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Man is a created being which in itself is not an end but rather a beginning of the intricacies of his intriguing nature. In this regard, it is thus the duty of man to search both within and without to try to understand himself and the environment within which he finds himself. Even the earlier perspectives about life by philosophers revolve around the idea of man trying to look and understanding himself. All of the perspectives have the aspect of taking actions or searching within for the ultimate purpose within which man operates in a multi-dimensional world. From this, it is clear that man is always trying to have peace within and without which makes it the ultimate thing that makes life worthwhile. To find this peace, man has to do everything from appeasing fellow man to appealing to religion which attempts to connect him to higher beings. The ironical part of this is that sometimes it takes war to achieve peace and or maintain it. Many wars have been fought in the world over, family members are constantly involved in tussles which bring about conflicts. The absence of war does not necessarily mean there is peace but rather man is working towards achieving it. All the battles that have been fought are a measure of the value that is attached to peace. The breach of peace is war and vice versa. Men or nations do not like engaging in wars or battles but when such entities are aggrieved, the probable way they retaliate is through waging wars. When battles or wars are fought, a relative calm returns although it comes through a price of blood which is spilt. Besides looking for peace in masses, man also is in turmoil from within as to how best he can live his life. This comes after the recognition that he is merely a small part of a big system which calls for some responsibility. In cognizant of this fact, he knows that he is bound by duty and responsibility to do his part in this system. This is evident in major philosophers’ thoughts about life. In essence, unless a man is at peace within himself and his environment, he cannot be able to achieve the purpose for which he is found within this complex system in the universe. The peace from within is only achievable through external factors which are dictated by the self or will. For instance, man recognizes that for him to be at peace, he has to worship or love another being. So he takes the initiative to make a habit of doing that appeases him so that he can achieve that inner peace. Conclusion Achieving inner peace is through having a sense of inner satisfaction which actually functions as the impetus for man to continue doing whatever it takes to have it. For man to still get up in the morning to face another day in the face of ever mounting challenges is a measure enough for achieving inner peace through satisfaction. This satisfaction comes from fulfilling obligations that he has set for self like worshiping a higher being or toiling hard to provide for people around him. After doing all those t
How would you describe the corporate culture of Rotana and how is it aligned with the Rotana company values? Justify your answer with examples According to the case study, the corporate culture at Rotana is focused on the retention of its workforce. President and CEO of Rotana stated: “people are the ones who bring flair in a hotel and are directly associated with the success of a place or company.” This statement can be seen as being true to the values of the company and how it addressed the issues caused by the 2008 financial crisis. Instead of focusing on downsizing, the company made sure that all the action plans include the maintenance of employee morale and that no job losses were permitted. The corporation also made sure to centralize its recruitment and expanded its pool of employees by 150 percent to accommodate hotels that were slated to open by 2012. Employees were considered to be a valuable resource for the company that needed protection during an economically difficult time in history. Management of Rotana made sure to do everything in its power to prevent job loss by focusing on lean practices like creating unpaid days off during times when hotels are not used as much. Would you consider that the financial crisis had a positive impact on Rotana? While the 2008 financial crisis had a significantly negative effect on almost every country and industry, it could be said that the company experienced some positive outcomes due to this experience. While not much is stated about the history of Rotana, it is possible that not all the employees were certain about the company’s commitment to its values. This could be seen in the way that some employees attempted to safeguard their jobs, including Dr. Olga Kampaxi, when the news of the crisis reached them. How
The design of experiment for our company will include several steps. First of all, we should define the problem, In the case of our company, it is the low level of e-mail marketing effectiveness. Second, we should define the primary objective that is to increase the response rate to e-mail adverts. Third we should design the experiment determining the factors that will be studied for analysis. The company will use only two of the three factors it has defined: e-mail headings, e-mail open, and e-mail body. What matters to the company is the customer’s responsiveness. That means that the customer should be interested in, at least, opening the e-mail advertisement. For this reason, there will be two types of interactions determined – e-mail headings (generic or detailed) and e-mail open vs. e-mail body (text or HTML) and e-mail open. Next step is analyzing data and interpreting the results of the experiment. It means that the company will focus on determining whether there is the correlation between the type of e-mail headings and e-mail body and the fact that the customers open the e-mail advertisement, i.e. the measured response ( Design of experiments (DOE) , n.d.). I propose using the interaction effect charts for displaying the results of the design of experiment provided above. The reason for this decision is evident – this method is an effective tool for demonstrating what types of e-mail headings and e-mail bodies are more effective when it comes to e-mail marketing. In addition to that, there are two options for preparing the charts. First, there can be one massive chart displaying all factors together. Second,
Introduction The City of Oklahoma has a specific mission of providing quality, committed leadership, and ensuring equal distribution of resources. To attain this mission, the Oklahoma City leaders provide proper infrastructure through ensuring proactive and reactive services. They offer excellent stewardship of public assets and create effective partnerships that promote employment opportunities for individuals while creating a comfortable environment for the success of businesses. The Oklahoma City has embarked so much in ensuring their budget is up to standard. The economists of Oklahoma City work tirelessly towards the provision of high-quality products and services to ensure efficiency and the removal of barriers to future development (Dowler , Ferbrache, McSpadden, Stroope, Fike, & Kelly, 2012). This paper will analyze the payroll of the Oklahoma City public workers, analyze the trend of expenditure, forecast the future of the expenditures, and give a brief overview of capital budgeting. Payroll Forecast Oklahoma City has an apportioned $6,717,773,223 to its total revenue for the financial year, 2013/2014. It has also apportioned $6,717,766.766 to its total expenditures leaving behind a balance of $6,462. The agency’s compensation for employees amounts to approximately $2.4 billion for the fiscal year 2014. It happens that an agency with a growing economy will obviously have an increasing trend in the general revenue collection and consequently an increase in total and employee expenditure (City of Oklahoma , 2013). In Oklahoma City, there would be a 2 %, 4 %, or 5 % pay increase in the wage bill for the fiscal year 2014 depending on the expansion of the budget, but this would have some consequences on the budget. It will be a burden to the budget to accommodate the rising benefit cost. The consumer price index increases from time to another and thus the employees would propose a salary or benefit increment. Such benefits, in this case, would comprise of medical insurance, commuter allowance, entertainment allowance, house allowance, and disability insurance among many benefits. This will have a greater benefit to the employer as their general social welfare will improve. They will have an improved lifestyle and therefore the associated benefits of an increase in employee benefit include:  1. Ensuring a controlled health care system  2. Increased tendency of retaining employees  3. Increased employee satisfaction thus improved productivity While the governmen
Over the past years, the paradigm of medical care has embraced a patient-centered approach that prioritizes and anticipates one’s needs and prompts clinical intervention. Such a proactive attitude, however, has not yet become a pattern due to several financial and organizational barriers. Many hospitals claim to have limited resources for the implementation of preventive health care regularly, especially when it comes to the financial coverage of preventive interventions. The controversy, in this case, is the fact that the overwhelming amount of EBP research points to the socio-economic benefits of the anticipatory approach to health care. For example, in an article by Jennings and Eng (2020), the authors clearly indicate that “Increasing preventive cancer screenings in the U.S. is an effective strategy to reduce health care costs” (p. 245). Another study concludes that the personalized preventive approach “is statistically associated with reductions in outpatient expenditures, Medicare expenditures in year 5, emergency department (ED) utilization, and unplanned inpatient admissions, accompanied by significant increases in evaluation and management visits and expenditures” (Morefield, Tomai, Slanchev, & Klemes, 2020, p. 75). Based on this evidence, it is reasonable to ask why the economic systems of health care overlook such a beneficial opportunity. In my opinion, the answer to this question addresses two major aspects: heavy reliance on patient autonomy in health decisions and the unwillingness to invest in telemedicine and digital solutions to preventive health. This reflection was, in fact, inspired by one of my patients who is receiving treatment for type 2 diabetes. This patient is a 68-year-old man, so the majority of his medical expenses are covered by federal Medicaid insurance. He is a heavy smoker and drinks alcohol at least once a week, so he is at high risk of hyperglycemia and other complications of diabetes. Because of severe blood sugar spikes at his age, the patient is frequently admitted to the hospital with hyperglycemia and low blood pressure, which makes him faint. As a result, the patient is readmitted to the facility every two months with an average hospital stay of three days. Since it is already evident that the patient faints and struggles with blood sugar spikes because of a lifestyle incompatible with the disease, it is critical to question the preventive measures of the treatment. One of the potentially successful ways to accomplish the proper level of prevention is to let patients rely on technology rather than their perception of health. The patient discussed above cannot be blamed for incompetence and ignorance in terms of his well-being because, after a medical intervention, he tends to feel better and forget about his medical condition. Indeed, over the years of my nursing experience, I have realized that people are unlikely to think about their health when nothing bothers them. The ones who do, however, are usually more financially capable and address health care without preventive care and recommendations. For this reason, it is crucial to provide patients with an opportunity
At the beginning of the 19th century, America’s fast and early economic growth was caused by a combination of factors, including unique geographical, cultural, and economic conditions. These conditions influenced modes of production through goals and belief systems. American society achieved stable forms of production and growth, provided important cases for thinking about the relations of modes of production. David Landes underlines that culture has a great impact on economic growth of the country and its development. For North America, culture became a turning point in economic growth generated by unique puritan values and beliefs, labor relations and perception of wealth and money. “Latin American scholars and outside sympathizers explained the failure of Latin American development, all the worse by contrast with North America, as the consequence of the misdeeds of stronger, richer nations” (Landes 3). They were set up primarily in response to the need for labor to conquer a continental wilderness and lay the basis for a new economic society. Nor was the dominant ideology appreciably affected by the novel and radical doctrines that penetrated the intellectual barriers of the nation in the early twentieth century, as the shift in the tide of immigration carried in millions of strange faces and strange tongues from the
Introduction Religious beliefs and practices are an intrinsic part of peoples’ lives which at most may provide clear understanding of the why and how a certain group may behave. Like culture and tradition, these are passed on from one generation to another, location to another as people move around and migrate, and influence evolution and even modern or contemporary ways of life. This paper shall try to discern the main argument of David Scheffel’s In the Shadow of the Anti-Christ: The Old Believers of Alberta, describe and evaluate his sources and methodology, its parameters or application, strengths or weaknesses, its comparative view for or against other scholars or movements as well as other readings. Summary Scheffel’s premise is that the Old Believers, isolated Russian migrants of late 1970s to earlyn1980s, provide people with issues and themes that are relevant with culture embodied not only historically but also in contem
Introduction The tale of Prometheus, the Titan who dared to challenge Zeus, is one of the best-known fables. Described colorfully in Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound , the character represents a challenge that was bound to end in suffering, yet had to happen in order to alleviate the suffering of humankind. Thesis statement- Arguable, specific By introducing the complex relationships between Prometheus and Zeus, the Chorus emphasizes that the act of sacrifice made by Prometheus is one-of-a-kind, implying that his punishment and the resulting sacrifice elevates him to the status of a hero. Arguments The tremendous change that Prometheus made in his attempt to introduce the humannkind to the fire both in its literal and metaphorical sense, therefore, igniting people’s willingness to learn and evolve, shapes the further direction of the poem. In this context, the portrayal of Zeus serves as the background on which the essence of the poem’s premise is built. In the beginning, Aeschylus defines Zeus as the “tyrant of the gods” (p. 40). By establishing the specified relationships, Aeschylus transfers the focus to the role that Prometheus’ sacrifice has produced, as well as his following transformation into a hero. Although the stasimon in question appears to center the character of Zeus, especially at the beginning of the narration, the portrayal of the god adds not so much to the exploration of the theme of tyranny as to the concept of opposing it. Aeschylus describes Zeus in the following manner: “[…] but for the suffering race of the humankind/He cared nothing” (40). Although seemingly seeking to describe Zeus, the specified line implies a stark juxtaposition to the humane, kind, and compassionate character of Prometheus, who supposedly expressed much greater care the humankind and its concerns. Thus, the complex relationships between Zeus and Prometheus are exposed as the latter rebels against the former. As the poem would develop the described theme ,later on, the chorus represents the punishment endured by Prometheus as a reasonable, albeit very cruel, retribution for his act of stealing fire ad bringing it to the human race. Namely, the Chorus states: “Don’t you see,/You went wrong!/But then, it gives me no pleasure to tell you/ how you went wrong” (Aeschylus 42). However, Prometheus’ refusal to recognize his deed as wrongdoing and his acceptance of his fate allows for his transformation into a hero. Counterargument Arguably, the focus on the sacrifice and the unprecedented nature of Prometheus’ act of self-sacrifice shifts slightly in the described stasimon, possibly pointing at the emergence of another theme, namely, that one of tyranny. The dark and sinister nature of Zeus’ actions is
Introduction Inflation is a condition of persistent increase in prices of products, especially the consumer products in an economy. It is measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the GDP deflator. China has been experiencing inflations for several years. The country experienced the highest inflation rate in 1994. During this period, the inflation rate was at 27.70%. The lowest inflation rate experienced in the country was -2.20% in 1999. It was reported that the country had an inflation rate of 5.5% in October 2011. Consumer prices increased by 5.5 percent in 2011 because there were few supplies compared to the high demand (Back, p. 1). The global economic crisis that was experienced in 2008 had a great impact on the economy of China. During this period, China had a high inflation rate in 2008 but this started to decline as time progressed to 2009. By July 2009, the country had the lowest inflation rates, but the rates started to increase rapidly in 2010. In the year 2011 the country had experienced inflation rates ranging to 7 percent. During the first quarter of the fiscal year 2011 the country experienced an increasing inflation rates. However, towards the last quarter of 2011 the inflation rates started to drop (Song and Golley, p. 157). Description of the Chinese inflation The escalating oil prices have been blamed for the inflation in China. Economists provide that global oil prices have be
Casablanca is a 1942 romantic drama movie revealing a story of an American expatriate Rick Blaine meeting his ex-lover in unoccupied Africa. The main hero had to decide what is more important to him – to stay with his beloved or perform his duty. He must help either his lover’s husband, Czech Resistance leader to escape, or fight for his love for Ilsa. At the end of the movie, Rick is forced to put his veritable feelings aside and commit himself to the moral obligations. The story, therefore, is emotional, emphatic, and full of dramatic moments due to the use of efficient cinematographic effects, including sound and music, lighting, appropriate camera angles, and set design. All these techniques allow the audience to understand experience, feelings, and emotional they endure. Specific attention should be given to the Railway Station Sequence analysis where the salient techniques are used to evoke empathy and emotion from the audience. Sounding is an important element in movie because it serves to amplify the emotional state of the protagonists. Used both as a background music score at the beginning, the scene depicts Rick waiting for Sam at the railway station. The second scene introducing Sam looking for Rick is almost similar to the first one. By using such an approach, the director creates two different scenes in one sequence. The music piece provided in these two scenes still has various degrees of stress. In particular, the tension grows as Sam and Rick are searching for each other and music becomes softer as soon as both characters meet each other. The subsequent scenes are accompanied by more impulsive music. Specifically, non-diegetic sound is not heard by the heroes, but it manages to render the overall atmosphere of the moment. Although the music is dramatized during the scene when Rick the letter, the focus is made on the letter but not on the hero’s emotional expression. Such an approach is used to link the scenes in which a protagonist progresses through various scenes toward to a specific goal. Apart from the background music-score, there are also sound effects that signify the denouement of the episode. Employing various camera shots, close-ups, and angles also contributes to emphatic filling of the movie. In particular, the director applies to various techniques to make the scene more dramatic and compelling. In the Railway Station Sequence, it is possible to trace several shifts in camera movements. The first is made when Rick and Sam are engaged in dialogue. At this point, the director chooses two powerful approaches, medium close-ups, and reverse over-the-shoulder shots. The hero’s close-up allows the audience to see the expression on his face while he reads the letter. As soon as this moment is captured, the camera angle immediately changes and it is possible to see the letter content. During this shot, there is no camera movement, which permits the viewers to read the letter and understand the experiences faced by Rick. The next stage frames the scene, as the camera once again returns to reverse shot-over-the-shoulder shot and medium close-up. The next moment introduces vivid camera movement up to the sc