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In today’s competitive business environment, people try to do all it takes to see what they have gained. This makes it hard to get a person who has maintained a high level of personal integrity and ethics, yet it is supposed that people who observe high levels of ethics are more likely to lead a successful life in the business world. Developing personal integrity and ethics does not entirely depend on the environment that one is brought up in. Personal ethics depends on the state of one’s mind and personal desire to develop it (Smaagaard, 2009, Par. 1-3). It is the obligation of every employee to be loyal to his or her employer (Robert, 1983, p. 23). Valerie is faced with this moral obligation. To her, she knows that she is responsible for ensuring that there are no irregularities within the company. She also knows that it is her duty to be loyal to her managers. By her reporting the matter, it would arouse the question of her faithfulness to Waters. It would appear as if she has been monitoring the manager’s actions within the organization. She is subjected to a predicament of whether to make the issue known to the company owner with an aim of saving the company or to keep it secret till the right time to safeguard the benefits she has been enjoying from the company. Failing to make the issue known to the company owner would make her feel guilty whenever she is in the company. Valerie believes in her values and ethics. This makes her feel that by not informing the Chief executive officer (CEO), she will have betrayed her principles. Bearing in mind the circumstances that Valerie was in, I could have opted to keep the matter to myself and report it at the right time. It reaches a time when one decides to safeguard his or her job at the expense of the company. It sounds wise to report some of the irregularities done by organizational managers for the good of the organization and other staff. But with the confidence that the CEO had in Walters’s competency, it would have seemed self-sacrificial to implicate him with matters to do with irregularities within the company. Reporting the matter to the chief executive officer, enmity would crop up between him and Waters. This would compromise the cooperation that previously existed leading to the decline in the working spirit. This would eventually result in one losing his or her job. With an insecure working visa like the one Valerie had, it would be hard for one to easily get a job with another firm. This would then mean that after losing the job, she would have to struggle to look for another job. It would also lead to her facing the risk of being driven out of the United States. With the company reimbursing one’s fee to pursue higher education (in this case, a master’s degree), reporting the issue would mean that he or she ceases to enjoy these privileges. The actions that would be taken after the news would not affect Waters and the reporter alone. By Water losing his job, it would mean that his team would be affected. This would also affect the good rapport that one had established with other workers. If it happens th
The modern world is a rapidly developing place in all spheres of humanity and production of fast food and access to take-out combined with little exercise, have raised very many health concerns. Obesity is becoming a growing problem and United Arab Emirates has not been excluded from a number of countries where overweight population is increasing. There are several issues and causes of obesity in UAE. The primary one is the culture and the particulars of dress code, as well as lifestyle. By some estimates, over 60 per cent of the population is overweight and this leads to many health related problems and risks. Diabetes and heart disease are becoming predominant, as extra weight puts strain on the heart, as well as the rest of the body. The whole nation is affected, as increased health risks put pressure on the healthcare system and affect the economical wellbeing of the country. The individuals are suffering just as much because they are forced to lead limited lifestyle and also, face the danger of significant life shortening. The long working hours, the availability of junk food and the relaxation time that is characterized by being at home and little activity, all factors that contribute to people becoming overweight. The fact that United Arab Emirates is experiencing an increase in the economic development is another reason why people are forced to lead unhealthy lifestyles. The increase in the pollution and industrialization, as well as the rise in technology and a lesser need to contribute physically, heighten the body’s inability to fight excess weight. This sort of issue can be seen all over the world, as people are becoming more dependent on technology and the ease of avoiding activities. Previously, people had to walk longer distances, contribute to farming and other active work, whereas today, office employment, internet and ability to get easy access to food or even order it without leaving the house, made society very inactive. The nutrition and the type of food that is consumed also play a great role. Someone might be busy with work and eat only once a day but a great amount of food. This becomes detrimental
Judith Ortiz Cofer begins by flashbacking the past experience before she made an attempt to immigrate to America. From the short poem, the author notes that it is not easy to let go of the past life even though she is miles away from her cradle land. For instance, she can no longer see fishermen dragging their nets at the bay (Mendoza and Shankar 112). Rob Nixon also notes that he immigrated to America at the age of 25. The author observes that his departure to America was mainly occasioned by politics. Nonetheless, he had also emotionally prepared himself to reside overseas at some point in his life (Mendoza and Shankar 69). Apartheid was apparently one of the most annoying experiences in South Africa before Rob Nixon eventually opted to seek refuge elsewhere. By the time Nixon was immigrating to America, he had already decided to abandon all the childhood thoughts and experiences that he was extremely used to while in South Africa. He eventually found himself living beyond memory. The past had to be forgotten completely. In the first two years, while in America, Nixon lived in Lowa state. However, the place was overwhelmingly strange to him. Worse still, the “crossing fee” burial ritual had been haunting Nixon for a long time. The latter is a culture practiced in some west African countries. The grave of the dead person is covered with a sacrificial bird. This was apparently a mandatory practice among those practicing it. Nixon took yet another two years to obtain his route to New York City (Mendoza and Shankar 70). Even after acquiring a doctorate in literature several years later, living as an immigrant was the toughest experience he had ever experienced in his entire life. Works Cited Mendoza, Louis and Subramanian Shankar (eds). Crossing Into America: The New Literature Of Immigration . New York: New pages, 2005. Print.
Introduction On several occasions, philosophers have pointed out that libertarianism is fading away and the preferred account of free will has features which turn into proportionate amounts of considerable favor. According to Gomes, suspicion exists in libertarian accounts that explore “unaffected movers and agent causations” (Gomes 40-41). As such, the philosophers have even propounded that the opposite of determinism is indeterminism and not freedom. Amidst such controversy, there is need to highlight the libertarian position and defend its concepts adequately, which is the gist of this paper. This paper also explores the concepts of determinism and combatibilism, and their strengths and weaknesses. Concepts of Determinism and Combatibilism Although research has shown that hard determinism is scarcely popular compared to libertarianism, several philosophers have pointed out the exact opposite (Gomes 40-41). This is because of aspects like fear of the philosophical consequences which may be implausible, though true (Gomes 40-41). In this sense, metaphysicians have been unable to give compatibilist accounts satisfactorily, which might be a cause for worry. In addition, such a phenomenon can lead several people to believe that the determinist position is true (Chaffee 254-365; Vallentyne par. 3-11). In the face of some philosophers, compatibilism and hard determinism concepts depict obvious differences. In this sense, compatibilists and hard determinists have shown considerable agreements. As a result, there has been a turn where the above issue has raised concern among cosmologists, but not for those philosophers of free will. According to Gomes, this is the end of the coincidence between determinism and compatibilism (Gomes 40-41). The couple of theories above depict disagreement regarding the truthfulness of a crucial thesis, usually a thesis with compatibilist features. For instance, those (compatibilists) who endorse the thesis that determinism depicts compatibility with moral responsibility and free will and the thesis of determinism (compatibilist thesis) have also been shown to endorse the thesis of freedom. However, this endorsement by compatibilists has been rejected by hard determinists. The hard determinists there by endorse the thesis that “human actions (which are part of every event) have an origin/cause whose chain of causes leading to any given actions by an agent goes back in time to sometime before the agent was born” (Gomes 40-42). This has been regarded as the determinist thesis. Therefore, the hard determinists endorse the determinist theses while on the other hand reject the compatibilist thesis. As a result, they are also forced to reject the freedom thesis that some human actio
Formation of self identity is the growth of distinct character of a person. The process is usually termed as enduring entity since it happens during the specific period of human life when an individual possesses characteristics which he/she is recognized with. During that period of time in human life, they establish a reputation which they are identified with. Formation of self identity defines a person; who he is and how people see him (Dupre 8). Individual’s entity includes logic of uniqueness, logic of continuity and logic of affiliation. Many issues are usually developed by identity formation and they include distinctness and individual identity whereby a person can comprehend who he or she is as a separate and distinct being. Humans usually experience this through individuation when they apt to become unique. This paper mainly traces the theme of formation of self identity through the readings such as various liberal arts and my own experience as an individual. A student may decide to major in philosophy but before he or she begins to study, he must be fully aware of benefits of the course. Recognizing a field of study is self identity since a person becomes aware of what he/she wants to obtain in the end. Parents usually invest financially on their children when they take them to college and that is why they always have the desire to know benefits to them. Parents will invest as much money as they can in educating their children if they know that it will secure their future. Those students who have chosen to major in the field of sociology, philosophy, anthropology or art history study liberal arts. There exists broad and versatile learning in liberal arts that forces students to immerse in studies. This is a unique element of American higher education and a foundation of vitality. Today, many students have decided to major in different careers and ignore liberal arts. This is because the curriculum allows students to specialize in what they want and feel comfortable with. A student is allowed to choose a goal that is practical and most students believe that liberal arts are not practical. Administrators and faculty members have neglected to offer advice to students on the values of studying liberal arts. Most students and families, however, do not think the same with administrators and faculty members. They believe that it is not worth sacrificing money and time on liberal arts since they will not get any practical return on their investment. They believe that it is valueless to study liberal arts since the return is apparent. Understanding the meaning of liberal arts and its purposes is what can make a person like this field of study. Many education institutions have failed to award undergraduate degree to liberal arts students. In United States, 60 percent of undergraduate degrees offered by education institutions are in technical and pre-professional fields. Business courses account for 21% of the awards. In 2006 rep
The aim of the study is to discuss how refugees are different from or similar to the “ordinary” labor or economic migrants. The analysis will focus on refugees and issues such as assimilation or pluralism, identity, transnationalism, or settlement/citizenship rights and how they are different or similar to economic immigrants. Main Analysis Refugees are groups of persons that flee from their country due to political or ethnic persecution or conflict. Refugees end up in forced or involuntary migration. On the contrary, labor migrants are a group of people that migrate due to economic reasons. In most cases they migrate for voluntary motives. From the finding above, refugees and labor migrants have some similarities in the sense in which both result to migration as a solution to their plight. However, they differ in their motives since refugees flee due to political conflicts and ethnic tensions unlike labor migrants who migrate for economic reasons. The other difference is that refugees do not exercise their freewill in their decision to migrate like labor migrants who do so voluntarily. In addition, refugees are people who receive official recognition from a government of their status as refugees; therefore, they are granted visas and get permission to immigrate within the country. This is different from asylum seekers since they do not get legal recognition of their status as refugee from the host government. Statistics indicate there are 11.5 million international refugees while the number totals to approximately 33 million. International community, for instance, first world countries should intervene in order to reduce crises affecting refugees. Such intervention has been more evident where refugees occupy territories of economically and politically stable nations. This refers to refugee crises that took place in former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Darfur. Assimilation is the process where minority immigrant groups adapt the culture of the dominant group and end up incorporated into the majority society. On the contrary, ethnic pluralism is where immigrants do not become incorporated to a dominant culture (American society) but retain their cultural identity. Cultural assimilation affects the persons (refugees) and they experience high levels of stress as well as mental disorders. Language is among the issues affected by cultural assimilation. Another sensitive issue refers to immigrant rights and citizenship. This is because they end up living in a host country permanently or indefinitely due to reasons such as economic hardships found back home, assurance of improved living standards while in the host society et cetera . The other scenario is that immigrants end up more socially embedded in the
Introduction Literary work is a reflection of what is happening in the society. Authors normally voice their opinion about issues affecting the society through various themes. These themes are closely linked together through analysis of a character’s actions. In the contemporary society, introduction of literature research has extensively increased the volume of literature in every topic of interest researchers may be interested in especially in use of expression tools such as metaphors to present a symbolic view that a character displays in a play or a book. As a matter of fact, irrespective of the level of knowledge and understanding of research facets, literature versions are inclusive of literature tools such as metaphors. Literature comparison is about enjoying the phrases, feeling the narrator’s words in action, imagining, and placing oneself in the writer’s shoes. Writings with consistent assumptions and symbolic insinuation add comprehensiveness to sentence structures or phrases with hidden meaning. Thus, this reflective treatise analyses the theme of triangulated desires in the books “ Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility”. The pieces dwell much on marriage and its holistic perception which is influenced by race, gender, family relationships and social status. The books show how an individual’s sense of identity is vulnerable to manipulation by others of higher social class. Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen (1775-1817) relied heavily in a balance of irony, realism, and parody in her genre to present a distinct literary style in depicting different societal setups. Through use of irony, Austen was successful in addressing hypocrisy that was dominant in the 18 th century in the theme of triangulated desires. This themes form the foundations upon which the societies at that time were built. It resonates across generations since its influence is inherent. Triangulated desires as a theme touch on identity crisis, tradition, manipulation, and marriage. As observed, Austen’s society is deeply rooted in their culture and is inflexible to accommodate modernity. They view such ideas as alien with no bearing in their lives. In the texts “ Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility” , Austen artistically underscores the traditional position on marriage as a trajectory and paradoxically dependent on desire with homo-social relations forming the underlying huddles towards fulfilling the traditionally internalized protagonist beliefs in marriage as a normative social positioning institution. Austen then endeavors to expose these excesses of female and male ‘homosocial’ and formative desire bonds which climax in either marriage dissolution or final resolution. In addressing this theme, Austen uses ‘homosocial’ desires privilege to authenticate female possibilities in marriage institutio
Today it is already known how much children take from their parents. Also, it is fully understood how parents influence children’s behavior and character formation. This forces parents to reconsider their views and methods of education, which they inherited from previous generations. At the same time, people should change themselves in order to become really good parents to a child. One of the most important qualities that parents should cultivate is the ability to love. Parents should be able to show their love to their children since they are not able to express themselves when they need it most. In a ‘White Lies’ by Erin Murphy, “Connie, by comparison, was alone in her difference. She was, perhaps, most different. Differentest ” (Murphy). The important thing to note is that, in fact, all children feel different like Connie did. Children are new to our world and to society. They might not fully understand how things work, which might make them feel lonely and alone. Since they are children, they are not trained to talk about what they feel. When children feel lonely, it is of utmost importance to give them parental love showing that they are loved even if they are different. Personally, I can feel that the love that was given by my parents was more than enough for me to learn anything else on my own. One can teach a child everything, but there is nothing more important than the love that parents give them. Love is the most important factor that unites a child with their parents. Parents’ love for their children is unparalleled, and they need to express this love more often. Love makes a child stronger, more confident, and braver. Knowing that his parents love, support, and encourage him will help the child cope with any difficulties in life. Every child craves love, so it is important to make sure to show the love in any possible way. It will make the child and the parents inseparable and will encourage him to follow the right path, always protecting the honor of his parents. To conclude, parents can have different approaches to raise their children. Some parents can teach their children to be leaders or to be successful. At the same time, other parents can raise their children as peaceful, quiet, and passive people. The thing that is connecting all parents in terms of their relationship with children is love. Hence, love should be the thing that parents should be cultivating. Work Cited Murphy, Erin. White Lies . Brevity, 2010.
Innovation of the workplace to promote sustainable and productive growth Conflicts arise because people lack immediate clarifications to problems that require solutions. Unlike most of us who are evaders and do not feel comfortable dealing with problems, the organization has problem solving procedures such as rules that make the workplace more user-friendly or conflict-friendly. Conflicts occur every now and then and people ought to consider then as opportunities for improving relationships and systems. They provide the information or the chance to come up with solutions such as rules or regulations that overcome any future possibilities of similar circumstances. In line with Hansen, (2009) the biggest mistake people make is to have the predisposition of coming up with solutions over conflicts immediately other than availing time for better understanding and thus stronger solutions. The first step to solving conflicts is to understand that today; the customer needs the sole power over choice of service and goods. The rule ought to support sustainable productive economic growth. Considering that, the Sprint Store determines the employees’ progress towards achieving certain goals by analysing the total sales, the income produce per employee or their dues ought to be equivalent to the product of labour productivity, intensity and customer satisfaction. The second rule should control the labour productivity. One of the major catalysts for revenue in a company is group work. Considering that the employees of Sprint Store work as a duo, the company should invest the human capital in the same setting by letting the total sales be equitable to both thus the extra remuneration divides equally among them. The aim of the company is to improve performance and reach the targeted sales. The rules and regulations ought to enhance the chances for technological development and promote new modes in the work