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Introduction In this paper, I will discuss three readings which underpin Catholic social thought on a variety of subject themes outlined below. The readings selected for this purpose are Dr. John F. Johnson’s Can War be Just? Caritas in Veritae by Pope Benedict and Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Each reflective essay aims to give meaningful insight into various aspects of Catholic doctrine, including pacifism, non-violence, social justice, and ethical values. Johnson, John F. “Can Wars be Just?” Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict 12.1 (1997): 11-21. Print. The above essay highlights a rare and seldom explored theme in the Catholic canon – war. While most Mass-attending devout Catholic worshippers would flinch at the mere hint of violence, the purpose of this essay is to give an understanding of what conditions can a war be imposed upon aggressors. It has to be kept in mind that the justification for war has been deeply ingrained in mainstream Catholicism, For example, during Crusader history of the 11 th -13 th centuries, Christian soldiers were shielded by the Pope’s plenary indulgence to carry out unspeakable acts of violence against perceived enemies, in order to reclaim the Holy lands. However, it must be added that turning the other cheek and loving one’s neighbor is a religious aspect that cannot be divorced from Catholic doctrine. It is very much a part of it. The objective of any just war is to reclaim lost ground and protect people from aggressors. Keeping this in mind, Johnson has suggested that wars are justified under Catholic doctrine as long as they can be categorized under an ethical framework or seen as a last resort (Johnson 15). So, what may constitute these ethical parameters? For one, Johnson states that the only objective of war should be to reinstitute the previous conditions of peace (Johnson 16). Moreover, under no circumstances, civilians and non-combatants should have to suffer (Johnson 16). Clearly, it would seem that having an enlightened perspective like this would make any decision to go to war much easier than it appears. This is where a few people would stand to disagree. Johnson suggests a few moral dilemmas which cannot be addressed entirely based on conventional Catholic teaching alone. One of these dilemmas is concerning the availability of various weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear missiles. Can the usage of such dangerous weapons be justified under any grounds? Since the havoc and destruction caused by nuclear weapons are much greater than conventional weapons, can the Catholic church justify its usage under the pretext of self-defense? In a similar manner, what should be the Catholic stance on Christians serving under the ranks of enemy combatants? Clearly, one of the guiding principles of the Catholic rule-book is to obey the earthly authority represented by a Government. What if the government itself is at war with the Catholic church? “ Vatican Summary of Encyclical Caritas in Veritate.” Catholic Online . 2009. Web. The Caritas in Veritate represents the pinnacle
There are various training methods used in training the members of staff in the training department. One of the training methods is the use of lectures which is commonly used when the number of trainees or participants is within the range of 30 to 40 or more. It is used when the knowledge of the trainee is to be passed to the trainee by an expert hence cannot be used by inexperienced trainers. It can only be done by senior trainers. Again, it is a training method that is required when training short courses are being trained, and that information to be given on a certain course is only available with the trainers. For the trainer to be able to give the right information, the language used should be very clear. The information should also be delivered to ensure that the trainees get everything that is involved in the training. The clarity and effectiveness of the information delivered given depends on whether the trainer pauses when required. It is also determined by whether the training emphasizes on important points as well as use of illustrations where necessary (Beardwell & Claydon, 2007). Another training method is the use of discussions, which is commonly used for a few numbers of about 20. It is a training method applied where trainees are familiar with each other such that they can detect in case of any error. It is majorly used where the course that is being handled can be understood easily and that the trainees have some of its knowledge. In a discussion method of training, the trainers make use of some questions at the beginning to enhance the learning. The questions are meant to test or assess what the trainees already have in order to initiate the discussion. The trainee can also make use of questions to check whether trainees are getting what is being trained after setting the pace for discussion. At the end of the discussion, the trainer poses some questions to the trainees to test whether they have understood what has been trained. This helps the trainer to know the level of understanding of the trainees (Wilson, 2005). The questions used through out the discussion should be clear, brief, and they should entice the trainee to think rather than just delivering answers. The third training method is the use of skill lesson. This entails use of lesson planning skills to enhance learning to the trainees. Its aim is to ensure that there is a lot o
The aim of this paper is to outline the results of an operational audit assessing the quality of the customer service at a fast food restaurant. The paper will discuss deficiencies detected during the audit and provide recommendations for their correction. Audit Program There is ample evidence showing that an operational audit is a useful instrument for quality improvement at all levels of operation (Hernan 24). It can serve for enhancing employee motivation and reducing costs of external audits. The audit program discussed in the paper has been designed to document current practices at the Wendy’s. Operational audit structure has been devised in such a manner as to make sure that customer satisfaction criteria fit the requirements of the industry. The program’s checklist elicits maximum operational information based on the customer’s point of view. The checklist is divided into five operational categories: safety procedures, restaurant quality procedures, food quality procedures, quality of the menu, and quality of service. All categories have been analyzed in order to determine the relative emphasis the Wendy’s places on each operational category. The operational audit contains 16 customer service items. Category & Procedures                                       Strong  Medium  Weak Safety Procedures                                                                Sprinkler system coverage                                   x                    Presence of a portable fire extinguisher in the restaurant  x                    Restaurant Quality Procedures                                                    Clean dining area                                                           x    Comfortable seats                                           x                    Heating or air-conditioning                                         x            Restrooms hygiene                                                           x    Physical environment condition                              x                    Food Quality Procedures:                                                         Clean food
KRAFT food is one of the most successful food companies in the world, and it has attributed its remarkable success in the business to its effective management and leadership functions. The leadership function in the company has devised an effective mission statement. It states that the company is committed to help their customers eat good food and sustain a better living. The mission statement is simple, and straight to the point, which makes it quite effective in sending the message home to the human assets that work to actualize its claim. The employees in the company get acquainted with the mission statement immediately they join the company, to ensure they put the necessary efforts to actualize the sentiments of the mission statement. The company has managed to live up to the mission statement over the years by providing its customers with quality food products. The quality services offered by the company add value to their products. The mission statement acts as the pillar of the company in terms of giving the management an objective to steer KRAFT Food towards success ( KRAFT Foods Group, Inc ., 2013). How the mission statement acts as a guide for internal efficiencies The values attached to the mission statement of KRAFT Foods act as a guide to become more efficient and successful. This includes the efficiency in performance of the employees affiliated to the company, the production of quality products, and becoming responsible on the part of the management. The mission statement advocates for the human assets in the company to be innovative in their work to produce quality products that satisfy the needs of the customers. Quality and safety of the products and services offered in the company should be held paramount by the management. The management puts emphasis on gaining customers’ high-level respect and maintaining integrity in the production process of the different food products offered. The mission statement also calls for the members of the organization to practice openness with the customers, especially when they enquire on the health of the foods offered. The mission statement calls for the company to enhance its integrity to earn trust from its customers across the world. This means that the mission statement is the main reference point for the espoused
Predestination The debate between Augustine and Pelagius with regards to Predestination Predestination according to Augustine is based on the belief that God is the ruler who can control people and make their actions according to personal will. In other words, God is the creator of the human destinies, he chooses who deserves salvation and who is to be punished. Additionally, God does not only chooses those who are to be protected and saved he can control thoughts and actions of all people and this is really important as impacting the actions of people God chooses what each of them is going to do, and therefore, the individuals who are to be saved are determined in advance. Pelagius has another point of view. He states that God just knows the actions of people and can only be aware in advance who deserve salvation. According to this point of view people can choose what to do themselves, their actions and thoughts are not controlled by God. God just plays the function of a person who monitors the world and predicts the actions of all people, without being able to interfere into their lives. The knowledge of the future decisions does not give any possibility for God to control their decisions. Predestination as it was defined by the Jesuits/Arminius vs. the Strict Calvinist/Jansenism Jesuits/Arminius are sure that God can foreknowledge of the way
Nowadays, incidents involving aircraft damage on the ground become a serious problem. Although aviation is the safest commercial transport, ground handling safety management should take measures to prevent ground-safety troubles. According to Balk, airlines suffer approximately $10 000 000 000 because of damages that result from ground-related accidents. Common Taxonomy Team defines ramp damage (“ramp rush”) as “occurrences during (or as a result of) ground handling operations” (8). There are many of the potential typical threats of every arrival and departure that comprise towing and docking equipment, service vehicles, tire separation, etc. causing ramp damage. To begin with, such environmental conditions as night, daylight, dawn or dusk, rain, fog, snow, thunderstorm, and others are the possible reasons. The second factor is aircraft state that complicated by the following accidents: aircraft was parked, but brakes or chocks malfunction or error made, during pushback or taxiing, with brake set, aircraft state unknown. Moreover, ramp vehicle also matters because of many ground equipment act in the environs of the airplane on the ground, especially during turnarounds at the gate. Incidents concerning catering vehicles, passenger-boarding bridges, cargo, and passenger loading and unloading, baggage carts, and other servicing vehicles might cause considerable damage. Additionally, aircraft damage location factor plays an important role: primarily doors, engine, and fuselage suffer. The actual value of a ground accident is high. According to Landry and Ingolia, “conservatively estimated ground accidents worldwide cost air carriers $10 billion annually” (58). Airlines suffer from direct costs that are infrequently reported to insurance companies and from direct costs that may extend out for years. Indirect costs may include lost direct revenue, flight cancelation, replacement labor, management and supervision time, passenger food and lodging, and, finally, damage to the public image (Kanki 3). If compared with an iceberg, direct costs form just the top that is visible above the water, but everybody knows that the rest of it under the water and it is rather big – this is indirect costs. It is obvious that indirect costs are greater than direct. For example, America West Airline’s direct costs compose $17,000 in the case when catering truck hits the airplane and $230,000 indirect costs in the same case: and when jetway hits indirect airplane costs evaluated in $600,000 while direct costs are $50,000 ( America West Airlines ). In order to prevent substantial expenses described afore, it is undoubtedly worthwhile for airlines and aviation companies to invest in ground operations safety and train all the staff working in the ramp and gate areas. However, some enhancements are already made: “We have utilized advanced training techniques in simulators, introduced CRM to the cockpit, cabin and maintenance operations,” states Landry (32). There already exists Gr
The task of minimizing workplace violence is one of the main challenges of present-day companies regardless of the field. However, it can be efficiently addressed through the adoption of specialized instruments. One of them is the Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC), and its introduction allows preventing adverse outcomes of this nature within 24 hours (“BVC Brøset Violence Checklist,” 2018). This tool helps ensure the safety of the personnel alongside their customers in the long run because it allows reducing expenses and taking appropriate actions. The BVC’s effectiveness as a preventive measure can be explained by its focus on the assessment of the most critical risks of the environment. Moreover, the suggested mechanisms of action imply the correspondence to scientific evidence, which was used for its creation, and its advantages for both safety and saving costs related to the failure to maintain it (“BVC Brøset Violence Checklist,” 2018). Its adoption by various organizations proved that the BVC is suitable for psychiatric settings, and the results of the study showed that these interventions facilitate revealing disruptive behavior in a timely manner (Sarver et al., 2019). In addition, it is the only officially recommended assessment technique for the criminal justice system and its entities, as it is reported to be based on strong evidence (Children’s Mercy, 2019). Therefore, it is applicable to different types of companies because their participation in the examinations provided positive results. In conclusion, the benefits ensured through the use of the BVC for minimizing workplace violence are evident. They are conditional upon the efficiency of this instrument for different organizations, and the BVC’s orientation on the safety of the affected persons makes initiatives less cost-consuming. Also, the implementation of this scale corresponds to the need for revealing any changes, and its regular use might lead to the creation of a favorable environment.
THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE William Butler Yeats in the poem “THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE” observes the peaceful collaboration and living of nature; nature has different components that co-exist with each other if uninterrupted. He portrays how different element of nature work for the benefit of each other. They have overflowing peace and live for the good of the other. Nature has its own way of providing a life to the other however, when man exploits nature he does so with a selfish mind, he want to use the elements of nature for his own benefit without considering the dangers caused to the same environment exploited. Human attitude towards environmental damage is that the environment exists for human benefit; environment should be exploited for the good of man and at no any one point should exploiting the environment be seen to be destructive. Man from the poem is considered to be taking advantage of existence of nature for his own benefit; he is seen to be ignorant of any benefit that he can bring to nature but his interests are on how he is going to benefit. The Fish Elizabeth Bishop in the poem “ The Fish ” portrays the picture and the emotional attachment that a fisherman gets after catching a fish. She portrays how cruel human beings are when destroying nature in the efforts of satisfying their need. The environment is portrayed as a source of live hood; the poem brings out three beneficiaries in the exercise, the fisherman, the boat owner and the final consumer. Little was done by either party to restore the environment. The beauty of nature and environment is brought about by the description given for the aquatic life caught. The poem portrays people to have a “don’t care” attitude to the dangers they do on the environment. It shows how selfish human beings are however; it recognizes the need to exploit the environment for food and live hood. Energy Boom in West Threatens Indian Artifacts According to KIRK JOHNSON, article in New York Times; “ Energy Boom in West Threatens Indian Artifacts ”, exploitation of energy for various industrial use is threatening archeological and historical facts. According to the article, human being are more interested in satisfying their current economic need but are not concerned on saving preserving the environment. When they exploit resources for current need, they are seen to be doing this with little regard of future generation. Environmental problems of current generation was brought about by exploitation of resources by past generation and if the modern generation fai
Introduction Folklore has always been used to pass culture and historic information of communities from one generation to another. According to Bohlman (78), folklores were used to entertain the audience, pass cultural practices, and impart desirable knowledge to the young members of the society. Members of society used folklores to educate the younger generation to understand what the community cherished and what was abhorred. Through this, they would grow up knowing their culture, ethics, and other issues that were considered important for the development of children. Folklore includes tales, proverbs, songs, tongue twisters, and myths. Australian folklore has attracted attention of many scholars in the recent past. According to Shepheard (34), scholars who have tried to collect folklores from various regions around the world have always found the Australian folklore unique. The kind of message that was contained in the folklores and the way in which it was presented to the audience, had some uniqueness in it. One of the Australian folklores that have gained popularity among the contemporary scholars is the Australian folksongs. Bohlman (56) notes that the Australian folksongs have always portrayed the culture of this society, the geographical factors, and other issues that are directly related to societal practices. Songs were always meant to depict specific issues that affected the society in one way or the other. This research will focus on Cape Breton Island’s folk songs. These folk songs are unique, as compared to folksongs in Australian mainland. They present this island as unique in its culture, origin of its people, and its geographic location. Thesis statement: The Australian folksongs have gained popularity among the researchers around the world. Historians and archeologists have always used these folksongs to trace the history of people in the region. Most of these songs talk about the history of people in this island, their beliefs about their origin, some of their practices, and various issues about their lives in general. The folksongs were used to entertain members of society. However, specific messages would be passed during the process of entertainment. Each traditional ceremony in the society had specific songs that had to be sung for specific reasons. When a child was born, there would be songs of joy, praising the mother, the child, and the gods who made the process successful. During marriage ceremonies, there would be songs meant to encourage the newly wedded couple and teach them about importance of the marriage. During burial ceremonies, there would be specific songs to be used to show the grief for the passing away of one of the members of the society. Similarly, warriors had their own songs that they would use to encourage one another in the battle. This clearly illustrates that the community had a specific song for specific occasions. The natives in this island considered songs an integral part of s