Ability Creative Writings Samples For Students

Business Network

Abstract
Over the last decade, the competitive business environment has seen significant changes. Corporations use business networks instead of traditional marketing methods. High-tech companies and large industries have a challenge of aligning their management to suit this new trend. The management has to look far beyond regular clients and suppliers, into a complex web of companies establishing research and development networks, reliable supplier’s web and ambitious partnerships. SMEs are also adopting and implementing the business coalitions in their operations just like their large corporation counterparts. The goal of business networks is to enhance competitive advantage and draw closer ...

Maureen O’Herin

English 1A
Should the Minimum Wage be increased?
Minimum wage can essentially be described as the hourly wage rate set by the law, and it exists to ensure that people who work can earn enough compensation to support not only themselves but their families as well. The idea behind minimum wage has been in existence in American since the late 1800s and the early 1900s when the trade unions were formed and started agitation for better pay for workers from different professions. Since then, there have been various changes to the minimum wage over time, with the ...

Creativity is the ability to come up with something original or ability of a person to create new novel and useful product. In life, some people are more creative than others are. Several approaches can be used to understand the issue of creativity and its effect on individual development. The four identified dimensions of creativity include; place, person, product, and process. Different theorists have defined creativity as complex issue with different dimensions.
Neuro-plasticity refers to the ability and the capacity of the brain to react to the changes that are taking place within the environment. The brain can reorganize ...

Selection Criteria

Before the author answer the question, it is prudent to define what a selection criterion is. The term selection criterion refers to the statement which describes the qualifications, skills, knowledge, abilities and he required experience for a particular job. This paper shall examine selection criteria.

Situation: nurse at organization ABC.

My task was promoting patient comfort and the body alignment including: Bed making Positioning of patient help with continence management, use safe and effective infection control measures and standard precautions including: Clean and clinical hand hygiene and the use of the personal protective equipment.

Action

Some of the action performed while in the organization include ensuring appropriate ...

The name of the business will be “Mr. Sheeda.” It is a fictitious comic character that, and the name is of this character. This name has been used to form unique associations with the business name. The name has its origin from one of the workers working at a Desi Restaurant. Mr. Sheeda is a unique name and is not used by any other business corporation operating in New York State. It will be checked from the “Division of Corporations, State Records, and UCC.” This division is a subset of Department of States of the State New York. It ...

Many games are played for fun. Sometimes game are played for more than that. They are played for bragging rights, to prove a point, to achieve personal best records, or beat another’s best record. Within these modern times, individuals who reside in industrialized countries play games for amusement, entertainment, or money. Rarely are games played as a matter of life or death. However, there are games that are played as matters of life or death. Depending on the prize, the winner chooses his or her spouse, where they will live, the car they will drive, the clothes they ...

Education

Supervision of Instruction
Becoming an effective supervisor of instruction requires many years of high-level competencies and various leadership/managerial training to enhance and reinforce teaching practices and improve student learning. On my part, some of the leadership skills that I presently have are, as follows: good interpersonal relation building, positive outcome making, outstanding communication / listening, superior emotional stability, to name a few. Possessing said leadership strengths will “enhance student achievement [] and develop a system that encourages, supports, and recognizes teacher expertise” . In view of my leadership strengths, they might hinder my ability to be a successful evaluator when they are taken ...

The knowledge I got from studying Corporate Finance while at school will be very instrumental to your company. This is because the different topics contained in Corporate Finance have given me insight in various aspects of finance and financial skills that will enable me to make correct managerial decisions. My study of Corporate Finance covered a wide variety of issues that affect managerial decision making.
My study of Corporate Finance taught me to evaluate the time value of money before making financial decisions. The study of the time value of money enabled me to understand that the current value ...

2734 Serenade Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89100

Memorandum
- Heating System Recommendation

Introduction

In line with your request, I have hereby looked into the matter and came up with the recommendations outlined below. I am glad that we have finally opted to overhaul our hotel’s heating system. This monumental step will not only revamp our customer experience, but also improve our bottom line. I have assessed the technologies used by our competitors and done a bit of research in emerging heating technologies. I am confident to inform you that once the transition is over, we will be the best in the country in ...

At the beginning of the quarter, I lacked the self-believe that I could write something sensible. This resulted from lack of fluency and improper use of vocabularies. I lacked the ability to come up with ideas and organize them in an effective manner. This made my work lack details, hard to understand, and also incomplete. However, over the quarter, I have taken the time to practice by reading and writing different articles. This has built on my confidence and ability to organize my work. I have also been receiving positive feedback from peers and my tutor who has also ...

Literacy can be described as the ability to read and write. It can generate much discussion as those people who cannot read and write may also have knowledge in other fields where reading and writing is not required. However, one can be said to be literate when has acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to enable him do his activities effectively. It is through the knowledge acquired that literacy is connected to the ability of reading and writing. For example, for one to develop his literacy skills, he needs to read more to gather knowledge. This is only possible ...

One of the business leaders that I admire is Steve Jobs. This man’s’ level of determination coupled with innovation and entrepreneurial skills helped change the world of technology. His level of dedication in developing quality and innovative products inspires me to be creative. One of the lessons that I learn to apply is focusing on specific goals. With focus, one can be able to achieve great things. He was able to revolutionize and turn around the fate of Apple Company that was collapsing.
Another business leader that I admire is Richard Branson. He has been able to ...

Anna was a girl who lost her parents when she was five years old. She became an orphan and no one took care of her. However, she did not give up hope. She worked extra hard and had excellent grades at school. After she graduated school, she became a detective because she wanted to find out how her parents died 20 years ago. Anna had a “special ability” - she could see and talk to ghosts on every Halloween night. She felt this “special ability” had changed her life a lot. She used her ability uncover many facts, but she never discovered the ...

The nursing practice constantly experiences challenges related to different aspects of care. Resolving these challenges effectively is determined by the leadership and the management in nursing. Nursing leadership and nursing management are terms that are persistently confused and interchanged, despite the different meanings of the terms. Understanding the meaning and contribution of leadership and management to nursing is critical in resolving common issues affecting the nursing profession. The purpose of this paper is to investigate a nursing issue and compare and contrast how nurse leaders and nurse managers would approach this problem. This exercise will facilitate identification of the ...

It is a widely accepted fact of that technology, especially information technology, has impacted almost every aspect of modern life, including counterintelligence. Generally, the advancement of modern technology has most notably affected counterintelligence by adding yet another layer of complexity to a “wilderness of mirrors” where “truth, lies, and deception commingle in perhaps the most sophisticated manner” (Moravej & Diaz, 2007). To be sure, technology has made counterintelligence both easier and harder. On the one hand, technology makes counterintelligence easier as a result of the fact that nowadays almost everyone, including foreign intelligence personnel, must make use of or have ...

Is video gaming good or bad?

Is video gaming good or bad?

Introduction

Video games constitute one of the most favorite past time of children, adolescents, and even adults, all over the world. They are not a new phenomenon to the world and have been in vogue for decades. While there are many people who think video games are not good for people because of various reasons, there are others who feel that video gaming is actually a very useful activity that can enhance people’s skills and competence in many ways.

I also believe that video games are good for the well-being of people and ...

Question 1

In the current situation, Andrea needs to realize that the level of trust will determine the ability of the company to recover from the shockwaves of downsizing that the employees have on the management. This confidence will secure not only the short-term future of the enterprise but also the long-term outcomes (Brauer & Laamanen, 2014).
Justice is an important aspect that she needs to embrace since it contributes to the building of trust. The distributive dimension to justice touches on outcomes and the perceptions of whether or not they are shared equally. Given that the surviving employees have to take ...

Introduction

The qualitative approach encompasses the overall way of thought concerning qualitative research. This approach helps in the description of the research purpose, researcher’s function, data manipulation method, and research stages. This paper uses the five qualitative research approaches to analyzing the course assigned case study as follows.

Scenario Summary

The state education department through their senior researcher wishes to examine two populations with the same educational needs. Members of the first group are ethnically defined Aboriginal and live in a rural setup. They exhibit high levels of health issues such as visual impairment, diabetes, and heart disease. Members of the second ...

Business

My name is Ml. I earned a BA in Nutrition and Food science in 2008. My major in the MBA is Technology Management Stream (ETM).When I decided to get my MBA I was afraid a little bit, but I challenged myself. I was not thinking this decision would change my life direction. Before I came here, my dream was to work in a big hospital as dietician but now that I have the skill and the knowledge that I need to run a successful business; my dream is to open my own health center.
I started my long trip in Orientation ...

Communication Style

I recently conducted a personal survey to find out my face-to-face communication style. There are nine dimensions of communication style, which include; dominant, dramatic, contentious, animated, impression leaving, relaxed, attentive, open and friendly (Robbins, 2008). My survey results revealed that I had above average scores on attentive and friendly communicative style dimensions. This means I listen attentively to other individuals and am encouraging to them. Being attentive and friendly are positive qualities.
This translates to an optimistic view of life and valuing others and their opinions. I am considerate, helpful and can compromise my interests in favor of others. ...

Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that develops in the tender years of the child within the first three years. The disability has permanent impact on the child’s muscle coordination as well as body movements. The cause leading to this state is damage to areas of the brain controlling the functions. It should be kept in mind that the individual suffering from the disability does not have mental disability and can actually be extremely intelligent.
Darius Johnson may improve with time if taken care of with caring hands. The family members should be extremely supportive of their ward ...

Plethora of reasons weighs for a company’s choice of leadership strategy. Leadership and government strategy of organizations play an instrumental role in the success of the companies. While many factors such as the presence of resources, capabilities, and knowledge are internally driven, other factors, however, arise outside of the entity. One such factor is the efficiency of governance. This paper explores the relationship between governance, business ethics, and performance. The paper analyzes each of these concepts and their place in the successful management of organizations.

Let us first start with the idea of leadership. The concept of leadership is ...

Abstract

In the present paper, the personality of John Fitzgerald Kennedy is discussed from the perspective of psychoanalysis. The main emphasis of the psychoanalytical discussion of this prominent personality is placed on his relationship with the father, and the elder brother Joe Jr. and how they have influenced his value system, life path and place in the American history. In other words, the complexity of relationship between those three people is analyzed as main psychoanalytical context for JFK’s life and activity. John Kennedy is analyzed in accordance to the classical Freudian psychoanalytical model. The emphasis is placed on his ...

There is a list of things that a person must know and pursue in order to become an effective and efficient employee. First of all, one needs to learn how to prioritize their work. By being able to prioritize, the task at hand will become easier to manage and meeting all deadlines will automatically become much easier, with the important tasks accomplished before the others.
Secondly, to improve one’s performance at work and become more efficient, a positive mental attitude is required. This helps in achieving your tasks with your full potential and dedication. The mind will wander ...

“Who Moved My Cheese” is a movie with four main characters; Scurry, Sniff, Hem, and Haw, who represent real life situations and how different people respond to them. Some people are open to change, while others keep on holding to current situations hoping that they will change for the better. This paper looks into the personality of the characters and explains various ways in which in those traits help in their venture of searching for cheese.
Sniff is adventurous and an innovator as well. He has the capability to sense and responds promptly to changes taking place in the ...

It is often said that the ability of the United Kingdom to influence the foreign nations in its own interests has been weakened. However, there are still many ambitions and the UK is one of the most active countries on the international arena (Bell, 2016, p.17). There is not that much reliance on the military force, but the influence is achieved by means of the soft power via the institutions that make the country attractive. The term “soft power” was coined by the American political scientist Joseph Nye in 1990 and basically means “the ability to achieve goals through ...

Introduction

Many people, especially women have been known to obsess over their weight. It has always been a relevant issue in today’s society on how they may maintain or lose weight. Failure to abide by these social constructs may lead to insecurities and other mental implications. It is as if, one’s self-worth is measured by their waistline and their self-esteem is heightened as their size drops. The incidences when one’s weight becomes a measure of self-esteem or self-worth is enough reason to study further on this issue. Weight stigma does not affect women in their early years ...

1. Basing on the Alan’s interactions with his employees, it is necessary to suggest that the manager’s ability to listen actively is rather a poor one. It is known that active listener is the one who is able not just to listen to someone else’s speech, but the one who also has the ability to pay attention, to comprehend, to analyze, to evaluate, to remember the information which was heard and to give an appropriate feedback to the speaker (Wood, 2010). However, despite, sometimes, it might seem that Alan is trying to listen carefully to the ...

Terrorism is the greatest menace against humanity and threat to modern civilization. Globalization has brought in overall prosperity and development to the world. This has facilitated ease in transportation across international borders, communication between remote locations through access to internet and wireless phones, and international fund transfer electronically. Terrorists have used these facilities to strike at faraway places. Terrorism has not remained confined to a region and has spread globally. After 9/11 terrorist attack, United States along with its allies have declared war against terrorism. Answers have been prepared based on these perspectives.
1. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of ...

IMPLEMENTING A BEHAVIOR-BASED FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM IN A FOODSERVICE ORGANIZATION: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The goals of the organization are varied, and information was collected from internal sources within Roundy’s, Inc., to better understand the needs and the structures governing the overall state of affairs. The organization is a large food service organization but it has been suffering from some financial problems in recent years, and these financial problems have been associated with expansion. However, the leadership of the company is aware of the need for food safety protocol; the need for food safety protocol transcends the need to make a profit, as lax food safety protocol can be the downfall of ...

Various organizations have found that expanding the differences of their workforce pays off in enhanced execution, more content clients, and more fulfilled representatives. For example; some employees grasp change in organization and others are frightful of it; a few employees are able to adapt new tasks more viable than others; a few workers will be gainful just under keen observation. Successful management at workplace obliges that individual differences must be perceived, and taken into consideration while managing job placements and organizational behavior (Douglas & Martinko, 2001).

Inherited Differences, Capacity, and Abilities, recognition, identity, and disposition, are the factors ...

Introduction

I am the most powerful person in my life. This statement forms the basis for my understanding of personal responsibility. In my understanding, personal responsibility is the ability of an individual to accept the consequences of their decisions and actions, and the capacity to acknowledge that their actions affect the people around them. Essentially, personal responsibility is concerned with self respect and self control, which enables an individual, be accountable for their deeds. Summarily, personal responsibility is all about a postulation that an individual takes ownership of his or her own account. The individual takes unqualified control of his or ...

Assignment #1: Usability AssessmentCRWR 213-002[Your first and last name][Your student number]

1. Describe the experience of downloading the app and using it to locate a Megaphonevendor downtown. Were you successful in finding a vendor using the application?
Downloading the application was an easy task since I clearly understood the stipulated instructions. I managed to download it and install on my smartphone within a short time. The size of the application was also convenient for the space on my phone as I was not obliged to delete any other features to accommodate it. Locating a vendor downtown gave me a hard time, mainly because it was my first time to experience such an application. Despite ...

A – Allure – It has to emanate an aura of uniqueness and refinement that is irresistible and makes anyone want to try out.
B – Boldness – Even in discrete appearance, it can never go unnoticed to the client, or anyone who comes in contact with it.
C – Customization – Because all the care for the client has to fit every aspect of the client’s taste and personality.
D – Decadence – Because the client must feel like no more luxurious, or better place could possibly exist.
E – Elite – Makes the client feel like he/she belongs to that very strict ...

Classic English Literature

Abstract
Charles Murray’s Are Too Many People Going to College addresses the concern of many who question the theory of whether too many students are going to college. By engaging a number of experts in the discussion, questions such as the effect on the economy if the number of students attending colleges increased substantially, who would or should pay for the students who attend college, and how do the costs of going to college outweigh the benefits of employment and so on are considered. Murray’s view that ten to fifteen percent of the nation’s youth has ...

Young adulthood

Individual development involved how a person passes through various stages in life from his or her birth to his old age. Michael Williams is a 72-year old living in Texas. His lifelong development has proven resilience and persistence as he has moved through the hierarchies of poverty to develop a rich life to himself. During his young adulthood, Williams developed strong physical body muscles. He undertook many exercise activities, which made him masculine and well built. He was also tall, developing from 4ft upwards to 5.8ft by the time he was 22 years old. There were no observable changes in his physical functioning. ...

This is a straight critique of the ways suggested by Friedman for the people who wish to survive in this new flattened world. The suggestions by Friedman are biased to a section of the human population against others. For instance the intelligence equation CQ+PQ>IQ, is a biased strategy because it only serves to benefit the self-educators and motivators. The rest of the population is ignored. Those who cannot develop the four skills of learning will find no room in the new flat world. This brings out the issue of the great sorting out. This process as outlined by Friedman also ...

Organization metaphors as they apply in the school systems

Introduction
In organizations and organizational behavior, the organization seems to take on a form of its own where it dictates the behavior of the individuals within the organization. In this paper, the various metaphors of the organization are applied and tested in the school system with regards to; schools as psychic prisons; schools as instruments of domination; schools as a brain; schools as a political system. This metaphorical analysis will explore all the aspects of the school system and show how it relates to the metaphors of organization.

Organization as a psychic prison in relation to school system
People hold ideas, ...

Establishing whether human senses and sensory data can be relied on in providing an accurate view of the world is highly controversial. This is because human senses often have the potential of providing accurate interpretation of our environment. Similarly, human senses present some detrimental weaknesses that affect their ability in the interpretation of sensory data. The paper examines the reliability of the human senses and interpretation of sensory information.

Reasons for Believing in the Accuracy of Sensory Data

The first the rationale for believing in accuracy of sensory information is based on the process through which humanity perceives experiences. Barth, Patrizia, & Klein, (2011) identifies perception as a sensory experience ...

The concept of sovereignty is one in which nations around the world hold dear to the advancement of their international policy. The principles of sovereignty dictate that a country holds unlimited power over the ability to govern itself without outside interference. The advancement of these principles gives the rest of the world powers a peripheral role in determining the destiny of separate nations. While this concept is important in ensuring that countries do not overstep their authority and harm the interests of other nations for the advancement of their own, the applicability of the sovereignty of a nation is a concept that needs ...

The city in history; the other story

Mumford in his book ‘The city in history’ tackles many ills bedeviling the development of the city from the medieval ages to the present mega polis. The city and its role in human settlement advancements is elaborately explained. Mumford goes on to mention that the city has been in existence for as long as humans settled life has. The advent of farming and the necessity to settle down in doing so, saw the earliest settlements of human beings in organized permanent structures. The growth of the city from a small communion of people sharing similar motions of daily life, to ...

VALUE PROPOSITION

For the willing donors and volunteers, the refugee integration programs that we propose will a common humanitarian problem more effectively than other programs. The main discerning factor with our model is that it is focused on empowerment through entrepreneurship. Our mission will be to facilitate the integration of refugees into the Canadian society without allowing them to become a burden to the government or society.
Secondly, we are proposing a systematic self-empowerment process that has financial independence as one of the mail goals. Our donors will be able to facilitate the setting up of the Happy Children’s home, which will ...

International Operations

McDonald’s global management strategies cover the many different organizational functions of operations, marketing, human resource management, finance, research, compliance and other aspects of management. Because of the size and complexity of operating in the international marketplace, these functions confound McDonalds with many different, complex and often inter-related issues. On top of these functionary requirements, the food chain gian also has to deal with external factors that complicate the situation such as a country’s culture and the legal and administrative framework that an international corporation must work with to be eligible to compete in that said market place. Thus a ...

The story of the movie ‘12 Angry Men’ is about a boy who is in trial for the charge of murdering his father. After six days of prosecution, the jury is to decide the final verdict. To achieve that, twelve jurors need to arrive at a unanimous decision. If they found the convict to be guilty then the convict was supposed to be awarded the death sentence. All the jurors were of the opinion that the boy was guilty except juror #8. The movie focuses on the persuasion and analytical skill of juror #8 who through his logical and polite approach ...

Teaching is a noble profession which is all tied to enlightening the humanity. The main factor that inspired me into this profession is the wide knowledge and necessity of knowledge in the world. The major philosophy in education is eradication of illiteracy and self status improvement through poverty eradication (Joan, paragraph 2).
For this information, education or teaching profession can be claimed to be the mother of all other professions and disciplines. Therefore, it is more like a necessity to humanity unlike other disciplines which are just value added forms of education. My passion in teaching is the factor that ...

Applications of Artificial Intelligence

An automatic car number-plate recognition system can be used successfully to identify the vehicles passing by a particular location and hence recognize their owners. In the given situation, this system needs to be used to identify vehicles entering and leaving a proposed congestion charge area in Southampton. This can be achieved with the help of a camera for taking images of the vehicle as it passes into the zone. Thereafter, using software those images can be processed and compared with the already existing records for identification and recognition.
For the identification process it is necessary to have an understanding of the ...

1. Discuss what determines an individual’s Personality characteristics
Some people are loud and aggressive while others are quiet and passive. Why is this so? This question can only be answered by understanding the issue of individual personality characteristics. They are an enduring part of emotions, thoughts and behaviors that characterize an individual. They are; external traits which are observable, internal states such as thoughts and situational adjustment. According to McShane & Glinow (2010), personality can be described as the manner in which a person interacts with others or reacts to others. As such, personality is defined using measurable traits ...

Language and Humans

- When Con Slobodchikoff, the praire dog scientist called them wordsmith is that these dog have the ability to differentiate colors, sizes and shapes as evidence by the experiment he conducted while studying them. In each of his experiment, the dog chirps were different whenever a new color or size and shape was made except for the shapes circle and square which the dogs didn’t differentiate.
- Yes, I believe that the experience Klaus had when he realized that he was already understanding the behavior of the monkeys and he became hunted because he realized that he has ...

Alcoholism and Pregnancy

Alcoholism increases tolerance on alcohol thus affecting an individual’s ability to control his or her alcoholic consumption. Studies have shown that a large cross-section of women is today consumers of alcohol. This affects most professional ladies more than ordinary women. Their brain is more prone to damage than that of men; for instance, the case of memory loss. The new generation women are likely to suffer from serious medical consequences such as brain, liver, and heart anomalies. According to Russell (2005), alcoholism has very adverse effects ranging from mental to psychiatric disorders, and even suicide. Children born of alcohol ...

English

Thank goodness. I have been found, I could not imagine that it will happen in such a dramatic yet simple way. For long, I have been thinking of how much I will have to invest time and resources just to achieve the satisfaction I have been craving. I tried all manner of stuff including scheming lies just to fins my way through. I thought it is a complicated process that will require sophisticated measures to achieve. How wrong I was, I just needed to be connected to the right person and everything move in the right direction. Mr. Chamgen told me “ ...

CLAS 2095 EL 10

Dr. S.Katary

Introduction
Ancient Rome has several rituals that have served as phenomenal aspects of its era as it flourished. Those have given vibrant color to the characterization of Roman life at that time, as it stood as among the most interesting points of study in the history of humankind. Among those who have partaken in the rituals of the empire were the Vestal Virgins (Vestals), who were women priestesses heralded for their virtues as they present themselves to Roman society as among its institutional characters.
This study seeks to present information on the Vestals ...

Introduction

I chose this image because it symbolizes important things that are slowly fading in this world such as the interrelationship between humanity and nature, the essence of beauty, and the significance of culture among others. All these symbols, combined with a minimalist use of color and elements, make the image so appealing to me. On a more emotional note, this particular image gives me a feeling of peace. It has a calming factor. Looking at it makes me feel at ease and sentimental thoughts tend to arise. Though not exactly the best or the most unique, this image stirs up special feelings.

Analysis

The ...

One of the greatest examples of using rhetorical strategies is indeed John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address of 1961. John F. Kennedy uses diction, syntax, and persuasion in his inaugural address. At a critical moment of American history, John F Kennedy was elected as the thirty-fifth president of the United States. Kennedy was elected at a time of great turmoil in not only the United States, but also the world. With communism spreading throughout the world's nations and dangerous weapons being manufactured by the world's great powers, the citizens of the United States were looking for a leader. As the country's youngest ...

Difficulty of learning English for international students

Background

One of the biggest problems facing qualitative research in the field of education is how to be certain that the quality presented by the research is trustworthy. It is often too common to assume that the quality of research presents itself a powerful knowledge that is too convincing in its own right. However, this is not supposed to be the case as qualitative research studies have to be subjected to critical evaluation using criteria in order to justify its value. Whenever qualitative research studies are evaluated for the quality of their value, it helps to eliminate unnecessary criticism from ...

The 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, directed by Kimberly Peirce, tells the story of transgendered man Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank, in an Oscar-winning performance), who was born Teena Brandon, a woman. In his attempts to ingratiate himself with his male friends and pursue a relationship with a girl named Lana (Chloe Sevigny), his anatomical differences are discovered, and he is raped and murdered by those same male friends. The film examines the concepts of homosexuality, transgender issues, and identity in a way that few major studio films typically do. However, Boys Don't Cry presents a remarkably gender-binary worldview for its subject matter, as Brandon ( ...