“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury: The Roots of Fear

Introduction The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury is a fiction story which unveils the untold and underlying lawlessness in anti-intellectual teenagers in America; who engage in various anti-social activities. In his novel, Bradbury brings the corrupt and evils society build on the fear of unknown as a result of inferiority...

Reorganization of DHS to Improve Security

Introduction The re-organization of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) represents one of the most radical and diverse arrangements made in the US government especially because it led to the placement of over twenty-two government agencies under one umbrella. Whether the reorganization was effective or if the old way of...

Conduct of American-Japanese Business Negotiations

Introduction The cultural differences of every nation are often regarded as the key factors, which promote or distract further success in the negotiations. Originally, success or failure depends on the knowledge of these differences by the negotiating parties. The aim of this paper is to analyze the negotiation aspects of...

Life in the US and in the Soviet Union in the 60s

Introduction In the 1960s, there were sharp contrasts in the way people in the United States and the Soviet Union led their lives. These differences were as a result both the political circumstances of the time as well as the prevailing economic ideologies in these two sides. The conditions the...

Incidence of Diabetes in the United States

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), diabetes is a group of diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose, due to defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. Being a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the USA, a study conducted...

Charlemagne, Justinian and Theodore Governments

Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, became a joint king in Franks in 788 together with his brother Carloman. Later his brother died in 771 thus, Charlemagne ruled the kingdom alone. When Charlemagne came to power, most parts of northern Europe had drifted into lawlessness and paganism. He was...

John Anderson’s Sustainability Speech at Berkeley

Introduction John Anderson, the Chief Executive Officer of Levi Strauss and Company on January 25th 2010 gave a speech about companies with the society in mind. In the speech he primarily talks about sustainability as part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the challenges that continue to face this aspect...

Managing and Leading Change. K. Baker’s Article

Introduction Change refers to a shift in the conventional way of organizational operations (Kotter, 2010; Cook, Macaulay & Coldicott, 2004 and Bush, 2003). The findings of Baker (2010) in her journal article: Facilitating Unlearning During the Implementation of New Technology shall be presented in this paper. The paper will discuss...

Do Brands Have Finite Lives?

For modern consumers, brands represent a unique symbol that defines and determines the comp[any and its products. Branding has a great impact on a company’s market position and adds value to its image. A company’s market share, current, and future may fluctuate readily. Competitors’ marketing mixes are designed to switch...

The Importance of Education and Educational Objective

Educated people have a clear advantage over those who don’t have one. Education liberates you from the suffocation murkiness of ignorance and illiteracy. It opens new horizons for you, frees your imagination, and helps you realize your full potential, your capability of achieving greater heights, and embark on tougher endeavors....

Ernest Hemingway and Shirley Jackson Writing Style

Introduction The current paper contains a discussion of the writing styles of two American writers Ernest Hemingway and Shirley Jackson whose works are now considered the classics of American literature. Some writers are influenced by others with a view to the chosen topics, manner of presenting facts and settings, the...

A Marriage Built on Christian Love

Often people do not even know the meaning of the words they tend to use; this fact leads to misunderstanding, ambiguity, or creates a fundament for jokes and mockery. No one likes to be mocked; therefore, people try to avoid unclear or unknown words. Polite people use simple words if...

Quality Management Systems: ISO 9001 and Six Sigma

ISO 9001:2000 vs. Six Sigma Originally, there are numerous examples and requirements, included in ISO 9001:2000. These criteria require any company to address the effectiveness of its quality management system. Further requirements specify the need for continual improvements to the quality management system – not just sporadic quality campaigns. The...

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit for Happiness

Introduction Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are popular words contained in the American Declaration of Independence. These words are what define the American people. Even among non-Americans, the words are well known to most of them. With America being the most powerful nation on earth, these words are...

Consulting IT Firms, Types of IT Techniques

Introduction IT consulting refers to the process of advising a business of how best they utilize information technology to meet their business objectives effectively. This practice has become so common in the current global world. Most small but medium-size organizations are increasingly consulting certain independent IT firms since they may...

Total Quality Management: Learning Curve Theory

Introduction By the learning curve theory, it should b emphasized that the waiting time for the customers of pizzeria fully depends on the experience of the personnel to perform the direct obligations and cope with the available equipment. The paper aims to analyze the process of running a pizzeria from...

“Seeds of Innovation” and Darwin

The aim of this thesis is to apply Darwin’s theory of evolution to the seedbeds of innovation that shape the growth of companies during various phases of their business. In order to clarify this objective, the author will look into evolutionary innovation models as applicable to present-day businesses, and compare...

Social Psychology Experimental Hypothesis: Effects of Watching TV on Children

Introduction This research will examine the effects of television watching on children. It intends to find out how television influences the behaviors of young children. Television has replaced the school as the key socializing agent apart from the family since a good number of American children spend most of their...

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorn

“Young Goodman Brown” is believed to be one of the most famous short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorn. In this work, the author explores the delusiveness of human nature and its propensity to sin. Having much peace, love, happiness, and religion in his young life, the main character Young Goodman Brown...

Hard Rock Café: Process and Location Strategy

According to Hard rock café (2001), Hard rock café does embrace the process focus strategy whereby all the facilities are centered on a particular kind of the activity or the process. These are restaurants and their concern only lies with the catering for the welfare of the paying clients who...

Tylenol: Public Relation Case Study

Public relation is an important element in corporate management. The public relations strategies in a company can either save a company from problems or lead to severe effects on a company. Tylenol case is an important example of the importance of effective public relations in a company. The Tylenol crisis...

“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell Analysis

Richard Connell, a revered novelist and playwright, is the author of the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” which has proved to be a literal masterpiece. Its first edition was published in 1924 by Collier’s Weekly but since then the book has on various occasions been anthologized to symbolize a...

Russian Revolution of 1917: Two Sides of One Coin

Revolution in any country was considered to be a crucial point in the country and its nation history. World history knows several eminent revolutions that later were greatly learned, compared, and discussed by historian, political leaders, and ordinary people. The revolution in question is Russian Revolution of 1917. It had...

Automobile Advent and Its Impact on American Culture

The invention of the automobile symbolized an explosion in self expression in the 1920s. This was characterized by a period after which the nation had just come out of war. The culture was dominated by the youth where fashion and fads were the trend of every day life. This was...

Arizona Constitution and How It Affects Counties

Introduction Any government has to outline how it is going to lead its people. This outline which is put in writing is what is called a constitution. The document describes how laws are made by the government, shows the powers that the government has, explains how courts make policies and...

Threats of Internal Validity in Research

Introduction Considering the matters of the threats for the internal validity, it should be stated that the necessity to analyze all the possible threats and aspects, which violate the validity, is originated by the issues of the scientific researches, and the matters of the inferences made based on the scientific...

Surveys on Students’ and Teachers’ Motivation

The questions of motivation and belief in the positive results are very important in all kinds of activities. Using quantitative methods of educational research, and survey research in particular, is to increase the evidence of a significant relationship between the level of inner and outer motivation and the results achieved....

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse’s Strategic Analysis

Quality care throughout the healthcare continuum is critical in achieving optimal patient outcomes. Nurses contribute towards ensuring accessible and high-quality care (Coruh, Robertson-Wiley, Wright, & Kritek, 2015). In this regard, as a prospective APRN, my goal is to utilize my strengths and available opportunities to provide high-quality care. I also...

Social Security and Medicare

Social security and Medicare are two essential programs which help people in need and low social classes to survive and receive quality healthcare. The proposed social security may resemble private insurance, but it is fundamentally different. The driving principle of social security programs is concern for adequacy–that benefits meet the...

Bob Fosse of Broadway Fame

Born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 23rd, 1927, Bob Fosse grew to become the “most influential man in jazz” (Dance Help Inc.). At the height of his career, he was a theater choreographer, screen writer, film director and director. During his career, “he won eight unparalleled Tony awards for choreography”...

E-Commerce in Computer Science Area: Business Idea

Description of the business This proposal will discuss the setting up of an E-Commerce business that will essentially deal with the sale of electronic devices over the internet; such electronic devices include watches, cameras, phone and phone accessories and computer accessories. The site will thus be about the sale of...

Internet and the Radio Industry: Strategic Management

The Internet has revolutionized the way business is done all over the world. This is because it has enabled better and faster communication. The world has been reduced into a global village where a larger population can be reached in a very short period. Furthermore, the advent of Instant messaging,...

Leader Development and Self-Management

The era that we are currently leaving in is one of unprecedented opportunities and in order to realize your goals in the professional career that you have chosen, then having ambitions in life and smarts will enable you to reach the highest goal that you have set for yourself in...

Summer of Hate Events

The year 1968 was called the Summer of Hate. This is perhaps about the series of events that rocked the United States in the year 1968. In January of that year, the US became part of a war that was between northern and southern Vietnam. At first, it was only...

Generation Y and the Workplace

Individuals born after 1980 belong to generation Y, and having just entered the workforce are exceptionally motivated in surging ahead to achieve their career objectives. In being brought up by the career-minded baby boomers they have immense potential in adding value to their employers. They have the inherent knack of...

Monopoly, Its Definition and Characteristics

Definition Monopoly refers to a market where a particular individual has enough control over the production or supply of a certain product or service to the extent that he can determine the terms under which other parties who are in the market can access the goods and services (Varian, 2003)....

Prices and the Product Value

For modern consumers, pricing can be explained and defined as a complex decision which influences sales and profits of a sales organization. For customers, prices may have symbolic meanings because a modern consumer may associate discounts with a reduction in quality. Prices are closely connected with the notion of value...

Joint Venture of Office Depot (U.S.) and DeoDeo (Japan)

One of the vivid examples of market entry failure is a joint venture of Office Depot (U.S.) and DeoDeo (Japan). The main causes of this failure were inability to differentiate from other products in the same industry and the lack of market research. Market failure was caused by complex political,...

Pacific Islanders Culture: The Tapa

History of a tapa Clothing plays a major role in the molding of a society’s culture. Through this, one can identify the way of life of a given society. The tapa is among the clothes that have been in the pacific islands since the nineteenth century. It is basically a...

Pakistan: The Migration Profile

Immigrants in Pakistan Based on the World Population Policies 2005 report given by the United Nations, the total number of immigrants in Pakistan were approximately three million, two hundred and fifty four thousand people. This figure represented 2.1 percent of the total number of people present in the country and...

Targeting as One of the Marketing Principles

Introducing Targeting is one of the main marketing principles, which help companies to reach their audiences and increase sales. Targeting (ethnic) minorities is a sound business practice, which has nothing to do with exploitation, or unfair business practices. Targeting Effective marketing allows managers and marketing organizations to create effective and...

San Francisco Photograph by George R. Lawrence

This photograph is a daguerreotype of San Francisco taken right after the 1906 earthquake and fire. The photographer, George R. Lawrence, used kites to get photos of San Francisco after the quake. He specialized in large formats and designed his cameras. Amazingly, he got this shot with no plane and...

Licensing, Joint Venturing, Mergers or Acquisitions

Introduction Licensing is the granting of rights to another or individual, for a fee, whereby the firm that has been granted to sell and produce the products or services by the licensing company. Licensing provides a way of expanding the products but with minimal costs on the innovating company, and...

Balance of Power and Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations Theory

Introduction The principal rationale of this essay is to delve into, discuss and analyze the regional squabbles among the Middle Eastern States. It seeks to critically evaluate how the “Balance of Power theory” and “Huntington’s Clash of Civilization theory” pertain to the economic and political disputes in the Middle East....

Aristotle’s Ideas of Persuasion in Advertising

In today’s world, markets have been globalized; we can access information about any product sitting right at home. Every advertiser tries to sell his product at any cost. Advertising promotes a product to its customers. One main aspect of advertising is persuasion. Every advertiser tries to persuade people effectively. Persuasion...

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization

Introduction In the time period 605-562 BC, Babylon was a renowned power. This time period also coincided with the life time of King Nebuchadnezzar. His father, King Nabopolassar, had created the Chaldean dynasty and had invaded Assyria, forcing them to go towards Northern Mesopotamia. This set the stage for Nebuchadnezzar’s...

IPod: Justifying and Evaluation

The unique and innovative product selected for analysis is Apple iPod. This product marked a new era in technology and entertainment industry. This product appeared on the market in 2001, and since that time became one of the most popular media players competing with Microsoft’s MP3. Before the iPod, Apple...

Greenwashing in the Marketplace Today

Introduction Green products have invaded the market today that even flights are eco-friendly. According to Furlow, these multitudes of vague environmental claims are suspect of corporate dishonesty (Furlow, 2008). Flying has branded itself ‘green’ to emerge as the worst case of corporate dishonesty. In an effort to show ecological awareness,...

Behavior Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Introduction The purpose of the article is to expound on the interfering behaviors in persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), formulate an approach for preventing and lessening interfering behaviors, and present a range of evidence-based applications that can be used to tackle interfering behaviors in children and youth with ASD....

Mechanical Engineering: Measurement Principles

Energy Transfer (Kinetic to Pressure) Transducer When an object with a kinetic energy charge hits another object, it imposes pressure. Independently of the nature of an object (Whether it is a steel balloon or a molecule), the nature of this pressure stays unchanged. Pressure is measured in pascals. Originally, it...

Revenue Management: Strategy and Policy

Introduction Revenue management is the function of regimented tactics that predict consumer behavior. It has become a branch of the conventional business hypothesis and practices over the last few years. Revenue management has been widely also known as yield management. It largely deals with the progression of indulgence, speculation, and...

“The Color Landscape” by Kayne

The story of color landscape talks about a photographer who through a process upgraded or developed from taking white and black pictures, to a level of not only taking colored pictures but also being a teacher of photography in several schools and colleges. The story began when the author was...

Values That the ISO9000 Can Bring to Riordan Manufacturing

Introduction ISO 9000 is the accepted system of standards that guarantee correspondence to the world standards and that regulate quality management. Originally, the correspondence to the ISO standards does not guarantee the high quality of the production, however, the adherence to the requirements of these systems of standard promotes the...

Quantitative and Qualitative Research Combining

“On becoming a pragmatic researcher: the importance of combining quantitative and qualitative research” by Onwuegbuzie and Leech (2005), “Single-Subject Experimental Research”, “Narrative Research”, and “Ethnographic Research”, the chapters form the book by Gay, L. R., Mills, G., & Airasian (2008), are the readings for this week. Considering these readings, it...

Clark County Obesity Problem

The Clark County has had a history of obesity since the year 2003 and before. The problem has been persistent over a period of time. The problem has been occasioned by the lack of proper care from the parents. The parents are always busy to have proper care of their...

“Contra Same-Sex Marriage” by by Jeff Jordan

Review Jordan (2004) begins by asserting that having an opposing opinion to same-sex marriage is not necessarily anti-gay. Marriages across different races were initially opposed. On the contrary, same-sex marriages are upheld by opinions that are not against gay practice. The author further explains three models of marriage which are...

“The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich: Symbolism

As the title shows, “The Red Convertible” is the main fulcrum of the story and the entire plot is built around it. It is used as a symbol of happiness with its color ‘red’ denoting passion and life. At the beginning of the story, the car belongs to both Lyman...

Components of the Treatment of Depression

Depression is a mood disorder and is generally accompanied by feelings of intense sadness and hopelessness. Anyone, irrespective of age, race, or gender can be afflicted with depression and it is one of the most common illnesses afflicting people around the world. According to WHO, about 121 million are affected...

Capital Mortgage Insurance Corporation’s Negotiations

Introduction Sound organizational control and structural foundation paves the way for an organization to be run in a professional manner and effective business negotiation is an essential part of it as be viewed in the Capital Mortgage Insurance Corporation case study involving Randall and Dolan. However, the major learning curve...

Homeland Security: The Role of the US Military

Introduction The September eleventh attacks created a scenario of uncertainty and intense insecurity in the country. This caused the government to accelerate earlier initiatives it had instated on participation of the US military in domestic security. The paper shall look at changes made in the US military with regard to...

The Story of Christian Music

With a composer’s ear, the author tried to document the expression of faith and joy for a community. As he dealt with a vast subject, he has drawn boundaries to limit the discussion. What will appeal the most to the readers is the ways the Christian Community found during the...

Chihuahua and a Pitbull as a House Pet: Comparison

The Chihuahua is the world’s smallest dog, with a height ranging from six to 10 inches and a weight that is less than 2.7 kilograms. The dog is regarded as harmless and docile companion dog for high society women and celebrities, who carry it around everywhere and pamper it (AKC,...

Heterosexism as an Act of Discrimination

Heterosexism is basically an act of discrimination or having a biased attitude towards people who have been perceived to be lesbians and gays in terms of sexual orientation. Some of the countries are greatly acquiring the strategy of heterosexism against the same sex bonding because according to them same sex...

Multiaxial Approach in Abnormal Psychology

Introduction Contemporary medical analysis reveals the existence of biomedical replica of a disease. This has largely been possible by using a new system of psychosomatic model. The Multiaxial Approach for psychiatry treatment allows the diagnosis to be confirmed as a procedure of alteration in the environment. The DSM-IV-TR approach is...

Systemic Functional Linguistics by Lynne Young

Introduction This paper is a review of a journal by Lynne Young entitled Systemic Functional Linguistics. The need to develop language structurally to a well-understood form in recent society is vital for better interaction between individuals. The review of the SFL is considered under the following approach: Articulation of ideas...

Logic and Logic Redux Analysis

Logic The proposition that ‘My cat is a dog’ is based on the premise that ‘My cat has four legs and all dogs have four legs’. The basic problem with this logic derives from the fact that it considers solely one aspect of similarity, or a single premise, that the...

Formal and Informal Verbs in the Japanese Language

In any language, the words that express the deed(s) of someone or something are called verbs. Verbs inform about actions being taken, things or beings held and the position taken by a subject. There are different classes of verbs; among them formal and informal verbs. The sense of formality and...

Physical Educators: Career Changes

Introduction Physical educators usually experience various difficulties in their work; this research is aimed at investigating the various reasons why physical educators are opting for career change. This research used various methods of collecting data such as interviews where they were properly evaluated. Many of the people interviewed were teachers...

Role of Intermediaries Analysis

Discuss the role of intermediaries in Business-to-Business (B2B) In order to provide an answer to this question, it is first of all, necessary to understand what an ‘intermediary’ in a B2B transaction actually does. In real terms he/she could be said to bridge the gap between the buyer and seller,...

The Green Party of the United States

Introduction The Green Party is perhaps the best known alternative political party [outside of the Democrats and Republicans] in the United States. Co-founded in 1984 by American activist and politician Howie Hawkins (NY), the party was originally called Green Committee of Correspondence and then eventually went on to become Greens/Green...

Kakinomoto Hitomaro’s Poems 29 and 30

Conveying the feelings of poets, their works reflect not only the life of the poets’ souls but the state of the culture at a certain period of time. Poems by Kakinomoto Hitomaro included in Man’yoshu implement all the main theoretical achievements of Japanese poetics of the seventh-eighth centuries and illuminate...

The Selection Process: Recruiting New Employees

Choosing the right personnel is extremely vital for any organization. Each organization, however, has its own requirements as for the personnel’s education, experience, productivity, etc. This being the reason, when recruiting new employees, an organization is looking for definite qualities and characteristics in each of the applicants. This is called...

The Humanistic View of Business

In recent socio-economical context, the management theories are facing some never-seen-before challenges from different corners. Many factors are posing threats to the businesses, and the decision makers are forced to rethink about the business strategies for sustainability. Generally it is seen that the human mind is materialistic and they basically...

Communication Technologies in Education and Social Life

Communication is very important in education. That is both formal and informal education; this is because it enables the people to get what is being put forward by the speaker. Since communication is a key element in education, several improvements have been done to ensure there is good communication. The...

Wolf Dombrowsky’s View on the Term ‘Disaster’

If I was to base this as my case point of interest, I would try to understand what a disaster is. A disaster is defined as a sudden event that occurs causing damage. Damage may mean loss of life or property and other related hardships. It may be a natural...

Setting Description Within a Dramatic Plot

The delicious restaurant is situated on a very busy street in the town center. On its left-hand side is a mosque and on the right an entertainment club which makes no apologies for the loud noise it makes every evening. It is relatively large compared to the restaurants within its...

Cultural and Natural Landscape of the City of Bonn

The city of Bonn has considered one of the most sophisticated cities of Germany so that many inhabitants recognize it as another capital. The city embodies the harmony of place and time; it connects the natural and cultural landscape into one identity that creates the spiritual and moral harmony. This...

How Is Nurse Ratched’s Ward Like a Totalitarian Society

In the course of human history there have been several kinds of rulers of the states and several kinds of political systems as it is suggested by literary sources on politics. There are four basic types of political systems, and totalitarianism is among them. In the course of the development...

Landscape Depicted in Pastoral Symphony by Beethoven

Introduction Beethoven is one of the most successful classical artists. His symphonies such as symphony erotica have remained relevant for a long time. Nature and natural landscape were important to classical and romanticism artists. Beethoven’s love for nature and natural landscape is especially featured in his sixth symphony, Pastoral symphony....

Disagreements Between Supporters of Phonics and the Whole Language

Introduction The eternal wars between the supporters of phonics and whole language are still at issue thus presenting different for-and-against arguments. This controversy pertaining to how to teach child shows that education struggles will not be terminated. Many scholars and professors dedicated many research investigations to different aspects of this...

The Need for a Strategy to Counter Cyberattacks

Introduction The government, institutions, and companies are fast integrating computer systems and computer networks into their activities and processes. This is bound to increase in the future at an accelerating rate. The resulting infrastructures that are highly computer-supported are vulnerable to cyber-attacks and cyber-terrorism. This includes activities where computer criminals...

“The Causes and Current State of the Financial Crisis” by Zindi

The ‘written Testimony of Mark Zandi’ is an article which outlines “The Causes and Current state of the Financial Crisis”. In this case, the main aim of this article is to examine the economic effect of the fiscal crisis that had been there for about three months ago. Based on...

Apollo Corporation: Case Study

Introduction The main purpose of this report is to analyze the conflict between the company Apollo Corporation and the labor union, and namely, unlawful termination of the employee, who was attempting to unionize the workers of the corporation. This issue can be interpreted from two perspectives, particularly, the employers and...

“The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

Introduction The story Red Death was written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is about Fight of prince Prospero against red death, the plague which affected the country. The prince and his companions try to escape from the plague hiding. They stay inside the seven differently decorated rooms. A new...

“Salsa, Soul, and Spirit” by Joana Bordas Review

Despite Gerald Early providing several arguments in the first part of the essay, he leaves them without response, giving slight disproof for them. In fact, the conclusion of the essay is built on the last argument, which is “the group memory of institutionalized racism”. However, neglecting the argument does not...

“Proof of an External World” by George E. Moore

The argument George Edward Moore, an English philosopher, is well known for his “philosophical argument, “Here is a hand,” in which he criticizes philosophical skepticism in favor of common sense. His argument takes three dimensions: (1) Here is a hand, (2) Here is another hand (3) There are at least...

The Personality Development: The Nature Theory

Introduction The nature theory proposes that human traits are determined by the genes that are present in the cells of a human being and goes further to assert that a person’s sex, intelligence, or even personality is all determined by the genes. The nurture theory on the other hand explains...

Homeland Security and Change

Introduction The original homeland security organization was characterized by uncoordinated responses amongst its respective agencies and cooperation was a difficult aspect to achieve. Consequently, the paper will look at how operations were carried out before and after the change was instated in homeland security within the country. Analysis of the...

Beethoven’s Personality and Music

Music, just as any other art is the reflection of the soul and inner feelings and emotions of the creator. It is the reflection of reality as the artist perceives it. Since a work of art is the creation of a person, it is impossible to interpret it apart from...

Benefit Administration Strategies Definition

Introduction According to Becker & Gerhardt (1963), benefit administration strategies can be defined as the ways through which organizations can use to pay and reward their employee’s contributions to the organization’s success. These benefit administration strategies enable organizations to retain a superior workforce hence reducing high labor turnover. Sharing of...

Administrative Segregation in California Prisons

Introduction In California prisons, administrative segregation is applied to control safety as well as prisoners who are disruptive within the jurisdiction. This control involves inmates being excluded from association with others and is in accordance with the enforcement act that governs the segregation. This segregation is important because it prevents...

Is Imitation the Sincerest Form of Fashion?

Introduction In design circles, it is often said that imitation is the sincerest form of fashion but I feel that emulating someone else’s design amounts to infringement of intellectual property rights. However copyright and trademark laws especially in United States of America have failed to protect the intellectual property rights...

The American Civil War: Effects and Consequences

Introduction Occurrences of wars within or between countries always leave behind devastating consequences. Civil wars, that is, wars within a country are as a result of minor disagreements or misunderstandings among individuals who occupy higher power in governments. These disagreements filter within the community hence affecting the individual person in...

A Case Study of Michelle Rhee

Introduction The tenure system at the university level came into being after realization that it was important for educators to extend their limit of teaching skills in order to improve students’ know-how and high degree of thinking in their studies. Whenever job security is not in place, the teaching fraternity...

“The Secret Life of Bees” by Kidd and the “Feast of Love” by Baxter

Two novels under analysis are peculiar for their plot and main ideas. It is no secret that both The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter fuel the problem of love. However, there is a question to be answered: is love...

High School and College: The Comparing

Introduction Prior research on education defined education as a continuous process as one has to move from one level up to another. These are all in efforts for one to acquire relevant knowledge that one will apply in his profession. There is a great difference between college and high school...

Organ Donation: Win-Win Agreement or a Noble Form of Cannibalism

Two readings devoted to the matter of commercial organization of organ donation represent the confrontation between two different opinions which exist in society. In his How Much Is That Kidney in the Window?, Bruce Gottlieb represents selling organs as a matter which is beneficial for both a donor and a...

Southwest Airlines Company: Innovation and Marketing

Introduction Success in innovations only comes about as a result of keen examining of the needs of the consumer and coming up with a product that matches these needs in order to win a competitive advantage on the market (Midgley, 1977: 11). The Southwest Airlines Company is one of the...

Corwin Corporation: Project Management

Introduction It’s an international manufacturing low-cost high-quality rubber component. Organizationally it maintained the same structure for more than 15 years and its top management was highly conservative and used a marketing approach to find new markets rather than exploring new products. For any product request, Corwin Corporation considered it if...

Pivotal Group and Sterling Chemicals, Inc.: Acquisition Strategy

Pivotal Group Acquisition Pivotal Group is an investment company based in Phoenix. The company deals in private equity and real estate investment portfolios. Some of the company’s major real estate investments are its hotels, which are in the category of luxury investments; office properties; and community development properties. For example,...

Liberal and Conservative Views

Introduction A conservative person believes in personal responsibilities and conserves his/her existing cultural or traditional norms. A conservative person preserves his/her social norms and is reluctant to any kind of change. A liberal person on the other hand welcomes and implements new changes even if they are unrealistic. A conservative...

Professional Knowledge and Abilities

Business Professional of America (BPA) is an American professional organization that is mainly for American students who are presently pursuing careers in business related fields. In fact, BPA draws members from the students’ fraternities in colleges across the United States of America currently undertaking business professional courses such as business...

What Makes Us Tick?

What makes us tick? In the 21st century, research in science is evolving. For the people whose careers are in the field of science the education will change as time goes by. Studies progressively depend on effective partnership among professionals with conflicting disciplinary viewpoint. Professionals should appreciate the value of...

Camden County College: Condom Dispensers in Rest Rooms

While encompassing myself within the fold of my college routine during the time that I had been enrolled as a student of Camden County College since last year, it never occurred in my wildest dreams that one day the college will suddenly implement its decision to install condom dispensers in...

Innovation in Operation Management – Personal Experience

Introduction Most companies face challenges like deregulation, e-commerce exertion of pressures on the profits made by the company and also globalization. For companies to overcome these problems in their phases, they must put in place some innovative strategies like differentiating their products or services from those of the competition to...

Peer Pressure as a Factor for Behavior Change

Whether one recognizes it or not, peers have a lot of influence on one’s life. When the influence is exerted continuously, it leads to peer pressure. Members of Peer groups encourage a person to change his/her behavior, morals, and thoughts to conform to set norms and standards. Peer pressure can...

The Meaning of Death and a Person’s Attitude Towards It

Introduction Death is one area of human experience that many people do not like talking about because they are worried about it and they even won’t want to imagine it. Many other areas of human experience are openly discussed but the issue of desperation related to death makes people see...

Job Analysis, Descriptions and Specifications

The greatest objective of any company department is to have its workers working at their optimal levels and working on their respective right tasks properly. This can only be guaranteed to an appreciable level when there is a comprehensive detailed job description for all the employees. Job descriptions serve the...

Whispering Galleries in Architecture

Whispering galleries are specially designed buildings that are elliptical or have a circular shape. Such buildings make it possible for a whisper to be carried from one part of the room to another. This is possible because the building is normally elliptical, enclosed, or circular. Thus, if a person stands...

Theology History: Forms of Beliefs

Introduction The human race even from prehistoric times has been fascinated by the spiritual and the mysterious factors that exist in their social and physical environment. Humans began to worship physical forms commonly seen around them in the form of oceans, mountains, the sun and the moon, animals, and even...

Formal and Informal Social Control Systems

A proposition to remove the formal written law in the United States today will definitely be received with fear and outright resistance. The thought is most unwelcome in a society that has lived knowing that the formal written law is been instrumental in crime deterrence. It would present to many...

America and Great Britain on American Revolution

Introduction American Revolution refers to the war that was fought between Great Britain and its colonies between 1775 and 1783. It led to the loss of many colonies by the Great Britain and eventually the formation of the United States. The national viewpoint of the two nations about the war...

Karl Marx and Utopian Socialists

Both Marx and Utopian Socialists talked about the perfect world, a kind of paradise where all the people would be equal. Their ideas were quite similar because they all were up for peace and equally. However, what they differed in were the means of building this perfect world or, to...

Art of Being Human

Introduction Stereotypes are notions that a group of people hold to others on the basis observed behavior. Stereotypes mostly make a certain group of people to feel more superior to others thereby creating prejudice. The fact stereotyping depend uses individual opinions as opposed to scientific evidence makes it a rather...

Check-In Check-Out System for Problem Behaviors

Purpose of the study The purpose of this study was to establish whether check in check out system could be used in reducing problem behaviors where three tier prevention mechanisms like the universal, targeted, and intensive interventions are used to target primary, secondary, and tertiary preventions respectively. Are social problems...

The Art of Losing by Elizabeth Bishop

Introduction Elizabeth Bishop has often been portrayed as being detached from her poetry, partly because she often takes an exterior view. However, this is merely her artist’s eye coming through as she uses very co0ncrete imagery to convey her meaning and expects the reader to create most of the message....

Hospitality Revenue Management in Sydney Hotels

Many things are consideration when making certain decisions, but the most important is in relation with improving the hotels revenue and maximization of profits. However, it is achievable if the organization carefully plans certain things. One of the ways to do this is by use of budgets and performance reports....

18th Century Art and Design

One of the most fascinating and multifaceted periods in art and design is the 18th century. This is because, the global civilization grew more conscious of each other, cross-cultural pressure increased. During this period a lot of main diplomatic and financial revolutions had extensive penalties for art and design. During...

Amadeus: Play and Movie Review

The film released by Milos Foreman in 1984 is based on the play written by Peter Shaffer, an English playwright. The plot of the play is typically based on the lives of music maestro’s namely Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. Music composed by Mozart and Salieri and other composers...

Classroom Discipline: Wong’s, Kyle, and Scott’s Win-Win Strategies

Discipline is important for high-quality education. Indiscipline decreases the time available for teachers to teach. The most effective way to deal with discipline problems is to teach students how to control their own behavior. A teacher should take charge of students’ behavior. A teacher should be prepared to avoid commotion...

7Ps of the Marketing Mix

A marketing strategy is a company’s battle plan in the struggle of market competition. However, its task is in effect to outline the way the company plans to act in the market, which is made in a general way. To realize the marketing strategy, a company develops a marketing mix,...

The Internet and Interactive Media as a New Advertising Tool

The Internet and interactive media have become an integral part of each person’s life. This is why there is no wonder that they have infiltrated into every single sphere of human activity. Since at present advertising is one of the most active spheres of human activities, the use of the...

The History of Gilded Age

The Gilded Age was a period in U.S history that occurred in the late 19th century around 1870-1889. This period was characterized by the second Industrial Revolution and the post-reconstruction effects of increased agricultural activities. Consequently, this period witnessed a massive growth in the U.S economy whose outcome was an...

Lesson and Recommendations After British Airways Strike

Introduction Profitability is possible if the management protects the Company’s brand image while maintaining a good relationship with the workers. British Airways suffered major losses from the wild cat strike due to poor leadership that embittered the workers. Their loyalty and service to the BA were down-graded and treated unfairly...

Discrimination of Women Entrepreneurs in Getting Loans From Banks

Introduction Research has suggested that women entrepreneurs face problems in raising capital as well as getting loans from banks (Blake 2006; Wilson et al. 2007; Prasad 2009). Women face credibility problems when faced by bankers and are less likely to have access to entry into institutional financial networks (Wilson et...

“Nobody Knows” by Hirokazu Kore-eda

Nobody Knows is a movie that is quite slow-moving and gradually builds over to an emotional end. The plot of the movie is set in Tokyo and is about a mother who shifts into a new flat with her four children that are from different fathers and ultimately deserts them...

Managing in a Multicultural Context

Introduction In today’s world, the workplace is the major meeting place of different people with different personalities, values, cultures, and generally different ways of life. Because of this situation, a workplace has different challenges that the company’s management must handle with caution to achieve a balanced ground and a suitable...

The Economics of Race, Agriculture and Environment

Introduction The United States of America is a nation that has great diversity in terms of race and ethnicity. This kind of diversity brings in some effects in terms of resource use. This research paper is going to answer the question; do public policies reduce or enhance racial inequality in...

Personal Leadership Style: Supportive Style

Many people mix up the concepts of Leadership and Management with each other. Leadership and Management are not the same things. Leadership comes from within the person; whereas, management does not. Leadership is not just all about managing people, tasks, or resources; it is much more than that. A good...

Federal Reserve’s Role in the US Economy

The US economy is going through a very bad period; the Subprime crisis has severely affected the US economy. This is arguably the second worse situation that is haunting the US economy. The worst was the great depression which was signaled by the Stock market crash in the year 1930....

Governing Business Activity: Small and Big Firms Relationship

Introduction A small firm is a company that has less than 50 employees and having an annual turn over of 5.6 million Euros or less. A small firm is also characterized by current assets whose total is fixed on its balance sheet of 2.8 million Euros or less and usually...

Survival and Life Cycle

The survival of any firm in a certain market is very important and there are certain factors that affect survival. The probability of survival is dependent mostly on the attributes of the firm, its products and its life cycle. There are certain times when the hazard rates in the life...

Web-Based Prototype of the E-Business Activity

The prototype of the e-business activity will be based on the principles of caring and communicating with customers via e-mail or any other electronic communication tool. The services and products, which are sold are associated with design, art, and hand-made exclusive postcards. The designed pictures, styles, or themes for the...

Reviews on Gender Articles

When searching the required articles, I followed the necessary requirements. The first article called New Brooms They Say Clean’: Women’s Political Activism on the Ballarat Goldfields, 1854 is a scholarly and peer-reviewed article, as it contains the necessary credentials, namely the information about the author, the author’s Ph.D., and the...

IRIS Center Learning: Benefits of PALS

Introduction The development of a learning strategy is very important in any education system and depends on a number of factors including the students’ characteristics, the available resources, and expected results. PALS are peer-assisted learning systems; which are meant to help students learn better from their peers. In this case...

Quality Staffing for Success of Company

Introduction Production of high quality products is the aim of all companies that seek to satisfy their customers, putting in mind that the customers always pay attention to high quality products for purchase. Therefore, for any company to survive in the market, quality must be addressed sufficiently and adequately. Many...

Acting Out “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”

Cast of characters: Dorothy; Witch; Little Men; Narrator. Narrator: After a terrible cyclone, Dorothy woke up in her house turned upside down in some strange land. It was a country of marvelous beauty. Dorothy stood up to see the land. She went outside her home and began to look around....

United States unleashed the atomic bomb on two cities in Japan

Part 1 C. When the atomic bomb was unleashed by the United States on two cities in Japan, the act ended World War II and caused incalculable human anguish. This historically momentous event gave rise to questions regarding how wars will be fought in the future, the viability of the...

Ethics: Experiments on Animals

Introduction Experimenting on human has been done several times especially in the US. Philosophers believe that it is not good to carry experiments on human beings. Human beings should be treated as an end not as a means to an end. Kant claimed to have a solid reasoning behind it....

Novels by A. Bierce and H. James Comparison

Introduction The short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” written by Ambrose Bierce is about the last minutes of a man who was condemned to hanging. Standing at the Owl Creek Bridge, the place of his execution, he never stops thinking about his family and plans his escape. Another...

Moral Reasoning – Virtue Ethics

I choose virtue ethics as one of the five major perspectives of moral reasoning as being most closely related to my personal views. Virtue ethics is an approach that looks at the principles which are more concerned about the behavior of the moral agents, instead of the set principles or...

Decline in General Motors of 2007

Introduction The year 2007 to the present time has been a bad business period for most companies. In motor industry, General Motors have had a bad experience in most of their markets. The period, 2007 to the present time have seen General Motor sales decline consistently. General Motors internal production...

Is Belief in God Rational: Discussion

Introduction This paper seeks to examine not the existence of God or negation, but whether man’s belief in god is rational and based on sound logic and deductive reasoning. The aspect that needs to be discussed first is which acts constitute holiness. It is seen that the acts which gods...

Cyber-Science, Fiction or Modern Reality?

In their article From Cyborgs to Cyberbodies: The Evolution of the Concept of Techno-Body in Modern Medicine, Andrea Gaggioli et al. strived to provide readers with the insight into the fact that, due to the recent revolutionary breakthroughs in the field of informational technology and biomedicine, the very concept of...

Informative Process of Education

Generally, any process is described in the simple bow and arrow format and they represent the totality of the process. But education is one of the most important aspects of human life and one can not describe education in the above-mentioned process. Actually, with the globalization of the World, the...

Procurement Management: Selecting Your Wedding Photographer

Now that Team B has been selected as the wedding consultant, this paper will provide a briefing of the factors that should be taken care of in the process of soliciting, selecting, negotiating with, and launching the wedding photographer. The light shall be shed upon this four-stage project from the...

Marine Biology: Description and the Key Features

Biscayne Bay: This is an open area of the coast line that is exposed to ocean currents and tides. Mangrove Creek: This is a backwater area with occasional flooding of sea water. Results: Readings at the two locations are shown in the graphs along with the average values. Secchi depth...

Level 5 Manufacturing: Pros and Cons of the Mode

Level 5 manufacturing entails the assembly of a desktop PC assembly, floppy disc, and fan. This mode has many disadvantages and disadvantages that are discussed here. First of all, the motherboard and chassis are built separately by contract manufacturers outside the United States. The chassis and motherboard are then separately...

Analyzing the Short Story: A Rose for Emily

William Faulkner is often considered as one of the most widely accepted writers in English literature. Faulkner’s story ‘A Rose for Emily’ explains the story of Emily Grierson. Emily Grierson is a strong woman with a great sense of tradition and a very dynamic character. The final paragraph of Faulkner’s...

Manha De Carnival Analysis

To begin with, it is necessary to state that the piece to be analyzed in this paper is a bright example of the Brazilian music style called Bossa Nova. The piece of music under consideration was created by Luiz Bonfa and Carl Sigman. The original version of the song has...