Relief College Essays Samples For Students

Introduction

Natural disasters are known to have an undesirable effect on humanity. The aftermath of such occurrences is often characterized by mass suffering and dependency on human aid for the victims to survive. All over the world, there are many organizations that play a significant role in ensuring victims receive the necessary support. Different types of disasters present various kinds of challenges. It is upon these lines that humanitarian support is structured. To mount a successful humanitarian aid, there is need to understand the unique challenges involved and structure tailor-made solutions. For earthquakes, a number of challenges have been reported. ...

The Winged Protective Deity or Winged Genii is a frequent topic in Assyrian art. They are usually depicted with wings and long beards. Some even have the heads of birds. They tend to be displayed in palaces. They were originally seen as being associated with the god Enki and came from a religion that started with the Akkadian’s. The Winged Protective Spirit is seen as a purified human. On the other hand, Cupid Eros is the representation of youth and love. This paper will look at and compare the Assyrian Winged Protective Deity and Cupid Eros.
The Winged ...

- Background
Before the introduction of Act 1, the school boards approved preliminary budgets twice in a year. After the passage of the Act, Pennsylvania school districts must approve their budgets once every year. Gibbs (2007) says that Governor ED Rendell signs the special Act I in June 2006. This Act has the specification to assist the school district in Pennsylvania in reducing their taxes by shifting the burden to the gaming revenue. This legislation empowers the electorate in participating in the formation of the public schools budget.
The Act of 2006 regulates the alteration of the property ...

Visual analysis

Work IdentificationTwo Princesses
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Medium: Limestone, paint
Geography: From Egypt (Two Princesses 2016).Introduction Pharaoh Akhenaten (1349-1332 BCE) ruled under the name Amenhotep IV and his entire reign is referred to as “the Amarna Period” as stated by Williamson (1). Amarna Tablets are significantly preserved documents that display the diplomatic relations between New Kingdom Egypt and the ancient Near East. The work selected for analysis in the essay, the relief of Two Princesses belongs to the Amarna Period.
Thesis The aim of the essay is to depict the relief of “Two Princesses, New Kingdom. Amarna Period “, ...

Federalism is defined as a type of government in which the tasks of governing are constitutionally divided between a central/national government and sub-national units. In the case of United States of America, these units are the fifty states in the country. Under Federalism, the powers to govern are shared between the national and the state government. The whole system of governance and the country involved is often referred to as a federation.

In the United States of America, Federalism has evolved constantly over the period through various amendments in the constitution. The current system of governance cannot be described as any singe ...

ABSTRACT

Hurricane Katrina proved to be one the largest natural disasters to occur in the United States. This storm devastated parts of the south, particularly Louisiana. High winds, rains and the breaking of levees left mass flooding and the drowning of entire neighborhoods. The emergency response from the government proved to be highly disorganized, inefficient and lacked the needed supplies to meet the needs of those requiring medical attention, food, water and shelter. In fact, some argue that the disaster lasted longer because of organizations like FEMA whose efforts many call a great failure. Since then many suggestions have been ...

The bio freeze pain relief gel is a product that has been identified as a famous cold therapy pain relieving product. According to Biofreeze (2016), the bio freeze pain gel relief is considered as a product that reduces and breaks the cycle of pain. This essay brings to light the SWOT analysis for the product; therefore, analyzing its strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats involved with using the product.

Strengths

The strengths of this product revolve on the ability that is has in providing relief from minor aches. These pains are common among athletes who have muscle injuries most often. The ...

Postoperative Pain Management after Caesarean Section

With the rising number of cesarean deliveries, postoperative pain management poses as a major clinical challenge. Various methods of pain management have been introduced in an effort to relief cesarean patient’s pain due to factors related to related possible complications as well as for neonatal and maternal wellbeing. Despite the advances made in development of new delivery and analgesic techniques and on pathophysiology of postoperative pain, most patients still suffer from moderate to severe postoperative pain. The United States surveys indicate that 50-70% of women have a high likelihood of experiencing moderate to severe pain after a C-section (Gilmour, 2005). The ...

In the first answer, the departments of US federal government are criticized strongly for not being able to prepare to deal with the catastrophic destruction of the hurricane. This answer further tells that the disaster went up to huge scale due to the connectivity of global drivers as being part of SESs which is true because global drivers are dominating the local ones in today’s era. Another issue here that arose was that in many towns the people who were left behind started looting the stores. Nearly 80% of Orleans’ structures got damage by the hurricane which in ...

I have chosen Donatello as the artist I particularly like. The two works of art that I will discuss for this paper are: St. George and Slaying of the Dragon. Donatello belongs to the period of Early Renaissance. The attitude towards the depiction of the human body was classical. Donatello rediscovered the art of the ancient masters. He reintroduced contrapposto (the position in which the statue’s weight is on one leg). Contrapposto means that the figure seems to be in the state of possible movement. The leg which is bearing most of the weight is engaged and the ...

After 9/11, the Patriot Act was promulgated to protect the collective security of the people . Some of people’s liberties—especially the right to privacy—had to be curtailed to trace possible sources of terrorism. Under the circumstances of 9/11, these seemed to be acceptable practices. In situations such as war of that of 9/11 (the US eventually went to war against Iraq), curtailment of people’s rights are expected and are acceptable practice. In different contexts however, the application of such laws can be perceived as abuse and discrimination.

Not all crises is war

Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest hurricanes to ...

- How successful were the programs of the New Deal in solving the problems of the Great Depression? Assess with respect to two of the following: Relief, Recovery, Reform.
The Great Depression is a title of the economic depression in the world in the decade before the World War II. It was the longest and the deepest economic decline in 20th century. The Great Depression in the United States started in August, 1929, when economic recession was first observed in the country. The Wall Street Crash in 1929, the biggest stock market crash in the US history, signaled the ...

Singer’s goal in the article is the elimination of famine in the world. His famine relief argument has three premises and a conclusion. His first argument is that suffering and lack of basic needs like food, shelter and medical care are very bad (Singer 1972). He believes these sufferings should be eliminated all together. These premise has two principles, the first states that if it is in our power to prevent something very bad from happening, without sacrificing anything significant, we ought to morally do it. The second states that if it is in our power to prevent something ...

Ishtar Gate was built in Babylon in 575 BC, during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar and is a great arch of bricks, covered with bright blue enamel. Arch walls are decorated with sacred animals, dragons and bulls, which the Babylonians considered satellites of the gods. Fragments of the gate are now in various museums around the world: in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum, the Louvre, in New York, Chicago; in Boston reliefs of lions, dragons and bulls are stored; in Detroit, at the Museum of Fine Arts, relief of sirrush is stored. A copy of the Ishtar Gate in Iraq is ...

Introduction

Pressure ulcers (PU) are also known as decubitus ulcers occur due to the presence of pressure on a particular location of the body for an elongated period of time leading to scarring or other skin injuries. They have been one of the major concerns for several years for nursing professionals especially in the intensive care units because the physical consequences associated with it ranges from mild to severe tissue damage. The major risk factors of HAPUs are long term immobility, old age, sensory deficiency, abnormal circulation, inadequate nutrition, dehydration and other comorbidities . Internationally, PU is a patient safety issue ...

Introduction

This brief essay discusses Clara Barton’s early years at home and in government service, the era in which she lived, factors that shaped her character and future work, Civil War and other military activities and her public health efforts to establish and develop the American Red Cross organization.

Early Years

Clarissa “Clara” Harlowe Barton was born on Christmas Day in 1821 in Oxford, MA. She was the youngest of six children in her middle-class family and educated at home (Faust). Barton worked as a clerk and book keeper for her oldest brother while in school. She became a teacher at 15, taught ...

Humor provokes laughter. Most people from all backgrounds have a sense of humor since they can experience laughter. The extent to which one finds something to be humorous mainly depends on their culture, level of maturity, intelligence and educational background. There are other forms of humor that appeal to adults such as satire since they can only be humorous when the audience understands the context. Humor is, therefore, relative from one individual to another. People who do not seem to have self- interest seem to interest people, who see their actions as humorous.
People easily relate to humor since ...

Introduction

Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory, which is a middle range theory, is a holistic theory based on patients’ needs (Kristen, & Swanson, 1991). It is a theory on comfort management or palliative care where seriously ill patients and families are given specialized healthcare for them to have improved quality of life (that is, by reducing or eliminating the patients’ pain, anxiety, etc.). Comfort management is a core part of Kolcaba’s theory especially in nursing practice that seeks to ease discomfort, relieve pain, alleviate symptoms and assuage stress in patients with chronic diseases such as cancer. In comfort management, comfort or palliative care may be ...

Introduction

According to Iliadou (2012), “labour support as a term used to describe the presence of an empathetic person who offers advice, information, comfort measures and other forms of tangible assistance to help a women cope with the stress of labour and birth”. It is the midwives role to be able to identify the woman’s needs and address them appropriately and within a timely manner. There are many ways, in which midwives can offer support during labour and birth both physiologically and psychologically. However, the support provided to women in labour also varies enormously depending upon the birth environment.
This essay ...

Compare and Contrast the self-portraits of Rembrandt van Rijn and Cindy Sherman. What do each of these artists understand the self-portrait to reveal about themselves?Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) was the most prominent Dutch painter of all times and one of the greatest painters in the history of art. He made over a hundred self-portraits in different techniques. His life was very exciting which can be seen from his artwork. Some of his self-portraits are clear, sometimes less clear, dreamy and ethereal and his final self-portraits are realistic with gray hair and sorrow on his face. However, what all of these ...

Social care is defined as a profession wherein the practitioner is closely working with individuals that are disadvantaged or marginalized or those that have special needs. Social care workers are committed to deliver and plan for creating programs geared towards providing quality care for groups or individuals that with identified needs. For example, people with physical disabilities, children, homeless people, victims of abuse and drug and alcohol dependent need specific aid in order to re-integrate themselves to the society to live a normal life. Social work is necessary to alleviate the constraint that hinders the marginalized society in achieving their goals ...

Ancient Greek Vessels

The ancient Greek applied bronze, stone, glass, ivory, silver, terracotta, and other materials to design fabrics and vases. To the people of Ancient Greek, bronze was the material of choice due to its inexpensive nature, strength, resilience, and lightweight. The Greek people fashioned weapons, tools, ornaments such as horse decorations and clothing from bronze. Greeks designed vessels and vases to enable meet their daily needs. The Greek manages to make various qualities of materials by use of precious metals they largely apply vanish due to melting and reuse. The vessels of antiquity are cheaper unlike the ones established with ...

Problem StatementAs chief legal officer of his company, Alistair is responsible for submitting advisory reports to the company’s board, mostly on request. When requested to conduct a price-fixing problem in the company’s European offices, Alistair finds out that the major problem in the company’s European offices is not price fixing. However, as he almost concludes his report on this issue, he finds out that there is an issue with the Bosnia contract. The company signed a contract with a major relief organization in Bosnia to supply over a million inexpensive kits of medicine for delivery into the war torn Bosnia ( ...

Law is universal. It needs the keen understanding of the law in order to interpret it and be able to apply it in real life situation. It is essential to set the comparison of the direct appeals, and the post-conviction remedies. As stated it is crucial to understand the historical changes that will assist in finding post-conviction relief.
Post-conviction relief depicts a unique process in which there is civil remedy which is given by the Illinois’ post conviction hearing act. They are civil in nature their basic and core reason is to challenge and points out errors in the ...

in the Criminal Justice System

. Any drug (whether medicinally prescribed or recreationally taken) will have adverse
consequences on the body. Often we refer to these as side-effects when discussing doctor-prescribed medications, or as negative effects when discussing illicit street drugs. Either way,
these effects are the consequences of introducing a substance other than food into the human
body. These consequences may be physical, neurological or psychological, and they sometimes
lead to dependence on the substance.

The need to consider whether or not the benefit of prescribing a medicinal drug to a

patient outweighs the potential side effect is known as the cost: benefit ratio consideration.
Questions to consider would include: What ...

Byzantine Art dominated during the reign of Emperor Constantine. The primary characteristic of the Byzantine art is religious. All the images created by the Byzantine artisans strongly links to the existence of religion in their lives. In an era lacking scientific knowledge, any viewer of art will eventually conclude how strong the influence of Christianity on Byzantine art was. For instance, the Byzantine relief titled, Icon with the Koimesis (see fig. 1) which dates back to 900 A.D. tells the story of the death of the Virgin Mary; her death was lamented by the apostles of Christ. The image ...

1. On an average, 90 percent of the disaster-related deaths and injuries are sustained in nations where per capital income is under $760 per year (Coppola 26).
2. In poor countries, the government focuses its resources on interest that have a greater social demand such as basic infrastructure, education, or military. Rather than spending on mitigation or preparation of disaster management, government prioritizes other social necessities.
3. International involvement is needed when the nation is overwhelmed by the sheer disaster caused by an event. Three types of emergencies require international involvement; these are humanitarian emergencies (India invaded Bangladesh in ...

Introduction

Asthma is a form of chronic illness that affects a significant number of individuals including children as well as adults whereby the illness that affects an individual’s airways (Kaufman, 2012). As such, the airways swell, narrow and produce additional mucus causing difficulties in breathing. Research indicates that the main causes of the illness are closely associated with environmental as well as genetic triggers (Arcangelo & Peterson, 2006).
Since asthma is incurable, proper prevention as well as control of the illness is essential so as to foster optimal outcomes among patients and improve their wellbeing. Thus, healthcare workers should identify ...

Non-Profit Organization Report: Doctors Without Borders
Introduction
On Monday, February 15, 2016, in northern Syria, a 30-bed hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders was destroyed by two targeted airstrikes. Nine staff members and sixteen patients and their caregivers were killed. Later updates confirmed U.S.-led forces hit the facility four times (Dettmer; “At Least 25 Killed”).
This event may be your only reference to this private, independent non-profit organization. It is important to know it provides extensive independent and impartial global medical humanitarian aid to those affected by epidemics, armed ...

Debates concerning the use of marijuana as a medicinal treatment have been ongoing for decades, and have sparked more than a few concerns that have to do with its applications. Those who argue for the use of the drug are typically of the mind that marijuana does far more good than harm, citing research that leans more towards the benefits stemming from its use a pain reliever. On the other side, those who argue vehemently against the drug do so for the same reason, bringing up studies and, at times, propaganda that incites viewers to realize just what cost ...

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Introduction
Bob Ewell is one of the major character in Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mocking Bird. This paper would like to analyze the character of Bob Ewell and how he was portrayed in the novel. The Ewells were, evidently, a dysfunctional family. Bob Ewell, for instance, was a known drunk, but because he and his daughter are White while the accused was a black man, the predominantly white society of the fictional Maycomb County in Alabama became overly biased towards the case. The accused has already lost the battle of public opinion based ...

Guidelines: Before you begin writing the essay gather all of your information, plan the direction of your essay, and organize your ideas by developing a 1-page thesis statement and outline for your essay. Your response needs to be relevant to the New Deal and the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. This question is in two parts, the first part assesses your knowledge of the New Deal and second part calls you to make an analysis on how it affected government as we know it today.
In addition, you must use MLA formatting for your paper. The MLA formatting and ...

THE COMFORT AND PAIN RELIEF NEEDS

OF THE
ANTEPARTUM, INTRAPARTUM, & POSTPARTUM PATIENT
Pregnancy and Pain
One of the miracles of nature is Pregnancy. Two cells that cannot be seen by the naked eye join and create a human being that walks, talks, thinks, loves, and lives. For women this stage of their life is a time of happiness and sometimes of concern. They realize that now they are in charge of their lives and the life of a new individual. While most pregnancies run a normal smooth course, some others can become high risk pregnancies. Mothers become aware of the many changes occurring in their bodies ...

Argumentative Essay on Legalizing Marijuana

Introduction
Marijuana is a preparation of the cannabis plant and it is intended for the purpose as a psychoactive drug and as medicine. Marijuana is a natural plant, which is found throughout the world. Marijuana is recognized to be a drug that gives pleasure to the users and using marijuana is considered as illegal in almost every country. Some nations are very strict when it comes to imposing law to legalize marijuana while others are not strict. Marijuana has physiological and psychoactive results when consumed. Present-day uses of marijuana are as medical or recreational drug.

Nowadays, many people are determining to side ...

Global Force of Good: The United States of America

Since the end of the Second World War and the Cold War, the United States has often been regarded as the world’s most powerful nation today. In the political, economic and social sector, the country often served as the leader of the international community while some saw the country as a role model for change and democracy. However, in times of conflict and disasters, the United States is one of the first few who would respond and send in the US military to help nations in need. Critics may find this action by the United States questionable considering the ...

Question 1

The Stafford Act provides the authority to the federal government to offer assistance to the States during major emergencies and crises (Farber, Daniel & Jim 5). The Act governs the country’s response to disasters, and outlines the level of response that the government should take. That is by dividing the costs among the local, federal and states governments. Additionally, the government deals with the economic losses that result from a disaster. The Act articulates the need for the government to come up with a budget and be prepared for any disaster (Farber, Daniel & Jim 13). Proper mechanisms are also supposed to ...

The Pediatric Asthma action plan is developed to help pediatric patients gain considerable control over the disease. it helps to strengthen the patient's awareness of their well being and allows them to take the best action at every point in time so that the frequency of exacerbations are reduced and also the morbidity and mortality associated with pediatric asthma is brought down to the barest minimum (Ducheme et al, 2011). The action plan includes a list of the mediations to take, the dosage of the medications, the periods during which the medications should be taken, things to do during an ...

Policy elements

The federal disaster planning and relief policy is premised on the need for the federal government of America to be able handle disasters that occur in the United States of America at domestic level. The policy led to the substantive creation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency which is responsible for preparing, preventing, mitigating the effects and recovering from domestic disasters within the United States of America. The policy essentially suffices for the provision of relief in the event of disasters from the federal government to the citizens of America. Some of the disasters considered by the policy include ...

Classical liberalism developed in the 19th century and referred to a philosophy based on the principle of limited government and freedom of individuals. Social welfare liberalism is a philosophy based on the ideals of social foundation. These two philosophies followed similar ideals and endorsed market economy, political rights, individual freedoms and liberties but differed on some issues. Social welfare liberalism tends to lean on the side of the Democrats, whereas classical liberalism leans on the conservative Republican side. Classical liberalism drew from the Adam Smith psychological understanding of individual liberty, utilitarianism and natural laws that believes in progress and leaving everyone ...

3.1. As a care worker in a specific care setting:

3.1.a. Explain what you understand by reliability of information during complementary therapies.

As a care worker in a specific care setting such as geriatric care or cancer care, there has to be more than enough information needed to support any decision to turn to complimentary therapies for relief. Although some of the unconventional therapies are said to have originated from ancient practices, it is still not enough to justify its effectiveness and reliability. Some health clinics offering alternative healing advertise their services through the internet, newspaper or magazine. There is still a need for ...

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Introduction
The extensive scarcity of food is known as famine, which causes a high extent of mass starvation in the region. The prevalence of famine has been observed in every continent of the world, however, some countries like Sub-Sahara Africa still encounter with the drastic effects of famine (Baro and Deubel 522). The current paper enlightens the causes and effects of famine and presents the preventive measures to reduce the prevalence of famine.

Causes

The scarcity of food is observed to be caused by the ineffective distribution of food or imbalance in the demand and supply of food. ...

Sarcophagus with the triumph of Dionysos is one of the most important specimens of the sculptural art of the Roman era. There are many other unique items of the Late Antiquity, which were dedicated to Dionysus; however, the sarcophagi represent a particular elegance and high quality. In 1972, the sarcophagus was bought out and is now exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. It was made of marble in AD 190– 210 in the Roman Empire (Hägele, 2013, p. 107). In addition, it has a large size: 77.5 x 208cm (Hägele, 2013, p. 107). Most likely ...

According to the NHS complementary therapies, also referred to as complementary and alternative medicine, CAM, are interventions against ailments that do not fall under mainstream medicine. However, NHS purports that there is a difference between ‘complementary’ and ‘alternative’ therapies, although the terms are always used together. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NCCIH, gives a distinction between the two terms. A therapy is referred to as complementary when it is used alongside conventional medicine. Alternative therapy replaces conventional treatment, becoming the main intervention for a patient.
This paper will focus on complementary therapies and how they impact ...

Black Cohosh

Black cohosh is also known as black snakeroot (as the name appeared in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia in the year 1820), bugwort, columbine-leaved leontice, tall bugbane, cordate rattle top, rattleroot, macrotys, papoose root, and battleweed. Its Latin name is Actaea racemosa or Cimicifuga racemosa. Macrotys actaeoides is also a synonym for the drug (Frostburg State University, frostburg.edu). It belongs to the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family (Kinghorn A 2). The plant was first described in 1690 in Phytographia by Leonard Plukenet as Christopheriana facie. Later in 1751, it was named as Actaea racemosa by Linnaeus. However, the name was later changed into ...

Kinesiology is program which is studies at university and it is related to the studying movement of body in a scientific way. Physiology is an integral part of these studies as well as biomechanics and psychology and philosophy of sports. Both professional and recreational sports are taught at university and a person could become a coach or a teacher as well as a personal trainer. The most important aspect of kinesiology is stress relief which is why studying stress prevention needs to be accentuated.
Anatomy and biology are studied as well and biomechanics and the role of sport in ...

INTRODUCTION

Franklin D. Roosevelt won presidential campaign in 1932 because H. Hoover was unable to lead the country out of the economic crisis of 1929-33. The policy of President Roosevelt in 1933-1941, became known under the name “New Deal”. It was an attempt to overcome the crisis and alleviate social tension in society, through deep reforms. In the presidential race, Roosevelt emphasized the need of the help to the millions of disadvantaged citizens; he promised that the American people would get the “New Deal”!
Roosevelt did everything to maintain and develop the existing socioeconomic system in the country and strengthen ...

People of Renaissance had a fully-fledged and multi-faceted life and attained a high degree of perfection at the same time in different areas of knowledge and art. The aim of this paper is to review the life of one of Italy’s Renaissance men, Benvenuto Cellini and a review of his early work. The best prime years of his work as an artist were the years in which he sculpted the colossal bronze statue of Perseus.
According to ancient Greek mythology, Perseus was the son of Zeus, Lord of the Olympian gods, who was attracted by the beauty of ...

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is one of America’s most iconic political figures and beloved Presidents. He was elected to an unprecedented four terms. This would lead to the passing of the 22 Amendment restricting the number of terms that a President can serve to two. In this paper I will look at home the challenges of disability and the Depression helped him to understand and address the needs of the people.

Early Life

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30 1882 in Hyde Park New York. His parents, who both came from wealthy New York families were James Roosevelt, ...

The Beverly Hillbillies is a sitcom set in America that originally broadcast on CBS for nine seasons, between 1962 and 1971. The main characters are Jed Clampett, his mother-in-law Daisy (or Granny), his daughter Elly May Clampett, and his nephew Jethro Bodine. Other characters with significant roles in the sitcom are the Drysdales, their neighbors in Beverly Hills. The series follows the lives and experiences of the Clampetts, a family of hillbillies, whose lives change for the better after they stumble upon a fortune.
They live in abject poverty near a swamp contaminated with oil. When a surveyor for an oil company realizes ...

There are some legal formalities and requirements of valid marriages in every civilised society. Under English law, every marriage is solemnised with a couple of formalities and liabilities that are to be followed by people who enter into a marriage. Marriage laws have become more relevant in today’s society as they provide security and stability to couples, but at the same time, marriage laws have become more complicated in order to fulfil swelling incidents of divorces and breakups due to intolerance between couples and various other reasons. This paper proposes a discussion on English marriage laws in respect of some specific ...

IS THERE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO GIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE GLOBAL POOR IN DISTANT PLACES?

Introduction
Hunger and poverty are still at the top of the list of challenges affecting people worldwide. In his speech on February 3, 2013, President Obama highlighted the concern of poverty; poverty in other countries affects even the developed countries. Throughout the past decade, countries have garnered efforts in helping sustain the people and eliminate poverty. Though changes and improvements have occurred, they are still inadequate. Statistics shows that up to date, over 1.2 billion people worldwide still languish in the effects of poverty. It shows a big part of the entire world population still continue living in abject ...

Introduction

Among the numerous relaxation techniques, mindfulness meditation is applied when an individual is trying to achieve a mind that is calm and stable. Mindfulness meditation allows people to discover that harmony and calmness is actually a natural mind aspect. It is believed that, with the practice of mindfulness meditation, individuals strengthen and develop their mind, before they reach mind peace, and be able to stay in that peaceful state of mind without putting too much effort in it. Unlike what some people may thing, in mindful meditation the individual that applies it is perfectly aware of everything going on around them, ...

(a) Voidable marriages are those marriages which exist in the eyes of the law and shall remain valid until annulled (Lim 18). Under the Section 20B of the MCO, the parties who contracted a voidable marriage will enjoy the rights and the duties of a married couple until a decree of nullity has been made absolute by the court. The difference between a void and voidable marriage is that in voidable marriages, even if there are factors which exist to make a marriage voidable and the parties are allowed to choose to continue with the marriage despite the existence of the factors. However, in the ...

This is an important source of federal revenue all over the world and a major consideration in planning business activities. The USA imposes one of the highest federal corporate income taxes in the globe. This aspect is through enticement of corporations to outsource where there are more favorable tax rates (Abraham, Howard, Richard, 5). The article focuses on the economic incentives created by taxation of the corporate and further review available evidence of their behavioral impact.

History of Corporate Taxation

The 1894 Revenue Act established the principles of taxing available corporations in a way that is separate from their owners. The Federal tax on the ...

Introduction

The comfort line theory is a Mid-Range theory applicable in pediatric nursing. It was written by Katherine Kocalba who was born in 28th December 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio. In the year I965, she attained a Diploma in nursing from St. Luke’s Hospital and then proceeded to acquiring a PHD in 1987 from BSN- France Payne Bolton SON. In 1997 she became a Clinical Nursing Specialist and is now currently the Associate Professor at Akron College of Nursing of all the Nursing Emeritus at the university.
She developed the Comfort Theory in the 1990’s mainly directing it for the women who ...

The Dream Act is a controversial bill which as been brought forward to the legislator for discussion. Dream act is an acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien minors. This Act aims at full filling many people’s dreams since as being the biggest economy in the world, it is wishful for them to work and live in America. The act seems to incorporate young non American residents who have lived in America for at least seven consecutive years. The young people will study and work in America (Laabs, 6). Some of the immigrants in America arrived into the ...

New Deal Liberalism in twentieth century American history

Introduction:
In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the midst of economic depression, was designated as the President of America. He made remarkable success in the elections while receiving 472 out of 531 votes with Electoral College. He inflicted the most awful defeat since 1912 upon his rival from the Republican Party. The reason behind this was the passionate support from general population to his proposal of New Deal. It was a vastly experimental program of lawmaking reforms with no exact ideology and was intended at stimulating economic recovery. After starting his practices as president, he acted quickly to deal ...

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, also known as the Shrine of Democracy, is a sculpture of the heads of four presidents of the United States: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Thomas Jefferson. The sculptor Gutzon Borglum supervised the carving of the four faces into a peak of a mountain located in South Dakota’s Black Hills (CyArk, 2013). Originally, the sculpture was to depict the presidents from the waist up but Congress decided to find the sculpture complete with the finished faces after the death of Borglum in 1941, followed by a refusal to continue funding due to the United States entering ...

Introduction

Hinduism is amongst the ancient religions of the world. It is considered to emerge and exist as early as 5000BC in the areas of Indus river valley, which exists in modern day’s Pakistan. As the religion spread throughout the sub-continent, it becomes a major religion of people of entire India, Nepal, Lanka (Sri Lanka) and Maldives. However, because of some religious and social impacts which occurred in the region with the arrival of Buddhism and Islam, a vast majority was converted to these religions too. Currently, Hinduism is the practicing religion of majority of people of Nepal and India, and ...

Children without parents or any reliable familial support are among the most vulnerable members of our society. Their protection within society poses a major challenge to child care policy makers. The international aid community has placed primacy on the protection of orphans across the world. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is guiding these efforts through a rights based approach to children and child welfare. The UNCRC has set standards for the protection of children without parental care, orphans and other vulnerable children. This paper will analyze the historical treatment of orphans based on the prevailing ...