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Most cultural products, such as films, commercials, or television shows, have no significant influence on society’s life. They are mostly dedicated to providing high-quality leisure and relaxation for a general mass of people. However, in certain cases, even ordinary products with trivial storylines might develop strong though implicit arguments concerning serious social issues. The authors of the sitcom The neighborhood satirically demonstrate that the traditional notion of good manners in the neighborhood is not valid in today’s reality due to the intersocial conflicts and new lifestyle development. The story mainly takes place in the typical Los Angeles Afro-American quarter. One of the central roles is dedicated to Cedric Antonio Kyles, who starred under the name Calvin Butler. This individual represents a typical black male who has a job with no need for a higher degree and who has a strong convenience that only the Afro-Americans should unite only with the people of the same race. His wife, Tina Butler, played by Tichina Arnold, was a perspective singer, but she decided to dedicate her life to the family business and became a front desk worker at her husband’s auto repair. This family is compared with the white family throughout the whole story. Max Greenfield played Dave Johnson, a white male who possesses a higher degree and works by his main specialization, conflict mediator. This character clearly demonstrates the perfect type of neighbor who is concerned about making contact with people in any situation. His wife, Gemma Johnson, played by Beth Behrs, also has a higher degree and works as a private school principal. By analyzing the intermediation process of the two families, it becomes clear that they are an unspoken conflict on a social basis due to the inequality in the income sources. Moreover, the conflict is mainly enforced by the Johnsons’ excess loyalty to their new neighbors, which illustrates their non-understanding or ignoring of the inequality existence. In addition, Blackwood and Parcell, in the scientific research article named “Curating inequality: the link between cultural reproduction and race in the visual arts,” agree with the presence of soc
Becoming a respiratory therapist is a rewarding career as most of the respiratory therapists usually work between 32 and 38 hours weekly. The reason between their number of working hours is clinical institutions operate 24 hours a day, respiratory therapists may work in different shifts especially evenings and nights. As they have to remain standing in stretched periods and walking across the rooms of different patients. In an urgent situation, therapists perform their duties under an immense compact of stress. The therapists engaged in home healthcare have to move recurrently to the residences of their patients. These therapists are qualified to perform their work with gases under pressure that can be dangerous for health. Obedience to protection precautions and accepted continuance and testing of apparatus diminish the jeopardy of harm. Respiratory therapists have a higher risk of catching a transferable disease, but cautiously following proper measures reduce this risk. As these therapists have to perform under so stress, their working hours are lesser than other therapists. Average yearly earnings of respiratory therapists are $48,250. The centre 40 percent earned between $38,450 and $54,160. The lowest 15 percent earned less than $34,260, and the highest 15 percent received more than $59,130. Normally medical and surgical clinical facilities, average earnings of respiratory therapists are $42,360 per annum. Average incomes of respiratory therapy technicians are $36,220 per annum. The centre 40 percent had incomes between $30,510 and $44,160 per annum. The least 15 percent earned less than $25,240 per annum, and the uppermost 15 percent have incomes more than $49,760 per annum. Average earnings of respiratory therapy technicians working in general medical and surgical clinical facilities are $36,230 per annum. Respiratory therapists move ahead in scientific rehearsal by moving from common care to care of crucial patients who have noteworthy problems in other appendage systems, like the heart or kidneys. Respiratory therapists, in particular those with 4-year degrees, may also move ahead to decision-making places in their respective department. The therapists in residence healthcare and apparatus rental organizations may be converted into branch managers. Some therapists proceed ahead by moving into educational positions. Therapists with a superior level of knowledge may move ahead to educational or managerial positions. Like all other professions the therapists with higher edification and familiarity have a better probability to progress. The job opportunities for respiratory therapists are excellent, particularly for the therapists with cardiopulmonary care expertise or having practice functioning with newborns. The opportunities are likely to augment faster than the standard for all professions through the year 2014, for the reason that extensive growth in statistics of the middle-aged and aged population–an
Listing an IPO in Hong Kong Prada’s decision to list an IPO in Hong Kong rather than Milan is controversial, especially given the history of the brand as a whole. However, its management looked at the situation the company was experiencing and realized that capturing the Chinese market while engaging investors who would be interested in sustaining operations in their homeland. Despite the fact that Prada had to sell twenty percent of the company and thus change the structure of its ownership, it was the move that deserved praise. The company’s management realized that in order to sustain its success, it was imperative to focus on the expanding Chinese market of luxury goods. Proceeding with engaging investors in China was the best solution in the management’s eyes (compared to a Eurobond in Britain or other countries) because it considered the steadily increasing demand of Chinese consumers for luxury goods. However, the expectations of earnings were not met because investors did not show the engagement that Prada needed, and prices did not get as high as the company needed them to jump. The company’s desire to make a risk may not be fully substantiated despite the fact that it was used to working with banks rather than the Eurobond or Foreign Bond markets. However, being a successful luxury brand in Europe and North America, taking a chance and showing the interest to foreign investors could have been beneficial. From a personal perspective, I agree with the decision to list an IPO in China and Hong Kong because it allowed Prada to experiment and see where the decision would bring them. Although that China is experiencing an economic downturn, it does not mean that it will persist for years. Justification for Issuing IPO Issuing the IPO in Hong Kong was a brave move that Prada had to make in order to try the company’s hand in capturing the market for luxury goods in China and Hong Kong. First, the decision was justified by the fact that being a brand-name company, Prada had to establish a significant presence in the new region and strengthen relationships with local consumers. The financial community along with regular customers usually finds road shows appealing due to the wide coverage in the media. Second, issuing the IPO in the region was supported by the fact that Hong Kong was the biggest IPO market in 2010, with up to sixty billion dollars raised from almost ninety listings. Third, the decision was also attributed to the advisors’ seeing a significant potential in helping the brand’s succession by engaging local investors. On the downside, it is possible that sooner or later, the change in Prada’s ownership structure may result in the confrontation between the original leaders of the company and those have newly-invested. For instance, new investors could be interested in lowering the prices to attract more customers during the times of an economic downturn. However, lower prices may compromise the integrity of Prada as a luxury brand and the high cost of the craftsmanship that goes into making each item. Also, the expectations of Prada to get the support of local investor
Introduction Religion is such a field in humanities that makes a significant effect in the life span of not only a community, but in an individual, which upon emphasizing the individual affects his entire attributes in the context of gender, race, ethnicity, political affiliation, citizenship, language, and the habits of everyday life. On its own terms, the religion of Iron Age Israel covers the fascinating empires of Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt, the small nation of Israel found itself at a crossroads of political, economic, and cultural life in the Fertile Crescent. Unlike most of the other political entities of the same age, the extant literary remains are almost entirely focused on the religious dimension of Israel’s life and history. Therefore we can presume that this information about other aspects of life in ancient Israel can be extracted from those remains, they stand as a testimony first of all about the religion of that people. What is true for the literary remains is equally the case for Israel’s iconographic evidence that is available to the contemporary scholar and interpreter as a result of the extensive archaeological work of the last century and more. The religious aspect is not utterly mute and certainly the pictorial remains convey a great deal in analyzing particularly when in both instances, the interpretive task is as large as or larger than it is for the written remains. The written remains of course illumine one another and much of our judgment about the artifactual comes from what we know of the literature, both biblical and extra-biblical. Even if we study this field of humanities, we must take the responsibility to emphasize one body of evidence over another and even that by the intermixing of data from literary, iconographic, and artifactual remains that are neither literary nor pictorial. The Concept of God in ancient Israel The ancient Israel religion is all about worshipping the deity named Yahweh to which biblical, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence confirms. For this reason, the religion of Israel is often referred to, as Yahwism which made it essential for the other deities to be worshiped at different times or by different groups or that syncretistic movement took place from time to time cannot undermine the centrality of the worship of Yahweh throughout the course of ancient Israel’s history. As a matter of fact it was always Yahweh who fought for Israel, not Israel which fought for its God. The holy war, in Israel, was never been war of religion. According to the ancient texts, the wars in the time of Josue and the Judges were not undertaken in order to spread belief in Yahweh, as the jihadis undertaken to spread the Moslem faith; nor was their object to defend a faith against a foreign religion. It is worthy of note that, in the Book of Josue, the accounts of the conquest d
The Internet has become a global village and it’s quite easy to collect all information just with a few clicks. On the internet, there are about 10,000 health care websites that give information on different diseases, symptoms and treatments. Health care websites serve consumers in different ways but there are different threats involved with e-service. The Internet is the best source of information and resources proved that on the internet there is plenty of information from both reliable and fake resources. The biggest barrier and threat to e-information is its reliability. Information searched by millions of people on the internet must be reliable and authentic (Maloney et al., 2005). The two important factors are information credibility and information completeness. Internet information has a great impact on nursing as employers face great health care costs for economic viability. Consumers need to be very active and conscious about e-information. Lack of communication causes misunderstanding at the consumer’s end and sometimes just because of misunderstanding of e-information disease becomes critical. Consumers need to evaluate the quality of information through codes system, rating engines and seals of approval (Bran, 2003). The impact on nursing is really worst as wrong treatments done by doctors/paramedical staff on the basis of e-information make cases more critical and the patient has to wait long for recovery. In General, it increases health care costs and nursing has become quite typical of plenty of fake information by e-health care information. Different threats that make nursing useless and harmless are: literacy, cultural differences, education and access to technology problems. Threats to information quality harm patients badly as fake and unreliable treatments always make situations worst. Though there are many advantages of using the internet to access health care information the source used is the most reliable.
McDonald’s experienced global economic challenges in 2012. In this regard, consumers reduced their expenditure, especially on fast food commodities. McDonald’s challenge in conforming to evolving consumer taste and preference is critical. This can be attributed to the evolving industrial practices associated with food and nutrition. The number of competitors in the fast-food industry is growing each day. McDonald’s competition threat originates from grocery stores selling prepared meals. Consumer behaviors about the nutritional value of the fast-foods have been a global concern. In recent times, consumer education on food-related issues focuses on reducing fast-food consumption. Therefore, this hurts McDonald’s reputation as a global fast-food business. Why was the company hoping that the demand for its products was elastic? McDonald’s was hoping that a price change in its Dollar Menu strategy would increase demand for its products. The price demand elasticity strategy was a tactic to increase McDonald’s market share. However, the strategy did not work effectively for the franchise. The Federal Reserve maintains low-interest rates as a tactical measure to stabilize the economy. The Federal Reserve maintains low-interest rates to ensure the country’s financial system supports employment. Besides, low-interest rates are critical in stabilizing prices of essential assets such as stock and properties.
Introduction Nitrous Oxide (N 2 0) more commonly known as ‘laughing gas’ is frequently used gas in dentistry. The use of nitrous oxide as a sedative in dentistry enable the patient to remain normal and awake and breathe while the dentist teats the problem. The patient may also fall asleep and may experience forgetfulness about what actually happened during the course of the treatment. Nitrous oxide is not a pain killer but a sedative which enables dentists to work better. The pleasant taste and color of the anesthetic make it preferable to patients. Nitrous oxide is not inhaled directly; patients are required to first inhale pure 100% oxygen through a mask which is then followed by a mixture of nitrous oxide. The approximate ratio of the mixture is about 20 to 30 percent nitrous oxide to about 70 to 80 percent of oxygen. Nitrous oxide begins to function in about five minutes and is used for conscious sedation during medical procedures related to dentistry. It is extremely helpful in relieving pain among anxious patients. When inhaled, the patient gets a relaxed feeling which is warm and pleasant. There may be a sensation of numbness in the patient’s mouth, feet and hands. As an anesthetic, nitrous oxide does not put the patient to sleep completely and the patient is still able to respond to the requests and questions of the dentist. The drug, however, produces a relaxed effect on the client which reduces the anxiety and pain of the client and enables the dentist to work without any hindrances or disturbances from the patient and focus on the problem rather than the patient. Advantages Nitrous oxide is known to be a safe anesthetic used by dentists to sedate the patient from pain and anxiety. The primary advantage of using nitrous oxide for dental inhalation sedation is that it works well for patients with mild to moderate levels of anxiety. The onset of the effect of the gas is almost instant and the effect begins within about five minutes. Dentists have complete control over the sedation and in case of any kind of discomfort, the oxygen supply can be increased which helps to flush out the gas almost immediately. Patients recover rapidly after being sedated with nitrous oxide and the use has very few side effects. There are no after effects and patient can easily drive back after the dental procedure is over and return to their regular activities. Disadvantages Nitrous Oxide is not indicated for patients who have a history of respiratory problems and diseases such as asthma. Care and attention must be taken to when the drug is administered in combination with other drugs to ensure that there is no adverse outcome. In some cases, the motor skills and attention of the patient may be affected for about fiftee
Media coverage of local and international events plays a critical role in reproduction, dissemination, construction and expression of prevailing perspectives and dominant ideologies when carried out without bias. Unbalanced treatment in the provision of local and international news by different sources of media as well as the perception of media on domestic news has drawn much concern on the level of information citizens of a country get on international news. This paper examines the excerpts of New York Times and Los Angeles Times media coverage of local and international news to determine the reporting bias of their content on whether they are positive, negative or neutral. Hence, this paper focuses on the front pages of the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times newspapers of 1st February 2012. Research question: Why is it that many US citizens are not well informed about international events? Hypotheses The disclosure made by media on both domestic and international news plays an important role of revealing how events or even power interplay across cultural encounters. Groeling argues that balanced media coverage that considers both positive and negative dimensions of international matters acts as a very powerful tool that influences citizens of a nation on how to develop global public opinions. 1 However, this has not been the case with many US newspapers due to their bias coverage of international news. In most cases, they have given more attention to domestic events and covered some sections of international news which are of less significance to the American public. Groeling posits that less significant does not mean that it lacks value per se, but that most stories of international events are normally negative reports of either terrorism, loss of lives or war with little on developments and inventions. From these concerns, the paper develops the following hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: News outlets stressing US domestic over international news coverage causes US citizens to be uninformed about international events. Hypothesis 2: News outlets tending to report primarily negative stories about international events causes US citizens to be uninformed about international events. Hypothesis 3: News outlets tending to focus their international coverage on Mexico, Canada, Western European countries, and countries where US military forces are engaged in conflicts causes US citizens to be uninformed about international events. Definition of terms Negative media coverage: Refers to the media presenting stories which are of negative nature. Issues which are negative in the society are often highlighted with an intention of awakening members of the society on the bad issues that are happening in the modern world or in people’s lives. 2 Neutral coverage: Offering of stories o
Introduction American society today is characterized by diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, culture, and language. The multicultural nature of American society was brought about by immigration throughout the country’s history. It is important to understand that the social construction of racial, ethnic, and hierarchical differences, whether physical or cultural, exist as a human experience in the form of D. Contact zones in this discussion refer to “social spaces where cultures meet and conflict with each other especially because of an imbalance in power distribution” (Pratt, 2009). This paper will analyze how diversity is perceived in American society, how being American is defined as well as its relation to contact zones, dynamics of contact zones, and interpret Prashad’s (2000) “[t]o act upon inequality with equality is to allow un-equalness to persist” (165) in the academic context. It will argue that perceptions about race continue to evolve in the U.S. as people leave behind a past shackled by prejudice. Discussion How diversity, in terms of race, ethnicity, and language, is perceived in American society is as varied as the mass media. The election of an African-American as the most powerful man in the world today added to the understanding that there is the increase in positive interaction between different groups recognizing and respecting differences. However, it cannot be denied that some groups vary on the subject of race, ethnicity, and language as some Asian-Americans are perceived by the majority of Caucasians as foreigners. This may be noted in American schools where white students look down and tell Asian-Americans to return to their country. Moreover, Asian communities are often perceived by whites as hardworking (Prashad, 2000) and therefore posing a threat to their jobs and expertise. Furthermore, whites tend to regard the English language used by Asian-Americans as substandard (Tan, 2009), and therefore Asian-Americans are often required to take English fluency tests despite being honors students for many years and speaking perfect English. Tan (2009), whose mother was an English second language speaker, admitted that when she was growing up, her mother’s “broken” English limited her mother’s capacity to be understood. She further states that she was once ashamed of her mother’s English. Poor language skills compromised the effectiveness of her mother’s communication: Tan’s mother was misunderstood and, at times, ignored in banks, restaurants, and department stores. Moreover, she was frequently looked down upon, not taken seriously, and offered a poor level of service. Tan, in her bid to pursue a writing career, was also negatively perceived and often tol