Quest Article Reviews Samples For Students

Introduction

The topic on genetically modified foods has evolved into one of the most equivocal topics that have generated a contentious debate across various settings all over the globe. This can be accredited to the much hypothesized repercussions of genetically modified foods. Worth noting is the fact that researches carried out in the recent past such as the much hypothesized studies on the effects of genetically modified corn pollen on butterflies have radicalized the public to respond differently regarding the issues on global warming. In fact, it is as a result of such researches that the federal government has established regulatory procedures ...

In her article, “‘On the Side of Justice and Peace’: Canada on the League of Nations Council 1927-1930”, Linda Lloyd narrates a page of history, referring to the ascension of Canada on the scene of international politics. The author follows Canada’s endeavor of becoming a constitutive part of the League of Nations Council, deciding upon international social and political aspects, alongside world powers such as England and France, plus other independent states, such as Japan, Germany and Italy. Canada’s intention to participate in the election for the non-permanent seat available in the Council was a difficult and sensitive decision, ...

Chapter 6 is about Goals. A goal can be defined as a desired outcome or a level of attainment for an individual. All people have goals in life and they range from performance of tasks to career goals. The desire to achieve certain goals brings about goal-directed behavior. Goal directed behavior takes note of the current situation that a person is in and the ideal state that s/he should be in, the difference between the two states is what brings about motivation. Goals can improve our performance as they allow us to direct our attention and focus on tasks to avoid any ...

Every country in the world has undergone a gradual metamorphosis to arrive at their current status. China is not an exception. In the past millenniums, several dynasties ruled China and introduced distinct social-political changes, which had interesting succession dramas. These social and political struggles had two main competing interests; the quest for absolute power by the rulers and the people’s quest for affluence and equality. The Kangxi’s valedictory edict of 1717 provides a glimpse of this struggle. He lists some of his accomplishments in public service including sound financial policies that he initiated. Kangxi ruled as the emperor of ...

The study involved an examination of the influences of several personality and situational variables on assisting behavior in an emergency situation as the one depicted by the parable of the Good Samaritan. The authors of the article note “helping those in distress is one of the characteristics of an ethical act”. An ethical act refers to proceedings governed by principled norms and precepts taught to young ones in church, school and home environments. The different personality theories result to differences in internalization of the said standards that would result to differences between individuals in the event in which they ...

Citation

The article to be reviewed in this paper is “Human Resource Management: Employee Benefit and Compensation” by Toy McKinsley. The article expounds on the several policies touching on rewarding and remuneration of employees. This scholarly article further points out the importance of Benefit and Compensation as a discipline in the expansive Human Resources Management study. The article defines compensation and wages as different terms that determine an employee’s pay or rather what an employee takes home after committing his or her services to the organization in its quest to achieve its objectives and goals. The benefits and compensation are ...

Summary of Acemoglu’s video

In this video, economist Daron Acemoglu explains why nations fail economically. He singles out “extractive” political institutions as the biggest impediment to a nation’s economic prosperity. Acemoglu defines “extractive” political institutions as those that place power in the hands of a few individuals. This scenario features unfair regulations and high market-entry barriers. These factors conjure to enrich a clique in the society, while inhibiting economic progress for the majority of the people (Acemoglu). He contrasts this with governments that have expanded democratic space by protecting property rights. Nations with such political institutions encourage entrepreneurship from their citizenry as well as attract ...

An introductory code of target marketing is market segmentation. In application of this code, the exploit of demographic profiles has become a admired form of segmenting markets and discovering markets. Age, sex, and household income are specific cases of demographic variables that have been shown to be forecasters of attitudes and behaviour. Furthermore, generational cohort, described as a group of people united by a span of birth years characteristically 17-23 years in period, has been exploited as a widespread approach for sectioning markets based upon age. The generational cohort segments have been revealed to be exceptional with their form, character, views, and core values.

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