Parsing

The War Powers Resolution Act of 1973 is said to have been passed by an “opportunistic” congress who took advantage of public opinion at a time of declining popularity for President Nixon, who was embroiled in the turmoil of the Vietnam War, Watergate, and several other high profile political gaffs (Crook, J., 2012, p. 157). The end result was a piece of legislation intended to further check the executive branch’s power as commander-in-chief to commit US forces to hostilities by granting…

Robert Louis Stevenson’s notorious novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, is a narrative about the duality of human nature. It has become a cultural phenomenon, known even to those who have never read the book nor seen any of the adaptations. On the surface, the work seems to explore the struggle of good versus evil that occurs within every man. But, looking at the narrative from a slightly different perspective, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde can be read as a story…

like Teletubbies, which is essentially a tutorial instructing toddlers in the basics of vegging out.” Mrs. Steven goes on to say that Johnson makes his case seem irrefutable by defining intelligence strictly as attention, patience, retention, and parsing of narrative threads (Graft, 296). However, when you truly start to examine Johnson’s case, it is clear that there are several holes present, which seem to undermine Johnson’s whole…

Despite a clear emphasis on Terry Galloway’s “little-d” deaf identity in Mean Little deaf Queer, her intersectional identity is just as pertinent, as demonstrated by the title of the text. Nearing the end of the memoir, Galloway establishes her “crippled” and “queered” identity yet again, claiming that her path to understanding her place in society is by “[surrounding herself] with stories that tell [her] who [she] is” (212). This statement bolsters Mean Little deaf Queer’s position as an…

Self-Driving Cars, are we there yet? Technology is taking over everyday life, from the minute a person opens his/her eyes, to the time a person sleeps. Today’s society is gradually changing to that of convenience, which is largely built on the use of modern technology. For the past few years, there has been ongoing development in the idea of the self-driving car. In the article, “Self-Driving Cars Could Save 300,000 Lives Per Decade in America,” by Adrianne LaFrance, published in The Atlantic…

HR professionals and their customers were struggling to explain the “so what” of the HR scorecards and training programs. With the rise of predictive analytics of Amazon, Netflix, and Google, CEOs are asking all functional departments to deliver better business outcomes (Roberts, 2015). HR is no exception. Strategic analytics in HR falls under many different names: Human Capital Management, Human Capital Analytics, Workforce Analytics, Talent Management, People Management, Talent Supply…

A horse on the farm has just been born, and before anything else happens, it is essential to understand what will be required medically to give that animal a long, happy life. Vaccines are one of these essential ingredients, and Triple-ET Innovator is a vaccine that most certainly will be on the grocery list. But what are vaccines and how do they work? Once that is understood this specific vaccine can be explored further. Amazingly, Triple-ET Innovator prevents four different diseases. All of…

1. In the concept of visionary leadership elements, what is meant by establishing vision? Establishing a vision means to have a strong vision or picture as to where the organization or department is heading. A vision is used as a map that both leaders and employees can follow. Leaders who do not have a strong or clear picture as to where the organization or department is heading cannot share that vision with those with whom they interact and work. (p. 80) 2. In the concept of visionary…

Francis Wayland’s Notes on the Principles and Practices of Baptist Churches is an extensive anthology of papers, essays, and instructions on Baptist faith and practice. The subjects of the work sprawl from specifically Baptist theological, ethical, and political commitments—i.e., principles—to concrete issues of polity, preaching, ordination, membership, theological curriculum, and sermon preparation—i.e., practices. What unites these essays, of course, is their Baptist distinctiveness, which,…

Watson 1.Introduction Watson is a Question Answering system developed by IBM to compete against human opponents in Jeopardy which is a well-known television quiz show with a twist. Contestants are asked to phrase the question of a given answer from a selected category. The game of Jeopardy is considered a hard game for computers given its unstructured nature of questions from a vast number of domains and types. 2.History Before the start of the Watson project the team at IBM worked on…