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of death and desire. His theory is strongly centered on opposition to the existentialist idea that our inevitable death makes our life meaningless. To begin with, Williams makes an important distinction of the nature of desire by organizing the concept into two distinct categories. A conditional desire is something we look forward to in the future or as we get older, if we have enough time to do it. However, conditional desires do not give a person purpose or meaning and it doesn’t reduce…

The Internet of Things is a concept of having multiple objects or devices connected and controlled through a single, common network. Some examples of these devices or objects include a heart monitor implant, the built-in sensors in a car that determines tire pressure, or any smart device currently being sold on the market.. This technology is not all that new, in fact it has been around and in use for quite some time. With that said, this technology has a vast future ahead of it and the…

One City/ One Book project has been very popular in cities all around the United States because it really brings reading alive and gets everyone involved. The concept of a project like this is to really bring everyone together and help show other sides of cultures and ways of life. The project has done more good than bad because most cities have adopted it as a tradition. But, that wasn’t the case in New York because in an online article on the New York Times website it told how the city…

A Critique: Quantitative Research Study In their article, The relationship between nurses' perceptions of empowerment and patient satisfaction, Donahue, Piazza, Griffin, Dykes, and Fitzpatrick (2008) utilize a descriptive correlational design to describe nurses’ perceptions of empowerment and patient satisfaction and to identify and examine relationships among these variables (Grove, Gray, and Burns, 2015). In their introduction to the article, the authors cite the need for nurse executives to…

Have you ever just sat down in a middle of a warm summer night and look up at the glimmer star and wonder what’s actually up there? Well in the movie Contact the main charter, Dr. Ellis Arroway, believes there is something actually up there. In her case she was right, there was intelligent life and they were sending radio waves from the Vega star system. They somehow communicate plans for spaces travel and Ellis got to meet them. But, the main difference between Ellis Arroway and you or I is she…

pot”. The whole idea of the melting pot is easier than it sounds; it’s all of the amazing and especially diverse people, communities and cultures we have, all together and unified. This whole concept, the melting pot, this is the unified America that we’ve strived for-- the United States. Another wonderful concept is the, “mosaic”. Time and time again, America is described as a mosaic, (Lewis, 2016). This is all of the wonderful colors and shapes that we as Americans and immigrants form…

focused on he himself, but the story constructing itself around the inherent conflict between these two characters. In this way, it is important to remember that our stories should place upon emphasis to the core concepts we are trying to convey, whether that be a larger examination of a concept through a single character, or examining the relationship between two, as they conflict and contrast off the other, and as a result, have us learn more and more about…

Participating in this class, as well as several dialogues this semester has opened up my eyes to the way I handle myself in conflict situations. By studying different management styles and other conflict philosophies and applying them I have been able to see what I could improve within myself to help have more meaningful conflict that moves a relationship in a positive direction, versus having conflict just for the sake of conflict. From this I have developed three strategies that I would like…

The students should know their major before they start college! Choosing a college major is an important part in a student life. It is the major that helps the student to know what to study. It decides the student’s career future. The major helps a student to find his correct career. If a student fails to find his right major it affects his whole life. Sometimes the students do not know exactly what they want to study once they begin their college education. When they have no idea about the…

To become successful and effective leaders can be difficult and tough because there are not exactly patterns for leaders to follow. Moreover, many successful and effective leaders have a different leadership and behavior. Therefore, it might be difficult to trace. According to Rath & Conchie (2008), successful and effective leaders are aware of their strengths and weaknesses (p. 10). In other words, knowing the strengths and weaknesses can help leaders to be successful and effective. There are…