Essays on Delve

Samuel Florman, in The Civilized Engineer, examines some of the stereotypes behind careers and what influences people to make the decisions they do. As a young man in high school he had a few academic interests that pointed him in a certain direction or so he thought. He recognized an innate intelligence he had and a love for math and science. He encompassed that with a fascination for and an allure of sorts for engineering and the perception he had in his mind. In a time when engineering was not really quite understood as a career, he pursued his ...

The article by Maria Tatar goes on to delve deep into the complexities of the popular fairy tale, Cinderella. The author of the piece engages in tracing the history of the fairy tale. She opines that there have been many interpolations and transformations in the narrative and content of the story based on cultural difference and timeline in history of literature. To substantiate her point, Tatar cites the versions of the fairy tale popularized in Germany, Indonesia, Japan and some other countries where the stepsisters of the central female character of the fairy tale meet very grave destinies by ...

For the purpose of comprehending the influence of society and culture on the individual and the community in general, two Indian individuals were interviewed on the internet. This was a great opportunity to delve deep into the societal system and interpersonal dynamics working in the Indian milieu. While both these respondents were chosen from the Hindu community (where caste discrimination and other social issues prevail), one of them was a Brahmin, the highest rung of the Hindu society, with the other one being a Dalit or a backward class individual. Now, of late, the issues encompassing Dalit community in ...

Introduction

Feminism refers to economic, political and cultural movement formed to establish and agitate for the equal protection as well as legal rights of all women. It involves the philosophies and sociological and political theories that have a bearing on issues of gender and gender differences. Feminism also involves the agitation for women’s interests and rights as well as movements that fight for gender equality. In addition to the vibrant campaigns for the legal rights of women, including the right to vote, to enter into contracts and to own property, the feminist movement is solely responsible for the paradigm ...

Salvador Dali (1904-198) was a Spanish artist considered to be the icon of the Surrealist movement. Probably the most universally famous and highly regarded of the artists of the twentieth century, Salvador Dali was born in the town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain where his father held the position of notary public. Although well known as a painter of the Surrealist Movement, he was also a gifted photographer and film maker. As a child, Dali was encouraged in his art by his family and in particular a friend of his father’s, a lawyer named Pepito Pichot, whose brother ...

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Upon being employed, Aline DeNeuve attempts to implement strategies she believes will encourage workplace harmony. In her strategy, she believes that limiting communications and relations between employees will be the best way to achieving success for her organization. For confirmation, if her strategies are effective, Aline decides to conduct a study to find out the perceptions of her work mates on her thoughts. Aline’s case will provide insights on the effects of omitting or not considering employee relations in an organization. From her organization, it will be possible to determine how employee emotions and attitudes can be influenced. ...

Description of Taxi service market structure in NSW

In this description, it is important to note that the taxi service plays a pivotal role in the transport industry in the NSW. It complements various other means of transport offered for the members of the public in the NSW region. The convenience of their almost spontaneous response and their ability to deliver door to door service to the public makes them very convenient (Abelson, 2008). The market in NSW is characterized by free entry into the market with the government only intervening in licensing of the taxis. According to the review of entry strategy to the market adopted ...

Abortion laws have come up to be one of the most burning issues of debate in the present times. However, it needs to be reckoned that abortion in itself has negative psychological impacts on the mind of the mother. There have been many cases of acute depression and psychological scar among the women, while the dynamics of the marital relationship or socialization has also been adversely affected after abortion. As such, this study would aim to delve deep into the scenarios that lead to psychological adversities after abortion, and would also explore the possible solutions to neutralize the adverse ...

In this chapter the author shows how the different landscapes of the nature are representative of the various types of emotions of the human heart. As such, this can be deemed to be a very philosophical approach to the human psyche as well as nature. The chapter shows the relationship between humans and the natural world. How does the author delve into the notion of human identity by exploring the various issues in the eleventh chapter of the text? Through the explication of the narrative in this chapter, Sander endeavors to explore the notion of individual identity. The author ...

The academic field of philosophy provides the much need knowledge and introspection about the self, the society and the world. Among the many eminent philosophers of the world, Greek philosophers were among the most influential with all of their vision, knowledge and explication. Their works are still hailed as impeccable and commendable by the modern day philosophers and critics. There can be no denial of the fact that Plato is one of the foremost figures in the domain of philosophy in the entire timeline of human history of this world. Plato has been successful in leaving an immortal mark ...

Introduction

In the age of technological boom where several devices have come to the forefront providing modes of entertainment and leisure for the masses, listening to the radio like the good old times is something that has been adopted by the young generation. This paper intends to delve deep into the various factors that come in play when it comes to listening to music or news on the radio in the present times. This study is based on the responses of five students regarding the matter who recorded their listening. A close scrutiny of the listening habits and liking for ...

Introduction

A multicultural organization is an organization characterized with a workforce of people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. The workforce includes people from diverse religious, ethnic, racial and gender backgrounds, including those from minority social cultural backgrounds at all levels and in all departments of the organization (Wang & Chan, 2009). Virtual organizations are organizations primarily supported by technology such as World Wide Web, Internet, telecommunications, EDI, e-mails, videoconferencing and groupware. Organizations have been encouraged to become virtual to derive benefits that include lower overhead, lower labor costs, increased employee morale, more project options and flexibility (Wang & Chan, 2009). The ...

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The article by Lobell and his associates focuses on the investments that are made to ensure food security due to the threat of global warming. Moreover, the projections about the climate of the world in 2030 are taken into consideration. The needed adaptations are discussed in the course of the writing to shed light on the importance of taking action with utmost immediacy. The article by Schmidhuber and Tubiello goes on to delve deep into the four main factors (availability, stability, utilization, and access) that are associated with food security. There is a qualitative discussion of the negative impact ...

Political ideologies are collections of different thoughts that seek to communicate with the best form of government in the society (Heywood 12). According to many thinkers, the society is organized in different forms of governance, which determine how the administrative policies are made. In this precept, some ideologies are right and take the will of the people in structuring the way the government discharges its duties. On the other hand, some government philosophies are so harsh to its people and leave them with nothing to hope for nor to dream. This paper elucidates different ideologies as presented by various ...

Human communication in the society can take the strongest form if a person involves kinesics along with the spoken language. The physical domain of existence provides the scope to the individual to use verbal and non-verbal communication in unison to communicate some idea or matter. Now, the physical attributes that are used in such communication can very well be subversive in nature. One needs to delve into the matter in context to explore how the physical gestures work as symbols of subversion in various situations so as to accentuate the vehemence of opinion and expression by the individual engaging ...

Seventeenth Century Problems in the 21st Century: An In-depth Look at Modern Slavery through the through the Work of Fiction “Zanzibar Chest” by Aidan Hartley

Abstract

The research would aim to delve into the intricacies of modern slavery that victimizes innumerable people from various corners of the globe. This is a qualitative study that goes on to explicate some statistical data as well for the purpose of substantiation of the claim. Indeed, an element of quantitative study would dig deeper into the work of fiction by Aidan Hartley. This author’s work, the Zanzibar’s Chest is a reminiscence of ...

Design a PR plan for your arts program.I would be interested in creating a virtual arts exhibition where I would choose three paintings explaining their significance for art lovers in general. The marketing plan would include the publication of a press release to describe the various elements of the exhibition in question and how it may be used to attract newer audiences. The target market for this exhibition is the younger generation who may be attracted to such paintings accordingly. These are the exhibits for the art exhibition and their descriptions which are also an essential part of the marketing plan. The ...

Thesis

Many of the events that shape the history of humans are always forgotten as soon as the key figures behind these events die. Some, however, leave a long lasting impact on the nature of human interaction. My goal in this presentation is to highlight an event which left a permanent mark on the relationship between the police department and civilian population in the United States during riots, pickets and peaceful demonstrations. This presentation will delve into the events shaping the Blood Sunday Incident in the southern State of Alabama.

Introduction

The civil war in America accomplished certain things including freeing the slaves ...

After graduating from secondary school level, students are expected to immediately look for academic institutions to purse higher education on preferred course and degree programs. The high costs of college education; as well as the apparent unpreparedness of high school graduates to pursue higher education have provided the impetus to reevaluate options for high school graduates to include taking a year off after graduation before entering college. From personal experiences and from the assertions of some friends regarding taking a gap year, the current discourse hereby argues that that high school graduates would be better off taking a one-year gap due to ...

Introduction

The report will give an overview of the careers in information technology. Information technology has grown to be a field that has many careers. Technology has changed the field so that it has many emerging careers. The report will give ...

Introduction

Housing bubbles have happened in different economies around the globe. The most recent and most publicized was the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States of America. Understanding what a housing bubble entails in very important in determining whether any economy is experiencing a housing bubble. In economic terms, a housing bubble is the unprecedented increase in the prices of houses because of an increase in demand for housing units, speculation on the prices and the belief that the recent trends in demand and price are surefire forecasts of future trends in the housing market.

A housing bubble starts when the demand ...

Genesis - Schultz’s leadership model

Great leaders usually have certain characteristics that make them special. For any organization to be successful, then they should have great leaders with special characteristics. This research will evaluate the leadership of Howard Schultz whom I believe is a leader who possesses the characteristics of a good leader.

According to leadership theories, a good leader takes care of the other employees’ needs. They should help the other employees to work through activities such as delegation (Michael, 1). In addition, the leaders should allow employees to give their ideas that can assist the organization. Howard Schultz reports that good leadership involves observation of ...

Abstract

The paper gives a review of the seminal work that explicates the history of business and technology in the modern day society. The author goes on to delve deep into the dynamics of the people involved in starting up and consolidating one of the most famous companies in the entire world. The three visionaries and their characteristics and actions constitute the major part of the book. The review explores the inter-personal relationship and dynamics, and documents the history of the company over the years. The Intel Trinity The Intel Trinity is one of the seminal literary works penned ...

Introduction

Children’s psychological effects of divorce seem devastating, and most divorcing couples are totally oblivious of how much their private conflicts have lasting effects on their children’s psychology. Unfortunately, most parents do not stop to think of the consequences of treating their future ex-spouses inappropriately. In addition, they do not fathom their perpetual behavior of maligning them in the presence of their children. These adolescents or children undergo serious manipulation from their parents for financial, social, and personal reasons (Ogloff & Schuller, 2000). It is evident that children from divorced families have the imposition of psychological problem challenges than ...

Introduction

Family is the most basic and fundamental unit of the society. The strength of the family units determines the overall welfare of the society. Social progress and the stability of the family units are inextricably intertwined. The health of the family determines the general welfare of the society. Rules and regulations have been promulgated in different jurisdictions to protect the family from unqualified medical practice. In relation to this, mental health practice for a long time had been encroached by quacks and untrained medical practitioners. For the last twenty give years, therapy has been confined to individual and family therapy ...

Homer, the stalwart figure in the history of literature of the world, made his mark in his seminal work, The Odyssey, which has passed the test of time and has got engraved in the verses of immortality all over the globe for its literary excellence and quintessence. The cinematic adaptation of the epic was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and it released in the year 1997. Odysseus is a man of paramount strength, but relies on his brains than his brawns. The perseverance of the human soul and loyalty are all the various facets of human emotions which the epic as ...

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Essay on “Smoking is not bad”

“Cigarette smoking is injurious to health. It causes cancer.” This tagline is perhaps the most common tagline attached with an advertisement before a film at a theater, or a plain cigarette advertisement on the TV. It is indeed true; tobacco is extremely harmful to anybody who partakes it. The ingredients of tobacco are carcinogenic, and cause lung cancer or oral cancer. Smoking has innumerable disadvantages attached with it; it causes a change in the structure of blood vessels. This in turn leads to building up of plaque, and hardens the blood vessels. Hardening of blood vessels is called atherosclerosis. This disease may ...

Personal Statement

I am NAME SURNAME from PRESENT CITY, PRESENT COUNTRY. My intended major for NAME OF PROGRAM in NAME OF COLLEGE will be mathematics. I have always been motivated to good education as I belong to a well- educated family. During my study in high school I was more interested in pure science i.e. math, physics, and chemistry. But my favorite subject in schools days was mathematics and I used to like to solve complex and challenging problems in mathematics and puzzles. Inclination to this subject was originated when I was kid and I used to be guided by my ...

Issue in Global Sport

Summary of the Book Professional sports have come of age in the contemporary society. Whether it is soccer, athletics, golf or racing, professional sports are a force with which to reckon. Sports has developed into an agent of globalization, commonly described as universal language through which people from different races, ethnicities and walks of life connect. The global nature of professional sports notwithstanding, they also have a local perspective. This is seen in both local and regional teams that have the following of incessantly loyal fans. In light of this, the authors delve into the antagonism of global sports where ...

Introduction

The best description that can be accorded to clinical psychology is that it is an amalgamation of various fields and sectors. Clinical knowledge, science and theory are all integrated to bring into action a field so complex and crucial in every aspect of society. The importance of the clinical psychology is that it allows for better understanding of all psychologically-based distresses. Behavioral well-being is an important part of human health just like any other component of health. By integrating various fields, clinical psychology allows for clinical psychologists to understand better, prevent and relieve any distresses and complications associated with psychology ( ...

Isaac Newton by James Gleick

Introduction: Isaac Newton is probably one of the most famous scientists of the Renaissance age, and with his discovery of gravity, he definitely entered into the annals of history. Gleick’s book is instructive and quite useful, since it throws new light on this rather mysterious scientific figure. Newton’s early past is also given considerable exposure, and since this has often been overlooked, Gleick’s book is definitely quite useful in this area.

Isaac Newton was born in 1642, his first forays into the world were quite harrowing since he came from an unknown father and his ...

Introduction

Statement of the Problem Is the phenomenon of interest clearly identified? The phenomenon of interest is clearly identified. The phenomena being studied is the mental health care experiences of women who are immigrants and refugees talks about how experience of immigrant and refugee women with mental illnesses with regards to support and coping mechanisms.

Is the problem stated unambiguously, and is it easy to identify

The problem is unambiguously stated, and this problem is that as a result of the migration process, women suffer from a variety of mental illnesses.

Does the problem have significance for nursing?

The problem has significance for nursing because these women are an increasing segment of the people that nurses will come ...

Gary R. Orren’s work, “Beyond Self-Interest”, goes on to establish that collectively held values are omnipotent in the determination of individual behavior. These actions are also governed by goals, ideas, values and purposes. In political domain, the values which are broadly shared are the most powerful in nature. However, neoclassical microeconomics, pluralism and Marxism do not put light on the importance and power of shared purposes. In the case of economic theory, the motivation behind sale of labor is not taken into consideration. Shared values play the very vital role of shaping public policies. Microeconomics has ...

The discriminatory practices of the male folk of the society are not new. Abuse and violence is a way of establishing the supremacy over the opposite sex. Even in the age of advancement where several feminist movements have dared to challenge the very roots of the patriarchal society, domestic abuse is one the greatest impediments for the female who are being constantly battered by the insensitivity and chauvinism of their male counterparts. New York is a city where many women face the peril of domestic violence. Statistics show that in the year 2012, 68 percent of the total number of ...

RE: McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Case Study

Reader’s Digest – Executive summary This case examines the New York-based provider of global services that range from the publishing of textbooks and other educational material, to providing financial market services, and the business information markets. The McGraw-Hill Company is in the business of providing credit ratings, publishing textbooks, and has a major rand in radio and television broadcasting. They operated in three distinct segments in the global market that include, Financial Services, Information & Media, and Education with companies such as, Standard & Poor’s, McGraw-Hill Publishers, McGraw-Hill Constructions, Aviation Week, S&P Capital and S&P Indices, J.D Power & Associates, and ...

Tennessee Williams is one of the best-known playwrights from the mid-twentieth century, becoming famous for his work The Glass Menagerie in the year 1944. Although Williams would go on to create a variety of different pieces of literature and a number of stage classics, The Glass Menagerie remains one of his most well-known and well-loved pieces. Much of Williams’ work was later adapted for use in the cinema, and the movies made about his classic pieces became popular as well. Born to an overbearing father and a typical “southern belle” mother, Williams was a sickly child who tended towards books and studying rather ...

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The specter of Civil Wars has plagued mankind throughout history. Though most of these conflicts have eventually ended, there has been no tried and true negotiation blueprint to the effective ending to a Civil War. By examining Civil Wars fought between 1940 and 1998, Barbara Walter and the team of Carline Hartzell, and Matthew Hoddie attempted to begin to develop such a framework. In so doing, they examined the factors in Modern civil war peace agreements that led to lasting peace. Walters begins her observations by noting that only about 1/3 of peace agreements attempted lead to lasting peace. (Walter, ...

Admission Essay

Abstract This admission essay answers the fictional question of what I would be or do, provided I was able to choose my own destiny. My answer to this question is that I would be a man. The inner as well as outer functioning of the opposite sex has always been highly tantalizing for me, and I have always liked reading on the subject of gender and relationships. Here, I delve more deeply into my personal view of the differences between the two genders and why this would be my choice. Keywords: wishful thinking, admission, essay, men, women ...

Introduction

An art project needs to succeed on various levels if it is not to fail and first and foremost there needs to be a good marketing plan for it to eventually be successful. The marketing plan would include the publication of a press release to describe the various elements of the exhibition in question and how it may be used to attract newer audiences. The target market for this exhibition is the younger generation who may be attracted to such paintings accordingly. These are the exhibits for the art exhibition and their descriptions which are also an essential part of the ...

Abstract

This paper explores the situation of children in the society and the various impediments which hinder their path of proper growth and well-being. In the midst of the socio-political intertwined relations, the government either turns a blind eye to their problems or fails to provide proper protection all the time. The issue needs to be comprehended and addressed with immediacy as their future remains jeopardized by the scythe of life and its occurrences. Children need care and love for proper development and the society cannot remain oblivious to their needs. The social workers need to come forward for aiding the ...

The academic discourse regarding films has been a great influence on my outlook toward watching films. While previously films were more of a source of entertainment to me, I have come to understand the socio-cultural implications of films. My whole film-watching experience has transformed in the past year. Expressions of art have to be comprehended in association with the historical and social context. Films, reflects culture, history and society and cinematically document the events in multisensory modalities. Battleship Potemkin can only be comprehended properly if it is placed in the socio-historic context of Russia. The scene depicting the rising of ...

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 ...

Book Review - Gentlemen of Property and Standing

In "Gentlemen of Property and Standing": Anti-Abolition Mobs in Jacksonian America, Leonard L. Richards explores some of the more fascinating attributes of America's history, particularly its more unsavory elements of crime and violence, during the Jacksonian Era. By examining the outbreak of mob violence in the 1830s, which was performed as a response to rising abolitionist movements, Richards seeks to find out "how, when and why mob violence erupted and ebbed in our past" (Richards 1970, p. viii). Richards' examination of this mob action goes into detail regarding the mobs that participated in these acts, how their leadership was ...

Introduction

A well performing shopping mall should fundamentally have proper Indoor Environment Quality. The importance of a high proper Indoor Environment Quality cannot be underscored any more. Significant costs go into creating a high proper Indoor Environment Quality in shopping malls. This energy is used for processes like cooling and ventilation in order to get rid of the high internal gains in heat from electrical appliances, equipment and people. In the recent past, architects have explored the potential for natural ventilation in building spaces (Bauer, MöSle, & Schwarz, 2010, pp.71) Following up on their advances, architects have applied natural ventilation in ...

Imagery in William Shakespeare’s “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” and William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” Both William Shakespeare and William Wordsworth rely on nature and its beauty to denote the true state of their emotions in their poems. Shakespeare compares his beloved with the loveliness of nature to evoke visual impressions of the person’s beauty, in an effort to make an abstract notion such as love and devotion more palpable, by comparing it to something that most people agree is beautiful. Wordsworth on the other hand, utilizes the beauty of ...

The basis of psychology from a behavioural standpoint comes down to how an individual thinks, acts, and is perceived by society (HubPages, 2012). There is immense influence of effect of society and social influences on human behaviour. Not only do human interactions affect human behaviour significantly, the latter is also influenced by social situations. People tend to act differently in different situations, relationship and context. Also, society stipulates norms, imposes sanctions and expects certain behaviour from people. Deviation from societal norms can lead to social outcasts, which necessitates people to follow these informal rules. People tend to behave in way ...

Specific purpose: To give the audience an insight into some of the factors to consider when planning a family vacation.

Central idea: Planning is core to the success of a family vacation and all important factors should be taken into consideration.

Introduction

There is a misconstrued concept that little or no planning is required when going out on a family vacation. Most individuals assume that things would fall into place in the course of the vacation. However, this assumption, or lack of planning thereof, leads to a disastrous vacation. Planning is an essential prerequisite of a successful vacation. The main reason for a family vacation is to bond; in a fun way. It would thus be a major setback should something, which could have been avoided, interfere with ...

Executive Summary

McDonald’s, with its huge customer base and steadily increasing revenue, has proved the excellence of it operations management. Operations management can be defined as a long term strategy that shapes a company’s operations in such a way that it is aligned to organisational goals, market requirements and available resources. The objective of this paper is to delve through the effective operations management strategies of McDonald’s that have significantly contributed to its huge success. It studies the various the components of operations management and how effectively it has been utilised in McDonald’s. The corporation is the leader in ...

Edward Field places a character in Greek mythology as the main subject of this poem. There are a lot of literary devices that are apparent in this poem but the main device that is being projected is the use of allusion. Allusion plays a very important role in highlighting the presentation of Icarus’ plight in Field’s poem. It is an allusion because it does not necessarily convey mainly, the story of Icarus failing in his goal to fly. Instead, it uses the modern times to present the story of someone from ancient Greece who liked to pursue something impossible, and yet, ...

ABSTRACT

During World War II, the Allies faced an enemy with technological capabilities that matched their own. The Germans and Japanese boasted precision weaponry that was, in many ways, the envy of the world, and this skill had much to do with the success the Axis forces encountered during the war’s early years. But as the conflict wore on, the Americans and British showed a remarkable ability to adapt not only their design and manufacture of aircraft and armaments to meet the challenge of the enemy, but also their combat tactics. The speed and maneuverability of modern aircraft required pilots ...