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Discrimination against the Jews is based on the global prejudice. Historically, the Jewish nation was a scapegoat for all troubles ranging from war to economic crisis. In the social context, the Jews are blamed for being rich. In the workplace setting, the Jews are considered to be paid more than they deserve. Notably, the attitude towards the Jewish nation is negative throughout the world, however, there are no evident reasons of this negativity. Even those people who have never met a Jewish person nurture negative perception. Nevertheless, very few people know that a true Jew is honest, careful, courteous, and prudent. The Jewish are truly religious and they act in a manner consistent with their religion. The Jews, however, are blamed for all global problems because their nation has managed to be more successful than the others. Defining Discrimination There are no people who are free of stereotyping. Every person makes assumptions (conclusions based on limited knowledge of the facts) about others based on an incident, impression, or personal encounter. Stereotype is a mental image of a group based on the personal opinion without consideration of individual differences. All Jewish people are stereotyped as greedy and mean, even though the character is not predetermined with ethnicity. Prejudice is a negative judgment formed about the group without knowledge of the facts. In the case with the Jewish employees, the majority of Americans know nothing about the Jewish nation, while the judgment remains negative. Discrimination is treating people in a less favorable way because they are members of the specific group. In other words, discrimination is prejudice in action. The Jews are treated less favorably in the workplace because co-workers have negative judgments of them (prejudice). Finally, scapegoating is holding one group responsible for all community’s problems, isolating or rejecting a group. As it was mentioned, the Jews are blamed for all problems in the world, even for situations they were not part of. Statistics According to the nationwide survey released by the Anti-Defamation League, the number of Americans who hold anti-Semitic attitudes is slow to decrease. The survey findings point out that anti-Semitic views endure in the United States and are unlikely to reduce. According to the national poll of 1,600 American adults, 14% of Americans (35 million adults) hold views about Jews that are anti-Semitic (ADL Survey 2005). All of the efforts undertaken to build a more tolerant nation are fruitless. Moreover, there is an increasing anti-Semitic activity in the country. In 2004, for example, 1,821 anti-Semitic incidents were reported (ADL Survey 2005). The indicator of anti-Jewish prejudice in the United States is the question of Jewish loyalty to America. The survey found that one third of Americans think that Jews are more loyal to Israel than America as well as that the Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus (ADL Survey 2005). The results of the survey are the following: 70% believe that Jews have
I have carried out the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test. This test was developed to determine which psychological functions are dominant in a person based on how they make decisions and their outlook on life. The quiz evaluated me as a dominantly observant person. This further confirms the results of the last week’s test, which made showed my capacity for noting behavioral patterns and being an attentive listener. The test also showed me as a strong feeling, emotional person; although, as the Self-Assessment of Leadership Communication test showed, I have sometimes found it hard to express those feelings. I am in equal measure moderately prospective and assertive, and these characteristics are not as defined as the others. Along with my mild tendency for introversion, these character features are what I need to work on to improve my capacity for leadership and communication. These results point to me having an ISFP Personality, or, as it is also called, “The Adventurer” (ISFP Personality (“The Adventurer”), n.d). This result describes me as an artistic, creative person. According to the test, I am drawn to integrating design and aesthetics into my work and leisure and am inclined to test the limits of what the social conventions allow. I strive to be creative in my beginnings and suffer when society restricts me. These character types are explorers and inventors by nature, and they enjoy taking existing connections with people and ideas and reinventing them anew. All of this is despite being introverts at heart. However, in the case of “Adventurers” and my case it doesn’t mean locking ourselves away from the world, but rather taking time away from the world to evaluate ourselves and our experiences, and most likely plan how to shake up the world next. Again, further connecting these results with last week’s, ISFPs are often able to deal with rational criticism, but are inclined to take offence at more immature and emotion driven comments. Unfortunately, the ISFP Personality again brings up difficulties with long-term planning, and while the previous test showed that I have already made the effort to improve on this, it is something that I need to keep in mind if I want to become a good leader. The strengths of “the Adventurer” are their charm and imagination, and the ability to perceive and cater to the emotions of those around them. They are passionate, despite having an inclination for shyness and an artistic curiosity that pushes them to innovate and explore new ideas. And while most of these strengths match my previous results, the weaknesses attributed to the personality type show that I have somewhat improved over the suggested template. While independent, I have learned the value of a hierarchic structure, and can deal both with supervisors and subordinates. I also have curbed my competitiveness to the levels where it is more of an advantage, then a flaw. However, I do need to work on my self-esteem and learn to control my moods, so that the opinions of other people and my mood swings do not harm my creative capacity. Ultimately, these test results show, that I have a g
Human needs have for a long time demanded a lot from nature. The natural water systems have particularly been abused and neglected leading to rapid deterioration and death of various rivers and lakes around the world. Over time, traditional methods of restoration were created but these methods were ignorant of the needs of the river itself and were just developed either to aid the river ecosystem or to ensure more water downstream. In recent years however, scientist and engineers have come together to develop new river management paradigm whose main focus is to ensure that a river has enough water to remain healthy. Using this new management paradigm, it is possible to reclaim and restore rivers better as the drive is not to restore rivers according to human perceptions but according to the natural needs of the river. Research in river management has shown that in certain conditions, the new river management scenario is an improvement over traditional methods. In certain situations, this new river management paradigm is capable of offering more advantages than traditional methods that usually appear shortsighted. One of the most common source of electric power is hydroelectricity. In the past few years, virtually all countries have erected a hydroelectric power station in one or more rivers. For example, South Africa constructed the Kariba Dam on Ibwe River which has had adverse impacts on the animal habitats and nearby population. The people of Tonga population had to be relocated in order to pave way for the construction of Kariba reservoir. River Zambezi over years has also been replicated for major worldwide construction of dams. During the course of generating power, a dam is usually created or the river direction altered in order to meet the human needs. This deviation of the river flow and direction may lead to severe disturbances downstream. Traditional methods call for flat-line minimum flows of rivers such that the river does not dry up downstream. However, the new paradigm argues that there has to be a full range of flow conditions to ensure that a river is healthy. This argument thus puts forward that at any river through which a hydroelectric power is intended to be set up or has been already been set up, the new management paradigm can be utilized to serve various purposes. First, it can be used in finding the location to situate the power facility such that the natural flow conditions are not adversely affected. It can also be used to calculate the safe amount of water that can be retained and released to ensure a healthy river flow. The second scenario is those rivers such as the Amazon and the River basins of northwestern United whose flood plains are used for agriculture. Throughout the ages, people have depended on the natural flow of the rivers to find fertile areas to carry out agriculture. Flood plains offer a very fertile place for planting a variety of foods such as rice. However, over the past several years, many flood plains have been deteriorating or experiencing erratic flows due to unstable river flows resulting from human interferences. In this
Background information College life provides students with credible personal and developmental incentives that enhance their performance capacity in diverse contexts. The incentives enable them to develop socially, mentally, psychologically, and emotionally. This promotes students reasoning power and decision making on various issues of immense socioeconomic significance. Using the knowledge attained from student development theories (in higher education) as well as personal perceptions/experiences with college students, this paper discusses how college life affects students based on observations made. Contextually, it is possible to apply the mentioned development theories by observing students’ activities and interactions within the college. Indeed, knowledgeable individuals are quite productive and contribute to the economic development of the society. This is attributable to the favorable environment in colleges, which enables students to interact and develop innovative and creative ideologies. It is recognizable that high-level college settings expose students to new ideas and experiences that enhance their holistic growth. Student development theorists assert that developing specific competence in students requires a systematic and sustainable approach. For young individuals to be productive, they must get enough exposure and be engaged in thorough educative processes. This is to facilitate talent identification and nurture their unique skills to make them resourceful. Although college life enables students to develop special competencies crucial for growth, it may present certain negative effects to students. This is noticeable especially in college environments with inferior rules and regulations. This aspect obligates colleges to recognize that they play a crucial role in developing students’ prowess. They should craft regulations that are socially relevant and morally informed. Observations As observed, college life influences students both positively and negatively. That is, there are students who benefit optimally through college settings, skills acquired, and activities accomplished. Observably, students develop viable relationship techniques, problem solution skills, effective decision making, and emotional attributes that shape their life when they interact with each other. Such students are able to make credible decisions in life and contribute effectively in the economic growth of their nations as indicated by cognitive theorists (Kadiso & DiGeronimo, 2004). In US, emphasis is placed on higher education due to its relevance in nurturing skills or competencies to facilitate individual and national stability. This is critical since educated individuals hold the capacity of designing clear goals; develop mature interpersonal relationships and innovative mindsets (Kadiso.& DiGeronimo, 2004). This explains why student education should be supported at every level. Indeed, college education enables students to organize themselves into interactive groups that facilitate their holistic growth. College life in perspective with the the
Introduction In the 15 th episode of the fifth season of “Undercover Boss”, the CEO of Sky Zone, Jeff Platt, checks the quality of the work and personal attitudes of the people, who perform the functions of a court monitor, an installer, community relations, and a maintenance assistant. These four jobs are interesting and important in their own ways. In this paper, two of them, a community relations specialist and an installer, will be analyzed and compared in regards to the existing federal and state regulations. Job description and job analysis are the two activities that introduce a good chance to understand the importance of any kind of work and analyze the effectiveness of the work performed by a team (Mader-Clark, 2013). The necessity to provide customers with the best services and take responsibility for their safety are the two factors that unite a community relations manager and an installer. Duties of a community relations specialist The episode under consideration shows that not all CEOs know enough about their workers. It is probably one of the biggest mistakes of the CEOs, who want to create a powerful company and provide customers with the necessary high-quality products and services. For example, a community relations specialist is responsible for developing and implementing different programs that attract new customers in a company, provides them with all necessary information about the company, and explains the main rules under which customers and the company may cooperate. An installer is involved in a technical kind of work. This person takes care of the details concerning an appropriate installment of trampolines. Much handwork should be done. In spite of the differences associated with these jobs, both
Introduction Operational Management is defined as an area in business which mainly concentrates on the production of goods and services involving the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are proficient and effectual in terms of meeting the customers’ rations. The manager in charge of operational management is struck with various responsibilities. The main one includes; managing and directing technical functions of an organization. Technical functions are tasks such as business growth, fabrication and manufacturing and processing of raw materials into finished goods. Other responsibilities that are entitled to an operational manager are to see to it that the operations management programs of the firm are followed. These programs comprise of manufacturing and production systems, equipment maintenance management, production control, strategic manufacturing policy and industrial labor relations, skilled trade supervision and human resource management. Operational management mainly targets the customers, therefore it is their formal duty to see to it that customers’ needs are prioritized and met with immediate efficiency. Stanbic bank is one of the most competent banks around and it is for that reason that we are going to make some few changes in the customer service so as to keep the bank on top. This branch has been rated in the top five of all Stanbic branches of the bank for the last year and the changes that we are going to make are going to see to it that we keep that position. In trying to find the solution to the bank’s branch problem, we are predetermined to follow some of operations management’s principles and theories. Some of the basic things this article is going to focus on are ‘theories of constraints’. This theories focus on the achievement of managerial constraints through system constraints. The application guidelines to implement this methodology are as follows;  1. Identifying the constraints that affect the whole company  2. Exploit constraints  3. Subordinate process that could be used  4. Elevate constraints  5. Repeat cycle. These theories of constraints concentrate on the weakest links in the operation system to achieving a better productivity. Here are the steps followed in details; Step1. Identify the constraints: This process limits the throughput of the system Step2. Exploit the constraints: There are many ways into which this step can be done depending on the type of process that is being dealt with here. I found out that when this step is used, the throughout of the constraint is maximized. Step3. Subordinate process: This step is usually applied before the constraint to avoid or prevent the building-up of inventory that may occur during this process. Step4. If the thorough put is still not satisfactory, the constraints must be improved even more or completely eliminated from the operations of the company Step5. Repeat cycle: The process is an ongoing development process, new constraints must be identified and the steps must be repeated for those constraints. According to my branch operations analysis, customer service is one crucial area that needs changes. Customer service is said
Background Arterial thrombosis is a condition that develops in the artery, whereby blood clotting is experienced. If untreated, the disorder can lead to the deaths of patients since it alters blood flow in vital body organs. For instance, the illness can cause blockage of arteries that circulate blood in the brain and the heart. Additionally, most of the deaths associated with arterial thrombosis involve cardiovascular diseases. Muscle pain, known as angina, can also occur when blood clotting is experienced in arteries leading to the heart. Arterial thrombosis can develop in people of different ages. However, older people are at higher risks of being affected by the condition compared to young people. Risk Factors Various aspects can increase the risks of an individual developing arterial thrombosis. Some of the risk factors are an unhealthy diet, smoking, being obese, a lack of exercise (Prandoni, 2016). Other common disorders, such as diabetes and high cholesterol, are also risk factors. Old age is another contributing condition since many older people do not focus on body exercise, increasing their fat accumulation chances in the arteries (Prandoni, 2016). A family history of arterial thrombosis is another risk factor that health practitioners have revealed. Men are also termed to be at higher risk of developing arterial thrombosis than women. Pathophysiology Process Arterial thrombosis does not usually have symptoms until a limited flow of blood to body parts is encountered. Nonetheless, chest pain can be experienced when blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked (Prandoni, 2016). Shortness of breath can also be encountered in some cases. Dizziness due to a lack of adequate blood in some organs is another common symptom. Some patients suffer from limb ischemia when the supply of blood to the limb is blocked (Prandoni, 2016). Other people also experience pain in the limbs, and they can turn pale and cold. Swelling of legs is also common in patients with arterial thrombosis due to inadequate blood flow in the limbs. The alteration of cells and the body in adapting to the condition leads to swelling of organs and color changes. Diagnostic Procedures Health practitioners have developed procedures that are used in the diagnosis of arterial thrombosis. Using an angiogram is one of the approaches used to detect affected organs (Gresele et al., 2017). It examines the blood vessels to determine abnormalities that can lead to a blood clot. Doppler ultrasound exam of an extremity is another approach exercised to detect the condition. The approach enables medical practitioners to monitor blood flow in the body. Doctors also use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) since it takes the body’s image and can locate blood clots. Health practitioners can use plethysmography dur
The anti-slavery organization in the Revolutionary period was attributed to the developing ideas of liberty that became modestly contagious. In the 1770s, led by Quakers such as John Woolman and Benezet, White Americans began a move toward the abolition of slavery. Many slave owners, in Virginia especially, were persuaded to free their human property during the Revolution and after. In addition, Black activists also inserted themselves into the anti-slavery movement by reminding that they participated in notable American battles, such as the battle of Yorktown. This showed that slaves were fighting not only for their personal freedom but also for their country’s freedom. The concept of legal freedom is used in order to mark the difference of free individuals in their legal status compared to those who were enslaved and did not have and rights and privileges. Legally free African Americans, according to Ira Berlin, are slaves without masters. Even though Black individuals were legally not slaves, nonetheless, they had few of the rights available to European Americans (Spickard, 2007). Most of them could not vote, serve on juries, keep firearms, or testify against White citizens in court. The Ohio Black Codes passed by the Ohio Constitution represented the laws that stipulated that only freed individuals with a valid certificate of freedom, which were obtained from the court, had the permission to reside in Ohio. The reconciliation of the Black Code with the founding principles of the Territory was linked to the idea that African Americans would still not have the same rights to own land and work as Whites. This was the mindset of the 19th century – while some Black Americans were granted freedom, their role in society did not reach the position held by White Americans. Richard Allen was an activist and abolitionist who founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Naturalization Act of 1790 was a law passed by the US Congress that set the initial uniform rules for granting citizenship in the country by naturalization. Later, the 1795 Act expanded the residence requirement to five years, adding that prospective applicants needed to give a three-year application notice. The central theme of American naturalization was that the law included only free white individuals, thus excluding any other minority representatives. This prompted the institutionalized oppression of the rights and needs of racial minorities. The naturalization ceremonies were considered important because a candidate had not only to be eligible but also appear in court, swear an oath of allegiance, and declare devotion to the Constitution. Native Americans were considered nature’s noble people, with their beliefs and traditions rooted in the nature around them. The appropriation of Native American culture by White Americans stemmed from the idea that the Natives do not have rights, opinions, and power. Therefore, the process of appropriating their culture was acceptable (Spickard, 2007). Chief Wahoo, the symbol of Cleveland Indians, fits in