tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60654480818858175812024-02-19T22:41:56.368-08:00Essays for universityEssay Topics For The Count Of Monte CristoAudrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-21542281208144047362020-08-23T02:07:00.001-07:002020-08-23T02:07:11.602-07:00What Should I Write My Astronomy Essay On Example For StudentsAudrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-26341372849837772672020-08-21T23:49:00.001-07:002020-08-21T23:49:21.102-07:00Marketing and Ideas EssayBusiness-to-business (B2B) depicts trade exchanges between organizations, for example, between a maker and a distributer, or between a distributer and a retailer. B2B (Business to Business) Branding is a term utilized in promoting. B2B Marketing Plan â⬠Goals and Objectives * Introduce my organization to the market (create organization brand) * Introduce my items or administrations to the market * Introduce another item/administration to a current market or markets * Introduce another item/administration to another market? * Increase my piece of the overall industry * Stop piece of the overall industry disintegration from contenders * Develop new market sections for my item/administration * Increase overall revenues * Improve my item administration deals blend * Implement another independent company estimating procedure Contrasts Between B2B and B2C Marketing There are immense contrasts in business to purchaser advertising, known as B2C, and business to business showcasing, known as B2B. These two sorts of advertising vary in the mediums, procedure and methods utilized. They additionally vary in their methodologies, with shopper promoting endeavoring to arrive at the most purchasers as could reasonably be expected, while business showcasing endeavors to arrive at a little cut of target clients. Showcasing Appeal * Consumer and business showcasing utilize various procedures to speak to their purchaser base. Shopper advertising by definition is for the general population and requests to base needs and needs. Regardless of whether it is for clothing cleanser or a very good quality watch, buyer promoting must hype the way of life upgrade highlights of their item. Business promoting, then again, advances to functional concerns, for example, reducing expenses or developing income. For instance, a product item that can dispose of assembling redundancies claims to business ownersââ¬â¢ want to expand proficiency. Showcasing Strategies * B2C and B2B advertisers utilize various systems to interest theirâ market portions. Purchaser advertisers attempt to catch the most ââ¬Å"eyeballsâ⬠as could be expected under the circumstances, utilizing measurements, for example, watchers, piece of the overall industry and pay-per-impression. Business advertisers like to realize that their objective shopper is being reached and couldn't care less as much about the all out number of perspectives. These advertisers search out specialty distributions, sites and TV shows that will be seen generally by a specific business section. Promoting Mediums * Consumer and business advertisers pick various mediums to arrive at their customers. For instance, a business advertiser would be anxious to support an industry entertainment ceremony or exchange gathering. They may likewise promote in a specialty exchange magazine. A purchaser advertiser, in the mean time, tries to augment introduction with the most broadly saw mediums. The Super Bowl, which realizes in 100 million watchers every year, is a shopper marketersââ¬â¢ dream. Item â⬠versus Individuals Driven Marketing A basic contrast somewhere in the range of B2C and B2B showcasing includes the manner in which the buyer interfaces with the brand. Customer driven showcasing depends on an association with the item to drive the brand. Business advertising depends on the connection between people to move the brand forward. In the event that you are picking a corporate legitimate firm to speak to your organization, for instance, you need to know and trust your lawyers. You have to meet them and addition a vibe for the administrations they offer. Then again, buyer showcasing is driven more by the value, quality and individual fulfillment that an item can give. B2B Marketing Ideas Business-to-business, or B2B, items and administrations are a somewhat unique creature with regards to promoting. Customary methods for promoting like cold pitching and regular postal mail are not as successful. Be that as it may, promoting to organizations isn't unthinkable. With a couple out-of-the-case strategies, similar to long range informal communication and email advertising, you can in any case produce some compensating outcomes. Iââ¬â¢ve recorded a couple of thoughts beneath. Email Marketing Email promoting at present flaunts probably the best yield on investmentsà (ROI) in the advertising arenaââ¬currently an astounding $43 for each $1 spent, as indicated by the Direct Marketing Association. The old pattern use to be to purchase a gigantic email rundown and shoot them with your message. Be that as it may, since the CAN-SPAM law has been sanctioned, it is presently unlawful to email individuals without their authorization. In any case, there are still approaches to grow an in-house email list that can produce results. Search Marketing * Many B2B organizations are utilizing web index showcasing, both paid and natural (not paid), to create traffic to their sites and presentation pages. While setting off to a telephone directory may be the ââ¬Å"searchâ⬠strategy for the past, doing an online inquiry utilizing Google, Yahoo or Bing is people main event now when searching for potential business customers. Online life Marketing * Sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn offer organizations an assortment of approaches to give important substance, connect with their crowd where they are and create referrals rapidly. While some may think these locales are carefully for business-to-customer (B2C) endeavors, the B2B nearness is developing. LinkedIn, particularly, is a business interpersonal interaction instrument. The ubiquity of these informal organizations originates from the gigantic potential for verbal. Itââ¬â¢s about making a constructive buzz online about your image that attracts individuals to you. Blogging * Previously simply the online diaries of the feline woman, web journals, or Web logs, are presently large business. As indicated by Technoratiââ¬â¢s State of the Blogosphere report for 2008, they have listed 133 million sites since 2002, and they run from individual to business. Business blogging gives an approach to feature news and items, exhibit your insight as an idea chief, and give data that is significant in your industry. Extraordinary substance will pull guests to your site, where you have the chance to create trust and steadfast clients. End * Marketing has not just made a principal move from push (intrude on crowd with your message) to pull (draw in individuals to your message) showcasing in the B2C field, yet in the B2B field also. The tips listedâ above, when done accurately, can help attract business customers to your message, administration, item and brand. Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-63712659786601270012020-07-14T09:09:00.001-07:002020-07-14T09:09:03.117-07:00How Exercise Can Help You Beat an AddictionHow Exercise Can Help You Beat an Addiction Addiction Coping and Recovery Overcoming Addiction Print How Exercise Can Help You Beat an Addiction By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD Elizabeth Hartney, BSc, MSc, MA, PhD is a psychologist, professor, and Director of the Centre for Health Leadership and Research at Royal Roads University, Canada. Learn about our editorial policy Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD Medically reviewed by Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD on November 25, 2016 Steven Gans, MD is board-certified in psychiatry and is an active supervisor, teacher, and mentor at Massachusetts General Hospital. Learn about our Medical Review Board Steven Gans, MD Updated on April 12, 2019 RyanJLane/iStock More in Addiction Coping and Recovery Overcoming Addiction Methods and Support Personal Stories Alcohol Use Addictive Behaviors Drug Use Nicotine Use Most treatments for addiction involve some kind of talk therapy or counseling and focus on helping the person with the addiction to figure out why they continue to engage in addictive behaviors, despite problems developing as a result, and more effective ways of managing the feelings that underlie addictive behaviors. While these approaches to treatment are helpful to many people with addictions, some feel they need an approach that helps with the physical, as opposed to the mental or emotional aspects of addiction. Others find that exercise helps with managing cravings, as a backup therapy to talk therapy. Over the years, exercise has been recognized as a self-help tool among people recovering from addictions as support for recovery, but only recently has exercise been recognized as a treatment for addiction in its own right. Effects of Exercise During Withdrawal Withdrawal is an unpleasant experience that occurs when an addictive substance, such as alcohol or drugs, or addictive behavior, such as gambling, compulsive sex, or overeating, is discontinued. Withdrawal symptoms vary in intensity and which symptoms are experienced, depending on the individual and what they are withdrawing from, but central to all withdrawal syndromes is the craving for more of the substance or behavior, and the relief of withdrawal when more of the substance is taken, or the behavior is engaged in. Feelings of depression or despair, anxiety or lethargy, irritability or anger, digestive problems, and nervous system symptoms such as sweating, dry or watery mouth, headaches, and muscle tension are common. Withdrawal symptoms for different substances may vary too: Alcohol WithdrawalNicotine WithdrawalCannabis WithdrawalCaffeine WithdrawalHeroin WithdrawalCocaine WithdrawalMeth Withdrawal Exercise has been repeatedly found to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. As these are major symptoms of withdrawal, experts are increasingly suggesting that exercise can alleviate withdrawal symptoms. Unfortunately, the research on humans taking exercise while going through withdrawal is limited, although the research on smokers and on animals going through withdrawal is more substantial. One type of withdrawal that has been shown to be helped by exercise is nicotine withdrawal. Numerous studies have shown that smokers who engage in bouts of exercise experience reduced cravings for cigarettes, improved mood, and reduced withdrawal symptoms compared with nonexercising people quitting smoking. Most of the research on the effects of exercise on alcohol and drug withdrawal have been conducted on animals. When lab rats who are going through withdrawal are allowed to take exercise by choiceâ"running in a wheelâ"their withdrawal symptoms appear to be reduced. For example, those going through alcohol withdrawal have reduced the incidence of seizures, and those going through morphine withdrawal have lower anxiety-like behavior and reduced temperature sensitivity. Additional research indicates that such exercise can repair damage to the brains reward pathways caused by methamphetamine use. Exercise for Relapse Prevention Exercise has been investigated as a treatment for reducing the risk of relapse to addictive behavior and has been shown to reduce drug cravings and improve treatment outcomes. People recovering from alcohol use disorder, who have completed the withdrawal phase of detox, have lower urges to drink when they are able to engage in bouts of exercise. And people recovering from cannabis use disorder who engage in longer periods of exercise have reduced cravings for marijuana. Exercise has also been researched in combination with other treatments and found to be helpful when other therapies are used. Contingency management, a reward based system rather than a therapy, is also more effective when combined with exercise-related activities. Studies of animals who have previously been addicted to drugs show that when exercise is available to these animals, they are less likely to relapse to drugs such as nicotine and cocaine. However, forced exercise may have the opposite effect. The Potential and Limits of Exercise as an Addiction Treatment Exercise appears to have great unexplored potential as a supplementary treatment for addictions. Its beneficial effects both on mood, and on withdrawal symptoms, make it a good fit for helping people in recovery from addictions to feel better, to be healthier, and to avoid relapse, and may even help repair some of the neurological damage caused by substance use. However, on its own, exercise wont help you to understand why you became addicted in the first place, to recognize triggers, or to learn more effective ways of managing your emotionsâ"although in itself, it may help improve your emotional state, and it may improve the effectiveness of other therapies. There is also a small risk that you could exercise too much, and develop exercise addiction, although this is rare. It is a good idea to talk to your doctor before starting an exercise regime, to make sure it is right for you. The 9 Best Online Therapy Programs Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-88521624418128219552020-05-21T10:26:00.001-07:002020-05-21T10:26:02.889-07:00The Odyssey Characters Descriptions, Significance The Odyssey is a character-focused epic poem. The first word of The Odyssey in the original Greek text is andra, which means ââ¬Å"man.â⬠(By contrast, the first word of The lliad is menin, meaning wrath.) The characters of The Odyssey include royalty, deities, war heroes, monsters, witches, nymphs and more, spread all over the Mediterranean Sea. All of these characters, realistic and fantastical, play significant roles in the action of the epic poem. Odysseus The protagonist of The Odyssey, Odysseus, is the king of Ithaca and a Trojan War hero. He has been absent from his home for the past 20 years: the first ten spent at war, and the second ten spent at sea during his attempt to return home. However, Odysseus runs into countless obstacles along his journey that delay his travel to Ithaca. In Homeric epics, characters names are associated with an epithet that describes their personality. Odysseus epithet, which recurs more than 80 times in the poem, is ââ¬Å"with much cunning. Odysseus name is etymologically associated with the concept of ââ¬Å"troubleâ⬠and ââ¬Å"annoyance.â⬠Cunning and nimble-witted, Odysseus uses clever tricks to get himself out of tricky situations, most memorably when he escapes Polyphemus cave by saying his name is no-man or nobody. He is an anti-heroic hero, particularly when considered in contrast to Achilles, the classical hero of HomersThe Iliad. Telemachus The son of Odysseus and Penelope, Telemachus is on the brink of manhood. He knows very little about his father, who left for Troy when Telemachus was an infant. On the advice of Athena, Telemachus goes on a journey to learn more about his father, with whom he ultimately reunites. Together, Telemachus and Odysseus successfully plot the downfall of the suitors who are courting Penelope and seeking Ithacas throne. Penelope Penelope, Odysseus wife, is cunning and loyal. She has awaited her husbandââ¬â¢s return for the past 20 years, during which time she devised various strategies to delay marrying one of her many suitors. In one such trick, Penelope claims to be weaving a burial shroud for Odysseuss elderly father, stating that she will choose a suitor when the shroud is finished. Every night, Penelope undoes part of the shroud, so the process never ends. Penelope prays to Athena, the goddess of cunning and handicrafts. Like Athena, Penelope is a weaver. Penelopes affinity for Athena serves to reinforce the fact that Penelope is one of the poems wisest characters. Athena Athena is the goddess of cunning, intelligent warfare, and handicrafts like carpentry and weaving. She helps Odysseusââ¬â¢ family throughout the poem, typically by disguising herself or disguising the identities of other characters. Penelope has a particular affinity to Athena, as Penelope is a weaver, an art form that Athena lords over. The Suitors The suitors is a group made up of 108 noblemen, each of whom is vying for Ithacas throne and Penelopeââ¬â¢s hand in marriage. Each suitor mentioned by name in the poem has distinct traits. For example, Antinous is violent and arrogant; he is the first suitor Odysseus slays. The wealthy and fair Eurymachus is sometimes referred to as ââ¬Å"god-like.â⬠Another suitor, Ctesippus, is rude and judgmental: he mocks Odysseus when he arrives in Ithaca disguised as a beggar. Residents of Ithaca Various residents of Ithaca, including servants in the home of Penelope and Odysseus, play a key role in the narrative. Eumaeus is the faithful swineherd of Odysseus. When Odysseus arrives in Ithaca disguised as a beggar, Eumaeus does not recognize him, but still offers him his coat; this act is a sign of Eumaeus goodness. Eurycleia, the housekeeper and Odysseus former wet nurse, recognizes the disguised Odysseus upon his return to Ithaca thanks to the scar on Odysseus leg. Laertes is Odysseusââ¬â¢ elderly father. He lives in seclusion, overwhelmed by grief at the disappearance of Odysseus, until Odysseus returns to Ithaca. Melanthius the goatherd, betrays his household by joining the suitors and disrespects a disguised Odysseus. Likewise, his sister Melanthos, Penelopeââ¬â¢s servant, has an affair with the suitor Eurymachus. Witches, Monsters, Nymphs and Seers During his adventures, Odysseus encounters creatures of all kinds, some being benevolent, others being downright monstrous.à Calypso is a beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he happens upon her island. She holds him captive for seven years, promising him the gift of immortality should he want to remain with her. Zeus sends Hermes to Calypso in order to convince her to let Odysseus go. Circe is a witch presiding over the island of Aeaea, who promptly transforms Odysseusââ¬â¢ companions (but not Odysseus) into pigs. Afterwards, she takes Odysseus as her lover for a year. She also teaches him how to summon the dead in order to speak with the seer Tiresias. The Sirens are songstresses who charm and kill the sailors that dock on their island. Thanks to Circeââ¬â¢s advice, Odysseus is immune to their song. Princess Nausicaa helps Odysseus at the very end of his travels. When Odysseus arrives in Scheria, the land of the Phaeacians, Nausicaa gives him access to her palace, which allows him to reveal himself and make a safe passage to Ithaca.à Polyphemus, a cyclops, is a son of Poseidon. He imprisons Odysseus and his comrades in order to eat them but Odysseus uses his wits to blind Polyphemus and save his companions. This conflict causes Poseidon to become the main divine antagonist. Tiresias, a famed blind prophet devoted to Apollo, meets with Odysseus in the underworld. He shows Odysseus how to get back home and allows him to communicate with the souls of the departed, which would otherwise be prohibited. Aeolusà is the master of the winds. He presents Odysseus with a bag safely containing the adverse winds in order for him to finally reach Ithaca. However, Odysseusââ¬â¢ comrades mistake it for a bag full of gold and open it. Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-74093169630080019482020-05-06T23:11:00.001-07:002020-05-06T23:11:35.093-07:00How The USA Lost The Vietnam War Essay - 2790 Words Robert S. McNamara, appointed by John F. Kennedy to the position of U.S. Secretary of Defense in 1961, said about the Vietnam War, amp;#8220;It is important to recognize itamp;#8217;s a South Vietnamese war. It will be won or lost depending upon what they do. We can advise and help, but they are responsible for the final results, and it remains to be seen how they will continue to conduct that war,; (McNamara 72). Despite these guidelines for assisting in the war, the U.S. would end up doing much more than just advising. The Vietnam War was supposed to be a demonstration of how willing the U.S. was to battle communism, but ended up a personal vendetta against the North Vietnamese as the U.S. escalated its commitment in Vietnamâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦was eager to get into battle (Chant 9). After the French conceded defeat and were forced to withdraw by the Geneva Accords, the U.S. decided to escalate its involvement, believing the South Vietnamese wanted assistance in driving o ut communism. The U.S. knew of South Vietnamamp;#8217;s weak military condition, and became more and more involved despite an uncooperative government. Suggestions the U.S. made were ignored, and the army avoided combat (Chant 38). Without complete involvement and a true desire to win, the guerrilla warfare of the Vietcong was too effective to face in a jungle setting, especially when most Vietcong soldiers were recruited in the South and had much support from the local civilians. Despite all of these problems, the U.S. remained in Vietnam, without any clear goals or objectives, or even a clear strategy for defeating a guerrilla operation. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;For almost a century, Vietnam was the colonial property of France, however, it had a taste of independence during World War II when France was unable to maintain control . During World War II, the Viet Minh established itself as the organizational body for the resistance of French control, and went on to assist the U.S. in combat with the Japanese. On September 2, 1945, following the Japanese surrender, the leader of the Viet Minh, Ho Chi Minh, declared the creation of theShow MoreRelatedââ¬Ëthe Usa Lost the Vietnam War Because Its Military Strategy and Tactics Were Wrongââ¬â¢ How Far Do You Agree?1537 Words à |à 7 PagesThe Vietnam War was a prolonged, costly struggle between nationalist forces. North Vietnam wanted to unify Vietnam under communism and the USA wanted to contain communism and prevent the domino effect. More than 3 million lives were lost before the end in 1975, when communist forces conquered Saigon, the capital of the South, and the North took control. The USA withdrew in 1973 and left the fighting to the South. 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Some historians believe that the USA didnt lose the war at all. The USA first invaded Vietnam on the 8th March 1965, with the first 3,500 US marines landing on Vietnam soil, this seemingly small amount of troops would mass to 525,000 in 1967. America first Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-3088194200264702392020-05-06T07:36:00.001-07:002020-05-06T07:36:08.259-07:00The krishna grace Free Essays The Krishna Key centers around Ravi Mohan Saini, the protagonist and a historian who has been accused of the murder of his childhood friend Anil Varshney_ In an attempt to clear his name, Saini looks into the past of Indian Mythologyââ¬â¢s grey areas and uncover the truth about a serial killer who believes himself to be Kalki, the final avatar of Lord Vishnu. Saini travels from the ancient ruins of the Lost City of Dwaraka to Vrlndavan temples In an attempt to discover one of Krishnaââ¬â¢s treasures and stop he killer from murdering his friends who are also under the threat. The plot involves different pieces of the seal which must be brought together to solve the puzzle. We will write a custom essay sample on The krishna grace or any similar topic only for you Order Now Each part of the seal is in the possession of four different people who are descendants of Yadava tribes. The tribes are Saini, BoJaraJ, Varshney and Chhedi. The author narrates a detailed version of the post-Mahabharatha history through the protagonist, a distinguished professor of history, who himself happens to be a lineal descendant of Krishna being from Saini tribe of Punjab. The book also contains the authorââ¬â¢s version of the Krishna Avatar at the start of each chapter from the birth to the death of Vishnuââ¬â¢s 8th Avatar. Research[edlt] Sanghi stated that he ââ¬Å"wanted to do a story in connection with the Mahabharata, but not retelling of the epic which has already been doneâ⬠and undertook a monthââ¬â¢s research, saying that he ââ¬Å"had to be extremely cautious In dealing with this topic as we put a premium on personal belief and faithâ⬠He chose Krishna as one of the bookââ¬â¢s themes because Krishna is a ââ¬Å"perfectly grey See also[edit] Portal Icon Novels portal Ashwln sanghl The Rozabal Line Chanakyaââ¬â¢s Chant References[edit] Jump up to: a b ââ¬Å"Ashwinââ¬â¢s The Krishna keyââ¬â¢ is for thriller addictsâ⬠. How to cite The krishna grace, Papers Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-45538083417732231642020-04-24T02:59:00.001-07:002020-04-24T02:59:02.682-07:00What is Priestleys main aim in An Inspector Calls Essay Example For Students What is Priestleys main aim in An Inspector Calls? Essay From this quote we can clearly note Priestleys condemnation of capitalism and his vision of a new socialist Britain. Priestley wrote An Inspector Calls in 1945, but critically, set it in 1912, just before the outbreak of World War One, and in the year of the Titanics sinking. Inspector Goole is not a real police officer, as we discover, but represents Social Conscience and can be seen as the embodiment of Priestleys socialist message. Priestley uses the plight of a poor working class young woman to illustrate the power an industrialist and his privileged, selfish family have over her. By setting the play in 1912, Priestley can suggest to his audience that it was Britains capitalist society that led to war, and that just as we ignored the lessons that could have been learnt from World War One, some of the Birlings didnt heed Gooles message and caused another visit from an inspector to be necessary. Priestley uses the characters in An Inspector Calls to put across his message. We will write a custom essay on What is Priestleys main aim in An Inspector Calls? specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now Mr Birling is the plays stereotypical portrait of an avaricious capitalist, whose attitudes and actions have undesirable repercussions for his workers; Birling: a man has to look after himself and his family too, of course, when he has one and so long as he does that he wont come to much harm. But by the way some of these cranks talk and write now, youd think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all bees in a hive community and all that nonsense a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own. (Act One, page 10). Eric agrees with his father, and therefore backs up Birlings argument. This blatant disregard for the well being of others is repeated throughout the play by Birling and his contemporaries, and we are obviously expected to view these opinions negatively because Birling is proved to be wrong in his ideas about other matters, such as the ongoing behindhand nature of Russia, the unsinkable Titanic, and the silly little war scares. All three of these obviously incorrect ways of thinking discount Birlings other ideas. The treatment of Eva Smith (Smith is a very common name, perhaps chosen to represent the anonymity of this girl) by the Birlings and Gerald highlights the capitalist attitude that the lower classes are not nearly as important as richer people; Inspector: And so you used the power you had, as a daughter of a good customer and also as a man well known in the town, to punish the girl just because she made you feel like that? Sheila: Yes, but it didnt seem to be anything very terrible at the time. Dont you understand? (Act One, page 24). Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-38595770656865179062020-03-17T19:44:00.001-07:002020-03-17T19:44:03.316-07:00Effects of Fuel PricesEffects of Fuel Prices Introduction Fuel is pivotal in the successful running of any business and especially in the transport industry like the airline industry, which is involved in massive transporting activities. There is no reasonable doubt therefore that high fuel costs have an adverse impact on the running of any organisation.Advertising We will write a custom research paper sample on Effects of Fuel Prices specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Fuel prices have become a challenge in the recent past because they are usually increasing at a speedy and sudden rate. Most often, much focus is placed on the effect of fuel prices on the lives of people. In such a case, people are advised on unnecessary spending by cutting down on fuel costs. Less attention however is placed on the effect of the high fuel prices on organisations, which cannot run without fuel since it facilitates almost all of the operations in any organisation. The airline industry precisely is o verly reliant on fuel and as a result is deemed to be most affected by the high fuel prices. One such airline is the Dnata Company, whose survival is hanging on a thin thread given its current financial crisis. It is very ironical that the United Arab Emirates is the fourth region across Arab high in oil production yet is ranked the third country with high oil prices. The effects of high fuel prices have crippled the prognoses of the Dnata Company as at now attributed to high operational costs in comparison to revenues obtained. Revenues obtained are almost equivalent to the fuel costs. Notwithstanding the high fuel prices, Dnata has managed to survive in business until this far even though many similar companies have collapsed along the way. It is therefore believed that it will still survive this financial ordeal that it is currently experiencing.Advertising Looking for research paper on business economics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Most of the times when fuel prices are high, the prices imposed on customers escalate as well. However, it is interesting to note that Dnata is still experiencing financial crisis. Apparently, it seems that increasing service prices would not be an ideal remedy due to the triple whammy effect of the high fuel prices. Not only do high fuel prices slow a countryââ¬â¢s economic growth and place financial strain on companies, they rob consumers their purchasing power. As a result, business is slow because clients cannot spend much. The situation becomes much worse if the prices are increased. It is intriguing to know that in all these years Dnata has survived in the industry despite the unstable oil prices in UAE. This study will therefore seek to investigate the past performance of Dnata in spite of rapidly increasing fuel prices and compare this past trend with the current situation. Background Dnata is ranked the fourth largest airline company globally th at provides a range of services as shown below. The company handles an estimate of 250 airlines and is operational in 39 countries. It is the number one largest company in as far as travel-management services are concerned. Dnata fulfils the following obligations: catering, provision of cargo, ground handling, sale of air tickets as an agent of other airlines, and information technology services. Dnata was founded in 1959 and merely begun as a small ground handling shop with only two staff members compared with the current 20,000 employees in five continents. It has gradually grown through the years.Advertising We will write a custom research paper sample on Effects of Fuel Prices specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More It has been overcoming the hurdles that emerge along the way until the very recent financial crisis, which has been linked to escalating fuel prices. It later expanded in 1970 when it started selling airline tickets. The car go division was formed in 1973 and experienced a boom in 1979. Starting this time, the cargo enjoyed an annual growth of more than 50%. The ticketing division was equally booming such that a new airline centre was opened in 1981 and during this time, it became the largest ticketing operation. A decade later, the 150,000 meter squared Dubai Cargo operation was opened and another decade later (2002), agreements with different carriers were designed and effected. After five years, a joint venture between Toll Holdings and Toll Dnata Airport Services based in Australia was established. This gave Dnata Company an upper lead because this joint venture became the sole ground handling company in Australia. As a company that embraces technology for efficiency, a community-based B2B B2C portal was launched in 2008 to facilitate transactions and thereby serve a wider clientele. Later on in the same year, Dnata opened the DXB terminal 3 to allow the airline to handle baggage for 17,000 passeng ers at a given point in time. Other than the historic transformation into the largest airline company, Dnata Company was able to acquire other small companies. In the year 2009, Dnata acquired Plane Handling Limited, a company that offered ground and cargo handling services at London Heathrow Airport and Manchester Airport respectively. In 2010, the Alpha Flight Group Limited was acquired. The company operated in 11 countries and was a leading in-flight catering company across the globe. It is therefore obvious that Dnata has steadily grown in the past without difficultly.Advertising Looking for research paper on business economics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More This makes this study even more enthralling as one tries to figure out what could have gone wrong because it seems that the issue of fuel prices in UAE has been prevalent for a long time due to importation of gasoline. It is evident that Dnata Company has had a solid and professional administrative unit that has steered the success of Dnata. This is attributed to the fact that it has been able to soar up in the past regardless of the many challenges that forced other similar companies to face out. In addition, as an organisation that is entirely driven by quality, it seeks to ensure that each area is continually evolving to meet the changing demands and preferences of clients. As a company that has various transport and carrier responsibilities, it is likely to consume a lot of fuel in a day. Hence, the unstable oil prices are a great injustice to the company, which is very fundamental to the economy of UAE and in the airline industry in general. During the period 2011 and 2012, Dna ta was documented as enjoying its peak in profits despite increasing operation costs. Worth noting is that the profit derived during this time was obtained from in-flight catering, airport operations and Dnata cargo handling in that order. The fact that ground handling is not documented could mean that fuel prices compared to revenue could have resulted in a negative balance. However, all this can be confirmed by carrying out this study that will examine the different departments and each departmentââ¬â¢s performance all along. It is only then that an association between fuel prices and the financial crisis being experienced by Dnata will be scientifically proven. Problem Statement The sole purpose of any organisation is to make profit. Dnata is a private airline company and therefore its objectives could not be far-fetched from this. The company has done what is within its jurisdiction in as far as provision of quality services to its clients is concerned. This is supported by t he fact that Dnata adopts latest technology that is efficient and effective. Maintaining a stable clientele base is very important for any business to thrive hence the reason why Dnata offers quality services to meet the needs of its customers. In the recent past however, the looming fuel prices have not favoured the company at all. Dnata company is currently in a financial crisis with its revenue barely enough to meet its operational costs. It is very enthralling to investigate the effects of the high fuel prices on this company that has continued to survive in the past. Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-85910321658770486832020-03-01T11:30:00.001-08:002020-03-01T11:30:02.825-08:002015-2016 ACT Test Dates2015-2016 ACT Test Dates SAT / ACT Prep Online Guides and Tips Are wondering about when the ACT had its test dates during the 2015-2016 academic year? Maybe you need to confirm the date you took the you're just curious, or perhaps you want to know whenACT, Inc. will holdfuture tests. In this article, Iââ¬â¢ll give you the ACT test dates for 2015-2016 and explain the factors to think about when selecting your test date. ACT Test Dates for 2015-2016 Check out the test dates, registration deadlines, and multiple choice score release dates for 2015-2016. Though the exact dates vary every year, this basic schedule, with dates in September, October, December, February, April, and June, remains the same. 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If you apply regular decision, the December test in your senior year will be the last test you can take for most colleges. If you apply early, the last test you can take may be in October or November of your senior year. Additionally, there are scholarship deadlines. If you want to obtain any scholarships that consider your ACT score, you may need to take your ACT before the scholarship application deadline. How Many Times Do You Want to Take the ACT? Most students improve their scores when they retake the ACT, and you should allow yourself an opportunity to take the test multiple times. Generally, we recommend taking the ACT for the first time in the fall of your junior year. Then you can retake it in the spring of your junior year and the fall of your senior year if necessary. How Long Do You Plan to Study? When picking your test date, make sure you have enough time to prepare. 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Check out our top-rated graduate blogs here: GRE Online Prep Blog GMAT Online Prep Blog TOEFL Online Prep Blog Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-52836390503146064612020-02-14T02:56:00.001-08:002020-02-14T02:56:02.565-08:00Caring for your Local Voluntary Organisation EssayCaring for your Local Voluntary Organisation - Essay Example Whatever be the source of the funds, all governments today stress the need for efficient Non-governmental bodies to transform the life of the people. In the UK, they form a part of the government's planning process n local administration as well. Today, the role of an NGO is not debated, only their efficiency is. Organisations such as the UN have now shifted their focus from working with governments in the developing world to NGOs who have a massive contact with the people and work with them for consistent local benefits. NGO's impart a huge service to every nation in terms of its socio-economic development while governments in most cases are restricted to setting up the rules and the supporting infrastructure. Voluntary organisations work closely with the people and are more efficient in bringing out any sustainable benefits to the locality in terms of health care and education. Since the NGO draws a large number of volunteers, who are more committed to the cause they are working on , the efficiency levels of these bodies are very much on the higher side - they are more focussed and committed than many governmental organisations. A large number of these volunteers have different educational degrees and are mostly overqualified for their work. The organisation will also have a large pool of ideas to address any particular problem than a body in the public sector. Mostly all voluntary organisations are run by local members of the society and this means that they have more contact with the people and more information about the problems they face. Networking of the LVOs is a much simpler method to achieve social change than very expensive and cumbersome state run mechanisms. While managing Voluntary associations was considered an easy job in the sixties, it has become more complicated today. The governments in various countries have various rules and regulations that govern the formation and functioning of Voluntary Organisations. Besides these, management of Voluntary organisations also have become a task that is highly specialised in nature. They call for management skills and vitality in time management apartment from monitoring and re-orienting the efforts of the volunteers. The local voluntary organisation is a company registered under the companies act as a charity registered under the charities act. This heterogeneity means that it is both a company and a charity organisation. The guarantors of the organisation are the board members of charity. The Companies Act demands that the board is liable to the company and so the guarantors of the Local Voluntary Organisation is also liable to a sum of money that is limited to their memorandum and articles of association. The guarantors comprise the board of directors and form the executive committee. Registration also places the LVO under the Charities Act and hence the regulatory commission has specified that the board of trustees should have no pecuniary interest in the charity and their primary objectives should be only social good. The legal frame works apart, a local voluntary organisation should have a good governance system that will help it deliver the goodies to the masses. This can take Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-86636567186604174892020-02-01T15:48:00.001-08:002020-02-01T15:48:03.118-08:00CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY Assignment Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 750 wordsCRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY - Assignment Example For development of self-control, one has to have parental attachment and is affected by the parenting strategies and supervision employed to bring an individual. Attachment that helps in self-control is with the family. One has to form beliefs in law and family attachment, commitment with social norms and institutions and involvement in social activities (Bouffard & Rice, 2011). According to Social control theory/social bonding theory, with the help of crime, we can satisfy our wants quicker as compared to conventional behaviour. For controlling delinquent behaviour, we must have social bond that is created by ââ¬Å"emotional attachment to parents, peers and conventional institutions, such as the school; commitment to long-term educational, occupational, or other conventional goals; involvement in conventional activities, such as work, homework and hobbies, and belief in the moral validity of lawâ⬠(Costello & Vowell, 1999, p. 817) Social learning theory can be defined as a theory according to which, an individual learns through observation or direct training. When an individual learns more positive definitions of criminal behaviour and less negative definitions of crime, he will depict criminal behaviour. Because according to his cognition and understanding, crime is positive. Those having delinquent peers themselves show delinquency (Costello & Vowell, 1999). Young people tend to appear delinquent based on imitation, learning positive or negative definitions of law violating behavior and the knowledge about rewards and punishments attached to breaking of law (Neff & Waite, 2007). Agnewââ¬â¢s general strain theory states that any kind of strain can result in depressing emotions that can lead to consequences involving crime. Strains are there because of inability to attain valued objectives such as economic success, educational Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-14191877998906414372020-01-24T12:12:00.001-08:002020-01-24T12:12:03.668-08:00Mary Shelleys Frankenstein :: essays research papers à à à à à Life is a journey that has its ââ¬Å"ups and downs,â⬠but for most of us the happy memories prevail more than those that are of our dislike do. Victor Frankenstein is one of those few persons that will not agree with me on this statement. As far as we know the story, we realize that there are plenty of moments that he is filled with joy, never the less, as time passes, he creates his own misery and every moment becomes his final doom. à à à à à Frankensteinââ¬â¢s childhood is, as we very well know, a wonderful and even an envied time. Life for him couldnââ¬â¢t be more perfect, he had amazing experiences with Elizabeth, had good relationships with his parents, and most of all he was a kid who knew no limits or prohibitions. He says, ââ¬Å"No human being could have passed a happier childhood that myself1,â⬠which just couldnââ¬â¢t state more clearly the amazing in fancy he had. Moreover, he continues saying that ââ¬Å"We [Elizabeth and himself] felt that they [his parents] were not tyrants to rule out lot according to their caprice, but the agents and creators of all the many delights which we enjoyed2.â⬠This sentence makes me think that he canââ¬â¢t even complain about a single episode in his early times, they were just about perfection. Life goes on and the older people get, the more knowledge they obtain, and so did Frankenstein. He began with self-instruction and continued studies in Ingolstadt, which may sound terrific, but we know that his thirst for knowledge was one of the reasons that led him to misery. He sets away that wonderful world of joy and friends for a filthy laboratory and a dream that is consumed of ambition. In my personal opinion I think that the opportunity he had in going away for college was worth gold, but it doesnââ¬â¢t explain the fact that he ceases the relationship with his family and friends. He know it and he reveals it when he says, ââ¬Å"And the same feelings which made me neglect the scenes around me caused me also to forget those friends who were so many miles absent, and whim I had not seen for a long time3.â⬠Here is when he first begins to suffer from his own cause and his own fault. His misery was enriched when the monster was finally completed and further more, when his brother William dies and Justine is found guilty for a crime she didnââ¬â¢t commit. Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-28861564729779838822020-01-16T08:36:00.001-08:002020-01-16T08:36:02.901-08:00International Game Technology IGT EssayInternational Game Technology (IGT) Introduction à à à à The short term and long-term debt for International Game Technology as at 31st March 2014 stand at $ 1,426,400 and $ 1,760,500 respectively. The total liabilities for the company sum up to 3,186,900. This information is generated from the company quarterly report. The market value of equity of IGT is $ 3.98B and the outstanding share is $ 24M. à à à à The debt ratio helps a company compare its total debt to total liability and equity. This ratio is used by the company to have the general notion as to the value of leverage being applied by a company. A lower value implies that the business is less reliable on borrowed funds. The less the ratio or leverage the business is applying, the stronger is the equity position of the company (Tamari, 1978). On the other hand, the bigger the ratio the higher the risk the business considered to have invested on. Debt to equity ratio is less the same as debt ratio. This is another gearing ratio that compares the business liabilities to its outstanding shareholdersââ¬â¢ equity (Tamari, 1978). The same case with debt ratio, a lower value implies that the business is applying less borrowed fund and the better is its equity stand. à à à à Therefore, in both case I consider these ratios too large for the IGT Company. It implies that the company is highly exposed to risk such as creditorsââ¬â¢ lack of confidence with the company and increase in interest rates. IGT Company should consider paying off its debt. It can raise capital for paying debt by issuing more stock. à à à à Among the three companies, IGT Company has the highest debt to equity ratio. The company may have opted for this approach in order to benefit from deductible interest tax and build the credit for the business. This approach will also ensure maintaining completely ownership of the company. The challenges with issuing large amount of stock means those shares outstanding of the company become more diluted and the current investors earn smaller ownership fraction with every extra share issued (Wiehle, 2005). à à à à On the other hand, Multimedia Games Holdings has the lowest debt to equity ratio. It might have opted for this option in order to enables it investors raise capital without facing debt. This will allow the company owners to concentrate on making their outputs more profitable instead of paying back to lenders. Multimedia Games Holdings may have also opted for this approach to allow the company owners and investors to create a long-term association throughout the lifetime of the business. According to Wiehle (2005), the cash flow for the company will be utilized on investments instead of paying interest and outstanding debts. Moreover, this compare can be termed as a small company if you compare it with the other two companies; hence, it might have opted for this method for the fear that it will face liquidity issues and fail to pay its outstanding debts (Wiehle, 2005). References Tamari, M. (1978). Financial ratios: analysis and prediction. London: P. Elek. Wiehle, U. (2005). 100 IFRS financial ratios (1. ed.). Wiesbaden: Cometis AG. Source document Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-85319692467985291692020-01-08T04:59:00.001-08:002020-01-08T04:59:04.685-08:00Music Censorship Essay - 2636 Words Marilyn Manson, The Beatles, NWA, Garth Brooks, and the king, Elvis, What do all these people have in common? Well, yes, they are all musical groups, but there is something more. Marilyn Manson is a heavy metal group who worships Satan, the Beatles were one of the greatest Rock Nââ¬â¢ Roll bands of all time, and NWA was a hard-core rap group from the 80ââ¬â¢s. Garth Brooks is a country singer and greatest selling performer of all time, and well, Elvis is the king of Rock Nââ¬â¢ Roll. So what do they all have in common? All of these artists have or had songs with indecent or obscene lyrics. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Since the dawn of musical expression, there have been people trying to stop or hinder the constitutional right to listen and enjoyâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬Å"The use of parental advisory labels, as with any system that aim to deny an individual the right to receive a form of communication, most certainly is a free speech issueâ⬠(Crowley). Censorship should be left up to the public because it is our freedom to decide to use our better judgment in deciding what we want to listen to, regardless of otherââ¬â¢s opinions. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;The Parents Music Resource Center and other censorship groups became a thorn in the side of free speech when many parents (like Tipper Gore) were outraged and disgusted by this new music known as ââ¬Å"rap.â⬠Censorship organizations demand that these new performers like Ice-T and NWA become banned from the radio and their music be labeled as indecent and explicit in order to protect Americaââ¬â¢s Youth from listening to this so-called ââ¬Å"filth.â⬠Rap has since been the biggest target for censorship, with groups going as far as saying that, ââ¬Å"there has been a marked increase in explicit violence and misogyny in popular music, and it stands to reason that exposure to such hate filled lyrics has had a effect on kidsââ¬â¢ attitudes, assumptions, decisions, and behaviorâ⬠(Senate subcommitteeâ⬠¦). 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Music is an expression Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-61671136403701748342019-12-31T01:25:00.001-08:002019-12-31T01:25:04.384-08:00Kingsolvers Butterflies in Flight Behavior - 782 Words What moves us to inquire about the world we live in; what inspires us to change, and how do we grow intellectually? Knowledge is an accumulation of experiences, which are obtained either conventionally in a school setting, or indiscriminately through life-experiences. Likewise, from these experiences conventional or otherwise, information is then transferred, acquired, and reappropriated. However, within this sequence of events knowledge is at risk of misinterpretation. In those circumstances it is the story, the most ancient forms of communication that is capable of making the unfamiliar appear obvious. 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This is displayed throughout the novel and is represented significantly in three ways. As the book takes place in the republic of Gilead, the elite in society are placed above every other individual who are not included in their level. Secondly, men are placed at the top of the chain and they significantly overpower Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-44449824872851616062019-12-14T17:40:00.001-08:002019-12-14T17:40:05.761-08:00Renaissance vs. Islamic Art Free Essays string(71) " be one of the best and most influential rulers of the Ottoman empire\." Mirriam Webster defines art as ââ¬Å"the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objectsâ⬠. It is a broad definition, because nothing about art is specific. Art has many different meanings, takes many different forms, and achieves many different things. We will write a custom essay sample on Renaissance vs. Islamic Art or any similar topic only for you Order Now Culture, including religion, greatly influences art. The artistic works of a culture may reflect a lifestyle, language, religion, or belief of said culture. Some would consider the heart of art in our modern world to be Europe, specifically, Italy. This is logical, seeing as how Italy is famous for a time period called the Renaissance which was a vital turning point in the history of art in the world. The Renaissance period of time immediately followed the middle ages. During the middle ages, people had no concept of individuality, and there was no focus on mankind. Instead, the focus narrowly on God, celestial beings, and the afterlife. All things that happened were considered a mystery that only God could understand or be involved in. Because of the reliance on religion, people did not venture into thinking about science or how things really worked. The Renaissance was named as its own time period in order to signify the end of medieval thinking of the middle ages. Important aspects of the Renaissance include secularism and humanism, which were concentrations on human capability and a furthering from the all-encompassing spiritual norms. Art during the Renaissance sought to apply humanistic methods to Christianity. As people began to concentrate less on the ideal and more on what was realistic, they began to paint in a realistic fashion which included portraits, and human figures which were proportionate. Whatââ¬â¢s more is not only that they were painted realistically, but that average humans would be depicted in art in the first place. Although the Renaissance was secular, and concentrated on humans rather than deities, there are many Italian paintings with religious subjects. Italy didnââ¬â¢t live in a little bubble of scientific, humanistic advancement. While the Renaissance took place, Italian culture was somewhat challenged by Islamic culture when the Ottoman Turks made an attempt to conquer Europe. Ottoman rulers such as Mehmet and Suleiman are, in my opinion, responsible for the spread of Islamic art and culture from Persia to Algeria. As the Ottoman empire grew, its art and culture flourished under the rule of a select few rulers. Although the art grew and flourished, it still had its roots in Islamic faith, meaning it still followed the ââ¬Å"rulesâ⬠of the Muslim religion. The Ottoman empireââ¬â¢s occupation of South-east Europe and domination of the Mediterranean were tools which unintentionally spread Islamic culture to Europe, Italy included. When a group attempts to colonize an area, they (though sometimes inadvertently) spread their culture to said area. This is usually done through propaganda and artwork. The similarities between Islamic art and art in Renaissance Italy results from the fact that many elements of Islamic art spread to Italy during the spread of the Ottoman Empire into Europe. We can see many purely Islamic elements in European art in the Renaissance time period. To begin with, the Muslims are responsible for bringing glass, ceramics, and pottery to Italy. The development of glass and ceramics began in the Middle East. Using these mediums, they developed techniques such as gazing, gliding, qualities of color, and sparkle in order to add an artistic dimension to every day necessities. When the Muslims invaded Europe and held an Italian city, Italians learned to make ceramics, and then followed the Islamic way of adding sparkle to their glass and gold to their ceramic pieces. The Italians were influenced by, not only the artistic medium itself, but also the decorations on Islamic art. A cardinal characteristic of Islamic art is an inclination towards covering surfaces with patterns composed of vegetal and/or geometric elements. They valued sophisticated patterns and variety such as those found in Islamic artwork. They were fascinated by the intricate patterns, so much so that they began to imitate the designs on their own glass and ceramic artwork. They copied a certain design pattern, which was a sort of scrolling foliage, which they gave the term arabesque. Both Islamic and Renaissance art are greatly influenced by general religion, and even exhibit some of the same elements. Geometric figures in Islamic art are used to make said art perfectly symmetrical in any way possible. Even the arabesque scrolling foliage is more symmetrical and perfect than actual foliage. The geometric shapes in their works, are used to create a sense of superb balance and order, which is representative of Muslim ideals. Similarly, the artwork of the Italian Renaissance used realism to create balance, order, and proportion, which were fundamental ideals of the Renaissance. Aside from the designs and depictions in the artwork, what makes them similar is the way in which the artwork came to exist. The term ââ¬Å"patron of the artsâ⬠was widely used during the Renaissance, and described those individuals who possessed the funds needed to aid the artists in creating their art. During the Renaissance, the patrons of the arts were able to use their wealth to achieve power and respect, by creating a work of art that proclaimed their devotion to themselves, their city, and their god. The most famous of the patrons during the Renaissance were the Medici family. During the height of the Renaissance, the Medici in power was known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. He held power in Florence by his involvement in gaining commissions for artists such as Sandro Boticelli and Leonardo da Vinci, who were both famous artists of their time. The Muslim empires had a very similar system. Certain Ottoman rulers are known for their positive contributions to the art and culture of their empire. Their contributions were not making the actual art, but providing the resources for the ââ¬Å"professionalâ⬠artists to do so. Suleiman the Magnificent is known to be one of the best and most influential rulers of the Ottoman empire. You read "Renaissance vs. Islamic Art" in category "Papers" One reason he earned this title is that art and literature flourished under his rule. His artistic nature (reflected in everything he did), paired with his access to wealth made him an important patron of the arts, helping artists express original Ottoman ideas in a Turkish format. The interest of the patrons determine what kind of artwork gets created and released to the public. Because of this, the artwork of a time period may reflect the thoughts and ideals of the upper class because they were wealthy enough to commission certain works to be done. The patrons were the people responsible for the prospering and growth of art in both time periods, though they existed in slightly different forms. Although the Renaissance art was influenced by Islamic art, and both were influenced by religion and earlier time periods, there are fundamental differences between the two. These differences lie in the way each culture chooses to portray their religion in their art. The axiomatic dissimilarity between the two types of art, as far as paintings and tapestries are concerned, is that there are no physical beings depicted in Islamic art, and the opposite is true for the art of the Italian Renaissance. The reason for this goes back to the individual foundation and central ideas of each perspective religion and, for the Renaissance, the practices influenced by the time period. Renaissance thinking was secular, but Renaissance art was not about excluding religion altogether, it was more about including humanism in the depiction of religious figures and events. One can see the religious elements in works such as The Birth of Venus, painted by Sandro Botticelli in 1486. The nudity of Venus in this work is a suggestion of Eve before ââ¬Å"the Fallâ⬠as well as the pure love of Paradise. Once arrived on the planet or ââ¬Å"bornâ⬠, the love goddess dons earthly, mortal sin, which leads her to become the New Eve, otherwise known as Madonna. The Madonnaââ¬â¢s purity is represented by the nude Venus, and she has become a personification of the Christian church. What makes such a work specific to the humanistic aspect of the Renaissance is the ideals captured in it. Venus as the center of the painting represents a celestial being, but is painted very realistically in form, being accurately proportioned. This alone captures the characteristics of humanism, with its focus on realism, and roots in Greek and Roman myths and culture. Muslims do not agree with the way that Christians portray religion through their artwork for their own reasons, so they choose not to do the same in their own artistic practices. Muslims saw an intrinsic flaw in the Christian way and they did not want the message of their God to be confused with the worshipping of the medium, or for anything to be mistaken for idols or idolatry. Therefore they did, and still to this day, do not allow any physical beings in their art, because such art might allow for attention to and worshipping of Mohammed rather than attention to the word of their God. By these interpretations, the Quââ¬â¢ran is Midieval in the nature of its message in that physical beings have no right to be depicted in artwork because the word of God is all-important. Because of this Muslim view, Islamic art does not possess the same elements as the Christian art from the Renaissance. There are no people at all depicted in Islamic art, but thatââ¬â¢s not to say that it still is not religious. A calligraphic panel by one Mustafa Rakim is a perfect example. The background is red, with beautiful gold characters which are arranged so that the outline appears to be that of a man with a turban who is praying. It reads ââ¬Å"God, there is no god but He, the Lord of His prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the Lord of all that has been crated. The aforementioned is exemplary of how Islamic works of art could be religious, but approached in a different fashion than in the Renaissance. There could not be a physical depiction of their god, Muhammad, or a man praying, so instead calligraphy was used in a shape in order to further convey a message. In fact, calligraphy is the highest form of visual art, and the nly spiritually meaningful form of art because of its association with the Quââ¬â¢ran, which Muslims worship every word of. Christians worshipped Jesus Christ, who was a human being, and simply a messenger of God. For example, atop Carcovado Mountain in Brazil, there is a statue entitled ââ¬Å"Christ the Redeemerâ⬠, which offers a panoramic view of Rio De Janeiro. The statue is not only a major tourist attraction, but more of a source of religious solace for all who come to visit it. There are also many Christians who choose to worship at the feet of the aforementioned statue, and others like it. The Muslims think of the Christians as wrong for doing such things as worshipping at a statue of Jesus Christ because in their religion, the prophet Mohammed shanââ¬â¢t be worshipped because of his position as the messenger of their God. The Islamic focus is on the teachings of their God alone, and not on the medium through which they received said teachings. Art with physical depictions of religious figures would also go against the teachings of the Quââ¬â¢ran, which by some interpretations suggests that Muslims should be against idolatry, meaning they should not believe in the worshipping of a physical object or person as a god. Physical depictions in religious art have also been known to change along with the time period, which could in turn change the mindsets of the followers of the religion. For example, in Christianity, depictions of Jesus Christ contributed to the influence of the church and rulers who associated themselves with and promoted Christianity. During the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries, the image of Jesus changed from a humble shepherd to a richly robed and commanding personaââ¬âa fitting companion for the emperors whose images were also portrayed in mosaics on the walls of churches. Because the Muslims view the word of their god as all-important, they do not want interpretations of the religion to be further influenced by the time period, as what has happened with the image of Jesus. Art, in any form, has the ability to represent everything about a culture. In my opinion, it has the most impact on how we perceive certain people, religions, and cultures. He who is in control of the art is, in essence, in control of the opinions of future generations. Essentially, comparing the art of two separate cultures is comparing everything from their language and religion to trends and important societal topics. How to cite Renaissance vs. Islamic Art, Papers Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-83114648949667232382019-12-06T14:04:00.001-08:002019-12-06T14:04:03.460-08:00Causes of Poverty free essay sample Causes of poverty can be multifarious, because it can be affected by the variety of factors, for instance, poor people themselves, the policies from the government and the state of the economy. Three authors talk about this problem and explain their opinions about the causes of poverty in their articles. Angela Locke is a writer, poet and creative writing tutor. She writes for the feminist news journal Off Our Backs. She argues about causes for poverty in her article Born Poor and Smart. As a member of the lower class, Locke tells us her mothers story and her own experience in college. Her mother did what the poor usually would not do. She read and asked her children read, so two of her children could go to college. However, Lockes experience in college was not that great. She felt that people put class tag on her all the time. We will write a custom essay sample on Causes of Poverty or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Everything is about class. In her opinion, success is not a personal feeling; instead, it has to be recognized by society. Also, Herbert J. Gans, an American sociologist talks about poverty in his article, The War Against the Poor Instead of Programs to End Poverty. Gans is a professor of sociology at Columbia University. Many of his books and articles are related to poverty such as The Urban Villagers, The Levittowners, People and Plans, More Equality and Middle American Individualism. In his article, Gans talks about the attitudes from American society especially the higher level class and government toward the poor. Firstly, he explains several reasons why poverty persists in America. Secondly, he clears up some misunderstandings that common Americans have of the poor. Finally, he lists the solutions to end poverty Another article named Middle of the Class. from The Economist discusses poverty and class as well. The Economist is a weekly magazine published in England by The Economist Group. This magazine is famous for its international perspective on links between economic issues, current affairs, business, finance, science, technology and the arts. In this article, it mainly focuses on social mobility and poverty. The author believes that the ;;American Dream, which used to inspire all Americans. is not because social mobility in American is not good. The equality of opportunity is facing a huge challenge. He uses plenty of statistics to show us that it is hard to move to a higher class. Then he gives his explanation on why move to a higher level becomes so difficult. Locke, Gans and The Economist all interpret the state of poverty and explain causes for it in order to let readers see the complete issue clearly. However, three of them shares some common ideas and focuses on different points at the same time. First of all, both Gans and The Economist list the economy as a very important factor that contributes to poverty. Gans points out that the world economy is creating huge number of jobless non-professional and semi-professional workers. Also, the outsourcing of labor by many big private companies lessens job opportunities (Gans, 2008, pp. 505). He is trying to explain that poor people lack opportunities to get trained so it is hard for them to have skills to find a well-paid job. Therefore, they become poorer. Poverty will continue. Their children will repeat what they used to do. The Economist shares the similar point of view. The Economist claims in the article that when facing the globalized market economy, intellectual skills play a significant role in a job. This situation pushes people to go to college and get trained (The Economist. 008, pp. 527). Unfortunately, that is what the poor find difficult for them to afford. His idea is touches on education. Locke also has her opinions about education. The Economist mentions that the value of the degree is necessary. Moreover, he emphasizes the importance of a good education. In The Economists view, family will decide if one can go to college or not (The Economist, 2008, pp. 528). As we know, the poor seldom go to college. In contrast the rich people have a different choice. To go to college for them is not only about enough money but also about their habit f the education. In addition, Locke, as someone who comes from the working class, has the same opinion with The Economist. She is an example of someone from the lower class changing her life through education. Her mother studied and let her study. Locke thinks that her mothers reading made her family different from other poor families. However, Gans does not mention something about education in his article. As a sociologist, he pays more attention to government and their policies. In Ganss point of view, the government passes the wrong policies on ending poverty. He highlights that the government gives welfare to middle class instead of the poor, which is wrong, has made some working-class disappeared. (Gans, 2008, pp. 505). Therefore, the government can be counted as one reason for poverty. Even though Locke and the The Economist failed to outline the influence of government, there are still some points talked about by three of them. Stereotypes are the other main reason for poverty, which is agreed upon all of them. However, they express them from views of different classes. Locke and The Economist all talk about it from the poor peoples views. Locke points out that the poor believe that they are not smart and are only good for low-end jobs. They believe that it is not necessary for them to study and get the higher education (Locke, 2008, pp. 502). That means the poor do not realize how essential education is, so they will not change their lives through education. On the other hand, The Economist gives a totally different story. The author believes that class has stopped lower level peoples hard working on improving their social status. The hard working and The American Dream is not true. He thinks that it is hard for you to change your social class even though you might work hard. Meanwhile. Gans show us stereotypes of the rich. The higher level classes believe that the poor are criminals and poverty means moral failure. In addition, welfare and income grant programs will hurt the economy (Gans, 2008, pp. 505-506). Gans thinks that these Stereotypes will make the rich feel afraid of the poor and refuse to help them. That makes the situation worse In conclusion, three authors share similar ideas. They talk about the causes of poverty being tied to the economy, education, the government and stereotypes. Locke thinks that the poor are misled by the stereotypes so they do not work hard and get educated. Gans believes that the Government is wrong about policies, the economy makes the poor lose job and get low paid and stereotypes lead common Americans to feel afraid of the poor. The Economist points out the value of the degree and the fake American Dream. Locke focuses more on the poor themselves while Gans and The Economist talk more about poverty as a society. All of them discuss the cause of poverty in a way that allows the readers to find out what cause troubles and what should we do to solve problem. Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-46878402724498553012019-11-29T03:42:00.001-08:002019-11-29T03:42:05.711-08:00Interior Design Essay ExampleInterior Design Essay In their article, Interior design education within a human ecological framework, Kaup, Anderson and Honey (2007) argue for an interdisciplinary model of interior design education that would incorporate the study of human ecology. Kaup, Anderson and Honey contend that such an approach would enhance the overall skill set of interior designers, allowing them to provide a greater benefit to businesses, homeowners and communities, while also addressing some of the perceived training gaps in current interior design education. While Kaup, Anderson and Honey (2007) structure their article as an argumentative essay, they rely heavily on a literature-review format to help cement their points. To begin their argument, Kaup, Anderson and Honey define human ecology as the study of human beings, their environments and human-environment interactions from a holistic perspective (p. 45). Human ecology incorporates the science of human behavior study with the art of creating functional design to enha nce how humans thrive in their environments. In short, the authors argue that students who study human ecology as part of their interior design curriculum will be exposed to such diverse fields as anthropology, archeology, architecture, biology, demography and more (p. 46). This would provide a more complete education than most interior design students are currently receiving at U.S. colleges, Kaup, Anderson and Honey contend. According to Kaup, Anderson and Honey (2007), state licensing of interior designers has been increasing steadily since the 1960s, and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation has established minimum standards that accredited colleges must adhere to in the construct and delivery of their programs. Those standards, however, leave colleges a fair degree of latitude in deciding which disciplines to align their programs with. For example, some colleges emphasize the artistic element of interior design, Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-88668705359724808102019-11-25T11:16:00.001-08:002019-11-25T11:16:05.030-08:00Examining The Definition Of Mental Stress Social Work Essay ExampleExamining The Definition Of Mental Stress Social Work Essay Example Examining The Definition Of Mental Stress Social Work Essay Examining The Definition Of Mental Stress Social Work Essay Oppression is the exercising of authorization or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unfair mode. It can besides be defined as an act or case of suppressing, the province of being oppressed, and the feeling of being to a great extent burdened, mentally or physically, by problems, inauspicious conditions, and anxiousness. ( Merriam Webster, 2010 ) Oppression comes into drama when one individual or group has the power in surplus of another. It relates to the systematic seting down of people and their sentiments, behaviors and life styles utilizing negative exercising of power. It can be seen at both single and institutional degree, for illustration domestic force is single subjugation and the subjugation of the mentally ailment is subjugation at the institutional degree. There is no distinct definition of societal exclusion, nevertheless it is closely linked to constructs of societal want, poorness and inequality. Social exclusion is about going detached from the chances and normal ways of life of mainstream society apparently with small or no manner of of all time make fulling the spread. Social exclusion has been defined as a chronic scarceness of chances, entree to basic services of quality, labor markets and recognition, equal substructure, and the judicial system. ( IADP, 2003 ) This significance that societal exclusion affects an person s chance to derive stable employment, nice lodging, adequate wellness attention, quality instruction and safe and unafraid life conditions every bit good as their intervention by the legal and condemnable justness systems. The most of import feature of societal exclusion is that these jobs are all linked and normally reenforce each other, which combined can make a complex and barbarous rhythm. The complex job of societal exclusion appears to be intensified and more terrible for persons that belong to multiple excluded groups. The stigma and favoritism which users of mental wellness services face on a day-to-day footing make them amongst the most socially excluded groups in our society. In ancient Greece the term stigma referred originally to marks, cut or burned into the organic structure, to publicize and expose something unusual or bad about the moral position of the carrier. Although people with mental wellness jobs do non bear stigmata, they are marked out in society as other and are socially excluded from take parting in a scope of activities and establishments. Smith ( 2005 ) noted that the overview of the history of official responses to mental emphasis included the term moonstruck and demomstrated that, the differentiation was seldom made between mental capacity and mental unwellness in many of the legislative enterprises and policy arguments. Even though the first refuge for imbeciles in England was established in the mid 1840s, the 1890 Lunacy Act covered mental hurt and larning troubles. Section 341 of the statute law stated that the term moonstruck meant an imbecile or individual of unsound head. Mental hurt refers to a broad scope of experiences, from comparatively mild and ephemeral provinces to more chronic and terrible conditions. Changes defines mental hurt as a disturbing or unpleasant mental or emotional province, such as fright, anxiousness, depression, confusion, mood-swings, unusual thoughts, your senses playing fast ones on you etc, ( frequently bring forthing physical symptoms or behaviors ) frequently impairing your ability to get by with daily life. The huge scope of mental wellness jobs includes anxiousness, generalised depression, eating upsets, postpartum depression, dementedness, phobic disorder, obsessional compulsive upset, schizophrenic disorder, bipolar and personality upsets. Alongside these jobs others without a mental wellness diagnosing may confront neurotic symptoms such as kiping jobs, weariness, crossness, concern, deficiency of concentration and forgetfulness. All of which are categorised under mental hurt. Mental wellness jobs are common and wid ely misunderstood ; one grownup in six suffers from mental wellness jobs of changing badness which include a broad spectrum of conditions from anxiousness to psychotic upsets such as schizophrenic disorder. ( Cabinet Office, 2003 ) Changes website claim that one in four people suffer from mental hurt at some point in their and many more will be indirectly affected as their friends and loved 1s suffer. Once mental wellness jobs develop they can frequently hold a negative impact on employability, lodging, household income, chances to entree services and societal resources, which potentially lead to severe economic want and societal isolation, and see a broad scope of types of exclusion which can impact an person s quality of life, increase their societal exclusion and besides contribute to mental wellness. Public attitudes to mental wellness jobs surface in many different ways. They are evident in the linguistic communication people use to depict mental unwellness and in their reactions to those sing mental hurt. All societies have struggled with the impact of mental unwellness and rejection and turning away of mentally sick people are common. Even when the mad have been accorded a topographic point of honor as in civilization that believe mentally sick people have been touched by the Great Spirit, they have remained outside the group and have been feared ( Sussman, 1997 ) For many mental unwellness is an unmentionable topic, this can forestall people from seeking aid when faced with a mental wellness job. Negative attitudes are apparent in the favoritism users of mental wellness services face. Users frequently encounter troubles on affairs of employment and under the Mental Health Act 1983 may hold basic human rights denied. Peoples enduring from mental wellness jobs are frequently subjected to verbal and physical maltreatment. Over the old ten old ages at that place has been really small addition in the sum of grownups with neurotic or physic upsets peculiarly in the work force. This is in contrast to the important additions in the employment rate for the general population and for people with physical disablements. Datas about handicapped people from the labor Force Survey show that 628,000 grownups of working age in Great Britain respect mental unwellness as their chief disablement. Merely 21 per cent of these grownups are in employment, which is the lowest rate for any group with disablements. Consequences from the study An acclivitous battle shows that people with mental wellness jobs are double disadvantaged both by their unwellness and their poorness. They face important hurdlings in seeking to return to employment with many expecting favoritism and ignorance. Mind shows that merely 13 per cent out of people with mental wellness jobs are in employment compared with approximately a 3rd of people wit h long-run wellness job. A study completed by heads, non sticks and rocks, studies that a 3rd of the people with mental wellness jobs said they had been dismissed or forced to vacate from occupations, 69 per cent of people had been put off using for occupations for fright of unjust intervention and 38 per cent had been harassed intimidated or teased at work because of the psychiatric history. The little Numberss of people with mental wellness jobs who do work see their income as low. ( Read A ; Baker 1996 ) The effects of long-run unemployment and deficiency of chances to work travel beyond deficiency of money. It can non merely impact both physical and mental wellness but the loss of accomplishments and contacts can do it much harder to acquire back into the work force. In many ways people with mental wellness jobs are associated with the usage of street drugs, intoxicant and substance maltreatment, and they face the most unsympathetic public attitude because people see their jobs as self-inflicted, because of their status or dependence they become stateless or unemployed and the barbarous rhythm discussed antecedently has begun. Labels can do subjugation and favoritism. However, there is a demand to label a individual to enable them to have a service, but does the stigma attached to these labels encourage societal stereotyping? Goffman ( 1961 ) suggested that labelling creates aberrance or abnormalcy because the single adjusts his behavior to that label. ( Cited in Thomas and Wood 2003, pg 25 ) Mind s inquiry study Making Accepting Communities ( Dunn, 1999 ) has been described as the largest of all time UK enquiry into societal exclusion and mental wellness service users. It appears to take a social theoretical account of disablement position and while it discusses societal exclusion, the key job it highlights is favoritism. The enquiry panel received strong and consistent grounds of the favoritism people experience as a direct consequence of their mental wellness jobs and the study argues that this favoritism, the particularly in occupations and instruction, makes mental wellness service users vulnerable to utmost exclusion from virtually every facet of society. This state of affairs is seen to be exacerbated by sensational coverage in the mass media and the enquiry besides raised concerns about the impact of the new mental wellness measure, which may farther escalate exclusion by concentrating on public safety and compulsory intervention in the community. In add-on, the enquiry found that mental wellness services themselves bear some duty for making and perpetuating exclusion, partially because a psychiatric diagnosing frequently marks the start of societal exclusion, and because psychiatric services can be experienced as ghettoised and stigmatizing. As a consequence of the strength of their findings sing favoritism, the study s writer argues that any definition of societal exclusion that focuses entirely on the labor market is misplaced and partial and, every bit, any effort to turn to mental wellness jobs that does non take into history the stuff fortunes of service users will be critically undermined. While policy enterprises should concentrate on turn toing the hapless stuff fortunes of service users, the study maintains that they should besides work towards making greater societal coherence or societal inclusion. The first concerns the relationship between advancing inclusion and cut downing exclusion . ( APU/UCLAN Research Team 2005 ) The service users whom either at nowadays or in the yesteryear have suffered some kind of mental hurt want this exclusion to alter. They want to get the better of these barriers and have the same rights as those in mainstream society. One group in the state has fewer rights than the remainder of us. No 1 listens to what they say, they are mocked in harsh, ugly linguistic communication and some ca nt even vote. They can be discriminated against at work and locked up even when they have committed no offense. Comedians joke about them, headline authors demonise them and now the Government is set to gnaw their autonomy yet farther. They are the mentally sick, and their choler is turning driving what could go Britain s following great motion for civil rights. ( Freedland, 1998 ) Within the mental wellness country there are a assortment of user/survivor groups, some independent and some instigated by service-led user engagement enterprises. The independent groups constitute the user/survivor motion , although in pattern there is considerable convergence between groups of different position. The present twenty-four hours U.K. motion began in the early 1970s and constitutes political organising among those with ( frequently negative ) experiences of being a psychiatric patient or user of mental wellness services ( Rogers and Pilgrim, 1991, Campbell, 1999 ; Crossley, 1999 ) . Its political relations centre about opposition to, and overcoming of, subjugation and marginalization for mental wellness service users, and a challenge to the sensed position of the diagnosed mentally sick in society ( Campbell, 1999: 195 ) . Although embracing a scope of ideological point of views ( Wallcraft, 2003 ) , user/survivor action is characterised by a opposition to the medi calisation of hurt ( Campbell, 1999 ) and penchant for service responses closer to put ways of associating ( e.g. talking interventions ) ( Pilgrim and Rogers, 1997: 38, 43 ) . Holistic apprehensions and a recovery paradigm are frequently advocated ( Wallcraft, 2003 ) . Politicizing oneself by fall ining with other subsisters in political actions is an first-class counterpoison to the impotence that psychopathology induces in its topics. Becoming active in the battle against psychopathology ( and other signifiers of unfairness ) is a good option to the weakness psychopathology encourages.A ( Jeffrey Masson 1989 ) The struggle against psychopathology that Jeffrey Masson describes has a long history. Equally long as there have been psychiatric establishments at that place has been a motion against the unfairnesss suffered within them. ( Mind ) Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-5446231607970594632019-11-21T18:40:00.001-08:002019-11-21T18:40:04.422-08:00Marketing Plan Assignment Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1250 wordsMarketing Plan - Assignment Example mers across the nation to create their respective online profiles, search for games they are interested in and place a bid for purchasing games from other users. This transactional relationship could be based upon 1) paying the full price of the video game or 2) exchanging video games without the payment of additional costs. The premise of Game Change Inc.ââ¬â¢s platform is based upon the notion of acting as an intermediary between two entities (the buyer and the seller) for assisting and facilitating the completion of the transaction and shipping the product to the respective buyer. Moreover, the product idea is also based upon reviving the concept of C2C online purchasing by designing a platform which exclusively serves the Canadian market that is recognized as being the third largest nation in terms of the development of video games (Entertainment Software Association of Canada, 2013). According to Kotler and Armstrong (1991), the tool of SWOT analysis can be applied with respect to the company for the purposes of conducting an effective assessment of the market in which it operates. The identification of the organizationââ¬â¢s internal and external matters through the execution of this model can allow the company to have a better view of how it develop its strength to significantly benefit from opportunities while, eliminating the noted threats through the minimization of weaknesses. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the company can therefore be recognized as follows: The strengths of Game Change Inc. are incorporated in the flexible pricing plans which are being offered by the service as unlike the organizationââ¬â¢s competitors, the company is focusing upon offering full payment and exchange plans. Secondly, it must also be recognized that unlike its primary competitors Kijiji, eBay and Amazon, Game Change is an exclusive and dedicated gaming platform which strives to enhance the gamersââ¬â¢ overall purchase experience. Therefore, the company Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-73807358504179847802019-11-20T16:22:00.001-08:002019-11-20T16:22:02.418-08:00Project Management Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1000 words - 4Project Management - Essay Example It has been defined as ââ¬Å"the achievement of project objectives through people and involving the organisation, planning and control of resources assigned to the projectâ⬠(Harrison & Lock, 2004, p. 6). However, one can trace the ideology or roots of project management to the earliest human civilisations. The Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Roman Colosseum, and others are few examples from ancient civilisations where these early project managers, mostly, officials of the kingdom and the monarchy, handled projects according to the practices of that time (Loosemore, 2003, p. 352). Today, project management has emerged as an indispensable aspect of modern business management due to changing work environment and dynamics of the modern day business era. In this competitive business world of the 21st century, individuals within an organisation are expected to perform their formal job responsibilities, as well as many projects that go hand in hand with their position and duties (Walker, 2007, p. 183). Thus, there was a need for innovation within the business world, which resulted in a matrix organisational structure, one that is still being used in various leading businesses around the world. The principle of this structure is to create harmony between demands of project managers and line managers (Frigenti & Comninos, 2002, p. 25). Much of the literature regarding project management discusses three main constraints faced by project managers; time, cost and quality, which are often referred to as the ââ¬Å"iron triangleâ⬠principle. The role of the project manager is to create a balance between these three factors in any project. This paper attempts to discuss the application of these constraints on the project of construction of Hindhead Tunnel that began in the first month of 2007 and ended in the summer of 2011. Furthermore, the paper will briefly discuss aspects of managing risks, managing costs and managing hu man resources, which are the three main factors that contribute to success of the projects out of the nine elements contained in the project management body of knowledge (Lewis, 2010, p. 169). Discussion Considering the importance and scope of this project, it was imperative for the project managers to ensure that they make the right trade-off between the constraints of cost, quality, and time. Quite understandably, if the project managers had focused all of their attention on reducing costs and meeting the deadlines, they would have compromised much of the quality or performance factors, something that is not acceptable when it comes to constructing a high profile tunnel, which would be used by millions of people every month (Meredith & Mantel, 2008, p. 49). In the same manner, too much focus on reducing costs and meeting the quality standards would have eventually led to the situation where the project would have failed to meet deadlines since it would need more time to use the re sources effectively and efficiently. Lastly, the project managers could have lost sight of their budget if they had start placing too much importance on meeting deadlines and maintaining the quality (Walker, 2007, p. 183). They would have to hire more experienced and skilled workers at higher pays to motivate them to work harder, quicker and better, something that would compound the costs associated with the project (Wysocki, 2011, p. 74). Thus, as these Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-19201620289883735532019-11-18T15:04:00.001-08:002019-11-18T15:04:02.259-08:00Cochlear implants and the debate within the deaf community. Arguing Research PaperCochlear implants and the debate within the deaf community. Arguing that cochlear implants have been beneficial for the deaf community - Research Paper Example The external components of the implant contains a microphone that is to be worn behind the ear of the patient, attached to a magnetic transmitter, which is attached to the earpiece and a sound processor. Once the implantation is complete, an audiologist uses a computer to set the speech processor for the patient. The audiologist sets the processor and programmes it to the appropriate levels of auditory stimulation between sound received from environment and brain nerve cells (Cochlear 1; Ouellette 1248). Once the processor is set, the microphone receives sounds from the environment and sends it to the speech processor, which then performs computation, and transforms the sound to electrical codes and digital format. The digital codes are sent to the outer ear component as coded signals bypassing the ear hairs. The magnetic transformer behind the ear then takes these codes, transforms them to electrodes arrays, and interfaces them to the cochlea. Then the internal device in the cochlea takes these arrays and stimulates the auditory nerves fibers that are connected to the brain, whereby the arrays are sent by the auditory nerve of the person to the brain for interpretation (Cochlear 1). This paper seeks to establish that cochlear implants technology is beneficial to the deaf community despite their opposition to the implants during their inception. In order to alleviate fears of the deaf community there have been improvements in cochlea implants technology over time and hence increased rate of success to patients who have undergone the procedure. Ideally, the procedure is meant to be applied to infants born deaf or those who have developed deafness in their early days. This is because cognitive development of a child into their senses and environment occurs between the ages of 0-3 years. Hence, if the procedure is undertaken during this Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-71663151782719688742019-11-16T03:36:00.001-08:002019-11-16T03:36:13.131-08:00Tackling Fraud in the WorkplaceTackling Fraud in the Workplace Subject Who to trust? Tackling Employee Fraudà Chapter 1: Introduction With globalization and the increasing use of technology, the problem of fraud and its great complexity has become an enormous concern for the businesses. The businesses not only attack by unknown distance fraudsters but it suffers from insider fraudsters too. This study will outline the internal employee fraud, its measurements and controls within the businesses. The fraudsters, that they can be operators, managers, directors or even owners of the businesses. Insiders fraud became mutual and businesses are alarmed identifying methods to reduce the workplace fraud. Even though fraud cannot be eliminated completely as because of its nature, Brooks, Button and Frimpong (2009) stated that understanding lack of awareness of deception tactics, techniques and calculating fraud will help decrease its amount. There are some approaches to prevent fraud activities to decrease its influences, detect fraud risks and cope with them. However, are these approaches enough to stop fraudulent activitie s within the businesses? This research will examine broad range of secondary data that sources retrieved from both government and private sector organisations, financial and anti-fraud organisations publications with the purpose of measure the existing condition of tackling with the workplace fraud, trends and, it will search for possible developments that might result in a decrease amount of dishonest activities and loss to build an better confidence and trust within the organizations. Background Stoy Hayward (2008) underlined that the main risk to organizations was not from outside fraudsters, but from employees and managers, calculated for 46% of deception cases and loss of companies à £541 million. This formed %77 of the total of fraud (Hayward, 2008 cited by Smith, 2011). CIFAS study claimed that employee fraud has been even more increasing concern lately. In 2015, members of CIFAS recorded and identified more workplace fraud cases than ever before. More than 320,000 instances were identified and the figure increased more by 16% than the figures for 2014. (CIFAS, 2016) In this perspective, regardless sizes of companies, there is a need to understand workplace fraud and raise a question why and how it occurs who more likely to commit this crime and finally what can be done to reduce the amount of workplace fraud cases. Workplace fraud is equally problematic and expensive to reveal, even once it is realised. For that reason, organisations must to stop fraud activities at the first place before its occurrence. However the question is how to do this? Better understanding of workplace fraud and employees might help to reduce these high level of workplace fraudulent activities. Research aims Research objectives (3 or 4) The broad aims of this research are to enhance the understanding, assessing the nature of workplace fraud and organisational measures to address the problem. It will be addressed with reference to three specific objectives. To explore the nature of insider fraud in the workplace (Chapter 3 title) First objective seeks to establish the nature and scale of insider fraud, its definition, and identifying types of workplace fraud and understanding perpetrators mind and behaviours, examining what is already known. To assess how effectively organisations are addressing the problem (Chapter 4 title) Second objective is to assess how effectively organisations are addressing the problem. It will also look into types of measurement and their strengths and weakness addressed with reference to the literature in order to examine what improvements could be implemented. To make recommendations on how organisations can be better equipped to manage the challenge of insider fraud. (Chapter 5 title How organisations manage to fight insider fraud) Third objective is concerning to make recommendations on how organisations counter fraud capability can be better equipped to manage the challenge of insider fraud. Chapter 2: First thematic chapter related to 1st objective The nature of insider fraud in the workplace Introduction This chapter outline the nature and scale of insider fraud, its definition, and identifying types of workplace fraud and understanding perpetrators mind and behaviours, examining what is already known. What is fraud? There is no global definition of fraud. Numerous definitions of fraud can be found in the legal and professional literature on the subject. However all of them contain the common notion of fraud being either theft by deception, or trickery. Thus, Stephen (1996): Although the words fraud and corruption are often used interchangeably, a strict distinction between the two will be maintained in this paper and the focus will solely be on fraud. I believe that it is important to make this distinction and not to collapse the distinction between the two related phenomena. The reason for making this distinction is that corruption is associated with the misuse of public positions and consequently mostly associated with the public sector and public officials. As a result of these connotations corruption can be painted as something that affects only the public sector and public officials. By collapsing the distinction between fraud and corruption, fraud is equally being portrayed as something that mainly affects the public sector and public officials. This, however, is not the case. Fraud is a phenomenon that can occur in both the public and private sectors. It further is not a phenomenon in which only public officials are involved, but any employee or even outsiders can be perpetrators of fraud. Furthermore, corruption implies third-party involvement, while fraud does not necessarily imply third-party involvement. In the case of corruption employees violate their duty to their principals by colluding with a third party. Instead of fulfilling their obligations to their principals they abuse their positions by either accepting or demanding a bribe offered by or demanded of a third party. This is not the case in fraud. Here employees or even persons from outside the organization can commit fraud on their own initiative. Because there is not necessarily third-party involvement in fraud, it is much more difficult to detect. Third-party involvement always provides an immediate source of information that someone abused his or her position as employee. Exactly because fraud lacks this third- party involvement, it is more difficult to detect it and consequently a different approach is required to identify and combat it. Fraud within organ izations can be defined as intentional deception by concealing or misrepresenting information that harms the financial interest of another person(s) and benefits the financial interests of the perpetrator.à This differs from corruption, which can be defined as inducement by improper means to violate ones duty towards ones principal resulting in harm to the interest of another party and in financial benefit for the perpetrator. Because corruption has the element of inducement by a third party, it is often associated with bribery. 2. Understanding Fraud In order to fight fraud it is imperative first to gain a proper understanding of the phenomenon. Important work in this regard was done by Coleman.* In his book. The criminal elite: the sociology of white-collar crime, he contends that there always are three dimensions to fraud-motive, opportunity, and a lack of feelings of guilt. A brief discussion of each of the three dimensions follows. 2.1. Motive In order to commit fraud one must have a sufficiently strong motivation for doing it. The aspirant fraudster is aware that s/he is about to commit an illegal deed that might result in penalties of some sort (e.g. dismissal, fines, and imprisonment). They thus should have a sufficiently strong motive for perpetrating fraud despite the fact that they know it is illegal and despite the fact that they know it might result in them being punished for doing it. 2.2. Opportunity Opportunity for fraud is, according to Coleman, enhanced by three factors. First, the person must be in a position of trust or must have access to persons in positions of trust. Second, the person must have knowledge of the control systems of the company in order to be able to beat them. Third, the person should have access to the assets of the company. The combination of these three factors creates the opportunity for committing fraud. 2.3. Lack of feelings of guilt Colemans third condition for fraud is that the perpetrator should not be deterred from his/her actions by feelings of guilt. Given the unique characteristic of fraud, viz., that most perpetrators commit fraud repeatedly, it is evident that a lack of feelings of guilt is a typical feature of fraud. In order to free themselves of such feelings of guilt, perpetrators of fraud should find some form of excuse or rationalization to rid themselves of feelings of guilt that might result from deliberately indulging in illegal acts of fraud. In business terms, fraud is sometimes difficult to define as it extends, for example, from conduct as trivial as an employee having an extended lunch break without permission, to large scale misappropriation of funds by a company accountant involving many millions of dollars. Having an understanding of how fraud is defined, is thus able to help organisations decide how best to respond to individual cases when they arise as sometimes an incident could more appropriately be dealt with as a personnel management issue rather than an issue that require a direct legal response. Coleman, J. W. 1989. The criminal elite. The sociology of white-collar crime. New York: St. Martin. The 2010 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse takes a comprehensive look at workplace schemes, their perpetrators, how the crimes were ultimately detected and their estimated cost. The report is based on data compiled from a study of 1,843 cases of occupational fraud that occurred worldwide between January 2008 and December 2009. All information was provided by the Certified Fraud Examiners who investigated the cases. The study examines a wide range of misconduct by employees, managers and executives. Occupational fraud schemes can be as simple as pilferage of company supplies or as complex as sophisticated financial statement frauds, the report says. For the first time, the ACFE expanded the study to include cases from countries outside the U.S. The findings include feedback from 106 countries, with more than 40% of the cases happening outside the U.S. The charts and graphs featured here, which are global in scope unless otherwise indicated, are Just a slice of the overall results Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065448081885817581.post-52913439920766600202019-11-13T16:07:00.001-08:002019-11-13T16:07:03.979-08:00Essay --The Government provides goods and services Benefits based charges are aligned with the benefits received principle under the equity lens of sound revenue policy which asserts that those who benefit from a public service should bear a prorated share of the cost of the service. There are three types of benefits based charges including user fees, user charges and monopoly. User fees give permission to do something with regulatory function such as a license or permit. These represent fees for permissions to do something or take some action; hunting, own a business, serve alcohol, rive. The fee have a regulator function; the privilege to provide a good or service or to operate something. User charges are prices governments charge for specific services or privileges to pay for all or part of the cost of providing those services. The principle reason that user fees makes great economic sense is because if consumers believed that public services and facilities were ââ¬Å"freeâ⬠â⠬â that is, that more can be produced at no cost to the consumer (when in fact additional amounts do entail a production cost) ââ¬â consumers will be induced to demand more than the efficient amount of those services or facilities. The third is a Monopoly. A monopoly exists if the production of a good or service exhibits increasing returns to scale, so that the long run average cost continually decreases as output increases. This usually arises when capital or fixed costs are large relative to variable costs. As the fixed cost is spread over a larger and larger output, the decreasing average fixed cost (combined with relatively small marginal costs) causes an average total cost to decrease as well. Average total cost always decreases as output rises and marginal cost is... ... collected efficiently as well. Property taxes are paid during income tax fillings and through the mail. As well as income taxes being deducted automatically from income checks and during annual income tax filings. The current tax collection system works effectively and efficiently. With the combination of sales tax, income tax and property tax working along side one another ensure that The effects of sales tax on the property tax and on government spending Sometimes adopting a sales tax is justified by reducing the property tax, but some say that the sales tax only increases government speding. Impact of local sales tax on the distribution of tax burdens Another concern about the imposition of a local sales tax is that it shifts a greater share of the local tax burden onto households, especially renters and reduces the burden borne by the business sector Essay -- The Government provides goods and services Benefits based charges are aligned with the benefits received principle under the equity lens of sound revenue policy which asserts that those who benefit from a public service should bear a prorated share of the cost of the service. There are three types of benefits based charges including user fees, user charges and monopoly. User fees give permission to do something with regulatory function such as a license or permit. These represent fees for permissions to do something or take some action; hunting, own a business, serve alcohol, rive. The fee have a regulator function; the privilege to provide a good or service or to operate something. User charges are prices governments charge for specific services or privileges to pay for all or part of the cost of providing those services. The principle reason that user fees makes great economic sense is because if consumers believed that public services and facilities were ââ¬Å"freeâ⬠â⠬â that is, that more can be produced at no cost to the consumer (when in fact additional amounts do entail a production cost) ââ¬â consumers will be induced to demand more than the efficient amount of those services or facilities. The third is a Monopoly. A monopoly exists if the production of a good or service exhibits increasing returns to scale, so that the long run average cost continually decreases as output increases. This usually arises when capital or fixed costs are large relative to variable costs. As the fixed cost is spread over a larger and larger output, the decreasing average fixed cost (combined with relatively small marginal costs) causes an average total cost to decrease as well. Average total cost always decreases as output rises and marginal cost is... ... collected efficiently as well. Property taxes are paid during income tax fillings and through the mail. As well as income taxes being deducted automatically from income checks and during annual income tax filings. The current tax collection system works effectively and efficiently. With the combination of sales tax, income tax and property tax working along side one another ensure that The effects of sales tax on the property tax and on government spending Sometimes adopting a sales tax is justified by reducing the property tax, but some say that the sales tax only increases government speding. Impact of local sales tax on the distribution of tax burdens Another concern about the imposition of a local sales tax is that it shifts a greater share of the local tax burden onto households, especially renters and reduces the burden borne by the business sector Audrey Grocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14413615163253385362noreply@blogger.com0