Essays on Progress

The term “Patents” came into existence as a legal mechanism created for the protection of the ‘intellectual capital’. It aims to protect inventor’s ideas from getting into the hands of others without appropriate permission or compensation (Bell 2013). This idea of patenting came up as a result of the early recognition that many inventors do not have the means to produce, develop, or even implement their invention at the time it was conceived. There is, therefore, a need for some protection that would encourage the inventors to aggressively pursue their ideas without someone else stealing it and thereby Continue reading...

Article: Sommerville, I. (2011). System documentation
One of the most important aspects of developing software systems includes documentation. This is a phase that is overlooked in the software development lifecycle. This is because of the fact that it is not part of the working system. The different stages of the software lifecycle development will depend on proper documentation for these stages to be understood. There is a need to ensure that the procedures and the processes of documenting the system are clearly understood in the design of the project. This will ensure that the software that has been developed Continue reading...

SWOT analysis is a structured planning method used to evaluate the strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats of different subject matters. When used in personal strategic evaluation, it helps in career development by taking advantage of my abilities, talents and uncovering opportunities. Strengths and weakness are usually internal while opportunities and threats are external (Simerson, pp67).

Personal objectives

Marketing has a sole purpose of helping out individuals and companies in management of change. A personal marketing plan is very important to harness and manage change. It enables one to plan on how to market commodities and to develop an effective working plan Continue reading...

Single-case research design refers to the type of research design used in used in sociology, human behavior, education and psychology in which the subject of research serves as his/her own control. It does not use another individual or group to act as a control. Single-case research design is quite important and can help in finding out more information about the progress of individuals under study. For instance, when used during counseling therapy, the information received from it can be used in tracking and understanding the progress of the client. Meaning, the performance of the counseling process can be easily Continue reading...

In the article, ‘'The making and unmaking of the third world'', By Arturo Escobar, the aspects of modernity in relation to anthropology and development are well analyzed. The author states that the economic progress is associated with a lot of painful experiences. The issues relating to regional economic imbalances in the U.S are well elaborated by the author in this article. The dangers of food insecurity were given close analysis and consideration. The aspects of production are of the essence in the facilitating smooth flow of the economy of a nation. The use of modern technological and scientific knowledge Continue reading...

There are many ways a person can shape their personal beliefs on leadership. Throughout life we observe leadership structures. Examples of leadership are provided for us and we begin to learn what feels comfortable for us as individuals as well as what feels uncomfortable. We are able to use these experiences as a foundation in order to build our own ideas of what leadership should look like. My personal philosophy on leadership is based on the pride I feel when my students followed in the examples I set, becoming successful in their studies and as people.
My philosophy of Continue reading...

Communication and Performance Monitoring

Communication and Performance Monitoring
The project on relocation of the Coca-Cola Headquarters (HQ) from Atlanta, GA to Dallas, TX will involve several major milestones. First of all, the utility contract, negotiating the leasing and personnel relocation will fall under responsibility of the Chief Administration Officer (CAO). Competency gap closure will be done by Human Resource Manager (HRM) Director. Finally, technology and equipment transfer will be controlled by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Communication is the actual project deliverable that builds on the critical project management soft skill. Taking into consideration that the project is time-bound to a four months Continue reading...

Authorship: Murasaki Shikibu’s classic Japanese novel “The Tale of Genji” is in three parts. The first two parts revolve around the rise, fall and death of Genji, the primary hero of the novel. The last part revolves around the early years of Genji’s two prominent descendants. All three parts are self-contained, and each part seems like it is a separate novel on its own. Theme(s): Although love, lust, and the interaction of male and female characters is a central theme of Shikibu’s novel, particularly Genji’s love life, the different themes of affection, family Continue reading...

Introduction

Empowerment Theory
Empowerment theory is a process by which individuals and groups access their resources in order to control their lives better. It is based on the concept that, a person or a group of people gains a voice after making decisions that affect them, and the social structure that either discourages or encourages that development. Empowerment theory is used in research as a way to explain and predict the character and behavior of a group or an individual within social constraints in decision outcomes. After gaining accessing to their resources, people gain the ability to attain full potential. Continue reading...

Group work

A group contains a collection of individuals with a certain goal(s) in mind and need each other in order to work and accomplish a certain task that is mutual to all the people in the group (Douglas, 1993). The primary target of the group is to accomplish the task at hand in the located time without delay and achieved the expected desire of the outcome of the tasks the group has.
The first and major problem in John’s group is discomfort in the group. This discomfort is apparent where the group members feel john does not listen Continue reading...

Part 1 Week 4

Work team indicates a group of people that are working together, and are doing joint efforts for increasing the output but without increasing the output (Wagner & Hollenback, 2009). The work teams are effectual when there are frequent changes in the job contents and the employees have limited skills that do not allow then to effectively perform their duties. Work teams help in the creation of the positive synergy via promoting coordination and efforts of all the employees (Robbins, De Cenzo, Coulter & Woods, 2013).
There are various strategies available to Riordan Manufacturing Virtual Organization for building teams. The first strategy Continue reading...

Discussion assignment

This interview is conducted in a college setting, and the method used face to face. There are two participants, the nurse as the interviewee and I as the interviewer. This interview will respond to the question of teaching, technology, and evaluation of lessons taught in the nursing college.

Interview

Question 1

Response
As a mentor of future and current generations of nurses, one major role is to design, implement, evaluate and revise academic programs to ensure quality education. Since health care is ever changing, we ensure we design a curriculum to fit with this trend. The curriculum is designed to Continue reading...

Economists and economic philosophers have been preoccupied with studying the past, identifying various social, political or cultural trends, for anticipating the future. In their articles, DeLong (“Growth is Good” and Lucas (“The Industrial Revolution: Past and Future”) develop economic theories consistent with their understanding of the past, analysis of the present and vision of the future. While developing their theories, the two economic writers touch various ideas, which are part of both discourses. Inspired by the known history and their contemporary reality, DeLong and Lucas reach similar conclusions, but there are also different points in their economic argumentations, which Continue reading...

In 1798, Thomas Malthus predicted that humans would soon run out of food to eat. He thought that the limits on the world’s arable land meant that food supply would simply not rise as quickly as population would. Even in 1798, Malthus felt that the population was at the point of growing faster than food supply, so he did not see this as a problem that would show up millennia later; instead, he saw it as an imminent development. Of course, we are still here, more than 200 years later, and the plenty available for sale in supermarkets Continue reading...

Book Review

Question 1
In defense of his statement, Diamond says that the location in which a particular culture took as a settlement area led to their ability to progress. The key things that defined the growth of a culture were animal domestication and agriculture. Apart from that, the ability of a community to come up with ways to have significant health traits, such as developing immunity vaccines, is significant. In short, the reason America and Europe progressed is due to the lack of some of the key features. It led them to travel far in search of them. Through the Continue reading...

Book Analysis Presentation

Introduction
The overall makeup of the modern human society is based upon the contention of what is developed as a deterrent course of established understanding of what is understood as to what is the distinct balance between development and environmental protection. What is assumed as improvement in the world today often affects the overall capacity of the environment to deal with the most extensive procedures by which humans tend to exploit the resources of a particular community. The determination of the modern human society to become more welcoming to the new aspects of development that intend to change the Continue reading...

The “Cyborg Manifesto” is a story that deals with social feminism in the late twentieth century in relation to science and technology. There are numerous outcomes of what could happen next, but in my opinion, what will happen next is the return to the previous phase of human existence.
Albert Einstein said that the last world war will be fought with sticks and stones and I support that opinion about where the future is taking us. Of course there is a lot of time before that, but in general the world has to be destroyed in order for it Continue reading...

The world is rapidly changing, and much is expected in the management of the organizations. Operating principles determines on how an organization will achieve her excellence in its operations. Different organizations incorporate different strategies and principles in the performing of different duties that are expected to be done. Every organization seeks to achieve great development in its operations. The principles incorporated should seek to raise and develop a good relationship between the management and the staff (Cartin 2010). They should be friendly and accommodative so as to enable the organization to operate effectively. Workers need to be treated well Continue reading...

My headway towards my educational goal is the attainment of my degree showing that I have completed my college education. This task is not easy but one has to persevere, do all the course units that are required so that you can be granted the permission to graduate. It takes roughly four years where one has about eight semesters of study

Work Completed So Far

I have completed my initial four semesters that are from the freshman year and the second years of study. This entails the basic foundation of my course, studying general things before specializing in the third and fourth years Continue reading...

During the early years of the 14th century, most of the western civilizations are active in spreading their Christian faith. They have travel half way across the globe in order to fulfill their religious duties as well as expand their political territories. Religion has been powerful during this time and anyone who opposes their beliefs is commonly punished (Henry 3). However, there are also some who are taking the odds against religion and looking up into the sky for answers about the cosmos and other realities of life. These people are the creators and initiators of the modern science Continue reading...

Speaking about the four given definitions of risk, articulated by the four outstanding people, I think that each of these definitions makes sense to a great extent and striking a delicate balance between them would in fact be better that choosing one of those. However, having to choose the best I like I would say that quotations pointing out in favor of taking risk (so, the ones worded by John F. Kennedy and Jawaharlal Nehru) rather that in favor of being cautious are the ones I like better. Not taking any risk and always going forward by small steps Continue reading...

Reflective Report on Group Project:

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The group project entitled “Logistics and Supply Chain Management” was successfully completed through the collaborative efforts of six (6) members. Initially, the members went through the stages of group development, as conceptualized by Tuckman . During the forming stage, all issues and concerns pertinent to orienting ourselves with the goal of the project, the tasks that need to be undertaken, the roles and responsibilities of each member, as well as the schedules for complying with the delegated tasks were effectively resolved. Since we were six (6) members, three (3) members were Continue reading...

Before reading the article “Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life” I have decided to take a clear view of what I am not satisfied with and want to change in my life. It turns out that I am quite satisfied with my job because I love what I do and I am also happy to have some friends at work. Moreover, there are some chances for promotion. The only disappointing thing about my job is that it takes too much time and as a result I feel less involved into my family and community life. This fact Continue reading...

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals nearing their 2015 deadline, have instituted efforts to succeed the goals to ensure continued development in the subsequent years after 2015. The agenda do guide national, as well as, the global development priorities. Due to the uneven progress across and within countries, stronger global partnerships and further efforts for development should be in place for the progress acceleration.
The actions that will result in 2015 present an opportunity for people and the countries of the world to embark and decide on ways forward that will be historic and unprecedented. The decisions will bring Continue reading...

This memo is a response to your request on the Progress I have made on my analytical report for this course. Just as a reminder, my research project was covering the topic “Cultural Clash of Advocating English as a Second Language.” As presented in the draft paper I sent earlier, I had highlighted the reasons English has become a preferred language of communication throughout the world and how people from countries that o not speak English have started learning it regardless of their age. I also identified the study methodology, results and findings of the study as well as Continue reading...

Introduction

An audit plan is a crucial element of the auditing process as it establishes the suitable procedures for specific items. (Mills, 2008) In that respect, it is a key risk management tool and its application in this case is crucial in managing the risks involved in auditing for the three items of work in progress, trade receivables and payables. (AICPA, 2002) In that view, the following is an explanation of why the three items are crucial for evaluation owing to the control and audit issues facing Falmer metals.

Justification for the items identification as areas key to audit risk

The business situation provides environment for audit risk. First, the lack Continue reading...

There are four main models that were developed by Kearney as models of clinical application. These models were to aid in perspectives of qualitative research. They include assessment of progress or status, proposed insight or empathy, coaching and anticipatory guidance. All these models when applied in the nursing field vary in their degree of visibility and patient involvement . These models of clinical application of qualitative evidence have the core objective of helping in making a logical conclusion or explanation when conducting a research. The model of purpose for the purpose of this study is assessment of progress or status Continue reading...

In the following book, the author considers the factors that contribute to the success of the city, as well as explores factors that can lead to its decay. The book examines how cities became one of the most influential forces of the modern world. The author calls the cities “our species` greatest invention” (p.36) and points out that the main factors that contributed to this invention are proximity and density. Proximity, or closeness of space, makes people who live in the city more resourceful and creative. Also, proximity is linked with the high level of productivity giving rise to Continue reading...

Jules Verne’s literary masterpiece ‘Around The World in Eighty Days’ is a classic, filled with fast paced adventure, suspense, excitement, and its detailed description of various places and locations. The tale of Phileas Fogg, and his companion Passepartout, and their wager to travel around the world in the exact measure of eighty days, the story is now critically acclaimed worldwide. Reading it as a simple story in itself is certainly a satisfying endeavor, and the exploration of its various themes more so, but if one reads between the lines, it’s possible to ascertain parallels presented within the Continue reading...

The process of System Engineering encompasses different elements and aspects. One of the significant aspects of system engineering processes is the design optimization. There are various designs that contribute to the functioning and continual progress of the system engineering processes. Design and design evaluation are elemental under the design optimization of the system engineering process. Faulty design systems can lead to failure of engineering systems and processes. The faulty designs will affect the entire flow of the engineering system.
The engineering systems could fail because of faulty designs in various ways. Faulty designs are those that lack one or Continue reading...

Introduction

Individuality and happiness are concepts that are most common to philosophical ideas. It was both defined and analyzed by famous philosophers such as Mills and Socrates. Its relationship to each other may be implied to most of the people since freedom is one of the basic sources of individual happiness. People should always respect the individuality of the others. Individuality may refer to as the principles and ideals in which a person believes, accepts or applied. The concept of freedom and equality are common when understanding happiness and individuality. In this essay, the relationship of individuality and happiness is Continue reading...

Scientists claim that people may no longer be needed as a workforce due to the development of the modern technologies. Technological growth may leave without work millions of people, and significantly increase the level of unemployment in the world. Experts of the leading European companies in the field of artificial intelligence convinced that robots can replace not only the low qualified staff but also the highly qualified professionals. According to the scientist’s general opinion, 2055 was called as a milestone in technological progress (Taylor 185). However, artificial intelligence developers constantly hasten the time when the robots will replace Continue reading...

“Second language acquisition is the process by which people learn a second language” (Rathod, 2012). When it comes to learning a new language, some persons will learn quickly and effortlessly, while others will have great difficulty. Many people have learnt a second language while in school, and knows that in order for them to successfully learn a second language they had to work hard and be determined and persistent in their efforts. But even as everyone gave their best effort in learning a new language the results varied across the student body. This variance is due to the fact Continue reading...

Kuhn Cycle presented by Thomas Kuhn in early 1960’s. This cycle was a very sophisticated method of telling about the science and its progress. Kuhn presented a model elaborating the ways how a science can contribute in the progress of a society. That model was named as “structure of a scientific revolution.” According to that model, Kuhn negated the outdated ideas about the progress of science. According to Kuhn, the world is relying on the idea in the field of science, and that idea portrays the slow and steady innovations and addition to the existing scientific progress. So Continue reading...

I am the project manager of software firm and I are a team leader in the delivery and update of tax preparation software. The developers in the entire nation provide status on the operation of the sponsor. The report informs on the risk factors and ways to reduce the instances of risks. The software project is currently in progress with a team of twenty dedicated professionals in the information technology. The team is working in an update of tax software in accordance to the provided plan. The team has diversified their location in the whole country while they harness Continue reading...

Health is the efficiency of metabolic functioning in any organism. For human beings, health is the general condition of a human’s body and minds that usually means being safe from illnesses (Gofin J and GofinR 2011). The overarching goals of healthy people 2020 are numerous with various topics and objectives and have intentions of good health in mind. Some of the topics discussed are nutrition and weight status, adolescent health, maternal, infant and child health, access to health services, diabetes, mental health and health of those older adults. This essay aims at identifying an overarching goal of healthy Continue reading...

I began learning English because I considered it as an important part of my education. Much of the world speaks English. I plan to travel and want to be able to communicate with many people. Learning a few of the languages that the majority of the world speak will make that easier for me. Being bilingual makes getting a job easier as well. Many classmates of mine have also learned English as a second language, a good friend of mine from South Africa, in particular.
When I began learning English I knew a few students who already spoke English. Continue reading...

In the essay “Face of an Angel”, author David Sheritt overviews the progress of black actors in Hollywood through critiques of leading black filmmakers and critiques. These people, like filmmaker and director Spike Lee, are so invested in the progress that their critiques come across as harsh such as when Lee said that a character from The Green Mile merely filled the role of a modern day helpful slave. When used by itself, the quote gives the article a negative connotation. However, the article does look at some of the positive developments in Hollywood in terms of career progression Continue reading...

The research could have been improved in several ways. These include and not limited to the following. In the data collection, the researcher could have used much smaller groups to ensure that every stake holder is fully involved and that the results are more credible. Proper sampling could also have been used among the large groups to make it smaller. The researchers could use better measurable variable other than perception. Perception is a subjective variable and thus cannot be a good variable to measure change. The researchers could have used a comparison between two periods of time of the Continue reading...

Civil rights are those rights that an individual is automatically entitled to by virtue of their citizenship. These civil rights encompass the right to political, economic and social rights which require that every individual should enjoy these rights equally without facing any kind of discrimination (Aune, 58). The economic rights are such as the right to equal opportunities for employment regardless of one’s sex, age and racial affiliation. A social right is such as the freedom of speech, the freedom from discrimination and even the freedom of religion. Finally, an example of a political right is the right Continue reading...