The Weakest Link

t Background Figure 1: Hailam Kopitiam Logo Hailam Kopitiam is Malaysian food culture originated by the emergence of traditional kopitiams, which were oftenly family-owned entities that were handed down from one generation to another. For this new age kopitiam offers the classic food and drinks combined with modern conveniences such as piped in music, air conditionaing, attractive interior design and Wi-Fi connection. Figure 2: The map of Hailam Kopitiam For this project, I have choose…

Robert Agnew’s General Strain Theory Defined and Broken Down for a Simple and Better Understanding Verenisse Garcia – A00013982 Texas A & M International University Robert Agnew’s General Strain Theory Defined and Broken Down for a Simple and Better Understanding Discussion In the 1990’s, Robert Agnew’s came up with the General Strain Theory, also known as, GST. To better understand where the theories derive, we need to understand that criminology is defined as empirical and…

By the 1820s the law stated slavery in the northern states was abolished. “The institution of slavery had practically ceased to exist in northern states” is a statement that is far from the truth. The definition of a slave is “a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another.” (Dictionary.com). There is no “practically”, either slavery is completely abolished or it is not. In 1817 slaves over forty were freed. Then came the law that slaves had to be twenty-one to age out of slavery…

for the benefit states (Kontoleon, Pascual, Swanson, 2007). Therefore there is a public good and free rider facet to the problem with invasive species. According to Perrings the deciding factor of the invasive species problem concerns with the weakest link nature of the public good, that is the state attempting the minimum amount of management concludes the quality and extent of the externality. This in turns bring a question to the poorer countries, do they initiate a lesser environmental…

In the film Dark Days, we witnessed how groups of people, who share the same space, support each other both physically and emotionally. The same concept, or sense of community, can be applied to social media and networks created online. In fact, online communities are actually referred to as “new communities,” essentially, a community unburdened by things such as geography. Using social network analysis, which according to Katherine Giuffre (2013), “concentrates on relations among the members of…

In this section of the book it talked about how to work effectively in a tam atmosphere. In working in a team there are many conflicts that can lead to a dysfunctional team. But knowing how to solve the dysfunctionality of the team will improve how the team works together. In the textbook the most important thing was having a defined purpose and mission that the team is working towards. According to Suzan Raines (2013) “When creating teams, consider their primary purpose. Teams tasked…

The Aliens Are Coming! “Illegal Alien, also called an undocumented alien, is a noncitizen living in a country without the proper immigration documents,” explains the World Book Student (DeFrank N.p). Every single day, there are tons of illegal immigrants trying to cross the border into the United States of America. Ever since the beginning of America, there were always immigrants wanting to find a new life in America. The Science Online database explains that “These movements [immigrations]…

The ever advancing field of technology is an amazing feat that the human race has developed. With any strive forward, there is always negatives that come with it. Throughout history mankind has always been curious and wanted to find out way to circumvent the systems that they use. Mankind does it out of curiosity and malicious intent though. Technology has quickly attempted to block these malicious attacks through new security measures and proper training, but malicious users will always find a…

Many years ago, much of society may have envisioned a future with flying cars and robots that shared the Earth with humans. While this has yet to occur, technology is leaps and bounds beyond what it was imagined to be at this point. With technological advancement comes a necessity to secure it; and for some, exploit it. Zero day exploits employed for economic or military advantage; cyber crime, cyber terrorism and threats to SCADA systems; meta-data collected and used by the private sector and…

Summary of ‘Yes Man’ The book is the story of the writer, Danny Wallace, about him being ‘The Yes Man’. This means that he will say yes to every opportunity or offer that comes on his way. The name is based on superhero names (Superman, Batman, and then Yesman (he even has a Yesmobile)). This is caused by him realising that he doesn’t do anything fun anymore. He realised it by a man on a bus, who said three words: ‘Say Yes More’. So he did. He says yes to everything, making him end up in a lot…