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Introduction Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is the most famous name beside Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp if we consider modern-day artists. The talented French artist was a printmaker, a draftsman, and a sculptor but his name goes down in history as a revolutionary artist who changed the face of post-Impressionist art, the legacy of Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin and Georges Seurat. He trained to be an artist in Paris at the Academie Julian and learned conservative Flemish landscape art and still-life under the classic painter, William Bouguereau. However, it was Gustave Moreau, an iconoclast in the world of art, who taught him to break free from traditional methods of painting to find his own medium and style of expression. Matisse had commented on his teacher’s influence, “ He did not set us on the right roads, but off the roads. He disturbed our complacency ” (Stangos, 12). Background Matisse’s world changed when he got acquainted with the painter John Peter Russell on a vacation on an island in Brittany. Russell had been very close to Van Gogh and he showed Matisse the violent, colorful, vital Impressionist paintings of Van Gogh, Cezanne, Seurat and Gauguin which introduced Matisse to ‘color theory’ which changed his style of painting forever. He developed his own style by following the Pointillist technique of Seurat, which was the art of painting with contrasting colors in miniature dots on the canvas. He got the idea of perfect line and form by studying the sculptures of Auguste Rodin and Japanese art (Klein, 118). His love for the South of France, the vibrant colors and the love of primitive or oriental features in portraits came from Gauguin’s Tahitian portraits. Most importantly, it was Cezanne’s work, Three Bathers that influenced Matisse’s perfection of human structure and color, thus making him more famous for his portraiture. He met Pablo Picasso quite late, around 1904. Picasso was twelve years younger than him but the duo influenced each other’s painting style immensely and revolutionized the traditional, conservative form of portraiture. Matisse’s last portraits were Cubist in style, like Picasso’s whereas Picasso’s sense of clashing colors and backgrounds comes from Matisse (Osborne, 334-339). Major influence Matisse’s portraiture was also influenced by the artistic movement of Fauvism. Les Fauves, which meant ‘ The Wild Beasts’ was the term coined for a group of modern artists like Matisse and Andre Derain, Albert Marquet and Maurice Marinot, whose painting was characterized by what seemed like wild brushwork, bold and sometimes outrageous color schemes, and abstraction of subject matter— a
The research proposal “A Study to Determine Whether there is a Relationship between African Americans Hesitancy to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines and The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment” has a design that uses quantitative methods to determine if the four hypotheses worked out in the research proposal are true or false. Interestingly, Timans et al. (2019) note that convergence of methods in social science research has recently become a popular trend. This combination was made possible by using the Mixed Methods Research or MMR, which has features of both qualitative and quantitative methods and implies the interpenetration of these methods and the analysis of relationships between the data obtained using both methods. This paper aims to discuss how the research proposal can benefit from using qualitative methods along with a quantitative one. The research uses quantitative methods to analyze the answers to the short questionnaire, applying the Likert scale. The study aims to determine if the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment had a long-term impact on the African Americans’ reluctance to get vaccinated. It also aims to find out if the different social groups of African Americans were impacted differently and whether other factors contributed to the participants’ negative mentality regarding the vaccination. However, if the researchers included the qualitative method in their design, they could collect some personal stories that could be shared with the public. The researchers could ask the older African Americans what emotional impact the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment story had on them and if they had acquaintances who became the victims of the experiment. Applying qualitative methods could enhance the project by creating a broader and more authentic perspective of the events that happened 89- years ago. Thus, it was discussed how the research proposal could benefit from using mixed methods research. Introducing the qualitative methods in the research design can potentially enhance the study process by making it more authentic and providing a broader perspective. Applying the mixed methods became very popular since it allows enriching the solely quantitative or qualitative studies by using various techniques and cross-analyzing the data received. Reference Timans, R., Wouters, P., & Heilbron, J. (2019). Mixed methods research: what it is and what it could be. Theory and Society , 48 (2), 193-216. doi.org/10.1007/s11186-019-09345-5
Introduction A modern organization operates in a stiff business environment. This therefore demands setting up effective strategies for its survival and growth. Haddow et al (2004) argues that critical thinking and strategic approach is essential for an organization. They enable an organization to deliberate on what decision to take in order to fend existing competition among its competitors, and immediate environment. When incorporated effectively, these elements eventually assist organizations to achieve a competitive advantage. I’m working with the US army. The army intends to augment its logistics services in Kava. The army is among the many organizations that have recognized the aspiration of pioneering to new lands, and expanding its business opportunities. Kava is an island, found in the Southern Pacific region. The island has an active population, with fifty percent of the population under the age of fifteen. The country is made up of various types of people, languages and religions. The Kava population is largely dependent on tourism, fishing and natural resources. Despite its economic stability, Kava faces a number of issues, which make it vulnerable to disasters such as terrorism- arising from within and outside the country, diseases, and the petroleum spill issues. However, Kava is fortunate to have a series of organizations which have been instrumental in helping the country deal with its disasters. This paper explores issues present in Paradise. The paper discusses the forces present in framing a business problem in the area. Also, the paper discusses the organizational and environmental situations in the area that hamper business expansion opportunities. Finally, the paper invokes critical thinking skills in solving the problem. Description of the Business Problem My business expansion strategy will likely face various strategic challenges while integrating in Kava. Among the challenges is the issue of natural disasters. The natural disasters experienced include; fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, among others. Similarly, man-made d
Introduction The Oscar-winning documentary A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness was directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and released in 2015. The movie tells a heart-rending story of a Pakistani girl who nearly fell a victim of the so-called honor killing – the concept that does not exist in the West but is still very strong in the Middle East. The problem is aggravated by the fact that the majority of the population believes that honor killings are justified by the intention of the act. People are reconciled with the fact that justice is typically upheld outside the courtroom and do not attempt to change the situation. Despite the potential significance of nonfiction movies, their role in fostering transformations of the society has not been properly studied yet being largely neglected by researchers (Marquis 1). Thus, the paper at hand will use the example of A Girl in the River to prove that documentaries can act as powerful tools, facilitating change even in the communities where the influence of centuries-old traditions is still enormous. Summary The major character of the movie is a 19-year-old Pakistani girl, Saba Qaiser, whose story began when she fell in love with a man, of whom her family disapproved, and ran off to marry him. As soon as the wedding ceremony took place, the girl’s father and uncle convinced her to get into their car. The girl believed them and paid a high price for this. Saba’s relatives took her to the riverbank to murder for spotting the family’s honor. After being severely beaten, she was shot from a pistol, packed into a sack and thrown into the river. The murderers drove away, be sure that the family honor was restored. It seems incredible but Saba survived. The bullet scratched her face but did not kill her; the girl onl
Major Concept of Hierarchical Linear Regression This type of regression forms a basis for comparing models. Thus, several regression models are created by adding variables to the previous model. Further, the addition of variables into the model is not done by the software like the case of stepwise regression. Hierarchical linear regression plays a key role in determining whether adding independent variables lead to an improvement in the coefficient of determination (Verbeek, 2017). In the paper a three-step hierarchical linear regression is carried out and the results are discussed below. Results The results are presented in the attached hierarchical linear regression.spv file. Discussion of Results The dependent variable is awareness of cultural barriers. Social desirability is entered as the independent variable in the first block. Two independent variables were added in the second block. These are experience in mental health and whether or not the practitioners had received training in multicultural counseling. The three variables that were added in the third block are institutional discrimination, ethnic identity exploration, and collectivism. The correlation results show that there is a weak association between awareness of cultural barriers and the explanatory variables. All the correlation coefficients are less than 0.5. Further, the correlation coefficient for social desirability and experience in mental health are not statistically significant. The results for the first block shows that R square is low at 0.002. The value of F-calculated is 0.870, while the significance level is 0.352. This implies that the overall regression line is not statistically significant. Further, the t-test shows that social desirability is not statistically significant. In the second block, the value of R-square has improved to 0.030. The ANOVA table shows that F-calculated is 3.84, while significance F is 0.010. This indicates that the overall regression line is statistically significant. From the results of the t-test, it can be deduced that attendance of multicultural workshop is the only statistically significant variable. The other two variables are not statistically significant. In the final block, the value of R square increases further to 0.276. This implies that the explanatory power of the independent variables has improved. From the ANOVA table, t
This paper provides an insight into the article The On-Road Difficulties of Older Drivers and Their Relationship with Self-Reported Motor Vehicle Crashes . Its organization is fairly correspondent with the structure of the article. The article delivers in-depth results on the topic of research and clearly defines the objectives of the study, the design of The On-Road Difficulties of Older Drivers and Their Relationship with Self Reported Motor Vehicle Crashes , the setting where the study took place, the measurements used, and the results. The description of the problem in the introduction helps in putting into context the intended purpose of the research and also helps in introducing to the reader the fine aspects of the difficulties experienced by older drivers. Throughout the article, there is a consistent use of the keywords “older drivers”, “driving errors”, “driving assessment” and “crashes” to emphasize the problem under investigation. There is from the beginning a clear introduction of the hypothesis: some older drivers have difficulty in some selected elements of driving (Joanne et al., 2009, p. 2063). The results that are presented later on seem to confirm the above hypothesis. The audience will especially find the article useful and easy to understand owing to the elaborate and clear definition of the methods through which assessment was carried out. Additionally, there is an attempt by the authors to describe the sample population and the mode of selection that was used to pick them coherently. The article portrays an excellent simple way to deliver the intended information to its audience. The article is fairly short, well organized with sections and ideas arranged in a logical sequence that enables even the most uninformed of readers to follow the content. The arrangement is based on the sequential maturation of the study, from the introduction, presentation of results, and discussion of the findings of the study. Both scholars and non-scholars will find the description of the tools used in the research to be simple and precise. Besides, the content of the description of the research tools gives insight to a would-be researcher on how to describe the tools of research. A reader will find the description of questionnaires and analyses to be quite informing. Delivery of the results on-road difficulties experienced by older drivers and their relationship with self-reported motor vehicle crashes is a bit empirical and the reader may have to contend with computed figures that describe the data that were collected. The authors make concerted efforts to describe the demographic characteristics of the participants
The concept of evaluation of evidence implies a procedure that controls and monitors the quality of provided service or intervention in nursing and requires evidence for further improvement. There are two fundamental methods to implement the evaluation of evidence in nursing: a systematic review and a meta-analysis. The first method is an appraisal and assessment of all research studies related to a particular clinical issue, while the second method is a statistical process that considers the data from individual studies (Fawcett, 2016). In addition, the two ways bear a range of contrasts and analogies which need to be analyzed and taken into account. There are a few similarities and differences between the two methods which are used in the evaluation of evidence in nursing. The main similarity between the approaches is that both of them use a variety of individual research where they obtain the necessary information for further analyses and considerations. Moreover, sometimes, the systematic review may include the features of quantitative data, which is similar to the meta-analysis, and use the statistical approach to distinguish particular information. The most striking difference between the two methods is their ideology and approaches which are applied in the evaluation of evidence. The basic concept of the systematic review includes an elaborate literature review with revealing peculiarities about the topic, guided by specific criteria. While the systematic review reminds a “traditional” approach to the evaluation of evidence, the meta-analysis uses numbers and integrates the data gained from theory-testing research (Smith & Parker 2015). Furthermore, the difference between the two methods is the type of information received in research: the systematic review investigates the collection of research papers and their content, whereas meta-analysis is usually used in correlational research.
High-order thinking skills are an essential tool that allows a person to do well in the academic and professional environment. To develop and assess these skills in high school history classroom, it is possible to use rubrics as a scoring guide for the teacher and as an explanation for the students of what is expected from them. High order thinking is of crucial importance in history, for merely remembering events from the past and mechanically recalling them is often of little use. Simply understanding them (that is, accepting the interpretation provided for the student) is also not enough; it does little to develop the learner. Students need to be able to analyze texts and evaluate them, so as to be able to see e.g. the many-sidedness of numerous events in the society more objectively. Thus, it is crucial to apply high order thinking strategies in history lessons, especially if the lessons are given to 9-12 grades students. Even though the understanding of key concepts and interpretation of events is challenging, these learners are mature enough to be able to realize the many-sidedness of historical events (Bulgren, Deshler, & Lenz, 2007). It is even more essential to teach them high-order thinking because for some of them these lessons may be their last chance to learn these strategies and use them in the academic environment, whereas others need to be prepared to use these skills in their further education. High order thinking strategies do much to improve both the quality of the instruction and the achievements of the students. Using these strategies stimulates the teacher to present different points of view on a given problem and look for methods to engage students in the learning process. Students, on the other hand, will be much more interested and involved in the lesson if they are given various points of view and if the multi-sidedness of events is shown to them, rather than when they are simply made to remember a set of facts. Applying rubrics to assess students provides them with additional feedback and gives them a clearer understanding of what they are expected to do to complete an assignment. For the teacher, they serve as a scoring guide (Mertler, 2001). Holistic rubrics provide students with the basic picture of the quality expectations, but the amount of feedback may be too little. On the other hand, analytical rubrics give much more detailed explanation of what the students’ work should look like, but they are much more voluminous, which makes it time-consuming for the teacher to create and use them; in addition, some students may not even read them due to their size. Use of higher-order thinking strategies also allows the teacher to develop more e
Introduction The hypothesis of the research is based on previously done studies. Although some results were similar, some results were slightly different from the previously conducted investigations. The research was done using an organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). OFMSW contained organic compounds like food and inorganic materials like lignocelluloses. The first prediction was the significant materials of the waste that can be changed to ethanol were lignocellulose and starchy compounds. Lignocellulose accounted for approximately 20.2%, and the starchy materials 58.6% of the OFMSW (Mahmoodi, Karimi, & Taherzadeh, 2018). The theoretical changing of the starchy compounds to ethanol yield is 0.567g per g starchy compound, and the production of 364g of ethanol from each kilogram of waste is possible. The fermentation tests were to be done in two repeat experiments. In addition, OFMSW contained other materials like lipids, protein, pectin, and ashes. Lipids accounted for 6.45%, proteins 8.30%, and pectin 10.15% of the OFMSW. The research hypothesis was that the potential biomethane was calculated to be produced as 383. L from the OFMSW. The waste also contained 8.61% total lignin, which could not be changed to in the least stated biofuels. Another hypothesis of the research is that removal of Xylan could occur at the conditions of 1% of sulfuric acid, 160, for about twenty-five minutes (Mahmoodi et al., 2018). The forecast is based on a previous research experiment. The prediction did not come out as expected as the total removal of Xylan occurred at the conditions of 1% sulfuric acid, 160, for thirty to sixty minutes. The research experiment had three hypotheses that guided it. The Aim of the Research The research was aiming at producing effici
Introduction General Information and the History of the Company The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is a governmental transport organization in the UAE that was founded in 2005 to ensure that the transportation system of the country is developing to fulfill the needs of the rapidly growing economy. RTA’s mission consists in ensuring the innovative advancement of the UAE’s transport system; the vision of the organization is described as “Safe and Smooth Transport for All.” The values of the company include its corporate reputation, distinction, and success, leadership, and teamwork, strategic partnerships, and the quality of the customer service. To sum up, the company values the most important aspects of its work; human resource (HR) management and development are one of them (“Vendor Guide” 3-9). Responsibilities RTA carries out an immense number of duties. According to the official site of the Government of Dubai, RTA is “responsible for planning and executing transport and traffic projects in Dubai, preparing legislation and strategic plans, developing other integrated solutions of road system and marine network that are safe and in line with the city’s economic development plans and the highest international standards” (“Roads and Transport Authority” par. 1). The total number of RTA’s services that are offered to individual and corporate customers amounts to 173 (“Popular Services” par. 1). In other words, the company needs to ensure the continuous development of the UAE transport infrastructure and is responsible for the management of all the related issues. Given the scope of its responsibilities, RTA includes the following agencies: “Marine, Public Transport, Traffic & R