American Society of Travel Agents

The wonder drug is what they called it, a drug that would save many lives and save humanity itself. Finally people wouldn’t need to die from simple cuts, ear infections or even more complex illnesses like tuberculosis caused by bacteria. They could be well, walk again and be with their families. What a truly joyous day for everyone on September 3rd 1928 when Professor Alexander Fleming stumbled upon the drug he called penicillin on accident in his laboratory. This drug penicillin could actually…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: a theologian, pastor, conspirator, and martyr was born in 1906 with in Brelau, Germany. From the age of fourteen in 1920, Bonhoeffer knew he was destined for the life of a theologian. However, he came from a family of brothers who considered the church to be “a poor, feeble, boring, petty, bourgeois institution.” He was an identical twin, and one of 8 children in his large family. Surprisingly, Bonhoeffer did not grow up in a family of theologians, but actually in a family…

Marketing & Market: According to the definition approved by AMA: Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. And Market simply means a set of actual & potential buyers. Marketing Mix: Successful marketing depends on a number of key issues. These include: what a company is going to produce; how much it is going to charge; how…

chance of developing Acute Myeloid Leukemia is increased by smoking. It is widely known that smoking can cause cancers of the mouth, throat, and lungs; however, cancer-causing substances can also be absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs and travel to other parts of the body. Other risk factors for AML include exposure to: certain chemicals such as benzene and possibly formaldehyde, certain chemotherapy drugs with which the risk increase peaks years after treatment, and radiation.…

leukemia incidence rates out of 1,000,000 for ages 0-19 in 2006-2010 for sex and race/ethnicity; 38.4 for boys, 30.2 for girls, 34.2 for non-hispanic white, 18.3 for non-hispanic black, 44.9 for hispanic, and 28.7 for asian american/pacific islander” (American Cancer Society, 2014). Pediatric oncology is something that I would like to go to school for and specialize in. Cancer is a very aggressive disease, there is no way to cure or prevent it. Trying to fight the cancer could be very arduous,…

of different reasons as to why people explain why modern Americans cannot understand or fully appreciate Shakespeare. One argument brought forth is that Americans just don't perform Shakespearean plays like a British actor can. It is believed that English with a British accent is just simply better and more intelligible because it is in a higher standard of English. McWhorter believes, however, "that this idea stems more from the American delight in the British accent, and the lingering…

The airplane is the safest way to travel; everyone knows this fact. But many people are still scared of flying and are super vigilant during the trip. The shadow of this fear partially comes from the 9/11 attacks, which caused almost 3,000 death and a vast of structures into ruins on September 11, 2001. Four passenger airliners were hijacked by nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists and crashed into buildings as suicide attacks, and the incident made a tremendous fear among the U.S. citizens and the U.S.…

“Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to a source, but to find intellectual capital - the world 's best talents and greatest ideas”. (John Welch) Globalization is driven by numerous factors, a few are trading and barriers, people movement, communications, and technology. As trade increases so does contacts. The higher the contacts individuals have the fewer barriers there are in between people and businesses. Over the years trade has been…

Self Analysis My ascribed status is I am a white, female, a daughter, a sister, and an American. These are my ascribed statuses because they are things I cannot change, and they were not a result of any choices I have made. On the other hand, my achieved status would be that I am a student, a friend, an employee, a housekeeper, and a girlfriend. My achieved statuses are things that I have chosen to do; it depends on where I live, who I hang out with, the people I interact with, and what is out…

Columbus is the capital of Ohio and bolsters many amenities like The Ohio State University and the Columbus Crew. Franklinton was one of the first documented communities, established in 1797 by Lucas Sullivant and company. It is believed that Native Americans used the land near the Scioto River as far as 3,000 years prior. Once named Ohio City, Columbus gained its name and many war training grounds in the 1800’s while battling population surges, disease, and poverty struggles consistent with a…