Essays on Setback

Introduction

If any organisation were to succeed in achieving its objectives and targets, it is at the mercy of the strategies that it develops for itself. A lack of strategy will tell on the manner the organisation works. Hence, the team employed to this effect should be efficient and have the required knowledge for the same. Plans should match what the company envisions for itself in the light of its finances and operations. Such plans work in the long run. The more changes occur in them, the more difficult it is for them to move ahead. Realistic yardsticks can be ...

Literature Review

Abstract Innovations and modifications that produce cost reductions and enhance performance have driven the evolution of the classic solid rocket and the liquid bipropellant rocket into hybrid models that integrate the predominant solid and liquid model features into more sensical, more economical fabrications of design. The commercial spacecraft demands for aerospace propulsion have also evolved to include a market for environmentally sustainable hybrid rocket engines that has yet to fully mature to the Technology Readiness Level (TRL). Numerical modeling has been used as a tool to test the feasibility of new solid fuel types. ABS has been considered as ...

Introduction

Evangelism is the process of spreading religious doctrines to the world. Evangelism is done through the public preaching of the gospel to the people through personal witness (Halls, 2015). Evangelism involves the sharing of beliefs and religious doctrines with the aim of converting others to the Christian faith. There are different evangelistic methods which have different approaches to spreading the gospel;

Part 1

Intellectual methods Four spiritual laws of evangelism This is a simple approach to spreading the gospel on a face to face environment. The four spiritual laws use four most important principles that help in stimulating the brain of ...

19th of April 2016

Thesis Statement Many scholars and critics have sought to find some hidden meaning and messages in the works of Shakespeare. However, despite the abundance of allegory, sarcasm and on satire, the reader’s attention should not be diverted from the main problem that the author shows in “Othello” and this is the issue of race and discrimination within the society of those days. This topic has not yet been fully described and is of interest as it shows some controversial noted in terms of the understanding of racism as we know it now, and how people understood it in ...

Decision-making is a cognitive process that aims at selecting a course of action that is best among several alternative possibilities. Every decision that is made ends up producing a final choice that may or may not prompt an action (Kohlen et al., 2015). The decision-making process should be logical if the best alternative option is to be arrived at. During the decision-making process, a nurse manager must weigh both the positive and negative alternatives associated with each available option before arriving at the best decision. Consequently, a nurse manager must also be in a position to forecast the outcome ...

The New Deal was a relief for many Americans because it brought many changes both socially, politically, and economically. Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal had tremendous positive and adverse effects on the lives of women. On the downside, the New Deal permitted unequal wages and job opportunities for women as men were given the available employment opportunities. Moreover, most relief programs during this time only targeted the men leaving the women out. On the positive side, after some time, many women were able to get jobs and appointed to take on employment in the government. In addition, they were ...

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Brief Introduction General Motors is one of the biggest names in the automotive industry for more than 100 years. The General Motors Company (GM) is a global American automotive group headquartered in Detroit – Michigan. GM is one of the finest and largest automobile designer and manufacturer as it markets, distributes and sells vehicle parts, vehicle, and financial services across the globe. General Motors was founded by Frederic L. Smith, William C. Durant and Charles Stewart Mott in Flint, Michigan in 1908. It was founded as a holding corporation for Buick and McLaughlin Car Company of ...

There is a notion that white people pay little attention to black people. It leads to a situation where blacks become invisible at social gatherings and any other gathering for that matter. Racial discrimination has been in existence for a long time. It ranks the black race as inferior to the white race. Measures have been taken to correct this problem; some of these measures include an all-inclusive program that provides a level platform for all to air their grievances. Racism is a hindrance to development; while on the other hand, diversity counters this by generating creativity. An education ...

The stand-off between the North Korea and the US about nuclear weapon development has been ongoing for long. Several issues surround the persistent threats by North Korea and its sudden interest in the development of nuclear weapons. Many parties have attempted to negotiate the end of the nuclear weapon and sale of ballistic arsenals (Forge 81-104). The efforts to denuclearize the world have been full of frustrations marred with the uncertain stalemate. At some points, there have been signs of progress, but all seem to be in vain after certain periods. It is important for the world powers to ...

Sanctions are complex middle-ground responses that are often intertwined with party politics. Sanctions are employed when diplomatic talks are not enough to reach a consensus between two states, especially in critical situations that require immediate solutions to prevent armed conflict. At the same time, sanctions are also used because deployment of military strength is not appropriate to the situation or use of arms is likely to hasten rather than prevent conflict. Effectiveness of sanctions hinges on the determination of the appropriate sanctions and obtaining sufficient support for the sanctions from within the ranks of government. Partisan politics often determine ...

Leaders of the society are often considered to be people with outstanding morality and with good and not evil moral standards. In a business setting, a leader is expected to stand in the policies and guidelines of the organization. They should be willing to withstand a tough opposition coming from people with either a personal vendetta or people just competing for the same position in the business premise (Giuliani 125). With the utmost level of sincerity and moral behavior, a leader is expected to be able to unveil truth amidst many untruths spread to them by malicious people. Also, ...

Article critique

Introduction The body of the male, particularly the body of the white male in the article becomes a vessel of display of explosions, beauty, musculature and physical feats. This is the main direction taken by Susan Jeffords in her article, “Screening the Male”, to explore the theory of masculinity. As implied by Susan, the externality of the male body in itself confirms that the outward parameters of the white male body are primarily focused on the capturing the attention of the audience. Consequently, this present an avenue for exploring the dominance of masculinity in Hollywood cinema in line to ...

Target Corporation is a major retailer with 1934 stores in the United States and Canada. It has 1,801 stores in United States and 133 in Canada. Schauber (2014) states that it mostly caters for middle and upper-income customers. Its products category includes household essentials, food and pet supplies, apparel and accessories and Home furnishing and décor. The company’s headquarters is in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

It was founded in 1902 and as of 2013, ranked 36th on the Fortune 500. Target worked hard to turn around after a difficult year in 2013. The company suffered a massive cyber-security breach, and ...

Community policing connotes to the building of efficient ties between the community and the police. By enhancement of community policing, myriad benefits would be achieved. In the early 1960s and 1970s community policing was a major setback. The mentioned setback got prompted by several factors, thereby, necessitating the development of community policing. Initially, there existed hostility. The mentioned hostility aimed at the police by the community. The communities increasingly treated the police with contempt (Brogden & Nijhar, 2103). The mentioned hostility led to constrained relationship between the police and the community. Due to the increased hostility towards the police, insecurity ...

Executive Summary

Recently, many hospitals worldwide have experienced some setbacks in reference to health care delivery system. This setback was primarily caused by the growing shortage in the number of experienced and competent healthcare workers, particularly nurses in the health profession. One of these hospitals is Renfrey Memorial Hospital, who is facing not major problems related to an aging nursing staff, overworked personnel and migration of able and experienced nurses to other health institutions because of the more promising professional life.

This report would identify the best practices and benchmark techniques used by differently medical facilities that have experienced similar problems. ...

The factors of the American culture that caused varying and unrealistic ideas about Native Americans included the fact that the natives were seen as the enemies of progress. Further they were also seen as standing in the way of settlement. These factors led to stereotyping of the natives who as a result were subjected to various atrocities. Such atrocities were aimed at provoking the natives so that they could reiterate. Their (natives) retaliation against the atrocities was then as an excuse to attack the natives. The natives were therefore regarded as savages who had to be christened and modernized. As ...

Financial Analysis: Lincoln Electric Company

In this paper, we will analyze the financial performance of the company by putting the past two years financial under the microscope of ratio analysis. Below is the summary of all the ratios that we calculated for the company, followed by an extensive discussion as how the company performed over the year:

Analysis

We initiated the ratio analysis through liquidity analysis of the company and found that over the year, the liquidity position of the company has witnessed a marginal setback with both current ratio and acid ratio experiencing a declining trend. Beginning with the current ratio, the multiple plummeted from 2.47 ...

(McDonald’s and Burger King)

Introduction and Background Information

This task concentrates on the competitive strategies of McDonald’s and the Burger King both operating in the food industry. The McDonald’s Restaurant operates internationally with over 36,250 branches in 119 countries (Ooi & Yazdanifard, 2014). The company is headquartered in Illinois in the US, and it has over 420,000 employees globally. The company's total revenue as at 2014 was $27.4 billion with profits of over $4.8 billion (Ooi & Yazdanifard, 2014). The MacDonald's chief competitor is the Burger King which was established in the year 1953 commonly known as the King of ...

Introduction

The legalization of Gay marriage has stirred a lot of controversies in America, and the world in general. Traditionally, marriage has been rooted in many cultures, practices and even traditions, as the union of a man and a woman. Same sex marriages or relationships have been prohibited all along, and people that went against these practices were often termed as outcasts. But in the recent years, the rate of gay marriages and relationships has been on the rise. This has stirred a lot of debate on whether they should be legalized or not. Movements and societies have been formed to protects the gay ...

Abstract

Despite receiving little attention from many, the subject of Pentecostal soteriology continues to confuse majority of the congregation with a few of them having little insight, if any on matters of the Holy Spirit and baptism. Often these subjects are tackled by church ministers who often suffer from prejudice, sometimes lacking the expertise to interpret scripts from the bible. Previous studies also do not offer convincing enlightenment on the same subject. Following this trail, this paper refers to some prior studies and continues to guide the reader through a journey on the study of the Pentecost along with its integration to ...

Earthquakes may have varied effects on the ways in which they affect the human settlement and activities that are conducted on a daily basis. The natural disasters that result from the geographical activities of earthquakes affect the settlement patterns and the human activities that might be of use when it comes to earning a daily life. Earthquakes have adverse effects on the housing and settlement of people. They are forced to change the way they were initially structured which makes it difficult to cope with the new ways of life. They are also driven into hard economic situations where they have ...

Canada and Global Warming

Similar to most developing nations, Canada is faced with significant global warming challenges. Canada has a very high rate of industrial emissions that influence increases global warming rates. The country has been cited as one of the greatest sources of air emission in the Americas. With annual souring date on industrial emissions, the future can be predicted to be faced with similar challenges. Addressing the problem has also been a major problem. Both political and economic challenges have minimized the effectiveness of the strategies put in place to address the problem. The paper will analyze the need by Canada to implement ...

Technological advancement as made the world to be a fully dynamic place where the sunrise marks the beginning of another tireless journey to invention, discoveries and innovations. As we are speaking, there are people who are working round the clock so as to come up with something that would change the world. Who is this person working round the clock and what is he/ she working on? Is his work going to bring a change in the transport sector? If so, how is the recovery going to be received, satisfy and fulfil its sole purpose? This are some of the questions ...

1. Would you have proceeded with marketing the Pinto knowing the potential for fires? Ford, one of the biggest names in the automotive business, encountered as a serious setback after getting lawsuits being filed against the company. The company, had launched the Ford Pinto in the year 1970 with the anticipation of leading the subcompact car market. Even though the company had spent millions in developing a smaller and more fuel efficient car, they failed to address the serious issue which was expected to cause serious damage. The Company was able to identify that there was a construction fault in the ...

Industry operations are subject to several factors that shape its attractiveness and determine its players’ success. Such factors determine individual firm’s operations and performance as well as the industry competitiveness. In that respect, this report presents an analysis of the energy and sports drinks industry in view of a possible introduction of a new product concept. Thus, the analysis covers the industry competitiveness that is done using the Porter five forces. In addition, the factors affecting the industry and their implications for the brand have been analyzed using the PESTLE model. Finally, the report summarizes the analysis noting the inherent ...

Macro-Economics

About the report: The report is based on the calculation of GDP for the Republic of China for the year 2001-2011. For the purpose of calculation of report, we have used the theoretical expenditure method where the GDP will be calculated as the sum of Final Consumption Expenditure+ Gross Capital Formation+ Net Exports. Another assumption in the calculation is related to use of only Chinese Yuan to calculate the GDP and annual growth in GDP. In other words, for the purpose of simplicity, we have avoided the conversion of numbers from Chinese Yuan into US Dollars. Hence, my ...

The fact that Starbucks has made three acquisitions in last three years is an example of horizontal integration. Starbucks was essentially a coffee joint. The acquisition of Evolution Fresh Juices and Teavana is a product diversification towards a substitute or rather similar commodity. Tea is seemingly a closer substitute to coffee than juices. This will enhance product differentiation and enhance the competitive edge of Starbucks. It will also increase the market power and lead to monopoly power as well. This is more so because coffee is usually consumed in the mornings. But the expansion towards tea and juices would mean the business gets ...

This year, Brazil will see itself hosting the 20th tournament of the FIFA world cup for the second time. Brazil hosted the match for the first time back in 1950. Having played at every World Cup, and being one of the most successful teams in the tournaments history, the Brazilian team is under pressure. The fans have huge expectations that the team will perform better in this tournament as they will be the hosts; they are expected to succeed on home soil (Hurley, 2014). Apart from the pressure of performing well on their home soil, the public relations issues ...

Introduction

Breast cancer affects the breast tissue. There are two forms of this cancer: one type originates from the ducts and is commonly known as ductal carcinoma while that which originates in the lobules is termed as lobular carcinoma. In women, breast cancer accounts for over 22 percent of all cancers (Suter & Marcum, 2007). The molecular underpinnings of breast cancer are very complex and have different cellular pathways particularly those of cell growth and proliferation. Examples of these pathways include MAPK; TP53; P13K/AKAT/mTOR and RB/E2F (Suter & Marcum, 2007). At the molecular level, these pathways are a representation of molecular mechanisms ...

In recent past, there are rising demands to push towards embracing high fiber products as parallel to an increase in obesity, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Notably, banana pseudostem flour (BP) bears high fibrous components which are well enriched with cellulosic material, dietary fibres, inorganic compound, low molecular weight sugars as well as antioxidant compounds with a potential of functional ingredients for developing functional food. More research indicates that the amounts of juice extracted from such Musa Cavendish (banana pseudostem) have the potential of being processed in the form of isotonic drink resulting from the presence of high mineral content like ...

Introduction

In the contemporary society, video gaming is a very popular phenomenon now. In 2009, the aggregate computer and video games revenue in the United States is approximately $10.3 billion and around 67% of the households in America own some variety hardware of video game entertainment. The origin of video gaming technology begun in late 1940s with the invention of early cathode ray tube based missile used as mechanism of defense. During 1950s these programs were further simplified for different basic games. Most computer games started to develop during the late 1950s and early 1960s in the mainframe computers platforms with ...

Introduction

Any sporting activity is associated with injury. Many sports men and women know that the only drawback in their carrier is injury. An injury to a footballer means a lot of many things that a normal person cannot realize. To start with, an injury stagnates any training and preparations that a footballer is entitled to meaning that the activity that a person devotes a lot of time and energy can be taken away. For a footballer, playing football is part of his or her identity and a very significant activity. Once such an activity is taken away from a player even for a short period, it creates possible negative ...

Self-inflicted Detriment of Early Jamestown

The discovery of Jamestown for the second time was by the English colonists on May 13, 1607. This land had already been discovered by the Native American Indians who had been to the town before. This is one of the reasons why for the tensions that made the Jamestown the historical icon it is today. This research paper will consider the discovery of this town and the days after. It will also consider the critical thinking questions to help enhance our understanding of the self-inflicted detriment of early Jamestown. We will look at this topic from the colonialist’s ...

Tourism Management 3700

Introduction In Kenya, tourism provides the second largest source of revenue to the national government after agriculture; people travel from all over the world to visit tourist attraction cites. According to the assumptions of most of the Europeans and Americans who have never visited Africa, these assume that there are very many wild animals in the continent that people just mingle with them in the streets. The former part of this assumption is true. Yes, there are very many wild animals in Africa, especially in Kenya, but these wild animals are organized in places where tourists can view ...

Forum 1 Chemical Attacks

- How has the Japanese terrorist group Aum Shinrikyo had a significant effect on counter-terrorist preparedness against chemical and biological weapons in the United States? The group pretended to be a religious organization communicating their theories through biblical messages. In such a way countries were not initially suspicious of them as being terrorists, but a religious cult. However, when they were discovered, the group produced the most dangerous devices of mass destruction ever manufactured in the world. They made the sarin gas, which they secretly released in a Toyo subway attacking five trains. Subsequently, a total of 5, 000 people were injured, with 15 ...

Introduction

The fur trade has formed a remarkable part of the history of Canada. The fur trade greatly developed into western Canada until 1870 following the founding of the Hudson’s Bay and the North West Companies around 1670’s. This was a unique trade since during that time, it was the only industry that allowed the exchange of goods between two groups of people who were very different (that is, the Europeans and the Indians). According to several historians, the fur trade was an exploitation of gullible Indians by their European counterparts in the trade. Some of these historians such as ...

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the Metromover train car system is a vital part of downtown Miami. The system connects all of Brickell and major residential buildings, retail centers, office buildings and hotels in Downtown. Passengers like the Metromover, and according to the ridership statistics, there is a slight increase in the total number of people that use the system annually. However, the system has a significant setback in terms of maintenance costs. For example in 2011, the system cost $23,314,100 in maintenance fees but the annual revenues it generated equated to $0 since the system is free to ride. According to ...

William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams has always been known as an experimenter, an innovator, a revolutionary figure in American poetry. Yet in comparison to artists of his own time who sought a new environment for creativity as expatriates in Europe, Williams lived a remarkably conventional life. A doctor for more than forty years serving the New Jersey town of Rutherford, he relied on his patients, the America around him, and his own ebullient imagination to create a distinctively American verse. Often domestic in focus and "remarkable for its empathy, sympathy, its muscular and emotional identification with its subjects," Williams's poetry is also characteristically honest: "There ...

Approaches employed in the study of policy making

Public policy is any framework of principles that ensure the well-being of the members of the general public (Woll, 12). Public policy may vary depending on the government in power. For instance, the public policy of a dictatorship form of government cannot be similar to the public strategy of a democratic government. This is simply because the sole body with the authority to enact and implement the policy is the government in power. Policy analysis on the other hand, is the process of trying to establish the probability that a certain chosen policy is bound to succeed or otherwise. There are various ...

Group Design and application of therapy to a particular homogeneous group is an important aspect of therapeutics in psychology. This exercise is a stepwise process, which is created in order to design groups and provide them with assistance and counseling in line with the guidelines laid by state-run treatment facility. The goal of facilitator will be to define the group, which in this case would be Drug & Alcoholic Offenders and provide T.A.S.C. Treatment Alternatives for a safe community sessions. The group members are chosen on the basis of set criteria and efforts were in place in order to maximize the homogeneity ...

Military and Media

Introduction Ever since there have been military operations there has been someone carrying the news back home. The last decade has seen some big changes in the modern relationship between the military and the media. For example during the Iraq war 700 journalists were embedded with the troops in the field (USAF Public Affairs, 2003). The journalists learned about safety issues and they wore the correct gear. Instead of guns and ammunition they carried computers and notepads. They traveled and lived with the troops. Other ‘unilateral’ journalists (approximately 2,000) were in Iraq reporting on their own (USAF ...