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High frequency trading has progressed a lot in the last decade or so. From being passive algorithmic trades to now active and aggressive computerised trading, the practice has added a lot of benefits and problems to the securities market. Volatility is generally considered a negative aspect in securities trading as it creates uncertainty and erodes the confidence of market participants. But it is also true that some volatility is necessary as price change is what makes trading survive. However, in the current environment, high frequency trades which involve working out complex algorithms and execution of orders in milliseconds can ...

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Abstract Every speech is embellished by metaphoric expression, despite its context, content, and tone. In different fields the application of metaphors may vary, yet still they are applied regardless the situation consciously or unconsciously. In the speech of adults, metaphoric expressions play pivotal role serving as the instruments of persuasion, simplification, and demonstration. There is less evidence that explain the utilization of metaphors by children. Some scholars insist that children use metaphoric expressions unconsciously, while the other researchers imply that they implement the metaphors due to their symbolic perception of the environment. There is certain inconsistency in the results ...

PERSONAL CREED

Personal Creed I believe that there is one God, who is the Creator or heaven and earth, and of all living and non-living things. I believe in a Supreme creator who is the only judge of human behavior and character and who is the God of God, who created all things. I believe that my God offers salvation to every living creature and has created a channel through Jesus Christ that allows sinners to repent of their sins and to secure a place in heaven. I believe that despite the many sins of mankind, God will continue to be ...

1. The title of the assigned chapter is “Slingshot” and it is about a relationship between an American veteran from Vietnam, called Steve and a Vietnamese family in San Francisco. The story takes place in the family restaurant which serves Vietnamese food. It is run by a mother, who is a widow, her two daughters and a grandmother. Steve feels a close connection to Vietnamese people because he fought there and he is a regular customer. He travels often and sends postcards and flowers to the family. However, when he tries to bring expensive gifts, the mother refuses to ...

Stories of War in the Words of the Warrior

Bryan Turner is an American military veteran, English professor and poet (About Bryan Turner n.p.). Prior to his enlistment, Turner attended school at the University of Oregon where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. He spent a year in South Korea before enlisting in the United States Army. Since that time he has lived and worked abroad in many parts of the world. His work focuses on his experiences as a soldier during his service in the Middle East, and has earned him numerous awards in the literary world including the NEA Literature Fellowship in Poetry, the ...

Kindred Todd & the Ethics of Organizational Development - Case Analysis

Problem The case of ‘Kindred Todd & the Ethics of OD’ illustrates a situation where an employee named Todd has started working for a consultation firm and she is facing an ethical dilemma. She was told by her boss Mr. Stebchuck to represent herself as Continuous Quality Improvement expert in front of a client. However, she was just a fresh graduate with no training or relevant experience to be able to recommend quality solution to the client. Following are the macro and micro level problems presented in the case;

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Macro problem is referred to a subject of concern, which may ...

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Protecting animal rights is one of the major advocacies in contemporary society and such fervor can be attributed to animal rights advocates with the likes of Tom Regan. In his article ‘The Case for Animal Rights,’ Regan took an absolutism stand in support animal rights and established the theoretical framework of absolutism or Kantianism as the most plausible moral and ethical foundation why humans should protect animal rights at all cost. Regan approached his topic by examining ethical theories that serves as the common basis of human morality. According to Regan, it is fundamentally wrong for humans ...

Reflective Essay on the Book “Wonder”

Reflective Essay on the Book “Wonder”

Abstract

It is important to teach children, and adults, how to accept individuals who have a disability. This eliminates the awkwardness when they encounter such individuals. Exposing children to individuals with different disabilities at a young age teaches them how to be responsible for their actions. Educators can assist with this process by adding a few techniques into their curriculum by tweaking their lessons without any extra work. As an educator becomes more familiar with the adaptations, it will become second nature. R.J. Palacio’s book, “Wonder” begins with a young teenage boy, August, ...

Introduction

Bousso, Poles and Cruz (2013) refer to a concept as an abstract image or a representation formulated in the mind. Therefore, it may mean one thing to one person and another thing to someone else. Concepts are important in the work of research in that a probe into their occurrence leads to the development and formulation of theories (Bousso, Poles, & Cruz, 2013). Thus, the development of theories in nursing practice and research is heavily dependent on the analysis of concepts; which are the structural elements of theory, which inform nursing practice and research (Bousso, Poles, & Cruz, 2013). Examples of ...

The problems of hunger and poverty in developing countries appear to be of great importance nowadays. However, the issues regarding foreign aid tend to be disregarded and usually do not find proper reflection in the minds of politicians leading both supporting and needy nations. At the same time, hunger and poverty are not the typical characteristics of wartime, but rather evident images of the gap between rich and poor countries that has been widened over the past decades. It is important, therefore, to investigate the effects of war actions and peacetime on developing countries, and reveal the possible way ...

Her diagnosis was Borderline Personality Disorder and it meant that she was a threat to herself and that she suffered from severe depression. Other patients in McLean Hospital are girl similar to Susanna although some of them are in worse condition, while the others just seem to be different than what is considered normal. However, they are labeled as sociopaths only because they do not fit in within the regular norms of the society. Fictional patients from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest are men and they are similar to Susanna and the girls in McLean Hospital because ...

What is evil? This word has one simple and basic meaning, but on the other hand, there are lots of ways on how do we understand it. Depending on in which situation we are applying this word to, depends our perception of the sense of what indeed evil is. Usually, we understand evil as something that take control over us, blocking a major amount of our senses or feelings, turning them into a pure strong destroying power. In other words, we are becoming “blind” – physically and mentally. Consequently, the evil is way of getting something through harmful and destroying ...

Introduction

Anywork is a medium sized firm based in South West of England. It was formed in 2003 and specializes in providing services in plumbing and maintenance. Over the years, the business has built a strong customer base in the areas of its operations. Every fourth house in Devon returns to Any work for their repair service needs. The company has successfully evolved over the years due to its best practices in customer services making it easier for the customers to register complaints and get the solutions 24 hours a day. The company has efficient and well-drawn HR policies for ...

Introduction

The term market structure is used to encompass a range of tightly interconnected characteristics of a given market, such as the quantity and relative strength of consumers, producers and suppliers, an extent of collusion and its forms, level and dominant forms of competition, ease of entering the market and exiting it, as well as a degree of product differentiation. For the purposes of current assignment market structures and strategies of gaining competitive advantage under different market structures will be studied by the example of Google, Inc. Google, Inc. is a U.S-based multinational enterprise that operates in a range of ...

Scene: Act 5, Scene 6-8

Setting: CAST: a. Malcolm - Badr b. Macduff - Irfan c. Siward - Tarek

SUMMARY:

We have chosen to interpret the Act 5, Scenes 6 to 8 of William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Macbeth. These scenes portray how stand out to lead his soldiers towards the castle. Shakespeare provided a remarkable way of creating Malcolm’s character especially when he announced that Young Siward and Siward are the ones who will lead the first battle. Scene 7 on the other hand, portrays how Macbeth waited on the battlefield in order to defend his castle. Macbeth was eager to defend his ...

Was the British Empire a force for good?

The origin of the British Empire dates back to between the late 16th century and the early 18th century. It had numerous effects on the British people and the world overall. The question as to whether or not the British Empire was a good or bad force has been a question of discussion in the UK. Some people argue that the Empire came with good ventures while others claim that it brought so many evils. The British Empire reigned most of the world territories and had various activities whereby some were beneficial to the society while others adversely affected ...

Introduction

The criminal justice system in the United States offers various safeguards to defendants suspected of committing criminal acts in order to allow due process. These safeguards include the Miranda Rights. The following of these procedures will produce an appropriate defense for the accused and allow the prosecution to try cases without ambiguity. However, overzealous police personnel or district attorneys, in cases that attract widespread media attention often violate the safeguards. The means of procuring evidence is not always compliant with the statues of the law. The desired end for cases is achievable through questionable means. It compromises the due ...

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Tariff and its Pros and Cons Tariff refers to a government imposed tax on movement of goods across a political or economic boundary (Gillespie & Hennessey, 2015). Tariff is also considered as custom, import fees, or import duty. Tariffs are rarely imposed on exports. Tariff is usually applied as a small percentage of the overall cost of the goods, including insurance and freight charges. On average, it is about 5%, but tariff rates can vary in different countries depending on the product the country want to protect. Tariffs are either completely or partially removed in between countries ...

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The Social Cognitive Theory incurs to play a significant role associated with behavior change in sport and exercise. The theory holds that portions of a person's acquired knowledge can be directly related to the observation of other people through social interactions, influences from the media, and experiences. The concept efficacy belief in the social cognitive theory is used to determine individuals' behaviors on who to engage in sports. The sources of efficacy beliefs in sports and physical activities incur to reflect as similar include experience and mastery, goals achievement, social support, mental and physical preparation, imagery, and vicarious ...

Abstract

There are so many parents who wonder why their little boy or girl snarled at an elderly person, or snubbed the teacher in class. They cannot grasp why their children feel free to hurt one another or swipe the furniture with anything that resembles a sword. Why does a banana have to turn into a gun? The parents may not realize that while they are sleeping, working or fulfilling birthday fantasies with all the games their kids want, their young angelic kids are splattering blood and guts all over their television screens. They will be rewarded with bragging rights that can be ...

You’re committed to finding your ideal life partner, so now you have to do more than talk about it. The time has come for action if it is ever to be more than an idea, a plan, an ambition, an objective. As Flannery put it, finding out how to choose someone you intend to spend your life with “can be scary to say the least, that is if you take commitment seriously.”

The conventional wisdom says that you should date as many prospective candidates as you can in the hope that at some stage you will recognize that ...

Undisputedly, social identity has a psychological dimension. However, in the sociological imagination, Wright Mills explains that ‘neither the life of an individual nor the history of society can be understood without understanding both’ (Mills, 1959). Therefore, when exploring social identity it is vital to assess the social and cultural factors that shape an individual in the milieu that it is fashioned in the contemporary society. This means that, we must look at both the power the individual has to exercise agency and the structure, or society into which they are born; the society, which already exist. Sociologist Emile Durkheim ...

Hurricanes cause many countries millions of dollars every year. The impacts of hurricanes destroy infrastructure, business transactions and the economy. Countries that are victims of tornado experience sudden drop in their economy and foreign investments. Many countries spend millions of dollars trying to clean up the damage left by the tornado. Tornados halts businesses, affects agriculture and people. Many governments spend money trying to find immediate shelter, food and water for the areas affected by the tornado. According to the article, the effects of tornados may take decades for cities and nations to recover ...

Hiroshima. By John Hersey (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1989). 160 pages. Reviewed by Your Name, Date of Review.

John Hersey (1914 – 1993) decided to write a story about the atomic bombing of Japan that would explain the catastrophic consequences to the people on the ground there at the time. Hersey spent weeks in Japan interviewing eyewitnesses to the event and eventually produced a long article entitled “Hiroshima” which appeared in The New Yorker. Two months later Hiroshima was printed as a book. The general story is that of six people who were on the scene when the atomic bomb was dropped ...

Purpose: To persuade the audience to stand up against cyberbullying.

Thesis statement: Nobody should suffer the indignity of cyberbullying - Introduction

- Attention Getter: Did you know that nine out ten middle school kids get hurt over the internet? Out of those, one out of four has their feelings hurt in more than one instance. Did you know that there has been an increased inclination towards suicide due to cyberbullying? All this is happening, yet it is not limited to children of a particular age; they are all susceptible (Schwartz 13). - Tie to the audience: Information Technology has, needless to say, taken over every phase of ...

Women of today are stronger. Their status is changing from the past to the present. Years ago, women are considered responsible only as wives. Simply listened to their husbands, became fulltime wives; they never enjoyed life and focused on how to serve their husbands, and no freedom to express themselves as women. Men believed that women have no right to pursue their career other than being homemakers and mothers; looked down by men. At present, women are more active in their role in the society, conscious about their status and they progress in view of their rights as well. ...

Personal Ethics Code

Personal Ethics Code My personal ethics code includes things based on what seem to me to be obvious definitions of right and wrong, though as I experience more in life I am finding that not everyone finds certain things wrong when I do feel they are wrong. My ethics involve what God intends for us to do and values passed down to me by my family. The general principles involve four main ideas which include: - Doing what God wants me to do – based in the teachings of the bible, my church, community and family - ...

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Social media has undoubtedly changed the face of the world today. The way people interact is different as a result of the social media that they utilize; the changes in social interaction that have occurred have caused a significant cultural shift in humanity. More and more of the everyday actions that people take is occurring over the internet; today, many of people’s relationships occur online. Unlike the generations that came before, today’s world is full of people who are growing up increasingly isolated, except for connections that they make through the internet.

Of course human ...

On the unfortunate afternoon of February 26, 1993, an explosion originating from the underground parking area of the World Trade Center 1 occurred, taking the lives of six (6) civilians while injuring another 1,042 (Antiterrorism Historical Vignette, n.d.; Greenspan, 2013). The explosion which occurred at exactly 12:17 pm of the said date came from a yellow Ford Econoline van which was traced to have been rented from a Ryder dealership in New Jersey, USA (Parachini, 2000; Greenspan, 2013). The massive explosion, but failing to achieve its main ...

Every person’s life is a never ending cycle of achievements and distress and a person uses different techniques to solve the pains of his life. Pains can be categorized into different types which hurt an individual; such as intellectual, spiritual, physical and emotional.

In any phase of life, when I get hurt due to any problem; I consult a therapist who listens to my problem and help me with the solutions to deal with it. Although many people consider it foolishness to talk to strangers about personal problems, but I feel it a good way to get the burden off my shoulders ...

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Consumer-brand relationships are one of the most important area of concern for businesses as consumers have gained a much more powerful and influential position in the current business environment. The various organizations are striving hard to strengthen and enhance the consumer-brand relationships by connecting emotionally with consumers and increasing sales through consumer loyalty. The present paper aims to analyze the role of culture in forming consumer –brand relationships.

Adam Smith, the Father of Economics also known as the first free-market capitalist, wrote at the closing of the 18th century that consumption is the singular end and function ...

The debate over whether or not to spank one’s children has been raging for years. Violence and abuse has gotten out of hand and become unacceptable, almost to a point that it has become intolerable for parents to discipline their children using any form of physical violence. Some believe that it sets a bad example and the abuse may eventually get too out of hand. Many people protest this idea. They believe that, as parents, they should be allowed to raise their children in whatever way they choose, initiating the disciplinary actions they believe to be right for their kids. ...

Business strategy is the means through which a business plans to achieve its desired objectives. A business strategy may be comprise long-term or short-term planning. An example of business strategy may be lowering the price on goods and concentrating on selling volumes. Organizational strategy is a clear-cut definition of the changes required within an organization for proper delivery of the required outcomes. This involves a review of the choices needed for the changes to happen. An example is specialization. A company dealing in a wide range of products or services may need to specialize in one or two which are the most profitable.

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Scenario 1

After reading the first scenario, one of the major consequences of the Mayor accepting gifts from people who “might” do business with his city in the near future could blackmail the Mayor into doing whatever they want because of the gifts they gave him. The secondary consequence to this scenario is that it can make the mayor seem like he’s taking a bribe for a few favors, most people can usually pick up on dirty activity from high ranking officials which the mayor is; this could hurt his chances for re-election. There are people who could benefit from these ...

Introduction

Infidelity refers to the act of unfaithfulness by a sexual partner and in most cases a spouse. It could also be regarded as a situation in which a spouse is adulterous or a partner is disloyal. Infidelity normally causes a lot of havoc in a relationship because of the betrayal of trust that is associated with it. As such, the partner who has been cheated on tends to harbor a lot of bitterness and anger. In my case, I would forgive my partner for cheating on me because of a number of reasons. Furthermore, I would do so through a step-by-step process which would ensure that the same problem ...

MNCs or Multinational Corporations is a company that operates under a corporate structure in more than once country. This term is general, and is used to encompass a wide array of companies, from small corporations that operate in two or a few countries, to giant companies like Apple that operate in over a hundred different countries. People within countries are governed by laws created by whatever government system corresponds with that country. One issue with Multinational Corporations is that because they operate across borders is that they are held accountable to different legal systems, which an at times be drastically different. Since no single ...

The mutiny of 1857 was a turning point in the history of India under British rule. This event is considered as one of the most dangerous threats to rulers of contemporary India. The mutiny caused some very significant changes in the history of India and affected every aspect of the India. This paper intends to discuss 1857 mutiny and further probes what were the principal causes and characteristics of the Mutiny of 1857.

1857 mutiny took place in the year 1857 when some soldiers revolted against their employer, East India Company. This revolt was resulted due to number of grievances ...

“Bribery and corruption in the public sector, is endemic and unavoidable in all societies.”

Introduction In 2012, the biggest stories of corruption were the allegation against Wal-Mart regarding the payment of bribes amounting to US$24 million in its Mexican operations (Barstow, 2012). A year before, in 2011, a survey was carried out by the Transparency International in 30 countries for their views on corruption. “The results found that 27 percent, or more than one in four businesspeople surveyed, think that they had lost business in the last 12 months due to bribery” (Hardoon, 2012). Corruption is a multifaceted event that involves a wide variety of actions taken by individuals. A simple definition of ...

The Career and Technical Education or CTE covers variety of subject areas that are designed for the students to prepare them for lifetime careers; the courses are formerly referred to as occupational education. The current documents and regulations of the State Education Department legislative language use all the CTE terminologies. However, the federal legislation and documents continue to position this curriculum as a vocational education. The Commissioner Regulations defined CTE as a kindergarten throughout adult area of study including precise academic contents that closely aligned in career and technical subjects. In grades nine to twelve, Career and Technical Education consists of ...

“Bribery and corruption in the public sector, is endemic and unavoidable in all societies.”

Introduction

In 2012, the biggest stories of corruption were the allegation against Wal-Mart regarding the payment of bribes amounting to US$24 million in its Mexican operations. A year before, in 2011, a survey was carried out by the Transparency International in 30 countries for their views on corruption. “The results found that 27 percent, or more than one in four businesspeople surveyed, think that they had lost business in the last 12 months due to bribery” (Barstow, 2013). Corruption is a highly complex phenomenon; which ...

“Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most” by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, and Roger Fisher” is a captivating book that provides a lot of examples and potential solutions to them in situations where a moment of difficulty has set in. It intends to help people in situations around their personal and business life. To start with, I find the authors’ description of what a difficult conversation is, really useful: when we feel vulnerable in our life, or when something important is going on, the outcome of which we do not yet know, or when we cannot stand aside during ...

In case, real GDP is lower than potential GPD expansionary policies are implemented in correcting contraction of business cycle. Expansionary Fiscal policy leads to increases in purchases by government, tax rate decrease and transfer payment increase to overcome contracting business cycle. Expansionary fiscal policy closes gap of recession, stimulates economy and decreases rate of unemployment.

Fiscal policy tools to stimulate economy are:

Government Purchases Expenditures done by government sector for services and final goods come under Government purchases. Government purchases are part of GDP bought by the government. Government purchases include heavy cost expenses like highway construction and aircraft clips carriers to smaller expenses like ...

1. Explain how the use of substances alters a person’s state of consciousness, including depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens. Include in this explanation what happens to the neurotransmitters and body chemicals as well as how you might recognize if a person at work or in your family is in an altered state of consciousness due to the influence of drugs.

Depending on the type of drug that a person is taking, it can enhance or inhibit a person’s neurotransmitters. This is because of the depressants inside of a person’s central nervous system can suppress or slow down the bodily processes, which is going to reduce a person’s ability to respond. The stimulants inside of a person’s central nervous system can increase a person’s ability to respond. This is one of the main reason why some people who are on drugs are going to have hallucinations (National, 2010).

The best way to figure out whether or not a person is on drugs ...

- DEFINE THE GROUP.

- Who are the members of the group? The group in the movie, Mean Girls, is called the "Plastics". They are composed of the "queen bee" Regina George, the rich, but insecure Gretchen Wieners, and sweet, but ditzy Karen Smith. Later on, they invite the new kid in school, Cady Heron, to be part of their clique.

- What are the goals of the group? Being the popular clique at school, the Plastics were considered as the "teen royalty" as Damien (Cady's new friend) described them. The goal of the Plastics is to set the ...

Introduction

Managing people is a complex task as there are no specific rules that could make sure that people would behave in the most appropriate manner (Henry, 1995). The behavior of the individual is difficult to predict and with organizations increasingly focusing on diversity in the workforce, this is creating more difficult for organizations to manage people. With more people belonging from diverse background in organizations today, it has resulted in increasing complexities in managing people (Foot, & Hook, 2011). Therefore managing workforce or people at the organization have become much more complex than it used to be few years back. ...

Introduction

Sony one of the leading electronic company around the globe, is one of the leaders in the technological industry. The company also have an innovative culture that successfully increased in the market and effectively spread from one epic of the globe to another. On the other overview Apple Company is also one of the key leaders who have flooded the technological industry and effectively became the major role players in the industry.

In the market set up Apple Company remains one of the impressive companies around the globe in the context of the services provision. This is also illustrated ...

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I engaged in a talk with this girl from class whom I had spotted a while back. I told her how much I was into her and would like us to be a couple. She looked at me and did not talk for about a minute which made me wonder. She then told me that she was going to think about it. Even after that she told me nothing about her apart from her name I did this hoping that I would gain her trust so that she could believe whatever I was telling her. Well it kind of worked out a little bit ...

The resignation of Port Hueneme Police Chief Kathleen Sheehan amid claims of improprieties brings forward the ethical issue: whether or not it was the right thing to do (Martinez 2). Was resignation the most ethical solution to the problem Chief Sheehan was facing? Since there is no knowing the truth until she herself lays it out into the open. One point to consider, though, is if she was not guilty of the allegations thrown at her, why did she give in and sign an agreement with interim City Manager Richard Velthoen? Why did she resign without fuss? Her action ...

Introduction

The Department of Homeland Security is tasked with ensuring that the citizens of the USA are provided with the security that is a right of theirs as per the constitution. They are to be protected by the government from all forms of danger by all means necessary that are under the law of the land. The government formed this department so as to prevent the atrocities that may have befallen such people are they were not safeguarded by their government. The department was tasked with ensuring that all forms of law breaking were prevented and if not prevented, they would ...

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As noted with the Australian goose, members of an effective team must be interdependent (Whetten and Kim, 493). This implies that the works of the entire business depends on the interactive efforts of the whole team. However for the Decision Tech, this was not the case. Decision Tech kept looking for someone to blame in case a failure was noted. For an effective team this shouldn’t have happened. Instead they should have assessed the efficiency of the whole team and look at the gaps and inadequacies that was making the team to stumble. However the board at Decision Tech ...

In the contemporary society, aboriginal jokes have ceased to have impact with which they were intended initially. This can be attributed to several factors among them civilization, globalization and formation of multicultural societies as opposed to ancient societies where races played an important role in the jokes boundaries. This has made them to function entirely as sources of humor and not have cynic meaning as they were initially intended to communicate.

There are many factors which can be claimed to have fueled the process of reduction in impact of aboriginal jokes. These factors can be perfectly explained from some ...

1. Define and describe the following terms: prejudice, stereotype, discrimination, and ingroup vs. outgroup. Based on your own experiences in the social world, can you relate to any of these terms? Do you identify with a particular term? Why or why not?

In general, prejudices refer to “deeply held negative feelings associated with a

particular group” (Samovar, Porter & McDaniel, 2009, p. 173). Such sentiments often include anxiety, aversion, fear, and anger. They also refer to an irrational or rigid generalization about a category of people where other people hold inflexible attitudes towards these groups even with little or no direct evidence. They can target people of a certain ethnicity, race, political affiliation, age, ...

1. Shinpa melodrama is one of the most prevalent and pervasive forms of Korean literature and media, both in television and film form, and has had a profound effect on Korean culture. Shinpa means "New Theater", and consist of tear-jerking, highly emotional stories that typically involve romantic relationships played up to an incredible degree. At first, when the Japanese form of melodrama arrived in Korea in the early 20th century, it was mainly a theatrical endeavor; kino-films, filmed scenes, would accompany them. Eventually, plays themselves would be filmed, turning the audience who still enjoyed the theatrical/film mix "low-class" (Lee ...

Personal ethical framework

Ethics refers to the principles that guide the conduct of a person or entity in the society (Bennett, p.8). The principles help in evaluating if an issue is right or wrong. Ethics thus plays a role in ensuring both people and firms live a harmonious life that is guided by rules. Ethics is a broad concept and hence this paper will focus on explaining my ethical framework. I explain my ethical framework and some of the principles that I consider valuable in life. My ethical framework is consequence-based and is founded on the following principles equity, social responsibility, transparency, and professionalism (Kramer ...

Introduction

The current paper is designed to consider the issue of domestic violence towards women in several different aspects. There are three contemporary studies analyzed in the scope of this research. Each study contains different information regarding domestic violence. Thus, Flake and Forste (2006) researched the issue of the reasons of domestic violence in Latin America, Crempien, Rojas, Cumsille, and Oda (2010) paid attention to the correlation between pregnancy and domestic violence occurrence, Green and Kelso (2010) considered punishment with regard of committing violence towards women.

The research aims at analysis of the reasons of committing domestic violence towards women ...

Today modern society is accepting more and more homosexuals. However there are still people who are against these relationships. In the case at hand, two men are living together and obviously have s feelings for each other. I think they are moral. They do not hurt other people. The most interesting fact is that they are common people and the others around them didn’t even notice that there is something “wrong” with them. They look like heterosexuals and behave as such. But at home they are different. They do not want to demonstrate their feelings and show off. ...

In the Economist debate over the presence and legitimacy of the ‘global elite,’ Jamie Whyte and Daniel Ben-Ami argued both for and against, respectively, the right of the global elite to have the majority of wealth in the world. They also discussed whether or not they subjectively ‘deserved’ to be there, and whether their status on the top was beneficial for the whole of humanity – whether they ‘served the masses’. Jamie Whyte argued for the legitimacy of the elite, as they are providing services and purposes that are proportional in importance to their income ...

American Express Company

American Express Company

Introduction

The American Express Company also known as the Amex is one of the biggest American multinationals. It provides Financial Services to millions of customers globally. The company is headquartered in the Manhattan, New York City, United States. The company was founded in the year 1850 and is known for its credit cards, charge cards and other traveler's cheque businesses. The company is considered to hold the 24% of the total dollar volume credit card transactions in the United States. The company is ranked 22nd in the most valued brand list of the world. The worth ...

Introduction

The companies those operate in the global business environment would face cultural and societal dilemmas because of differences in lifestyles of various geographical locations. The managers have to use divergence in order to fight such demurring challenges. The philosophy of divergence in the cultural prospective needs the companies to change and adapt their practices, according to the social realities of the location that they intend to serve in specificity of the time. However, the managers controlling marketing department have a responsibility to maintain the sense of cultural harmony with the rest of the social system, so to appear as a part ...

Why does getting harmed be an obligatory requirement to be a part of what they called as brotherhood? Is it really a must for a ritual initiation? Hazing is a destructive approach to assimilation into and membership in an organization. It results in mental and physical harm, injuries and deaths. (University Hazing Policy). They say that you belong to the bunch of cool guys if you are a member of fraternity or sorority, but come to think of it, is it really good to make a sacrifice for your life? Will you ever take risk your single soul for it? According to Sullivan, a motivational ...