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As many people take humour differently, it can be a destructive ally in the workplace. Article by Härtel, Kirk-Brown, Samaratunge, & Wijerwardena (2016) their research indicates that gender differences exist for both the use of humour and the appreciation of humour. The study shows that men use and appreciate both non-offensive and offensive types of jokes…

If highly-qualified individuals like David Kirk (Marine helicopter pilot) are going to be judged by technology, on their level of honestly then it should be 100% accurate. With more than 1,000 positions open at the CBC, it would be accurate to say that the reliability of the polygraph low. According…

Throughout Oreo, Christine Clark is represented as a rambunctious, authoritative feminist character. Unlike other female characters in the novel, she exceeds male dominance. Conversely, Christine represents racial diversity, as she is a combination of African-American and Jewish ancestry. Her appearance is described as “the ideal beauty of legend and folklore – name the nationality, specify the ethnic group. Whatever your legends and folklore bring to mind for beauty of face and form, she would…

On April 10, 2017, New Yorker magazine published a water color and black ink cartoon style painting entitled “Broken Windows” by cartoonist Barry Blitt on its cover. (Mouly, 2017) It is a multi-dimensional caricature with the back side of President Donald Trump in the foreground as he hits golf balls towards the White House which sits as a target in the background. The New Yorker, a magazine that has been in circulation since 1925 is published by Conde Nast and although geared to New Yorkers…

Summary Let’s Sleep On It by Lea Winerman (2006) discussed that if you had more hours of sleep then you would have more brain activity which could lead to better learning and a more extensive memory. Robert Stickgold, PhD from Harvard “believed that sleep allows us to process, consolidate and retain new memories and skills”. Stickgold also investigated sleep effect’s on students who would learn a new tasks and would deprive them of a one night’s sleep to see how well they remembered the new…

The innovation of the Harlem Renaissance may be appointed by cultural shift due to the work of various authors, musicians, and artists during the 1920s. Seeking a better lifestyle “By the 1920s, the black population in Manhattan had settled into the northern part of the island known as Harlem, and included native New Yorkers, southern newcomers, and Anglophone immigrants from the Caribbean” (“Teaching the American 20s”). Immigrating from multiple locations is what creates cultural diversity, or…

Ice cream is defined as a sweetened frozen food which is composed of dairy products like milk, cream and infused with sugar, stabilizers, emulsifiers, flavorings, water and air. Ice cream varies all over the world this is because the mixture of the ingredients is different from one another. But a good ice cream is composed of: 12% milk fat, 14% milk solid non-fat, 15% sugar, 0.2% stabilizer, 6.2% emulsifier, 55-64% water which is still exclusive of air. Since, ice cream is a whipped product; it…

characters. According to a review post by Film School Rejects, the mix of genres brought in a larger audience than the typical horror and sci-fi fans and is what Cronenberg believes to have been “…one of the contributing factors to the film’s success—” (Kirk). The mix of genres, plus Jeff Goldblum’s acting and the special effects are what made the movie such a success. In 1987, The Fly won an Oscar for Best Makeup. That same year at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, The…

Brazell cross point to Kirk Preterm birth carries the possibility of increasing the mortality and morbidity rate of the fetus. Studies have shown that there have been an association between low socio-economic status and an increased rate of negative health outcomes and preterm deliveries (Iams & Donovan, 2011). The United States and Canada have reported a connection amongst maternal women with low education levels and premature births (Iams & Donovan, 2011). These reports have also been…

justice, America and gangs. By searching those three keywords i was able to find a research article covering gang violence in Chicago. The title of the article is Changing the Street Dynamic written by Andrew Papachristos from Yale University and David Kirk from Oxford University. Chicago is well know for its gang and gun violence but due to the violence reduction strategy theres been a 23% reduction in gun violence as well as 32% reduction in gunshot victims within the gang fractions that uses…