Essays on Chad

Which conflicts are ethnic and which conflicts are protracted?

Mauritania (ethnic, protracted) Government of Mauritania against Polisario; Senegalese against Mauritanian Guinea (ethnic) The Rally of Democratic Forces of Guinea fights against the government of Guinea-Bisau. Mali (ethnic, protracted) This is an ethnic conflict occurring for a long period of time. Conflict in Mali involves a number of ethnic groups and the conflict has become protracted. The government of Mali fights several ethnic groups, including governments of neighboring countries. These groups include the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia/Union of Islamic Courts (ARS/UIC), North Mali Tuareg Alliance for Change, Government of Somalia; factions like Malinke, the MNLF – HM (Moro ...

It is worth mentioning that human rights are fundamental rights to any individual anywhere in the world. The globe is constantly changing and transforming to meet the needs of the increasing globalization and internationalization. In essence, different countries have different sets of human rights. However, there are universal human rights established by international organizations, mostly the United Nations. They are the fundamental freedoms. Such includes the freedoms of speech, religion, association, expression, and the right to life. Everyone is entitled to these rights, and there are disciplinary measures for countries or leaders who commit crimes that violate the fundamental ...

NY Bar Examiner

New York, NY 10001. Dear Madam/Sir. I am an applicant for the Bar Exam that is coming up. I have already filed my candidature papers for the same. I understand from the Exam Requirements that an Official Transcript needs to be sent to the Bar Board in order for a candidate to be allowed to take an exam. It seems that this requirement is absolutely mandatory and a waiver for the same can only be granted by the Bar Examiner. It is for this reason that I am writing this letter, which also supports the earlier petition that I ...

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Section 1: Basic Concepts Concept of the Cloud The IT term “ cloud” is short for two related concepts. For the man on the street, it can just mean the internet and that is acceptable1. For the IT initiate, it would be “cloud computing” which is the delivery of on-demand computing services (e.g. applications) to clients via the internet from server farms of the service provider. These services are applications and databases which reside in the vendor’s various locations unknown to the customers. Google and Facebook are there in the cloud. Such architecture allows the type of service called ...

Executive Summary

The Georges Hotel is an upscale European-style boutique hotel located along the Oriental Bay in Wellington. Most of the staff is friends and relatives of Jeff and Chad, who are brothers. The hotel has many advantages that a family business has as well as the disadvantages. Some of the supervisors are not aware of the laws against discrimination. They are not aware of what sexual harassment means and what the appropriate and inappropriate behavior towards their subordinates is. This has resulted in situations where a couple of EEO complaints were raised against the hotel. However, as things stand, the ...

Abrigo do Lagar Velho is a rock-shelter in the Portuguese valley that is famous for the stratigraphic range of the Upper Paleolithic human occupations within that area.

Absolute dating technique (chronometric dating) refers to the process of revealing the age on a certain time scale.

Acclimatization is the response of an organism to a gradual change in environmental conditions by adjusting and sustaining within these changes. Acheulian (Acheulean) is a tool made of stone that had round cutting edges and was used during the Lower Palaeolithic era.

Adolescent growth spurt refers to the sharp growth in height and weight rates t during adolescence.

Aegyptopithecus refers to the extinct primate of the Oligocene Period, resembling a modern-day lemur, whose fossils were found in Egypt. Afar Triangle is the region that is part of the ...

Business Intelligence and Data Warehouses

Business Intelligence and Data Warehouses The term “business intelligence” have come to define the efficiency with which an organization can improve over itself without the usual uncertainty that comes with such decisions. With the rapid expansions of many global corporations, understanding and analyzing huge amounts of transactional data (of all their activities), have become the only solution to manage their future as well as current actions. Most often multinational corporations find themselves at loss whenever rapid business decisions need to be taken which, to the desperation of many corporates, will go on to define the future of their company. ...

Introduction

No doubt this nation has suffered greatly in the recent past and its staying power has been challenged to its limits, chief among them the insurgency of Boko HaramBoko Haram will soon know the strength of our will and commitment to rid this nation of terror we shall spare no effort until we defeat terrorism (Buhari cited in Associated Press, 2015b)). The above quotation is from the first speech of the newly elected President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari knew exactly what he was saying, when put tackling Boko Haram as the first issue of his agenda (Associated Press, ...

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in 1999 founded the Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād which is the present day ISIL. Initially, the organization pledged support to the Al Qaeda and fought alongside them against the Multinational force which invaded Iraq in 2003 (Spark 3). In 2006, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died and the remnants of his militant organization founded the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI). Subsequent leadership who had the ability to keep the group aligned to the ideology of Al Qaeda died in US led attacks (Spark 4). Eventually, the Al Qaeda, in 2014 realized it could no longer keep ...

Abstract

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an infection which often develops as a result of poor handling of mechanical ventilation. Such as, poor nursing practice in caring for patients with difficulty in breathing can lead to microorganisms entering patient’s body through a tube inserted especially via mouth and nose of the patient. When these microorganisms get into the respiratory system they cause lung infection which is referred to as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). In preventing this infection, it is important that nurses adopt best practices to reduce the incidence of VAP and provide quality care that is aimed at improving the ...

Reasoning refers to processing information in an organized and sensible manner to draw conclusions about a particular subject. There are eight elements of reasoning that are very significant in determining how people think concerning a certain topic in life. These elements are purpose, problem, information, concepts, assumptions, inferences, points of view and implications, or consequences. This paper will analyze the article “Boko Haram Crisis: 'Huge Rise' in Child Suicide Bombers” published on BBC News (2016) according to these eight elements of reasoning. In terms of purpose, the article’s author, BBC News, intended to report about how the crisis ...

Intended Purpose: To convince the audience that the minimum wage in the US is not enough and that it should be raised.

Central Idea: Raising the minimum wage in the US

Introduction Attention Getter: How many people can honestly confess how much they are paid at their jobs? Very few people because they are receiving petite earnings and am sure that no one will say no to being paid a few more dollars, right. Thesis: Raising the minimum wage in the US has been one of the most frequent asked questions. Scholars have different arguments on the topic, but it is important to note that, raising the minimum ...