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The Possible Futures of Theory, 2004.
An examination of the future of literary theory, focusing on what is next in the realm of literary theory and how we can get there.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper examines the future of literary theory and dissects the current shortcomings in the field. The paper challenges those in the field of literary criticism and theory to ask questions about what is an ideal future and prompts those outside the realms of literary theory to question why and how they are not part of that future.
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"They say the future is an unwritten book, a blank page ready to be scrawled upon by those with the desire to provide the ink and quill. The future of literary theory seems to differ from this, blank page, analogy in several key ways that will help to define and shape its future. This future, as all futures, has several different and unique outcomes. Each is equally plausible and has its own merits and drawbacks, but perhaps there is an ideal future for literary theory and criticism that we, as a collective whole, can bring about."
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Theories and Experiments on Overpopulation, 2000.
An examination of the problem of overpopulation in the near future, through various theories and experiments. The U.S.A, third in population, is compared to other populated countries such as India and China under a number of categories.
2,981 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 15 sources, $ 88.95
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This paper examines the problem that overpopulation will pose in the near future. It examines several theories and predictions on this problem, ranging from the Book of Genesis to Thomas Malthus's mathematical hypothesis. Furthermore, the paper analyses several experiments done on the subject, proving how serious the problem is. The United States, third in population, is compared to other populated countries such as India and China in numerous aspects, including: population, industrialization, health, food supply, etc.
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The Theory of Human Caring, 2007.
An analysis of the theory of human caring developed by Jean Watson.
1,069 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper analyzes the Jean Watson theory of human caring, used in the nursing curriculum. The paper explains that, according to Watson, the theory of human caring is a focus for the future of nursing practice and provides the standards that should guide nurses in every aspect of their role in the health care field. The paper looks at how, as time has evolved, the issues with which nurses have been confronted have caused a shift in the approach to nursing that is based on quality care. The paper then points out that, although Watson is specific as to the realm of caring that can be applied to nursing and the delivery of service to the patient, it is evident that Watson intended for the caring perspective to be apparent in every facet of nursing and used to understand all issues that affected the individual's health and well being. In conclusion, the paper shows that the theory of human caring should be a vital instrument for all nursing professionals and students, serving nursing through a foundation for care that returns the profession to a focus specifically on the patient and quality care.
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Define Theory of Human Caring.
Analyze the Jean Watson Theory of Human Caring.
Use of Jean Watson Theory of Human Caring Use in Guiding All Nursing Programs.
Applicability of Jean Watson Theory of Human Caring to Undergraduate Level Nursing Practice.
Applicability of Jean Watson Theory of Human Caring to Graduate Level Nursing Practice.
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"To care for the complete human means to care for each element of the individual's life that is either positively or negatively impacting him or her. Treating the illness without considering the psychological issues that may be evident will slow recovery time and may hinder the effectiveness of the treatment. Recommending treatments that are not feasible in the life of an impoverished individual or that the person cannot be transported to, will prevent the complete recovery of the person. And advocating surgery for a patient that elects only to utilize Chinese Traditional Medicine for the health care needs, prevents the patient from receiving care that is applicable to the individual's life."
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Educational theory and Philosophy, 2007.
This paper discusses educational theory and philosophy in US schools.
4,443 words (approx. 17.8 pages), 43 sources, MLA, $ 116.95
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In this article, the writer first discusses that most researchers believed that during the 1950s the topics that were not raised consistently as influences on educational theories like racial discrimination, status of women, etc., had more drastic effect than the issues that were addressed. The writer then relates that educational theories were more specialized and respected in the 1960s than any other on the basis of the incorporation of assessment procedures that guaranteed impartiality, lucidity, and practical inflexibility. Further, the writer notes that Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions in 1970 basically brought forth the notion of competition that was singly the most influential concept in the coming decades. The writer points out that the decade of the 1980s saw feminism, neo-Marxist notion, and the first drafts of the postmodern theory being considered as legal areas of concern in the sphere educational philosophy. Finally, the writer notes that the 1990s brought around tragedy, feelings of loss and uncertainty among the societies. The writer concludes that in the future, one can hope that the reforms and incorporations that have been made over the past decades in the education theories yield fruitful results by enhancing educational standards and efficiency of the execution of education philosophies.
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Educational Theory and Philosophy during 1950s
Educational Theory and Philosophy during 1960s
Educational Theory and Philosophy during 1970s
Educational Theory and Philosophy during 1980s
Educational Theory and Philosophy during 1990s
Conclusion
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"There were also quite a few articles that chose to concentrate only the numerous problems or aspects of the education policies present like the level of educational liberty available to both the students and the teachers, the educational as well as peripheral responsibilities of the academic management. An example of an essay of this format is the article written by Willard Spalding who was the Dean of the College of Education at the University of Illinois at the time. He in this article tried to design a completely fresh notion and theory of training the teachers. He believed that this could be achieved by invalidating what he believed to be the conservative or traditional comprehension of the association amid the traits and various units of education. He followed the viewpoint first brought forth by Aristotle that regarded the numerous units as the primary factors whereas the traits as the secondary factors. Spalding supported this viewpoint because he believed that this led to a more lucid understanding of the society's needs and requirements for the educational standards, temperaments and policies."
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Grand Unified Theory and Strings, 2006.
A review of the concept of Grand Unified Theory.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper introduces the concept of Grand Unified Theory--or GUT--the major accomplishments of the theory to date, as well as the most promising directions for the future. Foremost among these is the emergence of string theory or superstring theory in physics: it may provide the tools necessary to ultimately link the major branches of physics under the overarching cosmological model of the universe.
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Marxist Theory, 2002.
This paper discusses the sociological use of Marxist theory to explain social structure.
844 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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Marxist theory explains social structure through class struggle. One class exploits the product of the labor of another class in order to prosper. This paper further discusses the theory, contrasts it with functionalist theory, explores its roots and possible future, and discusses scholarly opinions about Marxist theory.
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"In Contemporary Sociological Theory, Wallace and Wolf define Marxist theory as a sociological theory that identifies economic factors as the fundamental determinant of social structure and change (Wallace and Wolf 78-79). For ages sociologists have been concerned with the study of human society and social behavior. From these studies they have derived theories to explain the formation and continuation of social structure as well as human behavior within that structure. According to Marxist theory, economics shapes our society and determines our interests. As a result of economic factors, classes are formed and conflicts arise. According to Marxist theory, this happens because one class cannot make economic gains without exploiting another class. When the exploitation becomes evident, the classes will struggle for power."
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Vygotsky's Theory on Play, 2005.
This paper discusses psychologist Lev Vygotsky's theory of leading actions and its application to the understanding of the play of children.
985 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that, according to psychologist Lev Vygotsky's theory of leading actions, every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: First, on the social level and later, on the individual level; first, between people (inter-psychological) and then inside the child (intra-psychological) and the implications of play advancement. The author describes childhood play using this theory to understand the inherent developmental psychology and analyzes the play behavior through the stages of the child's life of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children up to between ages eight and ten. The paper relates that, while failure along the way can inhibit future growth, adult facilitation by manipulating the child's inter-psychological environment can develop the child's intra-psychological basis.
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"The toddler stage grants additional mobility and a child more interested in physical activity to explore this newly-found environment. At this stage, children begin to engage in games that explore the methodology of object permanence (i.e. engaging in games of hide-and-seek or burying or otherwise hording toys). The child also continues to develop their shared attention and starts to become able to visualize a world outside of their own. Through this model, they begin to view themselves as members of a greater community and begin to develop skills to participate, especially in the areas of language. All of these developments build upon the important lessons gained in the infant stage and allow the toddler to more intimately understand and control their physical environment and other social being around them."
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Social Impression Theory, 2008.
An analysis of social impression theory, focusing on positive and negative social rewards.
1,532 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper examines how social characteristics are created, defined and learned. The paper explains that when we start interacting with a stranger, we practically construct learning functions for some of his characteristics, and these functions are defined as the social impression functions. The paper points out that as long as the interaction with this person proceeds, we gain more knowledge about him, and that this knowledge is interpreted by us in the form of positive and negative rewards and the more time we interact with this person, the more accurate will be the social impression of each of his characteristics. The paper then looks at how rewards will eventually lead to a decision whether the impression function value of a specific characteristic is above or below a pre-learned behavior threshold. In conclusion, the paper shows that by evaluating social rewards correctly, it is possible to address questions such as "do people tend to better remember impressions that are derived from negative rewards?" and "do people who succeed to get more positive rewards live longer?".
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Introduction
Impression Types: Direct - Indirect
Hypothetical Case Study - Within the Family Circle
Summary and Future Research
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"How do you determine whether a person is kind, intelligent or honest? Why would you reason that a person you just met can be classified to have certain characteristics? Why is someone considered to be brilliant and another one is just "relatively smart"? How long does it take to label a person according to one or several characteristics?
It can be assumed that for each individual there is a subjective definition for all characteristics that define a person. A characteristic is a social measure that quantities a continuous human behavior. Examples include "warm", "clever", "predictable", "frugal", "energetic", "strict", "introvert", "reckless", "quarrelsome", etc. Each one of us has a subjective definition for any possible characteristic. Over our life time we have developed the ability to classify other individuals (and also to classify ourselves) with certain degree of membership by comparing specific behavior patterns to a threshold value that we defined for each characteristic."
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Telemedicine, Diabetes and Change Theory, 2007.
A look at the application of change theory on the establishment of a telemedicine follow-up unit for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
2,365 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper discusses how, as the costs of health care continue to rise, innovative solutions are being sought by hospitals, health care maintenance organizations and special interest groups. It looks at how, diabetes, in particular, is a disease that can greatly benefit from cost-cutting innovations such as telemedicine. It examines how, through the use of a personal computer with an internet connection set up to transmit clinical data and ready for teleconferencing in clinic and in the patient's home, telemedicine has been implemented successfully in many settings, serving a variety of patient populations and reporting high patient satisfaction, as well as favorable disease management outcomes.
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Introduction
Rationale
Thesis and Objectives
Analysis
Implications for Future Research
Conclusion
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"Self-care, while it is ultimately dependent on the patient, plays a significant role in health outcome. It must be emphasized that while telemedicine is an interventional tool that provides access to remote patient education and health care professional's advice, it is not a substitute for actual self-care (Sousa, Zauszniewski, Musli, Price Lea & Davis, 2005). Diabetic patients must be able to administer insulin injections properly, monitor blood glucose at key times during the day, perform non-pharmacological, preventive measures such as daily foot checks, diet and exercise, etc. in such a way that he becomes proficient enough to manage some aspects of his own condition."
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Commodities Futures Market: Coffee, 1993.
An examination of futures, contracts, price stabilization, hedging strategies (types and procedures), arbitrage and risks.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 13 sources, $ 103.95
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"Commodities Futures Market: Coffee
This research examines the commodities futures market in coffee. The functioning of the futures market in coffee, together with commodities contracts is explained. Hedging strategies for participants in the coffee futures market are discussed, and the significance of hedging techniques to bulk coffee traders is reviewed.
Functioning of the Futures Market in Coffee, and Commodities Contracts
The coffee trader relies on fundamental information about current crop and demand prospects (International Trade Forum, 1991, p. 20). Positions of big traders in the market are published publicly on a monthly basis. Trading in a commodity is suspended when the market becomes too volatile..."
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Financial Futures, 1996.
Discusses some of the pressing issues for the financial futures market, including new exchanges in developing countries & the potential impact on the derivatives market of the new Euro currency.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, $ 47.95
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"The financial futures market overtook futures trading in commodities in the 1980s, and this was a direct result of the increase in financial uncertainty. Dealing in this market is far less stringently supervised than is trading in commodity futures. The practice of trading in foreign currency developed in the 1960s and 1970s with dealing "forward" (a sale to be completed at an agreed to price three or six months ahead) as well as "spot" (an immediate sale). These markets were considered inflexible from the point of view of the customer, and contracts to buy and sell were tied to a specific date and were between particular buyers and sellers. Since 1972 in the United States, the financial futures markets have allowed for more general trading of futures or options on any currency's exchange rate, on..."
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Theory of Connectivity, 2004.
A study of the biological basis for connectivity, the psychological effects on connectivity, and environmental effects on connectivity.
16,761 words (approx. 67.0 pages), 63 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This thesis discusses the issue of connectivity from the premise that, if not mindful of our thoughts, we drift along through life connecting, moment by moment, to whatever it is that grabs our attention. Sometimes, the connection lasts for a moment, other times the connection lasts over years or a lifetime. If not mindful of the reason why we are connecting, the connection may not be conducive to our real needs. We may select automatically by some trigger from our past and keep connecting. Under this definition of connectivity, addictive behaviors are a part of the connectivity theory.
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Abstract
Introduction
Statement of Problem
Purpose of Study
Theoretical Framework
Research Hypotheses
Sample Population
Importance of the Study
Organization
Literature Review
Methodology
Data Analysis
Results
Conclusion
Future Research
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"Connectivity can be reduced through trauma, and is affected by our biology (and through this, our psychology). This is a frightening statement in this day and age. The sample population, of women from Colombia, who have experienced high levels of trauma through the difficult political situation in that country shows us that connectivity is directly affected by trauma. Perhaps this is an over-extrapolation, but in this day and age, in which war is begun without justification, pre-emptively, against already traumatised countries, it should be borne in mind that connectivity (both local and global) can be reduced as a direct effect of this action; and that, as we have seen, a reduction in connectivity can lead to anti-social behavior; it is frightening to point this out, but terrorism, and terrorists can be born through a lack of connectivity. In these times of globalisation, we all have to be aware that we maintain an acceptable level of connectivity to all who share this planet with us. This is a political message from the results of this study, but one which needs to be heeded; all psychologists work with politics at some level, and psychologists working on such a topic have a political responsibility to promote the results of their studies as far and as wide as possible."
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Stock and the Futures Market, 1989.
Analyzes the implications for stock and future price volatility of program trading and dynamic hedging strategies. Including a review of portfolio insurance, market equilibrium, potential adaptations and synthetic securities.
7,200 words (approx. 28.8 pages), 14 sources, $ 135.95
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" An Analysis of the Implications for Stock and Futures Price Volatility of Program Trading and Dynamic Hedging Strategies
1. Introduction
The introduction of futures and options markets in stock indexes is strongly associated with the use of programmed trading strategies. Such strategies are used for spot/futures arbitrage, market timing, and portfolio insurance. It is this last use of programmed trading strategies that raises fascinating theoretical questions, the answers to which may have practical importance for understanding the impact of such strategies on the volatility of stock and futures prices.
Recent advances in financial theory have created an understanding of the environments in which a real security can be..."
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Futures Market, 2003.
Discusses the functioning of the market in the U.S.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 16 sources, $ 63.95
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Discusses several issues, such as the size of the futures market and the trading volume. Discusses various participants in the futures market including speculators, product producers, commodities, band, investors, and day traders.
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"This research reviews the functioning of futures markets in the United States. Issues covered in the review are (1) the size of the futures markets, (2) participants in the market, and (3) concepts and..."
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Options and Futures Trading, 2002.
This paper describes a research study conducted for the purpose of becoming familiar with options trading.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper describes a project conducted for the purpose of gaining experience in the area of options and futures trading. The TJX Corporation was chosen for study, and values and indexes of its stock during the period from 2/11/2002 to 5/10/2002 were examined and analyzed. Predictions for future trends are made.
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"The purpose of this project was to become familiar with options trading. Options offer an excellent opportunity for small funded investors to buy stocks that they normally would not have been able to due to funding, while minimizing their risk at the same time. Options trading reacts much differently in a bear market. For the purposes of this study, all options chosen were in a general uptrend. It may be noted that TJX was in a bull trend during the dates of the study, but immediately after turned into a bear trend. This may effect the accuracy of my future trend predictions, as compared to the actual. All options in this study had an exercise date of June 20, 2002. "
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