Essays on Clement

e The definition of the word “canon” was developed as a description for books that are divinely inspired and belong in the Holy Bible. The Bible was written by nearly 40 different writers over the length of 1500 years, which was why there was a considerable amount of difficulty in determining what was Biblical canon. What made it difficult was that the Bible did not explicitly state which books belonged in the holy text. Jewish rabbis and scholars were the first to conduct a process to determine the canon, which was later continued by the early Christians. Ultimately, God ...

There is a lot of debate in the government and scholarly sphere when it comes to when to and how to incarcerate people. A subdivision of that argument comes down to the actual housing that a prisoner is kept in while they are in prison. One method that is used for inmates who commit certain acts, either inside of or outside of prison, is solitary confinement. While this is deemed to be a way to prevent a prisoner from being a danger to others or even himself/herself while in prison, there are many that say that solitary confinement for ...

Following the second world conflict, the art sphere was marked by triumphalism in New York and sentiments of having conquered a cultural war. The school of Paris and French had been defeated. The American arena representation and its social policy artwork of an inexperienced state were routed as well. Now, the jubilant society could be presented by the creation of artwork that represented America metaphorically, through potent symbols and sheer size. The American art was a worldwide case with New York at its nub. There were lesser and normally ignored cores in San Francisco and Los Angeles and Chicago. ...

A Bibliometric study published in 2003 found that medical researches on Bipolar disorder is lower than medical researches conducted for schizophrenia. In the Medline data base, bipolar disorder lags behind schizophrenia in all major topics and subheadings. The researchers however explained that their research method alone is not enough to conclude that there is a medical neglect (especially on research) for the bipolar disorder. They expounded that textword search may have missed some researches on the said ‘under-researched’ human illness. Clement, Singh, & Burns (2003) also discussed some factors that may have affected the bipolar disorder to be under-researched. Some ...

YOURNAMEHERE

YOURSCHOOLHERE The Seminole Tribe of Florida (n.d.) points out with pride that the Seminole Indians fought the army of the United States of America to a standstill until, eventually, President John Tyler ordered the “end of military actions” on May 10, 1842. How could it be insulting or demeaning, in the light of this history, for Florida State University to name its (often powerhouse) sports teams The Seminoles. The very word Indians is sometimes seen as insulting. After all, as the Editors of the Native Times (2015) remind us, an Italian working for the Spanish got lost and thought ...

The lights play a very significant role in driving a vehicle and are considered to be an essential element of every car. Lights provide a driver with a possibility to see in darkness while he is driving. If lights function right and are bright enough, then a driver is able to see what is in the road ahead. As opposite, if lights are poor, the risk of accident is much higher. Further in this essay I am going to describe and explain several reasons in detail, why it so important to drive with lights on. Different types of lights ...

Seminar: Inflammatory and Immune Mechanisms in Lymphatic Vascular Disease

The YouTube video presented by David Zawieja, talks about immune and inflammatory mechanisms that occur in Lymphatic Vascular diseases. The lymphatic system has a significant role in various essential mechanisms inside the body such as edema resolution, fluid and macromolecular homeostasis, inflammation and antigen trafficking. The primary of the Lymphatic function involves the transportation of Lymphatic substances from the interstitial spaces between the tissues via lymphatic capillary network and nodes that terminate into the venous blood inside the veins. The most significant segment of the lymphatic function is the flow of lymph through multiple nodes. The immune cells like ...

Project Plan

The Ace Star Model of Knowledge Transformation will be used to help guide the planned change process. The ACE Star Model will describe the project and help recognize the process of knowledge discovery and transformation (Stevens, 2012). This model focuses on knowledge transformation for organizational or individual use, but this DNP project will base on organizational change. The ACE Star Model addresses factors that influence adoption of innovation and composed of five major stages. The first step in the ACE Star Model is discovery – search for knowledge. The second step is evidence summary - conduction a rigorous systematic review ...

Diabetes in its generality is a condition that is associated with elevated blood sugar levels. When these elevations persist, the patient may experience cases of disturbance of other body systems and leading to poor functionality and ultimately a chronic condition that affects their quality of life. Type-2 diabetes (T2DM) is the most common type of diabetes whose impact on the health of populations has significantly been documented (Murrock, Taylor & Marino, 2013). Apparently, among the documented aspects of health disparities, T2DM is noted as one of the biggest health challenges for African Americans. The prevalence is even higher among women ...

Nefertiti et Akhenaton

Introduction The book that was chose for me to read was Nefertiti et Akhenaton by Christian Jaques. This book is written in French and was published in 2005. This paper will demonstrate the biography of the author, the summary of the book, how the book relates to Mediterranean culture, identify themes that correlate within the Mediterranean culture.

Biography of author

Christian Jacq was born in 1947 and he is French and also an Egyptologist who wrote about ancient Egypt, and he was particularly fascinated by Ramses II whom he wrote five books about. He came from Paris and Egyptology got him interested ...

Modern day streets in our urban settings are named after historical figures, and they bear immense significance. One of such streets is Clement Street in the Richmond District of San Francisco, California. San Francisco is the smallest county in the state of California. It covers an area of under 50 square miles, with a population of more than 200, 000 people. Part of California City is the Richmond District. The focus of this paper, Clement Street is at the heart of Richmond District. In the 1800s, Adolph Sutro moved into an arid area filled with shrubs and sand dunes. ...

The study of various aspects of the history of contacts between the East and the West in the political, economic and cultural fields contributes to both the development of science and the improvement of mutual understanding and beneficial cooperation between the two civilizations. Implicitly such issues carry immense political relevance. Nowadays, when the questions of self-determination of nations with looming prospects of gaining sovereignty by a large section of public entities, when political leaders often refuse to compromise, it seems timely to apply the lessons of the past. In other words, it is very important to identify what price ...

The Case of Mental Illness

Introduction Mental disorder or ailments is a collection that contains numerous conditions, which can be depicted by various symptoms. These symptoms are linked to the way an individual behaves as well as the manner in which they portray their feelings. Judgments based on cultural norms and contexts are useful especially in identifying symptoms that show that an individual is mentally ill. Therefore, emotions and behavior play a significant role in the identification of these symptoms. The emergence of mental illness has led to a rise in psychiatrists who examine and diagnose patients with mental health problems. However, "madness" is ...

The Robber Bridegroom is a fairy tale written by Eudora Welty in 1942. Eudora’s story is based on the original The Robber Bridegroom by Grimm Brothers. The story is about the life of Rosamond, a beautiful woman who was raised by an evil step mother after the death of her mother. The novel opens with Mike Fink meeting the robber Jamie Lockhart, who later on kidnapped Rosamond. As it progresses, it follows another character, Clement Musgrove to his home where he stays with his second wife Salome and Daughter Rosamond. After Rosamond was kidnapped by the robber Jamie Lockhart, they ...

Abstract

Gary S. Becker was an American economist. He was one of the first individual economists to become interested in and formulate theories on issues surrounding crime, punishment, discrimination, and altruism; his theories often crossed the boundary between economics and sociology (Clement 2002). Although this is a common practice today, when Becker began his work as an economist, the two fields were vastly different; this paper will investigate the overlap between Becker’s work and sociological fields, as well as the major contributions he made to the field of economics.

Gary S. Becker was born in 1930 in Pennsylvania. He worked ...

History of the patient

The patient’s name has been changed and will be referred as John. The patient is a 25-year-old man living in New York City. He was diagnosed in 2010, that he had type 2 diabetes. Before that, he had all the symptoms of a person suffering from hyperglycaemia. According to his glucose level, that was 118-127 mg/dl, it was said to be ‘borderline diabetes’. The only action taken was that the patient was told to lose weight. He was referred to this clinic, which specialises in diabetes. This is because the patient’s weight continued to increase and his feet ...

English Literature

Introduction Charlotte Brontë, Edith Wharton, and Willa Cather created heroines who deal with issues of love and marriage. For the most part, men play a central part in all of their lives. The narratives are told from a variety of perspectives in the three novels. The endings differ substantively as well. Jane Eyre was first published in 1847 as a kind of autobiography. Jane is plain looking but filled with good sense and bravery. She triumphs over her cruel guardian and an inflexible social class order. When Jane becomes the governess in Edward Rochester’s house, she falls in love with ...

“Lucy Gayheart” is one of the most melancholic, but beautifully crafted novel by Willa Cather. Most of the events in the story took place in Haverford, Nevada and Chicago. The novel explores the contrasting atmosphere and way of life between the small town of Haverford and the busy city of Chicago. These two different settings influence the transition of events and govern the development of the main character, Lucy. The rural setting in Haverford creates an image of Lucy as a carefree and lovely girl who has always been delighted by the town’s fresh summer breeze and the simplicity ...

Introduction

Watching the development of modern society, culture and existence of the Church, theological reflection opinion concludes that certain contradictions understanding of the place of the Church in the social development of man and society. In the social concepts of Churches noted that the Church as a divine institution standing above the country, on which God entrusted specific functions spiritual renewal and moral evaluation of public institutions, integration of the person (citizen) to the spiritual and social being. But the simple faithful, ordinary Christians who in their daily live mostly not familiar with the guidelines Church's social doctrine, often do not ...

Employee engagement and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)

Employee engagement is an organization approach aimed at ensuring employees commitment to their organization’s goals and values, and motivates them to take part in the success of the organization. Organizations expect employees to offer more of their potential and capability. According to Rich, Lepine & Crawford (2010), employee’s motivation leads to high levels of job performance. On the other hand, employee engagement is relatively related to organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Employee engagement to their workplace determines their commitment to the organization, hence promoting OCB (Bhatnagar & Biswas, 2010). Total engagement of employees to their duties increases the occurrence of ...

Maternity services require high quality where the outcomes are compared favorably in order to improve and respond to the needs brought forward by the family. Primary maternity services entail giving care and attention to the woman through antenatal, birthing and postnatal care where the risks are kept as low as possible. These services are kept safe and effective through structures given by care providers that ensure appropriate assessment, timely referral and access to secondary services. Women in this stage will be referred to secondary services and then tertiary services which provide higher level of medical care. This structure enables ...

Introduction to Digital Communication

Introduction to Digital Communication Being the first week of the lecture, this topic remains intriguing to me. There are several concepts and ideas that I remember vividly from this first week topic. First, it is worthwhile to point out that this topic reminds of the fact that the idea of identity is subjective. Everyone has a feeling of how he/she thinks about him/herself. As the lecturer puts it, the concept of identity is multifaceted. There is no clear-cut definition and understanding of personal identity. I can reflect from the topic that identity can be either a personal thing or a group ...

Speaking difficulties of International students

The number of students who travel to other countries for education has increased considerably in recent years. Immigrant students join courses in order to learn English so that they can communicate with the local people, settle in a new country and study the subjects of their interests. Students expect that the courses should not only provide the knowledge of English language but also offer tips that would prepare them in every way to settle in a new culture. They expect to get knowledge about manners and etiquettes of the new country and serve as finishing schools. This renders the situation in a ...

During Italian Renaissance the promotion of cultural and artistic patronage responded directly to specific needs of the Court as a new institution. Small regional states emerged from the fragmentation of the communal and feudal regime as a new political subject directly delegated by a higher authority such as the imperator or that the pope. Because of this structural nature of their power, the Italian princes were constantly looking for support, justification and recognition, both inside and especially outside of the boundaries of the territory ruled. In fact, the political activity of a prince would not existed without a specific focus on artistic and ...

Nature vs. nurture is one of the oldest questions, and yet there is still no clear answer. During the years, there were numerous theories, analyses, clinical examinations and different hypothesis trying to answer the question. According to Saul McLeod, “nature is that which is inherited / genetic.” and “nurture which refers to all environmental influences after conception, i.e. experience.” What is more powerful DNA or environment? It is clear that right answer is somewhere between nature and nurture because it is strongly connected and hard to distinct between these two. Genetic is something that is not possible to ...

Teaching strategies for ESL students in the Mainstream High School English Classroom

Introduction The rise of the English language as a basic communication skill needed in the corporate world has become one of the reasons why non-native English speakers find it of utmost importance and therefore, would enroll in English language courses. The TESL First Annual Panel in Ontario (2007) published that at least in Ontario, Canada, teaching ESL or English as a Second Language dated back to post-World War II when a great number of immigrant soldiers were included. Hence, the rise for the need of a language program for newcomers was administered by the Ministry of Education. One and a half decade ...

The term Orthodox establishes a special doctrine in religion. The early Christian Church faced criticism, persecution, and perilous times during its foundation in that era. The early Christians remained firm in their faith that God is the only creator of the universe and that Jesus Christ is the only savior of humanity. It was the duty of the believers in this era to evangelize and many people followed this faith. The early Christian Church adhered to the liturgy in the Old Testament of the Bible. The establishment of the Biblical text did not attract rivals and this led to its ...

THESIS STATEMENT

Hebrews represents one of the New Testament books that lack self attestation author thus its canonicity is disputed. The absentia of Hebrews authorship has forced several scholars and theologians to carry out enormous research to reveal who might have written the book.

INTRODUCTION

Studies indicate that Interest in the letter to the Hebrews as dramatically grown in recent years, with special sessions at major international conferences and canonical annual meetings demarcating the trend. However to the great realization, Hebrews represents one of the New Testament books that lack self attestation author thus its canonicity is disputed. The absentia of Hebrews ...

Christopher Columbus and Leif Ericsson

Every year on October 12, inhabitants of the Americas celebrate one of the greatest event in history – the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Norseman Leif Ericsson was the one who with at least 35 men on boat hit the beach of America five hundred years prior to Christopher Columbus. The connection is the Americas, its discovery.

Benjamin Franklin and Richard Saunders

Benjamin Franklin and Richard Saunders relate to one person – one of the founding fathers of the United States of America – Benjamin Franklin. The connection is the “Poor Richard's Almanac” published between 1732 and 1758.

Mary Dyer and Richard Nixon

Mary Dyer, English Puritan, who joined the Quakers, ...

Westward expansion in American began in small groups and the first places in the west to become states were Tennessee and Ohio. They were considered western states at that time. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the amount of land owned by the United States and an era of exploration and settlement ensued. After the War of 1812 the United States began to develop western areas more intensely. Six more states achieved statehood from 1816 to 1821: Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Maine, and Missouri (Claunch, A. and Tripp, L. 2009). Pioneers moved through the west with the trade routes and ...

Evolution, in its simplest definition is “change in form over generations” (Kottak, 1991). Like all life forms, human beings undergo changes or modifications in each generation. The question of how human beings evolved has been a subject of extensive studies. There are many existing explanations about the ancestors of modern man and theories about these have developed over the years, and along with it controversies and alternate explanations. Students of the 21st century would find theories of human evolution in their textbooks and from here they would learn about Homo sapiens, homo erectus, Neanderthal man, Cro-magnon man, and many other ...

Rhetorical Analysis of the Divine Augustus

Augustus gives an account of his deeds through the Res Gestae Divi Augustae. In the autobiography, Augustus gives an account of his accomplishments. The primary core objective brought about by the author is advertising the deeds he considered heroic in the culture that prevailed during his lifetime. He writes of what he goes through in different echelons. He reiterates how he tackles different issues and his actions to his society. He claims to have observed the law at all times. If the claims by Augustus are true, he was a model leader worth being emulated by all as the autobiography ...

Part I

1. Time value analysis is the concept implemented when there is a necessity to identify future value of one unit of a currency supposed to be received in several years or the amount of money supposed to be received in future from one unit of currency invested today. The basic concept of time value of money analysis is that the value of alternative investments depends on the time when they will be exchanged. Interest rate may not cover inflation rate contributing to the differences between the present and future values of investments (Khan Academy, 2013). Time value analysis is a tool ...

Globalization is a term that is used to refer to spread and amalgamation of social-cultural beliefs such as customs, cultural beliefs and ideological beliefs from one region of the world to another due to social interaction between different people across the globe. This interaction of different cultures has accelerated recently due to modern development of technology. Middle East region is known to have been dominated by Islamic Culture due to its dominant Islamic religion in the region (Amina, 2005). However, due to globalization Western culture has penetrated its roots in the region. This has led to adoption of western ideas, ...

Abstract

A description of gender by Jacobs, Thomas and Lang (1997) of the word gender was that gender refers to cultural ideologies, rules and the behavior expected of individuals of varied psychological characteristics (p.2). Gender identity is the subjective view that one has in relations to an attributed gender. Gender role is the expected public exhibit of gender identity which shows the expected believes of how girls and boys are to behave (Diamond, 2002). On the other hand, transgender is a termed used to describe people who do not conform to the gender identity imposed on them at birth by the ...

[City, State]

Introduction

New knowledge is created through the process of research. Very few people dispute the fact that digital technology is fundamentally transforming the way in which we engage in attainment of knowledge through the research process. This question was correctly posed by Belisle (2006, 55). Indeed, it is becoming apparent that knowledge and research is increasingly being arbitrated through the employment of digital technology. Among the many proponents of this fact, a number of them insist that digital technology is slowly progressively transforming the processes of conducting research. The way human beings think and gain knowledge is also under ...

Schools may be defined as institutions set for teaching of students following directions by teachers. There, different sets of schools based on the ability of students. There are normal schools led by teachers over normal students. Also, there are schools for students with exceptional needs. An example of students with special needs is the school setting 1-6 grade special educations. Like the normal setting of classes, special education classes experience critical incidents between teacher, students and children. These incidents may be categorized into different situations. However, observing a special education class may portray variant challenges that occur between teachers and ...

Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin instills the pangs of revolution in the hearts of the audience who bask in inspiration after watching the Odessa steps sequence in the film. A film, wherever it is made, has the reflection of the society and history of the community. Habermas has argued in his essay, Modernity: An Incomplete Project, that with the transition to modernism, art has made an endeavor to dissociate it from the social constrictions and become liberated, in the sense that it would be art for art’s sake. The avant garde artist would like to immerse the soul ...

How Persecution Lead to the Early Church’s Growth

Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, persecution is a familiar face especially in its early years. The Bible, for one, had reflected as to how persecution shook the foundation of the Early Christians from the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament to the Book of Revelations in the New Testament. While the stories have varied in its severity on how Christians have been persecuted, it is notable that they continued to grow in small communities and eventually turned into communities still present in the period despite the torture and hardship they have faced while spreading the word of ...

How Persecution Lead to the Early Church’s Growth

Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, persecution is a familiar face especially in its early years. The Bible, for one, had reflected as to how persecution shook the foundation of the Early Christians from the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament to the Book of Revelations in the New Testament. While the stories have varied in its severity on how Christians have been persecuted, it is notable that they continued to grow in small communities and eventually turned into communities still present in the period despite the torture and hardship they have faced while spreading the word of ...

The Middle Ages is an era in Western Europe when the continent is undergoing a change in its society’s central element. In comparison to the classical period, the Middle Ages encompass a great reform in religion. However, the highlight of this period time period in Western Europe can be observed in the later part of the Middle Ages from year 1300 to 1500. This is the time when the countries and key states in the European region are disturbed by economic depression, war and dynastic diffusion. Powerful Aristocratic factions used the collapse of their country’s central government to create ...

Introduction

Morocco is an average sized Arab state located in North Africa, a region that was pre-dominantly colonized by the French during the late 19th and early 20th century. Geographically, the nation borders the Mediterranean Sea on the eastern coastal shoreline and the Atlantic Ocean on the western coastal line. Currently the population stands at approximately 32 million persons who occupy the approximate area of 446,550 square kilometers (World Fact Book 2012). In addition, the country has moderate deposits of natural energy resources such as oil and gas. However, the nation has had its fair challenges that have impacted the ...

This is a book report on Lunch Money written by Andrew Clement, illustrated by Brian Selznick Simon and Schuster. The book is about a sixth grader who is obsessed with making money. The main character in the book is twelve-year-old boy who realizes that school is s good place to make money. He has made money mowing lawns, washing cars and even loaning money to his brother and charging interest (Clement 12). By the end of fifth grade, he discovers that he has saved $5,000 in his bank account. He soon realizes that students have extra money for lunch and ...

Celestial’s Global Customer Team – Discussion Questions:

a. Various cultures view roles differently and also think and act differently upon given business models regardless of where business models originate. Culture had a significant influence on how team members and staff were placed and functioned within each branch, regardless of how counterparts communicated. Identical cultural positions with given titles entailed diverse responsibilities of each cultural representative. Each culture has its own agenda within their working structure and ethics. A cultural business model that operates effectively in its own country may not necessarily function effectively in another country, and may have sets of protocols that could either benefit or ...

Article analysis – Canada in a Continental Context

Canada is an ever changing society with a huge amount of opportunity on every single level but Clement in his excellent book Society in Question focuses on the changes prevalent in Canadian society as life continually changes and there is a continual influx of new immigrants and a varied labour force. However up to a point, Canada still remains a country which is in the throes of colonial influence although it is also riven with a cultural split between the French and English speaking parts of the country. The continental influence is discussed extensively by Clement in his chapter which continues to focus on the ...

Decision-making and communication

Question 1: Explain how the ability to control agendas can be used as a decision making tool. The ability to control agendas is an important skill for managers and businesses in general. It entails establishing a tone and subject matter within a process of negotiation or discussion in order to influence other people within the discussion to respond appropriately. Being able to control the agenda is therefore regarded as a tool that can successfully be used for decision making. In order to drive decision making process within a specific direction, managers and leaders must be able to have a say in controlling the agenda ...

Organized crime groups are people who have good structured kind of offensive activities that they partake daily. Organized crime group must have a number of characteristic as such mentioned; they have an exclusive or limited kind of membership, they have no political goals and they are hierarchical. These become so powerful when the government of the country they operate in fails to control them. This group tends to assume the responsibilities of some of the governments’ institutions, but this comes at higher costs, thus they are viewed to be exploitative. Some of the responsibilities they mostly assume to take ...

Middlefield is facing problems that are similar to those faced by many around the United States. Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements are not only shrinking, but also taking longer to arrive from the government, and reduced access to insurance means that more patients are showing up without coverage. That takes away money on two fronts: we’re having to refuse elective and non-emergency procedures, and the emergency patients that we do serve without insurance, by and large, never pay. If you add that to the increased costs of providing benefits to our own employees, it’s not hard to tell ...

The 18th century novels Pamela and Evelina, by Samuel Richardson and Frances Burney, respectively, paint men (particularly upper-class men) in a generally unflattering light. If we were to determine the criteria for masculinity in this era, it would be the man’s ability to take a woman that he wanted and have her be obedient to him. The three male protagonists of this story – Mr. B in Pamela, and Lord Orville and Sir Clement Willoughby in Evelina, both occupy different ends of this spectrum of masculinity, which provides a more comprehensive picture of how men are treated in 18th century fiction. In ...