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The selected paper revolves around the issue of cleaning and men’s unwillingness to engage in this activity. The author initiates the debates around the topic that, for decades, has been stereotypically considered as primarily women’s occupation. The central author’s thesis related to the problem is that regardless of the changes in the coherent society and the achievements of feminism and tolerance movements, men still refuse to clean their dwellings and prefer not to share this responsibility with their wives because of its dull and rewardless nature (Grose, 2013). To prove this assumption, the author offers multiple arguments that help to understand the problem better. Use of Rhetoric Appeals To communicate with readers, Grose uses persuasion and rhetorical strategies. For instance, she starts appealing to her own experiences. Being a married woman, the author has a certain authority in this sphere, which means that the phrase “he’s never scrubbed a toilet in the six years we’ve lived together” related to her husband can be considered an example of ethos (Grose, 2013, para. 2). Adding this element into the text, she demonstrates that she possesses credible knowledge about the discussed issue and can share it with other people to discuss the presented problem and formulate some conclusions. Additionally, it helps to interest readers by showing that the problem exists, and regardless of all changes in social life, men still consider cleaning not their job. Another example of the use of ethos is the reference to such recognizable agencies as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to support the basic ideas with sober facts (Grose, 2013). Grose continues her cogitations by using logos. The author offers statistics stating that “about 55 percent of American mothers employed full time do some housework on an average day, while only 18 percent of employed fathers do” (Grose, 2013, para. 3). The employment of this tool helps to outline the scope of the discussed problem and appeal to readers’ logic. They should understand that there is a significant difference between men and women regarding this aspect, and it impacts households and life of both partners. Another example of logos is the phrase “women do 45 minutes more housework a day than their male partners,” which demonstrates the existing disproportion, and proves the relevance of the discussed problem by numbers (Grose, 2013, para. 4). Finally, the text also contains examples of ethos. Grose (2013) asks some rhetorical questions such as “If they’re not even going to be rewarded for it, why bother at all?” or appeals to her personal experiences and other women’s knowledge to convince an audience by creating an emotional bond and triggering their response to these assumptions (para. 12). The text is organized in a way that helps to hold the readers’ interest. Staring with some personal examples and suppor
Algebra is a mathematical concept that basically involves the applications of operations and relations, and the concepts that are as a result of the combination of the two. The history of algebra can be traced back to ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia in Babylon. The early basic algebra involved finding solutions to linear equations which were of the form ax = b and quadratic equations which were of the form ax 2 + bx = c. In most of the algebraic equations, there was more than one unknown (Snell 5). The procedures that were used to find the solutions to the algebraic equations use basically the same approach that is used today. The mathematics of algebra was continued by Diophantus, who originated from Alexandria during 250 AD. Diophantus is always viewed as the father of algebra. His major contribution towards algebra was his compilation of books that were called Arithmetica (Snell 7). With his Diophantine equations, he contributed majorly to the number theory and the mathematics of algebra. The Diophantine equations were complex and were on a much higher level whose solutions were not easy to arrive at. The knowledge of the algebraic solutions then landed in the Arab World around the 9 th century, it was then referred to as the” Science of restoration and balancing” (Rashed 45) which is an Arabic translation for al-jabru. Algebra is always thought to be of Arabian origin possibly due to the fact that the first algebraic work was found in the work of Mahommed ben Musa al-Khwarizimi (Rashed 48), who was famous during the 9 th century (Rashed 50). His works basically involved the comparison and resolution of the various basic al-jabru equations that were later to be renamed algebra. It can be inferred that Mahommed ben Musa al-Khwarizimi exposed the basic theory of algebraic equations; he used both examples and proofs to confirm his assertions (Rashed 50). Towards the end of the 9 th century, an Egyptian mathematician called Abu Kamil affirmed and provided evidence on the basic algebraic laws and algebraic identities which were used to provide solutions to complicated problems such as solving for x, y, and z in quadratic equations such as x + y + z = 85, x 2 +y 2 +z 2 = 0 and x z= y 2 (Boyer 26). Ancient civilization denoted algebraic expressions using through the use of occasional abbreviations, contrary to the medieval Arabian mathematicians who used higher-order representations that involved the use of the x raised to given powers. This resulted in the development of polynomials and the operations that are related to manipulation of polynomials such as multiplication, division, and evaluating the square roots of the given polynomials (Boyer 30). Omar Khayam, a Persian mathematician established how to evaluate cubic expressio
These refer to activities that ensure an organization retains its customers presently and in the future. The activities create a positive environment and more optimistic attitude towards the product on sale. Customer relationship activities need a thorough comprehension of underlying values a business derives from customers and the value it delivers to the customer. Customer Relationship Objectives In the flip-flops business, the goal is to have the number of satisfied customers grows by over 75%. To reach this target, they will have to employ various consumer relationship techniques. The activities they will be involved in revolve around the delivery of the product. Also, they would want to gain consumer loyalty for at least one or two years. Service activities, handling of complaints, staff issues (training, empowerment…) The employees of the company will require constant training while remaining informed and motivated to enable them maintain excellent customer relations. The staff should always attend workshops, and undergo department rotation to ensure they fully understand the products. Happy employees always led to more sales and hence more revenue, therefore, with a positive attitude from the employees, especially the ones handling the customer, the customer will feel safer in that firm. This feeling will increase the number of loyal customers to the group. The mood in the stores should be warm and jovial. The two motivated employees in each store should assist everyone in need and help deliver the products to customers. They should also have excellent customer relationship techniques. The customers interested in the products should be given an in depth explanation detailing the quality, the price, and their flexibility. Each customer will see a comparison between the flip-flops in that store they are in and similar ones from other competitors. Bias in the comparison will favour products in the store. What will you do to keep customers and create loyalty? In addition, the company could introduce products like bonus cards where the shoppers gain points for shopping at the organization. The points should be exchangeable for products in the business. This product will ensure that the customers have a sense of belonging and someone appreciates their purchases. How will you manage different customer relationship groups? First, the flip-flops should be appealing to attract the customers. Second, the employees handling the goods at the points of sale should be hospitable and warm. Customers should be offered priority in their preference and should be assisted effectively if need be. When there is a complaint on the products, management should ensure that it is handled swiftly and in a diplomatic manner. The customers should feel that they could trust the management of the firm to deal with their problems accordingly. The flip-flop company could first view the feedback from the segmented consumers and adjust their products accordingly to maintain loyalty. Segmented consumers prefer their
The story is based on North Richmond Street. This Street is used metaphorically to give readers an overview about the writer’s world. The writer lives with his uncle in the city. The setting of the house in which he lives is an old building which was formally inhabited by a late priest .It is surrounded with newspaper litter. He complains that it was always cold to stay indoors and more often he would join other children outside and play till darkness fell. Mangan’s sister would come out to call his brother and rays of light from inside the house would light their way. The writer claims that the girl had a good and admirable figure and that even his brother would tease her. Her brown figure had attracted him and he would stare at her as long as she was not watching. According to the story, it was common for the writer’s aunt to go to the market on Saturday’s and every time he accompanied her. After repeatedly seeing the girl, the writer says that he felt love for her and always wanted to talk to her although it proved difficult for him. The writer is talking about love and how it springs forth on someone’s heart. The description of the city shows that there was romance all over and even the cold in the city could not hold the love for her back. The writer effectively delivers love message by use of various styles. Firstly, the story is developed in a cold setting. This is drawn from the explanation, “…When the short days of winter came, dusk fell before we had well eaten our dinners. When we met in the street the houses had grown somber.…..” (Joyce para. 3). He continues to say, “……….Her image accompanied me even in places most hostile to romance…….It was a dark rainy evening and there was no sound in the house. Through one of the broken panes I heard the rain impinge upon the earth, the fine incessant needles of water playing in the sodden beds…… Murmuring: ‘ O love! O love! ‘ many times” (Joyce para.5-6). This shows his love feelings were flared by the romantic setting in the house. The writer puts it clear that the noises in the street made him think about his love girl, “…. noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes”. The sky was violet, an indicator of love. According to the author, “the nasa
Introduction According to the article by Louise Lucas called “Food groups aim expansion recipes at local consumers” published on 14 th September 2011 published in the Financial Times, Africa has large potential for international food and beverage business. The business is likely to boom in the economies because of its high population, wealth distribution, competitiveness, government policies, and the nature and style of the continents lifestyle. According to the article, the most crucial aspect when working in the market is to understand the target market and aim at providing products of the right quality , price, and tastes (Louise, 2011). Some countries in Africa has high population that offers food and beverage industry market and labor necessary for the survival of the industry; high populated countries like Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt have population that can consume the products to support the industry. When it comes to labor, the industry is labor intensive; there are numerous unemployed skilled and unskilled people in the continent that can offer such at competitive prices. In the fight of hunger and promotion of foreign direct investments, African government has policies that target international company’s investments in the continents; with such incentives, international companies in the food and beverage industry benefit. Political, legal, economic and cultural environment of Nigeria When operating in international scenes, it’s important for a business to undertake an international business venture analysis: Politics Nigeria has been under military rule for 33 years from 1966 until 1999; however, the country held peaceful election in 1999, when Olusegun Obasanjo, was accorded power in a peaceful transition, in 2010, after the death of Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan assumed the leadership of the western African country. The system of governance follows the Westminster System model, with an executive president and he is the head of state. During election, the president is the candidate with the majority vote and is expected to be in office for a term of our two time elective post. Legal In Nigeria the constitution is supreme where both national and int
Steps in developing internal consistent compensation system Most organizations have developed robust compensation systems as a step of increasing employee motivation and achieving organizational goals. Armstrong and Tina (67) illustrates that compensation system is a mechanism that an organization use to reward its employees as a payback for their for their. Compensation system may provide benefits which are direct or indirect to the employee and the organization. Direct benefits for the employee may include wages and salaries whereas indirect benefits may encompass aspects such as good working environment, job enlargement and rotation, and paid leave or holiday (Armstrong and Tina 88). A compensation system should be customized to ensure the organization has the right people with needed skills or knowledge. This will assist the organization achieve its goals. Compensation systems encompass five important areas which are wages, bonuses, benefits and clearly defined agreements. In developing internal compensation system, an organization has to embrace sound steps for achieving its goals and mission. The first step which an organization can take is analyzing the compensation implication (Kurt). On this aspect, the human resource department should assess how the compensation system developed will have an effect both on the employee and the organization. In this case both positive and negative aspects of the compensation system should be evaluated to justify the adoption of the internal compensation system (Armstrong and Tina 134). Second, the organization should fix objectives of the compensation system to be adopted. This is an important step because it will assist the organization towards attaining the its goals (Kurt). An organization has to determine the actual benefits it will attain from the system being developed. For example, if the organization aims at increasing productivity of employees, sustaining organizational growth and development it should tie these aspects to the compensation strategy. Third, the organization’s human resource management should compare actual conditions of the organization with its objectives to locate the gaps. This will involve assessing the prevailing conditions in the organization such as existing compensation systems, the number of employees and the profitability of the organization (Kurt). The comparison done will ensure the gaps existing in these areas are sealed by the new compensation strategy. Fourth, focus should be given to the criteria that will reward and improve both employees at the top and bottom level of the organization. This will ensure equal pay rate management of all employees within the organization and avoid conflicts that might arise as a result of discrimination. Fifth, the compensation plan developed should incorporate the organization’s culture and values aligned with the vision and mission. This will ensure any activity being undertaken within or
Introduction For three years now, the Euro zone has experienced major fiscal inadequacies that have threatened to disintegrate the union. The crises have led to categorization of European members as either debtors or creditors. Germany remains to be the most influential creditor within the union while Greece, Spain, Italy and France are among members that have received momentous bailouts from other countries. Under the prevalent economic and financial policies within the region, the debtors will continue to pay significant amount of risk premiums to finance their debts. Consequently, the policy has plunged some economies into depression and denied some members a competitive advantage. This is not only in the short term but the trend has also started to be a permanent feature of the respective economies. This position paper asserts that many European Union members will abandon the Euro in the long term due to the ever-increasing fiscal challenges and problems. Disintegration of the Euro Zone in the Long Term The current trends in the Euro zone have continued to illustrate the inevitability of disintegration of the European Union. Various reasons are critical in the analysis of the fiscal challenges within the Euro zone. First, economists argue that the Euro Zone is headed for disintegration owing to the fact that some of the policies have become redundant. Indeed, they say that the introduction of the Euro came about due to a series of mistakes in the formulation of policies. Before its inception, it was almost obvious that the euro was an incomplete currency without a treasury but with a central bank. Members were not quick to realize this mistake and went ahead to give up their sovereign right to print their currencies. This predisposed them to the high risk of default. Undoubtedly, this became apparent at the start of Greek crises. Upon the onset of the crises, the policy makers within the Euro Zone did not seem to understand the problem. Instead, they erected measures that only made the situation to deteriorate. Outstandingly, lack of cooperation within the Euro Zone was apparent leading to a lack of plan that could alleviate the crises. In fact, Germany was unwilling to take up increased liabilities leaving few if any chances to resolve the fiscal problems. As the problem spread, it became clear that other members were facing similar challenges. It is only then that Germany attempted to put up minimum measures to hold together the euro owing to the apparent breakup. As such, lack of cooperation between members of the Euro zone has exacerbated the fiscal crises leading to the assertion that the euro may not hold on for long considering the attitudes of other members. The Maastricht Treaty was a failure from the start. Although the policy aimed at stabilizing countries transitioning into the Euro Zone, it left
For the longest time in history, rural Appalachia has been a region of despair and poverty. Located in the Eastern region of the United States, the Appalachian does not have a definite boundary. The isolation of this region has made the increasing health disparities go undetected by the general population (Hendryx, 2012). While the region does not seek attention from the outside world, many health disparities have emerged. In line with the wide range of health issues experienced by people living in the region, there is a need to conduct extensive research on the health disparities to come up with a definite solution. Issues faced by people from the region cannot be addressed without significant external attention. This paper will address the disparities associated with the Appalachian culture, how these variations affect health status, employment, and education. Nursing interventions for decreasing the effects of the health disparities in the Appalachia region and the greatest nursing challenge when implementing the nursing intervention will be discussed. There is a broad range of differences associated with the Appalachian culture. Inadequate healthcare resources within the Appalachian region are associated with the absence of specialty care providers as well as a limited number of appointments for the outpatient visits (Hendryx, 2012). These factors greatly affect the provision of quality healthcare to people living in the region. The utilization of health care within the region has been very low mainly because of the insufficiency of funds and many other obstacles associated with the Appalachian culture. Besides, the lack of cultural competence among healthcare providers has become an obstacle to the provision of healthcare services. Health disparities have a close relationship with inequality in education. School dropout cases in Appalachia are closely associated with multiple health as well as social problems (Morrone, Kruse & Chadwick, 2015). In general, individuals with little or no education are highly exposed to health risks such as substance abuse. On the other hand, high levels of education have a close relationship with the increased chances of gaining health information that can be used in obtaining suitable health decisions. Health disparities have a significant effect on employment, health, and education. To begin with, health disparities greatly affect the availability of jobs. These variations affect employment because when individuals have poor health, they would be unable to work (Lane, Konrad & Ricketts, 2012). Such discrepancies lead to the unequal distribution of jobs since individuals are not given equal employment opportunities. Secondly, disparities involve the burden of disease, injury, and violent acts that affect individuals from disadvantaged communities. These disparities have a direct effect on the health of a given population. Many approaches can be used to decrease the impact of health disparities in the Appa