Introduction Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 is a federal law in the United States enacted with the objective of imposing standards in pubic accounting (Romano, 2005). The goal of SOX is to ensure that public companies, as well as their management, follow the new accounting standards. The new law is...
Introduction With proliferation in information technology, stakeholders are now raising concerns about ethical issues that arise out of the use of information systems. Although issues of morality and ethics in this computer age have been discussed at length for many years, ethical issues in mainstream Information Technology became a serious...
Since the dawn of history, humans strived for breakthroughs starting with the transition from gathering and hunting to agriculture and stockbreeding to inventing the light bulb and penicillin and up to the newest technologies. What is common for all that was mentioned above is that at first every breakthrough seemed...
Introduction School culture and climate are viewed as constructs that form important components for the effective management of both students and teachers. The definitions of both the climate and culture of the school comprise many dimensions that elaborate a sense of orderliness, discipline, parents’ involvement, and dedicated teachers who observe...
Literary figures and critics have widely accepted the fact that Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade) explores social satire through the character of a small boy. Twine’s famous work The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade) was published in1884 in England and 1885 in the...
Introduction It is my belief that education should equip students with the ability to gain knowledge, process it, and apply it in their day-to-day activities. Education enables the learners to think effectively. Education can enable learners to think on their own, hence they are bound to be successful in life...
‘Fun at work’ entails any social or interpersonal task that is meant to be entertaining in nature. The tasks are meant to provide employees with amusement, joy, and pleasure when carrying out their usual duties at the workplace. The activities do not necessarily have to be related to the job...
Introduction The advent of digital media, satellite television, and the World Wide Web has enabled the Muslim community to form better connections than it did in the past. Currently, there are over one billion Muslims around the world. Therefore, the current digital and technological platforms have enabled the Muslim nation...
Biogeographic classifications are imperative for understanding the distribution of fauna and flora in different regions. Biogeographic distribution has become critical in comprehending causative factors associated with evolution based on elements of geologic phenomena or dynamics of biological orientations. Plate tectonics The tectonics has been recognised as a major element that...
Scenario 1: Report The client under discussion is a 37-year-old White man who is a homeless person, and he does not have any job. The main activity of this person is begging. The client regularly consumes a fifth of liquor a day, and he also smokes opiate hashish with a...
Definition of social media According to Dewing (2010), social media refers to a set of technologies mediated by computers to allow users (people, governments, NGOs, companies, and other organizations) to enhance their interaction and hence operations. Social media helps in creating, sharing, and viewing interests, careers, information, and ideas among...
Introduction ‘Flipped class’ (FC) is the innovative teaching technique, concerned with allowing students to acquire knowledge at home (by requiring them to watch the web-based/distributed via email instructional lectures) and to engage actively with it within the setting of a conventional classroom. The technique’s theoretical underpinning has to do with...
James Banks’ Contribution Since the 1960s, the content of educational curricula has been expanded with the integration of cultural and ethnic content. The importance of this integration is explained by the suggestion that multicultural education can have a great impact on society when students in classrooms receive the appropriate level...
Introduction The research article “Activity-based segmentation of the outbound leisure tourism market of Saudi Arabia” is dedicated to the investigation of the activities that are popular among tourists from Saudi Arabia. The authors provide a detailed analysis of the recent literature and conduct the activity-based segmentation of the touristic market....
Introduction The client under discussion is a 39-year-old White male patient who reports drinking beer and other alcoholic beverages four and more times per week. In order to develop an effective treatment plan for this client, it is necessary to analyze the results of such assessments as the Addiction Severity...
Introduction Teenage pregnancy is often referred to as process of a teenage girl i.e. (between the ages of thirteen and nineteen years) becoming pregnant. Concerns about teenage pregnancies rising have been raised by various groups and even government officials in the United States of America. Teenage pregnancy has been a...
The modern life does not stop striking one with injustice and cruelty that happens in the world. Some are silently observing what is going on around them; others take some stand and become outrageous supporters of their views. As writer’s role in most general sense presupposes a firmness of one’s...
Introduction Academia and the workplace are two prime examples of fairly stimulating and competitive environments. For many, enrolling in tertiary education and entering the workforce is both mentally and emotionally challenging as students and employees experience a fair amount of pressure to succeed. Academic and workplace performance are rather broad...
Introduction Bullying is a social phenomenon that has been in existent over the past few decades and has elicited numerous and widespread studies into it and its relationship to class participation. Bullying takes place within the setup of a learning institution. Its relations to participation in classes can be closely...
Introduction The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria deals with issues of global dominance. In this book, Zakaria analyses the role that the US has played in both political and world domination. Zakaria reveals that his book is not about the fall of America. He writes that his book is about...
The technical vocational education and training (TVET) conference that was held in Abu Dhabi on February 6, 2018, marked a major milestone in advancing youth empowerment in this country. The job market is changing rapidly due to advanced technologies and demands. The concept of green jobs is emerging as the...
Introduction The same way as business schools give knowledge and fundamental skills in business or nursing schools teach principles of patient care, art schools are supposed to teach art. However, the significance of art education for a talented person can be overestimated. Many people who find their expression in different...
Introduction Business organisations should introduce and pursue new projects if they are to remain competitive in their respective sectors and satisfy the demands of key stakeholders. Such undertakings require proper models and procedures that bring together all participants, followers and leaders. If a company’s project is to succeed, there is...
Program Level Mathematics senior high (Grade 10-12) Program goals for senior high mathematics The learners have to independently apply mathematical concepts to familiar and unfamiliar situation The learners have to make precise and logical use of mathematical language The learners have to perform mathematical operations confidently with both speed and...
Guaranteeing Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research Trustworthiness in qualitative research means consistency, objectivity and lack of ambiguity in testing statistical data or sets of measurements. In other words, it implies how accurate the measuring device is in measuring what it alleges to measure. It relates to the ability of research instruments...
Introduction In this article, Rajeendra Singh looks at multilingualism and sociolinguistics keenly in an effort to prescribe a new theory of linguistic form. The author begins with a critique of various arguments for monolingualism and finds it a ‘fallacy’ of sorts. Instead he calls for the development of a theory...
“Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered” by James Wilhoit reflects the notion of the spiritual formation. The book examines such a fundamental issue as the role of the local church in the development of spirituality. The first chapter of the book dedicates the meaning of Gospel. Precisely speaking, Wilhoit...
Articulation can be discussed as an important component of the sound production. From this point, articulation should be regarded as a range of techniques that are used in order to accentuate the sound of notes with the focus on their length, intensity, beginning, and end (Lawson and Stowell 47). Moreover,...
Outline Article Summary: Questioning the Legitimacy of Gag Clauses from the Perspective of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform The Underlying Ethical Issues and the Related HR Problems: Silencing Employees The Possible Legal Concerns: The Rule That Goes Against the First Amendment Relevance to the Course: Exploring the Issue of Employment...
“Beyond the Fence: When Offenders Become Victims” by Arica Sharlow Prominent Features of the Presentation One of the most prominent features of the presentation is the author’s desire to raise awareness about the topic at hand. The vast majority of the modern population does not consider the issue of victimization...
Introduction In 1906, towards the end of President Theodore Roosevelt’s first term, he invited Washington T. Booker in white house for a meal. As leading African American, Booker-Roosevelt meeting was expected to address the plight of many African Americans against a worsening conditions of racial segregations while at the same...
Introduction This paper addresses the issue of cloud computing including the different forms of this product, emerging trends, and its advantages and disadvantages. According to this article, there are two main forms of cloud computing. The first category provides computing instances on demand and the other type supplies computing capacity...
Introduction Technology has become part and parcel of the world’s development. As expounded by Eagleton (2008), a basic understanding of technology has increased in importance. It is possible to teach embedded systems in class that will eventually result in technological literacy. It is argued that the term literacy has a...
Introduction Although regarded as a childhood disorder, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could also extend into adolescence and adulthood. It is characterized by difficulties in staying focused and paying attention among children, problems with control of behavior and more prominently, hyperactivity (National Institute of Mental Health, 2009, para. 1). The disorder...
Introduction Patrick Geary’s book, “The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe”, starts with exploring the current use of traditional ethnicity by European nationalists to further their political ambitions. It gives an expert and thought-through analysis of the circumstances under which myths on European identities were created and it...
Isolationism Part of the history of the United States is characterized by armed conflicts both internal and external and motivated by different interests and ideologies. The position of the US as a lone world superpower has ensured that it’s involved virtually in any conflict in the world. Participation of the...
Introduction A notion that has held into the minds of many for generations, probably since time immemorial, is the belief that men are the stronger sex while women are their weaker counterparts. This notion has for so long encouraged a trend that has not only been mean and wicked but...
Introduction Apartheid is an inseparable part of South African history, and its legacies continue to be palpable nowadays. This paper is aimed at discussing the political, economic, and social impacts of apartheid policies, especially with the reference to the period which ranges from the late forties to the mid-seventies of...
Introduction As Sacks (2001) notes, the fundamentality of vocational education to special education students is immeasurable. Special education students with diminished functioning get to acquire skills that help them seek employment and live autonomously. They acquire skills usable past their high school lives, skills that correspond with their abilities. In...
Introduction Sharp population increase and high overreliance on fossil fuels are factors that are associated with the problems affecting contemporary society. Global warming is among the environmental issues that pose a great environmental challenge to many countries. Changes in climatic patterns are a big threat to some cities since they...
Introduction Action research is a method that entails a deep inquiry into an individual practice in service. It is aimed at moving into an envisioned future that is aligned with values. It involves a consistent study of one’s actions and the effects of these actions in the working place. Thus,...
Developments in the field of curriculum supervision and instruction have continued to receive several dynamics that are relevant to modern times. Seminars on supervision of curriculum and instruction in recent times have emphasized that administrators should play a much bigger role in curriculum supervision, arguing that content and time have...
Research Questions In this study, the three types of quantitative research questions will be employed. Descriptive research questions will be utilized to seek answers pertaining to queries asking the frequency at which IT outsourcing and offshoring in businesses takes place. The question addresses the issues arising from quantity, that is,...
Introduction, Purpose and Significance of the Study The study conducted by Lin and Hsieh (2010) is titled “International strategy implementation: Roles of subsidiaries, operational capabilities, and procedural justice”. The main purpose of the study is to “propose a framework to propose how the segregation of operational capabilities and procedural justice...
Introduction The purpose of this study is to give a detailed literature review of three articles that include the impact of a strategy-based intervention on the comprehension and strategy use by struggling Adolescent readers, effective instruction for Adolescent struggling readers and synopsis of improving comprehension of expository text in students...
Background The Trojan War is contained in Greek mythology and is based on a tale that suggests that Paris, the then prince of Troy had traveled to Sparta on a mission to abduct his host’s wife. Unknowingly of Paris’ motives, Menelaus the host gave Paris a royal reception. However, when...
Background Anna Freud is the daughter of the respected psychologist, Sigmund Freud and his wife Martha. She was born in Vienna, Austria in 1895. The family dynamics that existed within the Sigmund family made her experience moments of depression at a tender age but she adjusted by creatively devising a...
Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to establish the extent to which English has diminished in expressing meaning, particularly as used by writers. Orwell maintains that English is on the downhill trend and unfortunately, nothing can be done to salvage the situation. This research will establish the veracity...
This question attempts to find out the best theory and research-aligned article from the pool of literature reviewed. The articles reviewed in this section are that of Richard Gibb (2009), Gedaa and Kebret (2008), and Simon (2010) on regional integration in Africa. This essay traces the article that has the...
Respiratory therapists are professionals who assess, cure and take care of patients who present with breathing and other cardiopulmonary problems (United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010). Respiratory therapists work under the supervision of physicians but they take chief responsibility for all treatments and procedures that are related to respiratory...
Introduction Canonization was the process in which the sixty-six books of the bible were written and chosen to be included in it. Canons see canonical books as authoritative writings meant to spiritually inspire and nourish. These are books that were written under the influence of the Holy Spirit of God,...
Introduction I am grateful for an opportunity to present my thesis proposal on my selected research problem. I believe my properly timed research study will enable me to put into practice my research skills learnt in classroom as well as acquire new ones. It will also add value to the...
Introduction Analyzing the impact of Information Technologies (IT) on the work of organizations, it can be stated that at present a significant portion of companies’ expenditures is devoted to IT. In that regard, IT constitutes almost an inseparable aspect of organizations, although the exact impact of IT is still researched....
Introduction Tang Dynasty has an inevitable role in making China more prosperous and this reign is known as the golden age of China. There was growth in different fields especially in military sector, political sector, economic sector and culture. This paper tries to penetrate into the history of China in...
A country’s foreign policy may be described as its set of goals on how it relates and intends to relate with other countries. Among other things, a foreign policy is primly designed to guard a country’s interests. This may include measures aimed at enlarging its economy, ensuring security for its...
This essay examines the differences between the two theories; Realism and Liberalism together with their latter-day variations of neo-realism and neo-liberalism to offer clarity on whether both theories are mutually exclusive or do they have many instances of congruence that makes their practical application more viable. The essay first explains...
Photography just like any other profession has the ethics that guide photographers in the course of their assignments. Per the moral theory by Kant, a decision or act should have a moral basis of moral imperatives which are not questionable. Those people should be making decisions while considering their duty...
Outline The accelerated rate of human development and indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources are forcing dramatic changes on our Planet. This essay examines the various facets of human interactions and their interface with the environment towards achieving a sustainable future. The essay first explains the concept of sustainable development and...
Hypnosis Many people tend to associate hypnosis with a man who waves around a clock subjecting the patient to slavery to the master (hypnotizer). However, modern hypnosis is anything but. Subjects are lured into a trance like state. This sub-conscious state drives the patient being hypnotized towards a point of...
Juvenile Delinquencies Juvenile delinquency can be looked at as behavior that acts contrary to the already established norms and laws of society. For many decades juvenile delinquency has featured in the literature that concerns criminal behavior. Juvenile delinquency is a phenomenon in a society that appears to be apparently complicated...
Introduction Genre-based approach to teaching English writing is believed to be beneficial for those students who study English as a second foreign language. This paper will consider genre approach in more detail and concentrate on the positive impact of this approach on teaching English writing in Saudi Arabia; the application...
How does one define morality? Is it the standards set by society, or is it something that goes deeper than mere social customs to define one’s individual behavior? What happens to the individual who determines for himself whether to adhere to the social custom or the deeper internal sense when...
There are a number of victim agencies that caught my eye when I was preparing this article. However there is this one firm called The Kennedy Victim Agency. This is actually the communities leading victim agency because it has helped over a hundred thousand people in the last two months...
Introduction Since patients with heart disease have a higher rate of depression, various psychological assessment measures are indicated. Physiologic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors play a key role in heart disease, and therefore, these have to be tackled with appropriate psychological interventions like education, counseling, and behavioral interventions. This essay reviews...
Introduction Pornography refers to the graphic presentation of images for exciting sexual feelings and romantic desires on its audience (Spector 2006). It is expressed through video cassettes, movies, films, magazines, books, and television. Pornographic scenes are also acted live in public theatres in an industry that is worth billions of...
Introduction Schema is used in different aspects and disciplines to mean different things. Schema in psychology is used to refer to a structure in the mind that symbolizes some features of the world. Schema is a learning theory that examines how the structure in the mind of an individual arranges...
Abstract This essay discusses issues relating to the NCLB Act of 2001 of the United States public educational system. The researcher seeks to analyze the point under consideration in discussing advantages and disadvantages of the NCLB Act of 2001. The researcher first discusses the general Act and the period of...
Introduction Posner (2004) describes the official curriculum as an intended and conscious presentation that is written down to act as a guide or lesson plan where class objectives, materials, and sequences are specified. This definition is the basis for the traditional curriculum perspective. On the other hand, the curriculum can...
Introduction The argument on existence of God takes place when people try to find out the existence of evil. Most people believe that there is a good almighty God who protects them form all evil. One question that arises in this scenario is why people continue to suffer yet God...
Introduction The term civil rights refer to a set of permissions and entitlements given to an individual so as to protect him or her from government power and enable one to willfully participate in any form of civil or political life. Objectives of civil rights include ensuring the safety of...
Introduction to the Problem Global economic inequalities and the growing demand for highly skilled workers and the demographic decline in the industrial democracies have led to wide range of economic opportunities for migrants in the industrially advanced nations. This has opened up the movement of foreign nationals into the United...
Introduction The issues on slavery in the United States began after Virginia was settled by the English and lasted until the establishment of the thirteenth amendment on the constitution of the United States. The African Americans were the ones affected in the free- labor where the white Americans benefited and...
Introduction Modern Japan, which is the second in the world in economic power, after the United States developed as a nation-state through Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods. The period succeeded each other respectively. Each period had a different Emperor. The Meiji period had the original modernization characteristics, from which the...
Saudi Arabia follows the apartheid system in its treatment of women. The apartheid system resembles that of South African treatment of nonwhites in many ways. Gender-based apartheid speaks of disproportionateness in trivial and fundamental things such as education, legal rights, unequal rights to property and jobs and restrictions imposed on...
Stem cell research followed the invention of techniques which aimed at altering the genetic material and human cells production methods in the Laboratory. In 1988,James Thomson University, of Madison, was able to get cells from embryos and grew them in laboratory, and later started a stem cell research, establishing the...
Introduction Aims and Objectives The aims and objectives of this paper are to explore the available data in secondary sources for investigating general scenarios related to women’s human rights especially in the regions of Asia, India, and Africa. Thesis Statement Women’s human rights including social, cultural, and economic rights, in...
The word nationalism has a very complex nature, and it can be discussed from various standpoints. In terms of sociology, it is the policy, which attaches primary importance to the interests of some particular nation. The nation, itself is viewed as a unifying factor, the cornerstone of the state. In...
Domestic violence is one of the widespread social problems in United States and Afghanistan. Almost a third of women in America are reported either sexually abused by men or physically abused. Many people take domestic violence as a matter that privately involves couples, without considering it as a criminal offence....
Child development has become an issue of concern and relies mainly on the quality of development given to a child by either the parent, or the society. Parents have to take a great role in monitoring and maintaining standards of children. Psychologically, parent involvement in various children’s development aspects is...
Information Technology is today’s major center stage. This can be viewed from the way information technology has made information delivery to become easier as it is channeled worldwide hence also contributes to the shaping of the new global millennium. Information technology has made information delivery to become easier as it...
Introduction Jean Piaget was born in Switzerland in 1896. In his youth, he studied philosophy and obtained a doctorate in biology by the age of 21. In his work in biology, he discovered that mollusks could adapt to different environments and that their shells matured differently according to their environment....
Abstract Plato’s cave allegory is an analogy of an individual’s journey from ignorance to enlightenment, as well as referring to his beliefs of the world of appearances, and the world of Reality. Plato’s fable “The Allegory of the Cave” reflects the vast wisdom of Plato, his teacher and the philosophers...
Introduction A renowned U.S. example of collective attempts aimed to change social construction in context with race, class, gender and culture is none other than ‘Harlem Renaissance’ (HR) which actually took place in 1920s and 1930s. Today HR is remembered for the visions it opened up not only for African...
Media history is full of various events, such as the invention of the television and the Internet, the introduction of Apple products, or the popularity of Instagram blogs among individuals. Those moments have shaped the modern perception of media services and how the global community is receiving and exchanging information....
Introduction Historically, there has been a more or less strict division of men’s and women’s gender roles in life, to which the vast majority of people used to confirm. Most typically, females were viewed as the ones who had to look after the children, husband, and household. Males, on the...
Introduction Current water sources in the territory of the UAE (United Arab Emirates) can be divided into two major categories (conventional and non-conventional). Conventional water sources imply natural methods of collecting rain and groundwater. Non-conventional resources are usually made by humans and are based on filtering or the appropriate treatment...
Introduction The death penalty or capital punishment is the planned or premeditated elimination of the life of a human by governmental consent due to a criminal engagement of the legally convicted individual. Heated debates arise from protesters and supporters of capital punishment based on moral grounds. Critics argue that it...
Nowadays, equality is one of the significant issues in different spheres, and labour is not an exception. It is generally accepted that all employees should be paid on equal terms, but the actual situation is far from being perfect (Grant, 2016, para. 26). The gendered division of labour is an...
Nowadays, Canada belongs to the number of countries having a relatively high quality of life, and it is possible to suppose that this fact clearly relates to the rich history of the Canadian labor market. The given sphere of social life in Canada presents an interesting research subject because the...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an internationally formulated body that aims to encourage free trade through various stipulations. The institution of the WTO is subject to a simmering debate that revolves around the effectiveness of this organization. The WTO came into being in 1995 after lengthy negotiations that culminated...
Introduction For many decades now, the United States (U.S) has remained a global power center in world politics. Through economic and political means, the U.S has been able to stamp its authority in most global political issues. Through such influences, America has made many allies and enemies in equal measure....
Introduction An environment that favors international trade boosts the economic growth of the individual countries. As such, governments develop policies that support the countries economically through global trade to enhance the social and economic aspects of development. However, the policies may discriminate against other countries about matters of trade, thereby...
The Affordable Care and the Patient Protection Act commonly known as the (PPACA-2010) is a federal statute signed into law in 2010. The design of the statute would be implemented in stages over eight years. The intentions of ACA were in reforming health care systems in United States of America...
This paper aims at the thorough analysis of the social media influence upon American society in the framework of social construction. One of the most significant functions of social media is the social-orienting one that is associated with a profound impact on the ideological basis, value orientation of the population,...
Introduction Marijuana is one of the oldest herbs known to humankind. Ever since ancient times, cannabis was used to make hemp, clothing, and medicine (Caulkins et al. 18). Its narcotic properties have also been discovered about the same time period. Although the use of cannabis in textile production faded away...
Introduction In the ancient world, law and justice were used to maintain peace and harmony between people living in different societies. These laws were used to judge citizens of territories where ancient empires had acquired authority to administer as the dominant source of government. Ancient laws and justice systems were...
Introduction The subject that focuses on the role of women in Islamic countries is very controversial. Women in Islamic countries feel like their rights to participate in the development process of their countries are violated. Essentially, these women do not have the same freedoms as other women living in civilized...
Introduction Civil society organizations in Cambodia started in the 1990s. Various agencies that brought about the civic societies in the country include the UN Transitional Authority (UNTC). What followed was a quick expansion of media outlets such radio, foreign, and opposition newspapers. Since then, the country has been experiencing a...
Constitution Definition of Constitution A constitution can be defined as the collection of the fundamental confines and principles by which an organization or state is governed. These rules are a representation of the definition of the organization or state and represent the written legal status and form of such an...
Introduction American citizens and immigrants as well as other residents expect that the government will protect them from attack by enemies and also safeguard their privacy and civil liberties. The intention of using improving technology by the government to protect civilians is to ensure that there is maximum security and...
An individual’s behavior is affected in several ways by various factors. The four common factors influencing individual behavior are motivation, ability, role perception, and situational factors. Motivation refers to forces within an individual, which affects his or her direction, persistence, and intensity of his or her voluntary behavior. In this...
Executive Summary Airport cities are new phenomena that emerge in rapidly developing metropolitan areas and become independent sources of employment, entertainment, business, and financial capital. No current framework for the assessment of their quality exists, and airport cities are perceived as a set of districts rather than a solid business...