Essays on Cornell University

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Social advances at great lengths are the predecessor of technological advancement. Although technological advance is available globally, improved living standard of the people greatly depends on the social achievement, which is a precursor to technological transformation. In the article, The Ménagier's Wife: A Paris Housewife in the Fourteenth Century written between 1892 and 1394 by a Ménagier to her youthful wife to inform her of the moral conduct of a good wife, he clearly depicts technological transformation through the specs of social achievement in the society now and then3. Therefore, the paper will examine various social achievements ...

Many people associate slavery with the transatlantic slave trade of the past and believe that it is an institution that has been left in the past. This paper will look at how modern slavery differs from the transatlantic slave trade. The paper provides different arguments and examples from history of slavery and compares it to its current form. Moreover, the paper will include types of slavery that exist today. The role of United Nation to control the slavery in different countries will also be discussed. The paper will not only present the history of slavery but it will also ...

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Perhaps no other number has fascinated scientists, mathematicians and artists alike as the Golden Ratio. Also known as the golden mean or golden section (depending on its application), the Golden Ratio is observed by many people to occur naturally, manifesting itself in many natural shapes and geometry. This interesting phenomenon has resulted in an almost cult-like fascination among many people. In fact, there are people, including notable scientists and mathematicians with the likes of Johannes Kepler, Leonardo Da Vinci and Fra Luca Pacioli, who refer to the Golden Ratio as the ‘Divine Proportion,’ suggesting that the Golden ...

Is the Separation of Church and State in America Real?

Is the Separation of Church and State in America Real?

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The United States is supposed to be a nation in which there is a defined separation of church and state. This means that anything the provides preference of one religion over another should not be permitted in public institutions. These institutions include, public schools, federal buildings, the federal government, and the White House. However, due to machinations of numerous political parties throughout America’s history the separation of church and state is not as defined as it is supposed to be. Many Christian groups have continually fought to push ...

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Digital archiving and preservation ensures that digital content remains in a format that is usable and accessible both in the present period and in the future. In the context of an organization, digital preservation is a process that involves planning, resourcing, and actual archiving using relevant technologies and applications. In the case of an institutional repository as this university, it is necessary to have policies and regulations that would guide the digital archiving and preservation program. Such policies would serve as a guide for the program while setting out its objectives. It is therefore necessary to have an evaluation ...

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The hospitality of a people is a welcome and pleasant asset in a fast-paced world. Of course, one thinks of the hospitality industry when considering the term. However, true hospitality, as will be defined in this document, cannot be duplicated because of the aspect of generosity, without expecting anything in return. Having lived in the country of Ireland, between the areas of Ballintober County, Roscommon, and South Dublin County, it was learned that the people in the country of Ireland possess a sense of hospitality that has a warm effect on those who experience it. The hospitality of the ...

Currently, the United States health care system is struggling with an acute shortage of health practitioners especially nurses who are the major and significant primary health providers and close allies of the patients on their journey to full recovery and enhancement of their well-being. Thus, there is a need to boost and support the effort that will increase the number of health care practitioners in the country. On the other hand, just like the rest of the world, United States is also an aging society and the general population keeps increasing. Notably, during the 21st century, persons of the ...

The Constitution of the United States of American offers a wide range of guarantees and rights to the people of the nation. The motive behind the Bill of Rights is to protect the American people from anarchical and tyrannical regimes. The reason for the US Supreme Court’s blunder in the verdict supporting corporate funding for election campaigns is due to comprehension (Cornell University Law School, 2011). They did not interpret the First Amendment of the US Constitution in the proper context. The enactment of laws and the subsequent consequences should be in line with the context of why ...

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The website presents several clip from the Bureau of Land Management provide information on expected behaviour from public sector employees. There are several examples given about unethical behaviour from public sector employees. This will paper will discuss two stories of Outside business and Bribes.

A Story of Outside Business

The video presents a government official using government facilities and official time for outside business. It is clear that the government employee has an outside business of real estate agent and she uses government property and official time to perform her outside business. The employee shown in the clip uses official time of lunchtime to ...

Federal Court Structure vs State of Georgia Court Structure

The Constitution of the United States of America is the highest legal authority in the country. Due to federalism in practice, both federal and state governments have a court system of their own. The structure of federal and state courts is different as states have the power to decide the type of structure they want to implement. The structure of federal courts consists of three levels; these are District courts or Trial courts, Circuit Courts and Supreme Court. The Circuit courts work as the primary level of appeal and the Supreme Court is the final level. In total, there ...

The Role of HRM in Hospitality

Jerpi (2016) discusses that there are many issues related to HR in the hospitality industry. These issues include management skills, company procedures and policies, and training. The author states that as far as management skills, that many within the industry are often promoted without receiving the necessary training to actually do their job. As such, there are managers within hotels and other hospitality related businesses who do not have the specific skills and/or training to deal with issues related to customer service. It appears as though human resources departments along with individual supervisors are recommending that people get promoted ...

The right of Americans to individual privacy has increasingly become an issue of national significance. Partly due to leaks of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance program by government contractor, Edward Snowden, American citizens’ basic right to privacy has become a subject of national debate. Not only is privacy a Constitutional Right, the right to privacy is a fundamental human right that no government should violate. Through these lenses, federal surveillance for national security purposes, invasive laws that affect our bodies, and telecommunications monitoring should be called into question, and rescinded. The US Constitution’s Bill of Rights ...

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Restaurant industry involves high-risk business operations. Almost everywhere around the world, restaurants face a high level of local and global competition. It is difficult to establish a restaurant business that differs distinctly from its competitors. According to several research studies, about 60% restaurant businesses shut down within the first year of operation. The restaurant industry has the second-lowest rate of success only behind technology startups. There are many problems and issues faced by restaurant operations. Often ignoring these problems aggravates the situation leading to the closedown of the restaurant business. Five most common problems faced by restaurateurs are an ...

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Illegal Immigration has been one of the biggest problems for the government of the United States and several Border States as several measures has not helped in reducing the flow of illegal immigrants. The increasing flow of illegal immigrants costs the state government and taxpayers more annually. In addition, the New Mexico government has allowed the development of several sanctuary cities and provides basic education, health and law enforcement facilities to illegal immigrants that cost legal citizens. To have an effective Illegal Immigration Bill, it is important that basic facilities provided by the state are restricted to illegal immigrants, ...

C2 Assignment – Individual research on existing or emerging IT-related technology and related ethical issues

Synopsis Advances in technology make everyday tasks more convenient, saving people time and effort by optimizing processes; moreover, technological advancements have allowed humanity to progress in every possible field. The Internet deserves special mention: at the time of its creation, a new, fast and opportune way of sharing information was born. Over the years, the World Wide Web has massively expanded, and as of today millions of webpages exist; its manual exploration is thus, highly inconvenient and, most likely, impossible. In this regard, search engines have proven to be extremely helpful, by connecting users of the Internet with all ...

In traditional neoclassical economic thought, state regulation of the economy has often been seen as detrimental to economic growth and development. However, a new wave of literature on Asian economic growth models points to the opposite of these traditional claims by observing that regulation has been instrumental for better economic performance in countries like China and Japan. The rapid economic transformation challenges both economic and political orthodoxy. The ability of China to lift millions of people out of poverty has not translated to changes in the political system especially the drive towards democracy. This research seeks to analyze the ...

Rwanda is not only an African country with panoramic hills and kind laughing people. It is a country where only 22 years ago, during just one hundred days, there eight hundred and fifty thousand people, which was one-seventh of the total population of Rwanda, were killed. In the civilized 20th century, almost one million people were killed without the use of gas chambers, crematories, extermination camps or other modern technical innovations. The victims fell down mostly from hands of neighbors and relatives with machetes and other melee weapons. This sorrowful massacre of the Rwandan people was left without any ...

A photo1 of the Roman reproduction of the bronze sculpture, Diskobolos, housed in the Glyptothek in Munich helps us imagine how realistic the sculpture might feel upon viewing. The disc thrower’s right foot is flat on the ground indicating a stable connection with the earth so the thrower can push down on his leg for more power and support. His left leg is lifted at a right angle from the knee with the foot maybe two inches above the ground. His left lower leg and foot are turned in a way which is parallel to the right angle formed from the ...