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Reactions to Shock, Reaction, and Violence in American Culture, 2001.
1,960 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 16 sources, AU$ 90.95
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This is an academic analysis of the reactions of North American culture to violent death. It includes analyses of various literary resources and integrates criticism from several different sources. The main focus of the paper is an examination of how events like the L.A. riots occur and the social psychology that leads up to such events.
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Johnson and Johnson - Tylenol, 1995.
Examines the event and repercussions of the Tylenol cyanide poisoning. The format includes an introduction; media/consumer reactions; company reactions; competitor reactions; affects on company and conclusion.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 126.95
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"Johnson & Johnson/Tylenol
Introduction
The Tylenol case represents perhaps the worst sort of dilemma a company can face. Through no fault of its own, Johnson & Johnson was faced with the destruction of one of its most important brand names. An unknown assailant used the product to murder a number of people at random, and the story was one of the most widely covered events in media history. Within the first week it is estimated that more than 90 percent of the American public were aware of what had happened (Wall Street Journal, October 4, 1982). This situation left the product in a very bad position - no one wanted to use Tylenol in case there had been some tampering with the ..."
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Media Violence, 2003.
Personal reaction to the adverse effect of media violence on children.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 80.95
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This paper presents a personal reaction to the adverse effect of media violence on children. It discusses specific TV shows and interactive video games, as well as other factors including stability of the family unit.
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"The relationship between children and adolescents watching shows or engaging in interactive games that stress violence and actual acts of violence is of great personal and professional interest to me ..."
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The Mitsunobu Reaction, 2003.
An analysis of the chemical reaction known as the mitsunobu reaction.
1,228 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 17 sources, APA, AU$ 60.95
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The mitsunobu reaction, discovered in 1967, involves the stereospecific reaction of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid in the presence of triphenylphosphine and diethyl azodicarboxylate (DEAD) to give an ester. This paper provides an overview of this chemical reaction and presents explanations via numerous diagrams and figures.
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"In 1976, it was found that the formation of nitriles is also easily reached when cyanide is used as a nucleophile under Mitsunobu conditions.10 Recently, however, acetone cyanohydrin has been used as a source of hydrogen cyanide for this reaction (see figure 7). With a comparable yield and a less toxic reagent, acetone cyanohydrin is a suitable replacement for HCN.11 In this system, similar to other Mitsunobu systems, sterically hindered secondary alcohols tend to give poor yields."
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Media's Impact on Adolescent Self-Perception, 2001.
This paper examines the media's influence on adolescents in America today.
8,515 words (approx. 34.1 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 260.95
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This paper describes three basic angles of the media's impact on adolescent self-perception. The paper illustrates the media?s most positive portrayal of teenagers and its more customary negative angle. It provides real world examples of the state of adolescence in America. The paper explores how and why corporate America and the media affect the nation?s children.
Table of Contents
I. Fear is in the TV: Media images of an adolescent world
II. Truth is in the Streets: The rest of the story
III. Autopsy Reports in the Profit Margins: What does Corporate America have to gain?
a. Media Stock in Violence
b. Drug Companies and the New Marketplace
c. Get Tough on Crime (it?s easy on the approval ratings)
d. Selling Popularity
IV. I Don?t Want to Be Part of Your World: Self-definition and other underage options
a. Media Complications and Youth Reactions
b. Self-Definition and Viable Options
V. Summary
VI. Sources Used
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"I began work on this paper with every intention of sticking to traditional subjects. I planned to discuss media portrayal of women and beauty, the formation of high school ?cool? through marketing and media pressure, and the legalities of advertising to teenagers. Along the way I expected to discuss such random issues as cartoon characters and smoking campaigns. However, once I actually started my research, an entirely different topic kept popping up over and over again: the negative media portrayal of teenagers and the wholesale selling of violence and mind-altering drugs.
"Multiple school shootings have passed in recent memory. Daily news reports continue to be filled with stories of adolescent murderers and children in adult prisons. The question then presented itself to my mind, how does all this negative media coverage affect the way teens view themselves, and the way in which they interact with the world? Are teens today really more violent, and if so, is that the fault of the entertainment media or some other cause? What is it like to be part of a subculture that takes the brunt of these media scandals? Is it all hype, and does the hype worsen the problem?
Increasingly my other research seemed to pale in comparison to these questions. One day when I was at the library, a boy walked by wearing a Marilyn Manson T-shirt that piqued my interest and made up my mind as to how I should approach this paper. It read: "Is adult entertainment killing our children, or is killing children entertaining our adults?" I set myself the task of answering that question, and further exploring how media messages on violence and group conformity might change the self-perception and self-identification of adolescents, with a focus on the events at Columbine.
There are three basic angles that I felt needed to be explored. First, I attempted to explain the media?s most positive portrayal of teenagers and its more customary, negative angle. Then I contrasted these stereotypes with a few real-world truths about the state of adolescence in America. Finally, I tried to explore how and just as importantly, why, corporate America and the general media have affected our children."
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Reaction Times of Gamers and Non-Gamers, 2006.
This paper is a complete experiment comparing the reaction times of video game players with the reaction times of non-players.
1,465 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 14 sources, APA, AU$ 70.95
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This paper reports that the results of the experiment were consistent with the hypothesis that people who play video games at least 10 hours a week will have improved reaction times over people who do not play video games. The author points out that, for the purposes of this study, gamers were defined as participants who played video games ten hours a week or more, while non-gamers were defined as those who played video games less than ten hours a week. The paper relates that an online survey was created through www.surveymonkey.com and administered to obtain demographics, information about the gaming habits of participants and whether or not they participated in any other activity that could increase their reaction times.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Methodology
Participants
Materials and Measures
Online Survey
Online Reaction Test
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Appendix: Gaming and Reaction Time Survey Questionnaire
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"Laming (1968) found that reaction times for recognition reaction time tests averaged 0.384 seconds. The means obtained from the current experiment are lower than the expected means for a reaction time test. The mean reaction time for gamers was 0.248 seconds, while that of non-gamers was 0.305 seconds. This may be due to the fact that the measures used in the current experiment were more accurate than those used by Laming or because the stimuli presented were simpler."
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Reaction Time and Automobile Risk Avoidance Aptitude, 2004.
Discusses how insurers could use principles based on reaction time in order to enhance the quality of their services.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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Studies of reaction times have been of interest to a wide variety of people for several centuries. Among one of the industries that stands to benefit the most from a more comprehensive understanding of reaction times is the automobile insurance industry, which charges customers premiums based on the risk that they might get into an accident. There is reason to believe that this propensity is directly correlated to reaction time. This paper shows that, whereas, in simple reaction time experiments, there is only one stimulus and one response, in choice reaction time experiments, the user must give a response that corresponds to the stimulus. This system most closely resembles that of driving. The paper shows that insurers have found that reaction time is determined as the time required for a driver to perceive a hazard and apply the brakes or turn the steering wheel. As a result, reaction time tests used to measure driving competency would have to focus on this particular metric.
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"Other studies have shown that reaction times improve when there is a sense of anticipation in the subject, which bodes poorly for the method?s use to the automobile insurance industry. Sanders (1998, p. 21) This has two implications to the industry: first, people with higher reaction times will tend to be better drivers and people who engage in reaction-time intensive activities such as video games will have higher reaction times. Secondly, testing will not reveal skills as well as might have been thought. Brebner and Welford (1980) report that reaction times are faster when the subject has been warned that a stimulus will arrive soon."
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Media and Society, 2005.
This paper examines an Olympic media event in which two athletes expressed their racial anger.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper describes a memorable Olympic media event in which two American track and field athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, took advantage of global media coverage of their medal awards ceremony to make a dramatic political statement. The author rpoints out that this famous media event from the 1968 Olympic Games is an example of human reaction to the emergence and social construction of culture. The paper relates that, in this ritual of defiance and sorrow, Tommie Smith and John Carlos reflected their basic ethics and values because they were angered by their country economic and political systems in which economic relations were governed by the dominance of an elite class.
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"In "The Media and Popular Culture", the author describes a memorable Olympic media event in which two American track and field athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, took advantage of global media coverage of their medal awards ceremony to make a dramatic political statement. As millions of people around the world watched, they raised their black-gloved fists and bowed their heads as the Star Spangled Banner was played. (Edles) Obviously, Tommie Smith and John Carlos considered themselves symbolic actors on a global stage, for their presence representing their country as African American athletes, combined with their raised fists and bowed heads, offered the world beyond Mexico City a symbolic protest against racism in the United States."
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Discriminative and Simple Reaction Time, 2002.
This paper explains a test done to measure reaction time of participants.
677 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 35.95
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The writer defines the test, discusses the results and analyzes the implications. The dependent variable in the study is behavior, specifically the reaction time (RT) of student?s responses. Two types of reaction times are included in the test: simple and discriminative. The simple reaction time involves a purely physical stimulus while the discriminative reaction time was measured in the same way, but with the addition of an auditory stimulus.
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"Within this study, there were several instances of measurement error. One example is that the weight of the rulers between the different reaction time group participants was not standardized. Another example is that in the study of discrimination reaction time, the use of ?beep? and ?boop? was not reversed to determine if both words were equal in regards to the reaction time. A final example is that all groups did the simple reaction time first. This is a possible error in the study because all the figures for the discrimination reaction time study could have been confounded by the fact that the participants were used to the experiment or that it was later in the day."
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The Kinetics of Chemical Reactions., 2001.
An investigation into the kinetics of the reaction between hydrogen peroxide and potassium iodide in an acidified solution.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 14 sources, AU$ 169.95
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The paper deals with a very detailed investigation into how the kinetics of a reaction changes from alterationss in pH, the concerntration of reactants and the addition of a catlyst in a homogenous solution. Also included is the most effective, yet efficient manner, of determining the rate of the reaction including detailed mathematical calculations. There is a lot of experimental data as evidence included and a detailed practical guide of how the investigation was undertaken and numerous discussions.This paper is essential as a reference for those studying reaction kinetics.
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"Investigate the kinetics of the above reaction and thus attempt to find a rate equation for the reaction and also establishing the best method to determine the rate of the reaction. I will do this by varying the concentrations of Iodide ions, H+ ions and Hydrogen Peroxide to generate the rate equation, I will also try to find the effect of a catalyst: Molybdate ion on the rate of reaction and also if the amount of catalyst is relevant in a homogenous reaction. The rate will be found using the iodine clock reaction and also by the use of a pH meter and a colorimeter, and these methods will be assessed to help determine the best method of analysis."
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Adverse Drug Reactions, 2005.
Examines the increasing number of incidents of adverse reactions to drugs in North American patients.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 45.95
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In the medical field, a medical professional's first duty is to do no harm to their patients. However, studies have shown that often times the care that injured or ill people received not only occasionally worsened their condition, but also in some instances were proven fatal. In particular adverse drug reactions are one of the most common examples of this tragic scenario. This paper discusses the increased direct-to-consumer marketing efforts of pharmaceutical companies, the types of adverse drug reactions and finally the incidence of drug reactions.
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"A major cause of morbidity and mortality, worldwide, is adverse drug reactions, as caused by either immune or non-immune mechanisms. These reactions are the most common iatrogenic illnesses, which complicate between five and fifteen percent of therapeutic drug courses. More than 100,000 deaths, in the United States, are characterized by serious, adverse drug reactions, each year (Riedl & Casillas, 2003, p. 1781)."
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Enthalpy Change of a Chemical Reaction, 2005.
Describes a laboratory exercise studying the enthalpy change of a chemical reaction.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 45.95
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This paper describes a chemistry experiment in enthalpy change during chemical reactions. It looks at the enthalpy change in the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid. The experimental method is described and the results analyzed. The write-up shows details of the experiment recorded and how the calculations are made.
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"This laboratory exercise studied the enthalpy change of a chemical reaction between magnesium (Mg) and hydrochloric acid (HCl) The experiment is designed to calculate the energy released from a single replacement reaction. The reaction is exothermic, i.e., it gives off heat. An empty calorimeter was weighed and the temperature of the calorimeter recorded. A g sample of Mg was added to mL HCl an the calorimeter with a thermometer attached. The maximum temperature reached during the reaction was recorded. The final weight of the calorimeter..."
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Postmodernism of Resistance and Reaction, 2008.
A review of art works by Hans Hofmann, Damien Hirst and Sherrie Levine and how they portray postmodernism of resistance or postmodernism of reaction.
1,421 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper discusses the concept of postmodernism of resistance and postmodernism of reaction. It explores this concept and use examples of art to illustrate what is meant by this contrast. The paper describes and discusses art works by Hans Hofmann, Damien Hirst and Sherrie Levine and shows how these artists portrayed postmodernism of resistance or postmodernism of reaction.
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"Instead, I would argue that the art world needed to wait another ten years to see true examples of "postmodernism of resistance" - in the form of artwork such as Damien Hirst's, which embodied what has been termed a "striking analogue for the relationship between aesthetic and lived experience" (Hopkins 228). Here was something that was utterly different, in that it was not merely a reaction against the formalism of Modernism. Instead, it embodied a sweeping paradigm shift, relocating art within the paradigm of installation. In so doing, it resists Modernism to the extent that it even places new demands upon the viewer of art - for example, often she must move. Indeed, her movement may inform the meaning of the artwork - something scarcely contemplated in the formalism of Modernism. Moreover, rather than form following function, function becomes irrelevant."
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Terling's Article on Private Schools: A Reaction Paper, 2008.
A summary and reaction to the article "Private Schools are not Emotional Havens for Teens", by Toni Terling.
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 51.95
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This paper summarizes the article by Toni Terling, "Private Schools are not Emotional Havens for Teens", which states that while private schools do show a higher level of achievement, for example, they also show increased risk of suicide and weapon use, among other negative outcomes. The author then goes on to discuss his personal reaction to the article's finding and how it relates to his experiences in the American school systems.
Outline:
Article Summary
Response to Article
How This Relates to My Own Personal Experiences
Insights the Article Adds to My Experience
Works Cited
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"Alternatively, the many friends I had that attended private school had an overwhelmingly more positive experience than I encountered in public school. If a student became depressed or violent in their private school, the issue was noticed immediately due to the small setting and was taken care of swiftly. Of course, cliques, being a product of human nature, existed on a smaller scale in my friends' schools, however, these cliques were less cohesive. This appears to be because the small setting gave everyone the feeling of belonging to the same big group, which allowed them to avoid splintering into smaller ones as is common in the larger public school environment."
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The Polymerase Chain Reaction, 2002.
Discussion of the technique of Polymerase Chain Reaction, its strengths and weaknesses, and its importance to molecular archaelogy.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 89.95
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The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) allows scientists to directly and exponentially amplify small samples of DNA. It will permit molecular archaeologists to analyze the genealogical relationships of extinct species and vanished populations and their relationship to living creatures. This paper outlines the technique and assesses its strengths and weaknesses.
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Reaction Rate, 2005.
A chemistry experiment about reaction rates.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper describes a chemistry experiment looking at the various factors which affect reaction rates. The paper studies the affects of temperature, surface area and catalysts (NaCl and vinegar) on the dissolution of Alka Seltzer tablets. The paper demonstrates that increases in time and surface area as well as the presence of a catalyst shortened the time needed for the tablets to dissolve.
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