Australia and Its Current Economic Issues

Introduction I have decided to choose Australia, and to discuss about its current economic issues and how these issues would affect the global economy. This country interests me because of its efforts in improving the economy. Initially, the economy of Australia was inward looking, much protected, and a highly regulated...

Qualitative Data and Quantitative Data: Differences

Successful qualitative research involves the collection of qualitative data to prove various assumptions. Qualitative research often focuses on the analysis of personal experiences and knowledge, relies on the collection of qualitative data from specific sources. Therefore, this type of facts can be viewed as research information obtained from sources including...

The Dangers of Working in a Chemical Environment

Working in a chemical environment is a great challenge for many people and it is therefore very important for employees working in chemical plants to be aware of the dangers facing them. It is very dangerous to live or work in a chemical environment and this call for people to...

The Basque Country and Their Identity

Introduction The term Basque also known as euskaldunak and vascos in Spanish language or Basques in French is an ethnic faction that lives in a region that is typically known as the Basque Country, an area that is situated in the region towards the western part of the Pyrenees bounded...

The General Issues in Research Design

Research design (RD) can be defined as a “plan that outlines how data will be collected for assessment or testing” (Kothari, 2000, p. 3). This comprises “the identification of the methods that will be used to collect the data, the instruments that will be utilized, how the instruments will be...

Earth Formation from the Scope of the Scientists

Introduction The Solar System, and which includes our planet earth, was shaped from a very huge cloud and the cloud was rotating. The cloud consisted of interstellar gasses and dust which are collectively referred to as the solar nebula (Kotelnikov, 2010). It was composed of helium gas and hydrogen gas...

Types of Thinking Styles

The world is modeled by human beings through thinking. One has to understand the meaning of the word thinking in order to differentiate and know why people do things the way they do. Many scholars define the word thinking. Thinking was defined as the process of using the mind to...

Colony Collapse Disorder Causes

Abstract In the middle of 2006, honeybees farmers reported the missing of most of the bees in their hives, and no dead bees were found in these hives. Due to the lack of the cause of these cases and their extremity, the phenomenon was called Colony Collapse Disorder. The causes...

Genetic Engineering and Cloning Ethics

Introduction Like nuclear fusion and the discovery of life in space, today new advancements in the study of molecular biology is a breaking new ground with the possibility of mammal cloning extending to humans. In the past it was considered impossible to confront natural circumstances that place limitations on human...

Ethical Debate of Stem Cell Research

The principal question of this literature review is: do the advantages of stem cell research justify any unethical or unmoral practices used in stem cell research? The following five working thesis statements have been constructed for discussion. Embryos are non-viable before implantation In human embryonic stem cell (hES) research, blastocyst’s...

Business Project: Sampling Probability

Introduction Sampling is the mathematical process in which units are selected from a population of interest so that by studying the sample one can generalize the results back to the population from which they were chosen. It forms the basic part of the statistical practice that relates to the selection...

Homeless Youth and Narration Inquiry

Introduction Homeless youth is a serious problem that requires further investigation. For our research, we have chosen to employ qualitative design, namely, narration inquiry, Qualitative design is exploratory: by studying people’s thoughts and opinions, it provides researchers with an opportunity to gain meaningful insights into the nature of various phenomena....

Country Report on China

History The Chinese have one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations, spanning some five thousand years. China has long been ruled by dynasties. Some were formed by native Han (such as the Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644), and others were established after nomadic tribes from the north conquered China-proper (as did the...

Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation

Introduction A good definition for geography in general is the study of the earth and the movements upon it. Obviously, this creates a great deal of overlap into other sciences as it entails the sociological elements of how people move and interact with each other, how space is defined both...

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Debate: Science, Ethics and Public Policy

Introduction Today, Stem cell research is one of the most interesting areas of biology. The research makes use of two types of cells namely; embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Like any expanding and fascinating scientific field, stem cell research is surrounded by many questions, as the research continues...

Hominid Evolution and Influence

The theory of modern evolution has to answer a lot of questions. Questions about the origin of man have not only scientific value, since ideas about the natural derivation of man from the monkey-like species as the result of evolution existed since antiquity. This essay deals with two topics: The...

Paterson City, New Jersey: History and Boundaries

Introduction The author of website ‘Paterson,_New_Jersey’ says, “Paterson is a city said to be located at the Great Falls of the Passaic River in New Jersey. It is where the river cuts through the edge of Wachung Mountains and drops almost 80 feet. It was once one of the mightiest...

Charles Darwin: Correspondence

Personal can give a true picture about the traits of character of a person and his relationship with relatives and friends. Certainly, the same goes with outstanding people, like Charles Darwin, for instance. His little known correspondence about his investigation of sundew (Drosera) can change or complete one’s opinion about...

Social Anthropology: European Colonialism

Introduction European Colonialism is the term used to exemplify the progression when some of the European countries subjugated and ruled different parts of the world by maintaining colonies but staying under the rule of their home lands. (Coundouriotis, 95-96) This is the structure which therefore demonstrates the way that Europeans...

The Crisis Of Modern Science

“All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.” This is a statement by Edward Gibbon. The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empires made more than a hundred years ago is evident in the declining support for modern science. There is a need to...

Structural Control and Origin of Volcanism in the Taupo Volcanic Zone

Introduction Volcano Ruapehu is the highest mountain on the North Island and it is actually the latest volcano that has been erupted. It is located at the southernmost part of the North Island that stands 2797 meters or 9175 feet tall. Mount Ruapehu can be found at the Southern end...

Research: What Is It, Steps, Types

“Research is a systematic, formal rigorous and precise process employed to gain solutions to problems and/or to discover and interpret new facts and relationships”. (Waltz & Bausell, 1981. p.1). Research usually starts with a problem, and the objective of the research is to find a solution for the identified problem...

Ethical Aspects in Stem Cell Research

Introduction Stem cells are found in organisms that are multi-cellular. They are able to renew themselves through cell division called mitotic and differentiating into specialized types of cells. Stem cell research grew from the findings by Ernest who is Canadian scientist and James Till in 1960s. The mammalian stem cells...

Evidence of Beneficial Low-Level Radiation Effect

Introduction The research question provided by Feinendegen (3-7) was whether we should abandon the linear no-threshold theory for low dose radiation-induced cancer in favor of the worthwhile positive effect of radiation hormesis. To answer this question, the author reviewed the literature focusing on three main points. 1) What is the...

Research Methods in Psychology

Introduction Regardless of how the word research is used, it essentially means the same thing: an attempt to discover something. We all do this every day. Research can be very informal, with few, if any; specific plans or steps, or it can be formal, with the researcher following highly defined...

Vision and Imaging: From Light to Electrons

Introduction The term camera was coined on “camera obscura”; a Latin term meaning “dark chamber”. The concept of camera was initiated by the concept of dark chamber where a small hole in the wall acted as a shutter and whole room as a real imaging system. The camera obscura was...

To Which Galaxy Do We Belong?

Introduction And finally the scientists have announced that we don’t belong to our mother Milky Way! We are aliens! Of course, had we not been aliens then we wouldn’t have been able to survive this planet’s life, could we? This also leads us to the fact that scientists have been...