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  • How Important Is Theory to the Practice of Athe Relationship of Theory, Design and Practice in the Case of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier

    How Important Is Theory to the Practice of Athe Relationship of Theory, Design and Practice in the Case of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier

    Around the 1900's a number of architects around the world began developing new architectural solutions to integrate traditional precedents with new technological possibilities. The work of Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago, Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona and Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Glasgow and Le Corbusier in France can be seen as a common struggle between old and new. In this essay I am going to concentrate on the theory, design and practice of

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: July
  • Feminist Theory

    Feminist Theory

    The Rosa Parks story has a lot in common with the Feminist Theory. The movie takes place in back in the 1950s when segregation of buses was a problem. It was also uncommon to see women or wife with children working. Many felt the women’s place was at home caring for her children or doing housework. Many religious folk at that time felt Gods will for the wife was ion the home. Rosa came from

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    Essay Length: 555 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Bred
  • A General Theory of Crime

    A General Theory of Crime

    A General Theory of Crime (Michael R. Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi) Term Paper Soc 203 Prof. Ortiz 12th December 2002 Crime is a serious issue in the United States and research shows that it is running rampant, and its effects are felt in all socioeconomic levels. Each economic class has its own crime rates and types of crime. It is a mistake to think of crime as a lower class problem. Crime is a

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    Essay Length: 2,147 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Social Contract Theory

    Social Contract Theory

    What is the Social Contract Theory? Do I think that it can be defended? In this paper I will define what the Social Contract Theory is and how and why I think that it can be defended against its critics. Social Contract Theory is a contract that the people of a given area agree upon to live by. In this contract the people agree upon rules or laws to live by there is usually some

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Vika
  • Motivation Theories

    Motivation Theories

    Motivation can be defined as the process of arousing and sustaining goal-directed behaviors. But what factors trigger this process? And how can one control the factors that arouse motivation? How can a company promote positive motivation? The human brain is a complex machine that still has not been fully explained to this day. Biological forces are one thing that motivate us, but others can argue we are totally in control and can make conscious decisions

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Major Motivational and Emotional Response Theories

    Major Motivational and Emotional Response Theories

    MAJOR MOTIVATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL RESPONSE THEORIES Define the major motivational and emotional response theories that influence behavior. “Emotion is a feeling state involving physiological arousal, a cognitive appraisal of situation arousing the state, and an outward expression of the state. The James-Lange Theory “James claimed that first an event causes physiological arousal and a physical response. Only then does the individual perceive or interpret the physical response as an emotion. In other words, saying something

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Janna
  • Contingency Theory of Leadership

    Contingency Theory of Leadership

    Contingency Theory of Leadership The most popular and extensively researched situational theory of leadership was first proposed by Fred Piedler during the 1960s. Fiedler’s model claims that group performance depends on the interaction of the leader style and the favorableness of the situation. Fiedlers major contributions consist of(l) iden-tifying the leadership orientation of the leader and developing a way to measure it, and (2) identifying three situational factors influencing leadership and developing a method of

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: David
  • Management Theory & Practices (classic Approches)

    Management Theory & Practices (classic Approches)

    Management Theory & Practices “CLASSIC APPROACHES” I- SYSTEMATIC MANAGEMENT Key Concepts • Systematic manufacturing operations • Coordination of procedures & processes built into internal operations • Emphasis on economical operations, inventory management & cost control. Contributions • 1890-1900 = Beginning of formal management in the US promotion of efficient, uninterrupted production. Limitations • Ignored relation ship between an organization & its environment. • Ignored difference in manager’s & worker’s views. During the 19 th century

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    Essay Length: 697 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Yan
  • Application of Theory Towards Ethical Implementation of Military Force

    Application of Theory Towards Ethical Implementation of Military Force

    As I am heading off this summer to be trained as a Chaplain in the U.S. Navy, and I consider myself to be just shy of a pacifist, I am highly interested in questions of military ethics. I deal very often with both inward and outward doubts about the possible hypocrisies involved in becoming a piece of the infrastructure of a machine whose actions I may often disagree with. In the end I have my

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    Essay Length: 2,123 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Jon
  • Chaos Theory Portrayal in Heart of Darkness

    Chaos Theory Portrayal in Heart of Darkness

    In Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, the strongest conflict is an internal conflict that is most prominently shown in Marlow and Kurtz. This conflict is the struggle between their image of themselves as civilized human beings and the ease of abandoning their morality once they leave society. This inability has a close resemblance to the chaos theory. This is shown through the contrast of Kurtz as told by others and the actuality of

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory

    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory

    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory The Americanization of the war in Vietnam was inevitable because of the prevailing belief of the “domino theory” that could take effect. The Domino Theory, which President Harry Truman first articulated in the1940’s, is the belief that the fall of one noncommunist state to communism would precipitate the fall of other neighboring noncommunist states (Shabecoff). This theory is the identical strategy that Communist China planned to achieve, with

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Anna
  • How Will an Awareness of Psychoanalytic Theory Impact on Your Work in a Classroom Setting?

    How Will an Awareness of Psychoanalytic Theory Impact on Your Work in a Classroom Setting?

    Psychoanalysis presumes that a good understanding of development requires analyzing the symbolic meanings of behavior and the deep inner workings of the mind. It places a huge emphasis on the unconscious and how the unconscious is the precursor to human development. The level of awareness that I possess of psychoanalytic theory would impact my performance in the classroom only if I act on my understanding in a proactive manner. I believe it was Socrates

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Jack
  • What Are the Motivating Characteristics of Work? Discuss with Reference to Well-Known Theories of Work Motivation.

    What Are the Motivating Characteristics of Work? Discuss with Reference to Well-Known Theories of Work Motivation.

    Motivation is a very important aspect of our everyday life, as our motives are major determinant of our behaviour in work, at home, everywhere. The subject of motivation covers many question from different areas e.g. areas associated with business: �What stimulates people at work?’ �What drives people to do the things they do in their job?’, to questions about our regular life: �Why am I going to People and Organization lectures?’, �Why did I choose

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

    Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

    Charles Darwin first came up with the theory of natural selection. He took a lot of trips on land and sea, following his interests of nature and the change that happens. He looked at many different kinds of birds, insects and animals, he explained Natural Selection as sustaining of good variations and the rejecting of bad variations. Darwin explained that different alterations occurred in the same species, which helped them to adapt to their surroundings.

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Artur
  • Classical Theory: The Good Son

    Classical Theory: The Good Son

    After watching the movie the good son I found a lot to similarities between what went on and the classical theory. I plan on highlighting Cesare Beccaria’s classical theories central assumptions and giving examples of events that occurred in the movie to connect the two. To setup some of the story I’ll introduce you to the characters and what their role is throughout the movie. The mother and father are Wallace and Susan Evans, and

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Max
  • Classical Management Theories

    Classical Management Theories

    Successful management requires an understanding of the fundamental concepts of effective management techniques and principles. In order to gain such insight, and manage effectively and efficiently, managers must develop an awareness of past management principles, models and theories. From the turn of the 20th Century, the need for a formal management theory was growing evident; organisations required a system to guide managers in an attempt to improve productivity and efficiency of workers. This urgency

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Victor
  • Theory of Recollection

    Theory of Recollection

    According to Socrates, the theory of recollection is that all knowledge is known from previous experience. His belief is that we already know everything and have known it since we were born, we simply recall these facts from memory when we re-learn them. It begins when Socrates seeks the true definition of virtue, and Meno wonders whether or not it is a trait that can be taught. Meno and Socrates have trouble getting to the

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Kant and Mills Theories

    Kant and Mills Theories

    Kant and Mill's Theories In July of 1994, Paul J. Hill, a former Presbyterian minister and later a pro-life activist, was prosecuted for killing Dr. John Britton, an abortion performing doctor, and James Barrett, a volunteer, outside a clinic in Pensacola, Florida. Prior to this, Hill commented on the murder of Dr. David Gunn, another abortion performing doctor, stating that it was a "biblically justified homicide (P. 215)." This statement shows how strong Hill's beliefs

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Wagners Theory on Conventional Drift

    Wagners Theory on Conventional Drift

    Wegener’s persuasive essay Dear German geologists. I have a very important matter that I must bring to you today. I have made a theory that I think will change the way the hole world looks at the land we live on in this present day. My theory is that all continents were once connected. This took place about 200 million years ago. I believe that all the continents were once together as a super continent

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    Essay Length: 566 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Jack
  • Game Theory in Nature

    Game Theory in Nature

    Game Theory in Nature: Biologists observe that animals and even lower organisms often behave altruistically. Such behavior is obviously beneficial for the species as a whole. Although it is difficult to measure how an animal’s altruistic behaviour affects its chances for survival and reproduction, theoretical research is starting to fill in the picture of how cooperation may survive natural selection. Some of the most illuminating ideas are coming from game theory, the field of mathematics

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    Essay Length: 394 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Jon
  • McGreggors Theory

    McGreggors Theory

    Support of McGregor’s Theory Y I support McGregor’s Theory Y on the view of motivation of employees in the workplace. The Y theory is positive in nature. There is an inherit trait for all people to want better for themselves and those whom they care about. This characteristic towards the goods things in life can certainly translate into the work environment given the right managerial leadership and skills. This paper will explain the general assumptions

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: David
  • Managment Theory

    Managment Theory

    The major four functions of management involve planning, controlling, organizing and leading. These functions can be affected by the internal and external factors n a business environment. The external forces that affect the functions of a business include sociological, political, economical and technological (Montana & Charnov, 2000) External factors: Sociological: Includes; the demographic status and trends, work ethics and personal values, and general cultures. (pg, 566.) This factors influences differently on how management accomplishes its

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: David
  • Counseling Theories

    Counseling Theories

    Psychoanalysis As a therapy, psychoanalysis is based on the observation that individuals are often unaware of many of the factors that determine their emotions and behavior. These unconscious factors may create unhappiness, sometimes in the form of recognizable symptoms and at other times as troubling personality traits, difficulties in work or in love relationships, or disturbances in mood and self-esteem. Because these forces are unconscious, the advice of friends and family, the reading of self-help

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Management of Theory Jungle

    The Management of Theory Jungle

    The Management Of Theory Jungle It was Harold Koontz who introduced the concept of Management Theory Jungle. 'Management Theory Jungle' was made in an environment where the development of management theory had escalated over a period of two decades. This has resulted to confusion and conflict which many theories have entangled in it. As such, it is seen as a jungle. Koontz defined the management theory jungle by identifying and classifying major management theory. Six

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Yan
  • Accounting Theory

    Accounting Theory

    Abstract The case study: Cool Waters Year in Review 2008 is a comprehensive case study of an actual firm that is currently operating in Trinidad and Tobago. The Cool Waters case touches aspects of both financial and managerial accounting at an advanced level, as well as decision-making at an advanced managerial level. Although it is predominantly fictional, it is based on a number of actual events that took place within the local firm. The case

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Mike

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