Essays on Bigger Picture

Reflection

Reflection

While language is specific to humans, because this race is the only one capable of speaking due to its physical construction, communication is common to all other animals, regardless of species (Yule, 1996). Communication does not require words, but body language, signs, behaviors, etc., which transmit information, often unintentionally. On the other hand, language consists of sounds and syllables that shape an intentional information sharing process (Yule, 1996). Language is characterized by: displacement (the capacity of speaking about past, present and future), arbitrariness (the form of human language), productivity (the creativity to utter endless utterances), cultural transmission (passing ...

Personal Review on Self-Assessment

Understanding the concept briefly, Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is an assessment of gather positive capacities of an individual at a workplace through four psychological elements, which could produce effective outcomes after an adequate training. PsyCap comprises of four positive psychological capacities namely hope, optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience. The score of PsyCap indicates the productivity, stress tendency, and well-being of an employee at a workplace (Steeneveld, 2016). Evaluating personal PsyCap scores, I scored 16 points in “self-efficacy” that refers to the broadness in performance and role activation at a workplace. I affirm the accuracy in scored points since my personality during ...

Discussion Analysis

The intent of the discussion was not very clear because not all of the group members were prepared for it. Most of them manifested that even if they read about what the topic, they did not think about it, nor about what they agreed or disagreed. They simply "prepared" themselves by knowing about it, but they did not analyse it. Two members who were very well prepared and enthusiastic about it were the ones taking a leading attitude in the discussion. The rest seemed that they just knew about it, but they were hoping the rest would do the ...

What is the scope of the social justice issue?

Driving under influence of alcohol is associated with occurrence of accidents. Alcohol causes impaired judgments and individuals cannot make accurate decisions regarding traffic rules and driving becomes a challenge since the operation of the vehicle itself is not well coordinated such as speed and lane discipline (Rand et al., 2012). Consequently, accidents such as falling off ditches, vehicle collisions occur resulting to death of individuals and serious injuries that leaves some people totally disabled. Drivers under influence of alcohol are not only a risk to the people on board but also to the pedestrians and other road users. This ...

Last (indicate when you visited the museum), I was fortunate to have the opportunity to visit the in-campus Anthropology Museum in Northern Illinois University. Upon first entering the indoors, I was totally captivated by the sheer imaginative power of its ambience. The lighting comprised of minimal use of soft warm lights placed strategically to enhance the appearance of the exhibits. The artefacts in display featured materials from the various indigenous or ancient cultures across the world, with a specialization in those from South East Asia. Each artefacts had a story to tell, and the one that particularly attracted me ...

Theories of crime

Crime has always been a part of the human society; unfortunately individuals were often involved in crime and it was widely discussed. Why does crime attract so much attention? Moreover, what can be called a crime? At different times, various behaviors were considered a crime. For instance, it was illegal to sell or drink alcohol during Prohibition in the USA so Prohibition gave rise to all types of illegal behaviors which in other countries were not seen as crimes. Another example would be the Soviet Union, where it was illegal to be involved in any kind of business; therefore, ...

Survivors in the post-crisis world by Sarah Gordon offers a quick overview of the main events in the financial world that took place during 2012. As the article was published in December, 2012, the author is able to look back at almost the entire year and to guide the readers through the main events that 2012 will be remembered for.

The purpose of the article is two-fold. Firstly, it aims to give an overview of the 2012 events that left a mark in the economic and political history. The second goal pursued by the author is to promote the journal ...

Change is inevitable but it is always good to look at the bigger picture in order to visualize the aftermath of any action. Marijuana as a drug has moved from being one of the most abhorred drugs by both the citizenry and the authorities to a legally acceptable drug in the streets and drug stores. This then leads to the question whether this is right or wrong and how it is going to benefit the nation, families and the individual.

It does not really matter that the legalization is focused on marijuana for medical use or recreational use. The bottom line ...

Introduction

The practice of acknowledging, understanding, accepting, celebrating and valuing differences among people as regards ethnicity, class, age, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental prowess, race and religion is referred as diversity (Green, López, Wysocki and Kepner, 2013). In the current global scenario with the driving forces of globalization like the advent of technologies, communication, internet, transportation and transnational companies having diminished boundaries, the work place environment has grown extremely diverse with people of various cultures, backgrounds and beliefs fraternizing with each other every day on account of work and business. The demography in USA has gone through a drastic ...

Introduction

The present day corporate world is well aware of the increasing cases of accounting fraud. Governments and regulatory bodies are finding themselves in embarrassing situations after corporation’s collapse, even after receiving a clean bill of financial health from their auditors, a landmark case being that of Enron. These incidences have led to the accounting regulatory bodies, securities regulatory bodies and other government institutions mandated with the regulation of the accounting profession to demand that auditors are accountable for their actions or omissions in the performance of their duties. In the case study below however, there is a conflict of the law ...

Introduction

Technology has been a significant component in design and interaction. With the use of technology, the ways in which designers interact with each other has changed considerably. Moreover, technology has changed the way designers come up with their work due to advancements in computing technology and the development of software that offers greater versatility and innovation. . Digital design is the leading and the most widely adapted form for designers these days facilitated by technologies developed in order to ensure better delivery of service. The rise in technological advancements changed the concept of digital design in today’s contemporary business environment. ...

Introduction

The present paper provides an analysis of the mission and vision statements of two companies – Patagonia Outdoor Clothing and Columbia Sportswear.

What is Mission Statement?

A mission statement is like a guideline for an organization and its members. It guides and directs the employees of an organization towards the individual, collective and ultimate goal of an organization. It is supposed to provide them strategic leadership, direction and also supposed to motivate all employees alike (Lewis, Goodman, Fandt, & Michlitsch, 2006). This statement summarises the vision of any organization or company in a few sentences, what the company wishes to establish and be in the future as a ...

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Being a Researcher

I believe that research is a process. It is a step-by-step procedure of capturing, analyzing, documenting and validating requirements to develop a research paper. The research process provides a researcher the necessary skills and groundwork in discovering information to complete an effective research. The main entities, while conducting research, include your subject matter, its environment and, more importantly, yourself. In the next couple of months, I intend to conduct research on the difficulties of international students in speaking and learning the English language. I have determined that I will conduct qualitative research through my ...

Introduction

Individuals hold different ideas regarding ‘reality.’ People base these concepts on sensorial perceptions, which mean that some of the experiences one holds about the world revolve around a deception, which prevents them from understanding the truth. Plato dug into the idea of sensorial deception in “The Cave” and “The Matrix,” which mimicked the story and explored realism of deception.

Question 1

The matrix raises questions relating to reality, which resemble those asked by Plato in “The Cave.” Plato asks readers to envision human beings as captives who live in a dark cave located underground. Furthermore, he insists that individuals live in this cave ...

Introduction

The Vietnam War can be considered to be one of the most complex wars that America has ever involved itself in. The premise of this assertion stems from the fact that it was never in actual sense declared a “war." On the out-front, it is signified a unified resistance by South Vietnamese and American forces against an extremist North that aimed to introduce communism into the nation. The Vietnam War encompassed a combination of various planning tools of war with the most prominent of these being logistics, tactics and strategies. Each person involved in the war had an orientation to one of ...

With the help of sociology, we can see the general patterns in a certain person’s behavior. Realizing that our particular life experiences are shaped by the general categories we fall into enables us to think sociologically. The sociological imagination helps us recognize that the forces of society play a role in shaping the lives of individuals. While it would be fair to say my “choice” to go to college was purely person, nothing shaped my decision. However, I do believe that even though it was purely personal, I did make that decision in a social context. When I was a child, ...

Introduction

Learning is extremely beneficial in an organization. This is because learning necessitates improvement. On the other hand, improvement is significantly essential as without improvement most firms stagnate. Organizations operate in a dynamic environment which is characterized with changes every now and then. Mistakes and variances from the expected results occur quite often. Therefore, it is beneficial to learn new skills and technology so as to ensure efficiency in service delivery. In addition, learning is necessary to ensure quick acquisition of skills than competitors in order to maintain a competitive hedge in the market. For instance, Kudler Fine Foods should promote learning ...

The measure 1240 is a Washington state political issue that I wish to discuss in this paper. The paper will examine the views of the citizens who are either support the policy, those who do not support the policy, as well as my personal opinion on the policy. Similar laws have been put to the ballot three times previously and in all three times they have failed to pass. It is true, however, that if you try something several times, you might ultimately achieve your goal. The people who had their sights in achieving their goal of passing this law ...

Measure 1240

The measure 1240 is a Washington state political issue that I wish to discuss in this paper. The paper will examine the views of the citizens who are either support the policy, those who do not support the policy as well as my personal opinion on the policy. Similar laws have been put to the ballot three times previously and in all, three times they have failed to pass through. It is true however that if you try something severally, then you might achieve your goal. The people who had their sights in achieving their goal of passing this law ...

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

The article, at the very core criticizes the flawed and under researched conventional security studies. According to authors, these studies failed miserably in understanding and gauging actions in contemporary security environments. These studies have failed to understand the essence of the security situation that has prevailed in world for long and the reason behind this failure has been their entire emphasis and over concentration on the European experience.

The study aims to understand the security situation that has been prevailing since World War two from an entirely different and non-conventional perspective. As the study observes, ‘In the contemporary era, ...