INTRODUCTION
Motivation is the process of initiating and directing behaviour based on the persistence of effort to satisfy an individual goal or need (Petri, 1991; Robbins et al, 2000 and Robbins et al, 2001). There are two approaches to understanding motivation, each of which has theories expanding to support the nature of motivation. Content theories focuses on what motivates an individual. In contrast to process theories of motivation which focus on how individual behaviour is motivated. This essay will focus on motivation in an educational context and the importance to provide opportunities and motivation for students. The purpose of this essay is to present a theoretical overview of the key differences between content theories and process theories of motivation. Then a programme developed from a theory to be applied to an undergraduate business course at Monash University. The motivational programme will focus on improving the assessment technique used by lecturers and tutors (“teachers”) that will motivate and improve undergraduate students learning ability. Continue reading Sample Essay on Motivation
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Example Essay on King Lear
King Lear is a brutal play, filled with human cruelty and awful, meaningless disasters. Like many of Shakespeare’s plays it involves a tragic hero, as well as King Lear, Macbeth, Hamlet and Othello all contain a tragic hero within their story lines.
King Lear’s basic flaw at the beginning of the play is that he values appearance over reality. He wants to be treated like a king but he doesn’t want to fulfill a kings obligations. His “love tests”, which he asks his three daughters to participate in, demonstrate that he values a flattering public display of love over real love. He doesn’t ask “which of you doth love us most?” but instead he asks “which of you shall we say doth love us most?” Continue reading Example Essay on King Lear
Sample Essay on Abortion
The issue of abortion is a very tender subject here in the United States: some consider it murder and others claim it is only for the best. According to M. LeRoy Sprang and Mark G. Neerhof abortion after the twenty weeks of gestation is and will always be murder. However, David A. Grimes protests that abortions late in pregnancy are for the better welfare of the mother and child, if the circumstances comply. Thus there are a variety of views on the issue of abortion.
To begin with, M. LeRoy Sprang and Mark G. Neerhof claim the abortion of a baby after the twenty week gestation period is not only dangerous for the fetus but also for the mother. Through a recent census it has been proven that that D&X is neither safest nor necessary for late abortions. In fact this census caused the D&X procedure to be ban in 28 states and Congress agreed to consider the ban. Continue reading Sample Essay on Abortion