Essays on Casino

In the post-9/11 world of espionage, soldiers have been replaced with spies as nationalist heroes – since drones do much of the grunt work now as opposed to reservists, the nebulous War on Terror is fought through intelligence and espionage. At the same time, we take a much more self-reflexive look at our heroes, especially in media, and question whether or not they are truly worth rooting for. These notions of the flawed heroic spy, the one who does what is necessary while putting themselves through misery, is explored in depth in the recent films Casino Royale (2006) and Zero ...

Alternative 1: Invest $20000 in the NewestHighTech.com when it goes public. This is a very good investment option for Dara. It is not as conservative as the investment choices that she’s made in the past. There is an element of risk when an investor puts their cash into a one year old company that has had some favorable press when it received its early stage financing and, then more good press when its chips were accepted by a major cell phone manufacturer. The risk with a new company is that it may not be able to fulfill its ...

Improving Organization Retention

When organizations fail in retaining their quality employees, they are often left with are under qualified and understaffed workforce that will eventually have an effect on the organization’s ability towards being competitive. Work retention is an important element in a functioning organization. It has an important relationship with the management skills in the workplace. Every organization has to implement strategies that are specifically designed to improve programs that attract employees, develop their skills, retain, and utilize their equitably, fairly, and professionally (Guerro, 2007). Any organization that wants to they keep their employees from leaving their current jobs and ...

Introduction

In this paper, the casino industry in the United States will be analyzed using the Porters Five Forces model. In this process, the attractiveness of the casino industry in the United States will be established. The casino industry consists of firms that deal with gambling, and games, and at the same time providing hotel services to the clients. The firms that do not deal with gambling have not been included in the analysis and industry analysis.

Casino industry analysis in the US

Internal rivalry In the United States, the casino industry has become hyper-competitive. It is because of the trend that most of the hotel-casinos ...

Abstract

This paper explores the use of mathematical concepts in gambling and playing games. The concepts employed when playing games of chance such as Blackjack are probability theory, combinations, and permutations. This paper tries to find ways of making mathematics appealing while shining light to possible research areas that may yield money as well as give new perspectives to certain areas. Interviews with tutors were carried out to get an understanding of what card counting entails. In addition, reviews of research done from as early as Thorp, to recent publications were looked into to provide direction. Card counting is considered ...

Management

Sands Hotel and Casino is observed to be implementing both preventive and detective controls in its day to day operation. Preventive controls are its proactive measures that ensure compliance of various operations to set objectives and standard operating procedures of the company and that of the regulating institution. On the other hand, detective controls are aimed to spot any errors or deviation from standard (University of Vanderbilt, 2014). Below are its identified critical control activities and corresponding control type:

Potential Areas for Additional Control

In the article of the American University in Cairo (2011), it mentioned about corrective controls, which hinge on errors or ...

Card counting is usually a casino card game and strategy that is mostly used in black jack casino games (Simonson, 2011, pp.77). The card counting strategy is mainly used to determine whether the hand that follows in the play is most likely to give an advantage probably to the player or to the dealer. The card counters are considered to form a class of players who are exceptional. They usually make attempts of decreasing the inherent casino house’s edge by tactically keeping a running tally of the low and high value cards that are seen by the players. ...

Executive Summary

Global entertainment industry is presented by various sectors that, among others, include gambling industry. Increasingly complex global market environment outlines numerous challenges for the companies that operate in gambling segment. Evolution of regulatory profiles in European countries, strict governmental regulations and regional limitations in the United States; economic turbulence; volatile consumer confidence; and increasing public interest in CSR policies of the industry players shape the future of this economic segment. Hard Rock Hotel&Casino (HRH) is one of core businesses of the Hard Rock Corporation with yet, relatively small scale and scope of operations. This document provides an extensive analysis ...

Casino: Wind River Hotel and Casino

Zip Code: 82501 Country: United States Phone: (307) 856-3964 Website: http://www.windrivercasino.com

Toll-Free Number: (866) 657-1604

The casino has 80 rooms with their prices ranging between $109 and $139. There are 10 suites that their prices range between $250 and $300. The casino has two 24 hour restaurants and velvet parking. The games offered at the Wind River Hotel and Casino includes Slots, Video Poker, Blackjack, Poker, and Three Card Poker. The casino covers 8,000 square feet in area. The special features found at the casino include a smoke shop with 80 slot machines, and a gas station. It is approximately the largest ...

Borgata hotel casino and Spa is a luxurious hotel and casino and Spa in Atlanta city, New Jersey in United States. It is owned by Marina district development. The mentioned hotel dates back in 2003 where it was officially opened. At first it engaged approximately four thousand eight hundred associates. Borgata hotel is one of the largest hotels and casinos in the United States. During late 2005 and early 2006, the Borgata Hotel casino and Spa underwent great casino and retail expansion. With all this expansion, it compels for fresh personnel to be recruited in to the plant. The ...

In the ruling delivered by Judge Carol Los Mansmann in Schurr v. Resorts International Hotel Inc, the judge states that affirmative action cannot mirror Title VII’s purpose unless it is meant to remedy a discriminatory history against protected groups. The case was a pure legal question of narrow depth and quite focused in nature as its facts are quite simple. In the case, Schurr states that the Casino infringed on his employment rights and discriminated against him on the basis of race. He argues that the act by the casino infringes on his rights under Title VII provisions. ...

Introduction

When discussing about visiting a hotel; if there is no casino in it then the hotel is said to be incomplete or lacks entertainment. The presence of casino in a hotel is just like a cherry on a cake. There is a rising trend of having a casino in a hotel due to numerous advantages for both the casino and hotel. These two are dependent on each other in terms of income and flow of visitors who are seeking entertainment and lodging facility. Many investors in this business sector are not putting more efforts in considering the advantages of ...

He looks at his cards: pocket aces. A sly grin emerges on his face as he thinks to himself, “This is my chance to win back the $250 and more!” His heart begins to pound uncontrollably as adrenaline rushes through every muscle of his body. Overcome with anticipation and excitement, he mentally calculates the potential winnings. He hears the dealer confirm, “Your action, sir.” With assurance, he asserts, “All in.” The flop reveals a King-King-Queen. He reasons, “I’ve got this! Two pairs is ought to win.” The dealer displays the final two cards: nine, queen. Just as he ...

One look at the teaser poster of Casino Royale (2006) is enough to decipher that the film contains elements of film noir. A cold-eyed James Bond can be seen dressed in a tuxedo, a bowtie loosely draped around his neck, and a gun hanging from his hand with the shadow bathing him almost entirely. In the background, Vesper, Bond’s brunette love interest in the film, can be seen dressed in a black ballgown, just standing there and somberly gazing at Bond. Clearly the film’s poster has the dark and gritty feel of classic film noir. While categorizing ...

Issue

Gambling is a serious addiction for some people. Problems and addictions to gambling have been a concern in the public health field for several years. Internationally, gambling problems range from .2 percent to 2.3 percent of the population (Gainsbury, 2014, p. 769). However, these rates are starting to increase due to the development of technology and the introduction of more and more gambling games. It is estimated that these rates have grown 1-5 percent since the development of Internet gambling (Chappell, 2014). Also, electronic gambling machines where developed making it very easy and quick for an individual to gamble. ...

Blackjack is one of the oldest games in the history of man - no one really knows how the game started or where it originated, and tales of its existence go back centuries. Regardless of its history, it remains one of the most popular card games played today, with millions of dollars being gambled at casinos around the world. Despite the game being one of ultimate chance, there is a strategy that has been cropping up in the past few decades that allows smart, calculating minds to anticipate what cards they might get - card counting. This strategy takes ...

Abstract

As the professional consultant you hired to improve the retention issues in your casino, allow me to table my tender and painstakingly researched report of my findings concerning the deteriorating situation of your casino. According to Kotler and Armstrong (2008), it is paramount for business firms to focus on the implementation of ideal marketing strategies if they must succeed. Sir, in this report, you will find out why most of the patrons have been disappearing never to return. You will also get to know the reasons behind why this casino has been so ineffectual, full of indifferences and with the most indubitable sullied reputation among the other casinos around.

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Is Casino Gambling Good for New York

Background

Some states, cities or countries prohibit gambling; some do not. This paper will focus on the discussion whether legalizing Gambling will be good not only for the city of New York but also for its Citizens or not.

Legalization of gambling has always been a controversial topic to discuss for the lawmakers and for those who enforce it. Making a decision like this becomes even harder because of the magnitude of the factors and variables. Legitimize gambling and there could be a possibility that the economy of the city will improve. Do the opposite and there could be ...

Native Americans from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present

Native Americans from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present The issues that Native Americans have faced since 1865 are largely related to a struggle for survival and relevance in a modern age. Although scholars present considerable differences in estimate of the number of Native Americans present in North America at the time of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in 1492, ranging anywhere from 100 million (Schapp, 2010, p. 367) to 900,000 (Hoxie, 1996, p. 500) people, scholars agree that there was a great decline in Native American population lasting until the 20th century. Factors influencing the decline of the ...

1. How would you characterize competition in the gaming industry in Macau? Macau is one of the biggest gambling hubs in the world and is especially attractive because it is the only place in China where gambling is legal. Many companies wish to open casinos or hotels in this former Portuguese colony. However, with casinos it is not that simple. Legally, there is no competition in the Macau gambling industry as the Executive of Macau SAR has a monopoly over all gaming business (Pereiro, 2010). It can sign concession agreements with companies granting them the right to open casinos ...

Introduction:

The pirates of Manhattan, Barry James Dyke expounds and gives a clear and vivid 10 year extensive research insight on the various concerning the American consumer. He clearly brings the general aspect of Systematically Plundering the American Consumer and How to protect against it. The knowledge of well extensive research is backed by the detailed statistics presented. This is based on the fact that if most guarantees are absent, consequently most financial products fade away. Hence, in the expanded form of analysis, the book clearly brings the aspect of the liquidity of money. In addition, the behavior of money ...

The debate about legalizing gambling in Texas has taken a center stage both in the senate as well as in the house of representative. It has also drawn mixed reactions from the members of the public. People who are for the gambling gaming has elicited their arguments while on the other side, proponents of gambling have also elicited for the gaming. The only falsity that has been in the debate is lack of mainstreaming the issue to the locals in terms of economic benefits or disadvantage and in terms of employment opportunities. This paper focuses mainly on the arguments ...

Macau is one of the favorite tourist destinations in China; famous for its luxury hotels and grand casinos. Macau has left Las Vegas behind in terms of gambling business; recording business that was four times bigger in Las Vegas. As gambling is illegal in the mainland China; Macau is the desired choice for big time gambling. There are many middlemen or “junkets” in China who bring prospective gamblers to Macau, help with the accommodation; junkets get a big commission grim the casinos. The revenue gambling generated for Macau in the year 2012 was 303 billion Macau patakas. The junkets ...

Introduction

Strategic management is increasingly becoming important in the modern business world with increasingly changing business landscape as businesses face globalization and growing competition. In that respect, this analysis seeks to demonstrate the process of developing suitable strategies to address such aspects like competition, market environment in consideration of a business position as well as its capabilities. To achieve that, the analysis uses the case of Trump Taj Mahal whose market and industry is analyzed for the trends as well as competition with use of Porters five forces. Further, the analysis identifies the brands’ competitors and their strategies as well ...

This paper endeavors to research information regarding the issue of gambling, specifically within the state of New Jersey. Whilst gambling has been an inevitable part of human history, controversy still surrounds its impact on the social environment. In many countries, gambling is forbidden or restricted, however in the United States gambling is seen by many as a form of entertainment. In addition, revenue taxes derived from gambling contribute to both local and national economies. The goal in this paper is to evaluate the revenue and cost factors derived from gambling in New Jersey, and show that gambling's social and ...

PREFACE

Ever since Dr. No came out in 1962, the James Bond film series (produced by United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) has held itself up as one of the longest, most profitable series of action films in the history of studio filmmaking. One central component of its popularity is the film series’ ability to repurpose the sights, sounds, and trends that were occurring at the time that they were produced and released, acting as cultural touchstones to stay relevant . As they were designed for mass appeal, the Bond producers smartly find ways to capitalize on what is popular for their audiences, ...

Positive

Gaming is an industry created by legal gambling activities and includes lotteries, poker, slot machines, horse racing and other table games. According to Baird, Yepez, and Fairey (2011), supporters of gaming argue that it has psychological benefits. It gives people the opportunity to exercise control and it is also a way to relieve stress. Supporters claim that gaming is just like any other form of entertainment such as watching a movie. According to an article by the American gaming Association (2014), gaming has created employment opportunities and generated huge returns as tax revenue for the government. In 2002, 350, ...

International Strategy Plan - BMGM Corporation

Executive Summary This report aims to enact the analysis of the development and formulation of an International Expansion Plan for the organization The Address that incorporates under its umbrella several brands of luxury hotels and resorts. For the time being the organization is operating exclusively on the UAE market and have developed strong differentiated brand in this location. The report will look at the specific country of entry – Japan that was placed into the focus of the expansion strategy. The analysis reveals potential room for development and favorable political and economic environment in Japan that will enable The Address ...

Gambling involves wagering money and other valuable materials with the intent of winning more money and material things though unaware of the outcome. Gambling can either be in casinos, over the internet, electronic games and table games. Other types of betting are such as Fixed odds betting, sports betting, arbitrage betting and parimutuel betting. Most individuals amble as a form of recreation, earning income and due to this, it can lead to psychological addiction. In addition, sometimes gambling leads to behavior that is harmful to the individual and those close to him/her such as stealing. Although gambling has harmful ...

1. Operational Customer Relationship Management is based on enhancing and improving processes of a business such as customer interface and customer support through automation. It focuses on customer related processes such as selling, marketing, before and after sale services. Examples of operational CRM are; Marketing Automation, which is based on making marketing activities automated, Sales-force Automation, which is simply making all processes within a sales cycle automated, and finally Service Automation which is automating the services an organization offers to its customers. On the other hand, Analytical CRM are inclined towards the operations of the back office, which does ...

Looking for a place to spend this festive season with your friend, family, your sweetheart and loved ones? You need no other place than to be a guest at The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa situated in Atlantic City. The services offered ranging from a well equipped casino whose capacity can offer a slot of 4,000 machines, a total of five comfortable dining restaurants, not to mention the entertainment that will rock you night up, worry less about the space cause there is 2400 capacity seats and when you feel worn out and want to look more fabulous ...

Slide 2: When compulsive workaholic Charlie Babbitt (played by Tom Cruise) learns that his estranged father has passed away, he returns home. Here he discovers he has an older brother named Raymond (played by Dustin Hoffman) who is diagnosed as “high-level autistic savant.” As the brothers travel across the country, both the viewer and Charlie both learn about the many facets of autism including the necessity of routine, communication difficulties, social interaction, and “definitely” the ability to bond.

1. A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or 2. A record of physical ...

The Hualapai tribe, or nation of American Indians are a sovereign people located in the southwestern section of the United States. More specifically, their lands lie within the northwestern part of Arizona. The name of this tribe is pronounced “Wah-lah-pie” and according to the information on their official website, the significance of its meaning translates to “People of the Tall Pines” (“About Hualapai Tribe”). The total acreage of the Hualapai reservations lands covers approximately one million acres. The geographical elevation and features span the gamut from grassy lands, hillsides, canyons, and bushy forested terrain. The total number of the ...

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It seemed time or money could not help to company Driscoll. Company had insufficient funds to hire the company’s top ex-professional, Alessandra, and no time to create the coalescent team which loves work and is ready to follow the leader. As a result, the team ‘leader’ Kristen felt guilty, and the ‘manager’ Tim didn’t know how to answer the simple questions, sooner they reversed their roles. Still, Tim had the opportunity to improve by acting as a leader to complete the project on time.

While performance can always be stimulated or strong-armed, the job satisfaction is ...

- Brief Case Description Farmers Field is a project meant to see construction of a sports complex and events stadium in Downtown Los Angeles. The masterminds behind the project include the outgoing president of the Anschutz entertainment group (AEG), TimLeiweke and Casey Wassermann, former owner of the LosAngeles avengers. The stadium will be located at the current Los Angeles conventional Centre. The stadium will be a 72000-seater with a retractable roof covering it. Some of the games and events suggested of the Farmers Field include super bowls, Olympic Games, and rally events (Kellogg 356). Leiweke estimated that the project ...

PROFFESOR

The movie 21 The highly educational movie “21” is a story based on M.I.T students who basically counts cards so as to increase their probability of topping the Blackjack card games at casinos. Surprisingly, the movie successfully incorporated a lot of mathematics in it. This is evidenced from the obviously seen card counting. The movie begins with the introduction of a young but highly significant character referred to as Ben Campbell. Ben Campbell is depicted as a highly intelligent student, who endeavors to succeed at all cost. Ben has always yearned for a scholarship that will enable him transfer ...

Introduction: The Theory

Gamblers fallacy is an argument that bases its argument on the occurrence of random events, in that if the occurrence of a certain event is frequent currently the there will be an infrequent occurrence in the future. The fallacy depicts that if something happens more often or if there is a positive performance, there will be a rare occurrence in the future, or the performance will be negative. The fallacy is based on independent events where the outcome of one event does not influence the other also called random events. The fallacy argues that if a certain outcome is ...

Las Vegas is primarily known as the Entertainment Capital of the World famous for its casino-hotels and major attractions such as gambling, shopping, fine dining and night life. Tourism industry drives the state’s economy and stands as the leading financial center for Southern Nevada. The bulk of the revenues that flow to the state’s general budget fund mostly derived from the tourism industry where the economy is mostly dependent. Southern Nevada’s tourism industry ranks first in terms of economic output in the United States. Reports from the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed that in ...

Collective bargaining.

This is a negotiating process between employers and employees, through their unions, to determine employment terms. Collective bargaining refers to business done in good-faith mechanisms, and the opinions raised are meant for the well-being of a group of workers. The results of collective bargaining are referred as collective bargaining agreement, which establishes conditions, terms, and rules of employment, and is legally binding. A potential collective bargaining agreement includes; compensation, personal procedures and policies, employee’s rights and responsibilities, and employer’s rights and responsibilities. Compensation implies the terms of work such as wages and salaries, vacations and holidays, benefits ...

The use of metaphors fascinates me in every single way. Metaphors have become next to everyday language it can be interesting to see how its use influences our everyday life in terms of thinking and normal activities. Metaphors also reinforce ideas and understanding this can be very fascinating. They, in a mystical way, give people more courage to do things that they were once skeptical about or even not confident about. The secret behind this quality is sometimes linked to the fact that the metaphor has been in use for a very long time and that somewhere in the ...

Crime is a rather multifaceted ideology with definitions spanning from social theory to commerce and law1. Any crime can be defined from any of these tenets however it is upon the intelligentsia to have an open mind as to the form of crime. However there is general agreement as to the fact that crime is any act outlawed that could lead to a punishment as prescribed by such law. The idea of organized crime brings to the fold a new meaning to crime. Organized crime can be defined as crime perpetrated by any grouping that could be international, nationwide ...

Research on Ethical Issues with Online Gambling

Introduction

Throughout the different cultures, gambling has been a party o social life being a favorite past time for walks of the society. It comes in many different forms but the bottom line is gambling with its three major elements such as bet, money and winning excitement triggers a different ethical pattern for individuals. Gambling has been around for thousands of years, money or other valuables can be placed to accumulate prize money. The beneficiary of the pot money can be determined by the outcome of a game. It can either be a single or a multiplayer game in ...

NATIVE AMERICAN GAMBLING

Native American gaming ventures are betting dealings conducted by Indians in ethnic grounds in the United States. The Indian ethnic groups have some form of independence over these gambling businesses and are consequently granted the capacity to ascertain gaming enterprises outside state regulation. Gambling in the United States is not a new game to the native inhabitants; it was part of their culture passed down from their ancestors. The Chumash, one of the United States tribes, had two types of games: games of chance and those that require skills. Their ancestors used to gamble on the outcome of the ...

CBO.GOV

Summary H.R 308 is a bill introduced into the 114th Congress on March 01, 2015 by Congressman Trent Franks. The aim of the bill is to prohibit gambling on property near Glendale, Arizona owned by the Tohono O’odham Nation and held in trust by the United States. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that should the Bill be passed into law, the Tohono O’odham Nation would pursue litigation. Should the federal government have to pay compensation, it might have to pay in excess of $1billion. The CBO has based its estimate of the likely compensation on the fact ...

- Background Before the introduction of Act 1, the school boards approved preliminary budgets twice in a year. After the passage of the Act, Pennsylvania school districts must approve their budgets once every year. Gibbs (2007) says that Governor ED Rendell signs the special Act I in June 2006. This Act has the specification to assist the school district in Pennsylvania in reducing their taxes by shifting the burden to the gaming revenue. This legislation empowers the electorate in participating in the formation of the public schools budget. The Act of 2006 regulates the alteration of the property taxes ...

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Opening Hi Michael, this is Alfred Stevens calling from National Kidney Foundation. You have been one of our best supporters in our bid to continue helping people with kidney problems by making donations. I recognize that you are a really busy man especially during these hours of the day, have you got a minute?

Introduction

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- The purpose of this ethno-profile of the Crow Nation is to gain an in-depth awareness of some human group different from the one in which we live. - I chose to write about the Crow Nation people because although more than one-half of all Native Americans in the United States live outside the reservation the Crow Nation is concentrated on their reservation. This makes them unique and interesting to write about. - The physical environment - The Crow Nation has a reservation south of Billings, Montana. They also live in several cities, mainly in western America. - The ...

Introduction

An audit is the process of examining the activities of an organization to verify the validity and legality of all such activities. A Comprehensive safety, health, and wellness audit of any organization is thus concerned with evaluation and examination of a number of initiatives, which it puts in place to ensure the safety of its workforce as well as that of its consumers and others parties. It encompasses the measures taken to reduce health risk to its workers and customers during their daily operations. For this reason, this paper focuses on how Unilever organization might be ranked on a ...

In spite of its relative small size, there are a lot of occurrences that take place inside Bermuda as revealed by some news features form the country. For instance, in an article with a headline “Bermuda: Casinos arrive- but not for islanders” on the BBC website, it emerges that gambling is illegal in Bermuda. The news feature seems to insinuate that this is likely to remain so for quite some because juts recently, the citizens of Bermuda rejected a proposal to legalize gambling in the country in spite of the country being home to a lot of tourist casinos. ...

Many organizations do not realize that the Human Resource Department is a support function that reinforces everything that the company intends to achieve. Many a times HR is viewed as just an afterthought when everything else is in place. Organizations should appreciate the fact that, if correctly linked, HR strategy contributes directly to realizing business objectives. There are several key things to consider in ensuring that HR strategy is well aligned with the business strategy. Rewards and recognition is practice that can be used to propel employees towards achieving specific milestones, goals, targets and other undertakings that directly impact ...

Executive summary

The paper mainly focuses on creating a marketing plan for the Puerto Rico Tourism company. Puerto Rico is responsible for ensuring local hotel quality services, physical structures, health and hygienic conditions. The plan will help to secure extra funding for expansion and to inform employees of the current situation and direction. Although the Puerto Rico has managed to unveil its leaders recently, the firm has faced great challenges in delivering quality services to the customers. Therefore, the marketing plan will help in extending the product line and adding new ones into the market. The Puerto Rico government plans to ...

The Nation -

The Seminole tribe is the product of an ethno-cultural blending of the Creek peoples from the lower-central Southeast with indigenous Floridian tribes such as the Choctaw, Timuquan and Apalachicolas, some of whom were part of the Muschogean culture. The meaning of the word “Seminole” has been interpreted, loosely, as “runaway” or “broken off” (McReynolds 1957, 12). This refers to the separation of the Lower Creek peoples from the larger tribe, as described by an 18th-century observer. “Runaway,” reported historian Wiley Thompson, was “applicable to all the Indians in the Territory of Florida as all of them ran awayfrom the ...

Ms. Nowell graduated from William Carey University with a degree in Nursing, receiving a Presidential Scholarship for excellent academic performance. She has more than eight years of experience in the fields of project accounting and management for numerous construction and medical practices throughout the Mississippi area. She has extensive knowledge of management and accounting strategies, and has proven herself extremely competent and productive while managing a wide variety of demanding projects. Currently, Ms. Nowell is the Project Administrator for Margaritaville Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Prior to that, she was the Assistant Administrator for Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists in Ocean Spring, ...

Background

Poverty is broadly defined as insufficient resources for an adequate standard of living. (ECLAC, 2008). Crime is defined as action against the law or violation of the law (Finkelhor, 2009). Glaeser and Kahn (2008) have indicated in their research on Chicago inner-city communities that an adolescent getting exposed to crime due to poverty has 100 times more probabilities to commit crimes later in his life. Finkelhor (2009) in his research sought an answer for the root causes of criminal behavior. He found a relationship between poverty and criminal activity. His findings show that a poor person is five times ...

ACT I

OPENING IMAGE – Shot of a rainy cityscape at night; a clock strikes midnight. Joey Amana walks out of the back door of an underground casino, hurriedly and with a stifled expression of panic in his face. He holds a briefcase, and stumbles toward a car on the far side of a parking lot. (Insert flashback scene of previously in the casino: text on the screen could read “5 Minutes Earlier” or its equivalent. Joey is confidently pulling in all the money he just won in front of some angry mobsters. He says he did not cheat, he just “knows ...

Introduction

Servicescape can be defined as environment in which a service is delivered to customers (Bitner, 1992). Service totality delivered at one place is also called service setting. Service setting plays a critical role in shaping expectations, differentiating service firms, facilitating customer and employee customer goals, and influencing the nature of customer experiences (Bitner, 1992). In the context of the current paper servicescape means the environment of delivering hotel and restaurant services. The topic of the current assignment relates the ambient factors, design, layout and social factors accompanying delivery of the services in the hotel lobby and restaurant. The following ...

Introduction

While many certainly agree that white collar crime presents serious legal issues the sociological implications, regarding deviant behavior, is not always obvious. No discussion inspires a proper balance for analysis without a relevant definition of our terms. According to a ‘Sociology’ glossary, published by the McGraw-Hill Higher Education (2014) group deviance is defined as “Behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society.” The same glossary defines the concept or theory ‘anomie’ as a Durkheim term for “the loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective” (“ ...

Propose how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy

The HR department plays a major role in supporting a business in achieving its strategic goals. In order to align the two I would ensure that Marriott HR is able to efficiently manage its administrative responsibilities and also operate at the strategic level. The HR will be able to participate in supporting others realize the strategic objectives of the business as a whole (Stewart & Brown, 2012). I would seek to have some of the repetitive administrative tasks normally performed by HR staff automated. This would lighten the work load and allow them to participate at a strategic level. I ...

As film students, we were taught to detach ourselves from the typical everyday spectators who usually after watching something would simply comment, “I liked it”, or “I hated it”. Though, I do watch films analytically unlike a typical audience, I sometimes, cannot help but tocriticize the same way after viewing something. Being said that, after watching Scott Stark's films on December 9th at the first person cinema, I was torn. There were some pieces that I completely detested (Traces, Hotel Cartograph, To love or to die), and there are those that I was so gratefulto be blown away (Degree ...

Ethics can be defined as a set of rules established and held by a unique group. Poorly defined contracts can give the architect an opportunity to violate work ethics. The most common violations include improper attribution of credit, inaccurate presentation of qualification papers, misinterpretation of a project's budget or expectation and inability to obtain work samples from colleagues. These violations may result to an upset client an angry colleague or a dissatisfied employee. To avoid these violations, the Architects council of Europe (ACE) developed the European deontological code for providers of architectural services. The Deontological code constitutes of four ...