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The priest-poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889), born in the county of Essex, in England, wrote the poem The Wreck of the Deutschland in 1875, which is the year when the ship called “Deutschland” departed from Bremen to the United States of America (stanza 12) and was wrecked in the Thames Estuary (stanza 21 – line…

The three need theory of David McClelland tries to explain why people behave the way they do. The theory basically says that individual’s are motivated to work because they have to satisfy their needs for achievement, affiliation and power (Bateman & Snell, 2007). Applying this theory to myself, I found that as a person I…

Singapore Nursing Board Standards for Nursing Practice state that nurses and midwives have a professional responsibility and accountability to uphold the Standard of care. This includes contributing to the dissemination, interpretation, and development of the standards. Despite medical advances, social and demographic changes, and an increasingly complex healthcare delivery system, nurses must ensure they provide…

There are many different opinions about this topic but the best one to ever come up is peppiness. The key to the American Dream is happiness, there’s no point of going through life feeling sad and wanting people to feel bad for us, we as Americans can dictate those negative emotions and decide whether we…

Hallmark traditionally has been viewed as the company to use “when you care enough to send the very best,” which Hallmark would like to keep in the minds of the target market, but also use to increase sales for non-holiday seasons. Hallmark believes with continuous marketing efforts they can appeal to more women to buy…

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ artwork was painted by Italian artist Andrea Mantegna in 1480. Conversely, Giotto created his Lamentation painting between 1305 and 1306. Both paintings depict various people mourning Jesus’ death. In Mantegna’s painting, Mary (Jesus’ mother) and St. John stand beside Jesus’ dead body, weeping. In Giotto’s painting, five human figures…

During the late fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries, thousands of individuals were persecuted as witches. It was thought that these individuals practiced black magic and performed evil deeds, the deeds of the devil. This all happened during a time of great change in Europe, during the time of the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Reformation, the…

The society is becoming increasing concerned about the ethical values adopted by its companies. Marketing ethics addresses principle and standards that define acceptable conduct in the marketplace. (Linda) Marketing unethical means that the action is legal, but it actually is wrong. Some companies may promote the marketing ethics in order to increasing their reputation. However,…

The labor trends that affect Curt’s ability to continue expanding his store: in the case of Curt ability to expand his business it appears that he only wants the best talent for the company to increase the business which is perfect. But, I don’t see to where he is offering any good benefits to the…

In 1861, Alfred M. Green delivered a speech in Philadelphia, addressing his fellow African Americans who were not allowed to join the union army at the time. Green aimed to empower them to enroll through the use of powerful words, repetition, and inclusive language. Aware of the emotional impact of motivational words, Green sought to…