Ancient Mayan civilization had a branch of many different countries spread widely all over the world. Countries such as Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador all have Mayan ancestral backgrounds. More Mayan cultures have even been discovered in over four Mexican states. Over a span of three thousand years the Mayan culture had over 30 different written and spoken languages. Architecture and also derived a well-ordered social class system. Art and a well-developed Mayan calendar were one of the many traditions that have been past down as well as having some relevance into days time and age. Today's handicrafts are still produced using ancient techniques and retain their importance within the Maya culture. Weaving has now become one of the Maya's best-known features. The ancient Maya used textiles made from cotton just as they are today. The Maya also make baskets, pottery and woodcarvings of animals, saints and brightly painted toys and

Childhood obesity is a serious issue in today's society. Many children, of all different ages and races suffer from obesity. There are reasons why these children are suffering from this serious problem. Childhood obesity in America causes many health and social problems for children. One of the reasons why there are children who are overweight is because of video games. Children who play video games typically don't get the exercise they need to help them burn calories. They aren't getting the exercise that all young children need to stay healthy. While you're playing video games, you don't notice how many calories your consuming and you tend to over eat. Gamer's consume an average of 163 more calories through the day. Blood test for appetite-related hormone levels showed that playing games actually made them hungrier (Blackwell). Gamer's think that by playing games they should be "rewarded" with great tasting foods that are very unhealthy for a per

Mack Charles Parker was an African American born in 1936. He grew up in Poplarville, Mississippi, and at age 36 was murdered by a mob because he was accused of raping a white woman. Accusing black men of crimes, even when innocent, was common in the south at this time and many innocent men were punished by death for the deeds of white men. Mack Parker was arrested for raping and kidnapping Mrs. June Walters from Petal, Mississippi. Mrs. Walters claimed that she and her husband were driving through Lumberton, MS when their vehicle broke down. Mr. Walters went to get some help while June stayed in the vehicle. She stated that while her husband was gone, Mack Parker kidnapped her and her four year-old daughter at gunpoint and took them to Black Creek Ford Road where he proceeded to rape her. At the time of the rape, she w

Animal testing has been a hotly debated topic for many years among animal rights activists and scientists. Although research scientists claim that there are many benefits that can result from animal testing, it is, nonetheless, cruel and harmful to the animals involved. Many of these animals are taken out of shelters and used for science experiments instead of having a chance to reside in a home with people who genuinely care about them. Scientists and researchers believe that testing trial product chemicals on an animal will benefit humans in the long run since they don't have to suffer the harsh side effects that the animals have to suffer while being tested. In Carl Cohen's article "Do Animals Have Rights," he talks about his opinion on animal rights and how he believes that animals do not have rights for many reasons. In regards to animal testing and biomedical research, Cohen casts off any idea that animals would come out on top in this argument and makes the claim that we as p

1. The very first "red flag" that comes to my mind is the way that his family structure was set-up, and how he chose to constantly view himself as a "victim". "My family operated in a very cold, detached and formal fashion. Communications between us were more of an exercise in intelligence and civility than a genuine sharing of feelings, experience, and concern." This description of the offender's family life sums up how his personal feelings and needs were ignored by his siblings and parents. Had they, for instance, had a close connection between each other, Alan X probably would have recognized his feelings through thoughtful sharing with his family who should've been able to offer helpful advice. Instead of having this normal outlet, he expressed his sexuality and personal needs destructively and in secrecy thereby creating his foundation for becoming a manipulative

This case assignment has us study how institutions and their management are effected by culture and environments. In the fiction article The Would-Be Pioneer (Green, 2011); the author explores the challenges faced by Ms. Linda Meyers when she accepts a job as the Vice President of SK Telecom, a South Korean Mobile Telecommunications company. In this case assignment we shall cover what went wrong with Ms. Meyer's tenure, the problem Ms. Meyer's encountered using Hofstede's five dimensions of culture, and finally make a recommendation of three specific changes Ms. Meyer's could have made to her management style. The Problem One of the first clues that there were going to be issues at SK Telecom originated before she accepted the Job. The agency that was hired to recruit a VP referred to her as "Mr.", she continued with the process and assumed it was a mistake. Green's article points out clearly to the fact that the South Korean culture is very diffe

The following are some requirements for good leadership: 1. Vision has to be crystal clear toward myself and others I have to know myself thoroughly what am I supposed to do? What are the goals in my life? What is my standing point? How to make a contribution to myself, my friends, family, bosses, subordinates? I have to be able to answer those questions to create the actual vision of myself. Afterward, I will begin to live and act as the leader. 2. Find my strengths and talents I have to know my strengths and talent in order to utilize them in the right way for more productivity. Knowing them can assist me to generate good works and be the good leader. 3. Lead others with sympathy A good leader has to be able to memorize each subordinate's greatest value, and influence him/her to the

In Hinduism, there are four main ways to reach towards the divine reality, whether the ultimate goal is a better life, union with the divine, or a release from life. Each yoga puts on its followers a set of actions that help lead the practitioner towards their goal. The yogas are Jnana yoga, Bhakti yoga, Karma yoga, and Raja yoga. For meditative people, there is raja yoga, the path of mental concentration. For rational people, there is jnana yoga, the path of rational inquiry. For naturally active people, there is karma yoga, the path of right action. For emotional people, there is bhakti yoga, the path of devotion.. These are all spiritual approaches to understanding the divine world. The fundamental Hindu principle that one's moral actions have unavoidable and automatic effects on one's fortunes in this life and condition of rebirth in the next. Karma Yoga originally focused on varnasrama-dharma which focus on the performance of actions in accordance with the du

Table of Contents 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Description of Cases 4. Analyses 5. Conclusion Abstract This final report will be talking about one of the significant worldwide legal offenses, the war legal offenses. War legal offenses are part of the list of the four primary legal offenses all over the globe. This has been a significant international issue and has only become more intense. More particularly the document will talk about the war legal offenses dedicated by John Kony, Vincent Otti, Okot Odhiambo, and Dominic Ongwen. Cases like these are important to evaluate because they complete the individuals up with knowledge of what is going on expansion. By doing so, we are one step nearer to gradually catching individuals like Kony. To be able to create this document, comprehensive analysis has been done with the use of category notices, the internet, as well as scholarly resources. By performing this analysis it has come to the attention that it is unknown how individuals like

Innovation is important and considerable to an organization. A lot of todays' organisations, in order to be in competition, have to create new strategies to stay a step ahead of each other. The owners of these organisations have to come up with new ideas to have customers all year round. What makes us as customers want to shop from a particular business? Is it because of the company's service? The product the company sells? All these questions are significant to any organisation. This paper will mainly focus on evaluating the main strategies that Amazon, Debenhams and Gap have adopted in detail. Amazon Amazon.com was recognized in 1995 by Jeffrey P. Bezos, who started the business as an online book retailer and since then has quickly diversified by adding a wide range of other items such as, DVDs, music CD's, video games, electronics, clothing and furniture. Amazon is one of the biggest e-retailers in the US, United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Moreover, Amazon has great comp

The average American consumes almost 200 pounds of meat each year (Bittman 1). With the population expanding and the demand for meat increasing, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) were constructed for the mass production of meat. CAFOs are "corporate-owned, highly-mechanized, fuel-intensive factory farms where large numbers of animals are confined in a small amount of space" (Robinson 11). CAFOs are efficient in the sense that they are the cheapest way to feed the most Americans the meat they desire, but researches have begun to raise questions about the impact of factory farms on the environment, the animals, and even humans. When people buy hamburgers or chicken nuggets from Burger King do we ever think about how that delicious, juicy meat got into our hands? That is a question worth asking. Researchers like Jo Robinson, author of Pasture Perfect, are concerned about the treatment of animals in CAFOs; They argue that such treatment is inhumane. Robinson was ab

America was established on foundational principles that ensured its citizens the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These unassailable rights were established through the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and they are governed today by the U.S. Constitution, a document that has stood the test of time with minor revisions. The U.S. Constitution is the mediator between our branches of federal government, and it ensures our success as a country by protecting citizen's rights. It is my fear that our constitutional delegates have forgotten the importance of the document which supports our nation's unique freedom. They have veered from the course established for us by our founders. Jason Horowitz, writer for the Washington Post, with his article "Reading between the Constitutional lines" confirms my fears of constitutional "unimportance" when he wrote "Suspicious and mocking as Nadler was of the Republicans' motivation for reading aloud what he affectionately charact

Throughout the world, violence is a major problem despite a person's religious or ethnic background. Violence is defined, according to Merriam Webster dictionary as "the behavior involving physical force intended to hurt damage, or kill someone or something" (p. 47). In contrast, violence is also known as "the swift and intense force or roughness or injurious physical force, action, or treatment caused by a person intending to cause harm upon another person or thing", according to The Dictionary (p. 25). With this being said, violence will and can cause an environment to be disruptive and chaotic in any setting. This can be viewed by young adults as well as adults. The problem stemming from individuals exemplifying violent behaviors is normally seen within an environment as a whole, including how children have been raised, to living in the wrong area due to income restraints. There are other concerns that can be addressed with respect to violence; however, readers shall consid

Did you know that United Postal Service, better known as (UPS) delivers 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 200 Countries and territories around the world?[1][2][3]Did you know that UPS ships all of Target's online purchases...probably not? In the seven years I've been out of high school I have worked two jobs; one of which is Target the other UPS. Target and UPS are almost on different ends of the spectrum when it comes to job duties. UPS is a postal service while Target is a department store. Over the past five years I have learned that there are many more positives from working at UPS than there are from working at Target. Job essentials, public interaction, and the perks of the job are three reasons why I would rather work at UPS than Target. One reason I prefer UPS over Target is because of the job essentials. At UPS I get paid more to work less. UPS is a part time job, and upon hiring I was making over minimum wage. I also receive bi-annual ra

The September 11th attacks marked a clear escalation in quality of international terrorism. They have comprehensively changed the way in which we think about terrorism and react to it. The terrorist attacks proved that geographical separation from the area of operations no longer safeguards homeland security. It further reinforces the widely held assumption that international terrorism is the main threat to European security. Nowadays words and concepts such as "culture of fear", "civilization clash", "rogue states," "pre-emptive war," "weapons of mass distraction," "willing coalition," and "asymmetric war" have become very common, even in informal speeches and in daily discussions with friends and family. International terrorism is a very wide problem that encapsulate a different and varied aspects. 1. What is Terrorism? The type of terrorism causing most contemporary international concern is a very complex phenomenon. Its manifestations, such as a systematic use of violence and in

Introduction Mitigating the risk, with respect to any investment is extremely important either for a company or an individual; in the investment theory, there are certain things which have been used for this purpose in total. The field of investment has been one of the fastest growing fields in the world because of varied reasons. Handling of portfolio is one of the most important and widely used methods in mitigating the risk. According to the theory of investment management, portfolio always mitigates the expenses and increases the level of return accordingly. Manifestly, there are a number of people who do not have any idea regarding the accuracy and pitfalls in making an investment (Cinnamon & Larsen, 2006). Certainly, selecting the best is always being a challenging task from the pool of different products and things. This particular stance can be found in almost every field. Investment is one of the most important aspects from the standpoint of an individual or from the viewpo

The Realist movement may have depicted art from a more true-to-life point of view than Romantic artist's, but it was heavily influenced by the artistic motives and styles of the Romantic period. The art period known as Romanticism began in the late 18th early 19th centuries people were tired with the norms of society. Artists of the era were preceded by the Renaissance thinkers and artists who had a very empirical and analytical approach (Galitz, 2004). Romanticism was a revolt against the straightforward heavily analyzed thinking of the Renaissance and the ideas that human actions are guides by inevitable laws of nature. Romantic artist encouraged imagination, exploration of individual thinking, and all forms of inspiration. Artists were not bound by any one particular style being encouraged to explore feeling and surrounding inspirations, often portraying a glorification of nature while incorporating a chivalric and nationalist feel (Galitz, 2004). Romantics create a clear good ve

Don Miguel Ruiz was born into a family of healers and raised in rural Mexico by a curandera (healer) mother and nagual (shaman) grandfather. The family anticipated don Miguel would embrace their centuries old legacy of healing and teaching and as a nagual, carry forward the esoteric Toltec knowledge. Instead, distracted by modern life, don Miguel chose to attend medical school and later teach and practice as a surgeon. Don Miguel began teaching in the United States, with his mother, the Curandera, Sarita in 1987. He taught small groups of people in a small room in Logan Heights, CA. Working with Sarita, he first began with healing practices. As his knowledge of English grew, he realized that he preferred to share his lineage through oral tradition, rather than a healing tradition. Don Miguel's students grew in numbers and his mythologies and guidance grew with them. He appeared in lectures in Santa Fe, NM, Los Angeles, CA, Sacramento, CA, Santa Rosa, CA and in many other locales.

It was winter in Los Angeles and the days were short. At only four o' clock in the afternoon, the sun had already hung low over the horizon, casting a sharp pink light on the clouds above the skyscrapers. Sally Egglebluff lagged six steps behind her classmate, Hannah, as they walked down the street. School had just ended for the day and all the kids rushed out of class. Hannah with her long curly hair blowing the wind circled around Sally to face her. "Come on, hurry up, Sally", she said prickly, as if Sally were an annoying little girl. Sally quickened her pace. "So, what do you want to do this afternoon?" Hannah asked without any enthusiasm after they had walked several blocks in complete silence. For Sally these types of situations were very common for her. In certain social cliques, she was well known for being extremely reserved. Most girls her age had many social groups filled with friends, sisters, and cousins fluttering around them. However, Sally

The business process re-engineering was one of the biggest business ideas in the 1990s, in its classical view, Davenport et al (2003) claimed, it incorporated few diverse ideas: a) The radical redesign and improvement of work; b) The attacking of board, cross-functional business processes; c) [Stretch] goals of order-of-magnitude improvement; d) The use of IT as an enabler of new ways of working (p. 157). In the beginning, re-engineering was simply an idea to rebuild processes using the then new applications of IT, but lastly it became a dissolute thing: laying-off loads of workers or cutting the cost of production merely to get a company's stock price up; it instead became a real hierarchical diversion or pastime for senior executives that they supposed to create solution or new approach for issues (Ubiquity, 2003). 3C leaders and managers must learn all these past mistakes of re-engineering related to organizational change and new business ideas, as Davenport et al (2003) analyzed an

Attempts to introduce performance related pay in the civil service took place in the 1980's and 1990's in OECD countries. Public administrations began to react in coping with what was called "the fiscal crisis of the State", a way of naming the consequences of the economic crisis originated in mid 1970's. This led many to advocating for a more businesslike approach in public administration operations. Working processes needed to be reviewed and be made more efficient and civil servants needed to produce more and better results. This was at the root of the New Public Management (NPM) doctrine. Before the NPM other developments had taken place, such as the notion of responsiveness to the needs of citizens. Responsiveness was developed mainly in the late 1970's and the early 1980's to describe and emphasize the necessity for the public administration to connect better with the real needs of citizens in order to provide better and more suitable public responses to such needs.

Spain's political experience was one of the most interesting and extraordinary in the history of modern Europe. It encompassed Portugal, part of Italy, the Netherlands, and large parts of the New World. In the early years of the eighth and ninth centuries, Muslims controlled all of Spain with the exception of some small Christian kingdoms in the north. In the ninth century, the Christian states began a re-conquest to push all the Muslims out. By the middle of the thirteenth century, Granada was all that remained of the Muslims in Spain. The marriage in 1469 of royal cousins, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, eventually brought stability to both kingdoms. Isabella's niece, Juana, had bloodily disputed her succession to the throne in a conflict in which the rival claimants were given assistance by outside powers--Isabella by Aragon and Juana by her suitor, the king of Portugal. Both Isabella and Ferdinand understood the importance of unity; together they affected institution

Located in the middle of the chain of islands that make up the Eastern Caribbean is a beautiful island known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean". It's a spectacular and lush with flora & fauna. It's an island of unique culture, unique language, spontaneous carnivals, national symbols, and truly delicious food. It's also home to a continuous geothermal-volcano and dangerous, boiling lakes. These are just some of the many things that make up my homeland, the Dominican Republic. The Dominican flag consists of a central emblem that shows the national bird of Dominica, the Palmchat, in flight, flying toward greater heights, fulfillment and aspirations. The ten lime green stars represent the ten parishes. The colors red, yellow, black, white and green speak boldly of Dominica's commitment to social justice, equal status, the sunshine of our land, our m

During the Baroque period (1600-1750), music evolved amid religious wars between the Protestants and Catholics as well as the exploration and colonization of the New World. With the rise of middle class cultures throughout Europe, much of music-making centered in the home. As musical instruments developed technically, the level of expertise and virtuosity improved. The major-minor tonality system was established in this period and harmony was written with figured bass, so the performer had more freedom to improvise the chords. The basso continuo, or bass part, was often played by harpsichord and cello. Well known composers of the Baroque period include Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Vivaldi (1678-1741), Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738), Johann sebastian Bach (1685-1750), and George Frideric Handel 1685-1759). A lesser known composer and violinist was Henry Eccles (1670-1743). By the time Joseph Handel entered the music scene in England, Henry Eccles (1670-1742) was already a resp

ABSTRACT This essay discusses a number of issues regarding accounting standards and compliance with them. Information was collected various accounting related textbooks and journals. The essay firstly summarizes the purpose of the accounting surveillance program undertaken by ASIC. Then it explains how accounting standards can deal with four types of issues, namely; overstatement of the carrying value of assets, inappropriate deferring of assets as expenses, write-off of expenses to retained earnings, and premature recognition of revenues. Finally the idea that compliance with accounting standards does not necessarily coincide with good corporate governance is explored. Question 1 GIVE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PURPOSE OF THE ACCOUNTING SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM UNDERTAKEN BY THE AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT COMMISSION (ASIC). The purpose the accounting surveillance program is to ensure that accounting standards are being met by reporting firms. They found the most cost efficient