Essays on Critical Analysis

Criticism of deviance base practices

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Introduction; 5
Concept & Nature Of Evidence - based Practice; 5
Investigation Scope; 6
Practice Implications & Observations; 6
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In this article, an analysis over the conduct of evidence-based practice is studied as a working strategy for relevant applied knowledge in the functional fields of learning and practice. The obvious concerns consist over the reliability and validity check of the evidence - based practice over the objection of the impact of the humanitarian aspect. Instead, we suggest that Praxis-based knowledge informed by different forms of knowledge is a better option, with a greater potential to Continue reading...

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An increasing number of studies have examined and evaluated the merits of relaxed based and prescriptive stress control methods as applied in various environmental settings. Stress management methods such as cognitive strategies, biofeedback, meditation and muscle relaxation have been educated to various people as a form of reducing subjective and psychological distress. Such strategies focus their attention exclusively on the provision of skills to people individually. The skills assist in the recognition of stress and information regarding how to cope with it in a health promotion perspective. Accordingly, stress management is an effective preventive measure that the human resource Continue reading...

Introduction

Environmental laws entail different treaties and laws which aim at protecting the environment. The laws include complex interlocking bodies which operate in an attempt to regulate how the human interrelate with the environment. The laws aim at reducing natural and human effects on the environment.
The laws on environment are, however, seen to create controversies when they tend to limit certain businesses, or regulate companies on what they are used to do. The limitations and stoppage limit or stops production of what was initially produced hence limiting consumption. Environmental laws become painful to deal with leading to a backlash Continue reading...

- Executive Summary
Quench is a brand leader in the bottled water sector. The company was founded in 1998 and has steadily expanded operations to become a global multi million pound company. Its main strengths have been competitive pricing, strong advertising campaigns and a positive brand image. Their main market sector consists primarily of customers with sporty, healthy, clean-living lifestyle aspirations. It sponsors several sporting events not only in Britain but worldwide. The Quench brand is associated with trust and reliability. With increased competition and economic recession, the company has registered low sales volumes and reduced profit margins.
This report Continue reading...

Culture psychology

Culture psychology is the study of how behavioural and psychological tendencies are embedded within the culture. This essentially means that one’s culture directly influences how they are “tailored”. The fact that the mind and culture are inseparable serves as a major tenet in cultural psychology. Here, psychological processes are shaped by local cultural practices making an individual stand out just because of their culture. It is within this field of study the 4I’s of psychology come. Namely these are: Individual, interactions, Institutions and Ideologies. These directly affect how individuals behave and relate (“Psychology,” 2002).
Cross-Cultural Psychology
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Introduction

There is a continuous debate on the position of cursive handwriting in the modern schools. A few countries are expressing a desire to hold on to the cursive writing style which they think is central in the childhood curriculum. The developers of cursive handwriting say that the writing style is gradually becoming obsolete in this modern computer era (Cleveland 22). Proponents of cursive writing poses serious arguments concerning the role it plays in enhancing the early development of children. According to the developers of cursive writing, it is necessary to be taught in schools because it enhances mental maturity Continue reading...

Critical Analysis of the Readings: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

Critical analysis of the reading
Lia Lee and her family originated from the Hmong tribe, which is an ethnic group located in China and Laos. The Lee family was among a number of families that were displaced in the height of the Vietnam War. After her epilepsy diagnosis, Lia Lee found her herself in the middle of a cultural misunderstanding between her family and doctor events which led to them destroying her brain (Fadiman 1997). The book does not discuss mainly Lia’s illness as much as it discusses the western and cultural medicine and how each group viewed Continue reading...

Introduction

As a writer, I have strategic plans in advancing my writing skills, as well as my professional qualifications. Proficient writers earned their success through consistency and hard work; despite all the challenges that they might have faced, they came forth as victors. My writing career means a lot to me and the people around me. This is my career path that I choose to live for, thus; I need to give all the attention needed.
Firstly, I intend to extend my writing of articles to writing journals and being a columnist in the daily newspaper. Famous writers are not Continue reading...

Ireland Tenancy

INTRODUCTION
The term economics is a prime essence that has its own identification and presence in every sphere of life. Because of being wide field, the different philosophers and think tanks proposed varied range of definition to uncover the better understanding of economics and every time, these hold opposing views from one another. The foundation of economics was kept by Alfred Marshal and Adam Smith, who are considered as the father pioneers of economics (Sloman, p.14). The proposed the standard definition that exemplify in a simple statement that the economics are something about how to generate money and its Continue reading...

Introduction

Grave of Fireflies, or ‘Hotaru no haka’ in Japanese, is a powerful and compelling animated film which was released in 1988 (Ebert). This 88 minutes long film was directed by Isao Takahata with the animation being done by Studio Ghibli, which has created a name for itself for producing quality and acclaimed animations. The movie’s story line is modeled on a novel bearing the same title, written in 1967 by Akiyuki Nosaka. Apparently, the author had undergone an experience comparable to that of Seita, the protagonist in both the film and the autobiography.
Grave of Fireflies has a Continue reading...

INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Every profession entails a certain degree of competence, expertise and professionalism for a professional to cope with and attain in order for this professional to be considered “competent” and “professional” in the practice of his profession. This level of competence and professionalism may be associated or correlated to the professional’s academic preparation, years of professional experience and degree of technical competence and expertise in carrying out skills necessary in the practice of the profession. In the nursing profession, the levels of competence and professional expertise can be summarized sequentially in the following stages: novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, Continue reading...

Background information

Critical thinking is one of most highly valued educational outcomes in the professional education of healthcare professionals. Educationalists tend to emphasize the importance of teaching future healthcare professionals how to think, rather than the need to improve the contents of curricula. This view stems from the fact that the nursing process is highly concerned with problem-solving and decision-making-related activity that requires acquisition and continuous improvement of related skills (Yilldrim, Ozkahraman &Karabudak, 2011, p.174) As nursing education is directly related to critical thinking theory, tparticularly the development of these skills is essential for curricula in nursing educational instituions (Yilldrim&Ozkahraman, 2011, Continue reading...

The concept of critical thinking entails a way of finding out whether the information received is true or false. There are six principles that govern the process of critical thinking.
The first principle dictates that for an extraordinary claim to be made it must be supported by extraordinary evidence. The level of extraordinariness of a claim is determined by how much a claim goes against what we already believe. The more a claim is unexpected, the more one needs in terms of supporting evidence so that a claim can be believed. This theory is important in critical thinking because Continue reading...

Philosophy and Society

Education and philosophy are two closely related disciplines. In some areas, the two disciplines overlap each other. Education is on the dynamic side in philosophy. They correlate in that an individual can never be taught of one and the other left. Education can never be completed without philosophy. Education makes it possible for philosophy to convert others to its values and aims. Philosophy is fundamental to the career goals (Jaspers 32).
The value of philosophy is never self-evident. Philosophy is usually under suspicion of being deprived of any value and useless practically. Philosophy is never useful in the production Continue reading...

Summary

In the article Consider the Lobster, David Foster Wallace is quick to vividly describe how inhuman human beings are. He makes use of lobsters as an example and more specifically the Marine Lobster Fest which is a popular festival in which large quantities of lobsters are consumed. David begins by introducing the culture and tradition of the festival and then vividly describing the large number of lobsters available. He estimates the lobsters to be about twenty five thousand pounds, fresh and ready for human consumption. In the subsequent part of the article, he describes in detail how the lobsters Continue reading...

Critical thinking

Critical Thinking
This is the intellectually disciplined process of observing, analysing and creating ideas. Critical thinking is self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair-minded way. The world has very few critical thinkers who always try to live reasonably, rationally and empathetically. They are often aware of human nature and the kind of thinking that emanates from it. If left unchecked, irrational human counterparts are often on a path to destruction. This is where critical thinkers come in. Critical thinkers swoop in and think diligently, analyse the situations at hand and Continue reading...

- General Description of Renaissance
Believed to have originated in Italy in the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance is a cultural movement between the 14th and 17th centuries that spread across Europe and affected the Europeans’ intellectual, political, and cultural life. Many Historians believed that the Renaissance served as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era, stating that it marked the beginning of the early Modern period. Some questioned the validity of it being an actual advancement and instead may just have been a nostalgic turn for the classical period characterized by the resurgence of interest Continue reading...

Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire is a well known Canadian humanitarian, Senator and author of two books along with being a retired General. The Lieutenant-General worked during 1993 till 1994 as the Force Commander in UNAMIR, the peace keeping force organized by United Nations in Rwanda against the known extremists of Hutu against the moderate people of Tutsis and Hutu (Romeo Dallaire a, 2014). Romeo Dallaire has founded The Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative along with being a Senior Member at the Montreal Institute’s Department of Genocide and Human Rights Studies. His achievements also include that he is also the Continue reading...

As related by Kristopher Blais, in Chapter 22 (pp.147-151) of Leaders and Influences in Composition Theory and Practice (2007), (Smith, Smith, and Wright, Eds.), Hesse earned a BA (Hons.) in English at the University of Iowa in 1978. Subsequently he gained an MA and PhD in English at the same university (in 1980 and 1986 respectively). He also graduated in 1978 from a University of Vienna German summer course called Zeugnis. His involvement in composition studies commenced at the University of Iowa, where he was involved with Carl Klaus in a writing class that involved composition as well as Continue reading...

Reflection Paper on Meditation on Description by Carini Patricia and Aesthetic Thought, Critical Thinking and Transfer by Housen Abigail

The article deduced that a description can be contrasted with interpretation. Description concerns something openly observed and acts as a confirmation for a consequent interpretation. According to Carini, description pertains to describing children and children’s work. However, cautious description is made by an individual making the describing. Description requires that a person must stand back while describingrequires that a person does not to rush to conclusion or judgement before observing the issue directly. Carini further stated that a description provides enough room for something to be completely presented. Describing is a specifictask, slow and an individual must set Continue reading...

I chose this question because, despite critical thinking being encouraged in most instances, the issue of ethics should be given consideration. While analyzing an idea critically, it is important to consider if the thought is ethically acceptable.

Website article

Paul, Richard. "Ethics Without Indoctrination." The Critical Thinking Community (2010): 1-3.
http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/ethics-without-indoctrination/494
In this journal article done by Richard Paul, the main idea is incorporating critical thinking in educational systems in an ethical manner. This work was first published in 1988 originally by Educational Leadership. Richard has been a lecturer in re-known universities and has written more articles on critical thinking Continue reading...

According to a modest proposal by Jonathan Swift, there are many beggars of the female sex with children who are asking for alms from passengers In Ireland. The mothers use their time strolling and begging so that they can sustain themselves and their infants. These children grow up not having any life skills, and some even end up as thieves. These children should be able to have a way of being members of society who are useful instead of ending up making bad choices. The writer of this proposal looks for ways that parents and children can support themselves Continue reading...

Quality and Project Management

SWOT analysis helps an individual or an organization to identify internal (Strengths (S) and Weaknesses (W)) and external (Opportunities (O) and Threats (T)) factors for success. The analysis then enables the individual or organization to focus on exploiting strengths and opportunities while addressing weaknesses and threats to improve performance. There are also other factors that affect a person or organization’s performance, which include political, economic, social and technological (PEST) factors. A PEST analysis considers each of the external forces particularly how they affect a person or organization. This is followed by the development of a plan for dealing Continue reading...

Executive Summary

This paper will first summarize the major arguments; lines of thoughts, as well as the recommendations made by the authors of “Where have all the Criminals Gone?” during their analysis of the diminishing rates of crime in the United States. The paper will then introduce briefly some of the methods of critical thinking laid down by Wolcott and then use his critical thinking method to analyze Dubner’s and Levitt’s argument about crime rates. Finally, the paper will wind up with a conclusion on the whole issue.

Framing the Problem

The two authors initially talk about the history of abortion in Continue reading...

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE SAINSBURY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Sainsbury, one of the top retailers of UK, has been analyzed in this report. This report analyzes the business model of the company.
- The report analyzes the income statement of the company over the last five years. The financial statements of the company analyzed are from the years 2008 to 2012. These statements have revealed that the performance of the company has been improving and the sales of the company are growing at an average growth rate of 5.73%.
- Cash flow statements of the company of the last five years are presented and these Continue reading...

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Hello Mary, you discussion forum compares past practices and the present practices, especially with regard to mentoring programs and their role in producing competent nurses. Your discussion forum also identifies a theoretical causal relationship between the absence of mentoring programs and patient outcomes. I agree with you that these mentoring programs afforded graduate nurses an opportunity to learn from experienced nurses, thereby contributing to developing nursing competencies. Your reflections on some of the experiences with graduate nurses in the intensive care unit exemplify the need for structured mentoring programs. This is because they will contribute to nursing competencies, an Continue reading...

Introduction

In studying the status of world education, it is inevitable to compare the educational systems of countries around the world primarily because by comparison, it helps in the understanding of the relationship and disparities between two contrasting systems. By doing so, one could not help but wonder how most eastern countries lag behind in terms of proficiency and skills. It is a widely accepted notion that there is indeed a huge gap or disparity between the education systems of the western countries as compared to the eastern countries. This huge difference is undeniable reflected in the common assumption that Continue reading...

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I agree with you that the definition of an interdisciplinary team is not just limited to physicians, nurses and nursing assistants, but also encompasses dieticians, occupational and speech therapists among other health care team members. In your initial post, you highlight the importance of communication among the team members. I agree that communication is important for the team members, and has implications on the patient outcomes as it relates to the interchange of information between the team members (Rubenfeld & Scheffer, 2010).

Reply to Beth

This is a very good discussion post. In your initial discussion, you identify the factors that can affect Continue reading...

During the pre-historic age, human civilization lived in caves and in the wilderness. Now that we are in the information age, human civilization has moved from caves to the Internet. People are now able to ‘live’ online; but the most popular aspect of living that people, especially the younger generation, have been doing online is socializing (Kriescher, 2009). And they do this with the help of social networking sites. Like many things, social networking sites have both their advantages and disadvantages; and it is important for people to be able to determine these things in order to properly handle Continue reading...

In Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Freire outlines his concept of banking education: the notion that, ‘knowledge is a gift bestowed by those (teachers) who consider themselves knowledgeable upon those (students) whom they consider to know nothing. (2014, p.2) To Freire, banking education is problematic as it, ‘negates education as a process of enquiry,’ (2014, p.2) through the assumption that each student is completely ignorant. He asserts that: ‘Education must begin with the solution of the teacher-student contradiction, by reconciling the poles of the contradiction so that both are simultaneously teachers and students’ (Freire, 2014, p. 3) In the following Continue reading...

Critical Thinking

Introduction
As learnt through the course, critical thinking is at the core of nurse process. Critical thinking enables the nursing process meet various core competencies, most chiefly ensuring that the delivery of health care is patient centered. Additionally, critical thinking augments the ability of the nursing process to utilize evidence based practices in the delivery of health care services. While this highlights some of the influences of critical thinking in the nursing process, it also poses challenges to the nursing institution to eliminate some of the impediments to service delivery. For instance, critical thinking as it is used in Continue reading...

- Describe a situation of public interest in which critical and/or creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations.
The NFL has staunchly denied any relationship between the concussions received playing football and brain diseases which impair functioning later in life. Recently, proof has emerged that previous NFL players develop different types of dementias and brain diseases in half the time, and much more frequently than the general population. The PBS affiliation, Frontline, published an article called “76 of 79 Deceased NFL Players Found Continue reading...

Prostitution in Spain is tremendously rampant. It is worth noting that the aspect of prostitution in the Spanish constitution is not illegalized. The only thing that is illegal is pimping. There is mush tolerance of prostitution in Spain. These are attributed to the fact that it existed through the 17th century during the medieval period. In critical analysis, prostitution in Spain is a problem. The prostitutes are working in various parties of the country following the high demand from men. Everywhere from clubs, to roadside restaurants prostitution is a practice that is permitted by law. In critical analysis, prostitution Continue reading...

Introduction

This paper critiques and analyzes important elements and aspects of research methods and approaches that are used to compile and present peer-reviewed journals. To this end, the essay will evaluate two peer-reviewed journals and evaluate the research components that are used to gather data, analyze the data and draw conclusions.

Overview of the Studies

The papers include one by Tabi et al that focuses on women in polygynous marriages. The second peer reviewed article research under review focuses on failures and successes in polygamous families by Slonim-Nevo and Al-Krenawi which discusses important elements of marriages where a man has many wives. The focus Continue reading...

Creation of new knowledge can be a product of many factors. These factors include organizational conditions, historical circumstances, biography and disciplinary norms and structures. An argument can be defined a central idea, claim or even thesis statement that is usually backed up by sufficient evidence that generally support the idea. The aspects to be focused on so as to make an academic argument persuasive to its reader. First is that on has to use reason. The argument has to appeal to the audience in a logical and rational manner. The point of view has to be elaborated in a Continue reading...

. Making decisions in everyday life seems like an automatic process however there are a number of judgments, opinions and knowledge that is required before one has the ability to have the free will to make decisions. The following essay asks to give examples of how one uses various methods and concepts to critically assess situations and to form thoughts or to make judgements between perception and reality.

Creative and Critical Thinking

The Rwandan Civil War is an issue of public interest in which creative and critical thinking could have resulted in a better outcome. The Rwandan President Paul Kagame had been portrayed as Continue reading...

Introduction

Critical thinking is not an easy concept as it is made to sound. Assessing critical thinking in nursing or any other field is a difficult feat. This is because it is difficult to determine which kind of thinking is right or wrong. Nonetheless, one can evaluate the various elements of proper thinking. These elements include the cognitive behavior or habits that are important in the critical thinking process. The assessment of critical thinking, whether done individually or for the entire nursing unit, is important because it has an influence on the patient outcomes for the nursing unit. This paper Continue reading...

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The Brumbies, a local Charter School has experienced exponential growth in the student body because of the allure of the school’s can-do-attitude. Currently, the school has a student body of 450 students. However, there is only one part time nurse to serve the entire student body. Out of the 450 students in the school, seven students require medication on a daily basis. Out of these seven students, four students take Ritalin while at school. Two other students require inhalers before physical education and recess. The other one student has a long term cardiac problem, and as such takes Continue reading...

Contributor: Thomas L. Saaty 

Contribution: He holds the chair of University Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering USA. He wrote a paper on “Decision making with the analytic hierarchy process”
Details: There are many intangibles involved in decision making which need to be traded off. In order to do that, it is important to measure and evaluate the intangibles along with the tangibles. Thomas L. Saaty, who is internationally recognized for his decision-making process, called as the AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process). It is a concept of measurement through pairwise comparisons and focuses on Continue reading...

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Bloom’s Taxonomy in Mathematics Teaching
Bloom’s and Anderson’s Taxonomy
This paper discusses a brief history and background of the original Bloom’s taxonomy established in 1956 and the revised Bloom’s taxonomy by Anderson et al. in 2002. It attempts to explore how the taxonomy of learning in the cognitive domain is applied in a specific teaching field such as Mathematics.
In 1956, Benjamin Bloom headed a committee of educators to establish a systematic hierarchy in classifying educational objectives. They published their findings in a book, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals ( Continue reading...