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Tribal Leadership According to Dave Logan, there are five primary stages of tribal leadership. In the first stage, the entire community feels completely unmotivated and views their lives as unsatisfying. For instance, a team of college students who fail to get their priorities in line and focus on entertaining themselves rather than on learning is bound to be labeled by teachers as poor performers. This group of students then feels the teachers’ prejudiced attitudes toward them and assumes that their lives are disappointing. Consequently, the values of the identified mini-community are unlikely to be connected to academic progress. The second stage involves a personal vision of life as completely unsatisfactory. For example, a student who has been slacking in his or her studies is likely to assume that professors are being unfair to him or her. Because the student is unable to complete the tasks and tests, he or she feels completely miserable. The third stage of tribal leadership can be defined by a personal acceptance of the idea that life is good. For example, in the team of students described above, there might be one learner who is driven by the need to acquire new skills and knowledge. For the learner in question, there is a purpose to the academic process, even if the rest of his or her community members do not share this idea. At the fourth stage, a couple of community members may experience a personal revelation about the significance of positive change (learning wellbeing the case in point). As a result, among the bowl of misery into which the specified group of students has fallen, a smaller circle of satisfied learners emerges. Eventually, upon viewing and scrutinizing the experiences of the successful learners, the rest of the community members may feel inclined to alter their own values. Thus, the concept of positive thinking and a feeling of life being great spreads across the community, becoming a part of its value system (Logan 13:49-16:30). Personally, I believe that I am in the third stage of Logan’s framework of tribal leadership. I feel that my life is positively good, yet I do not have a support system consisting of people who share my opinion. To improve my current situation, I will need to build stronger ties to my community, therefore allowing for positive change across it. For these purposes, I will need to develop a communication strategy that will help me get my message across to people who are at various stages of progress. Specifically, I will need to incorporate the principles of the transformational leadership approach. According to the principles of this approach, it is imperative to encourage change among participants by providing them with an example that they can follow. The transformational approach has been viewed as one of the primary tools for bringing ab
France and Germany work in cooperation when dealing with the EU’s policies and problems. Recently, the French President and German counselor announced that they would dedicate €500 billion to supporting the EU’s economic recovery (Puglierin & Franke, 2020). However, apart from addressing the EU’s internal issues, the two states have been paying attention to foreign policy, as China proceeds with its mask diplomacy and considering the United States’ divisive policy towards the EU. Germany plays a more active role in determining the foreign policy of the EU after the state became the EU’s Councill chairman on July 1, 2020 (Puglierin & Franke, 2020). However, the state’s approach to managing foreign policy can be characterized as pragmatic. The President of France, however, expresses a more visionary approach to foreign policy for the EU. According to Puglierin and Franke (2020), “France and Germany should use the momentum they created through their agreement on the recovery fund to give the EU a stronger geopolitical voice” (para. 5). Moreover, in 2017, the two states presented a unified agenda for managing foreign and internal policies of the EU, which points to the fact that leaders of both states recognize the need to develop a similar approach to managing EU foreign policies (Kempin & Kunz, 2017). More specifically, the states began to strengthen their military forces in light of geopolitical threats. Overall, the survey of the citizens of the EU states shows that Germany shapes foreign policy to a larger extent when compared with France. However, France has a distinctly different approach to foreign policy, since its President expresses visionary ideas, unlike Germany’s counselor, who focuses on a pragmatic approach. In essence, both states are powerful forces and should work in cooperation to manage the EU’s foreign policy.
Introduction One of the reasons why Franz Kafka was able to gain the fame of one of 20 th century’s most prominent writers is that his literary works contain many motifs/themes, closely associated with a number of people’s subconscious anxieties. In this paper, I will aim to substantiate the validly of an earlier suggestion in regards to Kafka’s short stories A Hunger Artist, Jackals and Arabs and The Metamorphosis , as literary works that are being concerned with exploring the themes of alienation, surrealism and self-sacrifice, which in turn explains these stories’ an essentially subliminal appeal to the reading audiences. A Hunger Artist The most striking characteristic of Kafka’s short story A Hunger Artist is that in it, the author had shown that socially alienated introverts might nevertheless pass for being nothing short of extraverts. As it appears from this particular story, the actual reason why the character of a hunger artist was growing ever bitterer is that he sensed that the viewing audiences did not appreciate real motivations behind his public performances. Whereas; Kafka’s hunger artist strived to be recognized as someone who had a plenty of will power to derive pleasure out of suppressing its own animalistic instincts, spectators never ceased thinking of his performances as having been solely motivated by the artist’s essentially animalistic hunger for fame and money. The soundness of this suggestion can be well illustrated in relation to the story’s scene in which butchers (hired to observe artist at night, so that he would not have a chance of eating any sneaked out food) preoccupy themselves with playing cards – hence, allowing the hunger artist to have a bite. Apparently, it never even occurred to them that the artist was a perfectly honest individual, totally incapable of cheating: “During the period of fasting the hunger artist would never, under any circumstances, have eaten the slightest thing, not even if compelled by force. The honour of his art forbade it”. It was namely due to the artist’s continuous exposure to people’s arrogance that he started to yield to depression. However, being utterly unable to recognize artist’s existential nobleness, as the actual driving force behind his act, spectators could not help worsening the situation with artist’s mental state even further, because they arrogantly thought that the deterioration of his physical condition was brought about by his fasting as ‘thing in itself’. Yet, this was far from being the case. As it appears from the story, nothing could satisfy the hunger
Introduction Dell inc. is a corporation that deals in and supplies information technology products and services. Their main products include personal computers; servers and other assorted computer hardware. They have been a major player in the industry for decades. High definition TVs, printers, cameras and mobile music players are among new products at Dell inc. Dell inc. was largest seller of personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s and in 2009 was ranked third in computer sales with only Hewlett-Packard and Acer Inc doing better than Dell. Dell inc. was in 2006 ranked by Fortune magazine as one of the best companies in the United States. Dell has also been recognized as one of the few companies that have done better than their main competitors in the industry for years (Economic Times, 2010). Scope and brands Dell inc. has a marketing strategy that entails marketing particular brands for specific market segments. It has different classes for these markets; Business/Corporate class, Home Office/Consumer class, Peripherals class and service and support brands are the main classes. The Business/Corporate class targets large clients like corporations. Long life cycles, reliability and serviceability are where most focus is laid upon in this package. The products under this class include OptiPlex, Vostro Latitude, n Series, PowerEdge, PowerVault, PowerConnect and EqualLogic. OptiPlex handles desktop computers while Vostro is designed for small business computer solutions and mini computers. N series on the other hand are desk top and notebook computers delivered with Linux or freeDOS (Menchaca, 2008). Latitude covers busi
Rocks along the beach are uniquely formed compared to those formed on the hills. They have different characteristics depending on their composition and mode of formation. Different rocks have different colors. Along the beach are quartzes which are of various color range. Some of them are colorless, others yellow, black, purple, green, blue, orange or brown. These rocks give white streak outlook when scrapped across. I also managed to collect feldspar. Feldspar has hardness of 6 along the Mohs scale. When forcefully broke plagioclase feldspar cleavages at 86 degrees while microline breaks at 90 degrees. Some of the white rocks collected were kaolites. They lack visible crystals and are not white when streaked. In general view, most of the rocks had curved fracture called conchoidal. Rocks with fractures had not developed cleavages or points of weakness in their atomic structure. Underdeveloped cleavages are known as parting. Scratching two or more of these rocks indicated their relative hardness. Some of the rocks were gouged while others were smooth. Determination of hardness of the rock involved scaling the rocks against Mohs scale. Mohs scale is defined by scale of ten minerals laced in the degrees of increasing hardness from 1 to 10. They include tale, gypsum, calcite, fluorspar, apatite, feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum and diamond in the increasing order of hardness. Majority of the beach rocks are shiny. This property is termed luster. It is the ability of a mineral to reflect a given amount of lighting
HIV/AIDS is worldwide pandemic that has affected the health status of many people. Intuitively, Africa is one of the regions, which experience an increase in HIV infections especially when compared to the developed countries. Authentically, the major problem that hinders health development and the fight against HIV/AIDS is cultural practices. The cultural identity of each community determines the reception of the individual towards treatment or social behavior. Therefore, the next discussion analyses the issue of HIV/AIDS in a multicultural environment especially among Africans and relates the problem to PEN-3 model factors of cultural identity. Brief overview of HIV/AIDS among Africans Statistically, 70% of HIV/AIDS infections occur in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNAIDS, 2002). The high percentage implies that increased level of infections not only lie within reckless sexual behavior but also within the diverse cultural practices in the region (U.S Department of Health and Human services office of Minority Health, n.d, par.1). Consequently, the high death rates resulting from HIV/AIDS in Africa hinders the fight against the pandemic all over the world. More over, the high rate of infections negatively affects the social and economic development in the region. PEN-3 model domains: Relationship and expectation In most communities in Africa, the prevention of HIV/AIDS lies within the cultural practices. More over, when analyzed within the PEN-3 model domains, the problem of HIV/AIDS in Africa is likely to decline. For example, the first domain is relationship and expectation, which evaluates the contribution of friends and relatives on the fight against the disease. Each community has different beliefs and values, which affect the perception of an individual (Airhihenbuwa & Webster, 2004, p. 7). Through nurturing and guidance of the individual, he/she should make better decisions, which maintain better health status. Furthermore, those individuals with resources should assist everyone to access drugs and other health care facilities. Cultural empowerment Beside, practicing cultural competence, Africans should only practice a culture that affects positively their health status. In addition, values and beliefs practiced should not hinder good health especially among the sick individuals. On the other hand, the rules/beliefs, which relate to gender, economic status, spirituality and sexuality, should ensure that none hinders the promotion of good health status. Cultural empowerment should be in line with reducing new HIV infections and promoting health care and support among the infected individuals. Therefore, the social and behavioral practices, which promote good health care among individuals, should coexist within communities. Cultural identity Apart from cultural empowerment, cultural identity is a crucial factor because it focuses on aspects such as family, individual perception and neighborhood (Airhihenbuwa & Webster, 2004, p. 7). The family should consider the eating culture, communication and sexual education as acti
The intellectual property item in question will be a trucking company, specifically a hotshot trucking company. Since there are various car models with exclusive technology, form, and brand names in the market, it would be of paramount importance to ensure intellectual property rights for the company. First, as far as the patent is concerned, the US IP law recognizes automotive manufacturing as a subject to patent, placing major emphasis on utility, design, plants, and provision (Schlackman, 2017). The hotshot trucking company will be eligible for the design patent due to the unique form of attaching a flatbed or trailer for capacity. The patent term will be twenty years from the moment of patent filing, yet it could be prolonged if necessary. The procedure of applying for a patent is outlined by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO, n.d.a). The cost of such an endeavor varies between $900 and $5,000, depending on the lawyers’ involvement. The US copyright law recognizes the registration of 2D and 3D car designs upon creation. Once ready with the model, the author may file a copyright request for the US Copyright Office (2021). Under the US Copyright law, the creators gain copyright for their works for the duration of their life plus additional seventy years (US Copyright Office, 2021). The cost of filing a copyright request varies between $45 and $65 (US Copyright Office, n.d.). Hence, to copyright a comic series, the first step would be to file a digital application. However, as far as the hotshot trucking company is concerned, emphasis is placed on the design patent and not the copyright. As far as the trademark is concerned, the subject to the trademark of the hotshot trucking company would be the unique logos and name. To obtain a logo and name trademark, it is necessary to address the USPTO (n.d.b) and find the link relevant to one’s location. Then, it is required to fill in the application form on an intent-to-use basis. USPTO also advises hiring a licensed attorney to guide the applicant through the complicated process. The average cost of trademarking a logo or a name
Introduction of the Phaedo’s doctrine The understanding of rationalism of Plato’s Socrates, no doubt provide reasons to believe in the assertive character of Socratic doctrine. But there exists a gap that further requires a bridgeable chasm between the intelligible order and the corporeal, contingent world of our experience, the world which was supposed to be explained by Plato logically. Since some leftover philosophical understandings witness and even raise questions about the immortality of the soul, our aim in this paper is to analyze those issues that still need an explanation about the immortality of the soul. Immortality is mainly concerned with the issue of birth and death, such a construction of mortality in terms of an antagonistic struggle as a dialogue conflicts with biblical and classical antecedents. Immortality can be understood as a process that starts and can be imagined after death as if it were the opposite of life, as dark is thought of as the opposite of light when it is simply the other’s absence. That indicates to us that life and death are opposites of each other and the argument of whether a soul is immortal or not, cannot be further taken into consideration without considering the true meaning of mortality. Mortality from a religious perspective applies to God’s existence. Though the human is indeed moral and immortality is the characteristic only associated with God, philosophers like Plato see it as a component of human existence. Therefore, Plato believes that human bodies are mortal as they taste death but their souls are divine. This view is incorrect from the very first hypothesis that souls are immortal. Since human is the creation of God and we know that God is the creator, how can the creation be equal to a creator? This doctrine is evident from the conception of the soul that remains dominant in Phaedo because it differs from Christian belief (Gallop, 1999, p. xviii). Platonic dialogues in Phaedo suggest that true recollection is limited to philosophers. This can be true because only a philosopher dares to provide a logical ground for accepting a theory grounded in the knowledge of the human situation. Socrates provides adequate reasoning for such limitations by stating that the knowledge we gain through the recognition of our views requires logical reasoning. Without this reasoning, it lacks the perfect wisdom necessary to ascend toward such a comprehensive view of self-understanding knowledge of ourselves and our relation to nature as a whole (Stern, 1993, p. 5). Plato does it correctly but literature reveals to us that as a philosopher, Plato is unable to receive any critical comment on his theories. For example, Plato thinks dogmatically about the divinity of the soul and is unable to face any critics rejecting his notion. This might be the way how a
Introduction Project management is traditionally identified with engineering projects. However, project management has acquired different meanings and nowadays, organizations have incorporated project management to project alignment of their organizational strategies. Project management can be defined as the planning, organization and management of resources with the sole aim of successfully completing predetermined goals in an organization (Allan 2006). In the numerous definitions of project management, key words stand out perhaps a pointer to what project management is all about (Herkens 2007). Identification of a project is necessary for the start of a project management cycle. There is a lot of planning that goes into project management done along a carefully done roadmap. Enormous resources are used in project management and their sound management will ensure successful completion of projects and meeting of the preset goals and objectives. According to Portny, projects management incorporates four critical elements; results, time frames, activity performance and resources (Cleland & Ireland 2006). Tying project management with strategic aspirations of an organization has become a common practice in both the corporate world and the non-governmental sector. There are many companies that have come up offering the services which highlights the importance it has acquired in corporate pre-certification. Components of Project Management Results Mangers must identify the products and outcomes of the projects they are managing. The goals must be achievable and within the organization’s reach (Thomsett 2009). The results must further meet the organization’s long-term goals and help in the realization of an organization’s mission and vision. Time frames The time within which a project will be completed is important in project management. Considering the projects are geared towards improving organizations’ delivery of services, it is important that they are done in fast and efficient manner (Wanna 2007). Long term projects must be realistic so as their relevance is not diminished by the time they are completed hence achievement of minimum improvement in service delivery and meeting of goals. Activity Performance Any project must have in place strategies for performing diverse tasks. Projects have unforeseen obstacles and some tasks may prove to be more challenging than anticipated. Further, some new tasks requiring new innovative techniques may characterize the project management cycle (Cleland & Ireland 2
Progressive Auto Insurance has a rich history of implementing effective, cost saving and efficiency enhancing information technology solutions. The company’s everyday operations are technology driven in a bid to not only improve revenue and saving costs but also to improve customer service. In August 2011 for instance, the company launched the “Snapshot” in Florida, a pay as you go device that helps drivers make considerable savings in insurance through discounts that come along with use of the device. This device is a next generation gadget in the area of usage-based insurance. More importantly, it provides personalized insurance rate system that solely relies on the driving habit of customers. The device helps Progressive Auto Insurance to determine if a driver qualifies for a discount after a 30 day period, depending on the driving data sent by the device. Like numerous progressive products linked with Progressive.com, customers with the device can log into the website to track their driving habits and make changes where necessary. They can also opt out of the program with no conditions. “Snapshot”, according to the company is another “first” from Progressive Auto Insurance that is in line with the company’s culture of innovation and better customer service especially in usage-based insurance. “Snapshot” combines advanced technology, security and ability to optimize discounts for the customer resulting in long-term savings. Over a quarter a million customers so far are using the program with many making savings of up to $ 200. Progressive have changed their systems numerous times throughout their history The current business environment is very dynamic and defined by demand for better customer service and delivery of services. Business technology keeps changing every day to cater for the changing business environment. According to King (2009, p. 501), old technology, no matter how effective it is, comes with outdated and sometimes ineffectual processes. Rivard et al. (2004, p. 90) supports the above position by asserting that business firms have no choice but to resort to technology change for the sole purpose of acquiring flexibility which is crucial in meeting the dynamic challenges of an IT-driven world. Old technology is less likely to guard against fraud, is less efficient and also slow. It is the reason why progressive Auto Insurance keeps modifying their claims system even after generations of effective service by the system. In a nutshell, Progressive Auto Insurance keeps m