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The population of the African elephant declined considerably in the 20th century, with the species aggregate falling from 5 – 10 million to 1.3 million between the 1930s and 1980s…

This essay aims to explore the reasons behind the lack of coverage of female sports participants in the UK media. It is important in this essay to consider not just…

Dystopian fiction has always been preoccupied with power and control. One of the main reasons why authors write this type of literature is to create awareness of how this power…

Logic dictates that the physical consequences of hazards are fixed objective. However perceptions of risks associated with those hazards are highly subjective and as a result risk has been defined…

Homosexuals are individuals who are sexually attracted to another person of the same sex, and transsexuals are people who perceive their gender to be different from their biological sex2. They…

For many years, evolutionary psychology has studied interpersonal relationship issues to great depths (DeSteno, Bartlett, Saloey, & Braverman, 2002; Grice & Seely, 2000; Wiedermann & Kendall, 1999). The evolutionary model…

This assignment aims to evaluate current theoretical explanations that are relevant to the field of addiction and to explore the reasons and intentions behind various prevention programmes for hazardous drinkers….

Globalisation is one of the key ideas in modern politics and international relations and also a main, if not key idea in social sciences. Every discipline has an angle on…

An estimated 1. 7 to 4% of the world’s population is intersexed, meaning that persons possess primary and secondary characteristic that are neither male nor female (Haas; 2004, 41). Within…

Attention is the ability to focus on particular environmental features (Cardwell, 1996). Attention improves thinking procedures, through the process of concentration. The effort involved in maintaining concentration can be incredibly…

Are gender identity and sexual preferences genetically determined? Can they be reduced to one’s sex? Or are they amalgams of biological, social, and psychological factors in constant interaction? Are they…

Archaeology and Ancient History would seem to the untrained eye to be very convenient bedfellows. Both involve the study of antiquarian periods by different means; ancient history via textual sources…

Attention is “the act of concentration on any one of a set of any subjects or thoughts”. (Collins dictionary). Selective attention is “the process by which a person can selectively…

”Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it”, said Stephen Leacock. He probably stated an undisputable truth as we…

The question of whether the U. S. A is a nation, state, or a nation-state is one with no straightforward answer. One’s first reaction to the question is to answer…

Poverty and migration are both complicated, multi-faceted concepts which can be caused by, and affect each other. There are many definitions of poverty in use, but the most common meaning…

We investigated the diuretic effect of different beverages upon the kidneys considering ions of physiological importance, volume and specific gravity of the urine.Materials and methodIn order to standardise our results…

Before we are able to consider whether or not it is an advantage of Descartes substance dualism that it allows the possibility of life after death, we must first grasp…

1. IntroductionMore and more companies are formed to carry out business ventures inevitable cause the companies enter into contracts with outsiders. At the same time an important question arises as…

Judaism spans centuries of reform and change, but unlike many religions it is seen by many as the most traditional and unified denomination. However, like all major religions of our…