I am an International learner from Saudi Arabia. I have only been here for the duration of my degree. I had an opportunity to do this class in fall 2012. I liked a lot to do the class. I always thought that this was the course that would allow me to be a better reader and author. I did not make it that time. I […]

About 20 percent of the planet’s populace exists in utter poverty. Of these, about two thirds are women. The past few years have seen to a great reduction in the levels of poverty. Poverty however remains a big problem the world over. Close to half of the world’s inhabitants lives on less than US$2 per day while about 20 % live on less than a […]

According to Employer Response to the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988: A Preliminary Look; which was posted in the Labor Law Journal by Petersen and Douglas, employers have a role to ensure that their workplaces are free of drug-related crimes. They are also expected to respond to such activities in cases where they occur. Drug abuse is, however, a real problem and employees often get […]

Risk assessment is the exercise of determining the probability of re-arrest and revocation. It helps in determining how best to assist an offender about to be discharged from serving his term. Often, these convicts have underlying problems that may lead him in getting involved in illegal activities that may get them rearrested. In resolving this issue, correction centers must identify means of assessing the risk […]

Power is one’s ability to control their environment. It gives one control and influence over those that surround him. Power is the ability to balance these two qualities to yield development within their jurisdiction and without. The best kind of power makes more use of the influence ability than the control ability to get results. However, sometimes control is essential for proper running to take […]

Society and social education is concerned with the study of people, over a period and the interactions with others, in different environments, and how this has changed (now and then).  Society and social education are referred to as “HSIE” (Human Societies and Its Environments) in NSW (Reynolds, 2009). Typically History, Geography, Sociology, Economics, Aboriginal studies, Environmental studies, Civics, Social and Australian studies are included in […]

Chromatic aberration is the failure by a lens to concentrate all colors at the same point. Rays of varying colors are refracted to separate points because they have different wavelengths. An object with different colors will seem to merge at the edges due to this form of distortion. The refractive index of lenses differs with different wavelengths hence the occurrence of chromatic aberration. Different colors […]

Around 15 % of children worldwide have obesity. Increases in the number of obesity cases among children have been staggering. The article, “Can Medication Cure Obesity in Children? A Review of the Literature” by Luisa Mirano highlights the difficulty of treating obesity among children using long-term medications. From her analysis, she finds that the contributions of these forms of medication have negligible results, are expensive […]

Assisted suicide is the idea of helping patients to end their lives at that point when living is deemed pointless. Patients often choose this path as a result of continuous pain and slim chances of being cured. Assisted suicide is legal in about five states in the United States. The first state to legalise assisted suicide was Oregon. Legalization of assisted suicide has met with […]

Question 1 Essay question: Does the author clearly display violence and immorality in the society of his novel? The essay is supposed to clearly identify situations of violence and immorality in the novel. It also looks and the negative effects that arise from acts of violence and immorality. Question 2 The thesis question reflects my desire to compare the modern society with the society of […]