Insight

JOSEPH SHERMAN: A good essay, with an interesting thesis using Foucault’s theories to provide an understanding of social compliance in authoritarian systems. However, the main problem with the argumentation is the frequent lack of citations when summarizing main theories from secondary sources (i.e., Foucault’s name does not appear until p. 3 and this could be considered plagiarism): this problem is also a consequence of the lack of a sufficient number of secondary sources (just Resnais and…

Agency Theory in Archaeology Contemporary archaeological inquiry has situated itself under the umbrella of anthropology, an open marriage to many different ways of analyzing material culture; as it gives insight to both the physical world, as well as the social-cultural world. In this paper, I will discuss some of the beginnings to this union, and specifically the theory of agency as it relates to archaeological analysis. I enter into the debate among archaeology scholars by proposing that the…

Ignorance is the worst form of blindness. In the short story, “Cathedral,” Raymond Carver creates a dynamic character who is judgmental and lacks insight, but ironically, a blind man soon helps him see. This character, never actually given a name, is also the narrator. Carver’s decision to withhold his name is intriguing since he gives the blind man a name, Robert. The narrator in “Cathedral” himself produces an antisocial, prejudiced personality for others to interact with, but shows the…

Summary: Why are musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) so damaging? They don’t claim a life. They aren’t visually noticeable. But they do have a large and lasting effect on the worker involved and everyone around them. The constant pain and loss of motion associated with these kinds of injuries can drastically affect someone’s quality of life, productivity, as well as their ability to return to their original job position. Every MSD negatively impacts the company by forcing them to pay the price of…

with the pain of cervix dilation. That same summer I interned at the American Civil Liberties Union, answering letter complaints detailing inadequate prison-medical care. My passion in pursuing a United Kingdom-based medical education stems from my insight into the difficulties that generally arise when people must calculate the amount of work-hours needed to afford…

contents such as e-magazine, e-books, blogs, white paper, webinar, videos etc. The content calendar is also tuned to tend to the buyer cycle to move prospective customers down the revenue funnel (shown earlier) Source Strategy This document provides insights on which platform to use for which stages of the buyer cycle. For instance, LinkedIn would be the ideal platform that can be used to create awareness and hence would contain content relevant to awareness stage, while twitter platform would…

and psychology at the University of California, San Diego, and Sandra Blakeslee reports on Science for The New York Times. All about Phantoms The book describes Dr. Ramachandran's experiences with patients who had clinical problems and provides an insight into how the human brain works. Dr. Ramachandran describes fascinating clinical syndromes in his own peculiar style. In this book, he makes an attempt to understand why brain damage can make someone think his parents are impostors, or a woman…

project, forecast, and improve business operations among other applications in the industry such us performance management. This paper looks at how big data with respect to performance management can help us make strategic decisions and projections or insights. The focus of this paper is based on the transportation industry, specifically for car consumers. As a…

Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to insight into the true nature of reality. Buddhist practices like meditation are means of changing yourself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. Buddhism, founded in the late 6th century B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama (known as the “Buddha”), is an important religion in most of Asia. The Buddha was born as a royal prince in Lumbini which is now part of Nepal. People also refer to the Siddhartha as…

During the course of World War II, soldiers sent letters home describing the events and conditions of the war; for historians, these letters give front-line insight to the war and of the “Greatest Generation.” George Hynes wrote a letter home from Amberley Stalion, Australia on 26 January 1941 mentioning a secret mission he hoped to take part of to save “the lives of [his] friends.” George Jr. wrote to his mom and dad to thank them for raising him in a good home, he even said, “if everyone had…