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Third-Party Logistics (3PL’s) play an important role in supply chain management, exclusively in the developed and developing nations, and the logistics industry has seen a huge growth in the past few decades. The larger companies currently demand a single vendor for their global supplies and support their operations. There are advantages and disadvantages of 3PL’s and depending on the advantages the companies choose their vendors for the logistics. The decision to retain the 3PL services in a company is decided by the higher management, the corporate level and sometimes by the logistics managers and managers from functional ...

Frederick C. Mosher and Others, Watergate: Implications for Responsible Government, 1974

Thesis: This chapter deals with the interest in the quality of government institutions and the need to have a government that is competent and dependable to its citizens. This article talks about the causes that led to the Watergate scandal and how these types of scandals can be avoided in future and how we should ensure that the government engages in activities that are transparent and credible all for the good of its citizens. During the past decades, there were several corruption practices with the use of government powers and resources for personal gain, use of government personnel and ...

The children bureau is an act that was to be established in the department of labor. The publication had the description of what the creation of the children bureau and how it will execute its services and also the resources it requires in its implementation and achievement of its objectives (Government printing office, p. 1). The bureau was meant to investigate and report to the department of labor all matters pertaining to children welfare and life among all the classes of the people of the United States with its focus more on infant mortality, birth rate, orphanage, juvenile courts, ...

I did my observation at The Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School (GBLUES). The school works in joint agreement with the University of Shippensburg, and this laboratory school is also attached to the university’s College of Education and Human Services. The Luhrs School has a reputation of being the first certified green school building in Pennsylvania, as the building is designed to be energy efficient with minimum environmental impact. The school has a healthy, appealing and pleasing physical environment and is known to be a role model for other school districts in Pennsylvania. In my 12 hours of ...

In her article, ‘From Pariah State to Global Protagonist: Argentina and the Struggle for Human Rights’, Kathryn Sikkink provides a luminous illustration on the role that Argentina has played in shaping the human rights discourse in the world. Sikkink’s main point is that most of the human rights practices and conventions of the world trace their roots to the Argentina. She notes that while many would naturally expect practices to flow from the more powerful countries to the less powerful countries, this has not necessarily been the case as far as the field of human rights is concerned. ...

Bashir, S., Janaranjana., Tesfa, G. (2012). An Empirical Analysis of Higher Education and Economic Growth in West Virginia. Selected Paper for Presentation at Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012 Seattle, WA. Bashir et al consider skilled labor as the single most important route to attaining maximal human development. According to the article, a person that is highly educated can more easily access a decent employment because skilled labor is associated with well paying jobs, lesser working hours and more attractive returns. With such a decent job, one can effortlessly afford to live a decent life with ...

1. At what point, if ever, did the parties have a contract? Big Time Toymaker and Chou had a contract; evidence available is in the email communication and the sent fax.2. What facts may weigh in favor of or against Chou in terms of the parties’ objective intent to contract? Chou failed to draft the contract that would memorialize their agreement within the agreed time. This can be as evidence against their willingness to corporate. Evidence supporting their contract can be got from the email communication between the two parties. Secondly, the sent fax by Chou is evidence that ...

REFLECTION #2

A woman who is totally focused and knows exactly what she wants in life is by all means unstoppable. The erotic entails the culmination of all of a woman’s feelings. With the achievement of this emotional peak a woman experiences joy and the fullness of life.as a result the woman gains more focus in life and is pretty much unstoppable. Once she reaches this emotional high she will never agree to live a life that is substandard with her emotional fulfillment. The achievement of this emotional high in life also opens the eyes of a woman. She now ...

Considering human rights as an issue without culture, diversity, and without complicated frameworks means it is about what it implies – "human" rights. In reality, the question arises why Western ideology of feminism exhibit so many gaps when it comes to the female of the human species. The Western feminist belief about human rights as a means for establishing a commonality among global women empowerment causes limitations in bridging gaps from a global perspective and consequently demands a new way of thinking. Theorists on universalism and women's human rights including Grewal, Bunch, and Hua provide the textual dialogue for examining ...

Developing nations often face employment challenges since the industries cannot offer sufficient jobs for the people actively seeking employment, thereby causing the surge in unemployment rates. Consequently, the unemployed population often seeks employment opportunities in foreign economies with potential employment opportunities. Ethiopia is one of the developing economies that face this challenge. Several unemployed population in Ethiopia seek employment opportunities in foreign nations such as Saudi Arabia, which is one of the world’s leading oil exporter. Recently, African employees in Saudi Arabia faced challenges as the Saudi authorities conducted a visa crackdown to ensure that every person staying ...

This article gives highlights of the way sexuality was perceived in the seventeenth century. It is clear that sexuality was characterized by a lot of frankness where people could just talk about sexual practices without any secrecy. The codes regulating the sexual practices utterances were more lax in the seventeenth century compared to those of the nineteenth century. The children were engaged in the affairs of the adult without any concern or fear by their parents. The article therefore gives more emphasis on the way the issue of sexuality was perceived both in the seventeenth century as well the ...

While constructing a road in southern England, road builders’ retrieved remains of what was later established by archaeologists to be 51 Vikings who were mass buried dating back 1000 AD. Based on the archaeological evidences, it is believed that the Vikings mostly teens in their ealy 20s were beheaded in front of spectators (Quinn 2010). Further reports stated that, they came from Scandinavia with one man travelling from north of the Arctic Circle. Archaeologists believe that these is the biggest mass grave of foreigners ever found in Britain, it is further believed that these Vikings were executed by local ...

Bilateral relations between countries, especially neighboring ones are essential to economic growth and peaceful co-existence and are mostly mutually beneficial especially in the areas of commerce and tourism. Seeing as China and Malaysia are both Asian countries they both stand to benefit from good neighborly relations. Relations between China and Malaysia formally began in 1974 this was in a bid to increase trade ties between both countries that were mutually beneficial. This article seeks to examine the changing faces of Malaysia’s policy towards China from the cold war era, through the post cold war and up to 2004 ...

The article gives us an overview of the sleeping Eros, which is a Greek goddess of love. Since the discovery of the sculpture, it was transported and put in a museum. People from all walks of life travel just to behold how the original image looks like. This has also seen the modification of the sculpture as many artists come up with what they believe is a modern representation of the goddess. The sleeping Eros has been reproduced through paintings, wood and stone carvings and placed at strategic areas. Apart from its archaeological significance, it also has spiritual significance ...

ARTICLE REVIEW AND SUMMARY

Article Review And Summary The research paper entitled What Students Think When Teachers Get Upset: Fundamental Attribution Error and Student-Generated Reasons for Teacher Anger, was written by Mary B. McPherson and Stacy L. Young. This paper discusses what students thought or felt when their teachers would get angry. The researchers discussed two different types of anger, one was passive-aggressive and the other was assertive. The paper also identifies different reasons for the anger. There were reasons including student misbehavior or lack of participation, and there were other more internal reasons that involved the personal life or feelings of the ...

Introduction

“Cogito ergo sum” is a Latin phrase translated in English as “I think, therefore I am”. The phrase was Rene Descartes’ (1596-1650) philosophical proposition of existence in that he knew he was somewhere as an entity because of his capacity to have thoughts. The proposition has been perceived by western scholars as the foundation for all knowledge because while some objects can be queried if the belong to the realm of imagination or reality, the act of doubting ones existence is proof enough of the reality of their existence (Broughton, 109). I agree with Descartes proposal based on my ...

FOB Fenty Jalalabad Attack on June 2010

FOB Fenty Jalalabad Attack on June 2010

In his article titled FOB Fenty and Attacks in Jalalabad, smith uses reports from various media sources to bring out the picture of the events that took place in the Front Operating Base (FOB) known as Fenty on the 28th day of June 2010. Prominently referring the words of Tim Lynch, smith narrates how the Taliban insurgents made a failed attempt at raiding the military base through a rarely used gate. The article gives details on how the insurgents unsuccessfully attempted to penetrate the base by detonating a bomb at the gate ...

In the article entitled “Can Money Buy Happiness?” written by Arthur C. Brooks and published in The American in 2008 presented an argumentative discussion asserting that money cannot buy happiness; but success can. One only partially agrees with the author’s affirmation since the measure for success was also financial remuneration, to wit: “financial status is the way we demonstrate to others (and ourselves) that we are successful” (Brooks, 2008, par. 34). One disagrees that this is the only way to demonstrate success. Some people could measure success in terms of merely fulfilling identified goals- which are not always ...

Article Review: “Has Psychology Failed?” by Jastrow

Article Review: “Has Psychology Failed?” by Jastrow The article “Has Psychology Failed?” by Jastrow (1935) addresses the issues facing applied psychology and the limitations imposed by different schools of psychology, such as behaviorism and the psychoanalytic school. Even though he commends Watson’s desire to move psychology from theoretical science to applied science and Freud’s appreciation of the importance of emotions and subconscious mental processes in structuring the human mind, Jastrow believes a naturalist perspective would benefit psychology as a unified science with practical implications. However, most of the article is dedicated to lamenting the current state of ...

The use of internet by youths has increased drastically in the past 10 years. There are several challenges for the victim service providers and law enforcement agencies that come as a result of the new computer technology. It has come to a level that professionals must protect those who are offending the internet, and help child victims and their families (Halder, & Jaishankar, K.2012). In the modern society, computer has prevailed in schools, business, libraries, homes and even airports. The use of internet provides instant access to news, shopping, stock trading, reference information, travel information, banking and many others. Today, ...

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Reading Response "Starting Out as a Designer The thesis statement is that there are a number of ways through which interested people can become great designers. The point is important because first, it acts as an introduction to the whole piece of context. Secondly, it is important in explaining to the interested people how they could transform what they already have, to a higher grade successfully. Through their explanation, designers can transform through their already acquired knowledge and skills. Planning a movie outing is a simpler task as compared to designing a party. While planning for a movie outing, ...

Management

In the article ‘Vendor Managed Inventories’ or VMI, the author tells that VMI is a distributional medium, in which the inventory at the distributor or retailer is managed and supervised by the manufacturer or vendor. However, it includes various tactics such as determining the quantities of order, controlling the products, and organizing the levels of stocks appropriately. Preliminary problems in the VMI are usually due to systems or data limitations. VMI cn be beneficial for both manufacturers and distributors in number of ways. For example it is advantageous for manufacturers because of lower investment of inventory in supply chain ...

Comparison of Law of Search (USA vs. UAE)

Comparison of USA and UAE Laws Law is very important especially in our modern times in which it is being regarded as the supreme basis of government. Law provides the system, which regulates individual and social behaviors. Two strong nations, the United States and the United Arab Emirates, have their own laws to sustain their own government in terms of providing rules and regulations in achieving system over the government.

Constitutional, Administrative and Executive Laws

United States as well as the United Arab Emirates has sources of their own laws. One source is their constitution. In the United States, the constitutional law constitutes distinctive ...

Terrorist financing involves providing funds for terrorist activities. This may include funds that has been raised from various legitimate sources for instance personal donations, gifts, business profits and also from charitable organisations, as well as funds from illegitimate or criminal sources such as kidnapping, piracy, drug trade, money laundering, extortion and smuggling of weapons. Terrorist have been using these and other techniques especially through money laundering and disguise as charitable organisations so as to evade being caught by the relevant authorities and also as a way of protecting the identity of the sponsors as well as that of their ...

The following is a review article on two Environmental Case opinions of two different panels of judges. The first case is related with an expansion plan for a nuclear energy based energy distribution company to which certain Environmental Groups raised issues of inconsistency of data provided by the company for permissions to acquire and keep land for future purposes. The second case is related to a natural gas distribution company that wished to lay a pipeline through United States area, although the pipeline would supply from one Canadian state to the other. The first case (470 F.3d 676, *2006 ...

BUS 221-1 p.m.

HW 3: IT and Ethics How Ethics can Enhance Organizational Privacy Data Breaches: A ChoicePoint and TJX Case Study Issues around safety and protection of personal information are still topical in the U.S. Moreover, they are of significance because information privacy in IT has not only individuals, but also organizations at stake. Consumers feel vulnerable when dealing with businesses daily. The reason is that a number of organizations, unfortunately, handle consumer data recklessly and harm users in using the data. According to fair information practices, guidelines for individuals and organizations determine responsible handling of sensitive personal ...

Citation 10 -- “Visual Search”

2. Goal of article: State the research questions and/or hypotheses being investigated (What are they trying to do?) (Four sentences to one paragraph) The researchers in this study wanted to determine the factors that determine an individual’s visual search. The researchers were specifically interested in determining whether individuals register the things they see as a whole and then separate each feature into its component parts or whether visual search is perceptual hence everything that comes into the view is registered in the mind before we become aware of them. Several paradigms were tested in the study, including texture ...

The story ‘agreeable’ by Jonathan Frazen is a good example of how literature has used modern day life to communicate. The story uses modern day setting to communicate to the people. The story takes a modern approach including in characterization, themes, and even the setting. The story ‘A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings’ was written in ancient times in 1955. The story uses different methods of characterization, themes, and setting. Unlike ‘Agreeable’, which was written in America, this story was written in Mexico in Spanish and later translated into English. These two short stories differ in terms of ...

Reports indicate that over 22 million pre-school children in the world have weight that is more than their age requirement. This increase in overweight and obesity across developed and developing nations can be attributed to changes in dietary habits like increased eating of food prepared from food stalls, and food insecurity for example, lack of money to purchase healthy food. , assert that a higher weight at birth increases the risk of pediatric obesity. Families with a low or unstable income have both poor choice of food and limited ability to obtain healthy foods (Schwarz and Peterson). Low financial capability ...

In Bakhtin and Adorno

In Bakhtin and Adorno Mikhail Bakhtin’s essay From Rabelais and His World discusses the role of laughter and comedy in past and present culture. “Laughter and its forms represent . . . the least scrutinized sphere of the people’s creation,” Bakhtin writes (2002, p.83). He discusses the development and practices of carnival-type festivities in Roman and medieval times. As opposed to official feasts in which rank and order were of great importance, or “a consecration of inequality” (2002, p. 88), carnival existed as “a suspension of all hierarchical precedence” (p. 87). The introduction to the test suggests that Bakhtin’s ...

M. Revlon Alice, Systematic thinking of social action. (1971) Thesis: The chapter deals with appropriate techniques that should be utilized to offer social services such as health services and education. It talks about the methods used to resolve the issue of incentives and reduce the task of trying to discover new efficient ways to offer social services. It emphasizes that the models stated cannot resolve all service production but proper implementation and newer viable methods should be introduced. “The second cause is “positive failure’-the failure to build into federal programs a positive set of incentives to channel the ...

The recent three decades have witnessed intensive studies and researches on compositional process. Although the studies on compositional process have been a common state of the affair in traditional musicology, the analysis on this process became relevant in the early 1980’s. In an attempt to understand compositional process, Owen Jessie composed a comprehensive writing, “Evidence of Cipriano de Rore's Compositional Process”. The work presents an intensive analysis and description on some issues, concepts, and facts that define effective music composition. Besides the critics from modern scholars and music experts, Owen has proved her competence on music by presenting ...

Emergency nursing deals with a wide range of responsibilities due to the diverse number of patients with unique illness. This profession tends to be dynamic because one is required to make every patient comfortable and well taken care of. One of the key responsibilities to many nurses is having a sense of humor, which helps in lightening the tension between the nurse and the patient. Thus, this paper will examine and analyze three articles that discuss the importance of nurses visiting new born babies, the relevance of elders seeking more health care than other ages, and the significance of ...

Critical review of Men and Masculinities in Modern Africa

Nwando Achebe gives cases of women in Africa who have been able to occupy a variety of leadership roles. She states that traditionally women mainly held power due to their relationship with the particular rulers especially as mothers, sisters or daughter to the rulers. She moves ahead and illustrates his assertion by giving examples of women who were guided by great leaders who in most cases were their close relatives. For instance Ahebi Ugbabe, among the Igbo, assumed royal powers and dressed in the king’s attire pending the installation of the next ruler (Lindsay, Lisa & Miescher, 53). This ...

Introduction

Demography, labor growth, and employment outcomes are the concept clearly illustrated in the articles. This includes the evolution and changing composition of new entrants in the labor market. The ELMPS06 data highlighted in the article, clearly brings out the various aspects of the labor market exploiting across the time constraint in the view that seeks to assume the current employment status of the individuals being evaluated. This is in the view of the minimum of the six months being viewed. Despite these facts, the data presented also highlights the problem associated with the data with regards to the possibility ...

The article being reviewed concerns criminal justice and behavior where an intensive rehabilitation supervisory program is analyzed by the application of a quasi-experimental evaluation. There has been an increased understanding that was developed in regard to the interventions that do work as well as those that do not work with offenders. Programs dealing with treatment to offender risk, responsivity factors and needs have been linked with reduced recidivism (Bonta, Wallace-Capretta and Rooney). In other words, it analyses a cognitive-behavioral treatment plan delivered within the scope of intensive community administration through electronic monitoring (EM). There exists recognition that sanctions devoid ...

The article focuses on the operations of corporate firms in the United States. According to the article, the corporate executives are expected to conduct themselves in a prescribed manner. Previously, the executive of various foreign firms was allowed to conduct themselves in an environment with more freedom. Due to the above mentioned freedom, the foreign firms were able to make a myriad profit as compared to the domestic firms. Reportedly, the corporate executive could easily engage in fraud or corporate misconduct, this enabled the firms to make a higher profit, since they could engage in fraudulent activities to earn ...

- What are traditional myths about electronic commerce? There are several myths about electronic commerce such as; before electronic commerce growth, phones were believed to be for making a call only, telephone lines were laid down in town. In 1990’s websites were used to search information when doing research for academician, people didn’t use it for other purposes. Companies compete with their competitors through marketing in town for their products to be sold at large number since customers were believed to buy these marketed products. There were no forums for discussion of products with customers since it ...

Introduction

In the article, the writer makes the case that women have better instincts for the ecological sustenance of the earth. Her case is based on the fact that women are more fundamentally materially grouped in the ecology of the planet than men. She regards these instincts to human existence on the planet. She says that human-caused environmental problems of the planet are extensively due to an exploitive, paternalistic, male dominated culture (Warren & Erkal, 1997). Mary approaches the argument from a Marxist, materialistic view combining it with ecofeminism and non-anthropocentricity. She argues that, there is no necessary conflict between a ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. argues in his article War of Words: Critical Race Theory and the First Amendment that there exists a tension between civil rights and civil liberties with specific emphasis on the freedom of speech and hate speech or freedom from expression. In the description for fighting words and group defamation with the citation of court decisions in 1942 and 1952, Gates explains that fighting words refer to the words used in their very utterances to inflict injury or tend to initiate an immediate breach of peace. He additionally describes group defamation as designed to prohibit public ...

Article Response

The role of the media (radio, television and cable television) was believed to educate and entertain their audiences and when cable television took over from broadcast television, there was an aura of expectations that television viewing was moving in the right direction. Sadly, that didn’t happen. Banet-Weiser, in ‘The Success Story: Nickelodeon,’ discusses the role of media in the civilized world. In what was construed to be the advent of technology that would touch the sentiments of the public, cable television became the puppet of advertisers. In discussing the topic, the author takes the reader through the various ...

Women participated in various ways in revolutions in the 18th century. Traditionally, the roles of women were restricted within their homes. However, the political and social havoc of the 18th century gave them an opportunity to extend their influence beyond the home. Particularly, they were directly involved in the revolutions in various ways (Women in the French Revolution). For instance, they offered financial resources to enhance the revolutions. Furthermore, they also supplied food products for those who were involved in the rebellions. Moreover, they played an important role in establishing the necessary infrastructures to facilitate the revolutions. In addition, ...

Citation 9—“Mental Rotation”

Citation 9 -- “Mental Rotation” 2. Goal of article: State the research questions and/or hypotheses being investigated (What are they trying to do?) (Four sentences to one paragraph) The researcher in this study wants to determine whether performance factors are responsible for the gender differences in mental rotation tests. The researcher wants to specifically determine whether the scoring procedure and the time allowed to attempt each item on the test affects the scores attained by men and women. 3. List three (3) cognitive psychology terms important for the topic of the article, find their definitions or descriptions in any ...

Article Reviews: Law

Article 1: Question: Please review this article and respond with your thoughts on how this type of law may or may not go too far with respect to regulation of the individual. In light of the serious obesity problem in the U.S., there is certainly a case for legislating to help those who lack the knowledge or the willpower to reduce their calories intake. Human nature being what it is, many people either find it difficult to resist those extra snacks or calories in drinks, so curbing the sale of the larger-sized sugary drinks could be seen as a ...

Martin Landau, Redundancy, Rationality, and the Problem of Duplication and Overlap, 1969

THESIS: The main focus of the article is redundancy. Today the reformers are striving to achieve the goal of creating a smooth, efficient government with the exclusion of duplicative expenditures. The definition of redundancy is used by different authors with different perception. Landau explored the definition to get the right meaning by using it in government or political system context. The term redundancy generally has a negative implication. Landau gives his perception and considers redundancy a necessity when it will be used in the context government agencies and political system. Landau justified his perception by supporting its argument with ...

The article in National Geographic Magazine was entitled “Ocean Acidification”. It was written by Elizabeth Kolbert and the photographs were taken by David Liittschwager. The article discusses the acidity of the sea and how carbon dioxide and harmful greenhouse gases are seeping into the ocean and affecting life in the water. The study takes place in two locations, the first is in Castello Aragones, which is west of Naples, and the second location is in Australia, by the sea in the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland. The article first explains why the locations were chosen and what was happening ...

Article Review: Introduction to Contracts

The article by Goldman Eric titled “Did Monster Energy Make a ‘Dope’ Contract with DJ Z-Trip Nope” was published in Forbes magazine on 5th November 2013 as a review of a case between Monster Energy and DJ Z-Trip and Beastie Boys. In the cases, Energy misinterpreted the meaning of the word “Dope” from DJ Z-Trip to mean that they could go ahead and publish Beastie Boys’ copyrighted material. In that respect, Energy relied on the misinterpreted word and assumed permission to use DJ Z-Trip’s “Megamix” remix in making a promotional YouTube video which then came as a surprise ...

Article Review

Summary In this article What Makes a Rubber Stamp?, the author examines China’s legislature which is commonly referred to as the National People’s Congress. The author notes that this once-a-year session takes place in early march in Beijing, and “thousands of out-of-tow delegates dexcend on the capital for the full session of the NPC which is China’s version of a national legislature” (T, 2012). The article also comments on the manner in which these proceedings take place by noting that they are orderly and outcomes are pre-arranged and predictable. According to T (2012), media outlets, many ...

Business

Bata Shoe Company is one of the most well known and largest shoes making company in the world. Bata Shoe Company had seen the most luxury returns as compared to other competitors from its foundation till 1970’s. By 1970’s Bata was one of the finest multinational companies of that time and Bata was generating the revenue of $3 billion from 68 different countries. The reason behind this success continues supply of products and capturing the new markets for more profits. The marketing plan of the Bata Shoe Company was to construct the shoe making factory near the ...

Social MediaThe article “Social Social media? Get serious! Understanding the

functional building blocks of social media” presents several interesting questions and points.

A. Questions

1. Since the article emphasizes how social media impacts an organization, it would be worthwhile to discuss further whether companies should now develop its own set of social media policies to serve as a guideline in using social media. In the same manner that corporations develop a Code of Ethics, is it necessary for them to develop a social media policy? This is an interesting question to ask because of the huge impact of social media on corporations nowadays. 2. Another question which one thought of reading ...

Summary

The success of the US economy should be measured on its ability to touch human life and protect human dignity. The article is written to address the effects of the US economy on the human life. It is an invitation to Catholics to analyze the Christian faith, economy, governance, and society. The letter is not aimed at advancing the economic discourse. However, it examines the moral principles from the Scripture and social teachings of the Church aimed at establishing what economic life should serve. Economic life of a society should be discussed and shaped by its effect on human, ...

Martin Landau. Redundancy, Rationality, and the Problem of Duplication and Overlap. 1969. Thesis: According to Martin, the government system of the United States of America is built on redundant structures. The author explores various definitions for redundancy and notes that all of them have a negative connotation. Such redundancy is explained by the overlap in the intelligence agencies and the branches of the government. According to Martin, redundancy and duplication are crucial for the lengthy functioning of the government given that the authorities swing around the pendulum of power.

“It is, however, the lexical evaluation of redundancy which prevails in public administration.” (303)

“Thus it is that the removal of redundancy is rarely, ...

1. The research question in the article is: What is the prevalence of violence against women in the Pakistan households? - The four types of research presented by the research include; - Quantitative research - Advocacy/participatory approach to research - Qualitative research - Pragmatic approach to research 2. The type of probability sample employed in the survey is a stratified cluster sample It is important to use the probability sample in this survey in order to achieve greater precision than on other sampling methods like the simple random. The stratum is chosen so those members of the same stratum ...

In an intuitive investigation, Christiane Wilke seeks to reevaluate the significance of memorials in a multifaceted manner. His pursuit is hinged on getting the answers to three questions which revolve around the impact that memorials should have on us; with the ultimate goal of initiating a conversation around transitional justice and the need to incorporate theories of complex identities while ascribing specific relevance to memorials. His research is aimed at providing relevant evidence about the need to be cautious when setting up memorials because more often, their defined purpose ignores the existence of overlapping and congruent scenarios leading to ...

- Explain how WiMAX will make a difference in how we “connect” to the Internet. What are some of its key characteristics? (TC) WIMAX is short for worldwide interoperability for microwave access. It has a potential of broadband internet access. It does not require cable and this enables people to connect to the internet automatically wherever they are. This is possible through the availability of WIMAX antenna. - Briefly discuss the differences and the role of each of these wireless standards: Bluetooth, Zigbee, 802.11b Bluetooth is a wireless technology for connecting devices. The devices have to agree before they ...

Introduction

The article is based on critics on idea of knowledge and appreciation. It tries to alienate the differences that are there in the two situations. That is, the situation of having knowledge about something and having to appreciate something play distinct but different roles on decision-making (Halley 2008). The article tries to bring out the idea of the decisions that one comes up with. It also brings out an idea of the factors and reasons behind a specific idea. Precisely, the article tries to answer the question; what decisions people make and the factors that lead to the decisions. ...

The September 30, 2013 news article in the Voice of America namely “UN seeks action on Syrian Humanitarian crisis” states that the United Nations having arrived at a consensus with the Syrian authorities over the elimination of the stockpiles of chemical weapons, the UN Security Council is developing a strategy to enhance humanitarian access in the war torn nation. Over the recent past, Security Council members; Luxembourg and Australia have been documenting the humanitarian issues in Syria. As Besheer states, the council finally ended the two year deadlock on Syria through the unanimous agreement to a resolution which demanded ...

The Boss Is Watching

A company owned by a man called Dennis Gray suspected that his workers spent too much time during the workday tending to personal matters (Ante & Webber, 2013). After discovering a monitoring device which can be installed on the cell phones of his workers, he was able to track their location on a map and view where they were at what given time. This type of technology helped him keep his workers in-check during the day and it allowed for more efficiency during the day. Technology and recent innovations have helped employers keep their workers on the short-leash. In order ...

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Article Number 1: “India’s Foreign Policy Crisis” by Harsh Pant (29 October, 2013)

This is an article on South Asian affairs published on YaleGlobal Online titled “India’s Foreign Policy Crisis” (Pant ). The overall purpose of the article is to analyze and evaluate the position of India in context if of its past 10yrs performance against the background of change world scenario. The author argues that India has failed to capitalize on past 10yrs environment. And when the role of America in world affairs is receding, it is finding lacking in depth in formulating an effective foreign policy. He further argues that the current Prime Minister, though a ...

Introduction

“A Reflection on Service Learning: Working with Eric” is reflectory essay written by Onnalee l. Gibson that chronicles his adventures in a Michigan school, Waverly High School tutoring a young African American 11th grader named Eric Johnson. This well written piece utilizes a variety of literary devices and the final product is a really captivating tale. The underlying thesis of Gibson’s essay is that Waverly High School is unlike any other school because of its unique approach of handling the educational, social and behavioral needs of its students in an individual manner. This theory is comprehensively substantiated throughout ...