ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Executive Summary This project seeks to launch a new product for Gold Source International Ltd Company in Dubai, (U.A.E.). The company will incorporate the use of IT in the development of the designing software and will use an internally developed website for creating awareness of the product. The company will provide website’s links to social media for further awareness. The whole project will last for about 120 days. It will have various stages including planning, marketing, and the eventual launch. The project manager estimates that the project will cost about $175000. The product will increase the product portfolio of the company and trail-blaze other competitors in the field of medicine. Hence, it will increase the company’s competitive advantage. Project Objectives This project was commissioned to develop and launch a new product (Silicone Sealant product). The product, meant to give customers options and to expand the product portfolio of Golden Source International Ltd Company was to roll out in cities in United Arab Emirates before spreading in other countries. Other objectives were to expand the company’s bottom line by at least 50% and improve the customers’ satisfaction by an acceptable level of at least 50%. The following is a critical look at the project and its objectives with regard to various stakeholders (Reiss, 2007). Project Stakeholders The stakeholders in this project were happy with the outcome. Customers appreciated the introduction of a new product that would increase their options in the market place. The management of Golden Source International Ltd Company was elated by the design, efficiency, aesthetics, and performance of the product in the first three months. The company staffs involved in the process of the making, advertising, launching, and promoting the product, prior and after the launch, were happy with the experience. They were also happy with the performance of the product. Indications were that customers will shift massively towards this product and plans were already underway to see that the product is launched in other cities in Middle East and then Asia. The product did not violate any environmental laws and in fact was been touted as ‘green’ product with a vision for solving 21 st century problems. Every procedure laid out by the government was followed to ensure that there were no disappointments (Reiss, 2007). Goals and Objectives The goals and objectives of this project as outlined before were clearly on course. The customers had already demonstrated happiness. This shows that they would rate the product positively. The performance of the product in the few months after launch indicated that the company was on course towards achieving profit objectives set out (Reiss, 2007). Project Constraints All the project constraints were adequately satisfied. The project was comp
In order to create a useful quantitative question, the researcher has to know what the aim of the survey is, and what the question is expected to show or support. Therefore, a thesis creation first is really required. This is one reason that researchers often begin with qualitative research using open-ended questions and then follow up with closed-ended questions in order to quantify the results. (Wimmer and Dominick 2005A) Therefore, once a thesis question or statement has been created, the questions for the open-ended qualitative results should be designed to answer the thesis question or prove or disprove the thesis statement. The thesis statement is merely the thesis question stated so that all possibilities are covered by positive or negative responses. The question we seek to answer here has two parts: So the first question might be the open-ended question for the qualitative research survey:   * How, why and to what extent should parents be involved in the life of a teenager? This question is designed to be as objective as possible about an issue that almost everyone who is aware of current events and cultural problems would know should be pro-parental involvement. It even hints at one negative response that parents should not snoop or invade a teenager’s privacy with the mention of “to what extent?” In this way, a wider variety of responses can be expected. From the previous question, several qualitative closed questions can be constructed using the responses. Some questions might try to quantify the level of involvement with questions concerning limits, privacy and rights of teens. The “Why?” portion of the question can be used to generate questions about the perceived benefits of parental involvement or the dangers of non-involvement. The how-to portion can be used to generate questions about what parents should actually do and how should they share the lives of their teens. The final questions might best be measured on a Lickert scale or some other easily quantified type for measurement, such as frequency or time questions, etc. One question which will surely result is:   * On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the most, how much privacy should teens expect when it concerns their parents? There are several other questions concerning privacy that should probably also be asked, as good survey questions are linked and each builds upon the last. This question quantifies the attitudes of the parents. How important is privacy to them? How important is it to them that their child has privacy? After all, sharing private knowledge is a very intimate involvement in another person’s life. On the part of the teens, this kind of involvement from parents is seldom welcomed and often needed. Other questions would address the issue of the impact on the lives of the children involved. This should be done first in the open-ended portion and then quantified by the closed-ended questions. One really excelle
Introduction Socialization refers to the practice of interaction with other human beings, where one becomes aware of other human beings, their culture, as well as their surroundings (Giddens & Griffiths, 2006). Socialization occurs through agents of socialization like the family, parents, school, community members, as well as neighbors, and the media. The first experience of socialization is in the family since this is the environment one is first familiar with. This study aims to understand the process of socialization as well as find out how I deal with conflicts arising from the various agents of socialization Socialization process The process of socialization starts in the family as it is the primary agent of socialization, where a child acquires attitudes, as well as behavior-where permanent close and common relations are shaped. A child learns about his expected mode of conduct from the family. The family forms a basis of permanent bonds while other kinds of bonds are acquired through other agents of socialization. School is one of the secondary sources of socialization, where an individual is instilled with knowledge, skills as well as values, deemed important by society. Individuals learn to cooperate in the company of their peers (Giddens & Griffith, 2006). Peers wield a lot of power in a child. Peer groups mainly consist of children in a given age group and with the same social status. For a child to fit in a given peer group, he or she has to follow given criteria since this does not happen automatically like in a family. The interaction of a child with his or her peer groups unties the bond a child has with the family; a child then is given provision to an optional way of behaving as well as acquiring values plus norms. Complete socialization of a child occurs when a child learns how to manage the mode of dealing with conflict arising from the different values obtained from the family as well as from peers-who are the significant, others. Socialization also occurs through the media in form of television, magazines, newspapers, radio plus the internet. The media influences a child is a great way, as most of the time the child spends time watching television. Aggression by many children is said to be caused by the TV, which features many violence-related programs. Culture Through socialization, one’s feelings, thoughts, actions, and behavior are shaped through learning one’s culture. Culture refers to values, beliefs, and behavior as well as material items communally owned by a certain set of the populace. It is people’s way of life. Culture influences our religion, eating habits, values mode of dressing, and so on. Culture molds our worldview based on principles of beauty, decency, and achievement. While some cultures regard competition highly other cultures promote cooperation. Diversity in culture is a consequence of varied spiritual viewpoints, way of life, as well as environmental setting (Chamberlain, 2009). Culture is best transmitted through language. Though l
As a leader, Obama is very charismatic as exemplified by his simulating speeches. Moreover, the President is also able to connect with his audiences on a higher level when he is communicating. A report titled “A Review of Leadership Theory and Competency Frameworks” was specially made to enhance leadership and management. The report begins by offering historical and theoretical backgrounds of leadership. Furthermore, the authors trace how leadership has evolved for the last 70years. The stages of leadership development are explored with the view of highlighting the important qualities of a leader. According to the report, charisma is one of the traits associated with leadership. However, the report notes that charisma has little to do with transforming leadership. It is also noted that charisma is a behavioral trait that can be learned. The authors note that some leadership models such as the FedEx Model give prominence to charisma as a leadership attribute. According to the report by Bolden, Gosling, Marturano, and Dennison, (2003) modern leadership theories do not focus on the behaviors and characteristics of leaders. Instead, modern theories on leadership tend to concentrate on the role played by followers about their leader. Therefore, Obama’s charisma only matters through the context of his audience. The authors also note that although charisma is associated with leadership, it is not a determinant of leadership qualities. The charisma exuded by the President in his speeches is a good communication tool that is likely to improve the relationship between him and his subjects. The authors of this report note that only the previous models of leadership associated a leader’s traits, behaviors, and situations with leadership-qualities (Bolden, Gosling, Marturano & Dennison, 2003). Nevertheless, the report notes that today’s leadership methods emphasize the concept of leaders and followers. Therefore, it is difficult to fit charisma into this equation of leaders and followers. For instance, a good and charismatic speech by the President only outlines his leadership’s agendas as opposed to expressing his servant leadership. In my opinion, Obama’s charisma is a major component of his leadership. Charisma was instrumental in propelling Obama to leadership and it has also helped in sustaining it. However, without this trait, the President would still perform his duties meticulously. Charisma has only helped the President to communicate what his leadership has to offer. Therefore, charisma is the most visible trait in the President and it is more of a communication tool that makes him a good leader.
Introduction Cybersecurity has become an important problem in today’s Internet networked world because of the increasing range of attacks perpetrated on the networks, making organizations such as DTL Power Corporation to develop countermeasures by training technical people with the skills necessary to respond to such threats effectively. One training approach was through simulations that were done involving different groups at different levels to establish a range of issues related to Cyber-attacks. This assessment report provides information about the roles the team members played to ensure business continuity planning, data encryption, emergency bypass policy, information privacy policy, load management, and training incentives (Wright, 2012). Activities Individual planning Each team member was required to provide some support and play a significant role in the simulation exercise by contributing to the overall success of the simulation. In that context, the plan used as a framework for the hacking simulation activity for each member is discussed in the context as follows. The hacker was prepared to make continuous and sophisticated attacks at the company’s network infrastructure and Cyberspace to increase the risk of loss of business continuity. According to Agresti (2010), it was determined that a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack had occurred that was designed to cause financial loss by making the attacks known to the public. The hacker contributed immensely to the disruption of the company’s services to the public to ensure disruptions occurred resulting into loss of business. At the individual level, the preparation for the attacks involved putting in place the use of redundant primary disks to make the DDoS attacks successful. The approach involved using primary disks that could make the movement of data through the restricted bandwidth difficult and impossible to deal with. The procedure was implemented by the hacker who engaged in continuous tracking to determine the average usage of the disks by activating redundant disks to ensure that the primary disks were completely occupied and no memory space was available for additional use in service delivery. The hacker had two backups for power redundancies, which is a common practice for setting up power systems to ensure sustained supply of power in case power disruptions happen. In addition, two backup systems were used to ensure more power was available for use and in case of an emergency, two backup systems
The high school dropout rate in the United States had dramatically increased from 2007 to 2011. According to studies, there are different reasons why students drop out of school. Reports indicate that such problems occur because students feel disconnected with the school environment, they find school uninteresting and boring, they are unmotivated to study, academic challenges pressure students, and lastly problems of real world events mostly related to that at home and finances force students to drop out (Bridgeland, Dilulio, and Morison 3). According to reports, the Lost Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has one of the lowest graduation rates in California at 40.6% using Education Week’s 2007 data (californiaschildren.typepad.com/californias-children/2010/06/hs-grad-rates-plumet-in-ca.html). Surveys conducted on high school drop outs suggests that those students who drop out are mostly from low income families or minority groups namely those of African-American or Hispanic origins (High School Dropouts in America). Students who drop out differ from those who graduate as early as elementary and middle school days. They are distinguished by their home and community circumstances, the school they attend and their attitudes, behaviours and overall performances in class or extracurricular activities. “For too many poor and minority children, ‘at risk’ describes their fate and not simply their circumstances. We are convinces that by improving both children’s circumstances and their school, we can change their fate” (Preventing Future High School Dropouts: An Advocacy and Action Guide for NEA State and Local Affiliates). In recent studies the National Dropout Prevention Center/ Network had identified that early childhood education is one of the most effective strategies, when implemented at all educational levels and environment, in improving the dropout rate of the nation and increasing high school graduation rates. Researchers found out that by granting additional enrichment to a child can enhance his brain from birth to 5 years of age. Providing the best classroom instruction at the beginning of a child’s school experience and exposure can be an effective way in reducing high school dropout rates and increasing graduation rates (Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention). Compared to other suggestions that were previously proposed, this strategy is a superior solution because it has greater possible effects on children from lower socioeconomic status and minority groups. This approach deals within a comprehensive preventive program that will have great promise in increasing children’s cognitive functioning, and it is feasible in an economically tough time especially since the federal government has limited budget in terms of education (Powell and Cosgrove). Studies in the 1960s have demonstrated that preschool programs develop the cognitive literacy and social skills of students which are essential in shaping the latter’s’ future behaviour and performance not only in school but also in life. Quality early childhood education supports students’ success in school
The Victorian Period is named after the Queen of England during the time period from 1837-1901. This period of time had a lot of things happening. The Industrial Revolution brought a lot of change to the landscape, making factories and cities and introducing new machines that helped people move around more. At the same time, people were able to find new ways of gaining wealth so that people in the lower classes were able to earn enough money to compete with the upper classes. These changes in society were explored in books written at the time. Charles Dickens wrote Hard Times to show how the people in the lower and middle classes felt trapped inside of worn-out definitions but Oscar Wilde showed how the upper classes also felt trapped in The Importance of Being Earnest. Charles Dickens concentrated his story on showing the lives of the little people of the city. As his characters move through their world, they encounter members of the upper class, all of whom seem pretty silly. They continue to insist that the old social orders are still in place and that they should be given respect and prestige based on their birthright alone even when they are, like Mrs. Sparsit, completely broke. This is shown to be almost opposite from the little man like Bounderby, who has worked hard with the support of his family to grow from poverty to wealth. Through this character, Dickens reinforces the idea that anyone willing to work hard and exercise their minds might be able to break out of any social or economic condition they find themselves in, particularly in the quickly changing environment of the industrializing nation, but that attaining wealth after poverty doesn’t necessarily mean that these ‘self-made’ individuals are immune from the hypocrisy and social blindness of the old elite classes. Although Bounderby has attained wealth, he seems to expect others to be able to copy his achievement without giving them any help in doing so. He doesn’t recognize that a good part of his own success is owed to his family who made sure that he was at least fed and educated so that he would have a chance and he has almost no sympathy for the condition of his own factory hands in attempting to provide them with similar opportunities. In writing this story, Dickens seems to make the argument that the reason why the poor are so poor is that the wealthy,
Introduction Business organizations which thrive on success are identified by a mix of unique business components which identify their strategic positions in the market. The striking characteristics inherent in DoCoMo and its subsidiary partners such as KPN, NTT DoCoMo, and a range of other mobile subsidiary partners uniquely identify pricing, value to customers, and product differentiation as marketing components that strategically place the mobile company in the market. Pricing As a marketing strategy in a market strewn with rivals such as Vodafone which offers the same mobile products and services, DoCoMo had inherently priced its products tailored at capturing a market share in a competitive environment. Striking examples from the above case study include the competitive service pricing in Japan where users paid an attractive monthly access charges of 300 yen (US $ 2.48) in addition to the fee varying from 0.3 yen for a data packet of 128 bytes to 60 yen for transferring funds, subscription fee varied between 100 yen (US $ 0.83) and 300 yen (US $2.48) for any site as is evident from the case study on (p. 346). This unique pricing mechanism outpaced competitors and provided a tough challenge for could be new entrants in the service industry. Profiteering is the main objective of any business organization. Profits helps sustain a business organization and revenue generated in terms of profits strengthen it and provide it with an impetus in investing in promotional activities and staying afloat in the market. This was the case with DoCoMo. The unique pricing mechanism coupled with product differentiation raked the company in profits in the Japanese market with increased usage. This was a successful marketing endeavor. Customer Value Customers are important assets a business organization can posses. They determine the market share, profitability, product and service image and acceptability, and customer buying behavior. DoCoMo had researched its target market very well. This is evidently revealed in the way DoCoMo has designed mobile sets with different features and offered attractive pricing strategies for services in different markets. Porte’s Five Forces (1) identifies factors such as the buyer’s power determining strategic success of a company. This has strategically steered the company into success. Product features include larger screens designed for the i-mode for specific markets such as in Germany and Netherlands, good quality display characteristics, improved service capabilities such as the i-mode technology based mobile set that incorporates features such as its capacity to send and receive 1000 emails,