This article provides a tutorial on how to write an essay for the GED and HISET high school equivalency exams. It will cover basic skills related to writing an essay that will receive a passing score on the GED and HISET Language Arts Writing subtests. It will not reveal specific GED/HISET content.
They say that age is but a frame of mind, an attitude of the heart.
This article looks at the results of an informal survey about important qualifications to become president of the United States of America. The survey was taken from November 2012 to November 2016.
Outsourcing production to a foreign market is an important decision that should not be taken lightly. This article discusses seven factors that should be considered by global business managers.
Listing the best NBA players by position, both all-time and current. Learn why Michael Jordan is the greatest 2 guard, Tim Duncan is the ideal 4, and Nikola Jokić is the best 5 in the modern NBA.
This article discusses factors that complicate and hinder change in the socio-political landscape of any given nation.
This hub explores the concept of globalization. The continuous development and refinement of communication and transportation technologies has caused the world to become more integrated.
This article explores institutions in the Cambodian banking sector and aims to help you make smart financial decisions.
The President of the United States of America is one of the top political positions in the world and is often referred to as the leader of the free world. What are the most important characteristics and experiences that should be taken into consideration with selecting an American President?
Here are the 12 qualities that can help budding quarterbacks get a shot at having an NFL career.
Cats are cute and cuddly, but if kept inside the house can wreak havoc on elegant furniture. This hub gives tips for cat-proofing your furniture.
There are a variety of competencies or skills necessary to lead organizations in the 21st century. This hub covers eight competencies relevant to organizational success.
Who are the most successful people? What are the most successful organizations? It is likely the ones who have made the most mistakes. Ironically, the most successful individuals and organizations may be the one's who made the most mistakes. This...
This hub highlights American swimmers Michael Phelps top competition in the 2012 Olympics. Michael Phelps will compete in four individual swimming events in the 2012 London Games. Phelps only needs three more medals of any kind to surpass Larisa Latynina's record of 18 total career Olympic medals.
This article discusses physical, mental, and emotional-psychological factors that can impact effect maximum performance in different kinds of tests, such as the GED, Advance Placement, and SAT tests.
This article presents a step by step example of how to conduct a factor analysis.
In an interview conducted by 60 minutes in December 2011, American President Barack Obama stated to Host Steve Kroft that the accomplishments of his administration in its first two years would compare to any other president including Ronald Reagan.
This hub provides an abbreviated country profile of Italy. In late 2011, Italy came under intense scrutiny due to adverse economic conditions. This scrutiny was led by other European Union members due to Italy's large public debt. At the time, Italy...
This article briefly discusses some considerations researchers must think about when designing data colleection procedures for their respective study.
Nothing could be tougher than leading change and transition in an old congregation. This article discusses some pertinent points for church leaders or pastors charged with leading transition or renewal in their local congregations.
This hub provides a brief profile of South Africa.
This hub examines the impact of cultural contexts on global leadership and offers suggestions on how leaders of global organizations can optimize cross-cultural cooperation in the workplace.
This hub offers a brief discussion of Psychological Capital including defintions of hope, confidence, optimism, and resilience.
At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century C. E., the only thing constant about business both local and global was change. For that reason, organizational leadership in 2011 and beyond meant understanding the implications of change...
Unfortunately, poverty continues to be a persistent problem around the world. This hub discusses some of the antecedents (or causes) of poverty.
Read about the key players in leadership studies and how they contributed to the evolution of theories in the field.
Recently, the behaviors of follower-subordinates began to be recognized as important to organizations as leaders and managers. Here are three models of effective followership.
This article discusses the theories of locus of control, self-efficacy, anxiety-uncertainty management as well as social cognitive and attribution theory as related to activities inthe workplace.
This hub presents a hermeneutical model of leader perceptions of followers. In presenting this hermeneutical model, the terms “hermeneutics” and “perception” were examined as to their relative proximity to the concept of reading, analyzing,...
Learn how Social Capital Theory explains the nature, structure, and resources embedded in a person’s network of relationships.
This hub provides definitions of “virtual organization” and “virtual team member” and outlines characteristics of virtual organizaitons as identified by experts in the field. The identified characteristics help form a mental framework for...
King Solomon was the third monarch of Ancient Israel. The history of King Solomon's reign is found in the Old Testament section of the Christian Bible in the Books of First Kings and Second Chronicles.
Daniel 1 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon carries members of Israel's royal family and nobility off into exile in Babylon. Daniel and three others are selected for apprenticeships in King Nebuchadnezzar's royal court. The king's chief of staff gives...
Advances in information technologies has opened the opportunity to enlist talent from all parts of the globe. Many 21st century organizations are taking advantage of this growing phenomena and setting up dream teams through virtual organizations. This article introduces the reader to vitual...
The Book of Nehemiah is found in the Hebrew and Christian holy book commonly referred to as the Bible. This hub presents a list of the most important events that are recorded in the Book of Nehemiah.
God calls his followers to be holy as he is holy. But, in practical terms,what does it mean to be holy. This article gives a slightly alternative look at what it means to be holy in the present world.
In an article filed December 27, 2010 on the Huffington Post, author Pallavi Gogoi reported that large American corporations were actively hiring but not in the United States of America. Indeed while the U.S. economy lagged and the unemployment...
The Main Events in the Book of Esther Esther 1 Xerxes King of Persia gives a banquet for the all the nobles, officials, and military leaders from throughout his kingdom. At the same time, Queen Vashti, wife of King Xerxes, also gave a banquet...
I Chronicles 1 Historical genealogies from Adam to Noah; genealogies of Noah's sons Japheth, Ham, and Shem to Abraham. Descendants of Abraham from his wives Hagar, Keturah, and Sarah. Esau's descendants and the people of Seir in Edom. List of the...
II Kings 1 After Ahab King of Israel died, a neighboring country Moab rebelled against Israel. Ahaziah the new King of Israel injures himself and sends a servant to inquire of Baal-Zebub the false god of Ekron whether he the king will recover from...
This article discusses the problem of communication and cross-cultural communication within global organizations by examining anxiety/uncertainty management theory (AUM). In the age of globalization the workplace is becoming increasingly...
From 1999 to 2009, Cambodia was hailed as one of the world’s fastest growing national economies, second only to China in the Asian region. In 2012, Cambodia's annual GDP was projected to slow but still outpace World, US, OECD GDP estimates with...
Abraham has been highly regarded by adherents of three of the world’s largest faith traditions including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Indeed, Abraham is still thought of as the original patriarch of those faith traditions and thus stands as...
The Gospel of Matthew is the first entry of the Christian New Testament found in the Christian scriptures called the Bible. The Bible is divided into two sections the Old Testament which is about the history of ancient Israel and the New Testament...
This hub takes a look at the political and economic outlook of Malaysia for 2011 to 2014. The main source of this outlook is the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). According to the EIU report filed for October 2010, the following highlights are...
This article shares insights concerning how to get articles and websites on the first page of the major search engines.
Cross-cultural communication in the workplace isn't easy. One of the first steps to find a solution to a problem is recognizing what factors might be contributing to the problem.
Perhaps, you are not as ignorant as I, but still you've heard of something called a Vespa and always wanted to know what one is. I mean perhaps you have heard the term "Vespa" somewhere before, scratched you head and asked yourself, "What in the...
This hub presents Freedom House's index on each independent nation's relative level of freedom and liberty. It has been updated with ratings for 2014.
This article explores and explains some of the common elements in an academic research proposal. In this article you will find helpful hints of how to write a research proposal that will catch the eye of your professor, thesis, and dissertation chair.
In her doctoral dissertation,Dr. Kathleen Patterson (2003) presented a theory of organizational leadership called servant leadership. Dr. Patterson's theory was an extension of servant leadership first presented by Dr. Robert Greenleaf in 1977. Each...
Cambodia is a small nation in Southeast Asia of about 15 million citizens tucked in between Thailand on the west and northwest, Laos on the northeast, Vietnam on the east and the Gulf of Thailand on the south. The main ethnic group inhabiting...
What is the best way to stimulate an economy? Is it best to lower taxes or increase wages, both or neither? These are questions which both Democrat and Republican politicians debate in the course of attempting to determine the best path for growing...
Personal investing seems like a perilous feat in this down economy, but gaining a little extra return on investment is more than possible for those who are willing to take the time to understand the stock market and how it operates. One of the best...
The American people have to come to the realization that the institution of the American presidency is limited in what it can do to solve the ills of the USA and the world. It is time to heed JFK's clarion call to ask not what the country can do for us, but what we can do for the country and the...
Though they might seem confusing at first, several basic terms associated with quantitative analysis are within the grasp of most people. Here's what these terms mean.
This article provides a side-by-side comparison of the dominate cultures in the United States of America and the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Introduction When a top level recruit commits a sheer act of disloyalty to his new organization, what should the leader of the organization do? Should the leader demote, release or even prosecute the defender for breach of contract and unethical...
This article examines the future of higher education in the United States of America. Observations about the future of higher education are offered by way of a STEEP analysis.
This article uses the context of Circuit City Stores' failure to take a look at the Competing Values Framework and how it can be used to bring changes in organizational culture.
The story of Andrew the Apostle of Jesus Christ is found in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. He was the brother of Simon Peter and a fisherman by trade. He was one of the first disciples of Jesus whom he began to follow at the bidding of.
This article discusses positive life principles exemplified in the life of Matthew the Apostle of Jesus.
In Genesis, the first book Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, God called a man named Abram to be bring a blessing to every ethnic tribe and civilization on earth and changed his name to Abraham (i.e. father of many nations). Three generations later...
This article discusses the strengths and shortcomings President Barack Obama demonstrated during his tenure in the White House.
What is the magic formula to make a church grow in attendance? Is it a dynamic preacher? An awesome awe inspiring worship band? Is it state-of-the-art facilities? No, not necessarily. There are many churches that have these things, but still have...
1 Kings 1 As David nears his death, his son Adonijah attempts to set himself up as king and calls all the king's sons and many guests to a feast; all except his brother Solomon. Bathsheba and Nathan the prophet appeal to David. David declares...
The Main Events in the Book of Second Samuel 2 Samuel 1 An Amalekite man comes from the Israelite camp to tell David that Saul and Jonathan were killed in battle. The Amalekite recounts how Saul became injured to the point of death...
The Main Events in the Book of First Samuel 1 Samuel 1 A man from the hill country of Ephraim had two wives Hannah and Peninnah. Hannah was distressed because she was barren with no children. Year after year, Peninnah made fun of Hannah because...
The Book of Ruth is the eighth book of the Jewish Scriptures and The Christian Bible. It is found in the Christian Old Testament between the Book of Judges and the Book of 1st Samuel. The theme of the book is personal dedication and self-sacrifice...
The Main Events in the Book of Judges Judges 1 After Joshua's death, the Israelites ask the Lord who should go up first to fight the Canaanites. Judah was the first tribe selected. The tribe of Simeon helps the tribe of Judah drive enemies off...
This article discusses how a lack of self-discipline can taint and derail even the most talented people and how to establish a life characterized by self-control.
This hub lists the most important events mentioned in the Book of Joshua found in the Hebrew and Christian Holy Scriptures called the Bible.
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book in the Judeo-Christian Bible. It is part of a collection of the first five books of the Bible referred to as the Pentateuch, the Torah or the Books of the Law of Moses. The Main Events in the Book of...
Numbers The Main Events in the Book of Numbers Numbers 1 The Lord commands Moses to take a census of the whole Israelite Community. Numbers 2 The Lord Instructs Moses concerning the arrangement of the tribal camps around the...
This article highlights those athletes that defined their sports by their incredible feats in their particular events during their particular eras.
One of the most controversial doctrines of the Christian faith is the Trinity which postulates that God is three persons referred to as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. They are said to be three persons, but together one God with...
Leviticus The Main Events or Subjects in the Book of Leviticus Leviticus 1 God gives instructions about the Burnt Offering Leviticus 2 God gives instructions about the Grain Offering Leviticus 3 God gives instructions about...
Exodus 1 The Israelites greatly increase and multiply in Egypt; Israelites are oppressed by a new Pharoah. Exodus 2 The Birth of Moses; Moses kills an Egyptian guard; Moses flees from Pharoah; Moses marries Zipporah, the daughter of Reuel...
This hub provides a brief overview of the events recorded in the Book of Genesis, the first book in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures also knoan as the Bible.
The Bible has examples of good and bad leadership. King Saul was an example of bad leadership. Even so, this article helps the reader learn good leadership principles from observations of King Saul.
Business in the 21st century is highly competitive. In order to maintain and grow market share, business owners and entrepreneurs must devise business strategies to for a strong competitive advantage.
This article briefly discusses how people in the 21st century expend energy living their lives vicariously through the efforts of others. They do this through TV and film entertainment industry.
Over the last 20 years I have had the opportunity to observe and participate in new church development both in America and overseas in Cambodia. I had the unfortunate circumstance to close the doors and do exit interviews with members of a church...
This article highlights some of the greatest sports teams in history, whether college or professional. The sports represented here run the gamut from basketball, football, and soccer to rugby, hockey, and cricket.
Little can be more inspiring to a local group of church goers than a well-prepared pastor who delivers a rousing message. This hub outlines ten steps to preaching motivational sermons. Of course all sermons are written and delivered to glorify...
In the rapidly changing landscape of business in the 21st century, organizational leaders have a tough job maintaining a competitive strategic advantage. This article discusses 11 key factors for organizing and maintaining an effective business organization in the 21st century.
Learning a new language can be difficult. This can be especially so if you are over age 40 and have never been able to master a new language in your earlier years. This was my story, but no longer...
This article highlights the types of leadership styles American presidents like Barack Obama must display to be effective world leaders.
In his second letter, the Apostle Peter told his readers that through Jesus Christ, God had given us everything we need for life and godliness. This means that God has revealed the secrets to living the best life possible and doing so in a way that...
This hub delineates the most common leadership styles including their underlying assumptions and basic characteristics.
For many generations the American people and many others around the world turned to the Christian Bible to find answers for their lives. Even if they did not consider the stories to be real accounts, the morals behind each account served as a guide...