Essays on Stature

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Gender equality is one of the most controversial and complicated issues that have plagued human societies for many years. In fact, the issue regarding gender equality has been an age-old problem that have prevailed even in the contemporary society. The problem in gender equality lies on the concept of equality itself, primarily because the concept of equality is too broad to be explicitly defined. The case of Stella Bliss, for example, is a manifestation that the concept of equality is subjective and depends on the prevailing perception on equality. According to the merits of the case, Stella Bliss, a ...

The growth of a person is considered to be a very complex process. There are diverse elements that impact a child’s development and growth throughout its life cycle. These elements could be grouped into two – environmental and hereditary. One of the environmental elements is nutrition. Along with other factors that impact growth, including migration, altitude, climate, and urbanization, as well as migration, nutrition impacts retardation or the increase hereditary abilities of a person. There is a close correlation between nutrition and growth. The process of cell multiplication, as well as their size, necessitates a sufficient supply of amino ...

1.0 Introduction Citi Group (Citi) has taken a bad hit during the financial crisis in 2008, which it continues to shoulder today, almost a decade later. The appointment of current CEO Michael Corbat in 2012 pushed the company back to the path of better reduction of non-profitability, which finally broke through in 2015 when Citi finally made positive profits beyond its 2015 breakeven target. The succeeding sections explored this journey of challenges and promises as clearly as possible. 2.0 Mission and Vision: Impact to Primary Stakeholders Citi’s vision and mission focuses on the customer as a financial services ...

Dwarfism is defined as a physical disorder that is characterized by short stature and inability of a person to achieve a minimum height of 148 cm in his or her adulthood. Dwarfism has several types and various etiologies. The reasons of it might be genetic, metabolic or constitutional. Nowadays there are approximately 100 kinds of dwarfism, however none of these kinds is common because dwarfism occurs only in 0.5 to 1.5 births per 10000. In general there are two main qualifications of dwarfism. The first qualification relates to patients with short stature but proportionate and normal trunk-to-limb ratio. The ...

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The digital revolution that reached its peak in the second part of the 20th century pervades its influence on every facet of the global society. One of the effects of a society impacted by this evolution is the faster access to data and the availability of the global community to that information. Nonetheless, there is another instance that is changing the operation of contemporary society-extremism. Examining all of its contemporary features, extremism is posing a two-pronged threat; one, it impacts the global community and two, terrorism impacts the changes that society will undergo. It is only after ...

The Gender Discrimination in Criminal Justice System

Introduction Traditionally, women have not been viewed as criminals because of their less aggressive nature, making the act of crime to be mainly associated with the male gender. There are several theories brought forth to explain why the female gender would, or would not engage in crime. The theories, however, do not provide satisfactory explanations to the phenomenon leading to counterarguments. Also, the criminal justice of the United States of America has been viewed as discriminatory because it fails to address the gender needs of female offenders whose number has increased over time. This essay discusses the historical perspectives, ...

Different people have different ideas and ideals. The objective of this paper is to discuss the different ideas and ideals that shaped Liu Dapeng and the person that he grew out to become during his existence as a part of Chinese History during the early twentieth century . For starters, Liu Dapeng was a provincial degree holder who never had the experience to be in a government office. He managed to become a successful man eventually and this was because of his inherent skill to adapt to various situations and overcome the various challenges that life threw at him. Persistence ...

In the automobile industry, there are several manufacturers of the different brands, makes and models of the vehicles used by almost anyone globally. Different people require different vehicles that suit their needs. These vehicles are brought for a purpose; depending on the consumer needs. This consumer needs vary geographically, demographically, psycho-graphically and in terms of customer behavior . Each of these factors can be broken down further into smaller segments. This is a diverse market with different needs and qualities. Marketing using the same strategy would be detrimental. A form of marketing therefore has to be devised to take advantage ...

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The Irish leadership perspective has a crucial role in its national life due to the impact Irish political leaders have in the economic life of the country. Understanding this national leadership characteristics significantly contributes to the national awareness of its strengths and weaknesses. Based on Hofstede’s leadership categorization model, the commonly held leadership characteristics can be described as small power distance, weakly uncertainty avoidant, collectivist, masculine, and long-term oriented. American leaders who want to engage Irish leaders and population will have to make adjustments in at least three dimensions of differences, namely, individualism vs. collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, and ...

Sima Guang helped improve historiography in ancient China; the concepts that he espoused in co-authoring the Zizhi Tongjian have formed the basis for recording historical events and the same concepts have continued to be in use, even for the modern day historian (Buckley, 45).

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Sima Guang was a pioneer in the structured recording of historical events in ancient China. He compiled the Zizhi Tongjian, which offers a historical timeline of key events in China from 403 BCE to 959 BCE. Zizhi Tongjian is often referred to as the “comprehensive mirror for aid in government” (De Crespigny, 73). Historians have ...

The song American Soldier was done by an American Country Music artist by the name Toby Keith, who was born in the year 1961. This song was his second single in an album that went by the title “Shock’n y’all”. At one point, this song was became a number one hit in the United States. The song talks about a soldier who is all set for war. This soldier is willing to take the duty and the responsibility that his job comes with. This therefore means that the soldier is not only willing to go for wear but he ...