Essays on Mountain

Ang Lee is a Taiwanese-born film director who has made America his base. He grew up in Taiwan and studied in the tertiary level at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he finished a degree in theater in 1980. Thereafter he studied at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University where he received a master’s degree in film production. In 1982, he finished the film Shades of the Lake, which won Best Short Film the same year in Taiwan. Another film made in 1984, Fine Line, bagged the NYU Wasserman’s award for Outstanding ...

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Introduction As a child, the mind is easily in awe and wonder about the simplest or most basic experiences. Experts argue that this may be the case because children’s brains are wired differently compared to when they grow up as adults. When children grow up, their brain physiology and chemistry change so as to accommodate other sections of the brain that are necessary for adulthood. Consequently, individual loses her child-like wonder when experiencing ordinary events as an adult. Therefore, childhood is a time when the brain focuses on allowing the child to develop by ...

Business Audit: Coca Cola

Business Audit: Coca Cola

Executive Summary

This report takes a look at the business audit of the Coca-Cola Company. After introducing the audit, a brief background of the company is given. This is followed by a macro-analysis of the company. This analysis deals with the management tool i.e. PESTLE which details Coca Cola’s political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental analysis. This is followed by a micro-analysis i.e. the financial data relating to Coca Cola. The competitor analysis of the company is next in line. This includes the strategic groups in Coca Cola’s line of business. A perceptual mapping ...

The project objective is to build the world’s largest indoor ski resort which is located in a desert inside of Dubai. This means that a dedicates team of engineers, and other workers have to go against all the odds and give tourists the fun they deserve by ensuring that this project would be able to support skiing in the desert. This means that almost everything has to be artificial starting with the slope and not to forget the snow. The overall objective is not only to encourage investment but also to promote tourism in the area. The ski ...

Introduction

Since the dawn of human civilization annihilation of millions of people has been occurring. After the two World Wars, this annihilation took place through many civil wars fought within the nations all over the world. The Genocide or the mass killing of a particular ethnic group has been a common phenomenon in civil wars. In 1990s, the Kashmiri Hindus were expelled by Muslim terrorists through severe massacre. The question is whether mass massacre is the answer to any problem. There is a universal agreement that genocide is immoral and unethical (Jones, 1999). Still even after the horrified consequences of ...

Poems on Passing the Ruined Capital of Ōmi

The sections of the poem are as follows: it consists of a long chōka, and there are two envoys following it. In the first longer part, chōka, Hitomaro mentions the ruler who has chosen to move the capital from the location “under heavens” (Shirane, 2012) to a “wild place” (Shirane, 2012), and wonders how the ruler could have made such a decision. The author also describes the present desolation of the former capital, as its ruins stand in the spring sun. The contrast between the observed ruins, the broken, demolished city, and the past majesty of the ...

Internship Paper

The purpose of this paper is to explain the entire internship experiences that I personally and professionally encountered during the timeline of internship position as “Subway Assistant Manager”. It firstly determines the challenges and difficulties that arose during the internship program. It then describes the duties and responsibilities of the internship with respect to the performed tasks and undertaken activities. It also gives an overview of the company description including its name, location, the category of product/service, and the approximate size of the company. It then explains how the internship prepared me for the workforce through gaining of three ...

Blue Mountain Service Quality program

Dave Sinclair (Vice President of Blue Mountain Resort) was concerned with bringing the service quality in the ski season for building a good reputation in the market and facilitating visitors to attract them. There was a need for high service quality program in the existing operations to improve the services quality of the resort and satisfy the customers at large. It was a crucial time to improve the service quality as a large number of visitors were expected to welcome at that time (Klassen & Menor, 2006). The management of the company tried to provide their best services to their ...

How Iconography and Hieratic Scale give us the Message of the Stele of Naram-Sin

The construction of the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin took place in the Sippar’s Sun God Cult in celebration of King Naram-Sin’s triumph over the people of the Lullubi Mountain. The king was the fourth to rule the Semite Dynasty of the Akkadian Empire (stretching from the Inner Iran to Anatolia, and from the Mediterranean to Arabia). As shown in Figure one below, the Stele of Naram-Sin is a representation of this King’s victory (ARTH, 6). The depiction uses iconography and hieratic scale to give a unique view of what took place during the battle. Figure 1: ...

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Introduction – 20 marks

The introduction begins by highlighting the significance of both aerobic and anaerobic power in the performance of mountain biking races. Both aerobic and anaerobic power play a huge role in cross-country mountain banking due to the high-intensity energy involved. The significance of both ...

Turnover rate can be defined as a rate at which a company loses or hires employees. It is characterized in terms of loyalty and staying limit of the representatives in an association and furthermore, the inspiration level of the same. It plainly grandstands the attrition and employment rate for the company. It thus helps in comprehension the prominence and the issues of the organization (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy, 2001). On the off chance that the association is working fine and representatives are satisfied with their working conditions, then the turnover rate in regards to the attrition rate will be low. ...

Which of the six change images discussed in this chapter can be identified in the assumptions about managing turnover that were held by

Gunter

On one hand, Gunter can be associated with the image of director. As the manager, he intended to develop the ability to exercise full control over the rate of turnover in the organization. From his perception, Gunter believed that an increased turnover was detrimental to the development of the organization and hence was a major problem that required to be solved. On the other hand, Gunter could be related to the image of the caretaker. As ...

The Mars Climate Orbiter: A Multimillion Dollar Mistake

The Story Grossman (1999) addresses the incident of NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter in her article named “Metric Math Mistake Muffed Mars Meteorology Mission”. She explains how a simple unit conversion mistake caused the Orbiter to burn up in the Martian atmosphere. The vessel costed NASA a whopping $125 million when it vanished into the Martian atmosphere. The problem, later identified by a NASA review board, owed to a software glitch. The software was used to calculate the thrust in “pounds of force” while the other software took the input in “newtons”. This happened due to the fact that ...

Rocky mountain spotted fever is tick-borne infection. In endemic areas, the prevalence of the diseases is 15 per 100,000 persons. The disease is characterized by sudden onset of fever and headache. It is caused by gram-negative intracellular bacteria Rickettsia rickettsii. The bacteria have a high predisposition for the endothelial cell. Actin protein polymerization in the cells is important for the spread of bacteria from one cell to another. (Raoult & Parola, 2007) The bacteria cause lymphohistiocytic vasculitis and necrosis of the infected cells. It typically takes 5-7 days from the day of tick bite to the onset of symptoms. ...

While at school, pupils start to study subjects, which are somehow related to nature. They learn more about ecology and the state of our planet’s environment. From the study we learn a lot about the sources of pollution and about what contribution we can do to keep Earth safe. Whenever we hear the word ”nuclear”, automatically we think about a devastating power which causes an unimaginable harm to our planet. It means that the reprocessing of the nuclear fuel should be urgently done. However, this question turned out to be argumentative and questionable. This article addresses why nuclear ...

The parable of the Sadhu is a lesson in corporate and individual ethics based on the experience of Dr. Bowen McCoy while hiking in Nepal. The experience of McCoy illustrates the nature of ethical dilemma in business as the Sadhu needs help; however, the individuals in the group only give enough help that they are not significantly inconvenienced by the Sadhu. McCoy compares the magnitude of assistance given by members of the group to the amount of ethical responsibility corporations have for their own ethical dilemmas and notes that the actions taken by members of the group were enough ...

Introduction

An ecosystem is defined as the interaction of the organism and other nonliving factors in a certain community. The living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and other organisms, can be classified as the biotic component of the ecosystem, whereas the environmental conditions such as water amount, humidity, soil nourishment, temperature, and the like are termed as the abiotic factors. In an ecosystem, both the existing biotic and abiotic factors determine what kind of species live there. For example, turtles, which require a large amount of water to live in cannot possibly hope to survive in arid ...

[City and State]

Introduction

Structures such as large buildings can create its own unique internal environment that can significantly impact the comfort and health of its occupants. After many years of investigating and studying building infrastructures, engineers and designers have increased their understanding and knowledge on the environmental conditions that exists within the building in relation to its physical properties. For the same reason, a solid background in building physics is an integral part of a building’s design, particularly in this modern era wherein green buildings are the rising trend. Most modern buildings integrate building physics prior to construction ...

Introduction

Mankind and its greed have impacted the wildlife in several ways and changed the future outlook for several animals that need the wilderness to survive. Sadly, as the time passes we have seen an increase in the immoral acts of mankind as it is wielding axe on the home of animals and stealing land from the wild. This is the concern that authors Snyder, Abbey, Carson and Leopold trying to explain through their literature and bring out the problems created an alien to force to the home of wildlife, threatening their future. The question posed by the authors in ...

"I'm glad there's some folks gettin' interested in the old ways. This new generation don't know such things, but when they find the old songs and the tales, they'll delight in them." --Granny in Grandfather Tales (Chase & Williams, 1948) The Southern Appalachian region has a rich heritage of folklore and songs passed down orally from European immigrants settling in the mountain range situated from New York to Georgia (Abramson & Haskell, 2006) from the 18th to the 20th centuries (Hanlon, 2000). Since the middle of the 20th century, variations of the folktales have been compared to publications such as Grandfather ...

A Military Sniper Trying to make it Back Home

Christopher White, a navy seal sniper, had spent three months on a reconnaissance mission in a remote desert region in Iraq. On this mission, White had been grouped with his childhood friend, Jonas, who was the commander of their unit. The duo had a lifetime friendship, which could be seen in the way they protected each other on the battlefield and the time they spent on vacations. Accompanying them was four other Navy seals each with their specialty. Being the last mission in the region, Jonas had contemplated it was going to get dirty or deadly at some point, ...

In this paper there will be the analysis of various children’s games and songs. In this exercise, the lyrics of the songs will be provided with a detailed description of the game or the movement that is involved. The range of age that the song is recommended for will be mentioned and the purpose of the song will be noted. It is said that songs and other games help in the growth of the children and their IQ. The analysis of this will be looked into as a research paper will be analyzed and the findings will be ...

Water Resources

The Moscow city's location gives it access to Palouse River in Idaho as well as Paradise Creek whose upstream basins are the main water resources in the area. The Palouse River is from formation of the lava basins on both sides of the Moscow mountain that describes its high gradient at its youthful stage and thus flowing fast as it loses its height down the mountain. Just like most of the streams in active tectonic areas, the Palouse River has a straight channel considering the existence of alluvial fans as well. Regarding the fact that this stream has its ...

The first sketches of the landscape in the form of contours of the mountains, trees and rivers appeared in primitive cave drawings. At that time, people made the first attempts to portray themselves surrounded by wildlife. Landscape elements can also be found in the art of ancient Greece. Halls of the Knossos Palace on Crete have so far preserved the frescoes, wall painting with a realistic pictures of people against the sea, garden and mountain landscape. Before appearing in the west, landscape as an independent genre appeared in ancient China as a lyrical direction, celebrating the beauty and elegance ...

How Geology Shapes the Landscape

Geology is a branch of science that focuses on the physical structure and substance of the earth as well as the processes that can act on the same. The earth being one of the planetary bodies consist of numerous physical and natural occurrences that influence the structure, landscape, and climate of different regions depending on the type of phenomenon. Rivers, mountains, natural forests have a lot to determine the climate, and landscape of a geographic area. Professionals in the field of geology focus their work on study and research in this regard. Layers of the soil, rocks, as well ...

Background

In 1931, The Empire of Japan attacked and took over Manchuria, a resources-rich Chinese region. Japan took over Manchuria because it wanted to take control of the natural resources found there especially oil (Inada 11). The U.S refused to recognize Japan’s jurisdiction over Manchuria arguing that the control was established through force. The U.S had close trade relations with China, and it wanted to protect its interests in the country. Japan attacked China severally so as to weaken it from claiming back Manchuria. In 1937, the U.S started considering how it could stop Japan’s quest to expand ...

Introductory Remarks

At this point, it is no secret the American society shows a degree of tolerance lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered individuals never enjoyed in the 20th century. The question emerges of why it is that people have grown more tolerant towards and supportive of LGBT individuals. Media categories, such as television and films considered the carriers of culture, influence people’s perception, as does the culture itself shaping it. Thus, the way such phenomenon as same-sex relationships along with their participants are depicted in television and movies determines how tolerantly the society will perceive such people. The major research ...

Part One

Chapter 1: After the WWII, the United States experienced industrialization, population boom, and the “America First” pride that pushed the country forward, while Indianness symbolized past. As the result, the nation and the government wanted to assimilate Indians as soon as possible, and the BIA took the leading role in this process. Furthermore, the BIA managed all Indian issues. The absence of exclusive rights on the tribes’ territories, the consequences of the 1887 General Allotment Act, and the new harden policies that aimed to cause the rapid assimilation of Indians led to lack of food, health and education services, ...

Colorado Springs:

Colorado Springs located in central east of the United States. It is basically situated in the fountain creek some 97 km away from the Colorado State Capital in Denver. Colorado Springs is blessed with much natural beauty. The mountainous region provides a scenic beauty and a place for tourism. Colorado basically is situated around the base of Pikes Peaks. This city is also the centre of around 24 national sports governing bodies. It was entitled as the best place to live in the USA by the U.S. News and World Report ("100 Best Places to Live in the USA | ...

Analysis of the Chinese Culture Ideas

Introduction Most people may not be able to grasp the idea behind the Chinese culture, but certain elements in its religious system reveals the comprehensive understanding of the elements reflected in the cultural phenomena of imperial China. The discussion articulates the elements that described the cultural evolution of imperia China from the Daoist, Confucian, Buddhist, and Legalist perspectives. In addition, expressing the understanding of the Chinese culture encompasses an analysis of relevant Chinese literatures, which embodies the characteristics of Chinese culture from the literary standpoint. Most importantly, the discussion aims to identify, which Chinese philosophical idea best represent the ...

MOUNTAIN DEW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Day Phone: RACISM CLAIMS AT MOUNTAIN DEW GENERATE PUBLIC BACKLASH Winchester County, New York (May 1, 2013)_ On Wednesday May 1, 2013, Jamal Henderson who is the senior brand manager at Mountain Dew was faced with a situation that generated a lot of negative reactions from the members of the public. -MORE- What happened is that the company, a PepsiCo brand, ran a commercial named The Creator that involved partnership with Tyler, an African-American rapper, featuring a Mountain Dew. The advert showed a White woman on crutches being implored by a law enforcement officer to ...

An analysis of the problems associated with the word "Troll" require a study of the words etymology in relation to its origin and the way in which it has evolved and developed throughout the years. An analysis of the research available on the etymology of the word suggests Scandinavian origins that can be traced deep into the Scandinavian folklores. The word "troll" is, therefore, quite ancient as well as complex and contradictory in nature. The various Scandinavian countries identify trolls as mythological creatures in their literary cultures. However, trolls do differ in their nature from the various countries, meaning ...

Ningbo’s newly completed Central Business District (CBD) belies its status as one of China’s oldest cities. The austere downtown landscape is the equivalent of architecture’s white-washed wall: a place of erasure, forgetting, and dubious progress. With the completion of Wang Shu’s Ningbo Museum in 2008, however, the Ningbo of the present is confronted by the forgotten landscape of its not too distant past. A craggy mountain of a building inspired by the region’s natural topographical features as well its unique crafts and architectural traditions, the Ningbo Museum is not simply an obligatory nod to ...

Keurig Green Mountain was founded in 1981 as best coffee and coffeemaker company in the United States of America, initially named as green mountain coffee roasters. It specializes in making best beverages imaginable at homes and workplaces. The company contributes a prominent market share in the coffee industry. The paper highlights the financial department of Keurig Green Mountain and focuses on the assets, liabilities, annual income statements, inventories, stocks, and other financial related concepts. The income statement of Keurig Green Mountain indicates that company is performing well for past few years. The revenues generated by the company are the ...

Corporate Social Responsibility

Keurig Green Mountain was formerly known as Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR). The company was founded way back in 1981 and it is among the most established coffeemakers in the USA (Lee, 2015). It specifically produces and sources for high quality coffee, tea, cocoa, as well as other beverages under different brands. Moreover, it also sells ground coffee and coffee beans in bags and fractional packages. Its signature packaging however, is the K-Cup single pods. It is only fair that a company as big as Keurig Green Mountain to give back to the community. The company believes that everybody ...

Identifying the main problematics of the word "troll requires recalling its etymology, i.e. the very first time when it was used and its transformation over the centuries. An accurate analysis of the specific sources suggests that this word is quite ancient, multi-valued, and most notably, very contradictory. The word has Scandinavian roots and its etymology goes deep into folklore. The word "troll" has a direct relationship with nature because trolls, as mythological creatures, represent nature. On this basis, one can say that trolls from Denmark differ from trolls in Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. Despite the fact that the geographical ...

Introduction

Operations of modern companies are becoming increasingly complex with the globalization, which brings internationalization of the business, increased information flow and knowledge innovation as well as raises individual consumer awareness about social and environmental issues that surround contemporary businesses. Moreover, the activities of the companies with their global supply chain create stronger connections and interdependencies between the business, political and social environments, fostering the need for cooperation and partnerships on all levels. The purpose of this essay is to look at the Mountain Coffee Roasters Company, analyze the challenges that the organizational management faces today and provide high-level recommendations ...

Website: http://www.keuriggreenmountain.com/

Industry: Produces and sells coffeemakers, specialty coffee, and related products (teas, hot cocoa, among others).

BACKGROUND and HISTORY Green Mountain Coffee Roasters was created in 1981 in Vermont, as a small specialty coffee roaster, which expanded rapidly in the next 20 years. The company acquired the brewing-machine maker Keurig in 2006. It was a publicly traded company from 1993 to December 2015, when investors led by JAB Holding Company acquired GMCR for the amount of $13.9 billion (Yahoo Finance). GMCR describes itself as a “personal beverage system company revolutionizing the beverage experience through the power of innovative technology” (Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.). Their portfolio is comprised of 80 brands and more than ...

Elves are mythical creatures that belong to the supernatural world. While they have Germanic origins, having first appeared in the myths of Europe, elves became popular throughout the world in mid-19th century with the introduction of popular culture. While their description is vague in stories, they are often imagined today as tall, beautiful human-like creatures, with pointy ears. Traditionally, “the hidden people” have been performing tasks similar to those of human beings, and have the same basic social structures in the society. Elves’ relationship with humans is ambivalent, which allowed for a variety of representations in popular media. Thus, ...

Ang Lee is director of wide range of films, and each of them provokes controversy and interest among the audience and critiques. In every taken film the sequences are combined in a unique narrative with its questions and much less answers. Lee is a representative of so called independent genre, meanwhile it should be noted that his films could hardly be titled by any kind of clichés (Siraganian 1). Nevertheless, having in mind the alternative, not common point of view and the craft of directing, all his films are definitely independent. The core essence of Ang’s style ...

Branding is one of the most crucial aspects of marketing. The reason that branding is so important is that it is essentially a medium for your target consumer to make a perception of your company message. By having effective branding, one is able to ensure that they will have a successful bottom line, assuming that their product is produced effectively. That being said, branding is an imperative structure to both influence and keep one’s target consumer. One company that does an exceptional job with branding is the coffee machine company called Nespresso. The reason that Nespresso is so ...

Biomes/natural Vegetation: Needle-leaf Evergreen Forests

Needle-leaf evergreen forests are largely comprised of straight trunked, conical shaped trees that have comparatively shorter branches with narrow and small needle like leaves. These forests are composed of conifers predominantly. Where the needle-leaf forests are evergreen, they provide continuous deep shade to the ground, therefore, the lower layers of vegetation are either absent or sparse (Veregin 2005). Only a thick carpet of mosses can be found below the needle-leaf biome. There are very few species that can be found, however the large tracts of the vegetation have one or two species. According to the World Vegetation Map, this ...

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Acknowledgements

This project paper demonstrates the integration of the knowledge I acquired from the courses in Master of Health Administration and Leadership Program and the collaborative application with this project’s community partner, MidMichigan Health to improve the community health in Gratiot County, Michigan. I am thankful for getting this valuable opportunity to work with a large healthcare organization. First and foremost, I would like to thank my parents who worked really hard to financially and emotionally support me in pursuing further education overseas. They comfort me every ...

Taking Woodstock

The inaugural Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place in August 1969 (Roughton 83). It comprised a music and art festival that attracted numerous people and was the subject of Taking Woodstock, a 2009 film. The film is largely adapted from the book, “Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, A Concert, and A Life” (Roughton 84). Taking Woodstock was screened during the Cannes Film Festival in August 2009. This paper reflects on Taking Woodstock as well as the dynamic relationship it has with the film Brokeback Mountain. Taking Woodstock is widely based on the real-life experiences of ...

Letter of Transmittal

Richard Albert Sylvester Management Consultant Lamplighters Corporation Ottawa K I P 5B5 Phone: 613-563-1509 www.lamplightres.ca The Right Honorable Justin P.J. Trudeau

Office of the Prime Minister

80 Wellington Street

Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2

RE: Project Suitability Report on the Proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline Project Dear Right Honorable Prime Minister, It is with great pleasure and honor that I submit this report on the suitability of the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project. The Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project proposal by Kinder Morgan aims at increasing the current capacity of the existing Trans Mountain oil pipeline. Currently, the existing infrastructure has a capacity of 300,000 barrels per ...

The Dominican immigration narrative is one driven by diverse factors and for a foreign born, the history is an enticing one on how we arrived in the United States. Universal history dictates that the immigration happened in four distinguishable groups: the "Trujillo era" (1930 – 1960), the "post–Trujillo era" (1961 – 1981), the "flotilla" group (1982 – 1986), and the "post–flotilla" group (1983 – present) (Torres-Saillant and Hernández, 12). Many of the Dominicans have a history that supersedes the current reasons for immigration, and every family has a history. This history goes back to the days when working the farms ...

Did Annie’s macronutrient intake fall within the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) established by the Dietary Reference Intakes? Fill in the table below.

Carbohydrates List the 5 primary sources of carbohydrate in Annie’s diet, and indicate the primary type(s) of carbohydrate provided by that source (you can identify the primary sources of carbohydrate by clicking the “+” on the left side of the “Nutrients” report online). How did Annie’s fiber intake compare to her target of 25 grams? Give 4 examples of foods that Annie could include to increase her daily fiber intake (identify foods that ...

Movie Review (Virunga, 2014)

Q1.) The documentary, Virunga, is made effective by the fact that it combines advocacy with immediacy. It is directed by Orlando von Einsiedel and focuses on a national park called Virunga, located in eastern Congo. The various issues it seeks to cover make it a unique documentary. It advocates for natural conservation and concern for a rare breed of gorillas, who face the threat of existence from armed poachers and SOCO International, which is an international oil exploration firm in Congo. The park, formerly known as Albert National Park, also faces a threat from mining interests. (Scheib) Virunga gives ...

Introduction

At present, tourism is one of the most promising sectors of the world economy, ensuring the satisfaction of one of basic human needs - the need for rest. Many countries are rich in cultural and historical areas, but Italy should be highlighted among all of them, because of its unique architecture, history, culture, and mainly because of the great importance in tourist activity. The “face” of the country has changed dramatically over the last century. The fame of modern Italy is provided not only by producing automobiles, chemical products, fashionable clothes and shoes, popular worldwide films, but also by ...

Business Plan for a Gym

Business Plan for a Gym

Executive Summary

The Mountain Fitness Gym is a thriving business-persons gym that focuses on the fitness of all the people from different areas. The gym is famous because it caters for the needs of all the people in the community. However, more than fifty percent of our clients are old people who aspire to be physically fit. The center also caters for the fitness needs of the young people. Currently, the gym has more than 1200 clients who have subscribed to be the gym members. For one to become a member of the gym, he or ...

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Bauhaudin, Elias, and Saifudin define the green building as an edifice that has the capacity to “reduce the undesirable human impacts on the natural surroundings, building materials, building assets, and enhances human health and the natural environment” (Bauhaudin et al. 2). In other words, a green or sustainable building is designed with the intention of allowing human beings to co-exist harmoniously with the environment by creating an edifice that is environmentally friendly. However, it should be noted that “the perception of what is a sustainable building is changing over time and depending on the location” ( ...

The air near the surface will usually become warmer throughout the day. This is one of the main reasons why it is unstable. Then at night, the air that is close to the surface will begin to cool. This is going to form a temperature inversion or a stable atmosphere.2. Inversions aloft are sometimes called “capping inversions” or “lids”. Why?

This is because it is like putting a lid on the atmosphere.

3. You are flying at 4,000 feet AGL over a city during the day. There are no clouds present. As you descend to land at a nearby airport, you notice that, although visibility was very good at 4, ...

The continental plate in the eastern part of Asia is composed of various volcanoes and tectonic movements. Most of the volcanic rocks in this region are composed of alkali basalts with signs of continental contamination. There are various models that explain the region’s magmatic evolution. The two most common models used to explain the movements refers to the surficial processes and the other one refers to the deeper processes associated with the Pacific ocean plate. These two processes are antithetic and may hay happen subsequently. The volcanism can be traced by tomographic imaging that can be directly associated ...

Introduction

Summerlin is a 22,500-acre master-planned community on the west side of Las Vegas and next to Red Rock canyon National Park (Summerlin, 2016). This property is under development by The Howard Hughes Corporation in multiple phases. Summerlin North lies within the city limit of Las Vegas but Summerlin South lies in the unincorporated Clark County. Summerlin’s population has almost doubled in last 15 years. Close to 120,000 people currently leaves in Summerlin currently. Summerlin was named as “Best Places to Live in America” by Money in 2014 (Summerlin, 2016). Figure: Summerlin: Near Read Rock Canyon and ...

Appalachia is a region lying in Eastern North America. The significance of this region’s geographical boundaries do not exist only because of the legally defined limits; rather it is the region’s historical, cultural and environmental conditions of the Appalachian region (The Alliance for Appalachia). The history of the region is quite unique. The region is known for the predominant coal mining activities that take place there but before the coal miners and current inhabitants took over the area, it was home to the Cherokee. They traveled north and east from the land known today as North and ...

Vincent van Gogh was born as the son of a middle class family in 1853; his style of painting created a maelstrom of rejection, panic, and curiosity from the late 19th century public. The famous Van Gogh scholar named Zola previously stated that no other artist had ever exceeded Van Gogh; his immense popularity as a result of his insanely beautiful artworks made him a champion of the rejected artists who crafter genius masterpieces that are all timeless, hysterical, and eccentrically beautiful at the same time. (Naifeh and Smith Ch. 1, n.p.). Throughout history, Van Gogh is probably one ...

Introduction

Culture is the people's way of life. Though there are many changes that take place in people's culture, the original way of life in a community has its traces in present day culture. The culture of people is as a result of the activities people engage in to make a living or to survive, the port and games activities and also other social activities. Mythology is the study of a collection of myths from different communities (Altieri, 2004). Myths are known to affect the culture of people in a significant way. The Swahili culture is common in East Africa ...

Introduction

The Rocky Mountain National Park is situated in the Rocky Mountains in the state of Colorado. The national park is among one of the most visited tourist destination in the United States as it is filled with majestic views that attract over three million visitors every year. The fauna and flora in the national park features mountain lakes, wildlife, mountain views as well as varied environments and climates (Malitz, 13). Rocky Mountain National Park has five main visitors’ centres with the Beaver Meadows Centre being the central headquarter of the park due to its national historic landmarks that were ...

Introduction

Suspension bridges connect roadways between two land masses by links, ropes or cables hung from two large towers. These towers bolster most of the weight as pressure presses down on the deck of the suspension bridge and after that goes up the links, ropes or binds to transfer pressure to the towers. These bridge towers then disseminate the pressure directly to ground. The metal links on the suspension bridge, then again, have to bear all the bridge’s tensional forces. These cables are suspended across level planes between the two widely separated anchorages. Span docks are basically strong rock ...

PART A: Arguments for and against the auditors insisting that MPS should begin expensing some parts of the construction costs instead of accumulating the increasing asset.

According to FASB 360-10, it has been specified that the value of an asset need not to be carried at a greater rate than the potentiality of its service. Moreover, this statement of FASB requires that the carrying amount of an asset should be reduced whenever the expectation of the future cash flow is less than its carrying amount. According to the case study, it seems that the Eagle Mountain would finally cost ...