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Comparison of well-to-do and financially deprived families Wealth distribution affects the relationships between family members, as well as their interactions with other members of the society (Cohen 117). A family of one of my school friend can be classified as the middle class one, perhaps, being in the upper percentile of the specified group (Cohen 124). The family has two children, including my friend and his older sister. The parents work as a lawyer in a private company and a chief financial officer in a large organization. Their children went to a public school to enroll in a college afterward, and they own a house and two cars. Compared to the family described above, the one to which another friend of mine belongs is on the other side of the wealth distribution scale. The specified family can be regarded as the lower class one (Cohen 125). There are three children in the family, including my friend, his younger brother, and his elder sister. College is not an option for either of them due to the inability to take a student loan. The family rents a flat in a socially and economically unstable neighborhood. The parenting practices are also quite different in each case. The single mother in the low-class family cares for her children, yet she has to work two jobs to support them and thus does not have much time to spend with them. Although the parents from the first family are also very busy, the children receive enough attention and have regular family time in the evening. As a result, the levels of concerted cultivation are much higher in the first family. The social capital is also different in both cases, each family communicating primarily with the people of their class (Cohen 137). Therefore, while the children from both families have enough potential in terms of their skill sets, the life chances of the middle-class family are much higher than the ones of the children from the low-class family. The phenomenon described above corresponds directly to the expectations that the textbook discussion has set. Marriage culture and divorce policies The persistent nature of disposability as it pertains to the modern society might seem as entirely negative, yet there are nuances to the specified discussion. On the one hand, the threat of relationships and marriage being viewed as something insignificant due to loose divorce policies may become rather high. On the other hand, by making divorce policies more rigid, one may create the environment in which the levels of well-being will drop, and the rates of family violence will increase (Cohen 12). Particularly, people may feel desperate and even depressed after realizing that they made a choice that cannot be reversed and will affect them until the end of their life, hence the increased aggression. It seems that the general problem of the specified discussion stems from the poor cause-and-effect connection between the factors under analysis. Current policies allow people to get married and divorce easier than the previous regulations did, yet these regulations do not force people to separate. The choice to separate hinges on the relationships within a family, economic issues, financial concer
Introduction Heriot-Watt University Based in Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University is the leading university in Scotland. The university has a special place both within the country as well as on the global map because of offering practical solutions the current global challenges without neglecting its basic mission of providing appropriate education to local and international students. The institution is highly committed understanding the challenges facing the modern society, evaluating them and structuring their specialized programmes to address them. The available programmes in the university are specifically suited to address current global challenges. The interest of the community plays a significant role in designing of the academic courses. The collaboration among professionals and staff from the various fields helps in finding long-term approach that is used in finding solutions to the prevailing challenges. For Herriot-Watt to stay on track as the leading university there is need for the management to have a guiding document outlining the activities that would lead to the realization of this end. Hence, focus on the Future strategy Focus On the Future Strategy This is an ambitious strategy whose aim is to act as a guiding document that stipulates that activities to be undertaken in order to achieve the university’s overall agenda. As described in the strategy, the university plans to achieve a 50% growth in the academic base by the year 2015. To realize such ambitious expectations, the university is required to put in place the necessary mechanisms and work plan that must be followed. As an international institution, the university is committed to demonstrate its leadership in science, technology, and business. Herriot-Watt University intends to concentrate its investments in three focus areas. These subjects, it is believed will address the challenges that globalizations presents to different set up of businesses and internationals organizations across the world. The institution enjoys a Multi-cultural diversity in terms of the courses offered. This in effect enables the university to address a range of global challenges as experts from different professional fields present different approaches to handling societal challenges. The strategy aims to raise the university’s standing from a national leading university to a recognized international institution that will attract foreign students. This is to be reflected in the university’s commitment to produce professionals in all specialization. The institution is highly determined to continue growt
Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska during the height of the discrimination and racial violence against African-Americans. Even after the family moves to Michigan to escape racial violence they still suffer for the simple reason that they are black. Malcolm’s father is murdered and his mother goes insane and is committed to a mental hospital. He ends up in a detention home until he finished 8 th grade. Upon completion, he moves to Boston where he becomes involved in the nightlife. He was able to pass for being older by wearing flashy clothes, gambling, drinking, doing drugs, and dating an older white woman at a time when a black person could be lynched for doing so. Eventually, he takes a job as a railway porter and moves to New York to be a Harlem hustler. In Harlem, he indulges in running numbers, selling drugs, and pimping black brothels to white people. In addition, he committed several armed robberies. Eventually, life in Harlem becomes too risky even for the adventurous Malcolm. He is arrested and imprisoned. It is in Jail that Malcolm begins his transformation when he converts to Islam under the Nation of Islam group. As a result of his conversion experience, he ceases drug use and he begins to read and pray diligently. Upon release on Parole Malcolm becomes a model citizen and an active member of the Detroit temple of the Nation of Islam. He also drops the name Little and adopts the placeholder “X” as a homage to his now-lost last name from his African ancestry. Now known as Malcolm X he meets with Nation of Islam leader, Elijah Muhammad and rises to the rank of Temple assistant in Detroit to the Nation’s first national minister. Malcolm becomes an advocate for black unity and militancy this disturbs the Nation of Islam’s leadership and they suspend him. As the Nation of Islam grew more frustrated with Malcolm he begins to receive death threats. After a particularly divisive argument with Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm leaves the Nation of Islam and he utilizes his fame to found his own Muslim Mosque Inc. This organization is more politically active than the Nation of Islam and its views on the Islamic faith are at variance with those of his original organization. In 1965 at the height of his fame he is assassinated. What has it taught me? The story of Malcolm X taught three things. First, that discrimination against African-Americans was a real, unwelcome, blight in our nation’s history. Second, a conversion experience can change a man from being a corrupt and worldly person who gives his life in the service of others. Third and most important, Malcolm X
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental agency that deploys influential leaders to facilitate the attainment of international cooperation, including the creation and preservation of global order. The Secretary-General’s position is regarded as the toughest job in the world. The UN describes the Secretary-General as the institution’s chief administrative officer. In this regard, the official selected to hold this position represents the principles of the UN while executing various roles stipulated in the laid-down scope of work. The political role of the Secretary-General considerably influences the UN’s image because this organization is supposed to protect the interests of vulnerable populations such as the poor or individuals from areas that are characterized by conflicts. This paper discusses and analyzes the functions of the Secretary-General as well as the political role ascribed to this esteemed position. Functions of the Secretary-General of the UN Chapter 15, specifically Articles 97 to 101 of the UN Charter, stipulates the United Nations Secretariat’s roles and responsibilities. The UN Secretary-General executes several functions that facilitate the realization of intercontinental collaboration and sustainable global order. The Secretary-General serves as a symbol of the UN’s principles, implying that the leadership position is significantly influential as far as the scope of the organization’s operations is concerned. In this respect, the official who is appointed to take this position is expected to unceasingly facilitate the collaboration of governments at the global scale while at the same time fostering the attainment of order. Therefore, the Secretary-General executes the administrative function of streamlining collaboration among member states within this organization. The Secretary-General also functions as a global representative of the interests of all people, especially underprivileged members of the international community. The office of Secretary-General is expected to uphold values and moral authorities of the United Nations. As such, this official is responsible for promoting fairness and equality. For this reason, some of the former UN Secretaries-General, including Ban Ki-moon, identified the eradication of global poverty as
Executive summary Michael Horton is a high-ranking management professional in the Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). He is responsible for a company with huge revenue and over 2,000 people. Through his managerial capacity, he is adequately placed for the provision of insights regarding his company, collaborators and management. In his interview, he highlights the assumptions people make regarding management without any clear understanding of how to conduct activities in a real managerial situation. In his input, managers require training for the spearheading of management needs and execution of projects through their life cycles. Training is an aspect highly emphasized for the avoidance of problems and helping of staffs and the organization to reach success limits. Michael Horton provides some managerial ideas relevant to his company and industry making the role of project management a success amidst market challenges. He also focused on the treatment of customers as a means of maintaining a cut above competitors. On his focus about struggling with competitors, he gives an interesting insight of venturing into unique markets so that a company does not have to struggle for the same customers. Employees should be prepared to operate within strict safety conditions to avoid unnecessary legal challenges. This should act for internal staffs and even to offshore staffs so that the positive relationship with staffs can remain to the advantage of the company. It has a great relationshi
The crisis that emerged in the fallout of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic has affected multiples spheres of human activity worldwide. Higher education institutions faced significant challenges due to new restrictions imposed on learning, resulting in financial losses. The necessity of remote education has disrupted regular processes within universities, but it also promoted the rapid development and implementation of online learning opportunities. Therefore, it may be possible to utilize the present situation for the universities’ benefit and use new instruments to attract other segments of the market than the traditional one. The purpose of this paper is to explore marketing opportunities for ABC University in the UAE in terms of potential expansion and growth, as well as to provide practical marketing recommendations. Current Tendencies and State of the Market The coronavirus pandemic broke out at the beginning of the year 2020 and imposed new restrictions on global processes. Blankenberger and Williams (2020) state that higher education is one of the areas of society that has been deeply rocked by the COVID-19 situation. The research shows that universities faced significant budget cuts globally, and the pandemic aggravated this tendency (Blankenberger & Williams, 2020). Furthermore, Blankenberger and Williams (2020) say that several universities reported expected losses due to the increased financial support need for students, as well as the lack of housing and tuition revenues. Additionally, universities reconsider their enrollment expansion and investment opportunities, as their priorities have shifted from increasing profits to minimizing losses (Blankenberger & Williams, 2020). This tendency can be considered global, as no corners of the world remained untouched by the pandemic, including the ABC University (ABCU). On the other hand, while most universities, as well as other organizations, presently focus on surviving the crisis, it may be wise to remain proactive amid the described situation. Therefore, instead of forming a protective shell to reduce the losses, it is possible to focus on gaining profits. As mentioned above, the traditional sources of revenues for universities are now less profitable, as the crisis had a particularly strong impact on young people and students. Accordingly, it seems to be the optimal choice to encompass other market segments and stimulate growth and development in this direction. This method is possible through an a
The article under consideration is “A process for practicing design innovation” written by Vijay Kumar. The article was written in 2009 in the Journal of Business Strategy . The broad area of this article is the innovation and its role in the functioning of modern companies. It is important to remember that to remain competitive and meet customers’ needs, the company should use different kinds of innovations. The article under discussion is closely related to the Business Process Management Course because the main idea of the article is to meet customers’ requirements by means of using innovations, and the main purpose of the course is to teach students focus on all aspects of the organization which may help satisfy clients’ needs. Thus, it may be concluded that the article and the course are really interrelated and those who study the discipline should check this information. This article is really interesting and informative. It not just offers the information about design innovation, but also provides the reader with specific examples. It is interesting to read how such powerful companies as Apple, FedEx, etc. managed to use the innovation in the satisfaction of clients’ desires. Moreover, this information may be really useful for the future profession. The key learning points in the article are related to the design innovations and planning a competitive business. The main idea of the article is to show that the manufacturing in the world should be based not on the products but on people who want to buy those products. It is easy to understand the main focus of the article if to consider the words and phrases which kept repeating in the text: technology, business, innovation process, design process, innovation design, innovation culture, design, design management, user studies. While reading an article, it was easy to identify the blocks of the article which focused on different information. Thus, the following building blocks of the article may be considered, the introduction, the main body divided into parts, the theoretical research and the practical understanding of the problem, and the final part. The introduction of the article covers the information about the necessity of the innovation in the modern business world. Using the concrete examples of the companies which have already applied design innovation process in their work, the author tries to show that the research is really up to date and necessary. As it was mentioned above, the main body of the paper is divided into two parts. The first part of this block refers to design models in the innovation and to the principles which should be used for practicing design innovation. There are four principles:  1. the innovations should be built around human experience,  2. innovation is not just a product, it is a system,  3. innovation culture should be cultivated in the organizations,  4. innovation design processes should be rigorous and perfectly structur
Counseling is a process by which the client is put in a relaxed mood using comfort and soft talk, asking questions and observing, to enable the counselor to understand the clients’ problem. Basic listening skills and empathy are essential to a good counselor. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, is a form of remedy recommended after understanding the psychological problem of a client. A good therapist is someone you can easily talk to, cares about you and your problems. Therapists are professionals trained to work with you to identify areas in your life that you want to change and support you through the process. It usually consists of advice on behavior and relationship with other people. These processes are inter-related as after counseling one gives the psychotherapy required. Margaret, a client, is a 64 year old widow with a 26 year old son. She has experienced tremor from an incident of a woman being robbed in broad daylight, this created fear in her. The episode has caused her not to be able to go out alone. She also has had spells of dizziness, sweating, shakiness and breathlessness. This occurs for a period of 10 to 15 minutes before she calms down. Margaret oversleeps finding it hard to get up in the morning; she thinks of her late husband and cries quietly to herself thinking that there is nothing to live for. She even stopped being active in her church as before. Church attendance must have been a big part of Margaret’s way of life, stopping and not getting other occupation created a gap which is dangerous and can be filled with worry. From this, it is clear that Margaret needs counseling and psychotherapy to enable her live a much better life Below are four key steps that can be used in intentional interviewing and counseling:  1. Willingness: the ability to accept change in ones life is known to be difficult and not everybody allows change. Instead most people will opt for the environment and people around them to change to their liking. It is difficult or rather impossible to change things around you but you as a person can change. Doing things differently will create change in you and others. In Margaret’s case, she has let her fear control her emotions. Courage should be instilled in her as a therapeutic remedy to overcome fear. Management is by
Introduction The central topic of this laboratory experiment was preparing a food product based on the use of dairy raw materials. Specifically, Ricotta cheese, traditionally prepared from whole milk converted to a curd-like state, was proposed for the report. The freshly made ricotta cheese is then used to prepare pasta with spinach, lemon and this cheese. Therefore, the final aim of the experiment was to initially prepare ricotta cheese, which must then be used in the preparation of a different dish. Methods In the present experiment, a dish is prepared according to Kitchen #3: Ricotta cheese is prepared and then used to make Lemon, Spinach, Ricotta Pasta. The recipe’s author is Katia, and the actual cooking instructions are on the website (Katia, 2021). Thus, the whole experimental procedure can be divided into two parts: making the curd cheese and the pasta. The following ingredients with their quantities were used to prepare the ricotta cheese:   * ½ gallon (1.89 L) of whole milk   * ½ tsp salt, plus more to finish   * 1 tsp Nigari (J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works) Combine the whole milk and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat until the temperature reaches 190°, then add one teaspoon of Nigari to the mixture. Heating should result in curdling of the milk, and if this does not happen, more nigari is added (Bruns, 2014). The heated and curdled mixture is covered with a lid and left alone for 10 minutes to allow the whey to separate from the curd. Once cooled, the mixture is strained through a gauze sieve so that the curd remains in the filter. The finished cheese cools for twenty minutes, after which it is ready for consumption. The following ingredients are used to make three servings of Lemon ricotta pasta & spinach:   * 220 grams pasta   * 1 cup (250 grams) whole-milk Ricotta   * 230 grams fresh baby spinach   * 1/3 cup (35 grams) grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra to serve   * One lemon, zest and juice   *
Introduction The world has a fair share of authoritarian regimes. The recent “Arab Spring” witnessed in the Arab countries renewed the conversation regarding the topic of dictatorial rule. Authoritarianism became unpopular in the world after the Second World War, following the collapse of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini’s regimes. Democracy reigned afterward, where leaders would ascend to power through an election. Their stay in power was limited. Nevertheless, various countries have continued to be led by authoritarian leaders, decades into the twenty-first century. Education and the media are the most effective among these mechanisms. Through education and media, the government spreads propaganda and extreme patriotism views with the aim of weakening the dissidents while asserting the need fo