Iran: A Path towards Rapprochement The problem that the United States is facing with Iran is related to the problem that it had with Iraq and has in part with Afghanistan. One of the problems is the judgment of the administration that Iran is not do Continue Reading...
Shortly before the bombing, the bomber records a video testament and then repeatedly watches it and other videos made by his predecessors. Hamas assures the bombers their deaths will be painless and that dozens of virgins await them in paradise. The Continue Reading...
Neo-Liberalism1. "Neo-liberalism is an ideology that serves the interests of the wealthy only, while sending the poor into even greater poverty. In fact, it could be argued that rather than representing an ideology, it is a euphemism for the sheer se Continue Reading...
Rethinking Development The State, the market, and the societal forces all have a role to play towards improving the lives of the citizens. In as much as entrepreneurs and government institutions would always endeavor to improve their economic perfor Continue Reading...
As Geisel (2004) notes: Income-tax deductions are worth the most to high-bracket taxpayers, who need little incentive to save, whereas the lowest-paid third of workers, whose tax burden consists primarily of the Social Security payroll tax (and who Continue Reading...
Raworth's a Safe and Just Space for Humanity Reading Response: Raworth, "A Safe and Just Space for Humanity" Who should determine the dimensions and boundaries of an internationally agreed social foundation and an environmental ceiling, and how? Continue Reading...
Starbucks who mission is social responsibility whilst it attempts to build the strength of its brand. Starbucks had been going strong in both areas until the 2008-2009 recession when it had to close various of its stores and pull back some of its pr Continue Reading...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 187 nations that was created after World War II for the purpose of attempting to stabilize the world economy. Its focus in this regard was on providing a monetary system that could effectively Continue Reading...
CSR in Saudi Arabian Banking Social Responsibility: Attitudes, Actualities, and Possible Areas of Advancement in Saudi Arabian Banking The global financial system has become increasingly smaller and more complex, with individual countries and their Continue Reading...
Earthy Odyssey: A Review If anyone would know about the state of our environment, it would be Mark Hertsgaard. As a respected journalist, he's traveled the world for over six years getting a first-hand view of the environmental destruction of our wo Continue Reading...
Psychiatric Nursing Education: Challenges and Solutions There is a growing demand for nursing professionals, with rapid proliferation of educational programs for nurses. Nursing education requires opportunities for 'hands-on' clinical practice, yet Continue Reading...
Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization, by Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Specifically, it will discuss the book as if explaining it to a friend who had not read the book, so they would be able to understand the whole bo Continue Reading...
President of the World Hunger, war, poverty, human rights abuses, incurable diseases, climate change, drug abuse (most particularly amongst the youth) just to name but a few are some of the real problems we face as global citizens today. Each and e Continue Reading...
Social Change Through Women's Sports Promoting Social Change Through Women's Sports Leadership The problems that cry out for social change solutions No one who is intelligent, literate, and who is paying attention could avoid the fact that much of Continue Reading...
After hundreds of thousands of deaths and years of bloody conflict, the international community watched the final dust settle on the conflict in Darfur by the mid-2000s, but many of the important questions that were raised by this humanitarian disast Continue Reading...
Supermarket Expansion Into Malaysia A supermarket chain based in the United Kingdom is considering expansion to Malaysia. There are several factors to consider before the chain determines that expanding their stores to this market is an effective de Continue Reading...
Notwithstanding the challenges involved, the stakes are high and there is little room for false starts or experimentation; therefore, identifying a general set of best practices that Gambian organizations can follow in developing their own set of su Continue Reading...
Finance The Effect of the Eurozone Today on Global Financial Markets Global markets are so intertwined today that what affects one is definitely going to have an impact on another. Case in point, the recent issues in Greece and other European Union Continue Reading...
Overpopulation Philos Identity Freedom Overpopulation is a consistent and pervasive problem in the world today. There is no doubt that if one looks at the available data and even a great deal of public opinion that overpopulation may be the greatest Continue Reading...
Askov points out that many adults returning to the educational system after failing to meet its standards will not succeed in a system that is built upon the same ideals. Race, class, gender, and corresponding power structures also play into how edu Continue Reading...
Ethical Responsibility of Corporate America Many organizations strive to increase their profit margins by doing everything possible (including unethical practices) to increase their revenues. Nevertheless, the past three decades have seen some organ Continue Reading...
However, this would represent a first and most visible connection between the political imperatives and the religious ideology which connected to render al-Qaeda's guiding vision in the years to come. He would go on to cite the evils of Zionism, com Continue Reading...
With this approach in mind, it is impossible to consider a viable implementation of Western democracy in the conditions in which there are few, if any, common points to relate moral values and norms to. Despite this current inability of Western cou Continue Reading...
Education is widely acknowledged as a powerful tool for breaking the cycle of poverty. Yet, the relationship between education and poverty is a complex and multifaceted one. The impact of education on reducing poverty levels has been documented in v Continue Reading...
Offshoring an Ethical Business Practice? The practice of offshoring jobs is one that has been discussed at length by both by critics and proponents. Proponents argue that it is an unavoidable outcome of trade agreements that are both necessary and Continue Reading...
Global Health ActorsThe global health landscape is characterized by a variety of prominent actors, each with distinct yet intertwined roles in promoting health, preventing disease, and managing health crises worldwide. The United Nations (UN) works t Continue Reading...
in "Piaf," Pam Gems provides a view into the life of the great French singer and arguably the greatest singer of her generation -- Edith Piaf. (Fildier and Primack, 1981), the slices that the playwright provides, more than adequately trace Continue Reading...
Leadership Sustainability in Leadership Current global occurrences have posed a great challenge to the continued existence of living things on earth. At this stage in the history of man, humanity is struggling with a lot of challenges; and these ch Continue Reading...
President Kennedy also used Aristotle's logic or logos to convince people to fight against public enemy such as poverty. JFK also used metaphor and the most famous sentence delivered after metaphor was "asks not what your country can do for you, ask Continue Reading...
Role of Intergroup Inequality Darity's Stratification Economics challenges the widely-held assumption that "group-based deficits in personal responsibility and cultural practices are explanatory" with respect to intergroup economic disparity. He cit Continue Reading...
Accordingly "the Hitler Youth movement emphasized activism, physical training, NAZI ideology, especially nationalism and racial concepts, and absolute obedience to Hitler and the NAZI Party. Indoctrinating children in National Socialist ideology was Continue Reading...
Economic development is a key element of growth and sustainability of a country, as well as of equity, prosperity and well-being of its population. Recently the world has witnessed rapid economic growth of two Southeast Asian countries: China and Vie Continue Reading...
The Emerging Crisis of Climate Refugees: Crafting a Comprehensive ResponseThe consequences of climate change are progressively more conspicuous, resulting in a distinctive crisis characterized by climate refugees. These climate refugees are individua Continue Reading...
Wicked Problem: Royal Dutch Shell and Its Response to the Nigerian Oil Spill Major oil companies such as Royal Dutch Shell are responsible for hundreds of oil spills every year that cumulatively involve millions of barrels of oil. The harmful effec Continue Reading...
Facilitating a Geographical Corporate Environment of Human Rights in Brazil This company has been retained by The New Global Link (TNGL), a corporation that has recently been awarded a license to do business in the country of Brazil. As such, TNGL, Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice: Human Trafficking Human Trafficking is a global and a national problem which eradicates the humanity and dignity of the individual and contributes to a destruction of all the values of freedom, independence and a universal moral co Continue Reading...
Christians and the Environment When it comes to the environment, Christians are as beholden to it as anyone regarding its preservation and restoration. The environment is a physical manifestation of God's love and it's for us to preserve. This notio Continue Reading...
We must, however, muster the political will to make our cities fit for our children, and the time to act is now!" For me, the most important parts of the conference were the opportunities to meet new friends from all over the globe, and to attend s Continue Reading...
