Essays on Wolff

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Technology has undergone tremendous evolution over the past couple of decades leading to several innovative developments and inventions. E-Learning is one of the most remarkable products of the technological development. Electronic learning or e-learning, in short, is the process of learning through electronic media with special reference to the internet. To say differently, any form of online learning is synonymous to e-learning (Dror, 2011). This paper sets out to analyze the growing trends relating to electronic learning in different settings such as K-2 schools, institutions of higher education, and businesses.

Significant Developments in E-Learning over the Past Decade

Past ten years have witnessed several developments in the ...

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In 2013, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-5) grouped all subcategories of autism-related disorders in one umbrella, and it is called autism spectrum disorder or ASD. Characterized by repetitive behaviors and communication and social skills deficits, many children from all around the world are afflicted with this disorder. Throughout the years since its discovery, researchers and mental health experts have been interested in completely understanding the nature, etiology, and possible treatments for ASD. Through continuous research efforts and studies, several perspectives have been established to explain the causes of ...

The journey towards the European Union (EU) integration has experienced several turnings. This section of the essay will detail some of the core turning points in the EU integration. Establishment of a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was a major turning point in EU integration. The Treaty of Rome defined the specific objectives of the CAP. The CAP was introduced in 1962 (Folmern.p). The establishment of the CAP was enshrined to the state of food shortages after World War II. The aim of the CAP was to build a common European Community market and to cut off tariffs on agricultural ...

1a. “We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained,” said Marie Curie, physicist, chemist, Nobel Prize winner in physics. 1b. Everyone should have such important qualities as persistence and self-confidence so that he or she may believe in the main destination and be able to achieve it (Marie Curie). 2a. According to Kristina Wolff’s article Anti-War and Peace Movements, “Anti-war and peace movements are social movements that concentrate on many issues related to war, armed conflict, and violence. Often, they ...

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Emily Dickinson is an American poet, who is probably the most recognizable name in American poetry. Not much is known of her motivation regarding her poems as only 12 of the 1800 she had written were published during her life time and she left little in the way of explaining her thoughts regarding what she had written. What is known is that she did not think the majority of her poems were worth public consumption and had told her sister Lavinia (Vinnie) to dispose of them after her death. This was probably due to her poems being heavily altered ...

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Ricardo and Marx have developed an economic approach based on the labor-value. Both authors’ economic theory depends on the labor-added value. As known, the price determination in the markets is the most important mechanism defined in the science of economics. The price is an agreement between the agents in the economy, and the price conveys a lot of information to the agents in the economy. For instance, by using the cross-price demand elasticity statistics, or the income demand elasticity comparison, one agent can see how the price competition is developing, and how successful the market is contributing to the ...

Summary: Building the emotional intelligence of groups

The research dedicated to exploring the importance of business intelligence for developing successful teamwork. The article aimed at answering the questions about the reason, why teams need to build emotional intelligence, indeed; how team leaders should work with group emotions and regulate it; the traits of emotion regulation outside the groups; and the key model of building the emotional intelligence of groups. According to the authors, nowadays business intelligent is one of the most significant item on the companies’ agenda. Many of the researchers already solved the question of definition personal business intelligent; however, it is also important to ...

Feminism is defined as a particular movement that is organized to achieve the rights of women. The use of it is etched throughout literature. Two works where feminism is heavily illustrated are Henrik Ibsen's play, A Doll's House and Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Both works present prime examples of feminism in their display of breaking away from the traditional roles, and the consequences of moving away from masculine conventions. These works from the perspective of the writer, highlight the importance of women in society, and their respective roles and functions being different from the conventional viewpoints by the masculine ...

The Marxian theory and the Enlightenment theory express different views on subjectivity. In this work attention is paid to the key differences between the Marxian theory and the enlightenment theory and how each of them influence the definition of a just society, the most widely practiced theory today is also considered. The Marxian theory sees man’s status and happiness to be determined by alterations in man’s material possessions (Marx 11). It basically views man to be subject to his material possessions and to some extent not able to function independently in cases where the material possessions are ...

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Question 1 What are the primary reasons for the decline of the ranks of organized labor in the twentieth century? In the United States of America, the decline of organized labor can be identified as one of the majorly marked events in the twentieth century’s labor market. There are several following reasons to be discussed that led to the massive decline of organized labor in the US. By late 1940, gigantic business industries, conservatives and Republicans had effectively extended corresponding strategies to break up the alliance of structured labor force (Hanley & O'Gorman, 2004). In the meantime, organized labor ...

The short fiction work of turn-of-the-century author Kate Chopin regularly deals with the recurring themes of womanhood, agency and identity, usually telling stories of women trapped in stifling lives due to the patriarchal expectations placed on them to live a certain way. Through these explorations of gender roles, particularly through marriage and motherhood, Chopin uses these central themes to explore the imbalances found between men and women in terms of power and agency. At all turns, the protagonists of Chopin’s stories must make unconventional, taboo decisions to reject the white, male-dominated judgments and expectations placed on them. Two ...

The Night In Question

Tobias Wolff ‘The Night in Question’ is one of a collection of fifteen short stories by Tobias Wolff published in 1996 by the same name. The story gives us an insight into human desires and its varied exhibitions in different situations. Wolff is an American fiction writer, who hated cruelty and violent behavior. This attitude was due to the violent behavior of his alcoholic stepfather who infused extreme physical and emotional strain in Wolff’s life. This aspect may be seen in ‘The Night in Question’ in which the author attempts to stress on family ties, loyalty, love, affection ...

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Rising rates of recidivism in the United States have developed concerns pertaining to the effectiveness of prisons as correctional facilities. In this study, the focus is to assess the suitability of faith-based correctional methods in promoting inmates reentry into the society. Some discussed methods include Inner change programs, prison chaplaincy, and meditational strategies. Several studies have indicated significant declines in recidivism rates among inmates who participated in these initiates. For example, Duwe & Johnson (2013) found that inmates who engaged in Inner change programs in Minnesota were less likely to be arrested by at least 8% compared to their counterparts ...