Quote Research Papers Samples For Students

This article is about how two of the world’s largest parcel delivery and shipping companies are, in fact, owned by the same owners. The article talks about UPS and FedEx, two companies having a chunk of the market share offering the above-mentioned services. Based on the illustration shown herewith, UPS has a 25.9% share of the deferred market while FedEx is closely following at 21.8% share. In terms of overnight packages, FedEx leads all market players with a 42.2% share while UPS follows at 33.8%.
Figure 1 Market Share of FedEx and UPS
Taken together, these two companies command a ...

Virginia Woolf's novel, Mrs. Dalloway, is considered by most to be a baffling read. This is partly because the novelist, Woolf, experiments with the technique of connecting the character's internal and external dialogues in the text. This is quite obvious in the author's characterization of Mrs. Dalloway or Clarissa, the protagonist of the novel, and Septimus. Many critics contend that both of these characters are a doubles. This idea, of course, comes from the “Introduction to the Random House edition of her novel” which states that, “‘Septimus, who later is intended to be her [that ...

- Harry and Reasons for escapes.
- Types of magic tricks and escapes.
Harry Houdini performed magic tricks in which he escaped from bondage by different objects. It included chains and handcuffs through which he would be tied first before he could manage to get off the chains and escape. He also performed magic tricks in which he was buried, but still managed to get him out of the coffins and the soil hence cheating death. His escapes were from different objects that were tied around his body or in the hands and legs only (Phillips).
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Thematic analysis is one of the most commonly used methods in analyzing qualitative data. It is an approach that has been tried and tested as a rigorous means of analyzing qualitative data in disciplines such as psychology, management and media studies. Boyatzis describes it as a method that “allows for the translation of qualitative information into quantitative data” (4). In this assignment, the first section is the diagrammatic representation of the hierarchical model of the themes developed from the survey responses. The second section describes these themes in detail with quotes to support them.

Hierarchical model

Themes
The hierarchical model depicts ...

The character Frodo Baggins in the trilogy Lord of the Rings is a character who potrays bravery and courage and blind at parts. What is amazing about this character, is the will he shows, in the various quests he takes up. Frodo is the son of Drogo Baggins; he is a hobbit of the shire, of the third age. In the movie, he is the holder of the ring that is to be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed. He is one of the three hobbits who sailed to the end of the third age in the middle of the ...

Introduction

Human Engineering is an applied science that coordinates the design of systems, devices and the working conditions with the requirements and capacities of workers. It can also mean the alteration of human body cells in order to fight genetic and chronic diseases or to improve human intelligence, appearance, memory or some other desirable traits (Baylis & Jason, 24). In this context, human engineering is viewed from the context of genetic modifications of human cells. Genetists who conduct scientific research into human engineering and sports owners advocate for it while purists who advocate for the maintenance of the human species from ...

Introduction

The Chicano Movement is traceable to the agitation of better Mexican-American human freedoms and civil rights, expanding from its humble beginnings of the 1940s, to the vocal Mexican American Movement it was during the 1960s. Its core goal was the agitation of greater Mexican American empowerment. The movement expanded from its humble beginnings, through time to later on transform into the national movement it became. As a whole, it encompassed a wide-ranging cross section of aspects and issues affecting the greater Mexican identity. As such, these included Mexican farm workers’ rights, the restoration of land grants, the enhancement of educational development, ...

“In sooth, I know not why I am sad” this quote from the first scene of act one introduces the readers of the book to the main character – Antonio, who says he is saddened by circumstances he does not understand (88).
“When I was with him, I heard him swear to tubal and to Chus, his countrymen” This quote from the beginning of the third act shows that Shylock will has learnt about the news of the wreckage of Antonio’s merchandise at sea. The shylock would exact the penalty according to the agreement. This saddens Antonio (169).
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How was the My Lai Massacre reported by the U.S. media?
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Plan of the investigation

How did the United States media represent the My Lai Massacre? What did the incident look like in the American newspapers? I have chosen this topic because the importance of the media during the Vietnam War (particularly the My Lai) cannot be underrated. The U.S. media influence Americans’ perception of the event, as the primary information was reversed and many details were never revealed. Throughout the world history, many countries did the same thing in order to avoid panic and unneeded criticism. In this particular case, ...

Engaging Learners with Computers

1.0 Introduction
With the changing as well as growing needs of the education sector, the use of computers and technology has become the best alternative solution to imparting knowledge and skills to the learners. According to Mayer and Moreno (2002), before the integration of computers into learning system, the education system faced various challenges that hindered it from achieving the anticipated high learning outcomes. More precisely, inadequate methods of instructions as well as instructional materials attributed to this. Gregor (2008) revealed that, the prior used pedagogical approach to teaching and learning failed to address the changing needs of ...

Introduction

Lasswell’s model of communication is a classical linear, one - way communication process, including several questions, which also represent in this model the sequences of communication: “who-says what-in which channel-to whom-with what effect?” (Lasswell, 1948 in Preissl & Muller, 2006, p. 260). Based on this definition of Lasswell communication model, this writing proposes to reflect at communication process, for explaining when communication starts, stating who takes responsibility for starting communication and elaborating on why responsibility should be taken in communication. This research paper will take a general approach on communication, which implies its limitation from entering into an in-depth research regarding ...

Graff, E.J. “What Is Marriage For?: The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution”. U.S.A: Beacon Press, 2004. P, 1-10.

Summary.

According to (Graff 2004). The term marriage refers to a formal union existing between a man and a woman that is recognised by law through which they become husband and wife.
Karen, K. D., & Kenneth, L. D. individualistic and collectivistic Perspective on Gender and the cultural context of Love and intimacy. Journal of Social Issues, 2010. , 49 (3), 53-69,

Summary

According to Karen and Kenneth, the term love has no universal meaning, different organizations define love differently. However, according to them, ...

As technologies used with education continue to be developed at an incredible and accelerating pace, the opportunities for special needs students to receive a quality education increases. Online education offers new and improved education for students with a variety of disabilities and special needs, including lower costs, convenience and flexibility, and personal enhancement through technology knowledge and materials designed with specific special needs in mind.
One of the biggest advantages of online education for special needs students is the potential for lower costs. The newest models for delivery of online education are designed to improve access to education at a lower ...

EFFECTIVE & INEFFECTIVE & LEADERSHIP STLYES
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
This is a quote by John Quincy Adams and provides a brief yet complete description of a true leader. The concept of a leader and a manager are often confused but in actuality a good leader is always a good manager however a good manager does not have to be a good leader. History is full of several examples of leaders both good and bad, leaders who fulfilled their follower’s needs and leaders who failed their believers. Every leader ...

Q1. Similarities between UnitedHealthcare and Kaiser Permanente

UnitedHealthcare offers both HMO and PPO plans. For all requirements related to healthcare, both of these plans offer a one-stop shopping. Doctor’s visits and hospital care is combined in a single plan. They offer coverage for prescription drugs and even include dental, fitness programs, eye care, hearing care, and other healthcare benefits. Both plans involve a network of doctors and hospitals which provide care to policy holders for less than their usual cost. Policy holders will have to choose their specific doctors and hospitals (UnitedHealthcare).1
Kaiser too offers both HMO and PPO plans, but it is more popular for ...

1. Why did you pick your speech?

The main reason I chose this speech is that despite it being 52 years old its’ message is still significant today. This speech focuses on vices, hardships and terrors which we currently face today and were faced in the yester years. The speech is direct, simple and eloquent. Its message is concise; it is the fourth shortest inaugural speech delivered, 13 minutes and 59 second. However, it is ranked by historians as one of the best inaugural speeches of all time (Grier, 2011).
I was also drawn to this speech because ...

Galaxy Skis has a tough time ahead of itself when it comes to using the international financial market. This is because it is looking at building a plant in China, where the government frequently supports manipulating its currency in order to maintain a competitive edge over other countries in terms of resource and labor cost (Catalan, 2010). This can be problematic for a company that seeks to do continuous business in the country due to the fluctuating market system and exchange rate, though analysts claim that China’s actions will not have long term effects on the flow of ...

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In the modern world today, we face as a global culture the inclination of civil wars and political crises and displacement of peoples. The quote mentioned above refers to the displacement of people due to natural and political disasters. When these disasters transpire, individuals are typically living in sub-standard living conditions. What ends up happening as a result is that people are exposed to living conditions with lower sanitation that were seen many centuries ago. This subjects these populations to diseases that they may have not been subject to previously.
In order to combat this epidemic, we have to ...

Art refers to a broad range of human activities in the creation of visual, auditory and performing artifacts. Such activities might include, but not limited to music, poetry, literature and painting. They express the author’s technical or imaginative skill. The authors who partake in these acts often aim to get an appreciation for the beauty and attractiveness of their works or emotional prowess.
In general, art entails the production of artwork, history of art and its aesthetic dissemination. History enables lovers of art, and cultural studies understand how various artistic components came about. They learn about the philosophies ...

Introduction and background information

The underground market is a precise example of free economic activity at work. The markets are entirely unregulated except by the participants themselves. No taxation takes place, and it is possible to pursue activities in the underground market which are illegal. The market can be very popular. Indeed, the smugglers (the earlier form of underground markets) were sometimes, known as ‘free traders ‘in medieval Europe.
The major factor influencing the growth of the underground market is high taxation by governments. The increased tax is because of the ever increasing public expenditure with dwindling resources at the disposal. Reversal is ...

Frankenstein is one of the most successful stories that Mary Shelley wrote, and it has remained to become a legend to her writing and literary works. While this story was published in 1816, the inception of its story line began way before this date, and its eventual writing was a manifestation of life espionages that Mary endured. In fact, this story was written as a lamentation to the life’s discourse that Mary had experienced, especially after people she so much loved faced the cruelty in the hands of gruesome death. Therefore, the life discourse that Mary had experienced ...

There were many books and articles written on the Civil War. Nowadays, people have access to many achievements, where they can find a world of useful information about the Civil War and find answers to their questions. But somehow the questions remain, and we still cannot say for sure that we understand all of the reasons behind the Civil War. Today, a lot of controversy behind this historical event was revealed. This war was supposedly quite different from how we used to view it. It’s still a question why the two sides of one of the strongest countries ...

Introduction

Homosexuality and gay relationships are some of the most controversial issues in the contemporary world. Proponents such as civil and human rights activists support homosexuality and gay unions while religious organizations oppose these issues. Almost all Christian
denominations are opposed to homosexuality and gay marriages with the Catholic Church being at the forefront (Songy, 239). Interestingly, numerous allegations of homosexuality and gay relationships among the leaders of the Catholic Church have surfaced over the last decade adding to the controversy of the issue. The general guideline according to the Catholic Church on marriage is, “a faithful lifelong and exclusive ...

Introduction

Coming of age is a big deal to a lot of young men and women, it gives them something to look forward to when they get to that specific age. For some, it is going to their first strip club and for others, it is hunting trip as well as shooting their first deer that signifies their status as a man/adult. This coming of age ritual is called a Rites of Passage, it is a holy ceremonial activity that people in certain cultures and religions partake in to cement their adult status. Rites of Passage is a very serious and effervescent pastime that people in ...

This paper is going to cover the analysis of the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and how the American dream is threatened nowadays. This paper expresses the point of view that the novel “The Great Gatsby” presents the American dream in pessimistic way. The novel was written in year 1925, and it describes how magnificent and magnetic is the dream about wealth and power in the society. The status means everything, and each American would be incredibly happy to reach this dream, to get his high position and status in the society, to show everyone that ...

Harry Potter and his companions reliably break controls and endeavor to take care of adult issues out of the question of grown-up ability, brainpower, and inspiration. In spite of the fact that the postulated conduct may be regular in teenagers' writing, the Harry Potter series, particularly in later portions, takes rebellion of the youth to an incredible extent. Harry's family is feeble and gutless; rich characters are voracious and despicable. In the film series, visuals like neighborhoods with many indistinguishable houses fortify the thought of heedless congruity. The suggestion is that this designed world reflects the estimations of today's ...

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In 200-250 words, discuss what research paper are, why they are written, and how they should be written. How does a research paper differ from a report? You may use any resources you would like. You will have to make sure you cite and reference each source.
The research paper is the one that is originally written by the writer that presents his ideas and concepts in response to the literature he reads and information he gains from library sources. As individual gathers information on the research paper topic, his ...

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Introduction
You all have seen the degrading photos. You remember how you felt the shame, seeing what looked like electrical-shock wires attached to human flesh, whose head was covered by a black cone-shaped hooded cloak. Perfidious sensory deprivation ensued. Someone once conveyed the following words of misery: “Only by experience can anyone realize how deep, and dark, and foul is that pit of abominations.” These words were written by Harriet Jacobs, a black woman in American history whose first-hand account recorded the atrocities of her captivity and cruelty of slavery (“Harriet Jacobs Fugitive Slave”). The tortures she suffered are unspeakable. ...

In The Iliad, the author sets warfare as the most important aspects of the society. It is necessary to note that the current war in the poem is not at the action and plot in the text, but war is one of the detectable social forces in the poem. Men in the poem who fail to respect the warrior character of the society or fail to take part in the ongoing wars are ostracized and criticized. Declining to engage in battles or war or being labeled a coward are the worst ways that a man can be defined, since the man ...

I. Introduction
What is Apple? In general and in principle, it is an American company, one of the pioneers in the computer market with the head office located in Cupertino, California.
Apple is a spirit, ideology and lifestyle. No other computer company was able to create an analogous and consolidated subculture of its users like Apple Inc. did.
II. Description of Apple Inc.

A. History

In 1976, two friends, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded the company Apple. These young men were able to dream and the their desire was to change the world. Of course, at that time ...

Edward Hopper’s painting ‘Nighthawks’ (1942) hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago. It depicts a diner occupied by three lonely customers and a waiter who serves them. The painting’s point of view is from the outside looking in, and the connecting street is empty. The streets are empty and seem to wrap around the diner which is occupied by its four solitary individuals in a brightly lit diner that is harshly set against the night. It is late at night, presumably, and only the nighthawks are on the town. In this paper, it will be argued that Edward Hopper’s ...

Abstract

Low mood disorder, otherwise known as depression, is the product of distorted judgments and beliefs. As such, it can produce cognitive dysfunctions that indicate the impairment in attention, concentration, memory, and other aspects. The opening chapters of the project induct into the rationales behind depression and its phenomenon. Further sections analyze depression and cognitive outcomes, the negative cognitive triad, faulty information processing, the ways depression produces cognitive deficits, functional and structural abnormalities of the human brain caused by depression and associated with cognitive deficits, depression cognitive symptoms and cognitive abilities affected by depression. The opinions of prominent psychology and ...

Critical Thinking

Critical thinking is an important aspect in the evaluation and analysis of any type of communication which forms part of our daily encounters. Therefore there is a need for a keen analysis and evaluation of the concepts that form a complete and fully functional communication system. In this paper, a memo written by the vice president of a company is going to be analyzed drawing information and reference from a multi-step method developed by Browne and Keeley in their book, “Asking the Right Questions: A guide to Critical Thinking.

What are the issue and conclusions?

The main issue in the Memo is raised by the Vice President of the Human Resource ...

High speed trading is the style of algorithmic trading. This trading uses complicated technological tools, mostly computers that are extremely powerful. These computers are programmed to perform commands at very high speeds and carry out numerous orders all at once (Seven Pillars Institute, 2014). This trading employs complex algorithms to analyze a number of markets carefully a number of markets. It then implements commands in relation to the prevailing market conditions. Those traders who are fastest in their speeds of execution earn more profits than the traders with low execution speeds.
High speed or frequency trading accounts for almost above ...

Abstract

The debate on the controversial issue about same sex marriages has raged on for quite a while. Proponents of the issue argue that legalization of same sex marriages upholds basic constitutional and human rights. They also argue that some people are born gay and add that if love is the ultimate reason that brings together parties intending to marry, then there is no need for states and the federal government to prohibit marriage between same-sex couples. In addition they state that same sex marriages stand to benefit the country financially through marriage licensing, reduced divorce and civil suit costs among ...

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." This a famous quote chiseled in stone on the main entrance of New York Post office. In the current time, the job of carrying mail is no longer as lofty as the quote. United States Postal Service is plagued with multiple problems including fall in revenues and dysfunctional post offices. There are 31,272 post offices in the country with more than 8 million employees. Clerks, mail carriers, truck delivery personnel form the core of the postal service. USPS ...

Shakespeare’s sonnets treat time as an enemy of mankind. In many of the sonnets, the speaker worries about the ravages of time and expresses disgust at the way time takes away the things that human beings cherish. In the first seventeen sonnets, for example, the speaker juxtaposes time and beauty. As the speaker praises the youthful vitality of the young man (described in the sonnets), he also conveys his worries about ravages of time. The speaker’s concerns arise from past experiences. Nevertheless, the speaker devises several means to reduce the harmful effects of time on the young ...

According to Ansel Adams, art comprises of both love and friendship. Love is viewed as the resonance of the physical and spiritual things. Friendship is also considered as part of love and full of accepting and transmitting things like grass and thunderclouds. According to Ansel, art is more than kindness and it involves the taking and giving of beautiful things, the wonderful and tragic truths concerning men and the earth.
The arts are also viewed as a subdivision of cultures that consists many art forms that are united through the employment of the human creative impulse. The other divisions ...

Introduction

Most video games are narrated in English and require at least basic English ability. In most games, regardless of genre, the four major language domains are included: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. With the emergence of online gaming, people from all around the world have the opportunity to communicate and strategize while being truly engaged in their task. While most of these tasks are purely for entertainment, there is often learning taking place at an efficient and enjoyable level. While developing a framework for engagement theory, Kearsley & Schneiderman (1999) suggested that:
Students must be meaningfully engaged in learning activities ...

In the field of political science, there are many forms of governments formed with specific characteristics differentiating each type from the other. The most common types are democratic governments, anarchy governments and the dictatorial governments. Of all these governments, there is a uniform characteristic that the mode of governance is what dictates the traits of the leader (James, 2010).

Thesis statement

Having scantly looked at the common forms of governance, I would like to deal more closely with dictatorship. This is due to the increasing number of dictators in the world. Also, provided is a summarized analytical outline of the metamorphosis of dictatorship ...

(Sexual Relationships)

Talking about sexual relationships is opening the most important chapter, though the least assumed one, of the life’s themes: the drive to fulfill one’s deepest need to be complete as a person. Sex is, ultimately, a quest for personal fulfillment disguised in another strong feeling: pleasure. It is pleasure, the intense, magical, addicting pleasure of sex that is the reason why religions – with all its strict moral values – , societies and ethic have always been so violently concerned to restrict, shape, twist and control its expression. The erotic world is a world apart, with a mystical language that has no parallel ...

In this paper I will explain President J. F. Kennedy’s Doctrine and why it was created. A favorite quote of Kennedy comes to my mind, when thinking about keeping peace between the nations. I quote: "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable." Kennedy was out for peace, which he demonstrated during his time in office. One of his major events was creating Peace Corps in 1961. Other events that happen during his Presidency where the Cold War, stop the spread of communism in the Third World, which I will go deeper into in this paper. ...

Write an essay explaining how Sophocles’ Oedipus exemplifies or refutes Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. Review Chapter 33 in your textbook for the background and overview of Aristotle’s concept of tragedy/the tragic hero and drama. This chapter also contains critical information on Sophocles and the play Oedipus.
Outline and thesis statement

Introduction

This paper attempts to prove that Oedipus exemplifies Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero in the context of the story Oedipus Rex. The thesis statement is continued in the definition of Plato’s Theory of Forms which goes along to prove that Oedipus is a tragic ...