Introduction The current business climate has become so complicated and competitive that an organization’s survival is dependent on how competitively it is able to align its internal structures, as well as strategies to deal with macroeconomic pressures. Following saturation in home markets, many organizations prefer to diversify their trade to...
The article under consideration is the work by one of the most notable authors in the area of educational studies and social and racial inequality in their context. Bensimon (2005) provides the readers with the detailed and well-documented research paper dedicated to the topic of organizational learning as simultaneously the...
Introduction Two-thirds of the population growth from 2001 to 2006 has been due to immigration (Immigration, 2006 Census). Immigrants are from Asia, Caribbean Islands and Africa. 57.3% of them were in the age group of 25-54 while only 42.3 % of the Canadian born were in this group. 4.1% were...
Introduction Many psychologists and psychoanalysts in particular have made attempts to understand what terrorism is, the cause or motivation, and the general concept of terrorism. It seems that the need to understand terrorism and why people decide to join a given terrorist organization is very pertinent. This is because it...
There was a time when wars and rumors of wars were a regular occurrence. This was especially true in the ancient world as well as in the medieval period. In these conflicts, there was no justification needed to annihilate a tribe and a distinct group of people made different by...
Learning disabilities in children is something which cannot be clearly defined. It mainly affects spoken language, written language, memory, arithmetic and reasoning. 6-10 percent of the school-aged children are estimated to have learning disabilities in the United States. It makes academic achievement and progress difficult for the children and their...
What is the topic of my research? Adult Education: How’s NGO retraining programme assist “re-trainees” who are over 40 years old with unemployed and lower education in returning to the workplace successfully?? Why have I chosen this topic? Today we are living in an era of globalisation and liberalisation. The...
Word of mouth is considered to be one of the most effective and powerful forms of communication in the world of marketing. Word of mouth takes place when one person communicates some information to other through face to face, telephone, e-mail or any other communication medium based on their personal...
Retrieval and tracking of coherent human motion from monocular images in a consistent form is a defying question because of the following factors. First is the suppleness of human motion, second are the different body types, and third is the changeability and unevenness of the styles of body movements. Finally,...
Abstract Criminal and delinquent behaviors are undesirable acts that deviate from the generally agreed acts in society. They adversely affect human safety and therefore it is important to study and evaluate the major causes and how to diagnose an individual who is in his/her early stages of committing a crime...
Introduction This essay deals with the strange phenomenon being detected on the surface of a discursive layer presented in two quite contradictive “pieces of meaning” – the book “Fear and Loathing” by Thompson (Thompson, 1998) and ‘CSI: Crime and Investigation’ TV series “Fur and Loathing” (2000). I was stunned by...
Today in information technology era, there is ample of information available and a number of users are accessing data daily for their use and requirements. Data mining is a commonly used term in computer field. Data mining is the process of sorting huge amount of data and finding out the...
Introduction There are only two certain things in this world: death and taxes (Michiels, 2007). This reality is important that most governments consider in bringing growth and development. Taxes serve as the direct source of government income. Without the taxes, it will be difficult for the government to provide basic...
Abstract Juvenile delinquency is prevented and controlled effectively to make sure young offenders are free from crimes through advising them and giving them moral support. The entire society participates actively all the time to reduce the rate of crime and report committed crimes to the justice system for disciplinary measures...
Stories of frivolous lawsuits have become the most favorite quip of mass media. (Greenlee 1996). Do cases like Liebeck versus McDonald’s $2.9 million coffee spill-over case examples of the legal system run amok? Liebeck’s coffee spill-over case has become the poster child of all frivolous litigations. In this essay, we...
Introduction How human beings perceive the objective reality, or better to say they think they do, has long been disputed among scholars. The present paper will consider one of the most modern and at the same time controversial theories of world perception which is based upon the theories of quantum...
Essay The domain of psychology has witnessed a resurgence of concern and interest in political psychology in the previous fifteen years, leading to the institution of international psychology with primary adherence to politics. (Stevens and Gielen 2007). This discipline of psychology is comparatively new, but is of escalating importance. The...
Introduction The hotel industry is marked by a high level of competition, and customer satisfaction plays a major role in determining customer loyalty which is the ability to retain the customer by service or brand. Conducting guest experience or charting customer satisfaction levels is very significant to any hotel industry...
Introduction In-vitro maturation technique or IVM plays an important role in animal biotechnology, as this technique has been established as it is recognized for its crucial role in some important aspects such as the clinical applications in human beings, and in expanding some agriculturally important populations and some endangered species....
Data Management and Analysis Demographic Information The interpretation of demographic information about pet loss and bereavement is so important because it helps the researcher to attain a conclusion. By interpreting the collected data or the filled questionnaires that was circulated among the people, we can see that- out of 40,...
Introduction A neophyte on romantic love would often ask “Why me?” as if on the initial stage, he already becomes a victim of a mystical occurrence. More questions that seem to be very personal and exclusive follow as the intensity of attachment strengthens. Love is one of the more prevailing...
Abstract Domestic violence is widely recognized as a serious social problem that jeopardizes the safety of millions of Americans (Lanier et al, 2003). Research studies estimate that a woman is beaten every seven seconds and 4 die each day. The cycle of violence is perpetrated by parental modeling of violence,...
The terms lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender are defined by their sexual orientation. Lesbian and gay are the people whose sexual orientations or sexual attractions are towards people of the same sex. The term transgender refers to people whose gender identities are inconsistent with cultural norm in the society. (Suicide...
The world has remained engrossed over time by the myths and legends of ancient Greece. It would appear that every ancient civilization has its form of mythology, which loosely resembles one another. This fascination has infiltrated art, music, and literature over the centuries in all European civilizations. In Goethe’s case...
The United States Air Force is a large organization with many policies that structure the behavior of its members. Due to the length of time that the Air Force has been in existence, it has found ways to balance the needs of the individuals that make up the organization and...
Surname It is clear that when the press covers presidential campaigns, it concentrates on strategic games which are played by candidates in their pursuit of presidency instead of putting emphasis on the issues regarding national policy and leadership. Journalists seem to find news in the activities taken by the candidates...
White Collar Crimes: An Introduction “Fraud—the art of deliberate deception for unlawful gain—is as old as history; the term “white-collar crime” was reportedly coined in 1939 by Professor Edwin Sutherland and has since become synonymous with the full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals.” (White collar crimes)....
Introduction Adolescence is often described as the period in a person’s life where one is no longer a child, yet still not an adult. This period is often seen as exciting, yet also full of confusion, making it a problematic period in one’s life, especially if things are not handled...
Abstract For the last 150 years, the consumption of drugs in America has undergone dramatic changes. The society initially felt no problem in the use of drugs like alcohol because they even had medicinal value attached to them. Other drugs like cocaine and marijuana were also discovered and taken as...
Introduction Experiential learning is regarded as a fundamental “principle” necessary in understanding the learning style of adults. Accordingly, it has become a leading concept in both the continuing as well as adult education. Furthermore, experiential learning symbolizes one amongst a small number of ideas which offers a hopeful foundation for...
What are the elements of a network? There are usually three basic elements of a computer network: software, hardware, and protocols. A combination of these three elements forms a network. When we assume that a computer network is like a rail or road where vehicles pass through, then the “traffic...
Theology/Religious Studies – Biblical studies In each and every society, religion is an integral part of the complex whole, and it helps to explain what human beings cannot explain as well as enforcing social order in the society. Religion is made up of belief systems that can be described as...
Introduction Symbolic Interaction – while focussing upon the human behaviour is a triangle of meaning, language and thoughts. That indicates that only through interpretation, definition, and meaning attachment it is possible to manipulate symbols, irrespective of an individual being ‘creative’ or ‘narrow-minded’ (Clarke, 1997). Humans build up their personalities in...
Who creates Ethernet standards? What is the difference between Baseband and Broadband transmission? Which physical standard should be used for a web hosting company? Why? Ethernet standards Ethernet is a dominant LAN technology, developed at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center by Metcalfe and Boggs. After the initial development, Ethernet was...
Introduction The importance of security to any country can’t be underestimated and the issue of making one’s homeland secure is complex and it doesn’t work in isolation with any one unit alone but requires cooperation and effort from different agencies and bodies of the country (DHS, 2006). Security can’t be...
Executive summary Illicit drug trafficking and abuse have been a debilitating problem not only for the United States but for many countries the world over. While a specific reason or a set of reasons cannot be set forth to cause drug addiction, since a plethora of factors, direct or indirect,...
When one thinks about the various social stigmas attached to the acceptance of individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), one would discover that the prevalent notions are based on stereotypes. It is quite common for people to say that gay individuals are frivolous and lack the dependability...
Summary Traditionally, the Christians regard the New Testament as the fulfillment of the promises of the Old Testament. The New Testament narrates tale of the life of Jesus and interprets their theological significance for the early church, concentrating specifically on the new Covenant between God and the Disciples of Christ....
Introduction The depth psychology approach investigates what is below the psychic demonstrations like behavior, relationships, and dreams. It deals with deep fantasy. This fantasy represents an imaging system, which has been subdued and whose manifestations have been limited with culture and consciousness. Depth psychology enlightens the psychology of culture. It...
For an episode of time, humans have been engaged in a religious, as well as, traditional practice in which, food, drinks, etc. have been abstained willingly by them, and have been referred to by the term ‘fasting’. In this regard, a number of variations in fasting have been observed throughout...
Introduction The present paper aims to investigate middle school teacher’s use of technology in the classroom. In particular, the concern of the paper is to look for the use of technology in the English language arts classes and that how teachers use technology for different pedagogic purposes like lesson planning,...
The idea of the avant-garde artist has been circulating for centuries, believed to have started with the Salon des Refuses in Paris, which was a collection of artists that had been refused by the art schools of 1863 as existing outside of their predetermined conception of the definition of art....
Introduction There are numerous books presenting as many different theologies regarding the New Testament on the market today. Choosing one can often be confusing. However, one author continues to appear on the shelves with approachable concepts and conversational language making these ideas easily accessible and understandable. With 20 books now...
Introduction To most Americans, Affirmative Action (AA) is a very familiar though scarcely understood term that denotes various strategies that have been designed to improve educational, employment, and business opportunities for ethnic or racial minority groups and women. However, the mode of implementation of these strategies, the actions required for...
Context of Widowhood in Kenya In terms of the contemporary instability in the world it is hard to realize the scopes of mortality within people living in different places of it. In this respect people are trying to make their lives comfortable and protected from the negative factors of life....
This essay presents and critiques the social system theories presented in the “Sane Society” by Fromm and the “Ethics for the New Millennium” by the Dalai Lama. Both Fromm (1990, p.3) and Dalai Lama (1999, p. 2) indicate dissatisfaction with the state of affairs in society. Having indicated what is...
Introduction There is a widely held opinion among many theologians and literary critics that there is virtually no connection between the Old and the New Testaments, and that there is no reason to view them as the two parts of the whole. They support their argument in the following way,...
Thesis The novel of one of the greatest Latin American writers “The Savage Detectives” displays a level of intertextual play, formal self-consciousness and standpoint diversity rivaling that of the most admired postmodern American writers, all while proficiently avoiding the stiff and ostentatious academicism to which John Barth and his gangs...
Introduction Most scholars define the Holocaust as the genocide of about 6 million Jews in various parts of Europe during World War II as key plank of the Nazi (Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party) under Hitler. Actually, the Nazis also persecuted and killed Soviet citizens, ethnic Poles, people with disabilities,...
BOTS and Hacking BOTS are simple DDOS exploitation programs that attack in a unique manner. These programs when remotely installed are able to send commands and execute accordingly by the hacker. The attacks represent the mainstream of DDOS and work through the centralized control of distributed zombies or bots. The...
Introduction The problem that is being addressed in this paper is that a program of mentoring has been conducted in the Xyz school for the African American male students of Grades 1 to 5 for one and a half years and yet no attempt has been made to evaluate the...
Introduction Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance for certified products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. It is also called Wireless LAN (WLAN) or Wi-Fi. It is supported by most computer systems be it be laptops or personal computers. Most of the operating systems like Linux or...
Introduction There can be little doubt as to the fact that the theme of civilization vs. savagery defines the overall semantic meaning of William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies. In it, the author strived for nothing less than exposing the actual mechanics of the process of civilized young boys...
Introduction Violence plays a major role in popular video games and movies. It encourages adolescents to mimic the violence displayed and portrayed on the screen, and it may have played a major part in influencing violence and aggression in teenagers. Research has shown that playing violent video games such as...
Abstract This paper is designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge about a particular field of study in personality psychology. Here, the introduction of the general features of personality and personality psychology will be given to facilitate the understanding of the further selected topic. The area of personality psychology that will...
Introduction One of the industries that have had to grapple with the impact of the disruptive technology, thanks to the internet, is the music sector. Digital distribution of music has especially dealt the music industry the heaviest blow ever. For example, RIAA reconfirmed on the 28th of April that in...
Introduction When we talk about contemporary Information Systems, we no longer mean to discuss traditional IT strategies and there is a reason to it. Traditional IT applications have commonly focused on internal efficiencies and have therefore been evaluated using traditional ROI criteria. Traditional IS applications tends to focus more towards...
Abstract In the second half of the 19th century, modern art has shaped a new revolutionary development in visual arts and Western painting. It squeezes with an extensive variety of theories, movements, attitudes, and contemporary styles that exist in a common tendency to reject precedent and conventions of old days...
Abstract According to Andrews (2001), psychology is an academic science which is also an applied science that deals mainly in scientific investigation how the brain’s functions and how the mental functions of individuals affect their behaviors. Swettenham (1996) asserts that the science deals in such phenomenal as personality, emotion, perception,...
Abstract There comes a time when a marriage cannot be salvaged and the parents have to go through a divorce or a separation. This is because the parents cannot tolerate each other and the situation becomes irreconcilable. Although the parents suffer a lot during this situation, the children are also...
Introduction International Relations refers to the process of examining foreign affairs of a country both within and outside the country in regard to the global view. This takes account of the work performed by other countries, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Inter-Governmental Organizations (IGOs), and also Multinational Corporations (MNCs). It may turn...
Introduction The British colonial Empire was the largest in the world and involved one forth of the global population. The aim of the British colonization was to explore new lands and use natural resources of low developed countries. The British East India Company was chartered in 1600 as nothing more...
Introduction There are different views and understandings of the problem of global warming, its significance, and its threat to the population. Global warming in turn is causing climate change, which is manifested in rising sea levels, droughts and floods, damage to agriculture, and harm to natural ecosystems and species. The...
Introduction In his 2005 book, “The World is Flat – A Brief History of 21st Century”, Thomas L. Friedman has come with the theory, which was known to all of us for some time now, though without realizing it. Friedman is of the view that since the fall of Berlin...
Introduction Deviant social behavior refers to an action that violates both cultural norms and the rules that are enacted formally. According to the structural-functionalism perspective, deviations emerge from the formation of values and norms which institutions enforce. Deviations result when institutions institute proscriptions or prescriptions. Therefore a deviation is whatever...
Executive Summary Climate change has a great impact on trade and hospitality since most of the environmental resources are the main areas that boost tourism i.e. they are foundation of tourism and hospitality. Many tourist attraction centers are contributed by the environmental appearance such as species of animals and plants...
Introduction Robert Hass, former senior vice president for marketing and sales for Smith & Wesson asserts that “the company and the industry as a whole are fully aware of the extent of the criminal misuse of handguns… In spite of their knowledge, however, the industry’s position has consistently been to...
Introduction Dance is more than entertainment… it is an emblem of our culture, and a spirit of our society. It bestows in us feeling of belongingness with oneself, with our own world and with the world outside. It generates fire of imagination, shows attitude and represents whole essence of our...
Introduction More than ever before, there is the continued use of multimedia in the education sector. However, the perceptions that are often held by such scholars as teacher educators are quite varied and profound. On the one hand, there are those who have touted the incorporation of ICT into the...
Introduction A crime is an act forbidden by the law of the land (Darrow 2004). Such actions usually carry stiff penalties set out by the penal code governing the area. Crimes not only have an effect on an individual alone but also the society at large. High crime rates will...
Introduction There are many types of business organizations. Some of these are the sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, S Corporation, C Corporation, and Limited Liability Company. They have different characteristics. These characteristics will be an advantage or a disadvantage when compared with another type of business organization. The following...
File Transfer Protocol Introduction FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and is one of the easiest and securest methods through which files may be exchanged over the Internet. When a file is being downloaded from the Internet, it means that it is actually being transferred from another computer over the...
Feminism can be defined as a way of thinking in terms of power ownership; that is who has power, how power is used or misused by the ones who hold it in relation to gender. It looks into the way power relations are considering the chances that are available for...
Kinds of rights There are different kinds of rights that may be enjoyed or not by the residents and aliens of any country. These rights could be seen in terms of basic, private, social, economic, political, public, and procedural rights. It is necessary to go into the details of each...
Introduction This paper strives to present the significance of operations performed by United Nations to provide international security and maintain peace throughout the world. The reasons and consequences of Cold War have been probed and the effectiveness of United Nations Security Council both during Cold War and in the post-Cold...
Abstract Behaviour and interpersonal communication are mutually interrelated. People generally maintain a social bond among each other by one and other type of personal interactions. That is why they are called social animals. The paper tries to analyze my relationship with my best friend, the conflicts in the interpersonal relationship...
When teaching and nurturing children in school or at home, there are particular activities that need to be shared between parent and teacher, communication is one of those significant activities. In order to assist children to do well in school, parents and teachers will need to maintain good contacts throughout...
Middle childhood, from 6 to 12 years of age, is the crucial time when children try to find their path amidst paths set by society, developing their self-image and setting their goals for the future. The ability to forge a positive pathway at this juncture in life can have major...
Affirmative action was introduced 46 years ago by President Kennedy, who sought to set equality not just as the right or the theory, but as the fact. In its long history, affirmative action has been both complimented and pilloried. Recent research indicates that affirmative action has failed and does not...
Introduction According to the specialist analysis, the meaning of policy according to Thomas Dye is “Public policy is no matter which governments come to a decision to do or not to do. Governments do plenty of things. They manage conflict inside civilization; they put in arrange society to take on...
Introduction There is no doubt that the Chinese education system after confronting challenges and critics from international educationists and scholars has today been able to solve the issues that remain unresolved even for decades. Today the two major paramount issues that were faced by Chinese educators in this century are...
Education – Introduction By Education is meant that unique process by which people attain knowledge, skill, and moral values. An ideal education develops an acknowledgement of cultural heritage in people so that they might lead happier lives and also helps make them become productive citizens as well as members of...
Introduction Child sexual abuse can be defined as an action where an adult takes advantage of their dominant position to use a child to attain sexual pleasure, arousal, or satisfaction (Sánchez-Meca, Rosa-Alcázar, & López-Soler, 2011). Such actions may also be considered abuse when there are imbalanced circumstances between the injured...
According to Glen R Hanson and Peter J Venturelli, “There is a long-established close association between drug abuse and criminality.” There are two contrasting views in this approach. The first one is that criminal behavior develops to support a drug addiction, and the second one is that criminality is inherently...
Conflict of Interest A conflict of interest may arise when the primary interest is influence by the secondary interest that can have an adverse influence on one’s professional judgment and objectives. A potential conflict of interest can occur in this topic because of my work in the field of engineering...
Walter Russell Mead argues that one of the four basic paradigms of American foreign policy has been Hamiltonian. History shows that the Federalists, the post- 1812 National Republicans, the Whigs, and the Republican Party have all been guided by Hamiltonian principles in foreign policy for most of their history. Hamiltonian...
Introduction The project to move some of Concrete Masonry Corporation’s production capabilities into Eastern Europe is currently in the early planning stage. As such, the detailed plan has not emerged yet, and the manager, Kevin Lewis, does not know which specific activities he will have to carry out to complete...
Introduction Inclusion in education is an essential subject that must be addressed by the government to ensure the equality of opportunities for all people. Individuals with disabilities face unique challenges in education since it may be difficult for them to achieve the same level of academic performance as other students....
Introduction One of our country’s bleak moments in history is the slavery incident that continues to haunt the nations almost two centuries after the slavery institution was officially abolished by the Lincoln administration. Slavery was crucial to the economic well-being of the colonies in North American, whose plantation heavily relied...
Advertising regulation is a corporate concept that is gaining momentum in the international realm. The diversified forms of marketing that inculcate various forms of advertisements have risen significantly. This aspect has made it a necessity to have a regulatory framework to guide the whole practice. Essentially, advertising means making a...
The Origin of the Emancipation Proclamation and the start of the Civil War The origin of the Emancipation Proclamation was based on the progressive movement in the North (Eddlem 34). It began as a social movement within various local areas, which slowly progressed towards the national level. It attempted to...
The increased access to information through various modern and traditional media platforms has its upsides, but there have emerged many downsides to the constant access to media over the past. One of the downsides includes the pressure on women applied to them by the image that the media has promoted...
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective tool in the treatment of depression in adults. This therapy considers depression as a consequence of negative thoughts, which primarily reflect violations in the perception and assessment of events. The essence of CBT lies in the thorough study of negative thoughts, the detection...
China is on the verge of experiencing water crisis. Bao et al. argue, “The country’s per capita water supply is significantly lower than the global average, but its demand for water is astronomical” (103). In China, agriculture and industry require a lot of water and contribute to water pollution. For...
Executive Summary The Home Depot Foundation, a registered non-profit public charity, is a major national organization that helps seniors, disabled, and homeless veterans across the country obtain affordable houses, repairs, and disaster-related aid. The charity organization funds, assists, and grants the nonprofits nationwide to help these companies fulfill the veteran-...
Introduction Feminist ethics is a new concept aimed at redefining and redesigning conventional and traditional experiences associated with women’s moral experiences from medieval times. Feminist ethics is therefore development and a new concept developed to remedy the inadequacies created by traditional western ethics which have consistently overlooked female contributions to...
Independent Contractor Agreement This Agreement is made and entered into this ————- day of ————- 2013 Between [Insert company name] (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) of [insert company’s registered business address] [Insert service provider’s name] (hereinafter referred to as “the Contractor”) of [insert Company’s registered business address]. Independent Contractor Subject to...
Introduction An international society can be explained to mean a group of autonomous states that have not only formed a system that ensures that the behaviour of each state is considered by others, but have also established a common dialogical agreement that ensures that the conduct of the members is...
Introduction Oil spills are generally common in world history, due to accidents, which occur beyond human control or as a result of errors and ignorance. Oil companies are expected to have machineries aimed at preventing such occurrences or strategies from mitigating the negative effects of oil spills, from avoiding excess...
Introduction Video games are a form of entertainment whereby players or participants interact with the objects displayed on a digital interface or a screen. Personal computers, arcade machines, and consoles are usually used to run video games for entertainment. In most cases, video games are popular amongst children who find...
Nowadays rapidly changing world sets new opportunities and challenges in the field of technology-rich teaching and learning. The inclusion of digital technology in the educational process allows the teacher to organize different forms of teaching and learning activities in the classroom to make it active and purposeful. In its turn,...
Introduction Self-harm can be conceptualized as the act of direct destruction or alteration of body tissue by an individual (Gratz, 2006). It is important to note that there is a difference between self-harm and suicide. This is given the fact that the individual inflicting destruction and alteration to their body...