ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Introduction There are a number of skills that contribute towards the improvement of a company in the field of management. The workforce in a given organisation is required to have, among others, good communication and interpersonal skills. Jehn (1995, p. 257) is of the opinion that interpersonal skills help to improve the efficiency of the human resource. The employees know what is expected of them and work in harmony towards the achievement of a common goal. The current essay is written against this background. In this paper, the author provides an analytical perspective into how interpersonal skills contribute towards enhanced efficiency in an organisation. A critical analysis of this subject reveals that interpersonal skills are essential in efficient organisational management. In light of this, the author evaluates this concept from three main perspectives. Firstly, the definition outlines the specifics around interpersonal skills. Jordan and Zanna (1999, p. 462) points out that a holistic understanding of interpersonal skills is achieved by evaluating various definitions of the phenomenon. Secondly, the author evaluates the factors that contribute towards effective interpersonal skills. Finally, the discussion outlines the various factors behind poor interpersonal skills. To this end, the author evaluates the pros and cons of this set of skills within the framework of a contemporary organisation. Interpersonal Skills: A Critical Analysis The global business environment has become increasingly competitive. Companies are doing their best to gain the necessary presence in the market. According to Anderson (2010, p. 58), competition in the business world is designed to attract consumers to a particular brand. Jordan and Troth (2004, p. 196) point out that companies can use a number of techniques to expand their client base. One of these strategies is consistent and reliable customer service. Effective customer relations call for the application of several sets of skills on the part of the employees. One of these sets is made up of interpersonal skills. The capabilities are essential in improving customer relation and, by extension, the efficiency of an orga
Introduction For many years, the higher education in North America and in many other parts of the world has been run on a private-public partnership basis which involved a form of partnership between the private and the public sector. Though the difference between the private and the public sector was not very elaborate, the higher education sectors, which included universities and colleges, still run very effectively, though not without their challenges. Over the past few decades, there has been a lot of evolution and changes in the whole education sector, and in the stakeholders of the higher education. These changes have led to a growth of a large gap between the private owners and the public sector, forcing a need for a more elaborate difference in ownership and functionality of the higher education sector. This has hence led to the privatization of most of the higher education institutions including universities and colleges. Causes and the Process of Privatization Privatization came mainly as a result of a conflict between the stakeholders of the education sector in the functionality, financial aspects and even the ownership of the colleges and universities. There was a great need for there to be well-laid lines on who owned what in the former setup of the private-public partnership, forcing each of the stakeholders to demand their share of contribution and an equivalent share of the benefits from investment into the higher education sector. Mostly, the public sector always took a larger share of both the investment and the benefits of the investment and this caused chaos between the public and the private sectors. The private sector hence opted to run their own institutions their own way and this was a lead to a new era of privatization of the higher education institutions (Giroux, and Giroux, 2004). The other reason for privatization of Higher Education institutions was the need for more improved and competitive institutions. The institutions needed to be more improved in terms of facilities, both academic-oriented and recreational ones. In this area, the private-public partnership did not help in improvement of such conditions and mostly all the institutions were almost similar in their functionality and in terms of the availability of facilities. This in return did not result to any competition among the institutions as they were all under the same ownership which did not encourage competition neither facilitated improvement of available facilities. However, since there was a need for improved facilities and competition among the institutions and in the whole education sector, the private-public partnership had to fail and pave way for privatization of some of the institutions. The results have been improvements in the level of learning, facilities and even stiff competition in terms of education, facilities and even student membership among the institutions (Bruce, 2005). Another cause of privatization of the higher education institutions was the generation of income as most of the stakeholders came to r
Communities commonly immigrate to foreign countries only when they think that it is extremely necessary. Refugees and economic immigrants relocate from their home countries to foreign countries for different reasons. However, the groups of immigrants also frequently experience various challenges in the host countries. Apart from different challenges that face individual immigrants, there are similar experiences, such as assimilation, ethic pluralism, among others that different immigrant communities encounter. Refugees are immigrants who flee from their home countries due to political or ethnic persecutions. On the other hand, economic immigrants flee from their home countries for economic reasons. Host governments do recognize them. However, this is not usually the case with refugees. Asylum seekers often arrive to the host countries illegally. Refugees encounter several severe issues. These issues include living in temporary and sub-standard camps, difficulty in returning home voluntarily, unlike economic immigrants, and making dangerous trips. Another distracting experience in the lives of refugees is frequent denial of asylum status due to lack of relevant documents. In addition, sometimes, lack of documents make refugees wait for many years before getting asylum. The delays usually force them to return to their dangerous countries, seek asylum in other countries, or stay illegally in the host countries. As opposed to refugees, economic immigrants do not experience these challenges, because they usually plan their immigration before departing for their destinations. Economic immigrants are people from all over the world. Refugees, on the other hand, commonly originate from politically unstable countries. The refugee migration phenomenon does not touch upon solely poor people. The representatives of wealthy political elites often become political refugees when there is change in their countries’ political leadership that is not favorable for them and can be a threat to their lives. Nations have developed mechanisms to help internally displaced persons (IDPs) and cross border refugees. Rich and powerful countries frequently intervene during refugee crises. The international community helped refugees in the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, in Rwanda in the late 1990s, and in Darfur, Sudan, a few years ago. The UN requires signatory nations to defend the basic human rights of refugees. They prohibit compelling refugees to return to their home countries when their lives and freedoms are still in danger. Additionally, the UN recognizes the universal right of refugees to claim asylum and endeavors to communicate the same to their member countries. The UN also allows refugees to migrate to First World countries and settle there. The First World countries, including the US and Europe, have policies that govern the admission of refugees from affected regions of the world and help settle them in their countries. In 2004, over 84, 000 refugees were settled in the United States, Australia, Canada, and European countries. Economic immigrants d
Introduction The fable of Little Red Riding Hood has resonated for centuries. Predating even the first written version by Perrault in the 17 th century, the themes of rescue from savage beasts, innocence, morality and cunning that outwits brute strength can be traced back to Biblical accounts, to Russian and Norse mythology, and to pragmatic fears by French and German peasants about ravening wolves in surrounding forests. As literature inevitably does, the tale evolved to reflect changing role models and sexual mores. And far from fascinating solely impressionable young children, it is striking how the fable proved appealing even when rendered in modern poetry, art and movies for adult audiences. Origins of the Fable In many versions of Little Red Riding Hood, both the young girl and her grandmother are swallowed whole by the wolf. This is a throwback to the Jewish and Catholic traditions about Jonah being swallowed by the whale (King James version, Book of Jonah) and Saint Margaret of Antioch similarly devoured whole by a dragon. Both are, in fact, morality tales of redemption through piety. The story of Jonah is set around the 8 th century B.C. though it was written three centuries later. God sends Jonah on a mission to “prophesy against” Nineveh, a phrase usually meaning to “foretell the inevitable doom” of a sinful people as had happened in Sodom and Gomorrah. But Jonah is a passive man and he attempts
Abstract Of the newer concerns about the risks of smoking and the increase in its prevalence, the most disturbing is the increase in the incidences of smoking among the adolescents around the world. While in the past smoking was considered to be a problem for men only, the increased number of women has also started smoking, the consequences to the health and the potential children are increased dramatically. Without realizing the causes of uptake of smoking among the adolescents, it is very difficult to decrease the number of smokers, for smoking is now considered as a coping mechanism in many of the cases. The problems therefore, of addressing the core issues behind taking up of smoking, the motivation of quitting smoking is essential if war against smoke is to be won. The results of smoking cessation although have improved; still present to us a grim face. Smoking is still prevalent in many parts of the globe, and now includes women and adolescents as well. The health affected is not only of the person who is smoking but also of the person who is in the vicinity of the smoker. Second hand smoking is also a health risk that many people bear out. Other issues include the economical and the financial implications, as well as the social and the psychological issues that are inducing the person in to taking up smoking. The use of tobacco has been going on since the past 2000 years, however it was in the 1700s that cultivation of tobacco started and became a worldwide trade. Although physicians of the time also pointed to possible harmful effects of smoke, it continued to take place and developed into cigarettes by the 1800s. This form of tobacco came to be the best method of smoking around the world. (The Cancer Council News, 2007) The tobacco industry continues to provide cigarettes around the world. Although previously, the markets of consideration were America and the British countries, the recent increase in the awareness of the harmful effects of smoke have shifted the companies’ focus to the Asian and the African regions. (The Cancer Council News, 2007) Thanks to the heavy bans imposed on the advertisement of smokes on the television and other such media, the rates of smoking have declined. This is primarily because the tobacco companies used victory symbols, extreme robustness of health and the positive attitudes associated with smoking to make it a successful and impressive advertisement. Banning them took some time, but until then the damage had been done. This is because when people with smoking habit are asked about why they wanted to start smoking in the first place, many of them reply that they did so in order to be cooler, or to be accepted into society. The h
People transfer their norms and values from one generation to another through their culture. Moreover, methods through which people carry out their lives are different in different cultural settings. Communities use different tools to accomplish their daily activities. In short, people are defined by specific issues that they do in their day-to-day activities. Culture has been defined as the norms, values, and guidelines that shape people’s behavior in a given community and the way they carry out various activities. Physical objects are among the aspects of culture that are unique to a given community. They may be made by the community or purchased from neighboring communities to be used in the sustenance of the community as a whole. These objects are always used in making work easier or more bearable than it would have been. Architecture is among the physical artifacts of culture that have been carried along throughout history. It is important to note that objects of material culture change over time due to the intermingling of communities, and this influences the way people lead their lives. Culture is made up of both material and non-material aspects. Non-material culture refers to the non-tangible aspects of culture that define a given community. They include; norms, values, language, religion, philosophy and traditions among others. On the other hand, material culture is composed of the tangible aspects of a given culture. These include; houses, cars, farming tools, technological gadgets, food, clothing, and ornaments among other things. Though non-material culture can be influenced by interactions with people from other cultures, material culture is highly vulnerable to influence from outside (Magill 193). This is due to the fact that culture is as a result of social interaction that takes place between various cultures. In this regard, material aspects of any culture change from time to time depending on the level of interactions with people from different cultural backgrounds. One aspect of material culture that is very crucial in Canada to date is architecture. Before the arrival of Europeans, the type of houses built in Canada depended on the availability of raw materials as well as the economic activities were carried out by a given community. While the nomads built temporary structures, the agricultural communities which usually stayed in a place for relatively long periods of time built more stable houses. However, building in Canada has been highly influenced by the Europeans who came to settle there (Peters 417). Canadian climate is very diverse and very influential in the way people build their houses and other structures. The cold seasons and the snow that falls sometimes should be taken into consideration to avoid destruction. Nevertheless, Canada is not susceptible to adverse weather conditions. Architecture in Canada is predominantly European and was first introduced by the French people who were the first European settlers. The English styles were also adapted when the English people arrived. Lately, the American styles gained ground and are influencing the way Canadians build their houses to d
In the wider context of the epic, the events depicted in Sarga 43 portray the Rama’s exile. This is an important part of the Ramayana devoted to self-knowledge and search for self. The creation of the universe and its constellations, human procreation, and the birth of all else resulted from the exile from the world of Purusha, the primal cosmic being. For Rama and his wife Sita, exile or self-sacrifice is considered to be a reenactment of Purusha’s self-immolation. Thesis In the wider context of Valmiki’s Ramayana, Sarga 43 depicts Sita’s abduction and represents a conflict of the epic. This Sarga is a part of the description devoted to Sita, Rama and Lakshmana and their life in the forest. Stricken with panic when she heard what she thought was Rama’s cry for help, Sita insists that Lakshmana helps his brother Rama. This Sarga portrays that Sita acts impulsively, ordering Lakshmana to save her husband: “You must rescue your brother, who cries out in the forest. Run to your brother at once, for he needs help!”. This Sarga can be seen as raising actions of the story conflict. Upon her arrival, Surpanakha found Ravana ensconced amidst a bevvy of gorgeously appareled females
The 2008 United States Presidential Election scheduled for November 4th, is likely to be a race between Democrat candidate Barrack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain, if the current number of delegates each candidate has is anything to go by. Issue; Iraq The war in Iraq is one issue that will determine the outcome of the 2008 presidential elections. So far the war has gone badly with Iraq almost approaching civil war. A lot of American soldiers have been killed since President Bush declared war on Iraq as a means to bring democracy in that country. It is against this background that the presidential candidates have to approach this issue very cautiously. Barrack Obama was opposed to the Iraq war right from the begging, He had to put his political career in 2002 as a candidate for US Senate by opposing the war. He feels that the congress was wrong in giving President Bush authority to go to war in Iraq before assessing the intelligence report. The feeling that the US rush into war is best expressed by quoting from one of his recent speeches “ I worried about, ‘an occupation of undetermined length, with undetermined costs, and undetermined consequences ” On becoming president, Barrack Obama plans to take the following steps to end the war in Iraq;   * Bringing US troops home.   * Reconciliation of Iraq’s Leaders.   * Regional Diplomacy.   * Humanitarian program. Within the first 16 months, Obama promises to have removed all combatant brigades out of Iraq. No Permanent bases will be built in Iraq under his leadership and the few troops who will remain in Iraq will be used to protect US Diplomats and Embassy. Troops will be sent back to Iraq only if Al Qaeda attempts to build bases there. Making it clear to the Iraq Leadership that US troops are leaving is the best way of pressing the Iraq’s Leaders to take responsibility for their country. According to Obama, the United Nations should play a bigger role in helping Iraq to govern itself. The stability of Middle East, according to Barrack Obama, will help in bringing sanity to Iraq. Border will be secured to isolate Al Qaeda and the neighboring countries will be compelled to support Iraq reconstruction. According to Obama, United States have the responsibility of settling the more than 2 million Iraq refugees. An international Humanitarian group will be formed to address this crisis. John McCain has been a strong supporter of the Iraq war right from the first begging. Having been a prisoner of war, POW, he feels that a greater military presence in Iraq is very necessary, in order for America to achieve Long term success. He feels that the current level of US troops in Iraq is not enough. The rebuilding of economies and institutions in Iraq needs to be provided with enough security provided by US troo
Executive Summary Determining the suitability of a radiological mobile lab involves various processes that would help compare cost and benefits of putting up the facility. The results of feasibility analysis of setting up a radiological mobile lab in the United Arab Emirates indicate that this lab is necessary in this country. The country has embraced development of nuclear energy to supplement other sources of energy. This has necessitated development of nuclear power plants in various parts of the country. In order to ensure that these nuclear power plants are operating without posing any form of risk to the public and to its workers, a mobile radiological lab would be needed to detect any radiological emissions from the plant. The lab will be used for the normal running of the nuclear power plants, as well as to counter any form of emergency that may arise within the plant regarding radiological emissions. Moreover, the facility will be utilized in detecting any radiation coming from industry radiography activities. It is clear that construction of this lab will be costly. The cost can increase or decrease depending on the size of the lab and the expected function. When the lab is expected to work in a larger jurisdiction, then probably a b
Nowadays, it became a commonplace practice among advertisers to go about increasing the commercial appeal of the advertised products by the mean of emphasizing the pathos and ethos related subtleties of these products’ discursive positioning. The reason for this is simple – by taking advantage of this specific advertisement-strategy, advertisers are able to ensure that the conveyed commercial message is fully consistent with the targeted audience’s unconscious anxieties, in relation to the promoted product/service. In this paper, I will explore the validity of the above-suggestion, in regards to the poster ‘Refresh on the Coca-Cola side of life’, chosen for the analysis. The poster in question features the opened bottle of Coca-Cola with a drinking straw inserted in it. The straw itself is shown extended beyond the poster’s spatial boundaries in the direction of one of the windows on the wall – hence, creating a visual illusion, as if the apartment’s resident is in fact able to take sips out of the bottle. This, of course, creates objective preconditions for onlookers to spend more time, while observing the poster, because when exposed to it, they get to experience the sensation of a cognitive dissonance. One of the poster’s most striking features is the fact that it organically incorporates the appeals to logos, ethos and pathos. Its appeal to logos is concerned with the textual message ‘Refresh on the Coca-Cola side of life’, which establishes discursive parallels between the advertised product, on the one hand, and the notion of ‘refreshment, on the other. Nevertheless, it is specifically the poster’s strongly defined appeals to ethos and pathos, which make it memorable. The first of these appeals is concerned with the fact that, while observing the poster, potential consumers are able to confirm the validity of the idea that Coca-Cola is indeed a high-quality product. After all, if it was not the case, people would not go as far as trying to drink the promoted beverage by the mean of inserting a straw into the product’s one-dimensional depiction. In other words, the discussed element of the poster’s design serves the function of convincing people that doubting the advertised product’s high quality, on their part, would prove highly unreasonable. Consequently, this is expected to provide them with yet additional stimulus to consider purchasing it. What also adds to the poster’s ethos-related appeal is that the featured image is culturally relevant, within the context of the affiliated socio-cultural settings. After all, it subtly hints at the sheer industriousness of the individual, which supposedly succeeded in taking advantage of the poster’s proximity to his or her apartment. Yet, as we are well aware of, in America one’s endowment with the sense of industriousness is considered reflective of the concerned individual’s existential worth. Therefore, there can only be a few doubts that the discussed poster is indeed adjusted w