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Childhood Obesity Statistics indicate that one in every three American children has obesity or is overweight (Karnik and Kanekar 3). Foltz et al. believe that obesity is a major health problem that will affect more people in the future (399). Unless stringent measures are put in place, many young people will have reduced life expectancies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 12.7 million adolescents and children are affected by the condition. The disease has been observed to affect African Americans and Hispanics the most. Milstead argues that childhood obesity is a major health challenge that continues to put the health of many children at risk (82). Professionals believe strongly that adequate measures and policies targeting small children can protect the country’s population from the health challenges caused by obesity. Childhood obesity is therefore the targeted issue for this paper. Advocacy Campaigns Several advocacy campaigns have been implemented in order to deal with obesity in adults and children. One of these initiatives is the Campaign to End Obesity. The campaign is managed by a board comprised of leaders from different agencies such as the U.S. Soccer Foundation and the American Family Children’s Hospital (Karnik and Kanekar 3). The campaign has been convening experts and leaders from different sectors. These players have been pushing for new policies that have the potential to deal with this health problem. In order to achieve positive results, the campaign has been providing adequate guidelines to decision-makers and health professionals in order to deal with the epidemic. The second advocacy campaign is the National Obesity Care Week (NOCW). This campaign is held every year to present useful guidelines that can be used to deal with obesity in both children and adults. The campaign has been in place since the year 2015 (Milstead 19). The main objective of the campaign has been to present new strategies that can be used to transform the manner in which care for obesity is provided. The campaign has attracted over 35 healthcare institutions across the United States. According to many people suffering from the disease, very few incentives and guidelines are presented by physicians. The campaign has been focusing on the best strategies to promote public awareness. Different stakeholders have been empowered in order to educate more people about the problems associated with diabetes (Karnik and Kanekar 5). The contributions of different stakeholders such as the Obesity Action Coalition and the Obesity So
Introduction This paper will provide a critical review of the article on the rise and fall of Carly Fiorina. The review will focus on the leadership style of Carly during her tenure as the CEO of HP in the US. In this respect, the first part of the paper will compare the traits of Carly to the characteristics described in various leadership theories. The second part will contrast Carly’s traits and motives with various theoretical perspectives. The last part will provide explanations concerning the way leadership has been displayed in the article. Conclusions will be made based on the assessment of Carly’s leadership style. Carly’s Traits and Motives Comparison In the article, Carly has been portrayed as a leader whose characteristics are mainly inconsistent with the conventional theoretical perspectives on leadership. Carly was hired because the board believed that she was a charismatic leader. An effective charismatic leader is expected to have a clear vision for her organization. The vision enables the leader to inspire her followers to embrace change in order to achieve predetermined targets or objectives (Bell 2013, pp. 66-74). Carly was described as a leader who was good at creating and selling her vision. This trait enabled her to take challenging assignments at AT&T, thereby becoming the most successful marketer in her industry. She was able to inspire her marketing managers to achieve their sales targets. At HP, Carly’s vision was to bring the desired change in the company’s organizational culture and financial performance. However, her vision did not yield the desired performance outcomes. According to Monahan (2012, pp. 56-66), an ethical leader is expected to be fair and socially responsible. This means that the leader’s actions and decisions should take into account the needs of the followers. Carly’s first cost-cutting measure seemed to be fair. She allowed the employees to accept voluntary pay cuts rather than forcing them to leave the company. The high compliance level suggests that the majority of the employees supported her decision. In addition, she led by example by giving up bonus pay worth $625,000. In this context, Carly can be viewed as an ethical leader who focused on the interest of the company rather than her personal needs (Cumbo 2009, pp. 725-726). Contrast Although Carly was considered to have charisma, her traits were significantly inconsistent with charism
Introduction Social network sites have changed the styles and techniques of writing for instance; texting involves use of abbreviations or many different techniques of crafting short messages and use of self-devised short hand techniques of instant messaging. Social network sites or technologies such as chartrooms or texting procedures do not require a stipulated format or standard of writing. The problem requires urgent rectification and personal action since most users are aware of the effects on formal written English, but ignorantly continue to promote the use. The practice is very pervasive, therefore there is a general regard of the practice as a register emergent language or form of writing having its own styles are rights. The blame often falls upon the proliferation of portable technology and internet real-time communication such as instant messaging (IM) or the chartrooms. This paper forms an argument that the informal style of communication is causing disappearance of the formal English and therefore people ought to reconsider the excessive usage outside of academia. Currently, the most effected group are the youth who are highly involved in the social form of interaction. According to Crystal (p 18), the informal styles have two major ill effects namely, spelling degradation and corruption of formal English language. Globally, there are concerns of the informal styles creeping into the academically registered languages. In line with Lenhart et al (p 1), most United States youth admit that various aspects of social writing are today part
Introduction In “Only Strong Women Stayed: Women workers and the National Floral Workers Strike, 1968-1969,” Falcon states that the corporate leaders at Kitayama Corporation’s floral operation in Brighton, Colorado deliberately exploited the cheap labor available in the area. But one day a woman of conviction stood up against injustice and abuse to fight for the rights of her friends and co-workers” (Falcon, 2003, p.140). The result of that passionate action to help others was the creation of the women-led National Floral Workers Organization or NFWO (Falcon, 2003, p.140). This is an example of what one woman can initiate and what a group of women can achieve if they stay the course and not give up. Main Body Kitayama Corporation moved into Brighton, Colorado to take advantage of the high concentration of “Chicanas” and “Mexicanas” in the area. The real purpose is to exploit low wages while at the same time increasing revenue by forcing them to work long hours and not provide them the facility needed to ensure a safe and conducive working environment. Consider the following report “women were not provided protective clothing or coverings of any kind to prevent them from getting wet or injured … women came to work dry and went home wet after working nine-to-ten-hour days, including Saturdays” (Falcon, 2003, p.154). Guadalupe Briseno changed everything but helping them get organized. Conclusion For many years the women that were employed at the Kitayama Corporation endured sexual harassment, inhumane working conditions and low-pay. They were unable to stand up to speak for what is right. The only time they were able to received what they deserve came when they learned to organize themselves under a passionate leader who taught them not to give up and not to give in.
Summary The title of the poem “A Haunted House” brings out bad events that are associated to the house. The poem brings out how the dead are associated to the living; they do not want to wake them up. The poem explains several themes, which include love, positivism, death, and the living. Symbolism has been utilized in this poem. Analysis “A Haunted House” being the title of the poem draws the attention of the reader to dreadful issues associated to the house. The poet talks of the couple as ghostly (Woolf, stanza 1, line 2); this explains why the house haunts many people. The writer of this poem is the occupant of the house, who acts as the owner. The poet explains on a first persona scenario, “…whispering not to wake us…” (Woolf, stanza 6, line 3). The use of the noun “us” brings out an individual point of view. It also shows that more than one person occupies the house. The poet brings out several themes, for instance, the theme of love. The ghostly couple, as stated by the poet was in love. The fact that they go round the room holding hands is a sign of affection. The ghostly couple remind themselves of the good moments they spent in the house. The poet also talks of them kissing, sleeping, and waking up in the morning together (Woolf, stanza7, line 1). A lot of love is blowing in the air because the poet has brought it out in severa
The current case is taking place at Acme Corp., a modern technological company. At the moment, Acme Corp. is challenged with a task that it needs to complete within six months. Namely, the company seeks to design a new mouse to go with a personal computer, which in the case of success, would guarantee a competitive edge over contenders. The approach that the company is taking toward the early stages of the development process is to only include design engineers and brainstorm ideas. This essay analyzes the case and provides recommendations for improving the robustness of the process. The Chief Design Engineer, Michael Caroll plays the role of the facilitator of the meeting: he controls its flow and steers the meeting in the right direction (Straus, 2017). Caroll keeps all the attendants focused on the task and prevents the conversation from digressing. Apart from that, the facilitator does not allow a single person or a group of people to talk over others. Everyone is encouraged to speak out as long as they stay on topic and make valuable contributions. A skilled facilitator uses a whole range of techniques to keep meetings productive, with some of them being observed in the current case. It is important to review desired outcomes and deliverables. In this case, all the meetings attendants will be sure of what is expected of them (Straus, 2017). One of the techniques used by Caroll is synthesizing the main themes: he accomplished it by categorizing the ideas collected during brainstorming. He assigned roles when he formed three groups for further discussion of the key ideas. A technique that was not present is balancing the meeting. Some members are typically more vocal than others, but those who are often dominated in meetings might still have good ideas (Watanabe et al., 2017). Thus, they should be given a voice and amplified by the facilitator. The current meeting only consists of design engineers, which is less than ideal. On the one hand, it is intuitive to only include people whose responsibilities are directly related to the subject matter. Indeed, it is design engineers who will be primarily involved in the process of developing a new product. However, a meeting like the one that is described in the case ignores diverse perspectives on how to make a better mouse. Potentially, a product designer, a computer engineer, or someone from the sales team could chime in
In the book Eichmann in Jerusalem, Arendt analyzes and evaluates the role of the Jewish ghetto leaders (the judenrate) in the destruction of their own people. She claims that it was one of the most terrible and dramatic events in the history of the Holocaust and the Jewish nation. Thus, this position is often contested and rejected by historians who investigate psychological and social factors of this event. In the book, Arendt criticizes Jewish leaders and military in extreme violence and hostility against Jews. These accusations are based on the evidence that most of Nazis were mentally healthy. Arendt states that Eichmann misunderstands and misinterprets Kantian categorical imperative and its practice application. By the “banality of evil”, Arendt implies the ability of human beings to justify their actions even if they lead to aggression and violence against innocent people. The evil is that resulting from human choices. Its relation to natural evil may be more or less apparent. Holocaust is perhaps the best example of this. Even though natural factors such as population pressure may help set the stage for war, actual hostilities depend on a highly organized human endeavor. But along with any possible worthy objectives (such as the attainment of freedom or the protection of a homeland) come hosts of evils–mass killing, wholesale destruction, and the personal and social problems that war leaves in its wake. Arendt states that Jewish leaders ”were inspired not by conscience but by the desire to salt some money or some connections away for the dark days to come” (Arendt 116). According to a court-appointed worker, Eichmann tried to understand the reasons and aims of the inquiry and answered most questions readily. There is some evidence that Eichmann, depending on circumstances, would alternately profess knowledge or ignorance of the language, perhaps in order to avoid answering questions precipitously. Arendt bases her argument on the idea that: Eichmann “identifies his own will with the principle behind the law-the source from which the law sprang. In Kant’s philosophy, that source was practical reason; in Eichmann’s household use of him, it was the will of the Fiihrer” (Arendt 137). Arendt states that Eichmann did not have a choice. The struggle that historians may only sense between the reality of the Holocaust and the old words and concepts is, for them, an immediate presence. The problem is with these evil aspects of life. Occasionally someone will surrender to skepticism or nihilism, but most people assume on good evidence that life as a whole makes sense. The pattern of meaning takes shape, and these things of which we now speak contradict it (Miller and Jensen 2003). The over-all impression is not that they prevent any formulation of meaning. But the attempt to impress a pattern of meaning on every fact of life without considering it fully gives rise to partial or fallacious answers to the problem of evil. One’s enjoyment of a good apple is augmented by his having eaten a rotten one. In sum, “the banality of evil” means simplicity of human deaths and violence justified by Nazis and their ideology. The general
In her short article, Chua (2013) takes the readers down the controversial track of striving for perfection as the key slogan for child rearing. Despite the fact that their son or daughter evolving into personalities with wide range of opportunities, numerous skills and even greater assets is a dream of every parent, very few people actually know how to bring children up so that they could become successful. As the latest researches and statistical data say, the rates of literacy and academic performance among the U.S. children are dropping fast. Their Chinese counterparts, however, seem to be doing much better in terms of academic achievements and striving for achieving perfection, which makes wonder whether the methods of Chinese upbringing is better than the American one. Despite the fact that there are a number of peculiar features of the Chinese upbringing to consider, though, the idea of pushing a child to his/her limits does not seem reasonable either. On the surface, Chua offers a detailed account of why the Chinese children are much better at achieving good academic results and building a better career. However, when taking a closer look at Chua’s argument, one will be able to spot certain similarities between the issues that Chua raises in her piece of writing and the concepts introduced by Cherlin (2013). However, a somewhat closer reading of the article written by Chua begs the question whether the author truly tried to reflect on the difference between the methods of child upbrin
Introduction The Man who was Almost a Man , written by Richard Wright is a masterpiece exploring struggles of blacks and racism in America in mid 20 th Century. During this time, whites were grappling with the reality that they would probably live together with blacks for a long time. This notion did not go down well with many whites; therefore, they subjected many blacks into untold sufferings racism being one of the popular intimidation tools. Nevertheless, the blacks had to struggle for survival and these elements stand out well in Wright’s work, The Man who was almost a Man . Writing in the 20 th century, Wolfenstein notes that, “The problem of the twentieth century was the problem of color-line…” (163). Dave, the protagonist in this story faces the same problems and he has to survive. Nevertheless, he cannot survive in a society with unequal playing grounds. To achieve the equal playing ground, Dave has to get a gun; the only way he can wield power in this unfair society. Unfortunately, he does not have the courage to handle a gun; consequently, he uses the gun for the wrong reasons and shoots a mule dead as he practices how to pull the trigger. He has to pay for the dead mule. Wright’s work resonates well with Wolfenstein claims that, “many black Americans had pushed for equality and economic leverage since the latter half of the nineteenth century…began promoting strategies that would chip away at white dominance” (166). The only strategy that Dave has is to own a gun and that is exactly what he does. Perspective of the Story This story is told from an objective point of view. “With the objective point of view, the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story’s action and dialogue. The narrator never discloses anything about what the characters think or feel, remaining a detached observer” (Stokes Para. 4). Moreover, conversation is a dominant element in a story told from an objective point of view. As Wright begins the story, he does not divulge a lot of information about Dave’s environment. The reader knows very little about Dave’s workmates, friends, or parents. Wright opens the story by saying, “Dave struck out across the fields, looking homeward through paling light” (Wright Para. 1). This is too general and this is why the story fits in the objective perspective. Scholars have argued that, the reason why Wright uses this form of perspective to, “get readers to focus more on the imagery of the gun” (Everett 29). As expected, Wright accomplished his intentions because the story revolves around this gun, which symbolizes, “power, masculinity, respect, and independence—in short, everything that Dave desperately wants” (Everett 35). This form of perspective helps to build up the central themes of this story viz. racism and survival. On the o
Introduction Climate change is one of the largest and controversial problems, which became a subject of a number of debates and discussions. Its ramifications and consequences can be detrimental to the entire human society due to the fact that climate change effects are unavoidable. In addition, solutions for fighting climate change need cooperation on a global scale, which can put certain nations at a disadvantage and severely hurt their economies, because there are many countries that are highly dependent on fossil fuel reserves. It will also require overlooking and dismissing any international conflicts in order to unite in addressing the given issue. Although there have been some remarks regarding climate change being a hoax, it is becoming more evident that it is a real global crisis, which means that immediate actions need to be taken, such as fossil fuel ban and worldwide energy reform. Background One of the urgent problems on the planet in recent years is the change in climatic conditions. Such changes in the ecological environment are reflected in the fundamental human rights recognized by international law, including the right to a favorable environment. Changes in climatic conditions can lead to rising sea levels, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, salinization of freshwater, a decrease in the area of ​​arable land, or land resources that can be intended for housing construction and many other phenomena that are a threat to human life and health. These phenomena are reflected not only in the normal functioning of people and the environment, but also in the economy, construction, market, and other relations. The consequences of these phenomena affect both the individual and society as a whole. Most at risk are people and peoples whose lifestyle is associated with the environment, as well as coastal and island countries that do not have the economic resources to adapt to drastic changes. Many international laws and treaties state that countries undertake to cooperate to achieve the goals of preventing human rights violations, as well as take appropriate measures to combat climate change, to mitigate this phenomenon or adapt to its consequences. The principled and agreed position of the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), formulated at the world conferences on climate change, is based on the results of a number of scientific studies. It reflects the prevailing point of view on the negative impact of global climate change on public health. An analysis of world literature indicates the emergence in recent years of a number of scientific publications on the medical and environmental consequences of global climate change. Most articles report an extremely high degree of relevance to this problem. The authors attributed the expected effects of climate change to serious deformations of the human environment, which will inevitably ref