Essays on Shoemaker

[City and State]

Introduction

The media, which collectively refer to various forms of mass communication, are considered as a major source of public information. Their primary interests lie on gathering, evaluating, and distributing facts, which are of relevance to human society (Shoemaker & Reese, 1996, 15). There are, however, instances wherein the media is seen as an insinuator of conflict. Such conflict may arise when media and the information they possess has a potential to cause social unrest; scenarios wherein telling the truth will cause more harm than good. An unregulated mass media have two opposing sides; one that is detrimental ...

In the last years of the 1970s, there was global concern over the discovery of a deadly virus that resulted in outbreaks of a hemorrhagic fever in West Africa (Peters & LeDuc, 1999). The high rate of death and the contagious nature of the disease was a cause of concern to the international medical community and researchers combined efforts to discover the cause, etiology, effective therapies, and methods of control of what would come to be known as the Ebola virus. Although there have been few cases reported outside West Africa, the potential for the spread of the disease prompts ...

Elves are mythical creatures that belong to the supernatural world. While they have Germanic origins, having first appeared in the myths of Europe, elves became popular throughout the world in mid-19th century with the introduction of popular culture. While their description is vague in stories, they are often imagined today as tall, beautiful human-like creatures, with pointy ears. Traditionally, “the hidden people” have been performing tasks similar to those of human beings, and have the same basic social structures in the society. Elves’ relationship with humans is ambivalent, which allowed for a variety of representations in popular media. Thus, ...

Elves are mythical creatures that belong to the supernatural world. While they have Germanic origins, having first appeared in the myths of Northern Europe, elves became popular throughout the world, particularly after the birth of cinema. While their description is vague in stories, they are often imagined today as tall, beautiful human-like creatures, with pointy ears. Traditionally, “the hidden people” have been performing tasks similar to those of human beings, and also have the same basic social structures in the society. While the traditions of elf stories go back thousands of years, they gained true fame the twentieth century, ...

Introduction

A crime is defined as an act or omission, which establishes an offence, and is punishable by law. Crimes are committed by both males and females in any society, and the United Kingdom is no exception to this rule. Naturally, the gender of a person often dictates the rate, type and the extent of crime committed. Although a committed crime has the same legal consequences, there exists some differences in terms of who commit them, the rate of their commission and the extent to which they are committed. The rate of crimes committed by males is more than that ...

Answers to Questions One: Gang Intervention/ Prevention Program

An example of a gang intervention/prevention program: Mass Campaign against Gang Membership and Activities Gangs in the United States have become a big problem in society. They engage in criminal activities and disturb the peace with every opportunity that they get. It is, therefore, important that these gangs be prevented from recruiting members and committing a crime. It is the duty of both the government and every citizen of the United States to participate in gang prevention and intervention activities. Christian Outreach Planning Associates Incorporated or simply COPA is an organization that conducts sensitization campaigns against gang activity. There ...

Juvenile delinquents should not be treated like adult offenders due to various reasons. The juvenile delinquent is young at maybe 14 years, and their level of maturity, experience, and decision-making cannot be compared to that of a 24-year-old. The delinquents often act as a result of peer pressure or other mischievous reasons that young people get involved in immorally. An adult has the maturity and decision-making knowledge to avoid engaging in irresponsible activities (Shoemaker, 2009). The other reason is that the delinquents are still young and have room for improvement if raised and corrected. Many delinquents have grown up ...

Abstract

The transformation of the Primary Care Practices (PCP) into The Patient- Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model is expected to improve patient’s care, comprising even the ones with complex needs. According to Rich et.al (2012), PCMH is expected to reduce the risks associated with fragmented care and poor outcomes. The paper will also address factors as whether or not patient health care needs and even preferences are being met, whether the care is appropriate for the illness, timeliness, and procedures involved. Moreover, it will comprehensively address the state of provider contracting and its direction in the future. Nonetheless, the ...

a. Hilton Reward Program, named Hilton HHonors Worldwide (HHW), was adopted in 1998 in order to build loyalty to The Hilton brand and attract as many customers. The Hilton brand consist of two independent corporations: Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) and Hilton Hotel International (HHI). HHC is responsible for the Canadian and both American regions while HHI controls the rest of the world, preferable Europe. These two corporations have their own executives but one marketing program. The strength of the Hilton HHonors Worldwide is that is works in both corporations. Customers can get free nights and other benefits from the ...

The significant astronomical aspect that was chosen for discussion in this essay is the NEAR Shoemaker landing on Asteroid Eros. NEAR is the acronym for The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous and was named in the honor of Gene Shoemaker, one of the most renowned planetary scientist. This project was actually planned for studying the 422 Eros, the near earth Asteroid. 422 Eros is one of the largest asteroids of near Earth. This astronomical operation was the first mission to orbit an asteroid and also the first to land on an asteroid’s surface. The fundamental scientific goals of this ...

Article review.

Shoemaker, P.J.H., Krupp, S., Howland, S. “Strategic leadership the essential skills”. Harvard Business Review. 02-03 (2013): 1-5.Print.

Thesis statement

The article is dedicated to researching essential skills a strategic leader has to possess. While the scope of the notion ‘strategic leadership’ remains not sufficiently researched (Morill 2), the description of essential skills of a strategic leader can be used to address strategic leadership from conceptual standpoint. Relying on the findings of empirical research in several corporations, the authors of the article distinguish six skills, essential for a strategic leader. They include anticipating, challenging the status quo, interpreting data, deciding, aligning ...

Marketing research gives the opportunity and means for the companies to learn their customers, or it links consumers to marketers through information. Also, it helps to identify problems and opportunities, evaluate marketing strategies and their performance (Shoemaker 1994, p. 39). The research process consists of six steps with many implications to be considered to avoid problems. The first step is identification of managerial problems and research objectives (Walker & Mullins 2014, p. 136). The most frequent mistake of marketers is defining unclear objectives which threatens the whole research process. For example, the tactic problems, such as pricing, demand specific goals, ...

The United Sates economy is the strongest economy in the world. The economy remains vibrant despite having experienced eight recessions since 1929. The goal of all the economic policy makers is to maintain a healthy economic growth rate. In the last quarter of 2013, the economy had grown at a rate of 2.6 %. The same growth was not reflected in the first quarter of 2014, with a Gross Domestic product, decreasing with one percent. A healthy growth rate grows fast enough to create jobs for the unemployed and avoid inflation (Matoloni, Shoemaker, & Aversa, 2014).

The Gross Domestic Product of the United ...

Elaine Shoemaker, Head of the Department

72 West Street

Cuba

Respected Elaine Shoemaker Requesting for the Approval to Attend the Course McGill University has planned to conduct a course titled “Managing a Technological Environment” during 5th of February, 2014. The total duration of the course is 5th to 9th of February. The course focuses to bring out new technological innovation in the field of telephone networking. Many experts have planned to deliver a lecture on “Networking Technology”; this course is going to explore many ideas on telephone networking technology. Many industrialists have scheduled their time to participate in this course. Many of our competitors have planned to ...

Political Economy of Social Welfare

I. Introduction Popular opinion refers to the sentiment, belief or view shared or held by the majority of the public about a particular issue of interest. On the other hand, socialization process refers to the way through which people interact to discuss an issue that affect their daily lives. When it comes to media, it has a wide influence on public opinion and can sway the views held by people about a particular topic of interest (Shamir & Shamir, 2000). In short, media help in shaping the popular opinion, especially so when people respond to their priorities and needs. Moreover, media also ...

Gatekeeping is a subject that has elicited incessant debate in the contemporary world. The mentioned subject merely connotes to the reception of chunk of information. Consequently, the information gathered is filtered before it is disseminated to the public (Shoemaker & Vos, 2009). Worth mentioning is the fact that media houses receive myriad information from the entire globe. Not all this information is aired to the public; the information that raises ethical issues or which do not adhere to the organization policy are stamped out from the list. Prevalently, gatekeeping has been faced by significant ethical issues. The research majors on ...

Abstract

The paper provides a discussion through different theories and methods for self-leadership development and focuses primarily on the matter if leader skills and traits can be nurtured through the experience and self-improvement. Different researchers and authors have made suggestions regarding both professional and personal leadership, which is believed to be interrelated. Paper also alludes to practices, which are found to be used for self-leadership cultivation and refers to practical recommendations for self-upgrade. The final summary present paper’s author combined analyses on the reviewed literature and wraps up within reference to practical researchers recommendations. Key words: self-leadership, self-made leader, ...

Introduction

There is an old saying that goes says that, if a dog bit a man today, it would not provoke any extraordinary reaction from the public. However, if the man bit the dog back, it would certainly create a buzz in society. The essence of this analogy is to illustrate that there are qualities that make something qualify to be in the news. These qualities give an event, or whatever piece of information newsworthiness. Today, one would possibly think that if a celebrity face or story does not appear on the front pages of a newspaper or magazine, it won’t sell at all ( ...

Literature Review covering Media and Politics

Introduction Media and politics come hand in hand because they combine to convey information to the public. Media is defined as the channel in which information is stored and transmitted to the population. The media has been given different names such as mass media or the news media. The media has many advantages and disadvantages that could end up ruining the country and corrupting the youth. Politics is defined as the practice of influencing people so as to do their civic duty in the society (Safire, p.566). By influencing people certain people are able to gain position of ...

Popular opinion refers to the views or opinions that held by the majority of the public about a particular issue of interest which may either be social, economic or political issue. Socialization process refers to the processes through which people come together and interact to discuss on issue that affect their daily lives. Media has a wide influence on the public opinion and can sway the views held by people about a particular topic of interests (Shamir, 2000). They help in shaping the popular opinion. The media influences the way people perceive a particular subject through analysing of the available facts or through ...

Funding is requested from the National Science Foundation in order to carry out proposed research based on the calorimetric study of enthalpy, Gibb’s energy, and entropy. The technique of calorimetric experimentation has changed a great deal from the early 1960s when studies of the heat ionization of water were conducted. The first adiabatic bomb calorimeters were very simple and controlling the difference in temperature between the inside and outside jackets was hard to control. The difference in temperature needs to be as small as possible, close to an infinitesimal amount. Technology has developed to sophisticated levels. The automatic capabilities ...

Introduction

I, Pencil is an interesting and captivating story by Leonard Read. The story is of timeless significance as it outlines the manufacturing processes that people tend to neglect. The story as narrated by the author is intended to explain the invisible hand that harmonizes all the individual’s activities to benefit the society as a whole. The I, Pencil story depicts the whole process of manufacturing the pencil, from the natural resources to the product, pencil. It also demonstrates that no single individual can make an item without the involvement of other people and other resources. This paper focuses on ...

A juvenile delinquent is a minor who has committed a crime. The minor is always under the age of eighteen and it is considered that the minor has no responsibility and therefore he or she cannot be given judgment as an adult. In some American states they have reduced their age to 14 but in Africa the age is below 21 years. Currently many young people are struggling with the question of identity. The norms that used to guide the pattern of how the minors were to behave are deteriorating. The values that were the pillars of the society are no ...

Youth in the Justice System:

I highly appreciate patience and exercising due diligence in decision making especially in situations that are overly pressurizing to an individual. I believe that decent people of the society exercise acts of patience (Thornberry, 2004). The fact that I have holds this virtue and belief, I have gradually developed a substantially negative attitude for impatience and people who do not exercise due diligence in decision-making. There are times in the early morning hours when everyone is travelling to different places of work and school, which make me particularly frustrated, as the roads are chaotic. I silently think that my ...

The paper argues about the human mind exhibits unity; that it can perceive various activities occurring at the same time together as elements of a single conscious state. The unity of consciousness is fundamental to human cognitive functions. It is the basis in which we merge our senses and our minds to recognise, act and react. The unified consciousness is responsible for our ability to make comparisons based on our senses weaving it into one experience.

The notion of the unity of consciousness is the basis of cognitive research stemming from notable work by Descartes, Leibniz and Kant. Descartes’ argument ...

The institution of health care is a broad field that has grown from humble backgrounds, in the medieval times, to a complex field coupled with technological advancements. The sociology of the health care environment with the modern societal inclinations, and the transcendence of healthy populations is majorly pegged on the ethical interactions and associations between the elements of the two worlds; healthcare and the society. Healthcare reception by the society relies on the healthy relations between the two elements. Therefore, positive interaction relations in the society are responsible for the realization of a healthy healthcare system in any society. This case ...

Why did the Boston Tea Party become an iconic event in the American Revolution

The Boston Tea Party remains one of the most important events in American political history as it was basically the spark which set everything off. The people in Boston were rebelling against the astronomically high duties payable on British tea which had to be borne by themselves and this was seen as a grossly unfair tax on the American nation. The maxim ‘No taxation without representation’ is the main element here and it was basically a revolt by the common people against the arbitrary and totalitarian British state who imposed its will without taking note of the consequences.

The Boston Tea Party and Alfred Young

In his skillfully ...

The future of data security and information assurance is aimed at providing quality services to the right people and at the right time. In recent times, data security and information assurance aims to improve its services to the immediate consumer in the world of business which is currently adapting the internet-centric environment. This means that the internal enterprise is operating with the external enterprise in its service provision- management of its operation and application (Whitman & Mattord, 2011, p. 98). This internet centric environment is advantageous in that it is able to cover a larger system rather than monitoring a small field, ...