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On Neanderthals : Debunking Traditional Creationist Views, 1999.
1,711 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 7 sources, $ 55.95
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This paper presents information to support the theory of evolution. The author attempts to debunk creationism as a theory through an examination of bone structure of the Neanderthal. The paper offers a basic scientific look at evolution.
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"In the twentieth century one of the most heated and perhaps futile debates is whether man was created in a single moment by a supreme deity or if man is simply a highly evolved specimen of billions of years of evolution. In the last one hundred years, scientific evidence of hominid evolution has amassed as scientists have begun to excavate more sites containing mesmerizing archeological findings. Bones of such infamous hominids like Lucy, the Peking Man, and Neanderthals have increased understanding and awareness of our hominid ancestors, which have only fueled the fire for debate among Creationists and Evolutionists. While many sound arguments concerning these findings have been raised, many more invalid claims have emerged which lack the validity and scientific evidence but have nevertheless become a staple in Creationist reasoning."
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Traditional vs. Non-traditional Students, 2007.
This paper looks at the achievement goals of traditional vs. non-traditional students.
1,385 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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In this essay, the writer first presents a definition of the term non-traditional student. The writer notes that while this paper argues for the hypothesis that the non-traditional student is more inclined to have a higher achievement-motivation level than the traditional student, it should also be kept in mind that there are many studies that in fact show the contrary view. The writer points out that in one such study it was found that nontraditional students are less likely to attain their degree goal within 5 years and more likely to leave postsecondary education. However, on the other hand, the writer highlights that the literature tends towards a preponderance of evidence and studies which show that there are significant differences in these two groups of students and many of the these studies suggest that there is a strong indication that non-traditional students are more motivated and achievement orientated. The writer concludes that many of the studies referred to suggests that there is still a large amount of statistical and other research that has to be completed on this topic before any conclusive statement can be made.
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"There are also strong indications from a variety of studies that this group of students has a higher achievement and motivational level when compared to traditional students. Motivation is generally seen as a central criterion in obtaining higher achievement levels in all students. These two factors are linked and often seen as concomitant and supporting factors in the literature on this subject. McMenamin and McDevitt have stated that traditional students scored higher on motivation to learn than did the nontraditional students."
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Traditional and Non-traditional Families, 2002.
A comparison of typical two-parent families with those families whose make-up is different.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper presents a detailed comparison of traditional, nuclear families with non-traditional families. The writer explores the differences and similarities between each type of family. Using a literature review and an analysis process, the writer details for the reader the things that set each type of family apart from the other. One of the main focus areas is that of single-parent families versus two-parent families.
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"The effects of many socioeconomic factors in two parent homes as well as single parent homes are important to the education and future success of the students. It is important that all children be provided equal opportunities but there are factors even in that arena including the ability to use the Internet. Today?s technological needs are undisputed and the inability to access and practice computer use at home can have a negative impact on the student?s ability to learn and advance."
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Traditional and Non-Traditional Families, 2002.
The paper looks at the differences and similarities between single parent and two-parent families.
2,294 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The paper analyzes studies comparing nuclear and contemporary families and shows how they often focus on the financial aspect of each family style, especially incomes. The paper examines how the studies have also researched how the parent-child relationship affects behavior and distress, particularly in single parent households. It also discusses other comparative factors mentioned in the studies including economics, societal impact and cohesiveness, violence, and the mental state of the family.
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"Single parent households and dual parent households can have many things in common. The families might sit down to eat together each night, and they may attend church. Some families in each style are neat and tidy while others live in constant clutter. While these are similarities there are also many differences that are important to the overall success or failure in life. Single parent households are often at a economic disadvantage and the parents are often more dependent on their children for relationship fulfillment by way of sharing family decisions than are the parents in two parent families. The single parent home can shore up the things that negatively impact its success attempts of the world provides support and assistance to those families."
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Traditional versus Web-Based Learning, 2006.
This paper discussed the development of a research proposal to examine the demand differences between traditional face-to-face versus non-traditional web-based learning delivery methods for a training course in a multi-national corporation.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that, because a large number of corporations and schools, now using traditional face-to-face classroom training, are looking to increase the convenience and to improve the quality of instruction while decreasing costs, they are switching from the traditional form of training and instructional materials to web-based methods and materials. The author points out that management seeks recommendations toward curriculum changes based on the result of the proposed research to assess students' performances and preferences between these methods of delivery. The paper reports on the procedure and findings of a completed small pre-research project, which concluded that web-based training will be in demand.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Research Question
Literature Search
Purpose Statement
Ways Data Might Be Collected to Support the Research
Research Analysis
Conclusion
Table: Sample questionnaire Answers for Research Study
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"Based on the research question, the literature review was conducted by looking into various resource engines such as EBSCOhost and ProQuest. The keywords needed for the search - in our case we used "web-based training" - comes from the question proposed. Then some abstracts were read as well as some articles that pertained to our subject. We then chose the ones that had the information that will aide us in our decision towards our research."
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African/Caribbean Traditional Practitioners, 2005.
This paper analyzes the way African/Caribbean traditional practitioners integrate holistic techniques and methods into psychotherapy and general health care settings.
3,070 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 89.95
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This paper explains that, while traditional medicine is used by an overwhelming majority of the people of the world today, traditional medicine practitioners are increasingly recognizing the efficacy of Western health care modalities and many are incorporating these techniques into their practices. The author points out that traditional medicine is a particularly favored approach for some mental health issues in Africa and the Caribbean where sufferers steadfastly believe that such mental health maladies can only be resolved with such techniques. The paper relates that the integration of costly Western medicine into traditional medicine practices ultimately may make these techniques too expensive for many consumers, leaving these patients to be treated by traditional medicine practitioners armed with a pantheon of evil spirits and herbal remedies for virtually any ailment including HIV/AIDS . Table.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Traditional Medicine in the African/Caribbean Context
Integration of Traditional Medicine Methods in Mental Health Care Settings
Conclusion
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"There are dramatically different levels of funding provided by the different countries for health care purposes in these regions of the world; for example, in Kenya, individual private-sector payments represent 41 percent of total outlays for health and such expenditures account for 75-80 percent of total health care costs in Sudan. This author reports that private-sector payments in many African nations are used for traditional medicine treatments even if alternative methods are available. In Guinea, for example, private expenditures on health have already exceeded official government expenditures on health care. Likewise, private health care spending in Benin is already reportedly higher than the ministry of health recurrent budget, and in Ethiopia, private expenditures represent 66 percent of the total financing for modern health care."
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Traditional Healing, 2005.
This paper examines the compatibility of traditional healing and bio-medicine.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses whether traditional healers and their practices can be reconciled with the mainstream bio-medical health care community. The author points out that the bio-medical establishment has always been critical of alternative medicines and treatments. The paper relates that recent studies indicate that the future expansion or decline of traditional healing will ultimately be determined by public acceptance or rejection on a global scale, not by local doctors or traditional healers.
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"In examining whether traditional healers and their practices can be reconciled with the biomedical health care community, it is evident that the mainstream biomedical establishment has always been critical of alternative medicines and treatments. But it is also evident from recent studies that the future expansion or decline of traditional healing will ultimately be determined by public acceptance or rejection on a global scale, not by local doctors or traditional healers (Vitebsky 276-279)."
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Online versus Traditional Education, 2007.
This paper discusses the quality of online education as compared to the quality of education in the traditional classroom.
1,096 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that, although there has been a large increase in distance learning programs, there has been a growing concern over the effectiveness of such education as compared to the traditional classroom setting. This research explores student attitudes towards the online and traditional classroom setting. The research method used for this study is developed from the guidelines for providing a quality online educational experience. The writer concludes that the research reveals several weaknesses in the execution of the online learning program. Further, the writer notes that the study shows that the online education lacks the support present in the traditional classroom setting.
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Methodology
Research Instrument
Sample Population
Validity
Results
Conclusions and Recommendations
Works Cited
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"The research method used for this study is developed from the guidelines for providing a quality online educational experience. They are adapted from the guidelines of the American Council on Education and the American Distance Education Consortium. These guidelines are used to establish a set of benchmarks to make certain that both online environments and traditional classrooms provide the student an optimum learning environment.
The research instrument consists of a survey utilizing a Likert scale to assess the achievement of benchmarks that are the result of a literature review. The Institute for Higher Education Policy or IHEP adopted 24 benchmarks that served as the basis for the question design. These benchmarks were previously designed by the IHEP and were found to have excellent content validity, as assessed by the IHEP."
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Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2002.
An analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the way it is used to treat various ailments.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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The paper shows how there exist written records that date back to 3500 years ago on the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The writer shows that although called traditional, it actually went through a series of changes and adaptations to various influences, such as politics, economics, science, technology and social and cultural alterations, to a point that Western medicine almost replaced it particularly with the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911. From its restoration in the middle 50s and it has continued to serve and benefit the Chinese people, as well as the rest of the world today. The paper shows how TCM is used to treat modern ailments, especially mental disorders such as alcoholism and schizophrenia.
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"Another stress-reducing, relaxing method is massage which manipulates the soft tissues in restoring normal health. It "stimulates blood circulation, relaxes tense muscles and aids the movement of lymph fluids which carry toxins out of tissues. This technique does not only relax the body and mind but also induces the release of endorphins, which are bodily produced pain-killers in and from the brain, for overall well-being (Allina). Meditation is a popular practice of calm concentration that gradually eliminates the effects of external stimuli and produces a stress-free state and inner harmony. Alcoholics can benefit from this technique by daily practising it and regaining self-control, proper perspective and sobriety (Allina)."
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Traditional versus Distance Learning, 2005.
A comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of traditional versus distance learning.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper looks at some of the problems encountered with distance learning programs and compares distance learning to traditional face-to-face learning. The paper discusses problems with technology, cost, attrition rates and student-teacher interaction. The paper discusses some of the benefits of distance learning and when and why it can be necessary, but argues that traditional learning is better.
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"With the increase in frustration with the education system, as well as large numbers of people going back to school to get degrees many years after they started and dropped out, homeschooling as well as online and distance learning have gained popularity (Stull & Ryan, 2000, p.1). Traditional or face-to-face learning has generally the more accepted and mainstream approach to education in the US, as well as the most accessible. The teacher and students are in the same location and interact in real time, whereas distance education consists of "all forms of learning and teaching in which those who learn and those who teach are for all or most of the time in different locations" which includes online or internet-based education as well as older formats that involve mailing assignments back and forth (Moore, 2003, p. ix). "
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Online vs. Traditional Degrees, 2004.
This paper compares online or distance degrees through the Internet and traditional degrees by attending class.
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that, although many experts believe an online degree is simply not as effective as a traditional degree, studies consistently show there is little difference in the outcomes between online and traditional learning. The author points out that most experts agree that, for meaningful online education, there must be student-to-student interaction and well-timed, student-to-teacher feedback. The paper stresses that, to succeed in online education, students must be motivated to complete the course on their own, be comfortable in an insulated environment where they do not have face-to-face contact with other students and their instructor, and must be extremely comfortable with computers and technology; procrastinators will not survive many online courses.
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"While many more schools are jumping on the distance education bandwagon, the question remains, how effective is distance education versus traditional in-class education? Many educators believe there are many positive outcomes from distance education, as one expert notes, "Contrary to intuition, current Web-based online college courses are not an alienating, mass-produced product. They are a labor-intensive, highly text-based, intellectually challenging forum which elicits deeper thinking on the part of the students and which presents, for better or worse, more equality between instructor and student". However, much of the business community is still quite hesitant to recognize online education as a viable alternative to the traditional degree process."
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Traditional Psychoanalysis vs. Behavioral Family Therapy, 2002.
This paper compares two therapies that almost are as different as therapies can get: Traditional psychoanalysis and behavioral family therapy.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper contrasts both traditional psychoanalysis and a newer tradition, behavioral family therapy and looks at their applicability in different situations. The author explains that psychoanalysis, developed by Freud, helps the client gain more awareness and understanding of their inner world including motivations. The author points out that behavioral family therapy, a melding of behavior therapy and family therapy, assumes that all behavior is learned, or conditioned, and can be unlearned and changed and that the family, viewed as a system, is the focus of this learning.
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Introduction
Description
Comparison
Depth/Insight
Focus on Family
Goals
Length of Therapy
Meaning Orientation
Conformity
Application to Different Situations
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"While they both emphasize family, they do so in very different ways. In psychoanalysis, the therapeutic arrangement is between the therapist and the individual. Family members are not brought into the therapeutic alliance. In family therapy, the family is the unit that works with the therapist. The family is not separated out, but placed at the center of the working process."
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Traditional Cultures, 2006.
An examination of traditional cultures before widespread westernization, including a review of the anthropological literature.
1,642 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper looks at how the early cultures that populated the nascent Western World were all unique. It looks at how proximity, difficulty and a mastery of seafaring technology allowed for a transfusion of cultures over the years, most predominantly through Christianization. It attempts to show how long before the age of Westernization, traditional western cultures blossomed, spreading as far away as Africa and the middle west and providing the basis for culture that would one day spread far and wide with traditions like Halloween and the "middle earth" that captivated Tolkien, Hollywood and eventually the world.
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"Unlike their northern neighbors, the Scandinavians were not aquatic warriors; they were village-oriented farmers, fishermen, and hunters. They operated on a very local level, but were forced to establish lines of communication with other villages to establish lines of defense against the attacking Vikings. Together, the "northmen" established a large defense fleet called the ledung to protect themselves from the invaders, preserving not only their little villages, but also their families, fish, lands, and game. The Norse mythology pervaded the Scandinavian culture, an orally purported religion that claimed no divine text, but instead was a collection of tales that asserted the earth was a flat disc in which the gods lived in the center, separated from the humans by a rainbow, the Bifrost bridge."
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Archaeology and Neanderthals, 2002.
This paper critically analyses the position of Neanderthals in the process of human evolution
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper critically analyses the position of Neanderthals in the process of human evolution
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Traditional Cost Accounting vs. Activity Based Costing, 2006.
This paper examines the pros and cons of two specific cost accounting systems: Traditional cost accounting (TCA) and activity based costing (ABC).
1,725 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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The writer of this paper stresses that the purpose of any cost accounting system is to provide current information about the total cost of manufacturing a product or performing a service. This paper analyzes in detail the strengths and weaknesses of traditional cost accounting (TCA) and activity base costing (ABC). TCA is a well developed method of estimating cost incurred while the ABC system is based on costs which are driven by factors other than product volume.
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"A problem may arise in the use of actual overhead costs. The problem stems from the fact that many of the elements of manufacturing are fixed costs, rather than variable costs. Fixed costs are those that tend to remain relatively constant from month to month. Examples of fixed overhead costs include the monthly salary paid to plant managers, depreciation, property taxes, and insurance on plant assets."
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