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Grayslake is located in the larger lake county of the U.S state of Illinois. The village lies within Chicago’s metropolitan area. It is located to the north of Chicago’s downtown approximately 64km away, and the west of Lake Michigan approximately 23km away, and to the south of Wisconsin border approximately 24km away. Major landmarks within the village include the Lake County College, the University center, Lake County, and the famous lake county fairgrounds (Village of Grayslake Official Website). Additionally, the village has a large lake, Grays Lake located at the village’s center. Harvey Avenue, Alleghany, Lake Street, and Route 120 bind the lake. Another lake, Manor Lake is found in the Manor sub-division. Libertyville, Round Lake Park, Haynesville, Lindenhurst, Gurnee, Lake Villa, and Wildwood are the communities neighboring Grayslake (Village of Grayslake Official Website). It is however, predominantly located within Avon township’s boundaries with a little part in Fremont township. The United States Census Bureau estimates the village’s total area as 24.7km 2 with 24.3 km 2 on land and 0.4km 2 covered with water. The village has a population of 20,330(United States Census Bureau). The total number of households and families in the area are 6503 and4948 respectively. This translates to a population density of 760.1/km 2 (United States Census Bureau). The average housing density is 272.8/km 2 . Though largely white, the village is inhabited by various races including African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders among others (United States Census Bureau). Like most urban centers, the village has been subjected to continuous population growth. In response to this population increase, the management of resources is concentrated to a higher degree on matters affecting the village’s population and that of its environs. These include transportation, economic growth, community facilities, and natural resource protection among others. Like any other urban center, incremental emphasis is placed on improvement f the area’s life quality. While a number of issues affect the quality of life of the village’s inhabitants, this paper focuses on transportation. Despite land-use patterns establishing overall community character, the system of transport dictates the efficiency of the patterns of development (Kostof 61). The region’s transportations network describes all circulation aspects within the village and its links to the surrounding areas. Increased pressure on land likewise increases pressure on transportation. Grayslake’s transportation is made of highways and streets, bicycle and pedestrian pathways, and commuter rail facilities (Planning and Zoning Office, Illinois 67). The village’s transportation planning is influenced by both regional and local patterns. In the 1990s, vast resources were utilized in a project aimed at adding capacity to the overall Central Lake County transportation network. Additional commuter rail facilities were constru
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (1993) is one of the most famous existential stories of the distinguished American writer Ernest Hemingway. In this piece, an old man drinks whiskey, a stack of saucers growing in front of him. Two waiters close the pub for the night, exchanging, quite in Hemingway style, various minor remarks. The younger one is in a hurry to go home, the older one hesitates, he clearly does not want to leave, although it is already deep night. He has lived a long life and knows: there is nothing in the world, except for a tiny light surrounded by hopeless darkness. In this story, the feeling of hopelessness, meaninglessness of life reaches its climax. An old man discussed by the waiters is in despair, but it does not come from poverty. From the dialogue between the two waiters, we learn that he tried to commit suicide and failed only because his niece saved him. “He was in despair.” “What about?” “Nothing.” “How do you know it was nothing?” “He has plenty of money.” (Hemingway, 1933, p.288). A person, especially a lonely person, very often seeks shelter next to people, even if they are not noticed. In this tragic, doomed world, it was necessary to find at least some kind of anchor, at least a straw to cling to. However, in essence, there is darkness full of meaninglessness beyond this cafe. There are no human meanings in the world. This idea is essential for American literature, where God is irrational and incomprehensible. There are no human meanings in the world: “It was a nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and a man was a nothing too.” (Hemingway, 1933, p.291). Such is the hopeless conclusion that one of the heroes of the story comes to. Senses are a person’s attempt to overcome his loneliness, speak emptiness, an attempt to connect himself with a meaningless world. The feeling of tragedy permeated most of Hemingway’s works of the first decade of his work – from the mid-20s to the mid-30s. The writer perceived the surrounding reality as a mosaic of large and small human tragedies, which embodied a fruitless pursuit of happiness, a desperate search for harmony within oneself, and loneliness among people. Reference Hemingway, E. (1933). A clean, well-lighted place. Complete Short Stories , 288-291.
Human beings were created in a very special way because they are the only species that can question their own character. Now that we understand how we came into being, it is also important to understand why we behave in a certain manner. The knowledge of both good and bad enables man to control his environment [1] . Some people feel that the good and bad exist by default, and they are used for our own advantage. For instance, when attacked by another person one has to fight back in self-defense. On the other hand, when other people do good things to us we respond by appreciating their good gesture through the good things that we do to them or offer them, such as presents and hugs. This paper seeks to assert that we are neither born bad nor good by the human nature, but rather we have power to make choices. In this regard, man is induced to do bad or good things by the people around him. However, this argument is not true because there are many people who offend others without a good reason. For instance, why would someone who is hardly known to you break into your house and take away your personal belongings? This suggests that people do good or bad things when it suits them because in the above scenario the bugler engages in crime as a way of earning his daily bread. This can only be acceptable when that person may have tried other means and failed to achieve the desired results. It is then expected th
Introduction Nowadays, banking segment is highly competitive, and the performance of the bank is strongly dependent on its financial stability. HSBC is one of the well-known banks with an international focus that covers an extended array of services including retail, commercial, and global banking (HSBC, 2017). In turn, Wells Fargo is the bank that operates in Canada, the USA, and Puerto Rico by providing services such as insurance, loans, investment, retirement, and wealth management (Wells Fargo, 2017). Its services are similar to the ones offered by HSBC, but its geographical coverage is rather limited, and this aspect can be discovered as a potential cause of differences in revenues of the companies. Consequently, the primary goal of this paper is to understand these aspects with the help of financial ratios. Balance Sheet and Income Statement In the first place, it is of paramount importance to evaluate Balance Sheet and Income Statement of each bank. For example, HSBC portrays that profits are relatively high with the values of $3,466 million in 2016, and this matter implies that company’s finances remain stable (HSBC, 2016). Thus, at the same time, Income Statement shows that the enterprise has different sources of revenue, and it assists it in ensuring its assets. As for Balance Sheet of HSBC, the company has very high values in assets. The total amount of assets covered liabilities and exceeded them by $182,578 million in 2016 (HSBC, 2016). They are represented in the form of cash, trading assets, derivatives, loans, and financial investments. When referring to Wells Fargo, its Balance Sheet reflects that the company’s assets also consist out of different aspects including cash, funds, loans, goodwill, and derivative assets. Its total value accounted for $1,930,115 million in 2016 (Wells Fargo, 2016). It assists the company in staying financially stable and being one of the most attractive players in the banking industry, as it can always turn assets into monetary form. As for equity, it was $199,581 million in 2016 while the liabilities were $1,729,618 million in 2016 (Wells Fargo, 2016). This matter shows that the company’s assets exceed its liabilities, as, otherwise, assets deficiency may take place and question business continuity. Speaking of the Income Statement, Wells Fargo wisely divides it into interest income and expense and non-interest income and expense, and this aspect eases the overall calculations of financial ratios. Finally, its net income accounted for $22,045 million in 2016 (Wells Fargo, 2016). A combination of these factors implies that the company is financially stable. Evaluating Performance of Each Bank Apart from that, it is critical to describe the performance of each bank, and presents the table with all calculations for HBSC. Thus, it was not possible to calculate ALL to Total Loans and Non-Performing Loans ratio due to the lack of financial information. In this case, positive Net Interest Margin (2.52% in 2016) proved that the funds were invested wisely while this margin experienced positive dynamics implying a well-developed decision-making mechanism. Meanwhile, Non-Interest Margin mostly a
Mapping global media flow and contra-flow written by Daya Kishan Thussu is an article under discussion. The main idea of this article is to dwell upon global media flows and contra-flows, their impact on global population, and the place of American media flows in the whole world. The main problem considered in the article is the emergence of the alternative flows of information, different from American ones, and their local expansion. The main arguments the author states in the article are as follows. Thussu is sure that even though the impact of the Internet has exponentially grown, television and films remain the main visual media flows of information. One more argument discussed in the article is that being a dominant media flow, American television and films are substituted by alternative transnational and geo-cultural flows (contra-flows or subaltern-flows). The author of the article considers America a dominant player on the market of films (e.g. Hollywood). Trying to remain at the first place, local facilities are used for distributing information (e.g Bollywood). At the same time, the author points on influential contra-flows of information which come from the East. Such huge countries as China, India, South Korea and others have become important players on the arena of media flows. The greatest examples provided by the author are Latin America soap operas which are transmitted in many countries of the world and managed to gain popularity. Thus, the author states that the extension of the Internet means nothing as films and television in general remain the main media flows. Relatively, American media flow domination does not mean its total expansion. Dwelling upon the strengths of the article, it should be mentioned that the author has managed to present detailed statistics. Each argument she states, each idea she tries to deliver to the audience is supported with detailed statistic data. The article includes seven tables and one figure which visually illustrate the main points of the discussion. Moreover, the author relies on the information written in other reputable sources. Each section of the article is divided by a subheading. The information flows logically and smoothly, it is easy to follow author’s ideas. Another strong feature of the article is a preface which explains the main purpose of the discussion. The author reacts to the magisterial work by Manuel Castells. Daya Thussu makes stress on visual media flows and their distribution in the whole world, continuing Castells’ discussion and making it detailed. Daya Thussu does not digress on other problem
A well-written resume is the gateway for an interview. It is the first tool that job applicants use to market themselves. It helps a prospective employer to screen potential employees. Therefore a well-written resume is a key to securing an interview. The job market is saturated and therefore the potential employers have a lot of people to choose from. The rate of unemployment is at an all-time high and this has left many people out of their jobs. This means that more people with experience or who previously held jobs as well as those seeking a job for the first time are competing for the few jobs available. Therefore writing a winning resume is paramount. Tips for writing resumes are very important in writing winning resumes. A resume should have the applicants’ experiences and for those who have never been employed they should list their extracurricular activities, interests and any volunteer work that is in line with the advertised post. This shows that the applicant has an interest. The applicant should convey their interest to learn and work hard if offered an opportunity (Beale, 2004). The second tip is to begin writing your resume when you think of looking for employment. Going through other people’s resumes enables one to get ideas on how a resume is written however one should compose their own resume. The resume should be written with a particular job in mind so as to give relevant experience. Choice of words is crucial when describing one’s experiences from duties previously performed as well as skills. Therefore the resume should have detailed responsibilities that the applicant had in their volunteer work or previous job(s) (Beale, 2004). The resume should include the following information. The biodata entails full name, permanent address or current address if they are different, telephone number, and an email address that is not fancy. An objective should be included when looking for a particular job. It describes the kind of job one wants and is tailored for that particular job. A wrong one could deny somebody a chance for an interview (Crosby, 1999). It could be a sentence or two. Schools attended are listed in a reverse chronology, giving the official names, physical location, and the period attended. Grades obtained and honors achieved are listed
Introduction Research on African American women’s barriers to higher education is often placed in the context of the feminist theory. This approach allows for explaining how the categories of gender and race in the case of Black feminism contribute to understanding African American females’ experiences at higher educational institutions. The importance of the feminist theory for this research, and the Black feminist theory in particular, is in the fact that this framework explains why African American women can face certain challenges and barriers while obtaining their higher education with reference to the connected categories of gender and race. The Importance of the Feminist Theory for Research The application of the feminist theory is important for the current research because this comparably modern framework explicates social processes in which women are involved. The research based on this theory challenges the specifics of obtaining higher education for women focusing on the concept of gender. As a result, this theory is essential to explain the subjective experiences of women in higher educational institutions with reference to such categories as gender power, discrimination, inequality, and oppression (Bartman, 2015; Davis & Maldonado, 2015). Thus, the oppression of women and their inequality in comparison to men are the key themes related to the feminist theory (Davis & Maldonado, 2015). The focus on these concepts and themes is important for this research in order to illustrate what obstacles or barriers can be experienced by women on their path to academic progress. This theory creates a framework, within which it is possible to regard the lived experiences of women obtaining higher education through the lenses of their gender. This category can be potentially influential when explaining such topics as female interactions in institutions, mentorship, leadership, academic success, women in STEM fields, and others (Marbley et al., 2013; Squire & McCann, 2018). Therefore, the feminist theory helps to explain why women in society can experience obstacles when trying to receive the higher education because of their gender. The Critical Role of Black Feminism In the 1980s, researchers developed the black feminist theory for the purpose of accentuating the oppression of women depending on their race. The importance of this theoretical paradigm for the current research on African American women and higher education barriers is in emphasizing the connection between gender and race to explain Black
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States of America and is a renowned figure because he led the nation through the most disturbing event in America’s national history, the Civil war. Although much of his fame is because he was assassinated for helping the South slaves, he is also believed to be a true leader and is famous for his poignant speeches. He set brought an end to slavery by setting “all persons held as slaves” “forever free” and promising them freedom by ensuring that the “military and naval authority” recognize slaves as “maintain the freedom of such persons”. The primary and most popular reason for the civil war was believed to be the issue of slavery. In reality, the north and southern states began the war because the South was not entitled to the States’ rights, which they demanded and were not getting. The favoring of the Northern industrialized states by the Congress ignited the south that was forced to sell their raw materials and cotton only to factories from the north and not to any other country, even if they received high profits. In addition, the industries of the north imposed extremely high taxes on the finished products which made these materials extremely unaffordable to the south populace. All these and many other differences between the north and south states of America were the crucial reason for the civil war. Following the rebellion of the southern states, Abraham Lincoln freed those slaves in the Confederate States to punish the slaves who continued with their efforts of war. The slaves of the south were freed, but most of the south populace did not have any plantations nor did they own many slaves. They were mostly farmers who looked after their plantations with their families and were fighting for their rights with the government so that they could lead lives without being dictated by the government. Before the civil war, Abraham Lincoln had a plan and wanted to end slavery gradually, so that it would not hurt the plantation owners. Lincoln also wanted to give the liberty to plantation owners to sell their produce wherever they wanted, if they received acceptable prices. However, the northern states did not approve of these policies and war broke out between the northern and southern states, with the south fighting over their rights of taxation issues and dictatorship from the government. The northern states chose not to abide by Lincoln’s ideas and policies and formed a confederacy, following which t
Courts are very crucial in our daily lives because they regulate our behavior towards others and if one is found breaking the law, he/she is taken to the courts where justice is administered. Courts were not only established to regulate human conduct but also to solve disputes that arise among humans. I had never been in court before; hence I did not have an idea of how court proceedings took place apart from what I used to see on television in programs like the District and many others. This report focuses on my findings of the administration of justice in the city of Bellflower in cases that were presided over by Judge Deborah Sanchez. On a material day I arrived in court at around 9:00 am as if I was one of the parties whose case was to be heard. Upon entering the courtroom, I noticed on the wall which was written in big letters and it stated that no one was allowed to use a mobile phone while the court proceedings were in progress and thus I switched mine off because I only came to see what happens here. When the judge entered the court, we all stood up as a sign of respect, but I was reluctant to do so until another chap who was by my side pinched me. The first case to be heard was that of a guy named Anthony Rogers who was accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol. The courtroom was filled with an awful stench as soon as Rogers was brought in. It was sure he had not taken a shower for several days, and the judge could not stand the smell; hence he ordered Rodgers to be taken to the nearest bathroom; thus his case was skipped. The next case was that of a guy called Richard Collins who wore a very innocent suit that left many people wondering what had such an innocent-looking guy to break the law. It turned out that Richard had defiled a minor. At the end of the case, Richard was found guilty hence he was sentenced to forty years in prison. What amazed most people was the fact that the child he had defiled was his daughter. Everybody was satisfied with the judge’s verdict, and some people argued that he should have served a life sentence. The case of Rogers left me worried about young girls because if a father who is supposed to be the protector of his family is their greatest threat then who should be trusted? What puzzled me the most was the fact that Rogers had a lawyer who tried to prove his innocence, but unfortunately, there was enough evidence against his client. I don’t think I would defend such a person if I were a lawyer. I imagined how he was going to spend those years confined, and since he seemed to be in his early youth, I assumed he would die in prison because from what I hear about prisons the living conditions are ruthless and unfavorable. I noticed that Judge Sanchez was attentive to detail because before he proceeded to the next case phone was heard ringing f