Essays on Birthday

Grocery Station was started off by Michelle Frogman in 1972 as a single store mom-and-pop shop for selling groceries. The Grocery Station, at that point, attracted clientele because of Frogman’s vivacious nature and the quality of groceries that the store offered. It was Wendy’s travails as a single mother, who was balancing home, job, and baby, when this need of groceries delivered at home, created the Grocery Station’s USP (unique selling preposition) of convenience delivery. Convenience delivery was a service offering wherein customers could place an order over phone and pay for it using a card, ...

When some people think of Chinese people they think of a bucktooth, squinty eyed nerdy oriental with an accent who likely eats rice, which is an offensive stereotype. This is an example of the kinds of hateful stereotypes that exist in society. In social psychology, a stereotype is an attitude that can be adopted in regard to specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things. These thoughts may influence one’s perception of reality. In my opinion, stereotypes may be split into three types; 1) race, 2) gender, and 3) appearance. We are all familiar with racism ...

It was a bright morning on 25 July, and I felt all would be well that day. There were two special things happening on the day. It was my birthday! I think maybe the sun chose to shine for it knew about my birthday or it had more to share than a remembrance. The second special thing was my father was coming home on that day. It had been six months since he went on duty out of the country and it would be great to have him around on my birthday. However, I was not sure what gift ...

The article’s title is “HERS; Why Boys Do not Play with Dolls”. The article was published in The New York Times on October 8, 1995. The author of this article is a poet and essayist named Katha Pollitt. The author’s main idea in this article is that the different preferences in girls and boys are not innate but due to influences from their parents and the whole society. She demonstrates that even though everyone would like to believe girls from birth have always liked to play with dolls and love wearing party dresses while boys like playing ...

The two possible topics are a gift from my dad and my trip to Las Vegas. The trip to Las Vegas has generated the most writing so far. Many people enjoy things that deal with adventure and travelling. It is nice seeing new things, meeting new people and visiting places. The surprise in both of these topics is that they are the good things that every person would wish to have. We all love to be presented with gifts as well as travelling. A gift from my father, the topic raises questions which I am not sure I can ...

Executive Summary

The marketing plan is based on an event management company called “The Elegant event management Company”. The firm is a start-up organization based on partnership. The business is intended to offer multiple event management services to diverse sort of event customers from wedding events to the corporate and cultural event. The experience of the organization in different event management areas, good relations with complementary service providers, and knowledgeable and qualified workforce are the things that differentiate the organization from rivals. The firm is a complete pack of event management services and expert in providing quality services at affordable price. ...

Introduction

In introducing a new commodity into the market, it is necessary to evaluate critical features that influence the entrance of such goods in the market. One of the key factors considered in the launch of the new commodity in the market is the targeted market (Amin & Bashir, 2014). Determining the intended market is essential in production forecasting and sales. The intended market will dictate the amount of the commodity to manufacture, the packaging design, pricing, advertising and promotional methods (Beaver, 2000). The character of the intended market concerning the geographical arrangement of the intended market will facilitate the modeling ...

There are many people who had influence of the modern history, art, literature, science, music, and technology. However, the most influential person can be defined as a person who changed the course of history and left a heritage of good ideas changing the human course of history in a positive manner. People who deserve the place in the hall of the most influential people of 20th century are Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Mohandas Gandhi. These individual managed to made extraordinary changes in their fields of work and broader. Even today, they shape our thoughts, influence our everyday life, ...

Community health promotion

Introduction The Department Of Public Health in various states has done very little to put up constructive community health programs. The society expects the government (both county and central governments) to take charge of such programs but this has not always been the case. In most cases, county governments have very limited resources and therefore usually prefer to allocate these meager resources in curative programs rather than preventative one.

1. Examine three programs offered by the health department in your area to determine if the programs focus on primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention. Give an example of ...

A Summary of the Diary of Anne Frank

The “Diary of Anne Frank” is a young girl’s personal recollection of her life during 1942 – 1944. The diary presents the historical events of World War II, and condemns the inconceivable revulsion of the Holocaust. It is historical because the teenaged Jewish girl, Anne Franks, give a true personal description of her life as she hid from the Nazis. The diary contains the emotional fears of Anne as she endures the two years in hiding. Although she was just a child at the time, she makes incredible observations about humans and their tendencies. Anne started making entries at the age of ...

Introduction

When the concept of poverty is mentioned, most people envision the economic dimension of poverty. While this is the most common dimension, the concept of poverty transcends past its basic definitions. Poverty is a concept with a myriad of definitions. The threshold for poverty is defined differently by different institutions and varies between different economies. For instance, the World Health Organization classifies an individual as poor if he lives for less than one United States dollar per day. This is a more accommodating classification as it factors in the economic conditions in third world countries.

However this threshold cannot be used ...

Every society has a belief in a superhuman being that has powers over the people, this belief is referred to as religion and the beliefs vary in different societies. Religion unites people who have one common belief and provides social guidance on religious and spiritual issues .Sikhism also referred to as the Sikh religion forms one of the many global religions. During the late 15thcentury, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh tradition in the Punjab region current day India and Pakistan (Singh,2011).

Guru Nanak preached against religious rituals that had no significance to any religion, he did not oppose any ...

Most organizations spend an enormous amount of money on compensation and benefits of an employee. Whenever an employee joins in an organization, the salary and benefits are attached to the contract. Compensation and benefits are the extra benefits and remuneration given to an employee for serving the company well. The possible benefits are health care, retirement, paid vacations. According to Dessler and Varkkey (2011), it is said that organizations offer benefits and compensation to attract employees. For this report, the FMCG industry is chosen. In this report, the employee compensation and benefits of employees in Unilever is developed. Unilever ...

Can you imagine living in a girls-only family? I mean a family that has only girls, no boys. I surely cannot! Firstly, the sight of many kids makes me feel anxious. I can imagine a house where when one kid cries and other kids follow pursuit. In addition, girls are more likely to cry a lot more than boys. I feel terrified just thinking of living under such circumstances. Pamela Vitela is a woman who lives in this kind of a Mexican family, and she is the eldest girl in her family. Why did I say she is a woman? Because she is already 18 years ...

For my student practical skills development training, I had the opportunity to be placed as a trainee in the Immunology department of a Women’s and Children’s Hospital. It is naturally agreed that one acquires important practical skills and learns the ropes of one’s profession while on the practicum placement. A career in laboratory medicine requires a lot practical skills and one has to be conversant with many laboratory procedures involved. The Women’s and Children’s Hospital is one of its kind. It is a care facility that centers on family needs, and it is specifically dedicated to offering ...

Bringing flower to the birthday girl is a must. But most people forget to buy presents on time because they are busy with work or the daily routine. On the way to the birthday dinner or party, it is easy to stop by and buy a bouquet of flowers.

However, since most birthday celebrations happen during the late hours of the day when barely nothing is open, it is not so easy to locate a shop where one can find a suitable present for the birthday boy or girl. Therefore, the best combination for such an occasion would be to combine a flower shop ...

The Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc or VF is working aggressively with other partners in innovating sustainable solutions to end human trafficking and the modern day slavery. VF is offers specialized services to the victims and their families, advocates for lasting changes, and builds social movements to fight human trafficking, exploitation, and domestic servitude.

History

Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc or VF is a Non Government Organization or NGO in the Philippines. It was established in 1991 regarded extensively in the innovation of sustainable solutions to end the modern day slavery totally. The founder and executive director of VF is Maria Cecilia Flores-Oebanda. ...

Kindred is a novel written by Octavia Butler with an aim of narrating the agony of today’s black woman. It depicts a true picture of a society that subjects its people to bondage with limited resistance from victims. A major character, Dana, is forced to relocate from California to colonial South in order to provide protection to a man that would later become her ancestor. Her survival remains assured as long as she is able to keep this man alive. In this novel, she is instructed to travel to a Maryland plantation, the home of her ancestor Rufus Weylin. Every time his ancestor ...

Philosophy

The great Greek philosopher Plato (428-348 BC X.) was a brilliant student from another major Hellenic sage - Socrates. The basis of the philosophy of Plato - the doctrine of ideas - has been a source of Socratic appeal to the true cognition of concepts that are not subjective (as contemporaries of Socrates and Plato - the sophists claimed), and constitute an independent incorporeal world that exists beyond the world of sense. Plato believed that only in the world of ideas and is the real truth. Son of noble Athenian citizens and Perictione Ariston, Plato led by the legendary origin ...

The character Frodo Baggins in the trilogy Lord of the Rings is a character who potrays bravery and courage and blind at parts. What is amazing about this character, is the will he shows, in the various quests he takes up. Frodo is the son of Drogo Baggins; he is a hobbit of the shire, of the third age. In the movie, he is the holder of the ring that is to be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed. He is one of the three hobbits who sailed to the end of the third age in the middle of the ...

Movie director Oliver Stone’s 1989 film “Born on the Fourth of July” is a vivid screen adaptation of antiwar activist Ron Kovic’s autobiographical account of his idealistic dreams of war to becoming the damaged bitter war veteran. This film review follows Stone’s story line of portraying the evolution of Kovic from a young boy playing war with his friends in 1950s Massapequa, Long Island, to his eventual recognition and acceptance as an articulate and respected antiwar activist. For many of the people today, references to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s are little-known history because this generation wasn’ ...

The issue of how different genders regard the treatment of animals is a very interesting one; the way in which we may or may not be hard-wired plays a crucial role in determining just how we interact with animals. The prevailing wisdom is that men treat animals more harshly than women do, and therefore hunting is much easier for them. However, the line between domesticated animals/pets and wild animals is often blurred for many, and women tend to be more predisposed to anthropomorphize and humanize animals in their minds. The differences between how men and women look at animals can be ...

The birthday parties are always conducted in at least a bigger percentage of the people in our generation now, in those parties, there are gifts that are given to the host of the party, in the thesis we will try to take a survey of those colorful gifts that are brought in the ceremony. In most of the western cultures and societies the very colorful decorations accompany the United States and Australia particularly. The parties that are held to commemorate one's birthday many times, for instance, the balloons and sometimes the streamers. The birthday cake, a crucial element of any birthday celebration ...

First and foremost Stanley Kowalski is a son of a Polish immigrant who lives in Elysian Fields in New Orleans in some room in a shabby settlement of the French. He is married to Stella the sister to Blanche Dubois. And they appear happy from their marriage contentment even though they live in strange and desolate shanty. Just moments after Blanches arrival Stanley comes in with duo friends Mitch who stays with his sick mother and Steve who lives with his partner upstairs. Stanley is less hospitable to Blanches as he expresses descent humor and apparent accommodation that is blended with an ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

We experience development in various forms throughout our entire lives. Arguably, however, the most crucial development we experience takes place when we are first born. From infancy to a baby’s first birthday, it often does not appear that they do more than cry, eat, sleep, and lose control of their bodily functions. In reality, they begin learning about the world around them almost immediately. Many consider babies below this form of intelligence but, just the same, they experience physical, cognitive, and even social development as they age. Factors throughout their environment and genetic influences may impact how the individual ...

The movie Parenthood (1989) was directed by Ron Howard and features an all-star ensemble cast. The movie depicts four adult siblings and their respective families as well as their parents and grandmother. The movie features all eight of Erikson’s Stages of Development in the various characters and their children exquisitely. Some of the characters are successfully navigating their lives where others are facing great difficulty. Grandma (Helen Snow) is the grandmother of Gil and his siblings, his mother’s mother. She is in the Integrity v. Despair stage in Erikson’s theory. This is the final stage ...

Krumping, also spelled Krumpin', is a street dance popularized in the United States that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet (Paggett 20). Krumpin’ has its roots in the central parts of southern Los Angeles (The Heart of Crump). At first, it was reserved to African American neighborhoods but has grown to other neighborhoods and countries (The Heart of Crump). The dance style started emerging in early 1990s but it was not until the early 2000s that the style achieved significant popularity. The word Krump was derived from the ...

HIV & Pregnancy: Discussing and Evaluating HIV among Pregnant Women and Their Infants

Since its discovery in early 1980s, HIV or human immunodeficiency virus has been noted to kill approximately 39 million people worldwide, with another 1.5 million dying of HIV-related causes, making it the number one deadliest infectious agent worldwide (US Dept. of Health & Human Services, 2014). Attacking primarily the immune system of the body, HIV generally makes the body susceptible to a wide array of diseases that normally do not cause life-threatening complications to an uninfected body. HIV affects people regardless of sex, age, race, and socioeconomic status and it is primarily acquired through sexual activities. As a sexual disease, HIV has ...

There are many types of Love and many people have written and done research about it. John Lee has come up with six types of Love: Eros, Mania, Ludus, Storge, Agape and Pragma. There are some relationships that show more than one type of love at the same time, while there are other relationships that start with one type of love and develop into another. The type of love I have chosen to develop further is ‘storge’. It is a companionate love, where trust, friendship and respect are the main characteristics. It develops from friendship, based on similarities and ...

Bainbridge, B. (1991). The Birthday Boys. London: Hachette UK. “The Birthday Boys” is an acclaimed piece of literary work by Beryl Bainbridge. This novel was published in the year 1991and presents an imaginary tale of South Pole mission by captain Robert Falcon Scott. This story describes the emotional aspect of human endurance and misguided audacity in a very realistic manner. This paper intends to discuss the novel with a focuses on courage as central them of the story. Beryl Bainbridge is an English author who is named as one of the greatest authors of the United Kingdom. The author ...

As an only child, Suzi always was made to feel special. With her birthday being on July 3rd, she always thought that the fireworks displays were for her birthday. She learned as a teen-ager that she was really the result of her mother’s third pregnancy, having lost the first two in the first trimester. Her mother had three more after Suzi was born. She was an only child by genetic circumstance, not by her parents’ choice. As a young child, Suzi interacted often with several other children, those of her mother’s friends. She also had no cousins, so ...

Biography

Malcolm X was born on 19th May 1925 as Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother was Louise Norton Little and his father Earl Little. Earl was an outspoken Baptist minister, a civil rights activist and a staunch follower of Marcus Garvey. As a civil rights Activist, Earl’s activities led to death intimidation from the Black Legion, a white supremacist organization. Before Malcolm's fourth birthday the family relocated twice to try to fend off the death threats. Despite relocating, suspected members of the Legion burnt the Little’s Michigan home in 1929. Earl was murdered two years later. Louise underwent emotional breakdown ...

Introduction

The film titled ‘I am Sam’ directed by Jessie Nelson is a story of mentally retarded and autistic man called Sam Dawson who fathers a child, Lucy, with a homeless woman. Lucy’s mother ran away soon after her birth leaving her in the custody of her developmentally retarded father. Sam is considered to have a mental ability of a seven year old, but, has a determination of a mature adult. He works at a coffee shop and is obsessed with beetle. Despite his developmental challenges, Sam manages to raise her daughter with the help of friends that include Doug Hutchison, Brad and Joe who are also ...

A rite of passage is a very important part of an individual’s life in many cultures. Most typically represent when the individual comes of age in the culture. Young Jewish children have a Bat Mitzvah or Bar Mitzvah, depending on their genders, to express when they become adults. The Satere Mawe tribe in the Amazon are forced to wear gloves filled with bullet ants for several hours to show that they have the strength to face adulthood. In rites of passage such as these, sometimes the participants die. In less serious, more celebratory rites of passage, the participants merely get ...

Biography

Malcom X was born on 19th May 1925 as Malcom Little in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother was Louise Norton Little and his father Earl Little. Earl was an outspoken Baptist minister, a civil rights activist and a staunch follower of Marcus Garvey. As a civil rights Activist, Earl’s activities led to death intimidations from the Black Legion, a white supremacist organization. Before Malcolm's fourth birthday the family relocated twice to try to fend off the death threats. Despite relocating, suspected members of the Legion burnt the Little’s Michigan home in 1929. Earl was murdered two years later. Louise underwent emotional breakdown ...

Abortion is defined as the act of clinically or surgically terminating pregnancy. A clinical abortion involves the use of medication to get rid of a pregnancy while a surgical abortion is carried out in the operating room whereby surgical equipments are used. There are many concerns on whether abortion should be permitted. Some people equate abortion to murder while others are neutral. This has resulted in two schools of thought; pro-choice and pro-life. Pro-choice are those who believe the woman should make a choice. On the contrary, pro-life are who believe abortion to murder. Therefore, it should not be legalized. Consequently, abortion ...

English

The rites of the passage dictate are paramount in the life of a human being. One of the rites of passage is celebrating a birthday. I had crossed the fifteen years milestone. The idea of approaching adulthood excited me more than the rest of my friends. I was looking forward to acquiring a driving license and personal freedom. In fact, I was a cool kid as the majority of friends used to call me. I hated such tags, but it was the truth of the matter. My father has high hopes for me. I have never let him down my entire life. The ...

Real Life Application Observations

The basic law of Supply and Demand: If the demand increases and the supply remain unchanged a shortage occurs, leading to higher prices. This is one of the most relevant laws of economics that can be applied to real life. Let us take an example of today’s real estate market. The real estate prices have increased almost five to six times over past twenty years. This is mostly due to the influx of more and more people into our cities. Who thought that there would be a day where we would actually buy water! Thanks to the ever-increasing population ...

“The day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid on to houses just like water or gas -- and friends will converse with each other without leaving home." (Alexander Graham Bell in a letter to his father in 1876; taken from PBS.org) Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland and had two more brothers that both died of tuberculosis (Library of Congress), Melville James Bell, who was older than Alexander, and Edward Charles Bell, who was the youngest in the family (Bell Homestead). His father, Alexander Melville Bell, as well as his grandfather ...

The book, “the ocean at the end of the lane," by Neil Gaiman, starts with a prologue that acts as a window to the idea in it. The prologue begins with the narrator at a funeral, dressed for the occasion. He states that he has done his part through the speech that he was to give. The writer wants to escape the tense situation in meeting all the people that he had known when he lived in his hometown. Page nine discloses the narrator’s discomfort at being asked personal questions when his life was so unorthodox. He was divorced, practiced pure ...

Film Studies: Hong Kong Cinema

Common themes in Hong Kong films include those that relate to human beings’ dreams, their journey, and their identity. Characters in some of the films we covered have certain dreams, often unattainable, and their stories revolve around their journey towards these dreams. Identity is also a prevalent theme in Hong Kong cinema, in terms of desired changes, lack of changes, or the transition of characters’ lives that influence or shape their identity. The succeeding discussion focuses on three Hong Kong films that explore characters’ dreams, journey, and identities particularly within the context of common themes such as love. In ...

One of the best childhood memories I will always treasure is the day when I celebrated my seventh birthday. As a child, my parents have showered me with love and affection that I did not feel attached to material things to make me happy. I remember that when I woke up on my birthday, I felt that something special was about to happen. My parents influenced me to be the best I can do in everything I do, especially in school. I have always been a diligent student and I got good grades. My parents will always ask me if I ...

Introduction

Around a decade back, staying in touch with the school and college friends was seen quite rare. Although internet was present during that time but there was a missing link that could enable people to search their colleagues and chat with them and share their thoughts etc. It was almost inevitable to lose touch especially in the case of moving away. Social networks have made is easier for people to remain in touch even after moving far away. These networks also allow people to search other people whom they already know but have lost touch with them. People can reconnect ...

The relationship between life and death has been an important part of literature for just about all of human history. One of the earliest recorded pieces of literature is the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, which centers around Gilgamesh’s desire to bring his friend Enkidu back from the dead. Different writers have had different perspectives on death, of course, and while the writer of Gilgamesh’s tale might have seen death as something inevitable, death seemed almost welcome to Plath. The fact that her father died while she was young left her without much of a sense of security, and ...

Marilyn Monroe came from a very ordinary background and went on to become extraordinary. Was she really extraordinary or the people around her and the media projected her as one? In order to understand this, it is essential to understand her mind. Maybe there is a side to her that nobody has seen. She is no fiction but a real woman, who made all those movies and did get married. She is not the fantasies that people built around her. People love fantasies more than the reality. Marilyn allowed them to fantasize about something else. The purpose of this paper is ...

Introduction

The caudillos of 19th-century Latin American history played an important part in the shaping and molding of Latin America into a state led by charismatic leaders who were able to assert their own considerable will over the people and enact social and governmental change. In the 19th century, the more iconic caudillos such as Simon Bolivar and Porfirio Diaz exerted tremendous energy and willpower to ensure that they shaped their respective countries in the ways they wanted. Even so, more modern revolutionary figures, even in their zeal to overthrow the classist politics of the caudillo, exerted a tremendous and earnest desire ...

The explication below is about a poem titled “Rite of passage” by Sharon Olds. The main theme of the poem is about the attitudes that young male children demonstrate when they are young. The poem talks about their behaviors and attitudes s they try to imitate the older men in the society. It is a reflection of the older mature men in the society from a young man’s attitudes and behaviors. The boys are attending the poet’s birthday party as the poem unfolds. They try to look like their mature counterparts. The narrator says, “Short men, men in first grade-“( ...

Child study Project

Barney Fernandez is seven years old. An attractive boy with dark, curly hair and a sharp nose, resembling his father. He is of average stature, just right for his age, and can be described as a little slim, compared to other children of his age. A close observation would reveal that the expression on his face is dull, listless, normally. There are sudden bursts of enthusiasm when there are prospects of doing what he likes. For example, playing out of doors. Swinging, sliding, jumping, dancing. Barney is not interested in painting, cutting, pasting or playing carom or cards. His preferences are ...

Last weekend I was at home doing nothing and I felt so bored because there was nothing much I could do. I had spent the whole morning sleeping and so, wanted to do something to keep me busy in the afternoon. I then remembered I needed to catch up with sports and news on my favorite channels. I love sports because it is entertaining and best of all, I get to know what is happening in the world of sports. I also love news because they keep me updated on what is happening around the country and even the ...

“To say that one waits a lifetime for his soul mate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on someone, and by the art of commitment become soul mates, which takes a lifetime to perfect, ” said Criss Jami in Venus in Arms. To say that I had waited for my soul mate for a lifetime would be a falsehood; it would be closer to the truth to say that he was always loitering in my thoughts, though I knew not who he might be. I was a sophomore student in my medical college. One day a young man, ...

Introduction

There is no denying that Aristotle holds the distinction of being one the greatest philosophers during the ancient Greek world, but his ideals transcends into popularity even to today’s modern age. The tenets of virtue are among the prominent subjects of Aristotle’s philosophical views. However, it is apparent that the philosopher has a rather different treatment of virtues as perceived from his arguments reiterating ethical values as personal dispositions. The focus of this discussion is to argue on the subject of whether or not Aristotle’s treatment of the virtues is in fact satisfactory. Examining the philosopher’s ...

It was a bright day with nice sunshine. I was yawning and turning in bed, with little intent of leaving its warmth. I could feel the rays and beams of the sun abundantly penetrating the crevices of my window. I was half awake, with no intent of getting out of bed and having a relatively blank plan. I wondered what the day would bring. Duration of about one month had elapsed since my O level examinations and my plans had no substantial activity in my plans for the day. I turned around wondering where the hell I was going all this ...

Write a narrative of a memorable birthday experience where things didn't work out the way you expected.

Birthdays are always special to me. I like to enjoy with my friends and family. As I look back to reminisce the years of my life, I remember one such birthday which just went totally differently than any of my expectations. This was a few years back, but it is still very clear in my memory. I don’t think I can ever forget the things which happened with me on that day, neither do I want to. It was my seventh birthday, and we had prepared for a birthday bash at my place. Both my parents were very excited ...

The UMUC Haircuts has been serving customers for two decades. During this period, Myra opened six more premises offering similar services in other locations and increased the variety of services. Many other businesses that offer haircut services also established their premises closer to UMUC hence offering competition. Myra, who is the manager, wants to introduce high technology solutions to improve her services. Over time, she was unable to keep contact with her customers and send them birthday wishes. She also was not able to keep track of prices of products of her suppliers. She became desperate for a technological solution ...

View and analyze the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" portraying a person with a disability. Write a meaningful critique of the film

Description of how the person's disability is portrayed within the contexts of family and community (Have an in depth analysis and discussion of the extent to which the film appears to be a reflection of life and is grounded in current "state of knowledge". Give appropriate evidences from the film to support each point) Analysis onto what extent does this film address characteristics and effects of the cultural and environmental milieu of the individual with disabilities (Have an in depth ...

Critical Commentary On Anselm’s Ontological “Proof” For The Existence Of God

In this commentary, I shall offer a philosophical analysis of Anselm of Canterbury’s work The Proslogion, paying special attention to his “ontological argument” for the existence of God. I will refer to the text as reprinted in the anthology Readings in Christian Thought (Second Edition) edited by Hugh T. Kerr. All quotes are primary source citations from Anselm and refer to the translation prepared by Eugene R. Fairweather, reprinted in Kerr’s edition. As Kerr points out in his brief introduction to the “Ontological Argument” excerpt from The Proslogion, the original subtitle of the text is “Faith Seeking ...

Introduction

The technology solution is intended to improve efficiency in both supplier activities and customers' activities to better standards unmatched by rival businesses with similar services. To maximize long-term sales, profits and retain customers, Myra needs to incorporate latest technology solutions that will uniquely define and differentiate her services from the rest of hairdressers. A team with strategic plan is most essential before initiating a business process to ensure effective and smooth transition from the traditional sales-related activities to the high-technology system.

Business process explanation

This study aims to provide solutions to Myra's UMUC Haircuts business which seeks to stay competitive in the market ...

Ericson’s theory of psychosocial development

Erik Ericson has proposed the theory of psychosocial development which details the outcome of social experiences in the life of human beings. He further maintained that human beings underwent eight stages. According to him the fourth stage of psychosocial development has to do with middle childhood and when the child starts understanding the meaning of pride especially in their capabilities and achievements (An & Cooney, 2006). The current case study deals with Logan, a child in middle childhood having a terminally ill sister. The child is in constant conflict because he is not able to share his thoughts or even appreciated and ...

Christina Rossetti is regarded as one of the great Victorian poets. Her poetry spans many centuries and include the distinct element of religion. As the youngest of four children, Christina’s mother taught her English, French and Italian Literature as well as the Bible and Orthodox Anglican religion. The close family environment, with its emphasis on learning and its religious disputes, formed the foundation of Christina’s mature character. She was loyal to her mother and remained at home for her entire life as she took care of her family and the household. This loyalty to her mother and ...

Introduction

A community is a group of people who live in one place and also share characteristics. A group of people who form community may either be living in the same neighborhood, city or even town. Members of the community may have a common interest, come from the same race or even share the religion. The fact that people have common interests makes them appreciate one another as members of the same community (Garcés and Martin, 2009). Since the community is made up of people who have a common interest and come from the same geographical region, it is important for the ...