Miscellaneous Essays

The tragic events of school shootings are ones that will never be forgotten. We were all horrified when we heard that many people died at the hands of a "child's" bullet. Juveniles killing juveniles - it's something that causes us to ask questions. Why? What's happening to our children and society?  The statistics are telling. (Hopkins, 2008)

Last but not least, personal characteristics come in. The decisions that people make about the goods and services that they plan to buy are further influenced by their traits or their psychology. Personal traits such as sociability, self-assuredness, shyness, and aggression make individuals react in a certain environment and situations they face.

To better understand the meaning of dreams and where they come from, one needs some type of guide or 'road-map' of the human mind. Therefore to fully discuss the relevance of dreams in modern psychoanalysis, one must first give a cursory examination to Freud's early work and it's progression to put the idea of dream interpretation into proper perspective.

The current tendency toward the continued increase in the numbers of elderly in Australia and other countries were forecasted a long time ago. The current share of the 65+ population is approximately 13 per cent these days, and according to recent estimates, it will increase to almost 30 percent by the middle of this century.

Under federalism, the nation looks at each of its citizens as equals and as brothers who are bound together geographically as well as in respect of national sentiment. The nation that follows federalism is one that follows the principles irrespective of age, caste, creed, race, origin or color.

ng the perpetrator; and ,in the court the leeway afforded by way of plea bargaining vis a vis clear and fair sentencing. The two pertinent questions here are, one, the extent of 'systematic distortion' within the official statistics on rape produced by the actual practice of administrative and legal system and ,two, the actual role of the complainant in mobilization of the criminal justice system.

Most women, on the other hand, are the exact opposite. They are always ready for commitment. They value independence but given a choice, they would always prefer to be committed to somebody they truly love. However, this common notion of men and women does not mean that women are more ready to be in a relationship than men are.

Self-actualization can be described as paraphrasing the concept of self-fulfillment. Self-actualization is the human need to seek fulfillment of their potential; the concept is examined and expanded on in the literature review. The various authors cited below have examined self-actualization as it pertains to different aspects of human identity, including religious beliefs, sexual identity, and marriage.

The constrains, controls and processing of the controls, the planning of accounting and budgeting should be considered while decentralizing the activities. The afore mentioned activities should involve motivations along with the directions for the staff down the ladder from the top of the company.

The mean of the number of correctly recalled letters within the six groups is 5.4, 5.2, 4.8, 5, 4.5, and 5.1 respectively with a standard deviation of 1.3, 1.0, 1.2, 0.7, 1.2, 1.1. Statistical analysis of the difference among groups demonstrates that the means of all 6 groups are not different. The overall mean of all groups is 5.0.

I have selected Taj Hotels to be my firm. Broadly, the strategies can be classified into three major types: Cost leadership, Differentiation and Focus. In Hospitality industry, Cost leadership strategy is not considered to a great extent because it is a luxurious sector.

The question arises as to whether it is wiser to design new principles and new frameworks to deal with technological developments or, instead, to suffer the consequences of antiquated principles being applied to new and novel situations which bear little resemblance to the sales transactions of yesterday.

This punishment is carried out by the same governing authority in order to maintain social order and to compel obedience to its rules by its constituents. By social norms, crime refers to a defiant behaviour which violates a standard of a certain group on how to behave properly.

It's significant to note that the actions were taken to benefit the company and a substantial loss was incurred by customers and ultimately shareholders. According to the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), "Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, a corporation may be held criminally liable for the illegal acts of its directors, officers, employees, and agents" (USDOJ, 2003).

Until then, social and historical community characteristics-such as the system of stratification and the distribution of power--were seen as relevant to models of police strength only insofar as they were determinants of crime. From this perspective, proper specification of the crime function obviated the need for their inclusion in the policing model; observed associations between minority group presence and police strength were explained as resulting from the higher crime rate in communities with significant minority presence.

This is what I found highly interesting. I am also glad to see that this mission statement is reflected in everything the company does. Kudler Fine Foods has a well defined structure of management where employees are ranked in an orderly manner. Some might assume that this would be a rigid structure but that is not the case, the firm welcomes and encourages open communication and the structure only helps define the organizational system of the firm.

Recruitment and training and development can be greatly enhanced if, as suggested above, the talent already inherent in the company is used to develop new talent. The next step is to identify appropriately talented people among staff members who can handle HR responsibilities in a targeted way, together with their current workload. 

The Marble Statue of a Kouros (youth) belongs to the Greek, Attic, Archaic, ca. 590-580 B.C. by the Fletcher Fund, 1932 (32.11.1). It has a size of H. without plinth 76 5/8 in. (194.6 cm); H. of head 12 in. (30.5 cm); length of face 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm); shoulder width 20 5/16 in.

Poverty continues to be a growing problem throughout the world as the present global economy narrows the gap between the wealthy and the poor. Prior to 1999, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) depended on Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) for decisions on loans to developing countries.

In The Big Sleep, which is the first film version of the 1939 novel in the same title by Raymond Chandler, Humphrey Bogart stars as detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall plays the role of the female lead. Breathless (the French title À bout de souffle literally means ‘at breath’s end), which achieved international acclaim in the nouvelle vague along with the other two movies.

Nowadays, the role of accountants and real estate agents is extensive. In any kind of organization, the accounts and accounting work is crucial. So, the career opportunity for accountants is massive. Similarly, the opportunities for real estate agents are also hiking along with the real sector boom.

Today, I will show you how devoting just a few more minutes per day to reading the newspaper - either in print or online - can improve your life. Finally, there is evidence that newspaper reading makes us better citizens. 1) Saving money. Knowledge of where to shop and where the sales are saves money.

Flannery O’Connor has presented a number of points of view from which we can depict a number of themes that are presented in the two stories. Some of these themes are also contrasting and some are similar as well. She has shown the different dimensions that are contained in people, their lives, their beliefs, and their complexes.

Most of the animals are small ones like rodents - rats, mice, hamsters and gerbils. Some dogs, cats and a variety of goats, monkeys and rabbits have also been used. The animal rights issue is an emotional one. For decades the value of animal research has been grossly overrated. Although researchers claim that they depend on animal test data to achieve medical advances, we should demand other means of research and there should be laws assuring a minimum level of animal protection because testing on animals is cruel, inhumane, and often unnecessary.

Since Monsanto was confident in the narrow group oratory of risk analysis and technical cause, it managed these relationships proficiently. In both the United States and the United Kingdom, government bureaucrats openly hold GMOs (pending civic resistance forced governments to draw back from their place).   

Abortion is one of the most debated issues in the modern United States. Liberals tend to view abortion in terms of privacy. For them, only the pregnant woman should decide if the fetus should be aborted; it is her body, after all. Moreover, liberals feel that if the pregnant woman does not possess the resources, financial or otherwise, to look after the child sufficiently, the most humane thing to do would be to abort the fetus.

New areas of the business need stochastic forecasting, and there are large elements of technical and specialized judgment that Daimler Chrysler must deploy for such matters. Daimler Chrysler has a healthy mix of product lines, including brands that are icons and very creative ideas which are on the brink of becoming commercial successes.

HKM has generated a net profit of 17966. This is the money that HKM has at its disposal to use in different projects like adding stock or any sort of expansion. Again comparing this with the total sales it is clear that this is impressive. This comparison is called the Net margin

Indeed, the outcomes of elections are largely shaped by the amount of money each of the candidates was able to raise. Numerous journalists, political scientists and government scholars have written on this issue. Feldman (1999) argues that presidential campaigns have been reduced to media campaigns wherein the candidate with the most money can launch the more effective and intensive media blitz and win the elections.

According to Emily Kumler in "Las Vegas: Part of a Trial Program Designed to Aid Those with Dementia," Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia, "which is caused by the permanent damage of the brain's neurons" (para. 4). Dementia primarily affects the elderly, and symptoms include memory loss, inability to properly judge or reason, and loss of other intelligent functioning, sometimes including speech.

The paper also gives a general description of the value of money and how interest is factored into it. The role of real estate investment in Italy is becoming larger as it is becoming a better way of financial investment than it has in the past.1 Historically principle real estate investment was done by local investors while now there is more investment from non domestic peoples and parties.2

As a world leader who has inspired millions of people, Mahatma Gandhi is known for his concepts of Satyagraha, nonviolence, and ahimsa. He has made immense contribution to the humanitarian activities across the world and he is the pioneer of Satyagraha, a kind of nonviolent resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, which is firmly founded upon ahimsa and nonviolence.

The Spanish were more concerned with assimilating the Natives into European culture, while the English preferred to remain separate and segregated. The outcomes of each method shaped the present day cultures in North and South America and the effects of colonization still resonate today in issues of race, land conflicts, and religion.

Your case study may include anything that you feel is worthy of inclusion; however, it must include the following: Before taking philosophy class, I had always wondered why I w as brought into this world. I had often thought that philosophy was the study of the different techniques to win a debate or an argument.

Since the research primarily adheres to post-positivistic paradigms, the school of thought such as pragmatism and constructivism. Post-positivism is a theoretical framework in itself. According to (Philips and Burbules), “in philosophy and models of scientific inquiry, post-positivism is a metatheoretical stance following positivism”.

Therefore, organizations use performance appraisal systems for scientifically assessing the performance of each employee and identifying their potential for development (Bertz & George, 1989). In this paper, we would be discussing about the challenges faced by Fifers Bakery in managing the performance of their employees.

From the chart if we assume that the market equilibrium price is at 300, then lowest value uses refers to those areas whose average price is 200, these lowest value uses utilize 30 gallons a year while the highest value uses average price is 400 utilizing only 10 gallons a year

The application of the services in information sensitive industries like trade, customer service and education indicates that it has achieved a degree of success in terms of its major issues. The paper concludes that the establishment of minimum standards of performance and to ensure the productivity of VoIP services in the industry is essential to make advance its position.

These initiatives were broadly to eliminate the circulation, production and use of some classified drug substances as well as trade in the same. However, alcohol prohibition has not had many changes since 1933. President Nixon was the initiator of the current 'war on drugs', which gave the law enforcement powers to the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in 1970 and later to the formation of the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Research suggests that in Canada, highly qualified immigrant doctors, engineers and other professionals are either waiters, taxi drivers or engaged in other jobs, which do not meet their qualification. Research also suggests that immigrants are highly qualified as compared to their counterparts, born in Canada.

Strategic management function becomes all the more important in the case of large organizations. Other functional management areas like Human Resources, Finance, etc. deal with only a part of the organization or its activity. At times two or more such areas may need to take assistance from each other. But strategic management relates to the management of the organization as a whole.

The survey conducted has a high participation rate since 100% of the respondents answered the survey. Also, the survey has a good quality of respondents since majority of the respondent's educational level ( 38.53%) were mostly BSN with either Type 73 or Type 75 certificate.

From the dissertation it is clear that while other movies will be mentioned, a discussion of just four examples in detail might seem a decidedly flimsy framework on which to hang an analysis of gender roles in film, but the depth of analysis possible by choosing just a few examples enables a firm foundation for the ideas to be laid.

Peak flow is a good measure of lung functions. Patients with COPD can monitor their status of airways patency.  Peak expiratory flow depends on age, sex, height, time in the day or evening, and some pulmonary obstructive diseases. Females has got lesser values for peak flow as compared to males of the same age and height.

Motives for CSR development are described within the framework through various circumstances such as changes in corporate environment and job structure, political and economical influences. Concluding remarks will provide examples, in contemporary CSR, of different opinions regarding CSR as well as investing in CSR (social responsible investing.

Lefebvre (1994, quoted in notbored.org, n.d.) in his book The Production of Space gives an insightful and realistic expression of geography, “An existing space may outlive its original purpose and the raison d'etre which determines its forms, functions, and structures

Others, however, argue that there is no basis for the aforementioned explanation and that a critical analysis of the facts indicates that the foreign policy pursued by the United States is the reason for 9/11 (Paul). Indeed, as Johnson argues, the United States' policies have incited hatred across entire regions; a hatred which is fundamental to any understanding of why September 11th occurred (605).

The chip is designed to function inside the human body; it is introduced into the human body by a simple injection. Like any other computer chip they can be designed to hold information. Information which is generally encoded into the chip relates to the patients identity, blood type, and medical history.

On the other hand, the dollar range of costs to reduce budgets under the worse case analysis would be between $350,000 - $363,000 while cutting between $94,000 (the proposed budget cut) - $107,000. Moreover, under the worse case analysis, one of the secretaries under the administrator would need to be eliminated.

The rules regarding expert witnesses seemingly regulate and limit any amateur witnesses from coming in and submitting evidence as an expert witnesses.  These rules come from the statutory provisions set out in the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 and Civil Procedure Rules 1998, as well as a selection of case law that tends to limit who can be considered a witness for trial purposes.