tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79332043557850004402024-03-07T22:10:10.870-08:00Essay outlineJade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-60863995735314741542020-09-02T11:59:00.001-07:002020-09-02T11:59:09.457-07:00Island of the Sequined Love Nun Chapter 46~4846 Beans and Succubus Fold's other accomplice appeared at his cottage that night as he was plunking down to a plate of pork and beans. She didn't thump, or get out, or even make a sound as if to speak graciously to tell him she was there. Brief Tuck was examining a coagulated white block of unidentifiable carbon-based life-structure flooded with an uneven puddle of bubbled vegetables and pureed tomatoes, and the following the entryway opened and she was remaining there wearing only a red scarf and sequined high heels. Fold dropped his spoon. Two in part utilized beans spilled out of his open mouth, following contrails of sauce down the front of his shirt. She executed a solitary flamenco heel step and Tuck watched the effect climb her body and settle easily in her bosoms. She tossed her arms wide, paused dramatically, and stated, ââ¬Å"The Sky Priestess has arrived.â⬠ââ¬Å"Yes, she has,â⬠Tuck said with the teary looked at stupifaction of a recently changed over Moonie. He'd seen something like her previously, either on the hood of a Rolls-Royce or on a bowling trophy, yet in the tissue the picture was considerably more quick, dazzling even. She pirouetted and the tails of the scarf trailed around her like loving smoke. ââ¬Å"What do you think?â⬠ââ¬Å"Uh-huh,â⬠Tuck stated, gesturing. ââ¬Å"Come here.â⬠Fold stood and advanced toward her in the careless mix venture of a zombie constrained by the guarantee of living substance. His cerebrum halted work-ing, his whole life vitality moved to another piece of his body, and it drove him over the space to inside an inch of her. It wasn't the first run through this had transpired, yet before he had continuously held the intensity of discourse and a large portion of his engine capacities. ââ¬Å"What's the issue with you?â⬠she said. ââ¬Å"Bolts in your neck too tight?â⬠ââ¬Å"My whole body has an erection.â⬠She took him by the front of the shirt and sponsored him over the space to the bed, at that point pushed him down and pulled his jeans down to his knees. She vaulted onto him in a ride and he came to up for her bosoms. She got his wrists. ââ¬Å"No. You'll fuck up my makeup.â⬠Furthermore, he saw â⬠like a mishap casualty may see a butterfly in the grille of the transport that is running over him â⬠that her areolas had been rouged to an unnatural pink. He attempted to sit up and she pushed him down, at that point took him in her grasp, scratching him with a red fingernail, making him recoil, and guided him within her. He went after her hips to drive her down and got his hands slapped for the exertion. What's more, she screwed him â⬠exact and mechanical as a machine, a solitary beating movement rehashed and greased up and rehashed â⬠until her breath scratched in her throat like murmuring water power and she curved her back and slowed down, and failed, at that point dieseled for a stroke or two, and she moved off. Some place in all that he had come and she had taken a gander at him once. He lay there taking a gander at the leftovers of torn mosquito netting over the bed, breathing hard, feeling somewhat lightheaded, and thinking about what had simply occurred. She went to the restroom, at that point restored a couple of moments later and tossed him a towel, which she had clearly utilized herself. ââ¬Å"We're flying in three or four hours. Be ready.â⬠ââ¬Å"Okay.â⬠Was he expected to state something? Didn't this imply a type of progress that ought to be recognized? ââ¬Å"I need you to watch me, however you can't let them see you. Hold up a couple of moments and go out by the holder where you can see the airstrip. It's an extraordinary show. Theater makes everything conceivable, you know. Ask the Catholics. They endure the Middle Ages by giving exhibitions in a language that nobody comprehended on fabulous stages that were worked by the pennies of poor people. That is the issue with religion today. No theater.â⬠This must be her form of nestling. ââ¬Å"Performance?â⬠ââ¬Å"The appearance of the Sky Priestess,â⬠she said as though she was conversing with a bit of toast. She strolled to the entryway, at that point delayed and investigated her shoulder. Nearly as a bit of hindsight she stated, ââ¬Å"Tucker,â⬠and when he looked into she made a gesture of blowing him a kiss. At that point she was out the entryway and he heard her yell, ââ¬Å"Cue the music!â⬠A major band sound impacted over the island, sending a shudder shaking through Tuck's body as though a chill phantom from the forties had jitterbugged over his spine. 47 Terrific Theft Aircraft The Shark men were breaking into their second container of tuba when the music began. They all looked to Malink. For what reason hadn't he let them know there would have been an appearance of the Sky Priestess? Malink thought quick, at that point smiled as though he had known this was coming from the start. ââ¬Å"I needed it to be a surprise,â⬠he said. For what reason hadn't this been a nounced by the Sorcerer? Is it safe to say that he was as yet irate on the grounds that Malink had not star duced the young lady man on request? Was Vincent himself irate at Malink for something? Positively Malink's kin would resent him for not giving them an opportunity to set up the drums and the bamboo rifles of Vincent's military â⬠and the ladies, goodness, the ladies would poop coconuts over not having the opportunity to oil their skins and paint their appearances and put on their ce-remonial grass skirts. As Malink walked to the airstrip he attempted to detail some clarification that would work with everybody. As though it wasn't troublesome enough being boss with no espresso to savor the morning â⬠he'd had a cerebral pain for about fourteen days from caffeine withdrawal â⬠presently his job as strict pioneer was giving him issues. Driving a religion is intense work when your divine beings begin mixing no doubt and wrecking your predictions. Also, imagine a scenario where he came up with a clarification, just to have the Priestess of the Sky say something that negated him. She should be Vincent's voice, however that voice had been furious of late, so he didn't set out approach her for help as he had before. Not before his kin. He came out of the wilderness in the nick of time to see the glimmer of the blasts. The Sky Priestess left the smoke and even from a hundred yards away, Malink could judge by her progression that she was satisfied. Malink inhaled a moan of alleviation. She was conveying magazines for them. On the off chance that his kin were content with what she stated, at that point he could utilize the old ââ¬Å"will of Vincentâ⬠contention for not setting them up. He could have never speculated the genuine explanation the Sorcerer had not admonished him of the presence of the Sky Priestess. When he ordinarily called the admonition, the Sorcerer had been viewing through the window as the Sky Priestess siphoned away on Tucker Case. Fold held up five minutes before he pulled up his jeans and slid out the entryway of his cottage, about running into Sebastian Curtis. The specialist, typically cool, was splashed with sweat and looked past Tuck to the facility. ââ¬Å"Mr. Case. I thought you'd set up the plane. Beth told you that you have a flight?â⬠Fold battled the desire to jolt. He hadn't had sufficient opportunity to develop any regret about having intercourse with the specialist's better half, and he didn't exceed expectations at regret in any case. ââ¬Å"I was en route to do the preflight. It doesn't take long.â⬠The specialist didn't look. ââ¬Å"You'll pardon me in the event that I appear to be diverted. I need to perform significant medical procedure in almost no time. You ought to go watch Beth's little show.â⬠ââ¬Å"What's all the music and explosions?â⬠ââ¬Å"It's the manner by which we recover our contributors. Beth will clarify her hypothesis of religion and theater to you, I'm certain. Reason me.â⬠He pushed past Tucker and saw his shoes as he strolled toward the center. ââ¬Å"Aren't you going to watch?â⬠Tuck said. ââ¬Å"Thank you, however I discover it nauseating.â⬠ââ¬Å"Oh,â⬠Tuck said. ââ¬Å"Then I'll go look at the Lear. Extraordinary game today, Doc.â⬠ââ¬Å"Yes,â⬠Curtis said. He continued his hardened equipped stroll to the facility, his clench hands balled so hard at his sides that Tuck could see them shaking. The gatekeepers were accumulated at the edge of the overhang. Mato turned upward rapidly and looked long enough for Tuck to see that he was apprehensive. Fold wished he had inquired as to whether different watchmen communicated in English. ââ¬Å"Konichi-wa, motherfuckers,â⬠Tuck stated, covering his semantic bases. None of the gatekeepers reacted. With the exception of Mato, their eyes were prepared on Beth Curtis moving over the airstrip to Benny Goodman's ââ¬Å"Sing, Sing, Sing.â⬠One of the watchmen hit a catch by the storage and the music halted as Beth Curtis ventured onto a little wooden stage on the most distant side of the runway. With the speakers quieted, Tuck could hear the drums of the Shark People. Some were walking around in arrangement holding lengths of bamboo painted red as rifles. Beth Curtis lifted her hands, a duplicate of People in each, and the drums halted. Fold couldn't hear what she was stating, yet she was waving her arms around like a soapbox evangelist, and the horde of locals moved, and winced, and held tight all her words. She stopped at one point and gave the magazines down to Malink, who moved in an opposite direction from the stage with his head bowed. Fold didn't discover anything about her exhibition sickening, yet it was nothing if not odd. Why all the ceremony and condition? You have six folks with automatic weapons, you can essentially go tear a kidney out whenever you need to. He expected to think, and he would not especially like to see whom she would pick. Whoever it was, their face would be in his mind right to Japan and back. He went into the shed, brought down the entryway on the Lear, moved into the dull plane, and set down in the path between the seats. He was unable to hear the sound of the Sky Priestess or the locals oohing and ahhhing, and here among the steel and glass and plastic and upholstery, it felt like home. Here he could hear the sound of his own psyche; here in his own one of a kind Learjet, the unusual quality was all outside. Be that as it may, for the absence of a key he would have t Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-44950438551550302020-08-22T22:18:00.001-07:002020-08-22T22:18:23.226-07:00The Metamorphosis of Achilles in Homerââ¬â¢s The Iliad Essay -- Iliad EssaThe Metamorphosis of Achilles in Homerââ¬â¢s The Iliad Dr. Frostââ¬â¢s remarks: With his unmistakable clarification, illustrative statements, and consistent association, the understudy effectively demonstrates his proposal, recapped and avowed very well in the last section. From the main pages of Homerââ¬â¢s The Iliad, Achilles is depicted as wrathful, glad, and trivial. As the book advances, the picture of Achilles as a resentful kid is honed significantly. Towards the finish of the epic; in any case, Achilles starts to show characteristics that are viewed as chivalrous even in todayââ¬â¢s society. When his reliable and believed companion Patroclus passes on, Achilles experiences an uncommon change in character. At the point when he stands up to the genuine awfulness of death, Achilles sets aside his juvenile approaches to satisfy his obligation to his companion, his comrades, and his still, small voice. Along these lines, the movement of Achilles as a character is a relationship for the change from youth to development. The primary book of The Iliad, fittingly titled the ââ¬Å"Rage of Achilles,â⬠lays everything out for the rest of the epic. Agamemnon seizes Achillesââ¬â¢ prize, the wonderful Briseis, to sooth his own injured pride. Despite the fact that Achilles is right to propose that Agamemnon return Chryseis, the quick runnerââ¬â¢s reckless way leaves Agamemnon feeling insulted. Consequently, Achilles pledges that he won't battle in the Trojan War any more. Once Briseis is seized, Achilles goes to the sea shore to cry to his mom. This is suggestive of how a little kid would act when denied something he needs. It appears that Homer is attempting to look at Achillesââ¬â¢ activities in the early books to that of a kid. Achilles entreats his mom to go to Zeus and request that the god squash the Greeks until they give Achilles the distinctions he ... ...les has been all through the epic. His activities show that he has at long last observed to the core of his anger and thought that it was futile and dangerous. He is prepared to satisfy his obligation to the Greeks, yet is eager to approach his foes with deference and civility since they are people also. All in all, the movement of Achillesââ¬â¢ character in The Iliad can without much of a stretch be seen as a similarity for the movement of a youngster to a grown-up. From the angry anger before all else to the caring appreciation toward the finish of the epic, Achillesââ¬â¢ improvement reflects that of a cliché human from adolescence to development. The ideas that appear to be essential to him to start with, his respect and magnificence, gradually become replaced by increasingly sensible and develop goals of obligation, regard and sympathy. Work Cited Homer: Iliad. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 2003. The Metamorphosis of Achilles in Homerââ¬â¢s The Iliad Essay - Iliad Essa The Metamorphosis of Achilles in Homerââ¬â¢s The Iliad Dr. Frostââ¬â¢s remarks: With his unmistakable clarification, illustrative statements, and consistent association, the understudy effectively demonstrates his theory, recapped and attested very well in the last passage. From the principal pages of Homerââ¬â¢s The Iliad, Achilles is depicted as vindictive, pleased, and insignificant. As the book advances, the picture of Achilles as a resentful kid is honed drastically. Towards the finish of the epic; nonetheless, Achilles starts to show characteristics that are viewed as courageous even in todayââ¬â¢s society. When his devoted and believed companion Patroclus passes on, Achilles experiences an extraordinary change in character. At the point when he goes up against the genuine frightfulness of death, Achilles sets aside his youthful approaches to satisfy his obligation to his companion, his comrades, and his still, small voice. Along these lines, the movement of Achilles as a character is a similarity for the progress from youth to development. The primary book of The Iliad, suitably titled the ââ¬Å"Rage of Achilles,â⬠lays the right foundation for the rest of the epic. Agamemnon seizes Achillesââ¬â¢ prize, the delightful Briseis, to sooth his own injured pride. Despite the fact that Achilles is right to propose that Agamemnon return Chryseis, the quick runnerââ¬â¢s reckless way leaves Agamemnon feeling insulted. Consequently, Achilles pledges that he won't battle in the Trojan War any more. Once Briseis is seized, Achilles goes to the sea shore to cry to his mom. This is suggestive of how a little youngster would act when denied something he needs. It appears that Homer is attempting to think about Achillesââ¬â¢ activities in the early books to that of a kid. Achilles entreats his mom to go to Zeus and request that the god squash the Greeks until they give Achilles the distinctions he ... ...les has been all through the epic. His activities show that he has at last observed to the core of his wrath and thought that it was inconsequential and ruinous. He is prepared to satisfy his obligation to the Greeks, yet is happy to approach his adversaries with deference and kindness since they are people too. All in all, the movement of Achillesââ¬â¢ character in The Iliad can without much of a stretch be seen as a similarity for the movement of a kid to a grown-up. From the angry fury in the first place to the empathetic regard toward the finish of the epic, Achillesââ¬â¢ advancement reflects that of a cliché human from youth to development. The ideas that appear to be critical to him initially, his respect and brilliance, gradually become replaced by progressively sensible and develop standards of obligation, regard and sympathy. Work Cited Homer: Iliad. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 2003. Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-50675383159512202612020-08-22T15:37:00.001-07:002020-08-22T15:37:26.407-07:00Why do governments in less developed countries have difficulty in EssayFor what reason do governments in less created nations experience issues in controlling cash flexibly development so as to control swelling - Essay Example As clarified, if in this specific circumstance, a countryââ¬â¢s national bank chooses decrease in cash gracefully so as to dispose of the expansion present in the economy, it will bring down the GDP considerably more and just fortify the stagnation present in the economy much more. This circumstance, whenever proceeded as a drawn out arrangement, will prompt interest pull expansion over the long haul. This is on the grounds that on one hand the national yield will be at a low level and on the other, because of a high populace development ate in these less evolved economies, soon the total interest will ascend to an amazing level which, whenever subdued through a further decrease of cash flexibly, will prompt a stagnation swelling winding. (Chandavarkar, 1996, 9) Another issue seeking these less evolved economies is high pace of joblessness. Presently a decrease in cash flexibly, as clarified above will demoralize speculation and along these lines bring down the degree of yield. As regular a lower level of yield is likewise connected with a low degree of work. So this strategy in course of time will make significant expansion to the draw of jobless workers of the less evolved economy. The less evolved economies need to hold up under with a specific degree of expansion so as to encounter development and in this way guarantee work. Hence, if a decrease in cash flexibly is taken by the national bank as a strategy to tame expansion in such economies it will just prompt since quite a while ago run irritation of other monetary illnesses. (Lipsey and Harbury, 1992, 252) Besides, the less evolved economies are ordinarily described with dark advertisers who figure out how to feign the administration and accordingly run an equal economy. In such an economy, regularly swelling is brought about by exploitative capacity of products so as to expand the cost falsely and consequently harvest the benefit. In such cases Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-78013179322842883432020-08-21T20:00:00.001-07:002020-08-21T20:00:11.875-07:00ArelorMittal's policy in relation to dealing with cultural and social EssayArelorMittal's approach according to managing social and social conditions - Essay Example A year ago the organization sent more than quarter of million tons to the area. Renault has declared to set up a processing plant in Morocco to serve the clients of Europe and North Africa. The organization has processes in Spain and France and supplies steel to Casablanca. ArcelorMittal has broadened their impressions in Morocco which was recognized as the potential nation of the Maghreb locale. So as to meet the necessities of Renaults, ArcelorMittal made sequential conveyances to Melloussa from December, 2011. The organization went into concurrences with driving machine creating companies and guaranteed gracefully of steel for the creation procedure. To offer steel to the oil and gas industry the organization is refining the items just as distinguishing the current prepares which are appropriate for the vitality part. New markets are opening up for the organization on the edges of Europe. Turkey is one such nation. France and Canada are a portion of the nations where ArcelorMittal has entered. The organization likewise has activities in Brazil and Mexico. Out and out the nearness of the organization is in 60 nations around the world. Issues in coordinating business The organization needs to move past the great intensions on social issues and transform the words into deeds. In spite of the fact that the organization has its influence in corporate social duty it keeps on contaminating the earth. As indicated by the new report of Global Action on ArcelorMittal the organization hazards the lives and uproots nearby networks. The resettlement plans for the neighborhood individuals were indistinct while the organization began iron metal mining tasks in Nimba County, Liberia (ArcelorMittal Group-a, 2012, pp. 21-24). The individuals were denied from lasting work in the mine and represented a risk o the Mount Nimba Nature Reserve. As per the specialists of the Friends of the Earth Liberia the absence of straightforwardness in the administration is a worry when one exa minations the track records of the organization on different nations. The inhabitants of Eastern Europe and South Africa whine that the organization has done little in diminishing the elevated levels of air contamination. The methodology of the organization towards decrease of air contamination has not been compelling albeit a few gatherings were directed with the neighborhood networks (ArcelorMittal Group, 2010, pp. 14-15). The European steel plants of ArcelorMittal profited by immense measure of advances coordinated to them from the International Finance Corporation however the region of lessening contamination despite everything stays overlooked. The security ventures of ArcelorMittal have stayed unaltered for Kazakhstan for a serious long time. Regardless of the wellbeing and security ventures 35 excavators lost their lives in the mines of the organization in 2008 out of two separate occurrences. The city of Temirtau is chocked with contamination even at this point. Questions ca n be raised with respect to the morals of the organization. The organization set up a system for the representatives with which they can raise their interests against an issue in the workplace (ArcelorMittal-a, 2012). The methods are private and whistle blowing. The worker's organizations additionally work to overhaul the security necessities. The organization complaint instruments were created to be in accordance with the standards of human rights and business of United States. Exit from the market In request to chop down the obligation issues, ArcelorMittal stepped up to the plate in downsizing the ventures Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-85085911574046274532020-08-21T13:19:00.001-07:002020-08-21T13:19:11.814-07:00Osama bin Laden Essay Example for FreeOsama container Laden Essay The world is presently at a defining moment in its history and the explanation behind this is the man behind the Al-Qaeda psychological oppressor arrange. Osama Bin Ladenââ¬â¢s associations and riches have made it feasible for him to evade U. S. specialists. He has no issue enrolling men, for some Muslims in the Middle East have a scorn of America. Canister Laden has had the option to arrange a radical gathering and they have been strike dread into the free, popularity based world. Osama Bin Laden is a man in position of intensity and he has utilized it to Reign fear on the United States. In such manner, the paper will attempt to examine and investigate various parts of Osama container Ladenââ¬â¢s life, which is one of the first most needed existences of this planet. On March 10, 1957, Osama container Muhammad canister Awad receptacle Laden was conceived in an Arab Muslim family in Saudi Arabia. Jihadist association, Al-Qaeda was established by this Islamic aggressor, which is viewed as one of the deadliest psychological militant systems on earth. Sovereign, Abu Abdullah, the Lion Sheik, Imam Mehdi, and Samaritan are a portion of the monikers of Osama canister Laden. Various Islamic activist gatherings have been associated with the life of Osama container Laden, who is engaged with the issuance of various fatwa (strict severe suppositions), which have brought about the executing of thousands of regular people, and particularly, the military of the United States and its partners. Also, Osama canister Laden has guaranteed military opposition in light of the military exercises in Muslim nations. Various occasions, the government court of the United States have arraigned his inclusion in various fear based oppressor assaults, particularly the international safe haven bombings in the urban communities of Dar-es-Salam and Nairobi in the year 1998, which murdered numerous regular people and authorities. In addition, rundown of the ten most needed criminals gave by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has the name of Osama container Laden on the rundown. In spite of the fact that the assaults of September 11, 2001 have not been incorporated with the allegations on Osama receptacle Laden, different recordings are given by Laden himself in which, he acknowledged the obligation of these assaults in a triumphant way. The assaults of September 11 incorporated a progression of various crimes, for example, capturing of various carriers like Flight 93, Flight 175, Flight 11, and Flight 77 of the American Airlines, just as, obliteration of the World Trade Center in New York City, which executed a huge number of American individuals. Besides, the Pentagon was seriously harmed in the comparable arrangement of assaults that were arranged by the Al-Qaeda, thus, by its brains, Osama canister Laden. Adolescence Until now, the paper has portrayed a portion of the attributes of Osama canister Laden in a basic way. Presently, the paper will talk about a portion of the points of view of individual existence of Osama container Laden. Riyadh city of Saudi Arabia is the origination of Osama receptacle Laden, as effectively depicted in the initial segment of the paper. As indicated by a TV meeting of Al-Jazeera in the year 1998, March 10, 1957 was the conceived an offspring date of this aggressor chief. Saudi illustrious family has close ties with affluent dad cum businessman of Osama canister Laden, the late Muhammad Awad receptacle Laden. Until the World War I, Osamaââ¬â¢s father was a poor and uneducated person who moved to Saudi Arabia with the end goal of business. In the year 1930, Muhammad canister Laden began his structure related business that brought about a boundless fortune during the 1950s. Various specialists have given distinctive number of offspring of Muhammad receptacle Laden, as he had fifty youngsters by certain assets, and fifty-five by others. Osama was seventeenth child of Muhammad container Laden as indicated by various records. Shariah law was trailed by Osamaââ¬â¢s father, as he was just hitched to four ladies at a solitary time; in any case, was hitched twenty-two times. Various sources revealed of Osama being the main child of tenth spouse of Muhammad container Laden. As indicated by one of the senior editors of Al-Madina paper, Khaled M. Batarfi, Osamaââ¬â¢s guardians got separated after his introduction to the world in Saudi Arabia. Instruction Teachings of an ardent Sunni Muslim were given to Osama container Laden. Al-Thager Model School was his first stage for procuring mainstream instruction from the year 1968 to the year 1976, which was viewed as one of the tip top schools of the locale. During the 1960s, banished instructors from various Muslim nations were invited by King Faisal, so as to achieve an impressive number of Muslim educators in the schools and colleges of Saudi Arabia. During that period, different Islamic investigation bunches were gone to by Osama receptacle Laden that gave distinctive political lessons to him. The Management and Economics School of King Abdul-Aziz University gave the training of financial matters and business organization to Osama canister Laden in Jeddah city. It is recommended by certain reports that degree in structural building was achieved by canister Laden in the year 1979, just as, a degree in open organization in the year 1981. Then again, he is accounted for as a dropout understudy from the college by some different reports. Various writers revealed that translation of Quran and Jihad was one of the most intriguing subjects of container Laden at the college level, where he was enormously engaged with the investigation of religion. Moreover, he contributed a great deal in different magnanimous battles. Relationships and Children In the year 1974, Osama container Laden wedded his first cousin, Najwa Ghanem just because at seventeen years old in northwestern piece of Syria. Four other ladies wedded Osama canister Laden; be that as it may, two got divorces from receptacle Laden. One of his spouses is a college teacher in Saudi Arabia. Her significant other is additionally engaged with giving lessons to the offspring of Sudanese Royal family. The various spouses were additionally instructors at the college level, and along these lines, he was the individual that acknowledged training of Muslim young ladies, which involves reprimanding canister Laden by various bodies. As indicated by his dear companions, the Word of God was the main purpose behind his marriage, as he was not keen on marriage by any stretch of the imagination. As indicated by various sources, Osama canister Laden is father of roughly twenty to twenty-four youngsters. In January 2001, Osama masterminded the wedding service of one of his children, Muhammad container Osama canister Laden with the little girl of Muhammad Atef, previous military head of Al-Qaeda at eighteen years old in the Kandahar city of Afghanistan. Character No issue the vast majority of the countries condemned Osama receptacle Ladenââ¬â¢s arrangements, it ought to be acknowledged that genuineness is one of the significant attributes of canister Laden as far as his convictions. Trustworthiness has been one of the central point of fruitful achievements of receptacle Laden considerably after analysis and restriction of a portion of the significant countries of the globe. As per his nearest men, he is one of the most steadfast people in his area, which has given him high notoriety among his individuals. Osama has a few standards, which has given a mechanical stage to his alluring and parsimonious life. It is recommended by certain observers that he presently has a powerful situation in various pieces of the world, which has upset from his modest appearance until the 1990s. Until the 1990s, he used to wear basic attire while tending to his devotees. In any case, his later recordings and meetings show a progressively adorned apparel style during his tends to that indicated his critical character. After the reactions of United States and its partners, he is avoiding potential risk as far as his security, as contrasted and the conditions before the 9/11 assaults. Resources Originally, Osama container Laden has acquired the vast majority of the properties from his dad; notwithstanding, his ventures gave high benefits to him effectively. In Sudan, his organizations were effective that created benefits of a huge number of dollars. Because of his psychological militant profile, figures of his properties and resources are sufficiently bad, and associations have just speculated various figures. Around, 300,000,000 dollars of advantages are speculated by various bodies. Osama receptacle Laden claims various organizations, for example, Hijra Construction and Development, which is possessed in the coordination with military of Sudan, just as, the National Islamic Front. Taba Investment Company and Shamal Islamic Bank are viewed as a portion of the major financial exercises of Osama receptacle Laden that have contributed extraordinarily to his advantages. A portion of the nations having his organizations are Sudan, Syria, and so on; though, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Somalia have his remote records that are used for the circulation of required money related assets for various fear based oppressor exercises the world over. Shariah Restoration of Shariah law is one of the most significant destinations of Osama receptacle Laden like different Islamists and Jihadist fundamentalists around the world. Shariah law is viewed as the main consideration of fixing things in different Muslim nations of the world. The conditions were stately and cheerful during the disclosure time of Prophet Muhammad, and significantly after certain long periods of His passing. Be that as it may, the circumstance turned out to be more awful when the Shariah law was not trailed by Muslims. Until the late 2001, Afghanistan was the main Islamic nation with the execution of Shariah law in the Muslim world, as accepted by Osama receptacle Laden. In such manner, a large portion of his fear monger exercises depend on the restriction of nations that have not executed the Shariah law. Jihad In some cases, open articulations of Osama receptacle Laden have demonstrated a legitimate arranged framework for the execution of his philosophies and convictions, and various specialists thought about it as a political framework. In the long stretch of January 2004, Muslim nations were mentioned to build up underground decision gatherings for the strict Islamic pioneers for the government assistance of individuals and nobles in the Muslim c Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-84709563082202405362020-06-27T12:40:00.001-07:002020-06-27T12:40:02.131-07:00Bipolar Disorder Essay #2 - 275 WordsBipolar Disorder Essay #2 (Essay Sample) Content: Bipolar disorder 1Bipolar disorder 1 is a serious mental illness that causes persons mood and energy to shift. The patients experiences mood swings sometimes the person might feel very happy sometimes a person may feel so depressed. It causes frequent episodes of depression and mania that might even last for days or months on end depending on patients. The disease affects both male and female but it mostly affects patients in their late teenage. People who suffer from this disease are often faced with suicidal thoughts and substance abuse. It has no cure but with proper medication and care a patient can live a full life.Wendy not her real name was diagnosed with bipolar disease in her early 20à ¢Ã¢â ¬s, she ignored the symptoms which manifested itself after she started abusing drugs and being destructive in nature. She fell so depressed but after a medication and support she accepted her illness. Here is her interview. 1 How was your life before being diagnosed w ith bipolar disorder disease?I was always busy with school work and social activities, living an active social life. Sometimes I would get depressed but always ignored it. I felt lonely most of the times and I was unaware what was the reason was behind it. 2 How old were you when you were first diagnosed with the disease?I was barely 22 years old and was in senior high. It came right before I did my final examination which made the situation even worse. 3 Was there anything that happened that prompt you to see the doctor?Yes. It was the change of my character that my family and my school mate noticed and concurred that I had changed from being a girl with a good behavior to a girl with destructive kind of behavior. I was taking a lot of booze and drugs. My family suggested that I see a counselor and the counselor referred me to a psychiatrist. He finally diagnosed me of... Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-56511054571580913502020-05-28T03:21:00.001-07:002020-05-28T03:21:02.814-07:00The Main Points The Wedding Crasher Of Lincoln, Neb - 550 WordsThe Main Points: The Wedding Crasher Of Lincoln, Neb (Essay Sample) Content: Students NameProfessors NameCourseDateThe Wedding Crasher of Lincoln, NebThe Wedding Crasher of Lincoln, Nebà is a story of a young girl who divorced her husband. This girl, the incumbent character in the story, moved to Lincoln, Neb, to start a new life founded on uniqueness as opposed to the former life in marriage. Little was known to her that the apartment leased was prone to weddings and loud noise that stirred up silence in the rooms. Details of the proceedingwedding eventscould clearly be heard in her apartment which she usually considered a disturbance. To cope up with the situation, she developed a habit of participating in those proceedings, especially the cake-eating sessions in compensation for the disturbance.The subject of the essay is marriage and its course. The storybegins with the main character reporting how she is virtually inducted to attend surmountable number of wedding ceremonies while still in her house. At one time, this character has iden tified herself as the bride in waiting or the sister to the bride despite the fact that she is divorced. Throughout the story, the scars attributed to divorce are made clear,particularly when she questions the credibility of marriage, The life of a divorced woman who suddenly found the institution of marriage troubling...à Marriage is, therefore, portrayed as a falling institution with a reasonable number of couples parting their ways and endingup beingmere wedding crashers.CapCrucet, the author of The Wedding Crasher of Lincoln, Nebà ,purposes to persuade the audience that wedding ceremonies involve routinizedevents singling outthat the overall uniqueness is majorly contributed by the couple involved. For instance,CapCrucet points out that there is routinized uniformity of wedding ceremony proceedings in that the venues tend to be the same, activities and wedding crashers are similar. CapCrucetis seen to insinuate that only the marrying couples and third parties such as vendor s who usually mark the ceremony are regarded as unique. The story character reports, Yet all the receptions Ive witnessed in this building so far despite every brides best efforts looked pretty much exactly the same.à Besides this, CapCrucettries to persuade the audience on likening wedding ceremonies with the already existing businesses by pointing out that these events can be equated to monetary values, Divorce threatened the very angle that has made weddings a $60-billion-a-year industry.à From the authors persuasions, the audience is influenced to agree that a wedding is only a one day event, whilemarriage is unique and cannot be contained in a single upshot.Marriage in this story has been highlighted as a failing institution despite the ongoing wedding ceremonies. There are several televised weddingprograms that tend to depict the pleasure of marriage. The picture portrayed in these programs as well as in the actual wedding ceremonies is deceiving due to the fact that d ivorce is on the increaseand the impacts are adverse to children born in those families. Televised programs are, therefore, supposed to include the effects of divorce to mindset the bride and bridegrooms on the importance of maintaining their vows during wedding to avoid break ups.The story The Wedding Crasher of Lincoln, Nebà is an interesting story integrated with powerful passages. One of these passages is: He was why I was really there. He was the one filling my bachelorette pad with a cacophony of reminders that lots of people were in love and happy, reminding me that I, too, was a type, a sad litt... Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-1082640754888097512020-05-18T22:44:00.001-07:002020-05-18T22:44:05.663-07:00Cheryl Strayeds Wild Essay - 877 Words In Cheryl Strayeds Wild, she gives readers vivid exposure to her turbulent and harsh past. She tells her journey from the beginning of what was the turning page in her life- her mothers death. Strayed goes through a roller coaster with unfortunate events both in her control and out of her control. She makes several poor choices, and she shares all her triumphs with pure honesty. Strayed speaks of her past with a distant remorse, as if she is looking at her past in a movie. She doesnt come across as ashamed of her past, but why should she? As all humans do, Cheryl Strayed makes mistakes and suffers their consequences as well. Everyone handles situations differently, and the best anyone can do is learn from the mistakes and apply it toâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦However, Beth had a complete opposite view; she decided to take nude pictures not only to embrace her new body, but also to spread breast cancer awareness. Some people found the nude pictures to be offensive as they showed t he stitches and scars of her surgery. Just like Cheryl received harsh judgement, so did Beth. However, both women felt sharing their story would do some good in the world, and it would show people that it is okay to be imperfect. As Beth stated, ââ¬Å"Iââ¬â¢m glad that I did itâ⬠(Sparrow). Cheryl Strayed faced many emotionally traumatizing events and instead of blacking them out and staying quiet, she exposed them so people could learn from her story and realize everyone faces troubles, so there is no need to hide them. Her worst pain came from her mother dying. 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Example: Exit interviews among other things are usually helpful when employees disclose their feelings about their job duties, management and the organization Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-85496472916741973302020-05-06T05:02:00.001-07:002020-05-06T05:02:02.852-07:00Auditing Theory and Practice Global and the Local Level Question: Describe about the Auditing Theory and Practice for Global and the Local Level. Answer: 1a: The factors which was mainly related to the business risk of the HIH insurance was mainly at the global and the local level. The business risks of the company was mainly attributable its identification which the company could not do. However, the business risk of HIH Insurance can be assessed form the structure and the profitability of the company. The insurance industry is regarded as highly competitive and the completion in the industry has increased mainly in terms of the price. The insurance industry in Australia is not regulated and there has been a fluctuation in the regulation of the insurance industry. However, such assessment of risk is mainly based on the core understanding of the insurance sectors. It also depends on the ability of the HIH limited so that it is able to align itself within the risk evaluation parameters (Damiani et al., 2015). Structure and the profitability In order to assess the business risk of HIH insurance, the best way would be to assess the structure and profitability of the industry or the sectors in which HIH is operating. The companies that is fresh to the regulations, the risk evaluation of such companies turns out to be relatively simpler. Superannuation commission and the instance is sued to serve by the regulatory body of Australia. Such an assessment would help in analyzing the competitive environment of the company, which is related to the price range and the increasing competition (French et al., 2015). Insolvency risks assessment: The risk associated with the auditing of the company that is close to the insolvency is higher. The company is regarded as solvent when it is able to fulfill all its obligations under the contracts. The insolvency risk is assessed on the basis of the assessment of the auditing risks. One of the components of the audit risks is that the risk of company being insolvent which is to be taken in to account by the auditors. A group enterprise perspective was adopted by HIH when it as attesting to a solvency position. The insurance subsidiary of the company was treated as the single group and the liabilities and assets of the company was netted off which led to the auditors not identifying that these subsidiaries were potentially insolvent (Adams, 2014). 1b: Inherent risk is one of the components of the audit risks. When the financial statements of the company contain the material omission before the effectiveness of the internal control system, such risk is regarded as the inherent risks. The inherent risks of HIH were similar to the other companies in the insurance industries. Several inherent risk of the HIH insurance Limited can be listed down as: Maintenance of the sufficient solvency margins Premiums charged by the company has to be adequate Riskiness of the policies needs to be calculated The inherent risk is to be determined by the auditors and consideration should be made by them that the HIH limited was reinsuring the policies, which were ordinary, and they were providing the marine and film insurance practices which was significantly different from the companies within the insurance sectors (Gorge, 2015). Control risk is another element of the risk assessment and such risk arise from the inability of the internal control system to detect the material omission or errors. The controls could not be relied and there were number of instances from the HIH Limited. The company did not perform the comprehensive reconciliations of the banks and ledger accounts and as a result, the accuracy and the completeness of the ledger accounts could not be determined. The budgeting process used by the company lacked the controls and the company used budgeted figures to value the tangibles and goodwill when making the financial reports. As a result, substantive procedures have to be performed by the auditors during the audit and the external documentation needs to be placed the greater reliance. The auditor needs to make their own valuation of the tangibles and the bank and ledger accounts needs to be reconciled (Kuan, 2014). 2a: It is evident that the audit procedure performed by Anderson lacks sufficient planning and this was mainly related to the benefits of the after income tax, goodwill, deferred acquisition costs. The risk of conducting the audit was evident as the audit opinion issued by the auditors was unqualified and he issued this opinion just eight months prior to the collapse. Anderson has limited knowledge about the operating environment of the company and they were not able to recognize that the inherent risk has observed a change over the last or previous years. The practice of the HIH was undertaken seriously by the auditors as indicate by the express of matter depicted in the audit report. The flaw was mainly related to the investigation and the auditor did not notify the relevant parties. In order to successfully manage, the audit risk, the company needs to plan the adequate audit procedures and there needs to be sufficient undertakings (Le Mire Gilligan, 2013). For clients- When it comes to the clients, the organizational performance is of great importance and this would illustrates the benefits of tax, deferred acquisition costs and inefficient planning of goodwill. The interdependence of the external auditing would be greatly impacted if the client hires former or previous auditors. These previous auditors have auditing team as their partners and this consists of influencing the current auditors in authority. The current auditors and the previous auditors are able to handle and indentifies the issues related to the parties, which is mainly influenced, and hold by these auditors. From, this it can be concluded that the current and previous auditors have close relationships (Merkin Steele, 2013). For creditors- for creditors, the minimum insolvency requirement is of focus and this would indicate that at the time of declaration of the directors, the company would stay insolvent. The financial and operational conduct is mainly linked with the liquidity position and therefore, the liquidity position need to be given much emphasis for the organization. The risks were mainly attributable to the outstanding claims and the pricing capability and this has to comply with the reservation policy of HIH for working and the handling of the investment decisions. Handling of provision forms the basis of such representation, where there is a need of prudential margins (Betta, 2016). 2b: The acceleration of the alterations made by the legislation is the main reasons for the negligence on the part of the actions of HIH insurance. The reckless investment and the pricing ability were of inferior ability were the reason attributable for the financial group resources exhaustion and this was stated under the policies reserved. Risk management inadequacy- Risk management is of great significance in the operation of the insurance company. The risk management of the HIH limited was not well performed and shaped properly and this was evident from the failure of the investment made by the company. There has been negligence on the part of the directors when it comes to analyze the investment decision strategy and to appreciate the risk with the help of adequate information sources relating to the investment. The failure of the risk management was a part of the bizarre management style that led to the collapse of the company (Mennicken Power 2013). Inadequacy of the independent information sources- The corporate governance system of the company is governed by the accounting system of the company. The non-executive directors have to rely on the information provided by the management and this forms a part of the inherent risk in the system of corporate governance. The board does not include any non-finance directors and the chief director of the company mainly dominated the provision of the information. The independence of the directors forming the audit committee was suffering from the defect and these directors could not fulfill their responsibility with providing the independent sources of information. Defected practice of corporate governance- The bankruptcy of the corporation was mainly attributed to the failure of the corporate governance practices. There were agency problems and the conflict was arising between the debtors, proprietors and the management. The equilibrium between the debtors and the stockholders cannot be maintained, the interest of the stakeholders was damaged, and the value of the company went down drastically. 3a: The inadequate evidence provided by the audit report and the changes that had been made in the several accounts is the main area of concern. The paid auditing services cannot be enhanced and this was mainly because of the development of the relationship with the servicers of the non-auditors. The reasons which were responsible for HIH hiring the team of external audit: The various matters regarding the monetary and fiscal matters was having the better experiences from the prior auditors. The financial reports were much more aware with the auditors which were previously held in the company. The holding of the audit work were relied upon by the management and this is done to develop such relationship with the external auditors which are efficient. The auditors are required to and there is a need on their part to preserve the professional skepticism. This is done because the management and the auditors are not able to manage the financial statements of the company. 3b: The auditing organizations are required to offer the non-auditing services to the client apart from offering the services on the advice concerning the tax as well. Hiring the same client offering the auditing and consultancy services might lead to compromise the objectivity of the report of the client. The non-auditing services and the auditing services would be offered by the company. The information of the customers depends on the source of the income and there may arise conflict of interest between the management and the executives. The objectives of the organization are to maximize the profit of the company and using such auditors would have the objective of carrying the financial reports of the entity with the same objectives as that of the organization. The audit activities of the business is based on the firm providing the same consultancy and the auditing services and this would help in holding the change for the different reports which are impaired. The report presented by these firms offering dual services is done after the errors of the organization has been identified and this would provide the platform to facilitate the management of the informations of the clients. The client information management is enhanced by appointing such firms which would offer the auditing and the consulting services as the report would be prepared after all the errors of the company has been recognized. The management reports would be compiled and all the errors would be covered up. However, the accuracy of the financial reports is determined by deploying the regulatory measures as such, services would offer various benefits to the company (Clarke Dean, 2014). 3c: The circumstances generated by the use of the above measures offer various advantages to the company, which is mainly in their own interest. The company continuously provided misleads information to the people concerned. The deployment of the firm providing both the auditing and consulting services might give biased audits and there is a chance of producing the impaired reports if the audit and the consulting services are profitable. Several staffs of the company engaged themselves in the unethical conduct and there was failure on their part to perform their duties effectively. This is evident from the fact that the Anderson has provided the unqualified opinion while carrying out the audit and preparing the audit reports. The ethical standards of the organization have been violated and this is exceeding the organizations ethical limit. While dealing with the customers, the employees of the organization have to deal with them and discharge their duties in an ethical and moral way (Duf fy, 2014). 3d: The last governance proposal as provided by the report under the CLERP 9 legislation. The recommendation was made concerning the policies regarding the financial reporting and the governance. The various recommendations is listed down below: The reliability of the financial statements has to be improved, this would be done by adding value, and there is a more focus on the independent audit. The audit function of the company needs to comply with the disclosure obligations. All the issues concerning to the audit of the company are dealt in the draft bill. 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Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-9015511521179018552020-05-05T21:56:00.001-07:002020-05-05T21:56:22.193-07:00Management Systems In Business Enterprises -Myassignmenthelp.Com Question: Discuss About The Management Systems In Business Enterprises? Answer: Introduction Operations Management is the process of administrating the business processes to develop highest level of effectiveness and efficiency possible in a company. It is one of the most important processes of an organization, which assists an organization in attaining its overall objectives. It includes using the resources from materials, human resources, equipment, materials and technology. The idea of operations management is primarily emphasized on administration and management of different processes and methods, which can be managed by the business entity for enhancing its capabilities and profitability. The major concern in this process is sustaining the balance between income and expenses, so that business entity can achieve increased net profit. There are some examples of operations management, like; decision making regarding implementing plants, strategies for expanding the business and utilization of data structure for innovation systems etc. In order to manage and implement the operations, an organization may face various issues and challenges. This report includes different challenges, which impact operations management in an organization, like; quality management, changes in the customer expectations, changes in job design, globalization etc. The Australian business, which is taken into consideration here, is BHP Billiton. The company is an international organization in Anglo-Australian metals, mining and petroleum business. BHP Billiton is dual-listed public organization that is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia (BHP, 2017). This report analyzes the effect of these challenges on chosen business and its operations. Furthermore, it includes some areas of operations management, which mostly impact the success of chose n business in todays competitive business environment. The three areas, which are discussed in the below report, are supply chain design, product and service design and resource management. Impact of Challenges on Business Operations management plays a vital role in alleviating the policies and processes of organization across different business areas, like; technology, finance and planning. Operations Management is very challenging as it employs highly technical approaches and methodologies (Anderson, Anderson and Parker, 2013). There are multiple challenges, which are confronted by organization on regular basis in managing business operations and processes, like; Technology changes, globalization, changes in customer expectations, changing job designs, quality management and global manufacturing. These challenges impact the business of BHP Billiton in the future. Following are some of challenges and issues, which can be confronted by BHP Billion; Changing Technologies The scope of technology in operations management has progressed over past few years and has moved from development of products into design, improvement and management of processes and systems. Changes and advancement in technology is one of the factors, which have been considered very important for every business organization in todays business environment. Technology is a factor, which has different impacts on business activities and processes and offers both intangible and tangible advantages to an organization (Aviv, Lariviere Terwiesch, 2009). These advantages support an organization in achieving competitive advantages, increased efficiency and productivity, quality products and services and enhanced customer satisfaction by delivering quality products. Changes in technology offer both positive and negative effects to an organization. BHP Billiton may have both impacts of technology changes. Apart from positive impacts, there are some adverse effects, which impact the operations and growth of this business. First and foremost issue is integration issues, which states that it is not essential that new installed and advanced technology will match with old and existing technology systems in the organization. If BHP Billiton incorporates new technology systems in its business operations, then it may face the issue related to employee resistance because employees make efforts to resist technology changes (Aaker and Biel, 2013). In addition, the organization will have to bear the training and development costs to train the employees about advanced technology. Integration issue will lead to develop a double data entry in the processes that will show on different places in the system. Thus, integration of new technology with existing can be proven as a threat for BHP Billiton. In this context, another challenge is backup and data recovery challenges. BHP Billiton needs to manage the data of its suppliers and customers. If any file gets erased accidently because of server crash, power cut and other technological issues, then the company may face the issues related to data and material information loss. So, it is very important to have a data recovery system for the organization to overcome technology related issues (Beardwell and Thompson, 2014). Continued Globalization of markets including 1st and 2nd world entrants Globalization is the process, by which an organization expands its marketing and business operations to international or global levels. Globalization offers the markets with different international stages to handle with the issues, so that it can improve the efficiency, quality and effectiveness of products and services. This is because of the development of enhanced and modern methods. Internationalization and modernization are the major factors, which assist the business environment and markets of an organization. If BHP Billiton expands its business globally, it may face various challenges, like; the company will need to understand and comply with the laws and political regulations of international markets. For example, the organization will confront the issues related to laws and taxes of the emerging market, in which it is expanding its business operations (Brown, Bessant and Lamming, 2013). In addition, the company will face the issues due to cultural and language differences. Thus, political and legal factors are the major challenges, which affect the operations management in the organization. Changing customer expectations The significant components of customer service are endless, but expectations of customers are not. In todays business environment, customers are always desired a reliable, efficient and friendly service, but with the emergence of enhanced technology, the expectations of customers have been changed with the passage of time. Customer is the king of market, so it is necessary to consider their expectations and needs for managing the organization and its business operations (Chase, 2017). The organizations manufacture and deliver the products according to the needs and preferences of customers, which will lead to the organization in attaining its business objectives and goals. For an organization, demand and supply is totally dependent on the likes and expectations of customers. It is a significant factor that influences the growth and success of business of BHP Billiton. BHP Billiton may face the issues related to customer expectations as the expectations of customers change with the ma rket trends. The customers, who are going with the products and services BHP Billiton, have the expectation of innovative and upgraded products (Christopher Martin, 2016). If the company will be unable to fulfill the needs and expectations of customers, then there will be chances of declining its customer base and market share. It will diminish the sales and revenues of organization. Apart from this, if the expectations will be fulfilled by the company, then it will assist BHP in developing its customer base. Changing job designs Job design is a significant factor that is related to managing and organizing the tasks and responsibilities, so that it can assist the organization in accomplishing its overall objectives. This process also includes different methods and practices, which are very important for operating business operations smoothly (Christopher, 2016). Effective designing of job and duties is essential for completing the job successfully. There are several effects, which changes in job designing have on organization and its operations in the future. BHP Billiton may face various challenges due to changes in job designs. If there will be changes in the jobs and duties of employees at BHP Billiton, then they will feel demotivated and frustrated due to fluctuations in their job responsibilities. They will be less interested in performing their jobs and it will affect the processes and operations of organization. It will create issues in attaining major goals and objectives of organization. Employee retention and turnover ratio will lead to the higher expenses for the company and will be recognized as a threat for BHP Billiton (Galliers and Leidner, 2014). Furthermore, active changes in the jobs lead the employees to lower morale and frustration towards their job. It will affect the processes and operations of the company as the performance of employees will get affected by this. Thus, frequent changes in job designing will have adverse effects on BHP Billiton. Quality management Quality management is also considered as a significant factor that will carry the organization to the growth and success in competitive business environment. This factor is very important that assists the organization in offering satisfaction to potential customers. Each and every customer expects that organization offers quality products and services. If an organization will be able to attain this factor positively, then it will be profitable for the organization. It will assist the company in improving and enhancing its market share, creating brand equity and goodwill. Quality Management will assist BHP Billiton also in increasing its profitability and market share. The organization is offering metals, mining and petroleum services and it has various competitors in the Australian petroleum industry. Apart from these positive impacts, BHP Billiton will have some negative impacts, like; if BHP will not be successful to manage its quality of the products and services, then it will fac e several adverse consequences. For example, if the customers will not be satisfied with the products and services of BHP Billiton, then they will make steps to other brands like; BP Petroleum, Exxon Mobil etc. It will in turn decline the sale and market share of company (Heizer, 2016). The organization needs to consider and emphasize of the quality of its products and services. Global manufacturing Global manufacturing is the process that refers to the practices that a business organization manufactures the parts, assemblies, sub-assemblies and final products for other organizations. This process is completed by leveraging the cost, manufacturing capabilities, raw materials and effective supply chain system, which extends throughout the world. Global manufacturing can be very unfavorable for the organization in many cases. In the case of chosen business, BHP Billiton can manufacture the mining products and send them to other firms for purification and some other filtering objectives. It will be very expensive for the organization and it will increase the costs of goods sold (COGS) that will enhance the final prices of products. It will lead to decrease the demand for products and services of BHP Billiton (Hill and Hill, 2012). Eventually, it will adversely influence the market coverage and share of the company in Australian mining and petroleum industry. Impact of different areas of Operations Management Operations are the processes, which are adopted and implemented by an organization to attain its final objectives. The growth and success of an organization completely depends on management of its operations and business practices. There are various areas of operations, which are regarded very important in attaining growth and success for an organization. From all the operations, three areas are considered here to explain the impact of them on business of BHP Billiton (Hitt, Carnes and Xu, 2016). The following section of this report includes some areas of operation management in context of BHP Billiton. The chosen areas are, such as; supply chain design, resource management and goods and service design. It will explain that how these areas are impacts the growth and final success of the chosen organizations business. Supply Chain Design Supply chain management is an essential process for an organization, especially which is engaged in production and manufacturing activities. It is a process of managing products and services and comprises of storage and flow of raw material from work-in progress to final products. Supply chain process includes different areas, like; product flow, information flow, cash flow and process flow. Designing an effective supply chain system is an integral part of a business organization and it is very important for the delivery of products and growth and success of an organization. There are some advantages of supply chain design that will demonstrate the growth and success of BHP Billiton (Hoyle Rhiannon, 2017). From each and every organization, the customers have expectations that they receive right products and delivery should be done on predetermined time that will enhance the customer satisfaction level for organization. In addition, the products should be distributed to correct location in the given time period. Furthermore, after sales service is an extra specification that is needed to be considered by an organization to enhance the customer satisfaction level. These are the important factors, which will attract more and more customers and satisfy them with by adopting an effective and efficient supply chain system (Jacobs and Chase, 2013). With this, it will aid the growth of organization in todays competitive business environment. Supply chain system of an organization brings a variety of costs to decreasing level that are stated below; Purchasing costs: At BHP Billiton, supply chain design may impact the purchasing costs and bring it to decreasing level. Primarily, the retailers are dependent on the process of supply chain and fast delivery of costly products to avoid the storing expensive inventories in the stores for longer time. Along with this, making supply chain efforts can reduce the inventory costs for the organization (Johnson, Christensen and Kagermann, 2008). Moreover, manufacturers are also dependent on the delivery of raw materials to the manufacturing premises, so that they can avoid the shortage of material, because it can lead the production process to stop. There will be huge impact on the production and manufacturing process and eventually, it will affect the supply of products to customers and productivity and profitability of BHP Billiton will get affected by this. The raw materials from the suppliers are transformed to the finished goods through organizations assembling premises. These final products are transferred to transportation services and from transportation to retailers and then retailers to final consumers. However, supply chain systems of several manufacturers may have auxiliary, necessary and domestic suppliers (Kammar, 2016). Thus, effective designing of supply chain system is very important for an organization, so that it can manufacture the products and deliver them to customers on given time. Supply chain managem ent plays an important role in attracting the customers towards the organization, as they are more enticed by delivery of right product on right time. Goods and Service Design Products are the final results, which make the business organization able to generate the revenues and also support the organization in achieving goals and objectives. Goods and service design is the process of manufacturing a possible future product or service that includes its fit, form and function. Determining the best suitable method develops effective productivity and it is the best way for business operations (Khanna, 2015). Product and service design is a process of planning and organizing the human resources, organizational structure, communication process and components for enhancing the quality of products and services. For product and service design, it can be stated that it is the process of developing the products and services, which are to be sold by an organization to its customers. The products and services are the major factors, which are accountable for affecting the success and growth of the business operations of organization. Products are the supplies that are offered by a business entity after looking at the needs and expectations of their potential customers. Customer satisfaction level is totally dependent on various elements of products (Krajewski, Ritzman and Malhotra, 2013). One of the major factors of product is the designing the right products as per the needs and expectations of customers. This designing process refers to the identity of that product that develops a different image of that particular product in the marketplace. Furthermore, if BHP Billiton will focus on the development of products and services, then it will assist the organization in creating its better brand image in the mining and petroleum industry in Australia. In addition, it will help BHP Billiton in maintaining and achieving competitive advantage over its competitors. There are some specific factors of product and service design that assists the organization in increasing its profitability and possibility to get success. These factors for BHP Billiton are stated below; Increase in Market share The product and service design assists the business organization in enticing and affecting the customers. The product demand shows the market size of the business firm. As the company experiences increase in demand of products and services, the market share and coverage of that company will be higher over its competitors in the industry. BHP Billiton should engage in designing and developing the products according to the needs and preferences of customers, so that it can satisfy their demand (Li, 2007). It will enhance the demand for its mining and petroleum products and ultimately it will enhance the market share of BHP Billiton organization in Australian metals, mining and petroleum sector. An increased market share of the company shows its profitability and revenue generation capability and its market coverage over its competitors in respective industry. Increase in satisfaction level of customers As discussed above, that the customers are the king of market. This phrase is being repeated time to time by each and every organization. In todays competitive business world, this phrase actually positions true. The organization that has maximum customer satisfaction level has more chances for growth and success. The reason behind this is that if a firm measures its own customer satisfaction then it may assist it in optimally changing operations and marketing strategy. Customer satisfaction is the key for retaining the customers (Mahadevan, 2009). For achieving increased customer satisfaction level, it is essential to consider the needs and expectations of customers. If an organization manufactures and designs the products and services by considering the requirements and demands of customers, then it will provide them satisfaction. If the customer satisfaction level will be high, then it will enhance the repeat intention of customers to purchase the products from similar organizatio n. In addition, it will increase the brand loyalty of customers, which in-turn will hike the goodwill of company. Thus, customer satisfaction level is an important factor that is very beneficial for the growth and success of organization (Mangan, John, and Lalwani, 2016). BHP Billiton should emphasize on achieving maximum customers satisfaction level by considering their demands and needs. It will enhance the sales of company that will enhance the revenues and profitability of BHP Billiton. Increase in goodwill and brand equity Brand equity and good will are two major outcomes, which each and every firm wants to attain in its lifecycle. The firms make efforts to attain these both factors. Brand equity is regarded as an intangible asset that is determined by the perception of customers towards the brand and its products (McFarlane, 2014). A company can attain positive brand equity when its customers are ready to pay more for its products with well-identified brand name. Furthermore, goodwill is another intangible asset that includes value of company but it cannot be valued and recognized. Generally, goodwill is related to the acquisition of business. Good will and brand equity, both plays an important role in establishing brand image of an organization (Netessine Christopher, 2009). As mentioned in the above paragraph, it can be stated that there is a direct relationship among satisfaction level of customers and good will and brand equity of an organization. If the customer satisfaction will be high, good will and brand equity will be more than its competitors (Silva, 2005). BHP Billiton is a well-established organization in mining and petroleum industry and has a better goodwill and brand equity in the market. A higher goodwill indicates the strength of business organization and a strong business entity is considered to be more effective and successful. Resource Management Resource management is the effective and efficient management of resources of organization, when they are required. There are different resources, which are included in the category of organizational resources, like; human resources, financial resources, information technology resources, production resources, inventory etc. The resources are significant modes that can be used by an organization for generating revenues (Smith and Offodile, 2014). BHP Billiton is the international organization that possesses variety of resources and these resources are sectioned in different categories, for example, intangible and tangible resources. This is the major segmentation for a company that can be very beneficial for adopting and implementing different approaches and strategies of resource management. All of these resources are reflected as very important for organization and are accountable for the success and growth of business and its operations (Steenkamp, 2017). Resource management includ es the implementation of different methods and strategies that will make the organization able to optimally utilize the organizational resources. BHP Billiton has the major resources like; financial resources, human resources, information technology etc. Financial resources are the most important resources, which play an important role in the growth and success of organization. An organization can find out its profitability and revenue generation by looking at its financial resources. These resources make the company able to make more investment on best and modern promotional platforms and modes that will increase awareness of products and services among the population in the market. By utilizing financial resources, the organization will have ability to recruit the expertise and potential team that will serve the customers at their maximum extent (Swink, Melnyk, Cooper and Hartley, 2014). An organization with better financial stability will be able to buy a better quality of raw materials and finally it will assist the manufacturers in offer finished goods with high quality. Apart from this, human resources are other resources which are used as one of the major factors in order to manage resources. Human resources are the people, who are working with organization for attaining the goals and objectives of organization. Human resource management is the process of managing the people that right people are working on right position in order to achieve the organizational objectives. This process will serve the business of organization with the results, like; achievement of desired targets, enhancement of good will and brand equity. These resources are the most valuable resources of an organization and they are accountable for the implementation of business operations and strategies. If BHP Billiton will have well-organized human resources and workforce, then it will able to gain a higher competitive advantage over its existing competitors in Australian industry (Wynn, Turner, Banik and Duckworth, 2017). Goodwill and brand equity of an organization are the int angible resources, which need to be managed for attaining profits in the competitive business environment. These resources of an organization can be managed by delivery best quality products to the customers, so that they can achieve maximum customer level. Good will enables the organization in attracting more investors, who want to invest their funds in the company. It will attract more customers towards organizational products and services. Thus, the resource management at BHP Billiton can be reflected as very responsible and relevant constraints, which adds growth and success to the organization. Conclusion From the above analysis, it can be concluded that operation management is an aspect that should be considered a significant concept in order to achieve success and growth of an organization. The above report has been emphasized on the organization, i.e. BHP Billiton that deals in different business and operations like; metal, mining and petroleum. The organization is well-established in Australian industry. The report has included different issues, which may impact the success of chosen organization, like; changes in customer expectations, job design, quality management, globalization, global manufacturing. These challenges may impact the business operations of organization in the future. The organization needs to develop effective strategies to deal with these issues in todays competitive business environment. The next section of the report includes three areas of operation management which are very much important for the success of organization. There are various operations, from which three are chosen for this discussion, i.e. goods and service design, supply chain design and resource management. These areas off operations management contribute to the development and success of the business organization. Thus, the operations of BHP Billiton are also affected by these areas of operation management process. 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Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-6200437412541586742020-04-16T21:43:00.001-07:002020-04-16T21:43:02.301-07:00Wake Island Essay Example For Students Wake Island Essay When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, America was at last forced to officially enter World War II. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt officially declared war on the Japanese and in his famous radio address to the American people, he professed that December 7 was a day that would live in infamy. Americans and Japanese alike, still remember Pearl Harbor Day, but how many remember the gallant, fighting Marines who served on a tiny atoll in the Pacific by the name of Wake Island?Prior to the war, Wake Island, located 2300 miles west of Honolulu, was an unincorporated territory of the United States, which was placed under the jurisdiction of the Navy in 1934. It was also a Clipper stop on Pan American Airlines famed Trans-Pacific run, and in 1939, the U.S. Navy began construction of an air and submarine base, which was half completed at the time of the attack.Because of the construction of the base, approximately 1200 civilians were on the island, working for the Ame rican construction firm, Morrison-Knudsen, in addition to the Navy personnel and Marines who had been sent to defend the island. The first attack came at noon on December 7, 1941, when 36 Japanese bombers initiated the first bombing of the island. The bombings by the Japanese continued until December 23, when under continuous shelling, the Americans, under U.S. Navy Commander Winfield Scott Cunningham, were finally forced to surrender. Although the Japanese finally took the island, they incurred heavy losses. Three cruisers and one transport sustained heavy damage, two destroyers and one patrol boat were sunk, while 820 Japanese soldiers were killed, with another 333 wounded. In contrast, American military casualties included 120 killed, 49 wounded, with two missing in action. Initially, Japanese strategists assumed that the tiny island would be overwhelmed in a matter of hours. However, they underestimated the fighting spirit of the military personnel and civilians stationed on the island. For sixteen days these brave men fought against overwhelming odds, but demonstrated both to the Japanese and to their fellow Americans back at home that the Americans could and would put up a courageous fight. During the first air raid, Pan Americans facilities were destroyed, and ten civilian employees of the airline were killed.When the assault on the island was first launched, the Americans had twelve aircraft. By December 21, they were down to two planes and by the 22nd of December, none was left in the fleet. In addition, the Japanese used the technique of pattern bombing which caused heavy damage to practically every installation on the island.On the final day of the siege, over 1000 Japanese went on shore and the fighting that ensued continued for six hours.The Marines struggle to hold on to Wake Island came at a time when American installations in the Pacific were being both attacked and captured and the heroics of the fighting Marines on Wake did much to lift the s pirit of the American people. Even when it looked as though Americas chances of winning the battle for Wake were few, it has been said that when asked by radio if there was anything they wanted, the Marines replied: Yes, send us some more Japs.This became a popular slogan during the war, much like Remember the Alamo. We will write a custom essay on Wake Island specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now After the surrender, the Japanese rounded up all of the civilians and enlisted men and forced them to march to the airfield. There they were stripped and bound with wire and made to stand in the hot sun for two days with no food and very little water.Back on the homefront, besides worrying about the safety of their loved ones, the families of the civilians were left without the regular financial support that the construction crew had been sending prior to their unintended involvement in the war. 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Twenty of the wounded passengers were dropped off in Japan while five of the Americans were beheaded while aboard ship. The prisoners arrived at Shanghai on January Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-80904663818780103502020-04-12T14:07:00.001-07:002020-04-12T14:07:03.872-07:00Entrepreneur Essay Sample For MBA Scholarship - Here Are Some Essays That Will Help YouEntrepreneur Essay Sample For MBA Scholarship - Here Are Some Essays That Will Help YouAn entrepreneur essay sample for MBA scholarship is a rare source of information. It contains the best ideas that you can find in the internet to reach your own goals and dreams. For this purpose, here are some ideas that will help you win the battle. You must know how to use these ideas so that you have no excuses in the future.Write an e-book on your passion and expertise. Make it as a short e-book with the explanation as to why you are in business. Well, the main objective of these essays is to decide whether or not the university will give you the award or not. So, you need to sell yourself and convince the university. When it comes to products, I suggest you make it as an ebook on an interesting topic.You must not be a smart as a number one, but the best plan is to become a successful entrepreneur. Therefore, think of the future before spending your time in writing essays. You must be careful about the topic you write on. You need to remember that it is your strategy that makes the difference. So, you need to learn more about your plan before setting out.You can also find a few books that talk about the business plan. They will help you prepare for the big question. The process might be harder if you are not very well informed.Start with a very simple plan and then expand from there. Your program will still be based on your ideas. So, the plan should focus on the real process that you have already figured out.In order to know how to reach your own success, you need to understand yourself and your strengths. All the people who decide to become entrepreneurs are experts. So, you need to decide how you think and what are your qualities.Thus, you need to have a successful plan and then let it grow from there. Do not stop till you reach your goals. Your achievements will reflect on your idea, so let it grow along with your plan. Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-55585571637293479812020-03-13T12:14:00.001-07:002020-03-13T12:14:02.117-07:00Learning the Mandarin Chinese Tone SystemLearning the Mandarin Chinese Tone System The Mandarin language has a fundamental difference from Western languages: it is tonal. Tones are one of the biggest challenges for Mandarin learners, but their mastery is essential. Incorrect tones can make your spoken Mandarin difficult or impossible to understand, but using the correct tones will allow you to express yourself clearly. Mandarin tones are especially difficult for speakers of Western languages. English, for example, uses tones for inflection, but this is a very different usage from Mandarin. Rising tones in English often imply a question or sarcasm. Falling tones may be used for emphasis. Changing the tones of a Mandarin sentence, though, could completely change the meaning. Letââ¬â¢s take an example. Suppose you are reading a book and your brother (or sister or child) keeps on interrupting you. You are likely to become exasperated and say ââ¬Å"Iââ¬â¢m trying to read a book!â⬠In English, this would be said with an emphatic falling tone at the end. But if you use a falling tone in Mandarin, the meaning completely changes. WÃâ yo kn shÃ
« I want to read a book.WÃâ yo kÃŽn shà ¹ I want to cut trees! The second version of this sentence would have your listeners scratching their heads. So practice your tones! They are essential for speaking and understanding Mandarin. Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-79831172841108631292020-02-26T02:40:00.001-08:002020-02-26T02:40:03.406-08:00New Historicist Reading of Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market Research PaperNew Historicist Reading of Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market - Research Paper Example Examining the different parts of the story and creating a relationship to society and the Victorian Era then establishes a stronger understanding of what was occurring during this time frame. The poem is one which not only develops historical understanding of the time, but also is associated with contradictions and perspectives that were deeply rooted in the Victorian Era. History of Goblin Market The poem of ââ¬Å"Goblin Marketâ⬠was written from 1830 ââ¬â 1894 as a part of the Victorian Era. During this time frame, there were several changes which were occurring in society, specifically in relation to building a modern style society. The society was influenced with new developments in science, industry and technology. These new developments led to associations with politics, specifically with countries that were trying to expand and dominate by opening the countries to global trade and expansion. The politics were based on creating a sense of imperialism, domination and c olonialism over other countries while creating a power structure that was identified with the sense of domination. As this occurred, many began to be influenced by imperialist and bourgeois thought, including changing social status through differences in wealth, gender, ethnicity and overall identity. The main influences during the Victorian Era were then noted with contrasts to the literature of the time (Mcgann, pg. 237). The several changes which were occurring in the Victorian Era led to the main approach which was taken by Rossetti in writing the poem. The focus was to target two types of readers. One was defined by children and the other adults. The poem was able to be read from these two perspectives, one which worked like a fairy tale to tell a moral of a story. The second perspective was based on the viewpoints of adults who had sold into and bought the fruit of the men, or goblins of the time. From this perspective, the goblins became a representation of the social class d ivisions, imperialist nature and other aspects that were related to the dangers of the time. These various approaches to the poem were able to show a specific representation to the culture of the time while both audiences which read the poem were able to carry a different viewpoint and ideal which was associated directly with the time frame and the historical changes which were occurring (Kooistra, pg. 249). Economic History in Goblinââ¬â¢s Market The several approaches which are a part of the reading of ââ¬Å"Goblinââ¬â¢s Marketâ⬠are not only associated with the general political history and attitudes during the time. There is also a relationship to society and the basic perspectives which were considered during this time. A main concept which was approached was based on the social viewpoint toward economy and wealth as well as how this created division within the Victorian society. The ideal of consumer power comes through the two sisters and their desire to have the fruit and to continue to have the goblin fruits. This was associated with the economy of desire which was created at the time, specifically with the introductions of industry, economy and the taking over of other nations. The morality of economic space as well as the basis of capitalist production which came from the goblins was the two main components which were associated with this. The idea of falling into temptation with the consumption and the need to continue to h Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-70219623482017272392020-02-09T19:25:00.001-08:002020-02-09T19:25:03.084-08:00Strategic Management - News Paper business EssayStrategic Management - News Paper business - Essay Example If management wants to stress on the importance of customer needs they may vary from area to area in the regions the firm offers its products. Innovation can be considered as prime need of the customer in the case of weightage to customer needs. Every body covers the news, but the presentation matters. If the presentation is against the interests of a particular community they may be against the organization. So presentation of the news and analysis of the events must be according to the needs and interests of various customers in different areas. Desired Position: It is important to meet the customer needs in every business and industry. Here the needs of customers are timely delivery, publishing and presenting the problems in their areas, critical analysis of current national and international issues, interacting with the customer to let him express his views, to make government officials and heads of departments and governments to talk communicate with the people through our newspaper. The innovation in this area can be made possible by selecting a different topic and a new problem before out competitors pick and communicate with the people. The innovation here lies in continuity. ... The strategy canvas: The strategy that gives success in this business is not only to market the product but also getting advertisements. Generally in this business getting advertisements is the way to get profits. Obtaining advertisements depends upon the circulation of the newspaper. More the circulation the more number of advertisements the news paper can get. One can fix more tariffs for the ads also. The tariffs depend upon two factors: 1. The area that is covered by newspaper, 2. The circulation of the newspaper. If we want to be a head of our competitor having equal circulation with us, we must gather more ads for more tariff. This is made possible if the newspaper is supplied in more number of areas than our competitor. Though we are having an equal circulation with our competitor by selling our newspaper out of the state (if our competitor sells within our state) and out of the country (if our competitor sells his news paper within our country) and in more countries (if our competitor sells his product in other countries also). This strategy involves high establishment costs regarding the installation of offices and edition centers regarding collection of advertisements and publication of newspaper. But this investment will be fruitful in long term as it gives upper hand over competitor in increasing the circulation in future and deciding high tariffs for advertising in our paper in present. Along with newspaper one can publish magazines also. This thing will give an advantage to our infra structure as more than one product can be launched from the same infrastructure. This gives publicity without an advertisement as all the readers of magazine know about the newspaper and the readers of newspaper know about the magazine. This Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-29922928403339369592020-01-30T12:02:00.001-08:002020-01-30T12:02:03.472-08:00Assessing the Dependency of Teamwork Dynamics to Cultural Differences Essay Example for Free Assessing the Dependency of Teamwork Dynamics to Cultural Differences Essay A debate whether a heterogeneous or a homogeneous team is easier to handle and manage has been going on for years. Companies, firms and even organizations are starting to make teams as the basic unit of their operations. Due to this trend, organizational researchers started to study the correlation between the composition of the team and the teamsââ¬â¢ output (Earley Mosakowski, 2000, p. 26). Organizational composition in terms of the homogeneity and heterogeneity of the team composition is commonly studied through the comparative advantages that each type of composition can give to a working team (Schippers, Hartog, Koopman, Wienk, 2003, p. 779). This research paper will try to address the issue at hand in the same manner as most organizational researchers do; this research paper will compare homogeneous and heterogeneous team compositions through the advantages they can give to their teams. The hiring structure of most organizations, companies and firm includes a set of qualification that seeks to sift through the applicants not in terms of credentials but also in terms of their backgrounds (Prat, 2000, p. 3). These sets of qualifications are commonly structured in their own ways to create a homogenous or a heterogeneous team, depending on the position of the hiring party in terms of its team composition preference. Before moving on to the advantages of the two-team compositions, it should be noted that the basic differences between the two-team compositions are its team membersââ¬â¢ culture. Culture embodies the system of shared meanings (Gibson C. B. , 2004). It can even be said, that culture attributes the different reactions of the team members in different managerial approaches and team objectives (Gibson C. B. , 2004). Furthermore, the probability of success and efficiency in team is dependent to the culture of its team members. Identifying the difference between leading a homogeneous team or a heterogeneous team can be easily discussed through the extent by which team members share a certain culture. In modern day organizational researches, culture sharing is not the only difference. Factors such as efficiency, efficacy of the leading model, output capabilities and even conflict resolution mechanisms are considered in organization researches that address homogeneous and heterogeneous team compositions. Describing the actual leadership process in these two team compositions would lead to the discussions on team cohesiveness. Team cohesiveness is the degree by which members of a group (both hetero and homo) are attracted to the team (Wendt, Euwemab, Emmerik, 2009, p. 359). It can be said, that team cohesiveness embodies the reasons for joining a team and expected incentives for joining the team (Wendt, Euwemab, Emmerik, 2009, p. 359). Team cohesiveness is present in both homogeneous and heterogeneous team compositions. However, the burden of insuring that the team would function is not directly related to the team composition; it is also determined by the leadership style in the team. Leading leadership styles such as directive and supportive styles have two very different effects to the team depending on the team composition. The exclusivity of the shared culture in homogeneous teams can work better with directive leadership such as seen in autocratic countries (Wendt, Euwemab, Emmerik, 2009, p. 360). On the other hand, supportive leadership can work better with heterogeneous team composition since the differences in the shared culture of the team can be compensated for by the support that the leadership style offers (Wendt, Euwemab, Emmerik, 2009, p. 360). Interchanging the two leadership styles in heterogeneous and homogeneous team compositions can result to high probability of team inefficiency and failure. Following this logic, it can be said that the leadership style would determine the difference between these two team compositions; a certain ââ¬Å"fitâ⬠must be properly addressed. After discussing the needed ââ¬Å"fitâ⬠in the leadership style and the team composition, advantages in terms of properly leading a homogeneous team or a heterogeneous team can now be established. Having a heterogeneous team implies that a team leader would have members with different recognitions of shared culture. Due to this, the team leader can expect different opinions and a wide range of ideas to be articulated by the team members (Gibson Vermeulen, 2003, p. 207). This setup is seen in companies that operate on a high technology level. Technology based companies tend to function in a transnational level; this allows the companies to have an experience in having a heterogeneous team to deal with their operations. The diverse pool that the company can easily access to creates a working environment, which is perfect for the creation of cohorts. According to other related researches, team members tend to speak out their idea or opinion if they have at least one team member that supports their idea (Gibson Vermeulen, 2003, p. 207). This finding is the coined as the cohort formation in workplaces. Following this logic, leading a heterogeneous team has an advantage of being able to pool a good number of ideas and opinions due to the different shared cultures among the team members. Practically speaking, a heterogeneous team can come up with more possible solutions needed to address a problem as compared to a team with members that share a uniform culture. Heterogeneous team through its cohorts also has the advantage of creating a workplace, which is more conducive for a more receptive learning behavior (Gibson Vermeulen, 2003, p. 209). The cohort formation that arises from a heterogeneous team creates subgroups that are more receptive to learning through experimentation; reflective communication and codification (Gibson Vermeulen, 2003, p. 209). The psychological support provided by team members that share culture allows other team members to learn more (Gibson Vermeulen, 2003, p. 210). These advantages of heterogeneous teams make many organizations, companies and firms to invest in the creation of a heterogeneous team. This trend is best seen in transnational companiesââ¬â¢ attempts to outsource team members from different places around the globe to insure that their team has cohorts to cultivate better brainstorming activities (Earley Gibson, 2002, pp. 230-232). Unfortunately, the advantages of having a heterogeneous team stop at the cohorts. Heterogeneous team, which is too heterogeneous in the sense that it does not allow the formation of cohorts tends to be counterproductive since its team members without some to share his or her culture with, becomes too protective of their ideas (Gibson Vermeulen, 2003, pp. 212-213). In this situation, organizational researches recommend the full dismantling of the team or the inclusion of other team members that may allow that formation of cohorts within the heterogeneous team. Advantages in a homogeneous team are the extreme solutions to the disadvantages of a heterogeneous team. The probability that too much heterogeneity can impede team growth and efficiency can be cancelled out by adapting a homogenized team since the shared culture of the whole team will eradicate the cultural diversity that may have started the problems of a too heterogenic team (Mello Ruckes, 2010, p. 1022). This is the primary advantage of homogeneous team- cohesion. Team cohesion is at its prime state if the subject team is a homogeneous team (WordPress. com, 2009). The strong sense of group cohesion in a homogeneous team allows the whole team to easily accomplish tasks and yield maximum productivity rates (WordPress. com, 2009, p. n. pag. ). The shared culture of a homogeneous team creates a sense of unity among the team members; that translates to achievements that are most probably unattainable for a common heterogeneous group. This is the primary and appears to be the only advantage in a homogeneous group. Unfortunately, it also has its share of disadvantages. The major disadvantage of a homogenous team is that the team is prone to make probable dumb decisions due to the strong sense of groupthink mentality present in this team composition (WordPress. com, 2009). This attributes of homogeneous team composition allows homogeneous teams to be the perfect team composition for productivity and goal oriented organizations, companies and firms. Conclusion: Heterogeneous and homogeneous team compositions have been existing ever since basic groups have been formed. The reason for their existence is the fact that each of this team composition provides a perfect fit for different organizational arrangements (Gamage, 2006, p. 57). The interplay between organizational cultures, team composition and the type of leadership determines the needed fit implied in this research paper. Conclusively, this research paper takes the position that homogeneous team composition is an advantage for organizations, companies and firms that are goal and production oriented, while heterogeneous team composition is an advantage for organizations, companies and firms that seek to provide solutions. The cohesive team culture cultured and enforced in homogeneous team composition allows a consolidated movement of the whole team towards the attainment of their teamââ¬â¢s objectives. On the other hand, the differences of the team members of a heterogeneous team allow the utilization of the multi perspective orientations in the advantage of the whole team. The different ideas and cultural inclinations of a heterogeneous team allow the development of holistic solutions. These points when summed up results to a general idea that the team compositionsââ¬â¢ effectiveness are dominantly dependent on the factors such as type of leadership and environment such as context of application. Bibliography Adams, S. K. (2007, July 30). Disciplinarily Hetero- and Homogeneous Design Team Convergence:Communication Patterns and Perceptions of Teamwork. Retrieved August 6, 2010, from www. scholar. lib. vt. edu: http://scholar. lib. vt. edu/theses/available/etd-08272007-114555/unrestricted/MastersThesis. pdf Adler, N. (1991). International dimensions of organi-zational behavior (2nd ed. ). Boston: PWS-Kent. Burke, S. , Wilson, K. , Salas, E. (2010). 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Retrieved August 6, 2010, from http://hettyvanemmerik. com: http://hettyvanemmerik. com/ScientificPublications/+Enl2009=Article_LQ_Wendt_Euwema_Van_Emmerik_Leadership_and_team_cohesiveness. pdf WordPress. com. (2009, March 10). Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Teams and Creativity. Retrieved August 6, 2010, from www. wordpress. com: http://asifjmir. wordpress. com/2009/03/10/homogeneous-or-heterogeneous-teams-and-creativity/ Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-83018341252243133662020-01-22T08:25:00.001-08:002020-01-22T08:25:03.046-08:00Racial Targeting and Profiling in the United States Essay -- Race RaciRacial Targeting and Profiling in the United States The practice of targeting individuals for police investigation based on their race alone in the last few years has been an increasingly prominent issue in American society. Numerous magazines, newspapers, and journals have explored the issue of race-motivated police actions. Recently, the ABA Journal did a study of New Jersey and Pennsylvania traffic stops from 1998 to 2001, concluding that black drivers were more likely to be pulled over and arrested than whites. The study also delves into the legal ramifications of the 1996 United States Supreme Court ruling in the Whren v. United States case, which held that police officers subjective motivation for stopping a motorist on the highway was irrelevant as long as a probable cause was present - such as a traffic violation existed for making the stop. The Whren court decision validated the pretext stop, which occurs when police officers ostensibly stop motorists for traffic violations but are in fact motivated by the desire to obtain ev idence of other crimes. Police officers, however, argue that racial profiling is common sense and is sensible, statistically based tool that enables them to focus their energies efficiently for providing protection against crime to law a-biding citizen. In Taylor and Whitney, a study investigating the existence of an empirical basis for racial profiling and crime, they concluded that society must acknowledge the statistics behind crime rates in order to understand the concept of racial profiling; such information is available in annual crime reports. Statistics are facts and numbers which cannot be disputed and provide the experiential basis for racial profiling. The FBI Bulletin also addressed the necessity to consider statistics in addressing the issue of racial profiling. However, unlike Taylor and Whitney who argue for the use of statistics to support racial profiling, the FBI Bulletin promotes the usage of statistics in order to reduce and hopefully eliminate racial profiling. The FBI Bulletin states that if agencies were mandated to keep consistent statistical reports on the attributes and nature of their traffic stops, then racial profiling will not be as rampant. A written record of all traffic stops would do so by attributi ng individual responsibility to the police officers involved in such violations. The ... ...they were not officers would the punishment have been more severe, or if there were white officers would the punishment also have been more drastic. If the suspects in both instances had been suburban white males would the officer?fs reactions been so dramatic. Even former President Clinton recognized racial profiling within our police departments. ?gPresident Clinton called racial profiling by police, a morally indefensible deeply corrosive practice?h. (Clinton Associated Press) He also said that, ?gpeople of color continue to have less confidence and less trust, and believe they are targeted for action?h. (Clinton Associated Press) Clinton recounted that he once asked a group of black journalists if the police had ever stopped them and they all raised their hands. Racial profiling is a problem that needs to be addressed by the government and the people of America. The subject of racial profiling is not only a problem; it is an age-old disease. This disease that has plagued America for a long time, and until we decide to grow up and get past stereotypical and bias views of other races and ethnic backgrounds, this problem will continue to exist with possible fatal results. Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-48937956013609445152020-01-14T04:48:00.001-08:002020-01-14T04:48:06.371-08:00Childrenââ¬â¢s Language DevelopmentChildrenââ¬â¢s language development and second language acquisition Sandra Morales Texas Womanââ¬â¢s University Childrenââ¬â¢s language development and second language acquisition The paper investigates how children develop their cognitive and language skills in a context that is influenced by social and biological factors. The literature review discusses the Cognitive and Social Constructivism theories and their influence on the education field. In addition the author presents how children develop their language at different stages and how those stages influence the growth and development of a second language.Language acquisition is one of the most important topics in cognitive development. In the study of language development it is necessary to consider all the factors that affect cognitive development and their influence on child development. Many theorists investigate how children acquire language skills and how heredity, environment, culture, and biological factors infl uence language development (Meadows, 2006). Rationale It has been said that language is a characteristic that establishes a difference between animals and humans.It is the ability to communicate with others, transmit and receive information gathered through symbols, gestures, facial expressions or other ways to express thoughts that others can understand what has been said (Jones, 1972). What is language? According to Bochner (1997) language is a form of communication. It involves a system of signs and symbols that are used by a group of people to communicate. The symbols include but are not limited to written symbols and sounds.The language may be diverse in different cultures in terms of how the symbols system is used, the formal properties of the language, and the way people use that language to communicate with others in the same culture. Every culture has its own language system. As a matter of fact all languages have four main components (Bochner, 1997): Pragmatics (use) â⬠â learn to use the sounds, gestures, words, and body language. Meaning (semantics) ââ¬âunderstand the messages, represented in words, or written.Rules (syntax and morphology) ââ¬â use the grammatical system of the language, combine words to convey a meaning. Sounds ââ¬â Are the words intelligible enough that others can understand them. Throughout this paper the author will discuss various theoretical perspectives associated with the language development of children at different stages of their development. Some scholars such as Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner and Chomsky have revealed common ideas between the language acquisition and the cognitive development that are being discussed in this paper.The purpose of this paper is to present the process of how children develop their language through the lenses of those four theorists and their contributions in the early childhood field. In addition the reader will find information regarding how children learn and develop a second language and the implication during the development. The primary consideration about language development is immersed in a controversy concerning the roots of language acquisition, and how people communicate their thinking processes, feelings and ideas.According to Meadows (2006) language development involves different processes that include but are not limited to physical, emotional and cognitive development. Having an understanding of the differences between individuals, their experiences and their contact with other adults and significant ones, will help to understand how the language is developed. All this provides the opportunities for growth and development in different areas that complement the life of the person. In relation to the development the contact and relation with others start influencing the baby in his mother's womb.During the gestational time the fetus can hear the voice of their mother, and other sounds (music, etc), and after their birth they can recognize the voice of others. In other words the learning process starts at early stages in child development. Literature Review Piaget Cognitive Constructivism Piagetââ¬â¢s main focus of constructivism has to do with the person and how they construct their knowledge. Piaget believed individuals must adapt to their environment, and develops as parts of the adaptation process to the environment.According to Piaget, the individual needs to understand the information that they are receiving in order to be able to use it; they must construct their own knowledge (Powell, 2009). For Piaget, language development is internal mental processes controlled by developmental processes and is done individually, without the interventions of others (Agbenyega, 2009). As a result of mastering one stage, children will be ready to move, learn, and develop according to the expectations of the next stage. In regards to language development Piaget sees language as part of the cognitive development.How children thin k determines when and what the child can speak. In addition Piaget, states that childrenââ¬â¢s talking abilities emerge naturally without any formal teaching by adults, however more sophisticated vocabulary require formal education and experiences with the language. During early stages of the development according to Piaget, words are related to schemas of actions related to the child and those schemas will later be incorporated into exiting schemas that will support future learning experiences. Through the process of assimilation and accommodation, children go searching for what Piaget called balance or equilibration.Assimilation according to Piaget, is when the individual adds new information into their schemas. Accommodation is when individuals change their schemas to understand new information into their knowledge. Piaget states that children learn to construct meaning about the new information and through assimilating and accommodating that information into their schemas. Du ring the equilibration the individual looks for information received that makes sense with previous information. When the children find that balance, they move again to a more comfortable stage where the information received makes sense.According to Piaget, children pass through different stages in their development; going through these stages provides children with a constant acquisition of information that will increase and help to build new knowledge and understanding of previous information learned. The basic principle of assimilation refers to the ability of children to use what they already know to understand the world around them. In contrast accommodation refers to the process of changing mental structures to provide consistency with external reality. It occurs when existing schemas are modified for a ew experience. Both principles help children to develop and construct their thinking patterns and use it according with their needs (Agbenyega, 2009). He believed that the mind does not respond to stimulus and consequences, but grows and change over different periods of time. In other words the intelligence appears progressively through the repetitions of activities that vary in each stage of the development. Piagetââ¬â¢s four stages of development: Sensorimotor from 0 to two during this stage children discover the environment around them, using their senses and then acquiring the language.Preoperational from two to seven years old: At this stage children develop language skills, however, they understand what they are saying but do not grasp totally what others have said. Here they distinguish pictures and other objects. Concrete operations from seven to eleven years old: At this stage children use their logical reasoning about things. Formal operations from eleven to adulthood: During this stage individuals use higher order thinking skills and abstractions to solve problems. Piagetââ¬â¢s stages of development are all about how children learn at dif ferent ages through their development.Based on the individual, all go through the same stages during their development. Social Constructivism Vygostsky and Bruner Social constructivism is based on the social interaction between the children with significant others, such as parents, caregivers, peers, and teachers. Vygotsky framework involves the social interactions and culture as part of the language development. He discussed the zone of proximal development (ZPD). The ZPD controls what the children learn, also what he can learn and do when he is helped by others. According to Vygotsky the learning process is easier when others are involved.Children may be asked to perform a task, students have some meaning of the task they need to complete, however, they may have difficult to do it. But with the adequate support to complete the task they will do it. Bruner's theory of constructivism discussed the idea of learning as an active process where the learners are able to form new ideas ba sed on their current and past knowledge. Jerome Bruner emphasized the importance of social interactions and explained that children develop language based on their contact with others as a result of educational processes (Bruner, 1960).He discussed scaffolding and how the construction of knowledge is based on their existing knowledge acquired during previous development. Scaffolding refers to the knowledge of previous skills that provide support for the acquisition of new learning experiences. Bruner and Vygostky believed that learning processes are tied to this concept, and facilitate a studentââ¬â¢s ability to build on prior knowledge. For these theorists, the influence of experiences is a basic ingredient in the language development. Chomsky naturalistic approachChomsky argues that language is a unique human ability. He discussed the innate abilities of children to learn the language. As a result, all children go through the same process to learn a language (Stark, 2008). He d iscussed the language acquisition device (LAD) that allows children to produce in consistent ways the use of their first language. In this framework, all languages use nouns, pronouns, verbs, and other grammar rules. In addition, Chomsky established that children learn language through means other than imitation; they do not always imitate mistakes made by others.Chomsky maintains that it is necessary to have formal instruction in the proper use of language and grammar (Stark, 2008). Child language development When we speak about the communication process, we speak about the ability to receive and transfer information that other people can understand and mean something to others. Verbal and nonverbal forms are expressions that enhance the communication with others. The process of language development would be described as a continuous process that gradually changes during the individual development. As soon as after birth a process of communication begins.Infants try to communicate with adults using sounds, cooing. Those sounds are an important step on the road of language development, leading to a future stage where children are able to use the language to communicate in complex ways such as using words and sentences to express their thoughts. Language development includes understanding and communication skills based on words, spoken and written forms. According to Meadows (2006) different theoretical models such as Chomsky stated that language is innate and just with minimal exposure the child could develop their home language.The exposition to language pattern gives them the basic knowledge to learn the maternal tongue. The nature versus nurture perspective supports the point that when the child is exposed to a language, they will learn the patterns for that language naturally. In other words exposing a child to a language pattern will allow them to learn that language. However, the exposure to another language other than maternal tongue on a regular basis will provide with the pattern in that second language that the children will eventually learn, due to his exposition to the patterns and sound of that other language.Studies conducted by Macilla (2011) reveals that the frequency of the exposure to a second language and the consistency will influence how well the children will learn and perform using the second language. From birth the children are preparing for speech as a way to communicate with others. They are developing their physiological and cognitive structures to learn how to talk. Children pass through different stages to prepare the pharynx and larynx to produce those sounds, related to a pattern of their language.The native language of the child does not matter. They all move through the same stages using vowels and consonants to produce sounds that seem like words for the adults. The adults assign the meaning to the first sound that the babies produce. However, at the beginning there are just random patterns, babbling th at later during the development will continue into repeating the letter combination until the children learn a way to communicate using those patterns previously learned. All children are born with an innate ability to communicate (Chomsky 2006).As children grow language becomes an important tool to establish and maintain relationships with others. The nature of language includes the use of words, sentences and other grammar rules. It is important to understand the relationship between cognition and language development, in the context of prior knowledge and how experiences influence development (Wegerif, 2011). According to Bochner (1997) children move through these stages in learning to talk: Stage 1: Preliminary skills ââ¬â Looking together, imitation, playing.Stage 2: Pre-verbal skills ââ¬â Performatives (broom, quack) Stage 3: First words ââ¬â ââ¬Å"dogâ⬠ââ¬Å"carâ⬠ââ¬Å"mumâ⬠Stage 4: Early sentences ââ¬â ââ¬Å"daddy's carâ⬠ââ¬Å"dog goneâ⬠Stage 5: Extending meaning ââ¬â adding English morphemes, such as plurals Jones (1972) describes the stages in the development of speech as follows: Crying period ââ¬â At birth, a newborns crying is the first vocal response to the environment around them. Vocal play period ââ¬â Around the second month, infants begin to make different sounds. This production of sounds is an important step in the childââ¬â¢s language development.A variety of sounds may be heard in any language, but from the phonetic elements of babbling, the language that the child hears is the language that he or she eventually will use as their first language. Eventually, they will learn and master the grammar rules of that language. Sound imitation period ââ¬â This period has two phases. The first phase begins around the six months and is initiated by the childââ¬â¢s awareness of sounds he produces. Because he likes what is being heard, he continues the repetition of those sounds. In the second phase, the child imitates sounds that he heard from others, ââ¬Å"echolalia. This stage begins about the ninth month. The first sounds that the child imitates are those which are familiar, mostly coming from parents or caregivers. At this stage is when language development makes its formal appearance. The child comprehends simple words, specific vocalizations that have meaning for parents and caregivers. Language acquisition period ââ¬â Begins about the last month of the first year. At this stage begins the conventional sound pattern or close to one. The child says the first words in their native language. The child understands and responds appropriately to others verbally.Between thirteen to eighteen months there is a slow growth of vocabulary. A language is based on grammatical structure, and that structure rests on rules that determine how to express thoughts. The three major components of language are: phonology (study of the smallest unit of speech called ph onemes), syntax (refers to the rules to form sentences), and semantic (the meaning of words and sentences). Every language has its own particularities; however, every language has the same components, in which people learn how to communicate based on the structure of their own language.To summarize how oral language is acquired, it is important to mention that the child moves through different stages during their development, in order to acquire the language and skills to be successful. Infants listen and very early begin to communicate their needs through the use of sounds and gestures. Toddlers use the language using simple sentences and asking questions. Young preschoolers used complete sentences to communicate. Theorists in language development discussed that a child produces sounds as a form to communicate with others.Those sounds come from his or her adaptation to the environment around them and as a consequence of the reinforcement by others during the learning and developmen tal processes. According to Beller (2008) the reinforcement occurs primarily when the child hears the sounds and considers those pleasant sounds. When those sounds are imitated by the child and he or she is rewarded in any way that produce satisfaction, the act of repetition begins, and eventually those sound combinations and repetitions open the door for a more sophisticated way of communication until the proper use of language appears.Learning a second language How children develop a second language has been a topic of interest since 1940 (Beller, 2008). Theorists discussed that learning a new language requires the use of existing structures that are supported by the first language. Language is a symbol for a social group. In many countries, people learn more than one language is associated with political issues. In many countries it is related to the level of education. To be considered educated in Europe, people have to know at least two languages. In the United States the secon d language is more related to immigrant issues.Many children who come from immigrant families learn their parentââ¬â¢s language and English as a second language. In future generations English will become their first language. During the early stages of the development of the mother tongue is necessary. It is considered part of the intellectual ability, is the individualââ¬â¢s first contact with language from birth, and supports emotional and cognitive development. Through the development the child learns the structure of his or her first language and that helps them to come up with his or her interpretations of the events around them.To master a second language according to Noormohamadi (2008) a child has to master his or her mother tongue. If the child does not master the first language, that will make the process of learning another language more difficult. When the first language is learned and the child has a total command of the language, the process of learning another l anguage will be supported by the first language, and all the concepts and learning can be transferred to the second language. The environment around the child has great influence on the child's vocabulary, skills, and general understanding of the language.According to Vygotsky, social interactions between children and adults influence the acquisition of any language. Another aspect to consider during the child's language development is the concept of nurturing. This concept is totally related to the social interactions. Nurturing bring up the issue of the relationship between the child and other adults. Children who are attached to their families are more likely to communicate for longer periods, and this helps their communication and language development.The amount of time children spend talking to others will improve their language skills. It is important to mention that each culture has standards of conversations between children and adults. Many cultures such as western cultures see children as conversational partners, promoting the verbal development of the child. Other cultures such as Hispanic culture do not discuss events or problems with their children. In these cultures children are not allowed to be active participants in adult conversations.Variations in social-cultural beliefs are aspects to consider in the development of a second language Oades-Sese (2011). The influence and relationship with others, within the same cultural values and language is significant and will add positive reinforcement to how the child learns and develops through his life. Based on Piaget's theory children learn and develop by organizing their experiences into schemas that helps them to understand the world around them. Those schemes are related to two important concepts in Piagetââ¬â¢s theory, adaptation and assimilation.During development children assimilate new information into the schemas that they already have, accommodating the new information into their mental structures. This process continues until the children learn the new information and come into a stage of equilibrium. For those children who are learning a second language the knowledge of their first language helps them in the acquisition of the second. All languages have their structure integrated by sounds, letters, grammar rules, and other factors that help the learner to acquire the language.The structure of each language contains variations such as alphabet, pronunciation, specific rules based on that language, but in general the similarities in structure facilitate the acquisition of the second language because using the knowledge in the first language helps make connections with the second language. Therefore the learning process is easier for the child. Conclusion The combination of the theories presented in this paper provides the author a new perspective regarding language acquisition and development in early childhood.Each theory supports Piaget, Vygotsky, and Chomsky fr ameworks based on observations and their studies on how children develop the language. However, each theory can blend to show how a child develops language and which methods can be used in order to reinforce the acquisition and retention of the first and second language. Each theory discussed helps to explain the process of language development, from Piagetââ¬â¢s cognitive constructivism which emphasizes a childââ¬â¢s ability to reason and construct his or her own knowledge, based on the individual experience, to Vygostkyââ¬â¢s social influences and interactions to Chomskyââ¬â¢s nativism approach.All of these theories interpret language development differently. However, of all theories discussed throughout this paper it is the authorââ¬â¢s belief that social interactions are the most helpful approach to understand how children develop language. Biological and environmental factors are necessary in order for a child to learn the language and develop the language. Moreo ver, the childââ¬â¢s interaction with others influences the acquisition of the language. It is important for the child to interact with others in order to learn the pattern of the language.Language development is a long process influenced by biological, family, and environmental factors that contribute the growth of the child in all aspects of their development including of course, the language acquisition. In order to learn another language, researchers such as Bruner, Vygotsky, Piaget, and Chomsky discussed the importance of learning and mastering the mother tongue. It is necessary to learn the grammar rules of the first language to use that knowledge to transfer the concepts learned into the second language. However, is a long learning process that starts after birth and continues through the child development.According to Mancilla-Martinez (2011) who stated that children need to continue having formal instruction in order to develops proficiency in the first language and have formal instruction in the second language. For some immigrantsââ¬â¢ children born in a foreign country or even those who were born in the United States to immigrant parents, school is the first formal exposure to English language. This group will eventually come a large portion of the society needs the support of formal instruction to learn and develops the proficiency on the second language.To become proficient in the English language does not require parents use of English at home; however, to develop proficiency in the first language the instructional support and use of the language at home is necessary. It is necessary to be aware of the increments of this population and the particularities of each culture in order to support the language development (Mancilla Martinez, 2011). Many factors are associated with language development; most of them are associated when children begin attending primary grade levels, this is when the use of more sophisticated vocabulary is introduce d.The students need to learn the higher level of language in order to become proficient in the second language. 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Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-58347382174432813912020-01-06T01:12:00.001-08:002020-01-06T01:12:04.094-08:00Womens Liberation Movement â⬠Definition and Overview The womens liberation movement was a collective struggle for equality that was most active during the late 1960s and 1970s. It sought to free women from oppression and male supremacy. Meaning of the Name The movement consisted of womens liberation groups, advocacy, protests, consciousness-raising, feminist theory, and a variety of diverse individual and group actions on behalf of women and freedom. The term was created as a parallel to other liberation and freedom movements of the time. The root of the idea was a rebellion against colonial powers or a repressive national government to win independence for a national group and to end oppression. Parts of the racial justice movement of the time had begun calling themselves theà black liberation. The term liberation resonates not just with independence from oppression and male supremacy for individual women, but with solidarity among women seeking independence and ending oppression for women collectively. It was often held in contrast to individualistic feminism. The individuals and groups were loosely tied together by common ideas, although there were also significant differences between groups and conflicts within the movement. The term womens liberation movement is often used synonymously with womens movement or second-wave feminism, although there were actually many types of feminist groups. Even within the womens liberation movement, womens groups held differing beliefs about organizing tactics and whether working within the patriarchal establishment could effectively bring about the desired change. Not Womens Lib The term womens lib was used largely by those opposing the movement as a way of minimizing, belittling, and making a joke of it. Womens Liberation vs. Radical Feminismà The womens liberation movement is also sometimes seen as being synonymous with radical feminismà because both were concerned with freeing members of society from oppressive social structure. Both have sometimes been characterized as a threat to men, particularly when the movements use rhetoric about struggle and revolution. However, feminist theorists overall are actually concerned with how society can eliminate unfair sex roles. There is more to womens liberation than the anti-feminist fantasy that feminists are women who want to eliminate men. The desire for freedom from the oppressive social structure in many womens liberation groups led to internal struggles with structure and leadership. The idea of full equality and partnership being expressed in a lack of structure is credited by many with the weakening power and influence of the movement. Ità led to later self-examination and further experimentation with leadership and participation models of organization. In Context The connection with a black liberation movement is significant because many of those involved in creating the womens liberation movement had been active in the civil rights movement and the growing black power and black liberation movements. They had experienced disempowerment and oppression thereà as women. The rap group as a strategy for consciousness within the black liberation movement evolved into consciousness-raising groups within the womens liberation movement. Theà Combahee River Collectiveà formed around the intersection of the two movements in the 1970s.à Many feminists and historians trace the roots of the womens liberation movement to the New Left and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and early 1960s. Women who worked in those movements often found that they were not treated equally, even within liberal or radical groups that claimed to fight for freedom and equality. Feminists of the 1960s had something in common with feminists of the 19th century in this respect: Early womens rights activists such as Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were inspired to organize for womens rights after being excluded from mens anti-slavery societies and abolitionist meetings. Writing About the Movement Women have written fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about ideas of the 1960s and 1970s womens liberation movement. A few of these feminist writers wereà Frances M. Beal, Simone de Beauvoir, Shulamith Firestone, Carol Hanisch, Audre Lorde, Kate Millett, Robin Morgan, Marge Piercy, Adrienne Rich, and Gloria Steinem. In her classic essay on womens liberation, Jo Freeman observed the tension between the Liberation Ethic and the Equality Ethic, To seek only equality, given the current male bias of the social values, is to assume that women want to be like men or that men are worth emulating. ...à It is just as dangerous to fall into the trap of seeking liberation without due concern for equality. On the challenge of radicalism versus reformism creating tension within the womens movement, Freeman goes on to say, This is a situation the politicos frequently found themselves in during the early days of the movement. They found repugnant the possibility of pursuing reformist issues which might be achieved without altering the basic nature of the system, and thus, they felt, only strengthen the system. However, their search for sufficiently radical action and/or issue came to naught and they found themselves unable to do anything out of fear that it might be counterrevolutionary. Inactive revolutionaries are a good deal more innocuous than active reformists. Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-37857693200044826132019-12-28T21:35:00.001-08:002019-12-28T21:35:03.531-08:00Understanding Traits and How They Are Determined Have you ever wondered why your eyes are just like your mothers? Or why your hair color is similar to your grandfathers? Or why you and your siblings share features? These physical characteristics are known as traits; they are inherited from parents and expressed externally. Key Takeaways: Traits Traits are inherited characteristics from our parents that are expressed externally in our phenotype.For any given trait, one gene variation (allele) is received from the father and one from the mother.The expression of these alleles determines the phenotype, whether dominant or recessive. In biology and genetics, this external expression (or physical characteristics) is called a phenotype. The phenotype is what is visible, while the genotype is the underlying gene combination in our DNA that actually determines what is expressed physically in the phenotype. How Are Traits Determined? Traits are determined by an individuals genotype, the summation of the genes in our DNA. A gene is a portion of a chromosome. A chromosome is composed of DNA and contains the genetic material for an organism. Humans have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes. Twenty-two of the pairs are called autosomes. Autosomes are typically very similar in males and females. The last pair, the twenty-third pair, is the sex chromosome set. Those are very different in males and females. A female has two X chromosomes, while a male has one X and one Y chromosome. How Are Traits Inherited? How are traits passed from one generation to the next? This happens when gametes unite. When an egg is fertilized by a sperm, for each chromosome pair, we receive one chromosome from our father and one from our mother. For a particular trait, we receive what is known as an allele from our father and one allele from our mother. An allele is a different form of a gene. When a given gene controls a characteristic that is expressed in the phenotype, the different forms of a gene show as the different characteristics that are observed in the phenotype. In simple genetics, alleles can be homozygous or heterozygous. Homozygous refers to having two copies of the same allele, while heterozygous refers to having different alleles. Dominant Traits vs. Recessive Traits When alleles are expressed via simple dominant versus recessive traits, the specific alleles inherited determine how the phenotype is expressed. When an individual has two dominant alleles, the phenotype is the dominant trait. Likewise, when an individual has one dominant allele and one recessive allele, the phenotype is still the dominant trait. While dominant and recessive traits may seem straightforward, note that not all traits have this simple inheritance pattern. Other types of genetic inheritance patterns include incomplete dominance, co-dominance, and polygenic inheritance. Due to the complexity of how genes are inherited, specific patterns can be somewhat unpredictable. How Do Recessive Traits Occur? When an individual has two recessive alleles, the phenotype is the recessive trait. For example, lets suppose that there are two versions of a gene, or alleles, that determine whether or not a person can roll their tongue. One allele, the dominant one, is symbolized by a big T. The other allele, the recessive one, is symbolized by a little t. Lets suppose two tongue rollers get married, each of whom is heterozygous (has two different alleles)for the trait. This would be represented as (Tt) for each.à Traits are inherited characteristics that are expressed externally in our phenotype. Copyright Evelyn Bailey When a person inherits one (t) from the father and then one (t) from the mother, the recessive alleles (tt) are inherited and the person can not roll their tongue. As can be seen in the Punnett square above, this would happen approximately twenty-five percent of the time. (Note that this tongue rolling is just for the sake of providing an example of recessive inheritance. Current thinking around tongue rolling indicates the involvement of more than just a single gene, and is not as simple as was once thought). Other Examples of Weird Inherited Traits A longer second toe and attached earlobes are often cited as examples of a weird trait that follows the two dominant/recessive alleles forms of one gene inheritance. Again, however, evidence suggests that both attached earlobe and longer second toe inheritance are quite complex. Sources ââ¬Å"Attached Earlobe: The Myth.â⬠à Myths of Human Genetics, udel.edu/~mcdonald/mythearlobe.html.ââ¬Å"Observable Human Characteristics.â⬠à Nutrition the Epigenome, learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/observable/. Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-38892245159418574312019-12-20T17:24:00.001-08:002019-12-20T17:24:03.199-08:00Nucor - Porters 5 Forces - 2126 Words NUCOR AT A CROSSROADS CASE ANALYSIS NUCORââ¬â¢S SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE RECORD PORTERââ¬â¢S 5 FORCES ANALYSIS â⬠¢ Supplier Power: With the eventual exit of integrated steel companies from buying scrap, the options available with suppliers to sell, reduced. Nucor started several small plants that were close to suppliers customers, thereby reducing transportation costs. Also, the sites chosen had inexpensive electricity. Their employee-centric policies resulted in them having lowest attrition levels a steady supply of new employees. Thus the supplier power was moderate-low. â⬠¢ Buyer Power: Although Nucor employed the latest technology competitive prices, with imported steel available, the buyers had more options to choose from.â⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬ ¢ Values / Culture Review: Employee focus was the hallmark of Nucor. They encouraged risk taking, creativity innovation. Their policies didnââ¬â¢t allow for much differentiation between different cadres. Their flat structure had decentralized decision making, they provided employees a sense of belonging / ownership with the organization. The all-cash incentives were regularly doled out were directly performance linked ââ¬â quality quantity-wise. Their strong employee-bonding started right from the time the plant was constructed, till retirement. They didnââ¬â¢t believe in firing during lean times, would rather cut back on working hours, than fire people. 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Strategic Profile and Case Analysis Purpose Nucor is a leading Jade Perreaulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947920541854523462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933204355785000440.post-67170870887530755022019-12-12T13:54:00.001-08:002019-12-12T13:54:04.151-08:00A Impact of Delivery Service on Restaurant - MyAssignmenthelp.com Question: Discuss about the A Impact of Delivery Service on Restaurant. Answer: Introduction It is universally acknowledged that in the present market, it is really difficult to start a business with the high level of competition present. In such scenario, the companies try to develop their competitive advantage and always try to be ahead in the competition. As discussed by Chien Lin (2015), restaurant is a highly competitive business and it is important to deliver high quality services to retain the customers. In the present, the technology has intervened the operations of the restaurant and they are using it for multiple purposes ranging for marketing, sales and other operational areas. In the restaurant business, online ordering systems are becoming quite popular. In the present times, every person is squeezed in for time and most of the people are finicky while placing an online order. According to Oliveira, Schneider, de Souza Rodrigues, (2015), the customers of the present are attracted towards online ordering system as it has high visibility of the items offered, pr ice, and simplified navigation for the orders. The online ordering system can be used to create an interactive and up-to-date menu with all the available options which can be used for different purposes. However, the expansion in business with the online food ordering system can increase the wait in time and delay in food to the restaurant. In this regard, the present literature review will present the current knowledge about the impact of technology in increasing the wait-in time for the restaurants. It will also evaluate the impact of wait-in time in the customer satisfaction of the people. Online Ordering Services It is discussed by Kim, Miao, Magnini (2016) that the restaurants can offer online ordering services through variety of channels such as website, mobile application, through multi-restaurant app or through Facebook. The restaurants proactively registers on the online ordering applications as it is associated with increased revenue, enhancement in capacity management, improved productivity, transactional marketing and customer relationship management. It is an established fact that the restaurant experience an increased sales as a result of taking online orders. The customers are also attracted towards online ordering system as it gives them more control and convenience. The major hurdles in the acceptance of online order is that the desire for interaction through online mediums and technology anxiety. The users of online ordering system were generally younger in age, and patronized the restaurant due to several reasons. Another advantage of online ordering system is the accuracy in order taking and receiving. Other than that, convenience and ease of ordering is another feature of the online ordering system which makes it highly convenient for use. However, in the perception of Chou, Wu Huang (2014), the operators structure their online ordering system so that it aligns with the revenue, capacity management, productivity and customer satisfaction. The online ordering system has become popular in the recent years. Most of the restaurant owners use external vendors to design the mobile application. Other than that, an outside vendor is also used for the management of website. The online ordering system can be used by using cash and additional transaction fees or delivery charges. Most of the orders are managed through point-of-sale system, faxes, IP printer and emails. There are also different factors which impact the efficiency of the online ordering system. While developing an online ordering system, the organization must make efforts to reduce the number of employees required for online order taking. The restaurant owners are concerned about the potential impact of the staffing on other parts of the restaurants. The online or dering has a potential impact on the staffing requirements of the organization. The online order taking has little impact on staffing in the front or back of the house; however, it results in decrease in the staff who wait or the customers. It can be critiqued that online order taking result in decrease in the staff for order taking and an increase in the staff for delivery. According to Axelsson, Malmberg Zhang (2015), one of the major challenge in the online ordering is that it can overload the kitchen and increase the burden on the cooks. The online ordering overload the kitchen; however, a few restaurants state that they have a separate production line for the online orders. Another approach to manage the capacity of the kitchen is to use a metering system to manage the number of orders at a single time. The metering system can be used to notify the customers when their orders will be ready. In terms of revenue, it can be stated that online ordering can increase the revenue by increasing the frequency in the orders, and increasing the order volume for the organization. As discussed by Axelsson, Malmberg, Zhang (2015), increase in the online ordering not only increases the number of order, but also, the volume of orders. The restaurants which are using online ordering have identified that there is an increase in bulk orders due to the ease in placing the orders. The group and catering orders increases through online ordering as a large number of people can easily access the restaurant through online orders. As per the discussion of Heo (2016), there are also certain advantages of online ordering as the restaurant can obtain key information and market insights through online ordering. The online ordering can be used to attain key information about the local customers it can be used to develop marketing strategies, promotional campaigns and target promotions. It can be used to develop off-peak demands, identify customer segments and designing loyalty bonus and coupon strategies. Most of the restaurant owners develop online promotional campaigns. It is important to understand that the online promotions work better than traditional promotional campaigns. However, as discussed by Kim, Li Brymer, (2016) there is challenge that online ordering system can reduce the customer satisfaction with service. Online ordering is impersonal and it can overwhelm the employees of the kitchen. However, there are several benefits of online marketing which can increase the satisfaction of the customers with the services. The restaurant can obtain the orders accurately and can deliver it at the homes of customers. However, it is important to restaurants notify the time to the customers beforehand, so that there is no decline of the customer satisfaction through online services. The online ordering services is also important for the restaurants owners as the initial investment in the online services is low; however, the return on investment is comparatively higher. In the views of Chavan, Jadhav, Korade Teli (2015), there are also several other benefits of the online ordering system for the restaurant owners. In the absence of online platforms, the restaurant owners used the telephone for attaining online orders. It made it mandatory for the restaurant owners to tie a person with the online services. Therefore, the most important benefit of the online services is the labor saving as the restaurant owner does not have to keep a labor tied up on the phone. According to Namin (2017), he staff time is not being used to attend the customers, attending phone or maintaining the accounts at the cash register. As a result, the overall impact of the online ordering system is that it reduces the labor requirements in the organization. In addition to the labor saving, the restaurant owners can increase the efficiency of the online orders. It can increase the convenience of the guests, nurture the marketing efforts, eases the order processing of the organi zation and increases the average check-ins at the restaurant. However, there are also significant impacts of online ordering which can reduce the customer satisfaction with the services. The foremost issue are least guest interaction, technical issues and guest errors. Consumer Perception of Online Ordering Services In the views of Kim, Miao Magnini (2016) the consumer perception of online ordering system also impacts the efficiency and the acceptance of online ordering system. A well-designed computer ordering system can provide the customers substantial control over the type and pace of transaction. They can also control the extent of the personal interaction with the restaurant personnel. In most of the cases, an increased level of control can result in high customer satisfaction. It will increase the intent of the customers in using and recommending the services. However, it is important to understand that increase in control is not important for all the customers, especially for those customers who hope for personal contact through the ordering system. Therefore, while designing the application for the online orders, the designer must focus on the extent of control to the customers. Moreover, the customers will be using the application in the absence of an operator; therefore, it must be e asy to use and accessible. It can be discussed that Ramanathan, Di, Ramanathan (2016) another important factor which influence the consumer perception in the online ordering system is the perceived convenience of the consumers. The convenience of the system increases the adaptation rate as well as increase the satisfaction of the customers with the services. The online ordering system can be used to increase the convenience of the employees. Another challenge for the online ordering system is that it increases the technology anxiety and the human interaction of the people. However, Dharmawirya, Oktadiana, Adi (2012) have discussed that the most critical issue in the fast food and restaurant online food service is the problem of consumer waiting time. It is a significant issue and most of the restaurant owners consider the design and satisfaction of the customers. In the present fast lifestyle of the consumers, time has become more and more significant for the consumers. With the diversification of the service quality and consumers have started paying attention to the waiting time in each order. The long waiting time in the fulfillment of the orders can increase the dissatisfaction and complaining of the consumers. Therefore, it is important to minimize the waiting time in the restaurants in the present environment of intense competition. In the perception of Mittal (2016) with the advent of multi-restaurant app, the manner in which the companies communicate with the customers has changed. Different strategies are used to reduce the waiting time with the arrival of these apps. The companies can use app to understand the demand of the customers and the same apps are used to buy the products through online platforms. The mobile applications should be designed in such a manner that they demonstrates the accurate waiting time while receiving orders. The restaurants should manage its order in an efficient manner without the costly method of capacity expansion. In the traditional approach, the restaurant owner tries to reduce the waiting time with table management. It is the approach through which the host assign different tables to the restaurant visitors. It is apparent that the restaurant owner can increase the revenue and the financial outcome by determining the seats of the customers. Efficient table management can increase the revenue by increasing the overall turnover of the organization. Previously, the restaurant owners used to combine tables to increase the flexibility to match the party size and achieve high seating capacity. Efficiency in the table management can reduce the waiting time for the customers (Hwang, 2008). The present conceptual map discusses various factors which impacts the customer satisfaction in restaurants. There are several factors such as food quality, behavior of waiters, food taste and waiting time which impacts the customer satisfaction. The satisfaction of the customers depends on the overall waiting time for which the customers have to wait. With the advent of online order technology, the average waiting time of the customers has increased which has reduced the satisfaction of the customers. Independent variable: Waiting time: The waiting time of the customers have a severe impact on the satisfaction of the customers in a business organization. Dependent variable: Registration on Different websites: The registration on different online websites can increase the traffic on the consumer website. Online Orders: The inflow of online orders can increase the workload on the kitchen of the organization. High table strength: If there is high flow of customers, then the restaurant kitchen will be overloaded. Summary In the present times, the online mediums are commonly used by restaurants to increase their efficiency in different operations. It is commonly used in marketing efforts, service delivery and daily operations of the organization. With the advent of technology, several restaurants develop their own website, mobile application and register on multi-restaurant websites to drive their sales. 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