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War and the Physical Environment, 2005.
This paper discusses the history of the destruction of the physical environmental caused by war especially the problems of oil well fires in the Kuwait war and the pollution of groundwater in the Croatia War.
1,425 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explains that wars have always harmed the environment and killed or wounded non-combatants; however, modern technology has greatly increased the scope of violence by targeting industrial facilities such as oil fields, refineries and nuclear reactors thus creating unprecedented environmental and health impacts. The author points out that the threat to the environment has increased throughout history from the battle of Delium, 424 B.C., when the Athenians destroyed local vineyards and agricultural fields for a short-term military advantage, to the use of Agent Orange, a chemical with long-term danger, in the Vietnam War. The paper concludes that, because of long-lived contaminates such as dioxins and unexploded ordnance, society has reached a point in its war fighting capability where it must consider the consequences of developing and using these sophisticated weapons.
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"During WW II, the Soviets used scorched earth tactics on their own territory to deny Germany the resources it needed to continue its offensive. Rebuilding the industrial base would take longer and cleaning up contamination in those areas of Russia is, in many cases, just the beginning. In the Vietnam War, modern herbicides were used to destroy vegetation to deny the enemy concealment. The long-term effects of these herbicides are still unclear. Further, mass bombings of vegetated areas with napalm, forest fires, and bomb craters also threatened the habitat over large areas of the country. In the 1980s, Soviets destroyed crops and fields in Afghanistan to deny food to the Mujahadeen rebels."
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The Physical Environment of Iran, 2006.
This paper discusses the impact of human activity on the environment in Iran.
1,385 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains that Iranian population continues to increase at a rapid rate because of the establishment of public health preventive services, which have significantly reduced maternal mortality and raised life expectancy at birth. The author points out that, as the population increases wildly, Iran fails to address its environmental crises and now faces deforestation and desertification of its arid areas, over-fishing of lakes and rivers, industrial and urban waste, continued destruction of wetlands and reservoirs and pollution of the Persian and Caspian Seas by spilling chemicals and oils into them. The paper states that Iran must phase out leaded gasoline, require its people to use catalytic converters, assume a serious long-term approach in environmental protection and focus their direction on developing gas fields and reducing dependence on oil, not only to reduce pollution but also to diversify and strengthen its economy.
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"Poisonous carbon emissions in Iran have steadily increased in the last two decades by 240% since 1980 or from 33.1 million metric tons in 1980 to 80.8 million metric tons in 2000. The uncontrollable growth of the population has clearly meant an increased and constantly increasing number of cars. The volume of automobile exhaust in Iran alone constitutes 1.3% of the world's total of carbon emissions. While Iran's carbon emissions are lower compared with those in the United States and other industrialized or developed countries, its rampant use of leaded gasoline and the volume of cars without catalytic converters account for the massive levels of carbon monoxide in Iran's urban areas."
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Victoria, British Columbia: Physical Environment and Geomorphology, 2002.
Examines the geolographic characteristics of the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 53.95
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Since the colonial era Victoria has been the capital of British Columbia. It is located on the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island. This discussion outlines the physical geography of this region including its physical geography, geomorphology, soils, climate and vegetation. Additionally, the role of tectonic activity in the area is explored.
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Business and the Environment, 2002.
A research proposal to validate an effective mechanism for linking accountability and corporate responsibility for the protection of the physical environment through typical business processes.
7,691 words (approx. 30.8 pages), 43 sources, MLA, $ 167.95
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This paper investigates the feasibility of incorporating the concept of sustainable development into commercial bank business lending decisions. It discusses how this approach, if feasible, will provide a mechanism that will link effectively accountability and corporate social responsibility toward the physical environment through a relatively routine, but nevertheless crucial, business process. The mechanism proposed and investigated involves corporate managers, commercial bank lending officers and financial accountants and is based in both financial accounting and accounting for sustainable development (ASD).
It assesses the feasibility of integrating the concept of sustainable development generally and ASD more specifically into financial accounting analyzes used by commercial banks in the decision-making process for the extension of business loans.
Outline
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Definition of Terms
Delimitations
Overview of the Study
Valuing Environmental Damage
Corporate Social Responsibility
Activity-Based Accounting and Management
Synthesis
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"The most typical approach to the protection of the environment is through the application of non-market activities by government. Several economists, however, suggest that market approaches would be more effective. Within the context of this suggestion, environmental damage is viewed as an externality. The typical approach to economic externalities is based upon two assumptions. First, the assumption is that externalities are harmful, and second, it is assumed that they are unidirectional. Based upon these assumptions, solutions to the problems thus created have tended to be one of the following three types: (1) require the entity creating the externality to pay damage to those injured by its existence; (2) tax the entity creating the externality by an amount equivalent to the damage caused; or (3) prohibit those activities in areas where harmful externalities would be created."
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The Working Environment of Nurses, 2006.
This paper is a literature review that assesses the working conditions and risks of nurses and suggests improvements in their working environment.
4,280 words (approx. 17.1 pages), 34 sources, APA, $ 113.95
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This paper relates that nurses face more than intense political, economic and stress related events in their working environments. Today's healthcare professionals also are at risk for physical injury, institutionally contracted disease and disability associated with their employment and commitment to patient care. The author examines primary and secondary evidence and concludes that stress, physical risks, poor rewards, violence and lack of communications are the leading factors pushing nurses to other professions. The paper suggests that these problems can be rectified with networking, fair wages, safety training, continued education and the continued validation and support of nursing staff in hospitals and nursing facilities.
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Introduction
Methodology
Literature Review
The Emotional and Political Environment
Physical Dynamics of Nurse's Working Environments
Disease Risk
Physical Injury
Improving the Working Environment for Nurses
Physical Risks
Political Dynamics
Psychological Factors
Management Techniques
Discussion and Conclusions
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"Frings (2001) believes that networking among employees, management, and the community is the key to reducing stress. By providing extra resources and reducing pressure in employees and clearly recognizing the stress of workers today's healthcare organizations can create a positive working environment that promotes commitment. However, it appears that it is the basic shortage of workers that creates stress and burnout and as Raske (2002) puts it nothing is going to improve until today's healthcare facilities are willing to spend the funds necessary to hire sufficient staff and create a positive working environment."
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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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Secondary Physical Education, 2006.
This paper is a literature review relating to the history of secondary physical education in the United States, which is used to develop an ideal secondary physical education curriculum.
2,590 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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The paper discusses the (1) multi-activity, (2) sports education, (3) social responsibility, (4) fitness, (5) lifelong physical activity and (6) eclectic models for secondary physical education. The author points out that that it is critical that the physical education instructor team with the community to procure the equipment and other resources, especially for urban schools. The paper proposes that the ideal secondary physical education curriculum is a combination of several of the models and recognizes the importance of community participation in the development of physical education initiatives.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Background
Curriculum Models for Secondary Physical Education
Multi-Activity Model
Sports Education Model
Social Responsibility Model
Fitness Model
Lifelong Physical Activity Model
Eclectic Model
Meeting the Call for Equipment and Technology Needs
Proposed Physical Education Model
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"The fifth model is the Lifelong Physical Activity Model which has as its focus assisting students to "find physical activities they like and will do for the remainder of their lives." Within the framework of this model students are able to focus on the activities they like best and to become skilled through practice at these activities. These activities include individual and dual activities. Stated in relation to this model is that "Besides becoming skillful in a number of lifetime activities students must develop self-confidence for activities (self-efficacy) and self-esteem if they are to acquire lifelong activity habits.""
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Classroom Management and Physical Education, 2003.
A comprehensive analysis of how physical education teachers can maintain an effective learning environment.
2,732 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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The purposes and importance of a good education in the United States have moved far beyond the scope of public schools just a few years ago. Since discipline and effective classroom management are so vital to the education process, it is important for all teachers to have a good classroom management plan in place to help them meet the challenges represented by today?s multicultural students with a wide range of learning abilities. To this end, this paper provides a classroom management plan than can be applied to a physical education (PE) setting, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"According to C. M. Charles, in order for students to learn, there must be a learning environment that is conducive to the learning process to take place. Noting the paucity of relevant research in this area, Charles addresses new trends such as students and teachers working collaboratively and students taking more responsibility for their behavior. In his Chapter 15, ?Finalizing a Personal System of Discipline,? Charles suggests that it is reasonable to assume that most teachers want the same things from a system of discipline, including students who demonstrate positive attitudes, humane behavior, self-direction, initiative, strong effort to learn, and personal responsibility."
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ADD and Physical Education, 2006.
A discussion on the effects of physical education on children with attention deficit disorder (ADD).
1,620 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses ADD in general, offering a background understanding and explanation on diagnosis of the disorder. It continues to describe how to set up a proper learning environment with regards to physical education and children with ADD. Lastly the author offers an observation of three children with ADD within their learning environment. Also included is an extensive list of suggested reading material on the topic.
Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Establishing the Proper Learning Environment
A Short Observation of Three ADD Children In Terms of Their Physical Education Experiences
Bibliography
Suggested Reading
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"Because children with ADD do not handle changes well, competitive team sports may be very distressful for them, as team sports are a study in physical changes and disruptions. Studies have shown that ADD children do better with sports where they compete against their own best scores. For boys this might include weight lifting, gymnastics and track and field rather than football, baseball or basketball. For girls, aerobics, gymnastics, dance and track and field would be better than soccer or softball."
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Computers and Physical Education Departments, 2002.
Proposes a research study to examine why computers are an underutilized resource for high school physical education teachers.
11,000 words (approx. 44.0 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 217.95
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The purpose of this research is to determine the level of usage of computers by high school physical education departments as well as the level of knowledge that physical education teachers have regarding the use of this technology. It gives insight as to the attitudes of physical education teachers towards the use of computers in the physical education setting. The research aims to develop a solution to get more physical education departments to use computers for the maximum benefit of their student population. The paper makes extensive use of tables.
Paper Outline:
General Introduction
Introduction
Rationale for Study
Scope of Study
Thesis
Literature Review
Current State of Technology and Usage
Critical Issues in Implementing the Use of computers in Physical Education
How Computers Can Help Achieve National Standards for Physical Development and Health
Current Software for Physical Education
Methodology
Sample Population
Survey Instrument
Data Analysis and Interpretation
Assumptions and Limitations of Study
Findings
Works Cited
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"Computer technology is an integral part of other subjects such as math and science, but has been seldom used as a learning tool in physical education. Other than for record keeping, the computer has been used very little. Children need to know the basics of physical conditioning and other topics that are not covered in health class. In health class, they learn the basics, but physical education could be so much more than it is today. Children need to learn how to stay fit. We know the health benefits and the advantages that exercise have on the brain?s ability to learn. Physical education could use computer technology to give students a broader understanding of these topics."
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Physical Education, 2007.
This paper presents a detailed examination of physical education as a profession.
3,030 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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In this article, the writer explores the history of physical education, within the school systems as well as the views about the profession. The writer examines why children need physical education and debates the current duties of a physical education teacher compared to past duties. The writer presents a defense of the physical education teaching profession using solid research and current trends. The writer concludes that while there has been a perceptual issue in the past about the professionalism of a physical education teacher, that perception has changed in recent years. The writer maintains that today, physical education teachers are dedicated to not only teaching sports to their students, but also to the instilling a lifelong understanding of the importance of physical fitness and health.
Outline:
Introduction
What Has Changed
The PE Teacher Today
A Nation Divided
Why
Proof- It is a Work Profession
Obstacles
Conclusion
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"For many years physical education teachers were considered the "easy" teachers. They dragged out a dodge ball and watched the students play until the bell rang. More recently however the medical field has convinced society of the importance of physical exercise and maintaining physical fitness. When this happened the physical education teacher became much more important in the total picture of education. Today, physical education is a vital part of education. The physical education teacher provides a life long foundation for fitness and health that will allow the student to maintain the ability to pursue the career and personal interests that the other subjects train them for. Physical education teaching used to be considered a profession of leisure but today it is highly respected as its rightful profession of work."
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Physical Education, 2006.
A discussion of the shortcomings of physical education (PE) in schools, as well as the positive effect that physical activity has on learning.
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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While emphasizing the need for further studies on this subject, this paper presents an overview of physical education in public schools and provides insight into the growing concern about the need to upgrade the subject so that it encompasses not just physical activity, but health education as well.
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"If the problems begin so early in childhood, even before formal education and standards of measurements are undertaken, what can or should be done to encourage physical activity, and a sort of physical ed. without a Phys. Ed. "teacher"? It becomes a family enterprise, according to many health experts, since achieving a minimum standard of fitness at any age is not an over-night occurrence. " A 1988 study by the Melpomene Institute showed that one of the three most important influences on a child's involvement in exercise and physical activity is the time parents spend doing these things with the child." Few parents have, or take, the time to do that. There may be nearby playgrounds, or excursions to parks (in a car, of course) but most families do not work on a strict physical activities schedule. And so, as the child grows and is ready for pre-school and then elementary school, most parents let school authorities regulate curricula."
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Physical Education Plan, 2003.
A discussion of effective classroom management in a physical education setting.
3,331 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 95.95
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This paper provides an assessment of what factors contribute to a disciplined learning environment in a physical eduction setting. A classroom management plan than can be applied to a physical education (PE) setting is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"In order for students to learn, there must be an educational setting that is conducive to learning. Clearly, because discipline and effective classroom management are so vital to the education process, it is important for teachers to have a good classroom management plan in place to help them meet the challenges represented by today?s multicultural students with a wide range of learning abilities. This paper will provide a classroom management plan than can be applied to a physical education (PE) setting, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion."
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