Thomas (1995: 21) notes that it is easy to pick holes in earlier approaches to the study of pragmatics, because the ‘pioneers’ of the field were reacting against an approach to linguistics which was strongly biased towards meaning in abstract rather than meaning in use. Lyons (1981: 171) states that pragmatics is ”variously defined as … Read more
Survey on Clustering Schemes in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks(VANETs) Abstract’Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks(VANETs) are special kind of Mobile Ad-Hoc Network which has significant role in the applications related with traffic safety and traffic efficiency. The process of clustering of nodes in VANET improves the performance of VANET structure by performing data aggregation. There are several clustering schemes … Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter presented and described the introduction of research. It comprised of nine main sections starting with the background of the study, followed by statement of problem, research objective, research questions, research hypotheses, significance of the study, limitations of the study, the definition of terms and summary of the chapter. Background of … Read more
The criminal justice system has traditionally concentrated on detaining and committing offenders rather than examining the roots of their problems and providing community-based services that effectively addressed them. Crime rates continue to soar under the present system and the search is ever stronger for a solution to deal with a rising prison population, high costs, … Read more
What is meant by “nature”? Mill identifies in the first sense, the nature of any given thing is an aggregate of its powers and properties so nature is “the ensemble or aggregate of the powers and properties of all things”. In this sense of nature practically everything we know is “nature” and most of these … Read more
Searle’s definition of ‘strong AI’ can be summarized, “a machine can think simply as a result of instantiating a computer program (Searle, p.203). In this sense, by creating and running a program, if the program can perform and respond in the same way as a human so as to be indistinguishable, then this would be … Read more
Discuss with reference to your own experience of studying U130. Using a computer to learn is quick and efficient. Assignments and conference posts can be generated on the computer rather than hand-written, and this allows for drafting and editing without having to start afresh each time. A computer is invaluable for downloading a CV template, formatting … Read more
If harsher punishments worked, arguably America would lead the world in crime reduction. But despite a prison population that doubled between 1980 and 1990 (Christie, p.229), the crime rate in that country continues to increase. In fact, only one country in the world has actually managed to reduce their crime rate – that country is … Read more
The ‘indirect duties’ view is we have no duties directly to animals, we owe them nothing and we can do nothing that wrongs them. Instead, we can do wrong acts involving animals and so we have duties regarding them rather than to them (Regan, p.224). An example of this view is, if you were to … Read more
There is huge competition in the field of personal injury law, with thousands of firms battling for your business. But not all law firms are equal in this market. You want a sympathetic personal injury lawyer who takes the time to understand all of your needs, rather than aggressively pursuing large amounts of compensation with … Read more
Introduction Gender differentiation refers to the process in which the biological differences between sexes in men and women are used to assign social responsibility and significance in the society. In most societies, the anatomical sexual difference is used as the main basis for gender differentiation and the degree to which the differentiation is applied varies … Read more
THE LEADER – PAST AND PRESENT REALITY According to the sociology dictionary, the leader or the ruler is the person exercising power or having great influence within groups of different sizes – societies, nations, communities, organizations, small groups, etc. The defining attribute of the leader is the exercise of leadership, decision-making. In sociology a distinction … Read more
As leaders of the United States of America, responsible for balance and peace in our world today, you must act in response to Iraq’s recent invasion of Kuwait. While this conflict may seem a world away on paper, in reality, Iraq, Kuwait, and the Middle Eastern region as a whole are of growing importance because … Read more
Triumph of the Will (1935) is a film made during the rise of Hitler’s power just after he had declared himself Fuhrer in 1934. It can be seen that the true nature of the film is to show the population’s undeniable support for Hitler himself, as well as his leadership role. It also touches upon … Read more
To challenge his students to contemplate the ethics of our obligation to save a stranger, Peter Singer describes the situation in which a small child is in danger of drowning in a pond. The students unanimously agree that they have a responsibility to rescue the child despite the inconvenience of getting wet and dirty. Singer … Read more
