A study conducted by “The Early Credit Task Force” was organized with the intention of assessing students who had enrolled in State Universities on the basis of credits earned while completing high school. This system of earning credits is known as ‘dual enrollment and was seen as an effective way of helping students to be […]
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Some Middle Eastern countries are very conservative and they have serious objections to females getting educated. Saudi Arabia, being a staunch follower of strict Islamic rules does not allow native women from going out without a male. These factors lead to the deprivation of education in the Middle East among most women. Women are required […]
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UNIX is one of the oldest Operating Systems (OSs) around. Most of the computer vendors have come up with their own preferred flavors of this widely used OS. But copyright limitations such as only AT&T being allowed to use the name of UNIX as part of their product names have hindered this process to some […]
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The education curriculum in Saudi Arabia comprises three separate and distinct administrative systems which are segregated by sex. The system consists of ‘general education for boys, traditional Islamic education for boys only, and general education for girls. Moreover, the responsibility of education for boys lies with the Ministry of Education which was established in 1952, […]
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Despite the massive decline in oil prices, Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s government-owned Oil Company has continued to insistently extract crude oil at a record rate. For maintaining its market share of oil, it has forced oil prices down to lower than $30 per barrel. Obviously, the goal of the Saudi Kingdom is to discourage up-and-coming oil […]
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According to Milton Friedman, everyone agrees that the main objective of sound economic policies is maximum levels of employment, constant and steady prices, and swift expansion and development. However, what is usually debatable about these objectives is that not everyone views these objectives as well-matched and the conditions under which they can and must be […]
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For an economic degree with an environmental economics concentration, there are universities for learning vital national and international issues, including studies related to ecology. Included in the program will be ‘management of the coastal and marine environment’. This program is recommended for working professionals and also college graduates in many connected fields. Individual courses are […]
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In the realm of politics, the expression “consumerism” has also been used to mean something very dissimilar known as the consumerists’ movement, consumer protection, or consumer activism, which strives to protect and inform consumers by requiring such practices as trustworthy packaging and advertising, product guarantees, and better safety standards. To earn the best grades in […]
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In spite of some economic disadvantages, cooperative communes are gaining tremendous popularity. Besides increasing in number, these cooperatives also interact actively with capitalist ventures while other cooperatives only do business within their local communities. The increase in cooperatives mostly occurs in local communities where corporate interest threatens the livelihood of small farm owners and there […]
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“Anorexia nervosa” can be defined as an eating disorder in which people consume the least amount necessary for survival because they are obsessed with being fashionably thin or they might illogically and unreasonably fear that they might gain excessive weight which will render their bodies shapeless and spoil their self-perceptions about their ideal figure. Anorexia […]
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