This paper studies the intersection between risk aversion and willingness to punish in an experimental Voluntary Contributions Mechanism (VCM) game. The analysis focuses on the differences between high and low risk averse ...

Since 1993, Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds has been visited by over 40 million people worldwide. The plastinated displays marketed as “real human bodies” have elicited both praise and condemnation. Through an analysis of ...

Political, social, and cultural revolutions heavily plagued the twentieth century. Particularly, these cultural revolutions struck at the core of a people’s identity, and precipitated significant change. One such cultural, ...

The story of a retail store does not begin on opening day. Instead, it begins humbly on paper. Long before a store opens, a business plan must be developed to describe every aspect of the store before a single dollar is ...

With the increased desire for high quality coffee, Eclipse Coffee Bar seeks to provide the Abilene area with a coffee shop where people can gather to seek community, study and work. Eclipse Coffee Bar will capitalize on ...

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a widespread disease stemming from the improper functioning of pancreatic islets’ ß-cells which produce insulin, a sugar regulatory hormone. There is currently no cure. If the patient has received ...

Death is often treated as taboo and the dying are frequently pushed to the outskirts of society. Modern medicine has created a culture in which the worth of a human life is based on its independence and ability to contribute ...

Autonomy and beneficence are two core principles of biomedical ethics. However, autonomy, the patient’s right to decide what he or she wants regarding medical care, can often conflict with beneficence, what the doctor ...

The American South prides itself on and identifies itself by its hospitality. Based on the Christian call to minister to the needs of the poor, the outcast, and the needy, Southern culture espouses hospitality as one of ...

The future of American football and the National Football League (NFL) is currently uncertain. Although football is America’s most popular sport and the NFL has reached unprecedented levels of financial success, this ...