Essays on Professional Essays and Research Papers

This paper focuses on the composition with Twelve Tones, generally known as the ‘twelve-tone technique' is a composition of music which was formed by an Austrian musician/composer.... The twelve-tone / note composition is also known dodecaphony.... .... ... ... This paper will discuss how the twelve-note composition ended with the formation of emancipation of the dissonance....

The author of this essay "The Year 1982: Up Close" comments on the events happened in the year of 1982.... It is stated that this was a year that was a consequence of the deeds in the past, and an outset of those that would come after.... .... ... ... Very significant events took place in the twelve months of the 1982 year....

The essay explores surrealism, art and fashion.... There are several prominent women surrealists that can be highlighted based on the variety of their artistic creativity and practice.... Elsa Schiaparelli was able to convert the ordinary and mundane into the strangely beautiful.... ... ... ... This essay analyzes art, fashion and surrealism....

This essay discusses the significance of ‘Orientalism' in the haute couture designs of Paul Poiret and includes some reference to relevant artworks from the same period leading up to World War One.... Orientalism as a fashion theme has been in existence since the last century.... ... ... ... The essay discovers Orientalism as a fashion theme that has been in existence since the beginning of the last century....

This paper 'Director's Duties towards Shareholders and Stakeholders" focuses on the fact that profit maximization has been traditionally accepted as the singular and most significant objective of an enterprise.... The shareholders are the owners of the company, the directors' duty is paramount.... ....

the author concludes that for all the changes wrought by Napoleon's regime, the French empire was irrevocably destroyed, never to rise again.... Both France and Great Britain have maintained power among the countries of the world, but the empire is a thing of the past.... ... ... ... The British Empire also extended across much of Europe, Asia, and America, but it too is obsolete....

The paper describes the role of war and conflict in the nature of the special relationship between Great Britain and the United States.... This is being examined in succeeding paragraphs in two parts.... In Part, I a broad swathe of history from 1940 to 2000 would be covered.... ... ... ... Anglo American relations have been rooted in the history of the Western polity....

Your Name Your Lecturer's Name Subject & Code 22 April 2013 The Arab-Israeli Conflict The Arab-Israeli Conflict is a major issue that is common and known all over the international media.... It involves a series of wars and other intermittent violent attacks that are meted out against people in the present state of Israel and the Palestinian people and the Arab League....

Client's Name Class Date A Comparison of Schindler's List and Stop Loss Films that are based upon war themes are often responsible for providing the audience with the emotions of war.... Schindler's (1993) List is about the heroism that happens in war and comes from unexpected places.... ... ... ...

This paper aims to outline the debate on the relationship between looking, eroticism, and spectacle in early cinema alongside the role played by fashion and clothing in them.... .... ... ... Early films embrace the spectacle of clothing and dress which was shown between the period of the vaudeville and cinema....

This paper discusses the importance of factor of considering religion as a separate function in society away from the state is known to be among the most important part of the American legislature as it aims to leave the sacredness of religious procedures.... ... ... ... Clearly, the issue is not merely one of whether or not provision should be made for religious instruction, as the clergymen sponsoring the 'Released Time' program are not satisfied with having the schools dismissed one hour earlier so that those who want to can proceed to religious houses for instruction....

Child labor has become a crucial part of the workforce in China.... Some proportion of this workforce is forced to work by their parents or guardians.... These up-bringers use their children as a tool of making money regardless of the dangers that children face during this uphill struggle of working hard in such a tender age....

Analyzing the economic performance of a country involves a thorough inquiry into some of the crucial macroeconomic aggregates, such as the output, employment, saving, investment, money and finance, price, trade, etc.... These aggregates pertaining to Morocco provides the rationale for its growth trajectory, historically....

The objective with this literature review was to arrive at an answer to the age old question 'is the water as good as the people who manage it'....

The paper "Philosophical Issues of a Good Life" focuses on comparing and contrasting the author's thoughts about the good life with the notions postulated by the great philosophers – Plato, Aristotle, Bentham, Mills, Kant, and Rawls, and explores reshaping his/her perception on how one lives the good life....

Before the year ended in December 1998, President William Jefferson Clinton was impeached by the United States House of Representatives, becoming only the second President in U.... .... History, and the only man popularly elected as President to have been so charged.... ... ... ... This was reported by New York Times that clarified he was subsequently acquitted by the Senate within two months....

The author states that the Chinese Revolution was born into a brutal world, with a tremendous promise to liberate hundreds of millions of human beings from intense poverty, oppression, and foreign colonial occupation.... The class struggle has at times been intense in China since the revolution.... ...

In this paper, I will examine the situation from each of five organizational frames propounded by Carey (1999) and interpret how a manager operating from a single frame would view the proposed closure of Alma Center.... Then, I will discuss the ineffectiveness of doing such.... .... ... ... I will look into the Alma and Gardner Centers per frame....

The paper entitled 'The Law of Formalities' presents the requirements on formality that have arisen out of the Statute of Frauds of 1677, of which some provisions, notably Section 9, were incorporated into Section 53 (1)(c)of the Land Property Act of 1925.... ... ... ... Some of the formality requirements include the intentions of the testator being required to be spelled out in writing with beneficiaries clearly named and the transfer associated with the payment of necessary duties....

This paper explains the history of volkish thought, its correlation to and how it became intertwined with the Nazi regime and explores the question; was Volkism a gentile concept unwittingly used as an of tool for propaganda or is it the underlying reason for the public sanctioning of racism?... ....

The paper 'Stock Prices in the UK and the US' focuses on the sharp price increases in the stocks might have been the result of factors like irrational over-enthusiasm on the part of the investors, lower interest rates and a higher level of savings by the middle-class.... ... ... ... During the last half of the year 1990, the US and UK stock markets witnessed a huge increase in the stock prices relative to earnings....

The author of this essay entitled "Encouraging Your Mission and Values in the Workplace" casts light on the peculiarities of the Barclays bank consultant.... It is stated that the bank is considered one of the most successful and prestigious banks in the UK.... ... ... ... Basically, like any other banks and companies, Barclays bank started from scratch and with nearly 300 years of banking experience, one cannot help but wonder, why is it that this bank has become a force to reckon with in terms of banking prowess since the majority of the banks in the UK are using the same banking format, offering the same interest rate?...

While the main purpose of the adult criminal justice system is to punish the criminal according to the level of his or crime, the aim of the juvenile justice system is to apply rehabilitation or mentoring to juvenile offenders in order to prevent further crimes.... ... ... While the main purpose of the adult criminal justice system is to punish the criminal according to the level of his or crime, the aim of the juvenile justice system is to apply rehabilitation or mentoring to juvenile offenders in order to prevent further crimes and to change their delinquent behavior....

This essay discusses the erosion of language and culture.... Today, the effects of globalization have transcended the financial and commercial fields, and they threaten the survival of the cultures and languages that help give nations a distinctive identity in the world community.... ... ... ... The homogenization of culture has, among other things, made a new lingua franca of the English language and contributed materially to the contraction of the world's languages, the number of which is expected to be cut in half by the year 2100 (Haviland, Prins, Walrath, & McBride, 2009)....

Throughout the book titled 'The Road', McCarthy paints a bleak and hopeless picture of a struggle to survive by a father and son in a post-apocalyptic world.... The novel begins with the unnamed father and son traveling southwards across a post-apocalyptic empty scorched land.... ... ... ... This essay demonstrates that the authors depict an environment filled with huge blast craters, formless landscape, radioactive elements and problems of electromagnetic pulses all of which are associated with the aftermath of a nuclear war (Charles, 6)....

Something within us as humans responds to the mystery of God and concepts greater than those which can be explained through our five senses alone.... As time has advanced so has technology with it.... ... ... ... Something within us as humans responds to the mystery of God and concepts greater than those which can be explained through our five senses alone....

A computer program is simply is the process of abstraction of complexity to a user from a process.... The program interface makes it easy for a user to be involved into a process and achieve his desired objectives.... .... ... ... Programming languages Comparison and History.... A computer program is simply is the process of abstraction of complexity to a user from a process....

The paper discovers the artwork that called Hauling Job Sturge's House.... The creator of “Hauling Job Sturge's House”, David Blackwood, was born in Wesleyville, Newfoundland in 1941.... The small community on Bonavista Bay received its name from John Wesley.... ... ... ... This paper analyzes the David Blackwood's painting, Hauling Job Sturge's House....

Philip Capital is a charity oriented UK fund that was well managed in the past.... This report will give a strategic insight into the current investment environment.... Based on that the current portfolio of Philip Capital will be analysed and action plans will be set for the fund's future direction....

Organizational design is the way a company carries out its business activities.... This paper will provide answers to different questions based on academic literature related to organizational design and change in order to get a proper understanding of different issues related to management of an organization....

Name Student number Why should the Death Penalty be abolished The Death penalty is one of the most controversial forms of punishment.... Its roots in the context of corporal punishment has been criticized for its harshness and inhumanity; but it has also been lauded for its apparent effectiveness in deterring crime and brandishing corresponding punishment for severe and heinous crimes....

The research examines the major content, history, interpretation and scholarly sources on the Scrolls.... The following paper examines the War Scrolls or the 1QM scrolls found amongst the Qumran Scrolls which relates to warfare in Ancient Israel.... The War Scrolls, 1QM is made up of 19 columns....

This paper discusses the various differences between high-contact and low-contact services and explains the manner in which customer experience differs between the two.... Marketing of services has attained greater significance over the years, due to globalization and the increasing competition at a global level....

The paper "Sensory Discrimination" describes an experiment to test the sensory discrimination of a friend.... The purpose of this study is to investigate if a subject has sensory discrimination on the test products, namely Dominos Meatzza Feast and Pizza Hut Meat Lover's pizza.... ... ... ... The test criterion can be that Steve is able to guess the type of Pizza presented to him....

The good and bad of globalism “Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world's best talents and greatest ideas”.... Jack Welch “Globalization is a fact of economic life”.... ... ... ... Globalization is the latest trend which has been fuelled by the development and advancement of technologies, thus offering the citizens worldwide an opportunity to buy and sell products regardless of any geographical or national boundaries....

Center of discussion in this paper is inventory management as the key pillars of operations management.... It aids in reducing business costs and lead times, while increasing operational efficiency.... Inventory management is therefore an important function of operations management.... ... ... ... The focus of this paper is inventory management, an important function of operations management and the operations management strategy....

The paper "Applying Franciscan Principles to Political Instability" is to apply Franciscan spiritual principles in the context of illegal logging and natural disasters in the country.... It seeks to develop a collective response by focusing on the major principles of spirituality.... ... ... ... Franciscan spirituality is based upon the notion of adhering to the Gospel....

Arizona is considered a natural ‘amusement park' in America.... Every corner of the state is full of fun and adventure – there are dude ranches, museums and wildlife parks, lakes, an attractive selection of Old West towns, mines, zoos, among other attractions (Arizonaguide.... om, 1).... ... ...

This report talks about implications of international law which have become more significant for the international firms.... Not only the traditional areas of business are affected however, new areas such as intellectual property rights as well as dispute settlements have also become significant....

Airport security has now become the top priority of every government and new technology is being implemented and used to help staff to prevent any unsavory situation.... However, the scanners that are now being used for scanning purposes are in the centre of a much heated debate over their usefulness and need as they cross certain boundaries with regards to privacy and health related issues....

PepsiCo vs.... Coca Cola Financial Analysis of the two companies This paper tries to look at rivals PepsiCo and Coca Cola from a financial perspective and decides which of the two companies is able to satisfy more their shareholders and would be a better option for prospective investors.... ... ... ...

This essay describes the concept of the “auteur,” especially on its importance on the development of post-war European films.... his paper also looks into the basic definition of the “auteur,” as well as how it came about especially in the context of post-war European cinema.... ... ... ... According to film scholars, the concept of the auteur actually refers to the original idea of the French filmmaker François Truffaut, who in his manifesto “The Policy of Auteurs,” declared that “Cinema as an art made by a film artist and not by a writer,” wherein the film artist, or the filmmaker, is actually the auteur....

Money plays a critical role in the economics as it is believed that the control of money supply can actually result into the achievement of twin objectives of achieving the growth while themanaging the increase in price levels at acceptable rate.... ... ... ... Money plays a critical role in the monetary economics as it is believed that the control of money supply can actually result into the achievement of twin objectives of achieving the growth while at the same time managing the increase in price levels at acceptable rate....

Saladin was one of the important warriors in the history of Islamic world who has great influence on the West also.... Due to his successes in crusades, Saladin has remained one of the important historical figures for West to study and explore specially the reasons and key factors behind his success....

The Dream Act is a bill proposed and debated in Senate and supported by Democratic leadership and President Obama.... The paper argues against the Dream Act and denies the right of citizenship of illegal immigrant's children granted under 14th Amendment of U.... .... Constitution.... .... ... ... The Dream Act is an expensive, burdensome, unrealistic, and deceiving legislation which does not deserve further consideration from United State's government....

The term wellbeing is synonymous to a state of being healthy.... World Health Organization defines health as a “condition of complete mental, physical and social wellbeing and not just the lack of disease or disability”.... n context to this definition, wellbeing is associated with leading a good life....

American Sci-fi Films of the 1990s Introduction Science fiction is considered one of the most provocative and contemporary avenues of futurist thinking in the current context.... Science fiction movies have especially transcended their initial entertainment purposes and have now taken on purposes which relate to the future....

The book, Leaf Storm therefore shows the various division of power in Colombia in the early 1900s.... It shows through the funeral of a single doctor, the kind of struggle that existed in villages in the country.... It shows how the division between the upper class and working class.... ... ... ... It also goes further to indicate the power of international businesses over national governments and illustrates the motivation of social disparities and injustices like the 1928 massacre of workers of United Fruit Company through the description of the French banana company....

Name Professor Date Draft: Reading between the Lines of a Modern-Day Story Reading between the lines is usually an effective strategy to fully understand a literary text.... Characterization, theme, and narrative perspective are just some elements of a story that readers may infer through analyzing dialogues and narration....

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is one of those businesses, which has been impacted greatly due to the current recession.... This paper is an attempt to explore the economic problems that KFC in UK is facing the aftermath of this recession.... During any financial recession, people try to save more....