Essays on Pets

Introduction

The behaviorism approach in psychology entails the suggestion that behavior can be studied through scientific research without delving into the inner mental states of the mind (Fridlund, Beck, Goldie & Irons, 2012). It is an approach considered as inclined to materialism such that, it opposes the fact that the mind acts independently. This particular approach to psychology assumes that human or even animal behaviors are heavily influenced by the immediate environment via reinforcement or association. One of the pioneers of this approach to psychology was the Russian psychologist, Ivan Pavlov who carried out extensive studies on classical conditioning (Fridlund, Beck, ...

I was surprised at how accurate the VALS test was about me. It calculated my personal buying habits and showed that I was not as interested in shopping as I thought I would be. I am a very thrifty person and I only like to spend money when I absolutely have to. I have had some very trying times when it comes to my finances so I always take that into account. These results will more than likely not change over a period of time. The results are more relevant to an average of times that I have spent ...

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to be given to an artist “who created the most distinguished picture book of the year.” (www.ala.org) In 1992, the winner of that prestigious award was David Wiesner, the children’s author and illustrator of the book Tuesday. Known for books with little or few words, Tuesday stays true to this artist’s format. The book opens with the words, “TUESDAY EVENING, AROUND EIGHT”. It is easy to see why it became such a favorite. Simply it is the story of frogs unexpectedly taking flight from their pond, on lily pads. Through pictures ...

There may be various reasons as to why some parents like the idea of having their children stay near or have dogs as pets. In any case, having a dog as a pet is what is considered as the norm in many families. However, this norm and change in an instant especially if the dog bites an individual in the family. In the case that this happens, the household may be turned upside down. Dogs can be the best companions to children, however, sometimes they can be very dangerous if they are not treated well. It is almost difficult ...

Introduction

Mental events as asserted in behaviorism are considered to be unscientific and embrace the use of practical experiment in the collection of data other than the use of mental processes. Behaviorism, as argued by the different scholars of psychology, is an approach that is employed in the study of both animal and human behavior and holds that the conduct can be measured. However, it is paramount to appreciate the fact that the behaviorist denies the use of human mind and hold that behavior is an essential tool that can be utilized in the psychological studies. However, it is important ...

Water is one of earth’s most abundant compounds. In fact, it is estimated that the earth’s surface is covered by more than 70% of water . And since water is one of the most essential compounds for human life, it is no surprise how water, specifically bottled water, have become one of the world’s most profitable industries (Miller, 2006, p.4). Unfortunately, most of the earth’s water resources are not readily accessible as more than 90% of which can be found in the seas and oceans while the remaining less than 10% would have to be tapped ...

In his works, Chekhov paid great attention to the world of complicated, and often unpredictable actions of the human soul, especially to the feeling of love. Indeed, love is the greatest, lightest, and most beautiful feeling, but the 19th century imposed restrictions on it, thus making this form of passion legislated by only one marriage that took place in people's lives once and for all. As a result, love appeared to be just of the elements of a daily life. In Chekhov's times, it would be considered normal to have a marriage of convenience, however, a person that lives ...

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Mayan civilization along with the ancient farmer cultures of Mexico comprise what is now called "Mesoamerica." This cultures were divided from the rest of American nations and possessed own solar calendar, ball game, excessive knowledge of astronomy, and used chocolate beans as money. Geographic setting of Mexico is very versatile and uncommon. Almost all climatic zones can be found here from mountain valleys and snows to desert wastelands.

The lowlands constitute narrow strips along the coasts. Generally poor soils were becoming productive during the flood season. While seasons were strongly marked and most of the trees lost their leaves ...

There are no rules and limits for writer`s imagination and depiction of various and divergent topics, places and characters. Science fiction may serve as the most vivid example of writer`s power of thought. (Taylor) However, consciously or not writers of different genres tend to discuss issues that terrify them or eat them from inside, thus presenting world with the most beautiful masterpieces. The stunning and unique science fiction short story Bloodchild composed by Octavia E. Butler may serve as a perfect illustration of putting writer`s mind at ease through conveying particular issue on paper. (Butler, 20) ...

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In the poems, “Home Movies: A Sort of Ode” by Mary Jo Salter and “The Things” by Donald Hall both personas in the poems pay tribute to their upbringing as a child, which is memorialized in the things that they possess in their homes. Both poets rely on creative use of alliteration and lineation to convey their message. However, each poet used these elements to achieve a different effect in their respective poems. In both Salter’s and Hall’s poems, the use of alliteration is key in re-creating their childhood or emphasizing the things ...

A short film “Ghost Recon: Alpha” is the background to the game “Ghost Recon: Future Soldier”, released in 2012 (Alaux et al.). The French company, engaged in the video games production, Ubisoft performed the adaptation of the given film. After a bad start of the game Prince of Persia on the big screen, Ubisoft came to a more serious approach to this issue. Ubisoft decided to perform shootings of the acclaimed video game series “Assassin's Sreed” through its own efforts and at its own expense, thereby fully preserving copyright movies. Such a move is quite expected, as this will ...

Pit-bulls have had controversy surrounding them for many years. There are some people who think the breed should be eradicated because of the breed being vicious to other dogs and people. There have been numerous cases that have made news headlines about pit-bulls attacking people. One of the main concerns people have is that pit-bulls are the number one breed of dogs commonly found in dog fighting circles. Due to them being raised to attack and kill other dogs, they are difficult to retrain to socialize with other dogs and people and end up either being euthanized or live ...

Porter’s Five Forces are bargaining power of buyers, bargaining power of suppliers, competitive rivalry, threat of substitution, and threat of new entry. In bargaining power of buyers, business access the ease for buyer to increase the prices, in bargaining power of suppliers, business access the ease for suppliers to increase prices, in competitive rivalry capability, skills, and number of competitors are checked, in threat of substitution, ability of consumers to search other way to fulfill their need are analyzed, and in threat of new entry influence on power because of capability of individuals or other business to enter ...

According to the Directory of Supermarkets, Grocery, and Convenience Store Chains, Ralph is a supermarket series in the southern area of California and the biggest subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Kroger (469). It is the oldest series of its kind in the western part of River Mississippi. Kroger also operates stores under the Foods Co. and Food 4 Less labels in California. During my visit to the store, I found out that Ralph runs two programs to reward its customers. There is also contribution program where a customer uses Ralph’s Card during shopping, and a share of their buying sum ...

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Protecting animal rights is one of the major advocacies in contemporary society and such fervor can be attributed to animal rights advocates with the likes of Tom Regan. In his article ‘The Case for Animal Rights,’ Regan took an absolutism stand in support animal rights and established the theoretical framework of absolutism or Kantianism as the most plausible moral and ethical foundation why humans should protect animal rights at all cost. Regan approached his topic by examining ethical theories that serves as the common basis of human morality. According to Regan, it is fundamentally wrong for humans ...

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<<Name>> <<Professor Name>> <<Course Title>> <<Date>> Part A+: Positive Description of Wal-Mart A trip to Wal-Mart really opened my eyes to the pleasures of shopping. I saw rows and rows of cars fill up the huge parking lot. Cars of all types and hues could be seen – from sedans to coupes to SUVs. It is literally a sea of cars that fills the landscape. Incoming cars are filled with giggly, happy children and parents, awaiting the exhilarating shopping experience. Cars rushing out ...

Module 3

For a retail bakery outlet that has no experience in pet snacks and that owns a recognition for its bakery products to consumers, the entity should initiate the research process through exploratory research in order to prepare the groundwork first. It is considerable that exploratory research designs a hypothetical research for a theoretical idea and this is the reason that bakery outlet should first understand the market for pet products, existing competitors, and most importantly, how will the consumers perceive a retail bakery that sells bakery products for both pets and humans. By the end of exploratory research, the ...

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Overcrowding, pollution, congestion and traffic are some of the reasons why most governments need to focus on the planning of cities and the adjacent neighborhood. For example, in United States, Chicago is one of the cities that exhibit most of these factors thus necessitating planning. Traditional planning methods focused on bringing down old buildings and building new low-income buildings. However, this did not stop the formation of slum-like dwellings. Modern city planning was thus necessary. It focuses on improving city economic as well as social aspects of city living. Contemporary urban planning is one of the planning processes that ...

Husky Strategic Analysis

Introduction The company that is being analyzed in this paper is that of Husky, which specializes in the manufacturing of plastic injection molding equipment. Robert Schad is the director of this Canadian company and was largely responsible for turning it into one of the world’s premier manufacturer of plastic injection molding equipment. The company performed well over in the early 1990’s, however, over the course of time, there have been many challenges obstructing its performance. The paper has conducted a comprehensive analysis of the company and its competitive environment. In the context of analysis, the paper has ...

Introduction

The only proven strategy to fight any form of cancer is early detection based on evidence and researchers. Based on current evidence, low-dose computed tomography (CT) is highly recommended for patients with high risk for lung cancer. Many researchers state the potential advantages of CT screening in such patients over conventional screening methods. The American Cancer Society and American Lung Cancer Association, early detection and CT screening is one of the best and only proven methods to fight lung cancer across all age groups. In the US, Lung Cancer is the lead cause of cancer-associated death with an alarming ...

What role should the government play when regulating food production/consumption?

Sustainability is a matter of choice that is determined by necessity, and according to Michael Pollan's article (An Animal's Place), for the earth to realize sustainability, one life has to be lost to serve as food for the others to survive. The author is disappointed that although it is justifiable that man should eat, it is not morally right to kill animals for food (Pollan, 2002). The purpose of the study is to understand the responsibility of the government concerning food production and consumption and how the practice is regulated.

Introduction

Pollan argues that the superiority of the human race ...

“The Last Kiss” is an artwork created by the Chinese style Feng, depicting Chinese signs and a Chinese mother giving away her baby, which indicate that the action takes place in China. This essay will analyze the painting based on its subject, interpretation, style, context and emotion. The subject matter suggests a scene of a mother placing her baby in a baby box. The sign above the baby box, where the mother puts the baby indicates that there is an office, or an official institution that takes the baby from the mother. Next to the baby box, close to ...

Dear Grandma,

I hope you must be enjoying the sun and baking yummy cookies. I really miss you Granny and want to give a big hug to you. Grandma last week our pet dog Zorro passed away; all of us are very sad. I miss him and all his pranks and he used to scare all the kids and I used to feel like superman. I feel better when I go to school, but mom keeps holding on to his leash and his red jacket; she keeps looking at the pathway and hopes he will come back. As you know that ...

What makes a human? Is it supreme power above all other creatures of the Earth or the highest compassion and responsibility? Which of them is genuine to human nature and our attitude to the world we live in? The documentary Earthlings is dedicated to finding the right answers to these questions. It tells about the way we manage our relationships with nature and its inhabitants. It tells about and shows unpleasant things most of us not only did not know about but moreover would not like to hear about or see. The way we behave with animals be wild ...

Explain Customer-Perceived Value.

Customer Perceived Value (CPV) is a marketing and branding concept tightly dependent on customers' subjective perception of whether their needs are satisfied or not. Customers will react on how a product/service is packaged and marketed. The messages serve as the "benchmarks" which customers level on their satisfaction. Product/service may either be hyped which create high expectation, or oppositely under‐rated which generate "better" appreciation. Companies must determine customers' true feeling and sense so that they can fit their product/service. This partakes of being "market-driven" product/service positioning. In‐depth market research and study facilitate this process. A highly relevant concept ...

This paper analyzes and evaluates the development of a fiction story “To build the fire” by Jack London. It examines the impact the author’s choices and discusses how these decisions affect both story’s meaning and the reader’s experience. London has created a tragic and exciting story with the help of his classic style. This story illustrates a philosophic and extremely modern theme and it represents man’s need to find the meaning in his sufferings. “To build the fire” illustrates this theme in three ways: through imagery, the choice of setting and the placement of irony ...

Intervention Studies The following questions can help you examine the internal, external, and statistical validity* of intervention studies (a study where a therapy intervention is provided). Note that not all questions will apply to every study and there may be other relevant issues for certain studies that are not included in this list. Use this template to prepare the information needed for the Study Summary / Evidence section of your CAT (Critically Appraised Topic). The questions in italics are meant to assist in describing the impact of each question asked. *Questions specific to higher level analysis of the statistics ...

1. What techniques/training will the scholarship provide? The scholarship will train people on the aspects that relate to the testing and culturing of samples used in research. Testing hypothesis will be made possible through the project. The hypothesis testing skills are needed to test the hypothesis in the study. The study will base on the ability to take records and measure outcome. The project will offer training on how to test hypothesis and measure outcome. On the other hand, the scholarship will train clients on how to collect samples, record and interpret scientific data. When the project is done, ...

The Importance of Microbes to Animals from Eating to Evolution

Microbes are any living organism that throughout its lifespan is too small to be seen with our naked eye. Most microbes are single-cell organisms. Microbes are the oldest form of life on earth – dating back over 3.5 million years ago when the Earth was still covered with boiling oceans. While microbes are typically thought of as bacteria, microbes can include protists, fungi and microscopic animals. Without microbes, animals could not eat, breathe, or possibly even have evolved at all. Without animals, well, they would probably be just fine. Microbes are important to animals in numerous ways, from eating to ...

Introduction and Analysis – A-Cat Corporation

Introduction Description of the scenario A-Cat is a manufacturing company dealing in the production of voltage regulators. The company requires transformers in the manufacture of voltage regulators/refrigerators. In order to meet the demand for refrigerators, the company must have adequate stock of transformers. The company has been facing challenges of overstocking and understocking of transformers. Overstocking increases storage costs thus reducing the operational efficiency of the company while understocking limits the company from meeting its normal production levels. The number of transformers needed is determined by analyzing the sales figures for the last two to three months as well ...

Do you believe in reincarnation? Personally I never did before. I cannot say that I belong to that category of people who refer themselves to any particular religion or devote their lives to appreciating gods or saints. I preferred to characterize myself as a rational person. I believed in rationality and usually can find a sober reason and explanation to anything in the world – everything that seems to be supernatural has a rational explanation. I never really thought and cared about my soul, but a tiny event that recently happened in my life made me change my views and ...

Introduction

Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were brutally murdered between 10:15 p.m. and 10:35 p.m. on Sunday June 12, 1994 in the front of Nicole Brown Simpson’s Brentwood condominium located in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson committed these murders. The witness testimony and the evidence at the crime scene of the murders of Brown Simpson and Goldman clearly indicate that O.J. Simpson committed the crimes. However, the incompetence of the Los Angeles Police Department during the investigation of the murders allowed the defense to create reasonable doubt in the minds of the jurors so that a non-guilty verdict ...

‘Call to Arms’ book is excellent collection of short stories, written by Chinese author Lu Xun. The author, through his stories, tries to describe the cruel realities of traditional Chinese society. ‘Call to Arms’ stories were originally written during 1920s by Lu Xun in Chinese language. All stories of ‘Call to Arms’ were translated by Y. Hasien-yi and G. Yang and were published in year 1960 for the first time. The stories introduce readers to social, health care and other problems, existing in the China. The author tries to act as a social critic by depicting social problems of ...

The Iliad is a lengthy poem that tells the events of the Trojan War. The Trojan War is a legendary war that pitted the Trojans against the Greeks (Janko and Kirk 1). The Iliad despite being a very long poem, has a basic structure. Achilles withdrew from the Trojan War after he had quarreled with chief Agamemnon over Briseis (Abel Media, n.p). Achilles was regarded the hero of the Greeks, and his premature withdrawal meant that the Trojans had a chance to defeat the Greeks. After Achilles had withdrawn, disaster befell his companions, and this did not sit well ...

The landlady is a short story written by Roald Dahl. The story tells about a young businessman, Billy Weaver, who pays a visit to Bath. The protagonist searches for a place to stay and finds the landlady’s house which hypnotizes him. At first, he is attracted by the lady’s hospitality and cheap price for the room. Billy feels himself lucky. But quite soon he realizes that there is something wrong with the house as well as with its owner. The more he learns about the lady the more he gets frightened and finally realizes that the house ...

My front window faces the street that I live on. It’s an old street with a very narrow sidewalk. Many of the houses on this street are over one hundred years old. Then there are others that were built in the 1950s and 1960s. It’s a short street, with only 42 houses on it and it being only one block long. This is unusual, as most streets start up and either carry on for miles, or start up and stop and begin again. The houses on my street are well maintained with a few exceptions. I would ...

Neurological and/or neurovascular components of the major types of headaches

Introduction

Headaches are classified as one of the most renowned neurological complaints. At some point in life, most people experience headaches, and the World Health Organization (WHO) consider the phenomenon as the most disabling condition because of the harmful effects on the quality of life. According to Winn (2011), headache is a common physical manifestation of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and either produce either new primary symptoms or worsen pre-existing symptoms in patients with a prior headache history. The International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) provides a clinical criterion that categorizes headaches into ...

When black South Africans lived under harsh conditions of apartheid imposed by white people, the rest of the world had little knowledge of what was going on in South Africa. In his short story, “Mrs. Plum,” Es’kia Mphahlele confronts this ignorance by describing a typical life record of a black servant, Karabo, working for a white madam, Mrs. Plum, in a segregated environment of the white Greenside in the suburbs of Johannesburg. Mphahlele attempts to create a full immersion of his readers into the everyday routine of South African residents by showing the reality through the eyes of Karabo rather than ...

This case study is about Genentech which was founded in 1976 with a mission of discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing life enhancing and lifesaving medicines for patients with unmet needs. It has become one of the leading biotechnology company known for its development and commercialization of new bio-therapeutic products. Genentech has been recognized as one of the best companies to work with in US due to their proactive approach to developing and operating programs that support their employees. The company has invested in extensive programs that promote a safe and healthy workplace as well as healthy lifestyles for their employees. One ...

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Asthma is considered as a chronic lung inflammatory disease that is exemplified by persistent complications in breathing, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and impediment of the airflow. These characteristics of asthma determine the clinical symptoms and severity of asthma and also the degree of response to asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009).

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Looking at the current statistics, about 22 million persons in the United States are affected by asthma; putting it on a note of being the most common chronic diseases that is affecting many people. While trailing the existing trends that are associated with the occurrence ...

Abstract

The 1956 US Presidential election in was a similar contest to the former contest in the year 1952 and pitted Republican Dwight Eisenhower and Democrat’s Adlai Stevenson. Republican’s Dwight Eisenhower beat Stevenson in a similar manner to the year 1952. This happened despite the intense speculation in the winter of the previous year the incumbent Dwight Eisenhower would not run owing to his failing health. His failing health emerged as a campaign issue in the electioneering period and was used by the opponents to fight him. The year 1956 was also the year that television commercials were used a great deal ...

Report

Come to think of it. On a rush hour and the traffic is so intense it looks like a stretch of a parking lot. It seemed wiser to move out of the car and walk along, the endless stretch. And when you have to deal with a hooting damsel whose irritation do not seem to end with the morning traffic a nuisance. Someone is lifting one of his middle fingers in mischief. Sometime being comical has a ...

Letter from Birmingham Jail

- King points out the unjust segregation laws and justifies the need to use nonviolent demonstrations to push the administration into negotiations. He is also refuting the accusation against him in his involvement in the demonstration. His approach is effective as it arouses the emotions of not only his accusers but the general public. King diverts slightly from his point of view when he begins giving the role of the church.

- King says that it is only logical to demonstrate to force the administration into negotiations since it had refused to negotiate when approached in a civilized manner. ...

Reflective Statement

Taking the course has brought me to a deeper understanding and appreciation of what nature has given us freely and a realization of what contributions I make in the process of destroying her. It is fascinating to realize that everything we do has an effect on either its preservation or tearing down. This makes our attitude or actions towards her very important and critical because if she is destroyed, its inhabitants will also be destroyed along with her.

The last three months has been like going through an evolution. An evolution of knowing what my lifestyle is contributing to the ...

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY

International Business Strategy - The recent research in the coffee industry indicates growing trends in the consumption of the premium coffee in the developed and developing countries. This aspect is highly valuable for Espressamente’s (an Illy brand) strategic decision of increasing its international presence, because Illy is recognized as the best coffee in Italy, destined for the premium consumers (Alon and Lohwasser, 2012). Another reason that sustains Espressamente’s intention of pursuing an international expansion resides in the fact that despite the high competition existent in the coffee industry, the developed and developing countries possess a high potential ...

Chapter 1

In the first chapter, Caleb asks Anna, his older sister, about his mother. Because his mother passed away the day after he was born, he asks all manner of small questions about the things she would say and the songs she would sing, because he wanted to know her. Papa returns from going to town, telling them that he has put out an ad in the newspaper in order to take applicants for a woman he can marry, and who can provide a mother figure for the children. A letter has come in response, from a woman named Sarah ...

Psychology as a science covers a wide area in social science. It studies the mental, mind and emotional issues. Psychology over the years has evolved and various theories explain the changes in behavior and emotions expressed by human beings. The perspectives developed in psychology include cognitive, behaviorism, diversity and culture. Everything in the world revolves around psychology. The fathers of psychology come up with theories that cover and explain the essence of different behaviors and actions.

The theory of behaviorism was founded by Ivan Pavlov who did a research on the behavior of dogs. He did a research on their digestion. The ...

The article “Minds of Their Own” was written by the author Virginia Morell and published in the National Geographic Magazine. In this article Virginia explores the mental abilities of animals and explains how scientists have discovered the intelligence in them. The article begins with an example of a scientist, Irene Pepperberg, who is a Harvard University graduate. She introduced to her laboratory a parrot named Alex and attempted to teach it how to communicate. According to Morell, there are particular skills that are seen to indicate higher mental abilities in animals; a good memory, self-awareness, grasp of grammar and symbols, understanding other’s ...

Who Has the Authority to Change a Commander’s Policy Letter?

A Commander’s policy letter is written by a Company commander, a Captain or a 0-3, and it can be changed by anyone with a higher ranking than 03, which includes a battalion commander, the Congress, Federal laws, and the U.S President. The policy letter focuses on the welfare of soldiers so that they follow the rules and regulations stipulated in the policy while serving in the army. Since the policy can change at a lower level of command, and is meant to guide soldiers, they can be modified from time-to-time to accommodate new clauses. Some of the policy matters included in the commander’s ...

Little Russell learned to play the piano and trumpet from the very childhood, and he made his debut on the music scene in 1955 , playing in a cover band, performing songs of Jerry Lee Lewis and Ronnie Hawkins. Also in this period, he regularly participated as a session pianist in the popular American television program «Shindig».

1962: Russell began working in the Los Angeles studio musician (sometimes arranger) with clients like Phil Spector, for example, The Ronettes, Crystals and The Righteous Brothers. Indirectly, he honed his skills playing the guitar under the direction of James Burton. In 1968, Russell, along ...

The writing assessment required the student to write down short words read out aloud by the teacher. It was meant to assess the student’s ability to write basic words which are ordinarily learnable at his level. The next stage involved writing simple sentences to assess the student’s ability to make meaningful word connections in writing. Assessment was based on the ability of the students to write the words successfully; a score of ten would be considered excellent, between eight and nine good, between five and seven average and a score below four as below average. The student, Adams Johnson, ...

How Photographs Influence What People Believe

How Photographs Influence What People Believe People have many ways that they examine information to decide whether it is factual. Talking to others, doing experiments, looking at pictures, reading, and doing research are just a few ways that people form ideas about the surrounding world. Most people are familiar with the phrase, “seeing is believing,” which suggests that visual confirmation is a good way to establish whether something is true or false. It is easy to imagine how this works, because using the evidence of what is seen in order to make decisions is an essential part of life for ...

This assignment will involve learning more about methamphetamine,which is drug we hear about very often on the news. In one page, summarize some of the information that you read on this site and include any parts that surprised you or that you found particularly interesting. Submit your summary below via the upload option (5 points). Please go to the following two sites instead for this assignment. The first link provides a brief history of this drug. The second link provides other general, overview information about this drug. http://healthvermont.gov/adap/meth/brief_history.aspx, http://www.nmtf.us/methamphetamine/methamphetamine.htm

Methamphetamine, a.k.a., speed, ice, meth, crystal, and crank, is a synthetic ...

A Presentation

My presentation today is about two well-known Australian poems which are both broadly anti-war in their overall message, but were written in different periods and use different poetic techniques to convey the poet’s emotions and thoughts. ‘The Trains’ by Judith Wright was written during the Second World War when the threat of a Japanese invasion of the north of Australia was seen as a real possibility. ‘Homecoming’ by Bruce Dawe was written in response to Australian involvement in the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and early 70s.

Each poem’s title gives no hint of its actual subject ...

My name is (name) and I was charged with a crime in July of 2004. At that time I was a single parent with one child in college and another living at home. I also had my brother living with me at the time as well. It is unfortunate that it was my brother that reported me the San Diego Fraud Unit, but I was charged with living fraudulently in my mother’s home. My mother purchased this home in 1997 and transferred power of attorney to my control in an attempt to convince me to move to California. However, my ...

Introduction

The lion is a member of the cat family. However, this animal is significantly different because more often than not, it does not display the typical characteristics of the cat family members. One of the least typical traits of the cat family members is sociality. This trait is however one of the most exciting aspects of the life of a lion. In fact, this aspect cannot be overemphasized seeing that most of the other cats are not social at all. The aim of this presentation is to explore this exciting aspect, that is the social behavior and structure of lions, in ...

Going through the book “Curious reader” I have come across very interesting issues I had no or less idea about. Among the articles I come across were:

Hodgman, Ann. “No wonder they call me a bitch“ The Curious Reader. (2009)

This is an informative article on various kinds of dog food. It’s a commentary essay on low nutritional and bad taste in the dog food quality. She describes and compares the bad taste of food with play Doh. She vividly ridiculous all the promotion advertisement slogans and tactics linked with dogs foods. Mainly she opposes all the strategies ...

Bottled water consumption has been on the increase year after year. A research conducted by International Bottled Water Association in conjunction with Beverage Marketing Cooperation indicates that the number of bottles consumed in America has grown by an average of 6.5% in the last three years. In terms of gallons, the consumption has tremendously grown in the past two years from 9.1 billion to close to 10 billion gallons. This growth is closely associated with the growth of pa capita income in the United States. Bottled water consumption per head was estimated at 30.8 gallons per year. The consumption ...

Introduction

Jewellery has been in existence since the early humans began to become civilized. The human desire is to be adorned with precious metals and gems. This has been evident since the Neolithic and Palaeolithic eras. The early humans made jewellery that was formed from claws, bones, teeth and shells. This has been documented by archaeologists. The Egyptians, the Romans and the Greeks applied distinct methods for the creation of jewellery (Cartlidge 1985; Dorner & Turner 1985; Druff and Dormer 1995; Druitt 1986; Falk 1989; Game and Goring 1998; Gilhooley and Costin 1998; Grant 2005; Grant 2007; Hinks 1983; Hughes 1972; ...