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The most important foreign policy facing America is the political upheavals in Syria. The Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, supports Hezbollah in its activities against humanity in Lebanon. Al-Assad supports Hezbollah to strengthen the friendship of his country with Iran. Further, America is increasingly getting worried about Syria’s nuclear intentions. The Republicans seem unhappy with President Obama’s stand on Syria. The Republicans argue that Syria is not being held accountable for the actions it has taken. In addition to this, one Republican was quoted, saying, “people are worried that Syria is not being held up to account” (Pershad 8). The International Atomic Energy Agency personnel want more inspection in Damascus to investigate the nuclear rumors, but their activities are unwelcomed in any part of Syria. This further escalates the poor relationship between America and Syria. According to the scoreboard, the results were 101/197. For every country listed, a mark was awarded. Therefore, looking at the results, I listed 101 countries in 15 minutes. The results of the quiz give an inadequate representation of my knowledge of international geography and policy. However, the map used in the quiz acts as a reminder of the activities that take place in a particular geographic location. For example, the map of Asia reminds of the political events taking place in South Korea and North Korea. The quiz on listing names of world countries cannot help to increase political awareness and involvement. However, participation in research studies and keeping track of current affairs can significantly increase political knowledge. In my opinion, China is the most important foreign policy facing America. Since 2011, China has been the second-largest economy in the world. However, many reports suggest that China will surpass America by 2015 to become the largest economy in the world. Many Americans hold the status of economic superiority with prestige. The American government is, therefore, caught between a hard place and a rock in determining the way forward to protect its position as the world’s economic superpower. In 2013, Obama’s administration declared that it would deploy half of its naval forces to Asia by 2020. Many analysts argue that although China does not have a superior military, the country will be obliged to advance its military when it becomes the economic superpower. Therefore, America’s decision to send troops to Asia is an attempt to neutralize China’s military effect in Asia
Introduction Different generations of American immigrants have had a diverse contribution to the nation’s economy and American society in general. Indeed, it can be argued that it is due to the contributions of different immigration generations that America has continued to rise on top of the world in various measures such as economy, military, culture, and democracy. The benefits that have accrued from the continued entry of new immigrants into the country have not just benefited the United States only; other nations in the country have benefited immensely. For instance, immigrants’ countries of origin have historically benefited from the establishment of economic ties to America; other countries in the world have benefited from the goods and services produced by the American immigrants—this has resulted in strengthening America’s global competitiveness. There unique interrelationship between different immigration generations that has made the country prosperous. First, it can easily be seen that the latest group of immigrants build on the foundations that were established by their precedents, who had also built on foundations created by those who came before them. Secondly, the latest entrants come with their own strengths that are used to strengthen the foundations of the American society, as well as establishing new ways of solidifying America’s place in the world. There, however, exist some differences between new entrants and descendants of previous immigration generations, with the main grievance being that new entrants are could be spoiling for the descendants. But as it happens in American society, these differences get forgotten quickly, which leads to complete integration—until the next group arrives. This paper intends to investigate how relationships, similarities, and differences in several immigration groups have impacted American society. In the process of performing that investigation, the first section will revisit the immigration policies that America has developed since its inception. This section shall help in the understanding of which cultural groups were allowed to enter into the country, the scope being 1820 to the present. Consequently, investigating each cultural group that entered in certain periods shall make it possible to understand their impact. The second section shall explain several differences in three immigration generations; the third section will explain why the latest (third) is a little district from the other
There is no use denying the fact that the development of different means of transport leads to significant improvement in the quality of life of people. They are able to reach any place in the world in a very short period of time. However, this development also leads to an increase in complexity. Nowadays, planes are the fastest though the most complicated mean of transport and, that is why there are not many chances for people to survive in the case of an accident. A great number of people control each flight. However, accidents still happen, and many people die. The crash of Avianca flight 52 was one of these accidents. First of all, it should be said that there is a great number of versions and suppositions connected with this flight and the main reasons for its crash. The given flight was quite usual, and there were no signs of disaster. However, due to the bad weather states, the plane was not allowed to land, and it had to remain in the air for some extra time. At last, having no more fuel, pilots had to land under extreme conditions, and the plane crashed. Seventy-three people died in this accident. That is why the necessary investigation of the root reason for this catastrophe was needed. There were several versions. The first one stated that it was the fault of the airline company as there was not enough fuel for a plane to wait for its turn to land. However, at the same time, the pilots managed to reach their destination point and were ready to land, though dispatchers of the airport did not allow them to do it, not understanding or ignoring the fact that there was no fuel enough for the plane to remain in the air. Under these conditions, the lack of fuel can be called the main reason for the accident, however, it is difficult to determine whose fault this very accident was. One of the versions connected with this accident is the misunderstanding between the pilots and dispatchers because of their cultural differences. Hispanic pilots had their own understanding of the word priority and, that is why, insisting on it, they were sure that the dispatcher understood them and all the actions, which were needed, would be performed. However, at the same time, the dispatcher stated the fact that the pilots were not able to explain clearly that they had problems with fuel, and only 5 minutes remained. The records made during the communication between the dispatcher and other specialists could be taken as evidence of the fact that there was no understanding that the plane was not able to remain in the air anymore, and that situation was crucial. Taking these facts into account, it is possible to say that the accident could be avoided. There are several facts that could prove this statement. First of all, it should be said that there were no serious reasons for the crash of the plane. It functioned well, and the only problem was the lack of fuel, which was also not crucial. However, the misunderstanding between dispatchers and pilots led to the disaster. That is why it is possible to assume that the existence of precise international terminology could have helped to avoid this tragedy. Having a certain list of actions which sh
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak began in December 2019 in Wuhan City, China, and was reported as pneumonia cases by the local media. The disease symptoms include dyspnea, fever, hemoptysis, cough, diarrhea, fatigue, headache, and pneumonia (Nicola et al., 2020). The next month, Covid-19 spread across several regions and continents, causing deaths and infecting people and animals. Although no treatment method has been established, preventative and containment measures have reduced its spread worldwide. Such efforts include quarantines, face masks, case detection, hand hygiene, and contact tracing (Nicola et al., 2020). In late 2020, various companies announced the development of Covid-19 vaccines, including COVAX, Oxford, and others (Nicola et al., 2020). The outbreak has negative impacts on public health as most health systems have crushed under its weight. A survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that most countries have disrupted health services for non-communicable diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular illnesses (Brunier & Margaret, 2020). Of the countries surveyed, 53% have disrupted hypertension treatments, 49% diabetes treatment, 42% cancer treatment, and 31% cardiovascular treatments and emergencies (Brunier & Margaret, 2020). As health services are disrupted across these countries, the public health situation is deteriorating. Coronaviruses are found in both humans and animals, but they exhibit differences in gene coding. Covid-19 has genomic coding similar (96%) to the human SARS-CoV2 and the bats betaCoV RaTG13, showing that coronavirus disease 2019 evolved from a bat strain of the virus family (Cascella et al., 2020). Initially, the virus was transmitted from animals to humans in the Wuhan animal market. Human to human transmissions was later confirmed as asymptomatic patients spread the disease to their close contacts (Cascella et al., 2020). While everybody is at risk of contracting the virus, factors such as age, underlying comorbidities, sex, and ethnicity have been identified as risk factors for severity. The WHO has confirmed that the severity of symptoms increases with age and for people with comorbidities, especially diabetes and hypertension (Cascella et al., 2020). Coronavirus is transmitted from human to human, and its severity is higher among older people and those with comorbidities. Covid-19 is closely compared to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). However, it presents less severe symptoms than both MERS and SAR
Introduction There is a need that everyone joins the social media community because it is advantageous, and it is where the entire world is headed to. Such a statement comes as a challenge to many people including myself because I have been among those who believe that social media platforms are a waste of time (Ferriter, Ramsden & Sheninger 2011). Secondly, I value privacy and have learned through a few of my friends that social media involves spilling personal data to the public, which is, of course, a security risk. However, my perception has since changed after I realized that social media platforms could be useful learning tools. Therefore, in this work, I will outline how I will utilize my newly-created Personal Learning Network, which connects many learners from across the globe. Main Body Social media platforms are tools that help in augmenting the collaborative and social perspective characters of humans. The same media forms a medium, which helps in the facilitation of social interconnections and the exchange of information. Lastly, social media is an ecology, which enhances a unit of people, their practices, their values as well as their technologies that are useful in a given environmental setting (Richardson & Mancabelli 2011). Having such a perspective enabled me to understand that social media sites could be useful in the creation of space, which fosters connections. The netw
Introduction It is quite obvious that students need complete safety in the school, both at the time of the classes and during the break. With help of the system of rules suggested in the Duty of Care for Students, the latter will be provided with safety and will be protected from any harm at school. Following the rules introduced in the Duty of Care for Students, both the teachers and the children will be able to feel certain in the school. Rationale There is no need saying that the only rationale for the Duty of Care for Students is the concern for students’ safety and the wish to provide them with all the necessary knowledge represented in the curriculum and at the same time care for the students’ health. As the Policy Statement says, “The duty is to take such measures as are reasonable in all the circumstances to protect students from risks of harm that reasonably ought to be foreseen” ( The Department of Education ). Thus, the chief goal of the Duty of Care is to provide the instructions which will guide the teachers to the safest way of holding classes and will allow them to create the safest environment for the students. Policy Issues It must be born in mind that the policy for the Duty of Care for Students deals with multiple issues, which allows teachers to apply it to various situations. Dealing both with the issue of students’ safety and with providing them with the necessary knowledge, the Duty of Care also emphasizes the necessity to balance between controlling the students’ behavior and providing students’ with personal space: Teaching stuff must exercise their professio
The most striking feature of Odysseus is deception. It is evident that in the land of the gods, the tricksters have a better chance of survival. The reader might view it as acts of lack of honor, which could be true. However, deception was the best resource that Odysseus possessed. The character’s ability to improvise false stories and devise trickery plans is outstanding and draws the reader’s attentions closer. Throughout the play Odyssey does not struggle to reveal himself to anyone as a trustworthy person. Deception is a vital tool for survival in this story, considering that not all events favor the protagonist. This paper seeks to show how lying has been employed as a survival tool in Homer’s work “the Odyssey”. The Trojan horse trick against Polyphemos is an instance that gets Odysseus out of trouble. The soldiers disguise themselves in a body of Trojan horse to conceal their identity. Odysseus and his accomplices disguise themselves as rams to hide from Polyphemos. Another instance of deception is when Odysseus pretends to be a beggar to keep himself safe. He also pretended to be a beggar to test the loyalty of others and to devise his plan of overthrowing the other suitors (Homer 93-96). Amid all deceptions, the protagonist is viewed as an honest soldier going against all odds. The protagonist uses the deceits to acquire a strong team of followers. The followers view the protagonist as the voice of reason, an inspiring figure to continue fighting. Their hero is their reason of continuing no matter the change of challenges. The hero uses deception to create a symbol of ideals and exemplifies what the group believes. The hero makes his followers to respect him in order to obey him. As a consequence of deception, the hero endures more problems than his followers. In the story, deception is not always meant to cause harm to other people. Some instances of deception are meant to help other people to get out of trouble. In the story lies have been used as tool for encouragement especially in family relationships. In the absence of the father, a woman takes the role of the husband inform of disguise. This is not meant to do any harm but just as way of encouraging a child who may be totally dependent on the father’s advice (Homer 99-105). Deception has been used as a manipulation tool. The protagonist lies to be someone he is not in order to manipulate people to do something that will be to his advantage. By way of embodiment Odysseus is able to pretend to be somebody else. A good example was when Odysseus pretended to be a beggar, and also when he pretended to be somebody else to test his wife’s trust. In the story, a character is able to achieve this by lying that she is a god and at the same time makes sacrifices as a human (Homer 435). Lies have been used to test the hospitability of other people. Odysseus transforms himself to beggar so as to test character of others whether they can be hospitable or not. Odysseus was able to pretend to be a beggar and creep all along the borders of enemy line that he was fighting without being noticed. His creativity as a liar gives him an advantage over his enemies. This
Introduction A research proposal comprises of introduction, literature review and the research question under investigation. Preliminary materials such as title page and table of contents, which is optional, copyright page, abstract, the page containing the committee signature, list of tables and figures used precede the main body (Baron, 2008). Importance of a formal format in a research paper A formal format is important in writing a research proposal because students require writing a formal document after spending a considerable time researching on a particular area. This is a requirement for all students in all courses and grades. The introduction is important because it introduces the reader to the study and defines the focus of the research. It also includes the background information and the problem the learner is investigating to give a wide perspective of the paper. The research problem is important because it gives the research question and hypothesis, which suggest the methodology to be used in the study. These are important in helping to draw conclusions of the study. This section contains definition of terms and acronyms used (Baron, 2008). After the introduction, the researcher provides the related literature about the problem under investigation. This is generally an expansion of the introduction given in chapter one. The components of the literature include theories and models related to the research, significant data that has been published and related to the problem, an overview of the history of the problem and the recent and current trends of the problem. This chapter contains information by previous researchers as well as their conclusion about the problem. Direct quotation should not be overused to ensure transition and smooth flow as well as make the paper easy to read (Baron, 2008). After the learner has written the Literature review, he or she should provide the methodology to be used in data collection for the research. The researcher restates the problem of the study and gives all the sections to be covered in this chapter. Data collection is part of research methodology and it outlines how the researcher will obtain the data within a specified period. This indentifies the materials to be used on how they would be distributed to all the participants. Such materials include the surveys to the respondents as well as the follow-up survey to the participants who would not respond after a specified time (Baron, 2008). Data analysis is another component of the research methodology, which provides the information about how the data will be interpreted. The analysis of the data is determined by the data hypothesis or the research problem. In case there are many hypotheses then there should be data analysis for every question. Descriptive statistics used in data analysis are means, percentages, standard deviations, and frequency counts (Baron, 2008). Curriculum and instruction is an important area discussed by researchers with an aim of improving learning in a classroom environment. It focuses on the student’s perception and und
Introduction From time in memorial the fashion industry has made significant impacts to the politics, economy, education and art of various cultures. Today, as illustrated by Brun et al. (2008 p. 558), it marks as a significant element of increasing globalisation. Furthermore, Brun et al. (2008 p. 548) brings out the significance of the industry with a meaning of luxury as opposed to asserting that the products and services are exclusive to the wealthy and powerful in the society. Luxury is a ‘soft or extravagant living, sumptuousness, opulence’’. In the ancient times, the colours and features of the clothes worn indicated the social and political classes of the people and expressed the power vested in people who adorned certain clothes or apparel. In 21 st Century, it is essential to note that not much has changed in this regard. The luxury fashion industry is marked by willingness to spend to get the best outfit that builds expression, perception and recognition. In essence, from an economic point of view where costs are minimized to get higher profits, developing and managing the luxury fashion brand is a difficult and long process. Notwithstanding, getting their contribution to economic development and growth requires a consistent, integrated, innovative and rigours strategy. With such controls, obtaining feedback auditing and other relevant information is significant in this endeavour. Various authors and researchers have tried to estimate the fashion industry growth and its significance. For instance, Datamonitor (2009) have put down that the global luxury fashion sector is estimated to be worth about US $ 130 billion with an annual growth rate of approximately 20%. The global fashion industry significance to the national economies is fundamental in their consumers. As such, their growth is inevitable. However, the gap exists, other than the industry growth and development, but the contribution to economic development and growth of the world is missing. The industry is dominant in countries like the United States of America, Spain, France, China and Italy. This fact does not disqualify its presence and active contribution to the GDP of other countries. However, enough data, justification, input and CPIs with regard to its contribution in economic growth and economic development of the world pushes the researcher to this determination. This information will have a fundamental impact in the level of reliance to the luxury fashion industry sector. Again, it will open the market for more countries to channel or withdraw their resources to or from the industry. Hypothesis Null Hypothesis The fashion industry has very little contribution to the economic development of the world. In essence, the luxury fashion industry has no signif