Essays on Empirical Evidence

How can content marketing on social media channels be used in order to increase the level of customer engagement for the UK fitness industry?

Introduction Social media channels represent the new phenomenon, that has forced industries to change their attitude to marketing strategies, brand awareness, and customer engagement. The social media channels today pose certain threats to the traditional advertising, which treats the customers as a homogeneous crowd . In this extent, the social media channels are highly personalized presenting the versatile and verified social media content to the targeted audience. The marketing specialists are always in constant search of ...

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The success of small organizations and especially fast-growing technology-based companies is depended on their ability to solve managerial and control challenges in time. Achieva being a fast growing internet solutions company has weak managerial and control systems to enable effective control, coordination and direction of employees. Effective management and organizational control are realized when the top managers are able to get things done by directing and coordinating the workforce. Further, the management has the responsibility of organizing resources within the capacity of the organization to ensure that organizational strategic goals are achieved. In essence, proper coordination of organizational resources ...

The scientific research process can be term as research studies that require not only observable but also empirical evidence collected over a duration of time and consists points that are aimed at supporting a hypothesis. The hypothesis often surround a phenomena that are descriptive in nature through what can be regarded as independent experimental testing. On the other hand, intelligence research processes are activities that involve collecting, evaluating, conducting an analysis, as well as extracting information from a variety of sources for investigations at both the national and international levels involving topics such as terrorist activities and arson rings ...

Childhood obesity is a huge problem nationally because the number of obese and overweight kids is alarming and there are signs that it is increasing instead of decreasing (CDC, 2016). First, it is paramount to define this problem. Childhood obesity, according to (CDC, 2016), denotes the condition in which children and adolescents have a weight that is higher than the normal weight that is clinically defined as healthy at their age. Consequently, the children develop overweight-associated problems that initially were thought to affect only the adults. It is important to note that childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term ...

Problem Statement

There are a number of reasons, defined by the ethical as well as the economic and the political scenes, for the non-diminishing interest in addressing the gap between the rich and the poor. "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer" is an aphorism, which outlines the major views on economic inequality and the criticism, seen in academic and business literature, towards the philosophy of free market and capitalism in general. One of the principal works, laying the foundation for the discussion, is the work by Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014), who places the idea ...

In accordance my life history, I have always been a cool minded individual and avoided unnecessary conflicts since I started going to school. I developed an introverted personality, due to which I kept distance from people and did not engage in extreme social activities. It resulted in making me a quiet person and I became less prone towards expressing or sharing my feelings to people. My control over temperament ensured that I was not easily inclined towards becoming angry. My personality has remained same over the period of years as I have experienced such traits as far as I ...

Introduction

Background of the Study The world economy is currently facing numerous challenges, ones that imped growth and continuous economic development. In reality, there is no such thing as a straight line when it comes to economic development, accounting, and asset management. If history is to serve as a basis, economic development, both on a national and international scale, has been and so can be characterized by a cycle of boom and bust . Based on the metrics that both accountants and economics experts look into when analyzing a for-profit organization, a bank, or a macro economy, the risk of being ...

Investing in Saudi Arabia Market: Oil and Gas Services

Dissertation Proposal Rationale of the Study The rationale of the study is stipulated by the necessity to extend the analysis of the investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia market, the greatest oil, and gas supplier on the Arab Peninsula. The role of Saudi Arabia in the global economy is determined by the significant amounts of raw hydrocarbon deposits – the explored volumes of oil and gas equal to 40,3% and 22,7% of the world deposit accordingly. The experts estimate the financial assets of public and private Saudi Arabian structures in around $4 trillion. Economic and political processes taking place ...

The definition of midlife is literally a point at the middle of a person’s life. ‘The concept of ‘crisis’, in mid-life and at other times, implies a rapid or substantial change in personality, which is dislocating with respect to one’s sense of identity (Freund & Ritter, 2009, p. 583). Thus, the best definition of midlife crisis is a sense of crisis situation that one experiences around middle age driven by a sense of diminishing youth and the loss that accompanies this. The question really arises about the validity and existence of the Midlife Crisis. The essay will delve ...

Criminal Justice

Empirical evidence from research provides the analysis and assessment of crimes, which in return creates the opportunity to establish strategies for reduction or prevention. In the criminal justice system environment, researchers provide empirical evidence, which influence the decision-making process in order to meet the needs of the policy-makers. Primarily, policy making in the criminal justice sector is the result of the vertical and horizontal dynamics of the decision-making system in which several factors are being considered. In this sense, decision-making can be associated with the exercise of political power. Multiple forces influence policy and one of which is empirical ...

Colorectal cancer can be treated to remission when it is detected early. This underscores the importance of screening for colorectal cancer (Miller et al., 2011). There is an increased incentive for screening for colorectal cancer considering that colorectal cancer ranks fourth among the top causes death for non-cutaneous cancers and an even higher second rank when all cancers are considered. Even with these incentives for compliance with screening protocols, Miller et al., (2011) finds that the compliance rates are still low and attributes it to several factors. These findings that are corroborated by Hernandez, Chowdhury, Fleming & Griffith, (2011) who ...

In the philosophy of science, empiricism is the principle emphasizing that conclusions should be drawn based upon experimental evidence. Empiricism depends quite a bit upon knowledge gained from sensory experience (Psillos and Curd 129-138). It is also known as sense experience and gives primary importance to evidence gathered with the help of the “senses” and which is obtained by observation or as a result of experiments conducted (Pickett 585). It is a crucial component of the scientific method that demands all hypotheses and theories to be tested with corresponding observations in the natural world, instead of relying solely on ...

Introduction

Good governance and capital structure play a crucial role in the maximization of corporate profitability, either through an increase in profit margin or a reduction in capital cost or both (Uwuigbe, 2014), and in effect shareholders’ wealth. Companies who are aware of these factors in their objectives of profit maximization eagerly put their good governance principles into corporate codes, which act as valuable reference points in their governance decisions. As such, sound corporate governance engenders investor confidence in terms of capital preservation and acceptable returns of investments (Okiro, Aduda, & Omoro, 2015; Agyei & Owusu, 2014; Heng, Azrbaijani, & San, 2012). With ...

Race and ethnicity are defining characteristics in modern society, and although progress has been made to reduce disparities and enforce equity among all groups, inequalities still exist. These inequalities are deeply rooted in American society and often mislabeled as racism, racial bigotry, or sexism. Because society seeks the ultimate equality, the second feminist movement has gone overboard in ensuring the equitable treatment of all groups. Fixing the problem of equality is not something that is possible by forcing all groups to be the same, when differences will always exist and arguably should exist. The feminist movement initiated as a ...

Financial Development and Economic Growth bear a strong relationship with each other. “Theory and evidence imply that better developed financial systems ease external financing constraints facing firms, which illuminates one mechanism through which financial development influences economic growth” (Levine, 2005). Studies suggest that an economy’s financial system cuts transaction and information costs which in turn results into mobilizing savings, better investments and proper resource allocation. These in turn bring about innovation in technology, accumulation of capital and economic growth. Levine (2005) suggests that when financial intermediaries are present in the market, investors gain access to high quality and ...

In research conducted by Rauscher, Shaw, and Ky (1993), the result of listening to music composed by the musician Mozart was an short-term improvement in tasks associated with spatial-temporal reasoning. The researchers hypothesized that higher brain functions correlate with music cognition. Dubbed the “Mozart Effect” by Dr. Alfred Tomatis, subsequent experiments differed on whether the influence is significant. While some studies support the proposed impact (Ivanov & Geake, 2003; Rauscher, Robinson, and Jens, 1998; Rideout & Laubach, 1996), others do not (Chabris, 1999; Mehr, Schachner, Katz, & Spelke, 2013; Steele, Bass, & Crook, 1999). This paper is an analysis of the research by ...

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This article provides a brief overview of the journal article by Elizabeth Simpson and colleagues. In their study, they tested his efficiency of human face recognition about animals. Their primary goal was to establish whether same species received more allocation of attention. Their results indicated that human faces are more identifiable than those of other species. The study stands in sharp contrast to previous studies that had indicated that animal faces registered a higher recognition amongst animals than human faces did among humans. This paper also outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the study by Simpson and colleagues. Perhaps ...

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This paper responds to relationship between finance and governance by evaluating how financial decisions are connected to corporate governance. In the rise of limited exceptions to corporate governance and finance seem to have natural tension, if there is no direct opposition. The polarity between finance and governance are two research areas that have been studied separately. It is essential to understand why these two areas function individually and separately. Certainly, the connection between financial decisions and governance are largely unmapped. The most relevant area relates to capital structure decision and their implications in creating a company’s value. Capital ...

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Smoking and nicotine addiction is one of the issues that has been widely discussed and blogged globally. There are several divisive issues with regard to the effects smoking and how the problem should be dealt with globally. The public health officials use empirical evidence to prove that smoking causes problems like lung cancer, sexual impairment, and depression. The cigarette manufacturers on the other end oppose the idea that smoking can be directly linked to any of the three mentioned problems. The responses to such issues include various empirical studies trying to prove the health implications of smoking. This paper ...

Introduction

Global warming affects the lives of the people all around the world regardless of geographical location. Global Warming is a consequence of human activities and decisions that are mostly governed by self-interest and material gain. Therefore, as the population in different areas continues to increase, competition to obtain life’s necessities intensifies. In turn, the destructive activities of humans continue to contribute to of Global Warming. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Global Warming is defined as the rising average temperature of the surface of the Earth increases due to emissions resulting from different human activities, ...

In presenting the news in an ethical manner, empirical evidence becomes a vital element. The profession of photojournalism is an integral part of the field of journalism, which responds to this demand for empirical evidence through its very nature. It is not only responsible for bringing important moral issues to light but, in a time where secrecy and covert deeds have taken precedence over openness, it provides a level of perspective regarding the events that occur throughout the world. In assessing the perspectives of professionals in the field as well as various other thinkers and experts it becomes evident ...

The continuity of the anti-social behavior can be associated to the life-course theory which explains the continuity and change in behavior over time by making a connection between the past events and experiences to the present (Laub & Samson, 2005). Based on this theory, the extent of continuity in behavior between childhood, adolescence and adulthood should be analyzed to draw on the life-course framework in relation to social control and crime. In the beginning, a person’s criminal tendencies can be traced back to his or her childhood antisocial behavior, until reaching the adolescent delinquency, and the last stage is ...

Literature Review: The Impact of Globalization on Organizational Development and Change.

For the purpose of this literature review, the following Problem Statement will be deliberated upon: What is the Impact of Globalization on organizational development and change? In this regard, two sub-problems and their respective hypotheses have been identified. An examination of related resources has brought to light a number of theoretical perspectives and research findings which have been evaluated, described and synthesized hereunder.

HYPOTHESIS 1: Better relations between countries. The effects of globalization on the world been the subject of innumerable studies, quantitative as well as qualitative and while earlier academic discourse focused on its political ramifications, recent studies ...

Introduction

As the pressures of globalization are increasing for all businesses, it is important that different marketplaces and economies should be integrated with one another. For this, it is observed that increasing number developing countries are accessing different market arenas to improve their economic growth by entering into trade relations with other countries. In this regard, this paper is written to make an important discussion about the net benefits provided by international market access to developing countries. Different benefit which a developing country can derive from entering other markets and entering into trade agreements with numerous nations is highlighted in ...

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Global warming has been affecting the lives of the people in all areas around the world regardless of the country’s geographical location. The effects of Global Warming are consequences of man’s activities and decisions that are governed by their personal interests and gains. Therefore, as the population in different areas continue to increase, the competition in obtaining life necessities also heightens, and the number and intensity of destructive activities of man continue to worsen the ...

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Metacognition can simply be phrased as “cognition of cognition”. It is the “knowing of one’s knowing” or the process one uses to assess their learning process. The idea of metacognition was first developed by an American psychologist John H. Flavell in 1979. Flavell assessed the human’s ability to manage, store, retrieve and search information within their memory. He concluded that humans are able to use metacognition mode to acquire knowledge on oral skill, reading, mastery, writing, attention, social interaction and education. It can therefore be said that metacognition involves the process of self-awareness and the ability by ...

Causes and Consequences of Incarceration Growth in the US

Causes and Consequences of Incarceration Growth in the US The central thesis of this article looks to the main cause of the massive incarceration growth of the United States within the last several decades or so. There is not definitive answer of hypothesis presented her but solely means of study in hopes to provide statement as to why such incarceration rates are currently evident in the U.S.. The study evidence most importantly presented suggested that the “unprecedented rise in incarceration rates can be attributed to an increasingly punitive political climate surrounding criminal justice policy formed in a period of ...

The research question my project will attempt to answer is what effect the media has on youth. Of course, such a topic is extremely broad as the connection between media and youth could entail a significant amount of factors. However, this specific analysis will limit the connection to political and social beliefs, violence or aggressive behavior, sexuality, and health. The impact of the media on youth is a topic that is regularly derided by parents, school systems, politicians, and and political pundits as they attempt to use the need for reduced censorship or greater amounts of censorship within their ...

Depression can be broadly defined as a mental illness in which the victim experiences the unshakable, strong sadness and a completely diminished interest in most activities. This paper will compare and contrast the evaluation of the validity and credibility of two websites; the PsychCentral and University of Michigan Depression Center (UMDC) sites, which bring out the valuable information about depression as a psychological topic. Firstly, the PsychCentral and UMDC websites are both well-structured and easily navigable. The information layout and formatting on the two websites are firmly consistent, in which any user finds a very humble time to get ...

Introduction

The DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) is one of the most essential diagnostic as well as classification tools used in clinical practice especially in psychiatry, research and other related fields. The tool serves as an authoritative guide in regard to the diagnosis that can used to determine the appropriate the treatment for various mental disorders (Jacob & Patel, 2014). In the light of this, the tool contains various descriptions, symptoms as well as other criteria that is used in the diagnosis of various mental disorders encountered in clinical practice. On the one hand, the tool provides a ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines global warming as the unusual and rapid increase in the earth’s surface temperature over the past one hundred years. An increase in the earth’s surface temperature is bound to have dire consequences for earth’s inhabitants. With consequences such as drought, famine and species extinction, the threat global warming poses cannot be ignored. Given that there has been no debate about the existence of global warming, controversies crop up when human activities are linked to the cause of and solution to global warming. There exist multiple arguments on the ...

Introduction

Public Relations (PR) is the field which helps today’s complex society to bridge diverse outlooks and build mutual understanding with the goal of quicker decision-making and effective functioning. PR is applied to a wide range of institutions such as corporate ions, trade unions, voluntary associations, government agencies, hospitals, schools, churches and colleges. PR is the practice through which these institutions create effective relationships with different publics or audiences such as employees, communities, shareholders, customers, and other institutions. My interest is in use of emerging technologies such as social media in media relation functions of PR. In recent years, institutions ...

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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 ...

Introduction

Bipolar disorder alias maniac depression is characterized by mood swings between lows( depression) and highs( mania), or a combination of these two at times. While depression is one of the most common features of this illness, maniac episodes are, usually, marked by a mix of irritability and anger, with or without euphoria. As such, the mood symptoms in the disorder may take four forms:

Mania: A period of persistently irritable mood accompanied by increased sense of self-esteem and optimism.

Depression: A period of unhappiness leading to changes in sleep, appetite, and indifference with the usual groove. Mixed Mania: The stage when mania and depression coexist. Hypomania: The state of persistently elevated mood marked by a ...

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A Proposal Review 1. Research Question The proposal question – How has the credit crisis had an effect on the capital structure of Dutch SMEs? – is essentially quantitative in construct but the elements appear to indicate a confused tendency towards quantitative investigation. There are other things to improve on. First, for quantitative studies, which this study is, the words “what” or “why” are most appropriate to begin the research question (RQ) if the research design intends to find a cause-and-effect relationship (“what”) or the reason for such relationship (“why”) (Creswell 130). Moreover, directional ...

IT Procurement in Healthcare: Reducing Risks

Healthcare information technology (IT) purchases are a huge undertaking for any healthcare system. It could pose substantial company and lawful risks. Think about it. Every healthcare system intersects with human lives. A technical glitch could prove costly. Some research has shown that a great number of IT procurement projects fail, are over budget, or usually do not deliver anticipated benefits. The chance of IT procurement failure is caused when healthcare providers do not consider reasonable safeguards that will help them manage the risks associated with this procurement. This paper will explore how they could minimize these risks so as to make ...

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This study is designed to study the relationship between corporate governance in trading Companies in Malaysia, which are listed in Bursa, and the performance of those Companies. The performance indication is measured using return on equity and overall returns whereas the state of corporate governance is assessed using board composition, CEO duality, and audit committee independence. The literature review has been conducted to see the supporting and contrasting ideas to the chosen topic. The methods for research have been chosen by developing a theoretical framework, where independent and dependent variables are defined along with their concepts. Hypothesis testing is ...

Unidentified flying objects (UFO) refer to an apparent anomaly in the sky that is described as unknown phenomenon/phenomena. The observed phenomena are later described and explained removing the doubts surrounding it. However, some remain a mystery. There are scientific evidences that support the UFOs. Other Scientists tend to disagree with these evidences and dismiss the whole issue of UFOs as hoaxes and conspiracy theories. This paper describes the scientific support for and against the UFOs. The evolution of the UFOs began with some mysterious observations and reporting. Some of the aerial observations could have been entirely astronomical in nature. ...

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This is a lab report that examines an empirical study of the role of caffeine in the human body and impact and reason for continuous consumption of caffeine. The research involves a study of 1060 respondents who are examined in various elements and aspects of the effects of caffeine on them. The research identifies that there is an empirical evidence of an increase in energy levels amongst people who consume coffee. However, this change is not so large when compared to consumers of Rooibos tea. Also, the research indicates that energy levels are not significantly increased by people who take ...

Introduction

The impact of regional and global economic contexts is becoming increasingly significant in the conversation on the knowledge economy. Now more than ever, for countries to remain globally competitive, their citizens must be adequately skilled and educated for work in the future and not on technology and culture as before. Because Australia seeks to develop global relations with countries which speak other languages, there is a need to increase the proficiency of Asian cultures and language skills in Australia. The English language as spoken in Australia is not adequate to meet learners’ needs in a multi-lingual world and specifically the entire ...

Article Review on Financial Econometrics

Cambridge University Article Review on Financial Econometrics For the article review assignment, I have chosen the article ‘Inflation and Real Stock Returns Revisited’ by Shu-Chin Lin, published in the refereed journal Economic Inquiry in 2009. The article addresses the topic of relationship between real stock returns and inflation, aiming to obtain the empirical evidence of the effect of different dimensions of inflation (including anticipated inflation, unexpected inflation, and inflation uncertainty) on the real stock returns. The motivation for the study arises from the inconsistencies between the generalized Fisher hypothesis and the empirical findings of the previous ...

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This paper presents theory and practice of French sociology in practice after Pierre Bourdieu and the impacts that his work had to sociologist and the society at large, as a preparation for a journal article. It had started by analyzing the life of Bourdieu when young who hardly known in the society who advocated for purely scientific view of sociology and was against sociologically oriented journalism developed by his mentor Raymond Aron. Bourdieu was not known unlike other intellectuals in society of the time. However, him together with his co-writer Jean-Claude Passeron gained instant fame after they wrote two provocative books ...

Child labor is prevalent in India and Peru. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 138, a person in normal circumstances may participate in economic activities provided that he is older than 15 years old. Following this, a person within aged 15 and below is considered a child. The child is then referred to as a laborer if he is economically active. This constitutes being gainfully employed or working on a regular basis for which there is remuneration or that the output from his labor is intended for the market. Both these definitions serve as basis for most studies on child labor. ...

Executive Summary

After comprehensive evaluation of the implication of public sector unionization and collective bargaining, we find that these public sector employees were undercompensated than being overcompensated. This calculation also takes into account modest overpayment as low skill and educational level, and modest underpayment at high skill and educational level. Next, it can be inferred that public sector bargaining units have worked well in reducing strikes and in achieving equitable outcomes. Though, care should be taken such that the arbitration process does not take long enough to cause hardship to parties involved. Regarding a response to financial crisis, there are several ...

Introduction

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is defined as a cross-border investment by an entity resident in one economy with the objective of gaining a long-term interest in an enterprise resident in another economy. Another definition asserts that FDI “ involves the transfer of tangible and intangible assets from one country to another with the purpose of their use in that country to generate wealth under the total or partial control of the owners of the assets”. In both definitions, it is apparent that foreign direct investment involves the movement of capital and assets from a home country to a host country, where the money is ...

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‘Subject’ Acemoglu (2010) emphasizes that theory has a central role to play in empirical economic research. He argues that the role of theory is particularly significant in the areas of general equilibrium analysis and external validity. Economic theory, according to him, should be employed to formulate and define ‘structural parameters,’ and should be used as a motivating force for empirical work. He further adds that without theory, economic estimates would not have a proper external validity, without which we would not able to find out whether a particular model or theory is an accurate estimate of reality. They also cannot explain ...

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The information technology industry is an industry in turmoil. Today, the industry faces a significant number of companies that are choosing to outsource technical support. This outsourcing has caused changes in both the structure of these companies and the local markets in which they reside. This paper is an examination of those changes and the impacts that outsourcing has had on the information technology industry. In the western world, there is a debate raging between those who support outsourcing and those who claim it harms the economy. Ever since the American market crashed in the post-September 11th world, companies have ...

In this paper I will argue that keeping good chemical industry partnership with Sweden will benefit the world for years to come. Therefore further analyses and estimation of Intra-industry trade (IIT) share will be carried out from this perspective. Swedish trade flows for “Miscellaneous chemical products” group have a code of 598 according to SITC (Standard International Trade Classification) given on www.scb.se and 38 according to Harmonized System Codes Classification (Appendix A). In order to see how big the share of Swedish intra-industry trade is and what is the impact of it on the major world partners, we will use ...

Introduction

“Foreign aid consists of all resources – physical goods, skills and technical know-how, financial grants (gifts), or loans (at concessional rates) transferred by donors to recipients” (Riddell 2007, 17). It can be in three different forms: bilateral, which is from one country to another, multilateral, which is from institutions like World Bank and IMF to other countries or institutions, and NGOs based foreign aid (Riddell 2007). The idea officially started from post World War Two even though many countries are found before that too helping the other countries in various forms of aid (Hjertholm and White 1998). The objective behind ...

Introduction

The various setbacks to developing and authenticating input distributions are well known in any institutions that deal with risk assessment and analysis. Due to all these, it has been given a considerable attention more recently. There are various strategies of estimating probability distribution from either empirical data or standard approaches, which are limit practical effectiveness especially whenever such data available are limited. Whenever such cases presents themselves, certain mechanisms and strategies are employed. Such include maximum entropy criteria which actually synthesizes distribution from priori constraints. The other mechanism is to employ the use of ‘default’ such include the triangle or ...

Film Studies: 6 Degrees Could Change the World

Rhetorical Strategies and Logical Appeals for Positive Action in Both Films Film Studies: 6 Degrees Could Change the World & The Day After Tomorrow Rhetorical Strategies and Logical Appeals for Positive Action in Both Films In 6 Degrees Could Change the World and The Day After Tomorrow, both films lay down sound and reasonable rhetorical strategies in order to convince the viewer of their principles and opinions. While the basis of any good documentary relies more on empirical evidence than its plea to the emotional spectrum of its audience, 6 Degrees Could Change the World uses both ...

Introduction

Philosophy is all about questioning and setting the rules to find out the truth and its different approaches. It defines the abstract concepts and emphasizes on logic with rules of argumentation. Philosophy has researched science with good detail and influenced scientific inventions by thorough reasoning and intellectual thought (Popper, 2014). The subject of philosophy went deep down and developed various approaches, scientific method, and practices of science, adopting the strategy of discovering the facts, mechanisms, and laws to study the natural world. Science is a collection of knowledge, which is based upon predictions and testable explanation. As a result, science and ...

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‘Subject’ - What are the main theories and policies of economic growth? How does an integral economic approach to economic development defer from these traditional approaches and what gap does it fill in economic development implementation and policy design? The Classical theory of economic growth calls for little or no government intervention. The Wealth of Nations,’ a book written by Adam Smith and published in 1776, is considered to be one of the earliest works, which delineates the principles of classical economics. Smith stresses that the economic wellbeing and development of a nation depends on hard work and unrestricted ...

World Expositions Can Benefit or Haunt Host Cities

Summary of the Article The article “World Expositions Can Benefit or Haunt Host Cities” has been written by Goergi Kantchev in New York Times. The basic notion behind the article is the idea that World Expo, which is usually considered an economic blessing for a country can turn into a nightmare, if it is not planned effectively. The author has presented historical facts backed by numerical data that why the World Expo becomes success and why it turns into failure. Historically, the countries that became host nations witness great infrastructural transformation. It gives myriad opportunities for investment and job creation. ...

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This paper provides an insight if an article authored by the Members of the Economic Growth Technical Review Committee. The review entails the relationship between wildlife conservation and economic growth as the main problem of the article. Through this paper, the theoretical and empirical methodologies used are highlighted. The paper concludes with a brief personal reflection on the article. The article provides the review that seeks to determine the relationship between economic growth and wildlife conservation. The review is conducted by the Members of the Economic Growth Technical Review Committee. The article integrates the economic growth factors such as ...

Question 1

Various factors contributed to the creation of communism in China. These factors include: Confucian culture Confucian culture is a key aspect of the Chinese society as it has played a significant role in the making of a communist culture. In the traditional Chinese society, Confucianism was the governing dogma of the ruling elite. The ideology first came into existence after 200 BCE and remained the country’s orthodox ideal for almost 2000 years. Even though, the introduction of communism resulted in numerous changes in various aspects of the Chinese society, Confucian elements still influence China’s political society. Ritual ...

1970-1980’s (Newman, Parse, Watson, Rogers) iv. Development of the metaparadigm per Fawcett

v. Development of paradigms 1. Simultaneity and Totality 2. Particulate-Deterministic, Interactive -Integrative, Unitary Transformative III. Discuss knowledge development in nursing (10 points) a. Carper’s Ways of Knowing b. Emancipatory Knowing c. Ways of unknowing d. Role of research e. Role of the socio political environment IV. Application/Synthesis for Advanced Practice (10 points)

Describe how the new advanced knowledge, in the course to date has informed and influenced your own perspective on nursing:

i. Philosophic a. What philosophy is most congruent with your own personal philosophy and why? ii. Paradigm of Nursing a. Discuss the congruence between your nursing philosophy and your nursing paradigm b. Describe ...

Article Review: Measuring Natural Resource Scarcity: Theory and Practice

Abstract The following paper is a review of the article “Measuring Natural Resource Scarcity: Theory and Practice” by Kerry Smith. The paper will begin by first looking at the main issue that the article addresses. After this issue has been reviewed, the methodology of the paper will be discussed together with the data that accompany the study. This will be followed by the conclusion and findings of the article. The paper will then give a special mention to other articles that have quoted or cited it. Finally, the significance, usefulness and readability of the article will be discussed The ...

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New Jersey College School of Nursing ABSTRACT: Gender-based discrimination against women in the workplace has been generally dictated by the driving factors found in females, defined by them being family-oriented, risking to divert attention from work and fault performance due to pregnancy, appearing to be less physically strong, which may deprive them from a job-related activity requiring good physical strength, or even being threatened to be subjected to a sexual harassment. Nonetheless, the abovementioned reasons do no undermine women’s ability to be valuable employees, fulfill their responsibilities with excellent performance and significantly contribute to their workplace’s success. Women ...

Incentives in the Workplace: Is Money the Key?

INTRODUCTION While it is true that money matters in terms of financial gain and the gloriously pursuit to excel in accrual of revenues in business, research study and professional observational critiques have shown that monetary incentives in the workplace are not the key factor which motivates people in the workplace setting. The main article of referential focus, entitled ‘Social Incentives in the Workplace’ by economist research analysts Oriana Bandiera, Iwan Barankay, and Imran Rasul of the London School of Economics conducted a study which measures worker productivity as associated with rewards. Bandiera, Barankay, and Rasul (2010) discovered some startling ...