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Executive Summery This project’s main concern is the affordability of houses for Australian international tertiary students. The survey seeks to establish how these students manage a safe stay and how they viewed the rent rates. It will seek to know if this affected their studies, and how they were coping with it. The goal of the survey is to come up with a proposal to the government and tertiary colleges on how best they could approach the issue so that this industry remains relevant and as competitive as it always have been (Khawaja & Dempsey 2007, p. 19). Introduction Australia is one of the destinations in the world for those seeking higher education. Its infrastructure, political stability among other factors has made it so desirable to many international students that their population has become unbearable to the housing sector. The limited accommodation is rented out at prices that are beyond their capability. This has seen these students struggle with the issue of accommodation at the expense of quality education, which was their aim when they came. It is upon this basis that the researcher will conduct a research to establish the affordability of accommodation for international tertiary students in Australia (Babcan et al. 2010, p, 105). Literature Review A number of scholars have done research on this issue. There have also been many publications by government departments and other general articles and journals. Chen (1999, p.49) asserts that tertiary education brings with it many challenges to international students. Affordable accommodation is one of these challenges that these students have to deal with (Rohrlich & Martin 1991, p. 178). Khawanja & Dempsey (2008, p. 66) argue that accommodation is an essential for some students who are in foreign land where finance may be an issue. These students may risk financial complications if they do not budget properly, and if their budgets do not include the inflated prices of houses (Babacan et al. 2010, p. 18). According to Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI 2007), students living around these colleges are in short of affordable accommodations. This fact makes them consider options like sharing of the little housing facilities, which lowers their abilities to conduct evening studies when in hostel (Smith 2009, p. 40). This situation is worse in the large city campuses like Melbourne and Sydney (Khawanja and Dempsey 2008, p. 114). The demand for the houses is so high that the pricing has since doubled over the past few months, causing more pressure to these students (Fincher et al. 2009, p. 85). This forces the students to look for cheaper accommodations from locations that are far from their campuses (Babacan et al. 2010, p. 64). The discrimination of international students in the private market makes things no better (McRae 2007, p. 102). Some dubious property owner who wants quick gains also exploits these students (Smith 2009, p. 41). According to Paltridge, Mayson & Schapper (2010, p. 354), these challenges have forced a culture where 8- 20 students crowd in bedroom dwellings, jeopardizing their security. Research Objectives This research was motivated by
Aladdin and Lady and the Tramp Both children and adults are familiar with Disney movies. Many remember Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Simba, Aladdin, and other various Disney characters. Some people, for sure, feel sympathy for these characters and consider Disney films symbols of kindness, love, belonging, and justice. However, for years, researchers have been analyzing these movies finding and investigating issues connected with gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and disability. For instance, Cheu tells about great “criticism on Princess phenomenon,” implying that without a prince, a princess’ character would not have any development (3). Thus, children’s films require more critical review for an understanding of represented social processes. Different examples of discrimination depicted in Disney films may influence children’s development causing stereotypical and non-tolerant thinking. Disney movies being for many people a significant part of their childhood, often affect personality formation. In this regard, the certain representation of male and female characters and characters of different races, in addition to intolerance, may cause psychological problems connected with self-perception and confidence. This paper discusses issues of gender, race, and sexuality in the movies Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Aladdin (1992) and their impact on children. The film Lady and the Tramp , released in 1955, tells the audience a romance story of two dogs, Lady and Tramp, who fall in love with each other. Lady is an American Cocker Spaniel who lives in a good upper-middle-class family surrounded by the love and care of her owners. Tramp is a mixed-breed dog living on the streets; he has to get his food and escape from the animal control service, but he enjoys it. They meet each other, experience various adventures, and understand they want to be together. The story has a happy end: Lady’s owners accept Tramp in their house, and the dogs create their own family. Lady is represented as a traditional female character whose perception of reality does not go beyond the traditional family foundations. She is a domesticated dog who wears a collar, and she is proud of it that is evident from her emotions when she first gets the collar. In addition, she is shown as a domestic female character who feels responsible for her family (Gutiérrez 33). She protects her owners’ baby and can not leave them when she has an opportunity to stay with Tramp and live freely and adventurously. At the end of the film, Lady’s owners accept him in their family as Lady’s husband. In final scenes, both Lady and Tramp wear collars, and researchers express the idea that collars can be regarded as wedding rings (Gutiérrez 34). By the end of the film, they are “married” and have children representing an image of traditional heterosexual relationships. Thus, Lady does not give up her values, and Tramp
Introduction Managing human resource in an international company is considered one of the most challenging tasks for managers and other executives in overseas companies. Human resource managers for overseas offices must keep close contact with office bearers located miles away from their own offices. Effective communication skills enhance and facilitate coordination of activities done in these overseas offices. In Costco, the real issues surrounding human resource management were made clear through their specific roles present in the company. Apart from the theoretical skills, exposure is as important as any other skill involved in decision making. The following are the skills that are useful in decision making as the head of human resource for overseas offices in multinational companies. Roles of Managers Managers are hired to ensure work is done, implying that there are people above them who give directions to managers; these directions are finally passed onto the subordinates. Moreover, managers should establish a good relationship with their subordinates. I n contrast, leaders do not have subordinates; rather, they tend to have a charismatic and transformational management style. Leaders have to remain humble and show empathy to positively influence their subordinates (Leban & Klein 2005, p. 32).They must remain appealing to their followers, attract their attention and fully utilize their skills and knowledge. They tend to build the best out of the followers through encouraging them, and showing the best they can become if they accept to work ‘out of their hearts’ rather than from instructions. While managers focus more on work, leaders focus on people. They tend to be good but not always friendly. Efficient managers do their duties in a charismatic way to remain outstanding and unique from junior employees (Leban & Klein 2005, p. 33). Effective Management Strategies Human resource managers are responsible for setting out the company’s goals and objectives. This department sets up the code of conduct which employees must follow in their day to day activities. It therefore develops the overall culture in the organization (Gerson 2009, p. 67). In order to achieve an effective culture within the company, the leaders and the management strive to display the characteristics of both the management and leadership styles. They have recognized the relationship that exists between them and the employees. Business leaders and managers must employ maximum commitment and enthusiasm towards every person in order to distinguish the effective and ineffective followers and subordinates (Leban & Klein 2005, p. 56). Information element is an important tool that managers and leaders of any business organization use to support the employees way of making decisions and the improvement of their performance towards the best of their ability. Methods of Performance Management Communication Skills The human resource manager must show the highest degree of communication abilities, whether vocal, written or electronic. The manager mus
Experience While dying is part of human life that surrounds each person, some encounters with death are more influential than others. My mother’s passing was an experience that impacted my view of life and end of life care the most. She died before her 60th birthday – her terminal illness was discovered very late, and she passed away less than a year after receiving the diagnosis. Such a rapid change in my life left a mark on my memory and reshaped my view of life and death. It was difficult for me to come to terms with her death – the period between the diagnosis and her passing was too short. I was in denial for a long time and had trouble accepting what had happened. Looking back at this time, I see how the end of life is not always expected, and why the children of terminally ill loved ones require the attention of medical professionals as well. End of life care for my mother took a toll on me, and I had to reevaluate my aspirations to see whether I treated life as an endless path. Now, I reflect on the feelings I had in order to remind myself that the end of life cannot be fully preplanned and that each case is unique in its own way. Moreover, I try to remember that one’s existence is finite. In some cases, the best solution is to provide as much comfort to someone and make sure they are making choices to the best of their ability and knowledge to have a happy and dignified time. I also considered how my mother might have felt at the moment of diagnosis and during her last year. It is incredibly challenging for one to understand what knowing that you will die soon means. Such clarity is not always desired, but I believe that it is vital for people to know about their current condition because it affects their decision-making in healthcare and life, in general. Death is a part of each human’s life, but every step toward it does not feel final because it can come at any moment. Knowing one’s diagnosis changes the way people and their loved ones think. Although I can only imagine what my mother felt, I understand what the families of terminally ill persons are going through. Terminal Illness If I were diagnosed with a terminal illness and were given a prognosis of six months or less to live, I would try to accept it in good faith before making decisions. Death is inevitable, but it is impossible to be fully prepared for it, even when you think that you are. So, I would look into myself to search for peace with this news in order to take advantage of the t
Introduction The main purpose of the project is to improve safety practices in medical institutions. Every person, who works in this field, has to run various risks but we are going to focus on needle pricks, which appear to be one of the major threats for both practitioners and patients. Health care employers are required to provide the staff with a safe environment in the workplace in order to prevent them from needle prick injuries. Medical institutions are expected to achieve this by ensuring that safe needle devices are used and effective training programs are implemented. This kind of injury can be caused by many types of needle devices, and it can occur in at almost every time (Levy, 2006). Therefore, this brings about the necessity to develop strategies that can reduce the risk of such injury. It is of the crucial importance to put this policy into practice and more importantly involve medical workers (Conte, 2001). In this paper, I have applied Lewin’s change model to launch needle prick prevention program. It comprises three components   * unfreezing which involves identification of the need for change, stating the aim of the innovation, detailing the support evidence for needle prick prevention changes, and a description of needle prick prevention policies.   * The second step is the very process of transition.   * The final stage of this process is freezing, at which we need to reassert new safety rules and principles of behavior. Yet, this is just a general overview, which needs to be further elaborated. Identification of the Problem and the Rationale for Need for Innovation According to Kurt Lewin, organizational change and subsequent improvement can be achieved by various methods, but in the overwhelming majority of cases, they come down to the following aspects:  1. stimulation and  2. elimination of the obstacles, which prevent the management to carry out necessary reforms (Lewin, 1951). There exist several applicable techniques designed to diminish the risk of needle prick injury. But there is a different dimension of this question: many people, working in hospitals are not aware of new safe guidelines or they are not willing to follow these instructions. The problem of compliance by health care workers is very acute and it leads to the increase the rate of needle pricks injuries. On the whole, we can single out three reasons for such incidents:  1. unsafe work practices and task performances by health workers;  2. lack of knowledge and skill;  3. inadequate beliefs or attitude towards safety standards and reluctance to meet them. In order to implement this program, we need to address each of these aspects, otherwise, it is very unlikely that the situation will alleviate. A great number of surveys indicate that the most frequently reported non-compliance to safe work practices and task performances due to lack of time and interference with performance (Kellen et., 1990). Apart from that, some researchers believe that the interference with the patient and practitioner relationships is one of the underlying causes of needle pricks (Linn
Introduction Ethical approach in business is too significant for developing global chain companies with strong competencies and huge investments. The world of financiers looks for the better establishments or corporations for their money. This means that all constituent parts serving as the guarantees should be adhered to. Among them are two main ways of cooperation for global corporations: with governments and local customers. In such direction the body of every global enterprise can be sustainable in trade and legal fields of interaction. MS background information Morgan Stanley is one of the main American global banking investment companies which provides its current and potential customers with financial services worldwide, so that to follow the best standards in promoting its products and services due to three main directions of the company’s activity, namely: Institutional Securities, Global Wealth Management Group, and Asset Management. (Google Finance 2009) Talking about the company’s background it is known that it was founded by J. P. Morgan & Co. for the purpose of making business in its retail sector for banks and other financial establishments. (Morgan Stanley 1) Then his grandson Henry S. Morgan accompanied with Harold Stanley made an idea of the company’s main goals and qualification and founded the well-known at present time company which counts its history from the date of September 16, 1935. (Morgan Stanley 2) Moreover, the company strived to achieve its popularity and gained this aim in the year 1986. From this time up to the year 1997 the company encompassed few companies in order to make its influence on the financial world rather grave such as: Dean Witter and Discover Card Divisions. (Stockbroker 2009) At the present times Morgan Stanley has already bought Smith Barney and it is now represented as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (Morgan Stanley 3) Multiple successful attempts to make corporation’s credibility and ability to expand new areas of impact made Morgan Stanley the brand for business circles with high stated challenges and possibilities. Actually, the successful management from the very beginning of the company and its no less successful implementation of actions and procedure on markets nowadays are the stimuli for the individual as well as institutional clients to make their proof in the company. A general view of what the company proposes to its customers includes the following points: Morgan Stanley’s products and services include underwritten public offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions and other financial advisory services, securities sales and trading, research, consumer credit and investment, asset management, and cons
Banking is very important since no country can operate without banking institutions. In China, there are many institutions that provide banking and financial services. The main four banks owned by the state include Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Agricultural Bank of China. In addition to these four state owned banks, there are other banking and financial institutions . Bank of China was started in 1982 following its approval by Sun Yat-sen. From 1912 to1949, it carried out the roles of the central bank, foreign exchange and specialized in services of a foreign trade bank. It acquired the status of a specialized international trade and foreign exchange bank after China became a republic. It was transformed into a full commercial bank owned by the state in 1994. The bank provides a wide range of services in Hong Kong, China, Macau and in other countries. Its services include personal and corporate banking as well as financial market business. China Construction Bank is a commercial bank that was established in 1954. It was then named People’s Construction Bank of China before its name changed in 1996 to China Construction Bank. It conducts business through services of corporate banking business such as corporate credit loans, trade financing, international financing, enterprise equity and corporate deposit among others. It also undertakes personal banking which is comprised of loans, personal deposits, foreign exchange and card services. Moreover, it has mobile banking, equity investment, electronic banking, and online banking services. Its operations are both domestic and international ( China Construction Bank Corp, n.d). The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China abbreviated as (ICBC) was started in 1984. It has branches in China and other countries. Its corporate customers amount to 3.6 million while the number of individual customers is 216 million. All the customers are offered different services and financial products. Currently, the bank’s number of employees is more than 386, 000 who carry out their duties from more than 16,200 outlets spread in China. There are also subsidiaries and branches distributed in different countries. It is the largest deposit taker and corporate lender in the domestic market of China . The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) established in 1951, was the first commercial bank in China. It was also the first specialized bank in the country following the reforms that were carried out in 1979. Since its establishment, its role in rural economic sector of China has always remained significant. The bank went through a registration change in 2009 to become a joint stock company. The bank provides quality financial services for both rural and urban customers. Other commercial banks in China include China Citi Bank which was established in 1987. It has an international orientation and provides different financial services to its clients. Another commercial bank, China Merchants Bank was also opened in 1987 making it the fist joint stock commercial bank. Since its i
Malaria control programs seek to reduce the number of cases of malaria through preventive and curative methods. Roll Back Malaria is a program that brings together various countries, the World Bank, organizations and foundations, WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, and partners in helping fight together malaria. The 10 year-World Bank program which seeks a coordinated global approach to fighting malaria, has a goal of reducing malaria deaths in Africa by 75% by 2015. The program had by April 2007 spent the US $370 million in about 20 months across 14 countries. The program utilizes health system development combined with disease control, helps to design malaria control programs in various countries to complement World Bank and other partners’ efforts. The bank also offers the IDA credits to pay for the gaps in the malaria programs implemented by countries and practices like supervision and tracking. There was a plan to develop a system for monitoring the progress of malaria-control efforts through partnerships following a strong focus on its result according to the World Bank Group (2007). For example, Nigeria intended to use the funds in 2007 for distributing medicine, bed nets, generally funding their health systems. The country had strategized to distribute 6 million Artemisinin-based doses of AST free to those under 5 years, provide about 3 million treated bed nets to the same category, and pregnant women category which would also benefit with 1.9 million drugs. By June 2008, a total of 23 countries in Africa had policies favoring free ACT treatment in the public sector. Africa has a total of about 45 malaria-endemic countries. By the end of 2006, a total of 16 countries had adopted policies for ITN targeting all groups of age, and 37 of them adopted a policy of providing the service to children and pregnant mothers free of charge (WHO, 2008). Among the WHO regions, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions avail distribution of insecticide nets whereas there is lesser usage of ITNs in the other three regions. Different programs that exist to deal with malaria as a global health program have been launched in Africa. Adoption of ACT as a first-line treatment has experienced an increasing growth worldwide but there has been a time lag until the deployment of the drugs in the general health services according to the WHO report (2008). The effectiveness of these programs however has been influenced by a number of factors. In 2006, the African WHO region required about 324 million of ITNs considering the WHO recommendation of usage of one net for two people, yet only about 66.2 million people were protected in the same year assuming effectiveness of three years for each LLIN and one year for any other ITN. According to the WHO report, there was