The Ingenuity Gap

The book, “Silent Spring”, by Rachel Carson brings to light the possible harm and ramifications of overusing chemicals that are not fully understood. To fully drive her point home, Carson uses language, ethos, and logos. Carson uses strong language several times in order giver her argument stronger emphasis. At one point she uses the word “evil” to describe pollution. There are very few words that have a more negative connotation than evil. Carson uses this word fairly early in her book,…

V. Challenges for Nanotechnology Commercialisation : New inventions based on new technology, usually attract attention due to their ingenuity, but a product must also be useful and compelling, enabling it to be used in everyday life. The objective of the firm is to identify a market for its new products [5]. From a business perspective, the steps to be followed for the successful commercialization of a nanotechnology based product include market size, market potential, and the economic scenario…

elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.” One may say that college is worth every hardship that it may have put an individual through. In the present day society an individual may view a postsecondary education as being worth the tuition, ingenuity acquired, and the ability to adapt to an ever changing world. Tuition, a numerous amount of people say have stated that the amount of money it takes to enter a college is way too costly. This is one of the main reasons people deter from…

challenge our pre-eminence and capacity to innovate.” The erosion of ambition in high school students to strive for more than passing is an ever growing problem that America is facing. To correct their illiteracy, Friedman states that there are three main gaps America needs to learn from: America’s ambition to strive for excellence, the amount of people wanting to do better, and how students are getting their education. In addition to the lax in attitude concerning education in America, the…

How to build relationships beyond a heart felt thank you. My Aha from real stories. What could a grandmother –granddaughter bond, an office Christmas party and an interaction with a barista have in common that can create ahas? If that intrigues you, you may enjoy the read. A graph at the end, for those of you who love snapshots. I was on skype with my mother in India. Just like many grandparents, my mother was interested in things that really matter in life. She asked about my daughter’s…

The ability of the homeland security system to assess and respond to future threats can at times be uncertain. This is due to the ever evolving nature of the threats posed to the country. As new threats are addressed more is learned about resources are needed for each type of manmade or natural event. Since, September 11, 2001 many steps have been taken to address this country’s vulnerability to terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the need for improvements in the country’s…

Organization has always been a tremendous asset for the human race, pivotal to our very survival and ability to learn. This is entirely dependent upon the ability to sort, categorize, and separate the world around us into easy to find like object groups. When civilizations began to form, society was no exception, people have always been divided into groups based on common similarities such as race, gender, income or profession. The division was particularly strong in Victorian England near the…

and secondary schools, children are told not to buckle to peer pressure, to do what they know is right, even though their friends are trying to get them to deviate. At work, honesty and integrity are preached and are valued above productivity or ingenuity, yet rarely rewarded beyond a standard paycheck. A security guard is payed $10 per hour and given the job of watching, and protecting pallets of money often totaling millions of dollars, on its way to an incinerator. An accountant makes $35,000…

the real grit of the situation we have found ourselves in as a country and questions our personal liberties and there connection with the economy. He also offers insight on the approach he believes will eradicate the growing span between the income gap. As well as how the poor can rise up out of poverty and the value he sees in entrepreneurship and a free market. Though…

employees and colleagues in such a way that everyone faces work with energy and enthusiasm. 2. It is governed by a strategy Successful companies and with them their leaders are always governed by a good plan. An effective leader leaves no loose ends or gaps to improvisation, since everything is always guided by the best strategies, plans…