Essays on Assessing

Many scholars have been quoted trying to assert the role of the media in a numbers of dichotomies, some providing us with assessment models, which are either, proven or still on the piloting stage. Nordenstreng, Christians, Glasser and Mcquail’s model provide us with one of such proven models; a model in which they argue the role of the media in frameworks of five paradigms namely; Liberal-individualistic paradigm, Social responsibility paradigm, Cultural Negotiation Paradigm, Administrative Paradigm, and lastly Critical Paradigm (Fourie, 2002). In as much as one might tries to assess the role of the media it is also imperative to ...

Developmental Dyslexia: a diagnostic tool.

The diagnosis of developmental dyslexia is a long and convoluted journey, complicated by the various different theories concerning its development, causes and treatment. As a condition, it affects approximately between 10 to 20% of the population, with 4% being affected severely, and is generally perceived as being caused by abnormalities in visual and auditory processing. This, in turn, is what directly affects the sufferer’s ability to process words, numbers and have the occasional bought of poor co-ordination. Three key types of dyslexia are deep dyslexia, surface dyslexia, and pure alexia; these refer to the level of severity and specific difficulties. ...

In all three versions of the hominid family tree, there are a number of similarities. Each tree must have an evolutionary origin and purpose and whilst the origin does seem to differ from tree to tree, the purpose seems to maintain a constant: Homo Sapiens are always the end point on each tree. Presumably, this is because our species has evolved this far to date and appears to have stayed still for about 200,000 years (Human Origins) whereas another site states 175,000 years (Becoming Human), and another states 100,000 years (PBS). This dispute is commonplace as we are ...

Overview/ Summary

The ‘Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Oncology Nurse’s Knowledge and Attitudes’ is a research paper whose main purpose is to describe the knowledge and attitudes of a number of oncology nurses on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The research paper takes the design of a description and also a cross- sectional design. The research used a sample of 850 of nurses picked at random from the Oncology Nursing Societies. All these nurses were RNs who were directly involved with health care. The setting of the research was at a national medical center and research institute. The main variables of the research were complementary and alternative ...

1. The Explicit Indication of Design Objectives

a. Were the objectives stated?

The study into ergonomic extended screw guns focused on improving the working conditions for carpenters, as an attempt to reduce the number of back injuries, strains and sprains endured by the carpentry community. The introduction to the study discusses how, in 2005, carpentry was the second worst construction-based industry for its workers contracting carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, sprains and strains, and back injuries.

b. Were they clear and appropriate?

Their aim was very clear: to produce a product which enabled carpenters to do their work without constantly being bent over or knelt down, leading to a ...

Introduction

The nature of underdevelopment in poor countries has been one of the contentious social issues in recent times. Each country has its own version as to why it is underdeveloped. Colombia is a third world country and is ranked amongst the underdeveloped countries in the world. Being located in Latin America, Colombia borders other third world countries like Brazil and Venezuela. However, it is illogical to assume that the general problems that are associated with underdevelopment in Latin America are a replica of underdevelopment in Colombia. The following research and discussion offers insightful information on the nature of underdevelopment in Colombia ...

Statement of the problem

Old age is associated with several mental illnesses, which culminate into other psychosocial issues. For example, dementia and other related conditions such as the Creutzfeudz Jacob’s disease – as caused by advanced senility – have become common in the modern world. Usually, these diseases affect old people, which become more and more problematic as the age advances. The role of caring for the old people has therefore become very vital, usually requiring increased care and special treatment to these people.

Introduction

The elderly people face several challenges due to the mental, social and health problems associated with old age. In the ...

The Cost of College

The average cost of a four-year bachelor’s degree in America is $9000 per year and that figure pales into insignificance when compared with the two year private colleges who charge in excess of $35,000 per year. These high costs have one obvious effect which is that the majority of students attending college will come from middle or higher class families. Like anything, if you raise the cost then its exclusivity increases and reduces the likelihood of it being accessible to poorer families. According to a study assessing the various factors that go into choosing a college, the three consistently relevant ...

Executive Summary

This particular report provides an assessment of Tanglewood stores, it operating environment, its competitors, general structure and culture. Tanglewood Is a succession of general retail stores characteristic of items such as clothing, machinery, and domestic decoration. It operates in the reasonable price forte, marking middle- and upper-income customers. Tanglewood’s strategic feature is an outdoors theme, with a huge camping and outdoor living division in every store. The store also differentiates itself by its uncomplicated, stylish, and neat design perceptions for the store and their in-house products. Tanglewood also centres on stocking quality products, offering customer service, and a more designer appearance ...

Development Reading Course is a study area at college level that is designed to improve the reading skills of students, to the standard required by the college, for course work (Valeri-Gold & Deming, 2008). It is designed to assist students achieve academic success by improving their skills in three high education level course work (Smittle, 1995). Students in colleges’ nation wide must demonstrate or show case, college readiness skills in three areas; Development Reading I, Development Reading II and composition and Basic Writing. The institution of higher learning measures the ability of a student, by their performance in the placement tests in ...

Ethical Arguments Against Capital Punishment

Morality can be defined as “The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct.” (thefreedictionary).

The morality of capital punishment is an heavily contested issue and one that often polarises people’s views. However, in 2011 and in a leading civilised nation such as the U.S. it is arguable that there can be no circumstances in which sentencing a person to death is acceptable. America is known around the world as being a well-respected, leading democracy. The act of punishing people by death is an ancient one; it is also one that no longer has place in society.

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According to the ASHA, as few as 2 percent of licensed SLPs in any given state are also bilingual. Given the fact that there is already a critical shortage of SLPs throughout the school systems in the United States, who are skilled in English, this makes teaching and learning especially difficult for English Language Learners. A study in Colorado asked 154 SLPs who served children coming from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds about their comfort level working in a diverse environment (Guiberson & Atkins, 2012). The outcome of the study was that the SLPs felt comfortable when the diversity was of a ...

Introduction

Technology is an essential aspect in the management of different sectors of any country’s economy. The health care sector is one of the important fields in which requires technology for the execution of various tasks as far as offering health care services is concerned. Technology in the health care sector is applied in areas such as performing x ray scans, the use of laser beams to eliminate cancerous cells amongst other areas. Additionally, technology is applied in this sector when it comes to the storage and retrieval of patient records. In this case an improvised data base system ...