Douglas Tompkins

by providing adequate services to the passengers. In addition, based on the days flown, one can find cheap flights and discounts such as military and student discounts. United Airline has utilized social media to its advantage and has created a good presence in the platform. On twitter, United Airlines has 644,000 followers, has over 64,000 instagram followers and has 779,746 likes on Facebook. The company uses these platforms to advertise and promote its brand to maximize its revenue. The…

Psychological profiling has had a long history within the criminal justice field including the FBI. Many believe that this type of profiling has no usefulness in solving crimes, however the more that is learned about how a criminal thinks the better equipped to solve crimes sooner and prevent new crimes. Psychological profiling can be used to limit the amount of suspects for a given crime. While a psychological profile will help to solve a crime, having a solid crime scene examination is a…

How to get the best military fares and perks when flying Like many other businesses, airlines often provide military discounts and other perks for active duty military, retired military members and their dependents. However, you will not get these automatically, so it is important to do your research and know how to access these benefits. Remember: Every airline has different rules and options. With a percentage discount and reduced or zero fees, the savings can really add up. These discounts…

Everyday approximately two million people fly in the United States. This huge industry helps drive $1.5 trillion dollars annually and supplies the United States with more than 11 million jobs (Partnering in Safety & Security). Even with this huge amount of revenue for the industry, many airlines struggle with profitability. There are multiple reasons that airlines struggle with profitability. According to the Harvard Business Review, the biggest reasons that airlines struggle with profitability…

judgments rarely intersect. Paradoxically, scholars often regard a novel’s popularity as indicative of its ‘unliterariness’, prompting fervent backlash. Likewise, ‘high’ literature is commonly viewed as inaccessible to the general populous. Nevertheless, Douglas Adams’ acclaimed 1979 novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is an anomalous example wherein critical consensus reflects mainstream judgments. Although academic and popular critics assess the novel via distinct, separate criteria,…

This was the highest death toll for any aviation accident involving a Douglas MD-11 and second highest of any air disaster.  Causes- Investigators identified eleven causes and contributing factors that resulted in this crash. The most important was- "Aircraft certification standards for material flammability were inadequate…

Frederick Douglas once said, “Once you learn to read, you will forever be freed.” This is a quote that speaks highly of the importance of being able to read. When one is able to read, the numbers of opportunities available for a person are limitless. The five skills within reading are phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; all of which students need to be able efficient at in order to be a successful reader. It is crucial for the teacher to provide daily…

The original settlers of Harlem were the Wecksquageek Indians who raised corn tobacco and called their land Quinnahung or planting neck. Harlem is known internationally as the Black Mecca of the world. Harlem was originally settled by the Dutch in 1658 but was largely farmland and undeveloped territory for approximately 200 years. As New York’s population grew, residential expansions moved northward and development of the Harlem territory was evitable. Many people didn’t know Philip A.…

Our founders Douglas and Susan Tompkins are who started the business. We started off as retail store selling high-performance climbing and backpacking equipment. Some people may not know that many people did not go backpacking prior to The North Face becoming a business. Many people bought their jackets and other sup plies from surplus stores. There is something else people may not know, we originally did not use to manufacture our products, we simply were a high end ski, mountaineering and…

Looking at headlines all over the United States, they have been flooded with negativity and tragedy. The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has left many families in shock. The lives taken are an unimaginable thing for these families to go through. The damage done by the shootings that have happened throughout time have left big questions on how to deal with the loss of a loved one to something so tragic. Even for the fellow students who didn’t lose a direct member of the family,…