Essays on Steven.

- Palmer, Anna. (2009) .”I’m not a “math’s-person”!’ reconstituting mathematical subjectivities in aesthetic teaching practices. Gender and Education.21 (4):387-404

#The author of the paper is a faculty member at the Department of Education, Stockholm University, Sweden. The author had credibility by virtue of her chair and position at the department, is a qualified teacher –educator and researcher. #$The purpose of the study was to understand the rationale behind the maths –anxieties. #The study was conducted to find out the loopholes in the traditional method of math education that creates anxiety and fear towards math #The ...

Article summary- Against unions

The article titled “Labor Union 'Studies' Lead To Minimum Wage Legislative Malpractice” written by Richard Berman appeared in the Forbes magazine on the 18th of October 2013. The author states that the main role of unions, which is to lobby for pay increases, harms the employees and the economy at large.

He asserts that the demands by unions for an increase in the minimum wage make no economic sense. This is because an increase in wages will make labor more expensive leading to a decrease in the demand for jobs. This means that the number of jobs available, especially ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

A Postcard from the Volcano by Steven Wallace

This short poem written by Steven Wallace is more about the remains of a person after his demise. It is related more to the impact that the future generations would have as a result of the remains after the death of an individual.

The poem is written in verses of three lines. This short poem written by Steven Wallace, offers a unique perspective to its readers. Steven Wallace starts the poem with imagery as the tone for the entire poem is set through its imagery. Every image that Wallace uses in the poem convey various emotions.

There is significant shift ...

If there should be no alcohol in public places until aged 21

“Teen who killed five admitted drink-driving 'all the time'”. The Age Victoria online publication of November 14, 2012 screamed this headline. The then 19 year old Steven Johnstone's VicRoads' admitted to his friends that he drove in an inebriated state all the time. The news article further states that just after midnight in Mill Park on January 17, 2010, Steven was speeding in his car along with five passengers. While driving, he ignored the red lights and was also talking on the mobile phone. It was at this stage that he lost control of the car which crashed with a ...

In early June of the 2010, author and New York Times writer, Steven Pinker, wrote an article titled “Mind over Mass Media”. The article itself is a personal favorite of mine, and captures my attention at all angles. In essence, Steven Pinker is making the argument that mass media doesn’t have a negative effect on our brain, as so many people believe. Throughout the article he uses examples of comic books in the 50’s, as well as video game exposure in the 90’s. During the time period of the 1950’s, people believed that comic books made your ...

How does technology, such as the Internet and other social media create changes in society or how do changes in society push technological development?

There is no doubt that society is changing—in the last decade, technology has advanced so much that it seems unlikely that people alive a century before would be able to distinguish it from magic. Humanity has unprecedented access to information, healthcare, and food; although there are still problems in society today, the problems are growing smaller in the face of technological advancements and changes. Some might argue that society has driven forward technological advancement, ...

Attribution error

The manner in which human beings react to technology is different. This may be caused by the different perceptions that the people have on technology. This research paper attempts to examine if human perception is influenced by major factor technological failures in many organizations. The main objective of this research is to know the extent in which human perceptions are influenced by technological failure. Weiner (78) notes that technology failures in organizations may include failure in machines, computer errors, and unplanned for circuit breaks. According to Delfabbro and Winefield (14), the decision making process of the human beings is ...

Main points:

- This reading expresses the mode ...

The most common idea behind dieting has always been based on the fact that, it is a way of getting rid of the excessive fats in the body. It is for this reason that most individuals usually avoid taking some diets that contain high fat content especially foods like red meat and instead taking meat products with low calorie content that controls the level of cholesterol in the blood and fat, as well. Dieting has been used for many years by individuals who have weight issues and it is vital to note that, most of these individuals have been able ...

This March, the whole world celebrated the 161th anniversary of the birth of Vincent Van Gogh's, whose paintings are now included in the list of the fifteen most famous and expensive artworks in the world. The paradox is that it was the artist's lifelong dream to sell at least one of them to get the money and pay off his countless debts. When a healthy boy was born on the 30th March, 1853 to the ...

Understanding Why Crime Fell in the 1990s: Four Factors That Explain The Decline And Six That Do Not. Experience by Steven D. Levitt

The entire criminal activities in almost all parts of United States experienced heartening drop in the late 1990’s. According to Levitt experience, the year 1999 witnessed the least rate of reported cases homicide for the past 35 years. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reports highlights that in 1998, property and violent crimes declined by 29% and 34% respectively. Levitt states, “homicide rates fell in nine of the ten years in the decade of ...

Before the 16th century, the existence of micro-organism had not been discovered. It was until a microscope was invented that micro-organism become a subject of discussion (Barnett 2003). Microbiology is the study of microorganisms or microbes. Microorganisms are the smallest living organisms that cannot be observed with our naked hence they need to be magnified using magnification tools such as microscope. Examples of micro-organisms are bacteria, virus and fungi. Fermentation in simple terms is the conversion of sugar into acid, gases and alcohol by enzymes that act as catalysts (Pumphrey and Julie 1996). Fermentation is a process that occur takes place in ...

The work of Art, which is discussed in this essay, is a painting of Emile Jean Horace Vernet – “The Scene from the French Campaign of 1814”, created in the 1826. Now, this masterpiece is located in the Legion of HonorGallery 16. This picture was created with oil on canvas.(Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.Emile Jean Horace Vernet › Scene from the French Campaign of 1814.(n.d.)) This work is truly considered to be a piece of World Art: as it may be seen, all objects, depicted on it, are quite realistic. On this point it is appropriate to go to the ...

Online education is gaining pace in most countries. Institutions of higher learning are fast adopting these models of learning as it promises to bridge the gap and enhance the learning process. This is enhanced, further, by the trends in technology. There are many developers who are coming up to develop technologies that are used in online learning. This paper will analyze the views of three authors on the impact of online education on learning.

Educause. “Impact and challenges of e-learning”. Supporting E-learning in Higher Education 3 (2003): 1-7. (http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ers0303/rs/ers03036.pdf)

Educause journal argues about the changing needs of ...

Introducing

Human resources are an important aspect of every organization. They are the key founders who play the role of the mentors, trainer and development for the organization. The human resources lay the foundation for the respective businesses as well maintain eh respective business related performance. (Altman 2006: 769) The human resources should maintain the respective business aspects that shall consider about the appointments, developments and the training of the employees in the organization. The human resources maintain the respective business development aspect and manage the resources of the organization.

Cenlow Limited is concerned about the expansion and developments program ...

- Using the crime classification worksheet found in Chapter 1, Exhibit 1.1, choose a major crime or specific criminal and discuss the crime(s) through the use of the factors on the worksheet. Be sure to provide a citation in APA format of the crime or criminal you researched.

The specific criminal who I choose to analyze using the crime classification worksheet found in Chapter 1, Exhibit 1.1, is Steven Pennell, the sexual sadist. The victims of Steven Pennell were high risk victims. They were either involved in prostitution or drug use. This is illustrated in the case involving Catherine DiMauro. The text, Serial Violence: Analysis of Modus Operandi and Signature Characteristics of Killers, describes DiMauro as a “former lunchwagon driver with a police record of prostitution arrests” (Keppel & Birnes, 2009, p. 143). Robert Keppel and William Birnes explain that DiMauro’s main mode of transportation was “ ...

In "Grades and Money,” Steven Vogel discusses the relationship between money and grades. He argues that students are only interested in getting good grades rather than learning. He says that most of the students have created a direct relationship between grades and money. They believe that good grades create opportunities to get more money than poor grades. Steven Vogel presents a great piece of work because everything follows from the central thesis. The author successfully directs the value of education from the importance of good grades to making money. It is to this regard that students strive to get ...

Introduction

The postmodern theory clearly explains the hardships and at times most treacherous terrains of modern critical theories about how it can be done and explains more about itself. The theory explores the in-depth discourses pertaining writers and intensively brings out their most admirable insights and clarity. Unlike the common knowledge the readers have of understanding postmodernism to always have a connection to the political flights, its proves them fully wrong by doing the contrary of that by bringing back one of the most important aspect of theoretical enterprise again into the political moorings which is not an easy goal to ...

Company Overview

Apple is one of the leading companies in the electronics and technology industry, second only to Microsoft. The company was established in 1976 by Steven Jobs and Steven Wozniak, and incorporated in 1977. Although its first computers failed, it grew gradually following the success of its later products starting from 1980. The company faced stiff competition in 1980s, following the entry of other players such as IBM into the market. In 1990s, the company experienced considerable challenges, both in the market as well as in its management, which led to Steve Jobs leaving the company. However, following a return of ...

Is baby Steven gaining too much weight too quickly? Based on growth patterns and recommended weight gains for infants under one year, baby Steven is gaining weight on a perfectly normal scale. Based on reports by the CDC the average weight a baby is supposed to add in the first month is between 4-7 ounces or 112 grams to 200 grams. During breast feeding, infants who are breastfed grow differently from those gaining their nourishment from supplements and formula (Johnson, 2012). The average weight gain for a breastfeeding baby is between 0.5 kg to 1 kilogram every month if growth. The height ...

Question 1

According to the article by Joseph Johnston, he argues that stakeholders’ interests are worth in a social aspect, but they prove to be hard in imposing them. In this case, Joseph explains the objective of starting a business enterprise and compares with the social responsibilities a company is obliged to fulfill. Additionally, the social responsibilities of a company usually conflict with the main objectives of starting a business enterprise. Generally, managers are owed the responsibility of social welfare and benefit for the community at large. Therefore, a business enterprise is expected to function in favor of both shareholders’ interests and stakeholders’ interests. In practice, stakeholders ...

Rapid prototyping can be described as the computer program useful in constructing a three-dimensional model of work originating from a drawing of a Computer Aided Design (CAD). It is very useful when one wants to easily and quickly turn designs into objective samples. The making of the objective samples by use of this method is achievable through the use of Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) as well as the CAD formats, and also through integration and cross-functional teams (Steven et al 1990).

Rapid Prototyping is very useful in many areas. It is used to put user interfaces into testing, to monitor the ...

The employment laws are written to bring a difference in negotiating authority between the employers and employees. These laws were amended for the benefit of the employees, to provide them with healthier working environments, and to keep the cost of the employees low. The contract of the employment between the employer and the employee is the main binding force for the employment rights and duties of the worker. The employment contract represents a relationship of financial dependency and societal subservience. As said by Hogler (2003), the common rule of law states that if the parties do not contract for a particular period ...

The law of property act of 1925 is among the Acts that were designed as part of the integrated legislative program initiated by Lord Chancellor Lord Birkenhead between the year 1921 and 1925 (Beale Jr. 1907). This piece of legislation primarily concerns itself with the transfer of property. In law, the word property is synonymous with the word land. There are many reasons that explain why land is the most fundamental kind of property in society. The provisions relating to the law of property are principally concerned with the transactions on matters of land, most prominently leases and deeds. ...

“Contagion”: The Review

In April 2009 the world was aghast at a horrific event – the start of the pandemic of the new strain of H1N1 virus known to the general public as a “swine flu”. The disease claimed over 1900 lives. The flu caused mass frenzy on a worldwide scale, and hysteria over medicine. The population was terrified to the point of buying everything and anything the pharmacies could offer. Eventually, when the turmoil subsided, many scholars presumed that such an occurrence could be called a “mass psychosis”. The governments and the corporations, on the other hand, were utilizing it for the purpose of realizing the ...

World War II was a time in which many people experienced destruction and depression. Throughout the world there was killing and the unforgettable deeds done by a man named Adolf Hitler. Schindler’s List is a movie in which portrays one man’s influence on the war and his actually influence on saving the lives of so many Jews. This paper looks to discuss World War II briefly so there is a better understanding of the war but also a detailed look at the movie of Schindler’s List. Oscar Schindler is the main character in the movie that was mainly pursuing the work ...

Abstract

The investigation teams, police, judges and courts rely strongly on the forensic medical evidence and use the evidence to build up their efforts. The prime aim is to punish the guilty while avoid connecting the innocent. Interpretation of forensic medical evidence and their role have significantly expanded through the justice system. Steve Wright was found guilty of killing five prostitutes and faces life in jail for the murders. The Ipswich Prostitute Murders made headlines not only in Britain but also caught the attention of Inernatiosnl media. The essay looks at how forensic science and the evidence collected helped to ...

Dwight McDonald presents his view and thoughts with respect to reading a written material. He argues that the nature of printer matter that inundates us is the presence of functional curiosity that impels people to read a piece of information very fast with respect to time available. This functional curiosity is usually evident with educated people. In most cases, people have the curiosity but the functionality part of it does not reflect at all. Therefore, the main aim of reading a printed material as per today is to enhance one’s functional gain at expense of money or political interest among many ...

Karen Moore is the HR director of a multinational company, QuestSource. The company has an office in Shanghai, and her Chinese counterpart is Tsang Yao, a pleasant, even-mannered man. While initially, Moore is pleased with the hiring and performance reports from China—believing that Tsang is doing a good job—she is later infuriated to learn that most of the hired employees are Tsang’s relatives. She takes this matter to her supervisor and the chief operating officer of the company, Daniel Young, who admonishes her for showing a lack of awareness regarding Chinese work culture. This paper analyses Moore’s reaction to ...

In Knockout, Suzanne Somers interviews a number of doctors who have very specific ideas on cancer treatment and prevention – namely, that radiation, chemotherapy, and mammography do not work, and can actually cause more harm than good. They then proceed to offer their own alternatives, usually from their own field of medicine, which they claim are much better solutions for preventing and treating cancer. Somers then goes on to detail her own experiences working with doctors in the face of a misdiagnosis of cancer, and how that led her to seek alternative treatments and preventative measures. Upon reading this book, I ...

First Essay

The San People The San people is a cultural tribe living in southern Africa. Scientists conducted a study of this group’s DNA and discovered that the San people may be the oldest population on Earth descending from fourteen different populations. Scientists discovered genetic variation in their DNA, making the San people the most genetically diverse population in the world. The San people relate to the history of creativity because this population illustrates the outcomes of cultural fusion, so to speak, and therefore, represent the creative construction of culture based on traditional and contemporary influences. The development of the San ...

South Asian Visual Art in the Context of Cultural Literacy

In the modern world of rapid processes of scientific and cultural development our life seems to be a competitive and stressful rat race. But it doesn't matter how difficult and unpredictable our life is, when we have something that helps us to run away from our problems and everyday routine. It helps us to find a place where we can feel nirvana and harmony. Furthermore, this mysterious thing is still be a part of everybody's life and surrounding. It is art – the reflection of human understanding of the world. “The visual plays a central role in South Asian culture, high and low, ...

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Steven Spielberg- Film Director

Contribution to Society A man who brought much name and fame to Hollywood and the United States is none other than the phenomenal and most powerful filmmakers the country hasThe biggest credit given to Spielberg for his work is his unique interest in science fiction and the spirit of which he kept alive through the dozens of films he made. Spielberg has become a role model for the youth of America as well as the entire world. He has made films like Jurassic Park, Jaws, ...

In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes our Lives by Steven Levy (Review and Reflection)

INTRODUCTION The underlying book is prestigious effort of Steven Levy to unfold and explore some of the most fundamental components of business management. For comprehensive coverage of the topic, he has picked Google for exemplification. He not only narrates the Google’s story of success, but also highlights the contributing factors in critical and analytical manner. Current critical study on this book is divided into two sections. In the first section, readers are promised to be provided with basic understanding to the major undercurrents. It provides the review of the most fundamental ideas covered by the author. While, ...

Introduction

Clarence Thomas is the second African American to sit on the United States Supreme Court, preceded only by Thurgood Marshall who served on the United States Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. Clarence Thomas was nominated to the United States Supreme Court in July 1991 and was approved by the United States Senate by a very narrow margin in October of 1991. Throughout his term on the United States Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has been both hailed and criticized. He has been both compared to Thurgood Marshall and nicknamed an Uncle Tom. Throughout this paper, I will discuss United States ...

Anderson Air Force Base – Guam is a military port based in the United States of America located approximately 4 miles northeast of Yigo. Along with the Naval Base of Guam, they were placed under the Joint Region Marianas on the late 2009 that was in October. Anderson Air Force Base was established in 1944 as North Field and was a posthumous recognition in the name of the late of Brigadier General James Roy Andersen (Mulligan and Gibbs 2005). This base was built to serve as a bomber forward operating locations of the United States Air Force, which provides back-up support to the ...

Twelfth night is a luminous piece of literary work by William Shakespeare. This comedy and romantic play is believed to be prepared around the year 1600. Love has been explicated as one of the most inspiring emotions and the same idea has been profoundly portrayed by the author in a very pragmatic manner. Shakespeare also portrays different facets of relationship and love in the play and describes how passionate love can cause agony and violence. The Gender is also portrayed significantly by the author in the play. This play is known as some of transvestite comedies of Shakespeare. Viola, a leading ...

Abstract

This research is about the reasons why there is continued survival of the North Korean Country despite the harsh domestic and International conditions that have affected it over the years. The paper highlights the various problems that the country has gone through over the years especially as a communist country. The paper then focuses on the different survival strategies that the country has relied on in an attempt to survive. First, the paper looks at the conventional military brinkmanship strategy. The paper then focuses on the use of diplomacy as used by North Korea as a survival strategy. Here the paper ...

In the past few years, several states such as North Carolina and Maryland have sought to decriminalize marijuana. Other states across the country, such as Connecticut, Montana, and even California have legalized weed for medicinal use. Last year the infamous Colorado and Washington states managed to legalize marijuana sales to anybody as long as they purchased the marijuana from government subsidiaries and taxed at the time of purchase. While many believe that these changes are a productive and modern step forward for medicine and the country’s financial gain, but they are ignoring the bad that legalizing marijuana will bring. ...

Management

We all know that systems engineering has a major role to play in business and defense industries, but has it ever occurred to you that system engineering is also a major player in the healthcare sector? On March 24, 2014, Mr. Dr. Steven W. Badelt of Suttons Creek Inc., a seasoned expert in product development, engineering management, business development, and systems engineering, spoke on ‘Systems Engineering in Healthcare.’ Dr. Steven has an MS in Biomedical Engineering from UCLA, and a PhD in Neuro-engineering from UCLA. Dr. Steven has also won several awards in writing business plans, research, and leadership. Today, Dr. Steven leads ...

In today’s modern times, many have heard of the popular “Paleo Diet” that has become somewhat of a craze for individual’s attempting to change their bodies. The Paleo Diet, advertised to allow individuals to live well and longer, consists primarily of fish, organic meats, fruits and vegetables, eggs, oils, nuts, and seeds. Foods such as dairy, refined sugar, processed foods, salt, etc. are forbidden. While this diet has grown in popularity, one wonders how accurate the menu is compared to what our ancestors ate in the Paleolithic Era. During the Palelithic Era, according to an article by ...

In every person’s life, marriage is considerably one of the most important highlights of their lives as this signals their commitment to one another and a new life. Many consider marriage to bevery serious business as many couples opt to take a long time to determine whether they can enter such commitment or just stay separated. However, there are a few who would undergo marriage and later on file for divorce due to irreconcilable differences and other reasons that would show the other is unfit for such commitment. For years, divorce remains as a hot topic for many countries, especially in the ...

Introduction

The great recession is believed to have started toward the end of 2007, and affected most economies. This was dubbed the great recession in the literature since it was mainly deep and prolonged, and therefore was regarded to be the worst recession since the great depression of 1930s. For years, the economists have not agreed on the causes of the great recession nor have they agreed on the correct policy response to the subsequent recession. This made several governments introduce significant stimulus programs in an attempt to reduce the economic impact of the recession. Similarly, the increase in government ...

On January 7, 2014 was broadcasted the documentary film of Frontline “Catch a trader” which investigates the problem of insider trading. In the film are included interviews with FBI agents and journalists about the results of their ten years long investigation of SAC Capital advisors L.P. who realized huge profits. It was founded by Steven A. Cohen in 1992. The Firm employed about thousand people, and had many offices around the world. Steven A. Cohen was a legend in Wall Street. The Firm developed successful investment strategies for their clients based on reliable information. Turney Duff, a former trader in Galleon Group, ...

Conrad. N. Hilton built the Hiltons chain of Hotels Magnate and worked as the chairman until when he died on 3rd of January 1979. The Hilton hotels were it was the leading hotel empire during his era. He was committed to developing an international chain of high end market hotels. On top of establishing hotels he set ideals of excellence for the whole hotels business in the supervision, organization and set-ups. Mr. Hilton had six offspring’s, all born to an American-German mother and Norwegian father who was an immigrant in the town of San Antonio in Mexico. He ...

The debate concerning whether or not marijuana should be sold for medicinal purposes continues to rage with a vengeance. It is hard to imagine an argument that is more heated until one brings up the topic of selling marijuana for recreational purposes. Many argue that doing so is to break all of the boundaries set for the drug, making an illegal and supposedly dangerous substance available to the public at large. At least medicinal marijuana would serve a purpose for those who are suffering; why would selling marijuana for recreational purposes be a good idea? Despite popular opinion there are many reasons ...

Numerous studies have been conducted that try to explain factors that determine and shape the society to be how it is, and the impact that such interpretations have to people. Various scholars have come up with models and theories that explain different sociological developments and happenings in society, and forces behind such developments. As a result, it requires proper analysis for one to comprehend the different issues that happen in the society daily not only in the past, but to the present times, as well. However, my goal in this paper is to present a sociological analysis in real life situation ...

Everyone that I know watches television. It seems these days that it is hard to find anyone who doesn’t watch television on a regular basis. I have a friend who rush home from work in order to make it home on time to watch Survivor. Another friend, who sets time aside each week, making sure she has the night off, just to watch Vampire diaries. I myself have a nightly routine where I watch TV to help me unwind at the end of the night. The question that I begin to pose in my mind is all this TV really healthy? ...

Introduction

The job of a real-estate agent is usually to convince a home owner to sell for a figure that is less than he would prefer, while informing potential buyers that a property or house may be purchased for a price less than that listed with. Agents convey information via for-sale advertisements in which they use enticing words such as “well maintained.” This may be a code name for something entirely different. This is the same kind of tactic that was employed by the Ku Klux Klan, which used words such as “Mr. Ayak” to signify that someone was a member of their Klan. This means that “ ...

A Response to Steven Vogel "Grades and Money”

In the essay "Grades and Money,” Steven Vogel presents to the reader, the relationship that exists between money and grades. He argues that students are only interested in getting good grades rather than learning. He says that most of the students have created a direct relationship between grades and money. They believe that good grades create opportunities to get more money than poor grades. Vogel successfully directs the value of education from the importance studying to that of the relationship that exists between good grades and making money. It is to this regard that students strive to get good grades ...

Apple is one of the leading companies in the electronics and technology industry, second only to Microsoft. The company was established in 1976 by Steven Jobs and Steven Wozniak, and incorporated in 1977. Although its first computers failed, it grew gradually following the success of its later products starting from 1980. The company faced stiff competition in 1980s, following the entry of other players such as IBM into the market (Linzmayer, 78). In 1990s, the company experienced considerable challenges, both in the market as well as in its management, which led to Steve Jobs leaving the company. However, following a ...

The Dumbing of Society

With the current technological advancements, popular culture is continuously gaining prevalence. Pop culture is epitomized in a variety of ways, modalities, and expressions effected in styles varying from one traditional philosophy to another. Owing to its pervasive and gradually interrelated nature, many people find themselves embracing popular culture without a clear understanding of the effects that it has on them. Despite the many controversies and challenges surrounding the social media, popular culture is continuing to gain prevalence chiefly amongst the youths. This might have dire consequences on the different diverging cultures that are in existence. The major debate that arises is, “ ...

Introduction

There is nothing called objective viewpoint. Media which plays a big role in giving information on the world often is accused of showing bias towards a particular ideology or a particular social group or a particular party. Though a journalist tries to be objective in his viewpoint by following two methods, 1) showing fairness to those associated with the news and 2) a professional approach to gathering information that seeks completeness, accuracy and fairness, he often fails to reach the ethical heights just like anyone involved in the profession of politics (The Rhetorica Network). Since reporting of news is influenced by different parameters like the ...

According to this extract, the writer, Steven Johnson tries to bring up the knowledge and development of television narratives that are popular in television. His investigations have been done over the past decades. In this, he brings up the idea of perception those majority people have to a clear image (Steven, 01). He said that some of the shows that people deems to be bad in TVs are somehow of benefits and significance since they are healthy for our brains to watch. Although Johnson compares some of the shows such as "24," "The West Wing," "The Sopranos" and "ER" as ...

A Response to Steven Vogel "Grades and Money”

In "Grades and Money,” Steven Vogel discusses the relationship between money and grades. He argues that students are only interested in getting good grades rather than learning. He says that most of the students have created a direct relationship between grades and money. They believe that good grades create opportunities to get more money than poor grades. Steven Vogel presents a great piece of work because everything follows from the central thesis. The author successfully directs the value of education from the importance of good grades to making money. I agree with the author’s idea that money has influence on ...

Abstract

This report will discuss the varied, ever changing film industry with a motive of seeking a career path in the industry. Based upon primary and secondary research and first hand experiences of interviewed professionals from the industry, the job role and career path as a director will be explored. Considering economic, social and technological factors, film industry’s future trend will be assessed.

Key Aspects of Filmmaking

The film industry is largely a combination of institutions that educate about filmmaking and its allied areas, organizations, production companies, professionals with various skill sets like acting, screenplay, script writing, directing, etc. One common activity is making movies or motion ...

Abstract

Despite receiving little attention from many, the subject of Pentecostal soteriology continues to confuse majority of the congregation with a few of them having little insight, if any on matters of the Holy Spirit and baptism. Often these subjects are tackled by church ministers who often suffer from prejudice, sometimes lacking the expertise to interpret scripts from the bible. Previous studies also do not offer convincing enlightenment on the same subject. Following this trail, this paper refers to some prior studies and continues to guide the reader through a journey on the study of the Pentecost along with its integration to ...

Michael Kahn’s name is not unknown to the world as one of the most well-recognized Hollywood film editors. His contribution to the Hollywood film industry has been remarkable as he has edited about seventy movies since the start of his career. He has been working with the renowned Steven Spielberg for more than three decades. In addition, he has also edited several TV series and feature films such as Hogan’s Heroes and The Savage is Loose etc. He is also a prominent member of ACE (American Cinema Editors). The most remarkable thing about Kahn is that he still ...

The Savannah Campaign

According to Civil War Historian Anne J. Bailey, the Savannah Campaign was “the most destructive campaign against a civilian population during the Civil War (1861-65)” and is significant because it incorporated psychological warfare (2002). The campaign began in November of 1864 and lasted a little over a month. In this campaign, General William Sherman of the Union Army took his troops across Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean (Bailey 2002). By the time Sherman began his “March to the Sea” as the Savannah Campaign is often called, the Confederate Army of Tennessee had moved to Alabama. This left Georgia unprotected. According to Bailey, ...