Concept Essay Examples

“We live in a world of dramatic change and the old ideologies that have dominated the last century do not provide the answers”. (Tony Blair). Do you think Blair’s “Third Way” provides the answer? In this essay I intend to examine the underlying concepts of the Third Way and the solutions it has to offer…

Introduction             During his lifetime, Sigmund Freud became the sole and primary authority in the field of psychoanalysis.  However, after his death, many began to feel that Freud’s work became more and more based on speculation rather than analytic data that was derived from observation that many began to refute his works and his analysis. …

The Distinction of Michel Foucault’s Concept of Power “The most defenseless tenderness and the bloodiest of powers have a similar need of confession. Western man has become                           a confessing animal.”-Michel Foucault, (1978)       History of Sexuality: IntroductionProbably the well-conceived reality in our current social structure is the concept of power. Particularly, Michel Foucault presented his own version for…

Watson calls caring the ethical principle or standard by which curing interventions are measured (Alligood, 2006). Watson’s caring theory evolves in a global state no longer limited to facility settings. Watson’s theory is the development of a caring fluid experience expanding from the person to the community onward to society. Her six Caritas process uses…

In this essay an attempt is made to discuss the two concepts – anthropocentrism and ecocentrism. An attempt is also made to discuss the differences between the anthropocentric and ecocentric view of deforestation. Anthropocentrism and ecocentrism are two different perspectives which deal with the various environmental issues such as deforestation. These two concepts are used…

Robotics research and industrial application will eventually result in loss of employment and of human control on critical machines. The claims that robotics makes work environment safer and less stressful are only serving the interests of industry that has invested large sums of money on Robotics. Although this is the argument most people have always…

Kraiger, K., Ford, J.K., and Salas, E. Application of cognitive, skill-based, and affective theories of learning outcomes to new methods of training evaluation. Journal of Applied Psychology 78 (1993), pp. 311–328. The topic addressed by this article is training evaluation. At the moment, measurement of training success relies on two basic concepts: whether training objectives…

Both Plato and Friedrich Nietzsche are seminal figures in the annals of Western philosophy.  While Plato created the foundation for much of what was to follow, Nietzsche helped shape modern philosophy.  The lofty ideals of each philosopher, as well as their oftentimes ruthless way of presenting them have made each man deep admiration, but also…

The MLI utilises a linking and learning approach to facilitate reflection, sharing and new activities in support of a Mekong ‘body of knowledge and practice’ on the social science of natural resource management. The project includes partners from eight universities within the Greater Mekong Subregion, including the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Ubon Ratchathani University. Introduction:…

What is paraphrasing? Paraphrasing is the method or process of restating an author’s idea in your own words to make the ideas suitable to your style of writing. The paraphrase should be clearer, simpler but not shorter than the original. Furthermore, it should not misrepresent nor duplicate the sentence pattern of the original. Why is…