Essays on Mediocrity

Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” describes a “family of equals in a society of equals” (Bozeman and Hirsch, n.d.) where the government promises equal opportunities by placing the gifted at a disadvantage. The storyline is brief and provides the foundations for debates on equality and the implication of equality on the society. Vonnegut presents a idealistic foundation in “Harrison Bergeron” as the story is unswerving in its political roots and customs of the United States as a society. It contradicts the values and historical perspectives of the American’s policy of independence and equality based on the beliefs in Social Darwinism. The ...

The Name of the Class (Course)

The Name of the School (University) The City and State Sustainable Design and Construction Abstract In the recent past, several environmentally inspired projects have been built in the United Kingdom and around Europe. These projects have claimed to embody the principles of sustainable development. The Greenfield and Brownfield are examples of sites that have been used to parade such projects I bet in small scale. These projects have always presented debates regarding their sustainability and maintainability.

Introduction

In 2009, the Hometown foundation revealed an ambitious plan in south Lanarkshire to build a brand new town named Owenstown ( ...

Article Contrast/Comparison

According to Andrew Delbanco’s article, education is a key aspect for increasing competitive sustainability of any country. Future inventions and product development will be possible if quality education is provided. Delbanco dwells on the challenges facing the American education system and American citizens. The author points out the various functions of education to the society. First, the necessary skills to facilitate daily existence are imparted on us through elementary education. Secondary education takes this notion higher and equips us with moderate skills applicable to particular occupation. However, the current secondary school education is not enough to provide such skills. ...

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a country located in the Southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula (this is located somewhere in Western Asia). The country is also sometimes referred to as “the emirates”. Its capital is Abu Dhabi, where most of the country’s businesses and major industrial headquarters are located. UAE is composed of the federation of a total of 7 emirates. An emirate is like the equivalent of a sovereign state only that it is ruled by a monarch. Most inhabitants from the UAE are Muslims; that is, they are under the Islamic religious sector. Nevertheless, the total percentage of the ...

Book Introduction

There had been a lot of books that tackled the way how a company could excel in a certain field. There are books that exposed the mistakes that companies usually make while there are also other books that demand action done by these companies. In Jim Collins’ book titled “Good to Great”, there is no such thing as mistakes and mediocrity. For him, it’s the long term characteristics of a company that matter. There may be several companies who were genetically destined to become a large-scale enterprise in the future, but clearly, that is not the case for all companies. There are companies ...