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strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an organisation. SWOT analysis is a “key tool for addressing complex strategic situations by reducing the quantity of information to improve decision-making” (Helms & Nixon, 2010, pp. 215-251). This business…

The main themes that I observed in this week’s materials were: Progressivism, political and social change, and a more executive focused government. In this time period, the United States underwent quite a few changes. Following President McKinley’s assassination in September of 1901, then Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President and ushered in the Progressive era (Milkis and Nelson 229). Roosevelt was the first president to enter office with an agenda. He encouraged…

The Spectral Obsession: Love Transcending Mortality Victorian ghost stories written by female authors are laced with themes of revenge, spectral figures of all shapes and manners, and cleverly incorporated commentary on society during the time period of special importance seems to be the dynamic relationship between the ghost and the haunted. In the novel Wuthering Heights and the two short stories “Over the Wires” and “Oke of Okehurst” an individual is haunted in one form or another, but…

Now, more than any other time in recent history, individuals have access to a nearly endless source of information and the ability to communicate with people around the world. Advancements of the Internet allows us freedom to explore and navigate between websites with a single click. However, this access brings along the debate of internet censorship, or the suppression of what can be accessed, published or viewed on the Internet by the government. In my opinion, internet censorship that is…

If the purpose of life revolves around kitsch, life will forever be immersed, trapped, by excrement. In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera blatantly condemns individuals who adhere to kitschiness - especially those involved in politics, specifically the Communist movement relevant of the time. Blue. Sky. Franz. Kitsch. The latter relates to the former as both allude to statements that are factual assertions; undoubtedly true. Milan delves in the conceptualization of kitsch (most…

Betrayal can happen to a group of people, not just one person. The Taliban, a Muslim militia, betrayed the Afghanis. The Taliban came in and took over the land of where the Afghanis were living while holding many shootings and massacres. Betrayal of the Afghanis occurred when the Taliban failed to hold accountable power over the people of Afghanistan. This let the Afghanis down by the people not being able to have any power over their country anymore and to leave the country unstable. The…

For more than a dozen seasons, Legacy Boating Club of Orange Beach has provided a smart alternative for the boat lovers of the Gulf Coast. This members-only, private boat club gives members who prefer not to own their own boats an easy and affordable way to enjoy exciting days at sea whenever they please. So how does the club work? Legacy Boating Club of Orange Beach owns and maintains an elite fleet of powerboats, including Waverunners, center console fishing boats, and pontoons. Members have…

stories he uses longer paragraphs that run across more than one page. In “Luck” the longest paragraph revolves around the idea of how the clergyman became an instructor at the military school and meets Mr. Scoresby an describes how he is a fool (250 and 251). Long paragraphs can loose readers because there are too many ideas. Mark Twain used another long paragraph in “A Trial”. In that paragraph, the idea is how Bill Noakes “… followed him up; the nergo began to run; Noakes fired on him with a…

No matter male or female, there comes a moment in everyone’s lives where they will be holding someone else’s child in their arms, cooing at them endearingly, and they will then have to stop and ponder about the age-old question: do they want to have children? Are they ready? What if they do not want them? The Value of Children: A Taxonomical Essay by Bernard Berelson explores the various reasons as to why people in America desired children. However, the reasons for today’s generation to have…

of rape even though he is clearly innocent. Atticus has so many amazing facts and outstanding evidence such as when he said, “Who beat you up? Tom Robinson or your father” (Lee 251). But, the opposing sides have terrible evidence and awful facts such as when Mayella replied to Atticus’ question with, “No answer” (Lee 251). Although Tom Robinson should have won, he did not because he is black. Another place in the story that supports this is when Calpurnia takes Jem, Scout and Dill to her…