Mega Millions

Happiness. Joy. Joy. Happiness. Have you ever stopped to consider the difference between happiness and joy? Can two terms generally understood to be the same be, in fact, very different? Winning a lottery. Dancing in the rain. A warm puppy. Falling in love. Welcoming a newborn child to the world. An A+ on the calculus exam. These all seem to be feelings comprised of varying degrees of pleasure, contentment, and satisfaction. However, can they be separated into happiness or joy? How do we…

project. Many wind energy companies all over the world battled to take on this project. US Wind Inc. beating out the competitors. Walter Cruickshank, acting director of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management stated that the final bid was, “$8.7 million lease of an area off Maryland’s coast.” This project is in its infancy to produce above the ocean wind turbines farms (Loveless). During my research of this assignment I believe I have found the most efficient prototype called the Davidson…

Athens, Greece in 1896 then is repeatedly held once every four years in a chosen city. Viewed as an honor and privilege to be selected after years of arduous campaigning, cities open their doors to athletes across the globe to compete in front of millions on sports grand stage. However the games are not without controversy, behind the glitz and glamour lies a lengthy trail of misspent public funds, displaced residents and social unrest. This piece will discuss economical, social and political…

because the food companies that run most of the worlds food trades are multibillion dollar companies that basically come up with their own rules, and do as they please. In this film, “Food Inc” they are showing us how the food industry grew into these mega processing plants, and slaughterhouses. First, let us look at the market force; the definition of a market force is the law of supply and demand. This means basically the price determination within the market; moreover, the price is determined…

selling over 63 billion products in 130 countries worldwide. In 2014 the European mega giant in the beauty and hair world has annual revenue of $149.4 million US dollars, along with $24.86 billion US of profits and $25.6 million US of profit loss. The business’ assets are $9368.9 million US and liabilities at $9910.2 million US. As of 2014 L’Oreal owns 28 international brands with annual sales of more that $54 million. With over 77,500 employees L’Oreal distribute their products into cosmetic…

Should be Illegal Do you want to know why drinking should be illegal because people get killed every year from drinking. Drinking kills Drinking too much can harm your health. Excessive alcohol use led to approximately 88,000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost each year in the United States from 2006 – 2010, shortening the lives of those who died by an average of 30 years. If you don’t think drinking should be illegal read this essay and it might just change your whole…

America received a local paper that was run by someone who valued the honor in journalism. Today news sources are managed by multibillion dollar corporations who at the end of the day value only the dollars of their bottom line. Stories featured by these mega corps are tailored and edited to maximize the amount of counters they can get to their websites. Front pages are covered with reviews on consumer electronics and this fall’s new fashion trends, while literally surrounded by advertisements…

her three children in California. After being fired from her job, she applied to a local law firm with no experience in law or any education in the field, she was hired because she had been pursuing a case against Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). The mega company was using Chromium-6 in their water supply where a small town became exposed. Chromium 6 is a heavy metal known to be a carcinogen to humans as well as causing defects in infants. Brockovich went to numerous families in the area that…

Wicked Problem I’ve been exposed to a few wicked problems throughgout my life, or at least those that are consierder extremely unpleasent. According to C. West Churchman, the term “Wicked Problem” refer to that class of social system problems which are ill-formulated, impossible to solve, decisions making conflicts with values, and in the whole system all becomes thoroughly confused (Churchman 1967). With this in mind, I want to point out one wicked problem in specific that always challenged…

On 10th December in the year 2012 ABC News, Dorice Donegan Moore was charged at first degree murder for the death of the Florida lottery winner, Abraham Shakespeare. Soon after Shakespeare won the $31 million Florida lottery prize, he was shot twice in the chest by a 38-caliber pistol on April 2009. This was not the worst yet; in fact, nobody realizes he was dead until his body was found under a slab of cement in a backyard in January 2010. The scariest…