Baruch College Essays

  • Overview and Assessment of Baruch College

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    The Operations' Management of Baruch College Introduction Baruch College has been a prominent element in the Murray Hill and Tribeca area of Manhattan for more than a century. Established in 1919, by Bernard M. Baruch, the college has provided a steady influx of cash flow to local businesses for more than a century, thanks to its students' patronage and services' demands. It can be safely inferred that Baruch College financially fuels the area to this day with its 13,777 (colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews

  • Warren Buffet Case Study

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    knowledge I have gained at Baruch College. As one of the most influential leaders in the world, Mr. Buffet would help me to better understand his perspective on business and garner advice on how to be the best leader I can be. Just to hear his viewpoints on navigating the business world and overcoming challenges in life would be an honor. Aside from the MBA application process, this ranks as one of the most important opportunities of my career. I entered Baruch with seven years of corporate

  • HUMINT Operations in Israel Analysis

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    Human Intelligence (HUMINT) is one of the oldest and most effective information gathering methods used by society. Most countries rely heavily on HUMINT, in both military and law enforcement, operations and their successes can be credited mainly to the application of exceptional HUMINT. The United States has developed multiple intelligence disciplines over time, yet even now we still utilize HUMINT as the preferred method of collection while supporting it with other intelligence collection platforms

  • Analysis Of Spinoza's Argument Regarding The Existence Of God

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    Distinctions among past and present philosophers regarding the existence of God, as well as how God is viewed, has provided us with numerous thought processes that allow us to trigger theories of our own. René Descartes and Baruch (or Benedict) Spinoza are two modern philosophers that have views of God that conflict with one another. This paper will examine the distinction between Descartes and Spinoza’s idea of God as an infinite substance. Additionally, I will analyze Spinoza’s argument regarding

  • Solving Ethical Dilemmas

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    An ethical dilemma is defined as a complex situation that will often involve an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives in which to obey one would result in transgressing another . When individuals are faced with an ethical question, we tend to search for a “correct answer” when responding. However, these types of questions do not always seem to have a straightforward answer. The arguments which may arise from an ethical dilemma question are typically examined in two ways: whether people

  • Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels and the Painting Gin Lane by William Hogarth

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    How are the central ideas of the Enlightenment era reflected in the Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s travel and the painting Gin Lane by William Hogarth? I will additionally focus more on the Robinson Crusoe, because it could be argued that Robinson Crusoe is based on René Descartes works, the father of modern philosophy. In order to answer the thesis we need to understand the central ideas in the Enlightenment The Enlightenment era introduced a new way of thinking, on the contrary to earlier, where

  • Baruch Spinoza

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    Baruch Spinoza The task of simply just surviving is for most of us a handful in itself in this life. However, only a few in a life time choose not to be satisfied with only just survival rather they assume the yoke of redefining life for themselves and for others. In philosophy of religion, pantheism is usually in conflict with traditional religious authority, which claims that the pantheistic belief is nothing more than a blasphemous form of idolatrous worship. A man by the name Benedictus (Baruch)

  • Metaphysical Thoughts During the Enlightenment Period

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    Metaphysical Thoughts During the Enlightenment Period The eighteenth century was fraught with change. Dryden, Pope and Johnson were dominating the literature. Fahrenheit was building his first mercury thermometer. The Boston Tea Party and the French Revolution occurred. However, some of the most drastic changes occurred in thought. Prior to the eighteenth century, thinkers such as Locke, Spinoza, Descartes, and Hobbes dominated Western thought to the extent that they changed the way people

  • Outline of Lamentations

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    Outline of Lamentations1 I. LAMENTATIONS 1 A. Complaint made to God and request for his mercy 1:1-11 B. Complaint made to friends 1:12-17 C. Appeal to God 1:18-22 II. LAMENTATIONS 2 A. Anger of God as the cause 2:1-9 B. Sorrow of Zion’s children 2: 10-19 C. Complaint is made to God 2: 20-22 III. LAMENTATIONS 3 A. God’s displeasure and the fruits of it 3:1-20 B. Words of comfort to God’s people 3:21-36 C. Duty prescribed in this afflicted state 3:37-41 D. The complaint renewed 3:42-54 E. Hope in

  • The Rationalism of Descartes and Leibniz

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    The Rationalism of Descartes and Leibniz Although philosophy rarely alters its direction and mood with sudden swings, there are times when its new concerns and emphases clearly separate it from its immediate past. Such was the case with seventeenth-century Continental rationalism, whose founder was Rene Descartes and whose new program initiated what is called modern philosophy. In a sense, much of what the Continental rationalists set out to do had already been attempted by the medieval philosophers

  • Idealism: Personal Philosophy

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    history Through ... ... middle of paper ... ...ited "80 Foot Buddha Statue In Bodh Gaya Great Buddha Statue." World News. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014. "American Idiot." By Green Day Songfacts. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014. "Baruch Spinoza, "Human Beings Are Determined"" Baruch Spinoza, "Human Beings Are Determined" N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014. Davis, Paul. "FAMOUS POETRY ONLINE." : Perception Your Reality. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2014. Leiter, Brian. "Nietzsche's Moral and Political Philosophy."

  • Spinoza: Clarifications and Criticisms on Freedom

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    Baruch de Spinoza, or as later known by Benedictus de Spinoza, was a 17th century philosopher that came under much hostility because of his renunciation of the accepted religious perceptions of god. This is not to say that Spinoza repudiated god’s existence, on the contrary, Spinoza considered himself to believe in god, but in a different more natural sense. Spinoza received much denunciation and criticism for his beliefs from religious figure heads. He was excommunicated from the Jewish community

  • Why I Want To Be A Human Resources Director?

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    from wanting to be a teacher, school counselor and now a Human Resource Director. The one thing that has stayed constant was my desire to take action and lead while making a difference. I am applying to the Masters of Public Administration at Baruch College’s Marxe School of Public and International Affairs because it aligns with my goals and values. Your mission and strategic plan of “empowering the next generation of public leaders and to foster effect societies” is in sync with my goals of

  • Major Application Essay

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    problem solving aspects of mathematics was something I enjoyed. However, although math was dear to me it was not my calling. Some may have always known what will further their academic career, but I found my calling at the start of my sophomore year of college. At the time me and my parents thought Actuarial science was the best major for me as it consisted of mathematics, computing and some business. Although I was doing

  • Elro Reflection Essay

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    My clear-cut number one choice was Eleanor Roosevelt. Second was Lab, Beacon was third, and Baruch fourth and last on my list. I wanted to attend ElRo because of the distance from my house to the school, as well as that I knew a lot of people that attended and a lot of students in my grade were applying to ElRo first choice. Another big factor was that my brother was a senior and liked the school, teachers, and students. The day high-school letters were distributed was a very nervous day. Most of

  • What Makes New York Special?

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    Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business US News #57 (in USA) GMAT or GRE Average GMAT Score 628 GMAT Range 550 – 710 Class Size ~100 University of Buffalo, SUNY US News #73 (in USA) GMAT or GRE Class Size

  • The Excelsior Scholarship Analysis

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    In Higher Education there are various issues that have yet to be addressed, including: the policies of admission, graduation rate, financial cost of institutions, violence, and several other policies that have questioned individual’s pursuance towards achieving a higher education. In Higher Education there is a consistence of students’ dropping-out from a two year associate program to a four year bachelor program. Students are no longer graduating at their expected rate of time instead students’

  • Affordable Successful Higher Education

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    education requires to be affordably priced because not all students have the ability to afford education preventing many students from obtaining a good education. The tuition of education has skyrocketed within the last few years. Currently private college tuition such as the Ivy League Harvard University costs an arm and a leg. According to Harvard University, 1 year of tuition costs around $60,000 (Harvard University). Degrees are usually 4 years that totals to around $240,000 for education. This

  • Senpai, Another Protector in Japan

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    Senpai, Another Protector in Japan In America, differences of age and status do not affect the relationship between people as they do in Japan. Students can talk to professors in very casual ways. A freshman and a senior in college can be good friends. In Japan, however, when Japanese people get together, their behaviors are influenced by an awareness of the order and rank of each person within the group according to age and social status. Respect to seniors is a social obligation that cannot

  • College

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    College College! Why is it such a big deal to go right in to collage! I understand, however I just don't know what I want to do yet. I know I want to do something that has to do with criminal justice. As in the FBI. I just think that would be so cool. It would make me happy and I'll get paid O.K. My plans were to graduate, then stay with my mom for a year and just work 2 jobs, maybe take a class at U.A.A. So, I can keep with the whole study thing. Oh, and I would go into the Air