Essays on Radical

Political correctness is a growing concern in today’s tender climate, so much so that it seems individuals cannot speak their mind or take a stance on anything for fear of being dubbed too radical or too lackadaisical about an issue. Equality between genders is not immune to this problem, but also a hot-button issue for political correctness. The word “feminist” is a trigger for some, a warning that allows people to understand you are either an enemy, or a friend. It is unfortunate that there is such a divide based on a simple word because feminism’s true ...

The Role of Functional Radicals – A Report

ABSTRACT Research is limited on the benefits of explicit teaching of Chinese second language (CSL) adult learners about the functions of radical components of Chinese characters. The following research, analysis, and discourse provides how CSL adult learners indeed benefit from the explicit instruction of all components of the radicals of Chinese characters at the onset of their learning. This connects to providing them a better understanding of the Chinese language as a non-alphabetical based framework especially for those students with English as their primary language. The following findings researched how a better understanding of such aspects of radicals including ...

There are different forms of feminism with five of them expressing strong views on prostitution. These are liberal feminism, Marxist feminism, socialist feminism, existentialist feminism, and radical feminism. Feminism is changing and vibrant, specifically in the cases of liberal feminism and radical feminism. Feminism embraces most tenets of a specific feminist theory rejecting selected precepts outright. In any case, one thing remains certain, and feminism focuses about promoting a world where women enjoy equal shares of power and rights. Radical feminism is against prostitution on grounds that it is degrading to women, and it extends the male gender’s ...

Abstract

Oxidation is a common problem in olive oil due to its high content of unsaturated fatty acid, this leads to nutritional losses and quality degradation, especially under microwave heating. A number of studies have been done to add natural antioxidants to reduce oxidation. This project examines the possible application of olive leaves to reduce or inhibit olive oil oxidation under microwave heating. Olive leaves were able to increase the total polyphenol content as well as reducing the peroxide value in olive oil. However, the microwave heating caused severe quality degradation (increasing peroxide value and reducing total polyphenol) especially after ...

Perhaps, feminist achievements are the most debated subjects in the contemporary society. Judging from the impacts of feminism ideologies in society, the whole idea of feminism is politics in itself. Although feminism represents a major transformation in representing gender equality in society, it has achieved minimal success in challenging male-dominated politics (Connell, 1997). This paper limits itself to the discussion of extend of feminism achieving its goals and all the underlying factors that impede the realization of such goals.

As opposed to the field of politics, feminism has registered phenomenal success in societal areas such as increased equalization among ...

Introduction

The Reconstruction period occurs as one of the primary historical times that have and continue to generate a contentious debate across various settings all over the globe. Speaking of the Reconstruction period, this connotes to a distinct point of time in the history of American society that was characterized by the increased occurrence of various changes. In fact, the changes were eminent across various settings in the American society inclusive, but not limited to politics, as well as the constitution. While it is true that the changes that occurred as a result of the Reconstruction period were few, it ...

Describe the Ministry of Jesus

The assignment is to create an 8 – 10 slide PowerPoint presentation selecting one of the Gospels (Mathew / John / Luke / Mark) and discuss the person and ministry of Jesus as described in it. I have used the Gospel of Matthew to unravel some well-known and a few pertinent though uncommon insights into the life and person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Detailed speaker notes have been added to the Notes page of every slide including the Introduction title slide right till the very last slide. References for each slide content as relevant are mentioned at ...

Australia is a country located in the Southern hemisphere of the Australian continent. It is the world’s sixth largest country. The country was colonized by the Great Britain in the 1788. This began with the arrival of the first fleet from Britain in Botany Bay (Hughes, 1988, p.106).

In 1901, Australia gained its independence and became a federal state (Frankel, 1988). The country was then subdivided into six states that were federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia. The states are New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and Queensland. Australia has since then had a ...

Introduction

Thesis Statement: A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a place about how conflict brings about radical change in a person’s identity.

Change

In the play, the woods represents “radical change” The Marriage scene represents the authority of the parents to enforce identity on their children The characters enter the woods as one person, and through conflict, emerge out of the woods changed forever. Hermia’s Radical Change Helena’s Radical Change Lysander’s Radical Change Demetrius’s Radical Change Demetrius Goes from Prescribed Groom to Lover of the Unrequited Conclusion A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a place about ...

Introduction

The one child policy in China has without a doubt contributed to many problems in the Chinese society. Some of these problems include an enormous burden of senior dependency on the youth, highly imbalanced sex ratios, and difficulties in finding marriage partners as well as various problems related to the mental and social development of kids who may be spoiled by their parents and the extended family. It such issues that has led some scholars and humanitarians to call for the abandoning of this policy. However, there are always two sides of a coin and this is the case ...

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of learning a new language with new characters, in particular Chinese characters, in other words, how do second language adult students acquire knowledge about orthographic characters of a new language system. While past research has shown that adult learners with no previous Chinese exposure learn more effectively by receiving explicit instructions of orthographic rules (Taft & Chung, 1999; Dunlap, Perfetti, Liu & Wu). This study focuses particularly in the semantic rules. Our results support previous results in that those learners who were given explicit instructions of semantic rules did learn more ...

Introduction

Terrorism poses a major problem for homeland security. Therefore, the Department of Homeland Security has instituted a number of measures in an effort to try to keep Americans safe from the dangers of terrorist attacks. There are a number of Muslim extremist groups whose name you may have heard on the news in the years following 9/11 and even today. These include Hamas, Hezbollah and more. These extreme Islamic terrorist groups are often responsible for a number of terrorist style attacks one the United States and its allies. Throughout this paper I will do a comparative study of some ...

- Context of the article 1.1 Problem addressed This article explores the effect of innovations on the performance of small business. It tracks the various types of innovations that are implemented by small businesses and their effect on various performance indicators such as profit, return on investment (ROI), sales per employee and sales. This research was done within a period of five years. 1.2 Relevance of the research question The research question is important as it seeks to shed light on the long term effects of innovations which have been termed as the new frontier in business development and ...

Afro-American History to 1877

“The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics” is a well written book by James Oakes. James Oakes in his book suggests that both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas fought slavery and stood up for the causes of slaves but they had different ways of fighting against slavery. The author presents thorough details of their working and ideas in his book. Oakes recognizes both of these leaders as reformers but portrays both of these leaders in different perspectives. This paper intends to discuss contributions of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas and how ...

The relationship between the revolution in France and Haiti

The Haitian Revolution resulted from a long fight on the fragment of the slaves in the French colony of St. Domingue, however was also driven by the free Mulattoes who had initially faced the prosecutions of being signified as semi-citizens. The revolution saw slavery to end and resulted to the establishment of the republic of Haiti. The colony of Saint-Domingue, geologically roughly the identical land mass that is currently Haiti was the lushest colony in the West Indies and perhaps the richest in the history of the globe. Driven by slave effort and enabled by rich soil and model ...

The problem of radicalization has come to characterize the poor neighborhoods of Kansas. Young adults have been the major casualties of this problem with some of them adopting extreme and warped political and religious aspirations and ideals. Most of these young people who embrace radical ideals are males between the ages 19 to 27. The political and religious ideals that these young people embrace are completely different from how most members of the Kansas communities participate in politics and view religious issues. The number of young adults who become radicalized has been on the rise, and this problem is ...

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Definition and background 3 Structure and properties of Artemisinin 4 Structure 4 Properties of Artemisinin 5 Synthesis of artemisinin 5 Activation of artemisinin 7 Mechanism of Artemisinin action in the body 8 Side effect 10 Conclusion 10

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- Table of Figures Figure 1: Structure of Artemisinin2 4 Figure 2: A synthetic strategy of chemical synthesis from cyclohexenone. 7,9,10 6 Figure 3: Reductive scission model: Homolytic mechanisms of bioactivation of the endoperoxide bridge of artemisinin and derivatives 8 Figure 4: Proposed mechanism for artemisinin mediated lipid peroxidation of membranes 3 9 Figure 5: Acting mechanism between heme& Artemisinin.3, ...

Art and architecture:

The movement of modernism is a movement that has been associated with the transformation of the western societies through development of industrial societies that then resulted to the development of cities. It is a movement that was conceived through the need to develop after the catastrophic events of the world wars. One of the main factors that the modernism has influenced is the aspect of architecture. The movement was developed as a way to reject and relinquish the traditional procedures of planning and adopting better and new methods that are capable of improving the social condition of people. The ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

‘Subject’ Critique on two articles regarding the American Revolution How radical was the American Revolution? ‘How Radical was the American Revolution,’ an article written by Dr. Paul Rahe, is an exploration of the revolutionary nature of founding of the American republic. The article is an extensive scrutiny into the political thought process behind the American Revolution. The author brings to our contemplation the radical nature of revolution itself and the ideas of the various political thinkers of that era. The article is intended for the scholarly community, both historians and academicians. Rahe, in an authoritative voice, lists out the ...

What is Descartes’ “method of doubt”? How does this method lead to the “I think” as a starting point of philosophy?

Introduction:

The Descartes‘s method of doubt which a basic aim and strategy of defeating skepticism on their own ground. This method approaches each situation by doubting it first. The method involves doubting all aspects including the truths, cultural presumptions as well as evidences of the senses of the argument. The method also doubts the whole process of reasoning .This skeptical challenge aims at ensuring that those arguments that pass the test are the ones which bears a ...

Movie making began long time ago. However, radical cinema came up in the early 1960s. Within the time given, there have been distinct ways to determine the creation of a movie. Most people who came to radical film making had little knowledge. Due to their poor level of knowledge, the film makers developed the already existing cinematic techniques. The cinematic techniques include; first, the shots, improvisation, close-ups, camera location and type of lighting. Among other cinematic techniques include the use of jump cuts. They are the edits made in a continuous scene of footage, without having to transit hence ...

Introduction

In the current developed world, Object Oriented (OO) system development approach has attracted a lot of attention. Many software development companies have shifted their attention to graduates with knowledge on Object Oriented development. This change has also taken effect and is largely being implemented in the System Analysis and Development texts, which are increasingly adapting Object Oriented approach as well as the Unified Process of system development (Rob, 2011, p.2). While this seems to be the issue, traditional approaches are not being left being since they have managed to outline the necessary processes including phases and activities, which have ...

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Examining Bell Hook’s Contribution to Debates About Gender and Race

Introduction The dawn of the 20th century paved the way for the second wave of feminist where Bell Hooks or otherwise Gloria Jean Watkins emerged as among the most renowned thinkers that contributed to the debates about gender and race. Among the most notable contributions to gender and race debates are the theories that provided the standpoint for feminists. The myriad of claims encompassing in the debates on gender and race states that knowledge is something that is socially situated in ways that marginal members of the society particularly women can be made aware and ...

The USA faces permanent threat of terrorist attacks at the hands of ideological radical zealots driven by dictatorial masterminds like any peacemaking nation that will not have people mistreated or human rights abused, whatever criminal opposition. To eliminate the possibility of the USA citizens’ welfare being affected by radical perpetrators America has counterterrorism system performing protective functions. Being the set of deterrent tools and measures, the system mentioned does misfire. The 2011 saw bin Laden eliminated; however, far from being eliminated, terrorist organization Al Qaeda seems to still be showing unhealthy signs of life, which may call for some ...

Water Contaminants from Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Industries

Water Contaminants from Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Industries

Abstract

In industrial processes, the generation of waste waters is unavoidable sometimes. It is therefore important to develop process for decontaminating this water. The treatment of toxic effluent that contains pharmaceutical and industrial chemicals cannot be satisfactorily attained through the use of conventional processes. Advanced oxidation processes (AOP) have been very vital and successful in their application to degrade these toxic compounds found in water. The high generation of extremely powerful oxidizing agent like the hydroxyl radical forms the back bone of the AOPs. This method is capable of destroying organic compounds until ...

Book Review: Republicanism and Democracy

The American Revolution was a complex political process that was inevitable. This is because the wave of the revolution was shaped by logical forces and circumstances that faced the American colonists leaving them with no other choice than revolting against the tyranny of the absolute monarchy that extended its hand to the Americas. However, the pressure to revolt on the colonist was not only experienced in Northern America but also was evident in other parts of the world. This accounts for other historical revolts like the French revolution. Gordon Wood the author of this book focuses of the progressive ...

Radicalization is a process through which a person embraces a more radical or extreme approach towards an ideology. The ideology could be political, social or religious, but normally the term radicalization is used to denote embracing those ideologies which rejects the generally accepted norms, notions or values. Prison is a place where radicalization can be triggered easily because, its isolated environment and the lack of distractions, offer the perfect platform for a person to lean towards and adopt an extreme set of ideologies. The inmates who are already radicalized have the ideal opportunity to target a group of young men, who already have had a brush ...

Defining Terrorism

Defining terrorism is a very complex issue, the importance of which cannot be overstated in the world today. The problem with declaring a “War on Terror” is that there is no catch-all definition of what constitutes terrorism (O’Kane, 2007). Most people have a very general idea of what terrorism looks like; it is easy to describe an act as terrorism once it has occurred, but it is very difficult to define terrorism as a whole before it happens.

A good definition of an act of terrorism is, arguably, an act, often a violent act, whose purpose is to ...

Answer each question in 1.5-2 preferably single-spaced pages. 1. Use social structural theories to explain how the structure of U.S society may cause minorities to be over-represented within the criminal justice system. You should pay specific attention to social disorganization theory, strain theory, and culture conflict theory. The fact that minorities are over-represented within the criminal justice system in the United States is an implication of greater issues within society. These issues are essentially rooted in the interplay between the political and cultural realms in the United States throughout its history. This has led to a culture in which ...

History 1745, US History to 1865

Summer Session, 2015

Introduction

Thomas Paine wrote “Common Sense” in the first month of 1776, and by the end of the year, it had sold 150,000 copies throughout America, constituting itself as the country’s first “best seller”. In this pamphlet, he put forth all the arguments that had been built up by the time, regarding the Colonies’ right to independence, and the evils of absolutist monarchy. The ideas of Natural Laws, and the roles and limitations of the Government, which are expressed in this document, were in wide circulation in the educated circles at the time, and even ...

The process of Galileo - inquisitorial trial of 70-year-old physicist and astronomer Galileo, held in 1633 in Rome. Galileo was accused of supporting the banned public heliocentric system of Copernicus, which the Catholic Church has earlier condemned as heretical doctrine (1616). As a result of the process, despite the agreement to renounce Copernicanism and repent, Galileo was sentenced to life in prison, which was soon changed to the house arrest and lifetime supervision of the Inquisition. “Galileo process subsequently became a symbol of the confrontation between science and religion - or, more generally, freedom of thought and dogmatic (political ...

The French Revolution that took place in 1789-1799 is one of the most popular political uprisings in world history. Throughout the 18th century, the traditional authoritarian French monarchy remained in power despite talk of reform. As the authority structures remained in place, economic revolutions took place within the French society causing dramatic changes. Moreover, the evolving social structure started to collide with the static political structure. This led to the clamor for reforms in order to create a constitutional monarchy, reform the financial and political landscape of the nation. The revolution was immediately followed by the by a dictatorship ( ...

- Introduction Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, born in 1937 to a war-ravaged France. Throughout the years, he has written a number of important texts; the two most important of these texts were Being and Event and Logics of Worlds. As philosophical texts, they caused a great deal of noise and discussion in the philosophical community. Badiou has addressed a number of important philosophical concepts in these texts, including the concepts of truth and being-- the latter of which became the subject of one of his most important texts, Being and Event. To discuss his views on these ...

A Political Approach

Introduction The purpose of this literature review is to provide an analysis of the United States’ potential vulnerability to cyber terrorism attacks on its critical infrastructure system. Some experts suggest that the United States is not as vulnerable to cyber attacks and acts of cyber terrorism as many critics believe. American’s direct and indirect involvement in growing uncertainties in the Middle East have sparked new debates and concerns regarding the threats new types of cyber terrorism now pose to the nation’s data and information security (Abdulrahman, 139). Most importantly, this literature review has been conducted on the ...

In the United States groups formed for the sole purpose of advocating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual(LGBT) rights did not come into being until after WWII. These groups were created to bring homosexuals in a show of support to one another and also to educate the legal authorities and legislators. The first organization created for gay men was known as the Mattachine Society and it was founded in 1950, followed shortly thereafter by the organization known as the daughters of Bilitis. This was a society created as a support system for lesbian women in America. These organizations attempted ...

Introduction

The Muslim Brotherhood refers to the transnational political and religious group that was created in Egypt by the Islamic scholar Hassan al-Banna on the basis of the belief that Islam is a way of life and not simply a religion. Banna was opposed to the Western concepts of democracy and justice. He considered the imitation of Western customs sacrilegious. Therefore, he founded this organization to unite the believers of Islam from all across the world into the bond of brotherhood and liberate Egypt from the bondage of Western influences (Jones and Cullinane 2013). By definition, democracy refers to a ...

Doctor Candidate:

Philosophy of Transformation: Differentiation or Subtraction Summary in Key Words Philosophy of transformation; Deleuze; Badiou; differentiation, subtraction, (re-, de-) territorialization; folding; plane of consistency; events (interventions); truth procedure; subject; the capitalism; the democratic materialism

Summary of the Theme and the Aim of the Project

This project focuses on the characteristics of the radical change, concerning philosophies of Badiou and Deleuze. The plan is to analyze Deleuze’s idea of creative differentiation, relevant to the (re-, de-) territorialization and the folding, meanwhile to examine Badiou’s subtractive philosophy about the event (the intervention), and the truth procedure. Four steps to undertake this project will be conducted in sequence: first, to ...

Introduction

Across the world women has been denied equal rights, hence increasing their vulnerability to various types of violence. Even though domestic violence is global problem, there have been no formulate law or provisions that penalizes those who facilitates domestic violence. The problem regarding this issue is that domestic violence is normally reflected as a private issue that should be solved outdoor the state’s jurisdiction. Battered women are generally mistreated and ordered to return home if they attempt to file their grievance with the authority. Although there are established few shelters that aims to accommodate those women that fear ...

The radical feminist theory refers to a perspective in the feminism which mainly focuses on patriarchy as the system of power which is responsible for organizing the society into a complex of relationships, which are normally based on the assertion that male supremacy oppresses women. The main aim of this theory is geared towards challenging and overthrowing patriarchy. This is achieved through opposing oppression and standard gender roles of the women. It calls for the intention of reordering the society. The early types of radical feminism arose within the second-wave feminism in around the 1960s. It viewed patriarchy as ...

Introduction

In the book, “Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World,” Merchant has essentially written a handy introduction to the ecological problems as well as issues from a radical viewpoint. Capra (1996) agrees that ecological thinking emerged simultaneously in a number of disciplines in first half of the century particularly in 1920s. The ecological thinking was pioneered by the biologists, who stressed the opinion of living organisms as the integrated wholes a fact shared by Merchant. In Radical Ecology, Merchant manages to incorporate major topics of concern like social ecology, deep ecology, science and worldviews, ecofeminism, spiritual ecology, among ...

Chapter 1:1. Define the State. 2. Define Power Power - is a capability to impose one`s will, to affect the activities and behavior of other people, even in contradiction to their resistance. Political power – is an ability of one individual or a group of individuals to control behavior of citizens and of society on the basis of state aims. 3. Distinguish Authority from Legitimacy Legitimacy – is consent of the people with power, when they voluntarily recognize its right to make binding decisions. Authority – is limited responsibilities and rights, formally granted to anyone in order to let him commit ...

Vladimir Lenin’s theory of imperialism builds on the theory of capitalism as advanced by Karl Marx. He in fact considers imperialism as the premier stage of capitalism (Lenin, 88). In essence, his theory begins from where the theory of capitalism ends. In simple terms, the theory of capitalism comprises of the private ownership and control of goods and the means of producing the goods within a state. The controllers or owners, referred to as the bourgeois, utilize these factors to accumulate profits. Lenin argues that over time, the bourgeois amass a lot of profits, creating an inequality between ...

Introduction The analysis of Candide in the perspective of the wider scope of Western movements and thought reveals that his work was highly essential in the historical social institutions. As Voltaire criticized various societal aspects, candide gives insight of unenlightened view that was the basis of the revolutionary movement inn France. Candide was also written in retribution against the opinions of historical eminent philosopher from Germany, who argued that humankind lives in the best of promising world.Voltaire writing is an attempt to dismantle this conception. This historical paper therefore, gives a deep analysis of how Voltaire conveys the vital ...

Theoretical Framework

Women in leadership in higher education: Theoretical framework Introduction

While ‘feminism’ and ‘feminist’ are terms that have been explored at length in literature, affiliating these terms to concepts of leadership has been rare. However, feminists have increasingly evaluated and studied the practice of leadership from a feminist perspective, or feminist leadership, especially since the advent of Second Wave feminism in the 1970s and 1980s . However, majority of this work remains unpublished and difficult to access as it is not available as part of journal or on the internet.

Most prominent feminist theories are based on common assumptions that affirm ...

I. What was going on in America during this time (1865-1877) known as "the reconstruction? (1-3 Page) (Talk about Lincolns 10% plan, Charles Sumner,Preston Brooks, Lincolns death, The Reconstruction act, Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Freedmans Bureau, Birth of the KKK, etc.) There were two Reconstructions in American history, although the first one in 1865-77 ended with restoration of home rule and white supremacy in the South, rather than equal citizenship and voting rights promised in the 14th and 15th Amendments. In fact, it ended in extreme violence, with perhaps 50,000 blacks being murdered when the Ku Klux ...

Introduction

As people grow older there are certain biological and cognitive changes that take place in the body. The human body experiences decreased capabilities in its respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, neural and urinary functions. Due to the adverse challenges that the elderly face in their later life, it would be great for the various scientists and experts to come together and research more on the theories of aging or the causes of aging. They can come up with more treatments that will increase the immunity system of the old people. This way the older people are able to live their last ...

In the 2009 film adaptation of the Stiegg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the character of Lisbeth Salander is an enigmatic, aggressive, yet troubled girl who rebels against tremendous oppression subjected to her by the government and corporations. The film is a very interesting and fascinating example of radical feminism, as evidenced through Lisbeth Salander and the things that happen to her and the other female characters in the film (Harriet, namely).

Radical feminism showcases a society in which women are oppressed primarily by men. The patriarchy is a male-dominated society that seeks to take advantage ...

Storch, Randi. Red Chicago: American communism at its grassroots, 1928-35. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2007.

Randi Storch's 2007 book Red Chicago: American Communism at its Grassroots details the subversive movement in Chicago at the time, when there was a vast upswing of Communist thought stemming from the worker's revolts of the time. The American Communist Party had a substantial presence there, and the book describes their struggle for relevancy and to have an effect on the outcomes of political action at the time. The book attempts to reconcile the thought processes of these people with two very different, contradictory ideas: "one of an organization that celebrated Soviet leaders, co-opted Soviet symbols, and embraced revolutionary ...

Republicanism and Democracy in the 18th Century

A Book Review Introduction Some of us have learned the history of the American Revolution in a way which leads us to think the revolution was inevitable. There were logical forces and circumstances leading to the revolution and like other people in other revolutions the American colonists reached a point where they had no other choice but to revolt. Some of us have learned that the revolution parallels the French Revolution. The author, Gordon S. Wood, takes aim especially at what he describes as the Progressive interpretations of the American Revolution and demonstrates neither the revolution nor the revolution’ ...

Revealing both the best and worst aspects of humanity, the Renaissance was characterized by extraordinary human achievements, a heightened interest in human potential and, paradoxically, by superstition, witch-hunting, exorcism and torture. The humanism of Renaissance had four main themes: the belief in the individual’s potential, a tendency to view religion as being more personal rather than institutionalized, an increased interest in the classics, a rejection of Aristotelian philosophy in order to develop a more scientific attitude. As the ecclesiastical power started to deteriorate, the pressure of having to fit scientific inquiry with Christian dogma decreased, making inquiry steadily ...

Chechen Terrorism in Russia

Religion, culture and politics have played a huge role in the terrorist attacks executed by Chechen rebels in Russia. The conflict instigated by Chechen rebels stem from the fact that Chechnya, the territory they claim, became part of the national territory of Russia due to historical circumstances. Long before Russia emancipated as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Chechnya was part of an independent republic called the Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. However, that nation did not last long, as the USSR occupied it and made it into a province called the ...

Abstract

The paper focuses on Semco Partners and the group of companies. Attention is given to its unique management style that involves employee autonomy and liberty in workplace decision making. The success of the Semco enterprise precipitated by the radical management style and administration strategy is studied. The CEO, Ricardo Semler, uses the employee-centered style that is considered within with the view of establishing the relationship of the strategy and business performance. The success of this culture and style of management is visible in the many ventures that the $400 million dollars enterprise has started. Eth an energy industry company, ...

Introduction

The defining characteristics of the contemporary world have been the notion of terrorism that affects global security and stability. The tragic events are typifying the twenty-first-century including attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, and the successive attacks in London, Madrid, Bali among other places attracted significant media coverage. However, the terrorism issue is extensive as numerous radical groups exist around the globe and tend to practice their extremist activities on a regular basis. It has been a norm that no matter how many terrorists are captured or killed; many more are willing to join the likes of ...

1. Descartes famously begins his Meditations on First Philosophy by considering so-called “radical doubt.” What is radical doubt, and what are the three phases in the argument that lead him to it? What does he believe is the idea that is fundamentally resistant even to the deepest of doubts? And why does Descartes begin his epistemology like this, anyway? Rene Descartes propounded his theory of radical doubt where he insisted on the systematic process of doubting one’s beliefs in a bid to determine or ascertain that which is indeed true. Descartes, in his radical doubt, advocated for doubting ...

What feminism has to do with gender?

Introduction Feminism movements developed over time. It depicts two generations that have struggled to bring to light the struggles and challenges that women face in the society that has proved to patriarchal. The old movements were active during the years of 1835 to 1935 while the new wave was realized from the 1960s onwards. In both cases, advocated inclusion of women in decision-making organs in the society. Numerous civil and peace movements with women are noted to contribute to the advocacy of reforms and changes demanded by women. Several amend emends are done in the constitution but fail to ...

The title of Bruce Bawer’s While Europe Slept is adapted from Winston Churchill’s 1938 book While England Slept, which addressed England’s policy of appeasement towards Hitler’s Germany and a lack of preparation for WWII. Bawer makes a similar argument, asserting that Europe is not taking the threat of militant Islamic fundamentalism seriously enough. He divides the book into three sections, Before 9/11: Europe in Denial, 9/11 and After: Blaming Americans and Jews , and Europe's Weimar Moment: The Liberal Resistance and Its Prospects. The Weimar Republic was the federal republic established in Germany after WW1, which ...

Introduction

The debate of Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine regarding the human nature and psychology is of great interest due to the opposing views presented by both the experts. The human nature debate of these two experts is of critical importance in forming the pillars of a society. The government policies are based on similar concepts related to human nature and actions.

Analysis of the Debate

Edmund Burke was a famous individualist. As per his point of view, a reason is individual’s reason and an interest is the private interest. His individualism was combined with his belief regarding natural sociability of man. According ...

Introduction

Discrimination of Islam women in both Muslim and non-Muslim societal contexts remains a pertinent concern across various settings all around the globe. The fear of Hijab in the American society occurs as one of the most comprehensive means through which Islamic women are stereotyped. The stereotyping of the Islamic Hijab in the American society can be traced may be traced to various events that have taken place in the United States contexts. More importantly, the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre is perhaps the most comprehensive reason as to why Americans have and continue to harbour intolerance for ...

Security studies approaches have evolved over time in the international arena. In the globe currently, there are major driving forces that influence the advancement of global security studies. The reasons cited for this change include deep power politics, technological innovation and crucial events in the international security arena. Moreover, other reasons include institutionalization, local dynamics of intellectual deliberations. It is of immense significance to discover which forces are of massive significance that makes the decision in denoting a security incident. (Mukherjee, 2013). Core factors like realism and liberalism also feature prominently in the discourse of regionalization of security matters ...

Improving the processing of polymer manufacture to get the maximum mechanical properties

There are various characteristics and properties of Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) that are essential in the improvement of the processing of polymer manufacture. PMMA have been widely used in place of the glass. Consequently, its unique features have been the contributing factors in its applications. The properties of PMMA include:

Weight: The material is always lightweight and even durable.

Density: The material has a density of between 1.15-1.19 g/cm3. This weight is estimated as half the density of a glass material. Strength: PMMA has a good impact strength which is significantly lower than the strength of the polycarbonate as well as other engineered polymers. In addition, the strength of ...