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Boeing, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturing companies in the world. It produces airplanes, communication equipment, and other specialized technology for governments and large corporations. Most of these items are made-to-order and contracted years in advance. The commercial aircraft industry forecasts are measured by the number of people flying each day or week between two points. Air transportation providers then try to match their flight schedules to it at the lowest cost. This might mean a few direct flights with a small plane, or more flights with layovers on large planes. Changes in the number of flyers are not required for companies to order more airplanes. They need to simply add value to the airline. Replacing a propeller with a small jet can win over people who do not like to fly. Larger planes are overly costly if they do not run

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There are certainly plenty of law schools in the United States to choose from, so why did I choose New York Law? There were several reasons. First, I was looking for a school that would give me practical law experience. I wanted to learn information that I would be putting to use, not obscure information that I would never need again, and New York Law has a reputation for providing a practical and comprehensive law school education. Second, I wanted to pass the bar exam. According to the 2007 New York law school rankings by bar exam results, New York Law ranked fifth out of 15 with a 90% pass rate-a stellar score compared with the bottom-ranked school's 79% pass rate. Mor

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Information literacy is a process that involves searching for information, evaluating information, and then effectively applying the information for desired outcomes. According to McAskill (2008, 3-6), there are 5 steps in the information literacy process: 1) Recognize information needs, 2) Locate and evaluate quality of information, 3) Store and retrieve information, 4) Make effective & ethical use of information; and, 5) Apply information to create and communicate knowledge. This analysis will articulate and synthesize four journal articles related to information literacy, showing how information literacy applies to scholarship, practice, and leadership. A conclusion will address the significance of information literacy to my own field, financial services management. Few scholars or leaders are effective in practice in the modern age without exhibiting a high level of information literacy. The emergence

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Self-other comparisons are an inevitable aspect of human existence. Self-other comparisons can be upward or downward depending on how the self views the other in the comparison (comparatively better in downward and comparatively worse in upward). Lin and Tsai (2007) note that "comparisons affect people's self-perception," with "upward comparisons negatively affecting people's self-perception" and "downward comparisons positively affecting people's self-perception" (p. 763). Since self-concept is shaped by self-other comparisons, the focus of this paper will be to select several instances from the data that informs this process. How self-other comparisons create self-definition in small group interactions will also be addressed. A conclusion will address the significance of this issue on human development. Leon Festinger developed social comparison theory in the 1950s, postulating that humans have "a drive to evaluate their opinions and abilities, and, in the abs

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Entrepreneurship is defined by Robbins and Coulter (2007, p. 44) as "the process whereby an individual uses organized efforts to pursue opportunities to create value and grow by finding wants and needs through innovation and uniqueness no matter what resources the entrepreneur currently has." Entrepreneurship is considered to be largely responsible for the continued development of multiple small- to medium-sized enterprises, some of which flourish and grow and others of which exist briefly and then fade away (Burns, 2005; Miles & Covin, 2002). Many different perspectives are advanced on the development of entrepreneurship, including the economic perspective, the personality or trait approach, and the behavioral approach. Overall, Page (1998) suggests that regardless of how one conceptualizes the causal antecedents of the entrepreneurial urge, what is consistent across these differing perspectives is the willingness of an individual or group of people to innovate, to take risks, an

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It can be argued that the transformation of the health care delivery system from a fee-for-service system to one in which health maintenance organizations (HMOs) predominate has led to some significant health service outcome transformations. On the one hand, managed competition may give individuals and small employees the same advantages that large empl

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The heroic ideal is exhibited in various ways in different works of literature. In The Odyssey, Odysseus must endure an arduous journey during which he is confronted with numerous challenges and during which time the sanctity of his marriage is threatened. He is heroic for overcoming these obstacles with honor. In the Analects of Confucius, following the path of righteousness and right conduct is heroic. In Plato's Apology, Socrates defends himself against charges of the state and explains why he would rather die than act in an unjust manner. This last depiction of the heroic I believe most applies to modern society. This is because Plato's definition of the heroic, as illustrated through Socrates, pits the individual against the state. It is because Socrates follows a higher law than manmade law that he is portrayed as more just than the state in accepting his unjust death sentence, and this is what makes him heroic. In Plato's Apology, Socrates is charged wit

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One could make an arguable case that God and the supernatural are two of the most popular elements of all time in literature. From religious texts like the Koran to Elizabethan dramas like William Shakespeare's Hamlet, God and the supernatural appear in numerous and diverse works of literature. God and the supernatural are also elements found in the medieval poem The Song of Rowland and Boccaccio's novellas in the Decameron. Even Middle Eastern literature like Tales from One Thousand and One Nights combine elements of God and the supernatural in heroes like Aladdin and Sinbad. One might also make an arguable case that for many people, believers and non-believers alike, God and the supernatural are one and the same thing. This analysis will discuss the elements of God and the supernatural as they appear in the Koran, The Song of Rowland, Tales from the Thousand and One Nights, the Decameron, and Hamlet. A conclusion will address why God and the supernatural continue to be

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The Ming and Qing Dynasties ruled China for a combined seven centuries from the 14th through the 20th centuries. The Ming Dynasty, controlled by ethnic Han from 1368 to 1644, was replaced by the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty that ruled from 1644 to 1912. Both of these Chinese Dynasties ultimately fell because of weaknesses, but during these centuries they both endured major events that not only shaped each dynasty but also all of China. The Ming Dynasty's ability to sustain order through government and the Qing Dynasty's development of the economy, infrastructure, and culture would characterize each dynasty but also help lay the basis for modern China. While each of these dynasties experienced such events, they were distinctly different in nature. As Ebray (267) writes, "Although the Ming was overthrown by peasant rebellions of the usual sort, the next dynasty was founded not by a warlord or rebel leader but by the chieftains of the Manchus, a non-Chinese people." Each dynasty

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Introduction While Canada is the smallest economy in the Group of 7/8 (G7/8), it is nevertheless a major player in the globalization enterprise currently underway and undergoing transformation from its previous status as what Clarkson (2001) characterized as a semi-peripheral state. At issue herein is an analysis of issues related to the nexus of power and class in Canada. Specific topics for analysis include: corporate concentration, government involvement and foreign ownership in Canada's economy; globalization and neo-liberal democracy; working class formation in Canada; and affluence, power and strikes in Canada. It will be argued that Canada's transition to neoliberalism was facilitated by its free trade agreements with the United States and, later, Mexico, as well as by lower restrictions on foreign investments, leading to a minimization of the influence of labor union strikes on the national economy. Concentration, Foreign Ownership, Government Involvement Accordin

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In the fictional memoirs of Forrest "Little Tree" Carter, Granpa plays the role of mentor and protector, teaching Little Tree numerous aspects of life. Ever since Little Tree's parents died, Granpa has served as the protector or Little Tree. After the funeral when folks raise a "mortal fuss" over Granpa and Granma raising Little Tree, Granpa has the final words and com

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Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel tracks the lives of a number of characters, central among whom are Hagar Shipley, her husband Bram, and her friend and sometimes nemesis Lottie Simmons. A central theme in the novel is aging, a process that is inexorable and brings with it both self-awareness and frailty. This essay will demonstrate that none of these characters (Hagar, Bram, and Lottie) age well, most having missed the joy of life and settled instead for less satisfying achievements. Hagar is the narrator of the story and her life sits at its heart. She is seen by her son, Marvin, as "a holy terror" while her nurse regards her as follows: "She's got an amazing constitution, your mother. One of those hearts that just keeps on working, whatever else is gone" (305). Indeed

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In Ernest Hemingway's (5) The Old Man and the Sea, the two central characters are the elderly fisherman named Santiago and the young boy who is his friend and protégé. The key symbols that Hemingway employs to move the story forward are friendship, faith, and bravery. Essentially, this is the story of how a frail and impoverished old man manages to catch the greatest fish of all because he believes in himself and enjoys the support of the young boy named Manolin. The capture of the great fish is the climax of the old man's life and in the context of that life is fitting. This achievement is possible because he is gifted with Manolin's friendship, is brave, and never loses faith in his ability to succeed. Friendship is the first symbol that is apparent in the book. Manolin learned to fish with Santiago and was forced by his father to join a more successful fishing group. As Santiago says, "I know you did not leave me because you doubted" (Hemingway, 6). It is equally clear that the friendship between these two characters is something of great importance because the young boy takes care of the older man, who often cannot feed himself. Mandolin states, "you'll not

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This memorandum provided preliminary recommendations in relation to a plan to provide employee access to business management courses in an organizational-wide context. This objective implies global access. The preliminary recommendations consider only the (a) analysis, (b) design, and (c) development phases of the planned project. Analysis The analysis phase of the planned project included (a) problem definition, (b) goals, (c) definition of the learning environment, and (d) identification of target population (Crawford, 2004). The problem confronting the organizatio

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Introduction Interviews with three female entrepreneurs demonstrate that they were all independent women who were not intimidated by the prospect of starting their own business. They were all fairly well prepared, both financially and otherwise, to take on the demands of starting and operating their own businesses, and all have been successful at it. 3.2 Glass Ceiling All three female entrepreneurs indicate that not one of them experienced the barrier of a "glass ceiling" at their previous employment, prior to beginning their own businesses, although one of them noted that it was not relevant in her case. The glass ceiling was simply not a factor for any of them, and one respondent even stated that she felt "zero discrimination or glass ceiling" during her work. Another stated that she "never felt that" and acknowledged that instead she was "very well recognized" at her job. This finding suggests that none of the three women interviewed started their own business to get away from discrimination in their regular employment. 3.3 Financial Support One of the barriers to starting a bu

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In Toward a Geo-Cinematic Hermeneutics, David E. James (1998) uses a "geo-cinematic hermeneutic" as a framework to explore the spatiality in which a media production is set but also the spatialities in which it came into being (p. 23). A geo-cinematic hermeneutic permits us to explore the ideology that is behind a movie. The spatial representations of race relations in Clint Eastwood's (2008) Gran Torino reflect different ideological attitudes. Location serves both through dialogue and visual imagery to play a significant part in understanding the ideological message of Gran Torino. Film critic Roger Ebert (2009) maintains the message "Is about Americans of different races growing more open to one another in the new century" (p. 2). The landscape plays a part in this and its spaces and places are reconstructed to reinforce the message. Geo-cinematic space is used to reinforce the transition in Walt Kowalski, whose better nature flowers once he recognizes he loves

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In his discussion of the commodity culture of Victorian England, Thomas Richards (22) focuses on what he calls the "Great Exhibition of Things" which occurred at a point in Britain's history when industrialization and mass production were accelerating in tandem with the growth of a more affluent and materialistic middle class. In the Crystal Palace in 1851, Richards (28) states that the Great Exhibition presented visitors with an almost unlimited assortment of new consumer goods, many of which were extremely exotic and reflected Britain's growing capacity to draw upon its overseas colonies for raw materials as well as a design aesthetic. Richards (30) says that "the Crystal Pala

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Following its successful struggle with the forces of Chinese Nationalists under Chaing Kai-Shek, the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) including Chairman Mao Zedong deviated from the traditional Bolshevik-Leninist model of organization, largely because unlike Russia, China was still in a preindustrial stage

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Leadership is defined as "the process of influencing a group to achieve goals (Robbins and Coulter, 2007, p. 483). As an individual who has frequently participated in work teams and groups as both a leader and a follower, I am certainly aware that effective leaders must be excellent communicators, must be somewhat charismatic and able to inspire and motivate others, and

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Continuum-based health care delivery refers to a system and to models of health care delivery that incorporate and apply holistic, comprehensive objectives and sophisticated management technologies, information technologies, and clinical technologies into the delivery of health care. The costs of the development and the application of these technologies are substantial (Kibbe & Carver, 2000). Thus, the funders of health care delivery, as well as patients, expect that the efficiencies that are introduced into the health care delivery system will be highly correlated with the clinical o

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In Peter Weir's coming-of-age tale of students at a private school, Dead Poet's Society, the director conveys the importance of maintaining a value system to give life richness and meaning. For the most part, the film's message and the poems used to help convey it to the students center mainly on challenging authority and the status quo. Prose from works like Seize the Day, by Saul Bellow, is used to reinforce the message of embracing life and living for one's own dreams. This response will illustrate how the film and the poems used in it help convey the importance of maintaining a value system. Values are like ghosts. They are always with us but typically just outside our consciousness. When something conflicts with our values, we tend to react in one manner of expression or another. Dead Poet's Society conveys the message that having a value system of your own construction is important for living a rich and meaningful life. We see this most clearly in the val

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The current trends within the medical technology arena will affect the delivery of health care services in the future in several ways. As noted by Pfeiffer (2009), effective and efficient delivery of healthcare services depends upon quick access to relevant medical information. In this regard, Pfeiffer states that ongoing enhancements in computer storage and data retrieval will enable improved and quicker service in the future across diverse medical facilities and centers. Another giant stride that will strongly affect the delivery of healthcare services is the current trend away from med

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For good or bad new approaches to health care delivery have been market-drive over the past three decades. Spritzler (2000) maintains, "HMOs and hospitals, whether 'for-profit' or not, are driven by market competition to keep their costs low and sell their 'product' for as much as the market will bear" (p. 1). This self-interested driver for health care delivery has led to soaring health care costs and diminished care. One such change is the way that the Bush Administration fought for "health saving accounts (HSAs) that cover major medical expenses and catastrophes only (Zdechlik, 2006, p. 1). Typically such options for health care are not available for the poor and working class. Physicians are pressured to choose the bottom line over the

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Cognitive learning theories contain a number of assumptions. One assumption is that "learning is a process of relating new information to previously learned material" (Ormrod, 1999, p. 5). The implication for the classroom is that teachers must be sure students associate new learning with previous knowledge. This can b

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The brown tree snake invasion in Guam has been massive, and its ecological consequences were devastating. Nearly all of the island's 25 resident bird species were either drastically reduced in number or completely wiped out by brown tree snakes (Wiles, Bart, Beck, & Aquon, 2003, p. 1351). In addition, the snakes have reduced some of the island's other animals, such as flying foxes and several lizard species (Wiles, Bart, Beck, & Aquon, 2003, p. 1351). The

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