Essays Tagged: "two theories"

The Beginning of Time - The Big Bang

entific data to base the evolution of our universearound The Big Bang.At the present time there are two theories which are used to explain thecreation of the universe. The first theory is the infamous ... ns. The protons and neutron are, in this very dense soup,participating in sub-atomic reactions. The two most important of these reactionsare:Antineutrino + Proton ----> Positron (anti-electron) + N ...

(5 pages) 215 0 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Chaos and Macbeth. A Tale of Two Theories

A Tale of Two TheoriesMacbeth(c.1607), written by William Shakespeare, is the tragic tale of Macbeth, a virtuo ... cbeth, a virtuous man, corrupted by power and greed. This tagedy could in fact be called 'A Tale of Two Theories'. One theory suggests that the tragic hero, Macbeth, is led down an unescapable road of ...

(3 pages) 56 0 5.0 Mar/1997

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

The Downfall of Macbeth

of Macbeth, a virtuous man, corrupted by power and greed. This tragedy can be classified by one of two theories. One theory suggests that the tragic hero, Macbeth, is led down an unescapable road of ...

(4 pages) 119 0 3.9 Dec/1996

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

Functionalism vs. Physicalism

knowledge on the topics of Functionalism andPhysicalism, I ran across many disagreement between the two. Interestingly,those disagreements gave me an impression of different sides arguing with theirow ... n that led me to think that maybe Functionalism is compatible withPhysicalism after all; that these two theories can coexist.The claim above is based on the information gathered in the two readingsass ...

(2 pages) 57 0 3.5 Mar/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

karl marx vs. max weber

d decision its Weber's rationalization of society over socialism. The essential difference in these two theories is what drives a society towards its advancements. Marx believed that the inequality be ... ut they differed on what was essentially driving society. In Weber's sociological theory, there are two different views of the world, tradition and rationality. Weber recognized the power of new techn ...

(4 pages) 446 2 4.6 Aug/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

the comparison of functionalism and conflict theory

Functionalism and conflict theory are two theories that influence the purposes of schooling. These two theories are both different and sim ... nd similar in their view and relation to schooling. Basically, the differences lie in the way these two theories explain transmission, as well as way functionalists are more accepting and conflict the ... as well as way functionalists are more accepting and conflict theorists want to change things. The two theories are similar in their views of structure and culture."Functionalism...argues that societ ...

(4 pages) 398 3 4.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

HOW SHOULD WE ACT AS LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY? A comparison between Nicollo MAchiavelli's theories for leadership and those of the Catholic Church

g beliefs on what it is to be a leaded in our community. The most pronounced difference between the two theories for leadership is that the Church's central idea of a leader is "what a leader does is ... o so. Also, to appear to be good is just as useful as actually being so. Machiavelli says there are two types of people, and they must be either pampered or destroyed depending on which one they are.N ...

(5 pages) 195 1 2.9 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Title: two theories of right and wrong

Two Theories of Right and WrongJohn Stuart Mill, author of the essay entitled Utilitarianism, gave a ... ive act that would result in a better balance of good consequences relative to bad consequences. If two acts are tied for having the same balance of consequences then it would not matter which course ... t his prima facie duties are self-evident without need for further proof. He says that if there are two conflicting prima facie duties then it is one?s duty to follow the more important duty, but if b ...

(5 pages) 163 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Describe a manager's morning using Fayol's and Mintzberg's theories.

ent at a large hospital in an outer suburb in Melbourne. Her management style would mainly focus on two management theories, Fayol and Mintzberg. These two theories will be used in analyzing this case ... a liaison when she received the emails and acknowledged them. A liaison 'maintains self-developed network of outside contacts and informers who provide favours and information' (Robbins et al., 2003: ...

(6 pages) 214 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Locke V. Hobbes.

about Locke's theory on the good will of people and hobbes theory on how people are mean and untrustworthy, i used examples to represent their diffrent theories formthe film Les Miserables, its a pre ... iserables Jean Valjean, the police inspector and other characters showed characteristics describing two theories. Hobbes theory was that people were naturally mean cruel and unjust and if presented wi ...

(4 pages) 54 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Colin Renfrew

ideas off of the "Agricultural Theory."Language diffusion has played a significant role in with the two theories, Agricultural and Conquest. The diffusion of English was largely the result of populati ... uages on how they diffused to certain parts.The Agricultural Theory and the Conquest theory are the two most important theories of language today. The Agricultural Theory is the spread of culture that ...

(3 pages) 20 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Comparison between Utilitarianism and Idealism

Utopia Would Be a Mix of Philosophical Theories?The two theories that will be compared and contrasted in this essay are Plato's Idealism and Mill & ... ontrasted in this essay are Plato's Idealism and Mill & Bentham's Utilitarianism. I chose these two theories because, to me, they are the ones that seem to be the most realistic and interesting. T ... rom the level of the "is" to the level of the "ought" of the Philosophers in these theories are the two bests. In this essay, it will be shown that the two theories are not so different in their relat ...

(5 pages) 77 1 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Utilitarianism V. Kantianism

refining those beliefs in some way." (Dodds, Lecture 2) Kantian moral theory and Utilitarianism are two theories that attempt to answer the ethical nature of human beings. This paper will attempt to e ... Kant and Mills measure morality in different ways. Kantianism says that an act is deemed moral for two reasons: if it done for the sake of duty and if its maxim can be willed as a universal law. If o ...

(5 pages) 254 0 4.4 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

MANAGAMENT LEADERSHIP

MANAGAMENT LEADERSHIPOMAR ALALI16/8/2004[Compare and contrast two theories of management]IntroductionDuring the last few years, leadership has emerged as an impor ... ge majority of these styles have both strengths and weaknesses simultaneously. As a matter of fact, two different styles will be compared in this short essay, the autocratic style and the democratic s ... and the democratic style.The autocratic style vs. the democratic styleIn the first place, there are two terms we should be familiars. First, autocratic. According to Longman Dictionary (2003), autocra ...

(9 pages) 451 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Comparing and Contrasting two theoretical views on arousal/performance relationship in the sports context.

The two theoretical views on the relationship between arousal and performance in the sports context are ... has been of interest to psychologist since the early 1900's. Research led to the development of the two theories stated above. Arousal is a requisite for optimal sport performance. It has more often b ...

(3 pages) 70 0 3.8 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Supplemental Notes on John Stuart Mill's On Liberty

d his theory of rights. Because of this, I will delay most discussion of the connection between the two theories until the end of this section.b) Basics of the theory: Mill's argues that a just state ... cts, etc.). What is needed is a principle that restricts government. Mill points out that there are two types of actions that a person can take. First, there are actions which involve a harm to people ...

(18 pages) 106 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Modernization theory and Dependency theory

Skidmore and Smith present two theories, Modernization theory and Dependency theory. Modernization theory is that positive mate ... sative variable for these outcomes that Skidmore and Smith stated is economic dependency. There are two forms of economic dependency that Skidmore and Smith explain. They are mercantilism, the colonia ...

(1 pages) 86 0 3.3 Feb/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Societal Level Explanations of Crime

evertheless the concepts of crimes have altered with times due to the emergence of modern laws. The two theories in question in this paper are structural consensus theories of crime and structural con ... sm look into the relationship amid schooling and society.Crime is an extensive and reliable and trustworthy assessment of the features which maintain the delicate equilibrium amid potent government an ...

(2 pages) 96 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Summary of "The Case for Animal Rights" Summary and Response Paper. This was written about the story "The Case for Animal Rights" by Tom Regan.

lic office, change their beliefs, there can be laws made to protect the rights of animals.Regan has two theories. The first he called "the cruelty-kindness view." This states that people should have a ...

(3 pages) 89 0 1.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

COMPARE AND CONTRAST BOURDIEU'S APPROACH TO THE AGENCY/STRUCTURE DICHOTOMY WITH THAT OF GIDDENS

the opposition between objectivism and subjectivism. While there are many differences between these two theories, there are in fact a few similarities. Both Bourdieu and Giddens put forward a duality ... s that agency and structure cannot be conceived of apart from one another. In other words, they are two sides of the same coin. You cannot have one without the other. He puts forward that agency and s ...

(11 pages) 143 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology