Idea Theses Samples For Students

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Abstract

In “The Death of the Author,” structuralist thinker Roland Barthes suggested the notion of the author as a distinct identity in the creation and interpretation of a text was a thing of the past. Instead, he preferred the use of the word “scriptor” to refer to the person writing or typing a work for the first time. The ideas in the scriptor's mind would have to travel through his or her semiotic filters to make it to the paper – those filters take the ideas and shape them – for ...

Business

Restatement of Problem
The topic of consumer buying behavior has researched by a number of scholars, and each one of them has illustrated what are the possible factors that influence or guide consumer behavior. Therefore, when organizations plan their strategies to ‘guide’ consumers, they do so by studying these factors and using them to design and market their products or services. This involves the participation of all stakeholders in the planning and strategizing process. The stakeholders could include the design team, the production team, finance, marketing, purchase and stores to name a few, and it is the collective effort of ...

Introduction

The House of God is a hilarious novel with information on everything doctors do not want patients to know. The author based the story on his experience at the Beth Israel Hospital. The novel caused a scandal when it first appeared. The work glamorized traits of dehumanizing and unprofessional attitudes towards ailing patients, which are a set of very unethical issues. Such include a sadistic and dark humor such as how to “turf” patients to other specialties. Another idea is that GOMERs go round.
The text promotes a detachment from the patient, which causes them to act in ways that may prove unsafe ...

1. PREFACE

Today’s world is influenced by many factors such as globalization, cultural influences and the presence of the open market. Europe is a fine proof of this influence as it is more open for international business. Products from around the globe can be accessed by all types of consumers in the European market. Many find the European market more open to international businesses. Some find their successes in the European market through the use of good market analysis. Brooksbank (1991) notes that good market analysis is a key to the successful marketing plan;; it gives companies advice which will ...

Foundationalist account of Knowledge refers to theories and perspectives that philosophers use in justifying the authenticity and the truthfulness of knowledge. These theories seek to differentiate between what knowledge is and what it is not. In making these justifications on what a person can justify as knowledge, various philosophers came up with arguments to support their course. Some of the outstanding philosophers that dealt with this debate include, John Locke, Kant, Hume and René Descartes. Descartes argued that foundational knowledge is just but an infallible belief in an idea and its end. Descartes used the Non-inferential Justification as Infallible Belief ...

Chapter 5: Discussion and Conclusion

Chapter 5: Discussion and Conclusion

Determining the impact of media on the public’s idea of an ideal body is important so as to understand people’s behavior regarding their body image. By understanding people, especially women’s, behavior about their body image, possible future health and fitness problems may be prevented.
The survey shows that the majority of the survey respondents believe that the media should be regulated when it comes to promoting thin models. This shows that the respondents believe that the media is a very powerful tool of getting the message across; they believe that, in ...

The set of doctrines surrounding the consideration of the end of time, particularly with regard to the fate of humanity and the resolution of human history, is the subject known as eschatology. Within the Christian consideration of these concepts, theologians and believers tend to emphasize heaven, hell, death, resurrection and the return of Jesus Christ to this plane. Indeed, such subjects as the rapture of the believers and the last judgment receive considerable attention (Jorgenson 115). Three facets of eschatology --- the Second Coming, the Rapture and the Judgment – come under consideration in this paper, as do the perspectives ...

The learning processes for both adults and children have similarities although adults are more focused at learning and absorbing information much faster than children. Adults come with responsibilities and experiences that help them learn faster. They are self-motivated, goal-oriented, and self-directed, thus, the approach to teaching adults should be a lot more different (QOTFC). This is where educational philosophy comes in which is composed of several ideologies that characterize what schools are expected to be and do. This paper will touch on the various educational philosophies and aspects relating the concepts to adult education.

Classifications of Educational Philosophy

Perennialism is the most traditional educational ...

Christian faith vs. Islamic faithIntroduction Christianity is a translation from the ancient Greek language of the word Christos. This term means the anointed one in the Hebrew language. Most followers loyal to the Christian religion believe that Jesus is the son of God. They believe that he is fully human and fully divine. Christians believe that Jesus is the savior and the Messiah as prophesied in the Old Testament. The Islam religion on the other hand believe in one God similar to the Christian faith but worship Allah as their God. Muslims follow teachings from the holy book Quran. Followers ...

Jack London succeeds in vividly illustrating the story he tells in “To Build a Fire”, as thru his writing he has the literary strength to paint the happenings and to draw the clear image of his characters and their adventures. Moreover, the strength of his style, the form and writing technique and structure empowers the content of this short story and this strength is an attribute of formalism (Dobie 33). London’s critics argue whether his writings adjust to formalism, comparing the strength of the content, versus the power of the literary art. This essay investigates whether Jack London’s “ ...

Currently, 85% of those in juvenile detention facilities are youth living with disabilities that qualify them for special education (Leone et.al., 587-590;Sharnda;Vincent).However, only 36% will ever receive special education service (Leone et.al., 587-590; Vincent).They are deprived of an adequate education as a result of the School-to-Prison Pipeline trajectory. The School to Prison Pipeline is an state and federal education and public safety policies that push students out of school and into the criminal justice system (Martin 24-30) This system disproportionately targets youth of color and youth with disabilities
(Vincent 586). According to the National Association ...

Chapter I

Introduction
Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty.
Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. Effective succession planning ...

Defining race as a political sociological theory

Race remains one the controversial topics that raise a heated debate among scholars and members of the public. For many years, the debate has revolved on whether the term race is effectively used in promoting diversity, cohesiveness and regional integration or not. Some people hold the view that the term race has been misused by political leaders in dividing people along ethnic and tribal lines. Another section of people believe that leaders have used the race to promote peace, diversity and regional integration. Based on these assertions, most people prefer not discussing issues related to race in the public because ...

Free will is the ability of agents to make choices free from certain kinds of constraints. According to the historical views, the constraint of dominant concern is the metaphysical constraint of determinism. The opposing positions within various debates are metaphysical libertarianism, the claim that determinism is not true and thus free will exists and hard determinism, the claim that determinism is true and thus that free will does not be there. These positions, which agree that causal determination is the relevant factor in the question of free will, are classed as incompatibility. Those who do not believe that determinism ...

The question of whether we should trust our sense comes to us from the ancient times. Since the beginning of philosophy and thought, humans wondered whether the world is the way they see and experience it. With the advancements in philosophy, such doubts even framed out in a separate field of thought. Many thinkers were very skeptical about the contrast between the world as we perceive it and the way it really is and what role do our senses play in the process of perception and understanding. Descartes and Hume are two of the most prominent philosophers whose views ...

Abstract: A Bright Star Declined

Over the past 2 decades, IBM reach heights of unprecedented success, down to failure, and up to success again. In 1980, they were lagging in the personal computer business but by 1985, they had taken over 40 percent of the market share (Kanter 46). By 2005, IBM made its exit from the PC business and switched to consulting (Kanter 47-8). This is a drastic shift indeed for a company which provided virtually no consulting services in 1990 to becoming one of the largest services companies some 20 years later. IBM today is now an exemplar of how a company ...

There is no simple definition of bisexuality because bisexual people are a very diverse group. Some of them tend to monogamous relationship, others may have more than one partner. There are several theories about the different models of bisexual behavior. Thus, there are 13 types of bisexuality based on the sexual desires and experiences. According to Flanders and Hatfield, alternating bisexuals may first have a sexual relationship with a man, and then can choose a woman, and then again return to men. Bisexual on the circumstances are mainly heterosexual, but can choose a partner of the same sex only in those situations where there ...

perceptions of the tattooed person’s character
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I hereby declare that this work is my own and not copied from any other source and that all sources have been acknowledge.

CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION6Purpose of the StudyProblem and Significance Research Question/Hypotheses7 Definition of TermsLimitations DelimitationsAssumptions

CHAPTER 2—LITERATURE REVIEW8CHAPTER 3—METHODOLOGY .Model Research DesignInstrument Data Collection Data AnalysisVariablesLimitations Delimitations AssumptionsCHAPTER 4—RESULTS Data Screening Scale Development Analyses of Primary Hypotheses Analyses of Secondary Hypotheses
CHAPTER 5—DISCUSSION Discussion of Findings Implications of the Limitations on Present and Future Research Recommendations Practical Application of Results Future Research

REFERENCES

Abstract
The purpose of this is to examine ...

In the midst of a globalized world, it becomes vital to appreciate the varying types of economies carried by different nations and cultures. When examining the effects and attributes of capitalism as a whole, it is necessary to understand that not all capitalisms are created equal. Two basic types of capitalism exist: liberal market economies (LME) and coordinated market economies (CME) (Hall and Soskice 2001, p. 8). However, within these two major groupings there are many different types of capitalism, which all have their differences that make their particular brand of society unique. There are several major forms of capitalism: mercantilism, ...

Introduction

Creativity is the gift given to man by nature. Human Creativity knows no bound. Innovative people find inspiration to improve their work in each and everything they observe. Sky is the limit for those with innovativeness. Nature is like a teacher for man, and hence, it is the source of inspiration for flourishing the creativity. Nature is involved in every creative work, may it be art, painting, sculpture, or even architecture. If we observe the world around us, we can find several examples of creative works. If the creative work is to be applied in various fields, the experts are ...

California Lutheran University

Rayan Azhari
Chapter I

Introduction

Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty.
Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. ...

Acknowledgments

I am especially grateful for the support and guidance of my dissertation advisor, Dr. A. P., provided all through the progression and development on this research study.

My thanks also go to the men and women in blue of Singapore Police Force whom had provided their valuable time to participate in the survey and their willingness to share. I also would like to thank DSP (NS) Azrin Abdul Rahim and SSI Selamat Bustaman for their valuable guidance and insights towards this study.

Last but not least , I would really want to give my deepest thanks to the neverending encouragement ...

Introduction

This paper seeks to show, as Owen (1994) believes, that peaceful regimes based on a liberalist democracy are more likely to secure and maintain a condition of “democratic peace” than regimes that are neither liberal nor democratic. However, as reported by Kahneman and Renshon (2007), even liberalist decision-makers have to be wary of advice offered by hawkish advisors, because the human mind has a natural bias towards the more aggressive solutions and to be unrealistically optimistic about the consequences of such decisions.

How Liberalism Produces Democratic Peace:

Owen (1994) reviews and supports the concept of “democratic peace” – the idea that wars between democratic nations are unlikely and ...

Women are always prey to men when they go out at night alone since they are vulnerable and this means that they have to take steps to protect themselves since this is a huge problem in every way. Young women who are scantily clad and make themselves up are prime targets for men who are ready to take advantage of their situation accordingly and who are constantly on the lookout for a quick sexual adventure. One must also be protected against burglaries and other robberies through an alarm system.
In his article, Ander Monson discussed the fear of leaving the ...

INTRODUCTION

Overcrowded jails filled with violent inmates. Prisons segregated by race. (deliberate fragment). The California prison system currently holds approximately 316,000 inmates across 33 state prisons and dozens of other facilities of varying levels of security (CDCR,gov, 2012). More than 30,000 of these inmates have life sentences. 93% of inmates are male, 7% female; 11.7% of the prison population of California are parole violators. Almost 39% of the prison population of California is Hispanic, 29% black, 27% white and 6% other (CDCR.gov, 2012).

Parole and sentencing legislation in the state of California is far from unique in ...

Abstract

Plato proposed that the ultimate form of government was either an oligarchy or kingdom. Pericles held the belief that democracy was the form of government under which prominence grew. Plato was a revered and eventually became well respected teacher in Classical Athens, his way of thinking and his views of a perfect society show him to be somewhat of an idealist more than a realist, as Pericles himself proved to be with his actions and achievements throughout his lifetime. In Plato’s time, he valued reason above all else, and through thought, he sought to change the way a city state was run ...

Fascism and National Socialism

Political theorists, historians and and scholars have long tried interpreting and defining fascism but the definitions have either been too narrow or too wide as each interpretation of fascism is distinct and based on the ideological and political leanings and thoughts of the scholar or the theorist. According to Roger Griffin, fascism is "a genus of political ideology whose mythic core in its various permutations is a palingenetic form of populist ultra nationalism". He goes on to say that the fascist ideology has three core components- the myth of rebirth, decadence and populist ultranationalism. Paxton in his book, The ...

1. Summary
As a means to examine the effect of a new treatment proposed for agoraphobia or the fear of open places, a group of researchers forwarded an advertisement in the papers to recruit participants for the study. Out of the 87 individuals who responded, only 60 of them were considered as agoraphobic. The researchers placed 20 of the qualified participants under the new treatment setting (NEW), and it was further explained to them that they will be closely monitored for any possible side effects of the new treatment. On the other hand, another 20 of the participants were ...

Overview

Balanced literacy involves language arts acquisition using a program consisting of word study, small strategy groups, and interactive read aloud, along with shared, independent, and guided reading. These essential components help a learner to understand written and spoken communication by emphasizing on reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing. Literacy is an important aspect everyday activities and modern social networks emphasize this, people cannot “Tweet” and comment if they do not write.
Yet even with increasing trends in globalization some children are more advanced, and some need to learn solutions to their education challenges. Balanced literacy instruction supports students’ need by ...

An Analysis of the Formulation of California Senate Bill 4

Chapter 1
The purpose of this research is to analyze the process creating, SB 4, the legislation on hydraulic fracking as an opportunity to understand how and why the fracking issue gained enough momentum to reach the level of legislative decision. Policies that reach the decision-making level on a legislative agenda have been driven to that level by internal and external factors of the government (Kingdon, 1995). The factors and actors that worked together to put ‘fracking’ on the agenda of the California Assembly and Senate are interesting because of the wide range of opinions held by the proponents ...

When examining the effects and attributes of capitalism as a whole, it is necessary to understand that not all capitalism is created equal. There are many different types of capitalism, which all have their differences that make their particular brand of society unique. There are several major forms of capitalism: mercantilism, free-market capitalism, social market economy, state capitalism, and corporate capitalism, all working toward the idea that societies run on the exchange of goods and services.
Mercantilism is one of the earliest forms of capitalism, and is mostly identified by the give and take of trade between nations (Aizenman ...

Introduction

The application of metaphor has important function in human computer interaction (HCI).It can be used as a device to aid users appreciate new or strange technologies and as a tool to direct the design process. The creators of fresh computer based instruments face the same issues of design just like those in human computer interaction. It is widely used in various type of interface designs ranging from computer interfaces, gesture controlled instruments, mobile phone interfaces, smart phones and tablets, other structures of mental model, autonomous systems, assistive devices and any other interface design that is based on users’ mental model. ...

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INTRODUCTION
The poor have always had to struggle throughout the generations. Often marginalized, the poor are whittled-down to a statistic. The poor represent different things to different people. Poor women, in particular, often find themselves with limited incomes, single parent responsibilities, low employment levels, and a need to receive aid from state and county welfare programs. This general aid includes government provided medical care. However, with the passage of recent healthcare policies, the types of therapies and treatments offered to and made available to poor women is changing. Women’s health issues, concerns, and conditions often find themselves open to ...

An Analysis of the Formulation of California Senate Bill

Chapter 5
Discussion
SB 4 is the first California law to address the issue of hydraulic fracturing or fracking for natural gas in California. The fracking method had been used in California for several years without any regulation (Freyman, 2014, p. 59). Therefore, the research studied the possible reasons the issue became a part of public conversation, and finally reached the agenda setting level of the California legislature. And, only that, the issue became law in California. Well simulation is the term used in SB 4 to describe three types of the procedure hydraulic fracturing, acid matrix stimulation, ...

Business

What influences a consumer’s purchasing behavior? A few factors that come to mind are brand awareness, product knowledge, advertisements, and references. To understand the depth of this intrinsic behavior, this paper explores the various factors that contribute to a consumer’s purchasing pattern. A very powerful tool that guides consumer behavior is word-of-mouth advertisement. Barry L. Bayus, writing in a column in Journal of Advertising Research had this to say on the indirect effects of marketing; “The business community is well aware of the power of word-of-mouth on consumers, and they are also equally aware how catastrophic it can be if ...

Executive Summary

China is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in the establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. This paper explores the role of SMEs in an emerging economies, the role of manpower in SMEs, as well as understanding the key success factors of the SMEs in China.

Introduction

SMEs are the growth engines for any economy in the ...

Mobile technology has changed the ways in which people with each other. The latest innovations in the field of mobile technology have brought tremendous changes to the health care industry. With the invention and implementation of mobile health technology in various aspects of health care, the world has been progressing to see a bright future in the field of health care industry. Mobile health is a division of electronic health practice. Mobile health is defined as the medical practice that is supported by the use of mobile technology, which includes mobile phones, wireless devices, patent monitoring devices and many others .
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Introduction and Background

Many organizations that try to change their ways of conducting their operations often fail to meet their targets for different reasons. Mental perception of the people involved in operationalizing the transformation efforts is the biggest contributor of the success or failure of these endeavors. The police force is one of the most important institutions in Singapore. Like all societies in the world, law and order is an integral part for any progressive society. Singapore is not an exception. Singapore seeks to spur its economic heights and make life better for its citizens. Unfortunately, the Singapore Police force, which is ...

Literature Review

Despite small in size, the Gulf Cooperation Council possesses an insurmountable amount of power in the Middle East as its members are the influential and richest nations in the Gulf. With the GCC acting as a political and economic union, other nations and even the international community is seeing the Union as a potential leader in enacting the Millennium Development Goals in the region. However, there are some studies that see GCC as a still fledgling organization that still does not have claws and fangs in influencing its member countries, especially in other concerns like political, economic and social policies it has ...

Introduction.

Everything we do has a limit. Limits are put to define the extent to which we can do certain things or even the extent to which we can move from a particular point. Boundaries are physical barriers which separate different areas. They are usually in the form of walls, roads, paths and so on. Therefore, maritime boundaries and limits are connected with the ownership of valuable resources and coastal state jurisdiction over foreign shipping. Inaccuracies and uncertainties over such sensitive issues are best avoided. There are numerous international disputes over limits and boundaries, some of which could endanger peace and security. ...

Description of the Theme

The short story written by John Updike entitled “Dog’s Death” centers on unraveling vividly the excruciating pain described as quietly endured by a beloved pet dog prior to the eventual and inevitable demise and the surrounding love and affection felt for the dog as they tried their best to address the dog’s dilemma. As noted in chapter 7, “theme in fiction is associated with something abstract, something broad: The theme in a story is associated with an idea that lies behind the storyis a representation of the idea behind the story” .

Identification of at Least Two of the Literary Elements that Contribute to the Theme

The mentioned theme in the short story was exemplified ...

The Civil Rights Movement in the American South gave rise to a number of amazingly intelligent African-American activists and speakers. One of those speakers was Malcolm X. Malcolm X was born into a family that was touched by racial violence, and as a result, he became one of the leaders at the forefront of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and onwards (X and Haley). Unlike some of the other leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X was unabashedly fierce on certain topics-- notably, Malcolm X frequently advocated the separation of the races, and occasionally even advocated the idea ...

Aliens: Are They Out There?

The first important item to discuss when debating the issue of whether or not life exists in the universe other than on Earth is how alien life is defined. Some people focus on the idea that alien life will be intelligent, perhaps even more intelligent than our own. However, even a discovery of much smaller forms of life, imagine something roughly equivalent to the moss, bacteria, or ants that live on Earth would be a stunning discovery. Considering the size and vast variety of star systems in the universe or even our galaxy alone, it seems likely that alien life exists.

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Introduction

Anne Bradstreet, is a big name in the world of poetry, she received a lot of attention with the kind of work that she had produced during the later half of the seventeenth century. Bradstreet’s most of the poems are lyrical, and the presence of craft in them is exquisite, she ensures that in all her poems she immerses herself into the glory of life and lives it to the fullest. In this paper we will look at few works from Bradstreet and our focus will be to analyze them from the various perspectives to deduce that the basic themes ...

Philosophy of consciousness, undoubtedly, takes a leading position in Anglo-American philosophical thought of 20th and the beginning of 21st century. Numerous publications, devoted to the problems of consciousness are an indicator of that. Philosophy of mind is a branch of analytical philosophy, which studies philosophical aspects of consciousness problem. The central theme of philosophy of consciousness is relationship between consciousness and brain. In this context brain poses a problem of mind-body, while consciousness is understood as either the aggregate mental states, accessible only to the living being experiencing them, or as a state of monitoring internal processes by this subject.

Throughout the history ...

In Macbeth, ambition combines with evil forces to commit evil deeds which result in fear, apprehension, guilt and an escalating cycle of violent murders. Above all, Macbeth is a study of the psychology of two central characters (Macbeth and his wife) react as individuals and as a couple to the psychological trauma of their evil deeds. In the course of the action, Macbeth frequently misconstrues the guilt that he feels as simply being a question of fear. As a warrior, this self-delusion works because he thinks that he knows no fear and it leads directly to his response to his guilt and his ...