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Living in the State of Poverty - SIM Participation In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr in his Nobel Prize lecture examined the evils of the modern world. He spoke on how poverty was one of those evils. “The poor in America know that they live in the richest nation in the world, and that even though they are perishing on a lonely island of poverty they are surrounded by a vast ocean of material prosperity” (Nobel Media AB, 1964, para.22). Not much has changed since his eloquent speech.…

From the patient, unknown bacteria #618 was identified to be Escherichia coli. It is apart of the Enterobacteriae genus that according to Brown’s Microbiological Applications1 are gram-negative bacteria that usually live inside the intestines of animals and humans. The organism can also live in the vagina and urethra. The data collected after isolating the organism and executing a series of tests have confirmed previous observations of E. coli in past scientific history. For the majority of…

the simulation, I was feeling confident in my ability to overcome the voices. I was excited and ready to go. As the simulation progressed, I found myself becoming more and more irritable. I am normally far from an aggressive person, but during the sim I felt some aggression building up inside of me. I woke up this morning feeling great physically,…

What is Chemical reconnaissance? Chemical reconnaissance is a type of military reconnaissance for the early detection of the presence of chemicals, biological, radiation, and nuclear. There are three modes of Chemical reconnaissance mounted, dismounted, and aerial. Dismounted recon is conducted by small combat arms or special crews. One of this special crews is Chemical Recon Detachment. This paper will discuss the purpose of Chemical reconnaissance. It will also give a small description of the…

Panopticism theory is a social theory that was called after the Panopticon. Michel Foucault, a French philosopher, was the developer of the term “Panopticon” and he used that term in his book, Discipline and Punish. The book was published in 1975 in France and it was one of Foucault’s important books. The book explained what the Panopticon is and the Panopticism used in it. During the 20’th century, Panopticism was used a lot in many different places with different techniques to eliminate threat…

Suicide is a subjective and complex phenomenon with a low base rate. Data on suicide is usually collected from healthcare organizations, large-scale studies, or self reporting Crosby et al. (2011); Horowitz and Ballard (2009). These sources are often limited by sociocultural barriers, such as stigma and shame Crosby et al. (2011). Many researchers focus on research related to associating risk factors and suicidaility without considering theoretical models Nock et al. (2008). The know risk…

As time go by since the 18th century to what is now modern era, humans are not the only one susceptible to development and progression; technology has to. It has shape life to a sense in which life becomes more sped up internally. Life became either more simplistic as technology speeds up research into various subjects or more complicated as the technology developed decreases desire to practice upon literacy comprehension and increase dependency upon a source but oneself. In a crude manner,…

Delinquent Child It is believed that in order to obtain the perfect child you must have raised the child with both parental units. This is believed because it is reported that 85% of children in a fatherless home experience behavioral problems (Parker, 2010). These behavioral problems are likely to cause problems in delinquency. With all of these statistics it brings the question, are there more factors at play? There are several factors that contribute along with the problems associated with…

INTRODUCTION The increasing growth of cybercrime and the associated risks are forcing most organizations to focus more attention on information security. It is critical that organizations must find a way to protect their data. This article will describe how to plan, develop and create an Information Security Operation Center (ISOC). Basically, an ISOC brings together the many isolated monitoring and response functions in a unified framework. Therefore, having an ISOC will benefit organizations…

Firstly, strong culture acts as ‘social glue’ bonding employees together. Richard Perrin once said, “organisational culture is the sum of values and rituals that serve as ‘glue’ to integrate the members of the organisation” (Watkins, 2013). A strong positive culture allows employees to foster trust among one another, making them more passionate and dedicated towards their work in the organisation (McShane, Olekalns & Travaglione, 2013; Brown, 1998). On one hand, a strong culture reduces and…