Miscellaneous Essays

During the early 14th and 15th centuries, mathematicians and scientists would spend a valuable portion of their time performing extensive complex calculations. This wasted quite a lot of their research time. This problem was solved in 1594 by a Mathematician from Scotland, known as John Napier, who introduced a set of logarithmic numbers.

When Columbus discovered the new World in 1492, there was a lot of rivalry over colonial possessions. In 1493 the Pope issued a series of papal bulls, which established a line of demarcation between the colonial possessions of the two states Spain and Portugal.

& Kramar R., 2003) . There are many methods used when trying to find the right person to fill a position within an organization. The employee selection interview is one of the most common selection methods used by organizations today. There are basically three kinds of interview, the unstructured interview, the semi-structured interview and the structured interview.

The ultimate weapon of persecutors is death. In the early days of the young Christian congregation, the brothers were strengthened by the magnificent example of Stephen, stoned to death by a fanatical mob of Jewish religious leaders. Later, the apostle James was put to death by the sword at the hands of Herod Agrippa I. 

The advertising companies operating on a global scale need to reorient their business processes by resorting to a large-scale application of information technology (On-Lyne 2005). In fact, E-business is a very broad based term that includes within its ambit a dire need for transforming the advertising companies in general and the advertising industry in particular, in consonance with a business environment defined by an enhanced fluidity and competitiveness.

You can say yes to some extinct that the balance of power play important role in making the international order. But after the incident of 9/11 things changed the concept and implication of power of balance. Now the time of essence demands that international order is created by force, and backed by the threat of force.

Even though profound credit is always specified to doctors but nursing is without which even medicine and doctors’ efforts are in vain because taking care of the patient, giving medicine on time and keeping check of the patient’s vital metabolic activities are not the only support that is provided by nurses, they provide moral and psychological support to the patient which is provided in proper mannerism can accelerate patient recovery.

Certain types of tumors called teratomas are extraordinarily adept at generating adult tissues, but unlike embryos, they do so without the benefit of an organizing principle or blueprint. Such tumors rapidly produce skin, bone, muscle, and even hair and teeth, all massed together in a chaotic lump of tissue.

No-fault divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.

Its vehicles are sold in 200 nations and in the year 2004, GM recorded sales of about 9 million cars and trucks worldwide registering a growth of 4% compared to the previous year being the second highest in its history. The sales figures went up to 9.17 million in 2005 covering brands such as Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, GM Daewoo.

While the death penalty is eminent the world over, there are many groups of people who consider it an unethical practice. Capital punishment has been banned in several countries following the notion that the life that God has given to humans cannot be taken away by others humans - man killing man is considered murder and doing so in the name of justice is just as bad.

The overall purpose of the law is to ensure that each child in America is able to meet the high learning standards of the state where he or she lives. The specific goals of the law, as spelled out in the Federal Register issued on March 6, 2002" (No child left behind).

A person could shop for goods and services, handle banking transactions, pay bills, and research product information all from the comfort of their living room sofa, twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week. It is as easy, if not easier, to conduct business or interact with someone oceans away as it is to do so with someone who is in the same town.

This is an issue of principle that cannot easily be fudged. However, it is noticeable that many of those against the euro, including the Conservative leadership, fudge it by refusing to make it an issue of principle. The Conservative policy before the 2001 election was to rule out membership of the euro for the lifetime of the next Parliament.

Abbott with its comprehensive line of products does not leave anyone untouched at least once in his life. Ensure Plus, one of its products, has been my delicious and nutritious meal replacement whenever I skip my lunch in my busy schedule. It has impressed me much and since then I have developed a keen interest in Abbott and its products.

The clients should be informed that the effectiveness of online therapy has not been tested yet, and “regardless of efforts taken to secure the client’s privacy, e-mail communication is not confidential or secure and is subject to hacking or interception by employers, insurance companies and the intrusively curious”.

In 2025, they are estimated to account for 40%. The Hispanic population is projected to grow from 13% to 19% and Asians from 4% to 7% of all households by 2025. In 1970, married House holds made up 71% of all households in the US. That number dropped to 52% in 2003.

One of the most recognizable differences between health care in the United States and the United Kingdom is evident in terms of funding. The United States primarily relies on private funding. According to the 2007-2008 Human Development Report, the United States spends approximately 8.5% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on private health care compared to 6.9% of its GDP on public health care.

This paper will therefore look at various issues such as the history of the airport, its navigation aids, ownership investments, statistical operations and other information regarding its operation e.g. the runways. It will also discuss the terminal facilities available at the airport, its layout and the future plans the Dothan regional Airport Authority has for expansion and operation wise.

Intel became pioneers of both old and new industries through revamping products and creating new product sectors. The result was that Intel for many early years held the advantage over all competitors. This and other factors lead to more than thirty-five years of success, which even saw a ten-year period of 30% per annum compound growth.

The main issues, thus, are: China has shown considerable progress in improving local competition among industry and development of industrial clusters - a key factor for global competitiveness according to Porter. Yet, it is ranked as a difficult place to do business in by local as well as foreign companies.

The main two differences are those of the nervous system and that of the mobility of the plants. These two factors are not so important as to undermine the ‘behavior’ of the plants. After all, they too have requirements for living as others, and if all these requirements are not fulfilled, they will cease to survive. So there any proof of plants’ behavior?

When this happened, it came as such an incredible surprise to me that even today I have trouble explaining it to people. To feel a sense of compassion that came upon me so suddenly and unexpectedly really upset the balance of my sensibilities. I think what I learned from the experience the most is that the way human beings respond to each other is not as predictable as most people probably think.

It is this variation in the means of achieving peace which led to two philosophies of "peace/success through violence" and "peace/success through non violence" in hostile environment. There had been various proponents for both the concepts however; this paper intends to concentrate on the philosophies of Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

However, there may also be shorter term influences that the weather has on the price of gas. It is natural to believe that when the weather is clear and sunny that people may want to travel, even for a short distance for the day. This would create a temporary increase in demand that should be reflected in a rise in price.

The control of noise generation due to aerodynamic processes also makes use of the aforementioned points. There are two additional aspects to be taken into account, which are, the local geometry in the contact area and the properties with respect to adhesion and friction determined by tread material properties and road surface properties.

Shocking advertising attempts to alter a person’s attitude by producing images that jolt the personality. Using shocking campaigns has a long history in charity advertising, for example, and in public awareness campaigns (the AIDS virus, in particular, produced a number of shocking advertisements which attempted to change the attitude of the public towards condoms.

A paraphilia is a condition of compulsive response to, or dependence upon, an unusual and unacceptable stimulus in the imagery of fantasy, for optimal initiation and fantasy during solo masturbation or intercourse with a partner. (Coleman, et al., 1996)

As such, ELT course-books reflect ongoing changes in pedagogy (Crookall, 1997). A course-book in second language education draws on Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), which has been a dramatic and significant change that has occurred within second language education in the past five decades.

A chain of islands is what comprises the Hawaiian state in the Northern part of America. This chain, is said to extend at about 2,600 kilometers between the island of Hawaii in the southeast and Kure Island in the northwest (Encarta, 2007). The Hawaiian territory is regarded as a home for active volcanoes and the tallest sea mountain of the world, Mauna Kea (GoHawaii.com, 2007).

On closer observation you notice that she is restrained in the chair by bed sheets and a bed table. As you walk towards her you notice that she has been incontinent of urine and is crying and tugging at she sheets with her left hand. The need for good communication skills is especially important in the case of old patients.

Several military experts thought that the war would be quick, ending after a few decisive battles demonstrated who would be the victor. However, there was one voice that stood out in disagreement amongst this mix.  A Polish industrialist named Jan Bloch did not agree with the concept of a swift war and predicted that this war would devastate Europe because of the modern technologies involved. 

These factors all affect employee morale. If employees suffer a low moral they probably not wish to stay with a company. In Milinder's case, the turnover is especially concentrated in new hires. This could be for a number of different reasons. "Leaving is only one event in a continuous relationship that begins when an individual is taken on by an employing organization and ends when this relationship is terminated." (Pettman, 1975, pg 77).

The managers may evaluate the operations that include the control, planning, and budgeting as well as anticipating future needs and problems. These are for purposes of evaluating the creditworthiness, and for most investors, these are for predicting the future earnings and the cash flow as well as the prediction of the potentiality of most companies.

While organizations strive for excellence, individual managers are often left to unravel the puzzle for themselves and Peacock[2] analyses the tensions between different notions of "success" as they relate to the institutional settings in which hospitality managers work.

Few political-economic trends have been as controversial as has Thatcherism and hardly any British prime ministers possess as debatable a legacy as does Margaret Thatcher.  Although ousted from power by his own Conservative Party close to two decades ago, Thatcherism and Thatcher’s legacy remains as divisive a subject today as they were throughout the 1980s. 

The outcome of the modern civil rights movement effectively achieved what the Reconstruction did not because of a changed focus by its activists. In August of 1955, 14 year old African-American Chicago resident Emmitt Till was visiting Mississippi when he was brutally murdered by several white boys.

In the quest to lower the rates in the shipping industry, concentration has been the focus of a break-even analysis. This process has raised FC with TAC. E-commerce has been attracting a lot of investments in technology and infrastructure at the port. The implication is that the FC will increase when compared with the base MC.  

The airline industry under stress due to the decline of the tourism industry is still greatly affected by increasing fuel prices – a factor which has been incredibly negative on the airline industry To come to a clearer and more knowledgeable understanding, the key elements, as well as those related to the subject at hand, must be thoroughly discussed.

(Carlson, Martin and Buskwist, 2004) There exist different causes of depression: it can b ea reaction to a distressing situation like loss or stress (for instance, some women experience depression after the birth of a child), or it may be associated with an illness such as bipolar disorder in which the person experiences extreme miids without any apparent reason, or it can appear to be unrelated to any external cause, and can be associated with a chemical imbalance in brain.

The statistics that have been formulated in regard to continuations of violence and the sources of the violent behavior have become staggering. Experts amidst researchers and policymakers have managed considerable thought toward understanding how short and long term victimization changes adolescents and influences abuse, including drugs, alcohol, and other substance abuse along with mental health difficulties.

Today situation culminated when half of team is stressed and looking for stress leave. Recently new project has been involved and we are part of that project. Question regarding depression has been addressed to workers, 'how to deal with CALD Communities if depression is issue' It was easy to say we do not know but we used other strategy.

The crucial suppliers in the yogurt sector are the milk producers (since yogurt is a fermented semi-fluid milk product); the manufacturers of packaging materials such as cartons, cups, plastic, and glass containers among others; and those that provide flavoring substances such as cereals and fruits.

Cronauer's humor and concerns are focused to the average soldier in the field rather than the military hierarchy; this concern extends to empathizing and befriending members of the Vietnamese community. The movie's approach is significantly different that the usual "war is hell" perspective provided by other Vietnam genre films, but the review does raise on interesting question at the end: "Who's going to be the first producer with the courage to make a movie with the Vietcong as heroes"

Jane Yolen's Briar Rose also finds itself amidst a similar controversy. It has been attacked for its sympathetic treatment towards homosexuals as well as for invoking horror through its supposedly gruesome tale. Critics or adults who view this book suspiciously, ought to reconsider their orthodox opinion, for the twenty-first century young minds are relatively complex and not as susceptible to injury.

As for strategic leadership, it should be noted that the bank is one of the oldest and largest financial institutions in the world. They have also been praised as one of the best-run corporations in the world by Bankers Magazine. The leadership takes three steps in the evolution of initiatives and the ultimate implementation of that strategy.  

While in some aspect of considerations, security perceptions to some organizations don't change 'till something goes wrong. The enforcing of security policies don't develop that open themselves to vulnerabilities. Though security solutions are getting so complicated that analyst firms are issuing an entire report dedicated to policies around specific technologies, recognition of security problems tend to stay low.

Mutual Agreements are to be made with local Municipalities, defense establishments that do have better fire fighting facilities, etc. to provide police, fire, and ambulance services to the Airport in the event of an aviation incident. An aircraft accident is also unique in creating an event with a two-level public safety response.

A firm may decide on setting a price in order to maximize its profits. This will mean setting high prices in order to realize high profits. In doing so a firm has to consider the likely consequences for that decision; both positives and negatives. Maximum profits may be realized in short term and in long term ruin the product's market share.

Ethics training augments awareness of ethical concerns and behaviors and bestows a debate for the propagation and discussion of innovative rules and standards of conduct. Further approaches for developing ethical conduct are exemplary moral leadership by managers and meticulous enforcement of ethics laws and standards of conduct.