Research essay samples

Few people in the United States think about working conditions in underdeveloped countries. Sweatshops are factories where people work in danger for a huge number of hours and get humiliation instead of a decent salary. Although some people may argue that sweatshops give people a chance to earn at ... Read more »

Each culture and each epoch has its own system of beliefs, which establishes relationship between people and the supernatural. Dante’s Inferno, Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Homer’s The Iliad reveal the values that dominated in a certain time period permeated human existence. While ... Read more »

Introduction Globalization changes the nature of consumer and trade relationships. With the whole world going flat, more businesses have a chance to present their products in foreign markets. Still, even in the world so heavily affected by globalization and diversity, many consumers choose to stick ... Read more »

Depression and stress among college students are proved to be linked with family issues. According to Landow (2006), the family issues increase cases of depression, anxiety and stress building up and may lead to mental health disorders. However, it varies from individuals. Some students lamented ... Read more »

Social media have become a pervasive means of interpersonal communication. The goal of this paper is to review the way in which social media are used in the emergency management field. The main thesis is that, despite the benefits of social media in emergency management, only social media policies ... Read more »

The Basseri is a tribe that lives in Iran, occupying a certain territory in the Iranian province Fars. They live in steppes and mountains. Because they are pastoral nomads, it is hard to determine the exact territory which they inhabit (Khanam, 2005, p.121). Comparing with Bedouin cultures, the ... Read more »

Food stuff packed in cartons is considered clean and healthy. The labels on the carton show the expiry date and the health benefits of what is contained in the carton. Recently drinking from these same cartons is considerably the leading cause of death in the world. Many people drink from the ... Read more »

Throughout the history of the mankind, fairytales and legends have been used to teach people the fundamental educational and moral lessons. Myths give a rise to perception and knowledge of the world at the beginning of the formation of personality. A myth serves as a trigger of a certain state of ... Read more »

Children are clean slates as far as their future career is concerned at the preschool age. As they grow, they interact with adults in the society where they get role models to emulate. Different occurrences are also vital in modeling future of human beings. There have been several events and people ... Read more »

Spoken English changes with usage and time assuming of colorful syntax and forms. People are not strictly required to use the language of English Queen , who administered the languages used in the British colonies.Rochelle Sharpe wrote an article titled, ‘English Loses Ground’. The ... Read more »

Introduction When crafting the research method and design, it is essential for the researcher to evaluate issues that are likely to have an impact on the validity of the study results. Various types of validity help in ascertaining whether the conclusions, inferences or propositions made are ... Read more »

Morrison family in Crow Lake In his well-documented book, Crow Lake, the narrator Lawson describes the life of Kate Morrison, from age seven to age twenty nine. The premature accidental demise of her parents, novelties Kate and her siblings, Luke and Matt, the two big brothers, and Bo, her one and ... Read more »

Fossil fuels refer to natural substances formed deep within the earth from the remains of ancient animals and plants. They are actually hydrocarbons, primarily fuel oil, coal and/or natural gas. Fossil fuels are also known as mineral fuels. On burning these fuels, the energy released can be ... Read more »

Currently, there are more than seven billion people living on the planet Earth. On the one hand, they talk that it is time to colonize Mars or another planet, which is more or less suitable for human life. This intention is related to the words of the famous writer Kurt Vonnegut "Humanity - you are ... Read more »

The role of Jackie Robinson in sports and the political life of the United States is hard to underestimate. Historians contend that Robinson reached his success far beyond baseball and prepared a ground for the coming Civil Rights Movement. The book by Thomas Zeiler not only depicts Robinson as a ... Read more »

The Kingdom of Israel went through a series of different leadership styles. They were at first led by Moses, before being ruled by other Judges, and finally got into the hands of Kings. Saul was the first King before David. It can be noted from the scriptural history that during the reign of King ... Read more »

Introduction The global food industry is facing enormous market competition. Not surprisingly, companies devise unbelievable strategies and recipes for success. For more than 100 years, Kraft Foods Inc. enjoyed a remarkably stable position in the world of food products. Today, the company needs to ... Read more »

There is an ongoing debate between analog and propositional theories and this debate remains a major controversy in the field of psychology that deals with mental imagery. According to the analog theory, analog code contains mental images. Analog code or in other words pictorial or depictive ... Read more »

Introduction This work aims at emphasizing that most times peace can only occur if any one of the warring parties becomes the victor. This statement can be proved by the facts from the AHA presidential address “No Peace without Victory of 1861 and 1865” by 2003 association president, ... Read more »

Abstract Communication is truly the key for success in any and all relationships. The work,which will be investigated dealt with the problem of how people in romantic relationships have misinterpretations and find errors with each other using nonverbal cues and body language. This paper will ... Read more »

Abstract Penguins are complex social animals. As in the case of most animals, social contact is a critical component in their development. The animals use the observation method to learn and acquire new knowledge. Mothers alter the way they forage while teaching the young ones. The establishment ... Read more »

Introduction One of the most up-to-date problems in the arenas of academic writing is plagiarism. Administrators and teachers have actually become very concerned about plagiarism. The reason is that these parties have an objective of ensuring that the academic assignments done by their students do ... Read more »

In a cultural setup, slang is a composition of nonstandard informal words that originates in some subcultures contained in a society. These words or slang in most cases brings out the expression that the person using them is familiar with the recipient group. On the other hand, cultural expression ... Read more »

Many people in the contemporary world cannot survive without television in their houses. This essay would specifically focus on the aspect of individuals watching different movies on television. It is always possible to find people glued to television watching movies every time. The debate on ... Read more »

Even though Steve, the main character, undergoes more horrors when compared to Carly Beth in the initial “Haunted Mask”, “The Haunted Mask II” does not appear to be much scary – probably for the reason that Steve is not snowed under self-hatred. Just as a normal ... Read more »

This paper examines the problem of a human self within a society viewed from a socio-psychological perspective. The author attempts to justify an interest in this field by drawing attention to the implications from this problem for a research field in general. Keywords: social psychology, self, ... Read more »

William Edwards Deming was an American professor, statistician and lecturer. He gave the world his “Plan-Do-Check-Act” theory, which was directed to improve the product quality, sales and development of companies all over the world. His famous 14 points helped to raise the economy of ... Read more »

Saint Augustine is a renowned Roman Catholic doctrine teacher who lived in the medieval times. In this chapter, Augustine reflects the amazing work done by God and how His love for mankind is exhibited through the gift of life and provision of all the things people require for their livelihoods. ... Read more »

Transformational and transactional leaders bring different values to organizations. The goal of this paper is to review the most essential facets of the two leadership styles, using the figures of Bill Gates and Joseph McCarthy as examples. What makes the two leaders either transformational or ... Read more »

Family is claimed to be a nucleus of society’s development and its fundamental element. Without family, the human society would lack organization and order. From the early age, children learn the importance of family values from their parents and relatives. Unfortunately, the main mistake ... Read more »

Visionary leaders inspire their followers to pursue their path. In this paper, the most essential features of visionary leadership are analyzed. The figure of Ronald Reagan is used to exemplify visionary leadership in practice. The paper describes the fundamentals of visionary leadership. The ... Read more »