Essays on Pointing

Philosophy

A logical fallacy, in a broad sense, can be viewed as an error of reasoning. A fallacy is committed when a person tries to influence another person to take a particular position, based on flawed logic. Fallacious reasoning restrains people from thinking critically and knowing the truth, hence, making then susceptible to constant manipulation. As such, it is important to have the ability to recognize logical fallacies in the thought processes of other people to avoid making similar mistakes. In this paper, I will focus on one of the 17 logical fallacies that I provided in my initial presentation-argumentum ...

The world nowadays is facing a wide range of rapidly changing tendencies, and the system of education, which is by far fundamental in the world's future and the future of individuals, needs to undergo certain changes so that to adapt to the modern requirements. Therefore I believe that the institutions of higher education should definitely seek for strategic alliances with other institutions, businesses, and the community in order to be closer to the job-market realities, the demands of the companies, and the needs of society. By doing this, the educational programs can ensure their relevancy and enhance their own ...

Business

Financial Analysis The financial condition of the company, which is evident from balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, is indicative of the fact that the financial strength of the company is satisfactory. The horizontal analysis of balance sheet of Lowes Company is also showing improvement in performance of the company. Such as it can be seen from the Horizontal and vertical analysis that account payable of the company has increased, which means that there is improvement in payment of debts, and total shareholder’s equity of the company has also increased. Similarly, the horizontal analysis of income ...

The week of my birth (January 20, 1995) the number one song was “On Bended Knee,” performed by the R&B group Boyz II Men. Boyz II Men was formed in the late 1980s at Philadelphia’s High School of the Creative and Performing Arts as the vocal quintet Unique Attraction (Billboard, para. 2). They were discovered in 1989 when they performed an a cappella version of New Edition’s “Can You Stand the Rain” for Michael Bivins of Bell Biv DeVoe backstage at a concert (Billboard, para. 2). The quartet has four members: bass Michael McCary, baritone Nathan Morris, ...

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Efficiency Improvements and Trade-off’s

Ghosn’s first act of efficiency was to minimize the time uncovering the problems hounding Nissan. He did this by creating 9 functional teams who would be looking for all possible faults. The Japanese avoid public finger-pointing and value face saving. This approach could have offended and demoralized many managers. Production capacity was reduced to match current demand levels. Factories were closed (Belson, 2002) causing a 14% reduction of the workforce. This was highly effective but it was more painful for the Japanese who trusted in life-time employment. That bond of trust was surely damaged. Sales ...

Introduction

David Foster Wallace was an American writer whose work includes novels, essays, and short stories. He is a professor of creative writing. His most famous work was his novel Infinite Jest, and The Pale Cream. He has been recognized by various institutions and persons for his elaborate work in the development of English literature. Wallace work include both fiction and non-fiction work. His work is mostly concerned in moving beyond the metafiction and the irony that is associated with postmodernism. Some of his other nonfiction works include the John McCain 2000 presidential bid and the September 11 attacks. We ...

Part 1: Reflections

During my previous semester, I had a Chinese roommate. As we were good friends, she took me to meet her father in a restaurant for lunch. I am an American, so the cultural difference presented a challenge that made the encounter a bit stressful. In Chinese Culture, maintaining eye contact with the elderly is considered rude and disrespectful. Also, touching with strangers, in any way is considered overly intimate and wrong. Pointing towards a Chinese is also viewed as a rude behavior, which is why they nod to show acknowledgement. On the contrary, the American culture views the same ...

A work like Pearl S Buck’s The Good Earth is by its very nature orientalist in the Saidian sense Because it was created within the structures of Orientalism as both a genre and as an epistemological category. Buck was born the child of an American missionary in China and spent much of her formative years there. Buck’s early life and experiences as an American and the child of a missionary informed her preconceptions of China, its people, society, and culture. Orientalism in this sense isn’t just a literary genre: an orientalist work is not just, a ...

Social control is essentially a society’s ability to regulate itself. Having existed since the beginning of civilization, this control has taken many different forms throughout history, but has almost always featured an enforcer of some type to insure that the rules are followed. In current times those who enforce the laws are known as police officers, and they exist to bring order to a system that otherwise might not regulate itself. Their role in society is to insure that it does not tear itself apart and follows its own established rules. Police are the order within the chaos ...

Raphael Sanzio was an Italian painter and architect who worked mainly in Florence and Rome during the period of High Renaissance (1483-1520). Raphael is known for his harmonic compositions, the detailed and carefully chosen movements of figures, and his ability to create paintings where the figures stand alone or as part of the whole (Gordon 52). In addition, Raphael was the master of foreshortening and perspective. Foreshortening means to adjust a figure to non-realistic proportions, so that figure gives the impression of being closer to the viewer. Perspective is a similar form of illustration where more distant objects are ...

My paper examines the issue of international immigration and immigrant incorporation with a keen eye on how that has positively affected or benefited both the host countries as well as the sending countries.

Abstract

Immigration has been experienced in the world in a long time because people keep moving back and forth from one country to another. In some instances, immigrants and members of the host country assimilate and get to resemble one another in a process that can best be described as incorporation. Through that there is an economic and cultural integration and merging that positively influences members of ...

How do Masculinity and Inequality Relate to the Negative Experiences of Mexican Latino Day Laborers?

Mexican Latino Day Laborers have developed a defined sense of masculinity build on the concepts of macho and machismo. Researchers have delved into the issue and looked into the impact of the LDLs trying to live up to the socially acceptable presentation of a real man. A review of the literature on this issue reveals that Mexican LDLs often engage in various maladaptive strategies to ensure that they portray the socially defined concept of masculinity.

Methods

This study employed purposive sampling as the primary methodology towards getting data. Purposive sampling here entails the selection of subjects and cases that offer ...

Background Information

Flooding occurs in many countries around the world and the need to have proper response plan is inevitable. The case in no different this year as floods continue to hit various countries around the world leaving deaths and property damage on its way. A recent report by the United Nations, The Human Cost of Weather-related Disasters 1995-2015 documents the danger posed by floods around the world and the lack of preparedness among several institutions involved. From 1995 to date, flooding has accounted for over 47% of weather related disasters which is significant when compared to other disasters. In recent ...

Irrelevance of Marriage: Debunking Patriarchal Values in “Pride and Prejudice”

Introduction Marriage is irrelevant in the modern society. It has become an atavism of the patriarchal concept that is no longer important today. Marriage is the remnant of the past, which a lot of people confuse with one of the standards characterizing good life. Moreover, while a lot of males pretend they are scared, confused, and resistant to tie the knot, marriage was constructed only for the sake of men. In the past and today marriage is still presented as the main goal and dream for women, implemented in numerous vague sitcoms, romantic movies, and symbolism of the pop ...

“Pointing and placing” is an article written by Herbert Clark, and at the same time is a chapter from a book referenced below. Basically, the paper describes two indicating tools, which are directing-to and placing-for. Both are used to point to an object, as well as make someone pay attention to that object. Clark identifies the main difference between the two tools by saying that “directing-to directs a person’s attention to the object whereas placing-for places the object for a person's attention” (262). He claims that both are essential elements in communication between people, and ...

Introduction

Tribal courts are a common phenomenon among American Indians/Native Americans. Their existence has been shaped and aligned along the Anglo-styled justice system that is dominant in the United States of America. There is a need to learn and understand the development of the tribal courts as relates to the American Indian approach. For instance, it is worth-noting that there exist several similarities between the 19th and 20th century American Indian experiences. The introduction of the Anglo-styled system of justice also means that the system to be used should be balanced. Whereas the tribal courts represent the past, the Anglo-styled ...

The scene of the incident doesn’t look like an altered one. The pick-up has heaps of glass outside the passenger door; this points to the probability that the window to the passenger window was broken on the scene. The pick-up doesn’t seem to be a four wheel drive since only the rear wheels have dug into the ground. The rear wheel having burnt off the rim; there is a possibility that the driver lost control of the pick-up and plunged into the fence, but the rear wheels continued to turn. The position of the lady at the ...

Dear Ms. XY:

I hope you are doing well, my name is XXX and I have been asked to write about a report about the United States media coverage on China. The latter purpose is the report about the CNN - one of the major United States news sources on reports on China. The source was used to make an analysis of the quality of the reporting on the topic. The articles are showing the overall presentation of Chinese culture, history, society and norms through the reporting of Chinese media. I will present that the United States news channels and newspaper report ...

Short Answer Questions

a) How do individuals acquire and develop language? The development of language in individuals happens systematically in a manner that only a few parents understand. It begins from when and the individual is young, and people become proficient communicators as early as three years. They do not only learn through the communications from their parent’s but through the body language including facial expression and sign language too. To understand how individuals acquire and develop language, the language theory explains that language development is influenced by factors such as sensitive parents and other older children around them. Individuals acquire and develop ...

Abstract

Recently there have been unprecedented levels of structural policy changes in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia. The economic crises, demographic change, the impact of globalisation are examples of current and future challenges that continue to bedevil the VET sector in Australia[ CITATION Lou04 \l 2057 ]. Socioeconomic as well as political forces have contributed to major changes in the VET system. The economic discourses have dominated these changes pointing to the need for educational systems to contribute to economic development by equipping the future workforce with needed knowledge and skills. Diversification and immense needs of the economy have ...

Vision of a Model Research Center

Rachel’s style of leadership in ICCR is definitely a transformational one given that the research center was her idea and all other employees seem to be following her vision. One of the assumptions of this kind of leadership is that it believes that people tend to follow those who inspire them. This is evidenced in Rachel’s leadership as she even has women in her organization looking up to her as a role model. Rachel is also a transformational leader as can be seen by the fact that she believes in injecting energy and enthusiasm into ICCR; this is why she ...