ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Allied Office Products is a stationary company dealing with typing, printing, business card production and research paper writing. The company integrates its corporate using Total Forms Control (TFC) method. Later TFC changed its duties to warehousing, financial control and inventory. The treatment TFC gives to its customers is not fair since it does not inform them the customers the change of management and services to the public. The company changes its employees and gives them new training. The management does not have a proper system that handles employees’ needs. According to the financial report, the ABC system involves storage, warehousing, data entry and desktop delivery. The technical staff of the firm had to serve the clients without prior notice of the job description. In a comprehensive analysis, TFC profitability is preferred to the traditional method. The example of two customers gives a clear explanation of the ways of incorporating ABC method in TFC profitability and the traditional method (Hill & Jones, 2008; Holm, Kumar & Rohde, 2012). The customer A has higher profits than customer B in terms storage, requisition handling, basic warehouse, pick-pack activity, data entry and desktop delivery. Customer profitability gets analyzed using return on investment (ROI), and a fall of ROI means failure of the system (Ang & Taylor, 2005; Holm et al., 2012). It is essential to use additional methods of measuring customer profitability in order to reduce chances of errors and improve accuracy in measuring profitability. In some situation, strategic planning is essential before engaging in customer transactions. The customer should consider the cost of engaging a transaction under the TFC profitability. Customer requisition ensures that the customer gets the essential information to engage in a transaction. TFC profitability has a problem of flexibility. The supervisors should incorporate other financial systems to ensure flexibility of the TFC flexibility. The analysis process exposes the Allied Office Products its improper manner of dealing with customers. The Allied Office Products services can get rectified using the ABC based costing method. The ABC method employs Service Based Pricing (SBP) to manage the entire team. The distribution services under TFC become profitable after employing the ABC method. The sales of the organization will face acceptance through activity-based pricing
There is a common opinion that firsthand experience and knowledge about different cultures and traditions are more valuable than ordinary research and reading. The goal of this paper is to obtain firsthand knowledge about other cultures from another person. The paper covers one interview with a person that experienced the process of moving to the U.S. and analyzes the answers. In the interviewing process, the author found differences and commonalities between the interviewer and the interviewee. The main subject of the research is the author’s interview with Juanra. Juanra is originally from the Dominican Republic but moved to the United States seeking more opportunities and qualified education. Upon questioning why he moved to the U.S., Juanra also noted that some of his family already lives in the U.S. In the question of what is more different about the U.S. from the Dominican Republic, Juanra responded that the most striking difference is the weather. He emphasizes that he dislikes the cold weather as he is more familiar with the tropical weather in the Dominican Republic, where the weather is usually pleasant, even during winter and spring. However, the weather is the only thing that Juanra does not like in the United States. In other aspects of living in the United States, Juanra noted the rich cultural diversity and well-developed and large infrastructure. Judging by how Juanra emphasized the vast options of good food choices, increased opportunities, and extensive scale of infrastructure in the U.S., one could say that Juanra achieved his goal of seeking more life opportunities. Although the process of getting comfortable in the new place and environment could be troublesome for immigrants, Juanra says that he mainly adjusted by simply learning to speak and write in English. As it was mentioned before, some of Juanra’s family already live in the U.S., and the main reason for his moving was to have more school and work opportunities. Immigrants with higher proficiency in English tend to have more earning opportunities, so the fact that Juanra learned the language and adjusted to the environment emphasizes his determination and willingness to learn (Larsen 574). However, the interviewee also pointed that in his experience, the law in the U.S. is far more enforced than in the Dominican Republic. In particular, Juanra states that the culture in the U.S. now is modernized and civilized. Learning that information provides a new perspective on the law enforcement system in the U.S. and the severities that the immigrants experience with the need to learn a new language to adjust to the environment. When the author asked Juanra about the most challenging part of living in the U.S., Juanra sai
Name five significant differences between the founding of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony The Plymouth Colony was founded under James VI’s ruling; the Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded under Charles I ruling. Plymouth was founded in 1620; Massachusetts was founded in 1630. Plymouth was founded by the Pilgrims (English separatists); Massachusetts was founded by the Puritans (religious minorities). In Plymouth, there were poorly educated farmers and artisans; in Massachusetts, there were well-educated clerks and church representatives. Plymouth’s population is about 2,500 people; Massachusetts’ population is about 20,000 people. How did the results of the English Civil War in the middle of the 1600s change Virginia society? The English Civil War was a symbolic test of allegiance for the people of Virginia. The government of Virginia had to decide whom to support, Parliament or the King. Demonstrating neutral positions but being more loyal to the ideas of the King, its governor made Pa
Introduction The story is narrated by John Dowell an American soldier recounting his nine-year experience relationship between himself and his wife, Florence and an English couple, the Ashburhams. Dowell and his wife Florence experienced a couple of problem when she decided to cheat on her and feign her heart problems so that she could avoid fulfilling conjugal duties. The book explores the notion of Britishness by Dowell describing the English couple as “good people”. He criticizes the well mannered English couple’s good manners of being not good because his wife is receiving him so he has nothing to believe in. The novel comprises of four parts, each describing the Britishness in the events that took place in the novel. Dowell describes the Ashburhams, Edward and Leonora as well mannered but boring couple as well. The Britishness is described by Dowell who is an American soldier on a mission with his wife Florence. He describes Edwards revolves around where to get the best soap, the best brandy and the best everything. The British are perfectionist; they want everything perfect and fine. Dowell goes on to describe Edward as constancy, has courage and brave, the qualities we see with British men. British are known for their hospitality, Dowell is surprised to the way Leonora call strangers “nice people” without getting to know them (Ford part I sec IV). Main body Dowell recalls them days they spent together with the English couple the Ashburham’s as boring. They spent most of their time drinking wine, throwing parties and going to small excursions for fun. That’s what the British like to do, they find time for themselves and friends to enjoy time together and mostly wine parties unlike the American Couple see it as a waste of time because they are used to working and no time left for them. But at the same time the British are reserved individuals, all the time Dowell and his wife Florence spent with the Ashburham’s hanging out a lot; they never got to learn anything about them. Dowell inability to understand the events that are happening while on the train, he ironically laughs at
Introduction Global warming affects all the living things in the world. The effects of global warming on human beings are severe because a slight rise in temperature makes the environment uncomfortable for many people. Despite the negative effects of global warming, some people believe in it while others are against it. Proponents of global warming squabble that it is better when the world is warmer than when it is cold. Besides, green house gases are important because they insulate the earth and keep it warm without which, the earth temperature would drop to less than zero degrees centigrade. On the other hand, opponents of global warming squabble that global warming is harmful to all the living creatures in the world. For instance, pollution, which is associated with global warming, can kill people, plants and animals. It is evident that it is difficult to handle global warming. This is because people have different opinion about it. For example, most people believe that cutting down trees is not good but the proponents of global warming support it. Therefore, the ability of people handling global warming is an issue, which requires collaborative efforts of an individual, the community and the government. Individual Opponents of global warming argue that an individual play an imperative role in stopping global warming. Therefore, people should be aware of their expectations regarding prevention of global warming so that they can reduce its adverse effects. Farrar and Mastrandrea stated that, in order to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in the air, people should develop the habit of reducing, reusing and recycling wastes (27). In order to reduce waste, people can procure products, which have minimal packages. People can reuse the packages and if not possible, they should recycle. According to a research done, recycling reduces approximately twenty percent of the carbon dioxide emitted in the air (León 200). Proponents of global warming argue that when the level of carbon dioxide in the air reduces plants will die because they mainly depend on carbon dioxide for survival. Although the aforementioned statement is true, the proponents should be reminded that there are other sources of carbon dioxide, which cannot be eliminated from the universe. For instance, human beings and animals exhale carbon dioxide, therefore, it will always be present in the atmosphere and the possibility of plants perishing because of reducing, reusing and recycling is almost nil (Maslin 73). Opponents of global warming encourage people to use fluorescent bulbs instead of the regular ones. Maslin stated that, the ability of a fluorescent bulb to last for a long period than the regular bulb means that there would be a reduction in the rate of disposing bulbs and this would he
Introduction Suicide terrorism is a phenomenon that has taken precedence in modern society. Many terrorists and insurgents have literary incorporated suicide attacks as part of their operations. These acts have resulted in widespread loss of lives and property in various countries across the world. Security systems have not helped much in controlling the menace at both national and international scales. Therefore, it is vital to understand the underlying causes of this approach. Psychology experts have increased interest in the study of the underlying factors that drive individuals to participate in suicide terrorism. Some researchers categorize suicide terrorism as altruistic suicide; however, others view the act as an assault solely intended to achieve a predetermined objective, political or otherwise(Moghaddam, 2005). Psychologists and psychiatrists have tried to find the link between suicide and suicide terrorism in an analytical approach to determine the factors responsible for these two forms of suicide. Divisions still exist on the appropriate classification of the forms of suicide, with a school of thought completely negating to classify suicide terrorism as “suicide.” This paper will attempt to find out the psychological and psychiatric underpinnings of suicide terrorism, with an aim to understand the key factors which contribute to such violent and hostile behaviors. The paper will focus on the altruistic and fatalistic forms of suicide terrorism. Context Altruistic suicide is a form of suicide in which individuals sacrifice themselves for the sake of others. Suicide terrorism may be classified thus or not depending on the context. Some psychologists argue that in the altruistic form of suicide, the individuals do not cause harm to others but rather do it as an expression of support for a course on behalf of others (Moghaddam, 2005). A perfect example is a youth who burnt himself to death in Tunisia, sparking widespread riots that eventually led to overhaul of the ruling regime. The youth was expressing the frustrations experienced by the majority of the nationals. These experts claim that self-immolators can not be classified as suicide terrorists since, unlike the
Introduction Social security refers to an insurance scheme meant to cover people against social risks. It covers people confronted with conditions such as poverty, aging, disability and unemployment among others. This paper seeks to discuss the problems associated with social security. The paper will look into the major problems that that are affecting the social security scheme. Problems with Social Security The basis of social security which requires finances for supporting the services that are supposed to be offered is also the source of problems for the scheme. The principle of social security fund as was established in the United States in the year 1936 was to offer an opportunity for individuals to make savings through social security schemes and get back the contributions at a later time when the individuals are not able to work. The inability to work was initially identified as either due to old age after retirement or as a result of disability. In this approach, social security was a self funded scheme. This has been the assumed state of operation of social security though fears have been raised that there may be problems that threaten the sustainability of social security. Specific concerns have been made with experts estimating that the social security fund will be bankrupt in about three decade’s time (Parker 1). Aging Population One of the problems that are facing social security is the shortage of funds that is realized from the fact that the program is paying out more money than it is receiving. This means that the program is gradually reducing its capacity to shield the public from the conditions that the program was meant to protect them from. Though a trend into this effect had been forecasted and was predicted to be realized at least in the next few decades the economic instability that was realized towards the year 2010 changed the conditions and shortage of funds is currently being realized in the program. The reduced liquidity of the program has been due to the fact that contributions have been to the decrease, a fact that has been realized due to aging population that is being realized in America as well as the increased level of unemployment that was realized along with the economic melt down of the year 2009. Consequently, increased number of people has been applying for benefits while contributions are decreasing (Parker 1). The number of elder people in America has also been growing and is still expected to grow. This population was realized to be about thirteen percent in the year 2009 and is expected to increase to almost twenty percent in the next two decades. This percentage increase will mean increased number of dependents on the program and reduced number of contributors towards the same causing the problem of shortage of funds (AOA 1). Baby boomers Another problem that has been identified with the social security is the baby boomers factor. The baby boomers form the bulk of the American population and have been the main funders of the program. As they grow towards retirement age, the generation X which h
Population With nearly 1.5 billion people, China has the biggest percentage of the world population based on country terms. The vast majority of the country’s citizens is largely rural as around eight hundred million people reside in rural areas while the rest, roughly 35 percent reside in urban areas. Since the introduction of new family planning laws took effect, the population growth rate considerably slowed down (Murphey 10). The Chinese population continues to grow disproportionately as the number of girls born is less than the number of boys, for example, in 2000, for every 100 girls born; one hundred nineteen boys were born. The total imbalance stood at 128: 100 (Murphey 10). China falls in the eastern part of Asia. The country stretches around three thousand four hundred miles from the North to the South while stretching approximately three thousand two hundred miles from the East to West. A bigger percentage of the population resides in the rural areas while few reside in the urban coastal towns of the country (Yu 28). Economic Statistics and Activity In the recent past, China has been registering between eight and ten percent GDP growth. The country has managed to maintain GNI and per capita GDP at around one thousand seven hundred from the year 2005. The trade volumes between China and the rest of the world continue to increase. However, it is notable that trade outflow has increased at a higher rate than the trade inflow. Another notable occurrence in China rests on the notion that inflation is under control. In the recent times, it is only in 2004 that inflation was high, as it stood at seven percent. In 2007 and 2008, China recorded around seven percent inflation. In the latter part of 2008, inflation rose to 8.7 percent (Guo 200-9). The accession of the Chinese economy into the world stage took an interestingly turn in 2001 when China got admission into the WTO. After this admission, China became more open in terms of trade. As a direct result of
Over the past few years, the state of health among the residents of the Lake Troubled Shallows has started raising some major concerns. According to the existing data, the diabetes screening concerns have risen to the nth degree. Herein the need to develop a comprehensive health plan based on the concept of Health Communication and Health Information Technology suggested by the Healthy People 2020 state initiative (Healthy People) emerges. The community, therefore, is facing the problem of poor information management. By using modern tools for enhancing communication among the community members, the local healthcare team will be able to spread awareness among the target audience fast and efficiently. It should be noted that the problem of data management has spread to not only the Lake Troubled Shallows community, but also across the entire country. Indeed, the nationwide rates for the diabetes awareness and the information availability on the subject matter are beyond deplorable. As the recent statistics shows, only 10% of the population remain aware of the concerns (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010, p. 4), whereas the rest of the U.S. demographics remains under a tangible threat, with 9.6% of the American population having diabetes in 2014 (America’s Health Rankings, 2014, p. 15). Defining the leadership capacity within the specified region, as well as within the United States in general, one must admit that the country has a major potential for developing a complex and efficient information management system, yet does not use its resources to their full capacity. Thus, the promotion of modern media as the tools for improving the leadership strategy should be viewed as the top priority of the state. For this purpose, several objectives need to be achieved within the community, as well as in the healthcare system of the United States in general. First and most obvious, information literacy must be enhanced within the target area; this can be achieved by using modern media, particularly, social networks, in order to make the information concerning the diabetes screening facilities and the schedule available to the target population. Next, the issue of leadership must be addressed directly. It is obvious neither the authoritative approach, nor the laissez-faire method works for the community and the entire system of the U.S. healthcare. Hence, a transformative leadership model, which will motivate the existing healthcare authorities to alter the present-day information dispersion tools, must be utilized. Needless to say, trustworthy resources need to be consulted in the process of changing the healthcare environment in the Lake Troubled Shallows. As far as the topics that must be revisited are concerned, the essential resources can be split into two major types, i.e., the information on the issue of diabetes, i.e., its symptoms, its prevention and treatment, and the addresses of the nearby hospitals (for patients); and the data concerning transformative leadership as related to the issue of diabetes (for healthcare specialists). Henc
Introduction Taylor’s main position in the monograph ‘Scientific Management’ is that even the most basic form of labor entails some form of science (Taylor, 2010). He asserts that when the right person is carefully selected for a job, then it is essential to develop the correct science of that specific task through scientific training. The outcome of such an practice will therefore be greater as compared to the outcome that would result from the application of initiative and incentive schemes. On the other hand, John Stuart Mill advocated for a more laissez-faire approach when dealing with employees’ rights. Mill argued that the departure from a justified distribution despite the fact that it is necessitated by some immense good is certainly evil. He stated that even the employees at the lowest levels make notable input to the general creation of wealth. Therefore, some standard of justice needs to be applied in the distribution of the assets of an organizational. Thus, the aim of this paper is to reveal whether John Stuart Mill would have supported F. Taylor’s ‘Scientific Management.’ Discussion Based on Taylor’s scientific management theory, the idea behind new face employees is acquired through unconditional uniformity where managers take on new burdens, duties, and responsibilities (Taylor, 2010). Mill would have opposed such an argument since it implies that a manager should take on the burden of amalgamating all of the conventional knowledge used in the previous times. The manager would then be expected to categorize, tabulate, and minimize such knowledge in accordance with the regulations, laws, and procedure that have been set. Mill believed considerably in the self-sufficiency of an individual especially those based on level-headedness and freedom. Therefore, Taylor’s assertions imply that placing laws and limitations will impinge on the employees’ rationality since they result to a manager’s opinion on one group, a move that according to Mill is an injustice to the character of the employees. Taylor’s argument that the management places a new and a heavy load on themselves to seek disciplines for each element of their employee work coincides with Mill’s argument for a more nuanced and consequentiality management perspective. However, Taylor calls for particular sets of outcomes especially that of work which is to be performed in accordance with the standards of the science developed by the managers. Mill believes that the motivating force is the evasion of certain sets of outcomes that determine the actions that should be undertaken to avoid a predefined outcome. Thus, according to Mill, all the actions should be right to share since they tend to enhance contentment. The only divergence of this argument from Taylor’s scientific management is