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Introduction There are rising cases of obesity recorded in almost all countries around the world. There is a direct relationship between rising cases of obesity and physical exercise or activities engaged in by people (Bijlefeld & Zoumbaris 2001, 214). A new awareness and realization are spreading all over the globe that physical exercise is critical if we are to live a quality life. In this paper, I have made a personal three months physical activity program. This is a very crucial step towards enhancing my exercise. The personal activity program provides the guidelines for daily physical exercise as well as a basis for self-assessment of those activities. This report starts with a general description of the benefits accrued from physical exercise. I further outline the steps taken in preparing for physical exercise; I discuss what correct amounts of exercise are. Using the physical activity pyramid, I discuss what correct physical activities are. Last but not least, I present a personal exercise plan aimed at holistic physical training. At the end of this report, I review the information presented; stressing the need for a proper physical activity plan. The Benefits of Physical Activity There are several advantages or benefits of physical activity. It has been shown through research that regular exercise can help in reducing the risk of getting several diseases. Physical exercise is critical towards avoiding several deformations or poor physical conditions. Exercising generally improves or enhances the quality of our lives (Karpman 1987, 1). One of the health problems that can be avoided th
Introduction The City Council of Portsmouth intends to construct a monument within the town as a way of celebrating the town’s success. The Portsmouth City Council will own and sponsor the project fully. The City Council is concerned with the projects’ successful completion. According to Kerzner (2009), projects comprise one of the most effective ways of attaining unique outcomes. Furthermore, projects are implemented within a finite timeframe and budget. The City Council intends the project to be completed within 2 years at a budget of $ 10 million. Therefore, the City Council has clearly outlined the project’s resource constraints. Subsequently, it is paramount for optimal project management processes to be adopted. Kerzner (2009) asserts that the successful implementation projects depend on the effectiveness with which the various phases of the project lifecycle are implemented. Planning is one of the core components in the project lifecycle as it enhances the attainment of the set project goals. Furthermore, project planning ensures that the project is completed within the set resource constraints, he
There are several interwoven storylines in Crash , the majority of which concerns interracial conflicts. The film opens with a scene with detectives Waters and Ria getting into a car accident. There is racial tension between Waters and Kim Lee, the other car’s driver. The next scene shows the Persia show owner, Fahrad, and his daughter, Dorri, who are trying to buy a gun but cannot decide what bullets to get. There is a conflict between Fahrad and the gun shop owner who refers to the man as “Osama” ( Crash ). Other characters in the movie are African American men, Peter and Anthony, the Hispanic locksmith, Daniel Ruiz, the district attorney, Rick Cabot and his wife, Jean, and LAPD officers, Ryan, Hanson, and Dixon. Also, there is a family of Thayers: the movie director, Cameron, his wife, Christine, and their daughter, Lara. The events of the movie revolve around these characters who find themselves in different situations, the majority of which involve racial issues. To make the theme clear, the director uses such approaches as plot and character development and not numerous but impressive special effects. The majority of the latter is concerned with mechanical effects (practical and physical) such as pyrotechnics. There are several scenes involving shooting and car accidents ( Crash ). However, there are no photographic or digital illusions. The development of the plot and characters is more pronounced in the film than the effects are. For instance, the director demonstrates the evolution of Anthony’s character through a variety of events. In the beginning, Anthony complains about having been treated unjustly by restaurant staff. Together with his friend, he commits carjacking. However, at the end of the film, Anthony helps out several illegal Asian immigrants, which demonstrates how his character developed from being cruel and brutal to being sympathetic and supportive. This is only one of many examples showing character and plot development in the film. Critics have accepted the movie rather well. The Crash has several important awards, and its reviews are highly positive. According to Bradshaw, the best word to describe the film is “edgy.” The critic remarks that the movie is so “super-edgy” that almost no character in it can appear in the scene without “pranging” others belonging to different races (Bradshaw). Bradshaw remarks that stereotypes and characters depicted by Haggis are “destined” to be connected in “implausible interlocking” accidents of coincidence and irony. The high appraisal of the film continues with such remarks as “no character is too alienated, too barricaded, too ghettoized” (Bradshaw). The director has created a “cosmic family” for his characters, and Bradshaw, among other critics, highly recommends observing and analyze the life of this family. Personally, I find the main point of the film in the attempt to show the life of people as it is, to demonstrate conflicts and suggest
Cohabitation is perceived in the society as the form of relationships which is an effective alternative to the traditional marriage because of focusing on the principles of flexibility, freedom, and equality, but few couples can follow the principles of egalitarian relationships and focus on equality related to gender roles during a long period of time. The division of gender roles in cohabitating couples is often realized according to the traditional visions shared within the society. Although cohabitation is closely associated with egalitarian relationships and gender-neutral division of roles in a couple, cohabitation cannot guarantee that partners will reject traditional gender roles typical for married couples because many cohabitating couples follow traditional gender attitudes and roles accepted in the society, discuss paid and unpaid work and duties in relation to gender, and share stereotypes on breadwinner and homemaker roles. The Principles of Cohabitation and Traditional Gender Roles In spite of the fact that cohabitation is based on the principles of flexibility and equality, many cohabitating couples build their relationships according to the visions and ideals typical for discussing married couples and their gender roles. Thus, partners in cohabitating couples are also influenced by the social stereotypes, and they follow traditional gender attitudes and roles without references to the fact that cohabitation was chosen in order to state the individual freedom in relationships (Miller & Sassler, 2010). According to Batalova and Cohen, socialization is the important factor to form people’s gender role attitudes, thus, partners in cohabitating couples as well as husbands and wives in married couples can “perform household labor according to what they have learned about appropriate behavior for men and women” (Batalova & Cohen, 2002, p. 745). Gender role is a complex notion, and it can be discussed in relation to many factors which are important for the development of couples’ relationships. As a result, such principles of cohabitation as egalitarianism and flexibility do not work in many couples because of strong traditional gender role attitudes. The Division of Duties in Relation to Gender Cohabitation is discussed as a less formal variant of close relationships which has all the advantages of marriage, but cohabitation provides even more benefits for the couples because of depending on the idea of equality which is attractive for young people. In reality, cohabitation can differ little from marriage regarding the division of gender roles and domestic duties. Although women in cohabitating couples can occupy high social positions and develop successful careers as well as men, the divis
Introduction One of the reasons why the short story The Yellow Wallpaper (by Charlotte Perkins Gilman) has traditionally been referred to as such that constitutes a high literary and philosophical value is that, throughout the early 20 th century, it contributed rather substantially towards advocating the legitimacy of psychiatry, as a newly emerged medical science. At the same time, Gilman’s story represented a powerful critique of the discourse of male chauvinism – hence, the sheer progressiveness of this story’s themes and motifs. In my paper, I will aim to explore the validity of this suggestion at length. Essay Body As it appears from the novel, the reason why the narrator and her husband John decided to spend their summer vacation in a secluded mansion is that this was assumed to prove beneficial to the narrator’s mental condition, because for the vacation’s duration, she would be unlikely to experience any socialization-related distress. As Treichler noted: “Her (narrator’s) physical isolation was in part designed to remove her from the possibility of over-stimulating intellectual discussion” (61). This suggests that, prior to the couple’s relocation, John was already aware of his wife’s mental condition. Nevertheless, he continued to deny that her mental anxieties had to be taken seriously: “You see he (John) does not believe I am sick!” (Gilman 647). Partially, the narrator herself provides an explanation as to why, despite having been an accomplished physician, John nevertheless could not help referring to his wife’s pleas for help in the thoroughly arrogant manner: “John does not know how much I really suffer. He knows there is no reason to suffer, and that satisfies him” (Gilman 649). This narrator’s remark helps us to understand the essence of John’s failure to prescribe his wife with the appropriate therapy, which in turn created the objective preconditions for her to keep descending into madness. Apparently, just as it used to be the case with the majority of physicians at the end of the 19th century, John believed that the reason why some people do exhibit the signs of a mental angst is that they do not apply enough of a conscious effort, while trying to suppress their unconscious anxieties. The explanation for this is quite apparent – during the course of the historical period in question, physicians remained utterly unaware that it is specifically one’s unconscious, which defines the workings of this person’s rational psyche, and not the other way around. Partially, this had to do with the fact that by the end of the 19 th century, the discursive influence of Christianity remained comparatively strong. In its turn, this religion has always been concerned with promoting the assumption that there is a structural unity to one’s soul (psyche), which is why it cannot consist of any mutually incompatible elements. Therefore, there is nothing pa
Introduction In the current business environment, competition is a normal phenomenon in the day-to-day running of the business. The global environment is composed of factors that affect the business positively or negatively. These factors affect operations at three levels in a business operation. These three levels are transactional, cross border, and cross-cultural levels (Kazmi, 2008). This paper is aimed at analyzing the effects of strategic environmental scanning on the performance of a company with special emphasis on Deloitte and IKEA Company. Through this paper, the position of company on the adoption of environmental scanning will also be determined. Kazmi (2008) postulates that environmental scanning process entails monitoring, evaluating and dissemination of information from both the internal and external environment to the stakeholders of an organization for tactical or strategic purposes. According to Oladele (2006), companies that practice environmental scanning have various advantages. First, the scanning process discloses the vital components such as threats and opportunities that influence the achievement of the organization’s goals and objectives. Second, through environmental scanning, the company is able to monitor competitor’s strategies and respond to them appropriately. Third, environmental scanning provides the company with the vital inputs in the process of development and implementation of marketing strategies. Fourth, firms that practice environmental scanning stay abreast in terms change that is brought about by the dynamic business environment. Deloitte Company is a global leader in the provision of tax, audit, and business related consulting services. The company is also a global provider of IT related consultation services with worldwide operations (Deloitte De
Introduction Post-traumatic disorder refers to a serious unease disorder that can build up following the experience of any occurrence that ends up in psychosomatic disturbance. It is also popularly referred to as post-traumatic stress disorder, abbreviated PTSD. The event leading up to such kind of a disorder may entail the danger of losing one’s life or that of some other person, it may as well involve a person’s own or someone else’s corporeal, sexual, or psychosomatic veracity (Lindley, Carlson & Benoit, 2004, p. 940). Such occurrences end up overpowering the individual’s capability to muddle through. As a result of psychosomatic disturbance, post-traumatic stress disorder is not as much of frequent and more long-term than the more usually seen acute stress response. Warning signs for post-traumatic stress disorder consist of re-experiencing the initial disturbance(s) by way of cut backs or incubuses, evading of spurs linked with the trauma, and greater than before stimulation – such as trouble falling or staying in slumber, irritation and hyper-alertness. Prescribed symptomatic standards call for the warning signs to last more over and above one month and result in considerable hurt in societal, professional, or other essential areas of operation. Description of the disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder is categorized as nervousness upset, as aforementioned, and is set apart by aversive fretfulness-linked occurrences, manners, and physiological rejoinders that come up following contact with an expressively disturbing occurrence. Its characteristics carry on for a period lasting more than 30 days, which sets it apart from the short-lived acute stress disorder. These enduring post-traumatic signs result in considerable distractions of one or more vital areas of life function. It usually has three secondary forms; heightened, never-ending, and delayed-onset. Post-traumatic stress disorder is thought to be as a result of either corporeal disturbance or emotional disturbance, or more often a mishmash of both. Studies show that the disorder is more expected to be as a result of corporal or psychosomatic disturbance induced by humans such as sexual assault, battle, or radical attack than disturbance(s) as a result of natural catastrophes. Probable starting places of disturbances comprise of experiencing or observing early days or grown-up corporeal, emotional or sexual assault. To add to this, witnessing occurrences seen to be life-threatening like corporeal attack, accidents, drug dependence, poor health, therapeutic problems, or working in situations open to the elements of war
Introduction Assessing the effectiveness and acceptability of governmental activities is always a challenging and ambiguous task. Because the government’s key responsibility is to take care of its citizens guaranteeing their security and welfare, sometimes its activities collide with the interests and values of people. The issue becomes more critical in the case if the government clings to power and desires to preserve it by any means. Before the rise of the Internet, it was rarely the problem because it was easier to detect opposing citizens and make them change their minds. However, as most people moved communication to the virtual dimension, it became harder to manage them because they have got a platform for expressing their opinions, which are not always beneficial to the ruling party. Nowadays, governments face the challenge of the so-called e-democracy, and they should choose either to provide their citizens with the ability to communicate freely and be overthrown or fall upon censoring their expressions and remain in power. This paper aims at finding the answer to the following question: is it morally acceptable that a theocratic government censors its people’s expressions on the Internet to remain in power? The answer to this question will be crafted through providing the background concerning the peculiarities of e-democracy in the theocratic states and the strategies of cyber censorship deployed by Saudi Arabia and Iran. The primary idea of the paper is to disclose moral opacities of the issue, conduct stakeholder impact analysis, and speculate on the collision of values of the theocratic governments and people. Democracy with a Theocratic Face It is vital to determine the specificities of theocracy and democracy before studying the combination of the two. In general, democracy is the rule of people. The peculiarity of this political system is that people acting as a group decide what is better for their state and themselves. It is characterized by freedom of expressing opinions without regard to their character, the right to vote in and out of the ruling party, several candidates for ruling positions, the protection of human rights, etc. (Hadi par. 1). Theocracy, on the other hand, is the rule of God in the face of a religious leader, who governs the country based on the postulates of a particular religion. The primary way to become a theocratic leader is to persuade people and lawmakers that an individual is sent by God and acts on His behalf, i.e. is a prophet (Hadi par. 2). It means that theocracies in their pure form, for the most part, exist in the Muslim world. Unlike democrac
Political tensions between the countries belonging to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are not new for the Middle Eastern region. However, the diplomatic crisis that started in June 2017 made the regional actors, as well as other countries, take this or that side in this conflict. Thus, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain stopped their diplomatic relations with Qatar, and they were supported by other nations in the region (POMEPS, 2017). Although the conflict develops without active steps taken by both sides, the majority of the GCC countries, European countries, and the United States are interested in resolving the crisis and stopping Qatar’s propaganda in media. Countries That Are Interested in Resolving the Qatar Crisis Among the states focused on ceasing the diplomatic crisis involving Qatar and other GCC countries, it is important to distinguish between the GCC nations, the United States, and European states. The first attempt to end the crisis was made by the Gulf countries leading by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain when 13 demands for Qatar were formulated to be fully addressed. These demands were supported by other GCC countries, including Kuwait that acted as a mediator in providing Qatar with the list of 13 issues (POMEPS, 2017). However, Qatar rejected the demands, and the crisis was not resolved. In the spring of 2018, it became known that Saudi Arabia supported by other Gulf states, was ready to take action and stop the boycott of Qatar by ending the air blockade. This decision was supported by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Wintour, 2018). Oman is one more GCC state that takes a neutral position in the crisis along with Kuwait, and that can be used as a mediator in conflict resolution. Thus, the Gulf countries are interested in resolving the conflict without its further escalation. The United States is oriented towards putting an end to the Qatar diplomatic crisis with the help of accentuating the need for peaceful negotiations. In this context, much effort was made by the Secretary of State, Rex W. Tillerson. Thus, Tillerson directed his efforts towards the mediation between Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain and de-escalation of this diplomatic crisis (POMEPS, 2017). The United Kingdom also accentuated the necessity of resolving the conflict through mediation and dialogue. As a result, the country combined its efforts in addressing the Qatar crisis with Kuwait and the United States (POMEPS, 2017; Wintour, 2018). Germany focused on the need for de-escalating the conflict by the four opponents of Qatar because of their wider resources and the necessity of avoiding violence in the region (“Germany urges diplomatic solution,” 2017). Similar ideas regarding the necessity of dialogue were proclaimed by the President of France. Therefore, the United States and European countries also made efforts to mediate the conflict to find peac
How government can detect radicalized individuals before they act According to King (2012), it is not easy for the government to identify the radicalized individuals who were born and brought up in the United States. However, there is a process that the government can use to identify these individuals before they can execute criminal acts. The process involves high level of intelligence at the local level that is multifaceted. The intelligence collection should start at the lowest level possible where citizens are encouraged to report any sudden change of ideas and behavior of individuals within their community. For instance, if one suddenly changes faith and starts expressing deep hatred for the government or existing systems and structures that he or she respected before, then that should be a red flag. Similarly, if a person starts making unexplainable trips or his or her operations become unclear and secretive, it should be a sign that the person needs investigation. Members of the community can detect these weird behaviors hence they should be encouraged to be vigilant and report to the police or send messages anonymously to the intelligence officers. Once the tip is received, activities of these individuals should be monitored very closely. Once it is confirmed that they are involved with terror activities, government should move swiftly and arrest them before they can act. How government handle those who express radical ideas The government should be able to gather intelligence on those who express radical ideas. According to Bell (2009), most of these radicalized individuals often try to express their radical ideas within the society, often criticizing the government and making very dangerous proclamation. They try to seek sympathy from the public to help justify their radical activities (Gartenstein & Grossman, 2009).The government should act swiftly when dealing with these individuals. Once they have been identified, the government should not allow them to continue spreading their radical ideas because they are likely to influence a section of the society and win sympathies. As Olsson (2014) observes when dealing with radicalization, swift action is very critical to achieving success. Immediate investigation should be launched to determine if they are making contact with other radical groups locally or internationally. Their communications should be tapped and their associates thoroughly investigated (Hughbank, Niosi, & Dumas, 2011). When a justifiable reason is identified that links them to terrorism, then they should be taken to court to face charges of terrorism. Homegrown radical individuals According to Bergen (2016), the United States of America has undergone a long period of racism that sometimes creates resentment towards government structures and leaders