Kenneth J. Gergen

The film ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room painted a picture of corporate greed and all the practices one might see in the creation of fraud. It dove into personalities of the top executives surrounding the scandal and the lies created to establish a successful persona. The governmental investigation revealed that the intricate entanglements of deceptive communications were fed from near the top of the chain to traders, analyst, and investors. Traders proactively drove the mechanisms that…

In Branagh’s version of Hamlet the scene took place in a modernized castle, the costumes weren’t typical medieval dress instead they were very common wealthy outfits. Even the so called “maids,” like Ophelia were dressed nicely; this allows the audience to focus more on the obvious storyline rather than the different social classes. This was a very effective way of presenting ‘Hamlet’ because instead of looking at the controversy in Ophelia and Hamlets relationship I looked at the overall plot…

During the 1980's, state regulated monopolies were responsible for the manufacture, transmission and sale of electricity and natural gas to customers. However, these monopolies were rather incompetent and unreliable in the eyes of the customers [7]. At the onset of the Corporation, Enron has made claims that it could revolutionize the energy industry, and the Internet [6]. Enron then began to advertise through the means of Wall Street, claiming that energy could be treated as a stock or a bond…

Early Atomic Experiments Joseph John Thomson conducted an experiment that is known today as the CRT Experiment. The outcome of this experiment was JJ’s discovery of the electron. CRT is an acronym for Cathode Ray Tube, this gives a broad concept of what the experiment is about. The basic components of the experiment include, a glass cylindrical tube with most of the air inside vacuumed out of it, and inside the tube is Electrode for each side. One of the Electrodes is negative and entitled the…

Through the course of history society has been shaped by scientific discoveries that have benefitted mankind by providing a better understanding of the world and have advanced technology. One such scientist was Joseph John Thomson. Joseph John Thomson had a successful life, made important scientific discoveries, and impacted the world through his discoveries. Sir Joseph John Thomson was born on December 18, 1856 in Cheetham, a part of Manchester, England to Emma Swindells and Joseph James…

Phlogiston theory The phlogiston theory states that the every combustible substance on this planet contains phlogiston. When a combustible substance is burned, phlogiston is released into the air. The people behind the phlogiston theory believed that the whenever a substance sets on fire, the fire gives off phlogiston. The phlogiston was believed be the kind of gas which causes fire. Without phlogiston, the combustible substance won’t be able to set on fire. In the late 1660’s a scientist…

This paper discusses the life of Sir Joseph John Thomson (J.J. Thomson) and his scientific discoveries. It will also discuss how it has impacted our lives today and if we would have what we have today without his research and hard work. He was a shy boy who was gifted when it came to science. He lost his father when he was young but strived to have a better nonetheless. After becoming a Fellow of the Trinity, he started working with Lord Rayleigh and later became his successor. He found what…

As revealed by his speech immediately following Macduff’s flight to England, Macbeth, the newly crowned King of the Scots, acts spontaneously, without serious rational thought. In the “Castle of Macduff” speech (Act IV.i 144-156, Macbeth decides to fully discharge any previous ability to reason. Immediately, he challenges “Time” (allegorical figure), which he sees as an adversary, trying to stop him from ever acting on his thoughts. Furthermore, he uses the specific diction of “dread” and…

Question 1 Introduction Businessman and consultant Michael Philips ' essay “The Inconclusive Ethical Care Against Manipulative Advertising” provides a nuanced and compelling critique of ethical criticisms against manipulative advertising. While nevertheless conceding that the practice of manipulative advertising itself is problematic and unethical, he suggests that the premises upon which ethical criticisms of this practice rest are logically flawed, and fail to provide a cogent critique of…

Matthew McGee Epistemology Final Paper Q1 Goodman 's “grue” example and Hempel’s Raven Paradox are very similar. The Raven Paradox posits that for any given object x, when we assert that it is neither black, nor a raven, we are confirming the hypothesis that “all non-black things are non-ravens” (pg, 70). From this we can also make the logically equivalent statement that “all ravens are black.” This is an unexpected conclusion according to Goodman. Furthermore, our statement about the…