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The internet has become an essential part of everyday life of a huge number of individuals all over the world more than two decades ago. It broke into almost all the spheres of life of modern society, creating professions, providing information, and making connections previously people could hardly think about. The burst of social networks and blogs has brought communication opportunities on a completely new level. People started to make friends in the countries they hardly heard about and of the interests, they even could not imagine. Sometimes individuals go into online relationships that deep, that it is getting hard to tell them from real life relationships. Friends they make online seem to be more real than the people they meet every day in school, college or workplace. The modern world tends to the situation when people develop the greatest empathy towards their online friends because it seems that the ratio and the deepness of these relationships can be controlled; written and posted information gives more time to analyze and be more selective towards individuals people want to communicate with; and online friendship provides with access to a some kind previously forbidden world. The present work majorly will be based on the article Online Friendship Formation, Communication Channels, and Social Closeness and the interview conducted to Kate Stevenson, who is a long time social network user. Kate’s approach to making online friends is based on common interests as well as on the way a person of interest expresses his or her thoughts, his or her behavior and loyalty to other’s opinion. The amount and the quality of the content the person shares also play their role in making Kate’s decision. “Actually, the first glance on the timeline gives the idea if the person is interesting to me and if he or she is worth following,” says Kate. If the further content still invokes her interest, and she shares the individual’s way of thinking or the situation described is familiar to her and she feels that she is likely to discuss it; as well as she feels some kind of empathy towards the person she follows, she starts to socialize. Cases like this sometimes develop into an online friendship. Kate is a relatively sociable person and has quite a few offline friends. Her social network life has become active when she moved to another city leaving all her friends and family behind. The thinks that was the way of overcoming homesickness. The article actually supports this assumption as “individuals who are close to their face-to-face friends will have less need to develop online friendships” (Mesch and Talmud 31) and online socializing is common to people who lack understanding and communication in their real life. Though Kate talks about herself as about a long time social network user, she says that there are only a few people of those she met online, she can classify as friends. These people gave her support and understanding in so
Price elasticity of demand is an economic concept that highlights the price sensitivity of a product. The concept highlights the relationship between the change in price and the total demand of a product or a service. If a slight change in the price of a product or a service is followed by a large change in the demand for the commodity, the relationship is considered elastic. If there is a large change in the price, but a slight change in the demand for a commodity, the relationship between the price and the demand is inelastic. Companies have to evaluate the price elasticity of demand for their products to determine the pricing of the products. Companies need to understand the number of consumers that they might lose or gain with each unit change in price (Foxall, Yan, Oliveira-Castro, & Wells, 2013). This is particularly helpful because it provides the companies with a clear picture of the profit margins and the changes required to attain certain percentages of returns. One of the companies that have used the price elasticity of demand strategy is Netflix. Netflix has experienced numerous changes in its entertainment services, and its current pricing strategy is a function of numerous attempts to change the price to harness a larger global market share. In 2011, the company increased its prices for various entertainment packages, and this led to a significant decrease in the subscriptions. This revealed that the relationship between the prices of the entertainment packages and the demand for the services is elastic, and the company discovered that a slight increase in the prices results in a large decrease in demand. Similarly, oil companies such as BP and Shell have discovered that a large increase in the price of oil does not necessarily stop consumers from purchasing the normal amount of fuel on a regular basis; hence, the commodity has an inelastic demand. Such products are normally associated with the development of certain policies that limit the prices within a given ceiling. This is because the producers of commodities with inelastic demand might ask for outrageous prices for the commodities.
Apart from two instances of adoption, Homer Well spent his entire life in an orphanage under the care of Dr. Wilbur Larch. In his first adoption, Homer showed dumbness to his adoptive parents who within a short period of time after adoption knocked back at Cider’s house bringing Homer back. They claimed that he never made a single sound, not even a cry. However, no sooner had the infant rested on Larch’s hand than he let out a happy squeal which startled the parents. Homer was therefore back in Cider House and happy for the first time. In his second adoption, Homer was on his second birthday when he left with a couple who experienced the same problem but invented a strategy of getting sound out of the boy. They beat him and the rumor reached Larch who on arrival to the couple’s home found crying and bruised Homer on the bed. For the second time, Homer returned to the orphanage home. Larch developed an interest in the small boy when he noticed that there was something in the boy that was special. He took full responsibility and his time to teach Homer all medical skills which would make him capable of handling cases regardless of not being certified (The Cider House rules, p. 11). Dr. Wilbur Larch, who owned the orphanage home considered according to Noonan (p. 117) as a “gray, dark and forbidding place-the dumping grounds of unwanted children”, may be considered the first illegal abortionist involved in caring for the uncared children in the world’s history. In his undertaking of taking care of non-aborted but unwanted children, Larch drifted off to a drug addiction cocoon which besides being a secret abortionist, Larch was addicted to ether. Nonetheless, his commitment to the children is touching and he had an internal joy of having Homer under his care as his surrogate son and his apprentice. Through his passionate care of the children, Larch is broug
At the beginning of the 20th century, Mary Hall introduced “A Woman’s Trek from the Cape to Cairo”. She highlighted that this book was written from a women’s point of view, which is different from the perspective of men, describing traveling in Africa. First of all, the reasons, prompting men and Mary Hall to visit Africa were different. It was typical for men to go to the lands, which are weaker than their native countries, to intervene in the local population, accumulate it, or place it. Men are interested in finding ways of taking advantage of the natural resources and labor of the lands they explore. Men’s narratives were intended to provide essential information for imperial policymakers. On the contrary, Mary Hall mentions: “I have always been interested in seeing fresh countries and peoples, and have ever considered traveling the most delightful method of studying geography” (Chaudhuri & Strobel, 1992, p. 17). Therefore, Mary Hall did not expect to contribute to forming policy, but she was willing to dive into different cultures. Another factor, which influenced the narration of Mary Hall and made it different from the men’s stories, is the absence of weapons with her. Her vulnerability as a woman had an impact on her experience. The author writes: “I, a solitary white woman faced the dusky chief and the parley began…” (Chaudhuri & Strobel, 1992, p. 24). Unlike men’s purposes in trips to Africa, her aim was not to overpower Africans, but to achieve reciprocity and explore other cultures. Despite the text containing different perspectives of Egyptian women, it is possible to summarize them and find common features. In general, Egyptian women became self-confident, and this feeling was becoming stronger in the process of pursuing their achievements. It was revealed in their negative attitude to mixed marriages between local men and European women. They criticized and resented men, who decided to make families with European women, especially if they were representatives of the working class. In these circumstances, men were perceived by Egyptian women as supporters and allies in making social changes. Their resentment could be explained by their worries about whether Europeans would become loyal Egyptians in the future (Chaudhuri & Strobel, 1992). It should be mentioned that both European and Egyptian women had considerable influence on their men and children. In describing the relationships between Egyptian and European women, it is possible to note that residents had split images of newcomers. Considering the fight for female rights, Egyptians tend to perceive them as free women. Local women were also admired for the hard-working
Making Radios Available and Challenges of Freeplay Freeplay radio was established to increase the people’s awareness about AIDS in the African countries, as the inhabitants of these places lacked communication with the rest of the world (Tidd, Bessant, and Pavitt 1). In this case, using the radio was one of the most effective instruments to increase the effectiveness of communication while reconciling the social agenda. Nonetheless, making radio freely available was difficult since the targeted communities did not have access to the electricity or enough money to buy batteries regularly (Tidd, Bessant, and Pavitt 1). In this case, the company had to propose an innovative solution and find additional sources of energy to make a new radio available to the target audience. Despite the rising popularity of this new radio in the developing countries, Freeplay had to face some challenges when trying to sustain the business. In the first place, one of the major difficulties was an increase in expenses and the rise of the production costs, as the target audience continued to emerge (Tidd, Bessant, and Pavitt 1). The company had to optimize its production processes to decrease costs. Simultaneously, it had some issues with the distribution and development of new programs to satisfy the changing demands of the consumers. Based on the factors highlighted above, the major challenge pertains to communicating with the potential target marketing and corresponding with their target needs. Being Inspired by Freeplay Story to Provide Drinking Water to Africans Nonetheless, despite facing the challenges, Freeplay can be viewed as a bright example of how organizations can prioritize social responsibility in their actions. Nowadays, applying the communication-centered strategy is one of the most common approaches to enhancing relationships with the major stakeholders such as customers, community, and government (Coombs and Holladay 5). Jennifer Perkins also wants to help local African communities, but she wishes to focus on the shortage of water. In the first place, one of the possible aspects is to underline the need for distributing information and providing the African population with different ways of how to clean the water. At the same time, the company can try to establish a partnership with the radio producer to ensure that the message is delivered to the target audience. To support the distribution of the idea, Jennifer may need to communicate with the governmental authorities directly and attract their attention to the existent problem. Using this strategy will help underline that the company is not
While researching texts about Sophocles’ “Antigone”, I found three articles that discussed the historical significance of the story. These articles explored various themes in the story. They explain how Antigone’s past experiences are still relevant in the present. My goal in this paper is to discuss the historical context of the story with regard to its timeless significance. To achieve this goal, I have organized my paper into three sections and four subsections. In the first section, I give a brief introduction about Sophocles’ “Antigone”. In the second section, I outline three elements that link the story to the present. I explain the reasons that prompt Antigone to defy her king. I discuss Antigone’s actions with regard to present day societies. I end my paper with a third section which explains the timeless themes that are evident in the story. Introduction An understanding of history usually elucidates the present. Antigone’s story is still relevant in the present. Sophocles writes about a fictional king named Oedipus, who rules the city of Thebes (Anouilh 17). Oedipus is banished from Thebes because he has inadvertently committed incest (Woodruff 92). He has two sons named Polyneices and Eteocles (Braun 62). He also has a daughter named Antigone (Woodruff 22). After Oedipus is banished, Eteocles banishes his older brother and claims the throne. Polyneices leaves Thebes with plans to overthrow his sibling (Braun 137). He returns and attacks the city with the help of his newfound military. Polyneices and Eteocles kill each other in the midst of the onslaught (Braun 148). Creon, a despot, is later crowned king of Thebes (Woodruff 160). Creon decrees that Eteocles will be remembered as a hero while his brother will rot in disgrace (Braun 128). Creon is the antagonist in of the story (Woodruff 14). He is a ruthless leader. He can be described as a dictator. His penalty for disobedience is death. Antigone defies Creon by planning to give Polyneices a proper burial (Braun 142). War Sophocles’ opinions about war are evident when the two brothers kill each other in the story (Woodruff 140). Sophocles believes that in war, there are no victories. When countries go to war, every side expects to have casualties. Lives are lost for the sake of petty squabbles. Antigone is also a casualty of war (Anouilh 134). She loses both of her brothers to a conflict that could have easily been resolved. Failed State Oedipus represents a failed state (Woodruff 129). He was the king of Thebes. He failed to meet the standards of his people. He was therefore banished shortly after he blinded himself for the atrocities he had committed. He also ruled his father’s kingdom before discovering that he had committed an act of patricide (Braun 31). Many political leaders have been destroyed by mistakes that they made in the past. For example, a certain Italian minister was accused o having sex with an underage prostitute. Like Oedipus, his statesmen have lost faith in him. His integrity has been compromised. Freedom of Expression One of the political elements evident in the story is freedom of expression. Antigone i
This paper discusses “Taxi of Tomorrow” a taxi model that would be most preferable to passengers hence it correlates with a research paper based on the same topic whereby the research paper gives an analysis of the relations that exists between the new official New York taxi and the commuters. The Taxi of Tomorrow generally dwells on the new and future models of public service vehicles that are to be used as taxis. According to the research paper, the New York City’s mayor gave an announcement that the Taxi of Tomorrow would be the Nissan NV200 model and the company would supply taxi cabs to New York City for a decade. A factor that should be considered when selecting the “Taxi of Tomorrow” is both the safety and efficiency of the vehicle as it was done in New York City where 23000 people examined different vehicles and they finally chose the Nissan NV200.” Taxi of Tomorrow” is a project whose goal is to establish objectives and requirements which the next taxicab should meet. This is similar to the New York City issue on ”Taxi of Tomorrow” since there was a deliberation that included taxi drivers, owners of taxis and a selected few who represented the passengers. The three parties agreed on the requirements of the “Taxi of Tomorrow,” and the car manufacturers were given a proposition to present the best of ideas for the forthcoming taxicab model for New York City. The initiative of this procurement process which took two years had the aim of bringing together the taxi industry’s purchasing power in order to produce a taxi of good quality and one which had a provision of safety and comfort to commuters as well as their drivers also, one that would provide other services that are not available in the existing taxicabs. This was the main purpose of creating a taxi dubbed “Taxi of Tomorrow”( Zeithaml & Leonard 1985). To come up with the most appropriate model that would suite the “Taxi of Tomorrow,” several proposals should be put into consideration. Firstly, the car manufacturers’ capability to meet the intended expectations of the agreed model of taxicabs and the second proposal is that of the quality of the car model in regards to whether it would boost the passengers and operators interact with each other. These proposals were also evaluated in the research paper “Taxi of Tomorrow.” The research paper has similarities to “Taxi of Tomorrow” since some of the qualities of the models that were evaluated were; the noise intensity of the vehicle, the model’s effect to the environment, the vehicle’s durability, safety level of the vehicle and its average cost to the cab industry (Wang & Jinhong 2011). The “Taxi of Tomorrow” should have several features that enhan
Introduction The Impossible is a rollercoaster of emotions as it presents the heartbreaking story of the survival of a family from a tsunami. The family had gone on vacation in Thailand to a new beach resort and was prepared for a great holiday. The tsunami leads to them being separated from each other, which creates a crisis as every family member is searching for their loved ones. A timely response to a crisis is essential as it provides a platform for victims to get help (Cordero-Reyes et al., 2017). The members of the family reunite with each other but the destruction caused can be seen. Crisis in The Impossible Maria is the character who is in crisis from the onset of the tsunami up to when she is transferred to Singapore for further treatment. Maria is separated from her family and spends time trying to reconnect with them. What complicates a possible reunion is Maria being hospitalized as she sustains serious chest and leg injuries during the terrifying ordeal. Her injuries are sustained after she was thrown onto a glass wall by the raging water and wind. News of the tsunami reaches Maria’s father and other loved ones. Hospitals in the area are devastated due to the destruction and makeshift hospitals have to be created to assist people who need help. Emergency response is critical in every crisis and the director ensures that is incorporated into the development of the plot. It is important to note that the movie is about a real-life event that happened in 2004. Nature and Course of the Crisis The crisis that Maria undergoes is s result of a natural disaster. As the movie starts, the director presents what seems like a happy family going for a well-deserved holiday in a new country. The place they are to reside in is a new beach resort that has some of the best facilities in the area. After staying for two days in the resort, the tsunami hits the area and causes massive destruction. The facilities near the beach are swept off by the water. People are also affected by some drowning and others are killed by the debris in the water. Maria and her son Lucas are the first to find one another and, in the process, help a toddler who was in the wreckage. The next part of the crisis involves Maria fighting for her life as she sustained serious injuries and trying to reunite with her family members. Maria has to undergo two surgeries, one on her chest and the other on her legs, to ensure she survives. After the second surgery, they are reunited with the family, which helps Maria obtain peace of mind. Crisis Intervention Model Based on the crisis encountered by Maria as a result of a natural disaster, the following crisis intervention model can be applied:   * The first step is to conduct a thorough psychosocial assessment of the client. In this case, Maria should be checked for injuries, possible trauma effects, probable medical needs and medications, likely stressors, and current use of drugs and alcohol (Cordero-Reyes et al., 2017). The initial step is important as it allows the first responders to determine the type of care the individual needs.   *
Introduction The main components of reproductive health are safe and effective protection against unwanted pregnancies. Women should have access to a choice of contraceptive methods and means that would not entail complications and harm to health. Pregnant women and children are one of the most vulnerable populations because of the number of resources needed for health and maintaining the comfort of life. Unfortunately, access to health care services is not always equitable in all neighborhoods, and in some areas of Orlando, the standard of living is well below average. The public health nurse’s role is to create a supportive healthcare environment and develop health care support strategies. Vulnerable Population Orlando is one of the most visited cities globally, and its population is growing rapidly. In 2020, the city’s population was 307,500, and by 2021 it had increased by 2.7% (population, 2020). The child population under the age of 18 is 60,000 and growing. The female population makes up half, so it can be assumed that a large proportion of the population requires pregnancy counseling. In addition, the increase in the number of children is also associated with cases of teenage pregnancy stemming from the social disadvantage of girls, which also requires new medical strategies. The social conditions of pregnant women are ambiguous: the central neighborhoods are prosperous. In such environments, women and their babies are supported, and large organizations like Orlando Health take care of their health. However, areas like Mercy Drive or Malibu Groves are characterized by poor living conditions. Pregnant women cannot participate in recreational activities, and the small population provokes frequent armed robberies or other crimes. Children often engage in crime with their parents to support themselves. The economic conditions of these neighborhoods are also obviously bad: there are no jobs, and housing prices are not justified. Disadvantaged communities in Orlando remain poor for their environment. There are no places for children to play because of crime in the parks, and pregnant women cannot work because of unemployment. A few health centers provide medical care, but it can be costly and impractical. Pregnant women have individual characteristics