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Introduction The efficiency of information systems is a key factor in the achievement of organization’s goals and objectives. Currently, the information system in the sales department is inefficient and in great need of improvement. As we speak, the organization is utilizing Microsoft Excel to manage its data. Microsoft Excel only supports flat databases. A migration to a relational database is proposed. This paper is a proposal highlighting the process of implementing the new information system. Essentially speaking, the proposed new system surpasses the existing system in many ways. The new system ensures the following: security, data security, multi-user collaboration, data storage, and data analysis. The provision of the above-stated functions shall go a long way in ensuring the data integrity of the organization and improve the system’s performance. Holistically, this is a step in the right direction of achieving efficiency in the organization. We shall also propose the significance of collaborative software to improve communication within the organization and help streamline the sales department business process. The new information system Microsoft Access is a database application that supports relational databases, contrary to Microsoft Excel, that can only hold flat databases. The difference between relational and flat databases is that flat database can only organize data in a single table while relational database can support data in multiples tables. This means that relational databases have a bigger capacity to hold data. The ability to access different data sources is a primarily consideration of the new system. Microsoft Access has the ability to connect to data from several external data sources. This system comes with inbuilt features for connecting to existing data, this features include dBase, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Outlook Folder. According to Grauer, et al. (2011), after accessing the data, it becomes easier to do the necessary manipulation such as to edit, view and edit. Data integrity is the other factor to be considered. Data integrity can briefly be defined as the ability to maintain the correctness of data. Microsoft Access has a facility called Unique Identifiers. This facility basically is used to ensure that no two similar data can be entered in the same record. It has a constraint feature. Microsoft Access provides excellent data analysis capabilities. These include querying, modeling and pivoting and charting. Querying is enabled using Structured Query Language (SQL) that performs queries to retrieve rows and columns as requested by the user. Modeling is done by ‘what-if-analysis’ functions to predict the expected outcome of a model. According to Grauer, et al. (2011), charting and pivoting are critical tools for preparation of graphs and ot
Introduction In as much as slavery was used for the benefit of economies, it was dehumanizing, humiliating, and abhor able. Slave A slave refers to an individual who is taken to be the property of another and incorporated into forced labor usually against their will. This form of detention of persons for this purpose may take place from the time they are captured, bought, or at the time of their birth. Usually, they will not be allowed to disengage themselves from the responsibilities accorded to them; neither can they refuse to work nor demand wages. Depending on the society, slaves were to be killed at the will of the owner yet in other communities this was illegal. According to the Antislavery organization (2010), there are currently over 27 million slaves in the whole globe. Slaves here are considered to include any persons engaged in forced labor by their owners. This figure does exceed the number of African slaves that were brought to America totaled. The International labor organization does not, however, view forced labor to be slavery. Most of slavery takes the form of debt slaves and children incorporated in the sex trade. Captive A captive is used to refer to a person who is usually held against their will. Such persons are normally confined and later incorporated to become slaves usually of war. At the time when the person has been taken and restrained before being given tasks to handle, he or she remains to be a captive. What is common is that most captives end up serving as slaves for their owners. Slavery in Ancient Greece In Greece, slavery did play a major role in the attainment of civilization. They were utilized in shops, mines, ships, factories, and homes. Not much difference was noted between the slaves and the poor people in Greece. People found themselves in slavery basically by being born into slavery as children of slaves. Equally, cities that Greece would attack and conquer would also form a harbor for slaves. Abandoned children were also taken as slaves. Alternatively, families would sell a member of their family into slavery just to stabilize themselves financially. There was the differential treatment of slaves here, depending on the work they carried out. Household servants were treated best with many privileges following. Supervision for them was by the woman of the home, and she ensured all the slaves were busy. Wealthy persons held ten to twenty slaves in their homes. Limits were placed on what slaves could do. None of t
Garbage is a left-over categorized as waste or refuse. These waste substances are either biodegradable or persistent, depending on the biological composition. In most instances, people fail to admire waste substances. Under normal circumstances, landfills activities and incineration processes consume garbage. However, modern society values garbage to source relevant information while analyzing different households. A compelling analysis based on different samples of trash from various household setups avails information well enough for understanding these setups. A classic example is my household waste that speaks much on economical, religious, and political translation. This essay analyzes certain substances wasted from my household, thus interpreting the logical understanding. Trash disposed of for one week gives a typical view of people in my residence. The piles of discarded materials are numerous in types, textures, and complexity. In the morning and evening hours, the container constitutes food left-overs. From the same sample, the rubbish usually consists of packaging papers. Ordinarily, it is a compilation of polythene bags and fabric wastes. This trend is a regular issue daily attracting waste scavengers to benefit from the quantity. Similarly, I noted a surprising trend in the change in waste composition mostly on the weekends. During these days of the week, there is a higher proportion of persistent waste substances: a composition of bottles, broken glass, and plastic wastes. From the week analysis, I can easily conclude that waste from a household depicts a similar trend. In general, garbage can establish economic characteristics of a residence in a locality. This is a reason to support the fact that junk samples tend to differ in various societies. The nature of garbage reaching a disposal site helps in the economic analysis of their source. From my data, the garbage indicates that residence in this household sustains an above average economic level. This is in line with the daily trend of food packaging, showing an ability to purchase expensive and already prepared food daily. I claim this fact based on the evidence of the traces of expensive beer bottles I noticed in the trash bin. Members of a household fit a comfortable economic class if their waste regularly attracts scavengers. On the other hand, the social understanding of a household is based on the type of trash samples. It illustrates a contextual social stratification unusual for a given social group. Waste materials show enough evidence of a variety of social justification in diverse groups. My samples reflect a social context whereby members enjoy sustainable economic stability. From the traces of alcohol bottles and waste cigars, it is an indication of a social setup whereby drug addiction is not an infringement issue. This evidence suggests the fact that religion is never a priority for the members of the household. Eventually, interpreta
Human beings, as opposed to animals, possess the ability of abstractive thinking that results in the appearance of the superstructure referred to as social or collective consciousness that nowadays drives individuals to be careful when expressing their thoughts, emotions, and aspirations. The ethical debate over the appropriateness of such behavior has a long history and is not likely to be resolved in the nearest future. The genius of symbolist poetry, Thomas Eliot, demonstrates the destructive aspects of such adaptation and implies that the very nature of ethics as transcendence and humanity are corrupted by the clerical imperative of wearing grey camouflage of ignorance and emotional emptiness. In his verse entitled “Hollow Men” Eliot expresses a categorical opinion against the avoidance of spiritual self-revelation as a path to the death of the soul. At the very beginning of the poem, the author employs allusion for the purpose of directing symbolist imagination from “A penny for the Old Guy”, or games children play when imitating beggars, to the daily theatrical performance, imposed mostly by religion: “Shape without form, shade without color,/Paralyzed force, gesture without motion” (Eliot, I, pp. 11-12). The author, as one can assume, uses descriptive cue, implying the papacesarist imperative of conformity and assimilation into the colorless society. Eliot employs the so-called exhausted poetic mode for the purpose of showing the corruptive nature of adherence to social mimicry, which results in the spiritual blindness, the loss of the ability to the perceive the world as it is: “Those who have crossed/ with direct eyes, to death’s other Kingdom/Remember us – if at all –not as lost/ Violent souls, but only/ As the hollow men” (Eliot, I, pp. 13-17). It needs to be noted that the exhausted mode is partially the result of irregular rhyming; for instance, in the first part, one can find the following tendency: a-a-b-c-a-b-d-c-c-b. Such sequence can be classified as thorn rhyme; moreover, to highlight the words of deeper sense like “men” and “together”, the poet utilizes identical rhyme as well. In the first and second parts, allusion is used so that Eliot refers to Dante’s Beatrice, who embodies purity and sincerity, or “direct vision”, and opposes the miserable empty people to the person, who never loses her ability to look deep inside and see the very seed of truth. Furthermore, to demonstrate the general framework of this socially governed deception, Eliot uses hyperbola: in fact, the objects of his criticism are not born hollow; they rather voluntarily empty themselves by confusing their “Ego”, our inner self
Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) is a cooperative agreement that regulates local and state funding procedures for public health units. PHEP has existed since 2002, supporting the system of public health on a nationwide level (CDC, 2021). According to Khan et al. (2019), this system remains in the vanguard of critical situations that affect society. In the most recent context, the scope of such issues comprises the Ebola virus and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, as per the CDC (2021), the range of the public health system’s responsibilities is not limited to contagious disease outbreaks. The purpose of this mechanism is to prevent society from developing serious complications of damaging occurrences. Furthermore, PHEP and public health units are among the first responders to various emergency situations. However, a question remains of whether this framework has been effective in regard to one of the most pressing concerns of the time. The phenomenon of global climate change has become the new reality of the 21 st century. This process is observed on various levels, introducing new variables into the climate profile of the Earth. The implications of the climate change are vast, comprising major natural disasters of an immense magnitude that ravage entire communities. As stated by the CDC (2021), disaster response is within the zone of responsibility of the PHEP. The public health system, indeed, responds to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other damaging phenomena. However, this approach remains mostly reactive in the context of the climate change. In order to make meaningful changes, it appears wise to address the root of the problem rather than its practical manifestations. A proactive approach to the problem would include a deeper level of work with the public, educating communities on the daunting prospect of climate change (Fox et al., 2019). It should extend beyond response measures and reactions in the case of natural disasters. Instead, the optimal intervention is to affect people’s minds, prompting them to redefine their approach to life and reduce the environmental impact.
In the world of movie reviews, there is none as accomplished and as brilliant as Roger Ebert. However, when asked about the film entitled The Fall he said that this movie was almost impossible to describe (Garrett 1). The film was directed by Tarsem Singh, and the actors Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru were in the lead roles. One can argue that the film belongs to a special category. If one breaks down film review using the following aspects:  1. cinematography;  2. editing;  3. costume design; and  4. screenplay, this film is a great example of excellent filmmaking. It was no exaggeration on Roger Ebert’s part when he said that words were not enough to describe this movie. One of the major features of the film that sets it apart from others is on how it combined the complexity of an art film and the easy accessibility of a conventional love story. Tarsem Singh’s film captured the imagination of moviegoers by combining the power of fantastic production designs and excellent cinematography that were both interwoven into a heartwarming story of salvation. The story begins like any ordinary film, especially when it comes to the need to establish the setting of the story. According to Roger Ebert, the story’s main framework was anchored on a hospital setting. This hospital was located in Los Angeles in the year 1915 (RogerEbert.com 1). Thus, it is easy to understand the fact that filmmakers and Hollywood actors were seen a couple of times during the course of the storytelling. In fact, Roy the story’s main character was a Hollywood stuntman. The movie reveals that Roy, the character played by Lee Pace was convalescing in an almost deserted hospital. There were only a few patients, but one of them was a Romanian girl named Alexandria. Her character was played by an amazing newcomer named Catinca Untaru ( The Fall ). At first glance, it seems like an ordinary period film that attempted to showcase what life was like during the time when Hollywood was creating silent films and hospitals were managed by religious organizations. However, things began to turn into a complicated narrative when Roy befriended the young girl. Drawing a lonely girl into this web of storytelling magic was not a difficult task for the charismatic but injured stuntman. Roy was unable to stand on his own two feet, because of an accident that he suffered while filming his new movie. It was revealed later on that this accident was due in large part to Roy’s desire to impress a girl that he loved with all his heart. As mentioned earlier, this film succeeded in mesmerizing audiences all over the world because of stunning visuals, fantastic production designs, and amazin
Introduction In February this year, John Kerry was reported saying that Syria was the “legitimate voice of the Syrian people” (Cbsnews Para.1). For this reason, Kerry said that the U.S was willing and ready to supply the rebels with non-lethal support. To Kerry, non-lethal support includes medical supplies and foods coupled with financial aid required by the rebels to enhance and maintain peace in the areas liberated from President Assad’s forces in Syria. Through John Kerry’s speech in February while in Rome, Italy, President Obama promised to give additional funding to the rebels in Syria amounting to $60million. Many nations including Britain also supported the move to give aid to the rebels in the effort to topple President Assad’s forces in the quest to usher in a democratic regime. This paper investigates whether Canada should follow suit and provide the much-needed weaponry support to Syria. Role of Canada in democratisation of Syria New York Times reported recently that Syrian forces have fired Israeli troops in the Golan Heights thereby violating the Israeli-Syrian cease-fire line. This attempt is the second in the last ten days that the sides have exchanged fire. The news came on the heels of learning that hundreds of jihadists from Europe had travelled to Syria to fight to overthrow Assad’s regime. The attempt had the capacity to divide the rebel forces between religious and secular factions each of whom would seek a voice in the post-war rebuilding of Syria. In an effort that is seen as complicating the situation further, Russia and Iran have increased military and financial support for Assad. These events have forced the United States, Britain, and France to end the weapons embargo to push for increased support of secular rebel forces. Although the U.S’ foreign policy towards Syria is predominantly organised around providing a harmless support, it is evident that such support may not help the liberation movements in managing to topple Assad’s authoritarian leadership. Consequently, in an attempt to export democracy, it is arguable that France, Britain, and the U.S would not stand to see the rebel groups defeated by President Assad’s forces and fail in their missions to liberate Syria. To prevent such an occurrence, nations, which have been championing for export of democracy, would consider providing military support to the liberating forces as part of their foreign policy towards Syria. Canada being one of such nations would need to support and respond appropriately to this effort. The reasons that would lead Canada to support Syria’s rebels are already implied by her foreign policy towards Syria in terms of imposition of sanctions to the nation. In 2011, as Blakes informed, Canadian “foreign affairs minister, John Baird announced that Canada was imposing broader economic sancti
Introduction Is reading hardcopies such as physical books better than reading soft copies such as electronic materials? Reading experiences enable one to acquire, present or share knowledge in a dignifying and reverential manner, but the chosen reading sources or style provides the counters measures and effects that one must face during the procedure. The source of information plays a substantial role because it encourages either sharing of knowledge or gaining of experiences, therefore deciding on nurturing a particular practice is important. It is imperative to note that different people prefer different ways of reading as a style of acquiring knowledge. You can ether have a preference of the electronic sources such as the iPods, phones, computers or choose the physical sources such as the newspapers, magazines, books or journals. Personal values or experiences do not oppress or devalue the content of a reading, as long as one has stratagem of handling either of the source. It is important to note and understand that different people will have different taste or view over a particular style of reading, thus the difference of opinions and experiences. Reading from the electronic sources presents a variety of options due to diversity and multiplicity over manipulation. There is a wide and well-balanced pool of knowledge or experiences created by electronic materials. Whole spectrum of information on electronic sources provides the chance to focus on diversity, thus enhance knowledge acquisition techniques that caters for role level of performance, significance and experience. Availability of reading materials electronically provides the opportunity to gain knowledge of anything at any given time and therefore it shows that, it is possible to learn during tough times. Take an example of the personal digital assistants (PDAs), such as the notebooks, palmtops and the technologically advanced mobile phones that are enabling people to access the internet and find diverse information at any t
On February 25th, 2005, an article appeared in the New York Times highlighting the unprecedented collapse of one of the terminals at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. The quality issue arising in this article is design and construction standards observation. In a precise attempt to point towards the events leading to the collapse, the article stated that the building had visible cracks before it collapsed that left 4 people dead (Tagliabue, 2005). Quality management tools to be used   * Check sheet: Being more dependent on design and construction standards adherence, a check is no doubt important in ensuring that every challenge is addressed.   * Cause and effect diagram: This quality tool is useful in identifying possible defects the construction may face and linking them up to causes.   * Brainstorming: This will allow the identification of a range of possibilities irrespective of their effects. 3 steps to take in solving the problem Gather as much physical evidence as possible. This will involve investigation of the crack directions, trends, and the impact of the fall as well as any unusual effects recorded after the fall. Review the standards guiding both design and construction of the wall and identify possible non-compliance. Undertake investigations to find the possible causes of the defects recorded in the collected physical evidence and also take into consideration the findings of step 2.
Thomas Cole and the Hudson River painters were American artists who mainly depicted landscapes and put their focus on nature. Edouard Manet and the early impressionists painted modern life and developed their own distinctive style of painting with small, visible brushstrokes and the emphasis on the accurate depiction of light (Sayre, 2019). Hudson River landscapes are characterized by the realistic and sometimes idealized portrayal of nature, while impressionists mainly aimed to convey their sensory impressions of a scene or a character. One of Thomas Cole’s most famous works is The Oxbrow, a Romantic landscape depicting the Connecticut River Valley after a thunderstorm. The composition is divided into two parts: a dark wilderness with rain clouds on the left, and a peaceful cultivated river bank on the right. The style of the painting is realistic, and it is believed to symbolize the confrontation between nature and civilization. One of Edouard Manet’s major early works is The Luncheon on the Grass, which depicts two fully dressed men and a naked woman in a rural setting. Manet’s depiction of the background deliberately lacks depth, focusing the viewers’ attention on the figures in the foreground. The contrast between the nude and the fully dressed men alludes to old paintings on mythological subjects, which were the source of inspiration for the artist. For Manet, this painting was transitional from the traditional to impressionism style, which attempts to reinvent the pictorial space. Overall, Thomas Cole, the Hudson River painters, Edouard Manet and the early impressionists represented two distinct styles of painting, each pursuing their own artistic goals. For Hudson River painters, the landscape was the main subject of artworks, while for impressionists, it was only a means to achieve other goals. The Hudson River artists used realistic techniques, while impressionists gradually moved from the traditional to a distinctive impressionism style of painting. Reference Sayre, H. M. (2019). The humanities: Culture, continuity, and change. Pearson.