Miscellaneous Essays

All these things combine to bring out this astonishing and sometimes divisive look at what will be required to get an indisputable homeland security. This book also gives a clear picture about how it feels like when living inside Fortress America. Today America is so much busy in winding up its internal security issues that it has start interfering into its citizen's personal lives damaging their privacy and freedom.

One major issue that teenagers deal with, on a daily basis, are drugs. Every teen at one time or another is pressured to use drugs. It's not peer pressure alone that influence teens to use drugs. Most teenagers would never try them if their parents have given them enough warnings about prohibited drugs.

Information deemed relevant by the brain's control mechanism is processed and stored along a neural connection. Over the course of our lives, experience provides us with new information which is processed simultaneously up from the senses and down from the memory.

Pricing is an important factor in the success of any business. There exist different goods in the market which include a normal good, Giffen good or inferior good and Veblen good. Despite the existence of this distinction of these goods in the market and the effect of changes in prices on quantity demanded chain supply supermarkets will adopt pricing strategies that help than to have a large profit margin.

As I recount my childhood days in Hong Kong, I can still that small child who once dreamed of excelling in the business arena. I spent my early days in Hong Kong. However, my quest to gain deeper knowledge, achieve quality education, and develop my skills and competence brought me to the decision of pursuing my higher education at the University of Concordia in Quebec, Canada.

One of the key purposes of brain-based learning is establishing a link between learning and real life experiences of the student (Caine, & Caine, 1991). The origins of brain based learning can be traced back upon the cognitive learning theory. The main feature of cognitive approach is the principle of conscious information processing: it focuses upon "learners' ways of receiving, storing retrieving, transforming, and transmitting information" (Merriam and Caffarella, 2001).

e are not recycled they will probably find their way into the oceans, rivers and seas of the world and would end up harming the sea life and even human life would be endangered. Also, the more the waste, the more the energy and resources would be wasted over just disposing the waste off, which would eventually harm the environment in turn as well and there would be no end-result of putting in so much of effort except just getting rid of the waste; however, if the same waste could be recycled and reused, it would give double benefits, i.e.

The operation of a business organization is highly affected by the trends and developments in its external environment. It is irrefutable that a company establishes its goals and strategies based on its environmental situation. Also, a business organization often responds to the changes in the business environment.

It is essentially the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale. It involves, penetrating down the nano-scale level i.e. one billionth of a meter or 1/100,000 the width of a human hair. The concept picked up when Richard Feynman in one of his talks way back in 1959 mentioned the progress made by science in the field of miniaturisation, he asked, "Why cannot we write the entire 24 volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica on the head of a pin" subsequently he went on to profess that it is just a matter of time, before we could actually see it happen.

These innovative products offer risk/return profiles that are otherwise not available to retail investors in physical products. There can be very many variety of purposes for which such versatile risk/return profiles could be used .For instance, equity linked investments could be used to: .

Imagine not coming to know of the latest goings on in the office, no updates, no participation in office activities. Being out of the loop is not suitable for everyone. So unless one is tied up at home due to unavoidable responsibilities, it is unlikely that an individual would be willing to stay at home and work without a team, and yet be happy.  

The concept of property is elusive as it is delicate and often misused. In our modern day society the term property is understood by both lawyers and the lay persons in an incorrect manner as 'property is not a thing but rather a relationship which one has with a thing'1.

This is because people have begun to realize the importance of this issue. However, it does not necessarily mean that they share a common view. One issue related to family structure, which has been the subject of heated debate, is non-traditional families and their adoption rights.

Selling is one of the oldest professions in the world.  In today’s context, a salesperson is usually hired by a company to sell goods or services.  Examples of such are the house to house selling and phone marketing. However, the role of a salesperson goes beyond simply being able to sell a product or meet his personal quota, he is also an ‘ambassador’ of the company that he represents.

From a 19th century Europe, affected by economic depression, immigrants flocked to the United States, with dreams of a better life for themselves and their children. Instead of the opportunity to work hard for a fair wage, many found themselves herded into poor living conditions, exploited by employers and landlords alike, trapped into poverty.

The city was thought to be seen as a small metropolitan area of greater differences than would have been usually thought. The city would come off from its economic boom which has transformed which was once a town basically depending on mining, religion and steel government into an ultra-modern and service source of power in the west.

Both women have a tragically violent end, but in the course of the play, their essentially contrasting natures become evident despite certain similarities. When she makes her first entrance, Desdemona steadfastly affirms her love for Othello at the court in Venice and while tendering her respects to filial duty, nevertheless manages to express the allegiance she owes to her new husband.

The author states that while trying to pursue the career goals and their professional requirements, the nursing community in general is supposed to take care of some behavioural norms and ethics so that the personal ambitions do not come in the way of professional conduct. The Nursing and Midwifery Council is the apex body representing the nurses.

In order to understand the origins of ethics, the definitions and roles of shareholders and stakeholders in a company are studied where shareholders are characterized as financial investors and stakeholders are individuals or bodies of people like employees, customers, partners, and pressures groups who have emotional and long-term ties to a company.

Soft System Methodology or SSM is used to achieve project goals in a systematic and sequential manner. This methodology encourages using rich pictures to express a problem. Compare to hard problems soft problems are difficult to define. A feasibility study is an important phase in the software development process.

The world population is rising every single day. If the American Census Bureau is something to go by, by the year 2050 it is estimated that the population would have grown to 383 million out of which women will be the majority by 195 million and America is not an exception to this growth.

The case of the young man who has been in coma for 12 years is directly related to this ethical dilemma, and therefore is controversial almost by its definition. More specifically, the controversy that surrounds euthanasia is fueled by the following elements that may be thought of as those comprising this medical action - the element of murder which is apparently what euthanasia is from a certain point of view, the element of a passive stance towards a patient which leads to letting die a person and is perhaps a softer definition of euthanasia than outright murder accusations, and the element of harm which is in any case induced on a person during euthanasia to let her or him die and which g

Various philosophers have approached the idea of family and slavery from multiple opposing viewpoints to those that hold similarities as well.  One of the oldest and greatest philosophers was Aristotle and his opinion on this concept was decidedly different from Rousseau’s personal interpretation of it.

Treatment and rehabilitation of addictive prison inmates could therefore be the answer to controlling crime rates; the relation between repeated prison visits and alcohol abuse being very strong. This study attempts to identify the link between criminal activity and substance abuse.

After personal computers and laptops, Apple saw the need for carrying music in a handy device and went in for iPods. This revolutionized the way music was downloaded and enjoyed. Next in the line of revolutionary introductions was the iPhone: a beauty to hold and a pleasure to work with.

Henri Fayol’s principles of management can be applied in this context. Micheal J Fells (2000) believes that Fayol’s “principles” and “elements” of management have stood the test of time. He writes, “Indeed it would be easy to think that Fayol’s model would be rendered ineffective simply by the passage of time.

It was the need of the times that retailers, once the channel for sales, were now dictating terms for shelf space. Retailers like Wal-Mart began asserting more concessionary pricing and margins on consumer products so cutting costs was no longer the only solution for long term survival.

Last ten years have witnessed a phenomenal growth rate in Islamic financial institutions' performance. As per the recent statistics provided by The International Islamic Finance Forum (2007), there are 270 Islamic banks worldwide having $265 billion assets, financial investments of around $400 billion, and deposits of $202 billion.

A forefront contributor to the entire process of the Human Resource Department. It is also important to know that the structure of a Human Resource Department is dependent upon the size of the corporation the magnitude of the industry along with the maturity of the industry. There is never a single structure that is utilized.

Government agencies require the databank about certain community, certain city, certain age-group once they get some intelligence input. After getting an intelligence lead the agency starts hunting for more information. At this crucial moment do we expect that the agency will come out with public pronouncements detailing the kind of intelligence input the agency has got, and the kind of information the agency requires to further pursue the matter Things are done in a hush-hush manner, so that the conspiring parties don't realize that their plans are being sniffed.

The merger of Louis Vuitton with Moet-Hennessey (LVMH) in 1987 led to consolidation of the firm in the luxury goods industry which included a range of spirits, champagne and perfumery in addition to leather goods marketed by Louis Vuitton. The company continued to grow through the acquisition route and acquired many high quality luxury brands such as Christian Lacroix, Berluti, TAG Heuer and Donna Karan.

In order to harness this cultural capital, the US government has developed cultural policies through 200 programs in 30 federal agencies (CAC, 2001). A cultural policy is a set of rules and regulations set up by the Federal Government to regulate the cultural sector and its impact on society.

So-called growth would pertain to the character’s view of himself/herself alongside his/her own perceptions of the world. The topic sentence should show the cause and effect relationship of this growth. The character used in this paper for such purpose is Elizabeth Proctor, whose husband had a clandestine relationship with their servant, and which she later discovered.

Starbucks was initially created by three friends and grew at a slow pace under their tenure. But the company’s defining moment came under the leadership of Schultz in 1987. He expanded the company to other parts of the country and learned new opportunities for business. Schultz demonstrated as the finest leader for the company and along with his team, worked really hard to take the company to a much more mature level.

According to the paper language and literature have been defined differently and it is important to depict here the definitions in brief in order to understand the relationship of culture and language in the perspective of present need and importance of teaching culture in the second language. Culture is the totality of learned, socially transmitted behavior. It includes the ideas, values, and customs of groups of people.

Richard Center, Wis., was his birthplace, on the 8th of June, 1867. When he was sixteen his father abandoned his family, and as his mother was a strong woman, she had already decided even before his birth that he would become an architect. At the age of eighteen, Wright got admitted to the University of Wisconsin; however, he was dropped for two years.

The flat tax system is required because, in the existing system of tax slabs, there are a number of shortcomings like; The tax return filing system is quite lengthy and cumbersome. Administrative and compliance costs are on the higher side. Often, such problems result in discouraging the marginal taxpayers, who don’t want to waste their valuable time and effort just to deposit a small amount of tax in the government exchequer.

The plot deals with the tension between circumstances and the spiritual vitality that keeps the characters going. Human destiny is also addressed from the perspective of the flow of time. Time is used as a measurement in the life of the female protagonist Maggie, and her brother Tom. The river on which the plot unfolds itself is a symbolic representation.

The book of Philemon was written by the apostle Paul in approximately A.D. 60. (Philemon 1:1). It indicates that then there was the rampant practice of slavery among the Ephesians and Colossians. At the time of writing, Paul was a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Brother Timothy in Rome (Philemon 1:1). The book of Philemon is mainly Paul’s personal letter to Philemon.

To be human is to communicate. Communication is composed of interactions among many elements and it is an ongoing process. These elements of communication have a very great impact on individual behaviour in managing organisational behaviour. Because if any of these elements are not clear or vague the communication process will be interrupted.

Since its establishment in 1871, the organization’s prime goal when it became a charter was to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis” (NRA website). Firearms today are no longer viewed as they used to (dangerous). During that time, the NRA stood strong as an organization that believed in responsible gun handling.

Presented in a “documentary” style, the novel depicts each οf the main characters telling his or her story in turn. This approach serves both to reinforce the novel’s graphic realism and to illustrate the complexity οf the problems that it addresses. All the novel’s characters are distinct individuals, offering their own explanations for Benjie’s problems, justifying their own actions, and, at times, impugning the motives οf others.

The themes that are included in Kafka's stories, including "A Hunger Artist" were art, asceticism, corruption with regard to human relationships, death, futility, isolation, personal failure, and spiritual poverty. This particular novel, however, is quite autobiographical.

A penile prosthesis confers the wherewithal to penetrate which may be the defining moment for a successful conclusion to gender reassignment surgery. Clearly, the intimacy of complete sexual contact is sought equally by patients and their partners. The cost of such a procedure including inflatable prosthesis costs around $8,000.

The pace of stem cell discovery in recent years is fuelled by newer technologies surfacing every day. This acceleration will probably result in Stem cell therapies gradually becoming commonplace in treating various diseases/disorders. These new technologies, however, should be accepted only after weighing their implications- risks, and benefits.

USA is one country where education now takes hot criticism from scholars as it comes under the state of change in the hands of government policy-makers. The present paper examines and highlights salient features of both public and private education in the light of latest research and findings in both these areas.

Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) is an organization incorporated in June 1999 with a goal to achieve gender equity within federal law enforcement through the recruitment, retention, and promotion of qualified women in law enforcement, and to develop an information-sharing and support network for all women in law enforcement.

Many people know that inflation is the increase in most prices and deflation is the decrease. However, it seems that people are just afraid of inflation but not of deflation. But as stated in the article, deflation can also impose problems on the economy. Although lower prices are good, they can still have detrimental effects on the economy in the long run.

This paper studies the motivational problems faced by these employees, the most appropriate motivational theory and offers a package that can be employed to boost the worker's morale and increase workers' productivity. It further recommends how these concepts can be integrated into the industry to raise the overall company’s productivity. 

Now, women can cast their votes, voice out their grievances, acquire position in public offices and government sectors and many more. Among the many countries who have been promulgating these equal rights for women, Canada is one of the first to initiate it.