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Capital punishment can be defined as a judicial process that involves an individual being subjected to some form of severe punishment for offences committed. After watching the films titled “Thin Blue line,” “the Empty chair” and “Fighting for life in the Death Belt,” it can be noticed that they all include the theme of capital punishment. In some cases, it can be observed that some of the victims undergo capital punishment for crimes they did not commit. This article is a reaction journal that will expound on the issues of capital punishment as expressed in the above movies. In the movie titled the “Thin Blue Line,” Robert Woods, who is a police officer in Dallas is murdered by an individual who he had stopped for violating traffic rules. As fate would have it, Randall Adams is convicted for the crime and consequently is sentenced to life imprisonment. 12 years into his conviction, an individual who has testified as the chief witness in his case, David Harris, is found guilty for a different murder and is served with the death sentence. As the movie comes to an end, Harris confesses to have also murdered Wood and Adams is therefore set free. As one watches this film, it is difficult to miss the filmmaker’s strong opposition against capital punishment as the film exposes flaws in the criminal justice system that erroneously send many convicts to their death, some for crimes they did not commit. The movie “The empty chair” is also another movie in which capital punishment is included. This film explores an experience that many would find very difficult to deal with: that of dealing with the events following the murdering of a close member of one’s family. The storyline is about four loss stories one being that of Renny Cushing who had to deal with the murder of his father at the hands of a neighbor who also happens to be a police officer. The other story of loss is that of Sue Norton whose parents were not only robbed but also shot for a pickup truck and 61 USD. The other two loss stories are those of Peter and Sue Lowenstein and Susan Ramuda, whose son was murdered over Lockerbie and whose daughter was crushed to death with a rock, respectively. On a closer look these films, one gets to realize that they are about the struggles that individuals deal with following the loss of loved ones. While some will push for capital punishment to be applied to the murderers of their loved ones, others oppose the measure. For instance, Cushing turns in to a strong advocate against the death penalty sentence and heads an organization that advocates for reconciliation of the victims’ families. Interestingly, Norton becomes very a very close friend of the individual who murdered his parents and even fights, though in vain, to save the murderer from the death penalty. Those for the death penalty in the movie are represented by Ramunda who becomes a strong advoca
Introduction The short story called “Araby” by James Joyce presents a multifaceted story that is permeated with details that enhance the events described by the author. The story itself represents the perspective of the author on several subjects at once, appearing to reach for the description of human nature itself. However, one of the most prominent subjects in this work is Catholicism. The topic of religion is used in Joyce’s work to reflect the duality of humans, as the narrator, in his most agitated state, is torn in two from the inner conflict. This paper will review the short story “Araby” by James Joyce through the spiritual lens with a side of the gender lens. Main body The narrator is associated with religion from the very beginning of the story. Joyce clearly establishes that the role of Catholicism in the life of the narrator is immense, as the boy visits the Christian school and lives in a house where an old priest has died (Joyce 1). However, the second paragraph gives a hint on the connotation of this setting when Joyce writes that The Abbot by W. Scott was among “old useless papers” (1). This careless attitude does not depict malice but a genuine lack of interest. The mundane part of the story remains largely permeated with indirect yet critical religion-related remarks from the boy. For example, Joyce uses the following epithet to introduce the girl as “her figure defined by the light” (1). While this was so, this description reflects the very nature of the narrator’s feelings. His manner of description implies that he sees Mangan’s sister as a divine creature at a subconscious level. Nonetheless, the boy seems not to register the trail of his imagination. Being in a vulnerable state from the feverish love he experienced, the narrator has involuntarily drawn a parallel between his passion and the Holy Grail. James shows that the boy compared the length he was ready to go for Mangan’s sister as if he “bore [his] chalice safely through a throng of foes” (2). This quote bears the utmost importance to the story and the chosen critical approach. It signals that the narrator holds religious ideas in the highest regard. At the same time, it links the imagery presented by the author with Catholicism, inviting a reader to think about something higher than simple beauty. Alas, this bliss that the narrator experie
Introduction The ancient city of Persepolis, the throne of Jasmid, was founded in 518 BC by Darius. It was the capital of the Persian Empire. To come up with an immense artificial and natural at the same time, the king created an impressive palace complex quite impressive as inspired by the Mesopotamians. The quality and importance of Persepolis ruin made the Persepolis recognized as the world heritage site by UNESCO (Schimmel, Attwood and Waghmar 56). Main body Although it had an impressive palace, Persepolis was not a convenient place for the royals. This is mainly because it was built in a mountainous region that was remote. Alexander the great later raided the city and demolished the palace of Xerxes to symbolize the end of the PanHellenic revenge war. To date, the preserved ruins of the Persepolis ruins represent its ancient glory (Curtis and Tallis 35). The site of Persepolis location is distinguished by huge columns these are constructed of dark grey stones, which were polished with marble collected from the mountains. The construction of big stones, which were cut with precision and laid with mortar is still intact. Two columns still stand at the entrance of the Xerxes (Hunt 54). The ruins have also indicated the ancient use of advanced mathematics, geometry, and astronomy in their construction. The art of the ancient days was well decorated with sculptures of both real and imaginary creatures. Homa bird was one of these mythical and imaginary creatures. Huma is the name of a mythical bird that the Homa capital columns are named after, a branch in the Persian branch of Iran mythology. The legendary bird is said to have spent its entire life flying and never came to contact with the earth’s surface (Schimmel, Attwood and Waghmar 30). The bird is believed to have spent its life invisibly flying far in the sky above the earth’s surface. It never alighted on the earth’s surface, the bird is also claimed not to have had any legs according to some legends. Persepolis or the Old Persian used to be the ceremonial capital city of the Achaemenid Empire between 550 and 330 BCE. The Huma bird is known to ingest itself in fire flames and rises afresh and new after a number of hundred years therefore, the bird can be referred to as phoenix-like. The bird is also said to be a hermaphrodite meaning, one bird contains both female and male features. Each male or female feature has one leg and one wing. Huma bird as seen in Achaemenid Iranian art, about 500 BC (Hunt 2) “Persepolis stone griffin double Proteome column capital” from (Hunt 1) The Huma bird is considered to be a bird of fortune, with its touch being propit
Introduction The impression created whenever one talk about Vietnam is normally a negative one. It rings the bell of a series of political instabilities that had plagued the country for a long period. These instabilities have had substantial negative effects on the economic performance of Vietnam. It will be recognized that in the 1990s the country mostly depended on foreign aid from the international community. However, that gloomy trend is reversed and this has seen several positive changes realized in the country. For instance in 1993, 58% of the population in Vietnam lived below the poverty line as internationally set (Karnow 12). However, by 2009, the figure had substantially reduced to 28%. The per capita income in Vietnam rose from as low as $225 in 1994 to a massive $1000 in 2010 (Mcmahon 130).This raises the question as to what factors could have enabled Vietnam to gradually shift from poverty to better times. Data Collected When Vietnam was given the green light to join the World Trade Organization, many people felt that it was indeed a good start to economic development in the country. The people of Vietnam had humble hopes that their country could now manage to move away from the rank of the poorest countries in the world by 2010, a position it had perpetually stayed in the past. Today, life in Vietnam is very reminiscent of any other developing country in the world. Though much of the population still lives in the rural areas, rural-urban migration is beginning to be seen in the country. Vietnam has managed to achieve economic success courtesy of the renovation processes that were initiated in 1986. The country has managed to maintain an economic growth rate of over 7% in much of the last two decades. This faster growth is demonstrated in the economic developments that have been seen throughout the country. As a result, the country has managed to gain from its integration to the world. Much of these are realized because of the policy reforms that have characterized Vietnam in the last few years. The economic reforms that were adopted in the late 10990s totally changed the manner in which economic activities were conducted in the country. Trade liberalization was advocated and this assisted in opening the doors of Vietnam to the whole world. The people could now benefit greatly from the flood of goods that came in through their shores. The competition posed by foreign trade enabled many industries in Vietnam to strengthen up in the face of globalization and other changes that were evidenced in the world. Even though no political reforms have been instituted in the last few years, governance has relatively been good. This has been a great boost to the country as economic activities continue to blossom. In 2006, the government of Vietnam unveiled a development blueprint that was meant to make the country gain middle-income status by the year 2010. This
Abstract Correct understanding of the fundamental nursing ethical principles can aid the nurses to examine major approaches in the management of their dilemmas. In the process of handling their work, nurses are involved with a number of stakeholders who affect their decision-making process, thus, resulting in unethical practices. A successful clinical is a clinical setting that adheres to ethical nursing practices. This team considers the benefits of defining the managerial role, the nursing role, and the patient’s role in order to give quality health care to patients. However, only good collaboration and cohesion can guarantee for successful management of a health care setting. Introduction According to Butts and Rich (2005), leadership in a clinical setting is a process that ought to shape the goals of the medical care organizations, motivate the behavior of the nurses towards the accomplishment of goals, and help to define the overall culture of the medical organizations. Since the goals of a clinical staff must be patient-centered, the managers who hold the authority should ascertain that the implementation of the relevant leadership is affected. This can be achieved by influencing all team members in the medical circle to do their best. Discussion Background of the Study The health care crisis in the United States is confined by the specific problems of shortage of professional medical practitioners, financial constraints for proper management of the health care settings, management effectiveness and efficiency, adoption of innovation, and provision of quality health services (Sportsman & Hawley, 2002). These problems are not new as they are widely covered by existing literature. The good management system is a reform developed to improve efficiency and health service outcomes for the patients. This can be done by bridging management goals and nursing goals through effective communication, coordination, and team management through ethical principles and at the same time, working alongside the patients and the relatives of the patients (Henderson, 2010). The debate of organizational hierarchy in the health care settings remains since the solution to these problems persists because of the differences of opinion encountered in the management process (Freidson, 2006). This calls for an investigation of the importance of the clinical stakeholders in order to come up with a good decision-making process. This is important as it contributes to evidence in resolving the debate. The study of management role is also necessary because ethical dilemmas that result from organizational hierarchies affect multiple stakeholders including the nurses, patients, and the managers since they are concerned with cost and risk management for the patients receiving health care. Problem Statement There has been evidence that the unethical practices on the part of the nurse practitioners result from the lack of proper respect
Introduction The end of something is the beginning of another. Immediately after completing my studies, I am looking forward to starting working and earn a living. Just like any other learned person, I would like to taste the fruit of my education and enjoy life to the maximum. It’s also my wish to earn enough money so that I can make my life better. This essay paper will be focusing on my dream job, of working with my father in his geothermal hydro energy business. The main goal and mission of the work I like this job for I have been admiring my father doing it. Academically, I am also qualified to work in a geothermal hydro business and deliver effectively. It requires one to be a committed person to work in this business; this also qualifies me, as I am a very committed person. The main purpose of this job is to provide people with an alternative source of electricity. This business manages to accomplish its purpose through installation and maintaining water sources. The business has a mission of providing quality power to its customers at an affordable rate. Its vision is to expand globally giving people an alternative source of power. This business makes use of turbines that are connected to a generator powered by electricity for it to function. Water is harvested from the intake using plastic pipes down to the turbine. Its magnitude pressure forces it to pass through its plungers. The production of power from water depends on the amount of water in the intake. The source of water should be reliable to ensure that the generation of power is continuous. If the water sources are seasonal the option of building a dam at the intake is better. When water is in plenty, it can be harvested and be stored in the dam to be used during the dry season. Incase water flows throughout the year there is no need of constructing a dam. After generating power, the other part of this job is selling this energy to the targeted customers. The main customers of this business are manufacturers and individual users. Different tactics are applied to ensure that this business retains its customers as well as attracting more. My father ensures that any problem of power installation is solved as quickly as possible to his customers. Some experts in the business fix all the power connection problems of the customers. The business is advertised widely to attract new customers to keep the business going. Annually, the business conducts some form of promotion to customers and others to expand its customers. Conclusion On the other hand, the business encounters some challenges. Competition is the biggest challenge. There are so many energy businesses around the place and still some coming up. This is forcing my father to offer high-quality energy so that he can remain in the market. This high-quality service is attained at a high cost making him have a red
Introduction The recent trends in Human Resource Management (HRM) show that many people, particularly women have accorded HR a high regard as a career. Many researches indicate that women have taken the lead as HR professionals. For instance, the 2011 Forbes list confirmed Human Resource Management as one of the top ten best-paying jobs for the female gender (Murray, Kramar & McGraw, 2011, p. 229). Initially, men dominated HR departments in organisations. The recent trends however, show that women are pursuing HRM jobs. According to the Nobel Prize economist winner Gary S. Becker, the most important resource in organisations is the people. Most successful companies manage human capital efficiently continuing gaining a competitive edge. As mothers, women are known as good care takers, and hence get the first priority as HR managers to take care of the people in organisations. Attracting, training, managing, and retaining manpower have become a crucial need for most successful companies. This has led to the creation of many HR job opportunities in all companies. This paper looks at women working as HR managers in Australia. It discusses the disadvantages and advantages that women have while working as Human Resource managers. It also analyzes the external environments such as technological changes and globalization, which influence the nature of women’s future work and career. Relationship between individuals and organisation People play the most significant roles in organisations. Many established organisations understand this, and hence have HR departments to take good care of the people in order to gain a competitive edge. This includes using sound recruitment and selection systems to get qualified staff, and sound reward systems to motivate employees in the workplace. Many people, particularly women have chosen to secure HR jobs following the recent trends in employment which favor and value employees. These include favourable working conditions, diversity, opposing discriminations of all calibres in the workplace, and favourable working hours among others. Organisations develop good relations with individuals in order to influence them to support their cultures and changes. They support employees by empowering, training, educating, and promoting them among other things. Organisations understand that people determine their success in business, and hence ensure that they have good relationships with them to raise their morale at work. On the other hand, employees ensure that they relate well with organisations by being committed to providing services essential for organisational growth. They adhere to the rules and regulations set forth to govern their conduct in the workplace. They also ensure that they accomplish duties assigned to them within set
Project management entails a well planned and structured endeavor that will ensure the objectives of a project are met on time. A project plan can be established based on the goals and scope to be covered on completion of the project. The plan enables the project to develop and go through all the critical phases effectively. These steps recognize the call for the project, describing the project, outlining the steps to be followed, executing the steps, assessing accomplishment of completing the project and finally upholding the project (Zaval & Wagner, 2011). The first step of recognizing the call for the project facilitates the creation of the final goal to be achieved. For example, an organization may want to respond to the need of delayed delivery of services through increasing the number cargo vans. The second step of describing the project will state the project’s purpose and what the project must achieve on its completion. The benefits of the project must also be outlined in this step. For example, buying more cargo vans will provide more transport facilities that will reduce delay in goods deliver. Customer satisfaction will also be met through this project. The third step of outlining the steps to be followed in carrying out the project involves determining the resources required and formulating a budget. The deadline of the project completion will also be determined and a feedback plan created. The feedback plan is usually used to collect data on what will be expected when the project completes. The step three plans will then get execution till the end. Finally, an assessment is done on a complete project to determine if the project’s goals have been achieved (Melton, 2007). The above project planning is supported by other plans related to the project. These plans include human resource preparation, risk management and communication plan. In planning human resource individuals, departments and organizations involved in the project should be identified and their roles clarified. The number of people required to undertake the project should also be stated, the resources to be used by each, how to obtain the resources and the duration for their duty. Communication plan, on the other hand, will ensure that everyone is updated with the necessary information on the project. Risk management helps to avoid disappointments when people are too optimistic on time, costs and customer feedback on the project (Parker & Craig, 2008). Project planning and management encompasses scheduling of resources which is an immensely critical task. It gives the project managers ability to evaluate the availability of resources required. They can then be able to carry out projects that require similar resources jointly. Through these, they are, therefore, able to manage and reduce costs. The other reason why scheduling of resources is essential is that managers are able to assign duties easily and clearly to the relevant individuals. They are also able to predict risks and determine the flexibility in accessing certain r
Introduction Sufism was born out of the growth in Islam towards inner growth. It is the philosophical view of Islam. Sufism is supposed to have grown in and around Basra. It is found that Sufi was more of a saint in Islam than something that existed by itself. Sufism was more of a part of Islam itself influenced by philosophical thinking that was happening in the Persian and Byzantine courts. Relationship with Islam and Philosophy! Sufism took its birth in the medieval period and most scholars look at growth in Sufism as a natural requirement. Most of the masters of Sufism were in the Middle East, Iraq, and Pakistan. A number of books were written to highlight the philosophical outlook of Sufi thoughts. Sufi thoughts were primarily aimed at lessening the impact of the Islamic conquerors in places where other thoughts were rampant. This ensured that the practices of Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhist, and Christian thoughts do not go through a major change when the new laws of Islam were introduced. In the course of many years, it was found that the Sufi thoughts even preceded the Islamic laws laid down by Quran in Islamic courts. In the initial run, the milder thoughts ushered in by Sufism ensured that the people were at ease with Islam and it swiftly spread with lots of converts to the new sect; whereas, this also brought out anti-Sufi thoughts among the Muslims. Conclusion Sufi, with the growth in simple ways of spreading the Muslim thoughts as stories, ensured that there was a rapid growth in Islamic conversions. However, it also brought about major changes in the way people looked at Islam. Over a period of time, with the growth in Industrialization and modernization, the Sufi thoughts started losing their significance for the Muslims. But still, their thoughts and the way they proposed life and the style of living, ensured that Sufism continued to exist in the world.