Southern Methodist University

Social studies   |   Educational studies   |   Presentation   |   10/06/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private university founded in 1911 at the heart of Dallas Texas offering undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in its seven schools: humanities and sciences; business; the performing, visual, and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Issues.. Southern Methodist University.. Proposed solutions.. Energy efficiency.. Indoor air quality.. Waste management.. Water conservation.. Conclusion.....»

How does LSD work?

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   10/06/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «LSD is a highly potent hallucinogen which can profoundly alter consciousness. The exact causal mechanism of this drug is unknown, but much information about its effects on the brain has accumulated over the past few decades. Understanding the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. Justification.. Chemical structure.. Psychological effects.. Neurochemical effects.. Interpretation.. Neuroatanomy.. Interpretation.. Conclusion.....»

Affects Of teaching techniques & styles on student learning

Social studies   |   Educational studies   |   Research papers   |   10/06/2008   |   .doc   |   16 pages
Document abstract : «This project endeavors to reveal, present and discuss the idea that a wide and various array of teaching techniques proves effective in improving the functionality of instructors as tertiary educators. It emphasizes the central role of varied...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. The affects of teaching techniques & styles on student learning.. Introduction.. Statement of the problem.. Purpose.. Focus and intent.. Situation to self.. Guiding questions.. Discussion of literature.. Research process and...»

Option to purchase real estate contract (Residential)

Law & contracts   |   Other law subjects   |   Standard contracts   |   10/06/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Improvements: The house, garage and all other fixtures and improvements attached to the above-described real property, including without limitation, the following permanently installed and built-in items, if any: all equipment and appliances,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Parties.. Property.. Option price.. Term.. Option consideration.. Relief.. Condition of property.. Maintance.. Optionor's warranties.. Binding effect.. Additional provisions.. Disclosures.. Applicable law.....»

A testator's disposal of property and providing for the family, cohabitants and dependants

Law & contracts   |   Constitutional law   |   Presentation   |   10/06/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «In our courts, wills are contested and challenged every day. Despite the best intentions of the testator, or author of the will, there is no such thing as a will that cannot be contested. Still, it is important to remember that a will is designed to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Inheritance Act of 1975 and the Provision for Family and Dependants.. The question of what a testator does with his or her property.. The provisions to the Inheritance Act and broadening the definition of what a family is.. The...»

Encryption: Security in the age of technology

Science & technology   |   Electronics   |   Presentation   |   10/07/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Encryption is a word that is associated with mystery and secrecy. For hundreds of years, it is tool that has been used to help protect information. Simply, it is a process that scrambles ordinary textual or written information into something that is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Encryption, a word associated with mystery and secrecy. . The introduction of the Internet.. How DES works.. Different modes of usage.. Problems with DES.. IDEA - the International Data Encryption Algorithm.. How it works.. The...»

Money advice

Economics & finance   |   Finance   |   Presentation   |   10/07/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The trend of people being subjected to financial difficulty is increasing. The easy access to credit may provide convenience but it can also lead to overspending and consequently, overindebtedness. Some life-changing events such as loss of job and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. The trend of people being subjected to financial difficulty.. Subprime credit.. The market for subprime credit.. The subprime lending.. evident growth in advertising by lenders.. the market for subprime credit in...»

Is she fact or fiction? : Blurring boundaries in Angela Carter's 'Nights at the Circus'

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   10/07/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «In Nights at the Circus, Angela Carter succeeds in creating a heroine so untraditional, so much larger than life in both physique and personality, that the topic of who Fevvers is and what she represents is discussed even more by critics than it is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Fevvers's wings, her large size and lack of refinement.. Carter uses Fevvers and other characters on the margins of society to draw readers into their identities.. Explosive actions orchestrated by Fevvers.. An illusion of wings and a...»

"If only we knew": Repetition compulsion in Chekhov

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   10/07/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Although the examination of Chekhovian repetition can undoubtedly be explored through a method of means, no lens is more appropriate than that of Freud, not only the father of modern psychology but also the originator of the concept "repetition...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The examination of Chekhovian repetition.. Freud's argument that there are two primary types of repetition compulsion.. The titular characters in The Three Sisters.. The passage that appears at the end of the play.. Passage as an...»

The (Wo)Man of our dreams: Gender-bending in Takarazuka

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   10/07/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «An extraordinarily attractive actor, with large, dark eyes fringed by long lashes and chiseled features, suddenly appears on an audience walkway ("silver bridge"), much to the delight of adoring fans (Brau 88). With arms extended widely, the actor...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. the magical world of Takarazuka.. The myth of a purely innocent, asexual performance.. The original intention behind the Takarazuka Revue.. Critics Karen Nakamura and Hisaka Matsuo's agreement with Kobayashi's assessment of...»

Shakespeare in vegetable underpants: Peter Stein and Peter Zadek's opposing approaches to Shakespeare

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   10/07/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «"Shakespeare in underpants," is how Peter Stein has described the work of fellow director and rival Peter Zadek, while the latter has called Stein's work boring and overly polished to the point that his actors become overcooked "vegetables"...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The moral and bodily demolition which World War II left behind.. Multi-media images of cult icons once regarded as heroes and the reinforcement of the idea of a culturally-made and marketed ?hero.?. Zadek's commitment to taking...»

A look at corporate taxation

Economics & finance   |   Finance   |   Presentation   |   10/07/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «As any business withdraws and employs reduction of all or parts of its assets to cash or cash equivalents to its shareholders, the last step that is usually undertaken is the complete liquidation of the corporation and this denotes the end of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. General utilities doctrine.. Arkansas Best Corp v. CIR 485 US 212. Background and discussion.. Arkansas Best concedes that the Bank stock falls within the unembellished definition of capital asset.. Corn Products v. CIR 350 US...»

Do we live in a post-industrial society?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   10/08/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Contemporary society has increased in its complexity over the past three and a half decades. The labour market as we know it differs rather immensely from what was experienced at the turn of the century. Labour has evolved so dramatically that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The shift in industrial society since the 1960's.. The increase in the non-standardization of labour.. Social exclusion.. George Ritzer's proposal of another theory which contributes to social exclusion in modernity.. Ethnic...»

Stephen Colbert: Truthiness of the times

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   10/08/2008   |   .doc   |   12 pages
Document abstract : «By any historical standards, the last decade has been an extremely eventful and difficult one for America. With the flawed and still-debated 2000 presidential election we witnessed a fault line in our democracy and the election of a politically...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Hosting The Daily Show .. Colbert - politician or activist.. Major passions - acting and comedy. . Stewart and controversy or the more serious side of politics.. The Colbert Report.. Funds and aggressive publicity blitz, backed by...»

National identity

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   10/10/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «What separates human being from other animals within our world is our innate ability to recognize and define our own existences. This ability in which we posses can not only create cohesion amongst groups and societies but it can also lead to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Establishment of a nation-state and the states legitimacy to rule over a population.. Understanding the significance of a nation-state.. National identity and nationalism.. A nation with a recognized set of commonalities.. The notion...»

Truth in dualisms

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   10/10/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Social theory continuously finds itself facing predicaments surrounding the notion of dualisms. Many of the dualisms prompting debate among theorists include: micro/macro, voluntarism/determinism, subjective/objective, and agency/structure. These...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Dualism: A structuralist perspective.. The epic works of Karl Marx.. Structural Marxism - one of the many branches of structuralism.. Talcott Parsons attempt to shift from the dualism of agency and structure within grand sociological...»

The Peanut-Crunching Crowd and the Rubber crotch: How Sylvia Plath's legacy has suffered by the hands of sexism, over-eager feminists, schadenfreude, and gender politics?

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   10/10/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «O'Rourke goes on to say that although poems like "Daddy" or "Lady Lazarus" seem "crudely self-involved," the majority of Plath's poetry is abstract, symbolic, and in general quite distant from the confessional poets with whom she is grouped. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Plath's poetry - abstract, symbolic and distant from the confessional poets.. The sexist dismissal of Sylvia Plath's work.. Domesticity and family as political minefields for a female poet.. The role of Plath's husband in bulding her...»

The origins of human aggression and Just War Theory

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   10/10/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Just war theory may not be able to prevent war directly, but it does make political leaders more accountable for their actions. Knowing that critics will determine whether or not a war is just based on just cause, right intention, legitimate...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Critics of just war theory.. Just war theory and the accountability of political leaders for their actions.. The first mandate of jus ad bellum (Latin for Justice to war).. The Vietnam War and the 'Domino Theory'.. The current war on...»

The eccentrics of Margery Kempe, an aspired Saint

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   10/10/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Margery Kempe, the daughter of John Burnham, a popular mayor of Bishop's Lynn, England, was born in 1373. Although she could not read or write, Kempe dictated a biography of herself to be written, that begins with her marriage at the age of "twenty...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The begining of Margery Kempe's biography.. The spiritual life of Margery Kempe.. Margery - considered eccentric by her contemporaries. . The distance that Margery has to ‘travel' in comparison to the life of a true medieval...»

The buyer decision process: How demographics affect purchasing decisions

Business & market   |   Business strategy   |   Presentation   |   10/13/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The "Buyer Decision Process" is, in essence, simply the basic steps most buyers go through before making a purchase. If the process were to be laid out in a flow chart, it would look like this: Need Recognition  Information Search ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Buyer Decision Process.. Explanation of the process through interviews.. Need recognition.. Information search.. Evaluation of alternatives.. Purchase decision.. Post purchasing behavior.. Conclusion.....»

American Interests United: Double-Q's introduction to the South African Market

Business & market   |   Business strategy   |   Presentation   |   10/13/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «As the management team of American Interests United (AIU), we are interested in expanding to new markets with our popular packaged food line. After extensive research, we have been able to discover that South Africa is a rapidly growing market that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Interested in expanding to new markets.. The current marketing environment in South Africa.. South Africa - ranked among the top 30 countries worldwide for the ease of doing business.. Extremely economical choice for the expansion of...»

Hiding in the stacks: How U.S media transmit U.S Government lies

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   10/13/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The American Government has a wide array of resources available with which they can disseminate information regarding their activities, both at home and abroad. These resources include but are not limited to press secretaries, communications chiefs,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Dominant US media and exposing the lies of the government.. Editorial piece by Michael Parenti on a new perspective regarding an armed movement in Portugal.. Reporting after the majority of the conflict has passed.. Manipulation of...»

The traveling musician as the other in two of Eudora Welty's short stories

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   10/14/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Eudora Welty was a writer who sought to identify her native Mississippi in terms of her concept of place. By focusing so often on place, Welty often used the concept of outsiders to emphasize the nature of the place in which the outsiders have come...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Eudora Welty was a writer.. Understanding Welty's use of the musician as outsider.. The most popular entertainments in post-war through Depression era.. The tent-repertory or simply 'tent show'.. Popularity of 'tent show'.. The...»

A world without Music

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   10/14/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «I walked nervously down a dark, damp, crowded corridor. Condensation, like a light but steady rainfall, dripped from the poorly maintained air conditioning system high above in the ill lit hall way. Unfamiliar faces gazed in my direction with...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Ramsay High School.. An isolated experience.. Music education is vital - especially for students struggling in school.. Federal government and making music education a top priority.. Music education and skills necessary to communicate...»

Dissolution of assets and unincorporated associations

Law & contracts   |   Other law subjects   |   Presentation   |   10/14/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «During his life time Brendon was a member of the Tetherdown Theatre Club, which was a non-charitable unincorporated association. Membership fees were used for various purposes, including for rental of a local theatre space. In the summer of 2004,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Brendon's membership at the Tetherdown Theatre Club.. The children attending the workshops.. Destruction of the club.. Advising Liz with regard to the distribution of the monies in the club's accounts.. The beneficial ownership of any...»

Are sex offenders rehabilitative and should the government impose the death penalty on them?

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   10/14/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Recent, emerging academic debate has polarised opinion as to whether rehabilitation programs geared towards the treatment of sex offenders are in fact successful in reducing "sexual recidivism" (Marques 1999). Resolving this debate is a difficult...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Academic debates on rehabilitation programs geared towards the treatment of sex offenders.. Highlights brought forth by psychological research and theory on the complexity of sex offending.. Sexual recidivism.. Wide discrepancies in...»

Problems associated with unsupervised classification of high resolution imagery ( pictures included )

Science & technology   |   Physics & chemistry   |   Presentation   |   10/15/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Early satellite systems with multispectral resolutions on the order of 20m (SPOT 1 - 4) or 30m (Landsat 4 - 7) have been able to obtain imagery of sufficient resolution to effectively classify areas with large contiguous areas of information...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Scene information and classification approach.. Difficulties with classifying a QuickBird image.. Division of the scene into two image.. Viewing the resulting image.. Vector mask approach.. Water - the primary feature to be...»

Property law: Landlord and tenant law

Law & contracts   |   Other law subjects   |   Presentation   |   10/15/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «In 2000, Oliver's great aunt Fran, died leaving Oliver "all my right, title and interest in Blackacre". Fran's will left everything else to her next of kin Everett. In 2003, Oliver subdivided Blackacre into Yellowacre and Blueacre. In 2003, Oliver...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The situation with Eric and Tania.. Oliver's sale of Blueacre to Eric.. Eric's actions and trespass.. The living arrangements.. The distinction between a lease and a licence.. A person sharing a house.. Making a lease valid.. How...»

The FA's news rules on the regulation of player agents: A critique

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Presentation   |   10/15/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «On 21 November 2006, the Football Association (FA) approved and implemented the new domestic Football Agents Regulations (the Regulations), which came into effect in September 2007. Whilst it is too early to ascertain the impact of the Regulations...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Football Agents Regulations.. Furore surrounding the Regulations.. The focus of this analysis.. Background to the implementation of the Regulations.. laissez-faire attitude to breaches.. Definition of ‘transaction' related to...»

Design rights and logo licence

Law & contracts   |   Other law subjects   |   Standard contracts   |   10/15/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «This document is a sample legal licence permitting use of the design right and logo in respect of business. The consideration for the grant of a licence in this instance is shares. The Licensor is the proprietor of and beneficially entitled to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Definitions.. Licence.. Duration.. Copyright notices.. Warranties.. Infringement.. Moral rights.. Termination.. Notices.. Law and jurisdiction.....»

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