of the true nature of Love and the objects of Love's desires.

he state of pursuing a goal, while beauty is the goal itself.Prior to Socrates' speech, the general consensus among the attendants at the party is that Love is a beautiful god who loves good people an ...

(4 pages) 227 0 3.0 Jun/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

This essay analyzes manipulation in verbal communication. It cites various studies done in the late 80's and 90's on the types of verbal deception.

he nature of verbal manipulation. In this report analysis of various research was used to come to a consensus on the different types of verbal deception and how they affect apparent message competence ... fferent types of deception. This essay will examine different manipulation literature and come to a consensus on what verbal communication manipulation entails.The Co-operative PrincipalThis article p ...

(9 pages) 148 0 4.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Violence in tv

at the compiled evidence of television's influence on behavior is so "overwhelming" that there is a consensus in the research community that "violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior" ( ...

(7 pages) 68 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

"Enlightenment of the Buddha" Critical Analysis

f the Buddha" has been reworked, was originally written by the Indian poet, Ashvaghosha. Although a consensus has not yet been reached, it is believed he lived sometime between AD 50 - 150. It is docu ...

(4 pages) 101 0 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Jean-Jaques Rousseu, Wes Civ 190. Includes link to sources for The Social Contract, Discourse on the Origin of Social Inequality, and Faith of a Savoyard Priest!

riest, I chose to read the first selection from the list. Although the class never really came to a consensus about the point of these articles, a few main points do seem to exist.First, Jean-Jacques ...

(2 pages) 57 0 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Historiography This paper discusses the six schools of historical thought.

ups: Domestic and Foreign Policy. The first three are in the domestic school: The Progressives, The Consensus Historians, and The New Left. The foreign policy group consists of The Nationalists, The R ... eting classes. One of the most important periods in progressive historiography was the frontier.The Consensus Historians are a group of domestic historians that began around 1945 and are still around ...

(4 pages) 120 0 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Asses the usfulness of the functionalist perspective on education.

alists argue that education is positive in helping society to functions because it provides a value consensus and social solidarity. Davis and Moore state that education should be meritocratic, this m ... g circumstances in which the needs of the economy are paramount. Functionalists say that there is a consensus on the selection and oragnisation of knowledge that is necessary for society to function i ...

(2 pages) 121 1 3.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Lord of the Flies: the Nature of Governments

was next introduced; the conch governed the community. After Ralph was elected chief by population consensus, he ensures free speech and some degree of protection. Jack was a conflicting character to ...

(5 pages) 43 0 1.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

World War One.

First World War to become the "War to end all wars" as it was hailed at its conclusion. The general consensus in early 1914 was that it would all be over by Christmas of that year. This prediction, ho ...

(3 pages) 201 4 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

The Future of Management.

e the stereotype given by the employees, "the suits" referring to the management staff. The general consensus from the management staff was "yours is not to questions why, yours is but to do or die."H ...

(3 pages) 267 1 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Durkheim's study of suicide rates and the social facts that affect societies and individuals within those societies

act of the victim himself which he knows will produce this result"(Turner, et al 1995, p 329). The consensus at the time was that suicide was a private act that lacked social approval. Suicide was la ...

(9 pages) 221 1 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

IS there any thing like Asian business model ?

h equity distribution in the wealth, focus on exports and improve the human resources and to have a consensus between politics and business so as to increase the productivity in the economy http://web ...

(11 pages) 196 0 3.3 May/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Chola architecture.

reflected. What were the causes that went into the making of this inimitable Chola style? Prevalent consensus of opinions is based on the archaeological perceptions of influences from neighboring king ...

(2 pages) 30 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

An Introspective View of the Cultural Battle in the Zionist Movement.

raises the controversial issue of why do we find it so vital to preserve Judaism. While the general consensus is that the Jews are the chosen people, a divided opinion still exists. One side argues th ...

(7 pages) 68 0 2.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

English as second language.

eral different races in an educational system. This approach to teaching and learning is based upon consensus building, respect, and fostering cultural pluralism within racial societies. Multicultural ... the student interviewed in the case study reflected an attitude that would probably not facilitate consensus building, respect for other cultures, or fostering of cultural pluralism within different ...

(3 pages) 169 0 3.8 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Economic benefits of sweatshop labour.

treatment of the working poor, and people without choice of work and labour conditions. The general consensus of the global community is that sweatshops are unprincipled and unacceptable. An economic ...

(4 pages) 208 0 4.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Discuss how modernity has influenced the practice of artists- Pablo Picasso;Jackson Pollock and Josef Albers

tury. Modernist art is characterized chiefly by a rejection of 19th Century traditions and of their consensus between artist and audience: conventions of realism ... or traditional meter. Modernist ar ...

(9 pages) 155 0 3.2 Oct/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Advantages of Bilingual Children.

person could not be an intellectual, since he/she was carrying two or more languages in their head. Consensus has changed considerably over the past three decades, with the development and use of new ...

(10 pages) 234 0 4.0 Oct/2003

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