Failure Essays

An explanation for the failure of dieting is the use of the boundary model. This model states that when you are on a diet, the dieter restrains themselves and therefore become much hungrier, they then set themselves an imposed, unreasonable diet boundary, once they have exceed this, the dieter then …

The “Great Gatsby” is essentially about the rise and fall of the American Dream, and what meaning that held for Gatsby. It is also about how the American Dream is seen by Gatsby, not to obtain something materialistic, money, but to reach a goal not in keeping at all with …

Though many different explanations are offered for the collapse of Enron, the nation’s seventh largest corporation, yet it’s leadership was an obvious factor that contributed to Enron’s demise. It will be completely erroneous, however, to think that the leaders of Enron were anything but superb. From 1997-2001, the leaders of …

One of my most challenging roles at Exxon was as coordinator for an internally resourced improvement program focused on cost, throughput and quality. The project had multiple objectives: establishing performance baselines, setting stretch targets, ensuring robust end products and developing an implementation plan. Yet my greatest challenge was convincing the …

The 13th amendment was passed to end slavery in 1865, and the former slaves had received many new rights and freedoms. The white men tried to take them away and give the hard time, but congress had stepped in. Congress’ Reconstruction efforts to ensure rights to the freedman failed. Congressman …

As Kevin Turner says, what makes companies successful in the long run is their ability to adapt to change as the world around them demands. Many failed companies and infrastructures collapse when they are confronted with the reality that the must revolve around the market and the customer experience, and …

“A Beautiful Girl Combs Her Hair” certainly is filled with beautiful imagery. I could very easily picture the girl “standing on the ivory bed, loosening her hair, watching the mirror…” The poem also contains metaphors. The speaker refers to the girl as a “lotus blossum” and “a wild goose on …

Why do markets fail to generate socially desirable outcomes? Markets are not infallible. They can fail to organise economic activity in a socially desirable fashion. Markets failure are due to social inefficiency and inequity. In the real world, the market rarely leads to social efficiency: the marginal social benefits of …

One of the main themes in the play Death of a Salesman is the American Dream. The philosophy of the American Dream originated in the early twentieth century when many immigrants came to America in search of economic opportunities and a better life. The protagonist, Willy thinks that to achieve …

Diagnosis: The patient seems to be suffering from Dilated Congestive Cardiomyopathy (DCM), or in simple terms, congestive heart failure; specifically ventricular failure. Justification for Diagnosis: The patient said he had been suffering of acute dyspnea which would be caused by the lungs filling with fluid since the heart isn’t able …