...Being a cripple sounds horrible to most able-bodied people, but not to Nancy Mairs, author of “On Being a Cripple.” Being an able-bodied person once herself, she grew up to have multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease that attacks the nervous system, making some of, if not all, the affected person’s limbs become useless, making them “crippled.” Mairs is however glad that she has this disease, as it allows her to see life more clearly. This belief can be extended to other people with same or different disabilities. In most cases, Mairs would be right in assuming that having a disability would allow a person to see life clearly. One such case would be the one of Eleanor Longden. Longden battled through the disorder known as schizophrenia....
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...On Being a Cripple Nancy Mairs’ essay, “On Being a Cripple”, has an emotional view on how she must cope with the life and struggles of being handicapped. Mairs strongly disliked her condition because it left her fragile and vulnerable toward her skills. After Mairs was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she was opened up to a new life that she had to adapt to. Her ability to perform tasks and to engage in various activities were limited by the declined use of her body parts. In the reader’s perspective, one can conclude that Mairs wants to give the reader a brief depiction of how his or her life would be like as a handicap. Mairs’ use of the word “cripple” is compelling because she adds a spontaneous description of what she had to cope with as a handicap individual. She defines “cripple” as a person who has difficult time adjusting to the struggles and situations that he or she must face in life, such as moving around and daily routines (putting on clothes or getting ready for work). She also finds the words “disabled” and “handicapped” to be ambiguous and different. These words were unclear to Mairs and she stated that disabled is resulted by a real injury or mindful matter while handicapped means to lose mobility in body parts. The reader...
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...Analysis Paper Cyber warfare is woven into the chaotic world of Intelligence. Just like most broad based intelligence, cyber warfare is constantly growing and evolving into an art that is able to cripple nations within minutes. The cyber world is so complex and ever changing it cannot be controlled by any one entity. Although, one can harness skill sets within this field that will empower and mold you into a formidable opponent in any setting. Israel is one of those select few that have those particular skill sets. Although without the aid of the United States, and NATO forces to educate and mold them they would more than likely be behind in the race for cyber domination. Over the years Israel has spearheaded multiple clandestine operations initiated by cyber warfare in the Middle East and abroad. Israel has hit many big countries but the most popular was Syria in 2007, and Israel is speculated to have been behind the attack on Iran with the “Stuxnet” virus in early 2011. Israel has become so versatile over the last decade due to the constant evolution of cyber programs, network upgrades, securing of infrastructures, updating security programming all to combat the latest threats that they have jumped to the forefront of innovation and cyber security. Along with Israel the U.S. has a major role in cyber space because we are the most over developed and with our vast networks and departments dedicated to cyberspace we lead the way. The U.S. has been the Israeli’s protector...
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...affect the marketing mix. Chan Nang Hin, Economic forces include factors that affect how much money individuals, their willingness to spend and businesses can spend and how they choose to spend it, such as income, prices, levels of saving, inflation rate, unemployment rate, levels of debt, availability of credit and distribution of income. These factors have a great impact on potential customers, partners and the company itself. And rarely, yet recently, economic crises. A crisis represents “a low probability, high impact situation that is perceived by critical stakeholders to threaten the viability of the organisation” (Peason and Clair 1998, p.66). The devastating effect of crises, may result in destroying businesses, some being suppliers and partners of other companies, it could start a chain reaction of dependent firms closing down. This potential threat makes it vital for managers to understand, prevent and minimize the potential threat of such economic issues. The marketing department may seem to have little to do with preventing damage of economic crisis but, in fact, there's plenty of strategies that may help. For example, the marketer's choice of target market can be customized to target customers with inelastic demand fluctuations. People with high saving, high income and wealth. These people are less likely to be affected by the economic environment. The choice to produce products with less elastic demand changes, for example, clothes, food, everyday...
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...Argument analysis: “It’s good business,” Robert Solomon 1) What is the author’s main point? What are they claiming and trying to convince you of? a) In this article, the author is explaining to his audiences why learning business ethics is crucial to success in business and why occasional seminars are needed to remind ourselves “What it has to do with their jobs” and “Understanding ethics may help them do their job better”. 2) What main reasons does the author offer in support of the main point? Are these good reasons? Why? Are these reasons relevant to the author’s conclusion? b) Ethical errors end careers more quickly and more definitively than any other mistake in judgment or accounting. i) I think this is fairly accurate, but everyone’s views are varies. Such as some actions may be acceptable to one person but unacceptable to another. c) Ethical provides the broader framework within which business life must be understood. ii) It is a broader framework in the business life, not the laws of the business world. d) Nothing is more dangerous to a business than a tarnished public image. iii) Once a company’s reputation has been destroyed, it is hard to rebuild it up. And they will always be known for what bad things they have done, and no matter how successful they become afterwards. 3) What evidence is offered in support of those reasons? Is the evidence good? Why? Is the evidence relevant to the author’s reasons...
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...WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY – A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE Smart-wear is undoubtedly the buzz word of 2014 in the world of technological innovation. In an increasingly trendy world, fashion and technology have seamlessly fused into a winning combination producing wearable devices that are ‘smart’, which compute and add immense aesthetical value. Welcome to the world of Wearable Technology! Gone are the ages when computable technology was restricted to desktops and remained ensconced in the realm of Science Fiction. Indeed technology has reached within an arm’s reach both in the literal and figurative sense! Watches that indicate temperatures, T-shirts that light up with LED’s, Athletic gear that changes colour to show the intensity of workout etc were perhaps unimaginable even a couple of decades back. Today Google Glass, Apple’s iWatch, Nike Fuelband, Jawbone are just a few of the scores of products that have come up in the last few years that constitute Wearable Technology. The wide range of capabilities these devices can perform is quite staggering. For example Nissan is developing technology to provide a driver’s car data directly to the driver’s smartwatch. Wallaby which is a mobile and online credit card optimization solution for the Samsung smartwatch provides users with the ability to make financial decisions. The current global Wear-Tech industry is estimated to be worth around $4.5 Billion with a phenomenal expected growth rate. More than 100 million shipments of wear tech products...
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...Video Analysis: CanGo Weeks 3&4 Video Analysis: CanGo Weeks 3&4 Consolidated Consultants Martin Donohue Laura Guzman Malvin Henry Yvette Feliciano-Rodriguez Ryan Haryanto BUSN460 Senior Project DeVry University Professor Mozinski 3/31/2013 Introduction CanGo is an up and coming successful online organization, with much to consider in order improving its current processes. There are various problems within CanGo that are limiting the continued success that the company desires. CanGo must analyze what is in place currently with their technology, customer service process, marketing, etc. CanGo lacks discipline and leadership with successfully planning for the implementation of new projects and the ability to see them through. Much research must and should be conducted in order to identify how to proceed and what is necessary to obtain the proper results. 1. CanGo lacks results * This can be referred to as problem recognition. Why is it that customers are not buying a particular product? Why are there a high percentage of customers who do not complete their orders? Does this have to do with the way the product is being presented, or does their decision have to do with personal issues? A way to recognize these issues would be to conduct surveys. a. Recommendation- Know who your target market is so that you won’t advertise and sell the product to the wrong audience. CanGo should conduct a survey so that it may identify who our target market...
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...Running head: CAPITAL BUDGETING Risk Analysis on Investment Decision Risk Analysis on Investment Decision Silicon Arts, Incorporated (SAI) is a manufacturer of circuits that are used in the manufacture of electronic equipment items. During their initial years in operation, there was an increase in the industry followed by a 40% decline. In order to remain competitive and stay profitable, SAI controlled expenses. Current trends indicate the industry may be on the rise again. SAI wants to develop some new capital investment projects that are in line with their goals: increase their market share, and keep pace with new technology (University of Phoenix, 2007). Future Scenarios The first task in the simulation was to examine probable future scenarios that could potentially affect SAI cash flow with two projects, Dig-image and W-Comm. Part of SAI’s plans is their desire to earn $54 million in their first year by selling 400,000 units, however they first need to determine their working capital. “Working capital rises over the early years of the project as expansion occurs. However, all working capital is assumed to be recovered at the end, a common assumption in capital budgeting” (Ross, Westerfield, & Jaffey, 2005, p. 183). SAI is expecting growth will be 20% in the first three years and then decrease 10% annually in years 4 and 5. SAI is expecting increasing competition, decreasing prices, and a short lifespan of the technology that could be obsolete before...
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...A corporate office, a school, a coal mine, a street being cleaned by a municipal worker: all are workplaces. Almost everything we see around ourselves can be in some parts contributed to the efforts of some employee in a workplace. They keep all the cogs in every machinery running and that is why upholding the rights of an employee and fostering a healthy workplace for him is essentially a matter of utmost importance. A workplace is a predominantly economic sphere and the very reason people are there is to make money. Thus, the very concept of punishing the hindrance of the sanctity of this sphere by imposing monetary punishment has a sense of poetic justice and fairness to it. The other facet of such a legal action also acts as a deterrent to possible offenders and thus goes a long way into creating an efficient workplace where every employee can contribute their best efforts into their jobs. And that probably explains why the usage of tort law to further augment employee rights has seen a massive surge in the recent legal history in the last...
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...an interesting question. What is more important, his career and family or the Mohegan river and the surrounding area? Recently the Mohegan river has had high readings of industrial chemicals including creosote and PCP solutions. These are the substances that are integral in the production of the lumber that Ben Watson’s company produces. These elevated readings were not included in the monthly reports to management and concerns have been raised by doctors about increases in miscarriages, birth defects and health disorders. Is Lorman Lumber Company effectively dumping chemicals into the Mohegan river? Since the company is adhering to all EPA standards the answer to that question is certainly no, however are chemicals “leaking” or being exposed to the river via the sawmill; possibly. One possible solution to this problem would be a new “closed cycle” production technology. This technology would recapture and recycle plant wastewater. A “closed cycle” would consist of an initial investment of $65 million and the factory will be shut down for one year. There would be a reduced capacity of 8 million units in year 2, however beginning in year 2...
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...Artificial intelligence (AI) technology through applications are steadily gaining a reputation of unlimited potential in the business sector as it brags real-time data analysis and virtually flawless reporting capabilities. Artificial intelligence respectfully enhances industry to better forecast product demand, inventory and distribution and financial markets. When strategically employed this technology offers business managers the ability to make educated decisions in less time that yield the most impact and greater returns. It removes most of the requirement for human rational and replaces it with cold hard facts leaving minimal room for error. The term Artificial Intelligence was crafted by John McCarthy in the 1950’s at Darmouth College (WebDevFaq). The premise of the technology is to imitate the intelligent processes of the human brain by performing reasoning and logic based computing based on sets of rules. As an AI application is utilized it learns from the input and output of data and has the ability to identify patterns that are also used as a subset of rules to produce tailored responses. Its primary charter is to increase the efficiency of tasks that would usually be performed by a human being and removes the personal judgment and intuition work from the decision making process and replaces it with real-time, exact and informative expertise. PRODUCT DEMAND, INVENTORY AND DISTRIBUTION The days of crunching statistics, evaluating sales history and studying...
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...Analysis of Internal Environment Performance Summary; Dippin’ Dots was founded by Curt Jones in 1988. Initially it became a family start-up business with the first CFO being his sister; together they started as small business in a vacant warehouse. Pretty soon after that they began appearing at stands at fairs and amusement parks. By 1991 it grew into a multimillion dollar company operational in 50 states and world-wide. Continuing this momentous progress, they began to make way in ice cream industry in 2000. Dippin’ Dots sustained success from 2000-2005 yet began to fall in the years following its path to accomplishment. It established its first franchise in 2000 and soared to be named number one Franchise Times magazine’s Fast 55 list of fastest-growing young franchises in the nation. In 2006 the company reformed its leadership in the organization. Tom Leonard was named President with the addition of a new Vice President Dominic Fontana. After three years of a declining drought in finance sales, Curt Jones returned in 2009 to operations and fired both Leonard and Fontana from their previous positions. Strategic Posture: Dippin’ Dots mission was to create a new way to make and eat ice cream using method of microencapsulation (freezing with cold temperatures with substances like liqiud CO2 and N). With this mission their objective was to seduce consumers away from customers and maintain a loyal customer base by innovation. So they chose to target the ages of 8-18 years old...
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...Title Case analysis question: What are the strategies used by U.S. companies today to keep them union-free and why is it critical to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission? Introduction: This week case analysis, Treadway Tire Company’s presents a great topic of discussion for everyone and a possible open channel to further study unions and the cause and effect within the work force. As we review in-depth the case of Treadway Tire Company, it provides an opportunity for the reader to ask several key important questions like what are the strategies used by U.S. companies today to keep them union-free and why is it critical to the success of any organization in meeting its goals and mission? Clearly this paper focuses on those issues and show how the Treadway Tire Company’s efforts to curtail the rising cost of doing business in the tire manufacturing industry suffered, while having to deal with multiple growing union and employee issues, that cripple and destroy the organization ultimately failing its goals. Look pass Treadway Tire: In order to better understand the problem we need to step back and take a better in-depth look at the overall picture. First and foremost, why were unions created, previously I prepared a paper about the labor movement in the United States and how it gained its humble beginnings in 1768. How it fought and struck a good blow for the worker by protesting wage reduction. Since then, the fight for fair wages and decent...
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...Solarwinds software was developed to assist in management and addressing of security exploits, real-time network health and change management among other areas of today’s ever changing Information Technology (IT) data environment. This software assists the security manager in safeguarding vital business data through the compilation of network device information and real-time awareness of network health, firewall configuration and patch management with deployment. The software is modular and can be configured to meet the needs of the organization in which it supports while minimizing service interruptions which lead to the loss of productivity. Solarwinds offers a multitude of modules that range from configuration management to help desk trend analysis and firewall management. This is a non-platform dependent software solution which can manage firewalls and devices for proper patch management. This solution can be configured by the most novice IT professional while not breaking the bank. Its scalability can support anywhere from 10 users to many hundred users. The Solarwinds software solution can be a great addition to any network security solution. The benefits you will be getting from this software cover a large spectrum of security hardening techniques from the firewall configuration and management to end user patch management. Solarwinds modularity contributes to its capability to fulfill many security requirements. Solarwinds offers a scalable security information and events manager...
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...In assessing the claim that a realist account of universals is indispensable to our ability to construct propositions, we draw upon three main positions. These are realism, nominalism and conceptualism. The realist school would claim that universals are real, and they are different from the particulars that instantiate them. The types of realism I will reference here are Aristotle’s ‘strong’ realism and Platonic realism. In contrast, the nominalist would assert that only particulars exist and deny that universals exist as real entities. Conceptualists urge that words that might seem to refer to universals actually refer to concepts. They are mind-dependent classificatory schemes. Realists tend to argue that universals must be distinct entities in order to account for various phenomena. For example, a common realist argument is that universals are required for certain general words to have meaning and for the sentences in which they occur to make sense. Words such as ‘to’, ‘on top of’, ‘honesty’, ‘rationality’ etc. cannot be labeled as particulars because there are no particular ‘things’ that they reference. The most famous of realists was Plato, who argued that for us to know something, that which we know must be unchanging. Since material individuals are subject to change, Plato argued, there must be things that don’t change, suitable as objects of genuine knowledge. Here fit universals. In terms of Platonic realism, he believes that in order to explain the qualitative identity...
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