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Various writers have written various articles and documents. The level of the writings of these authors is either comprehensive or incomprehensive. This means that a certain number of these writings have exhaustively covered the topic and thesis statements that they were intentioned. The success and quality of an article are guided by the flow of statements and the authors’ efficacy. In Quizzical Pleasures’ in Television Culture, Fiske John brings in the aspect of game shows and quiz in American television society. As in the introduction, Fiske views that the success of these game shows and quizzes are based on oral culture, which forms parts of its success and weakness. Thus, the narrative structure that is posed by these quizzes shows “lies in the nonliterary forms of game and rituals” (Fisk 1987, p. 265). The author employs different works in developing the argument posed. Fiske differentiates between game and ritual saying that game starts with similarities and ends with a difference while rituals start with difference and end with similarities. Thus, a quiz brings together games and rituals in fulfilling an idea. Fiske argues that a show quiz begins with introducing the participants, which is ritual and followed by answering the questions, which is the game, and finally back to ritual when the celebration of the winner takes to play – ritual-game-ritual. He links the quiz show with a capitalistic ideology in which the participants start equal but gain social power as the contestant is declared the winner. Such perspective applies in education scenarios where bright students ascend the ladder of education. This is part of the theory of cultural capital in which people are stratified and replaces the capitalistic ideologies with cultural propagation. This is clearly expressed in the unbiased and neutral nature of exams. However, it is advantageous to those middle-class students who have a higher chance of passing the exam. Thus, cultural-economic capital is equal because it is available to all people but it is confined to a stratified class of power. The quiz shows employ knowledge in determining the winner. The knowledge that is based on cultural capital is either factual or academic. Factual knowledge maintains a system of power because the questions that are asked are specialized and revolves around an area that the contestant understands an aspect that is different from the eccentric and traditional academic. The presenter of the show is the star personality who combines both masters of ceremonies and is an examiner to possess the power of the ritual priest (Butler, 2007). Fiske further argues that there is knowledge that is not based on factual or academics rather on social norms. He has given various examples that show that the shows quiz are not based on cultural-economic capital aspect, but a social or cultural experience. Thus, there is no right answer but the individual who gives the same answer tends to be the winners. Thus, Fiske conclu
Having a firm business understanding is a substantial asset in today’s corporate world. In a country deep in recession and facing an aggrandized unemployment rate, vocational skills are nearly vital for success. Additionally, acquiring and maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of the different types of organizations and their specific needs, advantages, and deficiencies is of the utmost in significance. A company must take the necessary steps to have a staff that has incomparable talent, aptitude, and a compendious mastery of the undertakings, processes, and regulations of a business. One of the most basic methods of discovering if one has business comprehension is to exude the ability of reading valuable and essential business documentation. One very paramount document that is cardinal to corporate understanding is a balance sheet. This documentation in essence is a statement of the finances of a company. The assets, liabilities and equity of the shareholders is displayed and communicated. By having a rigid appreciation and comprehension of these types of documents, one can assure themselves some advantage when attempting to decipher the constantly altering business world. Firstly, being able to distinguish between various types of businesses, as well as how each basic proceeding differs according to the establishment’s type, is an integral ability in the corporate marketplace. One somewhat elementary undertaking in the business arena is cost accounting. “A type of accounting process that aims to capture a company’s costs of production by assessing the input costs of each step of production as well as fixed costs such as depreciation of capital equipment.” (Investopedia, 2011, p. 1). Although this process seems somewhat basic and should be a part of any business employee’s repertoire, it becomes intricate when attempting to apply this proceeding to the various types of business establishments. Currently, most established companies can be categorized into three distinct groups: merchandising, manufacturing, or service organizations. So what does each type delineate? A service establishment is usually an organization that distributes services, rather than tangible items to their consumers. Many hospitals and health foundations are considered to be service organizations. A merchandising company is an institution that is described as a wholesaler establishment. Instead of generating their own items, these companies take products from other producers and distribute them. Examples range from Best Buy to Costco. A manufacturing company fashions their own products that they will sell to their consumer base. So how does cost accounting vary from each type of company? Well plainly each establishment will have different costs that will be apparent in their operation. For example, a manufacturing company has to worry about materials, labor, and overhead prices. Notwithstanding, manufacturing, service, and merchandise establishments have a lot more in common in terms of their costs than is realized. For example, a service and merchandise establishment also has to deal with materials, work, and overhead costs. They are titled
Chapter five of Kupperman’s book “Theories of human nature” looks at great philosophers, namely Plato’s and Aristotle’s points of view in trying to define humanity. Both of these great philosophers assigned reason as a central role in defining humanity. Plato came before Aristotle, and their arguments seem to agree and differ on the definition of humanity. Plato’s view was more complex as he used a simple word reason which has multiple definitions. Aristotle’s view, on the other hand, defined a human being as a rational creature with an ability to switch the rationality on and off. The most significant explanation offered by Plato is the logical point of understanding reason, whereby if a certain idea is preconceived to be good, then there must be a number of reasons that lead to that assumption or conclusion. The writer goes ahead and relates Freud’s explanations of human personality in three parts leading to a link between these arguments and those offered by Plato. Plato looks at a human being as a soled creature governed by reason. The sole is spirited and is interested in studying the environment. Plato’s view of reason entailed an individual doing what he believes is correct if given a chance. The writer tries to illustrate the complexity of defining a word from Plato’s point of view. The word game is used as an example in highlighting numerous available definitions. Aristotle being a biological scientist, uses his knowledge to try to differentiate humans from other animals by exploring their rationality. He concluded that humans are complex double-
Abstract This study explores the use of non-stationary models, which can be considered characteristic and representative of specific acceleration time series. The ARMA tool is used to generate the three acceleration time series under study, the variances of which have been pre-stabilized. During the experiment, descriptive parameters are estimated for each series to characterize the series stabilized and the modulating recording function. Among others, the paper calculates maximum displacement plasticity demand and hysteretic energy values for systems whose rigidity is regarded as bilinear. The paper also estimates the spectral characteristics of demand as a function of time series model parameters. Summary General To many engineering professionals, acceleration data in the form of time series are of high interest and value. These series are highly irregular in time-varying amplitude and frequency characteristics. All acceleration data are simply time series with nonstationary characters. Each acceleration time series is one realization of a nonstationary stochastic process. Two approaches are used to model the time series: a frequency domain approach and a time-domain approach. Most analysis has been based on the stationarity and nonstationary of the amplitude and frequency content of the acceleration time series. The early simulated acceleration time series were stationary stochastic processes where a time-invariant spectral density function was assumed to reflect the frequency content of the most intense part of the acceleration time series. Models with nonstationary amplitude were introduced later, and more recently, the time-varying nature of the frequency content has been considered with an evolutionary density function. Such representation is instrumental in describing the frequency content. It is well known that the use of ARMA models to solve time-domain problems has been a trend in recent decades. The relationship between theory and practice has led to a practica
Introduction Kotler’s article discusses the various techniques employed by college students to get the best out of the limited time available to them and survive on slim budgets, which force many to live on junk food. In college, sleep is a luxury, especially when there are exams because most students will put off studying until the last days, then study all night in coffee induced stupors (Kotler & Levine, 2005). Ironically, sleep might be more useful in helping one to pass exams than staying up all night to cram since it has been proven that when the brain gets enough rest, the memory improves. Main body Personally, I rarely took part in all-night cramming sessions since I tended to organize my work in advance to avoid rushing at the last minute. In addition, I am intrinsically motivated to study and for me, it is rarely about results but the research and the studies for their own sake. Nonetheless, I often encountered colleagues who procrastinated all semester long and only engaged in marathon cramming, although to their credit, many of them passed. I attribute this to the fact that some people perform well under pressure. However, on matters of food, I was in many ways an archetypical college student, who, for the most part, survives on a variety of Junk foods especially pizza and fries, which are washed down with soda (Marquis, 2005). Kotler also discusses the alcohol and cigarette culture among college students, more so, binge drinking, which is commonplace on most campuses and has been found to have potentially dangerous consequences on the human brain. Apparently, when one overindulges, it affects the development of new cells and even kills off some of the already developed ones (Kotler & Levine, 2005). As a result, students who spend a weekend drinking and then try to condense a semester’s work i
Introduction Geopolitics is the study that is aimed to analyze geography, history, and sociology with position to special politics and prototypes at different balances (varying from the level of the state to worldwide). It researches the political, economic, and strategic importance of geography, where geography is defined in terms of the location, size, function, and relationships of places and resources. Issues of unification of Korea The geopolitical imagination of South Korea includes such key factors as the unification of Korea, including the arrangement of democratic elections in North Korea. Diplomatic missions seek support within the Asian region to impact Kim Chen In to refuse from nuclear weapon testing and reject the status of North Korea as the nuclear state. The essence of the geopolitical approach taken by South Korean leaders is the empowering of the state by strengthening regional cooperation in East Asia. One of the key moments in the issue of unification is the providing of a sufficient safety level for Jeju Island. It is located about 100 miles south of the Korean Peninsula. The volcanic island is home to some 500,000 people, who are occupied mostly with farming and offering services to domestic travelers. On July 1, 2006, Seoul guaranteed superior ability to the island’s managers, as part of an attempt to enhance the island as a key global center. The Jeju Special Autonomous region now has prolonged prudence over regions comprising schooling, taxation, economics, and political management. The innovative position, affirmed in South Korea’s National Assembly in February, is escorted by tax breaks for firms spending on the island, as well as visa-free admission to inhabitants of all but eight states. Dr. Rhee Tong-chin looks into the geopolitics of reunifying North and South Korea. His research helps elaborate on probable situations and recognizing the thespians. Though the very clearness of the options he sees also marks their restraints. One can simply picture other and possibly more likely means for change. Dr. Rhee is certainly right that Korea is a card in the deck of tactical world power performances. But that is only a solitary card in the deck, and perhaps not even the key one. One issue is what heaviness we give to the apparent attentions of China, Japan, Russia, the USA, and probably other states as well. Another matter is the interior dynamics of Korean policy, of which Dr. Rhee is aware closely, and of which I have only the skimpy information. The third and most difficult matter is what prospects and risks any grouping of innumerable probable occasions might create. These last substances can vary from war to trade, from magnetic heads to political fall down, from outbreaks to natural catastrophes The New York Times, in its edition of Nov. 14 (2006), discovered a new apprehension of the US government, that the head of the Republic of Korea is clandestinely advancing to attain nuclear weapons. The purpose is that the administration of South Korea aims to reinforce its location politically together with North Korea and with the United States. An int
Introduction Managing finances effectively in a hospital requires the collaboration of both patient care units and administrative units. Modern nursing courses involve financial management units to ensure that nurses undertake their duties in a cost-effective manner. This paper discusses how nursing units can be financially accountable and how hospitals management can enhance accountability. Nursing unit financial management The nursing department should be given an appropriate allocation of hospital finances according to their needs. Managing nurses should oversee the effective management of these funds and ensure that all operations are managed in a cost-effective way. Making a budget for every activity that needs to be undertaken in a certain period is crucial in ensuring that there is proper fund control within the department. Nurses have direct interaction with medical staff and the patients, they are thus in a better position to brainstorm some of the costs incurred in the hospital and devise measures to cost manage them. They can assist in establishing the costs that can be avoided or funct
Ethics can be defined as moral values of human conduct that can be used to govern the behavior of individuals in a social setting. Kubasek, Browne, Giampetro, Barkacs, Herron, Williamson & Dhooge, (2011) argued that, ethics program is adopted by organizations to assist them in making decisions through understanding what is right and wrong. Hyatt Hotels Corporation has a code of ethics, which is designed to promote and reaffirm the Corporation’s compliance with laws and standards applicable to its entire jurisdiction. Everyone from employees to the management is liable to compliance with the code with no exemption. The code is developed in harmony with the laws of the respective countries to prevent conflict. The code addresses the issue of compliance with the applicable laws by means of honesty and integrity in relation to moral standards. According to the code all stakeholders should avoid private interest that may cause defects from the interest of the corporation. The use of Hotel resources for personal gain is prohibited and all members are subjects to confidentiality as far as hotel’s information is concerned. The code advocates for open competition and fair dealings in relation to customers and suppliers. The property of Hyatt should be protected and used only for the purpose of legitimate business. Bribery is condemned and may lead to termination of services of any member to the Hotels. Moreover, members are forewarned against the use of Hotels assets for their political purposes, the same way the associates are prohibited from trading in securities and stock of the corporation. Gifts should be received or given out, but with transparency and accountability. Accurate records of any business dealings should be kept for reference and auditing. Upon securing employment opportunities in the Hotel, employees are given a handbook each containing the code of ethics, which they are supposed to sign a copy as a way of accepting to abide by the code. The copy that is signed is submitted to the management as the employees retain the other one for quick reference. The code is administered by the general counsel of Hyatt law department and enforced by all leaders in every level of management. Code of ethics could be applied in a case where an employee is subjected to sexual harassment by a supervisor in the course of duty. It can also be applied when a member of Hyatt goes at longer head with the law of State while protecting the interest of the corporation. In an event where other corporations engage in sabotage in the name of competition, the code of ethics can be applied so as to define the way forward. Hyatt hotel’s code of ethics is an excellent example in that; it sets guidelines for relationship between members of the corporation and the external environment. This is contrary to many organizations that deal with internal issues only. Another reason why it is a good example is that, the code is not dictatorial as it gives room for clar
Introduction Globalization has brought more development to the developed countries while the developing countries continue to languish in poverty. The poverty gap between these nations has greatly increased as well increase in trade imbalance. The western countries have fought for the removal of trade barrier in the African nations but the western countries have on the other hand raised the trade boarders against the Africa countries and other developing countries. The rich industrial nations are seen to manipulate the poor countries by having trade imbalance in many sectors. This can be attributable to the kind of education system that the western countries introduced to the Africans and other colonized nations. African education system in West Africa Education process in the traditional African setting was integrated with social, culture and religious affiliation of that ethnic group. The education system was started at birth of the child and was carried on to adulthood. The girls’ education entailed how to socialize and be grow to good motherhood, while boys were trained such skills as hunting, agriculture, herdsman etc. depending on ethnic. One was taught to be respective full of the cultural norms and obey the elders. This is shown by the fact that although Okonkwo did not apologize to the neighbuors after beating his wife, he carried out the required cleansing rites as per his traditions. (Achebe 1995). The African education system hence prepared the youth to be responsible in their homes and village. Many societies also offered mental training before being considered to be worth in the society. The period of training varied according to sex. The boys’ was mostly a longer period training that the girls. The training took a lot of incentives and encouragement so as to see that one gets courage to undergo such rites as circumcision. The young could also learn from their elder brothers imitating them and repeating the actions done until one becomes oriented of the full activities of the society. But at times, a youth could refuse to follow certain traits from his elders that he sees are not worth. For instance, Okonkwo is portrayed as a youth resting on his personal achievements and doesn’t want to be like his father (Achebe 1995). The old also provided education to their young ones through story telling that were passed on to the other generations. These stories carried significant lessons with them. The youths were taught lessons that could help them avoid characters that were scorned in the society (Duiker & Spielvogel, 78). A child mostly received the first trainings from the mother and later as approached adolescents; the whole community was involved in the training. The sys
Introduction Dubrin (2008) emphasized management focuses on the successful implementation of the four functions. The research focuses on the organizing function of management. Likewise, the research centers on the planning aspect of the study. Third, the research scrutinizes the controlling of the company’s assets, liabilities, capital, revenues, and costs. Fourth, the study includes scrutinizing the leading part of the management process to lead the line and staff personnel to increase net profits and increase revenues. Also, Fisk (2006) reiterated the research focuses on the four Ps of marketing strategy. The research delves into the product quality issue when generating revenues. The research also focuses on the place issue in marketing. The study zeroes in on the price factor in increasing General Electric Company’s revenues. Lastly, the study centers on the promotion aspect of the revenue-generating activities of General Electric Company. Management entails the maximization of the four major functions of management to accomplish organizational goals and objectives. Business Organization Analysis Based on the company’s financial statements, the company is well managed. Maguire (2007) emphasized the bottom line or passing grade in terms of the financial aspects of the company is a net profit picture. General Electric Company’s successful implementation of the planning, leading, organizing, and controlling functions precipitated to a profitable financial statement data for the years 2007, 2008, and 2009. The Company’s financial statements indicate General Electric Company generates net profits for the years 2007, 2008, and 2009. Also, the company generated profits by complying with its social responsibility and to protect the environment from pollution. Morgan (2003) opined the profits were generated by maximizing scarce resources or assets to increase revenues. The company reduced avoidable expenses to the bare minimum to ensure a profitable business endeavor unfolds during each accounting period. Baumueller (2007) reiterated the company’s profitability is the result of the company’s strategic planning process. The company’s profitability is the result of organizing the best minds from around the world to research, develop, and market innovative new light and equipment products and services. The profitability precipitated from the company’s leading the best minds in the industry to implement the organization’s goals, objectives, and other profit-based itineraries. Helfert (2001) insisted the company’s profitability is the resu