Essays on Decade

Background of Study

Every business provides a service or products in a given industry. For a business to survive and grow, it needs to expand its share of consumers in the market within which it operates. There are several tools that are utilized to examine and review a given market. This includes the Porter’s Five Force analysis which examines and critiques the key players that can influence a given industry and the relative strength of each group to dominate and control the market. This competitor analysis method defines the extent to which the players will change and influence the industry in ...

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, ...

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Source: Law Office of Shawn M. George <http://www.smgapc.com/practice-areas/california-three-strikes-law/ Every generation in the United States has seen new tactics designed to continue the oppression of racial minorities, abjuring the rights the Founding Fathers deemed necessary and irrevocable for all people in the nation. Many African Americans were denied their right to participate in the growth of the new nation. Centuries later, the United States is still far from being called a true “egalitarian society.” Racial segregation and bigotry have been evinced in a number of forms; over the years, these forms have changed and evolved but the ...

United Healthcare Group is the single largest health delivery service in the country offering insurance services to the bulk of the American population. The company is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota in the United States (Sandy et al., 2013). The company has received high ratings from Power and Associates and the Business Insurance magazine as far as employee satisfaction and best health plan provisions are concerned. United Healthcare for providing insurance services that fall into four categories namely united healthcare employer and individual which are healthcare programs that are not in any way connected to government entities (Sandy et al., ...

“The Worst Hard Time” is a book that tells the story of inhabitants who stayed in the plains during and after the dust bowl. The dust bowl was a period characterized by animal losses and crop failure in several areas (Egan 54). This created a hostile environment for any person to survive although some people decided to persevere. The book takes a keen interest in the people who stayed through and after the tough times by establishing their reason for holding on. It does this through a collection of their experiences and relating them to the terrible events of ...

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Problem Definition 3 Economic Theories 3 Analysis 6 Conclusion and Recommendations 12

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Are the Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer Still Today Introduction Nowadays there is a lot of discussion whether the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer in the modern world. The answer to this question lies in the very understanding of poverty. Various economic schools employ different approaches when describing the causes of poverty. Therefore, they give different answers to the question mentioned above. Some of them think that the statement about the enrichment of the rich and the impoverishment of ...

Introduction

Cloud computing, simply defined, is the replacement of all of the personal computers in the world with terminals that are deemed as being “dumb,” which do not have any kind of operating system of complicated software to handle. Alternatively, all such terminals connect to a World Wide Web wherein applications are located along with all the user data. However, this is the most extreme possibility as currently, cloud computing is incorporating itself as means for storing and accessing all sorts of data from a wide range of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, laptops, as well as desktops. ...

Ethical Dilemma Paper

Introduction In these two preliminary pages, I will describe my personal experience that is related in the workplace. I have experienced and witnessed indirectly decisions and actions that were taken by various stakeholders. I will not divulge the identity of the individuals and company given the confidentiality of the information. Although there could be hints as to the nature of the problem because of the omnipresence of information in the World Wide Web, I would still leave to my readers to find out for themselves who these stakeholders were. Hence, in case some of the personalities were similar to ...

In this age of globalized competition and digital media connecting with the world on a 24/7 basis, the companies that have been able to invent and re-invent are the ones that have able to grow and succeed. The celebrated Japanese automotive giant Toyota Industries Corporation is one such company that has strategized and positioned the product and services in view of the times and thus has been able to strengthen its position in the sector amidst strong competition. Toyota has diversified and expanded immensely since starting in 1926 with manufacturing automatic looms, into textile machinery, automobiles (vehicles, engines, car ...

Introduction

“Debt markets are an integral part of the financial sector and effectively supplement the funds provided by the banking sector” (Tariq, 2004, p. 5). In developing markets, these marketplaces are nevertheless at a primary phase of their growth. Islamic rule (Shari’ah) forbids the charging and disbursing of interest. So, in nations anywhere Muslim populace establishes a significant section of the culture, customary debt marketplaces cannot succeed. Henceforth there is a great request and necessity for evolving options to current debt markets that can be satisfactory to the Islamic rule.

IDB Sukuk

According to (Anon., 2016), The Islamic Development Bank is ...

Acemoglus’s framework is focused on the way the economy of a country affects its political setup. The structure gives a chance for the likelihood of the elites in a particular country to control the economy and political setup or to work on how to make other citizens benefit. A state that has inclusive economic institution is likely to grow economically because masses are encouraged and motivated to work together and make economic resources. Tunisia can be characterized to have extractive political institutions since due to the constant uprisings that have taken part in the recent days. In Tunisia, ...

The Federal Funds Rate Hike

The New York Times, in an article by Binyamin Appelbaum entitled "Fed raises key interest rate for first time in almost a decade" discussed the pronouncement of the Federal Open Market Committee ﴾FOMC﴿ to increase the Federal Funds rate. The decision came exactly seven years after the financial crisis in 2008 when the FOMC reduced its rates to near‐ zero level to prevent the economy from collapsing. The article described the move as signaling the beginning of the end of the Fed 's stimulus program and highlighted the Fed statement that the Fed intends to increase the rates gradually ...

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Executive Summary.4 Introduction..5

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The Solution.7 Conclusion9 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Pace County Courthouse Executive Committee 1010 First, Avenue

Pace City, CA, 12346

Dear Judge Pace, As per your request dated December 1, 2015, please find attached the analysis and report of “bring your own device” (BYOD) practices and what options the courthouse has for addressing BYOD. As you will find, BYOD practices are a common aspect of the modern legal industry that is finding growing support in courthouse across the country. There are a number of benefits in allowing BYOD for courthouse staff and visitors, especially the attorneys. Since we understand that the Executive ...

The Current Situation of the House of Lords

The House of Lords recently was challenged with negative publicity after the scandalous video of the former Lord and Chairman of Committee in the Lords, John Sewel, who was caught sniffing cocaine and indulging in immoral acts with three prostitutes according to the report of The Sun (Moyes, 2015). The scandalous report was followed with news questioning the travel allowances of about 20 peers in the House of Lords ranging from GBP 100,000 – GBP 200,000 each for five years even if they do not actively participate in the debate (Swinford, Wilkinson, and Leet, 2015). Some defended that ...

While the Target Corporation has achieved a great deal over the last few decades, it is also clear that over the last few years the company is seen a significant reduction in its growth and profitability. This has become a major problem for many traditional brick-and-mortar stores. Even Walmart recently announced that it will be closing hundreds of stores across the United States. One of the primary culprits in this change in consumer spending habits is the rise of online retailers like Amazon.com. These online companies have drawn customers away by offering buyers certain advantages, including lower prices, better ...

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As we know, globalization is characterized as a powerful force, which can transform the world. This force is responsible for the evolution of societies and changes of the whole world. Nowadays the world is characterized by gradual adaptation of states and societies in the unstable interdependent world with its inevitable social and political changes. Globalization is associated with the new stratification of the world where some countries gradually enter into the center of global development, while other countries are hopelessly marginalized. Increased globalization processes are the basis for the expansion of international organizations and their influence zone. Globalization can ...

Analysis of the United States Airline Industry

Abstract1 1. Introduction1 2. Impact of the Aviation industry on the American Economy..2 2.1 Economic Impact due to Airline Expenditure Categories.3 2.2 Airline Economic Impact due to Employment .5 2.3 Airline Industry Exports6 3. United States Airline Industry Market Structure 7 4. Strategies of Companies in American Airline Industry.10 4.1 Hub-and-spoke structure10 4.2 Pricing Strategies10 4.2.1 Price Discrimination.11 4.2.2 Advance Purchase Pricing11 4.2.3 Peak Loading11 4.2.4 Cumulative Volume Pricing11 4.2.5 Risk Sharing12 4.2.6 Bundled Pricing .12 4.3 Mergers12 4.4 Low-cost Carriers.12 5. Evaluation of Southwest Airlines..13 6. Conclusion.14 7. Bibliography..15

Abstract

The United States airline industry holds a vast share ...

It is truly a judgment to pick a decade describing the warp and woof of the US history, though the 1920s represent a perfect bridgehead for such reflections. The 1920s, to an enormous extent, resemble our contemporary era, with that crucial decade being a precursor of contemporary superfluity (Miller, New World Coming 1). Likewise, much of what is regarded modern in reality took place in the 1920s, such as jazz and psychiatry (Miller, New World Coming 1). The recovery of the US economy in that times contributed heavily to its subsequent participation in the Second World War. Following the ...

‘Global Warming’ – a term frequently heard in the recent days and the center of hot debates on climate and environment. On one hand we have the COP Paris meeting where world leaders convened to take a stance on climate change issues and find solutions for problems faced. Climate scientists and environmentalists are literally warning that global warming issues, if left unnoticed, will take us closer to our ‘doomsday’. The term ‘El Nino and ‘La Nina’ are being attributed to every uncommon rain, hail and sunshine. On the other hand, a fair number of people, from all walks of the ...

In the 1990s Turkey faced many economic crises and the last crisis was in 2001 (Chen et al, 2014). Wrong fiscal policies and failures of the banking industry were the key factors that led to the crisis (Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, 2010). Turkey needed to implement many structural reforms in order to improve the situation in the economy (Togan, 2009). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) began cooperation with Turkey in 1998. When the crisis started in February 2001, the IMF developed a special support program for Turkey. In 4 years the IMF offered $20.4 billion of loans (Yeldan, ...

Article Review:

What Will Happen in the World’s Largest Nation? Article Review: Bank Ownership and Efficiency in China: What Will Happen in the World’s Largest Nation? This article (a draft, notably) was written in 2005, and starts off with the report that China was “partially privatizing” three of its four largest banks and opening them to foreign ownership. The article presents data claiming to demonstrate that allowing foreign ownership would increase “efficiency” levels in the banking sector generally. The article also includes a brief yet interesting history of the Chinese banking system. Ten years later, the article can be ...

Abstract

Brazil is considered to have the eight largest economies in the world as per the nominal gross domestic product, while in terms of the purchasing power parity it is considered the seventh largest. It is the largest economy in Latin America and the second in the western hemisphere. Brazil was ranked among the fastest growing economies in the world among the major ones from 2000 to 2012. Its growth rate in terms of GDP was estimated at 5% with its economy as at 2012 surpassing that of United Kingdom. However as from 2013 the growth of Brazil’s economy ...

Women have for a long time been categorised under the minority umbrella. Historically, women have faced plenty of challenges in their quest for freedom of choice and equity. In June 1981, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first case of AIDS in the United States. As the epidemic swept across the United States and finding its way in other countries, many people perceived it as a moral illness—a choice (Russell n.p). When the first cases of AIDS were reported in the United States, it was thought that only gay people were infected by the disease. The homophobic ...

1.  Executive summary

Sysco Corp (SYY) is the leading foodservice distributor in the world, headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company has achieved gradual growth since it was founded in 1969. Some of Sysco’s growth strategies include acquisitions and developing a wide product line. The company generates its revenues through its four major segments; the Broadline, Specialty companies, International, and SYGMA segments. However, the company is in a dynamic and highly competitive foodservice distribution industry. It is therefore fundamental for Sysco to evaluate the external and industry factors that could affect the growth of the company and constantly come up with ...

Assignment one: The Sociological Viewpoint toward Social Problems

Assignment one: the Sociological Viewpoint toward Social Problems Kaufman & Feldman (2004) cites that the sociological approach concerning social problems tends to differ from other approaches since this approach focuses on individuals’ interaction in the society. The sociological approach creates awareness due to social and structural forces. To tackle a social problem using sociological approach one has to complete definition of the subject unlike psychologists, biologists, and the economist approach. For instance, a scientific approach applies rigid methodologies and qualitative techniques while the sociological approach tends to avoid complex procedures. A psychological approach checks on a person’s ability in relation to ...

Question 1: Ethical Management:

Issue of ethics is something that has been spoken of and debated possibly since the advent of mankind and philosophy itself. The developments in the modern management world especially over the last decade have sparked off numerous discussions and debates on Ethical Management and legality. What is legal need not necessarily be ethical always. The economic crisis of 2008-2009 which deeply impacted the American economy and had in a way impacted global economy and several economies still continue to reel under its effect almost half a decade later is a classic example of what could happen if ethics were to be ...

INTRODUCTION

The Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA), which allows physician to prescribe lethal drugs to competent terminally ill patients was put in place to ensure that suffering patients end their lives in a humane and dignified manner (Smith, Goy, Harvath & Ganzini, 2011).Prior to its enactment in October 1997, numerous researches had been carried out which showed that towards the end of their lives, terminally ill patients usually suffers tremendously, thus going through a lot of pain. Family members had to sit and watch their loved ones writhe in pain and wither away to nothing. This pain had to be controlled. ...

Is college education worth the Money?

Over last decade, education has become more and more costly. In average 60% of college, graduates are leaving school owing lots of student loans. This has lead to huge frustrations to these graduates, which are leaving colleges to a jobless economy. The rates of unemployment have risen over the last decade. Degrees are one of the many ways of safeguarding employment for graduates, but as per recent statistics they no longer grantee anything substantial. The cost of college education in the recent days as compared to two decades ago has rise to almost three times. This has transformed colleges and ...

Executive Summary

Macau is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region, just across the border for Hong Kong. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. However, unfortunately this is not the case, primarily because of the intense pressure on manpower, which is contributing to labour turnover in Macau, so much that, almost 30% of the SMEs are facing closure ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

Forewords

Water sustainability is a crucial issue in Nigeria as well as in other developing countries. The significant issues of water sustainability in Nigeria include many factors as desertification; the depletion of critical wetlands, forests and vegetation covers at a fast rate. In addition, it includes the pollution of water sources from point sources such as industrial effluent and urban domestic wastes; unregulated utilization of groundwater for domestic purposes. There is also an issue of unavailability of portable water for citizens in most parts of the country particularly those in the rural areas and so forth (Ajai). These water sustainability issues are ...

Abstract

Pop culture of the 60s that originated in Britain and spread to US followed a string of philosophical and theoretical movement turning into mass culture. Pop culture has had many proponents in fashion, music and literature as well as numerous characteristic features. Studying the 60’s fashion design trends in ...

What is shaming?

Shaming is unique contributors to social control and criminal justice. Shaming targets the non violent criminal offenders. Ways in which justice is delivered - The offenders in normal cases are made to carry signs announcing the crimes which they have committed. - The offenders can also be made to put up signs in fronts of their homes or on their cars announcing their crimes. - In other cases, the offender can be made to wear protective vests stamped with signs of their crimes and made to walk in public for some hours.

How it reduces reliance on prison

- It ...

- What important functions do capital markets perform for national and global economies? Why should a country be concerned about the relative strength and performance of its capital markets?

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Capital markets have many functions one of them being recruitment of reserves. Capital markets play a very vital role in mobilizing inactive reserves from the country. People are encouraged to invest their funds in the reproductive channels of the economy. Additionally, money markets aid in capital creation whereby there is an accumulation to the existing store of assets in the market. Capital markets too provide investment avenues since they heave capital for ...

Editors Note

The decade of 1950s was characterized by a lot of prosperity and development in the United States. Though there were social, psychological, economic and political changes, there still existed individuals who were surely unwilling to share their wealth and prosperity with others. Many individuals in the lower classes still remained poor and were paid little salaries undermining their status in the economic domain. This paper therefore, makes an insight of the socio-economic and political achievements in the United States and the setbacks that might have been experienced within the decade.

The decade of ‘50s is often considered a period of ...

Notwithstanding the fact that the war on terror was officially launched by the White House a little more than a decade ago the main trends in the American foreign policy regarding Middle East have changed significantly in these dozen-something years a couple of times. The issue the United States of America are dealing with in case of ISIS is something very different – both in nature and in scale. Compared to the zeal of the Bush administration to fight every single suspected organization and individual in retaliation for the 9/11 assault, Obama administration was (and is) far more reserved about American warfare in ...

Is Deng Xiaoping’s economic reform from 1978-992 responsible for the progress of China today?

Deng Xiaoping was the China’s leader from 1978-1992 who had a Marxism political ideology but adapted and encouraged market economy and capitalist-like enterprises. His 1990’s reforms were credited for uplifting the lives of 170 million peasants in China and removing them from the poverty level (CNN 1999, par.2-3). This paper will analyze if Deng Xiaoping was responsible for China’s economic progress today. Today (2015), China is now dubbed as one of the fastest growing economies and the second largest economy in ...

Kenya has depicted some interesting trends in the socioeconomic sphere, since its independence some of them are portraying consistency like urbanization and fertility rate while others like per capita income, life expectancy and official development assistance, etc. show some marked changes. Some of these changes and their reasons along with their mutual correlation are explained in the following lines.

However, in the 90s the per capita income started decreasing and with it the average life as well. The downward trend in average life is also accompanied by a decrease in income and the reasons are no different from the ...

ABSTRACT

This paper intends to present a detailed analysis concerning the Muslim faith school in London. An attempt is made to understand the historical and socio-cultural factors impacting the issue of Muslim faith school. The various issues faced by the Muslim faith schools have been touché upon. The case for and against Muslim faith school in context of its implication of social cohesion and unity has been analysed. Muslim faith schools have been analysed in the context of various theories like liberalism, communitarian, multi-culturist and the case for and against Muslim school has been presented in this paper.

Introduction

Muslims ...

Management in Nigeria

In today's aggressive business environment, the current economic recession has left numerous organizations shut and some bankrupt, the associations that survived the subsidence are currently attempting to draw their foot over to the norm. These associations have a tendency to build or stretch their business, and the main way this could be effective is for them to move from the exceedingly focused and soaked Western markets and investigate new market and good fortunes. Nigeria's business environment is formal and culturally diverse administration will be more efficient on the off chance that you embrace a formal aura and show regard to the ...

Is Affirmative Consent the Answer to Sexual Assault on College Campuses?

The following paper deals with a Senate Bill 967 that is proposed to control the number of sexual assaults occur on campus the public as well as private universities of California. A Senate Bill 967 has been introduced by Senator Kevin de Leon, and the objective of this law is to establish certain criteria following which the public and private colleges in California will manage with the sexual assault incidents occurred on campus. The law requires all the universities and colleges in California to pass a mandate ensuring that all of the students will give an active or affirmative consent before ...

- Introduction

IBM is a world leader company in information technology and stands as the largest revenue generating Company in its field. In the past 50 years, IBM has earned a place for itself as the pioneer in information technology developments and innovation. The Company manufactures products ranging from hardware to software for its impressive clientele around the world. These products are designed for another range of storage products, line of business servers, customized microchips including the application software. In addition to manufacturing, IBM also serves as a consulting and outsourcing agent. The new information age is quite challenging to compete ...

Introduction

The Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA), which allows physician to prescribe lethal drugs to competent terminally ill patients was put in place to ensure that suffering patients end their lives in a humane and dignified manner (Smith, Goy, Harvath & Ganzini, 2011).Prior to its enactment in October 1997, numerous researches had been carried out which showed that towards the end of their lives, terminally ill patients usually suffers tremendously, thus going through a lot of pain (Miller, Hedlund, & Soule, 2006). Family members had to sit and watch their loved ones writhe in pain and wither away to helpless beings. It ...

Introduction

Costco, the third largest retailer chain in the U.S. and the seventh largest retailer in the world, has significantly grown in the last ten years, a critical period disrupted by the great recession, e-commerce revolution, and global competition. Although a big number of retailing enterprises failed to survive the difficult challenges of the decade, Costco demonstrated an outstanding revenue growth performance over its key competitors – Wal-mart (includes Sam’s Club), BJ’s, Target, Sears, and JC Penney. However, based on an analysis of the 10-year financials of Costco and its key competitors, the profit performance of Costco has not ...

The eventful 20th century shaped modern world in the way we see it nowadays; and the eventful second decade of the last century mostly shaped modern America. The 1920s were marked by a great number of social, cultural and economic changes in the USA and this period is truthfully known as the Roaring Twenties. Victorian morality passed away, while brand new ethic and social types of behavior were gaining their strength. The economy was growing; the cities were expanding, becoming the megalopolises; automobiles became available not only for rich, and the phenomenon of mass culture has swept the country. The ...

The human population has had lengthy struggles trying to understand cancer. It has baffled many as it represents itself in numerous forms, and its features are exceedingly varied. Cancer requires specialist aggressive prognoses, innovative approach to its management, and early and fast response to it treatment. All these have dire economic implications to patients and their families. It is possible that a single type of cancer may behave entirely different in two patients presenting the likelihood of two types of diseases (Mukheerjee, 2010, p.1). There is no uniform theory regarding cancer that gives the common characteristics of various types of ...

- What core social values are most challenged by legalized gay adoption?

In my opinion, the core social values that are most challenged by legalized gay adoption are that children should be adopted exclusively by heterosexual couples. In 2013, conservatives such as Rick Santorum said that adopted children would be better off being adopted by a family whose father is in prison than a gay, married couple ( Pappas, 2012). Pope Benedict used his voice for religion to say that gay couples adopting children are a threat to humanity itself (Pappas, 2012). The core values that a marriage is between a man and a woman, and, ...

Organization Culture

Sarros,Copper & Santora(2008) finds that most organizations concentrate in bringing the latest technological infrastructure to transform the procedures of work. In doing so, organizations tend to ignore the workers and organization culture which is the engine that has the most impact. An organization culture depends with the founders of the institution their beliefs and core practices. It is vital for an organization to engage the employees who design products to enable the organization become successful. Leaders’ decision-making criteria affect the behavior of workers. In this view Sarros,et al (2008) suggest that to ensure a high performance culture ...

- Lifestyle diseases occur due to the change in the daily habits of people because of an inappropriate relationship of people and the environment. Factors contributing to lifestyle diseases include poor eating habits, bad posture during working, and physical inactivity. According to World Health Organization (2009), report unhealthy lifestyles and faulty diet account for many deaths in the world today (Glennie, 2010). Working people suffer depression, obesity, backache, and diabetes. Glennie (2010) argues that many adults suffer hypertension and store due to lack of inactivity since they work for long hours in order to meet strict deadlines. Other occupational ...

Organization Culture

Sarros,Copper & Santora(2008) finds that most organizations concentrate in bringing the latest technological infrastructure to transform the procedures of work. In doing so, organizations tend to ignore the workers and organization culture which is the engine that has the most impact. An organization culture depends with the founders of the institution their beliefs and core practices. It is vital for an organization to engage the employees who design products to enable the organization become successful. Leaders’ decision-making criteria affect the behavior of workers. In this view Sarros,et al (2008) suggest that to ensure a high performance culture an ...

INTRODUCTION

Anyone who drives a car is well aware how important gasoline is to their day-to-day activities. Driving a car, which was once a luxury, is now a necessity for most people from sea to shining sea. Over the last decade, Americans have watched the prices of gasoline rise and have felt the burden of that increase on their budgets. Gasoline costs literally doubled and in some places tripled in price, making it more and more difficult for people to afford to drive the distances that their lives may require. This inability to drive can impact all sorts of areas in the American paradigm. ...

Obesity has become one of the major health issues in the United States of America. This argumentative paper discusses ‘What You Eat Is Your Business” by Radley Balko which is basically a study about the initials taken for declining obesity for public health by the federal government and the responsibility of an individual that should be understood and resulted in a good initial by its own effort.

The article highlights the obesity initials taken by the government as its responsibility on a vast level to make improvements in the obesity rates.Radley Balko states that the individual’s responsibility towards its own ...

As Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman of Apple Inc., Jobs met many ups and downs as a good leader. Throughout Apple’s history, such as when they Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne have just started their business in 1976 in the garage of Jobs’ foster parents, years later, they were a success. It only proves that with the right mix of leaders, they can start a company that will later on live with its vision. Apple Company had since then continued to hire many highly talented, creative, and innovative people (e.g., Mike Scott, John Scully).

With Jobs’ leadership and the highly competent ...

Through the years, markets have witnessed several products whose demands have declined. There are several reasons why these products have experienced a huge decline in consumer demand. One of these products is the encyclopedia. There was a time when the major source of information for students and researchers was the encyclopedia. However, during the late twentieth century, the information revolution started and the fast paced development in technology overpowered the once profitable printed encyclopedia business. The competitive advantage that was previously enjoyed by the encyclopedia has been swallowed by impact of the new technology, specifically, the internet technology.

Another example of a ...

The earth is considered to be a home for a billion people along with animals and another organism. A single person would take twenty thousand breaths a day. But is the air that we are breathing clean? Water is considered to be a source of life. But is the water that we drink clean? As children, we grew in a much safer and cleaner environment. But is the environment as clean and safe today? The growing population is considered to have direct impacts on the environment. Environmental pollution has increased 10-fold over the past decade. The grieving situation of planet earth is to be ...

I have decided to address my report to the director of Anti-Crime Inc. for the state of Philadelphia. I will be recommending a Business Identity Theft course program. The course objective will aim at training and curbing potential devastating repercussions of a business identity theft, which faces both the employers and employees of not only small-scale businesses, but also medium sized businesses.

A decade ago, it was hard for unauthorized party to acquire and use private personal data of another person, but with the growing technology of computing and networking it is now easier. Personal data, especially credit card, bank account ...

Joseph Wong in chapter 3 of this book examines the gradual change of three Asian states namely Taiwan, Japan and Korea from developmental states to states that care for the welfare of its citizens. He examines the post war period, the decade of 1980’s and the period of 1990’s with a view of demonstrating the change that occurred. He makes the case that the three states engineered social welfare policies after the 1990’s contrary to expectations. This review seeks to explore the change and a reflection of these changes as enumerated by Wong. Further, the review shall explore ...

Question 1 Identify two passages from the essay where the author uses description effectively. For each passage, explain the impact or effect of this description.

“A thigh-length leather vest covered with fringe and studded with silver, it dates from around 1967, a fanciful time in college-boy fashions.”

In this passage the author uses description effectively, for presenting how his leather vest looked like. This description depicts a fashion item and its effect is visual, as the readers can imagine how the jacket looks, attaching all the elements of the description to the item, for identifying a glamorous and fancy leather jacket. Moreover, this description generates also an immediate association with a person who wears it: a young boy, portly, proud, with a somehow restlessness temper. In the same time, ...

INTRODUCTION.

The 21st Century represents a culmination of human development in different respects. In the natural resource sector, there have been massive establishments of modern petroleum industries, and the subsequent development and expansion of these industries are certainly among the significant success stories of this generation. Another significant development observed in this generation is the development and change in the environmental front, first observed in America then Western Europe in between late 1960 and early 1970’s. The environmental front poses unprecedented threats and challenges to the petroleum industry.

Exploration and extraction of petroleum causes detrimental impacts on water, soil, ecosystems, ...

- What did you learn that was beneficial to you? Be specific (i.e. give specific examples and references). Why did you find this beneficial? How will you apply what you have learned to your personal lifestyle?

In this class I have learned that eating healthy does not necessarily mean consuming less calories, skipping specific food groups, or skipping whole meals; but rather, eating healthy means consuming all types of foods in a balanced way. What surprised me most was that healthy eating actually means consuming many calories, but they have to be beneficial; they cannot be so called “empty calories.” Foods that are considered high in calories but still healthy are dried fruits and avocados. Cereal is a good breakfast option because of the high percentage of fiber and calcium. While consuming many healthy calories is ...