Essays on Aftermath

Hurricane Katrina was the worst disaster to hit the United States since the 9/11 attacks. In the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, the US Department of Homeland Security came up with a host of plans and restructured FEMA at the cost of billions of dollars. Despite all the spending and planning, the chinks in the armor were apparent before and after Hurricane Katrina. The forecast of the Hurricane along with its destructive capability and target path gave several cities ample time to evacuate hundreds of citizens before the storm struck. There were two days warning from 24 ...

Abstract

The direct effects of earthquakes could range from building collapses to the destruction of the infrastructure on the hindrance to water supplies and the water purification infrastructures. This paper highlights the details and the circumstances that followed the earthquake in San Francisco in the year 1906 and also the fire that broke out in the aftermath of the event. Further, we delve into how the earthquake later turned around to affect the environment, economy and the society of the area where the earthquake mainly struck and also the impact that it had on the surrounding areas.

How it all began

Early on the ...

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Study Questions Why do we want to look and be consistent in most situations? This is because consistency is considered a good personality trait. It is associated with intellectual and personal strength.

Why do we find even rigid, stubborn consistency desirable in many situations?

This is because it prevents people from having to think or reason on their own, which can be tiring. 3. Which four factors cause a commitment to affect a person's self-image and consequent future action?

These are if the commitment is effortful, public, active, and viewed as internally

motivated.

What makes written commitments so effective?

This because they seem more tangible and permanent. 5. What is the relationship between the compliance tactic of low-balling and the term

"growing its own legs"?

Once a compliance professional is able to get another ...

Essay in History: Three Events that Forever Changed History of Modern America Forever

Essay in History: Three Events that Forever Changed History of Modern America Forever

Introduction

Indeed, the history of pitfalls and triumphs of public concerns for Americans over the last few decades, and centuries, have highlighted all kinds of social problems, and economic achievements to arise. Many believe that the United States experienced a ‘golden era,’ during which nothing but hope seemed to lie ahead. We all know that the world has changed. Assuming the task of being interviewed by a large national corporate representative, this essay takes the form of answering the following question: What three days, important events or ...

The human beings are considered as the most intelligent creature in this universe. It is hard to measure the capability and brilliance of the human mind (Voronin et al. 1139-1146). The optimistic factor in human intelligence and brilliance is increasing with the passage of time, and this eventually results in different kinds of innovations around the world. Philosophers and scientists around the globe are making different kinds of claims regarding the development of human intelligence and their claims revolve around different kinds of theories. Due to the complexity in the theories, it is always difficult to believe in one ...

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This paper will discuss the emergence of national security policies and laws in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Prior to these attacks, there was relatively little coordination between different government agencies and branches with regards to counterterrorism. But the 9/11 attacks led to significant changes. All three government branches are highly involved in national security measures and interests. Congress responded by passing very important statutes to augment the government’s authority to conduct and investigate terrorist threats and apprehend suspects. These statutes reflect the practical difficulties of apprehending and prosecuting terrorists. Terrorism is unique in that if ...

How was the My Lai Massacre reported by the U.S. media? 1680 words

Plan of the investigation

How did the United States media represent the My Lai Massacre? What did the incident look like in the American newspapers? I have chosen this topic because the importance of the media during the Vietnam War (particularly the My Lai) cannot be underrated. The U.S. media influence Americans’ perception of the event, as the primary information was reversed and many details were never revealed. Throughout the world history, many countries did the same thing in order to avoid panic and unneeded criticism. In this particular case, ...

Reflective Statement

Taking the course has brought me to a deeper understanding and appreciation of what nature has given us freely and a realization of what contributions I make in the process of destroying her. It is fascinating to realize that everything we do has an effect on either its preservation or tearing down. This makes our attitude or actions towards her very important and critical because if she is destroyed, its inhabitants will also be destroyed along with her.

The last three months has been like going through an evolution. An evolution of knowing what my lifestyle is contributing to the ...

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The historic incident of the U.S attack on the Iraqi Ba’arthist troops headed by Saddam Hussein on 1991 and the annexation of the country in 2003 have generated different debates on the actual intention of the stakeholders. Critics in favor of America’s action opine that these incidents were actually moral projects undertaken by America in order to release the Iraqi civilians from the claustrophobic ambiance prevailing in the country because of the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. These critics believe that America took over the ethical duty to organize the law and order of Iraq and establish a democratic ...

Hiroshima. By John Hersey (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1989). 160 pages. Reviewed by Your Name, Date of Review.

John Hersey (1914 – 1993) decided to write a story about the atomic bombing of Japan that would explain the catastrophic consequences to the people on the ground there at the time. Hersey spent weeks in Japan interviewing eyewitnesses to the event and eventually produced a long article entitled “Hiroshima” which appeared in The New Yorker. Two months later Hiroshima was printed as a book. The general story is that of six people who were on the scene when the atomic bomb was dropped ...

PSTD and Religious Faith

Combat PSTD and Religious Faith According to Dr. Nelson-Pechota (2004), every war has been virtually fought with a religious foundation. Faith in the divine powers has helped soldiers to confidently stride to a battle. Their religious faith has strengthened their courage and convictions. They also believe that they are favored or empowered by God when they meet with success in the battlefield. However, wars also create a moral confusion due to the combatants’ religious influences. As such, they find it conflicting to perform an act of violence which might be a sacred duty in another instance.

For combatants, intrusive thoughts and ...

With Egypt being a densely populated country with a total of 85 million people, one is almost assured of a readily available market for his or her product (World Bank Group, 2014). Being an attractive market owing its perfect mix of commercial and demographic links, Egypt is arguably the most apposite destination four our jewellery company. In essence, Egypt has demonstrated to be the most suitable destination for any kind of business particularly our jewellery business. Owing the fact that it is strategically located, has attractive market size for any product, it has apposite legal and political avenues for conducting business (World ...

Part I: Post-disaster management

Crawford, L., Langston, C., & Bajracharya, B. (2013). Participatory project management for improved disaster resilience. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(3), 317-333.

This study contributes to understanding of disaster management relative to project and stakeholder management. Placing value in participatory project management approaches, the study aims to contribute to improved disaster resilience opportunities. Summative content analysis (qualitative) of project management in disaster management discourse is used based on two sets of text from institutionalized discourse (e.g., policies) and the inquiry report from the 2011 Queensland Floods Commission. Limitations were identified as a narrow analysis – a wider ...

- Introduction

- The Vietnam War is known by many names. The most prominent of these is “The American War. It is the longest war that was ever fought by the Unites States of America on foreign soil. It spanned from November 1955 to April 1975; just over 17 years. The Vietnam War was overseen by four American Presidents; Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. The roots of the Vietnam War date all the way back to pre-World War II era. This paper answers crucial questions on the origin, execution, result and aftermath of the ...

Using the Stages of Conflict

Following the increase in the destructive potential of conflicts in organizations in the world today, I would use the stages of conflict variously to detect and address issues in my organization. I would employ the five stages of conflict to handle the problems in my organization. First, I would be keen on the detection of conflicts during the latent stage where individuals in conflict are not yet aware of the existence of the conflict. In order to ensure the conflict does not exist during this stage, I would analyze the probability of the conflict developing. Second, I would ...

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Patients with Heart Failure: Quality Improvement Strategies that Helps Prevent Readmissions The objective and goal of this paper will be to evaluate a quality improvement plan, and strategies implemented in LMC to reduce readmissions of patients with heart failure. In the United States heart failure is the main reason patients 65 years of age or older are hospitalized (Joynt, & Jha, 2011).

Medicare spent over seventeen billion on these patients due to being hospitalized (Setoguchi, & Stevenson, 2009). Medical treatment of patients has improved since CMS began publishing heart failure readmissions through the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) in ...

Introduction

Recession refers to business cycle contraction that is characterized by a general slowdown in the economic activities of a particular country. Countries throughout the world have experienced this business cycle from the earliest times. The most recent recession started in December 2007 and came to an end in June 2009. Various scholars have written detailed information concerning this recession including the interventions that the Federal Reserve needed to take. Therefore, the research problem focuses on the interventions that Federal Reserve took during this recession and the relationship between these actions and the earlier strategies. Below is an annotated bibliography for this ...

Berman, Paul. “Welcome to Phase Three of the Arab Spring: Islamists are Waning in the Arab World. But will Obama Notice?” New Republic, 22 February 2013.

Berman compares the Muslim Brotherhood’s post-revolutionary stance in Egypt to its counterpart in Tunisia. The Brotherhood in Egypt has proven less politically savvy than has been the case in Tunisia. This is borne out by the riots and demonstrations that have exploded in Cairo in the wake of the controversial constitution, which was introduced to the Egyptian public in December 2012. Some Egyptian observers have noted that initial promises from Washington to support democratic advocates in Egypt and the region have gone by the wayside, revealing that the initial promise of the revolution has receded back into the ...

“Munich” is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It is a movie based on the true story of the assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. “Paradise now” is a movie directed by Hany Abu-Assad and it is a story about suicide-bombers. The two movies have a lot in common especially in bringing out the true picture of the things happening around the globe. The two movies are emotional since they bring out the true picture of destructive activities that happen, but are only heard from a distance. People only experiences the destructive activity by watching them on television, experience ...

Introduction

A. Role of Public Health personnel during disaster

The role of the public health personnel inclusive of the Public Nurse is crucial in the twenty-first century nursing practice. According to a position paper written by the Association of State and Territorial Director of Nurses (ASTDS) Public health nurses have specific skills for intervening in times of disaster. Actually, they can be considered first responders in the crisis. Incidentally, in executing this role they are expected to function from a population based vision (ASTDS, 2007).

Public health personnel such as public health inspectors, doctors, first respondents are expected to execute and evaluate ...

Restorative justice is a process in which all parties involved, in an offence or crime consent collectively to repair the aftermath of the criminal act and its subsequent, future implications (Johnstone, 2011). This process often occurs in the form of face to face meetings depicting a powerful method of not only resolving physical and material injuries arising from the crime, but also addressing critical aspects such as relational, psychological and social injuries. This often leads to the desired outcome of transformation of individuals, communities and relationships within our societies.

The pure restorative process involves a series of organized and defined activities that ...

Introduction

Central Intelligence Agencies are capable of making predictions about terrorist attacks in communities. However, accuracy of predictions is always the greatest challenge. The same is true of weather reports that foretell earth quakes, tornadoes, flooding, hurricanes, fires, and the list can become expansive. This is why emergency response management is so essential in disaster preparedness for communities. Therefore, the community health nurse must be equipped with appropriate skills for efficient collaboration with chain of command, understanding communication protocol, knowledgeable concerning available resources for intervening with distressed families and a confused public.

A. Role of Public Health personnel during disaster

In Franklin County there are specific guidelines for Public ...

Evaluating the Successes and Failures of Reconstruction

Bibliography In the aftermath of the Civil War, Reconstruction of the South took place between 1865 and 1877 under the auspices of three American presidents. While Southerners did not embrace the process, which resulted in the germination of various obstacles and problems that ultimately rendered it quite unsuccessful, as slavery reappeared in debt peonage. Moreover, racism escalated due to latent antagonists by Southern Democrats against newly freed African Americans. When the Civil War was nearing its end in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln began devising a blueprint for the social, economic, physical, and political rehabilitation in the South, which was a ...

Introduction

Over many years, the debate on how to solve issues related to Iran nuclear program have been on the rise and has since gained the attention of many countries across the globe. Though countries like Germany, France, and United Kingdom have shown considerable efforts towards solving these issues, United States have proved fervent and eager towards finding a long lasting solution or rather solutions to issues regarding the nuclear program of Iran. For this reason, debates, and differing perceptions, regarding the best solutions to adopt have being brought to the table. Though no apparent solution have been found as of ...

The central argument of this book is the emphasis on the dominance exercised by big businesses on the American economy’s macro-dynamic. Small entrepreneurs who compete for customers through price adjustments outnumber the quasi-monopolies or mega firms by a significant margin. However, the latter still dominates the macroeconomic dynamic. Foster and Magdoff posit that quasi-monopolization, or monopoly capital, is the driver of the American economy’s macro-dynamic. Monopoly capital, however, brings about stagnation. The duo base this argument on the postulation that the greatest strength of this economic system is also its Achilles heel. Quasi-monopolies’ greatest strength is the ...

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Indian Act

After the War of 1812, Canada emerged as an independent nation that had a political system that mimicked the one from London rather than Washington. It was this political system that proved to be oppressive to the aboriginal peoples living within Canada. The aggressive policies pursued during the aftermath of the War of 1812 allowed Indians to be stripped of their “unique culture” and made to assimilate into the prevailing European culture (Bezeau, 2007, par. 1). Some might argue that after the War of 1812, the situation almost led to the genocide of the aboriginal peoples. ...

The Broader Context of Disaster Recovery

The Broader Context of Disaster Recovery

Introduction

Recovering from a disaster is one of the greatest challenges for communities in many parts of the world. People perceive it as a struggle against the adverse forces of nature, often condemned for the occurrence of disasters and the destruction associated with their occurrence. The stages of disaster recovery are often two. The first one occurs prior to the happening of the disaster of the disaster and measures the level of preparedness in the community with respect to absorbing the shocks associated with the occurrence of the disaster. On the other, the second stage defines ...

List of Figures

Figure 1 Torrey canyon supertanker and surrounded with oil spills 6 Figure 2 A-Geographical location of the disaster. B-Route at the time of accident 9 Figure 3Torrey Canyon and Air strike: World’s first ever environmental disaster 11 Figure 4 :The Renown Torrey quarry 11 Figure 5: Dead bird in Torrey Canyon query 12 Figure 6Plumes emitting from burning Torrey Canyon 13

Abstract

On 18th March 1967, the ship Torrey Canyon, carrying a load of 120000 tons of crude oil dashed against Pollard's Rock of the reef of Seven Stones near Cornwall, England. The resultant oil ...

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On the 15th of December 2011, American troops lowered the US flag from their base in Baghdad, signaling the end of the American military and peacekeeping mission in Iraq. After a year short of a decade of military missions in the country, the dismantling of the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as well as the explosion of sectarian violence and civil disturbances, the situation was further aggravated by the continuing involvement of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. In this light, the official departure of American troops from Iraq, and the cessation of active US participation in keeping the peace ...

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Habeas Corpus in the era of terrorism

In a 5-4 ruling, the United States Supreme Court declared that individuals held as “enemy combatants” at the American detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have the right to immediately initiate legal proceedings for habeas corpus petitions in the US criminal justice system to denounce the legality of their detention. Majority of the inmates in the facility have been detained under hellish conditions, bearing with alternating instances of torture and forced isolation, for more than half a decade. Regrettably, during all the time that these people were forcibly detained under such horrific conditions, none were given the right to ...

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‘Subject’ European colonial influences on African culture in Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Achebe’s “Civil Peace Imperial powers employ different methods to control the nations ruled by them. Apart from force, they also use various ideological means as an indirect mode of attaining control over the colonized nation. Sometimes more than military prowess, ideological instruments makes the people of the colonies accept the power of the ruling imperialist nation, and make them receptive to the domination inflicted on them. Some of the ideological instruments include religion, literature, and education, and these instruments were used to ...

The Just War Theory is a doctrine developed by Christians to determine whether the war is just. A number of criteria are used to determine whether the war is morally justifiable. The war is considered just if it satisfies a series of criteria. The Just War Theory has two parts which include: Jus ad bellum (conditions where war is justifiable) and Jus in Bello (conducting war in an ethical way). Jus ad bellum concerns whether it is moral to go to war while Jus in Bello concerns moral conduct expected in war (Jean, 2004). There is need to add a third part: ...

A combination of the tropical wave and the tropical depression was formed over the Southeastern Bahamas on August 23rd, which was the beginning of hurricane Katrina. The following day this formation was labeled as a tropical storm and given its name, Katrina. This tropical storm was approaching towards Florida, and it was not considered a hurricane until it hit Hallandale Beach and Aventura on August 25th (Zimmerman, 2012). The intensity of the storm reduced as it approached land but it regained the pressure an hour prior to entering the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane moved from category 3 to category 5 ...

Ethical compromise

The Oxford Dictionary defines compromise as the settlement of certain differences by mutual agreement that can be reached by adjusting the conflicting or opposing claims, principles, or by modifying demands. Therefore, to compromise means to come to a certain deal in a a problematic situation between several parties by giving up some of their demands in favor of another party. The cornerstone of any argument is communication, only through which a mutual acceptance of terms can be reached, even if it involves any deviations from original goals or desires, whereas ethical compromise means that you can deal with the situation you have ...

The global economic crisis overview

The global economic crisis has been recorded as the most severe financial and economic crisis experienced across the world. Up to date, its aftermath is still being felt. This global crisis is known to have heard unprecedented effect on capital and credit. It took offshoot from financial markets in the United States. The contagion and impact ended up spreading unevenly all over the world. In this paper, I am going to discuss the effect and aftermath of the global economic crisis on the VLCC market in Nigeria, basing my argument on variables such as flight rate, other books, new ...

The American Civil war took place in the years between 1861 and 1865. The war took place after the seven states in Southern America seceded from the United States forming the confederacy. The south or the confederacy was never recognized as a nation by any foreign power despite having claimed thirteen states and several territories in the western region of America. The states that did not secede were known as simply the North or the Union. After four years of bloody fighting that left over 620,000 casualties from either side, the south collapsed with much of its infrastructure destroyed ( ...

Description of 3D Printing and Associated Science

Over the past decade, technological advancements and general progress have indeed changed or rather revolutionized human life and activities. Through the advanced technology both in hardware and software, people can now interact, communicate and complete different tasks in a more efficient and effective manner than before. The efficiency is because of how technology has influenced how we operate. Computing and Information technology has seen the rapidest and noticeable development in the past few years. These changes have affected the society, businesses and human life over the past few years. Through technology, one can achieve more socially, industrially and commercially. 3D ...

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Financial Crisis

Introduction It’s of imperative importance to understand the link between financial system and the economy. According to various economists, it is gauged that there are two primary function of finance. As mentioned in The Economist, it essentially performs as an economic time machine, serving savers to haulage their present surplus income into the future, and on the other hand offering borrowers access to future earnings now. Finance also serves as a safety net, protecting against catastrophic unforeseen events. Hence, by performing these two acts, an efficiently running financial system ensures against the bumps in life, providing ...

Analysis of the political fate of a single U.S. or Californian policy proposal made at any time since 1945

The state of California passed an amendment in 2008 called the proposition 8. In America, the gas and lesbians have been fighting so hard so that the same sex marriages will be passed into. This fight seemed like it had won in 2008, when California had passed a law that would allow for the same sex marriages in state. This victory however was short lived because the proposition 8 was passed to overrule the marriage by claiming that it was unconstitutional. The ...

Summary of the chapters

The components of hospitality industry include recreation services, campground, tourism and products all of these are categorized into hospitality and tourism network. In chapter 2 in history, hospitality for the first time has worked with employees who are close and young at age. Understanding the generation and giving these employees what they need, leaders can be able to increase productivity and employee retention. Chapter three on the other hand, focuses on specifics of lodging these include then types of lodging facilities for example lodging facilities which offer all in one services which has extended beyond bed and breakfast. Issues ...

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Thesis: The present immigration policies of the United States towards education immigration are creating the possibility of racial unrest. With large numbers of Indian and Chinese students coming to the US to study and subsequently get employed, the economic prosperity of these communities is rising, leading to racial antagonism. - Present immigration policies in the United States are allowing students to get admission to universities from countries like China and India in large numbers, and subsequently apply for jobs here. - Baum and Flores have found a definite link between higher education and migration - ...

Invasion of Panama

Introduction The invasion of Panama occurred in 1989 when the United States of America invaded the place. The invasion of Panama occurred during the presidency of George H. W. Bush Senior. The reason for the invasion was because the President of Panama by then called Manuel Noriega was claimed to be a dictator and was known for drug trafficking. The government of US wanted to bring Noriega to justice. Noriega became the head of the National Guard in 1983 thus becoming a powerful person in Panama. The fact that he had this position of power he was then able to ...

The history of photography in China dates back to the nineteenth century in early times. European photographers had arrived in China at this time and were at a place called Macao. These Western photographers decided to set up studios in the coastal cities of China, and this was during the 1850’s. The western photographers were later exposed to competition and their Chinese assistants associated with the local competitors and spread to all regions of China. It is by the end of the nineteenth century that all the major cities had photographic studios with the spread of photography (Hammond et ...

The Second World War of 1939-1945 is often known as the war that redefined the international balance of power with the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as the world’s first superpowers and the decline of Europe. Others, on the other hand, would remember the war because of the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany and the eccentricities of its leader, Adolf Hitler. In terms of his military and political strategy, experts were torn from lauding Hitler for his ingenuity and elaborate schemes to criticizing him because of the impacts it brought to Europe. However, it ...

Analysis of “On Terror,” by Philip E. Devine and Robert J. Rafalko

Introduction

There have been several views on terrorism. However, research on terrorism differs from the standard social science research. As one is dealing with underground organizations, often there is little or incomplete data. Terrorism is like a war in the shadows that creates massive publicity. For the majority of researchers, it can be dangerous to do investigative research in danger zones, and therefore, majority of the research is carried out on the basis of reports released by the government and media news stories. Research on terrorism has more often ...

The time period surrounding the years of World War Two are widely recognized as one of the most violent periods in human history. 1939 to 1945 have been marred as a global conflict that involved most of the world. Though the fighting during the previous World War One was restricted to European soil, World War Two saw battles extending out of Europe and into Africa Asia, and America. The global effort of defeating the Axis nations left devastation in its aftermath. Some of the aftermath issues including financial, social and infrastructure damage for many of the countries that were involved ...

Natural disasters occur in the planet from time to time. One of the greatest natural hazards that places on Earth can experience is the typhoon. A typhoon is a dangerous natural disaster which could bring great amount of devastation. In 2013, the Philippines experienced a major disaster due to the typhoon named Haiyan, based on its international name, which is considered as one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded. The purpose of this research paper is to discuss the hazard and impact of the typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. This paper also opts to analyze the mitigation strategy and the recovery ...

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Thesis: The present immigration policies of the United States towards education immigration are creating the possibility of racial unrest. With large numbers of Indian and Chinese students coming to the US to study and subsequently get employed, the economic prosperity of these communities is rising, leading to racial antagonism. - Present immigration policies in the United States are allowing students to get admission to universities from countries like China and India in large numbers, and subsequently apply for jobs here. - Baum and Flores have found a definite link between higher education and migration - ...

- Key Facts - A lawsuit was filed in 1979 on behalf of veterans that were harmed by Agent Orange (chemical product). Monsanto agreed to settle for $180 million. - In 1987 Monsanto was found liable for failing to warn Missouri town residents about the risk of a 1979 chemical spill. The jury awarded plaintiffs $16.2 million in punitive damage. - Monsanto agreed to pay $1.5 million fine for bribing an Indonesian high official for bypassing an environmental study. - Criticism for Roundup Ready: Roundup Ready was a genetically modified soybean crop launched by the company in ...

Federico Fellini’s La Strada (1954): The Components of a Critical Essay on Film Federico Fellini’s La Strada (1954): The Components of a Critical Essay on Film The goal of a filmmaker is to make use of narrative to match well with cinema’s natural formalistic techniques. Cinema, as André Bazin has noted has its own ontology of being both an objective representation of reality seeing through the subjective lens of the preserved image. It has a unique way of both representing reality, by preserving life through a representation of life (Bazin 2004, p. 10). Filmmakers not only communicate ...

Coast Fishery and the West Coast Salmon Fishery

Introduction History has it that the East Coast also known as Northern cod was one of the largest fish hubs in the Northwest Atlantic. The term East Coast Fisheries, arose from the sailors who had found the fishing grounds on the Eastern Coast of Canada. The entire communities greatly relied on fishing for their daily activities (Shield 22). No one ever imagined that the fishing industry would near extinction. Canadians and foreigners who had found great resources, generated a lot of revenue from the exercise, and this led to overfishing. Although Shield (23) believes overfishing was the reason to ...

Sneakers are perceived to have the darkest history in the footwear industry. Particularly because sneaker designs that were manufactured and invented many years ago have gained favour in the modern day, particularly the platform sneakers (Schiavone, 2014). With the modern day trends regarding sneakers, it is imperative to note that the manufacture of the differing sneaker designs is continually instigated each and every year. With this rate, it is becoming increasingly difficult to establish a design that will be launched subsequently. The aforementioned makes it even harder for one to establish the stance of sneaker products in the coming 20 ...

People spend money for apparently many reasons. We spend money to sustain our daily lives; we spend money for foods, rents and many other bills. Though we predominantly spend money for good reasons, some people in a bid to enlighten their lives extravagantly spend money. Considering that spending money copiously requires one to have a consistent flow of income, the aftermath in the long run has some effects (Charles et al. 45). Though one enjoys the benefits realized from spending money, the repercussion effects of the same are inevitable. Considering that people tend to spend more on the grounds of maintaining ...

Not a Privilege for Every Citizen

After World War II the United States witnessed a period of unparalleled prosperity in its history. Having concentrated their energies and resources in the production of armaments, factories began concentrating in the production of a wide array of consumer goods: TV sets, dishwashers, cars, record players, and tape recorders. For the first time, many ordinary Americans could afford to buy these products. The United States was the world’s largest industrial power and the richest nation in the world. It was the time of the “affluent society.”1 The G.I. Bill gave an unprecedented number of Americans the opportunity to acquire ...

Persian Gulf War

The Arab Gulf Region has been through two historically devastating wars: one was the prolonged conflict in 1980s between Iran and Iraq, and the other that followed was the war that started when the President of Iraq took the world by surprise and ordered the invasion of Kuwait. More than twenty years have passed since the official proclamation of the end of the Gulf War, but some would say that war continues to affect us every day. Nora Eisenberg recounted what the Executive Director of Gulf War veterans said, that the war not only lingers in the body of ...

It essential to denote that the ancient myths have worked itself into a modern day discourse as evident in the modern day televisions and cinema. The above is true owing the fact that the modern day medium incorporates modern format of communications that in essence provides a platform where people can communicate or rather pass messages to many other people across the globe. With the above said, it is imperative to make apparent the fact that the modern day formats of communication fosters the exchange of mythological discourse to a much greater audience more than ever before. Arguably, in the contemporary times, ...

Introduction

Getting a divorce is an unfortunate event that some families get to witness and it particularly upsets the children. As per a survey it was found that more than 25% of those children who have divorced parents have problems psychologically, emotionally, academically and socially as well. One of the most imperative concerns of divorce is that the children mostly reach a conclusion that their parents do not love them anymore. If one of the two parents move out of their houses then the children assume that it is because of them such an unfortunate event has taken place and thus behave in ...

Summary

The research that was undertaken as stated in this article was executed with the main intent being to establish the relationships that exist between the level of job satisfaction and high-involvement work practices. These include feedbacks, task teams, suggestion programs, feedbacks and quality circles. In an effort to accomplish the objectives of the research mentioned herein, the researchers retrieved the necessary data from the 1999-2002 Canadian Workplace and employee survey. According to the authors of this article, the data from the were purposely used because the survey is perceived to be appropriate subsequent to the fact that it was ...

In human history, few pandemics can be compared to the Back Death. This pandemic took place between the years of 1346 and 1353 in Europe, killing between 75 and 200 million people. To date, there is no theory about the causal agents of the pandemic. However, research indicates that Yersinia pestis bacterium was the responsible pathogen for such mass deaths, causing many forms of plague. The origin of the Black Death is believed to be Central Asia’s arid plains, travelling along the Silk Road to reach Crimea by 1343. It was then carried by oriental rat fleas ...

The Evolution of ICS to NIMS

Introduction A disaster can strike at anytime and when it does, it can bring untold woes to the country and the population. It can claim the lives of many and destroy houses and infrastructures. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is an example of a costly disaster and so was the 9/11 terrorist attacks on mainland USA. It is important that in such times a comprehensive disaster program is put in place to minimize their impact. For this reason the Incident Command System was created in the 1970s in the aftermath of the California wildfires and the National Incident Management System in ...