Essays on Highlighting

While the concept of race is today clearly recognized as fictitious, the term itself has taken an altogether new reality as a cultural denotation. More specifically, the culture of racism is largely influenced by geopolitical imagination and socio-political antagonism. The new political order referred to as “Empire” is a social frame work that posits “the inferiority of an “Other” based not in biology but in cultural differences and their insurmountability” (Semati, 257). Semati argues that ‘Brown’, once signified exoticism, but refers to menacing ‘Other’ today. The Brown in this case (in Semati’s article) refers to the Muslims of ...

Multiculturalism is a defining characteristic of the Canadian people, where persons of diverse backgrounds and origins live in harmony. However, discord persists over the impact of various legislation and practices in the integration of immigrants as well as identifiable religious minorities. Multiculturalism, for instance, finds opposition on the premises that it promotes balkanization and isolation of ethnic groups. Proponents argue that such policy encourages herding of ethnic groups, where differences between groups are amplified as opposed to their common identity as Canadians (Kymlicka Par1). It is imperative for a multiethnic nation like Canada to institute mechanisms that facilitate feelings ...

The contemporary situation in the U.S. regarding its foreign policy is still unknown. By and large, the latter’s foundations for the next four years will be defined by the President through his behavior on the international arena and the relevant orders. However, the stable to some extent foreign policy of the United States can be different from the previous years. In fact, the worries have been expressed throughout the presidential campaign, as two adverse points of view were supported. One of them was to remain the supporter of NATO, alien for all the friendly states of Europe, East ...

BUSINESS DECISION MAKING

Business Decision-Making Question 1

Another key feature that may hinder effective launch of the project within a period of 12 weeks is that some of the activities are considered as being critical for the project leading to a situation where the management may opt to focus more on such activities. It would be important for the management to ensure that it takes caution as a way of promoting overall success when dealing with critical activities. From the list of activities, the earliest activity will be activity D, which focuses on the assembly of all the key items that would ...

In this paper, we will explore the psychological impacts of two human-made disasters. One that happened during the First World War, and the other one is a recent terrorist attack in Paris, in 2015. The Lusitania Disaster was an attack from the German army to a British ship liner coming from New York to Liverpool, UK. The terrorist attack in Paris however was not a war attack, so people were not expecting anything as such. However, it can be argued that we are on a war today, that begun by several attacks of radical Islamic groups against the West. ...

The first picture appears to be a poster or a picture, which can either be printed or it can be an image on some screen. It appears to be the poster or the picture of a movie or film, which is captured as still life. It can also be the work of photography. There are two languages mentioned on the image; one is Chinese, and the other is English. The words say ‘Mountains May Depart,’ which probably depict the idea behind the creation of the image. Upon looking at the image, there are certain elements which can be clearly ...

Does the Theory of the Tripartite Soul Give Us Good Reason to be Just?

Introduction The well-known philosopher of Ancient Greece, Plato, presented the theory of the tripartite soul. However, the ideas, which consider the components of the soul to depend on the social system or have an impact on the human behavior, can as well belong to another genius of the same time, Socrates. Plato and Socrates, as two of the most prominent minds of the ancient times, questioned the features of the human personality under the terms of the natural instincts and the characteristics, which all people get with birth. In fact, all the thoughts of these two masters stand on ...

Introduction

The title of the brochure selected for this particular report is Speak Up: Anesthesia and Sedation published in 2015 with an intention of highlighting key issues associated with the administering of anesthetics and sedatives. The brochure seeks to provide patients, intending to go for surgical procedures, with information on the usage of anesthetics and sedatives, which are common in the health care system during surgical procedures. The Joint Commission (2015) indicates that health workers in the United States alone administer approximately 40 million anesthetics annually. The figure may be higher depending on the number of patients intending to go ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to show how the western media reported the Sino Japanese war and how China and Japan were portrayed. Several news reports portray the Chinese as being aggressive and violent individuals thus presenting the perception of the Chinese as being less victimized in the war. In contrast, the western media portrays the Japanese as being a rational and courteous group of people while their negative roles and atrocities in both world war II and Sino Japanese war have been overlooked. This paper will further identify the underlying reasons for ideological inclinations of wartime reporting. ...

This Asian Bank Lets You Borrow Cash and Pay in Trash

In Indonesia, as well as in other parts of the developing world, there are new systems of banking that are beneficial in terms of both those who are using the bank and for reducing the environmental impact of waste. In Indonesia, particularly in areas such as Mutiara, excess waste is a problem and there are many large landfills that are overflowing with trash. A social problem in the area is the poverty that means that many individuals living in the area do not have access to traditional banking systems. This article describes how this community has solved both problems ...

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

The intended purpose of this program is to ensure that the health care facility is better positioned to improve matters associated with quality with an aim of increasing satisfaction among patients. One of the key challenges that the facility has experienced in recent years, relates to the delivery of the best quality of medical services to its clients. That created the need for the management to come up with a quality improvement initiative focused on maintaining that platform for quality improvement in service delivery. Poulin, Bain, and Balderose (2015) suggest the need for all health care facility ...

Psychology: Baddeley’s Working Memory

Introduction – Baddeley’s Working Memory Short term memory is an important aspect in human lives as it influences behavior and outcomes in daily lives in more ways than one – of which the role played in development of working memory is an important factor. Even though short term memory is considered to have significant differences from working memory, they are considered to be related by eminent psychologists. The most common factor behind this perspective is that both short term memory and working memory are involved in the storage of information temporarily in an individual. Working memory can be best described ...

Introduction

This report takes into consideration the application and the strategies that Petsmart Company has in line with their ethical structure, the governance structure and the corporate social responsibility for the present and the future. Additionally, the business report highlights the present position of the Petsmart Company in these three categories. The company is described as one of the largest pet and veterinary product retailer services provider and the solution for pet and the owners (Petsmart, 2016). The information provided by the company’s profile is that the company has more than 50,000 associates and another 1,466 pet ...

Psychiatry and nutrition are integral aspects of the human health. Nutrition plays an instrumental role in enhancing the wellbeing of a person. Various nutritional elements have to be provided to the body if the human health should be maintained. The focus of this essay is on the importance of flavonoids and whole grains on cognitive performance and reduced risk of premature death respectively. It also delves into the dynamics of psychiatric diagnostics and some of the loopholes that the field possesses. Rosenhan experiment was conducted back in the 1970’s with the goal of ascertaining the validity of diagnosis ...

Black Boy, written by Richard Wright in 1943, is a memoir of his childhood, split into two sections. The first section reflects on his childhood in Mississippi, and the second centers around his young adulthood in Chicago. The novel is designed to explore the plight of young blacks in America in an era when they were still navigating the violence of racism and findings their racial identity. As such, it deeply explores the concepts of race, class, and citizenship, and how those ideas are closely tied, and in some cases, greatly conflicted. Black Boy is primarily a book about ...

English 1312.04

Carrera-Carrillo, Lore. "“Some of us are learning Spanish and some of us are learning English”: A comparison of second language programs in Texas." Thesis. 2003. Carrera-Carrillo observes how dual language programs are gaining popularity throughout the United States and targeting both the minority language students as well as the majority language students. Studies have revealed that there are many advantages which are associated with the learning of the English language. The native language enables students acquire content with better insight and can relate more to these concepts later in the English language. Not all facilities which have embraced ...

Introduction 3

Difference between Employee ‘Involvement’ and Employee ‘Participation’ 4 Employee Involvement 4 Employee Participation 5 The difference between Employee Involvement and Employee Participation 5 Extent to which Employee Involvement provides Employees Influence over Decision-Making within Organisations 7 Employee Involvement Empowering Employees in Decision-Making Process 7 Employee Participation Empowering Employees in Decision-Making Process 11

References 13

Employment Relations and Law - Employee ‘Involvement’ and Employee ‘Participation’ Introduction These days, every business professional is facing enormous difficulties to manage organisational resources and corporate challenges for keeping the entity viable and sound as a going concern. Apart from managing financial resources, management of human resources ...

Social Issues and Advertising in China

Advertisements are meant to sell products to the consumers. Consumers are selected according to certain demographics. This means that the advertisers should do research into who to target with a particular message. Thus, the message that is used to depict a particular issue would resonate with the viewer or the consumer. This especially so if the target market is the central component of the advertisement. The first aspect would be to know and understand that China has a digital generation, and it is still growing. Thus, anyone who wishes to sell products in this country, has ...

Part One

Evaluation of Martin Barker’s Research The portrayal of rape on screen is a complex issue for a number of reasons. The cinematographers need to be aware of the effect of these scenes on the audience, and ensure that it is included in the film for a purpose that befits the film and the plot. Barker, as part of a BBFC report on sexual violence on screen, assessed the reaction of natural audiences of films with scenes of sexual violence - A Ma Soeur, Baise-Moi, The House on the Edge of the Park, Ichi the Killer, and Irreversible (2013). ...

Africa has traditionally been a continent of mixed fortunes, where real-life stories of hope and despair abound. African traditions, values and customs have been slowly influenced by colonization and eventual globalization that has turned the world into a global village. The novel, Things fall apart, is a reflection of the extent to which Africans were tied to their beliefs and customs, as a violation of those customs was regarded as being disrespectful to the gods. Resistance to the new values and beliefs as brought by the missionaries are resisted since the communities regard them as inclined on disrupting the ...

Traditional and Practical Approaches

Through the traditional approach, the courts would focus on collection of important evidence that would help towards ensuring that the decisions made within the court match the overall expectations from all parties involved. Crandall (2014) argues that a traditional approach relies on the understanding and close review of the evidence presented as part of the problem. The courts system has the mandate of maintaining justice and fairness in any decision that it make especially when faced with an underlying problem. From that perspective, it would be essential for the courts system to take up the traditional approach that would ...

Introduction

In the production of drugs and other substances, manufacturers have the mandate of listing the underlying chemical compounds and other substances used in the production process. That would help in defining the schedule in which the drug will fall under based on the current drug policy within the United States. Classification of drugs into different schedules helps in maintaining an overall understanding of what to expect based on one’s intake of the drugs and other substances. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has come up with five distinct categories or schedules of drugs depending on their chemical composition (Nutt, ...

Research Paper

Judging the Quality of English Judging the Quality of English There are two main approaches that can be used to judge the standard of people’s English, both spoken and written. The prescriptive approach relies on the use of a set of rules and standards that prescribe how English should be used, whilst the descriptive approach relies more on an understanding of how English is used as a tool for communication in reality (McBee Oryulak, 2012). These two different approaches give an insight into how judgements can be made about the quality of the language. The purpose of this ...

Choosing a Product

The chosen product for the consumer market in South Africa is smartphones, which have a high demand in this consumer market based on the technological advancements experienced in different parts of the world. The selection of this product focuses on two aspects that would help towards defining success for the company involved in the export process. Firstly, the selection of product focused on the growing consumer markets for smartphones within the South African consumer market with the majority of these products coming in from Asian countries (Parker, 2014). Consequently, this means that providing consumers with quality smartphones would help ...

Black Boy is a memoir composed by Richard Wright in 1946 that tells story about his childhood and adolescence. He illuminates theme of race and racial discrimination through the eyes of a mischievous and inquisitive child who literary and figuratively feels constant hunger for everything. Although, his social and financial status push him into various adversities depriving him from basic things like food his mental and intellectual worlds enrich with every hardship thus presenting him with food for thought. Moreover, in this memoir author presents reader with unique opportunity to look at the US society of the beginning of ...

It is a photo of Florence Owens Thompson and her children taken by one Dorothea Lange of the Farm Security Administration documentary. The migrant mother photograph as has become popularly known has been a perfect representation of the untold suffering of the average working American class that lived in the period of The Great Depression. The photo artist brings viewers of the photograph to the personal space of the subject of the picture Florence Thompson and her children. This enables the photo artist to highlight an issue of great concern in the society and one that needs immediate action. ...

Introduction

My current role is that of a marketing manager where I am working in teams, and different responsibilities are assigned to us by the manager. In my current job, I have to communicate with other members on a regular basis, and I have to learn new concepts and methods to process information in an effective and meaningful manner. I do not have a supervisory role at present, but my job does involve the delegation of authority and regular meetings to resolve issues. My aim is to focus on the role of a strategy developer and play an important role ...

Introduction

Ever since the emergence of theatre as a form of art, it has remained on of the most popular and expressive genres of art that continue to entertain as much as it informs. This is perhaps because for many years, theatre has been used as a social mirror of sorts; one that allows the audience as well as the performers to view the society in which they live for what it is. The ability of playwrights to craft magnificent and compelling theatrical pieces that highlight the plight of the societies in which they live arguably makes playwrights one of ...

Conflicts in the African continent are notorious with their complexity. There are host of reasons for that. These include the complicated history of Africa, especially of the last several centuries when existing divergences were accentuated by the presence of colonists who imposed new circumstances and conditions. These also include many natural reasons stemming from climate conditions and geopolitical situation of Africa. These include as well the ethnical and tribal divergences that turned out to be the major fueling factor in the conflict that set it ablaze for almost fifteen years. There is one thing I am going to make ...

Films like Tootsie (1982) and Victor/Victoria (1982) belong to genre that is called gender farce which is a subgenre of comedy films. More often than not they portray people who have to pretend to be someone else, most of an opposite sex, in order to overcome some life obstacles. Thus Tootsie and Victor/Victoria present viewer with light and entertaining farce that depicts the silly situation with cross-dressing and living a double life. However, besides witty and humorous remarks lay serious topics of gender identity and roles which are dressed in irony and sarcasm. Moreover, both directors manipulated and played ...

Undeniably, environmental issues have attracted global interest. All economic activities take place in the environment. Therefore, it is imperative to address any matter affecting the environment with urgency. Production activities in industries result in high economic benefits since they supply goods and services that are fundamental to human life. However, most of the environmental problems experienced throughout the world emanate from these activities. The decisions made by governments as well as companies’ managements affect the value of the environment positively or negatively. Therefore, the decision-making process in public or private institutions must consider the environmental impacts. Media plays a ...

Introduction

Australia is one of the many countries in which moral panics have resulted to elevated racism. The concerns about crime and the fear of crime in many Australian cities including Sydney have greatly shaped lifestyles and have influenced the qualities of life. It is evidently that crime in many Australian cities is continually being linked to immigrants and other ethnic minorities. In Australia, in the recent years, the issue of crime committed by ethnic minorities and immigrants has been the subject of many media headlines and has greatly shaped policies, both domestic and international. The 9/11 attacks in the ...

In this paper we will be dealing with the important contemporary issue which consists in correlation between the social media activity and civil society as well as radical movements’ response to it. The accent will be put on such informational giants as Facebook and Twitter as well as concrete individuals, who use these resources in order to reach their own goals. We are aimed at answering the question what role of social media is. Additionally, social media will be looked through a prism of current political debates and primaries, threat of terrorism and certain other phenomena. The issue of ...

Part 1

Part 1

Part 2

Q1 + Q6 = 10 This is my rational persuasion score. Q10 + Q15 = 8 This is my consultation score. Q3 + Q13 = 8 This is my inspirational appeal score. Q4 + Q9 = 8 This is my collaboration score. Q2 + Q12 = 7 This is my apprising score. Q8 + Q19 = 9 This is my ingratiation score. Q14 + Q20 = 8 This is my exchange score. Q7 + Q21 = 9 This is my personal appeal score. Q17 + Q5 = 7 This is my legitimating score. Q18 + Q11 = 6 This is my pressure score. Q16 + Q22 = 7 This is my coalition score.

Part 3

Influence tactic is an approach of ...

Part 1: Support and Opposition of CMS Imminent Rule

The Centre for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMC) released a proposed rule document highlighting measures aimed at improving the long-term care systems. The proposed rule focuses on reducing excessive hospital readmissions and infections, improving the quality of care, and implementing new safety procedures. This move counts as one of the first major refurbishments of the Medicaid governed care systems since the establishment of the rules that presently accommodate over 70% of the total Medicaid enrollees (Haskins, 2015). Some Stakeholders have commended CMC efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness the long-term care systems. However, benefits of the proposed rule ...

Brief Summary:

The three videos provided carry the unifying theme of boasting the environmentally-friendly and sustainability benefits of their efficient production methods. TOTO boasts their commitment and focus on sustainable manufacturing of their products as well as their carbon neutral program partnership with UPS. Ford also highlights their commitment to sustainability and green initiatives by outlining their company’s efforts to improve all aspects of their operations – green product, manufacturing and people. Lastly, the Goldman Sachs Oil Outlook highlights the positive effects resultant from the increasingly efficient oil market and outlines how this will develop throughout 2016. All three videos include ...

Introduction

In contemporary society, the term “lament” is used in everyday conversations, yet it is an old method of expression with a wide-ranging history in biblical and cultural contexts. In the Bible and ancient culture, lamentation was a specific practice used in written lyrical texts. In the Bible, the lament is applied as a prayerful plea to the creator or a dirge regarding the death of destruction of someone or something. In literary culture, lament has been used in poetry as well as prose writing for a long time. The Biblical book of Job provides a vivid example of lament. ...

The Effects of Climate Change on Allergies and Asthma Cases

Since the discovery of global warming or climate change, scientists have been warning the public of the possible implications this phenomenon could bring. They highlight erratic and severe weather patterns, changing ecosystems and the persistence of diseases that cannot easily be treated. While skeptics remain ignorant over these warnings and governments trying to make amends over their national policies, statistics show that these warnings should be taken seriously especially with regards to respiratory diseases such as asthma and allergies. However, it is a question as to what impacts climate change has towards the prevalence on allergies and asthma cases ...

Purpose

The purpose of this research is to analyze the core reasons, which lead to the development of colorectal cancer among African Americans compared to individuals of different racial and ethnical background. The focus on social and personal criteria will allow finding the determinants of higher risk of the given type of cancer among this particular group. The purpose of this paper is to present a proposal for an evidence-based project about connection of social and racial affiliation with a higher risk for colorectal cancer.

Background

Since cancer is ranked among the most serious illnesses of modern times, there are numerous ...