Utilitarian Perspective on Death Penalty for Violent Recidivists

Introduction The U.S has the largest prisoner population in the world. As it stands, over 2.3 million people are locked up in prisons and other correctional facilities (BJS). While a great portion of that population is incarcerated for relatively harmless crimes such as marijuana usage and storage, there are also...

Arguments Against the Death Penalty in Modern Society

Serious criminals have usually imposed a death sentence. This type of punishment continues to exist, even nowadays. However, it seems completely irrelevant in a modern democratic and humanistic society. Let us consider issues arguing against corporal punishment. First, it violates the inherited right to life that is a fundamental principle...

Addressing Challenges in Supply Chain and Production Management

Problems with some of your current suppliers have caused your organization to consider alternative options in procurement. Your boss has asked you to prepare a brief detailing the options available to your organization, including the use of e-procurement and e-sourcing. What should be included in your brief? When it comes...

Enhancing Marketing Value: David Jones Company’s Strategies

Introduction Online market retailing is the process of allowing interaction of the market products through the use of internet facilities. Modern activities are involved in these processes, which include browsing to determine the availability of on line shops, identifying the prices of different products, selling the products, branding the products,...

Data Collection Methods for Ulcerative Colitis Research: Best Practices

PICOT Question What are the improvements observed in patients suffering from ulcerative colitis after six weeks under the care of nurses as primary caregivers compared to when they manage the condition alone? Research Method The research question that the paper will adopt is qualitative. The qualitative design enables researchers to...

Optimizing Database Use: Workplace Applications & Vendor Insights

What are some ways databases are used in the work environment? What are some ways database use could be improved in the workplace? A database can simply be defined as a set of similar data organized in a predetermined sequence for ease of retrieval and use. Examples of databases include...

Dara Richardson-Heron: Leading Change in Inequality and Advocacy

Dara Richardson-Heron is one of the remarkable females of modern US society who can bring long-awaited changes. This woman of color has an impressive biography. This leader holds a degree in biology and also has a doctorate in medicine (National Institutes of Health, 2017). Dr. Richardson-Heron has been involved in...

Managing Credit Risks in Modern Business: Strategies & Solutions

In business today it is not uncommon for customers to pay for goods and services using credit. The bulk of these credit facilities have been made possible through the banking industry and its increased use of computer networks. The increased push towards globalization and expansion of markets has made the...

Customer Integration in Supply Chains: Trends & Impacts

Today we live in the world of customized products, a customer-oriented supply chain, and flexible services. The contemporary customers are becoming more and more demanding towards the goods they can purchase, and the services available. At the same time, product manufacturers and service provides are becoming more and more driven...

Effective Curriculum Organization Addressing Disability Perceptions

What feelings did you have about the people with disabilities featured in this module? Blindness is a disability that has no equal. ‘The eyes are the windows to the soul’ is a popular analogy that is used to capture the importance that eyes play in our lives. While some people...

Impact of Sanctions on Libya’s Oil and Gas Industry

Impact on Energy Policies Some policies have had a serious effect on foreign investments, especially the international sanctions that massively reduced foreign and international involvements of Libya with outside countries like the US. These regulations and restrictions put on oil industry equipment and operations severely affected the country’s development. Libya’s...

Culture Wars in the USA: A Thing of the Past

The Author’s View The book, under consideration, dwells upon the so-called culture wars in the USA. The author stresses that there is not such a process in the US society, as culture wars ceased to exist in the early 2000s. The author notes that now Americans are more concerned with...

Addressing Cultural Sensitivity in Santa Clara County Communities

Introduction The targeted social services agency for this exercise is the Social Services Agency of County of Santa Clara. This is a culturally sensitive organization that provides professional, protective, and financial services to the people of Santa Clara. The workers in the organization focus on the needs of adults, elderly...

Comparative Study of Cultural Rites in Latin America and Vietnam

Latin American Culture: Day of the Dead To fulfill the task and understand the Latin American background better, I interviewed Yuli Marquez, my Facebook friend from Tijuana, Mexico. She was excited about different traditions and finally decided to tell me about Día de Los Muertos – the Day of the...

Asian American Cultural Insights: Presentation and Community Impact

A Brief History of the Cultural Group (Asian-American) The largest wave of immigration in the 18th century. Immigration was met with prohibition laws. Some arrived as unskilled workers, others – as refugees. Later groups of immigrants were highly educated. The creation of a “model minority” stereotype. The fastest-growing minority group...

Artifacts: Sentimental Objects and Personal Identity

Artifacts People surround themselves with objects which reveal their cultural background and identity. People live in society and they are brought up by some rules and values, which are represented by numerous objects (Sole, 2011). For example, my friend has a baseball in his room. This object occupies a central...

Power and Agency: Confronting Institutional Gendered Racism

Power and Agency The article called “Betwixt Safety and Shielding in the Academy: Confronting Institutional Gendered Racism—Again” by Deirdre Cobb-Roberts examines an incident that happened in one of the predominantly White institutions from the points of view of Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminism. It is important to mention...

Improving CSI Simulation: Insights and Recommendations

The CSI effect is a term used to describe the influence of TV shows that depict criminal investigators and their work. The researchers have argued whether the phenomenon has positive or negative effects on the general public. However, it is evident that such TV shows are favored; thus, people are...

Applying VARK (Visual, Aural, Read, and Kinaesthetic) Learning Styles for Effective Education

Learning Style (VARK) The current learning style identified in the VARK questionnaire is substantial read/write. According to the results of the questionnaire, read/write strategies reach 15 points, while visual strategies reach only 3 points. The recommended learning styles involve reading the information, making sense of it, and writing it down...

Starting a Business in Canada: Opportunities and Legal Considerations for Young Entrepreneurs

Introduction Opening a business in Canada offers many opportunities, and the environment remains user-friendly. Many entrepreneurs are inspired by the country’s strong economic development and its growth potential for new ventures. The government allows underage children to be legally included in business operations (Brownlee et al., 2018). The country also...

The Case for a Parenting License: Benefits and Controversies

Introduction Although a parenting license is considered a restriction of human rights, this measure is beneficial because it prepares adults for parenthood, provides the child with a financial safety net, and protects them from abuse. The intersection of the institutions of the state and the family has always been a...

Enhancing English Language Teaching in Puerto Rico Through Technology

Introduction English is required in Puerto Rico’s public institutions, while Spanish is the dominant language there. In this regard, teaching English in Puerto Rico is very important and requires taking into account the specifics of the language situation on the island. Teachers must consider the unique features of teaching English...

Understanding the Needs and Development of Children Aged 6 to 12 in Medical Care

Introduction A medical professional must always be aware of the specifics of each age group and how to address them accordingly, as patients’ needs differ greatly based on age. Children between the ages of 6 and 12 are not an exception, possessing unique needs and characteristics. Hence, it is imperative...

Comparing Speeches by Dr. King and Alicia Garza on Justice

Introduction The speeches delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Alicia Garza from the Black Lives Matter movement are two of the most influential and moving speeches of the modern era. Both speakers had the power to capture their audience with their passionate delivery and body language. While both...

Critical Thinking and Moral Arguments: Insights from Chapter 16

Introduction Chapter 16 “Critical thinking and moral arguments” focused on vital components of critical thinking and using them for making relevant assertions and hypotheses. Since philosophy plays a major role in establishing the ground for moral arguments and critical thinking, it is argued that the discipline can provide valuable skills...

Critical Thinking in Decision-Making: Avoiding Workplace Fallacies

Everyday we are dared to make proper decisions, normally with limited ideas under serious time restrictions; this requires critical thinking. Critical thinking is a type of thinking that occurs as a result of correct estimation of the arguments and evidence and thus coming into conclusions that are optimal by the...

Aristotle’s Virtue: Balancing Extremes and Ethical Views

Aristotle and the Question of Virtue: Why Bother Being Good? According to Aristotle, virtue is a center point located between two extremes. For example, virtue would be in the middle of an abundance of something and its deficiency (Roca & Schuh, 2017). This concept can describe not only the number...

Critical Race Theory: Understanding Race and Oppression

What is Critical Race Theory? Critical race theory is an interdisciplinary approach to viewing race and race relations, and the conceptualization of race on which the theory operates is that race is a social construct created by a dominant cultural group. The main objective of this theory is to explore...

Crisis Response in Rural Areas: Fund Distribution & Strategies

While developing a crisis response program for rural areas, it is essential to pay attention to the specific needs of those people who live there because of their limited access to care services and support in case of emergency. Therefore, the equitable distribution of resources and funds in these territories...

Disasters and Response Organizations in Pennsylvania: Article Review

Introduction It is important to know what to do in case of an emergency. This paper aims to review four articles that are devoted to the issue of disasters and thrift management, as well as to discuss three crisis-response organizations in Pennsylvania. Articles Review Chapter 17 “Disaster Response” is devoted...

Crime Prevention and Decriminalization: A Critical Analysis

Abstract This paper describes a chapter from a book on crime and the study of methods for combating it. Critical evaluation is based on the analysis of the acceptability of the proposed findings and statements and their relevance. As a conclusion, an assumption was proposed about the need for the...

Creative Writing Tips for Remote Work Environments

Freelancing is a dream for many people – at least they say so. A flexible schedule and the opportunity to select their projects all sound really alluring. Complaining about rigid procedures and hierarchies at their companies, workers often contend that their abilities go unnoticed or underestimated. Their office has become...

Freelancing from Home: How to Stay Motivated

When going home after an exhausting day at the office, pessimism can threaten to overwhelm us. We ask ourselves, why do I need to sit staring at my computer at work all day when I have one at home? Could I not be at home doing the same thing remotely,...

How Freelancers Can Boost Productivity with Workspace Changes

Professions and occupations are very important to the way contemporary people define themselves. Work has been nearly synonymous with identity for many centuries in the West. At times, it has been more deterministic. In the Medieval period, it was very difficult to move out of one occupational class into another....

Thorelinia’s New Government Plan: Democracy, Economy, and Security

Introduction My country, Thorelinia, covers the territory of 500 square kilometers and has 25 million citizens. We gained independence in 1985, but since then, a dictator was ruling Thorelinia, and the situation with economic, political, and military structures is rather desperate. As a newly elected President, I will create a...

Phamagust’s Democratic Governance and Economic Plans

Introduction Phamagust is an independent country with a population of about 400.000. It is an island state bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the USA. The capital, Gaudium, has a number of architectural sights and a blue lagoon that was used to attract tourists prior to the war. Rehabilitation of the...

Example’s Direct Democracy: Education, Healthcare, and Economy

Introduction An example is a relatively small country that, during its previous government’s rule, had limited relations with other states. Now, Examples government is building itself from the start, ensuring that the voices of its citizens will be heard in all instances. The following essay will present the domestic and...

The Covenant Between God and the Jewish People

Introduction Jews in the Bible are a religious-ethnic group of people descending from Abraham and connected with God by several unions (covenants). The beginning of the Jewish people’s formation can be considered the conclusion of an agreement between God and Abraham. God’s Covenant for the Israeli people as a whole...

Courtney & Carter Reum’s Green Efforts: Strategies & Equity Split

How far should Courtney and Carter Reum go in their efforts to be “green”? Going green is one of the most effective strategies that organizations use to gain a competitive edge. It involves using energy, water, and other resources efficiently, with the aim of reducing the impact of organizations’ operations...

Key Advocacy Issues: Addressing Disability and Cultural Barriers

What are the key advocacy issues or risk factors impacting this case? Cultural factors In most cultures, people with disability are often victimized and secluded from societal activities. The victimization coupled with seclusion results in low self-esteem among the special group of individuals (Lago, 2005). Josie has undergone victimization and...

Enhancing Pricing Strategies for SMEs with ABC and FCVP

Summary: Firstly, it could be said Activity-Based Planning was regarded as the most efficient approach while comparing it to Traditional Costing, as it covers the generation of prices from dissimilar angles, eliminates the formation of unrealistic prices, and has the implications in different spheres (Yanpirat and Maneewan n. pag.). Nonetheless,...

Chapter 5 of Steiner & Steiner’s Business, Government, and Society

Summary of the Chapter Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of the best practices in every business organization. This chapter identifies CSR as “a corporation’s duty to create its wealth using methods that enhance social welfare” (Steiner & Steiner, 2012, p. 123). The CSR idea evolved in the last half...

Corporal Punishment in Schools

Introduction Corporal punishment is widely used in Florida schools, and many educators view it as an efficient method of children’s behavior management. Florida state laws allow schools to use corporate punishment at the principal’s discretion, even if the parents are against such practice. Nevertheless, psychologists argue that the practice can...

Cooperative Dynamics in Nursing: A Complex System Perspective

Complex adaptive systems are regarded as the systems in which the parts ad processes are not interdependent. In other words, the understanding of individual components does not automatically implicate the understanding of the whole system’s processes and behavior. The majority of people have realized or unperceived experience in complex adaptive...

Managing Controllable vs. Non-Controllable Costs in Fitness Centers

Introduction Controllable and non-controllable costs are an integral part of the functioning of any profitable organization. The first group can be defined as those that can be altered in the short term to fulfil current needs. For the discussed case, these might include labor costs, direct materials, and basic maintenance...

Study of Contrastive Discourse Markers in Saudi English Learners

Introduction Expressing negation through conversational exchanges can serve many functions (Gönen, 2011, p. 253). At this point, the exchange of information between speakers can be improved through the presence of Contrastive Discourse Markers (CDMs) (Khatib & Safari, 2011, p. 243). An actual engagement of Saudi college English learners in a...

Missed Care in Relation to Nurse-Sensitive Indicators

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) initiatives necessitate the focus of healthcare professionals on the following dimensions of practice: overuse, underuse, and misuse (Sollecito & Johnson, 2013). The occurrence of any of these quality problems undermines the quality of delivered care, thereby creating the chance for the occurrence of medical errors. Under...

Colorism in Toni Morrison’s “Sweetness” and Its Impact

Introduction The short tale “Sweetness” by Toni Morrison sheds light on colorism’s pervasive effects on people and their interpersonal interactions in the United States. Students can investigate the themes of colorism, self-esteem, and relationships in the novel using the academic essay “Colorism and the Afro-Latinx Experience: A Review of the...

Nazis and Khmer Rouge: Comparison

Introduction Nazis that operated in Germany and Europe and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia have been regarded as the most brutal and despotic military dictatorships in recent times. These regimes had extremely narrow tolerance for people who did not belong to their concept of race and undertook widespread massacres of...

Technological Changes and Air Transport

Introduction Air transport has evolved for over two thousand years. The development has been facilitated by advancement in technology. Man was motivated to design air transportation after observing the birds. Kites were the first objects made by man to fly at around 200 B.C. Gliders were invented at around the...

From U.S. to Africa: Personal Experience

Everyone is proud to speak of his/her family, so am I. It has been a great privilege to me for being part of such a loving and blissful family atmosphere. My family consists of my aged grandma, my father, mother, two younger brothers and one younger sister. Born in Africa,...

Traveling With Friends, Relatives or Alone

Tastes differ, and people choose different types of time destinations during their vacations. The companions for traveling are one of the most important factors influencing one’s mood during the vacations. Traveling with friends, relatives or alone helps to escape from the everyday working routine and encourage the holiday-makers for the...

Ethical Advertising: Addressing Risks and Consumer Choices

In spite of threats associated with advertising the unhealthy products and goods that can be harmful to people, it is a primary responsibility of an individual to make a reasonable choice and buy those products that are non-harmful. However, even if a person is ready to make a right choice...

Consumer-Driven Health Care Plans

Introduction Consumer-driven health care plans have experimented within the United States over the last ten years. The plan combines a highly deductible insurance plan policy with various accounts. It covers approximately eight million individuals (8 Million). The number has risen as compared to 2007 where the number of individuals covered...

Growing Population in the Urban Areas

Introduction Congestion is the state of overcrowding in a street or other area, making movement slow or difficult. Urban setting is the structure of an urban city that may or may not effectively use its facilities, depending on the strategies laid down by its planners. Public infrastructure is a general...

Impact of Confucianism on Chinese Social and Cultural Identity

The concept of Confucianism has had a diverse impact on the social and cultural identity of Chinese people. Hence, it appears that its integration in the Chinese mentality has gone wide beyond the religious beliefs but has transformed into “an emotional attitude as well as a body of rational teaching”...

Balancing Fall Management: Nurse vs. Administrator Conflict

The conflict scenario involves the lead nurse and the hospital administrator on prioritizing expenditure in fall management equipment and training of nurses. The administrator feels that larger share of the expenditure should be allocated to fall prevention equipment while the lead nurse is of the opinion that equal allocation should...

Effective Conflict Management Strategies in Organizational Settings

How would you ensure sufficient discussion of contentious issues in a workgroup? How can managers bring unspoken conflict into the open without making them worse? It is not an easy task to ensure appropriate fair discussions of contentious issues that may take place in a workgroup. It is very important...

Enhancing Nursing Services with Research and EBP Strategies

Introduction: Research and Practice in Nursing Exploring new opportunities for the improvement of the quality of nursing services is a crucial step toward managing patients’ needs. Research serves as a powerful tool for determining how the identified goal can be accomplished. Evidence-based practice (EBP), in turn, provides the foundation for...

Balancing Theory-Guided and Evidence-Based Practice in Healthcare

Mary Ainsworth is a clinical psychologist who is most well-known for her contribution to developing the attachment theory. The focus of her research was early development attachment that a child may have with a primary caregiver. Her most cited contribution was the Strange Situation process, which was an assessment to...

The Pitfalls of Intercultural Misunderstandings

In contrast to the intercultural competence, the intercultural incompetence can be defined as managers and employees’ prejudiced behaviors, negative attitudes to representatives of different cultures, and stereotyping (Deardorff, 2009). If the intercultural competence is important to guarantee the mutual understanding, cooperation, and openness in the organization, the intercultural incompetence can...

Ideological Nuances in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: A Deep Dive

Introduction The concept of brotherhood can have a significant impact on the formation of intercultural relations among countries. Nevertheless, various contradictions based on ethical, cultural, religious, and other backgrounds may outweigh the principles of solidarity supported by states. At the same time, other external factors, such as the influence of...

Perioperative Anxiety: Analysis and Findings

According to Rodgers’ approach to concept analysis, this process involves seven stages (Foley & Davis, 2017). The third of these phases involves choosing a suitable realm (sample) of data collection. For the selected concept, the process was realized through the review of the literature. Such professional medical databases as MEDLINE,...

Comparing Personal vs. Business Computers: iMac vs. Ideal Specs

Personal computers usually differ from business computers in their capacity and the level of technologies applied in the hardware. Thus, business computers are designed to perform multiple complex tasks requiring the high speed of processing, the high resolution of a display, and upgradability (Archambault, 2013). On the contrary, personal computers...

Comprehensive Guide to Computer Application Systems and Their Uses

Question 1 In computer application systems we have studied quiet a number of application systems and a number of questions comes up. These include: What is AIS? AIS stand for Application Interface Specification and is basically assortment of open specifications. Q2. What are three factors that influence the design of...

Complementary vs. Traditional Medicine: Understanding and Perspectives

What is complementary / alternative medicine and how does it differ from the traditional western approach? Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a medical approach, which combines varied medical products, and health care systems to alleviate pain (National center for complementary and alternative medicine, 2008, par.2). Authentically, CAM intertwines the...

Effective Compensation and Reward Systems for Non-Permanent Employees

Introduction Compensation and reward for non-permanent employees is an area that requires a lot of understanding. Employees who are not full-time workers are mostly driven by the pecuniary reward that they receive from the employees. Given that labor cost should not exceed 30 percent of the total sales, the employer...

Compassion Fatigue in Pediatric and ICU Settings: Challenges and Solutions

Those junior medical employees who work under stressful conditions, for instance, in intensive care units, have a high workload, and, in addition to physical tiredness, nurses experience moral burnout, often referred to as compassion fatigue. While interacting with severe cases constantly, healthcare workers’ stresses accumulate, which may cause nervous breakdowns...

Company Email & Text Messaging Policy: Security and Privacy

Reminder of Key Company Policy on acceptable use of Email and text messaging I would like to begin by offering warm greetings to all employees of the company. It has come to my attention that many employees are not following the company policies about the use of email and text...

The Death Rate: Understanding Community Health Trends

Community Assessment This type of assessment is of great help in understanding a community as well as several aspects associated with it, which deals with all the services available within a community. In many instances, it is important information to know so that nurses know what kind of access people...

Addressing Community Health Challenges in Miami, Florida: Nursing Strategies

Introduction As the aggregate considered, Miami, Florida is taken as one of the interesting and attractive counties of the state. The study has made it possible to identify the main features that are typical for this district and find statistical data that are valuable parameters for the healthcare sector. The...

Literature as Society’s Mirror: Insights and Reflections

Introduction Literature is an artistic piece of work used to creatively pass information/ideas to people in society. Since the authors of these pieces of work are members of the society, the ideas/information found in the latter are usually a reflection of the day to day happenings in the society; literature...

Non-Verbal Communication in Conversations: Key Insights

Interpreting the actions of the Practice Educator What must be understood is that communication and delivering a particular message is not based on verbal responses but rather extends to various non-verbal cues which range from facial expression, tone of voice, apparent interest in the conversation as well as certain aspects...

Enhancing Nursing Communication: Principles and Checklist Benefits

Introduction Communication is equally important in personal and professional life. However, in health care, improper information exchange could lead to adverse or even lethal patient outcomes (Hood, 2018). Due to this factor, communication as an aspect of the nursing profession can be considered vital and worthy of discussion. In this...

Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Focus and Impact

The Commission on Social Determinants of Health was created in 2005 by the World Health Organization. Its function is to provide support for countries as well as global health partners in managing social determinants that cause health inequities. The Commission is expected to attract attention of governmental bodies and social...

Colonial America: Spanish, Dutch, French, and English Settlements

By 1500, America was colonized by a diverse group of settlers from many countries. People from Spain, France, The Dutch Republic, and England came in search of fortune, freedom from religious persecution, and for a variety of other reasons. Spanish colonists established themselves in St. Augustine, located in present-day Florida....

Nursing Degree Expectations of a Future College Student

Going to college is always a brand new feeling. I believe that receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is tough, but hard work always pays off. The path to nursing mastery is not and should not be easy. As a person who loves to learn new things and strives to...

Advantages of C3 System and Centralized Supply Chain Control

What are the advantages of the C3 system? The phenomenon of the Collective Customer Collaboration system (C3) on the supply chain performance of an organization can hardly be overrated (Ned, 2011). The concept in question helps simulate the multi-agent supply chain in the environment of the global market. According to...

Exploring Collaborative Decision-Making Models in Nursing Governance

The process of joint decision-making is characterized by different features, including the distribution of roles in a particular team. As a target committee to analyze the interaction of participants, the meeting in the nursing community to help people with disabilities will be considered. The representatives of different medical institutions took...

Isuzu Australia’s Shift to Collaborative Digital Solutions

Introduction Initially, Isuzu Australia Limited (IAL) was manually distributing information to other truck dealerships within the region; however, this method proved to consume a substantial amount of cost and time and was susceptible to errors. The effects associated with the manual technique were a potential threat to IAL’s market position....

Collaboration and Teamwork in Nursing Education: Benefits and Challenges

I have found both collaboration and peer review to be very effective forms of learning because they enable exchanging ideas and sharing experiences. I feel more comfortable about collaboration, as all the participants contribute equally and have similar responsibilities. The shift of roles in peer review, when one passes judgment...

Cognitive Biases in Policy and Violence: Kaczynski’s Case

Thinking is a complex process that depends on a number of aspects, including the way people acquire information and process it. Due to the differences in individuals’ mentalities and perspectives on particular issues, one fact or act can have different interpretations. However, the majority of them result from the utilization...

Political Bias in CNN’s 2015 Coverage of Simi Valley Debates

Introduction The extreme video being a classic example of bias and propaganda is chosen from the CNN archive of the year 2015. The video demonstrates political debates hold in Simi Valley, California in autumn, 2015. The video is shot in such a way that it makes the wide public think...

Enhancing Clinical Judgment in Nursing Education: Theories & Practices

The nursing profession suffers from a shortage of well-educated, experienced professionals that can fill a variety of roles. The question of improving teaching and learning methods becomes relevant, as nursing education is still developing. This essay discusses appropriate theoretical and practical approaches for the situation in the present and future....

Home, Belonging and Displacement in “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison

Introduction In Toni Morrison’s novel “The Bluest Eye,” the concept of home is explored and depicted in various ways, revealing the complexities and challenges of finding a sense of belonging in a racially divided society. Set in the 1940s in Ohio, the story develops around a young African American girl,...

Marriott’s Financial Recovery: Liquidity and Market Value

Introduction Marriott is one of the world’s most successful and established hotel chains, maintaining a reputation for excellence over the years. However, the problems associated with COVID-19, which have affected the entire global economy, have also affected Marriott’s revenue (Pandemic’s impact, 2023). In addition, with the development of alternatives to...

Essential Classroom Components for Optimal Learning Environments

Basing on your cultural, linguistic, personal interests and family background, are you experiencing any problem with the classroom components? If yes, state them and how you think they can be rectified. What are your strengths and weaknesses? This tool shall be used in the form of a questionnaire that will...

Social Class and Poverty: Impact of Environment on Opportunity

As humans cannot exist in a vacuum, people’s surroundings and the environment in which they live may affect both their personality and approaches to life, based on their education, family life, and job prospects. These circumstances help create the propagation of wealthy and poor people coming from their respective communities....

Civil War Representations in American Literary Tradition Explored

The Favorite Readings The abstract Continuation of the Discoveries Along the Coast of the Almouchiquois, and What We Observed in Detail by Samuel de Champlain is a great example of a narrative, which presents remote places and culture. His writing is created in the form of a diary and gives...

Civil Rights in Florida: Museum Exhibit Review and Reflection

The Targeted Exhibition I decided to tour the Museum of Florida History (MFH) to complete this assignment. This museum presents powerful displays that explore the historical developments of Florida. The museum was presenting a special exhibition to its visitors. The title of the exhibition was “Civil Rights in the Sunshine...

City Planning Issues: Analyzing Key Articles and Their Relevance

Introduction This memo’s purpose is to summarize and reflect on two-course articles about the issues of city planning concerning such aspects as the main subjects and purposes of the works, their meaning for me, and their connection to the objectives of the current course. “Linking Planning Theory and History: The...

Cosmopolitanism in Appiah’s “Citizen of the World”: Concepts and Implications

Introduction Living in the modern world is intriguing and challenging at the same time, as it implies that people have to be engaged in different kinds of relationships and show respect to each other despite differences in race, ethnicities, and cultures. Now, these days can be referred to as the...

Value for the Good City in Lennard’s Livable Cities Observed

Value for the good city Chapter 7 “Value for the good city” in Lennard’s “Livable Cities Observed” is a critique of the current status of many cities around the world especially those in North America. The author argues that cities are strictly public places where the dwellers should be able...

Latest I.T. Trends in Business Process Outsourcing & Cloud Computing

Summary The website cio.com primarily deals with providing information on the latest I.T. trends in the realm of business process outsourcing, cloud computing, and the latest news in the tech, software, and security systems industry (Brodkin, 2011). Its primary source of revenue is the various advertisements placed on the site...

Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech: Context and Impact on American Audiences

Introduction Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech is often considered one of the first examples of Cold War action as it drew a distinct line between the western and the eastern world. He presented a number of ideas through this speech, but the main one concerned the actions of the Soviet Union...

Impact of Chronic Illnesses on Older Adults: A Nursing Perspective

A substantial proportion of the American population suffers from the impact of chronic illnesses (Mauk, 2013). Effects of such diseases tend to exacerbate as a person ages and can result in a wide range of problems in various spheres of life of older people. A family of a person of...

Insider Trading Case: Christopher Collins and SEC Regulations

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has implemented several guidelines and rules to protect investors from the dishonest malpractices of directors and managers of different companies whenever selling or buying shares. Securities frauds are offenses that have the potential to affect the economic gains of businesspeople while at...

Christian Eschatology: Understanding Theological Views on the Fate of the Unsaved

Introduction Many Christians as well as the representatives of other confessions ask this question: why do loving God allow His creatures to suffer in Hell? Can an idea of eternal punishment be compared with the love of God? Clark Pinnock says: “How can Christians possibly project a deity of such...

Understanding of the Basic Christian Doctrines

Christianity as a religion has many faith groups and denominations which subscribe to various specific set of doctrines, based on various interpretations of the Bible. Quarles (2011) explains that there are fundamental Christian beliefs which are recognized and observed by almost all Christian faiths. The six main Christian doctrines that...

China’s Trade Barriers: Impact on Global and Local Markets

Based on the Chinese government’s standpoint, is it logical to impose the trade barrier? China is one of the most promising markets and it can affect the development of the global market. Palmer (2010) notes that the USA as well as other countries express their concerns as to China’s policies...

David Smith’s Analysis: China’s Influence in Africa

In this article, the author draws attention to the contradiction between China and Western countries. He compares the Chinese leaders’ proclamations and what may actually be behind their words. The main idea that China is trying to establish its power in Africa is conveyed through several facts. The article begins...

Child Soldier Recruitment: Legal and Human Rights Issues

Overview of the Issue In some countries, children are still unprotected and viewed as cheap resources to be used in military activities. For the period of 2013-2018, 29,128 cases of using children as soldiers in 17 countries were reported, but actual numbers are higher (Varfolomeeva). In the legal context of...

Impact of Parental Interaction on Infant Communication Skills

Parents, Listen Next Time Your Baby Babbles Agnew (2014) published an article on a detailed study of how parents should dedicate their attention to let their babies understand that they are trying to communicate with them. Besides, babies use the babbling mechanism to communicate with their parents and if given...

Effective Techniques for Assessing and Interviewing Children

It has been established that working with children requires specific assessment and interview techniques that differ from those employed with adults. It is true for multiple disciplines, including psychiatry (Smith & Handler, 2015), which is my specialty. At the same time, successful, accurate assessment is required for successfully establishing the...

Ethical Issues in Underage Research: Consent & Privacy

Key Ethical Considerations Conducting a study in the environment where key participants are underage implies managing a range of ethical issues, the problem of informed consent being the key one. Since none of the people to participate in the study will be eligible for signing informed consent, it will be...

Childhood Obesity: School-Based Activity Interventions

Introduction Childhood obesity is a prevalent health issue in developed countries defined as the excess of body fat and creates a high risk for the general population to develop a range of adverse problems and co-morbidities as demographics evolve. Numerous efforts have been made to address the rise of childhood...

Educating Mothers on Childhood Obesity Prevention: A Project Proposal

Discovery: Topic and Practice Issue The topic and the nursing practice issue related to this topic The chosen health-related topic relates to childhood obesity. The nursing practice issue refers to educating children’s mothers on the significance of preventing childhood obesity because it is detrimental for the child’s health and can...

Attachment & Social Learning Theories: Female Behavior Insights

The review of the literature concerning such concepts as abandonment, inadequateness, childbearing, and companionship as related to the female life shows that researchers tend to use attachment theory or rather concepts developed in the second part of the 20th century. For instance, Rutten et al. (2015) focus on the concept...

Marginal Behavior Disorder: Effects of Child Abuse and Abandonment

The effect of child abuse and abandonment is repeatedly debated in regards to physical, emotional, interactive, and social significances. In real life, though, it is impossible to isolate the categories of influences (Kolk, 2011). Physical outcomes, such as harm to a kid’s developing brain, can have psychosomatic consequences, such as...

Executive Duties: Analyzing Lafley’s ‘What Only the CEO Can Do’

In modern corporate management, the work, role, and responsibilities of the chief executive officer (CEO) or any other person in a similar capacity are not only difficult and complicated, difficult to understand from different perspectives. In his article “What only the CEO can do”, Lafley, the former Proctor, and Gamble...

Understanding Tillich and Caputo’s Theologies of Faith: Concepts of God and Existence

Tillich’s Theology of Faith God is the central notion of Tillich’s theology, and he aptly opposes all other concepts. From Tillich’s perspective, God is the power of being, which opposes non-existence. Moreover, God is the foundation of being, from which all beings proceed and in which all beings participate (Tillich)....

Intervention for Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Stroke Rehabilitation: A PICOT Approach

Case Identification The case study selected is pressure ulcers. The RN home health nurse is going to visit Mrs. Young. The patient requested assistance after returning to home rehabilitation after the stroke. The RN investigated all the materials related to the patient’s condition and interviewed the home health aide. The...

Foreign Companies Within the State: The Nationalization of the Cargill Factory

Why did Chavez decide to nationalize Cargill? Do you think he was justified? Though hardly anyone could expect the nationalization of Cargill to occur, the reasons behind the decision taken by Chavez are quite obvious. Seeing that the president has been known for his enmity towards foreign companies within the...

Resolving Sexual Violence Issues in J. M. Coetzee’s “Disgrace”

Introduction Coetzee’s “Disgrace” is a reflection of the extent to which brutality and sexual violence characterized the famous South African era of apartheid. This novel features David Lurie as the central character whose negative perceptions of women, racist attitudes, and cases associating him with rape depict the level of moral...

Comparing Characters from Odyssey, Scarlett Letter, Troy, Hamlet

The topic of this essay is the comparison of different characters from the masterpieces of world literature and movie-making. The heroes from Homer’s “Odyssey”, Hawthorne’s “Scarlett Latter” and movie characters from Hollywood hits “Troy” and “Hamlet” present a real interest for anybody as they display vividly basic features of a...

In-Depth Character Analysis of ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Gilman

The Yellow Paper is a short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and published in 1892. The text is written in the first person, and it reports the inexorable plunging of the narrator into dissociation and madness. The Yellow Paper lends itself to several interpretations, and it reflects the cultural...

Partisans in the American Society: Dalton’s Insights

Summary The final chapters of The Apartisan American turn out to be a successful attempt made by Dalton to explain how partisans may influence the electoral processes and why the number of people, who cannot identify themselves as Democrats or Republicans, should have a right to vote and share their...

Advanced Choral Conducting Techniques: Lessons from Jordan’s Fundamentals

Basics for choral conductors working with instrumentalists include such aspects as verbal and gestural communication, using the baton, articulation, and bowing. Verbally, the conductor is recommended to address instrumentalists in the same fashion he or she would attend a choir. The best course of action in terms of tuning the...

Chapters 1-5 of “The Apartisan American” by Dalton: Summary & Comment

Summary In The Apartisan American, Russell Dalton pays much attention to the idea of party identification and a burning necessity for an American to comprehend the peculiarities of political life, elections, and the roles of different politics in society. The first five chapters of the book aim at describing an...

Social Issues Post-Civil War: Civil Rights, Equality & More

This chapter addresses different social issues, which include: the aftermath of the civil war, civil rights after reconstruction, black equality women’s equality, the civil rights movement, the civil rights act of 1964, women’s rights movement, equal protection clause, statutory remedies, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Asian Pacific Americans, gays and lesbians,...

Civil Liberties: Examining Roots, Amendments, and Privacy Rights

Chapter five of our study book comprehensively examines the question of civil liberties. Civil liberties are a very significant pillar for a modern civilized society. The chapter runs through roots of liberties, first and second amendments, rights of criminal defendants, and the right to privacy and concludes by examining the...

Managing Demand: Strategies from Samsung & McDonald’s Success

Despite the efforts of some business analysts, many companies continue to have heterogeneous demand for their services. On the other hand, the constant maintenance of capacities and personnel that are sufficient to handle peak demand would require companies to incur prohibitively high costs. For the more even and manageable intensity...

Comprehensive Program to Address Domestic Violence: We Can Stop

Solution We Can Stop Domestic Violence To address the problem of domestic violence, it is necessary to propose a complex program as a response to this social issue. “We Can Stop Domestic Violence” can be viewed as more successful than other initiatives because, firstly, it is oriented to providing different...

How a Business Partner’s Betrayal Changed My Friend

In this essay, I will discuss the changes occurred with my friend whom I have known for over three years. Although we live in the same city, we rarely meet, but often talk on the phone. She runs a small business that provides printing products for various organizations. My friend...

Have American Schools Changed Society, or Does Society Change Schools?

Have American Schools Changed Society, or does Society Change Schools? Looking back at the history of American education, which is inseparable from the political, economic, and cultural history of the country, it becomes evident that the influence of the society and schools has always been reciprocal, yet, not always balanced....

Strategies for Cervical Cancer Intervention and Clinical Practice Approaches

Introduction Cervical cancer is one of the most common types of cancer for the female population of the United States. However, its negative outcomes have decreased dramatically in recent years due to preemptive measures available to women. The following proposal will examine the issue, and how it may be reduced...

High Costs of Living in Los Angeles

Elimination Patterns of the Community Traffic: traffic jams, noise, exhaust gas Tourism: a lot of visitors High costs of living: food, accommodation, public transport Urban ecology: dirty streets and water and air pollution Homeless: crime and health problems Los Angeles Traffic is considered as the worst in the world. Even...

Reducing CLABSI with Post-Insertion Care Bundles and EBP

The Implications of the Findings on Clinical Practice The findings made have a significant implication for clinical practice. The findings show that using a multifaceted intervention may significantly reduce cases of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) (Dixon & Caver, 2010). It means that nursing practice within the intensive care...

G. Smart on the Canadian Central Bank’s Communication Strategy

The main issue covered by Graham Smart’s article is that the set of genres and wide range of meditating technologies associated with the Canadian Central bank’s communications strategy can be perceived as portions of local organization action. As he attempts to prove his point, Smart explores two aspects of the...

Exploring the First Amendment as Applying to Private Companies

Censorship is a word with an extremely negative connotation in the Western world. Associated with hostile tactics of suppression and prohibition of information as a method of control in authoritarian regimes, censorship has become unacceptable in societies with democratic values such as the United States. The term is often associated...

Engineer A’s $5,000 Door Prize: Ethical Dilemma at UVW Engineering

Facts: Engineer A works for UVW Engineering. As part of Engineer A’s activities and employment responsibilities on behalf of UVW Engineering, he attends various conferences and trade shows. While attending a recent conference and trade show at UVW Engineering’s expense, Engineer A won a door prize worth $5,000. Question: Would...

Enhancing Care Quality and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare Settings

Discussion Chapter 8 Quality of care has always been a primary concern of institutions involved in healthcare. Studer (2014) in one of the chapters of The Healthcare Quality Book focuses on the issue of consistent quality delivery and its hardwiring. According to Porter (as cited in Studer, 2014, p. 193),...

Careers in Healthcare and Music Engineering: Goals and Insights

Music Engineering (Career Exploration) To explore the development of a career in the field of music engineering, it is necessary to plan to visit the Music Department of the college in October and November to collect the required information. It is important to contact an audio engineer practicing there and...

Summary of Part 4, Chapter 3 of Representation Book by Hall

Hall Reflection Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the book by Hall is titled “Captivating cultures: the politics of exhibiting” (184). It revolves around the concepts of knowledge and power and describes ways in which the former becomes the latter in the context of colonialism. People nowadays are used to...

Comparative Analysis of Capital, Debt, and Equity Financing Options

WACC What role does the cost of capital play in the overall financial decision making of the firm’s top managers? There are different sources of funds that could be accessed by a company to manage its various business activities. These may include funds obtained from either operating activities or non-operating...

CAPM Explained: Calculating Expected Returns and Risks

For each of the scenarios below, explain whether or not it represents a diversifiable or an undiversifiable risk. Please consider the issues from the viewpoint of investors. Explain your reasoning There’s a substantial unexpected increase in inflation. The substantial, unexpected increase in inflation is a non-verifiable risk that affects the...

Medicinal Cannabis Use: Evolution Since 1996 & Current Legal Status

Introduction The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes has evolved considerably since 1996 when California passed Proposition 215, which allows the practice. Currently, Guam and Puerto Rico, the District of Colombia, and twenty-nine other states have legalized the use of medicinal marijuana. The growth of cannabis use for medicinal purposes...

Candy Crush: How It Makes So Much Money

How Candy Crush Makes so Much Money Candy Crush is a smartphone application where the users are challenged to achieve the highest score by aligning matching pieces of candy together, within 2 minutes. Although the game is free to play, the game developers are using the “Freemium” business model by...

Indigenous Studies at Universities: Bridging the Divide?

The process of reconciliation between First Nations and Europeans is complex and quite lasting. A lot of effort has been made to make these two groups find some common ground and truly become one nation. However, it is clear that this goal is yet to be reached. Education is seen...

Overview of the Canadian LGBT Community and Associated Issues

Over the years, the Canadian LGBT community has managed to achieve its ultimate goal: official recognition of their rights, including the right to legal marriage in 2005 (Gallagher par. 17). Their dedication, hard work, and commitment to the issue yielded results that nobody could even have dreamt of several decades...

Moral Absolutism vs. Cultural Relativism in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

Understanding Cultural Relativism and Ethical Absolutism Moral absolutism and cultural relativism are ethical understandings of social behaviors and actions. Moral absolutism holds that universal codes of conduct must be adhered to regardless of context. In particular, a moral absolutist believes that right and wrong are immutable and cannot be excused...

The Vital Role of Nurse Educators in Supporting Student Success

Responsibilities of the Nurse Educator in Supporting Struggling Students The nurse educator’s responsibility in assisting the student is vital to help them struggling in education. It is essential to state that the educator acts as a guideline for a student and should communicate with them closely. In the book Teaching...

Balancing Social Spending for the Elderly and Youth

Introduction When it comes to social spending aimed at older people versus spending that benefits children and young adults, our society is torn between competing agendas. On the one hand, elderly people have contributed to society throughout their lives and have a right to a comfortable and respectable old age....

Key Aspects of College Life: What Students Should Prepare For

The experience of living in a dorm can be broadening and help a student mature. It can also expose a student to influences and risks that can derail a whole college career. For some students, especially those from cultures where behavior is prescribed and proscribed, the presence of others engaging...

Political Participation Through Campaigns and Elections: An Overview

The question of the role of “big money” in American politics elicits widespread controversies that remain unresolved to date. On the one side, proponents of unlimited and unregulated money in politics argue that such a scenario is the right recipe for a robust democracy. On the other, the opponents of...

Evolution and Formation of the Christian Church: Key Perspectives

The evolution and formation of the Christian Church were complex processes impacted by the appearance of various perspectives on basic dogmas, rituals, cannons. For this reason, there were many attempts to structure all existing ideas and outline a unified vision that should be followed by all adherers. For instance, the...