Miscellaneous Essays

On the other hand, expanding our exports should not be counted upon normally as a sovereign means of increasing domestic employment. It is true that under conditions of actual or threatened economic depression, measures aimed at contracting imports and expanding exports often would increase domestic employment if they were not offset by retaliatory measures on the part of other nations.

In simple terms, belongingness can be defined as a form of relatedness, contributing to a basic human motivation illustrated as a desire to develop social relationships. A positive sense of belongingness is thus resulted from the experience of positive social interactions as considered in social and developmental psychology as a necessity for human being to move forward in life.

One area of Plato's philosophy that has often been discussed is his views on politics and on the most suitable and best form of government. This may probably be considered as the most debatable and scandalizing area of his philosophy. In his work, Plato has explicitly stated his objection to democracy as a form of government.

In 1542, the present state of California was discovered by J.R Cabrillo who was a Portuguese navigator and was in the Spanish service. Sir Francis Drake, in the year 1578 landed at drake’s Bay and communicated with the natives of the country and took its possession in the name of England, and named it New Albion.

She has received a negative interim financial report that states that Kone’s products are performing badly in the international markets due to: Construction slumps, Low differentiation amongst offerings by competitors leading to price competition, and erosion of profits. Monospace is a new product offering by Kone that the Kone management is hoping for.

Add bio from the book. This book is an historical account of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from the beginning of their organization to the 1980's. St. James shows us a chronology of the accomplishments of the NAACP over this time period.

In his book, Toward an American Revolution, Jerry Fresia proposes a thesis about the Constitution of the United States and the men who created it that could be considered radical, even subversive, were it not supported by the author's well-documented facts and history itself.

The trend-setters just do not appear to be realizing this aspect. This violence is becoming not only infectious but also professional to a great extent. How this situation has emerged Why terrorism is still a continuously growing phenomenon despite the so-called "war on terrorism" and "zero tolerance to terrorism" What after all terrorism is What are the different perspectives on terrorism Are terrorist having any special characteristics Can terrorism be defined What are diverse and different views and analyses in this matter

Using SPSS software, the average number of items processed by an employee per minute is 9.9. In addition to that, at 95% the level of confidence is between 9.3 and 10.6 number of items processed by the check-out worker. Confidence limits for the mean are an interval estimate for the mean.

Several states around the country have taken action to contain the costs and limit the expenditures on healthcare. This must be accomplished while maintaining the same level of care.  There are five major areas that Texas needs to address to reduce the costs to the state of caring for the uninsured.

It is a system of improving organizational performance by improving employee performance (Armstrong, p. 495).  It is a system where employees are required to meet specified objectives and demonstrate required organizational behaviors and values in achieving their target. A task was done in class to illustrate an example of performance management.

The projects how so ever keenly and meticulously designed will never attain success unless awareness of control of family size is stressed in this area of the world. Natural resources are diminishing and the world is facing a huge economic crisis therefore proper design of the health promotion program is a must and is advocated.

Quite surprisingly Jonas refers to a recent study by Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam (the author of the 2000 book, Bowling Alone, on waning civic commitment) that established diversity and multiculturalism in a disparaging and cynical way, shocking some and cautioning others.

BMG Entertainment has a higher bargaining power in the industry since the one involved in recording of the music. If it fails to record any music, there would be no online retailers of music neither can the customers of music download music from the Internet.

Harper-Torchbooks, Jan. 1956. 17 Roberts B, (2009). 'The Global Mobile Gaming Market Will Grow at a 16.6 Percent CAGR to Reach $18 Billion in 2014' Abstracted from Research and Markets 'Mobile Gaming in Emerging Markets: Five-Year Forecast and Impact Analysis'.

"Some 4.5 million Irish immigrants to the United States over a period of 80 years, particularly after the great Irish famine of 1847. The famine was the most devastating example in modern European history of the acute effects of a crop failure, resulting directly and indirectly in a halving of Ireland's population" (Kelleher et al, 2004, p.2162).

The aim of the work is to try to identify the key contract law case in English contract law in the 20th century. It is necessary to describe the case and to define the major reasons for considering it to be one of the major causes. The case to be described is the case of Walford v. Miles and its meaning is in revisiting the principles of good faith in the English contract law.

There may be aggressive competition and rivalry in a market. Globalization means that there is always the threat of substitute products and new entrants [2]. The wider environment is also ever-changing, and the marketer needs to compensate for changes in culture, politics, economics, and technology.

No issue has gained more public attention in the present presidential race than national security. While many people view national security through the lens of the Iraq War and the War on Terror, the nearly 2,000 miles of border with Mexico projects a bigger threat than the Middles Eastern Wars.

Qualitative approach and using a case study in which the researcher is integrally involved would be applied, as it might be the appropriate technique in addressing the complexity of the study. Observation as a main ingredient of qualitative approach has been selected to be the main instrument of data collection of two meetings of two groups of teachers.

The Internet is "the publicly accessible worldwide system of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using a standardized Internet Protocol (IP)." (Wikipedia, 2006). The Internet has emerged as one of the most infamous technological elements, and its popularity continues to grow at an incredible speed. 

She is the receiver of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the 2000 Pulitzer Prize, the PEN/Hemingway Award and The New Yorker Debut of the Year. Among others, for The Namesake she received the title of New York Times Notable Book and was selected as one of the greatest books of the year 2003 by USA Today and Entertainment Weekly.

It is a respond to the modernism era, and encompasses many forms of art thus it acquired its controversial status in art form (Honderich 1995). This significant form gained numerous criticisms with its nature. They said that postmodern art had attempted to be a boundary between high class and mass media material and that won't be able to serve its definite purpose with its ambiguity (Landa 2004).

Some sociologists explain deviant behavior in terms of broad social conditions arguing that deviance is the result of specific structural characteristics of our society; another group of theorists claim that deviant behavior is rooted deep in the nature of human being; others believe that there is no such thing as deviant behavior at all.

Moreover, people tried to eliminate "Family compact"-a small clique of wealthy citizens who controlled much of the colony's political and economic life(Malcomson and Myers 2005)- these 'Tories' protected themselves in the political system and business in order to preserve their dominance and status.

Historical sources don’t assert that Leibniz was eclectic. But, his range of works touched upon many disciplines; each a profession in its own right. One thing is clear. He left multiple legacies that will be felt by mankind throughout its foreseeable future. Among them, Leibniz was a forerunner of wave-particle theory.

Religion has played an important role in some countries. They managed to become neutral in political aspects, although there are some who involved themselves politically causing conflict. Based on Arthur Clark’s work A Space Odyssey, future religions will be banned because they promote divisions and wars, maintain patriarchy, and inhibit scientific progress.

First, an understanding of the consumer must be acquired to allow for greater segmentation and more refined target markets; second, improved methods of differentiation are necessary to combat competitors. Few retailers can boast of comprehending the consumer's wants and conquering the competition.

In this phase there is intensive study to clear facts and fiction. In order to get the facts one must use authoritative books, reliable online sources, and remove information that is irrelevant, misleading or fake. The teacher must allow reasonable time for the students to study and retain facts and stay clear of any issues that are fictitious and controversial in nature.

The anguish of some Developing country's commentators over the spate of corporate scandals and over what these reveal about the supposedly rotten core of Developing country's Sociology is about as exaggerated—and in many cases as downright phony—as the corresponding delight of their European counterparts.

As the theoretical evidences indicate, mathematicsis perceived as a discipline and there has been a significant change in the way students in modern world learn. In this background, there is a vital need for new approaches toteachingmathematics. Therefore, my philosophy about the approach of Mathematics teaching is based on the current research evidences and my approach provides ample opportunity for the students to exhibit their innate problem solving and mathematical skills.

An understanding of the three Biblical selections from the history of Judaism and Christianity, i.e. the call of Abraham, the call of Moses, and the birth of Jesus the Messiah, suggests the normal challenges faced by the Biblical scholars in interpreting the biblical writings. Significantly, the call of Abraham offers challenges.

Steven Weinberg gives a detailed analysis of the problems and scientific knowledge we operate with. Weinberg claims that the two essential elements of science are repeatable phenomena and strong theories, because science is the struggle for universal agreement.

This is not to say, that old age does not have its distinctive characteristics. Like any of the other cycles of nature, it does have certain features which are common and some which are essentially individualistic. My understanding of old age emanates from my inherent belief that life itself is so variegated that all its stages, be it childhood or old age, is subject to change depending upon the situation an individual faces.

According to (Hugg, 2005), "slack time, also called float time, is the amount of time a task can be delayed before the project finish date is delayed. Total slack can be positive or negative. If total slack is positive it indicates the amount of time that the task can be delayed without delaying the project finish date.

With no regard to the kind of organization that we look at, where in the pubic, service sector, manufacturing or production, there are usually some standard and accepted procedures and processes that are used for recruitment of new employees. Any management usually knows the procedure that the organization uses in order to arrive at the desired objective of hiring competent employees for the organization.

The factors that identify a class widely vary from one society to another. Different people or even groups within a society may have completely different ideas about what makes one person lower or higher in the social hierarchy. For example, great sociologist Dennis Wrong determines class in two ways - realist and nominalist.  

The individual needs must not be a focus in certain ways to be subsumed using interests in organization wherein this is more evident in the organs of the levels in productivity considered as higher and also with sufficient working time and for playing compared to many Americans that it is proven the productivity is slight and higher while having a hard time for the family and self.

What are the reasons behind international specialization? What does Dubai specializes in? One of the current trends in international business is that the manufacture of a product or the provision of services is done by a certain country or group of countries instead of being produced by everybody.

Research indicates that a decrease in energy expenditure without a concomitant decrease in total energy consumption may be the underlying factor for the increase in childhood obesity. Watching television, using the computer, and playing video games occupy a large percentage of children’s leisure time, influencing their physical activity levels.

The scope of practice is not synonymous with the standards of practice. In a reflective analysis of the nurse practice act of Michigan, it becomes lucid that Michigan incorporated its Nurse Practice Act into the Michigan Public Health Code (MPHC) in the year 1978 and it is now called "Practice of Nursing".

In this short essay, the author presents a theoretical framework of brand extension and an argument whether the same is a sound growth strategy or else can prove to be disastrous to the existing brands in the event of customers getting confused and getting defocused from the primary competencies of the organization thus leading to their dilution.

The purpose of this paper is to detail some specific ways that an individual can control these difficult feelings and safely diffuse any negative consequences of allowing them to rage on unchecked. There are many different techniques that can be employed to manage anger, three of which will be discussed here.

The BIEM program being provided at Bocconi is a powerful discipline in European and international economies and management. Bocconi University is one of the best in Europe and enjoys the enviable reputation as the Harvard of Europe recognized for its longstanding traditional commitment to educational and ethical values of the highest order.

As such, if a long-time friend of mine were to have written an editorial replete with ad hominem statements condemning homosexuality, and I was in a class that was attacking the form of the letter's arguments, my response would be to promote a discourse on the benefits of freedom of opinion and expression attendant with the wisdom to appreciate those same freedoms in others.

Immigration has become a highly debatable issue in the United States. This is true in current times since there have been many security issues and border control problems within the last five years. Many would say that the controversy stems from the threats of terrorism that have been ongoing and some of which have taken place in the last few years 

The manifesto professed that the public should fear society and that technology was reeling out of control. Kaczynski writes, "The power of society to control the person has recently been expanding very rapidly" and that "scientific and technical progress will inevitably result in the extinction of individual liberty".

These days, only a few individuals are aware of the sufferings of other human beings. Most are driven with self-interest and rely on material possessions for security. They have neglected the fact that there are families who possess nothing and have nowhere to live.

India, which manufactures cheap medicine because of its access to cheaper raw materials, is one of few countries that sell cheap drugs. Many governments are opting to import their medicines from India and other countries rather than patronize the same medicines offered at higher prices by pharmaceutical companies operating in their respective countries.

The summary of my decisions and productivity in management is reported respectively for every year. Moreover, for the betterment of the company an additional product is launched, which is also mentioned below. Starting the product Allround in the company when its price was 5.29; it was a smooth flow but as it was planned to introduce soon in a year or two a new product, it was important to develop a trust and customer satisfaction on the brand and though this can only be done on the maximum sale of the product.