Absence College Essays Samples For Students

Issue Analysis Paper

Introduction
There is no doubt that the web is a good source of information. However, it is still debatable whether the web facilitates the creation of new frontiers of knowledge or not. On one side of the debate, there are those who argue that the web acts as a catalogue of the existing information while, on the other hand, experts argue that the web helps in detecting the areas where there is insufficient information thus creating an avenue for development of knowledge. Nonetheless, the web is complex, and it serves multiple purposes. Therefore, it is difficult to narrow down ...

Introduction

What is business stress? It is a state of mental and emotional strain experience by both employees and business owners. Work and business is felt during times of conflict, loss, boredom or anxiety. Stress is one of the frantic paces of business life. Business stress is a major problem and is becoming increasingly common due to stiff competition in the market and financial crisis ,(Bronner, R. ,2009).. People react in different ways to stress. Others find the pressure to immense and buckle under whereas others easily melt it and walk a stride. Stress is majorly due to a ...

The Strengths Finder report assesses peoples preference on 34 themes that classify perception of their strengths. In his book Strengths Finder 2.0 Tim Rath describes a “strength” as an innate ability or talent that you possess and invest significant time and energy in developing. My top strengths in the strengths finder were communication, arranger, harmony, context and woo.

When I initially went through my strengths finder report, I wasn’t too surprised at the results that I saw there. This is in line with many of the other psychometric tests that I have done in the past such as ...

Question One

In this case Dr. Drew is under obligation to study the ADA to understand why and when a leave of absence should be considered appropriate in workplace accommodation. He should do a research to know exactly how long such a leave should last and the implications of denying Charlie the leave. Dr. Drew ought to know if the request for a leave of absence is reasonable or effective before he decides to terminate Charlie from the employment contract. Employers are facing challenges tying to comply with the complex ADA and at times they are not sure about their obligations ( ...

Grief is a place where many people only imagine of, but no one is willing to explore it. In many cases, grief comes because of people’s expectations. This especially happens because people do not anticipate that a state of grief can bring any imbalance of disjointedness in their lives. In most cases, people in grief have a feeling that something bad will happen, but lack knowledge of the results of such unfortunate occurrences. Death and mourning mainly happen naturally, but uncertainty makes people grieved because they have no way of controlling such situations. Joan Didion notes that death ...

PREVENTION OF ABSENTEEISM, PRESENTEEISM AND TURNOVERS

Abstract
Any business enterprise that fails to introduce strong organizational policies and strategies is bound to face problems. Problems such as employee absenteeism, presenteeism and turnover are some of the problems that these enterprises face. If left unattended, these problems can cause inefficiency, and monetary damage. The consequences of these actions are multifold as they can destroy the image of those organizations and lead to its ultimate downfall.
Keywords: absenteeism, presenteeism, turnover, lackadaisical, revolt, motivation
Absenteeism at work is failing to report for work. It is considered a violation of a social obligation toward work at a predetermined and ...

While the formation of government has been for protection of human rights and equal distribution of resources, there are negative notions about functions of the government. The negative notions are that governments are formed because of the desire to control others through manipulation and threat, and to protect a certain class of people. However, since society is more civilized today through advanced education, it can be argued that society can function without supervision from government. Furthermore, without supervision, humans can be prosperous and peaceful if government is eliminated altogether. This fact is reinforced by Einstein who said that “a ...

The development of Russia had many historical turning points. These changes were mainly connected with such political figures as Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin. The Soviet economy depended on mostly political decisions but not economic programs. Although the basic economic system in Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev eras remained unchanged, there were some peculiarities in these periods. The effect of Stalin’s policy had a profound impact on people and the state. In 1928, the Communists instituted the first Five-Year Plan. It dealt with such aspects of development as an industry, consumer goods, agriculture, transportation, communications, health, education, ...

Answer 1

According to Stearns, the year 1000 CE can be considered as a marker from which globalization can be traced forward. Though no significant changes took place in the particular year itself, it was followed in the coming years by what can be considered as the history of globalization. Many important events had already took place before the year 1000 CE and these intensified their impact over the next centuries. One of the basis of his arguments is that before 1000CE, the factors which influences the lives of people and the social institutions were isolated and not related to each ...

It appears that McCloskey is trying to support and substantiate his case for atheism by adopting a very narrow and objective approach. The usage of terms like “proof” for different school of arguments indicates that McCloskey is keen to give a sense of finality to a very complex question by attempting to debunk the thought process behind the arguments that has been labeled as proof. Human mind has its own limitations. This universe is very complex and infinite. There are a lot of things which are beyond the comprehension of human mind. The question of existence of god is ...

Jacques Derrida was obsessed with the dead, especially in regards to how their symbolic value was affected by the living. Throughout his exploration of ‘hauntology,’ which was basically a fascination with the idea of the ghost as something being both existent and nonexistent. This is mostly related to history, where the past is what we use to define the present, which is conditional upon the existence of the past. Connecting this idea of hauntology to deconstruction, hauntology then becomes a tool of deconstruction – a specific lens you can use to break down the ideas of Western thinking. Culturally, the ...

Introduction

The use of statistic in articles has been under scrutiny in the recent years. Though there has been an improvement in the statistical use in articles, more than half of social science articles adopt statistical methods that contain numerous statistical errors. Some of the common errors seen include failing to record the statistical methods used or using an inappropriate method in to test the statistical hypothesis. The article analyzed is the absence of democracy and gender inequality in education for the miss-use of statistical analysis and reporting. In the review, the things that were considered are looking at the ...

Proposal and Counter Proposal

Abstract
This paper is on the topic of Bargaining proposal and counter proposal between union of workers and management. The first section will include the proposal presented by the union to the management with demands which they consider to be relevant. The second section will include counter proposal from the management on every demand which has been made by the union representing the workers. Management will review every demand and negotiate on demands which they find out of order.
Proposal and Counter Proposal

Introduction

Bargaining Proposals are important role of Unions. Bargaining proposals are made to get agreements which legally ...

Introduction

There is genuine merit in the argument that it is in human nature to be cruel to others. This supposition is favored by the responses elicited by the various subjects in experiments conducted by Milgram and by Darley and Latane. In Milgram’s experiments, subjects were instructed to increasingly inflict electric shock pain on another human every time they failed to answer a question correctly (Milgram 60). Almost all the subjects obeyed, seemingly to maintain social etiquette or avoid disapproval from the authority figure of the instructor. In Darley and Latane, several experiments showed that people are less likely ...

One of the key functions of the government is to support access of key services like health and education. In that respect, the government applies strategies like subsidization to enhance access of such services for all including the low income class. However, there are critics about the efficiency of such efforts and this analysis seeks to analyze such efforts’ costs and benefits as well as efficiency. To achieve the objective, the analysis explains the effects that lack of public education would have to both low and upper income classes. Further, the analysis evaluates critics and success of public education ...

“It is the surgeon who saves a person’s lifeit is the nurse who helps a person live” (Florence Nightingale). This famous nursing quote underscores the important role that nurses have played throughout the history of mankind. Florence Nightingale and many other nurses have come up with several nursing theories in a bid to better the profession. Through the evaluation of different theories; learners, practitioners and other interested stakeholders can understand the past and also predict the future of the nursing profession. In this paper, I will focus on two nursing theorists; Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) and University of Colorado’ ...

In order to understand the relationship between light, magnetism and electricity, it is necessary to understand electromagnetism force, since this is the basis upon which the relationship is embarked on. In this essence, it should be noted that it is impossible to have electricity, in the absence of magnetism. This is because electricity conduction is only achieved through magnetic transmission. Electricity, to start with, is the energy charge that is transmitted through the flow of electrons through a conducting agent from one point to the next. This is referred to as an electric current. One of the most essential ...

Technology has tremendously impacted on business affecting both markets and production in ways that was not anticipated. The impact of technology can be felt in all aspects of businesses, right from the supply chain to sales and marketing. It is arguable that in the absence of technology globalization would not have taken traction as fast as it has. In other words, the success of globalization can be tied to the emergence of technology that has literally reduced the world to a small village. This paper approaches the discourse in two limbs. First, it extols the contribution of technology to ...

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Sleep Deprivation & Cognitive Abilities: Attention
Introduction
Sleep is a state of mind and body in which the sensory organs respond less to external stimuli, the body becomes inactive and a loss of consciousness is experienced, either partial or complete. Sleep is a mechanism that re-energies our body and brain. It is essential to maintain a good physical and mental health. Sleep deprivation is lack of sufficient sleep. In absence of enough sleep, the process of rejuvenation is significantly impacted. It may cause tiredness and lethargy, and render the mind less active. The decrease in activity of mind affects the ...

It has many acceptances, people perceive it in different ways, there are various stories around it, but one thing is certain: nobody can escape it. This is death, the final event in people’s lives, one that cannot be avoided. The current paper treats different perspectives about death, as expressed in the works of Dylan Thomas (Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night), Wislawa Szymblorska (“On Death without Exaggeration”), Mary Oliver (“When Death Comes”), and John Donne (“Death Be Not Proud”).
One’s existence on earth includes several stages from the moment when he is born until he ...

The experiment aimed to show that Blm10 protein elevates the turnover of proteasomal substrate through an active gating mechanism. This was to be done by showing that Blm10 enhances degradation that is proteasome-mediated in vitro using hypophosphorylated unstructured tau-441 as the substrate.

The objective was achieved using various stains such as BY4741, yMS63, yMS94, yMS122b, yMS131, yMS152, yMS159, and yMS476 among others. To start with, the proteasomal activity was assayed by determining gate opening in yeast CP/20S proteasome by the C terminal peptides. Phenotypic analysis was also done by growing the stains overnight in YPD and diluted ...

Animal testing refers to the scientific research and experiments conducted on the animals. Animal testing is not new to the society and existing for past several years. Every year millions of animals are used for commercial testing and research purposes. Advocates of animal testing claim that it is essential for development of new life-saving medicines and treatments, especially in absence of any other suitable alternative method. Opponents of animal testing claim that it is inhuman to perform experiments on innocent animals, when alternative methods are available to scientists. Testing on animals also does not provide hundred percent assurance of ...

Introduction

Business ownership and management play a vital role in the progress and development of a company. Certainly, there are different types of entities that follow particular policies of formulation and establishment. The Acme Fireworks is a special type of company considering changing its entity from the sole proprietorship. There are special laws that govern business contracts. Primarily, Acme will have to choose whether to go for those contracts governed by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) or the Common Law. The new business relationship that the company will enter requires a change in its entity formation, particularly because of the ...

Introduction and Background

There has been a lot of evidence that working on health benefit and environmentally friendly projects may have both healthy and economic advantages. In itself, such projects have a positive influence on physical and emotional well-being and health of individual’s. However, essentially the possibility is to have an impact on single representative health which entirely relies on the attributes of the environments that may be universities, industries or other areas. This impact is applied through a few distinct ways amongst individual’s/students:
1. The nature of the exertion as far as demand and control is concerned.
2. The ...

Executive Summary

Even though discussions about HIV/AIDS have pre-occupied academic and policy debates for decades, scientific research has reached remarkable scale, and, prevention methods are getting more advanced, the prospects for a cure are still not bright. Advances in prevention mechanisms have reduced the prevalence of the disease but it still has devastating effects on individuals and families in developing nations. One of HIV/AIDS’s major effects is the breakup of families and the creation of orphans.
The death of parents often leaves children to care for their siblings. Young people yet to experience their childhood are forced into parenthood at ...

Why did Sutherland play such a prominent role in discovering “white-collar crime” in the sense of defining it and making it an object of criminological study?
Sutherland’s interest in “white-collar crime” was stirred by the realization that most conventional criminological theories were focused and applicable only to crimes usually perpetrated by the lower-class. He believed that his own theory of differential association was both applicable to lower-class and upper-class individuals. His interest was even more reinforced when the stock market crashed in 1929. With the country and many of the people suffering from economic depression, Sutherland became more ...

CITATION: 18 Cal. 3d 660

FACTS:
A women brought action against a man whom which she lived with for approximately six years. Plaintiff alleged that she and the defendant entered into an oral agreement that the plaintiff would give up her career and become a housemaker and housekeeper. The plaintiff quit her job as an entertainer and singer in order to cook and clean for the defendant. In return, the defendant would provide all financial support to the plaintiff for the remainder of her life. Plaintiff alleged that the two would combine their efforts and earnings and share the property they acquired throughout their ...

Sula was Toni Morrison’s second novel, and was started in 1970, when second-wave feminists insisted on female solidarity; when labor market demanded women both in the workplace and at home, and when the position of women had not been as polarized by domestic ideology since the Victorian Era. It was a time when feminism ceased to be a middle-class privilege and women from all ethnic backgrounds took up their pens to voice their dissatisfaction. This novel may be considered a product of Morrison’s own curiosity towards female relationships, as she wonders in the Foreword to Sula: “What ...

Open Source Software or Free Software (OSS/FS) has attained bad reputation in the past years that needs to be corrected at the earliest. Numerous global computer programmers have invested their time to develop OSS, and it is crucial to understand the contributions of these programmers, and appreciate their efforts they put in creating the software that was distributed freely. It becomes extremely necessary to understand the practices, and motivational factors of these developers, which can be achieved through a survey. Initially, an examination of users and developers gave a broad base of hard data on OSS/FS. Throughout the survey, ...

- Henry Jenkins;

- The tone and justifications presented by Jankins in his article are comprehensive and concise. The concrete evidence and strengthened tone allows no space for disagreement. The example of media is the most obvious an intrusion in our daily life
- In his attempt to establish the truth with daily life examples, he supported his argument with the use of video games that contains violence acts for youngsters. His raised concern that intense focus and inspiration of the audience does not allow the pupil to distinguish between actions to be adapted in routine life and the elements ...

Gorgias: Socrates, let me ask you, are you aware of darkness?

Socrates: Yes, indeed. I am.

Gorgias: You should be. Let me pose another question to you

Socrates: Go ahead, pray do.
Gor: Is darkness the equivalence of nothingness?
Soc: Not at all. Darkness is something intangible but it has existence. Darkness has its own value without which there would be no light.
Gor: I beg to differ. Darkness is the absence of light, making it the lack of value. This is what I would call nothingness.

Soc: That is where I would suppose you go wrong in your assumptions.

Gor: I make no assumptions but only truths.
Soc: Darkness is not the absence of light. I would use the same argument for light and say that it is the absence of darkness.

Gor: How so?

Soc: ...

Introduction

The term freedom has been used in many epochs and places to determine a condition under which an individual sees himself constrained or not to act in certain way. It is both a philosophical and a political concept, as it can be used to define a condition of the self, or a set of rules and conditions under which an individual or collection of individuals will act. The first part of this paper will discuss the origin and definitions of liberty, the second part will deal with the two modern conceptions of liberty, and the third part will analyze ...

Introduction

Classical realism and neo-realism represents the evolution and proliferation of international politics. Even in contemporary times, the political leaders staunchly represent these theories in their practical application of political ideals. This paper is an extensive study of these two forms of realism. It begins by defining realism; then identifies the major differences among these concepts and exemplifies its significance across the world. Finally, a conclusion is drawn by elaborating on contemporary politics and its use/rebuttal of these concepts.

Defining realism

According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2013), realism has its foundation in theories proposed by Thucydides, Machiavelli and Hobbes. It ...

The New Dark Age: The collapse of America

The New Dark Age: The collapse of America
The United States has had the superiority in various aspects including political influence, military might, wealth and technological advancements compared to other countries in the world. As such, there is an increasing and alarming degree of authority in the United States on the global front. Therefore, supposing the United States collapsed completely, it is suggestible that the collapse could put the world through a period of darkness like after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
For instance, the United States is the world’s largest manufacturer. In 2012, the United States ...

The Meaning of Anomie

The term anomie is a concept developed in the field of sociology to apply to a condition where there is a breakdown of social norms and regulation in society. Anomie, or the absence of norms as expounded by the sociologist Emile Durkheim, prevails when individuals are left without moral guidance and society has little influence to compel individuals to follow rules and norms (Education Portal). There is then a disconnect between individuals and the collective society. Anomie theory is therefore seen as explaining deviance in society. The rise of crime can then be considered in this light. Anomie theory ...

Introduction- The Issue

The Online University commenced its broadcasting operations an year back in New Jersey. Deficit budget forced the company to look for volunteers, who were trained and recruited to fill specialized roles in the broadcasting station. The Program Director happened to be a casual team-spirited person who mingled well with the staff. He headed the program for 9 months, during which the Organization grew and the staff worked with enthusiasm. However, he left the company and there existed a huge gap. The new Program Director favored a different policy of working which did not work well with the staff. This ...

Literature is normally presented through several mediums among them written work and film. Yu Hua’s novel To Live has been given an interpretation through film and this presents a couple of similarities and differences when examining the story though film and written work. These interpretative variances present phenomenal differences of the same storyline but then, the end result is that they communicate the same story that the author intended. The storyline evoke different interpretations because of a number of reasons. But then, both follow the story of Xu Fugui and his family over a time frame of four ...

Seizures are defined as sudden or disturbing changes in brains electrical activity. Most of the Seizures produce notable symptoms, but some can leave no signs at all. Recognizing a seizure is important as they can indicate a medical problem . Seizures can be of many types two main types are Epileptic Seizure and Non-epileptic Seizures.

Epileptic Seizures

Epileptic seizures are most common types of Seizures, and about 25% of total Seizure types have Epilepsy. Epilepsy is the disease of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures, but people who do not have epilepsy can also suffer from epileptic ...

- Introduction
As a profession, nursing existed since the early years of civilization. Although nursing in the early days was not sophisticated or complex as it is in the contemporary, various attempts were made to improve on care given to the patients (Parker, 2010). In fact, nursing as a field has its roots in the early attempts by human kind to provide care to the sick and the weak. It was through progressive modifications, adjustments and improvements that nursing or caring evolved into a large field with its roots deeply grounded in various concepts. Nursing concepts since the inception ...

The theories of both Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill have played an important role in framing conceptions of modern philosophical theories. Although most modern philosophers have critiqued these theories, they are still important since they form the very basis of philosophical understanding and thought. This essay will summarize, reflect on and respond to the theories of Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill as well as the Deontological theory by Immanuel Kant.

Utilitarianism

John Stuart Mill’s utilitarian thought is heavily characterized by classical liberalism and positivism and is a ‘consequentialist’ theory. The utilitarian theory is a principle which believes that ...

Transport is a key factor of economy well as useful tool used for development of a society rather nation for its intensive use. Good transportation can create market and various social opportunities. There are various modes of transportations like train, bus, car, ship, aeroplane, etc. But fossil fuel, used in all modes of transportation, has become big concern in today’s world due to carbon emission causing environment pollution or global warming. So, the core idea of future transportation has become to diminish carbon emission and for this reason electricity and magnetism have become popular for their potential use ...

This paper will focus on discussing one of the plays written by Tae Sok. Tae Sok is a popular playwright in Korea, mostly because of his orthodox and non-linear style of presenting a story, which is basically contrarian to the strategy that is often being implemented by Western playwrights. The focus of this paper will be on his play entitled Bicycle which he released and was published in 1983 . The story in Bicycle allegedly centered on one of the experiences Tae Sok had during the Korean War, particularly in his home village in Sochon. To be more specific, the ...

Xerostomia and How Dental Hygienists investigate it

Xerostomia
We live our daily lives by doing the usual things we do such as going to work or school, walking, running, eating, and even talking. We do understand how our body enables us to do these things. However, many people may not be aware that the last two activities that were mentioned such as eating and talking may be hard to do if there is something lacking in our system. A person can talk clearly because of the saliva that helps him smoothens his throat. Thus, we can be able to chew and swallow our food with the ...

Corinthian, book of correction

Introduction
Paul's concern of the misunderstandings in the church at Corinth is. The church was corrupted by ideas and conceptions that were neither based on the scriptures nor were they sensible, even with the Intellectual preacher, Apollos among them (who served as pastor in Paul's absence). The Corinthian church accommodated traditions of the Roman culture and allowed divisions among them. The disquieting reports sent to Paul while he was in Ephesus revealed that the community of members were identifying themselves separately according to leaders they adored. The separations led to divisions in the church leading to Paul's decision to ...

Executive Summary

HWNS is a service provider for members of the physically challenged community with disabilities. The HWNS facilities are located in ACT, Queensland and NSW. These facilities supply a diverse scope of services and supports to a population of three thousand physically challenged people who possess disabilities. . One years and three months ago, in July 2013, the National Disability Insurance System initiated pilot programs and continued expansion with the pilot program until July 2014. The comprehensive implementation of the plan will not be in effect for another four years. This initiative is a primary social reform that is intended to ...

Introduction

Explain how the genetic sex of a child is determined and two factors related to the possible causes of gender.
There is a definitive way that can be used to determine the gender of a given child, either unborn or born. Karyotype is the procedure that is used to determine the sex/gender composition of an unborn child. It uses blood from the fetus to analyze the composition of the chromosomes of the given individual. A result showing XX chromosomes indicates that the given gender proving to be a girl. XY chromosomes show that the gender of the individual is ...

Nursing is a well-known profession of the health care sector that focuses upon taking care of the patients, individuals, and even families in the absence of the doctors. In addition, they also support the doctors in their various medication activities of the patients, which in turn would help in the recovery of the patients. With the recent developments in the field of nursing, we can differentiate this profession on the basis of patient care, scope of practice, and the management style of the organization (Bartels, 2005). This paper will first of all discuss the nursing paradigms and nursing theories. ...

One common fear is the fear of failing. Once one is comfortable with one thing or another, he or she will fear to fail in a filed of new responsibilities due to pride they have. One prefers to maintain his status quo because incompetence and poor service delivery is a sign of weakness and it is so demoralizing.
Contrary to fear of failure is the fear of success, when one is successful, a lot of social capital in terms of recognition is experienced. Lots of attention is given to you and the pressure is felt. One therefore will be ...

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Introduction
Arrow's theorem (also known as "Arrow's paradox") is a theorem about the impossibility of a " collective choice ". Formulated by the American economist Kenneth Arrow in 1951.
The meaning of this theorem is that in the ordinal approach, there is no method of combining individual preferences for three or more alternatives that would satisfy some quite fair conditions and would always give a logically consistent result.
Ordinal approach is based on the fact that the preferences of the individual with respect to the choice of the proposed alternatives can not be ...

Barstow is an average-sized municipality situated in the state of California and has seven constituent districts. As per the year 2010 United States census the population of Barstow stood at 22,639. Consequently, the population density was 546.9 people for every square mile. As per the residents, the makeup of Barstow includes a considerably mixed raced people who include the whites, the African Americans, Asians, Native Americans as well as the Hispanics. Around 98 percent of the residents live in family units while some live in non-institutionalized group squatters and some in institutionalized systems. The San Bernardino High Desert ...

Abstract

Vitamins are organic compound which are required by organisms as essential nutrients in limited quantities. They are nutrients which human bodies require in order to sustain functions such as metabolism and immunity. Vitamins have broadly varying physiological and biochemical function and are widely distributed in natural sources of food. Basically, they are the basis of all functions of the human body; they make things happen and happen faster. And with the absence of vitamins these enzymes cannot perform their tasks. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the benefits of vitamins.

Introduction

According to Lieberman and Bruning (1990), vitamins are ...

Purpose of Report Check one √

1. Release into Community √
2. Pre-trial Assessment and/or supervision

Contacts made in the Community:

Results of Investigation:
Introduction
This report gives an analysis of the characters of Aaron Jones and a request for his release on temporary absence. After being convicted for Break and Enter, he was put on eighteen-month probation. He has served nine months.

Circumstance of Sponsor

In case Aaron is released, he would go back to live with his parents at home. His parents mainly rely on public assistance. Moreover, his father, Mr. Jones has been ailing. His sponsors have no criminal record. Upon his release, Aaron is set to be employed on casual ...

Introduction

The introduction of the no-fault divorce laws by the Canadian government in the late 1960s led to the increase of separation in most marriages. This resulted from changes in employment strength patterns of women. The no-fault divorce laws caused a reduction in the financial well being of the divorced women (Tommasi and Lerulli 98). The no-fault divorce law has had some significant benefits such as encouraging labor participation of married women. Tommasi and Lerulli (99), say that States that have passed the no-fault law have more women who are willing to work than states, which have not implemented the ...

An aquifer is an aggregation of saturated rock that water passes through quite easily. They are both porous and permeable to water. They include rocks such as conglomerate, sandstone, fractured limestone and unconsolidated sand and gravel. Also, volcanic rocks that are fractured such as columnar basalts are good aquifers. In essence, some rocks with low porosity are poor aquifers. Examples of such rocks with low porosity include schist and granite. However, when schist and granite become fractured they become excellent aquifers. The boundaries of aquifers are usually graded into other aquifers, in essence, an aquifer could be a part ...

Somalia in Poverty

IFAD alias The International Fund for Agricultural Development is a specialized agency of the United Nations that assists the impoverished people in Somalia fight hunger and poverty. The article I have chosen for my essay has been published in IFAD website. The author name and the year of its publication are not disclosed. The article is titled as Rural Poverty in Somalia. As the title implies, the article underscores the increase of poverty in Somalia since the early 1990s after the deposition of the government and the outset of a violent civil war. More than half of the population ...

Introduction

Lois Lowry, in this novel for young adults, tells the story of Jonas and his quest for giving back memories to his people, using, as main themes, memory and its importance, pain and pleasure as directly related and the essential fact of one being individual; for this approach, the author uses a structure of contrast and a simple language, which is accessible for the young audience to understand easily, presenting a plot in which one can have a vision of absence of these aspects, so th ...

Resulting from the debate featured in the videos, I believe atheism can be defined in terms of two major aspects: the way atheism approaches the concept of death and the way it explains the creation of the universe.
According to David Silverman, president of the American Atheists Organization, atheism is the absence of a belief in God, accompanied by an acknowledgement of death as a physical process that all human beings are eventually exposed to. Atheism does not view death as a possible gateway into a further spiritual and eternal life; on the contrary, for an atheist, death is ...

The project of water PPP procurement in Coastia was clearly a failure for a number of reasons. However, the importance of the PPP project for the country and the scale of the initiative suggest that the project could have been saved if more attention was dedicated to the development and procurement stages. Therefore, if the PPP Officer undertook several steps during the PPP process, some of the problems that eventually led to the failure of the project could have been avoided.

Firstly, the absence of effective progress controls and a monitoring mechanism was one of the reasons of the ...

Assignment 2 (Modules 4-6)

Background information:
The diagram below shows the activation of mTORC1 by growth factors as already encountered in workshop 5. The activity of mTORC1 is mainly controlled by the tuberous sclerosis complex, which consists of a heterodimer of tuberin (TSC2) and hamartin (TSC1). The known function of hamartin is to stabilise tuberin. Tuberin has GAP (GTPase activating activity) towards the G-protein Rheb. Rheb is active in its GTP-bound form and activates the mTOR kinase resulting in phosphorylation of S6Kinase (S6K) and consequently ribosomal protein S6, as well as 4EBP-1, resulting in protein synthesis and cell growth. Growth factor signalling results ...

Protein degradation is a regulatory process of all living beings that helps to weed out proteins that are faulty in nature. The fault maybe in their sequence or folding. The proteins are degraded via ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). The proteasome is made up of an outer activating module and an inner core particle (CP), which in turn is made up of outer α subunits and inner β subunits. The α subunits guard a N-terminal gates pore, which open up when proteasome activators (PA) binds to it. The β subunits have the active sites that can broadly accommodate different faulty proteins for degradation. The CP ...