Abstract This paper looks at validity under the principles of English equity of Wang's testamentary dispositions. It examines particulars of the case in accordance with Wang's will and the legal issue involved in the case.
From the Paper "Wang left pounds to his wife having every confidence that she will use a reasonable amount to provide for our retired sushi chef. The proper disposition of this case is that Wang's widow should take the cash free of any legal .."
Abstract This paper researches and examines the similarities and differences in teaching disposition between elementary and secondary school teachers. The paper attempts to determine whether it requires a different type of personality to teach a certain age level, and if so, which disposition suits which age group and why it suits that age group.
Outline:
Objective
Introduction
I. A Disposition to Teach
II. National Association of Scholars - Dispositions Defined
III. Three Categories of Teacher Dispositions IV. Early Childhood Education - Dispositions V. Early Childhood Education Dispositions V. Various Approaches for Assessing Teacher Disposition VI. Which Disposition Best Suited to Elementary and To Secondary?
Summary and Conclusion
From the Paper "The teacher disposition is one that is either suited to teaching or one that is not suited to teaching. It cannot be truthfully stated that some teachers are better suited to elementary education while others are best suited to secondary education because of the fact that the disposition that is considered to be a good candidate for teaching will be a good candidate in whatever level of education that individual is placed. Management of the challenges that the classroom present requires that the teacher possess the disposition and the skills of analysis to experientially learn because there is not an instruction book comprehensive enough to ever prepare the teacher for everything that may arise. (Preparing New Teachers, 1995) As a matter of fact the teacher who is effective is one who engage in a critical practice and adopts a reflective posture in relation to their own practice through gathering evidence in assessing their own effectiveness. Effective teachers engage in critical practice, adopting a reflective posture with respect to their own teaching. They gather evidence about their effectiveness even involving others in gauging their own pedagogy (Joyce, 1990; Little 1992; as cited in Continuing Education, nd)"
Abstract This paper investigates the influence of birth order on the psyche and personality of an individual. The paper probes how the rank of siblings in one's family supplies for universal characteristics of personality types. The views of Alfred Adler, Schwab, Falbo, Gates and other psychologists are discussed. A focus is placed on Alfred Adler's beliefs on the rank and number of family members that results in a person's disposition and behavior.
From the Paper "Alfred Adler once stated, "Even though children have the same parents and grow up in nearly the same setting, they do not have identical social environments" (Hjelle & Ziegler 1992). Adler was one of the first psychologists to propose the idea that a major determinant of personality was ?order of birth.? Adler believed that children were born into a social group, the family, in which they held different positions of power. He believed that the quest for identity, power and attention was shaped by sequential positions among siblings. Adler believed that each child was born into a "different" family, based on their birth order. He felt that all children strived for superiority and had an intense desire to receive attention and affection from their parents. Therefore, children engage in sibling rivalries, which lead to the development of different personality traits."
Abstract This paper examines the following questions: What makes a successful leader? Are there certain traits and distinctive characteristics known as "dispositions" that make one person a leader over another? Or does the leader evolve out of the situation. In effect, this is a question of is a leader made or is he or she born? The paper answers these questions according to leading theorists in the field.
From the Paper "In the self-concept-based motivational theory of charismatic leadership, George & James (1993), argue that charismatic leadership has the effect of strongly engaging followers' self-concepts in the interest of the mission articulated by a leader. The theory suggests that charismatic leaders increase the intrinsic variance of efforts and goals by linking them to valued aspects of followers' self-concepts."
A critical analysis of the article "Perceived Purposes of Sport Among Recreational Participants: The role of competitive dispositions" by Todd A. Ryska.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, 2002, $ 71.95
Abstract This paper discusses psychology. This research paper will present a critical analysis of the article "Perceived purposes of sport among recreational participants: The role of competitive dispositions" by the renowned author Todd A. Ryska (2002). While examining the article for it's content, theme and approach, the paper will highlight the role of competitiveness, motivational goals and how the achievement theory of motivation influences the sportsman's perception thereby evoking his various emotions and bringing a change in the personality in general and behavior as well as performance in particular.
Abstract In the short story, ?The Rocking-Horse Winner,? author D.H. Lawrence reveals the disposition of the story's leading character by using abstract ideas such as the concepts of ghosts and fantasy. This paper examines how these unusual details are found inside the home of Paul, a young boy who is determined to rid his house of a force of greed by using his own extraordinary gift of fantasy. Early in the story, the reader is introduced to this unexplainable force that is driven by greed.
From the Paper "Shortly into the reading, the narrator informs us that although Paul's family seems rather opulent, there exists a feeling of uneasiness among them. He tells us, ?There was always the grinding sense of the shortage of money,......? (Lawrence 50). Because of this, the boy's parents, especially his mother, are reluctant to feel satisfied with their current income and social status and as a result, Paul's mother becomes utterly determined to somehow retrieve more money. When she fails to do so, something very strange happens within the home of this already fractured family. The narrator says, ?the house came to be haunted by the unspoken phrase: There must be more money! There must be more money!? (Lawrence 50). These "unspoken" words may very well be a representation of the overwhelming sense of greed that has made its presence throughout the house, particularly within the mother. One may assume that these words belong solely to Paul's mother, however, they are clearly coming from some unknown source. This is where the idea of a ghost inside the house may be conceived by the reader, and although that is precisely what it appears to be, the author chooses not to tell us whether it is something supernatural, real, or completely false. Perhaps it is merely a voice inside the minds of the children. But regardless of what it is and where it comes from, it causes Paul to experience a great sense of frustration. Therefore, he feels it is necessary to help his mother retrieve more money and put an end to this unexplainable madness."
Abstract This paper discusses various dispositions of drug offenses, and considers how the cases of individuals arrested for, or charged with violation of laws concerning illicit substances are treated by the judicial system and other authorities. The paper looks at drug courts and alternatives to prison for drug offenders.
From the Paper "The purpose of this report is to consider how the cases o findividuals arrested for or charged with violation of the laws concerning the use possession and sale of illicit substances are treated by the judicial system and ..."
Abstract This paper studies the disposition of youth crime in the justice system. The paper focuses on key issues in the debate over juvenile justice, in an attempt to develop ethical ways of redress the rising phenomenon.
Abstract In this article, the writer looks at the draft disposition of the Internet tort case. The writer discusses that the draft should be revised because it misstates the tort law involved. Further, the writer believes that the draft employs improper standard for reviewing summary judgment motions
From the Paper "This essay analyzes the correctness in terms of its conclusions and reasoning of the draft disposition by the state court trial judge of motions for summary judgment filed by plaintiffs and defendants in the subject case. The draft disposition should be substantially revised and many of its conclusions altered especially those relating to the granting of defendant Phishy Corp's motions, because it is based on faulty readings of the applicable state tort law and employs reasoning which would ... "
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Abstract The paper explains that virtue ethics refers to the theory or a system of philosophical belief that focuses on the entire personality or disposition of a person instead of actions alone. The paper discusses how virtue ethics were developed by ancient thinkers Plato and Aristotle but it was in the 1950s that interest in virtue ethics was renewed by Anscombe's famous paper ""Modern Moral Philosophy."
From the Paper "Prior to the 1960s, the field of normative ethics was largely dominated by deontology, which was based on the values and beliefs of eighteenth-century philosopher Immanuel Kant, and utilitarianism, which was based on the views of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century philosophers Jeremy Bentham and J. S. Mill. In most of the books published up until thirty years ago, virtue was discussed in terms of deontology or utilitarianism. Gradually a change was witnessed as people began searching for something beyond deontology and utilitarianism as it was found that these two theories did not encompass many important issues or had no answers for some modern problems. This gave rise to virtue ethics, which was not exactly seen as the third approach at first but attained a distinguished status of its own as it began to grow in stature and importance."
Abstract This paper is a character comparison and contrast of St. John Rivers and Mr. Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's ?Jane Eyre.? The author focuses on the differences in their manner of presenting themselves, in their dispositions, in their philosophies on life and on Jane, and also in their views of marriage and relationships.
From the paper:
"One device that authors use to make their characters stand out in the reader's memory is the use of the foil. In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, the two men in Jane's life are drastically different in their appearance, in their philosophies on life and love, and in the role they play in Jane's development. By delving into these differences, as well as noting where they are in agreement, it should be possible to learn more about the needs and wants of the heroine herself."
How courts process & deal with adults who have committed petty offenses (crimes against public order or property). Common denominators of defendants. Police action. Function of judges. Disposition of cases. Proposed reforms.
3,825 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 15 sources, 2001, $ 135.95
From the Paper "This research paper discusses the way in which the American criminal justice system processes and deals with adult persons suspected of having committed low level criminal offenses.
1. Types of Cases
a. Kinds of behavior involved. Lower level criminal courts process and dispose of petty offenses, usually misdemeanors, crimes involving maximum sentences of less than one year, and sometimes lesser felonies. Crimes involving defendants under the age of 18 are generally handled by juvenile courts. Traffic offenses not involving vehicular homicide are generally handled in summary fashion by special traffic courts. According to Feeley (1979), his study of the operations of the lower Court of Common Pleas in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 1970s showed..."
An examination of the process of obtaining orders protecting victims of domestic abuse and the disposition of orders, focusing on St. Louis County, Missouri. Tables & Charts.
5,625 words (approx. 22.5 pages), 30 sources, 2000, $ 135.95
From the Paper "Trends of Orders of Protection Administration For Adult Abuse Cases in St. Louis County, Missouri
Abstract
This study examined the disposition of petitions for protection orders in St. Louis County, Missouri. Two major issues were examined. The first issue investigated in this study concerned the ability of adults claiming to have been abused in St. Louis County, Missouri to obtain ex parte orders of protection from their purported abusers. The second issue investigated in this study concerned the ability of adults claiming to have been abused in St. Louis County, Missouri to obtain full orders of protection from their purported abusers.
Two disturbing findings of the research performed for this project were that (1) the proportion of petitions for ex parte..."
From the Paper "This paper will review literature, which has investigated the relationship between personality and sports performance. Primarily, the discussion will center around the issue of introversion and player position. An experiment will be proposed which will attempt to describe the possible differences between offensive and defensive positions and introversion.
Personality and Sports Performance Studies
The growing knowledge about aptitude, abilities, and skills has just begun to explain performance differences, in terms of depending to some extent on the individual's unique and personal and behavioral dispositions. Such dispositions that an individual brings to a performance are not fully understood, neither as to the nature of the predisposition nor as to the predictive value. This is not surprising, given that the field (...)"
A study of the appeal of magazine and TV commercials to unconscious impulses such as deception, sexual lures and social dispositions, including the attitudes of the Federal Trade Commission, psychologists and the Better Business Bureau.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages), 6 sources, 1992, $ 79.95
From the Paper "Subliminal advertising has been a controversial topic since the 1950's, when the first experimental tests in subliminal persuasion were conducted. Larson defines subliminal persuasion as involving "words or pictures, flashed on a movie or television screen so rapidly, played on an audio channel so softly, or disguised in a magazine ad so skillfully that viewers or listeners do not consciously recognize them" (Larson, 1992, p. 42). Although these subliminal messages are not consciously recognized, it is believed that they are "absorbed subconsciously by the receivers" (p.42). In this way, the subliminal messages are presumed to influence the unconscious impulses of consumers. The topic of subliminal persuasion is controversial because some people do not believe it is really possible to influence buying behavior on an unconscious level. In addition, the topic is..."
