Sciences Directory Vol. 2‚ No. 4‚ 2-8‚ October 2013 th Proceedings of the 11 conference of the International Communal Studies Association Revisiting Walden Two: sustainability from a natural science perspective Deborah Altus * Washburn University‚ USA 1 Video of conference presentation: Not available Abstract In his 1948 novel‚ Walden Two‚ B F Skinner proposed using principles and methods of natural science as a means to design a healthy society that was not only satisfying and meaningful to its
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It has a host of cultural practices and beliefs. France is a country in Western Europe. It is famous for its wine and cheese. People in France also enjoy croissants and different kinds of bread but baguette is the most popular. They also like truffles; a black‚ warty fungus that grow in the roots of oak and hazelnut trees. Truffles are really expensive and they use trained pigs to find them. The study compares these two countries France and Kenya within the setting of International Management
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How is the transition to adulthood different for this generation? Young people fall into the period of life from the beginning of puberty to the attainment of adulthood. Caton (2001) argues that this period is usually concomitant with problems as they "struggle" to fit themselves into society. Symonds et.al‚ 2011 concur with this and state that the journey from adolescence to adulthood in this day is far more daunting. It takes much longer‚ and the roadway is filled with “far more potholes‚ one-way
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COMPARING TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF CURRICULUM AND THEIR BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN EDUCATION This essay will focus on two different curriculum approaches and it’s benefit in children’s education taking in to consideration the values and aims It will at teacher’s role or guidance in the learning environment and how parents and care givers to contribute towards their children’s education Olivia 1997 defined curriculum is as the content chosen to be taught or subjects that are most useful for the
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Purpose Using a calorimeter‚ the experiment aimed to determine the specific heat of two different metals‚ Lead and Zinc‚ in order to calculate their individual atomic weight. Theory The calorimeter consists of a metal outer cup‚ a removable metal inner cup‚ which is held in place by a rubber ring‚ and an insulating lid with a small opening for a thermometer. It is a closed system as the air between the inner cup and outer cup insulates the water and heated metal‚ so‚ ideally‚ all heat is contained
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Analysis of two essays Do you know the differences between honesty and integrity? “The Insufficiency of Honesty” which is from textbook‚ “Refining Reading Writing” (Dasgupta & Mei‚ 2008‚ p. 132)‚ was written by Stephen L. Carter. Carter discussed the differences between honesty and integrity in this essay. Stephen L. Carter (born October 26‚ 1954) is an American law professor‚ legal- and social-policy writer‚ columnist‚ and best-selling novelist (Stephen L. Carter‚ 2013). This essay first appeared
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A clash of two complete opposite worlds is the only manner in which I could describe the difference between Chapters one and two of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. In the first we find glamour and high class parties‚ the next a moral wasteland painted in a shade of grey were we find futile attempts at a better life. Looking over all the inappropriate choices is Doctor T.J. Eckleburg…or is it? The narrator Nick Carraway kicks off the book by telling us a bit about his past and how he
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Many modern cultures are very similar. These similarities have been around since the origins of the cultures. Even though most cultures may seem very different‚ they have similar beliefs. Many of these beliefs are expressed in a culture’s creation myth and by comparing the myths from different cultures you can find many similarities. The African and Chinese myths for example‚ show a close similarity in the creation of humans. In the African myth "The Creation of the Universe‚ Ife‚ and Human Beings
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where after 400 years of slavery‚ God helps the Israelites escape from Egyptian slavery and into the Promised Land. Two different observances of the event are the Jewish Passover Haggadah and the Christian Eucharistic Service. While the Passover Haggadah contests that the rescue of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses was the foundation for the Jewish people‚ the Eucharistic Service have taken and re-interpreted its meaning. Nevertheless‚ both observe the Passover to be a sacred meal where liberation
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Ronald Takaki examines the struggles Mexicans faced in obtaining equal rights in his book‚ A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America. According to Takaki‚ the American people and government affected Mexican lifestyles through encroachment on their rights‚ starting just before the Mexican-American War. Takaki posits that “political restrictions” made it difficult for Mexicans to secure their “rights as citizens” and maintain their “rights as landowners” (167). Takaki explains that
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