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A Quote that Best Summarizes Your View of History

August 27, 2019 / / 0 Comments
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Select 1 of the quotes below that best summarizes your view of history, discuss how this quote encapsulates your opinions.

a) History consists of a series of accumulated imaginative inventions. – Voltaire, philosopher

b) History is a myth that men agree to believe. –Napoleon, French leader



c) With the historian it is an article of faith that knowledge of the past is a key to understanding the present. – Kenneth Stampp, historian



d) History is who we are and why we are the way we are. ~David McCullough, historian, author of John Adams



e) I’m interested in the way in which the past affects the present and I think that if we understand a good deal more about history, we automatically understand a great more about contemporary life. – TONI MORRISON, Time interview, Jan. 21, 1998

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Working in the International Business Arena

February 11, 2019 / / 0 Comments

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What is it like to be a business professional working in the international business arena? Your assignment is to interview an individual whose occupation involves significant exposure to international business dealings (sales, purchasing, legal contracts, logistics, marketing, etc.). Get to know what their reality is in adjusting to the challenges created by international implications.

The interview with your subject should last at least 20minutes in length with the preferred format being in-person, via telephone is acceptable, and electronic interviews are the last resort. Review the following questions: Continue reading

The Best Companies to Work for in America

February 8, 2019 / / 0 Comments

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Using materials from magazines such as Forbes, Fortune, Working Women, and BusinessWeek, research the best companies to work for in America and the cultures of those organizations. Out of all the companies identified in Step 1, choose two companies where you would most like to work. Write a report on the two companies you have selected. Include what you discovered about the cultures of these two organizations and why you would like to work there. Examine the impact that you think the management has on the organization’s culture. Continue reading

Analyzing ‘A Celebration of Emancipation’

January 15, 2019 / / 0 Comments

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Lorna Goodison’s poem, “A Celebration of Emancipation,” deals with the Emancipation Act of 1834 which abolished slavery in the English colonies of the Caribbean, but did not grant full freedom to the slaves until they had completed what was termed “Apprenticeship,” an additional four years of mandatory labor on the sugar estates. The poem depicts the attitudes of those who were made free earlier to those who were still tied by Apprenticeship to the estates. Continue reading

Wireshark

November 28, 2018 / / 0 Comments

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You work for a company called Drone Enhancers Inc. Drone enhancers make modifications to existing drones in terms of payload enhancement and imaging adaption. Your boss, Dr. Bennett (the owner) is an expert mechanical and electronics engineer. He has an FTP Server (Filezilla) that he uses to move his design work back and forth from his CAD systems at work and home. While he is a very bright drone engineer, he is not an expert in Information Technology. You have asked him to let you turn on the FTP over SSL functionality in Filezilla to protect these very confidential file transfers. He states he has a very strong password as doesn’t worry about getting hacked. The other three engineers also have their own FTP servers. It is your goal to get him to make it policy for all engineers to use FTP/SSL for their transfers. Continue reading

Renewable Energy

November 21, 2018 / / 0 Comments

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Define renewable and non-renewable energy. Describe examples of common types of renewable and non-renewable resources. What are the various existing sources and uses of energy? Describe some general characteristics of Solar power, Wind power, and geothermal energy. What are the benefits and disadvantages of using renewable resources? Discuss the Market & Growth of renewable energy. Discuss current and future outlook for advanced materials used in Solar power and Wind power applications. Continue reading

Understanding the Lack of Democratic Governance in the Middle East

November 19, 2018 / / 0 Comments

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Democracy is predominantly practiced by the western world. The disdain Arab nations have towards colonial powers has given democracy a negative connotation. Discuss the causes and effects of the lack of democratic governance in the Middle East. The populations of oil-producing states in the Middle East benefit from the distributive nature of the state, and thus have no reason to pursue greater political freedoms. Non-oil producing states on the other hand have an authoritative one-party system where the regimes promise economic well-being and security/stability in their region in exchange for the population’s political freedoms. Continue reading

GMOs Need to be Excluded From USDA Organic Labeling

November 16, 2018 / / 0 Comments

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Argue for or against the statement ‘GMOs need to be labeled and excluded from USDA Organic labeling.’ Highlight the current rules for labeling in the United States (individual states?). What are the general goals of USDA Organic labeling? What are the current USDA Organic labeling rules and how do they apply to GMOs? What are the alternative approaches to labeling? Continue reading

Effects of Technology on the Human Attention Span

November 16, 2018 / / 0 Comments

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Did the advancement of technology help or worsen the human attention span? How has the human attention span been affected by technological advancements? Do you think that future generations will benefit from technology Why so, or not so? How did technology change our culture? Make sure to conduct further research to support your argument. Make it interesting and captivating to your readers. Continue reading

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