1. Introduction 1.1 Background of the study In the recent years, the global economy has evolved to an economy of knowledge. All OECD (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries have moved from models based on labour, raw materials, and physical capital to economies of knowledge and intangible capital. In an ever-changing global marketplace, companies are looking for every opportunity to gain competitive advantage. Advances in technology, increasingly informed customers, information overload, new regulatory requirements, and liberalization of the...
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Kennedy focused on the idea of deterrence in his book Don't Shoot. His intended goal was to stop the killings that was happening in the African American communities. The killings stemmed from guns and drugs. There was not a lot of attention that was given to these communities and people just let it happen. Kennedy decided that it was time for him to do something about the situation and that is exactly what he did. I strongly believe that this...
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Abstract: Crimes committed with guns are happening daily in our society. The point of this research paper is to collect secondary analysis data on every state in the U.S. to find how their state, federal, and local gun laws could open opportunities for crime and death rates that were committed with firearms. This research will be looking at state gun laws and the main crimes that are committed with guns. The main crimes are homicide, suicide, aggravated assault, rape, and...
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Introduction/Executive Summary 1.1 Description of context Since its inception, Toyota Motor Corporation has built its success around the core philosophies of its production system. The company has obsessed over innovation and efficiency throughout all its business processes (Hill, 2011). Presently many of Toyota's direct and indirect competitors have adopted similar processes and have been able to close in on Toyota's competitive advantage significantly (Hill, 2011). Due to this, these competitors are prompting Toyota to change or adjust its strategy to...
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Literature is a timeless source of entertainment no matter when it was written. The reader can gain insight on the values and culture from even a thousand years ago. Readers can gather a valuable understanding about how literature reflects the evolution of a hero-like character throughout different periods in history. Throughout the Middle Ages, a hero is shown through physical and mental strength and honor. During the Renaissance time period, heroic traits are shown through confidence in oneself. During the...
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Take a deep breath. If you want to be known as a fearless warrior, you must do this. You sit quietly looking at the beast spear in hand preparing yourself for the events that are about to unfold. You take your chance and throw your spear in hopes your target is hit. All your practice and training at the warrior camp pays off. You watch with pride as the lion, your lion collapses. In modern-day to day life this not...
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Organ Transplantation and âSaviour Siblingsâ: How Fiction Depicted These Areas Through the Years Introduction In the latest years, a new kind of embryo selection has been brought to the publicâs attention. Doctors can pick an embryo for implantation which will become a ââsaviour siblingââ, a brother or a sister that is capable of donating life-saving tissue to an existing child. In England, this practice has been explicitly allowed by the new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 under some strict...
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The link between media exposure and pervasive discontent of oneâs physical appearance is something that has been long established (reference) in literature that covers a century. In the modern era we now live, technology has transformed the exhibition of ideals, opinions, and capacity of content for which young people can compare themselves. Arguably the biggest platform for a constantly growing library of images depicting idealised body-types is Instagram; with more than 500 million accounts active every day and more than...
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An Analytical Study on the Tea Culture of China and Sri Lanka An Analytical Study on the Tea Culture of China and Sri Lanka 143 Introduction China is the homeland of tea, the Chinese started to use tea as medicine and food 4,000 years ago (Emperor Shennonâs Herbal Classics cited in Li, 1993). In Han Dynasty, tea has become the special drink among the royal families. Since Tang Dynasty, tea drinking became a daily social vogue and was enjoyed by...
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The Mahabharata is the great Indian Epic, which contains as its central theme the narrative of the conflict leading up to the battle of Kurukshetra, followed by the great battle itself, and lastly the resolution after the battle and its aftermath. The origin of the conflict is the dissention between the Gods (Devas) and the demons (asuras). These two groups in their fight for supremacy find it necessary to incarnate as humans who form the two opposing groups in the...
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Social Hierarchy has existed for decades. The societal construct based hierarchy places people into categories defined by their financial standing across a scale, ranging from upper class down to the poverty level. The upper and lower class are often segregated, living in different parts of town and having different experiences due to the opposite lifestyles that they live. In Nicholas Sparksâs novel, The Best of Me, Dawson Cole, a boy from an unprosperous, criminal family meets Amanda Collier, a wealthy,...
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Executive Summary This report will focus on the Target Market Persona and the Marketing Mix recommendations. Discussed within the report are various marketing mixes, plans, strategies, tools and responsibilities in which RMIT University face while dealing with their target market and their consumers. There are several marketing mixes used to provide recommendations as to the various ways in which RMIT must market their brand, they involve of; the 7Pâs marketing mix, SWOT analysis, PESTLE, external environment analysis, competitive analysis and...
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Background The name of my organization is Wil -Bek which will be found in Baastona âAccra, Wil-Bek is a company that manufactures and distribution of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages for now itâs a sole proprietorship but later due to circumstance I can change it to be a partnership. The size of my organization is small since is a new company, will employ two labor workers in Will-Bek company, as time goes on, I will involve more personnel in the organization...
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Case I This summary reflects the case study on Hotel New World Tragedy. This incident of collapse of the Hotel took place in the mid-month of March i.e. 15th March 1986 resulting in causalities of 33 deaths and 17 rescued during the rescue period. There were several assumptions made on the collapse such as internal blast, non-standard concrete mixtures, and poor site selection along with the weak foundation. After detail study of the collapse and investigation from many different aspects...
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Introduction In this essay I will be discussing the implications and uncertainty of Brexit on Starbucks. Analysing two Brexit scenarios, I will investigate how Brexit will impact Starbucks in regard to the important factors: Workforce, Labour Migration, Market Access and Trade. Brexit is an abbreviation of Britain exiting the EU Membership, âan economic and political union with 28 countries which allows free movement of goods, capital, services and people between member statesâ [GOV.UK. 2019]. Being a part of the European...
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Introduction Living in the modern world, technology and the media surrounds us in our everyday lives. Entertainment such as news, movies and video games depict violent imagery in millions of homes, yet are considered normal in todayâs society. This consumption of media either makes the threat of the outside world more daunting or less alarming. People have always been fascinated by crime despite the fact it is condemned. This has led many to questions the role and relationship between media...
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This essay aims to argue in favour of the category of âIrish Gothicâ with reference to Bram Stokerâs Dracula and a film directed by Neil Jordan entitled âThe Butcher Boyâ. The themes of paranoia, Protestantism, anti-Catholicism and the desire or fear of the Other are typical of the reoccurring motifs found in Gothic literature generally (Hoeveler 2). Their inclusion within Irish literature does not in itself create the category of âIrish Gothicâ and Irish Gothic artists, both writers and directors...
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Abstract The terminology and typologies used to describe alcoholics and diagnose alcoholism have changed dramatically from when William Carpenter first published âOn the Use and Abuse of Alcoholic Liquors in Health and Diseaseâ in 1850 to the publication of the DSM V in 2013. E.M. Jellinek had a profound impact on emphasizing the importance of treating alcoholism as a disease that should be studied scientifically, thus paving the way for the changes of these typologies and how people are diagnosed....
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The fifties and sixties of the United States were a time of prosperity and peace for most Americans. Living a carefree life without fear or worry. Booming economy, raising families, flashy cars, nice clothes, night clubs, and music. Doo-wop, swing, and rock and roll flooded the airwaves in homes, restaurants, cars, and clubs. Music was everywhere. The post-World War II America in most Americans memories was a happy time. However, there are those that were forgotten, left in the shadows...
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The topics of Ethics is not one commonly brought up in the litany of rhetoric of educational systems along with subjects like math and scienceâ often placing the role of molding the growing childâs moral code to the parents or religious institutions. Typically, many of these values are learned in life lessons through trial and error, pit falls and triumphs, or childhood fables which are espoused to be used as models for future behavior. As we age these lessons are...
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William Shakespeareâs play Twelfth Night and John Miltonâs epic poem Paradise Lost, challenge the traditional conservative views of women. Twelfth Night demonstrates a radical and powerful presentation of women as they control and dominate the actions of the characters and plot line. Paradise Lost provides an interpretation of the Biblical text of the fall of man, as the poem presents Eve as a heroic figure willing to sacrifice herself for the greater good. However, Twelfth Night and Paradise Lost fail...
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While the previous chapters have dealt with the contents and similarities and differences of the 2016 Bill and the Standing Committee Report, this chapter aims to critically engage with their understanding and approach to commercial surrogacy using the perspectives of morality and autonomy, economic freedom and risks, as well as health approaches and the disability movementâs response to commercial surrogacy. A Feminist Analysis Surrogacy may influence the ways in which society views reproductive rights and enables them to be exercised....
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Abstract The purpose of studying childrenâs lying behavior is to give valid reasons on why children begin to lie early in life in order to conceal their wrongdoing. However, at many times children are coached to lie and it is harder to detect the lie when the child is able to conceal transgression and have good semantic leakage. We will examine and predict the effect of coaching lies and the cognitive load of children when they lie. Children (N=240; 3-8...
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It is no secret that how a person was raised and what they experience shape who they become. However, when we think of childhood experiences shaping a person, we often forget that the experiences they face in childhood can become a factor related to mental health issues they are experiencing as an adult. According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (2018) there is a fifty percent chance of a Canadian experiencing mental health issues by the time they...
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Pregnancy and Risk Factors During pregnancy, there are many factors that can affect the fetus and/or the mother. It is important, as a healthcare provider, to incorporate health promotion into obstetrics care. My patient, JW, is on her third pregnancy, and is around 8 weeks and 3 days pregnant. Previously, she endured a spontaneous abortion in 2008. In 2015, at 36 weeks gestation, she went under an emergency cesarean section due to oligohydramnios, which means deficient amniotic fluid. The baby...
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Introduction Marijuana or cannabis is the most commonly abused drug in the United States, and its uses have been increasing in recent years despite the strict rules that the government has imposed over the substance (Hickenlooper 244). The uses of bhang are common among youthful people who apply it for several reasons particularly to stimulate their brain. The drug is prohibited as a result of the adverse effects that it has on the users. Marijuana is highly addictive, and it...
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Abstract Why does the law bind people, and which law is binding? The answers that are attempted to this question often lead to discussions on interaction and relation (or lack thereof) of law and morality, and relate to the question of effectiveness of a law. The current paper aims to present these much trodden jurisprudential questions albeit in a novel setting. Focusing on issues of infringement of intellectual property and corruption as two examples, the paper aims to discuss whether...
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One of the most prominent themes throughout Beckettâs works is the passage of time. This essay will explore the presentation of the passage of time in Beckettâs Waiting for Godot and Molloy. The characters in these works are utterly constrained by the ways in which time passes, has passed and will continue to pass; from Vladimir and Estragon who are condemned to spend their lives waiting for a person that may not even exist, to Molloy and Moran who find...
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ABSTRACT Domestic violence is one of the most frequent forms of violence in which the police themselves must deal constantly. My assignment describes police officers' experiences, tactics, and changes in policing to deal with different types of domestic violence. Recommendations about the most effective way to train police officers to cope with unexpected situations of integral risk to domestic violence are suggested. INTRODUCTION In this essay, I will have the opportunity to assess how social policy responds to the social...
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Introduction In this essay, the focus is to examine food insecurity as the root cause of conflict in modern societies. In this context, it would be pertinent to use the term conflict analysis to mean the systematic study of the causes motivating actors and the dynamics of conflict. Dealing with any conflict would require that it would first be analyzed and understood. Before any intervention can be initiated in the context of conflict, conflict analysis is the most important step...
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