Auditory and Visual Perception Differences

What Do You Hear at a Concert? Music perception explicates the subjective responses elicited by auditory stimuli ā€“ in this case, concert music. From every music signal perceived, I will get information about its pitch, tonality, loudness, timbre, and combination tones. A fundamental attribute of simple or complex tones is...

Karl Marx’ Philosophical Ideas

Introduction As part of the Marxism theory, the writing by Karl Marx on capital expressed his sentiments on alienation and pain among the lower class workers imprisonment by the private individuals, who have the resources to manipulate and twist social, development, and welfare aspects of the masses in the society,...

Zappos-Amazon Companies Merger: Organizational Culture

Introduction The acquisition of Zappos by Amazon is a good example of the complications of combining two companies that have different organizational cultures. Although the merger between the two companies was mostly inspired by developments in the market place, the usual expectation is that the values and cultures of the...

Layers in “Riders to the Sea” by John Synge

Introduction “Riders to the Sea” was written by John Millington Synge as an attempt to create a play based on his experiences of life on Aran Islands. It became a success and led to the creation of further plays based on that region. This paper will examine this play from...

Rosa Luxemburg’ Opposition to War

Introduction Rosa Luxemburg was a prominent Marxist theorist and philosopher, whose contributions to revolutionary socialism were evident from her anti-war position. One of the key arguments that Rosa Luxemburg expressed to object to the First World War was the belief that the European working class would have to pay the...

Human Capital and Minorities Education

The Issues of Diversity Modern society is getting increasingly diverse by the day. A recent census report indicated that two in eight students trace his or her origin to the ethnic background of a minority. Their proportion is expected to increase with the gradual onset of globalization and their achievements...

The AACN Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing

Introduction The present paper discusses the plan for a literature review project on the topic of the role of the Essentials of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2011) in the elimination of the barriers that exist in the US for the advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) roles (Altman,...

Starbucks Corporations’ Transportation and Supply Chain

Introduction Transportation economics plays a crucial role in decision-making processes in the majority of organizations. Companies require considering the ease of movement of products and labor in decision-making. Apart from transportation economics, investment in an efficient supply chain management system helps to boost organizational performance. Businesses should monitor all the...

Annotated Bibliography: Shakespeare Studies

Chedgzoy, Kate. Shakespeare, Feminism, and Gender: Contemporary Critical Essays. New York: Palgrave, 2001. Recently, feminist criticisms of Shakespeare’s works have greatly expanded. Chedgzoy notes that the modern field of feminist criticism is not as obsessed as it once was on whether Shakespeare’s works were feminist or proto-feminist, or in the...

Second Language Acquisition and Different Age Ranges

Introduction People have developed several misconceptions about the ability to acquire a second language, where, children are said to be at a better position to acquire a second language as compared to adults (Felser & Clahsen 2009). While the allegation could be true, it may not apply to all individuals....

Affirmative Psychotherapy for American Jews

Summary of the Article Reconstructionist. The Jews belonging to this denomination are rather progressive in their visions, and they focus on such important concepts as God, the Torah, and the People of Israel. They accept the principles of modern culture, share traditional rituals, but concentrate on modern ideological views while...

Nursing Values: Judie’s Case

Introduction The case of Judie reveals a pressing issue that many nurses may experience in their workplace. The situation when oneā€™s personal and professional values do not align with the strategy of the organization can result in various conflicts and have an adverse effect on the quality of care and...

Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Project Proposal

Abstract The purpose of this proposal is to describe the main parts of the quality improvement project that is oriented to improving nursesā€™ practice, performance, and the quality of care while using effective stress management strategies to address possible burnout. The problem statement is presented in the proposal with a...

Telephone-Based and Online Post-Acute Nursing Care

Literature Review Researchers have invested in studying the effectiveness of telephone-based and online care in monitoring patients’ conditions in post-acute care. For example, McMahon, Fonda, Gomes, Alexis, and Conlin (2012) explored how telephone-based care and online care can improve patients’ adherence to treatment in the context of poorly controlled type...

Use of Telehealth in Healthcare

Introduction When people suffer from high-level chronic illness, which is mostly accompanied by excruciating pain, the notion that medical technology can reinstate their life is incredibly enticing. In recent times, the majority of people have been succumbing to chronic illnesses. However, they are currently entrusting their wellbeing in healthcare institutions,...

Pliny’s Natural History: Autopsy of Ancient Source

Introduction The study of ancient history is a vicarious experience that can be gained through the exploration of books, texts, and documents. Historical practitioners are keenly aware of the fact that ancient sources are not always characterized by the complementary relationship between reliability and authenticity (MacNeil, 2000). Therefore, the ability...

Homeland Security and Terrorist Attack Prevention

Introduction Despite a significant increase in peace efforts since the last world war, physical aggression and intimidation still exist in modern human society. Terrorism still presents one of the most important threats to public safety in many countries around the world including the United States. Few people have not heard...

Effective Project Manager: A Guide to Excellence

Introduction: Three Secrets of Project Management Being a leader of a particular project is both exciting and exhausting. It requires that not a single opportunity should be missed and that all resources must be used in order to achieve the established goals. However, organizing the work of a team of...

Kant vs. Fuller: Law and Morality

Introduction The rule of law is a subject of practical philosophy that has always been of high interest to philosophers willing to arrive at principles of pragmatic governance by either separating empirical applications of sets of rules governing human action from the pursuit of ends valuable in the moral sense...

Adelphia Communications Scandal and Deontology

Introduction In business management, ethics plays an imperative role because it purports transparency, dedication, and professionalism. Ethics suggests that managers should differentiate between corporate and personal roles by creating an artificial distinction between the two affairs. This helps managers to avoid corrupting their official responsibilities and compromising corporate affairs at...

Levendary CafƩ: the China Challenge Case

Executive Summary Levendary cafƩ is in crisis because of its Chinese operations. The growth in its first year of operations in China is very promising. However, Louis Chen, the head of the Chinese operations is becoming too liberal in his approach to opening new outlets. This situation, coupled with the...

Chickenpox, Its Epidemiology and Nursing Role

Introduction Some communicable diseases can quickly spread through a community without proper prevention and health care. Community health nurses can help stop this from happening by researching and analyzing data and keeping the community educated. One of these communicable diseases is chickenpox, the highly contagious nature of which can affect...

Emergency Medical Services and Staff Challenges

Introduction Emergency medical services include medical services offered to patients away from the hospitals as well as the transportation of patients to hospitals. Other names given to emergency medical services include life squad, ambulance services and first aid. Emergency medical services are entitled to patients requiring urgent medical attention; for...

Communication and Digital Media Usage

Digital media The use of digital media in political campaigns together with the national elections has been growing rapidly worldwide. ICT is being applied in national political campaigning. The use of ICT for participatory purposes in general is seen to be more likely to occur in contexts that are less...

Tarot LTD: Work in a Competitive Market

Tarroc LTD Points to note: Tarroc is making normal profits. The industry is at its ā€˜long-runā€™ equilibrium. The scenario is given of the industry in which Tarrot LTD operates implies a purely competitive market. It is characterized by a large number of relatively small firms. These firms are considered price...

Project Management Need in the Business World

The definition of project management and the importance to the business world In organizations, capital investments and major developments are implemented through a project; the success of a project depends on how well it has been planned for, implemented, monitored, and controlled. Project management is the process through which projects...

Can Marriage End Poverty?

The role of marriage Marriage and poverty are sensitive issues especially when matters about a family’s well-being remain a priority. Marriage is the unification of a man and a female; furthermore, it should be legal. Conversely, poverty is a state when one lives under unfavorable conditions due to a shortage...

Fermented Milks: Yoghurt Experimental

Introduction Fermented diary products are considered to be “healthy products” that help improve digestive system function. These products have been known in different cultures and have been consumed all around the word comprising an important part of diet of many people in different times. Sour cream, yoghurt, kefir, cheese, white...

Stem Cell Research Justification and Benefits

Introduction Stem cell research is one of the most controversial issues in the fields of medicine and religion. The controversy involves the ethics of the use, development, and destruction of human embryos for purposes of scientific research. In particular, it focuses on the use of embryonic stem cells in research....

The Godfather Movie: Scoring and Visual Style

Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather always gets included in many critics’ top 100 best films list. It is hard to argue against its inclusion in a list that talks about the greatest achievements in cinematic history. It is not a good idea to ignore this film, because writers, journalists, and...

Market-Based Compensation Program Effectiveness

Introduction This memo is about market-based compensation program effectiveness. It offers a working definition of a market-based compensation program and then uses that definition to describe features of the program that a firm would consider when planning and implementing it. The definition and arguments offered are based on secondary scholarly...

Childhood Obesity Risks, Reasons, Prevention

In the modern world, obesity is the most widely spread health problem among children. That is why it should be the primary concern of the public. Since 1960, the predominance of obesity and overweight among teenagers and children in the United States has increased four times (Goran, 2017). The problem...

Indian Residential Schools’ Issue in Canada

The issue of Indian residential schools in Canada roots from the idea to assimilate the local population, affecting their culture and language. With the opening of the first residential school in 1883, Indian children were taught according to Roman Catholic Church views that focused on the destruction of the authentic...

Human Life and Death in Christianity and Buddhism

Illness often leads to agony and prompts the search for the meaning of life as people try to understand the reasons behind their predicaments. At times, individuals use their religious convictions to interpret sickness. Ivtzan, Chan, Gardner, and Prashar (2013) posit, ā€œReligious and spiritual beliefs provide possibilities of attributing meaning...

Human Resource Training and Managerial Involvement

Importance of training the Human Assets in an organization Employees in any organization’s structure are mandated to accomplish the organizationā€™s goals through the formulation of policies and also working towards achieving objectives of the set policies. This aspect has changed the perspective of observing employees as part of the workforce....

Multicultural Education Issues and Perspectives

The main factors and dimensions in the multicultural education ideology and their theoretical basis One of the most important issues of a modern educational system is multicultural education. Our contemporary world tends to multicultural. Thus, from a global perspective, this question should be in the spotlight when educating children in...

Children Cognitive Development

Introduction Jean Piaget is one of the first psychologists who contributed to the study of children cognitive development (Shayer, & Adhami, 2010). In his theory, Piaget observed some characteristics exhibited by children as they developed their cognitive abilities. According to him, children and adults think differently; however, children are usually...

Marks&Spencer Company’s Business Performance

Introduction Analyzing business performance encompasses various factors such as society, economics, politics and history. These factors are rarely incorporated in organisational studies. Organisational analysis is usually a technical matter. Modern business trends emphasise on maximising shareholder value (Gray 2009, p. 52). In most cases, companies exploit cheap labour from offshore...

Teacher Profession and Motivation to Choose It

Explain how your personal history and family backgroundĀ have influenced your professional development to become a teacher My decision of becoming a teacher solely comes from my family background and my interests as I grew up. I was motivated into becoming a professional teacher because I loved the profession. Although I...

Vue Cinemas Company Monopolistic Strategy

The strategy adopted by Vue Cinemas to acquire Ster Century posed a potential threat to ticket prices because the company would gain monopoly power to control the pricing of products in the industry. Monopolies are companies with exclusive control in the market and in a monopolistic competition market prices are...

Obesity Treatment: Surgery vs. Diet and Exercises

Introduction The modern health care sector faces numerous problems that result from the significant alterations of peoples lifestyle. These are conditioned by the rise of technologies and their implementation in different spheres of human activity. The exploration of new devices has an overwhelming impact on people and their traditional tasks....

Gender Roles in “Herland” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Introduction The book Herland written by an American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman tells about young men who randomly got into an unusual place where only women lived. The way of life of local inhabitants was completely different from a standard order. These women have special laws for raising children; they...

Team Leadership: Essence and Rationality

Background information Team leadership is a complex undertaking that requires numerous attributes in order to guarantee success and propagation of ideals that characterize group contexts. Team leadership necessitates probity and ability to communicate and share ideas (Sonnenschein, 1999). It is impossible for leaders to actualize and propagate thoughts in absence...

Prevalence of Skin Tears in a Long-Term Care Facility

LeBlanc, Christensen, Cook, Culhane, and Gutierrez (2013) authored the article the ā€œPrevalence of skin tears in a long-term care facilityā€. The research was quantitatively conducted to investigate the prevalence rate of skin tears among patients in a long-term care facility setting. The study seeks to answer the question of the...

Gil Scott-Heron’s Influence on Modern Hip-Hop Music

Introduction Gil Scott-Heron can be reasonably called one of the most influential artists of all time, and he will always be remembered as one of the individuals who spoke freely and put their soul and mind into their music (Vincent 27). More to say, Scott-Heron was not only a godfather...

Jesusā€™ Concerns for the Women and Sick

Jesusā€™ Concern for the Women Jesus demonstrated his concern for the women and attended to them. He was not limited by the traditions or religious beliefs that the Pharisees and the teachers of the law had. ā€œAnd he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And, behold,...

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender in Hospital

Introduction It could be hardly doubted that the healthcare system should comply with numerous factors of a different kind to provide proper adherence to treatment and medication for every individual who is seeking help. However, it also evident that it is difficult to provide an equal amount and quality of...

Obesity as American Social Health Issue

American society continues to grapple with a wide range of social health problems. One of these problems is obesity. Within the past three decades, obesity in the United States has increased significantly. Consequently, the condition has led to numerous health problems that affect the health of many communities, families, and...

Stress Control Strategies for Nurses

Introduction The ever-changing conditions of the modern world may lead to various psychological problems, disorders, and illnesses, including stress, frustration, nervous overstrain, depression, etc. The organization of the work of nurses that is closely associated with interpersonal communication becomes an object of increasing attention in recent years. The problem of...

Ethics as Learned and Not Natural Behavior

Introduction Ethics is a very common topic nowadays, which encompasses knowing what is moral and immoral. There are no doubts that ethics are very essential in all aspects of life. Throughout the history of human kind, there are numerous theories and thoughts that have been developed to explain ethics and...

The Rise of Silk Industry in Lyon, France

Introduction In ancient France, the high and middle classes of society created a demand for locally designed silk products that embraced their tastes and culture. For a long time, the French elites had been spending a lot of money on acquiring quality silk fabrics imported from other countries. Due to...

Nursing Concepts and Philosophies

The Four Metaparadigms There are four key components of health care that are also called metaparadigms. The first one revolves around the receiver care and is also known as the person component. This particular paradigm also involves family members and other individuals that are closely related to the receiver of...

Team Communication’s Importance for Successful Teamwork

Team communication presents one of the most significant elements of the successful operation of any team. There are various approaches, theories, and concepts that strive to explain the process of team communication, enhance it, and integrate its members. This paper considers intercultural communication, Monroe’s motivation sequence, and teamwork theory that...

Freshly vs. Commercially Prepared Orange Juice

Introduction Oranges is a fruit that is characterized by a sweet scent and a bright orange color. The fruit is believed to have its origin in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of Asia particularly China. For many years, extract from orange fruits has been used by human beings as a...

Term Diaspora’ Concepts and Meanings

Introduction Although the term Diaspora applies to diverse transnational formations, there have been contentions regarding to its exact meaning. Sociologists, journalists, public, political scientists and anthropologists have applied the term differently depending on the circumstances of their perception and application. One view of the term diaspora means transnational groups that...

Human Trafficking in Florida Law

Human trafficking is an illegal activity that poses numerous risks to the well-being of vulnerable populations. Despite the significant allocation of resources, the issue cannot be resolved without the contribution of all involved parties. Healthcare providers are among the stakeholders that often encounter potential victims in a professional setting. The...

Gender Roles Effects on Children Development

Introduction Many aspects of children education affect their development. One of these aspects is the way in which they are taught about gender roles. Gender typing refers to the process through which children acquire certain values, behaviors, and attitudes that are ascribed to either of the two genders (Banks and...

Hospital Falls and Related Injuries in the Elderly

Introduction The purpose of the study is to address the causes that lead to hospital falls and fall-related injuries in elderly patients with mental illnesses. In this part of the paper, the demographic data about the sample size, the results of the study, and the discussion of the interviews will...

African American Minority in the School Workplace

Interviewing the Minority Interviewer: Student from ABC College Interviewee: Kane Familia, a certified science teacher in a secondary school. Where do you work and is your organization government-based or privately owned? Currently, I am employed as a senior science teacher at a privately owned secondary school. In our school, we...

Community Development and Empowerement in Australia

Community development: What do they say it is? This is the planned development of all aspects that affect the well-being of people. These aspects comprise of cultural, political, social, economic and environment. The scope of development depends on various sizes of the group (Tesoriero & Frank 2010, p. 23). Effective...

Philosophy as an Academic Discipline

Description of Discipline / Subject Matter Philosophy concerns itself with the study of problems fundamental to the existence of humanity and understanding of phenomena that is sometimes beyond regular human comprehension. The problems are general and may sometimes be connected to the questions and regarding existence, language, value, and reason....

“Daughter of Fortune” Novel by Isabel Allende

Patriarchy in the novel Daughter of Fortune The author uses the text to refer to a society where men dominate and have an exercising authority over women and children (Allende 2). The author demonstrates how Jeremy controls Sommer’s household and describes his character as a rigid man (Allende 4). The...

Multidisciplinary Teams Improving Care Delivery

Introduction Nurses are trained to function in different settings. Their competencies imply that they can furnish exemplary healthcare services to their clients. The contemporary setting in the industry requires that colleagues cooperate to produce better results and address the needs of patients in a more comprehensive way. Apart from that,...

Teat Dipping and Milk Iodine Concentrations in Dairy Cows

Article Similarities and Differences The three articles reviewed give different approaches to optimal udder preparation practices before and after milking to obtain high-quality milk. The papers involve primary studies investigating teat disinfection practices that affect iodine levels in milk. In all three studies, the variable measured in milk iodine content...

Anarchy and Rationalism in International Relations

Anarchy is an important concept in International Relations (IR). How have IR scholars interpreted the significance and meaning of anarchy? Compare how neorealist (Waltz), neoliberal institutionalist (Keohane), and constructivist (Wendt) perspectives have addressed the question of anarchy. When discussing anarchy or the absence of government and its importance, I would...

Approach to the Care of Cancer

Introduction Cancer is known to have existed for nearly 4000 years or perhaps longer. The oldest piece of evidence indicating the existence of cancer was found in Egyptian mummies dating back to 1600 BCE. Ever since different civilizations throughout history have attempted to cure the disease. According to Elliss-Brookes et...

Role of the Internet in Political Campaigns

Summary This review covers three articles, namely: Tracking the Blogs: An Evaluationā€¦ by Wicks, Bradley, Blackburn and Field (2008); Online Relationship Management in a Presidential Campaign: A Case Studyā€¦ by Levenshus (2010) and; YouTube-faction of Political Talk: An Examinationā€¦ by English, Sweeter and Ancu (2011). The first article examines blogs...

African-American Politics and Government Representation

Define the term, reparations. In your view, do African Americans deserve reparations? Assess the attempts by African Americans to gain reparations. Discuss the reasons that reparations activists believe these payments are important to the continued economic advancement of the Black Community. Reparation is a deliberate action taken by a government,...

Movie Theatre Business: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

Five Competitive Forces The five competitive forces have been placed in two categories, that is, forces that encourage vertical competition and those that favor horizontal competition. Forces that play part in the vertical competition are the bargaining power of customers and the bargaining power of suppliers. On the other hand,...

Clinical-Driven Innovation in Nursing Practice

Introduction The paper at hand is going to analyze a relevant Health IT topic in order to make it clear how the issue under discussion will affect nursing practice. The given introduction of the study is meant to provide a brief overview of the parts of the paper. The first...

Rising Grain Prices and Global Economy Response

Reasons why Prices of Food Such as Rice and Grain are on the Rise The United Kingdom is one of the developed nations in the world. It has been able to ensure that food security for its citizens is guaranteed. The agricultural sector of this country is quite advanced, and...

Family Relationships and Response to Health Issues

Introduction A family is an integral part of modern society. The majority of people tend to create families. All the members of a family have certain roles. They are most obvious in the crisis, but when a health crisis occurs, the role expectations may change (McCormic & Blair, 2014b). Dangerous...

The Environmental Impact of Air Travel

Proposal Summary The modern aviation can be considered one of the most fast-growing industries as its strategic significance and importance for economies serve as the potent stimuli for further development. Imports, exports, shipments, tourism, and business also depend on the ability of airlines to function appropriately and meet diverse demands...

DHL and FedEx Companies’ Advertisements

DHL Medium to be used Looking at the DHL adverts, they portray different scenarios under which DHL can deliver quality services to their clients. Some of the scenarios that are depicted in their adverts include the forest, and the desert. In the DHL adverts, one of the message approaches that...

The Behaviors of Students With Exceptionalities

In what way(s) has this course impacted your understanding of exceptionalities and provided increased knowledge and understanding of students with exceptionalities The course on psychology has immensely enhanced my understanding of various disorders and how teachers can understand as well as associate with students who have been identified with certain...

Napa Valley Wine Industry and Climate Change

Climate Change and the Napa Valley Wine Industry The current competitive landscape of Napa Valley is formed from a multitude of stakeholders of varying sizes. According to the latest data, 529 registered wineries were operating in Napa Valley in 2016 (Hoffman). The overwhelming majority of the businesses are family-owned enterprises...

Time Warner Incā€™s Market Strategy

Introduction Time Warner Inc is operating in a highly competitive media industry. According to Terpstra, Sarathy, and Foley (2012), media companies in the United States and in other places around the world are facing a challenging market environment due to the emerging popularity of the social media. These mass media...

Social Psychological Research and Theories

Theories of social structure and personality, group processes, and symbolic interactionism in social psychology Whatever field of study we discuss, a researcher has opportunity to choose not only a subject area, a research question or research methods, but a general approach to studying an issue. In any field, scholars have...

Personnel and Privatization in the Public Agency

Maslowā€™s hierarchy of needs in application to the public agency Maslowā€™s hierarchy of needs Abraham Maslow developed the Hierarchy of needs model back in the 1940s, but still, it has remained relevant to date. This model is widely used in studying human motivation. The model is also highly relevant in...

Human Trafficking and Ethical Behavior Breaches

One of the serious crimes known to violate human rights is human trafficking. Idang (2013) defines human trafficking as ā€œthe forced transfer, recruitment, and receipt of people for purposes of mistreatment or exploitationā€ (p. 50). More often than not, the victims are compelled to engage in prostitution, offer forced labor,...

Training Tools for Older Adult Healthcare Learners

Introduction A shift to electronic recording from the familiar paper-based format can be challenging for employees. Practice shows that older adult healthcare learners are particularly exposed to emotional discomfort associated with the implementation of digital systems (Furlong, 2015). As such, the paper at hand aims to describe two tools that...

Diagnosis Disclosure and Child-Parent Relationship

Diagnosis disclosure can cause complex ethical issues, which nursing professionals need to address, even despite possible inconveniences or adverse effects. Diagnosis disclosure to minors is a more complicated issue as children and adolescents have the right to understand what is happening to them, but family involvement can hinder it. The...

Accounting in the Ethnomethodological Context

People are diverse in every sense of the word. Their cultures, languages, cognitive abilities, and the manner in which they make sense of the events that occur around them support this assertion. In fact, if individuals from the same ethnic group or clan are observed, it will be seen that...

The Costco Company Business Data Analytics

Introduction Businesses in the modern economy are increasingly using data analytics to improve their competitiveness. Business executives believe that they can obtain valuable information concerning market needs and the general competitive environment by analyzing both internal and external data. This paper will focus on the use of data analytics in...

The Caliphate, Its Foundation and Justification

Introduction Prophet Muhammad is rightfully regarded as the central figure in the history of Islam. He is the person who introduced this religion to the Arabs in the 7th century and starting working to create a united Arab empire. Since founding Islam, Muhammad took on the role of principal leader...

Semiotics and the Development of Political Discourse

Introduction Language can be viewed as a means of domination, meant to consolidate the relationship in the system of organized political and social power. It means that the language is ideologized in its nature. Moreover, the less explicit the relationships between different parts of a political-social system are, the more...

The Budgeting Process: Planning and Control Cycle

Introduction The budgeting process is the way toward outlining, executing, and operating spending plans. It is the administrative procedure of budget spending and planning, budgetary control, and the related strategies. Budget planning requires volumes of the bookkeeping regarding the firmā€™s operations (Okpanachi & Mohammed 2013). In summary, spending plan is...

Adidas & Bamboo Bike Studio: Competitive Advantage

Abstract Business competitiveness is attained if the management integrates appropriate managerial skills and makes appropriate decisions with consideration of the nature of products and services offered. This paper examines some of the issues that can contribute to organizations attaining competitive advantage over their competitors in the sports apparel industry. Marketing...

Utilitarianism Theory: Applications and Issues

What you have learned concerning the theory A welfarist philosophy is largely presumed or applied in utilitarianism theory. In other words, it is necessary to have a thorough grasp of the welfarist theory before applying the principle of utilitarianism. This implies that that the theory of utilitarianism is constructed using...

Eysenck’s Biological Theory of Personality

Introduction Biology is regarded to play a certain role in the development of specific characteristics related to personality. Similar genes inherited by children from their parents influence their behavior. Although this approach might be argued by some psychologists, the impact of biological differences in personality is obvious. The purpose of...

Orange Company: Customer Retention

Importance of Customer Retention The relationship of a company with its customers significantly affects every part of the business. Specific customer needs, for instance, often change the main course of the firm and influence its marketing, customer service and sometimes even production (Bai & Yafeng 2016). Thus customer retention is...

Cultural Journey from Greece to England

Immersive Cultural Experience Cultural Biography In one sentence, I would define a major cultural change as analogous to uprooting and replanting a grown tree. My time in England has involved starting a new life of sorts. I have had to question and reconsider attitudes I took for granted, and my...

Domestic Violence in Nursing

Introduction Domestic violence is a significant issue affecting many women and children in the United States. Despite legal repercussions and the established support systems, a large share of victims avoids reporting incidents of domestic violence. Nurses can help to alleviate the issue by addressing early signs of domestic violence and...

Literary Psychoanalysis: Medicine River and The Things They Carried

One of the main indications that a particular literary piece represents a high literary value has traditionally been considered the psychological soundness of how the featured characters address life-challenges. The reason for this is quite apparent ā€“ it is specifically oneā€™s deep-seated unconscious anxieties, which largely define his or her...

Obesity Counteractions in Clark County, Washington

I feel the professional obligation to bring some concerns to your attention concerning the prevalent problem of obesity in Clark County of Vancouver, Washington. The county has had a history of obesity. The problem, which has been persistent over a period of time, has been occasioned by the lack of...

Stereotypes in “Moonlight” Film by Barry Jenkins

Introduction Moonlight chronicles the life of a queer black boy singled out for being too soft and feminine, but eventually transformations himself to a menacingly muscular drug dealer with gold teeth grills accentuating his maleness. The movie segregates the journey of an adolescent boy into manhood into three chapters. Initially,...

Stress and Burnout Among Nurses

Abstract This work presents research on the connection between stress and burnout syndrome among nurses and patient safety. It provides a review of the relevant literature and an analysis of key findings. In many cases, this syndrome resulted in a decrease in the level of healthcare. However, the practical implementation...

Art and Community Participation and Interaction

Introduction Artists supersede the adage that your reward is what you spend your money to purchase. Artists remain underfed and cities are losing their ballet, opera, and other artistic works to crows that pick up cultural remnants. A contribution to creativity in art is the evolution towards contemporary art (Markusen...

Plastics and Earthā€™s Ecosystem: Benefits and Drawbacks

Introduction Statistics show that approximately 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are discarded annually, which account for the more than 50% of plastic products produced (Andrady 54). A study conducted in 2016 by researchers at the University of California found out that 1.7 grams of microfibers are released every time a...

McDonaldā€™s Company: The Flawed Fast Food Tax

As a McDonaldā€™s lobbyist, what would you like to see done by the Federal government that would be of help to McDonaldā€™s? McDonalds is one of the worldā€™s leading fast food restaurants serving more than 57 million customers daily with branches all over the major cities. The restaurant has variety...

Corporate Governance: Theory and Practice

Corporate governance is the management of organizational and legal registration of the business, optimization of organizational structures, and the construction of intra- and interfirm relations of the company by the objectives (Larcker & Tayan, 2015). The main function of corporate governance is to ensure the work of the company for...

Northwest Newsprint Inc.’s Production Issues

How should Northwest Newsprint (NN) ship products meet its market demands? Northwest Newsprint, which is a producer of Newsprint and pulp paper, has been having issues meeting the increasing demand for its products. Towards meeting its market demand, the company can take the following options, especially in the area of...

Rental Car Feasibility for Injured Driver

Introduction The case presented here in is lieu of the knee injury caused to this individual. He has broken his left knee and has to rent a convenient car for himself. His first three weeks of recovery will be critical in terms of mobility therefore only an automatic transmission car...

Stadiums’ Economic Impact on Local Economies

Introduction Governments and international organizations spend a lot of money to sponsor a wide range of sporting activities, groups, individuals, and teams. This practice has been believed to transform the lives of many people in areas that have frequent sports and related functions. This happens to be the case because...

Learning Communities as Interdisciplinary Teams

Introduction This paper presents a review and critique of the article that utilized a quasi-experimental research design. The selected study investigated the benefits of learning communities and presents three hypothesis, which stated that students might have higher average grades and retention rates, as well as completed more credits while involved...

The UAE Aviation industry Issues and Strategies

Introduction The global aviation industry has been marred by numerous challenges over the recent past. From the volatile global oil price and the global economic recession to rising cases of terrorism and cyber threats, the aviation industry is in a precarious situation where individual companies have to find ways of...

Diversity in Indian Workforce: Laws and Policies

Introduction Diversity in business refers to the recruitment of workers from all backgrounds irrespective of race, religion, disability, gender, or status. The law governing the provision of equal employment to all is clear. However, most organizations have not adopted diversity, and thus discrimination of the minority groups is a common...

The Flat-Screen TV Market: Supply and Demand

Introduction Although new technologies and devices are released every year, there are certain products, like flat-screen TVs, that remain popular among customers. In the past few years, prices for flat-screen TVs have been falling. The supply and demand framework is a valuable tool that is commonly used to determine prices...

Employee Engagement and Its Role in Performance

Introduction Many companies implement various strategies that are geared towards boosting their success. For instance, some engage in establishing a culture or an atmosphere that is in tandem with their mission and vision while others emphasize the need for engaging their workers who are regarded as crucial assets that have...

Terrorist Activities in Media Broadcasting

Introduction Today, the media plays an important role in the life of any person living in a developed society. We rely on the media for information and entertainment and obtain the vast part of our knowledge about world politics through mass media sources, such as newspapers, television, or the Internet....

Women Living With Anxiety

Anxiety is one of the most commonly studied disorders. Anxiety, as a feeling, is experienced by millions of people every day and for different reasons such as stress at work or fears for the family members. Normally, this is a temporary feeling and it goes away over time. Typically, anxiety...

Oremā€™s Nursing Model: Self-Care Deficit Theory

Introduction Nursing models involve special approaches to work that differ from one another by the target audience, the nature of the interventions, the technologies used and other aspects of the activity. As the concept for analysis, the Oremā€™s model of nursing will be considered. Its second name is The Self-Care...

Australiaā€™s Liberal Democratic System

Introduction Nowadays it becomes clear that the modernization of public life, which began in Europe a few centuries ago and subsequently covered the other countries that do not lose their national identity. Human activity in any era is included in the socio-cultural basis of ethnic group, nation, and civilization. Even...

Friendly Digits Company’s Ethical and Legal Complication

Ethical Analysis Friendly Digits is currently facing two ethical dilemmas, which are fraud and dishonesty. In this case, the frameworks of consequence, rights, character, and pragmatism are the key pillars that are used to analyze the above dilemmas. Based on the Badaracco ethical analysis, there are two options in handling...

Theories of Second Language Acquisition

Description The study by Roberts and Liszka investigates the processes of second language learning. The authors examine a particular linguistic issue that is researched by other scholars from many angles, namely the acquisition of tense and aspect morphology (Roberts & Liszka, 2013). According to the researchers, they aim to assess...

The Use of Animals in Laboratory Research

Introduction Due to several factors, scientists have been able to make a considerable breakthrough in many spheres of human life. However, the methods employed in reaching this progress do not always involve only humans’ endeavors and participation. Along with technological advancements, laboratories widely use animal research to achieve the results...

Significance of “The Information” by James Gleick

The article we are going to analyze is called The Information. It is written by James Gleick. It becomes obvious from the title, that the article centers around information, its importance and history of its triumphant march. It is quite clear why the author decided to devote his article to...

Crime Scene Investigation Effect in Justice System

Abstract Movies have been known to influence popular culture in different parts of the world. Analysts believe that the “CSI effectā€ is one of the fruits of popular culture. The argument presented in this paper is that the effect has significantly influenced jurors in such a way that they ask...

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber

Introduction The story ā€˜The Secret Life of Walter Mittyā€™ by James Thurber is a narration about the life of a man who is forced to lead a life of fantasies because he is not ready to deal with the realities of life. When reading the story for the first time,...

Religion Criticism of in “Salvation” by Langston Hughes

ā€œSalvationā€ is a short narrative by Langston Hughes, the famous Harlem Renaissance writer. The narrative addresses Langstonā€™s childhood experiences with issues of Christianity, faith, and salvation. Langston wrote the short narrative as an adult more than twenty years after this childhood experience. ā€œSalvationā€ is quite a short narrative and it...

Social Roles and Functions in Relationships

The formation of oneā€™s self begins with answering the question “who am I”. The self-conception presents a set of concepts by which one determines what he or she is. This is the central part of the process of socialization that develops in the course of human interaction with other people....

Civil Disobedience: Socrates vs. Martin Luther King

Introduction The idea of civil disobedience and its credibility has been considered by philosophers, politicians, and activists since the formation of governmental systems. The idea stems from the notion that laws should be obeyed until they are superseded by a more powerful force such as moral notions, survival, saving a...

Meeting Leadership Challenges: Action Plan

Exploring Leadership Opportunities Being a leader is a challenging yet attainable goal. Although it used to be believed that being a leader requires a set of intrinsic abilities that are inherent and, therefore, cannot be trained, recent studies prove that the ability to lead, in fact, can be taught and...

The Battle of the Sexes in the Millerā€™s Tale

Introduction The Millerā€™s Tale is a humorous story about an old rich carpenter, his wife and two clerks. The latter two keeps seducing the carpenterā€™s wife in order to get her to bed. Among the various themes in this story is cuckoldry. The term cuckoldry refers to a man whose...

Homogeneity of Medication History Records

Introduction The primary goal of the research was to answer two questions: What are the most effective strategies for the reduction of medication errors during the medication reconciliation process? Which health care professionals contribute the most to the homogeneity of medication history records? Demographics of the Sample Population The sample...

Society in Renaissance and Modernity

Introduction The Renaissance is a widely discussed period in the world’s history as it altered the objectives and speed of the humanity’s progress. The processes of the fifteenth century significantly affected all European countries. The life of ordinary people, as well as that of the aristocracy, changed greatly and started...

Conflict Management in Healthcare Facilities

Introduction Conflict can be defined as a process where one party observes that its welfare is negatively impacted by another. Handling conflict in the workstation consumes time but is an important task for health care leaders. Conflict may take place amid doctors and other members of staff, and amidst the...

Nursing and Patient Delivery Models

Presentation Background Today, there are numerous appeals related to the functioning of the health care sector and its future. The fact is that, very often, health workers are not able to deliver the needed care and meet patients diverse needs. For this reason, the U.S. health passes through a radical...

Philosophical Views of Ethics and Morality

Abelard and Heloise’s Notion of Moral Intent The central idea in their arguments was the same. Heloise argued that a wrong deed should not be considered as being against social morality if there were no intent to commit it (Moore & Bruder, 2011). Similarly, Abelard believed that one could only...

Dorothy Johnson’s Behavioral System Model in Nursing

Meaning The main concepts of Dorothy Johnson’s Behavioral System Model include human beings as identities consisting of two major systems, the behavioral and the biological systems. At the same time, the patient’s behavioral system is divided into seven behavioral subsystems, such as eliminative, affiliative, dependency, ingestive, aggressive, sexual, and achievement....

Child Development Assessments Comparison

The fundamental function of assessments is: to try to uncover weaknesses, to evaluate school readiness, to aid in structuring the curriculum and daily tasks; to evaluate the usefulness of a project; and to give parents advice (Wortham, 2008). Comparing assessments is important as it enables one to identify the most...

Matshidiso “Tshidi” Florence Mholo: Afro-Pop Singer

Matshediso ā€œTshediā€ Florence Mholo (born September 27, 1976) is one of those South African women who project confidence, strength, and genuine talent and find themselves in harmony with the multiple challenges the world poses. An outstanding Afro-pop singer, a mother, and a person of sagacity, she has earned the reputation...

Heart Failure Rehospitalization and Nursing Care

One of the emerging issues in health care is the prevention of unnecessary re-hospitalization of patients diagnosed with certain conditions such as heart failure (Verhaegh et al., 2014). In the recent past, a number of strategies have been implemented by hospitals to reduce healthcare costs and offer quality patient care....

The Future of Same-Sex Marriages

Introduction The topic of the same-sex marriage has attracted heated debate over the years in the US. The protagonists and antagonists of this marriage institution have always clashed over moral standards of the society. In defining homosexual marriage, anthropologists formulate valid cross-cultural variations of modern and traditional forms. Same-sex marriage,...

United Kingdom Membership in the European Union

Introduction The United Kingdom is expected to go to a referendum in June 2016 to determine whether the country should remain a member of the European Union or not (Gifford 2015). A section of the society strongly believes that the United Kingdom should exit the European Union because the country...

Kant’s and Mill’s Ethical Philosophies

Introduction Human beings have always been troubled by various ethical and moral issues. These issues are associated with the major principles that define what is wrong or right. Principles of human morality usually focus on the distinction between bad and good behaviors. However, societies and individuals have developed diverse values...

Qualitative Phenomenological Research Process

Data Analysis In qualitative phenomenological studies, data analysis is based on the idea of thematic analysis that includes several specific steps. According to Braun, Clarke, and Terry (2014), the key phases of thematic analysis are the preparation of data for analysis and familiarization with them, coding, identifying themes, reviewing themes,...

Female Arab Learners’ English Speaking Problems

Introduction The English language has increasingly become important throughout the world today particularly in the Arab world. This is why educators and parents in Saudi Arabia have become concerned about their childrenā€™s limited level in English especially in oral communication. English is a major problem in Saudi especially among the...

Two-Way Factorial Anova Analysis

Introduction This paper reports the results of an analysis of data using a two-way factorial ANOVA. The data set is briefly described; the assumptions for the factorial ANOVA are named and tested; the research question, hypotheses, and alpha level are articulated; and the results of the analysis are provided. Finally,...

Global Business: Culture, Economics and Changes

The models of the culture of global automobile companies. The model of culture the most appropriate for the selected international competitor Some of the three most known models of culture are Hofstede, Hall/Hall, and Gesteland. Hofstede’s model arose from interviews with employees of IBM in over 50 countries. The other...

Keystone Company in Australian Automotive Industry

Introduction This paper assesses the suitability of Australia as a host country of the headquarters of an American transnational firm, Keystone, operating in the automobile industry. High labor costs and perceived political uncertainty in the US informed the decision to relocate overseas. In this assessment, the SWOT framework is used...

Pasture Experiment: Fertiliser Treatments Response

Introduction A crucial part of the successful production of livestock is making certain that there is adequate grass to cater for hay and pasture needs (Briske et al. 2015). Nevertheless, limited soil nutrients restrain the production of forage. However, with proper management and proper application of fertilizer, the output of...

Transitions Theory Evaluation

Nursing theories are meant to improve patient health and quality of life by implementing certain nursing practices. It is essential to examine, evaluate, and utilize nursing theories as it helps to feel the gap between practice and theory. Smith and Parker (2015) note that the theories are useless if they...

Healthy and Nutritious Food for Young Children

Introduction Nowadays, many different manufacturers and businesses specialize in producing formula feeding for infants. There are also many controversies as to these productsā€™ ability to provide healthy and nutritious meals to little children that might not have access to breast milk regularly (due to health issues of their mothers or...

Talent Pipeline for Population Health

A Pipeline of Talent for Population Health The unceasing movement for improvements in the quality of care can be deemed as the defining characteristic of the contemporary healthcare environment. The shift of the focus toward the increase in the levels of patient satisfaction along with the speed of the recovery...

Characterization in ā€œJin Ping Meiā€ Novel by Sheng

David Tod Roy translated the Plum in the Golden Vase, a Chinese novel which was originally composed in the vernacular Chinese during the reign of the latter part of the Ming Dynasty in 1368 by unknown author who signed the literary work as Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng. Initially, the famous Chinese...

National Pharmacy: Mobilising Creativity and Innovation

Executive Summary This report was focused on utilising innovation and creativity theoretical models to improve the work environment at the National Pharmacy L.L.C. The motivational and creativity problems identified include inconsistency in task allocation, an informal approach to balancing competing needs and a lack of a structured creativity and motivation...

The Unlicensed Assistive Personnel and Registered Nurses

Introduction Conflict is a process that occurs as a consequence of differences between common goals, values, actions, and beliefs of two or more individuals (Higazee, 2015). It is a highly volatile situation that can halve either positive or negative result for all involved parties. Conflict is an inherent feature of...

Non-Profit Sector and Its Accountability

Non-profit sector comprises those organizations that distribute their income to meet various needs globally, instead of distributing it as a profit. Thus, such organizations are not meant to make profits. They are supposed to use the resources under their control to offer services and assist in mitigating crisis (Powell &...

Puritan Values in Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter”

Introduction There is no doubt that law, order, and moral norms remain the components that allow to shape the society and to control people to prevent a wide range of unwanted situations. When it comes to the life of modern society and its members, it is necessary to say that...