Essays on Professional Essays and Research Papers

The paper "The Steps of Medieval Literature" tells that medieval society was famous for the chivalry portrayed in most of the narratives featured in the period.... The commonest of these narratives featured king Arthurs heroic narratives.... The majority of these narratives acted on characters with bravery....

The paper "Risks and Rewards of Corporate Social Responsibility" focuses on the critical analysis of the main potential risks and rewards of adopting a policy of corporate social responsibility.... Business organizations have emerged from being profit and growth centered to adopting various initiatives....

The paper "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" discusses that given the high rate of unemployment amongst the minority these drug lords find them as easy prey to use in their activities.... The graph below shows the unequal distribution of wealth in the US due to racial discrimination.... ... ... ... 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' is a book written by Paul Freire in the year 1968....

The paper "Biographical Facts of Maya Angelou" focuses on the critical analysis of the life of Maya Angelou from the perspectives of various opinions about her life and work, by way of getting to a grasp of the woman and poet from those various takes and perspectives.... ... ... ... One take or perspective comes from the official Maya Angelou page itself, maintained by the family of the poet....

The paper "Origins of Sexual Inequality" discusses that sexual equality in society can be considered as one of the social concerns.... Gender equality is defined as the equality or the state of having equal rights between men and women.... This includes the development of abilities, decision making....

The paper "Reasons for the Korean and Vietnam Wars" eхplains both wars were similar because they were caused by a similar reason which was the conflict between communism and capitalism.... The wars were a consequence of the US president's desire to prevent Communists from capturing the countries....

This essay "Law of Contract as Used in Courts Today That Perceives Market in an Outdated Vision" focuses on contract law seeking to remedy breaches and secure expectations.... Capitalist principles oppose reasonable logic as applied by courts in relation to contract law.... ... ... ... Adequacy of consideration forms a part of courts' interpretation of fairness in terms of the exchange supported by the contract....

From the paper "The Main Reason of Law" it is clear that law is there to protect everyone not only politicians from developing and ripping the most out of their lives.... Today, politicians might think that the best way to rule is to suppress the law and not obey its rule.... ... ... ... More considerably, people differ from every other living being only by being self-responsible....

The paper "The Market Structures of Crude Oil Tanker Shipping and Container Liner Shipping" highlights that OPEC and other important players in the oil industry need to be effective in checking on the operations of these companies so that they do not end up exploiting their customers.... ... ... ...

From the paper "Criteria Audits Done on Cholecystectomy Surgeries at Curtin Hospital", the implementation of Criteria Audits in healthcare provides an integral part of the clinical governance to ensure that the patients get the correct care from the attending physician and the Hospital.... ... ... ...

The essay "Business Environment of IKEA and Coca-Cola" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues and peculiarities of the business environment of IKEA and Coca-Cola.... IKEA is named partly after its owner, Ingvar Kamprad, and partly on the areas of his childhood home, Elmtaryd.... ... ...

The paper "Environmental Disclosures of Burberry Group Plc and Hennes & Mauritz AB" entails the comparative analysis of the environmental disclosures presented by the two companies namely Burberry Group Plc.... and Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) in their latest annual reports.... ... ... ... The environmental disclosures have been compared with G3 sustainability guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) taking into account different environmental performance indicators related to various disclosure requirements as recommended by GRI....

From the paper "Barriers of Effective Communication in Marriage", there exists plenty of information about interpersonal communication.... In any relationship such as marriage or friendship, interpersonal communication is very essential in bettering daily communication and discussions.... .... ... ...

The paper "The Foundation of Orthodoxy and the Canon" highlights that the diversity of early Christian writings is taken into account, and the relation between heretical movements and the earliest attempts of defining the prescribed readings about Christ and apostles is described.... .... ... ... The section is dedicated to the Orthodox attempts at the formulation of the New Testament canon....

The paper "Family and Medical Leave Act" describes that in an event that the employer grants leave to an employee before he or she becomes eligible as required by the Act, then any leave that is taken in the first year of working cannot be calculated against the FMLA allotment of the employee.... ...

The paper "Basic Principles of Organisational Leadership" discusses the article by Mintzberg in the Harvard Business Review that introduces a different perspective to approaching effective leadership, with an argument that for organizations to be effective, they do not need too much leadership.... ...

The paper "Role of Theodor Herzl in Jewish Culture" focuses on the critical analysis of the significance of Theodor Herzl within the context of Jewish culture in Central Europe.... Zionist culture came about in Central Europe before the First World War.... ... ... ... The main aim of this culture was to establish a state for the Jews....

The paper "Buddhism vs Christian Worldview" focuses on the critical analysis of the similarities and dissimilarities between the Christian worldview of rebirth and the Buddhism worldview of the same.... In the Christianity worldview, the concept of rebirth means regeneration of the human soul.... ...

The paper "The Tortious Liability of and to Rescuers" highlights that the courts have worked to encourage rescuers, and therefore, in many cases, the laws victims are often blurred.... The approach often enables the courts to encourage rescuers to succeed even in events where they may fail to do so....

The author of the current paper "Business Ethics and the Internet" will begin with the statement that ethics has been observed as a growing concern for modern-day organizations which is significantly altering the strategic directions of global firms.... ... ... ... In relation to the present fiercely competitive scenario of the international business environment, it has been apparently observed that organizations seek to develop or restructure their business strategies in order to protect their operations from facing various types of potential ethical constraints....

... his paper ''The Ku Klux Klan in the Reconstruction Era'' tells us that informally known as 'the Klan' or 'the Hooded Order', the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is the term designated for the past and present extreme right organizations in the US that have continually advocated for extremist reactionary ideas such as white supremacy....

From the paper "Purpose and the Role of Managers" it is clear that managers are involved in the planning, organizing, leading and controlling aspects of organizations.... They play a pivotal role because they steer organizations towards the achievement of goals and objectives.... ... ... ... Managers have existed in traditional and modern organizations....

From the paper "Business Management of Shaolin Temples" it is clear that the commercialization of Buddhism may be acquiring negative publicity from the side of the Chinese press (Fish) because the state wants to discredit it and avoid for it to become a symbol of independence and wealth.... ... ... ...

From the paper "The Oscar Pistorious Case" it is clear that it is set to be decided for how long Oscar is to spend time secluded from the rest of the society that admires him very much.... If initial indications are anything to go by, it is safe to say that his career as an athlete is over.... .... ...

This essay "Historical Reasons of Environmental Change " discusses environmental changes that are widespread as it deals with two broad themes prolonging in the world.... The first one argues about how earth, water, biosphere, and land- natural changes have impacted humans over time.... ... ... ... This theme also propagates the relationship of human beings with the natural environments and how they have contributed to them....

This essay "The Rule of St.... Benedict" discusses the Rule of St.... Benedict that was heavily influenced by the society around St.... Benedict, especially in the way that punishment was handled.... Punishment was meted out immediately in proportion to the committed crime.... ... ... ... One of the most visible similarities has to do with the concept of obedience and the punishment meted out on those who did not obey the abbot or, in society's case, the feudal lord....

This term paper " Marbury v.... Madison and its Effects on the United States Today" discusses Marbury's major effects on present American society that are the independence of the judiciary, the power of the judiciary review in adjudicating constitutional questions.... ... ... ... Marbury v.... Madison emphasized the limitations of any single government branch in expanding its powers....

This essay "Christopher Columbus and Captain James Cook" makes a comparative analysis of the voyages of Christopher and Cook with special emphasis upon the excerpts on pages 474 and 544 in the book Traditions & Encounters: a Global Perspective on the past by Bentley and Herbert.... ... ... ... Columbus and Cook share certain traits....

The paper "Customer Relationship Management at Disney-Smile Factory" notes that initially, organizations were mainly concerned about the profits that were being accrued from the market.... However, this has changed tremendously.... The attention has now shifted towards customer relationship management....

The paper "The Problem of Death in Buddhism and Christianity" focuses on the critical analysis of the ideas of what happens after death in Buddhism and Christianity.... Every living entity born in the world has to go through the two distinct phases of life and death.... ... ... ... The living entity can be in the form of a minute organism or the highest of all living species known as human beings....

The author of the paper "Break Even Sales and the Margin of Safety " states that the margin of safety measures how far from the break-even point a company is operating (Eldenburg and Wolcott 2005).... It is measured in units, pounds, and percentages (Horngren et al 2011).... ... ... ... The number of Racey that JxCorp should make in order to break even during the year is shown in Table 1, which is shown in the paper....

This essay "Money Management: a Life Insurance Investment and a Personally Managed Fund" discusses planning for retirement which is difficult.... Retirement years are filled with uncertainties especially if the retiree has a medical condition that needs a frequent doctor.... ... ... ... If I invest the KD 500,000 with a life insurance company then I may be able to earn a stable income each year with adjustments for inflation....

This essay "Finance Policy and Practice" explores the framework of the calculation of the minimum regulatory capital which requires correct estimates of the parameters that are used to determine a bank's credit risk in terms of its loan and other asset portfolios.... ... ... ... A borrower who is considered rational is likely to default when the value of the collateral falls below the value of the loan by an amount that equates to the net cost of the transactions such as relocation expenses, future payments for being deficient, and also the stigma attached to the situation....

This research paper "European Sovereign Debt Crisis" explores the causes and evolution of the debt crisis, its impact on the US market, and some interventions undertaken by the US to mitigate the impact.... Many situations, if not well controlled and monitored, increase the total government debt....

This research paper "Accounting and Auditing Enforcement in HealthSouth Corporation" talks about a corporate accounting scandal.... The Founder was accused of influencing the employees to manipulate the figures in the financial statement for meeting the expectations of the stockholders....

This research paper "The Enron Corporation: Accounting Information" describes the Enron case and provides a detailed analysis of the different aspects included in the Sarbanes and Oxley Act of 2002.... The Enron Corporation is one of the worst cases of corporate corruption America has ever seen....

"Social Minority Policies" paper advances the position that the formulation of social policies for the welfare of these minorities must take into consideration the existing relationships between these minority groups and the larger society wherein they are situated.... ... ... ... Across the globe in recent years, political movements advancing the plight of social minorities in divided societies have gathered momentum, demanding both recognition and response from states that are all too often run by the social majority....

The paper "Breakdown of IT during Hurricane Katrina" states that generally, hurricane Katrina has taught both the government officials and those involved in rescue services that communications cannot be brought to a standstill during times of crisis.... ... ... ... It is essential to state that one of the main situations that occur after an extensive natural disaster is the need to restore not only the human elements of existence, such as housing, water, and food; but also the need to restore the operational elements of a community, city or country that has been hit by the disaster....

"Financial Accounting of Enterprise" paper examines the analysis of capital structure which is undertaken to assess the organization's health.... The objective of the ideal capital structure remains to maximize shareholders' wealth without inflicting risk on the enterprise beyond acceptable levels....

This term paper "The Usage and Benefits of Public Spaces" focuses on public spaces are used to test the pulse of public culture, what's projected about is of real importance.... The atmosphere of public space is its freedom, physical design and its ancient status.... ... ... ... Public spaces have been improved by architecture over the years....

This essay "Corporate Social Responsibility BMW" is about a leading firm in the global automobile industry.... The firm is usually considered as being part of the luxury car industry, due to the quality and the price of its products.... The firm's success has been strongly related to its CSR policies....

This paper ''Costco Wholesale Corporation'' tells that Costco Wholesale Corporation operates a worldwide sequence of membership storehouses, primarily in the name of "Costco Wholesale", that bring extremely high quality, brand name goods at considerably lesser costs than are normally found at usual wholesalers or traders....

The paper "Globalization and Conflict" discusses how the globalization process drives conflicts and the impacts that they have at the local levels.... The globalization process is being driven by rapid advances in technology regarding transportation and communications.... ... ... ... The increasing advancements in transportation and communication are connecting the entire humanity across the world in the vast transportation, communications, and economic networks....

The paper "Physician-Assisted Suicide: Compassionate Liberation or Murder?... focuses on the critical analysis of whether physician-assisted suicide is a compassionate liberation or a murder.... Hot debate in America is over the practical, moral, and legal issues surrounding assisted suicide.... ...

The paper "Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Dementia" discusses that conducting early and routine neuropsychological testing with people living with HIV/AIDS is most practically fulfilled with one of several available neuropsychological screening instruments.... ... ... ... Neurologic disease is the first diagnostic HIV infection in about twenty percent of patients while sixty percent of patients with advanced HIV will have clinically evident neurologic dysfunction during the course of their illness....

The paper "Interpersonal Theory of Harry Sullivan" focuses on the critical analysis and examination of the peculiarities of Harry Sullivan's Interpersonal theory.... Harry Sullivan was a psychoanalyst who saw that people are profoundly experienced by others.... ... ... ... He believed that there was not a true self, at least not one that a person was in tune with....

The paper "The Elusiveness of Arab and Israeli Peace Process" states that the peace process to end the Arab/Israeli conflict has been elusive due to the changing of positions by the negotiating parties in the conflict.... Each group is not ready to compromise in a peace process.... .... ... ... The conflict hinders the peace process because of the lack of goodwill on both sides to cede ground with regard to finding an amicable solution to the land question....

The objective of this paper "Terrorism Morally Distinctive from War" is to show that there is nothing that makes terrorism morally distinctive from war.... Terrorism is not morally accepted such that we do not put into mind the political agendas of the individuals who take part in it.... .... ... ...

From this paper "Politics, Democracy and the American People," it is evident that politics is a broad subject that has a bearing in the life of every individual in society.... The way people relate with each other while in pursuit of individual goals is dictated by politics.... ... ... ... The world today comprises many independent nations that claim to be sovereign or independent....

The paper "Global Terrorism Threat" states that the impact of counter-terrorism laws on basic human rights such as the right to freedom of expression or right to silence has been provocative.... Many people argue that the laws enacted to help in fighting terrorist are violating human rights.... ... ...