Graham Research Papers Samples For Students

Graham was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Thirteen jurisdictions do not allow life without parole sentences for juvenile offenders convicted of non-homicide crimes. Thirty-seven jurisdictions permit sentences of life without parole for a juvenile non-homicide offender under certain circumstances. The Supreme Court held that sentencing a juvenile to life imprisonment without parole for a non-homicide crime violates the Eighth Amendment.

Key words: actus reus, mens rea, concurrence, accomplice liability, criminal liability, Eight Amendment, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, jurisdiction,

Graham v. Florida
560 U. S. ____ (2010)
Terrence Graham, at age 16, was arrested for attempted armed robbery and armed burglary with assault and battery. The Florida trial court sentenced him to probation and withheld adjudication of guilt. ...

Hamas movement has been perceived over the years as an Islamist extremist terrorist movement. This perception has been informed by the mission behind the formation of the movement which is in a nutshell, the obliteration of Israel and the ultimate establishment of a Palestinian state. Besides, the perception derives justification from the religious ideologies such as fundamentalism and radicalization often associated with Islamism and adopted by the Hamas in addition to several terrorist activities that have been carried out by the movement (Pettersen, 2009). However, this paper seeks to portray the Hamas as a movement in pursuit of self-determination ...

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Abstract—This paper talks about supercomputers; how its performance is rated; the current top ten supercomputers in the world; the suitable tasks for supercomputers; the common operating system it uses; and the architecture of a supercomputer. The paper also talks about the estimated cost and size of ...

Immigration is the movement of people from their homeland countries to live in another foreign country permanently. There are many reasons why people migrate. People migrate due to political or economic constraints within their countries. Other factors can be family reunions or simply, change of environment (Graham, 2008).

Instability is current state in the racial and ethical makeup among the Americans. There are various large measures put in place by the Asians and the Latin Americans in respect to their large assorted of their cultural and phenotypic multiplicity. Despite their effects, there is the likely hood of those acts ...

Abstract

The research paper deals with the Great Depression and its effects on European economies as well as the ways it was handled by the respective countries. The project is based on the opinions of world’s finest economic experts, historians and scientists. The problem raised is supported by statistical proofs retrieved from researches conducted by the abovementioned subject-field scientists.
Key words: the Great Depression, economic, Europe, crisis, war.
The Great Depression is a harsh world economic crisis that spanned over the timeframe of 15 years wedged between two world wars. 1930s are considered the starting point of the ...

The Fair Sentencing Act

On August 3, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, for the first time in the History of the U.S (Grindle, 2010). This law was a response to the then claims of racial biases of the law in convicting drug dealers. This Act established new quantity thresholds, which were meant to trigger statutory mandatory minimum and maximum penalties for offenses related to cocaine. By so doing, this law amended the Controlled Substance Act and the controlled import and export of substance. This new law saw to it that the quantities of cocaine that ...

Arunabha Banerjee

Senior Associate, Corporate & Compliance Solutions, Thomson Reuters
Abstract
With the advent of technology, the level of invasion into the territory of our individual privacies has increased significantly. Fancy gadgets have crept into changing rooms, lockers, washrooms and in some cases public places to record the most intimate acts, which when revealed would embarrass any victim. In spite of the best efforts of the state legislators, the laws do not sufficiently address the core issues. Even the judicial pronouncements lack sufficient foresight in laying down the gauntlet for the peeping toms. The situation is clearly calling out for ...

Introduction

In the process of presenting a suggestion or idea to the person who has the power to implement it, the procedure of presentation influences the decision maker’s acceptance or rejection of the idea. When proper channels and protocol are followed, which comprehensively cover all the desired areas or people, it will be very easy to push through the idea. An idea can be rejected, not because it does not provide a solution to the problem, but because it was presented to the decision makers in a wrong way.
The issue of concern in this case study regards mothers who had a ...

Introduction

According to medical studies, caffeine a stimulant drug contained in coffee, affects the heart rate of a human being. A state-of-the-art medical facility, Premiere Hospital wants to determine whether or not to serve caffeinated beverages to their patients in waiting rooms; the hospital would like to establish whether a relationship exists between coffee and the human heart rate. The hospital tested a sample of fifteen patients to whom they had served coffee, and obtained data. Each patient’s heart rate was recorded before and after taking a caffeinated beverage. This analysis seeks to establish whether there is a significant relationship between coffee and the heart ...

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This article examines the types of drugs, their effects, and how they influence sex crime. Many people who commit crimes are either under the influence of alcohol or drugs. There seems to be a connection between drugs and offenses such as sexual assault, rape among others. Various drugs have different dangers associated with them. Sedative drugs slow down the way the brain and the body operate, stimulant drugs increase energy and keep people alert while hallucinogenic drugs may lead to very disturbing experiences and expose the user to dangerous behavior. Moreover, individuals who are under the influence of narcotics ...

Yahoo Incorporated was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994. Both of them were students at Stanford University. The acronym Yahoo stands for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle." (Smith and Graham, Internet Law and Regulation). Yahoo is among the leading internet service providers serving both businesses and individuals worldwide. The company brags to be among the largest provider of internet services globally and other integrated services. Yahoo internet search engines are available on World Wide Web. The company provides services to 500 million users around the world. Yahoo Incorporated provides its services in over twenty languages. The ...

The society has always regarded women inferior to men since time immemorial. However, as time passed, the idea of women empowerment arose. Women and men in support of the idea used every channel available to convince the society to support women empowerment. Filmmakers and producers started to support the ideology through films. The fried green tomatoes film is an example of films whose objective was supporting the idea of women empowerment. Although some people doubt films, they are very influential as they show the current events in the society. Movie critics consider the fried green tomatoes a feminist film because ...

1. Reason for the Agency Securities and Exchange Commission Agency plays an important role in providing regulations which govern securities market functioning as well as protecting investors’ welfare in these markets. Nevertheless, this agency monitors the corporate takeovers in the United States. In general, Securities and Exchange Commission is the U.S overall agency whose main agenda is to enforce laws and regulations related to federal securities, stock and options exchanges. This agency was established by the congress in 1934 following the crash of the stock market crash which saw the American economy decline in 1929 (Graham, 1993). Following its ...

1. Reason for the Agency Securities and Exchange Commission Agency plays an important role in providing regulations which govern securities market functioning as well as protecting investors’ welfare in these markets. Nevertheless, this agency monitors the corporate takeovers in the United States. In general, Securities and Exchange Commission is the U.S overall agency whose main agenda is to enforce laws and regulations related to federal securities, stock and options exchanges. This agency was established by the congress in 1934 following the crash of the stock market crash which saw the American economy decline in 1929 (Graham, 1993). Following its ...

Abstract

Great deal of children all over the world suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Symptoms of ADHD include hyperactivity, emotionalism and difficulty of staying focused. Children with ADHD usually have the lack of comprehension skills, poor study results and problems with following instructions as a result, they are more likely to conflict with coevals and teachers.
There are different types of ADHD treatments, the most common one is academic interventions which include manipulating antecedent conditions, parent tutoring, homework management programs, instructional modifications, self-monitoring. Self- monitoring technique is crucial for children with ADHD, as teaches them not only to regulate ...

Introduction

Investing can be easier said than done. It is a process that not only involves money, contrary to what most people believe, but also time, effort, energy, skill, knowledge, and usually the most important of all, experience. It is a very tedious task. It has to be made clear that there is a big difference between making investment decisions and making gambling or shotgun decisions. While investment decisions do get affected by luck and other unexpected things such as the collapse of a company or a shifting market trend, it still is unique from gambling decisions. Gambling decisions are usually based on luck, nothing ...

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The paper covers the whole concept of seniority in the work place from different perspective. To start with, the paper introduces and defines the term seniority where it is shown as the longevity of service that a person renders to an organization. The paper reviews the manner in which seniority affects the various decisions that the top management of the organization are reached. For instance, the top management considers employment decision with regard to seniority. In the paper, how vacations are given to the different employees in the organization is also analyzed and how training among other things are done. ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is an inevitable figure in music, especially when it comes to gospel music. Considered as “the Godmother of Rock and Roll”, Sister Rosetta Tharpe played a significant role in the further development of these genres and was a great influence on music stars such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Little Richard and many more (Graham, para. 2).
Born in Arkansas in the year of 1915, Rosetta was an African-American and was raised by her evangelical mother, Katie Bell Nubin, who was incredibly passionate about the church. In fact, the passion was so great that Katie would ...

Introductory Remarks

The USA has always prided itself on being a byword for the land of opportunities any person can enjoy. Such optimism may end where the issue of the minimum wage starts, as employees find themselves constrained by a salary ceiling. Forced into low-income groups of earners, there is nothing they can do except resort to aid or social programs to meet their individual or family needs. The situation round the use of aid has come to reach an alarming point judging by the scope of the issue. Employees representing fast food, home care, childcare, and part-time college faculty sectors ...

Global enterprises is a business entity whose operations mainly involves the labor as the main factor of production in the operation of its activities. The output of the business therefore relies heavily on the labor force available for production in the business. The labor force in the business organization since the number of laborers is 100 workers. The output of this business is 6000 units per month. The number of units is fairly proportional to the labor force of the business entity. The fixed costs of this business are relatively high compared to the variable costs of the business. This ...

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The investigation teams, police, judges and courts rely strongly on the forensic medical evidence and use the evidence to build up their efforts. The prime aim is to punish the guilty while avoid connecting the innocent. Interpretation of forensic medical evidence and their role have significantly expanded through the justice system. Steve Wright was found guilty of killing five prostitutes and faces life in jail for the murders. The Ipswich Prostitute Murders made headlines not only in Britain but also caught the attention of Inernatiosnl media. The essay looks at how forensic science and the evidence collected helped to ...

The Battle of the wilderness was fought from May 5-7 in 1864 and it took almost two days. This battle was between two Generals of the Civil war namely Ulysses S. Grant and Robert Lee. The battle was the beginning of U. S. Grant’s overland operation in opposition to Richmond. Actually it was his first war in the Virginia region as well as his first war in opposition to Robert Lee. The war was fought near the town of Richmond town which was being protected by General Robert Lee. The major objective of Grant was to capture this ...

Introduction

Baroque opera involves two distinguished characteristics which can be acquired by its name. This includes baroque which can be described as an era in the history of art in Europe between the 1600 and 1750 years. This era was after the Renaissance period and was later followed Classical era thus marking the initial years in evolution of opera. An opera in a large scale drama characterized by instruments and delivered to the audience through singing, poetry and drama. The dramatically part of the opera involves poetry, captivating action and pantomime, different scenes and costumes. This combination offers a unified element thus ...

Feminism in Mahfouz's Palace Walk, Nadine Gordimer's None to Accompany Me and J.M. Cotzee's Disgrace

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Naguib Mahfouz, J. M. Coetzee and Nadine Gordimer are three African Nobel laureates who depicted feminism by showing their central women characters transgress tradition. If Amina, the protagonist of Palace Walk, transgressed tradition by going out on her own to the mosque for prayer, Lucy fought tradition by claiming her right not to take a part in the system of oppression and enters into an impossible relationship of her time by marrying a black man. Vera plays the role reversal by being the party who betrays ...

Gonorrhea refers to a group of clinical conditions caused by infection with Neisseria gonorrhea. N. gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen. Gonorrhea is an old disease that dates back to more than 2000 years ago (Walker & Sweet, 2011). It is the second most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States (US) after Chlamydia (LeFevre, 2014). The disease is gaining public health importance because N. gonorrhea has developed resistance to the antibiotic drugs previously used to treat it in the United States. Currently, only one class of drug, the cephalosporins, is recommended for its treatment (Walker & Sweet, 2011). This paper ...

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The immigration debate has been tackled and contested in numerous forums and in the media as well. Many of these issues have centered on the factors of illegal immigrants taking job opportunities from Americans to the issue of the possibility that illegal immigrants pose a heavy expense on state and Federal coffers and the possibility even that illegal immigrants contribute to criminality.
More recently, a new angle, or term, has entered the vocabulary of the immigration debate, one that presumes that illegal immigrants have found a new way to claim citizenship in the United States by way of having babies ...

Are "Tasers" a legitimate law enforcement tool or are they too dangerous to the health of suspects and should be taken out of the hands of officers?
Ever since the 1990s, when Tasers were introduced into the law enforcement scene, there has been great controversy, as to whether they comprise a valuable law enforcement tool in the hands of police officers, as well as corrections officers, or if there has been police misconduct and abuse. With a sudden burst in the sales of Tasers, with numbers of law enforcement agencies using Tasers having risen from 1,700 to 8,700, from ...

The Significance of Shay’s Rebellion: US History

Shay’s Rebellion is a rebellion that started on August 29, 1978. It was an armed uprising which took place in the Western and central part of Massachusetts. The rebellion is named after the veteran and one of the rebel leaders called Daniel Shays (Browne, 2003). Several factors contributed to the start of this uprising. These include, a government which was fiscally harsh and had been instituted in 1785 the debt problems of the state, a credit squeeze which had been caused by the absence of hard currency and difficulties which were financial and related to the economic depression which was after ...

The Debate Concerning Salaries for Stay-at-Home Mothers

Abstract
Motherhood is, according to investigative reporting, statistical analysis, and common knowledge by mothers, a more than full-time job. If all of the jobs mothers must do were assigned hourly wages, the overall value of a stay-at-home mothers’ work would equal more than the average income of a typical American family. Some experts and celebrities believe that women should get a salary if they are stay-at-home mothers. Other people believe that stay-at-home mothers should not get a salary. Each side has more than one reason to support their beliefs. The current American political, cultural, and financial situation makes giving stay-at-home mothers a salary unfeasible. ...

Leadership Styles 3

Introduction 3
Transformational Leadership 3
Servant Leadership 3
Transformational Leadership VS Servant Leadership, Comparison and Contrast 4
Relevance of Transformational and Servant Leadership with Founders Day Presentation 7
My Ideal Leadership Style 10

References 13

Leadership Styles
Introduction
Leadership is one of the most widely discussed subjects in both academia and organizational practices. In last twenty years, numerous definitions of leadership are elucidated but yet it’s hard to classify this key term comprehensively. However, in a most generic and simplified manner, leadership is defined as ‘organizing or leading a group of people to accomplish a common ...

ABSTRACT.

FASB and IASB have been known to have conflicting interests in accounting systems and standards. The frameworks adopted by the two boards differ fundamentally in the application and use. The two boards apply different conceptual frameworks that create differences in accounting measures and uses of financial information. The boards apply similar characteristics in deriving conclusions. However, the ranking of these characteristics is different in the two boards. Recently, the boards have come up with a project that aims at revisiting their frameworks. This intends to provide a common framework that can be used for local and international financial accounting. This paper ...

INTRODUCTION

Lack of access to health care systems is believed to be a major cause of the high mortality rates, within all age groups in the world today. The case is true for children as it is for adults. It is also very evident among the poor lot. Although each state has put in place policies to enhance easy access of health systems, some factors such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and education cause a constraint to the access to this health care systems and facilities. Unaffordability of health insurance is also an obstacle that many people have to overcome in order ...

Civil-rights refer to the freedoms and rights that an individual is entitled to as member of a society or country. These rights include freedom of association, of speech, of religion, to education and press. It refers to the right to equal and fair treatment from public authority and government. These rights are usually granted by a country’s constitution or other laws and statutes while the courts are mandated with determining whether the rights of an individual have been violated (Graham 14).
The United States of America has clearly defined the right of individuals in its constitution as well as ...

Reply to Andrew.

Control systems in the controlling of the sales expenditure is procedures and policies put in place by management to prevent errors and fraud in regard to the sales expenditure (Graham, 2007). The policies and procedures not only detect fraud and errors but also the accuracy and completeness of the sales expenditure records. Control systems are put in place in several departments but, not in sales department only.

Use of sales expenditure budget.

Usually sale volume significantly influences the amount of sales expenditure. It is, therefore, necessary to prepare the sales expenditure budget in line with the sales budget for cast. The expenditure should be ...

Abstract

Introduction
The history of Europe indicates that communication in the region was only limited to certain route maps. The route maps were drawn to connect different stations with orders being sent out with messages. Although in some cases the message was written covering sensitive issues, the messages were dictated to the messenger and repeated to the receiver. This system was highly inconvenient since the individuals were often pushed into placing their trust on an individual and the telegraph came to end this (Carey 12). Distortion of the messages often led to the need for repetition or affected how well ...

In the recent years practically in all corners of the world terrorist activity that is intended to become a global threat has dramatically increased. The most attractive objects for terrorists are vehicles being the very vulnerable. The terrorist attacks on transport are usually accompanied by a large number of victims, paralyzing the activities in the most important spheres of economy and destabilizing the situation in the society. Most often the attacks occur at the air transport entailing the greatest number of victims and representing a minimal threat to the terrorists. The terrible attacks of September 11, 2001, have dramatically ...

Chamberlain College of Nursing

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Patient-centered care is an approach to nursing and medicine that puts the focus of healthcare provision on the patient and their specific needs (Hood, 2013). Patient-centered care also places a focus on the relationships between the patient and their family, recognizing them as one inseparable unit. This focus has allowed patient-centered care to focus on the needs of the patients and their families, including the visitation procedure that is most suited to that particular case (Riley, White, Graham & Alexandrov, 2014). As such, patient-centered care provides an opportunity for all stakeholders in healthcare to provide a ...

INTRODUCTION

The United States and the then Soviet Socialist Republic, or USSR, had always had ideological differences underlining their relations. The US has always been the world’s champion of democratic ideals, while the USSR promoted the socialist ideology. In World War II, however, the two countries set aside their differences and formed an alliance with other countries to fight a common enemy: the Axis Powers that included Germany, Japan and Italy. The defeat of the Axis Powers resulted in power vacuums, which the two countries immediately tried to fill, thereby, resulting in a contest of superpowers. Suspicions of each ...

Introduction

Leadership in the business plays a critical role in offering the direction to the organization, motivation to the workers, and in fostering internal relationship and smooth production (Adrian, 2011). The management plays the dual roles of structural and systematic directives as well as leadership roles along the socio-cultural perspectives. The roles and effective responsibilities of the directorship in the organization is critical in improving the business response and crisis management. Crisis may arise in the firm because of various reasons that can be centered in the internal enterprise operations or from the external factors associated with the industry operations ( ...

Since the adoption of the Patriot Act 2 on October 2001, strict measures such as the detention of foreigners suspected of a security breach, electronic surveillance of individuals through databases, authentication identities through biometrics, technologization border controls, among others, are presented in political discourse of the USA. The US security and media are the latest techniques in the fight against terrorism. Most Americans feel that these measures are contemporary to the fight against terrorism. In fact, this impression is the product of the effects of language games made by the administration and the media as the rhetoric and imagery ...

Born on November 19, 1909 in Vienna, Peter Drucker was well known for his writings in the field of economics earning the moniker “the man who invented management” from no less than the Business Week. Drucker was born in a family of intellectuals that normally played host to renowned personalities in the field of economics, politics, music, and science. Drucker considered this background his first education. He went on to study admiralty law in the 1920s and had to move to Germany in the process. He enrolled at Hamburg University and later on at Frankfurt University. He also worked ...

Abstract

Budgeting has always and continues to play a crucial role in business planning. That is given its application is estimation of the future performance parameters. With that, the discussion explains the relation between the profit planning and the budgeting process. For that, budgeting has been identified as the basis of the estimates used not only in profit planning but also in business planning. Also, several benefits have been identified regarding the business planning and budgeting including that they form the key reference for the performance evaluation. Further, the discussion explains the role of a controllers regarding the reporting to ...

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The onset of immigration had long been a part of American history since its discovery in the 1600s and had shaped the country’s society and government throughout the years. In the early years, America had gladly opened its doors to the world without restrictions and some aided in the liberation of the country from English rule and into independence. However, as the years progressed, restrictions were imposed by the government due to the fear of these immigrants and eventually, due to the onset of illegal immigration. Reforms left and right were implemented to sustain America’s security, economy and ...

The economists are concerned with the maximization of the society well being due to scarcity of resources and unlimited wants. The scarcity is the presence of limited resources and competition on the demand side (Peter 524). In this situation, the scarce resources are located to the most efficient business via a competitive mechanism because the focus of economics is to allocate resources in the most efficient manner. Similarly, the resource scarcity causes a large allocation of time and effort to appropriate competition.

Resources are scarce in the sense that their availability is limited in relation to the unlimited wants of human ...

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Using force in the administration of justice and restoring peace and order is often necessary under certain circumstances. The law enforcers often consider the need of force in various cases, such as when apprehending hostile individuals and in self defense. There are many controversies involved in the use of force made by the law enforcers, and it can sometimes generate news headlines and is often times described as an abuse of power and authority among the police officers. The use of force is viewed as a necessary means of administering the law, but it can convey a different meaning to the ...

International Marketing Strategies

International Marketing Strategies

Coca Cola Company has launched its products in different countries. Today, cocl cola has well known products and brands all over the world. Coca-Cola Company’s success journey is not smooth enough, the roads to success is not easy or piece of cake for this company. With every passing year, this company through its international marketing strategies continued to gain growth and momentum. This company is the most rapidly expanding beverage industry and it is also considered as world’s best beverage company. From its commencement, this company sustains itself to operate in more than 200 ...

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Netflix, Blockbuster and Amazon are currently dominating the video content industry. The Netflix business model is dominated by rental DVD movies which includes online downloading from websites. The product differentiation in this industry is based on the type of services offered by each company, and the extent of their reach to customers. A new technology that poses a threat to the DVD rental model is the Video on Demand. Video on Demand or Audio Video on Demand allows instant access for viewers to their favorite movies, television programs, and music. The requested content is directly loaded on the viewer’s ...

Introduction

Rossum's Universal Robots is a play written by Karel Capek's in 1921. The play introduces us to the world of robots that are machine, which acts like human beings. The play depicts that although robots will initially be beneficial to people, at some point they will dominate the world and turn against people. The play exports different issues that could arise if artificial life were created.

The play starts by a young woman named Helen a representative humanitarian organization visiting a remote island to liberate a poorly oppressed robot. Helen has a feeling that robots are human beings with human sense. However, upon arrival in ...

Influence of Coffee on Exercise

Caffeine is a pharmacologically active substance that is consumed extensively around the world today. Various dietary sources of caffeine include coffee, tea, chocolate, carbonated drinks and energy beverages (Goldstein et al., “International society” 2010). Among these dietary sources, coffee is the most significant and widely consumed source of caffeine around the world in the present times. Statistics from North America and Europe show that around 90% of the adults consider themselves as regular coffee drinkers and their average caffeine intake adds up to approximately 200mg per day (Pesta et al., 2013).
Chemically, caffeine is 1, 3, 7,-trimethylxanthine i.e. ...

Liberty University

Abstract
Intimacy issues in marriages have been in the forefront of many psycho-social-spiritual circles recently. In addition, intimacy issues and barriers have just started to be analyzed psychologically, sociologically, physically, and spiritually in the psychoanalytic literature. Qualitative and longitudinal studies are giving way to new theories and thoughts on why the 21st century marriage has so many barriers to intimacy and how these barriers become ingrained in an individual’s psyche. These studies show that from birth to death, the human capacity to remember definitive moments that will forever change the outcome of an individual’s life, whether ...

History does not lack notable and influential people who, from their simple acts and convictions, made a clear mark in the development of civilization. From politics to religion, many influential names remain known even at the present time and lauded for their contributions. However, aside from politics and religion, there are also historical figures from the scientific community whose inventions remain integral to society. One of these scientific greats is American inventor Thomas Alba Edison, the known inventor of the world’s first light bulb. However, unlike his peers, Edison was a jack of all trades who was not satisfied in ...

Introduction

Gender segregation is the division of people according to the social construction that is, male and female. It may also refer to the tendency of the children in this case to play together with their colleagues of the same sex. Children at tender ages normally below three years tend to be non-discriminative in interaction with same or different genders. It's worth noting that children within same age group will more than likely behave in a certain general manner and even react to different situations in particular patterns. Children normally interact well with peers through social play networks which aid in ...

Introduction

With the progress of technology comes the progress of man’s over-all way of living. There are new ways of doing things and solving problems. Technology has opened new doors for mankind in all aspects of everyday living. It has created new ways of connecting with people, of documenting personal experiences, and even of creating food. One of the most controversial ways in which modern technology has reinvented the process of food production is through genetically modified crops. The process of modifying the genetic composition of plants and animals has become a contemporary solution to a myriad of food related problems ...

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Training and development is involved with activities carried by an organization that are focused on improving the performance of employees. Training and development falls under the human resource department of any organization. These training and development activities include educational programs such as mentorship programs, training, coaching and workshops. They help to motivate and inspire employees and to bring the best out of them. Training and development have for long been understood to be only focused on looking developing new ways of production and improving service provision but not thought of as means to improving employees attachment ...

Health abnormalities of various kinds possess a deep association with the underlying factors which are of genetic, biochemical and environmental origin. Affected individuals are more prone to suffer from an impaired quality of life (QOL). As a result, their management also places a significant burden on the family members and the healthcare system. Especially, health abnormalities linked with substance abuse present a challenging task. The reason is that people with substance abuse behavior either have or more vulnerable to mental health problems. There is a need to highlight this particular healthcare problem, its challenges, assessment and management with the aid of available literature. So, ...

Background Information

The Muckrakers refer to a network of investigative journalists that set out to expose the corruption and abuse of power by state officials around the beginning of the twentieth century. The name ‘muckraker’ became popular after it was cited from a speech delivered by President Theodore Roosevelt in which he agreed with the course of the muckrakers but criticized some of the means that they resorted to in achieving their objective. Muckrakers played a significant role in shaping the attitude of the people towards large American businesses.
It is argued that some muckrakers derived inspiration out of the trust-busting activities of ...

It’s early Monday morning. We see a woman in her early forties (we’ll call her Laura) leading her way down the street. We might also notice her driving a SUV. She is rushing to her working place. Laura might be an advanced lawyer at the “Big Four” firm, or counsel at the largest law firm in the state. Her tired face says she is overworked at her job, likely because she is constantly striving to attain partnership. Previously this was a pleasant idea but one which does not make her happy anymore as she has no time to even think ...

Introduction to dance as a form of art

Dance is not just an art. It is not limited to a group of people who have been trained in the art and only they are eligible to perform. Dance is universal; it is the ultimate form of expression that anyone can undertake. People can randomly break into a small dance to express that they are happy and overjoyed. In a similar manner, one can use dance as a form to express anger, sadness, love or any of the other emotions. Dance is the only form of art that can be performed by any person who chooses to do so. It is also ...

CE18-2

The installment-sales method of recognizing revenue is not generally acceptable. Revenue should generally be accounted for at the time a transaction is completed because they are not recognized until realized and earned (ASC 605-25-3). The installment sales method accounts for sales that may extend payment periods and involves recording revenues in a specific proportion based on the criteria of cash collections (Carmichael and Graham, 2012). Thus, for these sales in which collectibility uncertainty is present, recognizing the revenue at the point of sale would overstate income and is not generally acceptable. However, ASC 605-25-4 accommodate for unique cases when the seller ...

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Abstract
The security of patients in hospitals has constantly attracted aggressive controversies. Most people agree that all efforts must be pulled together to ensure that the safety and security of the patients is guaranteed. However, in an institution struggling with increased amounts of medication errors and the implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR), ensuring safety of the patients becomes a serious challenge to many institutions. The nature of security required calls for the people to implement solutions that should match the expectations of the patients in their security at the hospitals. The level of technology used in the ...