Aristotle was born in 384 BC in Stagira, a town in Macedonia. His father was a physician to the king of Macedonia. This was probably the reason why he had a great interest in biology and science. When he was 17 years old, He went to Athens to enroll in Plato’s Academy; this is where he would spend the next twenty years of his life as a pupil and member. He was profoundly influenced by Plato’s thought and personality even though eventually he broke away from Plato’s philosophy in order to…
Wenden (1991) and Flavell (1976) both define metacognitive strategies as mental operations or procedures that learners use to regulate their learning. They are directly responsible for the execution of a writing task and include three main kinds: planning, evaluating and monitoring. Whereas cognitive strategies are mental operations or steps used by writers to learn new information and apply it to specific writing tasks. (Nelson & Narens, 1990) asserted that confusion may arise when…
Disease Research Project Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) Dawn Braud Microbiology 2104 Spring 2017 Causative Agent: Neisseria meningitidis Disease: Meningococcus Classification of the causative agent: Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcus, is a fastidious, encapsulated, aerobic gram-negative (very little or no peptidoglycan in the cell wall), diplococcus bacterium with a polysac-charide capsule. N. meningitidis is the cause of meningococcal meningitis infections that have a…
One such classification is a ‘living organism’, this classification describes an organisation as a biological organism that is dependent on its environment (Hughes & Wearing, 2013, p.38). SEW could be seen as a ‘living organism’ as it relies heavily on the external environment, being the…
States, prisoners are not organized in such a fashion. Prisoners will either be in general population or special population within a juvenile, or maximum/minimum-security facility. In America, 80 percent of prisoners are in general population. Classification of prisoners plays a very important role in the execution of individual prison sentences. It makes the expected…
This world is slowly growing sad and weary, the cause comes from the harsh discharges from every social issue we have established as a society. These issues are advertised all around the world and brought you in your television set at home. From issues like racial discrimination, homelessness, and all the way to terrorism, the list goes on and on. However on this long list of long lasting global epidemics on society we find a very important one in child abuse. An issue that in my opinion also…
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Jail Experience On Friday, November 4, 2015, I got the opportunity to visit the Montgomery County correctional facility that is located in Boyd’s Maryland. Before, I went to the jail; I had a bad impression of the correctional system and offenders as well. I thought nothing good came out of being locked up in jail. After the tour, I have come to realize that the correctional center offers a much valuable variety of services to the inmates. I also got the understanding that detainees are not…
thousands of United States citizens have died as a direct result of mass shootings and acts of terrorism. However, despite the striking similarities in the motives and damage engendered by these crimes, there are significant discrepancies between the classifications and punishments for the crimes. Depending on the crime, state or federal governments determine the way each incident is managed including the charges brought against the perpetrator, the process he or she goes through to be…
International/Public law concerns the laws effecting inter-state relationships and state/international institutions; such as the United Nations; as in Treaty of Rome 1957 . Institutions create international law such as the ECHR . National law deals with issues only within its own jurisdiction. International law is consensual – 47 states have currently signed the ECHR. National law makes binding precedent based on its own constitution and legal system. International law is also still relatively…