Essays Tagged: "Stanford University"

John Steinbeck, A Common Man's Man

land he loved and the experiences he encountered. He lived in Salians until 1919, when he left for Stanford University, he only enrolled in the courses that pleased him - literature, creative writing ...

(5 pages) 72 0 4.1 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

The Necessity of Computer Security

ey have a profound effecton society as well. As John McCarthy, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University,speculated in 1966: 'The computer gives signs of becoming the contemporary co ...

(7 pages) 341 0 2.8 Jul/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

"The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

re. Steinbeck began his career by writing articles for his school newspaper and by taking classesat Stanford University. At the same time, he worked at a local ranch where he witnessed theharsh treatm ...

(3 pages) 66 0 4.3 Jul/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Does McMurphy transfer his individualistic spirit into that of the other patients in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest? by Kesey

e One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. As a result of his entrance into the creative writing program at Stanford University in 1959 (Ken 1), Kesey moved to Perry Lane in Menlo Park. It was there that he a ...

(8 pages) 159 0 4.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Biography on Ernesto Galarza

65 Galarza's first book, Strangers in Our Fields was published. Galarza was a graduate student from Stanford University. He was the first Mexican American admitted to Stanford. He later attended Colum ...

(1 pages) 34 0 4.7 Aug/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

In this paper there are five questions asked and answered about the Stanford Experiment conducted in 1971. The questions are about the ethics of the experiment.

Discuss the ethics of the Stanford Prison Experiment. In your answer, be sure to touch on the parts of the experiment that may ... a moral principle, or what should be right. The experiment that took place in the summer of 1971 at Stanford University was not ethnical, to any extent... The subjects were not protected to any extent ... have to face major consequences. You will become the one that no one wants around them.How did the Stanford Prison Experiment affect the 'selves' of the subjects? How did this relationship between ro ...

(8 pages) 257 0 4.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The life biography of John Steinbeck.

nty treasurer and his mother was a teacher. He attended local schools as a child, and later went to Stanford University. He studied marine biology at Stanford between 1920 and 1925, but never graduate ...

(2 pages) 46 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

David M. Kennedy's book "Freedom from Fear".

tury could have been quite different. In a brilliant description of complexity in American history, Stanford University historian David M. Kennedy recreates that crucial period in Freedom from Fear. T ...

(4 pages) 66 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Confucian Moral Self Cultivation" by Philip J. Ivanhoe book report.

The author Philip J. Ivanhoe received his B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1976 and his Ph. D. from Stanford University in 1987. His journal references ...

(6 pages) 82 0 4.4 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

NIKE Labor.

e CEO, chairman of the board of directors, and co-founder, Phil Knight, wrote his masters thesis at Stanford University in the 1960's on the prospects for using Asian labor to produce goods cheaper an ...

(5 pages) 238 2 4.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Review of Solaris System Resource Manager: All I Ever Wanted Was My Unfair Advantage (And Why You Can't Get It) by Dr. Neil J. Gunther

t and capacity planning. He lectures worldwide, has taught performance analysis courses at UCLA and Stanford University and has written over 100 articles on computer performance analysis. Dr. Gunther ...

(6 pages) 42 0 4.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Fighting Fire, by Caroline Paul, is a biography about the triumphs and struggles she faced in her first year as a female firefighter.

idual.This autobiography takes place in San Diego, in the early 1980's. Caroline had just graduated Stanford University. She was very intelligent and would most likely succeed in any career she choose ... lenging for her. She first wanted to take a career path in journalism, which was what her degree in Stanford was for. She had a part time job at a local radio station where she would read news briefs ...

(3 pages) 54 2 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Informative Speech, "Sandra day O'Connor"

ustin High School, where she graduated at the age of sixteen.Sandra prepared herself for success at Stanford University. There she majored in economics. In 1950 she earned a B.A. degree with honors an ...

(4 pages) 54 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Mae Jemison Biography

shewas interested in anthropology, archeology, and astronomy.When Mae was sixteen, she enrolled at Stanford University. In 1977, shegraduated with degrees in chemical engineering and Afro American st ...

(1 pages) 28 1 3.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Human Cloning: Duplicating Disaster

a womb, and after that it grows the same as a natural baby does. In the 1970's, two scientists from Stanford University in California first developed the process of cloning. However, the experiments w ...

(6 pages) 93 2 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

About Nike

ergraduate degree, he furthered his education through Masters in Business Administration program at Stanford University in 1962.Knight's search for a way to make money without giving up his love for a ...

(7 pages) 293 0 3.9 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Cisco Systems, Inc. Research

Cisco was founded in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University in the middle of the technological revolution that was happening in the San Fran ... a problem where a husband and wife, who had accounts on different servers in separate buildings of Stanford University, were unable to send electronic mail to each other. The solution to this problem ...

(3 pages) 215 1 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

"Women in World History". Website critique 676 words. Art History.

ritten by Lyn Reese. She has a BA in history from Mount Holyoke College and masters in history from Stanford University. She also completed a year of course work in social studies methodology at UC Be ...

(3 pages) 76 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Brief Biography of John Steinbeck

de the decision to write, beginning then with stories and poems. In the year of 1919 he enrolled at Stanford University, taking classical and British literature, writing courses, and also even science ...

(2 pages) 29 0 3.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Silicon Valley and how it came about

nta Clara and San Jose. The main headquarters of the operation is located at Palo Alto, the home of Stanford University. The valley was named after the many electronic and computer companies that have ... of students in corporations. When Terman returned home to Palo Alto in 1925 to be in the faculty at Stanford, he realized that the electrical engineering department was definitely below acceptable. St ...

(3 pages) 32 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History