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Nulato village cum city is unforgettable. It lies somewhere between Yukon and St, Michael along the Bering Sea, which is about one thousand miles on the northern side of Yukon. Dawson is seventy miles north of Yukon. Nulato lies nine hundred miles north of Dawson (London, 2008). The sun rays penetrated from amongst the branches of trees around a nearby fence. This kept alive the hope of a beautiful day ahead. This was not normal for me. I have grown up in an environment that sees the sun rarely. However, warm days and nights transposed the environment’s irony. From whence came the warmth, only myths best explained the system. Hills surround this city. This is a sure reason for wind-breaking and warmth within the city. High was the attitudes of the hills the hid the sun from reaching the base of the city. From the hilltop, the view of the saltwater lake, five hundred miles down south (London, 2008). It was extremely beautiful. I saw it for the first time in my life. People from across the Indian Greek nation used to live in round-shaped shanties. These are the structures they referred to as houses. One could easily see through the walls of these houses. They were not transparent, however. On the contrary, the old worn-out walls were of logs some fifty years back. Ants had taken their fair share of the logs. I tried to renovate my shanty but in vain. Marked by very short doors, one window, mud floor, and no ceiling made it colder than weather forecasting news. The snow was all over the place. Bodies numbed, that needed thick socks, warm moccasins, and some gloves to warm the hands (London 2008). The rainy season is here again. Heavy rains fall in Nulato between September and November. Jack came running from the rain. The moist breath he exhaled was the only sign of warmth. His hair was wet and white from the falling frost deposits. His Frosted cheeks seemed painful, but that was all. It was not a serious one. A dozen shuffles of ice-covered Jack’s trails as he came by to my house. It was evident that in the past week, no man had come up or down that silent path to my house. This was Jack’s first time, too, to be in my place (London, 2008). I wondered how possible it was to keep the firewood dry, whereas even firewood was frozen. Nevertheless, when he gave me the firewood, I got the real experience: dry firewood, but wet soaked by ice. The experience of soaked firewood in the fireplace was a wow one. There was no alternative to the use of firewood. I could not light the fire on my own. Jack was there to lend a hand. He removed his gloves. His fingers numbed in a quarter of a minute and could not light a matchstick. After some struggle, he managed. Firewood was wet. My eyes started itching, and tears down the cheeks. Squeezing my eyes roughly with a wet towel could not help me either. Perpetual tears would flow like a river that flows from the top of the hills down to irrigate the fields. It was until then, and only then, for the first time in my life, that my eyes opened to the reality of the world. Hangi
Introduction The Internet and other emerging technologies have revolutionized the way people, government departments, and corporations pursue their goals. More individuals are relying on such innovations to engage in activities that can generate income. However, hackers, phishers, and cyber-terrorists are relying on these advancements to engage in criminal behaviors. One of the outstanding challenges affecting many stakeholders in different parts of the world is that of identity theft. This discussion examines this problem, why people need to remain worried, and the most appropriate mitigation strategies. Defining Identity Theft The forces of innovation, globalization, and immigration have presented additional challenges that individuals and government agencies should not ignore. Identity theft is a unique problem that is presently affecting the experiences and goals of many individuals in different parts of the world. Sovern identifies it as “the appropriation of someone else’s identity to commit fraud or theft” (223). This kind of consumer predicament is linked to the loss and use of another person’s information to impersonate. Most of the victims will end up losing their savings and even be featured in pornographic materials and fake news. The offenders tend to have diverse expectations and goals, such as the desire to commit fraud, damage another individual’s image, or steal funds. Information technology (IT) specialists have presented phishing as a new form of identity theft. Stafford indicates that the malpractice usually takes people when hackers send fraudulent e-mails to different Internet users and subscribers impersonating merchants, banks, and Internet service providers (202). The primary aim is to steal confidential financial data (Stafford 202). Individuals should be aware of all forms of attacks and understand how they can affect their experiences. The seriousness of this predicament, therefore, explains why different stakeholders have been on the frontline to address it and protect more unsuspecting customers and citizens. Why People Should Remain Worried The issues associated with identity theft explain why citizens should be worried and consider evidence-based ways to protect themselves against any form of abuse or defamation. Several case studies and scenarios have emerged in the recent past that highlight the dangers of this malpractice. For instance, Stafford reveals how a student realized that someone had succeeded in renting an apartment in the same city under his name (201). Another individual had also realized with shock that another person had accessed and used his credit cards to view pornographic content on the Internet (Stafford 201). Within the past two decades, the media has reported numerous cases whereby unsuspecting people had lost their identities u
Introduction The following research paper analyzes in-room technologies used in the hotel rooms, which have been used by most hotels globally. It also looks into how the technological advances all over the globe affect the hotel industry and how the industry is prepared to adopt the in-room technologies which are used inside the hotel rooms specifically for the guests. The hotel management directly provides the technologies by installing the devices in all the rooms. The management can also facilitate the use of such technologies by installing the necessary hardware and software to enable the guests to use their devices when in the rooms. The research highlights the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities as well as threats presented by these technologies to the hotel industry, and hotel rooms services in particular. The first part of the discussion touches upon different factors that have facilitated the development of the in-room technology as part of the background information. The second part explores different types of in-room technologies used in hotels. The final part of this essay is a SWOT analysis of the in-room technologies to determine their benefits and costs that they bring to the hotel industry. Background information In the past hotel would provide a bed and a linen and the guests would be fully satisfied with such things. However, nowadays the hotels have intensified the marketing and competition for the travelers in the hotel industry. The gyms or spacious rooms are not enough to provide comfort when travelling (Clow, 2003). The modern technologies have been integrated into everyday life and most of the guests cannot agree to live in an area where there are no technological services such as the internet, television or power connections to charge their cell phones. This means that the modern technologies must be accounted for when taking care of the guests. The hotel markets have also changed drastically due to the increased availability of information for the travelers on where they can get fair rooms services enabling the guests to compare places where they can receive the utmost value for their investment. This has reduced customer loyalty hence programs previously offered by the hotel companies to loyal customers have not been effective as they were previously. The baby boomers’ generation that is considered loyal and has been the target of the hotels service providers has diminished and there are new markets from generation X that is people born between 1960’s and 1980’s (Nicholas, 2007). With the increased competition among the hotel service provides, the need to provide in room services has been on the rise. Days when the recreation and hotel rooms were for people on transit and leisure alone, are gone. Hotel rooms need to accommodate
Throughout its ethical development and self-knowledge, humankind has developed a series of ethical concepts that reflect a view of ideal standards of life behavior. In terms of modern public morals, one of the most frequently mentioned ideas has been that of integrity. Indeed, the word occurs not infrequently in discourse ranging from political to legal to sport; but the rate of the word used does not appear to reflect the practical application of the notion. On the contrary, society tends to experience a grave lack of integrity which becomes an abstract phenomenon everyone talks about but rarely implements into own life. This situation, along with the steps to its solution and improvement, is thoroughly discussed and analyzed by the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale, Stephen L. Carter in a selection from his book Integrity called “The Rules about the Rules”. In his work, Carter calls the reader to pay closer attention to the essence and role of integrity in social life and voices an opinion that it is up to everyone to work out one’s understanding and criteria of integrity to construct a life that would approximate to the ideal of existence. Revealing the instances of omnipresent breach of integrity, Carter holds a convincing position that since integrity penetrates all the spheres of human activities it should be observed, cultivated and promoted not only by flamboyant speeches, but first and foremost by actions. Considering the tragedy of the modern world that is permeated with corruption, as opposed to integrity, Carter views the roots of this unintegrity in the overall trend to win by any means. The point is exemplified in an occurrence at a game of football when one of the players got away with his cheating and even was praised for his resourcefulness by the commentator. This situation appears to Carter an embodiment of American principles of the time: winning by any means, and if doing something wrong on the way to victory, then feigning that everything has been done correctly and not letting anyone guess the true course of events (180). The ethic prevailing in society therefore is that openly encouraging and rewarding cheating. At the same time, the notion of integrity is observed by Carter to be filling the speeches of politicians, lawyers, and representatives of other social spheres, thus becoming a cornerstone factor that, though in words only, determines the functioning and development of modern society. Abashed by the obvious contradictions between the words and the deeds, and by the moral decline and cynicism that characterizes modern relations, Carter attempts to come to understanding what exactly integrity is and how it can be possibly achieved. Viewing integrity as a kind of wholeness and completeness that are not simi
Culture is a set of beliefs, values, and norms shared by members of society. It largely defines individuals’ attitudes and behaviors, and it is possible to say that, simultaneously, each person can contribute to its development. The same can be said about a political culture because beliefs and ideological symbols are its core elements. However, the nature of political culture is even more complicated than it may appear, and a significant number of scholars of theorists continue to debate over the forces shaping it. Is this culture created by civilians or by elite groups? What role do the mass media play in its design? This paper has the purpose of answering these questions by describing the concept of political culture and analyzing it based on the evidence provided by Andrew Heywood in his book Politics . The definition of the term “political culture” is slightly different from the definition of culture in a broad sense. As Heywood (2013) states, the concept refers to a set of individuals’ psychological orientations or a “pattern of orientations” to various political phenomena and entities, such as governments, parties, and so forth (p. 172). At the same time, beliefs and attitudes still play a significant role in forming political culture. Notably, Heywood (2013) claims that individuals’ short-term and immediate reactions to particular events are the components of public opinion, whereas political culture is primarily composite of long-term values. Overall, these cultural values determine the manner in which a person engages in political decision-making and other activities within a specific social system. In general, political cultures may be divided into three categories based on the patterns of civic engagement in politics. According to Almond and Verba, whom Heywood (2013) cites in his book, they include a participant, a subject, and parochial political cultures. The former type is more closely associated with democracy because it implies that citizens show an active interest in politics and a willingness to participate in it. The subject culture is defined as more passive and indicates “the recognition that they [citizens] have only a very limited capacity to influence government” (Heywood, 2013, p. 172). Lastly, the parochial culture is characterized by the least active level of engagement, meaning that citizens do not show a willingness to participate in politics or cannot do so. Normally, different states combine the features of a few types of political cultures, whereas the participant culture may be regarded as an ideal. However, Heywood (2013) notes that this approach to explaining the political culture was highly criticized because the argument about the level of civic participation “rests on the unproven assumption that political attitudes and values shape behavior, and not the other way around” (p. 173). Additionally, such a view does not take into account that the culture may inclu
America owes its greatness mostly as a result of the virtues and ideals passed along by its founding fathers. The range of founding fathers varied greatly in an embodiment of the greatest unity in diversity. Each founding father may have had a personal stand and view on certain issues, but it was that differences in opinion and everything they stood for that enabled them craft an all-inclusive constitution that has stood the test of time to this very day. In fact, much as they differed in a view of certain issues the founding fathers agreed on the few areas of common good that they desired for the nation and gave it their very best (Wall, 2007). Going through the history and biographies of these great men and women, one realizes that there are threads of great acts of sacrifice and commitment that went into the entire struggle for the liberation. Thomas Paine is one founding father who has been most controversial in the whole of the history of American struggle. It is quite a sobering story about a great man who did so much but who created so many enemies in the process. To the extent his magnificent achievements have never been really given the kind of attention as that of the other men of the liberation struggles. As a true champion of liberty, Thomas Paine’s ideals have greatly contributed to the practice of liberty and democracy in America (Dolbeare, & Cummings, 2009). Thomas Paine said “We have it in our power this begin the world again” (Dolbeare, & Cummings, 2009, p.312). He was a revisionary per excellence. It still amazes that even liberals found it hard to cope with his evolutionary ideas. So, for several years the country and historians have been bent or presenting Thomas Paine only as the patriot. In the darkest days of war this enchanted soul said soothing that still resonates with Americans to this date and especially during times when the country is facing seasons of uncertainty. “These are the times that try men’s souls” (Harris, 2011, p. 8255). For over 200 years Paine’s contribution to the advancement of revolution in the U.S.A. was never at all talked about, at least not in a favorable light. His philosophy and contribution was despised and treated with scorn. Yet no other person could be credited to the process of endowing American experience with the democratic impulse and aspirations. This literally turned Americans into radicals and to th
Communication and collaboration are crucial elements for the success of any individual and team effort. The first chapter of the book Technical Communication provides insight into the aspects of technical communication and its importance. I discovered that technical communication addresses two main tasks: assisting people in learning about certain phenomena or how to do a certain task. Additionally, technical communication can make others strengthen their attitudes, change them, or even take particular actions. I also found that technical documents reflect organizational culture, are made in collaboration and have distinctive elements, including a particular reader, clear instructions on resolving an issue, design, images, and words. Finally, I discovered that technical communication was a valuable skill in the workplace since it allows people to read and produce technical documents. When collaborating with my colleagues and other students, I have had many different experiences. The negative collaboration experience concerned the lack of willingness of certain members of the team to contribute to the joint work (Markel & Selber, 2021). These people did not share their ideas because the team engaged in active brainstorming, and every time they tried to present their perspectives, they were interrupted by other people. Essentially, the lack of control was the cause of the people’s lack of involvement, but the problem could have been prevented if speaking, in turn, had been adopted. The positive collaboration experience involved a school project over Zoom where everyone contributed their particular share. The project’s success was due to the clear distinction of roles within the team and the presence of one leader who supervised and coordinated everyone’s actions. I believe that a successful collaboration in an online setting must be based on planning and strategy. Essentially, it is important to allocate specific roles to all members and plan all meetings to avoid scheduling problems. Any possible conflicts must be solved with the help of one leader who is trusted by everyone. Additionally, to achieve success, a group needs to rely on collaborative tools such as Zoom and shared online documents. Technical communication fosters collaboration between people by helping individuals to enable others to learn, make decisions, and act. Technical communication skills let people be more valuable as professionals and affect their ability to work in teams. Reference Markel, M. & Selber, S. (2021) Technical communication, MLA update (13th ed.). Bedford/St. Martins.
Summary Purpose The purpose of the given research is to extend the existing knowledge on employee theft and single out the most important determinants of this phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach The article summarizes the results of qualitative research conducted with the help of an experiment that allowed researchers to observe participants’ behavior in an unusual situation. The study involved 270 employees working in American financial services companies; 142 of them were working in companies that offered programs for ethical education, whereas 128 were employed by companies where ethical education was not given. The majority of the participants were women with more than one year of work experience in their respective companies. Findings Findings partially supported the conclusions of Murphy (1993) and Trevino and Nelson (1995). After experimenting, the author concluded that those participants whose moral development level had been classified as conventional were more likely to steal extra money. Moreover, the results indicated that there was a strong link between the presence of ethics programs in participant schedules and their average levels of moral development. In the end, the researcher concluded that there was only one combination of factors that accurately described employees who did not steal t
Kotler and Keller (2006) state that the population of people over 50 years old is going to be about 115 million in the next 25 years. This information is extremely helpful for understanding the needs and preferences of people in this age. The increased number of such people will require from the society to meet their needs in a better and more widespread way. Thus, considering the marketing opportunities directed at Americans aged 50 and over, many facts should be presented. Therefore, this information may be easily considered by means of understanding whether Americans over 50 years all are guided by their age, buying power, or lifestyle. The demographical research should be provided with the purpose to predict the behavior of Americans aged 50+. Turning to the US Census Bureau and the information they provide about American population, it can be concluded that a number of people over 50 years old in the country is more than 70,662,158 (about 25% of the whole population in the USA). It may be stated that men aged 65+ are 16,008,865 and women at the same age are about 21,971,271 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008). This information may be really helpful as a number of women is more than men which may lead to the change in the preferences in traveling. Considering the poverty rates, it may be interesting to know that 10% of people aged 50 and over live below poverty level, the lowest activity if to compare with other groups (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008). The following statistical information may be useful for getting to know more about people aged over 50 years old, it is considered from the U.S. Census Bureau site. There are 10,432,779 persons over 65 who live alone in their households and 26,401,621 who live with one or more people aged 65+. These facts may help understand the buying power of people and their lifestyle. Those who live alone are freer, they are not restricted by any responsibilities. Moreover, these people search for new impressions as they are bored. This information should be used by marketers. It is approximated that about 58 percent of females above the age of fifty five in the US are still part of the labor force. In addition, there is a growing margin of this trend that is expected to increase this population in future (Target Market News, 2010). As a result, this brings about improvement in purchasing power, standards of living and life expectancy. A recent study shows a definitive revelation that in the event the ages of respondents are connected there is a need to rank several variables. Considering the demographic information for management about people above 50, the information on sex by age and employment may be useful. Thus, male from 45 to 55 are numbered