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Studies have indicated that homosexual adolescents who are close to their parents are influenced by them during the coming out process. Those who are close come out faster or at a younger age and experience positive identities earlier than those who are not so close. Homosexuality previously focused on the pathology but now the picture has shifted to a more positive non-pathological identity. The significance of families in the coming out process is being suggested in various literature. Legislation has been changed to help homosexuals in their coming out process. Homosexual sodomy was destigmatized like all homosexual activity in 2003 by the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence Vs Texas (Wardenksi, 2005). Society needs to come to terms that it has to include the homosexuals among and as one of them and attend to their needs as effectively as for the rest of it (Barden, 2004). Peter was an undergraduate. He was academically sound and had always been a darling in the family. One day he brought a slightly older boy home. Nobody thought anything of it at first. Soon the visits became frequent and then the two were always hanging around together. The father noticed the furtiveness in their relationship. Then he realized that the other boy had his lips painted and eyes mascaraed. The realization that Peter could be having a different sexual orientation, a same-sex one, dawned on him. He was angry and hurt and his wife was really upset. Both had come from traditional farming families living in the countryside and they had no other children to carry on the family. The father remembered that Peter had recently shown changes in his general behavior. Previously he had plenty of friends of both sexes with whom he had spent time biking, picnics, parties, and the like. He had left this group some months ago. Since then he had been moping around, not connecting with the parents. They tried to cheer him up and draw him into their activities. It had not worked. Now that he has expressed himself, maybe there was nothing they could do. Still the father wanted to be sure. He tried to speak to the boy while on a fishing trip. Peter admitted that he felt different and seemed drawn to other boys especially older ones. He was upset that he was made differently. The changed to help the homosexuals in their coming out process what happened. However he reminded him that the grandparents may not see things as they did and he was to hide the fact for a while till their days were over. Peter was lucky that he was not thrown out and led into a life of crime and waywardness. His father had helped him in the coming out process. The reaction of parents is usually shocking after learning that their child has the same sex attraction. They exhibit tolerance and accept their child’s sexual orientation but it may take some time. Youth who are developing homosexual identities get rejected by the family for their sexual identity (Wardenski, 2005). They may be subjected to verbal abuse or physical violence and many get thrown out of
The recruitment agencies industry plays a crucial role in matching job seekers with employers. However, employers, as well as job seekers, are increasingly dissatisfied with the services that exist in the market (Hendry, 2012). Companies complain about getting no value for their money when they hire individuals who are not qualified enough, following the recommendations of recruitment agencies (Armstrong &Taylor, 2014). Job seekers grumble about the long duration of waiting before a replacement and, additionally, the high levels of dissatisfaction with the roles that they are allocated. According to Armstrong and Taylor (2014), such situations only point to a mismatch between job seekers’ skills and the roles that they are hired to play. Byteroots offers a platform that seeks to eliminate this problem by ensuring that it matches job seekers based on their skills to the job requirements that they are qualified to undertake. The platform will be dedicated to matching Computer Science Professionals to the right employers. This summary report presents Byteroots’ outlook, its e-commerce marketing strategies, and the adopted revenue model. Revenue Model Byteroots will function as an online service provider, as well as a transaction broker. In this case, the organization seeks to obtain revenues from selling premium job-matching services to employers and employees. Additionally, the business is a third party that processes job application transactions. However, unlike other agencies, the company will not charge transaction fees. The selling point of the platform is that it will increase the speed and productivity of job matching for employers and job seekers. The revenue model of the platform is based on two concepts, namely, the freemium and the premium account models. As a business that will seek to generate revenue by selling premium-matching services, it is highly desirable to have as many clients as possible who subscribe to the services. In this case, the freemium model, where clients will access limited job-matching services, is a strategic decision to attract as many customers as possible. In this model, both employers and employees will open free accounts with Byteroots. However, the accounts will have limited services for matching services for employers where they will only have access to applicants’ resumes. Additionally, employers will neither have access to the results of the analysis of skills and virtual meetings. Employees will have limited services where they will be allowed to submit their resumes only. They will not have access to training, as well as virtual meetings. Although the freemium model will not generate income, it will be a good strategy for increasing and building the organization’s network while providing a potential market for the premium services that it will offer. The premium accounts will provide Byteroots with the revenue stream. Premium customers will have access to services such as unlimited matches for both emplo
Introduction and Purpose This paper is a data analysis project. Here data collected from secondary sources are interpreted using statistical tools and then are analyzed to answer questions related to the economy as a whole and more micro-level issues termed as personal questions. Economic data presents a lot of information and if analyzed properly can answer many unknown questions. Analysis of economic data helps us to identify the trend of change in economic indicators and the way they would affect daily business practices and us personally. This paper aims at unearthing this tool of data interpretation. Indicators like gasoline price, unemployment rate, real gross domestic product (GDP), and inflation rate provide a distinct view regarding certain general queries about the economy as a whole and personal queries on a micro-level. The paper has four parts. First, a discussion of the source and collection method has been described. Then an analysis of the collected data is undertaken and they are illustrated using diagrams and tables. The third part will answer the general questions regarding the economic indicators and the fourth part will answer a few personal questions. Data Source and Collection The data for the report has been collected from an online database of economic time series data available at Ergonomics.com. The data which has been queried from the database are related to gasoline prices in California, the unemployment rate in the US, the inflation rate in the US, and Real GDP. The data that has been gathered is quarterly data from the first quarter of 2000 to the last quarter of 2006. In the case of gasoline prices in California, the data was derived from the Department of Energy data, which had been provided as weekly data. This was then transformed into average monthly data, which was then transformed into quarterly averages. The data recorded was quarterly averages 2000 to 2006. The second indicator, which was quarried, was the unemployment rate. This was derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The quarterly data recorded was transformed from monthly data for 2000 to 2006. The inflation rate was documented by recording the Consumer price index was derived as a percentage change in quarter-to-quarter form. This was done by transforming the data from quarterly averages into percentage change quarter-to-quarter. The fourth indicator recorded was the growth rate. This data was derived from the Department of Commerce. This was done by recording the real GDP chained to 1996 prices. The data was recorded as quarterly data on real GDP and its growth rate from the first quarter of 2000 to the fourth quarter of 2006. Data Analysis and Illustration Figure 1 shows the quarterly gasoline prices in California. The data is provided in the appendix (Table 1). This shows that gasoline prices have been going through a rise and fall throughout the period. In 2000, gasoline prices increased constantly. Figure 1: Quaterly California Regular Reformulated Retail Gasoline Prices (Cents per Gallon) In 2001, the price fell in the 1 st quarter, then rose for the next two quarters and fe
Introduction China’s rapid economic growth has created a huge demand for energy and mineral resources. Canada has been part of China’s quest for energy security because it has vast amounts of these raw materials. China’s bilateral relations with Canada and the sound political relationship that both countries share has increased mineral and energy trade between both countries (Berrah 112). This trade has mainly spanned across the petroleum, natural gas, and clean energy sectors. Systematically, this paper explores the nature of this economic partnership by explaining its characteristics and highlighting potential areas of growth. Petroleum Canada is a big global oil producer and exporter. In fact, outside the Middle East, the country stands out as the biggest oil-producing nation in the developed world (Thompson 188). The North American economy exports about 283,000 cubic meters of crude oil, daily, to several destinations around the world, including China (ENERDATA 13). China is a strategic partner in Canada’s energy industry because it is the single largest oil consumer in the world. However, its energy trade with Canada was largely non-existent before 2009. In fact, statistics show that the US was the main export market for Canadian oil exports. Detailed statistics show that Canada exported up to 99% of its oil products to the US (CBC 4). However, because oil demand has either stagnated, or decreased, in America, there has been a renewed interest by Canadian oil companies to export to China. The latter now accounts for about 2% of the country’s oil export market (PwC 2). Besides directly importing petroleum products from Canada, Chinese investors also directly invest in Canadian oil companies (Ek 22). Most of such investments have involved acquiring offshore Canadian petroleum firms. Nonetheless, PwC (2) says that, so far, China has invested more than $30 billion in the Canadian petroleum industry. Most of these investments have included some big Canadian oil corporations, such as “Syncrude, Athabasca Oil Sands and Penn West Energy” (CBC 4). The greatest challenge facing Canada is its landlocked oil transport network. For many decades, the Canadian government has only invested in building oil pipelines to transport its oil to the US. There are no direct oil pipeline networks leading to the country’s sea ports, for direct exports to China (PwC 2). Such investments are urgent, but it would take the country several years to build such networks. Some Chinese firms have decided to fund some of these infrastructure projects. For example, one Chinese state-owned firm, Sinopec, is funding a big infrastructure project by Enbridge (a Canadian oil firm). The Northern Gateway Pipeline (the name of the project) intends to develop an oil pipeline from Alberta oil fields to the shores of Kitimat (PwC 2). From there, Canada will ship its oil to China. Lewis (2) says this pipeline would allow Canada to export more than 300,000 barrels of oil (daily) to China. Although the country is pursuing short-term measures of transporting its oil to US shores for export to China, the potential for more trade with the “Asian ti
The penal methods known as the Auburn and the Pennsylvania systems were designed to ensure criminals’ reformation. The latter’s main principle stated that solitary confinement is an optimal way to address the task. Meanwhile, the former’s difference was in adding the shared day work performed by prisoners to single-celling. They were also distinguished from each other by a degree of humanity, practicality, and cost-effectiveness, as well as outcomes and drawbacks. From the perspective of expenses of the two approaches, the Pennsylvania system seems more challenging to implement. The reason for it is the use of private-industry contracts under the Auburn standards fulfilled by convicts. In this way, the latter’s prisons resemble more economic entities. This circumstance also contributes to faster and better rehabilitation of people staying in the facilities adopting it since they work more intensively and, therefore, realize their positive impact on society. As for the practical aspect of the architecture, it is addressed more efficiently by introducing day work because it covers other population groups’ needs. Nevertheless, alongside the benefits of both modes of a prison stay, there are significant drawbacks. They are represented by the frequent cases of insanity without socialization for the Pennsylvania model. For the Auburn type of incarceration, the disadvantages are physical cruelty and the need to adjust to living following numerous rules. Thus, the organization of jails under the described practices cannot be viewed as fully beneficial. In conclusion, the Auburn and Pennsylvania systems present varying ways of regulating offenders’ punishment. The former allows them to rehabilitate better and is more cost-effective and practical. In turn, the latter’s outcomes are more negative due to the absence of communication contributing to people’s appropriate functioning. Therefore, the Auburn type of imprisonment seems more humane as the convicts have more chances for future life in society.
Society has always been characterized by different norms and stereotypes which were created in order to control behavior of a person and make him/her a part of this very society. Having appeared at the beginning of the formation of a civilized community, these norms very soon became one of the main factors which determined whether a person would be accepted by the majority of population or not. Everything is important within the framework of these norms. Appearance of a person, his manners and peculiarities of behavior are the factors which influence creation of the image of a person. A human being, who does not follow these rules, are doomed to be ignored. To be an outcast means to be a lone person who has no chances for understanding or normal life in the bosom of his/her family. The story LUSUS Naturae by Margaret Atwood is devoted to this issue. The novel begins with a discussion within the family. Everyone is stressed and shocked. The reason for this shock is a girl who is not like the rest of people. Doctor, who is called to investigate this case, calls her lusus naturae (Atwood para. 3). Being different from the rest of people, the girl is doomed. The whole family is united in its desire to hide her and forget about her existence as it can be a scar upon its good name. Young girl is even said to be dead. The author describes feelings of the girl, underlining the fact that she understands her singularity and attitude of her relatives towards her, though she is still very lonely. Another story devoted to this very issue is The Monster by Toby Litt. The author presents the life of a strange creature. A reader can see peculiarities of the existence of a creature from aside. Toby Litt underlines uncertainty of this creature as it is not even sure if it is a monster (Litt 134). There are no mirrors for it to see its appearance. However, the author also underlines loneliness, thirst for communication and socialization peculiar for this being. One more story which centers around the issue of being an outsider is called St. Lucy’s Home For Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell. As it comes from the title, the story is devoted to the life of girls who are not accepted by society. The author also underlines the not admission of people who are different by society. Children, who are raised by werewolves, live in special schools and are taught by nuns to behave like usual people (Russel 240). Being forgotten by their parents, these children also feel themselves lonely and abandoned and, moreover, they feel their otherness very distinct. Being different, these three stories, however, center around the same issue. The authors underline a sad experience of being alone. Using different examples and settings, they show how difficult is the life of people who are not the same as we are. Authors underline the thirst for society and communication peculiar for these people. Moreover, the motif of family can also be seen as in all these stories unusual children were taken as a curse and their f
Introduction Being a very busy individual I need to do a lot of my duties with minimal time than ever before, one of the duties that I need to save on time is the taking of the children to school of which I do on regular basis just before driving to work. It has been a very tasking role to me and severally has made me to arrive at my place of work late. Due to this I have decided to undertake the process with the following flow to save on time and resources. Handing over the kinds to the school heads. After the taking of the kinds to the respective school and handing them over to their teachers I have the remaining ten minutes to make a follow up of the children’s school progress and then have the teacher to ask for the requirements that are fundamental for the well doing of the kinds. Factors that affect the process design The factors that need to be looked at as the contributory factors that affect the flowchart process are the demand nature and outline, the level and degree of the integrating, the flexibility, the degree of the automation, the levels of the quality and the degree of contact when one is making the process flow process decisions. Nature of demand and the outline flowchart processes need to be based on the user preferences and the needs of the same person. The procedures need to be scheduled to meet the demands and expectations of the person following the process to prevent the repetition of jobs and responsibilities yet we want o save on time (Gary & Lister, 1995). Demand outline needs to be estimatable through considerations of seasonarability. The total calling of the user to the flowchart while undertaking the processes need to be well considered because it’s a very prime factor for the efficiency of the undertaking. The Degree and the level of the vertical integration: The Vertical integration refers to the magnitude and the extent possibility of which the usage, follow up and the benefits and the effectiveness of the daily core flowchart and processes are brought to the ownership of the user. The level and the degree of the integration do determine the extent to which the process user and the benefits are produced. The degree of the Vertical integration does provide the flexibility in process which results in increased benefits and saving of time due to federal terms and design efforts. Flexibility: A flexible flowchart should be the one that is able to respond quickly to the changes in the user environment and the preferences and the utilization conditions Flowcharts need to be flexible for the sake of increasing the usage and follow up of the process with a lot of ease and attainment of the sought time saving. Degree of automation, this does reduce the related costs. The degree of automation needs to be realized for the processes undertaking to ensure that all the necessary steps and cores are followed smoothly. The quality and the level coupled by the degree of automation needs to be to the required extent for their to be the fluency in the follow up of the process. According to Gary & Lister,(1995) the
Today, more than ever before, shifting social, economic, and political dynamics is forcing policy-makers, program-developers and stakeholders to continuously evaluate their programs or risk failure. An evaluation, according to Fink (1995), is a thorough investigation of a program’s fundamental characteristics and merits. The importance of program evaluation in the policy cycle can never be underestimated. Among other things, an evaluation provides formative feedback that inarguably assists to guide the program during the implementation phase. A program evaluation also provides summative information that demonstrates the effectiveness and efficiency of the program towards achieving its stated goals and objectives (Royse et al., 2010). This information is fundamentally needed to create an enabling environment through which policy-makers can optimize the outcomes, overall efficiency, and quality of the program. Royse et al (2010) asserts that an evaluation allows policy-makers and other interested parties an opportunity to analyze a program’s or project’s structure, key activities, and organization in addition to probing its political and social environment. This is done to assemble evidence that will enable interested parties to make objective conclusions about the impact of certain interventions. Fink (1995) stresses this point by arguing that “…program evaluation can be used also to appraise the achievement of a project’s goals and objectives and the extent of its impact and costs” (p. 2). Lastly, policy-makers may undertake a program evaluation if there arises need to make a decision relating to a particular intervention within the program. Reference List Fink, A. (1995). Evaluation for Education and Psychology . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. Kopp, R.J., Krupnick, A.J., & Toman, M. (1997). Cost-Benefit Analysis and Regulatory Reform: An Assessment of the Science and the Art . Web. Kosiak, S. (2006). The Cost of U.S. Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through Fiscal Year 2006 and Beyond . Center for Strategies and Budgetary Assessments. Web. Rai, M. (2002). War Plan Iraq: Ten Reasons against War with Iraq . London: Arrow Publications Royse, D., Thyer, B.A., & Padgett, D.K. (2010). Program Evaluation: An Introduction . Belmont, CA: Wadsworth