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What is People?

The study of people sits at the center of nearly every academic discipline, from sociology and psychology to literature, public health, and political science. Essays grouped under this broad topic examine human behavior, identity, social roles, and the systems that shape individual lives. Because the subject touches so many fields, students encounter it in introductory composition courses, upper-division humanities seminars, and professional programs alike. Works like Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Langston Hughes' "Night Funeral in Harlem" appear alongside nursing research and immigration policy, reflecting how questions about what it means to be human cross disciplinary boundaries and resist simple answers.

The papers archived here take a wide range of approaches. Literary analysis appears in close readings of Hughes and Sophocles, while social and policy perspectives drive essays on immigration, reintegration after incarceration, and technology dependence. Applied professional angles emerge in work on nursing evidence-based practice, physical education teacher burnout, and strategic staffing. Personal narrative and descriptive writing feature in essays about historical figures and memorable life events, while research-oriented pieces examine extracurricular activity, premarital factors, and quality improvement initiatives. This variety shows that writing about people can mean analyzing a character, evaluating a workplace policy, or reflecting on lived experience.

A strong essay on any aspect of this topic needs a focused, arguable thesis rather than a general statement about humanity. Evidence that carries weight includes specific examples, credible research, or close textual detail depending on the assignment type. The most common pitfall is scope creep — trying to address all of society when the essay should examine one clear issue, case, or idea in meaningful depth.

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Research Paper Undergraduate

Brazil's tourism growth and economic development through the 2014 World Cup

This is a three page paper. It is divided into three parts, each one being a separate blog post related to tourism and hospitality. The focus of the blog posts is on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The first entry is I Know, related to facts and references are provided. The second is I think, related to Lifestyle issues and Faith Popcorn. The third is I Wish, related to TRIZ.

Paper Undergraduate

Boethius's explanation of evil in the Consolation of Philosophy

This paper discusses the fourth book of the text written by Boethius. The text explores the concepts of evil and questions how God can exist as well as evil. Human beings are granted free will by God and are allowed to choose whether they do good or wicked deeds. Evil does not really exist because wicked people do not really live because they have turned their backs on God.

Research Paper Undergraduate

Will theory and interest theory of inalienable rights

Although America's founding documents declared unequivocally "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," the signing of the Declaration of Independence did nothing more to end the debate over rights, power, and liberty than did the discourses of Immanuel Kant, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke. The notion of inalienable rights is rooted in Hobbesian theory, after Hobbes wrote in his Leviathan that "to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own Nature; that is to say, of his own Life; and consequently, of doing anything, which in his own judgment, and Reason, he shall conceive to be the (most) apt means thereunto," thus offering philosophy's most basic elucidation of the concept of inalienable rights. Western philosophy has always focused the attention of its greatest thinkers on the concept of natural versus legal rights, with the former representing life, liberty, and those ostensibly inalienable rights granted to all people regardless of culture or custom, and the latter consisting of the rights bestowed upon citizens by the legal apparatus of their government.

Paper Doctorate

Trust and strategic relationships in supplier management practices

The objective of this study is to examine procurement and supplier management and the potential behavior and trust of suppliers and to discuss this in light of current academic debates and provide practical illustrations to support the answer. The work of Chen, Paulraj and Lado (2004) entitled "Strategic Purchasing, Supply Management and Firm Performance" states of purchasing that it has "increasingly assumed a pivotal strategic role in supply-chain management." (p.505) Demonstrated in this study is hat clear lines of communication, safeguards to prevent fraud and corruption, and high levels of trust among suppliers and buyers are all critical elements in strategic supply chain procurement practices. When there is a high level of trust among suppliers and purchasers, the supply chain is more likely to be optimized and productivity and profitability is likely to be much higher. As noted in this study trust has as its outcome the understanding o the part of the firm that the other party to the transaction will perform actions that result in positive benefits to the firm and that no actions will be taken that will result in negative outcomes.

Paper Doctorate

Dennett's intentional systems theory and folk psychology

This paper is about Dennett's international system. Dennett's Intentional System's theory has an element of folk psychology added to the psychology of the mind, which is comfort zone and usual area of work. Folk psychology, also often called commonsense psychology or belief-desire psychology, consists of not only the theory of mind (the term that describes the ability of a human being or an animal to have intentional and representational states in which they understand, know, believe and desire etc., and also have an understanding and knowledge of the beliefs and desires of others), but also emotions, empirical generalizations about behavior of entities, and other qualitative states and traits that an agent is bound to posses.

Paper Undergraduate

Creativity as essential to happiness, fulfillment, and leadership

The document considers the ways in which creativity is an important component of humanity, both today and in the future. The main argument is that creativity stimulates individual happiness, workplace success, and the means to ensure the future longevity of the Earth and the survival of the human race. The conclusion is that creativity is not only important. It is essential.

Paper Doctorate

Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken: survival and resilience in wartime

Following her first novel Seabiscuit, many awaited Laura Hillenbrand's second book with nothing less than eagerness and excitement. It will be however nine years after her first non fiction account before Unbroken: A World War Two Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption is released. Hillenbrand's life took a sudden turn just before her graduation from Kenyon College in Ohio when she fell ill with chronic fatigue syndrome, a disease that has kept her confined from living a normal life. She remains ensnared within the perimeters of her house in Glover Park, Washington which is from where she conducted research and eventually wrote Unbroken, the biographical novel about an Olympic runner whose World War Two experience reflects heroism in a sense of survival after his plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean and is captured and kept prisoner by the Japanese.

Essay Doctorate

The F-ratio and ANOVA: comparing statistical tests for group means

The paper provides the use of various statistical tools to achieve research findings. The research also distinguishes between the t-test and ANOVA and the finding reveal that the t-test is only appropriate to compare the means of two groups while the ANOVA is appropriate to compare the means of three or more group. The paper also discusses the issue social problems such as drug abuse, gang membership and domestic violence and various statistical tools to predict the cause of these social problems.

Paper Doctorate

International financial management and domestic finance compared

This paper consists of a set of four short questions that students are to answer in their own words. The questions deal with topics such as the difference between domestic and international financial managers, corporate culture, the role of exchange rates, and a couple questions that deal with international trade.

Paper Doctorate

Father's death and the path to physician assistant medicine

I can still remember his face that day: ashen, writhing in pain, tremulous. It was a good face -- one that had reflected love and caring to almost everyone who had known him, one that had contended daily with a…

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