Rauch uses a paragon known as the Good Luck Patch, a 200-acre patch of farmland, to present the ideal example of land that has no significant runoff or erosion, soil rich in organic matter, and high yields (1). ... Rauch uses a fantastic example in regards to the absolute success of transgenesis in demonstrating how such a practice could combat even the most nefarious of problems faced by farmers and environmentalists. ... Rauch truly exploits every successful example of biotechnology to explicitly address how its implementation can be successfully used to deal with so many known environmental...

• Word Count: 1283
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate

With that being said, I intend to devote the first two parts of my essay to applying a Marxist reading to this passage using the theories of Michele Foucault and of Louis Althusser; while in the last part, I will attempt to draw a parallel between the actual sociopolitical situation in the farm and that in the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution and under the rule of Joseph Stalin. ... In the same vein, in his essay "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses," (Notes Towards an Investigation, 1972) the French philosopher Louis Althusser uses a Marxist perspective to study the relati...

• Word Count: 1473
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate

An example of his incorporation of Hebrew texts is his Commentary on Ecclesiastes (389), which uses both the Latin translation and the Hebrew version as its basis. In addition, Jerome published Quaestiones hebraicae in Genesim (Hebrew Questions; 390), short interpretive essays on the book of Genesis; in these essays, Jerome considers rabbinical interpretations in order to provide justification for his corrections to the Old Latin Bible. ... In a sixteenth-century essay explaining his "rescue" of Jerome from incompetent transcribers and editors, Erasmus praises Jerome's scholarly achieveme...

• Word Count: 1094
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate

The literary pioneers of this women's movement included: Abigail Adams who had a genius for letter writing, Mercy Otis Warren who was known as the most productive "woman of the American revolution", with works that viewed history and politics as a struggle between liberty and power, and Sarah Moore Grimke who drove one of the first feminist spikes in her essay Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Woman. ... In Woolf's essay, she states: "For we think back through our mothers if we are women". ... Wordsworth, Southey and Coleridge are merely three of many examp...

• Word Count: 1471
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate

This essay will attempt to answer these questions by looking at the respective movements trying to attain democratic rule, and on the opposite side, the forces of authority that were used to contain them, as well as considering the political institutions and people of Japan itself. ... The first focus of this essay will be on the official side to Japanese democracy – the elected legislature. ... One example of their power is that the Prime Minister of the House of Representatives was essentially picked by the Genro, and they made sure that the will of nonparty elites was not trodden on by t...

• Word Count: 2458
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Graduate

In this essay we will discuss performance enhancing drugs but I´m going to focus more on doping through blood transfusion, athletes use this process because it boosts the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream and it gets the athlete more exited and he is able to give a better performance in the sport. There are a couple of sports the used doping blood transfusions but it was most used in cycling, there are a couple of examples of of cyclists the used this method of doping like: Lasse Virén which used blood transfusions to win the Montreal Olympics in 1972 and 1976, there was als...

• Word Count: 800
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate

This essay will use secondary resources to define, explain and critically evaluate the impact of globalization on McDonalds. As well as demonstrating the effects it has had on the fast food giant, this essay will examine some positive and negative aspects that globalization has had on the brand and the fast food industry, with some examples relevant to China. The essay will then examine and scrutinize some schools of thought concerning the consequences of globalization on the world's cultures, societies and economies to ultimately achieve an evaluation of the impact the process has had on...

• Word Count: 2073
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

In this essay I am going to be exploring the different views of how the roles of men and women have changed in the past 50 years and whether it has been significant, my reason for this is to discuss how far sociologist would agree or disagree with these different views. ... For example Young and Willmott regard a husband who washes up at least once a week as 'helpful in the home'. ...

• Word Count: 676
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate

Although consisting of numbered essays (both verbal as well as entirely pictorial) Berger explicitly advises the reader (the text begins in a whimsical and refreshing way already on the book's jacket) to go through them in whatever order he pleases, his principal aim merely being "to raise questions". ... In this way, terms as, for example, "spatial division", "rhythmical arrangement" and "colour contrast" are introduced in an attempt to account for the intensity and emotional charge of a picture whereas any disinterested inspection would reveal these rather to lie in the social discrepan...

• Word Count: 797
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate

In this integrative essay we will describe Kraft's change in strategy and the corresponding changes in organizational structure associated the strategy shift. ... North American operations, for example, were kept centralized. ...

• Word Count: 736
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate

This essay presents analyses of two articles: a cover story that focuses on psychopath's mental health by a neuroscientist, Kent Kiehl, and an article on serial killers and the evil behind them written by a professor in Psychiatry, Robert Simon. ... (xx) On the other hand, Simon asks why people are so intrigued by serial killers and answers his question with the example of Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde. Though he is attempting to identify with the reader on a personal level, his example is simplistic while the subject matter is very complex. ...

• Word Count: 932
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate

As such this essay will discuss different subsets of legitimacy judging whether they are mutually exclusive or complementary whilst avoiding the conflation of 'more legitimacy' with 'better government'. ... Yet a key question to ask when discussing the title of this essay is in whose eyes is the ruling regime legitimate? ... Should citizens be influenced unduly by a regime which represses dissenting speech and thought (as with the North Korean example), then although the processes of aggregate democracy may be respected, the outcome would not be democratically legitimate....

• Word Count: 2466
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Graduate

There are many suggested reasons why this is the case, the fact that he died while in presidency and the world famous footage of the assassination, the fact that his presidency was seen as "The Camelot" period, and the American people were genuinely happy with the presidency of the time, it could also be his charismatic character and good looks that has kept him in such high opinion with the American citizens, in my essay I will examine these issues and more, looking at pop art recreations of JFK, Photojournalism used at the time of the presidency, I will also look at JFK the film, and Oliver ...

• Word Count: 3620
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Graduate

In Montaigne's essay "Of Presumption," he criticized the educational system because it focused on becoming learned, rather than becoming "good and wise." ... For example, later in the sixteenth century, Anne Higginson wrote a letter that reflected the view that women's education consisted of reading and writing which were necessary skills for a woman to understand the scriptures, while embroidery, dancing, and music better prepared women for a decorative role to please their husbands. ...

• Word Count: 1240
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate

The author uses "clear-cutting" four more times in the essay, and this parallelism reiterates the negative effects Mattel's toy packaging has on Indonesian rainforests. ... For example, the title of the article itself, "Greenpeace Links Barbie Packaging to Indonesian Rainforest Loss," uses this fallacy because the author implies that all Indonesian rainforests are dwindling wholly because of Mattel's toy packaging. ...

• Word Count: 1029
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate

The short and declarative statement "my mother died two years ago" is an example of Christopher's unconventional emotional detachment, and as Christopher highlights the story of his mother going to hospital with no emotion he merely discusses the likelihood of an aneurysm. ...

• Word Count: 561
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

Before making an attempt to study or understand religious beliefs and practices, we must first accept that some religions are not as familiar to us as others. In order to grasp a more narrow understanding of what a religion is and does, we cannot rely solely on a "textbook" that covers religions' s...

• Word Count: 1573
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate

The most pronounced example of this is seen in American foreign policy, which remains centered around the principle of defending and expanding national economic interests and markets, often at the expense of foreign peoples. ...

• Word Count: 2312
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Graduate

1. Give an overview of the issue as to be investigated by you. Barrow Island has a unique place in Western Australia's history, geography and social development. Barrow Island is located in the Carnarvon Basin, 55kms off the North West coast of Western Australia; it is one of the last remainders of what Australia was like prior to European invasion. On the 18th February 1910 it was proclaimed a "permanent reserve class A for the protection of flora and fauna" under the Permanent Reserves Act 1899. ...

• Word Count: 2008
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

In the case study, the assignment will be looking at the notion of equality and diversity in contemporary society. The study will focus on the topic of poverty and how it affects the emotional, social and educational experiences of a child, positively and negatively. Relevant literature, as well as ...

• Word Count: 3489
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Graduate

Article Reviews As editor of the book, "Exploring Post-Development," Aram Ziai provides an introductory look at the discussions of post-development theory, taking a cursory look at the various arguments for, or against, post-development. Ziai expertly delivers an overview of the post-development mov...

• Word Count: 3546
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Graduate