10 PET FACTS
10 PET FACTS Fogle, Bruce (2004) “10 things pets would tell us if they could” MSNBC.COM, 8/12, P.1-2 We live with them most of our lives. They are called pets or animals companions. Most are cats and dogs and the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: New Essays
LEFT DARWINISM
Pinker, Steven (2002) The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, New York: Viking, 509 pages. REPLAY Pinker attacks the modern/post modern academic holy trinity (empiricism, romanticism, and dualism.) In common terms, humans are a product of their environment; … Continue reading →
RESEARCH SAMPLES
RESEARCH SAMPLING IN MEDICINE Abstract: Convience sample is probably overused because it is easy to obtain and other strategies are meant to “cover” for its weakness. Students are socialized by information that may be flawed because of the convenience sample. … Continue reading →
MORE DEGREES
MORE DEGREES= MORE MONEY Pekow, Charles (2005) More degrees=more money, census numbers show COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEEK, 4/11/2005, p. 10 Let the number speak for them. HIGH SCHOOL $29,000 TWO YEAR DEGREE $35,000 BACHELOR’S DEGREE $49,000 MASTER’S DEGREE $52,000 DOCTORATE $84,000 … Continue reading →
JUNTEENTH
Main menu Search Personal tools Contents hide Juneteenth 45 languages Tools Appearancehide Text Width Color (beta) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Juneteenth (disambiguation). Juneteenth The Juneteenth flag Official name Juneteenth National Independence Day Also called Jubilee Day[1]Emancipation Day (Texas)[2][3]Freedom … Continue reading →
MR. SOCIOLOGY
ROBERT MERTON DIES AT 92 “Mr. Sociology” died recently. In fact, it was a cold February morning. For most, it was just another day, but the loss was huge to many in academia. On ABC news, a quick announcement was … Continue reading →
META MODERNISM
MODERNISMS: A SUMMARY PROF.JOEL CHARLES SNELL/ MA Years ago, the author explained meta modernism by surverying premodern through the beginnings of meta modernism. This will hopefully be short and provide a simple clear explanation of pre to meta modernism. Simplicity … Continue reading →
MODERATING META-ANALYSIS
MODERATING META-ANALYSIS: “META-ANALYTIC HOMOGENIETY” Joel C. Snell Kirkwood College, Mitchell Marsh St. Elizabeth Medical Center Introduction: The authors over the years have expressed criticism about meta-analysis. However, it could not be more popular. Recently a major news station reported the … Continue reading →
MILLER-BAKER PINK
miller-baker pink/REPLAY Hold on! The origin of the pink in Iowa’s opponent locker room has some merit in fact. No one should be taken to court. The pink is called Miller-Baker pink and its origins go back to the U.S … Continue reading →
MOMMY MADNESS
MOMMY MADNESS Warner, Judith (2005) Mommy madness, NEWSWEEK, 2/21, p. 42-52. Well now. You grew up hearing that your mother fought for the right of their daughters to have neat jobs. Moms were very ideological and threw in a Marxist … Continue reading →