Essays Tagged: "poor judgment"

The Conquest of the Aztec and Incan Empires

for the Spanish and their cannons, crossbows, swords, armor, shields, and the hand held musket.The poor judgment of the Aztec people was their main downfall. The timing of the Europeans arriving towa ...

(1 pages) 93 0 3.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

The True Tragic Hero in Antigone

must also possess a tragic flaw, which originates from within and usually manifests itself through poor judgment and/or extreme arrogance. The tragic flaw also dooms the character to a ruinous end.Cr ...

(2 pages) 93 0 3.6 Jul/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

"The Role of the teacher" by Irving layton.

In our society today, many students do very poorly in school. But what is the reason for this? In Irving Layton's essay 'The Role of The Teacher ... ' he believes that teachers shouldn't be fully blamed, and that one of main reasons why students do poorly in school are due to the cut backs and poor judgment of the school boards. Also he believes t ... e who try and give an effort. Oppositely, there are some who are at the end of the line who do very poorly, and do not try to succeed at all. They have just given up without even giving a pinch of eff ...

(3 pages) 129 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Brutus.

lever man because of his nobility. What lead the downfall of the play were his honor, idealism, and poor judgment.Honor is a fundamental basis of Brutus, and is evidently worked out in his speeches th ... as honorable as him, and as strong willed, making there a false trust between them.Thirdly, Brutus' poor judgment was a major flaw. His poor judgment was taken advantage of by Antony. An example was w ...

(2 pages) 39 0 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Hawthorne-- The Crucible.

fall. John Proctor's death was unjust, like so many others during the Salem Witch Trials. Mistrust, poor judgment, and honesty on his own part all played smaller roles in the demise of John Proctor, b ...

(3 pages) 15 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Great Depression of 1920. Life in the 1920's during this time and what was done to fix these problems.

The depression lasted about eleven years. The aftershock wasn't just a burden to the poor but it was also a burden to the rich.After World War I the danger signs were clear that there w ... ankrupt. Even people who didn't invest in the stock market lost all of their money due to the banks poor judgment. The banks would make unwise loans and the people couldn't pay them back.One major pro ...

(1 pages) 29 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Dare Report

ugs can hurt a newborn baby. Alcohol slows down the brain and body and causes loss of coordination, poor judgment and loss of self-control, which could lead to serious accidents involving a car and so ...

(1 pages) 14 0 4.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

A Progressive Mental Illness; Alzheimer's Disease

r sleep disturbances, may be prone to this disease. Also, someone that is always confused and makes poor judgment and decisions about things is likely to get Alzheimer's disease. Though, majority of t ...

(2 pages) 62 1 4.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Richard Wright

e black boy-man, riding off into the night with nothing but anger, a gun and a long track record of poor judgment. But upon further examination, Dave appears to be less responsible for his shortcoming ...

(3 pages) 25 0 0.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Security In "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare: The downfalls of Duncan, Banquo and Macbeth.

mportant characters in the play: Duncan, Banquo and Macbeth.Duncan was killed mainly because of his poor judgment of a person, namely Macbeth. We see from the first act that Duncan has trusted two peo ...

(2 pages) 25 0 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Should Harry Stonecipher have been forced to resign?

this person the company determined would be Harry Stonecipher.Second, Harry Stonecipher, used very poor judgment by entering into a relationship with a fellow company executive. Although as the upsho ... n as well. Sure they are entitled to the negative right of non-interference however, they both made poor choices when they elected to enter into this relationship thereby forcing the company to addres ...

(3 pages) 31 0 5.0 Jul/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Alzhimers

is a disease characterized by memory loss, language deterioration, impaired visual spatial skills, poor judgment, and indifferent attitude. Alzheimer's usually begins after age 65; however, its onset ...

(1 pages) 4 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Criminology

being able to pinpoint what makes a criminal commit crimes. In some cases it can be linked to very poor judgment, others can be attributed to antiquated, outdated laws that seem to be enforced at wil ...

(2 pages) 44 0 5.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Bipolar Disorder: Causes, Contexts, and Treatments

g from the disorder can be overly excited and elated, argumentative, restless, destructive and show poor judgment. They often speak very rapidly with a flight of ideas. In the depressed phase, people ... divorce, lower education level and hospitalization. Ultimately, people with bipolar disorder live a poorer quality of life. To further complicate things, individuals with bipolar disorder have coping ...

(5 pages) 69 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Define Jamestown as the first colony in 1607, Captain John Smith and the House of Burgesses, John Rolfe, Brown Gold (tobacco), and the Headright System.

nd sailed into Chesapeake Bay. The settlers named the peninsula after the king, Jamestown, but made poor judgment by settling in low and swampy land. The colony was weakened by disease, raids, and int ... immigrant. The headright system thus increased the division between the wealthy landowners and the poor laborers. The system was the first to create a social hierarchy in Virginia.Although the colony ...

(2 pages) 18 0 0.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers

Bipolar Disorder

o function. The symptoms of bipolar disorder are serious, it can result in messed up relationships, poor job or school performance, and even sometimes suicide. Bipolar disorder can be treated and peop ... his disorder get distracted very easily and have a hard time concentrating. Little sleep is needed, poor judgment, spending sprees and increased sexual drive. A lasting period of behavior that is diff ...

(5 pages) 35 3 4.5 Feb/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The Effects Of A Stroke

fects of a right hemisphere stroke as weakness on the left side of the body, perception difficulty, poor judgment, and impaired abstract thinking (Senelick, Rossi, and Dougherty 67). The other kind of ... ors have no lasting effects of the stroke, but two million live with paralysis, loss of speech, and poor memory (Senelick, Rossi, and Dougherty 56).Four steps are required for stroke victims in order ...

(9 pages) 29 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Critical Thinking Application Paper

perceptions and thinking. Depression, anger, passion and stress can lead to irrational thoughts and poor judgment. One's thinking also seems to be affected by one's need for consistency and balance am ...

(4 pages) 72 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders

f-esteem, decreased need for sleep; increased energy; racing thoughts; feelings of invulnerability; poor judgment; heightened sex drive; and denial that anything is wrong. Depression-feelings of hopel ...

(3 pages) 39 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide

MGT 344 Week 3 Simulation Evaluation

overtime pay, belatedness, ill time off, workers compensation, tension between staff, ruined gear, poor judgment, business impression, and eventually lead in personal turnover. A measure the company ... How does the simulation demonstrate these? Personality creates a large dynamic in the work-place. A poor attitude towards work deflates an employee s ambition and willingness to grow. When hiring, one ...

(3 pages) 13 0 0.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management