Essays on Airwaves

Introduction

American Airlines is the leading U.S. airline that is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The Airlines operate a wide variety of both domestic and international flights. Americans Airlines company serves four continents. Primary maintenance base of the Airlines is situated at Tulsa International Airport (Oklahoma). The former airline holding company of the Americans Airlines, AMR Corporation applied for Chapter 1 bankruptcy protection, provided for by the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Thereafter the U.S. Airways expressed interest towards merging the U.S. Airways and the U.S. Airlines in order to create largest air carrier in the world. In 2013 the merger was officially ...

Communication

Communication

Introduction

Radio communication is one of the earliest forms of communication. It involves the transmission of information through electromagnetic waves, traveling at the speed of light. Radio communication has two main components: radio transmitter and radio receiver. A radio transmitter is an electronic device that initiates the communication process by generating radio waves containing information targeting a specific audience. A receiver refers to an electronic gadget that obtains the signals and converts them into an easily understandable format. It consists of the antenna, amplifier, tuner and detector (Lowe, n.d.). The antenna intercepts electromagnetic waves in the air and converts them ...

There is a direct link between integrity in journalism and media ownership. These have both gone down steadily since the 24-hour cycle advent of the 1980s. There has been an adjustment in reporting to suite each generation’s needs. In the millennial’ case, there has been a preference of the social media news to TV reporting . Generally, TV has become antiquated to some extent, trailing behind more radical formats which invoke picture messages and hash tags. There are a number of advantages to competitive media scenery. More independent outlets in the community have led to a wide variety of viewpoints presented in ...

Introduction

The increase in security threats across the world has facilitated the introduction of technology to assist security agencies. Security agents are using surveillance systems such as Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) to enhance safety precautions to the public. A CCTV is a surveillance system that consists of cameras, recorders and displays for monitoring activities. Installation of CCTVs around the streets has raised mixed reactions from the public (Cieszynski, 2006, p. 6). Some people claim that the system has reduced crime rates in the recent past while others feel insecure in the absence of police officers in the street. The presence of ...

Introduction to Physiology: Respiration

There are a lot of factors that determine the rate and depth of human respiration. Some of the factors are influenced by the conscious control part of the brain while others are not. Different organ system functions leads to unique pattern of respiration and even though respiration is controlled by the autonomous nervous system, people play a part in the control of breathing. Respiration is affected by certain chemicals which include oxygen, carbon dioxide, acid, epinephrine and acetylcholine (Marieb e.tal 2010).

Whether or not oxygen concentration affects respiration remain a debating topic in the scientific realm. This is because the human body ...