Knife making

Authors usually write in between the lines. Morals are taught, the most important values are learned and the stories impact the views of the reader. A myth is like a finished public dream, and every dream teaches lessons to the dreamer which benefits his or her life. In the traditional monomyths, such as Orpheus and Eurydice, Theseus and the minotaur and Alex and The Two Swords the most dominant morals taught are to never be selfish, to always get over disappointment so one does not live in the…

Since 1997, Oregon was the first to pass the “Death with Dignity Act” that allows “terminally ill and mentally competent adults” (Barone, 2014. p.5) to end their lives through physician-assisted suicide (PAS). PAS is when a “patient takes his or her own life, aided by a physician who typically gives the patient for a prescription for a lethal drug” (Burdette et al, 2005. p.7). Since then physician-assisted suicide has been also legalized in Montana, Washington, New Jersey and Vermont. Physicians…

environmental situations. Researchers prove that errors in decision-making and pilot judgment contribute to 60% all aviation accident (Shappell & Wiegmann, 2000). Although many variables can alter how the quality of the pilot’s decision, as experience, age and time limitation are significant factors in response to problem solving. The following essay investigates how different weather factors may affect the process of decision making for a pilot, focusing on variables such as expertise, age and…

Positive and Negative Framing Effects on Decision Making Frequently, people come across situations in which decisions are needed, some important, others are urgent, and there are ones that are both urgent and important. Decision making is a cognitive process of selecting a choice from options that are given (Tversky & Kahneman 1981). Sometimes making a decision entails uncertainty and notoriously known to be difficult. One way a person can make a decision is to critically evaluate the…

suspended walkways of the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed. This killed 114 and injured 200 people at the event. The rod supporting the walkways were designed correctly. However, the contractor changed the design of the connecting rod making the force acting on the connection double. That is an example of the risk that can happen in the real world structure. Engineers should design the rod with high safety factor and have a good communication with the contractors. The structural…

What is a knowledgeable employee, and what logical steps can one take while approaching a possible solution to any situation in the work place; while using verbal and non-verbal communication while helping access the problem. As we all know people work for many different reasons, most of them will tell you they work to earn a living through that of earning a paycheck, however, this isn’t necessarily true; for there’s many other reasons why people chose to work. One example, “All the reasons…

Brendan Fraser, an American-Canadian actor who has portrayed several different roles in his time, once proclaimed that “darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos.” Fraser’s statement reveals that in order to reach redemption, one must face darkness in his/her life. Though darkness can be hard to conquer, one can make the conscious decision to overcome it by venturing on a chaos filled journey that will ultimately pave the path to redemption. This is the case in…

morning peak hour. In addition, the new Park and Ride under government’s project near to Klang Komuter Station has been forecasted to increase the number of cars coming to the town and coincidentally making the traffic congestion worse. Thus, this study ensures a plan is well provided to help users in making decisions either to choose bus or cars by presenting the almost or perfectly equal of travel time between both…

right or wrong (dictionary). When we combine ethical issues with education, we see a number of unethical behavior being practiced, that is causing an issue in education. There have been a specific situation at my current job in which the decision-making process is based on ethical principles. At Nimitz Ninth Grade School, we pride ourselves in excellence. This school is centrally located between families who come from a wealthy back-ground, and families who come from nothing. As a member of the…

phenomenon, generating significant word-of-mouth buzz online and offline. In its commercial, Old Spice effectively convinces its viewers of the urgency surrounding their new product by appealing to their own underlying desires, affecting their decision making without being cognitively recognized. The narrator achieves this by specifying the foundations of attractiveness,…