Essays on Nature

Article APA Citation: Sachs, J. D., & Warner, A. M. (1999). The big push, natural resource booms and growth. Journal of Development Economics, 59, 43-76. Retrieved February 13, 2016, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0014-2921 (01)00125-8

The paper addresses the question of whether or not natural resource booms act as economic catalysts that low income countries can rely upon to overcome the fixed costs that come with the industrialization process as suggested by the big push reasoning. The authors’ main objective is to ascertain whether natural resource specialization by a country is an important strategy that can spur economic development. In this paper ...

In the present paper, we present the findings received in two experiments conducted in class. Both experiments deal with reflexes. Before we proceed directly to the obtained data, it is necessary to give the general overview about the nature of reflexes. A reflex action is defined as an action involving an involuntary and spontaneous movement (Purves et al. 2004). However, the stimulus is needed to observe the movement. A stimulus can be expressed in several ways – most commonly it presupposes the use of some mechanical force on a particular part of the body.

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Since the 1970’s, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) have existed as a more efficient means to grow livestock. These operations have the ability to raise livestock faster than other farming methods. Farms that operate using conventional methods use antibiotics and other methods to increase the number of animals that can fit on a lot. Proponents of this style of farming are saying that increasing the efficacy of their business that will eventually lower the price of animal protein. Conventional farmers also claim that they help in the feeding of underserved populations. However, parties that are against conventional farming ...

Psychology is an integral component of human life. It is an academic or applied discipline, which entails the scientific analysis, study of various mental processes, as well as human behaviors. It also involves the direct or indirect application of such experience or learned knowledge to other spheres of life and human activities. For instance, relating to people, diagnosis or treatment of mental disorders, management, and control of other societal delinquencies. It explains various mental processes and individual behaviors. It gives clear view of thoughts, self-mind, and other subconscious neurological foundation of human behavior (This paper is a reflection on ...

Gibran’s work “Ambitious Violet” tells a story of a small violet who wanted to turn into a rose to raise its head toward the blue sky and turn face to the sun. Nature fulfilled flower’s desires, but warned it about possible consequences of these changes. The violet was happy with its transformation, but only for several hours. Strong storm broke all tall flowers and new rose died. However, it said it does not have any regrets to former relatives, who criticized its ambitions. The story shows several different patterns of people’s behavior. The first idea is ...

The Age of Enlightenment was an era of American history in which the rise of scientific inquiry and the rise of empirical knowledge was leading many Christians, including Puritans, to leave the faith (Smith 446). In response, Jonathan Edwards delivered the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” in 1741, in which the author attempted to convince Puritans not to stray from their belief in Christ despite the Enlightenment-era secularism that was present during that time. However, in many more important ways, Edwards’ own perspective on God in this sermon solidified the Age of Enlightenment’s assertion ...

Consider the Lobster is a topic initially looks like an environmental issue that is being covered by the media as it slowly progresses into an exhaustive and interesting article that captivates the interests of the readers very quickly. The audience of Wallace, especially for this particular piece of writing is rather exhaustive as the people addressed are gourmet food lovers, food scientists, animal activists, social activists, as well as chefs. ‘Consider the Lobster’ is an article in which Wallace brings up a topic the need for morality and humanity with respect to animal abuse. Similar to the minorities dwelling ...

When looking at the Buddhist view on human nature, it can be said that a concept which is very essential to the doctrines outlook on human nature and meditation is known as “Vedana”. Translated as “sensation” or “feeling”, the concept of Verdana can also be found in the very prominent and recognized Buddhist lists known as the four foundations of mindfulness. This central Buddhist teaching on human nature can be described as any unpleasant or pleasant sensations that occur within our bodies by means of internal instruments in direct co-ordinance to our external measures and senses alongside our consciousness. ...

The university Starbucks is located on campus. It is accessible to students and faculty, but also individuals who are visiting the campus for tours and other general purposes. The physical position of the Starbucks is relatively central in relation to the rest of campus. It offers a positive location for students and faculty alike to visit it and take advantage of its facilities. Inside, it is spacious, featuring chair and tables for occupants to lounge at while waiting for drinks, or to do school work and chat. Large windows throughout the building allow for more natural light than synthetic ...

Written by Jeffrey D. Sachs and Andrew M. Warner, the paper, "Natural Resource Abundance and Economic Growth", was presented to a seminar for the Harvard Institute for International Development in November 1997. The primary finding by the researchers was that there was a negative association between economic growth (as measured by GDP) and abundance of natural resources in studied countries (Sachs & Warner, p. 2). That is, countries with less natural resources showed greater economic growth during the 20-year period from 1970-1990 (Sachs & Warner, 3). Historically, the researchers contend that such an association can be explained by so-called Dutch disease ...

There are many different formats of images. The bit map is one of them with the extension .BMP. In order to store the data computers use bits (1 and 0). (“What is a Bitmap Image?”) The bitmap is the collection of bits, each of them stores the data in order to display the particular color on the screen. Altogether, our eyes perceive it as a full image. In order to understand the nature of a bitmap it is necessary to understand how the display works. The display is a mix of rows and columns. (WBI) The tiniest section of ...

Jonathan Swift, well-known for his satirical writing, suggests in his Modest Proposal some very extreme measures that he considers to be necessary in order to alleviate Ireland's many troubles. He presents his work in the form of a political pamphlet, presumably written by a ruling class persona of Protestant denomination. There are many surprises throughout pamphlet that are intended to shock the reader in such a way as to make him think and reflect about the problems Swift is addressing. These little surprises culminate in a plot-twist in the final few paragraphs of the work. Swift starts off this ...

1. The change, from the point of view of Machiavelli , has a close relation to the danger that agrees with the three principles of a successful change management. First of all, the change is not an overnight step, but a process itself. The change is a series of steps, events where there is the establishment which represents the current status of the situation and the liberals or revolutionaries which represents the interest to change his current status. Each side has sponsors that support one option or other by their interest. The change brings a natural resistance from the establishment ...

What is evil? This word has one simple and basic meaning, but on the other hand, there are lots of ways on how do we understand it. Depending on in which situation we are applying this word to, depends our perception of the sense of what indeed evil is. Usually, we understand evil as something that take control over us, blocking a major amount of our senses or feelings, turning them into a pure strong destroying power. In other words, we are becoming “blind” – physically and mentally. Consequently, the evil is way of getting something through harmful and destroying ...

Organizations do have rules and regulations to abide by. For any type of organization who may seek funding the regulations are strict. The reason for this is if government or grant funding is offered to the organization then the money needs to be accounted for. The money also needs to be documented and shown it is being used for the organization to improve business, and build a pipeline for the business. If the money is not used for the organization, and was spent on items in non-relation to the organization penalties may be applied. The money may need to ...

Artist: Ford Madox Brown Era: Pre-Raphaelite Era (1852-65) Historical Meaning: The Work of Madox Brown was regarded as one of the most important contributions that was made to the Pre-Raphaelite movement as it was a social realist art work, which essentially represented a crowd comprising of various social classes of the Victorian era, performing various tasks. The significance of this art work lies in its marvelous depiction of the kind of labor that the lower classes of the society had to perform during that era. Colors: The art work has been painted by using bright and vibrant colors and ...

The site selected for the study was a forest. A forest can be described as a wide area under either natural or manmade plantations or some other woody vegetation. In this case the forest chosen was a naturally occurring forest. The forest contains different combinations of some indigenous species of trees with other insects and wild animals. The site boundary was the perimeter of the entire forest, that is to say the whole area under the cover of the natural vegetation. Within the forest, a plot of 100m2 was chosen from the site and marked with some flag-posts connected ...

Police discretion refers to the decision-making power granted to police officers that enables them to decide if they want to let simply a person off with a warning or follow police procedure (Rynardlaw, 2016). In this case, the police officers are granted freedom to make decisions on their job. Usually, the police officer is alone when carrying out his/her work, so circumstances arise where discretion come into play. Some of the situations when law enforcement officers exercise their discretion include traffic violations, domestic violence, potential hate crimes and crimes involving mentally ill people. Police discretion is not absolute, and ...

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3.1 Instruments and MIDI controllers The following are sample of instruments and MIDI controller that are used to integrate a gear containing instruments used for drum and bass creation. A MIDI controller, through MIDI commands aids in the creation of tone for drum and bass. This is created through a generation of MIDI data when one presses a key on the MIDI synthesizer. The keyboard, when connected to a drum machine, can control the device. For instance, a full drum set can be created from the MIDI drum pads. As the result, MIDI controller acts as ...

An example of natural selection influencing evolution involves the African elephant. Because this species has ivory tusks that are highly valuable, hunters have radically altered the distribution of this species since 1930. Some African elephants, it turns out, do not develop any tusks, and in 1930, about 1 in 100 of them did not have any. The ivory hunters left these specimens alone because there was no ivory to harvest from the carcass. However, a lot of elephants who had tusks were killed by the thousands – without reproducing. This means that, over time, the alleles that would tell the ...

The qualitative research approach is based on oral information, such as telling someone that Mighty Vac helps in cleaning corner areas; it is qualitative research type. Quantitative research is conducted with numbers and figures that can be checked mathematically. Telling someone that 30% survey participants reported Mighty Vac highly value is based on quantitative research approach (Gorman, 2003). The quantitative research approach chosen by Gettelman & Thompson (1993) befits the research question related to real differences and routine observations in body image and eating disorders, while comparing preferences of heterosexual and homosexual males and females. Research in this journal article ...

A geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin reveals how the scientific studies are designed to enhance people's knowledge of natural phenomena through three distinct intellectual methods. In the history of progression, the three methods involve the method of ruling theory, method of working hypotheses, and the method of the multiple working hypotheses. In this article, Chamberlin emphasizes on the method of multiple working hypotheses because it helps the researcher to organize research in a more efficient way compared to other methods. The method of multiple working hypotheses helps the researcher to avoid the radical defect of the partiality of the intellectual ...

We have to remember that ministers, to a large degree, set the law of the land. As such, the view that ministers and authorities in Colonial New England took towards sex between men was that such an action was deviant. Many laws during this time were actually sexual in nature, and sex between men was no exception. Ministers viewed such actions as being a direct threat to the social order of the day, and certain a violation of Puritan ideals. Sodomy was often viewed as one of the most, if not the most, severe of sexual crimes and could ...

[Institution Title] Supposed that a new “miracle pill” allows a person t function without sleep.Thus, a person who takes the pill will never sleep—or dream—again. Knowing what you do about the functions of sleep and dreaming, what would be the advantages and drawbacks of such a pill from a personal perspective? Would you take such a pill? Why or why not? The “miracle pill” may seem encouraging and very useful especially for someone who wants to be productive and take advantage of time. However, several studies have already argued the importance of sleep and dreaming in the ...

Genetic engineering has made significant strides in the treatment of different diseases. Technologies that are employed in genetics have been growing in efficacy in the recent years, and they hold promise in the treatment of diseases proved difficult to treat in the past few decades (Bess 56). In addition, these technologies have opened new avenues in which people can make advancements to their bodies and minds. However, in the wake of genetic engineering, there are a number of problems that are cropping up. One of the most significant challenges is perfection. Because of the great promise that genetic engineering ...

The human body is integral to the understanding of aspects of identity such as gender and race as well as sexuality. Throughout the ages, the human body has acted as an inspiration for artists. The body was traditionally used to explore sexuality, as well as beauty but this changed in the twentieth century. This shift came about with the advent of performance art, where an artist usually makes use of his or her own body as a medium. This brand of art is often viewed as an offshoot of conceptual art. Cindy Sherman, Atsuko Tanaka, and Andrea Fraser are ...

In Big, Smart, and Green: A Revolutionary Vision for Modern Farmer, Keim explored the how Marsden Farm has revolutionized farming by combining the best aspects of two practices – organic and industrial farming – while addressing sustainability and food supply issues. This combination is called an alternative version of farming, which was described as “smart, green and powerful” (Keim). The goal of this alternative version of farming is to adopt practices in industrial farming to meet the target yield while eliminating the use of chemicals and avoiding the consequences of industrial farming on soil quality and yield. The alternative was a result ...

Scientific revolution is something that has influenced all of the people no matter what age or ethnicity they are. The great value for the correct understanding of the processes which are seen in public life has the analysis of modern scientific and technical revolution. According to Dr. Robert A. Hatch, scientific revolution is a high-quality transformation of productive forces, transformation of science into productive force and the basic change of social production, its form and content, nature of work, and public division of labor that refers to it. Scientific revolution has an impact on all the structure of production and ...

Several human activities influence the earth unfavorably. A stone crusher includes a great deal of suspended particulate matter and clamor into the air. Vehicles radiate from their tail funnels oxides of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and a complex combination of burnt hydrocarbons and dark residue which pollute the environment. Local sewage and run off from farming fields, weighed down with fertilizers and pesticides contaminate water bodies. Effluents from tanneries contain numerous unsafe chemicals that transmit foul smell. These are just a couple of cases which demonstrate how human activities cause environmental pollution. Pollution may be characterized as expansion of ...

Neoclassicism was an 18th-19th century European art movement signified by a desire to return to the Greco-Roman aesthetic in art, music, sculpture and more. In the wake of the Rococo period and its various eccentricities, there was a push to go back to the more idealized versions of Greek art that managed to transcend nature and approach the idealism of these prior forms (Honour 57). Jacques-Louis David’s The Oath of the Horatii is a quintessential Neoclassical painting, with its dimmer background and the classical Greek elements of dull colors and small, virtually invisible brushstrokes. Its theme is also idealistic, with its ...

Chapter 13 of “Leadership: Theory and Practice” is dedicated to the problem of psychodynamic approach in the sphere of leadership. Describing and summarizing the results of other prominent researchers’ work, P. Northouse provides the overall picture of psychodynamic approach the essence of which consists in the concept of personality – a complex of qualities that determines the model of behavior characterized by permanent nature. In this respect, several theories dealing with the notion of personality are mentioned. Firstly, it is E. Berne’s theory of transactional analysis whose main postulate is that a human-being has three main ego states, namely the states ...

I am writing about the question of the possibility of knowledge. In order to do this, I will use works by Rene Descartes and David Hume. Descartes believed that knowledge is possible due to the thinking mind. Hume believed that knowledge is possible from sensory experiences that are impressed upon the mind. I will be arguing for Hume over Descartes

Descartes’s theory of knowledge is essentially based ...

Stephen Crane spent about thirty hours in an open boat on 1 January 1897 and years later he published the story that became a reflection of his experience. “The Open Boat” wasn’t just a description of those thirty hours; it was a short story that related to Crane’s main beliefs and concerns about the society (Spofford 316). There are some main points of interest in the story – its motifs of nature’s indifference and brotherhood that unite in the face of it. At the center of the story Crane puts indifference of the universe and the nature of human ...

In recent years, there has been overwhelming interest by many researchers based on how active participation music impacts on educational activities especially for young school-going children. Besides the inherent attachment to music that cultures all over the world hold, music presents opportunities for young students that go beyond the musical sphere (Pitts, 2012). The value of music in educational studies is largely associated with its contribution to the developmental enrichment and social enjoyment. Music influences a number of things including intellectual development, literacy and numerical skills, language, and general attainment levels (Rauscher & Gruhn, 2008). What is more, music engagement ...

There is no doubt certain terms in the subject of psychology can be difficult to comprehend-much less remember once comprehension has been achieved. Such terms that this writer found uniquely difficult are: drive reduction theory, extrinsic/intrinsic motivation, problem solving, and finally a question-why do we forget? These terms and the question will be explored in further detail. Drive reduction theory is simply one trying to find a way to eliminate something that is “nagging” you or “at” you. Biological in nature, it can be something as simple as being hungry-what do you do in this case? You go out and ...

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in heaven was a novel written by Sherman Alexie in order to demonstrate the unique strain that has been placed on his people, the Native American peoples, in a changing world. One way in which he distinctly demonstrates the impact that environment, or a changing environment can have on the Native American people is through the story telling of the Character Thomas Builds-the-Fire. Thomas is, at his core, a character that seems to live in the spiritual realm. As such, he tells stories that extend beyond himself, and demonstrate what he sees as major issues effecting the ...

There is anecdotal evidence, considering reliance on drugs a brain illness. The settlement of the point of drug dependence in general, today becomes one of the solemn responsibilities of our society. However, many medical programs of deliverance from substance addiction are used now, it does not solve a range of issues of not medical nature, but societal, the conceit of which is growing every day.

Alan I. Leshner in his work Addiction Is a Brain Disease, and It Matters, suggests that across the past few decades, scientific accomplishments have indicated that drug dependence is an illness, which occurs as a sequence of ...

In a Rose for Emily, the nameless narrator depicts the fate of a town woman, Emily Grierson’s death. The narrator traces the death of Emily with no sense of remorse but a certain element of relief at her death. She is nothing but “a fallen monument”. Emily is depicted as both neurotic and disturbed. By using the voice of the whole town, the narrator manages to make Emily a caricature and pariah to the town. The story of Emily and her family and how they related to the town is told in a casual detached manner. Her father might have contributed to her ...

Prior to John Snow’s approach to accounting for the outbreak of cholera, it was believed by many, including physicians, that the disease was a blood disorder. This was because some of the symptoms of the disease include the bursting of small vessels that make the skin turn blue as the blood become thicker and tar-like because of dehydration. It was also generally believed that the disease was air-borne (Ball 3). The failure then ...

Everyday actions involve asking a myriad of questions in order to make decisions. These decisions range from simple to complex and revolve around many subjects. Typically, most of the questions asked daily are repetitive by nature. However, to make the right decisions on those questions, even when they are repetitive in nature, involves knowing many other parameters that inform the decision. In addition to knowing the problem parameters precisely, it is important to maximize or come up with an optimal answer to those questions. Some questions are simple enough such that a database query will give the correct answer. However, for ...

The difference between realism and idealism, as it is usually fixed for ordering and classification of philosophy is not related to the nature of things. (Instead of "realism," sometimes use the term "materialism." Nevertheless, idealism, too, is matter. At the same time, if you insist on the term "materialism" instead of "idealism" should, apparently, to use the term "formalism". In fact, this distinction is to understand the basis of the answer to the question: "What comes first - the reality of the material world, nature or idea, mind, spirit? »However, what does this "primary"? After all, the ...

If the question presented here was to determine which type of motivation is the most effective, then intrinsic motivation would win the challenge without a doubt. After reviewing the two articles, “Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions” and “Income, Motivation, And Satisfaction with Life: An Empirical Analysis” along with the TED talk given by Dan Pink called “The Puzzle of Motivation” that is the conclusion that I have come to. The need for internal satisfaction appears to be the most important force driving the actions of humans in the daily tasks of ...

Introduction Attention: Today I am going to deliver a speech about Food Additives and Unhealthiness and speak about how food additives can influence our life. Credibility: All food is made up of nutrients which our body uses. Different food contains different nutrients (Eat, 2015).

Body of the Speech [Describe the need or problem here]

Statistics or quotation Examples that relate to the audience For the beginning let us define the term food additives. According to the medical dictionary, additives are chemicals that keep food fresh or enhance its color, flavor or texture (TheFreeDictionary.com, 2015). They ...

[Student] [Professor] Active Euthanasia is a medical intervention opted by the relatives of the patient in terminating his (the patient’s) life due to the severe health condition. However, it happens in rare cases and there is proper legislation to do so. However, it is not an ethical way of terminating someone’s life as it imposes impact on the family of the patient that are everlasting. The paper presents the most practical argument against active euthanasia, and then analyzes the counter argument against that argument by presenting a reply to it. Active Euthanasia is not a viable option, ...

Çatalhöyük, Turkey, is adopted by many new-age goddess worshipers as a place where early goddess-worshipping farmers lived in social organizations in which leadership was inherited through the female line, mother to daughter (Hodder n.p.). The reason for the claim was the fact that James Mellaart, an archaeologist, in the 1960s found a goddess figurine in a grain bin. It was strongly suggested by Ian Hodder that the so-called ‘Mother Goddess’ had something to do with fertility having been found in a grain bin. However, there have been no suggestions whether the grain bins ...

Human population basically depends on the earth’s natural resources to sustain life’s cycle and its growing needs. The product of technology, infrastructures, business firms and financial factors, together with the social and cultural aspects greatly affect the consumption of nowadays. Consequently, the production activities resulted from these various demands are mainly responsible of the environmental impacts that remain a problem of today that needs Consumption comes in two kinds: “the acquisition and use of material things” and “the depletion of the earth’s limited resources” (Clowney & Mosto, 2009). Naturally, society has various demands in response to its ...

Primitive people believed in various sorts of deities to help them in their daily tasks; the ancient Hittites, Egyptians, Greeks, and the Babylonians worshipped many gods and goddesses to help them win wars, good harvest, as well as to ensure the safety of the whole empire. Because these societies lack the modern knowledge regarding scientific beliefs, religion played a very important role in shaping the society. Even today, interesting artifacts gathered from recent excavations were discovered by archaeologists of the modern times. These reliefs from the past told scholars about the power and influence of the priests (in Hittite, kings ...

2015 Tyrone shooting The tiny community of Tyrone in Shannon County, Missouri is a close-knit town with most of the inhabitants related to each other. Their town’s population was 50 prior to 26 February 2015; after that day, they lost nine of their inhabitants in a related set of events. Eight were lost to gunshots from a .45 caliber handgun and one to cancer. The events have been documented sequentially based on the case files. The usual trigger that upsets the balance in the mind of a serial killer or a mass murderer is the end of an important relationship. The trigger ...

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3.1 PHILOSOPHY As already mentioned, the aim of the present research is to evaluate whether or not Europe can exploit its shale gas resources by adopting the positive experience and avoiding the negative mistakes the United States has had in its shale gas exploitation journey. In order for this aim to be addressed the dissertation evolves towards a literature-based approach. More specifically, the present dissertation is entirely theoretical and is based on the existent literature in respect to shale gas exploitation in the United States, and to the potential shale gas extraction ...

Cranberries are some sought of plants that will ever remain green irrespective of the season. They are known to produce heterogeneous products that include; sauce, jam, and juices. Research has established that cranberries are highly nutritious and can be used as antioxidants. Therefore, it can be used for medicinal values if blended well by qualified physicians (Skinner, Margot, and Denise, 131). The positive social impacts of the use of fruit as antioxidants are; the effects they have on the human body since not all the researches have been ascertained when used for the purposes of periodontal diseases. They have ...

In the historical course of world literature, monsters have always made a mark in the stories, epics, and cultures of civilization. The Ancient Greeks envisioned one-eyed giants lumbering about their plains; the Japanese of the 1950s saw enormous lizards that were capable of levelling entire cities; and modern Americans have feared the coming of otherworldly creatures from outer space out to invade the entire planet, or at least, the North American continent. In Western literature, no monster has so encapsulated this phenomenon than that created by Victor Frankenstein, in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, first published ...

The continuous study of natural systems has led to the development of nature inspired computational systems and techniques. The candidate solutions for the optimization problems at hand take on the role of individuals in a population function while the quality of the solutions is determined by the fitness functions. A commonly used nature-inspired algorithm is the Cuckoo Search (CS) algorithm which is a heuristic search algorithm derived from the reproduction strategy of the cuckoo birds. The Cuckoo Search algorithm has widespread applications in various domains such as weight optimization in neural networks, job scheduling, image processing, radial basis functions and clustering ...

The lotus plant has a number of uses. One of the commonly applied uses is for religious purposes. For instance, the seeds of the lotus plant normally are used to create strings of prayer beads. Each bead has its own spiritual meaning. This is very widespread in the Asian countries such as India, China and Japan. The plant offers extraordinary purity and significant beauty [2]. Other applications of the Lotus plant include aesthetics and temperature regulation where the leaves are used as hats.

Restaurants are common places where waste generation is frequent. The type of surface present forms an ...

Restaurants are common places where waste generation is frequent. The type of surface present forms an important part in the establishment of restaurants. Customers can evaluate the quality of a restraint based on the level of cleanliness and service. For cleanliness, surfaces need to be easily cleaned. The lotus effect seeks to explain why having artificially developed surfaces that mimic the lotus effect can be very beneficial in various human applications.

It is not common to find a plant in nature that offers significant benefits in terms of repelling water. The Lotus plant is one such plant that may offer ...

Physical structures that determine human response

- space configuration concerns such as needed space for informal gatherings. - environment interrelated variables example temperature control. - building appearance including tidiness and exterior interior decoration. - building functionality for example the need for privacy.

- Intelligent buildings are more able and resilient to act in response to the dynamic needs of its inhabitants - When the individuals own the space and become committed to it, they alter their surroundings and overcome their territoriality. consequently, as activities change, individuals start to change their habitat. - Good physical structure ...

There is debate surrounding the issues of nature and nurture and how these two affect life as a whole. Nature involves the inherited characteristics of a creature that they get from their parents while nurture is the influences of society of the creatures that are the ones that shape up individual characteristics (Dowling 165). It is against this backdrop, that a story is told of two identical twins, Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein; who were separated at birth and reunited when they were thirty- five years of age. Their story, Separated at Birth is given in The Guardian and an account is ...

I love the piece from the first look. The color of the piece is good, the size and even the shape. The piece is impressive and beautiful. At first, the image is a bit confusing as what the photographer was taking, and what the piece really represents or looks like. I’m viewing the piece from a book, a collection of pictures from Edwards Weston. The picture is three dimensional (3D). Weston took the picture by placing the pepper in the opening of a funnel. By placing it in the opening of a funnel, the image could be lighted to make it three dimensions ...

The heart has its reasons which reason does not know. This is a statement that appears to be simple, but is quite the opposite taking into consideration its deeper meaning. This is a statement by blaise Pascal while trying to describe the path to ethical truth. The question thus arises as to exactly what blaise Pascal is referring to when he says the heart and what is the motivation behind this particular choice of words. Emotionally the heart is associated with decisions that are inclined towards truth and right. The heart thus has a moral compass that is ever pointing at the ...

1. Soil Horizon: The layer of soil parallel to the soil surface is known as soil horizon. Depending upon the texture and composition of the soil, it is categorized as O, A, B and C. Horizon O consists of organic matter such as remains of plants. Horizon A contains plants’ roots, fungi, bacteria and chemically stable minerals. Horizon B is the accumulation of soluble minerals. Horizon C contains bed rock, in other words rock fragments.

2. Mechanical Weathering: Mechanical withering occurs as a result of physical processes that break down rocks and minerals into smaller pieces that hold back ...

New York (January 1939) is one of the many works of artist Charles Green Shaw (1892 – 1974). It is oil on wood kind of painting. It appears that Shaw was inspired by the New York City’s rhythms. The piece is a reflection of the fascination of the artist with contemporary skylines in addition to certain aspects of European Cubism. One can see bold and intangible configurations, which arouse the musical but quite low beauty of Manhattan. The sun above, slightly rust colored, is reflected in a dark disk at the bottom, resembling sort of a dark shadow against the mustard-yellow focal ...

Paul writes to a church of God in Corinth to address and correct three main issues: immorality, divisions among the members of the church and to respond to a letter written to him earlier by a delegation of believers. Due to the many divisions in the newly established Church Paul felt the need to speak about love in 1st Corinthians 13 as discussed:

In this chapter Paul writes about love: the definition of love, its importance, value, permanency and its nature (willimington,2004).

Paul defines love as patient, kind, endless, suffers long, rejoices in the truth, bears all things, endures and hopes ...

Affordable energy can be acquired under the following means; Recycled energy sources can significantly be used in today’s world. In this regard, recycled energy should be obtained from renewable sources of energy. In essence, some countries are still under the engulfment of poverty; therefore, they use traditional modes of energy. In these cases, firewood is commonly used (Thomas, 2010). The trend can, however, acquire a new direction if amicable measures are brought to scope so as to salvage our natural resources under the threats of such events. On the other hand, we can make use of the sun. The ...