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Adolescent depression is a dangerous condition, negatively affecting the person’s development and possibly leading them to commit self-destructive actions, up to and including suicide. While these effects are similar to the influence of depression on adults, the condition is harder to identify in adolescents due to their difficulty in determining their moods. To successfully combat the disorder, reliable diagnosis and well-tested treatment methods are necessary. Definition Much like the adult variant, adolescent depression, also known as teenage depression, is a mental condition primarily affecting the mood. It expresses itself as constant stress and anxiety, changing what
Information visualization is essentially meant to ease the comprehension of the information presented to a human being. It also helps present the complex data sequences and large informational arrays in a way that would employ computer graphics or schematic depiction of the subject (Moere and Purchase 356). Mostly, computer research was not expected to present the data in a fashionable way as it was focused more on the evidence itself. As time passed, numerous artists and designers appeared, and it opened new horizons for the developers of the applications that are intended to visualize information (Moere and Purchase 356). Simultaneously, the presence of the graphic designers amplified the number of people who could pay attention to what goes on at the screen, and this activity no longer demanded any special skills or experience (Moere and Purchase 356). With this capability of displaying composite data in a clear form, information visualization has become implemented in the numerous spheres of human life, including education, government, and other organizations (Moere and Purchase 357). Another sphere that has been influenced by information visualization is popular media. But it is worth mentioning that even for entertainment, the role of the visualization is a lot more than just an emotional response to the conception of the presented information. Nonetheless, it is hard to objectively assess the visual quality of the design due to the inability to get insight into the objectives that were chased when working on one or another way of displaying the information (Moere and Purchase 361). It has been proved that there should be a reasonable balance between the practicality and visual appeal of the information visualization. The argument is that, despite the overall task-effectiveness, the visualization might lack numerous critical elements, such as a convenient (not useful) user interface, vibrant color scheme, and aesthetics (Moere and Purchase 361). It is also important that design research has been conducted for several decades, but information visualization has repeatedly been left behind. The key point is that careful strategy choices would help in combining both interactive and logical features of the visual design (Moere and Purchase 361). Information visualization demands a thorough approach to the design, and there are several implicit necessities and restraints involved in this process. The main requirement is the practical balance between usefulness, soundness, and attractiveness (Moere and Purchase 362). The notion of usefulness, in this case, is in full compliance with the notions of effectiveness and accuracy. In general, this means that the design goes through the process of optimization in order to achieve the best results possibl
Introduction Lenin was Russian Marxist revolutionary who believed the imperial colonialism to be the last stage of capitalist development. The main trait of capitalism was a free competition and trade. Private owners should have formed a net of trades that could bring more profits and transit capitalism to imperialism. In Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism Lenin explained the emergence of monopoly while the free competition gets mature. Therefore, small businesses are taken up by large industries, which in their turn form solid co-operation with banks in order to control millions. Lenin elaborated on the details of Karl Marx’s Das Kapital, he developed and modified it in Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism. This paper will provide evidences of imperialism to have negative consequences while being the last stage of capitalism. The Premises to Article Writing In order to understand why Lenin decided to elaborate on such issues, the overall social and political situation in the world has to be considered. The article was written in 1917 when Lenin gave his explanation of why the World War One broke out stating the ‘predatory’ essence of the powerful states to take over each other economically and politically. Once capitalism develops into imperialism and the large-scale industries make it possible to dominate for a certain country, there appears a need to invade other economies for more profits. T
It is true that lots of students focus on their grades rather than skills and knowledge. For some, it is more important to have high grades to obtain a better job rather than know more to have a good job. Nonetheless, these students do not understand the major point . Even though an employee may have a really good CV, he/she may soon become unemployed as he/she does not have necessary skills and are unable to express their ideas . Obviously, the major aim of education is to prepare students to their future career lives. Therefore, educators should help students develop their critical thinking, creativity and ability to express themselves to make them competitive in the labor market. It is necessary to admit that loads of people value high ratings and formal results. For instance, Boyer argues that grades are often perceived as “the formula for success” (83). More so, employers seem to share this view and are willing to employ those who have high ratings. Many educational establishments use this approach and are oriented towards formal assessment. Many educators, employers and even students find this type of assessment easy and functional. Perhaps, it is quite easy to provide certain tests and see what amount of information has been perceived by students. On the other hand, it is still questionable whether the assessment is effective as students may fail to use this knowledge in real-life settings. Therefore, this approach has already proved to be ineffective. Broyer notes that formal education was a norm in the middle of the twentieth century and students simply recited all material (85). Now it is obvious that with this approach even though students have the required minimum of knowledge, they often lack for broader perspective . For instance, students at a Northeast college during their course in literature were focused on information which could be relevant for their test (Boyer 83). They missed all other exciting and valuable facts as they were concerned with their results. Clearly, it is difficult to call this high quality education as it will not prepare students to a variety of situations when they will have to solve various issues. The modern world is often referred to as the world of information. Admittedly, those who have more information are more competitive and will be more successful. More so, it is essential to develop creativity and ability to have a broader perspective on different issues. Yutang argues that a person who does not read (and more broadly, does not learn or knows more) is “imprisoned in his immediate world, in respect to time and space” (90). The author also emphasizes that from “this prison there is no escape” unless the person starts reading, learning and thinking critically (Yutang 90). Likewise, students who do not try to gain more knowledge have ‘narrow’ mindsets and are not capable of looking for creative solutions. They simply recite information they do not fully understand. Of course, it is important to know essential fac
Introduction In their day to day activities, organizations encounter factors from both the internal and external environments and it is how well they handle each one of them that will determine their level of success. Managers have to anticipate the fluctuations in such factors and proceed to take appropriate measures to shield their organizations from being affected negatively. The following is an overview of both the internal and external environments that will equip managers with the knowledge necessary to manage the factors effectively. Internal environment The internal factors are those that operate within the business organization and are relatively determined by its policies and resources. The organization has some relatively degree of control over these factors and can customize them to suit the trends being witnessed in the market. The following are some of the factors. Value systems These are the strategic decisions that have been made by the top management and tend to determine how the operations of the organization will be undertaken. The value systems for Johnson & Johnson include its missions, goals, objectives, and business choices that it upholds in running its affairs. Organizational structure The organizational structure draws the relationships between the tasks and resources. The type of structure that has been implemented in an organization will show the chain of command implying how various hierarchies in the organization report to the others. Johnson & Johnson has a vertical structure that implies power is centered at the top. Resources Resources are the assets that are to be found in an organization. The levels of resources determine to a great extent the capacity of an organization and how it is able to undertake investments among other operations (Afarjanc, Serapinas, & Daugvilienė, 2008). They are also possible sources of competitive advantages and an organization has to consider the constituents in terms of how they complement one another and also how they are utilized. The major resources that are present at Johnson & Johnson include financial, information, raw materials, physical assets, and employees. Brand equity and corporate image Brand equity and corporate image refers to how the stakeholders in the market perceive the company as well as its output and tend to affect the manner in which they relate to the company (Mahnert & Torres, 2007). To the consumers it will determine how they make purchase decisions and to the investors and creditors, the manner in which they are willing to extend financial assistance to Johnson & Johnson to undertake ventures or purchase supplies on credit respectively. External environment The external environment refers to those factors that are to be found in the external environment of an organization. They are determined by the fluctuations in this environment and organizations have little control over them which creates the need to comply with them to avoid getting affected negatively (Ahmadi, 2010). These factors are divided into two; macro and m
Human beings are born without culture and behavior. Consequently, the environment in which a child is brought up highly determines how one behaves. However, people have argued that heredity has a very crucial role to play as regards the behavior of a person. It should be noted that family also plays a vital role in the process socialization of a person as well as personality development. Therefore, developmental psychology has insisted on understanding of various influencing factors when studying development of a person. In this regard, the study of the life of Maya Angelou brings into sight different factors that contributed to her character and personality. On the same note, different theories of personality that has been forwarded by developmental psychologists can be used to explain her behavior. At a very young age, Maya’s parents separated and she was forced to relocate and stay with the grandmother changing her environmental setting. However, Maya was able to get a decent life despite the financial difficulties at the time, thanks to her grandmother who was wise and honest. Unfortunately, Maya had to be taken back to her mother where she was raped and sexually abused (Angelou, 2010). This experience affected her development greatly especially after the death of the person who raped her. Maya kept quiet for five years blaming herself for the misfortunes that befell the man who raped her. There are people who have claimed that this led to Maya’s enhanced ability to listen and observe the environment around her, as well as her astonishing memory (Carducci, 2009). Later on in life, Maya found herself being a parent at a very tender age. This condition compelled her to get involved in various immoral activities including prostitution in order to provide for her baby. On top of that, she was into several relationships in a bid that many will argue was to look for a partner who would assist in bringing up the baby. It should be noted that the push to give her baby a decent life pushed Maya into several careers and helped in making her hardworking besides strengthening her will (Angelou, 2010). Additionally, the love she had for her first husband compelled her to venture into dancing and singing. She was later to dance in different clubs and provide for her child after separating with him. Nevertheless, Maya met professional dancers who influenced her career in dancing. On the same note, she met with good writers both white and black who were very influential in her life as a writer and a producer. Similarly, her encounters with civil rights activities Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, and her involvement in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) were very crucial. These led to her anti-apartheid and Pro-Castro spirit and also her involvement in the fight for the rights of black women. As was earlier stated, some people have argued that there is a possibility of a person inheriting some character
There is perhaps no collection of English poetry more widely known and praised than Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and certainly, no collection of English poetry has been more often misused and misread. The chief obstacles to a liberal and intelligent reading of these Sonnets have been two sets of assumptions, whether conscious or unconscious–those about what poetry is or should be and those about the nature of the collection. As far as the first set of assumptions is concerned, we are generally better prepared than previous generations to do critical justice to the Sonnets; but since the body of expectations, of things taken for granted, about poetry varies from person to person as well as from generation to generation, there are still many readers whose concept of poetry prevents them from accepting these poems on their own merits. They want them to be more formal, more gnomic or didactic, more metaphysical–somehow different and better. Shakespeare’s sonnets are subject to classic deconstruction, for the dramatic scene around which the Characters take shape and the nature of the persons under observation work against the portrait’s implicit claims to objectivity and truth. (Christy, 49) It has long been evident that relations among contiguous Sonnets result in a few relatively large groups of poems and many small ones and that certain Sonnets which are separated from each other are also related. (Rosmarin, 28) Many of the connections, and especially those between successive Sonnets, are intentional; others, especially those between widely separated poems, are perhaps unintentional. In the sonnets, Shakespeare chooses a significant masculine friendship over an uncomfortable and illicit sexual entanglement, but that is so sensible a preference that it has not been generally observed, even after all these years and all the pains that Shakespeare has taken to set it forth. The truth is that the general reader seldom reads the sonnets through, and the scholar who reads them through sometimes does so halfheartedly, as a scholarly duty or to document some previously formed notion. (Hubler, 68) And so the old ideas about them persist. There is some motivation to this. The excellence of the sonnets is the excellence of parts. Shakespeare noticed the obverse sides of things. Although the sonnets proclaim his affection for the young man and his indulgence of him, they also disclose the attitudes which Shakespeare takes to both the affection and the indulgence. He forgives a trespass, and then, in the thirty-fifth sonnet, he apologizes for the presumption of forgiveness, for, in his words, “excusing thy sins more than thy sins are.” We should notice that forgiveness also involves a certain debasement on the poet’s part: “Myself corrupting, salving thy amiss.” Nor does he view simply his desire to change himself. And although he assures the friend that he will do anything to wipe away this stain, he realizes that the cleansing in itself is a kind of stain. There would be a need for a “d
Sex addiction may be described as psychological disorder, in which an individual is unable to control his or her sexual behavior. The addiction usually starts at puberty and it may continue later in life. Sex addiction once developed, it leads to compulsive sex desire that the person desperately attempts to avoid but cannot. In the early stages it may provide a good feeling of sexual fantasies, however, in later stages it may affect a person’s social life. It deprives one of self respect; self esteem and greatly affects the way one associates with others. People may become sex addicts because of various reasons. Among them is the feeling of failure to establish an intimate relationship, loneliness, watching of pornography or a coping mechanism as an outcome of traumatic childhood experience. An open minded and honest pe
Introduction Hurricanes are types of tropical whirlwinds that are formed in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Hurricanes are inherently accompanied by deluges. In the northern hemisphere, an anticlockwise movement of fast moving air comes close to the earth surface. Hurricanes cause destruction to the areas close to sea or oceans. They also sweep to the mainland causing massive destruction. During the occurrence of hurricanes, these areas experience heavy downpour that cause destruction on property. Hurricanes results in disastrous destruction to seashores and numerous kilometers inland. They have the capacity to cause destruction with winds blowing at more than 250 Kph. History of hurricanes In the last one hundred years, hurricanes have led to the flooding of New Orleans 6 times. The flooding occurred in 1915, 1940, 1947, 1965, 1969 and 2005. The region still remains susceptible to hurricanes. New Orleans is always on the path of hurricanes. Virtually, half of the city is above sea level. Prior to the occurrence of Katrina, the mayor of New Orleans issued a compulsory evacuation order. He stated that the superdome would be closed. The ‘Shelter of last resort’ would only avail shelter for the individuals who did not have access to transportation. When Hurricane Sandy occurred, the federal government had been prepared partially and evacuation was successful (Trumbo et al. 1908). Building Up The humid depression that resulted into Hurricane Katrina gathered around the Bahamas on 23 rd August 2005. Meteorologists had detected the in-building storm and warned the inhabitants to move out of the prospective path of the hurricane. Generally, the meteorologists warned the population to vacate from the areas that they had speculated that the stormed would sweep. Clearing of the residents to safer areas had begun by 28 th August 2005. The National Weather Service, unfortunately, reported that the areas that would be hit by the hurricane would remain uninhabitable for weeks or even longer. Statistics Hurricane Katrina occurred in 2005 on the Gulf Coast of the US. The hurricane moved at more than 140 miles per hour on Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It covered an area of more than 640 kilometers in length. Typically, this is coverage of more than two states across. The hurricane forced the authorities to evacuate hundred thousands of the population living in the affected area. The areas included Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Research into the incident indicates that the hurricane resulted in over $100 billion in destruction. The storm that accompanied the hurricane was as high as 9 meters. It overwhelmed New Orleans’ embankments and drainages. By the morning of August 29 2005, water had leaked into the soil beneath the levees. Most of the embankments were swept away. Places that laid low including St. Bernard Parish were submerged (Luft 501). The numb
Executive summary The political, economic and social uncertainties characterise many regions of the world. Various circumstances make people to leave their homes and countries in search for peace, harmony and places that will enable them exercise their innate abilities for good causes. The Regina Open Door Society (RODS) is one of the organisations that come in handy when people seek for help as refugees or for asylum. RODS is a non-profit organisation, based in Sasakatchewan, in Canada. It socialises immigrants by training them in a number of aspects such as culture, language and economic opportunities. In this respect, the organisation ensures that the locals understand the challenges that the immigrants encounter. This is because the locals act as a guide and create a favourable environment that makes the immigrants feel accommodated. There is a need for a peaceful co-existence between the immigrants and the locals and among the immigrants owing to the fact that they come from diverse backgrounds. The organisation also creates an avenue for the extension of community services to refugees and immigrants. While coordinating the different constituents of the organisation, there is need for a good communication model. The communication system should put into consideration the structural aspects of the organisation. These are administrative issues and organisational components. There must be communication between the management, the immigrants, the Canadian authorities such as the immigration department, those who fund the organisation, and the public. The other level of communication involves the socialization, education and multi cultural dialogue of the immigrant. This is meant to educate the immigrants on their rights, their responsibilities and opportunities that can help them live in the new country comfortably. It also educates the public on its role in creating an accommodative environment for the immigrants and helping them to learn and be part of the system. The Need Immigrants who seeking help from RODS come from different countries. Therefore, they make a multicultural unit of different languages, belief systems, traditional practices and different pursuits in life. The organisation must establish a system that will take into account the diversity and integrate the immigrants into the Canadian setting. The system is anchored on a communication plan that will educate the immigrants and facilitate their socialisation. The communication plan will also put into perspective the public and stakeholders. Background RODS has served immigrants from over 100 countries (Regina Open Door Society 2). This is because Canada has been experiencing a significant infl