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The Sprint and Softbank merger was a surprise to many people. When the Japanese based mobile operator announced its intention to acquire the American company, there were debates about the feasibility of this move. Sprint Nextel is a first class internet service provider in America and it is the third longest serving internet provider in the country. It originated from the Brown Telephone Company that was founded in 1899 and the company was charged with the task of installing telephone services to the rural areas (Duncan, 2012). The company has experienced a number of economic challenges in the past. It has also gone through a number of mergers before it adopted its current name in 1983 (Duncan, 2012). Softbank on the other hand is based in Japan and it is an internet service provider among other functions such as telecommunications (Duncan, 2012). The company mainly operates in broadband, fixed-landline telecommunications, e-Commerce, broad media, finance, marketing, and media among other functions (Duncan, 2012). Softbank made an ambitious bid to acquire 70% of Sprint Corporation, a move that left many people amazed. The company placed its bid of $20.1 billion to purchase Sprint. The company however expects to receive $8 billion as new investment capital, which it intends to use to strengthen its 4G LTE service (Whittaker, 2013). The move has surprised many economist and business analyst who see it as a risky path to follow. The doubt is informed by the financial trend recorded by the Sprint Corporation in the last few years. Since 2007, Sprint has been losing money and it has been underperforming compared to its competitors Verizon Wireless and AT & T. Sprint has been lagging behind in rolling out its 4G LTE (Whittaker, 2013). Generally, the company has been performing dismally and getting into bad debts of about $15 billion while losing subscribers in the market (Whittaker, 2013). The Sprint corporation is still recovering from another merger with Nextel that was detrimental to its survival (Whittaker, 2013). Observers warn that this may not be the best move for the Softbank to make since the takeover does not seem to offer a viable financial and market advantage. The financial and market threats notwithstanding, the Softbank management sees things differently from everybody else. The CEO Masayoshi Son is one of the few risk takers in the world and he is not afraid of taking a risk based on an idea he believes will be beneficial in the long run. The CEO is known for this considering he did the same thing in 2006 when the company invested in Vodafone and acquired the Japanese unit at a price of $15.5 billion (Whittaker, 2013). Even then, most observers had a similar opinion as they do today that the amount was not worth the risk. Due to debts, the company was not involved in investments but the CEO says that since the debt has been reduced to manageable levels, the move is justifiable. The pursuit of the new acquisition is therefore a calculated and affordable move. The company wants to roll out the LTE services in Japan and the acquisition of the Sprint Corporation is a good starting point. The benefit of t
In the following work peculiarities of Inter-Korean relations are analyzed. Main aspects of existing crisis in relations between North Korea and South Korea are outlined and analyzed. Great attention is given to description of North Koreas Nuclear Program. Its main threats are investigated. Reaction of official Seoul to development of this program is given. This work analyses peculiarities of policy of the ROK. Prior directions of development of external policy are also taken into account. In the end of the work possible scenarios of the end of nuclear crisis are given. Eastern region of our planet has always been a place of a great interest for different countries. This fact was determined by a number of different reasons. First of all, this region remained unstable for a long period of its history. Constant civil wars, wars for independence and some inner conflicts drew attention of people to this region. As a result of one of these wars, China lost its influence there. Japan became the owner of this land however, not for a long time. WWII influenced greatly state of affairs in this region. With the end of the war “Japanese colonial rule also came to an end on the Korean Peninsula” (“Inter-Korean Relations” para.1). However, it did not become a unitary state. The USA and the USSR “agreed to a temporary division of the Korean Peninsula at the 38th parallel until a provisional government could be established and independence restored” (“An Overview of Inter-Korean Relations” para. 4). Unfortunately, it was not a temporary decision as it was supposed. Brutal Korean war destroyed any chances for reunion of the state. There were no contacts between governments of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) after this war. However, some positive shift happened under the President Roh Tae-Woo. The states renewed negotiations. This positive tendency continued and there was a period of gradual positive change in relations between two states. Election of Lee Myung Bak as the President announced new approach to Inter-Korean relations which was called pragmatic (“An Overview of Inter-Korean Relations” para. 7). This approach led to deterioration of relations between South and North Koreas. The skirmish between battleships of these countries only worsened the state of affairs. New President Park Geun Hye promised to improve dipl
Marcus Garvey was a prominent Afro-American political leader. He originally hailed from Jamaica but his political activities were conducted mainly in America. Being the enthusiast of the capitalistic ideas, he was convinced that the Afro-Americans, as well as other black people all over the world, had to combine their efforts for a creation of such institutions that would be able to consolidate power and wealth in their ownership. Among other organizations, he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association . His ideas were highly influenced by an approach of Booker Washington. Marcus Garvey was born in Jamaica where he learned the trade of typesetter and began to study journalism. Later on, after an unsuccessful attempt to organize a trade union, he left Jamaica and arrived at England where he attended lectures at the University of London. Having arrived at the USA in 1915, he stated that the black people had to gain a measure of respect by strengthening their economic wealth. With this purpose, he was trying to organize a chain of Afro-American enterprises, which were able to realize their activity independently from the government economic. Though this project was not successful, Garveys persistence made him rather popular among black people. Garvey was successful in organization of bright public events. He was the originator of the newspaper Negro World , which was very popular in the USA. Practically every year he organized forums with the participation of the Afro-Americans. During these forums, they used the flag of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, which was represented by the combination of the red, black and green stripes. This flag is still popular among the Afro-Americans. Being a black nationalist Garvey, nevertheless, in achieving his goals had no scruples about interaction with white racist organizations. After his meeting with the authorities of the Ku-Klux-Klan, he was severe criticized by the Afro-American leaders. One of the major opponents of Garvey was Philip Randolph. He was the originator and the head of the Brother of Sleeping Car Porters , which was the first American trade union with the overwhelming majority of black people. Randolph accused Harvey of the collaboration with white racists. Moreover, Randolph was sure that Garvey was planning a reparation of black people back to Africa. Ga
Identified Problem The number of states in the United States pursuing legislation focusing on the issue of nurse-patient ratio has increased significantly within the past fifteen years. Staffing ratio is treated as a powerful tool that can transform the nature of healthcare delivery in the country (Peikes et al., 2014). Proponents of improved staffing ratios offer various potential benefits such as increased patient satisfaction, reduced shortage of healthcare workers, job satisfaction, and continuous recruitment of nurses (Antwi & Bowblis, 2016). This policy issue can be pursued by healthcare leaders who want to transform the nature of nursing. Unfortunately, achieving desirable nurse-patient ratios is a major challenge that requires the combined efforts of different stakeholders in the healthcare sector. The issue of staffing ratio has been selected because it aligns with most of the organizational priorities I am planning to address (Peikes et al., 2014). The policy issue is related to the practice of many healthcare workers. Although it might be hard to have an acceptable nurse-patient ratio across the nation, a number of measures can be implemented to ensure my hospital maintains a considerable number of healthcare practitioners. Investigation of the Problem Mandatory staffing ratios in healthcare institutions remain a controversial issue in the United States. Many stakeholders in the healthcare sector such as patients, registered nurses, unions, hospitals, lobbyists, and physicians have been unable to identify the best measures towards dealing with this problem. Past studies have argued that mandatory staffing ratios can promote healthcare delivery and improve patient satisfaction. However, financing has remained a unique challenge in the American healthcare sector since the early 1990s (Antwi & Bowblis, 2016). The efforts undertaken by the state of California towards the end of the 20 th century failed to deliver positive results. The number of registered nurses working in different hospitals reduced significantly. Consequently, more patients were no longer receiving quality healthcare services. In the recent past, states such as New Jersey have introduced new laws aimed at increasing the number of nurses. Some scholars have argued that “increased number of medical workers can improve the healthcare delivery process” (Peikes et al., 2014, p. 143). Unfortunately, current evidence fails to explain how mandatory staffing ratio is linked to improved c
When I first was told I have to write a paper on what was more important to me Family or Sports, the first thought that came to my mind was sports. Sports, for me baseball, is so much more than just playing baseball. I have met so many people and made so many friends. I have played baseball since I was two years old, and my mom even uses to coach me. I’m eleven now. I started out playing T-Ball in MS, and when I moved to Atlanta I quickly moved to more challenging teams. The older I got the more I loved stepping onto a baseball field. You will never believe how hard it is to describe the feelings that I have when I play baseball. This is a team sport and my teammates are the best. We work together and have so much trust in each other. Playing is so important to me for many reasons. I love the challenge and the skill that it takes to play the game. Some things come easy to me and others I have to work really hard at to improve my skills. I practice a lot not just to get better but I enjoy learning new things and improving my skills. When I’m on the baseball field and the batter is up to bat, I get the most overwhelming feeling; that is so hard to describe. Family and sports are important to me. Because they care and love for you. They give you support in things you love and do. Baseball is my family and my life and we put a lot of dedication towards baseball. Now someone has taken baseball away and my life is plain. Now I can’t and my family can’t do the things we love. Also, my team depended on me but I can’t be there to help my team win. Why Sports are Good for Children? Sports provide a positive learning experience that will enhance a child’s ability to develop self-confidence, good sportsmanship, and teamwork skills. Sports also teach all of us to work hard and have a little fun at the same time. In sports, children are challenged both mentally and physically. Coaches teach the roles of the game, strategy to win, and how to work together. A child will also build skills, endurance, and strength. Perhaps the greatest life lessons are learned in sports. Winning does not come easy; you’ve got to work for it. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Life isn’t fair. Sometimes you give it your all and you still lose. When you lose, pick yourself up and try again. Younger children learn socialization through sports. Sharing, listening, and following rules are the fundamentals picked up in earlier years of sports. Self-esteem is something you cannot give a child. We gain positive self-esteem through accomplishments. In sports, a child can reach goals, big and small, and feel good about themselves. It is not important to be the star. Teaching a child to strive to reach personal goals is important. In sports, there are setbacks, defeats, and even injuries. How you handle it says a lot about your character. A child will be a lot happier if he or she learns to take setbacks in stride and concentrates on doing better next time. I believe if a child decides to play a sport, the parent needs to make sure they are playing their role the best way they can. Don
The phenomenon of financialization is typically defined as the “process by which innovations are used to expand credit relations allowing finances to capture or capitalize a great share of the surplus at the expense of workers and non-financial capitalists” (Schmidt, 2015, p. 43). Financialization can be viewed as the current tendency in the economy on a global level and, therefore, has to be taken into consideration when developing an approach for a firm to adopt in the context of the global market. The changes in the relationships between the representatives of different social strata may affect the efficacy of businesses unless a sustainable approach is designed to address the subject matter. Labor Productivity and Wages v. Executive Compensation – U.S. and EU To evaluate the changes that have occurred to the U.S. economy and the economic stability of the EU countries, one will have to consider the labor productivity rates in the countries above. In the given scenario, the concept of labor productivity should be viewed as the value of actual manufacturing output as the latter is comparatively easy to quantify and, thus, carry out the necessary comparison. The current U.S. labor productivity rates, in their turn, can be deemed as consistently rising since 2000. The state owes the above characteristics to the technological breakthrough that it has been witnessing since the 90s. The spur in the hardware and software development, which has altered the landscape of most economic activities, making the key processes comparatively easier and faster, has also contributed to the emergence of a variety of economic theories along with strategies promoting further growth (Kurre & Andrews, 2013). Figure 1. Productivity in Manufacturing in the United States and the EU (Cobert & Wilson, 2002). In light of the globalization process, the EU countries have also been experiencing a similar change in labor productivity rates. As the table able shows, the labor productivity rates in the EU area can be deemed as rather inconsistent, whereas the United States, on the contrary, has been displaying a rather sharp increase therein. The changes in the output also follow the above pattern, whereas the tendency in the alteration of the total hours and the employment rates are strangely reverse as Figure 1 abov
Great thinkers, through their writings, communicate political and social positions that challenge people to reevaluate the existing conventional beliefs and values. Their perspectives are influenced by the prevailing social and political conditions, or personal beliefs, which they communicate through their writings. This essay analyzes the ideas of two great thinkers, Bertrand Russell and Jerry Fodor, as presented in their works, Why I Am Not a Christian, and How the Mind Works respectively. Based on the analysis of their contributions to social change, creative processes, and solutions as presented in these writings, the essay concludes that each thinker’s works had a great impact on the social, political, and religious issues he addressed. Fodor criticizes behaviorism as an explanation of mental states and offers an alternative view, the computational theory. In contrast, Russell criticizes religious doctrines of Christ’s wisdom and God’s existence. He advocates for logical realism as a solution to the problems caused by religion. Introduction Great thinkers address important issues in human history from different philosophical perspectives. They hypothesize an idea, gather relevant evidence to support it, and clarify how the evidence affirms their argument. They offer new insights that revolutionize thinking and bring about change in the society. This essay analyzes the works of two great thinkers: Bertrand Russell’s Why I Am Not a Christian and Jerry Fodor’s How the Mind Works . It will examine the issues addressed in the writings and evaluate the solutions offered. Russel’s and Fodor’s Contributions to the Society Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher and mathematician, in his
Introduction Research seeks to give some facts as to why something is or is not. It involves fact finding by means of collecting data and creating or choosing a hypothesis. Hypothesis in turn is a means to validate the testability of a research problem. As a result, it gives them a connection between the problems being researched on: connecting the observations and the solutions to a problem. Therefore, a hypothesis takes into account a tentative suggestion into the nature of the problem facing the researcher. Many writers has suggested that research, just like a question, takes the course of why “if an event P then R “is the result. The whole process therefore involves determination of variables that cause the effect. Depending on the type of research at hand, variable types may be demographic, behavioral, attitude-based, and those based on beliefs or things. Whatever the description of a variable, all have two attributes: they must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive. Research problem The research problem that would be investigated here is whether the government uses deterrence to prohibit nonprofit organization’s bid to involve in policy making processes (Berry, 2005). This research problem seeks to establish if the policies made by the government deliberately sideline the involvement of non-profit organizations the right to vote and therefore have an opportunity to pass some legislative laws that favor them. Non-profit organizations take the form of helping the lowly in the society. Therefore, does the government restrain these organizations to participate in the policy-making processes? This is an empirical problem and therefore, it shall collect data from the government database that accurately provides information: financial and level of operation. From this information, research units shall be household and institutional. At institutional level, questionnaires will be sent to the management of the sample organizations with questions targeting answer to whether they are restricted in civic legislation (Brink, 2004). Another unit would be to involve members of these individual organizations with the help of questionnaires to obtain the empirical data about how they view the government’s role in their participation in the policy-making process (Kirkham & Ford, 2009). Individualistic fallacies are more likely to arise when the household units are targeted for date collection. This shall be avoided by clearly drawing a comparison in the findings at the institutional level. Hypothesis one would be: the government restricts non-profit organizations participation policy-making. Independent variable here would be the government’s restriction, dependent factor would be lack of participation in policy making by the non-profit organizations. Control variables would be sections of the Laws are used to restrict. Hypothesis two would be: some sections of the government Laws are not clear to allow non-profit organizations participation in the policy-making process. Independent variables would be the clarity of the laws, the dependent variable would be misinterpretation of the Laws by non-profit org
Introduction Language is important in daily interactions among people. This is especially so for communication purpose which plays a key role in the cognitive development and psychology. The definition of language is affected by the fact that language is generally associated with culture and the languages that are spoken such as English, French and Chinese among others. The need for the definition of a clearer meaning of language and lexicon is necessary. Additionally, the evaluation has to involve the analysis of the features as well as levels of language together with the role that language plays in cognitive psychology. Language and Lexicon Language definition is generally associated with the main objective of acting as a communication means (Willingham, 2007). The definition of language has been associated with systems and the joint definition with lexicon with more emphasis on the spoken word (Gibbon, Moore & Winski, 1997). It is further associated with semantics and pragmatics (Jaszczolt, 2002). Language can generally be defined as the expression of feelings, complaints, needs and desires among others and is thus not limited to verbal communication since those people who are mute are able to communicate through signs. Language has different forms which depend on species that are applied. These species include words, body movements, patterns, signs and sound among others. The words that are used have their storage in the lexicon (Willingham, 2007). Lexicon is generally termed as the mental dictionary that offers storage to words that are used in language communication process (Willingham, 2007). It is related to language and normally acts as storage for the components of language. These include the parts of speech, spelling, pronunciation and the understanding of the speech factors (Gibbon et al., 1997). Features of Language The making of words and enhancement of communication is made possible by the features of language due to their distinctive nature. The features are the properties of language that make it unique. They include the structured nature of language, its ability to enhance communication, its flexibility and dynamism, and the fact that it is arbitrary while maintaining a generative aspect (Willingham, 2007). Language is structured in that it has to be viewed as a whole and not in the definition of individual words. Additionally, the context has to be taken into consideration with the arrangement of pattern symbols such as sounds and parts of speech to fit the context. Language is communicative in that it is established to allow for the communication between people which is not restricted to words but includes other species. Generally, communication is not limited to the meaning of the words. In this case, one w