Essays on Preceding

What does the court mean when it says "Stare decisis is not an inexorable command; rather it is a principle of policy and not a mechanical formula of adherence to the latest decision"? Stare decisis is a Latin word that means to stand by what has already been decided. Therefore, in criminal law it is defined as the adherence of the current court system with the principles that has already been established by previous court decisions or rulings. In other words, it can be stated to be a principle of policy. Hence, it promotes reliance on the judicial ...

Assignment 1 a

The normal situation in project evaluation refers to the condition in which all the necessary procedures are met within the time frame provided in the plan. Ideally, it represents a project research situation where all the stakeholders, equipment as well as activity coordination in the implementation and research processes flows smoothly as planned without any obstructions (F, Kevin 1). For example, all the people involved in the project performs their duties as per the allocated schedules. In addition, the procurement and updating of the important machines for project implementation takes place within the allocated time frame. Lastly, the outcomes ...

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Perhaps no other number has fascinated scientists, mathematicians and artists alike as the Golden Ratio. Also known as the golden mean or golden section (depending on its application), the Golden Ratio is observed by many people to occur naturally, manifesting itself in many natural shapes and geometry. This interesting phenomenon has resulted in an almost cult-like fascination among many people. In fact, there are people, including notable scientists and mathematicians with the likes of Johannes Kepler, Leonardo Da Vinci and Fra Luca Pacioli, who refer to the Golden Ratio as the ‘Divine Proportion,’ suggesting that the Golden ...

Business

How would you measure productivity at NCL? Is productivity measurement important to NCL? Analysis of cruise market watch data is an appropriate way that can be used to measure productivity at NCL. The cruise market data has vital statistics that precisely point out the standing of the various cruise industries in the industry. The data contains market share statistics as measured by number of passengers carried and the revenue generated over a financial year (Eric, 2013). The statistics from a present year can be compared with those of the preceding year to determine the change in revenue and numbers ...

Delirium Case Study

Acute confusional states also known as delirium are medical emergencies associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare burden (Bassetti, 2007). The core characteristics of delirium are acute cognitive dysfunction and inattention. Delirium can result in permanent sequelea or become chronic (Fong, Tulebaev, and Inouye, 2009). This paper will examine the case of a 64-year old lady who presents with acute confusion, disorientation, and agitation. It will identify the key information provided and other essential information that needs to be identified. It will also examine the differential diagnoses and the most probably diagnosis for the patient. It will explore the ...

Vivendi SA

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Introduction

Vivendi SA is an integrated media group that operates throughout its value chain and is focused of expanding its business in order to provide unlimited means of entertainment to its customers. The company owns the leading subsidiary businesses like Universal Music Group, Canal+ Group, Gameloft, Ubisoft, Daily motion and Radionomy. The current paper aims to conduct the Resource Based View Analysis, Value Chain Analysis and Core Competency Analysis in order enlighten the resources, efficient work processes and market standing of the company.

Tangible Resources Financial The Net Cash Position of Vivendi SA indicates that the company has ...

Proposition 36 - Literature Review

Before 2000 The three strikes law commonly referred to as Proposition 36 has had a long history. It started in the year 1994 when the state passed Proposition 184, which allowed courts to convict a person from 25 years to lifetime if that person had two or more serious convictions for a violent felony in the past. It also qualified the courts to double a person’s penalty of a convict if had been convicted of a felony before (Farabee et al., 2004). The initial attitude was that it was mandatory in all qualifying cases. This attitude came to ...

Kimiesha Nichols

Felician University Avsar, Kasikci, and Yagci’s article titled Hand Washing of Nursing Students: An Observational Study applies the qualitative approach to help illuminate how hand washing is intricately related to the transmission of hospital infections (Avsar et al., 2015). Ideally, this article proceeds from the assertion that hand washing is a major contributing factor to hospital infections. Accordingly, the researchers seek to investigate and determine the behaviors of students with regards to hygienic hand washing. The intention of this paper is to compare this qualitative article with a quantitative article exploring the same topic; handwashing. The quantitative article ...

The Fall of Tesco Plc 4

Introduction 4 The aim and objectives of the research project 4 Rationale 5 Literature Review 5 Research Methods 7 Research Questions 7 The chosen methods for primary data collection 7 Findings 8 Manipulation of suppliers 8 Accounting Scandal 8 The rise of discounting stores across the United Kingdom 9 Horsemeat outrage 9 Failure to add customer value 9 Discussion and Analysis 10 Conclusions 12 Recommendations 12 Directed at the organization 12 Areas for future research 13 Reflection 13

References 14

The Fall of Tesco Plc Introduction A Statement of the Problem The choice of this research owes its motivation and driving ...

Proposition 36 - Literature Review

Before 2000 The three strikes law commonly referred to as Proposition 36 has had a long history. It started in the year 1994 when the state passed Proposition 184, which allowed courts to convict a person from 25 years to lifetime if that person had two or more serious convictions for a violent felony in the past. It also qualified the courts to double a person’s penalty of a convict if had been convicted of a felony before. The initial attitude was that it was mandatory in all qualifying cases. This attitude came to change only in 1996 ...

Physical Activity and Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome, defined as a constellation of risk factors that include dyslipidemia, abnormal glucose tolerance, increased adiposity, and hypertension, has been linked with type 2 diabetes (Liu et al., 2006). The prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is disproportionately higher and increasingly rapid amongst Aboriginal Canadians than among the non-Aboriginal Canadian population and has reached what some consider as “epidemic proportions” (Ghosh & Gomes, 2011; Sharp, 2009). Diabetes results from an interaction of a host of risk factors. This paper will review a study by Liu et al. (2006) that investigates the etiology of metabolic syndrome which is ...

The neoclassical growth model also known as the Solow-Swan model was put forward to explain long-term economic growth and development by examining economic variables such as accumulation of capital, growth of labor and advancement of technological processes. This model can be used to provide theoretical framework which will aid in explaining and comparing the economic growth of China and India. The model stresses out on the manner in which examine and interpret data. For example, China’s high level of investment should not be directly interpreted as steady economic growth (Huisken 238). This is because economic growth in the ...

Inflation in the United States

Inflation can be defined as that general rate where the pricing levels for both commodities and services rises consequently causing the country’s purchasing power to fall drastically. It is at this point that the duty of central banks comes in as they try limiting the occurrence of inflation for purposes of keeping the economy going smoothly. In fact, this phenomenon can be traced as early as the coming to an end of the Second World War, which essentially marked the commencement of a golden age for the American economy. Basically, the time was marked by a surging productivity, ...

Executive Summary . 3-4

History .. 4-5

Strategic Elements 5-6

Critical Events .. 6-7

Leadership 7-8

Mission and Vision Statement . 8-9 External Assessment 9-13 Analysis of Competitive Position 13 Internal Assessment . 13-17 Current Strategy 18 SWOT Analysis 18-21 BCG Matrix . 21-23 IE Matrix .. 24-25

Possible Strategic Alternatives 25-26

Evaluation of Current Organizational Structure .. 25 Recommendation Changes .. 25-26

Situational Analysis . 26-29

New Turnaround Objective .. 29

Proposed Measures . 29-31

Funding this Turnaround Effort 32-33 Financial Projections 33-34 Conclusion 34

References 35-36

Sears Holdings Corporation Executive Summary Sears Holdings is a major brick-and-mortar retailer in both the United States and Canada. As such, it sells a wide variety of products, including appliances, consumer electronics, apparel, tools, sporting equipment and ...

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Free Will and Determinism Are human actions and behavior predetermined or are they self-caused by will? The debate about to what extent humans are free in making decisions and proceeding with their lives was one of the central problems of philosophy since its emergence. Many bright minds pondered on this problem offering different decisions to it. But what is the whole debate about? It would not be so important and acute if the problem stood by itself. However, the consequences of the decision to this issue strongly influence other questions and fields of philosophy. Particularly, the strongest implications are ...

Liberty University Email Address:

Assignment 1-2: Do you agree that the Bible is a divine-human book? Why or why not? What is textual criticism? How is it possible to have a high view of the authority of Scripture and a positive view of textual criticism at the same time?

What is translation?

Why is translation not a simple exercise? Describe the two main approaches to translation discussed in this chapter. Which approach do you feel most comfortable with? Why? Assignment 2-1: Describe the five steps of the Interpretive Journey. Answer each step with as much information as possible. In other words, do not just give a ...

Budget Development Project

The great depression in 1929 led to the emergence of organization some of which are meant to make profits while other run as non-profits (Penner, 2013). Indeed, these organizations are required to budget for their expenses in light of their operations. A budget refers to the overall estimation of how an organization, institution, individual or government aims to spend the resources for a specific period. These resources may include money, inventory, labour among other factors of production . Normally, top-level managers including CEOs do the formulation of a budget. However, there can be involvement of subordinate staff in decision-making. In ...

Likert Scale

The preceding Likert scale reflects a total of 7 questions that would provide a significant and substantive understanding of how consumers feel about quinoa. According to both Gebreyes (2014) and Ancient Harvest (2016), quinoa is becoming extremely popular among consumers because it offers a heavy amount of protein content and is a perfect substitute for breakfast cereals and side dishes such as rice and pasta that would traditionally be a part of lunch and dinner (2014; 2016). The grocery stores would want to know the viability of quinoa products selling at its store and the 7 questions would provide ...

Introduction

The human family in all its forms and all its habitat has undergone struggles to restore the world in order and create a peaceful society. As long as we can remember, the struggle to attain security and peace has been reflected in the various lifestyles of the entire humanity. The nation-state remains the largest single component that comprises of human grouping willing to achieve a peaceful coexistence. It has not been easy to maintain peace in the world we live as nations have engaged each other in conflicts. The detrimental effects that resulted from the first and second world ...

Sorting Algorithms

Introduction Sorting refers to arranging items in a desired manner. This operation finds plenty of applications in real life like searching algorithms, processing data, and for producing human-friendly output. The sorting problem has caught the attention of many researchers. As a result, we find many algorithms to optimize this problem in the required fashion. In this report, we will consider two important sorting algorithms to give readers brief idea about how data management and ordering is done. These sorting algorithms are Insertion sort and Shell sort.

Insertion Sort

It is one of the simplest sorting algorithms based on comparisons between items ...

Question 1.

Historian Annette Gordon-Reed states: “I think that you should approach the study of history with a spirit of curiosity. Be open minded about the possibility that the story is much bigger than what has been presented.” Considering the textbook and the discussion board content, choose one topic of American History between 1492 - 1865 on which your thinking has changed to a “bigger” understanding. Generally, all historical themes contribute to the improvement of my open-mindedness and expansion of outlook, but I would like to mark the topic of the American Revolution. Indeed, the American Revolution was a crucial part ...

Descartes, Hume, and the author of Ecclesiastes express some form of skepticism. From their reading and arguments, we understand the extent of their skepticism and how they differ. In this paper, we will express the form of skepticism from Ecclesiastes, Descartes, and Hume. We will proceed ahead to illustrate how their skepticism differs. Moreover, we will provide insight into the different problems that the three philosophers are trying to confront with their respective versions. Furthermore, we will give viable reasons why Descartes version is the most plausible compared to the arguments of other authors. Furthermore, there might be a ...

Abstract / Executive Summary

Summary of Article The minister from the United Arab’s economy reported that it is anticipated that the GDP of UAE will mark Dhs 1.6 trillion in the current year growing over 3.5%. Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri commented in an interview to the WAM (news agency), elevation in the growth rate evidence that the region is capable of maintaining economic competence and has gained sufficient success with the help of diversification. He further clarified that industrial zone of the UAE is continuously advancing and is positioned presently between 10%-14%. Additionally, Sultan Saeed delivered his expectation for the investments ...

Abstract

This study used Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait to complete research on the effects of the global economic crisis on the financial performance of conventional banks in Kuwait over the period from 2000-2015. The study results show that the global economic crisis does not have a statistically significant impact on the financial performance of conventional banks in Kuwait. However, the study finds out that some macroeconomic conditions such as equity and bank size are very crucial to traditional banks’ profitability. Increasing the owner's equity was found to decrease the impact of the financial crisis on the conventional banks in ...

A Research Proposal First Draft

Abstract While many researchers and practitioners alike are still finding that it is possible to help children develop creative thinking skills, we are also finding that this practice isn't being incorporated for all our kindergarten and pre-school children. The purpose of this paper will therefore be to investigate the ways in which children at the preschool/kindergarten level are being supported in the development of creative thinking skills, as well as the particular role this has played in helping kindergarten students. After initiating a review of the literature to guide the study, the methodology will involve data collection—interviews with ...

Introduction

For those people who have the knack to improve their diets and the surrounding, a shift from eating chicken and beef to consuming crickets, caterpillars and termites is a necessity. Insects are numerous, nutritious and ecologically bearable. In the contemporary world, persons have shunned the notion of including insects as part of their balanced daily diet, giving preference to the less nutritious and environmental unbearable food choices such as beef. The international organizations have been at the forefront addressing the need for the citizens of various nations to simulate the benefit of consuming insects. Additionally, this paper will argue ...

Orange Coast College

Abstract Music is valued to be an essential pillar in the improvement of one’s status and temperament in life. With this statement said, value depends on the person’s use of music in each context of his life when he hears the melody of certain popular genres. Only a few of the existing scholarly papers have focused on the investigation of people’s direct experience with music in a daily environment. More so with classical music, it is believed that the said music contributes to the improved productivity and an enhanced work performance of students. It is also ...

Introduction

For this assignment I have decided to write an exegesis of Matthew 17:1-13. I have chosen the New International Version (NIV) as it is easier to read and understand. The New Spirit Filled Life Bible commentary explains that the book of Mathew was written around A.D 50-75 (Hayford 1321). The author is not exactly known, but it is attributed to Matthew. The major theme of this book is that Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament, and that he is the Son of God.

The Bible passage, Matthew 17:1-13, proceeds as follows;

  “Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, ...

Iran Revolution of 1979

Abstract The Iranian Revolution of 1979 involved the popular uprising in Iran against the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. This paper examines many of the leading explanations for the uprising, including the rise of militant Islam, structural weaknesses of the Shah regime, the coalition of three important social groups (e.g. woman, youth, and the intelligentsia), the composition of the reform movement, and the effect of the Shah’s policies of accommodation and repression, to name a few. This paper also draws on leading theories in social movement theory, contemporary field work involving discussions with the Mullahs and their ...

The research problem will be to investigate whether the patrimonial political systems of Singapore and South Korea are democracies that surpass their liberal Western analogues in terms of national growth and even democratization in some ways. It appears that, contrary to the popular misperception, democracy is not necessarily a lack of restraint and complete discretion or at least a range of freedom like the right to media. Sometimes, states like Singapore being low on resources and facing external threats decide on less liberal norms and behaviors bordering on authoritarianism in specific aspects. Regulated merit-based selection practices and disciplining norms ...

The Age of Enlightenment is also commonly referred to as the Age of Reason. It lasted from 1650 to 1800. Many agree that the cause of Enlightenment was the Thirty Year War (1618-1648) though it was only an outcrop of many underlying issues that faced Europe at the time (Broner, 122). It came to an end during the French revolution. It is such wars that motivated German philosophers and authors to criticize the idea of nationalism and wars to protect nationhood. The German authors included Hugo Grotius and John Cornenius, who were the pioneers of the ideas that formed ...

ES 6340

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Research Purpose/Introduction

In a paper presented at a symposium on teaching children to think creatively, child psychologist E. Paul Torrance (1972), creator of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) (Torrance, 1980, 1966) says, I know that it is possible to teach children to think creatively and that it can be done in a variety of ways. I have done it. I have seen my wife do it. I have seen other excellent teachers do it. I have seen children who demonstrated a disability for thinking creatively learn to think creatively. I have seen them continuing for years thereafter to ...

Theory of operant conditioning

Theory of operant conditioning (instrumental conditioning) is the application of a character’s precursor and or its effects to pressurize the occurrence and type of character. Operant conditioning can be differentiated from classical conditioning (respondent conditioning) in that operant conditioning focuses on the adjustment of voluntary behavior or operant character. Operant character functions on the environment and is sustained through its outcomes, while classical conditioning focuses on restraining of reflexive (reflex) traits that are drawn by the precursor circumstances. This implies that it is way of studying, which happens through incentives and penalties for the character. This theory was first ...

Homeless population

It is safe to say that the homeless population as a social group is vulnerable since the homeless are usually at an augmented risk for unfavorable health-related effects. Comprehending the nature of homelessness and its actual affiliation between resource accessibility, relative possibilities, and health status is vital for nurses to detect and treat health-related predicaments in this vulnerable population. According to the Stewart McKinney Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11301, ET seq. (1994), a person is deemed homeless when one lacks a fixed, regular, and sufficient night-time dwelling; and has a main night time residency that is: a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter intended to ...