Henderson, Nevada

The United States of America is and has been a symbol of freedom to citizens and foreigners alike, but in actuality, is America really the free, democratic nation one is led to believe it is? This topic could be argued appropriately from both points of view, only the question still remains: Which perspective is more justified? To create a standard at which to compare the United States to, first one has to know what exactly a democracy is. According to Dictionary.com, a democracy is basically a…

The state of Nevada mandates that all video poker machines must deal the cards in a random order. What this means is that the only way casino operators can vary the mathematical payouts of these machines is by the listed payouts for various combinations. The game…

After making the move from North Liberty, Iowa, to Henderson, Nevada, my then family of four stayed in a small apartment on Green Valley Parkway. We were desperately searching for a house; moreover, we were desperately trying to get out of the apartment. Although I remember little from that time, one memory in particular remains. My family was eating dinner and began hearing a series of loud noises from our next door neighbors. We knew little about them, and became quickly worried at this…

operating which offer the exchange of sex for money (Comella). These misconceived ideas of the city may be rooted from the history of prostitution in a small section of Las Vegas called Block 16 (Comella). Lynn Comella, a professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, describes prostitution…

Prologue 2015 -- Villa Forenza Senior Apartments Las Vegas, Nevada When the EMTs found ‘Crazy Ava’ and placed her on the stretcher, her eyes were dazed and unresponsive. Almost as if, she had been frozen that way for hours without any discernible awareness of the outside world. Early this morning, her usual sour expression was replaced with something agonized. Her mouth, draped half-open and her breath, once again, smelling like dog shit. But, clearly in an unresponsive stupor that…

expanded to fit more types of hate crime murders. The two prominent crimes that motivated the legislature to change the law involved the murders of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Matthew Shepard was killed in 1998 by Aaron Mckinney and Russell Henderson who targeted him because of his sexual orientation. The two took him to a remote location where they tied him to a split-rail fence then Matthew was beaten and left to die. His case could not be brought to justice due to it being motivated by…

First, we have Power distance which describes the degree to which people in a country accept that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally (Robbins, 79). When America’s business culture was first being formed it could be described in a very distinct way and that way would be described as high in power distance. The age of Robber Barons also saw an influx of new immigrants to America. These Immigrants were looking to escape the destitution of the old world and were…

Cons of Performance Appraisal Systems Along with the many advantages of performance appraisal systems, it all comes down to whether or not they are being implemented effectively and whether or not they are beneficial for the organization as well as the employee. A huge disadvantage of performance appraisals is that traditionally when conducted, they only involve the manager’s view of his or her subordinate’s performance. In many organizations, managers have a lot of responsibilities including…

a “tax” on the people who visit them because they take away some of the individuals money, and give a part of it to the government. Yet the same people who lose the money also say they are not being taxed because it is voluntary. Thirty years ago, Nevada was the only state that allowed gambling of any sort, but today nineteen have commercially run casinos in heavily populated cities, and forty three allow other types of gambling, such as track-side betting. They have also appeared in the states…

Short-Term Financial Goals Preparing the personal financial plan, personal financial goals, and balance sheet and income statements felt like a daunting task. Primarily because finances were something that I always thought about, but I did not want to know the “real” truth regarding my financial health. The second principle of personal finance, “Nothing Happens Without a Plan” fits well in my situation because I persistently avoided viewing the entire picture when it came to our family’s…