Essays on Deviates

Essay #2

Humanities 4501: 9/11 Literature and Film Introduction There are different portrayals of Mohamed Atta, one of the terrorists who participated in the 9/11 attacks, in the story “The Last Days of Muhammad Atta,” written by Martin Amis, and the film The Hamburg Cell, directed by Antonia Bird. This paper examines both the story and the film and provides a comprehensive comparison of their portrayals of Mohamed Atta. It is clear that there are significant differences and similarities between how the story and the film portray Atta. In particular, this paper compares how the two narratives portray Atta’s feelings ...

Essay #2

Introduction There are different portrayals of the same character in the story “The last days of Muhammad Atta” and the film “The Hamburg Cell.” The report below examines both the text and the film and provides a comprehensive comparison of the portrayal of characters and terrorist motivations. This is achieved by examining the different perspectives used by the author, as well as, the filmmaker in telling the story of America’s 9/11 attack and the individuals behind its planning and execution. Furthermore, the report examines the different character traits portrayed in both sources. It is clear from the analysis ...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.

Answer 1

The car seat problem has incurred due to run ration of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant in USA that has resulted in a shortfall of about 45 cars in a single shift. Moreover, the cars were need to be completed before they could be shipped; therefore, off-line operations has become necessary. However, the major contributing factor to the problem is the car’s seat defect where the cars went on the company’s assembly line with all the defective seats. Moreover, there are two causes of car seat defects, i.e., flaw in materials and inappropriate ...

Introduction

The Tulip Mania that took place between 1636 and 1637 is one of the earliest recorded financial bubbles (Veen, 2012). While there is no universally accepted definition of a financial bubble, the term financial bubble is used to refer to a situation where an asset price exceeds the asset intrinsic value, or the value that could be earned by holding the asset to maturity for an extended period of time (The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2012). The Tulip Mania fits the description of a financial bubble because at its height, the price of some tulip bulbs exceeded the ...

The Great North Road is one of the most significant national heritages that exist to date, and that was built using convict labor (Marshal and Sofaer, 1). The road is still intact to date and unlike other structures built at the time; it has stood the test of time and still exists to this day. However, the Great North Road had significant purposes to the lives of the Anasazi.

The Great North Road’s origin is in Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl, which are the largest structures in Chaco Canyon. Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl converge at Pueblo Alto, ...

Introduction

George Bernard Shaw is one of the most notable playwrights in history because of his ingenious and though-provoking plays. Shaw’s works are influential because they urge people to ask the difficult questions. Many people may disagree with Shaw’s views, specifically those that he writes in his plays but through his works, he helps people think about society and life. By Shaw’s criteria, we can call him a gentleman playwright because according to him, “A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.” By sharing his ingénue with the world through his ...

Introduction

There is a long history when it comes to the incorporation of monsters into narratives and stories. Many authors found the monster genre to be quite attractive to the audience and, therefore, in the 19th and the early 20th Century; there was a rise in the number of monster stories authored by different writers. Some of the most famous works of literature that have incorporated the element of monsters include “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley (1818), “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1818), “The Invisible Man (1897) and “Dracula” (1897). Many of these monster narratives have been such hits ...

John E. Ouelette, CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) narrates the true story of fraud perpetrated via e-bay online auctions. Ellie (Eleanor) Wallace is a 63 year old widow with three grown-up sons, and runs a small business of brooches, rings and trinkets. Her husband had left her sufficient money to live comfortably but Roland Granger, an experienced antique sales person, woos Ellie and convinces her that they should operate together in the antique business. He divorces his wife of 7 years, moves in with Allie and the couple gets married. They start their business (Classic Collections) with Ellie’s capital. Ellie’s ...

The Stranger or L’étranger, is a famous novel by the stalwart author, Albert Camus which depicts the story of a man who traverses the path of life being an outlaw from the norms of the society. Meursault, the protagonist, is faced with the demise of his mother, love of a lady and the assassination of a man. But, in stark contrast to a common man who would show pangs of emotions at every occurrence, Meursault remains unfazed by the turns on the road of life and shows no care about bringing forth his own emotions or bothering about other people’s emotional states. ...

Content:

Explanation of the Economics or Business Issue: 2

Hypothesis: 4 Background: 4 Data description: 5 Data sources: 5 Graphical analysis: 5 Consumer confidence: 5 Unemployment: 6 Consumption: 7 Descriptive statistics: 7 Statistical analysis: 10 Correlation 10 Regression 10 Conclusion: 12 Bibliography: 13

Independent Business Research Analysis Explanation of the Economics or Business Issue: This paper explores the relationship between consumer confidence, unemployment and consumption. In this paper, consumption ...

Independent Business Research Analysis

Explanation of the Economics or Business Issue: This paper explores the relationship between consumer confidence, unemployment and consumption. In this paper, consumption is the dependent variable whereas unemployment and consumer index are the independent variables. Barrel, R. et al (2008) states that consumption is affected by the ability to pay and the willingness to pay, this means that even with high income levels in the economy, consumption may still be affected by their perception of the economy which is reflected by the confidence index. There is also a relationship between consumer confidence and unemployment rates. Previous studies indicate ...

A report of mental illness

Introduction/scope/abstract Abnormal psychology is a subdivision of psychology. It deals with the study, clarification and treating of behavior that deviates from the norm. The behavior of concern here is that which is addressed in a clinical context (ICD, p. 144). It refers to a range of unusual behaviors, thinking and emotions that will require an individual to seek the aid of a mental health professional. Abnormal psychology studies mental processes and the behavior of abnormal people (Mangal, 2008, p. 1). Psychopathology is a pattern of behavior that is abnormal and is usually dysfunctional and distressing. This could result in the victim being dangerous ...

DEFINATION OF ABNORMALITY

Abnormality has been given different definitions overtime by psychologist; it has been defined as deviation from social norms whereby an individual who does something differently from the way the society does been classified as abnormal, another definition is where a behavior which is found to be statistically frequent been classified as normal while the one found to be statistically rare classified as abnormal (Benet, 2003). Failure to function adequately and deviation from ideal mental health has also been given as a definition of abnormality.

Statistical frequency has been used as one way of defining abnormality, this is where behavior which occurs ...

Introduction

For this assignment, the pain management policy and procedures were evaluated. This policy enhances enlightenment to the registered nurses (RNs) on the appropriate guidelines after which they can act in a manner that is in accordance with the pain management requirements. Effective management of pain by the RN is enhanced through appropriate patients advocacy, assessment and intervention (Cousins, 2003).

How easy/difficult was it to find this procedure?

Utilizing my intranet facility to locate the HCHD pain management policy and procedure was an easy task. Therefore, there were no obstacles that were encountered. Did the RNs know where to find this procedure? Given that the RNs are ...