‘Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene’ – Roy Scranton

A writer and scholar, Roy Scranton, in his opinion essay, ‘Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene,’ published on the New York Times, emphasizes the term ‘Anthropocene’ is geologic era where human have an immense influence over the biosphere. Scranton’s purpose is not only alluding to threat of climate change but offers a glimpse at … Read more

Building Trust and Respect: How Nike Became the World Leader in Athletics

Shared Value : They want to build the relationship around trust and respect for individuals. Their mission statement reads that they want to be the world leader in the athletic industry ” A company that surpasses all others in the athletic industry ” [Source : Nike.com]. In order to achieve this feat they must work … Read more

The link between violent media exposure and violence

Violence is very involute and is caused by many factors, customarily acting together. Belligerent media exposure is not the only risk factor for violence, or even the most consequential factor, but it is not a picayune factor either. Many people cerebrate that bellicose media have no effect because they have never killed anyone after visually … Read more

Price elasticity

Price elasticity measures the sensitivity of the quantity demanded or the quantity supplied to the change in the price. In other words, how much will a change in price affect the quantity demanded or supplied? (Taylor, 2010) According to Ferrell and Hartline (2008) elasticity is defined as the relative impact on the demand for a … Read more

Love and relationships

At some point in life we’ve experienced it, that thing so puzzling that we struggle to find the words to describe. We’ve all experienced that thing called love, whether we received love, gave love, or lost love. There is no wrong answer to the timeless question ‘what is love’? If anything, the literal meaning the … Read more

Effective removal of dental plaque

Effective removal of dental plaque is essential to dental and periodontal health throughout one’s lifetime (Albandar and Tinoco, 2002; L??e, 2000). Dental professionals generally agree that tooth-brushing, as a mechanical measure for removing dental plaque, is the most appropriate and effective oral hygiene habit (Vehkalahti and Widstr??m, 2004; L??e, 2000; Honkala, 1993). A number of … Read more

The Spanish American War

The beginning of the Spanish American War started with the Monroe Doctrine enunciated by James Monroe. A brief description of it stated, the United Stated would not tolerate further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with the states in the Americas. However Spain’s colony in Cuba was exempted. U.S. business men started monopolizing … Read more

This is England

Young 12-year old Shaun is going by himself and is lost through the start of his school holidays, until he got a chance meeting Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhead friends. He found a new way of life, like girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaving his hair. The skinheads now … Read more

The respiratory system

The human body is organized into numerous complex systems that interact with each other in order for it to function and sustain life. One of those vital systems is the respiratory system. The main function of the respiratory system is to consume oxygen and expel carbon dioxide, otherwise known as breathing, or ventilation. Oxygen is … Read more

Lumbini

‘Lumbini‘ is the birthplace of the Lord buddha, located at Lumbini Zone, Rupandehi district of Nepal. To arrive there, we have to drive 30 minutes from Bhairahawa and 9 hours from kathmandu. To fly there, the nearest airport is Gautam Buddha Airport which flies from and to Kathmandu. According to Buddhist tradition, Siddhartha Gautam was … Read more

The Viking Age

One of the biggest historical events for the Vikings is considered to be the Viking Age. The Viking Age is a period in history of Viking exploration caused by raiding and conquering. The Viking age started in one particular moment where the Vikings got their horrible reputation. In England, ‘monks were killed, thrown into the … Read more

'The Crystal Goblet'

‘The Crystal Goblet’ is a well-known essay written by Beatrice Warde, regarding typography and its role in the world. According to her, good typography should be ‘transparent’ or ‘invisible’ (Warde 2009: 42). In the contemporary world, it might be difficult to define these terms, as they are rather ambiguous and misleading due to the fact … Read more

Internship

INTRODUCTION TO INTERNSHIP Internship generally involves exchange of duties and responsibilities between students and the organizations. It is carried out for certain period of time. Payment for intern varies depending upon the companies. Some companies pay intern on monthly basis as stipend. It gives the students a practical experience about work life environment. The students … Read more