Miscellaneous Essays

From the extended research of schema theory, I became interested in how cognitive science, specifically cultural schema theory, influences the user-centered design. In this paper, I have examined the concept of cultural schema theory and the influence of cognitive science in

In the restructuring of so many areas of Italy during this time period, the influence of ancient Greece and Rome is evident on many levels.  As classic thought is transformed into humanistic theory, intellectual discovery moves away from the spiritual and scriptural, into a world that is secularly driven.

In a country such as Hong Kong in particular, it is vital for students to be able to write effectively in English, so that they can function within a competitive global

Six out of the seven continents in the world have a number of landlocked states (Glassner, 2003). Landlocked states have to maintain friendly and good relations with their neighbors who have coastal belts. This is done in order to ensure that the flow of

The committee found that the disaster was caused by the failure of structures and steel barriers and recommended that safety procedures be implemented for ensuring the safety of spectators during an event. Till then no special law was in force to guide the safety at sports playgrounds (Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sports). 

Only discounts and promos were usually advertised in the other sites which can be misleading when computing for the actual cost. Also, these other sites seem to cater to college students who want to spend their spring

While highlighting the rapid advancements in information technology and the trend towards outsourcing, the article points out seven major shortcomings which often get overlooked by the companies during the process of outsourcing. With pioneering

Their overall concern was population dynamics but this also by default made them focus on all aspects of the population. These tiny groups are referred to by the larger Philippine population as Negritos. These tribes are scattered throughout the rainforests of the Philippines as well as many other countries of Southeast Asia.

Decisions require time, money and other resources which cannot be recovered in case the decision needs to be changed at a later stage (Ullman, 2006). Evidence based decision making is a process in

HMOs or Health Maintenance Organizations are part of managed care also, and they provide quality healthcare for individuals on a cost basis that includes a flat fee. “We want to know far more than how strong public health groups are political; we want to know what central political goods or purposes lie behind modern public health campaigns”.

The painful past becomes more painful, if the current situations are not sound. This story deals with the coping strategy of the main character Dina. How far Dina’s

An analysis of the factors would be undertaken to determine why police officers are more susceptible to the commission of drug trafficking crimes. The history and evolution of the emergence of police force could be traced in the mid-19th

Tammany Hall was plagued with political corruption and graft in the 1800’s. After a Tammany Hall Mayor was forced from office in 1932, the group’s influence started to wan. Then anti-Tammany

The substantive obligations under contract particularly in insurance contracts have clearly been of paramount consideration when addressing the pre-contractual disclosure requirements. It is more appropriate to assert that the difficulties of pre-contractual disclosure ultimately stem from the court’s consideration of morality.

Written report – made up of facts, arguments, findings, conclusion and recommendations presented in an orderly manner (Hafren n.d: 1) – is “directed to interested readers in response to some specific purpose, aim or request” (Sharif 2009: 2). Written reports are vital to organizational efficiency: a tool for decision-making, a mode for accurate transmission of information, a permanent record for future reference, the basis for evaluation, etc.

Car and Bus services are excellent in UK along with a well developed rail and air networks which utilizes most modern facilities for the comfort of the passengers. This report researches the

Also, as drug use expands, questions about the ethics of pharmaceuticals have been debated more and more in the public sphere and elsewhere. Some argue diseases are being

The clownfish has no gender when it is born. It usually takes a gender twelve to twenty-four months after its birth. The gender that a clownfish has after maturity is male. Clownfish are all males. After some time, the clownfish that gains the maximum size transforms its gender into female and is able to mate with a male clownfish. 

ust like the Internet has changed the world of communication and information sharing around the world, Internet is also changing the world of television. The old business models of television is quickly disappearing, making way for the newer television business models, which

with the nature of the business and is expressed in form of a ‘mission statement’ that indicates its purpose and activities like to design, develop, manufacture and market the products or services to meet the identified demands of the customer either directly or through

the use of websites, web quests, emails, CD-ROMS, text chat, word processors, internet relay chat, instant messaging, audio-video conferencing, blogs, and authoring software that promotes interactive exercises in the teaching-learning process of English as a second language.

Ibn Sina is commonly recognized as one of the greatest philosophers and physicians, one whose efforts in science and philosophy have fascinated several studies and research. He is known as the Prince of Physicians and Philosophers and the doctors of doctors by his colleagues and was the gigantic mastermind of Islamic civilization.

For the first half of the week, I underwent orientation and familiarization with the workplace. The orientation focused on the nature of the company and how individual employees could contribute to the firm's organizational objectives. It was very thorough and by the end of this stage, I have fairly sufficient knowledge in regard to the company, its products and services, how they work, and the organization’s goals and objectives.

The only action possible under the Human Rights Act, against corporations, is by initiating action against them for having caused harm to an individual. However, such action has to deal with corporations, as if they were individuals. An exceedingly, vexatious aspect of the Human Rights Act is that an individual can waive his rights.

Power generation technologies are becoming popular with the mounting necessity to generate clean energy around the clock. Bloom Energy is one such clean power generation scheme that is designed to generate electricity as well as to store it. Having developed it, its designer, an Indian-born NASA scientist realized that this technology could have a greater impact on the earth than in space.

The literature focuses on stress itself, the causes and circumstances inside the NHS, the healthcare workers and their environment, effects of stress on the healthcare workers, and categories of work related stress. Work related violence for example bullying, is

The end result of being one of the best in social responsibility is their successful implementation of the Diversity Program. Nike has a sizeable percentage of employees from diverse groups. However, as

Employees who are well-motivated are more productive In the past few decades, there have been issues on leadership and gender wherein women are often compared with men when it comes to leadership. This is

Sports play a major role in every community. It helps build and bring nations together, as it can also obliterate friendship and amity among various states and regions. Sports is influenced by countless factors and these issues

The main aim of this paper is to discuss the correlation between two specific process issues and also how the theory can be applied directly to the health care organization. Before moving to the correlation of

One of the leaders that are creating an alternative voice for the marginalized population is Glenn Beck. Beck is known for his political rhetoric that is presented through radio, media and TV programs. The statements that are made

This section gives an outline of the objectives of the paper and what it aims to discuss. The section describes the factors that facilitate and hinder participation of parents in their children’s education. A number of factors such as

Kennedy called for a New Frontier and better society especially among poor and minorities but faced severe oppositions from conservatives in Congress leading to legislative record being expanded on existing programs only and new ones were

are striving to attract the best human capital and provide them with the best of facilities for retention so that they are able to create more value for their organization as well as the stakeholders. In order for the human capital to work efficiently, it needs to be motivated

f the Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass describes his first master, Captain Anthony, as “a cruel man, hardened by a long life of slave-holding” (Douglass 19). Fortunately for Douglass, he was spared Anthony’s wrath during the early years of his life, where he grew up

e (2000, p.xv) state that the islands have a great diversity of cultures, and are of “varying sizes and shapes, with complex histories of geological and natural evolution”. The three main culturally differentiated groups of Pacific islands are: Micronesia, Melanesia and

chnology, rapidly expanding markets, speedy entry of international players, and the unprecedented boom in the service sector the significance and need of marketing management has been increasingly felt. This paper on marketing management helps in understanding the various ways

Knowing that the tension is 120 lb in AB and 40 lb in AD, determine graphically the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the forces exerted by the stays at A using (a) the parallelogram law, (b) the triangle rule. 2.11. A steel tank is to be positioned in an

d be fair to say that the definition of leadership changes based on what is going on in organizational behavior theory and under the influence of the emerging leadership theories. From time to time, the definition of leadership transforms to reflect the most recent

Theodore Futch had returned to his hometown in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and was living an anonymous life in solitude after a stroke had placed him in a nursing home. Shortly after Brunner’s brief acquaintance with him, he was gently prodding the members of the Lyman Ward Military Academy [LWMA] to name a building for General Futch.

Installing a Special Order Sales program that makes special ordering items easier. Provides convenient, one-stop shopping by providing contractor packs, which are used items contractors can buy in bulk and a special website (LowesForPros.com) that offers business forms, job estimates, articles, newsletters, etc. to business customers.

ACHE is an international organization whose head office is located in Chicago. ACHE plays a great role in the career development of

In regard to the entry of judgment of the ruling, Dr Netzley was granted motion for a new trial on the basis of juror confusion in regard to interrogatory and verdict forms and the judge’s reference to excluded evidence

conducted on UK firms in 2005, covering 16,446 enterprises in total, divided into four broad sectors, i.e., (a) manufacturing (b)Financial and business services (c) Trade, leisure and transport services and (d) Construction, extraction and utilities. In the 2007 survey, 28,000

A student scored two standard deviations below the mean for children in her grade (7th grade) in Reading and received a standard score of 115 in Mathematics where the mean is 100 with a standard deviation of 15 points for the test that follows the bell curve. How can we interpret the results of a daughter’s tests to her mother? 

I myself have my own sweet dream. I had been dreaming about a girl or an idea of a perfect girl who could completely, wholly own anyone’s thoughts. As time passed my idea of the perfect girl blossomed. I kept adding more and more attributes until this girl became more of a fantasy than a dream.

Breach of psychological contract has negative implications for both the parties (Deery, Iverson, and Walsh, 2006; Delcampo, 2007; Grimmer and Oddy, 2007; Bal, 2009). There are various studies that covered the implications of a breach of the psychological contract in terms of reduction of loyalty and level of commitment among the employees.

The policies spelled out at the international level have spared these drugs for exclusive purposes of medical and scientific purposes. Over the years Australia has transformed its soft approach towards illicit drugs into a hard core stricter law enforcement approach and also made the issue of illicit drugs as part of broader health issue as a welfare measure for the Australian community. 

IKEA received cultural backlash from French citizens on picket lines that disrupted trading with 26 French retail stores. IKEA must continuously deal with political angst in certain countries where it operates and, since the company’s supply chain is global, becomes a target of political objectives.

In the second lecture, we learned how do we gather the data or information we can use from animals’ studies? What tests do we have? And what are the regulations required by the food and drug administration, by the EPA, and other agencies, and what are the requirements to put drugs, pesticides, and industrial chemicals on the markets?