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Map comparison The present day state of China is a consequence of spatial-expansion that traces back to an era long before Christ (1900 BC). Basically, until early twentieth century China was synonymous with dynastic rule. With Manchu dynastic rule (1644-1991) recording massive gains and thus hitting an all-time high, the entire period represents rollercoaster kind of gains. However, a blanket analysis on the entire period reveals gradual gains from the core area of Xia, extending to the present day Mongolia, Tibet, Myanmar, Turkestan, Indochina, Korea and Taiwan. Nevertheless, an anticlimax and hence the end of the final dynasty coincided with European and Japanese invasion (Schaefer 230). China’s spatial expansion is comparable to other forms of expansions including Islam, South American cultures, United States settlement and the Russian empire in the sense that they all emanate from a core region extending outwards where their influences decimate. However, while all the rest are foreign based China’s spatial expansion originates from the natives. Chinese state experiences imbalanced forces originating from ethnic diversities that portray irregular population density patterns. As such, the administrative units are designed in a way to cater for the ethnic minorities who include the non-Han speaking population. Consequently, the laws of the day apply selectively depending on the region. The regions reserved for the ethnic minorities are the ‘Autonomous regions (AR)’ and, have specific laws that don’t apply to other regions. Large expands of land covering the northern and western parts of China represent these regions. However, the population pressure from the majority Han Chinese tends to defy these efforts hence; the ARs are currently dominated by Han Chinese (MacLeod and Jones 671). Japan is a state that constitutes four Islands including Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu and Hokkaido. Of the four
Introduction Performity involves both performance and performativity. Performance is the manner of carrying out an activity or a piece of work. On the other hand, performativity is the process by which individuals construct their identity or position by expressing themselves actively. Erving Goffman was among the first thinkers in utilizing his dramatizing principles about the social. He considers how individuals present themselves and their activities to others the way they guide and control the impression formed about them. These things they may or may not do while performing an act before others. He stipulates that two types of expressions are conscious and unconscious ones (Bell, 1999). Discussion According to him this is performance. To describe performance, he for example; talks of interaction and the self. Judith Butler is one of the other sociologists who extended this interest in the development of the theme of performativity. She was a post-feminist who gave an influential analysis of sex, gender, sexuality and the body. This was a major contribution to feminist gender theory and is regarded as providing a finding contribution to queer theory. Her approach involves the analysis of performative production of sexed identity on the processes through which gender and sex are portrayed as natural extensions of a body rather than, taking the biology of the body as a starting point (Duttlinger, Ruprecht, & Webber, 2003). Erving Goffman in his conscious expression he says that this is what one gives of himself and the other unconscious expression is what one gives off. For example, there are expressions that one can control and others cannot be controlled. According to Goffman when people are interacting they form different expressions. The audience has information about the performer which contradicts his intentional performance. In performing an activity, an individual act consists of many things. He talked of front which he defined as part of the performance of individual which more or less fixed (Parker, Sedgwick, & Institute, 1995). The acceptable parts of front are one’s appearance and environment. Judith Butler links materialization of the body to the performativity of gender and assesses the materiality of gender, sex and body. For instance, she states that heterosexuality is as a result of imitation rather than a natural product of gendered and sexed bodies. According to her gender, involves sustained social performances where social meanings established are repeated. She views gender, sexuality and sex as cultural products. For example it is not that gender and sex produce heterosexuality but that heterosexuality produces sex in a binary form. In comparison, Gofffman describes psychoanalysis by stating that some actions are unconscious that cannot be controlled and others are conscious and can be controlled when one is performing a task. On the other hand Judith Butler talks of psychoanalysis by stating that identity involves numerous and coexisting identifications. She also says that identification of gender is phantasm tic. According to Butler gender i
Background The African American people can adapt to changes in the environment and, most of all, the ability to overcome obstacles in their daily lives. They can acquire good life, but they face racial discrimination that affects them mentally and emotionally. The rate of unemployment is much higher among the population. Due to the constant struggles of discrimination and hate, African Americans develop anger and rage. Black Americans make use of social networks to help them overcome racial stigma. Even though they are inferior, as depicted by the white majority, they also have strengths that should be considered while dealing with them. Important Themes and Strengths Black people have accepted their life’s pain, and each day they learn new skills on how to cope with this life, a fundamental strength. Parents always tell their children that growing as a person of color is never going to be easy, but life must continue and that they should embrace endurance. Black people value education because they know good education will ensure the financial security, ascending mobility (Thennakoon, 2020). Africans believe that the Americans can take from them anything, but they cannot take away what they have learned and stored in their brains. Another strength to look at is that Black people know the importance of self-respect, and they are proud of their race. African Americans believe that they can only achieve a satisfying occupational career through hard work and resilience. Americans may deny them opportunities, but endurance and hard work will open prospects. Important themes such as emotional behavior should be explored when dealing with African American people. They tend to be short-tempered because of daily struggles coping with racial discrimination. A therapist should explore and determine ways in which blacks are discriminated against in school or at work. Black people tend to seek revenge on those who undermine them. Thus, it is essential to know how they feel after being offended. Another important theme to explore is their social relationship with the white people around them. Explore how they deal with their emotional pain, for example, at work, if someone with minor qualifications has been promoted and one is left simply because of their color. Typical Traps and the Concept of Vibes Typical traps can be a situation where two or more professional ethics clash. Usual traps include receiving gifts from clients or groups they have helped. Some clients may wish to give tokens in appreciation of their excellent work. It is considered unethical to accept the gifts but also rejecting the offer may disappoint the client. Social workers cannot have any relationship with other social workers or clients outside the professional context. Social workers find it hard to
Introduction A growing trend throughout the nation in the past decade has been for an increasing number of public school districts to adopt either a very strict dress code policy or a uniform policy. Uniform policies are generally preferred by most school districts because there is less room for question and numerous benefits to the school and students on a variety of levels. While most of the uniform policies used in public schools include relatively general restrictions, there has still been a great opposition to these policies by people who insist that school uniform policies somehow restrict a child’s ability to express him or herself. In recent discussions of whether or not school uniforms should be mandatory, a controversial issue has been whether this practice would unnecessarily hamper students’ personal character development. Discussion On the one hand, some argue that students benefit by reducing the number of concerns they must deal with during school hours, freeing their minds to focus more on the academic issues they should be concerned with while attending classes. When President Clinton said “I believe we should give strong support to school districts that decide to require young students to wear school uniforms”, he had based his opinion on a history of school uniforms having a calming effect on students (cited in Weitzel, 2004: 10). The use of school uniforms can actually enhance a child’s personal character development as “such requirements of standardized dress also include a symbolic rhetoric of legitimate authority, a reservoir of institutional and organizational values of the school, and a method of social and cultural control over cohorts of students moving through the system. Those without a uniform would feel left out” (Brunsma, 2004: 6). By including students in a recognized group as a member of a particular student body, uniforms are successful in building a sense of community and cooperation among children who might not otherwise work together. On the other hand, however, some argue that studies into fashion and self-expression have proven that there is a direct link between the way we feel about ourselves and the type of clothing we wear. “With fashion and dress adapting to represent the ever-changing self, fashion therefore serves as a vehicle for establishing identity and self-concept” (Weitzel, 2004: 12). Thus, regardless of the type of clothing we wear, we are always making a statement about who we are and what we wish to be associated with. Parents often argue against the concept of school uniforms because they say these types of requirements prevent students from expressing themselves. By choosing the types of clothing they wear, students are able to identify themselves with different elements of society an
Introduction When working with an online group, team cohesiveness is crucial for sharing of information and improving each member’s knowledge. The main challenge that befalls online courses teams is how to develop cohesiveness with the team members who might come from different cultural, economical, social, and political background; however with strategic moves, the cohesion can be developed (Parker, 2009). This paper discusses how to improve team cohesiveness and the benefits that will be attained from health cohesion. Improving team cohesiveness To improve cohesiveness among online members when conferencing members should be allowed to discuss matters that are outside the main topic for some time; although care should be exercised that the amount of time taken does not deviate the main topics to cover. The matters that can bring people together include once culture, political situation in their country, some life experiences that they might have undergone and they are willing to share, hobbies and likes. Other than communicating via the teleconferencing, members should be encouraged to be members of the same social network site as they will be able to discuss other issue of life that will facilitate them opening up and creating the much needed cohesion. When it comes on the part of the course, the team should manage the course such that every member is given a chance to handle a certain topic them train the other members; with such moves, members will feel they are accountable of each other and their cohesion builds. Another aspect that builds cohesion among people is conflicts management and sharing of experiences; in the case there will be an occurrence that calls for solving among the team members, every member should be involves in looking for a solution. When this happens, everyone will feel appreciated and a member of the larger team. Benefits of team cohesion When working with a team that has a healthy cohesion, every member feels accountable and answerable to the larger group, with the feeling everyone works for the good of the other and thus team spirit is facilitated. When working in a team, communication and unselfish sharing of information is crucial, this can only be attained when the team has a good relation that is build through cohesion. There are times that conflicts among the members hinder the delivery of quality results, however when a team is well bonded, then such occurrences are unlikely to happen. Teams that have strong cohesion among themselves are highly motivated and fulfill their tasks and obligations in the team effectively; they are willing to learn and be taught by their counterparts. Motivation among members gives rise to high morale of fulfilling tasks that one has been allocated by the team and doing them diligently and on time. When challenged by other team members, member will be taking it positive and work to improve on the areas that have been pointed by others. Teams with good cohesiveness among themselves attain their targe
Introduction This work gives an analysis of a small part of the film Nibiru 2032-The End of the World . The work has four parts; the first part is a summary of the storyline of the film; the second part is an analysis of important signs used in the film and their effectiveness in the meaning of the whole film. The third part is a reflection on the target audience, the film’s production and reception context. The production team of this film effectively created an entertaining, yet horrifying film from the recent scientific debate about a meteor, Nibiru, which is slowly moving towards the Earth. Scientists project that this meteor will hit the Earth in the year 2032. The preparedness of the human race for such disasters is what the film mainly questions. The Storyline This scene captures images that show the possible state of affairs in case of a meteor hitting the world. This film begins by showing the image of the meteor moving towards the Earth. It then shows a news anchor announcing the news of this meteor to the people. He says, “Citizens of the world, I bring you news that will be difficult to comprehend”. The director prevents the news anchor from giving details of this news. The news anchor, thus, shifts focus to the city where people unexpectedly see strange things falling from the sky. The falling objects are magma-like substances from the meteor. Everything comes to a stand-still. Cars do not move, and people raise their heads to the sky to see the falling objects. The meteor hits the Earth, bringing down buildings in the cities. People run for their lives, but the magma-like substances drop all over making it impossible to find a place to hide. The hot materials drop like bombshells. They fall in the sea, displacing water towards the land. The displaced water, together with the hot materials, sweeps everything on the ground. The materials bring buildings and every erect thing, including the Statue of Liberty in New York, to the ground. The displaced water goes up to the mountains, covering them everywhere. The hot material also flows and burns everything to ashes. The hot magma and the water destroy everything leaving the Earth bare and lifeless. Analysis of important signs used in the film This film talks about the end of the world as the title suggests. The world ends because of a sudden collision between the Earth and a meteor, Nibiru. The meteor produces hot substances that burn down everything on earth, leaving it lifeless. The writer of the film applies scientific knowledge. He reminds his audience that things that science teachers teach in schools are not just for learning purposes, but can also happen in real life. He uses the on-going scientific discussion about the possibility of planet X, Nibiru, hitting the earth in the year 2032. Meteors are cele
A reflection on the course outcomes covered during the past eight weeks gives a summary of my experiences and the transition from a registered nurse (RN) to an advanced practice nurse (ANP). All through the eight weeks of training, the systematic course has amplified my knowledge in the field of nursing and in the manner in which I handle and address the patients’ needs. The training incorporates lessons such as MSN Program Outcome 4, MSN Essential VIII, Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies, as well as Scientific Foundation Competencies. All the programs or lessons are systematic as they open up the nursing students’ minds and enable them understand the real situation that is evident in the field. Importantly, a reflection on the events of the past eight weeks reveals a challenging scenario. The challenging scenario takes effect because of the increased scope of knowledge and activities associated with the transition from a nursing practitioner to an advanced practice nurse. Fundamentally, the course outcomes focus on enabling the nursing students to offer high-end services to patients and ensure that their satisfaction becomes attainable. The aspects incorporated into the course not only improve the knowledge base of the student nurse practitioners, but are also an extension of the lessons and experiences faced while in the position of a registered nurse. It is momentous to explain that a systematic coverage of the components espoused in the course is an ingredient that enhances the expertise of an advanced practice nurse in the journey towards exceptional delivery of healthcare. Program Outcome 4, for instance, is very important in enabling nursing practitioners meet the requirements of patients from a holistic perspective (Cherry & Jacob, 2015). Through the perspective, nursing practitioners are in a position of identifying the molecular processes of the body and, in turn, examine medical problems in an informed manner. Essentially, the focus of the program is on understanding of the molecular processes and functions of the body and, therefore, its outcome is an augmented examination and diagnosis of the patient needs. Consequently, MSN Essential VIII is a program drafted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The program regulates the amount of knowledge that nurses need in order to provide high-end medical services. According to Long, Stockley, and Nordahl (2012), MSN Essential VIII assesses the quality of healthcare within the population and the various steps useful in prevention of community-based diseases. To achieve the desired outcome, the program trains the students to consider issues like pathogenesis and molecular pathophysiology when diagnosing a medical phenomenon. Moreover, the program helps nursing practitioners to focus on factors like finances, culture, and age o
Recommendation of data analysis techniques Bogdan and Biklen describe qualitative data analysis as working with facts, systematizing it, breaking it into convenient elements, amalgamating it, looking for prototypes, determining what is significant and what is to be studied, and settling on what to inform others(1982). Qualitative investigators seem to employ inductive examination of data implying that important topics come from data (Patton, 1990). Qualitative examination calls for some inventiveness since the challenge is to put the unprocessed data into reasonable momentous groups, scrutinize them in a holistic mode and look for a way to correspond to other scholars. Data analysis in qualitative research starts with classification of topics from unprocessed data, a procedure occasionally termed as open coding (Strauss, & Corbin, 1990). In open coding, the canvasser should categorize and tentatively name the theoretical types into which the occurrences experimented will be clustered. The aim is to generate explanatory and multi-dimensional classes, which form an introductory framework for examination. Expressions, idioms or actions that seem to be alike can be clustered into the same class. As unprocessed information is split into convenient units, the investigator should as well formulate an audit trail, which is specifically a method for classifying data units according to correspondents and perspectives. The subsequent phase of analysis entails review of classes in order to establish how they are connected. It is an intricate process at times referred to as axial coding (Strauss, & Corbin, 1990). During axial coding, the canvasser is supposed to construct a theoretical model and establish whether adequate data is available to support clarification of results (Strauss, & Corbin, 1990). Data collected through interview guides can be analyzed using Nvivo software. It is not a complex process hence saves on time and resources. Interview guides generate too much information that needs sorting and interpretation. The researcher classifies data to establish what is relevant to the study. One technique in which such precision could be realized is by utilizing the search facility in NVivo, which is perceived by the manufacturing designers as one of its key resources that enables examination of information (Lee, & Esterhuizen, 2000). This is definitely factual when information is searched in terms of characteristics. In this study for instance, the researcher seeks to know why individuals like certain persons. Obviously, analyzing such resul