Essays on Holidays

The articles elaborate Johnson and Johnson's novel marketing strategy in Africa to gain a greater market share in the region. The company has recently turned to Africa to improve its future sales in the medical diagnostics and pharmaceuticals segments. Its primary marketing strategy has been investing in research and development in the continent. It is building relationships with the consumers by first providing the residents of South Africa with the desperately needed services such as mobilizing health facilities and drug distribution. (Johnson & Johnson 1). The company is investing in building these relationships because it presents them with a market ...

Paper

It's not easy to maintain a balance between one's personal and professional lives. In reading the Case of the Holiday at the German advertising firm located in the United States, this becomes more evident than ever since their customers' deadlines are the most important parameter by which employees are evaluated. Of course, we all have to earn a living and sometimes, at the beginning of our careers, working 50 hours a week isn't uncommon. What does seem rather strange is the employee turnover that is rather high and which, in turn, suggests burnout. This is clearly not good for ...

Introduction

Nordstrom, Inc. is the company of interest in this discussion. Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale retailer native to America that sells brand name and private label accessories and apparel merchandise. Initially, the founders started the company in 1901 as a shore store. Since then, the company has grown tremendously, and is now offering a variety of products and services beyond shoes including fragrances, cosmetics, and jewelry. Throughout this report, Nordstrom’s brief background, financial overview, business sector, target market analysis, business operations as compared to competitors, as well as strategies to sustain the business will be discussed.

Company Overview

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Introduction

All people experience stress in all levels in their daily lives. Usually, there are some ways to deal with stress which allow people from recover and relax from these forms of stress. However, some stress factors take a long-term toll on the person in itself, especially if the stress is due to some work-related factors. This particular type of situation is called a burnout, and it is defined as a mental, physical, and emotional association that is associated with work (“Burnout”, n.d.) Some types of work have a greater chance of burnout than others. This is especially true in ...

Part 2: Task 1

Premier Weekend Company: Premier Inn 3.1 Objectives

Launching a new 12 million pounds advert campaign

Encourage frequent visiting of customers to her hotels for short holidays Increase its brand in the leisure travel sector Promote the brand’s 29 British pounds per night entry-level price in the leisure sector 3.2 Promotional Mix for Premier Weekend The marketing promotion used includes products, pricing, promotions and place. As for the product, Premier Inn has been the producer of the best hotel and catering services in America with the white bread as its leading product. The ability to produce and offer these products and services has promoted her dominance in ...

In the decentralized scheduling model, the nurse managers are responsible for all the work schedules (Yoder-Wise 288). As such, all the accountability that relates to scheduling and staffing plans is the sole responsibility of the manager. Thus, the performance of the nursing care units can be enhanced by the efficiency and effectiveness of the nurse managers preparing the schedules. Based on a patient’s category of care such as minimal or acute care, a decentralized system helps in identifying the number of caregivers required per shift (Shabot and Gardner 298). In centralized staffing, the staffing coordinator has a knowledge ...

Introduction

Over the recent past, it is worth appreciating that different stakeholders are concerned with the introduction of a more tactical approach to management of people, which is an issue in most governments. For instance, in most places, local governments are experiencing a shift from the traditional HRM (human resource practices) to more advanced strategies that are relevant in the current competitive setting (Gould-Williams, 2003). The change in management strategy is expected to promote improved management practices and productivity in various organizations. Some of the significant changes that will be experienced include devolution of authority and development of HR business ...

History of Poland

Poland or officially, the Republic of Poland, is located in central Europe. It shares borders with Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Belarus and Ukraine. It has a population of 38.4 million people and the country is divided into 16 administrative units. The World War II was a grim event for Poland as millions of Polish people perished in this war.

Political makeup

Today Poland has a representative parliament, a president and a prime minister, demonstrating a representative democracy. It is composed of Council of Ministers, where the prime minister leads them. Historically, the migration of Slavs in the early Middle Ages to ...

Introduction

Every culture since the earliest beginnings of human civilization have established dates and times every year that is of significant value inspiring celebration and traditions. Most holidays celebrated today, all over the globe, have their origins in places long ago and far away. Granted, sometimes the holidays remain unchanged through time and others, however, may evolve into very different things over the generations. There are some holidays that are shared all across the globe, in many different cultures, like Christmas. Other holidays may serve a similar purpose, but not necessarily celebrated on the same months or dates, like New ...

Introduction

Tourism has many definitions, which include traveling for pleasure purposes. Tourism, according to World Tourism Organization, is defined visiting and staying places away from our normal environment for a period exceeding one year for leisure or other business purposes. Tourism can be either domestic or international where implications are on both the host and source countries. Today, tourism is among the major sources of revenue for most countries and has a great impact on the economic growth and development of nations. The hospitality services, transport services, entertainment venues, as well as goods bought by tourists are among the sectors ...

Our world is very diverse. It is home to a wide variety of nations, each of which is interesting in its own unique way. In the history of mankind there were many cases when peoples under the influence of certain historical circumstances were gradually losing their traditions and therefore identity. However, there is still a nation that, to a great extent, maintains its own unique traditions. These people even in the conditions of contemporary processes of globalization do not lose their identity and had not become involved completely in the popular global trends, at the same time remaining faithful ...

Introduction

The primary objective of this report is to analyze the concept of flexible working and psychological contracts. Also, it aims at evaluating the influence of flexible working in an organization. The first part covers literature review of psychological contract and its impacts on business performance. Psychological contract is a notion that the employee and employer have a mutual relationship whereby both have expectations. According to CIPD (2016a) flexible working is whereby the employees have a degree of flexibility on work schedules such as working four days a week, part-time work, job-sharing, and annual hours. Flexible work improves retention and ...

Abstract

The Vietnamese are unusual and even unique people. Despite the fact that this nationality was influenced by three world religions - Confucianism, Hinduism and Buddhism, and each religion had a significant impact on the historic course and development of the Vietnamese society. Culture of the Vietnamese people is unique and distinctive, and the process of its development has been lasting for the third millennium. The Vietnamese have many interesting and unusual traditions that they are likely to follow in order to keep their identity among the representatives of another culture. Language and cultural barriers are two main reasons why ...

Current Trends in the Resort Industry

Tourism and recreational industry continue to strengthen its position as one of the major international drivers of economic and social affairs. World Travel and Tourism Council outlines the shift in the strategic direction of development of the industry, where organizations, directly and indirectly, involved in tourism activities should become more aware and concerned with the impact of tourism and related sectors on wellbeing and wealth of the of the global population (WTTC 3-4). With the above in mind, some of the major and newest trends in tourism and the resort industry specifically include ecotourism. The International Ecotourism Society is ...

In Which Ways Does Summer Camps Influence the Lives of Low-Income Children?

Introduction Children from low-income families face many challenges in the society including lack of proper education, poor nutrition, and poor relationship with children from high-income families. The society needs to seek ways of helping these children achieve good academic performances to make them responsible adults. One of the most effective strategies employed that positively influences lives of children from low-income families is the introduction of summer learning programs. Summer camps play a significant role in helping children and youths from low socioeconomic backgrounds improve their academic and live outcomes. The program helps children from low-income families who experience challenges ...

Literature review of Global Employee Benefit

Employee’s benefit is an indirect reimbursement, which “include various types of non-wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries” (BLS Information, 2008). Examples of the benefits are following: disability income protection, employer-paid housing, health, dental and life insurance, disability income protection, retirement payments, daycare, sick leave, paid vacation, funding of education, any flexible work arrangements, and other social benefits. Nowadays Global companies are a complex mixture of native divisions with their own exclusive and sole benefits needs. Multinational company are to provide their employees benefits that promotes economy, development, technology, efficiency, and at ...

Introducing

Begun in 1987, Red Bull is a Thai-Austrian company that currently sells the world-famous Red Bull energy drink. The company itself was founded by the Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz, who was inspired by the drinks that are common in places like Thailand (Red Bull 2016). The first Red Bull energy drink—that is, the drink that is commonly recognized today, rather than the earlier iterations of the drink—was first sold in 1987. Red Bull is commonly considered to be the world’s first real targeted “energy drink,” and remains a powerful figurehead in the market to this day. According ...

More than 60 million people play this sport around the world, and it keeps on growing (Murphy & Wright, 2014). It is a sport that not only is played by many people in the World but also it is an expensive sport. There are countries where the sport is widely spread and relatively inexpensive such as in England, Germany or Spain. There are many courses available offering expensive memberships as well as pay as you go offers. However, the sport remains and expensive sport for the great majority. This sport moves the masses; it has a great adherence of sponsors ...

Discrimination in the place of work has been a barrier to the United Kingdom's development. The constitution of the country recognizes that everyone is equal. In 2010, the Equality Act was promulgated with an aim of reducing economic and social disparities within the United Kingdom. Following its promulgation, the business community expressed their concerns on its implication. This paper is set to examine the United Kingdom Equality Act 2010 as well as its consequences for the business community. The Equality Act 2010 was introduced with the view of ensuring that discrimination in the workplace is eliminated. Certain characteristics are ...

Ford Motor Company was founded and incorporated in 1903 by Henry Ford and is the second largest automaker in America with its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford offers a wide variety of product lines to the various segments in the market. It product lines include; automobiles, buses, trucks, tractors, vehicle leasing, automotive part and financial services. Ford focuses on making great products by focusing on the quality i.e. from design, sales and service, safety, sustainability and innovation (Ford, 2016). My target ideal customer is a young family with young children or those that are newly married and are considering ...

Executive Summary

The Georges Hotel is an upscale European-style boutique hotel located along the Oriental Bay in Wellington. Most of the staff is friends and relatives of Jeff and Chad, who are brothers. The hotel has many advantages that a family business has as well as the disadvantages. Some of the supervisors are not aware of the laws against discrimination. They are not aware of what sexual harassment means and what the appropriate and inappropriate behavior towards their subordinates is. This has resulted in situations where a couple of EEO complaints were raised against the hotel. However, as things stand, the ...

Five basic styles on the managerial grid are County Club Management, Organizational Manager, Do-Nothing Manager, Team Builder, and Production Pusher (Heger 353). Knigheter provided Jane flexible work schedule so that after coming back from holidays, she can accomplish work in more effective manner. She satisfied his employees, and created friendly environment for them, ensuring country club management. Knighter and Sam proved their selves to be team builders as they focused on developing trust and respect with people in order to work for achieving organizational goals in best possible manner. Team builder represents ‘interdependence through a common stake in organization ...

The counselor for continuing education at Community High School in Michigan, John B. Boshoven said that college and school costs are high and students want to have opportunities to earn extra money. However, he also warns that school takes students’ full-time ("Students & Part-Time Work", n.d.). According to a new survey by Citigroup and Seventeen magazine for about eighty percent of students are holding part-time jobs (Mukherji, 2013). In this essay, first of all, we will consider federal rules for working teenagers, then we will discuss advantages and disadvantages of a part-time job for high school students. After that, there ...

Question 1

I would recommend to my friend to not start coaching from the beginning. Coaching helps people achieve a goal in the workplace by finding and implementing their own solutions. When the coach works with the coached, the intercultural perspective while communicating has to be considered. This involves not only the environment and background of the coached but also the industry and corporate culture. The way a managing team is addresses in the UK may be different from the way it is done in the U.S. or when compared to the fashion industry and international bank. For a foreign national, ...

MODERN MARKETING FOR AN ANCIENT CITY

MODERN MARKETING FOR AN ANCIENT CITY

Introduction

Belfast is one of the world’s most ancient cities, its location at the mouth of the River Lagan having been continuously occupied since about 2,000 years BCE. There are good reasons for this. Courtesy of the Gulf Stream, the site has a mild climate that seldom gets above 65 degrees F. or below 35 degrees F. Its northern latitude gives it one of the world’s shortest winter, and longest summer, days at the biannual solstices. It rarely snows. The city is ringed by low mountains that create a microclimate to ...

Introduction

Sharp Park, which is named after George Sharp, has a long, rich history. Mr. Sharp owned a more than 400-acre estate that he established with a vision for the San Francisco residents to enjoy recreation in a natural setting. When he died together with his wife, the property was left to the San Francisco City Council under strict instructions that it would only be used for recreational purposes. Sharp Park is in California off Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco. It has existed since 1917; the golf course was established in 1930s. In 1941-internment camp was established ...

More and more people are trying to save up some money in order to travel and see the world. There are hardly any people whose dream is not connected with traveling and exploring new and exotic places. Seeing the world is a dream of every individual. Our planet is an amazing source of distant roads, untouched nature and endangered species of animals. Many people prefer travelling to mega polis with skyscrapers and amazing architecture while others enjoy visiting and opening the enigmas of past times, which created amazing castles and palaces. Another part of travelers cannot imagine their life ...

Over the past few decades, the Islam religion received negative media audience across the continent due to terrorist-related cases. The infamous case is the Twin Towers attack in New York on the 11th of September 2001. Since then, other terrorist attacks occurred across the globe with most of the pointing towards the Middle East. Hence, a stereotype towards the Muslims in major countries began, where people stopped associating with them or changing transportation means when a Muslim boards. These factors and reasons made me choose the Islam religion as my assessment. It will help people understand the true meaning ...

Well-planned marketing is always vital for launching the new service. First and foremost, it is of great importance to build up the channels through which the company will communicate with the customers. There are great differences between the people of different ages. Internet will be especially helpful for communication with the young customers. In the meantime, the older and more conservative customers should be approached differently. Personal offline conversation is likely to be the most effective way of communicating with such customers. The same thing concerns advertising – online advertising should be targeted at the young customers and traditional advertising ...

Smith, Augier & Nettleford in their article on Rastafarianism note that its beginnings were in the 1920s. While the movement is believed to have officially started in 1933 in Jamaica, the movement or rather religion, already had started. The country of Jamaica is believed to have had two specific individuals that guided the movement that has become known as Rastafarianism - Bedward and Marcus Garvey. In most contexts, the latter is more prominently discussed being regarded as the father of the movement. The idea behind Rastafarianism as Smith, Augier & Nettleford articulate is to proclaim African American nationalism and subsequently, the ...

Market Research

Every year, most Britons like to go on vacations. The primary aim is to escape the harsh winter weather. The most common destinations preferred by British citizens are usually in the tropical or temperate regions. In these areas, temperatures are mild and provide a lot of comforts. A recent study stated that in 2016, almost a quarter of the population will be willing to spend more on their holidays. This finding is, of course, in relation to the previous year. Furthermore, the research stated that one in five citizens will travel to a place they have never been before. ...

Parks and Recreation Department

Vacations Vacations of all employees will be scheduled for the department for the whole year. If there are requests for changes, these requests must be made two weeks prior to the needed date. Approval for vacations and changes in vacation schedules will be done by the employees’ Immediate Supervisor.

Holidays

Those who are supposed to work on holidays must seek permission from their Immediate Supervisor. They ought to fill up a request for overtime form stating the number of hours and the reasons why the need to work overtime on these holiday dates. Requests for payment for overtime will not ...

In the article, “The Jehovah’s Witnesses Religion and How they Differ from other Religions," the author claims that the Jehovian church is different from other Christian religions. First, he points out the difference in the recognition of the Holy Trinity. The Jehovians only believe God makes up the whole Trinity and second, he claims that they seem to abandon the concept of the Holy Spirit. Third, he claims another difference rooted in their reluctance to observe their personal celebrations of birth and even that of Jesus Christ. Diagramming his claims, some of them appear valid because he provides ...

Company Benefits

Full-time employees who work thirty (30) or more hours per week are eligible for benefits. Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision Insurance Voluntary life Insurance Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Long Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts 401 (k) Retirement Plan

Voluntary Benefits with Employee Family Protection ( EFP)

Employees can enroll for health and welfare coverage effective the 1st of the month following 60 days of employments. If the employee chooses coverage for themselves, they may also cover their eligible dependents. Employees will also have an opportunity to enroll and make changes if they experience a qualifying life event, benefit class change, status change or during the ...

In this paperwork, I am going to discuss the different religions in the United States illustrating how these people live.

The United States has the largest number of religious groups than any other country in the world. The majority of Americans identify themselves as Christians. The majority of the Americans Christians are protestant and it is vital to note that protestant denominations differ widely in their values and practices. Roman Catholics consist of the next leading group of American Christians, while the Eastern Orthodox is third (Browning 58). In United States, there exist numerous protestant denominations, such as, Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, and so on. A good number of these protestant denominations are broken into separate groups. These separate groups ...

In an era where so many households require two incomes in order to survive, child care has become a necessity. Unfortunately, there are many issues within the daycare structure that impair parent’s ability to go to work, or forces parents to take time off they cannot afford. Parents who are unable to work because the cost of daycare is prohibitive face issues with gaps in their employment history, which reduces their future ability to be hired and the pay rate they will receive. Parents who end their children to day care, but the day care does not cover ...

Question 1

Cultural psychology refers to the study of cultures and their impact on the behavioral tendencies of individuals. The United States, being a country with a large population which has diverse origins is rich in cultural practices. It is the third largest country in the world with a population of approximately 320 million people. Its population has various sources encompassing the whole world. Culture is the defined as the way people live, and it includes language, sports, food, clothes, marriage, and our moral values, among others (Ratner, Carl, 122). In the United States, such elements are diverse, and there are ...

Sharp Park named after George Sharp has such a long history. Mr. Sharp had more than 400-acre estate that he established. When he died together with his wife, the property was left to the San Francisco City Council under strict instructions that it would only be used for recreational purposes. Sharp Park is in California off Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco. It has existed since 1917; the golf course was established in 1930's. In 1941-internment camp was established in the park that provided medical service, food, shelter and employment opportunities to San Francisco residents. When Pearl ...

Public Transportation

Abstract Jackson Transit system is a program that provides public transportation services in the city of Jackson. JATRAN aims at offering quality and secure transport services to meet the demand of it passengers and promote more ridership. JATRAN complies with the local and federal regulations in providing transportation services. Jackson Transit system has drawn the attention of various researchers in the past. Various researchers indicate the importance of the transit and challenges facing the transport system. Research by the institute of transport studies (Monash University) in 2010 shows the reliability of the transportation system (Taylor et al. 2011). JATRAN ...

Tourism

2016-04-13

Introduction

This paper is devoted to the issue about the hospitality industry in the United Kingdom and the impact of the customers (especially, women). Nowadays, the hotel business is one of the most promising and, at the same time, growing industries, which bring considerable profits worldwide. The hotel industry as an economic activity includes the provision of hotel services and the organization of paid short-term accommodation in hotels, campgrounds, motels. The hospitality as a component of the tourism industry differs by high potential for the UK market. It is able to generate a steady income to the budget of ...

The current growth of higher education has increased the concentrations of students in residential areas in urban centers (Smith, 2005). Most of higher learning institutions have open doors policy for both the local and international students that translate into the influx of students from different cultural backgrounds in residential areas. The firms owning residential buildings interpret studentification as a benefit to their business (Sage, Smith, & Hubbard, 2012). These companies usually inflate the rental charges to match the increased housing demand. The social cohesion in the residential communities has also been adversely affected by the growing number of students in ...

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1. Background The arrival of new technologies as helped improve many aspects of life. For example, License Plate Recognition is a modern technology that has helped improve mobility and safety in transportation (Rashid, Aibinu, Rahman, Suhaimi and Yunis, 2012). Many car parks have resulted to the use of technology to help in the logistics of operating a car park. Rashid et al., (2012) argue that automatic parking systems are progressive because in addition to improving logistics, they also increase the convenience of public parking, eliminate the hassles of fee collection and also enhance the security, especially when the car ...

History of Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow, Hudson River village defies the passage of time and has managed to preserve both its history and natural beauty. The village is known for its fabulous legends and great history and has a wide range of outdoor adventures and activities for the locals and tourists.The Village of Sleepy Hollow belonged to the larger province of the Native American tribe, Weckquaesgeck Indians, who are described as a Mohican Tribe or a Delaware Tribe1. The Sleepy Hollow countryside is made famous by the author Washington Irving. The village is located in the lower Hudson River ...

Introduction

The paper will examine Germany’s culture and include various different aspects of the overall countries circumstances. One of the economically most successful European countries will be presented through the aspects of political makeup and background of the political system, the most important holidays and celebrations, their religion, art and architecture, the country’s customs and practices and their cultural contributions to a global society. One of the most successful countries in the world has a specific culture, customs and practices in which the diverse art and architectural designs can be found from different periods in history.

Political system in Germany

The Federal ...

28th of March 2016

2B. Introduction Egypt is one of the few countries in the world that is mentioned in the Scriptures several times. There Moses the prophet was born and bred. Moreover, to there, after the birth of the promised Messiah, Jesus fled from Herod's persecution. There labored the early Christian hermits, who became the founders of monasticism. Today, this ancient country is in a difficult political environment, compounded by the religious factor that causes instability in the whole region. Throughout history Egypt saw many religions becoming a national policy, however, never before has one religion overpowered others and was as superior ...

Introduction

A labor relationship between parties is regulated by the contract. Any disputes regarding the terms of the contract may be settled in the Court. The Courts established common law rules determining the rights and duties of the employer and employee. Nevertheless, the employment conditions were often unsafe and harmful, hours of work long and wages low. The government started passing laws to combat exploitation of employees by employers. In 1900s government started establishing minimum employment standards, which became the basis for modern labor standards legislation. While the government was taking legislative actions, employees started forming trade associations to increase ...

History acts as a reference point to the significant changes that happened in the past and influence how people act, live or behave. These reference points are important in keeping a certain heritage. For instance, the common reference point for most of the countries is Independence Day. It acts as a remembrance towards the liberation of a country by the forefathers. Such important days have become holidays set aside by the government for people to reflect on the sacrifices made by their ancestors. However, the current generation tends to disrespect these holidays by deviating from its true cause. Most ...

China is a huge country located in Asia with the population over 1 billion people. It occupies a large territory, on which the population consisting 56 ethnic groups lives. As any other country, China has its own history, traditions and unique culture. Culture includes such elements of society’s life as language, food, clothing, religion, morals and norms and etc. Some of these elements will be briefly described and discovered in this essay in order to provide a better understanding of Chinese culture. According to the Chinese culture, there are four main necessities of a daily life: clothing, food, ...

The holiday plays a role in the process of socialization of the person, the perception of his role and relationship to social groups. With its emotional background, entertainment, unconventionality, often accompanied by joy and abundance, ability to use various benefits that are unavailable in ordinary time, gifts and entertainment and deviations from the usual rules restricting the behavior of people, holiday for many centuries attracts children and young people, deeply etching into their memory. It is a very important reason to identify oneself with other people – in the days of the feast, young people, often more clearly than in ...

History of Christmas

Christmas is a religious holiday that honors the birth of Jesus Christ and is celebrated each year on the 25th of December. The history of Christmas remounts to over 2000 years ago, and the veracity of its details is yet to be completely recognized. It was not until the fourth century that the Church decided to declare the birth of Jesus as a holiday and the Vatican selected the 25th of December as the date for its celebration, but given that the Bible does not mention the date of this event, it became a polemic subject. However, Simmons (2015), ...

The tourism industry is similar to any other economic system. An important feature of this industry is the information about the services and their quality. World experience shows that a service time is a factor determining the success. In a highly competitive environment of the service sector, the organization cannot succeed without using in its operations information technology, improving the quality of customer service. The winner is the one who is able to provide the customer with the full range of services in the shortest period of time, whose site is well optimized, functional and interesting for the user. ...

Introduction

Poland is the country located in Central Europe with the capital in the city of Warsaw. It is bordered by several other countries: by Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, by Germany to the West, by the Baltic Sea and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the north, by Lithuania to the north-east and by Ukraine and Belarus to the east. The total population of the country is almost 38,5 million people, which are 7.6% of the total population of the European Union, the member of which Poland has been since May 2004. Official language in the ...

Evaluation of the appropriateness of the treatments in Carter’s 2015 financial statements

Treatment of exclusive rights Carter capitalised the amount paid for exclusive distribution rights. Distribution rights are intangible assets. In this case, the asset is not internally generated hence it should be capitalised in the year the cost is incurred. If the asset has a definite useful life, it should be amortised over the useful life. When an intangible asset is acquired, its reasonable useful life should be estimated to determine the amortization expense. However, an intangible asset whose useful life is indefinite shall not be subjected to amortization. Instead, it shall be tested for impairment and any losses recognised ...

The paper discusses two societies; the Mali Empire in North Africa and the Aztec Empire by comparing and contrasting their governments’ efforts to promote culture and the biggest challenges to their political stability. The government of Mali, over a long period has played a major role in maintenance and promotion of the Malian culture with the aim of ensuring that its culture is not eroded by either foreigners or citizens with unclear interests and ambitions. The national anthem of Mali which was composed by Seydou Badian has, over many years since her independence, acted as a symbol that unites ...

The assessment is a unique method to understand and describe the Type A or Type B dimension. On taking the assessment, I fall under the Type B category with a score of 46. The characteristics that are highly pronounced are, I try to do two or more things instantly in order to save time, and as a result I do not give complete attention to the task being performed. When I am late for an important event or a gathering, I have noticed severe agitation in me which takes time to get back to normal behavior. At times on ...

In chapter five of David Silbey's book, "The British Working Class and Enthusiasm for War, 1914-1916," he explores the theme of escapism for Britain's working class. The opportunity for breaking the monotony brought about by their daily routines was presented to them by the war. Many of the enlisters oblivious of the consequences of war joined the military neither for the sake of patriotism nor the lack of employment but merely as a means of adventure. In the chapter, he begins by creating a vivid picture of how constrained these working class men and women felt about their daily ...

In fulfilling their mission and vision, companies require their employees’ input to help achieve the set goals and objectives. The effort and dedication that the employees put in their work depends on the kind of treatment they get from the company. Companies that appreciate their employees and recognize their contribution to the success of the company are likely to have a high yield and increased growth rate due to the efficient performance of the employees. Employee motivation requires that employers fulfil the employee’s needs and expectations of work and providing a work environment that meets their basic emotional ...

A case study of blood donation statistics and trends for the past one year reveal an increased donation to the blood bank. However, there was a significant challenge that showed an increase in demand for blood products growing at a rate of two percent per annum. This meant that in a short while the overall production would not meet the growing demands as the population continues to grow. It was identified that blood demand grew to the frequency of increased surgery procedures, research, and implementation of new ways of performing surgery as seasonal variations in emergencies. From CBS perspective ...

The article “Whither Wheaton? An Evangelical College Ponders its Future” was written by McFarlan Miller and published in Religionnews.com. It focuses on Wheaton College, which is considered a progressive institution. The college admitted women in the 19th century and was a stop on the Underground Railroad. The first president of the college, Jonathan Blanchard, was a crusader for social reform. As the 20th century approached, the school and its faith became more conservative under the thought that they were under siege. Even though the institution became conservative, this has not made it refrain from engaging and remaining connected to ...

The Institutional Affiliation

No matter how far life takes us, our heart still belongs to the place where we were born and raised. Times and events force people to move, change continents and countries, find a new home and, therewith, change traditions, lifestyle, themselvesNevertheless, each and every person tries to remember and find out their roots and origin. How you ever tried to imagine your family couple of hundred years ago? How would it look like, what language would you speak, what country would you live in, how would you celebrate holidays, and so on? Have you ever thought about how all ...