Essays on Conflict

Developing to Sound Ethical Decision Making in Green Company

Ethical leadership is the main concept for the discussion at any one time when there is need to focus on organizational ethics and social responsibility. In the contemporary society than earlier before the focus on social responsibilities of an organization has developed in all areas of business. This, therefore, calls for organizations to plan effectively for the social responsibilities to the community and all the stakeholders (Trevino & Nelson, 2014, p. 53). This calls for the development of organizational codes of conduct and mission statements stating how an organization plans to dispense their responsibilities to its stakeholders. Planning for ethics ...

The Expanding Roles of Advance Nurse Practitioners

The roles of advance practice nursing have continued to develop around the globe in response to the need for specialized nursing care offered at advanced practice levels (Kleinpell, Scanlon, Hibbert, Ganz, East, Fraser, Wong & Beauchesne, 2014). Kleinpell et al., (2014) also acknowledge the development of roles for advance practice nursing to encompass components such as to perform diagnosis, prescribe treatment regimens, prescribe drugs, perform and interpret tests to aid in diagnosis. These expanded roles are also recognized by the International Council of Nursing (2013). Their definition of advance practice nursing is the practice by a registered nurse who poses ...

Blade Runner is an iconic film that was directed by Ridley Scott in 1981 and based on the novel of Philip Dick "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". The film in its two-version interpretations became one of the style-forming movies of the 1980-90s, and also gave rise to the Hollywood tendency to screen anti-utopian stories of Philip Dick. The deep problematic canvas of the film that is based on the idea that a person's conceptions regarding the world and his place in it can appear to be intentionally falsified by third parties, entities or intelligent, received subsequent development in ...

Section 1 - The Use of Conflict Resolution Styles

This section is aimed at using five forms of conflict resolution styles. These include accommodating, avoiding, collaborative, competing and compromising. To manage conflict among four team members of a group, five different paragraphs are produced highlighting a specific conflict resolution style used for negotiation during discussion . This is done in the following manner:

Use of Accommodating Style

Based on this conflict resolution style, all the group members should be convinced to cooperate with each other instead of following an assertive approach. They must be convinced to preserve relationship with one another since they are academically required to work together, as a team, for ...

Introduction

KIA Motors is a company that is run on a stringent Confucian culture and it is under a president. Byung Mo Ahn is the president of the company which has its headquarters at Korea. The company is known to have a culture a culture that is suffocating for the Americans. This is because it is defined as a culture where there is a King, who is the controller of everything and even worse he knows everything. The subjects just have to follow the militaristic system which according to numbers has worked for the company and its sister Hyundai.

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Social problem pertains to a condition, to which some or many people within the society view as an undesirable thing. There are various social problems that were discussed in the readings that provided emphasis on their significance as well as how they affect the everyday lives of the society. Thus, everyone would understand and agree about these social problems, such as robberies and murders. On the other hand, some of the social problems may have been viewed by other groups of individuals as such. Either way, social problems remain as challenges, not only for authorities, but for the whole ...

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1. Employees should be rewarded on percentage basis instead of giving them a flat amount. It would be preferable to reward them a percentage in the range of 2% to 5% out of the total profit earned in the first 3 years, if profits are earned due to their suggestion. 2. It would be preferable to prefix a limit on the reward given to employees on implementation of their suggestion. The total reward paid in the first three years should not exceed the maximum limit of preferably $10, ...

Interview Questions

Interview Questions Job interviews are usually prepared to determine whether the employer and employee will make an effective match. For Interview’s validity questions should be asked from experience so that the information to select the best candidate for the post is easily gotten. Moreover, when this criterion is used biased questions, for instance, concerning age, race are avoided. Applicants will be assured an equal opportunity to prove that they are competent and have the required skills for the job. It is during an interview that the candidate exhibits his or her communication skills in building rapport with the ...

Abstract

The film Heaven and Earth (1990) is a historical film about the rivalry between daimyos Kagetora and Takeda in Japan. The film shows several dramatic battles in which Kagetora and Takeda took part. At the same time, there is no true view of the causes of the rivalry and the personal aspect of the battles is overestimated. Nevertheless, the film is based on many historical facts and especially the battles, in particular the tactics applied by the warlords, were shot professionally. Thus after watching the film Heaven and Earth the perception of the rivalry between Kagetora and Takeda may ...

Abstract

Efficient teamwork is an important prerequisite of a company’s productivity (Maddux, 1994, p.8). This statement can be substantiated by the fact that synergistic effects arise, when several individuals and entities start to work together. However, as it was emphasized by P.Lencioni (2010), the team-building and subsequent effective functioning of the team requires meeting two criteria (pp.9-10). Firstly, the group of people shall constitute a team by sharing goals, as well as rewards and responsibilities, stemming from the achievement of these goals (Lencioni, 2006, p.9). Secondly, the members to a team shall be ready to invest significant time and ...

At the time of Spanish American War, the United States went from relative isolation to increased global involvement because it suggested joining of the United States in the struggle for world hegemony; it also began the era of imperialism. The consequences on American society of that greater involvement was demonstration the power of the new state and transformation it into a key player in the political arena. Ever since the beginning of the XIX century, the United States attracted a particular interest to Cuba, as it had a convenient strategic position. By the end of the XIX century, Cuba ...

Part1

Critics have questioned the authenticity of medical-related to industries support towards reforms in healthcare reforms. One might argue that these industries have decided to forgo profits in the future to gain in regarding public relations rather than support the efforts being made towards providing healthcare services access to all. According to Brody (283), a conflict of interest can be seen clearly by examining the reaction of medical professionals to these reforms. Professional medical organizations have made no promises towards reducing medical costs. Ironically, some physicians have offered to support the reforms on the condition that their income is not ...

The Second Sino-Japanese war was a conflict between the military forces of China and Japan which lasted 1937 to 1945, following the first Sino-Chinese war of 1895. It has been claimed by some historians that were it not for military and economic assistance or support from the allied forces and states of United States, Germany, and Britain, Japan would have won the war even before it began. However, this was not to be as Japan was forced to surrender after the US-led troops dropped atomic bombs one of its cities, Hiroshima in 1945. This second Sino-Japanese is considered to ...

PART 1: ART AND ARCHITECTURE THEME REFLECTION

Part 1: Thinking Through Theme and Image

The theme chosen for discussion within this particular project is the theme of duality and conflict as a result of duality. This is a common theme throughout arts and literature; it can be seen in a grand sense in the Bible, with the duality of the divine, as well as in classical literature like Frankenstein. It is also present in many famous works of art, including works of art like Picasso’s Guernica. Duality and conflict—and associated themes of war and strife—are common themes because they are universal in many ...

This paper would be dedicated to the assessment of the Oil Price Change from two opposite perspectives - the one, offered by Michael Levi (Bloomberg News) and opinion of Mr. Horsnell, a veteran oil analyst. In this paper, it is essential to consider the change in oil prices from retrospective - as the significant increase in oil prices has taken its place on Feb. 1, 2011, - as it has reached more than $100 a barrel. For the timeframe of several years, this rate was kept almost unchanged; there were only few dramatic ups and downs, which, in turn, ...

Conflict Management between McDonalds and its Employees

McDonalds is one of the largest employers by volume, not only in the United States but as well as globally. The ongoing conflict between the franchise, its employees, and the unions representing the employees promises not only to impact on McDonald’s employees but also on many franchises offering the current entry-level compensation. The phenomena that are currently known as fast food is an American concept, with the industry developing alongside America along freeways, suburbs, television, and virtually, shaped and was shaped by the American culture. The need by American’s for efficiency and instantaneity of gratification was catered ...

Question one

A dilemma refers to a situation where an individual finds him/herself in a position where they are supposed to make decisions concerning particular subjects and which in most cases will result in outcomes that may have challenging connotations (Post & Blustein, 2015). The case presented above presents an ethical dilemma in which urgent decisions need to be made to save the life of a 6-year-old child who has been affected by a bout of meningitis. However, there are challenges to the plan of care that is supposed to be given to the child since the parents have got conflicting views ...

The Effects of War and Peace on Foreign Aid in the Philippines

In the past, peace and war have shown the diverse effect on the distribution of foreign aids to the recipient nations which have been affected by war. The effects of war and peace on the foreign aids are either positive or negative and also with different magnitude. Foreign aids given to the affected countries which are usually the third world countries is usually technical aid, military aid, financial aid and humanitarian aid (Callaway & Matthews, 2008). The intention of the donor country is usually to help the poor in the country get their basic wants which at the same time ...

Introduction

In the current context of continuing business failures and mounting uncertainty in the global market environment, the concept of small business can benefit an economy’s efforts to achieve sustained growth. This paper will analyze fixed-price contracts and cost-reimbursement contracts in the light of fast advancement of the small business sector. 1. Fixed-price Contracts Vs Cost-reimbursement Contracts A fixed-price contract is simply referred to a type of contract where the contract price is fixed and is unaffected by the resources utilized or time expended. In contrast, a cost-reimbursement contract, also known as a cost-plus contract, is a type of ...

The chapter “The Expansion of Europe, 950-1100” in the book “Western Civilizations: Their History & Their Culture”, refers to the expansion of Europe at the beginning of fourteen century. Coffin, Stacey, and Cole highlighted the some historical facts that are related to the topic. The argument based on the study is “The Europe became politically, economically and military strong after making strong efforts to bring improvements in different sectors of the economy”. The transformation was difficult, but Europe made it possible by bringing improvement and growth in different sectors of Europe at that time. The improvements were made in agriculture, ...

Introduction

Projects are critical aspects of any venture in the business or public institutions. The project manager is tasked with ensuring the tasks constituting the project are accomplished in timely manner and in sequential manner. Projects are broken down to interrelated tasks that must be completed by different teams. The project manager coordinates the various teams to work in harmony for the success of the venture. The manager must possess good communication and team building skills to perform the tasks effectively (Malinowski, 2011).

Good Communicator and its Relevance to my Projects

A project manager must possess good communication skills/should be a good communicator. Communication is critical in running ...

Level of Conflict

The conflict, in this case, involved two employees, one has just completed one month on the job, David, and a transferee from another department. The standard of conflict involved here is a personal one. The organization puts a special consideration whenever a conflict involves members of different gender. As such, the mediation involves different gender personalities.

Personality and Style

The fiery personality of Judy could be the reason towards the conflict. However, David also has an outspoken character, which could prove problematic. The parties involved engage in a collaborative style of solving differences (Sourcesofinsight.com, 2011). Although an accommodating style would have worked, ...

Interprofessional collaboration has been one of the growing trends within the health care sector lately. It involves interdependence of the different health care professionals such as nurses, physicians, laboratory staff, and even patients. The complexity of the patient-care concerns that need to be tackled by these professionals can be efficiently and effectively addressed through appropriate collaboration among the professionals. However, the various evidenced provided by different researches on the benefits of collaboration are yet to be seen and applied in the activities in health care institutions (Porter-O’Grady, 2011). As mentioned, nurses are one of the stakeholders who are ...

The current job market entails individuals from different generations working together. These people often have different communication styles, coping mechanisms, and cultural differences. As such, working together has its advantages and challenges. Organisations often have to create strategies to ensure the intergenerational teams are productive and work well together. One of the most common challenges is in the different communication styles between the younger and older generations. The younger generation, especially the Generation Y, prefers communication through texts and instant messages (Taylor, 2014). The baby boomers prefer using emails and phone calls. Also, the younger generation mostly uses abbreviations ...

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1 In my opinion, the owner should elaborate the strategy directed to the elimination of conflicts that arise due to the differences in salary amounts. First of all, the discussion about salaries should be prohibited in the restaurant and also in case the staff still argues about it often, Gino can regulate the issue with the tips. For example, all the tips can be divided between the servers in equal parts, or similar. 2 3 In my opinion, business and family should be treated as separate things, especially in case when the owner’s family ...

In Majid Majidi’s “Children of Heaven”, released in 1997, Ali and Zahra lead viewers through the old streets of Tehran, in an adventure to solve the problem of a lost pair of shoes. For western viewers, the film offers the perfect opportunity to become acquainted with the Iranian culture and the Oriental atmosphere of the old streets which pervades many of the scenes is fascinating. The filmmakers create a realistic picture of the Iranian capital and identify both the most beautiful, and the most disturbing aspects of urban life in this country. As the film progresses, the viewers ...

Introduction

The increasing number of ill elderly or frail elderly is a significant challenge in western countries. The elders can be given care by the parents at homes and sometimes by nurses. The problem is mainly found in western nations that have developed homes for elderly people. The number of the patients is increasing thus reducing the bed spaces in the available hospitals, hence forcing many of the families to take care of their patient at homes. Paying for the forma care caregiving can be too expensive for most families and hence with improved education and awareness the care can ...

The leadership among nurses involves their ability to identify a specific goal or target, motivate the action of other people, and provision of support and motivation to be able to accomplish goals set by the institution. According to studies, nurses will be able to act as efficient and effective leaders if they portray particular characteristics and apply certain strategies (Frankel, 2011). Some of the effective characteristics of an effective leader include creativity and innovativeness, good role model, appreciative, trustworthy, and encouraging. Creativity and innovativeness are necessary for leaders especially when thinking of an effective and efficient strategy that can ...

“A Serious Talk” by R. Carver covers the themes of separation, jealousy and identity crisis through the conflict development between protagonist Burt and his antagonist Vera with the help of limited narration, extensive symbolism, dramatic irony and absurd actions. The third-person point of view seems objective at first, but later clearly hints that the narration is limited to protagonist perspective, which shows how the main character is unable to let go of his wife. Moreover, it is seen in Burt’s attitude to Vera’s house, as if it is his own, and in his mention of multiple Vera’ ...

Civil wars and domestic conflicts tend to have devastating effects on a country. Wars negatively affect a country’s political, economic, and social sectors. The Syrian civil war, which started in 2011, is stated as one of the worst conflicts of the modern times. The fighting, which started as revolutionary protests but escalated into civil war, has affected both Syria and countries neighboring Syria. The conflict has resulted in one of the greatest humanitarian crises experienced in modern times with the death toll reaching up to 250000 people. Other than the high death toll and displacement rates, the Syrian ...

The Transformational Leadership Program has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life and I have learnt lifelong lessons that will make me a better professional and person. I can look back at this time in my life as one that challenged me to think outside of my own world view and to become aware of what is really required to fulfill a vision of a better future. I have always been aware of some discrimination against African Americans but I have never really known how to overcome these inequalities and have always looked at these inequalities ...

Kantian approach to ethics is unique in that it provides both a method to apply in creating moral rules and guidelines and a clear justification to evaluate the moral value of specific actions. The theory seeks to provide a clear approach to the formation of morality and the moral legitimacy of particular actions. As such, Kant argued that morality must be based on reason and that the behavior that is most ethical will be automatically the most rational one. The greatest strength of the Kantian approach is in its consistently. The theory’s morality is absolute and based on ...

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Introduction

Intimate partner violence, widely recognized as domestic violence, can be best defined as “a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors including physical, sexual and psychological attacks, as well as economic coercion used by adults or adolescents against their current or former intimate partners” (“Behind Closed Doors: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children” 3). It is no secret that children desperately need safety and security within their homes and the love and care of their parents. However, it is a bitter truth that a great number of children do not have a haven-like home. It is ...

Logic and Emotion are two contrasting traits that challenge what separates humanity from robotics. These two traits are best represented by two characters: Dr. Calvin and Spooner. Dr. Calvin embodies logic and rationality while Spooner can be seen as the emotional and the irrational type. There is a reversal of gender stereotypes regarding these two characters. Being a woman, Dr. Calvin is expected to have been the emotional type, although this is instead reflected in Spooner’s attitude. Spooner’s aloof and spontaneous manner of speech contrasts with Dr. Calvin’s which is of a more professional note. Considering ...

“Two kinds” is a short story authored by Amy Tan. Tan creates the romantic concept of cultural origins and touches on lost ethnic essence to reconfigure and radically undercut notion of ethnic essence. The story is about a mother and daughter who abandon their culture to embrace the American Dream in the hope that anyone in America can succeed. At the root of the story is protagonist’s interpersonal dissonance brought about by the phenomenon of mass immigration. Tan manages to bring out clearly deception of complexities in mother-daughter relationships but focusing on disruptive distance between mothers originating from ...

Review the article, "Does Marriage and Relationship Education Work? A Meta-Analytic Study," and provide a brief summary of the issues related to disadvantaged and ethnically diverse populations. The overall results of the study are promising, however, the issues mentioned in the article require further research with the involvement of a wide range of participants. The results of the study revealed that the Marriage and relationship education (MRE) has a positive impact on the overall relationship within white middle class people. (Baldwin, Blanchard, Fawcett &Hawkins, 2008) The research has been conducted using psychoeducational intervention only, in order to receive a ...

Response to LW

I agree with you on the essence to conflict resolution through strategies of negotiation. As you have noted, one needs to include the Christian perspectives of conflict resolution. However, it is not all the time that the Christian views prevail. Shamir (n.d) stated that conflicts exist in all societies, cultures, and religions. From this point of view, one needs to focus on the best approach depending on the social, economic, cultural, and religious perspectives of the concerned parties. In this respect, one cannot apply the Christian values on a Muslim or Hindu. Describe the pros of each of the ...

In considering the potential contribution of linguistic anthropology to the ongoing reform of Native American education it is evident that there are various sources of information that demonstrate the need for major reform in specific categories of education. This can be applied in order to develop better practices for educating not only Native American students but students of various differing ethnicities. In developing these pedagogical reforms there are particular categories of education that should be focused on. In consulting on a tribes in a generic sense, the differing types of educational reforms that can be recommended on the basis ...

Improvement of delegating skills to empower and motivate others

Research has shown that non-performing leaders rate substantially low with the delegation of duties and responsibility in the organizations that they run since they command little respect. Consequently, the performances of the workers are equally minimal due to insufficient motivation and empowerment. Thus, proper delegation creates a productive environment that leads to high performance (p.81 & 82, 2015). As such, several skills can improve the leader’s delegating ability and consequently increase the organization performance. Firstly, the leader should invest in people skill such as effective interpersonal skills, managing differences and diversity communications among other skills. For instance, where a ...

Governing Policy, Board Members, Roles, Responsibility

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Introduction

Every organizations are not without a stakeholder. It only means that every organization is rightfully composed of different individuals who are classified as the “organization’s stakeholders.” In an article published in 2014, the author described the stakeholders as the brand of the organization. In other words, the stakeholders serve as an image that represents the organization and what it generally stands for. There are two types of stakeholders. These include the (a) external stakeholders, and (b) internal stakeholders . Each type of stakeholders have a specific role in the organization and each contributes ...

Identifying Competitive Environment for Fundraising in Canada

Identifying Competitive Environment for Fundraising in Canada It is a known fact that assistance and contributions from profitable business organizations and affluent individuals are the lifeblood of any not-for-profit organization. However, reaching appropriate donors and contributors have become more challenging and difficult (Gierczak et.al, 2016). On one hand, there is a fierce rivalry and on the other hand, there are many issues pertaining to gain donor’s attention towards the issue on hand. Therefore, in order to grow in this competitive environment, not-for-profit organizations require to be more engaging with donors (Global Philanthropy, 2016). Although this has been the ...

Children of alcoholics are at the higher risk of behavioral and mental disorders.

Independent variable: Children of alcoholics Response categories are the groups of children (in this particular case, children from families with parents who are alcohol addicts). Dependent variable: Behavioral and mental disorders Response categories are whether a child has those types of disorder or no (yes or no). Structural Functionalist Theory: The major idea behind this theory is that the society represents a complex entity that consists from various parts, and each of those parts are in relationships with each other and they work together in order to increase the level of stability within this society. From the perspective of ...

For Relocating Company Head Quarters

Request for Proposal for Relocating Company Head Quarters Objective of RFP – To establish a contract for relocation of company headquarter office premises from 537, Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey to new premises located at 222, East 9th Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, with an office moving services. John Baker & Sons Inc; a Private Insurance company located in New Jersey is requesting sealed proposals from contractors for the provision of Office relocating Services from the present site located at 537, Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey to the new site at 222, East 9th Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, ...

For the most of history, man has been associated with various conflicts, wars, and battles all with the aim of acquiring a leverage of other people. The objective of this research is to conceptualize about historical battles and their implications on the soldiers who fought during the wars. The brave men who take part in the battles lose their lives or end up traumatized from the incidences they witness. Conflicts are typical representations of human nature since individuals desire certain things that cannot be enjoyed holistically through sharing. Therefore, a rivalry develops between the people and they seek different ...

The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment are best understood as conflicts between faith and reason. This statement is accurate because this time period began the separation of church and state and opened the floodgates for science to begin to become more important in society in the future. While it took some time for science and religion to completely separate, and it did not happen until much later, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were extremely important because they created the conflict in the first place. While this time did not completely separate reason and faith, it began to encourage people ...

Benefits resulting from Due Diligence for Responsible Business Report

CSR generates benefits for a business internally as well as for the external stakeholders. However, it is challenging to monetize the benefits of the CSR since much of the benefits are only visible in long run. In addition, the challenge comes from the fact that they are indirectly led to by the positive changes of the CSR (Sino-German, 2012). On the other hand, whether firms are likely and able to practice the CSR is highly dependent on their managers’ incentives as well as constraints that are in turn determined by their preferences, contracts, ethical beliefs and objectives. The major ...

3 Key Takeaways: 1. According to the article, the situation with international stories has negatively changed drastically during the last years. Every day we hear about new conflict that has arisen in a new place. The situation with European economy has become better in comparison with 2012, however, the politics of Europe have worsened. In Britain as well as in Germany, anti-EU parties are becoming more and more popular. As a result the needed reforms are on hold. There is no doubt that Russia and ISIS will be a reason of security concerns in Europe. Even though lower oil ...

The European Union is one of the most successful regional integration bodies in the world. The European Union, formed in 1993, draws its roles from past organizations formed after the Second World War to ensure peace existed in Europe. Since itss formation, the EU has experienced increased membership, as there are now twenty six countries involved in the organization. The establishment of the EU has allowed the creation of a free market around Europe; therefore allowing economic development among member states. Other than economic integration, the EU has also promoted peace among its member states. By discussing the events ...

Introduction

High performing and self-directed teams are found to be one of the greatest assets of an organization, as they help in achieving predefined goals and objectives. However, if these teams are not developed and managed appropriately, they can lead the organizations towards severe consequences. It has been established from the analysis of the study that was conducted by Biech (2007) that managers usually find difficulties in the establishment of high-performing and self-directed teams. In the present case, I have just attended a meeting with the manager that had the agenda of conveying information about the establishment of high performing ...

Literature Review

This section review literature on the responsibility of Western Powers on Civil Wars as well as Rebellion within Eastern and Central Africa. From the reviewed materials, it is evident that the style of Western administration on the African continent left African countries unprepared economically as well as politically for independence. For that reason, it undermined the state of security within most countries from their start of self-governance. The influence of Europe within Africa has contributed significantly in establishing conditions within many countries for rebellion and civil conflict to take place. The Western powers treat African states as strategic economic ...

REFLECTION REPORT

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Incident 2 9 Incident 3 9 Introduction In general, the activity takes place in two basic forms – individual and group. During the individual work each specialist engages in a reflective analysis of their opportunities in terms of the results of his activity in the group. He must acquire new knowledge and skills, organize it all in a single complex, as well as receive a product that is expected of him by other members of the group (his part of the results). Differentiation and the relationship of individual ...

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Tourism, as well as other factors associated with it such as travelling, are associated with several risks. While it is not the hospitality industry that carries risks in its operations, its managers often overlook them. In turn, it could lead to the occurrence of a crisis. For this reason, it becomes important to devise ways to manage crises in cases of their occurrence. There are several differences between a risk and a crisis in the hospitality industry. First, a crisis is an event that has already been identified, while a risk uses data to determine its occurrence. Therefore, a ...

Introduction

If we can think about one of the most controversial topics that has been mentioned over and over again in the media and in regular discussions, gun control would probably be at the top of the list. There is a huge debate about whether guns should be taken away, which also takes away our right to bear arms, or if everyone should be able to own a gun as they please. However, shedding light to all of the horrific tragedies that have occurred within the past few months and years, more and more citizens are leaning more towards stricter ...

Persepolis is the autobiographical graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian born, and French. The book shows the early years of her life as the child of politically active Marxist supporters living in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. The book’s title translates to the city of Persians, she chose the title in honor of one of the cities in which the battles took place. It tells the story of a girl forced to conform to Islamic traditions such as donning a veil even though her family was secular. It presents Satrapi as a protagonist, forced ...

Article Summary and Analysis

In this article, White explores the concepts and logic behind making of horror films. He explains that the concepts used to describe horror films might not be enough to explain the horror itself or the manner in which filmmakers produce the desired horror effect. This does not mean that horror films are merely a sum of the various concepts used in making them. Rather, horror films derive their identities from the combination of the pieces from which they are constructed and the nature of the manner in which the various pieces are combined to cause the desired effect (White, ...

The world of business continues to change every day. The advent of technology and the evolving transportation methods have resulted in an increased ease of transactions. Technology has also rendered some businesses obsolete. However, technology has not rendered organizational culture meaningless in the world of business. The growth of businesses around the world is fueled by the fact that there are numerous opportunities that have been brought about by the effect of globalization. Because of globalization, the world continues to reduce into one huge village where communication and transportation have become cheaper and faster. Globalization has also facilitated the ...

The question among a majority of the world population is why some countries are more developed than others are. In the world, United States of America and other European countries are considered to have superior economy compared to the developing countries. The situation is so, despite these countries having a richer economic history and a pool of both natural and human resources. The explanation for this situation remains elusive to many researchers with different reasons fronted by the investigators (Acemoglu, 385). However, to answer this question we need to understand the terminology; economic institution and its link to the ...

Kobrinsky (2008) stated that negotiation is the act of solving disputes. Power based approach in negotiations aims at winning other than a win-win situation. In most cases, the power-based approach tends to use intimidation, coercion, and status among other aspects associated with one’s positions to discredit the accounts of the opponents and consequently overpower them. However, it is evident that the approach can be risky and costly (Cheng, 2009). For instance, if a school head tends to force a Muslim student to remove the Hijab with disregard to her religion and culture. As a result, the school head ...

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Research Findings. The phenomenal rise and downfall of WorldCom will go down in history as one of the most turbulent times witnessed in corporate America. The issues related to WorldCom, brought to light many ethical dilemmas, which professionals in the Accounting and Internal Audit functions face, in their working life. The internal auditing function is an activity which helps an organization, by improving its operations and achieves that by implementing systematic processes and a disciplined approach to risk management, control and governance. ...

ARTICLE CRITIQUE: BRAVE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS

Introduction Although the idea of freedom of speech seems to be something that is fundamentally important to the fabric of the United States, many people are unaware of the extent to which these freedoms can and often are restricted in everyday life. The article, written by Margaret Kohn (2004), discusses how “private space” as a concept in American society has changed the way that freedom of speech is understood and structured within the cultural confines of the community and society as a whole (Kohn, 2004, pp. 3-4). Although Kohn (2004) writes that most Americans believe that freedom of speech ...