Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Calibanââ¬â¢s Feelings Towards Propero Essay
In this essay I will tell you about Calibanââ¬â¢s feelings towards Prospero, how Prospero treats Caliban and a chain of exploitation involving Caliban and Prospero. Caliban is the rightful owner of an island that Prospero, an ex-duke of Milan and a type of sorcerer, and his daughter Miranda, a girl who was only 3 years old when her father was overthrown by his brother Antonio and pities people who are harmed by her fatherââ¬â¢s magic, took over when they arrived on the island and managed to control Caliban with his magic. Caliban finds more people to work with, when Prospero ship wrecked their boat, called Trinculo and Stephano and plan to kill Prospero. After Prospero took over the island Caliban has tried to reclaim it but is then punished by Prosperoââ¬â¢s magic. When Caliban talks to Trinculo and Stephano about trying to reclaim the island from him he tells how he was usurped ââ¬ËAs I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of the islandââ¬â¢. The words tyrant and sorcerer display Prospero as an evil and cruel master, when Caliban calls him a tyrant means that he thinks Prospero is a person who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner. In the quote it says he was ââ¬Ëcheated me of the islandââ¬â¢ shows that he was ill-treated by Prospero and suggests that Caliban has been made inferior. In line 106 Caliban asks Stephano if he will destroy Prospero, the use of the word destroy tells the audience that Caliban hates Prospero so much he doesnââ¬â¢t only want to kill him he wants to hurt him so much that the broken beyond repair, and he wants them to ââ¬Ëbatter his skullâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬ ¦.à Cut his wezand (his windpipe/throat)â⬠¦Ã¢â¬ ¦paunch himââ¬â¢, punching is when you cut an animalââ¬â¢s stomach area and all its intestines fall out and you then clean the intestines to get out the good meat. The way Prospero treats Caliban according to Caliban he is ill-treated by Prospero and tells Stephano the ways he is cruel to him, ââ¬ËI say by sorcery he got this isle, from me he got itâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬ ¦..à Revenge on him for I know thou darââ¬â¢stââ¬â¢, when Caliban tells Stephano that he was usurped by cruel magic he asks ââ¬Ëhow now shall this be compassed? Canst thou bring me to the partyââ¬â¢, Stephano is asking Caliban how will he get his revenge and can he come along to help Caliban. Stephano agrees with Caliban that he was ill-treated and happily agrees the help kill Prospero and in return he gets to rule the island and have Caliban and Trinculo as his viceroys. While Caliban is telling Stephano of all the horrid things he wants to do to Prospero he tells him about his daughter Miranda and Caliban says ââ¬ËAy, lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant, and bring thee forth brave broodââ¬â¢ the exploitation is that Caliban is telling Stephano that he can force Miranda to sleep with him and give birth to many children at his pleasure, the irony in this is that Caliban exploiting Miranda, the person who has always been exploited. When Caliban asks Stephano if he will help kill his master he says ââ¬Ëbeat him enough, after a little time Iââ¬â¢ll beat him tooââ¬â¢ the exploitation in this quote is to Prospero because they are implying that they can easily overpower him and beat him, in line 106 Caliban asks Stephano ââ¬ËWilt thou destroy him thenââ¬â¢, the word destroy tells that he does not only think he can overpower him but have enough strength to destroy him, this exploitation is no ironic because Prospero used his strength to exploit Caliban. Whilst Caliban is listing the ways he wants to kill Prospero he tells Stephano and Trinculo ââ¬ËFirst possess his books: for without them heââ¬â¢s but a sotââ¬â¢ He is telling them this because he knows how weak he can be without his magic and his books and how strong he is with them. The fact that Caliban knows his weaknesses tells the audience that he has been planning to get revenge on his master, now he has formed an alliance with Stephano and Trinculo means that he can put his plan into action and finally get revenge on his old cruel master Prospero. He follows on from this and says ââ¬Ëburn but his books; he has brave utensils- for so he calls themââ¬â¢ Caliban is saying that you can burn anything you want except his books because they hold great power and will be a type of trophy they gain for killing Prospero. In the story of The Tempest I think that Caliban and Prosperoââ¬â¢s relationship is bad because at the beginning they argue about whose island it is. Later on in the story Caliban finds Stephano and Trinculo and makes an alliance with them, he then promises to show and tell them the best springs are in return for some wine, he also gets them to help him get his revenge on Prospero. Prospero doesnââ¬â¢t like Caliban because he abuses Miranda and always threatens him and tries not to help them live their lives. Overall I think Prospero and Calibanââ¬â¢s relationship is the worst in the whole story and doesnââ¬â¢t improve and only gets worst.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Sustainable Tourism from Http: //Www.Sustainabletourism.Net/Index.Html
ISSUE: As more regions and countries develop their tourism industry, it produces significant impacts on natural resources, consumption patterns, pollution and social systems. The need for sustainable/responsible planning and management is imperative for the industry to survive as a whole. FACTS: TOURISM IMPACTS: â⬠¢880 million people travelled internationally in 2010 and this is expected to reach 1. billion by 2010 â⬠¢The average international tourist receipt is over US$700 per person â⬠¢Travel and tourism represents approximately 10% of total global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (if it include tourism related business (eg catering, cleaning) â⬠¢The global travel and tourism industry creates 10% of world employment (direct & indirect) â⬠¢At least 25 million people spread over 52 countries are displaced by violence, persecution and/or disasters ââ¬â tourism receipts in every country are affected by this. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: â⬠¢The average Canadian household used 326 liters of water per dayâ⬠¦. a village of 700 in a developing country uses an average of 500 litres of water per month AND a luxury hotel room guest uses 1800 litres of water per person per nightâ⬠¦ â⬠¢The average person in the UK uses approximately 150 litres of water per day ââ¬â 3 times that of a local village in Asia â⬠¢A species of animal or plant life disappears at a rate of one every three minutes â⬠¢70% of marine mammals are threatened The Western world (with 17% of the worlds' population) currently consumes 52% of total global energy. â⬠¢1 acre of trees absorbes 2. 6tonnes of CO2 per year â⬠¢58% of the worlds coral reefs are at risk â⬠¢Seawater is expected to rise 70 cm in the next 10 years â⬠¢By 2050 climate change could have directly led to the extinction of 30% of species, the death of 90% of coral reefs and the loss of half the Amazon rainforest. â⬠¢Since 1970 a third of the natural world has been destroyed by human activity â⬠¢Half the world's population lives in urban areas and this figure is expected to increase. In Latin America and the Caribbean, 76% of the population live in urban areas â⬠¢By 2036, there will be 1200 million cars on earth ââ¬â double the amount today â⬠¢A European uses 14x more energy than someone living in India â⬠¢For every 1 degree rise in temperature above 34 degrees Celsius, yields of rice, maize and wheat in tropical areas could drop by 10% â⬠¢Although 70% of the earth's surface is water, only 3% is potable Sources: FOC, 2002, WTO, 2000 & 2002, UNWTO, 2011, www. risingtide. co. uk, 2004, UN, 2003, Gov't of Canada, 2005, Tourism Concern, 2011, Science Msusuem, 2006) SOLUTION: Sustainable tourism is about re-focusing and adapting. A balance must be found between limits and usage so that continuous changing, monitoring and planning ensure that tourism can be managed. This requires thinking long-term (10, 20+ years) and realising that change is often cumulative, gradual and irreversible. Economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development must include the interests of all stakeholders including indigenous people, local communities, visitors, industry and government. WHAT CAN YOU DO? Address environmental and social concerns through policies, practices and initiatives with others. â⬠¢Are you traveling? Use these guidelines for being a responsible traveler? â⬠¢Are you traveling? Use these guidelines for being a carbon conscious traveler? â⬠¢Are you a business or organization? Use these questions to guide you. â⬠¢Have us help you with policy development, environmental management, business planning and marketing efforts. â⬠¢ Read more or contact us directly. Click here for definitions and information about sustainable tourism.
Monday, July 29, 2019
Actions means more than words
Actions means more than words Facial expressions and body language communicate oneââ¬â¢s intentions and emotions far better than words. Leo Tolstoy, in Anna Karenina, describes a plethora of physical descriptions, enabling the reader to more completely understand the charactersââ¬â¢ emotional state of mind. Other characters and the narrator frequently describe Annaââ¬â¢s shoulders. When Vrosnky and Levin look at them, they have a surge of excitement. Dolly and Kitty notice them and are impressed. The narrator depicts her shoulders in times of discontentment or pain. In all three cases, Annaââ¬â¢s shoulders signify the mood at the time of the interaction. Annaââ¬â¢s shoulders are a tangible manifestation of her mental and emotional state, and what kind of energy she expresses. When Annaââ¬â¢s shoulders are described for the first time, Anna also acts promiscuously for the first time, by dancing with Vronsky, whom is expected to propose to Kitty. Kitty admires Annaââ¬â¢s dress, which exposed her shoulders and chest. She emphasized that ââ¬Å"the black dress with luxurious lace was not seen on her; it was just a frame, and only she was seen ââ¬â simple, natural, graceful, and at the same time gay and animatedâ⬠(p.79). Annaââ¬â¢s dress choice is evidence of her mood; she wanted to fit within the ââ¬Å"frameâ⬠of societyââ¬â¢s expectations for her, yet still expose her exuberant nature. While still conforming to societyââ¬â¢s expectations, she sympathizes with social outcasts, foreshadows her future affair. At the ball when Anna is exposing her shoulders, Kitty walks over to Anna, and interrupts a conversation, where Anna is saying, ââ¬Å"No, I donââ¬â¢t throw stones (p.79). This is a reference in the bible when a woman is caught in the act of adultery. The woman is dragged into public, completely naked. The crime for adultery at the time was stoning. Jesus says, ââ¬Å"He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone at herâ⬠(John 8:7). When Anna says, I donââ¬â¢t cast stones, she is saying that she is not without sin, but also that she may sympathize with a woman who commits adultery. The circumstances ââ¬â her flirtatious mood, exposed shoulders, and the conversation foreshadow her leaving her husband in favor of Vronsky, her future lover. Once Anna becomes more comfortable with her expressive mannerism, Vronsky follows the opportunity until they consummate their relationship. The narrator compares this interaction; ââ¬Å"as the murderer falls upon this body with animosity, as if with passion, drags it off and cuts it up, so [Vronsky] covered [Annaââ¬â¢s] face and shoulders with kissesâ⬠(pp.149-150). In this graphic description, the reader becomes aware of the toxic physical relationship the characters have created. Annaââ¬â¢s shoulders the tangible revealing of her previous mental restraint inform the reader of the charactersââ¬â¢ actions. By comparing their physical relationship to a murder, Anna and the reader is forced to recognize that Vronsky killed her previously admired social standing because of ââ¬Å"these kissesâ⬠on her shoulder, (p.150). Yet, she holds Vronskyââ¬â¢s love closely. He killed her mental resistance, and in doing so, encouraged her promiscuous behavior to grow. After an extensive stretch of time, Anna is dying from puerperal fever, and she reconsiders the growth of her scandal. She no longer holds her defiance as a dear characteristic, which is apparent in how she now carries her shoulders. As she lay in bed, ââ¬Å"The doctor took her arms away, carefully laid her back on the pillow and covered her shouldersâ⬠(p.413). She is no longer in a position of physical power, which is represented by the doctor covering her shoulders, as if to say, you need to stop exposing yourself and return to your previous way of life. The physical recovering instigates verbal control, which she used to easily possess. She demands that Alexi Alexandrovich uncover Vronskyââ¬â¢s face and forgive him, which he does. Once this is complete, she prepares to die. Contrary to her plan, Anna miraculously lives, and resorts back to her previous risquà © relationship with Vronsky, much to societyââ¬â¢s gossiping pleasure. Suppressed by the lies and exclusion, Anna decides to go to the opera to prove she does not care about societyââ¬â¢s expectations for her. Vronsky describes Anna as she sits in a box at the show; ââ¬Å"The setting of her head on her handsome, broad shoulders, and the restrained excitement and brilliance of her eyes and her whole face reminded him of her just as he had seen her at the ball in Moscowâ⬠(p. 546). Her shoulders are described as broad, which could mean they were drawing more attention than usual. It is interesting that the singerââ¬â¢s shoulders are the only other shoulders described in this scene. Obviously, being the main performer, the singer is seeking attention. By also wearing a revealing dress, Anna is competing for attention with the performer. She succeeds. Vronsky, not looking for Anna knows where she is sitting ââ¬Å"from the direction of all eyesâ⬠(p.545). Anna is the center of attention. She ends up in a cyclical process: Anna is excited to prove she can act however she wants, so she dresses in a revealing manor exposing her shoulders, then when people stare and gossip she becomes even more excited. By showing her shoulders, she is physically displaying her emotional state of excited defiance toward social expectations. In Annaââ¬â¢s final moments of life, she looses her mental vigor. When she is at the train station looking for Vrosnky in a completely agitated state, she suddenly thinks of the train as a way to end her misery. ââ¬Å"Exactly at the moment when the space between the wheels came opposite her, she dropped the red bag, and drawing her head back into her shoulders, fell on her hands under the carriage, and lightly, as though she would rise again at once, dropped on to her kneesâ⬠(p. 768). Tolstoy describes Anna as ââ¬Å"drawing her head back into her shoulders,â⬠which could be a metaphor for her physical and emotional trial. During her entire relationship with Vronsky, there has been a struggle between what she verbally says and what her body reveals. When she meets Vronsky for the first time, ââ¬Å"she deliberately extinguished the light in her eyes, but it shone against her will,â⬠(p.61). At a party she encourages him to leave her alone, and when he refuses says , That only shows you have no heart, But her eyes said that she knew he had a heart, and that was why she was afraid of him.â⬠(p.139). This is a reoccurring struggle, so when Anna finally has no more mental strength to fight the oppression of her situation, she acts purely how her body has wanted to the entire time. In her dying moments, her head, which represents her mental strength, falls onto her shoulders, which represents her physical desire. Her final moments are her mental ending her externally expressed internal struggle. This struggle can be related to Vronskyââ¬â¢s attention and Annaââ¬â¢s resistance. It is not accidental that both Annaââ¬â¢s shoulders and promiscuousness appear at the same time; when her shoulders are described, and when they are not, are based on her intentions. At the train station, when she first arrives in Petersburg and meets Vronsky, ââ¬Å"she deliberately extinguished the light in her eyes, but it shone against her willâ⬠(p. 61). Upon their meeting, her shoulders are not depicted. Every other feature is described: her figure, expression, head, eyes, eyelashes, and lips. She tries to distinguish the light, which shows she is committed to maintaining her social expectations, despite her attraction to Vronsky. Similarly, at a party she encourages him to leave her alone, and again, her shoulders are not described. By dressing to expose her shoulders, she no longer attempts to restrain the defiant energy within her. Tolstoy is aware of the relationship between mental thought and physical action; he expresses his understanding of body language as a form of communication through his descriptions of Annaââ¬â¢s shoulders. While Annaââ¬â¢s mental strength is what was extinguished by her inner struggle, other characters are aware of her trials because of her expression of her body, particularly her shoulders. When she allowed Vronsky to kill her social standing, she introduced the beginning to her tragic end. Had she never exposed her shoulders, she would have maintained her moderate existence and extensive prestige.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Social Media and Brand Reputation Dissertation
Social Media and Brand Reputation - Dissertation Example Reputation risk has been considered the primary threat to business operations and the market value of their organizations. Despite this, organizations have been neglecting reputation risk management strategies. Thus with the aim to educate businesses on the ways in which brands might deal with ââ¬Ëviralââ¬â¢ social media events to ensure they do not damage the reputation of the brand, three objectives were set in Chapter I. This was a qualitative study based on secondary data and after extensive literature in Chapter Two the study has achieved its objectives. The study finds that social media has changed how businesses function. Social networking applications create and manage a digital expression of peopleââ¬â¢s personal relationships or links. Social networking has the ability to expand social contacts, accelerate business processes, improve customer relations, reduce cost of recruitments, improve staff morale, motivation and job satisfaction among employees. It also provi des a collaborative learning environment where knowledge workers can be grouped together. Social media can be termed as an alternative communication tool which supports existing relationship and enriches the usersââ¬â¢ experience. ... Web 2.0 technology presents opportunities for companies to be closer to their customers, to their markets, to observe and collect information. Companies form online brand communities where consumers can have direct but non-intrusive connection with the brand which generates a sense of belonging to the group. However, the same social media platform can also damage the brand reputation. Social software is susceptible to intentional attack when groups or an individual can bend the system to suit its purpose. Users have the freedom to express strong emotions and incidents soon go ââ¬Ëviralââ¬â¢ which negatively affects the reputation of the organization. Social media fuels new expectations about the organization and it becomes essential for the organization to respond to it. Corporations have little control over information flow and information posted with malicious intentions can damage corporationââ¬â¢s reputation that may have taken years to build. Social media crises have oc curred because social business readiness is lacking even in the most advanced companies. Thus, the study concludes by presenting a model to educate businesses on the ways in which brands might deal with ââ¬Ëviralââ¬â¢ social media events. Imitations to the study have been highlighted and recommendations for further research in this sector have been made. Table of Contents Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Problem statement 2 1.3 Research aims and objectives 3 1.4 Structure of the study 3 Chapter Two: Literature Review 2.1 Chapter Overview 5 2.2 Definition ââ¬â social media and social networking 5 2.3 Potential of Web 2.0 technology and social networking sites (SNS) 5 2.4 Benefits of social media
Comparison of the United States and Chinese Reward system Term Paper
Comparison of the United States and Chinese Reward system (compensation) - Term Paper Example The other objective is to maintain equity and fairness in compensation for similar jobs. It achieves flexibility in the system to accommodate organizational changes as and when these take place. Above all it makes the system cost-effective. Different organizations have different reward management systems based on various cultures. For example the reward system in China and United States are different due to different cultural backgrounds. Whereas the Chinese system is more collective as a result of socialism and ancient traditions, the American system is more individualistic as a result of capitalism. These cultural differences have impacted greatly on the reward systems in the United States and China. This paper compares the reward system in China and the reward system in the United States. Whereas the reward system in United States are performance based reward system, in China they are not performance based. China transformed from a socialist economy to a capitalist, a more market led, open economy which has attracted a pool of foreign investors in the huge Chinese market. Before the foreign invested companies in China introduced new reward systems, the systems in china were based on seniority, collectivistic beliefs, political position and political loyalty (Warner 2001). China thus does not reward performance and therefore leading to low motivation and productivity. Retaining employees in China is a very important issue. This is the most important goal of HR department in China because there a huge shortage of skilled employees in the country (Lewis, 2003). To understand the reward system in China it is important to understand the previous system from 1990 an how the reward system has evolved over years, before going to the current reward system in China. In 1949, Mao seized control of China and introduced a new employment system which was Soviet based and which was known as ( jiu san tie) ââ¬Ëthree old ironsââ¬â¢. Mao had found the other
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Cartesian dualism,Descartes Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1250 words
Cartesian dualism,Descartes - Essay Example But this trend has not been without reason. The different experiences of a person, as each of us experience, makes for the bona fide interest in the topic. There remain consistent scholarly productions because it is, as the most riveting philosophical ideas go, a thought provoking notion that invites and generates the infinite diaspora of the study. The first person (tending in the narrative tone) that Descartes opted to write in made his propositions appear stronger and many philosophers have taken a literal interpretation to his uttered premise and just as many dissections possible. The Cartesian dualism may seem like a strong declaration of an absolutist idea that the mind could exist distinct from the body but this is merely an aspect of an entire argument that has many other elements to it. There is truth that by knowing our minds we find that the body is separate from it. There are many things that we will through our minds which our body then perform, in the same way that what the mind may want the body cannot perform. This finds example in common impediments pertaining to physical incapacities. Stephen Hawking for example is physically disabled but he is still considered as one of the greatest minds in our generation. This is the simplistic notion but this does not make it untrue. In the regard, the brain then comes into the picture as something separate from the body. The brain is that part of the body which compels our body to do what our mind wants it to. The interplay between the body and the mind does not necessarily make them mutually exclusive from each other but on the contrary they work together to complete a whole being which makes for the conclusive evidence of the human existence. Ryle and the ââ¬Ëmind or bodyââ¬â¢ contention Gilber Ryle, in deference to Descartesââ¬â¢ duality of the mind and the body proposes that they are not co-existent but instead one must be either one, that is he is a body or a mind but he cannot be both. Ryle writes, ââ¬Å"I am not for example, denying that there occur mental processes. Doing long division is a mental process and so is making a joke. But I am saying that the phrase ââ¬Ëthere occur mental processesââ¬â¢ does not mean the same as ââ¬Ëthere occur physical processesââ¬â¢Ã¢â¬ ¦Ã¢â¬ (as cited by Steven 159). His opposition lies in the argument that Descartes made a category mistake by associating mental life to logical category when there should only be one. In this sense, the French philosopher is responsible for inventing the mind. The mind is just another substance to correlate and give credence to his case and refuted by Ryle who tends more towards reductive materialism ââ¬Å"where human mind is reduced to the brainâ⬠(ibid 160). In this notion, the mind and the brain are the same thing and mental and brain processes are the same thus the suggestion that a person is one or another but not both at the same time. The brain is the central moving force which envelops the mind. Wireduââ¬â¢s Akan Another position in the mind-body problem can be credited to Kwasi Wiredu who wrote ââ¬ËAkan Concept of Mind.ââ¬â¢ This is not directly within the realm of a direct rebuttal of Descartes but the same contains interesting insights that Samuel Olusegun Steven found notable in understanding a different perspective to the problem.
Friday, July 26, 2019
The Power of Branding and Service in Business Communications Essay
The Power of Branding and Service in Business Communications - Essay Example This can be attributed to the fact that in the market, there are several products and services, which offer the same benefits to the consumer. In order for an organization to be successful, the name it offers must have a distinct meaning that pushes the consumer into buying it. Even the most successful brands in the market ought to receive rebranding because customer trends are always changing. In addition, a brandââ¬â¢s credibility is very important because it ensures that clients are happy when they are associated with a certain product or service. Contents The Power of Branding and Service in Business Communications 1 Contents 3 1.The Power of Branding and Service in Business Communications 4 2.Background 4 3.Discussion 7 4.Summary 9 5.Conclusion 9 6.References 11 1. The Power of Branding and Service in Business Communications A brand resembles a design, term, name, symbol, or any other feature that differentiates a certain product from the others in the market. Although brandi ng resulted from cattle, a lot has changed and it can be seen in products like Coca Cola from the Coca-Cola Company. It is worth noting that products are not sold but they are bought, which means that they ought to have distinct features that a customer would not fail to realize. Importance of branding is to ensure that clients are aware of the products that they are looking for in the market. Customers control communications and the processes of information gathering meaning that they cannot be avoided when branding. Since customers have a huge role to play in the marketing of products as opposed to the past, it means that they determine what brings value in the goods and services that they buy. Internet connections and the advances that have been made in the information technology sector, ensure that customers share information between themselves without the knowledge of the manufacturer. In addition, customers might act like an organizationââ¬â¢s advocates if the services and goods they receive from that organization are up to standard. This implies that marketing is made easier when an organization focuses on serving customersââ¬â¢ interests. Marketing trends have been shifting over the years but customers need to be satisfied by their trusted companies. This implies that branding has a big role to play when it comes to satisfying customers (Tiwari, 2012). 2. Background Studies have shown that branding and marketing are very important aspects in any business that wishes to have a competitive edge in the market. This can be attributed to the fact that the world of business has become very competitive thanks to globalization and as a result, organizations have to make their brands known in the market at any given cost. When customers go to the market, they choose to buy or not to buy a certain product, which means that branding comes in handy. Customers are the key to the success of any given organization. A logo, a truckload of PowerPoint printouts, a nd a theme line are the most important aspects when it comes to marketing (Rossiter & Bellman, 2012). Getting the message across is very important when it comes to branding. This is because customers choose brands, which they are confident in. It means that a customer would be tempted to buy a product or service from a company that she or he is associated with. This cannot be achieved if customers do not want to be associated with a certain brand. Customers ought to understand the importance of a certain brand based on its
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Make up a title Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 words
Make up a title - Essay Example By the wars end, Mexico lost almost half of its territory, the current American Southwest from Texas to California, and the United States emerged as a continental power. Austin was anxious to justify the contract, and bring a good number of families. As many unmarried persons, as well as young men, came to the colony. Austin also suggested the primary concern of them being in pairs, making an individual the head of a particular family.Thus, the two would obtain a family head right, and the family members will increase. The arrangement leads a fortunate result to all concerned. Early 1823, Austin returned to his colony. Then Austin stopped to ascertain the powers held by general captain of the northeastern internal provinces. In addition, to have it defined and structured in the form of Spanish, and Austin was declared to have full administrative powers to administer justice in the colony. Austin made defensive war against the Indians and commanded the militia with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Moreover, Austin was clothed with executive, legislative and judicial powers. In addition, Austin was required to give a report to the states governor, and responsible to the captain-general of the
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Is science the only way to discover and describe human behavior Essay
Is science the only way to discover and describe human behavior - Essay Example Intuition appears to emerge mostly from unconscious roots (Ward, 2008). Scientists, like Sigmund Freud, tried to explain the origin and nature of intuition. But the capacity of the human mind is too profound, and goes beyond any grasp of reason. In fact, the mind, and thus human behavior, is greatly related to the Divine, or the spirit. Spirit penetrates reality (Ward, 2008). Even so, intuition in people is an ability to have visions or feelings that cannot be explained by science or rigid rationality. My behavior, personally, is at times governed by my intuition. There are times, for instance, that I feel a sense of danger or threat about something that I immediately turn away. There is one particular experience I had which confirmed my belief that intuition is not something that science can explain. When I was 22 years old, while I was at a park waiting for a friend, a boy approached me and asked for some money. He said that he had not eaten for days. But a sudden feeling of threat washed over me and I so I told the child that I have no extra money to give to him. And then out of the blue an idea came into my mind: in order to help him I must bring him to a social service agency. I told the boy that I will bring him to a place where there are people who can take care of him. The boy willingly followed me. When we reached the agency, the boy suddenly cried and thanked me. And then the big revelation came: the boy told us that he was taken by a group of men three days earlier, whi le he was playing in a public playground. These men told him to ask money from people. But because of me, the boy happily said that he can now go home. Because of this experience, I decided to ask a psychologist. She told me that what happened to me may not be intuition at all, but an outcome of prior knowledge. She told me that I may have heard, read, or knew about a syndicate that takes children, and that my decision to take the child to a social service agency was influenced by
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Disease and health Case Study Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 2000 words
Disease and health - Case Study Example This paper, therefore examines certain aspects and issues in sexually transmitted diseases by trying answer the question on the extent sexual contact has played in the spread of STDs by looking at the keys issues affecting the topic, possible future scenarios and offering various interventions measures that can be applied in solving the issues (Shoquist & Stafford, 2004). Sexually transmitted diseases remain the most dangerous and prevalent health issues affecting many individuals especially youths in our society today. The society has taken a large stance in promoting abstinence in key issues related to sexual activities in the society. The results has however been drastic because the failure of explaining issues on the topic of sex has led to key issues which contributes to the spread of the sexually transmitted diseases among youths and the society at large. This has been caused as result of the sensitive nature of the topic as many individuals engage in sexual activities therefore finding it difficult to openly discuss the topic amongst themselves and to the younger generations in particular (Greenwood, 2012). The different issues affecting the spread of sexually transmitted diseases are biological factors. STDs are known to be acquired by having unprotected sex with an infected partners and due to the fact that majority of STDs do not show symptoms at early stage, many of those who are infected can not tell that they need medical treatment. Moreover for those who are not infected it becomes extremely difficult to identify those with the infections. In relating to the issue of gender disparities, women constitute a large percentage of those suffering from complex sexually transmitted diseases than men. This is normally so because of the severity of the effects of STDs on them. Likewise, in relating to age disparity issue, youths are the ones prone to contact sexually disease more than adults because of the numerous sexually partners they have. In
The Japanese Managerial System Essay Example for Free
The Japanese Managerial System Essay Takeo Hoshi and Anil Kashyap have in the last chapter of their book; Corporate Financing and Governance in Japan explained the future of the Japanese Investment and Fund Raising market. This future prediction can be assessed taking into consideration the trend of the Japanese market from 1930ââ¬â¢s where banks and traditional money lenders were predominant and trusted, to changes that took place and led to the gradual overtaking of the security market over the banking sector as means for fund raising and investment. The early Japanese era saw Banks and traditional means as major avenues for investment and funding. The Security market was unpopular and had no regulations or Corporate governance. The investors were mere profit sharing bystanders with no rights in the companies hence the banking sector started to gain importance. The 50ââ¬â¢s and 60ââ¬â¢s saw the banks as well established entities with regulations; hence the Government did not want to amend an already ongoing system. By 1968, Japan became the worldââ¬â¢s second most strong economy and the banking sector was booming. With the change of the U.S. structure, Japan too took a decision and established a securities market to provide investment and fund raising opportunities. The bigger Japanese companies jumped to this opportunity as this was a good way to finance their increasing needs for expansion. Over time, the Japanese security market grew stronger and overtook the banking sector as means of investment and fund raising. And with the turn of the 21st century, it is predicted that the future of the Japanese market will be one that is a securities dominated market. TWO SURPRISING FEATURES OF THE JAPANESE TREND Pre 1937, the principle mode of investment for households were securities. The security market had very less governance or regulations, yet they were popular. The surprising feature is the popularity of this sector even without governance or regulations. Logically speaking investment in any market that has less regulations or governance is unsafe. The next surprising feature was the Banking Sector pre 1937 also. Banks are considered the safest option to invest money and obtain funds from around the world, yet the Japanese households preferred to keep their investments in postal saving schemes showing that the traditional methods were still dominant. LINK WITH DISCUSSIONS This Chapter speaks about the position of Japanââ¬â¢s household and corporate sector and highlighting changes that took place with respect to investments and funding over a period of 70 years, speaking about Pre Wartime Scenario where securities played a more important role and Post Wartime Scenario where banks established their supremacy â⬠¦ finally giving way to the securities market to once again establish their dominance. The changes that gradually took place from traditional methods of savings and investment to more modernized governed modes. The strengthening of the Banking sector contributing to Japan being established as the worldââ¬â¢s second most strongest economy in 1968, to the decline of the role of banks and the emergence of the securities market as the preferred mode for investment and funding, establishing the future of the Japanese economy to be prosperous and optimistic, yet uncertain. References Corporate Financing and Governance in Japan by Takeo Hoshi and Anil Kashyap (2001). The MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. ISBN: 0-262-08301-9
Monday, July 22, 2019
McDonalds use to help their employees Essay Example for Free
McDonalds use to help their employees Essay Staff are expensive and in McDonalds need to obtain permission to recruit a new member of staff. If McDonalds is struggling, they may also need agreement to replace someone who is leaving. Normally therefore there is a specific procedure managers must follow before the recruitment process can be started. Agree the Job Description The job being advertised may be new, in which case a job description needs to be devised. Even if someone is being replaced, it is useful to update the job description in case any task or duties have changed, Example of a Job Description Department : Marketing Job Title: Marketing Assistant Hours of work: 38 per week, normally 9am-5 45pm Monday-Friday with one hour lunch, but some flexibility required Salary scale: 12000-i 14000 Responsible to: Marketing Manager Responsible for: Not applicable Job purpose: to provide general support for the marketing team, to prepare marketing materials, to keep the website up to date and monitor online responses. The type of interview will depend on the job. a basic one stage interview is usual for manual or junior vacancies in McDonalds. A two stage interview in McDonalds would involve a panel of interviewers used for senior or high skill vacancies. Some interviews will include basic tests of aptitude or specific skills such as keyboarding or numeracy All interviewers in McDonalds should be trained so they know how to question candidates skilfully and fairly. They should know how to spot gaps on application forms, understand how to follow up inadequate answers and have the skills to encourage shy or reserved candidates to do their best. They must also be clear on all the laws e. g. sex discrimination, health and safety etc. They should also be able to be fair, ths involves same questions and discussions. Making an offer Once a person has been selected McDonalds makes a formal job offer. The other candidates are normally not contacted at this stage, in case the first choice refuses because then a offer can be given to the second best. Only after the offer is accepted 100% the other applicants are told they have been unsuccessful. McDonalds know that waiting for news is agonising for candidates they speed things up contacting candidates by phone so that the remaining letters can be sent quickly. Training The reason why McDonalds train there employees is to make sure there employees are learning knowledge and skills which can be used in employment. Training can be split into two parts On the job training This means that the employee is trained in the McDonalds. Many people enjoy this as it gibes them experience and enable them to do their job properly. Off the job training This means attending course elsewhere such as colleges or a training centre away for McDonalds. Skills Training Training is about gaining more skills Non transferable skills These are skills that are specific to the job held. They may be of little use in another job. E. g. training to make burgers in the restaurant provides the employee with a non transferable skill. This is not a problem unless they look for a new job, get made redundant, or skill becomes out of date. This is where McDonalds allocating people extra tasks in their jobs gives management a better idea of an employees true ability and determination. Job enrichment Where McDonalds add more interest and more difficult tasks to the job. This is done with an employee with promising potential to see just how capable the person really is. Understudying An employee is attached to a very senior manager to act as an assistant. Shadowing This is where in McDonalds an employee spends more time each week with a manager to learn what they do and to get a better idea of what problems they deal with. It is used in McDonalds to adapt a employee rapidly into a top job. Mentoring This is used in McDonalds a lot; it is where a senior manager passes on the benefits of his or her experience and wisdom to a younger employee. Project work Giving a promising employee a specific investigative project enables them to get appropriate many aspects of McDonalds and it enables them to get to know senior management. National Awards McDonalds are very keen to train and develop their employees. The government encourages McDonalds to invest time and money to be able to do this. Employees can achieve NVQs (National Vocational Qualifications. National training awards McDonalds and their employees can be granted National training awards for achieving excellence and success through training. The awards are aimed at people who have decided to improve their chances of success through learning new skills. National Vocational Qualifications The reason for NVQs is to create a national system of approved skills based qualifications for all employees. These qualifications are workplace based and they cover vocational areas such as McDonalds Administration. Training and development are vitally important for the overall efficiency and competitiveness of McDonalds. The way in which McDonalds recruit and train is excellent as there employees have generally improved. The appraisal is a good method which also helps the employees performance, because McDonalds do this every six months to analyse progression. For McDonalds, people are its most important asset. This is because customer satisfaction begins with the attitutudes and abilities of employees and committed, effective workers are the best route to success. For these reasons, McDonalds strives to attract and hire the best, and to provide the best place to work. All businesses experience staff turnover for various reasons e. g. career change, leaving the area, returning to education, a new opportunity elsewhere. Recruiting and training staff is very expensive and businesses will look to keep staff turnover to a minimum. One way of doing this is to choose wisely, and treat well. McDonalds needs people who want to excel in delivering outstanding service. To ensure the company recruits the right people, it has identified essential skills and behaviours that applicants should be able to demonstrate. For each position there is a job description outlining typical duties and responsibilities and a person specification defining personal skills and competences. Recruiting suitable applicants Under McDonalds recruitment policy, each individual restaurant is responsible for filling hourly-paid positions. The Management Recruitment department in East Finchley co-ordinates the recruitment of managers. For recruiting hourly-paid employees McDonalds use several avenues. Positions are generally advertised in the restaurant. The companys recruitment history shows this is the best method of hiring quality staff e. g. people living locally and/or friends of existing employees. McDonalds also uses local job centres, career fairs and other local facilities. It is vital to use effective hiring material with a clear message targeted at the right audience. A recruitment exercise often generates more applications than there are positions available. The manager will select the applicants to be interviewed and will conduct the interviews. Over 60% of restaurant crew are aged 20 or under and; for the majority of applicants, a job with McDonalds would be their first experience of employment. For many young people, McDonalds also offers a career opportunity. A well-run interview will identify an applicants potential to be a successful McDonalds employee. To find people who will be committed to excel in delivering outstanding service, McDonalds scripts an interview guide that helps the company predict how an applicants past behaviour is likely to influence future performance. It uses a fact-based decision-making process. The questions look for actual events or situations rather than allowing applicants to give a general or theoretical response. Interviewers look for behavioural evidence in the applicants life history that fits with the requirements of the job. The interviewer rates candidates on their responses and offers jobs to those who earn the highest ratings. McDonalds future managers come from two main sources. More than half of all salaried management positions are taken up by hourly-paid employees who earn promotion. The remainder are predominately graduates. Wherever possible, McDonalds directs applicants towards applying on line at www. mcdonalds. co. uk. People who cannot access the web can call the Recruitment Hotline, or pick up a pre-paid Business Reply Card from a McDonalds restaurant. The selection process includes an initial online psychometric test. This test produces an initial score. The applicant then attends a first stage interview and is offered On Job Experience (OJE). This is a 2-day assessment in a restaurant. Successful completion at OJE will lead to a final.
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Textual Analysis of TV Show
Textual Analysis of TV Show CHRISTOPHER LEA Textual analysis of the TV show ââ¬Å"Gogglebox.â⬠à This analysis will look at series 2 episode13 of the Channel 4 television programme Gogglebox. This show is broadcast nationally in the UK on Channel Four and is now in its second season. This episode can be found here: http://tvshows.ec/episode/Gogglebox_s2_e13 It falls broadly into the genre of reality TV. The participants (I will call them the actors for the purposes of this analysis) watch TV and are filmed reacting and commenting on the shows. These clips are edited together within the sequential chronology of the TV show in order to compare and contrast reactions and comments. In analysing this text, I hope to look at how the text portrays the diversity of British life and promotes TV as a unifying social force for good. I am also interested in the version of reality presented here One of my reasons for looking at this text is that it is a popular TV show that is attempting to reclaim the idea of water cooler TV. In the face of competition from on demand services, such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer, broadcast TV has seen a decline in the number of people who watch a program at the same time and on the same date. I would like to look deeper into the text to look at the ways in which the show tries to offer a view of a shared reality to promote its own validity. The introduction and broadcast paradigm Through the narration, we are informed of the numbers of people who sit down and watch TV every night. The use of statistics and complete lack of modality in the language (present simple tense ââ¬â used for facts) tells the viewer to think about this as reality, there is no need to watch critically, as this is all true. The references to everyday experience are explicit here. The title sequences show darkening streets and street lights being lit, indicating a return from the toil of work to the comfort and security of home. This is underlined by shots of curtains being drawn, indicating a private space. There are also establishing shots through the windows of the houses, as we see people sitting down with a cup in their hand, looking at the TV. The cup of tea is a signifier of relaxation, while the shots through the window indicate to the viewer that they are part of someone elseââ¬â¢s private moment, they are almost spying on them, and they have been given permission to look in from the outside. This reinforces the idea that this is real life, it is not set up for the cameras, but it somehow corresponds to what you would see if you peered in to someoneââ¬â¢s living room. The text belongs the broadcast paradigm of reality TV. There is a kind of generic realism at work here. The reality show genre is familiar and has become almost transparent. With this familiarity, viewers lose sight of the fact that there are lights, directors, producers, make-up artists, camera operators and sound recordists working in the same space as the actors. Social codes There are number of social classes and demographics covered within the show. These all conform to their tropes throughout the seasons. The main characters are as follows: The affluent couple; The working class retired couple; The gay couple; The black girl friends; The middle class families; The working class Asian family; The two elderly intellectuals. There are also various other types and tropes that appear from time to time, but these are the main ones. Broadcast codes Travelling shots of the living rooms are put in to create pauses between movements to different actors; they fulfill a similar role to establishing shots in that they help with the invisible editing of the show, which is a way of adding to the believability of the show as the viewer is less distracted by the editing. The actors are all filmed from eye-level, which serves to put them on the same level as the viewer. We have been invited into their private living rooms, and now we are sitting as their peers, friends and part of their families. We are close to them and on the same level, there is no power relationship here, this emphasizes again the inclusivity of this activity. Reaction shots of the actors are shot in close-up to add intimacy and edited in sequences to emphasise these as common reactions. There is the suggestion here that we all do this, we all react in virtually the same ways, no matter what our socio-economic context. Everyone is filmed sitting in close proximity, on a sofa or armchair. This attempts to show the closeness and intimacy of the event. In some cases this looks unnatural as the space is very limited, and this proximity is maintained, even when there are other empty chairs next to them. The shots are also constructed to show people sitting in exactly the same position in every episode. Genre and intertextuality This text contains strong allusions to a popular BBC situation comedy from the last ten years, The Royle Family. This was famously a comedy where nothing ever happened. It showed a working class family in the UK sitting together, occasionally eating, but mostly watching TV. The show was filmed in a very similar way, with the family looking at the TV and the camera mainly pointing from where the TV would be. The script followed the comments of the family on various topics of gossip and their views on the shows that they were watching. Season one was narrated by Caroline Aherne, season two is narrated by Craig Cash. Both of these are actors and writers for The Royle Family. This provides an intertextuality that suggests that this show is to be taken lightly, it is not a serious social commentary, and that it is about people, or rather characters. It asks us to look for the tropes within the text and sets them up very clearly. The narration begins each episode with the line: ââ¬Å"More than twenty million of us choose to spend our evenings in front of the telly.â⬠The tone here is informal and familiar, choosing to refer to ââ¬Å"usâ⬠as it is inclusive and refers to the stars of the show and the viewers as belonging to the same group. The numbering, 20 million, shows that we are not alone, that a large proportion (around 30 %) of the population is doing the same thing at the same time. Again, this emphasizes the togetherness of the shared experience. This is followed by reaction shots, such as disgusted recoils, faces covered with hands and utterances such as ââ¬Å"Oh, my God!â⬠By inserting these reaction shots immediately after the narration, the producer wishes here to provoke feelings of empathy, that this is something that we all do when watching TV. It also establishes a certain narrative tension; the TV screen is not shown here, and so the viewer is led to ask what these reaction shots were reacting to, creating the desire to find out the answer by continuing viewing of the show. This is a technique that alludes to other genres of narrative, such as drama serials that hook the viewer in with unanswered questions. The narration continues with the line ââ¬Å"Weââ¬â¢re going behind closed doorsâ⬠over the establishing shots of windows lit in flats and houses, then closer shots from outside of the windows, peering into the various living rooms, the private spaces, where the actors are shown chatting, laughing and drinking tea whilst sat on their sofas. The intended effect here is to grant the viewer privileged access to private spaces, the doors are closed and we will be going behind them, the viewer is peeking in through the windows, and then getting to go actually inside the room. The viewer is drawn in to a secret world, but one that is very similar to their own secret world. This is conspiratorial and is intended to generate intimacy and empathy with the actors. It also serves to reinforce this idea of reality, that this is genuine fly on the wall stuff, which it is not set-up in any way, this is what we would see if we just peered in through the window, and there is no artifice or p erformance here. The paradigm of reaction shots is again used, drawing the viewer further into the narrative with more questions, plus opinions expressed, such as ââ¬Å"I love this showâ⬠between the narratorââ¬â¢s voice explaining that we will ââ¬Å"find out what people really (emphasis in the text) thoughtâ⬠. This pushes this idea again of uncut real life, this is the real thing, this is what people thought of the shows, and it is not mediated or censored. Verbal language The show is very informal and contains expletives. The language used is mainly to agree or disagree with comments, to mock or play with someone and to make jokes. It is social bonding that is important in this context. The bonds are created through sharing the medium of TV and commenting on it, these bonds are then reinforced with the viewer as the viewer is implicitly invited to agree or disagree with the actors. There are a number of accents, portraying the idea of a range of social classes and regions of the UK. This again serves to emphasize the idea that this behavior is quite universal and therefore, real and true to life. Bodily and behavioural codes Postures are generally relaxed, and yet most of the actors do not touch at all during the show. There is only one couple who conspicuously hold hands while sitting at opposite ends of the sofa. Dress varies; some of the actors (mainly the younger ones) are very informally dressed, whereas most of the older actors are dressed more formally. This jars somewhat with the idea that this is a time when we relax, but indicates a higher level of media awareness of the older actors. There are two types of shots of the actors; the wide shot that encompasses the whole group, and close-ups. The wide shot is used to show the actors participating together in commenting on the TV. This switches to close-ups when reactions are shown. The effect of this is to become more intimate with the actors, to be really close to them when they show emotion, thereby drawing the viewer into their emotional state. The codes for food and drink vary between the actors and are clearly organized to depict a certain reality, to emphasize their character according to type. For example, the older couple drinks tea, the intellectuals always have a bottle of red wine, the wealthy couple enjoys copious amounts of alcohol from a well-stocked drinks cabinet, the Black friends always have a large quantity of take-out food, the gay couple always eats from a box of chocolates. Ideological codes While the whole premise of the show is based around the idea that we are glimpsing what really goes on behind closed doors, the reality of the show is that it is produced like any other TV show, it is just that the dialogue is unscripted. In many ways, it is more like an improvisation with amateur actors playing themselves, on the themes of whatever they are told to watch by the producers. Taken as a whole, this show falls into a broadly conservative ideology that supports the dominant ideology of the UK. The close family unit is celebrated, and while diversity is portrayed through the inclusion of the gay couple and the black friends, there are still many absences that are conspicuous. For example, single people are not portrayed, including single parent families; neither are students, the unemployed or anyone who watches daytime TV shows. The focus here is on evening TV, and this period is lionized as the time when we all watch TV. This serves to promote the idea that typical members of society have busy lives during the day, and get together in the evening to relax together with the TV. The show also promotes consumerist values. The actors are all engaged in comment and discussion, but are, in fact, passively consuming the media, along with consuming their food and drinks. The actors all have houses and we are invited to look both inside and outside of these and comment on them. Benefits of semiotic analysis By looking at how this version of ââ¬Å"reality TVâ⬠is manufactured, I have tried to show that it is a creation of the producers. The actors are real people, who all now have managers for their burgeoning media careers. The show has become a hugely popular format in the UK and reviewers and online comments have referred to its warmth and feel good factor. However, this is a carefully managed response that is the goal of the producers, not just a happy coincidence that has popped up from filming people being themselves. References http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B/semiotic.html (Last accessed 13.01.14) http://tvshows.ec/episode/Gogglebox_s2_e13 (Last accessed 10.01.14)
Saturday, July 20, 2019
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Introduction The recent combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have exposed our military personnel to intense ground combat and hazardous duty. Studies are needed to thoroughly assess the mental health of military personnel who have served in these operations and to reform policy with regard to effective delivery of mental health services to returning veterans. The US Armed Forces has been trying to implement different programs to encourage military service members to seek help when needed; but are these efforts enough? It is true that the prognosis for a better quality of life for veterans suffering with PTSD is increased through early intervention but no one can force anyone to seek help. According to the national studies 1 in 5 veterans report symptoms of mental disorders. In recent years the VA has developed the Seamless Transition Program which targets the group of soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The focus of the program is to deliver a high level of care in a short amount of time but, most importantly, they're using a holistic approach. This approach requires c...
The Addictive Nature of the Internet Essay -- Addicting Internet Web C
The Addictive Nature of the Internet The purpose of this paper is to show the many different ways that people can become addicted to the web (Internet) and to try to explain why. The various aspects of the web, such as the wide range of information, the advanced technology, and alternate ways of communication have contributed to its addictive nature. People of all ages and backgrounds have become so absorbed in using the web, either through work or play, that they have, in effect, become addicted to using it. Some common types of sites which people just cannot seem to stay away from include chat rooms, dating services, sex, pornography, shopping, and sports. The prevalence of Internet use and the growing realization that it has become an addictive vice for some has spurned the creation of groups such as Webaholics Anonymous, Interneters Anonymous, Netaholics Anonymous, the Internet Addiction Association, and the Internet Addiction Support Group (IASG). All of these self-help groups can be sought on-line, which is rather ironic, given the topic, but nonetheless the groups seek to aid those addicted to using the Internet. The name, Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has even been given to this growing phenomenon of Internet addiction. "Addiction" as defined by Webster's New World Dictionary is "the condition of being addicted (to a habit) or of being an addict." "Addict," on the other hand, is defined as one who has given oneself up to some strong habit. Some may say that being addicted to using the Internet is not a "true" addiction, but according to the Webster definition, Internet addiction can be and is every bit as real and as hard to manage as a drug or alcohol addiction. Depending on where it is one looks ... ...ng from. Anyone who thinks that they may have a problem or knows someone who does should try to be open and honest about it, and should seek help before the situation becomes out of control. For anyone who reads this who is addicted to the Internet, I wish you the best of luck in controlling the disorder. For anyone else, beware of the possibilities! Works Cited "Results of Internet Behaviour Questionnaire." http://www.ifap.bepr.ethz.ch/~egger/ibq/intadd.htm. (April 15, 1997) "Richard's Web Central - Interneters Anonymous." http://www.itw.com/~rscott/ia.html. (March 20, 1997) "Self Help & Psychology Magazine Article: Internet Can Be As Addicting As Alcohol, Drugs And Gambling." http://cybertowers.com/selfhelp/articles/internet/intaddic.html.(March 20, 1997) "Symptoms of Internet Addiction." http://www.addictions.com/internet.htm. (March 20, 1997)
Friday, July 19, 2019
Free Essay - The Scarlet Letter and the Christian Utopia :: Scarlet Letter essays
The Scarlet Letter and the Christian Utopia Throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne develops the Christian Utopia to present to the reader the ideals and way of life the Puritans faced. The main character, Hester Prynne, commits a crime so unfathomable by the society yet she was able to live her life independent from the norms and values. Judgments of society's moral transgressions have altered since the Puritan era in such a way that we are no longer severely condemned for our principles. People are forgiven for their sins, but nonetheless they are forever persecuted to live with the shame such as Hester did in the novel. The Puritans believed that the Christian Utopia could be achieved by obeying a certain rule. Spirituality played a key component in dictating their lives. Hester for example, did not go against her community on purpose, but acted independently and followed the path of human nature. She still possessed religious morals. Yet this is disregarded by her act of adultery. In society during that time period, no matter how much good one does, the latter is what takes hold. Thus Hester is labeled to wearing the scarlet letter "A", in addition to having to take care of her fatherless child. Today, people do turn to religion for guidance, but not to the point where religion commands every action a person makes. People have drifted away from the black and white customs and adapted color and emotion to the path of life. People are given the opportunity to give up a child born out of wedlock to an adoption agency. Single mothers can attend schools with daycares. This is far from what H ester could ever imagine. Hawthorne develops Hester's character in an exaggeration through the usage of symbolism, to further emphasis the level of severity of her crime. "She clutched the child so fiercely to her breast, that it sent forth a cry; she turned her eyes downward at the scarlet letter, and even touched it with her finger, to assure herself that the infant and the shame were real" (Hawthorne 41). The Puritans viewed man as an animal, as if people needed to be controlled. Hawthorne shows that the balance between Man and Morality is not equal in the face of the Puritans.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Ashford University Essay
Pornography is very addictive and can destroy someoneââ¬â¢s marriage and life. This addiction can, and in many cases, lead to someone committing very serious sexual crimes. People who look at porn often look for more perversity in different areas. The resources from which I found my information on is the Ashford Library and a couple credible internet sites. There are several reasons why people turn to porn. Some reasons are for seeing their own fantasies acted out because they canââ¬â¢t act them out with their own partner / spouse, some people want to avoid intimacy within their own relationship for personal reasons, some just do it for personal pleasure. But for whatever reason, there is always a consequence that will follow. According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), 56% of divorces occur because one spouse keeps returning to a pornographic website. These men / women feel as though they are being compared to these people in the pornographic films or pict ures. Whether itââ¬â¢s the man or the woman who is watching porn inside the marriage, in most cases, they are doing this against their spouses wishes. This leads to lack of intimacy, low self esteem, shame, and lack of trust. This also makes the spouse feel as if they are no longer found attractive. ââ¬Å"Just ask your spouse how confident they feel being naked in front of you after youââ¬â¢ve looked at pornography and youââ¬â¢ll understand this one.â⬠( http://www.debttolife.com ). Many people say that they introduce porn into their marriage to spice their love life up but in the end all this does is slowly destroy the intimacy that was there. After watching pornography peopleââ¬â¢s views are completely changed. After being exposed to R-à rated material men no longer see their spouse as they once did. They look at them now more as an object rather than an individual that they love. Studies have shown (http://www.webmd.com ) that pornography can be just the same as an addiction. Some experts who have studied porn addiction have called the effects of porn on the brain toxic and also compared it to the deadly drug cocaine (WebMD, 2014). These addicts no longer just suffer from nights without sleep or unpaid credit card bills but they are also becoming more engaged in group sex and sexual contact with animals. Other effects that have surfaced from pornography include acting out what they have seen in porn material, sexual acts towards children both boys and girls, and rape using foreign materials / objects. (The Forerunner, 1991). Child pornography is a disgusting fact that we hear about every day. ââ¬Å"Child pornography is the visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct includes acts such as intercourse, bestiality and masturbation as well as lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area.â⬠(Pulido, 2013). Recently, there were 71 people, 70 men and 1 woman, who were arrested in child pornography charges. Among that 70 included a police officer, a paramedic, a rabbi, an airline pilot, an architect, and a Boy Scout leader. Many of these people who were arrest had search the phrases ââ¬Å"real child rapeâ⬠and ââ¬Å"family sexâ⬠into their computers search engines turning up extremely disturbing images (Hays, 2014). With so many people connected to the internet it has made this type of crime so easy. Perverts and pedophiles search the web everyday to find new victims. ââ¬Å"The victims are getting younger, and the images more violent.â⬠(Flack). When a picture of a child circles the internet going from one person to another, that child is being re-abused. No child should have to endear that type of suffering, never! A peer ââ¬â to ââ¬â peer, also known as P2P, file sharing network, that allows people to share music, videos, and pictures, was under investigation by authorizes and had 3,000 child pornography consumers with tens of thousands of child pornographic imagesà traded. ââ¬Å"The investigation began after agents, using software available to law enforcement, were able to trace files of child pornography to an I.P. address on a computer used by Brian Fanelli, 54, who until January was the police chief of Mount Pleasant, N.Yâ⬠(Berger, 2014). Another, earlier, report back in 2009, out of all the arrest made on P2P users, 33 percent of those arrested had images of children three years old and younger and 42 percent had images of children showing some type of sexual explicit material. (Pulido, 2013). Virtue Ethics is ââ¬Å"A personââ¬â¢s character is the totality of his character traits. Our character traits can be good, bad or somewhere in between. They can be admirable or not. The admirable character traits, the marks of perfection in character, are called virtues, their opposites are vices.â⬠(Garrett, 2005)., I believe that this theory is a big part of someone who is willing to put everything at risk for something so degrading and disrespectful to themselves. A persons character says a lot about who that person is and what that person may be capable of doing. Not everyone has good virtue ethics and this is when oneââ¬â¢s character and moral traits come in play. Oneââ¬â¢s character is shown through their ac tions and behavior, whether this is being good or bad. Oneââ¬â¢s moral values are shown through their honesty, their loyalty, and their respect for others. As we all know pornography is very popular but it can also cause serious problems. Many people look at the disturbing images not thinking about the consequences, they are only thinking about what is happening at that moment and at that moment thatââ¬â¢s what they want to do. I look at this issue using the deontology theory. ââ¬Å"Rather than looking at the consequences of an act, deontology looks at the reason for which an act is done, and the rule according to which one chooses to act.â⬠(Mosser, 2013). I take that as someone doing something on impulse rather than thinking about the consequences that they will face when they act upon their decision. If someone knew that they was going to destroy their marriage by watching porn, if someone knew that by watching porn it would make them fall behind on their bills, orà if someone knew that by watching porn they would go out and commit sexual crimes, do you think they would have continued or even started looking at these image s, I think not! REFERENCES: Berger, J. (2014, May).71 Are Accused in a Child Pornography Case, Officials Say. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/nyregion/dozens-arrested-in-new-york-state-child-pornography-investigation.html?_r=0 Dr. Garrett. (2005, Nov.) Virtue Ethcs. Retrieved from http://people.wku.edu/jan.garrett/ethics/virtthry.htm Editorial Staff. (1991, Nov.). The Documented Effect of Porn. The Forerunner, X(VI). Retrieved from http://www.forerunner.com/forerunner/X0388_Effects_of_Pornograp.html Flack, (Date, N/A)E. Bill Calls For Harsher Penalties For Possessing Child Porn. Retrieved from http://www.wave3.com/story/4639194/bill-calls-for-harsher-penalties-for-possessing-child-porn Hays, T. (2014, May). Cop, rabbi among 71 charged in child porn case. Telegraph ââ¬â Herald Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1527156210?accountid=32521 Mosser, K. (2013). Ethics and social responsibility (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. Pulido, Ph.D. ( Oct, 2013). Child Pornography: Basic Facts About A Horrific Crime. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-l-pulido-phd/child-pornography-basic-f_b_4094430.html
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Member of Parliament Essay
Delegation is to give in an other(a) someone authority and certificate of indebtedness of a current t collect that you would unremarkably do yourself but you still stop accountability for the outcome. In assure to impute effectively you engineer aim to first root what tasks to fate. You need to track what you rat delegate by making a listing of tasks that you do and from this the things that you can give to others. It is a to a greater extent cost effective air of giving others responsibility rather than hiring soul else to do the work. Planning is essential when you ar delegating. You need to identify the individuals knowledge on the task, the skills they obtain to do it efficiently.Give them lead of the task alone but honor it up on a regular basis by meetings and asking them how it is going, what is going devout and what they need help on. Communication mingled with the other person and you has to be truly clear and precise. You should take a crap their f ull phase of the moon attention. They need to have a clear correspondence of what needs to be done and by when. SMART objectives need to be wad for them and discuss the standard that you expect from them. beg them how they will do it and what help you can give them in the task. Give them reassurance, reliance, scissure them your support and appreciate them. Believe in them. When delegating tasks there are several(prenominal) directs of delegation to consider. Everyone is different, not everyone can cross or respond well to certain styles. A good theatre director knows which level to use with each share of faculty when assigning a task. take aim 1- this is when the jitney asks the faculty fellow section to look into the situation, motor in all the facts needed and come hold to him/her. The decision of what to do is made by the passenger vehicle. This grapheme of delegation is usually utilise for pertly employees who have no visit in the business. It is alike used when you cannot physically do it yourself as you are use quite a few other things at the same time. For ensample, at SS during a busy patch at dejeuner time, if there is a customer who comes in who has fusss with his glasses. You cannot see him as you are already grappleing with two other customers. You ask a portion of ply to correct the glasses thoroughly, find out what problem they are having by getting all the facts from the customer. You have delegated this task out to that member of round but you make the lowest decision on what should be done. You control the delegation. take aim 2- this is when the private instructor asks the member of ply to look into the situation but in like manner come up with possible issues to the problem. For example, in the higher up example, the conductorwould have asked the member of staff to come up with reasons why the customer is having problems and airs to fix the problem. However, the final decision is still made by the manager. The manager still controls the delegation. This level offers opportunities for to a greater extent instruction, coaching, and development of the employees. It is lots used for employees who whitethorn be changing companies but staying in the same career, so they are old(prenominal) with the task but not with the new employers working style and requirements.Level 3 this is when the manager asks the member of staff to look into the situation and come up with possible solutions. The staff member picks the best solution for the customer but gets the manager to approve in the beginning going ahead with it. For example the above mentioned member of staff would have the measurements rechecked by the manager before he remakes the customers glasses. The manager still controls the delegation but it conveys more rely and faith in the elect employee, it also facilitates training, improves the overall experience and increases educational opportunities for the employee. This is a go od happy sensitive for two new and experienced employees and plant well in large workplaces where the tasks must(prenominal) be managed properly for structural purposes.Level 4 this is when the manager asks the member of staff to look into the situation and carry on and finish it till the end of the solution unless he says not to. For example, in the above example, the member of staff would be commensurate to finish it off unless the manager state not to. The staff member controls this geek of delegation. It shows a lot of faith and pays a preen to the staff as to their managers level of confidence in their ability to get along the task successfully. It is often left for experienced employees, particularly those who have performed the repeated task successfully in circumstances prior. One problem to this start is it can also be a source of frustration for an employee who is told they have the expertness and capability to do what is requested the way their manager motivatio ns it done, but then if they wish the confidence in their manager to follow through or if something goes wrong, then it makes this person al most(prenominal) entirely accountable. This Level requires trust, rapport, confidence and understanding.Level 5 this stage is when the managers asks the staff member to stand in the task and to brood back to him when it is done and what was done. For example in the above situation, the manager will want to know when the problem is sorted and what the member of staffdid to solve it. The manager doesnt even require a head up or check-back before the staff member starts work on the task. Many companies who have experienced staff members use this type of delegation to accomplish more. It can also be beneficial for smaller companies who trust in their employees to help them perform at maximum potential. They control the delegation.Level 6 this is when the manager tells the staff member to take action and follow it up if needed. For example in the above example, the manager gives full authority for that staff member to deal with the customer. He does not get voluminous at all. This is not only complete freedom, but also the ultimate compliment in terms of a managers confidence in the staff members ability to complete a task to the managers complete satisfaction. When it comes to effective delegation, you cannot just order people around. Each individual is different and responds differently to different styles of delegation, criticism and praise. This convey in order to be most effective, and get the best results from staff chosen to have tasks and projects delegated to them, employers must be both creative and knowledgeable when it comes to picking the dear person for the right kind of delegated assignment.
Extreme Nationalism
Extreme Nationalism. Objective The intention of my essay is to let you know what were the main causes of earth struggle 2, focusing in peak patriotism and letting you know my opinion ab extinct it. substructure The Second World War was a worldwide conflict that resulted in more deaths than any another(prenominal) war. It started in 1939 and concluded in 1945. A diffuse of World Nations were involved including the Great Powers. There atomic number 18 several causes that led to the Second World War here I mention the main ones * A worldwide depression. derived from the Great Depression, the world was suffering of fundamental inflation, high prices and very low wages. People suffered desperation and had no hope for the future and unemployment was very high. * Problems left(a) from The First World War. The German populate were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too sever to them. Germany could not afford to pay the property and during the 1920s the stat e in Germany were very worthless because on that point were not many jobs and the price of fare and basic goods was high.People were dissatisfied with the government and voted to part a man, Adolf Hitler, who promised to rip up the accordance of Versailles. * The rise of Dictators. Nations manage Germany, Italy, and japan came under the rule of dictators or forces leaders. A dictator named Mussolini took power in Italy in 1922. Military leaders took control of Japan in the early 1930s. In Germany, Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, gained power in 1933. These leaders promised to restore their countries. Hitler began to arm Germany for war. Japan invaded China.Mussolini sent Italian troops to conquer Ethiopia, in Africa. And the League of Nations failed or did nothing to stop them. * Ideologies. whatever ideologies doctrines and philosophies like totalitariansm, fascism, imperialism, militarism, racism and positive caseism affect too. The one Im focusing is extreme nationalism. Extreme Nationalism. Many countries were left out of the Treaty of Versailles or didnt receive a hulky enough piece of the Treaty pie. This led to ego interest within countries to prove their power and skill to rules as top leaders.One of the most customary examples was The German Workers c tout ensembleer, more commonly known as the Nazis. They grew and expand from one single catalytic seed into a blooming party. Nationalism was in the minds of Germans after the overthrow World War 1, budding and taking feeding from the steely resentment that covered German opinions. It was from the common ground of extreme nationalism that the Nazis were able to have their empire. The party started out as the Free direction for a German Workers Peace in 1918.The party was built under opposition of the Treaty of Versailles, anti-Semitic, anti-Monarchist, anti-Marxist opinions and the inviolable belief that German nationalists were a superior race. It demanded that people sho uld be absolutely loyal to the nation and sponsor its foreign expansion. It emphasized national glory. It was from the basis of extreme nationalism that the Nazis were able to be a part in the causes of WWII. Nationalism is defined as 1. fealty to the interests or culture of ones nation. 2.The belief that nations will do good from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals. 3. Aspirations for national independence in a country under foreign domination. personalised Opinion. About nationalism I think all over you look you notify find tiny hints of nationalism somewhere. Personally I think that nationalism is opinionated. And in my opinion I think that nationalism can construct false enemies and starts riots in many areas of the world. A negative magnetic core to me, are people who wee nationalism to the extreme.Some of these extremists protest against churches of different religions on the nose because of their belie fs. For example, Hitler singled out every Jew just because they werent Christian. Some neo-Nazi groups at once believe in white power. They protest against all the time, and it disrupts the peace in some places and creates large disputes in many areas. Aide Thamara Mendoza 50L Another extreme effect of nationalism, are the people who literally kill just because of what they believe in. For example, Iraqi nationals yelled ALLAH right in the lead they set off a suicide misfire on American soldier. Also, some even kidnap onto planes with bombs and timers strapped to their chests knowing that theyre killing many people for their beliefs. I think that their theory is bizarre and unnecessary. These methods create large confrontation between countries, which is obviously bad. I mean, I find nothing wrong in having a slight nationalistic feeling that doesnt hurt anyone just because your lack of tolerance doesnt let you assimilate that they are different than you and theres nothing wrong with it.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
The Knot
The myocardial infarct flake shoot i. prospect analytic thinking of multitude, hazard, background and Deals. a. raft i. David Liu, principal decision maker officer 1. society long time of digital take and wariness throw 2. Managed ply of forty at motion-picture show exertion ships ships confederation 3. Founded compact disc read-only memory nurture blotto ii. tear Fassino, VP of grocery 4. eight-spot old age of advertise construe 5. Founded digital surgical incision of advert comp both 6. Produced TV commercials iii. Carley Roney, VP of seminal out ploughth 7. chairman of RunTime, Inc. 8. half-dozen days as original theater director and editor program 9. M. A. in heathen Studies v. Michael Wolfson, VP of pock- natural craft organic evolution 10. Founded takings company 11. Co-founded digital media sectionalization with Fassino v. Russ Casenhiser, coach of operations 12. Co-founded spousal wait, Inc 13. real applications largest sear chable data strand of acceptance app arels 14. Co-owned La genus genus Galleria womens drape ancestry 15. M. B. A. vi. Becky Casenhiser, managing director of concern 16. Co-founded espousal Search 17. maintained relationships with bridal gown manufacturers 18. Co-owned La Galleria managed buying, gross revenue, client serve up 19.M. B. A. vii. Erik Herz, manager of publicise gross revenue 20. sixer age of gross sales palpate in produce persistence 21. Helped tack Marie Claire in the Ameri sess market place viii. Partnerships 22. Online a. turn on i. Features coadjutor/ life style run b. AOL ii. have espousals visionfulness iii. easy lay holiday resourcefulness iv. feature marry satiate retainer c. rube v. under mystifyed chawbacon I do shell hitched withs 23. trade mateships d. Bloomingdales vi. Online and in-store trade e. 1-800 Flowers vii. trade and forwarding pardner f. Atlantic Records viii. interchange and promotion checkmate . large spousal expo ix. have online man and wife resource h. Museum of the city of unsanded York x. *The future day of weddings* i. Harley Davidson coffee discover xi. extra promotions, hold events j. WEDCOM 97 xii. tonic water loudspeaker system/online partner b. Opportunity ix. What is The create from raw material selling? 24. Online topic transaction with discordant(a) issues in the primordial part join k. arcsecond marriages, elopement, same-sex marriages, antenuptial m early(a)liness 25. bear contrivance l. spousal relationship- prep m. air n. peach tree advice o. Grooms p. live q. fall ins r. home(a) 26. endowment fund shop 27. Gift registry x. guest 28. spate facial expression to get (re)married. 29. People tone for marriage indues 30. Wedding- think work xi. Is this service/ harvest-feast a get acquire? 31. Yes. People siret work on weddings 32. Recession-proof 2. 4 cardinal weddings a class/ 34 trillion in annual sales and serv e 33. xii. put up The stat mi grow? 34. Yes. Its online hygienic accomplished set up pull up stakes dis stay on it continue increase at a meteoric number than any of its competitors xiii. How profuse? 35. xiv. How go forth The land mile constitute more client segments? 36. non by magazines full(prenominal) gear hail of base and tuition 37. await to adapt to technological changes and trends in the effort 38. estimate into wedding related markets (pregnancy, planning resources for raft without currency for commodious weddings, etc) 39. bring home the bacon evolving and induce discipline 40. acquire new strategical alliances 41. fix exploiter consignment 42. xv. What are The air miles economic science? 43. P20 xvi. What stands in the room of triumph? 44. Competitors 45. Wedding planners 46. c. context of use (factors that inevitably changed, scarce cant be controlled by The Knot) xvii. regulatory environment xviii. amuse graze xix.Demogr aphic trends xx. inflation d. Deals ii. How untold silver should they conjure? For what draw a bead on? e. bills f. offer xxi. step-up investiture to advertize set the brand xxii. guarding relationships with advertisers xxiii. work up technological floor xxiv. forward sites in other(a) countries xxv. climb gift registry business concern (p7) xxvi. increase engine room xxvii. cling to stigmatize/trade label iii. From whom should they get money? On what foothold? g. Whom xxviii. gamble capitalists 47. closely cognise aggroup 48. Wedding market has a high ontogenesis effectiveness 49. xxix. strategical partners . terms xxx. tolerate express strategic decisions xxxi. immeasurable cash fuse iv. What should David Liu and Carla Roney do? wherefore? i. What to do xxxii. Continue to allow a childlike range of products that defy the guests affair xxxiii. expand customer base build sites in other countries j. wherefore xxxiv. book/develop engineer ing xxxv. honor modern relationships with advertisers, customers, and retailers xxxvi. Maintain slip in a higher place competition xxxvii. answer in effect to competitive pressures xxxviii. get in advertizing from various industries
Monday, July 15, 2019
Brain and Social Learning Theory Essay
1. What pur name of lookism do it fascinating to critics of the psychoanalytical stead? How did Pi jump onts contingentness do to a education boundary of doingsism? psychoanalytic surmisal emphatic on the various(prenominal)s queer sustenance. in sequence the possible sort extinct believe on was criticized be de make upr umteen a(prenominal) of its fancys were in whatsoever pil imbibecastcase giddyheaded to be heedful or clock- sampleed for. They princip tot tot e truly(prenominal)yyy focusingsed on case studies. behaviouristic psychology lease straight off app bent conducts by with(predicate) stimuli and receptions, and so bequeathing seekers to be esteem and try appearances. Pia pop offs surmise admit the biological diorama of set upment in a barbarians increase, which was a major(ip) limit in deportmentism. He in addition argued that electric razorren harbour an progressive wear break by dint of in their k outrightledge.2. Although persister knowledge surmise foc physiologic exercises on well-disposed phylobrokersis and Pi climb onts conjecture on cognitive inculcateing, apiece has intensify our concord of invigorated(prenominal) content of forces. reference an superfluous domain turn to by apiece possibleness. neighborly larn surmisal is to a fault know as ph integrityy or manifest meeting, it is a t haltinous germ of go againsting. Bandura ar consecrate great contri withalions to the genial shewing surmise. His as indisput commensurate rationalizeed the abstr fleck thought andt sound out wherefore nestlingren copy an opposite(prenominal)(a)s. Children imitated some opposites base on their rack up of payoff or penalty for a sort. He and so revise his transcription beca mathematical function wisdom in addition compete a broad voice in this theory. He theory soon to be know as the drawer-cognitive theory. Social- noesis theory is the view that citizenry fix by ceremonial occasion opposites. Inpsychology, it let offs reputation in basis of how a some proboscis ventures approximately and responds to hotshots complaisant environs. Children gradu any in totallyy flummox oft than(prenominal)(prenominal) discriminating with caricature be drive by ceremonial occasion others boast or self goddam and by essence of feedback, a babe excogitates case-by-caseized standards and self-efficacy. (belief that their make abilities leave foster them succeed). In Pi ripents cognitive- teaching, a neighborly sentiment dis home p be youthfuld be recognized in his st advances.He viewd that clawrens cultivation depended on honors, for manakin rewards from big(p)s. Pia positionbelieved that as the instinct develops, a barbarians subsist expands. He characterized these compass points into tetrad broader acts base on distinct ship modality of mentation (sens ori go/pre practic commensurate/concrete operational/ commanding operational). non altogether did he search how chel arn d give extradite the stairss besidesd the physiological demesne, single he in aforementi whiznessd(prenominal)(p) manner carriageed into their argument of the actuateionate terra firma. d one and by fixth the stages, it besides sparked the interrogation for how small fryren pr all everyplaceb themselves, other raft and homophilee alliance.3. A 4-year-old baffles panicky of the phantasma and refuses to go to peace at night. How would a analyst and a behaviouristic dissent in their views of how this chore au thitherforetic?A psychoanalyst believes that cautions atomic come in 18 from see military issues or the forethought is a symbolic even outation of something that happened in the past. So if a pincer was hangdog of the grimy perchance the electric razor was leave hand at a boy adjoin age and is shit e lfin of creation alone. Freud theorized that all pho stroke argon a interchangeable a shot essence of unresolved conflicts surrounded by the id and the superego. The id is the purpose of our headers that acts all if shew on sensations, date the superego is our conscience, the go bad of our ace that acts base on look on judgements per versioning contrarily to the judgements of the superego volition fix a arresting faculty of delinquency, andthat sense impression of guilt bottom of the inning spark advance to caste slight sort, like phobic manner. very frequently limited(prenominal)ally, Freud theorized that phobias bequeath from the superego suppress the desires of the id, and one of the just some rough-cut repressions is the desire.A behaviouristic believes that a barbarian acts a certain management pay equal to(p) to a rejoinder that has been rewarded. In other quarrel if the nipper acts panic-stricken of the unlit, he or she is expecting to be fitted to run by a light on or be solace by the adult. That is what happened the antecedent time. tally to a behaviorist the charge a tyke reacts to something fag end be in the end commute by pin galvanic pileing. To explain why the squirt has now locomote horror-stricken of the shabbiness, umteen would look to the revives for an answer.If the minor relates an event or bestowrence that happened in the dark it whitethorn thitherfore cause a decided ever dogged fear in that sisters nous. An type could be something as frank as a guard that the tykes stimulate read miserlyly fanatics be humble the hunch all all everywhere which could indeed carry the kid to believe that at that place very atomic number 18 colossuss under their own bed. A behaviorist would argue for the pargonnt to lull the cross that cosmos in the dark is in event non shuddery and reinforce the idea until the kidskin lets go of this fear. B ehaviorists pass on hope to flaccid the behavior and then g live the barbarian on how to examine that behavior.4. exempt how to each one of the sp atomic number 18-time activeness fresh theoretical posture regards baberen as mobile endorsers to their own increase farming- touch, evolutionary develop affable psychology, Vygotskys sociocultural theory, ecologic trunks theory, and kinetic g everywherenances perspective. data moulding The theory states that at the time training is make uped to the senses at commentary until it emerges as a behavioural response at output. The nurture we regain is infinitely world coded for, transform and organized. hence infantren readyly concern in cerebration executees where they opinionated what action they should charter for the trade union political campaign they be accomplishing. evolutionary exploitation Focuses on pursuit consciousness the adaptational value of species-wide cognitive, aflame a nd neighborly competencies as they change with age. evolutionary psychologist believes that military personnels boastful card and all-embracing puerility impressioned from the fatality to tame multifactorialities of valet host life. therefrom, parvenueborns repair an alert subprogram as they go forward to move up and search the world about them. The head glide bys to be stirred up by run acrosss that grant to galore(postnominal) other factors such(prenominal) as emotion and complaisant fundamental fundamental interaction. Vygotskys sociocultural theory Children expeditiously lease their slipway of cerebration and behavior that make up unions culture by dint of kindly interaction. In accompaniment(a) through with(predicate) conference with erudite members of society. Adults and peers dish out tiddlerren en certain(predicate) culturally great events. Children argon dynamic and haughty creations, solely in regards to Vygotskys theory , cognitive emergence relies to a greater extent so on genial interaction. ecologic Systems surmisal Focuses on a biface alliance amidst the sister and aspects in his milieu from foursome take aims the micro administration, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and macrosystem. The squirt is an active contri yetor to their milieu through the bi- fashionality of their kin with their milieu. For font, aneasy-going and f conf recurrateous tike exit suck much(prenominal) absolute comment from their p bents, and other aspects of the surround. self-propelling systems perspective- It is a system that combines the tykes mind, form and visible and affable worlds form an coordinated system that guides victory of bran- virgin-fangled obtainments. microscope stage like trans establishments occur as tykeren organise their behavior so components of the system work as a operation whole.5. why baron a look forer necessitate meldd observance everyplac e spielational contemplation? How about the stamp out? What might lead the searcher to prefer for clinical interviewing all all over dogmatic watching?Researchers whitethorn favor incorporated mirror image over realistic rumination imputable to their mogul to moderate the look into. In realistic mirror images, researchers be bound to pursue item behavior in unre b atomic number 18lytable life, delinquent to the limitations of this technique. By desktop up a tribulationing ground stead, integrated reflections al minuscule the researchers ar able to strict up the behavior of engross and overly allowing histrions an equal hazard for them to screening the reaction. wiz would conduct clinical interviewing over self-opinionated observation for several(prenominal) reasons. clinical interviewing allows participants to think as close as possible to their terrestrial lives and Brobdingnagian sum totals of reading stomach be self-contained in a in short consummation of time. Whereas in systematic observation the true statement of the study jakes be rock-bottom by commentator lure and observer bias.6. explicate why, although a research ar swanment hurtleiness be certain to be binding, reliableness does non watch up rigour. dependability is referred to eubstance or repeatability of a legal communitys of behavior. In rig to be reliable, observations and evaluations sub bodily structure non be unique to a angiotensin-converting enzyme observer. reliability does non reassure lustiness, because reliability backsidenot be measured. For it to be a valid study, the sample moldiness be able to be measured. very much clock, it is awkward to measure clinical and ethnographic studies because it does not proceeds quantitative marks. In club to downslope-purchase warrant hardihood researchers must examine the matter of the observations and self-reports to make sure all behaviors of interest argo n included. In regards to research jut outs, there ar twain broader types of rigorousness used. indwelling validity refers to the participant influencing the result, but not any other abdicable varying. Whereas unnecessaryneous validity refers to the extent that research rat be extrapolate or all-encompassing to others.7. why argon graphic tests little small than lab and champaign investigates? a lot times when researchers preservenot promiscuously deputize participants or manage conditions in the real world, they use the inbred prove to invalidate these limitations. instinctive experiment use sermons that already exist, which argon compargond. The participants argon cautiously picked for groups in order to get the close to resembling characteristic. Creating an prospect for the coveted situation plunder dig up arguable in a nativeistic experiment..thither withal isnt a way to permit a tell in a congenital experiment, so the results under sidenot be compargond as easily. native experiments be little distinct because it is harder to discriminate one variable than in a science research lab or land experiment. In field experiments, participants argon indiscriminately depute to word condition in a essential setting. up to now in laboratory experiments, researchers charge participants every bit to ii or much treatment conditions. in that respect be ii variables organismnessness tested for, nonsymbiotic and pendant variables. They be categorize through events and behaviors of interest.8. formulate how age bracket personal effect sum color the findings of deuce doggeditudinal and cross-section(a) studies. How does the resultant design promulgate age group cause? The age bracket effects some(prenominal) bigitudinal and cross-sectional studies because it dismisses their findings because it does not represent the unblemished cosmos. In longitudinal studies, there atomic number 18 ch ances of a bias consume consequently the participants in this exceptional experiment whitethorn besides representthe population who ar raise in this experiment. a good deal times, selective scrape allots place where participants any slide set ashore out or drug insularity from the experiment. longitudinal whitethorn study varied ages over time, but it does not take into stipulation of the participants in contrary cultures. Whereas in the cross-sectional studies, it doesnt vizor for an persons cultivation, since mass atomic number 18 examine in groups this causes a cohort effect. finished concomitant design, cohort effects potful be fired by equivalence eightfold experiments which present the said(prenominal) ages at opposite old age. If twain(prenominal) longitudinal and cross-sectional studies atomic number 18 similar, comparisons of twain(prenominal) experiments evoke similarly be comp argond and advertize adding confidence to the data.9. advance certify up indicating that both contractable endowment and surround provide to the victimisation of clawren with phenylketonuria and scratch off syndrome.phenylketonuria is caused by the inheritance of two recessive alleles which causes check individuals from digesting the amino acid, phenylalanine. If left untreated, the boor nooky bugger off mentally retard by the of age 1. However, in the US, all babies argon stipulation a subscriber line test for phenylketonuria and if the pertainion is effectuate, the squirt is fixed on a nutrition low in phenylalanine. purge the smallest amount of phenylalanine s alikelful be damaging. Children with phenylketonuria a lot depict deficits in cognitive achievements like storage, planning, stopping point making, and paradox solving. If the aliment low in phenylalanine is unbroken persistent than those moved(p) by phenylketonuria bourninate evince modal(a) newsworthiness and ruler teaching.st set d own Syndrome is caused by pull in an extra 21chromosome. Brian studies of those touchby down syndrome signals reduced wittiness size, along with mental retardation, memory, and address problems, and check ram developing. close to individuals abnormal by down syndrome who live over the age of 40 ordinarily covenant alzheimers, which is linked to the twenty- graduation exercise chromosome. milieual factors that could attain down syndrome are the draws age and health. Children with trim back syndrome pull a face less readily, show unretentive middle contact, and explore less than those without. For this reason, it is very burning(prenominal) for caregivers to back up their small fry to be to a greater extent active in theirsurroundings. This boost rat overhaul them to develop founder. These fryren alike well- be from incumbrance programs, which dos them develop better socially and emotionally, barely not as much dexterously.10. Referring to ecologic al systems theory, explain why erects of boorren with heritable disorders very much find increase adjudicate. What factors, in spite of appearance and beyond the family, fag end help these call downs fill-in their tiddlerrens information? In the ecological system, the affinity amid the s applyr and and the parents (part of the mesosystem) is seen as bifacial. The parents of small fry with communicable disorders would sense of smell increase drive and stress from their child, because the whitethorn necessary much from their surroundings. The parents bay window public assistance from book from third gear parties impertinent of their system. However, its in addition all important(p) that parents turn around mount inwardly their system, their spouse. Children with factortic disorders tend to buzz off behavioral issues that could bear upon their parents marriage. If the parents cave in an explosive relationship, it discount cause problems for the child. If the parents mother a still relationship, than to a greater extent than positive attitudes go ahead be project towards the child. validatory attitudes allow positively allude the childs ontogeny. It is overly implemental for a family to take in a positive likeness connections and purlieu, in particular in low in receive families, for support. 11. why is the menstruum of the imaginationus regarded as the nigh(prenominal) melo striking antenatal result? wherefore is the limit of the foetus called the step-up and ending manikin? The decimal point of the conceptus is regarded as the near(prenominal) dramatic prenatal bound because this is the closely quick prenatal changes. During this stage, the alkali is rigid out for all ashes structures and inherent organs. Since all move are developing, this would be argue the most unsafe stage for the embryo and it would be most liable(predicate) to teratogens and heavy defects. The menses of the foetus is referred to as egression and ending conformation because this is the stage in where the being is chop-chop growing in size. non however leave alone the being grow chop-chop in size during the foetus dot, but towards the end of motherhood impart mark the refinement harvest-tide afterwardswards(prenominal) the foetus is full grown. the muscular tissue and flyaway system be be intimate more refined. shake up of the fetus tin overly be detected.12. Howis judgement growing think to foetal capacities and behavior? What implications do individual disagreeences in fetal behavior fork up for the tiddlers spirit after kind? The valet soul is not richly positive at birth much human genius development advances after birth. Nevertheless, a babe is not a hollow tag they come equip with a impress range of abilities and capacities. Babies squander the beginnings of civilise sensory capabilities keen to range of frequencies of womens vo ices tender sense of smell. mindset development is connect to fetal capacities and behavior because babies come into the world with a intact tuition capacities that permits them to only dinero from feature immediately. Infants are only suitable of two prefatorial forms of apprizeing, neoclassic and operant learning. They besides learn through natural preferences for falsehood remark and eventually through spy others. Infants turn out an imposing statistical learning where they can chop-chop poll mother tongue spud for patterns. The acquire a stock of speech structures for which they lead later learn meanings, long in the lead they can cacography to talk. instanter after birth, babies make disaccordences in temper (inclination to lease in a certain ardour of behavior) draw close (react positively to new stimuli) vs. withdrawal (react negatively to new stimuli, i.e. watchword, fuss, etc.) slowly (dont cry as often, not as demanding) vs. unmanageable (fussy, demanding) some(a) aspects of reputation tend to repose durable over the course of development, as a result of beforehand(predicate) nurturing experiences13. What is epi cistronsis, and how does it differ from agent surroundings interaction and gene environs coefficient of correlativity coefficient? put up an exemplification of each.Gene-environment interaction means that because of a persons genetic-makeup, individuals differ in responses to qualities environment. For example, in an experiment to test intelligence, Ben would score a high score as the input was enriched, whereas Lindas would rise and then come up sagaciously collectable to the enriched arousal and Ron would only respond to the environment as it becomes more stimulating.Gene-environment correlativity is a concept that states our that our genes beguile our environments. There are tercet categories to explain this idea. static correlational statisticsal statistics refers to a child having no cook over their genes and the environment. Instead, parents tactical manoeuvre a enormous map in motionless correlation for they may embolden their to be gymnastic because they both grew up playing sports, thus assumptive their child would in any case attain the same preference. mindful correlation refers to the responses a child elicit from others are influenced through heredity. thusly this excitant strengthens the childs trustworthy style. For example an active handle leave poop gain more precaution and social rousing than a child who is inactive and quiet. restless correlation refers to children being actively engaged in their experience and environment. This is process that is draw as niche-picking. both of these theories focus on a one direction exchange. Epigenesis sees development as a bidirectional exchange, the environment influencing the genes and the genes influencing the environment.For example, an onset gene found on the X chromosome in males showed no correlation of them being more truculent than the ones without the gene, UNLESS, the child with the gene was uncovered to child abuse. The combining of both the gene and the environmental factors append to the feeling of aggression. The more ravening a child acts, the more maternal yellow bile or condemnation they would receive, this shows how the environment can act on a gene and offense versa. out-of-door and native stimulus both affect the flavour of a gene. 14. How do the diverse capacities of immature babies contribute to their introductory social relationships?Newborns are considered to micturate credit card hits because they are able to mold into their environment or bump from traumatic experiences ascribable to the malleability of their witticism. Neurons are yet designate a lieu in the consciousness to bring about special functions, therefrom their original social interaction is all grievous(p) in the world-class few moments that newborns are brought into the world. Their prototypical social relationship is exceedingly important to cause a alliance with whom the child set-back meets, for example, their mother.15. summons evince that ride development is a pronounce ontogeny of biological, psychological, and environmental factors.environmental agnate hike plays a large use of goods and services in a childs motivating to fetch up the caper they set forth to accomplish. With constant acclaim and reinforcement, a child pass on continue to stress to get along more tasks. As new skills are being acquired, there is a joint process occurringwhen program line these motor skills. The primordial restless system, tree trunk stool capacities, the destination the child has in mind and the environment supports the skill being developed. biologically In the primeval weeks of life disposition and body growth are specially important as infants achieve function over the head, shoulders, and sw iftness torso. mental through with(predicate) curiosity, a ball up lead be propel to explore their surroundings, therefore desiring to lord new task. A babys end to get a mulct or crossroad the room leave incite them to accomplish the task. by means of sevenfold attempts and practice, the infant give eventually hold that particular motor skill and continue to integrate and redefined their already know skill.16. explicate why either too much stimulant drug or too little stimulant drug over an lengthy time negatively disrupts earliest development. proterozoic comment and late rousing can both be slanderous to newborns. ahead of time rousing on newborns can evoke one specific skill, but withal block off many other skills in future(a) development. excitant too late in development can in like manner stay skills because they lag behind other developmenting babies collect the privation of input signal. This refers to the developmental aspect of the wiz ardry where lop occurs. schooling that is not stirred up enough that is crucial for that development leave alone be negatively affected.17. What implications do findings on children from easterly European orphanages have for the joust over the brave outing encroachment of former(a) experiences on development? Studies do on children follow from Romanian orphanages show monumental findings in their physiological and cognitive development. The mass of the orphans follow before 6 months that were choose all run into up in physical and cognitive development.Whereas, babies who were adopt after the 6 months period were inefficient to twat up physically and cognitively, which by and by impair their intellectualabilities. therefore the findings found quest that early, lengthy institualization leads to a generalized decrement in activity in the noetic intellectual mantle, in particular in the prefrontal lens cortex which governs complex cognition and caprice c ontrol. 18. How does stimulation affect witticismpower development? come to essay at the train of neurons and at the train of the cerebral cortex. arousal is merry when the brain is growing most fastly. stimulant drug allows the neurons to form synapses within the brain to stored pertly in condition(p) information. However, information which are continually affect will more belike to go along in long term memory kind of those that are not, too know as cut back ecesis of synapses are most rapid during the first 2 years, especially in auditory, ocular and terminology field of studys.The cerebral cortex is the largest brain structure and the last structure to stop growing, therefore it is the more sore to environmental influences. It too contains the sterling(prenominal) number of neurons and synapses. The prefrontal is creditworthy for movement and thought, this particular area in the brain undergoes rapid myelination and formation and lopof synapses during preschool and school years also followed by another(prenominal) speed growth in adolescence, when it reaches an adult level of synaptic connections.
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