Essays on Design & Technology Examples

My decision to become a counselor influenced my views towards cultural diversity in the sense that it opened my eyes to other cultures and the fact that people's cultures affect human behavior greatly.... My decision to become a counselor taught me that the impact of culture is.... ... ... I learned not to generalize and to stereotype my clients....

In the paper 'Different Levels of Market Efficiency,' the author describes the three forms of market efficiency.... The levels of efficiency depend on the type of information that comes out in order for investors to take advantage of and eliminate profit opportunities in the process.... ... ... ... The author states that weak-form efficiency describes the market all the historical information has already been incorporated in the prices of the stocks, all the information contained in the past prices....

This book report "Amma Darko Exploration of Feminism in the Novel Beyond the Horizon" has tried to find out how Darko in her novel has successfully dealt with the issues of feminism by relating the concepts of pornography and prostitution with the objectification of women.... ... ... ... This paper will begin with the statement that Amma Darko is a writer from Ghana and 'Beyond the Horizon' was her first novel published in Germany and 'Beyond the Horizon' is a powerful novel by Darko in which she presents how the African black women were subject to objectification when they migrated to the European lands....

This essay discusses that Asher Lev's issues remain unsettled and he reaches the end of his story with an unclear sense of self as a result.... Readers gain a sense of how these characters have grown through the respective authors' use of literary devices such as the development of specific character traits....

Liver cancer has a high rate of incidence relatively poor response to intervention strategies give rise to high mortality rates and concern in the areas of its prevalence, as an important cause of cancer death.... (1).... The survival rate with liver cancer is relatively low.... (2)The.... ... ... Understanding the epidemiology of liver cancer and the influence of HBV on the development of the disease assists in finding ways and means to prevent the onset Analysis of the geographic prevalence of liver cancer and HBV show that there are similarities and it is this link that has proved to be the first step in the understanding of etiological relationship of HBV with liver cancer....

The main focus of the paper "Middle East Studies" is on the relationship between countries in the Persian Gulf themselves and between the latter countries and other western countries, social, political and economic issues in the Persian Gulf and trade opportunities for Australia.... ... ... ... The main problem that has arisen out of their religious demographics is terrorism and religious tensions....

The paper 'Ingredients of Equity Contributions' presents equity and debt which are the two broad sources of long term finance.... A contractual set of cash outflow is required to serve the debt financing, where equity providers have a claim on residual cash flows of the firm.... ... ... ... Interest paid on debt is an expense to calculate the profitability of the firm....

The paper 'Black in the Midst of White Mainstream Culture' presents Black American children who are only now beginning to reap fruits of their ancestors' struggles for equality with other colors.... They now enjoy many benefits of being an American citizen.... ... ... ... The author states that there remain to be traces of that struggle, as many black children are not performing at par with their peers....

The paper "Banks as a Kind of Financial Intermediary" gives an analysis and explains the statement that 'banks are one kind of financial intermediary' and discusses what make banks so special and how they contribute towards the process of financial intermediation as a whole.... ... ... ... It is argued that financial intermediation is the process which allows the process of investment and savings to take place....

In this paper demonstrates the Canadian government's effort to influence the price of the hogs in the market in order to support farmers.... Also, the author describes how to explore the farm policy through microeconomic analysis with the use of supply and demand.... ... ... ... As pork is considered a commodity where there are plenty of farm producers who are too small to influence the price, the Federal Government's effort of intervening in order to influence the price to help the farmers can be seen as a good government intervention in the market to protect certain industries....

The poem is a tribute to the dead of the Gauley Tunnel worst accident ever; claiming the life of 2000 people, it is the bleak chapter of American history.... The miners died of silicosis in early 1930s'.... .... ... ... The Book of the Dead, which is also a ‘poetic documentary' of the Depression era, was ignored by the contemporary literati but its rebirth in recent years has caused a great stir and it has become the hot debated book....

This paper "Comparison of Two Articles' Arguments" discusses two articles "Pact with Japan must be welcomed" (Article 1) and "For some, wounds will never heal" (Article 2), where the authors offer their views on the treaty signed by the Australian and Japanese government.... ... ... ... While this method is usually successful in swaying the opinion of the reader but sometimes it's overuse can result in reversing the opinions....

This essay "Ancient Greek Temple at Delphi" looks at one of the origins of the Greek temple, and how the Greeks honored the God associated with the site.... What happened to the traditions of prayer, devotions, sacrifice, and loyalty as Christianity spread worldwide?... What impact has the Turkish authority over Greece traditions and artifacts?...

I am aware that the penalty for academic dishonesty, including but not limited to collaboration with other persons, is at the.... ... ... Such penalties may include a failing grade on this examination or in the course. ... ... .... Complete work must be shown for each problem, with the formal test parameters or extremely brief descriptions of the process where appropriate....

The author concludes that theorists and practitioners can develop suitable metrics that may help the management to gauge the efficacy of their CSR programmes.... These metrics can help in keeping the disadvantages of CSR in check while promoting it as a cause of sustainable growth.... ... ... ... Corporate Social Responsibility, at times, may deviate the attention of the employees and the stakeholders from their real motive of business enhancement and profit maximization....

This essay presents Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett which is about two tramps trapped in a situation in which they have to wait for Godot, an acquaintance they probably would not recognize.... To while away the time, they eat, sleep and argue repetitively about seemingly nonsensical things.... ....

"Gandhi's Views on Christianity and Buddhism" paper focuses on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who considered religions according to his own understandings.... His writings and teachings indicate that he revered all religions but he followed the teachings of Buddhism.... .... ... ... Gandhi also emphasized to undertake penance, Tapasya, which enables a person to stay away from criminal and bad activities....

The paper focuses on the following topics: the trend in the emission of Greenhouse Gas, its mitigation in different terms, policies, and steps to prevent the change, and some other crucial factors that pose hinders in the way of the mitigation of climate change.... ... ... ... During recent years the changes that are evidenced in the climate of the world, are a matter of great concern for the scientists and the common people of the world....

The paper "The Ideal Decision-Making Process Is Unrealistic" highlights that the complexity of managing organizations has increased greatly.... The fast-changing and global environment dictates that a successful enterprise has a rich decision-making process.... .... ... ... The decision-maker may have to consider situations in which several outcomes are possible for each course of action, and the probability of occurrence of the possible outcomes are not known (insufficient information)....

The essay "Law Government and Policy in Australia" discusses how Australia is often described as having a liberal democratic system.... Briefly describe what is meant by this term, and then identify and discuss features of the Australian system which is NOT consistent with this philosophy.... ... ...

The paper "Corporate Social Responsibility Conflict With the Interests of Shareholders" states that the role played by CSR with regards to the corporate world of present times is immense and cannot be denied its due place in the related scheme of things.... ... ... ... The financial spending on the part of the organization under the CSR initiatives could also be asked for by the shareholders so that they find where their money....

Globalization has been streaming very rapidly and it has become a distinct feature of the businesses operating in the current era.... The article ''Management of Cross-Cultural Teams reveals in detail the issue of managing intercultural teams in business, as well as issues of concern to intercultural groups....

The paper "The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien" describes that we are just introduced to the characters in this story in the first chapter, we get an idea of what their fate is going to be, towards the end of the book.... It mainly deals with the tragedy of soldiers.... ... ... ... The soldiers are described to be moving from one place to the other, wandering aimlessly carrying heavy loads....

The paper "Admonitions of the Court Instructress to Palace Ladies by Gu Kaizh" highlights that scenery and line play an important role in conveying the meaning of the piece while special attention to facial expressions and eyes enable the characters to almost take on a life of their own.... ... ... ...

An experienced senior auditor was assigned to investigate a possible freaudulent situqtion characterized by extremely high, unexplained merchandise shortages at one location of the companys department store chain.... During the course of the investigation, the auditor determined.... ... ... 1.... The supervisor of the receiving department was the owner and operator of a small boutique carrying many of the same labels as he chain store....

The paper 'The Women's Role in Law Enforcement' focuses on the unfortunate Rose's Fortune who found slavery in her share when she first came out of her mother's womb in 1774 in Virginia.... A slave to Devone family and belonging to a lot of Black Loyalists.... ... ... ... The author of the paper states that in 1893, policewomen were made equipped with the same authorities as that of policemen....

The paper "The Philosophical Investigations and the Tractacus Logico-Philosophicus" states that philosophical Investigations say that all language is founded on convention.... It agreed on the Tractacus's proposition, which stresses that the understanding of everyday language depends on tacit conventions....

The paper 'The Creation of Equity' explains the reasons for the creation of equity.... Legal equity developed through Chancellors who originally acted as private aides to the King.... Their task was to ensure that the common law, enforced in the King's name, was applied with justice in individual cases....

The paper "Comparison of Two Journal Articles Highlighting Competitor Analysis" highlights that Bennett suggests profiling as a means of measuring both the internal and external capabilities of the firm whilst Bergen & Peteraf propose a similar methodology.... ... ... ... There does appear to be one common factor in the importance of analysis, and this appears to be that the process is never-ending due to the fact that business and the essence of competition is changing so rapidly that the process of SWOT analysis and other models for measuring competitor strengths and weaknesses requires constant adjustment and monitoring....

From the paper "Democratization in Egypt" it is clear that voting rights are perceived by Egyptians as being so corrupt and unreliable that more than half of the population no longer registers to vote and less than half of those registered choose to exercise that right.... ... ... ... Egypt's government as it has been revealed it not a true democracy such as what is envisioned in the West when the word is invoked....

The paper "Orientalist Mindset as the Gravest Threat to Sovereignty" states that in Western perceptions, political Islam is unique not because it uses religion for political purposes in order to create a national identity or transform society.... It is seen as uniquely threatening.... ... ... ... The United States had gone into Iraq to rid it of its armament of nuclear weapons and other WMDs....

The U.... .... Department of Justice estimated that in June 2007, there were over 2 Million prisoners being held in federal or state prisons and local jails (BJS Staff “Prison Statistics”).... ... ... ... the country with the highest incarceration rate.... This situation has led to prison overcrowding....

"The Diversity in the Media" paper notes that the ownership structure of media outlets has a great influence on the ultimate content produced hence there should be a variety in ownership structures so as to promote diversity.... The locals should be involved in the production process of media content....

The author examines the issue of the legal drinking age in Australia and describes the background of the problem, medical and social benefits, early warning signs, recent developments and current lack of action.... The author also compares the situation in the U.... and gives the recommendations ...

The paper 'A Range of Community Rights' presents Article 12 that lays out a general principle of nondiscriminatory conduct to be applied to all EU citizens, in freely moving throughout the European Union.... Directive 2004/38 has expanded the scope of Articles 12 and 18.... ... ... ... The major issue that arises in the case of both Derek and Sonia is the question of equal pay for equal work, which is mandated by Article 141 of the EC Treaty....

"Within the Current Climate What Is the Future for Luxury Brand Retailers" paper analyses the current economic and retail market conditions and studies the future of luxury brand retailers.... It identifies the changing and modifying behaviors of customers, their purchasing patterns, and buying powers....

This paper 'The Problem of Global Warming" focuses on the fact that researchers provide the example of the extremely cold weather recorded in the winter of 2004 in the northeastern US.... Basing their statement on this record they claim that the existence of global warming is not convincing.... ....

The assignment "Long Island Geography, the Grandifolia Sand Hills and Dwarf Beech Trees of Long Island" provides an overview of the geographical and environmental features of Long Island.... The writer will address the issue of the destruction of the Grandifolia Sandhills forest.... ... ... ... Long Island lies in the South Eastern side of New York and it forms a part of the region of the outer land....

The paper 'Financing as a Tool for the Development of Business Activities' presents the increase in operational costs of businesses worldwide which have led to the relevant increase of needs for financing.... A series of financing schemes are available to firms that need to locate funds.... ... ... ...

The paper 'The Major Work of Plato on Governance' presents the Republic which is one of Plato's major works if not the major work of Plato on governance.... It is known that Plato uses the method known as the Socratic method in which people are led to conclusions desired by a persuader.... ... ... ...

The paper "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Anne Porter " states that the story is a tale of the last day in the life of the eighty-year-old lady who could never get the life of her choice.... In the last hours of her life, we see Granny recalling the past events of her life and her impending life....

The paper "Explanatory and Constitutive Approaches in International Relations" states that for the advocates of constitutive approach, for instance, Waltz (1979), social meanings, language, and beliefs are said to constitute the most important (ontological) aspects of social existence.... ... ... ...

Huntington, is a path breaking book that came out in the 1990s, which put forth the theory that “the central and most dangerous dimension of the emerging global politics would be the conflict.... ... ... The book had suggested that “an international order based on the civilizations is the surest safeguard against world war” (Huntington, 1998, pp....

The paper "Marsden Threatened Rob Jr.... with Being Thrown to Hell " discusses that the behavior of Marsden is unacceptable considering that Rob Jr.... is still a minor and can easily be frightened.... It is possible to recover punitive damages on the ground of Marsden's behavior as was done in a case....

This essay "How To Analyze Psychological Disorders" discusses how analyzing psychological disorders has been most difficult for medical science and the field of psychology because there is no single theoretical reference by which all the disorders can be understood.... ... ... ... Schizophrenia is mostly found to be a neurobiological disorder and the social or psychological causes that could have led to the disorder is not much studied....

In the research paper 'The Short-Term Impact of the Work of Thomas Cromwell' the author tries to create an estimate of Thomas Cromwell's life and work that will convince those who espouse distinct opinions of the immense struggle during his lifetime.... ... ... ... The author states that the eternalness of his work was primarily attributable to the manner in which he secured every reform which he pioneered....

In the paper 'Abuse of the Elderly' the author discusses elder abuse and neglect as a serious issue in which the healthcare worker can see something and say something about it.... They can also report to authorities and also communicate with family members.... ... ... ... The author states that abuse and neglect are too often visited upon older individuals who have lost some degree of their independence, and many areas do not have the programs necessary to effectively counter this threat on the community level....

In the research paper 'Impact of Diabetes among the Lebanese Community in Sydney' the author analyzes diabetes, which is a disease that affects people of all ages, races, and backgrounds.... There are multiple types of diabetes, the most common being Type 2.... ... ... ... The author states that type 2 diabetes most often develops in adults but can occur in younger people as well....

This report "Proactive Sports Management v Wayne Rooney " looks into the case of Proactive Sports Management v Wayne Rooney.... Subsequent to entering into the contract, Rooney entered into numerous agreements with Proactive including an image rights representation agreement in 2003.... ... ... ... Furthermore, the judge doubted whether the agreement was a standard form of agreement utilized in the industry and felt that Wayne Rooney's position as a minor coupled with his lack of bargaining power and inexperience at the time of contractual negotiation operated towards the agreement as voidable....

For the purpose of the paper, the beer chosen for the most focus is Bud Light, a contributing revenue producer for Anheuser-Busch and a product with well-defined brand strategy.... Advertising functions as a means of identifying with the consumer, using elements associated with the FCB Planning Model....