ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Introduction One of the most important procedures for individuals in the drug use, abuse, or addiction cycle is receiving a personalized analysis of the current situation and providing the best fitting treatment approach. In this case, Charlie, a 45-year-old male, should be assessed and properly analyzed on his health and spiritual issues so that he could receive the correct and feasible method of curing. The information taken from Charlie must be confidential and should concern his personality background, physical, psychological, and genetic information. In addition, he will be properly asked several questions about his current family relations, which might also require collecting some personal information. Reason for Assessment Charlie is struggling with his substance addiction so that he demands receiving a practical method of curing that would help him significantly reduce the level of drug addiction or even eliminate it forever. The evaluator collects the most qualitative information concerning different aspects of the client’s health situation to assess the patient’s situation properly. Moreover, the collected data should be sufficiently precise so that the final opinion would have a qualitative informational base (Doweiko, 2014). If the data is properly derived and analyzed, the client could obtain an efficient and personalized treatment method. Last but not least, if the collected information does not concern a personal patient’s spiritual, genetic, or health aspect, the working method of curing could not be provided from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Sources of Information The main source of information is the client himself; no relatives were interviewed. Charlie applied for personal consultation because of significant depression and demotivation about the possible method of curing that would help him stop his increasing addiction strength tendency. The whole opinion about his current situation might be derived from his statements. However, Charlie provided some citations from Amy’s words so that the patient’s perception mistake in terms of the credibility of his words has a low probability of occurring. Background Information To begin with, background information provides the evaluator with a sufficient number of possible facts that might affect the individu
Introduction It is imperative to mention that poverty is a fascinating topic that has been actively discussed by scholars. Homelessness is especially problematic because most people have no options to improve their living conditions and are forced to move from one region to another to stay safe. The situation has been getting especially problematic ever since the recession in the United States. Similar events have been described in the literature and Down and out in Paris and London is the work that should be highlighted. George Orwell was able to predict some of the issues that people would have to deal with in the future, and the fact that current situation resembles a novel is truly worrying. The primary causes of poverty are relatively the same, and the improvements that have been shown are rather not significant. The impact of the economic situation in the country and underdeveloped policies is especially noticeable, and it would be beneficial to focus on these aspects. Discussion The way the author describes poverty is truly astounding, and actions of characters seem incredibly reasonable. One of the most significant aspects that should not be overlooked is that the author has learned this from his personal experience, and utilized the knowledge that has been gained to make the work incredibly realistic. Some of the most important aspects related to this issue are discussed in an article by Hefner titled “Poverty in the United States: Ministry and Protest.” The author states that close to fifteen and nine percents of the population of the United States lived in extreme poverty in 2011. Also, it is necessary to mention that the situation is even worse compared to previous years (Hefner 6). The fact that the structure of society is discussed is especially interesting, and it is suggested that opinions of people that live in poverty are not acknowledged most of the time. Moreover, the number of people that are living in appalling conditions is unacceptable. Another aspect that is worth noting is that the situation is not the safe for different races, and numerous internal and external factors affect earnings. It is understandable that such aspects as the level of education play a vital role, but dissimilarity in these numbers is not acceptable. The government has been trying to resolve this problem, but the situation is complicated by the economic climate and other issues. The situation is getting especially problematic when it comes to children. The fact that young people are forced to deal with homelessness is an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. It is necessary to understand that such lifestyle has a tremendous impact on health and well-being of an individual. Children are affected the most, and such conditions may lead to the development of depression and other illnesses. Another aspect that is worth noting is that adolescents are more prone to attacks and abuse, and such experience may be traumatizing. Orwell does not devote enough attention to this aspect, and it indicates that the number of young people without a home is much smaller in the society that is described. The way people that live in povert
Introduction First of all it should be mentioned, that the Peace of Westphalia is regarded as the first statute, defining the character of international relations for the following centuries within more than two states. The Peace of Westphalia submits to the pair of agreements, the Treaty of Osnabrück and the Treaty of Münster, concluded on May 15 and October 24 of 1648 correspondingly, which ended both the Thirty Years’ War and the Eighty Years’ War. 1 The agreements included the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand III Habsburg, the other German princes, Spain, France, Sweden and plenipotentiaries of the Dutch Republic. The Treaty of the Pyrenees, concluded in 1659, terminating the war between France and Spain, is also often regarded as part of the overall accord. Outcomes of the Peace of Westphalia The France with Ludwig XIV at the head placed the predominant position in the international relations. Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs were its main opponents, but they were weakened by the Thirty Years’ War, and humbled by the provisions of the Peace of Westphalia. Moreover, Spain, after the new unsuccessful war with France had to cede the county of Rusillion and Arras according to The Treaty of the Pyrenees. But Ludwig was not satisfied with these successes, and wishing not only to widen his possessions, but also become the unrestricted reign of the whole Europe, as he was in France. The condition of the French army, perfect in both qualitative and quantitative measure motivated him to undertake the number of wars, and gave hope for the fulfillment of this hope. The other European states could not let Ludwig to bring to life his plans to disturb the political balance in Europe, and created powerful coalitions to confront him. This significantly interrupted Ludwig’s plans (Brown, 2001). Ludwig led four wars, two of which were aimed to capture Spanish Netherlands (Belgium). It means the possibility of threat for England, and also the superiority in North sea, the threat for Netherlands’ domination, which did not participate in the Thirty Years’ war, and raised its power. Holland, bewaring to have powerful France instead of weak Spain as a neighbor, concluded coalitions against France, attracting Sweden and England. Ludwig’s military successes appeared insufficient. According to the peace of Aachen (1668), France got just several frontier fortresses (Gross, 1948). Strong commercial rivalry existed between England and Holland. France aggravated the contradictions between Engla
Introduction It is necessary to evaluate the performance of any business to enable investors to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing their business. This analysis refers to as a SWOT analysis. SWOT Analysis Strengths This bank’s main strength is its ability to negotiate and sign contracts with the Canadian Union of Bank Employees (CUBE) to take care of their staff. It has a capital base that enables it to integrate the Credit Card Center employees with its staff. This means that the company can finance its capital operations without straining the available finances. The firm has an established human resource department that oversees the recruitment of reliable staff to implement its policies. The human resource section is highly structured to ensure all employee grievances are addressed as soon as possible. Weaknesses Identifying the weaknesses of an investment will enable the investor to plan how to eliminate or reduce them to enhance productivity and profits. This bank faces immense challenges that expose its human resource management team to colossal risks. The human resource staff wastes a lot of time in negotiations for contracts. For instance, the second negotiation with the Credit Card Center was held weekly. Each session took about seven hours, while the whole process took four months. Also, this department spends too much time dealing with employee grievances like job scheduling and postings. Opportunities The human resource department of this bank has many opportunities for signing many contracts with other service-related operators. The successful integration of the Credit Card Center workers with the bank’s employees and the bank’s subscription to the Canadian Union of Bank Employees (CUBE) are key opportunities to guard against abuse of employee rights. Threats Various threats expose the human resource department to low productivity. These challenges include absenteeism and lateness by employees that waste a lot of productive time. The employee grievances are too many, and this may lead to low productivity. Employees are not comfortable with the way jobs are scheduled and posted to them. There is a poor relationship between supervisors and union members. The management responds with an average ranking on the quality and quantity of service delivery while the employees pose grand dissatisfactions at their workplace. Situation Analysis The Canadian Pacific and International Bank have various strategic opportunities that, if it capitalizes on, will develop and expand its operations. This will see it achieve various targets and perform well beyond the company’s expectations. However, it is necessary that the relationship between supervisors and employees be addressed to make smooth coordination among various departments. Many complaints originate from the association of the human resource department and employees. Managers show considerable dedication to working and safeguard employee’s interests. On the other hand, employees respond with negative feedback regarding their expectations. This means that other underlying factors should
Having a desire to conduct research in the field of alcohol consumption by adolescents aged 12-16 in the West Indies, it is important to create a detailed framework. We have already considered the main idea of the qualitative research, dwelt upon five approaches to this type of research and described the importance of the theoretical framework within the research. Therefore, at this stage of the discussion, it is important to consider the role of the theory in the five approaches to qualitative research with the purpose to underline the role of theory in our research plan and explain any considerations that should be kept in mind regarding theory. One of the first steps in conducting research is the consideration of the theory. The theory is used for consideration, identification, explaining and predicting the events of behavior, depending on the research questions (Ornek, 2008). It has already been stated that narrative research, phenomenological research, grounded theory research, ethnographic research, and case study research are the approaches to qualitative research (Creswell, 2007). Designing the research methodology for each of these approaches it is important to understand the role of theory in each of them. Theory plays a great role in designing research, but many scholars do not pay much attention to it (Leong, & Austin, 2006). However, it is wrong as strong and argumentative research is usually based on consolidated and substantial literature review which comprises the greatest part of the theoretical data. Therefore, using any of the applications to the qualitative research mentioned above, the role of the theory use should be considered. It may be helpful for highlighting the role of the theoretical knowledge for designing methodology for considering the level of alcohol consumption by adolescents aged 12-16 in the West Indies. Substantial theoretical support is a good key to good practical research. Wisker (2009) is sure that “there is nothing so practical as a good theory” (p. 157). The main idea of applying to the theory is to help explain the research questions to the audience. Additionally, theory helps to interpret the information which is going to be considered, it aims at helping to
The TED talk set up by Brencher (2012) was organized rather logically, as the speaker went on from establishing the background for her speech to unraveling the argument of how it was important to care about the ones whom we may not even know personally. The speaker’s willingness to get the point across was supported by the fact that she did not throw every piece of evidence at the audience but rather chose to tell a story of how the so-called “love letters” had changed her life and the lives of many other people around her. The main points of the speech do not stand out, as they are relatively covert. Brencher (2012) sets up the emotional basis for her speech and appeals to the audience by baring her soul and not stating something shocking or inappropriate. Therefore, how the speech was organized and the lack of evident anchors allowed the speaker to get her point across and not get too rigid. Another factor that has to be pointed out when analyzing Brencher’s (2012) TED performance is her vocal delivery. Instead of being either emotionless or overly expressive, she finds the golden rule and connects to the audience on a personal level when she uses her voice to show the listeners that this topic is essential for her and she is living it through on a daily basis. Even if it was not intentional, it served well for the core purpose of the communication. Speaking of Brencher’s (2012) body and facial qualities, it may be safe to say that emotions from telling her story to the audience overwhelm her and she tries to limit any kind of motion in order not to spoil the performance. It is not clear whether Brencher is an experienced speaker or not from the given clip, but the overall quality of delivery is decent, as she manages to stay on topic throughout the presentation. Reference Brencher, H. (2012). Love letters to strangers . TED.com. Web.
Introduction Leo Max Frank was an American Jew accused of the rape and killing of a girl. His litigation and hanging by famous citizens in Marietta, Georgia in 1915 led to the foundation of the Anti-Defamation League. Frank was the executive of a pencil plant in Atlanta, Georgia. The case is extensively viewed as having been a mistake of fairness, with jury pressure. The examination was exaggerated by the media. The Georgia official and publisher Tom Watson applied the case to create individual political authority and maintain a revitalization of the Ku Klux Klan. (Connolly, 1914) After Frank’s confidence new proof appeared that cast doubt on his responsibility. After the governor converted his death verdict to life incarceration, Frank was captured from prison and hanged by a crowd of prominent citizens who called themselves ‘The Knights of Mary Phagan.’ It is considered, that the son of a senator, an ex-governor, attorneys, and a prosecutor was involved in the mob. At the period, the Jewish society in Atlanta was the biggest in the South, and Frank was the leader of the Atlanta section of B’nai B’rith, at the period of the murdering of Mary Phagan, he was twenty-nine, and had managed the factory for five years. The fact that Leo Frank was a Jew, and rather a successful entrepreneur is rather significant. Mentioning this fact, Connolly shows the attitude to the ethnic minorities, and in spite of the fact, that Frank gave work to lots of people requiring it, the attitude of the locals was prejudiced. It may be noted in the further development of the case. Prerequisites and facts On April 26, 1913, 13-year-old Mary Phagan, was raped and choked soon after picking up her salary at the factory. Sentiments, though, were blazed by a story issued by the Atlanta Constitution in which Nina Formby, who ran a bordello, declared on the evening of the slaughter that Leo had phoned her, immediately asking for a room
Introduction The paper involves an analysis of a case study in which the CEO is faced with a crucial decision to make. It is only through incorporation of all stakeholders’ perspectives that one can reach a tenable position as will be illustrated. Seeing According to the acronym S-T-A-R, a business leader ought to be a seeing, talking, acting and reviewing practitioner. In the first letter of the acronym, one is expected to see an ethical issue. OptiMotors is facing a serious moral dilemma; the company has been closing lucrative deals under the guidance of Galen. However, the methods that he uses to close the deal not only bother some employees but also affect its CEO-Bob. He initially had objections to sales techniques that his sale team leader used because they were quite extreme. One may assert that at this point, Bob failed at speaking out against ethical issues. He did not see the issue so he did nothing about it. Fear of contradicting one of his most charismatic and promising salesmen may have prevented him from doing so. Bird and Waters explain that people will often do this because they do not want to be perceived as whistle blowers. 1 Failing to provide adequate feedback to one’s workers is tantamount to moral muteness as workers will not inculcate ethics in their business practices. At the end of it, they may get into habitual lying, and this may damage a business’ reputation. On top of that, many of them may subject the company to prosecution and legal misconduct. Clearly, Bob had not seen unethical practices in his company. If he continues with this, he may subject the company to the above-mentioned consequences. Therefore, he needs to end his blindness to the matter. When seeing unethical behaviour, one must look into the moral justifications for one’s actions. The CEO needs to tap into his moral framework. If he took on a consequentialist outlook, he would find that it would not be in the best interest of the company to take action against Galen and the rest of the team. A consequentialist thinks about the ends and not the means. The school of thought would encourage the use of strip clubs as a means towards garnering more sales. Therefore, the consequentialist would say that accompanying clients to strip clubs is acceptable; what counts is that the deal is sealed. However, seeing practitioners are required to look into the context of an ethical dilemma, such as the one under consideration. While this extreme sales tactic has brought some new clients to the firm, it has cost the firm two vital employees. It is likely that other employees may follow Joan’s path. Further, the tactic might give the company negative publicity and cause it to loose other clients. Additionally, Joan could sue the company for discrimination and this could also tarnish its image. Therefore, the benefits that come from accompanying clients to strip clubs could be offset by the loss of repeat business and valuable employees. In the end, the wise business decision would
Introduction This document provides a well-detailed entity-relationship model (ERD) that is appropriate for New CQ Asset Management’s (NCQAM) relational database. Additionally, a list of business rules at NCQAM is given, assumptions underlying the ERD are stated and definitions are given for each attribute and entity. Entity-relationship drawing is one of the processes that make up the design stage of a relational database. An ERD shows the entities that make up a relational database, their attributes and the relationships between them (About.com). Entity-relationship diagram For the NCQAM’s relational database, the appropriate ER model is shown figure 1 below. Business rules NCQAM’s relational database is to capture the company’s business rules so that it enhances data integrity. Business rules clearly define how work is done in a company. A careful study of NCQAM’s case study reveals the business rules currently in place at NCQAM. One of the business rules is that for each analyst there should be an ID, full name, phone number and expertise area. Another business rule is that analysts make recommendations after research processes that include comprehensive fundamental and thorough technical analysis. In addition, the recommendations can only be buy, long-term buy, sell, and hold. At NCQAM it is a business rule that each recommendation should be recorded alongside the date it was made. For each stock NSQAM is dealing in, the rule is that there should be a share code, a company name, a stock section, dividend yield and the year it was listed. In addition, the share code is a three-letter code. For example, the share code for BHP Billiton Company is BHP. Another business rule is that for each of NCQAM’s managers there should be an ID, name, phone and address. Additionally, a manager can manage more than one portfolio and he /she can only trade stocks on behalf of clients and not for him/her. A single portfolio can be associated with one client only. Details of each portfolio like available cash should be recorded. For each trade, the share quantity traded, share price and transaction date should be recorded. Finally, it is a rule that for each of NCQAM’s clients that there is an ID, name, address, contact phone and tax file numbers (TFN). Assumptions underlying the ER model A number of assumptions underlie the entity-relationship model above. Considering that variations exist between the stocks NCQAM is dealing in it is assumed that at a given instant a recommendation can only be made for a single stock. This assumption forms the basis of two other assumptions. The first is that stock review and research is done for one stock at a time. The second is that at a given instance an analyst is reviewing stock for one company only. Since it is a business rule at NCQAM that a single portfolio be associated with only one client it is thus another assumption that a portfolio can only contain one or multiple kind of stocks, that is, stock for one or more companies. Form this assumption it can be further assumed that a NCQAM client cannot have multiple portfolios. S