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Media shapes people. No matter what one might say about the means to resist the effect of the TV propaganda and the way to retain one’s own opinion, TV shows that people watch regularly, and especially the ones that they used to watch regularly as kids, affect or have affected their vision considerably. Despite the fact that the effect of the late 80s and early 90s young girls oriented animated series were neutral at best and harmful at worst, some elements of feminism started shining through, which manifested the era of animated movies emancipation. A comparison of such shows for young girls as Jem and PowerPuff Girls will display in a very graphic manner how giant a leap animated movies industry has made in a relatively short amount of time. While in Jem , the key female leaders were replaced with stock Barbie-style characters and personalities of hair spray cans, The PowerPuff Girls , a show that came out only a decade later, featured a team of colorful and active characters that were not afraid of being funny and even ridiculous, with a unique comedic edge to the traditional superheroes formula and an original representation of interactions between these characters. Picture 1. Jem (Left) vs. PowerPuff Girls (Right): A Ten Year Journey Jem and the Holograms . n. d. Web. 90s Trends: February 2012 . n. d. Web. The examples in question have been chosen as the key subject of the study, sine they are truly fascinating specimens in the evolution of an image of a woman in media. Each of them is clearly a product of its time, there can be no doubt about it. However, it is not the ability of a movie to send a topical message that is being considered. What strikes most about both movies is how each of them takes female stereotypes and transforms them with a unique result, Jem reinforcing them, and PowerPuff Girls destroying them completely. Both movies use practically the same stock tools for creating their characters – in fact, even the pink-and-pastel color cast seems practically the same in each series. The series mentioned above will be used to study the way
Many students believe that mathematics is a hard nut to crack and that they do not have excellent math skills. The teacher has a big role of ensuring that students develop a positive attitude towards mathematics so that their performance can improve. Teaching mathematics requires a lot of techniques in order to motivate the learners. Understanding of mathematics by students to a great extent depends on the teacher’s creativity and use of techniques that creates curiosity of students towards mathematics. In a learning set up or classroom, there may be students of different cultural backgrounds and others with exceptionalities. The teacher must have mechanisms that would accommodate multicultural students and those with exceptionalities and encourage their curiosity towards mathematics. This essay aims at discussing four main strategies that a teacher can use in order to encourage students curiosity towards mathematics. The paper will also discuss how a teacher can apply these strategies to improve the curiosity of students towards mathematics in classroom. One of the strategies is to reduce the language level used in mathematics to the level that the students will understand. The use of mathematical jargons makes students to perceive mathematics as a difficult subject and decreases their curiosity to learn. The teacher can use a simple language level in explaining the concepts in those jargons in order to make students understand. The purpose of this strategy is to make the students understand the concept in the terminologies used in mathematics. It would be of no use for the teacher to use too complicated words in explaining a concept because the purpose of teaching will not be effective. In applying this strategy in class, the teacher should explain a concept in the simplest language possible. They should start explaining the concept before they mention the terminologies. Once the students have understood the concept, the teacher can mention the terminology. The students will be more curious to know that what they already know has a terminology than they would be in trying to understand the terminology. The other strategy is encouraging transfer of knowledge from one student to another. In this strategy, the students are given chances to explain to other what they think is the solution for a certain question. The purpose of this strategy is to enable students learn from each other and also evaluate the work of their classmates, criticize, agree or disagree with them. In so doing, students will be able to air their views and learn the right way of answering questions. The strategy also makes students more attentive to explanations and increases their curiosity to learn ( McDoniel, 2009, 1). In applying this strategy in class room, the teacher will give questions and ask a student to present the answer on the board as others listen. He may also ask another student repeat the presentation done by another student. All students are encouraged to be attentive during presentation. The teacher can als
Introduction The history of the Jamaicans in the United States began in 1619 when some blacks from Jamaica, as well as from the Caribbean islands migrated to the United States. It is during this time that 20 indentured workers arrived in Virginia (Parkins, 2011). Their arrival in the United States meant that they would live and work in the farms as free beings, even with the advent of the first slaves in 1629. Notably, Jamaica was a major station through which the slaves going to the United States, as well as other parts of North America, would be stationed and cleared before their final destination (Omi & Winant, 2010). Thus, Jamaicans’ immigration into the United States was tied to the emancipation and slave trade. Later, the American colonies, as well as their European counterparts with large sugar plantations in the Caribbean started to import more Jamaican immigrants in 1838 as labor for their farms (Kent, 2007). As a result, most Jamaicans were recruited in the Costa Rican and Panama lands. However, after the abolition of slave trade in the United States, most farm owners started to hire temporary labor for their farms. The workers were referred to as swallow migrants, and their duty involved crop harvesting on a yearly basis. However, most of these people later returned to their homes after the harvest was done, though they were later recruited by the United States at
Organizational behavior is the complex concept, which consists of numerous other issues. We have already discussed in the class, how managers can utilize key elements of organizational behavior in their day-to-day practice. Nevertheless, the situation is even more interesting in practice. The paper describes an interview with a woman, who has managed to build a friendly and well-knit team. The Background Information For this assignment, I have interviewed a manager, Anina Blecher, who works in a Chinese restaurant, The Congee in Alhambra. That restaurant is very small, old, and cozy. It has the homelike and friendly atmosphere. Both employees and customers have good relationships there. Anina knows almost every customer and likes talking to them. They like her very much as well and give lots of tips. Anina operates in the restaurant industry. The industry is characterized by intense competition since the number of restaurants is huge. Besides, people are more and more prone to have their breakfast, lunch, or dinner outside their homes, which increases demand and supply and makes the competition higher (Jones par. 1). The Chinese restaurant my interviewee works in has its own pool of loyal customers, which gives it a priceless competitive advantage. Anina is a middle-level manager. The paper analyzes how Anina Blecher utilizes the key elements of organizational behavior in her current practice. Anina can be reached at the following contacts: contacts. Personality Interviewer : It is believed that personality traits affect the way how managers treat their employees. Can you agree with that? Interviewee : Surely. Your personality affects everything you do, and management is not an exception. Interviewer : How would you describe your personality then? Interviewee : It has always been difficult for me to say something about myself… Well, I am pretty sure I am friendly, easy-going, and can inspire people. I am also demanding on myself and expect others to be demanding on themselves as well. I think that Anina’s personality in accordance with the Myers-Briggs personality assessment is the Protagonist. The Protagonist is ENFJ personality, where E stands for Extraversion, N refers to Intuition, F means Feeling, and J implies Judging ( Our Theory par. 6). Anina Blecher demonstrates many qualities that the Protagonist is expected to have. She is extroverted and full of passion. She can inspire people and makes it every day at work. Her employees are friendly; everybody knows and promotes the values of the restaurant. Anina is a “natural-born leader” ( ENFJ Personality par. 1). She can be too demanding sometimes, but she is well aware of that quality, so she tries to use it reasonably. Motivation Interviewer : How do you motivate your employees? Would you describe their motivation as intrinsic or extrinsic? Interviewee : I think that the best motivation is job satisfaction. If employees like what they do, they do their best instead of the required minimum, and that increases the productivity. So, their motivation is basically intrinsic – we are the family here, and we believe in the values we promote. Surel
The targeted questionnaire for this assignment was designed to analyze the level of employee satisfaction in an organization. This questionnaire was designed for “Zarca Interactive”. This discussion identifies the good and bad aspects of the above questionnaire. The Good Aspects Properly Designed The questionnaire is designed in a professional manner. The presented 20 questions make it easier for the respondent to give quality answers and comments. The questionnaire has several sections. These sections make it easier for the interviewer to gather quality results. Short Questions Most of the questions are short and precise . This aspect makes it easier for the respondent to give precise answers. Some of these questions include: “ what is your gender? ” and “ what is your age? ” Absence of Vague Questions and Words The questionnaire presents simple words and questions. This approach makes it easier for the interviewee to offer accurate and precise answers. This strategy will ensure the interviewer gathers quality information and data. The Bad Aspects Long Questionnaire This questionnaire has a total of 20 questions. These questions will discourage more interviewees. This issue can affect the quality of the gathered information. Many interviewees will not present quality information to the interviewer. Question Ordering Technique The designer of the questionnaire failed to arrange the questions in a proper manner. For example, the questions focusing on issues such as age, gender, and organizational position should have come first in the file. Biased Questions Some of the questions presented in the questionnaire are biased. For example, some questions will encourage every respondent to offer specific answers and feedbacks. Such questions are biased in nature. The questionnaire makes it impossible for every interviewee to offer quality answers.
Introduction and Summary This paper is a critical analysis of the article, “Airline Industry at Its Safest since the Dawn of the Jet Age” by Jad Mouawad and Christopher Drew. In the article, Mouawad and Drew (2013) examine the safety concept in the airline industry. The authors state that over the past few decades the U.S aviation industry has embraced advanced technology in its operations, and this has improved safety in air travel. For example, the authors state that a traveler can now fly 123,000 years before getting involved in a fatal crash (Mouawad & Drew, 2013). According to the article, this is due to the availability of reliable engines, planes, and the availability of advanced technology. The article also reports that statistics collected by an MIT professor have established that the development of warning technology has resulted in a sharp decline in the number of accidents in the airline industry (Mouawad & Drew, 2013). For example, the use of advanced warning technology in the aviation industry has led to a reduction in the number of midair collisions caused by poor visibility. When an airplane crashes, the airline industry is affected greatly and the economy as well. For example, Mouawad and Drew (2013) have stated that the Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash remains memorable because other than affecting the economy through flight cancellations, delays, and lawsuits, the crash was also a wakeup call for the airline industry to strengthen its current rules in a bid to improve safety in the industry. In 2009, the Air France jet crashed killing people and losing the data flight recorder. For this reason, the airliner spent millions of dollars locating the lost flight data recorder. As a result, the airline incurred an economic cost in the form of money and time. However, the use of modern technology has made it easier to come up with better approaches to detect accidents advance especially under tricky wind conditions. Today, most airlines have installed advanced navigation technology on their airplanes, and this enables pilots to easily detect severe wind shear (Mouawad & Drew, 2013). The design of passengers’ seats has also been improved thereby increasing passenger survival in case of a plane crash. This is unlike the case a few decades ago. Therefore, in the context of “Flying the Friendly Skies” advances in technology, coupled with collaboration between major stakeholders in the aviation industry have enhanced safety. Analysis In both the news story article and the public news version, the audiences who include major stakeholders in the airline industry are well informed. For example, the article expl
The backdrop   * American Revolution—fight against governing without representation.   * American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).   * Oppressive economic condition.   * Post war economic instability.   * Demands of European war investors.   * Heavy taxes imposed to repay debt of war.   * Rural people worst hit. The British Empire governed thirteen colonies in North America, without local representation. In the latter half of the 18th century there was an emergence of republican thought; about liberty, freedom and sovereignty. These ideals also talked about ‘inalienable rights’ which cannot be taken away by majority voting (thus differing from democracy). National governance was till now according to the Articles of Confederation, which did not ensure these rights and was a weak document. This led to the American Revolution, which culminated in a war that overthrew the British mnarchy and led to a sovereign U.S. There was a huge national debt after the American revolution, some that was owed to Eu
Introduction Vitamin C is a very important micronutrient that has various important functions in the body. In every meal, ensuring that the diet is rich in high quality sources of vitamin C is very important because of its great benefits. Other than what is long known about vitamin C (it prevents scurvy), it is a cofactor in many physiological reactions (Johnston, Steinberg, and Rucker 2007), enhances the intestinal absorption of iron and acts as an antioxidant (Bender, 2003). Some of the life-threatening diseases such as atherosclerosis and cancer occur due to oxidative damage of tissues (Health Supplements Information Service 2010). Vitamin C works in tandem with vitamin E in its antioxidant activity. Vitamin C is oxidized to dehydroascorbic acid in a reversible reaction in scavenging for free radicals and regenerating the reduced form of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) (Al-Ani, Opara, and Al-Bahri 2007). According to the Food and Nutrition Board (2000), the recommended dietary allowances (RDA) are 75mg/day and 90mg/day in adult women and men, respectively. The RDA for vitamin C in children (9-12 years) is 45 mg/day. The major sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, green leafy vegetables, brussels sprouts, pepper, and broccoli (Eitenmiller, Ye, and Landen 2008). Adequate intake of vitamin C is a challenge to a significant number in Britain despite the fact that fruits and vegetables are readily available in the market (Health Supplements Information Service 2010). This leads to the research question whether processing might have an effect on the availability of nutrients and especially the more oxidative vitamin C. A lot of literature has shown the effects of processing on vitamin C levels. Some of the processing procedures like washing, peeling and blanching are the reason for loss of water-soluble vitamins where vitamin C is part. Vitamin C is especially sensitive to pre-freezing treatments and canning hence special consideration is given to this important nutrient (Rickman, Barett &Bruhn 2007). Fruits however are not blanched but other processes such as transport and storage degrade some of these vitamins and especially the more sensitive vitamin C (Rickman, Barett &Bruhn 2007). The levels of vitamin C in these sources however are subject to oxidative and enzymatic degradation and the final result is a compound (diketogulonic acid) with no vitamin C activity (Nyyssonen, Salonen & Parviainen 2000). Under standard conditions, the levels of vitamin C continue to drop over time. Regardless of too much research on the effects of processing on nutrient quality, comprehending the differences in vitamin C quality in different types of canned and frozen vegetables is somewhat complex. Most researches analyse the effects of processing on nutrient availability in fruits and vegetables from a particular locality. This method reduces the effects of variability but it is not representative of the fruits and vegetables in the entire market since fruits and vegetables in the market co
Introduction As the VP for Risk management, I would like to encourage and advise the board on the steps and measures they can introduce in the DWI Company to reduce or minimize the risk and liability. Risk refers to the possibility of an unfortunate occurrence; it can also be defined as the unpredictability brought about by the tendency that occurs as a result of hazards. Liabilities refer to the amount of credit that the organization or the company owes. For risk and liabilities to be well monitored and reduced in a company business law must be implemented by all the companies’ boards, who should also involve the entire subordinate group. Business laws Business laws are branched into civil, private, and public laws. They can be used in the DWI company to assist in the regulation of employment-related practices, corporate contacts, and sales of goods and purchases. The company acquires an inde
Introduction Before the 1984 elections in Canada, there were only two major political parties, the Liberal Party and Progressive Conservative party. They competed in the traditional left/right-wing policy dimension space. There was a third small party the New Democratic Party on the left-wing. Since New Democratic Party had weak electoral support, the political system qualified as two party-plus. Liberal party won most of the elections making it a natural government party. The factors that contributed to separation of Reform Party and the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada vary with the factors that contributed to their re-union. Varying activities and political ideologies increased the need for Reform Party and Progressive Conservative Party to separate in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Major factors were socio-economic and political. Re-union of these Parties was contributed by mainly political factors (short term) and a combination of economic, social and political factors (long term). This paper seeks to establish factors that led to separation and re-union of Reform/Canadian Alliance Party and Progressive Conservatives. All the factors reflect contributions and their intensities to either separation or re-union of these parties. Separation of Progressive Conservative Party Reform Party separated from Progressive Conservative Party in 1987. It had its first elected Member of Parliament in a 1989 by-election. Deborah Gray was its first member of parliament elected in Beaver River in Alberta, Canada. This party represented interests of people from the western part of Canada (Manning, 1992). French/Eng
Almost all human beings are capable of coming up with new ideas because we are all endowed with brains. However, not all have achieved this despite the fact that we all have brains. Then, the questions that beg for answers are: Why can’t all humans come up with new ideas if we all have functional brains? Where do the new ideas come from? To get the answers to these all important questions, one does not have to scour and scar the ground nor spend numerous hours in the scientific laboratories. The successes of great men like Isaac Asimov point to a readymade and definite answer: creativity. Such men, with no formal education on numerous topics, have achieved and contributed so much to the advancement of knowledge that it would be difficult to believe that they never had any formal training in such fields. They have come up with great ideas that have lived beyond their years. However, it is important to note that creativity stems from a strong desire and not only from the amount of knowledge that one possesses in any field. To come up with new ideas, one must have a strong passion which can endure the many challenges that come in the way of creativity. Armed with this, even ordinary folks with no formal education can be creative enough to come up new ideas. Even in this day and age when computers and machines are taking over most of man’s activities and life seems boring, human beings still have the space to work and come up with new ideas. Machines and computers are limited in their thinking; they can only do what they are programmed or commanded to do by human beings. This leaves a vacuum; a creativity vacuum that needs to be filled by human beings. Even though the computers and machines have almost left us with nothing to do, all is not lost. We can still embark on those endeavors that require creativity. It is these creative endeavors that bring to life new ideas. Through creativity, we can come up with new ideas for making new machines and computers, for repairing the machines and computers and improving on the technology we used on the existing ones. However, to indulge in creative endeavors, the brain must be engaged into creative thinking at an early age when we are still young and active. The brain should be exposed to challenges that require creativity at an early stage for it to be creative enough as age advances. This is because using just a small bit of one’s brain over an extended period of time would beat creativity out such an individual. Hence, with creativity dwindling, chances of such individuals coming up with new ideas would be almost impossible. Thus, children who are educated into appreciating their creativity no matter how stupid their ideas may appear to be would most probably be creative (Youtube). As they grown, they will have higher probability of coming up with novel ideas as a result of their creativit