Describe why publicly-held firms have an “agency problem.” The agency problem in publicly held companies is experienced when the agents who act as the management of the business have personal interests that go against the interests of the firm. These agents use the facilities of the company for their benefits at the expense of the stakeholders. For instance, the management team may award themselves benefits […]

(1)The fallacy of Argumentum Baculinum revolves the use of force or threat as the course for justification (Bacon).  An employee suggests “the remuneration scheme offered by the company ought to be changed” and the employer threatens to terminate his/her job is a relevant example.             (2)Argumentum ad Hominem is considered an abusive fallacy. It is characterized by an attack on the person and not […]

This paper looks at epistemology, the study of knowledge. It specifically addresses the origin of knowledge, that is, if it is from rationalisation or from empirical sensing. Knowledge is defined as the understanding that one gains of an experience and internalises it. The difference between rationalism and empiricism is demonstrated by use of examples. Rationalism is explained as being the acquisition of knowledge by a […]

The politics of food have for a long time been part of a historical heritage of a country. The food that is considered the staple of a country shapes its history. The articles in The Gender Politics of Food and the “Finding a place for father: Selling the barbecue in Postwar Canada” are both centered on the gender role in food-related issues. The articles present […]

The film, The Big Lebowski has a story with two themes from both extremes of the world, crime, and comedy. The two topics make it an ideal film to be studied for the purposes of understanding the art and entertainment as achieved by use of films. The plot of the movie is focused on crimes, but the execution included comedy.            The production of the […]

In 1500, there was only one church in the Western Europe now known as Roman Catholic Church which was led by the Pope. During this time, the church was powerful spiritually and politically in Western Europe and it ruled a vast territory in Italy known as Papal State (Linder 12). Other sources of power were also available in the region. The Holy Roman Empire was […]

Level 1 Heading: Bold, Flush Left, Capitalized             This was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth over the control of Moldavia. This war resulted Commonwealth withdrawing from the claims it had in Moldavia. For over a long period of dime, Moldavia was a key subject of Poland Kingdom and later Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Schütz 6). With the increase in growth of influence […]

America is a country that has two main political parties: Democrats and Republicans. There are other third parties, but their input in US elections is very minimal. It, therefore, means that when one is talking about political parties in the US, the Republicans, and the Democrats come to mind. Looking at the US voting history, there has been a considerable decrease in the number of […]

The Analysis of the document. Alexander was one of the greatest leaders to ever grace the earth. His legend is well-written in Volume 7 of the Loeb Classical Library Edition. The initial source of the document was The Parallel Lives by Plutarch.  Plutarch was a Roman civil Servant who wrote about Greek philosophy and history among others. The document has been made available by Bill […]

Afghanistan is a country that has never known peace since its inception. Right away from the 70s, there have been widespread civil wars in this country that have made it slide into retarded development. Corruption has led to unqualified people holding offices that they do not deserve thereby sliding the country back into more or less of an abyss. In so doing, all sectors of […]