George C. Pimentel

. This mission statement displays a sense that Lockheed Martin cares about their customers and feels responsible for their well-being. Additionally, Lockheed Martin presents a perfect example of “globalization” by not putting a constraint of a specific area of the world that they intend to operate; instead Lockheed Martin states that they plan to help and keep their customers safe. All of what Lockheed Martin has promised can only be accomplished through the use of innovation. I believe that…

A Pessimistic Outlook Arthur C. Clarke allows for many interpretations of the meanings of his two works Childhood’s End and 2001: A Space Odyssey. One debate that surfaces from these pieces is whether Clarke is offering an optimistic or pessimistic point of view regarding humanity. The literary pieces contain many similarities that allow for a generalization about Clarke’s overall message to be made. Ultimately, Clarke provides a pessimistic essence to be drawn from both pieces. Clarke’s…

subjects such as socialization, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism. “The Promise” article was very enlightening (McIntyre 1-6). It’s pretty basic sociology but before this class I didn’t have hardly any knowledge of sociology. I like the fact that C Wright Mills uses the term “sociological imagination” (McIntyre 3). Sociology sometimes requires some out of the box thinking. This is especially useful for me in my theoretical criminology class because many of those theories are sociological.…

According to Wright Mills (Wright Mills, 2000), the sociological imagination is the skill of perceiving the issues in our world not only as problems concerning individuals of our society but also affecting populations in their entirety. Obesity is a problem which affects the entire world and is increasing in occurrence because of a number of sociological factors (Gilbert, Selikow, & Walker, 2010). We can view it as being affected by environmental, social and psychological factors (Gilbert,…

Sociological imagination refers to thinking and seeing beyond the narrow scope of societal opinion. With the help of it, an individual is able to temporarily detach from the societal bondage and chains. This particularly applies to activities and utterances that are considered controversial in a particular community. Such include drug abuse and the perception of the society concerning drug abuse, teenage pregnancy and the aftermath, and alcoholism among others. Some people find it hard to accept…

Review on The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis. The four loves is a book about different types of love written by C. S. Lewis (1898-1963). Lewis was a man of many occupations such as Novelist, scholar, broadcaster and English literature tutor, but for this purpose a British novelist, who studied at Oxford University and was married to Joy Davidman and is still celebrated for his wonderful works. Apart from The four loves, he wrote other books like, The Allegory of Love, Boxen, God in the Dock,…

“High risk, high reward.” This phrase can be applied not only to Wall Street investors, but South American migrants. “But what qualities make the migrant’s high risk? Authors, Jacqueline Maria Hagan and Seth M. Holmes attempt to answer this question in their works on migrant workers (Hagan 2008; Holmes 2013). In her work, Migration Miracle, Hagan illustrates the coping mechanisms assigned with the migrant’s journey. Likewise, Holmes discusses in his work, Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies, how the…

Analysis Leadership: John Maxwell John Maxwell is a coach, author, and speaker that is known world-wide for being an influential leadership expert (Christian books preview [CBP], n.d.). John is the originator of the John Maxwell Company, John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, John Maxwell Leadership Foundation and trained more than five million leaders. John is an honorary inductee into the Hall of Fame. John also is a pastor with twelve doctorates, and a recipient of several honorary awards in his lifespan…

During the 1800’s, after the War of 1812, other issues developed in America. These issues were not near as astounding as the War of 1812, but they did however lead to other wars. During this time period, specifically the 1830s, Indians were a major part of the problems that America faced. However, this serves us as no surprise being that at the end of the War of 1812, Indians were the only settlers with no compromise. The primary purpose of this essay is to discuss some major events that…

The concept and idea of the family are constantly changing. Different researchers have attempted to develop an ideal definition of the family. Social life changing makes family complicated to be analyzed. Numerous researchers such as Murdock have defined family, but have not been successful. Success lacks when groups and people in society are excluded from the definition. Murdock defines family as “It includes adults of both sexes, at least two of whom maintain a socially approved sexual…