Introduction Business Environment Risk Intelligence (BERI) was started in 1966 and is located in Friday Harbor, WA. BERI is a private company that is classified as an insurance company and manages comprehensive rankings, forecasts, and analyses in over 140 countries around the world (Skipper and Kwon, 2007, p.167). Their customers...
When it comes to the topic of the Civil War, one of the most common and controversial questions for discussion is whether the Confederacy had the opportunity to win. At first sight, it seems that the South had a variety of advantages. It was superior to the North in terms...
Introduction Healthcare is a medical term which refers to all activities and services involving human health, such as the diagnosis, treatment, as well as prevention of illness, disease, injury, and other mental and physical impairments in humans. Health care is delivered or administered by practitioners in various medical professions such...
Introduction There is an increasing demand for technologies that support the connecting or sharing of resources and data in a flexible and standardized manner. This demand has led to the development of Web services, a phenomenon that has become a household name. Almost every company is creating its own definition...
It is quite unfortunate that the justice system would sentence Individuals to Life without possible parole (LWOP) which is a clear condemnation to die in the prison. Facts have proved that LWOP is severe, swift, and certain punishment. It is a reality that these individuals indeed end up dying in...
The paper is a critical examination of what led to the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis in the United States of America. It is worth noting that the subprime mortgage crisis is a financial as well as real estate crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010. Subprime refers to the credit...
Introduction In the recent years, biased policing has been the area of major concern for many scholars of law enactment and implementation policies. Police officers have been largely criticized for majorly targeting the poor and the minority neighborhoods. In fact, a recent empirical quest has revealed that the police treated...
Christopher Columbus, William Rub, and Pope Urban II were driven by different philosophies in their quest to convert the non-Christians into Christianity. Some of them used dialogue such as William Rub ruck while others as Christopher Columbus used violence and enslavement. The holy land the Pope was referring to is...
Definition of Sexual Harassment There are plethora of approaches to defining sexual harassment; the legal perspective, socio-psychological perspective, and the public or lay perspective. In line with the legal perspective, a lot of definitions have been developed in accordance to historical writings (Barling & Cooper, 2008). In 1980, the US...
The Just In Time (JIT) system is a management philosophy that aims at improving productivity through the elimination of waste and improved quality. This system is based on the elimination of waste by moving goods through the production process when they are needed (Patil, 2008). Gopalakrishnan ( 2002) notes that...
Juno is a touching movie about unexpected pregnancy and searches for individuality. Many critics regarded it as a so-called dramedy, a combination of drama and comedy. In Juno, there are moments of lighthearted humor that keep it from getting too dramatic. It tells a simple story of a teenage girl...
Respiratory protection is important especially in cases where one is likely to be exposed to substances that might be harmful to the respiratory system or the body organs. In some cases, a person might be in an environment of very low oxygen concentration hence the need to supplement its supply....
Introduction Normal cells undergo normal division which can be controlled by inhibitors, while cancer cells split rapidly in an unorganized manner and even in the presence of inhibitors. The rapid uncontrollable division by cancer cells forms the basis of the difference between normal cells and cancer cells. Mitotic index (MI)...
Financial systems are the very foundation and heart of a free market economy. Therefore, it is not surprising that the financial crisis witnessed in 2007 to 2008 sent panic waves globally as investors and governments realized the possibility of the total collapse of the world’s economic system. With the proliferation...
For any student to be successful in his studies, there are various strategies that should be implemented. However, it is of great importance to note that not all learning strategies work best for all students. Therefore, it’s the responsibility of every student to determine and evaluate the best learning strategies...
Introduction Sand flea robot like many other robots was inspired by the sand flea (Wagstaff 2011). This was due to the big hurdle that soldiers faced in the task of getting over walls and getting into the danger of getting trapped or ambushed by their enemies. The idea of Sand...
In the business context, employees are the most valuable assets and greatly determine the success of any business. Many businesses despite having all the capabilities necessary to enhance performance have failed due to a lack of the essential input towards their employee’s concerns. Indeed, employee satisfaction equals customer satisfaction (Levesque,...
The Mexican-American War in the United States of America was a logical continuation of the conflict between Mexico and Texas. Although this conflict as a whole caused much division in American society, the abolitionists had different reasons for opposing the war. The reason for this is the slave states of...
Introduction There is little information available on the study of the relation between the physics community and individuals involved in the study of humanities and social sciences. However, the available studies show a strong association between physics and time, and a weak correlation between physics and aging. Research shows a...
Introduction Technological advancements in the global economy have changed the focus to the provision of services to assurance companies. Firms have had to shift from the local and traditional modes of doing business and embrace technology and innovation to meet the ever-dynamic customer needs as well as maintaining their competitive...
The model of communication presented in the video portrays challenges at various levels of the communication process. The source of information, the receptionist, demonstrates a negative attitude to a female guest, Mrs. Richard. This negative attitude is one of the barriers to their effective communication. Instead of answering Mrs. Richards’...
Introduction In the half year ended 31 December 2008, Microsoft acquired twenty companies giving out consideration worth $1.6 billion. The consideration was given mainly in the form of cash. All the companies acquired during this financial year were included in the company’s results of operations starting from the date of...
Introduction Credit crunch refers to an economic condition where the amount of credit available reduces drastically either due to tightened rules by the banks or reduced amount of money available. The crunch may also be caused by Massive external borrowing, merging credit with equity culture, fluctuation in business banking model...
Introduction Like many other professions in the world today, nursing has undergone tremendous transformations throughout history. It is evident that the outlook of nursing in the 21st century as an admirable career differs largely from what was known a century ago. This change has been brought about by visionary and...
The modern metaphysical outlooks demand philosophers to stay away from explicit claims that would turn them into exclusive realists or idealists. Nevertheless, the problem of referring to the past stances still exists, and many philosophers choose to ignore the opportunity of taking a unified approach to the realism-idealism dichotomy. It...
Introduction Information about Justice Marshall Thurgood’s biography was obtained through literature reviews of written works such as books, web materials and journals. The reason for preferring such sources is the fact that they provide accurate and precise details about Thurgood Marshall and his overall life history. Moreover, these sources contain...
Descartes was continuously striving for certainty of the beliefs being held. Only with certainty can these be claimed as knowledge. However, in terms of the human mind, Descartes argued that each person is foremost a thinking being, free in decision-making as God, and therefore as thinkers, humans escape mechanical causality....
Introduction Superheroes can be considered the myths of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like Hercules and Odysseus of Ancient Greece, they can be an inspiration, but also an icon of their time (Bland). In both of these capacities, they exemplify the values of their era, showing modern audiences how some...
The question of self-incrimination was a controversial idea and remained questionable throughout the history of criminal law. The fifth amendment of the law protected in-custody interrogation of a victim without the consent of the council. The current constitution provides that no person should be compelled to be a witness against...
It is possible to state that Europe’s debt crisis has become one of the most burning issues of the continent. The countries of the Eurozone are trying to decide whether they need the common currency. The crisis influences the lives of many people living in those countries. Admittedly, it is...
The article under, analysis is called Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to while Cantaloupe from Jensen Farms, Colorado (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). The report introduces general information about bacteria causing the disease outbreak in numerous states in the United States, as well as the statistics of the...
In his article, “The Frivolity of Evil,” Theodore Dalrymple discusses such issues as the underlying causes of evil deeds. For this, he considers the attitude of people towards evil and the role of government in its emergence. Numerous questions come to one’s mind while thinking about the origin of this...
In the book, James McPherson presents seven essays in which he expands on his argument that Abraham Lincoln led the second revolution in America, as he calls the Civil War. This event was revolutionary as it transformed the states’ weak union into an entirely new nation based on democratic capitalism...