ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Currently, the countries in the Caribbean region are doing well economically, even though they are still behind in social and political developments. For instance, the status of human rights is terrible while the conditions in which citizens live are appalling meaning some interventions are required. The region is in urgent need of strong policy actions in case it wants to remain competitive in the highly challenging global system. Several countries in the Caribbean are unable to achieve their economic and social objectives, mainly because of their sizes gave the fact they are very small. Accessibility to markets and the level of economic development are important factors since they determine the successfulness of businesses and growth of companies. Since 1995, Jamaica has been experiencing negative growth even though the other states, such as Belize and Trinidad and Tobago, have been registering strong results, as far as economic growth is concerned. Production and distribution of goods and services are concentrated in a few areas, particularly in agriculture and mining, which is a major impediment towards growth and development of the economy (Jessen and Céspedes 21). This paper examines some of the problems that have been affecting the region for a few years. The major challenge is continuous disasters that are witnessed in the region frequently, as they seriously affect the economies of many countries. The governments are unable to respond to these natural catastrophes, swiftly leading to losses of life and property. While the region is known to attract tourists, the rate has been inconsistent with the growth of GDP, as it does not keep the pace. English speaking countries in the region are unable to trade freely with their neighbors, making it difficult to form a strong regional organization that would give the states an advantage globally. Again, the agricultural sector is the most depended upon, but the manufacturing process is costly, something that has been affecting the performance of the region’s economy. Agricultural products are mainly finished in other protected economies, such as the US, which does not give room to small companies to develop. The main destinations for goods and services include Europe, the United States, and Canada (Tsikata 67). Since their economies are highly susceptible to external influence, companies are unable to compete globally, given their diminutive levels of operation and insufficient capital. The exported materials are concentrated in a few sectors and are mainly raw goods that must be finished elsewhere. The countries are forced to import processed consumer goods from other regions leading to an imbalance of trade since what is exported is not equivalent in value to what is imported. Overreliance on the system of preferential access to markets for products, such as bananas and su
Introduction This paper is based on the topic of moral panic. It seeks to explore the role of the new media in contemporary moral panics. It is argued that the new media is a leading cause of moral panic due to its ability to reach many people within a short time compared to other types of media. The paper uses “the fear of terrorism attacks” to illustrate the role played by the new media in causing moral panic. The major argument is that the new media is responsible for blowing the issue of terrorism out of proportion to the extent of making governments to violate the civil liberties of Muslims in the United States (US). What is Moral Panic? Moral panic refers to something which makes people to have a strong and passionate feeling about an issue which they consider as a threat to the prevailing social order in a given society. Moral panic can be traced back to 1960s in the works of Cohen who studied the role of the media in the mod and rocker riots (Cohen, 2011). There are various categories of moral panics such as religious, political, medical, media, crime, and sexual moral panics. Each of these categories has specific examples of moral panics. Religious moral panics are usually linked to religious extremism through radicalization or cults which engage in questionable activities or practices. For instance, some religious cults are known to make sacrifices of human beings while others are associated with devil worshiping and these practices cause a lot of fear among people. Political moral panics have to do with political arrangements which threaten human rights. For example, a government may decide to abuse the rights of offenders through torture. Medical moral panics have to do with questionable practices by medics especially practices which go against the ethics of the medical profession. A good example is the use of unsterilized equipments for blood transfusion which may make people have the fear of donating blood to needy patients. Media moral panics have to do with particular media which may be used by outlawed groups to threaten civilians while crime related moral panics have to do with the fear of organized criminal gangs which rob and kill victims. Sexual moral panics concern sexual behaviors which are considered as taboo in the society such as homosexuality. In most cases, moral panics have some degree of truth but at other times, they are characterized by mere propaganda. Ideally, the media has the responsibility of bringing an issue to the limelight but the same media is also known to exaggerate issues and blow them out of proportion thus causing moral panic. The reason why the media is capable of causing moral panic is because it is a powerful agent of socialization. Some sociologists have argued that the media, also known as “the moral entrepreneur” can actually build or destroy a kingdom. This argument is relatively true because if the media deliberately chooses to misreport about an issue,
The Shawshank Redemption written by Stephen King is a movie that entertains and teaches. Superb directing and acting make the movie an outstanding success. This study aims at analyzing the various features that make the movie one of the most watched movies on cable. The salient factors that make this movie outstanding are discussed in detail in this study, and they include storytelling, acting, themes and directing among others. Story telling in the Shawshank redemption The movie is excellent in the way the story of self development and hope is crafted to give an array of hope to all watchers and critics. The Story revolves around Andy Dufresne a man convicted of murdering his wife and lover and condemned to two consecutive life sentences at Shawshank Penitentiary. Prison life dominates the early scenes of the story with prisoners and their gangs who will do whatever they can in their power to be dominant. These include use of beatings and rape to break their opponents will to survive. Despite all these, Andy has a hope and a future to live for hence he schemes and plots his way out in an interesting twist. This gets him favors and acknowledgement from prison staff and prisoners (Spignesi, 2001). The prison library is improved by him and adds dignity and meaning to the prisoner’s lives including the crafty Red (Morgan Freeman). It is through these struggles, tension and a hope for a future that Andy finds true peace and self reliance. After twenty eight years, Andy escapes prison, exposes money laundering activities and clears himself from the killing of his wife and lover. Red who helped Andy is also freed at the end and the two friends reunite at the Mexico beach and together get their wish, freedom. Acting Two of the most exceptional actors in the Shawshank Redemption are Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. They are able to tell the story of hope and redemption in the gentlest way. Tim Robbins plays the part of Andy Dufresne in a journey that takes him to prison for nothing other than what he never did, killing his wife and lover. Robbins marvelously acts the part of calm, collected and controlled man throughout the scenes even in the direst circumstance (Spignesi, 2001). Morgan Freeman acting as Red is a spectacular choice in the movie and makes the movie a superb watch. He comes out as a righteous man entangled by a wrong deed in the past. He brings about sincerity and cynicism at the same time through the narrations he makes mainly about Andy. This act in Shawshank Redemption caps up another superb performance in the life of Morgan Freeman. The cast of supporting characters, each with a story to tell in a way that blends to the main story is fantastic. Bob Gunton acting as Warden Norton is pious and devout at the start but is merciless, corrupt and callous as the story unfolds. Bob acts out the part superbly and manages to bring out the villain in Norton in a masterly way and helps give continuity to the s
The findings of recent resource management academic studies have demonstrated a direct relationship between the firm’s managerial style, the selected promotion strategies and the business performance of organizations. The Peter principle which was suggested by Laurence J. Peter more than thirty years ago can be implemented for explaining the main underlying causes of poor promotion decisions which have a negative impact upon the overall business performance. The choice of inappropriate promotion strategies can result in promoting employees to positions which they cannot handle. The upward mobility decisions can be used for not only appraising the employees’ achievements, but also assigning workers to the positions best corresponding their competence (Fairburn and Malcomson 2001). The first group of aspects related to poor promotion decisions involves the motives for promoting certain employees. Ferris et al (2002) noted that the main cause is the homosocial reproduction system within which managers give preference to their personal biased opinions and use their political influence for promoting employees instead of evaluating the workers’ abilities and performance (p. 50). Mullins (2007) differentiated between the pull (by blood or acquaintance) and push (outstanding performance) promotion strategies, admitting that the latter can be relevant for smaller organizations only. Though the pull approach which is widely used as the firm’s dominating promotion policy is often criticized for its irrelevance, the push strategy can also be ineffective because the excellent performance in a certain professional sphere does not mean excellence in managerial field. Lazear (2004) noted that “the pre-promotion ability is a biased estimate of true ability for those who exceed some standard” (p. 3). Taking into account the consequences of making certain promotion decisions, companies should define certain promotion policies, paying proper attention to all stages of the decision making process. The second group of influential factors which explain the poor promotion decisions includes the inconsistencies in the patterns. Due to the fact that the promotion strategies within the companies are underd
Nursing leaders should create a positive organizational environment and motivate employees to build teams and embark on the change. Despite great changes in organizational behavior and structure, such notions as developing, encouraging, facilitating, integrating, stimulating, resolving, listening, coaching, sensing, monitoring, meshing, guiding, refereeing, and deciding are still important. At last, the nursing leaders must decide, the employees must be in control, and the staff must be the hero and get the credit. Problems should be seen as unique possibilities which facilitate change and create new environments for a change process. Nursing leaders should come in many forms, with many styles and diverse traits, and with each developing the right personal direction. Their sole common attribute is their knowledge and professional skills to make sure the goal is clearly defined and high-performance expectations are set. How aims and expectations are established is a matter of style, but setting them is a matter of performance and positive results. The leader’s task is to ensure that the subordinates set and maintains explicit high-performance expectations. With high-performance standards, the team is committed to achieving challenging goals. Clear goals and high-performance expectations are at the heart of the nursing leader’s task–independent of his or her style. If the nursing leader sets high-performance standards, chances are that the goal will be reached. Employees that constantly expect more of themselves perform at higher levels. While actions such as refereeing, resolving, and even monitoring the staff are within bounds, a leadership task that the team leader must not perform is to evaluate ideas (Whitehead et al 2006). In healthcare, a holistic approach means a whole person approach based on the principle of moral values and personalized treatment of all patients. The nursing leader should develop his team through a complex structure and analysis of the needs and demands of customers and the nature of the industry in general. In this sphere, service is a core of all activities based on customer loyalty and satisfaction. Many medical institutions ate seeking realistic answers for marketing questions, including the kinds and nature of marketing goals, the realization of marketing goals under conditions of risk, the nature of the marketing decision-making process and environment, and the social and private obligations of marketing executives. The nursing leader can help resolve conflicts, but evaluating–including rejecting or promoting ideas–is out of bounds. The 21 st century requires unity but not unanimity or concurrence. The agreement may or may not represent the majority. In the final analysis, staff agrees to support the decision even though employees may still disagree with some aspects of it. Many times, the agreement represents cooperation for a nursing leader. Cooperation may come after working
According to the data provided by the US Census Bureau (2019), African Americans constitute approximately 17 percent of the population in Florida. In spite of the fact that this race is in the minority in this American state, African Americans there are incredibly diverse. This diversity is illustrated by the different social and economic statuses of people, their education, age, and residence in urban, suburban, and rural areas of Florida. The government of Florida pays a lot of attention to the fact that its policies should correspond with the diverse population’s needs. Perhaps, the most important step toward the satisfaction of diverse populations’ requirements is the creation of the Florida diversity council. Apparently, the council targets not only African Americans but people of other races as well. Nevertheless, racial minorities, in comparison to white people, are more prone to suffer from discrimination. Therefore, the diversity council is especially beneficial for African Americans because it helps them escape discrimination issues. The council has established several diversity programs that target employment and education. The council has also created a DiversityFIRST™ Toolkit through which employees all over the country become aware of how to advance diversity in their firms. They could also learn from examples of the most successful companies that have incorporated diversity into their culture. The Florida diversity council does a great job of protecting the interests of African Americans. The council helps fight against racial, gender, and age prejudices and works on equal career opportunities for all Florida citizens. Nevertheless, employment is just a minor part of the issue related to unequal chances for a diverse population. The government still has a lot of work to do with equalizing access to decent healthcare and education.
Case Background Coral hotel is located at Hamilton Island, Queensland; it is located on a reef environment, it has some very good rooms, dining and bar facilities, however the facility has recorded one of the lowest customer satisfaction rates in the area. This paper analyzes the reason for the low satisfaction and gives recommendation on the way forward. Problems facing Coral Hotel The issues facing the hotel can be classified into three main categories as follow:   * Poor leadership Leadership is paramount for the success of a business, after an employee has been deployed, the leaders have the role of monitoring, training and mentoring the entrant, however this does not happen in Coral Hotel. Secondly the leaders are not consistent and neither do they keep their words, Julie when she was deployed had been promised proper mentorship and training programs to follow, this was not done, she confesses and says she only got to hour induction program, of which was not personalized (Armstrong, 2008) . When an employee is not well mentored, then the result is always low performance and low understanding of the industry. The hotel has employed Generation Y staff; people who need motivation and mentorship to perform, when not well managed, they have the energy and will to look for better employers, this probably has made the hotel have high staff turnover. Employees are not involved in decision making neither are they consulted when decisions are made; this is a quality of inefficient leadership (Hill and Stewart, 2000).   * Communication issues The hotel suffers from lack of good communication between the staff and the management, generation Y population need to open up and offer their views in different issues facing them and their profession. Managers are not creating an environment that can facilitate communication within the organization either at personal level or when at meetings. Julie confesses that the only time managers are referring to employees is when they are complaining or giving orders, this has created a power culture in the organization. Without flow of information, then the company is bound not to attain its targets neither will it be able to satisfy its customers (Kohl, Milton, and Jacqueline ,2004).   * Weak human resources policies Human resources management has the role of creating good employee relations; it is the link between the top management and the employees; in t
Introduction The interdependent relationship between the government and businesses leads to changes in economy and market, demanding proper environmental and economical practices. Economic stability is largely linked to the governmental institutions, in connection with the society and public demands. A business setting or functions of an organization involve an intricate cooperation between the government, society and the company, moving the economy in cities and pre-setting future governmental actions. Many aspects depend on how the market views the businesses with the linkage to the government and how it is being treated in the economic setting. One of the key aspects of any business is to be able to interest the government, public or society in the products or services that are being offered to people and organizations. The pollution through fuel use, technology and many other aspects of civilized life has brought about many changes that humanity was not ready for, including a lessening of resources used for energy, a shifting pattern of crop’s growth and emergence of diseases. The Earth’s population must get ready for a new era that will require a more efficient use of energy and a better conservation of people’s health. Brazil is the second fifth largest country in the world geographically and in terms of the population. In this view, Brazil epitomizes on the ongoing global tension pitying biodiversity preservation against sustainable agricultural practices and economic growth. Brazil is a key emerging economic power, which has a GDP of US$6040 billion and a GDP per capita of US$326.21 billion in 2004 (European Commission, 2007). The country’s environment is one of the richest in the world because of not only the flora and fauna, but also because of its ecosystems, which contain an excess of 15 % of the plant and animal species known to botanists (Saxena, 2005). The country is the source of water and also a water table of up to 12% of the available freshwater worldwide. Brazil is also undoubtedly one of the leading producers of food and Biofuel in Latin America and globally (Ferreira et al., 2012). To continue with this trend of a lead in food production and water, the country should try to institute measures, which aim at reducing the negative effects of poor farming methods, while improving farming practices. Therefore, this paper discusses how sustainable and productive agricultural practices can be used to promote economic development and conserve the environment and thus, prevent the occurrence of the vicious cycle. As is obvious from the present matters, industrialization has brought about a significant change to the lives of nations, individuals and the public. Industrial globalization has led to all countries cooperating for mutual and own benefit, so new technologies have become a great part of any nation. Even though the advantages of technology greatly outweigh the disadvantages, there are now, many more ways to abuse the information that can be instrument
Introduction Since the commencement of the 2007/2008 global economic meltdown, speculations surrounding the economic situation in the euro zone have been quite rampant. Several reasons have led to the current financial struggles in the euro zone. The dwindling economic relevance of the region in the global market is one of the greatest misgivings in the European economy. Factors contributing to the ailing economic environment are either internal or external. External factors may include the current condition of the global market while the internal factors include political stability of countries in that particular region. This paper seeks to discuss the impacts of the political crisis in the euro zone on economic activities in the region. The current economic situation For quite a long time now, the banking industry in the euro zone has been struggling to survive in the financial market. The industry has been on a retarding growth for some years now. This has not created the best impression to prospective investors seeking to invest in the region. For instance, Greece, a member state in the EU, has been placed in a difficult situation with its insolvency, which can only be solved by restructuring its current debts (Weltman, 2013). Economists argue that trying to exit the euro market will amount to a self-destructive financial move that could destroy even the political structure in the country (Weltman, 2013). The only possible solution is to solve its financial problems within the confines of the single currency. Portugal and Ireland are also not safe from any kind of volatile actions in the euro zone. If the current situation deteriorates, these two countries will be exposed to serious financial problems (Weltman, 2013). Italy and Spain have recently lost market access in the euro region but the situation is not very dire hence, they can survive the impacts (Weltman, 2013). Nonetheless, if this continues, the two countries will be forced to look for lasting solutions to their financial instabilities. The debt of the European region has been greatly exposed by the banking systems in France and Belgium (Hughes, 2011). A scrutiny of the banking industry in the two countries shows that the capital needed to revive the industry is much higher compared with other countries. This shows that both France and Belgium will have difficulties in recapitalizing their banking systems and this is a sign of a precarious financial future. The region has had a looming inflation rate reaching a record low of 3% and this has made the interest rates to remain very unstable in the region (Stavrou, 2011). The inflation rate has further caused a decline in employment, as companies had to lay off their workers in order to maintain a reasonable wage bill (Palmer, Ketteridge, & Marshall, 2010). The euro zone is suffering economically due to its combined sovereign debt cr