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The working environment significantly influences employees’ productivity and desire to work in a specific company. With the advent of new technologies, the staff can work in the office and remotely. As a result, there is a dispute about where work is more convenient – in the office or from home. The various factors influence this aspect, for instance, the convenience of the way to the office or the employee’s ability to concentrate on work in a comfortable home environment. Each option has its advantages and disadvantages, as proven by research. A remote job is an opportunity to work from anywhere worldwide, contributing to the employee’s freedom and flexibility. According to the Center for the Protection of National Infrastructure (2020), this argument for freedom of movement is essential for retaining employees. Moreover, providing remote work capabilities allows companies to expand the geography of finding talented employees in other countries, increasing the workforce’s diversity. Moreover, in this case, the company saves space and resources by avoiding the need to organize an office. Other studies suggest that working at home makes employees feel more creative (Smith, 2015). Therefore, remote hiring can benefit both employees and hiring companies. However, it is worth considering the potential risks and disadvantages of remote work compared to offices. Hendricks (n.d.) argues that the traditional office improves employees’ interaction with customers and each other, improving team performance and making the enterprise more productive. This assumption is consistent with Gomez’s (2015) concerns that remote work carries the risk of reducing trust between employees and, as a result, disengages the team. Moreover, the monotonous environment for work and rest with remote hiring
Introduction The Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) have the mandate of preparing and maintaining detailed emergency plans as stated in the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Since the year 1987, the state emergency response commission (SERC), as stated in the Connecticut General Statutes’ Section 22a-601 (b) (DEMHS 1), created local planning districts. Upon recognizing that towns and cities are vulnerable to numerous threats and disasters such as ice storms, aircraft accidents, hurricanes, forest fires, earthquakes, and tornadoes, the Local Emergency Planning Committee prepares for these emergencies besides making appropriate plans to deal with them in the event of their occurrence (SERC 1). The paper looks at the components of LEPT, meetings, and the existing plans in the town of New London. It also evaluates the possible change suggestions and improvements for the plan. Components of the LEPC The management of the LEPT consists of the Chief Executive Officer who is charged with the management of significant emergencies, resource mobilization, and ordering of any evacuations from the disaster. The assistant to the chief executive officer is the “Emergency Management Director who has the task of managing and organizing the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)” (SERC 1). He/she also serves in establishing communication within EOC, departmental coordination, and coordinating emergency plans. The third member of the committee is the fire leader (superior fire leader-in-charge). He or she is responsible for the determination of any areas vulnerable to catastrophes that need evacuation. He/she may also order any evacuations as deemed necessary (DEMHS 1). The emergency management communication officer is responsible for coordinating radio communications in the EOC in response to disasters. Other members represent the various departments involved with emergency response including the fire department, police department, EOO manager, public works department, emergency management director, public information officer, and health and medical coordinator. The response further includes communications coordinator, warning coordinators, evacuation coordinator, shelter/mass care coordinator, resource manager, town attorney, superintendent of schools, treasurer, military department, volunteer organizations, private utility companies, animal care, and control coordinator among other tasked organizations (SERC 5). Meetings An annual review of the local emergency planning committee’s emergency plan is followed according to the regional guidelines. This keeps emergency response plans for the town up-to-date. The LEPC meets once after every two months with the main meeting taking place annually when the strategies and plans are reviewed. Members are also elected with reports on preparedness and financing alongside normal business being made (DEMHS 1). The last update in the emergency response plan was made a year ago in the annual meeting with the members unanimously agreeing on the changes. Personal opinions The disaster preparedness team is a necessary department in any moderniz
The federalists believed that a federal structure with a strong central government was necessary for the country to prosper. Many of the founding fathers such as George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton supported the cause of federalism. The federalists consisted of the rich property owners who feared that ideas of liberal democracy may lead to them losing their properties and thus felt the need for having a strong central government. The federalist leader Alexander Hamilton has been credited with founding the Federalist Party. Swift states that “Federalist ideology… was predicated on the ideal of a commercial society modeled after Great Britain, in which manufacturing industries and extensive trade would generate national power and prosperity (68)”. To do that the Federalist leaders felt it necessary to enlarge the powers of the federal government and establish a strong treasury department. The Anti-federalists were the poor people who suspected that the rich wished to impose a federal structure only to preserve their own properties. The anti-federalists led by Patrick Henry of the State of Virginia also felt that the demand for a strong central government was another ploy to destroy the autonomy of the states and a way forward to ultimately subsume state powers into central powers. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison created the Democratic-Republican Party which was also known as the Jeffersonian Party that opposed the bestowment of wealth to the rich Northerners (The White House Para 5). In addition, William West created the Country Party in Rhode Island which almost led to a civil war. The other noted leaders of the Anti-federalist movement were Samuel Adams, John Hancock and George Mason. The Democratic-Republican Party felt that the best way forward was an agricultural society that would sustain the republic through their independence and youthful vigor. To do that a limited national government was the only solution as against the strong central government proposed by the Federalist Party. Another view of the anti-federalists was that federalism was a move towards the very imperialism that they had fought to gain independence and that the President would after some time assume all the powers of a monarch. In the end, the Federalists won the ideological battle and the Constitution of America was ratified by all the thirteen colonies with Rhode Island being the last state to ratify the constitution in 1790. However, by the time Presidential elections were held in 1800, the Federalist Party lacking a broad mass base was defeated and that led to “a period of one -party dominance by the Jeffersonians (Katz and Crotty 28)”. The Republican-Democratic Party later on became the modern day Democratic Party. Works Cited Katz, Richard A and William J Crotty. Handbook of Party Politics. London: SAGE, 2006. Swift, Elaine K. The Making of an American Senate. Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2002. The White House. “James Madison.” 2009. Official White House Site. Web.
The Crucible, representing the events that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts, in the Seventeenth century, is a film that was released on 27 November 1996 and it is based on Arthur Miller’s 1953 play bearing the same name. Some of the high-profile actors in the film include Daniel Day-Lewis (John Proctor), Winnona Ryder (Abigail Williams), and Bruce Davison (Reverend Samuel Parris). The notable Paul Scofield (Judge Thomas Danforth) and Joan Allen (Elizabeth Proctor) also play significant supporting roles in the movie. The writer of the play version of the film, Arthur Miller, takes charge of the screenplay while Nicholas Hytner is the director. To portray the historical context of the movie, most of its scenes were shot on Hog Island in Esssex, Massachusetts. The movie serves as a symbol for the happenings in our contemporary society. The movie commences with an apparently harmless occurrence. A group of young Salem village girls attends a secret meeting in the woods where they chant and dance, wishing for men that they would like to fall in love with. Tituba (Charlayne Woodard), a black American slave takes charge of the event as they accuse some residents of the village of practicing witchcraft. However, the ritual ceremony is cut short by the arrival of the village preacher Reverend Parris (Bruce Davison). Consequently, as the lustful teenage girls try to escape, two of them lose their consciousness. The trouble makes everyone to start thinking that the girls were practicing witchcraft and a specialist in such matters, Reverend Hale (Rob Campbell), is sought after to look into the delicate matter. In those times, anyone who was found to be practicing witchcraft was to be sentenced to death by hanging, if he or she did not admit to the offense. Therefore, to save themselves from this sad end, the subversive teenagers plead for their lives to be preserved. Nonetheless, besides admitting to practicing witchcraft, the cohorts name other villagers whom they accuse of holding black Sabbaths and consorting with the devil. In a little while, with the coming of Judge Danforth and the town’s authorities, the teenagers now behave as if they are “servants of God.” This makes them to be considered as reliable witnesses for the prosecution that is about to be carried out. In a cruel irony of twist, the residents whom they accused are taken into custody and the innocent who refuse to admit to the offense are sentenced to death by hanging. The one who instigated this make-believe episode was Abigail Williams. Her main intention was to ensure that Elizabeth Proctor dies so that she can have a relationship with her husband, John Proctor (Shmoop University, 77). However, even though one time Abigail and John had been in a relationship, he refused to allow his former lover to take the position
Introduction Florida Highway Patrol is currently facing a number of challenges since there is a trooper shortage. In addition, the salary paid to the state troopers is lower than what is paid by both the city agencies as well as the country law enforcement units. In order to effectively recruit, develop, and maintain the patrol officers, the human resources management should incorporate the defined benefit pension strategy in its strategic approaches. The benefits of employees are calculated based on the already established formula, making the use of factors such as the employment duration, as well as the salary history (Flannery, 2011). In addition, these benefit pension plans usually are in different forms. In accordance with this plan, the employer is the one who bears the risk that assets might at times fail to produce the adequate investment returns, which can support the target retirement benefits’ level. Besides, employees accept the risk, since the investment outcome might fail to produce an expected level of the retirement income; and this is often witnessed in cases whereby the yields realized are lower than the anticipated ones. In essence, the defined benefit pension plans are often structured in different ways to meet the intended goals of building high performance organizations. It is important to understand the basic packages, compensation programs, and structures so that a company would be able to effectively lay strategies and plans necessary in helping to incentivize employees so as to achieve the goals of the company. The compensation program that is well designed and implemented would not only benefit pensionable employees, but could also increase the company’s profits. Moreover, other strategies to be explored are highlighted in the following paragraphs. Management of Employee Turnover/ Migration Several researches have indicated that there was need for urgent measures to be taken so as to develop a system of managing the high migration of Florida Highway Patrol employees (Pynes, 2009). These studies highlighted the significance of the better facilities and having proper structure of managing human resources in Florida Highway Patrol (Pynes, 2009)). Such strategy needs to be applied at national level so that the impact is felt on the entire Florida Highway Patrol system. Developing a Human Resource for Florida Highway Patrol (HRH) Plan Findings have shown that having a plan provides better implementation. As such, it is suggested that the countries needed to have a very strong national plan for managing its HRH (White, Cooper, Saunders & Raganella, 2010). It is necessary to develop the plan that facilitates conducting the needs assessment to ascertain the exact requirements of the system. That would then be followed by devising a plan that provides exact solution to the needs of the population. The plan should be very effective in pe
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz has gained numerous awards. This passionate story of a family which has lived through horrors of a country, where a vicious dictator commits his inhumane crimes, touches the reader’s heart. Some argue that the book cannot be regarded as a serious literature since its language is far from being decent. However, it is important to remember that Díaz is telling a story about crimes and violence, he highlights the life of people who live in different world, e.g. in the world of gangsters, finally, he depicts a world of immigrants whose native language is Spanish. Therefore, English, Spanish and vulgar language are intermingled in the book to make the reader feel the atmosphere in which the main characters exist. From the very first pages of the book Díaz uses Spanish words without explaining what they mean. He is talking about “tía”, “abuelo”, “pueblo” (5). Those who are ignorant to Spanish do not know the exact meaning of these words, but it is still clear that it is about family and the place where these people live. The narrator is telling a story of his ancestors whose native language is Spanish. It is but natural that the narrator uses many Spanish words. Some argue that the use of unclear words makes the reader put away the book. Nevertheless, this argument is quite vague. The meaning of the passages is still clear even if some words are unknown. Instead, when these words are used, th
Work refers to any activity that involves physical or mental effort done to achieve a particular purpose. In other words, work is any energy-consuming activity that is directed towards the accomplishment of something. Work plays a significant role in people’s lives, and it brings along diverse benefits to the modern world. For instance, it promotes productivity in all sectors of life. Working for pay serves as a source of meaningful livelihood for many, and in that case, people can interpret the value of work in life. Different people would have different perceptions about work, depending on the role it plays in their lives. Work is either paid or unpaid, but the paid category is what many people value most like work. However, these two types of work are certain to achieve a purpose in the form of productivity. Productivity comes from a commitment to accomplishing. Work is a source of meaning in life because it brings many benefits to people’s lives. The value of work in developing the character of growing children has been pinpointed in the bible and other spiritual books such as the Koran. Teaching children lessons related to work is a vital responsibility of every parent who is concerned with the future of his or her children. My parents didn’t neglect the best lessons about work, as I grew up. It was always in the best will of my parents to ensure that my siblings and I were informed about the principle of responsibility at a very tender age. The first lesson I learned from my parents was to take care of my possessions, such as my shoes and my toys. This humble introduction to responsibility would later give way to bigger roles, such as doing the dishes or making my bed every morning. All these were like great fun to me, and I enjoyed every bit of it, especially after it dawned on me that working efficiently with my elder siblings impressed our parents so much. My mother would often observe that work is good for children for it helps to train their memory and concentration. More importantly, it builds self-discipline by teaching them to be responsible in life, and this stimulates the sense of self-worth at a very tender age. From these lessons, I have been able to realize the value of work in life and this has benefited me in many ways. Responsibility, attentiveness, punctuality, diligence, self-restraint, and neatness, among other virtues, don’t just happen from nowhere, but they come by as a result of the many lessons that we gain through life about work. Apart from the economical benefits normally associated with work, there is enough evidence that work is also good for one’s health and wellbeing. Work also brings people together through social interactions, thus playing a significant role in establishing strong interpersonal relationships in work
Introduction The story is about a woman called Mathilde Loisel who attaches immense significance to material things. Her misery arises from vanity, which is deeply rooted in her behavioral tendencies. It is remarkable to note that her sorrowful nature arises from poverty. Furthermore, she is always complaining that her husband lacks the material wealth that would make her live luxuriously. The story poses a clear message, which exemplifies how people fail to notice valuable aspects. This is by focusing on possessions only to realize that they have lost important aspects such as love. The vehicle utilized in delivering the message is the “necklace.” Evidently, the writer uses it symbolically to represent material wealth. Mathilde loses a beautiful necklace, which she borrowed with the intention of impressing people at the ball. This forces her to alter her lifestyle in order to pay the debt. As a result, she leads a miserable life while struggling to look for finances to resolve the debt. In as much as people yearn to live a quality lifestyle, they ought to be aware of the repercussions emanating from vanity thus the need to appreciate their position. Description of Mathilde This paper examines the life of a woman experiencing many challenges, which may appear imaginary. Evidently, she is not contented with her social class. It is true that, she constantly laments about her inability to live luxuriously. Loisel regrets because she cannot enjoy certain luxuries. She lacks understanding on the valuables present in her life. She squanders valuable time by fantasizing on the things lacking in her life. Evidently, she fails to note that the husband loves her. She dreams of expensive things that are not readily achievable. In addition, she is ignorant that since she fails to acknowledge that such livelihoods could result in regrets in the future. She is a woman, who is rarely satisfied by her current achievements. Her previous achievements results in complains and the desire for possessions. Therefore, it is plausible that, her greediness for material possessions would never stop. Her materialistic lifestyle The husband already understands her attitude, needs, and works hard to provide for her. On one-day, he presents to her an invitation card for a formal party hosted by the minister of education. He decides this hoping that it would partly satisfy her desire for material things. Contrary to his expectations, she denounces the offer with the excuse that she lacks exquisite clothes for the occasion. The husband understands her position thus responds by giving her some cash to procure the dress. The wife blindly, takes the money without considering the effects it might have on their family. As indicated before in this paper, Loisel is implausible to get satisfied. After buying the dress, she complains that she lacks jewels, which could match the dress. The necklace Finally, she decides to borrow a necklace from Forestier, a highly placed woman residing in the neighborhood. She is doing this to avoid appearing tattered in the middle of other rich wome
Introduction The government institutions are capable of promoting social justice and welfare, as well as the mental health of society. However, certain practices of these institutions can cause more harm than good; they also may contradict basic human rights. In this paper, we will discuss the problem of the disenfranchisement of ex-felons in the U.S., as well as the basic values that contradict this practice. Analysis The felony disenfranchisement is practiced in many U.S. states, and the U.S. is one of the most punitive countries in the world when it comes to that (Pilkington, 2012). Even though it does not exist on the federal level, many American states deprive ex-felons of their voting rights. The USA also has the highest incarceration rate in the world (Bisman, 2004, p. 110). It is often associated with the fact that, in most cases, imprisonment results not from the completed trial, but from a plea bargain; it is estimated that many innocents go to prison this way. In 2012, approximately 5.85 million Americans, or ≈2.5% of the population of the voting age, were denied the right to vote due to an existing criminal record (Pilkington, 2012). The felony disenfranchisement, therefore, strips huge numbers of Americans of one of their basic political rights. In addition, because most of the prisons’ population come from the lower classes of the society, for the representatives of the higher classes much more seldom find themselves in a situation when suspicion might fall on them (as well as in the circumstances that push them towards crime), the felony disenfranchisement disproportionately deprives the poorest and most vulnerable layers of the population of their rights to influence the political life of the country. I am concerned about this issue because of my feelings about human dignity and social justice. I believe that the felony disenfranchisement not only denies the ex-felons one of their basic civil and political rights, it also contradicts the principle of human dignity (Wronka, 2008, p. 24; The United Nations, 1948), for the persons who have served their punishment are not to be considered guilty anymore, and disrespected and stripped of their rights on that basis. I am also worried because of the apparent social injustice that is associated with the American penal system, one that clearly disfavors people of color (whereas multiculturalism should be one of the basic principles in the contemporary society (Fellin, 2000), and people of color should equally enjoy civil and political rights (Wronka, 2008, p. 70)), as well as the poor. In addition, the penal system should not only punish but also provide rehabilitation for the convicted, and upon release, they should be able to become full-fledged members of the society. If the government officials believe that ex-felons should be denied the right to vote, it can serve as a symptom of the penal system’s inability to provide proper rehabilitation to the prisoners. This means that a reform of the penal system is also needed. Upholding the value of human dignity can promote the mental health of the society, for if the authorities support this principle on the official level, they prov