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The success of the company in most cases depends on the way of developing the company has chosen. Being rather young on the national market, BlueJay Manufacturing is unable to cope with the demand, which has unexpectedly occurred in the situation with our company. The product, which was introduced by BlueJay is in great demand, and in order not to lose the customers’ appreciation the supply of the product should correspond to the level of supply. Being unable to cope with it, the BlueJay Company should design the model of behavior, the business plan, according to which the company will cope with the problem, receive its profit and manage to stay firm in the chosen direction of raised demand. The following concepts should be investigated as the possibilities for problem-solving. To understand the background of the upcoming evaluation and decision making, the economics of exchange and the economic aspect of the firm should be considered. On the same level with the discussed questions the following issues are going to be analyzed, such as which parts of the company processes may be outsourced without the risks to the manufacturing, what time limitations of the relationships are better to implement and how profitable for the company is to turn to the outsourcing techniques. Furthermore, the economic concepts of life cycle cost analysis, including value and utility are going to be considered with the aim to be sure that the direction, which is chosen, is right and will bring the profit to the company. Considering the economic aspects of the firm, it should be mentioned that the business has extended and the company has faced the problem of the enormous demand, which the company did not expect. There are two ways out of the current problem, either to continue the manufacturing on the same level and to create the deficit of the products of our company on the market, or to turn for help to other companies and firms through the outsourcing. The first variant will reduce the profit of our company as, being unable to have the product, which is in demand, the customers will shift to other company products and the development for us will be measured. The second variant will make us provide some costs, but at the same time to supply customers with the desired product and to get the raised profit from it, which will be able to cover the costs, spent on the outsourcing services. Analyzing economics of exchange and its relevance to BlueJay, the definition of the term should be provided. Rational economic exchange is an economic activity, which allows exchanging goods or services between the companies, and the economic interest and profit may be seen for both companies (Sarno & Taylor, 2002). The advantage of the economic exchange is that two companies operate in the relations of the economic ties, which make them provide each other with the services and products, which are of the interest for both companies. Important developments in econometrics and the increasing availability of high-quality data have also been re
Introduction Historically, wars were meant for material gains and even though this perception might have changed in contemporary times, every conflict makes some economic sense to the proponents. In light of this understanding, it suffices to argue that the US went into the 2003 Iraq war for different reasons including economic gains. To qualify this claim, it is important to revisit some of the issues that transpired behind the curtains before the invasion as explored in this paper. Back in 2001, the then US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, stated that Saddam Hussein’s mercurial and unpredictable policies on oil exports would lead to unprecedented US exposure to disruption, which would throw the country into unparalleled energy price volatility (Noble 31). Such volatility would affect the American economy negatively, and thus, Saddam Hussein’s regime had to fall. Additionally, Cheney indicated that the “need for a substantial overseas American force presence in the Gulf transcended the issue of Saddam Hussein…” (Noble 31). Therefore, the war was not primarily meant for the toppling of the Saddam reign, but for economic gains. This paper explores how the 2003 Iraq war made economic sense for the US. The paper will achieve this goal by exploring the different avenues through which the US benefitted economically from the war. The US would gain economically from the Iraq war by profiting from the Iraq oil reserves and awarding contracts to American companies, which created employment and improved the GDP. War for profit As aforementioned, the US was worried by Saddam Hussein’s unreliability and untrustworthiness based on his erratic policies concerning oil exports. By the start of the 21 st century, Iraq had become a key p
Summary In addition to the learning process itself, assessment models play an essential role in the educational system. The ultimate goal of learning is not the usual transfer of knowledge but the achievement of a complete understanding of the material among students. Thus, in the pursuit of improved educational effectiveness, it is crucial to prioritize not the speed of a lesson or the quantity of material taught but the quality of understanding. Consequently, it is the task of the professional educator to design and optimize assessment systems to determine the level of comprehension of materials, both in group and individual formats. This project will discuss both the conceptual foundations of school assessment systems and specific practices. To be specific, the science discipline for grades K-3 has been chosen (NGSS, n.d.). Two Forms of Assessment It is paramount to recognize that assessment is not just about assigning a score for a completed task. On the contrary, the spectrum of assessment is much more comprehensive and includes the use of a wide variety of practices and techniques accumulated by dozens of generations of teachers and educators. However, irrespective of a particular format, assessment should meet the criteria of orderliness, systematicness, and descriptiveness. Objectivity is intentionally omitted here because, most often, assessment is a subjective expression of a teacher or students. The division according to the source of assessment is not accidental because this criterion allows classifying the variety of formats into formative and summative assessments. Formative Assessment This type of assessment is more contingent because it is not recorded on a report card or in notebooks. Terminologically, formative assessment is an assessment that is administered continuously by the student’s teacher. This type tends to be used in everyday practice to provide feedback between students and the teacher (Knowles, 2020). The functionality of formative assessment is to track student performance at various stages and thus correct potential problems in a timely manner. A practical example of this type of assessment format would be a teacher’s worksheets assessing a student’s progress compared to earlier periods. At the same time, this type can be implemented through verbal encouragement or sanction. For example, the teacher may praise the student’s progress with words such as “Well done!” Punishing the student for learning errors can be done by saying, “You need to fix this!” or “I know you can do better!” Summative Assessment Another form of assessment is summative, which uses a point or mark system. Summative assessment is usually the final assessment for a particular unit or semester. Whereas formative assessment is responsible for identifying learning progress, summative assessment, by contrast, indicates outcome (Weafer, 2020). With this form
The Gaza War which was started by the Israeli forces on 27 December 2008 was actively discussed in the media during three weeks of the conflict because of the controversial character of the Israeli attacks against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. There are two opinions in relation to the appropriateness of the actions of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In 2008, the Israeli media concentrated on the terroristic activities of Hamas and on the necessity to prevent the Palestinian rocket attacks against Israel with the help of the definite military operation. The US media reflected the vision of the US President’s administration regarding the support of the IDF actions. However, the Arab world was shocked by the Israeli military forces’ activities and presented their condemning of the situation. To analyze the reasons of presenting the opposite positions in the media, it is necessary to focus on the visions provided in the Haaretz , the Gulf News , and the Washington Post . On 27 December 2008, Ravid presented his reaction to the IDF actions against Hamas in the Haaretz . The accents were made on the necessity to stop Hamas in their terroristic activities against Israel. The violent attacks could be justified with references to the need to set the peace within the region that is why the international community could support the Israeli authorities in their intentions to fight with Hamas (Ravid, 2008). The further discussions of the conflict presented in the Haaretz , the popular Israeli newspaper, were built round justifying the actions of Israel (Burston, 2010). It is important to pay attention to the fact the position of the US observers has many similarities with the reaction of the Israeli reporters to IDF activities. The US support of the Israeli forces’ violent actions presented in the media can be explained with references to the position of the US President’s administrat
Introduction In our day to day lives, people are very busy in their careers or jobs and they tend to concentrate too much on them and a bit of personal lives. This is usually at the expense of giving back to the society through various means that are aimed at making the lives of the less fortunate in the society better. Corporate social responsibility is a very critical aspect that should be emphasized among individuals, groups and organizations so that the lives of the less privileged or those suffering from a particular problem in our communities could be uplifted. There are various reasons why people should volunteer or donate their energy, time, money and other resources to charities, non-profitable organizations and other causes. This piece of work looks into these reasons with much emphasis being given to why people should invest their energy and resources on Alzheimer’s Association. Reasons why people should donate time, money and energy to Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s Association is a cause whose main aim is to eradicate Alzheimer disease through combined efforts that aim at providing effective care and support to all those suffering from the disease as well as reducing the risk of dementia by enhancing brain health. This is achieved through advanced research. Its vision is to have a world that is free from Alzheimer’s disease. “The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research” (Anonymous Para 2). Like any other charitable non-profit making organization, Alzheimer’s Ass
The unstable operating environment in the United States, especially in the 1990s has made hospitals that provide long-term care services to diversify their products as well as services offered to capture ardently the ever-changing long-term care market. The University of Rochester Medical Center (2010) sees this as arising from the dynamic changing demographic and economic pressures (Para. 9). The hospitals have to enhance their financial stability while still ensuring enormous competitive edge in attempts to enter into new markets. A sure way to do this is to engineer a range of long-term care products from which customers can chooses. With reference to All about Long Term Care (2010), Diversification of long-term care among hospitals has been received with critics (Para. 7). However, the chief determinate criteria, on whether the hospitals should result to specialized long-term care services provision or continue with the current trend lie squarely on the capacity of the perceived diversification advantages and disadvantages Advantages Diversification of long-term care services has the advantages of organizational, community and market improvements. The community and its needs vary. Referring to Medicare (2010) by diversifying the long-term care services, the health centers ensure that their risks are spread along the various possible alternatives, which come with different charges (Para. 5). The risk that is evaded by most organizations and the health centers is that of offering certain care services, which might only prove to be demanded by the opulent only hence screening out the largest number: mainly comprised of the middle income earners. The health centre also have got the desires to escape rigid competition given that numerous long term care providers have opened doors both in private and public practice. According to Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (2010), looking at the various needs that might arise consecutively especially as age advances; the elderly might be required to be put under various long-term care services (Para. 10). For instance, take an example Mr. Smith, who happens to be an elderly man. As his independence begins to decline, he demands to have assistance in performing his daily chores. The first service that he might demand is provision of ready meals when he starts
Introduction Energy resources are powerful drivers of any economy. Energy resources support various sectors of the economy particularly manufacturing and transportation, which are essential elements for economic growth. Therefore, depletion of the energy resources that most economies so highly depend on, may adversely affect the livelihoods of many people. However, through sustainable use of the energy resources, particularly the non-renewable energy resources, these disastrous effects can be prevented. A mitigation plan for renewable resources differs from that of non-renewable energy resources. Renewable energy resources are constantly renewed and not easily exhausted (Berg, & Hager, 2007, p. 194). They include energy sources such solar, geothermal wind, and hydro energy. Among the four sources, wind energy and solar energy have the most benefits especially with regard to environmental pollution. On the other hand, non-renewable resources cannot be renewed when depleted. They include fossil energy sources such as oil, coal and gas (Berg, &Hager, 2007, p. 201). Unfortunately, a high percentage of all industrial activities rely on these fossil fuels hence the need for a sustainability plan for resolve the problems of pollution and overexploitation. An examination of issues surrounding the exploitation of energy resources and human impacts on energy exploitation will highlight the importance of energy resources sustainability. A mitigation plan will ensure sustainable use of energy resources and prevent pollution. Energy Action Items My mitigation plan for ensuring sustainability of energy resources will primarily involve efforts to resolve the overexploitation of non-renewable energy resources, and enhance the adoption of clean renewable energy. I will engage in extensive consultation involving various energy stakeholders in identifying the energy action items. The analysis of the current government energy activities and programs will be also essential in identifying the action items. I will also carry out an extensive review of potential energy solutions as presented on national, state and international researches or programs. Since human activities such as building and construction, transportation, land use and waste disposal impact sustainable use of energy resources, my plan will include developing an education program on sustainability in energy resource use for citizens and the government. The action items for this plan will be many; I would research the energy usage in government facilities and industries. This will provide insights into the government’s role in pursuing efficient use of energy to meet the growing energy demand. My mitigation plan will also involve exploring opportunities for ensuring energy reliability, price stability and steady supply of energy resources especially
Introduction The racial humor in America gained prominence in the late 19 th century when several theater industries started to alter normal trickster jokes by journalists to contents involving racial and ethnic connotations. It is during this period that comic strips accompanied by film comedy emerged in the theaters. Later on, several actors and comedians emerged with different performances and language use involving racial jokes. Some of these comedians included George Lopez, Inder Monacha, Dave Chappell, Chris Rock and Russell Peter among others. Main discussion George Lopez, who was born in Los Angeles, focused much of his comedy on Mexican and American relationships. This was because in his younger age, he had interacted much with the two communities. His first album which was an instant hit was released in 1996. When Lopez was questioned over the racial aspect in his comedy, he admitted to using some racial language. He however reiterated that the use of the racial language was not meant to discriminate against anyone but purely meant for laughter. On the other hand, Inder Monacha attracted a lot of criticism among the audience from his ‘Asian Shopkeepers’ jokes for reinforcing stereotypes. On his part, he has defended himself by claiming that his jokes come from the vicinity and are not meant to cause any harm against anyone in the society. Most of his jokes revolve around color and cultural variations especially among Asians and Europeans. The Indian childhood and racial stereotypes are the major areas covered by Peter Russell since the start of his performance in 1989.This has earned him several prestigious awards like Gemini and Best Male Comic award in Canada. Several of his comic shows feature cultural and ethnic variations in a manner that encompass several impressions. His popularity can be linked to the way he incorporates the participation of his audience in the shows. This is despite the fact that the comedy has a racial dimension to it. Russell has tried to maintain his performance style ignoring the critics especially on his frequent negative comments on mixed relationships. Russell fathers’ death has been linked to his son’s performance due to the fact that it occurred immediately after the release of a DVD which was based on him. Though many of us see the utterances made by these comedians as pure fun, in reality they have a bigger dimension that many of us care to admit. These utterances encourage segregation in social places. These include schools, restaurants and rental houses. A good example is the case of a comment made by actor Dave Chappelle during one of his performances that almost caused a fight. (Raskin pages 150-284) Conclusion It is important to note that racial utterances are classified as a criminal offence in the U.S constitution. Though many of us see these gimmicks as purely meant to make us laugh, they might be going a long way in causing the racial attacks we are
Growing up in the suburb of London in a family of English father and Jamaican mother is not a perfect background for success. However, all the professional ambitions of Zadie Smith were within the artistic field. The childhood dreams of becoming an actress, singing jazz at the university to make money, and plans to take up journalism ended in a literary career. At the moment, she has about twenty literature awards for her short stories and novels, some of which are bestsellers. The world of Zadie Smith opened up for me a couple of years ago. I have been looking for a book to take on vacation and found the novel On Beauty . I thought it was a common love story and did not expect much. However, it took my attention, and by the end of the vacation, I found myself reading Smith’s first novel White Teeth together with critiques on her works. The suburban London depicted by Zadie Smith is both multi-class and multiethnic. The characters represent the connection between generations and cultures. Smith knows this world from inside since she grew up there. She said, “My life is black and white and mixed. My mother’s a Rastafarian, my dad was a short white guy – it’s not an affectation. It’s also the lives of millions of people throughout the world.” That is why one penetrates the suburb life while reading. White Teeth presents the suburb as absurd to some extent, exaggerated and stereotypical place. The novel captures a reader with its explicit humor and comic situations which seem to be inspired by Dickens. One of the concepts in the story is the need for a change in human relations. This piece of writing is rich in unpredictable situations like accidental meetings, successful rescues, fatal happenings, or unusual conditions. They just depict life as it is. The issue of change is connected with the personality of the character who lives life by accident. The randomness is probably related to the character of the suburb which is the accidental gathering of diverse representatives of cultures and nations. The comprehension of the accident as a standard of modern society is also connected with the racial and cultural mixture discovered by the author. On the whole, White Teeth give the idea of the suburb as a chaotic but friendly place that is diverse and surprising. The first novels of Smith sound optimistic. Still, the critiques point out some despair that appeared in the more recent stories. Smith, who was claimed as the one promoting ‘multiculturalism’ in her early works, describes this aspect differently probably due to the impact of global migration nowadays. Thus, a later novel Capital is the reflection of the up-to-date suburban people who are isolated in their homes and do not interact much. Another view of the modern suburb is traced in the novel of 2012 NW . Here it is a place that should be escaped at the first possibility. It is not able to become a real home, provide the feeling of uni