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1. Roberts . The importance of music in the life of a parish is hard to overestimate. The outcome of integrating a good music program into religious ceremony is obvious to those who have taken part in such ceremony or at least observed a congregation involved in music practice. Even for those who do not have immediate first-hand experience of participating in a music-involving service, it is instructive and inspiring to observe one. For this purpose, contacts could be established with the clergy and church musicians who work nearby. The experience of observing the work of other church musicians is useful not only to novices but also to experienced professionals. Exchanging ideas, working out new solutions, learning new methods, and exploring the process of church music making is important at any stage of professional development (Roberts: 2009, 119). One should only find place and time for engaging into new experience, and this may substantively change one’s own attitude to and involvement in ministry. Great music ministry in church does not appear at once: rather, it is gradually built up by efforts of many. One of the examples illustrating the process of gradual development and expansion of a music church society can be seen in a parish which at present can boast many choirs and ensembles. But at the very beginning the situation was very different. An enthusiastic clergyperson was appointed part-time musical director of the parish which had a professional choir of only eight people. His suggestion to hire more singers was refused, and he was dismissed. A new person was hired for the positions of organist and choirmaster, and he also worked as a part-time music teacher at a local school. Gradually, the church music repertoire expanded, and the position of music director became full-time. The eight professional singers performed together with sixty-five people of amateur choir, and child choirs appeared as well. The performance of those choirs had such a powerful impact on the whole parish that eventually more than two hundred people, young and old alike, participated in various musical activities (Roberts: 2009, 220). In contrast to the large parish discussed, stories of musical success are also found in small parishes. An example of how music became a vital part in the parish life can be seen in a humble parish that once hired a part-time graduate student as organist and choirmaster. Working much more enthusiastically than it had been initially required, the young musician attracted more and more parishioners to involve in music activities. The congregation enjoyed their new music program so much that as the moment of the student’s graduation drew closer, they were desperate to l
With the unlimited opportunities to conduct business through the media of information technologies, come the possible way to undermine the system of secure data exchange and processing. Information systems infrastructure used by Vology, Inc., as a “Hybrid Super Value Added Reseller” of information systems networking equipment, covers various stages and aspects of business operating. This paper is to assess the vulnerabilities of different areas of the information technologies services security and assurance, to provide possible methods of testing and defining the flaws in the existing infrastructure, and to identify what areas of the informational security and assurance of Vology, Inc. are to be improved. Primary features of the informational security infrastructure at Vology, Inc. To assess the informational infrastructure of the Vology, Inc. it needs to be divided into smaller functional element, such as customer-related services operation and e-commerce, software, and systems dealing with verification processes, systems, and software used by the IT department, and systems handling payrolls, taxes, operations of human resources department and capital management. Since all these systems are equipped with different software and have a different infrastructure, they are to be tested separately. However, the vulnerability assessment’s aim is not only to define the flaws in the systems but also to evaluate which of them are more likely to be a crucial issue in the case of emergency or the improvement of which of them will result in the maximum benefits of the system of information system as a whole. The system of e-commerce and customer-
With recent technological developments, people have been very quick to learn to integrate the newly developed products into their daily and professional routine, yet the management of produced e-waste seems to have been a contentious issue. According to the recent report on the subject matter, the levels of e-waste have grown exponentially over the past few years to reach record levels (Matternicht & Morris, 2016). In the U.S. alone, the total mass of e-waste peaked at 262.4 million tons in 2015, as the Environmental Protection Agency (2016) announced. Thus, the topic of this essay is the assessment of the current problem of e-waste management, the current levels of competence about e-waste management, and the methods of addressing the problem at hand. There are several sustainability issues surrounding the topic of e-waste, the key ones being the toxicity of e-waste and the subsequent threat to most ecosystems. Overall, the topic presents a problem for the global community and the global ecosystem. Thus, the focus of the report is on the strategies that can be used to manage e-waste successfully and contain its harmful effects. By making the issue of e-waste management public with the help of social media and providing opportunities for recovering, recycling, and monitoring e-waste, one will reduce the environmental threat. One of the issues caused by challenges in e-waste management is the lack of compliance with the proposed standards for recycling among general audiences. The specified concern represents an evident issue that has to be handled at the statewide level since the inability to follow the established rules by citizens implies that e-waste will continue to pollute the environment and affect the ecosystem. Despite the attempts to introduce homogenous standards for managing e-waste and disposing of it, the majority of Australian citizens continue to dispose of e-waste, specifically, electronic devices and batteries, using traditional waste bins and garbage cans (Matternicht & Morris, 2016). The lack of awareness about the methods of managing e-waste and the steps that one has to take in order to recycle it properly is another factor that adds to the aggravation of the e-waste issue. Specifically, people tend to fail to locate the places where they can dispose of e-waste, which leads to the enhancement of the e-waste management crisis. The solution to the described issue may depend on the culture-specific beliefs and perceptions of the target demographic, yet it will require enhanced communication with citizens in either way. The specified task will require utilizing social media and offering people access to the resources that will allow them to build environmental competence. While the issue at hand has been affecting Australia specificall
A stakeholder is an individual or a group of individuals that have an interest in certain business operations. A primary stakeholder is an individual or a group of individuals that have a direct influence on the organization (investors, employees, customers). A secondary stakeholder is not essential for the company’s survival but still influences the organizational outcomes to a certain extent (the media, communities, supporting organizations). Public stakeholders are represented by groups of individuals that are responsible for achieving the objective of serving the public (these might include philanthropic activity or any similar events). Stakeholder management is a unique approach to relationships with individuals and groups that have either a direct or an indirect impact on the organization. The main issue presented in the case is the relationship between Disney and SunCal. The list of relevant stakeholders includes Disney employees and local unemployed people. SunCal’s proposed development is opposed by Disney’s management that wanted to deploy new attractions for tourists in the area where SunCal expected to build new houses. As stakeholders of the business, local communities should support SunCal and explain the need for more living houses in the area. The interaction between the business and society contributes to the conflict of interests that relates to the inability to find a job and yet have access to affordable housing at the same time. The ethical dilemma here is that Disney does not want to give up on its potential land while realizing that future employees would have to live somewhere near the workplace, making it reasonable to invest in SunCal’s activity first. In order to manage various stakeholders’ interests, Disney would have to communicate its objectives relentlessly while also listening to the feedback coming from the local community. The dialogue between SunCal and its stakeholders should revolve around the possibility of creating more job opportunities for lo
This essay is aimed at discussing such a topic as whistleblowing which is related to both business administration and law. This notion can be defined as reporting illegal or unethical practices within private and public organizations (MacGregor, Robinson, and Stuebs 37). In particular, it is necessary to explain the importance of this activity for the protection of investors and customers. Furthermore, one should examine the ways of protecting whistleblowers. On the whole, one can say that these people play an important role in improving the work of businesses in the long term. Moreover, it is important to use legal and institutional safeguards to protect such employees from retaliation and empower them. These are the main questions that should be discussed more in this paper. This topic has become particularly important during the last decade due to the growing number of corporate fraud scandals which affected many stakeholders in the United States and other countries. The most notorious one is the Enron case. It should be noted that this organization inflated its revenues by $800 million and misled many investors who believed that the shares of this corporation could be purchased with safety (Ieron 55). Some people knew about this accounting hoax and its possible impacts, but only very few of them were willing to speak about illegal practices in this corporation (Iron 55). On the whole, whistleblowing is particularly important for the protection of investors who place their trust in the integrity of senior executives or the board of directors. The importance of this issue can be better illustrated if one speaks about people whose life savings were destroyed at the moment when Enron stock plummeted (Iron 55). Secondly, this topic is important because it is related to the protection of consumers’ safety. In some cases, manufacturers may conceal information about the defects of a product, even if these defects are extremely perilous. For example, there were cases when car manufacturing companies forced engineers to falsify the results of safety tests (Foust 164). In other words, these people could unwillingly endanger the lives of many customers. To a great extent, they were forced to resolve a conflict between two critical priorities, namely professional integrity and job security (Foust 164). Under such circumstances, whistleblowers can play a critical role because they can raise buyers’ awareness about possible problems and even threats to their lives. One should bear in mind that such scandals often gave rise to new regulations which eventually increased the security of clients. So, they can be viewed as agents who eventually bring improvements to the work of entire industries. It should be noted that policy-makers accept the importance of whistleblowing for promoting the welfare of the public. This
Introduction Most of the organisations are sensitive to economic expansion; (upswings) and contractions (downswings or recessions). The notion of economic cycle, also known as Business cycle, explains the difference in economic activity level as observed in developed economy. This cycle is however divided into two; i.e. booms and recessions. Booms are linked with tough economy while recession is associated with a weak economy. How General Motors is to Economic Expansions and Contractions It is very important for general motors’ to keep proper books of account. It includes; balance sheet, trading profit and loss account, cash flow statement and statement of affairs. The company needs to do the following; to maintain proper books of account, ensure the accounts are in agreement with the book of accounts, and ensure sound accounting policies has been followed in the presentation and preparations of financial statement at the year end. The benefit of carrying out this activity is for the company to determine its financial position at the year end. General motors’ company will be able to determine if the business is running at a loss or not. An organisation can determine if the company is running at a loss or not by simply comparing the previous year account with the current years account. (Daniel J. Ikenson’s) For instances, demand for General motors’ had fallen from time to time over a number of years. For example, if the demand for motors falls from 28% to 30%, the resulting difference should be fully investigated. This may be due to tradition auto making, as a result of idled plants and lazy workers. However, the auto makers and federal government are not supposed to base their policies on what is to happen during cyclical recession period. Instead they should concentrate on demand for cars of 2010 and 2020s and be able to compare and analyze what might have caused the difference. After the recession the General Motors’ demand accelerated. However, during the recession period most of the creditors are expected not to lend any money to the debtors. Furthermore, if there would be any creditor willing to lend money to the General Motors, then it would be at a higher interest rate. In addition consumer are expected to reduce their level of borrowing to finance any car buying Whenever the country experiences recession, Politian’s and the communities at large must weigh their ability to withstand the effects of recession. The economic fall causes a severe discipline that affects the inefficient, encourages all people to become much more efficient and it encourages invention and innovations,(use of technology ). Thus opening the door wide for Google Inc. This notion of economic cycle works well, but these activities can be devastated by the human costs. Failure f inefficient business leads to unemployment, investors with no money and the community becomes less stable. Feds states that, if the rate of inflation increases as a result of recession, the market committee is required to formulate a monetary policy that will be centralised on mounting the demand of the economy. Feds further explains that; the only weapon of dea
Despite being neglected and underestimated in the overall process of medical care provision, nursing is currently recognized to play the key role in the healing process. Nurses are the first people to be near the patient when the doctor’s mission has already been fulfilled and the patient is placed in his room for recovery. It is the nurse who monitors the current state of health of the patient, who interacts with the patient’s family more often and more intensely, and can provide them all with reassurance, help and support. For this reason nursing has acquired a more significant role in medicine and hospital operation. There is a plenty of theories stating the role and responsibilities of a nurse, admitting the extent to which the nurse should participate in the healing process and what qualities he/she should possess to satisfy the needs of the patient. All researchers recognize the vital necessity of active participation of the nurse in the life of the patient, nurturing his or her spirituality and providing the multi-level assistance, not only direct medical one. However, the theory of human caring worked out by Jean Watson is a real breakthrough in nursing in general – it is innovative because of the equal role of the caregiver and the one cared for: Jean Watson views caring as the most valuable attribute nursing has to offer to humanity, yet caring has received less emphasis than other aspects of the practice of nursing over time. In Watson’s view, the disease might be cured but illness would still remain because without caring, health is not fully attained (Quizon et al., 2008). Traditionally, the attention of researchers was focused on concepts of the patients’ needs, thus neglecting the emotions, the personal feelings and perception of the caregiver. Jean Watson focuses her main attention on three main concepts: carative factors, transpersonal caring moment and caring moment/caring occasion (Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, 2009). Carative factors provided by this researcher include both participants united by a caring moment and investigate the possible range of relations and actions that may be taken by both in order to establish a successful relationship and to facilitate the process of recovery. The situation that is to be analyzed from the point of view of Jean Watson’s theory is the following. “Once when I was working in post partum we had a young girl who was pregnant and in the hospital with dehydration and a urinary tract infection. She also had a 2 year old child and no one to take care of the child while she was in the hospital. I took the time to talk with her, her mom and dad had both died and her husband was in Iraq. We had put a baby bed in the room for her but she was in a lot of pain and was having a very hard time taking care of the 2 year old. I would stay after my shift and take care of the 2 year old for her until he fell asleep,
Life changes constantly and people often cope with its cheerful and stressful events. Various people respond differently to diverse life situations and stressors. The majority of people experience distress after loss or after facing traumatic events and they can largely benefit from professional counselling and therapy. Recovery from distress and trauma is short-lived in some people, while in others grief and distress persist for long periods. Personality, social, and emotional support are some of the reasons why people respond differently in the face of distress. In most cases, the treatment one receives from those around and those they talk to greatly determines how they respond to stressful situations. Therefore, the essay analyses possible group responses and their impact on the lives of sick, bereaved, or imprisoned individuals. Researchers agree that speaking one’s thoughts and feelings aid people in grief to go through the experiences successfully. Friends and families of grieving individuals should encourage them to speak their minds and be willing to listen whenever approached with talks of distress and pain (McDaniel, Campbell & Hepworth 2005). As a result, distressed friends can receive emotional support and comfort when allowed to cry and share without feeling scolded. Mandelstam (2005) explains that a supportive and caring atmosphere aids fast recovery from grief. Moreover, the people, who have experienced grief before should be at the forefront in sharing what they went through and what they did to overcome. Seeing others, who have gone through a similar experience, gives the one grieving hope of also overcoming the experience. According to Vargas and Bloom (2009), one of the negative effects of seeking group support is that listening to other stories of loss and grief may add stress to an individual, and thus, lead to prolonged grieving. Moreover, in order for a support group to cater fotoll the needs of those present, members should go through all the stages of grief together to reduce the repetition of grief-related stories, which are traumatizing. George experienced the normal feelings of people whose loved ones are going through life-threatening illnesses. Mrs. Garry pitied her son because she knew she was soon going to die and she had not informed him fearing not to upset him. Should she have called and informed her son about her illness as soon as she had discovered it, George would have made time to be with his mother and researched to know about the illness. Knowing about the illness and spending time with his mother would have prepared him for her death. The staff at the hospital should have a program for the loved ones of tho
Author’s Background The major focus of the current report is the analysis of the famous novel The Flea House by the worldwide known Turkish novelist of the French origin Elif Shafak. This novel is a complex account on racial, religious, sexual, and other stereotypes, prejudice, and controversial points that characterize the development of the mankind (Russoff, 2009). To better understand the essence of the novel and the factors that shaped the points of views that Elif Shafak expresses in her wok, the author’s background information should be considered. Thus, the author of the considered novel, Elif Shafak was born in Strasburg, France in 1971 (Russoff, 2009). The life interests and employment needs made this writer change numerous cities and countries of residence. Elif Shafak lived in the USA, Turkey, France, Germany, Spain, and even Jordan. This fact explains the cosmopolitan and multicultural character of her book. Currently, Elif Shafak has nine books published among which there are seven novels including The Sufi, Mirrors of the City, The Gaze, and of course The Flea Palace (Russoff, 2009). In the majority of Shafak’s works, religion, culture, and relations between human beings are put in the context of nationalism, racial and cultural controversy, and overall understanding between the people from various countries. Although severely censored in Turkey, Efil Shafak tries to describe the complexity of intercultural relations and in this way to facilitate the progress in this aspect of the human life (Russoff, 2009). East and West in the Novel Every reader of the novel, thus, cannot but agree with the numerous reviewers and specialists speaking on the novel titled The Flea Palace as the work in which “the old and the new; Orthodox Christianity, secularism and Islam; the rich and the poor; the East and West; the ancient and the postmodern – all co-exist in an urban kaleidoscope” (Adil, 2004). The opening pages of the novel introduce this whole complexity of human relations to the reader, and the further developed plot consisting of numerous intertwined stories supports it (Shafak, 2004, pp. 19 – 20). The old and the new, the Christianity and Islam, the East and the West are shown closely interconnected for example in the description of the two ancient cemeteries in Istanbul and in the development of the situation with them (Shafak, 2004, pp. 19 – 20). The two cemeteries, one of them being the Muslim cemetery and t