Essays on University Of California.

I have always considered that the person who invented society was probably the greatest genius ever living on earth. Social norms, human relationships, communication, collaboration, progress, society, they are all part of a political system. Excepting the abstract concepts such as love, happiness or virtue, everything in the world, locally or globally, at micro level, or at macro level, is political. The dynamics and particularities of the international political scene fascinate me. It is with great interest that I follow the socio-political concepts integrated in the speeches or strategies of politicians or in the pleads and defenses of the lawyers. ...

Introduction

This summary was created for the purpose of identifying real-life examples of “Technology Strategy”. Based on the reference book Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation by Burgelman, Christensen and Wheelwright, technology strategy is defined as an overall plan that relates to the use of technology for an organization. The plan will consist of objectives, guiding principles, long-term action plans and other tactical elements. Technology strategy focuses on the process and the people involved in the deployment of technology.

Real life examples presented herein are derived from web resources and are analysed by answering the following questions:

- Similarity of the definition described in the article to the definition presented in the reference material; - Description of ...

Annotated Bibliography

Chao, D. V. K., N. Y. Chan and W. Y. Chan. "Euthanasia Revisited." Family Practice, 19 (2002): 128-134. Print.

In this journal article, Euthanasia Revisited, Chao, Chan and Chan offers an insightful overview about euthanasia in their report. The journal article gives a lot of insights on the definition of euthanasia to include an elaborate classification of euthanasia. Their recognition of euthanasia as a debatable issue prompted them to make an extensive research on the history of euthanasia in humans in developed countries such as The Netherlands, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Chao, Chan, and ...

INTRODUCTION

Anyone who drives a car is well aware how important gasoline is to their day-to-day activities. Driving a car, which was once a luxury, is now a necessity for most people from sea to shining sea. Over the last decade, Americans have watched the prices of gasoline rise and have felt the burden of that increase on their budgets. Gasoline costs literally doubled and in some places tripled in price, making it more and more difficult for people to afford to drive the distances that their lives may require. This inability to drive can impact all sorts of areas in the American paradigm. ...

A society is a combination of different components that make up the society. Among these components is marriage as well as families. Power is among the pillars of any society and whoever is in power decides how the society will be. This is always a tricky position that requires one who is careful so that the people of such a society are kept at peace and that all the intended functions of the society continue as planned. The issue of gender equality however varies with different societies. There are societies that have women in higher positions while there are others that do ...

Population action international, why population matters to food security? 2011, Washington.

As the name of the article states, the entire article is meant to highlight the high impact that population growth has on the state of food security. According to the article, a rising population leads to a direct rise if the demand for food which in turn dictates the use of additional water and arable land especially in the absence of adequate food production technology and integrated programs. The projection by the Food and Agriculture organization that the population and economic growths could lead to a doubling effect on the demand for food by 2050 further ascertains significant effect of population growth ...

Over the years there has been a great nursing shortage or rather a great demand for nursing professionals which surpasses the current supply locally, nationally or globally. This is backed by national surveys from the Bureau of the Census, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, American Hospital Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It is notable that the nursing service or profession is well diversified in order to meet a wide spectrum of health and needs. In the US there are core types of nurses Licensed Practical nurses or LPNs, Registered Nurses or RNs and Advanced practice registered nurses ( ...

Previous to my consideration to send my application to the University of Pittsburgh, I had been enrolled in a community college for two years. This was preceded by my one year at the University of California Davis for one year. I was however, not able to continue with my education and had to drop out from University of California, Davis following the ill-health of my father and financial constraints that came with the challenge. I then resorted to working as a full time waitress, tutor and later on as a sales clerk to be able to raise my tuition bills in order ...

- A discussion of the development of the city’s transportation system, including major influences such as geography, demographics, and economy.

Los Angeles is the most populated city in the United States. It is estimated that the city of Los Angeles has a population 3.7 million people based on last census that was conducted in 2010. This South Californian city occupies an area of approximately 470 square miles (Schad, 2010). . Los Angeles is also home to some of the largest recreational facilities in the United States such as Hollywood. Considering the economic importance of this city, Los Angeles has a well-developed road, railway, and water transport system. This case study describes the past, present, and future of all major transportation modes in ...

Kaiser, D. (2000) American Tragedy: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War. Cambridge, Boston, MA: Belknap Press.

This book explores the origins of the Vietnam War, with specific focus on the clash of the two ideologies of socialism and capitalism. The book makes an in depth look in the American society prior to the start of the war, the key individuals involved in the decision to engage in the military campaign and the horrors suffered during the war. The book makes an important deviation from the operation of the war to the growing resentment towards the government and its war machinery in Vietnam at home. It explains in detail the political situation as it changed ...

It has been a common notion about the existence of self. You are exactly who you look at yourself to be. The theory of personal identity revolves around the questions ‘What am I?’, ‘When did I begin?’ and‘What will take place after I die?’. The major questions that are posed by or own inner selves are what exactly strive to define who we are. Human Beings are constantly faced with the questions coming from their conscience. They are always trying to ‘figure out who they are’. The subject of personal identity has been of considerable interest ...

An Analysis of the Formulation of California Senate Bill 4

Chapter III: Methodology Overview The purpose of this research has been to focus on the decision making and agenda setting policy concerning the regulation of hydraulic fracturing to drill for petroleum products when California Senate Bill (SB) 4 was passed. Hydraulic fracturing has been used for many years in California, but this is the first time a bill has been passed to regulate the activity. The bill was passed in the assembly first and then moved to the senate where it was passed in the form of SB 4. The factors and actors that worked together to ...

According to the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

The justice system in America is supposed to be comprised of the top officials this country has to offer. Skilled men and women from across America are supposed to put their talents to work when it comes to preventing crime, and rehabilitating criminals. Lately, we have been falling short on both fronts. In an effort to rehabilitate criminals, parole officers have implanted many different strategies. Two of these strategies are the casework supervision model and the brokerage supervision model. They are very different in type and use, designed to help previous offenders reshape their lives. However, between the two, ...

Introduction

The Chinese Revolution which took place in the 20th century was as a result of intertwined socio-economic and political factors in China. The Chinese economy was predominantly composed of agriculture and the revenue load imposed on the peasants resulted in their outcry (Lieberthal et al. 12). The status quo was pronounced at that time and the Chinese politics were disorganized. Foreign powers had resulted in the division of china into spheres based on influence. They were only interested in their own agendas and sabotaged the genuine needs of the Chinese people. China’s war with Japan has also seen the ...

The Ethics for Business Owners in Hiring Illegal Immigrants

Introduction There is a great deal of debate concerning the hiring of illegal immigrants by United States businesses. Those against the hiring of illegal immigrants argue that these immigrants are taking jobs away from American workers. In this country, there are actually strong penalties for hiring undocumented or illegal workers because the hiring of illegal immigrants violates both federal and state law. Although it is illegal to hire illegal immigrants, there are these that consider it in terms of an ethical issue for businesses. So, what is ethics? “There is a difference between ethics and law. The law summarizes what ...

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Rehabilitation of mentally ill in prisons and jails: issues and concerns

The California Department of Corrections (CDC) in 2005 added the term “rehabilitation” as a part of the agency’s official title, becoming the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or the CDCR. However, the change in title did not result in a change of philosophy in the treatment of prisoners in the United States. Though the reintegration of the methodology of rehabilitation officially entered the regime of the CDRC, there is little or no evidence that the methodology has significantly changed (Berkeley- University of California, 2009, p. 277). Berkebile (2010, p.1) reported that by 2009, California’s penal facilities ...

That fact that the American labor movement has been on a sharp decline is not in question. Statistics released by the US Bureau of Statistics in the year 2013 on the summary of the unionization in the United States, the union membership stood at a paltry 11.3 percent in the year 2012. This was a level lower than in the year 2011 when the union membership was at 11.8 percent. The plummeting of union membership and the labor movement in general in the United States has been phenomenal in the last fifty years when it was at the peak with over 30 ...

Annotated bibliography on American Popular Culture

Mukerji, Chandra, and Michael Schudson. Rethinking Popular Culture: Contemporary Perspectives in Cultural Studies. Berkeley: the University of California Press, 1991. Print.

The book aids the reader in understanding the various cultural dynamics that are involved in the American culture. The combination of the various schools of thoughts by various scholars helps the reader to understand the aspects of popular culture in different perspectives. Franz, Kathleen, and Susan Smulyan. Major Problems in American Popular Culture: Documents and Essays. Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012. Print. IPop News. "Pop Culture's War on Fraternities .com." iWantPop. N.p., 24 Feb. 2014. Web. ...

Socialist realism ideally refers to a realistic style developed in Soviet Union and which over time has become a dominate among the socialist states. In a broader sense, the style embraces the role of the working class in the society and the meek. It further glorifies the emancipation struggle. In the articles, the author gives a succinct and articulate review of the characteristics of the socialist realism in China. According to him, it is inconceivable that China, a socialist state is not controlled by peasants, workers and peasants, who collectively are regarded as the masters and creators of the country’s history. It is ...

The article used is:

Babal, Marianne. "Sticky History: Connecting Historians with the Public." University of California Press and National Council on Public History 32.4 (2010): 76-84. Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the National Council on Public History http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/tph.2010.32.4.76. In this article, public historians developed a trend of converting history into meaningful ways, builds partnerships, engaging the public and nurturing collaborative opportunities. When there is economic uncertainty, the historian’s talks about the relevance of history and their contribution is very important. Marianne goes further to highlight ways in which marketing communication principles can link the historians to the ...

There is a growing area of concern between the rights of patients and the often necessary practical needs of the students in the medical field. The debate has majorly focused on whether patient’s rights are infringed when a case of negligence or misdiagnosis has happened in a medical facility that has been set up to cater for the needs of the patients and to horn the skills of medical students. Cases of medical malpractice have been on the rise which has led to fatalities and other unplanned costs (Lim, pg. 6). There have been a number of cases whereby patients have lost ...

Informed Consent in Scientific Testing

‘Instructor’s Name’ ‘Subject’ Informed consent is the process of getting the prior consent of the patient, before choices about his/her health care is made. This concept is based on the, rights a patient has on her body, and the ethical duty of the physician to inform the patient about the things happening to her body. The consent might be required both for performing a therapy for the ailment of the patient, or to make them participate in a clinical trial. An informed consent is said to have been obtained from a patient, when she is fully aware of the facts ...

A child being tried as an adult has become a topic that has elicited much debate over the recent years across the world. Many are for the view that children should be tried in juvenile courts due to the various risks they may face, while others cite the advantage that many children and youth take of juvenile courts as a reason as to why they should be tried as adults. Arguments raised have been on which option between the juvenile justice systems or children being tried as adults have been more effective with dealing with crimes committed by juvenile offenders. For ...

Diminishing Marginal Utility is whereby the marginal utility that a person derives from a product declines steadily as he increases consumption level by consuming additional unit of the same product, while keeping consumption of other related products constant. For instance, when one takes that first bite of a cake, it seems like he just cannot get enough of the same. However, as he takes his second piece as well as his third piece, he may begin to realize that he has had enough the cake. Applying the same concept, for each additional piece of cake he consumes, the additional satisfaction he receives ...

Introduction

Based on research, it is clear that the story of wine is intensely tangled with the story of human history. Over the years, human beings used to take wine on different occasions. Historically, wine was fermented in order for people to drink it after it was ripe. Grapes are said to be the first of the common fruits that were used to make wine. However, ancient people came with different ideas of perfecting wine. It became popular over the years and persons came with different inventions on how to create wine. Today, wine is among the most popular brands ...

According to studies conducted on the wage gap between different races in the United States, there are disparities that make one race occupy most jobs than the rest. There are significant differences seen through the process of job application and employment. Whereas it is believed that the labor markets is supposed to be blind to the race of their employees or possible employers, it is proven beyond doubt that race plays a significant role in decision making when it comes to employment and recruitment. A person’s ethnicity plays a very big role in determining their career as well as the ...

The Chicano Studies show fundamental changes that this group achieved in bringing social justice within the Catholic Church. Chicano struggles are a clear formulation of political, social and cultural approaches to issues that affect human beings, especially women on a daily basis (Valadez 3). Chicano women transformed themselves as agents of change who would fight for social justice through a variety of forms, which inculcated others to join this fundamental movement in the history of mankind. Through Las Harmannas, these women were able to achieve their targets notwithstanding the challenges that they experienced during this struggle. Las Harmannas is an established ...

Movie Review on the movie ‘Inequality for all'

The movie ‘Inequality for all' is about the story of the American widening income gap between the hugely rich and the rest of the Americans. As told by the narrator, the smart, funny and articulate university professor, Robert Riech, a former labor secretary under the leadership of Bill Clinton.Riech narrates his arguments in a class setting through a series of lecture about the ‘how and the why' of the decline in the American middle class. The 90-minutes documentary was shot at the University of California, Berkeley. The best thing I liked about the movie is how Riech continuously makes corny, self-deprecating ...

Hate Crimes against Muslims in the U.S.

INTRODUCTION

- Define the social problem The hate crime first appeared in 1985: John Konirs Barbara Quesnel and Mario Biaggi published "Hate Crime Statistics Act". In 1989, John Leo “Hate politics” published an article. Interestingly, one of the first papers (1991) was devoted to violence against gays and lesbians. In the early 90s of the last century, the term "Hate crime" legalist acquired legal status, including legislative acts. It is a special legal qualification of a special kind of crimes against the person committed a criminal under the influence of hatred towards persons of other ...

Proposal to Hike College Tuition Fee by University of California

[Institute] For people who currently reside in the state of California, referred to as in-state residents, the total tuition fee for the University of California could rise to about $12,804. In five or six years’ time, this increase could push the total tuition price to $15,564. This expense does not include room costs, dining, board and books. UC has made this decision to charge more money in order to provide better facilities to its students. This reason has led the UC system President Janet Napolitano, to dishonor her previous statement and not fulfill the hike freeze ...

Negative Effect of Obesity on the Economy in the United States

Introduction Obesity has become a crisis in the American society with statistics showing that two-thirds of the adults in the population are obese. Children too have not been spared. Over the past estimated two or three years, there has been a substantial and unreasonable increase in the number of obese children in different states across the country. Obesity has been accrued to many things, but diet forms the top concern. The cost effectiveness of unhealthy food makes it the first choice for people. Such foods include the fast foods that form part of the rationale behind the culture of the ...

1.Where does the lecturer live? Charles Long was born in 1958 in Long Branch, New Jersey. He lives in California at the moment. 2.Where did they go to school, what degrees have they earned? Charles attended Philadelphia College of Art, from which he earned a BFA in 1981. He also took part in the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program at the same time. Later he went to Yale University in New Haven, where he received a MFA in 1988. Long also received Guggenheim Fellowship and two NEA grants, a Louis Comfort Tiffany grant and two Pollock-Krasner Grants.

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Personal Statement to University of California

1) What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the subject developed and describe any experience you have had in the field — such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities — and what you have gained from your involvement. I intend to pursue higher education to major in Asian American Studies. I am an international student from Hong Kong and am currently studying in Los Angeles, California. My current academic plans include completing two (2) years education in Los Angeles, to comply with the educational pre-requisites needed prior to transferring to the ...

“Artists are men who wish to become inhuman. They seek painfully the traces of inhumanity, traces which are never found in nature. These are real truths and beyond them we know no reality.” 1 Art such as paintings and sculptures are man’s way of expressing their thoughts. In the eyes of an artist, they can see the suffering behind the beauty, and this reason allows them to create beautiful artworks. Artists desire to fully express themselves using only their canvass and their brush; hence, they will attempt to construct their masterpiece in the most creative way in ...

The Use of Water in Natural Resources: Letter to the Governor

Street, City, Zip code Office of Governor, Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Sacramento, CA 95814

Dear Sir, RE: WATER USE AND DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA Over the years, the state of California has continued to witness low levels of precipitation. This has led to dry weather conditions which have resulted in the reduction of water levels in many natural water resources. The level of water in many rivers and lakes have reduces to critical levels such that activities such as fishing, boating, and water travel have become impossible on many rivers and lakes. In the light of this, there is a ...

Whether happening on the American territory or abroad, the major wars did not leave the black society without hope for freedom and more rights. Although initially the hopes were minor, and the thoughts of completely equal treatment were unrealistic, the black slaves and free black people recognized that political rhetoric could be used as a basis for their fight, and it has been used successfully through times, gradually leading to the abolition of slavery and emancipation of the black people. While the wars had different effects on lives of the black people, these effects built up to become the defensive ...

The rights of immigrants have been violated in many occasions in different countries all over the world. The immigrants are treated discriminatively in various aspects, such as minimum wage, working conditions, health polices, among others. The situations are worse in some countries than others. For example, numerous cases of immigrant mistreatment have been reported in the Middle East. Some go to the extent of killing the immigrants for flimsy reasons. There various way that can be adopted nationally and internationally to stop violation of human rights in the case of immigrants. First, the international labour organization advocate fair ...

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An author with a distinctive style of writing, Susan Wright, is truly an inspiration to many. She attended John W. North High School, California and then won a scholarship to the University of Southern California. In the year 1984, she earned a M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts. Her M.F.A was for Poet and Writers. This program is one of the best in the world for creative writing, and Susan, herself, founded a program for creative writing & writing for performing arts at the University of California. (Straight)She lived in Riverside, Calif, as a kid, and heard the stories of the black community ...

Legalization of marijuana is a bulky topic; a deep message underlies this debate. Alcohol and drug abuse is number one issue in the United States. The controversy rages on as both sides have clear points of view. There are many pros and cons of marijuana legalization. However, there is no doubt that use of marijuana harms health and use of this drug will be significantly increased with its legalization. Thus, it is necessary to take everything into account before making a decision whether marijuana should be legalized. On February 26th, 2014 a recent poll in Texas showed that 49% of Texans ...

Russian Constructivism was founded by VladmirTatlin as a new interdisciplinary movement. Its name was coined from Tatlin’s construction of abstract sculptures (Fleming, 2009). The movement entailed the Russian Avant-garde and was in action from 1913 to the 1940’s. It came in as an artistic and architectural philosophy, a diversion from the idea of autonomous art. It favored art as a practice for social purposes and had a great impact on modern art movements of the 20th century, where great movements such as Bauhaus and De Stijl have borrowed a great deal from it (Cracarft, 2003). Its effect was omnipresent with great impacts ...

The Nightingale Pledge: Past, Present and Possible Future

The Nightingale Pledge: Past, Present and Possible Future Florence Nightingale is the most famous nurse in the history of the nursing profession. It perhaps was inevitable that a Nurse’s Pledge, written in 1893 by a Detriot committee of the Farrand Training School for Nurses (Calhoun; 1993), would be named the Nightingale Pledge: “I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will ...

Book Review: Hard to Get: Twenty-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom

Place: Berkeley, California Publisher: University of California Press Publication date: February, 2013 Edition: 1 Price: $33.35 ISBN: 978-0-520-95448-9 Introduction Is it possible for the modern twenty-something woman to have it all; sexual freedom coupled with good relationships and good career? This is the question that author Leslie Ball explores in her book in “Hard to get: Twenty-something women and the paradox of sexual freedom”. In this book, Bell conducts an intimate and powerful examination of the lives of twenty-something women; one of America’s most liberated generation of women. Bell explores the ...

Religious Studies

The Roman Catholic Church gained power and authority in the 6th century with a watchful management that lasted all through the 9th century . However, the invasion of the Barbarian has tore apart the Roman Empire, and also split through entire Europe. These circumstances have boosted the church to attain its greater attitude. Moreover, the whole Western Europe as well as preservation of values of Western Civilization is obliged to its existence to the rise of the Church. However, if it were not meant for the alliance of the churches with the royalty of the barbarian that pave the way to ...

Affirmative Action and Minority Employment in California Higher Education

Affirmative Action and Minority Employment in California Higher Education

Chapter 4: Results and Discussion

Based from the data gathered from the use of individual data from the available Public Use Microdata Samples of the Census of Population or PUMS data for the years 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1940-1990, the unemployment rate between white men and black men are almost totally similar prior to the Great Depression. However, the 1940s and 1950s showed signs of growing disparity among unemployment rates of white men and black men at an approximate of 11 percent and 9 percent for black men and white men, respectively, in 1940 and ...

AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF SENATE BILL 863

Requirements for the Masters in Public Policy and Administration Degree The thesis of is approved by __________________________________

Chairperson

ABSTRACT California’s (CA) legislature has passed a series of Workers Compensation (WC) reforms during the past 15 years; the most recent, Senate Bill (SB) 863 passed on August 21, 2012. SB 863 was introduced and presented to the California public as a reform bill that would ensure better coverage and easier medical access for workers injured on the job. SB 899 passed during the early 2000s was shown to be better for California’s workers, than SB863. ...

An Exploratory Analysis of Senate Bill 863

Chapter V California has passed several workers compensation reform bills in recent years, in both the assembly and senate of the state legislature. Each reform bill has addressed perceived problems in the California Workers Compensation (WC) system depending on the factors present that influenced political agenda setting at the time. Therefore, the research presented here created the following hypothesis. If the processes for injured workers were assessed based on the historical outcomes, a better strategy could be designed. In order to test the hypothesis, the goal of the research was to interpret the complexities of SB 899 and SB ...

An Exploratory Analysis of Senate Bill 863

Chapter IV: Results Overview Several workers compensation reform bills have been passed in California in the last fifteen years. The aim of this research was to review, evaluate, and simplify the complexities of the California workers compensation reform bills SB 899 and SB 863. Data was gathered from a variety of sources and organized in order to develop a better understanding of the differences and similarities between the processes instituted. Relevant data was collected for the specific purpose of reviewing the systems in order to design a new system from the ground up; one that would avoiding the pitfalls of ...

English

Introduction Several medical and health organizations have recognized marijuana’s medical value. In fact, some of these medical organizations and other prominent associations have favorable medical marijuana positions such as the AIDS Action Council, American Academy of HIV Medicine, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, AIDS Project Rhode Island, just to name a few (Logos). Medical experts say that there is substantial evidence that have proven that marijuana is safe and effective for some patients (Ethos). My point is that marijuana is not to be considered as a purely illegal substance because of its medicinal value (Metacommentary). Essentially, I am arguing ...

English

Introduction Several medical and health organizations have recognized marijuana’s medical value. In fact, some of these medical organizations and other prominent associations have favorable medical marijuana positions such as the AIDS Action Council, American Academy of HIV Medicine, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, AIDS Project Rhode Island, just to name a few (Logos). Medical experts say that there is substantial evidence that have proven that marijuana is safe and effective for some patients (Ethos). My point is that marijuana is not to be considered as a purely illegal substance because of its medicinal value (Metacommentary). Essentially, I am arguing ...

Research Methodology

Critically analyze the regulation of the legal profession in Queensland and compare and contrast that with the regulation of your home jurisdiction.

Research Questions

Research questions that I purpose to include in my research are; - What are the parameters that guide the regulation of the legal profession in Queensland? - How the Legal Profession Act impacts to the legal profession? - What are the effects of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 when it comes to legal discipline? - What is the attitude of Legal practitioners in Australia? - Does the take taken by ...

Introduction

This essay discusses the issue of Globalization, and specifically seeks to determine whether it has a positive or a negative effect on the creation of wealth (and therefore a reduction of poverty) in developing countries. A selection of the many and often opposing opinions on this topic is covered in the essay, so that this writer may be in a position to take an informed view.

Defining Globalization

Bardhan (2009) recognizes that whilst there are many strong opinions on the contentious subject of globalization, there are also different meanings attributed to the term. He explains that some interpret globalization as being the worldwide expansion of new ...

Introduction

Laus or Los Angeles Union Station is currently the major rail way station in Los Angeles, California and it’s the biggest passenger terminal railroad the Western part of the United States. Most recently, the railway station evolved into the largest main transport hub for those who live in South California. It currently, serves about sixty thousand passengers on a daily basis on their en route to Amtrak for the longer distance trains locomotives, Regional trains of Amtrak California, computer driven trains of Metro link as well as many more metro rails and light rails. In addition, the ...

Philosophy

I would like to define first what (active) euthanasia is. The term euthanasia is derived from the Greek words eu, which means good, and thanatos, which means death. In short, euthanasia is a “euphemism” for death (Johnston). Many people consider active euthanasia or “good” death as a deliberate mercy killing of patients who are terminally ill, comatose, in vegetative states, or similar situation. Active euthanasia is done by either laypersons or professionals “out of concern” for such patients (Franko 2). Whether it is the ill persons’ will or with the consent of family members, they who request for direct mercy killing ...

Introduction

It is a film that is directed by Paul Haggis and he is the writer. A crime drama film was released in the USA on April 21of the year 2005.It is a story of Los Angeles were over a period of thirty-six hours a small number of desperate people lives as they try to cope up with life in the city where race relations belies their life. Among the major players are a Caucasian district attorney, and he always uses the race as his political creed. His caucacusian wife see his opinion that crime is associated with the black as justified since she had ...

Introduction.

Food production and consumption in the UK has changed the trend. This has mainly been contributed by the economy, society and the environment. Diet and attitudes to food have changed markedly in the recent years and it will continue to do so (Guides, 2011). Demand for quality food has risen and people aspire to eat both more healthy and buy food that has a reduced impact on the environment. Food culture in Britain is changing and people are turning on the new kinds of food. (Jackson,2009).

What a literature review is.

Literature review is an account of the things which has been published on a ...

My interest in Urban Studies started through a combination of experiences as a child and working adult. I grew up in South Korea in a Christian family and followed commandments from the Bible that were mentioned throughout my childhood. However, in the 11th grade my English teacher, Ms. Case, had Kohlberg’s Six Stages of Moral Reasoning posted on the board and I read it every class session. It gave me a different non-religious prospective regarding right and wrong behavior. At that time, I was at Stage Four: “Maintaining the Social Order”; but knew that I wanted to move to Level 3, Stage ...

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to conduct a research about the artificial methods of storing water in California while considering all the financial characteristics. This research will include two artificial (Manmade) methods of storing water in the state of California which will include; surface water such as Cisterns, Dams and aqueduct. Underground water will include pipelines, aquifers, canals and reservoirs.

Introduction

California’s water management system is arguably among the most innovative and complex artificial methods of storing water in the world. In California, colossal amounts of water are confined, stored, and then delivered through manmade features to serve ...

Abstract

The conducted research will be narrating about the bloody revolution, in terms of genocide that took place during the years of 1975-1979 in Cambodia, and was carried out by the Khmer Rouge regime in pursuit of the economic stability and self-reliability of the country. Planned as a peaceful revolution, it rapidly turned to be aggressive and bloody as soon as the Khmer Rouge regime gained power and was able to control and manipulate huge masses of people using fear, tortures, and death as their primary methods, which resulted in the extermination of up to two million people (21 to 24% ...

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Preface Enron Corporation was American based energy, commodity and service organization that was established in 1985 by Kenneth Lay in Omaha. The company was formed by merging Intermorth organization and Houston Natural Gas. Over a period of time after its formation company shifted its focus from energy trader to energy bank by giving guaranteed quantities at fixed prices for long-term. The company was bankrupted on 2nd December 2001. Before its bankruptcy the company was one of the major operators in energy sector. It owned energy plants, gas distributors, water organizations and other subsidiaries to provide various services to customers ...

Abstract

Introduction The dawn of Chinese immigration to the United States came after the discovery of exploitable gold in 1848, at Sutter’s Mill in California. Drawn to the United States by the possibility of escaping the deteriorating economic standing and political restiveness in China, the Chinese had made their contact with San Francisco in thousands by 1854. Most of them sought to attain prosperity as gold prospectors but as time wore on the majority settled as tradesmen around the western mining fields whilst some sought recruitment as laborers on the transcontinental railway. At this time immigration was largely ...