Essays on Palermo

Violence against men and women alike is certainly something to be concerned about in global security and welfare, but gender-based violence (GBV) is a prevalent issue for countries all around the world. Throughout human history, women have been at a social, economic and political disadvantage as most of those spaces are dominated by men. Most gender-based violence occurs against women by men, often an extension of the varying levels of social and political power men feel they can exert over women to maintain power. In the matrix of gender-based violence, women are more vulnerable to violence by men due ...

Galaxy International operates in a niche market; this is because skiing is only possible in very specific areas, and only a limited number of the population skis regularly anyway. Despite this, the company has performed outstandingly well to be achieving the level of sales with a small staff. This being said, Galaxy International needs to raise capital quickly and in an efficient way to successfully continue expanding to fully capture its full market size. By offering a unique product that is flexible yet tough, Jeremy is likely to continue to increase the volume of his sales and therefore the ...

Introduction

Mustard gas, or sulphur mustard is a chemical term for an agent that causes burning of the skin, respiratory tract and eyes. Mustard gas can be captivated into the body via ingestions, inhalation or by getting in touch with the school or students with the eyes or skin. Mustard gas is delivered in a vapour or liquid form, and it burns the skin, windpipe, eyes, and lungs. The physical result depends upon the exposure level and might appear after few hours or in some cases it is sooner. Although mustard gas is lethal in high volume, blister agents are ...

Inductive and Deductive Profiling

Inductive profiling goes by the assumption that known and unknown criminals of a categorical offending host certain similar features in spite of different crime scenes. As such, the law enforcement agencies apply the traits of known offenders and past crimes to the identify suspects, who are the unknown subjects. Although this form of profiling is ideal for rapid generation of leads to potential culprits, it may be challenging given that different individuals may engage in similar behavior for different reasons (Yonge, & Jacquin, 2013). Hence, inductive profiling relies on group data in the identification of suspects. The classification systems of ...

Legal Perspective of Human Trafficking

        According to Pruellage (2015), human trafficking can be regarded as the contemporary version of slavery. The said victims are forced to work without much regards to their will or choices or sexually exploited. The victims likewise view themselves as part of the crime, making it harder to combat human trafficking because the victims do not want to get caught due to the fear for their safety. As such, from a perspective that wishes to end human trafficking, the victims’ cooperation is vital. A uniform international perspective on human trafficking is important in order to effectively defeat human trafficking since ...

The perpetuity and success of any business organization are founded on the ability of the entity to acquire sufficient equity to foot its operations. There exist various ways through which an organization can suffice its long-term financial needs. Other than long-term debt, businesses can obtain financing by the following forms that are cheaper than long-term debt. Due to the tightness of business’ liquidity in the present day, businesses have to rely on cheaper sources of financing to ensure their sustainability. The capital markets also referred to as equity financing forms the cheapest source of funding for business entities in ...

The Musee du Quai Branly in Paris boasts of an excellent and extensive collection of from different cultures, giving valuable insights into them. Those permanent and temporary collections in the great museum are original art, from Africa, South America, and Asia. The collections conserve about 370,000 works of art that display the cultural diversity of non-European civilizations from the Neolithic period till the 20th century. The non-European collections gradually accumulated in private collections because of the colonial expansion and economic development during the 18th century. The national museums were created following the French Revolution, and those ethnographic collections ...

Who would have ever imagined, in their wildest dreams that a simple splatter of paint, a solid coat of one single colour painted on a canvas, or even an infant like sketch that would take 10 seconds to complete, would in the right hands sell for millions and millions of dollars? Is this even possible in today’s vast and sweeping art market? It most certainly is, and records for highest priced artworks sold over the last century continue to be broken to this very day. However it is our intention to explore specifically as to why such simple ...

Abstract

In the essay, there were reviewed questions about how prevalent and widespread stress are in the American population, what consequences and complications stress can cause, and which methods and intervention can be implemented in nursing practice to help patients with high levels of stress to overcome and prevent adverse impacts of stress. As different researches` results showed, there are no clear answers to questions about who is more vulnerable to stress – young or older adults, women or men. Some evidence indicates that representatives of ethnic minorities are more susceptible to stress. Many pieces of evidence point out that prolonged ...

Introduction: Egyptians and their art have fascinated people throughout history, carrying a sense of mystery and mysticism. Egyptian art and architecture succeed at creating a hidden mystery and makes the viewer believe that there is something hidden in matter. Many modern buildings and cities have tried to project a sense of mystery by copying the architecture of ancient Egypt. Thesis statementThe essay looks at how Egyptian art and architecture is being sued in modern city architecture, taking the example of The Luxor Hotel and Casino complex in Las Vegas. What it evaluates is the application of Egyptian style of ...

Its impact U S and Global Economy

Its impact U S and Global Economy Human trafficking is one of the most shameful and heinous crime and one that robs people of their dignity and basic rights. It affects lives of millions of people across the world. Every day women, men and children are deceived and forced into exploitative situations. Human traffickers criminally exploit the victims for sexual exploitation, forced labour, child begging, or removal of organs. Trafficking victims are physically and emotionally abused. The traffickers treats their victims as a commodity that can be bought and sold in the market place, or simply taken and if ...

There is no way to understand someone without trying to leave their whole life. The best way to get closer to someone’s life is to study where they were born and where they spent their childhood. (Vanityfair.it, 2014)

Sex: Female (Kids.britannica.com, 2015)

Ethnicity: Italian

Religion: Catholic Life expectancy:84 Language: Italian Annual income (estimate of SES): $ 12,000 Occupation: Actress Nature of transportation used: taxi/ own car Other relevant information about this person: Isabella was born in Palermo and lived there until she entered Acting School in Milan. Having built her career as an actress, she comes back to Palermo ...

Analyzing contemporary trends in Logistics projects

This assignment is being submitted on July 03, 2015 A research proposal on analyzing contemporary trends in Logistics projects Introduction The modern day world is marked by recurrent changes in macro-economic factors and their subsequent impact over logistical functions (supply chain management), which call for an adaptive evolution of persistent processes (Reilly 2012, pp.1). The global logistics is on verge of a transition, by reforming the earlier processes of logistical service management and simultaneously embracing the emerging trends in international logistics. The need of hour is to ensure a prompt replacement of prevailing logistics processes by advanced ones ...