Essays on Guard

The Business Case for Due Diligence: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Corporate Due Diligence Practices for Responsible Business Conduct

1. Benefits of human resource due diligence (Deutsch & West, 2010) During a survey when people were asked about the benefits of HR due diligence then up to 92 percent people responded that they benefited due to HR due diligence. The process provided cultural understanding to them that contributed in sustainable mergers (Deutsch & West, 2010). (Deutsch & West, 2010) Organizations that do not conduct HR due diligence have to face some difficulties while having mergers and the most common factors that create difficulties include poor leadership integration, poor selection of target audience, and again lack of cultural understanding (Deutsch & West, 2010). ( ...

Military and Family Life Counselling (MFLC) program:

This scheme was introduced for the military peoples and their families by the Department of Defense (DOD) to support their families affected by the extension and repetition of deployments because of Iran and Afghanistan dispute. The military and family life counseling program proved to be most effective program, provided to the service members and their families; as the service members have to perform their duty leaving their loved ones throughout the whole cycle of deployment (Cnic.navy.mil, 2016). So this MFLC program includes short term issues like non-medical counseling support, relationships, and crisis involvement, stress management, sadness, occupational issues and ...

Hurricane Katrina was the worst disaster to hit the United States since the 9/11 attacks. In the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, the US Department of Homeland Security came up with a host of plans and restructured FEMA at the cost of billions of dollars. Despite all the spending and planning, the chinks in the armor were apparent before and after Hurricane Katrina. The forecast of the Hurricane along with its destructive capability and target path gave several cities ample time to evacuate hundreds of citizens before the storm struck. There were two days warning from 24 ...

Literature Review

Theoretically, it is believed that wars including World War I and World War II have led to the development of technology. Warfare has made it possible for nations to test and implement new technologies. Humans have a history of creating weapon that date back to years before world war. According to Harrington (2009), technological weapons were first noticed in the 14th century. During this Century, most weapons were gunpowder and innovators were thinking of creating better weapons. In World War 1, poison gas was also employed, but the results were shocking leading to its ban. Woods and Woods (2011) ...

U.S. AIRWAYS FLIGHT 1549

Summary of Event

U.S. Airways Flight 1549 struck a at least two Canadian geese around 3:27 p.m. on January 15, 2009, after departing New York’s LaGuardia Airport headed to Charlotte, North Carolina. As a result, both engines on the plane lost thrust. The pilot notified air traffic controllers of the strike less than three minutes after takeoff, and an emergency was declared. As Captain Chesley Sullenberger communicated with air traffic control, he determined that he would be unable to turn the plane back to LaGuardia Airport and land safely. The captain made the decision to land the ...

The Epic of Gilgamesh is probably one of the oldest written poems in literature that is still surviving to the present day in its original form. The protagonist of this poem is Gilgamesh – a warrior who is actually part man and part God. The poem eulogizes and praises Gilgamesh while also describing his exploits and adventures. This paper will examine if Gilgamesh fits into the mold of an epic hero.

An Epic Hero – Definition

In order to understand if Gilgamesh fits the mold of an epic hero, it becomes imperative for this paper to define an epic hero and then compare and contrast ...

Mechanical hazards are those hazards in which the force is transferred by means of the motion of an object or a body. Mechanical hazards are of eight types. Squeeze point hazards is a type of hazard in which two bodies moves towards each other, close enough to squeeze a body part within them resulting in an injury. In pinch point hazard the moving body come very close together (1/2 inch) resulting in pinching of human flesh. Shear points hazard are produced by two moving objects which are sharp and pass over each other. It can trap and cut fingers, ...

Question 1

In order to use the risk matrix to assess the risks of the proposed installation, first a list of tasks to be performed must be identified. Then, the potential hazards associated with each task must be determined. Next, the severity and probability of occurrence must be rated. Finally, the risk matrix can be constructed in a similar manner as Table 17-3 (American Society of Safety Engineers [ASSE] 2012). It is important that the following questions be considered when performing a risk assessment using the risk matrix:

What are the possible hazards associated with each of these tasks? Are there ...

I clearly recall that fateful day, it was on a Saturday evening, my elder brother, my mother, my father and I and had gone out for dinner. When we arrived, the gate was open with no guard in sight. It seemed strange for the guard hardly leaves the gate open. We drove into the compound and locked the gate. My brother went ahead to open the door. Immediately we noticed something unusual the door was also open. However, we entered the house swiftly; little did we know we have fallen prey to a home invasion. Three masked robbers armed ...

Information security is a sophisticated area of technology that cannot be entirely guaranteed. As asserted by the security experts, security of information can never be absolute. There is a multiplicity of challenges that come with the adoption of technology. Among the many problems is the safety of information being disseminated and stored within the technology-enabled environment (Pagallo, 2011). Moreover, the use of the common network in an environment possesses serious security challenges that make data and information insecure. However, certain security measures can be employed to ensure data and information are protected and made difficult to be infiltrated. There ...

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1. Background The arrival of new technologies as helped improve many aspects of life. For example, License Plate Recognition is a modern technology that has helped improve mobility and safety in transportation (Rashid, Aibinu, Rahman, Suhaimi and Yunis 93). Many car parks have resulted to the use of technology to help in the logistics of operating a car park. Rashid et al., (93) argue that automatic parking systems are progressive because in addition to improving logistics, they also increase the convenience of public parking, eliminate the hassles of fee collection and also enhance the security, especially when the car ...

The political parties in the U.S. differ in the planks of their platforms differ in a number of ways. For instance, Libertarian Party (LP), California Democratic (CD), Green Party (GP) on the issue of civil rights, endorsed equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age and political preference (Libertarian Party Platform 7: Burton 11: Greens Party, “Platform of the Greens”). In this regard, these political parties support same-sex marriages. Additionally, boycotts and other free market solutions are advocated for under the planks of the LP. However, the Republican Party (RP) is against same-sex marriages ...

David Tuff was a 24-year-old security guard at Villlage Square Mall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mall is managed and operated by Blue Mountain Company, which also has a security services division that trains and supplies security guards to several shopping malls in some Midwestern states. Tuff strongly opposed Blue Mountain’s new company policy to order and escort intoxicated persons (including drunk drivers) off its parking lots and onto the public roads. He feared that drunk drivers might harm innocent people and that doing so would jeopardize his license, as he was required by law to report any illegal behaviour (drunk ...

Interview process

Question: Where was the Tahrir Square Security guard when the Black Bloc member got into the building?

Answer: the security guard officer was right at his usual place of work carrying out his duties as obligated by the job requirements

Question: what manner of behavior was portrayed by the Black Bloc to instigate a feeling that he was not out for any good plans?

Answer: based on the nature of ...

Summary Article 1: People, Planet, Profit: Introducing the B Team

For those unsatisfied with the way that business is being done, a new way, an implied better way known as Plan B, launched by the B team’s 14 inaugural members is commencing. Because of the work of the co-founds of the team, Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz, as well as other leaders, the author is determined to change values to “prioritize people and planet alongside profit.”

Plan A represents and old guard that pursues short term profit while everything else that is important is not prioritized. The B team members have an impressive roster gathering ...

The workplace is where people who are varied in characteristics come together for the purpose of execution of duties and responsibilities which eventually earn them a decent living. Hence, the workplace serves conducive for earning income in order to meet daily needs by earning money. However, there are matters of concern regarding discrimination at the workplace which makes it necessary for the establishment of laws and regulations to govern against discrimination. The laws that have been established focus on protection of human rights. The most affected people are the disabled and minority groups. This paper analyses established laws against discrimination ...

Question1

For this particular scenario, I would use several layers of security because this compound is comprised of various components or buildings each having different significance or importance. Using different security for each layer would ensure that even if intruders are able to breach through one layer, they will be incapable of breaching the other layers using the same techniques that they might have used for the previous one (Bernard, 2007). I would, therefore, invite the best security experts to ensure the particular component of security that has been used one layer is not used on the other. The corporate ...

Analysis of “One is One” by Marie Ponsot

In the context of human experience, there are few emotions which evoke such a sensation of bitter irony as forbidden love, especially among individuals on opposite sides of the law. In her poem “One is One”, author Marie Ponsot constructs a style of reflective monologue from the perspective of a jailer who is seemingly addressing an inmate with which he or she has had some form of relationship in the past. Ponsot establishes this relationship between the jailer and the inmate to demonstrate the contrasting power balances of dominance and vulnerability which witnessed in the traditional form of power which the ...

The U.S. Mexican Border

The U.S shares a 1,954-mile border with Mexico, of which 1.200 miles belongs to the state o f Texas. The U.S.-Mexico border is very porous with much illegal traffic of would be immigrants, liquor and drugs. The U.S.-Mexico border has the highest legal traffic of any international border in the world with about 5 million vehicles crossing it annually. Illegal immigration and the menace of drug cartels pose an immense threat to U.S. national security. It is the task of the U.S. Border Patrol keep the border secure and prevent illegal traffic from entering the ...

Tears streamed down my face and I looked at her mother seated beside me. Her face was like stone and she sat fixedly staring at the white casket covered with white and yellow jasmines. Claudia loved those and it was only a week ago that I had sent her a bouquet. I was making up for taking so long to go down to see her. We were 30 miles apart and sometimes work kept me from driving down to see her most weekends. Now here I am sitting there in this small church wondering and wanting to know what really happened. ...

United States Air Force is a branch in the US Military (United States Armed Forces). It is amongst the seven American uniformed services entitled to offer aerial warfare services to USA. Of all the US Armed Forces, it was the last to be formed but again the largest. It is the best Air Force technologically worldwide. Like any other institution, the US Air Force makes both short-term and long-term budgets to aid it in achieving its short-term and long-term goals respectively.

These budgets are meant to assist this military arm to fully attain its capabilities, which include surveillance, reconnaissance and ...

In our everyday lives, we all are faced with one thing-power over something or someone whether it is our children or over our parents as to what nursing home to put them in or let them come and live with us. Generally, it might seem normal to get a little abusive with our so called power and let it go to our head to the point of letting that power take us over because we feel that being drunk on it is not a crime. Nevertheless, given the standard prison study, I can say that I do indeed have some ethical ...

History of Women Working in the Criminal Justice System

The history of women in criminal justice system has started centuries ago. It depicts the perfect example of having an equal situation between men and women in an apparently fair system of the organization. If we are going to look at the history of women in the criminal justice system, it shows that women who were working in the justice system have been oppressed (Beery, 2004). That is because our criminal justice system was and still designed based on the system that is being controlled by men. Thus, its design is to control wayward men, which started hundreds ...

Below are several different crime scenarios. Working with your group members, suggest three ways to reduce the following types of crimes: one way that focuses on the motivate offender, one way that focuses on the suitable target, and one way that focuses on the capable guardian.

Then, for each scenario, develop a public policy to help reduce the particular type of crime based on one of the criminological theories we have studied this semester. Be sure to state which theory your group is basing this policy on.

A) A university has become concerned due to an increase in violent crimes ...

Part 1

Ethic in business is a crucial thing. In these paper Halliburton company is said to have been involved in corruption scandals shall be evaluated. At the same time the Wal-Mart company that has been exploiting people shall be evaluated from different perspectives as outlined.

Utilitarianism takes two dimensions, the act utilitarianism and the rule utilitarianism. The act utilitarianism has it that consequences of a single act be measured depending on how right or wrong the course of action was. The basic rule in this case is exercising the probable benefit. In this case the point of reference in every action that ...

Why, according to Xenophon, are human beings so difficult to rule?

It is, indeed, difficult to rule human beings. Such is because of the fact that human beings possess the ability to reason, which enables them to become highly susceptible to their desires and decisions. In that case, they become very hard to rule because they do not follow instructions coming from others apart from them right away. For them to follow someone who is sending out orders to them, they have to use their reasoning powers to discern whether such orders are compatible with their line of thinking. Thus, an effective ruler of humans is one that possesses great ...

Intelligence Studies

Although analyzing threats has being updated by Intelligence services across the globe, surprised events are still challenging for many active experts in global politics. Many theories and strategies are used to highlight unexpected events and more measures are taken in nowadays to mitigate the surprise and Pearl Harbor is a great example when it comes to analyze a threat in international security.

What happened at Pearl Harbor?

According to Fukuyama’s definition, the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese can be termed as a strategic surprise. The attack carried out by 353 Japanese aircrafts was supposed to be preventive in nature to prevent American navy from ...

Generic model of the Value Chain

The Generic Value Chain involves the transformation of inputs both primary and support activities into outputs that satisfy the needs of customers. The satisfaction of customer needs translates to profits for businesses. The first step in the value chain is the laying of the primary activities such as research and development, production, marketing and sales and customer service in place. Next the managers must ensure they put n place support activities such as information systems, materials management, appropriate company structure and enhance the human resources to aid in the transformation of inputs into valuable outputs.

Model for the Roots of Competitive Advantage

Managers use this model ...

I grew up wanting to be a surgeon. As I have gotten older, my experiences have pushed me to change my path many times. Though I am most of the way through an engineering degree, I am afraid that a career as an engineer would leave me in a cold, broom-closet office, cramming numbers for a customer or boss. I decided that I have a passion for helping people, especially those I am close to in my community and in the Guard. The IPAP opportunity allows me to pursue a long lost dream, provide a better quality of life for my family, and let me serve ...

Coca Cola Company is a multinational American beverage company that specializes in production and retailing of non alcoholic drinks as well as syrup. The company has established a bland name from the well known logo “coca cola” coined together by John Smith Pemberton a pharmacist in 1886. The mother company is located in Atlanta Georgia in USA. Currently, Coca Cola holds more that five hundred different brands in the market. Being a multi national company, it has many branches world wide. Its operations are defined by franchised distribution where the company produces the coca cola syrup which is then sold to bottlers’ ...

Disasters most commonly elicit the response of city, local, state, and federal aid agencies to meet the mitigation of destruction during various phases of an emergency event. Public health legal authority, during a hazardous substance discharge, may call for both public and private agency involvement. Thrusting personnel and materials in the area must operate under the auspices of inter-jurisdictional protocol and legal authority. The objectives in this written exercise are to alert the learner, in anticipation of future professional behavior, about gaining an understanding for legal protocols in public health/hazardous emergencies while maintaining the highest levels of public safety during a ...

Executive Summary

Canada stands out as a trade-dependent country. Thus, it finds its prosperity quite tied towards international commerce. The statement above means that import and export trade constitutes over half the GDP of Canada. For quite some long time in the history of Canada’s international trade, the United States has been the leading destination of Canada’s export merchandise. However, the high Canadian dollar, the Asian economies competition, as well as the thickening of the border have greatly decreased Canada’s trade with the United States. In light of the above, it has become clear that Canada must diversify in ...

Question 1

Round characters; Anders is a round character in the sense that he acts in a manner that is unexpected at the time when such behavior does put him in a precarious position. This can be seen in the story where at the bank the thieves order everyone to be quiet yet he continues talking even when he is specifically warned by one of the robbers in not to talk. He also acts as if he is in a comfort zone, acts reluctantly while everyone else is tensed. His round character can also be explained in terms of his protagonist nature where he ...

There has been an ineffective penal system for punishing criminals. The government should aim at getting tough on criminal activities to ensure that the society becomes safe and comfortable in a criminal free environment. However, there has been conflicting influences in the penal system that has proved to be inefficient in protecting people from crime. Law makers have tried to raise issues to solve the problems within the penal system but with less success because the criminals have always been given less punishments. For a penal system to be effective, it should focus on reasonable principles and should serve the purpose ...

Freedom

Freedom for me means living a life free from government oppression. Webster’s dictionary defines the term freedom as,” the state of being free, exempt from the power and control of another, liberty, independence,” but when government oversteps that authority it is time for the people to wake up and demand change. That change may be through the political process or by direct intervention with force. The circumstances by which changes are done depend on the magnitude of the problem. In an open, free society peaceful means of change are possible. The meaning of freedom needs to be explained ...

When one looks at the history of mankind, it is found that dog is one of the few animals that enjoys a special place. There are several pieces of evidence of domesticated dogs in the past in the many cultures throughout the ancient world. Ever since the ancient times, the dogs have always enjoyed a special bond with people. These were the first animals that were domesticated by the humans and have always played an important role in ancient cultures and mythology. There are many gods that have been depicted as dogs in the ancient mythologies and art. As a pet, the ...

Abstract

HIPAA policy is in place to protect the private health and personal information of patients. This became necessary as health insurance companies and medical clinics stopped using a paper system and moved on to computerized medical records. While electronic paper work was more convenient and efficient, it opened up new risks for security breaches. The guidelines of HIPAA were created to address these concerns. As technology advances forward, we find some areas of HIPAA that could stand to be updated. Hackers are becoming more skilled and targeting large companies in order to access a large amount of personal data. Medical ...

One of the most well-known and infamous psychological experiments is the Stanford Prison Experiment. Every student of psychology or sociology in high school or college has had to read about this experiment. It emerges that men, who considered themselves pacifists turned into monsters and had no issue mistreating other human beings. This realization is well known and often cited as a reason underlying the shambolic nature of the current jail system. Philip Zimbardo presided over the experiment as the “superintendent” of the mock jail in his capacity as the psychology professor in charge of the experiment. The experiment was supposed ...

It’s about living in the now. It’s about not taking life too seriously. It’s about going out with a bang. This is pop art and it exploded through classical and traditional art. Pop art is modern, ironic and colorful with a twist of reality. While looking at pop art, instant gratification burst and it caused a release of endorphins. It’s fun, sassy, and bright. It is art with an attitude. Pop artists created their works using vivid images of everyday modern life. It was art that society could easily relate. The pop culture was able to penetrate to ...

Use of Common Property to address the Commons Problem

Introduction The use of common property to address the problem of common people refers to the tragedy of the commons. Most of the work on environment cuts across the pro-regulatory traditional protectionist laws and policies. According to Acheson, the tragedy of commons does not hold correctly to the future of all the available resources. Private owners instead of the general deserving public use the resources. Acheson reviews several classic examples of managing environmental resources in his essay. There are some institutional regimes, which have been in operation for a long period without degrading the available resources. In addition, ...

Introduction

Wong, Carol, Jacquelynne, Eccles (1198) argue that, it takes a lot of courage to stand tall and defend ones belief and values. He cited examples using several people like Martin Luther king who stood to fight racism and ethnicity in America. They further argue that, helloes must have faced several adversities on their way to prominence. They mention of Jesus who died n the cross for all people without discriminating the gender, race, ethnicity or age. Jesus was stereotyped but yet he stood firm to accomplish his mission here on earth. The study shows that, the Black Americans face several ...

Anybody who has read or watched The Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice & Fire Series –would agree with me that it is a series that shows every facet of deception used by humans. According to Merriam-Webster, the word “deceive” means, “to make someone believe something that is not true” or “to cause to accept true or valid what is false or invalid.” Deception is a form of dishonesty that is used everyone, every day. And the characters in this book are able to show how it is done so to achieve what one wants; whether it is something ...

Following the American Psychological Association's Guidelines

OTHER 2 Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox-Utah and Emergency Response Lt. Go Cox, the Vice-president of a small telecommunications company, addressed some of the communications-related obstacles as well as problems with the management of volunteers, which needed to be overcome in Sanpete County after the fire at Woodhallow. He was able to help open communications lines for emergency responders. Furthermore, he pointed out the problem that community leaders and emergency responders have had with failing to use resources or "assets at their fingertips" without knowing who would incur a cost. He also mentioned social media's reach to the community-at-large, ...

As a member of the Salt Lake City- Emergency Operations Center (SLC-EOC), I have always thought of ways of improving the operations of my department that can lead to rapid and timely response to emergency situations within the state of Utah. In my early days, in the program, I wanted to know why emergency situations in areas within the state could spiral out of control despite strong presence of both state and federal emergency personnel available. Within the state of Utah, for example, government employees charged with defense and safety of the citizenry are available in large numbers. There are the ...

In the book, Urban Sprawl, Global warming, and the Empire of Capital, Gonzalez places all the faults on the Government and American business leaders. He says that they are responsible for the global climate change. He opposed all the efforts used in the account of global warming problem. The definition and explanation were based on transnational factors such as the greenhouse effect. The core researchers expounded and affirmed that global climatic change was due to economic transition and development. They also argued that it was due to enter border development of goods and services. Others argued the global climatic ...

Objective

Fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) have demonstrated suitability for construction projects due to their strength and durability, while weighing very little. The attributes of FRPs were examined as well as, their applicability in hot, desert temperatures for road barriers and other road safety units.

Background – Composite Materials

Strength and stiffness are the main mechanical properties fibres add to composite materials. The fibres must have uniform diameter, similar strength between each fibre, and very large length-to-diameter ratio. Crystals within the fibre that are aligned with fibre length create high tensile strength. Fibres need to have air space and fibre packing needs to be random ...

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) In Iraq-Afghanistan Wars

Abstract Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are homemade bombs that are constructed and deployed in certain ways. Since October 2001, IEDs have been responsible for over 3000 combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. These devises are designed to specifically kill, harass, or injure people or groups of people. In Iraq and Afghanistan, IEDs have been widely used. They are hidden behind guardrails and signs, inside animal carcasses, and under roadside debris, these encounters are very dangerous as they are causing thousands of death in Iraq and Afghanistan annually (Tanielian, 2008, p. 11). This strategy has taken a different direction ...

Lesson 5 Answers:

24.) Plants are classified into four major groups: Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and lastly the Angiosperms. Bryophytes are the plants that do not have true vascular systems, which consist of the xylem and the phloem. In this group, includes the mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Together, they are considered as land plants that reproduce their own asexually by producing spores. Spores are produced in the ‘sporangium’ (plural sporangia), a bulb-like structure located at the top of the stalk. It can only be seen through the use of high powered microscope. Because they lack vessels that can bring the nutrients from the roots ...

Jobs was a unique leader and a vivid example of the role of personality in history. He has already entered the history of management as a lone hero. Director of the Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California of Los Angeles Warren Bennis says that this is one of the few cases where the code of the company is wired in the brain of one person. It is not that Apple is not able to create outstanding market developments. The point in the presentation, product philosophy, which was translated to buyers and investors by Steve Jobs. According to Burrows, Grover & Green ( ...

The history of women in the United States Military can be traced back during and about the year 1776 during the Revolutionary and Civil wars in the United States. Just like in many nations of the world, the roles played by women in the United States military were limited. Women mostly served with the armed forces as volunteer nurses, cooks and laundresses and some went ahead to serve in disguise as soldiers (Foner). Due to the chauvinistic nature of our society women were not allowed to serve officially in the US military until the Army Nurse Corps and Navy ...

Private security is mostly associated with the modern age. However, the concept of private security dates back to over three hundred years ago. At the moment, private security occupies a central place in the security apparatus of the United States. Private security has been defined as an industry involved in the provision of the requisite personnel and equipment necessary for the prevention of loses occasioned by human error and emergencies, but with a view to making profits (Nalla, 2001). The major difference between private security system and the mainstream public security system usually availed by the government is that the former ...

Abstract

Introduction The title of the article is - The Rube Goldberg Democrats. The source is The Wall Street Journal. The author is Daniel Henninger. The argument for the article is that it is against Obama Care. The author emphasizes that this program is characteristic of other failures by the Democrat Government such as social security and admission to colleges. This article stresses that Obama Care will put a blemish on the brand identity of The Democratic Party. There are several elements that I will discuss in this essay. They include, increasing expectations on government, failure of the Democratic Party ...

Introduction

On the evening of February 23, 1991, the Philadelphia Fire Department received a call reporting a fire on the 22nd floor of the One Meridian Plaza. The fire department responded immediately but were faced with various challenges that made the fire unmanageable. The fire lasted for nineteen hours and spread to eight floors above the 22nd floor in the 38 story building. Firefighters were able to contain the fire when it spread to the 30th floor. The incident led to three casualties, all firefighters from the local Philadelphia Fire Department, and injuries to 24 others. For this task, we are supposed ...

- Maritime Administration: - Describe Nigeria’s maritime governance structure with emphasis on its maritime administration, The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is the primary regulatory and promotional maritime agency. The merger of National Maritime Authority and Joint Maritime Labor Industrial Council that was the former parastatals of the Federal Ministry of Transport created this Agency on 1 August 2006. It is supervised by the Federal Ministry responsible for Marine Transportation. (Please see the attached Addendum A). . - Including: - Staff, The Agency has a Governing Board of a Chairman and a Director from the Federal Ministry ...

I would like to kick off the response to this essay question using a quote from a famous philosopher known as Albert Camus. “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world”. Camus promotes the use of at least some mankind morality in order to act and behave ‘ethically’ right on our planet earth. But what are the ethics? How do they hinder or help humanity within the arts and the natural science? Ethical judgments can limit modern society thinking in many ways. Yet how many people are aware of these limitations and its affect on our spectrum of ...

Nowadays, the financial aid is a familiar and expected part of the international relations between countries all over the world. Interestingly, that before the Second World War there was no foreign aid at all. Today economies of many poor and developing countries are being funded with financial aid from different developed countries and international organizations (Lancaster, 2007). There has always been a controversy about the purpose of the financial aid, as it can reduce the poverty in the country and improve its economic situation, but, on the other hand, it can also strengthen the donor influence on the recipient (Lancaster, ...

Insurance Claim Rejection in the Middle East

Abstract The rejection of insurance claims is quite rampant in the Middle East. Private health insurance is necessary for the millions of the expatriates who live in the Middle East. In the UAE, there is no comprehensive data on the rejection of claims. This study seeks to determine the prevalence of the rejection of health insurance claims in the UAE. This will be done by obtaining data from the health information management system at the hospital where the researcher works as a hospital manager. Data will also be obtained from the e-claim system. The data that will be obtained ...

Question 2: Guard Dogs & Watch Dogs

Corporate America had grown so powerful and pervasive that it can manipulate the government and its agencies to further its goals. Ideally, the government, which comprises the executive, Congress, and the judiciary, is expected to regulate the economy. While the judiciary has remained largely independent (even though ideological factors still play a role), Congress and the executive have become too deeply entangled with private individuals and firms that policy decision-making is not always driven by public interest. Harvey (2007) argues that the rise of neoliberalism in key countries across the world has seen the reduction of the power of organized ...

The history of the formation and development of the American federalism is interesting because, in spite of all its specific features, it largely reflects the general trends that are inherent in any federal state. Such, for example, as a struggle between the center and the subjects of the federation for the rights and powers, as the trend towards centralization of power, and so on. In other words, it indicates the urgency of the problem of the relationship between the central government and form part of any complex public education. In 1775 the thirteen American colonies of England raised a rebellion ...

Introduction

Recent years have witnessed heightened competition between China and her neighbors over resources, sovereignty and security in the South China Sea. This increased competition and tension has attracted the attention of both military and diplomatic leaders from various nations across the world that seek to promote both security and stability in these important waters. In fact the competition for maritime rights in this sea has become the most important issue of security in East Asia and some analyst have even declared it as the central conflict theatre in the globe. The South China Sea spans about 3.5 million kilometers ...