553 words

The Iroquois Confederacy's influence on American democratic formation

Contact between Europeans and Native Americans undoubtedly shaped the course of New World history. Political alliances enabled strategic partnerships for trade as well as land settlements.

~3 min read

View paper →

571 words

Erickson's concept-based curriculum and instruction theory

Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts. Identify and discuss the main point of the Erickson text. (Why did she write the book and what points were made?)

~3 min read

View paper →

684 words

Poetic devices in David Hernandez and Pablo Neruda's work

David Hernandez and Pablo Neruda capitalize on poetic devices in their poetry. Each uses distinct devices to convey specific messages, too, making the form of the poetry parallel their meaning, mood, and theme.

~4 min read

View paper →

617 words

Total compensation methods and employee job selection decisions

While base salary is obviously an important component of a job seeker's decision to select a particular position, attractive benefit packages and other methods of compensation bestowed by various corporations have grown increasingly important in the lives of employees, particularly given the…

~4 min read

View paper →

713 words

Media consolidation's effects on news diversity and political representation

"The market structures of commercial mass media in the first decade of the 21st century have moved far from atomistic competition in the direction of oligopoly and monopolistic competition" (Blosser 2010, p. 14).

~4 min read

View paper →

636 words

Pierre Bonnard's reductionist approach to everyday subjects

Pierre Bonnard was born into a bourgeois family in 1867 in a village outside Paris. Although he received his law degree in 1888, Bonnard would go on to study art at Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.

~4 min read

View paper →

558 words

Distinguishing writing mechanics from student motivation and expectations

She refers to her expectations that the writing course will help sharpen her writing skills and become a more polished writer, a more organized student, and she hopes that it will help her learn more about herself and the way that she communicates with others.

~3 min read

View paper →

766 words

Learning to ride a bicycle: overcoming childhood fears and self-doubt

When the bike moved into the garage, it seemed like a new, innocent occupant of the household, not a scheming rival for anyone's affections. The father had driven the young boy to the toy store one fine afternoon, and taken the young child to the racks of gleaming cycles.

~4 min read

View paper →

911 words

Distinguishing teams from groups in organizational settings

All teams are groups, but not all groups are teams. The primary difference between teams and groups is that the former are highly focused and dedicated towards achieving a common goal.

~5 min read

View paper →

742 words

Chris McCandless's recklessness versus Jon Krakauer's romanticization

Chris McCandless crazy? In the eyes of people who value a stable job and security, Chris McCandless seems 'crazy.' He threw away a loving home, a degree from a respected university, and even the opportunity to save his own life -- to live, he said, according to his own creed.

~4 min read

View paper →