Netherlands Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

The Journal of Hendrick Hamel is an account of the thirteen years he spent in Korea under the Joseon dynasty when the ship he was sailing on shipwrecked off the Jeju Island in the southern coast of Korea. Contrary to the name ‘Journal’ the account of Hamel is not a daily report of the years he spent but rather a report he wrote for his employers. His employers were the Dutch East India Company and he wrote this journal specifically to inform them of any possible trade opportunities. His journal was published in the Netherlands soon after his release and arrival. ...

The book “The Coffee Trader” mainly focuses on business aspects which involves exchange of commodities from one place to another. The mainly scene of the book takes place in Amsterdam in the year 1659 (Liss 52). The author of the book, Liss David describes how the city was filled with a variety of people from diverse destinations from all over the world. David Liss who compiled the book illustrate the manner in which Amsterdam as a port was vital in the exchange of the goods. Since it comprised of people from all over the world, it was very simple for business ...

Communication Styles across Ethnic Groups

Introduction
The paper reviews three articles that are aimed at analyzing communication across ethnic groups. The three articles reviewed are based on: non-verbal communication, contrasting communication styles, and strategies for therapist to view diverse people as individuals.

Non Verbal Communication styles across ethnic groups

The article by Vrij, Dragt, & Koppelaar (1992) is very useful in examining the various non-verbal communication styles across ethnic groups. The article tries to discover why there is high employment amongst ethnic minorities in Western European countries. The case of Netherlands is highlighted and it was discovered that the Dutch (minority) were more likely to be employed compared to ethnic minorities— ...

Introduction

Both Judith Carney and Rafael Marquese examine the contribution of African Slaves in the development and production of specific cash crops. Carney believes that the production of Rice in South Carolina is as a result of diffusion of agricultural culture from Africa to Americas. She argues that rice production was the culture of the West Africans far before the Portuguese explorers reached Africa in in the 14th century. Rice was the staple food among most of the West African communities. They used the mangrove swamps to create paddies and used canal irrigation to water the rice. The same methodology ...

1. According to Thomas Pownall, the fact of escaping from the rule of the British monarch did not entail the actual release from the British reign. Actual functioning of the colonies was possible owing to the financing and legislative regulatory activities of the latter. Parliament was not entitled to enforce any commerce or trade regulations, as well as taxes were exacted for the benefit of the Crown. It is obvious that Thomas Pownall's notion of a sovereign state is founded on the existence of a unified supreme power, judicial system and ruler.
In that line, the most appropriate solution ...

The development of a search warrant application during the investigation of a computer crime has to take into considerations several factors. Some of these considerations include the elaboration of how the computer is used to conduct crime; and the protection of some of the information gathered (McLean, 2005). The search warrant application requires the investigators to disclose information that will give them the permission to conduct a search on devices that are presumed to have been used in carrying out the computer crime. The offense must be measurable so as to disclose the extent of damage that the crime has caused. A ...

The article “Pico Della Mirandola: Oration on the Dignity of Man” if a passage that is tailored to help explain why a man may be considered to be a very important creation of god, higher than all the other creations. However, the author of this piece goes ahead to try and show that there are those times and situations, where this kind of reason given seems not to help vividly explain the reason for a man to be considered to be the greatest creation that needs to be admired by all the other creations be it the stars or ...

The two authors bring out the effect of drugs on the society; the authors describe a society which was very positive at the initial introduction of the different drugs. At this time little was known about the aftermath drugs.
Iain Gately in his work tells a narrative of a plant that holds a special place in the history of humanity. The plant is presented to the world as a gift, this is evident on the cover page of his book “ a culture history of how an exotic plant seduced civilization.” the crop is the main driving force behind colonization ...

The basic premise behind what cost-benefit analysis, also known as CBA, represents is based on a rejection of ethical evaluations that have been based upon the assumptions of abstract moral principles. In this sense, CBA presents a differentiation from those ethical intentions that are underlined by principles based in logical argumentation, rather than experience based in the real world. Furthermore, these notions present an assumption that there can, indeed, be a morally guided justification that is based in relevant interpretations of those events that have been presented as such.
What sets cost benefit analysis apart from other forms of ethical frameworks ...

The Columbian Exchange, coined by Alfred Crosby in 1986, refers to the massive movement from the Old World to the New World and back, of crops, animals, and diseases after the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492 (Grennes 2007, p. 91). The meeting of the Old and the New World drastically changed the fortunes not only of the natives inhabiting the newly discovered continents, but also of the European settlers and Europe as a whole. New species of animals were introduced to the Americas that helped in farming and transportation. On the other hand, new species ...

- Historical Synopsis
The Second World War of 1939- 1945 is classifed by many as the war that redefined the international hierarchy of nations as the war destroyed and weakened once dominant nations while some rose in dominance. Throughout the war, several critical conflicts had redefined the course of the war, and one of them was the Attack in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The Attack not only signaled America’s formal inclusion in the war, but highlighted that the war was not just in Europe but also in the Pacific. In a surprise attack, the Japanese Imperial ...

Every country in the world is involved in the process of globalization. As a result, technologies became very important in everyone’s life. No one can image his/her day without mobile phones, the Internet, social networks or other devices. For sure, this made a great impact on the way people communicate with each other today.
No doubt, technologies led to the decline in face-to-face communication, especially, in business, as now many deals can be negotiated on the Internet. The same situation was in the Dutch large insurer, Achmea NV, which is going to cut 4,000 jobs in the nearest ...

POLITICAL HISTORY

What is the relationship between country size and trade and will existence of many small countries promote or inhibit trade?
Country size is a highly relevant factor as far as trade is concerned. A large country will entail more internal trade. Presence of many small countries will promote external trade as the small countries will seek goods they do not produce (Palmer, p.134). The existence of countries in large units will promote both internal and external trade as these countries will be able to produce a wider variety of goods for example North American countries.

Definitions of communism socialism and capitalism

Communism is a socialist movement based ...

Management: Process Evaluation

- The link between the performance of an organization and its effective management of the human resource cannot be underestimated. Different research works and studies including those done by Hawthorne have attempted to chart a logical connection between the two significant variables. Information on the performance of an organization is usually obtained from the Human Resource Managers (Cascio & Boudreau, 2011). The human resource has many advantages in management. The competitive advantage of an organization is penned on the proper, efficient and effective handling of the people working. The human resource advantage is a combination of the policies, processes and practices that ...

Economic questions

Question 1
Economically, if people were to sell their organs rather than donate them as it is done nowadays for free, the price of the organs would drive away the patients in need. In addition, the low income families would have difficulties and may not afford them. This is because people who donate their organs attach little value to their organs and hence the patients get them free of charge. According to the law of demand, the low supply of organs compared to an increasing demand would lead to an escalation of prices. The lower the supply the ...

Introduction

In recent years, the term social corporate responsibility (CSR) has captured the minds of many people. It refers to the activities of corporations in giving back to the society. However, as CSR is being integrated into organizations, the debate on its concepts intensifies. As viewed in different studies, CSR is concerned about legal obligations of companies, which are directed towards the both the environment and society. Because of this fact, there are a number of measures, which are implemented to create an environment that is adaptive to enterprises (European Union, 2011).
As indicated in the European Union (2011) website, ...

Module Title

Cisco is a California-based company that provides networking solutions and equipment. It was founded in 1984 and started operations by providing a multiple-protocol router software (Cisco). The company went public in 1990 and in 2000 it was named the most valuable brand in the world. Its success is based on several aspects. Firstly, the company focuses on customer demands, stressing the fact that users define their strategy and not executives. Customer orientation is deeply embedded into the company’s culture and is constantly reinforced by the company’s values and strategies. Secondly, Cisco is trying to create networks and alliances within ...

Anastasio Garcia Samoza clinched the Nicaragua presidency in the year 1936. This happened after winning the hotly contested elections under the Liberal Party which was conducted after the resignation of president Sacasa earlier in the same year (Diederich, B., 2004). Hence, he established a Somoza dynasty that consecutively ruled for 43 years.
Meaning, when Anastasio was assassinated in 1956, he was succeeded by his son, Luis who passed the throne to his brother, Anastasio upon his death in 1967.

The regime

The Samoza dynasty was characterized by a lot of weaknesses and evils done during their entire period in power. This was ...

Chapter 3

Post 1 – Professor Franck’s brings up an interesting question, why states obey international law despite the undeveloped condition of the international system? I would say a very important reason is that criminals, even those who have been nation-state leaders have been brought to trial on the international stage at The Hague. So all the characteristics he mentions that give legitimacy – transparency, symbolic validation, adherence and coherence – are met by the World Court and can be observed on the television news all over the world. There exist inconsistencies in terms of which leaders are taken to trial when others have ...