Essays on Farquhar

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An organization is regarded as an entity that is made up of people with a collective objective and is connected to the external environment. Hence, a business organization is a group of people collaborating to achieve a commercial objective (Handy, 2005). Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japan based auto manufacturing company with its headquarters in Toyota, Aichi. The company was ranked as the 13th largest in the world in terms of their revenue. It was the largest automotive manufacturer in 2010 ahead of the Volkswagen group and the general motors in terms of their production. The Toyota motor company ...

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Improper handling of food products and lack of proper personal hygiene by food handlers are some of the leading factors that cause outbreaks of food borne diseases. Essentially, microbes’ attack, which is responsible for the highest number of food borne illnesses, gets transmitted when the food handlers fail to clean their hand (Michaels, 2001). As a result, gloves have become an integral part of the culinary industry. In fact, according to food safety regulation, wearing gloves has been termed as a mandatory requirement in both food preparation and food handling services (Farquhar & Tassin, 2016). Gloves for use by food ...

Communication Theory

Nowadays, the audience actively participates in the media message processing and influences the content that is channeled. Cognitive capacities of humans allow them to perceive and analyze the information presented in media and position it with the help of previous knowledge, scripts, expectations and attitudes. Facebook is one of the most popular social network sites that channels huge amount of information that is processed by the wide range of audience every minute. The two theories are applied to analyze Facebook as a form of media communication: a uses and gratification theory and schema theory. The way the audience approaches ...

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Ambrose Bierce is a prominent author known for his many works one of which is An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. This is the story of Peyton Farquhar a planter from the South. The story is set during the civil war. Peyton has been sentenced to hang by the Union Army for his failed attempt at destroying the Owl Creek railroad bridge. The author leads the reader to believe that Peyton escapes the hanging by falling into the river below and reunites with his wife and children at his farm. This is not the case since it is revealed ...

Finger clubbing is an important medical condition associated with various diseases. Several studies and researches have stated that it is most commonly seen and described as the condition where there is an evident enlargement of the fingers specifically the terminal segments of the digits (fingers or toes). This condition exists due to the production or overproliferation of the connective tissues in the middle of the matrix of the nail and the distal phalanx (Myers & Farquhar, 2001, pp. 341). The pathophysiology of finger clubbing has been studied by numerous scientists and health experts through the years. However, the formulation of ...

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Planning is a crucial process for every project before it commences. The success of a project highly depends on the plan (Munns & Bjeirmi, 2012). Therefore, it is easy to identify that planning phase is the important among and the primary determinant in a project. Project management is done almost all our daily undertakings. It can be applied to different activities, programs, development of a new device or in service provision (PMI Standards Committee, and PMI Standards Committee., 2001). The paper aims at coming up with a plan of a project used by a Microsoft companies when coming up with ...

‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” starts with Peyton Farquhar standing on bridge, with his hands tied behind his back and a noose around his neck. His execution is near and he diverts himself from reality and focuses on his imagination in which he is with his wife and children. Again he opens his eyes and sees driftwood in water below. Soon he imagines himself as the driftwood floating and escaping from water, away from his executioners and near his home. He finds his way home, travel throughout the day and when he is about to embrace his wife, the ...