Religious studies

Today was the first day I acted on my pursuit towards the idea of studying abroad. I spoke with Study Abroad Advisor Lucy, in building 2A Room 206 during drop-in hours. I was not able to attend the Tuesday sessions anytime this semester, due to many involvements and many last minute occurrences. Nonetheless, for the fifteen minutes I spoke with Lucy she was highly informative and genuine with the idea of me studying abroad. She presented many programs and many solutions to potential situations…

I feel that if the teacher or professor assigns homework, it is important that I spend quality time to complete the homework. Learning is not something that comes easily to me, I have to work at it and study in order to receive a good grade. During high school and my first year in college, I spent a lot of time outside of the classroom studying. Spending time outside of the classroom helps me as a learner. Outside of the classroom, I read over the material…

Based upon long-term relationships with current contributors, PPCP believes that they will continue to secure the needed charitable contributions for continues growth. Investments in PPCP today will help reinforce organizational aptitude, while establishing high performing programs in the areas that most need them. PPCP predicts that its charitable contributions will cover all operating costs of the programs, and that it will reach its impact goal of 10 programs in 2020. To reach these targets,…

Have you ever been watching a movie, or playing a game, that had you so immersed, you needed to remind yourself this was a fantasy? Storming the beaches of Normandy, traversing the galaxy on an Imperial Star Destroyed, or slinging through downtown Manhattan next to Spider-Man, all different mediums of film, television and video games have the power to integrate their audiences into their world, and create an exciting and enjoyable experience. When fanfiction develops, techniques are employed…

from an applied sciences and social sciences perspective, while utilizing an experimental method to understand how art therapy affects adult mothers with postnatal depression. Meanwhile, Stephanie Wise wrote her humanities article from using a case study to persuade the audience that art therapy is truly beneficial in treating depression in adults. Even though the articles have their own distinctive characteristics, a common thread is that depressed individuals can turn to art therapy as a way…

In the novel, A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood, it tells the story of a man who lives in Southern California during the 1960s. George is an english professor that teaches at a university and lives in a nice, cozy house that he shares with his partner named Jim. However, Jim has passed away from a tragic car accident that kills him instantly. This leaves George in a very difficult and uncomfortable situation. He must go on with his life without Jim and continue to work, socialize with others…

Various techniques have been devised to resolve numerous issues that organization faces during their operations. In this part of case analysis we have chosen some theories that can be used to resolve problems faced by firefly restaurants owners. Taking primary problems as problems that encompass all other small problems faced by firefly restaurants, we are going to suggest solutions for those three primary problems individually. Solution #1: Improving organizational culture. The Firefly Inc.…

The goal of a case-study method is to complete a “generalization” and not a “particularizing” analysis (Lipset et al., Trow, & Coleman, 1956, pp. 419-420) (as cited in Yin, 2104). At present, Yin (2014) agreed that case studies are generalizable to theoretical propositions and not to populations or universes. He pointed out that a good case-study design establishes the logic that links the data to the initial question(s) of the study. He also argued that a good theoretical…

The author gives us three ways to understand the materiality of culture: actor-network theory, cultural studies, and material culture studies (Storey, 2015). After carefully reviewing all three approaches, I see that material cultural studies are the most productive path for critical thinking about my site and its contents. Interacting with the games at Playdium would not be possible without the careful aesthetic design…

The Four Stages of Business Growth Brian Weaver American Public University Businesses go through many different stages throughout their lifetime. Most importantly, businesses experience four stages of growth during their entire runs. Within the first stage of growth, “typically a business will have one owner who does everything from sales and bookkeeping to marketing and production” (McCubbrey, 2009). This is the very beginning when things are just getting started. In the second stage…