The Wayside

Ronald Reagan was the fortieth president of the United States in the year of 1981, amid one the greatest discordances in American history, The Cold War. The Cold War was a warring period between US-led western powers and the communist, Soviet Union. Throughout the Cold War, The Soviet Union was rapidly gaining european territories and increasing the power of communism throughout the eastern hemisphere. As tensions between the nations grew to an all time high, an arms race begun. The United…

Menstruation is a fact of life for nearly every woman. Many women in the global north enjoy at least some level of education regarding menstruation and have access to clean, ready-made sanitary products. At least in America, it is uncommon to hear of a woman denied the right to participate in schooling or other activities while menstruating due to cultural or religious norms. However, it is strikingly clear that many women in the global south experience menstruation as yet another avenue through…

From reading the book Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard, I decided to write myself a destination postcard for something I have long missed since moving to Reno to attend college; riding a motorcycle to train and compete in the sport of motocross. I was forced to sell my last motorcycle in 2009, seen in the postcard above, when I moved to Reno for college. Now that I am nearly finished, I have decided to focus on obtaining a new bike (a major elephant motivating reward) and…

Introduction It is obvious to those who are involved in the music program that this particular branch of learning is taking a hit. School budgets are being cut and the arts programs are the first to go. Schools are focused on core classes because mandated state tests put pressure on the school to focus on math, reading and science. By cutting what is seen as an “extracurricular” schools are ignoring the benefits that an advanced music program provides to their students. Music programs are an…

According to the above epigraph, servant leaders acting in the capacity of a salt leader will strive to promote a workplace culture that is based on Christian values (e.g. Servant leadership combined with agape love) where good is rewarded and evil is rebuked (Gomez-Mejia et al. 2012, 494-595). Dale Roach (2016, 45)—author of The Servant Leadership Style of Jesus: A Biblical Strategy for Leadership Development—argues against creating a homogenous culture saying that Jesus’ practiced diversity…

As a nation, 75% of our health care dollars goes to treatment of chronic diseases (CDC). Heart failure is among these chronic diseases. About 5.1 million people in the United States have heart failure (CDC). Currently, heart failure has no cure. The disease can be medically treated as well as managed through lifestyle changes. There are many symptoms that people with CHF endure throughout the disease process. Congestive Heart Failure often leads to a lack of energy which we will be expressed as…

density of birds in the areas where DDT was used. One the same note, some seem to trust the government too much in so far as protecting the environment. It is their responsibility, but they also have other duties so it seems to get pushed to the wayside more often than not. Thus besides our responsibility as citizens to let our representatives in government know that environmental issues are important, it is also a call as a creature on this earth living among God’s creation to take our own…

Regardless of culture, location or time, death and birth have always been two concepts that humans have always been keen to discuss. On one hand, we have the spiritual and esoteric comprehension of these features, and on the other hand, the more material qualities as presented by trends, statistics and records. Just as much as the concept of birth and death can tell us a great deal of information in the social properties of a given group, the actual recorded births and deaths can explain a…

There are six rules for market revitalization, they are as follows: 1.) Refocus the Organization, 2.) Restore Brand Relevance, 3.) Reinvent the Brand Experience, 4.) Reinforce a Results Culture, 5.) Rebuild Brand Trust, and 6.) Realize Global Alignment. (Light, L. & Kiddon, J. 2009) How is “refocusing the organization” critical when competing in the global market? When working in a global marketplace, a business will have locations throughout the world. Sometimes business must run…

Nuclear Association). In fact, famous scientists like Marie Curie and Ernest Rutherford worked with the element in several experiments when nuclear decay was first being discovered. Since that time, however, thorium has largely been thrown by the wayside for use in practical applications such…