NerdyTom-New Essays

Post War Japan: Post War Restoring

Introduction After World War II had stopped, Japan was destroyed. All the huge cities (with the exemption of Kyoto), the infrastructures, and the shipping networks were harshly damaged. Severe scarcity of food lasted for several years. The occupation of Japan by the Allied Powers began in August 1945 and terminated...

Why Investment in Stock Markets Is for the Small Investor?

Introduction A small investor is one who is not an institutional investor or high net worth investor. The SEC defines an institutional investor as anyone who invests on behalf of a company and a high net worth investor as one who has investments worth over $700000 (Rodeck, n.d). I will...

The Boy Jesus in the Gospel of St. Luke

St. Luke tells the story of the birth of Christ when the shepherds, having been informed by an angel, came to adore Him in Bethlehem where he was born. This astonished Mary but she “kept it in her heart.” Soon after Jesus made his first journey to Jerusalem where his...

Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Lesson

The first stage of a successful SIOP lesson is to define content and language objectives that students had to understand (Himmel, 2012). The observed lesson was focused on studying nature and natural phenomena; initially, the teacher listed several objectives that the class had to achieve. These objectives included learning new...

The Holy Bible: New Testament

Romans 3 Paul starts off by echoing what he was dealing with in the earlier chapter where he was scoffing at the Jews who “brag about their relationship with God”. According to Romans 3:1-2 the only advantage the Jews had, is that they were the first to be entrusted with...

US Forest Service’s Bureaucracy and Rules

Introduction The modern government apparatus is based on a strict bureaucratic structure and rules which help the state to control its employees and the community. The decade of the 1990s will be a period of dramatic changes, upheavals, and events that pose unforeseen and unexpected challenges and opportunities for large-scale...

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Writings

Introduction While in the contemporary American society women can be seen working in careers and giving a stiff competition on men, the same was not exhibited some decades before. Women were only reserved for domestic duties. This could be attributed to the high connotation of child caring, cooking, house cleaning,...

Global Financial Markets and Turmoil of 2008

Introduction This paper assesses the financial market in light of the global financial turmoil of 2008 and scrutinizes the reasons that led to the economic crisis through an analysis of the key culprits, victims, and the governmental roles. The Government and the Market Changes in the financial markets since Enron...

Approaches to Media: Audiences and Effects

The paper is an essay that discussed the Topic Approaches to the media; Audiences and Effects. The essay begins with a short introduction about various medias and its impact on the public. The essay includes descriptions about the public Medias such as television, the internet, computer games and other electronic...

Mass Media: Aspects and Relationship to Criminology

Mass media is the means of communicating with large sections of society using newspapers, magazines, radio, television, films, the internet and any other communication tools. In today’s wired world, mass media is all-pervasive and available round the clock, making it a potent phenomenon, which has far-reaching effects on society covering...

Issues in Relationships Between Parents and Children

In terms of relationships between parents and children, there are many things which are advantageous and boring for the side of younger generations. In this respect while growing up children are trying to find out the reasons for their behaviors. One of the approaches according to this is to claim...

The Baltic States in the European Union

Introduction Discussion Economic integration refers to non restricted movement of goods within a trading bloc of merged economies with common policies and central. These policies when placed together signify important changes in the patterns of economic activities in the partnering states. Integration has great influence in terms of transforming the...

Religion Philosophy “Gagging of God” by D. A. Carson

Introduction In Gagging of God, D.A. Carson presents his argument in favor of Jesus Christ being the only valid pathway to reaching God and salvation. Beginning with an investigation into the concept of pluralism, a natural outgrowth of the postmodern world in which we live, Carson examines these concepts for...

Climate Change Implications for Shell Australia’s Major Gas Projects

Subject Briefing note on climate change implications for Shell Australia’s major gas projects. Issue summary There is a huge impact of different plants and factories on the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide, which is exuded during the emission of greenhouse gases, can cause an irreparable effect on climate changes. The Australian...

Divorcing Parents and Adolescent Female Children

Introduction At one time or the other couples have faced problems in their relationships and staying together with a partner life long is a difficult and challenging experience. Though it can be potentially rewarding, it can also be the reverse and sometimes painful. Marriage and divorce has become such common...

Role and Legacy of Francois Mitterrand

Introduction François Mitterrand left a very rich legacy as the president of France. This is made evident by the claim by most of. The citizens had a lot of confidence in his leadership to a point that they would reelect him back into presidency to serve for another seven years...

Smoking, Its Cause and Effects

Introduction Smoking is a habit that has been depressed for many generations of humankind without much success. Perhaps, it can be said that it has become a necessary evil in the midst of humans. The only creation which invented the art of smoking and which has suffered all its consequences...

Corporate Media and Journalism Decline

Discussion In recent years, the corporate media business has changed much when we examine its structures and strategies. The media companies have benefited from these changes in market terms insofar as they have produced large profits. On the other hand, the same changes have resulted in the consolidation of media...

Comparing Us and Canadian Healthcare Systems

Abstract This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the US and Canadian Healthcare systems. The main focus is on the differences narrowed down to the financing structure adopted by the two governments. An evaluation of the effectiveness of the systems and the major points of convergence are also pointed out....

The Mystery of The Bermuda Triangle

Through the ages, there has been a part of the Atlantic Ocean that has been avoided by various ships and airplanes alike due to the belief of people that it can swallow these modes of transportation, including its passengers, alive. The mystery leaves search and rescue parties without any trace...

The Effects of Mining on Environment

Introduction Human activity is one of the most helpful and the most harmful on the Earth. People all over the world direct their activities of the enhancement of their lives, on making it easier and happier. At the same time, the irreversible effect is produced on the environment and people,...

Case Analysis of La Presse

Introduction The entire world has been taken over by a storm; a media storm. A revolution that has left us waiting with bated breath just ready to be swept aside. As time progresses we are caught in awe as each medium is updated and modified by subsequent changes. From the...

Exhibitionism as a Sexual Option

Main Points There is a frame of mind that is present in the background which compels the person to do so and it would be unjustified to consider the person’s act of exhibitionism without considering that frame of mind at work in the background. The person is more than often...

Recycling Of Gray-water As A Water Conservation Effort

Introduction Gray-water refers to household wastewater other than water from the toilet, known as black-water; gray-water accounts for 60% of all wastewater from a household and includes water from sinks, showers, baths and laundry machines (Christonova-Boal et al., 1996). Although the water contains suspended pathogenic material and bacteria, the amounts...

Cell Phones & Calling Plans in Linear Equations

The document explains how cell phones have become a part of our modern life, how various plans for cell phone usage can be depicted with linear equations making it easy to calculate the total cost based on cell phone usage. The document also provides two examples of linear equations. A...

Language Barriers in Foreign Military Schools

Introduction Language barrier is a typical problem for a person who gets into a foreign country or the environment where people speak a language foreign to him/her. Without knowing the language of people one has to interact with, it seems to be impossible to communicate one’s ideas or even to...

Abortion Ethics: Right-to-Life vs. Pro-Choice

The subject of legal abortion has lead to a nationwide, often emotion-filled, debate that has endured for many years and will for many years to come. People are decidedly either in the ‘pro-choice’ or ‘pro-life’ camp. There are no compromises to be negotiated: one concerned with the life of a...

Project Management Risks Analysis

Introduction Project risks involve such areas of concern as scheduling, budget and technical issues. Even though there is a vital unity to all strategic experience which can abolish the significance of time, place, and technology, there is still a historical trajectory of causes and effects that help determine strategic experience....

Introduction to Fire Prevention

Readiness and complete preparation are the basic principles of firefighting. Fire inspectors should have a quick reaction in order to act in different dangerous situations. The most important aspect for fire inspectors is to follow general rules of firefighting and be able to react in unexpected situations. There are plenty...

Reasoning on the Topic of Crime, Ofshe’s Experiment

Every time, when a person is charged with a crime, his life is put at stake. It is evident that every mistake made during the interrogation, and the hearing of a case may be fatal and may put an innocent person behind bars. In this case, the consequences of this...

Type 1 Diabetes and Related Medical Issues

Introduction There are two major types of diabetes disorders namely diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2 respectively. Both the two types of diabetes mellitus make the body’s blood sugar levels to become more than usual. Although this two types of the disease causes high blood sugar levels in different...

Fire Station Visit: New York City Fire Station

Concepts of fire Fire is a good tool but can also be a deadly nightmare; it has always fascinated and frightened us. However, the cost of fires that get out of hand is too high. Fire is a result of rapid chemical reactions or reactions in which heat and light...

Plato and Aristotle on Women in Politics

Ancient philosophy was rich in an outstanding thinker who outlined the eternal truths and observation about the world, the nature of human beings and their behavior, the origin of art and the essence of beauty, vice and virtue as well as many other concepts that are hard to find a...

Who Ended the Cold War, Reagan or Gorbachev?

Introduction Reagan’s accomplishments and legacy that was major achievement by Reagan’s “won the Cold War.” This interpretation holds a view about how Reagan won the Cold War. Reagan’s military might and moral courage enabled the United States and its allies to crush Soviet communism. The military capability can pressure authoritarian...

Gospel of Mark and Qur’an on Jesus and His Followers

The issue of Jesus or Issa and his followers is of much importance in both Islam and Christianity. There are however differences which arise in terms of beliefs about the nature and the occurrences of Jesus and his followers in the two faiths. This comes out clearly with a comparison...

Causes of Differences in Dietary Intake in NI and the REst of UK Between Schoolers

Introduction The micronutrient intake table showed that there were no significant differences between the total energy diet only (MJ) between Northern Ireland (NI) and the rest of the UK (p= 0.468). A similar trend was observed in the total energy diet only in kcal (p= 0.470). However, the energy (EAR)...

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