Community Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Personal experience with discrimination

Social and cultural diversity across the world affects how individuals are perceived and handled in different social settings. It is the quality of different cultures as opposed to monoculture across the global world. Even though the United States has made an outstanding effort to curb discrimination, traces of these acts still exist specially in the New York City (Belmont, 2011). This paper reflects my own personal experience both at my home town in New York City and abroad, regarding personal biasness and discrimination that I have experienced in different social settings upon factors such as race, gender, religion, socioeconomic ...

Marwan’s main argument is that the Star Academy presented as a controversial show among the Saudi Arabian community because it challenged the Saudi’s culture and religious foundation of the community’s social order by encouraging women’s agency and promoting the ideas of cultural hybridity while individuating authenticity. According to the article, the show assumed an open and liberal perspective that emphasized concepts such as democracy and equality. In some extent, these ideas clashed directly with the customs and norms promoted in the Saudi tradition. Accordingly, the author argues that the custodians of the Saudi culture viewed the ...

The organization of special needs families is a non-governmental organization that was founded in 2001 with the aim of giving extracurricular activities and a supportive community for children with special needs. Its offices are in the California State of the U.S.A. The organization offers programs such as the afterschool enrichment program, Saturday enrichment program and social group, summer day camp, and recreational opportunities. These programs involve activities such as music therapy, homework help, occupational therapy, hiking, swimming and community outing.

The organization was founded by a couple who felt the need of providing families and individuals with special needs a full and active ...

Observer-expectancy effect usually occurs in incidences where the researcher beliefs, ideas, or expectations unconsciously affect the real behavior of the observed subjects. Observer-expectancy effect is commonly known as the experimenter effect or researcher effect. In some incidents, it refers to the situation whereby the researcher willfully or on an unaware level, manipulates the results he she wanted to obtain or observe. For instance, the experimenter, who believes that particular children are extremely talented, might unintentionally behave show good conduct or behave towards the children in means that would encourage the children to perform better than the rest of the ...

- The main purpose of this article is to highlight how stress affects the life of students in college and how they can tackle stress through meditation. The article explores two different meditation based programs – Kabat Zinn’s mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR) and Easwaran’s Eight Point Program (EPP). The article further details the key observations and conclusions that were derived by conducting a study on college students. The final conclusion derived from this research was that the two stress reduction programs are indeed effective in lowering the stress level among college students and adults.

- The most ...

1. The six column framework assesses tools that support differentiation. The model acts as a tool that allows teachers explore multiple capabilities of the learners. This assists in lesson planning that caters for the needs of all learners. The model is useful in setting goals and strategizing on how to achieve these goals. It allows teachers to assess the interests of learners and create steps to implement at every stage. The framework also acts as a timeline for teachers.

In Differentiated Instruction, the six column framework provides elements that the teacher can explore so as to understand the learners and boost ...

Use of Common Property to address the Commons Problem

Introduction
The use of common property to address the problem of common people refers to the tragedy of the commons. Most of the work on environment cuts across the pro-regulatory traditional protectionist laws and policies.
According to Acheson, the tragedy of commons does not hold correctly to the future of all the available resources. Private owners instead of the general deserving public use the resources. Acheson reviews several classic examples of managing environmental resources in his essay. There are some institutional regimes, which have been in operation for a long period without degrading the available resources. In addition, ...

There are varied definitions of common property that exist in various contexts. Its application and use is, therefore, determined by the specific context. Our definition of common property is in relation to real tangible property. Common property in this context of real properties can be defined as a property that is collectively owned by public or a community to which every member of the community has equal right to use and access. Sometimes, the government can own common property. Where government owns common properties, all citizens have a right to use it in various activities. The ownership and product of that property ...

1 of 3: MINI-EXERCISE–Leadership and Flight “666”

Answer 1

Leadership is a person who knows what he aims to achieve and works together with his team so as to achieve it.

Answer 2

The difference between leadership and manipulation lies in authenticity, generosity and transparency. Leaders have these traits but manipulators do not.

Answer 3

Answer 4
Leadership skills are the most important. The skills that leaders hold shape their behaviors, as well as styles of leadership.

Answer 5

There is the inheritance of leadership skills. Inheritance is explained by the fact that families produce kings and leaders for a long time and they are groomed from ...

The original issue that center staged my research was oriented along the angles of how to come up with an effective teaching plan that shall facilitate great learning tactics in schools. In this regard, the issue had come of pertinent relevant was because most schools were manifested by instances that called for immediate attention. In this context, the issues that were circumscribed included; those that are oriented along instances of students underperforming in their studies. On the same note, it should be regarded that, schemes of teaching have been the most influencing instances that been used in criticizing schools ...

Steps that Group takes to Solve Problems

Define the problem
Problem solving begins with determining what the problem is. The group members consider undertaking problem solving because of the difficulty felt. They experience the effects and symptoms of a possible problem rather than problem itself. The following questions will help in identifying the problem.

A. In what situation is the problem occurring?

B. What is the difficulty in general?
The group can be able to determine what the problem is if they obtain answers to the above questions.
Problem Analysis
Problem analysis is the second step after identifying the problem, specifically the results and the cause of the problem. The group ...

Introduction

Language endangerment refers to the level of risk involved in making a language become suppressed and eventually fall out of use. It may not be possible for regional language speakers to forecast the extinction of their languages. This persuasive essay aims to convince the low variety language speakers in China that they can overcome the dominance of popular languages like the Mandarin and English.
Mandarin is widely used in the Chinese education system which makes it the official language. On the other hand, English is commonly used all over the world hence posing a threat to regional languages in China. ...

According to Skinner, the behavior of the speaker is verbal. This is because there is a specially condoned listener who mediates the reinforcement of this behavior. The role of the listener in every verbal episode is not necessary verbal in any sense and that the behavior of a listener cannot be differentiated from other forms of his behavior. In language hypothesis however, is that the implicit idea of the listener is verbal. Skinner uses verbal behavior to demonstrate how a behavior analytic approach can be applied in call language. According to him verbal behavior is that kind of behavior that is reinforced ...

One of the themes in Burmese days is imperialism. It can be defined as a certain type of governing entity that has its main aim in increasing its size, through acts of war or political bulling other countries to bow down to their rule of law. The book highlights the lives of Burmese natives who live under the mercy of British colonialists. It portrays this by using three main characters; U Po Kyin, a corrupt Burmese magistrate, Dr Veraswami a reputable Indian doctor and John Flory a European who in his circles is known to be of high prestige.
In the second ...

Introduction

In any society, race and ethnicity are common issues. Racism is the discrimination of people on racial basis. Races include, Black, Chinese, Polynesian, and Indian. On the same note, ethnicity is the aggravated discrimination established on ethnic grounds. The ethnic circumstances may be regional in nature. Racism and ethnicity can be viewed from perspectives which are: Individual and Societal. It is in the appreciation of the works of Feagin and Feagin’s discussions that we come to the conclusion that these perspectives form a conclusive illustration on race and ethnicity issues. In this study, therefore, I objectively purpose to bring ...

Group work is one of the most important aspects of learning because it enhances creativity and sharing of ideas among students. I have studied the application of group work in the classroom context and acquired some ideas on how to improve learning. Even though most of the literature material on this topic focuses on ENL learning, I believe that teachers can also use group work beyond ENL learning. The second reading discusses the concept of group work in ESL learning. This discussion confirms my understanding that the concept of group work goes beyond ENL learning. The author provides a systematic ...

Summary

This article reflects the theoretical and definitional literature which surrounds adaptation of rural communities to change which arise due to transition to economy based on knowledge. This article discussed and defined the benefits of community assets, community resilience, social capital and community capital by placing these concepts in a bigger framework of entrepreneurial social infrastructure. The socio-economic realities and history of Atlantic-Canadian provinces are woven together for keeping the arguments and literature review as important as possible to the current condition of the region. This paper discusses the factors which are involved in former community’s resilience and conditions which ...

The evolution of terrorism over the past decades has seen the emergence of several types of terrorism and terrorist groups. Some of the world known terrorist groups including the Hezbollah, Hamas, and al-Qaeda have successfully managed to carry out several terrorist acts. As a result, it is necessary that the counterterrorism strategies place evolve concurrently in order to effectively combat these terrorist groups. In light of this, it is important that the counterterrorism strategies implement be specific to terrorist groups as ascertained by the motives driving the various groups into such activities. Different strategies are, therefore, need to combat each ...

Introduction

Norms are what binds communities together – a set of observed habits, rituals and occasions ensconced within a set of socially-agreed conventions. The identity of communities heavily rely on the norms they practice as they try their best to perpetuate those throughout generations. It is precisely due to such that communities tend to treat a certain set of values that are taboo – forbidden, in other words, within the norms they observe. The desire of communities not to identify themselves to a specific set of taboo values provides motivation for them to protect their observation of norms. In that sense, it is noteworthy to assume ...

Isuzu Australia Limited opted for a collaborative technologies increase communication efficiency. They selected the system in order to reduce the number of errors that was being experienced during communication between the head office and the dealers. The system was also adopted to provide real-time communication that would allow for information to be sent and received instantly. The company also adopted the system as a means of cutting costs (Bjorn 2003). Automation eliminated all forms of manual communication including taking the needed information and data manually to all the dealers in every location. The system also eliminated the cost of maintaining manual ...

Critical Thinking on Media Theology

Today people in the West can hardly imagine communication without internet. The massive involvement with social media affected also the Christian community that learned to use tools to communicate with congregations. Social media helps educate Christians on religious matters. It is involved in events management and organization of church activities, that use social media options to connect and stay informed about forthcoming occurrences in church life. Internet offers diverse sources for information on Christian issues. Generally, Christian communities benefit from social media that keep them connected and give them new resources to encourage each other in their faith.

Today ...

Current Status of convergence

The convergence between FASB and IFRS is been worked out with various key points. The Government is working towards it since 2002 and has been constantly reviewing the progress. An MOU was prepared which stated the convergence of a high quality standard with one goal of setting a common standard of accounting for all. The Board regularly updates the MOU. As for the current status of convergence, a transition group was formed by the Board which was set to resolve any issues which may occur in the process of converging the standards. The group aims to help companies account better and make ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

‘Subject’
Compare and Contrast William Faulkner's Barn Burning and Shirley Jackson's The Lottery
William Faulkner and Shirley Jackson are two of the most renowned authors of the modern American literature. Despite lack of any formal unity, the works of Faulkner and Jackson share many thematic and stylistic elements. Their stories are laconic, narratives are direct, and they portray ordinary characters in seemingly mundane pursuits. The stories of our discussion ‘Barn Burning’ and ‘The Lottery’ are both very different from each other in their plot, setting, and characterization. However, in both the stories familial and social ties plays a ...

Studying Effect of Age on Ability to Ignore Distractions

Introduction
With aging, people tend to perform poorly on cognitive tasks as they are unable to ignore non-relevant information. At the same time, young adults are observed to be adept at ignoring irrelevant information as they seem to be more focussed and have the ability to ignore distractions. Research studies published so far are throwing highly contrasting results. Mack & Rock (1998) in studies related to inattentional blindness (IB) formulated a working hypothesis that there is no perception without attention, as young adults failed to respond or to remember information presented in the centre of their visual field.
This ...

The terrorist group al-Qaeda may not have been known if not for the heinous attacks they committed against America in 2001 but al-Qaeda has been around long before the said attacks on 2001 even took place. Al-Qaeda was founded by the wealthy Saudi sheikh Osama bin Laden in 1988 and ran it until his death in 2011 (Zimmerman, 2013). Al-Qaeda under the leadership of bin Laden actually planned to attack USA—a threat that was not sufficiently addressed until the bombing attacks in 2001 (Zimmerman, 2013). Al-Qaeda functions as a network with bases in different countries within the Middle East, and ...

In social psychology studies, group polarization refers to a phenomenon where the opinions and decisions of individuals in a group setting make decisions that are more extreme than their initial privately held beliefs.
In psychology, there are three principal theories of how group polarization occurs with all of them having the same cause much. Any particular group that tries to make a decision are all likely to have an initial preference towards a particular direction. Individuals who initially don’t agree with that particular decision are more likely to change their minds in order to be in agreement with the majority. The ...

The ministry for adult faith formation within my parish has evolved over the years with transformations that reflect the basic needs of an adult faithful currently around the world (Huebsch Page 12-24). Even though the transformations have seen some developments in the approaches the ministry has used in its activities, much still remains to be desired in that most things are still pegged on the old age doctrines. I would rate my parish’s adult faith formation as a moderate one that has systematically avoided extreme stands in its approaches. It has been slow in embracing fast moving changes in ...

The research study was about finding out the concentration levels of different students. The participants included children of the ages between nine and fifteen from different backgrounds in terms of where and how they got raised. The participants arrived in the room and were invited to sit and follow the instructions they received.
Over the time of the study, different instructions were given, and results got taken on how different children followed them. At some point in the session, the person giving instructions was changed and the effect it had on different students got observed and noted down. ...

McDonald organization uses the hierarchical structure in making an organizational chart. The company has the Chief Executive officer as the head who doubles as a Vice-chairperson of the company’s board of trustees. Under the Chief Executive officer, there are presidents of different departments in the company (Narapareddy 2009). The organizational structure given is not a complete hierarchical structure because the company has many sections with a number of responsible people. The organizational chart that indicates the position of the person and the duties performed represents the company information in the best way. McDonald’s chart shows the position of an individual ...

In Depth Audience Analysis

According to the community profile of the Springfield, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, there are two distinct sets of major stakeholders which the Chamber of Commerce wishes to court with their data. First, there are business interests who may wish to perform business in the city of Springfield; to that end, the Chamber of Commerce provides substantial information on demographics, career opportunities, preferred business listings and an index of advertisers to indicate the city’s ability to accommodate a number of business needs, as well as other businesses to network with upon arriving in Springfield. The other group of stakeholders are ...

The word “Black” carries more meaning and weight than one would assume. In the world of usual culture and film, this is even more so as one considers the depiction of ‘black’ and the concepts associated with the term. In most visual representations of ‘black’ one notes that the way they are depicted proposes that certain stereotypes are assumed to be the norm in ‘black’ culture. According to Larry Neal, the term ‘black aesthetics’ calls for a change in the norm of the close minded culture where the blacks go as per the depiction of the wider society. He calls ...

a) A control group is created when two or more people jointly acquire more than 50% stock of one company. Just like Tammy and Matthew in the second case.
b) Matthew, Kelly and Tammy will acts as a control group with having share of 33% or one-third of the stock. In this case, the taxable income will be computed by the following formula. Since, all three are partner and they share equal liabilities and as a result they will equal tax liability of 33%.
Matthew, Kelly and Tammy have a taxable income of = (325 + 400)/3
= 725,000/3
= $241,667
...

A pass-through agency fund is a group of fixed income funds secured by a group of assets. A service provider accumulates the contributions made by the issuers, and deducts a fee (GASB, 2014). The balance is then passed through to the holders of the funds. It is appropriate to use pass-through agency funds if its usage will lead to improvement in accounting or financial management; if its usage is required for accountability reasons; and if its usage is mandated by GASB standards, regulations, or law.
Fair value is referred to as the sum at which a venture can be traded between two ...

In the story Mechanics, the author, Luis J. Rodriguez uses an eloquent voice to show the neighborhood he had spent many years. Rodriguez uses most of his stories in the book to show the kind of life he lived as a father, resident, organizer and writer. The author uses the story Mechanic to show the neighborhood that gives more than its appearance allows. This essay discusses the value that women held in the protagonist’s life.
Mechanics presents a pessimistic/ optimistic outlook on love. The story involves a man, a protagonist, whose entire life concerns his children and wife. In his story, ...

Introduction

There is power in decentralization of services. Armistead project ought to have been decentralized to cater for all the gays, bisexuals lesbians, among others across England. Centralizing the services at Liverpool is not effective at all to all consumers of this service provision. Decentralization of the services from privately owned entity to exposing this responsibility to individual health workers would have solved the monotony of services being offered. Individual healthcare providers administer all kinds of clients, therefore, if this project had been decentralized to all the healthcare providers then; every single victim under the group of potential beneficiaries could ...

Chapter review

Chapter review
Matter is anything that has mass and occupy space. The smallest particle of matter is referred to as an atom. An atom is the basic substance of the matter. An atom consists of; tiny subatomic substance. These substances are; proton, electron, and neutron. The protons are positively charged; electrons are negatively charged, and neutrons have no charge. The atom is divided into two parts, the center that consists of the neutrons and proton and the outer part which consist of the electrons.
An atom has different properties; a physical property can be seen and observed without ...

2-1. Food Foragers, Hunting and Gathering, and ‘Insulting the Meat’ and Egalitarianism

Food Foragers
Food foragers are essentially ‘in tune’ with their environment such that they have developed the senses and the skills to forage for food. Foragers survive by fishing, hunting, and gathering edible plants in their surroundings. Since foraging not only requires skill but also shared efforts among people in the community. For this reason, foragers were the ones that put together the fabric of ‘community’. “It was as foragers that we became truly human, acquiring the basic habits of dealing with one another and with the world around us that still guide the behaviour of individuals, communities, ...

According to Aldo Leopold, the land ethic is a concept that extends the boundaries of communities to include waters, soil, animals, plants, or jointly: the land (Leopold, 1989). Land ethics defines a new relationship between nature and people, and set the stage for the current conservation movement. Leopold (1989) argues that ethics direct people to cooperate with one another for the mutual gain of all. His argument that land is a community is a foundational concept of ecology; however, the argument that it should be respected and loves is an ethical extension. As a result, land ethics reflects the presence of ecological conscience; that ...

Abstract

This paper is critical review of journal living with difference: reflections on geographies of encounter from Gil Valentine. The first section of this paper will summarize the general issue of the paper and the findings which have resulted from the research. The following section of this paper will analyze and evaluate important parts of the topic of progress in human geography like the work discussed in the article, references used, terms and the intended audience. The paper will evaluate the capacity to live with difference in the 21st Century.

Introduction

The topic of capacity to live with difference is now ...

The education system in California State, just like other states depends on policies enacted by the state. Today, many citizens and interested parties feel that the education system in this state does not meet the social or economic expectations. Normally, education policies define quality of education and influence directly or indirectly the lives of students, educators, employers, or parents. California State should consider revising its education policy in order to meet the expectations of the educators, students, parents, and other interested parties. Some of areas which require policy include allocation of learning resources to the students. Imperatively, the state ...

Intelligence Reform Law

The enactment of the intelligence reform law in 2004 was a move towards revamping the intelligence community, especially after the terrorist attacks of 2001 on US landmarks and symbols of their economy. The reform law saw commissioning of the Director of National Intelligence office. The activities envisioned in the new law saw the most significant restructuring of the Intelligence Community in over half a century. As a result of this, civil and private liberties and education for members of the intelligence community were instituted. Their scope was also widened in order to prevent such attacks on US soil or its overseas interests.

International/Domestic Environment

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Introduction

Cases of mental illness in many communities has been on the rise in an alarming rate. Requirements and needs in life in different aspects has led to depression and drug abuse disrupting a person's thinking, mood, daily functioning and relationship with others (Hurley & others, 1999). Individuals of different ages are susceptible to this problem if proper care and conducive life conditions are not available to ensure mental stability and comfort to help avoid things such as drug abuse that lead to mental instability in an individual. However, this condition can be cured through varying treatment plans depending with place and ...

ECCLESIOLOGY

Ecclesiology refers to the study of the church. Through ecclesiology, people are able to understand the purpose of God for the church in the modern world.
Ecclesiology is the doctrine of the church: The study of its origin, nature, ordinances, constitution, and activities (Bragg, Para 1). A clear understanding of Ecclesiology is very important for every believer because it forms a basis for his faith. In addition, it serves as a guide in the daily life of the believer.

Vanier’s thought in light of our self -understanding as God’s people

In 1950, at the age of twenty-two, Vanier chose to leave the Navy to respond to a gentle call of Jesus to ...

The main goals that Carrie’s group needed to focus on in order to make their presentation a success ought to have included elements like clarity, which involves the ability to employ the virtue of being clear on purpose, style and thought. Clarity on purpose entails the group’s desired outcome which in this case was to do the best presentation that could earn them a good grade as per what Carrie and Stu says. This could easily be achieved by creating a charter statement and a thesis which will ensure that the members do not overlap.
Clarity of roles is based ...

The Marxism theory is the cornerstone of all relationships, but suggests that the economy can bring power, while the conflict theory is only the cornerstone of all relationships. They both advocate for social relationships, but the latter does not support the issue that power can only be gained by economics. Conflict theory is an alternative of functionalism, and it gives a macro sociological perspective (Bartos & Wehr, 2002).
It brings out the elements that are normally constant in the society, and these are hostility and resentment. Power is different in the different levels of social status. Resources are also fought ...

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Water, sanitation and Hygiene
These are highly fundamental issues that should be considered when providing community based services. For instance, water is a basic need for human survival but not all the water is safe for consumption. The sanitation systems within the community determine a great deal on the safety of the available water for consumption. Water, sanitation and hygiene complement each other and none can exist independent of the other. The importance of water cannot be overestimated and its use immeasurable. Despite the high demand for the resource for sustenance of life, there is always a greater challenge to the ...

It was a memorable moment, when you work with your colleagues on some project. We have started working on two topics with enthusiasm and try to come on the consensus on a point we want to make. Every time it is not possible that you work with consensus but sometimes you have conflicts arises on some point about going with the things. It was an awesome experience for me to work on the collaborative journaling with my group. Participating in a group involved in a very cumbersome activity of a collaborative journaling where we required to read a lot on some points, and then discuss ...

When the source of livelihood for a small community no longer exists, they have to adapt or die out altogether. Many aspects determine whether a community regains its glory or fades. In small communities, the source of livelihood is often singular for a majority of people in the community. The importance of the source of income therefore ranks as the central pillar to the socio-economic health of such a community. The source of livelihood plays a much significant role socially as it does economically.
The problem of continuity in the face of face of adversity is an important one to the survival of ...

The vitality, strength, flexibility and frenzy made the night of 12th November worth remembering. The drumbeats and the sensation that came with it made even the heaviest of the audience feel like they had the capability to just stand and join the crew. Was it not for the fact that the audience was separated from the performance by chairs which also limited the movements; it is obvious that everybody would be on the dance floor. All eyes and heads were tuned to the dance floor, as any change in position would mean missing an amazing move and beat. Each ...

In the 2008 film Die Welle (The Wave) directed by Dennis Gansel and produced by Rat Pack Film and Christian Becker, high school teacher Rainer Wenger (portrayed by Jürgen Vogel) challenged his students about the possibility of an authoritarian government in modern Germany. To prove its possibility, he provoked his students to being his blind Nazi followers while he plays as the dictator "Herr Wenger". It was an experiential experiment gone astray but a subtle and touching revelation on the transcendence of fascism in contemporary time.
For Rainer, it started as an innocent class strategy in teaching Autocracy ...

Innovation is a key business and organizational success driver, hence there is a need to have foresight on issues affecting the industry operations and devising innovative strategies to take up the arising opportunities and address potential threats. In that respect, this analysis seeks to demonstrate how strategic planning can be used to address changes in order to foster organizational success. To achieve the objective, the analysis reviews a publication relating to the healthcare industry and identifies changes addressed in the article which forms the basis of the strategic planning overview of an organization in the industry. This has been done by reviewing ...

One of the biggest corporations in the world Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is both a national and international phenomenon in terms of its size and operational capability and the impact it has on America both from a business and consumers perspective.
The Impact has been discussed upon on numerous forums and different mediums both print and media with regards to Wal-Mart positive and negative contribution to the American culture, the author will give his spin on the subject matter in view of the PBS Frontline ‘Is Wal-Mart good for America’ which in essence explored the job losses and the needs and ...

Introduction

Relations between the U.S. federal government and African American and Latino communities have always between an important concern both for governmental politics, and African American and Latino leadership. The important role in federal politics belongs to considering African American and Latino community issues. Relevant policies are also being implemented at the state level in close cooperation with advocacy organizations. Differences in political agendas of African American and Latino leadership call forth considerable difficulties for federal government, which looks forward to running unified policies in terms of its relations with minorities. Furthermore, topicality of addressing the differences under study stems ...

Any form of research can be termed as conclusive if only all the data analyzed is thoroughly investigated against other studies conducted in the respective field. It will therefore be imprudent for a research to make inferences and conclusions which are bases on findings that are not proven. It is from this point of view that this research can be said to be biased.
The research in question here can also be termed as biased because it seems to favor a certain outcome. Even from the way the experimentation is done to the way it is concluded, it is clear ...

CRITICAL THINKING

Diversity of cultures: different lifestyles and customs by different people. Ethnic backgrounds or cultural beliefs tend to influence them wherever they go or professions they pursue. Acceptance of their ethnicity allows them to incorporate it into their professions and be more aware of cultural influence around them socially, politically and economically. Amongst cultures that are not well understood, they tend to face discrimination and derogating inquisitive conversations about their ethnicity. This results in feelings of being misunderstood as posited by Gomez-Pena (1996) and constantly seeking for their roots and ethnic identity. A deeper sense of searching for particular ethnic ...

1. The most important idea I learned in Part Seven was the wide range of considerations that can govern whether work is being assigned effectively or not. Certainly before reading the section, consideration of the time availability of the employee and the employee’s skills were primary considerations when determining how to delegate work. However, a reminder about using work tasks as development opportunities, the importance of determining clearly in advance of the request what was to be done, and the usefulness of some type of record of the request were not as obvious to me before reading this section. ...

The group and individual energy of an academic excursion to an art institute has undertones of expectation of the unexpected. Whether art or architecture the anticipation of engaging in the creation of another person and connecting to the artist's intention. The recent fieldwork accompanying the class to both the Grounds for Sculpture Museum in Trenton and to Princeton University Art Museum the expectation and the final experience engaging in art and architecture fulfills the anticipation.
Without a question, experiencing as many of the 270 sculptures offered at the Grounds for Sculpture Museum in Trenton explodes with dynamic extremes of ...

The main purpose of this article is to investigate the potential effects of mindfulness meditation (MM) intervention, originating in Buddhist vipassana or “insight”, as opposed to somatic relaxation (SR) training that is based on body awareness, for a one month period, of randomly selected one hundred and four students and compare the findings with a control group.
The most important information in this article relates to a direct comparison of both mentioned interventions that aim at reducing stress in students currently involved in health and medical studies. The data show that MM and SR groups successfully overcame psychological distress. Also, participants ...

1. The most important idea I learned in Part Five was the dangers of groupthink and how to recognize it. Teams are essential to effective business but there are definite possible downsides such as the possibility of groupthink, so it is useful to recognize the warning signs and take steps to avoid its pitfalls. In particular, the examples of groupthink such as the failure to better fortify Pearl Harbor, the approval of the Challenger launch, the entry into the Korean War by crossing the 38th parallel, and the Bay of Pigs all became more understandable given the breakdown in ...

Improving Performance Through Quality Initiatives

Improving Performance Through Quality Initiatives
1. One of the most important ideas I learned in Part Four is that quality initiatives have proven to be highly successful using multiple metrics, including higher employee and customer satisfaction, higher productivity, increased market share and better productivity. Given the broad spectrum of impacts on the business, using quality initiatives within a business is a very supported and logical choice. The second idea that I learned was there were actually several methods of improving quality that have shown success, although many of them share similar underlying ideas about how it should be done, including ...