2000 College Essays Samples For Students

Assignment #4: Parties and Elections

The paper will examine the party platforms from the end of the 20th century and hence the year 2000. The examination of the Republican and Democratic platforms will show the similarities and differences between the platforms represented by the running candidates Albert Gore Jr. and George W. Bush. Bush has won the 2000 presidential elections with 271 electoral votes compared to the 266 electoral votes won by Albert Gore, Jr. The first differences seen in the platforms is the length since the Democratic platform with 24.220 words is shorter as the Republican platform with 34.555 words (The American Presidency ...

Overview

Polyvinylidene fluoride is one of the polymers that are used as membrane material. This is because of its outstanding properties. Besides its comparatively high amount of fluorine, the polymer also has a high level of crystallinity. The result of these properties are exhibited in the performance of the Polyvinylidene fluoride polymer. For instance, the chemical stability of Polyvinylidene fluoride in chlorinated solvents and environments that are highly caustic and acidic is very high. Another property of the polymer is its hydrophobicity. This means that it is not compatible with water. This would create challenges if the polymer were to ...

Reconstructing a crime scene incorporates three specific environments: crime scene, Investigation, and court (Lee & Howard, 2011). There are inherent limitations in a reconstruction and imitations are tied to each of these three environments. It is important for a reconstructionist to not go beyond what he knows, but at the same time be cognizant of the fact that the very thing that can neither be defined nor acknowledged may be more powerful than what can be defined (Lee & Howard, 2011).It is also paramount that an appropriate methodology is employed that suitably corroborates the process (Lee & Howard, 2011).
The process ...

A merger is the combination of two separate companies into a single company with shareholders of the pre-merged two companies becoming shareholders of the merged company (Coyle, 2000). On the other hand an acquisition or take-over refers to the acquisition of the target company assets by a predator company. The key difference between a takeover and a merger is that in a takeover, the shareholders of the target company lose ownership and control, while in a merger shareholders of both companies become shareholders of the new merged company (Coyle, 2000).
There are several reasons for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) ...

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Transforming the Modern Olympic Games

Introduction
“Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated in the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.”—Jennie Finch
The above quotation by Jennie Finch alludes to one of the various changes that the modern Olympic Games have undergone over the years. There are many who can argue both for and against those changes. This is because these changes have both yielded positive and negative effects as it pertains to the organization of the Games. ...

Learning a second language can be a challenging experience for a person of any age. The general population typically believes that second language acquisition or SLA is easier for children than adults. Some regard this as a myth while others insist it is true. Studies show that the way people learn languages at different ages can vary and that can affect the ease or difficulty in ability to learn. People learn a second language for many different reasons: a) individuals may be raised with two languages spoken in their home, b) students at school are often required to learn ...

Exploring High Self-Esteem and Narcissism as Contributors of Aggressive Tendencies: an Argument against the Low Self-Esteem Hypothesis

Literature Review
Introduction
There are relevant themes in the current literature that relate to the argument presented in this position paper. Many of these themes have focused on supporting the high self-esteem hypothesis, which holds that highly favorable self-appraisals cause aggression and make people more prone to acts of aggression. The results and findings of several research studies conducted with the purpose of supporting the so called high self-esteem hypothesis have actually been successful in providing evidence in favor of the view that it is actually high levels of self-esteem that increase an individual’s proneness to aggressive tendencies ( ...

Pervin Goker

Introduction
Man has created various concepts for his convenience, one of which is institutions, and these are essential for maintaining order in that they streamline the activities to achieve a particular objective. There is a formal organisation to institutions which lay out rules and regulations for the conduct of the operations earmarked for them.
This essay deals with the issue of mind and culture over institutions in nurturing social capital in four selected nations of the world. The essay has basically two parts viz. the theoretical basis and the implementation. The theoretical basis consists of resource, bare necessities and ...

Industrialization after the Civil War

Introduction .3
Economic Development ..3

Political Development .5
Social Development 7
Conclusion ..8
Reference ..10
Introduction
The American Civil War of 1861-1865 was a historical momentum of great significance. The capitalists of the North beat the South and thus determined the development of the whole State for the years to come. Due to the immense amount of natural resources, which facilitated the industrialization of the United States, the latter was also able to adopt the capitalist theories and implement them. The Civil War was a milestone in history which boosted the general development of the State and its industrialization, ...

Slavery, Industrialization, and the Origins of Modern Consumer Culture

Industrialization was a pivotal moment in the creation of modern society. It can be considered a turning point for the modern world and the era that truly defined how the rest of the future of the world was going to play out. The Industrial Revolution introduced capitalism and mass production, which drive the current economy and have remained vital to the American, and global, infrastructure. This era of industrialized progress and prosperity began with the institution of slavery and the implementation of production within the major world powers, including Britain, France, and Spain. It later spread to countries all ...

Educational Institute

Research Objective
The objective is to determine and examine the role of the stock market in economic development. This research would analyze data gathered and demonstrate the significance of stock markets in the development of economies. Insights would be gathered on what factors can support the notion that the stock market is an indicator of economic health and a guidepost for a better understanding of economies.

Literature Review

Kelly, 2010
The article is a direct expository address to the relation between the stock market and the economy. It focuses on the conceptual aspects rather than on the data and analysis and ...

Introduction

The notion of "nothing" is one of the most important and controversial concepts in the history of humankind. Its etymology is quite interesting for the consideration, as it can discover many different mysteries associated with the most important knowledge. In addition, the perception of this idea may be absolutely controversial, if one talks about it in the framework of religion and philosophy of the Western and the Eastern worlds. Nothing is everything, and at the same time, it is a lack of everything. This notion has a negative connotation; it denies everything to what it is opposed; moreover, it ...

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Introduction of Mental Lexicon

Mental lexicon denotes a collection of words in the mind of any individual. According to linguists, it is a part of one’s grammar that encloses all the information linked to the words and morphemes including morphological, phonological, semantic, and syntactic (Dell et al., 1997). Psycholinguists have observed that words are stocked up with its phonological as well as orthographic shapes. Language impaired individuals have been a good source of information about lexicon through analyzing their speech errors including malapropisms, paraphasias, and lexical decision tasks (Sripada, 2008). ...

Trip to Disneyland

1.0 Tourism Distribution Channels
1.1Introduction
Travel business and experience is one of the most dynamic sectors of the tourism industry. Visitors want to travel and have an experience of a lifetime. They have formed-perspectives of how they want their experience to be, putting stakeholders in this industry on the run as they endeavour to better performance and conform to the needs of their customers (Tran, Jeeva&Pourabedin, 2016). Customer perspective and the expectations they have is enough to make travel a reality that anyone can wish to engage in. Service delivery in the travel industry is varied before the final ...

When we talk about domestic/family violence, we only concentrate on the men, who in most cases are the assailants, and the women who are the victims. In most cases we neglect the children who are also part of these families and their lives are affected too.

Findings from several studies reveal that in 85- 90% of the time violence occurs in a domestic set up, children are always present. In 50% of such cases, children are directly involved and are abused in the course of the incident. These were the findings of Queensland Domestic Task Force in1998, by Cleaver et ...

In order to ensure peace and prosperity of a country, most governments have employed the use of stringent rules and regulations to govern people. However, some people stray away from the common perception of government and embrace anarchy. Anarchy is basically opposite of what the government stands for, anarchism is a political ideology (Carter, 1971) that holds the state undesirable and harmful while advocating for stateless institutions. The view of anarchists stray away from the commons masses and more often they tend to go extreme and cause social disturbance and unrest (Gage, 2009)as was the case of the ...

Abstract

Privacy is a fundamental human right that has to be respected. However , with the development in technology, it is the privacy in the workplace which is often getting invaded by both the employer and the fellow workers. The reason for invasion of privacy may differ as indicated by many researches. The employers, however, have an upper hand regarding the infringement of the employees’ privacy. The employers’ needs and the employee rights regarding privacy often collide. This paper looks into the various legal aspects of workplace privacy. It also argues compares and contrasts various issues raised by the employers regarding ...

The Epistle to the Galatians, the Epistle to the Ephesians, the Epistle to the Philippians, the Epistle to the Colossians, the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, and The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
The Epistle to the Galatians, the Epistle to the Ephesians, the Epistle to the Philippians, the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, and The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
The Epistle to the Galatians is the ninth book of the New Testament. This book represents a letter from the Apostle Paul to some Christian people of Galatia (Sampley, 2000).
Purpose ...

This essay will discuss the concept of interpersonal relationships and the strengths and weaknesses of Narrative Therapy within professional and family relationship environments.
The client is the expert on her/his life and the therapist focusses on the person and not the problem, conducting therapeutic conversations that externalize the problem. This is the concept of Narrative Therapy (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2004, pp. 343-344). Narrative Therapy views problems as separate from people and assumes that people have many skills, competencies, beliefs, values and abilities that change their relationship with the problems in their lives (Freedman & Combs, 2000, pp. 400-404). For example, were ...

Strategy is an essential part of any organization. Its types can be differentiated on the basis of their deliberate and emergent methods of implementation (Mintzberg & Waters, 1985, p. 257). Project management may be argued to be inherently included in the strategy development, because strategy includes directing an organization and responding to challenges on the way to strategy implementation (Mintzberg & Waters, 1985, p. 271). Relative emphasis of the strategy is flexible, but these two features are a requirement of sound strategy development (Mintzberg & Waters, 1985, p. 257). The way managers track strategies is significant for ‘strategic control’, which is an ...

Introduction

Quite often, people who smoke tobacco are perceived to be at a higher risk of lung cancer and other conditions associated with the smoking of tobacco than the people who though do not smoke, live with smokers. However, this perception is not necessarily accurate. Individuals who are exposed to the smoke from a burning tobacco have equal or higher chances of developing conditions associated with tobacco-smoking than their counterparts who are active tobacco smokers. The smoke from a burning tobacco can be inhaled by a non-tobacco smoker involuntarily. This kind of smoke is referred to as a secondhand smoke ( ...

This report shall be a case study on change management and it shall focus on one particular company. However, rather than focus on a gleaming example of change management done right or a company that emerged stronger when it came to the practice of change management, this report shall instead focus on a company that did it too wrong and too late. Indeed, Blockbuster Video used to have a commanding share of the video rental market. However, they failed to read the proverbial tea leaves when it came to the paradigm shift to streaming and the use of kiosks ...

Derogatory Terms Used as Tools for Maintaining the Privileged Status of Young White Males

In the United States of America, young white males from the middle class occupy a privileged status and therefore enjoy many benefits, such as being able to attain their goals without facing social pressures and barriers. While this group is occupies a position of power, people who fall short of any of the characteristics which would allow them to enter it, are discriminated from one or more points of view. Race, class, ability, gender, age, sexuality and ethnicity are some of the demographic features which are considered when establishing the power relation in the society. Groups which occupy a ...

Introduction

The Don't Ask Don't Tell is a policy that was introduced by Clinton following his election to office in 1993. It is a policy that restricts the United States military men and women from discriminating and harassing homosexuals who are in service, and also those seeking to join. It works by preventing individuals from openly sharing their sexual orientation and also preventing others from seeking to know the same. Clinton’s administration instituted this policy in February 1994, and this lasted until September 2011. Throughout its course, the policy has been challenged by various problems. First, it did not ...

Lignin Chemistry

Lignin History
Lignin is a plant-derived biopolymer with several applications. It is considered an effective alternative to chemically synthesized plastics that pose serious environmental problems during manufacture and disposal. Lignin is often obtained as a byproduct in paper and pulp manufacture. Lignin has to be dissolved to obtain cellulose from wood. In 1838, Anselme Payen discovered that wood contained cellulose, and oxidizable coatings (later called lignin) that bind the cellulose together (McCarthy and Islam, 2000). This coating material could be removed from wood after acid treatment and washing with an aqueous alkali solution (McCarthy and Islam, 2000). Later, several ...

Given the foundation that Sony’s PR team laid, it should strive to adopt robust strategies to build media relations and generate publicity. At the heart of media relations is the strategic deployment of the media to tell an organization’s story. It disseminates information regarding the objectives and mission of the organization to the audiences spread across different regions of the globe. At the same time, media relations involve the transmission of messages through the mass media. Where effective media relations are widely promoted, publicity is generated. Sony sought to adopt this strategy.
One of the invaluable strategies ...

1. What were the causes of revolution in the British colonies of North America in the 18th century; France in the 18th century; and Mexico in the 19th and 20th centuries?
The feeling of inadequate representation caused unpopular unrest that led to revolutions in France, America and Mexico. Americans opposed taxation without representation and in France, heavy taxation and king’s incompetence made the people rise up to overthrow the political establishment. In Mexico, oppression of the majority by a clique of powerful elite made the masses take up arms. Desire for equality and freedom informed these revolutions.
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Abstract

Using the regression equation and given values of independent variables, we estimated the elasticity of each of them and ascertained that the product is highly elastic to price levels and therefore, the firm can consider to decrease the price levels in order to increase their market share. At the same time, cross elasticity and income elasticity were also significant in relation to the demand of the product, although advertisement expenditure has negligible impact on the product’s demand. Hence, own price, price of related goods and income of consumer are three major factors which the firm should incorporate while ...

Introduction

Operating budget can be defined as a combination of two budgets – revenue budget and budget of expenses (Gapenski, 2012). Creating and monitoring an operating budget is essential for healthcare providers. Changes in regards to diminishes in repayment for administrations gave, numerous directions for patient security, and an expansion in the maturing persistent populace looking for therapeutic administrations assume a part in how well the working spending plan is kept up all through the financial year of the budget. Understanding and actualizing successful financial management practices is the way to making a precise anticipated budget and also checking changes in ...

Significant increases in the national debt, with no relief or plans to deal with the problem, and its effect on the economy
An increase in national budget, with no relief or plans to deal with the problem, will result in a deficit, or more spending with less national input. Repercussions for a budget deficit can mean more borrowings for the national government from the private sector, such as the selling of bonds or gilts to the private sector.
The debate over the budget deficit has two opposing views. The first one is that the deficit is destructive to the ...

Are Leaders Always Culpable?

Theories in Leadership
While leaders are at the head of any particular organization, they can hold a variety of informal positions, depending on that particular organization’s views on what leadership actually entails. While there are generally accepted criteria which a leader must exhibit (Dubrin, 2000, 5), the manner in which that leader can lead is something which can change varying on the surrounding culture (Kinicki & Fugate, 2012, 250-282). Because of the inherently flexible nature of leadership, it is difficult to say with any degree of certainty whether leaders are to be congratulated on the success of their organizational ...

Strategic Account Management

Introduction
Rapid technological advancement and ongoing globalization brought both advantages and disadvantages for the businesses. It became easier to reach the customers all over the world without moving the assets to the foreign market, but at the same time, the businesses have to become more flexible, adaptable, and innovative to attract and retain customers. As the barriers for entrance were lowered in a lot of fields, the competition increased drastically. Consequently, many companies are searching for the new strategies to attain organizational goals. In the modern business environment, a lot of businesses try to obtain competitive advantage and attain ...

Abstract

Marketing is an essential functionality in the business set up. For the procedure to be effective, marketing has to have clear objectives that are set in the organization. The objectives can be cascaded down to the individuals who have taken up certain roles in the marketing department for instance. Aggressive promotion while at the same time making identification of the expected target for the particular service or product is of importance. The marketing content is also crucial, and this can be promoted by the presence of activities like marketing strategies and strategic marketing which can be solely managed in ...

INTERNET AND DEMOCRACY

Internet and Democracy
The internet has an impact on all aspects of life. Its impact on democracy is quite evident. Thus, the Internet should not be viewed as a single asset of interconnected computers with links and relevant protocols but a powerful tool that can impinge on almost every aspect of life. While some people may use it for different purposes, it can be said that the internet has a great effect on democracy. However, the biggest puzzle is whether it enhances democracy or contributes to its decline. However, most research carried out is rather normative as opposed to ...

An Open Letter to Marriage Savers

Marriage and family are the foundation of the society. While it is ideal for a family to be together, some marriages don’t end up successfully and ultimately ends up in a divorce. No matter how unappealing it may be, divorce has always been a part of the American society. It has been an issue of concern, especially so in the year 1970s until the early 1980s, when it reached its highest rate. Thankfully, records today show that its number has considerably decreased over the years, and has not increased since then. It is encouraging to know that people ...

Abstract

The Hmong is one of the many human race groups who at the moment are occupying Minnesota and California cities found in the United States of America. The group is from different countries found in Asia for instance China, others from Vietnam whereas others have their roots in the country of Thailand.
The research seeks provide in-depth understanding of traditional cultural practices of Hmong people, comparing them with present time in order to motivate critical and creative thinking about differences in western culture and also prompt more research questions in the intercultural communication frontier. This paper will seek to ...

Introduction

Factors to consider when doing marketing
Creation of the marketing strategies
The action, measures and controls to take when doing marketing
Marketing within the SME’s
Best methods and techniques of SME marketing
Introduction to the entrepreneurial theory
Relationship between the SME marketing and the entrepreneurial theory
Analysis of the small business marketing environments
Introduction to the standard marketing theory
Comparison between the standard marketing theory and the small business marketing strategies
Major marketing problems faced by small businesses
Conclusion
Introduction

A) Creation of a Marketing Plan

Marketing is the process by which goods and services are made available to the consumer. In marketing, various ...

A career in criminal justice is usually very demanding. According to Hagan, Roman & Nollkaemper (1997), police officers have one of the most demanding jobs in criminal justice given that they put their lives at risk to ensure that law and order is maintained in a community Job satisfaction is one of the major motivators in any given job. It is factual that employees that are satisfied with their jobs perform better than those that are dissatisfied with their jobs. Consequently, job satisfaction has a major effect on the performance of the police officers as they go about their work. ...

Introduction

A physical trainer should consider various aspects when training an individual who is unfit. The trainer should incorporate .dynamic stretches in the exercise schedule

Exercise prescription

Dynamic stretching is the active movement of muscle that brings about a stretch but is not transfixed in a particular end position. In dynamic stretching, the individual’s body continues to metabolize the process of stretching. Warming up increases the temperature of the body's muscles thereby preparing the muscles for any form of physical exercise ("Physical Fitness Assessments and Norms for Adults and Law Enforcement - Cooper Institute", 2007). The stretching also increases the metabolism ...

Transcendence and Human Knowledge

In Christian theology, transcendence is a paramount idea as it refers to the fact that God is completely removed from the world, and can be found beyond the material universe. This stands in opposition with religious ideas which place God within the material world. When the human knowledge reaches the limits of what science can explained, going beyond this limit means experiencing transcendence. In the Bible, concepts on transcendence and human knowledge refer to ignorance and self-knowledge. The concept of self-knowledge however must be distinguished from the idea of transgressive knowledge which tests the limits of human understanding and ...

Emerging Technology and e-Business

The methodology of doing business has greatly been affected by the emerging technology for the last two decades. Business organizations are forced to adopt new technology in one way or the other in order to cope up with the dynamic customer and industry requirements. The most influential technology is the information and communication technology, which has seen business organizations diver their modes of conducting business from the traditional local based system to computer and internet based information seekers. It is arguable that the advent of computer and internet has changed the role of information in business, and has increasingly ...

Ethics and Zimbardo

An important aspect of any psychological study is to assess how it will affect the subjects’ well-being. These considerations are referred to as ethics; and the British Psychological Society has strict guidelines to follow when designing your study and considering its ethical implications. In more recent decades, ethics have been much more widely measured as a result of human rights laws becoming more and more prevalent. In social psychology, it is generally more difficult to uphold ethical considerations because it sometimes detracts from the natural reaction required to ensure the study is as close to real life as possible. However, ...

Elizabeth M. Armstrong and Ernest L. Abel are the authors of the essay on “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: The Origins of a Moral Panic,” which seems to be more of an opinion/editorial piece. Information about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is provided through presentation of various studies that confirm the authors’ position on FAS being less severe than the way it has been reported (Armstrong & Abel, 2000). Armstrong and Abel clearly acknowledge the FAS is a real diagnosis, but they do not think that it warrants as much panic as what has been created through western medicine and society (Armstrong & Abel, ...

Introduction

The issue of choice overload is a real concern in the hospitality industry in the modern era. The problem is informed by the broad range of options that the practitioners in the industry have. As a consequence the organizations in the hospitality industry have a difficult time making decisions due to the wide range of options they have informed from the contemporary trends. It is critical that when faced with so many choices it is extremely hard for an individual to reach a decision whether, in the hospitality industry or any other industry (Slåtten and Mehmetoglu, 2011, p. ...

Industrialization After the Civil War

Introduction
Industrialization post the Civil Battle in the U.S. had absolute consequences on the economy, politics, and society. The consequences transformed fields into towns. The country thus changed from an agricultural to an industrial region following the decades after the Civil War. The remarkable transformations arose due to different factors such as the emergence of unscrupulous corporate leaders, the existence of a massive workforce, development of technology and inventions, and the availability of raw materials. Also, came the rise of the capitalistic and corrupt entrepreneur controlled by the American Government. After the Civil War, the industrialization assisted the economy, ...

1.0. Job Interview Process
The writer as the director of HR Department of Fortune Marketing will divide the job interview process into traditionally defined stages. First of all, there will be the process of screening the CVs followed by a screening interview, which will lead to the short-listing suitable candidates based on criteria of eligibility. Then, there will be the first interview wherein candidates will be asked in-depth questions regarding their areas of expertise, skills, education, and relevant experience. Based on the results of the first interview, candidates will be selected for the psychological test. A psychological test will ...

Introduction

One could hardly imagine a resident of the developed country who has never delved into such aspect of popular culture as sport – either by buying a soccer ticket, buying exactly the same sneakers model David Beckham was wearing in that Adidas commercial, following the Olympics on TV or hunting some rare baseball cards. In the modern world, sport activities have become extremely different from the leisure games they used to be as they were invented. In the recent decades, significant societal, economic, political and cultural transformations turned sport not just into a socially meaningful phenomenon but rather in an ...

Introduction

The study of human body movement assists in understanding different biomechanical, psychological, and physiological mechanisms of the body. Taking care of a newborn from the time of birth to the age of about twelve months requires the mother or the caregiver to understand some concepts necessary for the survival of the baby. According to Davis, Cladis & Motoyama (2011), the breathing pattern of newborns from up to the age of six months is purely diaphragmatic (abdominal), hence; the need to understand various positions that allow the infant breath effectively. Understanding diaphragmatic breathing patterns acts as one of the major clinical ...

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The Relationship between Interest Rates and Exchange Rates in Australia
1.0 Introduction
In macroeconomics, large scale market-wide factors are considered. Commonly, macroeconomic factors are considered in order to support decision-making, particularly for firms seeking to perform international business (Goodwin, Nelson, Harris, Torras & Roach, 2013). Two of the most important rates influencing decisions of international finance are the interest rate and the exchange rate (Terra, 2015). The interest rate is the percent cost to rent money, and the exchange rate is the value of one form of currency against another. Firms examining options with regard to how to invest money ...

Introduction

One of the most common strategies of criminal defense attorneys when representing a defendant who has an unusual condition such as a mental abnormality, is to argue either that regardless of their actions, they are nevertheless not responsible for the crime or that they never had the capacity to commit a crime. The reason that criminal defense attorneys can make these arguments is that criminal law recognizes a number of unique situations where otherwise criminal conduct should not be subjected to a determination of guilt and the offender should be exempted from the crime (LaFave, 2000). These arguments, which ...

The Fate of Greenland's Vikings by Dale Mackenzie Brown.

In 1721, Hans Egede, a Norwegian missionary discovered that the Norse were no longer inhabiting the two settlements that they had established around 1000 A.D. Since then there has been many debates on the cause of their disappearance and decline. For long, the theories about their disappearance centered around the oral traditions of the Inuits. The Inuit tradition held that the demise of the Norse was due to the contact between the Inuit and the Norse which was often aggressive (Seaver 1996, 119). In recent years however, owing to expanding archaeological findings and other limited documentary evidence there have ...

This paper is divided into three different sections; 1) relevant subjects in 1990, discussed in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in volume 59, issue 6, 2) methodology used within the article, “Chronic Parenting Stress: Moderating Versus Mediating Effects of Social Support, and 3) a comparison between two articles, the first being a professional article and the second being a newspaper article. Other outside sources will be included within the text to verify information used in the study. The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology covers many topics, but in 1990 there were several topical trends.
One trend ...

1.0 Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background and Rationale of the Research
The industry of construction is not only a key player in the national economic growth; but also a crucial sector affecting the economic and social welfare of citizenry, particularly in its primary function in providing reliable and decent shelter. It is viewed as one of the most essential sector to highly contribute to the growth of an entire economy at the provincial, national and international levels (Artto & Kujala, 2008). In the recent years, cost modelling and estimation for construction projects have attracted major attention of several research scholars. ...

Business Strategy

Strategic Alliances: A Critical Analysis of Successful Alliances toward Knowledge Creation and Management
Introduction
Going beyond the current trends in the business literature on strategic alliances, this paper explores ways strategic alliances are helping organizational firms gain competitive edge, more particularly through opening the access to markets and eventually in the creation of knowledge. This is followed by analysis of issues surrounding strategic alliances, current business examples and challenges faced by organizations that form alliances. Finally, we conclude with a brief take on the future of strategic partnership and knowledge creation research.

The Meaning of Strategic Alliance

Since becoming a trend three decades ago, ...

Business Strategy

Strategic Alliances: A Critical Analysis of Successful Alliances toward Knowledge Creation and Management
Introduction
In today’s business landscape, creating sustainable value for customers and shareholders requires the initiation of an alliance strategy. Strategic alliances are alternative modes of global business operations that small to large enterprises are considering in order to achieve stronger and more effective market presence. Moreover, alliances are a fact of life for business, which needs to align present and future strategy to current radical technological and structural changes, globalization, and increased competitive pressures (Janczak, 2008). Meanwhile, the issues of trust, partner selection, and the ...

In this July 2013 trial, George Zimmerman stood accused of the second-degree murder of teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman had shot Martin in February 2012 after a confrontation between the two in Sanford, Florida. From the beginning, Zimmerman defense team did not deny that he had shot Martin but rather that he shot Martin in self-defense (Linder, 2014).
Claiming self-defense is one of the fundamental principles of exculpation in criminal law. The theory underlying exculpation holds that in some situations although a person has otherwise acted criminally, their actions are justified and therefore should not be subject to punishment. In ...

The movie “The Patriot’, presents a fiction war film, which shows the life of an American man, who was forced to join the American Revolutionary War, upon the threats issued to his family. In the movie, various activities took place, which posed a significant danger to the lives of the American militia and the British soldiers as well. The fighting process claimed a large number of lives, of those who were in the war and those who were not even involved in the war. The movie shows various negative things which the British soldiers undergo. They lose the fight ...

Greeks and Mesopotamians are well known for their myths about gods and how they affect the human existence and can determine your fate. Shared amongst them also are epic tales of heroic demigods and mortals who with great courage, help from the gods and bravery defeat many obstacles. The aim of this study is to examine the heroic qualities of two characters of Greek and Mesopotamian mythology; Gilgamesh and Odysseus. Special attention will be taken to ascertain how alike and different they were and what these heroic exploits teaches us about the ideals and expectations of Greek and Mesopotamian ...

The concept of Manifest Destiny is a belief dated back in the 19th century. It was a belief that the United States mission was to expand its western side across the North American continent. The expansion spreads its form of freedom, culture and democracy (Jones & Rakestraw, 2007). Manifest destiny came as a result in 1828 when Andrew Jackson was elected the president. He promised to expand the territories of the United States westward sides. This idea of manifest destiny holds that America had the right and duty to develop its civilization that fueled its boundaries move into Mexico and ...

Abstract

Actions taken at the beginning of a crime scene investigation can have far-reaching implications in the resolution of the crime, apprehension of the suspects and prosecution in the court of law. Meticulous and thorough investigation is key in ensuring that potential evidence is not destroyed or tampered with and witnesses overlooked. While many criminal investigation agencies employ a wide range of programs, techniques and equipment used in crime scene processing, the resources available and level of training vary from country to country. Apparently, the ability to investigate crimes has improved dramatically over the years with advances in information and ...