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  • Theory of Darwin

    Theory of Darwin

    Bill Law Intro. To Anthropology Prof. Salazar 4 February 2003 A Theory Evolves 1. Darwin was unable to explain the manner in which life, specifically the genetic makeup of a life form could change to allow natural selection to occur. The modern synthesis of genetics and the new evolutionary theory filled in the gap by explaining the occurrences of mutation and other sources of variation in a population through a genetic change in the populations

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Artur
  • Multiple Intelligence Theory

    Multiple Intelligence Theory

    howard gardner, multiple intelligences and education Howard Earl Gardner's (1943- ) work has been marked by a desire not to just describe the world but to help to create the conditions to change it. The scale of his contribution can be gauged from following comments in his introduction to the tenth anniversary edition of Howard Gardner's classic work Frames of Mind. The theory of multiple intelligences: In the heyday of the psychometric and behaviorist eras,

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    Essay Length: 339 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Current Advertising Theory

    Current Advertising Theory

    Current Advertising Theory With every technological advance, there must also be an advance in the media to find new ways of delivering information on said technology. Advertising agencies have been very successful at this. In the past decade advertising has had to keep up with an audience moving away from normal television and print media. Obstacles such as digital video recorders, such as Tivo, and other forms of digital media allow users to bypass

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

    According to most astrophysicists, all the matter found in the universe today -- including the matter in people, plants, animals, the earth, stars, and galaxies -- was created at the very first moment of time, thought to be about 13 billion years ago. The universe began, scientists believe, with every speck of its energy jammed into a very tiny point. This extremely dense point exploded with unimaginable force, creating matter and propelling it outward to

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Steve
  • Russell’s Theory of Descriptions and Its Critics

    Russell’s Theory of Descriptions and Its Critics

    The introduction to the "theory of descriptions" was written by Bertrand Russell in an article titled "On Denoting" in 1905 and is one of the most studied chapters in analytic philosophy. It is said, "...the choice of whether to accept or reject Russell's theory has had profound consequences for our philosophy of language, epistemology, and metaphysics." One of Russell's motivations for developing the "theory of descriptions" was his abandonment of his "theory of denoting concepts,"

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: David
  • Communications Theory Application

    Communications Theory Application

    Have you ever wondered if there was a devil side and an angel side to your personality? The devil side is telling you to be bad and have fun, while the angel side is telling you to be good and do what is right. This idea has to do with the I and ME theory of communications. The ME is like the angel side of your personality, telling you what is right and socially acceptable.

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Anna
  • Casullo's Fourth Version of the Bundle Theory

    Casullo's Fourth Version of the Bundle Theory

    The bundle theory states that any thing is simply a complex of properties which all stand in a contingent relation, called co-instantiation, to one another. Basically an object is nothing more than a collection of its properties. The bundle theory is an alternative to other theories of particulars such as the substratum theory and the substance theory of particulars. James Van Cleve proposes a few objections that he considers to be severely damaging to the

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Private Label Brands

    Private Label Brands

    Private Label Brands Issued by: ACNielsen Retailer Own Brands have established popular identities globally, but is South Africa in line with this trend? Private Label brands - otherwise known as Own Brands - have come a long way in the past few decades. In the late 80's, the terms 'generic' and 'private label' were used to describe any product that was known to be cheaper and of lower quality than branded goods. Since then, Private

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Organizational Theory

    Organizational Theory

    Communication is a major and essential part of any business relationships. In today's business world communication and miscommunication can make or break an organization. Recently, Standard and Poor (S&P) made a serious error in its calculations and communicated wrong information to the world in regards to 612 mortgage securities. "Standard & Poor's admitted to making a nearly $5 billion blunder in correcting its own estimate for subprime securities it is reviewing for ratings cuts" (CNN.COM).

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Jack
  • Sociology - Labeling and Deterrence

    Sociology - Labeling and Deterrence

    Reflection Paper #2 How to deal with juvenile offenders is controversial. In the 1960’s and 1970’s, sociologists warned treating juveniles like common criminals would make them more likely to break the law. The nation listened to this and began diverting youths with minor or status offenses away from the juvenile justice system. They would experience other, less punitive sanctions such as counseling. What is interesting in this scenario is that this actually “widened the

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Tannnebaum & Schmidt’s Continuum of Leadership Theory (task, Followers, and Him/herself)

    Tannnebaum & Schmidt’s Continuum of Leadership Theory (task, Followers, and Him/herself)

    Review Tannenbaum & Schmidt’s theory and use it to explain why leaders should consider the task, the followers, and their own inclinations when selecting a leadership style. Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s continuum of leadership styles 3 factors must be taken into account before choosing a leadership style 1) TASK: Factors that should be considered when choosing the right leadership style: - Options available to perform the task i.e. only one best way to do it? Or

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Personality Theories

    Personality Theories

    Personality Theories Psychodynamic theorists And Humanistic theories Table of Contents Freud Jung Adler Rogers Maslow Humanistic strengths and weakness Psychodynamic strengths and weakness Some similarities of both Web Resources Freud Biography Biography Sigmund Freud was born May 6, 1856, in a small town -- Freiberg -- in Moravia. His father was a wool merchant with a keen mind and a good sense of humor. His mother was a lively woman, her husband's second wife and

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Freud's Theory of Psychoanalysis

    Freud's Theory of Psychoanalysis

    Psychoanalysis is a theory of personality and a method of psychotherapy developed by Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis is the first dynamic theory of personality that talks about displacing, repressing, denying, venting, and regressing; about the unconscious; and about the significance of dreams. With all of the new psychodynamic approaches out there today, there are many differences between them and the original psychoanalysis, however they generally share five of the same elements. The first is the emphasis

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Mike
  • Theory of Nursing

    Theory of Nursing

    Theory of Nursing Before making the critical decision to enroll in a nursing program it is important to seek out information on nursing as a vocation. The program at this school is rigorous and time consuming and, therefore, should not be ventured into lightly. In this paper I will go through what I have discovered about nursing as a career, what nursing is, my definition of a good nurse, how I plan to provide care

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: David
  • Accounting Theory

    Accounting Theory

    Accounting is in the current state of being an art. It is referred to as a social science, but the question that still remains in view today is should accounting be an art or should it actually be a science? Although the move to scientific based accounting would be desirable in today’s society it is not possible. When you consider the facts of this issue in a true debate style, the scientific based approach does

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: David
  • Theory of Constraints

    Theory of Constraints

    What is the Theory of Constraints? The Theory of Constraints is an organizational change method that is focused on profit improvement. The essential concept of TOC is that every organization must have at least one constraint. A constraint is any factor that limits the organization from getting more of whatever it strives for, which is usually profit. The Goal focuses on constraints as bottleneck processes in a job-shop manufacturing organization. However, many non-manufacturing constraints exist,

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Wittgenstein’s Theory of Meaning

    Wittgenstein’s Theory of Meaning

    Wittgenstein’s theory of meaning is a theory meant to abolish the long time-accepted referential theory of meaning. In his own theory, the meaning of words is not about pointing to its bearer or to its reference; it is about the use of a word in a sentence or the use of a word in a particular language game. He presented his theory in a manner of presenting counter-examples. With these simple yet solid examples, many

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Karl Marx: Conflict Theory

    Karl Marx: Conflict Theory

    Karl Marx: Conflict Theory The most influential socialist thinker from the 19th century is Karl Marx. Karl Marx can be considered a great philosopher, social scientist, historian or revolutionary. Marx proposed what is known as the conflict theory. The conflict theory looks at how certain social interactions occur through conflict. People engage in conflict everyday to gain more power then others in society. Karl Marx is known for studying the conflicts that occur between different

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Edward
  • Summary of Durkheim’s Sociological Theory

    Summary of Durkheim’s Sociological Theory

    Emile Durkheim is one of the major leaders in the delineation of sociology. Durkheim set out on a mission to define how sociology should be considered and how the method of sociology should be used. Although Durkheim’s writing does touch upon certain moral, political organization, and intellectual issues, overall, Durkheim sets out to provide a theoretical construction for the study of sociology. Durkheim desires to understand societal life through various social constructs. His agenda entails

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Victor
  • Narrative Theory

    Narrative Theory

    The person never is the problem. The person has a problem. A problem is something you have, not something you are. You don’t have to change your nature. You have to fight the influence of the problem on your life. All of us need to select from the huge amount of information the world throws at us all the time. We need to organise what we see, hear, feel and remember into a meaningful ‘story’

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Prospect Theory

    Prospect Theory

    Summary of the learning points (ranked by importance to you) Today’s class discussed the mental accounting for money management. 1. Prospect theory. The theory can be represented by a value function, as shown below. The value function starts from a reference point, and is normally concave for gains, and convex for losses. It is also steeper for losses than for gains. The theory intends to explain why people behave irrationally when making choices. 2. Framing

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Max
  • Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory

    Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory

    The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word cognition as; the mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning and judgment (Cognition). Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental theory was a unique concept at the time of its inception. It was the first in depth theory on the subject and remained the standard of the field for quite some time. Throughout this paper, Piaget’s theory will be broken down into its four stages and each will

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    Submitted: February 10, 2010 By: Victor
  • Dependency Theory

    Dependency Theory

    DEPENDENCY THEORY Dependency theory is the body of social science theories which suggests that the wealthy nations of the world need a peripheral group of poorer states in order to remain wealthy. Dependency theory states that the poverty of the countries in the periphery is not because they are not integrated into the world system, but because of how they are integrated into the world system. THE PREMISES OF DEPENDENCY THEORY ARE: 1) Poor nations

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    Submitted: February 10, 2010 By: Janna
  • Information Theory

    Information Theory

    1. Introduction Information theory is the mathematical theory of data communication and storage generally considered to have been founded in 1948 by Claude E. Shannon. The central paradigm of classic information theory is the engineering problem of the transmission of information over a noisy channel. The main result of this theory is Shannon's noisy-channel coding theorem, which states that reliable communication is possible over unreliable channels. It is possible to surround a noisy channel with

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Tasha
  • How Can the Theories and Models in Leadership and Motivation Help a Manager to Do His or Her Job More Effectively?

    How Can the Theories and Models in Leadership and Motivation Help a Manager to Do His or Her Job More Effectively?

    How can the theories and models in leadership and motivation help a manager to do his or her job more effectively? Two powerful tools a manager can use are displaying good leadership skills, and being able to motivate those around them. A highly motivated workforce is vital for an organisation seeking good results. Leadership and management although being seen as synonymous do differ, not every manager is a leader and vice versa. The emphasis of

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    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: Steve

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