The Tipping Point

artificial intelligence laboratory. Further into the article Ms. Rus state's that as automation advances “ A tipping point begins to the form”, looking at the data will decided whether that tipping point is the for the improvement of the country's economic status, or the downfall of the a country. Looking that the country’s current status of civilian labor force, shows that the so called “ Tipping point “ is being more defined as the years pass, as seen in figure 1 below. In the next five - ten…

A quick internet search of William Nordhaus results in hundreds of thousands of links pointing to Yale University, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, and The National Bureau of Economics Research, all praising or publishing his excellent work in both economics and climate change. Nordhaus is a distinguished economist and professor at Yale University who has committed more than thirty years to researching and answering the big questions in climate-change economics. In his most…

Caudill, J. W., Getty, R., Smith, R., Patten, R., & Trulson, C. R. (2013) Discouraging window breakers: The lagged effects of police activity on crime. Journal of Criminal Justice, 41(1), 18-23. The Broken Windows Theory has produced a lot of mixed results towards the ideas that crime can be reduced in poor neighborhoods through crime reductions strategy. Wilson and Kelling (1982) who introduced the Broken Windows theory, suggested that social disorder in neighborhoods was the primary source of…

From a sociological point of view, health and illness play an important role in society. Structural functionalist’s see society as interrelated parts that function to maintain balance within the society. Each individual within a society has designated roles that they must perform in order to do their part within a society. According to this paradigm, illness is seen as a dysfunction as it inhibits an individual from performing their designated role, threatening the balance and stability of the…

This gives them a weight advantage of 76,800 pounds over the average car. Just the trailers alone can weigh from 30,000 to 70,000 pounds. Clearly, truck accidents are more dangerous because of the heavy loads they carry. To further bring home the point, consider that in terms of destructive energy, the average car would have to drive at 300 mph to attain the same destructive energy of a truck driving at 60 mph (and weighing 25 times more than the car). The Effect of Weight on the Semi Truck's…

Braveheart, released in 1995, stars Mel Gibson as William Wallace, the famous warrior and leader of the War for Scottish Independence in the thirteenth century. The film is largely based on historical truths and folklore, with the occasional Hollywood exaggeration intertwined. There are several problems with the film that cannot easily be overlooked. One of the most obvious regards injury and health during the rebellion: the men in Wallace’s army did not have armor and were frequently and…

If you were to tell someone that you are going vegan ten years ago they would think you were crazy. People were not educated on what being vegan is like. According to The Vegan Society “Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.” Just in the past five years being vegan has become more popular. Social media plays a big part on spreading the awareness…

of Success, are stories about Bill Joy, Bill Gates, Mozart, and other successful individuals who put in countless hours of dedication, passion, and hard work to be successful. Author, Malcolm Gladwell, states that putting in 10,000 hours is the tipping point to success to be at an elite level of certain expertise or skills. Does it really take that many hours to be successful or get to a professional level? Is 10,000 hours the magic number to be great? The individuals that Gladwell mentioned in…

The Bamboo Garden Seth Kubik University of Nebraska Lincoln Table of Contents Issue Statement…………………………...... 3 Analysis……………………………………. 3-4 Alternative Actions……………………….... 4 Recommendations…………………….……. 4 Implementation of a plan……………........... 5 Issue Statement: Language barrier is Major in the situation. The waiters and waitresses need a clear-cut stations. The kitchen staff needs to grow up and run the kitchen how they are told. There needs to some full time waiters and…

the problem and find the way to solve it, rather than regret the impetuous decision in the future. In addition, small change can bring big results in everyone’s life. Gladwell introduces the theory of Tipping point in his essay; he states, “the small changes in context can be just as important in tipping epidemics.” (P161) Gladwell discusses the implications of small variations in social groups and little changes in an environment as shifts that can cause a great result. People believe only…