Essays on Syracuse

While Lightner Witmer has been largely credited with the conceptualization and creation of a separate field of study for school psychology (D’Amato et al., 2011), it has it’s true roots, in many ways, in the creation of the IQ test. The IQ test was pioneered by Alfred Binet who was specifically interested in the standards of the normal mind. Today, the Binet-Simon scale, first generated in 1905, is still used in schools to determine a child’s overall ability to perform certain tasks (Binet & Simon, 1905). Perhaps more significantly, however, it was significant that Binet recognized that ...

Introduction

The Greater Toronto Area has been recognized as one of the most affected provinces in Canada by poverty. This aspect contrasts the distinct image the rest of the world has with regards to the region, especially of Toronto. Stapleton (2015) indicates that Toronto’s economy accounts for almost 11% of the country’s GDP with its exports equaling close to $70 billion in products and services. In addition, it is also a hub for Information and Communication Technology as well as Canada’s media and financial center. As a result, the population in the city is comprised of wealthy ...

The impact of motivation and job satisfaction in Portuguese hotels

Main Aim & Objectives: The main aim of the research is to assess the impact of Employee motivation and Job satisfaction in Portugal hotels. This will help any hotel to improve its processes.

Research questions:

RQ1: What is the impact of employee motivation in Portuguese Hotels? RQ2: What is the impact of employee job satisfaction in Portuguese Hotels? In today’s economy, great store is placed on the abstract values such as knowledge and competence possessed by the workers. A great value in the hotel industry for which customers are willing to pay now, is being created through the human capital or ...

Introduction

The very title of this article may seem to some readers fantastic. Is there any evidence that alien beings exist? Can we prove that there is no clear scientific argument in favor of their life and activity? Such questions immediately arise among readers, of course, they are quite natural. And yet, I will try to show that the statement of the problem in our time of exclusively rapid scientific and technical progress is quite logic. Moreover, most recently the first steps towards the solution of this great problem facing mankind were taken. Basically, from the scientific point of view ...

The symbol of Kohl’s stock is KSS and it is listed on NYSE. The stock is currently trading at $46.05 (as of 30 March 2016) and the value is down by 1.07% in the intraday trading. The basic stock chart provided in the following depicts the declining trend in the company’s stock value over one year. The figure also reflects that the current price of the company’s stock is below the 20-day moving average. It indicates that there is a possibility of short-term gain from investing in the company’s stocks. However, in the long term ...

The Postman Always Rings Twice

“The Postman Always Rings Twice” is a novel set in 1934 and is authored by James M. Cain (Hoopes 13). The novel was fairly successful but not of good reputation among publication houses and was considered as one of the most significant crime novels of the 20th century. Gripping and concise (not more than 120 pages long), the novel's combines sexuality and violent behavior which was astounding at that time. However it resulted in the book getting banned in Boston. However, its startling theme has earned the book a rank in Modern Library 100 Best Novels list (Modern Library 98). The ...