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The United Stated leads the world in mass shootings and they are become more common each day, making people wonder what is triggering them. Some believe the media is to blame for the rise in shootings while others feel that there are different circumstances that contribute to this matter. In the article “How the Media Inspires Mass Shootings” the author, Mark Follman, claims that the media has influenced an increase in mass shooting by the way they publish their findings. The media does inspire…

In the everyday race of life, one can overlook and even forget the most mundane or trivial of choices. However, upon slowing down and considering the alternatives, one can rationalize and improve almost every choice to find the best path. This generalized analysis applies to even One Act plays. When choosing which genre to perform, potential casts will find it most beneficial to weigh the pros and cons of each plausible possibility. A well-educated, correct decision will stow favorable memories…

“So, Ellen, what are your plans for after graduation?” a nosy, albeit well meaning, great-aunt asks. I stare into her intent, keen expression as it bores into me. She is leant forward, on the edge of the armchair, facing me, while maintaining her friendly demeanor in tone, her expression remains unreadable. Her sudden undivided attention shines a bright spotlight on me and I know she is hanging on to every breath I take, before I even speak. The couch becomes a stage. However I saw this coming…

Organizational Change Introduction Organizational change is an imperative process that announces a break from the normal ways of conducting business. This process in integrated into institutions so as to usher in an improved system that promises efficiency and effectiveness in the long-run. The organizational change is as a result of the cyclic nature of business life. This is a concept that needs to be prioritized by the executive management of the organization. The rational choice theory is…

Frowning on a Smiley Theory: The Facts Behind The Smiley Face Murders The Smiley Face Murder Theory is a theory that encompasses forty victims in the northern region of the United States along the border of Canada over the last 15 years. Almost every one of the cases has been ruled an accidental death by drowning. However, two New York City detectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte are not convinced that the drowning was an accident at all. According to these detectives, the cases were…

which he famously called for America to immediately emancipate the slaves. Although he was not the first person to give a voice to the black population, his efforts in the abolitionist movement hurried the process of putting black people in the limelight. Actions like those made the American society listen and made them think about the way they viewed blacks. In 1945, Frederick Douglass published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, in which he wrote, “In coming to a…

In “Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck and A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, both authors illustrate in readers minds that women back then had no freedom and always doubted themselves, because of how men treated them. The authors shows that during this time `men made women feel insecure and weak. They viewed women as housewives only allowing them to do hard chores all day. Over time the women began to feel like undervalued prisoners in their own homes. Women’s way of thinking and their behaviors…

The revolt of 1381 was the first example of national disturbance in which all participants coalesced around the same issues with the governing power at the time. The revolt sought radical social reform and legal modifications and was spurred by the common people thus in the 19th Century named the “Peasants Revolt” due to chroniclers account of the radicals as rustici. However there was an inclusive element to the event and social range from labourers to village elite to even gentry was witnessed…

Extra-marital relationships are a part of Deshpande’s novels. In this novel, Jaya has a fruitful relationship with Mr. Kamat, a widower, Jaya’s neighbor in Dadar. The most striking quality of Kamat is that he sees Jaya as an equal. While Mohan discourages Jaya from writing, it is Kamat who introduces her with the ‘lost’ self. Jaya sheds her restraints in Kamat’s presence who gives comfort in a fatherly way. Her failed writing and her close association with Kamat are two example of Jaya’s…

Patanjali Success Study All the success, the popularity, and the goodwill can be credited to something we refer to as the “Incidental Branding”. The branding wasn’t accidental. It was well planned. But there were a lot of incidents that shaped the brand personality and that too happened before its formation. The brand ambassador (who surprisingly has no equity in the business) is the reason the ‘brand’ happened. Mind it that I’m referring to the brand and not the business. Hence Baba Ramdev’s…