Sense Reports Samples For Students

Sensory Perception

The Nervous system plays an important role in many mammals including man. The nervous system is responsible for the coordination of different stimuli in the body. Environmental changes can be felt in the body due to the nervous system present. The sense of touch, vision, audition and taste can be understood solely due to the nervous system.
A minute change or deficiency in these senses could lead to fatality. A failure in perception of any of the senses makes an individual dependent. Sensory perception is essential for all living organisms and forms the basis for homeostasis.
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Anna Hills (1882-1930) The Spell of the Sea Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. The Irvine Museum

Abstract:
The Irvine Museum of Modern Art is a haven of excellent works with several hues and shades. The museum regularly organizes exhibitions by several artists and among these one may include the works of Franz A Bischoff, George bandriff, Alson S Clark, Frank Cuprien and Paul de Longpre’.
The museum was founded by Joan Irvine Smith, Athale Richardson Irvine Clark and James Irvine Swinden opening its doors on the 5th of January 1993. From the opening, the museum has worked tirelessly and intensely to promote art hailing from Californian artists particularly from the Impressionist period (1890-1930). The ...

Introduction

Miscues analysis concerns itself more with the kinds or level of miscues committed rather than the real quantity of miscues. Once the reading session is completed and the student has finished the story retelling, the miscues which have been recorded at the transcript require be classifying or analyzing.

Transcript
The Robot and Mr. Mole
This is a robot.
His nose is a cone.
His legs are made of hose.
He falls into a hole.
“I can help”, says Mr. Mole.
“Go up this rope”, says Mr. Mole.
“Thank you Mr. Mole” says the robot.
...

A project manager plays a key role in the implementation of the strategies of an organisation bythe use of entrepreneurial skills and approaches when responding to new the ever-changing needs and opportunities. However, the operational responsibilities of a project manager that is planning and control are in contrast with the characteristics of an entrepreneur (Spellman, 2011 p 65-71). In line with this contradictory view point, it is of great importance to determine whether managers who poses entrepreneurial characteristics are subjected to the projects that are most successful. Enterprising tendencyon a project manager’s part is correlated with projects that ...

This was the blurb which introduced the concert:

“Be there for a triumphant return and an auspicious introduction! MacArthur 'Genius Grant' recipient Alisa Weilerstein, graduated from Columbia University in Russian history, brings a depth of understanding to the concerto Shostakovich originally wrote for the great cellist Rostropovich. LACO principal Kenneth Munday introduces you to a novel bassoon concerto performed with Florey's avant-garde silent film. The music is the creation of talented USC graduate Hugo Gonzalez-Pioli - another LACO first”.The evening's program included:Jeffrey Kahane, conductorAlisa Weilerstein, celloKenneth Munday, bassoonBEETHOVEN - Coriolan Overture, Op. 62HUGO GONZALEZ-PIOLI - The Love of Zero (Bassoon Concerto with Robert Florey's 1927 short silent film) (US ...

Foundation Course – Researching Psychology

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The research being conducted has practical, theoretical and scientific value in the research field. Lacanian discourse analysis helps identify the treatment in psychoanalysis, can be applied to studying mental and social characteristics of a language spoken by various minorities.
An interviewer and an interviewee took part in a research; the conversation was written down and attached to the paper on the consent of the interviewee. The theory of Lacanian Discursive Analysis has been applied to the paper in order to identify the symbolic and the imaginary unconscious reflected in the language spoken.
In the first section ...

Reflection

Learning is a continuous process of observing, acquire, understanding things, even the tiny things that may not keep importance as such, but give you a great deal of learning. I, as all human beings, have been through intense learning process, aiming to develop skills and acquire a perfect skill set of a law student. To attain this perfection, I strive to learn all types of skills that suit my profession at the best. Learning does not always mean to be from the educational perspective, it also holds outside the school. As I chose my profession in law, and got to the edge, I ...

Introduction

In his book, the corrosion of character Richard Sennet portrays a disturbing and desolate picture of today’s economy. By presenting anecdotes about individuals working in what he refers to as the ‘New Economy’, he discusses about the personal consequences of work which has become part of the new capitalism. He argues that people have become disoriented because of certain concepts such as flexibility, change, decentralization and control, flextime and teamwork, which are appearing to create new opportunities for the fulfillment of workers, but In the real sense it creates modern forms of oppression and ultimately undermining the workers' emotions ...

Project 2

This paper compiles a report on an interview that was conducted on an ICT (Information and communications technology) manager who was concerned with service management in a firm. The firm was Oracle Corporation and the manager was in charge of service administration in Redwood, California branch. The company is a multinational and focuses on building tools for database improvement and software application. Some of the notable products of the company include: Oracle software such as Oracle SQL developer, Oracle fusion middleware, databases such as TimesTen and many more (DATAMONITOR, 2011). Therefore, the interview entailed the management style the manager used at the ...

Nintendo Wii is a leading home video game console designed to offer inimitable active and social entertainment for the whole family. The leading features of the Nintendo Wii include Wii Remote, Wii motion sensitive control to sense movement and gameplay options, wireless control, and internet connectivity through the WiiConnect. The Nintendo Co. Ltd that develops and markets interactive entertainment products produces Nintendo Wii. Additionally, Nintendo Co. Ltd produces and markets software and hardware for some of the home video game systems. The Nintendo brand is a strong name in the video game industry thereby enabling the company to have an edge over ...

Man is an interesting animal; he can purport to be virtuous, but that often only holds as long as his creature comforts are left intact. Once put out into the wilderness, facing certain death horrifying creatures, man’s inherent goodness can often fall apart. However, it is most interesting when some among these men can hang on to their humanity. In The Terror by Dan Simmons, such a scenario occurs – during a long and arduous expedition, the crews of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus go through what could literally be described as Hell; starvation, harsh conditions, and mysterious beasts are ...

Thematic analysis refers to the process of identifying data, analyzing it and at the same time reporting the patterns that are found within it. It looks into detail several research aspects in a topic.
Thematic analysis is a useful and a flexible research tool that is potentially used to get a detailed and rich but a very complex data. This method is very explicit and is majorly used in analyzing data because of its flexibility.
Thematic analysis generally is carried out after some research has been conducted in form of interviews and the data recorded to allow for the analysis to take ...

A tribe as used by Godin refers to an ensemble of people who are connected to each other, a leader or even an idea. Godin argues that behind every successful venture there has to be well directed and guided tribes. He asserts that tribes are very imperative in realising and bringing about lasting effects in organizations (Godin, 2008). He outlines that one way through which one can generate life changing ideas is by gathering like-minded individuals, and leading them towards their desired destination. He further postulates that currently, through the internet, the geographical barriers can be overcome and connecting with ...

Abstract:

This formal report focuses on self-reflection and the importance of personal development planning for students and managers. This focus underlines the necessity to define the concepts of self-reflection and Personal Development Planning and critically assess the ways they benefit students and managers. The report is divided into two primary sections: Self-reflection (1) and Personal Development Planning (2) that are, in their turn, subdivided into four and, respectively, three sub-sections. The materials used for composing this formal report include peer-reviewed journal articles, a book, and web-resources that focus upon the topics of self-reflection and PDP, their benefits and best implementation ...

Abstract

This report describes the necessity of working in the form of groups and teams for effective organizational output. The basic essence of teamwork is provided along with its definition in the initial part. Then, the importance of teamwork is discussed from various aspects. Literature is consulted for effects of teamwork on organizational performance. We also discuss various traits and attributes of working together in teams and groups. We will see how teamwork leads to employee satisfaction, reduced turnover, decentralized responsibility, skills’ enhancement, feelings of empowerment, satisfaction of stakeholders, and much more.

Introduction

As the technology is advancing at a rapid ...

President’s Sense of SOU

President Barack Obama delivered the State of Union address on 28th January 2014. Obama’s sense of the SOU was to highlight some aspects that currently exist in the country. He focused on letting American citizens understand that he is aware of the issues that need to be addressed by his government. Outlining the formulated strategies to solve the prevailing challenges in the country is essential for any democratic leadership. Barack Obama pledged to address the emerging issues such as raising the minimum wage to encourage saving in the American households. State of Union helps to give a nation a sense ...

- Strategies used in Multiple Triangulations
The participant’s observations have been considered important as a number of factors like document analysis, merger of interview surveys, direct observations and the participation of the observer are involved. On the same grounds, experiment, survey, film, pictures and biographical methods have been defined in the category of approaches in order to get the data from sources. Most of the interpretive sociologists prefer to utilize triangulated method to make their schemes as unrestricted for the people. This reflects that such sociologists are committed to rigor their data. In this context, they will have ...

Introduction

Marriage is crucial to all adults. Couples need to value their marriage so that they can remain happy and enjoy life while they are married. For a family to be well established, the couples need to place more value in their marriages. The reason why most families break up is that most of the couples do not value or prioritize their family issues. Most of the couples take their personal interests as their first priority, which make them to neglect their families and this becomes the source of conflict. A good example is seen in families where the husband loves ...

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What is the ultimate reality? What is the source of everything?

The problem of the meaning of life - it is a problem of the desired ideal, or the truth. Her understanding of the defined purpose , direction and nature of all human activities . However, the very solution to the issue , if we essentially due to the existential -personal setting man: his freedom , his spiritual and moral condition . On the historical stage three main forces claim to address these issues: religion, philosophy and science. Summarized their responses can be expressed as follows. Religion, which refers to a complete system of beliefs, where the idea of ​​God ...

Abstract

Engagement is a fulfilling job related state of mind that makes employees feel connected with their workplace on an emotional level. The key drivers of workplace engagement for employees include career opportunities, communication, brand alignment, recognition and appreciation, compensation and workplace relationships. Highly engaged employees are beneficial to the growth of business because they add to the innovation and overall profitability of the organization. They promote customer loyalty, employee retention, growth of revenues and higher profitability. However, engaged employees might turn disengaged if they are overburdened with mounting work pressure and stress. In the competition to retain and attract best ...

Part 1

Learning Theories
Learning, by dictionary definition, is the action of the verb “learns” which in turn means to acquire knowledge. It also means the action of acquiring instructions or, again, knowledge. The way people learn however, differ between persons. Some learn through words, others through experience, some do it by remembering and burning it into their memories, some by observing and some are born simply with the gift of quick understanding .
How a person learns has been one field of education that has been changing since it came to the attention of the human race that learning is ...

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

This is the practice of extracting useful knowledge from the voluminous data available on the web. Web usage mining is the basis of web site management of e-commerce sites through the creation of adaptive web sites, business and support systems as well as personalization and network traffic. The www platform has grown into an influential gateway for the management and conduction of business operation. The www can be classified as content, structure and usage mining. Web servers accumulate a lot of data whenever an interaction is initiated by the user. Analysis of the web logs is important to the user ...

The purpose of this investigation was to identify: job satisfaction levels, employee awareness of the work environment, and opportunities for improvement. A survey of 25 questions and was conducted in October 2012 with 45 HEMA employees and was based on the motivational work by Herzberg (1966), the information-processing model as associated with the accumulation of cognitive information about the workplace and one’s job (Hackman and Oldham, 1976) and the satisfaction scale of Warr et al. (1979) in relation with Maslow's (1943), the survey was designed to collect information related to employee satisfaction within eight main areas. These areas ...

Sensory perception: Accuracy & fallability

Sensory perception in human beings is far from being perfect. Human eye cannot see beyond the rainbow spectrum of colours (VIBGYOR), even though they are capable of discerning a single colour from several millions of them arranged together. The ear is capable of picking up sounds at frequencies of twenty thousand cycles per second, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t sounds at higher frequencies. Unlike some animals, we cannot sense electric or magnetic fields in our surroundings, but in addition to the five traditional senses, we can also motion and balance, temperature and the relative position of the ...

Part Four – Anthropology.

1. Man’s Creation.
a. Preliminary Considerations.
i. The fundamental difference between humans and angels, as Shedd states, is that “God created man male and female.” This implies that man is “incomplete if in isolation from one another.” However, angels are “sexless” which means that although they have been created with “reasonable and immortal souls” like man, they are not man or woman and are therefore, infinitely more complete than man.
1. This means that we must live at one with our alter-gender counterparts and consider each other equally as important. We are only whole humans ...

Human Development

Sigmund Freud is considered the father of Psychology owing to his immense contribution in the study of Psychology. Freud articulated the Psychosexual Theory of personality Development, which has gained much recognition worldwide by other psychologist. Freud argues that children are born with sexual energy that gets satisfied in different parts of the body as they grow. On the other hand, Erik Erikson, a German Psychologist proposed eight stages through which all individuals go through, and he called the stages Psychosocial Stages of Development, stages that he categorically termed ‘conflicts’. Resolution of one stage brings the foundation of negotiating the challenges ...

Book report

The considered book to be analyzed is Blink: The power of thinking without thinking. The first to consider is the word title blink which is the action to shut and open the eye in an instant. The Author develops the idea that it is possible for humans to train the brain with experience and techniques to give a response to an external stimulus in a short time. The subtitle "thinking without thinking", from my point of view is a words play that gives the idea of the reader of the instantly of the process. It is possible to have ...

Managing the process of delivery of commercial products in New Zealand is focused foremost on the management function of planning which will be discussed in the paper. The future goals of the organization in the area of drones will be examined along with the future challenges of the company in this geographical area. The major contributions of the commercial drone delivery will be discussed and the potentials the country could have with their full implementation in the transport sector. The major challenges will be addressed such as safety, economics, civil aviation legislation as well as potential theft of deliveries.
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INDIVIDUAL REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A BRAND

Individual Report on Environmental Analysis of a Brand
Introduction
Hamleys has been in existence for over two centuries, and the company prides itself on the fact that it has stood the test of time. The future of Hamleys looks bright only if the company addresses the business analysis aspect. Business analysis is a valuable tool in assessing any given business type. The results obtained at the end of a given analysis are useful in determining a lot of information that are necessary for the business. Some of the emerging topics addressed by business analysis with regards to the outcome ...

Space/ Scale/ Territory

Millennium Park is a 24.5-acre park that has several venues for performance, art, architecture, sculpture, and landscape architecture. It is located centrally in Chicago’s central business district and the lakefront. The Millennium Park emerged from a dilapidated ground-level parking space and rail yard into perhaps what may be regarded as the world’s biggest “green roof,” spanning two multi-level parking spaces with a total of over 4,000 cars and one commuter rail line. In Millennium Park, space is created in various ways. For example, there is the illusion of space created through structures and activities that allow ...

Reflective Learning

Any goal can be achieved once you put in dedication, preparation and teamwork. Achieving goals takes more than good intentions. It is a smart move to take action and systematically measure the progress (Hyatt, 2016). In any project or department, goals need to be set. Prior to getting the job done, planning or preparation makes a world of difference in achieving these goals. Keeping the goal/s SMART and following the SMART system is important in the goal setting process. This brings structure into the goals. SMART goal setting allows your goals to be verified, it creates clear milestones and ...

A performance issue which resulted from a motivational problem:

Most employees in an industry prefer to have a straightforward reward system that links performance with rewards. This keeps them motivated as a salary raise or a higher wage bill is linked to better performance, while the initial entry level wage itself acts as a powerful attraction for manpower and talent. However, companies often need to restructure their operations, rationalize their processes, and downsize their capacity. This is a painful and tiresome process for both the management and the employees, as it may involve cutting or freezing some of the rewards and perks to those employees normally come to ...

Introduction

This paper entails a comprehensive response to five main questions that revolve around the responsible management of a business entity from a leadership perspective. In this regard, the responses that will be alluded to in this paper comprise of different aspects of the management of a business entity more so in relation to the leadership and management of the human capital working within an organization.
This paper will also evaluate the nature of the relationships between employees within an organization and how the management can mitigate conflicts and leverage on these relationships so as to ensure that they result ...

Management

Generation Y, the Net cohort are all the names used to denote the Millennial generation. The people who were born between the years 1982 and 2000 and who are currently in the age group between 6 – 25 years are referred to as the Millennials. This group of people was known to have born during a time of high economic prosperity and a majority of them made their way into the workforce in a time when the economy was experiencing a recession and they are even know to have seen the rapid advancement of technology, the most important of such ...

Business Management and Decision Making

Executive Summary
The Topshop and Matalan Companies operate in the highly vulnerable and dynamic fashion and design industry in the UK. The Matalan Company focuses on the local market while the Topshop Company channels its marketing efforts both locally and internationally. Topshop is, therefore, a multinational company. Both companies have been in existence for a couple of years. The Matalan Company is owned by a single individual while Topshop is owned by two companies. The ownership of Topshop dictates the source of its management challenges. Its management issues arise from its ownership with problems relating to delayed decision-making processes ...

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Introduction

Fruits flies or Drosophila melanogaster nourish on the fungi and bacteria present on rotting fruit. They have a unique capability of tracking food via remote chemoreception while flying and landing. Once they sense the smell of the food, they continue to hunt for it on the ground. This behavior is termed as foraging, and it is dependent on the process of chemoreception (Bateman, 1972). Flies possess chemoreceptors in the front pair of legs to sense such unique sensations, which facilitate them to discover or taste the substance ...

Research assignment

Abstract
The ambulance service needs recommendations on the characteristics and traits of potential volunteers. Previous research indicates that volunteers need to be risk-takers, emotionally stable and have the ability to get along with others. Recommendations were made to find suitable candidates with these traits through a group assessment to test group and individual risk, decision making, emotional intelligence through a psychological check and by finding a volunteer who fits the job search.

Introduction

Background information & outline of the problem:
The ambulance service is a valuable service that helps the community access treatment when sick, involved in an accident or when ...

Suffering from addiction is an aspect of life that everyone can relate to. Typically the world will look at addiction in the forms of drugs or alcohol, and yes while these are very prominent forms of addiction, the actual range of addiction is quite interesting. I learned that people can have addictions to pornography, work, exercising, pain (such as cutting) and even food. Purely from listening to the host of the meeting describe these other addictions peaked my interests in continuing my study of addictions beyond this singular night. Yet I digress, the focus of the meeting I attended ...

Employee Participation and Employee Engagement Strategy

Employee participation
Participation of employees in various decision making ventures can be achieved through a variety of means. The ownership of Melrose Hotels, PLC must involve their employees in crucial aspects of the business to achieve greater efficiency. For employees to participate effectively, they must be adequately empowered. Empowering the employees will involve recognition by the management of the Melrose Hotels, PLC that employees are in better position to oversee their work processes and duties. Without proper training employees can rarely manage themselves and participate effectively in decision making for the company. It is only after educating and informing ...

Introduction

Time was, revenue-obsessed executives and owners used to disregard the social and ethical components to their business. There has come a time when business has become the environment- and society-centric. In order for commercial ventures like resorts to stay competitive in their sector retaining and multiplying the market share, they should focus on sustainability. As demonstrated by Alila Hotels & Resorts, companies can make nature conservation efforts and undertake civil initiatives garnering a massive public support. Towards these ends, resorts can employ local residents, thereby increasing their welfare, train personnel, support the organic food cultivation and local crafts, open and ...

Abstract

This is a lab report that examines an empirical study of the role of caffeine in the human body and impact and reason for continuous consumption of caffeine. The research involves a study of 1060 respondents who are examined in various elements and aspects of the effects of caffeine on them.
The research identifies that there is an empirical evidence of an increase in energy levels amongst people who consume coffee. However, this change is not so large when compared to consumers of Rooibos tea. Also, the research indicates that energy levels are not significantly increased by people who take ...

Report

Executive Summary
Figgie International, a company which started in 1963 and ended up being bankrupted in 1994. This diversified operating company was organised by Clevelander Harry E. Figgie, Jr. in Dec. 1963. The company was started by merging dozens of small companies and it offered various products like emergency oxygen masks to fire engines. The company once generated $1.31 billion annual revenues, and about $63 million profits for its shareholders .However the glow of the company's earnings and its lofty perch overshadowed some serious problems faced by the company .The company wanted to be "world class" but instead turned ...

Introduction

Music has no boundaries and is listened by all sections of society, globally. Whether it is in English, German, French, Hindi, Mandarin, Arabic, Urdu, or any other language, music is enjoyed by one and all for its sheer power of attraction. It is not necessary that all audiences like the same kind of music, and it is also not true that all artists are liked by all. Tastes differ, and preferences are many. While some would pledge their hardcore support for the songs sung by Madonna, or a Lady Gaga, they need not necessarily have to agree that they are ...

The observations related to Tam Dental are made as a part of this report where their feedback clearly suggested the fact that there were various instances and situations that had led to miscommunication in the office thus leading to impact on operations. The interviews taken clearly indicated that the communication between the doctors, the staff and other support functions was not adequate.
At the outset the communication related to presence and requirement of the support staff was not fixed due to which there were always chances of ambiguity and confusion. The schedules were not created on the basis of ...

Executive Summary

Jinnikins Jeans functions in a highly competitive industry, and owing to cost pressure, it has taken some cost-cutting measures, such as outsourcing the manufacturing units to low cost countries like China and Sri Lanka, and laying off employees. Recently, the company has encountered a lot of people management issues. The lay-off measure has created a sense of insecurity among the existing employees, and attrition rate has become high. Since, most of the problems that the company is experiencing are people-centric, the company should take necessary steps to restructure the reward management system for motivating employees. This paper has touched upon the current ...

The issue of airline safety and security is at the forefront of current popular debate and discussion. This is not surprising, given the numerous cases that have plagued the airline industry in the past year. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370, for example, disappeared off the coast of Malaysia in March of this year, becoming the second deadliest aviation incident involving a Boeing 777. Another Malaysia Airlines flight assumed the top spot when it was shot down over Ukrainian airspace on July 2014. All 298 people were killed. With these recent developments, a number of issues have sprung up that question the ...

How the teachers’ professional skills relate to the NAEYC standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation

- Promoting Child Development and Learning
According to Piaget, child development and learning involves understanding how children’s mind work and develop towards the understanding of their world. As a result, teachers apply their professional skills such as creation of environments that are supportive, respectful, healthy and challenging for each learner to promote children growth and development. In addition, teachers use their skills to understand children needs and characteristics.
- Building Family and Community Relationships
- Observing, Documenting, and assessing to support young children and community
Under this standard, apply their skill with a backing from the ...

Training is currently recognized in every aspect of virtually all progressive organizations. It stands as one of the most critical parts in any organization’s overall strategy. In all organizations, there is a need to establish all the skills that may be required so that there is efficiency in the management of the organization. The necessity of training arises due to an organization’s goals, values and strategies such as a necessity for the improvement of performance, advancement in technology and/or employee professional development. This is why training ranks among the best strategies or departments in any company. A professionally run ...

I had the pleasure of seeing a live performance of Mamma Mia! by Catherine Johnson at the Fox Theatre on September 30th, 2014. Performed by the show’s touring company, this “jukebox musical” arranges several hit songs by the band ABBA throughout a story involving young bride-to-be Sophie, who concocts a scheme to bring her three prospective fathers home to find out which one can really walk her down the aisle for her wedding (without her mother knowing about it). As the wedding date nears, and more and more guests start to arrive, Sophie’s mother Donna discovers her scheme and must ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This report has covered the major marketing concerns that need to be undertaken by the new company, to flourish their operations in an effective way. Report has considered the most important aspect of marketing that is branding starting with an overview of global airline industry and its current operations, in the first part. While discussing the issues and importance of branding, it has recommended the desired brand identity for a new airline company. Second part has focused on strategies, to launch the airline service internationally, nationally and regionally. This part includes justified marketing mix for the airline company. Followed by ...

I. Thesis Statement
The production of Ephebophilia I watched was a really fascinating, creepy and surprisingly humorous and heartfelt show about the differences between who we think we are and who we really are.
II. Overview:
1. The title of the play is Ephebophilia.
2. Ephebophilia was written by Dusty Wilson.
3. The group that produced Ephebophilia was an independent group for just this show, called The Phebe Project.
4. I saw this play at the Collaboration space in the Fine Arts Building in Wicker Park, Chicago, IL.
5. I saw this show ...

I. Thesis Statement
Steppenwolf’s production of Tribes was an incredible, amazing work that deals with the difficulties of deafness, as well as the ways in which family members must learn to communicate.
II. Overview:
1. The title of the play is Tribes.
2. Tribes was written by Nina Raine.
3. Tribes was produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
4. I saw Tribes at the Steppenwolf Theatre on Halsted, in Chicago, IL.
5. I saw Tribes on December 29, 2013 at 3PM.
6. The student ticket for Tribes was $15, which I ...

Executive Summary

The internet age has brought with it a revolution in business. It has been a departure from the age-old “manual” way of conducting business to an automated and computer generated applications which ensure that the producer, the retailer and the consumer are interlinked by the internet. As a result of the “internet revolution”, e-businesses have now emerged. These businesses conduct all their activities online, starting from marketing, advertising, display of products and even payment for the goods and services by the consumer (Kessler, 2003). This has reduced the expenditure and the time taken when marketers have to visit all the countries in ...

Work engagement is a complex multi faced concept practiced in one’s daily life. It entails many practical, emotional and physical variables which create a combination of notions influencing decision making and final outcomes. The four preliminary variables of which work engagement is based on are hope, resilience, optimism and efficacy. Each variable is associated in a slightly different way manipulating the way of thinking and final outcomes. Work engagement is commonly defined as "a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption" (Schaufeli and Bakker, 2004: 295).
Psychological capital is a key term shaped by hope, ...

The Australian car industry has been experiencing a decline in sales both domestically and internationally. According to reports the continued poor performance of the industry will lead to lose of jobs with the leading car manufacturer, General Motors Holden, announcing that it is planning to lay off 400 workers. The poor performance is basically due to the high cost of production in the Australian market. As a result, to rescue the industry therefore, the government has to come in by providing subsidies (ABC News, 2013). The subsidies will help the industry survive the hard economic time it is experiencing. The high ...

Data compression algorithm for wireless sensor networks

Abstract
There is an increased use of wireless networks in organizations. There also the use of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) that is used for monitoring the environment. The two basic activities that are involved in WSN include data acquisition and data transmission. The problem with the process of transmitting and acquiring tasks is that there is high power consumption. This needs the use of data compression so that there is reduced consumption of power. This paper will analyze algorithms that are used in Wireless Sensor Networks to undertake data compression. In particular, there will be the analysis of ...

Executive Summary 3

Motivation.. 3

Conclusions.10

Recommendations.. 10

Reference List 12

Executive Summary
In this case, Suzanne Chalmers has resigned her work at Advanced Photonics Limited (APL). Consequently, Thomas is getting worried with the recent increase in the number of workers who are leaving the company. The paper seeks to give solutions to Thomas so that the company would retain as many employees as possible. Thus, the study shall seek evidence on how the employees at APL would be motivated so as to encourage their stay in this company. Occasionally most managers have pegged the concept of employee motivation with money rewards. However, in some ...

Data compression algorithm for wireless sensor networks

Abstract
There is an increased use of wireless networks in organizations. There also the use of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) that is used for monitoring the environment. The two basic activities that are involved in WSN include data acquisition and data transmission. The problem with the process of transmitting and acquiring tasks is that there is high power consumption. This needs the use of data compression so that there is reduced consumption of power. This paper will analyze algorithms that are used in Wireless Sensor Networks to undertake data compression. In particular, there will be the analysis of ...

Children with physical or learning disabilities now have access to various devices and technologies that help address their educational needs. Unlike in the past when these children depended too much on other individuals for their everyday needs, through advances in technology, they end up becoming able citizens of the nation. Assistive technology helps individuals with physical and learning disabilities to succeed in the mainstream world, increasing their self-confidence and self-esteem, which gives them the opportunity to experience a sense of normalcy in their lives.
Assistive technology pertains to devices and knowledge used to help persons with disabilities perform their ...

The variables that are most closely related to leadership and achievement in career aspirations

Abstract
The variables that characterize achievement career aspirations include self-efficacy, work orientation goals, and proactive personality. Proactive personality is the anticipatory, self-initiated behavior and change-oriented in significant situations like the place of work. Strength in character positively correlates to the both subjective and objective success in the careersStack (2010). Career success depends on the behavior of the workers in the sense that it directly affects performance and general workplace coherence. Personality traits, for example, neuroticism and conscientiousness are linked to the understanding of goal orientation, Bryan Fuller, Laura, Marler (2009).
Self-efficacy is the ability of an individual ...