Social Science Essays

They simply knew he existed. Nevertheless, they attempted to prove his existence anyway, and the basic strategies employed by them are the ones used every since. Here two approaches are presented. The first, by Anselm, is perhaps the most puzzling. While it has not been all that popular with the average believer, it has fascinated […]

Macleod’s characterization of Archibald in “The Tuning of Perfection” is of a man whose life is sustained by personal hard work and the memories of the times gone by with his wife and even before then- of a faltering culture. His character represents an individual in a world where the construction and maintenance of a […]

Introduction: Man has always been interested in the discovery of the unknown. The movement of the human species in search of better survival opportunities has been a prime driving force in the cross-exchange of information, philosophy and culture, and intellectual evolution. Ever since the sixteenth century, travelogues have found a place in civilizing man. Homer’s […]

The Pursuit of Happyness was a commercially successful film whose main appeal is its ‘feel-good’ ending. It treads the much worn path of the rags-to-riches narrative, albeit with some variations in plot, characterization and context. This paper would argue that despite the commercial success of the film, it fails as a social instrument. In other […]

It is quite true that Sarah Penn and Grace Ansley come from contrasting social backgrounds and are separated in terms of place and period. Roman Fever is set at the turn of the 20th century and reflects the values and ethos of urban America at that time. Grace Ansley, though belonging to a particular historical […]

Having completed the unit of philosophy of religion, you are now ready to respond to an article written by an actual atheist. This article, titled “On Being an Atheist,” was written by H. J. McCloskey in 1968 for the journal Question. McCloskey is an Australian philosopher who wrote a number of atheistic works in the […]

There are many claims in scientific discussions that Africa is indeed the cradle of man. In essence, this pertains to the fact that the humans have indeed originated from Africa and have simply moved out of the continent through various means and at different points in time.

Students love to look at their work load and say to themselves that they have time but they soon find out how quickly their time went out. Procrastination or in other words cramming, is a major problems among youths around the high school and college years. Its affects to the procrastinator are often overlooked because […]

Raymond Williams suggests three broad definitions. First, culture can be used to refer to ‘a general process of intellectual, spiritual and aesthetic development’… second use of the of the word ‘culture’ might be to suggest ‘a particular way of life, whether of a people, a period or a group’… Finally, Williams suggests that culture can […]

In this report I will be talking about how my chosen organisation, which is Primark, uses ethical issues to consider in its every day operational activities. Primark may not have some ethical issues that I will be discussing about in this report, but I will talk in detail about how they could use them, issues […]

Here is a famous Sanskrit saying to which I’d like to add my perspective. Sanskrit Verse: “Satyam eva Jayate” Meaning: Truth alone Triumphs The phrase ‘Truth’ in this context refers to righteousness, integrity, and morality. No matter what, Dharma will finally be achieved. Even when the dark forces seem to take over the world, a […]

The driver who takes Babi, Laila, and Tariq to the giant stone Buddhas above the Bamiyan Valley describes the crumbling fortress of Shahr-e-Zohak as “the story of our country, one invader after another… we’re like those walls up there. Battered, and nothing pretty to look at, but still standing. ” Discuss the metaphorical importance of […]

I have always wanted to become a doctor. This has always been my mindset and it is the reason why I didn’t have a hard time choosing my course, BS Psychology. But looking back to my last year in high school, I realized that so many classmates of mine were still clueless on what course […]

The notion of exporting dangerous jobs is one that is deeply associated with business and organisational ethics, especially in the contemporary global condition wherein corporate outsourcing on an international and trans-cultural scale is becoming a burgeoning reality. From this perspective, we can see a rationale for businesses exporting such jobs. In terms of the key […]

The visual records of investigators and the visual documents created by those being studied have received considerable attention in the social sciences. However, a recent development has blurred the line between researchers and subjects, resulting in a new form of visual record known as collaborative representation. Both visual anthropology and visual sociology employ different approaches […]

If you have a death note, would you like to use it? No! I will not use it because; first, it placed the human life in the hands of mortal man; second, it denies the victims the opportunity for a changed life, and third, it deprive the victims of the rights to repent of their […]

The immediate and alarmist tone of Mike Oppenheim’s inductive essay, “T. V isn’t Violent Enough” is a flawless example of the ineffective strategy that Oppenheim has taken in conveying his rational and completely biased argument. The described imagery of cinema action scenes are unrealistic and not violent enough; Oppenheim’s essay falls victim to the fallacy […]

The narrator of the story “Love is a Fallacy” relates to a freshman student in law school, intelligent, egocentric person, and outgoing always thinking he was logical. As the narrator showed us some fallacies throughout the story, he was outsmarted by Polly. What are some of the impressions that I made from reading Love is […]

Conceptual blocks are defined as “mental obstacles that constrain the way problems are defined” and they “limit the number of alternative solutions people think about. ” (Whetten and Cameron, 2013, p. 183) Everyone experiences conceptual blocks and the smokejumpers were no different. 1. The smokejumpers experienced the conceptual block known as commitment when they were […]

Consider how NUMMI became a learning organization –what changes in structure, labor practices and especially management philosophy made NUMMI more competitive than the GM plant that it replaced? How do the different parts of the system support each other? At NUMMI, Toyota started by implementing a business strategy based on trust, respect, and teamwork, as […]

In this modern era, the global business environment is changing so fast that organizations need to manage differently to suit customers’ unlimited wants. Organization theory is an area of study where organizations are the phenomenon of interest for theory that applies to everybody. Organization are defined as a consciously coordinated social entity, with a relatively, […]

The concept of management is universal and very old. Management is the oldest of arts and the youngest of sciences. It is also a profession. A question is often raised on our mind that whether management is an art, a science, a profession or all the three. This question has been discussed here. Management as […]