Essays on Survival

The ivory trade has been an international problem for decades. While ivory is an important commodity to many of the countries in Africa, the use of this material is threatening the survival of the African elephant. While trade laws and sanctions have been passed by the global community to limit the use of ivory, a number of African countries continue to be active in this trade. By failing to understand the ivory trade and the economic position of many of the African countries, humans have directly contributed to the near extinction of both elephants and rhinoceros. Ivory has been ...

“Desperate Passage” is an exciting yet at the same time disheartening book written by the acclaimed author Ethan Rarick. The author has a vast wealth of experience in writing, having authored books and articles on politics, crime, business and other spheres of life. The book was originally published in 2008 by the Oxford University Press. With three hundred and four pages, it is a fast-paced historical, non-fiction that retells a story of the donners, reeds and other parties in their torturous journey to the west. The book is a fascinating read that explores the themes of survival and endurance ...

1. Plan for the assessment of Market structure Effectiveness for Operations of the Company. It can be easily asserted that the performance of the company as well as the market scenario changes whenever there are changes in the demand for a certain product over a period of time. It was observed that there is increasing trend in demand for microwave category. With the pressure and increase in complexity of individual lives and their living standards, the attitude and perception of people towards microwave food seems to be favorable. Such microwave food is also increasingly demanded as a result of ...

Abstract

The direct effects of earthquakes could range from building collapses to the destruction of the infrastructure on the hindrance to water supplies and the water purification infrastructures. This paper highlights the details and the circumstances that followed the earthquake in San Francisco in the year 1906 and also the fire that broke out in the aftermath of the event. Further, we delve into how the earthquake later turned around to affect the environment, economy and the society of the area where the earthquake mainly struck and also the impact that it had on the surrounding areas.

How it all began

Early on the ...

Gender Inequality (Unending Nightmare of Sexual Assault)

According to Roberts, Hite, and Chorev (2015), inequality is present with gender, social status, race, ethnicity, and even skin colors. In this case, inequality focuses on gender discrimination. In this world, this vital social disease has been making millions of women suffer for centuries. The most common ideology resulting to women discrimination is that men are superior over women in every aspect of life. Women in America have struggled for years because of gender inequality resulting to lack and denial of rights. In the early years, women were deprived of so many things like education, right to vote, and ...

1. Plan for the assessment of Market structure Effectiveness for Operations of the Company. When there is a fluctuation in the demand for a certain product from one year to the other, we should understand that market and Company performance are changing. There can be observed a decent increasing trend for the products in the microwave category. The complexity of individual lives is increasing and as a result, the perception towards microwave food items is favorable. The savings in time and the wide range of choices could be taken as the main reasons for these types of goods selection. ...

Governing Policy, Board Members, Roles, Responsibility

Stakeholders, Clients, and Community [Institution Title]

Introduction

Every organizations are not without a stakeholder. It only means that every organization is rightfully composed of different individuals who are classified as the “organization’s stakeholders.” In an article published in 2014, the author described the stakeholders as the brand of the organization. In other words, the stakeholders serve as an image that represents the organization and what it generally stands for. There are two types of stakeholders. These include the (a) external stakeholders, and (b) internal stakeholders . Each type of stakeholders have a specific role in the organization and each contributes ...

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The population of any species should be preserved using any means necessary. There are genetic preservation and natural preservation. The genetic preservation strategy takes a shorter time than the natural strategy. A hypothesis was developed to establish the possible breeding options that were available. Also, lab tests were conducted on the same breeding topic. The kind of breeding strategy that was used is crucial to the development and sustenance of the population. There exists planned breeding strategy and planned breeding strategy. However, the random breeding strategy is prone to inbreeding. This refers to the breeding of species that are ...

In story “The Law of Life”, Jack London seeks to identify the law of life, which to him seems to be eternal. The life set one law: “To perpetuate was the task of life, its law was death” (London, “The Law of Life”). This is a story full of the influence of naturalism, Darwinism and philosophy. This is a story about the old chief, who was left by the tribe to die at a fading fire, because the famine forced the Indians to rush to the places where more food is available. For the tribe, the sick old man ...

1 Copernicus model was an improvement of the previous cultural belief of a sun-centered solar system defined by Aristotle. He generated a theory that the earth spins once daily on its axis and always revolves around the sun. He claimed that the sun is at the center of the earth, and all the planets are organized in orbits all around the sun. This model was a revolutionary in the in that it helped understand the organization of the planets, the sun, and earth (Cunningham 89). The belief had been in use for up to one hundred years when the ...

As a member of the scouting organization, there is a lot of fun, challenging activities, as well as unique experiences. Such activities include kayaking, climbing, and zorbing. There is also learning of survival skills, first aid, and computer programming. It has enabled the children to develop skills in teamwork, time management, initiative, planning, leadership, and communication. However, these are only possible with an effective scout leadership. Leadership is the process in which a person has direct or indirect influence on others or the goals of an organization (Day, 2014). Two aspects of leadership are critical in identifying a leader ...

1. Plan for the assessment of Market structure Effectiveness for Operations of the Company. Analysis of the performance of microwave category can be done through the increase or decrease in the demand between years. The analysis shows that the demand is ever increasing for microwave category products. The perceived advantage of using microwave foods has increased as the life of people is becoming more and more complex. The advantages could be summarized as time saving, greater appeal since it is a gourmet meal and the variety provided. The multi-use of the products at any time of the day in ...

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Child abuse is a despicable crime as it directed at the most young and unprotected segment of the population. Each year, there are almost three million children that are reported abused or neglected. The vast range of psychological diseases is reported to be connected with early childhood trauma, this is why this problem is very serious in United states. The paper explains the main reasons of child abuse as well as some ideas about the ways of preventing it. Also, the work includes the types of child abuse and the short description of each of them. The conclusion highlights ...

This paper substantiates the insights espoused by Enrico Moretti that the level of economic success depends on a number of factors, such as: education, productivity, and salary. These factors related greatly to geography, that is, where you live and work (Moretti 3). According to Moretti, a worker’s educational level and skills will determine his salary and on the economic progress of other individuals around him/her. Depending on the geographic location, the economic success between two individuals shows significant variances. Workers in developed cities, where innovation proves to be the driver in labor productivity, earn up to three times ...

Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Canadian Economy

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are acknowledged as the engines of the Canadian economy. The success of these businesses leads to prosperity in the Canadian market. In Canada, 98.1% of all the business lie in the category of small businesses and by the addition of the medium-sized businesses, it amounts to 99.8% of all the businesses. SMEs are the major contributor to job creation and economic growth in Canada. SMEs contribute to more than 45% of the total Canadian export value which is more than $ 130 billion. It is one of the concerns that the SMEs will be ...

U.S. AIRWAYS FLIGHT 1549

Summary of Event

U.S. Airways Flight 1549 struck a at least two Canadian geese around 3:27 p.m. on January 15, 2009, after departing New York’s LaGuardia Airport headed to Charlotte, North Carolina. As a result, both engines on the plane lost thrust. The pilot notified air traffic controllers of the strike less than three minutes after takeoff, and an emergency was declared. As Captain Chesley Sullenberger communicated with air traffic control, he determined that he would be unable to turn the plane back to LaGuardia Airport and land safely. The captain made the decision to land the ...

Overview

The global disease epidemiology and control provides information on disease surveillance activities. The sector conducts research about communicable disease outbreak and provides the public with necessary information about causative agents, prevention, and control strategies. The purpose of this paper is to investigate epidemiology in public and global health by analyzing an article about factors influencing the spread of Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa and the impact of the research on nursing practice.

Article Summary

The article was written by Gambacorti-Passerini, Mussolin, and Brugieres on January 7, 2016. Authors aimed at investigating the role of different cultural factors and the physiology ...

Managing Organization Change

An organization’s existence and operation are always influenced and shaped by different environmental drivers that surround it. These drivers may have their genesis within and outside that particular organization. The sensitivity or insensitivity to these environmental dynamics may contribute to the survival or the fall of an organization respectively (Dixon & Day 2010, p. 275). The institutional environment is always changing with time and knowledge advancement. What may have worked and led to success in a given organization at one point may become outdated and obsolete. Failure of an organization to evolve in relation to these changes may result ...

There is a lot of focus and puzzles on hypoxic drive in the modern society. What is hypoxic drive and what are the processes that facilitate it? Hypoxia refers to a condition where there is lack of oxygen in a part of the body or the entire body. In this condition, the patient’s body utilizes oxygen chemoreceptors rather than carbon dioxide to regulate the respiratory cycle (Greaves et al. 120). This essay discusses biochemical, physiological, epidemiological, and clinical evidence to support hypoxic drive in the chronic hypercapnia patient (Galvagno 58).

Macro and micro neural circuity involved in respiratoty/ventilator drives and pattern generation

Rhythmic respiratory movements originate from neutral activity. Specialized ...

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Burning Building Case Study If you were in a burning building and ha time to save only one what would it be neighbor's dog or your stash under the mattress? While the answer to this question seems obvious and definite from all perspectives, there are much harder choices where different ethical theories suggest different recommendations. The major theories of ethics: virtue, deontological, and utilitarian offer a broad framework of rules and recommendations which actions are better to take in morally complex situations. While they give a general direction of thought, the details of each individual case need to be ...

Benefits of probiotics to the health of the aquatic species; the probiotics a modifies the host associated or the ambient microbial species by enhancing an improved nutritional value, use of the feed or also by increasing the response of the host towards the threat of a disease and also by ensuring an improved quality ambient environment of the aquatic species. The probiotics have been associated to treating many health problems and this can only be related to their influence on aquatic species. Probiotics are important for growth/survival of aquatic species. They can regulate growth because of their function in ...

Introduction

Millions of cells are always being removed in the human body in order to regulate biological pathways and keep cells healthy through a particular mechanism called cell death or apoptosis. Through apoptosis, such homeostatic death of cells has been defined as a tolerogenic or a non-immunogenic event for many years [1]. However, during the past few years, scientists have discovered the occurrence of a different concept of cell death – immunogenic cell death (ICD), where the death of a cell stimulates a response from the immune system against antigens of a dead cell, and this mechanism of cell death may ...

Introduction

The only proven strategy to fight any form of cancer is early detection based on evidence and researchers. Based on current evidence, low-dose computed tomography (CT) is highly recommended for patients with high risk for lung cancer. Many researchers state the potential advantages of CT screening in such patients over conventional screening methods. The American Cancer Society and American Lung Cancer Association, early detection and CT screening is one of the best and only proven methods to fight lung cancer across all age groups. In the US, Lung Cancer is the lead cause of cancer-associated death with an alarming ...

Cost vs. Price vs. Values Cost vs. Price vs. Values

Introduction

A drought has left a significant shortage of the potato crops, leading to an increase in the prices of the potato. The increased price of the potato has left the company with a challenge of survival as they are running their operations on a small profit margin. Julie, a brand manager at a potato chip making company is left at odds over the decision to add the price of the product or reduce the size of the packet. The management has already given their opinion and approved the reduction ...

Since the start of the industrial evolution, environmental pollution has become an ecological problem around the globe. Most countries are struggling to cope up with the problem of air and water pollution. Clean air and water are the two essential elements needed for the survival of human beings. Unfortunately, water and air pollution have become a major threat to these survival elements, which is endangering the lives of humans globally. According to a report by the World Health Organization, about 1.1 billion of people across the globe cannot have access to clean air and water, and this leads to ...

Fear is a relative term, at least from the human perspective. This suggests that humanity has experienced its own sets of fears, depending on the prevailing dangers of a particular physical environment and epoch. In this regard, it has always been common knowledge that survival is an integral part of every species, including the Homo sapiens, and that compromising the sense of safety of animals and humans is most likely to instigate a reaction of fear. As such, it can also be said that fear is a beneficial aspect of existence, given that it triggers reactions of alertness, fighting ...

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An organization serves the community needs, in addition to providing income and self-worth. It contributes to the progress of the society through innovations and inventions. The success of an organization in the long term will depend on its ability to envision business opportunities; ability to innovate and come up with new idea, products and services; its ability to motivate itself, its ability to remain organized and its willingness to take risks. The major challenge of many business enterprise is not only to profit from existing opportunities, but also to remain viable in the long run. While sufficient self-exploitation aids ...

The Roman Empire began with the rule of Augustus Caesar in 31 BCE and by 285 AD during the reign of Diocletian it was divided into an Eastern and Western Empire. In 476 AD the Western Empire ended when King Odoacer deposed of Romulus Augustulus. This left only the Eastern Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire which lasted until the death of Constantine XI and the siege of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. Despite the Roman Empire being gone for nearly 600 years, their influence still remains in many aspects of modern society such as Architecture, Art, Government ...

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Plants undergo two very different types of reproduction – asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. As plant life on Earth is extremely diverse, it follows that the methods of sexual reproduction among plants would also be quite diverse. Plants employ various techniques to accomplish this sexual reproduction based on their environment and what technique will improve their fitness. The boxelder maple uses wind to disperse the male seeds into the environment to find and fertilize a female plant (Greene & Johnson, 1995). Another plant, a mistletoe, utilizes a marsupial animal to disperse its seeds (Garcia, Rodriguez-Cabal, & Amico, 2009). These two separate but ...

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This paper reviews the effects of effects of breast cancer at a later stage among women living in the United States of America and its relation to factors such as ethnicity, race, geographic location, and availability of insurance, access to medical test facilities, and course of treatments, lifestyle and socio-economic factors and so on. A special focus has been laid on the racial and ethnic discrimination among women affected with breast cancer in regards to the surgical treatments being offered in health facilities in the United States of America. Many authors ...

Introduction

The work of health and social care worker is often regarded as a vital component of ensuring the society’s well being. On the other hand, being in this field of work also requires a much deeper understanding of various social and health conditions. Understanding specific needs in health and social care is imperative in ensuring that the root cause of the problem is being addressed. The discussion encompasses an analysis of the concepts of health, disability, illness and behavior in relation to the responsibilities of the health and social work. In addition, the discussion will also assess how ...

The Armenian Genocide is one of the vigorously contested incidents of mass murder in the 20th Century. The Armenian Genocide is alleged to have been the Ottoman government’s systematic extermination of the minority Armenian population. This occurred in the historic homeland of the Armenians which is within the territory of present-day Turkey. In spite of the many claims, the Turkish government denies it was a genocide. They claim it was a war which involved the mass killing of Ottoman citizens including Muslims and Ottomans. The Turkish government also claims that the number of Armenians who died in the ...

Introduction

The Great Depression of 2008 was one of the most impactful among all the recessions that took place in the world till date. The subprime recession of 2008 can only be compared with the Great Depression of the 1930s in terms of negative GDP (gross domestic product) growth, job loss, deterioration in wage rate, and decrease in total economic value for private and public organizations. The impact of the 2008 recession was felt all across the globe even though the recession started in the USA. The United Kingdom that largely followed the same expansionary fiscal policies like the USA ...

Discussion One

Ethical leadership practices are crucial for any organization. This phenomenon promotes the image of the organization in the eyes of the public and by that giving it a more competitive edge. The first article in on ethical leadership practices by Yuhyung (2012) is entitled “CEO Ethical Leadership, Ethical Climate, Climate Strength, and Collective Organizational Citizenship Behavior" (Yuhyung, 2012). The researcher conducted a firm-level analysis to determine the relationship between the Chief Executive Officer's ethical leadership and the ethical climate in the organization. The data used in this study was collected from around 223 CEO. The results of the study ...

I. Abstract This assignment examines and reviews the elements of business ethics and its institution in the 21st Century. This includes the examination of social responsibility, values and ethical dilemmas and leadership for sustainability. This culminates in the critical analysis of definitions and pointers within the textbook and from the writers own point of view of these matters and issues. After this, there is a review of a real case involving Alcoa and how it has created its ethical framework and dynamics. This is examined in great length alongside the core websites relating to corporate ethics. The imports and ...

The advancement in technology enabled man to create various types of intelligent robots that are now widely used by humans. These technologies, such as the evolutionary robotics, coupled with the need for people to automate daily and recurring tasks brought about the idea of creating autonomous robots. Today, intelligent robots are being beneficial in the performance of different tasks as science discovered ways to make these human creations become dependable and interactive. Needless to say, there is a shift from the previous study and design of robots from strict industrial purposes, into human friendly intents. Evolutionary robotics foresaw the ...

This theory indicates that the number of species in an island is a representation of the equilibrium between competing forces of colonization and extinction (Manceau et al, 347). This theory indicates that when the number of species present in an island increases, the rate of immigration reduces, hence a high rate of competition that leads to extinction of the small number of species (Manceau et al, 348). In relation to places that are not Islands, this theory indicates that immigration is generally higher to islands that located near mainland compared to islands that are located far away from islands. ...

Essay Outline

Introduction

Discovery of gold and expansion to the West Thesis Statement: White supremacy hindered a peaceful coexistence between the Cherokees and the Caucasians; hence, despite the former’s connection to their land and existing treaties, the removal was inevitable.

Reasons for staying

Ancestral land A civilized people that cannot wander like savages The move involved large numbers of Indians Legal arguments Individual and national rights Treaty of Hopewell put the Cherokees under the protection of the United States Treaty of Holston documented Cherokees agreeing to be under the rule of the Americans Summarization of the Appeal of the Cherokee Nation Conclusion Restatement ...

Social Class and Education

Social Class and Education

Introduction

There is an increasing population in many regions of the world today. This increase comes with an increased diversification in the major sectors of the world including the political, social, and economic sectors. This diversification in these sectors contributes to the rapid development of social classes in these regions. The social classes are the various groupings in the societies with which particular individuals identify themselves. On the other hand, the increasing globalization and challenges in various political, social and economic segments have promoted the increase in the levels of education in various regions around the ...

The film “City of God” by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund represents the issues concerning the urban planning and life in the suburbs of the big cities. The film demonstrates a chain of influence of the historic and natural processes on migration, unemployment, dangerous conditions of living in the suburb area, urban crimes, and the personal space of each person in the neighborhood. As depicted in the film, poverty and absence of security provided by authorities can be closely related in terms of development of crimes and robbery in the area. This essay will discuss the global planning issues ...

Introduction

The strategy of quality management is the key survival challenge for businesses in 21th century. The phenomenon of total quality management as competitive advantage and added to the discipline that many elements of the total quality management can play a vital role in creating competitive advantage for a business. Proactive businesses understanding the need of quality management in current competitive landscape are employing greater tactics to avail the benefits of quality management as survival strategy. Some of the early practitioners of the concept have not only enjoying the sustainable growth due to cautious focus to the quality measures but ...

“The Boat,” by Nam Le is a collection of stories based on the perspectives of children from around the world. They range from children growing up in poverty in Columbia, to a sinking South Chinese ship. The stories are Le’s successful attempt to show what it means to be human, as well as what it means to be a child around the world, showing the different ways in which people develop and grow, sometimes shirking childhood entirely. “The Boat,” argues that while children all have different perspectives based on cultural upbringings, when a violent cultural pattern exists, children ...

Artists have been known to be creative owing to their quest for uniqueness and specialization in a particular field that make them outstanding. For creativity to be at its peak there is a need for freedom of choice to enable artists’, express their utmost feelings. One of the areas that hinder the freedom of an artist is the moral and ethical status of a particular community. Some communities have various codes of conduct that does not require some particular behavior in relation to their environment. Since most of creativity require freedom, it may be difficult for art to thrive ...

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- Save your report often as you fill it out, so as not to lose information. - Use the report form as a single document, do not turn in separate reports for each lab - Use the ‘Save As’ option to save your file as a Word 97 .doc file - Save your lab report with this name: Last name, First initial, underscore V1. Thus Charles Darwin would save his Unit 1 Virtual Lab Report as DarwinC_V1. - Submit this report as a single ...

Introduction

Cancer affects the body’s most basic unit, the cell. Normally, cells grow and divide to form new cells. When cells grow old, they die to make room for new ones and new cells grow only when the body needs them. However sometimes the old cells do not die or new cells are produced when not needed by the body they form tumors. Tumors can be either benign or malignant (National Cancer Institute, 2011). and organs.

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Benign tumors are non-cancerous and when removed they do not grow back. Malignant tumors are cancerous and most instances life threatening. When malignant ...

Reflective Statement

Taking the course has brought me to a deeper understanding and appreciation of what nature has given us freely and a realization of what contributions I make in the process of destroying her. It is fascinating to realize that everything we do has an effect on either its preservation or tearing down. This makes our attitude or actions towards her very important and critical because if she is destroyed, its inhabitants will also be destroyed along with her.

The last three months has been like going through an evolution. An evolution of knowing what my lifestyle is contributing to the ...

Disease management constitutes an important area in the clinical research where drugs possess a significant position. The effect of drugs on various organ systems has been the area of much research interest which gradually made feasible the development of several classes of drugs. Drugs may have dual role of promoting and inhibiting the vital biochemical and molecular pathways that play influential role in the disease outcome.

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are considered as anticongestive heart failure and antihypertensive agents. They have gained wide spread physician and patient satisfaction. The ACE inhibitors prevent the ...

Abstract

Introduction For any business organization, customers are by all means the most respected people hence businesses are always presented with a hard task of ensuring customer satisfaction. Pointedly, even with much research having been carried out on the topic of customer satisfaction, an accordant definition of the phrase “customer satisfaction, still has incessantly evaded the researchers; researchers are still yet to agree on the exact definition of customer satisfaction. Ideally, customer satisfaction implies the contentment of a customer after receiving a service or a product. Quality, therefore, emerges as the main facet in light of customer satisfaction hence the need to define ...

Bilingual education

Definition ◊Bilingual education is the teaching of academic content by the use of two languages.

Development

◊Historically, the use of this concept began in USA. According to records, it was first used by the Poles community. Later, it was sanctioned in the United States of America(USA) by the Bilingual Education Act(1968) and further reinforced by the Supreme Court in 1974 (Baker, C., 2008). ◊Today, it is used to help students who have a limited proficiency in English. They can be taught using their native vernaculars. ◊The use of bilingual education in US has been majorly as a ...

- Introduction

The physical environment, as described in a story, can take on different meanings and describe various physical sensations when perceived by the narrator, both in first and in third person. The quality of the descriptions relating to the physical, sensual feelings such as sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch are affected by an omnipotent narrator writing from a third person perspective, or when written from a ...

Introduction to environmental studies

Three integrated elements of sustainability The three integrated sustainability elements include the social, environmental and economic elements. They are identified to be interconnected.

What is an example of an initiative or decision that benefits people, the environment, and economic growth?

Some of the core items that are core in the environment include air and water. Careful purification of water and air is an initiative that is a beneficiary to the economic and environmental growth.

Population growth

How many people are currently on the planet? According to United Nations statistics, the world population is approximately 7.04billion What is the single most significant discovery/change in humanity’s way of living on the planet that has sparked the exponential ...

Abstract

Pop culture of the 60s that originated in Britain and spread to US followed a string of philosophical and theoretical movement turning into mass culture. Pop culture has had many proponents in fashion, music and literature as well as numerous characteristic features. Studying the 60’s fashion design trends in ...

The potential data that can describe the joint venture advantage are through the researcher-made questionnaire. The items or descriptions embedded in the researcher-made questionnaires are well-crafted as these questions were reviewed its relevance of the study. Considering the target customers, this research utilized the responses from the employees, authorities, and customers because they received a direct contact from MHM Company and because they are the recipient of the firefighting products and services. The employees, customers, and authorities were the best participating subjects from the total universe because they are particular with the business like Unisafe and MHM and because they ...

Business management methods have recently come under fire because of the America's waning dominance in the business sector, as China and India have quickly risen and provided stiff competition. In his scintillating work, The Future of Management, Gary Hamel, London Business School management consultant and professor, opines about how technology has permanently altered the way that businesses and organizations operate. Hamel has been touted by many critics to be the most iconoclastic yet influential business philosophers in the world today, as he has worked with many leading businesses on the world stage with regards to management structure. He has ...

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An animal is a multi-cellular organism with cells that are not enclosed in a rigid cell wall. Animals differ from other organisms in two major aspects: 1) through the structure of their cell wall and (2) through their feeding habits. For example, unlike other organisms, such as plants, animals do not have a rigid cell wall. Plants on the other hand have a rigid cell wall. In terms of nutrition, animals are heterotrophs because of the way they synthesize organic compounds. Plants, on the other hand, are autotrophs. Plants are classified as autotrophs because they synthesize organic molecules directly using energy from ...

Membership in gangs has been a chronic problem in the United States, especially during the past two decades. According to recent estimates, there is an average of 27,000 gangs over the past decade, with an average of about 770,000 gang members during the same time period (nationalgangcenter.gov, n.d., internet). Of those gang members, approximately 42% live in densely-populated urban areas (nationalgangcenter.gov, internet). There are a number of reasons that make gang membership attractive to youth, as well as young adults. The primary risk factors for gang membership are poor parent-child relations, low school involvement ...

Natural selection can be referred to as a process through which biological traits turn either more or less common within a population as a function of the impact of hereditary traits on the differential reproductive victory of organisms’ interaction with their surroundings. It is a major evolution mechanism. Charles Darwin popularized the term natural selection with an intention to have it compared with artificial selection, now referred to as selective breeding.

There exists variation within every organism’s populations. This takes place partly since random mutations happen in the genome of an organism, and these mutations can be acquired by offspring. All ...

Hoarding among Americans Born during the Great Depression: Understanding the Socio-Economic Conditions of a Forlorn Era in Relation to a Peculiar Habit

Introduction

The capitalist economic setup of the United States (US) is not purely a success story. While markets in the US appear robust and active in contemporary times, it does not mean that it has not experienced any form of fluctuations. In fact, various maladies have affected the US economy for one too many times. In fact, the most recent economic crisis that has hit the US – the global financial crisis of 2008, has left the nation reeling in the pains ...

Introduction

Breast cancer is a genetic disorder so common that it has claimed the lives of many women all over the world with statistics showing that it’s concentrated on the age of 45 - 55 years. Breast cancer, along with the other category of this disease is the product of the occurrence of a metastasized tumor. Neoplasm forms when genes are expressed abnormally such that the natural outcome of somatic cells is associated. Mutation, deletion and amplification of genes that control cellular growth and differentiation also cause the formation of a neoplasm. Thus, it is very critical to understand the genetic components ...

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

Introduction Market ventures into new markets have become a modern tool of business success used by various businesses to ensure and sustain their positions. The basic acknowledgement of the various international marketing elements of marketing which are price, product, place and promotion has catapulted various businesses to greater levels of performance. Through strategy implementation and evaluation, businesses have been on the steadfast path to success. However, the need for re-evaluation of the previous strategies incorporated has ever been witnessed due to the changing business frontier. Thus, I will evaluate the various aspects that need proper evaluation in venturing into ...