Experience of People With Mental Illness

The passage outlined below deals with the experience of people with mental illness. It especially studies, weighs researches, and endeavors deriving conclusions about self-stigma, also called by many researchers as ‘discrimination’. People of different countries with different cultures participated in the various group discussions carried out by experts of mental...

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Genes

Analysis of the Article The phenomenon of Savant Syndrome is studied by many psychologists and scholars in this field. The article under consideration is called Inside the mind of a Savant and is written by Darold Trefferd and Daniel Christensen (2006). The paper is dedicated to a comprehensive study of...

Deli Depot Case Study: Data Analysis Management Reporting

Introduction To improve customer service, Deli Depot has embarked on initiatives to better understand its customers and provide them with the products and services that they want. For carrying out this goal the company has gathered information from the customers using in the form of field/ market research using a...

Interrelation of Gender and Contemporary Society: Madonna

Introduction If we have to speak about the issue of the interpretation of interrelation of gender and contemporary society, it is difficult to find more suitable and impressive example for the analysis than the iconic image of Madonna. There is no denying the fact that she may be considered a...

Physical Anthropology in “Family Man” by Will Hively

The article by Will Hively entitled “Family man” discusses family-oriented behavior of birds (the species is called bee-eaters) and applies these patterns to human society. One of the aspects of bee-eaters’ behavior which surprised the scientist Emlen was their great motivation for helping the other members of their community, e.g....

How to Attract the Best Teachers into Teaching

Nowadays, there is an extreme shortage of trained and qualified teachers is a real problem even in the developed countries such as the United Kingdom and Great Britain. Good teachers have been always in demand since they are the basis of the high educational level of their students. They are...

“The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh” by A. A. Milne

The Modern Fantasy book I have chosen is The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne. This book is a timeless tale, which is appropriate for children at the 7 and above age range and offers the children an opportunity to experience a timeless tale and is a...

“I Am Murdered” by Bruce Chadwick

Bruce Chadwick’s book, I am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation is about the murder of George Wythe, who was a noted law professor. Wythe was a towering figure and had pupils such as Thomas Jefferson, Henry Clay and James Monroe. He died...

Proper Education Through Music for Youth for HIV, AID Prevention

Youths love music whether gospel or secular. It is noted that American young people spend about four to five hours each day watching and listening to music. This is more time than the youths spend in the company of their friends. Music is highly valued by adolescents and older youths...

The Great Debaters – Film Synopsis

Produced by Oprah Winfrey and starring a two-time Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington, The Great Debaters is a 2007 American biopic period film chronicling the success of the 1935 Wiley College Debate Team. Located in Marshal, Texas, Wiley is a historically black, private liberal arts college and was founded by...

Motivational Problems at Workplace

Managers have the responsibility to make workers motivated since lack of it can be a source of many problems in the workplace. Motivation is the reason why people want to work. There is a gap that exists between an individual’s desired state and the actual state. Motivation, therefore, is a...

Reasonable Approach of Swain’s Output Hypothesis

The urge for studying English as the second or third language is prescribed today with a particular mandatory character. Being Lingua Franca English comprises today the huge scope of international relationships. Swain’s hypothesis demonstrates the argumentation of output significance for mastering foreign language. DeKeyser (2007) admits the significance of Swain’s...

Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King by Sophocles

Sophocles, the great Greek tragedian, presented one of the most delightful literary works, the tragedy “Oedipus Rex” or Oedipus the King. Sophocles reveals before the reader a question of a universal scale: who decides the destiny of the person – Gods do, or the person does? In search of the...

“Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight” by Alexandra Fuller Review

Description The book is set within the background of a country fighting for a life breath. A memoir tells several stories at once. Neighboring to the civil war-stricken Mozambique, Rhodesia was slowly moving towards a Nationalist regime. The country was a trap with road mines and guerillas around the corner....

Democratic Capitalism and Individual Liberty

Democratic capitalism is the economic and political system that is based on individual’s potentials in an environment of cooperation and trust. In democratic capitalism the leadership is only charged to harmonize the cooperative nature of the individuals. America, which in all sense is seen as the world symbol of capitalism,...

The Impacts of Substance Abuse on Pregnancy

The impacts of substance abuse on pregnancy have been a subject of many qualitative and quantitative studies. A great number of research works have been dedicated to the description of the complications that can arise due to drug addiction, for instance, outcome of delivery, health of the mother and newborn,...

Leadership Theory: Human Relations Approach

It is universally acknowledged that every company has its own hierarchical structure where the company is split into departments and divisions headed by managers. Hence comes, each company works out its own strategy of the subordinate relationships. Therefore, people can be divided between the leaders and the followers and effective...

“The Oil We Eat” by Richard Manning

Ecological issues and problems with environmental protection have been the point of vibrant debates since the 1960s. One of the prominent works that evaluate the extent to which natural resources are nowadays wasted is the article entitled “The oil we eat” by Richard Manning. The author’s main thesis can be...

Media Bias in Articles on Drought in Africa

The articles that are reviewed in this essay are related to droughts in Africa in 2009. The articles are about the recent discovery by scientists about the incidence of drought in the African continent which shows that the continent has a history of droughts in Africa in the Sahel region...

Economic Crisis and Inequality

Low-wage workers have to face a wide range of difficulties; the greatest of them is the fear of losing their jobs. This sphere is characterized by constant turnover of the personnel, thus every employee feels uncertain about his or her position in the company. In her book Nickel and Dimed,...

Personal Issues: Marriage, Obesity, and Alcohol Abuse

The actions of every person have a particular impact on society and its development, and this impact is sometimes underestimated. Most of people believe that, taking into account the total population of the world, their actions are insignificant and can hardly change anything. This, however, is not true, for every...

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The rise of Benjamin Franklin was connected with his political career and personal development as a national leader. The political career began in 1736 when Franklin created the Union Fire Company. The Autobiography consists of 12 chapters devoid to different periods of life and career of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin received...

Riverdance: The History of the Dance, Features

Riverdance is a dance performance with steps from traditional Irish step dancing. The main feature of this performance is that there will be only quick movements in the legs of the performers but they keep their arms and bodies remain fixed. “At its most basic level, Riverdance is an exciting...

Cloning Influenced by Mobile

Cell phones are an essential part of modern life. People are used to cell phones and cannot imagine their life without them. The computerization of society has lots of advantages but at the same time leads to huge problems concerning personal information. The development of the telecommunication industry became the...

Contemporary Threats to Marriage and Family

Discussion Marriage denotes the relation between a man and a woman who have entered wedlock. It concentrates upon the association of husband and wife, while the family relays the idea of a more complicated level of adjustment in which husband, wife, and child each has individual importance. Santorum’s views reiterate...

Abortion: Arguments for and Against

The issue of abortion and its ready availability for any woman who seeks it is very controversial and has caused a lot of debate. There exist two positions – for and against abortion, which are dubbed pro-life and pro-choice opinions. The former defines abortion as a murder of an unborn...

South Korean Community and Its Characteristics

South Korean community South Korean community is considered to be the unity I would like to analyze because I dedicated a considerable part of my life living there. The investigation of the community is to be disclosed through its influence on the formation of human personality to understand, what print...

“Plan, Do, Study, Act Model to Improve an Orientation Program” Article Synthesis

This paper is a synthesis of the article, “Plan, Do, Study, Act Model to Improve an Orientation Program” that concerns the processes of employee orientation at work. Employee orientation is a process wherein the new employees at a workplace are taken “on board” and introduced to the various elements of...

Continental Philosophy: Existentialism and Phenomenology

Absolute idealism was championed by G. W. F. Hegel. To him, being is an all inclusive whole. He stood for the idea that, for the human reason to be in a position to know the world, there must be an identity between thought and being. He believed in rationality in...

Educational Training Program Proposal Report

Abstract The project is carried with the aim of identification of the factors that will improve the employment management system. It provides with ideas and solutions for the understanding of the employees’ needs and preferences who are learning online. In addition, the project presents the models of program development of...

Crisis in American Institutions: Privatizing America

Subsidizing Tobacco The United States government resorts to subsidizing the tobacco producers as the means of developing the country’s agricultural sector of economy (Skolnick and Currie, 2007, p. 58). The major programs and initiatives taken by the government to assist tobacco producers in their work include, according to Farm Subsidy...

The Role of Integrated Marketing Communications Campaign

Integrated marketing Communication refers to a general approach to marketing. This is aimed at ensuring that there is uniformity of message with the corresponding use of media. It involves the use of online and offline marketing sources. Online marketing channels comprise websites, e-marketing, internet TV, and blogs. Offline channels include...

Development in Middle-Age Children

Introduction The age group of 7 to12 comprises of school going children who are in their middle childhood years. They are trying to balance the change in their lives where they are spending more time away from their parents compared to their early childhood years. They are learning to interact...

The American Revolution: Was it Inevitable?

The period of the American Revolution was marked by great transformations in the social and political consciousness of states. The colonies under British rule were constantly dependent upon the British monarchy and rules by British laws. They were weak both economically and politically governed by British governors. These periods had...

The Soul Never Dies: John Donne’s “Death, Be Not Proud”

Among the cornerstone issues of human existence is the aspect of relations between man and Death. In the circle of life Death is the ultimate destination and the greatest mystery to solve; unknown and enigmatic, Death both draws people’s attention and scares them, since it takes away the most precious...

“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte P. Gilman

Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” depicts the inner struggle of a woman unbalanced by post-partum depression, a problem for which even today’s doctors have no treatment. Her husband and brother are both doctors who have her best interest at heart but whose recommended rest cure is based on the accepted...

Computer Programs: Programming Techniques

For computers to execute their functions, specific programs with specific applications are used. These programs must be executable by any computer depending on the program instruction. For easy analysis and compilation, these programs have to be in a human readable form (depending on the source code). The codes are in...

“The Confessions of Nat Turner” by William Styron Review

The novel “The Confessions of Nat Turner” was written by an outstanding American writer William Styron. The most eloquent fact about this book is that it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1967, but it would be just to state, that the response of the audience to the novel appeared...

Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” Poem Analysis

Introduction A metaphor is a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are said to be the same. When Sylvia Plath addresses a shoe in the first two lines of “Daddy,” the shoe refers to the metaphor’s tenor, the subject which is likened to the vehicle. This is her...

Motivation in Spencer Johnson’s “Who Moved My Cheese?”

Introduction Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and Your Life is a book about motivation enhancement by the author Spencer Johnson published in 1998. According to the New York Times, it has been a best seller ever since. The general message of...

Team Effectiveness Leadership Model

Introduction Team building is one of the common aspects seen in organizations nowadays because of its importance in the success of the organization. Traditionally the only focus was on individual work. But now it has proved that team centred work not only helps in achieving the objectives. Also it helps...

Coca-Cola and Pepsi Companies: The Marketing Tricks and Advertisement Peculiarities

Introduction An attitude of public opinion towards brands subdues some marketing principles which are structurally divided into gradual succession of actions and representations which can make this or that product original. The paper is organized in terms of making the main purpose of it clearer in several paragraphs, so as...

Military Forces in the Twenty-First Century

The twentieth century was a century where the military force of a country played a significant role in its social, economic and political life. The advent of two world wars and a half-century-long ‘cold war’ made the military to be the focus of many societies. The so-called ‘conventional warfare’ required...

McDonalds’ Veggie Burger’s Marketing

The new product, Veggie Burger, is a special proposition to all consumers who value healthy life style and follow dietary patterns. Rational for a product development is a new approach to cooking and new vision of customer’s needs and demands. In general, the proposed marketing strategy will deal with pricing,...

Japan’s Transformation After World War II

Analyzing Japan from different perspectives, one could ask a question, what makes Japan so unique? What is the set of factors that led Japan to take such position among other countries? During the first years after the World War most of the developed countries were characterized with a crisis situation,...

Titus Flavius’ Contribution to Art and Architecture

Titus Flavius Titus Flavius Vespasianus lived in Rome from December 30, 39 to September 13, 81 AD (“Titus”). The greater duration of his time was spent in the military until he succeeded to the throne as Roman emperor in 79 AD from his father Vespasian (“Titus”). In the year 70,...

Leadership, Motivation, Work Satisfaction and Performance

Introduction Motivation, teamwork and performance are related to each other. The level of performance of a follower is mostly influenced by the amount of motivation he receives from his leader. The leader is responsible for evaluating the performance of the followers and making any suggestive comments, if required. Role of...

Gay Marriages Legalization: Arguments Against

Homosexuality has been in existence since time immemorial and remains one of the most highly controversial issues today. Although a global phenomenon, homosexuality was a private issue and was considered to be a taboo in many societies. It was not until the inception of the gay movement in the United...

Women: Gender Inequality and Discrimination

Introduction The debate of gender inequality, discrimination, and bias has been going on for a long time and men and women alike have contributed to the sensitive issue with the latter contributing significantly to the subject. The main theme in all discussions, researches, seminars, writings, and interviews related to gender...

Is the Institution of Marriage at Risk?

The world of present days is about to ignore the institution of marriage. I can say so because of a personal survey on the problem. The thing is that humanity coming forward towards technical and scientific advantages omits the moral part of its essence. The most needful values seem to...

Existence, Relatedness and Growth Theory of Motivation

ERG theory Alderfer proposed ERG theory as a new version to the Maslow’s need hierarchy theory. Similarities: The research on the Maslow’s need hierarchy theory shown that the needs in the hierarchy have some common characteristics. And thus there is a need for to clear the ambiguity. Alderfer proposed a...

The Inventory Control Process: Online Factory Floor

Introduction Over the last decade, there has been increased advancement within the manufacturing industry. This is attributed to the incorporation of electronic commerce concepts such as electronic manufacturing. This has been integrated in the various processes of the firms for instance within the supply chain, production and inventory control. Only...

Eddies Southern Barbecue Restaurant’s Business Plan

Eddies Southern B-B-Q will be the latest hot spot in town. The restaurant will introduce a unique process of preparing barbecues to exit the taste buds for all. With the restaurant’s unique barbecues prepared using the vinegar-based sauce as opposed to the common tomato-based barbecues, barbecue lovers will be introduced...

Communication Effects on Leadership

Communication is the key to effective leadership. It is only through good communication skills that a leader is able to manage people without making them feel subdued. A good leader should be insistent but not obstinate, eloquent but not unsubstantiated, and persuasive but not coercive. Communication does not only have...

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Introduction The history of the United States has borne testimony to unprovoked racial discrimination and race-attributed violence, brutality and destruction to property meted out to colored people. This has necessitated concerned citizens, including whites, to seek action to avoid such practices in future, and organize, fortify and empower minority groups...

Social Facilitation and Relevant Empirical Evidence

This paper discusses the Social Facilitation of human beings specifically and about the development regarding social facilitation, exploring the tendency of people to be aroused in such an environment that would ultimately end up in better performance on simple assigned tasks or the tasks on which they have full command...

Theoretical Concepts in “Freedom Writers” Movie

Introduction Freedom Writers is an American movie of 2007 directed by Richard LaGravenese and being based on the work written by Erin Gruwell ‘The Freedom Writers Diary’. It is necessary to stress that the film covers deep sociological problems, concepts of race discrimination and rights for freedom. The analysis of...

Kohlberg`s Theory of Moral Development

Moral Development This research paper aims to analyze Lawrence Kohlbergs theory of moral development. In particular, we need to discuss its application to the so-called Heinz or druggist dilemma, which exemplifies the choice between two limited options, either duty to the law or a dear person. First, it is necessary...

“Way to Wealth” and Crevecoeur’s Letters Connection

The history of the American nation development has many impressive scenes full of patriotic consideration and points on strong country creation with support of suchlike strong people inhabiting it. John de Crevecoeur: Letters from an American Farmer is a work where the author pointed out several reasonable arguments and explanations...

Integrated Marketing Communication Definition

This paper talks about integrated marketing communication by discussing the statement – ‘the realization of integrated marketing communications is unlikely ever to be achieved in an organization’. This paper elaborates on this statement while pondering over the on views of Olof Holm (2006). It starts off with a brief introduction...

The World Travel and Tourism Council

Introduction The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is the forum of business leaders covering the field of travel and tourism which has undertaken to work with various governments. The objective of the organization is to raise awareness of the importance of travel and tourism which generates a significantly large...

Business Strategy: Applying Critical Analysis

Introduction This paper develops at least one strategic objective from each of the following Balance Scorecard areas: Financial, Customer, Process, and Learning and Growth based on an evaluation of a number of potential alternatives to the issues identified with SWOTT Analysis paper. A great part of the paper will explain...

Collins and Moore Works on Poetry Review

Despite the fact that poems “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins and “Poetry” by Marianne Moore are concerned with the same subject matter (poetry), they provide readers with diametrically opposite outlook on what, according to both poets, poetry should be all about. Whereas, Moore insists that the key to poetic...

Philosophy in the Product Development Process

The analysis of the world philosophical approach props up against the rationale and grounding of a definite idea. In this respect the fundamentals of philosophy and its implementation in the world of business affairs are viable. The situation of today constitutes that there are more points on making achievements in...

Epistemology and Its Usage in Writing

Introduction The word epistemology refers to studying the source of knowledge. In this respect the reality and truth of what a man writes or says more or less props up against the thoughts and ideas being told and outlined previously. In other words, everything which surrounds an individual can be...

Pierre-Augustus Renoir: A Famous French Artist

Introduction Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a famous French artist who was one of the major contributors to the Impressionist movement. The main focus of his art was to celebrate beauty in all its appearances, particularly as it was revealed in the female form. His life intersected with numerous other...

Corporate Culture. Whistle-Blowing for Businesses

Introduction In recent years, there has been a resurgence of public attention to whistle-blowing. Several factors have contributed to this resurgence. Recent cases of whistle-blowing have been well-publicized, including three high-profile cases in 2001 involving Sherron Watkins of Enron, Coleen Rowley of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cynthia Cooper...

Graffiti: Whether It Is a Good or Bad Side of Society

Graffiti is one of the most exciting and thrilling type of modern art. Different people consider art in different ways. Some understand it as the expression of people’s souls and ideas about society and life in general, the others are afraid of it and express their mistrust to people who...

“How America Was Discovered” Analysis

The work of Handsome Lake How America was discovered is a fiction that bears more ideological and precaution character for a reader. The story of a white preacher who once met the Creator telling him about a country where people would be cruel and corrupt because of money greed and...

The Perfume Pens: Marketing Mix

Logistics and Distribution Freight charges will be levied for the cargo delivery of packed cartons of perfume pens according to the existing rates, which would depend on the mode of transportation: sea or air, the weight, the volume, and whether shipped as a single container or by sharing with other...

Key Elements of Supply Chain Design

Abstract “The key challenge is to integrate supply chain capabilities to provide a seamless solution from potential design through to end delivery. End users are looking for a complete supply chain where there is single accountability and responsibility for delivery,” said O’Brien. Introduction To begin with, it should be stated...

Criminal Scheme: Utilitarianism and Deontology

Normative ethics refers to the attempt to understand or figure out what individuals need to do or whether their moral character is reasonable. Normative ethical systems are divided into three categories which include; teleological ethics, virtue ethics and deontological ethics. Deontological and teleological ethics are considered as action based or...

Natural Sciences: Junk DNA Has an Important Role

The term miracle is increasingly losing its romance with the corresponding advancement of modern science. The unrevealed mystery of nature, which was considered utterly inexplicable, only the other day, has now become an object glaring reality at the magic touch of science. It is, undoubtedly, a bewildering experience to think...

World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893

The complicated title is a foreshadowing of what is to come. The event described as the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 is more than a commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to America; it was also an exposition of the American way of life from its cottage...

Sex Tourism in Jamaica: Issue Analysis

Philosophy is a unique science because it touches almost every single area of the human life. The issues of the good and the evil, right and wrong, love and hate are all studied by philosophy that tries to suggest some ways of dealing with this phenomena to the people. With...

The Real Value of a College Education

Introduction Millennia after the Athenians first limited their democracy only to voters who were educated, the titanic waves of innovation that engulf society decade by decade continue to strike at the question of what college education should accomplish. On College Education as Skills Training Occupational Skills are Vital College should...

Late Adulthood Physical and Cognitive Changes

Introduction Late adulthood can be described as the age from sixty five years (65) and above. This age constitutes about 7 percent of the entire World’s population with 13 percent in the developed World. This percentage increase has been attributed to increase in life expectancy due to due to breakthrough...

Socrates’ Method and Philosophical Ideas

The paper’s aim is to study the main ideas of Socrates, the outstanding Greek philosopher. In the work the author studies the Socratic Method, sheds light on Socrates’ ideas of soul, virtue and knowledge. It would be hard to find a more mysterious and captivating historical figure among philosophers than...

Gender and Sexual activity: Literature Review

Literature suggests that social scientists have always attempted to address complex relationships between various attitudes of society while constructing the interrelated constructs of sex, gender, and sexuality. This literature review focus on various perspectives of gender and sexuality in the context of different arenas of social groups. In this context,...

Marketing Definition and Importance in Business

Introduction The American Marketing Association defines marketing as the process, institutions and activities that create, communicate, exchange offerings and deliver value to clients, partners, consumers or society in general. Additionally, the latter group believes that at the center of marketing is the need to satisfy individual or organizational goals. This...

CVS Caremark Company’s Motivational Problems

Introduction Motivational problems at work places are a great hindrance to performance and creativity. Motivation can be termed as a strong desire or urge that drives, maintains and invigorates a person to keep on going towards achieving his/her goals or targets. There are different things that motivate people, and vary...

A Ranch in Hawaii: Four Functions of Management

Each organization is presupposed with a complex of values that should be supported for the genuine outline of it as well as for the organization’s prestige. In this respect, the world of management has many constituents which are significant for the right and effective functioning of an organization. With the...

Death Penalty Abolition: Why It Is Needed?

Introduction Death punishment is a form of capital punishment in which a person who is convicted of having committed a crime or an offence is sentenced to death. Many a time death penalty or what is famously referred to as capital punishment is referenced to as a death sentence (Curtis...

Motorists’ Perceptions of Trucks on the Highway

The study in question is An Investigation of Motorists’ Perceptions of Trucks on the Highways by (Moore, LeMay, Moore, Lidell, Kinard, & McMillen, 2005).The research was published in 2005. The research was carried out as an improvement on literature explored in the exploratory analysis performed on the subject of the...

Critical Incident Management in Criminal Justice

Introduction Scenario Based Planning is the widely used technique in the sphere of business planning and management. Originally, this tool was invented for military organizations, and now it is also extensively used by Criminal Justice and Security organizations. This technique is of great importance for police officers and criminal justice...

Deep Ecology: Principles and Movements

Deep Ecology The term “ecology” emerges from the science of biology, where it is applied to portray the various ways in which living things interrelate with each other and their environment. Thus, deep ecology is an environmental faction that seeks to emphasize the importance of human relationship with nature. The...

“Ethics of Emergencies” by Ayn Rand

When dealing with the notions of ethics and moral behavior, one often confronts the issue of choice concerning a certain situation which demands immediate and resolute actions for its resolution. Being ethical or moral is largely viewed as being socially open and lending a helping hand to those in need...

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost

Introduction The verses “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare are among the most beautiful. They show poets’ ability to capture the essence of life. They depict the inevitability of choice and eternity; meditate about the most philosophical sides of life. Eternal Life of...

Moral and Cultural Relativism as a Concept

The notions of moral and cultural relativism have been thoroughly investigated by most famous thinkers from ancient period; it is interesting to note that the principal difference between them lies in human beliefs based on cultural or moral truths and propositions; the paper will be focused on the analysis of...

Construction Companies and Ethics

The construction industry experiences many challenges. Some of these challenges include bid shopping, reverse auctions, false claims, threats as well as employee misappropriation. The construction professionals feel that the industry is ruined by an increase in unethical behavior. The role of construction ethics is to ensure that ethical practices and...

Growth and Development of Ancient Cities

Introduction The growth of ancient cities was instigated by several factors. Many cities grew as a result of exploration or conquest expeditions by famous figures who would build empires and initiate a trade with neighbouring regions. The processes of growth of the Cosmopolitan City of Alexandria, the City of Sagala,...

Constitutional and Administrative Law: Judicial Review

The need for judicial review is a particular aspect of many trials with cases of different levels. Here the social position of citizens and their constitutional rights are taken into consideration. The reason is that human factors can be predominant while providing litigation. The paper leads to investigate the objectivity...

All Verbs and Nothing Else

Imagine a world of verbs and nothing else. Imagine a language whereby each and every word denoted an action, an occurrence or a state of being. To bring this scenario closer home, suppose all the nouns and other passive elements in our English language were non-existent. Such a scenario stretches...

Ethics in Society. Abortion Debates: Different Sides

The problem of abortion concerns the social, political, and moral aspects of life. This problem has not been decided up until now. There are still people who believe that depriving the child of life before its birth is not legal and is also a religious crime (Boonin 2003). There also...

Parent Monitoring of Children in Public Places

Parents-children relations may be characterized as the complex interconnection of different issues, which are the main patterns in the upbringing process. Monitoring children in public places is one of the main considerations of parents and they try to cope with the problem on the highest level of responsibility. There is...

‘Further Along the Road Less Travelled’ by Scott Peck

The book ‘Further Along the Road Less Travelled’ written by Scott Peck is considered to be a real masterpiece of world literature; the author managed to contribute to the disclosure of personal psychological and spiritual growth to be reached by everyone in life. It is necessary to underline the fact...

Proposal for MS Office Workshop

Background As we move forward in these highly competitive times, increasing the productivity and efficiency of our operations are the core issues that we face in today’s markets. While conducting a productivity review it has come to my notice that some members of my serious staff are facing hindrance in...

200230 Business Project: Critical Incident Analysis

­­­Critical Incident Causes Founded in 1976, SABIC Company is now one of the world’s leaders in the area of petrochemicals manufacturing. SABIC is owned by the Saudi Arabian government that owns over 70% of its shares, while the remaining 30% have private Saudi Arabian and foreign investors (SABIC, 2009a). SABIC...

Quantitative Research Design Analysis

Introduction In order to evaluate any quantitative study, we need to pay special attention to such aspects as the use of research methods and their appropriateness, the sampling procedure, the validity of the information, obtained in the course of investigation, and finally, the importance of the work and its implications...

Diversity Training Program. Diversity Management

The success of an organization depends on among other factors, the ability to manage the diverse cultural backgrounds in the organizations towards the attainment of the common organizational goal. According to Schauber (n.d), “an effective, culturally diverse organization is one whose culture is inclusive of all of the varying groups...

Judaism and Christianity Comparison

Introduction There are a lot of religions in modern world and a question which religion was the first, the primary remains the main in modern society. Every religion wants to gain the status of superiority. One of the longest and widest contest continues between Christianity and Judaism. Christian people are...

Emily Dickenson: Because I could not Stop for Death

The poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” was written by Emily Dickenson and it tells the story of a woman who has died. It seems to tell her story from the time she dies until the time she arrives in her grave. This sounds morbid, but it’s really...

My Personal Ithaka. “Ithaka” by Constantine Cavafy

In his poem “Ithaka,” Constantine Cavafy encourages his readers to go off on a journey that will last most of their life. In the poem, he talks about how the journey needs to be full of adventure and discovery but he also warns against monsters like Laistrygonians and Cyclops, and...

Environmental Studies: Deep Ecology

What is deep ecology? What are its principles? Are the aspirations of deep ecologists achievable? Why or why not? The term “deep ecology” is a subdivision of ecological philosophy that regards all human kinds as a fundamental element in this environment. This philosophy gives the idea that all living beings...

Supervision of the National Health Service

The social work group forms for the purpose of rehabilitating HIV patients under the supervision of The National Health Service, one of the popularized social service and health care groups in England. The members of the social work group attempt to relieve and block hardships and sufferings. The journal article...

The Twentieth Century as the “Century of ‘isms’”

The 20th century is the century that saw a remarkable shift in many spheres of human life. Technological, medical, social, ideological, and political innovations became a peculiar feature of the Common Era. In the current paper, we are going to consider some of the most important forces in the political...

Transferring Anticipatory Logistics to Business World

The Concept of Anticipatory Logistics and Its Origins In “Anticipatory Logistics: The Army’s Answer to Supply Chain Management.” Lenzini (2002) reports how the Army has commenced field trials of this approach to supply chain management. The experiments involve varying mixes of information technology and procedures that will optimize maintenance schedules...

Issues and Challenges Present in Urban Versus Rural School Districts

Lower levels of achievement are an issue that has been cited by researchers to be affecting both urban and rural schools. Children from ethnic minority backgrounds have differing pre-school preparations and tend to be underachievers as compared to their colleagues from white communities who start from Kindergartens. Childhood poverty is...

Time Management for Adult Students

Introduction The term time management means the effective organization, scheduling, budgeting of a person’s time for creating more effective work and output. It is also a unique skill to manage or utilize time. Time management among the adolescents constitutes various layers of meaning and wide range of activities such as...

Preparing for and Taking Exams

Introduction The clock says 2:15 and its time for your next class. Suddenly, you’re feeling sick. You feel a bit dizzy, you’ve just broken out in a sweat and you are having trouble remembering which way the classroom is. You just remembered you’re supposed to take a test in that...

Gay and Lesbian Literature in the United States

Introduction The social conditions make people live according to the moral consent to behave “rightly” not to be blamed or condemned by others. A man still makes up his mind in the American society where to go when it is considered that you are not the same as others. The...

Rhetorical Scheme in “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck

Introduction Just like any other novel this one utilizes three rhetorical schemes such as emotion, character, and logic. Yet upon closer examination the strongest is emotion or pathos. Steinbeck was able to do this indirectly. Without explaining what he is doing and without being explicit about his goals he was...

Alexander Wendt’s Identities Critique

Introduction Guzzini and Leander (2006) do not agree with Wendt’s theory that under the anarchy regime, the state society is unable to cooperate into identity formations. Guzzini and Leander (2006) contradict this theory, emphasizing that a lot of other factors influence identity state formation. They also disagree with Wendt’s consideration...

Distribution of Anti-Virus Software

Introduction Dozens of new threats are being raised every fortnight. Viruses, hacker attacks and other cyber threats are now becoming a nightmare. In this era of knowledge and information, every organization is concerned about security. At the same time it is important to make sure that a user can access...

Pre-School Setting: Making a Safe Environment

Introduction Health environment in preschool is very important for their children. Parents care not only about the safety of their children, but also about health emotional conditions in the pre-schools. The safety of their children will be placed on the hands of the school, the administration and the teaching staff....

Spanish Culture in Equatorial Guinea

Introduction Equatorial Guinea, located in Africa, is a land filled with Spanish culture. Formerly known as Spanish Guinea, Spain has played a key role in the country’s history, while its influence continues to remain evident in culture today. While language is the predominant example of Spanish culture, Spain still influences...

Citizens and Liberal Government

As a general outlook on the liberal ideology in America, this ideology delineates a system of government where the emphasis is put on the intervention in the economy to respond appropriately to the market forces. Hence, in that sense, liberal ideology views taxation as a means of wealth redistribution and...

Analysis of Labute’s Play “The Mercy Seat”

Introduction LaBute’s play The Mercy Seat was one of the first key theatrical rejoinders to the September 11, 2001 assaults. Set on September 12, it disquiets a man who worked at the World Trade Center but was absent in the office while the attack took place – with his love...

Obesity in the United States: Defining the Problem

Introduction, Definition of Terms, and Purpose Statement Obesity is a significant issue in many developed countries, including the United States. Obesity is defined as a health condition when a person has large amounts of excess fat (Brazier). This issue has become more prevalent in recent decades due to the high...

Thoughts in “To the Lighthouse” by Virginia Woolf

Introduction The complexity involved in the working of the human mind is beyond explanations. The flow of thoughts in an individual is Brownian at a superficial level but looking at it from the perspective of a philosopher one realizes the implicit presence of ‘The Stream of Consciousness’. Throughout the history...

Accident and Emergency Clinic Department: Management Accounting Analysis

Executive Summary This is a financial report represented for Accident and Emergency clinic department. The report is prepared mainly to be used by the directors of the accident and emergency clinic and is focus on the financial records available as closing of 30th June, 2008. For the preparation of this...

Statistical Graphics in the Press

Statistics has been predominantly been used by the press to demonstrate the pictorial graphics of the data that has to be presented to the readers. Tables, graphs, maps and even text, whether static or dynamic, provide some means to see what lies within, determine the answer to a question, find...

Civil and Criminal Procedures

Criminal proceedings are court proceedings instituted by the prosecution against an accused person after his arrest and before any appeals. Criminal proceedings are instituted or commenced to deal with criminal matters only. It is worth mentioning at this point that there is a revertible presumption of law that an accused...

A Comparison of “Hamlet” by Shakespeare and “Wuthering Heights” by Bronte

Literature has a way of continuing to explore many of the same themes that seem to plague mankind throughout history. One of the common themes that continues to appear throughout much of earlier literature is a representation of women as nearly hysterical creatures that needed the guiding and calming hand...

“The Necklace” vs. “Paste”: Character Comparison

Comparing characters of Mathilde and Charlotte In these two short stories, Mathilde is portrayed as the pretty and charming wife of Mr. Loisel, a minor clerk in the Ministry of Education. She is disillusioned with her small time life, with no grandeur or high living. Charlotte Prime is a governess...

Finding Individuality in “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner

Discovering one’s identity is much more difficult than just understanding what society expects of you because it also involves understanding how you feel about yourself and what you feel is right. Although it is very rare that we really understand all the various elements of our life and understanding that...

“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”: Hidden Meanings

Medieval literature is often difficult to understand not only because the English was different in that time, but because the way in which they were written was intended for a more oral audience than a literate one. Within this story, Gawain is seen to be under the care of King...

Effectiveness Techniques in Short Stories Analysis

The concise format of a short story often turns out to be an ideal way of creating sharp and concentrated narratives rich with meaning. The charm and fascination of short stories consist in their focusing intensely on one incident with a limited range of characters developing within a short period...

Economics – Production and Cost

Introduction Production refers to the process of converting inputs into outputs. It is an economic process that involves use of resources in creating a good or service that is important for trading purposes. Production covers aspects of manufacturing, aspects of packaging, shipping and storing (Frank, 2004). Isoquant in economics is...

Family Violence Problem. Reasons and Facts

Abstract Family violence includes child abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV) and elder abuse. Child abuse is caused by stepchildren, unplanned/prematurely born/handicapped children, young age/inferior socioeconomic position of parents. IPV is caused by urge to control, hereditary experience, economic problems or misconceived machismo. Elder abuse is caused by financial hardship, alcohol/drug...

Cathy Song’s “The Youngest Daughter”

The generation gap is one of the popular themes addressed in the literature, as the lack of understanding between the older and younger family members often causes conflicts and life dramas. Cathy Song’s poem “The Youngest Daughter”, however, is distinguished for its delicate depiction of the relationship between the narrator...

Relationships and Dialogues. “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin

Edna Pontellier, the heroine of “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin, lives in the United States during the 1800s. During those days, men dominated U.S. society while women were considered inferior to them. The Feminism movement that demanded women should be treated equally as men, having the same political, economic, and...

Old Angel Midnight by Jack Kerouac

Introduction The narrative that has been taken into consideration goes by the name of Old Angel Midnight and was written perhaps in the year 1959 and was written by the well-known author Jack Kerouac. This narrative can be considered as a consequence of Kerouac’s involuntary experiments of writing that he...

«Hills Like White Elephants» by Ernest Hemingway

Hills like White Elephants is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway. This work is a real masterpiece being rich in various themes and concepts. The author managed to create an atmosphere of sophisticated relationships and family metamorphosis. He strived to depict a kind of conflict between hedonism and personal...

Key Problems With Metaphysics

Metaphysics Before science developed into the sophisticated form that we witness it in today, solutions of problems that had possible associations with science were dealt with and studied under the umbrella of metaphysics. Before the advent of modern science and very well before Aristotle, metaphysics was the most commonly used...

American Social Problems of Women and the Elderly

Introduction Social life is a complicated process that is connected with a lot of relationships between the representatives of different classes into which the society is divided. It is not surprising, therefore, that these classes are in constant struggle with each other for power and wealth. However, such members of...

Accounting and Finance in Business

Introduction: Need for accounting All types of business concerns require to record financial data relating to various transactions to provide necessary information to the interested groups of persons in the firm. For taking adequate decisions relating to the business firms requires an overview of their past business transactions. For this,...

“The Secret Agent” Novel by Joseph Conrad

Introduction “The Secret Agent” by Joseph Conrad is based on the Greenwich Bomb Outrage of 1894 when a man named Martial Bourdi, had, like Stevie Verloc, the main protagonist of “The Secret Agent”, killed himself setting off a bomb in Greenwich Park near the Royal Observatory. Thus, the terrorists in...

“The Fish” Poem by Elizabeth Bishop

Introduction This paper would discuss and evaluate literary traits found in the poem The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop. The focus would be on her tone and particular moral concerns expressed by her in the poem. Elizabeth Bishop’s “The Fish” Elizabeth Bishop is a poetess that is often admired for her...

Zen Buddhism: Main Features

Introduction Zen Buddhism is a peculiar religion because unlike most other religion such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and many others, Zen Buddhism does not have a god to worship. In Zen Buddhism there is no particular spiritualism since any Zen practitioner is expected to meditate in search of enlightenment and...

Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infection

The rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in developing and underdeveloped countries is high and it is a serious threat to the human resource of these countries. It is the most common form of contagious disease. For example, in Africa, milliares of infection are reported from year to year. But...

Major Slavery Events Between 1850-1860

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 gave rise to two territories which permitted local settlers to determine if they would allow slavery or not. The Act’s initial objective was to create an opportunity for a transcontinental railroad but it became controversial when popular sovereignty was included in the proposal. Popular sovereignty...

Should Mormon Children Be Returned to Their Homes?

A subject that has been popular in the media in recent months is the controversy over the raid at the FLDS compound. The Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints is an off-shoot of the Mormon religion that practices polygamy and is widely regarded today as a dangerous cult. In Eldorado, Texas...

Plato’s and Aristotle’s Ideas of Ethics

Introduction Aristotle’s and Plato’s philosophies disagree on many issues. One of the most common issues of this disagreement arises when we examine their different perspectives and school of thought regarding issues in ethics. Many conflicting views can be recognized when we look at their different works related to ethical theory....

Psychology. Objective Knowledge and Experience

To understand things from the outside world and inner feelings, a person has to rely on his own culture and experience. In this situation, the human mind becomes the main tool that helps people to determine reality and perceive some knowledge. People infer the truth about some causally connected but...

Modern American Social Problems

Immigrants in the American society It is estimated by the United States Census Bureau that most of the immigrants in the United States (almost half of them) reside in big cities like Los Angeles, New York, Miami, or Chicago (“United States Population Clock”, par. 1). The large amounts of people...

Man Ray’s Photograms as Art

Man Ray, who was born in the USA is a Russian-Jewish emigrant, who became a prominent photographer in the 20-th century. He is being acknowledged to be one of the 25 influential artists of the 20-th century (Chilvers, 136). His versatile works fascinated people of that time and gave him...