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The idea of moral panic is one of the many socialist ideologies that have been subject of discussions and critical research by social scholars and scientists over the years. Moral panic has had its fair share of all-inclusive definitions, but perhaps the most revered one by social researchers is Stanley Cohen’s (1972). He indulges us with the idea that moral panic is sort of like an idealized scar in society, an unsettling social occurrence that offsets the socio-cultural balance, often triggered by what he labels as folk devils. In simplistic terms, it is the feat of social unrest ...

Ethical and Security Issues of HIT

HIT and impact on patient privacy Health Information Technology is increasingly being adopted across the healthcare sector given its innumerable benefits in improving patient care and augmenting the delivery of care. With HIT, provision of cost effective healthcare is also plausible through nurses. However, with technology also comes varied challenges and chief among these issues that come with HIT is patient privacy. With recent news documenting massive breaches of patient information, the usefulness of HIT and possible adoption strategies have been largely watered down. According to McGonigle and Mastrian, (2014) the ethical concerns that come with HIT are equally ...

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Organizations select operating systems for use in their workstations and servers depending on their preference. In my organization, the preferred operating system is Linux. However, vendors to supply the system and associated support have not been determined. As such, the paper aims at considering different factors of the individual vendors such as reliability, performance, availability of training, and availability of support. Moreover, aspects such as pricing and suitability in different work environments will be considered since each organization is expected to have its advantages and disadvantages. Extensive research from the literature will be conducted to ensure that a clear ...

Q. 2 In the American society just as is the case in other societies, perceptions, attitudes, and reactions or response to rape and family or domestic violence victimization differ significantly in various respects. According to Siegel, when it comes to violent crimes such as rape and domestic violence, perceptions about victimization differ based on the offender and the victim’s gender (68). Further, Ben-David and Schneider claim that the attitudes and beliefs about gender roles influence perceptions on rape with the possible explanation being the belief in rape as a sexual act and socially accepted stereotypes about rape (389). ...

Voluntary Simplicity Meets Modern Consumerism

INTRODUCTION When people look at the modern world today the first thing they recognize is the evidence of humanity’s development of the world, how they harvested the needed environment for energy and rejoice in the modern technological advances that allow for a fantastic amount of convenience to many people’s everyday lives. However, many of these same human beings fail to consider the consequences, on many levels, that all of these developments and advances may lead to. Many argue that these advances and conveniences have led to an unhealthy kind of consumerism; ideologies that place a great deal ...

<Institution> Children are our nation’s future. As cliché as it may sound, the meaning of this statement remains true. The way that children are being raised and taken care of today will greatly impact the coming years. This is because their circumstances as children will contribute to the kind of adults that they will become in the future. However, it is a fact that many children of today continue to face harsh realities due to abuse and neglect. Many have become victims of people who do not care about the impact of their actions and the effect ...

Key Problems Identification

External Increasing competition In 1990s, the competition in the frozen desserts industry was on the rise. As soon as the market preference changed to healthier food habits, there was a rush to introduce the lower fat products and the ice cream market got fragmented increasing indirect competition manifold. The demand for such low fat frozen desserts continued to expand with an overall shift in preference towards the lower fat products as late as 1995. Especially the market share of the super-premium segment was being lost to the premium segment in Ben and Jerry hardly had any penetration. The increasing ...

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The use of wearable and mobile technologies in clinical psychology research and clinical practice Mobile and wearable technologies including smartphones are among the most acceptable and promising technologies that are used by clinical researchers to study different psychopathological disorders such as schizophrenia. These technologies can not only help in the assessment of the problem but also help the patient and his or her family members in the self-management and treatment of the disorder. These technologies are also suitable for patients and researchers as they often come with impressive computational capabilities and they can be connected to ...

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The main purpose of Saturn Corporation is to become profitable in the market, however, it is essential for the underlying company to manage its cost effectively in order to become profitable. It is central for any organization to reform its functions in general in order to cater the provisions of the business effectively. In this context, Saturn Corporation is expected to employ measures that could make it unique from its competitors. Particularly addressing the case scenario, there are several factors and issues that the vehicle transportation team of the underlying company must consider in the process of selection. Some ...

Personality refers to a set of distinctive behavioral styles, patterns, and traits that define the character of an individual. According to Cherry (2016) how an individual perceives the world, his attitudes, feelings, and thoughts form part of personality. Individuals with healthy personalities are able to cope up with stresses and have no problem in forming relationships with friends and family members. An extreme personality is a condition in which a person is characterized by strict and inflexible adherence to the systems, rules, orderliness and perfection. Failure to meet any of the fore mentioned standards can lead to a conflict ...

1) Airline Easyjet has developed a significant competitive strategy in order to enhance its overall business strategy. Their company focus can be seen as providing customers with an efficient and easily navigable process that transcends both on and offline. Easyjet have utilised several methods to compete with their rivals and cement their business strategy. Firstly, their instant check-in online option works to streamline the travel process that makes this less stressful for visitors within the busy airport setting. Alongside this, changes can be made more or less throughout the entire process that further solidifies their easy and accessible travel ...

Happiness has almost always been associated with money. This is particularly a general belief in more urban areas in which amenities and conveniences are almost always purchased by money. The argument of whether money could buy happiness or not is perennial. However, meanings of both money and happiness change over years not only for communities across ages but also for individuals over different life phases. For supporters of moneyed happiness, so to speak, happiness – interpreted as enjoying what modern life has to offer including all consumables and even spiritual practices – cannot only be achieved without money but is, in ...

The ‘shopping montage’ is a well-worn trope in film and television, and so many recent examples of the montage deliberately call attention to it and subvert its conventions for comedy. This is clear in the Parks and Recreation episode “Pawnee Rangers,” in which the characters of Tom and Donna go to the mall to try on clothes in an annual ritual they call “Treat Yo Self.” During this montage, Donna and Tom alternatingly appear in incredibly gaudy clothing and explain their desire to have that outfit, to which the other dramatically declares, “treat yo self!” In context, the characters ...

Leadership and communication are inseparable concepts because of their importance – a leader has to have highly developed communication skills in order to establish good relations with the staff. The ability to deal with various people easily is very valuable nowadays, as more and more people prefer working with open-minded individualities instead of teaching shy and insecure persons. This way, it is important to learn how to use the principles of effective leadership in order to satisfy the audience. Leadership skills include the ability to create reasonable conditions for subordinates and the management of their actions along with the inspiration ...

Strategic management

Introduction Merger and acquisition (M&A) is a very common strategy that combines two or more organizations to become a new business. It is agreement between two companies’ to combine their different resources and run operations. In merger, one company is completely absorbed by other company. The merger and acquisition are changes in control of organizations that involve combining the operations of different entities into a single organization. The horizontal merger is a common method that exists between two organizations that are competing in the same industry such as energy sector. It can increase the market share and decrease the ...

Introduction

The current complex global business and social settings require various skills that ease the process of interactions. Negotiation is one of the areas where every individual (s) must focus especially because of the reality that disagreements will always emerge at varying levels of interactions. However, negotiations do not always apply when there are conflicts that may cause adverse consequences (Cohen, 2013). The reality is that negotiations apply even when a buyer and a seller decide on the best price for an item. The fact that men and women acts in varying capacities as either sales executives means that they ...

Literature analysis: “Trifles”

“Trifles” is a one-act play written by Susan Glaspell and it deals with the murder of John Wright. The play is about feminism because women protect one another although they seem to be dependent on their husbands. The main theme in the story is Mrs. Wright’s guilt and although it is not proven, it is implicated, bit the women still protect her. The characters in the story are: County Attorney, Henderson, the Sheriff, his wife, Mrs. Peters, Hale, a farmer who is a neighbor and his wife Mrs. Hale. Mrs. Wright is deprived of her name as are ...

Grizzly bear is a subspecies of a brown bear, which can be found in Alaska and Western Canada. Isolated populations of grizzly bears can also be found in northern Idaho, western Montana, in north-western Wyoming and North Cascade Mountains (Washington State). In all ecosystems in which grizzly bears live, they play an important role and significantly affect their functioning. Due to being omnivorous, these bears are included in the food chain at various levels. Despite the fact that the diet of this species is dominated by vegetable food, grizzly bears are the largest land predators in the territories where ...

The movie ‘Gone Baby Gone’ from 2007 is the directorial debut by the Hollywood actor Ben Affleck. The topic is the private investigation of the little girl’s abduction which went into the unexpected direction. This art piece got mostly positive reviews. In a center of the audience’s and critic’ attention is the very ending of the movie and the moral dilemma expressed by it. Dilemma is presented through the action of the main character, young private detective, Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck). He has to decide: will he leave the saved little girl in the hands of the ...

Intersectionalities

Thesis: Overlap of cultures and identities contributes to the degradation of women in Hispanic Communities. Real Women have Curves a film that was released in 2002, featuring a Latino family that had Ana, Carmen (her mother) and Estela, who used to run a clothing warehouse, where, apparently, Carmen works. When Ana clears high school a debate emerges that she should not join college, rather, she should work in the clothing factory. Carmen keeps making remarks on the appearances of the ladies working in the factory, prompting them to strip to their pants one day to compare their bodies. Ideally, ...

Feature film “Gone, Baby, Gone” directed by Ben Affleck and based on the novel by the same name by Dennis Lehane does not only keep the attention of spectators but also makes them face a moral dilemma and judge if the final action by the main character, Patrick Kenzie, was right or wrong. In the article about this film, which is called “The cruelest crime of all” and was published by The Guardian in 2008 the author gives such a plot review: “The film has a sinuous, labyrinthine plot and what begins as a combination of police procedural thriller ...

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Background.3-4 Discussion4-10 Support of E-Sports as Sports.5-7 Opposition to E-Sports as Sports7-8 Responses to Objections.8-9 Conclusion10-11

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INTRODUCTION On October 19, 2014, more than 40,000 fans crowded into the sold-out World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, to watch a highly anticipated final match of a world championship series. The massive audience did not pack into the stadium to watch a concert. They did not come out in droves to witness teams of football players make touchdowns. They did not scream and cheer as men made baskets in a tense basketball game. This was not a traditional sporting event; ...

The safety shoe brands make their decision on how to produce comparatively less costly, and they make a decision of moving their production to the other countries. The main reason for this decision is the relatively cheaper labor costs in some developing countries like China. Subsequently, the safety shoe companies are transformed into trading businesses in their countries. Outsourcing the production of the shoes will influence the following agents in the economy: 1-Workers who were working in the shoe production factory in the countries of origin, 2-The other workers, 3-The demanders of the safety shoes, 4-The safety shoes companies' ...

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History of tort law Tort law originated a century ago when Oliver Wendell Junior examined the history of negligence in the legal system, which later resulted in the theory of tort. He concluded in his study that the duty to exercise care in England was faulty. He noted that most plaintiffs suffered overwhelmingly when another party or entity caused a significant level of damage to them. Similarly, Morton J. Horwitz reexamines the history of negligence and found out that many jurisdictions did not understand negligence as carelessness or fault (Kaczorowski). Since its discovery, many nations such as the USA, ...

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This paper deals with notion of truth and how it should be presented. By analyzing short story By the Waters of Babylon composed by Stephen Vincent Benét one may see that truth should be given out in small portions in order to reduce undesirable aftermath that may bear distrustful character. It discusses benefits of this way of presenting new information. Everyone craves to live in truth and have healthy relations build on absence of lies and misconceptions. This desire is not limited by family or friends relations on the contrary it touches all human domains. Utter craving to ...

Research is a growing field in this era of information. Vary, many disciplines have come up and even the well-established fields are still growing. There is a lot of information that waits to be discovered by scholars and scientists. This information is used to inform others through increased knowledge. Moreover, research information creates gateways for more research in the same area or other areas where such thought-provoking information is necessary. Research therefore requires tools such as Minitab which help organize, process and interpret data in various ways. Variables in research are the factors that hold possible implications on the ...

Policy Positions Paper: Use of Medical Marijuana in Georgia

The use of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) can be traced back more than 5000 years ago related to medical, recreational, and spiritual reasons (Bostwick, 2012). The United States Pharmacopeia has included it since 1850’s, and until the 1930’s physicians provided prescriptions for it for a number of physical complaints (Narcanon International, 2016). In 1970, the United States Congress determined it had no valid therapeutic value and categorized it as a Schedule I illegal substance. However, a number of sources have stated that marijuana has no addictive properties (Samsha, 2016). The National Institute on Drug Abuse state this is ...

The Blinding Absence of Light, by Tahar Ben Jelloun, tells the story of a group of prisoners held, and tortured, in an underground Moroccan prison. However, one of the most interesting relationships in the novel is that between Salim, and his father. There is a lot of tension in their interactions, and they fine communicating with one another very difficult. At one point, the father even denounces Salim before the king, wishing him dead. This tension in the relationship is used to allow the father to represent the governmental power that stands over the Moroccan people. More specifically, the ...

Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014 stated in the year 2015 on October 4  that for the first time the federal reserve has taken the decision to raise from 'zero interest rate' and the decision was taken after the great depression. When the markets crashed in the year 2008 then the monetary policy of the federal reserve saved the economy to recover from the recession. However there are other criticisms that the 'zero interest rate' policy of the federal reserve was the reason of the Great Depression of 2008. But Bernanke argued ...

Roadhouse

Literature Review In older reviews, professional critics believed that the plot and the acting in the movie were simply unbearable. The biggest issue is that the ailing plot line, established early on and never fully developed, is just too campy and lackluster. Professional critics went on to state that Road House suffered largely for its bad acting, which is considered juvenile and not worthy of cinema. In an article published by Caryn James (1989) the author focuses largely on the plot of the movie as his target. He went on to state that the star of Road House, Patrick ...

Question One. Many sociologists have developed contrasting theories based on their understandings of the ways that people interact. All sociologists understand social philosophy differently, and Cooley, Mead and Goffman have all contributed differently to the issue of social interaction between people in every society. While certain theories are more controversial, and all are based on different understandings, each has its own important place in an overall understanding of human interaction and behavior. These sociological perspectives can be used to frame and understand human and societal behavior. Understanding these theories gives researchers a basis to understand how self and identity ...

(Task #1) Introduction This paper will look at Treasure Island a young adult, coming of age, adventure fiction novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story was first published as a book on November 14, 1883 by Cassell and Co., after originating in as a serial in the children’s magazine Young Folk from 1881-1882. The original title of work was Treasure Island, or the Mutiny of the Hispaniola and Stevenson was credited under the pseudonym of Captain George North. However, the first title that Stevenson had wanted to bestow on his story was the Sea Cook which was a ...

Intricacy and complexity of Arthur Miller`s play Death of a Salesman reflect not only existential along with social anxieties and miseries, but, also, American reality of the post-war period, when the US society seemed to get rid of devastating effect of the Great Depression and aftermath of WWII. In his play Miller depicts an average American who, like the rest of the world, has a dream. However, taking into consideration national and social peculiarities of protagonist this dream is tightly connected with more ideological notion entitled – the American Dream. Thus, through play`s protagonist, Willy Loman, one may ...

Introduction

This memo is designed to help you, the student engineer, to decide which industry to work for after graduation that will best fit your goals, style and career ambitions. It compares computer hardware manufacturer industry with the power industry using the following criteria: education, salary, companies to work for and products.

Computer Hardware Manufacturer

The education required to work as an engineer at computer hardware manufacturing company is either a bachelor’s in computer science or electrical engineering. The ideal way to prepare for a career with a computer hardware firm is to build a solid foundation in science and math. Computer ...

ADHD is an abbreviation for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This disorder occurs in the human brain and usually caused by a series of inattention or hyperactivity during the developmental stages of an individual. The symptoms of ADHD usually manifest in childhood especially between 3 years and 6 years. These symptoms can be observed during adolescent and adulthood stages (Kail & John 17). Having the symptoms of ADHD during childhood can translate into positive functioning during adulthood when the victim of the disorder undergoes medication. This process increases individual focus and reduces hyperactivity thus resulting into positive functioning during adulthood. Infancy describes ...

Many students regardless if they are studying an MBA or an undergraduate degree in business are quite surprised to see a geography course indicated as required on their transcript. There are many theories as to why this has transpired in the corporate landscape; however, it has become increasingly common for those who are enrolled in a business school to take geography classes in order to apply that knowledge to foreign prospective markets or even domestic markets in many respects. That being said, the perpetual force that is driving this globalization train in academia is surely the fact that globalization ...

1) Which were the primary causes of the Great Depression? According to Walton and Rockoff, an acceptable explanation for the Great Depression has to distinguish between the initial forces, which brought a downturn in financial activity, and later events, that turned a downturn into a calamity. We can detect two issues on the economy that foreshadowed the real slump in economic activity. First, there was a decline in the construction industry that began 1925, that had a significant impact on the depression. Second, the agricultural sector suffered greatly, with falling world prices and massive indebtedness (422). Walton and Rockoff ...

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Physician assisted suicide is the act of destroying one’s own life with the assistance of a physician. According to Walker (25), in Oregon based on a terminally ill patient’s request a physician can prescribe a lethal dose of medication to take the life of a patient. To stop the pain what ethical issues surround the termination of the life of a terminally ill patient? Who bears the responsibility of making this decision? Is it the patient, the medical practitioner, or the patient’s relatives? What considerations are required before making the decision to end a patient’s ...

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. There are some public officials and leaders who have spoken out on this issue including the vice president of the United States Joe Biden, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson a retired neurosurgeon. Joe Biden is influential being the vice president and has always taken a hard line against marijuana. He has also spoken in favor of reducing enforcement on sentencing of marijuana related offences. Ben Carson being a renowned neurosurgeon has expressed some support for the use of marijuana ...

Consuming beef is without a doubt a pleasant practice among many individuals. In fact, not many people pose to think about the kind of treatment the animals were compelled to endure before their slaughter. In the article, This Is What Humane Slaughter Looks Like. Is It Good Enough? McClelland seeks to provide a rationale over the ethical principles about beef consumption. Precisely, are animals subjected to a conducive slaughter environment before their death? Is their demise made humane as many people think? He mentions that the United States enforced the Humane Slaughter Act in 1958. However, over the decades, ...

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The essay is constructed and written down in four different parts that are an introduction, analysis of impacts, integration of sustainability principles, and conclusion. The introduction provided the overview of adventure tourism and its types. The second part further described the adventure tourism in the Polar Regions and its impacts. The factors that affected the economy and affected the local community were identified and analyzed. The threats and concerns related to the safety of wildlife and environment were also mentioned. The third part provided the short description of sustainable tourism and sustainable development. The principles of sustainability were also ...

Divorce has become a common occurrence in the society today, and many individuals who take the extreme step of divorcing appear to have lost sight of the values and the vows that are associated with the institution of marriage. Many parents with growing children at home opt for divorce without realizing the damaging effects their one-time decision may have on the lives of their children. Even though divorce may be a relief to both the partners in marriage who find no further meaning in living together, it definitely is a life-transforming experience to their innocent children. For instance, after ...

The Samurai Ethics: A Paradigm for Corporate Behavior by Shinya Fujimura

In this article, Fujimura advocates for the adoption of the samurai moral and ethical values into the corporate world. The author suggests that the integration of these values by corporate and businesses in wealthy countries such as the US and the UK would aid them in dealing with economic vicissitudes. Apparently, the ancient Japanese samurai culture exemplifies the importance of a society that is driven by loyalty, benevolence, and duty. Fujimura studied for his master degree in public administration at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government where he focused on social change (Fujimura 212). Fujimura also ...

Othello is a Shakespearean classic tragedy that has been adopted into different modern day versions in cinema and theatre. It is a tragic tale of envy, revenge, manipulation and murder. The 2001 British modern day adaptation of Othello sticks with the classical themes of jealousy, envy and murder. The Geoffrey Sax movie is set in modern day London that is witnessing riots due to police brutality. This paper seeks to explore the treatment of the theme of evil and revenge in the two disparate versions of Othello. Understanding the depiction of evil also means understanding the inner workings and ...

Introduction

My position about the issue of medical marijuana is that if scientific research has proved that indeed marijuana has some medicinal content that can be used to cure ailments, and then there is no problem, it should be embraced just like any other medicine. People should use medicine regardless of where it is got from, so long as it can treat a particular ailment, everyone should feel free to use it. All the same, people do not know the source and raw materials of all the medicines that they use; therefore there is no cause for alarm when marijuana ...

Introduction

Asian Americans used the comic novels to tell their stories regarding the turbulent racist stereotypes that they had to undergo. The novelist developed narratives of some of the real-life experience of many young Asian Americans who were willing to do anything just to be recognized and appreciated by other Americans. This essay correlates racial discrimination with the desire of being American or Westernized.

Jin Wang

All that Jin Wang wishes to do is to fit in amongst his peers. When his household moves to a new area, Jin Wang suddenly becomes the only Asian American child in his new school. On ...

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Reaction to the Story In this story Cheever is concerned to bring out the world where some individuals have privilege and wealth which they think can protect can shield them from life challenges like, heartbreak, despair, and disaster. Many of his work is set in a Northern part of the USA, mainly at the wealthy outskirts of major cities like New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Most of his characters are rich, white and a little short on elitism. This story highlights unsocial behaviors like adultery relationships. Due to this, family quarrels are part and parcel in the lives ...

Fluxus art movement or simply Fluxus, started as a loosely defined group of artists, musicians and poets who had nothing more in common than a vision of life integrated in art, and art as the living of a life. More than 50 artists were associated with the art movement, creating music and anti-music, art that was not adherent to ‘museum defined standards’ and poems that were not traditional. This movement caused social and economic change in the society in the 1960’s (when it was first started) and had effects whose fruits we reap even today. This movement can ...

Death of a Salesman story depicts the struggles Willy Loman underwent so that he could attain his American dream. Willy Loman, as the protagonist of the play, goes through a great sort of change. The central character the middle class tussles in the American nation. He is inspired by the false promises that are contained in the achievement of the American dream. Death of a Salesman story spins around the fracases of Willy Loman to identify the self-validation at the center of his unrealistic dreams. In this paper, we will provide insight into why Willy’s American dream was ...

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A plea bargain has defined the court proceedings in the recent history of the criminal justice system. As such, prosecutors and judges have adapted to the policy to carry on activities while practicing copping plea arrangements so as to reduce the number of pending cases and the pile that characterizes most of the district magistrates’ courts. On one side, the idea of a plea bargain has greatly enhanced the efficiency of the legal systems. This is because it has reduced the time for prosecutors to work on various trials as well as reducing the instances of overcrowding in jails ( ...

VISITORS PERCEPTION OF WESTMINSTER LONDON AS SUSTAINABLE, RESPONSIBLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DESTINATION

Visitors Perception of Westminster London as a Sustainable, Responsible and Environmentally Friendly Destination For many years London has been one of the main cities that attract tourists from all over the world. It is a unique place where the historical heritage is combined with the modern innovations. Amazing and extraordinary city of London is the heart of a huge United Kingdom, the largest state in Europe; it is an undisputed leader for the number of population. This is not only a favorite place for thousands of tourists, but also a city of global importance, the financial center, which is ...

Larry Canupp

Lane-343 Death of a Salesman Describe the ways in which Willy's death is foreshadowed in the first act in the play. Willy’s suicide is foreshadowed in Act one through the accident scene. When he arrives home, his wife is the first to ask whether he was involved in an accident as had been previously involved and he retorts that nothing happened. He then reveals that he kept falling into trances and almost knocked down a young boy. When they go to bed, they are woken up by the grumblings of Willy; the sons also begin to think he ...

It was in Dead Poets Society that I have first encountered the words Carpe diem. In the movie, the main protagonist (Keating) explains the phrase Carpe diem with this sentence: “Because we are food for worms, lads. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold and die.” (“Dead Poets Society” 14:40－14:53) That is why Keating encouraged his students to “seize the day.” But the real question is what does it take in order for an individual to seize the day? For Robert Herrick, ...

The concept of the American dream has been widely interpreted by many people to mean the national values that guide America towards attaining prosperity (Adams, 23). One such literature work that has tried interpreting the American dream is Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’. In this play, the author puts his focus on the concept of the American dream. In one way or the other, the play exposed the weak points and the failures of blindly having faith in the American dream, as it leads to a tragedy. Although there is no doubt that the American national values ...

Executive Travel Report

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (Israel) Fast Facts Status Financial center of Israel and 2nd most populous city Time zone UCT/GMT +3 hours

Political system Democracy

Main religion Judaism Language(s) Hebrew, Arabic, English Currency exchange rate 1 ILS = 0.26 USD; Inverse 3.76 USD

Arriving to Ben-Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv)

The airport is located 20 km (12.5 miles) outside the city. Equipped with 3 terminals, the airport is designed to service approximately 16 million travelers a year. You will arrive to Terminal 3 that accepts international flights. Inside the terminal you will find an emergency clinic, post office, currency exchange centers, 24 hour banks and a number and of ...

The defendant, Minnie Wright has been the focus of investigation involving the murder of her husband, John Wright. Her guilt in his murder has been determined due to a body of evidence suggesting this to be the case. Minnie's murder of her husband has resulted in her going to trial. In assessing the circumstances of Mr. Wright's death, it is evident that there were a variety of extenuating psychological and emotional circumstances that led her to act in such an irrational way. The events occurred on a cold day in the winter. When visiting the Wright's farmhouse, Mr. Hale ...

Introduction

This research aims at understanding the development of the Samurai culture as a worldview that it became through its a thousand years of existence. The culture of the samurai is interesting as it developed from the simple armed support to the landowners, into the feudal leadership of the country of Japan. The code of ethics and unity that brought the Samurai together is of a very unique status in the society as it developed in a people that would otherwise be expected to remain servants. In most civilizations, the guards and other security servants often retain their servant status ...

The recent announcement of the new Saudi Arabia’s plan to drastically decrease the role of oil in the economy and to diversify the governmental revenues has received wide coverage in media. Two famous newspapers, New York Times and The Economist also issued the articles covering the topic. Ben Hubbard in the New York Times article “Saudi Prince Shares Plan to Cut Oil Dependency and Energize the Economy” provides a detailed information about Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s economic plan to reform Saudi economy, while The Economist’s article “Beyond Oil: Change in Saudi Arabia” is a brief account ...

When you look at the progression of Batman over time, the decision to switch from Christian Bale to Ben Affleck for the film Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice seems to be a bit of a surprise. Of course, at the end of The Dark Knight Rises, it looks like Batman has moved on into an anonymous life, having left the sobriquet Bruce Wayne behind. The arrival of Superman and the initiation of a rivalry, though, seems like it would have been enough to bring Wayne back from secrecy. However, there was a quote from a source about this ...

The article by Casselman Ben titled the rising unemployment rate is good news argues about the positive effects of the rising unemployment rates for the overall economy. The majority would find this statistic data as a bad news, but it has positive impacts on the overall economy. The article is presenting the raising of the unemployment rate from 4.9% to 5%, which results in the space the market has in order to keep improving. The reason why the increased unemployment rate benefits the economy has been given since “the government counts people as unemployed only if they are actively ...