The Insiders

Sept. 2016. Question Five Insider trading is when someone sell or buys a security using knowledge that is not publically acknowledged. If the insider does the trading before the information is released, it is illegal; if they trade after the information is released, then it is legal. So, should insider trader be legal? The answer is a simple no. By using insider information, the trader gains an unfair advantage. And we live in a society that tries to be fair. If insider trading were to…

Invasive plants are an issue that we need to address because, they are causing a lot of damage to our infrastructure, animals, and other plants and are putting them in danger. “An invasive species is a plant, fungus, or animal species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and that has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health.”(Wikipedia) Although invasive plant can be used as a natural pesticide, they…

Hacker access, activist access, an insider attack. Hacker access involves an outside entity gaining access to the network via unpatched systems, vulnerability, or by any other technical means. Activist access consists of a hacker affecting the network maliciously with a political or moral agenda in mind. Insider attack can be the most dangerous of the three. This involves someone within the organization do harm to the network…

John O' Donohue, an Irish poet and philosopher, once said, "The human soul is hungry for beauty; we seek it everywhere - in landscape, music, art, clothes, furniture, gardening, companionship, love, religion, and in ourselves." There is no doubt that intelligence can provide success for one, however, in today’s society, beauty is absolutely more important for success. Success can be defined as the attainment of fame, wealth, or social status (Oxford Dictionaries). Intelligence alone will not…

Everyone should have a dog. Dogs have been “man’s best friend” for around 16,000 years. They offer love and affection, while they also help with everyday chores. Dogs snuggle up close when you need a friend or make you happy when you are sad. They can help you physically or mentally. Dogs can even help you be more social. There are much more ways but these are the top ones. Dogs love exercise and they help you build a better immune system. Dogs help you physically because they want to go outside…

Reflections as a Researcher As a member of the community this study examine, I have had come to consider myself a troubled and troubling “insider”. I am troubled because as a post-operative woman I have come to understand my gender transition as a stabilizing goal-oriented process, a consideration that is deeply challenged contested by my participants’ counter definition of the transgender experience as a destabilizing social process that should highlight indefinite fluidity and creative…

Brickley, Lease and Smith examine voting patterns of institutional shareholders on antitakeover amendments. The authors are particularly interested in institutional shareholders (i.e. mutual funds, pension funds, endowments) because they often do not take an active role in the voting process, but rather follow the Wall Street Rule (either voting with managers or selling their stock in the case of policy disagreements) when voting on antitakeover provisions. The authors find that that…

Sexual Violence at Carnegie Mellon University A common conflict occurring in schools is sexual violence. One of the colleges that sexual violence is affecting is Carnegie Mellon University. According to the Carnegie Mellon University crime statistics, about “4,274 women” have been attacked or sexually abused at Carnegie Mellon during 2008-2010 (Violent). In this university there have been multiple cases of sexual abuse and violence. A major account of sexual violence is the story of Gabrielle…

Genetics and fertility technology is always growing and moving at too fast of a pace to regulate. A big issue that has begun arising are “designer babies”. “The term was coined to denote children whose genetic characteristics have been artificially selected or modified to ensure specific intellectual and cosmetic characteristics.” (“Introduction to Designer Babies: The Issue” 2013). What this means is if you reach out to a fertility clinic, they are able to enhance the embryo to have any…

outsider in the U.S. with three markers: a lack of citizenship, shared language, and social acceptance. The reason he defines these factors as being considered an outsider, is that when they no longer effect immigrants they have potential to become insiders, or citizens (pars.3).The rhetor also establishes credibility by mentioning the march in the United States for immigrants’ rights. This was appropriate for his characterization of lack social acceptance because he gave insight on how…