Essays on Berlin

People often juxtapose their world to the world of nature. More and more often modern people, in contrast to those living in ancient times, express an opinion that they are masters on the earth and, therefore, have a right to exercise dominion over animals, plants, and nature on the whole. However, in most cases, people are just slaves of circumstances and of the environment in which they happen to exist. Disgrace, a Booker-prize winning novel by J.M. Coetzee (1999), is all about that coexistence of the two worlds – the world of nature and the world of people who want ...

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Internal Environment6 Critical Evaluation.7 Dutch Model Problem Solving 8 Goal-Setting Theory in the Retraining Program..11

Implementing the Retraining Program.12

Consultancy Role.13 Conclusion13 Reference List..15 Hai Di Lao Hot Pot Strategy Background Hai Di Lao Hot Pot is a chain of restaurants established in Cihina in 1994 and is now spread across China, South Korea, Singapore and the USA (Haidilao 2016). As the name suggests, its specialty is the Chinese Sichuan hot pot, a dish in which the ingredients are assembled together and are cooked in a hot pot at the table of the diner. The humble beginnings, ...

Overview

Amazon.com came into existence in 1995 as an online retailer of books taking advantage of the exponential growth of the Internet (Govindarajan and Warren 2016). The meteoric rise of the Internet as a major business tool and a platform for many daily activities drove the company to start selling and later publishing e-books itself. The development of the Kindle e-reader and its debut in 2007 made the company the leading seller of e-books. Today, it has widened its product offerings beyond books and it is the largest online retailer of consumer electronics, household goods, the Internet and media. In ...

At the forefront of the causes of the First World War was the growing sense of Nationalism among the European nations as they reacted to the “fallout” of imperialism abroad and social class conflicts at home (WWI and the Interwar Years, Part 1 3-4mins). In other words, each European power was keen to minimize its counterpart’s influence in the colonized territories and within its borders. Subsequently, one of the effects of World War I was the taint it placed on the presentation of the West as the “height of civilization”; in answer, colonized persons began to question the ...

Hitler and the Nazi party came to power in 1933 by 1939 they had begun their quest to invade and rule all of Europe. During this time, unknown to the rest of Europe Hitler and the Nazis were also implementing their “final solution” which was the systematic execution of Jews and any others that they deemed not suitable to exist in the ideal society that Hitler had been selling to the German people through his speeches and propaganda (Kershaw, 2008, pgs. 36-43). Once the Allied forces defeated the Nazi forces and Hitler escaped his judicial fate by committing suicide. ...

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Rose hip (Rosa Canina), often cultivated for its fruits, are orange-red oval berries, which seeds (including shells) are used in supporting the treatment of bladder infection, diarrhea, diabetes, and related conditions often in the form of a 3-g powdered seeds capsule. Its seed oil contains ascorbic acid, carotenoids, polyphenols, and GOPO, which reduces inflammation and pain, and lowers inflammatory markers. Extraction methods used include solvent extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and subcritical fluid extraction. Licensed rose hip supplement products include Hyben Vital and LitoZin/i-flex. Hyben Vital dosage is twice daily for 3 to 4 months to reduce osteoarthritic pain and ...

While the resulting dominance of European powers over persons in the areas with which they came into contact was acceptable, the effects of global trade on societal norms of Europe were unprecedented. In other words, just as the Triangle Trade influenced Europe’s place in the world, it also affected its interior societal makeup. The Emergence of Industrial Society in the West highlights the three steps that led to the Age of Revolutions: Commercial Revolution, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment (5mins).The Commercial Revolution posed the first threat to European traditions by debunking the ideologies of birthrights as the source ...

Introduction

The Bayer AG is a German multinational chemical company that deals in pharmaceutical and was founded in 1863 by Barmen. As a chemical and pharmaceutical company, Bayer AG was the first company to produce aspirin in large quantities at a time when it was considered the best cure in the world. From this point, Bayer AG has strategically placed itself from this time to control the cosmetics and pharmaceutical market in the UK and other reading partners that interact with the UK. In terms of business, Bayer AG has invested in doing research and coming up with new products ...

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Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics The paper analyses the role of the ethics and corporate state responsibility in the terms of the automotive industry. The study is to evaluate the role of the local ethics and the Corporate Social Responsibility in the process of the international development of the automotive industry. The key objectives are to evaluate the roles of these two concepts, find out the role of the customers’ awareness of the unethical behavior, and describe the patterns of change. The study validates why the car industry should focus on the ethical considerations and the CSR. This ...

Neue Leadershipkompetenzen und deren Einfluss

auf die Motivation und Leistung von Mitarbeitern Jede Person bekommt einige Ausbildung, Manche werden Hochschulabsolventen und alle Menschen suchen eventuell einen Platz in der Welt, nämlich einen Traumjob oder einfach eine Arbeitsstelle, wo sie ihre Fähigkeiten effektiv umsetzen können und gleichzeitig zufriedenstellendes Gehalt empfangen. Solche gesamte Befriedigung ist die wichtigste Bedingung und Voraussetzung für die Motivation jedes Arbeitsnehmers und manchmal spielt die Atmosphäre bei der Arbeit, Gemeinschaftsgeist und Teamarbeit wichtigere Rolle als Lohn oder andere Aspekten der Beschäftigung. Eine erfolgreiche, leistungsfähige Unternehmensplanung bestimmt die Fortentwicklung jedes Betriebs und sehr oft hängt ...

The Constantly Changing Business Environment

The business environment is constantly evolving, and managers are struggling to make decisions that have a lasting impact. World's leading business entities have been lagging behind in sectors where they once dominated. It is hard for the status quo to be maintained in the business community (Morrison 2011, p. 58). It is essential for the managers to adopt strategies that allow the institutions to evolve and cope with the challenges caused by the dynamic world. The survival of any entity depends on the strategies employed by the management to adapt to the unanticipated challenges. The primary focus of this ...

Abstract

The report below examines data gathering and analysis for network design and implementation. It presents the two major reasons for data gathering and analysis, which are descriptive and predictive. It also discusses the data gathering process involved for the networking project. In this case, the selected data gathering and collecting tools selected are questionnaires and interviews. These are two highly inexpensive and effective data collection tools that find use in the gathering of large amounts of data. The report also discusses the different stakeholders the data will be gathered from. These will include employees, system users, top-level management, and ...

Abstract and Description

Atlantic Cooling Services & Technologies is a US-based company providing full-stack cooling services for the businesses and individuals. With more than 30 years in business, the company is one of the vastly experienced players on the United States cooling market, providing a unique fusion of rich experience and the most state-of-the-art developments in cooling technology. The company positions itself as a ‘one-stop’ solutions provider for its customers, i.e. it provides all services required for constructing, maintaining and demolishing a cooling tower or a water tank. The expertise domains of the company includes customized design and construction of the cooling towers ...

Introduction

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, or FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a Democrat who was a successful politician and who was able to win a total of four presidential elections. He is still perceived as a strong leader who was able to steer the United States through a global depression and through the Second World War (The White House, 2016). Even when he was stricken with polio in 1921, he continued to participate in politics and serve his constituents. This short paper will examine his leadership style, as well as his strengths and weaknesses while ...

Innovation

Executive summary Business organizations have implemented and embraced different organizational strategies that have contributed positively to the performance, and general business productivity. Product innovation strategy has been one of the strategies used to improve product performance and increase sales within an organization. Innovation models are important features of a successful organization. Advanced technology has led to the use of improved business strategies in increasing productivity and performance. Business organizations have embraced different changes in the social and technological aspect to provide products and services suitable for customers. Multiple innovation models may be incorporated into the business strategy to provide ...

Biography

Enterprenuershipa nd management has been my core of interest from a tender age. I adopted this from my family members who had ventued into enterpreneurship. Consequently, I decided to follow their footsteps. I was born in Australia back in the year 1965, on the 18th day of September. With the fact the entrepreneurship and business were the major backgrounds for my family, I graduated from Ruff's university in 1985, attaining a first class, which opened my doors towards getting a scholarship. I had to follow the same roots. Being the third born of my family, I decided to be ...

Introduction

The invention of mobile phones aimed at developing gadgets that could connect wirelessly to the public network. Communication through radio calls started some decades ago and was popular even during the 2nd World War. However, the use of wireless, portable, devices that can connect to a standard telephony network is much recent. Ideally, the first handheld telephone was launched by Motorola in 1973 (O’Shea, 2009). The first wireless, handheld gadgets were hardly portable, had a short talk time and took long to charge fully. Evidently, the first devices were less efficient compared to modern mobile phones. Various engineers ...

I LIKE IKE BY DWIGHT EISENHOWER

Introduction

The ‘I Like Ike’ cartoon ad that was used by Dwight Eisenhower was one of the first campaign advertisements to be done on television. The advertisement was made for Dwight’s presidential campaign in the 1952 elections. Ike was President Dwight’s nickname. The ad was very instrumental in drumming and garnering support for the former army general as it helped him become the 34th president of the United States of America. The ad was written by one Irving Berlin and was produced by Roy Disney. Initially, the animation had appeared in one ...

Transcriptional regulation of gene expression

Gene expression in eukaryotic cells is regulated at transcriptional, post transcriptional and translational levels (Tomizawa,  Lekstrom-Himes, and Xanthopoulos 17). Transcriptional control is the primary means of regulating gene expression. Eukaryotic transcriptional control functions at three levels: modulation of the activities of activators and repressors; variations in chromatin structure; and effect of activators and repressors on assembly of initiation complexes (Lodish et al. 368). Regulation of transcription initiation is the most widespread form of gene control in eukaryotes. However, in some cases, transcription may be attenuated and regulated at subsequent steps, such as during or after the transcription process (Cooper ...

In 1963, the then U.S. President, J.F. Kennedy, went to Berlin to show the support of the US for West Germany, just 22 months after East Germany, backed by the Soviet Union, had erected the Berlin Wall to restrict free movement between the West and East. The speech was given on the steps of the town-hall of Berlin suburb of Schoenberg (Evans 2). The speech was delivered to Berliners and was intended to give Berliners hope and freedom and reassure them that they had a future in their endeavors as well as their beliefs. Attending the speech was the ...

Introduction and Thesis

Harry S. Truman is known as the 33rd President of the United States. He assumed the Presidency of the nation in April of 1945 when President Franklin Roosevelt died due to a stroke. He may not have desired to campaign and assume the Presidency of the United States, but his term in office ushered in a new age in the field of international relations, a new outlook on race relations in the country, and for the United States to assume a greater role in world politics as well.

Overview of the Presidency

Harry S. Truman had been in office as the Vice-President of ...

The end of the Second World War saw the escalation of the rivalry between the United States and the USSR over world dominance. The supremacy battles were caused by differences in political ideologies and the economic development thus leading to the cold war. The totalitarian regime of the Soviet Union held many nations in Eastern Europe together for almost 70 years. According to Prados (2011), the disintegration of the USSR brought caused political and economic instability in addition to civil unrests in separate member states. The collapse of the USSR on December 8, 1991, hampered the coordination of the ...

Encounter with another culture

Two years ago I traveled to Germany. As I live in Great Britain I expected to see a fully another country because it takes much time to reach Germany. I was eager to visit my aunt who left there 20 years ago and now she has her own family in Germany. By the way, her husband is German and has another mentality. It was also exciting for me to find out about their compatibility and their difficulties or lightnesses in their family which were caused by fusion of two different cultures. When I met them at first, I was ...

Introduction

Although it is an indelible stigma on the history of one of the strongholds of modern democracy, slaver is an imprescriptible part of the United States history. By the beginning of the American struggle for independence against the colonial British powers, slavery became institutionalized practice of the early American society (Boston). Even after the basic tenets of the American democracy were established by the Founding Fathers, the overwhelming majority of the colored population was depraved of the most basic civil rights and subjects to the harshest forms of labor and other exploitation. Despite the fact that responding to the ...

Introduction

The Meaning of the World Being Flat Additionally, this concept was first created during Friedman’s journey in Bangalore, India. He realized that the aspect of globalization has changed many essential economic terms which businesses were already accustomed to over the past 15 years. Friedman also believed that the flattening of the world happened to be a product of the convergence of computers which has a fiber optic micro cable since this created a new era of efficient work flow process and its software. This creation was perceived as Globalization 3.0. It is important to understand that the flattening ...

Summary

This seminar covers a broader spectrum of utility breath analysis by shortlisting and discussing interventions that can be used to assess and determine the existence of various diseases. The speaker’s point is mainly anchored on the manifestation of Nitric Oxide in the breadth, and how it invokes different medical implications in the breath. In a nutshell, this speech conclusively discusses how breath examination and analysis leads to the determination or realization of diseases such as Asthma, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Disease, Lung Cancer, and other diseases. The concept of breath analysis serves in the interest of medical diagnosis to ...

Berlin and Germany has for the past few decades known as a center for the European art scene. The city itself is a historical site and one that is very much known for its architecture, history and culture. Berlin for the majority of the second half of the twentieth century was not the most attractive place in Europe for artist, art dealers, gallery owners, and brokers to do business. This was largely due to the effect of the Cold War, the construction of the Berlin Wall and the sensitive political landscape in which Berlin was located. With the end ...

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Trauma / children trauma of separation Trauma refers to an emotional shock or wound often having long-lasting effects. This shock or wound could be caused by any accident, violence, or other such incidents, especially in the childhood, when a child feels completely helpless (Kaduson & Schaefer, 2012). Usually, trauma in the childhood is of great impact as the child is unable to use ordinary coping and defensive processes while facing any intolerable danger, anxiety, or instinctual arousal. These situations have such an overwhelming nature that they may result in an everlasting kind of impact on the mind ...

Liberty or freedom as a primary social, political and economic ideal which should be strived for is a relatively recent development in world history. The idea that the individual should be the primary subject and that individual freedom is a universal good and something which determines the quality of life and the quality or lack thereof of a government.  Freedom is conceived in two different and opposite ways. Positive freedom and negative freedom. The concept of positive freedom is encapsulated by the idea of agency. The idea which a person or subject has agency which means that they have ...

The Great War was the bloodiest war in world history up to that point. Many historians claim that the buildup to the war was caused my militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism (MAIN). This might be the composite indicator, but special importance should be placed on the Dual-Alliance between Austria-Hungary and the German Empire. The two came together for a myriad of reasons, most importantly a shared fear of Russian aggression, and remained together for over thirty years. Thus, an entire generation grew up recognizing that the two Germanic empires were closely allied, and the knowledge pervaded the culture of ...

The movie “Bridge of Spies” was released on 16th of October in 2015. This historical drama was directed by Steven Spielberg, starring the Academy Award winning Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, and Alan Alda. The movie of the similar historical events was planned to be filmed in the XX century, however the company MGM had rejected the idea of the film. In the year 1965, the "Cold War" was in full swing. The world has just recovered from the armed conflict in the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile crisis, and the MGM decided that then was ...

The end of World War II ushered in a new era in international policy. After the Axis powers were defeated, the world became polarized between two competing camps: the democratic capitalists, and the authoritarian communists. The first twenty years after the war were especially critical, as various US presidents sought to implement policies to contain the threat of the spreading red nations, which no world leader had seen before. Important policies such as the Truman Doctrine, New Look, and Flexible Response were created to protect American interests, though they at times differed from each other. Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and ...

This section provides an analysis of the Mexico's socio-cultural factors, such as age distribution and demographics as well as the recent technological trends, which will include the recent changes in mobile and information technologies. In conclusion, recommendations of the most appropriate strategies, such as the global logistics strategies necessary for Aldi to successfully expand into Mexico successfully will be provided.

Socio-Cultural Factors in Mexico’s Retail Industry

In a PESTLE analysis, the sociocultural dimension of an industry is comprised of values, lifestyles and customs, which characterize the society in which a company operates. In any market, socio-cultural components of the environment have a significant influence on ...

W.E.B Dubois Leader in Education Analysis W.E.B Dubois Leader in Education Analysis

A scholar, activist, novelist, leader, author, editor and a public speaker, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was one of the most significant African-American during the period of early 20th century. He was born on February 23rd, 1868 to a poor family in Massachusetts. When he grew up, Du Bois’s teachers nurtured him as a bright student and upon graduating in 1884, was insisted by his school principal to pursue a college degree. He then enrolled in Harvard as a junior in and around fall of 1888 ...

The Civil War was fought primarily according to one interpretation not to end slavery but instead only to save the union and bring the rebel Confederate states back into the fold. On the other hand, it is very hard to argue that from the Confederate perspective secession was about anything else except slavery. Well, known Confederate leaders are well known to have said that the purpose of secession was to protect slavery as the South's own "peculiar institution." While the original war aims of the Union was not originally to actually end slavery through the course of the war ...

The Berlin Conference, or the West African Conference, took place between November 15, 1884, and February 26, 1885, and sought to settle skirmishes that erupted among the European nations that desired territories in Africa. Central to the calls for the Conference was Otto Bismarck of Germany and the French government. By 1884, three European powers boasted of control over a portion of the Africa Continent: the British, French, and the Portuguese. However, with the Conference and the ensuing endorsement of the “General Act,” tides changed as the colonization of Africa gained momentum (Craven, 2015, p.38). Before the Berlin Conference, ...

THE PROCESS OF CREATING Coca-Cola as an Iconic Brand

Advertising brands for commercial products flood the media constantly, vying for the attention of consumers. Some brands have become icons, enduring for decades and requiring little more than the sound of their name or a glance at their logo to bring their product to the mind of their target audience. These include McDonalds, Nike, and Coca-Cola. Far more than just a service or product, these brands have impressed themselves on the consciousness of the public as an icon. Iconic brands are instantly recognizable and illicit an immediate emotional response connected to past relationships with the brand and instantaneous top-of-mind ...

Just as the Soviet Revolution occurred through several political developments, and just as Stalin made several Five Year Plans to modernize the economy and industry of the Soviet Union, the culture of the Soviet Union underwent many transformations from the days of the October Revolution to the days of the Party cultural commissars. All the various areas of culture developed and changed under Soviet rule, including all kinds of art and performances. Culture in the Soviet Union changed transformed first from the liberatory energy of the Revolution, as the energy and the ideology of the Revolution spread throughout Russian ...

There are many of forms of protest, but the one that is probably the most visible one lacks attention of the political researchers. Undoubtedly, political graffiti contain ideas that challenge the public opinion or the government’s practices. Nowadays they are an important part of street art that is popular in the global cities, London, Tokyo, Berlin, Barcelona, New York as well as in the cities which suffer from the societal and political crises. It is widely known that in the situations of oppression, people start to resist the dominating forces by using jokes, songs, theater, etc. (Waldner & Dobratz, ...

Abstract

The discussion on the shift of power from the marketers and brands to the consumers can be proven with the varied usage dimensions of consumer power tools like ad-block apps. Particularly, this enables the consumers to remove the ads from their web pages. As such, the internet users enjoy fast online page loading and lower data costs. Many factors have contributed to increase use of ad-block apps. It is also clear that the availability of the ad-block apps on iPhones has led to wide use of blocker programs. This has given consumers the power to disturb the marketing ability ...

Introduction

The Berlin Conference of 1884 to 1885 which is also referred to as the Congo Conference signified a powerful role in the regulation of European colonization as well as free trade in parts of Africa during the period of neo-imperialism. One of the outward goals of the conference was to implement regulations on the rampant colonization of Africa in order to prevent the military conflict between the colonizing states. It is to be noted that colonial powers went into what historians coined as the ‘Scramble for Africa’, where they decided to invade, occupy, divide and colonize the different parts ...

Introduction

The Half-blood Blues narrates the story of a black band who successfully recorded a jazz album in the midst of World War II. It centers on a group of jazz musicians whose ambition to become great in their art was dampened by the war. The war did not only deter them from pursuing their musical aspiration as a group, but it also shattered their dreams forever. On the other hand, the Slaughterhouse-Five is considered as an anti-war novel, and centers on the life of Billy Pilgrim. Most of the stories in this novel were based on the experiences of ...

Immigrants in California are an evolving part of the workforce whereby both employed and people seeking for employment opportunities comprise of many migrants. They constitute a larger portion of the general labor force vis-à-vis to the native-born labor providers in the region. Due to the rapidly aging population in the United States, the economy depends heavily on migrants’ work. This paper discusses the widespread utilization of immigrants’ labor in California and how their services can efficiently be supported to reduce the economic problems associated with the issue of immigration in the region. In addition, the article examines both ...

Biography of Karl Marx

Karl Marx's birth took place at the city of Treves in Germany on May 5, 1818. His father, a Jew, followed Protestantism. He was lawyer by profession. He belong to a middle class cultured family. He completed his graduation from gymnasium in Treves, Marx entered the University of Bonn. After that he joined the University of Berlin. He mainly studied there Philosophy, history and jurisprudence or the theory of law. After completion his course in 1841 he submitted the dissertation of his doctoral degree based on Epicurus. In Berlin Marx came in contact with Hegelian philosophy and he joined ...

The Cold War alludes to to an economic, military and political conflict involving the Soviet Union and the United States from 1945 to 1991. After the Second World War, changes in general superiority led to complications which resulted in tensions between the two blocs. The United States was opposed to attempts by the Soviet Union to extend their territories hence leading into diplomatic tension, upgrading of security systems and proxy wars between the two great nations. The Soviet Union wanted to acquire Poland in addition to taking a share of Berlin. The then president of the United States, Harry ...

Business Report

Introduction Managerial functions in an organization determine the efficiency and performance of any organization. They influence the functions of the human resource management and determine the marketing strategies of an organization. This paper discusses the differences between planning, controlling, leading and organizing. It also defines the functions of the Human resource management. In addition, it explains the 4Ps of marketing concerning Nike Inc.

Explain the Differences between Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling

Managerial functions are important social processes in an organization that ensure effective and sustainable planning and regulation of business functions to enhance achievement of organizational goals. The basic functions include; planning that prepares a company's future ...

Women have always battled to seek their rights both in the political arena and the social status. In their quest in the run for fair treatment, many women have either lost their lives or most of them persevere the struggles of life. In the old days, in the era of the First World War and the Second World War, most of the women relinquished their feministic roles. They tagged along with the other male freedom fighters in a quest to achieve peace and independence to the various city-states and to rise against the then dictators such as Hitler, Mussolini ...

Power

Power refers to the production of intended effects within the context of a given phenomenon. For instance, when a government declares war against an invading power, it would be seeking to defend the nation (intended effect) since it has the authority to do so for the sake of the citizens (context). Hence, when one has power, he or she would have the ability to make a palpable difference to the current state of the world. Accordingly, control is difficult to identify because its manifestation relies on relationships between people, groups, and States. Still on the example given above, the ...

Decolonization can be defined as the act of a nation gaining independence from another country that had established authority over it. Decolonization was not in any way a new phenomenon following the Second World War; countries were progressively gaining independence from their colonial masters. However, it was the Second World War that created the greatest drive towards decolonization, which significantly altered global history. The mass drive for decolonization was aided by several primary factors among them changes in the international distribution of power and growing calls for national self-determination. There was certainly no common decolonization process; it took various ...

The 19th-century architecture was significantly affected by architectural movement and exotic foreign styles which resulted from the new technology of the modern age (Idriss 15). Various architects used different engineering methods and materials to realize the construction of most outstanding buildings in the era. The leading types of 19th-century architectural styles include; Gothic revival (1836-1870), and Richardson Marsha field (1885). The 19th-century architecture is characterized by the development of a variety of historical styles and introduction of new materials and structural methods. These architects also embraced traditional styles of architecture in the construction of their buildings. As a result ...

Factors Contributing To Language Change

Introduction Besters-Dilger, Dermarkar, Pfänder and Rabus (2014) define language change as the variation in the language’s morphological, phonetic, syntactic, semantic among other features over time. Language is always changing across social groups, space and time. In Nigeria exploration contributed to the development of English language in the country. Explorers associated with Nigerians making the citizens to learn and adapt to the explorers language for effective communication. From one generation to another, new pronunciation emerges, new and additional words evolve or invented by the population, morphology decays or develops over time. Hickey (2003) records that, although the rate ...

The celebration is one of the best poems of war that the world will ever come across. This video poem was written as a result of the Syrian war by Ghayath Almadhoun, and Marie Silkeberg. Ghayath is a Palestinian poet who was born in the year 1979 in Syria and in the year 2008, he migrated to Sweden, where he met Silkeberg (ALMADHOUN and SILKEBERG). This innovative video poem gives the viewer the details about the destruction of Damascus. The damages to the city are acts to be condemned since they were not in any way appropriate. Ghayath Almadhoun ...

International Law

The process leading to adoption of a definition of aggression in internationals has involved different stakeholders. Various parties have participated in creating a working definition of this legal process. Some of the sources that have been involved in creating a definition of aggression are the states, international bodies, international law, and scholars. However, as noted each party provides its own definition based on the suitability of each function within the legal system. The development made by these parties in finding the definition might affect the emergence of an acceptable definition of aggression under the international law. Aggression under international ...

Wave and Wind Power Generation

Wind Physics Basics Wind is atmospheric air which is in motion Energy Source The earth surface absorbs solar radiation differently. Some parts absorb more radiation than other. This creates pressure zones. As a result of pressure, air moves from high-pressure zones to low-pressure zones. This causes atmospheric air motion known as wind. Wind is a renewable source of energy. It is constantly available free of charge (Bhattacharyya, 2011).

Spatial scales

Atmospheric air motion can be categorized depending in terms of spatial scale. Four spatial scales identified include planetary scale, synoptic scale, mesoscale, and microscale. There are various types of spatial scales ...

The term Cold War has always been used by many to describe the relationship between the Soviet Union and America from 1945 to 1980. The Cold War started as soon as the Second World War ended. It would have been termed World War three by the free society. However, that whimsical name (Cold War) was preferred because there was no military confrontation between the two nations. Many factors led to the emergence of the Cold War, and it had many impacts. The first reason that resulted in the start of the Cold War was the idea of the Soviet ...

The cold war was a state of military and political antagonism between the USSR and the United States. Initially, the US and the Soviet Union were allies in the fight against the Nazi of Germany. The alliance between the two countries started to crumble in 1945 after the war in Europe ended. The tensions were evident during the Potsdam conference since the two parties could not agree on a joint occupation of Germany. Although the US and the USSR were not directly involved in direct military campaigns; the war caused the loss billions of dollars and lives in several ...

The Health of the Family Business

Introduction JCDecaux Group is a multinational company based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris in France. The company was established in 1964 by Jean-Francois Decaux to offer bus stop advertising systems, billboards, public bicycle rental services, and street furniture (Jcdecaux.com, 2016). Currently, the company is the best outdoor advertising company in the world with annual revenues of more than 2.8 billion Euros. Its commitment is to deliver quality outdoor advertising services to its clients as well as providing first class public services to its customers around the world. The JCDecaux Group core values are innovation, quality, design, sustainable development and trustworthiness in ...

Defining Concept of Design Thinking

Introduction The business world is very competitive such that it requires great minds, innovators, go-getters and great achievers who can tap into any given opportunity and make good use of it for success purposes. Success in today's competitive and technologically advanced world requires skills that are up to the task of handling the dynamic trends in the business market. These skills are numerous and vary in different firms and amongst these skills is design thinking (O’Kane, 2014). The business market requires vigilance in taking actions in an event of dissatisfaction and taking a course of action that is ...

Bridge of Spies (2015) is a historical film that was directed by Steven Spielberg. One of the stars in this film is Tom Hanks. This film received a very positive feedback from the viewers and in my opinion it is one of the best films about the confrontation between the USA and the USSR in the past few years. The film is set in 1957 – 1962 and is based on a true story. In 1957, the USA arrested a Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, but a few years later he was swapped for the American pilot that was brought down ...

Introduction

The rapid increase in the technology has made the life easy for the human or it can be said that it has made us lazy to some extent. People find it irritating to get up from the bed to turn off the lights and to overcome this hassle, a new product Superlight is made. The Superlight is a MIPOR LED light bulb with a voltage of 100~240V / 50~60 Hz. It can be operated through its software application that is made available on Google Play store for Android users and also on the Apple Store for iPhone ...