Presentation Article Reviews Samples For Students

Report Critique Discussion

The group presentation on the topic of anaerobic digestion specifically provides a good source of information especially for those who might have no knowledge at all of the issue being presented in the discussion. The diagrams they used were really helpful in making a visual distinction on the more technical aspects of the report. These diagrams and tables provide good data that helps out the audience to know more about the matter being discussed and become more involved in understanding it thoroughly. The chronological arrangement of the different parts of the discussion helps a lot in organizing the process of discussing the ...

Article Review

"The Great Divergence" and "Class in America,” the authors discuss that the class system and social stratification have caused outstanding differences in life of people living in America. Regardless of the fact that people do not like to talk about economic inequality in America, social classes play a considerable role in their lifestyle. There exists a huge difference in the incomes of the top 1% of Americans and rest of other 99%. Contrary to the myth that America is a classless society, Mantsios explains through statistical data that the wealthiest 20% of Americans hold the 83% of total wealth and on the ...

Introduction

I attended a play at playwrights’ festival. The student who performed is well known to me since he is from our school UMASS Boston School. I could say that the show was so amazing; I did enjoy all my best. The whole presentation consisted of four various stories, each being different. The show was made up of seven students. The presentations occurred simultaneously, having one act after the other respectively. The opening of the show was an amazing play by the name The Old metronome. The story was about a young man known as Chip; he walked in an antique shop ...

Summary of the article

The article espouses on the importance of spelling in the comprehension of English as a Second Language. The article reports that spelling affects reading comprehension and effectiveness in the storage and recovery of information. The article also reports that the intent focusing on individual words may cause readers to lose the meaning at the start of the sentence as they get towards the end. This is established from a study carried out on English as second language students to establish whether there is a stronger relationship between specific spelling knowledge to reading performance than general spelling knowledge. In conclusion, the article recommends ...

This assessment meets the following course Learning Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of critical thinking.
2. Identify the things that stop us from thinking critically.
3. Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments.
4. Identify the key fallacies people make in their reasoning.
5. Apply the concepts/principles studied during the course.
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LSH-2203 Critical Thinking
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REFERENCE (APA Format): Purdue OWL Link

Citation:
Is the title clear and concise? (Yes or No):
Comment: Yes
Does it promise no more than the study can provide? (Yes or No):
(Hint: Read article completely and work through other sections before answering this one.)
Comment: Yes
Carbon monoxide is known to be an exceedingly perilous indoor contamination prompting serious wellbeing results. In any case, CO-related mortality information is not accessible through standard reporting plans, and accordingly, the extent of CO- related mortality has dependably been liable to estimation.
INTRODUCTION/THEORY OR BACKGROUND/LITERATURE REVIEW
Is/are the problem( ...

Jaarat (15) says that human resource is a vital entity in every business entity since it controls and directs other resources. The accounting department recognizes the human resource as an important asset in stating the financial position. Whenever there is, a lack of measurement in the use of the financial resource, the human resource in the company is accountable. According to Jaarat (15), a model for measuring and recognizing human resource in the statement of financial position can better the organization.
Jaarat (16) confirms that human resource is the most expensive resource in every business entity. This resource applies directly through ...

Introduction

Leadership and motivation are concepts that are inherent in any achievement of desired goals. Every individual or organization with personal or corporate objectives respectively needs to apply leadership and motivation concepts. Leadership goes hand in hand with the amount of influence that a given person can impact on his followers. The ability to convince followers towards a common goal determines a leader’s performance. In my opinion, motivation is the basis for all achievements in all aspects. Leadership influences the performance of any individual or organization. In addition, it influences how parties involved in an organization’s activities are motivated towards the ...

Introduction

There are several techniques and procedures to study the operant behaviour and after being first studied by Thorndike in 1898, Skinner did clearly define it by mentioning that the classical conditioning is unable to explain the development of certain skills or behaviour based on the environment and deduced Operant conditioning, which is basically a concept that tells us about the way we develop certain behaviour with respect to the environment that we are subjected to. Skinner did multiple experiments to explain environment based behaviour and explained the reasons behind certain behaviours.

Skinner also explains about Reinforcement and mentions that it ...

Systematic Review of a Case Report

The article is authored by two authors, Tanyi John Tanyi and Julius Atashilli. Both authors contributed to the development and publication of the article. Tanyi John Tanyi managed and followed-up the patient and wrote the original manuscript. Julius Atashilli critically reviewed the manuscript. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript. Therefore, both authors merit inclusion in the authors list (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, 2006). The authors do not provide information on whether they received any funding for the article but they declare no conflicts of interest.
On the overall presentation of the case report, it is ...

While discussing the meaning of postmodern, the article discusses the aspects of allusion and reality of post-modern arts. According to the author, there is a thin line between what is presentable and what is not presentable. Presentable refers to the expression of positive appearance in the sense that it involves the presence that one can experience while the unpresentable is negative presentation that takes the form of things that are difficult to understand and which constitutes futile will. The author notes that the unpresentable information consists of inadequacies that ultimately cause establishment of new rules given that the excess ...

Morality is essential to the stability of a nation or an organization. In fact, lack thereof leads to the development of uncertainty among individuals and this situation compromises peace. With this in mind, it is worth acknowledging the fact that David Foster raises his ethical concerns about the consumption of lobsters. Precisely, he does not present his argument in a way that castigates this action. Rather, he poses a question that challenges one’s emotional and logical appeal. He mentions, “Is it all right to boil a sentient creature alive just for our gustatory pleasure?” This statement forms the ...

According to these two articles, Gregory Mantsios and the presentation show that the gap between the wealthiest and the poor members of the society is very huge. These two articles also show that most of the people in the western world, especially in America have got used to the Great divergence and do not wish to talk about the class bias. Both articles also consider the past situation, the current situations and predict the future in relation to social class. From these articles, it is evident that the people from the middle class have higher income that the lower ...

Rewards and Risks in Stock Markets

The study involves insights into returns provided as well as a summary of South Asia’s stock exchange risk behavior. The article aims at establishing whether there has been a significant difference on the risk and returns associated with the stock market over time. The study finally attempts to make a suggestion regarding the stock market that provides profitable avenue among the SAARC nations. The study also makes use of descriptive statistics such as average annual return, mean percent return, standard deviation, maximum and minimum return, skewness, Jarque Bera statistic and Kurtosis for the six series stock exchanges, namely: Dhaka Stock Exchange ( ...

Summary of Main Points

The article entitled “How to get paid twice for everything you do, part 2: Value appropriating innovations” written by Roos (2011) presented main points that focus on business model innovations. The model is more comprehensively evaluated in terms of finding out how business practitioners could create value from determined ways of innovation. As such, the business model was apparently examined through the identified four observable platform choices, to wit: device-centric, service-centric, telco-centric, and aggregate-centric . Concurrently, the author further expounded on the constituent parts of traditional business models; in conjunction with the reported business-ecosystem view of the world.
Roos ( ...

Ergonomics Principles and Using IT as a Remedy for Probable Work Related Injuries in Construction Projects by Mojtaba Valinejad Shoubi, Azin Shakiba Barough, Amin Rasoulijavaheri

Summary of the Article

The article entitled “Ergonomics Principles and Using IT as a Remedy for Probable Work Related Injuries in Construction Projects” which was written by Shoubi, Barough and Rasoulijavaheri presented relevant issues pertaining to evaluating Muscoloskeletal Disorders (MSDs) which were deemed particularly predominant in the construction industry. An initial overview of MSDs, also revealed to be known as Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs) were provided through the disclosure of information on the work-related problem from previous related literatures. Thus, ...

Occupational risk factors for shoulder pain: a systematic review by Daniëlle A. W. M. van der Windt, Elaine Thomas, Daniel P. Pope, Andrea F de Winter, Gary J. Macfarlane, Lex M. Bouter, Alan J. Silman

Summary of the Article

The article entitled “Occupational risk factors for shoulder pain: a systematic review” written by van der Windt, Thomas, Pope, de Winter, Macfarlane, Bouter, and Silman presented results of a study with reportedly aimed to determine risk factors within the work setting that are potentially associated with shoulder pain. The authors initially presented a brief overview of the common incidence for shoulder pain in the occupational setting; where ...

Analysis and Response to “Stepping Stories”

The writer of the narrative essay, Kimberly Parker, details the extraordinary academic successes of her students during the first two years of her high school teaching career, and she concludes by asserting that her students’ exemplary successes can be replicated. Although Parker’s essay may be considered primarily narrative in its style and structure, it has very strong argumentative qualities; furthermore, the essay converts to full argumentation toward its conclusion. The principal argument that Parker makes in regards to setting the academic bar higher, encouraging the students, and their subsequently succeeding is analogous to the famous line from the classic ...

Article Comparison and Contrast: Risk Management Plan for Supply Chain Management

Selected Articles:
Article 1:
Jüttner, U. (2005). Supply chain risk management: Understanding the business
requirements from a practitioner perspective. The International Journal of
Logistics Management, 16 (1): 120 – 141
Juttner (2005) intended to obtain a thorough understanding of business needs for supply chain risk management (SCRM). The paper utilizes the practioners perspective whereby findings are inferred from an exploratory quantitative survey and as well, by deriving SCRM issues through focus discussions conducted with management officials of supply chains. Findings from this research provides implications for further research.

Article 2:

Olson, D., L., & Desheng D. W. ( ...

Novel drug sourced from snake venom

Abstract
The cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have continued to be some of the leading death causes across the globe. In the recent times, the field of medicine has received substantial advancements, particularly in the areas of pharmacological treatment and the prevention of the disorders such as the plasminogen activators, platelets GPIIb/IIIa antagonists and the direct thrombin inhibitors. The development of the novel drug, the tirofiban sourced from the Echis carinatus venom been highly reported to be of great importance. Tirofiban, an anticoagulant factors isolated from Echis carinatus has a variety of immune responses that includes both acute inflammatory responses ...

1c) What were the common causes of morbidity found for both cold stress and heat stress?

Ans. The common causes of morbidity found for both cold stress and heat stress were the ambient temperature consisting of heat waves and cold spells. Geographical conditions play a vital role in determining ambient temperature. The intensity and duration of heat waves and cold waves are significant factors influencing morbidity.

2a) Using Table 1103, list one factor that you believe contributes to the trend in motor vehicle accidents from 1990-2009.

Ans. In the given table, it can be inferred that the number of motor vehicle accidents and accident deaths have decreased considerably. This may be attributed to increased public awareness pertaining to safety rules. This awareness has become effective due to efficient promotion and by enforcing rigid rules and ...

Lydon and Garcia in “The Next American City and the Rise of Tactical Urbanism” provide captivating information about the phenomenon of Tactical Urbanism and its features in America (63-86). It has to be noticed that, though the trends described within the book by the authors are rather familiar for me, the term “tactical urbanism” has been rather new for me. The authors smartly define four primary trends influencing on city life: returning of people to the city, Internet’s rise, the Great Recession, and increase of disconnection between citizens and government; all these tendencies indeed take place in modern ...

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Community Policing

Mazerolle, Bennett, Davis, Sargent, and Manning (2013, p. 245) discuss the results of an analysis designed to perceive the efficacy of police-initiated interventions in the community with the use of dialogues to improve the image of police authority. In assaying the article, the authors noted the growing trend among police organizations across the globe in initiating programs designed to enhance the projection of legitimacy by the police establishment. By solidifying the image of the power of the police, the work holds that when the influence of the police is firmly set, then this will prove the best to ...

Thesis

Years and years of racial discrimination have created the doubt that racial discrimination might not be the cause of the economic injustice. The article, Discrimination in a Low-Wage Labor Market, focuses on the racial discrimination in the labor market. In this research paper, researchers have carried out field experiments, which give insight into the low wage market where discrimination against minorities and ex-offenders can be observed.

Methods

Herein, it should be noted that as per the analysis of the article, it came to the notice that the researchers have made use of the quantitative research method. The study has also derived ...

Introduction

Context of the Article
In regards to the use of figures and diagrams, the writer leads the reader to understand everything by use of figures. The figures provide the necessary data and numbers for the reader to make comparisons and also to understand the subject of discussion in a better way. For instance, he uses through which he presents the conceptual framework in cases where the organization has a new venture and, therefore, must strike a balance its operations for successful survival, operations and also to ensure that it has a successful life cycle. The second instance where the writer makes use ...

Reframing the Framework of the Eradication of Global Poverty

St. Claire’s paper entitled “Global Poverty: Development Ethics Meets Global Justice” claims that in the current development framework which is the neoliberal globalization, it is only the global elite who are benefitting from it. The writer mentioned that the free trade has pushed the rural poor in desolation because of the dominance of the agriculture business where the big agrochemical businesses lord. The free trade also killed most of the local business as the products of mass production reigns in every market all over the world. The paper mentioned that the current indicators of global poverty tend to ...

Article Review

Wood, J. and Guth, A. (2014). East Africa's Great Rift Valley: A Complex Rift System.
Geology.com. Accessed From http://geology.com/articles/east-africa-rift.shtml
This main theme of the article relates to the geology and specifically the formation of the east Africa’s rift system. The authors’ information relates to the nature of the rift system within the East African regions of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The article considers the rift as one of the greatest geological phenomena. They demonstrate the way the rift system formed, what the rift system entails, and relate points of geological interests.

The article provides a number ...

In her article, ‘From Pariah State to Global Protagonist: Argentina and the Struggle for Human Rights’, Kathryn Sikkink provides a luminous illustration on the role that Argentina has played in shaping the human rights discourse in the world. Sikkink’s main point is that most of the human rights practices and conventions of the world trace their roots to the Argentina. She notes that while many would naturally expect practices to flow from the more powerful countries to the less powerful countries, this has not necessarily been the case as far as the field of human rights is concerned. This ...

Authors

Xingian Bian, Zheping Yan, Tao Chen, D.L. Yu, and Yufei Zhao

Review

This article is an extremely fundamental element in ocean engineering. The article was accepted in the ocean engineering body in 2012. The article pays exclusive concern on the design, implementation, as well as concrete assessment of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The article revolves around the main role of the AUV, which is conduct survey in vibrant, mainly unfamiliar, as well as unsafe environment, as well as operational constraints in the environment.
The outlined mission of the survey is linked to multiple areas and multi-sensors. These are mainly ...

` Literature Review
Will the implementation of strict count process and other means lower the retention of surgical items (foreign bodies) in patients and during surgery and how does it help to increase patient safety?
Ali, A., Omar, B., Okacha, N., Abderrahmane, A., & Mohamed, B. (2012). Paraspinal Textiloma. After Posterior Lumbar Surgery: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. World Neurosurgery, 77(2)375-380. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2011.07.017
Paraspinal Textiloma is a complication that is common after posterior lumbar surgery. This study aims to inform spinal surgeons and radiologists on the experience of Paraspinal Textiloma so as to minimize unnecessary death that is ...

Summary of the Article

The article entitled “High-Performance Work Systems and Occupational Safety” written by Zacharatos, Barling and Iverson presented relevant issues concerning an investigation on any apparent relationship between high performance work systems (HPWS) and occupational safety. The authors reportedly conducted two separate studies to validate their contention. As disclosed, one study that was conducted solicited the participation of company human resource and safety directors from a total number of 138 organizations. The second study allegedly involved 189 front-line employees from two different organizations. The study initially started with a brief review of related literature citing as authoritative and secondary sources. The whole study ...

Identification and definitions of major concepts

Listening is an important concept and mostly collaborates with listening concept. In order to interact well in the community, he or she must having listening and talking skills unless under a closed organization where people are not allowed to interact with the outside wild. In the used article, collaboration was the most important talking and listening activity focus. Students engaged in activities that required talking and listening or interacting. Such activities include discursions and presentations (Bearne, 2007).
In order to use all concepts, one must be able to talk and to listen. It is getting information from other parties ...

Article Review: "The Crimean Campaign"

In "The Crimean Campaign: Official Exposition of the Policy of the War," the authors of The New York Times presented an account of the events leading up to the Crimean War, as well as the policies that informed the way in which it was run. The authors create an account of an editorial on the Crimean War created by the Moniteur, a French publication, which is considered to be an authority on the French perspective on the Crimean War. As the French were undoubtedly part of the Allied forces fighting against the Russian invasion of the Ottoman Empire, their perspective ...

Introduction

Martin Luther King gave great speeches in the 1960’s in America at a time of anti-discrimination on racial lines towards blacks, Asians and Hispanics. The famous speech I have a dream was given in 1963 at a time when there was great turbulence due to racial discrimination. He gave the speech to an audience of all races with majority of black and white people.

His speech I have a dream begins with a note of high positivism. It causes the crowd of people to be motivated about the changes that can happen in the future and not focus on the current happenings. He ...