Comparative
Essays

Communication is the process of transmitting and receiving ideas, information, and messages. The rapid transmission of information over long distances and the ready access to information have become conspicuous and…

In this chapter, I examine similarities and differences between The City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre (1985) and Song of Kali by Dan Simmons (1985) with regard to the themes of the Western journalistic observer of the Oriental Other, and the fascination-repulsion that inspires the Occidental spatial imaginary of Calcutta. By comparing and contrasting these two popular novels, both describing white men's journey into the space of the Other, the chapter seeks to achieve a two-fold objective: (a) to provide insight into the authors with respect to alterity (otherness), and (b) to examine the discursive practices of these novels in terms of contrasting spatial metaphors of Calcutta as "The City of Dreadful Night" or "The City of Joy." The chapter further argues that these spatial metaphors are redolent of what Peter Stallybrass and Allon White (1986) refer to as the "phobic enchantment" (p. 124) of the Occidental social imaginary for the poverty, squalor and the horror of the Third World.

Learned helplessness has been associated with mental disabilities for years, specifically depression. Decades of research on the topic of learned helplessness, which was discovered accidentally by American psychologist Martin Seligman, has led to the belief that it is caused by aversive stimuli which is a negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it. The current paper discusses the research on leanred helplessness and depression.

Difference of opinion gives birth to conflicts and aggravated conflicts pave ways for extremism. It is one of the methods to invite attention and make others fell of the presence of extremist group. The paper gives an idea of two extremist groups; ALF and KKK. The paper gives an idea about their motives and approaches of achieving their objectives.Difference of opinion gives birth to conflicts and aggravated conflicts pave ways for extremism. It is one of the methods to invite attention and make others fell of the presence of extremist group. The paper gives an idea of two extremist groups; ALF and KKK. The paper gives an idea about their motives and approaches of achieving their objectives.

Comparatives studies are useful in situations where more than two phenomena are being compared. This study elucidates the usefulness of comparative studies in criminology. Evidently, 9/11 events altered the way Americans viewed the world and how different the justice systems in different countries address issues of global terrorism. However, comparative studies have limitations despite their importance.

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the return to conservatism in the American presidency after the 1980s. It will compare the similarities to earlier periods in the 19th and 20th century, and discuss…

This paper is an article review of a study chronicling the implementation of a community-oriented policing initiative in a small, Southern city. The study was quantitative in design and involved surveying residents about perceptions of police efficacy, their fears of the police, and interactions with the police. Survey results suggested little change.

Books in Brick and Mortar to Brick and Click

This paper is a case study about Apple and the smartphone business. This study is intended to provide an overview of microeconomic principles that drive consumer choice and pricing strategy in the smartphone business as it has evolved from monopoly to monopolistic competition and back to oligopoly over just a few years.

Since the creation of DSM-IV as a diagnostic tool, whether or not a patient is homosexual has affected their diagnosis. Whether or not this should be so is a discussion for another day, but why it is so is a more…