Essays on Journalism

Stress is the tension or pressure on the mind when an unwanted condition arises. Stress is known as a situation where one is not happy with the results of the work done.
There are many causes of stress, and many things which can cause stress. From household chores to the national and international level, the stress appears on every individual. There are some kinds of stress that appear for a short time, while there are some kinds of stress that prolong for many years upon an individual or upon any company that is called a long term stress or Continue reading...

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Connected Health: A Review Of Technologies And Strategies To Improve Patient Care With Telemedicine And Telehealth

- Joseph Kvedar1,
- Molly Joel Coye2 and
- Wendy Everett3,*
+ Author Affiliations
- 1Joseph Kvedar is director of the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare System, in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 2Molly Joel Coye is chief innovation officer at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health, UCLA Medical Center, in Los Angeles.
- 3Wendy Everett () is president of NEHI ( Continue reading...

The federal and state governments and some nongovernmental organizations have been offering an array of assistance to elderly persons in the society. Of most importance is the support offered by both federal government and state government where they help aged people from the age of 60 years and above to access health care, housing and retirement issues. They fund various centers that offer these services for senior citizens of the nation. (Butler, 3)
In my response to the requirement of this course assignment, I selected Silver Manor Home of The Aged, which is located in Meriden, Connecticut. This independent Continue reading...

Introduction

Children’s psychological effects of divorce seem devastating, and most divorcing couples are totally oblivious of how much their private conflicts have lasting effects on their children’s psychology. Unfortunately, most parents do not stop to think of the consequences of treating their future ex-spouses inappropriately. In addition, they do not fathom their perpetual behavior of maligning them in the presence of their children. These adolescents or children undergo serious manipulation from their parents for financial, social, and personal reasons (Ogloff & Schuller, 2000). It is evident that children from divorced families have the imposition of psychological problem challenges than Continue reading...

The Hospitality industry in the U.K

The hospitality is a major employer and is a relevant field the world over. The U.K has made leap and bounds in the hospitality industry and this shows because it is a major contributor in the country’s economy. Like everywhere else in the world, the hospitality industry encompasses several fields within itself. Some of this field include; domestic and foreign tourism, food service and the hotels. The hospitality industry is dependent on several other factors, as a result this makes this industry fluctuate from time to time during an economic year. The hospitality industry can be divided into Continue reading...

The media has and continues to play a comprehensive role in offering crucial information to the public. This has led to the emergence of notions that the media is perhaps a branch of government that advocates for the needs of the public. Even so, it is essential to note that the recent past has experienced cases whereby the media has disregarded its role of informing the public. This is evident by the persistent rise in the airing of violent and immoral content across various media platforms. This has led to the development of notions as to whether the government Continue reading...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Vincent van Gogh was arguably one of the most influential artists in the human history. Through his use of color and imagery, he managed to communicate many different emotions and messages to each viewer of his paintings. He is most infamously known for the incident in which he chopped off his ear, supposedly mailing it to a woman in a box. For this reason, how he grew up and who he was as a person is particularly interesting to the public, as well as psychoanalysts. Regardless of if he was deeply troubled or not, one thing is clear, his Continue reading...

Executive Summary

There are four different modules which have been covered already in this particular assignment and it is required to cover all of these four modules to complete this particular assignment. From this entire analysis, it is found that high competition and not having an effective employee’s based approach are two major problems associated with the company which would be overcome accordingly with the help of taking effective economic decisions mentioned in the recommendation section.

Introduction

Kraft Foods Group Inc is an American based Grocery manufacturing and processing conglomerate with its headquartering located in Chicago, IL, the United States (US). Continue reading...

Introduction

The recent technological innovation brought many changes in the society over the past century. The twentieth century is a period of technological change; almost everything is not permanent and constantly evolving in order to make the society a better place to live. In the earlier days, man has only known few methods of communication; however, in the modern era, man had already explored the universe bringing forth the latest gadgets to support their needs. In addition, the invention of the World Wide Web is in fact the most helpful tool to search for countless of online information from around Continue reading...

Afghanistan occupation: Take a pro or con position on whether the US should pull out of Afghanistan as it is today.

Thesis statement

Public opinion in the United States of America is for the government to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. I will not support the pulling out of the troops out of Afghanistan.

Introduction

There was information from the White House regarding a statement on the status of the available negotiations between Afghanistan and the United States of America with the main intention of keeping the troops in Afghanistan after the year 2014. The White House and the Pentagon have been Continue reading...

The Middle Ages, also termed as the Medieval Period is an era that lasted between 5th and 15th century. The downfall of the Western Roman Empire marked its beginning as they merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. It thus makes it the middle period of three ancient divisions of the Western history namely; the Antiquty, the Medieval period (divided into the Early, the High, and the Late Middle Ages), and the Modern Period. Each and every of these stages was characterized by different developments as well as the impact the development had in history (MEIER & MCGEOCH Continue reading...

Introduction

Realism is a unique philosophical belief that suggests that a person’s reality (which can be characterized by his perception of life, including the things a person has and the experiences he has encountered), or a certain aspect of such reality is dependent on subjective factors and is ontologically independent from standard conceptual schemes, linguistic practices, beliefs, perceptions, and other established system . Realism is generally the view that entities, which in this are humans, have an objective reality, a reality that is completely and ontologically independent of those entities’ conceptual schemes, linguistic practices, beliefs, and etc. Thus, entities including Continue reading...

DO WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF MEDIA INFOTAINMENT AND MELODRAMATIC REPORTAGE?

Introduction
For the past 4 decades, the role of the media has been in the process of transforming. Traditionally, the role of the media has been purely on performing an informative role concerning various events taking place across the globe. This phenomena is commonly known as the provision of hard news where the reporter presents the facts to the viewers they way they occurred. However, this is no longer the case, as the media is increasingly indulging in the provision of information as well as entertaining the society. The media houses have been shifting from the traditional methods of Continue reading...

Vemma Nutrition Company

Introduction
Most firms are often set up with the main aim of profit realization. However, in the contemporary business world, it is becoming increasingly important for firms to integrate corporate social responsibility and ethical responsibility into their strategic planning. This is because modern day customers are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of business operations on their daily lives. People care to know whether a business is giving back to the society through corporate social responsibility and is upholding ethical standards in its operations. Vemma Nutrition Company is a family-owned and managed business that aims at meeting the nutritional Continue reading...

IntroductionFood consumption is one of the major requirements for humans; people eat to live with at least majority of people been blessed with a meal each day, whereas others may afford three or more. People are independent of culture and customs, eating remains a key facet in different celebrations all over the world among and within friends and families. Moreover, people wish to have a nutritious and healthy meal but the problem is “The safety of the food people consume.”The improvement of livestock and plants for the production of food and the use of diverse conservation skills have Continue reading...

The perception of the majority of people in any society easily denotes what dominant ideologies mean. Each society shares certain beliefs that uphold certain values accepted and indeed practiced by them as revealed by the Omi and Winant racial theory. They argued the race concept was created to justify genocide and inequality that characterized the European or whites’ colonization. Blacks were discriminated and used as slaves, a situation that led them to create a social conscious framework that Europeans were born more superior to them. These dominant versions of the society beliefs proved to be very persuasive especially if Continue reading...

Tulsa is one of the largest cities in the United States (U.S) and the second largest in the U.S state of Oklahoma, located in the north-east part of the Oklahoma on the Arkansas River. According to 2012 U.S census estimates, the city has a population of 393,987 and serves as the county seat for the Tulsa County, the most populated county in Oklahoma. The Creek Indians of Alabama, under the Indian removal Act of 1830, were the first to settle in Tulsa in the 1830s. The Creeks named their new village “Tulsy”, meaning old town in memory of Continue reading...

Introduction

In the current world, obesity is a real time problem. It is no longer an isolated issue that can be avoided. The number of people suffering from obesity has grown tremendously over the past twenty years. Of special importance is the case of obesity in children. Over the past thirty years, obesity has doubled in children and has quadrupled among adolescents thus making it a real life real time issue that has to be addressed. The question thus arises as to exactly what obesity is and what it entails. There is usually confusion between obesity and being overweight. Overweight Continue reading...

Abstract

This paper explores the history of gangs and their relationship with drugs in the United States. The existing literature shows that gangs have been around since 18th century, they have evolved over the time to carry out different atrocities in the cities. Research has shown that violence is a way of life for the gang members because it is their main system of justice. The paper also identifies the measures that state agencies should use to curb the illicit trade and save the society from the terror that is associated with this trade. The research has shown that the Continue reading...

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Martin Luther is one of the greatest contributors to Christianity, and his Lutheran Reformation is counted among the most influential phenomenons of modern history. Luther is the originator of the Protestant Reformation, and it is said that, more books have been written on him than any other person except his master, Jesus Christ. He is a German theologian and religious reformer, who inspired hordes of followers to denounce some of the established doctrines of the Catholic Church. This essay will examine his life and scrutinize how his personal struggles influenced his philosophies and preaching.
Martin Continue reading...

Ancient Greek Vessels

The ancient Greek applied bronze, stone, glass, ivory, silver, terracotta, and other materials to design fabrics and vases. To the people of Ancient Greek, bronze was the material of choice due to its inexpensive nature, strength, resilience, and lightweight. The Greek people fashioned weapons, tools, ornaments such as horse decorations and clothing from bronze. Greeks designed vessels and vases to enable meet their daily needs. The Greek manages to make various qualities of materials by use of precious metals they largely apply vanish due to melting and reuse. The vessels of antiquity are cheaper unlike the ones established with Continue reading...

The black box is a flight or aircraft data recorder. It mainly collects and gathers the flight parameters information and stores them as evidence in the case of a plane crash. It is a technology that each and every corporate jet or commercial airplane should be equipped with.

Origin of the Technology.

The technology was discovered in Australia by Dr. David Warren. The technology began in 1952. Warren worked on the information and built up of the black box in Aeronautical research laboratories, in Melbourne. He argued that it was necessary for recording all the aircraft crew discussion. His view was to help Continue reading...

Abstract

The term, Racial profiling, is usually practiced by law enforcement agencies in order to target people of particular race for investigation and enforcement in a disproportionate manner. Individuals as well as some particular groups are targeted by the law enforcement agencies in such practices and they are subjected to various unjustifiable sufferings. This paper intends to discuss different aspects of racial profiling, role of TSA, Police and other enforcement agencies, along with discussing the impact of racial profiling on Muslims, Arabs, Hispanics, and other American minorities after 9/11. The paper presents a detailed background of ethical profiling, why and Continue reading...

Introduction

This research plan originated from a course focusing on research design proposals in political science. This proposal will summarize the existing information and find room for discovery and additional development of the dialogue surrounding women’s rights worldwide, specifically using Saudi Arabia as a focal lens. It will focus on the effect of the American media’s influence on Saudi Arabian people, and their consequent disposition towards gender equality. It draws upon data collected from numerous publications reporting on perception of America media and any changes that Saudis may have in opinion regarding women’s contributions and place in Continue reading...

Business Ethics

Introduction
Business ethics is the study of the required business practices and policies concerning controversial issues that are of key importance such as insider trading, discrimination, bribery, fiduciary responsibilities and corporate social responsibilities. The ethics of a business are usually governed by the laws while they can also provide a framework that the business may choose to follow so that they can obtain public attention (Ferrell, Fraedrich, Ferrell, 2010, p. 143).

The business ethics are usually implemented to ensure that some specific level of the required trusts exists between who participates in the market for the business product or Continue reading...

Nuremberg trials are trials that were set after the Second World War. The reasons that facilitated the setting up of the trials was the fact that the war had been witnessed by individuals who had substantively contributed to the war. In this case, many people had suffered. In most instances, several deaths were witnessed within a very short period. In this instance, German town of Nuremberg was selected to be the center that was to spearhead on the trials that were to be conducted. In this regard, it is true to note that, the genesis of the occasion of Continue reading...

Imagine being judged based on your ancestry; having to live in agony owing to matters you had no influence over can be quite unnerving. About 110,000 individuals of the Japanese origin got interned in relocation camps almost immediately after the Second World War. They were gathered from along the Pacific Coast in the United States. It is one of the periods in history where one has been judged on the basis of their race and had to suffer for something they had no control over. The period came after the Pearl Harbour was attacked by Imperial Japan. The Continue reading...

Sociological causes of drug use & abuse among college students: An Introduction

The college students, particularly those between the age-group of 18 and 24 are normally registered in colleges and universities. They are at increased risk for involving in risk drinking and other substance use than their non-college peers. These students have a tendency to involve in binge drinking and other drugs than other age-groups, whether or not they are registered in college. Normally, this predisposition arises because of:
- Developmental traits of puberty and maturity, consisting of ongoing brain maturity through in the early 20s and the progress towards greater freedom and independence
- Social and cultural standards of college Continue reading...

Executive Summary

Introduction
The main perspective of this assignment is to apply the concept of marketing on a given organization. The company which has been selected for the same analysis is ASOS. Different tools would be applied on the same company in particular, as SWOT, PESTLE, ANSOFF and others. It is assumed in this particular assignment that ASOS is trying to launch a new product of men T-Shirt in the market of the UK and for that stance they want to have a perfect communication or marketing plan.
ASOS plc is a UK’s leading online platform that is associated to Continue reading...

Burns, L. (2012). The Business of Healthcare Innovation. Cambridge: Cambridge University

Press.

This book provides an extensive analysis of regarding business trends in the manufacturing sector of the healthcare industry. The author provides an overview of the innovative efforts aimed at improving the healthcare delivery. The book considers the effect of innovation in biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, platform technology, as well as information technology. Regarding each of the foregoing areas, the author looks at the sources and trends relating to scientific innovation, the regulatory measures employed in every sector and how the sectors carry out their function. Burns further evaluates Continue reading...

Constitutional differences between presidential and parliamentary systems are well known, however, the practical effects of these different constitutional arrangements have not received much attention. This article compares presidential and parliamentary systems. These systems are the most popular kinds of democratic governments. They have both common and different features. In both presidential and parliamentary systems, the chief executive person can be impeached from the position by the legislature only that the process is different. The most prominent difference is the way election is done and the debate style. This article gives two best examples of these democratic systems: the United Continue reading...

Just as constitutional rights protect the normal citizens of a country from oppression, the individuals who compose, write and record music have rights to protect the acts of their creation. In the absence of these rights, those who have dreams of focusing their energies and talents into creating music would be economically unable to that. This outcome would inadvertently shrink the artistic expression that exists today as well as that of the future generations. This paper aims to look at the universe of music royalties and explore some of the financial and business related issues of this industry. It Continue reading...

Discuss the Ways in Which the Chinese Community Depicted in Shun Li and the Poet Functions as a State within a State

Introduction

Shun Li and the Poet is an Italian film officially released in 2011. The film was written and directed by Andrea Segre, one of the seasoned directors in Italy. According to media and news agency interview sessions with Andrea Segre, his foundations in the filmmaking industry was derived from writing and directing documentary films, which he was particularly known for. This is why for those who were able to watch the film, it is highly likely for Continue reading...

- Introduction
A compound light microscope represents two or more lens. The term compound refers to multiple or mixture. In compound light microscope built with binocular lens and objective lens. The binocular lens present near the eyepiece and objective leans near to nosepiece. The objective lens helps in enlargement of images and also to collect the light source. According to the requirement the objective lens also changes. In advanced compound light microscope the phase contrasts also possible. In earlier 1595 Zacharias Janssen invented the first light microscope using collapsing tubes. It produced a magnification of 9x. Now the magnification Continue reading...

Learning how to study and understand great art provide one with a remarkable prosperity of great artistic works. Accordingly, an artist’s visual language and the ability to read helps in opening up new ways of seeing enabling one to comprehend the unfolding of history and historical events. Ultimately, art helps to reveal the human experiences in all their lively emotional and dynamic existence. In short, the ability to demystify imagery as well as the motives of art enables one to understand historical events and to challenge the contemporary arrangements.
Of note is that there are technical skills and Continue reading...

Health research methods and ethics

Introduction
Question A
Chin and Lee (2008) explains that the ethical principle of respect for human participants in research studies involving human beings as the study subjects requires that the research participants be informed about the results of the study upon completion of the research. By doing so, the human subjects would feel respected and valued and not merely used or abused for the sake of achieving a particular medical objective. In application of the principle of respect, the ability of the individual to make own choices and decisions should be considered as Gallin and Ognibene (2012) corroborates. However, Continue reading...

Hemmingway will teach us a lot on the things that happen in our modern lives. Hemmingway’s books are considered as empathic, illuminating and humorous. Ernest Hemmingway is considered as the most famous novelists in English Literature. He was both a novelist and public figure. Hemingway inspired many people; he lived an exuberant masculinity life that included big game hunting and he celebrated boxing, hunting, witch-hunting and welfare in pursuit of respect.
Hemingway’s readings are practical in the contemporary time. His women seemed the projections of male needfulness. The book contains many examples of anti-Semitism, and it openly Continue reading...

Disability is termed as a result of physical, mental, sensory, cognitive, developmental or emotional impairment or sometimes a combination of two, three or more (Craig .L et al 2010). Cases of disability can either be present when a person is growing, has grown or at birth. The disability degree can range between profound, moderate and severe and causes could be inherited, congenital, acquired or unknown. This essay aims at expounding the main constraints of parents when deciding on the birth of children who are disabled and further explains the influences on the same.
Parents go through constraints when making Continue reading...

Victims of Violence

Photographs portray deeper messages than written stories hence have over time become the major methods journalists use to ensure their stories stick. Pulitzer Prizes are given to journalists who have the most gruesome photographs. Readers ethically get repulsed by such images despite the fact that they really want to know what happened.
The immediate impact of these photos is that they spark emotional response. Photos have a greater impact in the transmission of the message than written words (Godwin 1983). Many people who are not addicted to reading or rather can’t read at all at least peruse the Continue reading...

Zachary Taylor was born on 25th November 1784 at Barboursville, Virginia. Being born from parents who were ordinary plantation owners, life was not easy for him and had to struggle to rise through the ranks. The many acres of land owned by his family in Kentucky were prosperous with cotton. Millions of black slaves worked as workers in his father’s lands. Taylor realized his dream of being a militia earlier in life and was committed to achieving that dream all through his childhood (Lamb, p.37). In 1808, his dream of serving in the military began materializing when he Continue reading...