Paul Andrew Bourne In English for Academic Purposes, Lalla (1998, pp.175 – 200) posits that the most crucial aspect to essay writing is its introduction. She forwards the position that, a good introduction establishes a focus for the writing. The focus, she declares, is established through a thesis statement. To attain the focus throughout the composition, one needs a formal plan. This allows the writer, to structure his/her arguments in an effective directional manner. By offering...
By paul andrew bourne B.Sc. (Hons) Economics and Demography Human development has replaced the classical economists’ conceptualization of development much so that modern economists refer to this construct as including social, political and economic development. Bourne (2004) in a paper titled Development: beyond an economic perspective wrote that: Karl Marx’s theorizing on economic development was interpreted within the construct of ‘economic interpretation of history’ and ‘the motiva...
I sat in my homeland just looking at the gods’ majestic creations in amazement when a voice muttered “Look to the other side!” It was then that I understood ‘That all men are not created equally’, for a black expression was kept struggling against the winds without that proud ancestral stride All that’s theirs – recycled promises food waters not the thirst for the same place, everything offered them was for the belly’s needs and, that heats thunderous hurt. What enc...
By Paul Andrew Bourne, MSc. (candidate); BSc. (Hons.); Dip. Edu. The government of Jamaica and by extension the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) through the Minister of Education, the Most Honourable Mrs. Maxine Henry-Wilson, recently took a principled and land marked position. They agreed in allowing all the current students (May 2004) of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, to write their April/May 2004 examinations despite the candidates’ inability to pay their tui...
By Paul Andrew Bourne, B.Sc. (Hons), U.W.I.; Dip. Edu. According to Bourne (2005) in ‘A phenomenal Fallacy: The First Reflection’ wrote, “Instead, the focus seems to be an advanced version of the undergraduate course FD10A with a dosage of research [writing] technique” which speaks to a number of issues in the graduate language programme. The viewpoint expressed by Bourne arose from the author’s critique of the graduate language, SY69A, course outline and a profound awareness of the u...
By Paul Andrew Bourne, MSc. (candidate); BSc. (Hons.) Economics and Demography Some Jamaicans habitually use the above quotation in a pejorative manner about deported individuals. This ideographic has seemingly crept into the psyche of the average person so much so that many peoples are promoting their individualized positions on the issue as ontology. Therefore, when Professor Headley’s findings on the “politics of deportees” were published on September 27, 2004, that there is no corr...
By Paul Andrew Bourne, M.Sc. (pending);B.Sc. (Hons), UWI; Dip. Edu. As a partial new convert of democracy, which is primarily due to the constant indoctrination of Westerners’ theorizing on the matter, I have come to believe that the United States’ (US) in-depth conviction on the issue is concrete fact. Was I naïve? As this concept is the furthest from the established academic theorizing. The mother of all theorizing on human democracy hoisted a democratically elected leader some time ...
Introduction Since the time of Aristotle and the period of the enlightenment, researchers have used slumber to explain aspects of human behaviour. Chief among them is the issue of performance. The primary significance of this concept is to demonstrate the differences in academic performance of people through the vantage point of their sleeping habits. According to Dutch physician Herman Boerhavve, “sleep occurs because the fluid or ‘liquor’, in the brain cannot move freely as it is gradua...
Introduction Since the time of Aristotle and the period of the enlightenment, researchers have used slumber to explain aspects of human behaviour. Chief among them is the issue of performance. The primary significance of this concept is to demonstrate the differences in academic performance of people through the vantage point of their sleeping habits. According to Dutch physician Herman Boerhavve, “sleep occurs because the fluid or ‘liquor’, in the brain cannot move free...
Introduction/Background In Jamaica, the HIV/AIDS pandemic has unleashed its supremacy over the general populace. This virus is single-handedly annihilating the productive sector, and it is equally removing from the landscape of this society its future human resources. Despite the many social marketing campaign that are aired on local media, the issue of HIV/AIDS catastrophic consequences has seemingly not reached the social consciousness of the average person. This paper seeks to...
The issues of trade and the gains thereof are of immense significance to economists, sociologists, political scientists and non-academic alike. Trade directly and profoundly impacts on peoples’ welfare. As such, many proponents in favour of international trade wholesale and blindly ascribe to free trade as they see the gains from trade and the benefits there from as the saviour of participation countries. Many of them do this without critically analyzing the disbenefits of trade o...
By paul andrew bourne B.Sc. (Hons) Economics and Demography Human development has replaced the classical economists’ conceptualization of development such so that modern economists refer to this construct as including social, political and economic development. Bourne (2004) in a paper titled Development: beyond an economic perspective wrote that: Karl Marx’s theorizing on economic development was interpreted within the construct of ‘economic interpretation of history’ and ‘the motiva...
INTRODUCTION Jamaica is the third largest landmass in the Greater Antilles of the West Indies. The island is located 90 miles south of Cuba and 100 miles west of Haiti. Its mountainous terrain spans an area of 235 kilometers (km) long, 80 km wide and covers a land area of 10, 991 squared kilometers. The country got independence from Britain on August 6, 1962, when the human population was 1,624,400 (STATIN 2001: xxvi). The nation’s population rose from 1,624,400 (in 1962) to 2,607,632 ...
INTRODUCTION Jamaica is the third largest landmass in the Greater Antilles of the West Indies. The island is located 90 miles south of Cuba and 100 miles west of Haiti. Its mountainous terrain spans an area of 235 kilometers (km) long, 80 km wide and covers a land area of 10, 991 squared kilometers. The country got independence from Britain on August 6, 1962, when the human population was 1,624,400 (STATIN 2001: xxvi). The nation’s population rose from 1,624,400 (in 1962) to 2,607,632 ...
THE BLACK THINKER: An examination of W. E. Du Bios’ life By Paul Andrew Bourne William Edward Burghardt DuBois, to his admirers, was by spirited devotion and scholarly dedication, an attacker of injustice and a defender of freedom Gerald C. Hynes W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt) DuBois was born to Alfred and Mary Burghardt DuBoi...