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Fire, Man and the Environment, 2005.
An examination of the relationship of man and fire.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the use of fire by man. It explains the types of fire (first, second, third) and how humans have played a critical role in evolving its use. It also asserts that human technology and the uses of fire have developed in parallel with human development into the society we see today. The many uses of fire have productive as well as destructive uses.
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"One of the earth's most feared natural elements is fire. For millions of years, fire has shaped the earth's surface. Fire can be defined as the result of combustion, which is a chemical reaction that releases heat between a substance such as fuel and oxygen. Fire: A Brief History by Stephen Pyne is an account of fire as a natural element, beginning with mankind's initial interaction with fire until the present. Fire is an ecological process that should and can be controlled naturally. However, in our modernized world, fire regimes have been unequally distributed."
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Man and the Environment, 2006.
An essay on the philosophies of Determinism and Possibilism and how they relate to today's environmental problems.
1,497 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains the philosophies of Determinism and Possibilisim and looks at how each of these philosophies view our world today with all its environmental problems. The paper explains that, while Determinism may have offered an appropriate view of the world in pre-industrial times, today its worldview is too simplistic. The paper further explains that Possibilism's view of the world, one that see opportunities for environmental control as unlimited, has also been rejected because of the obvious limitations to controlling the environment. Finally, the paper attempts to answer two major questions that are at the heart of today's environmental problems: How can environmental safety and a proper balance be achieved without destruction of natural objects, animate as well as inanimate? And, how can the problem of environmental protection be solved without causing economic damage to those who need land and its resources to earn a living and a fair profit?
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"From the time Rachel Carson first unraveled the dangers of DDT to the present, when international laws are being enacted to deal with the ozone layer and acid rain, the deforestation and acidification of once-pristine lakes, man and his sometime struggle to save, even enhance his environment, has awakened much of the caring public. Unfortunately, news items like the death of Princess Diana, El Nino and La Nina, The Unibomber and Ted Bundy get more attention than the true predicament of our civilization. For every species we bring back to life, two more are endangered. Loggers hate the right of the spotted owl to exist. Ranchers distrust letting wild wolves back into Yosemite. Amateur hunters still hope to bring down golden eagles or California condors, and the freeways and highways continue to pollute the air we breathe and the atmosphere plant and animal life require to breed and survive."
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Looking after the Environment, 2002.
An essay discussing the way in which humans pollute the environment, with a focus on man's mismanagement of the earth's resources.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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The following paper discusses how man needs to treat the earth with respect if he is to survive. The writer is of the opinion that the extinction of the human species, if it ever occurs, will be due to the mismanagement of the earth's resources rather than the effect of an asteroid hitting the earth, which is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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"Man is the most intelligent and enterprising of all the animals. Man has always had a desire to explore and understand the phenomena around him. This in turn has fueled his desire to scale Mount Everest, reach the North Pole, and in an astounding demonstration of technological prowess coupled with determination, walk on the moon. Great inventions in science and technology have been achieved due to man's constant desire to improve his living conditions and his quality of life. Every generation has constantly refined and modified operations and function to make it easier and more effective.The earth is full of changes too. Many of the changes are too subtle and slow for man to observe and recognize, the movement of glaciers for example, a few centimeters or less in a day. Records show that the glaciers, which were almost intact for hundreds of years, are retreating faster since the mid-1800s and the rate of retreat is accelerating with each passing year (Wright, 2002). Darwinian theory states that all plants and animals undergo changes and mutations-we are constantly evolving. Man's influence has however, impacted the habitats and the living condition of many plants and animals. Extinction of a species is many times attributed to the effects of man's encroachment on their habitats. The clearing of forests, contamination of the rivers and lakes due to the run off of fertilizers used in agriculture and uncontrolled hunting for food and sport."
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The Environment: Nature and Society, 2007.
An examination of man's relationship with nature, and the ways in which modern man has learned to coexist with his environment.
1,853 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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The writer proposes that nature and society have not always peacefully coexisted; while one cannot argue that nature does not support mankind's existence, throughout much of early history mankind dominated over nature rather than lived synergistically within the context of natural society. The paper explores how ideas about nature, society and their interconnection have transformed significantly from the early 19th century to the present. While early history in America is marked by a period of ecological imperialism, modern environmental trends are shifting more toward an Arcadian outlook. The paper concludes that mankind has developed a greater appreciation for the interrelationship between nature and society and focuses less on exploiting or conquering the environment and nature, and more on supporting the environment and discovering new ways of coexisting with nature.
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Introduction
Ideas About Nature and Society Early 19th Century
Contemporary Ideas of Nature and Society
Conclusions
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"As time progressed however, society began slowly but surely realizing the devastating effects industrialization had on nature. Slowly people began realizing that industrialization could not exist apart from nature, but rather everything man did to support industrialized processes influenced nature. Nature was not simply a source of natural resources for man to exploit, rather nature provided mankind the very sustenance he needs to survive. Slowly society began adopting a more conservationist rather than exploitative approach to nature. Prominent government agencies and members of ecological groups began realizing that nature and society must coexist in a more Arcadian manner."
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B.F. Skinner's "What Is Man", 2006.
A review of the 1971 philosophical work about behaviorism by B.F. Skinner entitled "What Is Man".
1,780 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper provides a retrospective of the ideas about behaviorism and the environment contained in B.F. Skinner's 1971 book "What Is Man". The paper first summarizes Skinner's belief that man is shaped by his environment and experiences, and provides several examples from the text. Then the author critiques those theories, finding that Skinner is "heavy on conjecture, but light on proof."
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"Man, Skinner claimed, was shaped and is maintained by his environment. He agrees with Gilbert Seldes rather remarkable claim that environment changes people, that it "thirty little Hottentots" and thirty aristocratic English children had their environments switched, the English children would become Hottentots and the Hottentots conservative Englishmen. Skinner says that environmentalists actually tended to believe that if a Mongol on horseback were switched at birth with an Astronaut, they would accomplish the same things. The environmentalists may be literally saying that, if you put a rabbit along with lion cubs and is nursed along with those cubs, the rabbit will react like a lion when he gets older. There is something to be said about environment, especially when it comes to the lower order of animals, since, surely, as Darwin discovered, survival depended on adaptation to climate, environment, and other elements of nature."
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"What is Man?", 2002.
A discussion of psychologist B.F. Skinner's essay, "What is Man?", from his book, "Beyond Freedom and Dignity".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This is a report on the essay, "What is Man", written by B.F. Skinner in his book, "Beyond Freedom and Dignity". The essay answers this question with the observation that man is a product of his environment and that our concepts of free will and control over our destinies is a fallacy in that we can only engage in behaviors that our environment will allow. This paper examines each of these elements.
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Water and the Environment, 2005.
Examines the ever changing relationship that man has with water.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay explores the nature of water and the environment and how their relationship to man has changed. In answering four questions with the use of three dynamic books, the paper concludes that nature has been sacrificed at the hands of man and in the name of progress. This sacrifice focuses on the nature of depleting water sources. In the end, the trade-offs are simply not worth it.
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Evolutinary Aesthetics: Man's Perception of Beauty, 2002.
This paper discusses the theory of evolutionary aesthetics, which concerns man's sense of beauty.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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Some people are of the view that man's perception of beauty is partially clouded by biology by it is not entirely true. With evolution man gained knowledge and was ale to distinguish himself from other species because of his thinking and reasoning faculties, this has also markedly influenced his aesthetic sense as his perception of beauty has changed. It is true that culture and environment play an important role, but with knowledge and exposure man has learned to develop his individual opinion.
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Human Resources and the Business Environment, 2002.
A discussion of the changing business environment and the role of human resources in that environment.
5,122 words (approx. 20.5 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 128.95
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This paper examines how as the business environment in which most companies operate has changed, the role of the human resource function has changed, as well. It looks at how human resource professionals used to serve as personnel specialists who worked largely outside the realm of strategic management and how they are now an integral part of the strategic focus of a company. It evaluates how human resource professionals now take a proactive role in helping companies attract and retain the highest quality workers who are able to meet the needs of the organization not only in the immediate future, but over the long term. Human resource managers are in a unique position to bring change to organizations since they are increasingly being included in senior management and since they work closely with other managers as well as lower-level employees.
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Introduction
Globalization
Managing the Expatriate
Reducing Costs
Competition
Increase in Service Sector Activity
Downsizing/Re-Engineering
Changing Demographics
Strategic Planning and Human Resources
Goal-Setting
Planning
Organizing
Profit Sharing
Executive Information Systems
Delegating
Organizational Culture and Ritual
Rituals as Barriers in Organizations
Culture and Standards of Behavior
Conclusion
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"Increasingly, organizations are including human resource professionals in the strategic planning sessions which take place at the executive level. Where once personnel specialists would react to the strategic plan by trying to find employees who could help the company achieve its goals, human resource professionals are now active participants in determining those plans. Based on their familiarity of the workforce in the local region (or in remote areas, in some cases), human resource professionals can offer guidelines as to how much a particular strategy will cost in terms of human resources, and whether the company has the right people on staff currently or whether new employees will have to be hired and trained. In some cases, retraining of current employees will take place concurrently with hiring new employees."
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Zhu Tianwen and "Notes of a Desolate Man", 2007.
A review of the book "Notes of a Desolate Man" by contemporary Taiwan writer Zhu Tianwen.
1,168 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses the book "Notes of a Desolate Man" by Zhu Tianwen and relates that the author's way of fitting in so many non-Chinese influences, past and present, his homosexuality, and the death of an old friend in Japan due to AIDS, fit together to produce a deliberately disjointed psychic environment in which the narrator can only feel thankful for small reminders of a world that seemed normal. The writer points out that throughout "Notes on a Desolate Man", the past continues to be mixed up with the present. The writer believes that this book leaves the reader with no doubt as to the narrator's emotions, sense of being displaced and that his life has been rather pointless, though one wishes the narrator could also see through this state of ennui to find the answers of purpose that were suitable for modernists.
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"Like many a post-modern character, the narrator, Xiao Chao, can observe his own isolation, well aware of what is happening, amid Western consumerism and media influences. His friend, Ah Yao, is a former lover, a person with whom he has been able to discuss Chinese poetry but also the culture arriving from the West including 1960s avant garde films and thought. Set in the 1990s, Xiao Shao reflects on his 20s as a well to do young Taiwanese in Europe and in America just as countless other persons at mid-life tend to reflect on how they spent this earlier interval in their lives. Like Ah Yao, he had known the gay scene in New York, Paris and Rome, and also the complications of being a gay Chinese male in a conservative Taiwanese society where both men's families were known in Taipei."
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Crime Environment, 2007.
This paper discusses the role of environment in crime research.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that crime and the physical environment, as criminologists and researchers state, are two closely related concepts. The writer then notes that the exact nature of the relationship between crime and the environment has, however, come under much debate. The writer discusses that, though studies reveal a multitude of conflicting findings, it appears that the correlation between crime and the environment is determined by interactive and complex factors, involving much variation at the level of spatial and temporal determination. The writer maintains that crime and environment are interwoven in a complex tapestry of factors interpreted by the criminal, such as nodes, paths, edges, and the environmental backcloth of the situation - of which the criminal himself is an integral part.
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Introduction
Crime & The Environment
Conclusion
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"The researchers believe that crime should be investigated as a broad range of behaviour which comes from individual incentives. The environment works primarily in that it makes the offender feel comfortable about committing the crime. An individual may feel that an environment is suitable for crime based on physical factors such as the type of neighbourhood, the crime site's exact location, the crime's surrounding street layout and other factors that are social, psychological and physical. These latter factors include the location's sense of territoriality, the socioeconomic status of the criminal and crime area inhabitants, the readiness of the criminal, triggers, the criminal's routine behaviour and familiarity with a crime area, awareness and activity space, opportunity, layout of the city and streets, potential suitable targets, surveillability of the crime area, the building construction within crime areas and edges and nodes defining the crime area."
"People have been long aware of the effect the environment has upon criminal behaviour. In fact, historically crime was viewed as very environment-based and solutions to crime were based on environmental changes."
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Gold Mining and the Environment, 2006.
An analysis of the destructive effects that gold mining has on the environment, and an exhortation to care for the environment.
948 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper explains the mechanisms whereby gold mining causes environmental damage. It gives examples of damage to the Amazon and in North America caused by gold mining. Finally, the writer urges us to conclude that that life is unquestionably more precious than gold.
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"Acidic deposition causes the emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide into our air supply, causing many problems to the atmosphere. When these chemicals get into the air supply they combine with the Earth's sunlight, moisture, and oxidants to generate sulfuric and nitric acids, which are then carried along with atmospheric circulation. The interaction of all these components in the atmosphere then come back to earth via rainfall and snowfall, also known as acid rain. Dry deposits from acid rain come in the form of dry particles and atmospheric gases. Until acid deposition is diminished, loss of aquatic life in lakes and streams will continue and the growth of wildlife and forests may also be affected. If mines continue to excrete chemical waste into our atmosphere without thought to the serious effects to the Earth, we may very well see our wildlife and vegetation vanish before us."
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?Man with a Movie Camera?, 2003.
An examination of Dziga Vertov?s montage in the film "Man with a Movie Camera".
1,630 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper describes how, while working within the most innovative period in Soviet cinema, before the coming of sound, Dziga Vertov created the film "Man with a Movie Camera", a tribute to the newly formed Communist State, urban environments and technological advancement. It analyzes how in order to create a variety of themes, including those comparing the bourgeois and working classes, man and machinery and the nature of film itself, Vertov uses editing to relate a series of seemingly unrelated shots. It looks at how these shots are comprised of five types of images: industrial construction, traffic, machinery, recreation and citizen-workers. It also shows how he constructs meaning through editing in the film to form an argument in favour of the newly formed soviet state by juxtaposing disjunctive images, but also linking the images through composition.
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"The main theme of Vertov?s film is a cameraman performing his daily routine in an urban environment, and this meaning is produced through the films ability to show both the cameraman at work and the reaction he receives from the people he films. The entire film is reflexive in the sense that the audience is constantly reminded that film is a constructed environment, designed by the filmmaker. Mixing in shots of the camera, the cameraman, and the editing process maintain the idea that the film is just a part of Vertov?s usual routine. The sequence opens with a shot of the cameraman reflected in the camera?s lens, continues with a shot of the urban setting in which the events will unfold, and then returns to the filmmaker?s ?work? of filming traffic."
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"The Old Man and the Sea", 2005.
A review of the novel, "The Old Man and the Sea," written by Ernest Hemingway.
823 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper discusses the book, "The Old Man and the Sea," by Ernest Hemingway. The paper analyzes many articles and the book to show the symbolism of the protagonist's actions and the environment around him. The paper explores how Hemingway utilizes the heroic qualities of Santiago and the religious symbolism in this novella to depict a tone of isolation.
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"With every "thrust of the blades in the water" (30) Santiago cuts himself off from the world. "The old man knew he was going out far, and he left the smell of the land behind and rowed out into the clean early morning smell of the ocean" (31). These passages from Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea express the triumphant yet tragic story of an old fisherman and his ultimate trial, a harsh, distressing battle with a Giant Marlin far of the coast of Cuba. This novella has the simplicity of a fable, the significance of a parable, and the drama of an epic (Macmillan cover). After leaving the mainland, Santiago starts his solitary quest for the big fish."
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