The Swiss Family Robinson

In 1997, Oregon passed the Death with Dignity Act allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives. Many patients traveled to Oregon due to this law, because they had terminal illnesses, and knew that their quality of life would only deteriorate. Since then, six other states have followed Oregon by passing similar acts; however, the majority of states still refuse to offer assisted suicide. Along with these states, there are less that a dozen other countries that allow any form of assisted…

Bettelheim writes about fairy tales being much more beneficial to kids than modern stories. He provides examples of “Rapunzel”, a classic fairy tale that provides children with more than just an escape, “The Little Engine That Could”, and “The Swiss Family Robinson” two modern stories that do not add hope to a child’s mind but provides a temporary escape. Cullen writes about the many centuries of Cinderella like stories and why Perrault’s version ended up on top. These articles may not seem to…

Abstract: This paper reveals the birth of mathematics. Representing quantities in some way is considered the first invention of mathematics. We use mathematics every day in one way or another. Sometimes we even use mathematics unconsciously, as in the case of filing a cup of water for cooking. The measure cup is readily available to us and all we have to do is fill it out, but who started this type of measurement? How old is mathematics? Specifically, how old is counting? When was representing…

n isolating himself from those around him. After graduation he takes off and fails to speak to his parents, or even his sister he was so close with. As months, even years pass, they all continue to worry and can’t do a thing about it. Carine swears one night she heard his voice calling “Mom! Help me!” Chapter 13 In Chapter 13 of Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the author interviews Chris McCandless’s younger sister, Carine. She is compared to McCandless several times throughout this chapter.…

This theory posits that different types of comparisons (i.e., comparing the self to some “idealized” form of the self or comparing the self to some “ought-to-be” form of the self) lead to different emotional outcomes (Higgins, 1987). These emotional outcomes include two separate classes of emotion: agitation-based and dejection-based feelings (Higgins, 1987). Each class of emotion requires different organizational or managerial reactions in order to dissipate (discussed in detail later; Higgins,…

water levels and at temperatures exceeding 90 degrees, and mandated 80-hour work weeks. Employees were not paid for overtime when they fell short of production quotas. Many workers also complained about wages that were “insufficient to satisfy their family needs with dignity” (Greenhouse,…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…