tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36495070848574208382024-02-20T01:26:30.922-08:00Essay collegeGood Speech Topic IdeasMaximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-52275478608738124772020-08-25T01:16:00.001-07:002020-08-25T01:16:10.169-07:00Free Essays on GIMPEL, NAIVE AND KINDGimpel, Kind and Naive ââ¬Å"I donââ¬â¢t consider myself a nitwit. Despite what might be expected. In any case, thatââ¬â¢s what people call me.â⬠Gimpel, the fundamental character in ââ¬Å"Gimpel the Foolâ⬠composed by Isaac Bashevis Singer, portrays the story with exact genuineness. Gimpel depicts an absurd man whom for a mind-blowing duration, the individuals who encompass him, disparage and hoodwink him. Data got by what he says and does, likewise by what others state about him, decide Gimpelââ¬â¢s character and character. Gimpel is a static character of a tale about a man more shrewd and kinder than the individuals who mislead and mock him. The seven names given to Gimpel as a kid by his cohorts include: ââ¬Å"Imbecile, jackass, flax-head, dope, glump, ninny, and fool.â⬠In truth Gimpel in spite of idiot, depicts just naivety and goodness. Gimpelââ¬â¢s goodness shows when his colleagues, ââ¬Å"Stuffed [his] hands with goat turdsâ⬠rather ââ¬Å"of the raisins they give when a womanââ¬â¢s lying in,â⬠and he sits idle. Gimpel knows this entire time about the quality he needs to slap somebody ââ¬Å"heââ¬â¢d see Cracow.â⬠Instead he praises his way of thinking by expressing, ââ¬Å"Let it pass.â⬠The individuals of Frampol, the main town Gimpelââ¬â¢s known, disparages and ridicules him all through his pre-adulthood. Gimpel decides to release everything without a word being said so circumstances don't decline with remarks, for example, ââ¬Å"If I at any point set out to state ââ¬ËAh, youââ¬â¢re kidding!ââ¬â¢ there was inconvenience. Individuals got angry.â⬠A hoodwinked Gimpel weds Elka, a wanton lady who all through their twenty years of marriage never regards him as an individual. Elka goes behind Gimpel's back with a few men. She brings forth six youngsters, none of which Gimpel fathered. By and by, Gimpel cherishes the kids with adoration a natural dad can just give. Gimpel knows reality the entire time, yet he despite everything cherishes Elka aimlessly. Gimpelââ¬â¢s character of a sort man who firmly puts stock in God and his direction shows when he looks for the Rabbi for... Free Essays on GIMPEL, NAIVE AND KIND Free Essays on GIMPEL, NAIVE AND KIND Gimpel, Kind and Naive ââ¬Å"I donââ¬â¢t consider myself a numb-skull. In actuality. In any case, thatââ¬â¢s what people call me.â⬠Gimpel, the principle character in ââ¬Å"Gimpel the Foolâ⬠composed by Isaac Bashevis Singer, portrays the story with exact genuineness. Gimpel depicts a silly man whom for a mind-blowing duration, the individuals who encompass him, scorn and mislead him. Data acquired by what he says and does, likewise by what others state about him, decide Gimpelââ¬â¢s character and character. Gimpel is a static character of a tale about a man more astute and kinder than the individuals who beguile and mock him. The seven names given to Gimpel as a kid by his schoolmates include: ââ¬Å"Imbecile, jackass, flax-head, dope, glump, ninny, and fool.â⬠In truth Gimpel in spite of simpleton, depicts just naivety and goodness. Gimpelââ¬â¢s goodness shows when his cohorts, ââ¬Å"Stuffed [his] hands with goat turdsâ⬠rather ââ¬Å"of the raisins they give when a womanââ¬â¢s lying in,â⬠and he sits idle. Gimpel knows this entire time about the quality he needs to slap somebody ââ¬Å"heââ¬â¢d see Cracow.â⬠Instead he respects his way of thinking by expressing, ââ¬Å"Let it pass.â⬠The individuals of Frampol, the main town Gimpelââ¬â¢s known, disparages and taunts him all through his immaturity. Gimpel decides to release everything without a word being said so circumstances don't compound with remarks, for example, ââ¬Å"If I at any point set out to state ââ¬ËAh, youââ¬â¢re kidding!ââ¬â¢ there was inconvenience. Individuals got angry.â⬠A bamboozled Gimpel weds Elka, a wanton lady who all through their twenty years of marriage never regards him as an individual. Elka goes behind Gimpel's back with a few men. She brings forth six kids, none of which Gimpel fathered. All things considered, Gimpel cherishes the kids with affection an organic dad can just give. Gimpel knows reality the entire time, yet he despite everything cherishes Elka indiscriminately. Gimpelââ¬â¢s character of a sort man who emphatically has confidence in God and his direction shows when he looks for the Rabbi for... Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-3693980698385745152020-08-22T02:46:00.001-07:002020-08-22T02:46:20.592-07:00Paper Products Corporation Essays - Marketing, Office EquipmentPaper Products Corporation Mary Miller is the promoting chief for Paper Products Corporation and she has to choose whether she ought to permit her biggest client to get some of Paper Products' document envelopes and market them under their own name (Natcom Inc.) as opposed to the FILEX brand utilized by Paper Products. Mary is worried about the possibility that that in the event that she doesn't acknowledge the offer, the client will discover another document organizer maker. Mary extremely just has two choices; acknowledge the proposal from Natcom or reject the offer from Natcom. There is a sure level of hazard associated with either alternative and she needs to choose which choice is the most secure for Paper Products Corporation. In the event that Paper Products denies the offer they are setting themselves in a place to potentially lose 30 percent of their business, roughly 12 million dollars for every year. Regardless of whether Natcom proceeded buying their different supplies from Paper Products, and just quit buying document envelopes, the business would lose roughly 4.2 million dollars for each year. In the event that Mary chose to take the proposal from Natcom, and permit them to sell Paper Items' document envelopes with their name, she would be conflicting with organization approach and it would not be anything but difficult to change this arrangement. It would be exceptionally simple for Paper Products to accommodateNatcom's offer since they have abundance limit. In the event that they turn down the business, Natcom could go to another maker and cut into Paper Products' deals at Natcom stores. Another advantage of this offer is that Paper Products would not need to spend any showcasing dollars to secure this new business. Natcom came to them with this offer and it didn't cost Mary Miller, or Paper Products anything. As indicated by the showcasing idea, Mary ought to acknowledge the proposal from Natcom. As advertising supervisor, Mary ought to recognize what the client needs, and make Paper Items Inc. the best organization at fulfilling those requirements for a benefit. For this situation the client is Natcom and they clearly need to showcase a line of record envelopes with their name joined. This need ought to be obvious to Mary since her client has now moved toward her multiple times with this solicitation. Mary will require her master advertising aptitudes at the point when she attempts to offer this plan to Bob Butcher, Paper Products president. Mr. Butcher is basically inspired by the advancement of new items however he will in all likelihood be inspired by this proposition since it manages his organizations' greatest client. There will must be an arrangement change for Paper Products Inc. concerning the corporate arrangement of rejecting seller marking demands. Paper Products executed this approach since they needed the achievement of their items to rely upon the quality instead of only a low cost, be that as it may, just 40 percent of their document envelope items are in a specific line while the other 60 percent are generally homogeneous shopping items. The achievement of the homogeneous document organizers will be reliant on the cost instead of the quality, in this manner this strategy contingent upon quality as opposed to low value should be modified. Mary ought to likewise approach Mr. Butcher about utilizing some a greater amount of the organization's accessible cash for the advancement of their current brands. Paper Products needs to haul a portion of their cash out of new-item advancement and endeavor to accomplish some market entrance. Despite the fact that 60 percent of the present market sounds engaging, they might have the option to get some of the staying 40 percent with some great advancements and market entrance. Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-29276582313397978362020-07-26T23:11:00.001-07:002020-07-26T23:11:02.311-07:00Katherine McGehee, MIA 15, reflects on ASD 2015 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions BlogKatherine McGehee, MIA â15, reflects on ASD 2015 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog Today, were sharing a blog post from our PA, Katherine McGehee, MIA 15. She was one of our volunteers at this weeks open house, Admitted Students Day 2015. She served on the student panel, assisted students with registration, and chatted it up with newly-admitted students at the evening reception. Always on top of things, Katherine wanted to share her personal experiences from ASD, and how they compared to the decision many of our newly-admitted students are making right now. Heres what she had to say: Photo courtesy of Katherine McGehee, MIA â15, during her first day at SIPA in 2013. Thanks to everyone who came out to Admitted Students Day yesterday on April 7th, 2015! It was such a pleasure meeting the potential class of 2017! As a student volunteer for SIPAâs open house event, I couldnât help but think back to April 2013 when I was in your shoes and attending SIPAâs Admitted Students Day. While I was very excited to tour the campus, meet with other admitted students, and learn more about the program, I wasnât sure about whether or not I would accept the offer. The day seemed to go by so quicklyâ¦presentations on concentrations and specializations, overviews of programs, and panels on student life all felt back to back. The possibilities at SIPA seemed endless, but also felt a little overwhelming. Would I be able to find a focus here? Could I keep up with the quantitative curriculumâs demands? Was this the right place for me? I found some answers to these questions when I spoke with current students. During informal discussions with them, I was hooked. Even though the conversations were brief, it was clear to me that SIPA was a place of opportunity. The students that I met were all in interesting careers before attending Columbiasome already working in international affairs, while others came to SIPA for a complete career changebut when they talked about life at school and their plans following SIPA, it was apparent that SIPA had been a launching pad and a place that brought each of these students to the next level, both personally and professionally. I see this among my peers here at SIPA today. In fact, I overheard similar discussions to the ones that I had in April 2013 between current students and admitted students on Tuesday. Many admitted students are considering multiple schools and I heard this repeat question throughout the evening mingling event: âWhy SIPA?â Two very simple words, but itâs probably one of the most important questions to ask as you make your final decision on which school to attend. Current student responses varied with answers ranging from âWe have excellent professors and youâll have access to leading practitionersâ to âYouâll have a unique opportunity to learn both theory and practice in New York City!â No matter the principal reasons, nearly all of the conversations I listened to on Tuesday featured current students explaining that they would not be where they are today without SIPA. University Professor Joseph Stiglitz speaking at the ASD 2015 lunch. In my personal experience, I can attest to this being 100 percent true. Through SIPA, Iâve worked on labor rights issues in Latin America (and even completed field travel to the Dominican Republic to conduct this research); helped develop a for-profit social enterprise business model in Kenya through the Deanâs Public Policy Challenge; traveled to Paris as a student representative for a SIPA CGEG conference where Nobel Prize Laureate Joseph Stiglitz was the keynote speaker; sat in on lectures by Stephen Sestanovich, Richard Betts, Michael Doyle, Robert Jervis, Jeffrey Sachs, Rashid Khalidi, Dipali Mukhopadhyay, Jagdish Bhagwati, Alfred Stepan, Yasmine Ergas, Mahmood Mamdaniand Charles Calomiris through my Conceptual Foundations course; gained quantitative and project-management skills; taken courses at other Columbia University graduate schools; and Iâve made incredible friendships. Iâve also secured a job after graduation in public-sector consulting through significant suppo rt from SIPAâs alumni network and professional guidance from career services. Iâve accomplished a lot, and looking back, it would be untrue to say that Admitted Studentsâ Day gave me solid answers every question I asked of students two years ago. Would I be able to find a focus here? Could I keep up with the quantitative curriculumâs demands? I carried these concerns, among others, with me as I stepped into the International Affairs Building for Orientation, and again on my first day of class. However, Admitted Studentsâ Day really helped me see myself as a student here at SIPA and helped me realize that SIPA is the right place for me! (And my experiences really prove that.) For those of you that were unable to attend Admitted Studentsâ Day 2015, I encourage you to look at student perspectives to give you a sense of what student life is like here. For more student experiences, check out SIPA Stories. Iâm very happy that I chose to attend SIPA and hope to see you here! *** Dont forget to respond to your enrollment offer by April 15, 2015 (for SIPA scholarship recipients) or May 1, 2015 (for all other students). Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-13989568881674149772020-05-22T11:27:00.001-07:002020-05-22T11:27:03.287-07:00Friendship in Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett Essay Friendship is best served when it is shared by individuals who have defined themselves. Throughout ââ¬Å"Waiting for Godot,â⬠this notion is explored by demonstrating the problems friends experience when they define one another, look to each other for self-definition, have unfair expectations of one another, become self-centered, and maintain friendship out of need, a need to be needed, or habit. Through this exploration, the reader finds that the possibility of ending up in a stagnant relationship as a result of these problems can be simply reconciled. Friendship is best enjoyed between friends who have defined themselves and enter into the given relationship as an outlet for mutual understanding and support, thus stifling the human tendencyâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦Unfortunately, sometimes when others have made the effort to define themselves to us, we do not care to listen because we have already defined them in our minds. This error is made by Pozzo in Act 1: ââ¬Å"What is your name?â⬠he asks Estragon, to which Estragon replies, ââ¬Å"Adamâ⬠(25). Pozzo does not listen, and instead spouts off a monologue about the sky. Such a mistake prevents their understanding of one another. When one person defines another and ignores the otherââ¬â¢s own feelings, a gap in understanding results, which prevents much more than a surface connection between people to be made. Other times, people seek self-definition from others, only to hear what one wants. Such a scenario is played out in Act 1: Pozzo: ââ¬Å"How do you find me? Good? Fair? Middling? Poor? Positively bad?â⬠Vladmir: ââ¬Å"Oh very good, very very good.â⬠Pozzo (to Estragon): ââ¬Å"And you, sir?â⬠Estragon: ââ¬Å"Oh tray bong, tray tray tray bong.â⬠Pozzo: ââ¬Å"Bless you, gentlemen, bless you! I have such need of encouragement...â⬠(26). While Pozzo acquires the encouragement he needs from Vladmirââ¬â¢s statement, he asks directly for Estragonââ¬â¢s opinion--and perceives his incoherent reply to be a compliment. 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For example, some mark the beginning of postmodernism with the first performance of Waiting for Godot in 1953, the first publication of Howl in 1956 or of Naked Lunch in 1959. For others the beginning is marked by moments in critical theory: Jacques Derridas Structure, Sign, and Play lecture in 1966 or as late as Ihab Hassans usage in The Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-1216374448773915012020-05-08T21:20:00.001-07:002020-05-08T21:20:02.955-07:00Is Project Accounting Really That Important - 1217 Words Is Project Accounting really that Important? Project accounting is a practice that is used by businesses and organizations of all sizes. During the process of completing this system, leaders use the information gathered to create, plan, manage and control projects that are being completed by the organization. The goal of project accounting is to track the progress of these projects through financial reports. This information is then used to determine if the project is on-track, staying within budget and whether the project needs adjustments to the overall plan and structure of the project. One common concern that business leaders have is that the time, effort and money that is spent utilizing project accounting is not as valuable as oneâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦This is also a process that is able to analyze every step stage of the project. This is beneficial because it helps businesses to know that they are staying on budget and whether the project will be completed on time. Along with budget, project accounting is also a crucial process that helps to determine ROI. Without the data provided by a project accounting system, a company would never be able to determine how much income was generated from a project. Project Accounting in Real Life There is really no denying that project accounting is something that is a laborious task. However, without it, research has shown that businesses aren t nearly as successful. One prime example of this concept comes from government agencies. According to PMI research, barely half of government strategic initiatives are able to meet their original goals and intent of the projects that they are completing. One reason that this is the case is because only a third of the agencies included in this research truly understand the value of project management. For those agencies that did understand and embrace project accounting, there were notable differences in the results of their projects. The most notable organizations that were affected by project accounting were the Social Security Administration, The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Aviation Administration. Here were a few of the ways that these organizations were able to see success for their projects. Hands On Leaders This Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-75185792758102505892020-05-06T09:53:00.001-07:002020-05-06T09:53:37.753-07:00Does She Encourage Thinness Free Essays This essay examines the question of whether the iconic ââ¬Å"Barbie Dollâ⬠(ââ¬Å"Barbieâ⬠) causes young (5-8 year old) girls to desire thinness, thereby detrimentally effecting their self-image. Barbie, introduced to the childrenââ¬â¢s market in the 1950s, is a 9-inch doll created with what are widely regarded as imaginary proportions. Concern over the adverse effects of Barbie on children growing, Barbieââ¬â¢s figure was recently changed to reflect, among other things, a smaller bust and wider hips. We will write a custom essay sample on Does She Encourage Thinness? or any similar topic only for you Order Now Nevertheless, the controversy still remains: Does Barbie contribute to or even create negative body images in young girls? II. The Concerns: Barbie as Destructive Force Concerned parents and adult women who themselves were affected by the body size and shape portrayed by Americaââ¬â¢s favorite doll have expressed fear or conviction that playing with Barbie dolls may or does lead to a panoply of image-related problems in the youth who play with them. Little best examples the detrimental results of Barbie on children than the reputed decision of one adult woman to request that a plastic surgeon recreate her body and face to mirror Barbieââ¬â¢s. When examined closely, however, the woman ââ¬â and, eventually, society ââ¬â learned that Barbie, if created as a human being, would have feet too small to balance her body on, breasts too large to be supported by her tiny waist, and hips likely too narrow to bear children. Indeed, Barbie could literally never exist in reality. At core, those opposed to Barbie for image-related reasons posit that girls at particularly vulnerable ages are easily impressed upon by the doll they come to not only play with, but idealize. Those girls wish not only to do all the things Barbie does ââ¬â become an astronaut or doctor ââ¬â but look like her. While becoming an astronaut or doctor are attainable goals for most if not all young girls, achieving Barbieââ¬â¢s looks is not. Were Barbie not important, she would in fact have little if any effect over her fans. III. Why They Have Their Point Though Barbie may not be responsible for the destructive force many attribute to her, concerned parents and former Barbie fans do have their point: Women do not look like Barbie dolls. Though an ultimate compliment may be, ââ¬Å"Youââ¬â¢re so pretty ââ¬â you look like a Barbie,â⬠in reality Barbie paints a picture of women that does not accurately reflect nature. For children particularly, impressions are easily made at tender ages, when bodies have yet to develop and knowledge is limited. Therefore, the five- or six-year old child, who has little reason to know otherwise, will be prone to accepting Barbieââ¬â¢s figure and appearance as a true reflection of what she will one day become. The detrimental effects may be especially harsh on children without mothers or sisters in their lives, or children in families who perpetuate negative self-images via perpetual dieting or other behaviors. For those children ââ¬â the ones who arguably need the most direction ââ¬â they may ââ¬Å"look toâ⬠Barbie for more and as a result shape their own self-images around her. IV. Anti-Barbie: A Correct Assumption Underlying the Barbie dissenterââ¬â¢s opinion is the assumption that Barbieââ¬â¢s fans are easily impressionable and that Barbie has enough power in their lives to effect self-perception. Little argument can be made as to the former assumption (few would dispute that 5-year-olds are easily manipulated); and, though there is room for doubt as to the latter proposition, popularity attests to Barbieââ¬â¢s frontrunner status in the childrenââ¬â¢s market. Year by year, Barbie is consistently a favorite among young girls, and over time has evolved from teen fashion model to wife to mother to career woman. Throughout all, her figure has remained unscathed, sending the perhaps subconscious message to the girls who idealize her that they, too, will look forever young and thin no matter how old they grow or how differently their bodies may be made. It is Barbieââ¬â¢s enduring popularity that makes her so central a figure in the lives of so many. V. Why Barbie Works Despite Her Flaws Despite criticism, Barbie may in fact little harm a young girlââ¬â¢s self-image. She is, after all, just a doll. Few girls are told, or even given the suggestion, that Barbie is a true reflection of womenââ¬â¢s bodies or lives. Barbie no more accurately reflects womenââ¬â¢s bodies than does Ken accurately reflect menââ¬â¢s, and she is not designed to. Barbie, rather, is a tool of escape. Children of ages five, six, and even eight and ten seldom if ever would be found focusing on Barbieââ¬â¢s proportions or dress size. They, rather, use her as a tool with which to engage in fantasy. Beyond this, while Barbie may be the most popular girlsââ¬â¢ toy, she is far from the most determinative factor on a young womanââ¬â¢s self-image. Most girls discontinue Barbie play well before their adolescence, the time when most young women begin focusing on and comparing their bodies with others. The force of society on a girlââ¬â¢s self-image cannot be underplayed. To assign Barbie with greatly influencing a girlââ¬â¢s view of her body when she is bombarded with images of real girls in popular culture who are unnaturally thin (on television, in magazines, in film) is to assign to her more importance than she in fact has. While Barbie lives in the world of fantasy and toy, images of super-thin models and women abound in an adolescentââ¬â¢s very real world ââ¬â in the magazines she reads and on the television programs she watches. In many instances, the superstars and celebrities she looks up to are unnaturally thin and encourage her to dislike her own body. Perhaps more importantly, a young girlââ¬â¢s friends and family likely have far more influence on a girlââ¬â¢s perception of herself than Barbie. If a girlââ¬â¢s mother is comfortable with her body, she will likely instill similar comfort in her daughter. If, in contrast, a girl grows up hearing her mother perpetually complain that she (the mother) is fat or otherwise inadequate, she may well internalize such thought process and apply it to herself. Peers, too, who complain that their bodies are inadequate in one form or another may cause self-doubt in a girl. VI. A Balance: Healthy Barbie Though Barbie may not have the effect on her fans that her critics assign to her, it is likely that she does have some influence over her audience. Barbie, a staple of the toy world, doubtless plays her part in society and in shaping the goals, values, and self-images of those who play with her. To some extent, Mattel, Barbieââ¬â¢s creator, has recognized and attempted to remedy some of the potential damage Barbieââ¬â¢s surreal figure may do on young girls by slightly changing her mold. Mattel, however, can do only so much, and even the doll sold today paints a false picture of what most girls will mature to look like. Short of Mattel creating a Barbie that comes in all different shapes and sizes, parents in particular can use their influence to minimize any ill-effects Barbie may potentially have. Children should be taught that bodies do not come in standard sizes, and that it is important to have a positive view of yourself no matter how you are built. For some households, this may entail limiting or completely erasing Barbie from the toy mixture. More ideal, however, would be to tell children that they are beautiful and fine, and that Barbie is what she is marketed as: Just a toy. How to cite Does She Encourage Thinness?, Papers Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-56829225869366475902020-04-28T09:06:00.001-07:002020-04-28T09:06:02.612-07:00Kamdhenu Case free essay sample DECISION ANALYSIS CASE STUDY Kamdhenu Case GROUP 5 Abhijeet Mahajan Amit Vijay Bishakha Majumdar Gaurav Khatri Sahil Sambyal Sakshi Makkar Vaibhav Rastogi Introduction: The Kamdhenu Dairy is a cooperative of the dairy farmers ââ¬â located in Sanand, a small town in one of the western states of India. Set up with a goal to ensure a steady market and revenue for the small dairy farmers, the Kamdhenu Dairy supplies pasteurized milk to the State Government ââ¬â in a fixed quantity (75000 litres/day), throughout the year. However, the production of milk has wide seasonal variations ââ¬â with production of milk in winter being 250 % of that in summer. The additional milk is used for producing other milk products. The problems before the KD are as follows: 1. Finding the optimum product mix. 2. Deciding if they should continue with the loss making products ââ¬â cheese and baby food. Question 1: Should Cheese be dropped from the product line ass suggested by Mr. We will write a custom essay sample on Kamdhenu Case or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Ramaswamy? Answer: After the analysis, as is clearly visible from the value of the shadow price of the Cheese, itââ¬â¢s both positive and large than the values of other products. Hence, we should continue with the production of cheese. Microsoft Excel 14. 0 Sensitivity Report| | | | | | Worksheet: [DA Kamdhenu. lsx]Sheet2| | | | | | Report Created: 8/26/2011 3:52:39 AM| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Variable Cells| | | | | | | à | à | Final| Reduced| Objective| Allowable| Allowable| | Cell| Name| Value| Cost| Coefficient| Increase| Decrease| | $B$18| Solution x1| 7. 5957| 0| 503| 407| 55| | $C$18| Solution x2| 0| -55| 448| 55| 1E+30| | $D$18| Solution x3| 0| -366| 544| 366| 1E+30| | $E$18| Solution x4| 0| -555| 355| 555| 1E+30| | $F$18| Solution x5| 2. 4743| 0| 910| 923| 45| | $G$18| Solution x6| 0| -165| 745| 165| 1E+30| | $H$18| Solution x7| 0| -45| 865| 45| 1E+30| | $I$18| Solution x8| 0| -277| 633| 277| 1E+30| $J$18| Solution x9| 1. 83| 0| 1833| 1E+30| 223| | $K$18| Solution x10| 0| -223| 1610| 223| 1E+30| | $L$18| Solution x11| 0| -151| 759| 151| 1E+30| | $M$18| Solution x12| 0| -278| 632| 278| 1E+30| | | | | | | | | Constraints| | | | | | | à | à | Final| Shadow| Constraint| Allowable| Allowable| | Cell| Name| Value| Price| R. H. Side| Increase| Decrease| | $N$10| Cheese Constraint Total| 1. 83| 923| 1. 83| 2. 4743| 1. 83| | $N$11| Raw Milk Procurement Total| 11. 9| 910| 11. 9| 2. 615355172| 2. 4743| | $N$12| FA Milk Govt Supply Total| 7. 5957| -407| 7. 5957| 2. 4743| 2. 615355172| | $N$6| Butter Constraint Total| 2. 951592| 0| 10| 1E+30| 7. 0048408| | $N$7| Ghee Constraint Total| 0| 0| 2. 5| 1E+30| 2. 5| | $N$8| Milk Powder Constraint Total| 3. 587735| 0| 7. 38| 1E+30| 3. 792265| | $N$9| Baby Food Constraint Total| 0| 0| 5. 36| 1E+30| 5. 36| x1| x2| x3| x4| x5| x6| x7| x8| x9| x10| x11| x12| FA Milk + Butter| FA Milk + Ghee| SMP + Butter| SMP + Ghee| WMP + Butter| WMP + Ghee| Baby Food + Butter| Baby Food + Ghee| Cheese + Butter| Cheese + Ghee| SM + Butter| SM + Ghee| Question 2: What should be the production program for the Dairy if it had no contractual obligations to supply FA Milk to the State Milk Scheme? Answer1: The production scheme for both the summer as well as the winter months can be found out from the two tables by just looking at the final values. For Summer Months (May to August) Microsoft Excel 14. 0 Sensitivity Report| | | | | | Worksheet: [DA Kamdhenu. xlsx]Sheet2| | | | | | Report Created: 8/26/2011 11:46:17 AM| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Variable Cells| | | | | | | à | à | Final| Reduced| Objective| Allowable| Allowable| | Cell| Name| Value| Cost| Coefficient| Increase| Decrease| | $B$18| Solution x1| 0| -362| 503| 362| 1E+30| $C$18| Solution x2| 0| -417| 448| 417| 1E+30| | $D$18| Solution x3| 0| -352. 0344828| 544| 352. 0344828| 1E+30| | $E$18| Solution x4| 0| -541. 0344828| 355| 541. 0344828| 1E+30| | $F$18| Solution x5| 5. 089655172| 0| 910| 1E+30| 45| | $G$18| Solution x6| 0| -165| 745| 165| 1E+30| | $H$18| Solution x7| 4. 980344828| 0| 865| 45| 106| | $I$18| Solution x8| 0| -232| 633| 232| 1E+30| | $J$18| Solution x9| 1. 83| 0| 1833| 1E+30| 223| | $K$18| Solution x10| 0| -223| 1610| 223| 1E+30| | $L$18| Solution x11| 0| -106| 759| 106| 1E+30| | $M$18| Solution x12| 0| -233| 632| 233| 1E+30| | | | | | | | Constraints| | | | | | | à | à | Final| Shadow| Constraint| Allowable| Allowable| | Cell| Name| Value| Price| R. H. Side| Increase| Decrease| | $N$10| Cheese Constraint Total| 1. 83| 968| 1. 83| 4. 980344828| 0. 379655172| | $N$11| Raw Milk Procurement Total| 11. 9| 865| 11. 9| 0. 379655172| 4. 980344828| | $N$6| Butter Constraint Total| 7. 575451034| 0| 10| 1E+30| 2. 424548966| | $N$7| Ghee Constraint Total| 0| 0| 2. 5| 1E+30| 2. 5| | $N$8| Milk Powder Constraint Total| 7. 38| 31. 03448276| 7. 38| 7. 2215| 0. 5505| | $N$9| Baby Food Constraint Total| 4. 80344828| 0| 5. 36| 1E+30| 0. 379655172| Microsoft Excel 14. 0 Sensitivity Report| | | | | | Worksheet: [DA Kamdhenu. xlsx]Sheet2 (3)| | | | | Report Created: 8/26/2011 11:47:17 AM| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Variable Cells| | | | | | | à | à | Final| Reduced| Objective| Allowable| Allowable| | Cell| Name| Value| Cost| Coefficient| Increase| Decrease| | $B$18| Solution x1| 0| -140. 5624082| 503| 140. 5624082| 1E+30| | $C$18| Solution x2| 0| -184| 448| 184| 1E+30| | $D$18| Solution x3| 0| -386. 7825206| 544| 386. 7825206| 1E+30| | $E$18| Solution x4| 0| -390. 839891| 355| 390. 7839891| 1E+30| | $F$18| Solution x5| 5. 089655172| 0| 910| 1E+30| 51. 98678414| | $G$18| Solution x6| 0| -51. 98678414| 745| 51. 98678414| 1E+30| | $H$18| Solution x7| 5. 36| 0| 865| 1E+30| 102. 2026432| | $I$18| Solution x8| 0| -102. 2026432| 633| 102. 2026432| 1E+30| | $J$18| Solution x9| 1. 83| 0| 1833| 1E+30| 118. 5653451| | $K$18| Solution x10| 0| -118. 5653451| 1610| 118. 5653451| 1E+30| | $L$18| Solution x11| 3. 172259861| 0| 759| 58. 42079208| 127| | $M$18| Solution x12| 3. 548084966| 0| 632| 127| 58. 42079208| | | | | | | | | Constraints| | | | | | à | à | Final| Shadow| Constraint| Allowable| Allowable| | Cell| Name| Value| Price| R. H. Side| Increase| Decrease| | $N$10| Cheese Constraint Total| 1. 83| 1096. 565345| 1. 83| 3. 857694581| 1. 83| | $N$11| Raw Milk Procurement Total| 19| 632| 19| 1. 268870718| 3. 548084966| | $N$6| Butter Constraint Total| 10| 186. 4904552| 10| 2. 416245862| 0. 864100959| | $N$7| Ghee Constraint Total| 1. 841456098| 0| 2. 5| 1E+30| 0. 658543902| | $N$8| Milk Powder Constraint Total| 7. 38| 113. 7839891| 7. 38| 5. 169056106| 7. 38| | $N$9| Baby Food Constraint Total| 5. 36| 103. 2026432| 5. 36| 3. 103892192| 5. 6| For Winter Months (September to April) As can be seen from the above analysis, we will supply the following products -: Winter Months ââ¬â 5. 09, 4. 98 and 1. 83 units for WMP + butter, Baby Food + butter and Cheese + Butter respectively. Summer Months ââ¬â WMP + Butter 5. 09, Baby food + butter 5. 38, Cheese + butter 1. 83, Standardized Milk + butter 3. 17, Standardized Milk + Ghee 3. 54 units Question3: In case you were negotiating a contract with the state, what qua ntity of FA Milk would you commit to supply? Answer: As seen by the analysis done above, the quantity of FA milk is 0. Hence, the assumption that FA Milk is the most profitable product stands invalidated. However, we have an obligation to supply to the government as the main objective of the dairy is to supply to the government. So, we will only supply the bare minimum quantity. This will never exceed the lowest value (the value for June). However, if there is no such obligation, we will not supply any milk as it is not profitable to do so. Question4: In case the dairy was planning to expand its butter churning and powder drying capacity, how much money should it invest in this expansion? Answer: The amount of money which can be spent should be less than the profit which we can make from this. Profit which can be made = shadow price * increase in capacity (till the allowable increase limit) Also, there should not be any slack i. e. excess capacity for the products. If there is already excess capacity available, we would not be expanding. Thus, the amount which can be spent for expansion of butter storage capacity = 186. 5 * 0. 864 = Rs. 161. 136 The amount which can be spent for expansion of Powder drying capacity = 113. 8 * 7. 38 = Rs. 839. 844 Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-26560709084397200032020-03-19T23:46:00.001-07:002020-03-19T23:46:02.397-07:00EpsEps Education"à ¦although we are faced with this word on a day to day basis, the actual meaning behind it may come as a personal interpretation rather than a set definition. Education to me is the expansion of ones knowledge and the learning of the basic day-to-day skills necessary for ones survival and the further development to possessing the key steps to later attaining a success life. In this definition, my personal interpretation of the word, the important aspects of education are held more within the actual "learning"à of skills and the "preparation"à for a life to come in a general way. I feel that rather than trying to teach people to be governors or teachers or politicians, we need to concentrate more on a practical level of teaching that gives everyone the necessary basic skill levels to succeed in life and set them up to then be prepared to choose what it is that they want to be.Education vs Experience Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-54519887037277840672020-03-03T15:33:00.001-08:002020-03-03T15:33:02.090-08:00Your Complete Guide to Seasonal Jobs and the Holiday Season at WorkYour Complete Guide to Seasonal Jobs and the Holiday Season at Work As the calendar ticks down, it can be tempting to lean into the party season, and get sucked into a cycle of relaxing, celebrating, and otherwise winding down along with the waning minutes of the year. But really, this season is one that you can use to your advantage, whether itââ¬â¢s making extra money as a seasonal worker, bulking up your job search readiness for the new year, or stepping up your game at work while everyone else is knocking off early for egg nog happy hours. Comprehensive Guide to Seasonal Jobsà Surviving the Holiday Seasonà How to Maximize Your Holiday Breakà Donââ¬â¢t Forget to Keep Up Your Job Search Momentumà Start Your New Yearââ¬â¢s Resolutions Earlyà Letââ¬â¢s look at some of the careers)Surviving the Holiday Season at WorkIf youââ¬â¢re more interested in getting through the next month or two at the job you already have, weââ¬â¢ve got you covered there, too. It can be a tough time of year, with everyone trying to wrap things up to get out the door for the holidays, or even just finding motivation to get through your to-do list while more tempting options beckon. Weââ¬â¢ve got your survival guide to getting through the holiday season at work:3 Tips for Staying Focused at Work During the Holidays7 Ways to Close Out the Year with a BangAnd donââ¬â¢t forget that festive minefield, the company holiday party. If you want to keep your work rep intact, hereââ¬â¢s what not to do:Donââ¬â¢t Be These 5 People at Your Office Holiday PartyOr you can opt out altogether, and skip the chaos in favor of your own private celebration (whatever that may be). Weââ¬â¢ve got your excuses ready to go:5 Festive Ways to Avoid the Office Holiday PartyThere are many, many temptations floating around this time of year, and if youââ¬â¢re not careful, they can trick you into making poor decisions, or just plain ignoring your professional obligations or development. You donââ¬â¢t have to become the office Scrooge, but a little extra care and attention to your work right now can go a long way.How to Maximize Your Holiday BreakHow many times can one person watch Itââ¬â¢s a Wonderful Life, anyway? Youââ¬â¢ll likely have down time at some point during this holiday season, and while you can still make room for the fun or family-related things you want to do, you can also take some of that time to work on your career momentum.For example, reflecting on the year that just passed is a great time to reflect on what you want to do next. New career path? New job? Want to go for that promotion? While things are a bit slow at work, this is your chance to start formulating your battle plan for the new year. You donââ¬â¢t have to make any definitive decisions, but weââ¬â¢ve got you covered as you start to think about what New Year You will be doing to achieve your goals.What You Absolutely Need to Know About Changing Careers4 Ways You Can Use Your Holiday Break to Gear Up for the New Year10 Steps on How to Get Your Finances in OrderYou can also use your break to devote some time and energy to a side hustle or a business idea, if youââ¬â¢re not quite ready to make a career or job jump in the new year. If you have a side hustle in mind, great! You have some time to work on developing it. If youââ¬â¢re not sure yet what you can or want to do, then you have time to figure that out too while youââ¬â¢re tuning out Uncle Philââ¬â¢s latest fishing story.The Side Hustle: How to Make Money on the Side7 Strategies for Your Side HustleDowntime doesnââ¬â¢t have to be lazy time- think of the break as an opportunity to devote mental space to things that might usually get crowded out by everyday work and routines.Donââ¬â¢t Forget to Keep Up Your Job Search MomentumIf youââ¬â¢re looking for a new job, you might think that thereââ¬â¢s not much point to keeping it up over the holidays, when people are less likely to be hiring/in the office/etc. Not true! Even if HR departm ents are slowing down for the year end, or youââ¬â¢re not seeing as many openings, there are still plenty of things you can do to make sure your hunt doesnââ¬â¢t go colder than Minnesota in December.How to Handle Your Job Search Over the HolidaysEven if you do put our active job search on hold over the holidays, you can put in a little prep and thinking to get yourself ready to hit the ground running come January 1.5 Killer Job Search Tips for the New YearTop 7 Trends That Will Help You Find a Job Next YearAnd if nothing else, you can always work on your resume!Top 6 Resume Template ResourcesResume Format Guide: What Your Resume Should Look Like in 2017Top Resume Trends for 2017This is a great time of year to hunker down and perfect your application package for the new year. You can get your resume in tip-top shape, start thinking about those personal and professional anecdotes for interviews, and maybe even find some good holiday sales on a new interview outfit. You donââ¬â ¢t have to put your professional development on pause just because everyone else is starting to check out for the year.Start Your New Yearââ¬â¢s Resolutions EarlyWhile many of us wait until the calendar has safely flipped over to the new year, thereââ¬â¢s no reason you canââ¬â¢t start thinking about how youââ¬â¢ll ease back into the usual grind (or an improved one).5 Ways to Get Back on Track After the Holidays5 Ways to Jumpstart Your Career in the New Year5 Ways to Be Happier at Work in the New Year6 New Yearââ¬â¢s Resolutions for the Lazy Professional7 Ways to Keep Your New Yearââ¬â¢s Health Resolutions5 New Yearââ¬â¢s Resolutions Mark Zuckerberg Made That Can Inspire YouThe more thought and energy you put into your new year now, the more likely you are to stick to your new and improved self after the holidays are but a distant memory.The holiday season isnââ¬â¢t usually thought of as a hotbed of career activity, but you have tons of ways to make the seaso n work for you and your productivity. After all, year-end fun and celebration are important, but soon enough weââ¬â¢ll all be facing the cold glare of January. And when that comes, you can feel like youââ¬â¢ve set yourself up nicely for the coming year. Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-8107877879481194082020-02-16T06:59:00.001-08:002020-02-16T06:59:02.731-08:00Case St. Marks Hospital and Oscar Yanez Study Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 750 words - 1St. Marks Hospital and Oscar Yanez - Case Study Example The researcher states that the healthcare providers in the hospital have to live with the fact that they did not do as their mission statement stated that they would do as they were busy thinking of ways of saving their income. Although this kind of operation is meant to help the larger community get better basic healthcare services, mismanaging one of their patients does not justify their seemingly good intentions. In any case, the hospitalââ¬â¢s mission does state that it will provide the best healthcare services to everyone. It does not single out the uninsured and unregistered immigrants as undeserving of quality medical care. Furthermore, in its bid to help Oscar get repatriated back to Mexico, the hospital failed to consider the welfare of the family considering that Oscar is the familyââ¬â¢s sole breadwinner. Even though the hospital cares to ensure that Oscar is discharged without being submitted to immigration authorities, it is clear that the rest of the familyââ¬â ¢s welfare is not taken into account. Therefore, the way Oscar was treated was hardly ethical. Once again considering the mission of the hospital, it is beyond doubt that its actions regarding the priorities it has set highly are clearly against its mission statement. The hospital mission states that the organization will provide quality and emergency care to all patients. Ignoring the care of patients in need of emergency care or making this objective secondary to the provision of services such as immunizations, prenatal care, and other community programs clearly goes against ethics and the hospitalââ¬â¢s mission. The hospital is a legal organization has the responsibility to report the existence or presence of illegal immigrants to appropriate authorities. In this case, the hospital is legally required was supposed to report Oscarââ¬â¢s presence as an undocumented immigrant to immigration authorities. Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-9072734119701802502020-02-02T17:49:00.001-08:002020-02-02T17:49:03.052-08:00What does Unconscionable Mean Term Paper Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1750 wordsWhat does Unconscionable Mean - Term Paper Example To identify whether that a contract is unconscionable or not one must understand and analyze the questions of competency, fairness, and honesty. A competent person would never enter to an unconscionable contract. Generally, the level of competency hinges on the age of a person. For instance, an adolescent singer who signs a contract with a music executive who shows unfair favoritism towards the music company than the court can rule it as unconscionable contract due to the relative expertise and age of the music director. Questions of honesty are concerned with whether the facts of the contract have been truly represented or misrepresented by one of the parties. The Times Magazine of July 3, 1986 reports a case of frail old man aging 80 years who obtained relief after having agreed to sell his bungalow for à £2950 when the actual price should have been à £29,500. The contract was declared void and deemed an unconscionable contract. Adhesion contracts are also categorized as a form of unconscionable contract. In adhesion contracts, a contract is prepared by one party on a ââ¬Å"take it or leave itâ⬠basis. An employee named Paul Mantor worked for circuit city during 90ââ¬â¢s. In 1995, the company planned to enter into a contract with the employees regarding signing an agreement for an arbitration program to prevent the employees from filing lawsuits as they resulted in prohibitive litigation costs. The managers admonished the employees to sign the agreement or either be prepared for termination. Mantor resisted from signing the agreement in the first place but was forced to sign the agreement by 1998. When he was terminated in 2000, he filed a lawsuit at the trial level court where it was ruled that the problem should be solved through arbitration since he had signed the contract. Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-6953362204565895382020-01-25T14:13:00.001-08:002020-01-25T14:13:05.480-08:00Comparison of Normal Saline and Heparin FlushComparison of Normal Saline and Heparin Flush Review of literature is an essential component of the research process. It aids the researcher in the formulation of the research plan or proposal and condition of the study. It aids in relating the outcomes of the study to the findings of other investigations Review of literature is defined as a critical summary of research on a topic of interest, often prepared to put a research problem in contest (Polit and Beck, 2006). The current study and review of various associated literature and review study, topics can divide as follows; Section A: Literature related to comparison of normal saline and heparin flushà to maintain the patency of intravenous line. Section B: Literature related to cost effectiveness of normal saline flush inà maintenance of peripheral intravenous catheter. Section C: Literature related to complications of using heparin solution forà maintaining patency. Section A: Literature Related to Comparison of Normal Saline and Heparin Flush to Maintain the Patency of Intravenous Line. Elsevier (2009) did a randomized double blind controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of normal saline versus heparin saline in maintaining the patency of intravenous catheter among 150 children of pediatric unit at United States. In that, Group I received normal saline flush (n=77) whereas Group II received heparin saline flush (n=73). The result showed that 72% of children were recovered from blockage during normal saline flush. Thus researcher concluded that the normal saline flush was effective in maintaining the patency of intravenous catheter. Klieiber (2008) conducted prospective, randomized double blind study to determine the efficacy of saline versus heparin flush to maintain the peripheral intravenous lock in pediatric populations among 140 children. The sample was selected randomly into two groups. Group I received normal saline flush whereas Group II children flushed with heparinized saline. The findings revealed that there was no significant difference between the groups in maintaining the patency of catheter and reduces incidence of complications. A randomized controlled double-blind trial was conducted by Esther Mok, Tany KWong (2007) for maintaining peripheral intravenous lock among 123 children of age from one to ten years. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of three flush solutions: normal saline, one unit/ml of heparin saline and ten units/ml of heparin saline for maintaining peripheral intravenous locks in children, and to establish a research-based practice in the study hospital. Group I received one unit/ml of heparin saline, Group II received ten units/ml of heparin saline and Group III received normal saline. The group that received one ml of normal saline demonstrated the highest rate of survival and the mean length of catheter showed (49.8 hours) was seventeen hours longer than the group that received one unit/ml of heparin saline (32.5 hours). The result showed that there was no significant difference among the three types of flushing solution in terms of the catheter longevi ty and incidence of intravenous complications. A study was conducted by Visanu Thamlikitkul Artit Indranoi (2006) on switching from heparinized saline flush to normal saline flush for maintaining peripheral venous catheter patency in the patients hospitalized to medical ward at Sir raj Hospital, Thailand. The study sites were ten medical wards containing two hundred and forty beds. Group I received heparinized saline as a flushing agent whereas Group II received normal saline as a flushing agent. The information on using flush fluids was collected from the physicians order sheets in the medical records at baseline, every two to four weeks during the intervention periods, and at six months after launching intervention. The results showed that the children received heparinized saline flush in February 2005, switched on to a practice with normal saline flush in June and November 2005. Hence the researcher concluded that normal saline was effective and implemented as evidence based clinical practice. Janet Pettit (2003) performed a randomized double blind study to identify the efficacy of saline versus heparin flush to maintain the peripheral intravenous lock in pediatric populations among 124 infants over twenty eight days of age in pediatric ICU at Doctors Medical Centre, Modeto. The findings revealed that saline flush had longer period of patency. Thus the researcher concluded that saline was efficacious and safest flush in maintaining the peripheral intravenous catheter. Nelson (2002) conducted a randomized double blind study to assess the use of 0.9% normal saline flush with or without heparin for maintaining peripheral indwelling intermittent infusion devices among fifty eight children up to one year with twenty four gauge needle. Group I received ten units per ml of heparin solution (n=26) and Group II received 0.9% normal saline flush (n=32). The result showed that there was no significance between 0.9% normal saline flush with or without heparin solutions in maintaining patency of twenty four gauge peripheral intermittent intravenous devices in children younger than one year. Schultz, Drew Hewitt (2002) investigated a randomized double blind study on comparison of normal saline and heparinized saline flushes for patency of intravenous locks among forty nine neonates at Maine Medical Center, Portland. The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of patency of intravenous locks maintained with normal saline solution compared with heparinized saline solution. Group I received 0.5 ml of heparinized saline flush containing two units/ml of heparin (n=20) whereas Group II received 0.5 ml of normal saline flush (n=29). There were no significant difference (p =0.841) between mean scores for heparin flushed catheters (M = 41.5 hours, SD = 44.0) and saline-flushed catheters (M = 30.4 hours, SD = 20.8). The researcher concluded that catheter failure was significantly longer for catheters flushed with heparinized saline compared with those flushed with normal saline. A study was conducted by Harahan Berends (2000) to evaluate the efficacy of saline versus ten units/ml heparin for peripheral intravenous flushes among 240 neonates of Special Care Nurseries at a Level III Large Mid Western University Teaching Hospital. Here an experimental group design was used to compare the longevity of heparin and saline intravenous locks. Data were collected from a convenient sampling technique. Group I received ten units per ml of heparin (n=123) whereas Group II received preservative-free normal saline solution (n=117). The result showed that there was no significant statistical difference in intravenous catheter longevity between intravenous locks flushed with ten units/ml heparin and those flushed with normal saline. Krista Brown, Tay-Uyboco Douglas McMillan (1999) did a randomized controlled trial to determine the relative efficacy and safety of peripheral intravenous locks maintained with heparin saline solutions compared with those maintained with normal saline among 186 neonates at Foot Hills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta. Group I received normal saline (n=93) whereas Group II received heparin saline (n=93). Patients were chosen to receive either heparinized saline with five units/ml or 0.3 ml of normal saline, in the intravenous catheter every six hourly, administered by nursing staff in a blinded manner. The result showed that there was no difference in catheter lifespan (39Ãâà ±24 hour for the heparinized saline group; 34Ãâà ±22 hour for the normal saline group) and no difference in the number of intravenous catheters per patient (1.9 heparinized group, 1.6 normal saline group). The researcher concluded that there was no difference between heparinized normal saline and normal saline flush in neonates in maintaining the patency of twenty four gauge peripheral intravenous locks. Heilskov, Kleiber Johnson (1998) did a randomized double blind controlled 3-arm trial of heparin and saline for maintaining intravenous locks among ninety neonates at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, USA. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of saline, heparin two units (U) per ml saline, and heparin ten units per ml saline flush solutions on the duration of intravenous locks and the incidence of intravenous infiltration in neonates. Group I received heparin two units/ml saline (n=27), Group II received heparin ten units/ml saline flush (n=28) and Group III received normal saline (n=25). Catheter flushed at least every six hourly. The outcome measures total hours from the time the intravenous was inserted to the time the intravenous was removed; hours from the time the intravenous was first flushed to the time the intravenous was removed; number of intravenous removed because of infiltration. The result showed that there was no statistical or clinical dif ference between the three groups for duration of intravenous therapy or for incidence of complications. Bridget Mudge, Dion Forcsier Mary Jo Slattery (1998) conducted a comparative study on heparin and saline flush solutions regarding patency of 24-gauge peripheral intermittent infusion devices. A prospective, non-randomized, sequential, blinded study design was conducted on a pediatric and a neonatal were similar for age, peripheral intermittent intravenous devices (PIID) placement site, irritating substances infused, and initial IV function. The median duration of catheters flushed with normal saline was 42 hours and with heparin was 35.3 hours. Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysis indicated that the duration of catheters flushed with saline was significantly longer than those flushed with heparin (p = .02). More catheters flushed with heparin were removed because of problems (p = .027). Results of this study suggested that normal saline was more effective than heparin in maintaining the patency of small, 24-gauge catheter. Kotter (1996) conducted a randomized double blind study on heparin versus saline to maintain the patency of intermittent intravenous device maintenance among fifty one neonates including premature neonates, less than one month of age admitted to a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Group I received ten units/ml heparin (n=27), whereas Group II received normal saline flush (n=24). Catheter was flushed every fourth hourly with heparin or normal saline solutions. The researcher concluded that there was no statistically significant difference in average duration of patency between normal saline-flushed catheters and heparinized saline-flushed catheters. Phlebitis, occlusion, infiltration, and leaking occurred with equal frequency for both solutions. Kulkarni, Elsner, Ouellet Zeldin (1994) investigated a randomized double blind study on heparinized saline versus normal saline in maintaining patency of the radial artery catheter among seventy eight adults in the surgical intensive care unit of Toronto East General Orthopedic Hospital. The objective of the study was to compare the ability of normal saline versus heparinized saline infusion to maintain patency of the radial artery catheter used for monitoring blood pressure or multiple blood sampling. Group I (n=40) patients those who were admitted on odd numbered dates received heparinized saline two units per ml and Group II (n=38) admitted on even dates received normal saline, both as continuous flush solutions. At 96 hours of cannulation, 92% of the catheters in the heparinized saline group were patent compared with 74% in the normal saline group. The result showed that there was no significant difference between flushing with normal saline and heparinized saline in the mainte nance of radial arterial line patency. A comparative randomized controlled trial was conducted by Robertson (1994) on the intermittent intravenous therapy to determine whether heparinized saline solution was a superior flushing agent to normal saline among152 children between the ages of two months to eighteen years. Group I were allocated with heparinized saline as a flushing agent, and Group II were allocated with normal saline as a flushing agent. Each day intravenous sites were examined for signs of phlebitis and on removal of each cannula was flushed to check for fibrin. On Chi-square testing, highly significant associations emerged between the incidence of phlebitis and the use of the intravenous antibiotics such as Tobramycin (p=0.05) andor Timentin (p=0.008). Young children were found to have a significantly higher incidence of blocked cannulae regardless of the flushing solution used. The researcher concluded that there was no significant difference detected in either the duration of intravenous therapy, the pate ncy of the intravenous line or the incidence of phlebitis when normal saline was used to flush the intravenous cannula. Kleiber, Harahan, Fagan Zittergruen (1993) conducted a double-blind study to determine the efficacy of saline versus heparin flush solution to maintain peripheral intravenous locks in a pediatric population among 124 infants over twenty eight days of age. Group I received normal saline as a flushing agent, whereas Group II received normal saline with heparin as a flushing agent. The result revealed that the heparin and saline groups were comparable for total hour duration of the intravenous and for incidence of complications. Hence the researcher concluded that saline was efficacious in maintaining patency of intermittent intravenous peripheral intravenous locks in children. A comparative study was conducted by Rob, Kelly Trish (1992) on normal saline or heparinized saline flushing on function of arterial lines among sixty-five patients in most New Zealand intensive care units. Group I received normal saline (n=35) where as Group II received three ml/hour as a continuous flush. The scores for the intravascular line for each patient were summed, and the percentage of the total possible score was calculated. Mean study duration was 5.8 and 6.6 days for the normal saline and heparinized saline groups, respectively. Mean percentage scores were 83% with normal saline group and 82% with heparinized saline group. The statistical findings showed that there was no difference between the groups at 95% confidence interval. Thus researcher concluded that heparin as a continuous flush at three units/hour does not improve the function of arterial lines compared with a continuous normal-saline flush. A quasi-experimental study was conducted by Tuten Gueldner (1991) on the efficacy of normal saline versus diluted heparin for maintaining the patency of peripheral intermittent intravenous devices in hospitalized medical-surgical patients among seventy seven children. Group I received normal saline solution, whereas Group II received diluted heparin. The statistical findings revealed that there were no incidence of site loss due to coagulation in either group, moreover no significant difference in the incidence of site loss associated with phlebitis (p=0.708) or infiltration (p=0.910). The researcher concluded that normal saline may be an effective alternative to heparin, for maintaining the patency of peripheral intermittent intravenous devices. Ashton, Gibson Summers (1990) conducted a randomized double-blind study on the effects of heparin versus saline solution on intermittent infusion device irrigation at Shawnee Mission Medical Center among thirty two patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of one ml of 0.9% normal saline with ten units of heparin in one ml normal saline solution, in maintaining patency and reducing the incidence of phlebitis in patients with intermittent infusion devices. The statistical findings revealed that there was no significant difference between the groups in phlebitis or patency variables. The researcher suggested that 0.9% normal saline was as effective as ten units per ml of heparin in normal saline solution in maintaining intermittent infusion device patency and preventing phlebitis. Hamilton, Plis, Clay Sylvan (1988) conducted a randomized double-blind study on heparin saline versus 0.9% normal saline injection for maintaining patency of indwelling intermittent infusion devices in the Department of Pharmacy practice, Albany College among 307 adult patients. Group I received one ml of heparin saline as a flushing solution (n=170), whereas Group II received 0.9% normal saline flush solution (n=137). The result revealed that heparin offers no advantage over 0.9% normal saline injection in maintaining the patency of intermittent intravenous devices. The researcher concluded that there was no significant difference in the duration of catheter patency or incidence of phlebitis was observed between the groups. Epperson (1984) did a randomized study on the efficacy of 0.9% normal saline with and without heparin for maintaining indwelling intermittent injection sites in the medical and surgical units of an acute-care hospital among 412 patients. Three different solutions were used to flush intravenous catheters. Group I were flushed with 0.9% normal saline alone, Group II were flushed with heparin 10 units/ml in 0.9% normal saline and group III were flushed with heparin 100 units/ml in 0.9% normal saline. Heparin locks were flushed after each medication administration and every eight hours when medications were not being given. Using a standardized evaluation form, one of five intravenous therapists evaluated each site daily for the presence of phlebitis and loss of patency. Length of catheter placement and the percentage of patient days during which patients received cephalosporin and penicillin antibiotics were examined for each group. Rates of site loss caused by phlebitis or loss of pate ncy were compared in each group. The result showed that there was no significant differences were found among the three groups in the mean duration of heparin-lock placement, the percentage of patient days during which antibiotics were prescribed, or the rate of site loss caused by phlebitis or loss of patency. Section B: Literature Related to Cost Effectiveness of Normal Saline in Maintenance of Peripheral Intravenous Catheter. Hephzibah Alexander (International Journal for the Advancement of Science Arts, 2010) conducted a systematic review of the study on heparin versus normal saline as a flush solution. The electronic database of Ovid, Pub-Med, the Cochrane Library and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) was searched for heparin or normal saline (either singly or in combinations). Relevant studies were critically appraised and evidence obtained was graded according to the modified Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment scale (CAHTA). In terms of safety, the findings indicate that it might be safer to use normal saline as it does not have the risks associated with heparin. Cost analysis studies proved that without any doubt the use of normal saline flush results in a significant amount of cost savings. For arterial catheters, majority of the available data suggest that heparin saline given as a continuous flush at low doses improved catheter patency. The result of the study reveal ed that normal saline should be used as an alternative to heparin in intravenous catheters. Low-dose heparin with 0.25 units per ml normal saline should be added to the infuscate to maintain patency of arterial catheters. The researcher concluded that heparin as an intermittent flush was ineffective and normal saline was just as effective as and more efficacious than heparin. Karen Le Duce (1997) investigated a prospective, randomized, double blind controlled trial on the efficacy of normal saline solution versus heparin solution for maintaining patency of peripheral intravenous catheters in children at the emergency department of childrens hospital, USA among 150 children. The purpose of this study was to establish the effects of heparin flush and saline solution flush solutions in maintaining patency of infusion devices in the pediatric population, and to establish cost-saving implications related to normal saline solution versus heparin flush for PIIDs in terms of pharmacy costs and costs related to nursing time to both procedures. Group I (n = 77) received 3 ml of a ten units heparin/ml normal saline solution intravenous flush whereas Group II (n = 73) received three ml of normal saline solution for the intravenous flush. Descriptive and correlation statistics were used to analyze the data. The result showed that there were no significant differences between the two groups for demographics or complications. Annual cost savings were computed with an estimated annual savings of nursing time and unit cost of solutions equaling $27,594. The researcher concluded that the normal saline solution should be used as an alternative to heparin solutions for the maintenance of peripheral intravenous devices. Jerri Shoaf Sandra Oliver (1997) did a study on the efficacy of normal saline with and without heparin for maintaining intermittent intravenous site in the coronary care unit of Scott and White Memorial Hospital among two hundred and sixty surgical patients. Group I received normal saline with heparin as a flushing agent, whereas Group II received normal saline without heparin as a flushing agent. The researcher concluded that heparinized saline was not needed to maintain the patency of an intermittent intravenous site, and the use of saline solution alone was less irritating, causes less occurrence of phlebitis, less expensive to patients, and saves nursing time. A randomized comparative study conducted by Paisley et al (1997) on the use of heparin and normal saline flushes in neonatal intravenous catheters among eighty seven preterm and term infants ranging from 33 weeks to 44 weeks of gestation in the University of Missouri-Columbia Childrens Hospital. Data were collected between February 1994 and March 1995. The majority of infants were thirty eight to forty weeks gestation (M = 38.46 weeks, S.D. = 2.48). Group I (n=33) infants received 0.6 ml of heparin solution containing 10 units/ml of heparin and Group II (n=54) received 0.6 ml of normal saline as flushing agent. The frequency of flush was 0.6 ml flush every fourth hourly. The researcher concluded that the normal saline was much cheaper than heparin. Nursing time was saved using a single solution and physician spends time in writing order was saved by standing orders. If only normal saline was used, the chance for error, over dosage, heparin-associated drug incompatibilities and hepari n induced thrombocytopenia would be eliminated. Section C: Literature Related To Complications Of Using Heparin Solution For Maintaining Patency. Mitchell et al (2009) conducted a study on a systematic review of heparin flushing and other interventions to maintain patency of central venous catheters. The objective of this study was to assess clinical studies comparing the effectiveness of different means of maintaining central venous catheter patency. A search was conducted using the MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, Cochrane, National Guideline Clearinghouse and University Health System Consortium databases. The method was a systematic review of effectiveness using grade criteria to assess the strength of evidence for each intervention. Flushing with heparin was a routine part of central venous catheter maintenance, but it presents risk, including heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Other techniques used to prevent occlusion of catheters include saline flushes, heparin-bonded catheters and pressure caps. The result showed that flushing catheters with saline solution was more effective than flushing with heparin. A study was conducted by Stephens et al (1997) on normal saline versus heparin flush for maintaining central venous catheter patency during aphaeresis collection of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCS) among seventy eight cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of thrombotic occlusions in central venous catheters using heparin compared to saline flushing. Group I (n=29) received saline flushes and Group II (n=49) received heparin with 100 units per ml of saline flushes. Numerous studies comparing heparin to saline flushing in peripheral devices suggested equal rates of thrombotic occlusions. The outcome of the study suggested that serious complications including drug interactions and heparin induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome in association with heparin flushing. The researcher concluded that saline was as effective as heparin for maintaining patency of central venous catheters. Triolo, Pamela Goode (1991) conducted a study on meta-analysis to estimate the effects of heparin flush and saline flush solutions on maintaining patency, preventing phlebitis, and increasing duration in peripheral heparin locks. The researcher concluded that saline was as effective as heparin in maintaining patency, preventing phlebitis, and increasing duration in peripheral intravenous locks. Quality of care can be enhanced by using saline as the flush solution, thereby eliminating problems associated with anticoagulant effects and drug incompatibilities. In addition, an estimated yearly savings of $109,100,000 to $218,200,000 U.S. health care dollars could be attained. Barrett Lester (1990) did a double-blinded, cross-over study on heparin versus saline flushing solutions for a period of two months in a small community hospital at Aroostook Medical Centre, Presque Isle. Floor nurses were used as observers and observe catheter failures, as either loss of patency or phlebitis. Data revealed a statistically significant advantage to using saline flushes when both loss of patency and phlebitis were combined (p Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-69968474848681384222020-01-17T10:37:00.001-08:002020-01-17T10:37:04.650-08:00Telling the Partial Truth: Ethical or Unethical?Telling the Partial Truth: Ethical or Unethical? Guan Huang 250547949 D. Proessel Philosophy 2074G March 27th, 2013 The article Advertising: The Whole or Only Some of the Truth by Tibor R. Machan states that only telling the partial truth is ethical in advertising. I completely agree with the authorââ¬â¢s standpoint and am trying to defend his viewpoints by supporting in four aspects. Firstly, I am going to prove Machanââ¬â¢s position that sales associates are selling a combination of product, environment and service.Although there will be various prices for the same product at different stores essay writer australia, sales associates are not obligated to provide all of the locations that sell the product, and the price of said product at each location. Second, I am going to defend Machanââ¬â¢s position towards consumer beware. Thirdly, I will argue against potential criticism by strongly supporting Machanââ¬â¢s positionââ¬â commercial advertising should be forgiven f or putting oneââ¬â¢s best foot forward.Finally, I will highlight the definition of essential truth versus the whole truth to support Machanââ¬â¢s point that failing to tell the whole truth is ethical with some boundaries. In Leiserââ¬â¢s argument, suppression veri is unethical because the salesperson may use the technique of price deception, which is concealing the fact that their product can be purchased at a far lower price elsewhere. As Machan says, ââ¬Å"it is legitimate for customers to seek satisfaction from the market, we must keep in mind that customers often seek various combinations of satisfaction, not simply product or price satisfactionâ⬠(Machan 586).Machan claims that when a customer is buying a product, he or she is not just looking for the product itself and the price. He or she also adds many other factors such as certain location of the store, customer service during the purchase, and store environment into consideration. These various combinations of satisfactions cannot be ignored. Buying a cup of Starbucks coffee in the Starbucks coffee shop compared to purchasing a bottle of Starbucks coffee in the grocery store can be a good example.The Starbucks shops don't just sell coffee; they sell an atmosphere (Daniel R. ). People go to Starbucks usually not for just a cup of coffee, but the combination of product including relaxing atmosphere in Starbucks store, the friendly service they provide, other Starbucks products that could be also bought etc. But purchasing at a supermarket also can be seen as a combination that includes self-service, a package of Starbucks in bulk, and convenience. The combinations are simply valued differently, and thus are priced differently.As a result, this proves Machanââ¬â¢s position that sales person is selling the combination of the product and that price deception proposed by Leiser is inconsistent. After proving a classical form of egoism as the most appropriate method to morally guide busine ss conduct, Machan holds the position that to promote oneââ¬â¢s rational self-interest, ââ¬Å"a merchant could be acting with perfect moral propriety in not offering help to a customer with the task of information gatheringâ⬠(Machan 588). Thus, it is morally correct to answer only part of a question, or even deflect a question from a customer to avoid lying to them.As long as the merchant does not lie, it is perfectly ethical to communicate to the customers with a sole goal of selling the product (not caring for the customersââ¬â¢ personal interest). Buyers should take the responsibility to gather information. For example, McDonaldââ¬â¢s posts all of the nutritional information of their foods on the companyââ¬â¢s website. It is the customersââ¬â¢ personal responsibility to go on the website to find the information, and not the serversââ¬â¢ responsibility to inform the customers of the caloric or sodium content while placing the order.Machanââ¬â¢s position here is that information is available (through various forms communication) and the customer must not rely on the merchant to receive this, but take a proactive role while deciding on their purchases. Machan holds the position that commercial advertising should be forgiven for putting oneââ¬â¢s best foot forward. To prove this, he demonstrated that even apart from advertising, people often enough advance a biased perspective on themselves, their skills, looks, and so on (Machan 585) first by using the example of CV and dating to show how people give others an overstated first mpression. Then by claiming commercial relationships usually take place between strangers (Mahan 589), he finally reaches his position. In his example, people will highlight his/her advantages and try to diminish his/her disadvantage as much as possible when going to a date or sending a resume to a potential company he/she may work for. At this point, the potential criticism may claim that itââ¬â¢s a fal se analogy by comparing commercial advertising as going on date or sending a CV. People show their best image on a date or people listing all their asset in a resume is their private business.It is their own interest to do so. But in terms of commercial advertising, advertiser is in his or her public life. There is no difference between an advertiser and a doctor or journalist in some ways. Advertisers should take some responsibility to play as a public role, thus to give some probable benefits for people on the other side. With this false analogy (Exhibit 1) the potential criticism may claim that Machanââ¬â¢s position that commercial advertising should be forgiven for putting oneââ¬â¢s best foot forward is less convincing. I will argue against this potential criticism in support of Machanââ¬â¢s position.To begin with, the potential criticism commits a classic problem of causal oversimplification. The line of reasoning here is that because advertiser should take some respon sibility to play as a public role, so he or she has the obligation to give some benefit for people on the other side. This argument is solely based the altruism school of thought. However, the potential criticism has not indicated any other schools of thought in which the argument could be plausible, but only with basis of altruism can this line of reasoning (where helping each other is key) be applied (Exhibit 2).However, as Machan argued in his paper, only the most robust form of altruism, a form where ââ¬Å"none is left to be the beneficiary of human action, can be a candidate for the morality to guild merchantâ⬠(Machan 588). In reality, the robust form of altruism is too extreme to be possible in society which proves that the possible opposing view is incorrect. The potential criticism also argues that the example of a date and CV is a false analogy to commercial advertising since private issues are different from public issue. Letââ¬â¢s consider what would happen if a rather lazy person pplied for a company with a well-written resume or if a very sloppy man was given a makeover and then goes on a date. With these enhancements, the rather lazy person has a possibility of being hired by the company, and the rather sloppy man could get a second date. Thus, the company and the girl may be harmed from peopleââ¬â¢s putting best foot forward in private issue situation. The company could have a bad employee (laziness) and the girl may realize that what seemed like a well-groomed man is actually not and that she has wasted her time.As customers can also suffer from sellers putting their best foot forward, we find that in terms of result, there is no difference between private issues and public issues. So we do not need to focus on whether or not the issue is personal or public. The answer seems to be straightforward: the example of date and CV can be seen as a good analogy to commercial advertising and those examples can be used to reach Machanââ¬â ¢s positionââ¬â commercial advertising should be forgiven for putting oneââ¬â¢s best foot forward.Machan also holds the position that from a robust or classical ethical egoist standpoint, ââ¬Å"the [essential truths] about an item or service being traded should be toldâ⬠(Machan 591). Essential truths can be further thought of as information regarding the function of product when utilized under normal circumstances. So when a customer buys an air conditioner, it is expected that it will keep a room cool in the summer. This is different from the whole truth, since failing to tell the essential truth will violate the principle of an honest transaction, which is more important to oneself than competitive advantage (Machan 589).For a merchant, the truth should not be concealed just to obtain the competitive advantage. On the other hand, the whole truth also includes the information regarding what is incidental or merely closely associated with the essential truths about a p roduct. This information is not important and itââ¬â¢s truly not possible to tell all. Machan holds the position that essential truth should be told, but not the whole truth. Many examples can be found in the real world can be used to support Machanââ¬â¢s position. In the pharmaceutical industry, companies must list all the functions as well as side effects of the drug on the package.This information is essential because when we buy medicine, we must know what the function of the medicine is, and whether or not it is safe to take in our situation. Many drugs are not safe for pregnant women to take, and they must be informed of it. This would be essential information that must be given, whereas other locations where the same drug is available is not essential information about the product and can be kept to the seller. As I proved above, only telling the partial truth is ethical in commercial advertising.Merchants sell metaphorical package of goods when selling a single product , because they are also selling the storeââ¬â¢s environment, and their service in addition to the product. Customers are all different, and some may place higher value in location of the store or attitude of the salesperson than price, so when the sales associate fails to speak of other locations selling at a lower price, this is not price deception. Different stores may have different combinations of satisfaction, and thus it is completely ethical to avoid presenting information about other stores.It is important for merchants to always put their best foot forward and present only the most valuable aspects of their product. There is no need to provide the customers with more information than they need, as buyer beware is a very realistic aspect of our world. We cannot provide all the information for everything we are telling others about, so customers should have the initiative to do adequate research before deciding on a purchase. Merchants are only obligated to provide the mos t essential information needed about the product.Thus, when advertising, it is completely unnecessary for merchants to tell the customers everything about the product. As long as the merchants are not lying to the customers, telling partial truths about products is a very ethical form of advertisement. Exhibit 1 Public Life Public Life Private Life Private Life Doctor or journalist Doctor or journalist Commercial advertising Commercial advertising Not a good reason to prove Not a good reason to prove Sending a CV Sending a CV Going on a date Going on a date Exhibit 2 Altruism AltruismHe/she should give some benefit for people on the other side He/she should give some benefit for people on the other side Advertiser should take some responsibility to play as a public role Advertiser should take some responsibility to play as a public role Work cited Tibor R. Machan. ââ¬Å"Advertising: The Whole Truth or Only Some of the Truth?. â⬠Allooff and Vaidya 584-592. Fritz Allooff and An and J. Vaidya. Ed. Business in Ethical Focus an Anthology. Canada: Broadview, 2008. Print. ââ¬Å"The Starbucks Cultureâ⬠Daniel Rein. Web Feb, 10, 2007 Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-48900720972787880252020-01-09T07:00:00.001-08:002020-01-09T07:00:04.556-08:00Communication And How It Affects Nursing As A Profession Communication is central to human interaction and occurs planned or unplanned on a daily basis. Using verbal, nonverbal, written, or unwritten communication are methods in which information, a personââ¬â¢s thoughts, and feelings are shared. To become an ultimate professional in a field, such as nursing, it is vital to be able to communicate well with peers and clients. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the pros and cons, societal issues, promotion of change, and other pertinent issues that relates to communication and how it affects nursing as a profession. Communication is the foundation of how humans are able to interact amongst each other with the goal of conveying a message. 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According to Lee, Clark and Thompson (2013), Nightingaleââ¬â¢s core purpose Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-596976677267974952020-01-01T03:26:00.001-08:002020-01-01T03:26:04.140-08:00Pain Management As An Essential Part Of Nursing - 1583 Words Pain management is an essential part of nursing, but it can be challenging when the patients can no longer express their needs. I became aware of this challenge throughout my experience in both clinical and work. During my first clinical rotation, I was assigned to a patient who had severe dementia and could no longer communicate. While providing care to this patient, it was evident that the patient was irritated because she would grimace and sometimes cry out, but it was difficult to determine if the patient was in pain or where the pain was located. While working as a CNA in a nursing home, there were multiple instances when the residents would grimace and pull away when touched, especially during their morning care. The behavior changes were reported to the nurses, but it was never certain if the nurses intervened and properly managed the distress. After witnessing the challenges of dementia care, I chose to do my literature review on pain management in patients with dementia in order to relieve their suffering and improve their quality of life. Introduction As the geriatric population continues to increase, there is a greater need for management of conditions commonly found in the population. One challenging health problem in the geriatric population is dementia. Dementia is a debilitating condition that affects many people worldwide, and the number of people suffering from dementia is expected to increase in coming years. 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The author discusses details about long-term care settings in particular nursing homes, the quality of care that is being provided, and the quality of caregivers Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-33372506995222548272019-12-23T23:12:00.001-08:002019-12-23T23:12:03.730-08:00Beowulf Battle Comparison - 1293 Words Josh Lessin Ms. Schroder English IV Honors 9-21-17 Beowulf Battle Comparison In his three major battles, Beowulf fights for many different reasons. His motivation varies, and as he grows older and wiser his attitude toward these battles also changes. Throughout the epic, Beowulf bradoshously beats Grendel, then more methodically murders Grendelââ¬â¢s mother, and with his last breathes humbly hollers for help to slay the dragon. This shows that Beowulfââ¬â¢s early focuses of glory and riches changes as he becomes a weathered warrior acknowledges that he cannot defeat his enemies alone and must utilize the resources provided to him such as armor, magical items, and companions. Hrothgar, King of the Danes, opens up the story after multiple attacksâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦He ripped off the monsterââ¬â¢s arm as Grendel escaped wounded beyond repair. Beowulf kept the arm, hanging it from the rafters as a trophy to remember the brave warrior by. He basked in the praise the Danes heaped on him, finally bearing the rewards he seeked; glory and gold. Beowulfââ¬â¢s triumphs are short lived due to another attack on Herot. This time, Grendelââ¬â¢s mother comes to the great mead hall to avenge her son. The battle between Grendelââ¬â¢s mother and Beowulf differs greatly from the previous battle with the beastââ¬â¢s son. After another attack, Beowulf now must seek out his new enemy, and fight her on her own turf. As it stood, the scores were even between the monsters and the Danes, but Beowulf now looked for victory over the monsters, not revenge. Beowulf also had to regain his reputation. He had just won a trophy, when the bigger, badder bully came up to him and took it straight from his grasp. Now Beowulf traveled to the burning lake, which proved a test of its own. He then swam to the bottom of the lake where the monster resided. All of this just to get to the monster shows that this brave hero would do anything to set the scores right for his people and for the glory that came with it. Once Beowulf descends into the creatureââ¬â¢s home, he realizes this monster is too powerful to take down with his fists alone. 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The two pieces of literature both shared a lot of differences and similarities as well. The 13th Warrior offered a more realistic, believable, and more understanding of the epic tale of Beowulf. Itââ¬â¢s a short story covering the bases of a triumphant hero battling three supernatural monsters. But there had a lot of theatrical remakeRead MoreA World Without Women : Why Beowulf Needs Women Characters1562 Words à |à 7 Pages A World Without Women: Why Beowulf Needs Women Characters If there were no women in our world, our world would be drastically different. There would be no men born; men that are destined to be great warriors and kings would not exist. If there were no women in our world, there would be more war and less peace. There would be loneliness and less joy. Women are the heart and soul of our society. Without women, everything would fall apart. 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During the story, Beowulf fights three beasts: Grendel, Grendelââ¬â¢s Mother, and a Dragon. With the strength of 30 men in each hand grip, magical weapons, and the support of Wiglaf, his right hand man, Beowulf is able to defeat all three beasts, but Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-63049324512057236942019-12-15T19:41:00.001-08:002019-12-15T19:41:04.278-08:00Mothers Against Driving Free Essays This essay is about a nationally known lobbying group known as MADD or Mothers Against Driving. This is an organization that was first created by a woman named Candy Lightner whom in 1980 tragically lost her daughter to a repeat offense drunk driver. This organization or lobbying group works very hard and whose goal is to keep drivers off the road who have had too much to drink and to also make sure that drunk driving laws are enforced. We will write a custom essay sample on Mothers Against Driving or any similar topic only for you Order Now The thesis statement is ââ¬Å"Mothers Against Drunk Driving has arguably been one of the most successful public-health grassroots citizen dvocacy organizations in the United States in the past century. ââ¬Å"(Fell and Voas). This whole idea of MADD started years ago when Candy Lightnerââ¬â¢s daughter Carl, was walking with her friend and was struck and killed by a man who left the scene of the accident, and was drunk driving. After she was told that he actually was only out of Jail for two days after being arrested for another hit- and- run drunk- driving crash. His record had reflected three other arrests-two resulted in convictions and one was reduced to a reckless driving offense. It was soon after this that Candy Lightner and a few friends started MADD to fight against drunk drivers. The first chapter that was started in Maryland was by another woman named Cindi Lamb who was trying to fight the fact that her five month old daughter became paralyzed by a repeat drunk driver offender as well. The two women were brought together by a press secretary to congress and had a news conference that brought a lot of attention to this impaired-driving problem that is everywhere. Soon all over the nation Candy Lightner was contacted to comment on high profile cases. This lobbying roup was incorporated in 1980 as a California corporation. â⬠By June of 1981 it had achieved IRS tax-free status: later in the year, it received$100,OOO in private funds. â⬠Articles on the organization appeared in many magazines and newspapers out there such as Los Angeles Times, Family Circle. Candy was the guest on many talk shows such as The Today Show, Phil Donahue and others. With the great increase in media attention to the impaired-driving problem and the surge in alcohol legislation in the 1980ââ¬â¢s, there was a heartening reduction in alcohol- related fatal crashes between 980 an 1995. ââ¬Å"(NHTSA, 1995). MADD had developed a strong capability to respond to the growing press and interest in this ever growing problem. This part of the essay contains the claim and some of the background. There is a lot of evidence both qualitative and quantitative in MADDâ⠬â¢s effect on the impaired-driving problem we have in our America. There is general acceptance of the relationship between laws, their enforcement, and public education on driver perceptions of the risk of being caught for DUI (driving under the influence) which affect public attitudes toward impaired driving. (Gladwell, 2001). MADD founder Candy has been invited to speak at the formal signing of each of the legislative bills. Six of the most important pieces of alcohol safety legislation are MLDA 21 laws, zero tolerance for youth laws,. 08BAC limit laws,ALS laws, illegal per se laws and increased adoption of the legislative laws. This is part of the three tiered approach to the ending of drinking and driving. At the community level, MADD has chapters that help support police enforcement activities when it comes to strong DUI enforcement and rewarding police officers who make the most DUI arrests. Before MADD offenders were given light sentences but now there is a lot of court monitoring by MADD to assure offenders gets there Just do. This part of the essay contains some of the background and body, along with supporting evidence and data and scholarly research. An opposing view to MADD comes from the American Beverage Licenses or (ABL). This organization represents beer, wine and spirits retailers in the U. S. They have made many anti-MADD statements as well as criticizing General Motors. One of the claims that the ABL has made is that MADD targets social drinkersâ⬠ABL claims hat MADD would have you arrested if you had a glass of wine with dinner and then driven safely home or if you had a cocktail with your friends after work before heading home. They also claim that MADD wants to criminalize the 40 million adults that responsibly enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or a beer at a ball game and drive safely home. ââ¬Å"(Hingson and Winter, 2003) This is simply not a true statement. MADD is just in support to the lowering of blood alcohol levels to 0. 08 and that is not reached by a glass of wine or from one beer. This level is reached by an average male size ho consumes 4 drinks in 1 hour or by an average sized female consuming 3 drinks. Social drinking does not attain to a blood alcohol level of 0. 8. General Motors is viewed as being a support for MADD but ABL claims that General Motors should be held accountable for supporting MADD. This could be viewed as a rebuttal to the opposing view of ABL. In Conclusion there is a lot of evidence that MADD has helped so many victims of drunk driving and they give so much of their time providing not only emotional support but also victim assistance programs and court accompaniments and that is hy this lobbying group is so very important to a lot of people and in helping so many. How to cite Mothers Against Driving, Papers Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-59754130786014035242019-12-07T16:25:00.001-08:002019-12-07T16:25:02.999-08:00Current Model Synthesis and Implications â⬠MyAssignmenthelp.com Question: Discuss about the Current Model Synthesis and Implications. Answer: Introduction: HIH Insurance was mainly engaged in the insurance business throughout Australia but its business often seemed quite distinct from how an insurance business must be conducted management. The reason behind this can be attributed to the irregular accounting practices undertaken by the company that resulted in its downfall as a whole (Mock et. al, 2013). It can be observed from the affairs of the company that most of its business acquisitions were overpriced and they expended more than what was the actual valuation, thereby resulting in the depletion of its financial resources. Furthermore, the company also spent enormous resources in various unproductive areas and at the same time, it failed to operate according to the least solvency requirement framed by the Insurance Act 1972 and APRA (Australian Prudential Regulation Authority). Besides, since the year 1992, the company started such aggressive accounting practices that played a key role in exaggerating or undermining the amount of its liabilities or assets prevalent in its financial statements. This altogether hampered the financial strength of the company. Further, this can be proved by the fact that its aggressive accounting practice undermined the value of its liabilities by $18 million and under reserved the same for $41 million while the preparation of due diligence report w as being facilitated by Ernst Young. However, the significant part of such under reserved was a prudential margin that was rejected by the companys CEO (Ray Williams) as a reserve for the operation of normal affairs. In addition to this, after termination of merger betwixt CE Health International and CIC Holdings, the company also attempted various fraudulent accounting treatments within its financials so that various portions of the balance sheet could be efficiently distorted (Saville, 2003). Nevertheless, HIH Insurance also attempted in utilizing its pledged securities in its quarterly financial reports to conceal their real financial position so that negative comments from the external world can be effectively avoided. Even though this attempt was not the real reason behind the collapse of HIH, yet this practice reflected their weaknesses and characteristics in generating income and addressing the expectations of investors. Another inappropriate accounting practice undertaken b y HIH was that it failed to value the companies that it intended to acquire and as a result, it paid more than what was actually needed to be paid. As the company made several acquisitions to enhance their businesses management, more financial resources were destroyed as a whole (Hoffelder, 2012). Further, most of the companys purchases were undertaken debt financing that also put enormous pressure upon the company in terms of payment of interest. For instance, the acquisition of FAI wherein Goldman Sachs valued the company for $20 million but its original value was $200 million. This ineffective accounting practice on the part of the company played a key role in affecting the financial position of the company and at the same time, it was also forced to write-off its contributions in FAI (Westfield, 2003). In addition, the management also used the company resources for self-interest motives that were further not charged to the accounting practices of the company. References Hoffelder, K. (2012). New Audit Standard Encourages More Talking. Harvard Press. Mock, T. J, Bedard, J, Coram, P, Davis, S, Espahbodi, R Warne, R. (2013). The audit reporting model: Current research synthesis and implications. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 32, 323-351. Saville, M. (2003). HIH : The Inside Story Of Australia's Biggest Corporate Collapse. Accessed October 2, 2017 from https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/14/1047583693489.html Westfield, M. (2003). HIH : The Inside Story Of Australia's Biggest Corporate Collapse. Accessed October 2, 2017 from https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/14/1047583693489.html Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-37370415351995301412019-11-30T04:07:00.001-08:002019-11-30T04:07:03.805-08:00Saudi Arabias Geopolitical and Socialeconomical Culture Introduction Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab country in the Middle East lying in between Europe, Asia and Africa. Its size is approximated at 2,149,690 square kilometers (865,000) square miles, which is about one third the size of the United States. The country is located between the Persian Gulf and the Red sea, bordering Jordan on the north and Iraq on the northern east, Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates on the east and Yemen on the south and the Sultanate of Oman on the and southeast.Advertising We will write a custom research paper sample on Saudi Arabiasââ¬â¢ Geopolitical and Socialeconomical Culture specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Early history Historically, Saudi Arabia is not considered as the cradle home of the Arabs but the first Arabs are thought to have originally come from the Arabian Peninsula. As far back as 15,000 to 20,000 years ago there is evidence of the existence of human presence in the Arabian Peni nsula citing the existence of roaming hunters and gatherers who lived off wild animals and plants. At the time of the last ice age about 15,000 years back, the Europe ice caps thawed, resulting to great climatic variation in the peninsula. The once immense plains covered with grassland suddenly turned scrublands and arid regions. The river streams evaporated creating dried river beds (commonly known as wadis), which are a common features in peninsula presently. This harsh climate forced the existing human beings to develop other means of survival as they no longer had animals to hunt because they had vanished. These people then moved to the mountain valleys and oasis and thatââ¬â¢s where agriculture is said to have developed and begun in Mesopotamia before it spread to the Nile River Valley and across the Middle East. The development of agriculture brought about growth of other sectors farmers who started raring animals that included goats, camels, cattle, sheep and horses. These advances led to permanent settlements, which led to the beginning of the modern civilization. Arabian Peninsula became the homeland of Islam, which is the second most practiced faith worldly. Islam was pioneered by Prophet Muhammad. Around the year, 610, this Muhammad is said to have received messages from God (Allah) through the angle Gabriel to proclaim oneness of God globally and as these revelations continued, so did his followers increase. In the year 622, Prophet Muhammad learnt of the plan of his assassination than he decided to lead his followers to Yathrib which was later changed to Madint Al-Nabi (City of the Prophet) and now simply itââ¬â¢s referred as Madinah, and this emigration (Hijrah) marked the beginning of the Islamic calendar, the year of the hegira. It marks the time Muhammad fled from Mecca. Muslims use a lunar calendar, meaning their twelve-month year is much shorter than the solar one which the Christians use.Advertising Looking for research paper on eastern europe? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More In the subsequent years, numerous clashes took place between the ââ¬Å"followers of the Prophet Muhammad and the pagans of Makkahâ⬠. By 628, the Prophet was able to unify the ethnic groups that he and his followers made an entrance into Makkah without shedding blood, which by this time Madinah was entirely in the hands of the Muslims. However, there was an attempt by the aggressors to take over the peninsula, but finally the peninsula was alienated into various counties. In 1745, Muhammad ibn ââ¬ËAbd al-Wahhabi was urging for the cleansing and reforms in the Islam religion. Concurrently, the Wahhabi faction had dominated the Arabia. By 1811, Wahhabi elders were waging a jihad against the reforms in the Islamic faith in the peninsula, which they succeeded in uniting much of it. By 1818, the Wahhabi people had been subjugated again by the Ottoman Empire and their Egyptians coll aborators. Saudi Arabia kingdom is an almost entire creation of King Ibn Saud (1882-1953) who is a descendant of the Wahhabis leaders and is said to have seized Riyadh in 1901. He then made himself a leader of the Arab nationalist movement whereby he established Wahhabi dominance in Nejd by 1906 and he later conquered Hejaz in 1924-1925. These two kingdoms (Hejaz and Nejd) were merged to form the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932. (Mohammed Hasan 2009) On September 23, 1932, the united warring tribes that were united into one nation were named the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an Islamic state with Arabic as its national language whiles the Holy Qurââ¬â¢an as its constitution. This is what is called the modern kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the transformation of this country over the years has been enormous with only few decades having been counted; this kingdom has turned itself from a desert nation to a modern sophisticated state and a major player in the international world especially sin ce the discovery of oil I commercial quantities in 1938, that has seen the economy of Saudi Arabia develop rising its prominence in the world affairs. Economy Saudi Arabia owes much of its wealth to the enormous petroleum resources that exists in the country. Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia by United States geologists in the 1930s but its large production did not start until after the World War II. Since the 1950s and 1960s, there has been full activity of petroleum exploration with a spectacular acceleration in the 1970s. Oil wealth has made it possible for this country to rapidly develop its economy. Saudi Arabia is the worldââ¬â¢s leading oil producer and exporter, with the largest oil reserves are the in the world, estimated at 263 billion barrels, which is approximately a quarter of the worldââ¬â¢s oil reserves. It is also a prominent member of the OPEC. In Saudi Arabia, oil counts for almost 90% of the country exports and this translates to about 75% of the government ââ¬â¢s revenues.Advertising We will write a custom research paper sample on Saudi Arabiasââ¬â¢ Geopolitical and Socialeconomical Culture specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More These revenues have changed the countryââ¬â¢s economic status from debt-trap to a wealthy nation. The countryââ¬â¢s petroleum sector accounts for 45 percent of its gross domestic profit (GDP) where the economy depends on approximately six million employees abroad mostly working in the oil sector and services sector. The daily production of oil is about 1.3 million tonnes per day. The country is also involved in the production of natural gas that is about 100 million m3 each day. The amount of oil that is produced on behalf of the government is approximately slightly higher than 95 percent and this is done by the Saudi ARAMCO, a government parastatal, which acquired SAMAREC, a parastatal specializing in marketing and refining oil, to become the leading wholly integrated oil firm. Following the Arab-Israeli war in the 1970s, there was a sharp increase in petroleum revenues which resulted to the economy of Saudi growing fast as it enjoyed a surplus market while trading with other countries, exports of oil products increased and the government had enough revenues for the development, defense and aid to other Arabic and Islamic countries (NadeyaSayed 2003). The kind of economic model being used in Saudi Arabia is one which puts a limitation upon private enterprises because of state control and the central planning. There are very strong government controls on most economic activities as there are certain fields of the economy that belong to the state exclusively and these fields do not allow foreign investors to invest nor own them. Foreigners are allowed in other fields such as power generation, telecommunication services and insurance among other lucrative sectors that attract overseas investors, they have to create joint-ventures with the Saudi people or the Saudi state itself. At the time of the oil value boom of 2004-2008, Saudi created a sufficient financial reserve to counterbalance any global economic slump. Nevertheless, the dropping oil prices in 2009 adversely affected the Saudi economy causing the rescheduling of several governmental economic and developmental plans. The state took counteractive actions, like direct capital allocations into financial bodies, and slashed interest rates. Oil and natural gas are the traditional major contributors of the growth of Saudiââ¬â¢s economy, the other contributors of the economy are agriculture and fishing but clearly they are not on the same level as oil and natural gas. This sector provides an employment to the public to an estimated 10% of the population this is due to the fact that most of the land in Saudi Arabia is infertile, only 1% of the total surface is fertile.Advertising Looking for research paper on eastern europe? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Although this is the case, there are several plans, which have been initiated to see the agricultural sector improve its productivity, which is currently very low quoting ââ¬Å"approximately 3.6 million tonnes output of wheat, barley 1.1 million tonnes, tomatoes 490,000 tonnes, dates account for 500,00 tonnes, watermelons 450,000 tonnes including other smaller outputs of sorghum, dairy products, onions, grapes, and citrus fruits. The output also got from fish is likewise low, about 50,000 tonnes been produced per year and shrimps which make the biggest share of the catchâ⬠(Scawen Riad 2002). Saudi Arabia imports most of their food products from across the world, a trend that has been there from the early 1970s. Besides these elements, another contributor of the Saudi economy is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and Madina which is usually a demonstration of the unity of the Muslims and their acquiescence to God. Mecca is a holy city where every Muslim is required to visit at le ast once in their lifetime if the individual has the capability means to do so. Millions of people from all across the world make their journey to this holy place. Every year the number of people who come to Saudi Arabia for this pilgrimage known as Haj stands somewhere between two to three million generating more than US$ 2 billion to the Saudi economy. This is the only substantial tourism attraction to Saudi Arabia and as figures show it is great contributor to Saudiââ¬â¢s economy. The national economy of Saudi Arabia was budgeted to have revenues doubling the expenditure by 2008 the surplus was at a staggering $147 billion but was mostly used to pay various foreign debts. Society The Saudi Arabia society is dominated by Islamic values and itââ¬â¢s a country that is considered to have a very rich culture. The practices and convictions of the Saudis were mainly adopted from Wahhabism faction of Muslim followers. The most evident basis of distinction of the Saudi society is ba sed on the native and migrant population, although these people appreciate people from other countries, the immigration still affects their socialization trends and other marital matters. Ethnic relations Al-Rasheed Robert (2004) notes ââ¬Å"Saudis live as a community (also known as ummah) where issues like race and ethnicity are of no significant value hence these issues are not used to form any socialization, political affiliations or even economic organizations.â⬠Nevertheless, in Saudi Arabia the consideration of ones origin is important as it sometimes influences social interaction among the people and also influences on marriage issues for example, some people mainly in Hijaz are considered as descendants of Muhammad and are known as Ashraf while many others in the kingdom are said to be descent from eponymous ancestors from the ancient Arab tribes. Although this is the case, this influence does not affect the economic and power differences in the national society. Clas ses and castes The social classes are mainly divided between the foreign workers and locals. Temporary immigrants form the largest portion of working class and are also dominate the middle class status and some ranks in the upper-class status. Variation in terms of income and wealth is majorly categorized among the super-rich, the rich middle income earners and the limited income earners. Many Saudi Arabians still practice egalitarianism and believe more on impartiality and brotherhood, unlike class differentiation. But it is important to note that different people have different lifestyles depending on the amount of wealth one has; the wealthy ones interact less with the middle class people (Al-Rasheed Robert 2004). Marriage and family Anderson (2001) notes ââ¬Å"among the Muslims, marriage is considered a necessary part of life, and all adults are required to marry. Marriage is usually perceived as a very costly affair while divorce on the other hand is relatively easy for men a nd very difficult for women.â⬠As for birthright rights, males inherited twice over that of the females from their father while a widow inherits a small portion, but the sons have an obligation to support their mothers especially the widowed. Islamic values are very much upheld among the Saudi Arabians that is why religion and the society combine to form a kind of social control. Behaviors that bring shame to ones family is considered sinful while crimes related to alcohol and drugs and other sexual misconducts are considered to be as a result of modernization. Social relations are noticeable by vibrant gender separation and the reverence of age variation. Al-rasheed (2002) notes ââ¬Å"Interactions that take place between men and women is minimal especially outside the domestic space of families the rules of doââ¬â¢s and donââ¬â¢ts aim at regulating interactions beyond the comforts of ones home thus interactions taking place in a commercial setting with females should be strictly formal.â⬠Most social interactions take place in groups that are specific in terms of age and gender. When a guest arrives, it is mandatory for that person to individually greet the host and the rest of the guests by shaking hands or kissing on the chick more than three times if the person is well known to you and are age mates, also expected are long exchange of greetings between host and guest and between guests and other people present. Socially, mothers would give birth with the help of midwives and after their birth, they were to be cared for by their mothers hence this meant caring for them fulltime. Other female relatives in the household were to help in raring of the children and teach them the Arabian culture. While fathers and uncles were not expected to take part in child care, they took part in matters such as playing with them and teaching them generosity and hospitality. Anderson (2001) notes ââ¬Å"as modernization trickles in, all these is changing and births are taking place in hospitals and the infants are being circumcised before going home.â⬠Government and political conditions Saudi Arabia is governed by a monarch type of government whereby there is a king whose sons inherit the thrown later on in life as stipulated by their constitution. As a result, the country lacks political parties or movements but has held municipal elections. Religion Anderson (2001) notes ââ¬Å"Saudi Arabia occupies a special place in the Islamic world as it is the heartland of Islam. The followers of Islam, one of the worldââ¬â¢s greatest monotheistic religions are known as Muslims.â⬠All Saudi Arabia citizens are Muslims except for small minority of Shia, even the immigrants themselves are mostly Muslims and the non-Muslims are not allowed to practice their faith in Saudi Arabia. They believe in one God (Allah) and that their prophet is Muhammad. A Muslim has five obligations which are referred to as Five Pillars of Islam where one ha s to profess his faith that there is no other god but God and that his prophet is Muhammad, secondly one has to pray five times a day and as they make their prayers, they face toward Makkah the holy city, thirdly one has to give a fixed amount of payment (zakat)à for the welfare of the entire community particularly the needy members of the society fourthly is the fasting during Ramadan which is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar that expects a Muslim to refrain from eating food and drinking from sundown to sunset and lastly is performing the hajj that involves the gathering of millions of Muslims around the world to Makkah which should be done at least once in a lifetime. Al-Rasheed Robert (2004) notes ââ¬Å"these people include judges, preachers, teachersââ¬â¢ leaders other people who have learned Islam.â⬠They also believe that the dead could either go to heaven or hell depending on how one has lived his/her life. ââ¬Å"The major religious destinations of Saudi Ar abia include The Kaba and Black Stone in Mecca, Quba Mosque in Medina, Mount Arafat, Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Floating Mosque of Jeddah, The Prophetââ¬â¢s Mosque in Medina and Nabatean Tombs of MadainSahreha.â⬠(Federal Research Division 2004). Weather and climate ââ¬Å"Saudi Arabia has a harsh dry desert kind of climate that is characterized by extreme temperatures during the day and an abrupt drop in temperatures at night with slight erratic rainfall which is influenced by subtropical high pressure systemsâ⬠(Dean 2006).These two intense climates are mostly experienced from the coast towards the countryside. These conditions make the days to be hot and humid while fog is experienced at night which is due to winds from the south are accompanied by an increase in temperature and humidity level that causes a storm in the gulf areas. The rest of the country experiences law rainfalls whereby the country receives two seasons of sporadic rainfall. References Al-rasheed, M. (2002). a History of Saudi Arabia. New York: Cambridge University press. Al-Rasheed, M. Robert, V. (2004) Counter-narratives: history, contemporary society, and politics in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Anderson, H. (2001). Saudi Arabia Ticket. New York: Carolrhoda Books, Dean, D. (2006). The Wahhabi mission and Saudi ArabiaVolume 50 of Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Tabriz: I.B.Tauris. Federal Research Division. (2004). Saudi Arabia A Country Study. New York: Kessinger Publishing. Mohammed, A. Hasan, M. (2009). Religion and politics in Saudi Arabia: Wahhabism and the state. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, NadeyaSayed, A. (2003). Population and development of the Arab Gulf states: the case of Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. New York: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. Scawen, B. Riad, N. (2002). The future of Islam. New Jersey, NY: Routledge. This research paper on Saudi Arabiasââ¬â¢ Geopolitical and Socialeconomical Culture was written and submitted by user Kingston I. to help you with your own studies. You are free to use it for research and reference purposes in order to write your own paper; however, you must cite it accordingly. You can donate your paper here. Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-54024020356353184282019-11-26T00:17:00.001-08:002019-11-26T00:17:04.979-08:00White-Tailed Deer Facts (Odocoileus virginianus)White-Tailed Deer Facts (Odocoileus virginianus) The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) gets its name for the white fur on the underside of its tail, which it flashes when it senses a threat. The species includes several subspecies, such as the tiny Florida Key deer and the large northern white-tailed deer. Fast Facts: White-Tailed Deer Scientific Name: Odocoileus virginianusCommon Names: White-tailed deer, whitetail, Virginia deerBasic Animal Group: MammalSize: 6-8 feetWeight: 88-300 poundsLifespan: 6-14 yearsDiet: HerbivoreHabitat: North, Central, and northern South AmericaPopulation: 10 millionConservation Status: Least Concern Description The white-tailed deer has a reddish-brown coat in the spring and summer and a gray-brown coat in autumn and winter. The species is easily recognized by the white underside of its tail. Deer have horizontally-slit pupils with dichromatic blue and yellow vision. They cannot readily distinguish between orange and red colors. Deer size depends on sex and habitat. On average, mature specimens range from 6 to 8 feet in length, with a shoulder height around 2 to 4 feet. Deer in colder climates are larger than those found closer to the equator. Mature males, called bucks, weigh 150 to 300 pounds, on average. Mature females, called hinds or does, range from 88 to 200 pounds. Bucks regrow antlers each year in spring and shed them after the breeding season in winter. Antler size and branching is determined by age, nutrition, and genetics. Habitat and Distribution White-tailed deer range from the Yukon in Canada through the United States (except Hawaii and Alaska) and Central America south to Brazil and Bolivia. In the United States, the black-tailed or mule deer displaces the white-tailed deer west of the Rocky Mountains. Climate change has allowed the white-tailed deer to expand its presence in Canada in recent years. White-tailed deer have been introduced into Europe and the Caribbean and are farmed in New Zealand. Deer have adapted to a variety of habitats, including urban environments. Diet Although sometimes seen during the day, deer primarily browse before dawn and after dusk. White-tailed deer eat plants, including grasses, legumes, leaves, shoots, cacti, corn, fruit, and acorns. They can eat mushrooms and poison ivy with no ill effects. Deer are ruminants, with a four-chambered stomach. The animal needs time to develop gut microbes to digest new food as its diet changes, so feeding deer a food that is not found in the wild may harm it. While white-tailed deer are primarily herbivores, they are also opportunistic predators that will take mice and birds. White-tailed deer flagging its tail. Jà ©rà ©mie LeBlond-Fontaine, Getty Images Behavior When threatened, a white-tailed deer stomps, snorts, and raises its tail or flags to show the white underside. This signals predator detection and alerts other deer. In addition to sound and body language, deer communicate by marking their territory with urine and scents produced by glands found on their head and legs. A typical deer range is less than a square mile. Females form family groups with a mother and her fawns. Males group with other males, but are solitary during mating season. Reproduction and Offspring The white-tailed deer breeding season, called the rut, occurs in autumn in October or November. Males spar with their antlers to compete for females. Females give birth to one to three spotted fawns in spring. The mother hides her fawns in vegetation, returning to nurse them four or five times a day. Young are weaned around 8 to 10 weeks of age. Bucks leave their mothers and mature at about 1.5 years of age. Does may become sexually mature at 6 months of age, but typically do not leave their mother or breed until their second year. The life expectancy of a white-tailed deer ranges from 6 to 14 years. White-tailed doe and her fawn. Daniel J. Cox, Getty Images Conservation Status The IUCN classifies the conservation status of the white-tailed deer as least concern. The overall population is stable, although some subspecies are threatened. The Florida Key deer and Colombian white-tailed deer are both listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Deer are preyed upon by wolves, pumas, American alligators, bears, coyotes, lynx, bobcats, wolverines, and feral dogs. Eagles and crows may take fawns. However, the greatest threats come from habitat loss, overhunting, and motor vehicle collision. White-Tailed Deer and Humans Deer cause economic damage to farmers and pose a threat to motorists. They are hunted for game and sport and farmed for meat, pelts, and antlers. In some places, it is legal to keep white-tailed deer as pets. While captive deer are intelligent and affectionate, bucks may become aggressive and can cause serious injury. Sources Bildstein, Keith L. Why White-Tailed Deer Flag Their Tails. The American Naturalist. 121 (5): 709ââ¬â715, May, 1983. doi:10.1086/284096Fulbright, Timothy Edward and J. Alfonso Ortega-S. White-tailed deer habitat: ecology and management on rangelands. Texas AM University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-58544-499-1.Gallina, S. and Arevalo, H. Lopez. Odocoileus virginianus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42394A22162580. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T42394A22162580.enPost, Eric and Nils Stenseth. Large-Scale Climatic Fluctuation and Population Dynamics of Moose and White-Tailed Deer. Journal of Animal Ecology. 67 (4): 537ââ¬â543, July, 1998. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00216.x Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-6835878883607749882019-11-22T07:40:00.001-08:002019-11-22T07:40:08.295-08:00Adam Reres Adam Reres Essay Ms. CooperU.S. History II19 march 2004Three Mile IslandThree Mile Island is a nuclear power plant located in Harrisburg, PA. Ithad two pressurized water reactors. One in which began its service in 1974and is the best performing reactor in the US. However its other reactor isalmost brand new and suffered a server nuke clear meltdown. March 28th 1979at approximately 4:00 a.m. a minor malfunction created a rise intemperature to the primary coolant. The reactor shut down as a safety result. In no time a pilot-operatedrelief valve (PORV) on the reactors cooling system opened but did notclose. This caused reactor coolant water to leak out and soon drained thetank of its coolant (Wikipeia). As a effect of the lost coolant, highpressure pumps pushed replacement water into the reactor system. Water andsteam then escaped through its relief valve as cooling water surged to thereactor. In this type of situation, the operators were trained to reduce theflow of the replacement water. Their training told them that thepressurizer water level was the only dependable indication of the amount ofcooling water in the system. Because the pressuriser level was increasing,they thought the reactor system was too full of water They were told to doall they could to keep the pressuriser from filling with water. If itfilled, they could not control pressure in the cooling system and it mightrupture. Operators responded by reducing the flow of replacement water. Steam thenformed in the reactor cooling system. Pumping a mixture of steam and watercaused the reactor cooling pumps to vibrate. If the severe vibrations couldhave damaged the pumps they would made them unusable, so the operators shutdown the pumps. This ended the forced cooling of the reactor. However, as reactor coolant water boiled away, the reactors fuel core wasuncovered and became even hotter. The fuel rods were damaged and releasedradioactive material into the cooling water. At 6:22 am operators closed ablock valve between the relief valve and the pressuriser. This actionstopped the loss of coolant water through the relief valve. However,superheated steam and gases blocked the flow of water through the corecooling system (Wikipeia). By late afternoon, operators began high-pressureinjection of water into the reactor cooling system to increase pressure andto collapse steam bubbles. By 7:50 pm, they restored forced cooling of thereactor when they were able to restart one reactor coolant pump. They hadcondensed steam so that the pump could run without severe vibrations. FromMarch 29 and 30, operators used a system of pipes and compressors to movethe gas to waste gas decay tanks(Wikipeia). The compressors leaked, andsome radioactive gas was released to the environmentAfte r an anxious month, on 27 April operators established naturalconvection circulation of coolant. The reactor core was being cooled by thenatural movement of water rather than by mechanical pumping. The plant wasin cold shutdown. The cleanup of the damaged nuclear reactor system at TMI-2 took nearly12 years and cost approximately $973 million. The Plant surfaces had to bedecontaminated. Any water used and stored during the cleanup had to beprocessed. And about 100 tones of damaged uranium fuel had to be removedfrom the reactor vessel all without hazard to cleanup workers or thepublic. (Wikipeia)OpinionI see Three Mile Island as history repeating itself; It reminded me alot of the Titanic. The crew on titanic and in the operators room weretold that an accident was nearly impossible so that when something happenedthey didnt know how to react properly or knew entirely what was going on. READ: The last of the mohicans Persuasive EssayHowever, they responded with there instincts which only made the problemworse. Unlike the Titanic though, no one died in Three Mile Island. The Three Mile Island incident was in a way a good lesion to the US inworking with nuclear generated power. We saw that it is a force of naturethat is very powerful. Its dangers are very real, anything could happen,and if something did happen when using the nuclear power many could die. Wesaw that we should not assume anything in a time of delicate decisionshttp://en.wikipeia.com/wiki/Three_Mile_Island, Wikipeia, Joan , lastmodified 02:19, 15 Mar 2004The plants main feedwater pumps in the secondary non-nuclear coolingsystem failed at about 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979. This failure was due toeither a mechanical or electrical failure and prevented the steamgenerators from removing heat. First the turbine, then the reactorautomatically shut down. Immediately, the pressure in the primary system(the nuclear portion of the plant) began to increase. In order to preventthat pressure from becoming excessive, the pressurizer relief valve (avalve located at the top of the pressurizer) opened. T he valve should haveclosed when the pressure decreased by a certain amount, but it did not. Signals available to the operator failed to show that the valve was stillopen. As a result, the stuck-open valve caused the pressure to continue todecrease in the system. Meanwhile, another problem appeared elsewhere in the plant. The emergencyfeedwater system (backup to main feedwater) was tested 42 hours prior tothe accident. As part of the test, a valve is closed and then reopened atthe end of the test. But this time, through either an administrative orhuman error, the valve was not reopened preventing the emergencyfeedwater system from functioning. The valve was discovered closed abouteight minutes into the accident. Once it was reopened, the emergencyfeedwater system began to work correctly, allowing cooling water to flowinto the steam generators. As the system pressure in the primary system continued to decrease, voids(areas where no water is present) began to form in portions of the systemother than the pressurizer. Because of these voids, the water in the systemwas redistributed and the pressurizer became full of water. The levelindicator, which tells the operator the amount of coolant capable of heatremoval, incorrectly indicated the system was full of water. Thus, theoperator stopped adding water. He was unaware that, because of the stuckvalve, the indicator could, and in this instance did, provide falsereadings. After almost eighty minutes of slow temperature rise the primary loop pumpsbegin to shudder as steam rather than water began to pass through them. Thepumps were shut down, and it was believed that natural circulation wouldcontinue the water movement. Steam in the system locked the primary loop,and as the water stopped circulating it was converted to steam inincreasing amounts. After around 130 minutes since the first malfunction,the top of the reactor core was exposed and the heat and steam drove areaction involving hydrogen and other radioactive gases with the zirconiumrod cladding. The quench tank ruptured, and radioactive coolant began toleak out into the general containment building. At 6 a.m. there was a shiftchange in the control room. A new arrival noticed that the temperature inthe holding tanks was excessive and used a backup valve to shut off thecoolant venting. Around 250,000 gallons (950 m) of coolant had alreadybeen lost from the primary loop. It was not until 165 minute s after thestart of the problem that radiation alarms activated as contaminated waterreached detectors, by which time the radiation levels in the primarycoolant water were around 300 times expected levels. Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-52813415976809229322019-11-20T21:34:00.001-08:002019-11-20T21:34:04.229-08:00Review a movie Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 750 wordsReview a movie - Essay Example Film Unforgiven (1992); shows the era when old Wild West was changing into modern west. Opening of the movie clearly shows the main theme behind the movie. Era of Wild West falling and rising of a new era; that is rising of modern west. This film hides brutal realities of Wild West that were present through all the area of Wild West. Robbery, violence and bounty hunting were normal attributes of the Wild West. Also sheriff which goes cruel or brutal in the movie shows non judicial murders done by sheriff department to keep law and order of the village or society they are responsible for. There is a great amount of violence present in the movie. Also hero of movie is person which is acting as a villain throughout the movie. Concepts of dignity, self respect, life and death are narrated continuously in the movie again and again by narrators (Milan). L.A confidential was a movie released in 1997. This movie devises ways to analyze movies. L.A confidential is based on the concept that movies itself are the major cause of the spreading violence and other crimes including sexual assault most of the females face in city of Los Angles. Generally concepts like freedom of doing everything any time is one of the major causes addressed my L.A confidential as their main subject. Justice system is the next subjected targeted by the makers. Movie introduces three cops with three different personalities and characters. Youngest one is the newly breed of the department and is loyal to law and its applications. Other one is a criminal having a police badge doing crimes under the supervision of his captain. According to the makers behind L.A confidential the concept of liberty that is greatly propagated by movies is totally wrong and opposite to idea itself. There should be controlled liberty for proper balance and progress of a society regardi ng justice system. If this balance disturbed there will be no Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-76326919379307953982019-11-19T01:29:00.001-08:002019-11-19T01:29:04.444-08:00Does gender bias and glass ceiling limitations still exist in Fire and Research PaperDoes gender bias and glass ceiling limitations still exist in Fire and Police departments - Research Paper Example In the political realm, the term ââ¬Ëglass ceilingââ¬â¢ was coined to describe the invisible barriers that prevented women from achieving their goals in the workplace and from attaining senior positions. In the United States fire and police departments, the glass was evident in the past, a factor that associated the departments with men only (Kornblut, 2011). However, the 21st century had brought about multiple changes that have promoted equality in the workplace, allowing women to rise to top leadership positions and venture into careers reserved for men previously. This research paper will investigate whether women still face barriers associated with gender in the fire and police departments. Introduction In order to determine whether women in the police and fire and police departments have broken the glass ceiling, this research will focus on analyzing the existing primary and secondary sources that describe the level of gender bias in the two departments. The extensive lite rature review will adopt a case study format regarding the fire department. The special focus on the Florida and Kenosha fire departments will provide a reflection of the effect of the glass ceiling and its extent in the recent past. The case studies will analyze the findings of primary researches on the issue. Concerning the police department, an extensive literature review will help in analyzing whether gender bias is still in existence. All the sources for use in this research will be subject to a critical appraisal to determine their reliability. The appraisal of the sources will consider the methodologies used, the target populations, and the analysis of the findings. Only the most appropriate sources will be used in this research. The search terms will include the ââ¬Ëglass ceiling ââ¬â¢,ââ¬Ë gender biases, police, and fire departmentsââ¬â¢ Only recent articles will be considered as reliable sources for this research seeks to analyze the extent of the problem accor ding to the most current sources. Research Does Gender Bias Exist in the Fire Department: Case studies of Florida and Kenosha Fire Departments The fire department remained a masculine profession for many years, with only white men pursuing careers in this profession. All through the 1800s, the field exhibited only male, white recruits (Bureau of National Affairs, 2002). Only in the 1920s did the department recruit black males. There is an existing complexity between gender and race, and this highlight of the time taken in the department to include men serves to reflect the resistance that existed towards recruiting women (Denis, 2003). After recruiting black males into the fire department, a half a century lapsed before the department hired the first females in the 1970-1980s. The hiring of the initial lot of black women served as a platform for women gaining entry into the male dominated field. This was considered as the first step towards breaking the existing glass ceiling that h as barred women from venturing into this career. Evidently, in the 1990s, experts thought that it was time for the complete breaking of the glass ceiling because thousands of women secured places in the fire department (Weaver, 2006). It is worth noting that the Los Angeles fire department has an outstanding history of having hired the first black in male 1892, indicating its willingness to embrace racial diversity. The effect of the glass ceil Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-58124555667535206642019-11-16T14:01:00.001-08:002019-11-16T14:01:06.805-08:00Narrative Technique of Sula Essay Example for Free Narrative Technique of Sula Essay Although Sula is arranged in chronological order, it does not construct a linear story with the causes of each new plot event clearly visible in the preceding chapter. Instead, Sula uses juxtaposition, the technique through which collages are put together. The effects of a collage on the viewer depend on unusual combinations of pictures, or on unusual arrangements such as overlapping. The pictures of a collage dont fit smoothly together, yet they create a unified effect. The pictures of Sulas collage are separate events or character sketches. Together, they show the friendship of Nel and Sula as part of the many complicated, overlapping relationships that make up the Bottom. Morrison presents the novel from the perspective of an omniscient narrator one who knows all the characters thoughts and feelings. An omniscient narrator usually puts the reader in the position of someone viewing a conventional portrait or landscape rather than a collage. (In such situations, the viewer can perceive the unity of the whole work with only a glance.) To create the collage-like effect of Sula, the omniscient narrator never reveals the thoughts of all the characters at one time. Instead, from chapter to chapter, she chooses a different point-of-view character, so that a different persons consciousness and experience dominate a particular incident or section. In addition, the narrator sometimes moves beyond the consciousness of single, individual characters, to reveal what groups in the community think and feel. On the rare occasions when it agrees unanimously, she presents the united communitys view. As in The Bluest Eye and Jazz, the community has such a direct impact o n individuals that it amounts to a character. In narrative technique for Sula, Morrison draws on a specifically modernist usage of juxtaposition. Modernism, discussed in Chapter 3, was the dominant literary movement during the first half of the twentieth century. Writers of this period abandoned the unifying, omniscient narrator of earlier literature to make literature more like life, in which each of us has to make our own sense of the world. Rather than passively receiving a smooth, connected story from an authoritative narrator, the reader is forced to piece together a coherent plot and meaning from more separated pieces ofà information. Modernists experimented with many literary genres. For example, T. S. Eliot created his influential poem The Wasteland by juxtaposing quotations from other literary works and songs, interspersed with fragmentary narratives of original stories. Fiction uses an analogous technique of juxtaposition. Each successive chapter of William Faulkner novel As I Lay Dying, for instance, drops the reader into a different characters consciousness without the direction or help of an omniscient narrator. To figure out the plot, the reader must work through the perceptions of characters who range from a seven-year-old boy to a madman. The abrupt, disturbing shifts from one consciousness to another are an intended part of the readers experience. As with all literary techniques, juxtaposition is used to communicate particular themes. In Cane, a work that defies our usual definitions of literary genres, Jean Toomer juxtaposed poetry and brief prose sketches. In this way, Cane establishes its thematic contrast of rural black culture in the South and urban black culture of the North. Morrison, who wrote her masters thesis on two modernists, Faulkner and Virginia Woolf, uses juxtaposition as a structuring device in Sula. Though relatively short for a novel, Sula has an unusually large number of chapters, eleven. This division into small pieces creates an intended choppiness, the uncomfortable sense of frequently stopping and starting. The content of the chapters accentuates this choppy rhythm. Almost every chapter shifts the focus from the story of the preceding chapter by changing the point-of-view character or introducing sudden, shocking events and delaying discussion of the characters motives until later. In 1921, for example, Eva douses her son Plum with kerosene and burns him to death. Although the reader knows that Plum has become a heroin addict, Evas reasoning is not revealed. When Hannah, naturally assuming that Eva doesnt know of Plums danger, tells her that Plum is burning, the chapter ends with Evas almost nonchalant Is? My baby? Burning? (48). Not until midway through the next chapter, 1923, does Hannahs questioning allow the reader to understand Evas motivation. Juxtaposition thus heightens the readers sense of incompleteness. Instead of providing quick resolution, juxtapositionà introduces new and equally disturbing events. Paradoxically, when an occasional chapter does contain a single story apparently complete in itself, it too contributes to the novels overall choppy rhythm. In a novel using a simple, chronological mode of narration, each succeeding chapter would pick up where the last one left off, with the main characters now involved in a different incident, but in some clear way affected by their previous experience. In Sula, however, some characters figure prominently in one chapter and then fade entirely into the background. The first chapter centers on Shadrack, and although he appears twice more and has considerable psychic importance to Sula and symbolic importance to the novel, he is not an important actor again. In similar fashion, Helene Wright is the controlling presence of the third chapter, 1920, but barely appears in the rest of the book. These shifts are more unsettling than if Shadrack and Helene were ancestors of the other characters, generations removed, because the reader would then expect them to disappear. Their initial prominence and later shadowy presence contribute to the readers feeling of disruption. The choppy narration of Sula expresses one of its major themes, the fragmentation of both individuals and the community. Sula. New York: Knopf, 1973. Rpt. New York: Penguin, 1982 Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649507084857420838.post-14868512170477623602019-11-14T02:33:00.001-08:002019-11-14T02:33:04.623-08:00greek orthodox Essay -- essays research papers The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity, which "stands in today's society as one of the communities created by the apostles of Jesus in the region of the eastern Mediterranean, and which spread by missionary activity throughout Eastern Europe" .The word orthodox comes from Greek, this means right-believing. Currently, the orthodox religion has more than 174 million followers throughout the world. The Greek Orthodox church is autocephalous, which means governed by its own head bishop. The head bishops of this autocephalous church may be called patriarch, metropolitan, or archbishop. These clergymen are much like the Pope; they decide church doctrine and generally make important decisions on controversial topics. In its doctrine statements, "the Greek Orthodox church strongly affirms that it holds the original Christian faith, which was common to East and West during the first millennium of Christian history" (Meyendorff 18). More particularly, it recognizes the authority of the ecumenical councils at which East and West were represented together. These were the councils of Nicaea I (325), Constantinople (381), Ephesus(431), Chalcedon(451), Constantinople II (553), Constantinople III (680), and Nicaea II (787) (Encarta 1996). The power of teaching and guiding the community is bestowed on certain ministries, particularly that of the bishop of each diocese or is directed through certain institutions, such as councils... Maximo Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264264311396516257noreply@blogger.com0