The Definition of Philosophical Zombies: Creatures Without Consciousness

 Core Definition. Zombies are philosophical creatures that lack consciousness and have a physical body as humans. Philosophical zombies are different from those zombies to which audience of Hollywood films are use to. Their appearance is not a sign of an apocalypse and further destruction but rather it encompasses debate on what human consciousness is … Read more

Do the Presidents on Mount Rushmore Really Represent America?

    Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota, in Black Hills National Forest. It is four huge carved sculptures showing the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Mount Rushmore represents freedom, liberty and the driving force of a dream. The sculpture began to be carved in 1927 and was … Read more

The Role of Situational Analysis and Market Research in Meeting Market Objectives

 The role of a situational analysis and market research in meeting market objectives are important as they work together in meeting the businesses goals within the time frame given.  Situational analysis is in the form of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of a business which is also known as a SWOT analysis while … Read more

The Controversial Issue of Meritocracy: IQ, Effort and Education's Link to the Labour Market

 In Young’s meritocracy, if ranking of individuals is simplistically  based on IQ + Effort, then the ones who achieve good academic scores will inevitably get the best status jobs with opportunities for social mobility and those who fare poorly, and will end up doing unskilled, menial jobs.  Although literature often views qualifications or IQ+Effort … Read more

The San People: Southern Africa's First Indigenous Inhabitants

 in1994, south Africa adopted its national coat of arm. Many aspects of south Africa’s heritage are interpreted in the national coat of arms. One of these aspects are the san people, who are southern Africa’s first indigenous people. The san The San are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa, where they have lived for … Read more

Ceramic Engineering: Designing New Materials for Advancements in Technology and Society

 Ceramics are inorganic, nonmetallic materials. They are usually crystalline and are compounds formed between metallic and nonmetallic elements. Ceramics include, but are not limited to, glass, enamel, glass-ceramics (glass containing ceramic crystals), and inorganic cement-materials. As ceramic technology has improved, the definition of the word ceramics has started to include a much wider range … Read more

United States of America vs. Daniel D. Weddington, James R. Earl, Mid-Con Petroleum Inc., Aurora Capital Group, Inc, Jeffrey Gaumer

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DANIEL D. WEDDINGTON; JAMES R. EARL; MID-CON PETROLEUM INC., AURORA CAPITAL GROUP, INC, JEFFREY GAUMER The tax law suit against the defendants; Daniel D. Weddington, James R. Earl, Mid-con Petroleum Inc., Jeffrey L. Gaumer and Aurora Capital Group, Inc., was filed by the government of United States representatives in … Read more

The Rise and Fall of Saks Fifth Avenue: A History of Luxury Retail

 Introduction Saks Fifth Avenue was the brainchild of Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel, who operated independent retail stores on New York's 34th Street at Herald Square in the early 1900s. Their dream was to construct a unique specialty store that would become synonymous with fashionable, gracious living. On September 15, 1924, Saks Fifth Avenue … Read more

Tourism Industry in Cyprus: Growth and Opportunities

 The service sector and especially tourism industry is very important for Cyprus. The direct contribution of tourism was 6% of Gross Domestic Product. The direct contribution includes all internal expenses for tourism and leisure on all sectors. For the future this is expected to grow further for Cyprus, but the entire international tourism market … Read more

The Importance of Ethics in Nursing Practice

 Background         Since nursing’s modern-day foundation by Florence Nightingale, members of the profession have hoped to achieve high ethical standards. Nightingale entered nursing at a point when there were no ethical standards in nursing. Florence Nightingale tried not only to change society’s image of nursing but additionally to express to those wanting to enter … Read more

Nine mistakes that contributed to Yahoo's downfall

 Icon of the early days of the world wide web, Yahoo announced that it is selling its core business to Verizon. Until recently, the web portal and search engine had revenues higher than Twitter and LinkedIn, and its visitor numbers outstripped the likes of Amazon, Wikipedia and eBay. So what went wrong? Here are … Read more