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Introduction The federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a state agency that is operated under the department of Homeland Security. It is tasked with the important responsibility of responding to cases of emergency, as well as disasters that may occur mainly within the United States; the agency mostly targets at finding solutions by responding to disasters that are beyond the scope of the local state authorities which are given the first priority to handle the disasters. However, it is very important to note that the involvement of FEMA mostly occurs in very extreme circumstances, and in this case, the governor of the concerned state has to assess the situation that has occurred as a result of the disaster. After an initial assessment has been carried out, the governor declares a state of emergency and seeks help from FEMA, though the federal government should enable them to help in handling the disaster. In this paper, the emergency preparedness of FEMA will be determined by analyzing the procedures and provisions that have been put in place for handling the disasters that are likely to occur; of great importance are the information dissemination channels that have been developed by the agency to ensure that the local agencies are able to fully educate the residents on the steps that they can take to be able to handl
The book ‘Homer’s The Odyssey’ written by Frank Bernhard is a speculation of why The Odyssey is represented in a non-chronological manner. Bernhard makes use of clear words and concrete examples as well as numerous quotes to articulate his belief that the cause and sequence of the events in this book were created on purpose by Homer so as to generate and elicit optimism to the readers. The book revolves around Odysseus as the main character. Odysseus took the initiative and bred Argos in the best way possible not just to have it as his faithful hunting dog but to protect him from any hunting beast that would want to flee him from the deep places in the woods (Bernhard 246). This brings out a loyal servant-master relationship between the two. As brought out in the book, Odysseus fits well as being a great hero and Agro a loyal servant. Agro waited despondently for Odysseus to return after a period of twenty years. To keep his readers glued to the book, Bernhard makes use of different writing styles and methods like keeping the readers in suspense. He does not introduce the main character till later in the book. He also makes use of what can be referred to as the ‘Homeric” method. Bernhard achieves this by creating a contrast between two female characters who were of great significance to Odysseus. The two female characters were Penelope; his mortal wife and Calypso; who was the immortal goddess. By omitting the presence of Odysseus, Bernhard wants the readers to believe that Penelope’s devotion and faithfulness are intensified. This is seen when she embraces familial love that Odysseus yearned for. The author introduces the Island as a significant place not just as the place Odysseus called home for more than seven years but the place where Penelope played a crucial role in his life before Odysseus reached Phaeacians Island. Bernhard states that ‘She is the last of Odysseus’ adventures on his way to the island. The book uses its characters to examine the inner meaning of The Odyssey structure. There are several speculations that come up in the book which try to embrace the common optimism brought out by the author. A good example is the fact that as long as Odysseus remained hidden and secluded, his state would remain to be neither that of the dead nor of the living. By this, Bernhard provides valid examples of the deadly sins committed by Odysseus. The sins acted as tests to how much he could endure. This was symbolic of the years he spent on Calypso Island. Odysseus is also held accountable for his actions in the book. The Polyphemus episode for example provides solid evidence for the faults committed by Odysseus. The episode also presents to the reader the accurate and true picture of Odysseus. The Polyphemus episode is different from most of the examples in the book. Most of the exam
Over the years, governments across the world have actively engaged in international trade with each other under different trade unions that govern the relationships developed between respective nations. Since the 1980s, international trade platforms were governed on an exclusive upholding of free trade basis. The U.S. pioneered the Preferential trading arrangement (PTA) strategy, which lies on mutual consents between trading partners. This strategy for trade opened an avenue for the respective nations to formulate special agreements on trade between each other (Krueger 2). One of the main benefits of the development of trade agreements between specific nations is that their personal interests apply. For instance, some nations formulate trade agreements with the developing nations to acquire cheaper supply chains while helping with the financing of development projects within the developing nations. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is one of the Free Trade Agreements that took effect in the early 1990s, and it demonstrated the effects of developing FTAs. One of the advantages of joining FTAs is the resultant reduction of tariffs on different goods (Krueger 4). During the 1990s, trade activities between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada intensified as each nation engaged in active international trade with the members of the NAFTA. During this period, free trade between the U.S. and Canada influenced Canada to maintain the U.S. as its most important trade partner, with Canada’s export share of the U.S. rising from 75% at the beginning of the decade to 86.5% toward the end of the 1990s (Krueger 8). This high level of trade partnership through the NAFTA led to an indirect blockade of trade between Canada and other economic giants like China. NAFTA intensified trade between its member states while influencing a significant decline in trade between its member and the rest of the world (Krueger 12). According to a study conducted by Xiaming Liu, Chengang Wang, and Yingqi Wei, China’s trade activities have a direct link with the patterns of FDIs in its economy. The researchers conducted an empirical study by evaluating data collected from 19 of China’s close trade partners across the world. The data came from records dated from 1984 to 1998 (Liu, Wang and Wei 191). Econometric methods analyzed the data to create a correlation between foreign direct investment and trade in China. The findings from the research indicated that for every unit increase in China’s imports there is an equivalent increase in FDIs within China’s economy. The growth in FDIs in China’s economy results in an increase in exports from China to the Home nations of the FDIs. The identified causal factors revealed t
Cell to cell communication is essential for multi-cellular organisms, such as human beings and oak trees, in order to coordinate their activities enabling the organism to develop. Cell communication is essential for unicellular organisms as well. The networking of these cells is very complicated. Chemical signaling is the most common mode of communication between cells. Studies suggest that identification of cells is done by chemical signaling in the cells of yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae . These cells are of two types a and a and secrete factor a and factor a respectively. These factors attract each other resulting in the fusion of two opposite cells. All the genes of both the original cells are transferred into the new cell. A signal on a cell’s surface is transformed into a particular cellular response in a sequence of responses referred to as a signal transduction pathway (Recce, 2005). The molecular details of signal transduction in yeast and mammals are very similar. These and other resemblances between signaling systems in bacteria and plants propose that premature versions of the cell-signaling mechanisms advanced well before earth saw its first multi-cellular organism. Scientists believe that they first evolved into ancient prokaryotes and eukaryotes and were later used for new purposes by their multi-cellular descendants. Communication between animal cells may be through direct contact between cell molecules between surface-bound cells. This process is known as cell-cell recognition . There is another type of local signaling known as synaptic signaling which occurs in the animal nervous system. In this, an electric signal along a nerve cell triggers the secretion of neurotransmitter molecules. They diffuse across the synaptic gap to the target cell and the process continues. Both animals and plants use hormones for long-distance communication, in animals, it is known as endocrine signaling while in plants it is known as growth regulators . In animals, hormone molecules travel to target cells via vessels of the circulatory system, into which they are secreted by specialized cells. Plant hormones often reach their targets by moving through cells or diffusion through the air as gas but sometimes also travel in the vessel. Another example of long-term signaling is the transmission of the signal through the nervous system (Recce, 2005). After the signal is recognized by the receptor molecule, it is renewed into another form so the cell can respond to it. The early work of Earl W. Sutherland suggested that the process going on at the receiving end of the cellular conversation can be dissected into three stages: reception, transducti
The children that I teach are of kindergarten age and are only beginning to read. Initially, they possessed very little of phonological awareness – even though they did enjoy reading, many of them nevertheless experienced a particularly hard time while elaborating on what has been read. Three of the eight students I have chosen to work with, within the context of this assignment, are utterly intelligent with their minds being absolutely predisposed towards gaining more knowledge. They are advanced readers, while being also quite proficient at spelling, writing and with applying correct punctuation to the written text. What is being disheartening about these kids though, is the fact that they seem to lack the strength of self-motivation, when it comes to reading. Two of these children have been brought up in single-parent (father) families, with the oldest being five years old and the youngest being four years old. The ERAS helped me to gain an insight on what may account for the lack of their enthusiasm with reading. As it appears from what I had learnt – both of these kids are sport-oriented. They do enjoy different types of books being read to them aloud. Especially, they seem to derive pleasure from being exposed to the stories that involve space exploration, travel, adventure, etc. At the same time, I also learned that these students are utterly shy, which I think contributes rather substantially to their unwillingness to read, especially when reading aloud in front of their peers is being concerned. The methodological tools I have chosen to utilize, within the context of proceeding throughout assignment’s consequential phases, should help me to reveal the essence of children’s attitude towards the reading. The first assignment tool I have chosen in favor of was Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERSA). This particular tool is being designed to help educators in defining the emotional subtleties of children’s stance on reading in general. While participating in the survey, children were being asked to reveal how they feel about reading by circling the appropriate emotional face (smiley) on survey-sheet. Besides providing an educator with the psychological insight onto children’s reading-related feelings, the deployment of this tool is believed to encourage the participants to adopt more positive attitude towards the subject under discussion. The next assessment tool that I have chosen to deploy, while working on the assignment, was Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI). While being designed to test the extent of children’s phonological awareness, the strength of their linguistic skills and the measure of their comfortableness with practicing public reading, this inventory’s methodological approach presupposes administering the actual test three times per year, with its final phase having taken place during the course of the last week. Even though that the application of both assessment techniques did help me to reveal what accounts for the extent of participating children’s linguistic literacy, it nevertheless felt short of providing me with the comprehensi
In the creation hymn of the Rg Vega, Aditi is acknowledged to be the god of all gods because he is the creator and has equally been granted the status of five men. Aditi is the god through whom all has been born and shall be born from because he is a god. He has an everlasting law that forgives all the wrong doings of people. The hymn of this everlasting law is exciting and radiant, because it has enlightened the deaf ears of the living people. The external rules of the law are fundamental and deep rooted and the law is impressive because it is unbiased. The central question on the creation hymn of the Rg Vega is the following ‘Why should sin be condoned by the gods of all gods?’ According to the lessons of philosophy found in Changdoya Upanisad, everything that exists in the world originates from life and pulsates in it. The dialogue between Svetaketu and his teacher Uddalaka Aruni illustrates the lessons of the philosophy. The upanisad also declares that when all these things are converted into someone, no one can be able to identify who is known by whom. The supreme spirit is inevitable to everybody because it has light and exists above, below, to the front and back, before, and sideways. The reality of Atman can be defined as the supreme essence in which the whole universe has as itself. This is illustrated by the way in which the body is reduced to ashes and the mind dies when a person passes away. The Atman is the self in which there is existence, wisdom, and delight. The Atman is equally universal and eternal. The objective world is reliant to the reality of Atman. Buddha’s doctrine of dependent origination as a response to the problem of dukkha can be defined as one thing being dependent on another entity. Buddha claims that life is a flow of development into something else. Everything passes away from tears, people’s aspirations and dreams. The universal preeminence of death is inevitable to every single person in the world. Buddha thus claims that there is nothing everlasting in the pragmatic self. The law of independent origination illustrates that the self is a combination of person’s emotions and perception. Buddha’s doctrine of dependent origination is attributed to the ignorance of people which has been listed as comprising of reliance. The ignorance of people can instigate from any of the constituents of being, for instance, karma and the rest. Dependent origination can only exist when people are reliant on one another and in this particular case, when none of their details is absent. Buddha’s doctrine of dependent origination may equally exist when people can have eradication of existence in the world. Other factors such as nihilism and inefficiency of karma also contribute to the dependent origination theory. These aspects by all means together define the complete expression of dependent origination. As much as such characteristics of being ma
Today we are living in an era of globalization in which media and advertising have crucial roles to play. With the beginning of the new form of market-driven governments, globalization has filtered down to almost all walks of life like media, art, culture, and of course the trade and business practices. Media has indeed emerged as a potent force in the spread of globalization and cultural exchanges. It plays a very important role in telling the people about the values, ideas, opinions, and culture of any country and organization. For this reason, Multi-National Organisations hire Public Relations companies to undertake the task of influencing the communicative practices of individuals and institutions, which in turn influences the people and societies. Some critics argue that this is leading to another form of imperialism known as cultural imperialism. Growth in Information Communication Technology (ICT) has made people dependent on the modern means of communication, thus creating an ‘information society’ in which social interaction becomes dependent on the use of such technology. The political establishment desires to make the best possible use of media in order to fuel their ventures for propagating their ideas amongst the masses. Therefore the political economy depends on how the advertising and media world is depicting the beliefs and philosophies being propagated by the political establishment. Mosco (1996, 153) states that there’s a growing tendency amongst people to go for products and services advertised on media channels, which in some ways satisfies the esteem needs of the individual besides satisfying the physical needs. The endorsements by celebrities and well-known figures also result in further aggravating this hunger for advertised products. For example, 17% of 700 U.S. consumers surveyed in 2003 said T.V. that ads influenced their car-buying decisions. Ads on Internet search engines influenced 26% of consumers (AdAge, 2003)[1]. Mosco (1996, 153) comments that such developments have started suggesting that, “The process of ‘commodification’ has extended into places and practices that once tended to be organized according to a different social logic, one based on universality, equality, social participation, and citizenship, which, for all of its well-chronicled shortcomings, broadened the grounds of social action now increasingly reduced to a market logic that equates rights with market power.” Commodification as such depicts the manner in which capital is accumulated in capitalism and how the ‘use values’ are transformed into ‘exchange values.’ Commodification researches include[2] studies on class power, media elites, ownership patterns, the audience commodity, and govern
Nutrition   * Healthy eating habits are crucial.   * Consultations with registered dietitians are strongly recommended.   * Healthy food options are fresh produce.   * Optimizing insulin intake is important.   * Appropriate attitude towards food is essential.  1. While defining children’s energy requirements, their preferences and appetite should be taken into account. These requirements may be determined properly by evaluating weight gains and growth regularly.  2. The best way to develop a good meal plan is to appeal to the related specialists who will provide the necessary theoretical foundation for this.  3. Children should take less packaged food – fresh fruits, vegetable, lean meat, high fiber bread and cereals.  4. A pre-meal insulin dose is to be corrected according to the carbohydrate consistency of the meals.  5. It is vital to impose proper nutrition and a significant approach it from childhood. In this vein, flexibility, not restrictions, is the best option for an educational strategy (Rodriguez, n.d.). Exercises   * Crucial point – to get children moving.   * Involvement in team sports is important.   * Healthcare team may assist with arranging exercises.   * Continuous glucose monitoring is essential.   * Family activities bring much encourage.  1. Sometimes, children do not tend to be interested in active exercising. Hence, parents should find an individual approach to change this.  2. In team sports, children with diabetes get a vision that they may easily socialize and are not worse than others.  3. Again, the related professionals may help in developing the best exercise plans.  4. Glucose monitoring during exercises may provide critical insights regarding food intake, as well as insulin management (Rodriguez, n.d.).  5. When a child understands that the family supports him or her, this is a great way to bring enthusiasm in dealing with the disease. Reference Rodriguez, K. (n.d.). Nutrition for children with diabetes . Diabetesresearch. Web.
Introduction Research utilization is a term that refers to the authentic and methodical enactment of innovation within a health care environment. The innovation should be scientifically sound and founded purely on research. Moreover, this implementation is accompanied by a process through which the impacts brought about by the innovation can be assessed. It is anticipated that the innovation results in a clinical transformation. This paper aims at exploring the congruence of research utilization proposals with various ANCC Magnet Certification forces. The paper will discuss the image of nursing, interdisciplinary relationships, and professional development. Image of Nursing Nurses are recognized as an extremely essential asset in a healthcare setting. The services they provide are exceptionally valuable to the patients as well as other team members. This implies that nurses are integral in the provision of quality health care to patients. Healthcare organizations would not function appropriately in the absence of nurses. Globally, nursing greatly impacts system-wide processes. To enhance the image of nursing, it is essential that research utilization would be frequently applied. To positively influence the image of nursing, it is important to consider the best evidence obtained from research. Every encounter at the health care institution should be a chance to demonstrate clinical expertise, which matches the patient’s needs and preferences (American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), 2013). Interdisciplinary Relationships Collaborative working relationships are extremely beneficial among and within various disciplines. Every member of the healthcare team should meaningfully contribute to the welfare of the patient. The purpose of the contribution is the accomplishment of clinical outcomes. There are various conflict management strategies, which, when used effectively, result in high efficiency of the health care system (American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), 2013). Through research utilization, various departments can work together. Through this collaboration, communication improves within the health care institution. Improved communication leads to effective interdisciplinary relations within the health care system. Positive interdisciplinary collaborations improve the quality of health care services delivered. In addition, research utilization brings the various departments together, which enables them to research various issues. The collaboration from the various departments is essential in positively influencing the quality of health care. Professional Development Health care institutions immensely advocate for and value their staff development and growth. In connection to this, the institutions lay down strategies for promoting growth at both the professional and the personal levels. Usually, this is achieved through in-service education, as well as quality oriented. Considering that nurses play a great role, there is immeasurable stress on services aimed at career development (American Nurses Credential