The Role of a Selection in Business

Selection in human resource management refers to the act of deciding in the right employees for the company. The main goal of this activity is to find the best available employees for the job on offer. It involves assessing the list of employees in order to find out the individuals...

Childhood Mental Disorders: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

A critical review of the case Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a childhood disorder that thrives from adolescence to adulthood. It is characterized by difficulties in staying focused and paying attention among children, problems in behavior control, and more prominently, hyperactivity. The symptoms may entail distractions, difficulty in comprehending and...

“The Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Symbolism

Introduction Nathaniel Hawthorne was an outstanding writer of the 17th century and produced several works that took a reasonable place in the world’s classical literature. Judging from the example of his writing piece such as “Young Goodman Brown” one can state that his creative activity was distinguished with thoughtfulness and...

Customer Service in Rogers Wireless International

Abstract Rogers is a communication service provider that produces phones as well as other data devices. In my study of the services provided by Rogers wireless international, I looked at three of its customer care services and their impacts on the operations of the company. Three articles were studied which...

Tim Wise’s Argument on Illuminated Individualism

Tim Wise argues that the American government ought to bring more focus, particularly monetary focus, to the American communities of color, and leave it to those communities to use and disburse by their own volition (Wise 1). Apparently, there should not be any problem related to this issue. However, unfortunately,...

Harry S. Truman: Biography and Beliefs

The future President of the United States of America Harry S. Truman worked at a series of challenging jobs in his youth (1901-1922), which contributed to his experience and helped him during his presidency. There was logic in his succession of jobs since 1901 till 1922: work in two large...

Is It Necessary to Learn the Rules of Writing?

Literature works are created by a writer. Writing is the process of putting down one’s thoughts or fantasies. This process is one of the most usual and at the same time the most enigmatic. Where do thoughts and fantasies come from? How to put them accurately so that every reader...

The United States’ Crisis of 1798: Sedition

France and United States were on the verge of war during the 1798 summer, a situation which put the U.S at the greatest point of worry bearing in mind that her enemy was among the superpowers at that time (Sharpe 59). It was not just the overseas enemy which the...

Great Fire of London and the Way to its Reconstruction

On September 2, 1666, the City of London burnt with fire that lasted for three days. The entire territory of the City was ruined, the houses and stone buildings burnt down. More than 80 000 citizens of London lost their homes. First, they camped in the fields nearby the city,...

Rhetoric and Stereotypes in Society

Introduction Stereotyping has been used as a tool in persuading others to embrace a certain cause. Therefore, with regard to the following given groups; Politicians, tattooed persons, feminists and senior citizens, they have been stereotyped in a particular way in the society on a daily basis (Fletcher, 2009). With relation...

Ethical & Organizational Climate at My Workplace

Introduction The paper shall look at the ethical climate within my current organization. Ethical climate has taken center stage in the corporate arena because it can be a source of competitive advantage, it makes the workplace environment more conducive for employees and the law requires that companies abide by certain...

The Concept of Discourse Analysis

Discourse is a lengthy formal discussion of a certain subject. Discourse can be represented verbally or written. In linguistics, discourse is used to refer to texts and sometimes to a speech. There is a criteria used by writers that must be fulfilled in order for a text (spoken or written)...

Creativity in Chopin’s Short Story ‘The Storm’

Artistic creativity may intuitively appear to be simple but in actuality it is a complex phenomenon. Creativity is definitely an elaborate process with the product being an outcome of the implementation of the creativity. It can be stated that art and creativity is fundamentally governed by the flow of emotion...

General Analysis of the Types of Bipolar Disorder

Introduction Bipolar disorder is one of the most common cognitive behavioral disorders and it affects people of all ages. The disease has very many names that the psychologists and psychotherapists use to describe it. The disease is also called manic depressive disorder, affective disorder or manic depression. It is a...

Red Bull Energy Drink: Marketing Plan & Strategy

Executive summary The marketing plan entails a marketing strategy for Red Bull energy drink. An overview of the external environment in the energy drink industry is given. The competitive challenges in the market are identified and hence the importance of developing an effective marketing strategy. The firm’s mission statement in...

Moller Skycar’s Marketing Mix: Promotion

Promotion for Mollar Sky cars Promotion is an important component of the marketing strategy, specifically, so far it relates to the marketing mix. The marketing mix consists of 4 Ps and promotion is a very vital element, which can be considered second to the product. The elements of the promotion...

Should Aid to Developing Countries Be Stopped?

Since the early 1950s, developed countries have contributed billions of dollars to third world countries in form of multilateral or bilateral aid. These are the two ways in which development aid is usually categorized, multilateral aid refers to development assistance that is given through the dozens of local and international...

Trade Effect on Environmentalism and Poverty

Introduction This is a research paper about the effect of Trade on the environment. Much has been written about and said about the growing importance of trade in recent times and the way in which trade has contributed to the improvement of living standards and lifting people out of poverty....

Classroom Management Case Study

Classroom management is a phrase used to illustrate the process of making sure that classroom activities go on as planned and that the students undertake the activities relegated to them without any disruptive behavior. It involves all the activities undertaken by a teacher or any educational instructor to ensure the...

Camus – “Creation and Revolution”

Given Albert Camus’ strong affiliation with the philosophy of existentialism, it would only be logical to discuss the sub-chapter “Creation and Revolution” from his book The Rebel within the context of existentialist discourse. In its turn, this discourse is being concerned with the exploitation of an ‘alienation’ theme – that...

Teaching Charts as Effective Strategies

Introduction An effective teacher is one who maximizes the achievements of students by working in accordance with an explicit set of principles that have order, coherence and relevance in particular instructional context (Killen, 2006). Teachers use teaching charts in order to look at the target behaviors differently, see behavior more...

The Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust

To what degree did the role of anti-Semitism play in the persecution and extermination of Jews during the Holocaust? It was estimated that six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. The blame was placed on the Nazi party. It was a political party spearheaded by Hitler and other like-minded...

Leadership Effectiveness and Communication Styles

Leadership is a complex phenomenon that can manifest in a variety of ways and manners. Leadership styles differ in accordance with the personalities and characters of people who apply and practice them. There exist several leadership theories that describe respective leadership styles used in practice. The purpose of this paper...

‘Turismo’ Artwork by Judi Werthein

Through several strategies of implementation and technique, art has become a great source of social change and influence with the primary material of this deviation coming from the person-to-person exchanges, relations, and participations. ‘Turismo’ is the name given to the photography technique and installation created, developed, and displayed by the...

Research Variables in Multicultural and Traditional Research Methodology

Conducting research in the United States is a challenge because it is a growing multicultural community. A lot has to be considered before research can be done. Two research variables, observation, and sampling are selected to compare and contrast using multicultural and traditional research methodology. Observation may be defined as...

Leadership in Organizational Behavior

Introduction Organizational Behavior (OB) is basically the study of how individuals and people groups act in a given organization. During the study, a system is established where both individuals and people groups are analyzed and classified according to their behavior. It starts with interpreting an individual’s behavior looks at h/her...

Mayo Clinic: Entrepreneurship Reflection

Introduction Entrepreneurship in healthcare is becoming a relevant element in clinical practice, as various healthcare professionals have realized the benefits of this approach. The paper shall look at the influence of entrepreneurship at the renowned Mayo clinic. Reflection Entrepreneurship is the process of organizing, managing, taking risks inherent within a...

The Problem of Prayer in School

Introduction The education system is the phenomenon of social life that changes constantly. Old approaches of education are being forgotten and the new ones, which are effective and beneficial for students and society, on the whole, are being adopted. The problem of prayers in school is one of the most...

Honor de Balzac’s “A Passion in the Desert”

Introduction Art is an essential part of human life. Literature is a part of art. Literature entertains people, gives them some information, or offers them some ideas to think over. Literature is very important for modern people, it ennobles, especially classic literature. It is impossible to imagine present life without...

Resource Based View Strength and Weakness of a Firm

Resource based view (RBV) deals with the internal strength and weakness of a firm. In the concept of RBV, a firm’s performance and profitability are determined by the assets of the firm and managerial abilities of the people working in the firm which it can use as a cutthroat competitive...

Cox Communication – Case Analysis

Executive Summary Cox communication, is deciding to introduce a novel touch to their telephony services. The company is focusing to increase its level of quality where they feel that the cost incurred should be reasonable. The company is having many competitors in the field. The six years of experience in...

What Not to Wear: A Few Advices

Introduction What Not to Wear is a TV show currently airing on BBC Lifestyle, and hosted Lisa Butcher and Mica Paris. The show’s purpose is helping people solving wardrobe malfunctions. The format of the show consists of inviting a person, a woman most of the time, where usually a friend...

Mark Antony: The Ancient Hero

People who lived in the ancient days and made an impact in the world through either bravery or great leadership are referred to as ancient heroes. They are usually of Greek origin and are greatly respected and viewed as role models by many people around the world (Minister, 2008). During...

PeopleSoft Software and HR.net Enterprise Software

Thesis Statement The Discussion on this paper generally focuses on Oracle’s PeopleSoft software and HR.net Enterprise HRIS software and all aspects that revolve around the two. Introduction The Human Resource Information System (HRIS) can be defined as an online solution meant to cater for the data entry, tracking, as well...

Soda Goes Flat After It Is Opened

Introduction Soda is a drink that is made by mixing flavored syrups that are put under pressure and dissolved under carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is usually mixed to the drink when it is at very low temperatures. The colder the drink, the more carbon dioxide can be mixed into...

Meaning of Grandmothers in Lives of Family Members

Every society has fixed cultural practices for the elderly and the senior members more popularly termed as grand parents. While there may be few differences, in most societies, the elderly and the aged play the role of welcoming and loving grandparents who love to spend time with their children’s families,...

Biological Changes in Late Adulthood

Introduction Gerontologists concur that there is a myriad of changes that take place in our bodies as we age. The changes range from those that are biological in nature to those that are physical, social and psychological. Various factors have been identified as affecting the nature and the direction of...

Earth Science: Rocky Mountains

Introduction Mountains are landform that ascends well higher than its environs, usually displaying steep slope, a comparatively limited summit region, and significant local relief. They are formed by processes like faulting, folding, or up warping of the earth’s surface as a result of plate movements. The Rockies in North America...

Religion and Architecture: Christian Church, Buddhist, Islamic Mosques

Religious architecture is mainly concerned with design and building of houses of reverence or holy deliberate places such as stupas, mosques, churches and temples. Many cultures sacrificed a lot of their resources and effort in establishing places of worship. In fact, these places are among the most remarkable and durable...

Cross-Cultural Management in the Companies

Introduction These days due to the companies’ hiring foreign employees, the necessity of proper knowledge in cross-cultural management is ever more increasing. Cross-cultural management studies “potential value differences between people from diverse societies and can help them use reasonably accurate stereotypes to form their expectations to each other” (Tjosvold &...

JM Smuckers Company: Strategic Implementation

Executive Summary JM Smuckers is a public limited company which was established in 1897 within the United States Sauces and Condiments industry. The organization is keen on implementing a strategy that will help it increase revenue and expand its market. This strategy will include the introduction of such diverse consumer...

Working in a Food Pantry

Introduction There is a big global social problem to do with hunger as indicated by the number of underfed people climbing in the past decade. According to reports, the number of people in the world living with hunger exceeds 1 billion. This problem is however not due to food shortages,...

Loss and Gain of Textual Meaning in Advertising Translation

Introduction There is always a need for good translation and therefore there is also a great demand for good translators. In order to become one there is the need to master a number of skills. A good translator is not only able to deal with and then convey textual meaning...

Stranger in a Strange Land: Gregor Samsa & Meursault

This essay depicts the self tribulations that two men, Gregor Samsa and Meursault deal with in their separate yet similar lives. It also depicts their tragic ends and their attitudes towards men, law, religion and society. The two gives the expectations that man, religion, law and society have on fellow...

Human Resource Management and Personnel Management: Similarities

People often consider human resource management and personnel management to be the same thing labelled in different words. However both are significantly different in terms of their approach, their scope and their philosophy in management. Personal management is an approach of managing the employees of the organization through administration. The...

Why a Career in Business as an E-Business Consultant Is Best for Me?

In order to succeed in any job search one has to know the different types of careers available. Self evaluations are necessary for one to know what he can do best and then specialize in that career. Currently, the level of unemployment is rising at a very high rate. Most...

Negativism in “Othello” by William Shakespeare

Introduction Othello is one of the most popular plays by William Shakespeare. It has a lot of themes that intricate the mind of a viewer and a reader as well. The role of this play is really significant for contemporary human beings. It was outlined by William Shakespeare in the...

Sea Shepherd: A Non-Profit Organization

Abstract Public Relations is one of the most important functions in an organization as it provides a link between the company and the outsiders. Indeed, the mode and effectiveness of communication by the company to the external stakeholders may have significant impact on the image of the company either positively...

Cloning Moral and Ethical Issues

Introduction Cloning is the creation of an embryo by the method of human somatic cell nuclear transfer. This procedure involves implanting DNA cells from an organism into an egg whose DNA nucleus has been removed then chemically treated so that the egg begins to behave as though fertilization has occurred....

The Family Suffering Surrounding Bipolarism

Introduction All of us get depressed at one time or another for one reason or another. But these feelings are in general brief and only have slight effects on our day-to-day life. The distress in a family is even more when a member is suffering from bipolar disease. Bipolar disorder...

Zain Company: Marketing Strategy

Zain Company is the biggest telecommunication network in the company that has proved its success for nearly two decades of presence on the world arena. In the course of time, the network has managed to create the customer’s demand and keep a large market segment despite a vigorous competition perceived...

Strategic Analysis of Google

An Introduction to Google Google was founded in 1998 by couple of students from Stanford University. Like many other businesses, a need of an efficient search engine was felt and there was a gap in the market which lead to the foundation of Google. Initially the company started as a...

“Sing the Song of My Condo” by Evelyn Lau: Logical Fallacies

Introduction In “Sing the Song of My Condo”, Evelyn Lau in an ironic tone tells a story of a would-be-homeowner, desperately searching for an appropriate flat for about 12 months. Although it needs to be admitted that the writing belongs to the category of fiction rather than argumentative articles, it...

The Economic Development of the Asian Tigers

Introduction We start our discussion by trying to understand the Asian market as a whole. Asia as a continent that has grown in all aspects including its economy; this growth is not unique to the region but was also realized in other parts of the world. The economic development of...

Elements of the Ballad in Daemon Lover by E. Bowen

Introduction The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen is an extremely fascinating story about a woman that encounters her past and loses her mind. The events in the story take place around 1941 during World War II. The story presents London after the Blitz, the bombardment that took place over the...

Compensation and Pay Plans Explained

Whatever the size or nature of the National Lewis and Clark Corporation, having a skilled and motivated team is very important for the future success of the company. Having and finding the right employees in this organization can lead to an enhancement of team work, lower worker turnover, and business...

“Government Spending Is No Free Lunch” by R.J. Barro

Government Spending Is No Free Lunch: Now The Democrats Are Peddling Voodoo Economics The writer begins by describing the 1980 economics. He has described the current form of government spending as demand sighted. He has described the current multiplier effect as 1.0. The l Gross National Product is equated to...

Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes: Poetry Comparison

Introduction Within a single lifetime, the United States has gone from a nation that openly and legislatively discriminated against a group of people based upon their race through the upheaval of the Civil Rights Movement to a society that elects a man of mixed races to the highest office available....

Leadership and Management: Discrimination in the Workplace

Introduction On several occasions, leaders and managers have to deal with various challenges and opportunities in the workplace. Leaders who recognize opportunity in the challenges they face are more likely to be successfully and effective in diverse working environments. Widespread discrimination in the workplace is one of the challenges that...

Study Skills and Time Management in Education

Abstract Studying is an intricate task for every student. The ability to create time and concentrate on a subject for long hours presents a challenge to students. As a result, it is priceless for every student to possess adequate study and time-management skills to enable them to fulfill the dream...

“Literacy With an Attitude” by Patrick J. Finn Review

During the course of recent decades, the quality of educational standards in American high schools has been undermined to such an extent that, even upon being graduated, many of today’s students still have a hard time while trying to locate America on the world’s map. This statement correlates rather well...

Laurel, Maryland: Best Place to Live

Introduction Established in the 1870s, Laurel remains one of the best cities to live and do business in the United States. It’s conveniently located at the center of three key U.S. cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, and Washington DC. (Robert J. Brugger, 1996)The city boasts diverse communities, excellent housing, and outstanding...

Oprah Winfrey: The American Icon

Oprah Winfrey is a celebrated talk show celebrity from a humble background who has invested her time in changing the world through her show and charity works. Katherine Krohn talks about the early childhood of Oprah and what she went through living in a rural farm in Mississippi. Oprah was...

“Paradise Lost” by John Milton’s: Review the Poem

Introduction “Paradise Lost” – John Milton’s epic poem, visually describing the risen Satan and his overthrow from heaven down to earth, in many respects popularized the representation of Satan as a personality. The live and vivid representation of Satan’s image, as well as other biblical characters drawn by Milton, strongly...

Whole Foods Market: A Case Study

Introduction Whole foods market pioneered the industry of fresh produce and groceries before establishing a respectable market position that allows it consistent expansion. Given the company objectives targeting US$10 billion in gross revenue and an expansion program leading to more than 300 outlets in the US by the end of...

To Which Extent Are Sex and Intelligence Interrelated?

There is a difference in the distribution of the cognitive skills between the two genders, that is the male and the female gender. The research about sex and intelligence has been conducted for a long time raising several controversies and interesting findings. When analyzing the issue of sex and intelligence...

Bims Inc.: Case Study. Employee Motivation

Introduction When you carefully look on the questionnaire of the survey carried out by your company it’s pretty clear as to where the problem lies. It’s a clear case that the employees are lacking motivation, that is to say the morale of the employees is down. When you look at...

Migration of Irish Women in the Post-Famine Period

Thesis statement The mass migration of Irish women in the post-famine period was reasoned by numerous factors. Originally, these were the wishes of personal and economic education, which could not be achieved in the circumstances of traditional Irish society. It is claimed that women were migrating looking for a better...

Ethical Issues of American Democracy

The Use of American Power America has been a powerful nation for long, and its power is highly manifested within and outside the nation. The purpose and use of American power has mainly been in defending the nation and its citizens from its enemies. With increased cases of terrorism in...

Business Analysis and Decision Making in Company

Introduction A stakeholder of a product is any group or an individual who are affected by the activities or goals of the product either directly or indirectly. For the product to achieve its goals/objectives, it must have a good relationship with its stakeholders. This is because their interests to the...

Analysis of the Learning Team Charter

Communication is an important tool in the delivery of services whereby it plays a critical role in establishing interactions and relationships. It has also been defined as a process of passing information from one individual to the next. Locker and Kienzler (2008) define it as a process of sharing information...

Short-Run Macroeconomic Theory and Stimulus Plans

Recession A “recession” is the period during which economic activity is declining. A recession is said to occur when “real gross national product declines for two or more consecutive quarters”. Although there is no political or economic benchmark for assessing the recessionary trend, the National Bureau of Economic Research declares...

Is Wal-Mart One of the Most Aggressive Retailers?

Wal-Mart is one of the most aggressive retailers opening hundreds of new stores during 1990s. You, probably, do not know that Wal-Mart positions itself as a wholesaler, catering to the professional trade rather than as a retailer selling to final consumers. Do not sleep and be alive! Wal-Mart is a...

Learning and Developmental Theory in Education

Learning is thus the main process that occurs in education, and scholars have paid much attention to studying this process and explaining its major moving forces (Behavioral Psychology, 2008). Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, put in the context of the developmental, environmental, and crossover theories, is one of the most...

The Employment of Industrial, Organizational Psychologist

Introduction According to (Muchinsky, 2008), An I/O psychologist is someone who has studied operations that take place in workplaces. This particular specialization is very essential in the promotion of workers’ behavior and their way of thinking. It is also applied in the selection of people to employ so as to...

“Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler

“Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler tells the story of a disturbed teenager, Donny, from the perspective of his mother, Daisy Coble. After Donny’s parents, Matt and Daisy Coble, learn that he is struggling at school, they take various steps to help him improve, including appointing a tutor, Cal. However, all...

Earth Solution: Definition and Explanation of the Earth Initiative Charter

Introduction The world as it is today is in peril. All are in quick transition causing people to be irresponsible in conserving their moral and political duties. Production and resource use is on a downward trend. Devastation and depletion of resources have led to the total destruction of species that...

Proof Scene by David Auburn: Catherine Monologue

Introduction What can I say about myself? I am Catherine; I am a usual young girl. However, not so usual and not so young, in fact. What do you know about me? That I am a daughter of an extremely endowed father, a genius, a mathematical God. He is the...

John Mackey: Organizational Behavior

The emotional intelligence of Mackey Mackey’s behavior towards the employees customers and the stakeholders can depict the level of his emotional intelligence. On the part of employees, he presents himself to be in support of them yet he does not want them to be involved in trade unions because he...

Maurice by E.M. Forster Novel and Film Adaptation Comparative Analysis

It is not a secret, though the truth is rather sad, that the works of imaginative literature are not so popular today if compared with the demand for movies. There is no doubt that watching a film is less time-consuming in comparison with the reading of a book that can...

Red Bull Energy Drink: Marketing Plan Analysis

Executive summary The marketing plan entails an analysis of the competitive advantages of the major players in the soft drink industry. These include Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Gatorade Company. A comparison of the competitive advantage with Red Bull GmbH is conducted. The plan also includes an illustration of red bull...

American Prohibition and the War Against Drugs

The American prohibition of the 1920s was the government of the United State’s move towards restricting the production and sale of alcohol. Many states adopted laws that prohibited the sale of alcohol. However, the government’s move was seen and has always been seen as one of the biggest failures because...

Television Network in the Struggle for Global Well-Being

Main actions of NBC ‘The More You Know’ is the broadcasting network public service group under the National Broadcasting Company. There is a large number of listeners for this service. This public service group gives more attention to the listeners who are conscious about the matters relating to the community....

“I Too” and “The Ballard Of Landlord”

Introduction In their works, the two poets send out a message that indicates that something is wrong in the society. Discrimination of the human being in any form is an injustice. This is because once someone is discriminated against he is automatically denied a chance to compete and be like...

The Conflicts of the Cold War in Latin America

In Latin America, the cold war that started in 1947 officially had far-reaching implications. The “containment” policy theorized by the Truman doctrine that regarded the US as part and parcel of the Western Bloc that was also referred to as the “free world” that was the total opposite of the...

Medical Insurance: Health Care Reform

Background The United States is said to have reached a stage where the status of health care is precarious, primarily because it is simply not sustainable anymore in an environment where there are just under 50 million US citizens uninsured, out of which Massachusetts alone accounts for a figure of...

Vietnam War and Iraq War: US Involvement in the War

Introduction The Vietnam War (1959-1973) was a physically, economically and emotionally draining experience for the United States. It began with the entry of the United States and this was due to a number of reasons that evolved and shifted over time. It can be said that the United States entered...

Campbell’s Intelligent Quisine- Difference Between Theory and Practice

Introduction Campbell Soup Company is one the leading soup companies today but back in January 1997, the company decided to come up with a product line of healthy meals that aim to reduce health risks such as heart disease and diabetes. This product line was called Intelligent Quisine (IQ) and...

“Ideology and Curriculum” by Michael Apple

In the modern world education is of crucial importance for life and career of any person. Those who provide people with education bear enormous responsibility for they have a direct influence on people’s future. Michael W. Apple’s book “Ideology and Curriculum” deals with a number of issues connected with education...

Colleges of Education Preparation of Future Teachers

Introduction Education is a very important part of modern life. People understand that to achieve something in their life they should study hard and get as the best education as they can. People’s education depends on the teachers’ qualification and abilities. The educational system all over the world tries to...

A Rise of Gang Violence

The Problem Law enforcement officials across the country have noted that about 80% of all crime is associated with criminal gangs. Gang refers to a group of people who join together with the aim of engaging in criminal activity. All gangs use intimidation, force and fear to control neighborhoods and...

Planning and Implementing of Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility is a broad term which can be defined in several ways. A concise way of defining would therefore mean that it is the social responsibility which the organization exercises on the societies within which they exist. In other words, it is the responsibility linked with the employees,...

Movie Narration & Historical Accuracy: Troy

Introduction Troy is one of the few movies that have chosen to bring the most fascinating of historical events to the modern generation. Released in 2004, this Oscar-winning movie was directed by Wolfgang Peterson and is based upon a combination of real-world events, Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid amongst others...

McKinsey & Company: State Farm Insurance Assessment

Introduction State farm insurance refers to an association of companies that render financial and insurance services. It is a dominant industry player and holds a large chunk of the market compared to its competitors. It ensures cars and homes in America and Canada. State farm initially dealt with insurance of...

“The Seven Deadly Sins Are “In” and Proud of It” Review

Introduction The essay under consideration is “The Seven Deadly Sins Are “In” and Proud of It” by Howard Richler, a language journalist. This work can be referred to an academic analysis, though it does not belong to a pure formal style. The purpose of the author is not to simply...

Protectionism or Free Trade as a Ways of Reversing Trade Deficit

Abstract Free trade or protectionism has always been a controversial debate not only within countries but in the global trading arena. The issue was brought back to the forefront with the onset of the global economic recession that has plagued almost every country. Countries were looking at ways of reversing...

Hazza Organization’s Ethical Climate

Hazza’s culture at work The major aspect of building an ethical organization is its ethical codes. It is expected from every members of the organization, Hazza, to show commitment towards these codes with the conduct of a professional. This is the fundamental issue for any machinery to perform properly with...

INTEC: Strategic Skills Analysis and Pay Equity

Relationships among KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities), job analysis, organizational strategy, and HR activities An organization will have a strategy in place to achieve its desired goals. Most organizations have the desire to expand their businesses such as in the company INTEC a subsidiary of a construction and engineering company...

Jane Austen’s and Her Works’ Influences

Have you ever thought where the works of imaginative literature come from? The writers create them when inspired, but what is inspiration? It is nothing less than the genius that enables people to commit their thoughts to paper in such a way that these thoughts are embodied in words in...

Women in Army Infantry: Controversial Issues

Introduction Even with a vicious campaign by several groups fighting for equality of sexes, there are still six principal groups that women are not allowed to participate in, these are in Cannon Artillery, Armor, Combat Engineers, Short-range defense and Infantry (which this paper will be based). For a period spanning...

Gender and Race Factors in ‘My Year of Meats’ by Ruth Ozeki

The first thing that is sure to burst upon the eye when one takes a look at the front cover of the book “My Year of Meats” by Ruth L. Ozeki is the eloquent quotation taken from the book review by Jane Smiley for ‘Chicago Tribune’ that describes Ozeki’s debut...

Are Citizens Responsible for the Actions of Their Government?

The government and its citizens have always been interdependent. The actions of both of these parties influence the life of the country and society. The question of who is responsible when something goes wrong has always been controversial because no one wants to bear responsibility for negative consequences, this is...

An Interview With a Teenager Analysis

The person who was interviewed in this research is known by the name Ann. She is 14 years of age which means that she is in her adolescence. Her interview commenced with some physical aspects of development during her adolescence. Ann was asked questions concerning how her development has been...

Marks of Christian Maturity

Introduction One of the major features of the Christian faith is the teaching that the believer must never stop growing in knowledge, wisdom and character. This development can be summed up in one word – maturity. Therefore the goal of every true believer is to be mature, like Jesus Christ....

Sale of Human Organs in the U.S: Ethical and Legal Dilemmas

This essay examines the pros and cons of the issue of sale of human organs in the US through the legal, ethical, moral prisms and its interaction with individual freedoms to finally affirm the case for the motion. The essay first examines the concepts of natural law and legal positivism...

Anouilh and Levi: Dehumanization and Degradation

Introduction Literature is one of the types of art which charm everybody. Literature may entertain and give some food for thoughts, especially if we take into consideration some serious pieces of writing. Every work of any writer is called to deliver some important information to the reader, any writer inserts...

Marketing Strategy for a Greeting Card Company

Executive Summary Shomai Cards is a greetings card company that also deals in minor gift items and operates from Japan. It is currently planning to reach foreign markets including the UK, the US, and South Africa. However, the focus of this study would concentrate on the domestic markets only. This...

Government Influence and Power in US‏

Introduction The government of the United States has gone through tremendous changes with the hope of improving the countries economy and stability. Its current federal system was aimed at apportioning the country into smaller administrative units to enhance governance. The earlier centralized system seemed to lock out some areas in...

Marketing Plan Based on Convenient Care Clinics

Introduction Every health care organization has to formulate an effective marketing plan. This process is not usually easy, since the environment in which heath care is practiced continue to undergo changes in various fronts. Though these changes are occurring in the external health care organizations, these changes could and have...

Markstrat Simulation of Strategic Marketing

The simulation was a group activity and each of the team members was given their specific roles to play. The key roles that were related to the simulation were as follows: (1) team leader, (2) marketing coordinator, (3) R&D coordinator, (4) budget controller, and (5) inventory management. The simulation aimed...

Geithner’s Bank Plan: Winners and Losers

Summary Joshua Zumbrun in his article “Geithner’s Bank Plan: Winners and Losers” in the “Forbes” offers his own plan to the situation about the financial crisis, the banks and the ways of its solutions. The article offers banks to sell their bad assets – the loans and securities they cannot...

“Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau and “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift

Although Henry David Thoreau and Jonathan Swift in different historical periods, both of them actually address the ways and methods of social change in their respective essays “Civil Disobedience” and “A Modest Proposal”. In the work entitled “Civil Disobedience”, David Thoreau provides the ideas, which could be categorized as the...

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone

Introduction What is Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) ‘Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone’ (rBGH) is one of the promising products of biotechnology that help increase the production of milk by cows and is a boon for large-scale dairy operators. The sale of milk produced from cows treated with rBGH is permissible...

Marketing a Whitewater Center

Today, everyone is busy with their day-to-day life. People always lookout for a change from their mechanical life. The importance of leisure and recreation comes here. People treat recreation as a part of their busy life. Depending on the income level, people decide the types of recreation they should go...

Pablo Picasso’s “The Three Dancers” Painting

At the beginning of the 20th century, the machine age and the perfection of the photograph had reduced the prestige of art as a unique form of expression. In reaction to the concept that art offered no greater means of expression than the simple representation of the external world, artists...

Islamic Mosque Customs and Architecture

There were some substantial differences between the holy places of Roman Catholics and the Sunni Islamic Mosque at Florida, the most crucial one being the segregation between males and females for entering the mosque. The Florida mosque is only for male members and females are not allowed to enter the...

How to Becoming a President of the US

Introduction Becoming a president of the United States can be one of the most demanding jobs in the world. This is because of various constitutional, legislative and political interests. The paper shall look at some specific examples in history. Constitutional crises of the Nixon and Reagan administrations The Nixon presidency...

Social Perspective on Human Behavior at Work

Introduction Human behavior at work is an extremely vital issue to discuss. The matter is that the employees’ behavior has a direct influence on the organizational performance (Hoogervorst, Fier, & Koopman, 2004). This being the reason, the organizations subject their personnel to changes to improve the efficiency of the organizational...

A Belief System From Personal Point of View

All human beings believe in some sets of values, which influence their actions and thoughts. These beliefs, though vary with individuals, are inevitable in everybody’s lives. The set of beliefs followed by each person is called his belief system. Every action and thought of an individual is judged right or...

Education Reform Plan in California

The current California state propositions deal with educational reforms and additional funding provided for public education. The proposed plan implies additional spending on public education and support of local district schools. The funds will come from the Budget Stabilization Fund. It is supposed that “these payments would replace any payments...

Taxation and Income Redistribution: Opposition Evaluation

Taxation refers to the methods of tax deduction in a country and the United States of America have a complex system of taxation with four different levels of tax collection. Income redistribution involves the transfer of wealth from one person to another. Uneven distribution of the amount of income earned...

The Study of Phonology

Introduction Phonology is the study of sound systems of a language. It explains how speech sounds are arranged, how they are organized and how they give meaning when used in a language. To help in the study of this speech sounds, we analyze the phonemes, which are the smallest units...

Predictors of Women Representation in Corporate Boards

Many organizations all over the world have often been faced with the challenge of addressing the issue of gender diversity in relation to top jobs allocation (Brammer et al 2009). Despite frequent calls by the stakeholders to embrace the diversity, the achievement has been notably mean. In the study covered...

Goodnight and Goodluck: An Evaluation of Its Historical Accuracy

Introduction Films as any form of media convey a message or more that either informs, entertains or stirs its viewers to take action. Others such as historical movies present a narrative of a past era of which its producers need to convey a clear understanding of the situations, characters and...

Children’s Social and Moral Development

Children grow and develop so rapidly that parents often cannot keep up. These children imbibe a lot from the people and environment around them that helps them develop their personalities. It is an accepted belief that no man is an island, and it is with other people that children learn...

The Kitchin Cycle in Modern Economy

Business cycle can be characterized as the economy-wide fluctuations in the economic activities or production over certain period of time, involving shifts in growth, decline, stagnation and recession. There are a number of cyclical theories of economic development, concentrating on the analysis of these business phenomena, cyclic measurements and stages;...

“Nathan the Wise” Play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Nathan the Wise is a dramatic work by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing which is outstanding for its close relation to the epoch of the Enlightenment. It is an outstanding German play in five acts that discloses most of the ideals of the era. The theme of rationality in relation to religion...

Effective Public Relations in the Fashion Industry

Public relations play a crucial role in the modern world because they have a great impact on the perceptions and attitudes of potential buyers. Public relations perform the necessary functions of informing and persuading, which are both complementary and conflicting. Consumers want it to guide their consumption decisions in an...

Is the Labour Party Neo-Liberal or Social Democratic?

Introduction First of all, it should be stated that the Labor Party of the United Kingdom is attributed to a center-left wing of the political forces, and it is the current ruling party of the UK. Originally, it should be stated that the party is regarded to be a membership...

Symbols and Rituals in Religion

Introduction The word symbol is derived from a Greek word which is related to the word compare whereas rituals can be defined as actions which have a deeper implication than what we perceive at first instant. Rituals can be as simple as a blinking of an eye or as complex...

Southern Comfort Company’s Promotion Strategies

Introduction The southern comfort company is a liquor company. As such, the company is restricted in the way it advertises its products. In T.V. advertisements, for example, the company and others like it are only allowed airtime at night hours to do their promotion. All these rules are founded on...

Capitalism: A Love Affair. Positive and Negative Impacts

Introduction Capitalism and its negative impact on the American society are taboo subjects. Not many people will have the courage to advocate for the overhaul of the system, given that it benefits the few while the majority continues to suffer. Nevertheless, this is not the case with Michael Moore, one...

A Social Service Agency on Use of Mediation

Mediation is considered to be the confidential process in the informal form including mediator’s activities aimed at case resolution facilitating without necessary aspects prescription. The analysis of this phenomenon is analyzed based on a special interview with the representative of Social Service Agency, Justin Patten, carried out on November, 22,...

Credit Life and Credit Disability Insurance

Credit insurance and credit disability insurance are services provided by several insurance companies. For instance, union security life insurance Company which is a member of assurant group (Lamb, 360). The credit insurance clients underwriting is done through several investments programs. Moreover, the company has a corporate office in Irving, Texas...

Southwest Airlines’ and Semco’s Organisational Structures

This paper will deal with issues related to organisational structures using examples of two companies Southwest Airlines and Semco to identify what makes these companies different in their structure and how it contributes to their effectiveness and better performance. Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines was established as a low cost airline...

President’s Day: History of the Holiday

Introduction President’s day is recognized as one of the federal holidays in the United States and has been in place since 1885. However, the official observation of this day was in 1880 in the District of Columbia. President’s Day was initiated to celebrate the birthday of George Washington, United States’...

Social Values in Branding

Branding In the business world companies or business, ventures create an edge over their competitors in the market, by making their products unique from similar products in the market. A brand is, therefore, a unique symbol, mark, or word that discerns a certain product and or company from similar ones...

“Girl With a Pearl Earring” by Tracy Chevalier

As we can see in “Girl with a Pearl Earring”, written by Tracy Chevalier, the author can be free in selection of facts and settings. The novel is a kind of composition on a free topic or the description of one’s feelings at the time of looking at the picture....

Rhetorical Analysis of John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

Introduction Stewarts (2004) suggested that Herbert A Wichelns influenced rhetorical studies since 1925 through his essay “The Literary Criticism of Oratory.” In this sense, oratory is considered naturally as statecraft but critics have almost always focused on “the minutiae of style and with whether a speech was “literature” (p 407)....

Traits and Skills of a Good Leader

Being a member of the academe gives one innate responsibility as a leader. Distinguished as a moral compass of sorts, he is looked up to by his students and fellow scholars to come up with infallible decisions on life and learning. However, it must be remembered that as human beings,...

Chris McCandless’ Behavior in “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer

The closer analysis of the character of Chris McCandless, in Jon Krakauer’s novel “Into the Wild”, points out to his personality as such that can hardly serve as a “role model” for young people, due to the fact that McCandless’ “pro-nature” stance appears to have been an intellectual by-product of...

How Workers and Managers Can Reshape Organizational Culture

The formation and growth of companies around the globe mainly depend on organizational culture. Organizational culture is an asset to an organization. Much has been written about organizational culture in the past years. This interest had widely grown by acknowledgment of the fact that an organization’s culture could notably control...

American Politics History: Main Issues

Introduction In 1981, Ronald Reagan said: “Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem”. This particular view has been echoed and elaborated by various politicians as well as observers in the American political history. Bill Clinton proclaimed in 1996 that “the era of big government is...

Training Program Adopted by Hilton International

Introduction According Atkinson (2000, p.6), human resource management is “a distinctive approach to employment management which seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using an integrated array of cultural, structural and personal technique” The hospitality industry is one of the most...

Korean Culture From the Psychological Perspective

Culture defines the way of life of people from their simplest interactions to the most complex of their social values. It covers everything that a person does, thinks and how they perceive the world as a result of growing and living within a certain social system. The total way of...

Avon: Quality Assurance, Motivation and Attitudes Change

Avon Products is a leading cosmetics company based in the USA. The company operates in a highly competitive industry and requires high standards of products and environmentally friendly policies. Quality assurance programs will help Avon Products to improve its production and satisfy customers’ needs and expectations. The two major issues,...

Evolution vs. Religious Dogma

Introduction The theory of evolution was challenged by religion when first publicly demonstrated by Charles Darwin in the mid-Nineteenth Century. The religiously fervent still rejects the idea of man evolving from ape but over the past 150 years opinions have certainly evolved and most religious persons today accept evolution to...

Political Satire and Stephen Colbert

In the changeable world of politics the words are almost always do not relate to the particular actions. In this respect on the controversies of what politics do and how they act the satirical genre appears. Political satire is the field where the concrete remarks and actions of politics are...

Appearance and Reality in “Diamond Necklace”

“The Diamond Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant, is one of the best short stories ever written. Taking an inanimate object, the necklace, Maupassant weaves around it human dreams and desires and then contrasts them too hard realities. He takes a beautiful woman as the central character of his story to...

The Anarchists of the 19th Century

Introduction Anarchism is a political belief that society should function as a free association and should not be controlled by the state and its laws which limit the rights and freedoms of the citizens. Anarchists firmly believed that the existence of society without government is not only desirable but possible...