Since man became conscious of himself as part of a bigger world and universe, he has looked up to the stars and contemplated them. What are they made of, what is their purpose, why do they shine so brightly? Even though the stars are light-years away, over time humans have...

The article by Mendenhall & Doherty (2007) is one whose methodology is clearly guided by the purpose statement and introduction following the abstract. The introduction does well to provide the reader with information related to the subject matter, without disclosing the findings or the details of the body content. The...

According to the strain theory, some strains or stressors increase the chances of occurrence of a crime. The results of such strains are negative emotions like anger. Through such negative emotions, an individual’s pressure to take a correlated action is increased, thus creating a possibility of a crime to occur....

When an American both overcomes immense hardships to become an esteemed scientist and dies in service to his country, it is only right that his achievements and sacrifice be honored. Carl S. McNair, older brother to Dr. Ronald McNair, completely fulfills this obligation in In the Spirit of Ronald E....

The symbiotic algae that live inside the flesh of many reef-building corals are called zooxanthellae. Zooxanthellae are a type of microscopic, single-celled algae that thrive in the protective environment provided by the coral. These algae process the corals’ metabolic waste in a photosynthetic process; thus, the waste produced by the...