The reformation of the United States' current prison system is one current topic that all people, regardless of race, gender, and political party, can agree on. Yet, it's something a lot of people tend to continuously ignore since it doesn't affect them directly. However, it's something that will continue to be a problem until we at least try to educate ourselves and actively try to solve it. One of the many flaws in America's current prison system are the outdated mandatory minimum sentencing laws that were put into place as part of the famous, or rather infamous, "War on Drugs" in the 1980's and 1990's, which was due to the nationwide sale and abuse of drugs, especially crack cocaine, and the increase in drug-related homicides and has resulted in more than 45 million arrests, $1 trillion dollars in government spending, and America's role as the world's largest jailer. Since those times, the number of incarcerated people has incre

As I sit in this overcrowded library, I contemplate on what I believe love is and every time I end up drawing a blank. I can go on and on about how love is waking up next to your significant other with their bed hair and lazy eyes or that love is reading your favorite book over and over and never getting tired of it. The more I think about this simple yet exhausting question the more turned off I get. The more I think about this simple yet exciting question, the more turned off I get. But if I absolutely have to answer, I suppose for me love is art. It's finishing a drawing or taking photos, reading dozens of books or writing poetry. Throughout history, love has been the prompt for many artists and novelist alike. From Emily Dickinson to Vincent Van Gogh to Nina Simone, love has been portrayed by each artist/novelist to appeal to the human senses. Literature has the ability to make us empathize with a fictional character without any second thought. It allows people to jump into

The third UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) specifically aims to "promote gender equality and empower women" (United Nations, 2010), primarily through gender parity in education. However, both the rhetoric and implementation of MDG 3, which is primarily grounded in the Women in Development (WID) approach, demonstrate particular understandings of gender equality and women's empowerment that have come under criticism for being far too narrow. It is crucial that we rethink the theoretical basis of MDG 3 to allow for a more complex and comprehensive approach to gender equality and empowerment. In this literature review, I first discuss the WID approach in order to establish a solid understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and limitations of MDG 3. Next, I explore alternative frameworks – namely Gender and Development (GAD), Postmodernism and Development (PAD), and human development (specifically, the capability approach). I identify and synthesize aspect

Karl Marx was a philosopher, social scientist, revolutionary historian, and an influential socialist thinker of the 19th century. He was born in the comfortable and middle-class family. He enrolled for law studies at age17, at the University of Bonn. He later attended the University of Berlin where he stayed for four years. During his days in school, Marx was interested in Romantic literature and Saint Saint-Simonian politics. However, he later abandoned romanticism for the Hegelianism. Even though much of his ideologies were largely ignored by other scholars of the time, his economic, political and social philosophies have been significantly recognized and accepted in the socialist movements and teachings. It is important to understand that he is the father of the present-day Marxist. In fact, the original ideas of Marx have been tailored and meaning adapted to explain some o

Joseph McCarthy became a United States Senator for the State of Wisconsin, in January of 1947. After losing popularity within the Senate, McCarthy utilized a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia to announce a communist plot that he had discovered within the United States Government. Given the situation with the Soviet Union and the Cold War, his accusations brought him to prominence, as he became the leader of the McCarthyism movement that swept the nation. McCarthyism ruined many lives, from government officials to actors, until the unsubstantiated accusations were investigated and found to be false. The author of this paper will focus on the effects McCarthyism had throughout the country, while exploring its methods and outcomes. This paper will also illustrate that Senator McCarthy initiated this witch-hunt in order to expand his own power within the Senate, while utilizing that influence in the campaigns of fellow Republicans and securing a second term for himself as well. Joseph

Introduction Defined as 'a commitment to improved well-being through discretionary business practices and contributions of corporate resources' (Kotler & Lee, 2005); Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an increasingly prominent element of today's global business world. As noted in a report in The Economist, 'doing well by doing good' has become an admired way of doing business – where organisations satisfy the interests of both society and shareholders ("Doing Good by Doing Well," 2015b). The pressure on organisations to exert a positive effort towards CSR and consequently contribute to sustainable development is mounting (Kolk & van Tulder, 2010). This is especially the case for multinational enterprises (MNEs), who are globally influential through their role in international activities in their home and host countries, in which a range of CSR issues are often met. In recent years, the shift in focus from social and environmental impact

After the chaotic years of the Middle Ages, the Reformation and of the Thirty Years' War, humanity was brightened from the dark by a new era, called Enlightenment, one of the most important stages in the development of modern thought. This cultural, intellectual, philosophical and social movement spread through France, England, Germany, and other regions of Europe, even America, in the 1700s. Enabled by the Scientific Revolution, in the Enlightenment the spheres of education, politics, and religion were now subject to investigation, to bring changes where possible. Knowledge, science and rational thought, such as freedom and universal justice, were the cornerstones of the mentality of the age, while religion and superstition were denied. This age is called, in fact, the Age of Reason, and embrace the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The American and French Revolutions were inspired by Enlightenment ideals of freedom and equality. ¹ Thanks to the develop

Growing up, my little sister was terrified of the dark. Every night, she would sob and sob until one of my parents checked underneath the bed and behind the armoire for monsters. Now, I was her big sister, three whole years older, and I wasn't afraid of silly things like monsters; at least, that is what I told her. In all reality, I was terrified of monsters too, but I refused to even ponder about the existence of monsters and indulge my fear. Surely something as terrible as a monster could not exist in real life. Plato once said that we can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. In Elie Wiesel's Night, there are numerous times where the Jews of Sighet are forwarded of about the atrocities committed by the Nazi's or mention in passing Hitler's extreme hatred of the Jews - the tales of Poland told by Moishe, the account from a villager of the anti-Semitism rampant in Berlin, Germany's cap

Mead, an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting a mixture of honey and water, is a word that has been inherited from the Germanic culture. The Anglo-Saxons saw mead as a status of wealth and power. From this one word, many derivatives have been created through the years, from Old English to modern day. The earliest text with mead in it is found in 66 C. E. in a riddle, aptly named Riddle 20 with an unknown author, "Cyningne wyrneð wordlofes, wisan mæneð mine for mengo, þær hy meodu drincað." The use of the term can be found in all forms of literary genres, from Beowulf in 604 C. E. to an autobiography of Mary Delany in 1747. While studying the history of the use of the word, etymologist we're able to see how mead was not only a safe beverage to drink but also how it informed us of the intricacies of Anglo-Saxon culture, through poetry, stori

My experience with the Beatles has likely been very different than that of most people, especially avid Beatles enthusiasts I have met this semester. John, Paul, George, and Ringo first arrived in the United States on February 7, 1964. Since the moment they landed at JFK Airport, they began feeling the love from fans eagerly awaiting their arrival. The stage was set for "Beatle-mania" to take hold in the U.S., and it sure did. The Beatles were embraced by the entire country, and the rest is history. Just five years prior to the band's arrival in New York City, however, communist dictator Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista's administration and took power in Cuba. He established the first communist regime in the Western hemisphere, and under his rule thousands of Cubans were removed from their homes and held as political prisoners for speaking out against his oppressive system. My grandparents were among these oppressed citizens, and right around the time that

In Europe during the Middle Ages, being dominated by an evil entity was a terrifying possibility, especially for the pious. Emerging science was overshadowed by the Catholic religious conformity attempting to control social and economic upheavals of burgeoning nations claiming divine right. An intense battle was waged in simply surviving the temptations within the Christian cosmology which impressed a supernatural arena rife with evil onto the mortal plane of earthly life. The immortal soul was in constant jeopardy. The threat extended beyond an individual to the entirety of a kingdom, and so all outsider practices of magic were considered suspicious. Any unexpected event, therefore, could be explained with the understanding that it was caused by some external force. The concept of the other-ness of magic and resulting demonic possession was reinforced with condemnation of any deviant behavior, especially heresy. The historical position of magic and the threat of demonic possession cre

Intramembranous ossification takes place in the connective tissue membrane and produces the flat bones of the skull, part of the clavicle, and part of the mandible. It starts around the 8th week of development and ends at about 2 years of age. Before intramembranous ossification can take place, mesenchymal cells will condense into a soft sheet of connective tissue that is permeated with blood vessels. These mesenchymal cells will differentiate into osteochondral progenitor cells, and regions of the mesenchyme become a network of sheets called trabeculae. Osteochondral progenitor cells gather on the surface of these trabeculae and differentiate into osteoblasts. The osteoblasts deposit an organic matrix called osteoid tissue. The osteoid tissue is contains collagen and carbohydrate-protein complexes such as proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans, and glycoproteins. The osteoid tissue is similar to bone except for a lack of minerals. Calcium phosphate will be deposited into the matrix (hydro

The Great Wall of China is one of the largest building projects ever accomplished. It stretches about 1,500 miles from Bo Hai off the Yellow Sea in the East to the Gansu province in the West. It is so large it can be seen from space. A majority of the wall was built between 500-3000 years ago. The wall served to mark the boundary between the agricultural civilization of China and the civilization of the nomadic tribes of the north and northwest. The Great Wall stands 12 feet wide and 25 feet tall. The length is about 4000 miles long with a series of watchtowers standing 40 feet high and 100-200 yards apart. Along the top runs a 13-foot wide roadway. Behind the wall are intervals of permanent camps for troop guard stations. The effectiveness of the wall depended on the ability of the troops to move quickly to any point while under attack. Since the time the Great Wall has been extended, destroyed, and rebuilt, it still stands and has become one of major tourist attractions in the world.

A businessman in his late forties is sitting in coach on an airplane. The seating is quite tight and he can't seem to get comfortable. Suddenly, his leg starts to tingle. Thinking that his leg just fell asleep, he starts to massage it. As he rubs, he notices a slight pain growing. He decides to squeeze between the back of a chair and another passenger, to walk it off. Within his first steps, he notices the pain increase. He looks up the aisle and sees the flight attendant moving closer with her food cart. To not be in the way, he sits back down and tries to ignore the pain. He attempts to read a magazine, but can't concentrate on the article. His toes start to tingle and his calf tightens up. Curious, he stands up to head toward the restroom. The pain worsens, so he sits back down. The passenger next to him becomes irritated of his constant moving about. The businessman decides to investigate the problem in his seat. Removing his shoe and sock, he wiggles his toes at the dis

In the late nineteenth century, a captain of industry was a business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributed positively to the country in some way. This may have been through increased productivity, expansion of markets, providing more jobs, or acts of philanthropy. Some of the nineteenth-century industrialists who were called "captains of industry" are also considered to be "robber barons." In the nineteenth century, a robber baron was an American capitalist who acquired a fortune by ruthless means. Robber barons were accused of eliminating competition through predatory pricing and then overcharging when they had a monopoly. Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. By 1888, Andrew Carnegie had a large steel plant, which provided many jobs for Americans around Pittsburgh. Carnegie was one of the wealthiest and well known industrialists of his day. Many people have

In October of 1962, tensions were still high from the Cold War Era. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro agreed to put nuclear missiles on Cuba, provoking a response from the United States. The U.S. then quarantine's Cuba while putting the U.S. citizens in a state of nervousness and panic. This, however, is neither the first, nor last example of tensions in the relations between Cuba and the United States, however, it is a major part in the history between these two countries. Slowly since then, these two have taken baby steps to try to establish relations and now have finally opened their borders kind of. From the Cuban revolt against Spain, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, we have a very long and strenuous history with Cuba. So why are we just now establishing relations? Before we go forward, we must look back on the history between these two countries. In February of 1898, Cuba revolted against Spain. The United States sided with Cuba and forced the

Dr. Julie Holland, a board certified psychiatrist, worked the weekend at Bellevue Hospital's Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program. Patients are sometimes prisoners, sometimes people recently arrested, sometimes injured people referred to the psych doctors from other hospital departments. There are also patients who walk in for help, or maybe to fake their way into getting a bed for the night. Dr. Holland's job was mainly to perform a sort of mental health triage, trying to determine if a person should be admitted or discharged, or trying to determine if a person is fit to stand trial. Dr. Holland takes us through her journey from how she started medical school to her experiences in Bellevue. Dr. Holland encounters many patients with different psychiatric symptoms and diagnosis. One of the patients that were first introduced to the readers was a twenty-three-year-old patient named Joshua Silver. He was taken in by the NYPD for nudity in the middle of Times Square. Wh

In Shakespeare's great tragedy, Macbeth, the eponymous character's imagination allows him to see the consequences of the unethical acts he is committing. However, his greed begins to dominate his guilty thoughts, and his insanity becomes progressively more evident. In light of the M'Naghten, Federal, and Penal Code laws, Macbeth would not be found fit to stand trial by reason of insanity. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, Macbeth would display characteristics of being a paranoid schizophrenic, as seen in his poor mental condition and vacuous behaviour when he speaks to the three witches, visualizes the floating dagger, and his obsession with the idea of being invincible. Macbeth's behavior during the play could lead the reader to believe that Macbeth is crazy. However, in light of today's medical standards, Macbeth could be considered a victim of paranoid schizophrenia due to his mood swings, auditory hallucinations, and delusions. In the beginn

Stop! Don't eat that Whopper, along with a regular diet of fast foods like it along with processed foods; it could lead to health risks that can potentially put your life in danger. Michael Pollan, a writer on food and eating, writes that "Escape from the Western Diet," all the fast food, all candy, processed food, and all ice cream we eat is killing us. He also says that to stop the western diet we have to stop eating and thinking that way. Pollan argues that we need to stop eating a Western Diet. Eating fast foods and processed foods can be dangerous to your body because it can cause diabetes, heart disease, and cholesterol problems. First, Pollan begins with his own research about the threat of diabetes into theories about the lipid, carbohydrate, and the neolipid hypothesis. He says that "people eating a Western diet are prone to a complex of chroni

The American Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has risen in the past decade to be the second most expensive means-tested program after Medicaid. During President Bush's presidency, SNAP rapidly developed into something that would succumb to corruption and was not helpful in the war against poverty as declared on 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The SNAP program, the third attempt at a food stamp program, introduced in 2000 is an inefficient program that loosened the requirements for enrollment, opened many loopholes susceptible to corruption, and does not adequately help decrease food insecurity of many households. The first requirement for qualifying for food stamps is to have a gross income of 130% below the poverty and a net income 100% below the income. This is a respectable requirement because many families that make below the poverty line cannot make ends meet between paying bills and putting food on the table during recessions. The problem is that stat

What makes Flint, Michigan's current water situation a crisis? Perhaps it's children not being able to quench their thirst by consuming the water at their schools, or mothers who cannot give their children water from the tap due to the high levels of lead in the water system. This crisis shouldn't be taken lightly, as it may lead to detrimental situations. Plenty of families in Flint are negatively affected by this traumatic case. How would you feel if the water systems in your community was tainted? The Background The Flint water crisis was brought to the forefront of attention in April of 2014. At first, it didn't appear to be a significant issue because the water was still considered to be suitable to use to drink and bathe in. June 2012, the Flint government sought to save money by running pipelines underground throughout the community. The procedure saved roughly $200 million. Fast forwarding to April 2014, Flint switched its water source to the Flint river. Officials knew that the Flint river's w

The purpose of this essay is to evaluate and explain whether the cross-cultural challenges faced by airline companies hinder success in the workplace. It will draw on multiple academic sources and use practical case studies to support the main arguments presented in this paper. The paper will be broken up into three main parts. The first part of the paper shall serve as an introduction to the chosen airlines and that will contribute to the reader's understanding of the airline industry and how they measure success on a market and individual basis. The second part of the paper will be used to explain what the cross-cultural challenges they face are and how they can hinder or potentially aid success for the airlines. Finally, the third and final part of the paper shall be used for the conclusion and any other closing remarks. Keywords: [Cross Cultural Challenges, Success, Airlines.] Culture can be observed all around us and it is present in the languages people speak, tastes and ap

Introduction A well-organized marketing plan report usually reflects some key elements that could affect the operations of the company in question. A marketing plan shows how the business organization plans and strategically makes use of some important factors in organizations that could be beneficial in realizing both their short term and long term goals. In this paper, I shall analyze the elements of a marketing plan report of Starbucks Company. This will involve analysis of the key environmental forces that could have created an opportunity for the organization, changes in the purchasing patterns of the company in the recent years, an environmental scan, and the differentiation strategy taken by the company and the lessons that might be learned from the Geek Squad case study. Starbucks Coffee is recognized as one of the most successful brands of coffee globally. The market for coffee keeps on changing, and this makes the company carry out analysis of markets to determine its current

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is Canada's main public broadcaster. Each and every country needs a main public broadcaster to maintain their prominent and individual role and to preserve their culture. The CBC was created for the public's interest and provides Canadians with information on matters in our country and cultural entertainment. Specifically, this paper will examine how the CBC was established and it's functionality today, funding and budget cuts that have been imposed by the federal government, along with information on the broadcasting policy that was enacted in 1991 (Shade, Lithgow 2013). The NHL contract that the CBC has lost to Rogers Communications has a very negative effect and will contribute to the difficulties to maintain sustainability as a public broadcaster. The CBC faces many challenges because of budget and funding cuts that the federal government has imposed on them. This has negatively affected the programming and sustainability o

In the serenity of the small garden in the backyard of the Birla house, I sat at a round table, shaded from the setting sun by a beautiful Nimbi tree. Across, sat the Mahatma Ghandi, clad in his simple white robe, looking at me through round eye glasses and wearing a smile on his face that tells a thousand stories. I began my interview and asked him: 1. Who, would you say, the Mahatma Gandhi is? "My name is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, born in the city of Porbandar in the state of Gujarat, North West of India on the 2nd of October, 1869, and I am the youngest of my four siblings. My father was the Chief Minister of Porbandar and my mother, his fourth wife, was a devoted follower of the Vishnu, the peace-loving deity of the Hindu Trinity. Although she was committed to teaching us values of peace, tolerance, righteousness and truth, I was not very attentive and did not take those values very seriously in my adolescent years."(http://asianhistory.about.com/od/profilesofasia