Papers on Miscellaneous Topics
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Words: 5278 - Pages: 20.... 1 to 2 % of the population in Malaysia and the United States. It cuts across all ethnic groups and effects both males and females. The onset of OCD is earlier in males i.e. between 6 to 15 years of age while the disorder affects females in the age range of 20 to 29.
¡§ Bob saw his psychiatrist for treatment of depression for six months before he finally had the courage to bring up his other ¡¥secret¡¦ problem. Since childhood he had a compulsion to count things. He had to count the letters in words and in people¡¦s names. If the letters added up to any number except 9, he felt a sense of release and could stop counting. He knew it w .....
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Sex, Lies And Conversation Why
Words: 661 - Pages: 3.... that divorced gave lack of communication as the reason for the divorce while only a few men cited it as a reason. Most wives want their husbands to be, foremost, conversational partners; someone they can share their feelings and opinions with. Many men, however, do not share this expectation with their wives. Given this, the author suggested this is one of the main reasons for the escalating divorce rate in America.
She goes on by comparing the difference in behavior between boys and girls and how they only interact with their own gender. Girls tend to talk much amongst each other, often trading secrets and gossiping. For girls, oral co .....
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Great Teachers, Bad Students
Words: 492 - Pages: 2.... grades. Yet
the seniors who have the most severe case of "Senioritis" are the same ones who
complain about poor teaching. Of course all lazy students are not seniors.
There are students from every grade level who do not do their homework or study.
Effort must be put forth by the student in order for learning and retention to
occur.
Students who use illegal substances show the characteristics of a poor learner.
The abuser may consistently forget homework assignments and do poorly on exams.
Recovered drug user Bob* explains, "The pressure from your friends and society
to use drugs is sometimes overwhelming. Once I started, everything we .....
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Radio Controlled Airplanes
Words: 418 - Pages: 2.... is to go to the hobby shop and select a airplane based on the ease of assembly and price that is in ones budget.
The second step in the process is the assembly of the R.C.A. It is essential that the area for assembly be clean and devoid of clutter. All of the instructions should be read and committed to memory. Next the individual should lay out all of the parts according to the orders of assembly. The last step in this second process is correctly assemble the R.C.A.
The concluding and most enjoyable step is the actual flying of the plane. It is important to contact the local R.C.A club and find out where the meetings are located , where the .....
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When Filing For Bankruptcy In
Words: 1879 - Pages: 7.... as a trustee in a bankruptcy. However, the two systems have a lot in common and a receivership of an individual or a corporation usually occurs at the same time as a bankruptcy.
Corporations that have become insolvent can try to avoid bankruptcy and receivership by reorganizing their finances. The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act deals with reorganizations and another federal statute, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, may offer relief to some corporations. Some of Canada’s biggest news stories of the past few years have concerned the attempts of major Canadian
companies such as Olympia & York, Algoma Steel, Grafto .....
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Sir Rich Arkwright
Words: 849 - Pages: 4.... sought to obtain the water frame by less than friendly means. He contacted John Kay, a former employee of Highs', to "turn brass" for him. This was all part of a clever plot to get Kay to reveal the design of Highs' water frame. Eventually, Arkwright succeded and Kay cunstructed a replica of the water frame, or otherwise known as throstle. Arkwright showed off the model to several people to seek financial aid. He eventually prevailed on Mr. Smalley to fund the project.
In April of 1768 he hired Kay and took him along with him to Nottingham where he built a factory turned by horses. On July 3, 1769, he obtained a patent for "spinn .....
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Email What Is It Good For
Words: 2410 - Pages: 9.... it screams the horror of a technology advance that is sweeping the world.
People who fear this kind of advancement are people who fear change overall, E-mail in today's world is not an accessory but it's a necessity. Our ever-growing business world demands people to communicate faster and cheaper. E-mail provides instant communication at a fraction of cost compared to talking on the phone or video conferencing. It gives people to go portable which in today's business world is a necessity; people can E-mail each other with computers that are smaller than their hands and its much more convenient than actually going to a post office and m .....
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Americans Take Their Education For Granted
Words: 387 - Pages: 2.... importance of an education into their
child's head. If children are not made aware of how meaningful school is,
chances are they will fail when they are adults. Parents have to instill in
their child the discipline and motivation it takes to do well in school.
Parents have to teach their children that school always come first. Students
need to put school on top of their priority list too. Parents also need to
assure that their children understand their own responsibility to get their work
done well and handed in on time. But parents can only do so much—ultimately it
is the students who have to do the work.
Children must learn to .....
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Cults
Words: 1266 - Pages: 5.... cult like structures, an example would be any popular trend like physical
exercise this is called the physical fitness cult. Famous athletes are a big figure
when it comes to cults, many times Movie stars, professional athletes will endorse a
product and a trend will start, making it turn into a cult. Also people who generate
beliefs of something like flying saucer, aliens or any unknown figures can be cult.
In religion when people call a church they are referring to a sacred organization
having a highly structured or formalized dogma and hierarchy, but also allowing a
bit of flexibility about membership requirements allowing you .....
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Theory Of The Firm-are Firms J
Words: 1231 - Pages: 5.... most of whom have nothing to do with the business decisions. Those decisions are made by a professional management team, appointed by a salaried board of directors.
In most cases these managers will not own stock in the company which may lead to strongly differing goals of owners and managers. Since ownership gives a person a claim on the profit of the firm, the greater the firm's profit, the higher the owners’ income. Hence the owners goal will be profit maximisation.
When managers’ salary stays unaffected by higher profits they may pursue other goals to raise their personal utility.
This behaviour strikes the crit .....
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