Personal Essays (Examples)
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Lincoln S Leadership Abilities Comparison And Contrast
… the likes of Thomas Jefferson. It was quickly identified that the circumstances around Lincoln’s assumption of office served to excite his administrative and personal accomplishments to mythical proportions. In the first part, he assumed office at one of the most perilous political environments of American history, with … an unimpressive lawyer and statesman at the time, and many regarded him as a pushover. However, through sheer will, deliberate development, and a hands-on/personal approach to political administration, Lincoln was able to inspire and motivate his cabinet, troops, and the entire nation to a common and achievable … can be illustrated from Lincoln’s address on the issue of slavery, where he referenced the founding principles of liberty and equality, which is personal for every American. He communicated using whatever approach was necessary for a situation: mostly via anecdotes. He was able to inspire the troops, ……
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Maxwell, J.C. (2005). Ethics 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know. Center Street Publishing. ISBN: 9780446578097. Retrieved from: http://lasacoassurance.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/John_C._MaxwelEthics-101_-What-Every-Leader-Needs-to-K-1.pdf
Maxwell, J.C. (1998). The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Thomas Nelson Publishing. ISBN: 9780785288374. Retrieved from: https://www.speakersbase.com/uploads/3567e22e8083ad294bab525f9c0b631c57f40f2b1478780702.pdf
Northouse, P.G. (2012). Leadership: Theory and Practice. California, USA: publications Inc. ISBN: 9781483317533.
Phillips, D.T. (1992). Lincoln on Leadership. New York, NY: Warner Books. ISBN: 9780446394598
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Customer Persona For Filshie Clip System
… for this stylish and effective method of contraception. We have established that customers in the target market are differentiated based on demographic factors, personal histories and expectations. These women are interested in a reversible contraception method that is safe and effective since it enables them to make … persona to improve understanding of the behaviors, needs, and demands of customers. Customer persona for this target market incorporates several factors including demographic, personal histories and expectations. Insights from the customer persona should be utilized to shape marketing tactics with respect to all elements (7Ps) of the ……
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Beerthuizen, R 2010. State-of-the-art of non-hormonal methods of contraception: V. Female sterilisation. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, vol. 15, no. 2, pp.124-135.
De Toni, D., Milan, G.S., Saciloto, E.B., & Larentis, F 2017. Pricing strategies and levels and their impact on corporate profitability. Revista de Administracao, vol. 52, no. 2, pp.120-133.
Duran, A 2018. Sink or swim: how to create buyer personas to ensure marketing success. Forbes. Viewed 20 August 2019,
Griffin, A, Noble, CH, Durmusoglu, SS, Luchs, MI, & Swan, S 2015. ‘Chapter 3 Personas: powerful tools for designers’, in Design Thinking : New Product Development Essentials from the PDMA, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, Hoboken.
Johnson, S., Pion, C. & Jennings, V 2013. Current methods and attitudes of women towards contraception in Europe and America. Reproductive Health, vol. 10, no. 7, pp.1-9.
Kotler, P., & Keller, K. L. (2015). Marketing Management, Global Edition. Pearson Education Limited: Boston, MA.
Magrath, A.J 1986. When Marketing Services, 4Ps are not enough. Business Horizons, pp.4450.
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Fero Beauty
… section of the marketing plan, I will share the company’s pricing and distribution strategy, integrated marketing communications plan, public relations, sales promotion, and personal selling plan, competitive analysis, online and direct marketing plan, and social responsibility/cause-related marketing plan.
Pricing and Distribution Strategy
Pricing alludes to the practice ……
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Al-Hadban, N., Hadeel, A. G., Al-Hassoun, T., & Hamdi, R. (2014). The Effectiveness of Facebook as a Marketing Tool (Saudi Arabia case study). International Journal of Management & Information Technology, 10(2), 1815-1827.
Andrews, J. C., & Shimp, T. A. (2017). Advertising, promotion, and other aspects of integrated marketing communications. Nelson Education.
Deepa, S., & Chitramani, P. (2015). CSR in retailing industry-a case of three retail stores. International Journal of Business and Administration Research Review, 3(9), 128.
Gould, M. (n.d). Pricing Strategies. Research Starters: Academic Topic Overviews.
Khan, S. (2018). Instagram as a marketing tool for luxury brand. International Journal of Management, Business, and Research, 8(2), 126.
Kotler, P., Armstrong, G., Ang, S. H., Leong, S. M., Tan, C. T., & Yau, O. (2009). Principles of marketing: A global perspective. Prentice-Hall.
Palma, A. P. (2016). Effectiveness of Facebook as a free marketing tool. University of Mindanao International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 1(2), 21-26.
Smith, P. R., & Taylor, J. (2004). Marketing communications: an integrated approach. Kogan Page Publishers.
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Cognitive Theory Clinical Social Work Practice
… Social work practice is anchored on the important, perhaps pivotal, notion that overall human behavior is usually the sum of both environmental and personal realities. Though yet to be developed thoroughly into a formal and widely accepted paradigm, the cognitive learning perspective draws from several perspectives including … Provide a theory driven problem statement and assessment of the client system in the environment.
Problem statement: If the client (Mr. Jackson) lacks personal strength (as shown by his physical weakness, chronic depression, and cognitive impairment) as well as environmental resources (as exhibited by his few friends, … time to being an extra or critical resource for the client when needed. In contrast, if the client has strong environmental resources and personal strengths (D), the social worker should probably only limit his/her activities to emotional support, offering suggestions, and direct referrals. If the client’s environmental … should probably only limit his/her……
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Gonzalez-Prendes, A. (2012). Cognitive-behavioral practice and social work values: A critical analysis. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics.
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Nevill, D. (2014). Positive Interventions: Developing a Theoretical Model to Guide Their Development and Use. Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) Capstone Projects.
Parks, A. C., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2013). Positive interventions: Past, present, and future. In T. Kashdan & J. Ciarrochi (Eds.), Mindfulness, acceptance, and positive psychology: The seven foundations of well-being (pp.140-165). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications
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Privacy In Social Networks Regarding Machine Learning
… paper concludes with recommendations for social networks and the issue of privacy regarding machine learning.
Introduction
Social networks have allowed an ocean of personal data to form that is now sitting there waiting for machine learning algorithms to collect it, analyze it, and recognize individuals on social … learning algorithms are thus being used more and more in social networks to collect data on users and to assess their browsing and personal information—and in doing so they could soon be predicting someone’s recreational activities or political affiliation through a simple analysis of an individual’s social … users to set information sharing settings that allow algorithms on other applications to identify a person’s location, habits, and view other information to personalize ads and so on. The information that is available for viewing by machine learning programs is enormous, and many users do not even … is requesting the information and……
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Balle, B., Gascón, A., Ohrimenko, O., Raykova, M., Schoppmmann, P., & Troncoso, C. (2019, November). PPML\\\\\\\\\\\\'19: Privacy Preserving Machine Learning. In Proceedings of the 2019 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (pp. 2717-2718). ACM.
Bilogrevic, I., Huguenin, K., Agir, B., Jadliwala, M., Gazaki, M., & Hubaux, J. P. (2016). A machine-learning based approach to privacy-aware information-sharing in mobile social networks. Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 25, 125-142.
Bonawitz, K., Ivanov, V., Kreuter, B., Marcedone, A., McMahan, H. B., Patel, S., ... & Seth, K. (2017, October). Practical secure aggregation for privacy-preserving machine learning. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (pp. 1175-1191). ACM.
Hunt, T., Song, C., Shokri, R., Shmatikov, V., & Witchel, E. (2018). Chiron: Privacy-preserving machine learning as a service. arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.05961.
Lindsey, N. (2019). New Research Study Shows That Social Media Privacy Might Not Be Possible. Retrieved from https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/new-research-study-shows-that-social-media-privacy-might-not-be-possible/
Mohassel, P., & Zhang, Y. (2017, May). Secureml: A system for scalable privacy-preserving machine learning. In 2017 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP) (pp. 19-38). IEEE.
Mooney, S. J., & Pejaver, V. (2018). Big data in public health: terminology, machine learning, and privacy. Annual review of public health, 39, 95-112.
Oh, S. J., Benenson, R., Fritz, M., & Schiele, B. (2016, October). Faceless person recognition: Privacy implications in social media. In European Conference on Computer Vision (pp. 19-35). Springer, Cham.
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Data Security Using RFID Bands At Music Festivals
… social media activities with the attendees' check-in function, enabling the event's enhanced promotion value-added marketing potential.
Description of Five or More Types of Personal/Private Information Data That Will Be Collected, Stored, Processed With the Use Case
The type of data collected and stored on the RFID wrist ……
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Event Tribe. (n.a.). The top 10 benefits of using RFID for events. Retrieved from https://www.eventbrite.com/blog/academy/the-top-10-benefits-of-using-rfid-for-events/
ID&C. (n.a.). How to RFID wristbands work? Retrieved from https://www.idcband.com/blog/how-do-rfid-wristbands-work/
Kacicki, T. (2019, July 15). 4 commonly overlooked facts about RFID wristbands. Intellitix. Retrieved from https://intellitix.com/hub/four-commonly-overlooked-facts-rfid
OECD. (2008). OECD policy guideline on RFID. https://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/40892347.pdf
Quirk, R.E. & Borrello, S.J. (2005). RFID: Rapid deployment and regulatory challenges. Retrieved from https://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/assets/Media/MediaManager/VenableRFIDpaper.pdf?SESSID=62935cf41f5a19909f5bb3ae3a598490
Williamson, A., Tsay, L., Kateeb, I.A. & Burton, L. (2013). Solutions for RFID smart tagged card security vulnerabilities. AASRI Procedia, 4, 282-287. DOI: 10.1016/j.aasri.2013.10.042
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Reflected Best Self Report RBS
… and not the way people view them (Tice & Wallace, 2003). Therefore, the methods used in this research use qualitative means to assess personal strengths.
Because to form a self-concept, one needs feedback from individuals who knows them. Feedback from people who know us well promotes effective … are very willing participants. Asking specific questions proves helpful. For example, I inquired about whether I am a reader or a listener in interpersonal engagements, and also asked questions about my learning style in accordance with the Drucker (1999) research. Knowing how we learn can inspire us ……
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Cooley, C.H. (1902). Human nature and the social order. New York: Scribners.
Drucker, P.F. (1999). Managing oneself. Harvard Business Review. 83(1), 100-10.
Northouse, P. (2018). Leadership: Theory and practice (8th ed.). Melbourne. SAGE Publications.
Oysermann, D., Bybee, D., & Terry, K. (2006). Possible selves and academic outcomes: How and when possible selves impel action. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 188-204.
Roberts, L., Dutton, J., Spreitzer, G., Heaphy, E., & Quinn, R. (2005). Composing the reflected best-self portrait: Building pathways for becoming extraordinary in work organizations. Academy of Management Review, 30(4), 712-736.
Tice, D.M. & Wallace, H. 2003. The reflected self: Creating yourself as (you think) others see you. In M. R. Leary and J. P. Tangney (Eds.), Handbook of self and identity: 91-105. New York: The Guilford Press.
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Foxtrot Phone Scandal
… Statement of the Ethical Dilemma
The case scenario in this company is the misuse of the telephone to place free calls and for personal benefit. This ethical dilemma was brought by changes in one of the company’s area telephone that started to operate differently by permitting users … worthy of their vigilant efforts.
Essential Facts
As evident in the scenario, misuse of Foxtrot Company’s telephone to place free calls and for personal benefit is rampant. Students, first-year cadets, members of the upper classes and cadets from other company areas are seemingly using the telephone…[break]…to safeguard ……
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Cooper, T.L. (2012). The responsible administrator: An approach to ethics for the administrative role (6th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
European Ombudsman. (2012, November 15). Ensuring Ethics in Public Administration: The Role of the Ombudsman. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/speech/en/49379
Kapstein, M. (2015). The Battle for Business Ethics: A Struggle Theory. Journal of Business Ethics, 144, 343-361.
Ondrova, D. (2017). Challenges of Modern Public Administration and Ethical Decision-Making. RAP, 3, 255-279.
Singh, A.K. & Mishra, N.K. (2018). Ethical Theory & Business – A Study Based on Utilitarianism and Kantianism. International Journal of Humanities and Social Development Research, 2(1), 97-113.
Stein, C. (2019, January 25). Ethical Considerations in Public Administration. PA Times. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://patimes.org/ethical-considerations-in-public-administration/
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Six Fundamental Pillars Of Character
… are presented in the paper’s conclusion.
Integrity
This pillar was selected because it can serve as a reflection of people’s innermost thoughts and personal values. Some people may describe others as having or not having integrity, though, without really understanding what the word means. For the purposes … others as having or not having integrity, though, without really understanding what the word means. For the purposes of this paper, a good personal definition of integrity is “doing what is right even when no one is watching.” This pillar can be especially challenging when mere humans … it provides a valuable gauge of how they will likely respond to other temptations in the future.
This pillar is important to me personally because humans are frequently confronted with ethical dilemmas that demand immediate responses, and people with integrity tend to respond in ways that avoid … the problem even further by……
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Healthcare Scientific Merit
… in the study, and this makes it necessary to formulate strategies to address such ethical concerns. In this study, there was no existing personal relationship between the researchers and the participants. Some of the healthcare professionals had been introduced to some of the researchers in professional settings. … (Sanjari et al., 2014). One of the ways participants may be harmed in a study like this is when sensitive information such as personal medical information gets leaked or mishandled. The study has taken steps to protect participants from such risk. The identity of the participants is ……
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Brook, R. H., & Vaiana, M. E. (2015). Using the knowledge base of health services research to redefine health care systems. Journal of general internal medicine, 30(10), 1547-1556.
Cutcliffe, J. R., & McKenna, H. P. (1999). Establishing the credibility of qualitative research findings: the plot thickens. Journal of advanced nursing, 30(2), 374-380.
Doekhie, K. D., Strating, M. M., Buljac?Samardzic, M., van de Bovenkamp, H. M., & Paauwe, J. (2018). The different perspectives of patients, informal caregivers, and professionals on patient involvement in primary care teams. A qualitative study. Health Expectations, 21(6), 1171-1182.
Eccles, M., Grimshaw, J., Walker, A., Johnston, M., & Pitts, N. (2005). Changing the behavior of healthcare professionals: the use of theory in promoting the uptake of research findings. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 58(2), 107-112.
Leedy, P.D. & Ormrod, J. E. (2019). Practical research: Planning and design, 12th edition. Pearson Education, Hudson Street, NY.
Sanjari, M., Bahramnezhad, F., Fomani, F. K., Shoghi, M., & Cheraghi, M. A. (2014). Ethical challenges of researchers in qualitative studies: The necessity to develop a specific guideline. Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine, 7.
Swan, J., Clarke, A., Nicolini, D., Powell, J., Scarbrough, H., Roginski, C., ... & Taylor-Phillips, S. (2012). Evidence in Management Decisions (EMD): advancing knowledge utilization in healthcare management.
Thomas, D. R. (2017). Feedback from research participants: are member checks useful in qualitative research?. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 14(1), 23-41.
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