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I recently visited the Denver Buddhist Temple in Denver, Colorado, and noticed several Buddhist worship services and other peculiarities. In this connection, the paper aims at identifying Buddhist religion that is prevalent in Vietnam focusing on three paramount concepts I learned in class such as the moral policy of the Denver Buddhist Temple (Temple), symbolic actions of people in the Temple, and different kinds of Buddha statues (Robbins 134). The acquired knowledge seems essential and interesting for the understanding of Buddhism. Therefore, I would like to share my experience. First, it seems appropriate to pinpoint the fundamentals of the Buddhism religion to make my observations more comprehensible for the reader. In contrast to some other religions, Buddhism does not recognize the sacred books of the divine persons or any other form of authoritarianism. The mentioned religion preaches that human is the creator of his destiny. Buddhism teaches that people should aspire to live a life of simplicity, purity, and actions that would lead to nirvana – eternal bliss. To better understand Buddhism, I decided to visit the Denver Buddhist Temple Saturday. During my visit, I conversed with two persons, namely, Reverend Fujii and an older Vietnamese woman named Dung. Both of them were interesting and intelligent persons so that we discussed a set of topics concerning the Buddhist religion. One of the first issues that I observed was the clothing of people in the Temple. Reverend Fujii was wearing a typical back robe and a colorful sash. According to Buddhists moral policy, nothing should distract them on the way to reaching self-knowledge and self-improvement. I was surprised to learn that there are different kinds of Buddhism. While monks take a vow of celibacy, have a minimum of material values, and represent a high level of Buddhists’ moral standards, in the Denver Temple, they belong to Jodo Shinshu Buddhism for common people rather than to monastic Buddhism for singularly minded people. Realizing that most people fall short of attaining enlightenment on their own, through the compassion and wisdom of Amida Budda they can achieve enlightenment through the Nembutsu. Reciting “Namo Amida Butsu” expresses their gratitude, meaning I take refuge in Amida Buddha. The second point I discussed with Reverend Fuji was the fact that there are many different kinds of Buddha statues. There are over 100 Buddha Statues representing an important event in the life of the historical Buddha. While all have a similar elongated ear lobes, they are much different in appearance than the traditional laughing Buddha I am accustomed to seeing. The third point I discussed with the Reverend Fujii was the symbolic actions of people in the Temple. Precisely speaking, people revealed solid respect for the Temple and each other taking off shoes and covering legs and hands as appropriate before entering. Moreover, I noted that worshippers might pray standing in front of Buddha statue and bowing or meditate in the lotus position. Lastly, speaking with Dung, I learned that the Temple will be celebrating its 100-year anniversary in October. Many eve
Every day we hear news of crimes within our nations. In most countries, crime has increased and the government does not know how to overcome it. Many people have been imprisoned but this does not seem to prevent these criminals from carrying out their evil activities. The question now arises on what needs to be done to control these crimes before they become hard to control. Going by the experience from Muslim countries, the introduction of cutting-off hands of those caught committing crimes would greatly reduce these crimes. There is a need for the government to introduce tough laws and punishments to help in reducing crimes. In most cases, people who commit crimes are imprisoned for a certain period. Finally, these people are released before they have completed their term due to them appearing to have reformed or due to overcrowding of most of the prisons. This has lead to other people who have the intention of committing crimes not being afraid as they know that they will also be released. Cases have also been reported of those previously arrested resuming their criminal activities. This calls for the government to put in place tough laws that will lead to crime reduction. Cutting of arms has been one of the best laws that have greatly reduced crime incidences in those countries that practice it. To start with, cutting off hands prevents criminals from carrying out their activities, and also it is hard to conduct it on a person who has not been found committing a crime. By cutting criminals’ hands, it creates fear to those others who intended to involve themselves in crimes hence reducing cases of crimes. Most of the criminals who are not mad will think twice before they decide to commit any crime if they realize that their hands will be cut off if caught on crimes (English Baby Par. 3-6). Sentencing people to a life imprisonment does not lead to reduction in crimes. To most of the criminals the life they spend in prisons appears good than the one they spend in criminal life. There they enjoy having a nice accommodation, a bed, three meals a day of which most of them can not get at the expense of the innocent citizens. A person who has committed a murder crime being sentenced for life imprisonment would be very unfair not only to the family members of the killed person but also to the dead person. This has lead to many people committing crimes as they know of the life they will spend in prison. For those countries where criminals know that their actions might lead to them being amputated, they usually have a second thought no matter how they are forced by urge to commit the crime. Many have witnessed their colleagues’ hands being cut and they fear being cut also (Young 1&2). Some countries have argued that the act of cutting criminals hands proves how the country is uncivilized. For most of them, they believe that there are other methods of controlling crimes other than cutting arms. Unfortunately, crimes in these countries have greatly increased. Such countries for instance hav
The main idea that is advocated for in the article “Competing on Analytics” is that analytics is the most effective means of competition in the market (Davenport 98). Among the analytic tools to employ, the author enlists improved data collection led by common leadership to make sure there is no technological discrepancies. Also, analytics should serve a common purpose, e.g., improving customer response and decreasing the churn. Furthermore, the author states the necessity to adopt a common culture that promotes decision-making based on solid evidence, recruit specialists with profound analytic skills, and keep in pace with technology in the field. Integrated analytical strategies and top-quality quantitative tools will empower the employees and enhance the decision-making process. The all-encompassing problem discussed in the article is that embracing analytical strategies requires time, resources, and expense. The author mentions that it takes several years to see the difference once a company has adopted such strategies. The adoption of analytics also requires transformation on every organizational level: HR, technology, monitoring and maintenance. The expenditures related to setting up the technology might also come as an unpleasant surprise: transaction data systems, analytic software, and, correspondingly, software should be selected, implemented, and refined. Finally, switching to analytic strategies will require certain personnel and, possibly, leadership turnover. Subsequently, training programs for the existing personnel are to be developed, which means further expenses (Davenport 106-107). Much of the problems that arise in the process of analytics adoption can be compensated for by hiring the best and most prominent specialists that might prove a valuable asset considering the company’s business model. Considering that, in the first years of the transformation, many changes will take place, the organization must function as an integrated whole. For that sake, the most optimal solution would be hiring a qualified person, an expert in mathematics, statistics, and data, which is at the same time capable of explaining and conveying their message using business talk. Such people should be plentiful, if possible, to cooperatively reduce the time and cost of analytics adoption (Davenport 107). The main motive of the author’s recommendations is that nothing should be left behind. For instance, to become a strong competitor, it is recommended that organizations invest in extensive analys
Background Stomach ulcer is a major health problem whose effects are seen in the erosion of a patient’s stomach lining. This leads to fatigue, unintentional weight loss, potential bleeding, vomiting of blood, nausea and massive abdominal pain among other gastrointestinal symptoms. Studies indicate that stomach ulcers can severely disintegrate the lining of an individual’s stomach by interfering with the mucous coating that prevents stomach acid from coming into contact with the stomach wall. Lacy and Rosemore are quite categorical that with the passage of time, the acid eats through the stomach lining and thereby occasioning the exposure of capillaries that are located beneath the walls of the stomach (2789). The end result of this erosion of mucus coating is incessant pain due to bleeding in addition to perforations and subsequent health problems related to peritonitis and sepsis especially if the condition is not addressed promptly. Etiology of the lesion Malfertheiner, Chan and McColl indicate in their article Peptic Ulcer Disease that before 1990, stomach ulcer was a health problem believed to be mainly caused by poor diet and long term stressful circumstances as well as depression (1449). These factors were assumed to interfere with mucus production and therefore giving room to corrosive stomach acids which then eroded the lining of the stomach wall. Many researchers today are still emphatic that the possible cause of peptic ulcer and its development is stress. They argue that head trauma, burns and psychological stress lead to ulcers with its main etiology being stress related. Lacy and Rosemore agree in part that stress can indeed lead to production of stomach acid. The latter undisputedly provides a favorable environment where Helicobacter Pylori can thrive (2789). However, in a quick rejoinder, they argue that that ulcer is not an infectious disease in addition to the fact that a psychological factor like stress has less significant role to play. Besides stress, another cause of stomach ulcers is a bacterium known as Helicobacter Pylori which is responsible for 90% of duodenal ulcers and 60 % of gastric ulcers. This bacterium as Zelickson points out can spread to humans via contaminated water and food (1054). It is important to note that an individual’s immune system and its antibodies are not able to fight and clear the bacteria and its infections. If this bacteria is not properly managed, it may further cause a type B gastritis which is a chronic active gastritis that affects the regulation and production of gastrin. Needless to say, early detection and control of this harmful bacterium is indeed crucial since it may lead into other chronic and deadly infections. In addition, the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and other medicines such as ibuprofen and aspirin can cause ulcers. Smith and Stabile indicate that prostaglandins stimulate the production of a layer of mucus to protect the stomach wall from gastric acid (799). The use of NSAIDs inhibits the functions of glucocorticoids and the producti
Many drivers have a tendency to forget some of the practical rules of the road they are taught in driving school once they’ve had a few years on the road. This is proven at any given stop sign as the various drivers tend to look around nervously at each other and traffic flow takes on a more traffic light kind of pattern, with two cars moving at once, rather than the instructed process in which the first car to arrive should go first and then proceed in clockwise order (Deimel, 2001). Another commonly ignored rule of the road is the concept that the left lane of the freeway is intended for passing purposes only, but is a rule that should be given more attention. The passing lane has perhaps more commonly come to be thought of as the fast lane and many people have taken to driving in it as if it were a regular lane. One of the primary reasons for keeping this lane clear is to provide emergency vehicles with a safe and clear pathway to respond to their calls (“Left Lane Idiots”, 2008). If people are in the habit of driving in the left lane at all times, emergency vehicles must swerve around them and increase the level of danger to all drivers on the road, not to mention the people at the site of the emergency. The need to watch out for people driving in the left lane also tends to slow down emergency vehicles, meaning longer response times at moments when every second might mean the difference between life and death. It is also undeniable that some drivers are okay with driving the speed limit, others find it necessary to drive at slightly above the speed limit and still others are nervous about going that fast and tend to travel at slightly below the speed limit. These are not always simply the whims of the drivers, but maybe influenced by external elements such as family emergencies (making people drive faster) or high profile vehicles in strong winds (forcing the vehicle to travel slower in order to retain control). When these people ‘camp out’ in the left lane, they cause traffic flow problems as people needing to travel faster cannot safely pass around them. Finally, people should try to remember that the restriction of the left lane as a passing lane is a state law in many states. While visiting family in Colorado, I was able to observe just how quickly Colorado state police were to pull over drivers who were not actively engaged in passing someone while traveling in the left-hand lane. This is supported by Eric Peters (2005) who reports that Colorado and Florida have been cracking down on drivers who refuse to move to the right when not actively passing other cars. Other sta
Recent scientific progress and current technologies are frequently used in many fields. Advanced information management plays a crucial role in the development of healthcare services, and it cannot be ignored due to a number of benefits. The improvement of patient outcomes, care delivery, and information exchange may be achieved by different methods, and the implementation of Epic is one of them. If a new health information system is a step toward successful decision-making, it must be taken in accordance with specific governmental regulations and standards. Epic services are available to people from different parts of the world in community hospitals, retail clinics, and medical/rehab centers (Epic, n.d.). In this paper, the analysis of an Epic health information system, its organizational benefits, risks, and potential stakeholders will be developed to introduce a plan for evaluating its implementation success. Health Information System Analysis Advantages and Disadvantages Nowadays, many modern healthcare facilities focus on promoting effective information management. Using the definition by the World Health Organization, Moucheraud et al. (2017) explained health information systems (HISs) as the collection, storage, and management of data within a particular health sector. The content of this system may vary from disease surveillance and laboratory analysis to routine demographic information. Like any system, HISs are characterized by certain benefits and shortages that are evaluated through the prism of four factors, namely usability, interoperability, scalability, and compatibility. To be successful, healthcare providers must have enough resources, knowledge, and experience to use the offered system in their setting. In any nursing or medical process, the usability of a system is defined as a possibility of a user to identify the appropriateness of the system, learn its applicability, and recognize its operability (Oliveira & Peres, 2015). Epic is a friendly-user technology with necessary training and explanations being given by the Epic team. Its advantage is the possibility to personalize information in accordance with offered templates. Along with a number of technical advances and benefits, EPIC is characterized by hidden high costs and expensive vendor support as its main disadvantage (Johnson III, 2016). Therefore, it is necessary for potential users to predict possible expenses on the implementation. Interoperability is another important quality that shows if the chosen system is able to work with other systems within the established limitations and requirements. As soon as it is proved, effective delivery of health care is promoted, and patients, as well as the medical staff, gain the necessary benefits. The advantage of Epic interoperability is the movement of information from one place to another (Arndt, 2018). Still, the disadvantage that includes its unpredictability and incompleteness should be considered by users to understand that new changes may challenge its Interoperability qualities. Being an important element of a health information system, scalability determines its ability to grow and develop in ac
The phenomenon of death and the process of dying is rather a controversial topic for discussion as different people have different attitudes towards it. Some people, especially religious ones, treat the notion of death very positively because they consider death to be the transition stage to the better world where people who committed no sins during their life will live happily together with the God. Other people consider death to be the end of the physical life which is not followed by anything, so they are afraid only of having little time to do what they planned on Earth. But both groups of people can be united by one point – they do not want to die the agonizing death and do not want to make their relatives and beloved people suffer because of their early and unfair death. Hollywood filmmakers have always been known for ability to use the most dramatic subjects for their films and the issue of dying is not an exception. Many masterpieces of movie art are dedicated to the problem of dying and to the emotions this problem provokes. One of the brightest examples of the movies of this kind is the film by Joel Schumacher “Dying Young” screened in 1991. The cast of the film includes such brilliant Hollywood actors as Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D’Onofrio and many others who managed greatly to convey the emotional state of people faced by the problem of being destined to die. So, this essay will be dedicated to the analysis of the depiction of death in the works of art, and in the movie “Dying Young” in particular. But it will not be a standard movie review, although it will have some features of the latter, its base will be the concept of dying but not the plot of the film. The main plot of the movie under analysis is the love story of two people one whom, Victor Geddes, is suffering from leukemia and is slowly dying despite expensive treatment and the attempts of his relatives to save him. The love to his hired nurse, Hillary O’Neil, is the only thing that seems to reanimate the young man. The whole story is constructed on the basis of these events but we are interested particularly in the emotions of the characters connected with the coming death of one of them. Firstly, Hillary does not know about Victor’s illness and he treats her coldly, like another representative of the lower social class. But then their relations become warmer and warmer and finally develop into romantic love. Only here Hillary finds out that Victor is destined to die. The consciousness of d
Introduction Management, as an industry, has substantially developed throughout the years. Traditional management theories, including bureaucratic management theory, administrative management theory and scientific management theory have appeared after the industrial revolution with automatization and productivity in manufacturing as their main concern. The approaches stemmed from engineering work and sought to optimize work efficiency. Later approaches developed based on old ones, seeking to fill the gaps in the knowledge and offer new perspective on the issues of management. Behavioral theories have emerged to shift the priority from productivity to optimizing the satisfaction, engagement and potential of workers. The shift is based on a belief that group dynamics and human relations played an integral role in the work process. Annotated Bibliography Bodrožić, Z., & Adler, P. S. (2018). The evolution of management models: A neo-Schumpeterian theory. Administrative Science Quarterly, 63 (1), 85–129. Web. The authors of the paper discuss the reasons for the development of new management theories. The creation of new approaches was firstly prompted by multiple technological revolutions. Theorists have recognized the fallacies pertaining to existing works and have attempted to build upon them with newer ideas. Bodrožić and Adler further explain that in the presence of a widely-accepted theory, new ideas slowly start to emerge, gradually developing into full works. Brotheridge, C. M. (2005). A test of the evolution and predictive capacity of managers’ interpretations of change. Journal of Change Management , 5 (3), 281–294. Web. Brotheridge, in her article, explores how people in management adapt to and evaluate adjustments within their organization. A model in question was formed as a result of a qualitative study by L. A. Isabella (1990). Brotheridge (2005) evaluates Isabella’s work and proposes that a managerial interpretation of change evolves with the innovation of an organization’s work. The method of this paper included using questionnaires to collect information from 596 individuals. The author concludes by saying that understanding how managers perceive and analyze change is crucial to the successful implementation of innovations. Cook, K. E. (1970). The coming evolution in management concepts. S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal , 58–62. The article details the development of managerial work after the American industrial revolution. Cook describes that the work of a manager stemmed from military service and was gradually assimilated into industry and business. The early practices employed a strict system of hierarchy and heavily relied on threats of physical violence. After the Great Depression and the Second World War, America has seen the rise of labor unions. Worker organizations sought out to improve the quality of life for the common pe