Essays on Dean

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott The purpose of the report is to develop a recommendation for improving a company’s current strategy in order to remain sustainable in a highly competitive economic environment. The recommendation will be based on an analysis of both the external and internal factors that affects the company. This includes both qualitative and quantitative factors since the report is segregated into (1) environmental scan and risk analysis, (2) ratio analysis, (3) financial statement analysis, (4) weighted average cost of capital, and a (5) strategy development. The company chosen to be analyzed is Marriott International, ...

Oral history interview entails collecting information from individual about their past. It encompasses recording their feelings as well as thoughts about their future. The information tends to dig deep an individual's past life and experiences (Neuenschwander, 2014). Oral history interview is the best methodology for collecting information about the past either on social or cultural life. The information could be obtained from a family member, close friend, a relative or person in the community as one tries to understand their past event experiences (Dogan, 2015). Also, in communication, it seeks to understand how information is conveyed from one person ...

This paper is about Freddie Lee Hall and the review of the case Hall v Florida No. 12-10882 (2014), with reference to Atkins v Virginia. Mr. Hall committed multiple crimes of rape, kidnap, robbery and murder, although with an accomplice in 1978. There was an effort to refute his claims of being intellectually challenged because of the degree of planning needed to conduct such a robbery and also a consideration of the fact that he had an IQ score of 71. Automatically, the fact that he killed two people, one of them a deputy, should have gotten him a ...

Considered by many to be the most successful athlete of all times, Michael Jordan benefited from multiple combining physical and temperamental advantages. They helped him to become a basketball star and then a giant brand name. He was not only extremely talented, but also extremely disciplined, hard-working and competitive, which caused him to be remarked as a future star from high-school. However, as an NBA star, his entertaining playing style, and his extreme drive which caused him to see every match as a life and dead struggle, contributed to the popularity he gained among basketball fans. His unique set ...

Introduction

The United States’ health system is facing different challenges that show the need for reforms to the health sector to promote better health for the American population. Attention is focused on the Americans who are not insured and the ones facing increase in costs of the health premiums. To promote health care of the American population, the government should invest funds to help in reducing the number of people missing insurance coverage (Baciu & Sharfstein, 2016). The efficiency and quality of health care should be enhanced to reduce the poor health outcomes as well as reduce the high cost of ...

The court of last resort for the federal system is the Supreme Court. A chief justice and eight associate justices comprise the Supreme Court. With the advice and consent of the Senate, the President of the United States appoints the justices of the Supreme Court . The Supreme Court has a very important function in the government of the United States. First, it being the highest court in the country, it is the court of last resort for those who seek justice. The second major role of the Supreme Court is to guarantee that all the branches of government work ...

Dean of students

Place Dear Mr./Dr. Dean (Surname of Dean): I, a student of (name of your course and year), am writing this appeal letter for regaining the financial aid for the subject of Science I failed in the previous semester. Even though I am fully aware of the reasons that led the authorities to reject my aid, my failure was inevitable given the predicaments I was enduring while pursuing my studies. As an eighteen year old given to physical abuse in the hands of my own mother, I was forced to work more than fifty hours every week while I ...

Introduction

Watergate was a controversial scandal that rocked the USA in the 1970s, following a burglary attempt at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters located in Watergate Office Complex in Washington D.C. and the alleged involvement of the then US president Richard Nixon in the cover-up. The Watergate scandal marked a historic significance in the US politics as it showed how politicians abused their power to get what they desired. The Watergate scandal brought to the surface an array of secret and illegal activities conducted by the members of the Nixon administration. These activities involved the adoption of unethical means ...

A hospital is not just an institution where one can get professional examination and treatment, this type of medical organization is also to provide excellence in medical research, patient case and medical education services. Some hospitals serve as outstanding examples of high-quality and well-planned health system management within a wide clinical network and are consistently expanding the range of multispecialty services. This paper reviews the policy and principal daily operations that relate to the area of ethical and fiscal responsibility of health care assistants (HCAs). Management system of any medical institution presupposes that HCAs are competent stewards of resources ...

This statement is in response to the latest email I received from the dean of Fulton school of engineering. The letter accuses me of engaging in examination malpractices. The Dean claims that, according to the academic integrity rules EGR 217, I am guilty of cheating. Going into deeper detail, he claims that I cheated in question number 9 through the use of a mobile phone. This claim has left me deeply saddened and heartbroken. I am a student who values honesty and integrity, and as such, I would never even think of committing such an act. I have been ...

Introduction

Lens Crafter was founded by Dean Butler in 1983, and it is headquartered in Manson Ohio. Dean had an idea of creating frames in an hour which was convenient to the customers. The company has an onsite lab where clients can pick lenses and a frame then have the final product made in less than an hour. The company has grown to be the leading retailer in optics with more than 900 stores and almost 15000 associates in the U.S. and Canada (Tocquigny, 2012 ).

It is important for all companies to have an operational strategy. An operational strategy refers ...

Introduction

A career in nursing seems fulfilling, but nurses encounter challenging situations every day. Regardless of their roles, nurses face ethical dilemmas that may affect them and the patient. Importantly, there is no right or wrong solution to a particular ethical dilemma. However, nurses rely on the legal papers related to nursing standard of health care practice according to legal aspects of nursing. This paper involves the standard and legal relation between nurses and their patient. Even with the nursing standard of health care practice literature, ethical dilemmas still occur in healthcare institutions. The aim of this paper is to ...

Stage 1: Analysis

Ms. Biglow indicates film as the interchange where different ideas intersect (Dargis, 2009). Each film is a creative work of a big team and, while analyzing a movie, we must realize that it is all a huge team work. The aim of the paper is to give the analysis of the science fiction film Back to the Future. It gives contextual information, describes the difference between the story and the plot in the movie, and explains aesthetic choices, social and personal impact of the film. Film theory explores the backbone of the cinema and provides methods for understanding not ...

This paper will conduct a literary analysis of Macbeth. The main purpose of the research is to examine the moral and ethical issues present in the play. In particular, the research examines different aspects of characterization, setting, and imagery in order to provide an in-depth understanding of the ethical and moral issues that surround Macbeth’s plot. From the play, it is clear that Shakespeare uses characterization to depict moral and ethical dilemmas in the play. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are both unethical characters in the play since they are engaged in a number of murders and executions that ...

People Management

Part A Graduates constitute a large pool of supply for employers in the market that has the ability of supporting business development and eventually prosperity considering that they pose as a source of highly qualified and expertise workforce for businesses to attain short-term and long-term needs. The process of attracting and employing graduates may be a daunting task in terms of its resource intensive nature; hence, businesses may need to employ a number of ways get to the graduates and secure them for the various job positions. Due to the high competition that exists between firms for the best ...

U.S. schools’ populations have been changing fast due to the arrival of foreign students, therefore classes have become more linguistically diverse (Spillett). The number of the learners, whose first language is not English, has increased significantly over the past years and continues to grow (Colombo). A large number of such students are confronted with the challenge of meeting the expectations of the country in which they are studying. According to the federal rules, children have to take state tests during their first week in school. These requirements have to be passed in order to keep up with their English-speaking ...

Corruption poses a profound economic and legal threat for international corporations that are engaging in business globally, especially in transitioning and developing countries. The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Department of Justice is at the forefront in the fight against bribery (Dean, et al., 2012).According to Oslen (2015), the establishment of the two organizations has seen an increase in the number of investigations and the prosecution of persons and corporations that engage in corruption. The Foreign Corruption Practices Act was established in 1977 to help in addressing the rampant corruption and bribery by American-based ...

English 1101-06

Why people love horror movies? In the society, many people love horror movies because they contain an essential truth that most of the guardians and parents do not tell their children. Some parents usually encourage and comfort their children by urging them that everything is going to be all right and nothing to be worried about. While such people lie to children, the horror films do not. The horror films provide the full measure of what people suffer and experience as adults, and hence creating a significant sense of trust. Monsters in the horror movies present facts that are ...

Some of the prevailing social and economic problems in America are attributed to the neoliberalism in the country. This paper suggests that neoliberalism in America is the cause of 2008 financial crises, inequality, the detrimental situation for workers and the economic growth, reduced social welfare, and aggravated crime.

Economic Impact

One of the major economic impacts of the neoliberalism in America is the 2008 financial crises. Among the other white collar crimes associated to the neoliberalism, financial crime is another nightmare attributed to the introduction of the free market. According to Burton (10), various studies have indicated that the neoliberalism in ...

Currently, feminism is a social movement that has brought a tremendous effect on film criticism and theory. The cinema has been widely taken by feminists to be an ethnical practice depicting myths concerning women and femininity. As a result, the issues of spectatorship and representation are key to feminist film criticism and theory. In the past decades, feminist criticism was aimed at women particularly those in Hollywood movies. Such fixed, the endless repetition of images of women were conceived to be obnoxious distortions that would set back the female observer (Hilderbrand and Lucas 345). Nevertheless, the understanding dawned that ...

Self-Knowledge

Self-knowledge is the process of self-awareness, understanding your deep essence, the meaning of life and your physical and mental capabilities. This need was originally laid in a person, as opposed to animals. A human makes almost everything in his life himself: selects the target, makes and corrects his mistakes, builds relationships with other people. Having come to an understanding of the meaning of his abilities, he becomes interesting not only to others, but also to himself, his personal self-esteem, quality and fullness of life increase. “I” concept is an individual's perception of himself and his role in the world. ...

Release on parole or a shortening of a prison sentence are both highly complex issues that need to be viewed from both a legal as well as humanitarian standpoint. While ‘imminent danger to society’ is an integral component in determining if parole should be granted to any convict, I believe that when the crime relates to sex offences, even more care and precaution is necessary. The option of early release should only come in question if and when there are very explicit mitigating circumstances, such as the criminal being afflicted by a mental disease that prompted the action, and ...

Role of Cyber Speech and First Amendment

The Internet has transformed communication throughout the world, allowing people to share information instantaneously at relatively low cost. The Internet is regarded as the most participatory form of mass speech ever developed in the world and it is the main channel of communication that is behind the development of cyber communication. Students in schools and colleges communicate amongst themselves through social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. They can receive first-hand information that has not even reach their school administration. More often, students use these sites to express their feelings about politics, school administration, and relationships. Most of them ...

What is academic integrity?

Academic integrity can be defined as trustworthiness and correct responsibility in scholarship. All students and the faculty alike must conform to the rules and procedures of honest scholarship to enable entire academic work, and results to originate from an individual’s efforts. Academic and scholarly contributions from other sources must acknowledged consistently and responsibly (Slater, 2014). Educational work that is accomplished in other ways other than the one that is stipulated in this definition is fraudulent.

Define the different types of academic dishonesty.

Plagiarism Plagiarism is the use of other people’s ideas and words without openly acknowledging the source of the information (Slater, 2014). Academic ...

Introduction

Executive performance depends on management styles. As such, leadership and management figures in an organization could either be driven by aspiration or inspiration. However, for a business to be successful there is a need for inspiring leadership skills. Inspiration results in leaders that are charismatic and dynamic, where there is a natural connection with the people. Such leaders ensure that their workers are innovative and creative. On the other hand, aspirational leaders may also be charismatic but depend more on market share, size, geographic spread, and influence more than creativity and innovation.

Explain the skills and attributes needed for leadership in your chosen organization.

There are several skills needed by a ...

Utilitarianism and Kant’s Moral Theory differ in several ways. For example, utilitarianism defines ethical values based on the end results as opposed to the anticipated consequences. On the other hand, Kant's ethical theory determines the rectitude of a deed based on the entire ethical decision with regard to the nature of the deed; the results are totally unimportant. Also, the two theories differ on the fundamental moral principles. For example, utilitarianism emphasizes on creating value for other people while Kant considers procedures to be imperative in determining the morality of an action. This paper explores the similarity, differences, ...

Abstract

The paper will examine the gay youth and what happens when they come out in the school setting. It uncovers how the dynamic of the school system stifles one’s ability to be themselves and how the American youth through various channels have been forced into thinking that there is only one way of living one’s life and how straying from this norm affects one’s quality of life.

The LGBT Youth in School-Gina’s Story

The LGBT youth is discriminated and teased for several reasons, but the major reasons are because they have different mannerisms from their straight peers and their choices of unconventional ...

The ozone is a layer of gasses in the stratosphere that protects life on Earth against ultraviolet rays from the sun (Aggarwal et al., 1). Anthropogenic activities leading to the emission of nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons can result in the destruction of the ozone layer. Organohalogens also contributes to the destruction of the ozone layer (Lee, 858). The depletion leads to secondary ozone layer close to the ground called terrestrial ozone layer that is responsible for the degrading effects on humans, plants, and their environment. In the article published on August 27, 2009, on the New York Times, Dean ( ...

The prevailing wage law in West Virginia was originally enacted in 1933 and amended in 1961. The bill originated from the national Davis-Bacon Act that was established in 1936 amid the Great Depression to preserve jobs of federal projects for the unemployed regional workers. The law recommends the legal prevailing wage payment of at least two thousand dollars on all public construction contracts (Dean 6; and Kelsay 18). The Department of Labor in West Virginia State determines the hourly prevailing wage rates in all the counties for each occupation. Therefore, the prevailing wage can vary concerning occupation and county. ...

Biodata is a recruitment method used as a substitute for cognitive testing since it may be used to predict attributes of job performance that are not detectable through cognitive techniques (Gunter et al., 2016). The rationale involved in the application of this method is that past behaviour may be used to project future behaviour. Apparently, the data submitted by job applicants concerning such issues as previous experiences and education may be used to predict job performance. Nonetheless, the use of biodata demonstrates several attributes that would place the organization at significant risk. One of the attributes that make this ...

A Research Proposal First Draft

Abstract While many researchers and practitioners alike are still finding that it is possible to help children develop creative thinking skills, we are also finding that this practice isn't being incorporated for all our kindergarten and pre-school children. The purpose of this paper will therefore be to investigate the ways in which children at the preschool/kindergarten level are being supported in the development of creative thinking skills, as well as the particular role this has played in helping kindergarten students. After initiating a review of the literature to guide the study, the methodology will involve data collection—interviews with ...

International Crime

Introduction Human trafficking is the use of force or coercion to transfer, harbor, or otherwise recruit persons against their will to perform acts that may or may not be illegal in nature. It is a vile practice that robs human beings of their free will and degrades them in ways that are unimaginable to any thinking being. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most lucrative and easy practices that those who make a living exploiting others can imagine. While method and practices have been set into place across international borders to keep better tabs on such a horrific ...

Ernest Hemingway is one of those artists, who like to expose themselves any way they like. Hemingway often used irony in his writings when depicting characters, which had life stories full of muddle and difficulties. Not many writers can boast of such an innovation brought to literature, but William Dean Howells can. He began as a critic, and later became a novelist – he is considered the champion of literary realism, who depicted each aspect of society without any embellishment. He sought to pass his own impressions to readers, to arouse their imagination and feelings – the same ones as Howells ...

Twenty-First Century Perspective

The Watergate crisis (1972-1974) marks a fundamental breach in the confidence Americans had in the integrity of government officials and in the American political system. Added to the Vietnam War and the economic decline that began to erode people’s income during this period, the Watergate crisis destroyed whatever American idealism remained about the leaders of the nation (Packer, 2011). Throughout the crisis President Nixon had supporters like Dean Burch (1974), who pointed out Nixon’s achievements as a leading statesman, but at the conclusion of the crisis when the taped conversations of the Oval Office were finally released, ...

Seton Hall University

Abstract Introduction Politics has been a major driving force in the US economy and arguably all other economies in the world. It is therefore of little surprise that much of what is covered in the media and by journalists revolves around politics. The mainstream media has been the main means of communication between politicians and their supporters. For years on end, politicians have been using print, visual, and audio media to send messages and agendas to the people. These forms of media became instrumental especially during elections periods. They were the main means of reaching out to a large ...

Introduction

Such researchers as Torrence (1980, 1966) and Diamong and Lee (2011) inform that various tactical approaches have been used to boost the creativity of children to develop executive and diverse skill. These researchers commend the application of pedagogical model to influence children creative skills during the early education. Models to influence creativity like computer, Osborn Parnes, and general semantics among other are being applied to impact it. The struggle for practitioner to foster creative thinking in children still precedes research psychology research fields. Torrence (1972) argues that creative thinking in children is not only possible, but can also be ...

Organizational behavior is an important aspect of any company. Organizational behavior, according to Clegg, Komberger and Pitsis (2011), is defined as the processes and practices that provide the opportunity for individuals to perform to their utmost ability through interaction (2011). Based on this definition, businesses and companies should seek to understand the different types of personalities that work at their respective organization. In doing so, it not only allows for better operation, because employees and staff are continually motivated to do not only the right thing, but to be productive. One organization that thoroughly understands the concept of organizational ...

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Research Purpose/Introduction

In a paper presented at a symposium on teaching children to think creatively, child psychologist E. Paul Torrance (1972), creator of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) (Torrance, 1980, 1966) says, I know that it is possible to teach children to think creatively and that it can be done in a variety of ways. I have done it. I have seen my wife do it. I have seen other excellent teachers do it. I have seen children who demonstrated a disability for thinking creatively learn to think creatively. I have seen them continuing for years thereafter to ...

Martha, 23-years old, had lost her parents through a grisly accident at the age of nine years along the Joe DiMaggio Highway while on their way home in Manhattan from a weekend fellowship. Life had been adorable and as the only child in the family, all the attention of the parents was turned to her. To the demise of her parents, she had been treated like a queen and her experience in Manhattan was memorable. The love of her family became the center of admiration for many families who deemed the family models of moral perfection. Her virtuous father ...

Biology

Abstract This is a practical report on human physiology EMG. The experiment recruited 85 subjects to examine the level of the signal emanating from muscle contraction in the lab. Some of the participants were left-handed while some were right handed. Males and females with varying levels of activity were recruited. The results indicated that more males exhibited maximal compression force than females as attested by the higher numbers that returned quickly to half the clench force. The level of activity of the participants positively correlated to slow return to half of the maximal compression force and reduced signs of ...

Affiliate Institution

Abstract The period of the World War 1saw changes in perception of the society concerning the gender roles. This work intends to examine the effects of the World War 1 and the way the interaction of the society changed the dimensions in the workplace. Importantly, this analysis depended on the secondary materials. The written literature in the various thoughts of the war was very central in this analysis. The information is then employed to help in determining the transition in the public views of societal relationship. For instance, the work looks at the periods, before, during and after the ...

Steven Spielberg’s seminal 1977 science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind charts the effect of a mysterious and traumatic alien abduction on average American man Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) on both his psyche and his relationship with his family. In Jodi Dean’s essay “Fugitive Alien Truth,” the UFO abductee phenomenon is examined through a sociological and political lens, illuminating many social aspects of the cultural phenomenon of the abductee that are present in Close Encounters. As Roy’s sense of self and identity begins to shift gradually away from his family, and he struggles to ...

Criminal instinction is on the rise especially in the current world. This is perpetuated by the influence of media in the society. What people do not understand is that what is acted in the movies is mostly fiction or fictitious and cannot be done physically. The great impact of digitalization of the world has brought about so many injustices on the real world. Most people now try to relate what they see in the fiction world and at the end; they find their goal plummeted and the repercussions for that becomes very nasty. Media has brought about social injustices ...