Papers on Miscellaneous Topics
Psychology Journal Report
Words: 885 - Pages: 4.... prescribe occasional time off work or a vacation as means of "recharging one's battery", helping to strengthen the feeling of competence. Vacation ameliorates job stressors by providing a change, then even a change to venue itself may provide the same relief. A reserve service provides such a change. A good example of a reserve service is military service. This is how the authors experiment was done.
They chose 4500 people to question. These men were degree holding engineers, practical engineers, and technicians. Each man answered a questionnaire. 103 of these men fit the criteria of work type they were looking for. These .....
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The American
Words: 780 - Pages: 3.... to find an enemy to rise against and crumble. I want to destroy their cause, their existence. I want to rage. But I am left unaided to commune with my country, the world -- humanity. We weep amidst rubble and smoke, death and fear. We weep at the tragedy; we weep without justice.
Do we strike? Bomb Afghanistan, bomb the Taliban, bomb countries that may have transgressed against us? There is our war! Do we not have the greatest power in the world? Our might is legendary. Our power, beyond challenge. Why should we entertain repose, even for a moment? Let us strike first and then consider!
Why find the Terrorist who wielded destruction .....
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Bring Back Flogging
Words: 1306 - Pages: 5.... that the corporal punishment system did not vanish with the puritans, Deleware did not get around to repealing it till 1972. Jacoby’s sarcasm can be noted by the way he illustrates the punishment of various acts. He notes in a list that killers, drug dealers, and other acts ultimately end up in prison. Prison he says seems to be the all purpose, all in one punishment. His statistical evidence is that of the startling 1.6 million Americans behind bars today. This represents a 250% increase since 1980. According to him we cage individuals at an alarming rate despite the general consensus of the criminal system being a failure. He cites .....
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Communication Skills
Words: 852 - Pages: 4.... what to say and how to say it in a way that the employee understands and absorbs your message. Most employees are capable of making decisions that effect them if they are given the right information and training. Most people do not resist changes that they are involved in making. A good leader directs and supports his or her team, helping each team member achieve his or her full potential. The leader’s role is one of teacher, coach, counselor, and trainer.
Research on problem solving in groups suggests that there are two types of leadership roles, the task specialist and the social emotional specialists. Years ago, Robert Bales and his .....
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Strange Explanations
Words: 578 - Pages: 3.... give it an extreme explanation. When young girls of the village began to act strangely, the explanation that witches were to blame was quick to be accepted. "I knew it! Goody Osburn were midwife to me three times…My babies always shriveled in her hands" (47). Soon people of high status are being accused. It's as if no one is safe from the crazy explanation that has stemmed from a very ordinary situation.
Rebecca's in the jail…They've surely gone wild now, Mr. Hale…My wife is the very brick and mortar of the church, Mr. Hale-and Martha Corey, there cannot be a woman more closer to God yet than Martha…. Believe me .....
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More Than Just A Place
Words: 1017 - Pages: 4.... is a place of residence, where one lives. We seek shelter from the storm there, whether it is the weather or just one of life’s little snags. This comfort zone also provides us a place to put our heads at night, safe from the evils of society. A child’s math homework is finished on the kitchen table, while his little brother learns to walk on the hard wood floors. In this magical place our worries disappear and we can relax. Coming home from a bad day at work, a woman puts her key in the door and walks inside. Upon setting her briefcase on the rustic kitchen table and picking up the remote to watch her favorite sitcom, her troubles l .....
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Creationism
Words: 1792 - Pages: 7.... The argument is old earth [evolution] versus young earth [] (Seely 2). An astounding 95% of Americans believe in God or a universal spirit, as compared to the 9% who conclude not to have a religion at all (Sheler 2). People have geared towards a more eclectic background on their “spiritual journey to meet our own personal need” (Sheler 2). Throughout history, humans have been through a gradual accretion rather than one “sporadic event” after another (Tattersal 58). It is only in the United States that this debate is such a conflict. Humans have an impulse to look unto a higher being rather than a human leader who has faults simi .....
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Model Train Building And Compu
Words: 863 - Pages: 4.... simulations of operational switches between tracks, multiple train operation, coupling/uncoupling of railcars. But the greatest benefit that they bring is allowing the person to design a layout using an electronic template and ensuring that all measurements in the layout will work before a single piece of track is laid. Many of these software programs even play off on the hype of using a computer for design in their name, with names of CyberTrack, The Right Track Software, and Design Your Own Railroad, who could not want to become involved in there use.
This software ties into many other aspects of building that encourage the use of th .....
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Resolving Family Conflict
Words: 1581 - Pages: 6.... are laws, but it simply means taking a practical approach to raising a family. The best way to ensure that these morals are followed by the children is by having the parents follow them as well. Children learn by modeling the authorities and in every family, the authorities are the parents. The parents are ultimately responsible for their children’s behavior because the children act accordingly to what they are taught and what they witness. If the parents set a bad example for behavior, chances are that the children justify any wrong behavior by arguing that that is how their parents act.
An important precept that any parent should .....
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Anthropology Turkana
Words: 343 - Pages: 2.... enough labor for these kind of occasions, families have as many children as possible. Other relatives that are staying with more wealthy awis. Occasionaly they will hire labor, although this is a rare thing. Social gatherings rarely happen during a draught. There will certainly be no weddings. No ceremonies or circumsitions will take place.
Another social function that relates closely to the Turkana environment is the digging of wells. When there are no open water sources available, wells must be dug. They can range from very shallow wells that everyone can use, to wells that are perhaps 5 people deep. Although digging these wells is very h .....
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