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What is Nature?

Nature as an academic topic appears across a wide range of disciplines, from biology and environmental science to literature, psychology, and philosophy. Students are asked to engage with it because it sits at the intersection of empirical inquiry and humanistic interpretation, making it productively complex. Questions about what is natural—whether in human behavior, literary settings, social structures, or biological systems—invite critical thinking that resists simple answers. The recurring tension between nature and nurture, for example, raises fundamental questions about identity, ability, and the role of environment in shaping individuals, which gives the topic lasting relevance across courses.

The papers collected here reflect a genuinely diverse range of approaches. Some take a comparative angle, setting texts or systems against one another—such as examining electric and hybrid cars versus gas-powered vehicles, or contrasting figures like Gilgamesh and the Monkey King. Others engage in literary analysis, exploring how nature functions in works like Jack London's "To Build a Fire" or Shakespeare's "Othello." Still others approach nature through a psychological or sociological lens, particularly in discussions of major depressive disorder, the nature versus nurture debate, and leadership behavior. Case-study and policy-oriented approaches also appear, touching on issues like the Oregon Death with Dignity Act.

A strong essay on nature begins with a clearly scoped thesis that specifies which dimension of nature is under examination—biological, environmental, thematic, or philosophical. Evidence carries the most weight when it is drawn directly from primary sources, empirical research, or close textual analysis rather than broad generalization. The most common pitfall is treating "nature" as self-explanatory; defining the term precisely within the essay's specific context is essential to maintaining a coherent argument throughout.

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Self-sacrifice and preconception in children's literature by Van Allsburg and Nash

Three Children's stories at the second grade level are discussed and analyzed. These stories are "the Stranger," "Tuff Fluff: The Case of Duckie's Missing Brain," and "Basket Moon" These stories are analyzed by 1. plot, 2. order, 3. conflict 4. suspense, 5. climax and resolution, 6. depiction of themes.

Thesis Doctorate

Google's Rule of 20% program and innovations in search technology

The Google founders deliberately designed and continually fuel a corporate culture that puts innovation at the center, acting as a highly effective catalyst for creating new products and services. One of the foundational elements of their culture is the Rule of 20%, which gives engineers the flexibility of spending up to 20% of their time on projects they are interested in transforming from concept to finished product (Laffey, 2007). Since instituting this program at the launch of the company, products and services generated from its successful use has delivered 56% of total revenues to Google on an annual basis (MIT Sloan Review, 2006). Google Docs, Gmail, personal search, Google+, Android operating systems, Goggles (visual search) and Latitude are all the result of the Rule of 20% Program (Manyika, 2009). Taken together, Google's technologies have made a major impact on the world, and their pace of innovation is changing the nature of the new product and services development process itself as well (Deegan, 2008).

Thesis High School

Government involvement in drug trafficking during the Iran-Contra affair

This paper examines the nature of our government's involvement in drug trafficking. It looks at the Iran Contra Affair and shows how black ops have been funded by drug trafficking and how the CIA has always supported the cultivation of drugs. It also examines the wars today and how they are linked to opium production.

Research Paper Undergraduate

Summary and analysis of National Response Framework incident annexes

Timely responses to natural and manmade disasters require the effective coordination of numerous federal, state and local resources. Indeed, effective responses can make the difference between life and death for countless citizens, and there is therefore a need for a framework to coordinate these disparate but valuable first responder resources. In this regard, the National Response Framework provides such a framework, but given the enormous range of providers that are involved, it is not surprising that the framework is also lengthy and complex. Moreover, the NRF recently superseded the National Response Plan (NRP) and provided a number of incident annexes concerning optimal contingency or hazard situation responses. To gain additional insights into the provisions of these annexes, this paper provides a summary of the annexes to the NRF, followed by recapitulation of the research and important findings in the conclusion.

Paper Doctorate

North African culture: history, religion, and language

This paper discusses the culture of North Africa. The region is defined, as it the concept of culture. Then, five elements of North African culture are described. The history of the region contributes to each of these, and it is discussed how that process has occurred. The Arab Spring is also discussed.

Paper Undergraduate

Command and control in joint military operations

The U.S. military has adopted a doctrine which allows commanders to possess, and use, the appropriate forces needed in order to accomplish a specific mission, called Joint Force Command. Joint Forces need to perform a number of specific Joint Functions (I.e. command and control, and intelligence) in order to help the Joint Forces Commander integrate, synchronize, and direct joint operations. Also, the Joint Operation Planning Process (JOPP) is based upon the U.S. Army's Military Decision Making Process (MDMP, both contain a seven step process by which a commander and staff should conduct the planning and execution of a military operation.

Paper Undergraduate

Feminist theory and gender equality in international relations

This paper discusses several IR theories and looks at how theoreticaldebates within a particular theory help us to define more precisely how best to use IR theory in practice. The paper examines more closely the feminist theory, looking at several different studies in this domain. Conclusions show that the feminist side of the environmental theory is quite intricate, and more research should be conducted in the sense of attesting or dismissing the attributes forwarded by feminists as superior and better equipped in protecting the environment.

Paper Doctorate

Sukkot's dual nature as harvest festival and religious commemoration

This paper discusses the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Beginning with Sukkot's origins as a harvest festival, the paper examines the biblical instructions to have Sukkot, found in Leviticus. It also looks at how modern Jews celebrate Sukkot, including the building of the sukkahs, in which Jews must dwell, either actually or symbolically, for the length of the holiday.

Thesis Undergraduate

Workplace violence in healthcare: Conflict among nurses, physicians, and staff

This paper focuses on violence in the workplace. Within this topic it discusses violence perpetrated by doctor towards nurses and vice versa, among nurses, and between nurses and unlicensed personnel/other staff. The paper provides both problems and potential solutions to violence in the workplace in this particular field, and ensures to connect each to the specific section in which it is discussed.

Essay Doctorate

Identifying financial statement fraud schemes at Apollo

This reference material provides a detailed account of questionable activities on the part of Apollo Corporation. This fictional company engages in activities that overstate earnings while not adequately reserving. This creates the illusion of a profitable company that in reality is on the verge of bankruptcy. Through this document, I uncover some of the nuances imbedded within the financial statements in under to shed light on Apollo.

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