Dislocation

Alexander-Eitzman, B., Pollio, D. E., & North, C. S. (2013). The neighborhood context of homelessness. American Journal of Public Health, 103(4), 679-685. A longitudinal study of four-hundred homeless adults located in the St. Louis area was conducted by collecting the previous addresses and sleeping locations of the individuals and comparisons were made over a one to two year follow-up interview. The intention of this article is to examine the changing neighborhood characteristics of homeless…

Airpower’s contribution to the Allied victory over Nazi-Germany in the Second World War (WWII) did not represent the ultimate fulfillment of the prophecies and predictions of interwar airpower theorists like Douhet, Mitchell or Trenchard, because strategic bombing with its predicted morale breaking effect did not lead to an uprising of the German population against the Nazi-Regime. Furthermore, their prophecies that air power alone could win a war; “the bomber will always get through” even…

During the First World War, the collapse of the military confidence, the disintegration of tsarist legitimacy, deep economic dislocation, and the one-sided polarization of society against the state were paralleled to provoke the Bolshevik revolution in Russia in 1917, which will result in Russian withdrawal from the war and will affect later on the political outcomes of the war towards…

Ever since the Spanish settlement in the 16th century, the country has worked as a service economy. In 1821, Panama broke out from Spain and joined Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, calling themselves the Republic of Gran Colombia. When it dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia, and in 1903 along with U.S support it became separated from Colombia. The United States and Panama signed a treaty that allowed the construction of a canal, and that also gave sovereignty to the U.S over a…

Generally, humans learn from experience as soon as their eyes begin to see the reality around them, after they are born. Their raw experiences from their parents, friends, school and the society, as they grow, develop their meaning perspective. Acting on their acquired knowledge, beliefs, moral values and emotional perspectives tended to shape their attitude and character that becomes the person that they are. However, since many of their flawed meaning perspective have not been challenged to…

[53]. The direct band gap energy (Eg) of Tb3+: SA crystals grown by SEST and SR methods are found to be 4.20 eV, 4.10 eV respectively, which is in good accordance with the reported values [54]. The value of band gap of Sulfamic acid was found to decrease with increase in impurity concentration and it is found between 4 and 5 [54, 55]. Fig(7). Plot of α vs. photon energy. 3.6 Thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) Thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal…

1. The Industrial Revolution gave rise to new economic needs: raw materials and agricultural products 2. Occasionally with industrial capitalism, more manufactured goods were produced than their people could afford 3. European investors found it more profitable to invest money away from home and at one point Britain was investing about half of its savings around the world 4. Imperialism guaranteed solutions to societies of industrializations class conflicts but eluding revolution and…

Film Noir is a style of filmmaking, portrayed by elements such as skeptical heroes, blunt lighting effects, perpetual use of flashbacks, complex plot lines, and an underlying experimental philosophy. The genre was most popular in American crime dramas of the post-World War II era. It has become an iconic movement in the history of film-making working its way into our society by displaying the meaning of the darker side of the American dream. In 1941 ‘The Maltese Falcon’ was released and is…

Transitioning from high school and college is a difficult task, especially for first generation Latina/o students who come from a disadvantage socio-economic background and are less prepared in terms of knowing what to expect unlike their peers. Aside from coming from families who have no way of helping guide them through this new transition in life, they also experience various emotions that they are unable of expressing which may become a distraction towards their academic and social life in…

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Problem Statement In today’s business world, teamwork is becoming more and more important. Adventure learning (AL) as an effective way of team-building has been adopted by many corporations. Adventure learning first introduced in the early 1980s. In recent years, adventure learning has become increasingly popular and the trend will continue. AL provides an environment that away from the workplace for participants. Participants have to adapt to the new situation and respond…