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At the beginning of Oedipus the King, a plague has descended on Thebes. To ancient societies, plague was not a medical problem, it was a curse, a form of damnation from the gods for particular transgressions. As a religious matter, the priests are asking Oedipus to discover the cause of the curse and fix it. Oedipus is aware of his responsibilities and, like a good politician, assures everyone that he is on top of things, telling the crowd “I was not sleeping, you are not waking me.” (67). He wants everyone to know that he is not isolated from Continue reading...

The Chocoholic Company is located in Central Colorado City and works in the food industry, specializing in manufacturing various kinds of candy, sweets, chocolates, cakes and other confectionery. Market segment, at which the object aims, is retail confectionery, chocolate products wholesale, production of cocoa, chocolate. This market is designed to provide natural (physiological) needs of people with food. According to Maslow pyramid, they relate to the primary needs.
The company has chosen a strategy of growth, particularly focused on deepening into the market and developing a new product. The strategy of movement in the market is consumer-oriented and is Continue reading...

The debate regarding the control of forest fires when they occur a controversy for many environmentalists. There are many proponents and opponents to extinguishing fires when they occur. In my opinion, natural and some artificial forest fires should not be put off because they have several advantages accruing to the environment. In spite of the bad reputation they have, majority of the forest fires add value to the environment such that they should take its course.
The Natural History Museum writes the first article that supports my stand regarding forest fires, and it is accessible at http://nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/volcanoes-earthquakes/forest-fire/index.html. Over the Continue reading...

Serving as the 26th president, Teddy Roosevelt helped in promotion of progressivism in United States. In the first quote, Roosevelt was referring to the need to unite socially so as to stand as a nation. Social development would lead to unity thus bringing people together on a common course. The second quote addresses a social problem that existed during the time due to immigration of people into the United States in search of jobs. The main challenge was the fact that the increased supply of labor lowered the general wages in the labor market. Further, Roosevelt recognized the need Continue reading...

Technology has been very helpful in every aspect of living in the society. Whatever line of job one is in, it is bound to include technology, which makes work easier and lighter for the people who use it. In the medical field, the electronic health record (EHR) is the official health record for an individual, which access is shared by various agencies and facilities. Its use is expected to lead to increased efficiency and quality of care, as well as to reduced costs in the healthcare industry (“Electronic health record,” 2015).
One of the leading hospitals in Florida that Continue reading...

Introduction

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest equities-based exchange in the world dealing with the buying and selling of its capital securities listed on the market. NYSE has a lot of companies trading on it worldwide. One of these companies is the Global operating Coca –Cola Company, which began trading on NYSE since 1919. Coca-Cola deals on non-alcoholic soft drinks and it market its product worldwide (Parker, 2014).
Like any other trade, risk is part and parcel of the system only the degree of risk is what differs. The same is applied to the case of NYSE. Continue reading...

Clyde Kluckhohn book, Queer Customs points out that since culture is an abstraction. It is of paramount importance, not to confuse it with society for society refers to a group of people who share and interact more with each other for the purposes of attaining certain ends. The social rules always reproduce acceptable conduct in any situation. The book further defines culture as a store or warehouse of learning of the group because of that. He states it categorically that culture is not an instinct or an inborn occurrence rather it manifests in individual’s life as he interacts Continue reading...

In a single sliver of a moment, everything changed. Fear ripped through my organs like a rope with more force than my flesh could resist. The ocean roared and then lulled, completely unaware that it was playing with the last vestiges of my life, and the life of everyone around me. Suddenly I became aware that I was nothing. Clear blue waters that had gently caressed my ears as I drifted along the shore on my back had turned into a murky amber, dirty with unrelenting destruction. Every question that had arose in my suburban dream had been shattered Continue reading...

Enlightenment Paper

Voltaire
Voltaire was elemental in the popularization of the English writers and science to other French readers. As such, his contribution to reason and science was significant. Most of the clarifications of Voltaire were through his letters about the English Nation. One of the aspects that make Voltaire’s clarifications essential is his explanations of the issue of Bacon. Bacon conforms to the readers that they had heard about the manner in which Bacon was accused (Kramnick 15). He says that this accusation was far from being the crime or offense of a philosopher, that is, of being a Continue reading...

Day in, day out, more issues associated with race or gender are being highlighted in different corners of the world. More often than not, these issues mostly result in the disadvantage of the person being discriminated. For example, in Saudi Arabia, women were forbidden to drive. Some women rebelled against this inhumane law and were subsequently punished by the authorities. In India, the practice of abortion upon discovering that it is a girl in the womb is extremely common. Moreover, it is common knowledge to all that women are paid less for the same work done by men. As Continue reading...