Essays on Neill

O'Neill, K. E., Senapati, S., & Dokras, A. (2015). Use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist trigger during in vitro fertilization is associated with similar endocrine profiles and oocyte measures in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertility and sterility, 103(1), 264-269.

Comprehension

The comprehension phase of the quantitative critique process is characterized by the identification of the main terms and concepts of a quantitative study (Grove, Burns & Gray, 2014). The steps of the research process are also identified at this phase, including the purpose, design, methodology, analysis, and results. The comprehension phase of quantitative critique process was achieved by reading ...

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Locus of Control Scale

The Instrument The Locus of Control Scale was developed by Julian Rotter, an American Psychologist. This scale is characterized by a series of questions (total of 23 items) that aims to measure a person’s expectation or perception about their own control of reinforcement (“The Social Learning,” n.d.). In other words, it measure how we see or interpret the reasons behind what happens to our lives. It is scored by assigning a point to certain answers. The total number of points will determine whether a person has a more external or internal locus of control.

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Problem Statement

There are a number of reasons, defined by the ethical as well as the economic and the political scenes, for the non-diminishing interest in addressing the gap between the rich and the poor. "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer" is an aphorism, which outlines the major views on economic inequality and the criticism, seen in academic and business literature, towards the philosophy of free market and capitalism in general. One of the principal works, laying the foundation for the discussion, is the work by Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014), who places the idea ...

Financial desperation is among the main factors that drive individuals, mostly women, to venture into prostitution as a way of making ends meet. The moral dilemma depicted by the woman who is deserted by her husband, friends, and relatives and has a little kid to feed generates the need for research into the moral and ethical issues involved in such scenario under different frameworks. There exist various groups that have called for tougher legislations focused on protecting cash trapped women who are going out there to support their families. However, there is a need to provide such women with ...

Introduction

The hospitality of a people is a welcome and pleasant asset in a fast-paced world. Of course, one thinks of the hospitality industry when considering the term. However, true hospitality, as will be defined in this document, cannot be duplicated because of the aspect of generosity, without expecting anything in return. Having lived in the country of Ireland, between the areas of Ballintober County, Roscommon, and South Dublin County, it was learned that the people in the country of Ireland possess a sense of hospitality that has a warm effect on those who experience it. The hospitality of the ...

Is Public Relations an ethical profession?

Introduction Public Relations has been defined in many ways over time and across industries. The Institute of Public Relations in USA defines it as the deliberate, planned and sustained effort that goes into maintaining a mutual understanding between an organization and its public consumer. Edward L. Bernays defined it as the method of information persuasion and a method employed to develop public support for a cause, an activity, a movement or even an organization . Herbert M. Baus proposed yet another definition that Public Relations was a combination of many subjects including philosophy, sociology, economics, psychology, journalism, language and communication, ...

Context of Globalization

Context of Globalization

Introduction

This paper examines how the concept of globalization is useful in comprehending changes in our society, and also explores how neoliberalism has driven the direction of these transformations. It discusses the notion of globalization, historical concepts that led to social changes and philosophical tenets that form neoliberalism.

Globalization is a term which explains transformations in the economy, politics, culture and social aspects around the world. The concept of globalization eliminates geopolitical boundaries between countries and promotes the global movement of products, services, and labor. Although many sociologists have explored the idea of globalization, they have not ...

Introduction

There are many online websites that ask for an individual’s personal information, before they allow people to join these websites. This necessity of sharing an email address brings with it online websites leads to several problems for email sharing individuals. Websites end up collecting personal information of a large number of people and they treat is as their asset and find ways to make of them (FTC, 2012). These online websites use personal information of individuals and share it without even asking for consent of individuals. It is essential that online websites protect the personal information of individuals ...

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The range of decisions to be taken When it comes to assessing information and knowledge needs, there are key factors or decisions that are supposed to be considered in ensuring that everything integrated is of great significance to the application to the application of information and knowledge. Practical examples of these decisions include the following:

Organizational and personal decisions:

These are decisions that are articulated by managers and are established within the organizational conditions that are specific to certain to specific situations. They are decision that can sometimes be taken in an independent way or involve the delegation of other staff members in ...

Advancement in the knowledge in the health sector is an important focus today. The continued need for leadership in the field of medicine has been the focus of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) which aims at enhancing the performance of all the medical practitioners in their efforts to enhance improved health services. The IOM have provided various platforms in for enhancing innovative leadership as the core competencies in enhancing the leadership capacity of individuals (Calhoun et al., 2008). I aspire to be a leader in the field of medicine with the objectives of developing the performance of the medical ...

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For many years, people have associated Shakespearean plays with racial prejudices, mabe in an effort to determine whether Shakespeare was a racist or not. Shakespeare’s use of characters of color has raised controversies an curiosity on what role does race contributes to his plays. It should be noted that racism or the belief that one’s race is superior to another was already observed in 16th century Europe. It was during this time when Europeans become increasingly engaged with people of different racial origins through greater trade with Asia and Africa and the discovery of the ...

Reflections on How I Became an Entrepreneur

Introduction We live in societies of high unemployment and low real wages and therefore it is inevitable for the economies to increase the demand for labor and create a set of new sources of income. This can be so by encouraging the creation of new firms, thereby generating not only profits for the owners but also new jobs (Bridges, O’Neill, & Cromie, 2013). This is a context that encourages the economy to benefit from the individuals with entrepreneurial abilities to practice such traits and become entrepreneurs. A critical aspect of this process is that the policy option of encouraging ...

Nowadays a lot of problematic issues and controversies about people’s social, religious, racial and gender identity have been discussed. Equality of human rights, recognition of basic moral and ethical principles, tolerance and respect towards people with different background are the main conditions of real freedom and democracy. Although, people have started realizing new progressive ideals and there has been a significant decrease in the race discrimination rates, the problem of transgender identity still remains unsolved and public offense or misunderstandings still very frequently occur in different mass media sources. Many people wonder, why one should change his or ...

Research summary

This research paper aims to determine the extent to which coffee grounds can be recycled for skin care purposes. Also it aims to create homemade skincare products such as facial masks and soaps using coffee grounds that are generated in massive quantities by coffee shops and instant coffee industries. The coffee industry has a large impact on the global economy. Environmentally speaking, the industry also has a significant impact. Every year, more than two billion tonnes of coffee wastes are produced. Coffee by-products are usually deemed virtually useless. The coffee grounds are directly thrown away during the processing and ...

Introduction

There is abundant evidence that the United States government should take action on problems such as the number of handguns and automatic weapons in circulation around the country. It is important that gun owners register their weapons in order to control the problem of gun-related killings and violence. The United States has repeatedly and steadily reduced the funds for public agencies that manage gun control and that monitor gun-related laws. American policies, politicians, and pro-gun supporters approach the situation from such opposite perspectives that all discussions about gun control legislation seem to devolve into hysterical rhetoric. Many countries around ...

Establishment of BRICS was one of the most significant political events of the beginning of the XXI century. BRICS is a group of five fast-developing countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The organization was founded in June 2006 during the St. Petersburg`s Economic Forum with the participation of the Ministers of Economy of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Before the inclusion of South Africa in 2010, the organization was known as BRIC. For the first time the acronym BRIC was proposed by Jim O'Neill Goldman Sachs`s Bank analyst in November 2001. The sequence of letters ...

Abstract

Green, fair trade companies, face unique problems since they are not oriented to maximizing profits. Indeed, they aim at improving the welfare of the members and create social and environmental impacts. As such, there is a conflict of interests from the multi-objective stakeholders. However, the study shows that careful analysis of the problems and initiating problem-solving techniques such as participatory management, strategic plans and use of qualified personnel reduce the challenges. 1.0 Background of the Study This section entails the history of the company, vision, core values as well as the vision. Additionally, it outlines the events and activities ...

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 ...

Ever since the artists and publishers of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris were assassinated by the Islamic Extremists, France has been on a maximum security threat level. Several arrests have been made, but the vicious circle continues. When Charlie Hebdo exposed its first cover after the attack that left several of its staff members dead, another debate has sparked as to how far the boundaries can be pushed when it comes to freedom of expression in images. It is essential to know as to who draws those boundaries and how those boundaries get drawn (Charlie Hebdo attack ...

Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast was born in Germany in 1840, and he moved to the United States at the age of six. Initially he used to do illustrations to support his family that was going through acute financial crisis. Nast started his work as an illustrator when he was 15. At that time he was working as an illustrator for a magazine called Leslie’s Weekly New. His earning was $4 a week. In the year1862, during Civil War, he took a job of a war reporter in Harper’s Weekly Magazine.

Thomas Nast stereotypes the Irish as

unmixable in America's melting pot. 1889 For reporting the ...

Introduction

Language is central to human interactions. It is at the heart of influencing people to take actions. Advertisements make some of the most carefully selected use of language to influence people into making purchases of items that at times they do not need or those that are not a priority. Three readings “It’s All in the Details” by Jennifer Baumgartner, “The Language of Advertising” by Charles O’Neill and “With These Words, I Can Sell You Anything” by William Lutz show that indeed the language used in advertising is meant to quench a psychological desire and show buyers ...

LITERATURE REVIEW

Literature review When in the MSDI conference that was conducted in the late 1980s and at the beginning of 1990s, the concept of brand equity was discussed then participants agreed that there are two sorts of brand equity that includes financial brand equity and consumer based brand equity. Financial brand equity is related to the value of the company as it the brand of the consumer is treated as an asset. However, the consumer based brand equity (CBBE) is related to the value of customers because the brand adds convenience in the lives of customers (Cant, Strydom & Jooste, 2009). ...

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 ...

Introduction

Over the years, several researchers have consistently argued that religion play a bigger role in any form of economic development (Neill, 2010). Some have pointed out to the issue by claiming that the role is quite conspicuous and cannot be overlooked, well, the subject remains an issue of controversy; it attracts diverse opinions from all walks of life. However, several inquiries into the study have indeed pointed towards the direction, above all, they conclude by citing a close proximity between religions and the economic spur (Michael, 2012). Most importantly, some of these researchers have proposed that the topic of ...

The progress of learners with disabilities is monitored in order to identify the fitting instructions as well as those that need modifications. Essentially, the standards set to provide sufficient and effective instructions within the curriculum are followed to facilitate changes in accordance with the recommendations from instructors. The reports of students’ success in meeting the course requirements are assessed by professional staff who inform about the necessarily changes essential for facilitating learning. A decisive evaluation of student progress ought to be conducted by displaying evidence from standard tests, observation, and informal checkups among others. The evaluation determines the problems ...

Scientific Method

Introduction:

Current research shows that wasps make their nests in shelters (Kraucunas & Johnson, 2002). These wasps additionally make their nests from various materials like paper and mud which contain varied number of cells. Paper wasps arguably are said to make large communal nests of Paper material from masticated and chewed bits and pieces of wood which are also debated to accommodate large colony of wasps. In addition, potter wasps make their nests out of mud and in most cases live alone in those nests. In addition, it is also evident and known that wasps actually build their nests ...

To Kill a Mocking Bird is a novel that deals with serious issues of racial inequality and rape in the American society in 1930s. These are contemporary issues that affected the country during the time in which the book was written. The novel is written by Lee Harper and was published in the year 1960. The major issues of the novel involve destruction of people’s innocence and racial injustice (Johnson, 1994). This target audience of this book was the majority whites. Reading this book would make them realize the pains the African Americans went through. The novel became a ...

Introduction

The countries covering the South East Asia region have had a population surge during the past decade and at the same time the population is expected to continue increasing by around 25% of the current figures. This overly populated region is hence subjected to high degree for demand of commodities in order the needs of the consumers can be met. The high number of citizens in the particular countries has also resulted in the increase of waste materials released to the environment either in solid, liquid or even gaseous forms. The high demand for goods and services have burdened the ...

Introduction

This is a comprehensive analysis that compares insurgencies and terrorists movements of post Second World War II and in our times. O’Neill begins this book by looking at post world war II insurgencies that have emerged which are related to terrorism and guerilla wars. He analyzes the nature of insurgency, tactics used in these guerilla wars both military and political “these so called small wars, which can be found on all continents, are often very costly and frequently involve major interest of regional and global powers,”1, and makes us understand both physical and human environment of ...