The Unprecedented, Unscripted and Outlier 1990 Minnesota Gubernatorial Campaign

 Another Outlier Campaign by Tonya Hamilton What would happen if a charismatic Republican businessman with no political experience runs for a major office against a politically-seasoned but unpopular Democrat and then quits right before the general election? In the alternative reality of today’s presidential race, that question has been posed. If this sounds too … Read more

Select Comfort Corporation: Profitable and Sustainable Mattress Manufacturer

 ACC 635 Group Project – Sonali Patel, Valerie Peters, & Elena Svintsova Prof. Reidenbach Summer II 2016 1. Description Select Comfort Corporation is domestic manufacturer of mattresses, most famous for the Sleep Number.  Select Comfort was formed in 1987 by Robert and JoAnn Walker in Minnesota, USA, which remains the location of company headquarters. … Read more

The Limitation of Hard Power and the Potential of Soft Power in Addressing Terrorism Threats

 According to Joseph Nye, one of the greatest threats that the U.S. faces is transnational terrorism (Nye, 2004).  Lennon and Walker define terrorism as ‘violent acts that damage, weaken or oppose the state of the constitutional, public, or economic order, or the state’s territorial integrity’ (Lennon et al, 2005, p.35). Terrorism is also defined … Read more

Breaking Free from Society’s Control: The Inspirational Story of Oprah Winfrey

 From the moment of conception, society has foreseen who you are ought to become. An individual's growth- the process of evolving physically, mentally and spiritually- is now abhorrently far from being natural and diverse. What truly shapes us is not merely our interests or the set of circumstances in which we find ourselves throughout … Read more

Exploring the Complexity of Identity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s "The Danger of a Single Story" and Richard Rodriguez’s "The Achievement of Desire

 At its core, the concept of “identity” is one that humanity has always struggled with despite its apparent simplicity. According to its literal denotation of “what something is,” the understanding of this idea in real life is much more substantial. Many separate identities can exist in a community, and these all influence each other … Read more

Bio-based Routes for Succinic Acid: A Sustainable Alternative to Petrochemical Feedstocks

 PLATFORM CHEMICALS Bio-based routes for succinic acid Introduction Succinic acid is a valuable four-carbon molecule that serves as a viable replacement for its petroleum-derived cousin, maleic anhydride. It is commonly used in the plastics, textiles and pharmaceutical industries and is recognized as a versatile intermediate for production of solvents, chemicals and materials that can … Read more

Conservation of Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity: Threats and Vulnerability

 SCHOOL OF ADVANCED SCIENCES Fall Semester 2016-17 Digital Assignment – I Name:Sandeep Harikrishnan Registration No:16BCE0120 Faculty:  Dr. M. Akhila Maheswari Slot: G2 Course: Environmental Sciences Code: CHY1002 Conservation of Terrestrial and Aquatic biodiversity Biodiversity is the variety and variability among all group of living organisms and the ecosystem in which they occur. In other … Read more

Enhancing Teamwork and Communication Skills of Undergrads through Big Five Learning

 Teamwork & Collaboration Skill and Communication Skill of Undergraduate Students at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University: Using Big Five Learning Wasana Keeratichamroen1* 1Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, 340 Suranarai Road, Nai Mueang Sub-district, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 30000, Thailand * To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel.: +66 4 4009009 # 1102; Fax: … Read more

CBA Jamaica: Reducing Climate Change-Driven Erosion and Landslide Risk through Sustainable Agriculture

 CBA Jamaica: Reducing Climate Change-Driven Erosion and Landslide Risk through Sustainable Agriculture (JCDT) The community based adaptation objective is to integrate climate change risks into sustainable community management of natural resources by strengthening the resilience of communities addressing climate change impacts and to generate knowledge and lessons for replication and up scaling.  Three impact … Read more

Relationship between brand equity and sports teams (literature review)

The purpose of the literature review is to provide a critical analysis of appropriate literature relevant to the study. Firstly, in this literature review, a comprehensive literature relating to sport marketing theory will be reviewed which will include sport marketing mix, relationship marketing, and social media marketing. The link between brand equity and social media … Read more

Why Scratching an Itch Only Makes It Worse: The Science Behind Serotonin and Pain Signals

 Rhetorical Analysis Essay      Washington University scientists in St. Louis, Missouri have discovered that serotonin lies at the intersection of pain and itch and that scratching makes one itch more (which many of us are already aware of).  Information regarding this topic was retrieved from two different sources, an article in The Source … Read more