Essays on Wording

INTRODUCTION

There are several advantages of doing an analysis of a business before taking the business online. The first and foremost is to verify that the business is one that is suitable for online sales. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity, Threats) analysis will give a good indication of the fit for the products in that market environment.

Advantages versus disadvantages

A SWOT analysis takes time and money to perform. Some entrepreneurs are not capable of doing the analysis on their own so they have to pay for a consultant. If the owner is familiar and does not have the time to dedicate the ...

International Baccalaureate

Introduction “The Joy of Writing”, a poem by Polish poet, essayist and Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012) is an engaging piece that uses vivid images and everyday language to provide new meanings about the creative art of writing. The poem seems to centre on three questions about a commonplace character, related images created with written words and setting. The poem mentions of a doe that hounds the woods in order to drink water from a spring and lifts its head on hearing some ominous sounds. The initial images that Szymborska uses on paper as a writer using her mind and pen set her ...

In a modern world people are drowning in the large volumes of data. Thousands of papers and researches are being published every day to support or refute some kind of statement. Is smoking associated with lung cancer? Did educational reform increase the efficiency of education system? Is the new medicine a better way of illness treatment? All these kinds of questions are trying to be answered by statistical analysis which often includes flaws and fallacies. Some institutions manipulate the statistics intentionally, while others fail to provide society with a reliable result because of a poor knowledge of statistical techniques.

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Introduction

The Bible and the book of Mormon are both religious historical writings based on the higher context cultural environment. In such a cultural and environmental context, the target reader is expected to have sound, concrete and broad understanding of the specific cultural context and environment that the writer or author is trying to communicate with.

The book of Mormon and the bible both have totally diverse historical periods in relation to the time in which both were written. The book of Mormon was written based on the ancient American cultural context. On the other hand, the bible was written ...

Statutory interpretation is the process by which courts and judges give meaning to enacted legislation and consequently apply it to a particular case. In the English as well as the Wales legal system, the doctrine of separation of powers prevails whereby Parliament is the supreme law maker. The Executive is charged with the responsibility of implementing the legislation as passed by Parliament while the Judiciary is the final arbiter which interprets legislation as enacted by Parliament. Thus, in tandem with the doctrine of separation of powers, the courts must keep within their ambit and ensure they do not arrogate to ...

Horizontal federalism refers to the relationships and interactions between states as equal members of the union. Under Article IV of the Constitution states are required provide “full faith and credit” to the laws of other states as well as guarantee the citizens of each state the “privileges and immunities” enjoy by the citizens of other states. Moreover, the Tenth Amendment states that states “may exercise powers not delegated to the federal government. Despite, these understandings, horizontal federalism is one of the more unclear areas of American political authority (Erbsen, 2008). Based on the arguments from the petitioner in ...

Abstract

The goal of critical thinking is the development of thinking skills. The ability to make informed decisions, work with information, analyze various aspects of the phenomena, and so on. This technology aims to develop the student basic indicators which are estimates, openness to new ideas, their own opinion and the reflection of their own judgment. 1. Critical thinking is a system of judgment that is used for the analysis with the formulation of valid conclusions and correctly apply the results to the situations and problems. Critical thinking implies the use of cognitive techniques or strategies that increases the probability ...

One of the most well-known and infamous psychological experiments is the Stanford Prison Experiment. Every student of psychology or sociology in high school or college has had to read about this experiment. It emerges that men, who considered themselves pacifists turned into monsters and had no issue mistreating other human beings. This realization is well known and often cited as a reason underlying the shambolic nature of the current jail system. Philip Zimbardo presided over the experiment as the “superintendent” of the mock jail in his capacity as the psychology professor in charge of the experiment. The experiment was supposed ...

Introduction:

Bronze vessels of the Shang period have been preserved largely due to the fact that, they were buried in the tombs of the great of both female and male figures. Their primary use at the time of their manufacture was in banquets and temples at which the sacrifice of food was offered to their royal ancestors. They were buried with their owners so that they could continue to sacrifice to the higher powers even after they had died and become ancestors in their turn. As such, the vessels were evidence of power, an aspect that became even more sharply ...

Islam and Democracy

Introduction The literature that has been written about Islam and democracy are both highly complicated in terms of interpretation of the fundamentals of democracy and are in an equal sense argued from several points of reference. These factors are compelling and are significant to the level of democracy in the Islamic world. The comparative debate presented in arguments by Irfan Ahmad and Bernard Lewis creates major literature that reveals the limitations in this path of inquiry. The main proposition in their argument is the discussion of the cliché aspect that surrounds Islam and their objective levels. The core ...

I. INTRODUCTION Systemic-Functional Linguistics, otherwise known as SFL, is a theory of language and language structure that is separate and distinct from the other theories of language that have arisen in the field of linguistics. Systemic-Functional Linguistics is a theory of language that is focused on the theory of language function as a method for language evolution and derivation (Halliday, 2005, pp. 133--135). Systemic-Functional Linguistics accounts for the syntax of any given language structure, but it is more concerned with the function of the language as the central issue within the analysis (Halliday, 2005, pp. 133--135). Halliday (2005), the first linguist ...

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Essay #3

THE GREAT GATSBY ENDING If you could change the ending of the Great Gatsby, what would you write and why? (Stay focused and select what you want to discuss carefully.) The Great Gatsby is an American based novel that was written in the year nineteen twenty five by Fitzgerald F. Scott. The Novel primarily focuses on a very young and wealthy boy known as Jay Gatsby. Major themes handled include the theme of change, resistance, idealism and social encounter. The novel is without doubt a seminal piece of literature and I always find myself reading it over and ...

Introduction

Online learning is a modern way of learning that is supported by technological applications and the students can learn from anywhere in the world. This method replaces the traditional universities which require students to be taught in lecture halls. Technology has revolutionized education and it has made it cheap fro the those can not afford the real education programs in universities (Thomas, 2011). This program allows students to interact with their teachers and even exams are offered online. It is a convenient way of learning while doing other activities. This essay seeks to examine the advantages and disadvantages of online learning. ...

The life history of Louis riel is clearly brought forward by Gregory Scofield. In his book, “Louis: the heretic poems”, he uses various literary devices to present his ideas about Riel and others. The poems bring out the struggles in an unequal society. Inequality and discrimination is shown to bring unwarranted suffering to the victims yet it can be avoided by reaching amicable solutions. The life and struggles in Riel’s life has many similarities with the life today in Canada. There are still inter racial strives that threaten the unity of the nation. Furthermore, various activivst groups are ...

The Great Gatsby is an American based novel that was written in the year nineteen twenty y five by Fitzgerald F. Scott. The Novel primarily focuses on a very young and rich boy known as Jay Gatsby. Major themes handled include the theme of change and resistance, idealism and social encounter. The novel is with no doubt a good piece of art and I always find myself reading it over and over. The novel's ending is indeed a very fabulous one and captures the attention of its reader. Here is how the novel ends: "And as I sat there brooding on ...

English

Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” and JFK’s inaugural speech both are a masterpiece of verbal and nonverbal communication. Devoid from the rhetorical devices the speeches of these presenters might not have been as memorable as they have become. Both speeches were for a completely different audience and were made on a strikingly different occasions and contain divergent messages. Yet, both presenters were masterfully able to employ the devices of verbal and nonverbal communication rightly suited to their respective occasion and for their respective audience. King strengthened his speech by using a very interesting analogy. He described the reason to ...

A public service announcement (PSA) is stated by the Federal Communications Commission as any pronouncement that is passed to the public for their interest on social issues by the media without any charges (Du & Plessis 8). These announcements originate from the government or non-governmental organizations and target the cause of general public interest. The other names that are used for PSAs are public service ad and in the UK they are referred as public information films. Their objective is to promote activities and programs by the government and non-governmental organizations. A PSA is not only composed of the message ...

Forensic Evidence 1: Kumho Tire Co. V. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999)Facts Patrick Carmichael was driving his minivan on July 6, 1993 when its right rare tire burst was causing the van to turn over. As a result, one passenger died, and several others sustained injuries. Carmichael, enjoined by the survivors and the deceased’s representatives, instituted an action against the tire manufacturer and distributor. They claimed that the accident was caused by a fault in the tire. The claimant’s case by and large relied on the expert opinion of a tire failure analyst. According to the expert opinion, ...

English

Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” and JFK’s inaugural speech both are a masterpiece of verbal and nonverbal communication. Devoid from the rhetorical devices the speeches of these presenters might not have been as memorable as they have become. Both speeches were for a completely different audience and were made on a strikingly different occasions and contain divergent messages. Yet, both presenters were masterfully able to employ the devices of verbal and nonverbal communication rightly suited to their respective occasion and for their respective audience. King strengthened his speech by using a very interesting analogy. He described the reason to ...

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 ...

The Eucharist is considered the central and most important event for the Catholic community life ever since its inception. The event is celebrated in commemoration of the Christ’s sacrifice of his own life for the salvation of humanity, and it has been uniting believers in the communion since the Last Supper, during which Jesus Christ shared bread and wine with his disciples after saying thanks to God and proclaiming, “Take and eat; this is my body. Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many ...

- Survey analysis – short answer questions

Have a look at the screen shots and then answer the questions succinctly. Criteria for grading: correctness of response and critical thinking - Why does CB require an access code? (5 points) CB requires an access code to ensure that only customers who have actually visited the place participate in the survey. If there was no access code, any person can participate in the survey and give false or malicious answers. Since the access code is printed on the receipt, a person who has not used CB services will not be in a ...

Introduction

The increasing presence of social media websites has resulted to an increase in the number of issues especially privacy issues. Some social media sites in their terms of services agreement indicate that for one to share another person photo permission has to be sought from the individual in the photo. The terms of services are both important for the user and the website owners. For the website owner, the reason is mainly for legal situations where they want to avoid lawsuits. For the site user, the terms of services are important as it provides them with information that they ...

Report

The term known as "Code of ethics" explains the rules and regulations that are formulated within an organization or team.As per Thomas Edison , "Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.” The term ethical code encompasses different parameter and may be elaborated as “A guide of principles designed to help professionals conduct business honestly and with integrity. A code of ethics document may outline the mission and values of the business or organization, how professionals are supposed to approach problems, the ...

Research Journal Article

Research Journal Article

The general editors of the journal (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology) are Eliot R. Smith and Laura A. King

What is the journal's statement about the type of articles and content areas they publish intheir journal?

The journal publishes only original papers in different areas of personality as well as social psychology. It emphasizes on empirical reports but may also include specialized methodological, theoretical and review papers. The journal focuses on social cognition and attitudes and addresses the domains of social behavior where cognition is crucial. Secondly, it also focuses on group processes and interpersonal relations as well as individual differences and personality processes.

Why is a journal like this important to the field of psychology?

The importance of a journal such as the Journal ...

The government of the United Kingdom is composed of three branches. The three branches are the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The nexus of these three branches of government lies in their positions vis a vis the law. The legislature is tasked with formulating the laws, the executive with executing the law and the judiciary with the task of interpreting the law. This submission will be seeking to dwell on the Judiciary’s function of interpreting the law. The submission will be specifically focusing on the various approaches, rules and other assistance which members of the judiciary use when ...

In this essay we analyze the poem; secretary chant written by Marge Piercy (Meyer 744). Notably, Marge Piercy uses whimsical metaphor in the whole poem to make the audience understand that the worker is a woman who is in an occupation that makes her feel like a machine with just a single purpose in life. Marge Piercy has written this poem in a simple and lucid style that emphasizes playful bizarre; however, in some ways it uses depressing metaphors to depict how the secretary frequently feels dehumanized. Marge Piercy conjures up explicit mental image of a female character with no personal identity but lives ...

The following reflection paper is dedicated to analyzing laws, coming from different eras and states. For the purposes of this paper we will refer to such sources as Hittilte Law Code (coming from 1500s B.C.), Code of Lipit-Ishtar (1868 BC), the works of Han Fei Tzu (circa 230 B.C.), “Creation of the democracy in Athens” by Aristotle (circa 509 B.C.) and Augustus’ Moral legislation (18 B.C.). The appearance of law itself is associated with the need to create the framework for relations between society members, both in pre-state condition and in terms of state. As modern laws, laws, ...

The breakdown of warrant/reasons for the article by Henderson that I came up with is almost similar to that of Hamel. There are many similarities than differences. He has given four reasons while I have given five reasons. His first reason for increasing minimum wage is that, it creates unemployment. On the other hand, my first reason for minimum wage is that it leads to loss of jobs which is a similar thing. In addition, we have provided similar evidence that increasing minimum wage bill by 10 percent will reduce employment by 1 to 2 percent according to minimum wage ...

For many in the United States, the words “Gun Control” is a four-letter word that immediately causes their preconceived notions to surface and prevents them from logically looking at the issue. The polarization of gun-control in this country has evolved to a point where neither party, even the one with the most control in Washington is able to put fourth any legislation regarding this issue. This essay analyzes this phenomenon with a view to the historical context behind gun control and laws that regulate gun ownership in the United States. Everyone who has engaged in conversation or argument on the issue ...

The Christian Canon

The Christian Canon is the list of authoritative and inspired books universally accepted by Christians. These canons emerged from prolonged debates and consensus assumed by diverse faiths. Christian believers consider the Christian canon books as inspired by God and express the history of the solid relationship found between God and his people. For example, the Jewish Christian books are not included in the canon together with some other disputed books. In this respect, these books can be non-canonical, apocryphal or deuterocanonical. The division of the Christian canon into the early, Eastern and Western church and those of various Christian ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Comment letter Exposure Draft ED/2012/5 – Clarification of acceptable methods of depreciation and amortization Proposed amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38 (‘the exposure draft’) We are responding to your invitation to comment on the exposure draft on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Following consultation with members of the PricewaterhouseCoopers network of firms, this response summarizes the views of member firms who commented on the exposure draft. 'PricewaterhouseCoopers' refers to the network of member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity. We agree with the principle of the proposed amendments ...

Human resource management operation entails the identification and classification of the differences between human resource policies, procedures and business goals Human resources policies address a critical issue with the organization operation while procedures guide employee on how to execute the policies. All these must be presented as statements or organizational guiding rules. Effective policies and procedures ensure compliance with legislation, support fairness, transparency and consistent treatment of employees and ensure implementation of best practices based on training, effort, new technology and compensation (Harden et.al, 2006). They also protect employees and the company from the pressures of expediency and assist in ...

Civil Liberties in the Bill of Rights Evolution of Civil Liberties Throughout time, civil liberties contained within the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution have evolved throughout years of scrutiny by the Supreme Court through the assessment of several cases. While civil liberties including the freedom of religion, speech, right against unlawful searches and seizures and the like have remained standing throughout time, new interpretations have nevertheless emerged from the Supreme Court. Among the most compelling developments introduced by the Supreme Court as part of existing civil liberties is the doctrine of ...

Judgment at Nicaea: Constantine and the Arian Heresy

The greatest controversy of the early church was the Arian Heresy, a conception of the Trinity that called into question the accepted Christian ethos that Jesus was homoousion – of one substance, or being, with the Father.1 For preaching this doctrine, Arius was called to answer for his beliefs repeatedly during the Council of Nicaea, to explain what he meant by teaching that “the Word is no true Son of the Father, but is a creature totally different from, and inferior to, Him in nature.”2 This was anathema to the church fathers of the 4th century A.D., whose intent in the ...

Introduction

This seeks t review the Enron’s code of ethics. In the process it assesses the company’s implicit and written code of ethics by comparing it to the APA and SHRM codes of ethics. From the comparison, the paper will seek to reveal inconsistencies in Enron’s code of ethics that are likely to lead to ethical violations. After revealing the inconsistencies, the paper will seek to make important recommendations based on scholarly justification. After which, a revised code of ethics for the company will be developed based on the conclusions made.

Assessment of Enron’s code of ethics

The Enron’s code of ethics focuses ...

This paper examines the audit expectation gap in Australia by examining the existing gap in auditing companies and the expectations of the Australian public. This paper will examine the role that auditors play in promoting financial accountability in Australia and extend of limitations. It will also look at the prevailing literature and studies on the expectation gap. Finally, the paper looks at some of the steps that have been taken to address the audit gap.

Introduction

Audit expectation gap refers to the difference in perception of the auditors' role and responsibility between the auditors and other third parties as they ...

MEMORANDUM

Introduction The issue of audience appeal to advertisements, memos, letters and other communication materials is pertinent in harnessing the will and trust in customers or employees. This therefore means that commercials must be written in a fine-tuned reader’s perspective (reader based writing) rather than a writer-based writing. Reader-based writing, unlike the writer-based writing is geared towards creating a shared context with the reader. It begins with a structure which is reader issue centered, manipulates the information of the audience, and links a relationship of facts. On the other hand, writer-based writing is normal writing which reflects a writer’s narrative thoughts, conceptions or ...

The modern genres of music cannot be considered to be pure, owing to their long histories of change with time and from one geographical place to another. The major aspects that keep changing with time are the styles, rhythm, dancing technique and wording, but it is normally possible to trace the origin of a single music genre (Dils, and Albright 54). Jazz and Ballet are two different music and dance genres that have some similar effects, yet they have different origins and histories. There are a lot of differences between these two terms. Apparently, it is not quite easy to differentiate ...