576 words

Advertising to children: health risks and ethical concerns

In the modern world, there are complex commercial activities where children have taken a recognizable position in terms of consumer behavior from other independent consumer groups. The children category has discretionary incomes to spend leading to higher influence on the family purchasing habits.

~3 min read

View paper →

1,273 words

Special interest groups and media influence on American politics

Why or why not? Do you think we should allow these interest groups to continue to function as they currently do? Why or why not? What do you think would happen to our nation if we did not allow interest groups to continue to operate?

~7 min read

View paper →

1,058 words

Mary Barra's inclusive leadership style at General Motors

The author of this report has been asked to select from among a list of ten leaders and assess their leadership style including whether it is effective or not whilst using four to five sources.

~6 min read

View paper →

743 words

Controlling costs and scheduling in construction project management

The question does offer some good ideas and thoughts to keep in mind when it comes to controlling costs.

~4 min read

View paper →

2,455 words

Behavioral and emotional problems in autism spectrum disorder diagnosis

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a pool of persistent neurodevelopmental disorders usually diagnosed in early childhood.

~13 min read

View paper →

1,007 words

Single payer healthcare implementation in Vermont and the United States

The Affordable Care Act was argued to be significant step towards a single payer system, and although the system is technically far short of what could be considered a single payer healthcare system, even the mere expansion of healthcare access in the U.S.

~6 min read

View paper →

994 words

Judge Mark Ciavarella and the Pennsylvania Kids for Cash scandal

This is what happened to 14-year-old Hillary Transue in January of 2007 (Pilkington 2009). Transue had made a hoax MySpace page for her high school's assistant principal, only to find herself brought into court in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on a criminal charge of harassment (Pilkington 2009).

~5 min read

View paper →

987 words

Comprehensive literacy instruction and the reading workshop approach

Teachers and educators are constantly faced with the need to make instructional decisions depending on their knowledge of every learner.

~5 min read

View paper →

816 words

The Amber Alert system and voter participation in elections

In 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bicycle in Arlington Texas. She was never seen alive again. One local women Diana Simone, thought that since there were alerts for things like storms, it would be possible to have a system of public alerts for missing children.

~5 min read

View paper →

795 words

Drone killings, libertarianism, and utilitarianism: the question of justice

Libertarians and Utilitarians would likely judge the death of Abdurahman in the same: Libertarians believe in the rights protected by the Constitution and therefore in Abdurahman's rights as a U.S. citizen.

~4 min read

View paper →