Principle of least effort

the abolitionist movement gained traction, many women found themselves advocating in the public sphere. They were actively taking place in petitioning congress and even began publicly speaking out against slavery, a taboo act of the time to say the least. An act that did not go unopposed as can be seen Catharine Beecher’s letter to Angelina Grimké, an anti-slavery activist (Beecher, pp. 242-243). “Heaven has appointed to one sex the superior,” she claimed, “and to the other the subordinate…

have to level the playing field in order to match the Soviet Union’s biggest competitor in all aspects, starting, but not ending, with weaponry. On August 20, 1945, Stalin created a Special Committee on the Atomic Bomb to further accelerate Soviet efforts to build an atomic bomb. This was perceived as a threat to the United States, sparking the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, both countries racing to be the best and beat the other, starting with the nuclear arms…

Sandel, M. J. (2009). Justice: What 's the right thing to do? New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Throughout our lives we will all face different decisions, some that may cause us to look at our morals and principles a little closer. People tend to look for things that bring pleasure and happiness, all while trying to please ourselves and others. We do everything possible to avoid or pain or being uncomfortable, many times hurting others in the process. In this book, Sandel explores the…

in the Air Force Quality management is an approach to business that attempts to attain continuous improvement through organizational wide efforts based on facts and data. Another focus of quality management is on processes on meeting the customer’s needs, both internal and external. Although quality management has been found in the private sector as an effort to remain competitive and profitable, over the last 30 years the federal government has been attempting to implement quality management…

on the subject of management. His book The Essential Drucker is a collective of his best writings dealing with Management, The Individual, and Society. He defines the principle of management as something that will give “full scope to individual strength and responsibly, and at the same time give common direction of vision and effort, establish team work, and harmonize the goals of the individual with the commonweal”. Reading the first section opened my eyes to the different aspects, management…

Lysistrata Resistance to tyranny is man’s highest ideal, according to Emma Goldman. In connection, the existence of tyranny, in whatever approach, the sincere ambitions of man must resist it as a proof of social inequalities in society. The principle of patriarchy outlines that men equip themselves to resist women externally and exert force upon the world. A sincere conqueror is a man with the ability to develop individual power against patriarchy. In fact, human history manifests that the…

I can’t wait for the end of the month. My husband will finally be returning home from fighting this terrible war. I don’t understand all of the political aspects and caveats that occurred or was brought about as a result of this war, but I am just overjoyed that he is returning home safe and sound to me and my children. I didn’t really comprehend how the war escalated between Britain and Germany until my husband explained the events. The blockage of the British harbor from the Germans, the…

amount of money. If everyone had the same amount of money, there would be no incentive for individuals to work, to save, and to invest to create and boost businesses and ultimately the economy. Families in the wealthiest 1% of the U.S. possess at least a $340,000 income. They earn 17% of AGI in the country (Dubay). This percentage is excessive for 1% of the population. What is even more shocking is that this 1% pays 37% of all federal income taxes (Dubay). Some would say that, "The rich do…

The Post-Revisionist Perspective The Cold War describes the ironic relationship that emerged post World War Two between the United States and the Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The word ironic is appropriate in describing the relationship as the two fought together during the Second World War in opposition to the Axis powers to help defeat Nazi Germany. This would reasonably lead one to believe that the relationship post-war would have been one of unity given…

with them, and customizing your product or service to fit each individual customer 's needs. Identifying your customers. To launch a one-to-one initiative, your company must be able to locate and contact a fair number of its customers directly, or at least a substantial portion of its most valuable customers. It 's critical to know customers in as much detail as possible: not just their names and addressable characteristics (such as addresses, phone numbers, or account codes), but their habits,…