Essays on Overland

Discuss why the characteristics of victims are so important to crime analysis

Although victim characteristics is only one of many aspects considered in theoretical victimology, which studies the victim factors in the crime (Fattah, 2000), these characteristics has been found influential in the planning and eventual commission of the crime. Since the history of this field of study, there was a running belief that the victim may have a contribution in the genesis of the crime. As early as 1940, despite many crimes wherein the victim has little or no direct or indirect contribution in the occurrence of the crime, many observers noted that there was real interaction and mutual contribution ...

It is an interesting aspect of history and that prior to the 16th century Europe and its various nations were merely a barbaric and insignificant periphery on the world stage. Great Asian powers dominated most of the known world, both militarily and economically. Following Columbus’s voyage in 1492, Europe slowly shifted to become the geographic, economic and military center of the entire world. In no small part due to its superior ships and superior seamanship, Europe was able to use its newfound capabilities to tap into the riches to be gained from both the New World and Asia. ...

In what ways were railroads America's “first big business,” as Glenn Porter claims?

Glenn Porter claims that railroads revolutionized management, created new forms of corporate finance, altered competition practice and changed labor relations (Porter, p. 34). Railroads were first businesses that required a huge amount of money to be built. They were pioneers in the calculation of cost analysis and future demands. Moreover, they were first to practice performance analysis of employees. The impersonal bureaucratic setting of “big business” company was first incorporated in railroads. The railroad workers were first to organize themselves into labor unions. Thus, railroads introduced many practices that became the key features of big corporations. You have read ...

Situation- Mario’s Italian Restaurant is a new restaurant that has recently opened in Overland Park, Ks. The restaurant is currently experiencing difficult times financially. The restaurant is slow and the owner believes it is due to the smaller size and somewhat hidden location. The other restaurants in the area are self-standing. In other words, they are not attached to any other business and are closer to the road. Mario’s Italian Restaurant, on the other hand, is located further off the road in a strip mall. The strip mall is placed behind the self-standing restaurants. Also, Mario’s ...

Question 1 – The Silk Road

The Silk Road is thought to have been pioneered by Zhang Qian who chose to open well known ancient trade roads. Between 139 BC and 119 BC, he traveled bring with him massive amounts of data about Western Asia and Central Asia. Originally thought to be termed as such by German geographer Ferninand on Richthoten during the 1870s, the Silk Road was not actually one single road but a series of routes, treks and trips throughout Central Asia, as East met North; the major players in this new intra-territorial and overseas ventures were the Mediterranean, Greece and Asia (Waugh, ...