The concept of “just deserts” can be most effectively described in the writings of Andrew Von Hirsch. Basically those who commit crime deserve to be punished and by punishing them it may prevent further crimes from being committed (Siegel, 2012). There have been many different positions on this theory of just deserts. Some argue against while others strongly defend the effectiveness of this theory. We will look at both sides of the argument and review the pros and cons of each. The ma...

The sacrifice of one’s own life for the person they love is by far the ultimate sacrifice any human being can make. In A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, Sydney Carton, a despondent and inebriate man, did exactly that. Through his sacrifice, he became the most memorable and dynamic character in this book. Sydney Carton was an unmotivated alcoholic who transformed his wasted and useless life by performing a selfless act of heroism. “I am a disappointed drudge. I care for ...

Ida Jean Orlando, an American of Italian descent was born in 1926. She received her nursing diploma from New York Medical College, Lower Fifth Opportunity Hospital, School of Nursing, her BS in nursing from St. John’s University, Brooklyn, NY, and her MA in psychological health nursing from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Orlando was a Partner Teacher at Yale School of Nursing where she was Director of the Graduate Program in Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing.W...

This will be the wedding of dreams.  It is designed to be the perfect combinations of two worlds, the one where the relationship began and where the marriage will begin. For the couple who want to combine the best of both worlds it is important to find the perfect marriage of traditions as well as of the couple.            The purpose of this wedding style is to combine the two cultures that are important to the weddin...

The aim/objectives of this assignment are to explore employee relations in detail, including the psychological contract, differences between fair and unfair dismissals, redundancy, and the direct link to my organisation. Pershing is a medium sized financial services company, who has seen strong growth over the last two years during the economic downturn.Internal and external factors that impact on the employment relationshipWhen an employee starts a new company, there ...

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This saying originally said by Joseph P. Kennedy, father of former president John F. Kennedy, and made famous by the Billy Ocean song, is very motivational to people all over the world. Its tricky play on words and its motivational tone make it a very interesting quote to look at in depth and to explain exactly what it means. Throughout this essay you will learn what this saying means, what being tough is, and the true meaning of ...

During the first World War, Britain lost approximately 887,000 men, nearly 2% of its population as a whole. To this day, World War 1 remains Britain’s costliest conflict. Given the enormous carnage of the war, any serious artistic treatment of World War 1 has to take the basic truths of war into consideration. Such is the case with director Steven Spielberg’s film War Horse, adapted from the novel of the same name by Michael Marpurgo. War Horse is a film that follows a horse named Joe...

Although the 1890s saw a reaction against the onslaught of Western influence, naturalists argued in favor of the best that was Japanese, but they did so in a thoroughly Western frame of reference and could identify little of exclusive value aside from the physical beauties of Japan, especially Mt. Fuji. Thus, Japan came to be under western influence.Due in part to the western influence, Japan has received many effects, both good and bad. In the same way that various cultural in...

The pursuit of a higher education has never been high on my priority list. Armed with barely an eighth grade education and tremendous ambition, I was able to achieve professional success in the absence of a college education. My heroes have always been men who have achieved great success with out an education; Henry Ford, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson. With the recent downturn in the economy and I found my self seeking employment I realized that not only was I was mis...