Observation is the process of watching someone or something. Often, observation is an informal action, but it can also be formal and involve data collection. An observation can also be the collected information itself. Understanding Observations In science, it is necessary to make observations in order to prove or disprove hypotheses using the scientific method, the process […]
Examples of Objectivism
Objectivism is a philosophy designed by Ayn Rand, a Russian-American writer. The name derives from the idea that human knowledge and values are objective. These ideologies were first expressed in Rand’s fictional works, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Ayn Rand was born Alisa Rosenbaum in Tsarist St. Petersburg, Russia in 1905. Having been subjected to the Russian Revolution, she […]
Examples of Oath
An oath is a solemn promise about your behavior or your actions. Often, when you take an oath, the promise invokes a divine being. For example, you might swear to God that something is true or swear on the Bible that something is true. Personal and Professional Oaths Oaths are taken all the time, both a professional […]
Examples of Nucleic Acids
Nucleic acids, best-known as DNA and RNA, are often termed “the building blocks of life.” These building blocks are found in the nuclei of cells and help proteins to be built, help cells to replicate, govern heredity and the cell’s chemical processes. Nucleic acids are made up of five pieces, or monomers, including: Guanine Cytosine […]
Examples of Novels
A novel is simply a fictional story that is told in narrative form and that is book length. Novels exist throughout the world and have existed since it first became possible to print and distribute them. There are examples of novels in countless languages and countless different forms and visiting any library, book store or even yard […]
Examples of Non-Flowering Plants
Fern Pine Moss Non-flowering plants are those that do not ever produce flowers. Some non-flowering plants, called gymnosperms, still produce seeds while others use spores for reproduction. Gymnosperms Gymnosperms are any type of vascular plant that reproduce via an exposed seed. While most flowering plants, known as angiosperms, have a seed enclosed in an ovary […]
Examples of Non Verbal Communication
Examples of non verbal communication include be a smile, wink, or wave. All of these communicate something without the use of oral or written language. Even if you do not say a word, your silence can communicate in a non-verbal way. Categories of Non Verbal Communication Communication is transferring information between one person and another. Non verbal communication can […]
Examples of Non Renewable Resources
Non-renewable resources are resources for which there is a limited supply. The supply comes from the Earth itself and, as it typically takes millions of years to develop, is finite. Categories of Non-Renewable Resources Non-renewable resources can generally be separated into two main categories; fossil fuels and nuclear fuels. Fossil Fuels Fossil fuels are derived from […]
Examples of Negligence
Negligence is a term that means carelessness or a breach of an obligation. Negligence is used in general language to mean someone was unreasonably lax in fulfilling some obligation. If someone is negligent in the eyes of the law, he or she could face a civil lawsuit or even criminal charges. Criminal Negligence When a person […]
Examples of Negative Feedback
Negative feedback is a reaction that causes a decrease in function. It occurs in response to some kind of stimulus. Often it causes the output of a system to be lessened; so, the feedback tends to stabilize the system. This can be referred to as homeostatis, as in biology, or equilibrium, as in mechanics. Negative feedback is also […]