Dinosaurs Became Extinct
Why Dinosaurs Became Extinct

There are many possible explanations for the extinction of dinosaurs, and scientists have proposed many theories regarding their demise. One of the most common theories is that an asteroid from outer space collided with the earth about 65 million years ago. If a large asteroid had collided with the earth in this manner, then it is believed that such a cloud of dust would have entered the air that the sunlight would be unable to penetrate the dust cloud.

Therefore, all of the plants and animals would die, because the entire ecosystem on earth depends on the sunlight to provide warmth and energy. Without the sun, plants would be unable to produce their own food through photosynthesis, and they would die. Without plants, the herbivores would have no food supply and also perish. As a result, even the carnivores that ate other animals would have…...

" (Entrepreneur, 2009)
There are seven components to a business plan as follows:

(1) Executive summary;

(2) Business description;

(3) Market strategies;

(4) Competitive analysis;

(5) Design and development plan;

(6) Operations and management plan; and (7) Financial factors. (Entrepreneur, 2009)

It is important that the individual who starts their own business determine their objectives for the business and toward this end a goals and objectives checklist should be formulated asking questions such as: (1) How determined am I to see this succeed? (2) Am I willing to invest my own money and work long hours for no pay, sacrificing personal time and lifestyle, maybe for years? (3) What's going to happen to me if this venture doesn't work out? (4) if it does succeed, how many employees will this company eventually have? (5) What will be its annual revenues in a year? Five years? (6) What will be its market share in that time frame? (7) Will…...

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References

Tozzi, John (2009) a Guide to Self-Employment. Business Week Magazine. 23 Jan 2009. Online available at:  http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jan2009/sb20090123_156963.htm 

10 Steps to Starting a Business (2009) Business.GOV website online available at:  http://www.business.gov/start/start-a-business.html 

An Introduction to Business Plans (2009) Entrepreneur Connect. Online available at:  http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/businessplans/article38290.html 

Plan Your Plan (2009) Entrepreneur Connect. Online available at:  http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/businessplans/article38292.html

The specialization of the ulgarian workforce is more and more directed towards science and technology, including the it industry. Some of the companies present in the country include Hewlett-Packard, which is a positive aspect given the fact that these are also highly profitable sectors of the economy.

The second wheel of economic growth is natural resources. The country does not have significant resources of oil and gas, but it is a very important regional producer of electricity and it also boasts a specialized agriculture that includes niches in roses and cucumbers.

The third wheel is capital formation, where the ulgarian economy still has many of the plants and factories built during the Communist period, but which have been properly equipped now, after being sold to Western companies that invested a significant amount of money to turn them around and make them efficient.

This is also the case with the fourth wheel, technology and…...

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Bibliography

1. Samuelson, Paul. 1997. Economics. McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Epistemology
Immanuel Kant's explanation on how we gain knowledge is preferable to that of David Hume. The mind can be compared with the computer in illustrating how the mind gathers and processes information or sense-data from generalizations, which in turn derive from a categorical imperative. A person need not experience something before he can apprehend or learn it.

Exposition. David Hume believes that all ideas are derived and become knowable only from sense experience (Lavine 1985, Stevenson 1987, Wikipedia 2006, Morris 2001).. From this standpoint, he rejects that we can know that every event has a cause, as he rejects the necessary connection between cause and effect, i.e., that the effect can proceed only from its cause. Just because something occurs after another on a regular and even observable basis does not mean that the former is the effect of the latter. To him, the effect may just happen without the connection…...

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Bibliography

1. Abbott, Thomas Kingmill, translator. Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals by Immanuel Kant. Project Gutenberg Library Archive Foundation, 2006. http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfiles-fk_files=10995

2. Lavine, Thelma Z. From Socrates to Sartre: the Philosophic Quest. reissue edition.

Bantam Books, 1985

3. McCormick, Matt. Categorical Imperative. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006.  http://www.iep.utm.edu/k/kantmeta.htm

Causality, etc.
Prediction and theoretical explanation - Essentially, prediction may be anywhere from an informed "guess" to a well-reasoned hypothesis that is based on well-reasoned background knowledge but needs more specifics in order to be more accurate. Theoretical explanation, however, takes specific examples from theories that have already been proven, and provides a way of putting them into a context that allows for greater explanation. It seems that one can take a look at a problem or issue and find a continuum that allows for degrees of correctness based on either past knowledge or current experimentation. For instance, if point A at the left was "gut feeling" and point Z. On the right was "repeated and validated experimental data" then many forms of hypothetical thought would fall in between, depending on which stage or which actual type of prediction is being done. Prediction is a forecast that may or may not…...

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REFERENCES

Rubin, A. And Babbie, E. (2005). Research Methods for Social Work. New York: Thompson,

Brooks, Cole.

Russo, F. (2008). Causality and Causal Modelling in the Social Sciences. New York:

Springer.

Criminology Explanation of Deviant Behaviors
Comment by Sabina:

Delinquent behavior can considered normal in adolescent years. There are many different types of behaviors that are exhibited during teenage years, and as a society we have learned that this period could invoke delinquent behavior. Each individual must go through this rite of passage we refer to as adolescent year, a time where the individual is no longer a child but still not an adult. This is a transition from childhood to adulthood and it can be a troubling time for many individuals. In this paper I will discuss Moffitt's development taxonomy of delinquency and Akers social learning theory. I will discuss these two theories and how they attempt to explain some of the behavioral changes in adolescences. I will also discuss how these two theories explain the behavior of the three participants interviewed.

Developmental Taxonomy

Moffitt's developmental taxonomy has two principal pathways that explains antisocial…...

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References

Akers, R.L. (2008). Out of Control: Assessing the general theory of crime. Stony Brook, NY: Erich Goode

Bandura, A. (1977) Social Learning Theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc.

Lee, G., Akers, R.L. & Borg, M.J. (2004). Social Learning and Structural factors in Adolescent substance use. Western Criminology Reviews. 5 (1) 17-34

Roth, M. & Bartsch, B. (2004). Moffitt's development taxonomy as seen by new results-someremarks on the adolescence-limited delinquency. National Institute of Health 53 (10) 722-737.

Economics
Evaluate explanations offered

Economics of MNEs, China and Exchange ates

Evaluate the various explanations that have been offered for the existence of the multinational enterprise.

China is a notoriously difficult place to do business. Explain what makes the business environment so challenging and explain the strategies a firm may use in order to overcome those challenges.

Explain how exchange rates are determined in a floating exchange rate system and identify the key causes of exchange rate movements.

Evaluate the various explanations that have been offered for the existence of the multinational enterprise.

A multinational enterprise is one which has a presence in terms of an office in more than one country, even if it does not employ itself in manufacturing in the country. As far as the explanations regarding the existence of MNEs are concerned, there are various that have been employed as the concept of multinational enterprises has evolved from what it was before.

One such…...

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References

Agnihotri, A. 2011. Obstacles Faced by Indian Firms Entering the Chinese Market. [Online] Available from: <   (9 January 2012)http://www.biztechreport.com/story/1180-obstacles-faced-indian-firms-entering-chinese-market >

Barboza, D. 2011, December 7. Entrepreneur's Rival in China: The State. New York Times .

Elaine Kurtenbach. 2011. U.S. Companies in China Point out Obstacles to Business. [Online] Available from: <   (9 January 2012)http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2011-01-19-us-china-business-obstacles_N.htm >

Geert Hofstede ™ Cultural Dimensions. n.d. [Online] Available from: <   (9 January 2012)http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_united_kingdom.shtml >

Science is a “way of knowing,” meaning that it is one way of ascertaining the truth about the world. Although it is not the only way of knowing, it is the most reliable way of knowing the physical universe because it is based on systematic, rigorous methods of testing, experimentation, and calculated observations. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (2017), science yields “unbiased and verifiable information to make important decisions,” (p. 1). The scientific method is used to acquire and analyze information. Using the scientific method, it is possible to test hypotheses again and again, to come up with verifiable and repeatable experiments that can yield factual and provable data.
The most important elements of the scientific method include observation, identification, description, investigation, and explanation. Observation is often the genesis of scientific inquiry. Observing an interesting, important, unique, or unusual phenomenon might lead to a hypothesis about why that phenomenon…...

It should also be noted that adults are life, task or problem-centered in their course to learning. They want to see the applicability of what they are learning to their life, a task they need to perform, or to solving a problem. Technology-based instruction will be more effective if it encompasses real-life examples or circumstances that adult learners may come across in their life or on the job. While adult learners may respond to exterior motivators, internal priorities are more significant. Incentives such as improved job satisfaction, self-esteem and quality of life are vital in giving adults a purpose to learn. If any of these can be related as part of technology-based instruction adults will act in response more positively.
Challenges of technology

Adult learners can have need of specialized support, both on campus and at a distance. In the campus environment, they occasionally lack the technology skills and motivation necessary…...

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References

Knowles, M.S. (1980). The Modern Practice of Adult Education; From Andragogy to Pedagogy. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Cambridge Adult Education.

Knowles, M.S. et al., (1998). The Adult Learner. Houston: Gulf Publishing.

Lawler, P.A. (1991). The Keys to Adult Learning: Theory and Practical Strategies. Philadelphia:

Research for Better Schools.

For candidates not considered good prospects for conventional LASIK because of extreme nearsightedness and who are leery of the long recovery period of PRK, phakic intraocular lenses can be implanted. "In these cases, a phakic intraocular lens may be used. This lens is implanted inside the eye and can effectively treat nearsightedness up to -20 diopters" (Randleman & Payne 2010, p.4). Intracorneal rings (thin plastic segments) implanted into the peripheral cornea to flatten the cornea can be used for individuals wary of the side effects of the surgery. hile visual recovery is less predictable with the intracorneal rings, the procedure has the advantage of being reversible. However, it is only able to correct up to -3 diopters of myopia (Randleman & Payne 2010, p.4).

Because it is not considered necessary surgery, and because the conditions it is designed to treat can be corrective with less expensive glasses and contacts, most insurance…...

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Works Cited

Boyles, S. "LASIK Surgery: Safer than contacts?" WebMD. 2006. May 15, 2010.

 http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/news/20061010/lasik-surgery-safer-than-contacts 

Cloud, Daniel. "Perfect vision is helping." 'The New York Times. June 6, 2006.

May 15, 2010.  http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/20/us/20eye.html?fta=y

Aspects of identity that might have been denied or denigrated because of colonial mentalities can resurface and be admired. Discourse on gender and social class has also deepened and enabled identity constructions to flourish outside the confines of proscribed gender roles. Culture changes, and so too does identity. The values placed on identity aspects like religion have shifted too, making religion a less salient part of people's identity. On the other hand, sexual orientation and gender identity have both become more important. Gender roles have changed to such a great degree as to transform the definition and meaning of family, love, or sex.
Therefore, a number of issues affect the way we understand and create identities. Academia reflects broader changes in social values and norms. In some cases, academia inspires those social and political transformations. Regardless of the directions of the relationship between academia and social values, the two interact…...

Sociological Explanation of Sexual Initiation and Negotiation
Part of the desire to initiate and negotiate sex stems from the sociological desire to couple or be partnered with another human being. Many people grow up with fantasies and notions of finding Mr. Of Mrs. ight, hoping that at some point in their life they will fall into love and have "an affair of the heart" (Michael, et. al, 1994: 67). The reality of existence however is that most meetings that result in long-term relationships can be mundane. Choice of long-term partners and sexual partners can sometimes differ. In general however, most people seek out people that they think are similar in nature and personality to themselves, even without having intimate knowledge of the social context in which the potential partner lives and exists (Michael, et. al, 1994: 69).

The initiation and negotiation of sex often stems from familiarity. Most people fantasize about wild…...

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REFERENCES

Clements-Schreiber, M.E., Rempel, J.K., and Desmarais, S. (1998). "Women's Sexual Pressure Tactics and Adherence to Related Attitudes: A Step Toward Prediction." Journal of Sex Research, 35, 2, 197-205

Holland, J., Ramazanoglu, C. & Thomson, R. (1996). "In the Same Boat? The Gendered (in) Experience of First Heterosex." Richardson, D. (ed) Theorizing Heterosexuality: Open University Press, Buckingham.

Michael, R.T., Gagnon, J.H., Laumann, E.D. & Kolata, G. (1994). Sex in America: A Definitive Survey. Little, Brown & Co.: Boston, Chapter 4

O'Sullivan, L.F., & Allgeier, E.R. (1998). "Feigning Sexual Desire: Consenting to Unwanted Sexual Activity in Heterosexual Dating Relationships." Journal of Sex Research, 35, 3, 234-243

As in Durkheim's day, persons often come to cities, leaving family and home behind to seek their fortunes but only find loneliness. Also, one would also expect to see suicides more often in college students and young worker who traveled far from their original homes, and were unable to adapt to a new community. These persons are often forced to form social ties with strangers, and forced to create a new schema of values that might conflict with their parental values. If unable to do so, they may feel unable to return to their own way of life, but seem to have no future.
Rural communities might also show high levels of suicide, if sufficiently isolated from nearby towns, and if populated by houses that are sparsely, rather than closely located together and discourage community ties. These communities could be just as lonely as urban apartments. Diverse communities, without social…...

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Works Cited

Durkheim, Emile. (1951) Suicide: A Study in Sociology. Translated by George Simpson and John A. Spaulding. New York: The Free Press.

Inception
Explanation

Some movies are based on philosophical themes that run through the whole movie and imply meaning other than those being visibly represented. Inception was also one such movie, directed and co-produced by Christopher Nolan, the famed director of Insomnia. The director's favorite theme to make movies has been dreams and we see the same in this movie 'Inception'. The director has taken dreams to represent the power of human perception and how it can influence the subconscious of man. The two main philosophical aspects that Nolan has tried to discover are "On being awake or asleep and dreaming" and 'reality vs. unreality'. The different characters of the movie shared dream space and once shaken in the dreams, the person got up from the deep sleep. Persons having dreams were only made to wake up either when they died in the dream and by kicking them in the dream. The thesis…...

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Works Cited

Balter, Leon. "Nested ideation and the problem of reality: Dreams and works of art in works of art." The Psychoanalytic quarterly 75.2 (2006): 405-445.

Fisher, Mark. "The Lost Unconscious: Delusions and Dreams in Inception." Film Quarterly 64.3 (2011): 37-45.

Rivera, Heather. "Inception." Philosophy Now 88 (2012): 46-47.

Yu-rong, Z.H.E.N.G. A Narrative Analysis of the Movie Inception. Journal of Changchun University, 11, (2011). 037.

Cost Analysis
The author of this brief report shall be analyzing the proposed cost structure that is being negotiated and considered between Good Intentions Technology (GIT) and Federal Watchout Agency (FWA). In question is a Firm Fixed Price Solicitation for the B1-D surveillance product as sold and made by GIT and extended to FWA. The author has been asked to take the perspective of one of the two parties and look at the projected costs. The costs will be assessed on their face and will also be assessed in terms of what questions and fact-finding could and should be done once negotiations continue at the next meeting. Indeed, the overall structure is fairly straight-forward and figuring out cost structures in advance is advantageous to all parties involved. However, the figures given do lead to some questions and there should indeed be the proper amount of due diligence before agreeing to the…...

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Brown, K. A., & Mitchell, T. R. (1988). Performance obstacles for direct and indirect labour in high technology manufacturing. International Journal Of Production Research, 26(11),

Foorthuis, R., Hofman, F., & Brinkkemper, S. (2012). Compliance Assessments of Projects

Adhering to Enterprise Architecture. Journal Of Database Management, 23(2), 44-71.

Hammad, M. W., Abbasi, A., & Ryan, M. J. (2016). Allocation and Management of Cost

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Choosing how to start your essay on deviance depends on the type of essay you are writing and the type of coursework you are trying to complete.  Deviance is a broad topic that is covered in many of the soft sciences, including (but not limited to) sociology, psychology, and criminology.  It is also discussed in the humanities, particularly philosophy and history.  Therefore, we would probably begin the essay with two things: a definition of deviance and an explanation of how that definition fits into the context of the essay we are writing. 

Generally, deviance is a sociological concept....

Without knowing what two scenarios you selected, we cannot help you specifically evaluate the sample size, evaluate the statements for meaningfulness, critically evaluate the statements for statistical significance, or provide an explanation of the implications for social change.  We can, however, provide information to you about how you can make those evaluations.

Understanding how statistics work, especially in the context of science and social science research, is very important.  That is because you can have studies that seemingly show the same results, but actually contain very different information.  One important component of any type of statistic presented is....

The Toulmin Model refers to a way of making arguments.  It breaks the argument into six parts: claim, grounds, warrant, qualifier, rebuttal, and backing.  The first three parts, the claim, grounds, and warrant are considered the fundamental parts of the argument, with qualifier, rebuttal, and backing considered as supplementary to the argument.  The claim refers to what you are trying to prove.  In this assignment, you would either be trying to prove that curfews are beneficial or detrimental. 

One of the difficulties with your assignment is that it is not clear what type of curfews you need to....